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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25
The almighty Dollar

HE KIND Of IDOLS the ancient
= Israelites worshipped are no
more. A. leas, We see no more
gilded calves, no more sacred pill
lars or brass snakes.
But modern man worships idols
still. and even Christians are
tempted to do so. just as much as
any ancient Israelite. One Of these
perennial idols, Of course. is money.
We measure success with q
6sllar yardstick; q man win do
almost anything, not only not
- be poor but even In order not
70 seem 10 be little worse off
Than his neighbor. We should
never forget Martin Luther's
definition Of . god: Whatever
. man hangs his heart on and
depends on. that Is his god.
How many people hang their
heart on property? 1t is not that
money and what II will buy are
evil things; the evil begins when we
take q good thing and look at II as
Il II were the best thing.
The Crowd
Il MOTHER POPULAR IDOL goes
- by various names. The most
common name for this many-headed
idol Is everybody" When we let
everybody" make our minds up
for us; when we feel we just must
do something, or have something.
that every one"else has or does
when we decide on what's right
and what's wrong by taking a poll,
or counting noses, then we are put
ting people in the place Of God.
You can't get Ought out Of
'1s." You can't find what Is
right 10 be done merely by look
ing Ut what Is done.
II Is very poor arithmetic tina,
adds UP a million wrong acts anc
concludes that II a million people
act that way It must be right
Everybody may be right, everybody
may be wrong; but in either cast
II Is God who Is Judge; not man
not a million men. zone with Coo
Is a majority"
The Last Idol
X BOUT THE LAST IDOL a maj
- ever throws away is one that 4
hardest TO see, because TO see /
you have TO look at yourself. TIL
idol to which each Of us bow
down-far too often; the idol tina
takes Gods place over and owe
again; this is none other than
mans own self.
II am the master Of my fate" h,
says, II am the captain Of m,
soul" Most sins come about in ,bi
way, don't they? Essentially tina
is what sin means, saying TO God
Get out Of my way, let me by
Stop giving me orders, let me ru
my own affairs as / see fit"
Not that a SHINING man con-
sciously says such a thing, but
when man steers by his own
cloudy notions instead Of Gods
eternal Light, he has The wrong
pilot In the cockpit. Perhaps
the most foolish OF all things
IL 10 try TO use God, In such
way that these idols may smile
upon US!
We want God to bless US SO tina
we can become rich; we want Coz
10 make us popular with the crowd
we demand that God help us In on
own selfish plans. So even ouil
prayers may be idolstrous.
tCspyright 1851 BY the Division o
ChsIstian Education, National Ceunei
~ the Churches u Christ Of the Unite,
D1n14o of America. Released kp WNt
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25
e in the track contest.

ItaNN II VIC = aNh INAstaE-
The Anna p StEong's Federated
club held its annual Easter pa.
Eade in the high school audi.
forum April 10. This parade coa-
sisted Of tots and teens as vel
as the grown ups Mrs. r. G
Lewis Is the president and presid-
ed during the entire parade.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25

Mrs. Whiek Fowler motored TO
the Amaniah school last week +. , :.
Rev. Frank Wright preached the
Easter sermon at New Hope N. B.
church All readers are ask
ed 10 report news each week.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25

her mother and sister su,..
lernoon =. Mr.. Newho-
intendent of Donaldso, W
visited here last week. y. 'e .
a very interesting talt :, Q
school. a.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25

One thing he sell
dom did merely
repeat the Com
mandments. That
was hardly neces-
sary, as most Of
his hearers knew
them by heart. We
fail no. so much be-
cause W e don't
know wha. they
mean.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25
ti,el
Bessie Ransom

EfSsic hsiIisOu
Mrs. c. II. London and baby
visited relatives in Dewitt last
week Mrs. Will Dedrick was
called to Little Rock last week.
Her daughter underwent an OPP
Grafton Will Dedricks two
grand children have the measles.
They are some better at this
writing Mrs. Sada Porter is
on the sick list Mr.. and Mrs.
Vine Jackson Of Pine Bluff visit
ed their mother last week.
John Coins was guest Of Mr., and
Mrs. Albert Griffin 49,. Mr.. and
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25
DerIIl0tt

A series Of ne st.nEs VA.
at Hollands Chapel ANT \
with Rev. Hogla as pss,o, !,
ing up to the Easter ohss,., :
The passion week serv,os'
constructive, informative A. /
itual
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25

