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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
Requiem Offered
For Sr. Bernddette

Solemn Requiem Mass for Sis
ter Bernadette (McArdle), O.P. 81,
was sung Wednesday in the chapel
of st. Mary of the Springs convent
A dominican nun since 1899, Sis
ter Bernadette died Monday at the
convent. She had been an invalid
for many years.
Born in. Ireland, Sister Berna-
dette came to Columbus in 1897
to enter the novitiate at St Mary
of the Springs. Her long career in
religious life included assignments
at st. Joseph Convent, Somerset;
Blessed Sacrament School. Newark;
st. Mary's Academy, New Haven,
Conn, and st. Vincent Ferrer and
Mary Immaculate Schools in Nee
York City.
Surviving are a brother, Michael
McArdle and two nephews in New
Haven, Conn.
Burial was in the convent GENE
terry.
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Peron's resignation offer had all
the earmarks of a strategy design
ed to afford opportunity for show
of peronist strength. 1t deceived
nobody-least of all Catholic lead
ers-since it was submitted, not to
the Congress, but to the pro-regime
General Confederation of Labor,
and the Peronist Party. Long be-
fore it was announced, arrange
ments had been made to pack the
central square with peronist fol-
lowers all groomed to demonstrate
against Peron's offer.
In his speech, Peron complete
ly repudiated the "pacification"
policy he had announced shortly
after the abortive June Is revolt.
Instead, he served notice on his
opponents that hereafter he would
ANSWER violence with greater
violence" and that "fiye of them
will fall for every one of us"
Although he made no direct
reference 10 the Church, there
was no doubt Peron had fhe
Church In mind when he listed
religion among fha various pre-
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Theresa of the Child Jesus (Stella
Duguay), Carmelite nun.
Their freedom to leave commun-
ist China was announced here fol
lowing negotiations between Unit
ed States Ambassador U. Alexis
johnson and Chinese Ambassador
Wang Ping-nan for the release of
some Al civilians admittedly held
by the Reds.
bishop Raymond A. Lane, su-
perior general of fhe Maryknoll
Fathers, stated al the commune
ty's headquarters at MaryknoII.
NY, that Bishop Walsh does
not want to sppIy for an exit
permit. He feels II is his duty 10
remain in China until he is ex-
PEELED, Bishop Lane said. Be.
cause Of reports of Bishop
Wslsh's i'll health, Bishop Lane
said, II is hoped he will now re-
furn TO the United States.)
Sister Theresa is the last Amer
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09

