The Record Newspaper 11 January 1940

SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR

Roosevelt Nominates Frank Murphy Supreme Court Judge

One Noted Succeeds

Catholic Another

Last week President Roosevelt nominated Mr Frank Murphy, United States Attorney General, who has long been regarded as the President's right-hand man, as a Judge of the Supreme Court The vacancy on the Bench was due to the death of Justice Pierce Butler

Mr Murphy s as well known for his Catholicity and his outstanding personal integrity as he is for Is prominence in National affairs He once said, when it was suggested that he was a ikey candidate for the Presidency, that he considered his Catholicity an insuperable obstacle (No Catholic has ever been President ot the United States)

Ii I had to give up the Catholic Church for the most exalted position on earth," said Mr Murphy, "I would gladly give up the glory and the power I don't think I'd have anv rouble making the decision. I love my Church "

A notable circumstance of Mr Murphy's career is that, unlike so many other politicians, he has amassed no private fortune and has no financial interests apart from those normally attaching to his work

It is for this reason perhaps tha he has dared where so manv who have had the same opportunities have beer criminally lax to expose racket nl graft in political life He a done evervthing in his power to clean up public af fairs, and manv are the political osses whether f his own art

MR FRANK MURPHY

or the opposition, whom he has ndiced tor dishonest practices

One eminent judge and several highly placed lawyers have als fallen before his zeal for honest in public affairs

The American magazine, Time,' reported a few months ago that Mr Murphy was about to concentrate on some of Holly wood's richest film mag nates for income tax evasion an ation c the antr-trut laws

and also on the powerful stagehands' union for labour racketeer ig

·Time' comments:

In these cases and others pending, the soul of Frank Murphy may be tested to the uttermost tor the political explosive in them is nitro-glycerin not common black powder as in his previous cases Yet none of his friends suspects for a second that the soul of Frank Murphy will fail the test " Frank Murphy's light has so shone before men that his ntegity an piety are known and spected throughout America Though he has lived so long in that blaze of limelight, which reveals so clearly the blemishes in the characters of public men there has never been the slightest breath of scandal attaching to his name Yet his virtues, articulate as they are, have never been the kind of mere righteousness that repels people and Mr Murphy has won and retains the admiration and friendship of many men of a more worldly way of ife

DURING THE WAR.

During the war Mr Murphy was a captain in the United States Infantrv He was with the Arm 6' Occupation in Germany and was one of the officers selected to remain in London to study He took up his legal studies at Lincln's Inn London, but after a shrt time transferred to Trinity College Dublin.

liter returning to America he va attached as chief assistant to the District Attornev in Detroit

His chief accomplishment there was to convict a band of war profiteers

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The captain of the local fire brigade entered the Pig and Whistle and ordered a half-pint of beer The landlady looked at him in astonishment, for she had never known him oder less than a pint

Doubting whether she had heard aright, she said, Did you say hali a pint, captain?"

"Why, yes," replied the fireman "I know it's unusual, but I haven't time for a pint I'm on my way to a fire'' r id

"Bring me some cold porridge," said the soldier to the waitress Burn some toast to a cinder,'' he added Fry two bad eggs and serve them on a dirty plate Make the coffee so that it tastes like mud and bring it in a cracked cup so that it drips down my chin when I drink it"

The concoction cameand the puzzled waitress asked: "Is there anything more?"

'Yes" said the soldier "Now sit down and nag me I'm homesick."

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He was a jolly good-humoured farmer Nothing could upset him One day he was sitting on the roof of the farm watching the waters of a flood swirl past him

A gloomy neighbour rowed over to his perch.

"Hallo, Ted! ' groaned the neighbour 'AII your hens washed away this morning?"

"Yes,' replied the farmer cheerfully; "but the ducks can swim, you know" Ah but the appletrees and ail that are gone, aren't they?"

"Yes," admitted Ted, but the crop would have been a failure anyway"

"I see,'' persisted the neighbour, "that the water is over your windows."' That's right" replied the optimistic farmer, "but theyve needed cleaning for weeks"

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The angler was relating a fishing story to his neighbours

Yes" he said proudly I caught the biggest fish of my career last night It was a bass, and weighed seven pounds two ounces"

His small son, who had been listening, chipped in: "Yes, and daddy was so kind he gave it to my kitten'

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Who was our first President?" asked the American lawyer, hoping to test the intelligence of a witness Washington" replied the witness "Right! And who was our second President?"

"John Adams."

Correct"

There was a pause "He's doing fine" whispered a friend of the lawyer "Thy don't you keep on?"

"I'm not sure who was th?> third myself!"

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One Sunday morning the pastor of a Negro congregation noticed that an old face had reappeared among his flock, and after the sermon made it a point to welcome the supposedly repentant backslider

'This is the first time I have seen you at church for a long time," he said. I m sho'ly glad to see you here"

Ah done had to come,'' explained Rastus tAh nerds strengthenin' I'se got a job white-washin' a chicken coop an' buildin' a fence roun' a watermelon patch"

traveller in a remote village stopped his car and spoke to an ancient yokel ambling along the oad

I say oia cnap can you direct me to your A K headquarters:

AR±, sorr: pain t eard nought o' they'

")You ve not heard of A R P ? Good ileavens, haven t you heard that theres a war on?'

' Aye, sooroive eard talk of t'war

"Jou know about th war an yet you know nothing about A r ?

Why would GI want to be roublin me 'ead about tmt sor : Ali U wan to know is ave they relieved Mafeking yet:"

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How did yo lose your job at th dress shop, my dear:

"Just because oi something l said After I had tried twenty dresses on a woman she said I thin I d look nicer in something flowing, so I asked her why she diant jump in the river'

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She had just arrived back irom a tour of Europe, and he long-suttering acquaintance had no opportunity to forget the fact.

'1And Paris!" she gushed "Paris is wonderful The people are all so well educated Why, even the street cleaners talk French"

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The ratepayers' association brought up the subject of overcrowding on the local train se vice

It's a scandal said a speaker "and we ought to stand up for ourselves"

"But, interrupted an mbittered hstener, "that's just what we're already doing every day!''

k k The theatrical manager was interviewing applicant: for crowd parts, and found them a diappointing lot At last one man Stepped fo.ward and handed over a newspaper cutting

Ive brought this along," he said, "to show you Im just the sort of chap you're looking for"

The manager to k the utting

The prisoner." he read conducted his own case and defends himself in a highly dramatic manner."

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Young Rubinstein dasheI nto hi father's shop, breathless with excit ment

"Fader," he ·aid, 'the ain down in tor ent. ! Shall I briny n d men's trousers vot's hanging utside?

Vot you say?" queried the old man 'De men's tr·users," reeched I aae Dey're getting vet!"

Somebodv vants some flannelette?"

aid father No," vyelled Ikey It's raining

Shall I pring n de men s trouser?"

"No, my poy!" he cried "Never mind de trou rs dev'll sell for runnmng-knickers. Pring in de waterproof coats or dey'II gt soaked trough'

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Several times the voung militiaman addressed the Colonel as "Captain' Then, doubts rising, he ask»d You are a captain, aren't you, sir?"

"Hell" said the colonel I was once but I'm not anv more I'm just a colonel now."

'Too bad" replied the youngster, sympathetically "Drink, I suppose?"

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Basher the boxer had been engaged to fight a huge Negro. On the eve of the match the big man's backer nodded toward Baher's room and inquired of the trainer: ' Fit?"

Yes" came the retort "He's in one now He's ust seen his opponent"

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Adam From All

Enquirer, Sydney: Are all human beings on this earth descended from the one couple-Adam and Eve?

Yes

Adam and Eve had two children, Cain and Abel. Cain killed Abel, and then took a wife Whence came this wife?

We are told three things in the Bibleabout this matter, and there ts no other source of information

The three things are these: Firsty that Adam and Eve were the tirst two human beings on earth econdly, that the days of Adam were 800 years, and that he begot manysons and daughters Thirdly, that Cain took a wife The only possible conclusion is that Cain married a female descendant oi Adam Most probably he married a sister He could have married a niece although that would have involved the prior marriage of a brother and sister # Cain's Marriage

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It is against all laws that a brother should marry his own sister

The marriage of brothers and sisters is against the natural moral law in the present state of the human race But laws which are normal now need not have obliged when conditions were abnormal Special conditions demand special aws And the beginning of the human race is an abnormal thing God Himself created two human beings and commanded them to increase and multiply The only possibility was by the intermarriage of their children \nd God permitted this as long as it was necessarv He who could create human beings could easily preserve them from the evils usually associated with close intermarriage by a special act of His providence; and in anv case, the children of our first parents were not so closely related to each other as Eve was to Adam

Could it be said that Cain married a female of a pre-existent lower animal species?

That could not reasonably be maintained A\ mother drawn from a lower species would not be capable of producing children fulfilling all the requirements of a higher species The offspring of such a marriage would not be human beings at all The only explanation which does not violate reason s that Cain married a female descendant of Adam and Ee within his own species

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The Land of Nod"

If there were no other people except Adam and Eve and their family who were the people that Cain was afraid of in the land of Nod?

The Bible tells us that Cain went out to dwell in the land of Nod But this does not mean that he went to an inhabited par In Hebrew the expression "land of Nc! merelv means "land of exile." The passage intends only that Cain fled 'from the others nto exile He took his wife with him, making his dwell ing in remote places Knowing o the command to increase and

multiply, he feared lest future men would hear that he had killed his own brother, and would kill him also

If human beings live on other planets, would they too have been redeemed by the death of Christ?

To that I can but give a conditional reply If there are human beings on other planets, and if

BY REV. DR. RUMBLE..

they sinned, and f God attached their salvation to the death of Christ on the Cross, then Christ died for their salvation also. But who could veriiv all those "iis? Meantime God has revealed to us on earth all that we need to know for our own salvation; and such speculations concerning other possibilities are of little practical importance The lack of such knowledge is no hindrance to our own salvation, and will not excuse us if we fail to attain that salvation.

Religion Aztec

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Is it true that the first Catholic missionaries to Mexico were astonished to find there among the pagan Aztecs all the ceremonial elements of their own religion?

It is true that they were astonished by many of the external similarities which the naturally evolved religion of the Aztecs had in common with their own true Catholic religion. But this merely shows that the Catholic religion is adapted to human needs, as it should be Meantime the dissimilarities were far more striking than the similarities; and the similarities were almost entirely external, the Aztec rites having a significance quite different from that of Christianity

There was the same story of the flood, and the same symbol of the Cross

That is not true The superficial judgment of rationalists is not borne out bv a scientific study of the comparative religions The tradition of a flood amongst the Aztecs was not the same story as that of the Bible; and, although a cross figured in their religious ritual, it had nothing like the symbolism of mankind's redemption by Christ The idea of the Incarnation of the 2nd Person of the Holy Trinitv and of our redemption by the sufferings of Christ, was quite unknown to the Aztecs #k k k "Eucharist" and "Baptism"

They had the same consecration, and ritual eating of the flesh of god, but made of maize instead of wheat

That also is untrue The Aztecs worshipped the sun as a god and believed that the sun lived on human hearts Thev offered human sacrifices to their solar god, the priest cutting out the heart of a living human victim, and holding it up towards the sun Then the flesh of the human victmm was eaten under the fancv that since it had been offered to the sun-god it had become part of him; and that by eating it the participants would be identified with their god also When living human victims were scarce the Aztecs used to make models of victims of dough, and eat the models instead The resemblance to the Christian consecration of the Holy Eucharist and its reception n Holy Communion, is vague in the extreme

The Aztecs had baptism in which the head and lips were touched with water so that the recipi-

ent might be cleansed and born again to a new life ouch terms are due to efforts to read a Christian significance into pagan rites The Aztecs had purification rites in which water was used, as so manv other religions prompted by natural human mstmcts There is nothing surprising in that But in no sense was this cleansing ritual anything like Baptism in the Christian sense of the word The Aztecs knew nothing of the supernatural and spiritual life of grace such as that given by Christ • Astonished Missionaries

The good priests were astonished, because they believed their own Christian religion to be unique and entirely new Thev were not astonished from that point of view They were astonished as I have said, bv manv of the external rites of the Aztecs But thev had to convert the Aztecs from the worship oimany pagan deities abolish their murderous human sacrifices to the sun, wean them from innumerable superstitions and win them to faith in doctrines entirelv new to the Aztecs and undoubtedly unique Not for a moment were the good missionaries astounded by any thought that the Aztecs might have the same religion as that which they themselves had brought to American shores

But they need not have been astonished for like that of the Aztecs, their religion took shape in the archaic civilisation That is an entirely gratuitous assumption, for which there is nota trace of evidence This effort to reduce the pagan Aztec religion and Christianity to a common source is born of the rationist desire to reduce Christianity

to the level of merely natural reigions But there is a complete lack of evidence as to whence the primitive Aztec religion was drawn; and there is positive evidence that the religion taught by Christ was certainly not an eclectic religion built up from other more primitive religions His teaching was quite different in kind from any other religious teaching hitherto existent; and the mass of historical facts guaranteeing the claims of Christ, and the divine origin of His doctrine are not so easily dismissed as rationalists with their sweeping generalisations imagine ? # k t Rationalistic Guesswork.

Not only our religious rites, but the whole foundation of our daily life we owe to the people of Egypt, Sumera, and the indus Valley

The value of that assertion 1s completely dependent on the value of the proof that can be advanced in favour of it And no proof oi any kind is given for it, or can be given. On the other hand definite proof is available to demonstrate that the doctrine of Christ was directly the revelation oi God as He Himself claimed. It was no new svnthesis of ancient teachings derived irom Jewish Greek, Latin, Egyptian, Indian and other sources Similarities between Christianity and other religions have been invent-

cd or hopelessly exaggerated

That there have been some real similarities is undoubtedly true It would be astonishing if they did not exist, since all religions have some idea of communicating with an nvisible world, and symbolic expression is as natural to man as language itself But

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similarity does not prove connection or derivation I know the book from which you have quoted these statements It is typical of the cheap and superficial treatment of such subjects which is usual with rationalists; and it is not deserving of serious consideration

Anglican Church New

Anglican Layman, Chatswood: You have said that the Church of England came into being in 1534, the year in which Henry VIII refused the jurisdiction of the See of Rome in England That is so The unity of any society, whether religious or national, depends upon the acknowledgment of one and the same supreme authority Thus the

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United States of America became a new and independent national societv in 1776 when the authority of the British Throne, hitherto acknowledged, was repudiated In the same way, when Henry VIII, in 1534, rejected the supreme ecclesiastical authority acknowledged previously in England, substituting his own for that of the Pope, he broke away from the old Church and created a new one He established the Church of England, therefore, in 1534 And the two greatest historians of English Law Prof. Maitland of Cambridge, and Prof Holdsworth of Oxford insist upon this as a legal fact

Anglican Orders

Atter that event, did not the same bishops continue to preside over English Sees, the same priests to £ulfil their office, and to minister to English Christians?

Those who conformed to Henry's wishes did so Bishop Fisher, of Rochester, and Sir Thomas More, of course, died rather than renounce the jurisdiction of the Pope in favour of that of Henry But the bishops and priests who yielded to Henry became schismatics with him, and went on ministering in the new schismatical Church

How could their orders, which were given them by God, be destroyed by the action of a civil magistrate?

Theirorders were given them by God through their lawful ordination or consecration at the hands of the Bishops of the Catholic Church Those orders could not be destroyed by any civil magistrates Therefore the bishops and priests who ministered n Henry's new and schismati cad Church retained valid orders

But when Henry died and Edward I came to the throne, Cranmer changed the rite for ordination n such a wav that priests ordained and bishops consecrated under the new Ordinal were not validlv ordained or consecrated at all Cranmer's Ordinal came into effect in 1550

Until then Henrv's Church of England had retained a truly ordained priesthood But after 550 future Anglican ministers were no priests at all in the former sense of the word k k $

Declarations of Nullity

At the reconciliation of the Church of England with the Holy See some twenty years later did any question arise as to the validity of English Orders?

Thursday, January 11, 1940

Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist. the Sacrifice of the Mass, and the priesthood Never at anv time did thev introduce a new Protestantised o:dination rite, as Anglicans did in the reign of Edward VI

It cannot be said that the Eastern Churches recognise Anglican Orders as valid Listen to these words by an Anglican writer, the Rev T H Whitton, MA, in his book on Reunion published 1933. He writes as follows: "Recently five of the twenty independent Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church have reconsidered their former attitude and pronounced in favour of Anglican Orders" But he adds that they paid great attention to the AngloCatholics by whom said the Bishop of Durham the Synod of Constantinople was deliberately misled" k #k Protestantism

Accepted

Was not the so-called reformation of the Church of England by the State strongly resisted by the English laity, and also by a large proportion of the clergy, for generations?

No It was Elizabeth who Protestantised the Church of England and the bulk of the people, not understanding deeply the religious principles at stake, blended patriotism with Protestantism, and regarded refusal of the Queen's Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity as treason In the twentv veas between 1580 and 1600 under Elizabeth 130 priests and 60 of the laity were put to death for resistance to the Protestant settlement of religion Of course many others suffered lesser penalties, but they could not be called a "large proportion' of the population Later on, besides Catholic opposition, there was widespead pposition on the part of Non-Conformists who wanted Protest. antism, but their ndependence als of the State-controlled Church of Englnd However all this is reallv rr evant to the fact that the Church of England was a new Church originated a: a schism by Henry VIII., and protestantised bv Edward I and Elizabeth ii # # Tudor Pretences

Why did the Church cf England continue to maintain that only by herence to the Apostolic Succession could she remain a true Church?

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Yes Queen Mary came to the throne in 1553, and at once set to work to bring the separted Church of Eng land back nto unity with Rome At once thre commenced a series of reordinations, those who had been ordained under the Edwardine O inal being ordained according to the Ca tholic rite If not, how could a nes Church whicb was not a Church have core into being in 1534?

As I hav pointed out the break with Rome by Henry VIII in 1534 did ot then ffect the question of valid Oders But his was a new Church distinct and 'parate from the Catho lic Church to which he and England had previously belonged as the Gr ·k Orthodox Church is a separate Church even though the Greek Orthodox Church has ever retained valid Orders

The question as to whether Church etains unitv with the Church of the ages, or is in a state of separation from t, depends primarily upon jurisdiction not upon th validity of Orders

Why was there no pronouncement against the validity of English Or ders for three and a half centuries after the breach with Rome?

You wrongly suppose that there was not In abrogating Henry's laws and legislating for the restoration of the Catholic religion in England, Queen Mary herself published a decree on March 4, 1554. declaring in ts I5th article that those ordained according to the Edw rdine O dinal were not ordained 'in very deed,'' and that they had to receive valid Orders On June 20, 1555, Pope Paul IV ssued the Bull 'Praeclara (arissimi ' in which he said that the Edwardin ministers had to be ordained correctlv, and that until thev had been so ordained thev were not to exercise anv ecclesiastical duties in the restored Church Mary, however, died n 1558, and Elizabeth broke with Rome once more adopting the Edwardine Ordinal and giving the Church of England a ministry whose Orders cannot be accepted as valid in anv Catholic sense of the word k st k #k raak Orders Valid

Why does the Roman Catholic Church recognise the Orders of the Eastern Churches which have not been in Communion with her since the 11th century end deny those of the Anglican Church, rhich are recognised by the Eastern Churches? Rome recognises the O:ders of the Eastern Churches because, although thev fell into schism bv breaking awa from Rome thev did not alter their ordination rites; nor did they adopt Protestant doctrines repudiating the I

Profe r Holdsworth in hi His tory of Englih Law, put that tradition down to the Tudor g rying to make their nnovat be ancient right sho enry VIII ularl this habit. en Eiza bet ti I the ( land. little wa tolic mn Biho hesita ite, " that rd st Bishop, u n ither I cons vival i ever 1830 mo e toli and prie prie ant But cann k Verdict Confirmed

Was this not in distinct contradiction to the teaching of the great Protestant reformers, Luther, Calvin, and their successors who taught that the Church was something outside the Apostolic Fellowship?

As I have pointed out erlier whon Henry VIII broke with Rome h founded a him tical Churh That is, he rep1 liated the authority f Rome and usurped authority over his Church fo: him: If. But he repudiatd the teachings ot th Protestant re formers on the Continent. Under Edward VI and Elizabeth, however, the Chu.ch of England was protestantised, and apostolic succssion wes rejected. Thus, n our own days, Dr Rvle, Anglican Bishop of Liverpool, did not hesitate to write in his book, 'What we owe to the Reformation' 'The ecclesiatic of th Anglican Church is in no wise a priest, although we call him such Th Reformers stripped the ffice of th clergy entirely of any sacerdotal ch racter Thev found the clergv sacrificing priests and made them praver-reading praching ministers" The Anglican Bishop Knox, of Manchester, in the "National Review" for Septembr, 1925, said that the Pope from the Catholic point of view was unquestionably right in condemning Anclican Orders "No one reeding the Roman Ordinal," he wites, "can doubt that it is ull of the intention of ordaining sacrificing priests No one read ing the English Ordinal can suspect that it has anv such object'' Now with that much I must leave the subiect. Lack of time prevents a more adequate treatment of your questions Put so much as I have said will at least give a clear notion of the Catholie attitude to vour problems I can but hope that the book I have sent vou will have been of somehelp to you.

Thursday, January 11, 1940

Tales in tradition legend

The pious fancy of Christians has always played around the great damatic incident of the fight of St Joseph and Our Lady into Egypt bearing the Infant Saviour of the· World from the wrath of King Herod

St Matthew makes the barest mention of it: 'An angel of the Lord ap peared in sleep to Joseph, saying, Arise and take the Child and His Mother and tv int Egypt; and be there until IT shall call thee For it will come uo pass that Herod will seek the Child to destroy Him Who arose and took the Child and His Mother by night and retired into Egypt'(St Matt n, 13, 14) I his short notice, devoid of detail, w.s insufficient for the piety of Chrisan: eagerly curious about the whole cf Our Lords life It mattered little that it was clearly by Divine intent that the Evangelists passed over Christ's early life in silence so that His years of ministry might be thrown into greater prominence So we find stories becming current in Syria in quite early times, adding to the Gospel narrative of the Nativity, the Fhght and the Boyhood of Jesus which before th end of the second century were incorporated into the first apocryphal Gospels. To these primitive legends others were added after the conversion of the barbarian hordes of northern and western Europe, many of them being Christianised versions of pagan tales

The Church has never officially countennced the: legends But. springing from the people and illustr. ting their firm belief that to Gd nothin is impossibl, they may be tead profitably in the w rds of St Aelred, a: an incentiv to the gr ·ater lov of God Many of them, te are really beauti ful little tales, quite apart trom an devotional value they possess B 'o th revolt gaint the Church in I6th, century they were known and loved bv all 'hristians, but now, unheppi th ar almost rgotten In many o the legends f th Flight into Eyvpt, particuiarly in th w t trees and plant. play a great p .rt in th to Herod's pursuit of th I l F iiy is a p min nt ineident In the French Pyrne it i t how h rs w n p the Holv closely when c h pas sewin hi rn

"Good sir" said Our Lady t th man, "run home and call thy family t help the mow the field and bind the sheaves'

The peasant looked at her in surprise, and shrugged his sboulders Thou art mocking me,' quoth he "Dost thou not ee th t I am but now sowing the seed?"

"Go and obey " answered Marv and moved bv the authority of her tone the man hastened to his cottage to fetch his sons. When he returned a miracle had been wrought, for the corn was standing ripe for harvest Quickly he and his sons set to work reaping and binding the sheaves, and th H Family took shelter beneath ore f the first-made stooks

Very shortlv the sound horses was heard and Herod and his grim warriors rode up. Reining n he called the peasant to him and d :mended if he had seen a woman, carrying a child, accompanied by an elderly man pass n haste

"I have indeed O King ' replied the peasant

"Ha' Hw long ago?" exclaimed the king

"When I was sowing this corn,'' was the truthful replv

Herod threw him a bleful glance Dolt ' he burst ont furiously In that cas she must be verv far awav bv now for I see you are in the midst of harvest." Pulling angrilv at his reins, he wheeled round and galloped awav, followed bv his clattering troop to continue his search elsehere k k #

In Bulgaria there is a religious varia tion of the Bruce and the spider story Fleeing before Herod's bands of murderers the Hol Family sought shelter in a cave, across whose entrance a spider immediately began to spin its web. It had barelv completed its task when some of the soldiers arrived the car» and were about to enter when their captain stopped them

"No one can be hiding in there' said "Heaven alone knows how long that cobweb has been covering the en trance It would be only wasting

time to go in and we have none to waste!"

So was the peril averted, and Our Lady blessed the spider giving it per mission to spin its webs in the houses of men To this legendary act that made it a privileged insect, is doubtless due the popular superstition that it is unlucky to kill a spider

For the greater part of the journey

Our Lady travelled on ass-back, but occasionally she would dismount and walk for some distance carrying her precious Burden At these times there sprang up where her foot had trod a small but beautiful flower called the Rose of Jericho, or Mary's Rose

Known also as the Resurrection Plants, they never wither like ordinary flowes, but revive when placed in water after being dry for an indefinite time

Instances are on record of their doing so after lying for more than twenty vears in a drawer In the Ages of

Faith it was the firm belief that they grew nowhere except on Our Lady s route to and from Egypt, and the shephe: ds living in that barren land made much money by their sale to pilgrim k

On the southern borders of Judea St. Joseph and his charges came to the desert country Learning that it was infested with robbers who permitted no travellers to pass, St Joseph considered it wisest to pass through under cover of darkness

Going along in the faint light of th thin moon thev came to two robbers lying in the roadway while the rest f the band slumbered nearby The tw wh were th leaders, awoke and stopped th travellers when Jesus, in Mary's arms smiled at Disma

Touched by grace he turned to Gestas, who would have roughly handle the captives, and said "I beseech thee suffer thes pe:sons to pas by quietly, so that our companions who are asleep may not observe them " Gestas wa ab ut to demur s Dismas added has I will give thee fifty groats, and see take my girdle as a pl dge." And t forestall anv outry from his con rade that might have aroused the re < th band he handed him his r h elt before h h l finishiny speakin

Serine his kmnen Our Lady said to im· 'Surelv the L d Gd will grnt ti pardon for thy sins and receive t. Hi riht hand And Jesus aid· "Thirtv vear hence ·hal

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I be crucified at Jerusalem, and with Me these two thieves, Dismas on My right hand and Gestas on My left and on that day shall Dismas go before Me into Paradise i st There is another version of this gend that introduces only the Good Thief Dismas was a obber wh worked alone, lurking in some ruins and springing out thence upon unsuspecting travellers On the approach f the Holv Family, seeing it consisted buton man burdened with a woman and a child, he uttered his customar roar and rushed forth brandishing hi club. But when he reached them th club clattered harmlessly on the oad as the ferocious ruffian fell on his knees before Christ and Our Lady "Surely, he crid "if God had a Mother I wwild sav that thou art she' He led them t his hose and left them in the care o his wife This poor woman had just finished bathing her little son who was suffering ft leprosv A wave of compassion swept over Our Ladv at the sight of the leprous child and she said to its mother: If vou wilt bring me clean water wherein to bathe m Child I will render thee a se:vice''

Having bathed Jesus, Our Lady sai' to the woman: "Now place thy son in this water and lave him, when he will be cured of his leprosy" Trustingly the robber's wife obeyed and when she dried the child, lo! its skin shone white and smooth Her gratitude knew no bounds and the robber was no less grateful, providing the travellers with n abundance of provisions and going ng distance to set them safely on their wav

The little leper thus miraculously ured was also named Dismas, and as a ·rown man followed his father's trade. Being at last apprehended before Pilate, he was crucified beside Jesus on Calvary, Whom he recognised as his Lord, and repenting of his wiceked life was promised entry nto Para dise

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On the third day in the desert the Holy Family came to a palm tree growing atone by the wayside thev ested in its shade Our Ladv looked up and saw the dat clustering thicklv around the crown of the tree I do wish.'' she sighed, "that we eat gather some of that refreshing fruit St Joseph, who was worrying over their dwindling supply of water, glancd dubiously at the dates "I fea, 'tis impossible,'' he replied "Tho seest how high the branches are. That which is worrying me is how we are t rep nish ou water skins in this arid desert.

statue was surrounded bv those of three hundred and sixty-five lesser gods Attached to the temple was a hospice for travellers, and in this the Holy Family sought rest.

Suddenly a great, though yague and ill-defined, fear fell upon all in the city, and at the request of the chief inhabitants the high priest of the idol made sacrifice before it and asked the cause. As he was in the act Our Lady entered the temple, carrying Jesus in he: arms and the idol cried with a loud voice: 'It is because the Unknown God has arrived in vour midst; behold Him, who is truly God, the Son of God!"

Then Jesus, Who was lying on His mothers knee, said to the palm: Low er th branche O palm tree and re As it finished speaking it suddenly fresh Mv mother with thy fruit' At fell forwards as if hurled by an invisonce the palm bowed its frnded crest iblehand, and smashed to pieces on t at Marvs feet, so that she could pavement At the same instant all gather as much fruit as she woul the other three hundred and sixty-five When she was satisfied Jesus command. idols likewise crashed from their ped ed it to rise again, and to let the water estals, and broke to fragments on the flow forth from the stream hidden at floor or lay there on their faces like the its rots Th tree gracfully swung things of naught they were upright, and from its base gushed a News of this happening was carried tream f c water with which St. swiftly to Affrodisius the governor of seph joyf: /y filled his water-skins the city who at once set out for the As they resumed their journey Jesus tempi with his guards "See," said blessd the tree and said "One f thy the people as he passed by the govbranches shall be taken by My angel ernor is going to wreak vengeance upon and planted in My Father's garden those impious strangers who have ausfurnish henceforth the palm of vie ed the gods of Egvpt t fall in the tory for those of Mv saints who t.t dust" Affrodisius, however, when he umph over the world" entered the temple and perceived the It was a long and arduous journey idols strewn about the floor, approachfrom Judea to Egypt taking in the ed Our Lady and knelt to adore Jesus ordinary course five o: six weeks! Toe Who was seated on her lap the Holv Familv it was the more fa- Then rising, he addressed the crowd tiguing as St. Joseph prudently kept to who had assembled to witness the punthe desert parts and shunned human nishment f the strangers: 'Know ye, habitation. One day however, he was men of Sothinen, that unless this Babe so overcome by the intensity of the were the God of our gods they wuld sun that hie exclaimed to Our Lady: in nowise have fallen thus before Him "The heat here in the desert is too Bv their actions, no less than by the great; shall we not venture to go by voice of their chief have they prothe sea, so we may rest from time to claimed Him to be their Lord. Theretime in the villages?" But Jesus said, fore, if we, too, do not adore Him as "Fear not I will shorten the way" and thev have done we incur the danger of hardly had He spoken when the tower! such destruction as befell Pharaoh who, of Egypt's cities could be discerned n having hardened his heart, was drownthe distant haze ed with all his army'

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THE CHURCH IN YUNGCHOW PREFECTURE FIFTY YEARS

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In recent weeks the parish church at Kiyang witnessed the edifying sight of the ordination of the second native priest of this prefecture, Father Aloyuis Lys The Catholic Mission at Kiyang goes back to a period when passions ran high. It was built round about 1882 by a Tyrolese Franciscan, Father Kasper Fuchs, whose residence was in Kiyang

This zealous missionary was also anxious to gain a foothold in the important city of Yungchow, which has since become the seat of the Apostolic Prefecture But the attempt in those early days failed completely, says the pre sent Prefect Apostolic, the Right Rev Msgr John J Jesacher

O F M , when telling the story of the attempt and its dramatic se quel, For students at Yung chow seized the venturesome missionary and midst a shower ol stones lead him to the river It was evidently their ntention to toss their prisoner into the stream To avoid what seemed sure death, Father Fuchs, who was an able swimmer, himself dived nto the river and disappeared from view His perse cutors regarded him as good as dead, but about an hour later he landed downstream and regained his residence where he worked tor twelve more vears efore overtaken bv death

To-day after 57 years, Yung chow is furnishing a variety of ecclesiastical vocations Young Father Ly, for example, has among his relations a Franciscan missionary of Mary, and another nun who was Superior of the Orphanage before the arrival of the Luxemburg Sisters Two of his cousins are studying to become school teachers, while two of his nephews are students at a minor seminary in Kiyang

CATHOLIC LITERARY ACTIVITY IN CHINA

The Catholic press is a valuable asset in mission lands for Catholic books and periodicals penetrate into many spheres with which the missionary cannot establish direct personal contact Despite war conditions in China, the output of Catholic books has continued at a steady pace

In important contribution to contemporary Chinese Catholic literature is the translation of Canon Cristiani's Life of Christ recently published in three volumes by the Jesuit Press at Tousewe Shanghai This publica tion which supplies a long-felt want, is due to the talented pens of Fathers Ting and Ma, secular priests of the Vicariate and of Father Wang, S J The latter is editor of several Shanghai Catholic periodicals and is widely known also for his works on St Augustine and on Wang Yangming-

The Chinese translation of Cristiani's "Life of Christ" to which the Most Rev August Haouisee, SJ., Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai contributes a preface, has been most favourablv received by the public Within two months 1 500 copies were sold In the opinion of Archbishop Mario Zanin the Apostolic Dele gate, it is the outstanding publication of the vear in China

Another Catholic writer of note is Father Zi SJ also of Shanghai Father Zi is the author of a recent work ofCatholic apologetics based on com-

Thursday, January 11, 1940

INDIAN OF FAR NORTH EXPRESSES STAUNCH DEVOTION

"When you see the Great Praver Chief again," a Montagnais Indian chief told Archbishop Antoniutti, Apostolic Delegate to Canada, "tell him that the Montagnais Indians are wholeheartedly devoted to him, even if in this cold climate they are not able always. to resist evil It is only righ that we should love him, for not so long ago those who lived in this land of ice and snow never prayed, knew nothing about God, and still less about what His Son Jesus suffered for their sakes In those davs their existence wa a hard and wretched one Fortunatelv our Great lraver Chief remembered us and snt his priests to guide our fotsteps along a path leading to a better, fuller life We have lea ned," concluded the Indian spokesman for his tribe, "that the Great Prayer Chief has children in man parts of the world who: a ions cause him acute anxiety Unable to give him material assistance in his troubles we shall at least do all we can to help him with our prayers "

MISSIONARIES CIVILISE BACKWOODS OF SOUTH AMERICA

In days gne by, when to the Puritan oi New England the Red Man of North America was smm ply a human panther of the for et who ought to be either xter minatel or kept at least beyond the pale, Jesuit mi sionaries went out into the wild: of New France to Christianise and civilise th Hurons, Iroquois and other In chian tribes

In South America the work f the Jesuits in their famous Reduc tions in Paraguay is well known It would probably be no exaggeration to sav that ever since in the sixteenth century the native o the New World were first brought into contact with the peoples of Europe, they found in the Catho lic missionary their best- in certain instances, their only friend True to their great traditions, n oth n th and south America, amongst the Eskimos of the Arctic Snows the backward tribes of th tropical jungle of Venezuela and the descendants of the Incas mn the secluded valleys of the Peruvian \ndes, Catholic missionaries are to- lay still devoting time and labour to the splendid task of civi ing the original nhabitant the two great continents \ case in point is provide I B the activities at Puerto Merizalde n the Valle district of Colomba of the Spanish Recollects Not long ago they established here a new village for the Indians amongst whom they are working They opened an elementary day school for Indian boys and girls, ome of whom come from no inconsiderable distance everv da to attend their lessons Pupils of both sexes now total 360 Not cnl the missionaries teach their little Indian charges to read and write, but they also provide cilities 'or the bovs to learn a trade and for the girls to acquire knowledge of domestic economy

parative religion In another book he has just brought out dealing with moral problems he has made skilful use of the Question Box method Father Zi contributes, too, a preface to a recent translation of Father Hoornaert's well known work Le Combat de la Purete."

