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Emphasizes Need Of Cooperation For Churches MADISON (NC)-Catholic Bishop George H. Guilfoyle of Camden, at the. annual United Met hod i s t Church conference here in New Jersey, urged continued 'cooperation among the churches in combating the probl"ems of the modern age.

"We must never get so immersed in the things of the world as to forget the things of God," he cautioned.

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River Diocese for almost five decades, is retiring from the active ministry and also as pastor of St. Mary's Church in North Attleboro.

The 74-year-old prelate will leave his pastorate a week from today, Thursday, June 26.

Msgr. Booth, whose first priestly assignment in 1922 was at Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket and who has headed the North Attleboro parish for the past 12 years, is among the better known diocesan clergy because of his zealous efforts in all areas of MSGR. IEDWARI[) B. BOOm

Five Deacons In Summer ,Positions

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Bishop Connolly today assigned five deacons to work in the Diocese of Fall River for the Summer months.

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Rev. Mr. James Fahey, 76 Harrison Street, Taunton, to St. Margaret Church, Buzzards Bay. Rev. Mr. Joseph Maguire, 15 Briggs Street, Taunton, to ·St. Mary Church, Mansfield.

Rev. Mr. James McLellan, 37 Riverview Circle, Saxonville, to Holy Family Church, East Taunton.

Rev. Mr. Thomas McMorrow, lOy:! Pine Street, Taunton, to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Fall River.

Rev. Mr. Thomas L. Rita, 24 Swift Street, New Bedford, to St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford.

All appointments are effective today, June 19.

For the fourth successive year, the Bishop has put into force the suggestion of Vatican Council II that seminarians - especially deacons-gain practical experience in priestly work before they are ordained as priests.

The deacons - still a year away from priestly ordinationhave been assigned to parishes where they may preach, teach, baptize, bring Holy Communion to the sick and assist at its distribution at Masses, visit the sick, and help in various Summer programs for parish youths.

. the Southeastern Massachusetts See. Concluding his service to the people and the diocese, Msgr. Booth ends his ministry at a parish he once served as a curate.

Monsignor Booth has been a diocesan priest since his ordination May 25, 1922 by the late Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, D.D. in St. Mary's 'Cath r, dral.

Born May 10, 1895 in Fall River, he is the son of the late Edward B. and Sarah Emma (Vera) Booth. He was graduated from St. Mary's parish school and B. M. C. Durfee High School, and studied for the priesthood at St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., St. Bernard's Seminary, Turn to Page Three

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M~©[?~ ~en~~-y ~ 81l ~~W ~O$fr Chaplain (Col.) John F. Denehy, commandant of Air University's Air Force Chaplain School at Maxwell AFB, Ala., since May I, 1967, has been reassigned to Torrejon Air Base, Spain, where he will be staff chaplain for Headquarters Sixteenth Air Force.

On June 12, just prior to departlire for his new assignment, Chaplain Denehy was awarded the Legion of Merit by Lt. Gen. A. P. Clark, Air University Commander, during parade ceremonies. The Legion of Merit is the second highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the Air Force for outstanding service.

A native of Fall River, Chaplain Denehy began his college education at Holy Cross College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1941. He then attended St. Mary's Seminary in Turn to Page Four

Six Curates Are Given New Posts

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Appointed New Head The Most Reverend Bishop has announced the assignment of Rev. James F. Kenney, administrator of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville, to St. Mary Church, No. Attleboro, as pastor. He succeeds Rev. Msgr.

Edward B. Booth, who becomes pastor emeritus on Thursday, June 26.

Father Kenney reports to his new assignment on Tuesday, JUly 1.

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Six assistants have been re-assigned according to an announcement made today

by Bishop Connolly. They are: Rev. Henry S. Arruda, assistant at St. Michael Church, Fall River, to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk, as assistant.

Rev. Adrien E. Bernier, assistant at Notre Dame Church, Fall River, to Sacred Heart Church, New' Bedford, as assistant.

Rev. Normand J. Boulet, assistant at St. Stephen Church, Attleboro, to St. Joseph Church, Attleboro, as assistant.

Rev. Paul E. Canuel, assistant at St. Patrick Church, Wareham, to Immaculate Conception Church, Fall River, as assistant. . ' .

Rev. Raymond A. Robillard, assistant at St. Joseph Church, Attleboro, to Notre Dame Church, Fall River, as assistant.

Rev. Ralph D. TetraUlt, assistant at Immaculate Conception Church, Fall River, to St. Patrick, Wareham, as assistant.

Father Arruda, son of Joao S. and Emilia dos Anjos (Moreira) Arruda, was born Nov. 16, 1942 in St. Michael, Azores. He was educate~ at Seminario de Angra, Terceira, Azores and St. Mary's Seminary, Roland Park, BaltiTurn to Page Seven

REV. JAMES f. Ki:NNEY

Sees Turbul'ence leasing Nation 6 s Hea.lth System MINNEAPOLIS (NC) A public health authority said here health care services in this country have been experiencing much turbulence from pressures which are pushing toward "a much more orderly, economical and effective national health system than we have had in America until now."

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Urge Gift of Time, Money To Help World's Poor

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs.June 19, 1969

LONDON (NC)....,....English lay groups have been asked to give ·one per cent of their time as well as one per cent of their incomes to aid the world's underdeveloped areas.

The appeal for their time was made at a meeting of the National Council of the Lay some time been supporting speciApostolate. It followed a re- fic projects abroad.

The Society of St. Vincent de cent appeal by the Bishops' Paul is tackling specific pr6blems Commission for Internation- in India, while the Catholic

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al Justice and Peace for every adult in Britain and also the British government to give 1 per cent of their incomes to fight world poverty.

At the lay apostolate meeting, John Ruming of the Commission for International Justice and Peace urged the societies attending to' create a Catholic opinion to press the government for a comprehensive f9reign aid policy.

The lay societies present reported on action they had already taken. The Knights of St. Columba, popular British men's movement, is encouraging members to join the Freedom from Hunger movement and has for

Rev. Msgr. Edward B. Booth, Pastor of St. Mary Church, No. Attleboro, becomes Pastor Emeritus on Thursday, June 26, 1969.

ASSIGNMENTS Rev. Jam,es F. Kenney, administrator of 'Our Lady 'of the Assumption,Osterville, to St. Mary Church, No. Attleboro, as pastor.

Assignment effective on Tuesday, July I, 1969.

Rev. Clarence P. Murphy, assistant at St. Mary Church, Mansfield, to Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville, as administrator. .

Assignment effective Wednesday July 2, 1969..

Assistants Rev. Henry S. Arruda, assistant at St. Michael Church, Fall River, to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk, as assistant.

Rev. Adrien E. Bernier, assistant at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fall River, to Sacred Heart Church, New Bedford, as assistant.

Rev. Normand J. Boulet, assistant at St. Stephen Church, Attleboro, to St. Joseph Church, Attleboro, as assi,stant.

Rev. Paul E. Canuel, assistant at St. Patrick Church,' Wareham, to Immaculate Conception Church, Fall River, as assistant.

Rev. Raymond A. Robillard, assistant at St. Joseph Church, Attleboro, to Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fall River, as assistant.

Rev. Ralph D. Tetrault, assistant at Immaculate Conception Church, Fall~iver, to St. Patrick Church, 'Wareham, as assistant.

All appointments of assistants will be effective on • Wednesday, June 25, 1969.

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OR St. Silverius, Pope, Martyr.

Red. SATURDAY-St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor. III Class.

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SUNDAY-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost. II Class. Green.

Mass Proper; Glory; Crec'd; Preface of Trinity.

MONDAY-Vigil of St. John the Baptist. II Class. Green.

TUESDAY - Birth of John the Baptist. I Class. White. Mass Proper; Glory; Creed; Common Preface.

WEQNESDAY-St. William, Abbot. III Class. White.

THURSDAY-SS. John and Paul, Martyrs. III Class. Red.

JUNE 27 Rev. john Corry, 1863, Founder, St. Mary, Taunton; Founder, St. Mary, Fall River.

Rev. Dario Raposo, 1933, Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton.

Day of Prayer June 22-Sacred Heart, North Attleboro. _St. Francis X!1vier, Hyannis.

St. Mary, New Bedford.

June 29-our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville.

St. Hyacinth, New Bedford. .. . . . .. . .....•.....

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JUNE 28 Rev. Thomas C. Gunning, 1947, Assistant, St. Lawrence, New Bedford.

JUNE 30 Rev. Alphonse M. Reniere, O.P., 1961, Dominican Priory, Fall River.

JULY 2 Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, 1967, Assistant, Notre' Dame, Fall River.

JULY 3 Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, 1942, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford.

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· , Movm·es CONVALESCENT: Cesar Chavez, leader of the United Farm Workers, stands in his union headquarters in Delano, Calif., as work goes on for the second season of what Chavez and his workers hope will become a nationwide consumer boycott . of California table gropes.

Chavez is convalescing from' a spinal bone disease and kidney ailment. NC Photo.

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Women's League and the Union of Catholic Mothers have run a successful scheme to fight the exceptional infant mortality in Dominica in the West Indies.

Young Christian Workers have raised large sums of money for overseas aid and their leaders have set an example by giving up 2 per cent of their incomes for such purposes. The Chistian Life Movement has made it one of its main aims to inform public opin· ion on world needs and to devel· op action groups. Other societies reported working with other Christian bodies and in some cases with non-Christians in getting something done.

High Command Running of Own Rating System

CHICAGO (NC)-Three black priests have' been appointed' to administrative posts in the Chicago archdiocese, the chancery office has announced.

Father George H. Clements was named pastor of Holy Angels church here. The former. pastor, Father Joseph G. Richards, has resigned to become pastor emeri~us of the same parish. Father -Clements was formerly assistant pastor at . St. Dorothy's church in Chicago.

Father Kenneth M. Brigham has been named administrator of . Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Vicariate, parish in Chicago. He was formerly an assistant pastor at St. Clotilde parish.

Fat her Dominic Carmon, S.V.D., has been named pastor of St. Elizabeth church, also in the city. Father Carmon, a Divine Word missionary, was appointed at the request of the provincial of the Society of the Divine Word, whose headquarters are in Techny, III.,. and which has be,en in charge of St. .

Elizabeth parish for many years.

Another black priest of the same order, Father James LaChapelle, S.V.D., is to become an assistant pastor at St. Elizabeth's. Father LaChapelle has bee,n residing for the past year at the parish while engaged in studies of the sociology of the inner city. .

NEW YORK (NC)-The movie industry's high command currently is apprehensive over failure of some theaters to employ the industry. rating system in advertising attractions.

Jack Valenti, president, Motion Picture Association of America; Julian· S. Rifkin, president, National Association of Theater Owners, and Munio Podhorzer, member of the governing board, International Film Importers of America, Inc., composed an "open . letter" to 'exhibitcrs stressing responsibilities in conjunction with the rating system which went into effect last .November.

The high command also requested cooperation of trade publications to get the message to theater operators by widely publicizing the· "open letter."

In addition to:' the "open letter" publication cooperation in Motion Picture Daily, the indus· try also got some strongly worded suggestions from Martin Quigley, Jr., president of Quigley Publishing Company, in an editorial. . ."The problems which the system faces are .those primarily confronting producers and distributors, rather than exhibitors," Quigley wrote. "If pro· ducers continue to make,. and distributors continue to merchandise, products which arouse public and legislative wrath, no film labeling system' will keep troubl~ away. .

"A rose is a rose by any name; an obscene or pornographic film's character is not uplifted by giving it an 'X' by the MPAA's Rating Administration.

In fact such official recognition conveys a form of 'blessing' by the Association on such a movie.

Regrettably some producers have taken the 'X' to mean 'anything goes.' A result is that more anti-obscenity bills have been introduced since the rating system went into effect ·than in any

comparable period of time in our history," Quigley commented.

"We suggest that it is some producers and distributors rather than the overwhelming majority of exhibitors who should be taken to task by Messrs. Velenti. Rifkin and Podhorzer. It is the type of product released -and how intelligently, consistently and objectively it is rated -that will ultimately spell success 'or failure of the rating sysem," Quigley stated.

The high command's "open letter" stated since Nov. I, when the rating system went into effect, a majority of theaters are applying it.

"We have accepted the responsibility to inform the public about the suitability of movies for young people without the intervention of government regulation," the letter stressed.

The letter said it is up to theater owners to rigidly enforce admission to "R\(persons under 16 not admitted ·unless accompanied by parent or adult) and "X" (person under 16 not' admit- . ted )movies.

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High Court Rules On Church Taxes

The 23rd annual New England Congress of Religious Education, scheduled for the University of Hartford, Aug. 22 though Aug. 24, has announced further plans relating to seminars and speakers.

Rev. Clarence Rivers, noted musician and liturgist, will be the keynote speaker for the regional congress which has chosen the theme "Celebrate, My People," to designate this year's meeting.

This year's Congress will have three' major sub-divisions covering a broad range of subjects.

They are Themes of Reconciliation, which will afford insights into the polarities existing within the Church today; Guidelines in Awareness, covering catechetical, theological and social concepts; and The Generation Gap, which will deal with the es.trangement of youth.

Among the speakers offering seminars are Rev. Carl Pfeifer, S.J., and Sister Janaan Manternoch, who are affiliated with the National CCD Center; Rev. James DeGiacomo of Fordham University; Urban Steinmetz, Upper Peninsula Family Life Bureau, and Rev. Cornelius Van der Poel, a theologian on the staff of a Connecticut seminary.

Expect 5,000 Educators Five bishops will conduct specialized seminars on topics such as Inner City Problems, Poverty and the Christian, the Theology of Confirmation, and Labor and Leisure. Among the bishops scheduled to give conferences are Most Rev. Bernard Flanagan, Bishop of Worcester, Most Rev. Emmett Carter of London, Ontario, and Most Rev. Peter L. Gerety, Portland, Me. Over 5000 Christian educators and church leaders from New England and other parts of the country are expected to take part in the three-day meeting.

The annual congress is sponsored by the Confraternity organizations in the I I New England dioceses, and in the past several years it has achieved national recognition because of the quality of its program and speakers.

Details on registration for the congress and information on accommodation plans may be obtained from the Fall River Diocesan CCD .Center, 446 Highland Avenue, or from Congress Headquart~rs, 125 Market Street, Hartford, Conn.

Msgr. Booth Continued from Page One Rochester, N. Y., and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.

Following ordination he served as assistant at Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; St. Peter's, Provincetown; St. Kilian's, New Bedford; St. Mary's, North Attleboro, and Holy Name, Fall River.

In 1941, Msgr. Booth was named pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, Central Village.

He also served as pastor of Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs for eight years prior to his assignment to the North Attlebor parish.

From 1955 to 1957 he was dean of the Dukes and Nantucket deanery. He' was named a domestic prelate by Pope Paul VI on March 21, 1968: .. ,. ,. . 'V

World Says Least He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

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MADRID (NC) - Spain's Supreme court has ruled that the Church must pay taxes on government bond transactions and other non-religious holdings.

The decision involves the retirement fund for priests of the diocese of Tortosa in Catalonia, which recently exchanged $72,000 worth of public debt bonds.

The diocese had invoked the 1953 concordat to obtain tax exemption from a lower court, and the Treasury Deparment ap·pealed the move.

The chancery office at Tortosa stated that priests have been paying their own property taxes, adding this clarification was necessary "in view of biased press comments made afer the Supreme Court decision."

JJapanese Support Anti-Abortion Drive TOKYO (NC) - A mounting drive for the amendment of Japan's permissive abortion law made another step forward as a petition seeking repeal of the existing legislation was received in the Diet (parliament).

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The country's abortion law, entered in 1948 during the U.S. occupation and amended in 1949 and 1952, legalizes abortion almost on demand and has gained for Japan the reputation of an "abortion paradise." Under the law an average of two to three million abortions are performed in this country annually.

HISTORIC IEVENT: Common prayer by the assembled dignitaries and distinguished guests followed the Pope's address to the World Council of Churches in the conference hall of the WCC headquarters in Geneva. NC Photo.

The petition, presented to Speaker of the House of Councillors Shigemunel in the presence of other influential members of the Diet, was signed by 336,255 citizens.

Discuss Problems of Catholic Hospitals

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MINNEAPOLIS (NC) - "The individual institution will have less autonomy."

"The very concept of areawide planning will affect a hospital's freedom of choice."

These are two statements in the phase II report by a task force committee of the Catholic Hospital Association, previewed at the association's convention here.

Msgr. Timothy E. O'Brien, CHA president and chairman of the task force, attempted to whet appetites and arouse curiosity of those attending the convention by offering "some of the provocative statements appear· ing in chapter III of the phase II report." He said he hopes they will read that chapter first.

