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JHorth Carolina Catholic Edition of Our Sunday Visitor Subscription $3.50 Copy 10c Volume LI August S, 1962 Number 14 RALEIGH, N. C. P. 0. Box 9503 Neglect Slows Growth of Better World PORTLAND, Ore. —(NC)— Neg lect by Christians of their own re sponsibility has slowed the growth of a Christian world during the last five to seven centuries, U.S. Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy of Min nesota told a closing session of the 19th biennial convention of the National Catholic Laymen’s Retreat Conference here. “Because Christians have been unwilling to shoulder their proper responsibility whatever their walk of life—whether as statesmen or poets, businessmen or farmers — the development of a Christian world has been slowed, been di verted and in some areas turned ’ back,” the Senator told a banquet gathering. He said “the optimism which characterized the world at the be ginning of the last century has gradually faded, not only because ' the promises of education, of sci Death Claims Card. Coussa Vatican City — (NC)— Gabriel Cardinal Coussa, 65, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Oriental Church, died July 29 of acute peri tonitis following ruptured appen dix. % Cardinal Coussa, created Cardi nal this past March, had prepared himself ever since ordination in 1920 to work in behalf of Oriental community of the Church. He was born at Aleppo, Syria, on August 31, 1897, and entered the Melkite Basilian order at the age of 14. ence and a few political forms have faded, but because of the rejection of Christian principles.” “Modern man has seen the lights by which he thought he was being guided grow dim and fade one by one. A world which was quite recently self confident and even arrogant, today has been brought low,” he stated. “The progressive rejection of Christianity is the result, on one hand, of the rejection of Chris tianity by the world. On the other hand, we must also point to the rejection, neglect and failure of Christians to meet fully their re sponsibilities toward the world,” said McCarthy. Census Tally Of Students Called Low WASHINGTON _(NC)— The Census Bureau said here that the 1960 population census showed that 5,552,042 pupils were in pri vate elementary and secondary schools that year. The bureau said this is 13.6 per cent of the total number of U. S. school age children. This means that for every 86 children in pub lic schools, there were nearly 14 in private schools. Rhode Island was said to lead the nation with percentage of grade and high school pupils in private schools, 26.6 per cent. Wis consin was reported close behind with a flat 26 per cent. The bureau’s enrollment figure is the most conservative one pub lished for 1960. The U. S. Office of Education has reported higher 'student totals for both public and non-public schools. The Department of Education of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, reporting on Catholic school enrollment only, has given a figure for Church grade school enrollment that is higher than the total for all private elementary schools published by the bureau. But the bureau says its data are “only roughly comparable” to that from other sources because of dif ferences in the method of gather ing them, in subject matter cover ed, in definitions and in the time of the school year when they were sought. When the bureau asked about school attendance in the census, it did so in every fourth house hold. It inquired about type of school attended, public or private, See Census Tally, page 8A Tryon Dedicates Church TRYON — New St. John’s Church, replacing the 1911 frame and shingle structure which burned June 25, 1961, was dedicated Thursday evening by Bishop Vin cent S. Waters. Communion sup per at 7:00 p.m. followed the 6:00 p.m. recited Mass which the bish op offered. The supper was served in the basement parish hall of the new parish ensemble. Father Thomas F. Kerin, pastor of St. Agnes Church, Washington, N.C., preached the sermon. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new church were held on Sep tember 24, 1961. Ernst A. Ben kert, Tryon, was architect of the building, which is of contempo rary architecture with some traces of traditional cjgsign. Of special interest is the fact that the interi or furnishings — altar, altar rail ing, pews, and Baptismal font were I designed by the architect, and con structed locally. The Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States gave a generous donation of ten thou sand dollars toward the cost of the church building and an addi tional two hundred fifty dollars toward the cost of the altar. The church is located on the same property as the former build ing, and has a capacity of over one hundred seventy. A parish hall is located in the basement of the church with provisions for furnish ing a kitchen at a later date. The Reverend Joseph A. Kerin is act ing pastor. Former pastors pres ent at the dedication were Father Thomas Kerin; Father Francis Mc Court and Father Robert Shea. An “Open House” for all the friends of St. John in Tryon will be held on Sunday, August 5th from 4 until 6 p.m. ST JOHN CHURCH, TRYON, which includes a parish hall in the undercroft, with provisions for religion classes, was dedicated by Bishop Vincent S. Waters on August 2 before the 5:30 evening Mass. Ernst A. Benkert, Tryon architect, designed the attractive and highly function al new parish structure. (Photo by Barber, Hendersonville) YOUNGEST BISHOP — The youngest bishop attending