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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
INQUIRY CORNER
Can DiUine Tradition
Contradict The Bible?

@. What is Tradition? What
If 1t contradictS the Bible -
tohtch is right?
A. Divine tradition is the
name given to the body of
truths, revealed and taught by
Christ and the Apostles, but not
contained in the Bible. Before
our four Gospels and the other
books of the New Testament
we're written, a whole genera
ton of Christians knew the
teachings of Christ through the
preaching of the Apostles. Much
of this teaching was not commit
ted to writing, for it is evident
from the Scriptures that neither
the Evangelists nor st. Paul
meant to write an exhaustive
account of the Faith. Since Ira
dition is revealed truth, clarity
ing and applying the truths of
the Bible, there can be no con-
tradiction. The change of the
Lords Day to Sunday, infant
baptism, and the contents of the
New Testament we're all deter
mined by Tradition. Most of this
oral tradition was committed to
writing by the Father of the
Church, and it is this written
record which is meant when the
ologians refer to Tradition.
Q. II heaven IS eternal tohy
does Christ sag, Heaven and
earth shall pass n,ody :"
Matthew 24:35)?
A. "but My word shall not pass
away" Christ continues. From
the whole teaching of Christ we
know that heaven and hell are
eternal. Here he is referring to
the heavens, indicating the disso-
luton of heavenly bodies along
with the earth on the Last Day.
The new heaven and new earth
to which He refers has been in
terpreted by many to indicate
that there will be a restoration
of our world after Judgment.
Q. What is the Otfertory Pro
ceSSion?
A. This is an ancient custom
in the Church wherein the peo-
pie bring gifts to God, including
the bread and wine for the Mass.
AS the Offertory Psalm was sung
the procession came to the Offer
tory table and presented the
gifts. During the Middle Ages it
was gradually abandoned, but it
is preserved in the Mass Of Can
onization by the Pope and in
some places in Europe. In some
few places the people bring the
hosts in procession, but gener-
ally ii is a symbolic offering of
money or other gifts. The Offer
tory collection at Mass has the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03

Special Correspondent TO the
World, he returns to his Mart
ian city room One of the couclu-
sions he can hardly escape, after
a little jaunt around this planet,
is the fact that modern man has
fallen into the habit of demand
ing effects separated from their
causes of expecting political
and economic benefits for which
he will not pay the price, OF
(even more wryly) believing in
miracles without a correspond
ing belief in God.
There are hundred ways in
which we demand effects with.
out causes, rewards without eff
fort, liberty without vigilance,
peace without prayer. love with
out sacrifice. But the most ludi-
crous of all our childish clamors,
as it appears TO the Marian coy
ering the Earth Story, may well
be this. that we expect to &C
complish the peaceful unifica-
tion of all countries without
persuading them to share a COM
mon spiritual and moral her
itage.
Now Two Worlds
There. are two PHILOSOPHERS,
violently opposed, now sunder-
ing our world. Christopher Daw-
son in his new and stimulating
book, Understanding Europe"
points out the enormity of the
problem that this fact presents:
THE new system of intercontin-
tai power blocs cuts Europe
asunder like a knife-and not
Europe alone, for the division
runs through the middle of Ger
many and Austria, so that East
ern Germany belongs TO the same
political bloc as North China,
and Western Germany goes with
North America, Australia and
Japan"
Our world is now two worlds.
II is only realistic to recognize
that fact, and to see what history
or philosophy can teach us about
repairing the damage. If we do
that. we see at once that mere
pleas for mere compromises be-
tween the two systems-mere
vodka-drinking banquets in Mos
COW on the part of this or that
American politician will not
turn the two worlds into one.
For unification demands single
answer to the fundamental ques-
tions of government and mans
morality
There we're two worlds in the
time of ancient Rome-the Etern-
al City with all the lands her le-
gions occupied, and the barbar-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03

