The Record Newspaper 18 April 1940

The lecturer in the medical college exhibited a diagram Now the subject here limps, because one leg is shorter than the other' He ddressed one of the students: Now, Mr Jones, what would you do n such a case?"

Jones pondered earnestly for som? time, then replied with convition: 'I fancy, sir, that I should limp too!"

The corporal had forty men on parde outside the medical officer's room AII VC's fall out en the left; the remainder dismiss!'' was the order Afterwards sn old man rushed up to the corporal What a record!' he said Ten Victoria Cross holders in a small party like this!"

"No '' said the corporal, They re vaccination cases'

The little men dashed along the platform as the train was moving out, and made for the last compartment, at the window of which a woman was waving her handkerchief

He was about to grasp the handle of the door when a porter pulled him ack

You mustn't board the train whie its moving,' said he Besiies, t , compartment s engaged' Engaged!' shouted the ittle man dancing about n his rage as he watchcd the train disappear 'Of course t's engaged! I engaged it myself, and that's mv wife at the window off on her honevmoon!'

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The young soldier, writing home fr the first time, hsd requested his m ther to enclose a bottle of hair tonic n his next parcel Mother wrote back: So sorry to heat about vour loss ot hair, Jack, cunsid ering what a mop of it you had when vou eft home

In his next etter Jack explained th; mystery You needn't worry bout my hair, mother,' he wrote 'Ive got plenty n top, but I've lost my right eyebrow through saluting'

k k k k Whittle was having his dining-room and his bathroom repapered The men arrived to do the work just as he was leaving for the office

"Make a good job of it" said Whittie When he returned home he found that the work had been done very well indeed But the men had made one mistake They had put the diningroom paper n the bathroom while the dining-room was tastefully adorned in a design of green tiling and purple water-lilies

What are vou going to do about it?'' demanded Whittle I dunno, sir,' replied the workman scratching his herd Id willingly move the bath, but thats a plumber's job."

k k k The typist's thoughts were wanderng She got the letter to Messrs Angel and Angel down all right, but then she addressed the envelope High Street, Wigan, instead of Leeds

Three davs ater the post othce returned the envelope marked: "No Angels in High Street Wigan"

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A young author was introduced to c Hollywood film critic The writer's first picture had just been shown, and h asked the cite what his opinion was It was refreshing, returned the critic Vcry refreshing'

Say that's swell" beamed the author "Did you really find it so refreshing?" 'Absolutely," was the reply I felt like a new man when I woke up!"

k k k k Priva e Smith, lying on the ground, sighted his rifle and fired Bull' signalled the markers

The other nine shots missed the target and the sergeant demanded an explenation A bull and nine misses! How do vou account fcr it?' he exclaimed

Private Smith rose to he occasion

Well, they must all have gone through the same hole, sergeant," he replied

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Mrs Bustle had never been abroad before The first time she went ou with a guide in Switzerland, therefore, her questions were almost continuous For a ong time the guide answered peticntiy, but by degrees he got tired and bored

Ah' she exclaimed, pointing to a mass of broken rocks scattered about the bs of a mountain and where did all those come from?'

The were brought down the moun tain by glaciers madsm,''was the answer

Indeed. And where are the glaciers r:ow? 'The hav gone back up the mountain'siehed the guide " to fetch some more rocks'

Now, vou'd ever mistake that type,said a guest at the p:blie dinner as the chairman sat down Every cther word betrays his Cockney origin' Ah!' said the ntelligent foreigner I see He has whot vou call 'Kissed the Blimey Stone,' yes?"

'As for mvself' she declared "when shop I always ask for what I want and, if thev have t and t pleases me, znd feel an nclintion to buy t znd t s cheap enough and I ht ve the m ev end one cannot uy t anyhere else, I nearly alwavs uv it without the haggling and arguing during the whole day which other persons do'

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For a long tim the kitchen clock had een hanging from an uncerten nail, so when Donald came home from A R P dutv he was greeted with the news that the clock had fallen at last 'And what's more," said his wife, "had it come down a minute sooner it would have cr;shed right on dear mither's head as she sat in the chair' "Oh aye'?' Donald replied, wih a sigh "that clock was aye slow'

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He had een detained by jovial friends, and, arriving heme n the esrly morning, was wondering how to get upstairs without waking his wife Suddenlv he had a brainwave

Ting the fire-irons round his neck he began his zscent She'll never hear me with all this noise going on''he said happily

The new recruit was pulled up by n officer for not saluting.

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Hhat do vou mean bv walking past me puffing a cigarette end making no

2t'empt to salute?'' demanded the officer Standing smartly at attention the recrtit replied: Serge?nt-Major said sir rever salt rvwith a cigarette n your mouth sir"

k k k k I' was a filthv dav The recruits vwore dumb, Private Smith the dumb ct of them all The sergent strode un to him: What was your job n civil life?" he Parked rank clerk" repliel Smith, "I suppose''sneered the sergeant, 'vou dusted the desks znd w shed out the ink-wells and made nice cups o' ten for the manager?"

"Oh no," replied Smith "We lep an ld sergeant for those jobs ' k k k k hat did the defendant say when veu knocked him down?' asked the judee "I don't exactly recollect," replied he motorist, 'but a sergeant-major lhed and hurried by!"

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By Vhat Right?

Apostle ol the Redeemer," Sydney: t'[seem to take your nom-de-plume, Apostle of the Redeemer rather sr

P But before you can expect sen[;';'' people to do likewise you must Sl e 1 roduce your credentials for exam1a-

D While you are about it you """?" teatly oblige by telling_ us what w» KT' • i if Judge are the credentials any ol '(8 Rutherford NO POPERY!

Ac.oraing to Roman Catholic Doc~[[', tat xvi. 18-19, proves the supremacy of the Apostle Peter and the Popes

Correct But does it? And are the Popes the successcrs of Peter?

Yes, to both questions

Dots John xxi,, 15-17 show that Jesus actually conferred upon Peter the Primacyin the Church, and that the Popes are His successors?

1 'i ht a iagt tat Christ Himself, and not the Apostle Peter, is the pne referred to as the Rock" n Matt xvi 17?

No There is no grammatical or scriptural warrant for such a far-fetched and unnatural interpretation of the text :h f God

Is it nct a fact that the Churc o! ' of which Christ is the Head is the Church mentioned and not the o man Catholic Church?

The Church here mentioned, of which Christ is the Founder and invisible Head, and the Catholic Church, are one and the same Did not Christ say: My Kingdom is not of this world""?

He did But, since Christ founded a Church on e: rth, y u cannot reasonably deny that His Kingdom is in the world even though it is not of the world, worldly It:

Dces not Religion dishonour the Name of God?

Religion and, more espcially, the true religion, des not dishonour the name of God, for it honours God in the precise way in ·hich He wishes to be honoured T ·refore, to say that re ligion dishonours the name of God is self-evident nonsense If- you want to find somethin that really dishonours the name of God, you will discover it much nearer homo: L k for a sect, headed by an Amrican ex-convict and bogus judge Such a sect really dishonours t.ie nam f God-to say nothing f man You should not experience gre.t difficulty in finding it Is it not a fact that Religion, Commerce and Politics go hand in hand, and are of Satan's world?

Religion me n: the recognition and worship i God and the faithful observance f His lw in daily life Such being the ca: one with the mentality ct Judge' Rutherford could attribute it to Satan, for no mne with an atom of common sens uld see any connection between the true worship of God and the machinations of Satan

Politics nd commerce are quite distin' om religin, but they she.uld go ha:d i h:nd with religion to the extt that God and His law 'nld be re ogni d and »byed in political and commercial life But that, u,run atelv, is seldom th case to-day- a fact which should be obvious to anyone in contact with realities

Are not all Religions founded by imperfect man?

No. Th genuine Christian religion was founded by One who s at once perfect Man and truly God t k k THE "BOOK OF BOOKS "

Church by the Emperor Constantine in the Fourth Centurv It is not wise to take one's History from "Judge" Rutherford

THE WEALTH OF THE CHURCH.

Is it not a fact that Roman Catholicism, the leading religious organisationof the world, engages in all manner of political and commercial schemes to control the wealth of the land?

Your question obviously is based on the extravagant and malicious invenions of "Judge" Rutherford, and has no foundation in fact Is it not a fact that the Catholic Church is the richest in material wealth under the sun?

are sincerely convinced that they are following Christ, they do not wrong in calling themselves Christians * * k

Is not God's Word the 'Book of Books"?

The Bible is trulv the word of God for God is the Author of the Books which compose the Bible Catholics know that because it is the teaching of the Church which Christ founded and guaranteed as the one authentic Teacher and Interpreter of His doctrine But how do you know that the Bible is the word of God? How do you know what books constitute the Bible? The assurances of 'Judge'' Rutherford are not sufficient You are right n saying that the Bible is the Word of God, but you are unreasonable even when vou are right, for you have no reasonable foundation for your belief

k k k k PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY.

Is it not a fact that Protestants broke a y from the Catholic organisation and formed other religious organisations?

Yes. Is it not a fact that the Protestant denominations are wrongfully called Christian?

The Catholic Church regards the various Protestant denominations as incomplete and mistaken forms of Christianity But, since Protestants

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Was not Gregory the Great (599-606 A.D,) the first to discover Purgatory?

That is nonsense The doctrine of Purgatory is divinely revealed teaching, clerly taught in Sacred Scripture and as such it was accepted by Christians from Apostolic times How would you account for the inscriptions in the Catacombs recording prayers for the dead during the first three centuries?

Was he not the first to advance the idea that the souls there were tormented by fire until they had recrived priestly absolution?

No The sum total of the wealth of 400,000,000 people anywhere will doubtless reach imposing figures But if you would pause to estimate the wealth of the Catholic Church in proportion to the membership of the Catholic Church, you would realise that Judge' Rutherford's charge is as baseless as it is misleading and malicious The fact is that the Catholic Church has scarcely enough wealth to cover her essential needs Moreover, vou must take into account the nature and purpose of the wealth concerned The material value of all the hospitals in the world, taken collectively, must be enormous But it would be absurd to conclude from this that the hospitals were the wealthiest institutons in the world, or were hoarding up riches The Catholic Church possesses considerable we Ith n the shape of places of worship, schools, colleges, universities libraries artistic treasures h pitals, orphanages, foundling homes, homes for the aged poor, magdalen asylums, homes for lepers and incurables and other works of educational, al nd national welfare too numerous tu mention These institutions are the pride f the Catholie people of the world, the patrimony of the poor, and ar f nestimable value to civilisatin it:el Thev are no more the perty of the clergy than the Sydney T sn Hall is the property of the Lord Ma r To cavil at the material wealth required for the erection mnd mainten nc o1 such beneficent institutions is ab surd and unjust As for Cathedrals and other places of worship, Ctholies ar still sufficiently fithful to the eaching ot Christ, to regard nothing as too god for Gd

Hh not mak an effort to rid yourself f unreasoning prejudice in order t be abl to look at the facts as they rally are?

