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Final Preparations For Bishop1s Ball Over 125 members of the variouns committees of the 22nd annual Bishop's Charity Ball of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River will meet on Sunday Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Park Ballroom in North Dartmouth to

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Rev. John Moore,. Editor, Communications Director ... Bishop Cronin announced today that Father John F. Moore has been appointed as Editor of The Anchor and Director of the Diocesan Office of Communications. In making the announcement, the Ordinary simultaneously expressed gratitude to and high praise for Father John

pite a very heavy ,burden of parochial and civic responsibilities, served with such competence and devotion in the important editorial role of our Diocesan newspaper." The Anchor, the Bishop noted, does not simply appear in the mailboxes of its 26,000 subscri-

decorate the elegant ballroom. The Ball will be held on Friday evening, Jan. 14. The Presentee and Bishop's boxes will be elaborately decorated. Other sections of the ballroom to be decorated are the entrance, the foyer and the entire length of the dancing area. The orchestra stage will be lined with the many. colors of the Caribbean motif of the ball. Guest of Honor Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of the diocese, will be the guest of honor and principal speaker. He thanks all the benefactors and committee workers of this charitable event for their contributions of effort and funds. Funds from the Ball

help to support the Nazareth Hall Schools for exceptional children and the summer camps for underprivileged and exceptional children of southeastern Massachusetts. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Ball, stated today that names for the various categories of the Bishop's Charity Ball Booklet

are still being received at headÂˇ quarters, 410 Highland Ave., Fall River, telephone 676-8943. Tickets may be obtained from Catholic Church rectories, members of the Ball committee and members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Council of Catholic Women. Tickets will also be available at the Ballroom on the night of the Ball.

Ask Carter Step Up Hiring Catholics MILWAUKEE (NC) - Arguing that "'American Catholics have historically been very greatly underrepresented in federal appointments," the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has urged PresidentElect Jimmy Carter to step up hiring of Catholics in federal jobs. The request came in a letter from the League's executive director, Stuart Hubbell. "'No one, of course, would expect appointment of such individuals solely on the basis of their religion, but it is surely clear that qualified persons of the Catholic faith have been systematically or otherwise excluded from consideration in the past:' Hubbell said.

Three of Carter's 15 Cabinetlevel nominees so far are Catholic - Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; George Schultze, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and Zbigniew Brzezinski, director of the National Security Council. The League has not yet received a reply to its letter, but a Carter transition spokesman said this was probably because the transition staff has not. been able to handle all its mail. Another transition staffer, Matthew Coffey, director of the Talent Inventory Program, said his office is including "ethnics" in its outreach programs which Turn to Page Five

Diocesan Named To National CHD

FATHER FOLSTER R. FoIster who had been serving

as Acting Editor of the Diocesan weekly newspaper. "I am delighted that Father Moore will, as Editor of The Anchor, be coordinating many important elements of our Diocesan program of communications," the Bishop said. "At the same time," he continued, "I must praise and give public recognition to the magnificent work of Father FoIster who, for more than a year now, has, des-

High School Appl ications All the Catholic high schools in the diocese of Fall River will accept applicants and administer a Placement Examination for new students on Sat., Jan. 15, at 8:30 a.m. Students wishing to enter any of these schools next September should report to the school of their choice. The examination and application procedure will last until 12:30 p.m. There will be a $3 fee, payable at the time of application.

FATHER MOORE bers each Thursday morning. Long hours of labor and preparation go into each issue. "Father Foister," the prelate remarked, "has given unstintingly of his time and talent in serving as Acting Editor. I am personally most grateful to him and I know that I speak in the name of all Turn to Page Three

Mrs. Dorothy Kallevik of St. Julie Billiart parish, North Dartmouth is the first member of the Fall River diocese to be named to the National Committee of the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), the antipoverty funding agency of the National Council of Catholic Bishops. Mrs. Kallevik is a longtime worker at Regina Pacis Center, New Bedford, and a newly appointed bilingual teacher in the New Bedford public school system. She will travel to Washington this weekend for an orientation meeting of the CHD comTurn to Page Six

u.s. Dogs, Cals Eal Beller Than Third World Tols

By Gerard E. Sherry SAN FRANCISCO (NC) rich and powerful nations of the world have "a moral obligation to assist the poor and the weak:' Robert S. MeNamara, president of the World Bank, said in an interview in The Monitor, San Francisco archdiocesan newspaper. McNamara normally avoids reporters, but recently has

spoken out more and more on the need for the richer industrialized nations to help quicken the pace in economic improvement of the less developed nations, in many of which the majority still live in abject poverty. A native of San Francisco, the World Bank president was Defense Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He served in that post from January,

1961, until March 1968. He became president of the World Bank a month later, and launched a program for major expansion of the bank's support of economic development among poorer nations. He was relected to a five-year term as head of the bank in 1973. Excerpts from the interview, mainly conducted by mail, follow: Turn to Page Seven

Ordination Bishop Cronin cordially invites the clergy, religious and laity of the diocese to participate in the priestly ordination in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, on Saturday morning, January 8, at 11 o'clock of Rev. Mr. Gerald Paul Barnwell. Priests wishing to concelebrate with Bishop Cronin are asked to bring amice, alb, cin'cture and stole. All priests present are invited to take part in the laying on of hands in the ordination rite. They are to be vested in cassock and surplice or Mass vestments.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Jan. 6, 1977

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'National Top Story HARTFORD, Conn. The Eoiscopal Church's decision to permit ordination of women has been selected as the top story of 1976 by the Religion Newswriters Association, beating out Jimmy Carter's election as President and the Call to Action conference which rer.ommended major changes in the Catholic Church.

.Pro;test Nuclear Arms WASHINGTON - Twenty-nine demonstrators, including brothers Philip, Jerome and Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan. and Philip's wife Elizabeth MeAlister, were arrested last week after chaining themselves to doors at the Pentagon and splashing blood on the building's walls. Coming on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, the demonstration protested inclusion of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal.

administered during the course of legal abortions since 1972, according to a study by federal officials. The study was conducted by doctors at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and published in the New England Journal of Medicine here.

cycle of 12 years named after animals - to the popular belief that children born under the sign of the dragon will be strong, intelligent and successful. The paper estimated that final figures for 1976 will show a two percent population increase.

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WASHINGTON - The u.s. Catholic Conference is asking the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify a ruling on the tax-exempt status of income earned by members of religious communities working in secular jobs at the request of their community. An August IRS ruling said religious working as a plumber and as a construction worker were acting as individual employes and not as "agents" of their religious orders and had to file income tax returns. In both cases, all income was transferred to the order involved.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has declined immediate comment on a story claiming that it owns a quarter of Rome's real estate. The story, appearing in the Jan. 7 issue of the Italian weekly magazine L'Europeo, says that the Vati:-an and various religious orders have been abusing the principle of tax exemption for religious institutions in their real estate sales in Rome.

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WASHINGTON - As of last October, there were 1.747 permanent deacons in the U.S. Cath. olic Church and another 2.507 candidates preparing for th~ permanent diaconate, a report issued here said. The report said 90 percent of the deacons are married, eight percent are single and two percent are widowers. Of the candidates, 93 percent are married, six percent are single and one percent are widowers.

BUENOS AIRES - President Jorge Videla has praised Pope Paul VI's World Day of Peace message and released hundreds of political prisoners in what observers feel were conciliatory moves toward the Church. Two of those released were priests.

)lnesthetics Kill BOSTON - At least seven women have died from adverse reactions to local anesthetics

Dragon Power TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Chinese Year of the Dragon has wreaked havoc on family planning efforts in Taiwan, according to a recent editorial in Taipei's influential daily, The China News. The newspaper attributed a surge in births in 1976 - the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese

Fear Materialism . LA PAZ, Bolivia - The Bolivian bishops have acknowledged some economic progress under the present military rulers, but they said most of the population is being kept in poverty. "There is a relative economic prosperity, but we fear we move toward a materialistic consumer society away from the fatherland's common good and from Christian charity," the bishops said at the end of their yearly meeting, held in Santa Cruz.

Not Always Required LONDON - Conceding he was "treading on very dangerous ground," and aware of the dangers of euthanasia, Anglican Archbishop Donald Coggan of Canterbury said that Christianity does not require路 that life be prolonged under all circumstances. The Anglican archbishop told the Royal Society of Medicine here that treating an aged or terminally ill patient may divert care from those with a better chance to live.

Necrology JAN. 15

Rev. Thomas F. Kennedy. 1948, Pastor, St. Joseph. Woods Hole. JAN. 17

Rev. John Laughlin, Pastor Emeritus, 1967, Holy Ghost, Attleboro. JAN. 20

Rev. Roland J. Masse, 1952, Assistant, Not::e Dame de Lourdes, Fall River

Alien RElgistration All non-citizens. including immigrants and non-immigrants. regardless of their age or present status, are required by law to report their addresses each January. CaroB for this purpose are now available at all Post Offices and Immigration and Naturalization Service Offices. THE ANCHOR Second Class Postage Paid at Fill River; Mass. Published every Thursday at 410 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02722 by the Catholic Pre!s of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $5.00 Per year.

JOY BY THE TRUCKLOAD: CCD youngsters from Holy Redeemer parish, Chatham, begin caroling tour of

parish that took them to 25 homes of shut-ins, where they sang, distributed poinsettia plants.

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Westport Vigil Tomorrow Night

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT Rev. John F. Moore, M.A., as Editor of "The Anchor" and Director of the Diocesan Office of Communications, while remaining Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program. The appointment was effective yesterday, Jan. 5, 1977.

BISHOP, SEMINARIANS: Diocesan seminarians meet with Bishop Cronin during Christmas holidays. From left John Perry, Richard Andrade, the Bishop, Richard Knapp, Keith Shuley.

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Father Moore New Editor Continued from Page One the clergy and laity of the Dioceseof Fall River in acknowledging his unselfish spirit of cooperation in this important organ of communications in the Diocese." The Bishop went on to mention that, while serving as Acting Editor of The Anchor, Father FoIster has also administered Sacred Heart Parish in Fall River as pastor, guiding the pastoral care of souls in the large inner-city parish where school and hospital responsibilities add to the ordinary burdens of parochial service. In addition, Father FoIster is widely known for his devotion to emergency medical treatment in the See City and its environs; many observers recognize the important role played by Father FoIster in bringing about the magnificent medical emergency service in Fall River. As one of the most energetic fire department chaplains in the nation, Father FoIster was instrumental, along with fire department officials, in making the rescue services in Fall River second to none in southeastern New England. While giving himself selflessly to all these activities, Father FoIster has, with undiminished zeal,given himself as well to the task of Acting Editor of The Anchor. Intricate orthopedic surgery some months ago, with its lingering aftermath, did not deter him from faithful discharge of his duties in the office of the Diocesan weekly. Father John F. Moore, who will now be assuming the Editorship of The Anchor, has long been associated with the Diocesan newspaper as creator of the popular column, "The Mooring," which has appeared in the pages of The Anchor for ten years. Father Moore will also assume Directorship of the Diocesan Office of Communications, envisioned as the Diocesan liaison with various communications and media outlets in the area.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) This diocese has published the first volume of a projected three volume series entitled "Catholicism in Rhode [sland" by Dr. Patrick T. Conley and Matthew J. Smith, both professors of history at Providence College. Called "The Formative Era," the first volume recounts the struggles of both the state's Catholics and their Church from

