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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

AT the time of the Ascension the
number of Christians was a little more
than 500 souls. Only a part lived in
Jerusalem, for we read that a mere
100 gathered together in the Upper
Room to await the promised coming of
the Paraclete.
During those nine days of seclusion
and prayer, it certainly appeared as if
the divine plan for salvation had brok-
en- down, for how could these IL simple,
poor, mostly unlettered men conquer
the world for Christ?
They we're opposed by both the
Jewish and pagan worlds; they had to
struggle not only with political forces,
but also with religious and cultural
enemies. Furthermore, they were faced
with the seemingly hopeless task Of
preaching an incredible and paradoxicaI
gospel Of . Goodman crucified that sp.
peared to conflict with the mems de-
sires by offering them martyrdom and
sovI-searing trials.
But then on Pentecost Sunday the
Spirit of God descended upon them and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15
Our D.D.F. Drive

The Church In the United States has
flourished in the tradition outlined in
the editorial above. In 1855 there were
1000 Catholics in the Colonies. By 1910
our number had grown to 1868, 900
and present estimates run to 49, 900 900
Catholics.
The Diocese Of Columbus has
shared in This growth. Everywhere you
90 in the % counties that make up our
Diocese, cities and towns are booming
and the construction necessary to meet
this growth is overwhelming.
The same holds true for the facilities
of the church for we have $50, 900
Catholics who attend 116 churches or
chapels. We have 23,249 children in our
Catholic elementary schools and 5736
students in Duh high schools. And u
population is growing daily.
It Is obvious to all of us that we
must match the increase in our numbers
with an expansion of facilities on a Do
cesar as well as a parochial level.
As we know, this Sunday, May ".
The Bishop Is asking his flock to re-
main Of home In the afternoon or wen
ing until we are called upon by M Of
our own Pensioners who represents
The Bishop. We shall be asked TO make
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

On offering Of SIS or more to help The
Diocese meet its ever-expanding needs.
The projects considered this year
are the education of seminarians and
repair of st. Charles Seminary; the en-
largement of st. Theresa'S Retreat
House; expanded facilities at the Dioce-
san Center for emotionally disturbed
children; extension of high school facili-
ties as well as at our homes for the
aged and chronic i'll; a fund for needy
parishes to draw upon in time of finan-
cial need.
It is automatic that we do not share
with others, we cannot keep ourselves.
So we should be anxious to share our
faith with others and to share our
church facilities so that all can worship
God properly, have their children edu-
Gated adequately, SET their aged and
children cared for If the need arises, re-
ceive the benefit of a spiritual renewal
at our Retreat House, and have suffi-
cient priests to maintain our churches
and Diocesan institutions.
These projects are Of Diocesan infer
est. 1t Is hard to see how anyone worthy
Of fhe name Catholic can be Indifferent
to them.
The results of Sundays appeal will
show how truly Catholic we are.-GAF
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call her blessed 0uke i:28-4a).
On the Cross Christ commit.
ted us to Mary and it was -
understood from the earliest
times (see John 19:25-27.. De-
votion to the Blessed Virgin Il
a reasonable love for the
mother Of Christ, Whom W.
surely love as Christians. The
title Mother Of God formal
~ defined at the Council Of
Ephesus in 434 ADJ is based
on the fact that Christ 10
God and Mary is His mother.
It does not mean that we for
get that Mary is one Of Gods
creatures; it means that We
recognize her unique call by
God, her outstanding holiness
and the consequent power she
has to plead with God or N
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus is, Ohio.
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distinguished scholar in the
country came to his defense.
Professor Cohen of City Col.
lege said 1t was a repetition Of
the case of Athens condemn
ing Socrates. Russell, the
rebel, was the martyr-hero.
WHO'S AFRAID
We are living in a different
intellectual Ii m today,
however. Religion is respected
by contemporary Amer | C a n
thinkers and more and more
colleges are introducing NOR
al and spiritual values into
the curriculum.
When Russell asserts our
spiritual values are not worth
dying for, fhe infeIleefvaIs
are apt TO dismiss him a. .
great thinker who has lived
roo long and Is showing his
age. His philosophy has =
slightly mvsty odor and II
eobwebbed over with the ma.
t~erisIism Of fhs purple 2os
and the arid 30s. II was ses-
demicaIIy proper for him to
IreIesafe religion and morality
to The trash basket OF history
In those early days.
1t was all right for Russell
to say that Christ had added
to the cruelty of the world
and that moral fervor had led
only to human sacrifices, po-
groms, witch-hunts and poison
gas - but that was 20 years
ago when he said these
things. Today's scholars are
not saying such things.
In his "Why / Am Not a
Christian" Russell claimed
that religion and cruelty have
always gone hand in hand and
that we must look to science
to free us from fear. But who
is afraid of Russia and her
H-bombs? Bertrand Russell is
quaking in his boots. Cardinal
Mindszenty isn't
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were so determined to stop
the Transfers organizing cam
paign in its tracks.
can't say that blame
them, for, clearly aside from
ths fact THAT the Tsamstsrs
are on probation, 50 70 speak,
at ths present time, can
think Of many other srgv.
ments against their being Civ.
en- Jurisdiction over policemen
or other government en-
pioyees.
The Transfers would be
well advised, in my opinion,
to stay in their own bailiwick,
which is certainly big enough
for any one union.
It is rather unfortunate,
nevertheless, that the contro-
versy over the organization of
policemen into unions center
ed almost exclusively on the
credentials Of the Transfers.
The basic Issue underIyins
The eontroversy--fhs right OF
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15
The Ynrdstick
The Ynrdstick
Government Employees
Have Right To Organize
By Msgr. George C. Higgins

