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Hi Chicago Method of To Catholic RELIGION TODAY By JAN HAKTNETT Fer George Cornell) CHICAGO l) A priest on Chi cago's south side ft offering Ro man Catholic workers of all ranks h America a vzy to perfection in life through the Opus Dei the Work of God. He is Father Joseph L. Muzquiz, 42, now an American citizen who Wlliiuij UJUl VII U CUlllCCIlUJ ! in Spain until he joined 1 the Opus (section takes place along identical Dei movement there in 1929 and! lines. - 1 later became a prkt. If emea's Work ; Father Muzquii described the !' Father Muzquiz said that the Opus Dei as a secular institute ; nnil n: .! i th first Un made up of lay people who. with- out being 'religious.' have devoted themselves to the work of the apos tolate and to the task of carrying on a life of perfection in the world. 'The members, men and wo men." he said, 'seek sanctity in their ordinary, everyday work and nothing extraordinary is expected of them. The idea is to live lives like those of the early Christians who changed the pagan Roman Empire into a Christian one. It was a pagan world then; it is a world threatened by communism now."' Father Muzquiz said the Opus Dei was fou"drd b? Mser. Joseph Eseriva de Balaguer. also a one time " engineer, when he was 26. Mser. Eseriva called Muzquiz to the priesthood after be had joined the institute. . . To St Nations v The Opus Dei has spread to 90 nations, including England. Ire land, France, Germany, the linked aiaies, Mexico. Ainca, ana most ef South America. As president general, Msgr. Eseriva, now 53, directs the worldwide operation from headquarters in Rome. An unimposing three-sftry build ing on a shaded street near the University of Chicago is the U.S. headquarters of Father Muzquiz, superior of the American branch. Father Muzquiz, a tall, scholarly-looking man, explained: "Our Opus Dei institute operates the Trimount House for men in Boston, which draws student and faculty Members from Harvard, Boston University, Boston College, MIT and Tufts Medical School. We aiso nave a residence tor women in Boston, another one here for women and our own headquarters ana mens . resiaence in imcaco. Plaa Expansion "We hope to open another insti tute residence: soon ' in Madison. Wis., near the university's campus, and we are looking forward to the early establishment of residences in North Carolina, Washington, D. C. and St. Louis." :. "Our members are persons from all walks of life, especially those in the professions who can exert a great influence on society. These persons continue to lead their nor mal life without wearing any re ligious garo. - out wey consecrate themselves to go, by private vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In our ranks are students, artists, engineers, teachers, doctors, tradesmen, lawyers, farmers and salesmen. .Every year from 70 to 80 priests are ordained to serve the spiritual seeds of the Opus Dei members. There are more than 200 Opus Dei houses all over the world tnAmr One Chicago lay member, about 30 wearing a purple sports shirt, blue slacks and tan shoes, dis cussed the institute's work. He is a physics teacher at a Chicago col lege. Give Support ' We do not fpllow a set pro gram." he said, "but the way. in which we apply the Opus Dei ideals is left to the individual. By belonging to Opus Dei we give one another support and encourage ment anf have at hand spiritual benefits we would not have if we were alone. "Our objective is union with God. we aon i try to fit a special sched ule, but try to bring God into the schedule of our work. Members fol low a program of spiritual exer cises adapted to their needs Father Muzquiz brought the Opus Dei movement to the United States in. 1949. He said he could not esti mate the number of members in tnis country because there are thousands of these dedicated per sons who take their vows in pri vate. LWe With Pareats These persons, Father Muzquiz explained, do not live at institute residences. Some live with their parents, or in houses and apart' - ments "A member iofc-OpuSDei works at a profession with others. Fath er Muzquiz said. "He prefers be respected for his individual . worth and not because oT associa tion with some outside group, how ever worthy. He does not make himself