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North Carolina Catholir Volume VIII. Nazareth, N. C., Friday, October 23, 1953 Number 4. KINSTON SCHOOL 3-Unit Educational Plant Offers Finest In School Equipment KINSTON. — Catholic education was greatly advanced in the East ern part of the diocese recently when a three-unit educational plant was dedicated here by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh. A six-classroom school with library, principal’s office; a cafeteria with fully equipped kit chen facilities, and a convent dwelling having accommodations for eight Sisters, was built by Holy Trinity parish. The new plant is dedicated under the title of Christ the King. According to the Reverend D. Edward Sullivan, pastor, the new plant is located on a large site in a rapidly growing neighborhood of this city. There is property pro vided for a future church an<^rec tory. The purposes of Catholic educa tion were outlined by the Rever end Edward T. Gilbert, diocesan; superintendent of schools, during the rites of dedication. Bishop Wa ters congratulated the pastor, sis ters and members of the parish upon the completion of their building project. Expresses Gratitude Father Sullivan expressed his gratitude _ to the men and firms who cooperated in the construc tion. J. J. Rowland, architect, Lis ton L. Mallard, designer, and George DuBose, general contrac tor, were guests of honor at the dinner following the dedication. Subcontractors were E. L. Scott Roofing & Heating Co., Barrus Construction Co., Mirro-Art Co.,1 G. W. Carter Tile Co., Kinston j Plumbing & Heating Co., Plumerj Daniels Pumbing Co., Oettinger Bros. Furniture Co., and Kinston' Electric Co. The School and Convent build ings rest on a reinforced concrete foundation. The exterior walls are j of brick and interior walls and partitions are of Vitalite Concrete Block. The wall finish, in corridor is of “Half High” Vitalite rough concrete block. All other rooms have smooth finish plaster walls. The floors and wainscoting of the toilets, kitchen and scullery are of red ceramic tile. All other rooms have finished floors of as- j phalt tile with base of the same (See SCHOOL, Page 6) SCHOOL AND CONVENT DEDICATED AT KINSTON Pictured above are the new school and convent of Holy Trinity Church which are known as Christ the King educational center. The buildings were dedicated recently by His Excellency, The Most Rev erend Vincent S. Waters, D.D., Bishop of Raleigh. A large cafeteria unit is at right angles with the school. George Dubose, of Kinston, was general contractor. The Reverend D. Edward Sullivan is pastor. NCCLA Called 'Practical' By Bishop Urging Laity To Membership Support RALEIGH. — His Excellency, j the Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters, ! D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, has call ; ed upon every Catholic man and j woman in the Diocese to join the I North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s I Association during the coming ! week of October 21. Mrs. J. A. ' Andresky, State vice-presideht of the NCCLA of Kannapolis is | chairman of the membership drive. Lauds Association’s Work In a pastoral letter, the com j plete text of which appears in I this week’s edition of the North Carolina Catholic, Bishop Waters praised the work of the laymen stating that the NCCLA “has for its size one of the best and most practical organizations of its kind . in the United States.” He also ' lauded the work of the Knights | of Columbus, the Catholic Daugh I ters of America, the Legion of Mary and the Christian Home and Family committee for “the sup port, encouragement and coopera tion given the association. I Gtfal 7,500 Members State chairman Andresky stated confidently “that the association this year anticipates 7500 members who will be united together for the work that lies before the Cath olic laity of the Diocese.” In a message to all parishes in the ■ State, Mrs. Andresky mentioned : that membership cards and post i ers were sent to every parish in the diocese. The membership (See NCCLA, Page 12) SCHOOL CORNERSTONE BLESSED Following the dedication of the buildings Bishop Waters blessed the cornerstone at the entrance of the school. He is seen being as sisted by the Reverend Charles B. McLaughlin of Rocky Mount. Corrects Press Report on Mass Of Burial of Bobby Greenlease The United Press reported last week from Kansas City, Mo.: “The beautiful Mass of Angels was sung today for the grieving family of Bobby Greenlease as the slain child’s body lay in a simple gray casket in the sanctuary where he soon would have taken his First Communion. With a choir of children’s voices responding, Fr. Herman Koch, pastor of the white-stone Catholic Church of St. Agnes, intoned the high Mass. For Bobby the altar was draped in white_ not black, as it would have been for an adult . In the church of his I faith he is an angel.” j The UP report, though sympa j thetically and tactfully written to ! convey the general feeding of a i public which had been saddened j and shocked by the heinous crime I perpetrated on an innocent child, ! was nevertheless slightly mislead 1 ing. The report stated that “no j prayers had been said for Bobby 1 because he had not taken his First Communion before he died at the ‘ hands of his kidnapers.” The re port failed to explain that when a j baptized child dies before reaching ; the age of reason, it goes at once to heaven to praise God and en 1 joy Him with the angels. No pray ers, therefore, are necessary in be half of the child, since, according to Catholic teaching, such a child ] is already in heaven. Prayers of