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MfcDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. HEDFORD. OREGON
THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1962
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Religion in America
Protestant-Catholic Relations
'Undergoing Major Changes
By LOUIS CASSELS
UPI Correipond.nt
The past few years have
witnessed a remarkable
change in Protestant-Catholic
r e lationships
at high office
levels. TJie
cold war
among Chris,
t i a n s has
thawed
to such a de
gree that it is
no longer
p a r t i cularly
cuieii news worthy
when a Protestant clergyman
pays a courtesy call at the
Vatican, or when Pope John
says nice things about the
"separated brethren."
Theologians and Biblical
cholars from both sides of the
Reformation divide are meet
ing together with increasing
frequency to discuss their dif
ferences in an atmosphere of
candor and mutual respect.
But to date there has been
relatively little of this kind
of friendly "dialogue" at the
grass roots. Pastor Jones and
Father Murphy may exchange
civil greetings when they
meet at a community func
tion, but they are not likely
to sit down together in the
evening for a long talk about
the meaning of baptism. Cath
olic and Protestant neighbors
may play bridge together, but
there is usually a tacit agree
ment that no one will bring
up the sticky subject of
religion.
Church leaders are now
making an earnest effort to
stimulate more concern and
converation about Christian
unity at the community
level.
Arrange Local Contacts
Richard Cardinal Cushing,
Catholic archbishop of Boston,
stressed in a recent pastorial
letter that "the work of unity
is the work of every Chris
tian." Several Catholic dio
ceses have appointed "ecume
nical committees" to arrange
local contacts with Protestant
groups.
At its recent meeting in
Kansas City, the general
board of the National Council
of Churches, composed of rep
resentatives of 34 major Pro
testant and Orthodox denomi
nations, established as one of
its chief objectives for the
Dr. Messenger Speaks
Af High School Event
Ashland - Dr. Loren E.
Messenger, professor of psy
chology at Southern Oregon
college, presented the main
address for the annual Junior
Senior Banquet at Illinois Val
ley High school, Cave Junc
tion, recently.
"I Trouble," which was the
title of the address, concerned
the fundamental responsibili
ties of an indivdual to himself,
developing along the theme
that one could run away from
anything or anyone else in the
world - but never from the
problems arising from within.
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coming year "helping to make
the spirit and purposes of the
ecumenical movement effec
tive in local communities."
The experience of Alexan
dria, Va., indicates that Pro
testant and Catholic laymen
are ready to participate en
thusiastically in the "dia
logue'' if they are given the
right opportunity.
Since the fall of 1960, a
group of Protestant pastors
and Catholic priests had been
holding regular meetings in
Alexandria to talk about
Christian doctrines. Although
they made no effort to avoid
"delicate" subjects or to gloss
over their differences, they
got along so well that they
decided it was time to share
the experience with others.
United Observance Week
Last January, they orga
nized a week-long Christian
unity observance during
which Protestants and Catho
lics held three joint meetings.
At the first meeting, in a
Catholic parish hall, seats
were hopefully provided for
100 people. Nearly 400 per
sons attended.
The second meeting was
held in a lecture hall with a
seating capacity of 700.
Standees lined the walls, and
many late-comers had to be
turned away.
The final meeting, in a Pro
testant church, also drew an
overflow crowd. This time
the participants did not mere
ly talk about their differ
ences. They listened to the
reading of Scripure (the 17th
Chapter of St. John's Gospel,
in which Christ commanded
His disciples to love one
another) and prayed together
that the will of God be done
in the reuniting of His
church.
Hard To Stop"
"What was begun during
that week will be hard to
stop,'' says the Rev. Charles
H. Bayer, oastor of Alexan
dria's First Christian Church. I
Neighborhood groups in
which people meet together
for prayer and study have
sprung up. The clergy who
participated are welded more
closely than ever before.
"Protestants have discov
ered that within Catholicism
there is a diversity we never
imagined, and a liberalism in
ecumenical relations far be
yond our expectations. Catho
lics have discovered within
Protestantism a charitable
spirit they had never realized
existed."
Such grass-roots contacts
obvously are not intended to
settle any of the theological
differences which divide Pro
testants and Catholics. The
purpose, in the words of Epis
copal Bishop Angus Bun of
Washington, D. C, is "talking
together in order to under
stand one another in love."
Rocky Ceremony
Launches Vessel
Sausalito, Calif. - IUPD - The
good ship Everyman, built to
sail in the Christmas Island
area to protest U.S. nuclear
testing, got off to a rocky
start here.
In a confused launching
ceremony, a press agent fell
off the platform and the
sponsor was cut by flying
glass.
Mrs. Pearl Mendel, the
sponsor, struck the traditional
bottle of champagne against
the vessel - but it failed to
break. She handed it to pub
licity chairman Carl May, who
swung so hard that he spun
off the launching platform.
May finally broke the bottle
on the boat, but a piece of
flying glass opened a small
cut on Mrs. Mendel's nose.
Three men plan to begin
their voyage from San Fran
cisco to the Christmas Island
area aboard the Everyman
Sunday.
SAAR MINERS STRIKE
Saarbruecken, Germany -IUP1I
- An estimated 45,000
Saarland coal miners have
gone on strike in defiance of
government appeals for eco
nomic self control. The miners
demanded a wage increase to
match the highest pay brack
ets in the metals industry.
Udall Warns on
Need To Preserve
Wilderness Areas
not be revoked but could not
be renewed once they ex
pired. Rep. Walt Horan (R-Wash.)
led the opposition to the
measure. He told subcommit-
tee members he was concerned
with the growing power of the
executive branch and wanted
to "protect the integrity of
Congress."
Horan proposed an amend
ment which would give Con
gress rather than either the
Interior or Agriculture depart
ments the power to say which
areas would be included in
the wilderness program.
Washington film Interior
Secretary Stewart L. Udall
says that the wilderness areas
of America will be lost for
ever if Congress fails to pro
tect them.
Udall made the warning as
a House Interior subcommittee
began hearings on a Senate
passed bill to establish a na
tional system to preserve mil
lions of acres of public lands
in a state of wild naturalness.
"There will one day be no
wilderness unless its protec-
Two Men Killed
In Portland Crash
Portland - (UPII - Two men
were killed in a single car
crash in Portland Wednesday.
Dead on arrival at a hos
pital were Francis E. Burnett,
44, Portland, and Harold M.
Anderson, 53, Seattle.
Police said the car smashed
into a large steel pole on a
ramp off of Harbor Drive.
The accident was witnessed
by Marlena Harding, Tacoma,
Wash., daughter of Burnett.
She was in an auto following
the Burnett car.
tion becomes national policy,"
Udall said.
Foti Stat Stand
Opponents of the proposed
conservation program said its
passage could harm the nation
al defense effort, threaten the
government's fiscal integrity,
weaken congressional powers
and cause local economic hard
ships. But Udall called the pro
posal a "great landmark con
servation decision." He said
if it became law the bill would
establish a "concept which no
other nation in history has
adopted."
Under legislation approved
by the Senate last September,
about seven million acres of
public land already declared
wilderness areas would auto
matically be included in the
system.
Another 60 million acres of
public land would be consider
ed for inclusion in the wilder
ness system with Congress
having the power to veto any
such decision by the executive
branch.
No Licenses Renewed
Mineral, grazing and other
licenses on land included in
the wilderness program would
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