known to his co-workers except where such a disclosure is advisable in particular cases Father Muzquiz outlined the apostolic activities of the Opus Dei members as follows: I. The sanctification of profes sional work, by setting a living, practical and constant example as befitting a full Christian Lie J. The spreading of Catholic doc trine and culture, Schatftr's RECTAL OINTMENT Saethas, Lubricates, Astringant Contains Chaolmoogra Oil, Witch Hazal, Kaolin Kalltvtt Pain Shrinks Hemorrhoids SCHAEFER'S DRUG STORE Open Dally r.Z9 a. so. to t pjn. Sunday, A. M. to 4 P. M. -135 N. Commercial . nest Offers Perfection Workers 3. The perfect and exemplary fulfilment of the civil or political offices that may be entrusted to them. by competent authority or public elections. . 4. The steady and persevering cooperation with the work of re ligious, scientific and professional education carried on in colleges and universities. " Father Muzquiz explained that .n catholic secular institute to receive final approval by the Pope. This approval came from Pope Pius XII June 16 1930. Members of Opus Dei are ad mitted after a period of probation. They are passed upon by lay di rectors with the advice of priests who act as consultants. Married persons are permitted to join - as associates. Father Muzquiz explained that while only from 30 to 40 persons might reside in institute residences in various parts of the world, all members of the government keep in touch with Opus Dei centers. . The Opus Dei institute already has a candidate for beatification land canonization. He was Isidoro Zorzano. who died in 1944. Born in Buenos Aires in 1902. he moved to Spain with his family when a boy. He obtained his engineering degree from Madrid University in 1927 and joined Opus Dei in 1930 while working for the national Spanish railroad network.- Known as a silent, humble and persever ing worker, he died in 1943 after enduring a long and painful illness with patient cheerfulness. Another v"' " Mt v?vw l-tiSZriXZZiT5$lSV7?ZVl .... I I f . -fi'.rrjr? vv yrf yfkir. 'zm I I ftMln mnvitm- r. .utt-u-. .jx-. rjrxrttirjr . jfTtr. r cii. 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Thieves jacked up 37 box car wheels on a railway siding and stole journal brass fittings, worth, about $240. t ! WEISFIELD'S Money-Saving 29 Students to Receive Air Commissions Twenty-nine' Willamette Uni versity seniors will be commis sioned second lien tenants in the Air Force at graduation cere monies Sunday at McCulloch Stadium. Lt Col. Norman W. Todd, professor of Air Science, will present commissions. To enter flight training after commissioning will be Richard Adams, Donald Case, Lewis Hampton, Loyal Howard, William McKinney, Gerald Siefarth, Ter rence Wheeler and Erwin Weber, all of Salem; Robert Alfred, Sil verton; Gerald Cruson, Portland; and William Hagmeyer, San Car los, Calif. Fifteen others will enter air observer training after commis- i sioning: Nell Dgherty. Kennetn Krebs. . Robert McConnville, Laval Olson and Alton Slieh. Salem; David Jackson I and Saniey Vanderwal. Portland: Robert Dyer, Pendleton; Richard Hoy. Newberf; James Hudelson. Roseburg; George Kell. Menlo Park. Calif.; John Kent. San Carlos, Calif.; Jerry - McNerney, Parkdale; Dunne Shield. Seattle; Theodore - Smith. North Bend. Administration. Three AFROTC students. Elton Lar ky and George Strozut. Salem, and Richard Em law. Baker, will enter Air Force administrative positions after commissioning. Two other seniors. Herbert John son. Albany, and Ruben Menashe. Portland, will receive commissions after completing summer camo train in. Menashe will attend ramp at Geiger Air Force Base. Seattle,' and Johnson will train at Fairchild, Spo kane Fourteen other Willamette students, all Juniors, will attend Air Fore summer camps in partial fulfillment of requirements for commissiona. Others to Trala. Tom Steeves. Salem junior, will attend camp at McChord. Tacoma. Wash. Seven others. Robert Miller and Donald Nims. both Salem: Duane Eakin.' Powell Butte; Pete Harvey, Grants Pass; Gerald Kanras, Clats kanie: Doug Wall. Seattle. Wash and Robert Zoelch, Portland, will train atjGeiger. TP. 3 iOlv' UU '! I Neic York9 s Drama Critics Face Threat of By JACK GAVER , United Press Drama Editor ..NEW YORK (UP Drama crit ics have been held