The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

virtues, stands in the middle
Of fwo extremes. On the one
hand, he said, Is The person
without patriotism abnormal"
a parasite, small, narrow, self
ish, an ungrafefUl son: than
which nothing is more hateful.
On the other hand, Archbishop
Sinx added q fault is committed
by Those who attempt to
place their race, nationality, r
country in TOO exalted a posi-
fion, and condemn ard scorn
all other countries but their
cwn."
"Other nations have an equal
right with us, both to live and
to enjoy prosperity" the prelate
continued. 1--WE love America, but
We must keep in mind that the
raw materials for the American
way of life came from all those
various races and places from
which we are sprung.
'The common land we are all
striving for is Heaven"
Archbishop Biz is Episcopal
Chairman of the Youth Depart
ment, National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
The real patriot" he foid the
Scouts, Shows his love and ap-
probation by shoviderinq The
responsibilities as well as the
benefits Of citizenship. by 10y
Atty and obedience to righffvi
authority. by defense when
needed.
"The true patriot need not label
himself one. He includes under
love of country all that preserves
and promotes its moral and ma
~terial, spiritual and temporal
character. Whatever makes his
country more pleasing In the eyes
of God finds his support. He
understands patriotism from the
viewpoint of enterity, that is, as
a part Of Gods plan for us to
work out our eternal destiny"
THE true patriot" the Arch
bishop said, defends ths
rights Of every person.; he is
governed not by likes and dis
likes but by the norms Of right
and wrong. He knows that laws
sometimes involve inconven-
fence; but for fhe common good
he is willing to put up with II
to preserve order in public af-
fairs.
HE tempers his zeal to avoid
the sin of rash Judgment in inn
putting u~npatriotic motives to his
fellow citizens" said Archbishop
Binz. HE regards the accusation
of disloyalty to country as being
the gravest charge, in the tenn
poral order, of which a man can
be the object"
I'VE may not always realize
it," the archbishop continued,
but when we cooperate TO give
one another . chance to exer-
else legal rights, when we make
il possible for one another to
develop physically, mentally,
and morally, We are really help
ing one another to ave souls"
Archbishop Binz hailed the
Scouting movement as one which
teaches its members to put God
first before everything else in
their lives, and to see and praise
the Creator in all His works.
Scout training helps you to
form character traits which will
aid You in your adult lives no
matter what your vacations or
careers may be-" he said. Scout
ing is the process of making real
men out Of real boys with a real
program"
The new chairman of the Ma
tional Catholic Laymen's Commit
tee on Scouting, James G. Griffin
of Cleveland, was formally in
stalled during the Jamboree. Ac-
tive in scouting affairs for %
years in Oklahoma City, Louis
vile, KY, and Cleveland, Mr..
Griffin succeeds Charles F. Nc
Cahill of Cleveland.
Mr.. Griffin is president of the
Cleveland Council, B.S.A., and
chairman Of the lay board of trus-
tees of John Carroll University,
Cleveland.
Mass was offered daily at IS
campsites during the Jamboree. A
team of nine seminarians, operat-
ing in two jeeps, distributed al
tars to the visiting chaplains and
brought in daily supplies OF
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