Under Father Moore's direction, the Diocesan Office of Communications will be based at the editorial offices of The Anchor at 410 Highland Avenue in the Chancery Complex in Fall River. For the time being, Father River; and St. Joseph Parish in Moore will continue to serve as Taunton. Assistant at St. William's Parish The holder of a Master of Arts in Fall River, though it is foreseen that he will be devoting Degree and a Master of Educafull time to his Diocesan respon- tion Degree, Father Moore was sibilities after his transition per- recently named the Diocesan iod in the newspaper and com- Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program. munications apostolates. He will continue to serve as The new editor has also served Director of the Diocesan Pro- as Chaplain of the Taunton Area gram for the Permanent Diacon- Scouting Program; Member of ate, which will henceforth main- the Pre-Cana Conference Board tain its office at the 410 High- . in Taunton; Moderator of the land Avenue address. Diocesan Council of Catholic Bishop Cronin expressed his Women in Taunton; Special Gift confidence that Father Moore, Coordinator for the Catholic recognized as an articulate and Charities Appeal in the Taunton creative priest, would maintain Area; Treasurer of the Priests' the high standards of The An- Senate; and Moderator of the chor and expand and enrich Dio- Fall River Catholic Women's cesan contact with communica- Club. tions outlets throughout the region. Father Moore The ~on of Mrs. Rose M. (McCabe) and the late Patrick Moore, Father Moore was born Doane' Heal 'Ames in New Bedford on July 1, i933. IN(O.'O .... UD After attending Holy Family FUNERAL elementary and high schools, he SERVICE studied at Cardinal O'Connell and St. John Seminaries in Brighton and was ordained to Robert l. Studley. freas. the priesthood on Jan. 30, 1960. Howard C. Doane Sr. Gordon l. Homer Father Moore has served at Howard C. Doane Jr. Robert l. Studley Holy Name, SS. Peter and Paul, HYANN IS 775-0684 South Yarmouth 398.220t and St. William Parishes in Fall Harwich Port 432-0593

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A Thirst For Good "Man is confronted by something spiritually greater than himself which, in contrast to Human Nature and to all other phenomena, is Absolute Reality. And the Absolute Reality of which Man is aware is also an Absolute Good for which he is athirst,"-A.J. Toynbee

A five-hour First Friday vigil of reparation to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary will take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Grace! Church; North Westport, begin.. ning with a votive Mass of the, Sacred Heart and concluding. with a votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The rosary will also be recited and a holy hour will be conducted. There will be a coffee break at 10 p.m. All are invited to participate: in all or any part of the pro.. gram.

CHD Issues Brochure On Grant Procedure WASHINGTON (NC) - The campaign for Human Develop· ment (CHD), the U. S. Catholic Church's domestic anti-poverty program which has awarded more than $35 million since 1970, has published a brochure to assist organizations in apply.. ing for grants. Available from Rev. Peter N. Graziano, Fall. River diocesan director, it in· cludes an instruction sheet aimec: at clarifying and illustrating va· rious sections of the fundin~ application form. CHD officials recommend tha1 organizations review both thE CHD funding criteria and the in· struction sheet thoroughly -be· fore applying.

For Information Call: 762·8722 or write 30 Mann Street, So. Attleboro, Mass. 02703 FALL RIVER - Tuesdays 6 PM Retail Clerks Union Hall, 291 McGowan St. FALL RIVER - DOWNTOWN - Wednesdays 9:30 AM Holiday Inn, Milliken Blvd. ATTLEBORO - Mondays 1 PM & 7:30 PM V.F.W. Building, 196 Pleasant Street FAIRHAVEN - Wednesdays 8 PM VFW, 126 Main Street NEW BEDFORD - Tuesdays 6 PM & 8 PM, Thursdays 10 AM VFW, 929 Ashley Blvd. NEW BEDFORD - Wednesdays 8 PM Moose Club, 446 Dartmouth Street NEW BEDFORD - DOWNTOWN - Wednesdays 10 AM YMCA, 25 South Water Street NORTH ATTLEBORO - Thursdays 7:30 PM K of C Hall, 287 Smith Street NORTH DARTMOUTH - Wednesdays 7:30 PM Smith Mills Congregational Church Parish Hall, 11 Anderson Way (off Rt. 6) 'PORTSMOUTH - Tuesdays 9:30 AM & 7:30 PM Ramada Inn, Jet. Routes 138·114 SOMERSET - Mondays 7:30 PM, Thursdays 9:30 AM, 6 & 8 PM, 970 County St. SWANSEA - Tuesdays 7:30 PM Knights of Columbus, 143 Old Warren Road TAUNTON - Wednesdays 10 AM & 5:30 PM YMCA, 71 Cohannet Street WESTPORT - Thursdays 7:30 PM Westport Grange, Main Street

THE ANC:HOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Jan. 6, 1977

Great Threat One of the greatest resources of our Diocese was critically threatened by the oil spin of the Argo Merchant ..;,.- the fishing industry. Two needs have especially made themselves known in all of this. First, man is responsible to man. There must be sane regulations to preserve another's livelihood. One cannot emphasize the :leed of one man while forgetting that of another. Oil we need, of course, but fish too. True, even the fisherman cannot do without oil. But the oil industry must realize that it is not so needed that it cannot think of others. Whether the precious blood of longforgotten creatlres come to us by giant tanker or endless pipeline, the industry must think of the safety' and welfare of mankind all along the way. Transportation and storage of petroleum and natural gas must think of humans exposed to tremendous hazards. We must demand federal and international regulations that will take much of the danger from such availability. Second, ecology must be seen as more than a civilized man's leisure endeavor. It must go beyond the ideal, the nice to do. . Like parts in the puzzle, all must work toward a protection and enrichment of human life. We must go beyond enriching individuals and corporations and seek those sometimes sacJificing - means to assure wholesome and productive living for all. .

A Wasted Nazareth? Thirty years in one brief week . . . years of good, productive living in one brief sentence ... what a waste? It is not some erratic time machine here but the Scriptures and the liturgical life of the Church. Last Sunday we celebrated the recognition of the Messiah by the Gentile world with the visit of the Magi; next Sunday we celebrate the beginning of Christ's three year ministry of preaching, reconciling, hea.ling. It is not that the life and interests of this world are of no importance :Jut that the things of God are so much 'more important. Christ's formative years and those of his being a bread-winner were important to Him and to His family. No doubt, much of His prayer life and personal sacrifice were most acceptable to His Father. No doubt, any of this would have been enough to win a world of sin and stamp out the world o:f darkness. Yet, in the mind of God there was a need for a public ministry, for public confrontation, for public sacrifice. The need was not in God but in the hardness of our own hearts that would have the Son of God not only be man but subject, like most:>f the world, to most cruel treatment. The new year will bring many days of just plain, routine living. We too, like the Christ, must value each oj those days and make each one a preparation for our personal and public proclamation of the Word and Will of God. So often we are tempted to wait and put off our best energies until a need for them or a crisis arises. The example of Nazareth is the value of personal strivings; the value of - personal prayer; the value of ordinary family living. Routine can be a horrible existence. But routine with one's focus on the Will of God can take care of the many little details of our life and make all a preparation for truly Christian living. . "Whatever you do ... eat, sit, stand," the Apostle Paul preached, "do it in the name of the Christ." May the new year's routine take the cue of the Apostle Paul and the thirty years of Nazareth. There need be no waste unless our commitment to Him is incomplete.

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In Who's Who Dennis Polselli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amato Polselli, Fall River, and a senior at Stonehill College, Easton, has been named to "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. "His selection for inclusion in the annual volume was based on his exceptional student record and contribution to Stonehill activities. A political science major, he is student government vicepresident and a staff member of the campus radio' station.

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NEW BEGINNINGS

An infant . . . lies contented on a desk . . . secure in the affectionate gaze of a loved one ... seemingly full of vitality ... her arms open as if to embrace the world. A baby . . . a symbol of beginnings . . . of new life ... of renewed hope and expectation ... For her everything is new . . . most anything seems possible 路 .. Her unforeseeable potential waits to be actualized 路 .. The whole world lies open before her. An infant is an invitation ... to each of us ... whatever our age ... to allow the child yet within us 路 . . to grow . . . Each baby beckons us . . . to open ourselves to life ... to begin anew ... to try again . . . Every child challenges us ... to uncover the unfulfilled potential ... that lies hidden within us ... to look at the future as full of promise ... for growth . '. . as we enter into it ... under the loving gaze ... of a gracious God. A baby ... symbolizes the new year ... filled with unexpected grace . . . May we be open to it . . . like a child ... with faith and trust ... HAPPY NEW YEAR! Copyright (c) NC News Service 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111~

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Death and the Courts The U. S. Supreme Court, by court did not lay down specific granting stays of execution in guidelines on just what makes three death penalty cases, has a death penalty law constituhelped make it clear that while tional; those guidelines must be the death penalty may now be inferred from the state laws left constitutional, the question of standing by the court. actual executions is far from The court clearly rejected sosettled legally. called "mandatory" death penThe legal situation surround- alties, although it left open the ing the death penalty is, in fact, question of whether mandatory terribly confusing, and the court sentences would be constitutionitself contributed to this confu- al for a very specific crime, such sion by sending out apparently as murder by an inmate serving a life sentence. contradictory signals. The court also ruled that a Several things, though, have become clear. The first is that death sentence <:an he constituit seems very unlikely that any- tional if the sentencing judge one will be executed unless all has all the relevant information possible avenues of appeal have -including mitigating circumbeen exhausted. This also seems stances and the convicted man's to include conderr.ned persons, record to make a judgment. such as Gary Gilmore in Utah The July ruling left open a and Robert Excel White of Tex- number of complex legal quesas, who claim they want to be tions, but the court added to the executed. confusion with its own actions The Supreme Court reversed later this year. For example, everyone thought itself last July and declared the death penalty constitutional as the court had struck down the punishment for murder under .Louisiana mandatory death pensome circumstances. But the alty bill. But the court has now

agreed to hear an appeal of a Louisiana man sentenced to death for killing a policeman, a mandatory sentence. Court ob-servers are not <:ertain just what this action means, although some believe it may mean the court wants to use the case to rule more specifically on mandatory sentences for narrowly defined crimes. Another interesting development concerns Florida law which the court upheld in July. During' oral arguments on a new challenge to the law, Justice Potter Stewart said that he and two other justices-enough to reverse the court's ruling in a future case-may have changed their minds on the basis of new information. The court learned that under the Florida law, a judge could withhold from the condemned person information used in making a decision on sentencing. "The court upheld the Florida statute on the representation of the state of Florida that this (sentencing procedure) was open .' 'and above board," Stewart said. "Now this case gets here and it's apparent that it isn't." In yet another death penalty case, the court ruled on a question of jury selection in capital cases, an area which will be the subject of future legal challenges. Currently, prosecutors may not challe'nge prospectve jurors who have general conscientious or religious scruples against the death penalty; a juror may be denied seating only if he says he cannot put aside his general scruples in a particular case. The court, expanding on a 1968 ruling, held that if even one juror is excluded improperly for having general scruples against the death penalty, the defendant in the case cannot be sentenced to death. But opponents of the death penalty, such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, say this ruling does not go far enough. This, they argue, is because the court's July decisions appear to adopt the "evolving standards of decency" approach. This means, basically, that the death penalty is acceptable as long as people keep passing capital punishment laws and handing down death sentences. The ACLU and the NAACP argue that because virtually every state with a death penalty law excludes potential jurors who oppose the death penalty, juries are not representative of their communities.

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Speaking to crowds on the feast of the Holy Family from his apartment window above St. Peter's Square, Pope Paul VI appealed to listeners to exalt the "ideal and superlative institution of the family" as the "hearth of love, or happiness and of virtues which are fundamental to human living." He then urged Catholics to defend the society of the home from the many evils which today can mar its unity, stability, fruitfulness, educational function, sprit of union, and loving, intimate peace."

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Women's Guild members will meet for Benediction in the chapel of Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17. A meeting will follow.