Representatives from %
counties in the Columbus Dio-
cese will attend the annual
convention of the, Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women,
Oct. IL, at the Neil House, Co.
lumbus. The meeting will
mark the 10th anniversary of
the founding of the council by
Bishop Ready.
The theme of the convention, as
announced by Mrs. Frank H. Vogel,
president of the D.C.C.W., will be
"To Cast Fire on the Earth" The
words are Christ's when he told
His disciples, 'T am come to cast
fire upon the earth, and what will
I but that it be kindled?" (St. Luke
12:49).
The sessions will officially open
with a PontificaI High Mass cele-
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of a chauffeur and two other peo-
pie "who by coincidence joined the
ride and who by coincidence knew
how to speak Italian"
The living quarters of the Car
dinal are modest, the CORES
pondent noted. He lives in two
rooms, a bedroom and study. In
the center of fhe study there is
q desk with books and papers.
Here every afternoon the cardin-
al works al q croafian version OF
the Bible which he is translating
from original Latin and Greek
texts furnished by the Vatican.
It is in this study also that Car.
dinal Stepinac holds his interviews,
when they are allowed by the com
munist authorities. He consents tc
interviews, but constantly admon-
ishes his visitors to write what
| say in the form that ] use"
The Cardinals day begins early
when he goes to the little village
church of Krasic. During the first
Mass he hears confessions.
On Sunday, when the Cardinal
celebrates the II am. mass and
breaches the sermon, almost all OF
the villages 1000 inhabitants
crowd in and around the church.
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tsxts"--sIons with liberty and
Justice - which his opponents
have been using as . shield"
It seemed equally obvious that
Peron was thinking of the Church
when he linked 'trouble-makers
with their pamphlets" with opposi'
ton political leaders who have
been making speeches "as super
ficial as they are insolent," anc
triggermen who have been shoot.
ing down poor policemen in the
streets"
Labelling his opponents IN gen
eral as "oligarchs" who were try.
ing to turn the clock back to 1943
Peron declared:
I'VE have the right TO repress
This violence, and with that we
set fhe standard OF conduct for
our movement. He who tries in
any place 10 disturb fhe peace
may be killed by sny Ar.
senfine. The wafehword for ev.
cry peronisf is now IS II was in
I945: answer violence with
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ican nun left in Red China. She
was born in New York Dec. 30
1893, of French Canadian parents.
She attended the Ursuline convent
in Three Rivers, Canada, and then
entered the Montreal Carmel at
the age of 20. She had been in
China since 1922 or 1923. Accord
ing to the last letter received from
her, she is in poor health.
Including Bishop Walsh and Sis.
ter Theresa o My II American
Catholic missionaries remain in
China of the nearly 500 who were
serving there before the Reds seiz-
ed power. Two of the II are Bish.
ops and IA are priests. Sister The
resa was the only nun.
One of the priests still being
held is Father Frederick A. Cor.
don, o.P., a native Of Somerset,
who has been in China since
1877. He has been in house sr.
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that secularism is losing ground"
he said:
THE essence OF seeu!arism is
that religion is irrelevant TO ths
individuals every day life. The
current mood OF the American
public and particularly OF par.
ents is that religion is indispen-
sably relevant TO every phase Of
their lives"
In conclusion, the speaker out
lined this eight-point program as
a guide to Catholic teachers.
I. Dedicate all of your teaching
to the greater honor and glory of
God. Catholic education must be
first and foremost a work of relig.
ion.
2. Conduct an intensive crusade
of prayer for vocations to the relig.
ious life.
8. Remember that as religious
our first duty is TO give every Ca.
tholic child a reasonably conven.
lent opportunity for religious in.
struction by a competent teacher
4. Maintain cordial and coopera
tive relations with your public
school colleagues in the teaching
profession
5. Continue to maintain the high
professional standards that have
won such great prestige for our
schools.
6. Seek out the children most in
need of Catholic education.
7. Give enthusiastic support to
your home and school associations
by taking an active part in their
programs.
8. Religious superiors should rely
Continued on Page q
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Delivering the keynote talk ata
Solemn High Mass in st. Joseph
Cathedral, opening the annual dio-
cesar principals and teachers meet.
ing, Monsignor McManus gave num-
erols statistics which pointed out
what he described as decade of
progress"
This year." he said, elemen-
tary enrolment will soar 10 q
new high of 10000, some 5000
more than in 1945. High school
enrolment will pass the 5000
mark-l30o more than in l9A5.
During fhe decade, Sc, ,0O0, 600
was invested in new buildings,
additions and renovations. This
year the cost of operating the
Catholic schools Of this diocese
viii exceed $4,000, ,o0o."
The Washington, DC, prelate
also noted that during the decade,
"70 or more young men were or.
dained to the priesthood" and
"more than $50 young women
pledged eternal love of God, be.
ginning with lifetime of service
as teaching sisters"
He also cited the record of pro,
fessional developments including
the work of curriculum commit.
tees, the institution of the guild
ance center, participation in the
federal school lunch program, and
the cordial relations" with public
school groups and with professional
and business organizations.
Monsignor McManus also praised
Bishop Ready, describing him as
blessed with the particular talents
an, experience so useful in the ad
ministration of an expanding
school system" He asserted:
"You have had the leadership
of a Bishop whose capacity for ap
preciating big and good ideas is
surpassed only by his willingness to
respond tirelessly to the inspira
tions of Gods grace"
Commended also were the re-
ligious communities of men and
women who have supplied Some
of their best talent" for fhe
schools, pastors and their assist
ants who have encouraged their
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
SecuIaris1n
Seen Cause of
W WOrld's Chaos