Church 1 The UP reporter, had he looked up the official Mass prayers for the burial of children, could have i found plenty of interesting copy, ! especially for non-Catholic read ers who also had followed the ! Greenlease story and felt sincerely grieved by the shocking tragedy. Thus, for example, in the absolu tion and burial prayer intoned by Fr. Herman Koch over the body of the Greenlease boy, here is how the Church prays: i “O almighty and most merciful ; God, who does immediately grant eternal life to every little child who goeth forth from this world after being born again in the bap tismal font, without any merit of his own, even as we believe. Thou hast done this day for the soul of this little child; grant we beseech Thee, O Lord, through the inter cession of Blessed Mary, ever Vir gin, and of all Thy saints, that we may serve Thee here with clean hearts and be united with these blessed children fbr ever in hea ven. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.” Old Baptismal Record Cites Historical Man PLYMOUTH.:— Interesting his torical family data was given in the parish bulletin this week of the Columbia missions by Father Thomas A. Williams, who said that the records of St. Paul’s Church in New Bern state that the Reverend f See RECORD, Page 7) School Children Will Help to Build Shrine In National Capitol WASHINGTON. — Catholic school children of the United States are going to help to build the National Shrine of the Im maculate Conectption here. Beginning on November 2 and continuing until December 6, boys ; and girls in Catholic schools are ' joining together in a nation-wide ; collection. ! In the Children’s Collection for the National Shrine of the Imma culate Conception, boys and girls will be encouraged to make little sacrifices, to forego some little pleasure, in order to make a con tribution to this great work. The contribution and the sacrifice, it is pointed out, will unite them even more closely with this huge project honoring the Mother of | God. And, while each contribution ; will be small, the sum total of the gifts of all the Catholic school ; children of the country will be .! large. Pope Protests Arrest Of Polish Cardinal; Deposition Decried VATICAN CITY. — A protest against arrest of His Eminence Cardinal Wyszynski and the viola tion of the Church’s rights in Po land was made by His Holiness Pope Pius XII in a special mes sage last Sunday. Addressed to Bishops and priests everywhere, the Pope’s message dealt chiefly with the sufferings and privations being endured to day, especially in Red China, by missionaries who are “giving the world a heroic display of fidelity to Our Lord and to His Vicar on earth.” However, the Holy Father took occasion to refer in his message in a particular manner to the Polish Primate. “We take this opportunity,” he said, “to assure him of Our affec tion, and to raise Our firm pro test against this violation of the rights of Church.” Testimonies of Protest The Pontiff added that “innum erable testimonies” of protest against the treatment of Cardinal Wyszynski are reaching him daily from all parts of the globe. Pope Pius addressed as “dear sons” the Far East missionaries who have been “witnesses of the Faith, the bearers of light, and messenger of fraternal peace,” but are “now being treated, as in the days of the worst persecutions, I as enemies of the public good, banished from society, and deliv 1 ered into prison and even unto death.” Americans Protest America’s Bishops have risen protest against the Polish govern ment’s order stripping Cardinal Wyszynski of his right to func tion. as Archbishop of Warsaw. At the same time, the Bishops and laity of the United States have extended their sympathy on the Polish Cardinal’s “deposition.” Addressing a meeting of the Catholic League for Religious As sistance to Poland in Pittsburgh, Auxiliary Bishop Henry T. Klo nowski of Scranton termed the communist government’s action “arrogant and barbaric.” In a message to Communist Po land’s Ambassador in Washington, Joseph Winiewicz, the Bishop ex pressed “vigorous protestation against the ungodly treatment” of (See PROTESTS, Page 7) 38 NEW CANDIDATES Catholic Patriotism Is Declared t . V • Traditional at 4th Degree Event RALEIGH. — “No one has ever disputed the patriotism of Catho , lies during the time of war, and there is no reason why they should be subjected to suspicions of loy alty in times of peace,” said Sir Knight Thomas E. Mallen of Jack sonville, Florida, in an address during a banquet following the in duction of thirty-eight members into the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus. The exem plification and religious services were held at the Hotel Sir Walter and the Cathedral here on October 18. The group was named for the Most Reverend James J. Navagh, D. D., in whose honor this patriotic degree of the Knights of Colum bus was dedicated. The bishop expressed his pleasure upon re I ceiving the degree and also grate j fully acknowledged, in behalf of the diocese, a check from the as semblies of the State toward the education of a native son to the priesthood. M. Leo Lacy of Charlotte is mas ter of the Fourth Degree of the State of North Carolina. The Rev erend George E. Lynch, chan cellor, is chaplain. L. Paul Nobert, past State deputy, was toastmaster. Vocal selections were rendered by James W. Flynn of Asheville, with Professor John Vaughan, Cathedral organist, as accompan ist. Cardinal Gibbon’s Stand Current charges that Catholics of America are desirous of a un ion between Chprch and State and (See PATRIOTISM, Page 6)
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