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Outstanding members of the Knights of the Altar will participate in a "reward trip" tQ~or· row night, leaving from th.e par· ish yard at 6~45 p.m.. J:unior Corps members will depart al the same time for a film showing. Knights of the Altar officers will meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 in the school building, and all members will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, also in the school. Speaker for the general meeting will be Rev. Mr. William Baker, deacon at St. John's Church, Attleboro. The Women's Guild meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1l will feature a Yankee Swap par.. ty and showing of slides from Haiti by Sister Gertrude. Turn to Page Five

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The Couples' Club will sponsor a dance, open to the public, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, in the school hall. Music will be by Charlie and Company and refreshments will be available during the evening. Motif for the event will be "Snowflake," and it will be under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Marceau and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Flynn. ST. MARK, ATILEBORO FALLS

VATICAN CITY (NC) - In Pope Paul told 6,000 people at his weekly general audience that a surprise announcement, Pope humility is not an "offense to Paul VI said at a. general audiman's dignity," as Christ's hum- ' ence that he hopes to beatify reformed ,Irish alcoholic Matt ble birth shows. "Have you heard of Friedrich Talbot 'either this coming year Wilhelm Nietzche and his idea or the year after." Talbot, known as "the saint in of 'superman?' " the Pope asked. "He is perhaps the father of the overalls," began drinking heavily by the time he was 13 and misfortune of wars in Europe. 'The drama of the two world wa·s a seemingly hopeless alcowars is owed in great part to holic at age of 28 when he took his concept of 'superman' - the man who wants to be the winner, to surpass others with Continued from Page One force, violence and superiority. "This idea produced for us also include women and minorthe tragedy of two world wars." ities. Citing evidence that Catholics The Pope contrasted Nietzche's philosophy of "superman" have been underrepresented in with the "fundamental lesson of federal positions in the past, humility" given by Jesus at His Hubbell noted, "In the history of the United States Supreme birth. The humble circumstances of Court, only five Catholics have Christ's birth, said Pope Paul, ever been appointed to that "did not take anything away body. As another example, the Securities and Exchange Comfrom Christ's greatness." "Humility is the moral atti- mission has in the last 10 years tude which does not destroy the had only one identifiable Cathvalues to which it is applied, olic among its members. "The Federal Register, Decbut rather is the means to recember 29, 1971," Hubbell said, ognize and to rediscover them," summarized the situation genthe Pope said. The World considers ·humility erally in terms which may apan "offense to the dignity of ply to the federal government man or as a debilitating force with even harsher truth when it for his creative wiil," continued stated: 'Experience has indicated that members of various rethe Pontiff. But he maintained that such ligious groups, primarily the attitudes have led to the philoso- Jews and Catholics ... continue phy of "superman," to oppres- to be excluded from executive, sion by force and to blinding, middle-management and other job levels because of discriminaobsessive pride. tion based on their religion." * * :;; Pope Paul told participants in a Catholic school conference that "Catholic schools give a HALLETT solid guarantee of the integral education of young people, Funeral Home Inc. asked for by many families." 283 Station Avenue The Pontiff insisted that the South Yarmouth, Mass. Church must strive to meet Tel. EXeter 8·2285 the request for Catholic schools - a request which he called Director-Norman A. Hallett "legitimate and proper."

PLACEMENT EXAMINATION: Sat. Jan. 15 8:15 A.M. The non-public school~ of the diocese of Fall River do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic' origin in their educational or admissions policies.

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Sih,e Could Run Scaye,nger Hu,nt i路n H路er Kitchen . After 20 years of raising kids, I should be used to finding things in strange places around the house. But I never cease to be amazed. Socks under the washing machine I can understand" In fact, socks any place I can understand. But a trigonometry book under the washer? cleared the kitchen' table after dinner to work on it. And a pair of slacks that I She carefully folded the table thought looked so nice on cloth, covered the table with my daughter? And my tape measure? I'm convinced that the kids know I don't clean under there

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very regularly, so anything they think is better off missing for a few months can be safely hidden. The other day company was coming, and four loads of clean wash were piled on top of the dryer, waiting to be folded. I asked one of my daughters to fold it . . . fast! It was gone, in record time. With the pressure to be ready, I didn't give it another thought. Did you know that you can ;pack four loads I)f clean laundry behind a washer and dryer, without it showing from the front. That's a viiluable selling point that I've never seen advertised. Did you know that when you discover it, as the company is <coming toward the door, you can't do a blessed thing about it, not even murder the kid who's responsible:' One of my daughters got a "sand painting" ldt for Christmas. I like creative, artistic toys so I had no objection when she

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newspapers (that day's), and ar- . ranged her packets of colored sand in every bowl in the house. She thought I was very interested in her work, as I watched what she was doing. I was really just trying to read the paper. When she finished, her sand painting was lovely. But why she bothered covering the table is beyond me. There wasn't a grain of sand on the table. It was all over the chairs, and the floor crunched as you walked. Trying to keep a placid holiday spirit, I calmly said to her, "You're not going to leave that without cleaning up, are you?" I was pleased to see her sweeping, and left the room thinking how much better that approach was than yelling. Painted Desert Next morning, one eye open, I was having a cup of coffee, thinking that I better get the grit out of the cereal bowls before anyone was looking for breakfast. Then I saw a painted desert under the stove. She had swept. I realized that she isn't nearly as crafty as some of the other kids. She left the sand in sight. As I was sweeping the sand out, I reached back further under the stove with the broom. Something scratched. My missing paring knife. A little further, two forks, a glass, three pens and an empty potato chip bag. By the time I ,was done, I had also found the "other boot" I'd been looking for, two odd mittens, 17 pretzel sticks, and 122 Cheerios . . . all thoroughly coated with dust and grease. Under the refrigerator were 7 pencils, a ruler, the empty prescription bottle I couldn't find, a third mitten that didn't match either of the two from under the stove, and another tape measure that I had bought to replace the one that had been stashed under the washer. And 86 more Cheerios. Other people scrounge around their neighborhoods to run scavenger hunts. I could run one right off my kitchen floor!

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vade the stores from now until March. WhiJe buying clothes is admittedly an expensive proposition, it's much cheaper than a pyschiatrist and much more fun. A boost in how we look can do wonders for our morale, so when this need is combined with the great January values, we urge you to shop to save while at the same time giving your spirits a much needed boost. After sorting out what Santa brought you and deciding what you need to go with it, your shopping can begin - however, first a few words of caution: Don't buy just to buy. Look through your wardrobe, including what you got for Christmas, and then decide what you can .use. Make up list and don't stray from it. That fancy blouse may look just great for its markdown price, but do you really need it? Remember, a bargain is . not a bargain if you are going to end with something you'll never wear. Thirdly, remember that if you can get to the better stores, their bargains are for real. They can-

Many of you who received cash as part of your Christmas bounty will have a wonderful time shopping and searching for that extra-special outfit. However, money is very precious today and while we all love those half-price bargains, make sure they're really worthwhile to you personally. 1f you exercise proper caution, however, January and February can be a shopper's dream time. ~njoy, enjoy!

mittee, on which she will serve for three years. A regular committee meeting will take place Monday, Feb. 28, she stated. Members serve in an advisory capacity to the U.S. bishops in allocating CHD funds to various anti-poverty projects and study路 ing the needs of ethnic minori路 "ies and low income groups. The new appointee, only the second from Massachusetts to serve on the national level, is the mother of three children, a daughter, 17, and sons of 11 and 19 months. A native of Panama, she worked until last year at Regina Pacis Center, first as a volunteer and then as a social worker, aiding Spanish. speaking children in adjusting to American life. Last month she completed requirements for a bachelor's degree in sociology at Southeastern Massachusetts University.

CleV1el 'and Ei'ght To Continue CLEVELAND (NC)- A leader of eight women acquitted on charges of trespassing at an abortion clinic here predicted that the last has yet to be heard from them. The women had mixed emotions about Municipal Court Judge Theodore M. Williams' decision to dismiss charges against them on a legal technicality: while delighted with their acquittal, the women had hoped to force a fuIl airing of the humanity of unborn children. Joseph P. _Meissner, one of the women's attorneys, praised the group for its planning. He said they have modeled their tactics on those used by the civil rights protesters of the 1960s. Their planning, he said, enabled them to be arrested on charges of their choice- trespassing-rather than disturbing the peace.

FLOWERS AND LOVE: Poinsettias and love went from Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham, to 25 shut-in parishioners as CCD youngsters visited them during holidays. Mrs. Laura Casey accepts her plant from junior high schooler Pamela Fougere.

u.s. Dogs, Cats Eat Better kept pace with its own growing affluence. It has very substanJially declined. QUESTION: Is there really such a deep chasm in the world ANSWER: There are many between the haves and havesound reasons for foreign assis- nots? tance: among others, the expanANSWER: We must try to sion of trade, the reduction of comprehend what we in fact social pensions, and the promo- mean when we speak of the tion of international stability. "have nots" or the "poor." The But the fundamental case for word poverty itself has Decome foreign assistance is, I believe, almost incapable of communicathe moral one. The whole of hu- ting the harshness of the realman history has recognized the ity. Poverty at the absolute level principle, at least in the abstract, -which is what literally hunthat the rich and powerful have dreds of millions of men, woma moral obligation to assist the en, and most particularly chilpoor and the weak. That is what dren are suffering from in the the sense of community is all developing countries - is life at about - any community: the the very margin of physical excommunity of the family, the istence. community of the nation, the Malnutrition saps their ener· community of nations itself. gy, stunts their bodies and Moral principles, if they are shortens their lives. Dliteracy really sound - and this one darkens their minds and foreclearly is - are also practical closes their futures. Preventable ways to proceed. Social justice diseases maim and kill their chil· is not simply an abstract ideal. dren. Squalor and ugliness pol. it is a sensible way of making lute and poison their surroundlife more liveable for everyone. ings. The affluent nations, underCompared to us the standably preoccupied with con- "haves" who by an accident of trolling inflation, and searching birth live in a developed nation for structural solutions to their -the nearly one billion absolute liquidity imbalances, may be poor in the developing nations tempted to conclude that until have an infant mortality rate these problems are solved, aid eight times higher; a life expecconsiderations must simply be tancy rate one-third lower; and put aside. adult literacy rate 60 percent less; a nutritional level; for one But aid is not a luxury something desirable when Jimes out of every two in the populaare easy, and superfluous when tion, below the minimum acceptimes become temporarily table standards; and for millions of infants, less protein than is troublesome. sufficient to permit the optiIt is precisely the opposite. mum development of the brain. Aid is a continuing social and The degree of deprivation of moral responsibility, and its the absolute poor in the developneed now is greater than ever. ing world is so extreme as to be QUESTION: Do you consider an insult to human dignity the current U.S. contribution to to theirs, because. as human bedevelopment assistance ade- ings they deserve better; and to quate? ours, because all of us in the ANSWER: The United States developed world have had it in has the largest gross national our power to do more to help product in the world. But it is them, and have not. currently one of the poorest perAnd for the United States and formers in the matter of Official the other industrialized nations Development Assistance. Among to increase their development the developed nations, Sweden, assistance will not require them the Netherlands, Norway, Aus- to reduce their already high tralia, France, Belgium, Den- standards of living, but only to mark, Canada, New Zealand, devote a miniscule proportion Germany, and even - with all of the additional per capita inits economic problems - the come they will earn over the United Kingdom: all of these coming decade. It is not a quesnations devote a greater percen- tion of the rich nations dimintage of their GNP to Official De- ishing their wealth in order to velpoment Assistance than does help the poor nations. It is only the United States. a question of their being willIn 1949, at the beginning of ing to share a tiny percentage the Marshall Plan, U.S. Official -perhaps three per cent - of Development Assistance amoun- their continually increasing ted to 2.79 percent of GNP. To- wealth. ,day, it is one-tenth of that: .27 percent of GNP. And this after HCCl Will Sponsor a quarter-century of real growth in personal incomes in the Uni- Justice Parleys ted States, which has more than IOWA CITY, Iowa (NC) doubled the standard of life for The National Council of Cathothe average American in any lic Laity (NCCL) is one of seven terms one. wants to measure it: groups co-sponsoring a series of salaries, ownership of homes, five conferences on criminal jusautomobiles, second television tice, aetording to the NCCL sets, beef consumption, leisure- president, Mrs. Jean Eckstein. time activities; almost any cateThe conferences, to be held in gory one can name. Texas, Louisiana and New MexEven dogs and cats in Ameri- ico, are being supported by a ca today have a better standard grant from the Law Enforcement of nutrition than hundreds of Assistance Administration, a millions of children in the de- federal agency which funds citiveloping nations. 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Continued from Page One QUESTION: What is the obligation of the affluent nations to the poorer ones, and why?

