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‘Chief Hope
Lies in God’
—Truman
Asks for Common
Religious Front
Urges Unity So Relief In
God Can Survive hi
Our Civilization
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29 Dur
ing a speech in which he reaffirm-,
America's religious heritage,
President Truman declared here
that in the struggle against Soviet
Communism the world’s “greatest
hope of victory lies in the God we
acknowledge as the ruler of all.”
The President urged world spir
itual leaders to create a common
front “to preserve a world civiliza
tion in which man's belief in God
can survive” despite the Red on
slaught.
Mr. Truman called for “a com
mon affirmation of faith and a
common supplication to the one
God that all profess” on the part of
religious leaders. He did not spec
ify what form this affirmation
should take.
“In this perilous strait our great
est source of strength, our great
est hope of victory, lies in the God
we acknowledge as the ruler of
all,” the President, said. He de
clared that “all men who profess a
belief in God should unit in asking
His help and His guidance.”
“For some time” he has been
trying to get religious leaders “to
join in one common act which will
affirm those religious and moral
principles on which all agree,”
President Truman revealed. He
voiced the hope that such an act
would not only strengthen the free
world to resist Soviet Communism
but at the same time avoid a new
war which might “plunge mankind
back into barbarism.”
Recalls Pope's Appeals
Catholics recalled that His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII has made re
peated appeals since the end of
World War II for Christian unity
against the menace of Commun
ism. Only a few weeks ago, on
September R, the Pontiff issued
such an appeal in his Encyclical
Letter on the 15th centenary of the
Council of Chalcedon, when he
wrote:
“There is another reason which
urgently demands that the Chris
tian forces immediately close ranks
and fight under the one and only
standard nf Christ against the
fierce attacks of the enemy from
hell.
“Who' is not horrified at the
hatred and ferocity with which the
God-haters in many parts of the
world threaten to stamp out or
uproot whatever is divine and
Christian?
“Against this united front, those
who are signed with the sacred
mark of Baptism and in duty bound
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Father of Local
Priest Dies In
Delaware Sept. 27
DELAWARE—A solemn Funer
al Mass was offered in St. Mary’s
church last Monday for Frank
Schweitzer, by his son, the Rev.
Francis X. Schweitzer, assistant
pastor of Corpus Christi church,
Columbus.
A retired New York Central rail
road conductor. Mr. Schweitzer
died Sept. 27 at his home after a
year's illness. Born in Delaware,
he spent his entire life there. He
was a member of the Knights of
Columbus, St. Joseph’ society and
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men.
Bishop Ready officiated at the
final absolution following the
Mass. The Rev. William C. O'Brian
gave the sermon, the Rev. George
Buchmann w'as deacon, the Rev.
Leo Lawler, sub-deacon and the
Rev. Charles P. Foy was assistant
priest. Deacons to the Bishop were
the Rev. A. V. Kessler and the
Rev. Earl Holtzapfel.
Survivors, in addition to Father
Schweitzer, include four sons, Rob
ert, James, Joseph and John three
daughters, Mrs. James Passcn, Mrs.
Edward Flahive and Mrs. William
Coleman two sisters, Mrs. Lena
Nappi and Miss Barbara Schweitz
er, and a brother, Joseph.
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St. Chart?* Seminarian
I* Fir*t Subscriber
The first subscription to the
Catholic Times, new weekly pa
per of the Columbus diocese,
came last week from Thomas M.
Bennett, a seminarian at St.
Charles’ college, Columbus.
Mr. Bennett, whose home is in
Detroit, is a candidate for the
priesthood in the Diocese of Co
lumbus.
With a fine sense of history
he wrote. “I would like to re
ceive the paper starting with
the first issue.”
In a folder urging Catholic
schools to participate in the week
and offering suggestions on how
they may do so, the Department
says that this year's theme—Unite
for Freedom—“should appeal to
Catholic school officials and teach
ers who may use it to show the
close relationship between Cathol
ic principles and genuine free
dom.”
Schools may promote a better
understanding of their programs
by publicizing lheir achievements
in the secular press, by participat
ing in meetings of public school
teachers, or hv encouraging pupils
to join in various community pro
jects, the N.C.W.C. unit declared.
“In every case, the emphasis
would be on the idea of letting
our schools speak for themselves.