they we're being distracted with
cries against foreign cultural
imperialism Christianity The
foreigners from the Kremlin had
taken ovel China with cam
paign against foreigners.
The recklessness OF the com
munist campaign was evident in
the indiscriminate way they hurl-
ed the charges "imperialist". Not
only the American business man,
but the American missionary
was an "imperialist." The Vat
lean, it was said, Favored" the
West, and therefore was ''imperi-
alist." 1t continued ridiculous
when they expelled Irish and
Swiss missionaries as part of the
campaign, Soviet Russia ~ more
imperialst than Czarist Russia
ever dreamed of being-certain-
ly looked silly accusing the Irish
arch enemies Of Imperialism
with being 'imperialist." II
didn't look any better reflecting
on Switzerland's democracy.
Possibly the Chinese commun-
lists were conscious of this anom-
ally, when they recently ousted
a Swiss Vincentian, the Rev.
Jules Meyrat. The" told the
priest that he was not being
expelled. but that he would
have to leave the country in "a
hours.
OF course, The Reds accused
the missionaries of other things,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON 49, The stories
of persecution coming from
China indicate that the commun-
lists have been particularly reck-
less in subjugating that country.
China presented Moscow with
a different problem from the
rest of the countries il has drag
ged behind the iron curtain, I'm
like Poland, Hungary, Czecho-
Slovakia, etc, IL is a vast land,
enormously popuious and mis-
sionary territory, from the stand
point of Christianity. There was
no single, OF dominant religion,
but many creeds, and the minis
ters were not all natives but
came from many different coun-
tries. However, Moscow did not
regard this as an obstacle so
much as an opportunity.
The Reds began TO pressure
The people, TO rob them of their
liberties, and at The same time
10 divert their attention with
cries of An end to imperialism"
Send the foreigners home" and
"China for the Chinese" II
wasn't long before the commun-
lists had deprived the Chinese
people of some of their most 10y
al and helpful friends-the mis-
sionarieS.
Thus a political and ideologi-
cal system totally foreign to
China communism - was forci-
bly, imposed on the people while
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
Reckless Reds In China

too "antl-state" activities be-
cause they opposed the schis-
matte national church." and
'reactionary" efforts to establish
units of the Legion of Mary. BY
buttressing the charge of ''im-
perialism" with these added &C
cusations, the Reds admitted that
the former was phoney.
This all leads to the conclusion
that the communists felt that
they could afford to look incon-
sistent, even ridiculous, TO the
outside world, II would indicate,
too, that they feel they have
China itself we'll in hand.
Catholic sources in Hong Kong
say there are about so Amer
lean Catholic missionaries in
China. Probably half of these
are in prison or under house
arrest.
There are more than 500 Cath
Ollie missionaries of various ma
tionalities still in China. Many
are in prison and some are un-
der house detention. All are
hampered in their missionary
work. The missionaries, particu-
larly the Catholics, are among
the last to leave.
There is every indication the
Chinese people are loathe to see
the missionaries leave. The com
munist foreigners" recklessly
disregard their feelings in tax
ing over their country.
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'coliectivistic" Ca generaliza.
tion repeated to the point of
sheer monotony) is to indulge in
seeond-rate political rhetoric. To
characterize the Tennessee Val
ley Authority as an introduction
to socialism" is to insult the in
telligance of anybody who is
even specifically acquainted
with the basic principles of
Christian social philosophy.
To imply that the National La
Dor relations Act was unneces-
Sary because few people con
tested the right of labor to or
ganize" is to fly in the face of
literally thousands of pages of
evidence to the contrary in the
official proceedings of the So
called LaFollette Committee.
To refer to the fact that some
CIO unions we're once commun-
ist-dominated, and to terminate
the discussion of this problem
without indicating that these I'M
ions have long since been ex-
PEELED from the CIO, is to sug-
gest that even an elder states
man will sometimes stoop to con
quer
Mr.. Hoover started out TO
write the definitive apologize for
his own presidential administra-
ton. This was a very worthy OBJ
sective in view # the fact that
his political enemies have not
always been objective in their
criticism. Unfortunately, Mr..
Hoover ends us by writing an
apologize for the philosophy of
unlimited economic competition
from which source. as Pope Plus
AI reminds us. "as from pois-
oned spring, have originated and
spread all the errors of individ-
ualistlc economic teaching"
For the sake of Mr.. Hoover's S
reputation in the ANIMALS of
American history. it we're prob
ably better that 'The Great De
preston" had never been pub
lished.
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same meaning, representing pri-
marily our gift to God and sec
ondarily support of our parish.
@. What is a Doctor of the
Church?
A. A saint whose writings ex-
plain or defend Catholic doctrine
with special brillianc may be
named Doctor of the Church.
Pope Boniface VIII was the first
to confer the title when in 1895
he declared four Fathers of the
Church (St. Ambrose, st. Angus
tine, st. Jerome. st. Gregory
Doctors of the Latin Church.
They are taken as authorities in
those branches of theology which
the Pope indicates in his declar-
alton e.g. st. Alphonsus Ligouri
in Moral Theology and st. Jer-
ONE in Sacred Scripture.
2. Is there anything IN the 81.
bic about the difference in sins
mortal and Uenidl?
A. Just as civil law recognizes
the difference in kind in deal
ing with crimes (e. g. grand and
petty larceny and persons dis
tinguish between petty offenses
and outrages that destroy friend
ship, so does the Church. In NOR
al matters the Old Testament es-
tablished the difference (Ecclec-
iasticus 19;1), speaking of little
falls and of sins of the Just man
proverbs 24:16). Christ said that
it would be more tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon in the day of
judgment than for Bethsaida,
clearly indicating degrees in
guilt Matthew 11:2D. n talk
ing to Plate He said: "He that
hath delivered me to you hath
the greater sin" He clearly made
a difference between the faults
and waverings (such as st. Pet
er's doubts and boasts) of the
Apostles and the malicious lies
and plots of the Pharisees.
Q. Who is the st. Serge dp-
parently so popular IN Russia?
A. The saint after whom so
many Russians are named prob
ably is the one whose feast is
October 7th. He was Roman
army officer, who when called
upon to deny his faith refused
and was beheaded. He was mar
tyred at Rasapa in Syria (be-
tween 286 and 305 A. d. which
city later honored him with a
magnificent church. The Emper-
or Justinian l changed the name
of the city to Sergiopolis. There
is another st. Sergius whose
feast is February oath.
Send questions to the Rev. Ed
. ward F. Heslev. Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 236,
Columbus is, o.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03