Judith Conrad Pilona Concert Judith 'Conrad, a member of St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River, will be presented in a solo piano recital at 2 p.m.. Sunday at Somerset High School. The program will include four "Regards for the Baby Jesus" by Olivier Messiaen and compositions by Liszt, Fuleihan and Granados.

"MALNUTRITION SAPS their energy, stunts their bodies and shortens their lives." American dogs and cats eat better than these Chilean children.

'Age of Woma1n Is Up,o,n Us' LOUISVILLE, Ky (NC)-"We can say with assurance that the age of woman is upon us and we will never again be the same. All of the previous forms of service are not enough. Woman wants to accomplish more, to serve more fully." This statement is part of a lengthy study on the role of women in the Church in this archdiocese published in a 12page supplement of The Record, archdiocesan newspaper. In an introductory letter, Archbishop McDonaugh said: "This document should be a sign of hope for all of us: a sign of the strength of a Church, utilizing the powers of all the members of its body." Some "future directions and recommendations" are detailed in the study including: -"The time is approaching when women will not be hampered in any ministry or in any capacity where need and competence indicate they should participate." - "It is not enough for the Church . . . merely to recognize the ever-growing consciousness of women's rights, dignity and worth," but the Church "must act to bring to life within herself the realization of a future society in which both women and men function freely..." -Programs should be designed and implemented for persons with special needs, such as women who are heads of families through widowhood, divorce, separation or abandonment. -There is a "special need for clergy to become more sensitive to women as persons possessing diverse gifts which all believers share in the Spirit . . . Clergy should encourage and invite women to participate in actiYl' leadership as heads of parish groups and participants in the liturgy." -There be "affirmative ac-

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A frequent volunteer performer for the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, Ms. Conrad also played for the recent jubilee celebration of St. Stanislaus parish. She was the only classical performer to play for the dedication of the Fall River Government Center and the Bristol County Polish Bicentennial Celebration. She is a student of Freeman Koberstein and Theodore Lettvin. Tickets for Sunday's performance will be available at the door. A reception will follow.

Detroit Follow-up WASHINGTON (NC) - The Washington Theological Coalition is sponsoring a one-day conference here Jan. 29 on the U.S. bishops' "Call to Action" meeting in Detroit. It will distuss ways to implement the retolutions passed by delegates to the Detroit meeting, held in late October.

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With announcement that the Vatican's Jesuit·run radio station will increase Chinese-language broadcasts to Asia beginning this month, interest in the future of Christia;llity behind the bamboo curtain has strengthened. In 1976, Vatican Radio beamed Chinese-language programs :ZO to 30 minut«ls long to Asia five times weekly. Programming will increase to 30 minutes daily. In China, said Vatican officials, programs originating from their tiny city-state are more favorably received than those from full-fledged nations with a precise policy towards China. But long-rangl~ prospects for reintroduction of Christianity to the huge nation where it has been all but eradicated are uncertain at best, as indicated by Rev. Frederick McGuire, C.M., a former missionary in China, who some months ago had the rare opportunity of revisiting the country and viewing it through the eyes of a :priest. Excerpts from his report!. to NC News follow:

figure is not used to persuade the unwary buyer to purchase goods he does not need. Nowhere in advertisements will you see the scantily clad feminine form. Moreover, divorce is frowned upon and, we are told, is comparatively rare. The day of bargaining in shops is gone. There is one price and one price only. The shopkeeper would not think of short-changing the customer. A receipt is always given for any purchase. One may walk the streets at any hour of the day or night without fear of attack. The rare crime meets with immediate

China: Challenge a hotel ·and not fear for your personal belongings. On leaviIlg my room I never lock my door. Not a thing is misplaced, not to say removed. Here in Wu Hsi there is no door key. When one sleeps the door is latched from inside. At all other times it remaips open.

remain but I have not seen a dozen. What does all this mean? For one thing, it means that many of our so-called Christian virtues are being observed by a Marxist society. If one disregards the atheism of Marx and considers only the communal principle, one might readily come to the conclusion that the present regime is ideal for this people.

In the old days every city teemed with ricks'las. No more. In more than two weeks here I have not seen a single ricksha

Visit to Nanking My last visit to Nanking, China was on Christmas Eve, 1948. I had flown up from Shanghai to offer the Midnight Mass for the remnant of the U.S. Military Advisory .Group. The general evacuation had already begun. There was no panic in the city but there was a defeatist attitude. The heavy fog which enshrouded the city bespoke the gloom which meant the fall of the eity to the onrushing communist armies. A whole generation has passed. A new and exciting vitality has enwrapped Nanking. Schools and hospitals have increased four and five fold. Factories in great variety bekh forth smoke in all directions. Progress, material progress is the watchword. The creation ,')f the new is paralleled by the disappearance of the old. Things that were in China in the old days no longer exist. . Prostitution has virtually disappeared in the People's Republic of China. If it exists at all it is hidden from t:le sight of the . visiting foreigner. Woman is a worker, not a plaything for man. The feminine

mune where 41,000 people live and work. This is a cooperative enterprise in the true sense of the word. Everyone has a voice in its operation. It is not only an agricultural cooperative but an industrial cooperative as well. , In the area of agriculture, it has increased its productive capacity 300 percent since its inception in 1968. With its vegetables it helps to feed the teeming population of Peking, Its eight local factories produce insectiCides, fertilizer, farm machinery, milling machines and small tractors. Every child in the commune is guaranteed a primary and secondary education. The living quarters are simple and not much different from the adobe homes I knew in Kiangsi some 40 years ago. But everyone has warm clothes to protect against the biting cold of the Peking winter. Creature comforts are f.ew and far between. It is a Spartan-like life but the life of the Chinese farmer has been so for centuries. These people are justifiably proud of what they have accomplished through their own efforts. Barefoot Doctors

PEOPLE JAM: In Shanghai, a main street is so crowded with pedestrians that traffic is brought to a virtual standstill. China seems to be pulling itself up by its bootstraps, Father McGuire writes, with food and industrial production increasing yearly, illiteracy virtually eliminated and great strides made against disease. (NC Photo) punishment; no weeks or months awaiting trial. And nowhere does one find beggars. Those who for one rea' 'son or another cannot work are cared for by the state. I visited a home for the aged run by the state. The old people were cheerful, well-fed and received medical care as needed. No Locks What a joy it is to reside in

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and no more than two dozen pedicabs. Communist party chair man Mao Tse-tung decreed many years ago that it was beneath the dignity of man to pull another man in a ricksha. Finally, the ever-present, scrofulous mongrel dog is no longer part of the China scene. In the . cities, dogs are not permitted because they are a danger to health: In the countryside a few

The generation of young people today knows little or nothing of the great contributions made by the Christian missionaries. They are not even curious about such matters. They believe in themselves and their ability to create a new socialist society.

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Everyone I saw was healthy. Simple medical care is available to all. The children are inoculated against small-pox, diptheria, typhoid and tetanus. The socaled "barefoot" doctors, mostly women, go from settlement to settlement to serve the medical needs of the people. The major emphasis is on preventive medicine. The name of Chairman Mao comes up in every conversation. Again and again one hears repeated the phrase: "Moral, intellectual and physical development for all." When one asks how this cooperative spirit came about, the answer is always the same: "We are following the directives of Chairman Mao and carrying out the revolutionary ~ovement which will establish a truly socialist society." It is not possible in a few days to grasp all that has happened here in the past 25 years, but one thing is quite evident: For the most part, the Chinese people like it.

Peking Mass Sunday morning in Peking was an experience of sadness. At eight o'clock our group departed for a trip to the Great Wall. I remained behind, knowing that this would be my only opportunity to attend Mass in the People's Republic of China. ,I could offer Mass quietly in my hotel room, but in all the vast reaches of China Mass is offered in only one church - the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Peking - and that only once on Sunday. Inevitably my thoughts went back to the history of the

to Christendom Church in China. Here in this ed to me, were the last vestiges city lived and died so many of of a once flourishing Catholicity. the early Jesuit missionaries led The Constitution of the Peoby Father Matteo Ricci and Fa- ple's Republic of China guaranther Adam Schall. Here too my tees "freedom to believe in reownVincentian confreres preach- ligion, freedom not to believe· in ed the Gospel to the poor begin- religion and freedom to propagning in 1792. ate atheism." Note that the exThirty years ago Sunday was ternal practice of religion is not not only a holiday as it is today, guaranteed. Note also that one but for thousands it was a holy can propagate atheism, but freeday. The several churches were . dom to propagate religion is not filled. with chanting worshippers. given in the Constitution. All that is gone. It is little wonder then that At 9:20 a.m. I entered the so few Catholics attend Mass. I church and found a Chinese can only surmise that the two priest reciting his breviary in priests I met are engaged in the rear of the church. Having some (orm of productive labor. .introduced myself in Chinese I Somehow, in God's good time, took my place in the second pew a change for the better will from the altar. come about. One helpful step Promptly at 9:30 a.m. Mass be- would be the normalization of gan. The once familiar Latin relations between our governMass with the priest facing the ment and the People's Republic wall, not the people, emphasized of China. Then perhaps we the liturgical changes of the past could open' up a dialogue that 10 years. would lead to a lifting of the I looked back of me and saw existing repression. not more than 30 people in attendance. Final Reactions Most of these were foreigners like myself. There may have This final piece is an attempt been six or seven Chinese pre- to share with our readers my sent. Of these, only two, a mid- reactions to a unique experience, dle-aged man and woman, re- that of spending 22 days in sevceived Holy Communion. There en cities of the People's Republic was no sermon and there were of China. no announcements. First of all let me express my thoughts on the situation of the Last Vestiges Catholic Church in China.. In a After Mass, in the rear of the dispatch from Peking I told of church, I had a chance to con- attending Mass in the cathedral verse briefly with the two Chin- there and of my meeting with ese priests, the celebrant and a two Chinese priests. younger priest who had acted as It should be stressed that I server. All the time a representa- always identified myself as a tive of the Peking International Catholic priest. Not once did one Travel Service was at my side. guide, changing in each city, I learned that there are 18 show any curiosity about religpriests in the Peking area. There ion. I could only conclude that are no public Masses during the they were entirely satisfied with week. I was asked if I did not their way of life as dictated by see tremendous progress under Marxist socialism. the leadership of Chairman Mao They steadfastly practice virand I could respond that I had tues which we call Christian. observed great material prog- Service to the community is held ress. in high esteem. Divorce is My guide took a picture of us frowned upon and is rare in three priests and I bade farewell practice. Public prostitution is to these good men who, it seem- non-existent. Stealing is outlaw-

ed. I never saw a man raise his hand against another man. None of this has come about in the name of religion. As I walked alone through the streets of the cities visited I came upon the large churches built before 1949. Some were locked, windows broken; others were being used for secular purposes.

one receives two hours a week of socialist indoctrination. Four years ago Mr. Nixon promised that the United States would move rapidly towards normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China. This promise has not been kept and the Chinese people are understandably distressed by this.

