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1wasstandingonemoraineinthe vestibuleoftheDeLaSalle!Gallsute,whichfacesthesouthsideof ':ventralPark,inNewYerecity, henthedooropenedandthereenteredamancarryinginhismerlea boyofaboutthirteen,welldoreed, plumpandhandsomeinfeature,but evidentlyhelplessfromthewaist down.Evenhisarmshunglimp. Hisvivaciousexpression,however, showedthathewasverymuchaloe. Inreplytoapoliteinquiry,Iwas informedthatthechildeast'reinh,rn inthathelplessconditionthatbe wasincurable;thathehadbecome a('atholic,andthathisfs.Cherwas adistinguishedtheatricalmanagerof thetime-Mr.HenryE.Abbey.Nothingmorewasknownoftheboy bymyinformant,and,althoughwith theproserjournalisticinstinctI scentedagoodstoreyearswereto Passbeforetheincidentrecurredto mymind.
Conversionsareverymuchaliketo theexperienced.Itistruethateach onecarriesitsownpeculiarmorelsomethingillustrativeoftheelleracteroftheconvertorofthetimes. Nevertheless,inourdaytheyhave asamenessnotatallmonotonous* whichta'eestheedgyoffinterest.A conversion,nonetheless,istome aperpetualwonder..Inthedaysof persecution,whethroftheancient ReimanorthemodernProtestant tone,whenhostilityto-Catholic truthwassohitterandsotriumphantthatChristsimplyhadtotake adirecthandinstrengtheningHis sufferingdisciples,aconversion,while astonishing,wasnotsoastonishing asinourdaltecaueenow,inplace ofhostilitytotheCatholicfaith,we haveaprofound.placid,universalindifferencetoanyreligionatall.It woildta'eethehandofaNeemailto Analyse,explainanddeserrtethepresentgreatstametionofthehuman intellectinmattersofthesoul. Hostilitytothefaithmeansintereetintwofaithsonthepartofthe hostile; indifferencesignifiesinterest innone. Mcdrnindifferencei:moresreligionalto;ether-rerardsitasrubbishwhichmust!Jivedilydisappearinthemeshofcieilisathen,andgieesnotimeorattention tothequestionofthesoul,because thereisnosoul. Outofthis ast.amiable,profoundstagnation sewdoesapoorsouleverrisetothe eonceptionofhigherthings
Tr:thecaseofHenryE.Abbeyand son.conversioncametaboutin thisfashion:Theboywasbornin Northampton,Massachusetts,in1881, tothehelplessconditionalreadyde-aided.Hisminiwasinnowayaffectedbyhisdisease,anddeveloped withtherapiditypeculiartothe es-dridden.Thedeathofhismother :efthimtothecareofhisgrandeeAber.Whenhewastenyearselci fathertookhimtoParisena -.eineestrip.andmaceshiminthe -27'ofthemoetferrousdoctorsef -!-.eertTheirexaminationreelltoi -hesalverilietthatlifeconIS ventotheparalysed
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behadtobeinstructedinthemeaningofthebeautifulceremonieswhich onoccasionhehadwitnessedinthe churches.Itwasslitashorttime afterthisstepthathearrivedata practicalknowledgeofCatholicdoctrineandaskedhisfather'spermissiontobecomeamemberofthefaith, Thefatherhadnoonjections.Young HenryAbbeywasinstructedbyhis attendant,preparedbythePassionistFathersofParisandbaptisedby themattheageoften.
OnhisreturntoNewYorkthelad wasplacedinchargeofaPaulist Priestthathemightbepreparedfor hisFirstCommunion,Whileperhaps regardinghisconvers.onasapleasantwhim,thefatheromittednothingrequiredbythecircumstances.
Thehoemighthaveleeco.neaBuddhistoraChristianScientistora Mahometanand .%etbehumouredin hisplans.HaeingbecomeaCatholic itseemedonlyrightandfittingthat heshouldenjoytheprivilegesofhis osition.Thepriestwhoprepared theladtellswithdeepinterestthe detailsofthatpreparation.Hemade hisFirstCommunionattheregular timealongwiththeotherchildrenof St.Paul'sparish,exceptthathesat inhiswheeledchairjustwithinthe sanctuaryrail,aspectacleandan exampletoallthechildren.siishaplessnesshad t, aidhadbeenrecommendedtotheir Prayers.DuringtheMasshefollowedtheservicewithhisbooS,and neveroncelookedaround.Fromthat timehewasafrequenteommunicanineverlosthisfirstfervour. HewassenttoschoolinDeI.a "alleInstitute.Arecordofhisdaily lifewoild-makeinterestingreading. Heneverrepinedoverhisunhappylot,anIspentmuchofhistime reeding.Hewasmushheedbyeveryoneabouthim,andintenselyso byhisfather.Havingrunhisbrief steers.andacconnlietesdhislittle tag-.bytheageoffourteen,hepassedfleas;peacefullyfrompneumonia,afterreceivingthesacraments.
Naturally,thefatherfeltSe-nly thelossofhisson,whosephysical eea'nesshadmadehimallthedeareryetheseemedtohavebeenmerelyinterestedintheboy'sreligious lifeandnotatallaffectedbyit.His busycareerallowedhimlittletime forseriousthought,althoughhefollowedsympatheticallyeverystepof hisson'sspiritualdevelopment.Mr. AbbeybadsetapaceforallAm:leanmanagersfromthemomenthe appearedintheNewYorearenain 177,andwasfinallyhailedbyenthusiasticadmirersastheNaeoleion franazers.Executiveheadofanote;:e.r!'n.hewonfamebyindusing ,lietinelliehedEuropeanactorstoaneer:yontheAmericanstage,amthemMasiameBernhardt,MadA-eeHalingandthefamousCoqueT-ismarazementoftheMetro'.1:-.Er.("mereHouseintroducedto r.-..r^athemostcelebratedsinger' rodprovidedthemeitha fortunewhichtheyhad ..cs=edliefere.Hisventures -.voiderofthetime.an-4 -hemwereasnrofitablefour e;teodastheyweredaringand r.7'" however.hemetthefate N Y1'tarerasnineattoo - ratheranticieetinethe -lerdoereofthe,recent tinte.cankreptcy -'-"erg.etreeer
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itsinfluence,andwasclosetore-establishmentwhenafataldisease struckdownthebrilliantmanager. HediedinNewYorkonOctober17, 1896,attheageoftifteeeight.Onthe dayofhisdeathhesentforthe priestwhohadforyearsminister. tohiseon.Hisdiseasewassome degenerationoftheblood-vessels, whichshoweditselfinfrequent hemorrhages.Hecouldnotspeak withoutspittingblood,buthemade hisexplanationtothepriest."The doctorshaveinformedmethatIhlye onlyafewhourstolive,"wast'o' substanceofhisexplanation,"andI wishtodieaCatholic.Youhave onlyabrieftimeinwhichtopreParemeforclath,father,hutI l'now'thechief,doctrinesofthefaith; Ih'lievethemall.Doformewhat youdidforHarry.Iwanttobe withmyboy."
Hewasbaptisedandanointed,and Passedawaethatafternoon.Appar- entlyhisconversionwasasetulden as'isdeath,hut.asweall',now, thereisagrowthinthesethin notclearlyvisibleatthetime,hut appearingaftertheeventinluminais Perspective.Hehadgrownupasindifferenttoreligionasthepeopleamongwhomhelived,hut,withthe alert,tinprejudicedeyeofhiskind, hehadseenandrememberedcertain thingsamongbelievers.
Naturally,thefactthathisson hailbecomeaCatholicunderstrange circumstancesmadeMr.Abbeymore interestedintheChurch,andtheresult'ofhisobservationofCatholic activitywaslaterexpressedina passsingdiscussion."Youmaythink whatyoupleaseabouttheCatholic Church,"heobsereed,"hutyouwill ba"etoadmitonesingu'arfactnencesn'neher.eh!istheuniversal Church.Youhaeonlytoion% aromdtoknowthat.WhereverI havegoneihaveseenherat..vore. Youcouldn'tmissherpithyoiireyes shut.Andherworkisdistinctive. impressiveandalwaysnotieesble. Now,that'sbusiness."
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notableofitstime.Yainousactors, managers,singers,authors,journalists,businessmenandsocietyhaulerspaidthelasttrinstetothe liant'manwhohadshedlustreupon themall.Athis"month'smind" therewasaneveningservice,at whichthewholeworldgatheredto hearthesingingoffamousartists hatthefeatureoftheoccasionwas thetakingupofacollectioninbehalfofthepoor,accordingtothe wishesofthedeceased.Most wereastonishedtolearnofhiscoati asmostpeoplewillnowbe astonishedatthisstory.Solittleis thoughtofreligionnowadaysinthe literaryandjournalisticcirclesthat writersrarelysetdownaman'screed inbiographicalnotices.Thusinthe recordsofthetimeHenryE.Abbey's brilliantcareercontainsnomention ofhisentranceintotheChurch.The mostsignificantactofhislifeis thereforeunrecorded,excepthere. Itisveryremarkablebowfarthis indifferencetoeminentfactsiscarriedinprixatelifeaswellasir.the publicprints.
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Intheschool,inthecourt,inthe market,inthetheatre,inthepublishhouse.intheeditorialsanctum religionmustIekeptinthebackground.Once itwassacredor scorned;nowitisflatlyignored, withoutscornoremphasis,asa thingofnoimportance.Thisindifferencemustha-eimportantandfarreacbineconsequencesinmanydirections.ItaffectsevenCatholics, ehesenaturaltendencyc-ndemnsindi Theysupuresstheproperandfullexpressionoftheirown faithrnordernottooffendtheirimmediateneighboursortoavoidattractingattentioninpublic.Hence inthisswarmingnationtheyremain noentooneanother. TheconversionofHenryE.AbbeY cameaboutpartlyfromtheconversionofhisson.partlyfromhisown powerofshrewdohsereationinthe laceofthatte-ribleindifference hicknewliesheavy'loonthecivilisedworld.Quitelikelyliewouldnot havewaitedforthehourofdeathto c,undbeforefollowinghisimpulses Churchwhichcaughtthesittefition--IsteltheCatholicsinhisvicinitybeen andwontheadmirationofthebrilliantbusinessman,whoknewjrst whathewanted,couldfindthemethodstogetit,andcouldmeasure thesincerity,determinationands,ill ofothersbyhisown.He.probatily keptthinkingalongtheselineslipto the-momentwhensorrowandadver- sitytogetherprostratedhim,andbe suddenlyrealisedtheutterworthlessnessandfutilityofaworldwithout God.Hislastpatheticandfatherly sords,"Iwanttobewithmyboy." showedthepointtowhichhisreasonandhishearthadledhim-the eternallifeitsgreatexponent,the Church;itsereatKing,thecbrist. Withfargreaterdepthoffeelingthan manyCatholicshecouldutterhis firstandIslet("redo:"Ih.liese-in (led.an:IinChrist.HisSon.andin theHolyGhost,theHolyCatholic ('hunch.thecommunionofsaints,the rereivereeeofsins,thereserree'don ofthebodyandtb-lifeevirlastire." :ti='eneraleseheldin'e"J'a.fist -burch.NewYor'-,enieels:hemost
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FatherandSon HenryE.Abbey,FamousTheatricalManager,Followed HisChildintotheTrueFold-ALesson %REV.JOHNTALBOTSMI INTHE"AVEMARIA.")
Iwasstandingonemoraineinthe vestibuleoftheDeLaSaileInstitute,whichfacesthesouthsideof CentralPark,inNewIerecity, whenthedooropenedandthereenteredamancarryinginhistimea bo%ofaboutthirteen,welldrseeed, plumpandhandsomeinfeature,but evidentlyhelplessfromthewaist down.Evenhisarms'lunglimp. Hisvivaciousexpresei however, showedthathewasverymuchElise. Inreplytoapoliteineuiry,Iwas informedthatthechildhadteemt:',rn inthathelplessconditionthathe wasincurablethathehadbecome aCatholic,andthathiseitherwas adistinguishedtheatricalmanagerof thetime-Mr.HenryE.Abbey.Nothingmorewasknownoftheboy bymyinformant,and,althoughwith theproeerjournalisticinstinctI scentedagoodstore,yearswereto Passbeforetheincidentrecurredto mymind.
Conversionsareverymuchaliketo theexperienced.Itistruethateach onecarriesitsownpeculiarmorelsomethingillustrativeoftheelleracteroftheconvertoratthetimes. Nevertheless,inourdaytheyhave asamenessnotatallmonotonous, whichtahestheedgeoilinterest.A conversion,nonetheless,istome a;Perpetualwonder..Inthedaysof Persecution,whethroftheancient RomanorthemodernProtestant terne,whenhostilityto,Catholic truthwassohitterandsotriumPhentthatChristsimplyhadtotake adirecthandinstrengtheningHis sufferingdisciples,aconversion,while astonishing,wasnotsoastonishing asinourday,tecaueeino's,inplace ofhostilitytotheCatholicfaith,we haveaprofound.placid,universalindifferencetoanyreligionatall.It wouldta'cethehandofaNewmanto enalyse,explainanddeserieethepresentgreatstametionoftheh'imun intellectinmattersofthesoul.
Hostilitytothefaithmansinterestintwofaithsonthepartofthe hostileindifferencesignifiesinterest innone. Mealemindifferenceignoresreligionalto;ethercardsitasrubbishwhichmeatseeedilydisappearintherushofcieilisation,andgi;esnotimeorattention tothequestionofthesoul,because thereisnosoul. Outofthis ast,amiable,profoundstagnation howdoesapoorsouleverrisetothe conceptionofhigherthings? 4*4.
InthecaseofHenryE.Abbeyand hisson.conversioncameaboutin thisfashionTheboywashornin Northampton,Massachusetts,in1881, -;ttthehelplessconditionalreadydescribed.Hismindwasinnowayaffectedbyhisdisease,anddeveloped 'viththerapiditypeculiartothe e.edridden.Thedeathofhismother :efthimtothecareofhisgrande:ether.Whenhewastenyearsold fathertookhimtoParisena eeineestrip,and',lacedhiminthe -areofthemosttamer'sdoctorsof c't...Theirexaminationreeiltel thesalverdictthatlifecould -erf.eriventotheparalysed
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behadtobeinstructedinthemeaningofthebeautifulceremonieswhich onoccasionbehadwitnessedinthe churches.Itwasoutashorttime afterthisstepthathearrivedata practicalknowledgeofCatholicdoctrineandaskedhisfather'spermissiontobecomeamemberofthefaith. Thefatherhadnoonjections.Young HenryAbbeywasinstructedbyhis attendant,preparedbythePassionistFathersofParisandbaptisedby themattheageoften.
OnhisreturntoNewYorkthelad wasplacedinchargeofaPaulist priestthathemighthepreparedfor hisFirstCommunion.Whileperhaps regardinghisconvers.onasapleasantwhim,thefatheromittednothingrequiredbythecircumstances. Theboamighthaveteco.neaBuddhistoraChristianScientistora Mahometanandyetbehumouredin hisplans.Haying'becomea,Catholic itseemedonlyrightandfittingthat heshouldenjoytheprivilegesofhis osition.Thepriestwhoprepared theladtellswith.deepinterestthe detailsofthatpreparation.Hemade hisFirstCommunionattheregular timealongwiththeotherchildrenof St.Paul'sparish,exceptthathesat inhiswheeledchairjustwithinthe sanctuaryrail,aspectacleandan exampletoallthechildren.Hislitiphad t, aidhadbeenrecommendedtotheir prayers.DuringtheMasshefollowedtheservicewithhisboos,and neveroncelookedaround.Fromthat timehewasafrequentcommunicent,andneverlosthisfirstfervour. HewassenttoschoelinDeLa SalleInstitute.Arecordofhisdaily lifewoildma'seinterestingreading. Heneverrepinedoverhisunhappy lot,anispentmuchofhistime reeding.Hewasmushloeedbyeveryoneabouthim,andintenselyso byhisfather.Havingrunhisbrief oerseandacconoliehedhislittle tasbytheageoffourteen,hepassedaeavneacef'illyfromnrveumonia, afterreceivingthesacraments.
Naturally,thefatherfeltVeenly thelossethisson,whosephysical seea'nesshadmadehimallthedearer;yetheseemedtohavebeenmerelyinterestedintheboy'sreligious lifeandnotatallaffectedbyit.His busycareerallowedhimlittletime forserioustho'ight,althoughhefollowedsympatheticallyeverystepof hisson'sspiritualdevelopment.Mr. AbbeyhadsetapaceforallAm:leanmanagersfromthemomenthe appearedintheNewYorearenain 1e77,andwasfinallyhailedbyenthusiasticadmirersastheNapoleon freanazers.Executiveheadofanotarieern.hewonfamebyinducing ,lictineuiehedEuropeanactorstoani.earepontheAmericanstage,amen:-themMadameBernhardt,MadameHadingandthefamousCoqueer.HismanagementoftheMetro117atoperaHouseintroducedto e:see:eathemostcelebratedsinger,: -. -.ne,rodprovidedthemwitha hee.e fortunewhichtheyhad ntseessedleefere.Hisventures -sr,'reToilerofthetime.ae4 se-'-hemwereasProfitablefor es-,destheyweredeter!and
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itsinfluence,andwasclosetore-establishmentwhenafataldisease strutsdownthebrilliantmanager. HediedinNewYogaonOctober17, 1896,attheageoftiftyseight.onthe clayofhisdeathhesentforthe priestwhohadforyearsminieter.d tohiseon.Hisdiseasewassome degenerationoftheblood-vessels, whichshoweditselfinfrequent hemorrhages.Hecouldnotspeak withoutspittingblood,huthemade hisexplanationtothepriest."The doctorshaveinformedmethatIheve onlyafewhourstolive,"wastie substanceofhisexplanation,."andI wishtodieaCatholic.Youhave onlyabrieftimeinwhichtopreparemefordabh,father,butI knowthechiddoctrinesofthefaith; 1tuolievethemall.Doformewhat youdidforHarry.Iwanttobe withmyboy."
Hewasbaptisedandanointed,and passedawaythatafternoon.Appar- entlyhisconversionwasnssudden ashisdeath,but.asweallknow, thereisagrowthinthesethinps not'clearlyvisibleatthetime,but appearingaftertheeventinluminous perspective.Hehadgrownupasindifferenttoreligionasthepeopleamongwhomhelived,hut,withthe alert,unprejudicedeyeofhiskind, hehadseenandrememberedcertain thingsamongbelievers.
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Naturally,thefactthathisson had,ecomeaCatholicunderstrange circumstancesmadeMr.Abbeymore interestedintheChurch,andtheresult'ofhisobservationofCatholic activitywaslaterexpressedina passingdiscussion."Youmaythink whatyoupleaseabouttheCatholic Church,"heobserved,"butyouwill haeetoadmitonesingu'arfactcelleetangher.'h!istheuniversal Church.Youhaeonlytolook aroundtoknowthat.WhereverI haveeoneIhaveseenheratwore. Youcouldn'tmissherwithyoureyes shut.Andherworkisdistinctive. impressiveandalwaysnotieeahle. Non-,that'sbusiness."
Itwasthebesinesssideofthe Churchwhichcaughttheattention andwontheadmirationofthebrilliantbusinessman,whoknewjust whathewanted,couldfindthemethodstogetit,andcouldmeasure thesincerity,determinationands;ill ofothersbyhisown.He.prohaely keptthinkingalongtheselinesupto the'momentwhensorrowandadversitytogetherprostratedhim,andhe suddenlyrealisedtheutterworthlessnessandfutilityofaworldwithout God.Hislastpatheticandfatherly words,"Twanttobewithmyboy." showedthepointtowhichhisreasonandhishearthadledhim-the eternallifeitsgreatexponent,the ChurchitsgreatKing,theChrist. Withfargreaterdepthoffeelingthan manyCatholicshecouldutterhis firstandlastCredo"Ibelievein an:linChrist.HisSon.andin theHolyGhost,theHolyCatholic Church.thecommunionofsaints,the tereiveneesofsins,theresurrection Mthebodyandthelifeevolnetire."
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notableofitstime.Yamoitsactors, managers,singers,authors,journalists,businessmenandsocietyloaderspaidthelasttrinatetothehrilliant;nenwhohadshedlustretion themall.Athis"month'smind" therewasaneveningservice,at whichthewholeworldgatheredto hearthesingingoffamousartists hatthefeatureoftheoccasionwas thetakingupofacollectioninbehalfofthepoor,accordingtothe wishesofthedeceased.Must 'We wereastonishedtolearnofhisconeision,asmostpeoplewillnowbe astonishedatthisstory.Solittleis thoughtofreligionnowadaysinthe literaryandjournalisticcirclesthat writersrarelysetdownaman'screed inbiographicalnotices.Thusinthe recordsofthetimeHenryE.Abbey's brilliantcareercontainsnomention ofhisentranceintotheChurch.The mostsignificantactofhislifeis thereforeunrecorded,excepthere. Itisveryremarkablebowfarthis indifferencetoeminentfactsiscarriedinprhatelifeaswellasir.the publicprints. intheschool,inthecourt,inthe market,inthetheatre,inthepublishalehouse,intheeditorialsanctum religionmusttekeptinthebackground.Onceitwassacredor scorned;nowitisflatlyignored, withoutscornoremphasis,asa thingofnoimportance.Thisindifferencemustha-eimportantandfarreachineconseenencesinmanythreetions.ItaffectsevenCatholics, h)senaturaltendencycondemnsindieerentism.Theysuporesetheproperandfullexpressionoftheirown faith'nordernottooffendtheirimmediateneighboursortoavoidattractingattentioninpublic.Hence inthisswarmingnationtheyremain ifnovutooneanother.
TheconversionofHenryE.Abbey cameaboutpartlyfromtheconversionofhisson.partlyfromhisown powerofshrewdohsereationinthe fareofthatte-ribleindifference hichnewliesheavy111)0athecivilisedworld.Quitelikelyhewouldnot havewaitedforthehourofdeathto soundbeforefollowinghisimpulses hadtheCatholicsinhisvicinitybeen moreopenandspontaneousinthe expressionoftheirfaith,andlesssubmissivetotheetiquettewhichindifferentismhasimposeduponusall. There'sthelessoninthissimpletale.
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MAGICOFTHERAINBOW. 1he,rainbowshimmeringhighinthe heavensis,'morethanamerearch ofglowingcolour.Itisaroyalam bassadorfromthekingdomofnature,aheraldbearingamessageof vastimportancetomankind.Written uponitsbrilliantlyhued,shining archway,itthetruththatmanhas finallYappreciatedaltertheOutintleasagesthathavepassedsincethe firstrainbowglorifiedtheheavens. Andthis.truthiswhat?Nothingless thantherevelationofthecompenent elementsthatconstitutethesunand starsandthedim-shiningnebulae lostinthefarthermosthidingplaces oftheiir.iverse.Bymeansofthis truth,written'largeupontheraindrops,weknowmoreaboutehecompositionofthesun,93,000,900miles fromtheearth,thanwedoaboutthe worldonwhichwedwell.
THEHIBERNIANSOCIETY.' MOSTVENOMOUS SNAKE.
Themostvenomousofsnakesissaid tobetheEchiscarinataofIndia. Itisabout18incheslongandofa greycolour.Thecreatureisdeath itseif,andcarriesinitsheadthesecretofdestroyinglifewiththeconcentratedagonyofall'thepoisons. TheEchiscarinataistolerablycommoninIndia,beingfoundinnearly everypartofthepeninsula.Fortunately,however,forman,itisnot, likethecobra,ahouse-frequenting snake,foritsaggressivehabits wouldma'Leitinfinitelymorefatal tolifethanitsdreadedrelative.This kingoftheaspsdoesnotturnto escapefromman,asthecobrawill, or(lashintoconcealment,likethe koriat,butkeepsthepathagainstits humanassailantand,pittingits owneighteeninchesoflengthagainst itsenemy'sbulk,challengesandprovokesconflict.Astrokewithawhip willcutitintwooraclodofearth disableit.Butsuchisitsmalignity thatitinvitesattackbyeverydevice atitscommand,stakingitsownlife onthemerechanceofitsadversary comingwithinthelittlecircleofits power..Atmosttheradiusofthis circleistwelveinches.Withinit atanypointliescertaindeath,and onthebarehopeofhandorfoot trespassingwithinreachtheEchis carinatathrowsitsbodyintoafigureofeightcoil.Thenitattracts attentionbyrubbingitslobestogether,which,fromtherotghnessof thescales,matesarustling,hissing sound,erectsitsbeadinthecentre andawaitsattacOItissaidthat noone,ha.ingonceencounteredthis terriblereptile,caneverforgetits horrifyingaspectwhenthusaroused. itseagerlyaggressiveair,itsrestlesscoils,which,inconstantmotion oneovertheotherandrustlingominonslyallthewhile,astcadilybut surelybringitnearerandnearerto theobjectofitsriry.
fattyfoods.Wesometimesuseitfor Dieingeggs.Wealsogetgluetrans it."
