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Bishop MacDonald Emphasizes .Need'0I Apostolic Enthusiasm it in Addressing SDU Graduates

is a partial text. of delivered to the the commencemen!t

f St. Dunstan'a Un- Iv)d::I:I)lr"y:sterdoy blf "19 M0" my. ,J. R. MacDonald, Bishop of

Antlgonlsh:

”Your first duty on this Com meneement Day is to thank God. Thank God for your life and tal- mts, for your home and parents. 10,- your Christian education. Thank God, too. for tharrivilege or entering into the major arena of life at this particular time. The problems of this particular time are I ringing challenge to young people such as you. Your designation today as Graduates of ensures that you gre judged to have the Christian knowledge, character and apos- toilc outlook necessary to meet (his challenge. With Pope Pius xi you can say: "Let us thank God that He makes us to live in the midst of the present prob- iems.'

"For this. as you surely know. is no ordinary time. We are in- solved in one of the great turn- in: points in history. This is be- coming more obvious to us as mnve after move fails to bring to the world any stability or peace. it was obvious as early as 1939 to "Pope Pius XI. who. in a let- ter to the Cardinal-Archbishop of Paris. said:

"'The crisis we are experien- cm: is unique in history. It is a

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of a crucible in which so many different energies are boiling!

”The Archbishop of Paris. Card- inal Suhard. out the same 00"- clusion in his book, The Church Today-Growth or Decline:

"Tho suffering: he wrote. 'which affects the whole world, the dangers which threaten its future, the strong currents which sweep over it. are less the con- sequences of is catastrophe than the warning signs of an immin- snt new birth.'

Turmoil and Sufferlnl

"Amidst turmoil and sufferlnx. the world is emerging from an era-for the most part. not 3 pleasant era: an era that has be- come unhappy with disorder and disunlty its keynotes; with dis- honesty and immorality rampani. and with what one able writer calls the "widespread malady of

purposeiessnesr afflicting many people in the Western world. These are the unwholesome

fruits of a philosophy of selfish- ness and secularism. Ignoring and even rejecting supernatural truth and love. and God himself; 3101'- Ifylng-lei! and sin: and selling their spiritual" heritage for a mess of material pottage. men have organized the weakness and ten- dencies of fallen human liliilw Into a sterile and unholy Ilium of living.

"So. our present Holy Fem"- convinccd. as was his i3l'ed9C9ll"- that the world is soins throush changes greater than thou U189 took place at the fall of the an- cient Roman Empire. marklmr the and of an old civilization and the birth of a new Christian HI- ssys, 'It is an entire world that has to be rebuilt from its 10i"I' dations: trsnsformed'. as he sayl. 'from savage to human. from human to divine. that'is to say. according to the heart of God.

A Great Crusade

"It is. therefore. no time for

you, or any Christians. to be what Pope Pius calls tlistless spectators of an onrushinz Iu'

ture.' The challenge to you Grad- uates, as indeed to all, is to be active partic ants in a 8"” crusade to so a a world 'walklnz which sweep on to ruln'. and to ri-fashion the world's system of living according to the heart of God. What a. challenge. What. All opportunity! What an insnifinl task! And it is yours. more than it is ours. who belong to the older generation. though we too must make our contribution while we have the time. The .second and much more important half of this historic century is, however. yours. not ours.

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uiatins duty. you have to be men and women of faith. Dr. Charles Mallk. Lebanese representative in the United Nations Assembly, is one educated thinking layman-a Christian though not is Catholic-

who points accurately to the courses of the world's troubles and indicates the fundamental

remedies. He finds that the West'- ern world, in the main, has lost its Faith. Having lost its Faith. it no longer has the fiery en- thusiissm of devotedness to a cause. 'A man,' he says. 'no mat- ter how weak or poor. becomes strong and rich if he has is Faith for which he can die. and there- fare for which he can live. Grant men.' he says. 'a certain vision of the truth. and'they will rise to pinnacles of heroism utterly un- obtainable by those who live and die only to preserve themselves .. . Grant them a fighting faith whereby they are sure that the values they believe in are sup- reme and they will move moun- talnsf .

A Faith To Live By

"It is not 1lCCElIlT'y for me to tell you graduates what you be- lieve and what you stand for. You are not counted among those who have no Faith. On the con- trary. you have a Faith for which you can die, and therefore for which you can live. It is suffi- clent for my purpose to stress your belief that. not only indivi- dual life. but. human society in all its aspects. should be permeat- ed by the principles and ideals given to the world by Christ; that not only should individuals strive to be Chrlstlike and Christ- bearers. but also that Christian Justice and Charity. should regu- late all human relationships. That is what you believe. You are members of the Church Militant. You are Soldiers of Christ. It is for each of you to say whether your Faith is the kind of fighting faith which Dr. Mslik says, and which we know. can alone save Western civilization. 'The future belongs to believers. not to skep- tics and doubters!