The recent controversy
rs to whether or not city
policemen have the right
to belong to a bona fide
union has temporarily
subsidized, but only temporar.
lily, / would guess.
The fundamental issue in
volved in the controversy was,
by and large, sidetracked or
lost sight of while the atten-
ton of the public was center.
ed on the secondary question
Is to whether or not police
men ought to belong to q par
ticular union, namely the
Transfers.
SERIOUS ISSUE
! can readily understand,
of course, why the civil au-
thorities, the press, and the
, citizenry of New York, and
other big cities in the United
States were 30 pre-occupied
with the latter phase Of the
controversy and why they
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

deep-seatsd, natural DISPOSE
tion to understand, 10 love-
and to help others
BY her natural inclination
woman desires more the Joy
and growth of the one she
loves than her own develop
ment. For 1t is the law and
ruse of love that a lover rare
ly wants to take credit for
what she does. Rather, she
wants the one she loves to
grow stronger and 80 she
takes as little credit as pos
sible. She wants to decrease
while her beloved must in
crease.
Woman is forever being
called upon to manifest this
affection Man only found
these qualities, he did not
give them to her. He did not
shape woman to fill his needs.
1t was God who planned this
role of mans dependence up
On woman.
Man knows thsf without
woman he would generally bs
nothing but . succession Of
meaningless gestures, = pup
pet who some place along shs
way lost It's soul. He minglss
oil day with men and seems
to bring them home with him,
but his wife 10 there 10 vel.
come This eternal traveller.
He sits down and tells his
story, she listens to his talk,
he relaxes, lays aside the ar
NOR he must wear In the
world and forgets everything
for a moment. She gives her.
self to him totally. He feels
her strong presence wherever
he is. In that surely he is self
ish, but Is not this q part Of
the divine plan - so much
a part of woman's very ma.
ture?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15
Making Marriage Click
Woman's Role, Mother
Childless Or Not
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

