Bishop Waters Will Bless
Henderson Church Sunday
On Sunday, July 12th, a new
iaint Paul’s Church will be dedi
ated at Henderson, North Caro
ina. The Most Reverend Vincent
!. Waters, D.D., will perform the
edicatory ceremony. The new and
irger church is located at 1833
Word Road just west of the
usiness district. The location is on
% acres of land acquired in 1963
brough the generously contributed
ouncil and work of the firm of
iollicoffer and Zollicoffer.
The Church of Saint Paul’s in
ienderson has experienced steady
rowth over the years, but its’
lost recent advance was made pos
ible by the Catholic Extension So
iety with a grant of $10,000. Two
ther gifts were made possible
arough the influence of Bishop
Paters. A gift of $5,000 because of
matching fund of $5,000 raised
y the local parishioners. And fi
ally a grant of $15,000 from the
imerican Bishop’s Committee. The
Kceptional interest of our most
leverend Bishop in assisting the
resent pastor has made possible
feasible financial program for
ur new parish and if the present
ipport from our Saint Paul’s Pa
shioners continues we should be
Don’t miss Mrs. Walter (Nan
:y) West’s article on William
Saston, which appears on
?age 6 of the OUR SUNDAY
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\ishop Mussio
Defines Parish
Without Future
Amsterdam, Ohio — (NC)—The
irish without a future today is
e parish that lives in the past,
shop John King Mussio of Steu
oville, said here.
Speaking at the 50th anniversary
lebration of St. Joseph’s parish
■re, the bishop also made the
Uowing observations:
‘A parish today must move, and
1 Parishioners must likewise move
■ • when you find parishioners
>o are content to do nothing
contribution to the new spirit
our time, you will find a parish
is slowly dying.”
Buildings for the sake of build
’’ liturgical excitement simply
r the novelty, embellishments
nPly to spend money, social
ograms just for the fun of it,
puy organized groups for the
re of organization —all of these
c the death of true parish life.”
“The parish .... must ‘sell’
mst to its people. The (Vatican)
incil is perfecting that selling
Unique whereby the parish can
come effective in making Chris
highly desirable for a
ubtful yet expectant public.
able to meet our payments on the
additional funds used in the new
churches construction.
The new church is of contem
porary Swiss chalet inspired de
sign and the plans were done by
John Latimer of Durham. The con
tractor was George W. Kane. The
church cost about $50,000 and a
new rectory about $10,000. The
seating capacity is about 225 in
cluding the choir loft. A handsome
bronze tabernacle, four crab-or
chard stone altars, stations of the
cross imported from Italy, velve
teen wall drapes and all lighting
were special and beautiful gifts of
special friends.
The history of Saint Paul’s dates
from 1906 when Father Thomas
Price of Maryknoll fame purchased
land on the corner of College and
Montgomery Streets. The old
church was completed in 1908. In
1924 the first Pastor, Father C.G.
Lagle, was sent to Henderson and
since then there have been about
21 resident pastors.
The general public has been in
vited to attend the dedication and
many citizens of prominence and
many distinguished clergy are ex
pected.
A great boost to the life of the
parish came when the Mission
Helpers of the Sacred Heart took
up residence here to teach and
train parishioners in Christian Doc
trine. Although these sisters have
moved to Farmville and Statesville,
North Carolina, they still come
back each week to continue their
wonderful and inspiring, work. An
other great help to the parish was
the expansion and beautification
of the old property from 1953 to
1958. However, the greatest help
has been the steady growth in the
number, quality, and loyalty of pa
rishioners who have so generously
supported the pastor in his pro
grams.
Urge Cooperation
Churchmen Hail Signing
Of Civil Rights Measure
Religious leaders, hailing signing
>f the civil rights bill into law,
stressed that it is up to all Ameri
;ans to make it work.
James Francis Cardinal Mcln
;yre of Los Angeles said he was
‘happy that the elected represen
;atives of the people have kept
:aith with the constitution of the
United States and the benign spirit
of Abraham Lincoln.”
“We are confident that the pro
visions of this new law will be
accepted and obeyed with docility,
understanding and Christian love,”
Cardinal McIntyre said.