What Did They Convey? At no time did the Catholic population exceed one half of one percent of the total population. Why then these large churches? What did they convey to the great mass of people who lived in degrading misery? I see no immediate possibility of the missionaries' return. If there does come a time when China opens its doors to Christian missionaries then those who enter must be men and women who will work with their hands for the common good of the nation. Much has been written about the commune system and much false information has been given. In reality the commune in China is a massive cooperative enterprise involving as many as 60,000 people. Families are not separated; home life continues as before. Men and women working side by side in the fields and in the small factories have increased production, through their common efforts, by 200 and 300 percent. The drive against illiteracy has been most successful. One result is the proliferation of book stores which are constantly crowded with buyers. Five years of schooling are assured for every child and the majority of the children also receive a secondary school 'education. Moreover, political education is part and parcel of every Chinese life. On the average every·

CHAIRMAN MAO: Late Chairman Mao Tse-tung led Communist revolution to victory in China in 1949 and dominated world's most populous nation until his death last September at age 82. They want the United States as a friend. I know that I personally received nothing but a warm and friendly welcome.

Open Institute For Asia Study By Father Ivar McGrath, S.S.C. TAIPEI, Taiwan (NC) - A group of priests, Sisters and major seminarians recently embarked on a two-year course at the newly opened Institute of East Asian Spirituality here. For 16 hours a week they attend lectures on Buddhist spirituality, Taoist philosophy, Con-

fucian teaching and comparative asceticism. The teaching faculty includes the Rev. Ching Kung, a scholarly Buddhist monk, and Professor' Hsu Tien-sheng, a Taoist. Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang of Taipei, who was appointed head of the institute by the episcopal conference here, lectures on Confucianism. "During the first plenary assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, a couple of years ago, it was strongly recommended that centers for research in local cultures and religion be established and that special training be given to our seminarians," the archbishop said. The East Asian region, comprising China, Japan, Korea and· Vietnam, is one of the subregions within the framework of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. There is a common cultural heritage in Confucian philosophy. In the present experimental stage all lectures at the institute are in Chinese. Later English, as a common language, will be used, so that students from the other countries of the region may be enrolled. The institute is housed at the regional major seminary adjoining Catholic Fujen University. Father Peter Chow, rector of the seminary, is dean of the institute's research department, and is the general coordinator. "There is a rich spiritual tradition in East Asia and we can find aspects of Buddhism, Taoism and .Confucianism that will enrcih our own asceticism," Father Chow said. "Buddhism and Taoism stress the virtues of humility and quietude in a positive way. There is nothing superstitious or antiChristian in this peace and quiet. "I think of Christianity as the great river leading towards God, and of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism as small streams also leading towards God, which may join the main river and even enrich it,~' the rector concluded.

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any other Christian. People took Communion in their hands' at ' Q. I was taught that only a Mass, gave it to each other, and priest could give or touch the even took the Eucharist home to Host at Mass. His hands were family or friends who could not consecrated to give communion. be present at Mass. Now it seems ths,t every Sunday Within the past few centuries, a different layman or woman in an effort to counteract cergives out Communion. tain heresies which denied the I think the Catholic Church real presence of Jesus in the Euhas done the biggest job of charist, the Church gradually brainwashing in the history of built up the retailed prohibitions the United States. we learned about not touching . A. We Catho:ics do appear the Host. When I was small, we sometimes to have done a great were taught that it was seriously job of brainwa~hing. I would sinful to touch not only the Host suggest, however, that whatever itself, but even the chalice, pathas been done along that line en, or ciborium in which the is not new. The amount of mis- Host and consecrated win'e were information and plain error that contained. many of us "believe" - and inWe now know, however, that sist that we were taught when such prohibitions did not reflect STUDY SHROUD: Capt. John Jackson, left, and Capt. we were young -- continues to (as ,we then asumed) what the Eric Jumper, instructors at U.S. Air Force Academy, examaze me. Church had "always" done, and You are not alone in your mis- that they involved nothing es- amine actual-size photograph of Holy Shroud of Turin, taken notion about at least two sential to Catholic doctrine or which they have studied extensively. (NC Photo) things relating to the Eucharist. practice. First, the priest's hands were The priest is ordained to be not consecrated "to give Communion." Oil is placed on the leader at the offering of the Euhands of the newly ordained charist, to officiate when Jesus priest to symbolize that he is makes Himself present in this set apart for the service of special manner as our food and Christ's people in this most sac- drink, under the appearance of The two scientists, instructors By James Fiedler red worship, and that his rela- bread and wine. That is one of at the academy 65 miles south of DENVER (NC) - Two officer- here, Capts. John Jackson and tionship with others in the his unique roles. Many Catholics still find it scientists at the Air Force AcaChurch should reflect that sacEric Jumper, used photographs red and unique role for which hard to believe, however, that demy, using computers, an im- of the Shroud of Turin in a comby consecrating waters of Bap- age analyzer, photo enhancehe is now dedicated. puter-aided image analyzer to The anointing with oil, there- tism, any Christian is as qualifi- ment and other scientific studies obtain the 3-D representation of fore, is no more related to giv- ed to give the Eucharist to his or of the famed Shroud of Turin, the image on the shroud. ing Communion than it is to any her fellow Christians as is the have constructed a three-dimenPictures of the 3-D image propriest. This is why the Church sional picture of a figure they other priestly responsibility. jected on a TV-like screen are This point is particularly clear now permits bishops to commis- believe to be Christ. similar to pictures of a statue. from the fact that for 1,200 years sion members of a parish to Jumper, an extraordinary minor so, it was common for any s~rve as Communion ministers. (Note: Because of the, volume of questions submitted, it may ister of the Eucharist at the acaChristian to give Communion to demy, said the two officers hope, easily be several mouths before with the additional aid of coman individual's query can appear puters, to construct a statue in this column. If you send a from their studies of the shroud. question, please indicate if a Jackson, from Denver, is now more immediate or private res- a "regular parishioner" at Divine ponse is needed.) INiDUSTRIAL and DOMESTIC Redeemer Church in Colorado Questions for this column Springs. should be sent to Father Dietzen Jackson has a doctoral degree in care of The Anchor, P.O. in physics, as well as a bacheBox 7, Fall River 02722. lor's degree in religious studies, and Jumper a doctorate in aero~~' mechanics. Both attributed their interest 312 Hillman :Street 997-9162 • New Bedford in the shroud to Jackson's fas".CJ::! • • ·····················t····tt'···'t··tte·~ cination with it since he was a teen-ager. Leica • Nikon • Bolex • Hasselblad ••••••••••t •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ampex • Sony • Panasonic The shroud, a length of ancient linen preserved in Turin, Italy, 267 MAIN STREET is about 14 feet long and three FALMOUTH - 548-1918 and a half feet wide. Markings ARMAND ORTINS, Prop. on it portray the front and back INCORPORATED 1937 By Father John Dietzen

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of a man. For centuries many have venerated it as the burial cloth of Christ. Through experiments with vol· unteers the two scientists have estimated the man represented on the shroud was five feet, 10 and a half inches tall, and weighed about 175 pounds. Jumper, from Albuquerque, N.M., said the man in the shroud had "a Danny Thomas nose." Jackson said that flat photo· graphs of other subjects examined by the image analyzer have not produced the same 3-D effect that was created by photographs .of the shroud. The two scientists - as well as many other scientists - have ruled out early charges that the figure image on the shroud is a painting. As part of their studies - begun about three years ago the two Air Force officers confirmed the hypothesis of Paul Vigon and some other scientists that the density of the image on the shroud varies with the distance the body was separated from the cloth. In other words, the image on the shroud is denser - or clearer, more obvious - where parts of the body touch the cloth or were close to it. But even those areas of the body that did not touch the shroud have "stained" the cloth. Helmet of Thoms The two have also turned up additional information on the shroud not readily seen with the eye by working with Don Devan, a computer photo enhancement specialist in California. Photo enhancement can help bring out greater details in a photograph. They discovered what they believe are two coins resting on the eyes, and pointed out that such a thing was part of the Jewish burial custom. Jackson said they now plan, through further computer enhancement, "to try to identify the coins, to se'e if we can date them." But how were the images of the coins created? Jackson asked. He said he can understand how a physical process working on the naked body of the man in the shroud could in some way have created the image on the cloth; But how, he asked, could that same process have produced the image of the coins on the shroud? Jumper, using a full-length photograph of the man in the shroud, pointed out that "the man had been scourged from head to foot . . . there is a large bruise under one eye . . . there is evidence of a wound in the side . . . and a helmet of thorns had been placed on his head." Neither Jackson or Jumper have a theory on what caused the markings on the shroud. But Jumper is toying with the idea that the "body" is a thermogram ..,... caused in some way by heat. But how could there be heat jf the body was dead and cold when placed in the shroud?,

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Resents Chairman Choice At Census Bureau Parley

Church's Confrontation Of American Society

Ethnicity is still a subject that the nation's elites think merits nothing more than second-rate treatment. The director of the Bureau of the Census has convened a "small meeting" of social science experts to discuss the possible rewording of the ethnic question the census will ask in asked ethnic questions in more surveys than any other research 1980. Fair enough. The ques- organization. We are the only tion used in the last several ones who have published data censuses was worthless beeause it was based on the assimilationist assumption that after two generations, national back-

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ground was irrevelant. After a decade of research that showed it is about as irrelevant a predictor variable as educational attainment, the census people finally are getting around to thinking that, well, maybe there ought to be a different questtion. They have not, of course, got ,brave enough to resist the American Jewish Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union to ask a religious question; but that's another matter. In the form letter he sent, Dr. Barabba, the census director, informed those Of us he thought worth consulting that the meeting would be chaired by the distinguished ethnic expert "Dr." Michael Novak. I would suggest that the Bureau of the Census would not attempt such an insult on any 9ther subject but ethnicity. You simply don't ask an amateur to preside over a meeting of professionals unless you think that the subject matter is unimportant or that the professionals are incompetent. The issue is not Mr. Novak's status as an ethnic expert nor his contribution to the understanding of ethnicity in the United States. The issue is rather his experience in empirical social research and in Sllrvey question construction. Mr. Novak is not a social scientist, he has had no training in social science methods and no experience in large-scale data collection or analysis. He does not have an earned doctorate in social science-. However insightful he may be, he is not qualified to preside over a meeting on a technical question of empirical research. Ethnic Expertise I cannot, frankly, imagine why he would agree to such a role; but even less can I imagine why Dr. Barabba would so gratuitously insult the serious social scientists who have devoted their professional .careers to the research on ethnicity. Scholars in no field would be subject to such a slur. The pluralism team at National Opinion Research Center has

on national estimates of ethnic distribution: To ask us to sit at the feet of Michael Novak is intolerable, especially when Mr. Novak has publicly ridiculed our research. The pompous priests who write me nasty, patronizing notes and the pious nuns who send me admonitions about my spiritual life will doubtless say that I am angry because I was not asked to chair the meeting. That mayor may not be the case (I hardly need such roles, but that is neither here nor there). The point is rather that SOME competent social science professional should have been asked to be the chairman. By asking a philosopher without a doctorate to take a chair, Dr. Barabba has made it clear that none of the social scientists invited is competent to do so. Why ask us then? So once again ethnics get it in the neck from their government. If any of you don't like it, you might write to Dr. Barabba at the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20233.