Msgr. O'Brien was one of three giving a summary of the three-part report in a study of "The Future Role of Health Care Facilities Under Catholic Auspices in the United States."

It is the second phase of a long term three-phase study, and follows a series of hearings in which some. 600 pages of testimony were recorded.

Public Trust Phase I was published in August, 1967, defining challenges facing the Catholic health field.

Then followed a series of hearings in which 36 persons-lawyers, general or provincial religious superiors and hospital ad·

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ministrators - reacted to questions on ownership, trusteeship and planning.

These three sections were then divided among task force committee members for summarization and will be published in a 75-page booklet within two weeks.

At the convention's general opening session Sister Mary Brigh, past president, reported on the ownership section; Mother M. William Joseph, presidentelect, reported on trusteeship; and Msrg. O'Brien reported findings on planning. Father Thomas J. Casey, S.J., executive director of CHA, gave an introduction.

"Planning is an experience givng joy to some and tears to others," Msgr. O'Bri~n began.

"Area-wide planning can create problems while solving many others. Catholic health -care facilities should function as a public trust in the broad sense of service to community, and planning agencies offer a better way to discharge this trust responsibility. .

Master Planning "Catholic-sponsored health facilities should contribute leadership to planning. They can contribute if master-planning, based on community need, has been a responsibility of their board of trustees. Would you believe 50 per cent of our Catholic hospitals do not have a written long-range plan?" he asked.

"Catholic hospitals have to become involved; they are no longer islands. The more they cooperate on a voluntary basis the better they will be able to direct their ultimate destiny.

These are just some of the provocative and stimulating statements on planning's impact on the autonomy and boards of trustees of our Catholic-sponsored health facilities," he declare~.

He continued: "The sponsoring group has a limited role in the planning of a separately incorporated health care facility." He stated the board of trustees should have full responsibility for institutional planning, including projection of financing, staffing, space requirements and the demands for particular services.

INDIANAPOLIS (NC) A Catholic League of Indiana, "an association of concerned Catholics among the laity and clergy of Indiana," has been formed here.

Primary purpose of the group is to "maintain the teaching of traditional doctrine and beliefs and to promote allegiance to the Holy Father and our archbishop." ."

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Block Mil~tants Intend t~ Defile Consecrated' Bread and Wine

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19, 1969

Cardina~ Carberry' B4'1n~ DD$If~pti@n Of Sft'o l@~B$ ChMfl'«:~ ~®[],wD~®~ ST. LOUIS (NC)-John Cardinal Carberry of St. Louis has told Catholics he "cannot and will not condone planned interference or disruption of the sacred acts of worship" in the archdiocese. .

Speaking at a press conference here, the cardinal announced specific guidelines for priests in dealing with church demonstrations and released a pastoral letter read at all Sunday Masses in the archdiocese.

About two dozen militants demonstrated at St. Louis cathedral's noon Mass on June 8. Using a battery-powered bullhorn, the group demanded the St. Louis archdiocese act as a nonprofit bonding agency for ~oor people and publish a .list of "all slum property" owned by the archdiocese.

The demonstrators threatened to defile consecrated bread and wine at future demonstrations in symbolic protests such as "spitting in the Communion cup."

Blasphemous Threats In his pastoral letter, Cardinal Carberry said: "My responsibility as the spiritual leader of the . Catholic people of this archdiocese obliges me to state unhesitatingly and without fear that we cannot and will not condone planned interefence or disruption of the sacred acts of worship."

In his letter, Cardinal Carberry also stressed that the archdiocese "cannot and will not tolerate blasphemous threats against the most holy Blessed Sacrament."

The cardinal, in guidelines for priests in dealing with church -demonstrations, said "Permission to speak in church during religious services is not to be granted; the same holds true for distribution of literature."

Layman Heads New Diocesan Office .

ST. PETERSBURG (NC) - Joseph R. Ems, 44, has been appointed director of the new office of soci~1 service work for the St. Petersburg diocese. . Bishop Charles B. McLaughlin said the office wil1 play an. expanding role for the Church in community and social welfare activities.

Cardinal Carberry said priests could still allow demonstrators to speak before or after the service.

Allows Flexibility The second guideline said that during demonstrations, priests should attempt to remain calm and to keep the congregation calm. But, the. cardinal continued, "if, in the judgment of the priest, a serious disturbance has been created, he should not hesitate to call the police."

When asked what he meant by.a "serious disturbance," the cardinal explained he did not want to be too specific because he wanted to allow priests flexibility In using their own jud'gment in individual incidents.

He noted that "although arrest and prosecution should be a last resort, it may be the only means to avoid sacrilegious acts."

Cardinal Carberry also said priests must be aware of their responsibiity to protect the Blessed Sacrament. "Since profanation of the Blessed Sacrament has been threatened," he said, priests must take all precautions.

non-profit bonding agency for poor persons in the city and that it make public a list of "all slum property" it owned.

Police had been summoned and searched the demonstrators for weapons when they left the cathedral. No weapons were found, however, and no arrests were made.

The demonstrators were from a local mititant group known as the Action Committe to Improve Opportunities for Negroes (ACT ion, headed by Percy Green.

Green told a reporter that the spitting into communion chalices would "possibly" take place at their next demonstration, but did not say when or where that would be.

"We're going to give some notice to other churches before we do any spitting in their cups," Green said, "but today's appearance at the cathedral serves as warning to the Catholic churches."

Nun Doesn't 'Identify' Sister Cecilia Goldmann, a Maryknoll nun who is a member of ACTION, took part in a separate demonstration that morning at Messiah Lutheran church.

Asked about the threatened defiling of communion, Sister Goldmann demurred. "I don't identify with that phase,". she said, "but I can undersand it in relation to :the hypocrisy of Christians."

Referring to the militants' demands, she said: "I do support what they're saying," and said The report was issued to coin- ing." A de-emphasis of new the church confrontations are cide with the first anniversary of building and a greater emphasis, a way of unmasking racism. the ,national conference in Mon- of community uses of existing "The .church is a part of the treal on Christian Conscience and properties are suggested in this racist society we live in."

Poverty which challenged gov- guideline. It also asks more fiSister Goldmann said she ernments and the churches to nancial resources be committed learned that John Cardinal Cargive top priority to the war to poverty programs. It suggests berry 'of St. Louis has written churches provide "seed money" to her Maryknoll superiors, probagainst poverty.

It. proposes four broad guide- 'for lower-income housing. ably "to get me transferred." lines' for a united strategy in the Animate people, the "ministry There was no comment from 1970s and seven first steps to be of hope." The report says prior- cathedral or archdiocesan spokestaken during 1969. ity should be given to the edu- men on the Cathedral demonGuidelines for a unified strat- cation of Christians' social con- strlltion or disciplinary action egy in the next decade are: science, at all ages. It asks for against Sister Goldmann., support of social animation pro, Ministry of Hope Review resources and revise grams to release "people power."

Planning Medicare Essential First Steps priorities, which the report calls a "ministry of penance." It calls Initiate p.olitical action, or the Hospital, Change on Christians ,to "take stock of "ministry of justice." The report MINNEAPOLIS (NC) - The existing manpower, revenues, in- calls for assistance to' the deboard' of trustees at the Catholic vestments, and buildings in the prived and minority groups in Hospital Association annual conlight of human needs" and to their effqrts to organize. It urges vention here voted to advise Sec"examine consciences." A prob- support of "research into the retary Robert H. Finch, of lem to be solved, it suggests, are 'human consequences' of public ,Health, Education and Welfare, what changes in priorities are policies in such fielQ.sas science, that it is deeply concerned at required. defense, education 'and family the prposed elimination of the Commit more resources to de- life." two per cent factor from the velopment, a "ministry of sharPriorities for 1969, which the Medicare reimbursement formula. report lists as "essential first steps," include the actual comfirst Graduation mitment of resources to developM~glf.

QUI NHON (NC)-The Amerment. Minimum possibilities listican Medical Missionary Sisters and in early 1960 he attended ed in the report are: graduated their first class of 10 Earmark at least three to five the Staff Chaplain Course at nurses from their nursing school Lackland AFB, Tex., prior to be- per cent of 1970 congregational here in Vietnam. Among' the revenues for development. ing assigned to Kindley AB, BerAdopt a form of voluntary as- graduates was one Vietnamese muda. His next duty was that of Catholic sister. ' deputy staff chaplain at McGuire sessment in lieu of property taxation, or delay completion of AFB, N. J . new church b!Jildings. Invest In Aug. 1962, Chaplain Dene- these funds in development of NEW RATES!! hy was assigned to the office people." of the Chief of Air Force Chap- .

An interchurch' campaign in Regular Savings 5% lains, Headquarters U. S. Air Lent, 1970, to support self-help Force, where he was responsible projects overseas.

90 Day Notice 5%% for personnel actions. Four A review of resources and a years later he came to Maxwell questioning of conscil:mces at Systematic 6% to become deputy commandant various institutes dealing with of the Air Force Chaplain the poverty problem.

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Term Certificate 5 % Chaplain Denehy was appointed a Domestic Prelate with the ATILEBORO'$ title of Right Reverend .Monsil!.eading Garden Cenler gnor by Pope Paul VI on Dec. 10, 1965.

In addition to the Legion of Bank by Mail ,Merit, his decorations include we pay the postage the Air Force Outstanding Unit South Main" Wall $Is. 'Award, Army of Occupation • SOUTH YARMOUTH • HYANNIS . Medal, and National Defense • YARMOUTH SHOPPING PlAZA Service Medal with Bronze Ser• DENNIS PORT ' 0 OSTERVILLE 222-0234 vice Star.

ST. LOUIS (NC)-About two dozen black- militants, armed with a battery-powered buHhorn, invaded the 'noon M,ass at St. Louis cathedral in the second of what they promised would \ be a Summer-long series of "Black Sundays."

They announced to the crowd that, in the future, they would defile consecrated bread and wine of' communion.

"Black Sundays, Phase Two, will take on' various forms of . uniqueness," the speaker declared, "such as spitting in the ,communion cup during commu.nion service-a symbolic gesture of changing wine back into water -and-or taking the holy, bread from the reverent and distributing it to the black poor."

The militants, dressed in black berets and jerseys, walked up the main aisle of the cathedral while 'CAL!. THE POLICE'; John Msgr. David A. Ratermann, d.iCardinal Carberry, Archbishop rector of the local Society for of St: .Louis, has, issued guide- the Propagation of the Faith, was lines for his archdiocese in delivering the sermon.

'Give Notice' which he instructs priests to After Msgr. Ratermann allow"call the police" if militants ed the group to read their deattempt to disrupt services. mands, they fanned out along the "Permission to speak in church communion rail and faced the during religious services is not several hundred cathedral worto be granted," the Cardinal shippers. They demanded that the St. Louis archdiocese act as ordered. NC Photo.

Report Out~ines Action Against Poverty ~$Sliles GlUlsdeliales foUl' Canadian Strat'egy OTTAWA (NC)-Recognizing that "action is the language expected of Christians" and' "much more is possible," a strategy report issued here challenges Canadian Christians "to risk becoming a 'poor church' --or at least one more in keeping with the life style of the Servant Lord" in an effort to overcome poverty.

Commitment of resources to development is listed as one of the "essential first steps" in the battle against world poverty.

The report calls for church congregations to give three to five per cent of their revenues to development projects.

The report, "Towards a Coalition for Development," was issued by' the Interchurch Strategy Committee, and was presented to representatives of the Canadian Catholic Conference and the Canadian Council of Churches. It also is directed to "all concerned Canadians."

New A$signment fol!'

CHAPLAIN JOHN F. DENEHY

Continued from Page One Baltimore and later the Theological College, Catholic University, of America in Washington, for his theology studies and postgraduate work in economics, la. bor problems, and sociology, leading toward Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Master of Arts Degrees.

He was ordained a Catholic priest in September 1945 for the Diocese of Fall River and served as assistant pastor in several churches until receiving his commission as an Air Force first lieutenant in Nov. 1950.

He attended the Basic Chaplain Course at Carlisle Barracks, Penn. Following graduation he held assignments in the chaplaincy at a number of Air Force Bases, including. Selfridge AFB, Mich., Erding Air Base, Germany, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, Travis AFB, Calif., and Tachi: kawa AB, Japan.

In 1958 he held the position of wing base chaplain at Otis AFB

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Priests of Diocese Vote To Join National Group The Senate of Priests met at the Catholic Memorial

Horne, Fall River, on Friday, June 13th, from 1:30-3:45

Thurs., June 19, 1969

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ties Appeal" passed by the Senate (15 voted for, 4 against, 1 abstained).

In its final action of the day the Senate passed (19 "yes"-1 "abstained") the following resolution concerning aid to 'parochial schools, as presented by Fr. Cornelius O'Neill: "whereas the Senate of Priests of the Diocese of Fall.River, recognizes the need for a thorough and exhaustive study by the r General Court of the whole question of public aid to private '.:. schools, and fully supports such a study-and whereas this Sen- (L ate also recognizes that the fi- rt' nancial needs of many parochial t'.. schools in this area are so great that they probably will not survive to the end of such a study - therefore, this Senate urges that the General Court, using one of the several existing formulae, immediately enact legislation to provide temporary aid to 'parochial schools, pending the outcome of the General Court's study of the question."

This Resolution will be sent personally to all the State legislators within the Diocese of Fall River.

The meeting was then adjourned by the Senate President until the 1Oth of October 1969.

P.M. This Special Meeting was called in order to evaluate the progress of nominations for a new Diocesan Personnel Board.

Father John FoIster, chairman of the Committee on Nominations and Elections, mentioned that some of the top 10 vote getters for nomination to the Board declined nominations.

Consequently, he was still in the process of contacting nominees in order to obtain the necessary quota of nominees before any election would take place.

He hoped to have electionbaIlots sent out to the priests in the very near future. But due to the Summer holiday schedule, he did not believe that final returns would be received by his Committee until the end of July or the first part of August. The priests will eventually elect five men to this Board and the Bishop will choose one of the five as chairman.

The Secretary of the Senate then gave a report on the results of the NFPC polling-question among the clergy of the Diocese.

Fifty-six per cent of the priests voted in this polling: as to whether the Senate should retain its membership in the NFPC. Out of 164 returns, 94 voted that the Senate keep its ATHENS (NC) - A proposal membership in the NFPC and 70 has been made that "all Chrisvoted that the Senate drop its tians on the planet" celebrate membership. The Senate now is a fixed Easter on the same' day, in the process of contacting the the second Sunday of April, by NFPC, regarding its dues-assess- Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch ment for the past year ahd the Athenagoras I of Constantinople year ahead.

(Istanbul).

The proposal of the Orthodox L: Fr. James A. McCarthy reMIDNIGHT AUDIENCE: Abdo Kardiber, a Lebanese oil workleader was sent in a message ported that his Committee on Temporalities hopes to have a to the Second European Sym- er, kisses the hand of Pope Paul VI during a rare midnight questionnaire sent out to all posium in the Common Easter of audience when the Pope received 15 men he had helped free from sentence of death in Biafra. The technicians had flown in priests, regarding church fi- Christianity held here.

The patriarch's proposal was that, night from Africa, radioing ahead their request for a nances from a Diocesan and Parish level and all other aspects of aimed at ending the celebration meeting with the Pope, who responded by spending an hour of Easter by the Western and with the men and their tearful families from 11 :30 P.M. to this question in general.

Fr. Edward Oliveira requested Eastern Christian churches on 12:30 A.M. NC Photo. that Msgr. Henri Hamel's Com- different dates. The difference I mittee on Priestly Renewal take .goes back to 1873 when the a continued active role in prepar- Western church changed to the ing for the Clergy Study Days Gregorian calendar and the Eastern churches adhered to the old . this coming October.

Says Pope Paul's Intervention Decisive Julian calendar.

The Senate decided to table a According to the church candetailed discussion of the NFPC ons, Easter should fall on the In Saving Oilmen Resoultions passed in New Or- first Sunday after a full moon VATICAN CITY (NC) -The cians were killed. Details of the leans. Fr. Peter Mullen was on or after March 21, the normal asked to wade through the Res- date of the Spring equinox. The Biafran bishop who brought 18 trial and of the charges were not olutions and then recommend calendar difference caused the white oil technicians under sen- made public by the Biafran authose of the greatest import to Orthodox Easter this year to be tence of death home from Biaf- thorities.

Bishop Okoye said it was at the Senate for discussion this celebrated a week earlier than ra has called Pope Paul VI's intervention "decisive" in their lib- Ojukwu's suggestion that the libFall. that of the Western obs,ervance. eration. erated men were taken from Resolutions "From the moment Gen. Oju- Africa directly to Pope Paul.

