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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
Praise From Latin America

while during national disasters. The
United States practices this kind of
Charity permanently and as a national
virtue, as a vocation and as a destiny.
Some calculations of practical policy
don't do away with this basic Charity"
II FEEL PRIVILEGED to have wit.
messed another time and shared the
Catholic Church in the United States.
Religion is described in some old and
in some newly independent countries
as a period of history conquered by
modern science and modern progresses.
And then one comes to the United
states"
HERE IS A COUNTRY with the
most modern science and with the
greatest progress and the newest and
greatest inventions and discoveries and
yet here one finds a knowledge of the
Catholic Truths horizontally and verti-
cally and most widely spread. One
finds also the most perfect practice of
these Truths in so far as human limita-
tons allow us to do something per-
fectly."
FOR MANY WHO CONE to the
United States this all will be a surprise
and a revelation. The countries who re-
Gently got their independence and who
look to others as models, they especial
~ should have the grace to see this or
to hear more about this. They would
certainly find it easier to stick to or
take over the old and vet always new
and modern Catholic Church"
DEAR FRIENDS, no time and no
distance viii ever let me forget what
you did for us and what you were for
me. Father Anthony Elfrink
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
ON GOVERNMENTAL

ON GOVERNMENTAL and eco
nomic levels II relationship with
Latin-America is, and has been a
bumpy course. Notably, the Church in
our country has been accomplishing a
happy collaboration with %neighbors to
the South. One such program is send
ing diocesan priests, in addition to mis-
sionary orders, to work IN the vast
areas bereft of priests.
ANOTHER is THE QUIET but earn
est charity extended to those sent here
from Latin countries. and which they
in turn relay to their countrymen.
One recent visitor, Father An
thony Elfrink, spoke many times here
to students and. parish groups. He
writes now from Brazil:
II SEE MUCH BETTER and espe-
cially after this new stay of Ia months
the right and the real United States
and also the injustice that is sometimes
being done to the good name Of the
USA abroad by the Misrepresentation
misunderstanding, and sometimes dis
tortions of the truth there in vogue
ABROAD. the United States is
sometimes pointed at as a country of
materialism, of superficiality. of ex-
quisite competitions. And yet, nowhere
in the world are Spirituality and Re-
ligion so universally and so intensively
studied and practiced with such great
generosity as just in the United States
Nowhere is there such a high level of
public morality even in the biggest
cities"
AND THEN the Charity towards
other nations; many countries practice
Charity towards other nations for a
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES, Patron of
the Columbus Diocese and the Catholic
Press, has been termed the first of the
modern saints.
HE IS CALLED modern because
he was ~up-to-date in his methods Of
teaching tie Faith. He was one Of the
first TO use pamphlets and leaflets as
an approach to those who would not
venture inside a Catholic church.
EVEN THOUGH he WAS a popu-
1%arizer, his grasp of doctrine was as
sound as that possessed by the apostles,
He was a master of a~scetics as
shown in his Spiritual Conferences
and Letters. He was a profound theolo-
gian as seen in his Treatise or the
Love of God" which is the finest book
of its kind in the seventeenth century,
He WAS A WRITER who under
stood human nature which his Intro
PRODUCTION to the Devout Life" exempli-
flies, having made and still making the
best seller lists around the world.
HIS SUCCESS with the written word
was founded upon a thorough love and
knowledge Of the Bible. which he COM
mented upon, explained, and applied
with unerring accuracy in n of the
most graceful styles in French litera-
ture.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
The Perfect Gentleman