Jesus Christ, the Founder of Christianity, had nowhere to lay His Head Christ Himself lived poorly, but He never commanded others to follow His example iterally Yet He did not aim at having no means of support St, Luke, VIII, 3, speaks of the many who ministered to the needs of Our Lord and His Apostles out of their possessions St John tells us that Judas carried the common purse which held enough to allow of almsgiving to the poor John XIV, 29

In the same way, the Pope lives in the Vatican a palace which befits his dignity as the head of the largest institution on earth, and enables him to meet rulers on their own level But he does not own the Vatican nd to say that he possesses fabulous wealth is as ridiculous as saying that the Premier possesses Parliament House t # THE FIRST POPE

Was not Christ persecuted by religionists and crucified?

He was persecuted by the Jewish Rulers, chiefly by the Scribes and Pharisees and He was crucified by Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, at their instigation, But what d you hope to prove from the fact that the Jewish religious and civil rulers of the time were unworthy of their exalted office?

Did not the first Bishop of Rome come into being during the IVth Century?

Since the first Bishop of Rome, St Peter the Apostle, was crucified in the vear 67 A D , it is difficult to understand how he could come into being during the IVth Century" There were no ess than twenty-nine Popes between the First Century and the be ginning of the Fourth Century You are confusing the institution of the Bishopric of Rome in the First Centnry with the official recognition of the

That Purgatory is a place of punishment is the teaching of Divine Revela tion, not the "idea'' of St Gregory or of any other Pope That souls are detained in Purgatory "until they receive pries ly absolution?' is simply the invention of Judge" Rutherford and is flatly opposed to Catholic teaching Did not Cardinal Gibbons say that the Catholic doctrine of .Purgatory was not his interpretation but "the unanimous voice of the Fathers of Christendom"?

He did But whv did vou not ascertain his meaning nsteed of jump ing to unwarranted conclusions? The Cardinal simply meant that the early Fathers of the Church were unanimous in their interpretation of the Scriptural texts concerning Purgatory He did not for a moment suggest, as you seem to imagine, that the early Christian Fathers "invented'' the doctrine of Purgatory i k le she THE BOOK OF MACHABEES

The text quoted in support of the Purgatorial theory is found in II Machabees, 43 46

The doctrine of Purgatory is not a theorv' but a divinelv revealed truth The passage in the Second Book of Machabees is one o the Scriptural texts quoted in support of the doctrine of Purg tory, but it is by no means the only one Is not this a false text written by Machabees himself?

No.

The Books cf Machabees are no part of the inspired Bible

How do you know whether they are inspired or not? There is only one wav of knowing with certainty whether a book is inspired, and that is Divine

Revelation Now, Divine Revelation was committed to the Catholic Church by Christ Our Lord, who guaranteed that His Church would not make mistakes in teaching that Revelation Since the Catholic Church teaches as divinely revealed doctrine that the Books of Machabees are inspired, it follows that this teaching is divinely revealed and absolute truth

I am not aware that any such Revelation or guarantee has been given to "Judge" Rutherford

The Jews repudiate these books as Apocryphal and not part of the He brew Scriptures

It is true that, aprt from the Alexandrine Jews of the early centuries, the Jews do not accept the Books of Machabees as part of the inspired Scriptures, But that of course does nut prove that their view is correct

Divine Revelation, not fallible human opinion, s the test and the proof of Inspiration Since Divine Revelation te: ches that the Books of Machabees are inspired, the Jewish view is entirely mistaken Can the Catholic Douay version of the Bible be used to support the Purgatory Doctrine? It can; and so can any substantially correct copy of the complete Bible k k t A NEW PROPHET

I will summon Fathers Walsh, Meany and Ryan to my death bed this year 1940 A.D Speaking for myself, I must decline the invitation, because of the uncertainty not only of the hour but of the vear I ill divulge the day of Armaeddon: AI 1947

Thanks for the information But if your prophecies are no nearer the bark then your interpretations of Scripturfe no one need be alarmed

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I would like you to explain this problem for me I shall do so with pleasure God, as is understood, has the gift of foresight.

God's knowledge is infinite, embracing everything that is knowable in every respect in which it is knowable

It includes perfect knowledge of all future events But it is not correct to speak of God's foreknowledge as a "gift,'' which wouuld imply the absurd proposition that God received His knowledge from another He knew, when He created the world, that Adam and Eve would sin God knew from eternity that Adam and Eve would sin, because, as a matter of fact they would sin They did not sin because God knew it They sinned of their own free will, as God foresaw they would He also knew that it would be necessary for Him to impose upon us "darkness of understanding, weakness of will and the inclination to evil " God willed to impose just punish ent on rational creatures who had rebelled against Him by deliberately violating His Law He decreed that the punishment should fit the crime

As a result of his rebellion against his Creator, man has now to suffer the rebellious impulses of his lower nature

The darkness of ntellect weakness f will and the inclination to evil of which you speak, were not positive qualities added to human nature by God, but the natural result of the withdrawal of the supernatural privileges with which God had endowed our First Parents; privileges to which they had no right in the first place COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT

God could have prevented all thevices of the earth by not making the earth

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That is true, but quite beside the point The real question at issue is this: Was God bound, in virtue of His wisdom and goodness not to create the e.rth because He foresaw that men would sin? The answer is that God was not bound to refrain from creatng the world because He knew that men would sin In the first place, God endowed us with the gift of free will, and that gift, as bestowed upon us by God carries with it the possibility of making an evil choice, God could not will us to be free and simultaneouslv will us not to be free bv not allowing us to exercise the power of free choice Secondly God is in no wa the cause of sin On the contrary, He forbids it absolutely and provides everv man with the assistance ecessary to remain faithful to His law But He will not interfere with the gift of free will Men, by the deliberate abuse of free will, are the cause of sin and He permits it only as the occasion of a greater good Thus, for example, He permitted the Jews to murder Christ and made that crime the occasion of conferring upon mankind the benefits of Redemption Since God is in no way the cause of sin, and since He permits it only as the occasion of greater good there s nothing opposed to His wisdom or goodness in creating a world in which sin, and the misery which results from sin, would exist

Supposing, for the sake of argument, that God had decided not to create the w rld, the reason for such a decision could ot have been that He foresaw that men would sin for, in this case, the infinite will of the Creator would have been pre-determined in its choice by the foreseen bad will of the creature Which is absurd

He lcves us, yet He looks at us suffer ing, nay even sends us misery and suffering

That God loves us is a fact That He permits or wills us to suffer is another fact God does not intend suffering for its own sake, any more than the doctor intends suffering for its own sake He permits and wills us to suffer as the means to a higher good namely, to bring home to men His unthinkable holiness and the full horror of sin, to detach men from this world and fix their attention on their true destiny in the world to come, to bring out many of the noblest qualities in human nature-qualities which would otherwise remain dormant There is nothing opposed to reason in this k k k WHY?

What on earth did He make the world for, when He had the angels to adore Him?

The fact that God created the world is sufficient guarantee that He had good reason for doing so Men do not do things without a reason A wise man does not act only in virtue of a reason worthy of His own infinite wisdom and goodness That we do not fully understand His purpose is not a sufficient reason for denying the existence of the purpose or its wisdom God created the world because in His infinite goodness, He wished men as well as angels to share in the life and happiness of which He is the Objet and the Source. Participation in that happiness is subject to our free fidelity to His law Certainly, He did not create to fill any need or deficiency in Himself, for He is all perfect and self-sufficient Heaven is enough in itself for those who are there to display God's power and majesty

On what rational grounds do you deny God's right to create whatever creatures He wishes? You must not confuse the end which God had in view when creating man, with the des tiny which He assigned to man, God's purpose was the manifestation to rational creatures of His wisdom and goodness and mercy, His justice and majesty The end assigned to man conditionally, is perfect happiness in the possession of God God's end is attained whether man reaches heaven or whether he condemns himself, by his own obstinate perversity, to hell By reaching heaven, he shows forth the goodness and mercy of God; by suffering the fitting punishment of impenitent rebellion against God, he shows forth the justice of God k sk k # DID NOT CONSULT US

He did not give us any say in His plans, though we were to be the ones con cerned.

Neither did our parents After all, it would have been rather difficult to consult our wishes before we existed and before we had any wishes to consult It must be remembered that we would have no power to desire anything, unless God gave us the power to do so k ik k THE REDEMPTION

Why did God come on earth to atone to Himself for the sins which He could have prevented?

Why God was not bound to prevent sin, I have already explained He decreed just punishment for sin because He is infinitely just He came on earth to atone for sin because, in His infinite love He wished to reconcile us to God and to preserve us from the just consequences of sin

Your expression: He came to atone to Himself,'' shows that your ideas on the subject of Atonement need clarifying In one God, there are three Div ine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost Each distinct from the Other, and Each equally God On the other hand, man had offended the nfinite majesty of God by sin Because he was finite and limited, he was incapable of rendering to God the expiation and proportionate satisfaction which the justice of God required But God decreed both to satisfy the demands of justice and to save mankind, the Second Person of the Trinity, God the Son, became a member of the human race by taking a human nature like our own As a member of the human race, He offered satisfaction to God the Father for the sins of men

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demonstrable by reason and known with certainty from Divine Revelation as well Evil, whether in the shape of moral perversity or physical pain, is another fact We must reconcile both facts as best we can But to deny or distort either of the facts to be re conciled, because we cannot fully understand how they are to be reconciled is not to be logical It is simply being foolish Atheists deny the tact of Gods existence, without any refutation of the arguments which establish His existence Christian scientists denv the fact of evil, which is established by experience Both solutions" of the problem are illogical and irrational the one as much as the other, because they attempt to get out of the diff culty by denying one or other of the facts which constitute the terms of the problem