GENTLEBISMARCK. Bismarckisalwaysthoughtofas theIror.Chancellor,whocemented theGermanStatesintooneempire withthebloodofGermansoldiers shedinthreegreatwars.Buta Frencharmysurgeon,DoctorCarnicke,inarecentVolumeofreminiscencesmostunexpectedlypresents himas.amanwhofeltanddeplored allthehorrorsofwar.Thesurgeon. metthestatesmanatRezonvilleduringtheFranco-PrussianWarof 1870.
"Youaretakingpart,sir,inaterriblewar,"beganBismarcktothe youngman."Whatabeginningfor yourcareer!Whatawfulsights Whatsuffering!
"ItisnotyouorthesepoormutilatedfellowsthatIshouldliketoEel" here,"Bismarckcontinued,earnestly, "butyourSenatorsandDeputies.! Theywouldthenseewhatwaris."
P.All.W%VA. noelsystemofsignallingI* ea-bin:ht,employedonseverals-xedlei:railways.issaidtoposs-assrme ad-antageoverthecustomaryfeed lights.Thenewsignalsarelighted les-acetylenegasstoredinironkWCI'.1'ilatersatthefootoftheoots. A-eleecontrolsthedurationofthe en-hwhichordinarily.lastsoneteeteofa-econd.andisfollowedby a ofdarknessthatlastsnineterteeofasecond,Thusthereare 'P.z.h.seachminete.Thecolour ofteenehtshowneytheflashis crereelledintheus':alway.b'.-the rr.,-7,ertofthes.rnaohorearn.The nes'eznal-,arresttheattentonmore r.Re't.,thanfixedlights,andmany etetaer-declarethattheycanbe sea.andinterpretedwithcertainty a!renterdistancesthansteadleeet..ofthesamecandle-pewer. fa-easediehtsienelshavebeenconfie,othethroughtraffic.sothat oilse-orsniexpresstrainsCaneasily :'11.tinctivesignalsinthe nod offixedlightsatjunctions ar Cher'u-ypoints.
Itmightbeimaginedfromtheei ternesswidthwhichtheAncientOrder ofHiberniansisassailedthatitisa gravecrimeforIrishCatholicsto formasocietyoftheirownwhich takespartinpoliticsandendeavourstoexertalegitimatepolitical influence(saysthe"CatholicTimes", As('anonLynch,ofSt.Wilfrid's, Manchester,recentlypointedoutin anaddressdeliveredatameetingof countrydelegatesfromvarious branchesoftheOrder,there isnoground whateverfor callingtheorganisationasecretsociety.Nooathofanykind ista:en.Everymembersknowswho arethesupremegoverningbody. Noneoftheconditionsforwhicha societyisregardedassecretbythe CatholicChurchexist.TheHiberninnsdonotconspireagainstthe authorityofChurchorState.Onthe contrarytheystrivetopromotethe welfareofboth.Oneoftheprincipalruleshindsthemtoleadlivesin conformitywiththereligioustenets theyprofess.ThelateCardinalMoranwasthe(;randHonoraryChaplainoftheOrderinAustralia.In AmericathepositionofGrandHonoraryChaplainisheldbyanother Cardinal.IntheUnitedStatesand alsointheseislandsbranchesare groupedtogetherinto"counties," andeachcountyhasaCatholicpriest asofficialchaplain.whois,invirtue ofhisoffice,amemberofthegoverningcount~,committee. WhathaeLordDunra'enand othercriticsoftheAncientOrderof Hibernianssaidinprotestagainst *hebarbarousconductoftheUnionistsofBelfast?Twothoasmadfive hundredworkers-twothousandof them (atholics-havebeendriven fromtheiremployment.Thefamilies ofmanyofthemareinwant,and havefounditncessarytoapplyfor relieftothetreasurersofafund kinupbypublicsubscription.Most oftheexpelledtoilershaveleftthe city,tolookforwork,butfourhundredandninetyremain,andtheyand thosedeeendentonthemareina stateofdestitution.Howisitthat wehavereadnodenunciationofthe PersecutionesLordDunravenanal othera.ssailat,tsoftheHibernians?
Howisitthattheyhaveneverbeen impelledtotheuseofstronglanguagebytheboycottwhichhasbeen 1-eptupinBelfastforyears?AwriterintheDublin"Leader"saysthat thirtyyearsagoet'.catholicsof Belfastconstitutedafullthirdo: theso-illation.whereasatpr-4ent theyhardlyni.-nberafoerth.Whilst therros,erityofBelfasthasbeen leeituelargelybe-Catholicmoney. de7ositedinthebranchofficesofnorthernInn.:sbcaholicfarmersend othersandsentntothecity,catholieswere.eYeiledfromremunerafleeeei-Irivt:.nt.andthehard-'st andworst-paidworewasreser:ea f.rthem.Manyofthem.there('re. yearbyyear.bees',tell!toearna Iieineelsewhere.
MYSTERYOFTHEGOAT'S.BEARD ANDOTHERTHINGS.
Thequestionwhyagoathasa heardis"stillunsolved"according toajuvenilewriterwhocompetedin thechildren'sessaycompetitionat therecentRoyalLancashirechow. Animal.lifeisdealtwithveryfully bytheessayistsandinnovelendinterestingfashion."Goatscansmile, cry,andtalk,"statesonecompetitor,andaten-year-oldgirlwrites: "Oh!forthelifeofagnat.Itisa veryfortunateanimal,havingto roamshoutonthebeautiful-mountainside."
Thecow(saysanotherauthority givesuspork,bacon,ham,sausages, andpigfeet,whileyetanotherconsidersthatitisverymuchlikethe sheep-allexceptthe.flesh.FromotherswelearnthatnearAlberta,in Australia,hundredsofcowsrunwild andarecalledbison: ithasmany beastlyhabits,hiltthechiefoneis thatofhrineingupitscalveswell. Thecowhasaveryrevengefullook onherface.Itisfoundinallparts oftheworldexceptthefrozenreasons."Regions?)
"WhencowscomefromIrelandtoEngland," another younestersays,"they.arevery thin: butthe Englishfarmertakesonthegrassforacouple ofdays.""Somecowsha'eavery goodcharacter.Theywillnottouch achildiftheyarenotmadeangry. Sometimesthecowhastoheangry whenlittleboyseon.?stonesatit. Theyh'irtitslegsverymuch,becausethisareeerythin."
Thisideathatthewarhadbeen forceduponthetwonationsbypoliticianswaseverwithBismarck,accordingtoDoctorCzernicee.llereferred.toitagainongoingoverthe battle-fieldwhere,seatedonsome strawandproppedupagainstapillarofthechurch,saeoneofthe Frenchsoldiers,averyyoungman. Ilewasterriblywounded.,tshell, strikinghimlikethelashofachip. hadcarriedawaybothhiseyesand thelbridgeofhisnose,leavingthe skullbare.Thewoundwascovered withadressing.Helaythere,calm, silent,motionless,indumbresignation.
Bismarcestoppedinfrontofhim andaskedthesurgeonofthecase.
"Thereiswarforyou,messieurs, theSenatorsaildDeputies!"hesaid bitterly.Thenturningtooneofhis suite,"Pleasebringmesomesine andaglass."
Hefilledtheglasstohirebrim,and tookasip.Then,gentlytappingthe poorfellow,"Myfriend,will ,vc drinksomething?"
Thewoundedsoldierrousedhimself.
Bending,Bismarckverytenderlyand slowly himthewine,andrising again,almostsolemnlydraw{bat wasleftintheglass.
"Whatisyourname,myboy,and wheredoyoucomefrom?"
"Rossignol-fromBrittany."
"IamBismarck,mycomrade,and Iarmveryproud.tohavedrunknut ofthesameglasswithabraveman likeyou."
Stretchinghishandoverthehorriblymutilated.head,Bismarckgave mitebenediction,andpassedon.
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LouisGille&Co. Athirteen-year-oldobservesabout Cher "Iha-eheardpeoplesay thats'i,enliverisbetterthenany etheranimal'sliter,althoughIhave nofancyforitmyself.Muttonchops isalsoafavouriteportionofthe thee"."Thesh..e.,anothereosayistsays.givess"verydifferent kindsofmeettoeat,suchasmutton,andalsowegetCanterbtry trottersaremade fromsheepfeet.andtheyarevery roodforustoeat.'henweareire" isthecannibaliodeclaritionin(motherparer.Wefurtherlearnthat "thereison-naryofthesheepwhich iscalledhacon.Romeisonef.orr
73-7cLIVERPOOLST.,CITY. LouisGille&Co.,of73-75Liverpool-Street,Sydney,and300-303 LonsdaleStreet,Melbourne,havelust completedtheirJubileeyear,being 23yearsestablishedinAustralia, anditisagreattributetotheenterpriseandgeneralbusinessmanagementofthisgreatCatholicFirm; thattheyhaveretainedforaquarterofaCenturythepatronageof thevastmajorityoftheCatholic Religious,Clergy,andHierarchy, throughoutAustraliasia.ItisalwaysatreattoinspectthisFirm's immenseandvaluablestock,embracingeveryarticleusedinourHole Religion,eitherforPrivateuse,or foethefurnishingofChurches,from thesmallestOratory,orCountry '"aurchtothelargestCathedral.The densrtmentsincludeChurchplate. Altarfittings,Vestments,Statuary Pictures,Books,Mi:sic,andsmall Religiousarticles.Itwouldbeimpossibletoenumeratea!!th.-art'. desinthislargepri,tar:-dstock WewildadviseourreaderstoPatheFirmavisitwhenitaInc.-or M-Ihniirne.orwritefor forsr'ataloentr TEL .ge
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ItisESSENTIALLYIRISHandCATHOLICanditSPECIALLYAPPEALSTOCATHOLICYouthsdemand- ingtheirSUPPORTandALLEGIANCE.BrancheswillbeestablishedisanyLOCALITYonreceiptby
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CatholicsandScience Toscientistswhodonetaccept .1.te.elationtheIni.erseisariddle ,.saysawrit-rinthe"Catholic Times,'Oct.4th).ThistheyScatnowledge.Theydonotsnowwhat tomacieofit,andmostofthem franlycalthems:4.esegnostimi*folkwhoareinastateofignoranze. Bearingthisconfessionoftheirsin mind,Catholicscannotbutsmiler shytheyaresoeagertodragiehristiansfromlightintodar.ness.The humbl:stKristianhasa ieyto :thattheeconsiderariddle,andthey areconstantlymaLingeffortssometimeslamestfranticefforts-todeprivehimofitandtoin.oleehim inthegloominwhichtheythemselvesgroee.Strange.Butstranger stillisitthatwhilsttheyavowthat theyareinthisstateofoascurity, theyaccusehimofobscurantism.It isasifthemoonweretoaccusethe -dinofawantofbrilliancy.
TheCatholichasDi:ine*elation forhisguide.Hefollowsitunder theunerringleadoftheCatholic Church,andthatChurch,sofarfrom -liscouraginghimir.endeavouringto promotescientificprogress,ceuntenanceseverysteptheobjectofwhich istoensurefurtherilluminationfor thehumanraceandtojustifythe waysofGodtoman.CarlinalBaroniushasrenal-d "IheintentionofHolyScript'reistoteach ushow andnot howbeaengoes."Amostimportanttruth,butintheconsciousnessof itsimportance,WECATHOLICS SHOULDNOTFORGETWHAT eCIENCEOWESTOTHECATHOLICCHURCH.Ithaslongseemed toinsthatwedonotsufficientlyappreciatetheworkdonebyoursavants,andthatweneedaboo:such as('liateaubriand'e"GeniusofChrisVanity"recastandbroughtlipto -late.
Theeitgenerallysuchalac:of aee,air.tancewithwhatirelearned wee oyestotheCatholicChur.h. inItheviewsofpeoshosrofesis tobebight)educatedaresopartial andsosiperficialwhentheyconsider herclaims!Theehe-.enotstudied earlyliteraturedeeslyenightorecognisethatitwasshewhosaved :earning,andasHallamsays)enale abridgeunitingthetwoperiodsof aneientandmoderncivilization. :nanyattempttorealisetheterrible lifficeltieswithwh'clishehad'to "intendindoingthis?Fewindeed. -*Thedetailsofthechangeswhich 71).Gerereenpose/ntun1-_rw.h.from Ireito1;00,"saysGustavFreytae .nhis"PicturesofGermanLife,eennoloigerbeaccuratelydiscerndbt,s.Thewilddeedsofviolence etrioepreseionoftherobber-noble. :rotethehelplessintothecitiesand -tenterprisingintoforeigncoonoe.e.-Whatamightytaskitwas feeteechurchtesubduethisseirit fs:arelawleeeneee,and'etwhilst ereo-14,1,ehtneitsheasallthetime eel;.sinsism) ze.Tothegreater TiberJ monasterieswereat-who'-rho1-forthetrainingof .then1librariesit-whichprecious :-ae the=haveofboo'esand a-.r.ef--ere',feerecd.AtSi. F..:a.PeiehenaeTours, - T. aedotherflaresin eeeer F-enee,r-:lt::rewas
Bisho.'orsomeotherecclesiastical dignitaryassociatedwiththeestate liehmentandearlydevelopmentofso manyoftheseinstitutionsofhigher learning:-Paris,Montpellier,To:1ouse,I,yons,A:loon,Bordeaux, Nantes,Roams,Bologna,Rome, Padua,Naples,Piacenza,Ferrara, Pisa,Palermo,Turin,Florence, Prague,Vienna,Heidelberg,Cologne, Erfurt,Salamanca,Vallad Valencia,Saragossa,Avila,andsoon. Notonlycanthesametalenetold ofEnglandandScotland,buteven thefoundineofthe Ini;ersityof Dublinwasundertaeninvirtueor aBrieffromaPope-ClementV. iidchhasbeentheattitudeofthe Catholc('hiretitoeaidstheartsand sciences,andthetraditionismaintained.Itiswellthatweshoild makeourselfesandoth:rsfaniliar withitandwiththelightshedby Catholicsonthepathsofiniestiga- tors,forthereareto-dayagrew- numberwho,throughhostilitytore Reim,soildfainrobthe(hrchof theglorytowhichsheisentitl.d forhergenerousaidtoieeneratioe aftergenerationintheactuisitionof trueandgelidscience. tierBertramWindle,Presidentof oilivereityCollege,Cork,ofwhose effecti.ereplytoProfessorSchafer weha-eavi;idrecolleeti oeens hisprefaceto"TWELVECATHoLICMENOFte-TENCE,"avolume whichhehaseditedandwhichh lustbeenpublishedbetheCath,lit TruthSociety,withthewords;"The ob:eetofthesebiographiesistode monstratethefact,tin[menapper entlytomanycriticsoftheChurch, thattherearenumerousstarsof science(andmanymoreeh thi eerie',includes)whowerealsodeoet Catholics,andfoundnodifficultyin maintaininglothpositionssimulta- neously."Iamafraiditmustbeseknoe%ledgedthatevenmanyoftheir co-relirionistsareunawarethatall theCaenwereCatholics.Thereco) benoexcuseforthemifthiscanbe saidinfuture,forhereinareason- ablecompliesandatamoderate pricearefaithfulrecords,atonce readatleaidinstructive,ofthecareersoftheseeminentmenofscience,co:nuiledbyhighly-competent Iioerirdive: Thomashinacre. ProfeesorPye,ofl-ni'ersityCollege, Galway;AndreasVesaliusbyPro- fesserJamesJ.Walsh,ofleerhan I7niversityScheolofMedicine;NicolansStensonandThomasDwieht bySirBertramWindle;AloimioGalvanityProfessorBergin,ofCni- eersitycollege,Cork ReneTheodoaLaenneebyProfessorCoiling- woed.ofUnieersit%College.Dublin; IolmninsMullerbyDr.Boulenger SirDominicCorrigan,bySirFrancisR.Cruise;AngeloBeech'byFa- thercortie,S.J.;JohannGregor Mendel,byFatherElrington,0.P.; LouisPasteurbyProfeseorMcWeeney,ofCniversityCollege.Dublin andAlbertdeLateparentbyFather .JohnGerard, Thecatholicpublicshouidfeel eratefelforthispublication.There ArenotafewantaronistsofChris- eiaeitewhotalinthe.tonesofsuer-o--.r,onswhentheyrefertoits rplarl:.n.withscienceandaffectre loci':!-nonthescientistwhoLsa 1,;-tth.catholicmake hie;-F'`er.cdlyareleainteiwiththe ecestie rthinthis ani 'en then-.that ti :!-!...--e a--zinztothe .7-211-ti-:in#r-rnr th,>r - thanT..fav,..:rmen-; -r 7.. haredt,rc'etiand endtofoiledCrleersiti !thenameofaPope,ora
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To-Day'sGreatNovelist ReneBazintheFearlessFrenchman Turningovertheipagesofthe"Record,"acoupleofweeksago,inoticed,undertheheading'More AboutBooks,"by"Less,"afew appreciativesentencesonthebook "BeeFaithAlone,"whichbacwed that"Less"wasanenthusiasticadmirerofReneBazin,Ifeltverypleased,becauseItooenteerainalik,ng forthatgreatauthor,datingfrom thetimewhenIreceivedasaschool prizeabookofshortstoriesby French('atholicnovelists,ReneBazin'sbeingthefirststoryinthe book. t.havereadmoreofhiswritingsintheyearssincethen,andas Ihaveoccasionallybeenaskedwho thisReneBasinis,aboutwhom somepeoplearesoenthusiastic,I feelsurethatashortaccountofthe manandhisworkwouldnotbealtogetheruninterestingtoreadersof the"Record."
TherearemanynovelistsofvaryingabilityinFranceto-day;butone figuretowersabovethemall-one whosurpassesthemallintenderness, elevationofmind,andpassionate 'loveofnature-onewhosefearlessness andniverityshineout'nallhiswritInes--enithatoneisReneBain. renownedwriterandstaunch('atholic.Nowinhis58thvear,heyet possessestheenergyandardourofa youngman.BorninUrnatAngers, hespenttheearlyyeereofhislife amidthebeaatiesof('od'suniversethewoodsandtheopenfieldsendthe streams.ThebeautiesofNaturehad anirresistible(harmforhim.He couldwell,say,inthewordsof Sha'respeare
"Thisourlifeexemptfrompubl'c haunt, Findstonguesittrees,too'sinthe runninghrooes, Sermonsinstones,androedinever,thine."
nomeansaremarkableone,andfailedtoarouseanygreatinterestin theauthor.Hisnextstory,"My AuntGiron,",wasmuchmoresuccessful,andwasveryfavourablyreceived.ItevenattractedtheattentionofGeorge1'atinot,Directorof Debates,who,madeenquiriesshout theauthor,andpromisedthatany othermanuscriptofhiswouldbe readheeoretheAcademy.Thiswas indeedagreathonourfortheyoung }gene,whocouldscarcelyasyetbe consideredmorethanamerelaginnerinliterature.Hemademany friendsattheAcademe,wherehis workwasalwayswelcome.
Henceforthhisliterarypathwasa smoothone.Hecontinuedtodevote himselftowriting,,andverysoon, bypersistenteffort,establishedhis claimtobeconsideredamongthe foremostofFrenchnovelists.Hehas writtennolessthanthirtyvolatiles inthetwenty-fiveyearsduringwhich hehas.beenwriting;andnotoneof themshowsanysignofnaetyorunfinishedconstruction.
TheCrossofsChevalieroftheLe:nonofHonour,wasconferredupon himin1900,andfouryearslaterhe
Basin'spassionatecuriosity'for thegreat'unwrittensulTerings ofhisbelovedpoorsecurestheimpressionofawonderfulrealismin hisliteraryexpression.Itistherealismofexactandsympatheticportraiture,therealismoftheimpassionedadvocatepleading,byafair statementof,theirmeritsandweaknesses,fortilejustertreatmentof hismisunderstoodclients.Thedifferencetetweenthisrealismandthe journalisticsensationalismwhichin thecaseofnotafewnovelistsin EuropeandAmericato-dayIna3querad'2,9underthatname,mustcome hometothereaderwithamostwelcomeforce. M.Bainhas thatoptimismwhichspringsfrom profoundcharity.Thoughhisintimateresearchesintothelifeofthe poormusthaveacpiaintedhimwith enoughofthesordidandterribleto sendmanyanonserverawaydespondentands'c:atheart,sethenever despairs. Heunderstands them,andthatishispowerandhis art."
ReneBazin'spurityandsimplicity ofheartareevidentinallhiswritines.PebpsroEdhimeelfamost versatilewriter,hiseorksincluding romance,socialnovels,storiesof travels,essays,literarycriticisms, andhistory.Nottheleastofhis characteristicsisthespiritofteeteroncewhichhemanifests.Hesays "Weoughtnot.ofcourse,toloveerror,butweoughttoadmirethegood faithofthemistaken,andpitythe unhanpyconditionofmilliinsinour cotntrynonwhareirreligiousonly becausethetruthhashadnopartin theireducation,endhasscAranya chaneeofenteringtheirlives.Letus ha"enoleaguesofhate.hutrather alliancesformedwithoutcomprimise ofprinciple."
HISPURPOSEINWRITING.
ughoutthe%%odd,itsarmyofreligiousinthecloisters,itsnumerous catholicschoolsfightingfortheLeans ofthecoininggeneration.Itisthe knowledgeofwhathasbeendonein thiswaythatcausesBazintohe optimisticastothefuture,and, withhiskeennessofperception,he isnotlikelytohemistakeninhis expectations."Soulsareweepingin thenight,"hesays."Butl,esure thatthereisSomeonewhohears them,andwillbringthembackto Himself.ThesecriesoftheIoor mountuptoHeaven,littlethough thepoorknowit."We,asCarlolies,willferventlypraythatthetame towhichReneBasinislookingforwardsoardentlymayheverynear athand.
ReneBazinbesidesbeingrenowned asawriter,hasalsowonfecognitime.asalecturer,andinthatcapacityhasstrenuouslyupheld,all overFrance,the.eauseofGodand religion.Heappealsespeciallyto theyoung.recognisingthatitwill hetheywhowillshapethedestinies ofthecomingyears.Herecognises, too,thatvirileclanstienit),(title eachonelovinganddoinghisduty byhisneighbour,istheonlypiacticalsolutionOfthesocialquestion. Sacrifices.hemaintains,musthe mutual,forsacrificeandself-forgetfulnessarethefoundationsofsocial life."Wealthandpoverty,aristocrat andplebeian,themanofgreated cationandthemanofnone,professionalmananI artisan,allmest meetoneanotherhall-way,eachman ma:innallowanceforhisneighbour; eachclassgivingto,theotherwhat isitsdue,,everymanlovinghisbrotherforthesakeofHimwholeees themall."
Helearnttolo-etheanimals,the treesandtheflowersandthebooks whichhewrotelaterinlifeshowthe samefirentadmirationfcrtheopen lifeofthecountry.Helearnt,too, toknowthestrong,silentFrench peasantry,andtheirtoilsandsun feringe.Theircourageundertheload ofTo theirMamielivesand chiidlieefaith,allHawaledmost powerfullytohi'n;andhiedeseriptionsofFrenchpeasantlifearean especial(heracteristicofhiswork. Hemadethepeasantshisco'nyanions mnathisedwiththemin theirherdshirsre'o'c(dwiththemin theirtimesofhappiness,andgained amostintimateknowledgeoftheir every-daylives,whichknowledgehe turnedtogoodaccountinhiswritings.Throughouthislifehehas neverlosthisadmirationendsympathyforthesehardytillersofthe soil.HehasstudiedtheminhisnativeAnjou,andinthewesternprovincesofFrance-inBrittany,Vendee,andasfarastheBasquecountry,andhisPicturesofthemarealeaystruetolife. Afterhisfewearlyyea-samidthe scenesofcountrylife,yoenteRene Bazinpursuedhislevelstudasin Paris,wherehewasmostsuccessful. Heafterwardsretianeltohisnativecity,Angers,andstudiedforhis degreeofDoctorofLawintheCathnlicVniversityofthatcity.In 11778hewasappointelProfessorof theFacultyofLawintheUniverenv,andheldthatpositionuptill afewyearsago.
Twoyearsafterhisaepointment hemadehisinitialaepearaecein theworldofletters,hisfirsttlore 'wineanrefleetoJosenhdeTantre's"TholiehtsrnFrance."Two yearsafterthis.hewrotethe trefacetoBuree's"Reflectionsenthe FrenchReienutieee thef; -n;perHefeatno.1,'enaibenett..'epeeneedinserialfern'n "th 7,val v,;tropr 1,,i.- s-'1:=11.! "i..,P.Theetnryhoe,or, A.ev
wasreceivedintotheFrenchAcademy.Manyotherhonourshavebeen wetbyhim,showingthehighplace heholdsinthepresentliteratureof hiscountry..
