Evening star., 1950-11-06
Korea 10 Get
Top Priority in
Catholic Charity

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CordinoI SpeIImon
Brings Message to
Americans From Pope
Korean war relief has been
given top priority by the Catholic
hierarchy. Francis Cardinal Spell
man, Archbishop of New York, dis
closed here last night.
The Nations Catholics will be
called on to contribute clothing
and funds in special collection
in all churches the Sunday before
Thanksgiving. Cardinal Spellman
said the supplies would be used
for relief in both Asia and Europe
but that Korea's needs would
come first.
| Cardinal Spellman made the dis
closure at a press conference at
the residence of the Most Rev
Patrick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop of
Washington. a short, time before
he addressed an overflow crowd of
priests and laity at the Catholic
University gymnasium in connec-
tion with the Joint meetings of the
National Conference of Catholic
Charities and the Society of st.
Vincent de Paul.
The two groups conclude their
sessions at the Hotel Statler today
with election of officers and adop-
ton of resolutions.
Returned From Rome.
Cardinal Spellman, who arrived
in the United States Saturday
from Rome where he attended the
historic consistory making official
the dogma of the bodily Assump-
ton of the Virgin Mary, an
nounced Pope Plus XII had ex-
pressed his gratitude to the Amer
ican people for their prayers and
material assistance for the needy
OF Europe and Asia.
Cardinal Spellman added:
THE Holy Father urges all of us
to lead lives of piety and charity,
imploring us to fortify ourselves
with strength of spirit, promptness
of action and fidelity in the OBJ
servance of the commandants of
God and the Sermon on the
Mount" He quoted the Pope as
saying There is one truth and one
law for all, the rich and poor, the
great and small, and that is the
law of love, the law of the first
commandment"
Cardinal Spellman declared that
the man who will not proffer
help to the poor or afflicted will
deny the true God and pledge al
legiance to the God of hate, sell
f1shness and greed"
Today" he continued, hun
dreds of thousands of people seek
the services and help of Catholic
charities-hundreds of thousands
Of people in need of hospitaliza-
ton. shelter or care. Their fate
rests within the hands and hearts
of us to whom God has given
bountifully Of His blessings.
Jurish Warns of Trend.
In hard-hitting address given
to the same group. Judge Robert
j. Dunno. Of the Cook County
(nl0 Juvenile Court warned that
the courts of the Nation are
about to be undermined" by a
new trend in legislation - the
placing of judicial powers in the
hands of administrative boards.
Judge Dunno said this move
ment. under the guise of public
welfare" j" is making the child "a
pawn of the State" He added:
The juvenile court judges of
the Nation should be standing to-
gether as body to uphold their
jurisdiction and their leadership,
and to oppose bitterly any en-
croachment upon the principles
OF chancery. But, instead OF
this being the case, a good many
able juvenile court judges have
fallen in the way of false prophets
and agree openly with the think
ing that no dependent or neg
lected child should come before
such court unless the right OF
custody is in dispute"
Caesar L. Aiello, president of the
Board of the District Catholic
Charities, presided at the meeting
| Archbishop O'Boyle, in his SER
mon at solemn pontificial mass
for the delegates yesterday in st
Matthews Cathedral. said the spirit
and driving force of the Nationa.
Conference of Catholic Charities
sis to rewaken and to rekindle the
fame of charity in every Catholic
soul so that all of us will better
realize that the practice of this
great Christian virtue is our per-
sonal responsibility"
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton
Bishop of Richmond, celebrated
the mass which drew more thar
l 500 worshippers.