five hundred pages of ''po-
litical dynamite. " The adlec-
tive would seem to be more ac-
curate than the noun Here is a
book dedicated unashamedly to
the familiar proposition that
the so-called New Deal was IAN
attempt to crossbreed Socialism,
Fascism, and Free Enterprise.
So much for the presidential
campaign. We have no desire,
nor do we have the right, to be
come involved in this column IN
a discussion of partisan politics,
Partisan politics is the exclusive
prerogative-and the sacred re-
sponsibility-of the laity. Polit-
ical neutrality, on the other
hand, is not synonymous with
neutrality about the basic prin-
ciples of Catholic social philos-
ophy-principles that will be
just as valid the day after the
forthcoming election, regardless
of who is elected, as they were
the day before.
All of which brings us back,
with impunity. to Mr. Hooyer's
very disappointing autobiography
in which some of these basic
principles of Catholic social phil
oSophy are openly contradicted
Ansthens 10 Hoover
Ex.President Hoover seems to
believe that old.style free com
petition should be the guiding
principle of economic life-no
ifs. ands, or butts about it As
Time magazine SAYS, in , rather
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
GRETTA PALMER
The Earth Story

ians outside the wall. The Roman
Empire grew, from time to time;
but it did not grow by its rulers
sitting down, as equals, with the
barbarian leaders and splitting
the difference between their con-
trasting views. II grew by their
convincing the Gauls and Celts
sometimes by force that the
Roman culture was stronger and
superior, When unification came,
it was based on a single law, the
Roman law.
And there were two worlds,
again. when the period of explor-
alton began and whole virgin
continents were found to be in
habited. This time the world of
Caristendom confronted the pa
gan outposts; but no one in Eu-
rope was mad enough to suggest
that Chief of the Nayajos
should confer as an equal with
the Pope or with any Christian
emperor in the hope of comprt
missing the differences between
the two. Instead, Pope Alexander
vi bisected the new world, CIV
ing most of the Americas to
Spain, most of Africa and Asia
to Portugal, to civilize and to
Christianize and to convert.
Esrfh's Biggest Story
For conversion is always the
cause when peace is the effect
as Europeans knew in the hap
py days of united Christendom.
DR.. Dawson reminds us that
Europe is not a political crea-
ton. II is a society of peoples
who shared the same faith and
the same moral values. The Eu-
ropean nations are parts { a
wider spiritual society" The au-
thor tells us. too, that unity
cone world" can hardly exist
without such a common faith. He
believes that the statesmen at the
Congress of Vienna were "infin-
itely superior" to their success
ors at Versailles in 1919 or at
Dumbarton Oaks and San Fran
cisco in 1944-45. For they faced
the problem of European unity
in sane constructive spirit,
without utopian illusions or ma
tionalist prejudices. Nonethe-
less, they failed because of the
lack of any common spiritual
principle strong enough to over
come the centrifugal forces in
European culture These
fundamental issues belong to the
plane of religion rather than to
that of politics or economic" !"
If we really want ''one worIds
the way of getting it is very clear
to see: we must win the modern
harbarians away from their
Marxist paganism to the ways of
Christ. Our weapons will be
prayers and penances and aims.
Our combat soldiers will be mis-
sionaries of the Church. II is not
in the United Nations assemblies
that peace In our time is being
made. 1t is in the poverty-strick-
en- chapels of Asia and Africa
where souls are painfully won by
holy men rebuilding Christian
unity. This is the biggest story
on earth today.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
Nan the Queen Of Peace. "

