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Target, "The Defenders:

other women have offered to testify in a similar man
ner.
Finally, the doctor himself takes the stand. He
testifies to his skill in medicine and states that he even
spent time in Switzerland at his own expense so he
could learn psychology. We are moved by his own
personal tragedy, the death of a daughter at the hands
of a "quack" because she was guilty of something
that isn't the sort of thing young girls tell their
father even a %virtuous man like the doctor.
The doctor says he has performed operations on
women because there is no reasonable alternative and
he broke the law because it is unjust. He crowns his
testimony Of self-sacrifice by saying he will in future
serve the sick and afflicted in foreign lands.
THE U r FINDS him guilty but recommends
leniency. The Judge praises them for a good verdict and
later on suspends sentence. The atmosphere through
the entire trial is like a college debate and attorneys
On both sides treat the defendant almost apologetically.
At the end, the doctor is seen placing the flowers
at the tomb of his beloved daughter.
This, dear readers, is a faithful description of last
Saturdays episode of 'The Defenders" on CBS-TV.
This is the program a Columbus columnist called a
illogical approach" to the matter of legalizing abortions
of undesirable pregnancies. He said further it flights
clearly, if it is a fight at al" The latter is true there
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sanctified by God in a spe-
cial way.
The immediacy of Christ's
concern with marriage and
the Importance He attaches
to the married vocation is
evident in the fact that He
has made of it a sacrament.
Through the Sacrament of
Matrimony, He gives the
couple the pledge that He
Himself will always be at hand
to help them with His grace.
In this sacrament, each adj
ministers grace, the life of
God, to the other, and these
graces last throughout their
whole lifetime together. In
the claSping of hands at the
wedding ceremony, it is al
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Letters -.
Who 1uds Breig
referring to?