Itwouldhedifficulttoestimate Properlytheenormousinfluencefor goodwhichhiswowsmusthaveexercised'luringtheseyears.Aboveall, hiswritingsareareactionagainst theprevalent"naturalism"ofthe daythat"naturalism"whichhas givenussuchsordid,distortedviews oflifttasarefoundinZolaandhis imitators,underthedelusiveguiseof realism.ReneBazingivesussensible,clean,healthystories,trueto life.-Mssympathiesarewith=happysouls,thosewhosufferwithdignityandinsilence,andthosewho hearsacrificeswithresienation.His Penennoblessuchhumblepeople. Loveandpityforthepooristhe keynoteofhiswritings.Speakineof thetoilers.he.says"Theylive,they dreamlessthanwedo.Ipity them."
"Noelevwriehtandnoanterneerorer.-.-elist,"saidFerdinandBruneti.re.7.11,1welcomingBannantethe Frnen.Academy.'nineshowns.:eh ea-eileetienforthehimibleandthe e.-chareetleseerPassionate cent.-rtheirFiLffer.n2sa-ftaxin ea."Intheepurseofanal)---!nr- r,f"P.,demption oneof ti-erea7 =racialnc,ve15. The Pot"sa'd- 74.
ButReneBazinismorethana mereno-011st;heiswore:leewitha greatendinview.Thatendisthe bringingbackofFrancetotheold spiritofCatholicism.Suchisthe purroseattherootofhisgigantic inliterature.Herecognises thefactthattheno:elhasbyfar amorepotentinfluencethanany treatise,nronthegreathulkofthe people,andheisusingthenovelfor thegreatendtowardswhichhisenergiesaredirected.Thusitisthat onefeels,afterreadingahootof his,thatonehaslearntalesson,althoughthatlessonisneverbrought withtoomuchprominencebeforethe reader.
1n1althoughinthegoarnmentof France,Gedhasbencistaside,and infidelityhascompleteholdofthe reinsofpower,RineBazindoesnot despairoftherealisationofhis dream."Thereisnoneed,"he writesinhisgreatnovel"Redemption,""togosearchingforaremedy fortheevilsofthetime.'Theremedy alreadyexists-itisthe'giftofone's self'tothosewhohavefallensolow thatevenhopefailsthem.Openwide yourheart.Lovethemwhatever theirsinsforgivethemhoweverignoranttheymaybe.Theydonot understand."
IleneBazinisconfidentthatthe dayof('atholicrevivalinFranceis assuredlynotfardistant."Ia!,1persuaded,"hesays,"thatonesay, whichtheyoungestamongusaill assuredlysee,therewillbeginan epochofrestoration.Iampersuadedthattheyoungestofswillt:itnestthat-marvel,thereconstruction ofChristianFrance.Itisalreadyin preparation,onemightalmostsay heron,astheflowerisbeguninthe seedwhich,theearthstillcovers,but whichbeginsalreadytoputfortha scoot."Thatseed,hetellsus,germinatesintheheartsofthepriests whoareloyallycunnortingtheir bishopsinthesacrificeswhichhave beenmadebythepersecutedreligloismenandwomen:andlasthut notleastinthehonestyandenriehtnessandsimplicityoftheFrench ne7,artF-thosepeasantswhomhe sowell.
Helee'sbac--with"rideonthe elorieesachievementsofFrench('aih..lieitvintheant--itswor',Fof charitywithoutnumber,itszealfor -heerenaeationoftheGospelthro-
Sucharetheguidingprinciplesin thelifeofthisareal.French(catholic writer.FearlessinhisoutseOken criticisms,courageousindefenceof hisprinciples,hehasgonerightto theroot of theevilsof thepresent-dayindustrialsystem, andfought(onsist,ntlyfortheirremoval.
Mayhiseffortscontinuetobear thegoodfruittheysorichlydeserve! Maythegoodseedssownbyhis writings,andthe"risingcorn Catholicfee'ourinFranc'rowand titanintoagoldenharvestthatmill redeemthe"eldestdemeanofthe Church."
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RENEBAZIN.
To-Day'sGreatNovelist ReneBazin theFearlessFrenchman INS LIFESKETCHSPECIALLYWRITTENFORTHH"W.A.RECORD." (BYR.A.MCKECHNIE.)
Turningovertiterpagesofthe"Record,"acoupleofweeksago,1noticed,undertheheading"More AboutBooks,"by"Less,"afew appreciativesentencesonthebcok. "BeFaithAlone,"which',Yawed that"Less"wasanenthusiasticadmirerofReneBazin.Ifeltverypleased,becauseItooenterLaina111c.ng forthatgreatauthor,datingfrom thetimewhenIreceivedasaschool Prizeabookofshortstoriesby French('atholicnovelists,ReneBaffin'sbeingthelirststoryinthe book. Ihavereadmoreofhiswritingsintheyearssincethen,andas Ihaveoccasionallybeenaskedwho thisReneBazinis,aboutwhom somepeoplearesoenthusiastic,I feelsurethatashortaccountofthe manandhisworkwouldnotbealtogetheruninterestingtoreadersof the"Record."
TherearemanynovelistsofvaryingabilityinFranceto-day;butone figuretowersabovethemall--one whosurpassesthemallintenderness, elevationofmind,andpassionate loveofnature-onewhosefearlessness ands'iverityshineout'nallhiswritines-anithatoneisReneBalla renownedwritersalstaunchCatholic.Nowinhis58thyear,heyet possessestheenergyandardourofa Youngman.Bornin18OSatAngers, hespenttheearlyyearsofhislife amidthebeaotiesofCod'suniversethe:woodsandtheopenfieldsredthe streams.ThebeautiesofNaturehad anirresistible(harmforhim.He couldwell.say,inthewordsof Shakespeare:"Thisourlifeexemptfrompubrc barna Findstonguesittrees,too'sinthe runningbroo'.s, Sermonsinstones,andpc)ofinever,thine."
nomeansaremarkableone,andfailedtoarouseanygreatinterestin theauthor.Hisnextstory,"My AuntGiron,".was'muchmoresuccessful,andwasveryfavourablyreceved.ItevenattractedtheattentionofGeorgel'atinot,Directorof Debatee,who,madeenquiriesabout theauthor,andpromisedthatany othermanuscriptofhiswouldbe readbeloretheAcademy.Thiswas indeedagreathonourfortheyoung Rene,whocouldscarcelyasyetbe consideredmorethanamereleginnerinliterature.Hemademany. friendsattheAcademy,wherehis workwasalwayswelcome.
Henceforthhisliterarypathwasa smoothone.Hecontinuedtodevote himselftowritingandverysoon, byPersistenteffort,establishedhis claimtobeconsideredamongthe foremostofFrenchnovelists.Hehas writtennolessthanthirtyvolumes inthetwenty-fiveyearsduringwhich hehasbeenwriting;andnotolneof themshowsenvsignofhastyorOntin:shedconstruction.
TheCrossofaChevalieroftheLeoionofHonour,wasconferredupon himin1900,andfouryearslaterhe
Basin's 'passionatecuriosity'for thegreat'unwrittensulierings ofhisbelovedpoorsecurestheimpressionofawonderfulrealismin hisliteraryexpression.Itistherealismofexactandsympatheticportraiture,therealismoftheimpassionedadvocatepleading,byafair statementof,theirmeritsandweaknesses,forhejustertreatmentof hismisunderstoodclients.Thedifferencebetweenthisrealismandthe journalisticsensationalismwhichin thecaseoftintafewno.'elistsin EuropeandAmericato-dayMI13querad2sunderthatname,mustcome hometothereaderwithamostwelcomeforce. M.Basinhas thatoptimismwhichspringsfrom profoundcharity.Thoughhisintimateresearchesintothelifeofthe poormusthaveRepaintedhimwith enoughofthesordidandterribleto sendmanyanoOserverawaydespondentands'c;atheart,yethelever despairs. Heunderstands them,andthatishispowerandhis art."
ReneBasin'spurityandsimplicity ofheartareevidentinallhiswritines.Nehestoordhim'-elfamost versatilewriter,hisworksincluding romance,socialnovels,storiesof travels,essays,literarycriticisms, andhistory.Nottheleastofhis characteristicsisthespiritoftolerancewhichhemanifests.Hesays: "Weoughtnot,ofcourse,toloveerror,hutweoughttoadmirethegood faithofthemistaken,andpitythe unbaoPyconditionofmillimsofour cotntrynunwhareirreligiousonly becausethetruthhashadnopartin theireducation,endhassctrulya chan-eofenteringtheirlives.Letus ha"enoleaguesofhate.outrather alliancesformedwithoutcompromise ofprinciple."
HISPURPOSEINWRITING.
Helearnttolo"etheanimals,the treesandtheflowersandthebooks whichhewrotelaterinlifeshowthe sameftrentadmirationfortheopen lifeofthecountry.Helearnt,too, toknowthestrong,silentFrench Peasantry,anitheirtoilsandsufferings.Theirceureteeundertheload ofTortetheirsimolelivesand chiidli,efaith,allaproaledmost powerfullytobin;andhi3des:ripbonsofFrenchpeasantlifearean especialcharacteristicofhiswork. Hemalethepeasantshiscornranions; moathisedwiththemin theirhtrdshirsre'Occdwiththemin theirtimesofhappiness,andgained amostintimateknowledgeoftheir every-daylives,whichknowledgehe turnedtogoodaccountinhis:saltines.Throughouthislifehehas neverlosthisadmirationandsyn-tpathyforthesehardytillersofthe soil.HehasstudiedtheminhisnativeAnjou,andinthewesternprovincesofFrance-isBrittany,Yenlee,andasfarastheBasquecountry,andhispicturesofthemarealeaystruetolife.
Afterhisfewearlyyeasamidthe scenesofcountrylife,yo-naRene Basinpursuedhislegalstudiesin Paris,wherehewasmostsuccessful. Heafterwardsretianeltohisnativecity,Angers,andstudiedforhis degreeofDoctorofLawintheCatholicUniversityofthatcity.In 1878hewasappointedProfessorof theFacultyofLaw-inthetniversita.andheldthatpositionuptill afewyearsago.
Twoyearsafterhisappointment hemadehisinitialet,)pearalcein theworldofletters,hisfirstwork vineaprefacetoTos.',11IsTais trees"Thoii!.,hts mFranc,."7'x° yearsafterthis,hewrotethe Itr!Fie-toBur.es'Itellections1,1the F7,irbRe-,,1,,Ti,'.1,,1'hef-;eon-ocoraisOrstno.1.-t., " in:er:e.1form 'T1 r-nintlt reoroar 'ti a Iola! -I, -ohstoryhoveer Isloy
RENDBAZIN. wasreceivedintotheFrenchAcademy.Manyotherhonourshavebeen wetbyhim,showingthehighplace heholdsinthepresentliteratureof hiscountry.. Itwouldhedifficulttoestimate Properlytheenormousinfluencefor goodwhichhisworksmusthaveexercised'luringtheseyears.Aboveall, hiswritingsareareactionagainst theprevalent"naturalism"ofthe daythat"naturalism"whichhas givenussorbsordid,distortedviews oflifeasarefoundinZolaandhis imitators,underthedelusiveguiseof realism.ReneBazingivesussensible,clean,healthystories,trueto life.Hissympathiesarewith=happs.souls,thosewhosufferwithdianayandinsilence,andthosewho bearsacrificeswithresionation.His tanennoblessuchhumblepeople. T,oveandpityforthepooristhe kesnoteofhisYvritine.s.Speakin:sof thetoilers,he.says"Theylive,they dreamI,ssthanwedo.Ipity than."
\-0sierwriehtandnoccntempornryr.,7elist,"saidFerdinandBrunet:re,s-hrmwelcorninzFlasinintothe FrnchAcademy.-ha.shownsech aaeorforthehumbleandthe char..stless..rT,assiryttate frtheirsufferinzsasItazin inthec-u:rseofanapneeof serialn.-,vels. the "*IcirSorPn-t said-"M.
ughouttheworld,itsarmyofreligiousinthecloisters,itsnumerous Catholicschoolsfightingforthefouls ofthecominggeneration.Itisthe knowledgeofwhathasbeendonein thiswaythatcausesBazintohe optimisticastothefuture,and, withhiskeennessofperception,he isnotlikelytobemistakeninhis expectations."Soulsareweepingin thenight,"hesays."ButLesure thatthereisSomeonewhohears them,andwillbringthemhackto Himself.Thesecriesoftheiour mountuptoHeaven,littlethough thepoorknowit."We,asCatholics,willferventlypraythatthetime towhichReneBazinislookingforwardsoardentlymayheverynear athand.
ReneBazinbesidesbeingrenowned asawriter,hasalsowonrecognition,asalecturer,andinthatcapacityhasstrenuouslyupheld,all overFrance,the.causeofGodand religion.Heappealsespeciallyto theyoungrecognisingthatitwill hetheywhowillshapethedestinies ofthecomingyears.Herecognises, too,thatvirileChristianity,with eachcnelovinganddoinghisduty byhisneighbour,istheonlypracticalsolutionofthesocialquestion. Sacrifices.hemaintains,mustbe mutual,forsacrificeandself-for4etfulnessarethefoundationsofsocial life."Wealthandpoverty,aristocrat andplebeian,themanofgreated!cationandthemanofnone,professionalmananart'san.allmost meEtoneanotherhalt-way,eachman mainallowanceforhisneighbour eachclassgivingto,theotherwhat isitsdue',everymanloving.hisbrotherforthesakeofHimwholoves themall."
ButReneBasinismorethana mereno-elistheisworkingwitha greatendinview.Thatendisthe bringingbackofFrancetotheold spiritofCatholicism.Suchisthe moroseattherootofhisgigantic laboursinliterature.Herecognises thefactthattheno:elhasbyfar amorepotentinfluencethanany treatise,uronthegreatbulkofthe people,andheisusingthenovelfor thegreatendtowardswhichhisenergiesaredirected.Thusitisthat onefeels,afterreadingab00%of his,thatonehaslearntalesson,althoughthatlessonisneverbrought withtoomuchprominencebeforethe reader.
\ althoughinthegoernmentof France,Godhashe-ncastaside,and infidelityhascompleteholdofthe reinsofpower,RcneBazindoesnot despairoftherealisationofhis dream. isnoneed,"he writesinhisgreatnovel"Redemption,""togosearchingforaremedyfortheevilsofthetime.'Thoremedy alreadyexists-itisthe'giftofone's self'tothosewhohavefallensolow thatevenhopefailsthem.Openwide yourheart.Lovethemwhatever theirsins;forgivethemhoweverignoranttheymaybe.Theydonot understand."
ReneBasinisconfidentthatthe dayofCatholicrevivalinFranceis assuredlynotfardistant."Iampersuaded,"hesays,"thatoneday, whichtheyoungestamongusaill assuredlysee,therewillbeginan epoch'ofrestoration.Iampersuadedthattheyoungestofswill fitnessthatmarvel,thereconstruction ofChristianFrance.Itisalreadyin preparation,onemightalmostsay 'Sevin,astheflowerisbeguninthe seedwhich.theearthstillcovers,but whichbeginsalreadytoputfortha "root."Thatseed,hetellsus,germinatesintheheartsofthepriests whoareloyallysunnortinetheir hishrmsinthesacrificeswhichhave beenmadebythepersecutedreligiousmenandwomen:andlastbut notleastinthhonestyandlinrizhtnossandsimplicityoftheFren-h ne,F.sr.ts-thosepeasantswhomhe leafsFowell. Heroe'sbac'with"rideonthe lorio,'sachievementsofFrenchCath,,licitvinthecast-itsworosof charitywithoutnumber,itszealfor 'hesrooagationoftheGoseelthro-
Sucharetheguidingprinciplesin thelifeofthisgreatFrench(catholic writer.Fearlessinhisoutspoken criticisms,courageousindefenceof hisprinciples,hehasgonerightto theroot of theevilsof the,present-dayindustrialsystem, NielfoughtconsistentlyfortheirreMayhiseffortscontinuetobear thegoodfruittheysorichly&sera! Maythegoodseedssownbyhis writings,andthe"risingcorn'of Catholicfer.ourinFranc,t.rowand rve(iieern "eldest agoldeneest daughterhar harvestthatwill the Church." Perth.Nov.Ond,1912.
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TurkeyinEurope SOMEHISTORICALSIDELIGHTS. ThepresentwarintheBalkanswilt domuchtoreviveinterestintwo wellwrittenworksthathavebeen allowedcomparatixerestinpublic librariesoflatetheseareJustin McCarthy's"HistoryofOurOwn TimessandJohnMorley's"Lifeof Gladstone."Thosewhowishtohave andtopossessbooksoftheirown, willfindsomedifficultyin,purchasingMcCarthy'sCompleteHistoryat areasonableprice;butMorley's "LifeofGladstone"is;publishedin McMillan'sNewShillingLibrary,3 vols.
Thefollowingextractsandcommentshavebeenmadefromthese worksforthebenefitofthemajority ofourreaders,who,eveniftheyhad thebooksathand,wouldnothave Patiencetogofromvolumetovolumeinsearchofremotereferences tothepresentintricateandcomplicatedstateofaffairsintheBalkans.
InthefirstvolumeofhisHistory Mr.NIcCarthyinhisowneasystyle touchestheEasternQuestionasfollows:-
"Theoperationswhichtook-lace aboutthistime(1839-1840)ineyrie MongperhapsrathertothegeneralhistoryoftheOttomanEmpire thantothatofEngland.Butthey hadsoimportantabearing the relationsbetweenthiseountreMad France,andaresodirectlycennrctedwithsubsequetntevents:nehich Englandborealeadingpartthatit onidbeimpossibletopassthem overwithoutsomenoticehere.MohammedAli,PashaofEgypt,the mostpowerfulofalltheSultan's feudatories,amanofironwilland greatcapacitybothforwarandadministration,hadmadehimselffor sometimemasterofSyria.Bythe aidofthewarlikequalitiesofhis adoptedson,IbrahimPasha,heh defeatedthearmiesofthe-Portwhereverhehadencounteredthem.Mohammed'svictorieshadforthetime compelledthePortetoallowhimto remaininrowerinSyriabutthe Sultanhadlong'beenpreparingto tryanothereffortforthereduction ofhisambitiousvassal.In1830the Sultan.againdeclaredwaragainst MohammedAli,IbrahimPashaagainobtainedanoverwhelmingvictoryo-'ertheTurkishArmy.The enereeticSultanMohmoud,aman notunworthytocopewithsuchan adverseryasMohammidAli,diedsuldenl'.;andimmediatel'afterhis deaththe('antainPasha,orf!igh LordadmiraloftheOttomanfleet, wentovertotheEgyptianswithall hisvesselsanactofalmostunexaniel.treacheryeveninthehistory oftheOttoman,Empire.ItP:asevidentthatTileeywasnottitleto holdherovna'tainsttheformida,b1 Mohammedandhissuccessfulson an.:thepolicyofthelesternPowers,.fEurope,andofEnglandespecially,had'longbeentomaintain theOttomanEmpireasanecessare preeoftheco-nmonStatesystem. The.rtlicyofRussiawastokeepup tha-Empireaslongasitsuitedher 0-.-iirroses.andtopreparetheway f.-:ehapartitionoftheaeonsof ey.aswouldsatisfyRussian Russiathereforewastobe fe'e:nowdefendingTiir'/ey.nowassaihneher.Thecoursetakenby awasseeminglyinconsistent :twasonlyinconsistentasthe cc'eepofasailingshinmayhe wheelnowtackstothissideand no:tothat.buthasaclearobject in wandaporttoreachallthe Englandwas(thenandfora Inygtimeaftersteadilybentoneresere:theTurkishEmpire,andina greatries,-iireas:aran'-anta'ainst -ehemeeandambitionsimeuteI tc1;-elsherself.FranceeasIre.: fir' ;.tontheLiaintenanceof T' andFrance.mor,o hurl r-intohermindthatEft.,aii hasavorfher on A=triawasdistevedto-.)general1-- ehFreeland waslittle tthinano-ninal,ha-erinthe eh- thetwa:neetin--red
Itisevidentthatsuchanalliance couldnotbeveryharmoniousordirectinitsaction..Itwas,however, effectiveenoughtoprovetoo strongforthePashaofEgypt. A fleetmadeupofEnglish,Austrian, andTurkishvesselsbombardedAcre; analliedarmy,drovetheEgyptian fromseveraloftheirstrongholds.IbrahimPasha,withallhiscourage andgenius,wasnotequaltothe odds.againstwhichhenowsawhimselfforcedtocontend.Hehadto succumb.,Noonecoulddoubtthet heandhisfatherwereincomparably letterabletogivegoodgovernment andthechancesofdevelopmentto SyriathanthePortehadeverbeen, Butinthisinstance,asin.others, THEODIOUSPRINCIPLEWASUPHELDBYENGLANDANDHERACTUALALLIES,THATTHETURKISHEMPIREMUSTBEMAINTAINEDATNOMATTERWHAT COSTOFSUFFERINGANDDEGRADATIONTOITSSUBJECT POPULATIONS.MohammedAliwas deprivedofallhisAsiaticpossessionsbutwassecuredinhisgoe eminentofEgypt.Aconeitionsignedat;LondononJuly15,1540,arrangedfortheimpositionofthose termsonMohammedAli.
OnJuly13,1841,theTreatyof Londonwassigned,whichpro-Wed forthesettlementoftheaffairsof Egyptonthebasisofthearrangement.alreadymade,andwhichcontainedmoreoverthestipulation,to hereferredtomorethanoncehereafter,bywhichtheSultandeclared himselffirmlyresolvedtomaintain theancientprincipleofhisempirethatnoforeignshipofwarwasto beadmittedintotheDardanellesand theBosphorus,withtheexceptionof lightvesselsforwhichafirmanwas granted."
In.thechapterontheEastern Questionintheseccndvolumeofhis woesdealingwiththeperiodofthe fifties.JustinMcCarthywrote"The OttomanpowerbadbeensettledduringmanycenturiesintheSouthEastofEurope.Itbadcomeis thereasaconquerer,andhadremainedthereonlyasaconjueroroccupiesthegroundhistentsarecovering.TheTurkliedmanyofthe strongqualitiesandeventhevirtues of.amatwarlikeconquerorbut hehadnocapacityorcareforthe arts'ofpeace.Heneverthoughtof assimilatinghimselftothosewho.n hehadconquered,orthemtohim. Hedisdainedtohornarythnefrom hlin;hedidnotcarewhetherorno theylearnedanythingfromhim. Ithasbeenwellremarkedthatof alltheraceswhocon.1-erectf;ree's, theTin'isalonelearneinothingfrom theirgiftedcaetives.CeotiveGreece cofiueredalltheworldexceptthe Turks.Theydefiedher.Shecould notteachthemletterserrarts,commerceorscience.TheTurkswere notasaruleoppressivetotheraces thathiedunderthem.'Theywere nothabitualpersceitorsofthefaiths theydeemedheretical.InthisrespecttheoftencontrastedfavourablywithStatesthatoughttoWee teenabletoshowthembetterexample.In'truth,theTurhforthe mostpartwasdisposedtolooswith disdainfulcomposureonwhatheconsideredthereligiousfolliesofthehereticalraceswhodidnotbelieeein theProphet.Theywereobjectsof hisscornfulpityratherthanofhis anger.Everynowandthenindeed, somesudden.fierceoutburst,offanaticalcrueltytowardssoneeofthe subjectsectshorrifiedFero-seand remindedherthattheconquerorwho hadsettledhimselfdown',inher South-Easterncorner,wasstilla barbarianwhohadnorightortitle incivilisedlife. etonetime,therecanbelittle do-ibtthatallthePowersofcivilisedEiircriewouldgladlyhavese-n thelurkdrivenoutofourContinent.BettheTine:wasrowerfulfor alongseriesofgenerations,analit seemedforawhile:eitheraquestion
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RegistryOffice. whetherhewouldnotsendtheEuropeansoutoftheirowngrounds. Hewasforcenturiesthegreatterror,thenightmareofWesternlei rope.Whenhebegantodeco'and whenhisaggressivestrengthwas practicallyallgone,itmighthave beenthoughtthattheWesternPowerswouldthenhavemanagedsomehowtogetridofhim.Butinthe meantimetheconditionofEurope badgreatlychanged.Noonenot actuallysubjecttotheTurkwas afraidofhimanymore;andother Stateshadarisenstrongforag gression.Theuncertaintiesofthese Statesastotheintentionsoftheir neighboursandeachother,proveda betterbulwarkfortheTurksthan an'war-hiestrengthoftheirown couldanylongerhavefurnished.The growthofthegreatRussianEmpire wasofitselfenoughtochanget wholeconditionsoftheproblem. Nothinginourtimeshasbeenmore remarkablethanthesuddengrowth ofRussia.Afewgenerationsage RussiawasliterallyaninlandState. Shewasshutupintheheartof EasternEuropeasinaprison.
Specialattentiongiventoselectee' ofservants,Hotelandprivate.Ries ithr.