Sister of Mercy Received by Pope kwu saw the Pope's interest in Fr. George Coleman then pre"The minister of the interior, these men, it wasall over as far sented to the Senate the follow- Heads C.onference as he was concerned," Bishop Christopher Mojekwu, asked me ing three resolutions (vote tabuMINNEAPOLIS (NC) - C~ris­ Godfrey Okoye said, referring to to take them to the Holy lation follows each resolution): tine Bonds, associate director, Biafran leader' Gen. Odeumegwu Father," he said. "that the publication in any Hotel Diue School of Nursing, Ojukwu.

The 14 Italians and one Lebof individual contributions to El Paso, Tex., was chosen anese were received by Pope has the greatest "Gen. Ojukwu the Catholic Charities Appeal, chairman-elect of the Catholic Paul at midnight, June 7-8. Three whether they be from priests, re- Hospital Association conference respect for the Holy Father."

Germans .went into a Rome hosligious, or laity, be abolished" of Catholic School of Nursing.

The IS. men-14 Italians, three pital instead, but asked to be reNot passeed by the Senate (7 Sister Mary Louise, chairman Germans and one Lebanese- ceived by the Pope when able to voted for, 7 voted against, 6 of the department of nursing at were sentenced to death by a leave the hospital. abstained). .Mount Mercy College, Pittsburgh, Biafran military court May 27 Bishop Okoye, a member of "that an annual financial re- ,conducted by the Sisters of and pardoned by Ojukwu June 4. the Holy Ghost congregation port be published indicating the Mercy, took the office of chair- They had been captured in Nige- whose diocese of Port Harcourt agencies which received Chari- man, succeeding Sister Aloysia rian federal territory about two is under federal occupation, was ties Appeal monies and the Dugan, director of the depart- weeks earlier during a guerilla the only person authorized by amount received by each" passed ment of nursing, St. Joseph's Col- raid in which 11 other techni- Biafran authorities to see the by the Senate (11 voted for, lege, Emmitsburgh, Md., con· prisoners on behalf of organizaducted by the Daughters of three against, 6 abstained). tions and persons who were Morals of Men trying to obtain their liberation. "that these resolutions be pre- Charity.

Sister Marian Therese, direcThe morals of men are more "I took it upon myself to fight sented to the Bishop and to the Director of the Catholic Chari- tor, St. Francis Hospital, Tren- governed by their pursuits than for these people from the moton,. N.J., was elected recording by their opinions. A type of ment I learned they had been secretary. The elections featured virtue is first formed by circum- condemned to death," he sa·id.

To Be Great "I spoke to Gen. Ojukwu the conference's annual conven- stances, and men afterwards Nothing is more simple than tion here. The conference repre- make it the model upon which about them, and it was then greatness; indeed to be simple is sents nearly 900 health care fa- their theories are framed. that he told me to see them to be great.-Emerson.

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MONTERIA (NC)-Four Spanpriests have been deported from Colombia after their alleged participation in student disorders here was investigated by security police.

They are Fathers Sebastian Sanchez, Marcelino Garcia, Andres Cabeza and Miguel Linares.

The student unrest reached a high pitch late in May. Six of the leaders are under arrest.

Sources here say Bishop Miguel Antonio Medina of Monteria agreed to the expulsion after authorities discussed with him the priests' alleged role in the student disorders.

Another Spanish priest, Father Domingo Lain, was deported last April from Bogota after protesting, along with Colombian priests and students, the social and economic conditions in the poor neighobrhoods of the city.

He was charged with working with Marxists.

Conservative Group Formed in Germany FRANKFURT (NC)-A conser· vative Catholic group has been founded here to defend the Church and the Pope against at· tempted changes in the funda·· mentals of the Church's life and dogmas which, it claims, is a result of some post-conciliar Church renewal efforts.

Called For Pope and Church, the new movement's first action was to issue a manifesto, signed by 19,000 persons, which professed adherence to the Church's basic teachings and opposed "new interpretations of the faith and unkind and destructive criticism of the Church and her traditions."

The manifesto also rejected socalled democratization of the Church which, it said, directly affects its hierarchical composi· tion .

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Deepest Rel;;'tionshtp Almost all the' daily newspapers carried a story about a Lowell priest going through a marriage ceremony with a former nun at the home of the bride in Dorchester.

There is no desire or iptention here to enter into the matter or discuss it.

But the priest did make a comment that needs to be looked at. .

He said, "I came to the juncture in my life where I really ,felt that in order to be true to the gospel I should enter into the deepest relationship possible for 'a Christian and that is to be married." .

Where in the gospel this is to be found is indeed a mystery.

The deepest relationship for a Christian is union with God through Jesus Christ. One does this as a married person or as a single-'person or as a priest or nun or Brother.

Perhaps the answer to this troubled priest's remark lies in a further statement he made, "One has to marry a person, not an idea."

If Christ remains only and ever an idea and not a person then it is a difficult thing to join in union with an idea. But if Christ is seen and accepted as a person and if one loves the person of Christ then this is the relationship that gives a Christian validity _for his life and ideals and activities, for his sacrifices and sufferings, for ·his hopes for the future.

It is about time that we reject once and for all the inference that there is something inhuman or unChristian about not being married and, on the other hand, something essentially human and unquestionably the highest degree of Christianity to be married..

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Dr. Karl Stern, an internationally known psychiatrist from Montreal, has written and spoken some- interesting views on child problems. Among other things,· he has 'Rev. John F.Moore, St. Joseph's, Taunton urged that parents dispense a positive education, especially B.A., M.A., M.Ed. along religious lines, to their children.

Dr. Stern has said that whenever a psychiatric history. of a sick potient is made, invariably the question of his re·ligious life is involved. That question is intimately of linked with the personality of the patient.

It is found that in the majority of cases the concept of religion is limited to that of morality. Dr. Stern calls this negative religion-"their moral principles are limited There are very few home owners, especially_ iIi the to what is bad, th~ things they must not do, the sins they, cities, who have not felt the very real hardship of property must not commit . Those who think of religion in terms taxation. The future picture is what makes the already of positive love, the love of God and charity towards their very acute situation even more gloomy., The ordinary hardneighbor are, unfortunately, the e~ception to the rule." working man, who has slavChur~hes. charities. hospitals Dr. Stern says that a majority of his patients live a-/ ed to have his own home, and schools have· beep_tax exreligion of anxiety and fear and look upon God and the now is in real danger of empt from the earliest diiys in Church with an internal tension, a fear of doing evil. being taxed· into oblivion. our nation. The question today The tax base, in many cases. is whether many of the exempThe doctor suggests that this is traceable to the first contact a child has with good and evil-what is permitted is being ero~ed by many scandal- tions bear little relationship to .. . " ous exemptions. Some reforms the modern circumstances of ~nd what IS forbIdden, rewards and pumshment, the objects should be instituted to correct American urban life. .which he must not touch or break. This is a negative obvious injustices.

It is truly unfair for tax exmorality that normally g~ves place about the age of three An examp~e will tend to ii- empt properties to compete directly with tax paying busior four to a positive morality when the child adopts models lustrate the pomt... . ,. . . .

The Chrysler BUlldmg m New nesses. If the aim of the exempfrom among those around hIm, partIcularly hIS parents, York City is tax exempt. The tion is worthy, there is little models whom he will try to resemble: tenants of· this great structure question of its position and role If there is a constant effort to bring out in relief the pay close. to seven million dollars in community life.

All institutions that compete . . h G f' . a year m rent. yet the legal pOSItIve,. t e od 0 km.dness, rather. than the fear of sm owner of the property pays no in the open market and are comand pumshment, the ChIld develops m an atmosphere of taxes since it is a tax exempt pletely unrelated to the aims and goals of the owner-institution positive religion. This does not mean that the child should educational in~titution. . grow up without any sentiment of sin-it does mean that . Over one-third of the property should not be allowed' to hide . m Boston, New York and nearby . behind' the facade of tax exempthe sentIment of love should be stronger and more com- Providence, is tax exempt. tion. pelling.

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Cooperation Continued from Page One "The secular city can never' be identical with the kingdom of Heaven. The standard of the Christian can only be the standard of the Cross. The road to salvation an'd the renewal of all things in Christ. is as St. Paul tells us. through the folly of the cross." Bishop Guilfoyle said.

Bishop Guilfoyle. discussing the theological evolution process; said in the last century Karl Marx developed a new philosophy which dealt with the problems of. the working man. his alienation and the inhuman conditions in which he lived. ~ut instead of turning to God for the solution, Marx developed an effort to have man believe in man himself. as God. the bishop added.

New Atheism "We know how far Marx's philosophy has extended. We witness many millions of people imprisoned by the theories of communism. Even in countries outside the Iron Curtain. we see a new atheism developing not so clearcut, indeed. as Marx's ideology. but one that is as detrimental to the freedom and the spirit of man...• Bishop Guilfoyle sai'!,.

The bishop said if the Christian churches want to meet the worlp. they can no longer look upon it as I something evil to be avoided but as a value that reflects the being and goodness of God.

Fath·er Kenney Continued from Page One fee High School and attended Providence College.

He studied philosophy and theology at St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester. N. Y. and was . ordained June 5. 1943 by the late Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, D.D.• in St. Mary's Cathedral.

Father Kenney served as assistant at the Cathedral and at St. Louis in Fall River and at Holy Family. Taunton. He was appointed administrator of Our Lady of the Assumption May 31. 1966.

The new North Attleboro pastor was CYO director and scout chaplain for the Fall River area from 1945 until 1951, and Diocesan CYO director and scout chaplain from 1951 until 1957. '

ties used for education purposes should remain tax exempt.

However, all property that is not related to religion. education or to a truly charitable or public purpose should share in the total community effort of tax reform. The really desperate fiscal starvation of local government and the city taxpayers' intolerable burden will force this issue· into the reality of drastic ..measures.

Would it not be more meaningful and more in keeping with , Duties. of Individuals and Corporations our ideals if this reform was unResources must be pooled, ef- dertaken by the various tax exChurches, colleges and fraternal organizations that own forts must be united' and respon- empt institutions themselves?

The current' picture of life in hotels, apartment buildings. pub- sibilities shared. lic communications and the like There seems to be· no other' these United States should be a'nd gain profit from such hold- way in the complete picture of sufficient motive to begin this . ings from commercial competi· American· life at the present undertaking.

There will be many who will tion should not have the right to time. We should bring to an end go merrily on their way while all attempts to run away from scream to protect their own inthe burdens of financial responsi- our civic obligation by hiding, terest. Just let them sleep in a bility are placed on the private under the cloak of the .tax ex- rat-infested tenement or be evicted from their homes for non home owner. empt. payment of taxes. Their cries Each and every person and inThis goes for the millionaire would soon turn to whimperings. stitution must meet their comCapitalism flourishes 'in this munity responsibility in this day who employs the loophole as and age, of urban crisis and de- well as the competitive tax ex- democracy as it could in no cay. We cannot meet the present empt institution which thrives other country. Let us also support this country and all its peoor future challenges as separate in the American market place. entities.

Houses of worship and facili- ples in its hour of need.

Bishop Wade, Providence Native, Was Missioner, WWII Hero BOSTON (NC)-Requiem Mass for Bishop Thomas J. Wade, 75, one of the Church's foremost 20th-century missioners and American hero of World War II in the Pacific theater, was offered in Our Lady of Victory church here.

Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston was the chief concelebrant of the Mass and preached the eulogy.

Bishop Wade had been residing in retirement since 1960 at Our Lady of Victory church rectory. He went to California a few weeks ago to officiate at an ordination ceremony. He became suddenly, ill, had a heart attack and died in a Daly City, Calif. hospital.

The son of immigrant parents, an Irish father and a Welsh mother, Bishop Wade was born in Providence, R. I., on Aug. 4, 1893. He was educated in Providence and at the Marist Minor Seminary in Washington, D. C. He joined the Marists in 1920 and two years later was ordained to the priesthood.

Shortly after ordination the 29-year-old priest was sent as a missioner to the vicariate of the North Solomon Islands, with headquarters at Bougainville.

Eight years later he was appointed vicar apostolic of the North Solomons and was consecrated a bishop on Oct. 26, 1930. During more than 35 years of mission work in the islands the bishop came home on visits to the U. S. only twice.

When Bishop Wade first went to the islands, the Catholic population numbered slightly more

than 10,000. Near the close of his active mission work, the number was close to 40,000about iO per cent of the entire population, The bishop not only had success in buillding up a native clergy but in 1930 established the Little Sisters of Nazareth and in 1947 the Little Brothers of St. Joseph. He obtained a flotilla of small boats-variously christened the Raphael, Michael, Gabriel -for his priests to get around the islands. He maintained boat travel was the only way to reach his "black Irish."

Adm. Nimitz Tribute When the Japanese invaded the islands in World War II, they spread a wide path of death and destruction. The bishop met the invaders when they landed at Bougainville with a demand that his missioners remain free and unharmed to carryon their work. The Japanese reply was to take the bishop prisoner, but he managed to escape and hid out in the hills until rescued by American forces.

The bishop became a legend among Marines and GIs as tales spread of his fearlessness and heroism in the face of the enemy. The servicemen were generous contributors to funds for the rebuilding of the bishop's mission facilities.

One of his cherished war souvenirs was a photograph taken aboard the USS Missouri in August, 1945. It was inscribed: "To Bishop Wade: In grateful appreciation of what he did to make this scene possible. Adm. Chester Nimitz, USN."

Six Curat'es iil1 New .Posts inary, Warwick Neck, R. 1. and Continued from Page One more, and ordained May 20, 1967 St. Mary Seminary, Kentucky. He

by Bishop Connolly in St. Mary's completed his studies at St. Mary's, Roland Park, Baltimore Cathedral.

He ~erved as assistant at St. and was ordained May 3, 1969 Anthony's, Taunton and has by Bishop Connolly.

He has served as assista'nt at been an assistant at St. Michael's St. Stephen since May 16. since April 9, 1969.

He was appointed to the DiocFather Canuel esan Music Commission in 1968 Father Canuel, son of Mr. and and also serves as treasurer of Mrs. Robert S. Canuel, was born Dec. 15, 1940 'in Fall River. He the Priests Study Group.

Father Bernier attended St. Francis High School, Father Bernier is the gon of Biddeford, Me. and was graduthe late Oscar and Eva (Boucher) ated from Msgr. Prevost High, Bernier. Born in Fall River June Fall River.

26, 1919 he was graduated from He studied at Assumption Blessed Sacrament parish school College, Worcester; St. Thomas and continued his studies at Col- Seminary, Bloomfield, Conn., and lege, S. Alexandre, Canada.

St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.

Following a year at St. Philip He was ordained May 21, 1966 Neri, Boston, he completed his by Bishop Connolly in St. Mary's education at St. John's Semi-' Cathedral. nary, 13:-ighton, and was ordained Father Robillard

by Bishop Connolly Feb. 2, 1957 Father Robillard, son of Alfred in St. Mary's Cathedral. and Medora (Trepanier) RobilHe has served as assistant at lard, was born Jan. 23, 1940 in St. Michael's, Ocean Grove, and Fall River. He was graduated St. Mathieu, Fall River. He has from Notre Dame parish school, been assistant at Notre Dame Msgr. Prevost High School and since April 28, 1961. studied for the priesthood at Cardinal O'Connell Minor SemFather Boulet A New Bedford native, Father inary and St. John's Seminary, Boulet is the son of Oliva A. Boston.

Ordained May 21, 1966 he was and Lumena (Langevin) Boulet.

Following graduation from St. assigned to St. Hyacinth, New Anthony High School he attend- Bedford and has been assistant ed Our Lady of Providence Sem- at St. Joseph's since March, 1968.

Father Tetrault Nuns Plan National Born Oct. 16, 1938 in New Bedford, Father Tetrault is the Federation Council son of Norman and Mary (LangTOLEDO (NC)-A Task Force ford) Tetrault. Following graduof Sisters will meet in Detroit ation from Fairhaven High Sept. 19-21 to form a national School he studied at St. Thomas federation of Sisters' Councils.

Seminary, Bloomfield, Conn. and Co-chairmen will be Domini- St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. can Sister Joan O'Shea of ChiOrdained May I, 1965 by Most cago and Sister Cathleen Real of Rev. James J. Gerrard, D.D., in the Sisters of the Holy Humility St. Mary's Cathedral, he was asof M:try, from the Davenport signed as assistant at Immacudiocese. Sister Madeleine Sophie, late Conception, Fall River. He an Adrian, Mich. Dominican sta- has been active in Pre-Cana Contioned in Toledo, will be secre- ferences and is advocate of the tary.

Diocesan Marriage Tribunal.

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FEEHAN HIGH: Among graduates of Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, are, from left, Jim Robinson, Ursula Gon路 salves, Janet Fitzpatrick, Thomas Garlick.

