Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 3
Page 108
108 / 115
WHY FEE CHRISTOPHERGT
1. The ward Christopher is defined in the Standard
Dictionary as 0 “bearer of Christ.” It is derived from
ha Greek word, "Cbrivopboros,” meaning “Cbrist-
or.”
2. The olm of the Christophers is to encourage af
deast @ million Ansoricans to restore and reintegrate into
Amaricon lifo—public and private—ibe basic jundamen-
tals of Christian civilization spon which onr cowntey wat
founded, and without which 4 cannot endere.
3. The perticuler objective of the Chrinophers is to
accomplish this sim through individual lay persons,
“Chris-bearera” who will bring the love and truth of
Christ into the “mesket-place,"—into the great helds of
G1) education, (2) government, (3) labor, sod (4)
Newspapers, magazines, books, radio and movies. In
every country which they have scempted to enslave, the
Nazis, Fascists, and Communians have swarmed into these
apheres, knowing that whoever controls these fiekls con-
wols the though: of the great mass of the people.
4. The Christopher eppreech is based on she indi-
vidual's power for good, on bit or ber taking literally
tbe command of Christ to "go" to the people in every
way possible with His love, iruth, and peace—om getting
THE CHEBASTOPHEERS
122 Bast 39h Street se New York 16, N.Y.
Patber James Koller, M.M., Director
2
ust of sbeliered seclusion and iata the main
into every phase of life that effects the well-being of
manity jor time and eternity.
individual, on personal responsi!
cause Christ works in and through esch of His .
s Chrisopher, while only an individual, does pot work
aione. Christe works with him and through him. The
very presence of even one Christopher ia any enviroa-
ment, even the worst, it a blessing, « channel of grace, &
step in che right direction. He is like a tiny pia-poiet
of light chat is greater than the encircling darkness. ’
To do effective good a Christopher does not wscet-
serily have to be brilliant, well-trained, of im 4 bigh
position. No matter bow limited bis qualifications moy
bs, be can wield far-reaching influence for good a: 4
Christ-beaver.. “The foolish things of the world bath,
God chosen, thet be may confonnd tbe wite; ibe
things of ibe world bath God chosen that ba may sou-
found the strong” (1 Cor, 1, 27).
5. The fellewing examples give some idea of wher
¥
a. One is secretary 00 0 leading tedio cosomenentot.
a
Copies of this bookles will be sons, free of charge, to
those requesting them... . The cou to ws is §2 per
hundred copies, $20 per thousend.
5
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
letter
federal bureau
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic