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The Republican., 1962-08-09
HOYES

Sunday School, 10 a m; Worship.
II a. m; MYF. 7:30 p. m.
Sunday guests of the Russell
KlotzS, at an outing, were Mr.. and
Mrs. EllWood Glotfelty, Mrs. Ken
meth Bucket and children and Har-
men and Tommy Glotfelty, Grants
Vile
Annette KlotZ is spending several
weeks with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs EllWOod Glotfelty.
Miss Kathy Jones was a Sunday
guest of Misses Norma and Vera
Friend.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jones were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Bowman, Accident.
Recent callers of the j. Milton
DeWitts were Mrs Montell Friend
Mrs nellie Friend. College Park:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Young and
son. Massachusetts: Mr.. and Mrs.
Aubrey Dewitt and grandson, Con-
nellsville, Pa; and Mrs Carrie
Hileman. Pittsburgh. Sunday eve
ming guests were Arnold Georg
and Mrs. Evelyn Hauser
Mr. and Mrs Harold Leighty, of
Uniontown, were picnic dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs r. c. Bish-
off. Monday.
Misses Druellen and Colleen
Coughenour, Berlin, Pa, are spend
ing this week with Mr. and Mrs.
r. c. Bishoff and Anita.
Mrs. j. R. Browning, Tarentum,
was Friday through Monday
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. Webb
Dewitt
Sunday, Mrs. W. Webb Dewitt
entertained her four sisters and
two of her brothers-in-law with a
picnic dinner on the lawn They
are Mr. and Mrs. Foster YOst, Ac
cident; Mr. and Mrs. j. Arthur
Speicher, HagerstoWn; Miss Mary
Speicher, Hyattsville; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Speicher and son, Acct
dent; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Amatt, of
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. J. r.
Browning, Tarentum Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Friend and
Vera visited Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd
Paugh and Janet, near Deer Park,
Sunday evening.
There will be a ham supper in
the community park at Sang Run,
Saturday evening, August 18, start
ing at o'clock Adults, SIPS; and
children, so cents. The supper is
for the benefit of the building fund
of the Sang Run Pentecostal
church
The Republican., 1962-08-09

years. He has six months more
to serve in the army The "trip home
and return was By plane
Mr., and Mrs BroadWatcr have
another son in the army, Pfc. Fred
Crick d. BroadWater stationed at
Aberdeen Proving Grounds as 4
we ding instructor. He worked in
Baltimore prior to entering the
service last October.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
SANG RUN

There will be a ham supper at
the Sang Run Community Park,
Saturday evening, August l, begin
ming at 5 p m. Sponsored by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pentecostal
church. Adults. SIPS and children
under u, 50 cents Everyone vel
come
Mrs. Fred Hoye returned home
after visiting her daughter, Mrs.
The Republican., 1962-08-09
Reunion Is Held

The Daisy Harsh family reunion
was held at the Farmers Wildlife
park at Horse Shoe Run ON Sun
day, August 5. The affair was an
ranged by Walter Harsh, a son
Over a hundred were in attend
ance. The reunion will be held
next year at the same place and
the same first Sunday in August.
The Republican., 1962-08-09

' Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Bender
and daughter Ann returned home
Friday They have been vacationing
the past month in the Northwest
and Canada They also visited the
Seattle Worlds Fair
! Mrs. Lucy Fike. Crcllin. spent
Sunday with Mrs. Irva Mickey and
son Donald.
Mrs. Irva Mickey, secretary of
! Literature and Publication of the
Moorefield district WSCS, at
tended the officers training day at
Mt Lake Park and Petersburg
Mrs Leona Bills accompanied Mrs
Mickey to Mt Lake Park. Others
attending we're Mrs. George Ed
wards and Mrs Henry F burst.
Patty Wengerd accompanied Mrs
Mickey to Petersburg
Kenneth Edwards has returned
home from Garrett County Me
mortal hospital
Mrs Rhoda Livengood and Ed
ward Paul, West Eaton. N. Y, Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs Raymond Loe-
chel, MIR and Mrs. Blair Bucket
and Mr. and Mrs Joseph Paul and
other friends i'm the community
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paul and
daughters. Gail and Terry, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. David Paul, Lester.
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Byers and
daughters, WatertoWn. n Y. Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Edwards
and family. Mr.. Byers was a ship
mate of MIR. Edwards during World
War II.
William Edwards. son of Ken
meth Edwards, and George Ed
wards. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Edwards. returned home having
spent a week with relatives at Sill
yer Spring
Danny Davis. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Davis. is vacatioring with
his brother-in-laW and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Sisler, Akron. O.
Harry Miller, Frostburg: Har-
land Beachy, Oakland and d. W.
Klotz attended a technicians' con
ference. August l and ?, at Better
ton.
The Grantsville All girls had a
picnic and day Of swimming at the
New Germany recreation area.
Present were Sherry. Patty and
Debra Bender. Pam Klotz. Peggy
burst, Linda Sebold, Linda Bloch
er, Jenny and Jacky Stahl. Glenda
Folk. Gloria Keim, Kathy Wilt. Ra-
mona Bender. kathy Hansen Kay
burst. Susan Layman Crystal
Horchler and Cheryl and Becky
Tressler. They were chaperoned by
Mrs. Darrell Stahl and Mrs. d. W.
Klotz.
The Grantsville HomCmakers met
at the home of Mrs Raymond Ros-
enberger Participating were Mrs.
Allen Baker. Mrs. Harold Miller.
Mrs. Herbert Layman. Mrs Baker
reported on her week at Rural
Womens Short course. She re-
ceived an eight-year pin. A soup
sale is being planned for the lat
ter part of September Officers
were retained for another year:
Mrs. Allen Baker, president; Mrs
Harry Edwards. president;
Mrs. Raymond Rosenberger, treas
urer; and Mrs. Raymond Loechel,
secretary. The next meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs. George
Diefenbach
The Grantsville Rotary club OBJ
served Ladies' Night with dinner
at Will O the Wisp. Deep Greek
Lake After the dinner, they at
tended the play at the Blue Barn.
Arrangements were made by Rob
ert Bender, program chairman.
The Grantsville Lions club met
recently at Hill Top Inn, with Oar
rell Stahl, president presiding. The
club plans to attend a ball game
in Pittsburgh, August II.
Committees for 1929 we're an
nounced as follows: Darrell Stahl
representative for Citizens for Gar
rett county; membership, Harry
The Republican., 1962-08-09
SpecioI Meetings Set

There will be special meetings
at the Mt. Lake Park Camp Meet.
ing tabernacle on Sunday and
Monday, August - and 10. at 7 p.
m. DIST.
Speaker will be Rev. Lowell
Martin, who speaks over the Johns
town T v station on the Heaven
Speaks program Music will pre-
cede the meetings.
The Republican., 1962-08-09

Ruth Boothe, Washington, who un-
derwent surgery in hospital
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rodeheaver
and children. Falls Church, Va,
are visiting relatives here
Mr. and Mrs Homer Friend and
family, Connellsville, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Spiker, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simpson and
children, Morgantown, visited Mil
The Republican., 1962-08-09

ton Savage, over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs William Trout. of
Pittsburgh, and Mr. and Mrs Har-
old Maybe and family, Baltimore,
we're recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Dewitt.
The Republican., 1962-08-09

President extended to 25 addi-
tional areas in IS states the year
old food stamp plan which pro-
vides cut-rate groceries to needy.
The Republican., 1962-08-09

Production resumed at aluminium
plants after strike of some three
or four days.
, 1962-12-24
ABUNDANT LIFE
HOW TO HAVE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY

What a wonderful time Of
year Christmas is! We celebrate
the birth Of our Lord and Saw
Jour, Jesus Of Nazareth.
We are all drawn more close
" together as a family group.
Our hearts seem to be bubbling
over with love and compassion
for everyone we meet.
| We exchange gifts. We sit
around the fire and tell our
children, our parents. and others
how much we love them, how
much we appreciate them.
There IS something exciting
and enchanting about the whole
Yuletide Season that makes us
seem to glow with a warmth
from deep within.
Then we pray: @Dear God.
would that we may all spend
many, many happy Christmas
Days together! Watch over us,
bring. Us all back together again
next Christmas. Don't let our
family circle be broken
Ny how the magic Of Christ
mas can affect usl
I once heard a man say: you
get out Of Christmas Just what
You put into it, ! think this is
true. The home that is pref
lily decorated, the preparations
-
, 1962-12-24
BY Oral ROBERTS

Nom and Dad make for the
gifts and the extra goodies
that go on the table all add up
to a glorious celebration-onc
to remember throughout the
whole year.
This is all good. But the i'm
portant thing about Christmas
is that it is the celebra ION of
the birth of Jesusl The Spirit Of
Christ and the Christmas Sea-
son abide in millions Of peoples
hearts everywhere
The nice thing about observ-
ing Christmas is that the magic
it brings need not tarnish and
fade away on December 20.
The thing to remember is
that Christ is no longer a babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a Manager. Christ is a
mature Christ who grew to man
hood, went about preaching and
healing the sick and doing good
i. who died on the cross that
we might have everlasting life.
Christ is the risen Christ, who
gained victory over death SO W
might live.
Jesus can be our constant
companion each day Of the year
f we accept Him as our Saviour.
BY doing so, we can have
Christmas every day Of the yearl
, 1962-12-24
HEALTH NOTICE

The public is hereby notified that all persons
DESTROYS of serving food or drink in the Booths at
the Christmas Festival Village must procure their
Food Handlers Certificate Cards. Said cards may
be obtained at the Charles HARDWOOD Memorial Hos
pital after taking a physical examination.
Bureau of EnvironmentaI Sanitation
The Adak sun., 1962-01-22
TUESDAY 80 JANUARY

TUESDAY 80 JANUARY
4:45 TEST PATTERN G. MUSIC
$500 CARTOON THE
$3.50 THE REAL McCOYS
500 TOMBSTONE TERRITORY
$3.50 PARADE
700 ZANE GREY THE4TER
1890 THE CRY l4OORE SHOW
$3.50 GUNSMOKE
1900 US. STEEL HOUR
1856 LATE NEWS
10000 FEATURE FILM
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SUNDAY Is January

2ONYAI- 90 JANU1AA1
l2:45 TEST PATTERN G. MUSIC
100 THE LIFE OF JESUS
1890 THE CERISTOFHERS
1900 FEATURE FILM
400 sUl1lzTR.s SPORTS sPECTACUI
$500 I'VE GOT Ii SECRET
$3.50 CANDID cAMERA
600 LATEST NEWS FILM
$3.50 THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
1880 THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
$3.50 HAFulIGAN G. SON
1900 THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW
10000 sITKIN THEl4TER
The Adak sun., 1962-01-22
SATURDAY II JANUARY

SATURDAY e JANUARY
l2:45 TEST PATTERN G. MUSIC
100 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
1900 SHARP LEWIS SHOW
1880 SATURDAYS SPORTS EVENT
1880 TRAFFIC COURT
$500 THE PRICE is RIGHT
$3.50 FIVE STAR JUBILEE
$500 LATEST NEWS FILM
$3.50 COLONEL MARCH
1900 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
1880 HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
500 YOUNG AT HEART
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MONDAY 20 JANUARY

4:45 TEST PATTERN e. MUSI|
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$3.50 HIGHWAY PATROL
600 SEA HUNT
$3.50 PARADE
1900 PERRY rlAsoN
$500 THE JACK BENNY SHOW
$3.50 M.GON TRAIN
9:3O BAT MASTERSON
1856 LITE NEWS
1000 FEATURE FILM
Evening star., 1962-04-12
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