Thegenius,thecraft,andtheat' dacityofPetertheGreatfirstbroke thenarrow'houndssettotheRussia ofhisday,andextendedherfrontier tothesea.Hewasfollowedaftere. reignortwobyawomanofgenius, flaring,andunscrupulousnessequal tohisoen,thegreatestwomanprobablywhoeversatonathrone CatherinetheSecondsoablyfollowedtheexampleofPetertheGreat thatsheextendedtheRussianfrontierindirectionstowhichhehad nothadopportunitytostretchto. BythetimeherreignwasdoneRussiawasoneoftheGreatPowersof Europe,entitledtoenternegotiationsonafootingofequality,with theproudestStatesoftheContinent.Unlike,Turkey,Russiahadalwaysshownayearningaftertel., latestdevelopmentsofscienceandof civilisation." Thewriterthey. PointsouthowthewarsagainstNapoleonbroughtRussiaintoclosealliancewithEngland,Austria,Prussia,andotherEuropeanStatesof oliandadvancedcivilisationhow sheintervenedinthewarbetween AustriaandHungary,coneueringthe latterfortheformer,andhowshe earnedthehatredofEuropeanLiberalsbyhershareinthepartitionof Polandandhermannerofdealing withthePoles.OwingtothesecircumstancesMr.McCarthythenstates th-tafterawhileitgrewtober fleeIc ictioninthe_mindofthe LiberalismofWesternEuropethat Russiawasthegreatestobstacle thenexistingincivilisationtothe sprfadofpopularideas."TheTurk," hecontinues,"wascomparatively harmlessinthatsense.Hewaswell contentnow,somuchhadhisancientambitionshrunk,andhisancPntwarsniritgoneout,ifhis strongandrestlessneighboerswould onlylethimalone.Buthewas brotiihtatmorethanonepointintoes'eclatcollisionwithRussia. Man-oftheProvirresheruledover inEuropeanTurkeywereofSclavonianrace,andofthereeionofthGree.-church.The,werethusaffixedbyadoubletietotheRussian People,andthereforethemannerin whichTurkeydealtwiththosepreYinceswasaconstantsourceofdisputebetweenRussiaandher.
craftandwhataudaciousenterprises Russiahadmanagedto,extendher empiretotheseainotherquarters itoegantobecommonlybelieved thathernextobjectofambition wouldtiethepossessionofConstan tinoeleandtheBosphorus.ItwasreportedthatawillofPetertheGreat hadleftitasaninjunctiontohis successorstoturnalltheeffortsof theirpolicytowardsthatobject.This Particulardocumenten;oinedonall stcceedingRussianSovereignsnever torelaxintheextensionoftheir territorynorthwardontheBaltic andsouthwardontheBlew&Sea shortie,andtoencroachasfaras pOssitleinthedirectionofConsttantinopleandtheIndies."Toworkout' thie"-soranthedocument-"raise warscontinually,atonetimeagainstTurkey,atanotheragainstPersia;makedockyardsontheBlack Sea,bydegrees eyourselvesmastersofthatSeaaswellasofthe Baltic;hastenthedecayofPersia. andpenetratetothePersianGull; establishifpossibletheancientcernmerceoftheEastviaSyria,and pushontotheIndies,whicharethe Emporiumoftheworld.Oncethere youneednotfearthegoldofEngland."
Suchwasthesubstanceoftheallegedwillwhichwassupposedto ha:einspiredtheprogressivepolicy ofRueisia,andwhichwasprobably usedinmorewaysthanonetodelaythestayoftheTurkinEurope. ButwemustallowMr.McOarth) tocontinue:--"OneGreatPower," hesaid,"abovealltheresthadan interestinwatchingovereverymovementthatthreatenedinanywayte interferewiththehighwaytoIndia. stillmorewiththepeacefulandsecurepossessionofIndiaitself. THATl'OWERWASENGLAND,"
ButtheotherStatesofEuripebegantosuspectthatmingledeewith benignideasofprotectingthChristiannereilatirnofTureee nte adesiretoextendthefro-IC.RussiatotheSouthwardinane'; directien.Europehadseene,v he-
Sharplydefinedtheposition0: thingswasthisRussia,hereason ofhersympathyatreligionorrace withTurkey'sChristianpopulation, wasbroughtintochronicantagonism withTurkey.Englandbyreasonof herAsiaticpossessions,waskeptin Justthesamestateofantagonismto Russia.ThepositionofEngland wastryinganddifficult.Shefelt herselfcompelledbytheseemingnecessityofhernationalintereststc maintaintheexistenceofaPower whichonitsownmeritsstoodcondemned,andforwhichasaPower noEnglishstatesmanevercaredtc sayaword.ThepositionofRussia hadmoreplausibilityaboutit.RussiawasthereligiousStateehich hadmadeithermissionandher dutytoprotectthesufferingChristiansofTurkey.Englandcouldonly affirmthathermotiveinopposing Russiawastheprotectionofher owninterests.Manypublicmenof greatabilityandinfluencewereof ()pigeonthatEnglandhadnoright tourhuldtheOttomanPowerbecauseofanyfancieddangerthat mightfollowonitsfall.kwasthe simpledutyofEngland,theyinsisted,TOBEJUSTANDFEARWC. Inprivatelife,theycontended,we shouldallabhoramanwhoassisted aruffiantoliveinahousewhich hehadenteredonlyasaburglar. merelybecausetherewasachance thatthedispos.eetionoftheruffian mightenablethePatron'srivalin lesinesstobecometheownerofthe premises.Theduty,theyinsiste.d,of aconscientiousmanisclear mustnotPatronisearuffianelicitever.comes.Letwhatwillhappen. thathemeetnotdo.".Thus.the-, areel.shoulditalsohee-iththe euestionofnationalro:icy.* (Tobecontineed,
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('assimirSweetman,J.P.,D.L.,of Loogtown,nearClongowesWoodCollege.Byacuriouscoincidencethe dayafterthedeathofMrs.iweetmananotherMrs.Sweetmanpassed awayinLoudon,themotherofMrs. EgertonCastle,Mrs.F.Blundell ("M.E.Francis"),andMissMiner eweetmanofli*.er-lerfame,andwidowofthelateMichaelJamesSweetman.ofLambertonPar's,Queen's .0111ItY.
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Therehasjustpassedaway,inthe PersonofSirs.BridgetHeaney,Belmount,Milltown,Co.Galway,an eldladywhohadattainedtheetraordinaryageof116years.She enioyedherpensionsincethe,passing ofthePensionsAct,andoftendeclaredthatthepresentGovernment wasthebestandmostmunificenttinderwhichshehadeverlived.She neversufferedfroman,pain,andretainedallherfacultiesuptoashort timebeforeherdeath.Herereatzrandchild,aFatherJoyce,wasan otciatingpriest,athergraveside.
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time-honouredprecedentof"asligr.t errorofthecaptain'sishightreasonwiththeprivate,"themost triflingmistakeoftheCatholicworkerspellsdismissal,whilstthenonCatholicdefaultergoesscotfree. Again,Catholicshop-keepersarebeingworriedwith!thesetormenters, thewomen:indofwhomarenest persistent.LastweekaladyCatholicshop-keeperinBelfastwasvisited byoneoftheseun-Irish'emales, whowasperfectlyawarethat itwasaCatholicNatioviilist Placeofbusinessshewasfavouring. "Willyouplease.signtheUlster l'ovenant?"wastheingratiating query."No IamaCatholic,as youwellknow.""Yes!butthatdoes notinterferewithyoursigning.We haveaClonmelpriest'ssignstureattached.""Indeed"MayIashis name?"Aftermuchpuzzledtheurht, thegranddameadmitted"thatshe quiteforgotit.thatithadjustslippedhermemory.""Ahyes!"was thetriumphantreply."Ithoughtso. Itisjustlikethe('astledawsonstory --wherethenamesofthewomener.d childrenmaltreatedwerenevergiven *0thepublic.Goodmorning."
beingreturnedfromaBelgiumfirm, asitboretheBelfastpassword-"To HellwiththePope."Acurtmessageaccompaniedit itBelfastdidnotrespectthePope,the goodscametoacountrywhichdid, andtheyresentedsuchwantonness byinstantlyreturningthecase." Thispromptmethodofturningthe tableshadanimmediateeffectthe mastersdisguisedthemselvesas workmen,andfoundfourmiscreants writingupthetoofamiliarphrase, dismissedthemonthespot,withtt'e resultthatallispeaceinthelate distractedffirls.AstrikingexampleforallBelfasttofollow!
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i.erecentdeathofMrs.Walter Sweetman.ClobamonHouse,County Wexford,removesaninterestingpersonality.Shewasthesisteroftte:ateGeneralSirWilliamButler.and e.arriolMr.WalterSeeetman.ofAnnaehs.castleandClehamon*near Newtoentarry.,whowrotelean; 1arnAworsaswellasfouror:ire -..'.e-.ofverse,andwhodiedon eeie11th,ter,TheirsonsareFaeeerSweet:mar, Presilmt `eereSt.Benedictcrillere,tear 7 andMao-Michaella-r.-.s Fereteian.EastYorkshireReziment, o:"tee.itsA.D.C.farhisencl.!. ese-ereeksatDeereand*ewe'Anieb-rsisterf-tee-er-resmarriedFile.-.1
Cniatisle.dwiththewholesaleinsultofCovenantDayanditsaccompanyinrblasphemies,forthese Belfastbigotswhoneverbyany -farceattendaplaceofworship, marchedtohymntunes,whichhave eaerelnamesfsrtheirtitles.and seeingthattheirunparalleledbruta'itytocardstheirCatholicfell/ye...Weftshasgoreahittoofar, e!lesinsidiers.butnolessthereereh tacticsarenowboneadoetedfor theeeterminatioroftheseunfortunates. I loinsareheinzterreileteiI.sienaturethro,seboutthe eeiceeresmereparticearlyto these:restware-roomsthatriveem:'r:-:etathole-anisofwomen reers.ilfaverse,th-se ref eiarted.andt the
But,ontheotherbane,empty.mentisbeir.gbarredagainstCatholicsintheintolerantcity.When likeleyoungpeople,bo}sandgirls, seekpositionsMtheshops,theinvariablepartingshetisthequeryre religion,whichresultsintheestabIisbedformula-"We'llsendyoua ostcard."Meanwhile,asitisworse thanuselesstoapplytosuchbig store;astheBankBuildinzs.Robinsonand(leaver,etc..whoboastinzlyfla'inttheCo-taintcardforsale, theBelfaste-nigrationroesonmerrily.Whocanblametheseyoung eeoelefordoingso?They.seeno chanceaheadforCatholics.e--enat sweatierwares,soeagerlyreiuisiteontheaidofassistedpassera.ani fie'theplace. slowlydawnineonth.obseesed !rainsofthecanteinsofBelfastinduetryisthefactthattwocan -'lawattheram.ofbevcett.Your tenders?revreee-mhertheincident n`aas machin?ry
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wareWarisRegiNg INTERESTINGDETAILS. BULGARIA.
Bulgariadeclaredherindependence onOctober5,190b,andthetitle "KingoftheBulgarians"wasassumedbyPrinceFerdinand.
ThePrincipalityofBulgariawas createdbytheTreatyofBerlinin July.1878.EastersRumen*also knownasSouthernBulgaria) was' alsocreatedbytheTreatyofBerlin, In1878,andwastoremainunderthe directpoliticalandmilitaryauthori tyoftheSultan;butinSeptember, 18h5,theGovernmentwasoverthrownbyarevolution,andtheunionoftheprovincewithBulgaria wasoroclaimed.Afteraconference heldatConstantinopleinthelatter Partof1885.theSultanagreedthat theGovernmentc(EasternRumelia shouldheconfidedtothePrinceof BulgariaasGovernor-General,th districtsofKinjaliandRhodopebeing-recededtothePorte.
Theprovinceforallpurp-usesforms PartofBulgaria.'andisunderthadministrationofsofia.PhilipPOP0lisisnowmerelotheseatofaprefecture.Bulgariacontains21,38(1 e.,.:aremiles,andsSouthernBulgaria 1:1.76Asquaremiles.Thepopulation ofthewholekingdomin1910was 4,n2%.10S.Thepeacestrengthofthe Bulgarianarmyis57,800,butOP fieldarmynumbersabout235,00 corn;atants.
GREECE, ...ireecehasanareaofab:t25,014 squaremiles,andin11.107herpopunamountedto2.631,952.Militaryserviceiscompulsor:anduniversal..andthetotalstrengthofher inthefieldwouldprobably an...ntto170,000men.TheGreeina.-yconsistsofthreesmallbattle eh::sof5,000tons,eightfastdestroer's,and19torpedo-hoat'sofno fzhtingvalue.Thepurchaseby Greeceoffourdestroyersnowunder eo.-.so--:ctioninraglan('hasalready beer.r.ported.
MONTENEGRO.
TheareaofMontenegrois 8-aremiles,andhertotalpopulatio.. abo,lt250.1)(01. The r.-..:t.ry,forcesaref.rzaniscdon basis,andth-warstrength area,r0.11.,,robably- to. t-
serviceiscompulsoryanduniversal. Inwarthefieldarmywouldamount toshout110,000combatants,andthe reservetroopsofthesecondline wouldraisethetotalstrengthto about175,000.
TURKEY. TheareaoftheOttomanEmpireis estimatedat1,565,000squaremiles, anditstotalpopulationat35,400,000. IntheEuropeanprovinces Turks,Greeks,andAlbaniansarealmostewallynumerous,butmanyotherracesarerepresented.Uptoa recentperiodtheburdenofdefence fellonabout11 millionMoslems, hutin1909adecreewaspromulgated whichextendedtheobligationof militaryservicetonon-Mussulmans. ThepeacestrengthoftheTurkish armyisshout375,000,ofwhom10,000areinTripoli,10,000intheYemen.and10,000inHedjaz.Inwar thestrengthoftheTurkisharmy wouldheprobablyaboutonemillionmenofallranks.TheTurkish navyhasanominalstrengthof WOsailorsand9,000marines.At thetimeoftheoutbreakofthewar withItaly,Turkeypossessedseven "pre-Irreadnoughts,"threecruisers, eightdestroyers,and 14 torpedo boats,inadditiontoanum:rerof gunboats. AWARLIKEKING.
KingNicholasofMontenegro,who hasgonetothefront,isafiret-claas fightingman.
In1862heheldOmarPashaat hay,andin1877beatSullemani."the ,lionoftheShipka,"andAliSail,.
In187'het00%theoffensiv1.,and extendedhisruletothedriatic.
Sincethenhehascmisolulat)edhis frontiersbymarryingone:laoehter totheKingofItalyandtwoothers toRussianGrandDukes.
In1:916heassumed;.hetiteof King.afterreigBingfor:,11 sears, hayingbeencalledtotheV.-one when19. isP515hedecidedthatthetime hadcomewhenthe !grins shouldhaveaConstitution,an-1the firstNationalAssemblymetin1906. Theheir-presumptiveisIrince Danilo.
KingNicholasisnowinhti. year.
ItPaysintheLongRun RUMANA containsalareaof5o. andherP.T.Aation it ",. P,timatelat .000. 31t r--zer- 's Ira- geld - .--r. Th r"-^ II?: api--ectEd c ,-;:irebriz.s'er oars. --r-classandtws r-loo,ts.
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CoadiitorArcbbishop ConsecratedatMaynooth CEREMONIES.
TheMostRev.Dr.Mannix, .ArchbishopofPharsalusandCoadjutorArchbishopofMelbourne,was solemnlyconsecratedatMaynooth CollegeonRosarySundaybyhis EminenceCardinalLogue,assisted bytheMostRev.Dr.Browneand theMostRev.Dr.Fogarty. Theceremonieswereofthemost impressivecharacter,andthelarge attendanceincludedtwoArchbishops,twenty-fiveBishops,and manydignitariesandrepresentative laymen.TheMostRev.Dr.Healy preachedaneloquentsermon. ArchbishopMannixpresidedat theluncheon,whenspeecheswere deliveredby,amongothers,his EminenceCardinalLogue,theMost Rev.Dr.Healy.theMostRev.Dr. Fennelly,theLordChancellor,the LordMayorofDublin.andMr.T. M.Healy.M.P. ARCHBISHOPHEALY'STRIBUTETODR.MANNIX. Thesermonwaspreachedbyhis A GracetheArchbishopofTuam,who saidtheceremonialhadspecie' pointsofinterest,forMaynootnnan givenoveronehundredBishopsto theChurch.butonlytwoofthem wereconsecratedintheCollege. Dr.Mannixhadrenderedspecial and,ignalservicetoMaynooth.He tooktheprincipalpartinenlarging 'hestaffhelabouredstrenuously iningtheCollegeintoconnection withthelateRoyalUniversity whicheffectedsomuchfortheimtiovementofcollegestudies.especiallyinartsandphilosophy.and whichprovedbeforealltheworld thatstudentsofMaynoothinthose circlesofknowledgecould.anddid. triumphantlyholdtheirownagainst allcorners.Lateronhestruggled hardtogetMaynoothmadeaconstituentcollegeoftheNationalUniversity.asitoughttobe.Inthat hefailed.buthesucceededingettingitmadearecognisedcollege. 'Thisrecognitionhadtheadvantage ofkeepingMaynoothincontactwith thehighestUniversityculturein artsandphilosophy,andatthe -sametimeallowedthemtopreserve intacttheircollegiateindependence, aswellastheiradmirabledomestic discipline.Mgr.Mannixdearly lovedMaynoothandhadruledit withconspicuoussuccess.Nodoubt wereheafreeagenthewouldnever asktoleaveitshalls.butthevoice '.fGodhadcalledhimaway.andhe answeredthathewasready.
wouldhavehisrewardexceeding great."Ishallconclude,"saidDr. Healy,"bysayingtoyouwhatthe writerofthelifeofMarianusScotus saidtohisbrotherhood:-'Andnow, mybrothers.ifyouaskmewhatwill betherewardofMarianusandpilgrimslikehim,wholeftthesweet soiloftheirnativeland,whichis freefromeverynoxiousbeastanti worm.withitsmountainsandhills, itsvalleysanditsgroves,sowell suitedforthechase,thepicturesque expansesofitsrivers,itsgreen fieldsanditsstreamswellingup frompurestfountains,and,likethe childrenofAbrahamthePatriarch cameintothelandwhichGodhad pointedouttothem:thisismy answer-theyshalldwellinthe HouseoftheLordforever;they shallbeholdtheGodofGodsin Sion.toWhomhehonourandglory forendlessages.Amen."'
FAREWELLSPEECHES.
"Themenofmytime,"saidMr. Healy,theArchbishopsofmyday youallrememberasMaynoothmen -theLionoftheFoldofJudah, whoheldupaliketheCrossaswell astheIrishflagtohonourinthe WestofIreland,andIremember wheninthosedarkdaystopronouncehisnamewastotypifyhope andfaith,notmerelyintheIrish Church,butintheoppressedand down-troddenIrishCause.And whohavesucceededThemen whomweseeaboutus,andofwhom weareproud."
PROUDOFHISSELECTION. TheywereproudofDr.Mannix's selection,andtheynomoregrudged hinttoAustraliathanIrelandgrudgedColumbus.St.Fiacre,St.Gaul, orSt.JuliantotheContinent.He wouldreflectlustreontheminAustralia,andinthelightofthatlustre theywouldbask,andthemindof Maynoothwouldexpand.Hehad managedtogathertogetherinall thatassemblyeverythingthatisreputable,everythingthatisdistinguishedanddignified,inboththe clericalandthecivillifeofIreland. Thatshouldbuoyandsustainhim inthosefardistantlandsandlethim rememberitstheyleftthathallthat hecarriedwithhimonthatmission thefullfreightofalltheirhearts. inlove,inblessing.antiinBenediction.tosustainhiminthosehours ofcombatwhichundoubtedlymust comebythelongwashoftheAustralasianwav?s.(Loudapplause.)
mustardtreefromsmallbeginnings, hastakendeep,rootinthelandand spreaditsbenignbranchesoverevery PortionofAustralia.
TheBoulderCommunitywasestablishedin18110asaDiocesanF0131dationbythelateMotherMaryUrsulaTynon,whowasherselfamemberoftheSistersofSt.Joseph oftheSacredHeart,foundedby MotherMaryoftheCrossin1'66. Hencetheamalgamationisahome comingfortheBoulderSisters.rho forthepasttwentyyearshaveiniobtruelvelyhuteffectivelydevoted themselvestorealpioneeingstork inaverytryingcornerof(;cd's Vineyard-theWesternAustralian Goldfields.Nodoubtthe.;'ommenity willreapmanyadvantetesfromits unionwiththemotherh.wseandthe otherlargeestablishmentst"MotherMary'ssplendideeetralianOrder.Wearepreparing8&retchof MotherMary'slifeforiiiiblicatienin the"W.A.Record."Andnowthat theBoulderSisters,aswellasthe CommunityatNewNorciaareunitedtotheMotherNeesebyt'ea strongerthansteel,wearesure!the lifeofthisgreatAustralianFoundresswillhereadwith-deepinterest.
TheIrishRaceAbroad. God.saidDr.Healy,hadgiven theIrishraceagreatsupernatural mission-hadchosenthemtobe preachersoftheGospelandchampionsoftheChurchtotheendsof theearth.aloftierdestinythanthe 'njoymentofmaterialwealthor militaryrenown.Melbournehad i,ecomeoneofthegreatestSeesin theCatholicChurch.andMaynooth Collegebaditsownshareinbuild:rigupthatgreatChurch.forno u:anhadaccomplishedmorefor MelbourneandforAustraliathan presentillustriousArchbishop.
MostRev.Dr.Carr.Asawriter. preacher.ascholar,andanmiFuini,trator.heoccupiedtheforert.,stplaceamongsttheprelatesof AustralianChurch.Hewas ,.tni.redandrespectedbymenof :reetis.anddearlylovedby'Mown.Hehadlabouredforaguarf centuryunderAustralian ,in-.anditwastimeforhimtowe. inthedischargeofhis Heknewofhi-ownknowthatitwasDr.Carr'searne-: 1)1.Mannix,hould ;, iinilsucceedhim.P'hit;wrantedhi,wishe,an.; .-i:-0e1S. NoIrishrean witivc'anduniiiiitf.4. r. i.i',1d.r.Mt.pnix ipi,1a Li,sawthegreenhillUeland.tin';tome ..1!7. 1!I 1:i.!
Intheafternoonsomefivehundredguestswereentertainedto luncheoninthestudents'refectory bytheMostRev.Dr.Mannix.His Graceproposedthetoastofthe Pope.whichwasenthusiastically honoured.Inproposingthehealth ofCardinalLogue.Dr.Mannixsaid hestoodthereforthelasttimeas PresidentoftheCollegeofMaynooth.Itwasthirtyyearssincehe enteredtheCollegegatestinderthe GeraldineCastle.andhewasglad tofindthattheyhadarepresentativeofthefamilywiththemthat evening.LordFrederickFitzgerald. Aftersomanyyears.itwasnowonderhehadbeenimbuedwiththe spiritandatmosphereofMaynooth, andpartingfromtheCollegewould heawrenchindeed.Atthatgatheringthereweterepresentativesfrom nearlyeverydioceseinIrelandit wasasortofnationalgathering,and forhimitwasapatheticoccasion. Itwasaconsolationthathisship wasgoingoutfreightedwiththe goodwishesandprayersofthose presentthatevening.andofmany othersalloverIreland.Thetoast havingbeensuitablyhonoured.CardinalLogueproposedthenew Archbishop'shealth.TheAustralians.hesaid,tookCardinalMoran andalsoArchbishopCarrfromIreland.andhebelievedthatIreland wasagainplacingtheAustralian ChurchunderadeepdebtofgratitudebysendingoutDr.Mannix. Healsobelievedthattheoldspirit oftheIrishmonksandIrishmis-binarieswouldliveanewinDr. Mannix.Noonewasbetterqualifiedtoassistinthegreatworkof educatingCatholicyouththanDr. Mannix.Thecountrysuffereda greatlossbyhisdeparture,butAustraliawouldgaingreatlybyhispresence.Variousothertoastswere honoured.including"TheIrishRace :nAustraliaandNewZealand." whichwassuitablyacknowledgedby Rev.FatherHayden.ofSydney. InproposingthetoastofMaynooth College.Mr.T.M.Healy.whowas :otidlyapplauded.saidthateverynewhohadbeenallowedtohepre-en:therethatdaywouldthink. humilityinhisheart.ofthe less.ingwhichGodhadextendedto -i!atland.andtoitspeople.inplacng:hatgreatinstitutioninthei, ,Applause.)Ittypifiedthe life.it(oneentratedbothforfriend Tindfi.e.ittypified.marshalled.and -on-t-,:raredtheCatholicChurchin elan(i.Fortheirenemiesitwas itii!regriabl--fortress.anunassailr,:.-ton-rarefortheirfriendsa out7learninguponhighareser- :r..1;.e.areservoirofintellect, iboriatithemightsaythat \I. :self.wouldhetypifieato 71-'D-i!7:,..whereeverymanofthe wouldbeaLletosay. 'lacIrodrietofMayneoth. 1,morev.-hireitcame -.T T -(.114.app./111,e,
TheVeryRev.Dr.Hogan,VicePresidentoftheCollege.replied.