“American Education Week,”
the folder said, “affords an excel
lent opportunity to explain the
Catholic school program to your
associates in the teaching profes
sion. civic officials, your neigh­
East German Red Regime
Suppresses Pastoral Letter
By Max Jordan
BERLIN (NC) Germany’s
east zone communist government,
while professing peace as its prin
cipal aim, so far has suppressed a
joint pastoral adopted by the Ger
man Catholic Hierarchy, even
though its ‘heme is peace, and
nothing but peace.
Various objections have been
raised by the regime, and an at
tempt is now being made to iron
out the differences. In the mean
time, however, the pastoral, which
has already been read from all
West German pulpits, remains
banned in Eastern Germany.
The true intent of communist
policies is revealed by instructions
of the East German secretary of
education, Paul Wandel, which
urge all teachers to conform to
“dialectic materialism and marx
ism” in their teaching methods.
The East German premier, Otto
Grotewohl. had complained in a
speech that no pressure of any
kind was being brought to bear up
on teachers. In reality Wandel's
instructions reveal the determina
tion to eliminate all Christian in
fluence from the public school sys
tem.
Holy Father Urges Family Rosary
Pope Pius XII has made a stirring plea for the recitation of the Rosary during the month of October,
asking especially for the Family Rosary. His request is made in an Encyclical Letter entitled, “Ad
vancing Evils/ in which he stresses the need for continual trust in prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
for world peace. October is the month dedicated to the Rosary.
Catholic Schools Urged to Take
Full Part in Education Week
Suggestions Given fnr Cooperation with Public
Schools Theme is Unite for Freedom
WASHINGTON—(NC) Amei
ican Education Week, November
11-17, affords Catholic schools an
excellent opportunity to “Jet their
light shine before pen,” accord
ing to the Education Department,
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence.
bors and all others interested in
your school.
“It is an occasion to extend a
most cordial welcome to all who
would inquire about our purpose,
our work, and our achievements.
It is the time to send Catholic
school teachers and pupils into
the community to exhibit in word
and deed the fruits of Catholic
education.”
General suggestions offered by
the N.C.W.C. Education Depart
ment were:
A. “If possible, plan your observ
ance cooperation with public
school authorities to give evidence
of the integration of public and
parochial schools in their service
to your community.
B. “Hold a faculty meeting to
plan your program.
C. “Seek the advice of the offi
cers of your Home and School As
sociation.
D. “Select activities for their
nracticality, effectiveness, and
uniqueness as attractive express
ions of the aims and program of
Catholic education.”
Specific suggestions included:
“1. Student assembly at Mass to
open observance.
2. “Assembly program featuring
panel discussion by public and
parochial school pupils on theme,
Unite For Freedom.
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The instructions, dated Septem
ber, 9, also list public holidays to
be observed in all Soviet zone
schools. While the birthdays of
Stalin and East zone “president”
Wilhelm Pieck, of Lenin and the
later German communist leader
Thaelmann, as well as the anniver
sary of the death of Bulgarian
communist leader Dimitrov and
other communist observances are
declared as public holidays, not a
single Christian feast is included
in the list.
In keeping with this trend. So
viet authorities in Thuringia have
recently ordered removal of a
crucifix from the premises of a
Lutheran church in Erfurt. Cross
es, it was explained, might be tol
erated in public places, but never
those with the body of Christ.
To further widen the gap be
tween the Eastern and the West
ern world. 1,500 public school
teachers of the East sector of Ber
lin were forced to publicly enter a
commitment whereby they under
take to educate their pupils “so
they will hate all peoples in other
lands" outside the communist or
bit
The Catholic Times
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, October 5, 1951
Adult Leaders,
Young People
In Conventions
Cincinnati Is Host Io
First National Youth
Council Convention
CINCINNATI—(NC)—The ac
cent definitely will be on youth
from October 11 to 19 here when
some 700 youngsters and youth
leaders will converge for two na
tional Catholic conventions. More
than 30 members of the Hierarchy
are expected here for the deliber
ations.
The National Catholic Youth
Council, formed 12 years ago by
the Administrative Board of the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, will hold its first national
convention in the Hotel Gibson
from October 11 to 14
Representing 6,000.000 Catholics
ranging in age from 14 to 25, some
200 delegates from 120 archdioces
es and dioceses in all sections of
the country, will attend the con
vention. The national meeting was
arranged by Msgr. Joseph E.