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CONFESSION

There is ancther thing which is imposed upon Catholics: Confession. The expression imposed upon Ca tholics"' is unfortunate, for it implies something foolish foisted upon them without good or just reason However I do not think you mean it in that sense In the Bible, God merely said to Mary Magdalen Thy sins are forgiven thee," and He also forgave many others in the same way Christ is God, and He alone has th right to ay down the conditions under which He will grant pardon to repent ant sinners When He lived visibly amongst us on earth, He forgave cer tain sinners directly, as in the case you mention He made provision for the forgiveness of people of the centuries to come after He left the world bv instituting the Sacrament of Penance It is therefore the will of Christ that re pentant sinners should seek His pardon in this Sacrament If then, one wishes to obtain pardon for one's sins, the conditions laid down by Christ must be fulfilled And they are not iulfilled without the Sacrament of Pen ance received either actually or in de sire The desire of receiving the Sae rament is implicitly contained in all perfect contrition, because one who has perfect_ sorrow must necessarily be willing to fulfil the conditions laid down by Christ in order to obtain pardon If such persons are not aware of the obligation to receive the Sacrament of Penance their dispositions are such that they would be anxious to receive it, did they but know of its necessity; and that is sufficient for them But what certainty has any man that his sorrow is perfect? One whose sorrow is real but imperfect has God's assurance of pardon in the Sacrament of Penance For the priest in confession acts in the name of Christ and with authority received from Christ t k k k RACKING ONES BRAINS

There was nothing of the harassing and brainracking method which has gone on for years, people searching every nook and corner of their thoughts, knowing that if they don't confess every sin they'll go to Hell Nor is there anything savoring of that method in Catholic teaching concerning the Sacrament of Penance. Your difficulties are due entirely to your own mistaken ideas about it. Strictly speaking we are obliged to confess only mortal sins in confession and if we receive the Sacrament regularly, we should have no difficulty in recalling these Even if our lives are not what they should be and our confessions are few and far between there is no need for any "brain-racking'' search into "every nook and corner of our thoughts and deeds' as you seem to imagine All that is required is that we make a reasonable effort to recall our sins--especially those of a more serious character-sincerely repent of them, and confess them as we remember them at the time of confession

To say that, if we do not confess every sin we go to hell is nonsense

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Because He was God as well as man, His satisfaction was of infinite value and as such acceptable to God k k k k SO ILLOGICAL?

It all sounds so illogical, coming from a God of reason. The lack of ogic is evident, but it is not in God Do you think it logical that a limited and imperfect creature should set itself up as the test and the measure of the Infinite, put tself in the place of God, and God in the place of the creature? Ii God exists at all, it follows in strict logic that He not the creature is the measure of what is right and just That God is infinite in wisdom, good ness, love, mercy, justice and every other perfection is a fact It is fact

We go to hell only if we die in unre pented mortal sin If we go to confession knowing that our sorrow is insincere, or if we deliberately conceal a mortal sin in confession we add the sin of a sacrilege to other sins And, of course, if we die n that state, we go to Hell But there is obviously a vast difference between this teaching of the Church and the mistaken idea that, if we do not confess everv sin, w~ go to hell Ma I suggest that you make a more careful studv of the Church's teaching on this point I am confident that vour difficulties will then disappear

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TINY girl ran ahead of her bro-

ther along a cobbled street of Sienna Gay with laughter in her eyes happy with the joy of childhood she held the boy's eyes as she fitted ahead of him, Suddenly he aw tbe hastening feet halt and the sle1.der body stiffen As he came up :th her his wondering gaze fell on her face, end he too stopped, half frightened Her eyes were wide, gazing into the ky in front of her For a second the boy followed her lok, butseeing nothing, took her arm, and tried to urge her en. She hesitated, then burst into tears and began to follow him Now though she was a different being Catherine Benincasa had seen Christ surrounded by the glory of Heaven, and looking down at her from the sky He had smiled at her and blessed her The old chronicler tersely says, from this moment she was no longer a child"

Catherine was the youngest of a famil of twenty-five children born to Tacopo Benincasa, a fairly successful dver o! Sienna, and his wife, Mona Lappa Of this immense family thirten rved infancy and the parents

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woman chosen, and in following her destiny she was to become Saint Cath2vine of Sienna, one of the great saints t the Church and one of the greatest vomen in history.

The mother's great aim in life was to see her ehdren well established; well married, that is, in the case of the girls The 'father had little time free irom his dyeing business They were too just and too busy to have favourites, and Catherine was the least likely to attract attention Her only claim to beauty lay in a mass of golden brown hair, a shade beloved of the darker haired Siennese ladies She ws inclined towards prayer and holy things, but only as many small chi!dren are while her strongest characteristie was an habitually merry disposition Apart from these things her seemingly ordinary personality did nothing to draw men's eyes to her and they missed seeing, indeed how could :hey see, the tremendous possibilities hidden in Catherine's soul God did not miss them. He had work for a woman to do, a woman of nexhaustble patience, of faith and courage that vould not waver, of charity and devotom to the Church that would stand ut vividly before the gaze of Europe. Catherine Benincasa was the

On the closing day the Pontiff will go in state from the Vatican and preside t a Papal Chapel Cardinal Tisserant, Secretary of the Oriental Congrego.tion and titular f the Minerva hurch, will pontificate at Mass at the high altar under which rests the body of S Catherine In the afternon, Cardinal Salotti, fresh from the Sienes celebrations, is t deliver the pane gyric and Cardinal Maglione Secretary State, will intone the "Te Deum' and give Benediction

'When Christ looked at her on that unlit day, Catherine was only six ears old but at His look an intense tesire for holiness took possession of aer soul, and ifted her from out of the crowd of ordinarv men and women Her childish gaiety left her and a longing for prayer caught at her heart Her mother watched her light:hearted ways drop from her and diagnosed a childish melancholy Catherine must be kept busy-let her have no time for moping From morning to night Catherine was ever on the run, her days filled with errands and tasks, the mother always watchful Sometimes she would steal a moment of peace, and then her prayer flowed up to God with ever increasing power The trial went on for years; Catherine was patient and submissive but her spirit would not be erushed, and she was learning to pray in the midst of her work As she grew older a new fear was added Her marriage was spoken of In August, 1362, a young man was accepted for her Here the hitherto meek Catherine broke out She flatly refused ever to marry The family could not move her and to make her intention quite clear, she cut off her hair, her only claim to beauty Her incensed relatives now tried harder than ever to break her will and she was made the servant of the house, doing all the unpleasant work Strangelv, she found joy in it Had not Christ suffered, laboured always? One day her father surprised her as she was praying he was startled; he had never seen anything like it before, Realising for the first time that this strange daughter of his was far beyond the reach of all the family's stratagems he ordered them to stop the persecution Catherine was to be llowed to follow her own way unhindered

ple who lived in their own homes but wore the Dominican habit and followed n austere rule of life given by St Dominic After some opposition from the old Tertiaries who thought her too young she was admitted and received the habit at the Church of St Dominie n Sienna For a long time now the desire to suffer with Christ and for Him had filled Catherine's days with self-inflicted pain She hurt her body because Christ had been bitterly hurt; she slept little fasted much She was impelled too, by the will to give herself into the hand of God, a free and periect instrument, untroubled by rebellious passions She had been handicapped and frustrated often by her mother's constant watchfulness, but now a Tertiary, and dedicated to the service of God, she took up the battle with tremendous intensity of purpose, For three years she strove, and in almost unbroken silence, never leaving her room except to go to the church, she prayed and fasted. To increase her time for prayer she gradually reduced her sleep to half an hour in two or three nights Herbs and water became her only food and that infrequently All through her solitary struggle God helped her, directed her, infused into her the knowledge that was later to astonish theologians, but though He watched her always He did not leave her entirely free from trial Sometimes she had ecstasies, but often God withdrew the sense of His presence, and the powers of hell came and beat round her battling with her for her soul. Sometimes she fought on th borderline of despair, in darkness im penetrable, obscenities and blasphe mies crowded in on her She prayed, and her prayer seemed to ring through empty space, hopeless, a mockery Insidiouslv a demon voire cam whispering "Why go on? You can't win, you can't keep this up for ever Marry and eniov life'' Catherine fought on

After a time the bscene temptations left her; but, as if to make up for this her faith was more bittrly assailed

This way," what was it to be? In her new-found leisure she began to consider this question more deeply She did not want to be a nun; that much was certain, for God had shown her that her work was to be in the world After much prayer and thought she decided t enter the Third Order of Saint Dominic, an Order for Lay Peo-

The Holy Father is to revive another Papal custom of the days before 1870 when on May 5 he goes to the great Dominican Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva to preside at Mass on the closing day of the celebrations in honour of St Catherine of Sienna, Hitherto, since the Lateran Treaty, Papal visi have been onfined to the greater basilicas All Italy prparing to honour her recently proclaimed patroness n her feast day April 30, In the larger cities the ecclesiastical and civil authorities are co-perating In arranging the Ies- ow o ----' tivities, which in most cases will be ] held in the Cathedrals j l Siena and R me, the cradle and the •

The end was near though and in the third vear 1366 relief cam She was praying in en agony, begging for d liverance, and her prayer was an:wered. Christ came to her with His Mother and a he st f an ·ls and saints and told her that her faith wuld never f:il that she was His for all eternity

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M Georg Pernot, Minister pt Blockade in the Daladier Cabinet M Champetier de Ribes, then Misister of Pensions, M. Paul Claude1, French Ambassador and M le Comte de Leusse Sena tor, have been decorated with th Grand Cross of St Gregory by 1 Pope

THE POPE DECORATES BLOCK I l ADE MINISTER. ! OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY j i jWould You Have Been Born? i • l ' I The Competition will comprise two sections: (a) Pupils [ j · over 14 years of age; (b) Pupils 14 years of age and under, on [ i the closing date Candidates are to give reasons for their I I choice in an essay ranging from 250 to 750 words I } Closing Date, April 30 j '

Thev were members of the French official mission that took part in the Vatican ceremonies on the first anniversarv of the Pope's election and cr nation Other members of the mission have been made Knights of St Gregory

FREEMASONS URGED TO CONCENTRATE ACTION UPON SOUTH AMERICA

Washington

Mr J Edward «Allen, Grand Master in North Carolina, is urging the Freemasons of the United States to concentrate upon Latin America as a field of expansion

In a paper read on his behalf at a two-dav conference here he said that the expansion of Freemasonry in Eu rope is 'out of the question'' at present and that Latin America is the logical place to turn for development in the immediate future

The conference was attended by 45 out of the 49 grand lodges in the U S A

Prof Edouard Branly the man who helped Marconi to perfect wireless communicetion and was largely responsible cr the development of broadcasting, died in Paris on Sunday 24th, ult., aged 95.

The professor, who was known in France as "the Father of Wireless,' was the actual discoverer of, the principles of radiotelegraphy but he was oblivious to world fame and made no monev out of his work

For the pest 63 years he had been content to carrv out researches in the laboratorv of the Catholic Institute of Paris, where he began his career as a physics master Tempting offers of more lucrative posts were turned down with a shrug of his shoulders

For many years his salary was 1,000 francs a month (then about £40); his laboratory, where he made his first wireless transmissions was an old dormitory

He was a great admirer of Marconi and Marconi declared that his own results were in part due to Professor Branly's work Marconi made public recognition of the fact by addressing his first cross-Channel wireless telegram to the professor

Child Was "Too Noisy."