Revolution MENACE OF BOLSHEVISM World

London \ warning that "Bolshevism may sweep civilisation before it and what it failed to achieve m Spain may be successfully carried out in Germany itself and in other lands,'' is contained in the Pastoral oi Archbishop Amigo of Southwark, who, it may be recalled, was a particularly active champion of Nationalist Spain whose utterances were frequently reported in the secular press His Grace foresees Bolshevism's danger to Britain "Bolshevism, he says, penetrates unceasingly, and while men are asleep the cockle is over-sowed among the wheat Our own poor people may be badly affected by the pernicious teachings which are spread far and wide by Bolshevist propaganda'

Speaking of the Soviet atrocities in Poland, he says: We feel it to be our duty, as it is the duty of every Catholic, to protest strenuously against the bloodthirsty sacrileges committed bv the Bolshevists There is the terrible danger that Bolshevism may sweep civilisation before it The power of evil is determined to root out religion, and all who love their God and their Redeemer must stand together to resist the evil dav Now that it s allied with German Nazism, the havoc will be more widespread and we must pray most earnestly against those who will destroy civilisation and religion'

He adds: 'Catholic Spain, with fewer resources than ours, has shown us what can be done against the powers of evil."

There is one consolation amid the turmoil in Europe Events are proving stronger than the orce of propaganda and the press is beginning to see Russia for what she really is \Vhen the Red troops invaded Poland that section of the daily press which had hitherto espoused Russia's cause became white-hot with indignation

I have seldom read a more bitter or disillusioned leader than that of the "Daily Herald" on the conclusion of the Soviet-German Pact, and subsequent events have confirmed the paper in its newlyawakened enmitv to the Reds

This feeling, which was shared by other Left papers, cooled down later when it became apparent that this country, for purely practical reasons, was not prepared to ncur open Russian hostility

But now the attack on Finland is beginning to bring home to the people, as well as their leaders, the fact that Russia is as real a danger to this country as is Germany It is now publicly stated in London that the domination of the Scandinavian countries by the Soviet was part of the price that Germany paid for her free hand n western Poland To-dav with the news of Stalin's demands upon

Italy and the Vatican

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The recent exchange of visits between Pope Pius XII and King Emmanuel of Italy is to be followed, according to reports by a visit to the Pope from Signor Mussolini In view of the Pope's recent outspoken criticism of totalitarian government and the strained relations existing between Germanv and the nvasion of Catholic Poland,the extension ofgood relations between the Vatican and Italv cannot be very welcome to Hitler The Papal visit to the King was the first paid by the Pope to a temporal monarch since 1870, when Rome was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy The seizure of the Papal territory was not recognised by the Holy See, but in 1929 a settlement of the Roman question was reached with the Fascist Government A City of the Vatican wes then created over which the Pope exercises sovereignty

REAR ADMIRAL SIR HENRY HARWOOD, who in the words of the German commander showed incredible audacity" when he led successful action by three British cruisers against the pocket battleship Graf See, is a Catholic He received the first knighthood of the war-the K.CBand at the same time was promoted from Commodore to Rear Admiral

and has full legal executive and judicial powers

This State has an area of only 109 acres and a population of rather less than 1,500, its own railway station, postal facilities and coinage

At the same time, the position of the Church in Italy was regulated and the financial claims of the Holy See against Italy in consequenee of its loss of temporal power in 1870 were settled

The Pope is pledged to perpetual neutrality in respect of political disputes between governments and his guidance is given mainly in the form of eneyclicals. His most recent encyclical, Summi Pontificatus " issued on October 27, 1939, constituted a severe indictment of totalitarian government

FORTITUDE OF TURKS

Despite their own preoccupations, the Governments and the people of both neutral and warring nations are showing their sympathy for Turkey in the appalling catastrophe which has overwhelmed her by donations of money and messages of sympathy The British, French, Rumanian, Iranian and other Governments have made prompt contibutions to the Turkish Relief Fund

The vast area affected by the earthquake in north-eastern Anatolia, estimated at 60,000 square miles, and destruction of communications, make the task of relief an immensely difficult one Thousands who escaped the destruction wrought by the upheaval itelf have died from exposure in the bitter winter weather of the Anatolian highlands, while floods are now engulfing large areas of the countryside

It is extremelv unlikely that the disster will weaken Tukey's diplomatic osition as a great Power, or her deermination to remain the keystone of ability in the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, alnough no doubt Germany and pos1bly Russia also, is hoping for such n outcome

The Soviet Government has adopted in unfriendly attitude ever since the ailure of its attempt to drive a wedge between Turkey and the Allies in October.

The renewed report of Russian miliarv activitv in the Caucasus and on he borders of Iran and Afghanistan who are Turkey's partners in the Saadbad Pact, may have some connection with the disorganisation caused by the earthquake in Turkey's frontier districts

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Roumania comes the hint that that was not the full price The "democratic, peace-loving'' veil has been torn aside by Stalin, and he stands revealed in the full panoply of his aggressive, imperialistic aims

The warning in Osservatore Romano'' is beginning now to find an echo in Britain The Vatican paper speaks of the serious efiect" of the Soviet invasion of Finland "on the many aspects of the present war'

"Those who have followed Moscow's action,"' t says, "can measure the abyss of brutality, ruin and blood which flows between action and words;' and it declares the Finnish campaign to be part of a huge plan for setting up Bolshevism in Northern Europe and the Balkans

The "Observer" quoted the prophecies of the Norwegian press that Russia had embarked on a Bolshevist crusade to conquer Europe One paper said: "This is world revolution on the march "

The "Daily Telegraph" refers to the fulsome praise of Russia which the Dean of Canterbury has written in a current periodical with the comment: "Events that have happened since he wrote seem to have placed Dr Hewlett Johnson in a very queer position"

Catholic opinion for some time past has inclined to the belief that the war may develop into a struggle between Christian civilisation and Bolshevism. Events of the past few weeks do not give cause for modifying it.

The "Sunday Times" is provoked to exclaim: "What nonsense it all makes of the pro-Soviet propaganda as conducted in this country for years past!" And the "Times" says that the open proclamation of Russian contempt for the rights of small nations on her northern borders must cause anxiety among the Balkan States, while it brands the visit whole situation as "alarming''

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Thursday, January 11, 1940.

Polish Bishop Eludes Reds

His Excellency Count Edward O'Rourke, formerly Bishop of Danzig, has escaped from the advancing Bolsheviks in Eastern Poland,and is now n Rome

His Lordship, who is descended from the princely family of the O'Rourkes of Breffni, and declares himself to be "as much oi an Irishman" as his Irish kinsfolk, is awaiting an opportunity to return to Poznan, where. he was auxiliarv to his Eminence Cardinal Hlond, Archbishop of Gniezno and Poznan

Count O'Rourke's journey to Rome lasted five weeks

The war surprised me in Lithuania," he says in his impeccable English, "and I immediately left for Poznan But the march of the Germans was so rapid that I was not able to reach it, and only got to Warsaw, since the wavforwardwas alreadv closed

"Therefore I had to go back and travelled several days together with Cardinal Hlond, Primate of Poland Soon the Cardinal left for Roumania and I remained for a week in a convent near Brest-Litovsk, which, after a few days», was occupied by the Germans

The Bolsheviks were approaching from the other sideand I asked the German General to help me to escape He very kind made it possible for me to travel in a cargoingtoEastPruss1a

I got a steamer from Koen igsberg to Swinemunde, and thence to Berln As I was toll there that travel to Posen was impossible, I came to Rome

"A great part of Poland is devastated

I passed through towns and villa;es where only the chimneys remained, and the people w :re hiding in the forests It is a very sad time"

The O'Rourkes have suffered heavily in the Bolshevik invasin Two family estates are in th hands of the Reds, the Bishops brother, Count Charles, who ha three times staved to face inval ing armies, is reported to have been arrested by them, and Madame Aileen O'Rourke Brochocka a widow, with her children, only escaped over the Lithuanian border after being hunted through the forests and being fired on by the Bolsheviks

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Thursday, January 11, 1940

Philip Fontaine and Paul Trout had had arguments before-many and otten-but none had held the dire threat of disruption such as this one did The truth is that Trout was scandalised because. of late, Fontaine had been very irequently in the company of a person whom Trent believed to be of bad repute He broached the matter to Fontaine one evening m the lounge of the Brindisi Inn

"By the way, Phil," he said casually, "I see you hanging round a lot lately with Joe Mullins "Yes," smiled Fontaine, "Joe's a delightful chap A bit wonky but convertible Any objectons?"

"Well, no, I can't actually object, but do you think it's going to do your reputation any good Tell me your triends, you know, and I'll tell you what you are"

Fontaine reddened with annoyance "There are many answers to an objection of that kind" he said roughly "Most of them are uncharitable On of them s: 'Tell me your thougbts about others and I'I! tell you whether you're a righteous prig' "

Trout leaned forward angrily "You're going petty far, Phil," he said, obviously striving to control his words

Well, you asked for it There are only two possible ways of life of a positive sort in the modern world Either you flee into the desert and associate only with the other hermits, or you stay in the world and try and right it If you take the latter course you've no title to be shocked or mortified if people ascribe the spirit of the world to you'

"That's all very we!l," Trout replied heatedly, "but there are certain stigmas I jolly well won't tolerate And if yore fool enough to do so, Ill just have to cut loose from you

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That's a hasty judgment for a Christian chap, Paui,'said Fontaine with a suddeu gentleness

You are presuming to do a good deal more than Christ did The Magdalen was constantly of His company and, mark you, was conspicuously present at Calvary when manv of the Saints were hiding under beds m 'Jerusalem Christ was jeered at for being 'the Friend of sinners,' and He never repudiated the charge ln<leed I suspect He gloried in it because He once declared He was come to seek and to save that which was lost."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Phil I was a bit hasty, but don't you think personal repute counts for anything?"

"Too right, I do,'said Fontaine, with gusto, "but a man's personal life s his zhiei title to good repute Ii Christ's work can be done among 1he sinners then a man must do it and let the world think what it likes After all, if Christ wants you to do His work, He will surely look after your repute and everyrhing else 'Seek ve first the Kingdom oi God aid His justice, andall these things will be added unto you' "

"I suppose, then, that Ive really been going n ior pride in a big wav My attitude has been basically that I couldn't bear for people to think that I, Paul Trout, could do such things hnybody else but surely not me'

"No I don't think that's the whole truth I think to some extent vou have been motivated by a right pride n vour manhood But I think charity transcends all

Government Party

BRANDED "LEGALISED TREASON" BY JESUIT

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In an address condemntory ot party government, the Rev Edward Dowling, SJ , of St Louis, an associate editor of The Queen's Mork,'' national organ oi the Sodalitv oi Our Lady told the 45th Annual Conference on Government of the National Municipal League here, that it was his belief that party government was "legalised trason,' adding the thought that democracy would never be realised until there is "public ownership and operation of government '

Father Dowling who is one oi the few priests who holds an active membership in a union, spoke before the group session on lroportional Representation, which s designed to reak the mono]oly of the party machine by recognising the political rights of the voters in proportion to their numbers He urged consideration for the Proxy Revision plan oi Proportional Representation, which he is experimenting with at Ursuline Academy, Kirkwood Mo, and the University of Detroit

The essential features of the plan are all executive officers are appointed by a representative council, the members of which cast as many votes on every issue

as there were votes or proxies cast for them

An attack on the Nazi party in Berlin, the Fascist party in ome or the Bolshevik party in Leningrad is what I would like to reproduce here for a few minutes in Indianapolis,'' Father Dowling said In the words of George Washington, I think that not merely the hoodlum parties of Europe are vicious, but that the American parties of Roosevelt and Landon are baneful, distracters of public councils, and enfeeblers oi public administrations, the cause of disorders and miseries, kindlers of jealousies, animosities and corruption-' believe with Lord Halifax that 'the best kind of party s, in some sort, a conpiracy against the nation' legalised treason We will never have a democracy until we get public ownership and operation of government

''We will never have socialisation of civil society as long as we allow the turn-over of proprietorship and operation of our government by quadrennial franchises to either of those two great public utilities, the Democratic or Republican parties.

"That sounds dismal and aca demic because we have failed to realise that an alternative to political parties is available Heretofore political parties have been the nonfilterable virus in the \merican political body but Proportional Representation has started to filter out these parties and develop healthy groupings in their nlce

other considerations You can find the answer to all these problems in the New Testament Christ, for instance, mixed with people of low repute to such an extent that they accused Him of being a wine-bibber and drunkard You would have thought Christ would not have permitted a breath of scandal to touch His character. Yet He permitted it not only in His own regard but also in regard to His Mother Think of the dreadful doubts in Joseph's mind about the virginity of his wife until the angel cleared up the matter."

Trout looked a little shamefaced "T'm airaid, Phil," he said, "that my spirit is not as big as I thought I sort of got hit up over this one question of reputatioa to the exclusion of everything else."

"I think vou blame vourself unluly," replied Fontaine "It's natural to want honour and respect from the world. Yet it's only a creature and must be giv-

en up if Christ's work demands it t Paul confessed that he and his disciples had become fools for Christ's sake Oi course it's a different matter if bad associa:ions begin to sap your spiritual ife and become proximate occasions of sin But the mere aspect of what the world thinks is neither here nor there When you begin to worry about it unluly you'll find that you've merely had a chronic attack of vanity and incidentallv that if vou mind t very much you'll get no real work done"

Trout was smiling in the old way now, because he'd got it off his chest "I guess I was in danger of becoming a righteous prig,'' he said

Fontaine now looked confused. "Oh, forget that," he pleaded, "I run a bit wild with rhetoric occasionally But I've never forgotten how Chesterton's Father Brown used to solve those crimes He was able to enter the criminal's mind by realising he was quite capable of doing similar things"

"Phil," said Trout, suddenly and slyly, "do you think our joint reputations could stand a drink in the public bar?"

"I have my doubts," laughed Fontaine, "but let's risk it"

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It is pleasing to note that Mr Jack Carroll has been included in the 21 players selected to practise for the Goldfields v South Australia cricket match, to be played on February 7 and 8 at the Kalgoorlie Oval Mr Carroll compiled 105 not out last Sunday. He has shown b illiant form this season

Another popular choice is Mr W Schwan, also an ex-student of CBC, Kalgoorlie

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London

The suppression of the Communist Party in France and the vigorous measures still being enacted to prevent the Reds from continuing their operations underground have served to reassure and hearten the Catholics of the country and give them a unanimity of opinion that would have been absent had it been obvious that the war was giving the

Communists the chance of fomenting interior subversion, for which they have worked for a decade

It is reported from Paris that a tractarian assault upon the Communists has been launched bv the Confederation Generale du Travail (General Trades Union Association), in which the Communist policy is described as one of lies and hypocrisy and stigmatised generally as "dirty work doomed to failure" The first tract waxes satirical over the Communist transformation from bitter enmity of Hitler into championship of surrender to his claims, and says that their slogan now is: Better to live under Hitler than die for liberty" It accuses them also of evading pronouncement of the Nazi-Soviet Pact and of abusing those who are working for the true interest of the workers in such terms as social traitors and reactionaries The workers, it concludes, will not be deceived bv those who turn like weathercocks from the crudest chauvinism to the most complete and degrading defeatism

Police action against Communists still continues in France. Ten of them, including several municipal councillors, were arrested recently, and the houses of former high officials of the party have been searched In one house there were discovered roneographed subversive tracts and an edition of the suppressed paper, "Humanite," produced by the same process

Ramifications.

Some idea of the ramifications of the Communist Party in France and the innocuous names under which its affiliated bodies disguised their activities is conveved in an article in the French weekly, Gringoire" (a journal of the Right), quoted here by the "Weekly Review "

An official list shows that over 50 groups have so far been the objects of police action; their funds have been sequestrated, and their journals suppressed These groups do not represent the total working in the Communist inter est, and the police purge still continues

A large number of the societies bear labels in which the words Peace, Liberty, International Solidarity, etc, are prominent Others have selected titles which cloak their true identity and are calculated to enlist the support of people through humanitarian appeal Among the latter are organisations ostensibly formed to help refugees from Germany, Spain, Poland and other countries

The chief lesson to be learned from the names, however, is the extent of Communist penetration into all forms of the national life

In the fields of sport, culture, travel, business, local government and among youth the party had aken root through camouflaged affiliations, as Gringoire? states, against which the workers were inadequately put on their guard Such societies were the Association of Camping Friends, General Federation of Artisans and Small Merchants Association of Municipal and Departmental Study and Information, Popular Tourist Association of the Paris Region, Fraternity of Modern Working Tailors and the French section of the International Association of Writers for the Defence of Culture

Thursday, January 11, 1940

Communism

These tactics are similar to methods employed in this country, where the Communists run cultural groups, camps and cycling clubs under names which effectively hide their real character It was onlya year or so ago that a Catholic youth organisation from London found themselves encamped in the Isle of Wight alongside a large group of youths belonging to an east end sports organisation They turned out to be Communists, and when the Catholic boys held a procession of the Blessed Sacrament through their camp, it was to the accompaniment of a stream of jeers and blasphemy from their neighbours

It is now stated officially that the police raids in France brought to light huge masses of printed propaganda matter-tracts and pamphlets for house-to-house delivery, and posters for the walls of public buildings The printing bills, it is said, must have been enormous

"Gringoire" is somewhat perturbed that a number of groups undoubtedly affiliated to the Third International hould have escaped police attention, and it quotes the names of eight whose activities have been notorious It auks also: "What has become f the thousands of secretaries, eli tors, employees, propagandits, who made the enormous machine function? How do thev live now? It is clear that thev cstinue to sign their receipts from the very powerful budget"

The eradication Communism from France will undoubted lv be a tremendous task But what will tell against it more, per haps, than anything else is th complete alienation of fficial labour Speeches, accusing the Communist party of treason by its defeatism and intrigue toward internal disorder, continue to be made by the workers' leaders A experience of British Commun ism shows, without labour's help it can make no tangible headway among the working classes

NAZI-SOVIET VICTORY WOULD KILL

U.S.A. DEMOCRACY STATES JESUIT

St Louis, U SA

"If Nazi Germany and Com munistic Russia were to win in Europe, we won't last three years with a democracy in the United States and that without a soldier setting foot on this ground," said Father Francis P Le Buffe, °.J f "A, : " th , manager o merrca, te Jesuit review, at a public open forum at Webster College near here

Our Constitution will last as long as the voters want it, Father Le Buffe said If we forget the checks on totalitarianism, democracy won't stand These checks, he said, are belief in God and respect for the rights of man

The present situation in Europe has a tremendous impact on us in this country, he said Should France and England be beaten, with the United States ripe for totalitarianism through our disregard for or denial of God and the rights of man in places of higher learning and among the youth of our country, those below 35 and years, we wour go down without an army ever entering our country

Thursday, January 11, 1940

TBy REV A. V LITTLEDALE, in the "Catholic Gazette"

HE name, National Socialism, is new, and it is, therefore, natural to think that the idea and the programme for which it stands are, equally, of post-war origin, the result of the economic and political depression of Germany, the almost exclusive creation of the imagination and driving power of Adolf Hitler, the founder of the Party Thus, some would blame the peace treaties, others Communism, for the creation of the Nazi programme; while the enemies of the regime sometimes speak as if the death of the leader, and perhaps one or two others, would involve the extinction of the system Such a view would be most misleading

Without denying the influence of the peace treaties and the powerful factor of Hitler's personaiity, the Nazi philosophy (Weltanschauung") is far from being merely a reaction to certain conditions of a temporary nature Its essential factors can be discerned as a continuous, powerful, and half-hidden current surging through the German development, though only occasionally appearing on the surface as a tidal wave-the latest, and the most violent being Nazism "UNIVERSALISTIC."

