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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

Our defenSeS IN Europe. The
question about Formosa not be-
ing worth single American life"
is merely repetition of what
was raised successfully by the
Communists in regard to Korea
and to Indo-China.
Later on, the questions will be
Are the Philippines worth fight
ing for? Is Hawaii worth defend
ing? Is Alaska worth an effort?"
That has been the tune from
Yalta To F0rmoSa-a tune that is
off-key, because the Soviet Pow
err iUill not fodge frontal tUdr
against its If zoe actually stand
firm.
Nevertheless, we will shortly
hear this question widely dis
eussed in the daily press. For
what the Communists initiate
most of our secular press has
peculiar habit of taking up.
Disastrous Measures
There is talk about two Chi.
mas" which would prepare the
way for Red China's being adj
mitted TO the United Nations and
then using that post to take over
Formosa. There are ominous sug-
gestions that the United States
should compel Chang Kai-shek
to abandon his defenses of Que
moy and MatSu.
These would be disastrous
measures. But the Communists
have their old theme song "Nego-
tiationS" to lure us on The Daily
Worker of February 10 concludes
its editorial: Clearly and un-
equivocally the new Soviet gov
ernment has said ii is ready to
sit down with us and settle all
outstanding questions. Ameri-
cans will prefer the conference
table to H-homb devastation. F"
This is the old story of frighten-
ing us to death, which has led
to American surrender after sur
render.
If Mr.. Eisenhower would at
last take a stand against the pres
ent policy of drift, he would be-
come a greater President than
he was general. We can do our
part in helping him by urging
Washington 10 face realities and
end the retreat before Sooiet
threatentnos.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

IN this connections there comes 70 mind the
closing words of the Holy Fathers discourse to the
Catholic iurists Of Italy The third part of that
lengthy discourse has just been released. The Sow
ereign Pontiff dealing with guilt and punishment,
turns his thoughts TO the words Of Sacred Scrip
ture: Il was in prison and you visited me As
long as you did it for one of these the least of my
brethren, you did it for me-"
The Holy Father proposes the IDEAL the gift of
oneself for the spiritual salvation and publication
Of the prisoner. We go to the guilty one in such
wise as to see honor and love him in the Lord,
and even so to lken oneself to him to put oneself
spiritually in the place of the man IN convicts
garb This goodness of Christ can give the condemn
ed prisoner support and assistance in order to
come forth from the wretched serVitude Of pun
ishment and acquire again liberty and interior
peace.
This is Christ-ke attitude this the love of
Christ in action Because it has not flourished the
socalled "excons know that there is little hope for
them back out in society What hope they have
is through being able to completely hide their
identity and former failinss.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

Q. Is there any set day for us
frg the UnraoAS mysteries OF
the rosary?
A. There is no absolute rule
for use of the various mysteries.
For public relations, however,
the prevailing custom or tradi-
tion seems to call for the joyful
mysteries on Monday and Thurs
day, the SorroWful on Tuesday
and Friday and the glorious on
Wednesday and Saturday. Ac-
cording to Monsignor Sullivan's
"Externals of the atholic
Church the mysteries on Sun
day should vary with the season:
On Sundays the mysteries as
signed will depend upon the sea-
son of the year. During Advent
and after Christmas the joyful
should be meditated upon; dur
ing Lent, the sorrowful; during
the rest of the year, the glori-
GUS"
@. What aOere some of the
first Catholic publications in
the United States?
A. According to the National
Catholic Almanac the first, Cath
olic publication of a strictly re-
ligious nature was the UNITED
S states Catholic Miscellany,
established June 5, 1922 by Bish-
op John England. 1t continued
until the time of the Civil War.
Among the others in the early
days of the Catholic Press were:
The catholic Press" of Hart
ford Q829); The Jesuit and
Catholic Sentinel" and its sue.
cessor, the Jesuit Catholic
Press" 1829-1830) in Boston; the
''New York Register and Catholic
Diary in New York 1933); the
Shepherd of the Valley" in st.
Louis 1892; the Catholic Her
aid" of Philadelphia 1888 and
the Catholic Advocate" of
Bardstown, Kentucky, in 1886.
O. What is the meaning of
'fNR.I." on a crHcifir?
A. The inscription placed
above the crucified Savior
meant: Jesus of Nazareth, King
of the Jews. 1t stands for the
Latin: IesuS Nazaraenus, Rex
Iudaeorum. The account of this
inscription is given in st. Johns
Gospel (19:19-22)and tells of the
objection of the chief priests
who protested to Plate, ''Do not
write, the King of the Jews but,
He said, | am the King of the
Jews. Pilates answer is full
of typical Roman irony: What
| have written, / have written"
Q. Was the Spanish InquiSition
typical of the medieval Church'S
attitude t0aodrd heretics?
A. No. The Spanish Inquisition
was set up with the approval of
Pope Sixtus ", but King Ferdi-
nand converted it into a body
which judged and punished Grim
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25
Inquiry Corner
Father Healey