Prof Br nl: made a number of other discoveries which he communicated at various times to French scientific bodies He also had a number of scientific publications to his credit He was a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and held a number of foreign distinctions

He had a radio set in his flat, but often complained that this child" of his was too noisy and had been perverted to the use of politics and propaganda After listening to a recent propaganda broadcast he exclaimed: No, no I didn't invent that thing."

Prof Branlv was given a State funeral, after Requiem Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

back to normal, but only after some days Then God made her understand that her novitiate was over the world awaited her

In the Middle Ages men did not see Sanctity as they see it now, a strange, unknowable thing, but in their eyes it rose high and splendid and its meaning was clear It drew men as kingliness and power draw us to-day Catherine came to be known and watched People saw her ecstasies after Com munion and her manifest holiness After a while they began to flock to her with the secrets of their souls

These she could read, and she helped the poor troubled hearts who came to her She began to draw a group of friends around her, the Good! Company''they came to be called and she trained them in holiness They watched her at work among the poor and in the hospitals, where she stayed for hours, welcomed and loved That is, they watched for part of the time, for they had to sleep, and she was awake nearly all day and night Always she went among the diseased, fearing not at all, and ever gentle Once she nursed a leprous woman, and from her caught the disease. Resigning herself she staved till the womans death, and buried her with her own now ravaged hands As she came from the grave she looked at the poor fingersthere was a change they shone white and

perfect, and the skin was like a child's God had showed her His love

At home Catherine worked with tireless energy and began to do from chcice the servant work that she had been made to do before The father put into her trust the task of orden g the family's charities She gave· so drastically that th larder had to be replenished miraculously at times, but this her relatives grew accustomed to in time All these things were only the beginning; her ife-work lay ahead, bu she was hastening towards it

During the life time of Catherine and efore it the Popes had been living at Avignon, in France, Rome and Italy were ruled by French Legates; and in this ge when simony was common and money, not virtue, often gained Church offices, the scandalous lives of many of these Legates marred and distorted the fair image of Christ's Church leading men to forget that She was divine, and to strike against Her representatives as they would strike against temporal rulers Because, also, the Italian princes were impelled by the lust for power and wealth peace was a nearly forgotten thing and war almost continual Covetous eves were lifted to the Church lands, and greedy hands began to stretch towards them C· therine, extraordinarily clear-sighted saw the root of the evils and their cure The Pope must return to Rome,

the hierarchy and clergy must be reformed She saw too a means of effecting these things and of uniting Italy, and indeed, all Christendom, under the leadership of the Popea Crusade

Gregory XI then ruling irom Avignon had the great ideal of many of his predecessors, the ideal of a Christian kingdom in the Holy Land, and soon after his election he had the Crusade preached Catherine heard the news n Sienna, and saw what great good could come to the Church from the act

Catherine was now becoming more end, more well knewn, and when the news of the Pop 's great desire reached her even princes i:· Italy were seeking her advice He opinions carried veight, and knowing this she flung herse!' nto the cause ot the Crusade in an effort to urite Italy at last She wrote to good men and bad; to Bishops and princes; and so inspiring were her words, burning with love of Christ, and full of wisdom, that hardly anyone refused her She received promises from even such unlikelv characters as Bernardo Visconti, the bloody-handed despot of Milan (his idea of a joke was to make two Papal Legates who had brought him a Bull of Excommuniea tion, eat the document,parchment, eaden seals and all); John Hawkwood, a fierce leader of English mercenaries; and Joanna Queen of Naples one of the worst women of all time

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The coming of a great plague only interrupted the work for a timne Catherine turning aside to toil among the plague-stricken; which toiling included miracles of healing, and miracles of endurance The plague gone back to the Crusade and indeed it appeared as if the plan was going to succeed It only appeared, however The hate and greed of the princes broke it at ast

The Pope was still at Avignon the Legates were still sowing discord in Italy, and although hundreds found a new spirit of loyalty in the preaching cf the Crusade, manv others hardened their hearts against it Catherine could not write to every man in Italy! If the Pope had returned at the beginning, popular enthusiasm might have carried the day for him but as it was the cities and states began to form a eague against him, or rather, against the rule of the Legates Florence declared war on a false pretext, and other states joined her army in attacking the Papal States Catherine dropped the Crusade and fought to secure pevce She laboured and prayed incessantly, travelling, writing and interviewing nobles Her activity was amazing but what was more amazing under the circumstances was her growing sanctity In prayer, her burnuing heart flamed up to God imploring peace, guidance for the ruuers strength for the Holy Father; for herself she drew from God the light and grace which urged her ever higher up her road of sacrifice, After Mass on an April morning in 1375 she received the Stigmata, the wounds of Christ's Passion in hands feet and side In humility she prayed that the wounds would be hidden, and her prayer was heard During her lifetime no one saw the marks, but after her death thev became clearlv visible AI this took place in the midst of journeys and nterviews, journeys that left behind a trail of conversions so numerous that priests found difficulty in coping with the rush of long overdue confessions Catherine's spiritual life stood the test of external labours, indeed her spiritual joys were the only ones she had, for now her work for peace seemed utterly unavailing. The rebellion went•on

In 1376 the Pope put Florence under 2n interdict, declaring its people cut awav from the ministrations of the Church. The Florentines were thus made outlaws among the Catholic cities, and their much prized commerce was threatened with ruin, Catherine offered to negotiate a peace with the Pope, and the Lords of Florence accepted her offer She left for Avignon in June, 1376

When Catherine met the Pope, to whom she had several times written she went straight to the heart of things and spoke of peace, the Popes return to Rome, and the Crusade Gregory was delighted with her; the frail saintly girl with the flame of enthusiasm shining out from her clear eyes was in direct and striking contrast with the luxurious prelates who would at all costs, try to keep the Pope at Avignon. The Pope told her that her aims were also his; he planned to return to Rome in September While thev waited for the Florentine embassv that was to follow Catherine, the French Cardinals tried to persuade Gregorv to remain at Avignon He ws a man of vacillating character, and would probably have given in to them but for Catherine Her strength of will upheld him Then came the ambassadors from Florence, but in the pride of their office they would not

negotiate through Catherine The Pope and they could not agree, and they left with the situation still in disorder To make matters worse, a apal army from France was marching through North Italy Catherine now saw that the only hope of peace was the Pope's return to Rome The apal Court and its hangers-on still tried to hold them back; but Catherine beat them down and the Pope left tor Rome on September 13, 1376, The sojourn of the ropes at Avignon had een called the "Babylonian Capti- ity' It was ended Gregory XI was rapturously welcomed at Rome, and soon a peace confer ence was arranged with the Florentines, Suddenly came a disaster The Pope died More delay followed until a new Pope Urban VI was elected Catherine persuaded the Lords of Florence to seek peace from him, and as one of the first acts of his reign he sent a courier to Florence bearing the olive branch, the symbol of peace Joy filled Catherine's heart, but soon after the first messenger there came a sec ond, bearing terrible news that turned all else into bitterness When Urban VI was elected Catherine had given him two pieces of advice Firstly, to begin immediately the reform of the Church; and secondly, to create some new Cardinals, choosing men of real holiness The first advice he took, but went at the work of reformation so drastically that most of the Cardinals became bitterly antagon istic to him The second, he neglected until too late \ number of the discontented Car dinals, now openly hostile to Urban planned to overthrow him, and after a meeting at Fondi, declared that the rioting of the Roman mob at the time of the Conclave had forced them to choose Urban, and that he was thus invalidly elected and an ntruder

Then they held another Conclave and elected Cardinal Robert of Geneva He was a Frenchman, and they knew that he would return to Geneva taking the Papal Court with him Catherine heard the news of the election of this anti-Pope only two months after the signing of the peace The Great Schism had opened, and as time went on Christendom broke into two camps: some countries supported Urban VI who, in spite of what the rebellious Carinals made out, had been validlv elected, others claimed the anti-Pope Clement to be the true successor o St Peter Catherine worked wholeheart edly in support of Urban praying for him, and writing letters to explain the situation to princes and kings' who placed more value on her statements than on any diplomatic commun ations from politicians; but though er spirit flamed high as ever, her body was weakening, and her life was ending The Schism would go on for long after her death

Catherine's years of pitiless austerity and continual activity were now taking their toll, and it was a constant ly ailing woman who was making this last effort The Pop had called her to Rome when the Schism broke out, and it was there that the end came in April, 1380. There was open war be tween the parties, and the solution was far off Catherine was entering St Peters one day to pray at the Apostles tomb for the cause of St. Poters successor As was her ustom ·he paused to look t a mosaic depicting Peter's barque tossing on a stormy sa Suddenly she felt that the Apostle's ship was lifted on t her shoulders ad was crushing her down She felt that through the sacrifice of her life this barque was to find salm waters Her friends picked up her half paralysed body and carried her home She died a few days later, on April 29 1380, at the age of thirty-three vears, surround ed by those of her goodly company who had time to gather, She had used this well-trained band to good effect, they had been her messengers her scribes, and her very good friends Now they were her mourners Catherine was canonised n 1461, and made patroness of Rome in 1866, when the Papacy was again in great trouble Her work seemed to have been a failure Her great success in bringing the Pope back to Rome was dwarfed by the disaster of the Schism she died young and worn out with labour; but only God knows how much of the present glory of the Papacy is due to Saint Catherine's prayers and sacrifices She is one of the splendid figures of the Church nd of the Dominican Order true child of Saint Domnic as she was Saint Catherine was a lav-woman who realised something of the greatness of that wonderful thing, th Catholic Church: the charitv of Christ drove her all her life to deeds of un flinching courage, to give everything for love of Christ, for the greater glory of God She is an inspiration to ·very €· tholie woman this frail wisp of a girl to whom Christ called, and who ave Him th flower of her life freel lovingly, ovouslv

Thursday, April 18, 1940

Special

Address by Re Father Cahill, C.SS.R

Labour Day which falls on Monday, May 6, will be solemnly celebrated this year by the Catholic community at a special Mass in St Mary's Cathedral at 8.30 a m

N the previous day, Social Jvsice Sunday will be observed Special sermons dealing with the Christian principles of social reform will be preached in the churches throughout the Archdiocese, and the statement issued by the Episcopal Committee for Catholic Action in Australia for the members of the Australian Hierarchy, will be released for distribution ·

The institution of Social Justice Sunday marks an important stage in the crusade for Christian soc1al reform in Australia The Labour Day Mass will be a fitting climax to the observance of Social Justice Sunday

The Catholic programme of social reform insists on the necessity of widespread sanctity Without sanctity, the eradication of social evils is impossible Until man realises the primacy of the supernatural, man's schemes for social reform must fail as surely as the house built on sand must fall

Pronouncements and all the various forms of propaganda are necessary for the enlightenment of minds in Christian principles

But the will to action which s distinctly Christian in its ideals and methods can be inspired only by motives which are spiritual And the source of this spirit will be found only in a vigorous Chris-

tian life which derives its strength and inspiration in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

The special Mass on May 6, therefore, will stress the fundamentally spiritual nature of Catholic social action, and it is expected that a huge gathering will throng St Mary's Cathedral on the morning of Labour Day Durins the Mass a special address will be'delivered by Rev Father Cahill, C.SS R.