Christian Responsibility Negro Catholic Bishop Asks Eradication of Racial Prejudice WINOOSKI PARK (NC)-The can neutralize the. image of nation's' only Negro Catholic suspicion, fear and prejudice bishop said here that religious that threatens the sunrise of prejudice, for the most part, has tomorrow," Bishop Perry said.

Principle of Love ended in this country, so the "There is only one way to time is at 'hand to end racial bring about the society that the prejudice.

Divine Creator wishes for us, , Auxiliary Bishop Harold R. and that simply is to implement Perry, S.V.D., of New Orleans the overwhelming principle of told members of the St. Michael's love-of our neighbors, the College graduating class at the cornerstone of Christian moralbaccalaureate Mass that Chris- ity. tians have a responsibility to "Here in the United States, "identify prejudicial feelings as blessed with material riches, morally wrong." leading the world in most reHe called upon Catholic col- spects in the areas of technolo, lege graduates to turn their at- gical accomplishments, we have tention to the eradication of ra- come to a crucial moment in our cial prejudice which is too often history," Bishop Perry said.

"For we are faced with a di"clothed in fear and ignorance." lemma . . . to either pursue Bishop Perry was the principal celebrant of the concelebrated our commitments to life, liberty Mass at which officials of the , and the pursuit of happiness and college and of the Society of St. our men to its nafural and inevEdmund, which conducts the itable conclusion . . . or to college, were concelebrants. continue to violate these ideals Bishop Robert F. Joyce of Burl路 at the expense of Negro Americans. ington presided.

"This dilemma, already a fail"Hatred must be replaced by ure, could be turned into our love, for it is the power of love greatest opportunity, an opporwhich enables us to break tunity which has worldwide imthrough the absurd walls of plications . . . for no other separation to reach the high nation on this earth in this era point of human rapport, which or before, has the necessary fac. tors to exhibit living testimony of the universal civilization."

. Franciscans Holding Chapter Meeting

LOUDONVILLE (NC) - Some 75 Franciscans representing more than 900 priests and Brothers of the Holy Name Province of the Order of Friars Minor, are holding a three-week chapter meeting at Siena College here in New York State.

The meeting is the concluding session of an Extraordinary Chapter of Affairs to work out plans and programs for renewing and updating the life and operations of Holy Name Friars, who are engaged in a wide variety of apostolic work in more than 10 states, mostly along the East coast, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Japan.

Father Finian Kerwin, O.F.M., Provincial Superior, believes the meeting may well prove to be "the most important in the history of Holy Name Province," one of the largest Franciscan jurisdictions in the world.

Father Murphy Continued from Page One Canada and was ordained on March 1, 1947 by Most Rev. Raymond A. Kearney.

He served as a seminary professor, assistant and pastor and on the mission band with the Montfort Fathers and was superior at the Mission House in Taunton. Prior to this Osterville assignment he was assistant at St. Mary's Parish in Mansfield.

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ATLANTIC CITY (NC) - In a resolution adopted at their annual convention here, the New Jersey department of the Catholic War, Veterans called for retention of ROTC courses on college campuses.

Delegates gave overwhelming approv.al to the resolution which called the value of the ROTC program to the country indisputable.

The resolution charged that "subversive elements on the campuses have marked the ROTC for destruction." In addition to urging retention of such programs, it asked colleges and universities which have downgraded the program by eliminating academic credit to review their position.

The CWV, along with its Ladies Auxiliary, also adopted a resolution opposing relaxation of the state's anti-abortion law, recently upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court. The resolution called on legislators to consider the right.s of the unborn child as well as the father in their examination of the need for additional legislation.

"We have often been told," the resolution said, "that the level of society depends on the level of its women. In all their calculations, our lawmakers must weigh what can happen when the law empowers a woman to destroy the life of an innocent human being-and that, her own child."

In a third resolution, the CWV called for enactment of pending legislation which would benefit students attending private and parochial schools.

Chicag@ Dominicans Eiect Provincial CHICAGO (NC) Father Clement E. Collins, O.P., was elected provincial of St. Albert the Great (Chicago) province of the Dominican order with headquarters here. He will serve a four-year term.

Father Collins, 53, a native of Goshen, Ind., joined the Dominicans in 1948, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. Before being elected provincial, he taught at Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Ill.; served in parishes in Madison and in Minneapolis, where he was pastor of St. Albert's parish, Since August, 1967; he has served as vicar provincial of the Dominicans' Chicago province.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19,1969

Gard,en Safety Vital to Tots

In Summ,er Months 'By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick

We have written about safety before, but it is worth repeating if it serves as a reminder to. gardeners to be extremely careful with their equipment. This is especially true where there are children in the neighborhood who are not aware of the dangers in many gardening tools. Not we often do things which are pohazardous, but we are a Summer goes by that we tentially most often fortunate in that our do not read of a child being laziness hurts no one but ourseriously hurt by a power lawn selves. Nevertheless, it is a good' mower, and despite constant time, just as the children are warnings the rate does not seem getting out of school for the to diminish. I personally make Summer, to look the garden over it a rule from which I do not for potential hazards.

GREETINGS TO POPE: President of the International Union In the Kitchen deviate that no children (my own Joe and I were driving though of'Major Superiors of Women, Sister Maria del Rosario Arano, included) are allowed in the yard the beautifully lawned, tree- superior generol of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, brings greetwhile I am moving the lawn.

This may seem ridiculously shaded streets of Cohasset the ings to Pope Paul VI from her far-flung organization. NC Photo. cautious but I am always con- other day and for a brief mocerned about hitting a stone or ment I couldn't -help longing for some object such as a nail and the quiet peacefulness' and sehaving it thrown through the renity that perva,des a small blades of the mower. town. However it didn't stay Another rule worth observing very long in my mind before the Missouri. legislature Refuses to Help is to make sure the mower is advantages that I feel we enjoy detached when it is left unat- with city living crowded it out.

Private School Pupils tended. Children are curious, Where else; within a five minand mowers are a fascination ute drive, could you find one 'JEFFERSON CITY (NC)-AII schools to attend special educafor them, 'so every precaution Jewish, two Italian and two or attempts to get some form of tion classes on a part-time basis. must be taken to avoid acci- three Portuguese bakeries? state aid for private school All those measures were redents. ' Whatever your thing may be, pupils or parents in ,Missouri jected by the House education from garlic bagels to fresh-from- were defeated in the current committee; in cases where a Power Equipment It goes without saying that the-oven pizza, it's on yo'ur table session of the Missouri Legisla- companion measure was introture. duced into the Senate, the Senthis is also true of power equip- in moments.

Melting Pot City The one remaining hope - a ate education committee did not ment such as trimmers and For those of us who enjoy' bill which would require public bring the measures up for a vote. hedge cutters. Tools of any kind One higher education measure, should be thought of as potential cooking, a city has a great deal school districts to provide "auxdangers and should not be left to offer, especially a city such . i1iary services," such as health to award needy students scholwhere children can get at them. as Fall River that combines such' examinations and counseling to arships good for study at any I am often guilty of this out of 'a melting pot' of nationalities. all pupils in their district-was Missouri college or university, laziness and convenJence (it is a Each culture has brought some- among the' 125 bills stricken was rejected by the senate edunuisance to put tools away when thing with it 'and it's exciting to from - the House of Representa- 'cation committee.

A deep split between Missouri you know you will probably be think that we qm enjoy some tives calendar. The current sesusing them again that day), but of the customs and cuisine of' slon of the Legislature ends Gov. Warren Hearnes and other although children are less likely each. .June '30.

Democratic leadership in the This season of the year: offers to bother with a spade or a The "auxiliary services" bill Legislature on how to increase rake, accidents with these tools us many of the Portuguese fies- was the only private school aid state revenue has stilled most tas, complete with lovely pa-' measure to get the approval of spending bills. Expenses in such are just as inexcusable.

Spraying presents special prob- rades 'and warm, fragrant sweet the House education committee. 'disputable areas as aid to private lems. For one thing all poisonous breads. Summer brings the LebAfter its recommendation pri- education were considered least sprays must be kept c:>ut of reach anese picnics with their fresh" vate school interests, including likel)t tq be approved in this ses' of children because their inges- tasting salads, intriguing flat Catholic school officials in the sion of the Legislature. tion might prove fataL But a loaves of bread, and fun-filled' four dioceses of Missouri, urged parents and others to contact serious problem with 'spraying group 'dances.

In each area of a city that their state legislators. The move that is most often overlooked 'is that of spraying trees and shrubs combines many cultures, stores was considered to be too late for in close proxi,mity to other supplying special national foods any real effectiveness however. spring up almost overnight; and plants.

Reject All Measures. _ For instance, I have an apple never need you venture far to Other school aid measures intree in the middle of a thicket find the, ingredients for even troduced earlier in the session the most exotic of' recipes: of cultivated raspberries. When the berries begin' to ripen, the - French, Italian, Jewish, you included loan of textbooks by public schools to private school children are in and out of them choose the meal and the makings pupils;, partial reimbursement of of it are readily available. all day and obviously I have to Cities may be having urban tuition costs'to parents who sent forego spraying prior to and durproblems but gourmet-wise they ,their children to non-public ,ing the raspberry season. Better schools; allowing private school' to have wormy apples than sick are a cook'~ delight!

One of, those marvelous little expenses to be a deductible exchildren. pense in computing Missouri inSpray drift is also a problem stores that sells Italian ,groceries come taxvfree' bus transportaand therefore spraying should also makes its own sausage and tion for private school children: never be done on a windy day a pound of this led to the follow: and allowing handicapped 0': rewhen drifting can be anticipated. ing recipe. tarded children in private Out of laziness or ignorance A Sausage Risotto 1 pound of sausage meat' 2 onions, chopped School Board Approves Trustees Elect Women's 1 cup chopped celery -I cup sliced mushrooms Voluntary Prayer College President 1 cup raw rice .UNIONTOWN (NC)-Members BROOKLYN (NC)-The board 2 cups beef stock of the Laurel Highlands school of trustees of St. Joseph's ColYz seaspoon salt board voted 9-1 in favor of allege for Women here announced VB teaspoon pepper lowing voluntary Bible reading the election of Sister George' 2 teaspoons Worcestershire' and prayer in classrooms in Aquin O'Connor to the presidensauce this Pennsylvania' community. cy of the 53-year-old liberal arts Yz 'cup grated Parmesan cheese The measure, was approved college.

Y4 cup chopped pimiento despite a petition by 200 teachSister George is professor of 1) ,Preheat oven to 350·. In a ers who opposed it. sociology and anthropology and skille.t fry the sausage for 5 minMeanwhile, members of a citihas been chairman of the social ute!!> RE!Il,!ove with a spoon and zens group formed to battle rissciences department of St. Jo- leave '~h~ d.rippings in the pan. ing taxes pledged to contribute, . seph's since 1966. She holds de- ,. 2).in the drippings saute the funds to help the Albert Galgrees from Hunter College, the onion~,' rice, celery and mush- latin school board fight a legal Catholic University of America, roolTls, for.5 minutes.. Then add challenge to Bible reading in and New York University. sausage,- salt, pepper, Worcester- schools.

Sister George will succeed ,~hire' ch~ese and pimiento. Mix.· "No cost can be placed on Sister Vincent Therese, who had '3) Add beef stock, put in an . principles, and that's what we're served as president for 13 years ungreased 1 Yz quart casserole fighting for," said Martha Bisler, and asked to be relieved of her and bake: covered for I hour or president of the Smithfield Parduties. ' ent-Teacher Association. until: riCe is tender.

,Aid Attempts Fail

NEW ORLEANS (NC)-In a survey on Lenten penance conducted by the Clarion Herald, New Orleans archdiocesan newspaper, 66 per cent of the 1,015 respondents acknowledged that they practiced less Lenten penance in 1969 than when fast and abstinence were mandatory.

Resuits were tabulated and analyzed on the basis of three categories: single-married; malefemale; and over-under 21.

The poorest Lenten performance was in the under 21 category, where 74 per cent admitted to doing less penance than in previous years.

On the question of voluntary penance, there was an almost even three-way split. Slightly less than one-third planned and carried out a program of volun- tary penance, another. third admitted to planning but poor follow-through; and the final third made no attempt at penitential observance during Lent.

The respondents voted almost two to one against return to the former Lenten discipline binding under pain of serious sin. Highest vote against the stricter Lenten observance came in the under 21 category where 68 per cent were in opposition.

Fifty-five per cent of the respondents admitted to keeping no Lenten fast at all, while 31 per cent attempted to observe the fast and 14 per c~nt successfully did so.

Benedictine' Oblates Oblates of St. Benedict of the greater Fall River area will hol,d their annual retreat at Portsmouth Priory, R. I. tomorrow through 'Sunday.. The program will begin at 6 Friday night with a dinner. Masses will be celebrated at 7 and 8:45 Saturday morning and at 7 and 9 Sunday morning. Commuters'may make the retreat and relatives and friends ot ,Oblates are also invited. Resei'\;li~ions may be made· with the' Priory or with ,Mrs. Frank S. Moriarty, 672·1439.

THE ANCHORThurs., June 19, 1969

As Marilyn Views Game, Styl·es Outweigh Swat

Defeat Proposa' To Aid Schools

By Marilyn Roderick

BATON ROUGE (NC) - Proponents of state aid to financially beleagured non public schools were defeated again in the Louisiana House of Representatives, but not until they had mustered 47 votes for their principle.

A 53-47 roll call after three hours of debate killed the possibility of the legislation, backed

by Citizens for Educational Freedom, gaining approval in this session. But supporters of the legislation counted 10 yes votes on the roll call which a year ago were in the nay column; only one vote shifted from the yes column to the nay sid~.

The bill in question calls for the state to contract for the secular educational services provided by parochial and other non public schools.

The voting analysis brought speculation that CEF may gain the needed majority of votes in next year's regular session of the legislature.

After the House defeat, CEF director Emile ComaI' said "we will continue to inform the taxpayers of the state of the need of non public schools, and we will be back to the legislature when they meet-whenever that is."

"You're nor wearing culottes to the ballgame!" exclaimed my husband. He went on to explain that women just don't dress like this to view America's number one sport. Because I had only been to one professional baseball game before (and that If you're bringing children was on a freezing April you to the game, you could 19th), I assumed he knew with always try to whip up a skirt what he was talking about for yourself with a fabric design

and therefore dressed according of footprints running across it, to his instructions in a linen because this is how your skirt dress and stockwill look at the end of the afternoon anyway. ings. Needless For those who do not find this to say, Fenway design too appealing, how about Park on a hot a priilt that will blend or camday had all the ouflage the mustard, pizza and coolness of the coke that will, in all probability, Sahara and get dumped in your lap? more than once No matter what you wear, or I long~d for my how you wear it, though, recarefree culottes member that once you get there and bare legs. don't complain about your What does one clothes, the heat or the cold, or wear to a day the placement of the seats. The tim e baseball game in torrid Boston? From male of the species thinks of the what I could gather by my care- ball park as his private domain ful observation (I spent more and he lets us visit it with time gawking at the fashions great reluctance. than at the game), casual is the first key word and comfort is the Missouri Senate Kills' second.

Americana at its best and Abortion law' Reform worst can be viewed at any JEFFERSON CITY (Np-The warm weather activity and the Missouri Senate has killed a refans at Fenway were no excep- laxed abortion law by a vote tion. There was everything from of 17 to 11, thus ending attempts bulging bermudas to sleek pant to revise the state's abortion outfits. statutes this year.

Prior to the floor vote in the Not too Cool The pant outfits, while most senate, the Criminal Jurispruof them were sleeveless, still dence Committee of the Senate looked anything but cool with had aproved a relaxed abortion the long trousers. However, be- bill which would have allowed cause I still don't. own one of abortion when the pregnancy rethese I still can't attest' to its sulted from rape or incest, when comfort or discomfort. Yet there the physical health of the exwere many chic looking women pectant mother was endangered present wearing this new look, and when there was a likelihood and I must admit not many of that the child would be born dethem looked too uncomfortable. fective. The proposed bill proAn outfit that did seem per- vided that three physicians other fectly suited to the carefree air than the one who was to perof the ball-park was the pant- form the abortion would have to dress, especially the printed ones attest to the circumstances of that keep their fresh look. I the operation.