Editor,
Recently Joe Briggs column said that there were
those who should seriously consider whether they had
a moral obligation to contribute go, 70 or even so
per cent of their income to the support of the Church.
The overall tone of the column was that the poorer
people had no such obligation. In fact they were not
even obligated to give.
MAKE ROUGHLY $4,000 Per year before taxes and l
contribute about $500 per year TO the church or to charity
through the church. This is my idea OF tithing, which | con-
slider my duty.
According to my calculations, a man who makes l
million dollars a year, who allows himself $1,000 per year to
live on along with his wife, who gives 30 per cent to the
church, and avaiS himself of all tax deductions including
the split income advantage of a married man, would have
to borrow approximately $342, 900 in order to live on $1,000.
Now | know positively | am unable to give 80 per cent
and it is apparent that the fellow in the above example
cannot either, so who is MIR. Breig referring to?
JNG.
ED. NOTE: According to the teachings of the Church
Catholics are bound to support the church according to THEN
means. The amount contributed depends upon the needs thai
are present and the income of the particular pdriShtoner. M
1.-THE or percentage of income Is leUied. HoUeUer, for people
of Average income. the tithing plan is an ideal Wdy for parish
toner's to support the parish. Pensioners Of Uerg high or Oer2
toD income should giUe accordingly.
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the lawyer to buy some flowers for his daughters
grave and makes a point of wanting to pay for them.
THEN WE MEET an 18-year old who has been
taken advantage of by a cad of an older man. Her
parents are mOnstrous creatures who would brand her
with The Scarlet Letter and drive her into the streets,
but after she has attempted suicide unsuccesSfully she
has been brought to the doctor for help, Later on in the
program we see she was right about her father who,
when told of her plight, flies into a ~pSychotic rage and
slapS her across the face. But she is the more noble,
and clasps him to her in a gesture of forgiveness.
Next, the patient we met in the opening scene is
interviewed by the attorney. She was brought to the
doctor by her parents. Her mother is most refined,
doubtless an intelligent, college-bred type. The young
woman herself has been c%riminally violated and the
doctor was her sole salvation.
Then we proceed to the courtroom The first
juror is a Negro. He is very balanced and sensible and
diVidual who opposed the crime in question. The next
juror is a negro. He is very balanced and sensible and
declares himself to be completely impartial. A third
lady says she believes the crime is a mortal sin, but
she is in court to judge mans law, not Gods. The
latter two are acceptable to both attorneys.
THE w SALVAGED women testify that despite
breaking a law, the doctor is really a benefactor. Five
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In a typical area home last Saturday night the
youngsters were probably watching TVS Perry Mason
under the vigilant eye of a teenage baby-sitter. Satur-
day is the night out for parents and young adults as
well.
BEFORE THE DIAL can be switched to "Tal
Man, or Leave 1t to Beaver, an unusual message
is flashed on the screen: "ThiS program is recon-
mended for adult viewers only" An announcer's voice
repeats the admonition,
Curiosity whetted by this warning, our young
people lean forward to watch the drama that is about
to unfold. They are shown a doctor about to perform
an operation on a young woman who manifests great
confidence in him. Suddenly, two boorSh detectives
burst into the room, and without so much as a glance
at the suffering woman, they place the doctor under
arrest, They are uncouth "cops", who don't even re-
move their hats, but the doctor is the essence of gentii-
ty. He asks them to wait till he is finished and reas-
sures the frightened woman that everything is going
to be all right.
In the next scene the hero is telling his attorneys
that his surgical skill has enabled unfortunate women
to go on living when no one else would help. He has
sacrificed profitable medical practice to serve this
humanitarian cause, and charges only $40 $25 for his
services. 1t is evident he is almost sanity - a veritable
DR.. Schweitzer. This point is confirmed when he asks
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that for much too long they
have left undone many wise
and gentle things that should
have been done.
WISH THAT the lectures
and writer's on family life
would remember that a mans
right and duty to be head of
the house rest ultimately upon
what st. Paul said: that a hus-
band ought to love his wife
(and of course his family as
Christ loved the Church, de-
livering Himself up for it.
The man who measures up,
even moderately well, to
Paul's ideal e d never
worry about being head of the
house; he will find himself
unanimously elected to that
position by his wife d
youngsters. The post and the
responsibility are not some
thing he attains by stomping
his feet; they are something
he must earn and deserve
through the years.
NOTE, UNHAPPiLY, that
there is an alarming increase
in brutal beatings of children.
The information comes from