The characteristic of the German genius is a certain wideness of vision which is able to view things synthetically, that is, as parts of a whole, a sense of unity in which the parts are integrated, and from which they draw their significance This is shown in the German language with its innumerable compounded words, and with its sentences so massively built up and compacted-a marvellous medium of forceful express1on

And this language differs from the other great languages of Europe in having few words of foreign importation, and is, therefore, the spontaneous expression of the German soul.

The geographical position of the German people, with their uncertain boundaries, a more or less fluid mass in the middle of Europe, made them more sensible of the unitv of that Continent, and less of the sharp division of the separate nations So it was that France and Spain achieved national unitv centuries before Germany, whereas the latter held on to the idea of the Holy Roman Empire long after it could be realised The same "universalistic" tendency is seen in the German philosophers, for example, n Hegel, who considered the whole of realitv and the whole of history as the Absolute progressivey achieving self-consciousness and realising himself; also in Karl Marx, with his interpretaton of history as the triumph of the proletariat working itself out in accordance with fixed laws

"IN THE AIR."

Now, this synthetic ower of thought, the ability to see the one in the many is very necessary both in theory and in action We know how Europe suffers from its acute divisions and the loss of that sense of unitv which t had in Catholic davs We know what evil had resulted from the divorce of moral from econo m1c science, not to merton of physical science in genera! from sound metaphysics

"POLITICAL "

It is not merely a trumped-up charge designed to cover acts of hostility to the Church The charge is, in fact, true, taking "political" to cover that wide field which it does in the Nazi view In this view, whatever belongs to or affects the people as such-that is, as a single entity belongs to politics, whether it be in the order of thought or of action Thus, it belongs to politics exclusivelv to fix the norm of education; and though, at present, religious functions in Church are cosidered to be private, and are therefore, for the ordinary people, unhindered, they are logically at variance with the system

ADOLF HITLER. "Think on the Fuhrer "

But the danger of this faculty of generalisation is the failure of the power of analysis; which is the power of reasoning, of neglecting certain facts for the sake of the system, and of building, as we say, "in the air"

In practical life, this will be shown by the neglect or denial of personal or collective rights which stand in the way of the unification to be imposed True philosophy, such as Scholasticism at its best, uses in due proportion analysis and synthesis; and the true ordering of society incorporates all groups in the whole without destroying the properties of each groupthat is the corporatism of Pope Pius XI Thus, Marxism is false through its defective analvsis of human motives and through ts neglect of factors which are opposed to it. And National Socialism s bad, because, in the interests of an absolute unification, it overrides, with svstematic ruthlessness, and crushes whatever claims to live bv ts own right

National Socialism is, then, the German power of synthesis expressed in a perverted form, and carried to its highest degree

It applies both within and without the German Reich, though n both spheres ts principle s the supremacy of the German Volk, or people considered as one throughout space and time Within the Reich this means, in practice, the supremacy of the State, the organ of the Volk, and, in particular of the Fuhrer, in whom the spirit and will of the Volk is considered to find the most complete expression

This knowledge of the Fuhrer's "mission''is not, of course, arrived at by any rational process, but t s a quasi-mythical intuition on his part, and admits of no opposition The State being the interpreter and the executor of the "eternal destiny" of the German people, everything which concerns that destiny falls within its scope Consequently, the word "political" embraces, or can be made to embrace, all that affects the people, whether science, art, or religion, and, if any of these seek to affect the people n a way different from what the State conceives to be in their interest, then it can be accused of encroaching on the sphere of politics

This is the explanation of the charge of "political Catholicism."

can halt the drive to supremacy exercised in the name of the German people It is an irrational subconscious urge which is ielt to be superior to reason, and which carries all before it

In fact, a form of "political" religious service seems to be stedily evolving, which precedes important demonstrations It is called 'Fuhrerverehrung" (strictly worship, perhaps only veneration of the Fuhrer)

There is a reading from 'Mein Kampf,'' a few minutes' silence in which they "think on the Fuhrer,'an address, a hymn And listeners to the Nuremberg Party Congress will notice the solemn recitation of those, from 1922 to the present, killed for the Nazi causea Nazi Martyrology it includes, of course, the two executed for the murder of Dolliuss) All this in addition to Rosenberg's liturgy

No doubt, then, it is designed to supplant Christian forms of worship in due course There is no room for an independent Church The situation recalls the quarrels between the mediaval Empire and Papacy, though, of course, the Emperors, with the exception of Frederick II , were always Catholic in sentiment

"DESTINY."

Internally, this process oi unification will be completed when all Germans are absorbed into the one Reich, and all their activities fall under the one control But the process does not end there, but flows bevond the ironters having as its principle the destinv''of the German race to domnate all others This s based upon the view that, of the different races of men, some are intrinsically superior to others; of these, the Jewish is the lowest, the Aryan the highest, the others occupy various stages mn between

This theorv is inherited bv National Socialism, chiefly from the writings of Houston Stewart Chamberlain, the son-in-law of Richard Wagner; and, already in 1903, another writer had affirmed that, on this ground, "we, Aryans Germans are the born masters of other peoples'

The rejection by biologists, even Germans, of this race-theory makes no difference In fact, there can be no objective science n the National Socialist Reich: all knowledge is pragmatic-that 1s, only that can be accepted as truth which is felt to be in harmony with aspirations of the German soul Hence, the intellectual decline of Germany

A distinguished scientist of Cambridge said that he had been obliged to discontinue his subscriptions to German periodicals he had taken for vears, as now thev had ceased to have anv scientific value So no amount of reasoning, no refutation on grounds of philosophy or ethics,

This irrational, quasi-mystical character is what makes the movement so dangerous; for, once men have discarded reason, they perforce assimilate themselves to the brutes (homo, cum 11011 intellexit, comparatus est jumentibus insipientibus") and are only amenable to force Also what vitiates the movement 1s that it is the perversion of something excellent in itself"corruptio optimi pessima' , This good is the unity of Europe, and of mankind, but it can only be achieved on the principles of reason and the Christian revelation, not on a false mysticism backed up by force Within the Reich, much good has been done Usury has been checked, money made subservient to the State instead of vice-versa, unemployment abolished and the lot of the worker improved, workers formed into Labour fronts with their own representatives who negotiate in cases of dispute, thus approaching a corporative order

But all these are in the order of means, and they are perverted by being ordered to an evil end, the domination of an anti-intellectual, anti-Christian, and therefore barbaric, philosophy

GERMANY SUPPRESSES ANTI-COMMUNISM

Berlin

German publications, including religious bulletins, are not permitted to use articles or items directed against Communism or the atheist movement, they have been informed by Nazi censorship officials

The Press had alreadv received orders not to print reports on religious life in countries at war with the Reich Anti-Communist publications have undergone a transformation Contra Komintern," which had a sub-title "Organ oi Combat of the World Anti-Communist Movement,' announced that the magazine will appear under a new name and, hereafter, will deal with the "No l enemy-Juda- " 1sm

Other anti-Communist publications have been suppressed

St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

VACANCIES FOR BOYS

In the new vear several new bovs will be taken into the Cathedral Choir

The conditions a e as follows

1 That they will e aged from 8 to 9 years (except that one or two boys aged about 10 would be taken if they had exceptional voices and a little knowledge of musid)

2 That they can produce a letter from their parish priest stating that they are exemplary Catholics and well behaved boys

3 That they like music Unless they do, nothing would recompense the boys for the amount of tjme they will have to spend practising

4 The lads chosen will receive a Bursary from His Grace the Archbishop to attend the Christian Brothers' College, St George's Terrace, but will have to provide their own uniforms and books

Ln return they will have to attend all the practices and functions at the Ca thedral at which they may be required

The little boys joining, however, will not have any night practices nor anything to attend in the Cathedral for the first twelve months

Applicants will be given several days' lessons before anv choice is made therefore no special knowledge is required of the boys (except from older applicants) Those wishing to join may present themselves at the College in St. George's Terrace on Friday morning, January 26, at 9 am The Diocesan Director of Sacred Music (Rev. Father Albert Lynch) will be in attendance

PERTH THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940.

Marriages

Sundaynext is theday appointed fortheannualreadingofthe jointPastoraloftheWestralian Hierarchy onmixed marriages Among thedecrees of the FourthPlenaryCouncilofAustraliaand New zealand,thatrelatingtothematterof mixed marriagewasof particularimportance TheBishopsnotewithregretthat,despitetheannualinstructionsgiven in allchurches,"mixedmarriages areannuallyincreasingwithlamentableresults" After setting outthe teaching oftheChurchonthesupernatural aspect of marriage and the Catholic ideal, the Pastoralproceedstoexamine the dangersof mixed marriages,particularlyasthey endangerthe faith ofthechildren Thedivergenceofoutlookbetween the partiesonthefundamentalissue of religionisstressed asasource of marital unhappiness "In the very moment of union," state the Bishops, "they standat an unspeakabledistance from each other in all that concernsthesoul-itsfaith, its hopes andaspirations"

The Pastoraltraces how compromise on the partoi the Catholic oftenarises in the home, andtheoutward manifestations of the Faith tendmoreandmoretobesuppressed The particular difficulties arising out of the education of the childrenarendicated, and how the child itself is torn between conflicting loyalties

The Pastoralconcludes that it is "rare that the Catholic does not sufferdeteriorationofsoulandthat indifference doesnotcreepin" Whereeventhe promises are kept, there is always an inability to speak and act together onwhatconcernsGod, and theChurch,the soul and the hereafter Where they arenot kept discord grows into disunion, and marriage, instead of being the help to salvation which God intended t to be ecomes a positivehindrance This s the considered opinion of the Bishops after thirtyyears' experiencefollowingthe promulgation ofthe"NeTemere''decree "Experience shows,'' declares the Pas:oral, 'thatthechiefcauseof defection in the Church is due almost entirely to mixed marriages '' . .

The promulgation ofthe "Ne Temere" decree in1908 provoked a veritable sectarianstorm People saidthe Church was completely unreasonable and high-handed. Yet after 30 years the Hierarchy, so far from relaxing the conditions of mixed marriage, wasmoved,evenatthe risk ofgreater initial defection, to make them yet more stringent All of which demonstrates beyond furtherdispute how theChurch disapproves of mixed marriages and how She is inducedtotoleratethematall only from fearofgreater evils andscandalsbeingprecipitated The almost certainspiritual shipwreck of the Catholic partyorofthechildren,orof both, is provided against by the difficulty, amounting to impossibility, of obtaining a dispensation in the case where the womanisa nonCatholic This is verv understandable In most cases it is themotheralonewhois the educatorofthechildren. Even if she doesnot enjoy a monopoly hers is the predominating influence Butgiventhebestintentionspossible,ifshe is notaCatholic,she cannot transmit the Faithto her offspring. k # t t k k t t

The most important feature ofthenewdecrees,however,s that which relatestothe series of twelve instructionswhichboth partiesmustattend Certain promisesare required from both parties toamixedmarriage,and if thesearetobe made intelligentlythenon-Catholic must understandatleastsomethingofthereligionwithwhichheorsheagreesnottointerfereandinwhich thechildren, by promisewillbe baptised andbroughtup Nor couldthepriesthaveamoralcertaintythatthepromiseswouldbe keptunlessheknewthenon-Catholic party hadatleastanelementaryunderstandingofwhattheyimplied Andtheinstructionsare nolessimportantfortheCatholicthanforthe the non-Catholic party, becausetheindifference so frequently manifested in regard tomixedmarriagesis largely duetothelack of instructiontothe people Further, the growth of immoralityhas made themarriage contractmoredifficulttoobservethaneverbefore And if itis difficultbetweenCatholics having all the spiritualadvantages of theFaith,themixed marriage willtryhumannaturebeyondwhat isreasonable

Conferences forpriests of the metropolitan area will beheldin the Chapter Hall Victoria Square, at 10 amon the following dates:

February 16 Friday, May 17

Friday, September 20 Friday, December 20

be preached by Rev Father Dwyer, C SS R , duringLentin St Mary's Cathedral

Thursday,January11,1940

The Pope Compares Marriage to a Symphony

TheHolyFather,whoisakeen musician-heusedtoplaytheviolin-spokeinmusicaltermstoa groupof1,000newly-wedswhom hereceivedattheVaticanonthe FeastofStCecilia,patronessof musicians

Inyourheartsto-dayringsthe eternalyetevernewhymn of Christian love,"saidHisHolinesS

"Perhaps, dearspouses,you maythinkitunnecessarytomention harmonywhen the perfect concordofyourhearts is oblivious to all discords But asyou know, the finestmusicalinstruments becomerapidlyoutoftune and are inconstant need ofretuning Itisthesamewithhuman minds, whosegoodintentionsareinclinedtorelax

"Thefirstcondition of harmany andofdomesticpeace betweenhusband and wife is the constantgood will ofthe two parties Daily experience teaches us that,in the words of ourgreat Manzoni (famous Italianwriter of whom the Pope is particularly fond), reasonandwrongarenot so clearly divided that each party hasonly one orthe other'

"Youmustdefendthisprecious harmony,dearspouses,withcare against the perils of discord, whetherfrominsideyourselvesor fromwithout Theyareoftenso quicklybornandsoslowtodie

OneFalseNote

'From outside, the jealou malignity of others,motherof calumnv, sometimes introduces an unsettling note of suspicion into the perfect conjugalharmony

The falsenote of one instrument issufficient to breakthe whole harmonyof a symphony

"But brief discords, that offend oratleastsurprise the ear in musicalexecution,become on the contraryanelement of beauty when by clever modulation they are made to merge into the generalconcord

"Inthe same way shouldbe treatedthepassing blows and discordsthat human weaknessis alwayslikely to introduce betweenhusbandandwife

"These discords must bestopped immediately They must merge into thebenevolent modulations of heartsreadyto forgive andreturn once moretotheold harmony, to thetuneofpeaceand of Christian lovethatto-dayenchantsyouryounghearts

TheSecret

The great apostleStPaulwill tell you the secret of this constant harmonythatisrenewedevery dayinyourdomesticlives If youhavemomentsofanger,he advises,donotyieldtotheirsuggestions;donotletthesunsleep onyouranger

"Whenthefirst shadows ofthe settingsuninviteyouto reflection and to prayer, kneel side by side beforethecrucifixthat is to watch overyoursleep Andtogether, with a sincere heart, repeat:'Our Fatherwhoartin Heaven forgive us a: we forgive them that trespass against us '

"Then thefalsenotes of illhumour will be stilled, and discords will mingle into perfect harmony, and your united souls will once more take up their canticleofgratitude to the God Who has givenyoutoeachother"

tolatetobealastingone,and not only a war-timeemergency mneasure

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HisLordshiptheBishopof Cooktown, the Most Rev ] Heavey, O S A., hasreceiveda letterofcongratulationandthe ApostolicBlessingfromtheHoly Father, Pope Pius XII,onthe occasion of his episcopalsilver jubilee

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The Apostolic Delegate,Most Rev J Panico, D D., who has, been appointed by thePope as LegatetothecentenarycelebrationsoftheChurchin New Zealand,willleaveSydneyonJanuary 20, andwillbe in New Zealandfor some weeks Mgr King willaccompanyDrPanico

k TheenthronementofMostRev DrFAHenschkeas Bishop of WaggaWagga diocese will take place onMarch 31 His Lordshipwillcontinueto reside in Juneeuntilthatdate

k Rev Owen Dudley, Superiorof theCatholic Missionary Society -who will be remembered for his recent tour in Australiahas been entrustedbvCardinal Hinsley withthepropagationofa new war-timeapostolate This takes the form of distributionamong non-Catholicsofprayercardscontainingactsoffaith,hopeand contrition,inthehopethat many may bebroughttothedispositionsnecessaryforBaptismof Desire,andsoensuresalvation, if theybecomethevictimsofair raids FatherDudleydescribes thecardas"AirRaidPrecaution No 1," andhemeans the apos-

The following prize won by th Cathedral Fet in raffle organised by th 'anada Stall may be coll ·td from Miss Walsh 99 Smith-treet Highgate Bag of ugar, Smythe, 1125 Hay-street box of groceries, Peace at Last,' Perth

k it The annual re-union and high tea for th member of the St Gertrude' ExCollegians' As ciation will be held at St Joseph's Convent South Perth, on Sunday, 28th inst Please phone B1422 or B3753 for reservation: Expupil of St, Joseph's Convents are ex tended a cordial invitation to be present also

FRANCISCANFATHERS

AustralianProvinceFormed

AnAustralianProvinceofthe FranciscanFathershasnowbeen constitutedwithitsowngoverningbody. Hithertoitwaspart oftheIrishProvince,butatthe generalchapterheldinRomeit was decidedtomakeAustraliaa separateprovince

Thenew Provincial isRev AndrewWogan,OFM;Vice-Provincial,Rev Solanus McNamara, O F M and the membersof the Council are Rev FathersMark Connaughton,OFM; Marius McAuliffe,OFM:Joseph Gleeson, O F M., andIgnatius Doggett, O F M.