Mary the Queen Of Peace"
Catholics everywhere are dedicating themselves
to the daily recitation of the Rosary. They are keep
ing in mind the power of this simple and beautiful
devotion TO bring the peace of Christ to the world
through the intercession of His Blessed Mother.
AS the Bishop wrote prayer is the only means
which will insure victorious peace in the present
world conflict What better prayer offer than
Mary's own prayer, the prayer of the Queen of
Peace?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03
FATHER HIGGINS

The fin al
volume of ex
President Her
bert HooverS
Mem otrS
published on
September 3
under the title
of "The Great
Depression. -"
Is being dra
matized by the
publisher as
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-10-03

If the Fly
ing Sau er S
h av e deposit
ed in our midst
the long eX
pecteC m a n
from Mars, he
must have tax.
en- some start
ling notes for
the series of
articles he will
write when as
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
WilliamCreen, AFL
President, Dies
Of Heart Ailnent

Coshocton, Ohio, (F) 80 Ameri-
cans of high and low degree spoke
the praises Saturday of William
Green, the American Federation
Of Labor president to whom death
came Friday.
There came Immediately to the
fore the question who would sue
coed the man who had led some
eight million laboring Americans
through % tumultuous years.
Only two names gained promi-
nent mention-and the owner of
one Of them promptly and I'M
equivocally withdrew it.
One was George M. Harrison,
head Of the big Railway Clerks
Union and an AFL vice president.
But, at his Cincinnati home, Har-
rison said, NO." firmly and fin
ally.
That left George Meany, AL
secretary treasurer, long the No. 2
man in the ALL administration.
He was not available Immediately
for comment on the possibility of
his succession to the position of
labor power left vacant by the
death of the venerable ALL chief
tain.
Meany is SO and Harrison 81.
Whoever succeeds him will be
only the third man ever to lead
the federation.
The fabulous energy which drove
Green through the rugged years
finally ran out Friday. Death from
a heart ailment came at 1922 pm.
EST, at his red-brick Coshocton
home.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
Eisenhower Names
BrownellAtty.Gen.,
Humphrey toTreas.

WASHINGTON, (P)- Generally
favorable reaction from leaders
of both major parties has greeted
President-elect Eisenhower three
latest appointments to his high
command.
Two of the three were for cab
met posts: Herbert Brownell Jr.,
New York lawyer and former aide
of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, as At
torney General, and George M.
Humphrey, Cleveland Industrial
ist, as Secretary of the Treasury.
Eisenhower designated former
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Mime
sofa as Mutual Security Admins
traitor.
Of Humphreys selection, DEM
ocratic Sen. Byrd Of Virginia said:
HE is most outstanding and
able businessman, and l predict
AOA 11lAll q lA1OoI OdINCoS4ol
iStration."
Byrd, who refused to support
Democratic Presidential Nominee
Adlai Stevenson, had been men
toned for the Treasury post but
said earlier Friday he did not
want it.
Secretary Of the Treasury Sny-
der telegraphed congratulations to
Humphrey, offering his assistance
in making smooth transfer of
authority. Snyder called Humph-
rey IAN administrator of sound
judgment and experience.
Mutual Security Administrator
w. Averell Hartman made a SIM
liar offer in telephone call to
Stassen. Harriman's office said
the two agreed to an early meet
ing, but set no date.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
Earthquake Late Friday
Rocks Coastal California

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-A roll
ing earthquake collapsed house
at Oceano and rocked the Cali
fornia coastal mountains for 500
miles from San Francisco to Los
Angeles before and after midnight
Saturday.
No deaths or injuries were re-
ported although the San Andreas
earth fault, on which nearly all
Of CALIFORNIA; disastrous quakes
have occurred, was convulsed for
more than three quarters Of an
hour.
Radio Station KVEC at San Luis
Obispo said the ceiling fell in at
]. Olin's home at Oceano, Is miles
south along the coast.
Mrs. DIN tainted. Water pipes
were broken.
Charles Herrick, on the Univer-
sity Of California seismological
staff said the quake started at
11:47:14 psf Friday night.
He said it undoubtedly was sew
ere at its epicenter near FAIRFIELD
in desolate mountains of south
eastern Monterey County.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
Mich. Battles For
Seat in US. Senate