GONE PEOPLE THINK Jesus
~ somehow did away with the
Ten Commandments Nothing Of the
sort. He showed them In new lights.
showed them in a depth and height
few II any had suspected; but he
had no intention Of abolishing them.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25

SCRIPTURE, Exodus 20:lS; Luke
lS;ie-2o; 1921. ie.i3l5
DEVOTIONAL READINGS; Psalm
les.
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witherspoon
Alvern X. Luster

Mrs. Essie Bell. teacher in the
school here, did not arrive un-
til Monday afternoon because of
the high water =. Willie New
born is on the sick list this week.
Mrs. Joe Willie Meals and
her two grand children visited
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-04-25
the kiddie korner
lobe Williams

lobe Williams
End grade
Ronald Ingram
Clarence James,
Howard Peters
Dorothy Beulah
Djuana Phae Burns
Theessa Cheathams
Yyonne Gregory
Ruth Joyners
Helen Richardson.
Alice Ann Walker
Rarlene Ware
William Davis
Willie Gene Gauff'
Ronald Murehlson'
Helen Coley'
Willie Mae Enrights
Janet Folks
Joyce Jones'
Yyonne Littleiohn'
Brenda Womble'
Linda Wright
Lucille Wright
Ola Wesley
Carolyn Washington
Jane McClendon
Desa Atkins
Mary Louise Edwards
Patricia Brown
Carolyn Sue Garner
Darlene Ware.
LIST grade
Thomas East
Clyde Jones.
George Marion
Linda Beulah'
Jerlean Hoof'
Cora Rodgers
Barbara Mathis
Edwina Stovall'
Portia Webb
Wiletta Williams
Benjamine Howall-
Charles Pruitt.
Artie Jones'
Carolyn Jordan
Jacqueline Thompson
Anna Jean Williams
Alvin Afford
IVanhoe Love
Jerry Walker
Jimmie Johnson
Roy Robinson
Bonnie Lou Holt
Sandra Johnson
Wanda Jean Mormon
Patricia Rumph
Cheryl Washington
Maude Williams
Alice Faye Chestnut
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

Nearly 1,500 men turned out
last Sunday for the Central Dean
cry Holy Name Rally at st. Joseph
Cathedral, renewed their pledge
of loyalty to God and His Church
and to their country, and assisted
at Pontifical Benediction celebrat-
ed by Bishop Ready.
The Bishop praised the demon
stration as "a glorious spectacle" I"
and congratulated the men for pub
licly processing to the community
their belief in Jesus Christ and
in His divinely established Church.
They also heard the Rev. James
v. Cleary, o.M.I., of West Jeffer-
son, preach on the eternal law of
God as the criterion of good and
evil.
The Very Rev. Msgr. Harry S.
Connolly, Pastor of the Cathed-
raj, led the men in a public re-
newaI of the Holy Name pledge
and in the recitation of the Rosary.
The Bishop urged the men to
be alert to present dangers and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

Fail To StifIe
Czech Church

LINZ, Austria-NC)-Just one
year ago, the spiritual leader of
CzechoSlovakia's Byzantine Rite
Catholics, Bishop Paul Goidic of
PreSov, was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment - the climax of the
communist efforts to wipe out the
Eastern-Rite Church and force her
priests and faithful into "union''
with the Moscow-controIIed Ortho-
dox (schismatic) Church.
With Auxiliary Bishop Basil Hop
kow in Jail and all church buildings
handed over to the schismatics. and
with most of the $50 Eastern-Rite
priests arrested, driven into exile
or hiding, the $4,000 Eastern-Rite
Catholics are practically without
the administration of the Sacra-
ments.
Yet, according to all reports, the
Church lives on. Many loyal East
ern-Rite priests are said to be hid
ing in the forest of the Tatra noun
tains where they minister to the
spiritual needs of Slovakia's white
partisans," fighters in a new resist
ance movement against communist
domination.
Meanwhile, the Orthodox Church
does all in its power, aided by the
Red regime, to present itself to
the people as an independent ma
tional church. The Prague radio
announced that the schismatic
church was now self-governing fol-
lowing a meeting held in Prague.
The true nature of this indie
pendence is underscored by the
fact that this independent" church
is headed by a native Russian, Met
ropolitan Jeleferij, although the
constitution contains
of foreigners holding
church offices.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