The author of the bill attemptalso noticed one of those smart little white T shirt dresses that ed to include a provision which are becoming the rage for the allowed abortion when the menSummer season but even the im- tal health of the mother was enmaculate-looking girl who was dangered by the pregnancy, but wearing it had managed to soil the committee rejected this the hemline sitting on the out- amendment. On the senate floor, however, Senator Robert Prange, door l:eats. the bill's author, substituted a White, though marvelously bill including the mental health cool-looking, doesn't always re- clause for the committee-apmain as sparkling as when you proved bill and called for a vote. started out on your day's outing. The measure was defeated 17 to Navy blue trimmed with white, II, and this vote killed any furwhile still crisp, retains its fresh ther consideration of the bill. look longer. Plaids and stripes, \ in shades of brown and white or black and white also seemed Former U.S. Diplomat to maintain their bandbox look.

I saw quite a. few jacket Joins CRS Staff NEW YORK (NC) - Cecil B. dresses in these shades at the game and they too made the Lyon, 65, of Hancock, N.H., forwearer iook quite neat and trim. mer U. S. Ambassador to Chile This particular style. is a boon and Ceylon, has been assigned to travelers for it does away to overseas duty with the Cathwith that bulky sweater that olic Relief Services program in somehow manages to slip out of Vietnam. your arms.

Bishop Edward E: Swanstrom, executive director of the American Catholic overseas aid agenUniversity Has Parish cy, said Lyon arrived in Saigon on June 5 to begin his new asScholarship Program Signment as special consultant.

DALL'AS (NC) A parish Lyon served 37 years in the scholarship progrilm has been es- U. S. State Department.. tablished at the University of CRS in Vietnam provides food, Dallas for students from the clothing and medicines to more Dallas-Fort Worth area: than 1,200,000 women, children, The scholarship program is refugees and other war victims. supported by contributions to The agency also conducts a spethe university in honor of indi- cial refugee rehabiltation project vidual parishes. Several Dallas designed to provide socioand Fort Worth pastors are fi- medical care to the displaced nancing scholarships from parish and to train Vietnamese in the resources. various social services skills.

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GREETS WINNER: Father Edward T. McHugh, O.M.I., congratulates leo Morrison of Muskogee, Okla., winner in the men's division of the Brunswick Bowl Your Way to Europe Tournament.

Father .McHugh was the only priest participant among the 350 finalists who resently competed in the notional finals held in Washington, D.C. He is chaplain of Veterans Administration Hospital in San Fernando, Cal. NC. Photo.

Church Wealth.Myth Marianist Treasurer Recommends Financial Disclosures from Schools SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-The tendency today to reveal more of. the financial operation of private schools and colleges is in keeping with the good business practice of making known to constituencies the worth of a company or organization.

This is the opinion of Brother Gerald _Schnepp, S.M., treasurer general of the Society of Mary· (Marianists). Brother Schnepp; whose headquarters are in Rome, is visiting 'Marianist communities in California.

Brother Schnepp, whose official duties include. the general supervision of accounting and finances of more than 200 educational and apostolic centers in the Society of Mary's 13 provinces throughout the world, said: "We have a responsibility to the public of our stewardship.

The Society of Mary is extremely interested in regular, public financial reports, most certainly at the local level, where people are contributing toa high school or college. The Marianist general administration in Rome has recommended· this practice to local community directors.

'Wealth' in Buildings "We realize, of course, such a policy would vary from one region to another. For example," he continued, "in European countries large industrial firms generally do not reveal their financial status."

Public disclosure, he indicated, gives the public at large an op-

See Catholic School \ Enrollment Drop KINSHASA (NC)-In a fouryear period, enrollment of students in Catholic elementary schools has dropped from 70 to 65 per cent of the country's elementary school students, according to figures released here in The Congo.

The figures, made public by the Catholic Education Offke showed that 1.5 million pupils attended Catholic elementary schools in the 1966-67 school year, a five per cent drop from 1963.

Catholic secondary schools, according to the figures, had 70,000 students in 1966-67, 46 per cent of the national total, compared with 58 per cent of the national total in 1963.

portunity to become aware of the need for financial. help in private schools. "Students in Catholic schools usually pay only one-third to two-thirds of the actual cost of their education in the form of tuition," he stated.

"The balance must be secured in some other way," The Marianist treasurer general said he believes that besides identifying needs and stimulating support, public disclosure also tends to tear down the "Church wealth myth" and close .the "credibility gap" persons might have of the financial status of a school or relgious group.

"A good deal of the 'wealth' is actually in buildings," he said, "non-negotiable obviously, but still present on the balance sheet as assets,"

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Spanish Bishops Seek To End Tensions MADRID (NC) - The Spanish Bishops Conference will meet again in emergency session to de· bate ways to ease tensions with· in the Church and between the Church and government.

While the agenda lists as main topics a study of proposals for the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October, reliable sources say the bishops will also deal with current negotiations between the government of Gen. FranCisco Franco and the Vatican for revision of the 1953 concordat between Spain and the Holy See.

CHICAGO (NC)-Two women, one a Catholic nun, received jail sentences after they refused to stand when a judge entered the courtroom to begin a pretrial hearing for 15 persons charged with destruction of Selective Service records here.

The two who were found In contempt of court were Sister Jo Anne Malone, 28, a former Webster Groves, Mo., high school teacher who had participated in an anti-war demonstration at Dow Chemical Co. offices in Washington, D.C. on March 23,; and "Patricia Kennedy, a California resident. • U.S. District Court Judge Edwin A. Robson sentenced Sister Jo Anne to 10 days in jail and Miss Kennedy to 30 days. Both said their refusal to stand was not a personal protest against the judge, but against "injustices" in the courts.

The incident took place at a hearing for 15 persons, including two priests and a seminarian, arrested and charged with invading a Chicago draft office and burning records.

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Nigerian Attack On Relief Plane NEW YORK (NC) - An ecumenical .church group aiding victims of the ~igeria­ Biafra war has expressed regret at Nigeria's downing of a Swedish Red Cross plane carrying relief supplies.

The statement came ·from Bishop Edward E. Swanstro~, exe~u­ tive director of Catholic Rehef Services, the overseas aid age~­ cy of U.S. Catholics, a.nd presIdent of Joint-Church AId-U.S.A., the ecumenical relief group.

The statement said: "The member agencies of Joint Church Aid-U.S.A. deeply regret the attacks by the· Nigerian air force upon the Swedish Red Cross relief flight on the night of June 5 which resulted in the shooting down of the airplane

by MIG jet fighters and apparently cost the lives of its four crew members. , "However, contrary to conflicting press reports over the weekend, no church planes were involved in any military action nor was there dainage to any . church-operated planes on June 5. "Reports from our representatives on the island of Sao Tome, where the church planes are based, state that all church planes are safe and tha! the American' C-97G Stratofrelghter aircraft was the first plane into Biafra on Friday and Saturday nights, with tne crews reporting minimum military action around the Uli airstrip in Biafra.

Despite these increased dangers to the emergency operations, the church relief agencies are determined to continue the mercy airlift of food .and medicines as long as our unarmed pilots and crews are willing to risk their own lives to save thousands of innocent starving children.

Crews Determined "The Red Cross plane is the third relief aircraft destroyed by military action within the past month and it is the first relief plane to be attacked while in the air. Certainly this further emphasizes the dangers incumbent to the many pilots and crew members who are determined to continue the flow of relief supplies into the blockaded area.

"It makes it all the more imperative for the governments of the world to use their influences to bring the adversaries together to negotiate their differences and bring this horrendous <:wil war to a climax."

Only when peace is restored to this troubled area will the relief agencies be ahle to mount a truly meaningful program to restore these thousands of children and woman back to their normal state of health." ' Joint Church Aid-U.S.A., Inc., is a consortium composed of (Protestant) Church World Service, the American Jewish Committee and Catholic Relief Services. The consortium was formed in January to operate four C-97G cargo planes obtained from the U.S. Government to increase the amount of food and medicines being flown each night into Biafra.

True. Merit The world far oftener favors false merit than it accords justice to true merit.

-La Rochefoucauld.

Love of God Sister First Religious '10 Join Greater New Bedford YWCA

By Patricia Francis . When Sister Celina. La Font of the Sister of the Love of God made her first visit to the New Bedford YWCA Ii few months ago,she had no idea she soon would be breaking tradition. However, on that first' visit, the young Cuban nun ~aw a p~ster advertising a Y-sponsored course in playing the guitar. That was for SIster Cehna. The next thing anyone knew, :Sister was being enrolled as the first member of a religious order to join the New Bedford YWCA. She probably was clutching her new guitar as she did it.

Now, one night a week, Sister Celina attends the swinging guitar sessions at the Y. .

Why? "Because I like it," she says logically in her intriguingly-accented English.

At home at the convent at 54 South 6th Street, Sister Celina practiees what she learns in the hour-long Y lesson. sessions.

"I practice almost every day,"

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Study Diocesan School System BUFFALO (NC)-Faced with a crisis of declining student enrollments and difficulties in staffing'schools with teacherS, espeCially nuns, the diocesan school department has launched the first major study of schools in the history of the Buffalo diocese.

Involved in the study are the 238 schools in the eight-county diocese-199 elementary and 39 secondary schools.

The study's principal aim will be to strengthen the schools, according to Msgr. Leo E. Hammerl, diocesan school superintendent.

Father Norman C. McLaughlin, associate superintendent of schools and coordinator of the study, emphasized that the study will seek to' bring "quality rather than quantity" in the school system. .

They said they hope to complete the fact-finding by the end of June, then evaluate the information and have recommendations ready by the ·target date of Nov. 1.

In a letter dated May 27, Bishop McNulty notified pastors: "The Department of 'Education, at our request, is making an extensive evaluation of Catholic education in the diocese. This fact-finding study is' necessary for the best utilization of our present facilities as well as for evaluating future needs. The study will also examine the possibility of a more efficient deployment of personnel." .

Continued from Page One at the University of California in Los Angeles (NCLA), was a featured speaker at the Catholic Hospital Association convention here.

After he discussed" A National Health System-Analysis and Projection," reactions came from t.

SISYIER CELINA LA FONi, R.A.D. Mrs. Anne Ramsey Somers, research association at Princeton University, and Scott Fleming, she says, adding in explanatory· Assumption Church and also Christian Doctrine vice-president and associate man- . fashion, "Some days I don't teaches have time." . classes. ager, Kaiser Foundation Health Will she use guitar technique Study Team Scores The practice bouts at the conPlan, Inc., Oakland, Calif. vent are conducted "in a private to calm her kindergarten brood The health service system in room" so her four convent sis- next .year?

Thieu Government this country is extremely com- ters don't hear every wrong The 27-year-old nun giggles: WASHINGTON (NC) - The plicated, ·Dr. Roemer said.

"I don't know. Maybe if I know government· of South Vietnam plunk. .

"Its complexity results from "They want me to learn so' I how by then." . is "insecure," and relies more on the many parallel and independ- can teach them," says Sister Guitar lessons are fine. But police state tactics and Amerent streams of social action that Musician.

Sister Celina admits that one of ican support than the. support are part of our national heritage Sister .Celina arrived in New the most intriguing things about of its own people in ruling that in the health field no less than Bedford from Cuba "about eight the YWCA is its modern swimland, according to a report made in industry, agriculture, educa- . years ago." ming pool. here by a private study team tion, housing and other basic Not that the nuns go swim- just back from Vietnam.

Before leaving her native counfeatures of our society," he detry, she taught high school in ming there-:-at least not yetThe group claimed the presclared.

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42 defendants in a' trial being Social Insurance Saturday night at Kennedy Helps Solve 3 Biggest held here as a result of a camPressure for universal 'acces- pus demonstration at St. Peter's Youth Center in New Bedford, a sibility . of health care. "Social College pleaded guilty to con- group of Sister Celina's friends are sponsoring a variety show insurance, it is sometimes over- tempt of court charges.

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Priest Charges Anti-Rightist Press Bias

Holy Cross Father Looks Back at 40. Years As Priest, 3S as Member of Mission Band

By Patrica Francis DAYTON (NC)-A priest Rev. George B. Fischer, C.S.C., is a man' of interests. He was a ,student at Notre who is a leader in the right- Dame back in the days when Knute Rockne and his coaching were "just beginning" to wing John Birch Society make Notre Dame a national name in football circles and his football interest hasn't charged at a press confer-, dimmed. He developed an interest in music as a youth and still works at it as a favorence here that "conservative

opinion" is not represented in "90 per cent or more" of the Catholic newspapers in this country.

Father Francis E. Fenton, a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, said the diocesan press generally has either "ignored or smeared" the society. The priest is associate editor of the weekly Review of the News, a John Birch publication.

"The Catholic press simply doesn't give us a fair shake," he continued.

According to Father Fenton, Catholics make up more than 40 per cent of the Society's membership and "between 200 and 300 Catholic priests belong" to the organization.

'Absolutely Sound' Father Fenton cited as an example of "one-sided" handling of news in Catholic newspapers the treatment of stories a.bout the California grape pickers' strike. He claimed that only a few Catholic papers have published anything critical of Ceasar Chavez and the striking grape pickers he heads.

The priest claimed the John Birch Society is widely misrepresented and voiced the view that the group "is absolutely sound" in its philosophy and programs. "There is not a solitary thing' we do which is not completely moral and constitutionally correct," he declared.

Churches in the U.S. are' failing to mount any effective, opposition to the spread of obscenity and filth, he commented, thus leaving the job to others. He termed this "a sad commentary on the churches."

Father Fenton's appearance in Dayton was sponsored by the Miami Valley TRAIN committee.

TRAIN (To Restore American Independence Now) sponsored a lecture by the priest at Immaculate Conception school.

'Fight to Win' The priest urged a "fight to win" policy in Vietnam and urged cessation of all trade with Communist nations supporting the war against South Vietnam and the U.S. He said his position is "to do what is necessary, without the use of nuclear weapons, to defeat the enemy, set up a strong anti-communist government and get out," At his press conference, Father Fenton attacked the Black Manifesto and advocated legal action against those who disrupt church services to read it.

He was critical of the controversial civil rights priest, Father James E. Groppi of Milwaukee, and suggested that Church authorities should clamp down on his activities.

He also criticized Catholic University of America trustees, declaring they allowed a "massive inconsistency" to exist at the institution, sponsored officially by the bishops, by permitting a group of CU theologians to lead oposition to Pope Paul's birth control encyclical, Humanae Vitae.

ite hobby. But, perhaps most of all, Father Fischer has an interest in people-and an ability to listen to them

when they rattle off opinions on a variety of topics about which they know very little.

A' native of Fort Wayne, Ind., brought up in Rochester, N.Y. George Fischer was graduated from Notre Dame in 1922 with a degree in commerce.

Then he entered the novitiate of the Holy Cross Fathers at Notre Dame, studied at the seminary. there, spent four years in Washington studying theology and was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1929--40 years ago Saturday.

Happy Man, Today, as he looks forward to the celebration of his 40th anniversary as a priest-highlighted by a Mass which he will concelebrate with "perhaps 35'" of his fellow Holy Cross' fathers -Father Fischer is a happy man.

"I wouldn't have wanted anything to be different," he said last week, sitting in the spacious drawing room of the Holy Cros.s Mission House on Tucker Road, Dartmouth, to which he first came more than 30 years ago.

For two years after ordination, he served in a parish in South Bend. For three years after that, he was in parish work in Rochester. \ Then the young priest was tapped for the new Mission Band being organized by his order for preaching missions along the East Coast-and up into Canada.

"We opened up here in 1934," Father recalled, speaking of the Dartmouth Mission House.

"Originally, there were about five priests and four brothers 'here. The idea was to', operate a seminary and mission band. I was apopinted a member of the mission band."

Soon after the opening, however, it was realized the mission band would have to move out to make room for seminarians.

Father Fischer and the Rev. Archibald McDowell, now stationed at Notre Dame, "stumbled onto the Ames property in North Easton-then for sale."

The congregation bought the property, now the site of both Stonehill College and the Holy Cross Seminary in the Eastern District.

Finding Fathers "And now we call ourselves Finding Fathers," Father Fischer quips.

During the years since, Father Fischer has traveled up and the down the East Coast and far West preaching the 'truths that are as real now as they were then."

In those early days in Dartmouth, he recalls, "our first work was weekend work, in Wareham, Falmouth and Sandwich."

The mission band moved back to the Dartmouth house in 1952, after establishment. of the seminary in North Easton-and it has been home since for members of the band.

Did Father Fischer expect, Kid Themselves 'when first he was ordained, that he would spend his priestly There are people who think life preaching? that everything one does with a Definitely not, he says. I serious face is sensible.

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Indict 'D.C. Nine' War Protestors

WASHINGTON (NC) - Nine anti-war protestors accused of ransacking the Washington office of the Dow Chemical Company last March have been indicted on charges of burglary and destruction of property.

The group, which calls itself. the "D. C. Nine," includes several priests, former missionaries, two Jesuit seminarians and a nun.