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Wednesday, April 24: Mr Barney O'Connor, who has returned to Perth on holidays will lecture on ' Life in New Guinea" A large attendance of members is expected,

For the benefit of their State-wide clientele Messrs McLean and Keating, laies' znd gentlemen's tailors, wish to announce that they have moved to more up-to-date premises, at 569a Haystreet Perth, opposite their old address This firm was established by Mr Keat ing, senr, over 40 years ago, and since his recent retirement from active participation his sons have carried on the business with the same high standard of workmanship and style Messrs Keating, junr, are ex-pupils of the CBC, Perth, and are to be commended on their enterprise, 4.4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444.444.4444.44.4.4.444.4

SOCIAL CALENDAR.

April: Sunday, 28: 1015 am, St Brigid's Parish, West Perth, Bus Picnic to Mandurah

Tuesday 30: Euchre and Rummy Tournament, St Mary's Hall, Leederville

May:

Wednesday, 1: 2 p.m, CW L Bridge Party, Stirling Social Rooms ' 8 pm: Highgate Tennis Club Dance, Parish Hall Harold Street Friday 10: Catholic Tennis Association Dance, Stirling Social Rooms

June: Friday, 21: S HHS, Highgate, Annual Entertainment, His Majesty's Theatre

(Mention in this column will be made only of those functions advertised elsewhere in this issue)

FIRST ANNUAL FIELD DAY, CLONTARF," QUEEN'S PARK.

SUNDAY, MAY 12th.

REV C C MARTINDALE, SJ , noted English Jesuit, and well known in Australia has fallen into Nazi hands in Copenhagen

Clontarf's First Annual Field Day

The first annual Field Day is to be held at Clontarf Boys' Home, Queen's Park the "Boys' Town" of the West on Sunday afternoon, May 12

During the past few years the boys have erected five new buildings, including trade rooms and class rooms, recreation rooms, administrative buildings, a presbytery and sleeping quarters, and have beautified the grounds of the Home Such achievements have won the admiration of all Catholic and non-Catholic alike but in order that this noble work may progress it is necessarv to have the interest and co-operation of the Catholic community Hence the inauguration of an annual Field Day, under the patronage of His Grace the Archbishop, who will bless the new buildings

ments A ladies' committee to take ch rge of the refreshments will hold its first meeting at the King Edward Hostel, Hay-street, at 3 pm. on Tuesday, April 23 «AI ladies willing to help are invited to be present

The Brothers and committee are sure that the Catholic communitv will assist them in this project in order that their efforts may be crowned with success Their only desire is to help the boys to help themselves

VATICAN DENIES RUMOUR ABOUT NEW CONCORDAT,

The report that the Holy See and Germany have begun negotiations for a new concordat has been officiallv denied in the Vatican City

The committee is arranging for the necessary transport and various amuse- E M Baker (The Little Flower Grand Carnival Dance will be held I Shop) ;1ow agent for Charities Consul· by Highgate Tennis Club, in Parish tation, would deeply appreciate the Hall, Harold Street, Wednesday, May patronage of friends and patrons, old 1st. and new

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A Series of EUCHRE and RUMMY TOURNAMENTS will commence on TUESDAY NIGHT APRIL 30th

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IN MEMORIAM.

BROWN,In ever loving memory of our dear husband and father, Henry Angel who passed away on April 20 1939 RLP Inserted by his loving wife and family

MCAULIFFE-In loving memory of our dear mother, Agnes Teresa Mc° Auliffe, who died April 16, 1939 Rest in Peace - -Inserted by her loving sons and daughters

MURPHY In fond memory of my dearly beloved husband, Michael Murphy, who departed this life at Southern Cross, April 19, 1936 May he dwell in peace forever In that blissful home above, In Thy Sacred Heart, dear Jesus, In Thine own eternal love Inserted by his loving wife Christine

TULLY-In loving memory of our dear sister (Mill), who passed away on April 21, 1938 RIP Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul Inserted by her loving relations

TULLY In loving memory of Florence Imelda, who died on the 21st, April, 1938 R.IP O, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul.

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VINER In loving memory of our dear Nellie, who died April 18, 1938 0, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul -Inserted by his loving Dad and Mum and sister also Jack and Aunt Kath

Buses from Old G P O every ten min utes, commencing 130 pm Come along and see our own Western Australian Boys' Town

ST BRIGID'S WEST PERTH GRAND PARISH PICNIC TO MANDURAH SUNDAY, APRIL 28th

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What a boon this announcement is gcing to mean to the menfolk who are footing the bill of heavy taxation and higher costs of living Mr J, L Glick has issued instructions to his manager in Western Australia, Mr T J Nutt, which will enable the vast local clientele to reap the benefit of the savings Just how many days or weeks this is going to last it is impossible to say, but to all men who are contemplating a new suit for the change of season, we urge them to rush the coupon in by return of mail or make a personal call within the next few days

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LATE MR. THOMAS FORRISTAL,

The death occurred on April 9 of a well known and highly esteemed resident of Subiaco, in the person of Mr Thomas Forristal senior The late Mr Forristal was born at Buckstown, Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland, and had resided in Western Australia for the past 5l years He had been employed by the King's Park Board for many years, and had later transferred to the Metropolitan Water Supply Department where he had remained for a long period until his retirement from the service

An ardent member of the Holy Name Society Mr Forristal was a most devout and practical Catholic and gen erously and willingly assisted the Church in its various activities

He possessed numerous sterling qauli ties, was greatly admired by all and his passing has aroused widespread expressions of sympathy for his son in his sad loss His wife, late Mary Forrista!, predeceased him in 1922

A Requiem Mass was celebrated in St Joseph's Church, Subiaco, for the repose of his soul by Rev Dr E Collins, and the cortege later moved to the Catholic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, where Rev Father Fahey, assisted by Rev Dr Collins, Rev Father Brosnan, and Rev Father O'Mahony recited the prayers at the graveside,

The chief mourners were Mr Tom Forristal (son), T Dalton J Dalton (Bunbury), S O'Connell, D L O'Connell, D, O'Connell, T O'Connell (nephews), Mrs T Dalton, Mrs S, O Connell and Mrs T O'Connell (nieces), Mrs G Worley and Miss L Worley

The pall-bearers were Messrs W Reader, D Whyte, B Fynn, J Kinsella, P J Glynn, and E O'Reilly.

Thursday, April 18, 1940

SUBIACO

Popular Child Competition

The Popular Child Competition (which is being organised to help liquidate parish debts) is now under way

On Tuesday evening, in St Joseph's Hall, the West Leederville candidate will hold an entertainment, for which Mrs Jermy and her band of support ers are hard at work finalising details

The Subiaco candidate Miss ~lma Wi liams) will hold a function in St, Joseph's Hall on Tuesday, April 30, and the Wembley candidate (John Cranley) on Tuesday, May 7 The Subiaco Catholic Young Men's Club will conduct a function in aid of the West Leederville section on Monday evening, «April 29, Admission will be 2s St Kevin's Tennis Club

Arrangements are now complete re the club's trip to Katanning on Labour Day week-end (May 46) The fare is 35s (including accommodation) The deposit of 10s is due this Sunday April 21, with the secretary (Mr R A Mor ris) or any member of the committee Bus will leave St Joseph's Hall on Saturday at I pm , and from the old GPO, St George's Terrace at .30 pm sharp arriving in Katanning at approximately 7.30 p m

YOUNG MEN'S CLUB NOTES

Athletic Club

At a special meeting held last week it was decided to form an athletic club Two members n G reed and G Worner, have been appointed to the general committee All who hive given in their names are requested to attend next week's meeting (Monday, April 22)

Opening Dance

The committee announce that t!: ·it first dance of the season will take place in St Joseph's Hall on Monds y April 29, at 8 pm, This year the dance r being held in aid of the Popular d Competition

WAGIN

Personal.

On Saturday last Mrs. F Hegarty was blessed with the birth of twins Congratulations to Mrs. E Luscombe, junr, on the birth of a sen Visitors to Wagin during the week were Mr and Mrs Painlri. Buss ton, and Miss Innis Pa'andri, and Ms and Miss Mary Vance,

On a visit to her daughter, on the hospital staff is Mrs Putland Matron Cornwall, well known n Wagin, has just returcd for the period of Matron Sn iths leave New to Wagin is Nurse Benson The Children cf Marv Retreat is d finitely arranged to begun on Friday, May 10, at the 7 o'clock Mass It s to be directed b· v Father Weldon OM I In all tvwemty girls from the out stations and twenty from Wagin will attend the retreat, which ends on the Sunday evening The house party held on Sunday evening at Murphy's home was a great success Thirtyfour young men and young ladies took part in parlour games and singing, Miss Pat Moran supplied the piano accompaniment and Mr Syd Dwyer expressed the thanks of all present to the gracious hosts, Miss Josie and Miss Ronnie Murphy Mass Time Table

April 21: Lake Grace, 9 am: Kukerin, 11 am April 28: Dumbleyung, 9 am: Wagin 11 am

May 5: Wagin, 8 am; Wedgecareup 10 a m May 12: Kukerin, 9 am; Dumbleyung 11 am

May 16: Ravensthorpe

May 17: Mt Madden, May 1 Lake King

PHILIP GILES, Manager.