Schieder, director of the Youth
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Friends of Carmel To Share
tn Work of Carmelites Here
The spiritual life of the Colum
bus diocese is enriched daily by
the prayers and penances of the
Discalced (Barefooted) Carmelite
Sisters at the Carmel of the Im
maculate Heart of Mary. 2065 Bar
ton place, Columbus.
And now Catholics throughout
the diocese will be able to asso
ciate themselves actively with the
cloistered nuns in heir vitally im
portant work the worship, the
contemplation, and the love of
God. This sharing will be made
possible by the recently organized
“Friends of Carmel”, which met
this week to plan means of broad
ening its membership and making
the work of the Sisters better
known.
Officers of the organization,
chosen at that time, are: the Right
Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Schwende
man, moderator George Bentz,
president Rudy Hooffstetter, vice
president Miss Ann B. Whitmer,
secretary, and Fred Zuber, treas
urer.
At this week's meeting it was
decided to enlist the aid of cap
tains who will form companies of
friends, with a limit of 20 mem
bers. Each captain will be respon
sible for reminding the members
of his company every month of
their promise to aid the Carmel.
And the "Friends of Carmel”
themselves will send their alms,
whatever amount they choose, to
the Carmel monthly to help pay
the debt of the new monastery and
to share the ordinary expenses of
maintaining it.
DePaul Men
Hold First
Big Session
Hear Reports Of
Work in Dioeese
Bishop Urge*- Imitation of
St. \inccnl de Paul,
Frederick Ozanam
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Several hundred men of the Co
lumbus diocese were encouraged
last week to imitate the virtues
of St. Vincent de Paul by taking
part in the activities of the society
that bears his name.
They took part in the first gen
eral meeting of the St. Vincent de
I aul society held Sunday. Sept. 23.
in the theater of St. Charles' col
lege, Columbus.
Representatives of the existing
parish councils of the society, and
prospective members of these and
future councils, they heard re
ports of the work accomplished in
the diocese since the Society's
formal establishment last April.
And they also heard reports of the
successful operation of the society
in other places.
Bishop Ready opened the meet
ing and led the men in the prayer
prescribed for meetings of the so
ciety. The Rev. William E. Kappes.
diocesan director of Catholic char
ities, introduced the speakers.
A summary report of the so
ciety's work in parishes of the dio
cese was outlined by the Rev. Law
rence Corcoran, assistant director
of Catholic charities.
A life-long interest in the St.
Vincent de Paul society was ex
pressed by Bishop Ready. Recall
ing his early experience as an as
sistant pastor in various parishes,
he said he always found this im
portant work reserved to the pas
tor—it was something for the as
sistant to look forward to.
The men who give themselves
as Vincentians, the Bishop went
on. give themselves in the spirit of
Christ—for it is His work they are
doing. The work of the laity in
aiding pastors in their manj du
ties. he pointed out, can be traced
to the time of St. Paul who en
listed the help of laymen in each
of the cities he visited to further
the work of the Church.
The Bishop also recalled the
lives of St. Vincent de Paul and of
Frederick Ozanam, who founded
the society in 1833, and urged the
men to model their lives and work
after the example of those two
zealous Catholics one a priest
and the other a layman.
In conclusion the Bishop said
there was work for the society in
every parish, for every parish has
members who lack either the ma
terial or spiritual goods of this
life.
To show what a parish St. Vin
cent de Paul conference can do,
two parish council presidents de
scribed the activities of their
groups.
Robert Pugh of St. Francis de
Sales’ parish, Newcomerstown,
spoke of the spiritual and mater
ial aid given by the parish council
to Catholics and non-Catholics
alike. He called his parish a “small
one in which most of the peop’e
are not wealthy and where there
is ample opportunity to practice
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A secondary purpose is to gain
new friends for the Sisters, and to
bring to more people a knowledge
and appreciation of their work.
In the silence of their enclosure
the Carmelite nuns live a life of
unceasing prayer and penance in
order to make themselves fit chan
nels through which the redemptive
love of Christ may flow out to all
mankind.
Contrary to the opinion of many,
the Carmel, for all its enclosure
and solitude, is essentially mission
ary and active.
For the Sisters pray for the
needs of the Church, especially for
the diocese in which the Carmel is
located. And they pray for the
Bishop and the priests, for the re
ligious, for the laity, for the re
turn of lapsed Catholics to the
spirit and practice of their faith,
and for the conversion of all peo
ples.