inal and civil eases as we'll as
matters of heresy. The whole
question is more complicated
than propagandistic Protestant
historians and their readers have
imagined. Even at its worst the
Inquisition was the ONLY GRIM
inal court in Europe in which
the application of torture was
limited. A great many of those
tried before the InquiSition and
condemned to death were not
heretics at all, but persons who
mad committed crimes against
the state law and would have
been punished in the same Tor a
worSe) way by any other court
of the time. Many accounts of
the Inquisition are based on a
discredited four-volume history
by renegade priest Juan An
tonic Llorente) who destroyed
the stolen documents he used as
source materials and so prevent
ed study Of them by other in
yestigators. As stated in one
Catholic treatment of the SUBJ
ject: The Spanish Inquisition at
its worst was not as bad as its
strongest critics claim; at its
best, it left great deal to be
desired.
Q. In d commentary on the
Prologue to the Canterbury
Tales the commentator refers to
the st. Christopher medal UorM
by the Yeomdn as tdliSm0n.
Was right IN objecting to that
name for it?
A. 1t seems to be difficult for
men who write historical or lit
erary treatiseS on the Middle
Ages to avoid unkind and in-
accurate statements about Catho-
lie belief and practice. While re-
ligious medals have been used
superStitiously it is not accurate
to speak Of them as though they
were figures "cut or engraved UNI
der certain superstitious observ-
ances of the heavens, supposed
to act as a charm" Definition
of talisman in Websters New
Collegiate Dictionary If obiec-
tion is made to such careless
statements a Catholic student in
a secular college is often accused
of being too sensitive. Neverthe-
less it is sometimes worthwhile
to point out something that is
obviously misrepresentation of
Catholic practice. The Catholic
Church has never attributed any
magic or sanctioned Superstitious
practices in regard to sacrament
ais. A st. Christopher medal has
always represented as it does
now devotion to a real person,
saint in heaven with God,
whose intercession we ask.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healy, Inquiry Corner.
The Catholic Times, Box 636. CO
lumbuS (16), Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

of internal Soviet diff
culties. But it was on that very
day that the United States was
presenting the Chinese Reds with
the strategic Tachen Islands. NAL
enkov admitted that the clumsy
Soviet economy was unable TO
produce adequately in agriculture
and in heavy industry. But the
Net0 York Times of February
8 was congratulating us on the
fact that the Chinese Reds were
graciously accepting the evacuat-
ed islands without firing a shot
at our Seventh Fleet.
"Evacuafors" not "Emsrcipstors"
The operations in the Far
East proved a bit too much even
for Joseph Alsop. He cabled TO
the NeW York Herald Tribune
of February g. 1T is wonderful-
ly inspiring to see the armed
might .of the United States de-
ployed for battle. But 1t is also
a BIZ dispiriting to know that
the purpose of this great show
of force is to make sure that the
enemy is given an important
strategic position" And he quot
ed one of fhe naval men engag-
ed in the evacuation as saying:
I'VE used to have great emanci-
pators but now | guess we've got
great evacuatorS'
Mr.. Alsop is quoted here be-
cause he has been so conspicuous
in the past in fayoring the for
ces of appeasement in this coun-
try. His present words are the
more pointed because the Daily
Worker of February 10 admits
the internal economic difficult
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25
For the Prisoner

The spiritual and corporal works Of mercy arc
The very trade mark Of Christianity They should
flourish with particular intensity during the holy
season Of Lent. Charity toward the afflicted,
whether it be for destitute spiritually tenn
porarily, is the essence of ChrStlike life In the
great ages Of Faith it was understood that those
suffering were to be aided. And to the Christian
who is able to Christ in his fellowman, there
il no limit or discrimination to whom he should
love end help.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