Among those present were: Messrs F S ' Cross (WA Employers' Federation), J W Walt (Holy Name Society) P Mooney (Subiaco CY MC, J Moran E B Smith J Murphy, T Dillon, P M Bungert, D Bolster J Aylward, G Salter, T. P Dwyer, T B Cain, H J Smith, J Kelly, • Baonal, R H McKeever P Ryan P Nevin Mesdames E B Smith, P Maschmedt, J W Robinson, M Wall, Fishwick, Misses B O'Brien, A Cullen, and Mary Malone

A number of beautiful floral tributes were placed on the grave, and numerous telegrams letters cards and personal expressions of sympathy have been received

The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs Bowra and O'Dea

May I9: Newdegate, 9 am Lake Grace 11 am

May 26: Dumbleyung, 9 a.m; Wagin I1 am June 2: Wagin, 8 am; Arthur River, 10 a m June 9: Wagin, 8 am: Dumbleyung, 10 am June 16: Lake Grace, 9 a me; Kukerin, 11 am June 23: Dumbleyung. 9am: Wagin, 11 am June 30: Wagin, 8 am: Dumblevung, 10 a m

HARVEY

• MASS TIME TABLE April 21· Yarl0op. 8 am; Harvey, 10 am April 28: Harvev 8 a m: Waroona 10 am

Clarion Call All SOCIAL

JUSTICE

to Australian Catholics STATEMENT WILL BE RELEASED

The announcement that the Hierarchy of Australia, through the agency of the Episcopal Committee on Catholic Action have issued a statement on Social Justice, is of enormous importance in the history of the Church in Australia

THE decision to devote a day to the exposition of the traditional Christian principles of Social Justice and to prayer for their triumph, has aroused tremendous enthusiasm among all members of the Catholic laity, and especially among Catholic workers in both the industrial and the agriculture sphere

To them it is a symbol of the real interest which the Catholic Church has always taken in their material as well as their spiritual welfare and of the inspiration which her principles have provided for those militant apostles of social justice, who in every country of the world have done so much for the working class

The celebration of Social Justice Sundav (May 5) is a most fitting occasion for the release throughout Australia of the Bishops' Statement on Social Justice This great document will be to the workers of Australia what the Papal Encyclials have been to the workers o1 the w rld the charter of their liberties, th vindication of their right to live in state befitting the noblest of God's creations CLARION CALL

The Bishops' Statement will be a clarion call t all Australian Catholics to take up the challenge which the in justices of the modern world prov:de for them, and to do what their brethers in other lands have done to win justice for the workers

The Statement f the Australian Bis hops follows closely in time on the similar statement of the American Bishops The latter is the second which has been i sued, the first appearing ir 1919 after the conclusion of the last war How fertile t was in results i now known t all

Much of the more beneficent part of the New Deal legislation of President Roosevelt has drawn its inspiration from its principles

The chain atholice Worker'' newspapers which has appeared throughout the United Sates has been directly due to the first statement of the \merican Bishops which roused the consciences of young Catholics to propagate those principles through the press

The impetus which has been given to the movement for social justice by the pronouncements of the French and Belgit n Bishops has been testified by the publications f the International Labour Office at Geneva, Certainly no greater achievement can be boasted of in nv countrv of the world than the building up of the JOC of France and Belgium, organis tions for the young workers of those countries, which have accomplished a tremendous work of material and spiritual redemption

It is undeniable moreover that these magnificent organisations the flower of the modern wrld, could not have artsen hed it not been for the unswerving support ven to the young workers who govern them by such great figures as Cardinal V rdier of Paris, Cardina Von R v of Bruss s. Cardinal Grier of Lvons and 'ardina Lienart of Lille

CANADA

In Can t are w'th.t 1 ht th t n wark of the working class. When a few yeas ago a great series of strikes

and general industrial trouble broke out in Quebec, especially in clothing factories, it was only the strong sup port which was given to the just claims of the workers concerned bv the Catholic trade unions, which ensured that a substantial measure of justice was meted out to the workers concerned Behind the Catholic movement for sociel justice in Canada there stands the great moral force of Roderique, Cardinal Villeneuve, Primate of Canada, whose strong support of all movements aiming at a greater measure of justice for the worker, has been a feature of the social life of the Dominion of Canada To him must be attributed to a largs extent the great co-operative movement which is sweeping through Nova Scotia, and which in five years has brought economic end material salvation to farmers fishermen and coalminers The Catholic University of St, Francis Xavier at Antigonish is the general headquarters of this movement of social regeneration

The same story could be repeated in 2ll other quarters of the globe Please God the lead which the Bishops have given the Catholics of Australia will be fcllowed with equal results in this Commonwealth

Chesterton Club

Members of the Chesterton Club, who braved the first cold snap of winter on Wednesday night April 10 to attend the fortnightly meeting of the club, were rew:rded by a delightful evening's entertainment in the form of a film evening given by Mr Antoine who had gone to a deal of trouble in getting the necessary films over from Melbourne v airmail

The films were varied and interesting Of particular interest was the first one of Poland, taken prior to the war Two Grzettes proved interesting while a comedy "Taking the Air" and Walt Disnev's "Three Little Pigs'' voked much laughter, Local colour was added by a film in colour taken by Mr Antoine including views at Yanchep, Mundaring Weir, the Swan River near Fremantle Bridge, kangaroo paws in bloom, and a particularly attractive one of the surf at Leighton Beach which would have done credit to any technicolour film

The evening was very much appreiated by all present, who look forward to a similar evening later in the year

On Monday evening, April 29, Rev Dr Hannan, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Aid Societies, will address a special meeting

Cathedral Parish

Cathedral Branch €,W.L

The monthly meeting of the Catholie Women's Le.gue \\ill take place at the Cathedral Hall at 8 pm on Monday, May 6 Will all members make a special effort to be present? Miss Dorohy Tangney will lecture on The Development and Growth of the Church in Western Australia" This is an open night, so you may bring friend. to listen to this very interest ing speaker Th new depot ol the Welfare is "Creal House," 386 Lord-street, Perth T secretary M s +Guilfoyle will be grteful for gifts of clothing cash or goods to help the Welfare Now that winter is near there will be manv calls, CHILDREN OF MARY ANNUAL RETREAT

Sundav evening, April 7, saw the close of a very successful retreat preached by Rev Father Conway, 0 MI, to the Children of Mary of the Cathedral parish in their chapel at Victoria Square True to their excellent traditions, the members attended the exercises in large numbers, both morning end evening In the hallowed little chapel there is an atmosphere of rare in imacv, a sense of identity with all those past and present members, who, gazing upon that beautiful stat::e of the Mother of God, have felt their hearts on fire with the love of a common 1de 1 On the closing night the Act of Consecration was renewed, following an eloquent sermon on Our Lady

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Official Organ of the Archdiocese ot Perth.

Established 1874

PERTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940

What is Christianity?

Professor Walter Murdoch has rendered invaluable service to Australian literature Indeed, he probably has no peer in this Continent as a litterateur But the Professor, like so many of the generous sincere men of the Liberal tradition, is constantly tempted to depart from his last Like the comedian who aspires through all his days to interpret the role of the Prince of Denmark, the Liberal pines ever to become the cosmic expert So far as Liberalism goes, the snare is logical, yet it is a snare If in this sad world one thing is really as good as another, and one man's opinion no better than his neighbour's, then we must cede the Professor of Literature the right to play about in a whimsical manner with trifles such as history, philosophy, and theology Oddly enough, the Liberals seldom tamper with science (except in the ludicrous case of Mr Wells), for the laboratory is consecrated ground and ts experts receive a homage which no superstition of the past can outstrip So we find Professor Murdoch in a recent article in our morning contemporary discussing Chesterton's dictum, "Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried,' and evolving from it an interpretation which would greatly have startled the great champion of Catholicism Truly, the Professor denies Wells' preposterous charge that Christianity has failed, but is then driven to ask "What on earth does Mr Wells mean by Christianity?"

And it is precisely in the answer to this query that the Professor fails Indeed he emerges from the conflict little better than Mr Wells himself Wells, in the full tradition of anti-Catholic hatred, claimed forthrightly that Christianity has failed This the Professor denies, but goes on to say: "Mr Wells s far too intelligent a man to mistake a Church for Christianity As if the putting together of an elaborate piece of ecclesiastical machinery were the development of a living soul '' When we ask what positive definition or description the Professor has for Christianity, and what points of distinction he makes between Christianity (which includes both the beliefs to be held, and the way of life taught by Jesus Christ), and the teachings of the Catholic Church, we find something disappointingly nebulous For instance, when he states that the French Revolution itself was an attempt to apply Christian principles to life, we feel at liberty to doubt this very sincerely We feel that the ideal of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity marked the first definite break in the French nation from the full Christian tradition Is not the degenerate Liberalism of today the second stage of decomposition of true liberty, as the Liberty of the French Revolution was the first (in its negation of the place of authority both of the spiritual and temporal power)? Is the universal social oppression of modern times an example of progressive evolution from the Equality of the Revolution? Is the tame humanitarianism of the hour the same thing as Christian charity? Above all, are any of these things Christian in the sense that they derive primarily from the teaching of Christ and are done for His sake and through His assistance? Or do they really mark a departure from all this and a supplanting of Christ's ideals with some flushed idealism and expansive pride of the unaided human spirit?

When the Professor attempts to drive a wedge between Christianity and the Church, he does an all-round disservice We might 3imply ask him: If Christianity is not to be found n the Catholic Church in the pre-Reformation days, where is it to be found? When the Professor demands a "new creed,'' he is apparently unaware that he is giving us a sample of the kind of thing he wants, and we find distressingly that it is not new and not a creed, in the sense of believing something on God's authority as opposed to feeling something for one's own satisfaction He would serve us the old wine of Protestantism n brand new verbal bottles He grants that Christianity in the ndividual life is among other things a system of ethics a morality, a fundamental belief about the meaning of life But when he pleads for an organisation, a Church militant, an application of Christianity on a national scale, he misses the point which Protestants have been missing for the past 400 years-which is that this unification of belief, and hence of a common way of life, can be achieved only by the acceptance of some external and objective standard of truth So long as Christianity is conceived of as a matter of personal choice and private interpretation, so far is the day of organic unity put off Indeed, it becomes merely a fantastic dream How can one, imagine a Church militant, that is, a Church fighting, unless everv soldier of the army admits the legality of the command, the justice of the cause; unless there is unity of purpose and submission to a common discipline The real root of the Professor's difficulty seems to lie in his inability to co-ordinate the ideas of corporate belief, conduct and worship, with individualism He loves Christianity, hut he is rueful about the foundation of the Church; forgetting apparently, that it was Christ who definitely set up the Church to perpetuate Himself in the world, and that it was Christ's express will and promise that It would persevere to the end of time; that n It alone all men should find truth and holiness, social security, national honour, and above all, the world's most instant need, peace

ANZAC DAY

Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral at 8 50 a m on Thursday next His Grace the Archbishop will preside Rev Father Cahill, C SS R will preach the panegyric

ARCHBISHOP'S ENGAGE· MENTS.

April 19-9 am : Bless new Church at Capel.