Conference is responsible for
the selection of the National
Catholic Mother of the Year.
We often think how fitting it
would be to choose a single,
and therefore childless, wom-
an because of her outstanding
motherly qualities. Women do
not have to have children to
be motherly.
This week we are, however,
honoring in our country one
who has remarkably combined
both physical and spiritual
motherhood: Mrs. Charles Ro-
nan of Phoenix, Ariz.
She has been chosen as ma
tional Catholic Mother OF The
Year." She has rare, extra.
ordinary mosherIy qualities
and merits richly TO BE- set
apart ~ one Of . highly Sc
leetsd elite. We rejoice with
her and her family. She has
done much for Gods cause
end for oil womanhood.
The first quality which
goes with true motherhood is
love. The Holy Father indicat-
ed that woman by nature ex-
periences love more fully
than man.
Love is that free giving Of
self, that personal disinterest-
edness which women in gen.
eral possess as a trait of their
very nature. Women in uncut
tivated societies likewise pos
sess those deep, inner resourc-
es, however hidden or unde-
veloped they may be. It is an
inheritance of normal wom-
en-. With women this trait is
an intuition, an instinct.
Women quickly guess The
needs Of others. This intuition
d not one from pity or from
sympathy. II certainly Is not
mere charm. II 10 rather q
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the full malice. II they were
confessed In good faith at the
time we should forget them.
If we omitted them without
intention Of making 4 bad
confession we might well
make a general confession
and include them. Ask your
confessor.
q. A. . convert ! find de-
vosion 10 Mary difficult. u
seems 10 bother mo most
when hear The expressions
like "Mofhsr Of God" etc.
A. Il is an acquired diff
Guilty. Naturally we have adj
miration and affection for
the mother Of someone we
love and respect. In Mary's
case there Is the exceptional
greatness Of her Son and her
own holiness and loving kind
ness. The Gospels give her
the title Of blessed" and
state that all generations shall
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

Sum and Substance:
Bertrand Russell's Advice:
"Surrender And Live"
BY Fr. John b. Sheerin, esp.

In paging through a
magazine the other day,
/ saw a picture of Ber-
trand Russell. He had a
twinkle in his eye. 1t
must have been an old
picture because Lord Russell
has nothing to twinkle about
these days. His latest book,
common Sense and Nuclear
Warfare" is just off the
press but 1t Is not getting
good reviews. The critics
seem to be giving it a polite
cold shoulder.
The reason Is not hard to
find. The book presents any.
thing but . common sense
viewpoint on nueIear warfare.
n is sheer vfopian specvIa-
tion. n Russeii's ideas were
adopted by the US. Govern
menu II would be disastrous.
The fundamental theme is
that, if given the choice be-
tween surrender to the Soviets
or nuclear humiliation, we
should choose surrender. This
cowardly theme runs con-
trary to the accepted belief of
civilized man that it is better
to die than succumb to evil.
But Russell doesn't mind that.
He has spent most of his time
fighting against accepted Gus
toms, traditions and values.
oUTMoDED
Even his admirers, how
ever, must admit that it
would be catastrophe for the
us. and the Western allies to
adopt Russell's way of think
ing. Imagine what would hap
pen if Secretary Herter and
the Western foreign minis
tiers went to Geneva with the
notion of surrender if nee
essary'' at the back of their
minds. Just as soon as the
Reds would detect such q sign
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