"Obviously, this strong sense of mission cannot exist in those who live for self alone. If the ambition of any one of you now is to get more than to give, he has failed already and, unless that outlook changes. his failure will increase with the years, no mat- ter how much money he makes. or how much prominence he at- tains ln his work.- I hope that every one of you is setting out on life's great adventure in this critical yet enticing period with a far greater desire to give than to get. The men and women who .will,chart the course ,0LL new and better world are those who are ready to give themselves. their energy and their abilities. with the zeal of apostles. to this eminently worth-while and urgent task, not counting the cost.

God's Plus

"Each of you has chosen. or is about to choose, the type of work for which you judge yourself best fitted. Your choice. if wise. is the conclusion you have come to after much prayer and a serious effort to know God's will and plan for you. Father Cavanagh, President of Notre Dame University. says his definition of an educated man is: 'One who knows what God wants him to do and has the discipline to do it.' Doubtless. some of you have found that God wants you in the priesthood or in the Religious life. For others. the choice is a particular line of work which is not a vocation in the strict sense of the word, but which should be chosen with a sense of vocation. A vocation or daily work is A necessary factor in a lay vocation and should be entered into and pursued with a dedication and with an awareness of its place and value in Chris- tian living.

"I believe I am correct in say- ing that. in decldin your par- ticular field of work. it is not just a job you'are after. It is not twelve dollars a day or ten thousand dollars a year, or any monetary consideration, that at- tracts you, even though income is not to be excluded from consid-

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oration. Adequate income. Illne- cessary. But. as Dr. Robert Hut- ehins, new with the Ford Foun- dation. and formerly P esident of the University of Chicago, says. the privileges of Universities are not justified 'by their capacity to take the sons of the rich and render them harmless to Society, or to take the sons of the poor them how to make

and teach money."

Work '.l'hat One loves

"It is not even primarily love of a particular kind of work that motivates your choice. though this is a very proper and power- ful incentive. Everyone should be doing work that he loves. What counts must. however, in your choice is the convlnctlon that you have a mission to fulfil in lifs' and that the work you choose will best enable you to exercise that mission. And what is this mission in life? It is to serve God and to win Heaven by a good life. by the full use of your tal- ents, and by what you do for others. There is no complete life without all three.

”This leads me to remind you that the secular view of life as made up of unrelated compart- ments is not your view. After a Catholic University education. you view life as one whole. with all its departments co-urdlnated to establish unity. You under- stand what St. Paul meant when he said: 'In eating, in drinking. in all that you do. do everything as for God's giory.' (1. Cor. 10:31). Man is not only a body; he is not only a soul: he is body and soul; he is material and spiritual. In him, the spiritual gives life and direction and purpose to the material. For the Christian, this is God's world-all of it-and all things material are elevated by their association with the spirit- ual. A Christian is a Christian everywhere. at all times, and un- der all circumstances. A Christian is the whole man. not just a soul. and Christian life is the whole of life, not just a part of it.

The Common Good

"Granted that you have is fight- ing faith and that you have unity in your own life. you cannot but wish to see human society ani- mated by falth and unified in its life. You will therefore want to see truth prevail rather than error and falsehood. principle in- stead of expediency, harmony in- stead of disorderzv you will want to. have cooperation and partner- ship preferred to rivalry: the common good the dominant goal rather than selfish interest. the primacy of the spiritual over the material always recognized, the possession and use of everything material held as a trusteeship on behalf of the only absolute owner of all things. and all human acti- vities energized by motives that are rooted in a Christian con- science. To -use again the ex- pression of Pope Pius XII. you will want to help transform the world 'from savage to human. from human to divine. that is to say. according to the heart of God.'

Canada's Place

"All this does not necessarily mean that any one of you is going to exert influence directly on a world-widrscale. The world is only a composite of nations and communities. Your contribu- tion will be. I hope. in Canada. and these Maritime Provinces of Canada. or. more specifically. in that Maritime community that you will call home. Canada today holds is leading place among the nations. In the future. its in- fluence will be greater still. In that influence Maritime Canada will share. You should have an important part In shaping the future. not immediately on a na- tlonal scale. but in your local communities. and in your native province. which have, a first claim on your vloyaity and your service.

"The more directly your life- work deals with others. the more you will contribute to the gen- eral welfare. Indeed. the more closely your career is bound up with the welfare of others. the more it partakes of the nobility of a vacation. These are the careers that offer the highest de- gree of adventure and challenge. Recently a writer in The Ensign said such careers are going begging. and he adds: 'We can- not expect youth to venture if we have forgotten why the venture is worth whiie.' The writer based his article on a discussion among Catholic University students. to which he was an Interested lis-

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tenor. The discussion was on the question of why they were at the Universltyr and the agreed an- swer was: to get better Jobs. A better Job meant more security. These students overlooked the fact that a University and a Trade School are different types of institutions. one educates for complete living; the other. trains for jobs. ,

Practical Idealism

"What the world needs and calls for today. what Canada and the Maritime Provinces need and Call for. are men and women pos- sessed of "an apostolic spirit and fired with the ambition to' build a new world according to the heart of God. This will seem like starry-eyed idealism to materialis-

tic minds. It is, however. the practical idealism of Christianity which measures the value of life's work. not in terms of jobs or money or security, but according .to the Commandments "Thou shalt love the Lord Thy God' and "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' Individual and organized Iselflshness has characterized the dying era; Individual and organ- lzed Christian altruism will be. if enough people will to make it so. the characteristic of a new and happier era for all mankind. It is the opinion of Jacques Marltaln. the eminent Catholic philosopher, that what he calls 'the ssnctifiea- tlon of the profane', which is no- thing other than the Chrlstianiz- ation of daily life,.'will consti- tute ono of the main features of the new age of Chs'stendom into Which'. as he says. 'we are now Nlleflnl amidst ruin and agony!