second conflict brought peace"
in any real sense of the word.
We of this generation have no
peace to Safeguard" Ours is the
more difficult task of creating
the conditions and developing
the economic and political insti-
tutions prerequisite to the estab-
lishment of genuine peace among
the nations of the world.
Unfinished Business
In this respect, at least. our
world-the world of 1855 - is
more perilously situated than was
the world of 1919. In other re-
spects, however, the United
States is probably more fortunate
ly situated today than it was at
the time the Bishops Program
was released.
We still have a long way TO
go, but we have made enough
progress in the field of legisla-
tion and in the organization OF
labor unions to warrant our con-
centrating most of our attention
now on what might be called the
unfinished business of the Bish-
ops Program. In other words,
having effected great number
of specific reforms" we are now
in a position to give our atten-
ton to that fundamental "recon-
struction" of the social order
which is called for so insistently
in Plus XTs encyclical Quadra-
gesimo Ammo. and in many of the
pronouncements of our present
Holy Father Pope Plus XII.
The reconstruction" of the
social order-as recommended in
the social encyclicals-calls for
a democratically organized sys.
tenn of cooperation between la
Dor, management, agriculture
and the professions in joint ef-
fort to establish order and sta
bility and justice in an economic
system which, for too many
years, has drifted along without
adequate moral direction and
control and, TO some extent, is
still distributing its phenomenal
benefits unevenly and inequit-
ably.
More True Today
This long-range approach 10
the Christian reconstruction Of
the social order was not specific
ally advocated by the Bishops
in their 1919 pronouncement. At
that time it was thought that
such an undertaking would be
waste of time as regards inn
mediate needs and purposes
for no important group or sec
ton of the American people is
ready to consider a program Of
this magnitude"
We are reminded, however, in
the Introduction to the Goth an
niversary edition of the Bishops
Program that that reason no
longer holds" Conditions have
improved to such an extent that
"a program of this magnitude
can be and should be proposed
today and should be acted upon
IS rapidly a. possible.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

b e fore til Q
weak S oyiet
power.
Nothing ex-
emplifies this
m ore viyidly
than the events
of February 8.
On that day,
Dictator Nal
enkov resign
ed from his
post because
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

nIYerSary o I
the B S h o p s.
Program of So
cial Reconstrue-
ton. The inn
portance of this
docu m e nj in
the history of
/ h e Catholic
so cial action
movement in
tn Unite d
S t a [ c S can
hardly be ex-
aegerated.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25

Ours is an historical period in
which a great paradox prevails:
The powerful United States re-
-peatedly persuaded to back down
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-25
HIGGINS
Time TO Act is NO1U

Lineoln's Birthday, as was
noted in last weeks release of
this column, marked the 36th an
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17

Holy baptism was observed
Sunday, Edna Jerry, Alene and
Ernestine Harding were baptized
at the altar and Immediately fol-
lowing the morning service the
congregation went to st. Luke
SAP, list Church where Paul and
Virginia Williams were emerged.
In the morning worship the
pastor delivered a very appro-
pirate sermon taken from st. John
3;11, topic I'VE have found the
Mesiah," subject, "A Wonderful
Discovery" Choir No. 2 and
Ushers No. served for the day.
The women have completed the
organization for woman's day and
100 clubs have been completed
and passed out to captains. We
are asking and looking forward
TO all of our captains committee
chairnen and members to begin
work now to make No. Is the
greatest of the IL obServanceS of
v9man'S Day.
The following persons were
elected officials for the occaS-
sion: Mrs Annie l.. Shennett,
chairman; Miss Lucille Timmons,
vice chairman; Mrs. Tarpley, sec
rotary; Mrs. Johnnie King, trea-
Surer.
Committee chairman are Mrs.
Mary Dancy, program; Mrs. Mol
lie Parham, finance; Mrs. Maydell
..aynon, souvenir program; Mrs.
Jimmie Coleman, decoration; Mrs,
.eola Lawson, hospitality; Mrs.
Iona Cook, compilation.
The J. B. Eyperson board is
meeting Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Ma'ble Brown, 2026 NV 3rd
ave.
All loyal members of ST. Paul
are now attending class service
on Tuesday evening from 80 pm.
Let rs not fail to meet you there.
Rev. r. J. Blaine, pastor
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NEW MT. MoRIAH

