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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. 0 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1961 A 3 America's Catholic Population Up 44 Per Cent in Past 10 Years Protestant Total Increases Only 22 Per Cent By LOUIS CASSEL5 UPI Correspondent America's Catholic popula tion has grown by 44 per cent In the past 10 years. Its Protestant population in creased by only 22 per cent during the same period. If this disparity in growth rates continues, there obvious ly will come a day when Cath olics outnumber Protestants in the United States. But that day is still distant. At present, Protestants outnumber Catho lics by 2-1, or in round fig ures, 80 million to 40 million. The Protestants, however, are divided into more than 200 different denominations, while the Catholics are united In n single massive institution. How large this institution looms, even in a land grown accustomed to bigness, is indi cated in a few statistics. It has a hierarchy of 190 bishops and 31 archbishops, six of whom hold the princely rank of cardinal. It is served by near ly 54,000 priests and 165,000 nuns. It maintains 17,000 parishes, 5,000 missions, and nearly 14,000 schools at all levels from kindergarten through college. Upwards of 5.500,000 students-one-eighth of America's children-are en rolled in these Catholic schools. Societies and Sodalities The basic organization of the church is buttressed by about 240 national Catholic societies and associations, and thousands of local circles and sodalities. The church communicates with its members through more than 550 diocesan news papers, magazines and other periodicals. The sheer size of this enter prise frightens some non-Catholic Americans, particularly those who believe that the church exercises a high degree of discipline over its members. They fear that children who attend Catholic schools are "indoctrinated" in a particular Catholic viewpoint toward U.S. history and politics. They see "censorship" and "thought control" In the church's efforts to advise. Catholics on what movies to see and what books to read. The church replies that Catholic parents have made great financial sacrifices to maintain the Catholic school system because they want their children to receive a religiously oriented education which is impossible in public schools. Thought Control Denied It denies any attempt at censorship or thought control, and says that the church is simply protecting its members from possibly dangerous temp tations when it condemns cer tain books and movies. Some non-Catholics also ac cuse the Catholic Church of trying to "impose" its own moral teachings on the whole American society by such means as Sunday observance laws, movie boycotts, and reg ulations forbidding public clinics to dispense birth con trol information. Catholics reply that the moral precepts which they urge upon society are not based on particular doctrines of their church, but are drawn from the "natural law" which is applicable to all men. Surprises Many Many American Catholics are genuinely surprised to learn how much "dictation" outsiders think they get from their church. They particular ly resent any suggestion that their membership in an "au thoritarian" church makes them somehow less American, less devoted to this country's free institutions than non Catholics. Mutual misunderstanding or. this score is probably the nreatt" single root cause of Cattalic-Pratestant tensions, emd vmk eortrinly a major rtr m K eaaatiawi heat teaeratod lsy fte "wliglow kswj" in fl MAO sSMMW Cars awa""" CrrfVi ; t&nicr, Vr. Twrtil, i mwwAst acccw !'; rn'm- ndwcaioii , -roi belief (hat Atcri-' :m Catholics have the same ' outlook and attitudes as the Catholics of Europe and Latin America. ; Actually, says Fr. Weigel, the Catholics of this country, in their long struggle for "ac ceptance" by a predominantly ; Protestant culture, have "tak-: en on the color and habits" of American life to such an extent that they bear little resemblance to the Catholics of other lands beyond the sharing of a common religious faith. "The American Catholic has explicity chosen to be a Cath olic," says Fr. Weigel. His re ligion was not "trust upon him by a culture," and if he choses to leave the Catholic Church, "no social condemna tion will fall upon him." Because his adherence to. PRETTY STUDENT Linda Bement, Salt Lake City's Miss Universe title holder, takes her first skating lesson from Dr. Hugh Whytock, who observed his 100th birthday Thursday. "Doc" 'Whytock spends many spare hours on the blades, but seldom with such attractive pupils. (UPI Telephoto) the church and acceptance of its teachings and disciplines is voluntary, he does not feel that he is any less free than any other American. Divergence of Views Catholics say that their freedom to think for them selves on non-regligious mat ters is demonstrated by their wide divergence of views on many important questions. A good example is the issue of religious freedom. There is a "traditional" Catholic view, espoused by some 19th Cen tury popes and still upheld in countries like Spain, which asserts that the Catholic Church should receive special recognition and exclusive rights from the state in any land where there are enough Catholics to make an arrange ment politically tenable. But there is also a "mod ern" viewpoint, which is clear ly dominant among American Catholics. It holds that church state separation is a good thing even in countries where Catholics are