"Therefore. my dear Graduates, launch out into life with Chris- tian courage and enthusiasm. with a sense of a great mission to fulfil. Be not swayed by views and customs in the world which you will find contrary to your own Christian standards. Be not dismayed if you find among your fellow-Christians 'leth'argy of spir- it. weakness of will, and coldness of heart'-which the Holy Father lists as constituting the root of modern evils and their banefui consequences. -Be convinced that the world needs changing and that you can help to change it. Let the hand be put to the plow', says the Holy Father in calling for a crusade of concrete action; 'May God. who desires it so mlmh. move you: may the nobility of the undertaking attract you; may its urgency stimulate you: may the justifiable fear of the terrible future. which would re- sult from a culpable. indolence. vanquish.-every hesitation and de- termine every will.'

"Graduates of 1952, the Church and Society have confidence in you. It is your duty to justify this confidence. Live a complete Christian life. Give yourself com- pietely to your mission. God be with you and God bless you al- ways." -

Lorne Valley and I O O Vscsnsfy ..tMr. arry MacLeod, who has been emp eyed in Nova Scotia for several months, is spending a

geek visiting his wife and fam- Y.

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm MacI..eod were visitors to Montague on Wednesday. May 14th. guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Maclbougall.

Mr. I-leath MacGrath and Mr. Tom MacKay. Salt Springs. Nova Scotia. motored to the Island on May 13th. There were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Munro MacGrath.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shaw drove to Montague on Wednesday, May 14th, to visit their daughter. Mrs. Alvin Myers who is a patient in the Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Angus Macneod. accompan- ied by his mother, Mrs. James MICLCOd, Bonshaw. attended the funeral of the late Neil Nichol- son on Wednesday. May 14th.

The funeral of the late Mr. Neil Nicholson was held from Lorne Valley Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, May 14th. The serv- ice was conducted by the Rev. F. N. Young. assisted by the Rev. Donald Nicholson. The follow- ing hymns were song: "The Lord's My Shepherd" and "Abide With Me". A solo. "Beyond The Sunset", was beautifully rendered by Rev. Mr. Nicholson. The pall- bearers were Messrs. Edward Low- ery. Daniel Shaw. George Mean-

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nis; Adrian Bradley. Wilfred Brad-

. Pisquid East - Notes '

Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Birt were visitors in Charlottetown on Sat- urday. May 10th.

Mr. and Mrs. Russel Myers were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woolrldge on Sunday. May 11th.

Miss Mabel Jay. Charlottetown, spent the week-and of May 10th at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Jay, Pisquid East.

Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Birt. Park- dale. were visitors in Plsquld East on Sunday. May 11th.

Mrs. Edward E. Jay was a vis- itor'in Parkdale and Charlotte- town on Monday. May 12th.

Mr. Gordon MacDonald. Card- igan, was in Plsquid East on business on Tuesday, May 13th.

Miss Evelyn Woolridge went to Charlottetown on Wednesday, May 14th where she has taken a pos- ition.

Mr. Harold Jay and Mr. Floyd Jay were in Charlottetown on business on Thursday. May 15th.

Mr. Leith Woolrldge, Mount Stewart. spent the week-end of

ley and Lynn MacNeill. Inter- ment was ln Lorne Valley cem- etery.

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..".i'hlrteen members of the Ivy Rad cram met for their meeting at Whlsn Road School on Friday aft . The president Edith MacDonald presided over the mutins and the business proce- dure was attended to by the sec- retary. Iona MacDonald.

-R-oil call was answered by each member reading an original poem onihow the Easter vacation was spent and some proved to be quite comical. Due to the fact that no correspondence had been received during the month there was no new businus to attend to.

The roll call at the next meet- in: will seq ' each member to supply a. potted plant for the school. New committees chosen were as follows: Program: Edith MacDonald and Betty Macneth. Water: Edith MacDonald and Jean Ann Munro. Health: John Ciarey and Jean Ann Munro. Tideness: Donnie Munro and Brian Mscneth.

May 10th at the home of his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wool- ridge.

..'A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Jay on Wednesday. May 7th. The occasion was the 25th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Jay's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wal- lace Woolridge and over 100 in- vited guests joined in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Wooiridge many more anniversaries. All twelve of their children were present for the eve-

Police. Devarley Ann Moose and Norman Oiarey. A penny auction was held by Nos-man classy and the winner was John claw. The amount re- sulting from roll call was 33 cents. Betty Macneth. who was in charge

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llontrul. May 14-(Cr)-also bee Provincial Police. said to be under orders of Pressslar lessis. are reported guarding all

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