HE CALLED THE rights act “a
Civil Rights Statement
Of The
North Carolina Council
On Religion and Race
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is now a law of our United
States. About it President Lyndon Johnson said: “No single
act of Congress can, by itself, eliminate discrimination and
prejudice, hatred and injustice; but this bill goes further to
invest the rights of man with the protection of law than any
legislation in this century.”
Since this is true, we recognize that it is now the re
sponsibility of all people in the Judeo-Christian tradition
to prove that they are our nation’s best citizens. Therefore,
we pledge ourselves and urge all religious people to do two
things:
First, we call upon the God-fearing people of North
Carolina to find the ways and means of implementing the
provisions of the Civil Rights Act in our state so that in
justice in voting, in the use of public accommodations and
facilities, in public education, and in employment may be
eliminated from every place.
Secondly, recognizing that more than civil law will be
needed as the Civil Rights Act is implemented, we call upon
the people of God in North Carolina to follow divine law
in applying the religious principles of justice and love so
that hatred and prejudice may be eliminated from every
heart.
In North Carolina we have a tradition of being “good
neighbors.” Therefore, let each of us continue to practice the
biblical command to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Signed:
T. E. Bollinger,
Church of the Holy Comforter, Burlington
Jack Crum,
North Carolina Council of Churches
Thomas A. Fraser,
Bishop Co-Adjutor, Diocese of North Carolina
William B. Furie,
North Carolina Association of Jewish Meji
W. B. Grigg,
Baptist State Convention
W. Judson King,
Congregational Christian Churches
O. L. Sherrill,
General Baptist State Convention
Abe W. Schoen,
Beth Meyer Synagogue
George R. Whittecar,
N.C. Synod, Lutheran Church in America
Vincent S. Waters,
Bishop of Raleigh
The New St. Paul’s Church, Henderson, N.C.
concrete expression of the con
science of all men of good will”
and added: “The formation of that
conscience of all men has been the
concern and the work of the
Church for many long years. To
this end, she has labored by pre
cept and example to instill in men’s
hearts those lessons of human dig
nity and human equality which
flow from Christ’s teachings.”
The cardinal said it was an “ad
ditional reason to rejoice” at the
bill’s enactment that “its provis
ions reflect the healthy climate of
racial justice which prevails here
in our state and in our archdio
cese.”
“THE PEOPLE of Los Angeles
have supplied a liVing example of
those moral principles which are
now enshrined in the law of our
land,” Cardinel Mclintyre said.
Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle
of Washington said the Civil Rights
See Churchmen Hail, page 2A
Bolivian Prelate
Raps Report by
LOOK Magazine
Paterson, N.J. — (NC) — An
auxiliary bishop of La Paz, Bo
livia, has described as false a U.S.
magazine’s report that some lead
ing Catholics are acquiescing in
an unpublicized birth control drive
in Latin America.
Bishop Gennaro Prata, S.D.B.,
who was residing at Blessed Sac
rament parish rectory during a
visit, strongly denied the allega
tion.
The 41-year-old Italian-born pre
late was asked for comment on an
article in Look magazine which al
leged that “an unpublicized cam
paign for birth control is underway
in Latin America with the acquies
cence and measured support of
key elements of the Roman Cath
olic Church.”
He called the Look article “an
insult to the intelligence of Latin
America as well as impugning the
integrity and loyalty of our
priests.”
“Furthermore,” he said, “how
far can one trust a journalist who
will not reveal his sources? What
priest could condone birth control
because it is ‘a lesser evil’ than
abortion? The author’s logic de
fies description. An evil, even a
lesser one, is not permitted.”
The prelate, a member of the
Salesians of St. John Bosco, stated
that “if we have learned anything
from the history of attempts to
solve complex social problems by
the simple expedient of birth con
tral, we have learned that the
country which decides on birth
control has lost its vigor, is dying,
if not already dead.”
Bishop Prata said the article’s
implication that “our part of the
world is dead or dying” is an in
sult. “We don’t need fewer peo
ple — we need more people. We
need immigration. We need peo
ple with skills and the technical
knowledge to help us develop our
natural resources.”
OFFICIAL
The following clergy ap
pointments are announced by
the Most Reverend Ordinary
through the Diocesan Chan
cery:
The Most Reverend
Charles B. McLaughlin is
appointed Director of Voca
tions.
The Reverend John A.
Wall is appointed Assistant
Director of Vocations.
James E. McSweeney
Chancellor