Edward Bennett Williams and seven other Washington lawyers were appointed by Chief Judge Edward M. Curran of U. S. District Court to defend the protestors.

The "D. C. Nine" are accused of breaking into the Dow offices on March 22, smashing a window, throwing files out onto the street and pouring what they said was human blood onto company records.

The demonstrators accused Dow of "causing the psychological and physical destruction of mankind" by supplying war materials used in Vietnam. Some of , the nine have taken part in similar demonstrations in other cities.

One member of the group, Sister Joann Malone of the Sisters of Loretto, was recently given a brief jail term in Chicago for contempt of court. U. S. District REV. GEORGE fiSCHER Judge Edward A. Robson senHe feels, however, that young tenced the nun to 10 days in jail ish work, or even music." But preaching was his assignment people today don't have things and gave a 30-day sentence to and ''I'm very happy in what particularly easy.

Patricia Kennedy of California I'm doing," he says.

"We didn't have as many when the two refused to stand Music is a part of his life, things to battle to stay good as the, judge entered the court-too. "I sang in the Glee Club when I was young," he says. To- room. The two women were in at Notre Dame and I, play the day, he feels, paganism and ma- court for the arraignments of 15 piano-I close the door when I terialism are making things difdraft protestors accused of do." ficult for the young. burning Selective Service files in Chicago. , He also taught himself compoNot Easy sition and has written songs for That strain is reflected in reStonehill and 'Stang High School ligion.

Senate to Consider -as well as some "still unpub"Today we don't preach fire lished." and brimstone, but there still is leased Abortion Bill He -likes folk Masses "if they're a Hell. People today still need LANSING (NC)-By a twodone properly and not exagger- our preaching, they need help vote margin, the Michigan Senated-but not :with electric gui- to be reminded of the purpose ate voted to consider a bill deof life. And we still insist you signed to relax Michigan's abortars '" He "loves" opera ap.d sym- have to save your路 soul." tion law. phony, but finds an equal fasWhat about the rapid changes The Senate voted to take the cination in modern music and in the Church today? so-called Bursley Easy Abortion Dixieland and "is fond of coun"I think we're in for a lot Bill off the table and place it on try and western stuff. Some of more changes, a lot more defecthe calendar for full debate. it is excellent." tions, before this all levels off," Sponsored by Sen. Gilbert E. During the years he has he says.

Bursley of Ann Arbor, the bill spent as a traveling missionary, "After every council there would permit abortions w_hen a Father Fischer has met a multi- have been schisms and heresies. pregnancy threatens the physical tude of people with problems.

In these days we have to ex- or mental condition of the ex路 "People always will have prob- pect things like this." pectant mother; when the infant lems," he says. "They'll just difBut he has perfect confidence might be born with a physical fer in different ages and cul- that "the Holy Spirit is watch- deformity or mental deficiency, tures." ing out for things" and that or if the pregnancy is the result ' eventually there will be an end of rape or incest. . to turmoil and confusion.

Seeks to Win Back The day he celebrates his 40th Christian Converh Jubilee as a priest, a niece is BEFORE YOU NAGPUR (NC) - A militant being married in Rochester and BUY -TRY Hindu leader ,has announced I can't be there. But I married the others-and this is where I plans to ,organize "a batch of full time workers" to win back Hin- belong." dus converted to Christianiity.

His brother, Robert J. Fischer, Brij Narayan Brajesh, president a newspaperman with the RochOLDSMOBILE of the All-India Hindu Mahasa- ester Democrat and Chronicle, Oldsmobile-Peugot-Renault bha, alleged here that conver- and his sister, Mrs. Richard W. 67 Middle Street, Fairhaven sions in favor of Christianity had 'Snow, 'both live in Rochester. reached "staggering proportions" Father Fischer lives' where he in some places and the 'central is. Dartmouth's Holy Cross Misgovernment had failed to tackle sion ,Band house is his stopping the problem. off home.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19,1969

Cardinalls' Unusual Career 'Subject o,f 'Fre Barry Book

By Rt. Rev. Msgr. John S. Kennedy The life of Aloysius Muench, Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 1951 to 1959, is the subject of Colman J. Barry's new book, American Nuncio (St. John's University Press, Collegeville, Minn. 56321, $5.95). Ameri,can the nuncio certainly was, born in Milwaukee in 1889 of a young and the bis h 9P was astonished to find himself tapped for this couple who had emigrated tough assignment. from Germany in 1882. He He was to serve in Germany

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Task of Charity students. In addition to this Much the greater part of Father Barry's book is given to service, Muench, on his own, took the manifold labors of Muench courses which in these various capacities. Unled to his being trained' in diplomacy, Muench granted a master's' degree in was suddenly .plunged into, a economics. myriad vexatious and often del" , In 1919, Archbishop Messmer icate questions. He had to deal gave him the opportunity of go- with the German ,hierarchy, the ing to the University of Fribourg occupation authorities, his supein Switzerland, where, he was dol's at the Vatican. to work for a doctorate in social., There was a' tremendous task sciences., . , o f charity to be performed in a This he did successfully:, but', country which wa~ prostrate, he also found time to attend all' partitioned, and overrun with kinds of meetings in different refugees' 'and' expellees. There parts of Europe, and before his were the occupation authorities' ARCHBISHOP: Pope Paul VI return home he spent six months often ill-conceived. schemes for. has named Bishop Francis J.' auditing lectures at the Sor- the re-ordering of German soci- Furey of Son Diego to be Archbonne, the College de France, ety. There were the denazlfi- bishop· of Son Antonio, succeedLouvain, Oxford, Cambridge, and cation proceeding and the war the London School of Economics. crimes' trials. There was the ing '.the retiring Archbishop Bishop of Fargo spiritual care of 'American' ser- Robert E: lucey. Archbishop Furey, a native of Summit Hill, Back in the United States, he ' vicemen. And' so on: , Po., . serveq as auxiliary of joined the faculty of the MilwauUnusually Effective Why Muench was not utterly Philadelphia, then coadjutor of kee seminary, where he taught social science, catechetics, apolo- overwhelmed, it is hard to know. Son Diego" and became Bishop getics, and, later, dogmatic the- He lived very simply, worked of Son Diego in March 1966. ology. He wrote and lectured on very hard. He was receptive, social justice, and became a . cordial, helpful. He made an exrather well known figure in na- cellent 'impression on almost tional movements and organiza- everyone, and the German hiertions concerned with this ideal. archy came to hold him in high He was promoted to the rector- regard. That he was unusually MONROE (NC).,- Dismissal of . effective, it was commonly charges against three Amish ship of the seminary in 1929.

In 1935 he received word of agreed. . fathers for failure to have their his impending appointment as 'All this time he had retained chilpren in high school has been bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, title to the diocese of Fargo, asked here in Wisconsin,..., a diocese of which he knew and it was his wish to return Prosecution of the Amish trio, nothing. His inclination, was to there. !3ut in 1951, when West declared William B. Ball, Harrisrefuse, but the Archbishop of Germany regained international Milwaukee Samuel Stritch told, status, he was appointed nuncio. burg, Pa., attorney, "substantial'him that he simply might not. This was a role for which he was ly violates their constitutional to religious liberty, disenConsecrated in Milwaukee, he not well suited. He encountered rights abIes' them from rearing their troubles in f~lfillihg it. proceeded to Fargo. . children. in the Amish faith and That diocese, and the whole His health declined, and he mortally threatens them as a reof North Dakota, had been heav- began' to show impatience and ligious community." ' ily stricken by the Depression.' irritability. In 1959, he was sumBall's appeal for ,dismissal of The 'area wa!i given principally moned to Rome to be made a the charges was contained in a to farming, and drought, as well cardinal and was told ,he would legal brief filed in County Court as the deflated"' economy, had reside in Rome and be assigned here. , wrecked' havoc upon it The' to curial duties. .

The brief asserts that the legal .diocese was' relatively small in .

Comprehensive Book .

Living in the SalvatoI' Mundi effort is being made for an old numbers and resources, and the' total debt was $8.0Q,000, a huge Hospital, )he attempted to per- and "venerable' 'faith" so that . sum in terms of' the times and form the work given him.· But "not once' more will a religion be judged in· ~ ignor~~ce of its the pro~pects. he was less and less well, less facts and' actuality.'! ' Energetic Leader and less himself, generally ig:The 'Amish do not believe in Bishop Muench' acquainted nored, and never happy. Hedieq .himself with his diocese, scruti- in January, 1962"I,a~d Hjs re- sending.t:heir children to schools nized its problems, set u'" a plan .mains were returned to 'Fargo they' consider too "worldly" for their religious way of life. of cooperative 'financing, and' for burial.

The state, in its brief filed It is obvious from the text gradually restored solvency. He proved an energetic leader and and the extensive notes that . earlier with the court, states that initiated all sorts of plans and Father Barry has ,exerted himself "there is no issue as to the sinprograms which brought. vigor prodigiously. The' result is a. cerity of the defendants' religion. and 'growth tq the Church in his comprehensive and well-propor- That is conceded. The state's pocharge.' . tioned book, if a rather dry biog- sition is, however,' th"at the atIn February, 1946, he accom- raphy.

The personality of tendance law is valid regardpanied Archbishop Stritch to Muench does come clearly less."

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When Pope Paul divided the Monterey-Fresno diocese into separate Sees on Oct. 25, 1967, he appointed Bishop Manning to serve as bishop of Fresno. Bishop Manning was installed in Fresno on Dec. 15, 1967.

Cardinal McIntyre, who will observe his 83rd birthday on June 25, has been archbishop of Los Angeles for 21 years.

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. After ordination, he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian Univer~ sity in Rome from 1935 to 1938 and earned a doctorate in canon law. He was serving as secretary to the late Archbishop John J. Cantwell of Los Angeles in August, 1946, when he was consecrated a bishop on Oct. 15, 1946.

WASHINGTON '(NC)-Bishop Timothy Manning, of Fresno, Calif., has been named coadjutor archbishop with right of succession to James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, archbishop of Los Angeles.

Irish-born Bishop Manning, a former auxiliary bishop to Cardinal McIntyre, was appointed

by Pope Paul to be titular archbishop of Capreae.

Archbishop-designate Manning was born in Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland, on Nov. 15, 1909.

He was educated at Mungret College in Limerick, Ireland, and at St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1934, in Los Angeles.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19, 1969

The Parish Parade Publicity chairmen of parish organizations are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River

02722ST. JOSEPH, FALt RIVER The annual parish picnic will be held Sunday at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, North Westport.

The program will include games, sports events and entertainment.

Parishioners may bring picnic lunches or buy refreshments.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Contemporary music will accompany the 5 o'clock Mass Sunday afternoon.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Corpus Christi-St. Theresa's Women's Guild will sponsor a Summer fair from 4 to 8 Sunday afternoon, July 6 in the Corpus Christi parking lot. The rain date will be Sunday, July 13.

Attractions will include pony rides, children's games, a snack bar and many booths, offering food, handmade articles, white elephant items, and religious articles.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER The first in a series of planning meetings for the Feast of Our Lady of Angels will be held at 7 Sunday night, June 29. The feast will be observed Wednesday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 10.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN The installation banquet of the Association of the Sacred Hearts is slated for 7 Sunday night June 22 at Thad's restaurant·, New Bedford. Guests are' welcome and should make resevations by Sunday, June 15 with Mrs. Norman Robinson, Mrs. Philip Harding, Mrs. Joseph Porte or Mrs. William Tucker.

Statement Pleases Rabbi Tanenbaum HOUSTON (NC)-Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, national director of the American Jewish Committee's interreligious affairs department, said he has "increased confidence about the growing potentiality of Christian-Jewish understanding," because of the convictions expressed by Jan Cardinal Willebrands and Father Cornelius Rijk during a meeting in Vatican City. was Cardinal Willebrands named by Pope Paul VI to serve as president of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, succ'eeding the late Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. Father Rijk is director of the Vatican Office for Catholic-Jewish Relations.

Rabbi Tanenbaum, who was the only rabbi present during the deliberations at Vatican Council II, discussed his meeting with the two churchmen in an address before the annual meeting of the Houston chapter of AJC. Rabbi Tanenbaum said Cardinal Willebrands told him he believed the Jewish people and Judaism "have a permanent mission in the world, and we must work together, side by side, to serve God's people and to help bring the kingdom to the whole human family."

One Vote LANSING (NC) - The MichiganState Senate has defeated a bill designed to relax the state's abortion 'law. The vote was 17-16.

OUR LADY OF ViCTORY, CENTERVILLE The newly elected slate of .officers for the Women's Guild is: Mrs. John J. Pendergast Jr., president; Mrs.. James E. Murphy, vice-president; Mrs. Thomas McNulty, second vice-president; Mrs. Richard Farley, treasurer; Mrs. George Reale, recording secretary; Mrs. Philip Buckley, corresponding secretary. rhe board of directors will consist of Mrs. Stephen O'Brien Jr., Mrs. Donald Duquette, Mrs. Norbert Young and the Guild's officers.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER . The public i.s invited to a Lucky 7 Penny Social to be held at 7:30 Saturday night in the school hall, with proceeds benefiting the school building fUrid.

Tickets will be available at the door.

ST. MARGARET, BUZZARDS BAY SS. Margaret-Mary Guild of Buzzards Bay and Onset will sponsor its annual Penny Sale at 7:30 on Wednesday evening, July 2 at St. Margaret's Parish Center in Buzzards Bay. Proceeds will benefit the many youth activities of the parish.

A fun night is planned for all ages.

University Leaders Slow to Respond WASHINGTON (NC}-A Presidential commission report warning against legislation that would hold back federal funds from colleges for not effectively coping with campus disorders did not draw immediate response from Catholic university leaders.

Several school presidents bypassed the opportunity to express their views in an informal telephone survey conducted by NC News Service. A few said they needed more time to study the report before commenting.

One education official, however was quick to respond, and voiced his agreement with the report issued by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence.

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Efforts to punish students or colleges for campus disorders "are likely to spread, not reduce, the difficulty," the commission said in its first policy statement.

Quickly agreeing was Father Clarence W. Friedman, executive secretary of the college and university department of the National Catholic Educational Association.

Make Preparations "I believe legislative efforts would be counterproductive," Fr. Friedman told NC New Service.

"Students would look upon such action as befog legislated against.

It would appear that the establishment is ganging up on them."

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mission report said, is a good time for college and universities to make preparations so they can act on their own should more disorders occur during the next school year. Most observers agree that campuses will not be quiet next term.

"When the forecast is for rain, one should take an umbrella with him," Father Friedman said, agreeing that schools should make adequate preparations for possible future disorders.

"Campus protests," the report declares, "are sometimes escalated to the level of force because legitimate grievances, peacefully urged, have been referred to university committees which were slow to respond."

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ST. THERESA, SO. AITLEBORO Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gravel and Mrs. Marcel Lariviere served as co-chairmen for the recent testimonial to Rev. Lucien Bouchard, OMI. Father Bouchard, a native So. Attleborean, is home on vacation from his missionary work in Laos.

Department Gives More Free Food WASHINGTON (NC) - Food donated to the states by the.

U.S. Department of agriculture to improve diets of school children, needy families and institutionalized persons totaled nearly 921 million pounds in the first half of this fiscal year, against 894 million pounds for the same period a year earlier.

The department announced that its food donations for needy families during the July-December, 1968, period amounted to 476.4 million pounds and cost $93.6 million. These figures are 40 per cent and 59 per cent above the figures for the same period in 1967.

Other food donations by the department during July-December, 1968, included 375.4 million pounds to schools and 69.1 million pounds to charitable institutions. The totals for the schools are in addition to foods purchased by the department's Marketing Service for schools in the department's National School Lunch Program.

Illinois Sees Plan Project Equaloty PEORIA (NC}-The movement called Project Equality, which enlists purchasing offices to support businesses with nondiscriminatory employment records, will form . a state-unit here this m 0 nth including membership from four Illinois dioceses.

Cooperating with other church bodies in "the formation will be the dioceses of Peoria, Jol{et, Rockford and Springfield. Organizers say they are holding the door open for groups in Chicago where the movement, initiated by the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, has its headquarters, but no local unit.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19, 1969

Unsung Heroes-

Full Human Developmen.t

MINEAPOLIS (NC) - Terence together with the late Francis studies and to iearn more effecCardinal Cooke of New York Cardinal Spellman. tive methods of improving their The cardinal praised and en- apostolate among the sick. would ,like to establish an annual He praised NACC's annual award which would be given to couraged chaplains as "unsung the outstanding Catholic chap- heroes" who see the sufferings two-week orientation institute, of Christ. He reminded the chap- their publications and training lain of the year.

By Barbara Ward He made the suggestion in a lains of the influence they have courses. . "With the encouragement of The central fact about the world's crisis of population' speech at the National Associa- on all people around them.