of Western weakness, they
would start dropping H-bombs
on American soil.
Lord Russell seems obIivi-
Gus to the fact that Khrvsh-
chew will bomb Us Just as soon
as he thinks he can do it,
and get away with 1t. The on
ly thing that keeps US safe
from attack Is our tough afti.
rude with its threat of instant
and massive retaliation II the
Reds start trouble. To let
down our guard and indicate
loss of our seIf-eonfidenee is
the svrest way TO bring on
war. II would be an invitation
to Khrvshehev: "coms on, we
won't hurt you'll"
II Is not only the book crit
les and the political and mill
tary experts that look askance
at Russell's surrender policy.
Very few American intellec-
tuals, it seems to me, will tag
along with him. For the basic
premise underlying Russell's
notion is that physical surviv-
al is the highest value. This
idea in turn is based on the
notion that the soul is not i'm
mortal and that man is only
a bio-chemical organism that
perishes completely and ut
terly.
Among American inteIIee-
tvaIs this materiaIistie phiIos-
ophy was popular In the 20s
and 30s right up to the begin
ming Of the Second World
War. II was accidentally
fashionable to rebel against
everything In the American
way Of life. In those days.
Russell was idoIixed ss The
voItaire Of his time.
When a Supreme Court
Justice revoked Russell's APP
pointment to New York's City
College in 1910, almost every
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or not and under what condi-
tions policemen and other
government employees have
the right to organize and
bargain collectively Is care
fully analysed in a recent
Policy Statement on Civil
Rights in Government En-
ployment issued by the Amer.
lean Civil Liberties Union on
April 10 (ACLU, ITO Fifth
Avenue, New York 10, N.Y..
While I do not always agree
with The American Civil Lib
critics Union and sometimes
feel that It's underlying phiIos-
ophy Of civil liberties Is rath-
Or doctrinsirs, think that
This particular Policy State
msnt Is thoroughly objective
and recommend II very
highly.
Another important state
ment on the general subject
Of government unions was re-
Gently submitted by James A.
Campbell, president of the
American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees. This was
in the form of testimony be-
fore Z Congressional commit
tee on H.R- 6, q bill introduce
ed by Rep. Rhodes Of Pennsyl-
vania to provide recognition
of employee organizations in
the Federal Civil Service.
Mimeosraphsd copies Of this
stafemsnt-one Of the best I
have ever read on the need
for government unions end
J ths reason that they should
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

"Here I am in my late
thirties and | am still not
sure of what it means to
be a woman. I am afraid
we women are not SO
much the creation of God
for His own purpose as we
are the creatures of a long
List of males who formed us
% that we can satisfy their
own selfish purposes. What
really Is Gods plan for us?"
WI.
You are wise. W.T., In go
Ing back TO Gods plan.
Through Him we find . defi-
mite answer. We can evarsn-
re- thar God gave every wom-
IN certain credentials. At her
very conception He gave her
. distinctive dowry. LET " see
today what . woman does
Naturally" Let Us So whore
she Is most st ease and where
she best expresses her per.
sonaIity.
There are three domains
frequently referred to by
Pope Plus XII concerning
women. Let us spend a few
moments today on the first:
motherhood and love. That Is
certainly a field that you
women come by naturally"
Let me- insist thst by moth
Or is not meant only physical
motherhood. A woman con bs
. mother physically or spirit
Uslly or both. She Is spiritual.
" . mother when she nvr.
lures The life OF The mind and
spirit, when she ehsrishss
someone, frUefifies him,
brings him TO maturity. She
can be oil Of this 70 q child
Or on adult.
MOTHER OF YEAR
Our Family Life Bureau of
the National Catholic Welfare
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we might take the occasion to
thank God for His grace and
resolve to avoid future occa-
sions and to do penance for all
our past sins. Il we are inclir-
ed to worry about past sins,
even after q general confesr
sion, We should reject the
thoughts about the past a.
temptations Of the devil. Re-
Election on sins OF impurity
Of the past may often lead %
temptations and sometimes
we can DO disturbed about
sins committed In early years
Of which we did not realize
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15
Inquiry Corner
Via About
Past Sins?
by FIR. HeaIey

G.. past sin comes 70
ones mind should ons pay
any sttsntien TO III
A. That would depend upon
the circumstances. If there ID
good reason to believe that
the sin was not confessed or
was not properly confessed
we should take care. to con-
fess it the next time we re-
ceive the sacrament. II we
have deliberately kept 1t back
we have made q bad comics
zion and that must be relned-
led. If the thought Is about
something properly confessed
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policemen to belong to . union
WAS, for The most part, only
svperfieiaIIy discussed.
This issue calls for serious
consideration on its own mer-
its, and, sooner or later.
whether the Transfers are in
or out Of the act, it will have
to be faced up to squarely and
realistically.
am not saying here that
policemen should Tor should
mott belong to a union. / am
merely saying that policemen
and other government en-
ployees have the right to be-
long to a union If they 50
elect. OF course, they do not
have the right to strike and
collective bargaining in other
cases will of necessity be
much more limited than col
lective bargaining in private
industry.
BACKGROUND
This question as to whether
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provide the interested reader
with the kind OF background
material that Is needed TO ar.
rive at q reasoned judgment
on such controversies which
can be expected to flare up
periodically In parts Of the
United States with regard, not
only to policemen, but to var.
ious other categories Of gov.
eminent employees.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-15