THIRD 81 convertible. full power
honey beige interior. cannot Be
told from new, car cost $500
our price S3,S95. LEE D. BUTLER.
1121 21st So. NV, FE. 7-3245.
THIRD '6l coupe, T. and h., auto
trans. power steering and brakes,
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$500 Wise. Ave. EN-. 3-4S00
THUNDERBIRD 81, fully equipped,
beaut. alpine white, like new
throughout, So, 5Q5-
Evening star., 1962-04-12
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH '6e VS. Fury convert
er steering and brakes, SI.3g5,
low as Sl95 down, cash or trade
L. P. STEUART CHRYSLER CITY
1900 Wise Ave EM 3-4SO0
Evening star., 1962-04-12
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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stand. trans. Wv. 10000 mi.
S1,l95. Call Do. 7-0e13 after 9
pm.
VALIANT 81 4-door wagon. Fully
factory equipped. Left over, new
car title and warranty. Full price
delivered, 81 .S95.
ROYAL MOTORS
PLYMOUTH-CHRYSLER-sIMcA
400 Ca. Ave. NV. Ia. $4,000
WILLYS '53 4-wheel-driVe station
wagon. Excel. cond. $3.50. IA.
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Evening star., 1962-04-12

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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
BY
ARBP. LORENZ JAEGER


ARBP. LORENZ JAEGER
One factor in the new
world-situation is the pre-
emptory call for the unity of
all Christians.
THE HOLY FATHER al
ways speaks of the Church's
catholicity as bound up with
her unity, and emphasizes, in
the same connection, that
unity by no means implies
uniformity.
Unity of worship admits
all the riches of the western
and eastern liturgies; unity
of doctrine is consistent with
the different approaches of
the western and eastern
schools of theology, and un-
ity of government respects
the special characteristics of
individual regions with their
time-honored traditions.
This variety in unity was
well brought out by the pres
ent Pope in his encyclical AID
Petri Cathedram and he in
tends the Council to demon
strate convincingly this same
truly comprehensive unity.
Addressing the diocesan
presidents of Italian Catholic
Action, he said: "The Ecu
menical Council is itself a
testimony to worldwide CATH
olicity of unusual and far
reaching significance.
"The course of events
shows clearly that this pro-
ject to further the salvation
of man was due to Gods
grace. For the idea of the
Council was not the fruit of
long generalization, but the
sudden Towering of an unex-
pected spring -. With Gods
grace, then, we will hold this
Council; we desire to pre-
This is the eighth INSTALL
ment in a series adapted
from a timely book, "The
Ecumenical Council - The
Church and ChristendOm,"
written by Archbishop Lor-
enz Jaeger of Paderborn,
Germany. and just publish
ed i'm English translation by
P. j. Kennedy & Sons, New
York.
pare for it by considering
carefully what, in the life of
Catholics, stands in greatest
need Of being restored and
strengthened, according to
what we have learnt of our
Lord.
"WHEN WE have carried
out this arduous work and
eliminated all that, in the hui
man sphere, might prevent
rapid progress, we will pre-
sent the Church in all her
splendor, sine macula ct
ruga (without mark or
STAIN and say to all who are
separated from us, Orthodox
and Protestant t: Look,
brethren, this is the Church
of Christ. We have striven
hard to remain true to her, to
beseech the Lord for grace
that she may always remain
as He willed her to be.
Come, then; this is the
way of opening for your re-
turn home. Come and take
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
WASHINGTON LETTER
Berlin still the mOrId'S
number one trouble sDOt

1t was not clear what
American troops could have
done TO aid the dying man.
Later an ambulance was
placed on the American side
Of the wall, but again ii was
not known what could be
done if the situation were re-
peated.
When retiring Us. Am
bassador LleWellyn f.
Thompson took leave Of Mos
cow he had a long talk with
Khrushchev. 1t is said free
~ here that we were warned
that Soviet Russia would
soon do something about a
peace treaty with East Ger
mary, and that it would
press for a change in the ar
rangements in Berlin.
1T IS ALSO said that
President Kennedy asked the
Soviet Ambassador here to
make it plain to Khrushchev
that the United States will
not withdraw from Berlin.
What has just happened
in Berlin is not expected to
turn Khrushchev from his
announced plans. IF the word
he got from Ambassador
Thompson, and the word
Ambassador Anatoly Dobry-
min got from President Ken
nedy, does not persuade him,
what has happened in Berlin
will not.
Aug. IL marked the first
anniversary Of the building
Of the communist wall in
Berlin. To mark this occa-
sion, the German Embassy
here made public some fig
ures concerning it. Since
the wall was put up" the en-
bassy related, lover 100 per
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
THE CHURCH AND CHRISTENDOM
Christ Himself commanded
us to gain all people for Him