DiocesanDews. CALENDAR 10.Sun.(W.)-XXIV.afterPentecost --PatronageofB.V.M. 11.Mon.(W.)-S.Martin,B.C. 12.Tuee.(R.)-S.LivinuseB.M. 13.Wed.(W.)--S.NicholasI.,P.C. 14.Thurs.(W.)-St.Laurence,B.C. 15.Fri.(W.)-S.Gertrude,V. 16,'Sat.(W.)-S.Stanislaw;Kostka, C.,S.J.
Bishop'sEngagements SUNDAY.17thNOVEMBER.--BlessingofnewschoolatNortham, andConfirmationat.York. WEDNESDAY,13thNOVEMBER.OpeningBazaaratVictoriaPark. DECEMBERle-Confirmation,Busseltonanddistricts.
HisLordshiptheBishopreturned toI'erthonlastSaturdaymorning fromBoulderCite,whereheprisidedat,theceremoniesinconnection withtheamalgamationettheBoulderReligiousCommunity tiedthe motherhouseoftheOrderfcunded bythelateMotherMaryofthe Cross.
HisLordshiptheBishop,whoreceivedthevowsoftheSisters,congratulatedthemonthewisesteps theyweretaking,andreminded themofthegreatprinciplesthat guidedMotherMaryoftheCross whensheundertookthe-establishment ofthisOrdersoadmirablysuitedto theneedsoftheChurchinAustralia.
FatherO'Malley,ofSouthernCross, andFatherRoggero,of:reenoigh. werevisitorstoL'erthAminethe week.Whileinthecityhot,:Itay. GentlemenweretheguestsofHis LordshipBishopClune.
FatherO'Malleyofficiatednil Thursdaymorningathissister's marriage,areportofwhichwillappearnextweek.
VeryRev.DeanBrennan,ofNarrogin,paidaflyingvisittothe Goldfieldsduringtheweek.Hisold friendsatBoulderweredelightedto seehimandtonoticehowhie healthhasimprovedsincehistransfertotheGreatSouthernDistrict, whiletheDeanonhispartwasoverjoyedtomeethisstauncholdfriends andtocomplimentthemontheir beautifulnewChurch.
Inlookingovertheresultsofthe lastPrimaryExamination,wenoticedthattheonlycandidatewho passedinfivelanguageswasLeo Ratazzi.Thisboy,thoughjustl& yearsofage,hadEnglish,Latin. French,German,andGreektohis creditintheresults.Heisapupil oftheChristianbrothers'High school,Fremantle.
OnnextWednesdaynight,November1:th,thepupilsofLoretoConvent,AdelaideTerrace,willstagein theHiberniaaHall"TheHidden Gem"byCardinalWiseman.Thedeligihtfullyinspiringstoryoreleeius embodiedintheplayismostrefreshing,anditshighmoraltonehasa far-reachinginfluenceforgood.The Loretopupilsstageditfaultlessly lastChristmasatAdelaideTerrace, andmanyofthosewhowerethen presentexpressedawishtoseeit reproducedinsomelargerhall.One elderlygentlemanassuredusthatit wasasgoodasamission.Vieare gladthatthepupilsarepreseneineit againweonlyregretthattheHibernianHallisnotlarger.Theadmissionisonly2s,andseatsmayhe boo'-edatNicholson'sforisextra.
AsSt.FrancisofAssisi,St.Ignatius,andSt.AlphonsuswereraisedupbyAlmightyGodtocombat theerrorsandmeettheneedsofthe timesinwhichtheylived,soalso withMotherMary.Shecertainly wasinspiredbyHeavenandguided bytheAll-WiseProvidenceofGod tofoundanhumbleOrderwhose memberswouldcourageouslygoout, and,withoutpompordisplayofellekind,quietlylaythefoundationsof theFaithintheheartsoftheAustralianchildren.Youhavetheprivileee,saidHisLordship,ofmembershipinthefirstandthemostdistinctlyAustralianOrderinthe Church.Andinfuture,insteadof beinganisolatedCommunitydependineonthelifeofBoulderCity.you willformanintegralpartofalarge well-establishedOrderthat.likethe
TheannualmeetingoftheChristian.Brothers'OldBoys'Association, Fremantle,washeldintheHigh SchoolonMondaynight.Mr.W. Hoeypresidedoveralargeattendanceofmembers.Thesecretary,Mr. H.Townsend,presentedaepleadid reportofthepastyear'sproceedings.Itwasunanimouslyresolved topresentacup-tobeknownasthe "OldBoys'Cup"-tothechamoion athleteoftheschool.AfterTiro.Purtonhadcongratulatedthe-,ffir..:.rsof theAssociationonthesatisfactory stateofaffairsaspresentedinthe report,membersproceededtothe electionofofficersfortheeneeine year.Mr.W.Hoeywasimanimeisle electedPresident,Mr.H.To.vn=end Secretary,Mr.J.NugentTreseetrer, Messrs.H.LennieandT.Hicksvi,epresidents.
LADIES'RETREAT. LORETOCONVENT,"OSBORNE." TheANNUAL RETREAT for LADIESwillopenontheEveningof the6thJANUARY, 1913. Earlyapplicationisrequested. Forinformationapplyto THEREV.MOTHER. Tel.135,CottesloeEx.
trA.Accord "CagtolicNewspapar,inaparSob,isaPsrPstualminion." -LEOVII.
SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 9, 1012.
MOCKINGMARRIAGE.
STERNWARNINGSANDPRACTICALADVICE.
Amongstthecontributionssentto usforinsertioninthisweek'sissue ofthe"W.A.Record"wasashort articleundertheveryunsavoury heading"MockMarriage."Asit camefromaCatholicsource,we thoughtitmightshedsomelight onthecauseandcureofunholyand unhappymarriages;butitsreading filleduswithdisappointment,surprise.andsorrow.For,toour consternation,wefoundthatthe articlewasmerelyasummarisedreportofthespecialbusinesstransactedatthelastmeetingofoneof "oursocieties": ItgrievedumtothinkthatintelligentCatholicswerenotabovethis kindofdangeroustriflingwitha sacredsubject.Catholicsaretaught intheirhomes,intheirschools.and intheirChurchthat MARRIAGEISAGREAT SACRAMENT; henceanythingintheshapeofa "mockmarriage"ora"mockwedding"-nomatterhowinnocentor harmlessitmayappear-isentirely outofplaceonthesyllabusofa CatholicSociety. Leavethemockingofmarriageto theunbelievers.totheadvanced Socialists,andtotheframersoflax DivorceLaws,theyaredoingthe dirtyworkonlytoowell.Wemust takecarelesttheirlooseideason thisgreatsubjectdiminishinany waythetraditionalreverencewhich CatholicshaveforthegreatSacrament.Mockingmarriageis,alas! oneofthegreatestcrimesofour day.andoneofthedeepeststains onourboastedmodern.civilisation. Letthelow-classnovelistmeetthe demandsofadebasedpublicopinion withmockmarriagesandbroken matriagevows:lettheunscrupulous journalist,whoisadisgracetoa nobleprofessionandaclogonthe wheelsoftrueprogress.mockmarriaireinhisscareheadlinesand shallowsophistries;letthedivorcee-,andthedehauchees.andthe diabolicaltrafficersinwhiteslavery mockmariiage.becausemarriage istheclearestlivingcondemnation oftheirownwretchedwallowingin themire:butletnottheCatholic beseeninthisblackguardlycompany.Inthenameofnoblemindedmanhoodandpure-minded wonianhood,inthenameofunselfishpatriotism.inthenameof Catholicity.whichhasalwaysguardedthesanctityofmarriageasthe Ver.%appleofhereye-yes.inGod's name-lettheCatholic.ofevery stationinlife,bethefirstandthe ms-tfearlessandthemostloyaldefen.lerofthegreatSacramentof marriage.Thethoughtfulandsterl.ssCatholicwillnotallowhimself secomeacclimatisedtohis surroundings.buthewillbe ev.ronthealerttote,entasaninsulttohi,cherishedbelief.anin,n1-tohismother.hissisters.his wife,.hipcountiy.;int!hi,Church. anywordofdeedorinsinuationthat tutilesmatriage. Amusementi--onietimescreated, at:sitimeispleasantlypassed.when nissliauctions.etusskbanquets,or skelectionsareheld.Butmarls..ssisIsisslisve ilissething,:
marriageisaSacramentinstituted forahighandholypurpose.SupposeamockBaptism,oramock Confession,oramockOrdination wereproposedasanitemforthe syllabusofadebatingSociety, wouldsuchheallowedtopassunchallenged?Catholicswouldburn withindignationandnoCatholic, worthyofthename,wouldbepresentatsuchmockeries.Weearnestlytrustthatweshallneveragain hearthatamockweddingoramock marriageaffordedentertainmentto themembersofaCatholicSociety. Theverytitlesaredangerous;there isalwaysharmintreatingmarriage asajokeorintreatingajokenomatterforhowshortatimeasmarriage.Letsuchunchristian frivolitybebanishedforeverfrom ourSocietiesthemockmarriage isnopartofCatholicteachingor Catholicprinciples,orCatholic ideals,henceitshouldneverbe toleratedinCatholiccompany.It shouldbecutfromthesyllabusof ourSocietiesandburnedtoashes.
ASTERNLYPRACTICAL MATTER.
designsisrequisite,anditwillsustainwhenappliedeventomaterial conditions;hopeinthesamebeneficentMakerofourhearts;anda loveoftwonatureswellmet,which, howeverhighitsfountainleapsat first-thatisbutthedisplayoflove --willremainanabiding,deepwell ofsavingwaters. Whathappenstheyoungmanwho pursueshisvocationoflovewith dueanddelightfulseriousness?He becomesabeingapart,lifted,energisedbytheforceofanewpurpose, anewstrength,abeckoningideal. Heseeshisenrichedlifestretching beforehim;hehasausefortime, formoney,forwork,forpleasure. Hefindstheyearsshort,though theybearduousasJacob's,that bringtherealisationofhisdream.
Pointingoutthetruthofchastity asopposedtotheunrealityand shameoftheviceofimpurity, FatherDaysaid:Thehonourof chastityisrealityandtruth.The dishonour./unchastityisunreality and'falsehood.Chastityandselfcontrolaretherealityandtruthof manhood.Itistheharmonyand triumphoftruthinman'snature. Sincesincame,man,whosehighest attributeisspirit,hasbecomeflesh, andthefleshlustethagainstthe spirit.Butchastityandself-control enableevenfallenmanstilltowalk inthespirit,tofulfilhisnature,to triumphovertheflesh.Impurity fillingallaman'sthoughts,and thereforeallhislife,withwicked aimsandforbiddendesires,ignores theessentialandtranscendentdignityofhisrationalandimmortal nature.Chastityrevealshistrue dignity,andpointstoGod'simagemarkeduponhim,andthesignof hisredemptionbygrace.
Aclean,honest,earnestmarriage isaboontosociety,ablessingto familylife,andacredittothe Church.Itisashiningexample tothefrivolousandindifferent world,foritisproductiveofmuch goodandmuchhappiness,andmuch holiness.And.fortheordinary youngmanoftheworld.marriageis animportantpracticalmatterthat claimshismostseriousconsideration."Anearlymarriage."said theeditorofapaperpublishedina penitentiary.-wouldhavesaved manyayoungmanfromprison."
Thefollowingpointedcomments, recentlymadebythe"AveMaria" onthisgreatsubject.arejustas usefulforAustraliansasforthe Americans:
Wehaveknownyoungmenin college-boys.ofnineteenand twenty-whohadtheblessing-was itbyhappyhomeinfluence,orby theirownvirtue,orbothI-tohave madetheirchoice;and,farfrom being"mooning,"lovelornswains, theywereconspicuousforenergy, generalamiableness,andthepurity ofangels.Someofthesecaseswe havefollowedtillhopebecame fruitionandourconvictionisthat herewasGod'splan;herewasa divinelyarrangedthingdone,when thisyoungmanoftwenty-twobrave.clean,notrich,butwilling tochancesomethingonhisfaithin Godandnature-tookbeforeGod ashiswifethatgirl,notoldernor richer(thoughnothingessential hingesonthis),norlessadmirably virtuousthanhe.Lookingatthem, wehaveknowninourreasonandin ourheartthathereisathingidenticalinkindwiththatwhichmakes amanorwomanavowedservantof God.
Itwillbeobjectedthatwehave madeanidyllicthemeofasternly practicalmatter.No,wehaveemphasisedthatwhichalwaysneeds emphasisinso-calledpracticalages; wehavesimplylaidstressonan ideal.Moreover,wehaveindicatedhowitmaybemadepractical. Oneofthemostnotableofrecent worksoffiction-byaCatholic,too -isanovelwhichnoblyworksout thatideal.Ithaslongsincehad poeticalexpressioninCoventry Patmore's"AngelintheHouse." Wehaveseenitinlife,tothedeepeningofourownfaithinHimwho designedourheartsnolessthan thematerialworld,andtothereal quickeningofourcharityforHim andHiscreatures.
Surelyitisavirtueofearlymarriageifitkeepsamanoutof prison;butthatalonewouldnotbe highpraiseofit.Andyetwhatan earlymarriagepreventsratherthan whatitachievesseemstoheits chiefrecommendation.Thefaultof youthhasalwaysbeenthoughtlessness,irresponsibility;thoughevery momentofthetime,asRuskin warns,is"topplingwithdestiny." Itistheyoungmanratherthanthe youngwomanthatwehaveinmind. Evensupposehehasnovicesas yet:supposehedoesnotgamble ordrink,indulgepassion.orsteal directlyorindirectly:supposehis familynottohedependentupon him.heisaltogethercare-freeevensuchaoneisindanger:he isnotfarfroma fall. Itiseasy toseehowacharacteralready morallyinvolvedneedshelpand betterment,buttheyouthwehave describedisindangerbyhisvery lackofresponsibility. Hedoesnotlove.Now.God madethehumanspiritfurtheexerciseofaffectiontowardHimandtowardl{iscreatures.Thesecond outletisasintendedasthefirst. andforthegeneralmanitstendencyisterminatedin love ofwoman.Notinfilialaffectionfor justassurelyasthe"cordsof Adam"drawthi,familytogether aboutthehearthinearlyyears.so surelydootherforcesjustasdesignedbyGoddirectthemapartin atimelater.Nofamilyexistsfor itself.butuntothemakingofother families:sothatthehome-building instinct as wellasthehome-building powerisadivine,e1;eitationnotto hedisregarded. Andhereisthepoint.Theurgencyofthisvocationdoesnotwait forripeageit is distinctlyablessingofyouth: it isatitleofgrace itshouldbetaken.thoughithave anelementofventureinit-CardinalNewman's"ventureoffaith"in anotherorderwithoutpresumption. withnofoolhardiness.butwitha firmfaith.areasonablehope,and well-guardedlove.FaithinGod's
Chivalrousthoughtofwomanis againtruthandreality.Itisthe livinguptothetrueidealofwoman, Itistheresponseofourhighernaturetotheclaimwhichthatideal. demands.Theidealofwomanhood,) continuedthepreacher,wasnotthe' pervertedinstinctofancientpaganismwhichenthronedVenusthegoddessofimpurity.Itwasnotthe nudewomanwhomthemobofthe. CommunecrownedatthePantheon ofParisasthegoddessofreason. Itwasnotthefastfashionablewomanofto-day.Itwasnotthe. fallenwoman.Butitwasthewoman whofirstappearedinthestableof. Bethlehem,whowastheMotherof theKingofthenewcivilisation, andwho,exultinginherpurityand spotlessness,exclaimedinhercsublimeMagnificat:"Hebathregirded thelowlinessofHishand-maid. Beholdfromhenceforthallnations., shallcallmeblessed."(Applause.y FatherDayconcludedbyexhortinghishearers,whoweremostly youngmen,tofulfiltheobjectof theirAlliance.whichwasthecombinedhonourofmanhoodandwomanhood.
Dr.E.VipontBrownhavingalso' spoken,aresolutioninfavourofthe Billforthesuppressionofthe "whiteslave"traffic,nowbefore Parliament,waspassedunanimously.
WANTED-TRUEEDUCATION.
FIGHTINGTHEWHITESLAVE TRAFFIC.
Speakinglastmonthatameeting inManchesterundertheauspicesof the"AllianceofHonour,"Rev. FatherHenryDay.S.J.,ofthe HolyName.Manchester,saidthat whenmenwerepureandhonourablewomenwerechasteandmodest. -Why."hecontinued,"doesthe whiteslavetraffic.whichisthe gieatestscandalofourmodern civilisation.stillexistinourmidst Itisbecauseitisatrade,and.like everytrade,itrestsontheeconomic basisofsupplyanddemand.Stop thedemand.arisingfromthefiendishpassionsofmen,andthetraffic willheextinctatonce.
"Moreeducation,andstillmore," saystheCatholicNorthwestProgress."isinsistedonbymanywell meaningbutmistakenpersonsasa preventiveofcrimeandapanacea foralltheillsthatafflictthebody politic.Thegoodorbadeffectsof educationalldependsuponitskind' andquality.Amerelyseculareducationthatcultivatestheintellect, butneithertouchestheheartnor quickenstheconsciencewillnever regeneratetheindividualorsociety. Yourhighly-educatedrascalisthe mostdangerousofall;ourjailsand penitentiariesarecrowdedwithcriminalsfromthisclass.Thateducation whichtrainstheintellectwhileitalso recognisesthehigherthingsoflife -thesoulanditsresponsibilitiesto itsMaker-istheonlysortthatwill everbeabletostemthetideof corruptionandlawlessnessthat threatenstooverspreadtheland."
-Fallenmencreatefallenwomen. Tileordinaryaveragewoman.left to herself.ispure.Amantempts her-thereverseofEden-andshe falls.Thesameholdsgoodofwhat Icallfreakfashions.andthesass restivelyuglymodesofdressworn bywomeninoutday.Thesefashionswoulddisappearifmenwould ignorethemandnorturntheir head-inthestreetsto look at them."Givingreasonswhymen shouldhechaste.FatherDaysaid itwasallverywelltotalklightly ofyoungmensowingtheirwildoats. butitwasafactthatthoseho sowedtheirwildoatsdidsotothe destructionofthechildrenwhom theymightafterwardsbringintoths world.
HIBERNIANHALL.
APerformanceofCardinalWiseman'sPlay, "THEHIDDENGEM" WillbegivenbythePupilsofIJoreto Convent,AdelaideTerrace, (InaidofImprovementstothe School.)
OnWEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER13, At8.15p.m.
ADMISSION,2/BoxPlanatNichoLson'sreserved seats,1/extra.
Contentmentoftenservesasa brakeonthewheelsofprorrees
the6oldenWest:1 Armadale Tbc,-;epartureofMr.CharlesWilhinaoliandhisgoodwife,Mrs.Wil',lame:,fromthe"tildeNarrogin inn,hascausedwidespreadregret. Dunes-theirstayatArmadalethey succeededinmakingthe"OldeNarrogit''oneofthemostPopularand homeywayside,InnsinWesternAustralia.Strangersaswellasfriends wereelwayswelcomedbythegenial hostandthekindlyhostess,whose "weeSeeefulway"pleasedeverybody. or.artSundayeveningafterDeyotioes.FatherBrennan,onhisown beba:!andonbehalfoftheC'atho'lics ofAweadale,expressedhisgrateful thatestoMrs.Wilkinsonfortheenergetssandsuccessfulmannerin Amershehadworkedcollectingfor theeChurch.'41-leknew."hesaid, "the-=hewouldnotforgetthe t1 airingherlonghelielayseand he;.--.redMr.andMranrileinson
4 thattoandhispeoplewouldalways ref:err:errthemkindlyandwould Icsw'weardwithpleasuretotheir sate.ww+wiitotheidealdistrictof th-o-eienWest.Hereerettedthat theeratthenewChurchwasat preww.tsuspendedowingtothefailure'-hecontractor,b'thehoped the-weer'Mr.andMrs.Wilkinson yew.-feetheywouldnot'nlyseethe ("h aeiltandfurnished,butthe weeelsehavethepleasureofseeingleeTrans-AustralianExpress pagre-throughArmadale.Mrs.Wilkineeswasthenpresentedwitha beaeafulcoldCelticCross,bearing on.1-hpfollowinerinscription"In crew-.e.etoMrs.Wilkinson,from Prwee.andPeonleofArmadaleW.A.,
Boulder WFW RGANISEDCHILDRENof MARY'SSODALITY.
A"cstsuccessfulRetreatwascon-
4 dueweefortheChildrenofMaryof Boles.:bytheRev.Fr.Hogan. ('.e,-H...duringtheahsenseofthe Prite-esftheparishor.theirAlines.;-...-:reat.
TheaeuuMass,whichwasfollowed he'er.nstruction,wasexceedingly wee,---endedbythemembers,most ofvetreapproachedtheAltarrails tc' eveHolyCominunior.every in'mite.thusmakingagrandshow ofteasfaithintheRealPresence. intheevenings,forRosary, Ss:e,w..andBenedictionoftheMost Bleaesesacrament,theChildrenof Ma whooccupiedthefronthere s..representinfullnut*erg-
A:erasevene'clockMassunsundayfecrningallthenembers,in thy:.-:ezaliaandwearingtheirribhere,modmedals.presentedawest' edAyeagsight.
Atte:Massthemembershetocue theoeewestothecommunionBreak fastwhichwassereedintheHigh eehoc Thetableswereliterally loathe'-vithgoodthings. sx. sidesdidhappinessandcontee;ofmindshineout,forthegirls wereaeseseedoftruehappiness,beinctwedinthefriendshipofAlied-thathappiness Viewaeethingearthy:rives,orcan eesesoy, Theecei'scalmsunshineandthe ties-se:feltjoy.
As's.ro'clocktheSocietyagau: aesee.weelattheChurchforthecon cleeee.-1theRetreatandforthe Pa:-; t.e;ieltAltarwasmostheautieeeorated.butthecynosureif al_.see-easOurLady-'=Altar,artistisseoadorned-Rhwhiteflowers. gee,--eacandlesandfairylampseltheAltar.enchasedina peewee,et'rnaieetiepalmsandpot reent+addedtotherefulgentsplen dreeedsolemnityoftheoccasion.
7.!F-_anPreachedamostinihreeessermonon"OurLadyCame OurJOY-Aft-Ben?dictienoftheMostBlees-
edsacrament,sevenyoungladies werereceivedintotheAssociationof the('hildrenofMary,whilsttwo aspirantsde:outlyrecitedtheAct ofConsecratiantotheMostHoly Virgin,andreceivedtheirribbons andmedals.
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OBLATEFATHERS.
Rev.FatherNeville,O.M.I.,whoha:l beeninchargeoftheBunhurydistrict duringtheAnnualRetreatofthe clergy,returnedtoSt.Patrick'son Saturdaylast.
Re%FatherSmyth,0.M.I.,ofSt. Anne's,NorthFremantle.nontinues toimprovesteadily,ifslowly.His strengthissufficientlyrestoredti. enablehimtoleavehisbedfora coupleofhoursdaily.
ST.PATRICK'SCHURCH.
Themonthly-ProcessionoftheBles sedSacramentwasheldonlastSundayevening,andwaswitnessedbya devoutsongregation.
FLA.C.B.S.
Atthelastmeetingofthe"Starof theSea"BranchoftheSocietyfollowinguponthegraciouswordsof encouragementspokenbyHisLordshiptheBishoptotheboysrecently confirmed,Bros.McElhone,O'Connor, TownsendandChristiewerelappointedacommitteetoinvitetheco-operationoftheChristianBrotherswith regardtoincreasingjuvenilemembership;'ard,furthermore,togive theirspecialattentiontothede velopmentofthisBranchoftheSociety.
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On25thOctoberaverysuccessful EuchrePartyandDancewasheldat WalkawayinaidofSt.Peter's hurch,Greenough.Mr.PatBegley wonthegent's,firstprize,andMrs. Wattstheladies'firstprize,while Mr.GriddleandMissJackson,securedtheboobies.TheprizeswerepresentedbyRev.Fr.Roggero,Miss MayKempsuppliedthemusic,and Mr,J.ReynoldscarriedoutthedutiesofM.C.;isanefficientmanner.
InSt.catiserinesHall,Creenotieh, onNovember7thaGrandroneert willbegivenbythepupilsofthe ConventSchoolinaidofthelocal Convent.Itisanticipatedthatthe Concertwilleclipseanythingever submittedtoanaudienceinth-, Greenoughdistrict.
AMonsterBazaarisbeingorganisedoealargescale,andwillbeheld aboutChristmastime.TheSecretary,MissIvaLeverman,isworkingvery'bardforthesuccessofthe Bazaar.
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1noticeappearedinyourlastissue.ofaEuchrePartyandDance whichwereheldrecentlyintheBellevueHallinaidoftheChurchBuildingFund.Nothalingthedetailsat hand,wewereobligedtoomitthem.
Sincethenwehaveascertainedthat thefirstladies'pricewaswonby Mrs.D'Arcy,whilstthewinnerofthe secondwasMrs.Catchpole.Thefirst gentleman'sprizewas/securedbyMr. Coulthard.andthesecondheMr. Bowen.Mr.(*leerywasconsoledby the"Booby."Theprizeswerepresentedtothewinnersbythechairman,Mr.Galbally,andthedittiesof secretarywerecomeetentl%carried outbyacommitteeofladiesand gentlemen.Thecommitteedesire tothankthedonorsoftheprizes, Mrs.TaafleandMrs.Willouehbv alsotheladieswhoprovidedtherefreshments.
