Evening star., 1961-11-26
o, Temporo, o Mores'

o, Temporo, o Mores'
Your editorial, 20 Tenn
pora, o Mores!" was superb.
This editorial coupled with
the one on the "Tropic of
Cancer" constitute a major
contribution to both the
community and the country.
If more papers, and guess
I really mean editors, would
make their policy along these
lines instead of the liberty
and freedom at any price"
line, perhaps then, and only
then, will our country and
its people progress morally
with the end result being a
stronger, healthier and bet
ter country. AS you well
know the newspaper Is a
strong force today and its
reporting and editorial pol
icy can be the difference in
our society advancing or de-
clining. Your policy as it
appears today can only help
us achieve what we were all
put here to do, namely, Live
a life that will be a credit
to ourselves, our country and
above all our God" Congratu-
lations on a fine job.
Joseph G. Grafton.
I read your editorial en-
titled 20 Tempora! o
MoreS!"
From where the good
Bishops obtained their in
formation about the banish-
ment of God in public and
private life and the en-
thronement of human ma
ture in his place it is diff
cult to tell. 1t is difficult
to tell where they have re-
ceived the information that
the public is not as moral
as it once was.
According to most reliable
statistics, church member
ship has risen tremendously
in the last number of years
and has been on the increase
for approximately so to rs
years. If this is so, and
there is no reason to doubt
it, then the churches are
what Is causing the immor-
ality and not secularism, for
it would seem, according to
the sta t e m ent of the
Bishops, that with the rise of
church membership and at
tendence, immortality has
likewise increased. I be-
lieve, however, that the
Bishops are mistaken in what
they call the rise of immoral
ity.
History would disclose that
in years past the public was
a great deal more immoral
than it is today. What is
moral is not always easy to
determine. The very fact
that there is a great desire
and effort on the part of the
public to curb the so-called
rise in crime and the like
is evidence Of the morality
Of the public at large.
1t would appear to me that
the reason for the vehement
statement of the Bishops is
in order to bolster their de-
mand that the public funds
be made available for paro-
chial schools rather than be-
cause of any fear on the part
of the Bishops that the pub
lie is getting more immoral
all the time. 1t is also doubt
full that the churches have
been in the vanguard in the
spreading of morality.
Churches have been quiet
for too many years about
social evils and economic
problems to now all of a sud-
den lay claim to indignation
at the so-called public apa-
thy concerning the state of
morality.
1t is hard to believe that
an enlightened newspaper
such as The Star could sin
cerely believe its Endorsement
of the indictment of the
United States.
Arthur L. Willcher.
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Your editorial, 20 Tenn
pora! o Mores!", shows wise
insight as to what is hap
pening to America. Her spir-
itual condition is vividly por-
trayed in Gods word: For
my people have committed
two evils; they have forsaken
me the fountain of living wa
ters. and hewed them out cis-
terms, broken cisterns, that
can hold no water" (Jere-
miah 2:13).
Americas only hope of sur
vival is a return to the faith
of our founding fathers.
Kathryn T. BOWsher,