Evening star., 1961-10-25
By CASPAR NAMES
star staff Writer

Roman Catholic Churh for ac-
cepting public funds for paro-
chial schools.
How can you oppose giving
to Roman Catholic parochial
schools when you have accepted
funds for hospitals and church.
.es for years." asked the Rev.
Dean M. Kelley Of New York,
executive director Of the de-
partment Of religious liberty,
National Council Of Churches.
at is apparent the churches
cannot have their cake and eat
1t, too," Mr.. Kelly asserted.
Either we are going to have
to modify our custom Of ac-
cepting with modest reconcilia-
ton what money is offered us.
or we shall have to give up our
opposition to having money
given to other groups"
Mr.. Kelley spoke yesterday
at the second National Confer
ence on the Churches and So
cial Welfare, sponsored by the
Department Of Social Welfare.
National Council of Churches.
The five-day meeting opened
Monday with 5000 social well
fare experts from government.
churches and secular private |
agencies present
Would Set Policy
The conference Is seeking to
formulate a policy that the
churches can pursue in the field
Of social welfare. Six years ago.
also in Cleveland, the first
gathering centered around Sc
'lecting the goals and areas Of
responsibility for churches.
Section on Government and
Social Welfare. pointed out
that I'VE Christians have been
tempted to mingle our distinct
Christian services with the gen.
eral humane services Of others.
We have done this by over
extending ourselves, by doing
inadequately what others can
do better, and we are not doing
what we alone can do"
The Right Rev. Msgr. Ray
mond G. Gallagher Of Wash
ington, executive secretary Of
the National Conference Cath
olic Charity, explained that the
Catholic view Of "subsidiarity"
is one that FLOWS from the
democratic philosophy Of gov
ernment" rather than being a
religious principle.
BackstOp Needed
THE principle Of subsidiarity
is that 1t guides US in the ac-
ceptance Of the delegation Of
responsibility" Msgr. Gallagher
said. ideally. each individual
is able to take care Of himself. !
When this is impossible he looks
to the members Of his imme-
diate family to assist him.
When these resources are in
sufficient he looks to typical
citizen organizations. When all
of these voluntary groups are
unable to meet the problem,
then the lowest echelon Of gov
erninent should be required to
meet the need"
DR.. Haskell M. Miller Of WASH
ington, professor at Wesley
Theological Seminary, told the
section the democratic con-
cept is the great hope Of man
kind" because 1t brings to-
gether responsible individual
ism and meaningful involve
ment" in cooperative ventures.
Mrs. Catherine Oettinger Of
washington. chief Of the U. s.
Children's Bureau, told the In
dividual and Family Problems
Section that mistreatments,
often physically brutal. Of chill
dren Is not confined to low-in- |
come groups.
Stating that two hospital
surveys showed TAG cases Of
brutal mistreatment. Mrs. Oct
finger announced that the Chill
drsn's Bureau was going to
work this year on ways to eval-
uate this problem fully.
Protection Possible
Mrs. Oettinger also insisted
there are situations where
children can be protected only
through legal action and
placement away from home"
The Rev. Ernest E. Bruder
Of. Washington, director Of
Protestant chaplain activities
at;St. Elizabeths Hospital, sug-
gested at a section meeting on
the religious needs Of people in
institutions three areas by
which chaplains can admins
ter to the mentally i'll.
They Included pastoral
counseling and appropriate |