April 21 7 30 pm : Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at St Columba's South Perth Mav 1 -715 am: Profession ceremony at St John of God Convent, Subiaco

May 4-8 am: Profession ceremony at St Joseph's Convent, Fremantie

May 12-3 pm: Confirmation of adults at St Mary's Cathedral. Attend First Annual Field Day, Clontarf

May 19: Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church, Beverley * k

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DELEGATE LAUDS

CHILDREN'S CHANT

His Excellency paid a remarkable tribute to the singing of the hundreds of children who attended the Solemn High Mass on Monday In the course of his address, His Excellency said: 44444444444 444444444444

'I cannot let this occasion pass without a word of thanks and of congratulation to the children of Perth for the beautiful manifestation of this morning Of thanks, because you have taken me back in memory to the splendid ceremonies of Rome Of congratulation because I have never heard the melodies of the Gregorian chant rendered so feelingly and so beautifully I have been in many countries of the world-in South America, in Europe, and in all the Australian States, and I have yet to hear Gregorian chant sung more beautifully than it was this morning. I thank you, from a full heart, for the joy you have afforded me'

INDEX

Radio Replies

34

St Catherine 5-6

Competition 5 Labour Day Mass ,T

Social Justice Sunday 9

Delegate's Reception 12-14

Catholic Missions 19

Sport 20-21

Bushies' Corner 23

New Norcia Juniorate 24

May 17 -10 am : Preside at quarterly conference of the Priests of the metropolitan area

May 26: Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at St Patrick's Church, York

As next Thursday is Anzac Day, next week's issue of "The Record" will be published on Wednesday morning Advertising copy and all other matter for insertion should be at hand by noon Tuesday

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Rev Dr Hannan, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Aid Societies, will address members of the Chesterton Club and their friends at a special meeting at the Central Catholic Librarv on Monday evening, 29th inst #

We regret to announce the death on Tuesday, the I6th inst, at his residence, 127 Walcott-street, Mt Lawley of Mr Ernest Arthur Mitchell The deceased gentleman was born in South Australia 64 years ago, and as a young man came to Western Australia, where he spent the past 42 years Mr Mit chell was for some years in the Accounts Branch of the Postal Department, and some little time before his death was received into the Church. He is survived by his widow Mrs E M Mitchell, his daughter, Mrs L A Thomas, and by his son John, of the Church Office Requiem Mass was celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church, at Highgate Hill, on Thursday morning after which the funeral took place to the Karrakatta Cemetery To his sorrowing relatives The Record" extends sincere sympathy l''''''"' , lff'IN11fffMIH11 f MIDDAY_MASS_ ON ASCEN- ; i SION THURSDAY. i ± on Thursday, May 2, Feast or i ; the Ascension, and a holy day of ?

; Mass at 12,10 pm., to enable those engaged in work in the 5 city to fulfil their obligation dur-

; ing the lunch hour.

WELCOME TO THE WEST

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Class-Room

i\ Sunday, April 7, His Grace the Archbishop blessed and opened the new class-room at Christian Brothers' College, Kalgoorlie There was a representative gathering of citizens of K?lgoorlie and Boulder

Addressing the gathering His Grace stressed the importanc of the Christian Brothers' Coll:ge to the Kalgoorie nd Boulder parishe He was de lighted with the new class-room just blessed and opened. It was a gestur of appreciation to the Brothers for the work they were doing on the Goldfields

Speaking on education, His Grace said that the harmonious co-operation and development of the moral, physi cal, and mental aspects of a student is eduction n the strictest sense f the word

DOUBLE BURDEN

It was refreshing said His Grace to read on the editorial page of the London "Times' of February 17 last, a masterlv indiement of ·ducation without religion- an education which that great newspaper states "allows the citizen of the future to have a purely heathen upbringing" The Catholic Church has always recognised this great ideal of true education It is here that we find the reason why the Catholic Church spends such large sums of money in building nd equipping schools This xpense is a double burden in Australia, because the Catholie citizen, besides paying his quota of the taxation necessary to maintain the State svstem of education hos also to pay ior the upkeep of the Catholic school The justice f the claim of the Cathoti citizen for the State's re cognition of the work of the Catholic school, appeals t all fairminded and honourable pople,

His Grace spoke on the great work of Edmund Ignatius Rice, the revered founder of the Christian Brothers who spent his life for the education of the youth of Ireland The disciples of Edmund Ignatius Rice, imbued by his spirit, have carried on his work not onlv in Ireland, but have crossed the seas and r t be food ir very part of the Englih ·paking world

In Australia their schools and collegeserefounidineverylarge town and in the Archdiocese of Perth they care for some 2,000 boys

Because of the great Christian work done by these Brothers, continued His Gr:ce, it was a pleasure for him to come to dedicate this splendid addition to an already noble group t buildings

Other Speakers

Th Mayor of Kalgoorlie (Mr R G Moore) said that he felt honoured to join in the ceremony and was indee~ glad that there were still organisations n the wrld to-day working for the estab ishment of the Prince of Peace on earth

Mr W F Coath Mayor of Boulder expressed similar sentiments, saying that it was a heartening thing in these truble: me times t see forces t work fr the betterment of mankind

Congratulating the Christian Bro thers Sir John Kirwan President of the Legislative Council, referred to the noble work they were doing throughut the world To-day, he said, there re insidious influences t work in the world which are doing their utmost to undermine the principles of Christianitv The work of the Brothers was

H;$ Excellencs's I gr · Tl. cx llano I'rst Y st

Kalgoorlie

never needed so much as it is now Sir John then referred to the excellent scholastic record of the college and commented on the exceptionl ability of goldfields children

Ver Rev Father Kennedv thanked the Brothers for their work for the boys of the goldfields, and Mr E M Heen n M L C on behalf of the par ishioner of the goldfields, thanked His Gae for performing the opening ceremonv

DONATIONS

To New Class Room and Improve ments Fund

3 3s: His Grace the Archbishop

£52 10s: Mrs M Ryan

£10 Mr and Mrs F Bricknell

£5 5s Each: Mr J W Fitzpatrick; Mr W Horan Mr P J Russell; Mr J Sheahan Mr F Forkin

£5 Each Very Rev Father Ken: nedy, Rev Father Brennan Mr R Beaton; Mrs J Dunne; Mr L Burke; Mr F Devitt Mr T Tomich

£4 4s Mr and Mrs M, Dillon

£3 3s Each: Mrs M O'Hara; Aherns, Ltd Mr E Heenan M LC : Mrs Marshall: Mrs Wholley Sir John Kirwan

£3 Mr S, Perey

£2 11s: Mrs Turich and family

£2 2s Each: Rev Father Ls ngmead:;

to Pert

Proceeding from the Archbishcp's Palace to the Cathedral for he Litgical Reception and Pontifical High Mass on Sunday His Excellency the Apostolic Delegate is attended by the Principal of St Louis College (Very Rev Austin Kelly S J ), and the Principal of the Oblate Fathers (Very Rev T Haugh, 0 M I.)

His Excellency is preceded by the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Aid Societies (Rev Dr Hannan), and the two Papal Knights (Mr P J Russell and Mr T Ahern

Sisters of St John of God, Mr R Saunders:; Mr B Starr Mr T Horan; Mrs Jackson; Mr W Gunnell; Mrs E Pauley, Mr J Ardagh; Dr Daly-Smith

£2 Each: Very Dr E, Sullivan; Redemptorist Fathers; Mr J Long £1 4s: Mr M Rakich

EI Is Each; Rev Father C Stinson; Rev Father Sullivan; Rev Father Nolan: Rev Father Kelliher; Sisters of St, Joseph, Kalgoorlie; Anon (per Sisters of St Joseph Boulder); Mr. R Brady Miss M Jackson; Miss N Horan; Mr and Mrs Stinson; Mr A F Stinson; Miss M Stinson; Friend; Mrs L Ryan: Mr N Liddelow; Mr. L Allen Mr M Kenny; Mr W Whyte Mr R J Boylen; Mr J Lowry; Mayor of Kalgoorlie; Mayor of Boulder; Mr J Pauley: Mr P Naughton; Mr W Clemow:; Mr K J Finucane; Mr J. Wylie Mr W Willcocks Mr A Boylen: Mr L McDonald

£I Each: Rev Father C Cunningham: Mr M Fitzgerald; Mr J Condon, Mr C Dwyer: Mr H McKerrow: Mr E Stroud; Mr S Waddell; Mr J Cannon; Mr A Barry: Mrs Wylie: Mr J Punch: Mr J Costello; Mr Bourke: Mr F Kelly; Mrs Anderton 12s: Mrs Donnelly.

10s 6d Each: Mr J Brown; Mr E Perks: Mr N F Alyward Mr J H Darey; A C ; Mr D F O'Keefe: Mr J Henniker; Miss S Cemow; Mr E Davey Mr Gil; Mrs G Brand; Mr J E Hurley; Mr J Worner; Mr and Mrs McBride: Mr G Milner; Mr G Dougue; Mrs Whiteside

I0s Each: Mr P McCann, Mrs P Mccann, Mr and Mrs Robustellini: Mr and Mrs Murray; Mrs A Ashe: Mr D Cullinev Mr T, Roberts; Mr D J Leahy, M.LA: Mr W, Ritchie; Mr Cliinev Mr L Gannon Mr C Williams; Mrs. Dovle; Mr McGowan; Mr E A Duffy; 56 Hanbury-street; Mrs Middleton, Mr F McMahon; Miss L Sala, Mrs Mathews and Joe; Mr G Hanrahan Mr L Zuvih: Mrs Murray; Mrs Dorizzi; Mr P Conway; Mr H Jennings; Mr Dorizzi Mr L Zeig er Mr J Redalj; Dr D Cerinich: Mrs. Nolan; Mr E Thornton; Mr T Doogue; Mr H Goddard: Mr L Maxwell; Mr: J Johnson Mr P Fynn; Mr A Waddell Mr R H Fitzpatrick; Mr C H, Clarke; Messrs Preen and G Thornton Mrs Tyrrell

7s 6d: Mr Shinnick

6s Each Mr D Alen Mr C Keogh Mr Coper

5s Each: Ron Moore Mrs D Hannan Mrs H Darcev; Mrs Waddell: Mr W D Smith, Peter; Mrs H, Gren; Mrs Regan; Mr and Mrs A Post Friend; Fred Lawler; Mr F sserley: Mr M, H Hewitt, Mr Masin Mr Roberts, Indebted Student; Miss White Mrs Sheiles Is Each: Anon; Friend

3s. Each· Mr W M Carmody Mrs Wallace; Friend

2s 6d Each: Friend; D G, Canning; Mr McDonald; Friend

2s Each: Mrs C Barker; Mr P Castan; Friend, Friend; Friend Is Gd: Friend 1s: Friend; Friend (Laterdonations will be acknowledged)