MASSES AT HOLIDAY RESORTS

Scarborough Every Sundayat8amuntil further notice

NorthBeach

Every Sundayat 9 30 a m until February4,inclusive

Rockingham January 14

Thursday, January 11, 1940

VATICANLOOKINTO CONDITIONSINPOLAND

The German Government has refused the Vatican permission to send envoys into Poland to investigate the conditions of the Church there, says "La Croix."

The Holy See wishes to find out what is actually going on there through its own personal visitors and to discover the truth concerning the alleged persecution of a great number of the Polish clergy

The German refusal is considered at the Vatican as an indication that persecution is taking place and that the Germans therefore are unwilling to allow Catholic envoys to enter the counGERMANYWILLNOTLET

try Snub for Vatican

To a further request from the Vatican that the German Government might supply it with names of prisoners-of-war so that families concerned could be informed, the reply was given that the Vatican authorities should apply to the International Red Cross at Geneva

The answer came two months after the request

SON AND DAUGHTER OF MUSSOLINI MAKE THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Rome

Signor Mussolini's youngest son, Romano, aged 11 and his youngest daughter, Anna Maria, aged 10, received their first Holy Communion and the Sacrament of Confirmation on 14th ult at a private ceremony in the Villa Torlonia in Rome, where Mussolini lives

The Duce himself was present with his wife, Donna Rachele, and other members of the family

GENERAL FRANCO SAVES TWO PRIESTS FROM DEATH

Two Basque priests, condemned to death by the Spanish Government for anti-Nationalist political activities have had the sentence commuted by General Franco They will serve terms of imprisonment instead

The two priests are Father Leon Aranguren Astola, Carmelite, of Amorehieta, and Father Francisco Errasti Albisu, of Burcena

About 50 Basque priests are still in the Carmona prison, Andalusia, serving various terms for political activities, says "Euzko Deya," Basque weekly paper of Paris

CATHOLICS IN CHINA MAY BOW TO CONFUCIUS AS A PATRIOTIC EXPRESSION

Rome

The permission to take part in certain non-Catholic rites granted some years ago to Catholics in Japan and Manchuria, has been extended to those in China by the Congregation of Propaganda Fide

It is stated that rites such as the bowing of the head to certain statues and to reliefs of Confucius are an expression of patriotism, and in this Catholics may conform to general usage

Catholic Farmers' Convention

It has been announced by the National Secretariat of Catholic Action that the first Catholic Farmers' Convention will be held in Melbourne on February 3-4

Thus another milestone is reached in the eventful path of Catholic Action in Australia

The very humble beginnings of Catholic Action have developed in many spheresgradually every phaseoi Catholic life is being brought within its reach The successful formation of a number of rural groups is one of the magnificent achievements of its history

In a room in the National Secretariat at Melbourne, you may see a map of each Stateand on each map is a collection of little coloured pinsred pins for rural groups actually operating, and blue pins denoting places where

=CATHOLIC ACTION

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCE MENT

The training course of lectures for group leaders will recommence next Monday night, January 15 Parochial representatives please note

The meeting will take place in Cathedral Hall, and there will be only one lecture The speaker will be Rev Father Lalor who has recently returned from Europe He will speak on the subject listed as number five in Section B of the courseCatholie Action Abroad

For the benefit of those who are not pursuing this course of lectures we wish to announce that Father Lalor will be speaking at the Chesterton Club at a later date

rural groups are being formed To-day, barely eighteen months from the dav when the Catholic Rural Movement was inaugurated, there are over sixty groups of practical farmers, at an average of ten men to the group, who are studying the problems affecting our primary industries n the light of Catholic social teaching

The Rural Group

To those who do not understand the fundamental principles of Catholic Action in rural communities, the National Secretariat's programme for Rural Groups explains much The aims of these rural groups are described as follows:

1 The restoration to the Catholice farmer of a sense of his dignity as a farmer and of the esteem in which the Catholic Faith holds the man on the land

2 To bring country Catholics together so that they may discuss the difficulties which militate against the prosperity and stability of farming communities

3 To analyse these difficulties in the light of Catholic principles and to see what practical remedies are suggested by those Catholic principles

4 To infuse into country Catholics the determination to work out practical remedies for those difficulties and practical plans for restoring Catholics to the land, forming a truly Catholic rural society

5 To carry on the general work of Catholic Action within the farming community

6 To form a national organisation of Australian Catholic farmers

ENGLAND'S CONVERSIONS ONTHE UP GRADE:11,049

Conversions in England and Wales have been increasing again Last year 11,049 were received into the Church-398 more than in 1937

SIX MILLIONS ARE ORPHANED BY CHINA WAR New York.

The present wr in China has orphaned 6,000,000 Chinese chldren and created an army of more than 60,000,000 homeless refugees who are on the point of starvation, about 5,000,000 having been rendered homeless in recent weeks, writes Bishop Yu-Pin, Vicar Apostolic of Nanking, in the "Commonweal."

'In comparison with the need,' states the Bishop, "the aid so far extended has been pitifully inadequate Unless large-scale and prompt aid comes from abroad, millions of people cannot keep body and soul together."

Asserting that up to the beginning of the Sino-Japanese war the Catholic Church was making great strides in China, the Bishop says that in 1936 there were 3,500,000 Chinese who embraced the Faith; that there were 129 missions staffed by 12,499 persons and more than 432,000 scholars, with 415 Catholic orphanages, 230 hospitals and homes for the aged, and over 1,000 dispensaries

There were about 115 Catholic periodicals The Bishop reveals the fact that as a result of the Church's policy of encouraging native vocations, two-fifths of all the Catholic priests in China now are Chinese

How a Rural Group is formed and run are subjects too lengthy to be discussed here; suffice it to say that best results are obtained from informal discussion between the members of the groupdiscussion which is directed and kept relevant by the group leader, programmes of subjects for discussion and lists of books and pamphlets dealing with those subjects are issued bv the secretariat-for it is important to treat social problems methodicallv and to have a requisite amount ofknowledge to work on

By far the most important member of the group is the parish priest-it is he who moulds the group, although he encourages it to stand on its own feet and make its own decisionsit is he who looks after its corporate and individual spiritual life

Now, with sixty groups operating in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland the rural movement in Australia is embarking on a new era The foundations of a national organisation of Catholic Farmers have been laid-now is the time to federate all these widely scattered groups, to coordinate their activities to direct and control the rapidexpansion of the rural movement, and to consolidate the ground won So, 1f God wills the rural conference in February will give rise to a new and intensely vital organisation-an organisation of practical men to apply Catholic principles of justice and equity to our primary industriesa new and powerful army of Catholic Actionists dedicated to the cause of Christ the King

BOARD AND RESIDENCE

this office " " '

In the two previous years the figures had dropped to the 10,000 level In the earlier 1930's they had reached more than 12,000

Secular clergy this year in England and Wales number 3,783, an crease of 121, and the priests of religious Orders have increased irom 1,980 to 2010

Fifty-one new churches were opened during the past year, bringing the total up to 1,802. There are, also four new chapels, which now number 756

There are now iour secondary schools more than in 1938, the total being 542, and their pupils have increased by 421 to 60,615

The figures for the elementary schools show decreases-four fewer schools (1,449) and 3,488 iewer children (383,267)

The Catholic population of: England and Wales is estimated at 2,406,419, an increase of 31,223

Children's baptisms increased from 65,989 to 69,184 and marriages from 28,569 to 30,039

HOLY FATHER PRAISES ITALY, COMMENDS NEUTRALITY

• Rome When Signor Alfieri, the new Italian Ambassador to the Holy See, presented his credential letters to the Pope at the Vatican, His Holiness paid a warm tribute to Italv, "who, thanks to the wisdom of her Government and to her spirit, has been able up to the present to be preserved from war"

This neutrality, His Holiness said, places Italy in a favourable position to co-operate in the reestablishment of peace based on the noble principles of justice and humanity

The Pope recalled the tenth anniversarv last Februarv of the Lateran Treatv and Concordat and said that these pacts had eliminated all difficulties between the Church and her daughter Italv

Signor Alfieri was formerly Minister of Popular Culture

MURPHY Dominic In loving memry of our dear husband and father who died January 14 1935 RIP ' -Inserted by his loving wife and family IN MEMORIAM O'HALLORAN In loving memory of Mrs M O'Halloran, who died on January 10, 1939, dear friend of Mr and Mrs A F Flanagan and family North Perth ' Sweet Jesus, have mercy on her soul

FOURTEEN

H.A.C.B. Society

Metropolitan Social Council

The first meeting for 1940 will be held on Friday I2th inst at 8 pm All delegates are requested to be present On rriday, I9th inst, a river trip will be held and the Valfrida will leave No 4 Jetty Barrack-street, at 8 pm Community singing and probably dancing at th Point should make the evening enjoyable The annual pienie will be held at Keane's Point on Sunday, February I8 The prices of tickets will be as usual, and a sports programme, ineluding inter-branch relay races, will be rranged

St Kevin's Branch, Subiaco

The fortnightly meeting of the above branch held on Thursday January 4 was fairly well attended by members The president, Bro McCabe, presided over the meeting and during the course of the evening welcomed back to the branch, Bro Flynn, who has resided in the Eastern States for the past twelve months

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CATHOLIC TENNIS ASSOCIATION

By "RON."

Interstate Visitors Entertained

For the past tortnight the Association has been honoured with tne pesence ot four visiting lady members of the South Australian Catholic tennis Association I he visitors were Misses Gert Newport, Ellie Woods, Pat Mcveil and Hilda Weidenbach During their stay in this State they were cordially entertained by the WACLTA

Included in their programme was an interstate tennis match, which took place at St Mary's Club Leederville this proved a tilling encounter and resulted in a win for the local teem by 8 sets 67 games to 8 sets 66 games Summer Shield

In the 'IA" Grade, bt Kevin's and St Joachim's continued in winning vein, and now head the list with three wins apiece An interesting tussle should be witnessed when these two teams meet in the ast round on February 4 Following were the results:

A" Grade St Kevin's, I0 sets 73 games beat Nedlands 4 sets 43 games; St Joachim's. 9 sets 77 games, beat St Brigid's, 7 sets 72 games; St Mary s beat Theresians (forfeit)

B" Grade: Highgate, 9 sets 64 games, beat Theresians, T sets 70 games; St Brigid's, 13 sets 9I games beat St Joachim's 3 sets 5 games; St Mary's, IL sets, beat Nedlands, 5 sets; St Kevin's beat Columba (forfeit)

C' Grade: Highgate I2 sets 85 games beat St Kevin's, 4 sets 50 rames; Thresian eat St Joachim's forfeit)

New Year's Greetings

The executive have received many New Year greetings from well-known members of other State Associations and these are extended to all membrs of the West Australian Association rom South Australia Jack Clarke, Gus Kinnear, Bill Scanlon, Ted Gurry

Geo Scantlebury, Geo Walters, Cliff Barnett Lorna Scheid and Julie Hartnett. From Victoria: Ted Hehir, Tom Power, Gerry O'Connor, Bill Stainthorpe, Vin Casey, Jim O'Farrell, Jack Kyme, and L ·s Winzer From New South Wales ack and Theo. Kenneally, Herb Madden, Mav Griddis, Aussie Glackin, Theo Quilty and Jim Liddy From Queensland· Jack O'Shea Frank Byrne Bill Slattery and J Rooney From Tasania: Terry Mackey, Barney Lynch and M Hayes From New Zealand: Miss Brennan Bunbury Trip Cancelled

The executive regret to announce that due t unforeseen circumstances,

ARRESTS

IN BOHEMIA: VATICAN RECEIVES A REPORT FROM PRAGUE

From Rome "The Times" correspondent reports that one of the eftects of the recent disorders m Bohemia has been a renewal of the attacks against the Catholics there, whose unhappy position is described at length m a report which has just reached the vatican from Mgr. Antonio Eltschkner, Auxiliary Bishop in Prague

Although no Catholic, the report states, has been implicated as such in the disorders, the Nazi authorities have nevertheless seized the occasion to extend their persecution of all Catholics withoutdistinction

Three priests and +0 of the faithful have been arbitrarily arrested on the charge of having been in communication with Catholics resident in countries hostile to Germany with the object of fomenting disorders in former Czechoslovak territory

It is understood savs "The Times" correspondent, that the Vatican, in forwarding a copyoi the report to the Reich Government has asked for an explanation, and that should this not be forthcoming a formal protest will probably be made in Berlin

the annual Association trip to Bunbury, which was to be held on the coming long week-end (January 27-29), has been cancelled

NEDLANDS CLUB medal tournament ha. been arranged for Sunday, January 14, frm 2 to 4 pm Members and their friends may participate, and should commence play as early a: possible Only the usual ball-fee will be charged. A special coaching class is held at Saturday afternoons at 230 p m

London Court Single Strings 9d. each

Thursday, January 11, 1940.

Racing Selections

By1he Hawk'

HELENA VALE CLUB

Saturday, January 13, 1940 (Before Acceptances.)

Bellevue Breeders: t Omer, 1; Old Idea, ; Agrionette 3

Bassendean Plate: Samoan Clipper, 1; ±ue by, 2; Headfern, 3. Bassendean Purse: Castanea l; Great Areat 2; Snow Gal 3. Helena Vale Handicap: Sun Vin, 1; Silvarra, 2; mMulewa maid 3

Greenmount Maiden: Giglock, 1: Nothg venture, z; Prince mnerab, 3

Kalamunda Welter: Poesia, 1; Great Sign, Z; eptima, 3

Trotting elections

GLOUCESTER PARK

Saturday, January 13, 1940

W.A Breeders' Handicap: Lena Mcbee, 1; Thebes, 2; Sunstretta, 3

Bridgetown Handicap: Fair Antique, 1; Venmavis 2; Golaen Vanity, 3

Bunbuy Handicap: Lady Araby, 1; Pleasant Surprise, 2; James Direct 3

Busselton Handicap: Earl Mavista, 1; Bright Wala, 2; leasant Boy, 3

Perth Handicap: Wilna's Gift 1; Golden Cross, 2; Bright Gus 3

Harvey Handicap: Royal Doon, 1; Valacare, 2; Percy Fair, 3

Manjimup Handicap: Glen Wiltrea, 1; Lulu Gold, 2; Violet Globe, 3

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Thursday, January 11, 1940

Annual

The annual conference of the teachers in the diocesan schools will be held at Victoria Square Schools on MondayJanuary 29, 1940 the week previous to the re-opening of schools This conference will return to the group discussions and the following interesting programme will be followed:-

Monday, January 29:

1st Session (9 to 1030): Rev Father A Lynch will lecture on Gregorian Chant

2n<l Session (11 to 11.30): Rev Dr. Sullivan will speak on the Propagation of the Faith 3rd Session (1130 to. 12): A meeting of Sports Mistresses in Metropolitan Schools

Tuesday, January 30:

The opening address by Rev Dr. McMahon will be given to the assembled teachers at 9 am Al! teachers are requested to attend

1st Session (930 to 1030) Four groups will be located in different classrooms, and each will be conducted by a priest

Group I.: For teachers of children up to 8 years.

Subject of Discussion: First Confession Leader of Discussion: Rev Father J Wallace BSe

Group II : For teachers of children from 8 to 10 years

Subject of Discussion: Holy Communion Leader of Discussion: Rev Father T Perrott, SJ.

Group III: For teachers of children from 12 to 14 years

Group IV: For teachers of children from 14 onwards

Subject of Discussion: The Sacrament of Matrimony

Leader of Discussion: Very Rev Father J Fahey, D O Groups III and IV are combined for this discussion

2nd Session (11 to 12 noon):

Group I. Up to 8 years

Subject of Discussion: First Confession and First Holy Communion Leader of Discussion: Rev Father J Wallace, BSc

Group II For 8 to 12 years

Subject of Discussion: Holy Communion Leader of Discussion: Rev Father T Perrott, SJ

Group III.: For 12 to 14 years

Group IV : For 14 years and after

Subject ofi Discussion: The Sacra ment of Marriage Leader of Discussion: Very Rev Father J Fahey, DSO

Groups II and IV are combined for this subject

The aim of the priest-leaders is to outline for the teachers what they should teach to these various groupages They hope to speak to the children through the teachers The teachers will reap the greatest benefit from these discussion groups if they prepare for them from this onwards and have their questions and difficulties ready to submit to the group

The priest-leaders will follow the diocesan programme and teachers are recommended to read the references listed here:

For Group I : cf pp 21-22, in The Perth Scheme For Group II.: cf. pp 29-33, in The Perth Scheme. For Groups III and IV: Letters of Christian DoctrineFather De Zulueta, s J. Cardinal Gasparri's Catechism

Wednesday, January 31:

1st Session (9.30 to 10.30):

Group I: Up to 8 years

Subject of Discussion Pray the Mass Leader of Discussion· Rev J T McMahon, M A , PhD

Group II:8 to 12 years

Subject for Discussion: The Sacrament of Penance Leader of Discussion: Rev Father J Wallace, B Sc.