BUT FRANCIS DE SALES talents
did not end on the printed page. He
was a great preacher, teacher, organic
er, administrator. spiritual director,
confessor, and with it all every inch a
cultured and cultivated man.
PERHAPS IT is this last attribute
that endears him to us. For him, holi-
ness was a Well-balanced quality. not
something eccentric or suppressed.
He RECOMMENDED a sense Of
humor and felt we should see our good
points as well as the bad, thanking God
we are not all bad. He used every
means to prove that God is not a hater
of happiness and fun but really loves
mankind.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES continually
preached that true happiness stems
from the love of God as shown in our
patience, humility. mildneSs, tender
ness. and consideration.
He WAS A MAN who said we ought
to do everything out of this love for
God, and if we do, our gentleness will
attract the love OF others.
ST. FRANCIS De SALES is a saint
because he practiced what he preached
when he summed up what a devout
person ought to be--a perfect gentle
man. - GAF.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

ship of himself and rejects
love of God and of his neigh.
Dor he may be permitted the
Shreds of happiness he can get
on earth We are reminded
then of the parable of the
cookie growing with the
wheat (Matthew 13:24-30). The
wicked man will seem to be
getting by with something
but he is actually living in a
tragic world of unreality, de-
lighting in shadows.
@. Is there q ST. Roeeo7
A. Yes. He lived in Mont
pellier in the south of France,
in the fourteenth century. His
devotion to the sick, especial.
ly to those stricken by the
plague. was a notable part of
his life and many miracles
are reported through his in
tercession for the sick He
died in 1887 and has been con-
sidered a special patron of the
sick. His feast day is Aug. Is.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healy, Inquiry Cor.
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus is, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
The Yardstick
Dayton Study Shows
Points On City Problems
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

These are only a few OF the
diScouraging facts listed in 3
470page report entitled
Metropolitan Challenge" 1t
is a portrait of the people, the
government, the problems and
potentialitieS of the explod-
ing metropolis of Dayton,
Ohio.
The Neao York Times, in
summarizing the Dayton Re
port, said that much of it
might apply to any of the so
other metropolitan areas III
the United States with popula-
tions of $500 to one mil
lion. This is certainly true.
ON THE OTHER HAND. it
would be a mistake to think
that only those cities and
. metropolitan areas which are
currently exploding or ex-
panding are faced with a cris-
is On the contrary, those cit
les and metropolitan areas
which are declining economic
ally and population-wise-the
so-called depressed areas OF
the country are even IN
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
| Inquiry Corner
Why Must
Christians Suffer?
by FIR. HeaIey

@. Why does God give
health. prosperity and appsr.
emf happiness 70 worldly or
wicked people while good
Christian families often have
nothing but trouble, sickness,
efe.7
A. In the beatitudes Christ
indicates that those who are
poor in spirit lie. detached
from material goods, meek,
merciful, etc. will be happy
on earth and in heaven, He
did not promise health or
prosperity (although He may
even work miracles at times
to grant them when they are
for our good e.g. Lourdesl be
cause they often make us
proud and sensual. self-suffi-
cient and rebellious. Often
sickness or troubles will make
a man aware of his depend
ence on his family, his friends
and upon God. The wicked or
worldly man is to be pitied
If land how sure can we be in
our judgment of such peo-
ple?l he depends upon his
health or prosperity for hap
piness. If he yields to wor-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

time" so to speak, to a mum.
Der of other problems which
In the past have been either
completely or partially ne
elected. Surely one of the
most important of these is
the problem Of city planning
and urban renewal and re-
development.
THE SERIOUSNESS Of the
crisis facing many of the ma
jor cities and metropolitan
areas in the United States is
dramatlzed in a recent study
of metropolitan Dayton. Ohio,
where a team of professional
researchers found:
y Only four persons in 10
could give the name of a sin.
gle area.wide leader.
n Only 80 per cent Of the
residents took an active part
In community affairs. defin-
ing that activity" very mod
esfIy, and even fewer eonsid.
cred interest and participation
in community affairs some
thing TO be particularly proud
Of.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
Observation-Disclosures