(To a young couple) A maiden, gentle, fair, All modesty, All fragrant with perfume Of chastitv; man noble of mien All reverence Attracted bv the charm Of purityMary end Joseph plight their troth (O may they bless and guard you both!) BETROTHAL

SOLEMN PONTIFICAL COMPLINE

Holy Grand

Society Name

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dation in the Cathedral was reserved for the men, and was actually in the n ture of a rally of the Holy Name Society of the Archdiocese Some 2000 men, wearing their badges, packed the Cathedral, while outside numbers of people unable to gain admission listened to a broadcast relav of the cerem mies and the sermon

The devotions consisted of Pontifical Compline sung by the clergy and the Cathedral Choir The Apostolic Dele gate presided on the throne, assisted by Very Rev Father Duffy, CSSR, and Very Rev J Wallace His Grace the Archbishop was assisted by the Rev H Kearin and the Rev J T McMahon The chanters were Rev L Goody and Rev J McGillicuddy

The Apostolic Delegate intoned the Our Father and the Confiteor, which was then repeated by the clergy The three psalms that followed were sung in alternate verses by the clergy, and the Cathedral Choir, to the falsobordoni of Victoria and Viadana Then came the hymn in an intricate five-voice arrangement by Tallis, beautifully rendered by the Cathe° dral Choir a short chepter a response, and the Nune Dimittis, and the Office terminated with a prayer and a blessing followed by the Regina Coeli sung in Gregorian Chant by the boys Prior o the sermon, the Easter hymn was chanted

Rev Father McLoughlin, CSSR., was the occasional preacher Taking as his text: Amen, I have not found such faith even in Israel" (St Luke, chap 7 verse 9) Fther McLoughlin said:

This magnificent attendance of the members of the Holy Name Sodality, inspiring in its numbers, is a beautiful message to His Excellency of your warm loyalty to the Sovereign Pontiff

There is no kingdom in the world like that which rediates from Rome

Neither in time nor extent has the hu man race seen its peer It is the phenomenon of the centuries, and the wonder of historians The boundaries that fix the imits of other kingdoms vanish in this Catholic Kingdom

Some mountain range, some running iver some rolling ocean clearly and inexorably restricts the rule of other kingdoms But this kingdom of the Sovereign Pontiff sweeps aside all such barriers Her sway tops the loftiest mount ns, descends the deepest valleys, spans the most extensive plains, bridges the widest rivers and sweeps the most expansive sets. Continent an? island fall within her kingdom Her spires rise in every land, and her crosses mark her buildings n every clime Her ensign encircles the world Well may she claim her vast kingdom Her Apostles it was that penetrated the East Indies. Her missionaries it was that liscovered the West Indies Scientists and geographers are simply following n her wake The West co?st of \us tralia, where we live, was drawn on the maps of the Catholic Portuguese and Spanish navigators as early as the year 150 The discoverv of the world s but the historv of the missionaries of the Catholic Church

Neither is this spiritual conquest of the world a passing phase It is not the creation of an enthusiasm which glows and pales The spirit that vitalise her has an enduring texture

The influences that enervate other kingdoms cannot sap her vitality The brute forces that crush other empires, and level other kingdoms fall back from her gates, and perish in the attack The centuries charged with por tent for other kingdoms have no sinister message for her The ages leave her in the vigour of her youth and the fulness of her promise

But the philosopher outside her gates who muses on the Catholic Church, is not so much puzzled by her extensive sway, or baffled by her conquest of human souls But what does bewilder him is her conquest of the human heart. She holds no sword in her hand, vet nations bow in loving submission No sanctions fortify her laws yet her precepts are observed with reverence and fidelitv She wins the allegiance of all nations without dissolying their nationality She rules their hearts without cooling the fires of their patriotism This conquest of the human heart has no precedent or parallel, Here to-night on the confines of that fr-flung empire of the Sovereign Pontiff, his Delegate meets with a warmth of welcome and a depth of loyalty unsurpassed in the City of Rome itself

Loya!ty has its measure and allegiance its test The test and measure of allegiance is the penalty one pays for it Judged by that standard, I weigh well my words when I say that no branch of the Catholic Church can justly claim a higher allegiance to the sovereign Pontiff than the Church in Western Australia That you might understand the meaning of my words, let us dwell for a moment on the character of the men who laid the foundations of the Church in Western Australia the fathers who gave you birth and bequeathed to you the Faith When your fathers and grandfathers were emigrating to this land in the sixties dark clouds of disaster and sor row began to mass on the horizon of the life of Pius IX The storm brewed and broke When the storm spent it«elf, Pius LX found himself despoiled of the Papal States and a prisoner at the Vatican In the year 1860 the King of SardiniaVictor Emmanuel -marched his armies on the Papal States to seize the property of the Church, Pius L appealed for help to Catholic natin The appeal fell on deaf ears, till it reached Ireland where it rang like a clarion note calling the people to arms Peasants left their ploughs and officials left their offices and mustered to form an Irih l rigade Men who never handled a gun, shouldered their rifles Men who never drew a sword buckled their scabbards Men who never eft their coun try prepared to sail for Rome to help the Sovereign Pontiff Unused t mili tary parade, poorly equipped, what hope had those irregular recruits arain st the highly disciplined fores of the King of Sardinia, whose soldiers fought in the historic battles of Magenta, Solforino and Novarra When Pius IX met the Irish Brigade in Rome he was overwhelmed with emotion and sple of their loyalty to him when the w. 1d had abandoned him Aneem th st stronghold in the Papal States, wa pre paring to defend itself from an ate! b land and sea when th Irish Br 2a le anded in Rome It seemed z be.pless task to defend Ancona agas the overwhelming forces of Vitor Emmanuel But loyalty is not the sole property of victory end allegiance shines brightest in the darkness of defeat The Irish soldiers flung themselves behind the fortresses of Ancona Six hundred cannon played for twelve days on those fortresses defended bv the Irish Brigade and all Europe was amazed at the tenacious resistance of Ancona Pius IX gain appealed to France Spain, and Austria But no help came Ancona went to its doom and with it, the fall of the Papal States But the story of the spoliation of the Papal States can never be told without bringing mnto blazing light the lovaltv of the men who stood by Pius IX when the world abandoned him History will

ecall that the last swords drawn in defence of Pius IX leaped from the scabbards of those peasants who emigrated to Western Australia in the sixties to build up the Church here Such was the mettle of the men, whose blood now flows in your veins Such was the material that went to the making of the Church in Western Australia Could Pius IX chose a better foundation than the soul and sinew of the men who stood loyal to him in the darkes moment of his long pontificate? *

But the struggle of your f thers in building up the Churh in Westraha was no less worthy of renown than their defence of Ancona When they struck the shores of Western Australia no Cathedral raised its spires before hem No bell tower rang out to call them to Mass No colleges or convents graced the land to inspire them with confidence. Virgin soil en;arbed with bush and scrub lay around them A torrid sun beat upon them Down in the cavities of mines or felling the uca'ypt above, they earned their bread t the sweat of their brows Their little wooden churches with the corrugated iron roof soon lotted the land Those humble temples of worship were a ad testimony to their lender re sourcs Had their reources been as vast as their Fith was deep their hurchus woid hav riv lled the Cathedr:ls of Europe But there were nc Michael Angelos amongst them to pln great structure: There were no De Vin is to paint rescoes of them There were no Isabllas to subsidise them with bountifu hand No those poor But their poverty was ble: sed thing Theirs was not th poverty of th Prodigal who wastd his substance and squandered his mean: Their poverty was the penlty of their Faith nd allegianc to the Soverein Pontiff At th time those men emigrated to Australia there were stil n the Statute-book these two prohibitions "No Catholic was to be admitted to the practice of medicine or lw No atholic a'lowerl to be educated "' These laws cast a lurid light on the poverty of those pioneers who raised the Church in Australia- revealing it as a pen:lt for their Faith a blessed thing The furrows that labour marked on their hands told the storv of their Faith, and the sweat that fell from their brows marked the high price of their allegiance to the Sovereign Pontiff But the sun that lit up the spires of Milan Cathedral shone eaullv on the humble churches of your fathers, and the God who flashed the ravs of the sun on both, was equally pleased with the sacrifices of both What after all did t matter where thev worshipped? Was not the first church in Christendom a cave at Bethlehem? And was not the

¢ His Excellency imparts his blessing as he leaves the Cathedral after Sunday's ceremonies first tabernacle a monger in a stable? And was not the first cong gation to adore the Saviour, poor shepherds from the hills Christmas gives us a hastening perspective of religion where the heart counts first, and art nl ar chitecture take a second place ut when brighter days bgan to dawn; when the earth began to deliver its wealth when the pastures egan to grow and herds and kin began to multiply, then inde d the Faith of the Catholics of Western Australia began to express itself in more gra ful and inspiring language Convents and colleges and schools began to ri: over the land. The seed th t was cast began o fructify into a bountiful harvest Societies and confraternities rip ened and flourished Here, to-night, a society worthy of its Holy Name, gives testimony to mv words. 'Nor are our hopes at rest. We still look forward to brighter days and better things The Church in Western Australia has not yet reached the meridian of its splendour This beautiful but unfinished Cathedral sums up for His Excellency the position of Catholics in Western Australia The old section, merging into the new marks the progress we have made, The glittering beauty f the new section betoken: the loftv nd laudable ambitions of the Catholics of Westralia The unpretentious walls of the old section pronounces pathetically th present mit of our resour ces The old sec ion stands a. a monument to th past, the new heralds the advent of 'tur for th Chu:ch worthy of the men who laid it. n dation:

Had you sprung from a race which had not to pay the penalty of poverty he price of its allegiance to Rome, h.d you sprung from a race tht came from France or Spain, I have no doubt tha grandr Cathedral would be racud by His Excellencv t night. but I doubt 1l the hearts of th who would fill it would beat more lovallv to him th:n the hearts that beat in the breasts f the men wh fl! the Ca thedral to-night '' #

fter the sermon Pontifical Benedctn of th Most Blessed Sacrament was gien by the Apostolic Delegate assisted I Rev E McBride as deacon and Rev G Hussev s subdeacon The music of the Benediction was particularly beautiful and devotional, includn 'Jesu Dulcis Memoria," by Vic oria; "Tantum Ergo,'' bv Palestrina "Adoremus'' (Allegri) ad "Regina Coeli" (Lotti) The procession then left the Cathedral by the main aisle while the entire bodv of men present stood and sang 'Faith of Our Fathers" The stirring and fervent singing of this was a fitting climax to an impressive manifestation of Faith