a conference of judges, law
yers ard social workers who
met under auspices of the
Children's Bureau of the US.
Department of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
Comparatively few parents.
of course, descend to such
cruelty. All the same, | thinh
it is wiser, in advice to faith
ers and mothers, to avoid EN-
phasis on assertion and
punishment, and to stress
the patient d~ay-to-day work
of kindly, considerate and
reasonably firm rearing of
little ones.
Our lecturers, / suggest,
should stop talking about
spanking, and foot-putting-
down, and get to fundamen-
tails. They should remind par
entS that successful family
life is something to begin
creating the moment the man
and woman say Il do" to
each other.
HAPPINESS IN THE FAM
lily depends on happiness in
marriage. And happiness in
marriage is the result of the
love and courtesy between
husband and wife that should
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that need from the goods OF
another either openly or
secretly; and this is not theft
or robbery"
Catholics in part cular
might well ponder the impli-
cation of these authoritative
views. They might also re-
fleet on Pope John XXIII's
statement in Christianity and
Social Progress:
Nations enjoying an abund-
ance of material goods should
NOT remain Indifferent to
those nations whose citizens
suffer from internal problems
that result In poverty. hunger
and inability TO enjoy even
the most elementary human
rights
I'VE are all equally respon-
sibFe for the undernourished
peoples. II Is necessary 10
awake mems consciences 10 a
sense of responsibility which
weighs upon everyone, espee-
tally those who are more
richly blessed with this
worlds goods"
AS an American, as a citi-
zen of this island of afflu-
ence In a sea Of poverty, and
as a Catholic who must take
most seriously these urgent
words of our traditional Cath.
Ollie teaching, ! am both puZ-
2led and distressed to see with
what reluctance and even pet
ulance we begrudge money
spent for the fulfillment of
this obligation.
OUR voluntary contributions
to the overseas aid program
of the Catholic Relief Services
averages less than 20 cents
per Catholic per year. Catho-
lie taxpayers voices have
been just as loud as those of
any other citizen in complaint
over foreign aid programs
conducted by our government
and paid for by our taxes.
1t would seem to be long
overdue that we all remind
ourselves and our fellow citi-
zens we are stewards of the
abundance which God has en-.
trusted to us. A
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start at the altar, and be
nourished by prayerful CO.
operation with the graces Of
marriage as a sacrament.
Indeed, the roots of success
full marriage and family life
go back to dating and court
ship, and beyond that to the
parents and even the grand
parents of the bride and the
bridegroom.
Fortunately, we need not
initiate the errors of ancestors.
If Cramps was a heavy-hand-
ed tyrant, all the more reason
for his grandson to resolve to
be different. If Gram was a
nag and a wilmer, grand
daughter should decline to be
like her.
THERE is A SIMPLE basic
principle for the right rearing
of youngsters. 1t is contained
in the catechism definition
that human beings are made
in the image and likeness Of
God.
Maybe, at a certain hour
each day, church bells should
ring, and whistles blow, to
call Dad and Nom to medita-
ton upon the fact that their
lovable but exasperating
youngsters are Gods reflec.
tionS.
This means that they are be-
ingS with minds and wills OF
their own, and that they are
capable of reason, of love and
of holiness.
1T is THE BUSINESS OF
the parent to help the child
to realize, more and more,
that he is the rightful king
of the kingdom of himself.
He is a mysterious being who
must be prepared to take
charge, under God, of his own
destiny.
l would suggest an insertion
in the catechism. Children are
taught that they should rever-
ence their parents. Parents
should be told to reverence
their children. What but
reverence is right for an inn
age of God? And | hold that
the parent who reverences the
likeness of God in his child
will almost inevitably receive
reverence in return.
When the matter is viewed
in this light, isn't it foolish to
talk as if the chief problem in
rearing children is punish
ment = that is, repression =
rather than guidance into the
greatness and goodness for
which God destines them?
And isn't it nonsense to
suggest that the way for Dad
to be head of the house is to
put his foot down. while
neglecting to mention his
prime duty, which il to seek
holiness and wisdom so that
he can help his family to wis
dom and holiness? :
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most as though the very life
of Christ is flowing from the
husband into the wife and
from her into him. Each is, in
a sense, a priest to the other
at that moment, administering
the sacrament which gives
the life of God.
In the Marriage Mass, there
is a little prayer-"In Thy
hands are all the days of my
life" 1t is a prayer directed
to God, but for Everyman and
his wife these words could
also express the reality of
their complete giving to each
other, their absolute trust in
each other, and the trust of
both in the goodness and love
of God.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-05-04
Month of Mary