AZELO, The Netherlands -
NC) = Today's chaos origin
ates from the failure to make
Christ the center of modern
life.
This was the conclusion of
Catholic scholars from is
countries gathered here for
the sixth congress of the In
ternational Society for a Chris
tan Renaissance after a weeks
discussion of the conference
theme, "The Theology of Evil" /"
They agreed that society as it
now IS rejects Christ as the center
Of the world in ifs private, pro-
fessional and international life.
To achieve the aim Of their
organization the Fe-chrisfian-
iHsfion Of Europe - The dele
gates said il was not sufficient
70 Chrisfianize Only the profess
sions. Christian ideas, fhey ins
sisted, must penstFsfe tfe fields
of communication - press, ra.
die, film and feIevision.
Miss Hedwig Won Skoda, the So
ciety's president, who founded It
in 1850 at Friedenweiler, Schwarz-
wald, Germany, outlined its pro-
gram:
u The furtherance of the Chris
tian spirit of lay people anG the
application of that spirit to daily
life.
q The deepening of the individ-
ual's spiritual life.
81 The extension of theological
training.
a Christian activity in profes-
sional and family life.
81 The furtherance of the Chris
tian spirit in international life and
the deepening of Christian friend
ship and international contact.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
Escaped Slav
Reports ON Red
Persecution

FRANKFORT, Germany -
NC) = Czechoslovak Reds
tried by every possible means
to get priests recently released
from Jail to promise they
would never again say Mass,
according to 'Expulsus," in.
formation bulletin issued by
the Catholic refugee center oi
Koenigstein near here.
The information came from a re
cent escapee from Czechoslovakia
He also reported that Archbishop
Josef Beran of Prague is being
moved from one jail to another
The prelate is now said to be ir
the neighborhood of Kolin.
Auxiliary Bishop Anton Eltschk
ner of Prague still manages to ad
minister the Sacrament of Confir
nation.
Bishop Stephan Trochta of Lett
meritz is graveIy ILL. He, too, Is re
ported to be jailed in the neigh
borhood of Kolin.
Bishop Josef Hlouch of Budweii
was released from Jail, the inform
ant says, but is not permitted d
function in any capacity, except Il
say Mass privately.
All clergy and faithful are for
hidden contact with the Holy See
under the most severe penalties.
A large number Of the clergy
are still in Jail. All nonasteriss
and converts some 700 in all
were closed down. Very few
Sisters engaged in hospital work
are allowed 10 carry on their
work. The majority of them
must do forced labor in factories,
coal mines and various state
controlled institutions.
The laity is deprived of all theil
former religious associations, al
Catholic societies having been sup
pressed. The faithful are constant
ly spied upon and harassed
The young generation is exposed
to q relentless stream of atheists
propaganda. Religious instruction
in the schools is practically impos
sible.
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Joseph Cathedral, Father John
Corridan, 81, described mans dig
nifty as a "God-like dignity" The
43-year-old Jesuit declared:
"AIi men must respect that
cod-Iike dignity in themselves
and in others or answer TO God
for il. In fhe last analysis in the
sight OF God we will be success
es or failures, We will be re-
warded or punished, not by the
measure OF our annual income
whether IL be in wages or prof
its, salaries or fees, dividends or
coupons, but by fhe way we re-
speefed our Sod-iike dignity in
ourselves and others while earn.
ing that income"
Addressing a throng composed
mainly of AFL, CIO and indepen-
dent union officials and members,
Father Corridan said Christ taught
men the value of "God-like dig
nity'' in various ways.
He elaborated
First of all in His Birth, Christ
taught US that mans God-like dig
nifty is not dependent on the
worldly position of his father: not
dependent upon the race or nation
of which he is a member; is not
dependent upon the place where
he is born.
I'm the second place, Christ
taught Us fhe value OF mans
cod-Iike dignity by deliberately
choosing 70 live His life as q
worker. Christ worked at Q car
penfer's bench 10 teach Us that
in work rs in prayer we set like
God. In work we initiate Gods
creative power. We Join with
ced in improving in some slight
way shs tremendous universe
created by His fiat"
This God-like dignity rs taught
by Christ. the priest continued
gives us the basic meaning Of La
Dor Day. He emphasized:
In speaking to you this Labor
Day morning, ] speak to you as
much more than workers or union
men or even family men. / speak
to you as members of Christ's Mys
tical Body. You are the flock OF
Christ. You are the Church OF
Christ.
"The Church is strong or weak
as you are strong or weak in the
realization and fulfillment of your
God-like dignity"
Father Corridan, whose efforts
to obtain social justice for men
who work on the docks were pub
licized in the recent motion pic.
ture "On the Waterfront" stressed
that the Church from the days OF
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brated by Bishop Ready in st. JOS
eph Cathedral at 900 a. m. Regis
tration at the hotel will take place
Immediately following the Mass.
The days activities include a
1920 luncheon, a business meet
ing at three and a banquet at 700
p. m. The guest speaker will be
announced at a later date. Mrs.
Robert r. Richards of Galloway,
will serve as POSTMASTER at the
banquet.
Mrs. John S. Dunkle, general
chairman of the convention, has
announced that two workshops will
be conducted during the day-long
event.
Chairmen of the workshops in
clude Mrs. Franklin j. Eyerman of
Corpus Christi parish, religious
activities; Mrs. ]. Harold Breen, st.
Christopher parish, Catholic char
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
PerOn's Offer
To Church Will
Not Be Accepted