Group III.: 12 to 14 years

Group IV: 14 years and onwards

Subject for Discussion: The Sacrament of the Blessed Eucharist Leader of Discussion: Rev Father T Perrott, SJ

Groups II and IV are combined for this discussion

2nd. Session (11 to 12 noon):

Group I.: Up to 8 years

Subject for Discussion: Pray the Mass Leader of Discussion: Rev J T McMahon MA., PhD

Group II: 8 to 12 years

Subject for Discussion: The Sacrament of Penance

Leader of Discussion Rev Father I

Wallace BSc

Group III: 12 to 14 years

Group IV: 14 vears and onwards

Subject for Discussion: The Sacra ment of the Blessed Eucharist

Leader of Discussion Re Father T Perrott SJ

Groups TH and IV. are combined for this discussion

Here again much will depend on the teachers' preparation from now onwards There are so many valuable references on the Sacraments of Penance and the Blessed Eucharist listed in The Perth Scheme cf, especially pp 40-41 and 29-30), that one of them should be available to every teacher of these grades into which he or she will dip frequently during the months before the conference In larger communities, where there are several teachers of the same group-ages, one of these books could be read and discussed in common

Thursday, February 1, 1940: 1st Session (930 to 10.30):

Group I. Up to 8 years

Subject for Discussion: The Teaching of Prayers Leader of Discussion: Rev E Sullivan, DD, DPh

Group II: 8 to 12 years

Group III: 12 to 14 years

Subject for Discussion: Pray the Mass Leader of Discussion: Rev J T McMahon M A. PhD

For this discussion Groups II and III are combined

Group IV : 14 years and onwards

Subject for Discussion: Social Questions

Leader of Discussion: Rev Father F Cahill, CSS.R

2nd Session (11 to 12 noon) :

Group I.: Up to 8 years

Subject for Discussion: Doctrine prescribed for these Grades

Leader of Discussion: Rev E Sullivan, DD., DPh

Group II: 8 to 12 years

Group III: 12 to 14 years

Subject for Discussion: Pray the Mass.

Leader of Discussion: Rev J T McMahon, M A PhD

For this discussion Grouus II and III are combined

Group IV: 14 years and after

Subject for Discussion: Social Questions

Leader of Discussion: Rev Father F Cahill, CSSR.

For the teaching of prayers to the little ones we recommend Father Roche, SJ-any of his books: A Child's Prayer to Jesus, The Children's Bread, Talks for Little Ones (English CTS), is worth careful reading

For the Mass some one of the books of reference listed in our text book should be read To rekindle the spark of enthusiasm for the Missal we recommend teachers of pupils of 12 years and upwards to read slowly and meditativelv the books by Father Martindale SJ., eg The Mind of the Missal, The Words of the Missal, The Prayers of the Missal.

For social topics, the CTS pamphlets are excellent The Catholic Evidence Guild in Secondary Schools, by Sister M 1Anselm (E J Dwyer, Sydney, price 1'3) outlines the method that can be used in this group

The Subject Matter of Religion

This conference will be the foundation of a series that will continue each vear until the whole content oi Christian Doctrine is discussed and understood We are concentrating en what we are to teach. For years past we have emphasised the how of teaching religion, and the ideal and spirit in all we teach is now well grasped In my recent book: Teaching to Think in Religion (E J Dwyer

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Sydney), a copy of which has been sent to every school in the Archdiocese, the ideal is presented and apnlication made to our work in the class-rooms It is a small book, but it is my earnest hope that it will set our minds working, questioning and reviewing our teaching of religion for if we do not lead our pupils to think about their Faith, then we are just beating the air, and we have not equipped them to face the conditions of living when the school gates close upon them for the last time Reding this book will stimulate teachers to prepare better for their great work. If there is no time for preparation, well then we are neglecting the one thing necessary

I wish to thank most sincerely those priests who have undertaken to lead the group discussions The teachers will welcome this new form of conference, and they will appreciate it The priest-leaders have promised to send me a detailed synopsis of their talks whnch we hope to have printed as a booklet, so that each teacher will have a copy while attending the discussions The only return the priest-leaders ask of the diocesan teachers is that they come in all humility to learn something more about the difficult work of Religious Education Consequently tetaking is recommended during the group talks

All teachers attending the conference lectures are requested to bring with them

1 A copy of The Perth Scheme

2 A copy of The Catechism (the large red one)

3 A copy of Pray the Mass Part I for Elementary Schools Part II for High Schools)

4A note book 5 Some copies of Teaching to Think in Religion

Very sincerely yours, JOHN T McMAHON Diocesan Inspector

CRIPPLE WHO LIVED IN A CATHEDRAL WALL DIES. London

Mr. Gilbert Brown, the cripple for whom the late Bishop Dunn pulled down a portion of his cathedral wall at Nottingham to provide him with a home, although he was not a Catholic, is dead

He was a legless match-seller who had sheltered against the wall of Nottingham Cathedralfor years When he was eventually ordered to move away Bishop Dunn decided that he should live in the wall itself and had a little shelter built for him

Mr Brown died a Catholic He was given a funeral in the cathedral,and was buried at BulwellR.I.P

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Two oak trees have been dedicated at the heretofore treeless birthplace at New Brunswick of Joyce Kilmer, Catholic poet, author of the famous "Trees" now set to music

Kilmer served as a sergeant in the last war and was killed in action in France

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On Sunday, January 7, 1940, the first meeting of the Third Order under the new council was held in the Cathedral Hall, Murray-street There was a good attendance in spite of the heat.' Rev Alan Johnston th Spiritual Director introduced Rev Fther Lalor who very kindly came from Highgate to give the assembled te tiaries the benefit of his sojourn in the land of the Poverello and his impressions of Assisi He spoke very feelingly of our holy founder's habit of seeing in all with whom he came in contact Our Lord Himself So, too, every tertiary should see in his neighbour of any race clime or condition Christ Himself The tertiaries thank Father Lalor fo his inspiring words

After certain business had been carried through, the membrs went to St Mary's Cathedral, where Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given by Father Johnston

The new Council consists of the fol lowing Prefect Bro Jude (Colbert) sub-prefect, Bro Dominic (Toop); secretary, Sr Angela (Carmody), traurer Sr Brigid (Brown) novice ma ter. Bro Bonaventue (Docherty) novice mistress, Sr Peter (Jones), infirmarian, Sr Joan of Ar (Mulvale); councillors, Sr Monica (Ballard), and Bro Augustine (Ryan

HERODS IN EVERY GENERATION

Father Lord in Christmas Pamphlet st. Lou U.S

That th ·re i: a godless ctatot n vey gneration is pointed out n the atest pamplet by the Rev Daniel • Lord 5.J., editot o1 "The Queen's Work," her, national organ of the Sodality of Our IL.ad

The pamphlet, entitled "The Glorious Notes of Christmas,'' was prepared as a substitute for Christmas pamphlets, since Father Lord began writing them some years ago

"There is a Herod in every generation; his name changes, but his determination remains the same: to elminate Christ's interference with his power and his plans,'' the reference states

In another such reference, Father Lord in commenting on the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents, continues: "Like all tyrants and despots, he (Herod) feared the power of the God of love. Like all dictators he thought that love could be killed with force He held the facile but historically false doctrine that power is cemented best with blood and that it is necessary for a few guiltless to die in order to as: ure the stabilitv of those who grip the land."

The pamphlet deals with the icasts within the Octaveof Christmas with the Birthdav of Christ escribed as the "beginning of man's greatest love story

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Annual Report of Ladies' Study Circle

The final meeting of the ladies' study circle took place on December I4 at the leader s home in North Perth Unfortunately, owing to sickness, ete only a few members were present, but a pleasant evening was spent by those who were able to attend

As this study group was an experiment along ditferent lines to the usual group work, it was gratifying both to the leader and her associates to find ,on review how much ground had been covered All through the year, with very few exceptions, the group had attended teetu.es on the Tueday night on Liturgy, Church History, Lives of the Saints and the history of some of the ruined Abbeys nd hurches in Great Britain Holy Scripture wa: of curse, studied the portion seleted usually being the Epistle and Gospel for the ensuing Sunday During th ltter part ot the year, a start was made with the Dia logue Mass and a study of th Mis L Prayers and a short spiritual r ding closed each meeting Whil there v meetmng I

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Cricket

W.A C.A. 1st Grade Results.

Mt Lawley, 84, v Subiaco, 4 for 78. Nortn erth 7 for 38 (dee) v. East Perth Claremont, 66 and 6 for 53, v. West Perth, 68. ? Fremantle, 166, v. NE Fremantle Not orthy Performances

Batting: Loverock (N r ) 83; Alcom UN P ) 60

Bowling: Mills (S ) 8 for 31· Mar shall wP , 6 for 2; Eyres (CJ, 6 for 28. '

Brieflets

Bowlers were on top in all but one game on Saturday Doug Marshall a veteran of the game, bowled grandly to secure 6 for 24 against Claremont, while ±yres for 'Monts against Wests did likewise to secure 6 for 28

Ossie Lovelock was vey uncertain in the early part of his innings against East Perth, but settling down he payed some very nice shots.

Although somewhat lucky, Alcom 60not out) played a very valuable innings for North Perth He has good defence The resumption of the ClaremontWest Perth match on Saturday should be very interesting Either side is capable of registering an outright win, although the odds are in favour of Wests.

Don Bradman's 'Ducks "

A new bowler, Stacpoole, got Don Bradmen first ball at Brisbane on Saturday, and thereby made a name for himself He finished the dav with 4 for 37 of six wickets down for 164

Don Bradman has been dismissed eleven times without scoring Three times he failed to break his duck' in Tests v England, the occasions being at Melbourne, in season 1932-33, when "Bouncer" Bowes skittled him first ball; at Brisbne 193637 c Fagg b Allen, and at Sydney in the same season when 'Tangy' Voce bowled him Then he went for a "duck' in a Test v West Indies, bowled Giffiths That accounts for four "ducks."

In Sheffield Shield games, Queensland bowlers have secured his wicket three times before he scored-by F Gough in 1927-28, at his first appearanee egainst Queensland; by Eddie Gilbert, and last week by Stacpoole

Tim Wall, of South Australia, bowled him for a "blob' at Sydney, 1931-2. and L J Hynes, of N SW had him caught before he scored at Sydney mn 1936-37

In England he has fallen twice for a 'duck" In 1934, J G Davies, of Cambridge University was the hro and playing against Hampshire he was out, e Mead, b Baring, 0 Dr Grace

Apart from being a wonderful crieketer Dr Grace was a fine all-round athlete, and his stamina was amazing For Gloucestershire v Kent, in 1895, he was batting, bowling or fielding while every ball was bowled, and then ran most of the way to the station to catch his train He was then 47 years of age and in that match made 257 and 73 not out

A Record Score

The enormous score of 744 was made at the Redfern Oval (Sydney) in one afternoon in 1906 Foster made 112 in 29 minutes

On the same oval on the previous day Victor Trumper made 90 in 28 minutes, hitting twelve 4's and seven 5s J B O'Neil was bowling and in one over he sent down Trumper hit the first bell out of the ground for 5. His partner Ernie Jansen followed Trumper's example Then Trumper hit another five, Jansen did likewise; then T:umper made a 4 and a five Thus, off that over there were five 5s and a four- twentv-nine runs!

A Contrast

Two instances of different rates of scoring are shown in the Test games betwwen Englnd and Australia At the Oval in August 1893, the Australians score1 857 runs from 161 balls In Avgust 1882 only 62 runs were made off 72 balls

Bi Hitting

In England the pride of place for big hitting is awarded to C i Thornton, who frequentlv hit the ball 140 yards on the full His biggest hit was made f r Gentlemn v Plavers in 1874. It measured 168 vards 2 feet. Plying in the g me, North v South. he sent the ball 152 vards George Ulvett drove a ball 130 yards and W Fellowes is said to haw hit a ball 175 yards

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Boxing

JERRY JEROME

He was an aboriginal and a boxing freak He learnt to put up his "dooks' through boxing with the would-be champions of the back blocks who knew as much of boxing as the abo did of early Victorian yachting In other words, the greatest Roman of them all, as regards the dinkum Australians, had no early tuition, but he had a wondeful turn for the fight game, as he did for track-racing and ocher athletie sport

He was practically an oid man when he first entered the ring, and believe it or not he was in hs 4th year when he became the pugilistic rage in Sydney in 1913

-Many of Jerry's fights took place in Brisbane, for he was of Queensland

There is to-day at Fremantle a wellknown figue 'Black Paddy" who in his youth could "scrap' quite a bit, and on one occasion he was matched with his fellow-countryman Jerry Jerome, for what was styled 'The Championship of the Native Race!

Now loyal Westralians who had not seen Jerry in action backed him with good coin of the realm to win, but Paddy was outclassed He was as slow as his opponent was fast, and Jerry piled up a long lead on points

Finally he put over the KO in the 16th round That was in 1912, before the Queenslander's worth was fairly recognised

Another of Jerry's Brisbane fights was with a French middleweight of repute in one Balzac, whom he overwhelmed in one round After this the Sydney Stadium people sat up and took notice, with the result that Jerry was asked to come to headquarters and meet the Frenchman in a eturn fight

The crowd filled the Stadium Jerry stepped into the ring, with his face suffused with one big grin and immediately became a great favourite with the crowd, who cheered him to the echo Did it upset Jerry? Not at all His grin grew even greater, if that were possible

The gong went Crouching low Jerry approached his opponent His abnormally long arms were extended, and his copper-brown skin gleamed under the lights Balzac surveyed him with a puzzled mien-he had not forgotten the first fight at Brisbane!

Balzac was palpably uneasy, but he was no "false-alarm'' He carried a punch of some weight, and twice he got home terific wallops, which put Jerry's grin out of action for the time being The abo showed splendid footwork and well for him that he did for this Frenchman was gaining poise, and was after his man Jerry's grin came back, as he made his opponent miss several times The crowd enjoyed the antics of the black man He was the laugh provider

To the encl of the fouth round the Frenchman had established a good lead on points In the fifth a blow from the black fist on the white body brought the fight to a finish Balzac went down, took the full count, and was carried to his corner Recovering he gazed gloomily vt his conqueror, who was waving triumphantly to several thousands of fight fans who seemingly had backed him to win

Back in Brisbane, Jerry had a fight with a big fellow named Jack Cordell, whom he outed in 2min 35sec., and it took the beaten man just about that time to regain his feet

Co:dell towered over the black, who opened proceedings with a light tap to the cheek, and a fearful punch to the bodv Cordell worked in close and let flv a broadside of body blows which caused Jerry to gasp andclinch Fmding that he could ot imprison Cordell's arms, he jumped away and as he went he had a worried look Cordell ollowed, and met a terrific swing on the jaw and two more to the body As he backed away, Jerry handed out a terrific left to the jaw and Cordell went down with a bong The black carried him to his corner, when the count was over

You see Jerry could take it-and he also had the punch

He came to Svdney in 1913 to fight on Harrv Mansfield When he stepped into the ring he received a wonderful ovation that would probably have unnerved any otherbut Jerry just grinned Mansfield weighed 12st 3lbs.-Jerry I1st 10lbs

Jerry commenced by ducking and dodging, end he brought down the house when he darted behind the referee for shelter When Mansfield

thought he had his man cornered Jerry would feint and then bound away like a flash When he clinched he grinned delightedly at the crowd f.om under Mansfields arms Suddenly in the midst of his fooling he let fly a right which had it landed would have en'ed the fight then and there It became plain that Mansfield's only chance was to stand off and use a str:ight left He did it and Jerry began to stagger The blackfellow was battered on the ropes and seemed to be suffering severelv, but ofter each dose he grinned at the crowd

So it went on until the 13th round, when Jerry rushed in and showered blows Mansfield tried to hold on He was punched off He trid to fht hack His attack was smothered with fierce punches He tried to fend His guard was beaten down He went down, took sevvn seconds, pluckily got up, and was bowled over again The towel was thrown in Next week I ll tell you_ of his great fight with Irishmen Pat Bradley-a f@ht which old-time patrons of the Svdney Stadium still spak of as one of the greatest ever

Cycling

Frank Kramer, Champion Cyclist (Continued)

Ivor Lawson, who raced in Coolgardie in several "Westrals" and Frank Kramer we.e great rivals When this pair were on the track spectators knew thev were in for thrills Lawson hed the very valuable assistance of Floyd McFarland but despite that Kramer finished the 1903 season 12 points ahead of Lawson In 1904, Kramer put up a wonderful ride to win a mile handicap race from the scratch mak in 1min 49 2-5sec, just 2-5sec outside of McFarland's world record The merit of the ride lay in the fact that there was a 40-yard gap between Kramer and his nearest opponent With a greet sprint Kramer easily caught the field and with another wonderfully sustained sprint he lashed fist past the post

Ivor Lawson back again with world's championships to his credit, met Kramer in a match but the American champion rn out a winner, and the American Sprint Championship again fell to Kramer who went to Europe in 1905. It was his first visit overseas, and he competed before he was acclimatised with the result that he rode much below expectations He was defeated in his first th:ee races

Then he struck his best form won fourteen races, including Grend Prix de Paris in which greatest sprinters in the world part

He the the took

Back he went to America, and he and Lawson met in another match event, but, unfortunately it was a fiasco In the first race as fine a finish as one could wish for was staged The judge declaed it a dead-heat Then Lawson created a sensation by refusing to line up for the second event, but a week later the match was resumed, when Lawson won the first two events while Kramer won two

The great rivalry between the pair, es was natural, was a topic of conversation wherever and whenever cyclists and their followers foregathered Lawson had several victories over Kramer, but the margin was decidedly in favour of the lattes, and so he recorded his fifth consecutive American championship

Kramer's wonderful riding on the Continent will ever be remembered He then went to England Fifteen thousand people locked to the Crystal Palace to se the man who had outridden all the champions on the Continent In London Kramer was matched with Elegaard (Denmark), Hellier (Austria), and Benyon (England) Apart from Lawson, they were the hest riders n th world et that time, vet Kramer won the three races over the quarter-mile half-mile and mile

The ease with which he won each vent endorsed the claims of his supporters that Kramer was the fastest printer the world had ever seen The ding Zimmerman and Eddie Bald o-> two d 1ling wonders of that time but Kramer ovtrode the pair

Twice in these matches Kramer rode 147 yards in 8 2-5ec He defeated Maver in a match and then went on to win the Grand Prix de Paris and eight successive match races Returning to America Kramer defeated a cvcling star in Harding Downing, and once more he and Lawson

Turning his attention to motor pacing he defeated Moran in two heats, and later, once again, won the American Sp nt Championship In the 1907 season he came up against stiff bpposition in an AustralianA J Clark-but neither he nor Lawson was capable of subduing Kramer, for in he five-mile National Championship Kr:mer beat the pair Lawson's supporters clamoured for a three-mile paced race McFarland, of course pace; Lawson while A ' J Cla ke did likewise for Kramer Clarke wnt t the front early with Kramer, but McFarland forced him to ride herd to maintain the lead With two laps to go, McFarland began to creep up on the outside with Lawson, and Clarke was compelled to let Kramer go. sooner than he had planned, but Kramer, riding a wonde:ful race, held the lead and at the end had a bit in hand

(To be concluded next week)

TROTTING.