ThatthepeopleofBellevueare anxiotietohaveachurchwhichthey cancalltheirown.ariinwhich theycanfittinglyassistattheHoly Sacrificeandotherreligious;ereicee onSundays,isevidentfromtheenergyandenthusiasmwhichtheyare
atpresent-displayinginsecuring fundsfortheerectionofsame.
ThesystemadoptedbyHisLcrdshipthe'Bishopincollectingmoney fortheliquidationoftheDiecesian debtisworkingadmirablyinthis part,oftheparish.Thecontributionsforlastmonthamountedto about£8.Ifthe.generosityofthe peoplecontinuestomanifestitself inthesamesubstantialway,assistedbytheproceedsofEuchrePartiesandotherentertainments,itwill notbelongLeforeMr.Gal-Nallywill beabletopointouttothetourists visitingBellevue"thatbeautiful Churchwebuiltourselves."
WestGuildfordhasalsodecidedto buildaChurch,andforthatpurpose averysuccessfulEuchrePartyand DancewereheldintheWestGuildford,Hallsomethreeorfourmonths ago.Butsincethenverylittlehas beendone.Thesamesestemofcol lectingasthatwhichtheBellevue Peoplehaveadoptedhasfrequently beensuggestedtotheWestGuildfordChurchworkers,butwefear thatthesameresitsarenotbeing obtained.Wewouldhumblysuggest totheWestGuildfordCatholicsto imitatethezealandenthusiasmof theirBellevueneighbours.
AEuchrePartyandDancewillbe heldinthehall,WestGuildford,on Wednesday,the20thNovember,in aidofthechurchBuildingFund. Fourvaluableprizeswillheoffered. Itistobe;hopedthatourkirel friendsinPerth,Maylareds,Bayswater,andMidlandJunctionwill notforgetusor.thatnight.Thesecretary,Mr.Reardon,extendsaheartywelcometoallandassuresthem agoodenight'senjoyment.
AveryprettyweddingwassolemnisedinSt.Mary'sChurch,Guildford,onlastTuesdayafternoon,the contractingpartiesbeingMr.A. LockleeofNortham,andMissH. E.Gee,daughter,;ofMr.andMrs. Gee,ofGuildford.Thedate'sof hestmanwereperformedbyMr. Chas.Gee,whilstMissEthelGee, sisterofthebride,dischargedthe dutiesofbridesmaid.Thebridewas givenawaybyherfather.TheVery Rev.Fr.Morrisofficiated.
HOURSFORMASSNEXTSUNDAY.
MidlandJunction-Mass, 8a.m. and10.30a.m,;Devotions,7.30p.m. Guildford-Mass,8aerii.and10.30 a.m.;Devotions,7.30p.m. WestGuildford-Mass,9a.m. Bellevue--Mass,10.:10a.m.;Devotiens,7.30p.m.
Jennacubbine
Thecdintryjustnowpresentsits happiestappearance.Thegoldenbar"est,nowcutdown,wasneverricher.Thehappypossessorsofthese prosperoushomesteadsaroundcan feasttheireyesfromhorizontohorizononthethousandsofsmilingacresofwheatandothercereals.The Golder.Valeinthehistoricdaysof theauthorof"Knocknagow"never Presentedamorecharmingsight.But theGoldenValehadthousandsof proprietors.Inotherwords,oneof theirJennacubbinedescendantshas proportionatelyoverahundredtimes moreprdperty.Thecroppedacres oftheGoldenValecouldnothave exceededahundred,whiletheirfortunatedescendantscanoftenboast ofthousands.
Theeuiet,uneventfullivesledin thisAustralianruraldistrictare evidentlyconducivetothemostgenuinehappiness.Therathersudden approachofsummer'causesnodismay.Theyratherlookonthisas ontheothercrossesoflife.with ehilosophicalindifference,for"we cannotescase."astheysay,"theinevitable."
WhatPromisestobeaverysuccessfulEuchrePartyandDanceisto
heheldInMumbereineHallnext1-ridaynight,the15thinst.,inaidof theAltarSocietyinJennacubbine. somenecessaryimprovementsto LothChurchand"Cottage"aretobe made,andsothecollectionr,fsome fundsisimperative.Everyonewas pleasedtohearannouncedlastSundaythatthecompletionofthe ('hurchwillheaccomplishedwithin thenextsevenoreightmonths.This matterisverynecessary,astameis asyetnoSacristy,norcoafeaience ofanykind,apartfromordinaryhall accommodation.
Kalgoorlie UndertheauspicesoftheHibernianSociety,apictureentertainmentisbeingheldnextWednesday nightinthe('remorseTheatreen behalfofoneoftheirmembers,Mr. P.Mulcahy,whosehomewasburned tothegroundlastweek.Theaccidentoccurredintheearlymorning whileMr.Mulcahywasatwork.FortunatelyMrs.Mulcahyandthechildrenweresaved,butteverythingelse -house,furniture,andeventheir clothing-wasdestroyed.Itishoped thegeneralpublicwillshowtheir practicalsympathyforthisdeservingfamily,bybeingpresentonWednesdaynight,andtherthyenabling themtostartanotherhome.
Nowthattheacademicyearis drawingtoaclose,theSistersofSt JohntfGodaretohecongratulated ontheexcellentresultsachievedby theirpupilsatrecentexaminations.
Katanniag THELATEMR.WILLIAMKENNEDY.
AgloomwascastoverKatanaing andsurroundingdistrictonSunday morning,whenthedeathofMr.WilliamKennedywasannounced.The deceased,whowasaegnofMr.and Mrs.Kennedy,MidlandJunction, contractedpneuknoniaandpleurisy abouta-monthago,whichaffected bothofhislungs,andtowhichhe succumbedat1.30a.m.onSunday, notwithetandingtheassiduousand unremittingattentiononthepart ofDr.Hollandfromthebeginningof hisillness.
Mr.Kennedywasagangeronthe Permanentwayhereduringthelast sixyears,andwasheldingreatesteembytheofficersofhisdepartment.Hewasafinespecimenof anInishAustralian,ptuyedcally,aboutsixfeettwoinchesinheightand asgoodasliewasbig,quiet,gentle,andunassuming,andactiveparticipantineverylocalsport,respectedandad-miredbyall.He'willbe GreatlymissedatSt.Patric Church,atwhoseAltar wasadevoutworshipper.Hewasoneofthe mostgenerousmeninthewholedistricttowardstheChurch,nothing wasatroublewhentherewasquestionofdoinganythingforthe Church.Hecouldalwaysherelied on,andhisplacewillbeveryhard tofill,HewasalsothetheVicePresidentoftheHihernians,andalwaysonthealerttoaddtotheir numbersorpromotetheinterestsof theSociety.HisfuneralonSunday afternoonwasoneofthelargest thatwasseeninthislocalityfor many!nears.Representativesofall creedsandclasseswerepresentto paythelasttributeofrespecttothe Populargoingman,whowascutoff inthebloomofyouthattheearly ageof30.TheRev.FatherReidy hadMassatGnowangerupon'Sundaymorning,andfortunatelyenoileh wasbackintimeforthefuneralaftercoveringadistanceofq0miles onhismotorcycleforthedaythroughveryroughcountry.
Therev,gentlemanspokehighly attheChurchoftheroodqualities ofthedeceased,andwasverymulch affected,asweremanyofhishearers.
lheH'lbernians,headedbyFather Reidy,marchedintheirregaliaat thefuneralprocession.Thegreatest sympathyisfelthereforthedeceased'sparents.
Mayhissoulrestinpeace.
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Bro.A.E.Farmer,fromtheDistrictBoard,H.A.C.B.S.,attendedat NorthamonSundaylastfortha purposeofinitiatingaJun/mile BranchoftheSociety.Previousto theinstallationoftheJuveniles,a meatbiroftheAdultBranchwas heldatthe,Presbyter Bro.Lynch, PresidentoftheBranch,welcomed Bro.FarmertoNortham,andsaid thatth,membersoftheAdult Branchwouldaidhimineverywar inestiOlishingtheJuvenileBranch, andwouldtakeafatherlyinterest initsfuturewelfare.Bro.Farmer. responding,outlinedtheprospects oftieHibernianSociety,andsaid thatitsfutureseemedbrighterthan atanyperiodofitsexistence.He declaredthathehadbeenamember oftheSocietyforIIyears,andduringthatperiodalthoughtheSocietyhadpassedthro--ghmanyvicissitudes,itsfutureasaspiritualand temporalbenefactortoitsmembers wasmorepowerfulthanever.
TheinitiationoftheJuvenileMemberstoo':placeintheoldschoolroom,whenBro.Farmerhaving dulyopenedtheBranch,proceededto theelectionofolicers,whichresultedasfollows:President,F.Cody; Vice-President,F.Smith;Secretary,LeslieMcInerneyWarden,S. ReganGuardian,G.LoranSic: Visitors,J.Atkinson,W.Langdor., andPBrennan.Bros.Clobessyand TonlinsonhavebeenappointedSuperintendents.
Fr.o'Donnell,inproposingavote ofthaw'stoBro.Farmer,saidbe believedthefuturewelfareoftheSocietydependedtoalargeextenton theorganisationofJuvenileBran(tee,hencehewoulddoeverything inhispowertoco-operatewithBros. ClobessyandTomlinsoninmaking tie.JuvenileBranchasuccess.Pam. Farmer
Pingolly ThechildrenattendingtheCatholicSundaySchoolandtheir friendsweregivenasplendidday's outingonSaturda'last,whena Picnicwasorganisedby'RasEvans, whosoablylooksafterthereligiousinstrrctionofthechildrenat greatself-sacrifice.Mr.Belt'sfarm wastherendezvousandajoyous timewasspent-plentyofgames,refreshmentsgalore,andlotsoffun. Mr.FrankWhitekindlyconveyedthe childrentothegroundinhismotor buggy.Everycreditisduetoboth :MissEvansandMr.Whitefortheir goodwork.Unfortunatelythegenial "Ben"Rickardsandhisenth',gestic wifewereunabletoattend,batsent remembrances.
AfurthertreatwasgionthechildrenonWednesday,whenthrough thecourtesy.oftheKing'sPicture Co.andMr.TedHandcocktheywere entertainedatapictureshowasa recognitionoftheirworforthe nFancsFayre.Mr.Lambert,ofthe crowy.Rink,alsohelpedtoomakethe timeenjoyable.ItbeingTed'sbirthday,hecelebrateditbytryingto wirepleasuretothelittleones. Cropsareloo'singsplendid,anda recordseasonshouldresult.
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ofSt.Edward,wasthedateofen agreeablesurprisetoFatherO'Malley.ThechildrenattendingtheConventSchoolpresentedtotheirPastorabeautifullypaintedmirror.In expressinghisthanks,Fr.O'Malley saidthatthepresentwouldbeheld asatreasured'giftbyhimself,and wouldservetoremindhimalways ofthekind-heartedlittlechildrenof St.Joseph'sConvent. St.Columitille'sBranchoftheHibernianSociety,SouthernCroes, havereasontoconplainoverDr. O'Meara'srefusaltoactasmedical officertotheirsociety.Dr.O'Meara isthesoledoctorhere.WhatHiberniansandCatholicsherewishto knowis,"Whyheshouldactasmedicalofficerto'theotherlocallodges andrefusetoacttotheCatholic BenefitSociety?"
ss; BITTERSECTARIANISM.
CoNDEMNEDBYTHESOUTHERN CROSS"TIMES,"'W.A.
Ithasbeenannouncedthatthe ()raneemenofNewsouth'Walesare protestingagainsttheaepointment ofSirGeraldStricklandtotheroeitionofGovernorofthatState. Thisisbitterbigotrywithavengeance,andifthosewhoaresoloudlyprotestingagainstHomeRulefor Ireland,and'saying"Ulsterwill fight"arenotbroader-mindedthan theOrangemenwhoaresoblinded withsectarianism'thattheycondemn amanbecausehewasfortunateenoughtobebornintoacreedthat isproOngitselftobemoregenerousthantheyare;thenwesaythat theoppositiontoHomeRulecomes fromreligiousfanatics,andisnot north,ofnotice.SirGeraldStricklandhasshownhimselftobeacapableandgoodGo'ernor,andthose whodmoincehimwithoutknowing himareascowardlyastheyareunjust.Surelyitwillbetimecnough toob'ecttoamanwhenheproves himselftobeunfitforthehighpositiontowhichhehasbeenrightly appointed.
Inyourlastissueyourrepresentativesaidsomeveryflatteringthings ofthepeopleofWagin,nutthereportwasaltogetherinadevisite,and didnotdojusticetothevealend skilloftheladystall-holders,YesdamesDurack,Akers,Tuohey,and MissO'Connellandtheirbandsof enthusiastichelpers.Aspecialword ofpraiseisduetoMr.FrankTooheyforhisuntiringeffortsinconnectOnnwiththebazaartothebrothersMcNeil,Mr.Oawson,andJoe Miller.whoactedasjudgeforthe tug-of-war; toHaroldSawle,who actedastime-keeperofsame;andto TomPetersandDic'eMcGregor,who withFr.Moloneywerethecommitteewhodrewuptherulesgoverningthetug. fineofthemainfeaturesofthe Bazaarwasthevotingboard,forthe mostpopularstall.Itisbeyondthe fettlepowersofyourcorrespondent todescribeappropriatelythelastexcitingscenesattheclosineofthe content.Itisnoexaggerationto saythatfeelingranhigh,butasthe rivalrywasfriendly,thoughkeer. weallinashottimeregainedcur usualenuilibrium.MissDurac':won thecovetedprize,closelyfollowedh:: Misso'Connell.Attheconclusion the.noardshowedcloseonCOfor votes.
migtt"ofWagintowncomeforth todobattleforthesupremacyof thecleets,hissoulorthepoeticfire wouldhavebeenstirredwithinhim andhemighthavebecomefamous. Thebazaarwasasuccess,tothe joyofourfriends,buttothedisappointmentofourlocalGodlypeople,whonumberaboutseven.In theireyesthebazaarwasthework ofthemanofsin.
"Alas!andwellmayWaginweep, Fornosshewadesinsinknee-deep."
Imustwhisperandinaccentslowly,willyoubelievemewhenItell youthatraffleswereopenlycarried on,andthatamanwithabottleof Swaninhispocietwasseeninthe trecinctsofthebazaar!Yes,these thingsactuallytookplace,ithas beenestablishedbeyonddoubtafter agreatdealofunder-handmessing andsecretconclaves.('anitthenbe wondeteedthatourGODLYmenhave riseninangerand"sworebythe nineGods"-Ibegyours-theydid notswear,notthey,theyaretoo holytodosuchahorriblethingbuttheydecreedtopunishtheoffenders,andthattassaassshouldneveragaindisgraceourgoodtown,so Stigginsgotonthestumi.oneof histoolsmovedatthecouncilBoard thatthatbodydemandaninquiry intothegamblingcarriedon.But, "tellitnotingath,"onljnonejust manwasfoundintheCouncil,and therestmadefunofhimselfandhis motionTheylaughedhimtoridicule.Thepublic,Protestantas wellas Catholic,him lost Patience uith these ranting busybodies, who cloaktheir ireundertheholynameofreligion, wholiveintheatmos-hereofthe penaldays,andwhowould,ifthey could,bringbacktoresuisitionthe rackandthethumbscrew.ThePeoplehereforthepastfewdayshave beenaskingwhotheseunctionsPhariseesarewhotakeituponthemselvestoshepherdtheconsciencesof theirneighbours.Manyofthemtheynumberaboutahalfdozenonly --haverotapast.Didsomebody askwho"shook"therailwayflags attheoneningoftheDunibleyung line? WereIto-rakeupanother fellow'spastIshouldbedisobeying theinjunctionofSt.Paul,whoforbidsustoevenmakementionofcertainthings.Well,Mr.Editor,the wowsersofWaginarenowfeeling sorrythattheydidnotattendto theirownbusiness,forthepeopleof Warinha"etaughtthemalesson theywillnotsoonforget.
WestPerth ResultsofthePrimaryExaminationforSt.Brigid'sSchool,West Perth:-
LucilleAliceMansfield English, Arithmetic,EnglishHistory,French, andLatin.
MaryJosephineLocke English, Arithmetic,EnglishHistory,ALeahraFrenchandLatin.
DoraMaryi:ilbertsoaEnglish, Arithmetic,EnglishHistory,Algebra.FrenchandLatin.
MaryBrigidFord:English,Arithmetic,Alrebra,En-rlishHistory,Geogralohy,French,andLatin.
RosyGertrudeTwomeyEnglish. Arithmetic,Algebra,EnglishHistory,French,andLatin.
KathleenJessieSeddonEnglish, Arithmetic,EnglishHistory,Geography.ar.dLatin.
RecentExamination Successes WONBYPUPILSOFST.JOH.;or GODCONVENTSCHOOLS, KALGOORLIE.
PRIMARY,ADELAIDEUN:.',Elite SITY.
MaryBurkeEnglishGrantatar, i'omPesition,andDictation.:satin, French,EnglishHistory,Alsebra, andArithmetic.
KathleenCorbettEnglish mar,CompositionandDic.st:m, Latin,French,EnglishHistorAlgebra,andArithmetic.
ConnieHoranEnglishGraennar, Composition,andDictation,iszin, French,EnglishHistory,Aizehra, andArithmetic.
LucyByrneEnglishGrananar, CompositionandDictation,:.atin. French,EnglishHistory,andAnttlimetic.
KathleenBrophyEnglish(-rammar,CompositionandDictation. French,EnglishHistory,an!Arithmetic.
BernadetteFallsEnglish-rammer,CompositionandDictation. Latin,French,EnglishHistc:sanAp Arithmetic.
VeinnicaK.ennerlyEnglish1-nmmar,CompositionandDimLatin,French,EnglishHistorand Arithmetic.
MaryMarshallEnglish l-'am mar,Compositionand1..Latin,French,EnglishHiatt--;and Arithmetic.
MarieCarrEnglishGra...a.r. CompositionandDictation.Fran, ErzlishHistory,Algebraand!"
LONDONCOLLEGEOF9.' EXAM.
SeniorSectionAugestastack, Honours;AnnieMesser,Hono IntermediateSection .ilette Hanley,Honours;GladysKen--es!ey, Honours.
ElementarySection: Dempsey,HonoursBerniceO'Dea.HonoursCissieMcMahon.1-1 4*. RonnieKenniwell.First('la;-'lest Margaret(Dolly)O'Gorman.'les EllenJay,Pass.
RESULTOFTHETRINITYCOLLEGEOFmusicTHEop.F_TICAI.EXAMINATION.
SeniorDivisionLucyByrne. naligori.
AdvanedIntermediate :non: MaryDonohue,Honours O'Dea,Pass.
IntermediateDivisionFan:'.4asel,HonoursDorothyKelsallHonours;MaySeymour,Honour-ColetteHanley,Pass.
AdvancedJuniorDivisionMary Marshall,Honours; Eileent' Pass;Nellie.Jay,Pees V.--;mica Kernerley,PassWinifred "117, PassAltladysKennerley, JuniorDivisionMaggieMar-hall, Honours;CeciliaMcMahon.,Hon-sirs; BerniceO'Dea.HonoursMarr-n-nt O'Gorman,Honours;EthelRos-e-' Honours;BerthaSchocher.Honours; AliceBurke.Pass >en Carren,Pass:MayCarroll. "BerniceChapple.Pass.
PreparatoryDivision:KatiePr-wn, EvelynCombe,NorrieDeA".aniel, VeronicaHosking,EthelH,snri, KatieMulchinaleeb.MaeWatt"`-inry Wyley.
PRACTICALEXAMINATIo7S.
ThepupilswhopresentedtlierneelyesatthePracticalExaminstionof theAdelaideBoardformusic,inFGllthemCross.werehighlysuccessful. Allthepupilsrepresentingit.Joseph'sConventpassed.Thefollowingarethenamesandmarks-ADVANCEDSENIORGRADE:May McDonald-;.13(Honoursp. INTERMEDIATEGRADEMyrtle Hallo'77list(lassPass).
JUNIORGRADElloll!eAlchnone
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PRIMARYGRADE:Mad-seMcDonnl!te".Dori,Minns:qEileen_Meso-ash nornth-Gilbert'if.Mary -r--' PitaScanlan!44.D"nstaves'EnMaisieAlcInnes'2. SyninSheffer
The13thoflastmonth.theFeast
Tbouehthebalance-sheethasnot yetbeenpublished,rumourhasit thatMissO'Connellhassec...Ir.-Ithe prizeofthehighesttakings.followedbyMrs.Akers.Mrs.DZI:T.'7"tiand Mrs.Tuoheyassecond.thirdand fourthrespectively. Somestirringmomentsserenitnesodatthe mentinwhich rd.flarney'steamarousedconsiderableinterest.anditschanCewas fancied.Youshouldhaveseenthe fire nettleinJac':Wilson'seye asthe-.1dwarriorledhismentothe e-ro-end.Westinwillnotsoonforret the_r=attournament.Someoh,cursnoetwrotesomedoggerelale nnttheexploitsofNelsonandhis men ne.rthhadthesaidpoetlivedino-rmidstandbeheld the tugssi-sartonnnaserenteamseompet-
ViolaLetcherEnglish,Arithmetic, Algebra.EnglishHistory,Frenchand Latin.
J.J.O'FarrellEnglish,.Arithmetic.Alirebra,EnglishHistory.French andLatin_
MortimerCortEnglish,Arithmetic.EnelishHistory,Algebra. French,GermanandLatin.
ItmustbeveryencouragingtoMrs McMasterthathereffortsinorgan.singtherecentballinconnection withSt.Brigid'sconventdentwere markedwithsuchsignalsuccess,We heartilyendorsethemanykind thinessaidnfMrs.McAlesterand herenereetieassistants.TheBall realisedatotalof£141iss.theexeensesamountingtoC52s.
HigherLocalDivisionoder Byrne,Pam.
SeniorDivision: Dorothy2eale, Pass;MaySeymour,Pass "Ialy Bartlett.Pass. IntermediateDivision c.isette Hanley,Pass;GladysKenaenTey. Pass:AuemstasBock,Pass.
.TuniorDivision:Eileenr. CeciliaMcMahon.Bernice :see EthelRosenhroec,NellieJan.
PreparatoryDivisionx'--sDe Mantel.EvelynCombe.EricBernicerhqPPle.VeronicaKMarieKenniwell. VintStensDivisionEilees(2 -en.
If cannotdrwhat liretodo.tryandWewhatyea havetodo.
'theFribernians,headedbyFather Reidy,marchedintheirregaliaat thefuneralprocession.Theereatest sympathyitifelthereforthedeceased'sparents.
Mayhissoulrestinpeace.
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Bro.A.E.Farmer,fromtheDistrictBoard,H.A.C.B.S.,attendedat NorthamonSundaylastforthe purpOseofinitiatingaJuovenik BranchoftheSociety.Previousto theinstallationoftheJuveniles,a meetingoftheAdultBranchwas heldatdiePresbytery.Bro.Lynch, PresidentoftheBranch,welcomed Bro.FarmertoNortham,andsaid thatthemembersoftheAdult Branchwouldaidhimineverywan ineetaOlishingtheJuvenileBranch, andwouldtakeafatherlyinterest initsfuturewelfare.Bro.Farmer, responding,oetlinedtheprospects ofsheHibernianSociety,*andsaid thatitsfutureseemedbrighterthan atanyperiodofitsexistence.He declaredthathehadbeenamember oftheSocietyfor Iyears,andduringthatperiodalthoughtheSocietyhadpassedtheo-ghmanyvicissitudes,itsfutureasaspiritualand temporalbenefactortoitsmembers wasmorepowerfulthanever.
TheinitiationoftheJuvenileMemberstoo':placeintheoldschoolroom,whenBro.Farmerhaving dulyopenedtheBranch,proceededto theelectionofofficers,whichresulted-asfollowsPresident,F.Cody; Vice-President,F.Smith; Secretary,LeslieMcInerney Warden,S. ReganGuardian,G.Loran;Sic; Visitors,J.Atkinson,W.Langdon, andP.Brennan.Bros.Clobessyand TonlinsonhavebeenappointedSuperintendents.
Fr.,'Donnell,idproposingavote ofthan'stoBro.Farmer,saidhe believedthefuturewelfareoftheSonietydependedtoalargeextenton theorganisationofJuvenileBranehes,hencehewoulddoeverything inhispowertoco-operatewithBros. ('lohessyandTomlinsoninmaking 411eJuvenileBranchasuccess.Bro. Farmersuitablyresponded.