In a special way, too, they pray
for those who support their work
and those who become Friends of
Carmel will share in a particular
manner in the prayers and sacri
fices of the nuns.
The Columbus Carmel is dedi
cated to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. By their lives the Sisters are
a constant reminder of the insist
ent message of the Blessed Moth
er at Fatima: “Do penance, have
confidence in my Immaculate
Heart .”
The little group of Carmelites
that came here from Loretto. Pa
in 1947 at the invitation of Bishop
Ready has grown from six to 13
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Urge Women
To Sanctify
Homes, Nation
800 Delegates Take Part
In Annual Meeting of
DCCXK In Columbus
A challenge to “rechnstianize
our beloved country” was sounded
by the Most Rev Emmet M. Walsh.
Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown,
to the Diocesan Council of Cathol
ic Women at the Pontifical Mass
opening the council s one-day con
vention in Columbus Tuesday Oct
2.
And at the closing banquet the
nearly 800 delegates heard Mrs.
Mary Tinley Daly, Catholic writer
and mother of six children, in an
appeal for the practice of the fam
ily Rosary and other forms of fam
ily prayer.
The council also went on record
urging the Family rosary and the
celebration of religious feast days,
federal aid for all American youth,
decent housing for all, and em
ployment for minority groups, and
warning against enlistment of
women in defense industry.
An additional report of the
DCCW convention will appear
in next week's Catholic Times
including material received too
late for this edition.
“Women should resist the ef
forts now being made,” declared
the council in one resolution, “to
enroll them in defense industry.
Home and children and the gen
eral community will suffer. There
is no necessity for women in in
dustry until the labor market uses
the presently unemployed work
ers.”
Another resolution called for
he use of “private and, if neces
sary, public funds to provide
homes at a rental cost which low
wage families, ^specially those
with children, can afford.”
The Council urged that ade
quate houses be made available to
families with children, and that
“the practice of landlords refusing
to rent to such families be discon
tinued.”
A resolution proposed by the
Committee cooperating with Cath
olic Charities suggested that the
members of the DCCW become ac
quainted with the chairmen of the
county committees on children and
youth and offer their services in
planning and carrying out pro
grams for the well-being of all
children in the communities.
Also recommended was the ex
tension of programs for general
family relief for the indigent, aid
for dependent children, aid for the
permanently handicapped and for
the aged, and hospitalization for
the indigent.
Urges Return to Moral Law
“Until all Christian and God
fearing men and women and their
children are earnestly praying
daily.” Bishop Walsh declared in
his sermon, “they are not making
their best and most necessary con
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15 CON
SELIM
110
Social Action Meet
Slated Next Week
No Abstinence Oct. 12
Bishop Ready ha« granted a
dispensation from the law of
abstinence for Columbus Day,
Friday, October 12, according
to official announcement from
the Bishop’s Office this week.
Catholics of the Diocese of Co
lumbus may eat meat on this
one Friday this year by virtue
of this dispensation.
Negro Welfare
Sessions Here
October 940-11
Priests From Midwest Are
To Discuss Education,
Elect New Officers
Adult religious education will be
one of the chief topics of discus
sion at the fall meeting of the
Midwest Clergy conference on Ne
gro Welfare in Columbus Oct. 9,
10. and 11.
Election of officers for the next
two years also will take place at
the conference, which will be held
at St. Dominic’s church. The Rev.
Albert D’Huyvetter. C.I.C.M., pas
tor, will be host to the priests, all
of whom are engaged in work
among Negroes.
Bishop Ready will preside at sol
emn Mass in St. Dominic's Wed..
Oct. 10. at 10 o'clock. Celebrant
of the Mass will be a Negro priest,
the Rev. Allen Simpson, assistant
pastor of St. Patrick's. Kent. Ohio.
Also taking part will be the Rev.
Vincent Thilman, C.S.C., of South
Bend, Ind., president of the con
ference. deacon: the Re* Me’chio,
Locbtefeld/ C.PP.S ianri,
sub-deacon the Right Re\. Msgr.
Patrick J. Kilgallen of Columbus,
assistant priest and the Revs. J. Ed
uard Diener of Lockland. O.. and
Werner Verhoff. C.PP.S.. of Cleve
land deacons of honor to the Bish
op.