"It seems to me the members the NACC many of our bishops tion of Catholic Chaplains here.' is not-at least, not yet...:.-absolute size. Latin America and The Chaplains held their annual of the NACC are - in a deeply have established a well-organAfrica are not over-populated in t.he sense that India and meeting concurrently with, the spiritual sense - the best public ized hospital apostolate in their China can be said to be. On the. contrary, both continents Catholic Hospital Association relations men that. the Church own diocese," he said, and added convention. has had in many areas today. that he didn't know how bishops need more human beings if , Cardinal Cooke said such an You don't think of yourselves as could function in a diocest;l withThey are complicated by a sec- award would serve as a means public relations men, but you. . out 'a hospital apostolate. their resources are to be deproblem. The very路 great ex- of inspiration and offered to should be proud to ,be doing this veloped effectively. No, the ond The chaplains applauded the pansion is occurring in a lopsided "find the funds" if the organiza- this work," he said. cardinal when he acknowledged crisis is one of speed and and itinerant way. Numbers are He congratulated the group that "sometfmes the chaplain in this fact is totally new in the increasing but only, in certain tion would "find the ways and history of mankind. The best .areas. And as they increase, they means" for giving such an for their work in upgrading the the Catholic hospital is not given award. The cardinal had been in- status and priestly ministry of all the recognition that he deway of grasping are moving 'in a dogged, massive strumental in organizing the the hospital chaplain, for encour- serves" because he is taken for it is to look at . . way which makes some observ- group of chaP.1ains 15 years ago, aging chaplains to pursue their granted. the accelerating .' ers think uneasily about the suirate of expan-:: cidal'rush of the lemmings to the sion over time. sea. .

In the first cenPopulation growth is highest in tury after the develpping lands, Europe and birth of Christ, North America are growing slowdemogra"ly or are more or less stable. phers estimate Russia is still making up for the that the world vast losses of the war. Eastern contained perEurope has even been in reverse. haps '250 million But growth rates above 2.5 per people. Depend. cent a year are general in the, deing on the date we fix for the veloping continents' and in parts emergence of recognisably hu- of Latin America they are even man beings, we can say that per- above 3 per cent. When mankind haps 40 million years had passed reaches the 7 billion mark, the before man reached this 250 mil- likelihood is that over 5 billion lion mark. will be living in Asia, Africa and Startling Acceleration Latin America.

He added another 250 million Crowding Cities over the next 16 centuries and And they will not be living then another 500 million by the' where they are now. All through. beginning of the 18th century. these continents, men and womAt this point, the acceleration en are leaving. the land. The becomes more startling. The sec- growth of cities is double the ond billion took about 110 years, growth of population, the growth bringing liS to the end of the of big cities dOl.lble that again.

First World War. The next bil- Over the next two decades', the lion took only 35 years. Mankind estimate is that the growth of , grew to three billion about 1956. cities in developing lands will Today, we are in the middle of equal the entire urban population the Seventies - a span of 20 of the developed world today. years. The fifth billion comes up The installations,' the buildless than 15 years later-at the ings, the services built in the beginning of the 1990s. The North Atlantic and Russian resixth will take 10 years or less. gion over the last 2,000 years At the beginning of the 21st would need' to be provided in Century, mankind could be addonly 20 years in order to 'give ing a billion every seven or eight these new urban mil1ions anyyears and the span would still be thing like a' comparable ease and shrinking. income. There is no hope of this.

There is no point in carrying But it sets a standard by which projections beyond 30 years. The to measure the vastness of the . suggestion that by the year 2600 problem. each human being will 'have preThe Need' cisely one square foot of land to It also illustrates vividly its stand on adds little to our under- economic dimension. To house standing or our imagination. people, to give them drinking Long before then, famine, savage . water and sewage in great condefense' of living space or total centrations of population, to propollution 路would have in a literal vide the factories for urban jobs, sense "cut us down to size" to secure the fertilizer, seed and again. The real issues are here credit for the added food needed and now, the needs, possibilities to feed the cities - all this reand policies of the next three quires very large capital sums. decades.

But if public health and the control of epidemics saves lives, then the new mouths literally Illinois House Kills consume any added ,production. ' There is simply not a sMficient Legal 'Abortioll1 Bill SPRINGFIELD (NC) The margin of savings with which to Illinois House killed legislation build homes modernize the. farms to legalize abortion in this state and build factories. This is the tread mill economy." Workers after two hours of intense dehave to produce more simply to bate. stay where they are. In the last The vote, which crossed 15 years, India has performed party lines, was 57 to 102 'on a pair of biBs which needed 89 the heroic feat of feeding and' pgrtially educating, housing and votes for passage. . employing 150 million more peoAlthough two other abortion ple. But average income is still relaxation measures are pending only $60 a head .. in the House, some observers "the bank where your neighbors work" Thus the problem is not simply said the action 'was a death blow Fall River National Bank more people. It is more people in ,to efforts to chan'ge the abortion 55 North Main Street laws during the current legisla- cities, without jobs and soon, 路153 South Main Street perhaps with even lower diets. tive session.

Stafford Square The challenge is not simply popRep. Leland H. Rayson, chief ulation control. It is full human sponsor of the defeated bills, development. said that at least 40 legislators who previously favored the bills All or Nothing had changed their minds in recent weeks after their constitu,Trust that man in nothing ents made their anti-abortion Member Federa;l Deposit Insurance Curpuraliun who has not conscience in everyviews known to them. thing.-Sterne.

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Baptist Rejects Pope's Teaching On Birth Control NEW ORLEANS (NC)Pope Paul's encyclical condemning artifical birth control was courteously but roundly rejected by a theologian of the conservative Southern Baptist Convention here.

At the 124th annual meeting of American Protestantism's largest denomination, Humanae Vitae's insistence that "each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life" was termed "bluntly contradictory to the plain teaching of Holy Scripture" by Dr. Wayne E. Ward, professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. In Prof. Ward's reading of Scripture, marriage is conceived fundamentally as a special mode of union, not as a means of procreation. He said he views the Genesis injunction of a man leaving father and mother and cleaving to his wife as intended not to beget something but to become something-"one new being, one flesh."

Forgetfulness of the primordial primacy of conjugal love results in warped views, he claimed.

'Destroys Beauty' "One of the tragedies of the husband-wife relationship by this 'hang up' on the necessity of procreative purpose to legitimize the sex act and keep it from being sinful, is that such a view destroys the beauty and the glory of this union for its own sakefor no other purpose than to give one's own being into the most intimate fulfillment of another's being-to become one flesh," the professor said.

The Southern Baptist theologian said other cultural abuses result from a misreading of the creation account in Genesis: "God emphatically did not say 'Let us make a female so that the race can be procreated,' This is not the meaning of woman's existence and it is one of the most degrading things in the history of womankind that many religions and many cultures have depersonalized and dehumanized her by making her a kind of tool for the propagation of the race," Dr. Ward asserted.

To be sure, he said, the biological function was conceded a subordinate place in marriage.

"Even as God, out of His love, willed to create man in His own image," Dr. Ward noted, "so the husband .and wife in this most intimate expression of their love for each other can desire the fulfillment of their love in a child of their union."

Forum to Consider University Topics NOTRE DAME (NC)-An AllUniversity Forum has been established as a sounding board for University of Notre Dame students, faculty, administration, . alumni and trustees.

Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president, said in a letter to members of the university community, that there is need for an additional body in the university structure "to address itself to those all-embracing topics as the aims and objectives of the university; its internal priorities of interest, its stance vis-a-vis the total society in which it lives, and the problems of that society; its life style; the internal and external problems it faces to survive and prosperand many other f.imilar questions."

First New Bedford Woman Attorney In Mo.re than Quarter Century

THE ANCHORThurs., June 19, 1969

Conduct Service With Armenians

By Patricia Francis

When Rae L. Sousa of New Bedford walked up to receive her diploma from New England School of Law last Sunday, her father'retired as a human alarm clock. Rae, 26, admits she would rather not get up in the morning. And for three years her father, Edward R. Souza of 425 Purchase Street, saw to it that she did, in time to climb onto the 6:45 bus to Boston. It paid off Sunday when the fifth youngest of the Sousas' children became an attorney at law, climaxing a dream that started "back in grammar schoo!."

Grammar school for Rae, as for her seven brothers and sisters, was St. Mary's School now St. James.

From there Rae went to Holy Family and then the University of Massachusetts. And all -the time her heart was set on the law.

Gave Study Time She acknowledges the three and a half long years of commuting to Boston were tiring, but she also feels they provided an extra two hours a day of study time-which she appreciated.

Scheduled to graduate from the then Portia School of Law in January, Rae cut down her schedule last Fall and finished her course in time for June graduation.

She already had taken-and passed-her state bar exams in December.

Now, says Atty. Sousa, "I'd like to practice in New Bedford.

But opportunities here are limited, because there are so many lawyers," Not many women lawyers, however. Rae is the fifth in the city and the first addition to the contingent for more than a quarter century.

"In any event, she admits she "hasn't really looked yet. I want to relax first."

One thing is definite, despite its novelty value.

"I don't want to be a 'woman lawyer,' I just want to be a lawyer who's a woman," The petite-''I'm 5 feet 2 on my good days"-attorney doesn't feel her choice of a career is all unusual, even though she was one of only three. women in her class of 68.

"It's what I've always wanted, ever since I can remember. It always seemed very natural," . As proof of her ability, Rae is proud of her election to Eta

Avers Commitment To Ecumenmsm ST. LOUIS (NC)-John Joseph Cardinal Carberry of St. Louis, criticized twice here recently for lapses in ecumenicity, declared publicly that he has a "personal commitment" " ~, to the spirit of genuine ecumenism," Cardinal Carberry's declaration came at a large testimonial dinner organized by business and civic leaders to honor the archbishop of St. Louis on his elevation to the College of Cardinals.

Earlier, the St. Louis Lutheran, bi-monthly newspaper, editorialized that Cardinal Carberry's "mariolotry" and unswerving obedience to papal authority were detrimental to ecumenical relations between Lutherans and Roman Catholics in St. Louis.

Later Presbyterian leaders leaders here expressed disappointment when. Cardinal Carberry refused to permit archdioc~ esan seminarians to take a course in Old Testament Scripture from a .St. Louis University professor who is a Presbyterian.

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WASHINGTON (NC)-Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle of Washington greeted His Holiness Khoren I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, Armenia'll Apostolic Church, as a "revered brother in the love of Christ, with that oldest of Christian greetings, 'Peace be with you,''' Cardinal O'Boyle delivered his welcoming remarks to the Catholicos during a joint ecumenical service conducted in St. Matthew's cathedral here.

A votive Mass for Christian , unity was celebrated. This was followed by a brief prayer service, led by the Rev. Dr. James M. Singer, pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, Washington.

The entire congregation then recited the Apostles' Creed.

Hymns in Armenian and in English were sung.

The Catholics responded in Armenian to the" cardinal's remarks, and his statements were then translated by the Rev. Yervant Apelian, vicar general of the North American prelacy, Armenian Apostolic Church.

In their remarks, both churchmen expresed thankfulness for the ecumenical movement which made such a meeting possible.

Both made reference to the visit of Pope Paul VI to the World Council of. Churches' headquarters in Geneva.

Catholic R.omanians Schedule Meeting FIRST IN 25 YEARS: Roe Souza and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Souza, proudly examine her. law school diploma.

Petite New Bedfordite is first woman attorney to join New Bedford legal corps in more than quarter century.

Chapter of Phi Delta, (national honorary legal sorority) during her final year at Law schoo!.

Taught CCD In addition to pounding the books, Rae-a communicant of St. James Church-has found time for volunteer work during her school years.

While she was a student at Holy Family she taught Christian Doctrine classes at Our Lady of the Assumption Churc!). As a college student she was active in Newman Club affairs and taught religion in a parish in Hadley. . She also admits to being "an avid reader. And I like to cook and serve a nice table," She refinishes furniture, too, and delights in displaying one of her prOducts, a table in the family living room.

"And I paint," she says, adding after a pause, "walls," Except for her intentional slow

Former Nun Weds Business Executive ST. LOUIS (NC)-Jacqueline Grennan, former president of Webster College here, married a Jewish business executive from New Jersey in a private ceremony on the Webster campus here.

The former Sister of Loretto wed Paul Joseph Wexler of Tenafly, N. J., a widower with two children. Mr. Wexler is president of Orpheum Productions, Inc., a recording company in New York City.

Before her marriage, Mrs. Wexler was president of Webster and a nationally known educator. In 1967, she requested and was granted permission to leave the Sisters of Loretto.

down in studies, Rae would have been graduated from law school in January, giving her family a double cause to celebrate.

That was when her sister Susan was graduated from. Addison-Gilbert School of路 Practical Nursing in Gloucester.

"She's working at the same hospital now," Rae says, "but she lives at home. At least she still takes up closet space," Also at home are Carolyn, a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing; Canida, a hairdresser, and Philip Anthony, a senior at New Bedford High.

Older members of the family circle are Connie, now Dr. Consuelo M. Sousa (Mrs. Timothy L. Stephens) of Cleveland; Mrs. Peter D. Fernandes of Wareham and Roger Edward of New York.

Mainsprings of the family circle are Mr. and Mrs. Sousa, whose pride was obvious as still another of their children stepped to the beginning of an honorable career.

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EAST CHICAGO (NC)-The Association of Romanian Catholics of America, Inc. (ARCA) will hold its annual general meeting here in Indiana Saturday and the 21st annual Romanian Catholic Day will be observed Sunday.

Hosting the double event will be St. Nicholas Romanian Byzantine-Catholic parish here, whose pastor, Father George C. Muresan, is current president of ARCA. ARCA was established in the United States in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1948 at the beginning of the persecution of Byzantinerite Catholics in Romania. Its chief function has been to preserve the identity of that Church through ancient traditions in local parishes.

There are 17 Romanian Catholic Byzantine Rite parishes in the' United States.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thurs. June 19, 1969

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LONG WAY TO GO: Sister M. Gabrielle Annonciatia of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary shows Espirito Sanlo students Mary lou Alves and Maria Viveiros where her next assignment will take her. She will be in charge of CCO at the catechetical center of the diocese of Kuala lumpur, Malaysia. For the past four years she has taught 7th grade at Espirito Santo School and has been active in CCO at St. Anthony of the Desert Church. She will leave Fall River Sunday, visiting the Franciscan Missionaries' motherhouse in Rome before traveling to Malaysia.

Superintendents Ask Integ ration Efforts Warn Agaunst Closing Suburban Schools WASHINGTON (NC)-Catholies must do everything "in their power to further integration in Catholic schools," the Department of School Superintendents, National Catholic Educational Association, said in a statement.

The superintendents' statement warned, however, against closing Catholic schools in the suburbs in order to put more funds and personnel in inner-city schools,· as some Catholic school experts have suggested. "There are serious difficulties with this strategy," they said. '.

The statement, resulting from a conference sponsored by the superintendents in Chicago, said the commitment of Catholic schools "to the religious and moral dimension in education enables them to reflect these indispensable values in the school program, to the benefit of both their white and non-white students."

Questionable Value The superintendents maintained it would be as serious a mistake to cut back the scope of the Catholic schools' role among whites as it would be to reduce the Catholic schools' presence in the inner city.

"Some suggest that, if a choice must be made for financial reasons between Catholic schools in the suburbs and Catholic schools in the inner city, the Catholic community should opt conclusively for the latter," the superintendents noted.

"It is questionable to say the

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Ease AbortioiMl law DOVER (NC) - The Delaware legislature has passed an abortion law permitting women to have an abortion during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy if the pregnancy endangers her physical or mental health, if it was caused by rape or incest or if there is evidence the child would be born physically or mentally defective.

least whether Catholic education, cut off from its base of financial support in relatively affluent urban and suburban areas, would be able to accomplish much in the inner city," they said.

Greater Centralization "This difficulty could and should be removed in part by creating a stronger sense of generosity and commitment to the inner city in the more affluent

Co II for Action Against Hunger WASHINGTON (NC) - The Conference of Religious of the National Conference of Catholic Charities has called upon its membership to "join the intensive effort to eliminate tIle intolerable and immoral fact or hunger and malnutrition" existing everywhere in the nation.

The Conference of Religious is composed of Brothers and nuns of various religious com· munities working in the social apostolate of the Church.

The conference's standing committee in a letter to the . conference membership pointed up the urgency of eliminating hunger and malnutrition. It asked the conference to make the task its "first public corporate stand on a social issue."· The letter outlined a threepart program to be followed by the conference members: To familiarize themselves with the dimensions of poverty in their own localities and to join with other religious groups in fighting it.