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ThechildrenaleteadingthecathoJicSundaySchoolandtheir friendsweregivenasplendidday's outingonSaturdaylast,whena picnicwasorganisedby Evans, whosoablylooksafterthereligiousinstructionofthechildrenat greatself-sacrifice.Mr.Belt'sfarm wastherendezvous,andajoyous timewasspent-plentyofgames,refreshmentsgalore,andlotscof fun. Mr.FrankWhitekindlyconveyedthe childrentothegroundinhismotor buggy.Everycreditisduetoboth :MissEvansandMr.Whitefortheir woodwore.Unfortunatelytheicenial "Ben"Rickardsandhisenthisiastic wifewereunabletoattend,butsent remembrances.
AfurthertreatwasgietathechildrenonWednesday,whenthroigh thecourtesy.oftheKing'sPicture ('o.andMr.TedHandcocktheywere entertainedatapictureshowasa recognitionoftheirwor:forthe "Pane\Fayre.Mr.Lambert,ofthe CrownRink,alsohelpedtoomakethe timeenjoyable.ItbeingTed'sbirthday.hecelebrateditbytryingto wivepleasuretothelittleones. cropsarelookingsplendid,anda recordseasonshouldresult.
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"Alas!andwellmayWaginweep, Formixshewadesinsinknee-deep. Imustwhisperandinaccentslowly,willyoubelievemewhenItell youthatraffleswereopenlycarried on,andthatamanwithabottkof Swaninhispoceetwasseeninthe recinctsofthebazaarYes,these thingsactuallytookplace,ithas beenestablishedbeyonddoubtafter agreatdealofunder-handsneezing andsecretconclaves.('anitthenbe woneenedthatourGOODYmenhave riseninangerand"sworebythe nineGods"-1begyours-theyteed notswear,notthey,theyaretoo holytodosuchahorriblethingbuttheydecreedtopenistitheoffenders,aolthataeaa-sshouldneveragaindisgraceourgoodtown,so Stigginsgotonthestunt).oneof histoolsmovedatthecouncilBoard thatthatbodydemandanIneuiry intothegamblingcarriedon.But, "tellitnotingath."or.ly'enejust manwasfoundintheCouncil,and therestmadefunofhimselfandhis motionTbeylaughedhimtoridicule.Thepublic,Protestantas wellasCatholic, bias lost Patiencewiththese ranting busybodies, who cloaktheir iretindertheholynameofrelieion, wholiveintheatmotohereofthe Penaldays,andwhowould,ifthey could,bringhacktorequisitionthe rackandthethumbscrew.ThePeoplehereforthepastfewdayshave beenaskingwhothesennetiousPhariseesarewhotakeituponthemselvestoshepherdtheconsciencesof theirneighbours.Manyofthemtheynumberaboutahalfdozenonly havegotapast.Didsomebody askwho"shook"therailwayflags attheooeningoftheDunibleynng line? WereItorakeupanother fellow'spastIshouldbedisobeying theinjunctionofSt.Paul,whoforbidsustoevenmakementionofcertainthings.Well,Mr.Editor.the wowsersofWaginarenowfeeling sorrythattheydidnotattendto theirownbusiness,forthepeopleof Waeinha-'etaughtthemalesson theywillnotsoonforget.
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"FortheholySouls" (BYMIRIAMAGATHA.)
AllSaints'Dayhadcomeawlgone. TheChurchhadcelebrated,witheverymareofjoy,thefestivalofher childrentrimnehant,andwasnow keepingthesad,sweetfeastofher childrensuffering.
Allthepupils.ofSt.Cecilia'shad keentoMass,andFatherM-'seloquent,yetsimplewords,'badfired most,ofthemwiththedesiretodo somethingfortheHolySouls.At "play-time"liveoftheseniorgirls wereseatedontherusticbenchnear thepittosporums.Theyweretalkingoftheirintendedworksforthe .soulsinPurgatoryduringNovember.
"Haleyoutheitoothache?"she newtinquired. "No,mother,Iamallright,thank you,"beanswered,andthepin.colourspreaduptohisforehead,and waslostinhisdarkhair.
Grace,too,protestedthatshewas "quitewell,thankyou,mother," andMrs.Riordanthoughttherewas somelittlesecretreasonoftheirown andaskednomoreembarrassing questions.
Afewminutesafterwardstheyratherbashfullyasked,permissionto leavethetable,andhurriedout withsighsofrelief.Whenthedoor closedonthemMrs.Riordantuned smilinglytoRose.
"Canyouexplainthemystery?"
"Yes,mother.ItisNovember,and IheardSisterAnthonythismorning tellingthelittleonesthattheycan helptheHolySoulsbylittleactsof mortification.GraceandLeohave commencedbydenyingthemselves theirfavouritepudding."
Mrs.Riordan'sfacelitupwith prideandjoy."Dearlittlesouls. Why,Rose,Ihavetwolittlesaints in family!"
Roseflushed."Yes,mother,only two,notthree,"shesaidenalow voice.
ButIreallycannotgotoMass.it istooearly.Ishalltrytomae actsofmortification,likeeeciand:* Grace." Sheputherboo.5away,andtried toforget,-elaboutthesoulsinPurgatory.
MyDearr'hildren,Doyoueverthinkofthemane thingswelearnaboutoarholyReligioneverymonth:ntr.eyear?We oftenhearthePriestspeakingatom "OurHolyMothertheChurch";'tie abeautifule%presgion,foritiroicatestousthatasamotherlovesher childreneverandalways,so-hoesthe Catholicchurchloveandhelpand careforherchildren,notonlyin thislife,buteveninthenextlife.
Justconsiderthespecialdevotions duringthismonthofNovember; prayersandHolycommunionsand Massesforthepoorsufferingsouls inPurgatore Thosedearsouls, thatdepartedthislifefreefrommortalsin,butnotsufficientlypureto seeGodfacetofaceinHeaven,must sufferinaplaceorstatecalledPurgatoryuntilthelastfarthing,aswe say,ispaidtoDivineJustice.They Cannotnowhelpthemselves,but wecanassistthembe:ourprayers, ourHolyCommunionsandtheMassesweattendorhavesaid.'Tisa consolingdoctrinenodoubt; we wouldallliketodosomethingfor ourdeardepartedfriends,andasne cannotgivethemthegoodsofthis world,OurHolyMothertheChurch pointsouttousthemanywaysin whichwecanhastentheirfreedom fromtheprisocofPurgatory.
"SisterAloysiustoldustohearas manyMassesaspossibleforthem. SupposewefivemaketheNovenaof Masses.Thenwemightkeepontied gotoMasseverymorningofthe month."ThespeakerwasMary O'Keeffe,theleaderofthegirlsin everythingthatwasgoodaridthoughtful. "Imusttry,"sighedashortgirl, withmerrybrowneyesandmischievousmouth."Ishouldlovetobepious andhelpthepoorsoits,hutitisso hard."ShewasKittyBreen,theleaderineveryprankthatevertook placeatSt.Cecilia's. Twoothergirlsassentedwillingly, butthefifthgirlsaidnothing,and seemedillatease. "(Youwillcome,Rose?"enquired Mary. "Oh,Idonotknow.Youseewe livesoveryfaraway,andMassis soearly.IreallydonotthinkI can."
"Now,now,dear;Ididnotmean that.Iamsuremybigdaughter willbejustasgeneroustothetoor Soulsasmytabesare.Isaidtwo littlesaints.Youarenotlittle;you aremy11gsaint."
Rosefeltthetearsofhumiliation inhereyes.Oh,ifmother;Ieyhow selfishIam.Icannottellhershe wouldbesod'saipointedinme."
ThateveningRose'sthoughts woellwanderawayfromtradewinds andNormanaronstoherconPaninsandtheirtaleurderthepittoeours.Butone-hendred-and-one reasonsshysheshouldnoteosilencedthepleadingvoicethatwhisperedsheshouldgo.
"AndMassesontheearth,anderayersinheaven, ShallaidtheeattheThronefthe MostHighest," keptrunningthroughher brain. Itwasnowonder,then,thatshe dreamtatPurgatory.Shedreamt thatherGuardianAngelwascarryinghertoPurgatory.Butshewas someoneelse;shedidnotenow who,onlyshewasnolongerRove Riordan.Sherememberednothingof theJudgment,butsheknewshewas 10stayinPurgatoryuntilRoseP.ierdanheardasmanyMassesaswould releaseher.Shecouldnotsee ,cam untilthen.Shehadnorelativesor friendsonearth,andhadtodepend onthecharityofthisschool-girl, who,she1-new,wassadlyindi,erent aboutdailyMass. ShecouldfeelherAngel'sarms lightly,yetfirmlyclaspedabouther. Down,down,lower,lower,falling* fa:ling.Ahorrinle,shuiderino,sinkingfeelingwasuponher.Would theyneverstopsinking,sinking? Wouldtheyneverreacharootingplace? Theears-dread,countlessyearsseemedtospreadoutbeforeher.Not toseetheFaceofGoduntilthey wereallrmissed! Oh ifthat thoughtlessschool-girlcouldonly I.nowthatasoul,piningfortheVisionofGod,wasdestinedtoremain inorisonuntilherprayersshoelIre1assit.serelyherheartworldhe touched! TheAngelehisPered "endMessesontheearth,andprey= erainheaven, ShallaidtheeattheThrone!the MostHighest."
Shehadalmostfinishedherlessens whenhermothercameinwitha smallbookandasheetofpaperin her,hand.
"Rose,dear,Iwantyoutocopy theseversesforme,ifyoupave time,"shesaid.
Iregrettosaythatnearly.every househasaremembranceofsorrow foradepartedmember.Andsome ofmyniecesandnephews,although younginyears,havebeenas'ied veryearlyinlifetocarrytheCross imposeduponthembythedeathof FatherorMother,BrotherorSister. ThankGod,Iknowtheyaretr.ing tocarrytheCrosspatientlyand loyileglyaftertheexampleofOur BlessedLord;andIamsurethat theprayerstheysathecommunionstheyreceive,andtheMasses theyattendduringthisgreatCatholicmonthofNovember,willbring consolationtothemselvesinthislife, am"willassisttheirfriendswho havegonetoeternity.
Marywouldhaveaddedafewcoaxingwords,butthepresenceofthe othersrestrainedher,andafewminutesafterwardsRoserememberedshe hadtolootforamislaidhistory andlefther,companions. Onherwayhomefromschoolthat afternoonRoseRiordanwasarguing withinherself,thattherewasno needforhertogo'toMass,ortodo anythingin,particularfortheHoly Souls.ThewholeCatholicworldwas Prayingforthem-Massesinevery churchandchurchesineveryland. Herprayerswerenotneeded.She livedtoofarawayfromthechurch toattenddailyMass.Why,1she wouldneedtobereadyatsixtobe atthechurohathalf-past!Notto "getup"atsix,hutbequiteready tostart!Ifthechurchwerenearer, ortheMassatalaterhour,she couldgo,hut,asitwas,shereally couldnot.Shefinallydecidedthat adecadeoftherosarywasallshe crialipossiblyde.
"Yes,mother,Ihaveplentyof time.Whatarethey?"
"Fourversesfrom'TheDreamof Ceerontius.'AuntEllenwantsthem.
"Verywell,mother,"Rosesaid, cheerfully,andMrs.Riordangave herthebookandraper,andlefther tofinishherlessons.
Roserememberedhavingreadthe littlehooksomemonthsbefore,but itwasratherbeyondher.Shehad readitonlybecausemothertoldher to.Sheneatlycopiedtheverses "Angel "Softlyandgently,dearly-ransomed soul,
InmymostlovingarmsInowenfoldthee, Ando'erthepenalwaters,asthey roll, poisethee,andIlowerthee,an' holdthee.
Thenhisarmsweresoftlyand:eatlydrawnaway. Withashudderingstartsheaeeice. Itwasmorning;thesunwas.ehtaingfullonherface,andthesunbeamsweredancingonthewall.Gh! thedelicioussenseofsafety How glad,shewasthatShejumpedquickieoutofbed, andpeeredattheclockonherdressing-table.Motherhadgivenherthe littleclock,tocureherofabad habitofcominglatetobreakfaatsix morningsintheweek.
Aquartertosix!Shemusthurry. Sheracedthroughhertoilet,her thoughtsonthemostneglectedsoul inPurgatory.Yes,shewould,please God,heardailyMassforthatboor soul,andwouldtrytoperformacts ofmortificationaswell.
Howbeneficialthesepiecespracticesare! Theymakeusbetterand braver,morepureandmorecharitable,whileatthesametimethey helpourdeardepartedfriends.If youonlyreflectuponityouwillsee thewisdomofthedoctrineofPar gatory.Whilewesac"Maythe soulsofthefaithfuldepartedthroegtthemercyofGodrestinpeace," we.shouldniaeegreateffortstoavoid .11;sininorderthatourprayersmar oemorepleasingtoGodandmore beneficialtotheHolySouls,andal-
TheRiordanslivedalongway fromschool,andRose,Grace,and Leohaddinnerintheafternoon. GraceandLeowererespectivelysix andeightyearsold,andlovedeach otherwithagreatlove.WhenLeo waspunishedatschool,Gracewept copiously.WhenGracewasVanished, Leo'sfacewouldturnpaleandmiserable.But,ashewasatoyand Pastsix,hewould"boyfel!y"l:ite hislipandblinkawaythetears. Mrs.RiordanalwaysFatwith thechildrenduringtheirafternoon dinner,andlistened,withawetter'sinterest,totheirtalesofjoyor sorrow,triumehorfailure.
ThatafternoonLeoandGraceastoniehedtheirmotherverymuchby refesinztotakeanypudding.Thee wereveryfondofallsweetdishes, andespeciallyfondofthatparticular Hodofeirdeine.
"erevonill,Leo^"
"No,mother,"thelittlefellow said. andafaintpinkcolourcrept into,hischeeks.
'AndcarefullyIdiptheeinthelake, Andthou,withoutaso',oraresistance, DostthroughthefloodthyrapidPassagetaee, Sinkingdeep,deeper,intothedim distance.
".angels,towhomthewillinetaskis given, Shalltend,andnurse,andlullthee asthouliest AndMassesontheearth,andprayersinheaven, ShallaidtheeattheThroneof theMostHighest.
"Farewell.Outnotforever!erother.dear.
Beiraveandpatientonthytel sorrow; Swiftlyshallpassthynighteftrial here. AndIwallconeandwaetheeon themorrow."
-Toeear,sighedRoss;"the l'ereatrryagain.
'AndMassesontheearth,andprayers'nheaven. =ballaidtheeattheTheone-fthe effetHirebest.'
Perhapstheangelslengthenedthe minutes,forshewasquiteread.;at six.Shestoleoutoftheroomon tip-toe,thatshemightnotdieturb thehousehold.Acrossthehallanotherdooropened,andLeoemerged, h!sgeesveryroundandstaein;in theireffortstobereallyawake,his faceredandshiningfromtheeffeats ofs,apandcoldwater.The.,smiled, andRosefeltsogladthatLecwas notbeforeherthistime. Theywentquietlydownthestairs. someonewasfumblingattheeo:eof thehalldoor.ItwasGracie.More smilesandwhispersexchanged.the boltwasdrawnbacksoftly,sothat theymightnotwakenmotherorfather,andthethreesteppedoutinto thegloriousmorningair. Theyhadonlyreachedthezarden gatewhenthehall-dooragaineeened.Thethreeturnedquickly."MotherandFather!"theysaidir_ prise-
"Ah! youthoughtyoiwere'tellingoffnicely,"laughedMr.Rer "butwehavecaughtyellthistern?, haven'twe,mother?" Mohersmiled-"Wecouldnotleave alltheweir:toyou.Fatherae.e:I arecorning,too."
"Hownice,"Rosesaid,herer.-art fullofthankfulnessthetshewaswith them.
"Thewh lunqy."Leosaidwith apleasedsmile.Thenheeallantly heldthegateoven.aedtheypassed throeeh,entheirwaytohearHoly
Massforthesufferingsouls-tohelp intheworkofexpiation.
"AndMassesontheearth,andprayersinheaven, She]]aidthemattheThroneofthe MostHighest."
!.4Lake-street, NorthPerth, November6,1912,
lee.:AuntBessy,-
1,...!tenthoughtIwouldwriteto you,ixorderthat1might,i.eoneof yourrecces. Iamnowattesting theSacredHeartconventSchool. TheItspectorwasatourschooltwo weeksago.Ipassedinallmysubjeets,andIurnnowintheV.Standard.Wewentforapicnictothe ZoolastTuesday.andIenjoyedit very:1;:ch.WehaveabeautifulstatueofoarLadyinourroom.We sal- Rosary'everydayinhonour of -Lady. remain, Yourwould-heniece, VERNAKEMP.
DearVerna,Weellgiveyouaheartywelcome, andwearepleasedtoknowthat you..Eresuccessfulatyourexaminationteferethe'Insnector.Yourvisit totteZoomusthavebeeninterestfog. hae,nottolduswhich ofthe.,:..rimalsyouweremostafraid Of.
fe.Beaufort-street, Perth,W.A., November1,1912.
Der.:Aunt.Bessy,1et:-.1dlikeverymuchtobecome one(..fYOirnieces.Iamtenyears ofape,andIhavejustpassedinto FoutetStandard.IgototheSarre,:eieertConventSchool,and I 11.- verymuck.Wehavealovely altar:r.ourschoolroom,andinOtto:'allthechildrenelms:fienext Merecameintooarroontosay thFeeearywithus.Imadeeny-First Ho:y'-nonunionlastChristmas.I re.-:1:he"W.A.Record"everySunday,aidIthinktheletterswhich ar-I.1intoitare-er.%nice.With be=:w?ihes, remain, Yourwould-beniece. WINNIEHOLMAN.
Winnie,e* areveryheartilywelcometo a,7eor.the"Record."'IamdeIlightsdtoknowthatyoulikereading:hechildren'sletters.Imust cooie-e.::lateyo-ionthegreatevent ofv FirstHoleCommunion,and - nyoursuccessispassinginto, the=:rthStandard.Iir:endlike tos--theAltarinyoerschool-room.
'hatsnorthRoad, HighgateHill, Perth. Nnto,erfth.ei12.
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:onetimeIhavei-e-n - r:teandas:youtoaccept neofyoornephews.soI notnowto.,lateIam n. ofare.an1lrotothe .z.eArtConventSchool,High:rschooliseliesetothe andit'isanicecoolsummer
ChristianBrothers'highSchool Fremantle TheSecondarySchoolofthePort
BeautifullysituatedoverlookingtheFremantleParkandwithinafew minuteswalkoftheRailwayStation.
BoysarepreparedfortheUniversityExaminations,StateandCommonwealthPublicServiceExams.,Law,l'reliminary,.etc.
TheC.B.H.S.IastwiceobtainedfirstplaceintheCommonwealthFublicService;four£15Junk!.Exhibitionshave beenwonaswellasUnivershyPrizesof£5and£3.During thepast5yearscver100studentshavebeensuccessfulin publicexaminations.
school.IhavejustgoneintoStandardIII.,andIamgoingtoNork sothatImaygetinFourthStandardearlynextyear.ImademyFirst Holy('ommunionashorttimeago, and'feltveryhappyonthatday.As thisismyfirstletter,itwillhea shortone,butthenextwillhelonger.
Good-bye,dearAuntBessy,fortoday.WishingyouGod'sgracesand blessings, Iremain, Yourfondnephew, WILLIEMcMEtIRIN.
Dear'Willie,1amgladtohaveyouamongstmy nephewsyouoftenheardthesayiag "betterlate'thannever."Iampleased,tokiowthatyoumadeyourFirst Holy('ommunion,andthat'itiras suchahappydayfory-ou. I:hall beonthelookoutforthatlonger letter.Manythanksfor%ourexcellentwishes.
LoretoConvent, Perth. Wednesday,6th 0%..
DearAuntBessy,-
Aplayisbeingreproducedhythe pupilsofLoretoConventon.Wednesday,13th,intheHibernianHall.It iscalled"TheHiddenGem,"andthe authorisCardinalWiseman.
TheLoretoOrch-istrawillgive someselectionsduringtheintervals.
ThisOrchestraiswell-knowninPerth fortherearesomeverycleveryoung amateurmusiciansinit.
Theplayisaverygoodone,and thereisahighreligioustonerunningthroughit,whiohis..otoften metwithinthetheatresofto-day.
Thetwogreatlessonsweare taughtbyitace-humility,andobediencetoGoiaboveeverythingelse.
Italsogivesusaninsightintothe mannersandcustomsoftheancient Romans,forthecostumesarefaithfullyrepresented.
However,theplayisnotailgrave andsolemn,astherearetouchesof humourinit.Oneparticularlyfunny characterisGannie,theteener, hosepartista''.enbyVickieclinch.
Iho:e,dearAuntBessy,thatyou willhetherewithyourfriendswith you,foryouwilllosesomethingif youdonotseethisplay.
Iremain, Youraffectionateniece, KATHLEENMORAN.
DearKathleen,Iamverygladtohearthatthe pupilsofLoretoareagainstaeir: the"HiddenGem,"whichth.eepreducedsocreditablylastChristLas. Iheardseveralpersonswhowere th,npresentexpresstheiradmiration ofthelittleplayandits'ieetiitiful lessons,andmorethanonesuggestedareproductionintheHibernian Hall.W.?rasepatientlywaitede lonetirnsforithit"betterlate theeneeer."
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' COLLEGE ST.GBORGE'STERRACE, PERTH.
ThisisaBoardingandDayCollege.Theattendanceatwomb woolensof107ResidentBoardersandtooDaySoholars. TheStudentsarealwaysundersupervision.TheBoardersarenot allowedtoleavetheprecinctsoftheCollegewithoutspecialpermission. Sportinallitsbranchesisencouraged.SpecialistsgivelessonsIn Gyinasaties,Boring,Cricket,Foot-ball,endnowis!.
TheverybestMastersaresecuredforPiano,Violin,CornetandVocalMusts.
ThesupervisionoftheDormitoriesisspatiallyattendedto.
YearlySubscriptionto"W.A. Rccord"10s.6d.,paidit advance
PerthRailwayStation.
TORYOUNGLADIES(BOARDERSANDDAYPUPILS,)CONDUCTED BYTHESISTERSOPST.JOSEPHOFTHEAPPARITION.
TheBuildingiswellventilated,andcomfortable,andtheDormitories,etc.,arewellfittedtosecurecomfortandhealth.
Thechildrenareconstantlysupervisedbythenuns,especiallywith regardtoreligiousandmoraltraining.
AllbranchesofathoroughlungliakEducationaretaughtalso French,Drawing,German,Painting.Singing,Pianoforte,Organ,Violin, Mandoline,Book-keeping,Elocution,Short-handandTypewriting,Needle ',fork(PlainandFancy),andKindergatenClassesforJuniorPupils.
AreductionwillbemadeisfavourofSisters.
PaymentinADVANCEisrequiredforBoardersandDayPupils.
PriortotheremovalofanyBoarderoneQuarter'snoticetrustbe civet.
Boarderswillheadmittedatan:timeoftheyear.
PupilsarepreparedforrniversitiesaidMusicalExaminations.
The,havealsotheedvantareofseabathing
Forfurtherparticularsapplytothe Rev.Mother ConventofSt.Joseph,Fremant'.e
Cbe houseofBrennan,hayStreetPerth andatHannanSteet,Kalgoorlie
WHEREAHIGHSTANDARDOFALLANDSUNDRYPERTAININGTOHIGHCLASSANDUP-TO-DATEDRAPERYINALLITSBRANCHES.
CAN ALWAYSBEFOUND, ANDATTHEMARKET'SLOWESTPRICES,SITITAIIILETOALLPURSES.
irenai'sTrimeadoisliyisgs for this SummerSeason'sBusinessstartledthemanyHighMagnatesoftheLeadingMarkets.TO ENSURETHE HIGHESTDISCOUNTS,LargeShipmentsatCashwithorderMethodswere:Jed.
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WashingDresses.
ShantungSilks. Embroideries. Gloves, 1ussoreDresses.
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MUSICALEXAMINATIONRESULTS.
Attherecentexaminationsofthe LondonCollegeofMusic,heldat NewNorciaandconductedby1).J. Montague,Esq.,A.Mus the followingpupilspresentedbythe SistersofSt.Joseph'swereeeccessittl Thomson,aged 5yearsand9months.
AdvancedSenior:EmilyMiles86, Honours;MayWilson,'.3,1stClass Pass. SeniorAliceKelly87,Iionoars; DorothyMears,85,HonoursKathleenToortiey,85,Honours;Chrissie White85,Honours;MariaSheridan, S-5,HonoursEdithPettit80,let classPass;MayHamersley73,Pass. Intermediate:IvyLaslett86,Honours;EileenByrne81.1stClass 3'assEthelBlake,80,1stClass I'assr,EvaWilliams80,1stClass PassImeldaConway79,1stClass assNancyPettit,79,1stClass Pass.
Elementary:DaisyDove94,Hon,ursVirtueEaeott91,Honours; MaySellenger91,Honours!Teresa Brown88,Honours;MaryBrady, 82,1stClassPassNoraForrest 77.1stClassPassPearl'Moore73, l'assAnnieWright71,Pass;Eileen Williams70.Pass.