There will be a meeting at Gloucester Park on Saturday The programme comprises seven events, commencing with a Breeders' Handicap, 1l miles All the other events are over 1 mile 5 furlongs, five of the races being for the 221 class and one the Perth Handicap, for the 2.14 class In this event the backmarker is Ear! Pronto 60bhd

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The Frementle Cup is worth £800, and first and second horses in the divisions on Saturday night, January 27, will be eligible to compete in the Final on Monday night January 29 The distance of the race is 1 mile 5 furlongs, and is for horses handicapped at 221 and better were matched A huge crowd turned up to watch these cyclng aces in opposition Lawson won the first heat, but as Kramer was interfered with it was declared no race" Lawson would not retun to the track and Kramer was declared the winner They met again and this time Kramer made no mistake, winning by a length after a fierce struggle over the last 300 yards

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Osborne Park -- Wanneroo

On Monday, December 18, His Grace the Archbishop, accompanied by the Rev Father Rafferty visited the Osborne Pa.k Parish for the purpose of crowning the successful candidate in the Osborne Park-Wanneroo Queen Competition Miss Mary White Beore placing the coveted crown on the head of the Queen, His Grace addressed the people, thanking them for the splendid work they had done for the competition and congratulating the successful candidate on her victory He considered the other candidates also worthy of considerable praise His Grace concluded by assuring parishioners that it was a pleasure for him to come to Osborne Park to perform this crowning ceremony and to mak- the presentations of the evening

He then thanked Miss May Hart for the assistance given in preparing the ceremonial of the occasion; M. Wannells band, the master of ceremonies (Mr Gillett) and Mrs Healy (the organiser of the Coronation Dance+ Immediately prior to the presentation the Herald entered the hall, and taking her place at the stage announced the several Princesses who with their retinues took their places on the stage At length the Queen was announced, and after having taken her place at the throne, His Gra the Archbishop performed the crowning ceremony and made the presentations to the Princesses The Herald was Miss Eileen Branch

The Queen, Miss Mary White, was aecompanied by Misses Kathleen and Doreen Kennedy as ladies(in-waiting Misses Lorna White and Noreen Healy as flower girls; Misses Valma White and Mary Healy as train-bearers; Misses Lily Somers (crown bearer), and Flossie Somers torb and sceptre)

The first Princess, Miss Alvyn Russell had for her retinue Misses Katheen Brnch and Edna Brandon (ladiesn-waiting), Misses Norah Shore and Eileen Smullen (flower girls) Misses Kath and Patricia Reader (trainbearers)

The second Princess, Miss Beulah Richardson, was attended by Mes dmes P Flynn and Ron Kennedy as ladies-in-waiting; by Misses Rosatti

The Sacre! Heart Sodality and Children of Mary attended Holy Communion in good numbers last Sunday At the second Mass at 930 am., Rev Father Quigley, SJ, preached to a arge congregation his subject being the Holy Family At evening devotions Monsignor Hayes conducted the Holy Hour and procession of the Blessed Sacrament

Bunbury is this year more popular than ever, for visitors from all over the State and it is noted that the Jesuit Community from St Louis, Claremont, have chosen Bunbury for their holiday In addition a arge number of Catho lies are visiting the town, the crowded congregation at each Mass being evi dence of this

The sincere sympathy of the whole parish is extended to the Rev Mother, to Sister Mary Peter, and to the Com munity of Mercy Nuns in Bunbury in the loss they have sustained by the death of Sister Mary Gabriel, at St, John of God Hospital here on Sunday evening The deceased nun had a long and painful illness, borne with great fortitude Requiem Mass was said at the Convent followed by the burial at the old Catholic Cemeterv in Bumnbur RI P

We regret to announce the death of Mr J iAtherton, of the Preston He was a very faithful Catholic and has a daughter who is a nun Sr Mary Bernadette, at the Convent of Mercy, Bunbury The parishioners condole with Sister Bernadette and her family in the death of their father, only about a year after the loss of their mother Re quiem Mass was said at Donnvbrook

THE SUMMER HOLIDAY SCHOOL.

The Religious Hliday School was brought to a close on Sunday last by His Grace's visit, and the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation Sixtyfive children ttended the school from the surrounding districts of Toodyay, and, notwithstanding the time of the year, the whole period was blessed with excellent weather The unrivalled facilities of the Toodyay Convent the much appreciated and exten-

sive swimming pools of the Avon River, and especially the untiring work of the Sisters of Mercy, made the children's stay both nst:uctive and enjoyable Between twenty-five and thirty children made their first Communion n the Thursday morning of the second week of the course, while twenty-three including three adults, were Confirmed on Sunday last, January 7 We would like t ch a few of the remarks made by Hi Grac during the course of his address epecially con-

The Rev Father Philbin left Kalgoorlie last week to take charge of the Norseman parish Kalgoorlie parishoners are extremely sorry at losing the services of Father Philbin

The Rev Father Grennan, who has been stationed at Norseman for the past two years, will leave for Ireland within the next few weeks Father

THE QUEEN, PRINCESSES AND ATTENDANTS

aAfr] 4$ettt0le gsfl0et ttis,pell Mises Eileen Rafferty and Irela Flynn as train-bearers

The third Princess Miss Jean Agnello, of Wanneroo, had as her attendants Misses Cristina Villanova and Vera Parin 'ladies-in-waiting, Misses Millie Parin and Eva Chocolich (flower girls) and Misses Sheila Gibson and Nan Kinsella (train-bearers)

Thanks Rev Father Langmead wishes to thank ell who made donations to the various candidates in the competition and assures them of his good wishes for a prosperous New Year Especially are we indebted to the following Walsh's Ltd., Corot and Co., Betts and Betts, Levinson's Ltd , Boans Ltd Fov and Gibson, Ltd, C. and H Locke, Mazzuchelli Ltd Bowra and O'Dea, Cox Bros. British General Electric Co Chas Atkins Ltd, Carlyle and Co, Mr Millington, M L A : Mr Rodin Fred

parish church on Mondav t 8 o'clock

R.I.P

Little Eileen McDowell is in St John of God Hospital at Subiaco verv seriously ill, and our sympathy gos out to the parents and family in the anxietv they have at present

Sunday Masses

St Patricks Church 7 and 9.30 am Australind S am

Guelfi Mr O'Malley St John's Nursery, Mr Raphael, Alex. Kelly Shoe Stores Oxford H tel, Cecil Bros , Economic Stores Eazywalkin Stores K D Heenan, Castle Hotel, Nicholson's Ltd

Mr B the Optician, Cogan Bros Miss Frape Cassidy's Hairdressers Swan Brewery, Pllegrini Ltd, Aherns, Ltd, Luisini Bros, and Miss Zita Leach, for assistance given to the Wanneroo Stall

cerning the wonderful work being accomplished for the children of the country by the Religious Holiday School Scheme the appreciation that the parents should feel that such an opportunty is availabl and the recgnition of the self-sacrificing, truly apostolic work of the Sisters, who gladly give up their holidays without which the implementing of the heme would be impossible We only hope now that parents will be most strict in seeing that the correspondence coure, which links one Holiday School with another, is duly concentrated upon and fully replied to by the children under their charge

We wish to thank evervone who cooperated in any way to making the school a success Mass Time Table January 14 Mt Helena, 8 a.m.. Mun daring 90 a m January 2I: Jennacubbine, 7.30 am Toodvav, 930 a.m

Grennan wa: n the Kalgorlie parish for three vears Parishionrs take this opportunity t extending a herty welcome to the Rev Father Nolan, who has been appointed to the Kalgoorlie parish Goldfield: parishioners will be rrv to arn tho t Mother M Raphael who was Reverend Mother at the St, John of God Hospital Kalgoorlie fr ix year, ha been transferred to th St John of God H spital, Gou burn Mother M Raphael made many fri during her ta.y n th Gldtield endeared her· If t al S sponsible for numb f 1 provement: at the St. J hn pital. Mothe M Rpha i Rev Mother Antonio St. J God Hospital, Goulburn.

Holy Name Society The monthly meeting ot th Name Society will be held after ·vning devotions next Sunday, A leetu a nu le of St. Domini will be givn by Mr W Kell Mem ·r r quested to receive H v mmani the 7 oclook Ma next Sund tend evening dev tions Personal.

Mr J Dunne ft H. inn derw:nt a ·riotu: peration in St of God H spital early in the is progressing favourably Miss D Heenan spent a ay with her sister, Mrs J Sheehan, of Vic toria-street, befre cntinuing her journey to Esperance this week. fter undergoing a serious operation in st John of God Hospital this week, Mr W Horan, senr., is making satis ta tory progress

It is pleasing to note that all the candidates from the Christian Brothers' College Kalgoorlie, were successful in the Leaving Certificate Examinations Master D Radisich was the outstandng candidate passing in seven rubects with distinctions in Maths A and B, Physics and Applied Mathematis Master T Hughe gained an excellent pass He secured seven subjects with a distinction in Maths A Masters W Quealy (six subjects) and D Forkin (five subjects) were the other success iul candidates

Mr B Liedle, after a visit to Perth, spent the week-end in Kalgoorlie be ore returning to Salmon Gums

The many friends of Mrs. Mitchell, of Victoria-street Klgoorlie will be sorry to hear that she has been a patient n St John of God Hospital, Subiaco Miss Tessie Fitzpatrick the youngest daughter of Mr J Fitzpatrick, of the Gala Hotel, is an inmate of St. John of God Hospital She is progressing well Misses Josephine and Maureen Sheehan of Victo:ia-street, entertaied a number of little friends to a merrv evening on Monday Games and other amusements were entered into with great zest and a tired but happy little band were loathe to bring the evening to a close Those present were Misses P and M Byrne, T Polak, B Howie, J Dunne E. Johnson, H Howie, I and E Hamilton and Masters M Gosper, J Tohnson D Punch, R. Salas and K Hodge

on Saturday January 6, 1940

Mr J Penglase after an absence of two years in South Australia has returned to Kalgoorlie

Mr and Mrs J W Sheehan and family will leave for Esperance at the end of the week where they will spend a onth's holiday

Katanning

SACRED HEART CONVENT BREAK-UP CONCERT

To say that the Christmas pantomime, "Cinderella,' presented by the pupils of the Sacred Heart Convent Katanning, at the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, delighted a large Katanning audience is only a mild way of expressing the success which attended the efforts of the players and organise:s in this excellent production

The fact that the whole cast was a Juvenile one made the achievement ever more creditable The seating accommodation of the hall was fullv taxed not only by parents and friends of the pupils, but by representatives of all sections of the community; and there were visitors from as far afield as Perth, Albany, Tambellup Kojonup and Wagin

The libretto of the pantomime was written by the late Rev Father Doddy, and admirably displays his literary genius

The total cast was a formidable one and every individual lived, rather than played the allotted roles Miss Joan Hamilton made a dainty Cinderella Her voice (which has already earned her a measure of fame) was heard to advantage in several charming solos Cinderella's champion and comforter Pedro, the errand boy, played by Miss Eileen B anch, was one of the highlights of the evening Her vivacious wit and mannerisms kept the audience in happy mood throughout the whole performance Miss Patty Crosse, as the overbearing and sharp-tongued Baroness, gave a splendid performance. never relaxing her haughty atti tude for one moment In this she was well supported by her two fine daughters,''Misses M Cavanagh and Jean Bilney who contributed largely to the humour of the piece The meek and unassuming Baron, compelled into patient submission by his domineering wife, was delightfully played by Miss Sheila Norrish while Miss Pat Byrne es the Fairy Godmother, and her fairv troupe added enchantment to the performance Miss Louise Slee, as Prince Charming, proved true to her title The King (Miss D Treloar) and Queen (Miss Yvonne Watts), gorgeously robed; the Heralds Pages Gipsies Huntsmen, Soldiers, etc, all appropriately garbed made the whole spectacle splendid and enchanting beyond words

The ballroom scene was truly magnificent, the old world dances so daintily performed, being a spectacle not easily to be forgotten The kitchen scene at the bidding of Fairy Godmother, became a real fairyland swarming with fairies and elves, prettily clad in the most fascinating colours

The Katanning orchestra of ten nstrvments, assisted bv Mrs C Ainsworth and Miss A Hearne (1st violins) rendered delightful overtures and entractes Mrs J M Fraser was an able accompaniste to the children The scenery and stage management were in the cap:ble hands of Mr J B Kemp while Miss Jov Walter was make-up artist for the night

Th Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent, Katanning, are to be congratulated on this splendid achievement of their pupils To them fell the organising and the instruction of the children Though unable to witness the final presentation, they may take cnsolation in the fact that the pantomime was one of the best and rost lavish of its kind ever staged r Katanning

At the conclusion of the concert, Re Father Bvrne congratulated the chil dren on their performance, and thanked all who had assisted in anv way to make the function a success He was supported by Very Rev Dean Gilroy of Albany, who presented the following prizes and certificates won by the pupils'during the year 1939 List of Prizes

State Medal for Solo Singing, Intermediate Division, Trinity College of Music: Joan Hamilton

Exhibition of £2 for Junior Division Theory, Trinity College of Music: Patricia Byrne (100 Marks)

Exhibition of £2 for Grade V Pianoforte Australian Music Examination Board: Patricia Byrne (88 Marks)

Highest Marks in Theory: Dawn Warburton (Junior Division 100 Marks)

Highest Marks in Practical: Joan Hamilton Solo Singing, 89 Marks)

Special Prize for gaining Two Exhibitions: Patricia Bvrne

Highest Marks for Art of Speech: Patricia Crosse (Grade III , 85 Marks)

Sp cial Prizes for Good Results: Mararet Cavanagh, Grade IV , 88 Marks); Jean Bilney (Grade VI , 87 Marks)

Certificates

Trinity College of MusicTheoretical

Senior Division Merit Joan Hamilton Intermediate Division-Merit: Mar

garet Cavanagh

Advanced Junior Division-Honours:

Eileen Branch, Patricia Byrne

Tunior Division Honours: Jean Bil ney Dawn Warburton Robert Ward, yonne Watts

ENDURING INFLUENCE OF MISSIONARY PRIEST

At the close of the last century n China, a Spanish Dominican, Father Joseph Catala, came to Fukien Province, where he remained for about seventeen vears evangelising various villages and finally extending the radius of his apostolic influence to Futing After his departure Futing remained for many years ,owing to the troubled state of this corner of China, without the administrations even of a visiting priest Not long ago, however, another Spanish missionary reached Futing, where he found that the memorv of Father Catala was still held in veneration throughout the countryside With two exceptions, the converts made by Father Catala were all dead Their descendants, however, although they had never been baptised, were still keeping alight the torch of Faith The missionary found them so well disposed and living such Christian lives that after only a few days he was able to baptise them

Father Catala himself survived the horrors of civil war in his native Spain, and is now living in the neighbourhood of Valencia

Publications Received

From the Australian Catholic Truth Societv Melbourne:

"A Guide to Fortune Telling." By Daniel A Lord SJ Is One Church as Good as Another?" By Very Rev John B Harney, CSP

The Peace of Christ" B Gearoid MacEoin"Has Life Any Meaning?" By Daniel • Lord, SJ Rays of Catholic Truth"

"Christ Lives On" B Daniel A Lord, SJ 'Words of Consolation for the Sick and Afflicted" "These Human Ills" By Rev Michael X Frassrank, CS P

From R S Sampson Printing Co we have received a booklet on Sinapore and its Neighbours'' by R S Sampson Attractively presented, the booklet aims to draw attention to the importance of the trading possibilities which exist between Western Australia and Singapore and its neighbours The author claims that 'the existing trade could be expanded eno.mouslv' One minor error occurs under an illustration of the Sacred Heart Church, Beagle Bay which itis stated was built by the German Fathers of the Benedictine Order" This should, of course read th> German Pallotine Fathers" Superne" the annual magazine of the Sacred Heart High School, Highgate Hill, is attractively presented on good art paper It records interestingly the various phases of school life and the illustrations are particularly creditable A good deal of the letterpress is written bv the students themselves "Downlands Magazine'' is the nnual production of the Sacred Heart College, Downlands Toowoomba conducted bv the Missonaries of the Sacred Heart It is artistically presented on good paper and with excellent photography There s a colour portrait of the Holy Fatler, to whom the issue of the magazine is dedicated

Preparatory Division Honours

A1ma Martens Practical.

Preparatory DivisionHonours: Patricia Bvrne

Solo Singing Honours: Joan Hamilton

Elocution, Senior Division--Merit:

Patricia Crosse Pass: Eileen Branch

Higher LocalMerit: Joan Hamilton

Australian Music Examinations Board

Grade VI Honours: Jean Bilnev

Credit: Dawn Warburton,

Grade V Honours: Patricia Bvrne

'winner of Exhibition)

Grade IV Honours: Margaret Cav-

anagh

Grade III

Credit: Patricia Crosse

Grade III Singing-Credit: Joan

Hamilton

Grade III TheoryCredit: Joan Hamilton.