Parish Parade Continued from Page Five SS. PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER The Women's Club will hold a Whist Party on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Father Coady Center. Mrs. Arthur L. Duffy and Mrs. Darrel T. Lecy are in charge. OUR LADY OF THE CAPE, BREWSTER Crime Investigator Clayton Leach of the Dennis Police Department will speak on prevention of local crime following a business session of the Women's Guild set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 in the church hall. HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Those interested in a skiing trip to Austria in the February school vacation are asked to meet at 7:30 tonight in the school hall. Films of Austrian ski areas will be shown and tour details given.

Historically, American Catholics, from the very beginning of the Republic, have felt fully at home in the American political environment. On the other hand, it must be added that the need to concentrate almost all of its energies and resources on the pastoral care and the politi- and provided apprentices in training and a meaure of pocal and social acculturation litical support for those Cathof its immigrant flock made olics who would eventually it difficult for the Church in earlier generations to influence public policy to any significant degree.

move into higher office at the State level. It should be pointed out, however, that the inability of the TESTIMONIAL: Msgr. Pa· institutional Church to achieve trick O'Neill, retiring Direc· any significant degree of influence in the field of public policy tor of Education for the Fall during the period of mass imRiver diocese, will be honor- By migration ought not be exaged at a testimonial WednesMSGR. gerated. day evening, Jan 19 at VenThe American hierarchy, unus de Milo restaurant, Swan- GEORGE G. der the leadership of Cardinal sea. Reservations may be HIGGINS Gibbons and a number of his made at the Department of farsighted contemporaries, played a constructive role in this Education, 423 Highland area, albeit a limited one, all Ave., Fall River, telephone Whiile the millions of new im- things considered. The bishops 678-2828. migrants were wholeheartedly as a group took a major step committed to the American po- forward, however, in 1919 when, ST. PIUS X, litical system, they were so through National Catholic WelSOUTH YARMOUTH overwhelmed by their own strug- fare Conference ;one of the first Mrs. Ernestine S. French will gle for survival that they had officially recognized bishops' discuss candle making at the little time or energy - and were conferences in the universal meeting of the Women's Guild poorly prepared by training or Church, they issued a major proscheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tues- experience - to become involgram of Social Reconstruction. day, Jan. 11 in the parish hall. ved in civic concerns, except at This program was, by the Guests are welcome. the local level where their own standards of 1919 and even by immediate interests were at the standards of 1976, a very ST. WILUAM, stake. forward-looking document. As FALL RIVER The institutional Church, for Father Duff has observed, "it is The Women's Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 its part, was compelled to con- to the credit of the episcopal centrate on a strategy of sur- signers of the program . . . that in the parish all-purpose room. vival. As Father Edward Duff, they did not retreat when atOUR LADY OF LOURDES, S.J., an American journalist and tacked for endorsing what were TAUNTON political scientist, has put it: called socialistic measures. It is The Holy Ghost Society will "With neither the ability nor the doubtful, however, if the prosponsor a dance to the music of ambition to attempt much more gram's call for political responBebe's Orchestra from 8 p.m. to than to safeguard the faith of sibility by the federal governmidnight Saturday, Jan. 8 in the the immigrant, American Cath- ment in the areas enumerated school hall on First Street op- olicism erected a whole series had wide support in the Ameriposite the church. Tickets will of defense mechanisms, begin- can Catholic community at that be available at the door and ning with the parochial school time." Portuguese and American foods . . .Direct action through social- (Copyright (c) 1976 by NC News will be available during the welfare agencies of its own cre- Service.) . evening. ation was the Church's historic contribution of American soOUR LADY OF GRACE, ciety." NORTH WESTPORT Political Development The Couples' Club will hold its But if the Church as an infirst dance of the New Year from 8 p.m. to midnight, Satur- stitution did relatively little in day, Jan. 8, in the church hall, the 19th and early 20th centurwith the theme of "Happiness ies to shape public policy at the Is . . . " Music will be provided national level, American Cathby the Buddies. Refreshments olics did begin gradually to may be made with Jesse or Tillie achieve political influence, sometimes even dominance, at the Costa, telephone 674-5427. local level, and a parallel degree of influence in the trade union movement. Victor D'AQuiar Jr., Co. Inc. The so-called political "maGENERAL CARPENTRY chines" in the major imIl;ligrant IDEAL LAUNDRY AND CONSTRUCTION centers Boston and New No Job Too Big Or Too Small 373 New Boston Road York City, for example - met many of the immediate needs of Box 170 - Teaticket, Mall. 02536 Fall River 678·5677 the impoverished immigrants Res. 97 Main St. E. Falmouth Mass. 02536

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KNOW YOUR FAITH An Ancient, Current Prayer

Waiting for Jesus By Father Alfred McBride Expatriate Irish playwright Samuel Beckett is world famous for his "Waiting for Godot," The play describes two genial tramps waiting on a country road by a tree for the coming of a mysterious Mr. Godot. In each act they are finally told that Mr. Godot can't come today, but that he will undoubtedly come tomorow. The two men talk about leaving the spot and going somewhere else, but their final dec ision is to stay simply where they are, waiting. The poitlt of Beckett's play seems to be that people expect and wait for a God that will never come. No use seeking God for you won't find Him. No point in knocking. The door won't open. Quit waiting for Christ. He is not coming. But in the tE'aching of Christianity, there are three comings of Christ. First, there was His historical coming as the word made flesh in Galilee and Judea. Sec<;md, is the coming we experience in sacraments and

Christian witness and the outpouring of the Spirit in our hearts. Lastly, there is His final coming which is to mark the end of the world, and the full revelation of His love. Some Christians possess a keen interest in this final coming of Christ. The results in their cases are more like thl:: two travelers waiting for Godot. They are assured at the end of each of the two acts by a messenger that Godot is about to come. But He never does. However, this does not. deter them from waiting for and expecting a final coming. They keep scanning the stage of world history for the biblical signs of the end of the world. These signs are invariably some kind of catastrophe. Wars. Earthquakes. Massacres. Fires. Assassinations. Crimes. Hurricanes. Faith grown cold. Black plagues. Widespread brutality. Famine. Bombs. Massive breakdown of morality. Decline of empire. False messiahs who lead even the elect astray. Turn to Page Thirteen

rw;=wait with Lamps Burning By Father Augustine Hennessy

dently expect Him to protect us from all anxiety "as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ,"

A genuine Christian lives habitually in an attitude of expectancy, awaiting '~he coming of the There was a time when early Lord. We believe that Jesus Christ has a timeless presence Christians expected their Saviin our human l:istory. He makes our's coming to be so imminent His presence felt each time we that they cared little about celebrate the Eucharist and worldly affairs. They gave themwhen we are invited to proclaim selves unreservedly to a passionthe mystery of our faith, we put ate concern for readiness to our basic conv:.ctions into three meet their Lord. Solitude and concise sentences: "Christ has virginity had a beguiling attracdied; Christ has risen; Christ will tion to people who yearned for come again," lhen after we ad- , the day of the Lord's coming. dress our Father in the words "Come, Lord Jesus," was the that Jesus taught us, we confi- simple prayer which embodied their longing for a better world to come.

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Only when the expected return of Jesus seemed disconcertingly slow in coming did early Christians learn to think out the deeper meaning of their presence in a world redeemed by Christ but not yet delivered completely from human malice. They realized correctly that they were entitled to feel victory .in their hearts while they were waiting for the hour of their Lord's reTurn to Page Thirteen

By Msgr. Joseph Champlin From the roof, six floors up, of our North American College we have a superb panoramic view of Rome. Looking out over the city this morning gave me a sensation of being touched by the past, the present, and the future. In Rome, the past is certainly visible. Everywl:.ere you pass pre-Christian ruins, from thick walls and still standing gates to aqueducts and amphithea~ers. The location of chariot races like the one filmed in Ben-Hur is clearly visible and but a stone's throwaway as you drive by. You also capture the martyr atmosphere of those first .Christian centuries. Carved in Latin letters on an upper side of our I building is this phrase which路 reaIly says it all: "0 happy Rome, you have been consecrated by the glorious blood of your two leaders." The catacombs and other churches remind us that many Christians in every age have followed the footsteps of St. Peter and St. Paul by pouring out their lives for the sake of Jesus. St. Peter's itself, but a fiveminute walk down the hill from the college, brings us through many past centuries into the present and on to the future. Mass Links Ages Holy Mass similarly links together the past, present and future. The Sanctus, for example, was added at a very early stage. The inspiration behind that acclamation came from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah (6.3) who had a vision of the Lord and heard Seraphim crying out: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts . . . All the earth is filled with his glory." The Benedictus which follows looks beyond and above us, taking its inspiration and origin from sections of the Book of Revelation. or Apocalypse like this one in 5,13: "To the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, be praise and honor, glory and might, forever and ever." Eucharistic prayer II, made public with two others in 1968, has roots in the very ancient past. It is substantially the text Hippolytus of Rome wrote down around the year 215. However, not all the developments or additions in our eucharistic prayer formula throughout the centuries were positive and beneficial. Thus, to illust. rate, the silent canon with prayers recited only by the priest and in a subdued tone complicated the liturgy's structure and reduced the peJple's participation. The Council Fathers understood this. Yet they were most careful to insist that the Mass reforms reflect accurately our past and ancient tradition. Arti-

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When Will He Come ? By Father John J. Castelot Every time we recite the Creed, we voice our belief that the victorious Christ "will come again in glory to Judge the living and the dead," Having said that, we have said about all that can be known with any degree of certainty about the "Parousia," the Second Coming of Christ. When and how wlll His coming affect our universe? We do not know. Such questions were real and :vital for the first Christians. It is hard for us to realize how excited and confused they were about this subject. Their excitement is responsible for the considerable attention paid to it in the New Testament; their confusion is reflected in the bewilderingly conflicting data those books offer on the Parousia. When we turn to the Gospels for information, we have an initial difficulty of determining whether Jesus' sayings on the subject are authentically His or rather expressions of the sentiments of the communities within which the Gospel tradition was formed. No one can ignore this difficulty without doing violence to the real nature of the Gospels and without adding to the confusion. In one passage, Jesus warns the Twelve that on their trial preaching mission they will have to endure persecution. But he encourages them: "When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; I solemnly assure

you, you will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes" (Mt. 10,23). TextsI Are Confusing Did Jesus expect the Parousia during His ministry? This is hardly likely, and if He did, He was terribly disappointed. It is most probable that the background for this chapter of Matthew is the situation of the Matthean church, and 10,23 is an expression of its confidence that persecution will not prevent it from fulfilling its mission before the advent of the' Son of Man. Some passages suggest the expectation of a Parousia immediately after Jesus' death, but on the other hand several statements suggest a delay of the Second Coming. Under this heading come all those texts which look to the continued life of the Christian community after Jesus' death. In some cases the delay would be brief: "I assure you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place" (Mk. 13; 30; see also Mk. 9, 1; Mt. 16, 28; In. 21,22). Some passages referring to a more or less remote Parousia mention all sort of signs which must precede it. {There is a classically difficult text of this sort in 2 Thes. 2,3 ff.) In the socalled Eschatological Discourse in Mk. 13, 24-25, and Lk. 21, where descriptions of the Fall of Jerusalem and of the Parousia are disconcertingly intermingled (not so much so in Luke), all Turn to Page Thirteen

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We Wait With Lamps Burning awareness of social and econoContinued from Page Twelve velation but in the meantime mic solidarity among nations they were left with a job on all such signs of hope can be their hands. His power and pre- seen as a God-given yet human sence in their lives must make 'contribution to the transformathem work to renew the face of tion of our world. But always the operating dynamic behind the whole earth. this transforming power in our Christ the Bridegroom world is the love of God which In the poetic imagery of sacis poured out into our hearts by red Scripture, the Christ who the spirit of Jesus. will return to us is a bridegroom. Jesus gave us a parable to Throughout history He is fashioning a bride for Himself. help us keep all this in mind, Fittingly, the Bridegroom Jesus the parable of the wise and foolis intent upon building a new ish bridesmaids who are awaitbridal home for His beloved - a ing the return of the bridegroom new heaven and a new earth and his bride. which will be revealed to reAll of them are virgins because deemed mankind at the second all are called to single-mindedcoming of the Lord. ness in their fulfilment of the The hOHr of thil; tT'l.nsforma- Lord's command to love Him. But tion Ilnrt the morle of Hie; coming some are foolish because they are Gott's own I;errp.tl;. No I;ip,ns carry no oil to keep their lamps are infllllible guidelines for fig- burning when the Bridegroom is uring out the time or the mom- unexpectedly slow in coming. ent. When the Bridegroom does arThe marvels of medicine, man- rive, only those with burning kind's growth toward cosmic lamps are able to greet Him with consciousness, the possibility of joyful confidence and fulfilled interplanetary travel, a new expectancy.