WASHINGTON, up - Senate
Republicans, faced with a precar-
ious margin in the new Congress,
were keeping close watch today
On a post-election senatorial battle
in Michigan.
Rep. Charles E. Potter, Re-
publican, busted Democratic Sen.
Blair Moody at Michigan's polls
Nov. 4, according to an official
canvass which had Potter ahead
by 1895 votes.
Friday the Senate Elections Sub
committee, which had been asked
Ito investigate what State Demo-
cratic Chairman Neil Staebler
termed many Irregularities in the
count, requested that official no.
tice of Potter's election be held
up pending completion Of pre-
liminary probe
At Lansing, however, D. Hale
Brake, acting chairman Of the
state board of canvas, turned
down the committee request and
said the board saw no reason to
change its mind about certifying
Potter.
Whether Potter is seated when
the new Congress meets Jan.
could be vital in COP plans to
organize the Senate.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
Police Find 73-Year-Old
Recluse Dead of Grief
For Wife Who Died in al

PHOENIX, Ariz., up - Ever
since 1947, neighbors wondered
about Alfred R. Hall - why he
stayed inside his home in a fash
ionable section Of town, coming
out only briefly once a day.
Now they know that Hall, who
died sometime last week, died
actually in spirit five years ago.
Halls shrunken body was found
today in the house in which his
wife died in 1947. It's dusty con-
fines gave evidence that he did
little more than survive since
then.
On the wall was 1947 cal
endar. Stacks Of newspapers five
years old were everywhere. There
was no food
Police, called to investigate by
wondering neighbor, said bank
books showed Hall had $4,000
in three Phoenix banks. Some
$3.50 in cash was found in a wal
let.
But the 73-year-old recluse ap-
parently had lived on milk and
bread He was six feet tall but
weighed only 100 pounds when
he died.
In their report book police
wrote only that Hall had "died
five years ago."
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
Taft Reported Piqued
At Choice Of Dewey Aides
For Cabinet Posts
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, (P)-President-
elect Eisenhower's choice of for
mer aides of Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey for cabinet posts prompted
new speculation Saturday that
Sen. Robert A. Taft will seek the
COP Senate floor leadership.
With five prospective cabinet
members named. Taft has yet to
place a man from the list he re-
portedly submitted to Eisenhower
at the latter'S request.
On the other hand, two close
associates of Dewey have been as
signed key jobs - John Foster
Dulles as Secretary of State and
Herbert Brownell Jr. as Attorney
General. A third who sided with
Dewey and Eisenhower earlier in
the year, Gov. Douglas Mckay of
Oregon, was named for Secretary
of Interior.
Although Taft is maintaining a
mo comment" attitude publicly,
friends said he was irked by the
attention paid to Dewey, an intra-
party political enemy who had a
lot to do with the Ohio senator's
defeat for the nomination this
year.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
us. Spent More Than
$87 Billion In Foreign
Aid In Past IL Years

WASHINGTON, (P) - T h e
United States has poured out
more than 81 billion dollars in for
eign aid during the past II years.
Although most Of it was in grants
and gifts, about II billions have
been repaid todate.
The Commerce Department in a
detailed report released Sunday
said the United Kingdom, Soviet
Russia and France together re-
ceived about tWo-thirds of the to-
tai. In all, more than so countries
or areas benefited.
The United Kingdom received
IS billion dollars in goods, SER
vices and funds this country gave
or loaned abroad. A nearly %
billions were transferred during
World War II.
Russia, which the department
called "our former ally" ranked
second with IL billion dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1952-11-24
l7-YEAR-OLD HUNTER LIVES
S DAYS ON OLYMPIC PENN.

SEATTLE, 4P)-A youthful Sc
attic hunter who survived five
days in the rain-soaked northwest
Olympic Peninsula wilds without
food or fire was brought home Fri
day night, exhausted but unhurt.
The hunter, Edwin J. Sandry,
II, was found Thursday by two
loggers near the mouth of Good
man Creek in the Lapush area.
His rescuers were unable to
notify other searchers until Fri
day that the youth was safe.
Sandy said he ''just kept walk
ing" after becoming separated
from companions on a hunting
trip Sunday.