To support emergency food stamps, commodity distributions and school lunch programs; to make others aware of the need for such programs and to aid the needy in taking advantage of such programs.

To inform members of Congress they expect passage of legislation taking care of the basic needs of all.

portions of the Catholic community, and by greater centralization in the funding of Catholic schools, as well as by seeking new sources of support from government, industry and foundations. ' "It is an open question, however, whether all or any of these steps would guarantee the financial resources necessary to sustain a major quantitative reorientation of Catholic school priorities toward the inner city," the superintendents said. "To a great extent, the degree of support from these sources will determine how much can be done

by Catholic inner-city schools, and how well. .

"Perhaps, then, the best answer for the Catholic schools in responding to the urban crisis," they said, "IS to start from where they are: They must increase their effort to be of service to non-white and non-Catholic inner-city students, and they must increase their effort to foster socia:! justice among their white middle-class students."

fP@~D«:,@ S~V~ Ch~pe~ fW'@Wi Mob Attack TRIVANDRUM (NC) - Police rescued a Catholic priest and saved a local chapel that was about to be destroyed by an angry mob here in tndia.

The priest, Father Xavier Braganza, was attacked by the, mob following a dispute over the boundary of the property of a Boy's Town of which he is manager.

Before police arrived, the town had been stoned and several articles including th~ priest's scooter, battered. As police left the mob surrounded the institution's chapel where the priest had returned to say Mass.

The attackers smashed open the chapel's doors and windows and left it littered with stones and rubble as police were called back to restore peace.

A hard-hitting program of miSSIOn awareness was launched this year in many Catholic high schools across the country. The program, sponsored by The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, revolved around a film called "WE ARE ONE"-a psyc~e­ delic collage of music and pictures, portraying the contrastmg values and opportunities of the world's 250 million teenagers, The film has been a catalyst for student action and discussion. Here folBows just a sampling of the thought-provoking comments we received about the film: "The purpose of the film was to bring about the realization that all kinds of people all over the world are actually under one God." "It raised a problem but did not answer it-this Is a problem for all of us to answer."

"We can't overcome things alone and yet we can't push responsibility off on other people. We must all share it. " "It' Is something that makes a secure, happy, untroubled existence-the fact that we should be troubled."

"Of all the groups in the film, the most self-fulfilled seemed to be the people who cared, who gave, who helped.

Only by going out of yourself can you reach others and, ultimately, your innermost selL" "Gets to you. H don't know where exactly but It makes you think!" .

"The movie at first seems to be slapping wealthy people.

It seems to be saying it is wrong to be rich. But if you stop and think for a moment, a new idea on being rich develops. It is not wrong to be rich; it is wrong to be able to share and then not to share with those who need you."

"It hit me with a bang. We really are one, aren't we?"

These students, however, did not rest with merely spouting fine phrases about giving and self-sacrifice. They put their words into actions! They washed cars, baby-sat, sold cakes, held raffIes, sponsored dances-all for the support of their brothers in the Missions.

As Summer begins, we want to thank these fine teenagers for their generosity to the Missions. We urge them to continue to cultivate their deep sense of mission responsibility.

At the same time, we urge their parents, relatives and friends to join with these students in prayer and sacrifice for the Missions this Summer. Remember: you can get away from it all, but twothirds of the world cannot!

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 19, 1969

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Stresses Role of Secular Christian in, Social Order

By Msgr. George G. Higgins

Director, Division of Urban Life, U.S.C.C. Ed Marciniak, Deputy Commissioner for Community Development in the city of Chicago, has been deeply and very effectively involved in the Catholic social action' movement in this country for more than a quarter of a century. During that· time, he has developed some very tions, Mr. Marciniak stresses the crucial role of the insider (the strong opinions on the re- secular Christian) in the tempospective roles of the clergy ral order. and of "secular Christians" (we used to call them laymen) in the church's mission to society. Any one who has ever been in his presence for more than 30 minutes will have heard him give forthright expression to his theologically sophisticateq views on t his subject.

Many of us who have been exposed to this bracing experience have long entertained the hope that he would eventually put his thoughts in writing for the benefit of a wider audience. This hope has now been realized with the publication of his new book entitled Tomorrow's Christian (Pflaum Press, Dayton, Ohio $5.95).

I am pleased to recommend it very highly-even though, as I shall indicate later on in this column. I am ,inclined to think he may have overstated his thesis in certain minor respects Caricature of Church Marciniak states at the outset that "the real stumbling block to putting the church at the service of the secular Christian co '" co is the universal persistence, both inside and outside the church, of a 19th-century caricature of the church at a time when Christians ought to be rehearsing their roles for the 21st-century."

This 19th-century caricature of the church, he says,has taken on a number of different 'forms over the course of the years, but, for practical purposes, they can all be subsumed under one: "the idea that the church is to be regarded as something apart from the Christian."

ClerIcal Paternalism The "impossible" theology of the church, Mr. Marciniak notes, has resulted all too frequently in a.disastrous form of clerical paternalism. "As priests were the professionals in the church," he points out, "the layman was the everlasting amateur. His job description was prepared by priests and hence as a Christian he was given a clerical view of the world.

"Even today, because of the caricature, many an emerging layman is concerned with matters such as the celibacy of the clergy-preoccupied with reconstructing not the social order but the religious order."

In other words, the Christianizing of. society is still being left to the professionals in the church (the clergy) who are am· ateurs in<>the world.

'Priest Is Visitor' Mr. Marciniak would like to see this process reversed. Indeed, he repeatedly insists that, unless and until it is reversed, there is little hope that the church, properly understood, will ever be able to carry out its appointed mission to society.

In coun~ering the "impossible" ecclesiology of recent genera·

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Wins Providence ColIege Award Coaches Recognize Service to Hoop Squad was good enough to win most leagues, but the Blue and White was forced to settle for runnerup honors in the tough Narry chase.

Again it was the hot corner shooting that made Synnott a scoring threat, but the lanky youngster developed an excellent drive to make him an even bigger offensive threat.

Had College Scholarship Following the regular season, Synnott was named to several all-league teams. So impressive was Billy, that several colleges sought his aid on the hardwood.

But the Parochial pumper had long since made his choice and he entered Providence College on a scholastic scholarship.

Through four years at PC, Billy has m'aintained a 3.3 average and has been a member of the Dean's list during that time.

A Political Science major, Synnott plans a career as an attorney at law.

Synnott is a resident of 493 Kempton Street and is the oldest of three children. His younger SMTI and his sister, JoAnne, graduated from Holy Fan1ily last year.

The Synnotts are communicants of St. Lawrence Parish.

By Luke Sims

For the last three seasons, Billy Synnott has had a reserved spot on the Providence College basketball bench.

He hardly, if ever, missed a game. . He watched his team fight its way into national prominence during the first two years and struggle to reach the respectable stage this past season. Despite his loyalty and near perfect attendance, Synnott never scored a point. In fact he never appeared in a varsity game. Yet, this past week, when the Friars honored their athletes at the school's annual Sports Awards Day, the New Bedford native was among the hardwood award winners. ' Billy has been the team manager' ever since his sophomoreseason and has done what head coach Joe Mullaney has described as * * '" an outstanding job.

A former basketball standout at Holy Family High in New Bedford, Synnott was a member of the PC freshman squad ,and averaged 3.4 points-per-game during that initial season.

Holy Family Starter Unfortunately, his size (6-0, 160 pounds) proved a drawback and eventually he was discouraged from trying out for the var-

"In the professional and occupational world," he says, "the secular Christian is the 'native', the priest a tourist or visitor."

Activist Clergy It is my impression that, at the level of pure theory, most clerical amateurs-including the most active of the so-called "activists" - would agree with Marciniak's central emphasis on the crucial role of the secular Christian in the field of social reform.

In practice, however, as Mr. Marciniak very bluntly complains, too many activist clergymen seem to think that "the church is not present in the world unless they are personally on the scene of the action themselves."

These priests, he contends, are indulging in a new form of clericalism which "assigns to clergymen as such an expertise in secular affairs for which they have repeatedly displayed little talent."

Priest's ]Role Even those clerics who may be inclined to agree with Marciniak in this regard will In this connection, I would want to know, on the other hand, what he himself thinks also be inclined to qualify Mr. of as being the proper role of the Marciniak's very severe criticism priest in this age of advanced of those clergymen who have attempted or may still be attemptsecularization.

Marciniak's answer to this ing to resort to '~church power" question is that priests should in approaching community probconcentrate their efforts on lems.

While he is willing to admit helping to form the social conthat clergymen sometimes make science of believing Christians.

Because of space limitations, this mistake because they are it isn't possible in this column to maneuvered into in by clerically' explain in detail what Marchin- minded laymen, he leaves the iak means by this. Suffice it to over-all impression that, most of say that his definition of the the time, the fault lies almost priest's role in the social order exclusively with the offending would provide any alert semi- clergymen themselves. I am not nary professor with enough ma- so sure about that. terial for a year's course in pasPressured by Laymen toral theology.

In other words, I suspect that Some reviewers of Mr. Mar- as often as not - and perhaps ciniak's book have already more often than Marciniak charged that it draws too sharp seems prepared to admit-clerics a distinction or dichotomy be- depart from his distinction between the role of the priest on tween the legitimate roles of the the one hand and the role of the priests and the secular Christian secular Christian on the other. because they are pressured into In their opinion, clergymen doing so by etherwise "liberal" must also be permitted-indeed, laymen who have a hang-up on must be encouraged-to play an making the "church" look good active role in the field of social and seem to think that the easreform. iest way of accomplishing this Mr. Marciniak, having antici- objective is to put as many pated this objection says both clergymen (and as many old"yes" and "no" to his critics. On style and easily identifiable the one hand, he is at pains to nuns) out in front. I would call say that "the duty of a priest to this the Selma syndrome for lack speak out as a prophet among of a better word. men is not being challenged." On Aside from these few minor the other hand, he warns priests reservations, I fully agree with against the danger of playing Mr. Marciniak's basic thesis, and this role in such a way as to un- I admire his ability to state his dercut the secular Christian's re- position so clearly and effectivesponsibility. ly. Here's hoping that his book will be widely read by clerics Honest Differences I find myself agreeing sub- and secular Christians alike.

In my opinon, it's the best stantially with Marciniak in' this regard, while recognizing at the book of its kind on the market same time, that honest men will and deserves to be taken very have honest differences of opin- seriously - more seriously, I ion as to where the emphasis might suggest, than it was taken ought to be placed - or where by the reporter who summarized the line ought to be drawn as be- its contents in a recent front tween clerical and lay involve- page article in the National Catholic Reporter. ment-in any given situation.

Schedule Liturgical Music Seminars

BILL SYNNOTT sity squad the following season.

His great enthusiasm and love of the game was recognized by the Friar coaching staff and Billy was invited to try his hand at managing the varsity. His duties consisted of equipment upkeeping, assisting in the bandage department and keeping the locker rooms in shipshape.

It wasn't a glamorous position by any means, especially for a former high school basketball hero. But Billy realized his handicap (height) and was only interested in being connected with the varsity in some capacity.

As a freshman at Holy Family, Synnot played sparingly as a member of the school's junior va'rsity. The following year, he was promoted to a starting berth on the same JV squad.

It wasn't until his junior year, that the six-footer developed into a talented varsity performer.

Scoring Threat Thanks to Billy's deadly corner jump shooting, the Parochials rolled to an outstanding 15-1 season and a Narry League championship. He finished as Holy Family's second leading scorer with 180 points and an 11.3 ppg scoring average and was named to an honorable mention berth by those covering the Narry circuit.

As a senior, Synnott was elected captain of a team that was rated poorly in pre-season polls but again sparked them to a high finish in the final standings. The Parochials' 14-2 slate

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HAVE FED THOUSANDS: Sr. Mary RegJs, RSM, serves the children's delightdessert. Joe Dudek makes ~ure that too many hands do not spoil the broth.'

Prelate Asseris ReligDol'Jl$ UrnBty

Joe lima is ready for the hungry youngsters at the no'on meal. More than 500 meals are prepared daily by the staff.

Century of Cooking Chalkl!d Up By Three Workers at Sf/a Vil!lJ~@nrt's Home

Prelate Dedlnteates Hest@ric«d library

VINCENNES (NC) - Bishop Paul F. Leibold of Evansville, oMlUl~tD gH'i) ~ndi«il lBy Patricia McGowan Ind., officiated at the dedication of the Old Cathedral Library and KOTTAYAM (NC) -.In-.

How many oceans of milk,' acres of. toast and mOl~ntains of mashed potatoes can you Complex here. dia's new cardinal has de- serve in 100 years? Ask Sister Mary Regis, R.S.M., Joseph Dudek and Joseph Lima of St. This houses books, letters, docclared that the "emotional Vincent's Home, Fall River, who together ha ve chalked up more than a century of service uments and art works relating unity" of all religions in the in the venerable institution's all-important kitchen. Sister Regis came to St. Vincent's as 'to the settlement of the North· country is a "must" for nationwest Territory and to the mis· a young nun in 1926. She's sionary pioneers, including Bishal progress.

Speaking at a reception by been there ever since, seven' St. Vincent's youngsters who at- pretty good at this, says Sister op Simon Brute, first bishop of Vincennes. the Orthodox·owned Malayala days a week, mO,re th~n 12 tend area schools. Cake, fruit Regis loyally. and sandwiches go in each bag.

Summer vacation changes the Manorama newspaper here, JoBishop Leibold ca1led the Joe, Lima is on hand by 6 St. Vincent's schedule somewhat. ' library "a truly civic, educaseph Cardinal Parecattil of Erna- hours a day, now and then. reluctantly taking a week off for o'clock and Joe Dudek arrives, The children will take turns go- tional and religious center of .kulam said India can solve her problem's only through construc- vacation. The two Joes came to -by 8:30. The two men work to· ing to' a newly acquired camp which we may all be proud, St. Vincent's as youngsters, Joe g~ther until noon, 'then Joe at Mashpee on Cape Cod, and tive and creative efforts. whether as members of the Old This, .said the cardinal, is ap· Dudek a baby of 18 months and Dudek is off until 3, returning Joe Lima will take over cooking Cathedral parish, the diocese of to work until 6, through the duties there, leaving Sister Regis Evansville, the historic city of plicable to' all activities of na· Joe Lima at age 7.

As they grew, they gravitated evening meal. and Joe Dudek at home base. tional ,reconstruction, including Vincennes, 'the state of Indiana .A1thou~h th~ '. kitchen st.aff Three good meals a day will or the nation." the relationship between man- to the kitchen and now Joe agement and labour and be- Dudek has worked there for 42 wmd~ up It~ offICIal day at.6, the be provided at each location. A S1. Vmcent s youngster~, hke all - typical day might see pork chops tween different religious and' years and Joe-Lima for 23.

The small, old-fashioned cook~ others, don't stop eatmg then. on' the noon menu' and roast other communities. ing area ("last renovated in Unity is what the country 1915, and we' cooked with coal T~e older o?es are allowed to beef served for dinner. Who needs today, Cardinal Parecattil until 1950," says Sister Regis) r~ld the refnger~tor for an eve- could complain at that? Howsaid, adding that a strong and is nevertheless orderly and tran- mng snack, prOVIded they c1e~n ever, Sister. Regis and the two Oil COMPANY prosperous India can be built quil. It's hard to believe it pro· up after, themselves. They re Joes admit that they won't be up if everyone acts in a spidt duces nearly 500 meals daily for sorry when the new St. Vincent's of unity and communal har- the children and adult workers ~n$tCJ~~ AI!'«:hbi$h@~ Home is' built, complete with a SH~!Ll kitchen. modern _ sparkling mony. at St. Vincent's. hi ~Y~~li'lllfi~@ S@® Speaking' earlier at a recepThey've given the' old St. Vin· Ear-Iy Start HEAT~N~ O~[L~ tion by Deepika, local CarmelPITTSBURGH (NC) - Arch- cent's better than a 100 years of Things get, stirring early. Sisite-owned Catholic daily, the ter Regis is always in the bishop Stephen J. Kocisko was cooking, and they're eager to South a Sea S~Ii"l!ets cardinal warned that democracy kitchen by 5:30, she says. As formally installed as head of the start their second century in new in India is facing a crisis. well as making breakfast, she newly created Byzantine-rite surroundings, which will be , He' said that, as far as Cath- prepares 30 lunchbags daily for metropolitan Hyoll'lfl1is Archdiocese of made possible by the Catholic Tei.49·81 olics are concerned, a situation Munhall ,in ceremonies at Holy Charities Appeal. in which democracy ceases, to Spirit church here. exist will be a terrible castas- lP@l?® 1Jil@1lD~ ~1i'®$~Hi)fl$ Archbishop Luigi Rai~ondi, trophe.

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