Coming of Christ Continued from Page Twelve sorts of preliminary signs are mentioned: false Messiahs, persecutions, wars, famine, pestilence, earthquakes, cosmic upheavals - all the conventional stageprops of apocalyptic drama. Even if they are not to be taken literally, they do at least point to a Second Coming in the indefinite future, one which must await the appearance of all these "signs." Well, then, if these are preparatory signs, shouldn't one be able to read in them the nearness of the Parousia? No. Fam· ine, pestilence, earthquakes, wars are not so unique as to herald anything unusual. And Scripture tells us the time of the Parousia cannot be known. It will come suddenly, unexpectedly. In a most striking Gospel passage, Jesus admits that He, too, is ignorant of the "exact day or hour" (Mk. 13:32; Mt.

St. Jerome liked to think that the oil which keeps our lamps burning is good works of love; St. John Chrysostom suggested that it is mercy or compassion; St. Augustine saw it as that interior joy which sustains God's friends; Origen likened it to holy doctrine without which our faith cannot thrive. All of them were correct because if we are able to wait with our lamps burning, it is because an anointing from on high puts the spirit of Jesus into our hearts when the night is long and He seems to come so slowly. (Copyrigt (c) 1976 by NC News Service)

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But behind all the uncertainty about time and other details, behind all the obvious imagery (God's trumpet, archangel's voice, clouds of heaven, fiery annihilation of the elements, etc. etc.), the fundamental tnith of our Creed is a solid constant. Christ will come again in the end-time; and he wil! come to call each of us individually. His repeated appeals to vigilance are perennially relevant, for we "know not the day or the hour" (Mt. 25,13). (Copyright (c) 1976 by NC News Service)

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should certainly expect Jesus's return-but at two levels. (1) His Easter return to us in Sacraments and acts of daily love for each other. (2) His final return as Lord of history and perfect lover of all peoples. Practically speaking, the return we should concentrate on is the daily Bread of His presence. We may properly yearn for the final revelation. But we should invest our main energies in the "coming" available each day. (Copyright (c) 1977 by NC News Service

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USCC Committee Studies Family WASHINGTON (NC) - Marriage enrichment programs at the parish level will be offered through a program formulated by diocesan family life directors at a meeting here of their newly-formed Committee on Marriage and Family Enrichment. The committee, which works in an advisory capacity under the U.S. Catholic Conference's (USCC) family life represenative, Father Donald Conroy, will attempt to identify "basic Christian principles for marriage and family enrichment programs and the promotion of good quality programs," Father Conroy said. In the near future, the committee will publish resource material containing descriptions of four sample programs of marriage enrichment suitable for parish use. Ie whole area of marriage enrichment is of great interest in the Church today, as is seen in the great success and popularity of the Marriage Encounter movement, which promotes weekend experiences for improving the quality of Christian marriages," according to Father Conroy.

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WASHINGTON (NC) A U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC) paper on youth ministry says that young people should proclaim the mess~.ge of salvation to other young people and draw them into building a community of faith and service. Like the miniBtry of Jesus to the disciples on the road to Emmaus after h:s resurrection, "youth ministry begins with a presence to the young which engenders the confidence and hope to ask questions," said the paper published _by the usce Department of Education. The paper was commissioned in May, 1975, by the USCC Advisory Board fer Youth Activities and developed over 15 months throul!h consultation with youth directors, young people, school superintendents, catechists, coaches, members of the academic community, retreat leaders, scouting personnel and otl'''!rs. -e paper defined youth mini5try as "the response of the Christian community to the needs of young people, and the sharing of the unique gifts of youth with the larger community." List Goals The goals of youth ministry, the paper said, are to: -Foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person, particularly those who are poor, :onely, handicapped, or victimized by injustice or discrimination; -Draw YOU:1g people into "responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the faith community." The paper noted that the teenage years are B. period of more concentrated physical, psychological and social growth than any comparabl,e time .span in life. The paper stressed the importance of relationships within which "young people are enabled to face and to ~.ccept themselves and others, to c:larify their goals and values, and to dare to become the. persons they are called to be." It continued: "Absolutely essential to effective youth ministry is the SUPI:ort and lived example of the surrounding faith community, particularly the parish. Without th:.s, youth ministry exists in a vaccuum that cuts short fuller growth and maturity in faith." The paper rel:ommended: -Incorporating youth needs into parish budgets; -Training seminarians in youth ministry; -Establishing parish training programs for the young; Commitment by the Church of full-time and part-time trained personnel to youth ministry particularly adequately paid full time lay ministrers.

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'''1 THINK OUR AGE of spiritual unrest is telling us to return to the tradition of expressing concern," writes Cecilia Belanger. Los Angeles teens do just that as they repair fence at Baja California orphanage. (NC Photo)

focus on youth ••• by Cecilia Belanger Christmas has come and gone and as I type this column the New Year is on its way. You, my young friends, whereever you are, I have a few thoughts to share with you: thoughts inspired by some of your greetings during the holiday season, thoughts that come in the night, and thoughts that come in answer to .questions. You all have this in common as the old year ends: you are searching and hoping to find the essence that is America. Forgive someone who may sound old-fashioned but I think that our age of spiritual unrest is telling us to return to the tradition of expressing concern and independent thought. We must begin with a set of moral principles which we see as just, correct and valid. We must continue to pursue truth. We must be alert and vigilant in a world where various forces are attempting to bring about changes by means we know are wrong. We have a value in this land -this America that is both human and humane to so many people all over the world. It is ours and every day it is being shaped by someone somewhere. The question is: Is it being shaped according to the essence which is America? Are ·its weaknesses and sins being exploited, or its strengths and its virtues? Those of us who lived through the era of flag-burning and vio-

Oil Poured Out "Thy name, 0 Lord, is for me oil poured out. For the gracll of Thy visitation makes me fully understand the true meaning of Thy name, which is Jesus, Savior. For it is Thy gracious presence that saves me from sorrow and from sin." -Walter Hilton

lence pray we may not see those days again, and that their memory may serve only as a reminder of what can happen when hate and rebellion take over. America The Spellbinder For centuries people all over the world have been spellbounrl by America, with its human and social possibilities, possibilities never known to ~he rest of the world on such a scale. There was a time when America's fairy tales became global cultural fare. The movies had something to do with ':his and so did people like Louis Armstrong. We had begun a great and compassionate civilization. There were social textures' and concepts of wl:.ich we were proud: civic liberty, dignity and duty - things which made men and women proud of themselves. There was responsibility. An<l we have seen that once responsibility- ceases to prevail, the greatness of a civilization fades away. Many have written me that their concern was not over external assault but over the war among ourselves, involving principles and values. In the past, despite the diverse popula. tion of the United States, there were certain generally accepted ideals, woven into the fabric of flag and country. They included respect for law and private property, economic self-reliance, personal conduct governed by self-restraint and a readiness to subordinate oneself to the legitimate interests of society. Today, however, many have lost faith, not only in their leaders but in themselves. They see wicked men prospering and successful, goodness persecuted, fairness flouted and, in the words of James Russell Lowell, "Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne."

Never been this blue, never knew the meaning of heartache, But then again, I never lost love before Somewhere down the road maybe ~ll those years will find some meaning, I just can't think about them now, or live them out anymore. Stand tall, don't you fall, For God's sake don't go and do something foolish. All you're feeling right now is silly human pride, Stand tall, don't you fall, Don't do something you might regret later. You're feeling it like everyone, it's silly human pride. Never last!!d so long, through so much or through so many, I just can't believe I could throw it all away. Sometimes late at night, when there's nothing Ilere except my piano, I'd almost give my hands to make you see my way. Written & performed by B. Cummings © 1976 Shillelagh Music Co. BMI Burton Cummings reflects the sadness of heartache, and at the same time sings to himself about how important it is to "stand tall" even in bad times. We all get thrown for a loop from time to time. Just when we think we've got things under control, when things :ue going fine, and we're happy about life in general, wham! Something unexpected comes along and throws us off stride. At times like these people have a crucial choice to make - will they remember the past more than they face the future? Will they allow the memory of the pain to color their lives to such an extent that they never really get over it? When something is painful, it hurts. The only thing that can get us through such times is the conviction that no matter how tough things get to be, they aren't the whole story of our lives. We are still worthwhile people even with our problems, and we can still stand tall. We've got to be able to look past today, believing that life is still meant to be happy for us. We can't spend our time trying to figure out what went wrong, or why certain things happened to us. We have to trust that "somewhere down the road, maybe all those things will find some meaning." As Christians'our hope is in a Father who has created us lovable and will make sense out of all the loose ends of our lives. He is one who never stops believing in us even when we doubt ourselves, and who promises to make us so happy that we won't ever remember what used to bother us.

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Conference Hockey Opens Schedules All three divisions in Southeastern Mass. Conference hockey opened their championship schedlI1es Monday night with action set to continue tonight, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday nights. In Division One play tonight, Falmouth meets New Bedford at six o'clock in the Hetland Mem- Wareham at Bishop Feehan orial Rink. Tonight sends High. In Monday night action, TaunBourne against New Bedford Yoke in a Division Two encounter at eight o'clock as Durfee entertains Dartmouth at eight o'clock in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River, in another Division Two tilt. The Durfee-Dartmouth game is part of a doubleheader in which Case opposes Norton at six o'clock, in Division Three. Old Rochester and DightonRehoboth. are paired in a Division Three game at six o'clock in the Taunton Rink. Saturday night's schedule reads: Division One - Bishop Connolly High at Barnstable, 7:30; Division Two - Fairhaven at Attleboro, 8:30, Seekonk at Bourne, 8; Division Three -

ton is at Somerset and New Bedford at Barnstable in Division One, Seekonk at New Bedford Yoke in Division Two while a three-game card in Division Three pits Norton at Wareham, Bishop Feehan at Old Rochester and Case at Coyle-Cassidy. Games next Wednesday night list Dennis-Yarmouth at Barnstable in Division One and Fairhaven at Bourne in Division Two. Non-league games pair Bishop Connolly and Durfee at eight o'clock Monday night in the Driscoll Rink, and Coyle-Cassidy against Taunton tonight at eight o'clock in the Taunton Rink.