commit them. The error con-
sists in denying that the
Church must show forth her
unity c%oncretely in precept-
ible FORMS.
I'VE have seen too that the
same holds good of the
Church's witness in the mis-
sion fields; her unity is
bound up with her witness to
her Lords power and love.
Church unity means unity in
whatever is essential to her
life: a common faith, COM
mon sacraments, common
worship. common life in ev-
cry place where the Church
is set up"
The Holy Father is con-
scious how urgently the pres
ent time calls for unity
among Christians. The rapid
growth of the populations of
Asia and Africa means that
ever greater numbers are
alien to the Church and do
not believe in Christ. Yet
Christ Himself commended
us to gain all peoples for
him. The greatest obstacle to
this end is the division
among Christians.
Their division into numer-
Gus confessions is a scandal,
not only to the Asians and
Africans, but to the de-Chris-
tanned masses of Europe
with their avowed hostility
to Christianity. Successful
evangelization and vigorous
missionary work demands,
as a necessary condition, the
concentration of all Chris
tan forces in a single COM
munity bearing one and the
same witness to Christ.
1T is NOT enough for sep
arated Christians to respect
each other and meet in a
spirit of charity. This very
charity of theirs should
make them seek visible unity
in the one Church of Christ.
The Roman Catholic Church
has preserved such a unity
in spite of all the divisions
that have occurred.
No doubt the splendor and
force of this unity were less
ened in the eyes of the world
by the breakaway of the
Eastern Church and by the
Reformation, but unity still
remains in the Una Sancta
Catholica ct Apostolica Ec-
clesia Zone, Holy, Catholic
and Apostolic church,.
Nor is it enough to post
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sons have been killed or seri-
ously wounded as a result Of
violent action by Soviet
Zone armed personnel"
THE of Paul
fechter had an explosive ele-
ment that preceding killings
did not have. 1t showed that
highly dangerous incidents
can arise without warning.
Because Of Moscow's long
standing determine t o to
force the Western Powers out
Of Berlin, it has never been
possible TO have the agree
ment necessary to the proper
administration Of a divided
city like Berlin. Moscow's
decision to erect the dividing
VIII only increased the
strains and tensions. Acting
swiftly in the wake of the
recent demonstrations Soviet
Russia abolished its office of
Soviet commandant in Ber-
lin. This was seen as an at
tempt at harassment, TO in
crease tensions at a time
when q calming influence
was needed.
To all of the considerations
that have existed in the past
a new one has been added
what will happen if the pent-
up feelings of the West Ber-
lin populace continue to ex-
plode? Moscow cannot be ex-
pected TO pour oil on troubled
waters.
Berlin is once more clear
ly established as what it has
always been - the worlds
number one trouble spot.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
BY j. j. GILBERT