Father Lochtefeld is vice presi
dent of the conference. Father
Diener is treasurer, and Father
Verhoff is secretary.
The combined children’s choirs
of St. Dominic's and St. Cyprians
parishes will sing for the Mass.
The sermon will be preached by
the Rev. Julian J. Schaefer, pas
tor of St. Mary's church. Lancas
ter.
Father Cogan to Speak
An explanation of his “Cate
chism for Adults” will he given at
130 p. m. by the Rev. William J.
Cogan of Chicago.
Later in the afternoon a meeting
for priests of the diocese will be
held in conjunction with the Cath
olic Conference on Industrial Prob
lems. Speakers at the priests’
meeting will be the Rev. John
Cronin. S. S.. assistant director of
the Social Action department. Na
tional Catholic Welfare conference,
on “Priest-Lay Responsibility.” and
the Rev. John Kleinz of the Jose
phinum college, on “The Priest’s
Role in Social Action
At DCCW Convention
Bishop Ready and the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Coadjutor Bishop
of Youngstown, are shown at the annual convention of the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women in Columbus Tuesday. Bishop Walsh
preached the sermon at the Pontifical Mass opening the convention.
Bishop Ready addressed the delegates at the closing banquet.
“We Are Easily
Satisfied With
The Heat'S
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Year
Labor, Race
Issues Will
BeW eighed
Sessions Scheduled For
Priest*, Student* and
General Public
Rev. John F. Cronin, S. S.
Current social and economic
problems will be held up against
the light of the moral law at the
two-day meeting of the Catholic
Conference on Industrial Problems
in Columbus Oct. 9 and 10.
Sponsored by the National Cath
olic Welfare conference's Social
Action department, the sessions
will bring leading authorities in
the fields of religion, government,
labor, management, and education
to discuss industrial and interracial
questions.
There vi|l be meetings fy high
two evening meetings open to the
public. Discussion by the audience
will be a feature of every session.
Speakers will include the Rev,
John F. Cronin. S. S., one of the
outstanding Catholic social think
ers in the U. S.. and author of
widely-used texts on Catholic so
cial principles: Edward Marciniak
of Chicago, editor of Work, pub
lished by the Catholic Labor Al
liance: Chester J. Gray, super
visor of minority groups sendees
of the Ohio State Employment
service the Rev. John Kleinz. pro
fessor of philosophy at the Jose
phinum college John Reade. Ohio
Bell Telephone company super
visor William Oliver, FEPC co
chairman of the United Auto Work
ers, Detroit: and the Rev. Augus
tine L. Winkler. Diocesan Director
of Social Action.
A summary of the discussions
will be given by Bishop Ready at
the conclusion of the two-day con
ference.
The conference program follows:
Tuesday, Oct. 9. 10 a. m., spe
cial session for high school seniors
at St. Joseph's academy auditori
um. 331 East Rich street. Chair
man—the Rev. Bennett Applegate,
acting superintendent of schools.
Speakers—Father Winkler, “What
Is the Church's Social Philosophy?”
and Miss Mary McGarey, secretary
of the Catholic Welfare Bureau’s
Advisory board, “What Does It
Mean to Me?”
3:30 p. m., same place, session
for teachers. Chairman Father
Winkler subject—“Arousing the
Social Consciousness of Students.”
Panel members—Father Kleinz, Fa
ther Applegate. Father Cronin, and
Sister Thomas Albert. O.P., of the
College of St. Mary of the Springs.
8 p. m., at the Colurtfbus Gallery
of Fine Arts, public meeting on
“The Problems We Face.” Chair
man—Miss Marion Swickard, pres
ident of the Dioceasn Council o!
Catholic Women. Speakers Mr
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New Features Added
Many new features have been
added to your diocesan paper
with the publication of the first
issue of The Catholic Times.
From time to time we'll tell
you something about the au
thors and artists of these col
umns and cartoons.
This week we call your atten
tion especially to the first in a
series of columns for young
people, “The Time of Your
Life,” by the Rev. Gabriel Haf
ford. Father Hafford’s column
includes breezy comment on the
passing scene, notes on hob
bies, a guide to the latest re
cordings, a reminder to medi
tate upon the current feasts of
the Church, some outrageous
puns (sample: “A Thought for
the Weak”), and a collection of
gags and wisdom under such in
triguing headings as “Flying
Corks from the Pop House.”
The Editors