the First Vatican Council (1869 70), Bishop James Gibbons, Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, was only 35 years old when the Council began. The photo above shows the prelate who later became the Cardinal-Archbishop of Bal timore, following his conse cration in 1868. Bishop Gib bons, the youngest of more than 700 prelates at the coun cil, could not remember hav ing missed a single session of the council debates. At his death in 1921, Cardinal Gib bons was the last living Fa ther of the First Vatican Council. Lay Apostles Called Vital To Church SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—(NC) —“The lay apostolate is not an accessory, not a luxury, not some thing capricious ... for the Church is not the Church of Christ with out the lay apostolate.” This message, expressed with a dynamism belying his 80 years, was brought here by Msgr. Joseph Cardijn, a champion of the lay apostolate. The Belgian priest, founder of the international Young Christian Workers, spoke at Presentation High School and urged American Catholics to wake up to their re sponsibilities as lay apostles of the Church in a world community which more and more looks to the U.S. for moral as well as sci entific and technological lead ership. During speaking engagements both to the general public and local Young Christian Workers, Msgr. Cardijn consistently under scored the essential importance of the lay apostolate to what he term ed “the salvation of the Church and of humanity.” He termed the lay apostolate the “mission of the layman to spread the reign of Christ on earth.” Algerian Bishops Plead For Sanity and Peace ALGIERS, Algeria — (NC) — Archbishop Leon Duval of Algiers has again issued an appeal for peace as this newly independent north African nation faces the threat of open civil war. The Archbishop issued many similar pleas during the country’s more than seven-year-long struggle for independence from France ^nd denounced the acts of violence committed by European extrem ists in the Secret Army Organiza tion. Now the prelate has condemned the kidnapings and extortion by Moslem nationalists which have followed the winning of freedom on July 3, as well as other vio lent incidents that continue to mar relations between Moslems and Europeans. Two weeks before the Archbish op’s appeal, the Algerian Bishops held a meeting at which they re solved to bring these matters to the full attention of Algeria’s As sociation of Safeguard, set up to solve conflicts between the na tion’s Moslem majority and its Christian community, which once numbered close to a million but is declining as Europeans continue to leave Algeria. The Bishops also discussed tne country’s economic decline since independence and the consequent growth of unemployment. Archbishop Duval’s peace plea came as fighting broke out be tween two factions of the national ist forces which waged the success ful battle for freedom. Forces loyal to Vice Premier Mohammed Ben Bella, who is vying for power against the faction headed by Pre m i e r Benyoussef Ben Khedda, seized control of two major cities — Constantine and Bone — on July 25. Premier Ben Khedda’s group Bishop Waters Leads Pilgrims NEW YORK — (NC) — Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh, N.C., national chaplain of the Catholic Daughters of America, will be spiritual director of a pilgrimage to the Second Vatican Council de parting from here in mid-Septem ber. The pilgrimage, which will in clude visits to Dublin, Lourdes, Paris, Switzerland and Venice as well as to Rome, is being organiz ed by the Catholic Travel League here. wants close ties with France, which ruled this country for 130 years, and cooperation with the Western powers. The Ben Bella party is calling for a loosening of ties with the French and closer relations with the communist bloc. The Archbishop recalled in his statement that he had many times called for justice for Algeria’s Moslems and their friends. He con tinued: “Numerous are the Christians who agreed, without ulterior mo tives and with humble disinterest edness, to seek their future in the new Algeria and to dedicate them selves to the common welfare of a country they wished to serve on condition that their dignity would be respected. I see them now on the brink of despair.” New High School Is Dedicated At Raleigh RALEIGH — The new Raleigh regional Catholic high school was dedicated last Friday evening, July 27, at 5 p.m. by Bishop Vincent S. Waters. Raleigh Catholic High School is located on an 18-acre plot of Naz areth Orphanage land, adjacent to Price Memorial Auditorium which was completed in 1960. Holloway-Reeves, Raleigh archi tects, designed the new seven-class room secondary school which re places Cathedral Latin High. Clan cy Construction Company was in charge of construction. Built along contemporary lines, the new facility includes labora tories for chemistry, physics, biol ogy, and foreign language, four large home rooms, library, and a separate administration building. Cloister walks tie together the various units. A small room has been reserved for chapel. Completely furnished, the new Catholic High of Raleigh cost $170,000. Costs will be pro-rated among the three Catholic parishes of the area—Sacred Heart Cathe dral, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Monica’s. Father Albert Todd, now ad ministrator of Sacred Heart Cathe dral, will serve as diocesan admin istrator of the school which is in charge of the Newburgh Domini can Sisters.
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