Visitors are always welcome TO
worship with us at the church
known as the holy spirit.
Sunday School was called to
order at 9:45 am. with four
classes in progress.
ii am. devotional service was
conducted by Deacon H. Harper.
Wonderful prayers were prayed.
Songs of Zion were rendered by
choir No. 2. Usher board No. one
was in charge.
Rev. J. J. Sheffield delivered a
wonderful sermon, st. Luke 7:12,
Jesus Waits at the Gate" The
choir says he'll be waiting at the
River Jordan.
At 3 pm. the Liberty Choir
Union held a musical review pro
gram. This program was high
lighted with wonderful choirs of
the Greater Miami area. Appear
ing on this program was the new
Mt. Moriah Male Chorus.
At z pm. worship was con-
Quoted by Deacon J. Tolbert. Up
lifting prayers and song praises
by choir No. one. Usher board No.
two in charge.
Rev. Grant, one of the greatest
missionary workers, delivered an
insoirational message, John 1:16,
"The Grace of Christ Jesus" This
sermon was Amazing Grace"
Rev. A. L. Shipp halls greetings
from the convention in Memphis.
Pray that he may return home
safe about September IS.
Rev. A. l.. Ship, pastor
Doris L. Hayes, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
GREATER BETHEL

Our week of prayer began Mon
day night, Sept. IL at 7:30 pm.
This was hoped to be stimulant
to the forth coming revival meet
ing Sept. 10Th 1855. Rev. WB.
Coffey will preside.
Plans have been drawn up for
our forthcoming "Womens Day
Program. With Mesdames Thena
c.. Crowder chairman Mil
dred Monroe (co-chairman) as
leaders. The following commit
tees were set up.
The Women'S Day program
committee, MeSdames Jennette
Folsum, o. B. Hogan, Maud DiaZ,
Maggie Green, w. G. .Cogdell,
Leila Williams and Maize Edge.
The souvenir program COM
mittee, MesdameS Alice Hawkins,
Ruth Blackwell, Hattie Brace,
Irene Ellison, Octavia Harris,
Marie Price, Eunice Liberty, VIII
lie Mae hurry and Naomi Sy-
monette.
The publicity committee, Mes
danes Marion Shannon, Constance
Douglas, Edith Grant, c. Walker
and Misses Geraldine Rocks and
Evadney Curtin.
We hope that you will give the
ladies your 100 percent coopera-
ton.
Rev. j. B. Blasknell, pastor
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
MT. CALVARY BAPTIST

It was Mems Day at Mt. CAL
vary last Sunday. Rev. Father
Theodore Gibson was the speaker
He used as text Exodus As. At
3 pm. DR.. G. w. Hawkins spoke
to the men. The program was
very inspiring and the effort was
quite a success.
The Women's Day was closed
last May and left a high mark
for the men, but they did not
reach the mark. 1t was a little too
high for the men.
After a very fine devotion our
pastor, Rev. E. M. Thomas, de-
livered touching message on the
text, MY peace l give unto you"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17

Sunday School was called to
order at Gas am. by the Supt.
Miss A. Jones. A very interest
ing lesson was taught, subject
struggle for Survival" At IL am.
devotional was led by Deacon H.
L. Lundy with usher board No.
and choir No. rendering service.
Rev. w. T. Thompson brought the
message, subject "Jesus has Power
Over DEATH" taken from st. John
Ill. From to 6 pm. Sept. 10
there will be a silver tea sponsor
ed by the BTU. Mrs. Rachel
Pratt in charge. Guest speaker
will be DIR. G.. w. Hawkins. You
will miss a treat if you miss this
tea at the home of Mrs. Emoa
Jones. 1881 NV Goth st. at $50
pm. At z pm. d votiona4 :. as
led by Deacon G.. White and Ush-
er board No. / and the male
chorus rendered service. T h e
spirit was high. Rev, Thompson
preached another wonderful SER
mon, subject Gods Love for the
world, taken from St. John 3:16.
We are always happy to have you
worship with US.
Rev. o. w. Foster, pastor
A. L. Johnson, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
FIRST UNITARIAN

The Rev. Joseph Barth will re-
turn to his pulpit on Sunday,
Sept. 18, IL am. at the First Uni
tartan Church, Dixie Highway at
SW 29th road. The sermon topic
is unannounced.
On Wednesday, Sept. 81, 8:15
pm. Everett Rosenstein, presi-
dent of the Miami chapter of the
American HumaniSt Association
and Hugo P. Leaning, Unitarian
minister, will discuss us the Idea
of God Harmful or Helpful to
Mental Hygiene and Social Pro-
gress"? at the Miami Commune
ty forum, sponsored by and held
at the First Unitarian.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
MT. TABOR. BAPTIST

Sunday throughout services
were heightened renewal of
spiritual knowledge.
The ii am. prayer service was
strongly felt. The male chorus
furnished music with Bro. RoS-
coe Speed, accom2anist. Rev.
Byrd's deliverance from l John
4:16, subject, Judgement Before
knowledge, was a sermon that
was accepted greatly.
Sis. Gwendolyn BuHard of st.
James placed her membership.
DR.. Yeager was pulpit guest.
Mrs. Jaeger, Mrs. Ida Simpson
Gordon and many others were
present.
At $50 BTU was conducted by
Sister Cantrell with an enjoyable
hour of discussion.
At 7:30 pm. evening worship
the congregation enjoyed fine
sermon from the pastor.
Mrs. Nancy Devoe, 372 NE
10th st. joined.
NEWS OF INTEREST
Rev. DR.. Carl E. Yaeger will be
the guest speaker Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
Deacon H. Heard and Sis. Rosa
Garvin representatives from
church and home mission society
and Deacon S. Bruton, ST., have
returned from the National Bap-
fist Convention.
Bro. Walter White has returned
from a vacation through five
states gathering knowledge to
carry on his work. He is the COM
petent principal of Richmond
Heights, also chairman of church
bulletin. Sis Belle White, clerk,
has returned. Sis. Carrie White
is on her vacation. Bro. Thomas
Blue is doing fairly. Mrs. Ida
Gordon Simpson is the house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Gordon. Mrs. Simpson is from
Greenwood, Miss, and cousin of
Mr.. Gordon.
Rev. j. N. Byrd, pastor
Helen A. Franklin, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
NEW HOPE BAPTIST

Services at the New Hope Mis-
sionary Baptist Church were very
heart warming throughout Sunday.
Sunday School began at the
usual time with the superinten-
dent Deacon Dodd Johnson pre-
siding.
Devotional service was con-
Quoted at IL am. by Deacon
James Robinson and Dodd john
son.
A very inspiring message was
delivered by Rev. w. M. Kitchen.
Evening services were grand,
delivered by our own Rev. w. M.
Boyer, assistant pastor.
The pastor wishes to thank the
many members and friends and
the following captains who help
ed to make his trip possible TO
the National Baptist Convention.
Mrs. Annie L. Stephens, Mrs. Will
lie Mae benson, Mrs. Mary May
field, Miss Dinna M. White, Mrs.
Essie M. Washington, Mrs. Tom
ME S. Grissom, Mrs. Jewell c.
Deal, Mrs. Alberta Hood, Mrs.
Martha Outen, Mrs. Cora Nit
chell, Mrs. Mary A. Blackmon,
Mrs. Lula M. Berrian, Mrs. Mary
Jane Davis, Mrs. Minnie Porter,
Miss Eunice Hood, Miss Ethel
Spencer, Mrs. Sarah Ashery,
Miss Williematu Harper, Miss
Hattie Mae King.
We are always delighted to
have visitors at our services.
Annie l.. Stephens, reporter
Rev. j. E. Brown, pastor~
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Instruction Glasses
At Holy Redeemer

Thirteen newcomers attended
he first instruction at Holy Re-
deemer Church last Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. Father De-
vaney welcomed the newcomers
and gave a short talk on the pur-
pose of the instructions. Next
week they will be taken on tour
of the church while the altar, sa-
cred vessels and stations of the
cross will be explained. A DEM
onstration of good manners in
church will be given to show the
newcomers how the congregation
worShips in the Catholic Church.
The instructions will be given
at 800 pm. every Monday and
Thursday evening for the next
four months. During this time a
full course of Catholic belief and
practice will be given and the
prospective converts will attend
Sunday Mass and observe all the
duties of Catholic life. Those who
are faithful in attending the in
structions and Sunday Mass will
be baptized in January.
All adults are welcome to join
ne class provided they do so
within the next two years before
the class gets too far advanced.
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ST. MATTHEW

This church is located between
10th and 18th ST. on NV 5th ave-,
and had been closed for some
time. The Rev. Alfred Fl. Fergu-
son, DID,, is pastor. He has been
appointed to this church by BiSh-
% H. B. Shaw of Wilmington
N. c. who is presiding bishop
over the Florida district.
Rev. Ferguson is well known to
the community since he came
here from New York City. The
opening viii be on Sunday after
noon. Sept. %, 3 O'Clock. The
public is cordially invited.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-09-17
GIBBS CHAPEL A. Nj. E.

All of the members enjoyed an
other glorious day at our church
on Sunday beginning with Sun
day School as was led by our
Supt., Sis. Love. At IL our pastor
preached a very inspiring sermon
which was taken from Psalm 9l:2
Our text was II win say of the
Lord he is my refuge and my
fortress, my God in him viii i
trust.
On Sunday night we had Pre-
siding Elder w. F. Bah with us.
Rev. ]. Scippio, pastor
r. Hearst, reporter