Conference Basketball on Three Fronts With the conference's Division Three opening its schedule last Tuesday night. all divisions in the conference are now engaged in their championship drives. Durfee is host to Dartmouth in the Bank Street Armory, Fall River, and Bishop Connolly entertains New Bedford in Divis~ ion One games tomorrow night when Holy Family visits Barnstable and Taunton is at Attleboro in other Division One encounters. Division Two games tomorrow night list Falmouth at Wareham, Old Rochester at Dennis-Yarmouth, Fairhaven at Somerset, and, Bishop Feehan at Seekonk as Division Three teams line up

with Diman Yoke at St. Anthony, Westport at Bourne, Norton at New Bedford Yoke and Case at Dighton-Rehoboth. All divisions have full fourgame cards set for next Tuesday night. In Division One it will be Barnstable at Bishop Stang, Attleboro at New Bedford, Durfee at Holy Family, Bishop Connolly at Dartmouth. In Division Two Seekonk is at Coyle-Cassidy, Somerset at Bishop Feehan, Fairhaven at Falmouth and Old Rochester at Wareham. Also Tuesday night, Case is at Bourne, Norton at St. Anthony, Westport at New Bedford Yoke and Diman Yoke at Dighton- Rehoboth in Division Three games.

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ages of 18 and 29 "desperately . need attention because they are unsettled. It's a disturbing period for them." Career Guidance Gallup suggested that the church take a greater interest in helping the young establish themselves economically in U:e kinds of work of interest to them. He said that "half of the people in the U.S. say they would go into another line of work" if the opportunity became available. Therefore. the Church can reach and help young people through programs of career gu:dance, he said. Gallup said the best way for the Church to reach the youn.5 "is through the lives of peoplE', people living a life of faith." H~ said there are "people leading remarkable lives," not simply saints in history, "but presentday saints." Those who combine their deep faith and exemplary personal conduct Q!lay be sometimes hard to find, he quipped, because, "as someone put it 'A lot of peo· pIe are heavenly minded, but no earthly good,''' He also encouraged Christian youths "to witness among those in their age group," He called personal experience "the strong.· est basis of faith; and stressed that "witnessing belongs to an churches, not just to evangelica:: groups,"

mouth at West Bridgewater. Tuesday it will be BristolPlymouth at Blue Hills, West Bridgewater at South Shore Regional, Avon at Apponequet and Sacred Heart at Bristol Aggies. All of Tuesday games are afternoon affairs as is the Bristol Aggies-Blue Hills contest tomorrow.

Hockomock League in Hoop and Ice Action The Hockomock basketball schedule tomorrow sends King Philip to Franklin, Foxboro to Oliver Ames, Sharon to Mansfield and Stoughton to Canton. Next Tuesday's games are North Attleboro, Stoughton at King Philip, Oliver Ames at Sharon, Canton at Mansfield. Saturday night's Hockomock hockey sees Stoughton at Canton, North Attleboro at King Philip, Oliver Ames at Franklin while next Tuesday night's games are Canton at King Phil-

DAYTON, Ohio (NC)-Those they start forming families of who think that the young adults their own, he said. of this country are abandoning But, Gallup said, it would be religion are wrong, according to a "terrible error" to assum~ Dr. George H. Gallup Jr. of the . that "this cycle will bring them American Institute of Public back. The church must reach Opinion. They are "not alienated young adults, who between the to the degree we had assumed," he said at a meeting of area clergy and religious education leaders. Young adults in the United States are much more religious than their counterparts abroad ROUTE 6-between Fall River and New Bedford and even those who don't go to church are largely "churchOne of Southern New England's Finest Facilities oriented," he added. It is the lack of involvement in the institutional church that Now Available for causes concern, Gallup indicated. Part of this is related to what he called the age cycle in terms of religious belief and interest. FOR DETAILS,CAU MANAGER-636..2744 or 999-6984 Young adults who have lost touch with the organized church in their Jate teens and early 20's "become more religious in the later 20's," especially when

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This Is not the ordinary type lurnlture you'll lind in a sale 01 this magnitude. Every Item represents the biggest names in the Industry. We're clearing our floors 01 alllioor samples, odds and ends and one and lew-ol-a-klnd items to make room lor carload shipments 01 new styles expected soon Irom the nation's leading lurniture manulacturers. Every department Is represented and everything must go regardless 01 cost, loss or sacrillce - hurry lor choice selections.

See The Values Listed and Hundreds More - Hurryl Reg. NOW One Lot Odd Beds and Headboards - All Styles and -', ,., $199 $39 Finishes. Values to SEALY Mattresses or Box Springs in Full or Twin Sizes. Values to , . . . . . . . . . . . 119 69 CRAWFORO Early American Solid Maple Twin Size Bed with Nite Stand ,, , , . . 189 99 ETHAN ALLEN Early American Seven Drawer Chest , ' , . . . . . . . . 459 299 and Full Size Bed FOREST Early American Pine Dresser, rAirror, Chest, , ,, , , . . . .. 449 349 Full or Queen Size Bed BASSETT Mediterranean Dresser, Mirrcr, Chest, 399 Full or Queen Size Bed, .... ' ..... , ... , . . . . . . . . . . 549 OREXEL "Delray" Dresser, Mirror, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand ,, ' , , . 901 599 THOMASVILLE "Tableau" Dresser, Mirror, Chest, ,, , , .. 1095 699 Full or Queen Size Bed STANLEY "Toujours Moi" Eight Piece Teenage Group , , , 1199 799 with Full Size Bed DREXEL "Francesca" Dresser, Mirror, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, ,., ,. . .. " .. ,.... 1416 899 BURLINGTON Colonial Maple Dresser, Hutch Mirror, , , 1199 899 Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed LANE Contemporary Dresser, Twin Mirrors, Chest, 899 Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand. .. . ..... '.' . . .. 1295 HOOKER Early American Pine Dresser, Hutch Mirror, Door Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Table .... ,. 1222 999 WHITE OF MEBANE "Andora" Dresser, Twin Mirrors, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand .. , , . . . . .. 1959 1199 HERITAGE "Madrigal" Dresser, Twin ~1irrors, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed , 1799 1199 HIBRITEN Italian Dresser, Mirror, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand. , , .. , ... , . . . . . . . . . . .. 2098 1299 UNIQUE "Bolero Dresser, Tri-Way Mirror, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand , , . . . . . .. 1825 1399 SCHOOLFIELD Modern 'Dresser, Twin \lirrors, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, 2 Nite Stands " 1950 1399 HERITAGE "Cameo" Dresser, Mirror, C;,est, Full or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand. , , .. , . . . . . . . .. 2205 1399 PLYMWOOD "Ma'rtha Washington" Dresser, Mirror, , , .. 1846 1399 Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed HENKEL HARRIS Traditional Dresser, \lirror, Chest, ,., ,. 2129 1499 Queen Size Canopy Bed, CENTURY "Country Classics" Dresser, Mirror, Chest, Fun or Queen Size Bed, Nite Stand , ,. 2410- 1799 HERITAGE "Maracay" Dresser, Twin Mirrors, Chest, Full or Queen Size Bed, Two Nite St,!~ds 2763 1799 HENREDON "Four Centuries" Dresser, Mirror, Chest, Queen Size Canopy Bed .. , ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2668 1899 CENTURY "Chin Hua" Dresser, Twin Mirrors, Chest, 3127 2399 King Size Headboard; Two Nite Stands .. · KROEHLER Lounge Chairs. Choice of Styles and Colors 149 79 HICKORY "James River" Occasional Chair with ,... 199 99 Cabriole Legs , STATESVILLE Traditional Mahogany Gooseneck Rocker , , ,.... .., ,. 149 119 GLOBE "Tudor Manor" High Back Occasional Chair. . 279 149 NORTH HICKORY "Sleepy Hollow" Traditional 380 199 Tufted Chair and Ottoman.. .. .. . ARISTOCRAT French or Italian Provincial ',................. 319 199 Lounge Chairs ETHAN ALLEN Early American Knotty "ine Platform Rocker .,............................. 393 229 DREXEL Traditional Diamond Tufted Swivel Rocker. Choice of Colors , . . . . . . . . 297 249

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NOW KROEHLER Traditional Loose Pillow Back ,, " $ 399 $ 259 Lawson Sofa .. , FOX Early American Pine Loose Cushion Sofa , . , . 399 259 BRUINGTON Tradiiional Loose Pillow Back Loveseat. 399 269 BRUINGTON Traditional Loose Pillow Back Sofa, . . . . 499 299 HERITAGE Contemporary Loose Pillow Back Lounge Chair , ' , ,., , 576 299 PRESTIGE Early American Two Cushion Wing Sofa. . . 399 299 ETHAN ALLEN Traditional Lawson Sofa 379 with T-Cushion . , , , , . . . . . . 677 SIMMONS Contemporary Loose Pillow Back Queen Size Sleeper : , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 399 FOX'Colonial Loose Cushion Sofa and Chair or Two Loveseats ,, , , . , . 599 399 DREXEL Traditional Loose Pillow Back Sofa. , , 682 499 Choice of Colors , , HOWARD PARLOR Contemporary Loose Pillow Back 499 Shelter Sofa , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 HICKORY "James River" Traditional Chippendale 599 Sofa. One Piece Cushion .... , .... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 980 GLOBE "Tudor Manor" Loose Pillow Back Sofa...... 849 599 HENREDON Traditional Loose Pillow Back Loveseat .. 1026 699 ARISTOCRAT Mediterranean Loose Pillow Back Sofa 699 and Chair , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1029 SELIG Contemporary Plinth Base Sofa and Two Chairs 1639 799 HENREDON Traditional Tuxedo Loose Pillow 799 Back Sofa , , . . . . . .. 1205 Odd Dining Room Chairs. All Styles All Finishes ... Values to ,,............................ 99 29 Odd Dining Room Tables. All Styles All Finishes ... Values to .. , , , . . . . . . . . . . 189 79 HICKORY "James River" Traditional Mahogany 299 Mobile Server ,, , , . . . . . . . . . .. 399 BASSETT Contemporary Chrome and Glass Tabie with Four Arm Chairs............................ 419 299 DREXEL "Travis Court" Traditional Mahogany ,.. 599 399 Corner China , BASSETT Early American Pine Table, Four Side Chairs 549 399 and Two Arm Chairs.,.......... DREXEL "Crosswinds" White Oval Table, Two Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs....................... 907 499 HENKEL HARRIS Traditional Mahogany Side Board. . 849 599 HICKORY "James River" Traditional Mahogany China 599 with Lights , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878 CRAWFORD Solid Cherry Buffet, Hutch, Oval Table 699 and Four Side Chairs........................ .... 949 UNIQUE "Cortlandt" Classic Italian Oval Table, Six Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs , , 1895 899 THOMASVILLE "Pine Manor" Early American Buffet, Deck, Oval Table, Four Side Chairs and Two I . . . 1649 1299 Arm Chairs ,, BURLINGTON "Sharon Road" China, Oval Table, Four Side Chairs, Two Arm Chairs and Server. . . . . . .. 1699 1399 STANLEY "Rendition" China, Table, Four Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs , 1892 1399 STANLEY Italian Provincial China, Table, Four Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs, , , , , . .. 2079 1699 DREXEL "Bishopsgate" China, Oval Table, Four Side Chairs, Two Arm Chairs and Server , 2987 1799 THOMASVILLE "Segovia" China, Trestle Table, Four Side Chairs, Two Arm Chairs and Server. . . . . . . . . . .. 2799 1899 CENTURY "Country Classics" China, Trestle Table, Four Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs , 3541 2699 HERITAGE "Maracay" China, Trestle Table, Four Side Chairs and Two Arm Chairs .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3889 2899

SEE MORE", GET MORE" ,.SAVE MORE! No Warehouse Showroom anywhere has the vasl display 01 Name Brand Furniture that you'll lind at Mason's 01 Fall River. And with (lur everyday low warehouse prices you can select the lurnlture of your dreams at savings you never dreamed possible.

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