The month of May takes its name from the Roman
goddess Maia. In ancient times it was month mark
ed by merry-making and various customs PERTAINING
to the rites of Spring. Some of these customs persisted
down through the ages with no religious significance
attached.
IN THE FOURTEENTH century Blessed Henry
Suso sometimes set up a May garland of flowers to Our
Lady. Special services in Mary's honor during May
were begun in Italy in the nineteenth century and
promoted by the Ursulines in ireland along with the
Jesuit Fathers throughout Europe.
About 1926, a Jesuit Father Dionisi wrote a book
of devotions in which he said May was chosen to honor
Mary because it is "the most beautiful and it Invites
us to crown Mary with the blossoms of good deeds"
Nowadays the Marian character of May is so ia
miliar to us that we need no special exhortation TO
honor Our Lady. We want to show her our devotion
and seek only to find different means to do so.
lSsENMANN has suggested some good
deeds for this month. AS we published last week, the
Bishop the Rosary, home Marian affairs
and attendance at May devotions. He also suggested
two inspiring intentions more vocations to the re-
liglous life and the success of the Ecumenical Council.
What kind of a crown will we present Our Lady
during this month?-CAF
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The Yardstick
We are stewards
of Gods abundance
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

ers and antacids we seem 10
need to counteract our over
indulgence,
In face of these faces | find
it deeply disturbing to reflect
on the Church's traditional
teaching on the obligation of
the rich TO the poor. On more
than one occasion | had shak-
en- up what would otherwise
have been a relatively calm
and dull Congressional hear
ing by quoting to a Senate or
House Committee the follow
ing passage from the Church's
pre-eminent philosopher and
theologian, st. Thomas Aqui-
mas.
Temporal goods which a
man received from God GER
tainly belong 10 that man as
far as ownership Is concern
ed; but when il comes TO the
use of these things they ought
TO be considered as belonging
not only TO him but also TO
others who can be sustained
out of thar part of his pos
sessions which are above and
beyond his reasonable needs.
Mans laws cannot stand in
the way of the natural law or
the divine law. Now accord
ing to the natural law set
down by Gods providence,
material things are meant for
this purpose: that from them
mans necessities might be
provided for. Therefore, the
division and actual appropri-
alton of material things which
results from human law must
not prevent them from full
filling their purpose of pro
Viding for mans necessities
And therefore, those thing:
which some possess be"onc
reasonable n e e d owec
by natural law TO the susten
anee OF the poor -. II
particular necessity is so eVi
dent and urgent and imtnedi
are that il must be met b,
whatever is at hand (whcn TO
for instance, there is immir
emf danger TO ones life AM
no other help Is available
then one can lawfully satisf
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Msgr. George G., Higgins rs
in Europe in connection NTH
Work for the forthcoming
Vatican Council. In has Gb-
Sence, this column has been
ioritten by Father Wizard,
Director of the Washington
Office of the National Cath
Ole Rural Life Conference.
If there is one word
which would characterize
the material side of our
American society it
would almost certainly be
abundance. Or, as one we'll
known -dirlo-
mat put 1t, affluence.
ONLY A relatively small
proportion of our citizens
suffer any significant degree
OF deprivation or want.
Even our poor seem wealthy
when contrasted with the
bone-pinching poverty of hun
dreds of millions of people in
other major areas of the
world. The great majority of
our people live a life of ma
terial prosperity which is the
wonderland almost the envy
of the world.
Our economy is so produc-
tive that major Industries
steel and automobile are ex.
ample-can operate at so,
so and 10 per cent Of their
capacity and still satisfy Gus
toners demands.
We can afford TO have our
supermsrket shelves stacked
high with over 5000 separate
items, many Of which even we
recognize to be in the luxury
class.
We find ourselves embar-
raised by the super-abund-
ance that keeps pouring from
our farm cornucopia; we have
barns, bins and warehouses
bullying with nine billion dol
lars worth Of unused food and
fiber.
TO CLIMAX and dramatic
our affluenee we spend each
year many billions of dollars
on liquor. tobacco, cosmetics
got to mention weight-reduc
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Editors note: Many in.
feresting and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer fails TO sign his
or her name and address.
Initials or q penname will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin.
ions to Letters 10 the
Editor" The Catholic
Times Box $50. Column.
bus Is. Ohio.
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EUeryman's Family
Non-religious life isn't
just a bad bargain
Bv Fir. John C.. Knott

Mention the word "vo-
cation" to most people
and, whether you put an
adjective in front of it or
not, they think you are
talking of a religious voca-
ton.
THE GENERAL impression
seems to be that God called
some very special few and
gave them, for good reasons
of His own, a vocation in life.
The rest Of mankind apparent
ly had no vocation in life, but
were put here to shift for
themselves and make the best
of a bad bargain.
If you weren't called to be
a priest or a nun or a brother,
then go ahead and get mar
ried. You might as well do
something with your lives. If
you can't or won't get married,
then say your prayers, be
a good boy or girl, and spend
your money on nieces and
nephews.
You know there is some
I hi n G slightly Incomplete
about this approach to the
question of vacations.
Actually, every human
being must have a vocation if
a vocation means that man
ner or state in life in which
God wants us to offer to Him
the best of our service. God
created us to serve Him, not
in a vague way, but in a very
particular way. In creating
us to serve Him, He put into
us all those qualities, gifts
and attractions that would en-
able us to find our place in
life and fill it in a holy way,
From all eternity, God des-
tined some people to be
priests, nuns, and brothers;
others to be husbands and
wives; and others to serve
Him in the single state in the
world.
From all eternity, God will
ed us to be saints, to save
our souls, not all in the same
measure or in the same way
of life, but according to the
measure of our gifts and in a
very definite field of serv-
ice.
Vocation, then. means Gods
own choosing of the way of
life in which a man or woman
will achieve sanctity, serve
God and their neighbor, and
acquire here a foretaste of the
eternal happiness that will
be theirs in heaven. In this
sense, the ultimate purpose of
every vocation is the same
the love of God and the love
of neighbor.
Too little has been made
of this vocational view Of
marriage, of the will of God
in marriage, of the deliberate
choice from youth of marriage
as a vocation. E%veryman's
and Everywoman's choice of
marriage was, in a sense,
their choice of Gods choice
for them.
Marriage, as a vocation, is
a call to love and a challenge
to dedicate oneself to the
needs of others and to the
glory Of God. What is requir.
ed to make it work in a sense
of vocation and an awareness
that this call to love has been
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himself like
that, he is
n 0 t really
head of the
house at all.
And if par
ents must
r e S t to
Cl0DDefl II &
y oungSters,
that is a
con eSSion
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JOSEPH BREIG
Dad, you'd best
spare the rod

