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Vol. LIX
PERTH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1933
No. 2,7C')O,
BABES IN THE BUSH Religious Instruction by Post and Newspaper in the Scattered Outposts of
Australia
Scheme and in regular receipt of as many newspapers as it wants. I don't know whether I'm rash in suggesting that such copies of the 'Universe' should, for the present, be sent to Dr. M; cMahon, at Archbishop's House, Perth —anyway, it's a very large one; and if the papers come in too great quantities, he will no doubt let the 'Universe' know how better to manage. I should really like readers to be told of some family whom they would 'adopt,' and so, to send the paper direct a letter or two, qi those conditions, can, moreover, almost like a miracle and give ejoy. real ' Second ,our own countrysides are so packed with submergA and isolated Catholics, that We mignt revise our own behaviour within our oein land: a TraFA" tIER MARTNDALE. verse' can act as a real mission and a school, all by itself! real In a rc nt issue of the 'Universe.' "The Holy Father has, in his letter, Father Martindale, S.J the distinguishan allusion to a second good work— ed traveller and writer, tells his readthat of 'instructing the Faithful more s religiou of scheme ers of re!: unique in the knowledge of the Sacred fully the in children instructiou for scattered Now we don't despair of gy.' Litur originated in the Archdio bush, wh when the laity will once day the seeing cese. I•. will be remembered that and vocally in the actively share rno:e Father :O-irtindaie in his delightful Latin. A great deal in even gy, Litur book, "The Risen Sun,- treats at length of 'liturgy' can be. taught in those holiof this r riginal and most successful day schools! I can imagine the chilES' SCHOOL AT COTTESLOE. BUSHI FIRST e xperimstit. dren going back quite able to recite prayers and It is to finance this schecne. in the to giving three weeks real per- some of the great Mass Archdiocese that Aunt Bessy appeals the Group Settlement district, of the holidayteaching to these little creatures. e ven teaching -their parents how to ref rom week to week :n "1he Record." South-West, and he found much the sonal e, the 'Gloria", the Or is it a sacrifice? I never saw such peat, for exampl and 'Domine non So far less than half the amount has same conditions, save that here the 'Agnus' the o,' 'Cred show to a 'school,' but the photographs little altar, and a before been collected—and only a few months settlers were far less accustomed ' dignus. sum ful that it must the terribly hard work of clearing the t.hern to be so delight remain to achieve her object, which gettinr much nearer tc Mass than thus with play to and teach to joy a be /300. Perhaps our schools in the land, and returned to their shacks, they would if, on a Sunday, they had seven when you're tired. towns may make additionol efforts on more numerous, maybe, than the those children but normal morning and night none variat lot, a heard have we "Now behalf of those children, whe have net wheat-men, but certain;y more tired, as ous times, about 'forwarding news- prayers. half of them had been •blackcoat men' the privilege of Catholie teachers. papers'—to hospitals, ships, friends in "A Sister of the Assumption. I recall, "Last May, the Holy Father sent a at home. Even though they might be t he colonies, and so forth. am I Vet just published a charming little has extoo Special blessing to Dr. J. T. McMahon. better instructed, they were fass and 'Uniof number great a that called 'A Liturgical convinced book the diocesan inspector of schools in the hausted to teach their children in away per week. Communion Book for Little Children' throivn still are verses' A rchdiocese of Perth, Western Austra- evenings. real waste. Nor can we ( Burns and Oates), consisting entirely "In February, 1923. -Jr. 'McMahon set This is surely lia. It is in view of his scheme for don't want out-of- of photographs of a priest at the altar. people that argue nce confere annual the before of instructing c:Iildren far out of reach t he matter after all most of with tiny prayers added. We could do because papers. date once at and Perth, in priest or school in those enormous dis- of school-teachers ed of CathOlic worse than send out bales of these (as compos is e' the 'Univers The begun 'instruction by post' was tances. ting whenever you a gift) to Australia, where books. I'm interes is that news scheme prospered, though (to be frank) "On his guard though a visitor may not so universally as one might have hear it. Nor can dwellers in the Aus- sorry to say, are very expensive be against promises to "to )k up my very much if that "I have a special affection for Perth expected. It has been copied in the tralian bush mind of months old! I was privileged to stay with ArchbisYOung nephew ;n Australis cr South a couple is news of sort Africa, South , Canada States, A frica's --because vu kosw v.igucly United "I would like to be able to picture hop Clone there, to preach in his s of the Auckland that it would take about a week to the Maori mission parts of Australia West Australia as completely mapped cream -white cathedral, still unfinishreach him, whereas your petiti-- ner diocese, and in other out by the supporters of the Bushies' M. to visit convent after convent with thinks the continent is abciit the site itself". him, to sleep on his terrace-roof, to see of Kent . . . yet you certainlY don't that dream of beauty—the red flower realise the dist inces till you have neirtg gum, and even, to finish up with an (If I 11 p.m.. swim in the star-lit sea and not gotiated them by train or car remember right, the little Diocese of so much as to cutch a glimpse of any Geraldton is about four times the size impolite shark. "Moreover, I have iaist heard from s f Ireland, and contained, when I- was tl,cre, about six priest . I think, too, t he brother of an Australian poli*eman coming over here to play football. and ! am right ir saying tlat the Archbisalso, got 12 pages of the most georgeous hop, taking three stations per Sunday, and spending three Sundays thus, vet pure Australian from a gentleman whom I ritt in gaol. and who is. for had not .-2ornp1etely visited one 'parish.' And quite a large the moment, .out. 'Possibly my memories may have r eshaped themselves a little; but the mail from New -Zealand. So some of Problem set by scattered Catholics is all me very clearest mernoriez: have been but insolvable. r evived: and I would like a do anything I possibly could t ‹uch beicver! "Dr. McMahon tells us that his s scheme was practically forced into exlands. 'So many a cataract of 'Universes' istence in 1923, owing to a provocative remark made to him in the town of descend on Perth .and tream out Kellerberrin. A man had taken a block through- the West Australian Bush SUMMER SCHOOL AT BUSSELTON. in the new wheat area; there were no (By Fatia'!-- C. C. Martindale, S.J.I
But together with the actual corresneighbours, let alone school. His chilpondence, exists the scheme of Relidren were being given secular instrucgious Holiday Schools, by means of tion by the State, through the post. which children are collected from some 'If the He flung down a challenge. t to a town -z tate can do that, far its own sake, „ very large area and br3ugh the devotand school, a is where there God's?' for it, do an't the Church their own "Rather later, Dr. Mc34hon was in ed teachers sacrifice part of
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