BUENOS AIRES-(NC)-"We dc
not wish to see profane hands
touch these wounds of the Church.
With these ringing words, one OF
Argentine's most respected prelates
has told why ecclesiastical authori
ties have rejected the offer of the
Peron regime to restore churches
burned and looted by peronist
mobs during the June is revolt.
"These Semi-demolished walls
these accumulated ashes, these
images brutally profaned, these
missals aand books destroyed are
sacred to us, declared Msgr. Gus
tave J. Franceschi in Crtterto, the
Catholic magazine of which he is
editor. Eve alone have the right
to staunch the flood of these
wounds"
The monsisnor. who was him.
self seized and jailed overnight
by fhe peronist police, went on
TO ask: why should the state
take upon itself this task? Was
II, by chance, because the state
itself had burned, directly or
indirectly, these buildings, these
archives, these robes, these books
Of the Cardinal of BUenos Aires
and of his priesfs?"
Monsignor Franceschi said that
''if the old union of Church and
state had been maintained" i
might have been proper and logical
for the state to repair the damage
to the churches.
However" he added, both
chambers of the Congress have
adopted legal measures to sever
the bonds which united these two
institutions, and the executive
power has sanctioned them: The
Church could not do less thar
spurl the money offered to her
This is something that even a pag
an can understand. Personal dig
nifty ought never to sacrifice itself.
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tiles; Mrs. John E. Stattmiller, Holy
Rosary parish, PTA; Mrs. John R.
Holden, Christ the King parish, So
cial action: Mrs. Robert R. Rich
ards, SITS. Simon and Jude par.
ish, West Jefferson, international
relations.
Mrs. Michael Ryan. Jr., St. Ca
tharine parish, civil defense; Mrs,
William F. Ryan, St Mary parish,
Lancaster, family life; Miss Marion
SWickard, ST. Joseph Cathedral par
ish, organization and development;
Miss Dorothea Greene, Immaculate
Conception parish, public relations,
and Mrs. Anna Marie Cline Sacred
Heart parish, adult education.
Mrs. Dunkle has appointed the
following committee chairmen:
registration, Miss Mary McManus;
hospitality. Miss Rose Forquer,
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Vatican Envoy
Appointment
Urged by Solon

ROME = NC) - Represen-
tative Victor L. Anfuso OF New
York, IN Italy as a guest of the
Italian government to inspect
social and economic condi-
tions, has said here that he
would give full support to the
appointment of a United States
envoy to the Holy See.
The congressman, who was
granted an audience by His Holi.
ness Pope Plus XII, noted that the
United States is the only major
power, with the exception of the
Soviet Union and communist Chi
ma, that is without representation
at the Vatican.
Mr.. Anfuso also asked demo
cratic organizations in the free
world TO help combat communism
He said that individuals and organ.
izations with vast resources and
wealth at their disposal should aid
anti-Red political parties in any
countries where communism is a
threat. He stated he would recon.
mend such a program at the next
session of congress.
During his stay in italy Mr.. An.
fuso visited summer camps operat
ed by the PontificaI Assistance Or.
ganization.
In reporting the tour, the Vati.
can daily, Osservatore Romano,
took the occasion to praise the in.
terest of such American personals
ties as Congressman Anfuso in
Italian works of charity, recon
struction and welfare.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
IA NOyices Don
Dominican Habit
In Somerset