nodded our emotional reae-
ton to Professionalism, so there
are some grounds for these
subeonscious Protestant fears.
DEEP IN THE Protestant
memory are vivid pictures of
the Inouisition and vague i'm
ages Of the Church burning
hereties at the stake. To these
emotional fears have been
added reports, some true and
some false, of individual Cath
olics here and there in the
US. who have undue influ-
ence and pressure against
non-Catholics.
IT is NOT EASY for the
Protestant to overcome these
Subconsclous fears sufficiently
to listen to the assurances Of
the American Catholic bishops
and the 180.year record of
Catholics as governors. may
ors and even members of the
Supreme Court. But the reas-
enable Protestant land | feel
confident the majority are)
will listen.
AS FOR the unreasonable.
| think we are just wasting
our time in explaining the
facts. When they let loose
their emotional TRADES. the
only thing we can do is to re-
member st. Theresas maxim,
Let nothing disturb thee,
nothing alright thee"
"PATlENcE HATH a per-
feet work. says st, James. II
we are patient under tempta-
tions to anger in the next few
months, | feel confident We
will be able to prove to reas-
enable men that the Catholic
Church is not running for the
presidency and that the Pope
has no designs on the White
House.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
FOR MANY YEARS the

TUX WANT EAkS the
Catholic social action
movement in this country
has been concerned prin-
cipally. though not ex-
clusively, with the prob
lem of labor-management
relations.
THIS WAS MORE or less
inevitable and. it seems TO me,
highly desirable. The problem
of labor-management relations
was-and, TO a certain extent,
still iS-most important of all
the many socio-economic cris-
es confronting the Church in
this country.
THEREFORE, 1T PROPER
" should have been singled
out for special attention by
the Catholic social action
movement.
MOST OBSERVERS are
agreed. however, that the
time has come for Catholics
not, indeed. to withdraw from
the field of acknowledgement
relations. but to give equal
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

a true mothers care.
IF SEPARATED from their
mothers at too early an age
children often become angry
without cause. their impulses
are sudden, and punishment is
useless. Deep deterior a i
sets in. But a child of one
year or younger easily accepts
a mother substitute This is
not so as he grows older.
YOUR DAuGHTER.IN-LAW
should gradually prepare her
baby for separation. She her
self must introduce her child
to new friends and surround
ings and show a warm recep-
tion of both. Quick, short sep
arations are good if the child
is aware that his mother is
near. As he gets older he
should be told that she plans
TO leave and return. The fear
of momentary departure is
less harmful than the panic or
surprise which occurs when q
baby realizes that his mother
sneaked away.
THE VERY MOMENT OF
separation is important. The
goodbye should be calm and
short. The child reflects the
emotions he sees around him,
Expect a baby to cry Just then
and respect his anger. No at.
tempt should be made to force
him to stop crying nor should
he be commanded to smile or
embrace the one leaving.
RESPECT a cHiLD's cool
reactions when a mother re-
turns. 1t may take hours or
days for a child TO become
affectionate again. Let him
follow his own rhythm. Con-
fused emotions may be work.
ing within him and he should
not be forced to show affec-
ton.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

ple-notably, for example, the
members of the staff of the
Blair County Planning Com.
mission--and | must say that
| was very favorably impress
ed by their professional com
petence and their spirit of
selfless dedication. They are
doing a somewhat thankless
job extraordinarily well.
THE FACT R~EMAlNs-and
this brings us back, in conclu-
sion, to the Dayton Report
; that even the best of planning
commissions will accomplish
very little unless they can
manage to enlist the intelli-
gent support of at least a siz-
able minority of the local citi-
Continued on Page 81
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

greater peril. Altoona, Penn.
sylvania, is a good case in
point.
ALTOONA, in contrast to
many other industrial cities,
is not expanding either IN
terms of population or job
opportunities; rather it is
slowly but dangerously declin-
ing.
ESTABLISHED in the mid
die of the last century as a
railroad center, Altoona has
always been a one-industry
city For approximately 100
years the overwhelming ma
jority of its workers have had
to depend almost exclusively
on the Pennsylvania Railroad
for gsinful employment.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

IN RECENT YEARS. howev-
er. the Pennsylvania has dras-
tically-and. from all indica-
tons. permanently-eurtailed
its operations in the Altoona
area. This means that Altoona
vii leither have to diversity
its economy or it will almost
certainly disintegrate into a
ghost town.
FORTUNATELY there are
a number of public spirited
people in Altoona who are de
termined to save the city and,
if. possible, to make it an even
more desirable and attractive
place in which to live and
work.
recently had the pleasure
of meeting some of these peo-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
Sum and Substance:
Catholics Need Patience
In Coming Campaign
BY Fr. John B. Sheerin, esp.