Violent demonstrations in
Berlin's western sector
brought that city back into
the headlines prematurely.
They also added a new d.
mension to the already COM
pick situation.
WASHIN GTON had ex-
pected a new crisis over Ber-
lin, and was bracing itself
for it. However. it was
thought that it would devel-
op later in the year. Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
was believed ready to sign a
separate peace treaty with
communist East Germ any
later in 1862.
On Aug. II something I'M
foreseen happened. Peter
Fechter, a young East Ber-
liner, tried to climb the COM
munist wall and to escape in
10 West Berlin. He was shot
by Red guards and left to lie
on the communist side of the
wall, his life ebbing away.
This touched off a violent re-
action in West Berlin that
lasted several days. Crowds
surging in the streets stoned
Soviet troops on their way TO
the Red war memorial in the
British sector of the city. Be
cause nothing had been done
to aid the dying East Ger
man, the crowds jeered
American troops as well as
communist East German
guards.
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this search for ways to re-
union? Our answer is simple.
AT this turning-point in her
history, the Church will
bring out her intrinsic CATH
olicity in a most striking ano
convincing way. This cath
olicity is unity in essentials,
liberty in the approved var
iations in liturgy, theology
and canon law, the whole be-
ing subject in charity to the
Lord and Head of the
Church, Jesus Christ, and
His visible representative,
the pope.
1t is the work of the Coun-
Gil to make known this cath
olicity in all its breadth and
to express the many aspects
of the mystery of our re-
demption in the Church's
teaching and life.
The way to reunion is long
and hard. We must not UNI
derestimate the doctrinal
differences that keep Prot
estants and Catholics apart.
Obedience to Gods word and
loyalty to the truth prevent
mutual respect and charity
from making us bypass the
question of what is true or
false. Naive optimism is as
much to be avoided as hope
less pessimism.
The right attitude is one
of Christian hope, which
trusts TO the working of the
Holy Spirit and, at the same
time. does not lose sight of
the fact Of separation so
rooted in history.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
Mass OrdO
Liturgy
of the
week
SUNDAY. 2

Twelfth Sunday after Pen
tecoSt. Green VestmentS.
Gloria, Greed, Preface Of the
Holy Trinity.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Saint Plus X. White vest
ments, Gloria, Second Prayer
lin Low Mass for the re-
moval of Schism, Common
Preface.
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the giving up of things.
Buddhists are pacifists who
hold poverty, gentleness and
chastity in high regard"
@. Can a suicide be buried
from church?
A. N o. According to
Church law Canon No. 124O)
notorious apostates from the
Faith, members of hereticaI
sects or forbidden societies,
excommunicated persons,
those guilty of deliberate
suicide, public sinners, those
who give orders for crema-
ton of their bodies are to be
refused Christian burial.
Many times, however, sui
cides are not deliberate.
The person may not be in
a fit mental state and he is
not judged fully responsible.
Often the pastor or the bish-
op in case of doubt will judge
according to his general way
of life. A man whose life was
a rejection of God and moral
ity would be judged strictly
while one who was apparent
ly a good Christian would be
more easily judged not re-
Sponsible.
@. Who was st. Ladislas?
A. He was king of Hun
gary from 1880 to 1895, who
died as he was preparing to
go with the first Crusade. He
was a wise and just ruler
who saved his country from
invasion, especially from
Russia! His feast day is June
%. He was canonized in 1893.
Send questions to Father
III ealey v, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus 16, O.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-08-31
by FIR. Edward F. Healev

periences of the editor and
not from letters. Most of the
questions are sent in by mail,
but sometimes there are
urgent or pressing questions
suggested by news items or
magazine articles. There is
always room for YOUR ques-
tioni
q. Are there any Buddhists
in the United States? Is
there a strong argument for
the spiritual value of this
religion?
A. There are approximate
ly 10000 who practice Budd-
hism lin an organized Way)
in the United States. 1t can
be said that this religion, de-
rived from the Indian prince,
Siddhartha Gotama, of the
sixth century before Christ,
is not truly a religion.
1t is very vague about God,
but it has many good ideas
and practices in regard to
peace of mind, kindness to
others, etc. Father Weigel
C"Churches in North Amer
ica") summarizes: THE basic
doctrine of Buddhism is that
man can overcome evil and
suffering through enlight-
ment. Passion and desire
cause suffering and man
must eliminate all desire and
SO become free. Man fin
ally escapes this long chain
of imperfections when by
meditation he draws away
from all desire and thus en-
tiers into a state of happiness
called nirvana.
Buddhism is a religion
which tries to save man and
it says little about God. 1t
stresses virtue, especially
compassion for others, and