James =. Twohy, above, dis
tingUished Catholic Isynsn and
Federal official, will be the chief
speaker sf the seventh annual
banquet of the Catholic Laymen's
Retreat League of the Columbus
Diocese. The banquet will take
place Sunday, Jan. 20, at 5 p. m.
in the Virginia Hotel. II will be
preceded by PonfifieaI Benedie-
fion in ST. Joseph Cathedral, sf
which Bishop Ready will off
eisie, Of 4 p. m.
Former Governor Of fhe Fed
eral Home Loan Bank System,
Mr.. Twohy recently delivered q
series Of addresses on Christian
Education for the nationwide
Catholic Hour program. A ma
tive of 81. Paul, he studied at
Santa Clara and Harvard Uni
versifies. Mr.. Twohy is one of
the organizers of q Iarse-scaIe
low-cosf housing project, one
element of which is being con-
sfrueted in Columbus.
He Is married and the father
OF four children, one of them a
Jesuit priest.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
1900 Holy Name Men Make Public Profession
Of Faith and Loyalty At Rally In Cathedral

to inform themselves on Church
doctrine and current issues in or
der to be strong voices" profess
ing the truth of Christ.
He told them to read and study
the pronouncements of Popes and
Bishops, particularly the 1851
statement of the u. S. Hierarchy
Gods Law: The Measure of Mans
Conduct, pointing out that "all the
old attacks against our Faith" are
being renewed.
Warning against the headline
writers and slogan manufacturers
who deceive even good and wise
men, the Bishop said it has never
been more urgent for Catholic men
to rededicate themselves to the
doctrine of the Church.
Father Cleary called abandon
ment of the moral code the funda-
mental cause of war.
1T is too simple to blame wars
on dictators," he said. They are
not the prime movers, but the re-
suits of situations we all are re-
sponsible for"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
MEAS Report
Upon Morality
Ignores God
Schoolmen Cast Doubt On
The Existence of God,
Educator Declares

NEW YORK-NC) - The re-
port entitled "Moral and Spiritual
Values in Public Schools" should
be revised to include an unequivo-
cal affirmation of the existence of
personal God, observes Msgr.
John S. Middleton in a review and
analysis of the report.
The revision also should affirm
the obligatory nature of Gods NOR
al law and the responsibility of the
individual to God, declares Mon
signor Middleton. The monsignor
is secretary for Education to His
Eminence Francis Cardinal Spell
man, Archbishop of New York.
The study on the place of re-
ligion in Public Schools, prepared
by the Educational Policies Com
mission of the National Education
Association and the American As
sociation of School Administrators,
"leaves the impression Of uncer-
tainty about the nature of man and
timidity about admitting the exis-
tence of personal God" says the
author, and ''iS too obsequious to
the agnostic, atheist, and self-styl-
ed freethinker."
Admitting that the authors of
the brochure on Moral and Spirit
ual Values in Public Schools faced
most complicated and difficult
task" and 'were brave indeed to
attempt the formulation of moral
and spiritual values, acceptable to
ALL" Monsignor Middleton points
out that their task was not made
easier by the constitutional law
written in the Everson and McCoI-
lum decisions which established
the rule of mo aid to religion in
any form" and formulated the prin-
ciple of absolute separation OF
Church and State. obviously such
a rule of law inhibited the authors
of the report even if they desired
to teach the religious roots of NOR
al principles" the review contin.
ueS.
Wise Conclusion
'The report recognizes" Monsig-
nor Middleton writes, ''that moral
decisions of unprecedented variety
and complexity must be made by
the American people 1t there
for wisely concludes: An unremit-
ting concern for moral and spirit
Continued on Page q
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
.Torturing OF
Senninarians
In China Fails

TOKYO-NC) - For several
months now, 49 Chinese students
for the priesthood in the Diocese
of Wuhu, Anhwei Province, have
been held on a starvation diet IN
their seminary in order to force
them to accuse the foreign mission
aries of the area, according to re-
ports from Red China. But not
one of the q major and II minor
seminarians, although suffering
from lack of food, has offered to
accuse" the priests.
The communists first attempted
to have the young men accuse the
priests by long course of indoc-
trination. When this failed, the
seminary funds we're frozen" IN
the bank. Although the boys work
the garden themselves, they are
unable to produce enough food to
support their numbers. Some of
them have asked permission to re-
turn to their homes, but the re-
quired pass" is always denied.
One of the seminarians has been
imprisoned since October. No ac-
cusations were made against him
and no one in the seminary knows
the charges on which he is being
held. Two other Chinese priests
are also in communist prisons in
Wuhu. Father Sou has been de-
tanned, manacled, in the city Jail
for over a year; Father Tan was
arrested in October and charged
with starting fire in a public
granary on the mission property.
Prison officials are trying to force
him to confess that he was acting
under instructions of the Bishop
in starting the alleged fire.
Seven Spanish Jesuit priests are
in the Wuhu Regional Seminary.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