dice.
THE BISHOP OF Alleppey
in India has asked the Cath
olics of Kerala to do their best
TO preserve the peace during
the next few weeks preceding
the eagerly awaited elections
on Feb. /. The communists
have threatened to unleash
strong-arm tactics to sabotage
their opponents in the kerala
elections. Nevertheless. the
Bishop has asked his people
to refrain from any form of
violence.
WE DON'T ANTIcIPATE
any physical violence in the
United States in the next few
months but we can expect
emotional outbursts in the
form of religious prejudice.
How should we handle these
salvoS?
WELL, WOULD think that
we might classify Protestants
in two groups, the reasonable
and the unreasonable. Il don't
speak OF Jews as | have found
among religious Jews, at least,
very little fear of Catholic
political power.) With the
reasonable Protestants we can
reason. We can cite almost
two centuries Of answering
Catholic loyalty to the nation
and the Constitution.
AT THE SAME TINE we
have to remember that there
is even in the reasonable
Protestant a store Of hidden
fears of Catholicism. They are
in his subconscious just as we
Catholics have in the subcon-
scious a stereotype of a Wishy-
washy. Mandy pamby Protest
antism. And we should realize
that just as there are some
historical facts that have
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29

"MY pAUCHTER-lN-LAW.
with a baby seven months old,
wants TO 90 back TO work. She
says they need the money. She
planned TO bring the baby 10
my house daily. ! refused 10
LEI her do this because | feel
n is not fair TO . child so
young. She says ! am old
fashioned. We both want 10
know your opinion" Mrs. H..
YOUR ~DAUGHTER-lN
LAW, despite her Unborn
womanly powers, has APP
parently slipped on this
one You women general
~ have built-in instincts
and intuitions which 90
with motherhood
WE AGREE with your gen
eral principle, Mrs. H., that a
child under four or five should
not be separated from his
mother except for major rea
sons. such as the health of
child or mother. Money is
rarely a sufficient cause. Such
separations for any length Of
time can affect a child as
much as missing meals, vita
Minis. and air, The babys
sense Of security is affected.
Much depends on the length
of separation. age Of the child
and the kind Of life the child
leads during separation.
THE BAD EFFECTS Of a
separation between mother
and child will be less in pro-
portion TO the length of time.
If the separation is short,
there is no trouble at all. But
II il is for several hours, the
effects can be harmful In
such cases, a child cries con
stantly without cause, loses
his interest IN food, IN play,
in toys. Even If he stops cry.
ing, that is no sign that all is
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
Making Marriage Click
Mothers Harm Babies When
Leaving Them For Work
BY Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

Well again. The hurt may only
have become invisible.
NEXT sEPA is
harmful In proportion to a
childs axe, Those who believe
that a child lHser one is UNI
conscious Of separation speak
contrary 30 most SCIENTISTS
Though only a few months or,
weeks old. q child of that age
Is already physically and.
psychologiealty tied TO his
mother. Separate him from
her and his smile dulls, his
personality fades, his sensi.
tlveness appears.
ON THE OTHER HAND, a
child OF five years or older
usually begins TO understand
that separation is temporary.
Researchers say that separa-
ton after five is painful, but
not dangerous, A child, how.
ever, Of three or four years
should be able to endure a
separation of several days
without being deeply hurt, A
child of five or six should be
able to endure 1t for several
weeks In fact, II is through
separation al that age that a
child learns indepen dence.
This is true only if he does
not feel that he is being gotten
rid nj.
THE EFF EcTS of separa.
tlon will be influenced finally
by the child S surroundings. II
is best TO keep a child at home
whenever possible. Remember
too that a young child is not
at home IN a group even OF his
own age. He needs individual
and adult care. The younger
he Is the more he needs his
mother, the older the child,
the more he leans towards his
father But dozens Of toys and
devoted adults cannot replace
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-29
PATIENCE is VIRTUE.