b given official recognition
can b obtained by writing d.
rsetIy to Mr.. Campbell at The
following address: American
Federation OF Government
Employees. 900 z. Street.
Northwest, Washington, DC.
These two statements by
ACLU and the president Of
the American Federation Of
Government Employees will
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This question as to whether
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-02-19
THE WORLD OF NATURE
by 3e-y, 80
John M. Frazier Conservationist
Mississippi Southern College -@ar

by many scientists that the min
eral soil laid the foundation for
the origin of living things. With
out it there would be no life.
Modern soils are a series OF
types or completes, each having
certain traits or factors in COM
mon but differing from other
types. Inorganic matter is the
mineral portion common to all.
There is also the organic matter
which is composed of plant and
animal remains. There is m c h
life in the soil. This is chiefly
bacteria, fungi, protocol and
other invertebrate animals to as
complex as earthworms. All soils
have water and air which are nee
essary for plants and animals.
The original soil on the earth
was composed of ground up ign
eous rocks and volcanic ash, it is
said. In the later periods, as life
progressed, the soil was changed
into sedimentary rocks including
shells and other fossils and still
later heat and pressure made me-
tamorphic rocks such as marble.
Now we have three types of rocks
from which mineral soil is made,
along with the weathering and
erosion forces which change them
back to soil Much organic mater
ial is available to be mixed with
the mineral matter. 800 Z
Climatic factors are the chief
determinants of the type of soil
that is to be found in any region.
The top soils are the chief sources
of our livelihood and they are de-
termined by the vegetation which
is in turn determined by climate.
The soils of the forest regions diff
fer from those of prairie regions
which are still different from the
desert regions and the tundras.
Forest Soils
Forest soils are different from
prairie, desert, and tundra soils
because of the physiological pro-
cesses that the carried on in them.
The top soil of any type is richer
in humus than the, subsoil and
clay under it because the green
plants have to live in air and light.
Their bodies are added to the top
soil to change it. The added Or
ganic matter enriches the soil.
Much of the mineral matter Of
soils, as well as some organic ma
terial, is soluble in the water that
falls on it. The solution runs off
and carries the dissolved plant nu-
Continued on Page ~
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really wants this kind of thing
X X X

SPOKEN LIKE A REAL CON-
SERATIVE - What the Presi-
dent has done in these few SEN
fences is to express a genuine,
old-fashioned conservative view
point. He does not go into all the
ramifications of how federal
housing funds should be spent, or
what rate of interest should be
charged, or what the rent should
be in federally-ai aided housing.
These are "details" so far as Ike
is concerned and minor details,
at that. o E9t =
e Of course, there will be those
who argue that it is such details
that make the big difference be-
tween public and private housing.
If the banks are going to deter
mine the costs, then the EXCL or
other comparatively low-income
home builder will be paying one
rate Ga high one, you can be sure).
On the other hand, if the federal
government lays down certain
rules the interest rate will be en-
tirely different. (No one, of
course, is so naive as to believe
that spectators and real estate
operators have not been finagling
with federal funds. But that's
another subject.)
X X X
After the President talked on
this and a related topic for five
or six minutes he then took a
breath and said, ''Now I have had
my say
What amazed so many of the
newspapermen was that they I'M
derstood what Ike was talking
about Probably there were not
many who agreed with him; most
undoubtedly felt he was oversim-
plifying a very complex problem.
The big news, though, was not
the ideas he expressed = but the
notion that the President could
say anything in clear, concise
language that was not written
out for him. The explanation, L
believe, is that Ike is an old
fashioned conservative, a believer
in thrift and frugality.
He is not one of these mod
ern Republicans" he has beev
talking about for several years.