= SOMERSET - In the first cere-
mony of its kind in st. Joseph's
Priory since 1924, IA young men
received the traditional black and
white habit of the Dominican Or,
der last week in an investiture Ger.
emony conducted by Father Mat.
thew Hanley, O.P., Prior.
For many years st. Joseph's was
a house of studies for candidates
who had completed their noviti
ate at st. Roses in Kentucky. Last
month the teaching staff and 2s
philosophy students we're moved
to the new house of studies in Do
yer, Mass, and st. Joseph's was
named as the provinces new no
vitiate.
For period of one year the
novices will be thoroughly ground
ed in the spirit and ideals of st
Dominic and the Order of Preach
ers n order to prepare them for
their VOWS next year. After then
profession they will begin the
philosophical course leading to the
priesthood
Brother Mark Dreese, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alphonse Dreese, New
Lexington, O, was among those in
vested. He has a brother, John
studying for the priesthood al
Catholic University, Washington
DC, and a sister, Sister Georg
anne, in the Canton, o., convent oi
the Sisters of Charity of st. Au
gustine. All three are graduates oi
st. Aloysius Academy in New Lex
ington.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
MissiOners in Civilian Group
Repeatedly Released by Reds

rest In Fooehow since August,
1853.
After close to 80 years of serv-
ice in China, Father Gordon was
serving as vicar provincial of the
Dominican community in the Foo
chow area at the time he was
placed under house arrest. He had
been refused an exit permit by
the Reds in 1851. He is now con-
fined to the servants quarters of
the American Dominican house in
Foochow along with two other Do
minican priests, Father Joseph
Hyde and Father James G.. Joyce.
No communication has been receiv-
ed from him since August, 1858.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
College toContinue
Family Allowance

STEUBENVILLE, o. - NC) -
Students from large families who
attend the College of Steubenville
here will this year continue to re-
ceive reduced tuition rates under
a family plan allowance, 1t was an
nounced here.
A 10 per cent discount on tuition
is given to the second child in one
family attending the college, 20
per cent discount to the third child
and so on. Thus, it was explained,
in the event of the matriculation
of four children in one family, a
total reduction of so per cent on
tuition would be possible.
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The correspondent said that at
first he was refused permission to
see the Cardinal-Archbishop of
Zagreb. When the reporter persist
ed. he was given permission only on
condition that he not attempt to
speak to the prelate.
The newspaperman was taken to
Cardinal Stepinac's native village
of Krasic under the watchful eye
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09

Pope Leo XII has "unhesitatingly
proclaimed the rights of workers
based on their God-like dignity"
The Church, he said, has advo-
Gated the right to form unions Of
their own choosing, the right to
collective bargaining, the right to
saving wage and decent working
Continued on Page q
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Father Frederick Gordon, O.P.,
of Somerset Still Being Held

GENEVA, Switzerland - NC) Two of the last II Ameri-
Catholic missioners left in Red China among the II
American civilians who free to leave that country
They are Bishop James E. Walsh, NM executive secre-
arY the Catholic Central Bureau of China and Sister
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
Peron Speech Carries
Hint That He Will Make
No Peace with Church

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina = (NC) - President Juan
Peron has strongly nmated that he has intention of
making peace with the Catholic Church in Argentina
The intimation in his speech to the peronlst
rally in the Plaza de Mayo here IN which ne Withdrew what
was obviously spurious offer to resign.
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~ a Mary o the ring
attend the The at
Jphcs
sresor of the eh the Of
Depstm H al o
M Rosary
the school the Columbus
o C.
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Cardinal Stepinac Still Held
BY Reds; Spends Days in Study

ROME - NC) - His Eminence Aloysius Cardinal Stepin
spends his days in quiet study correspondent for Quo
daro Rome daily reported after visit with the preate
fined by the Yugoslav Reds to his native village
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-09
Meaning of Dignity of Man
Believed Key to Good Life
Father Corridan Cites
Labor's Rights, Duties

The meaning of the dignity of man termed by New
YORK Cys famed waterfront priest here this week the
lone supreme lesson that Christ taught by His life"
Speaking at the eleventh annual Labor Day Mass at ST.