A wry smile has often been my reaction to- argu-
ments about corporal punishment of children, and to
the clamor of speakers on public platforms demand
ing that Dad put his foot down and assert himself as
Head of the House, in capital letters.
The trouble is that if it is
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necessary for Father to assert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-05
Red Cross Centers
Open Next Week
To Blood Donors

The Red Cross Regional
Blood Center, 2025 E street NV,
will be open to area blood
donors from to 8:45 pm. to-
morrow and from 9 am. to 4:30
pm. Tuesday through Friday.
A schedule Of bloodmobile
visits during the week follows:
Tomorrow calvary Methodist
Church. 1913 West I'd street. Frederick.
Parish Hail, North Beach, Nd, i to
6:45 pm; Chapter House, 2020 East
West Highway. Silver Spring. Nd. 3
TuesdayMMethodist Church. School
Building. Louisa. Va, II am. to 3:45
Church. culpeper. Va, 11:3O am. to
Wednesday - Pentagon, Room "a
$50. $3.50 am. to 3:15 pm: Main
Navy, Constitution avenue at 18th
street NV, Room 2541, $3.50 am. to
2:45 pm; Atomic Energy Commission,
Germantown, Nd. $3.50 am. to $50
pm.
Rockville Detention Cen
am: Armory. Leonardtown, Nd. 10
am. to 3:45 pm; Our Lady Of Holy
Cross Monastery. Berryville. Va, 9
n Friday "a o." 40 Gar ; High School,
Marshall, Va, 10 am. to S:45 pm:
Andrews Field Air Force Base Service
club 9 Am. to 2:15 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-05
ITU Delegates
Open Convention

CINCINNATI, Aug. 4 (AP)
The annual convention of
the International Topographic
cal Union opened this morning
with welcoming speeches by
ITU President Elmer Brown
and Cincinnati dignitaries.
The convention schedule
calls for social events tonight
and Sunday, with party eau
cuses slated for Monday after
noon.
In his speech, Mr.. Brown
told union members the ITU
general fund and defense fund
have been hard hit by the in
creased cost of living. He
limited union dues may have to
be increased.
Speaking Of the defense
fund, Mr.. Brown said cit is OBJ
vious that the present floor of
$500, 900 is insufficient to meet
demands.
eff the ITU were subjected
to any widespread attacks, and
were involved in strikes and
lockouts affecting thousands of
our members, the strike benefit
fund would be unable to insure
full constitutional benefits to
members on strike or those
locked out" he said.
Mr.. Brown also said the
general fund has had to resort
to deficit financing last fiscal
year, with receipts of $919,276
and expenses of 81, 489,372.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-05
MASON ON EDUCATION
Kindergarten Hell ps
Provide Foundation

Other children lack an I'M
Outstanding Of words necessary
to begin reading. Still others
are too shy or lack practice in
communicating ideas to others.
Kindergarten has proved to
be an excellent situation in
which children can prepare to
start more formal learning in
the first grade. BY all means,
establish a kindergarten in your
town.
Dear DR.. Mason:
How can I help my fourth
grader improve his grammar?
He makes many errors in writ
ing a composition. I do not
know how to begin correcting
them. He is careless in his
speech, saying things like Me
and him" 1t looks worse in
writing. How can I give him
definite help?
Mrs. D. F., San Francisco.
Children write as they speak.
So you should start by helping
your son improve his spoken
English.
First get him to recognize
that the way he is speaking is
incorrect. Next, formulate the
correct sentence. Make it q