He cited as causes of war the
worship of the dollar, the desire
for freedom from God, and the
substitution of usefulness" for
the eternal law of God in deter
mining what is right and wrong.
''In making usefulness our cri-
terion," he went on, 1--WE are led
inevitably to confusion and con-
tradiction. Thus, what we con-
demned in Hitler we tolerated in
Stain. And now what we con-
demn in Stain we tolerate in
Tito"
Father Cleary declared that
peace treaties will never be valid
or enduring until they are writ
ten in Gods name and in mems
hearts.
Warning that the u. S. has put
its trust in military power instead
of in God, he predicted that un-
less we observe the moral law in
all departments of our daily lives,
'the day may come when we, too,
will suffer the horrors of modern
war in our own land.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
Official

Bishop the following changes of
assignment:
Effective January 2, 1852
Carroll promoted from assistant secre
tary Assistant Chancellor of the Diocese
Simon from Assistant Pastor St Aoyslus
Parish Columbus Assistant Pastor Holy Name Parish Coun
bus.
Effectiue January 15 1852
The Right Reverend Monsgno Murphy Chaplain Our
Lady of Mercy School, Granville.
The Patrick Griffin from Assistant Pastor Holy
Rosary Columbus Director of Cemeteries with residence
at ST Joseph Cemetery and Administrator of Our Moth
er o. Sorrows Parish Lockbourne.
Reverend Chester Leblanc from the Administration of the
Cemeteries o Immaculate Conception Parish Kenton
Ambrose Meger from Assistant Pastor macu
Parish Kenton Assistant Pastor Saint Aoyslus
Parish, Columbus
The Reverend Assistant Pastor Saint Lads
Iau Parish Columbus Assistant Pastor Holy Rosary Parish
Columbus William Sullivan Chaplain Shrine OF
the Little Flower Reynoldsburg.
The Joseph Coffee Chaplain Saint Joseph Academy
Columbus
Effective January 20, 1852
Reverend Werner Rauh CPPS Assistant Pastor SAINT
James the Parish, Columbus.
The Reverend Nage o. p, appointed Chaplain Saint
Mary of the Springs Motherhouse, Columbus
The Bishop announces this time the appointment of the
Rev paul deaere Assistant Pastor of Saint Dominic
Parish Columbus, effective November 15 1851
By Order of the Most Reverend Bishop,
FRANCIS ]. SCHwENDEMAN,
Chancellor
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
Home Religious Training Called
Major Problem Among Families
Family Life Conference
Prepares For March
Convention Here

Religious training of children in
the home, and the relations of teen
ayers and their parents are two
of the problems considered most
urgent by Catholic families in this
area.
This was disclosed by a survey
conducted by the Rev. Thomas F.
Duffy, Secretary Of the Convention
of the National Catholic Family
Life Conference which will be held
in Columbus March 24-26.
In order to plan a convention
program adapted to the needs and
interests of the families in the Dio-
cese, Father Duffy prepared a list
of 10 possible program topics and
asked $50 families in this area to
indicate the topics they thought
most important.
Religious education of children
in the home" was given top posi-
ton by 332 of those questioned.
while 326 put Parents and the
teen-ager" at the lead.
Other topics, with the number of
votes, were: Housing problems of
the family" 294; Religious prac-
tices in the home" $50; "Cana Con-
ferences," 249; Preparation for
Marriage" 237; "Pre-Cana Confer
ences," 215; "The Church's teach
ing on the rhythm method" 207;
"The Family and Religious voca-
tions," 205; and ''The Family Ros-
ary," 1872.
Additional topics not included in
the original list but suggested by
some of the persons questioned
were the adoption of children and
the role of the family in parish
life.
The results of the survey viii be
incorporated into the convention
program, according to Father
Duffy, and authorities in the var
ious subjects will be invited to dis
cuss them at the three-day session.
"This will not be a meeting of
experts to exchange information,
Father Duffy said, 'but a family
convention in the exact sense of
the word"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
Mrs. Lee Malone VIII Speak
At W0men's League Banquet