Nd WIN 1Es
Possess it If you can; al
ways In a woman, seldom
In a man. The old nurs-
cry rhyme has given rise
to many an argument as
to whether men are as
patient as women but that's
beside the point just now.
My point is that Catholics
should practice patience even
until ii hurts in the coming
political campaign.
THE MucKRAcK ERs and
the rumor mongers and the
bigots will be firing off their
big guns at MS Catholics. The
polite troublemakers will be
throwing their darts of sus-
picion and innuendo and in
situation in our direction.
Yet our weapon Of defense
should be nothing more than
PATIENCE.
iFA TRoUBL EMAKER
stands up in a rowbost and
rocks7it to one side, it doesn't
make sense to go after him,
wrestNe with him and pull him
dow7n=That's the quickest way
to overturn the boat al
together and send both parties
into "the drink" The best tao
tic Is to move quietly TO the
other side Of the boat in order
TO counterbalance his weight.
SO TOO, 1T SEEMS to me,
il troublemakers in our local
community indulge in some
nasty name calling and Vi
tuperation against the Church
and Catholics. it's best to be
patient and wait them out. We
don't believe in IAN eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth"
and we don't believe In re.
paying prejudice with preju-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
Nixon Reported
Planning to Run
For Governor

RICHMOND, Calf, Nov. 26
(AP).-The Richmond indie
pendent said today Vice Presi-
dent Nixon will enter the field
OF international law with At
torney General Rogers when
ne leaves the White House in
January and will run for Gov
ernor Of California in 1862
MIR. Nixon was attending the
Army-Navy football game in
Philadelphia and not available
Tor comment. Yesterday, his
press secretary, Herbert G..
Klein, said Mr.. Nixon was con-
sidering a law firm in Califor-
MIA, but he hasn't finally de-
cided on anything"
The Independent said it had
learned Mr.. Nixon's pIans",
from a source very close to the
Vice President"
Nixon said he will probably
run for Governor in 1862 # he
reels the people want him."
reporter John Raymond
quoted the source.
winning the popular vote IN
California practically cinches
it,"
Mr.. Raymond said his source
reported Mr.. Nixon plans to
open law offices in Washington
with Mr.. Rogers, as was re-
ported in The Washington Star
earlier this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27
New Drive
Reported Set
FoIrLuIrluIIrnba

LEOPOLDVILLE. The Congo.
Nov. 26 (AP).-New efforts to
bring deposed Premier Patrice
Lumumba back to power were
reported today from Stanley
vile in Oriental Province, a
traditional Lumuba stronghold.
The reports followed arrival
in Stanleyville of Gen. Victor
Lundula. who headed the Con-
golese Army during the LII
mumba rule and led it into a
bloody civil war in South Kasai
province.
Gen. Lundula had disap-
peared from sight after Col.
Joseph Mobutu took over the
Congo in a bloodless coup
September II.
United Nations headquarters
confirmed the generals arrival
in Stanleyville, where a pro-
Lumumba triumvirate hopes to
use the city as a possible spring.
board for Lumumba'S return to
power.
At the same time, reports
from the giant Congolese army
camp in Leopoldville indicated
steadily mounting opposition
to the Mobutu rule, which a
number Of soldiers apparently
regard as too weak.
His control of the 1000
man garrison began to slip
after Mondays battle for the
Ghana embassy residence, in
which six Congolese were killed
by U. N. troops defending
Ghana Charge d'Affairs Ma
thaniel Welbeck.
Mr.. Welbeck left the Congo
after an all-night siege in what
the Congolese army described
as a major victory over the
United Nations.
Since then, victory flushed
soldiers have been clamoring
for revenge. U. N. troops in the
capital have been on constant
alert.
U. N. headquarters said Col.
Modulus efforts to return some
so U.N. vehicles taken over by
the army have failed so far.
"Mobutu does not control the
situation" on U. N. official said.