in contempt, punched in the nose, drawn and quartered in paid advertisements and otherwise put in their place, but it remained for the, closing days of the 194-55 season to bring a threat to sue the lot of them. Needless to say, the threat did not come from one of th" no- fessional Broadway producers. They niay get into temporary pels or nurse grudges until scar tissue forms, but they realize that no judge or jury could look into the guileless faces of the local review ers and consider them capable of malice aforethought or of being accessories after the fact. ..The threat was made in letters to editors and critics of the New York dailies by Alan Abel, who produced and appeared in an off Broadway production called "Sa fari" a couple of weeks ago. It closed after five performances This intimate musical review may not have received the worst set of notices in history, but it was a distinct .threat to whatever did. Unwarranted Remarks "I have advised my attorneys to file an immediate damage suit against each critic and his res pective employer to cover the costs for their, undisciplined and unwar ranted remarks," Abel concluded his letter. The producer who, incidentally, doubled as narrator and partici pant in a drum duet accused the critics of making no attempt at an "objective evaluation," of "an unrelentless (sic) and ruthless at tack," of a "diabolic streak of humorless wickedness that defies the most vivid imagination" and of indulging in "a slanderous vol ley of choice witticisms." "He went on to partcularize about a couple of the critics, cited favorable audience reaction and 8 Damage Stdt said that before the reviews ap peared the .next day! several prom ising deals . involving J the show were on the firei.j H Abel further surmised: "The only logical theory is that the critics were anxious to regain ruler status after the blow re ceived from their ineffectual blast ing of 'Ankles Aweigh;'i 'Safari,' unfortunately, was ; their scape goat." . m'i i ill "Ankles Awetgh Patined ..This reference was to : the big time Broadway musical I comedy starring the Kean Sisters which recently opened and which is one of the many attractions over the years to make its iwajf; despite a critical panning, i j ' "I invited the critics td the thea ter." Abel's letter icontinued, "and expected them to behave like gen tlemen. They chose td extend their criticisms far beyond the license of journalistic decency, and I cannot . allow them the, privilege of hiding behind press immunity." At latest report none of the crit ics has yet fled the city. . P.S.; -The above-signed review er for the United; Press is in so danger of being sued by Abel- He reports automatically on every Broadway production, but does not commit himself to reviewing off Broadway shows except under cer tain well - calculated conditions Fortunately, he did not commit himself on "Safari" and did not write about it, although he cov ered the opening. In fact, he left the performance in. such a de pressed state that for one in spired, fragile moment he consid ered suing Alan AbeL There are six coon - hound breeds blue tick, red bone, black and tan, English, treeing Walker and Plott. The only one recog nized by the American Kennel Club is the black and tan. OFFER! . M .r . .1. ,-,3 - r .M t!: - Stirasman', Satem, Ore., Friday, June S, 1955 (See. 2-7 A Woodbury Firm Sold PORTLAND in Woodbury k Co., industrial equipment and hardware distributing firm, was sold Thursday to Adsco Northwest Inc., a subsidiary of Adsco In dustries of North Tonawanda, N.Y. The announcement was made by Sidney F- Woodbury, board chair man of the Oregon company, and John L. McGara. executive vice president of Adsco Industries. The sale price was not disclosed. Involved were Woodbury facilities here, at Eugene and in Medford. A reliable source said the company is valued at about two million dollars. McGara said the present 300 employes will be retained. 3 to Report For Induction Three Marion County men re port to Salem Armory at 3 p.m. June 8 for induction into the Army at Portland on the follow ing day, the local draft board an nounced Thursday. The men are Olin Donald Wal lace, Aumsville; Jackie Allen Bailey, Salem; Otis Elton Jones, Turner. RED ARRESTED ATHENS. 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