Staff Training Supervisor of the
State Welfare Departments Divi-
sion of Aid for the Aged.
General chairman of the dinner
is Miss Louise Daum. Assisting her
are: Mines. E. G. Brown, o. ]. Mill
Ter, Charles Scott, George Snyder,
Sam Gallione, Helen Greene, John
Egenton, F. A. Hays, Mary Hanni-
gan, J. S. Kelly, Stella Johnston,
Richard Knipfer;
Mines. e. v. Reutinger, E. S. Nc
Allister, Frank Strapp, Dwight
Stith, H. E. Schmidt, Marie Rick
etts, Leo Wagenbrenner, Peter
Dempsey, Louis Deibel, and Charles
Felker;
The Misses Lucy Amborski, Lou
Use Barrett, Kathleen Smith, Anne
Karam, Rosella Buechner, Beatrice
Crowley, Agnes Beneker, Euphemia
Donahue, Katherine Gleason, Fran
ces Weis;
The Misses Ann Nolan, Beatrice
Muldoon, Mary Lindimore, Mar
garet Simons, Aurora Ryan, and
Nell Flautt.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
Parents Group Hits Proposal
For PRAYER In Public Schools

NEW YORK-(NC)-The Unit
ed Parents Associations, which h
represents only minority of par
ents of New York City public school
children but plays a prominent role
in the educational field, claims that
hundreds of thousands of the par
ents oppose the reciting of a pray
er at the beginning of the school
day.
Recitation of the prayer was
recommended by the New York
State Board of Regents and boards
of education in numerous COM
munities of the state have ac-
cepted the proposal. The board of
directors of the New York State
School Boards Association, at a
meeting in Albany, endorsed the
State Regents proposal. About 80
per cent of the State school boards
are affiliated with the association.
The prayer recommended by
the State Board of Regent says:
Almighty God, we acknowledge
our dependence upon Thee and
we beg Thy blessings upon us, our
parents, our teachers and our
country"
At a meeting of 900 delegates of
the United Parents Associations,
a resolution was passed saying in
part: 1--WE must as loyal Americans
oppose the Board of Regents pro-
posal for prayers in school, we'll
intentioned though the Regents
motives may be. This proposal
would bring into the public schools
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
Nuns Expelled From China
Find Haven In Australia

SYDNEY-(NC)-- The second
group of Hungarian nuns expelled
from Red China to receive sane
tuary in Australia has arrived
here. At the invitation of Arch
bishop Terence Bernard Mcclure
of Canberra-Goulburn, the nuns
will settle in the country center
of Goulburn, where a home with
suitable occupation in some re-
ligious enterprise will be provided
for them.
The three nuns, members of the
Congregation of the Poor Sisters
of the Schools of Our Lady of Ka-
locsa, after travelling from Hong
Kong, were joined in Sydney by
two other Sisters who reached
Perth with the first group last
November.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

says, causes a shock wave. To pro-
tect yourself from the wave, you
must put between you and the
bomb. every possible thing avail
able, such as wood, cement, steel,
or earth. The shield is also needed
for protection from the burst of
light and heat"
The civil defense booklet also de-
scribes safe places, school signal
systems, the actual effect of an
atomic bomb, first aid, and what to
do after a raid. Besides, the duties
and responsibility of the teachers
and school employees are outlined.
Six rules are quoted from the
official government booklet, "Sur-
vival Under Atomic Attack" l. Try
to get shielded. 2. Drop flat on the
floor or ground. 3. Bury your face
in your arms. 4. Don't rush right
outside after bombing. 5. Don't
take chances with food or water
in open containers, and 6. Don't
start rumorS.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18
To Probe Report
Card. Mindszenty
Drugged By Envoy

WASHINGTON-NC) - A COM
pIete investigation of reports that
DR.. Emil We'll, Hungarian Minis
ter to the United States, directed
the drugging of His Eminence
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Pri-
mate of Hungary, prior to his
"trial" in January, 1948, has been
called for by Representative Way
ne L. Hays of Ohio.
Mr.. Hays, a Presbyterian, said
he will call upon the House For
eign Affairs Committee to make
the investigation. He said he had
read reports that the Hungarian
Minister directed the drugging and
declared that he was shocked, but
not surprised by them. He also
said he is requesting the State De-
partment to examine fully what
recourse 1t has to demand the re-
call of the minister.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-01-18

WASHINGTON-(NC) - Presi-
dent Truman made plain this week
that he will submit to the Senate
a nomination for US. Ambassador
to the Vatican "at a later time"
This was stressed in the White
House statement that at Gen. Mark
Clark's request, his own nomina-
ton for the post will not be re-
submitted as planned.
Gen. Clark admitted that his
chief reason for asking that his
name be withdrawn was the storm
of controversy that his appoint
ment had aroused.