Grade II , +Art of Speech-Honours:

Patricia Crosse Credit: Eileen Branch. Musical Perception

Grade III-Credit: Patricia Bvrne

Grade II Credit: Joan Hamilton

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What To Do With Our Hats?

The obvious solution is to go without one But there are so many who cannot stand the English climate bareheaded and so manv others who think that human dignity demands head covering, that the hat has not yet gone out But it is an encumbrance in church

First of all you put it on the seat in front of you; then when the lady whose seat you have temporarily commandeered puts in an appearance you shift it along a bit Then perhaps you forget all about it, only to find a few minutes later that a boy who had nipped in without your knowledge has sat on it Or perhaps you are dexterous enough to whip it up just as he is in mida1r However that may be, you are not by now in a very prayerful frame of mind You are, in fact, on the watch You have put the hat down in the vacant place by the side of you, but you are bound to keep a weather eye open against the ultimate filling of the vacancv Sooner or later, of course, vou have to remove the hat to make way for another worshipper, and then, sad to say, t goes down to your feet

But vour troubles are not then over; they have, in fact, only just begun For if the lady in front does not bowl the hat over with her feet n the first few minutes, the boy next to her manages to scrape a good deal of mud off his shoes on to it In any case, if you value your sanity, you give up caring about it, and by the time you are ready to go, you have almost become resigned to perpetual shabbiness

Possible Solution

Some have solved the problem by keeping an old hat specially

ioyed the thrill of artistry Whatever the form of government, n empire, or kingdom, or republican citv State, there existed that order without which there can be no peace, justice or happiness And this order proceeded not trom the form of political organisation, but from the nfluence of the Catholic Church With all the weight of human imperfection to drag along with her, she made all things new wherever she was free to do so She never had inluence enough (notwithstanding the modern calumny to the contrary): she was shackled by evil kings, betrayed by weak or wicked members, constantlv assailed bv the sinister powers of this vor\ld But where there was ailure it was their fault, not hers

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for church use Others use the window ledges But window ledges are not always adapted to receive hats, and as often as not they are out of reach Perhaps the provision of hat-pegs would be as sensible a solution as any In restaurants you can always hang up your lat, and in the theatre you can use the cloakroom; but in church you simply have to trust to luck

It seems, however, hardly fair to add to the burden of debt we already have simply for the sake of salvaging hats A set of hatpegs to conform with the church architecture would probably cost two pounds; and if we reckon six to the set and provision for six hundred hats, that is an addition of £200 to the cost ot the church

Much better that the men of the congregation should go on buying three hats a year instead of one Although, on the other hand, the worshipper's peace of mind, secured by the safe parking of his headgear, is an asset which can only be reckoned in spiritual coinage

A\ man I once knew solved the difficulty by wearing a capuche after the manner of the Capuchins (this happened to be quite true) It was said that he even wore it to busmess I never saw him wear it to business, but I have seen him with it both in the street and n church When at prayer he would often cover his head like a iriar

What seems to have been an eccentricity of an exemplary Catholic s not so much the so ution of the problem as an explanation of why there is any problem to solve The Church actually legislates for hatsnot only their taking off but also their putting on Under the Old Law, the Jews probably prayed with covered head as they do to-day riests monks, and friars don as otten as thev doff their headcovering in church

The layman, when his apparel was all of a piece, could the more easily adjust the head part to the need of the moment And although in Spain it is not impolite for a man to keep his hat on in the house except in the presence of ladies, respect for the House of God demands that he shall treat the hat as what it is-an extraneous article of dress

It might be a good thing if men went to church, like so many Canterbury pilgrims, with their hats tied on The ribbon, tape, or what not, they could put in their pocket when they came out Or perhaps this problem of the hat will remain with us, like the complexities of modern life, until at ast we get back to a saner and simpler mode of living in which a man may sit on his hat and still remain a gentleman -"The Caholic Times " W. GLASSON

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Q What special prayer was frequently introduced after the "Nobis quoque peccatoribu ? AA prayer for the blessing of the fruit of tle earth and of food eg at Easter the blessings of the milk and honey, that were given to the newlybaptised and on the feast of the Ascension, the blessing of the first beans

Q Does any instance of the custom survive?

A On Holy Thursday the bishop blesses the Oil of the Sick at this portion of the Mass

Q Why were such blessings introduced into the Mass?

A The Church has always regarded the Saerifie of the Mass as the central point of all its liturgy the source of all grace, of all blessing and of all consecration, and on that accunt the administration of the Sacraments and of the Sacramentals was intimately united with the celebration of Holv Mass

In the course of time as necessity arose for the shortening of divine service, the administration of the Sacraments and of the Sacramentals, not however, of all, was separated from the Holy Sacrilee

Q What Sac aments and Sacram n tals are still connected with the celebration of Holy Mas?

A ta) The Blessed Euch rist, H 1 Orders and though not necessar ly), Matrimony (b» Th, Blessing of Candles 2nd Februarv , of \hes (Ash Wednes day) f Palm (Palm Sundav

Q Whit is the cncluding prayer o the anon?

A The praver which begin with th words "Per quem" «through whom) and which f« merlv followed mmedi ately upon the Supplice" the "Mm nto' of the Dead and th Nobi: quo que paccatoribus' being of later intro duction.

0. Into what tw clearly defind se tion: may this concluding pray ·r be divided?

Rome

The Italian newspapers Catholie and secular, have given much prominence to the cure at Loreto of a 26-year-old Roman girl, Francesca Rao

Roman and Loreto doctors have declared the cure to be beyond scientific explanation

Francesca had been an invalid from the age of five when she was admitted to the Protettorato of St Joseph At the age of 17, owing to disease in the bones of her legs, she was unable to walk She underwent a serious operation in the Hospital of San Giacomo, Rome

One evening soon after the operation, as she was ending the Rosary she thought she heard the words "Arise and walk"

She roseand walked

There was no further trouble with the diseased bones

Second Cure

Four years later, however, she became very ill again This time she was threatened with blindness At her request she was taken to Lourdes

Following her return, while she was at Nettuno, near Rome, where the Sisters take the children in the summer, she asked one evening to have the bandages removed from her eves

She was able to see Her sight had been restored perfectly

Bnt again, four years later, she became seriously ill; large abscesses appeared n various parts of her body liter receiving the Last Sacraments she pulled hrough

On this occasion she asked to be taken to Loreto: at that period no Italian pilgrimages were going to Lourdes

A In the first section it is acknowledged that the Eucharistic gifts are prepared for and given to us by God through Jesus Christ ("Per quem haee omnia,'' etc) In the second section t Per Ipsum") it is acknowledged that by the Sacrifice of Christ the highest possible honour end glory is given to God

Q What particular bearing has this prayer upon the significance and exe llence of the Mass?

A It shows that Jesus Christ, true God and true Man the eternal High Priest, appears on the altar as the Mediator between God and man on the one hand to blss and to enrich man with the graces of salvation and on the oth hand, to offer perfect praise and glory to the Most Ble l Trinity (cf. Eisenhofen)

Q What does th 'haec omnia" t'these Th ver bountiful gifts'' refer to?

A. To the bread and wine, the species which are upon the altar

) Explin the moaning of the verbs eas" (create), santifi, unctify hallow), "vivifi : quickbenediei" aetas

Six Doctors Confirm Loreto Cure z =rt =

She returned an mvalid

In the following year she went again; and again she returned an invalid

In June last year she went a third time "Perfectly Cured"

It seemed that Francesca's prayers were still to be unans wered; but as the train was approaching ome on the return journey she felt a burning sensation all over her body

The sensation wa, followed bv a sleep such as Francesca had not had for years, and after her arrival at the Protettorato she slept for two full days

On awakening she rose dressed herself, and told the Sistert she was perfectly cured

Nine doctors who knew he previous condition examined her HI agreed that the cure was be yond medical science

Francesca returned to Loreto to thank Our Lady The doctors there examined her They reserved their decision, asking he1 to return a year later

This she has now done; and six doctors have given in writing their verdict that the cure of Francesca Rao could not have been brought about by medical science

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OUR LADY OF THE BUSH Under whose protection the Bushies' Scheme for 1940 has been placed

Dear Cornerites,I suppose most of you have been out at the beaches during this hot weather and forgot all about writing to me Now if the Corner is to have ±20 bv the end of January all must help even if it is just a little This week the Cardboard Brigade is starting off afresh and I hope it will march to greater success even than last year Aunt Bessy told me what great little workers she had in the Brigade during the past year, and I am sure you will all enlist again now Just write in for prick cards which will be very willingly supplied There are great stacks of them reposing on the table in front of me, but I hope I will soon be relieved of them

Meanwhile to those of my Cornerites who are having a glorious six weeks' holiday, I hope they will have a great time and will not forget to help the Cause on both by prayer and donations during the coming year During the month of January I do hope many of you will help me to hold up the prop under the Corner in regard to the Lemonade Bottle and the Brigade SANDY k k Mavlands

Dear Aunt Bessy,Please accept with apologies for its long delay my prick card My best wishes for the Bushies'

Dear Marie B -AB is n holidays but I have forwarded your good wishes to her and they should help he to have a nice time Meantime I must thank vou for returning the prick card, even though it came too late for the 1939 resuit" SANDY you Scheme and a prosperous New Year to

"MARIE B."

Dear SandyEnclosed please find 5s Would you please accept thisfor the Bushies in honour of the Little Flower? I am enclosing stamped addressed envelope lf you would kindlv send me the name and add ess of a Bushie I will forward to th;m The Record 'and the 1939 "Annars' M. L C D

Dear M L C D ,Many thanks in deed for the generous donation of 5s It was one of the bright spots of the week I can't imagine just what has happened to some of my old pals who used to back me up so well in bygone davs Of course, the weather and the beaches may have something to d with it I sent on the name of a Bushie by the first post

k k k Highgate

Dear Sandy,-We hope yon will have a very happy New Year We are sending you a box of Scotch toffee, win everv so much love from vour little friends in the Primary Schccl Good luck for 1940 THE INFANT BOYS

Dear Bovs,I knew you wouldn't let me down You can be sure I started the veer well when I sat down to a tin of Scotch toffee, and I kept the tin itself as a prized possession, though dozens of people wanted it both before and after the toffees had disappeared Thank vou also for your good wishes - SANDY

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CARDBOARD BRIGADE.

The formation of the 1940 Brigade has now been begun and the Corner would welcome hardened warriors or raw recruits on application to Headquarters They will be accepted on the strength of their enthuiasm for the Cause of the Bushies and on their willingness to hunt down the necessary thirty pennies that will make their collecting card effective for the capture of the 1940 Objective A nonde-plume may be used for letters to the Corner, but all applications for cards must be accompanied by full name and address

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Dear Aunt Bessy, Just a few lines to let vou know I have filled in the three cards sent to me and you an count four for which I enclose ten shillings postal note Wishing you the compliments of the Holy Season and hoping you will find all this correct I have been unable to get my letter away sooner and I wanted to be counted in 1939 returns A READER OF THE CORNER

Dear Reade of th Corner, am very sorry your letter did not reach the office n time to be included in the 1939 returns However it gives me uite a good push forward to the £20 I hopeindeed I promised Id get before Aunt Bessy comes back from holidavs at the end of the month Thank vou very much for your generoussupport and I trust all my other friends will rally round me so that I'll get the amount by January 31

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During December the Contraceptives Act came into operation It was intended to prevent the hawking, exhibition, or advertising of contraceptives and was hailed by members of all parties as a salutary measure But it now unhappily transpires that two small words have nullified the whole intent of the Act, at least, as regards the advertisement of contraceptives The Act prohibits the insertion in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, handbill, circular programme, or other document of any statement intended, or apparently intended, to promote the sale or disposal of any contraceptive as such In other words, the Act has set up a straw man and demolished him with great relish and publicity But actually it means nothing. We cannot recall any blatant press advertisements for contraceptives There were very objectionable practices regarding the dissemination of handbills in letter-boxes and the pestering of newly-married couples through the post But even this is not ended bv the \ct The same practices will continue with ·hight changs of letterpress, so as not to advertise contracpaves "as uch "

The position regarding newspaper advertising is extremely vexatious They do not lose a penny's revenue, nor do the "medical'' advertisements require a change of so much as one word Fvery person knows what is intended by the advertisements, yet to prove the case in law is quite nother matter Indeed the Act has legalised the procedure of the papers Not one of them, morever, thought the Act of sufficient mportance for comment except the Communist press, which appears to regard contraception as a legitimate pleasure for the working class) Yet in principle the acceptance of contraceptive advertisement: points o a complete lack of the sense of moral and national responsibility \nd from a moral outlook the practice differs little in substance fro·m solicitation or living off the proceeds of immorality

Who is Dr. Steinberg?

Despite the fact that the Com monwealth Government is opposed to the principle of settling immigrants in groups in this coun, the agitation of Dr I Steinberg for a Jewish colony in the Kimberleys is proceeding apace and winning numerous friends at court All opposition to the projectwill eventually be labelled with the glib catchword of antiSemitism, but in fact Australia has good reason to regret the group settlement of foreigners even to-dav It s certainly our utv to do what we can to relieve theterrible plight of the refugees, but it is no argument for setting up foreign cells in the nation

This particular project has been received it seems to us with far too little enquiry All we have been told is that Dr Steinberg is the secretary of the Freeland League for Jewish Territorial Colonisation Bit Dr Steinberg is no insignificent amanuensis He was no less a personage than the

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Commissar for Justice in Lenin's Government This fact. oddly enough, has not been mentioned anywhere but in a tiny paragraph in one paper since his arrival It is strange that the wide-awake Press of our country-"vigilans et audax''could have missed the eminence of such a visitor, who could have given first-hand facts about the worker's paradise It Is even more strange to contemplate the silence of the Communist· Press, which knows so well how to vilify ts enemies

The march of historv has at length exposed Russia for what it is and has left the Communists in an unhappy predicament It is surely time for Dr. Steinberg to declare himself And it is surel our right as Australians to know where he stands and what is the nature of the contemplated settlement which has been so uncritically received on all sides

** '·Unification' Caren

Agitation has been growing in the Eastern States during the past few months for "unification,'' which means in simple langage the abolition of the State Parliaments and the concentration of all political power in Com monwealth hands Indeed, despite the decisive secession vote of a few years ago, the Constitu tonal Association of Svdnev has had the "nerve" or the optimism to send a propagandist into our midst Yet so far as this State is concerned, the historic failure of Federation cannot be forgotten nor minimised The proposal appears to us monstrous This concentration of political power in a few hands anl the consequent economic domination of the whole people is alleged to be the very reason for which we are a war And the malodour of the proposal is all the greater in that it is fomented n a time of crisis. This fact alone argues that the woul I be Federal autocrats realise that their chances of success 1n peace time 1s on a par with Buckley's

With the present political scope of the Federal Government, Western Australia has received a very raw deal Ii this were made totalitarian as our Eastern "democrats" suggest, this State would quickly go to the wall to the aggrandisement of the moneyed gentlemen of the East It is indisputably foolish to continue with our over-crowded State Parliaments which contain more politicians than are needed to govern England But the reform does not lie in the setting up of a to talitarian Federal Government Rather should the Federal power be dispossessed of all authority save what appertains to the national interest The real freedom of the people would be attained politicallyby decentralisation and the extension of locai government Government improves in direct ratio to the nearness of the rulers to the ruled Of course the real solution is to replace regional with functional re presentation, so that the economic life of the nation would be controlled y the people concrned But Australia is not yet sufficient ly advanced for this In th meantime w can but resist the extension of totalitarianism

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Faith versus Morals

In the literary pages of the West lu tralian" of the 6th inst Pr essor alter Murdoch had an interesting article unde the captions ' "The Challeng Unessential Christianity '' His tl s was uh: tantrallv that what i cha 'ngl to-lay is the Christian ethic or wav of life "the Christian idea of right and wrng And that the "Christian churches continue to quarrel among themselves about unessential matters instead of agreeing in the face of common danger to sink their differences and show a united front to a united foe" Despite the obvious sincerity of the article we cannot but feel tha

he Prcessor s out of touch with mt tern evelopments He makes the old claim that the Christian ethic is simple, "such as a child or a primitive savage can grasp " How then explain that the vast mass of our Australian people have missed it? The fact is that non-Catholic Christianitv is informed and interested in Christianity only partially It has rewritten the Gospels to include only so much of the Christian ethic as suits human inclination and humanitarian aspiration They can quote Christ's teaching on charity but never on marriage and divorce

The Professor further attempted to divide the realm of faith from the sphere of moral or "ethic'' as he would say And it is precisely here that his suggestion of a "united front" breaks down There s in fact no full, universal Christian ethic'' among the churches, precisely because there is no unity of faith The Professor apparently regards Faith, and hence dogma as "unessential Christianity " Andin this h ubv:rts to old primitive Protestantism which believed that Faith wa all and moral a ratheropt»on al matter We are all agred with th Professor that part of th 'hristran "ethic" i that sh ·ull proteot the rights o k But who is to d«fin tl unless it e the Faith 1 infaLhle cu:to iar f i houll re I all me1 the " Certam t

He t \ becam Gove r s .n In this office one or his est featswastobr hg to a ful settlement the grea si trike 1937 while all aro othe crtes and states, otl thorities were breaking with riot gun and t bombs

SUCCEEDS A CATHOLIC

Mr Murphy's predecessor on the Supreme Court Bench was also a prominent Catholic Of Justice Butler Oliver Wendel Holmes author of the "The Pro fess«or at the Breakfa t Table" and other famous books of esavs, and himself a Supreme Court Judge), remarked to a protege of his, Thomas Corcoran: "Sonnv, that fellow is on the other side but I admire him more than anv other man That man is a monolith There are no seams that the frost can get through He is of one piece" It is interesting to note iso that the same Thomas Corcoran, who was a protege of Oliver Wendel1 Holmes, is another Irish Catholic and has for some time been an assistant of Mr urphv in the Attorney General's ofce