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Volume L April 1, 1962 • Number 48
RALEIGH, N. C. P. 0. Box 9503
Archb. Hallman Cites
Church Tasks In South
ATLANTA, Ga. — (NC) — The
spiritual leader of the Deep South’s
first archdiocese urged the congre
gation at his enthronement to help
'iim meet the Church’s special
challenges here, including racial
justice.
He is Archbishop Paul J. Halli
nan, former Bishop of Charleston,
S. C., who was enthroned (March
29) in the Cathedral of Christ the
King by Archbishop Egidio Vag
nozzi, Apostolic Delegate in the
United States.
Archbishop Hallinan, who will
be 51 on April 8, heads a See which
was created as a diocese in 1956
embracing 71 northern Georgia
bounties and was raised to the
status of archdiocese in February
of this year. The Catholic popula
tion is 32,381 in a total population
of 2,152,653, according to the 1961
(jtficial Catholic Directory for the
Church in the United States.
By virtue of his office, the Ohio
born prelate also is the first head
of the Church’s new ecclesiastical
province of Atlanta, created from
dioceses which were formerly a
part of the Baltimore province.
Atlanta’s suffragan Sees are dio
jases in North Carolina (Raleigh),
South Carolina (Charleston), Flor
ida (St. Augustine and Miami) and
the other half of Georgia (Savan
nah).
In his sermon at the televised
ceremony whose high point was
the placing of the crozier, the Bish
op’s symbol of authority, in a new
prelate’s hand, Archbishop Halli
nan said that at the heart of the
event here are the Catholics of At
lanta whose efforts “have merited
this new honor and its correspond
ing new responsibility.”
He then spoke of the “special
challenges” facing the Church in
the South. These include, he said,
“the dilemma confronted in every
diocese in the province: how to
care for the Catholic thousands in
the cities, how to reach the villages
and counties where the Church is
not known.”
Of race relations, the Archbish
op said: “As St. Paul had his daily
pressing anxiety in the care of the
churches, so does the Church to
day face the daily task of putting
into practical effect her clear-cut
teaching on racial justice.
“Neither in the North nor in the
South can she bear the ugly blem
ish of prejudice and fear. Small
in numbers, but great in loyalty,
our Catholic people are trying to
reflect the unity of Christ’s Mys
tical Body as they move toward the
reality of full racial justice—with
prudence, with courage and with
determination.”
The new Archbishop, who be
came a member of the Hierarchy
See Archbishop, page 8A
ALEXANDER LISTENS intently as Jerry delivers his talk on
“How I, A Typical American Child, May Lead Others to
CffAst.” Alexander won a New Testament and the privilege
to compete against other deanery winners March 25 at Golds
boro in preparation for the State contest in Greensville,
April 1.
universality of council
Pope Notes Cardinals' Diversity
VATICAN CITY —(NC)— The
10 new cardinals have such varied
backgrounds that their elevation
foreshadows the universality of
the coming ecumenical council, ac
cording to His Holiness Pope John
XXIII.
The Pontiff spoke again of the
council during the semipublic
consistory March 21 during which
the new cardinals took their place
among the old cardinals for the
first time and received their red
birettas and capes.
Jose Cardinal da Costa Nunes,
Vice Camerlengo of the Holy ’to
man Church and senior of the
new cardinals, had given a brief
address on behalf of his col
leagues. He expressed their grati
tude and devotion to the Pope
for the honor accorded them.
In reply, Pope John told them
their new dignity “assumes in this
year’s consistory a character of
special reference to the Second
Vatican Ecumenical Council.”
Elizabeth City
Fields Sixteen
For Oratory
By Jack Williams
ELIZABETH CITY N. C. —
Alexander Allen, 13, of St. Cath
erine’s School here, Sunday won
the annual oratorical contest spon
sored by the Elizabeth City Dean
ery. He was awarded a copy of the
New Testament.
An audience of nearly 50 at St.
Elizabeth’s new school annex heard
Allen outpoint Jerry Harvey, 12, of
St. Elizabeth’s, on the subject,
“How I, A Typical Child, May Lead
Others to Christ.”