pii overwhelm ing majority, and that relig ious freedom must be guar anteed to non-Catholics, not as a temporary expedient, but as a God-given right. President Kennedy was ask ed repeatedly during the elec tion campaign whether he considers himself a Catholic first and an American second, or vise versa. The Question seemed altogether reasonable to the protestents who raised it. But many Catholics were profoundly shocked by the im plication that they must choose between church and country. The typical American Catholic is an ardent patriot as well as a devoted church member, and he Is not con scious of any conflict between his two great loyalties. OFFER EXPLANATION Utica, N Y. -(UPfl- The Onei da County Welfare Depart ment has reported that S234,- 046 in welfare payments for medicine was made last year to 80 drug stores - and one liquor store. The department felt it necessary to explain that the liquor store received SB for a bottle of brandy used strictly for medicinal purposes. GOVERNOR DIES Canberra, Australia - HJPD Viscount Dunrossil, 67, gov ernor general of Australia, led today. Number of City improvement Projects Accepted by Council The Medford city council last night called for one pub lic hearing and accepted a number of improvement proj ects in the city. A hearing was called for Feb. 16 on a proposed instal lation of a sanitary sewer be tween Park Place No. 5 and Alberts st. between Prune and Dakota sts. Improvement projects ac cepted by the council were: The paving of Niantic st. from Edwards to Maple sts. The installation of a 6- inch water main on Beatty st.. from McAndrews rd. to Man- zanita St., and on Manzanita from Beatty north to Beatty south. The installation of a 6- inch water main on McAn drews rd., from Waverly st. to Wabash ave.; Wabash from McAndrews to Spring St., and on College-Way and Hill St., from Wabash to a point 320 feet east. - The installation of a 6 inch water main on Crest- brook rd., from Ellendale dr. to Greenwood St., and on Greenwood from Crestbrook to Highland dr. The installation of a 6- inch water main on Prune St., from Benson st. to Chestnut St., and on Park Place No. 5 Guidance Clinic To Hold Meeting A special meeting of the board of the Southern Oregon Family and Child GuitUstie clinic has been set for losm Tuesday, Fe. 14, at tha IT:V ford hotel. Miss EAol arum way, psychiatry semi Murk er, will be honwei. Miss Shumway moved te Medford from Oakland, Calif., recently to begin work at the clinic in line with the expan sion of child guidance service to allow for family and mar ital counseling. Frank Strange, clinical psy chologist from the State Board of Health, Portland, who also works with the local clinic, will attend the meeting. For mer board members of the clinic are being invited to the luncheon. from Prune to Dakota, and on Dakota from Park Place No. 5 to Chestnut, and a 4-inch water main on Alberts St., from Prune st. to Dakota ave. Assessment Ordinances Two assessment ordinances were passed by the council. One was for .the Crestview subdivision sanitary nvei where eack lrt r jirol ' land will V? Tlae e.u.M vu . i slmawl watnacaarfct few tfc I-k-op-l . pwriaaj tt$ ewt. TVra imoi . aif t-te ppMft-wt wb $4.T1 pw feet. TWe astimcil st ui 98.7 cr frewt toet. City Manager RoWert Dtrff pointed out that the increase was at tributed mainly to a higher cost of right of way acquisi tion. The estimate of right of way purchase, he said, was 53,050. But, the final cost was 85,672. The council also established an Alberts st. water fund last night, and approved an extra width driveway for the Thun derbird lodge, 1015 South Riv erside ave. Drama Club Director Speaks For Chapter Dr. Dorothy Stolp, director of the Southern Oregon col lege drama club, spoke at the winter meeting of the Jackson county chapter of the Oregon Education association Tuesday evening. Dr. Stolp is currently pro ducing a play for children. 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Equity, Festival Open Negotiations Former actors in the Ore gon Shakespearean Festival, who since have become pro- lessionals, may be able to re turn to the Ashland stage in coming seasons. The Festival board this week authorized the opening of negotiations with Actors Equity, the professional actors "union," to seek an agreement whereby Equity members would be permitted to appear in the festival. The arrangement being sought is similar to the one in effect during the 1959 season, when such longtime Festival favorites as Phil Hansen, Bill Oyler and Mary Jo Randall appeared after an absence of several seasons. If agreement can be reached on terms acceptable to the Festival, it would be effective for the seasons of 1961 and 1962. The negotiations are being handled through a New York legal firm. No contract between the Festival ' and Equity is in volved, other than an agree ment that salaries of Equity members not be lower than a certain minimum, and that a small but specified number, out of a company of some 90, be employed. In years other than 1999, Equity members were barred from appearing on the Festival stage. 'Mystery' Flight Planned by Pilots Although they don't yet know where they are going, the Medford chapter of Ore gon Pilots association has scheduled an air trip for Sun day, Feb. 12. The flight has been planned as a mystery for the pilots and flight activity chairman Brian Douglass announced that, un like most group trips, it will not be a treasure hunt or spot landing contest. 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