Allen, an eighth grader at St.
Catherine’s, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Allen of Harris
Drive. He was coached by Mother
Marie Rolande of the Sisters of the
Sacred Heart. His pastor is Fr.
Moses Anderson of the Edmundite
Fathers. Allen will compete
against other Deanery winners
March 25 at Goldsboro. The State
championship will be held April 1
at Greensville.
Harvey, a seventh grader who
skillfully represented St. Eliza
beth’s, is the son of LCDR. and
Mrs. William Harvey of 405 West
End Street. Saturday Jerry out
pointed his brother Jimmy, 11, who
won second place in Elizabeth’s
School contest, and Roy Schmar
key, Jr., 13, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Schmarkey of 122 Harold
Street. There were 16 competing
for the St. Elizabeth title, under
the direction of the Sisters of St.
Dominic. Their pastor is Fr. Vin
cent O’Reilly, S.S.E.
Then he proceeded to single out
elements of the coming gathering
of the Catholic bishops of the
world which gave special meaning
to the consistory.
“The Catholic Church, coming
together in a general council, ex
presses in a perfect and imposing
manner the four fundamental
marks of its divine institution,
namely that it is one, holy, cath
olic and apostolic,” he said.
“The successors of the apostles,
coming from every region where
the Church extends her shadow,
See Pope Notes, page 8A
BISHOP’S RESIDENCE
600 Bilyeu Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 19, 1962
My dear Brethren:
When Our Lord sent His Apostles for the first time to preach
His gospel after He had given them His authority to preach, His
power over unclean spirits, and the power to heal, He pronounced
this significant phrase: “Freely you have received, freely give.”
This giving and receiving of the Apostles was in the spiritual
order but man has obligations also in the material order to
help his neighbor in need. Here, just as truly, Christ can say
to us: “Freely you have received, freely give.” We are indebted
for all the good things created and given to us by God. The most
valuable of these creations is the human person, made up of
body and soul, more valuable than the universe itself, because
it has spiritual and infinite possibilities. It matters not the fig
urement of the body—what race, what features, what condition.
That person, having a soul, is most important to God because
He made it for Eternity. That is why, when a little child is
hungry, regardless of race, condition, or external appearance,
the hunger is just as gnawing and the suffering is just as great,
no matter what part of the world it might be in, and man must
help man when there is great need.
Christ has given the example. Scripture says, “He began
to do and to teach.” Around the world these little people with
empty stomachs and tattered rags are holding up their cups to
you for a few grains of rice and a few scraps of meat. They
are destitute, exiles, uprooted on account of war or pestilence,
living in slums, the victims of natural disasters, and all through
no fault of their own. God has permitted them to be in these
circumstances as a challenge to our love of neighbor. The Lord
who has been so good to us has intended that we should be the
means of helping our neighbor.
Tivo soids started to Judgment today from different parts
of the earth. One was from abundant America, and the other
was from one of these destitute lands for which we are appeal
ing today. How will each be judged as they stand together
before God? Life is over and only their works will folloio them.
Life here is the basis of reward in Eternity, but Life here is
often dependent upon material things. 1 am sure, therefore,
that you will be generous to your little brothers in Christ through
the Bishops’ Collection which is to be taken up in every Catholic
church on April 1, for the needy over the world.
Wishing the Laetare Sunday Collection to be a means of
rejoicing for the needy of the world, and thanking you for your
generosity to our own needy here in the diocese, as toell as
around the world, I remain
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Bishop of Raleigh
ORATORICAL CHAMPIONS — Alexander Allen, 13, left, is congratulated by his runner-up,
Jerry Harvey, 12, upon winning the annual oratorical contest, March 18 in the Elizabeth City
Deanery. Looking on are Alexander’s pastor, Rev. Moses Anderson, S.S.E., of St. Catherine’s,
and Rev. Vincent O’Reilly, S.S.E., pastor of Jerry’s church, St. Elizabeth’s. (Photos by Jack
Williams, Elizabeth City)