PrimaryMargaretCrimeSI,1st 1ag.54PassMay(*(nn-.'lvo. 'lassPass. VIOLIN.
AdvancedSeniorVidaC7awford, ,Honours.
THEORY,THLNITYCOLLEGEOF MUSIC,LONDON.
HigherLocal:HazelCraw1ord-72, Pass;VeraAdams64,Peas.
Intermediate:MayWilson100,Honours;NellieMurdock96,Honours; MurielHamersley95,HonoursVera Donaldson93,Honours;MariaIsheridan92,1-10110111i;DorothyThomson 80,Honours;GladysWilliamsSO, Honours;MaryMcGrath77,Pass EdithPettit,76,Pass;AnnieMcElhatton61,Pass.
Advanced'JuniorLeilaGoodin87, HonoursCarmelKing86,Honours; AnnieWright77,Pass; Chrissie White76,PassMargaretLannigan PassEmilyMiles60,Pass. Junior:BessieMannion.98,Honours;IdaAndersen96,Honours KathleenToomey91,HonoursVirtueEacott91,Honcurs;EileenWilliams91,HonoursRoseBurns91, Honours; EthelBlake90,Honours; JohannaLarmigan90,Honours;Eva Andersen88,HonoursElleen'SYrnc '.3HonoursRubySpeed82HonoursDaisyDole81,Honours;MyrtleMc('uish80,MonoirsPcarl Moose78,Pass; Mercy('able76. Pass;NancyPettit,73,Pass;T(rsa Brown69,PassMonaByrne,0, Pass. Pre;aratory:VidaCunnin7ton96, PassGladysBallans95,Puss;Mar'CaretDix87,Pass',raceMetcalf =6,Pass;MadreHardwick,Se,Pass; Ph7.11isWilliamsn85,'assi;wennietones82.Pass; MayConnolly. 79,P11,5*;EileenBurns76,Farist, MyrtleKole73,Pass.
PresentationCollege,Geraldton
ferentexaminers(Mr.HowardHadle3),Mr.A.Mistowski,andMr.J. Montague),representingtheAssociatedBoardoftheRoyalAcademyof MusicandRoyalCollege,Trinity CollegeandRoyalLondonCollege, thatallwereeminentlysuccessful, themajorityhavingpassedwithhonoursanddistinction.Manywarm encomiumswerebestowedbytheexaminersontheexcellentworkdone bythePresentationNuns,asproved bythegratifyingresultsachieved. andtheywerealsounanimousin theirpraiseofthefineaccommodationprovidedinthenewbuildings forteachingthearts,particularly music.Anentiresuiteofrooms andalargemusichallba:ebeen speciallydesignedfortheteaching ofthisverypopularstudy.TheexPensewasundertakenwithaview toraisingthestandardtothehighestpitchattainable,andthatthe desiredendhasbeenaccomplished isprovedbythefollowinglistof successes
HIGHERMUSICALDEGREE.
VivienneMorrissey,DiplomaofAssociate(withrighttoappendletters A.L.C.M.),(are16yearst. AdvancedSeniorGradeTian.forte: MadelineHolmes,92,honours;MollieGrilin,88,honourslberta Prins-ter,86,honors.IntermediateGrade.-Elocution: ('eceliaRoldberz,86,hrnoirsley GP-.son,88,honours.
Violin:IvyGibson,910.honours. PianoforteM.Hackett(Presentaonron:ent,GreenoughS9.bon-
Parker,11:1, firstclass;MatterR. ThompsonPresentation(oa-rent, Greenough),91,honours.
PrimaryGradeViolinAnnieSander,94,honours.
ItisworthyofmentionthatMiss VivienneMorrissey,A.L.C.M.onlysixteenyearsofage.
MissMadelineHolmes,whogained 92marksintheAdvancedSenioris only11years,whilstMissesCecelia 1.oldbergandKateHemste4,who gainedbonoursintheintermediate andElementaryGrades,are14and 0yearsrespectively.
MissM.Hackett(11years of Greenough,rained89marks.honoursintheIntermediateGrade. Duringthemonthsevenstudents satfOr'RIPreliminaryCommercial Exam.,andanumberwillcompete inthe,JuniorCommercial,heldM connectionwiththeChamberof Commerceintheearlypart N.-venaer.
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Illiatwetowabut(asio BYJAMESJ.WALSH,M.D.,inthe "SnetternCross"ofArgentina.
(Continued.i
RETELNUTCHEWING
Someyearsagoitwasnotedthat specialformsofcancerofthetongue weremuchmorefrequentinCeylon andIndiathanelsewhere,andeventuallytheoriginofthesecancers wastracedtotheprocessofbetel nutchewing.Theinhabitantsrecog nisethedangernow,butasonlya smallproportionofthosewhohave thehabitdevelopcancerthehabit continuestobepopularanddouLtlesswillremainformanyyears. Thereis,nodoubtabouttheconnectionbetweentheirritantandthe subsequentcancer,butpeopleseem quitewillingtofacetherisksolong asthedangerisnotinevitableand attackscell,comparativelyafewof thosewhohavethehabit.
InChinathepeopleinmanyofthe countrydistrictshaveacquiredthhaT,itofeatingricevetohot.Thisis sometimessohotthatitwouldbe quiteimpossibleforoneunusedtoit toholdthematerialinthemonthat all.Apparentlyricehassomonotonousatastewhen'hiedasastaple articleofdietthatthosewhoconsumeitinlargequantitiesarevery gladtohaveeventhechangeofsellsationthatisinducedbytheintense stimulationofverybotfood.Cancer ofthetongueandofthemouthstructuresiscommasinregionswhen suchhotmaterialsareeaten,and thereisnodoubtofthedirectconnectionbetweenthechronicirritation Producedbythehotriceandthe cancerdevelopment.
Averycuriouscustomprevailsin Kashmir,adistrictintheHimalaya Mountains,whichrivesorigintoa speciallylocalisedcancer.Thecoldis oftenextremeinthemountainsand thevariationsofteroperats-revery rnarScd.Asaconsequenceofthis manyofthepeopleinthisdistrict areintheheatdwingthecold weatherofwearingundertheirratherloosedressasmallportable charcoalstove.Thisisusual'fee teaselroundthewaistbyagirdle andisapplieddirectlytotheabdomeninfront.Asaconsequenceof theintenseirritationsetsipbythis heatingapparatuscancerdevelopsin thesepersonsratherfreouentlyjust beneathwhere,thelittlestoveis worn.Cancerinthislocationinthe s'onsurfaceisalmostneverseen anywhereexceptinKashmir,though itisnotatallinfrequentthere. Therecantenodoubt,then,ofthe connectionbetweenthechronicirritationandthedevelopmentofcancer.
CANCEROFTHETONGUE. Somesimilarcausativeconditions havebeenstudiedamongourown people.Overandoveragainithas beennotedthatmenwhosmiiie shortpipes.whichtheykeepalmost constantl,intheirmouths,drawing hotsmokedirectlyagainsttheend orsideofthetongue,themouthpiece ofthepipeoftenbeingroughand itselfasecondsourceofirritation. de;elopcancerattheirritatedpoint. Nearlyallofthemouthcancersseen irethiscountrydevelopinmen;on4 rarel,aretheyseeninwomen.Men indulgeinmanyirritantsoftheoral mucousmembranes-s-ric:inr.chewingtobacco.theuseofalcoholiclir Dors.estweiallyundiluted.andthe
mouth-thatis.thelips,tonguean: tonsils-andtheLILTnia0.1.1 be muchleesfrequentthanitisatpre- sent. Whetherthislesseningofcanc.rin thefacialregionwouldnothecom- pensatedforhythebodyisn,tquite sure.Onlysuchpersonsasindulgein theirritanthabitstoagreatexcese arelikelytosetupenoughclostic irritationtooccasioncancer.The manfromwhosemoithacigaris almostneverabsentduringtheday developscancerofthetongueorton- silsortar.,Dz.Themanwithashort pipewhohasworndosnatoothin aparticularplaceortolesad-antageofabrokentoothinordertoaccommodateitgetscancerofthetongueorofthelipnearthebroken. jarredtooth. (Tohecontinued.)
APOPEAS.MECHANICIAN. ToGerbert.ArchbishopofRheims., electedl'opein999,asSylvesterII., horologyowesmorethantoany otherman.Intheseclu:ionofhis monasticcell,asinhisarchiepisco- palpalace,hisfaouriterelaxation wasthestudyofmechanics.fie wasskilledinma':ing undials. waterclocks,hourglasses.and hydraulicorganic.Hewasthefirst toapplyweightsasamotivepower tohorology.andwit:their.ventor ofthatadmirablemechanimncalled theescauemerrt.Healsointroduced theabacusandtheAra',nurn.?Tals intoEnrol-T.
FatherCantwellremarksinthe Newark"Monitor"that'theAmericanisboundtoh.ehis'ore,End preseptsthisfromthe"Louisville (*airierJournal":-
Thedaughtersofthebouseh,ld,ardentsuffragists,weretalkingPolitica- "TaftwillsweeptheeountrY."de- claredMabel.
"Wilsonwillsweepthecomtry:' assertedMaud.
"Rooseveltwillsweepthe try."answeredMargaret. Atthispointdadtootahand. "Nevermindaboutwho'sgoingto sweepthecountry,"saidhe."%has goingtosweepthekitchen?"
Worker'sAccidents ItLOOD-POISONINGFROMA SCRATCH.
ZAM-BUKISANINVALUABLE HEALER.
"Myhusbandscratchedthebackof bothhands,whichraverisetobloodpoisoningonaccountofhimhaving immersedtheminimmurewater," saysMrs.E.Dewey-,ofA'tert-street, Wic'ham,Newcastle,N.S.W."They swelledupenormously,andbrokeout inamassofcorruption,whilethe surroundingfleshturnedgreen.So intensewasthepainthathecould notgetanyrestatnight,andhad todiscontinuewotiaforhecouldnot usehishandsinanyway.Therewas acontinualdischargeofaefulcolouredmatter,butalthoughwetried manyremedies.aswellaspoulticing, nothingseemedtostaduethemalig- nityoftheattack,andhisarm.herontobeaffected.
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Teethfrom£3to20Guineas dF:Ilangs,PlasticFillings,PorcelainCrowns.GoldCrowe*, Bride!wcok.AlsoGeneralTreatmentandHygieneoftheMonthIs Adults Children. Al:lostrumentsthoroorblvSterilleed tins;alesmadeequaltonew.
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Theseirritation,donotcafecancer.hutV.:ccprodiceconditionsin ::hickthoseahoareprialis:oed tostiznantdiseasedo-elopit.Onlya eo.nparativelysrr.allpereentersof menhathisten:Jewstocancer. lessthanone.ntwenty,andasa eonsesiancemostmommaycontinLe toindulgeintheseirritantswithirePunity.Noonecantell' however.featwbohasorhasr-sta eancerprielisoessition.me.thatthere Isacertainamountof61J,nrerf.srall w!!obecomethesobieeteofsuch habits.ItisTritesurenoathat withoutthesehabitscance7 tthe
"Howe-er.h-yieldedatlastto myPerSl!asiOIIStotryZarn-Buk,for Iwassureitwoulddohimgood.He romme.needwithZS-II-Bilk.andina shorttimetheintensepainwasgraduallyrelieved.andtheinfia-mnation gut-deed,andtheburninzallayedso muchthatbea-asabletosleepat night.ContinuingwithZara-Buk. alltheputridmatterwasdrawnoff. andthewoundsseal'raoidstrides torarderecovery.HePersistedwith 7.-aos-Boa-Intlhishandswereconsrletelvhealedandnewshinformed overtheplacesinabettercondition than 1f,-re.Weha--e:-restfaithin Zam-B'k.andalwayskeepasupple handysnthehotiee mzeofany roishaos."
Zane-Butendsonto:.rinrworan. cars.''land-poisoningfesterinz.eczema,hadlege.cuts.barns.scalds. broiees.andskindiseaseandinju- riesSoldSatallstoresand&semiwts.1Cird4.perpot.
TheWaysofProvidence Thepriest,atall,intellectual-lookingman,withclear,penetrating,yet gentle"holy"eyes,ascendedthepulpitandbegan:
"Aswehavebutafewmoments thisevening,andthenightisvery coldandstormy,Ishallonlyread youanextractfromtheEpistleof St.PaultotheGalatians,sixth chapter,beginningwiththefirstand endingwiththetenthverse.Ifyou *tenattentivelyandconsideritwell youwillrindabundantfoodforreflectionthereinuntilournextLenten service.
"'Brethren,'saysthegreatApostleoftheGentiles,"andifamanbe overtakeninanyfault,you,whoare spiritual,instructsuchaoneinthe spiritofmeekness,consideringthyself,lessthoualsobetempted.
"'Bearyeoneanother'sburdens; andsoyeshallfulfilthe,lawof hrist.
"'Forifanymanthinkhimselfto besomething,whereasheisnothing, hedeceivethhimself.
"'Butleteveryoneprovehisown work,andsoheshallhavegloryin himselfonly,andnotinanother.
"'Foreveryoneshallbearhisown aurdes.
"'Andlethimthatisinstructedin thewordcommunicatetohimthat :nstructethhim,inallgoodthings.
'Benotdeceived,Godisnot :mocked.
'Forwhatthingsamanshall -ow,thosealsoshallhereap,forhe thatsowethinhisfleshshallalso reapcorruption.Buthethatsoweth
4thespirit,ofthespirit,shallreap fifeeverlasting.
"'Andfr.doinggood,letusnot !ail.Forindoetimeweshallreap. nottailing.
"'Therefore,whilstwehavetime, letusworkgoodtoallmen,hutespeciallytothosewhoareofthe householdofthefaith."
stood,hatinband,inthedoorway, besaid "Hitdown,mydearsir,sitdown andbecomfortable.Itisacold night."
Thestrangersmiled."Thankeou," bereplied."Thisisacheeryblaze, indeed.Theatmospherei very homelike."
Withaninvoluntaryagoheseated himselfononesideoftheLire.The priesttooktheotherchair.
"Iwouldofferyouacigar,"he said,"butIdonotsmokemyself, andseldomhavetheminthehouse. Never,totellthetruth,unlesssomeonegivesmeabox."
Thestrangerwavedhishold."I amaverylightsmoker,"herejoined. "Butyoudon'tdisapproveoftobacco doyou,Father?"
"Notatall,notatall,"wasthe promptrejoinder."Butattheage whenthehabitisustialltformedI washeadputtoitforhreadand butter."
"Onewouldneverthinkyouhad beeninsuchstraits,"saidthevisitor."Yourappearancewouldisdicatethatyoirlineshadfallenin Pleasantplaces."
FatherHarveyglancedathiscompanion.
"Dothelinesofafaithful,hardworkingpriestfallhabituallyin pleasantplaces?"heasked.
"Icannotsay,"wastherejoinder, "forIdonotknow.Iamnotfamiliarwithpriestlylife.Iamnota 'atholic."
"Notat'atholic?"repliedFather Harvey,surprised.
"Youwonder,Father,atni'havingsoughtyouthisevening,no doubt,"saidthestranger.
observeanIndianwomanwitha shawlolerherbeadkneelinginthe samepewwithadelicatelynurtured Americangirl-Father,whenallthie isbeforetheeyes,howcanI,how cananyonewhoreflects,helpbelievingthatifJesushristwastheSon ofGod,andfoundedaChurchwhich wastobethecradleofChristianity anditspreservationthroughall times,thatitmustbetheChurch whichcallsitselfandhaseveryright todoso,OneHoly,Catholicand Apostolic?"
"Youarealmostthere,myfriend," saidthepriest,layinghishandon thevisitor'sknee."Now,"hecontinued,"tellmesomethingabout yourselfbeforewegoanyfarther."
"Iamamanwhohasexperienced manyvicissitudes,"wasthereply."I havehad,trials,reverses,temptationsinnumerable.Butthatwasin timespastformanyyearsno:' havebeenwhattheworldcallsrr ',erotic.Iamolder,perhaps,than youwouldthink,Father."
"Howold,mayIask?"inquired thepriest.
"Iamsixty-five."
"Youdonotlookit."
"Andyou,Father?"
"Justpastfifty."
"Mayyouhavemanyyearsahead ofyoufortheinstructionofyour floo'sIamdelightedwithyourmethods."
"Than'tyou,"rejoinedFatherHarvey,simply.
"Youalwaysgiveonesomethingto takeaway."
"7haintyouondemore,"saidthe nest."Ishouldbegladifallmy hearersthoughtthesame.Iwo'ild feel,then,thatIwasaccomplishing something."
hoped-forletter.Itcontaineda twentydollarbill,arailroad ticket,andthepromiseofaposition afterIhad,reachedBaltimore.Then foralmostthefirsttitreinmylife Iwent.onmykneesandthan'aIGod. Sincethattimethingshavevent verywellwithmFors?Araivearn now,i11.4efeltastronginclination tobecomea('atholicsostrons,indeed,thatlatelyIatiebeguntofeel theinclinationalmostirresistiSle.as dasieh.infact,mysalvationwould heendangered'bydeferringitany longer.Andthereisnothingtoprevent,butmyownhesitancyintak" insthefinalstep.Iamgettinzto beanoldmanIhavenoties I havenevermarried."
"Iwish,"saidthepriest,"thatall wholieyouhatebeenrelic-elfrom theirdistress,couldfeelthesame gratitudetoamostmercifulG.I.Do notparleyanylonger,Ibegofyou, withthegracesthathavebeenvouchsafedyou.[tutyouhavenottold meyourname."
"Pardonme,Father.ItisGeorge WentworthNicholson."
Theprieststarted; hiswholedemeanourjred.expressedsurprise.
"Thecityoumentioned?"SE.
"Milwaukee."
"Theseason?"
;4,nintenselycold face:cenia.
"Doyourememberthedate?"
"The4th.Ihaveneverforgotten it."
"Itiswithme,also,adateroost important.Itwaswithme,also, theturningpointofmylife.Thevery daystheveryyear-theNary;lane."
"Aremarkablecoincidence."
"DoyoubelieveinaspecialProvidence."
words were deliveredsloaly,inamostexpressivemanner.Thevoiceofthepriest wassonorousandmusical,hisenunciationperfect,histonethatofone silohadstudiedandponderedthe zsainselsoftheApostle.Itwasthe voiceofamanwhobelieved,and !troughtheverystrengthofhisown -!anbreanimatedthatofhishearoa. Soitappearedtoastrangerseated aboutmidwayofthechurch,one spoilwhoseearsthewordsofthe 'aospelfellwithanewintensityof saanirg.
Thepriestclosedtheboo'(and ',ownedtowardthealtar.Benediction followed.
Asthecongregationleftthechurch, shestranseraddresselhimselftoa athisside.
"IwasdeeplyintpressedbyY"r Pastor."hesaid."Aeerygood.ean, Ishred.]judge,and.omesn-it
'Anexcellentman-asaintinie ! wasthereply."')ritrinal, safely.butallhisoriginalitymoves In goodchannels.Heisinnoway -ccentric.''
-Wasto-night'sproceedingunus:al's"askedthestranger.
"Notatall."rejoinedthenth sitis/lanecommonforFather HarveytoTiVP'IstheEpistlesor -phisfor awnmeditation. Ieh.11If-:etoma-ehis saidthestranger."De ac a7thisI-susAo-od eat .at=-vastheseuly. 'alf-pasteight.I leased." tidthetab-r. n hevestibule. ;r'est.rsw a:-:-toclosethe fo-thenaht.
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"No,"rejoinedthepriestprole!o.Iy."Ioftenhavevisitorswhoare notoftheFaith.ButIhavenoticed youinchurchseveraltimes,andtook itforgrantedthatoilserea(*a-
"No,"wastheresponse."ButI havebeenthinkingofbecomingone forsometime.Itseemscowethere issochoicebetweenCatholisamand agassticisnorinfdelity."
"Youareareader,ILazet'''inquiredthepriest.
"Ihavereadagreatdealanthe subjectofreligionand-eliti'uspro andcon.'Ihavelongbeenattrrietai totheCatholicnhirchformany reasons
"Namesonicofth,a,"saidthe Irestwithasmile.
Thestrangerpausedbeforereplyins.Atlengthhesaid
"First,theconsistencyastaseen theFaithandpracticeofCith...1ics. Second,thatFaithitself,which seemstomesublime.'MirI,the wonderfulasoiintofaoald..af!by the('atholicChurchthrriti4htheshstrumentalitrofitschantaalereligiousOrders.Fourth,the.slasereand unaffectedpietyoftsl'leatierl.Father,Ihavealmosteasettherota elusionthatwhen:nettandwomen andlittlechildrenallownothassto standbetweenthemandthepracticeofwhatthey,t,-iceeabetheir religiousduties-neithercold,nor heat,norrain,norpoverty,norinfirmity,theFaiththatsainspires thanmustneeds
-*Youarewellonroarway,"said thepriestwithanotherenaviraring smile.
"Ihoneso."real!elthe:.;ranter. "Andthereissomssj.seasswnen Ientera('atholiceh,-rehand'ay Paste'-einthemaneandapparent:--irconartionselooettsofthe neoaleofallnations. iss;eaandlanguage.r.f-stianand r.,ar!--el,ithvelvetandcalico,s-i-a Iranddaintiness,sidebyside be"Tseea"Ihaveseen,aroor, laterste It-OhorGsrmanat-ha;f,aisasantellineher!'eatsinfront .,1ta,-ineto-s-eco./wanton:bin "--.rylatest -raliatof1easltsra;wheni!lane.=rfir - asItdtoWatt.en! .L
"Youmaybesureofit,"rejoined thevisitor."Youaikedmetotell yousomethingofmyself,Father.I shallbegladtodoso.M>father leftmeacomfortablefortune.My motherhaddiedearlier.Iwasa" onlychild.Neverhavingbeenputon anyregularemployment,andbeing onlytwentyatthetimeofmyfather'sdeath,Isoonlostmyhead. 1 thoughtmyresolirc-sin'inite,end wasledastrayforsometimebythe kindofcompanionswhofattenona man'sweaknessandlaterkickaside hiscorpse.Ispeculatedalso,and finallylosteverything.Nothaving beentrainedtobusinesstherewas nothingIcoulddowell,littlethat1 coulddoatall.Iwroteagood hand,hilt!newnothingofbookkeeping.ibecamebyturnsaclean, travellingsalesman,areporter,a crab-stonebro'ter,andfinallyanan tor.WhilepursuingthislastsocadonIhadalitofsicknesswhich leftmehighanddryontheshoresof adversity."Andherehepausal.11-e faceofthepriesthadaninterested loo"Ihadnotapennyinnototet,"hecontinued,"and,asalast resource.wrotetoanoldfriendof myfatherinBaltimoreaskinghim togivemeaplaceonhissugar plantationintheWestIndies.Iallowedafortnightinwhichtoreceiveananswertomyletter,and, failingthat:Iwasasfirmlyresolved tocommitsuicideattheendofthat timeasIamto-nightdeterminedto becomeaCatholic.Daysucceeded day,tillatlastthemorningcame anwhichihadresolvedtocarryout mysuicidaldesign.Noletter wenttomyroomputmythinotin order-thatis.Ipac'tedmyfewarticlesofeloth;nginashabbyvalise, burnedsomelettersandpapers,and toincabottleoflaudanumfrommy TozketIpreparedtoputanendto myself.Rutatthelastmonen somethingwithheldme.Itwasnot rawardise,oralinzeringloveoflife, tutIseemedtohearaninwardvoicrt %hiensaid,"Wait,wait,afewhours longer'Andinthat(See.Father, ifa-acar,understandme.therewas anote,peremptory,almost,asthoushahigherpowerhadbidd'llme refrainfromthedeediwasa-outt (sin-it.Ifritmyself°blazedtolis*eat-,itrealisirethatt!-edtywac notveto-er.+-illthere -ias-1stilt beplentyoftimetosacstyrea atmse.Mesiatsros--`hena alisle.-.fhas,halalesaI-sent ,)*S.,-tsS5cesadz; t.
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"Doso,Iamallattention."IwasborninIreland,"continued thepriest."Myparentsweremarried somewhatlateinlife,and,likeyour- self.Iwasanonlychild.Butthe situationwasdifferent.Myfather andmotherwerepoor.Fromthebe- ginning,the-offeredmetoGodin thepriesthood,andIsharedtheir wishandambition.Arelativeofm:, fatherpersuadedhimtocometoAm- erica.Wewerehereonlysixmonths, whenriretmyfather,thenmymo- ther,diedofcholera,whichwasthen epidemicinthiscountry.Iwasleft toshiftformyself.Icouldnolonger toschool,therelativegave t,.me,assistancewhatever,probablybecageehahadalargefa'oilyofHti
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"Y.mustha"ebeenavet,unus- ualc-."observedthevisitor Fa.TherHarveyshookhishead. no,"hesaidwiththegreat- estF.:niolicity."Itwastheprayers ofmygoodfatherandmotherinheaver;thatavailed."Hepausedfora moment.andthenresumedhisnar- rative.
"Or..verycoldmorninginthewin- terof's75,Ifeltmyselftoheatthe endofravresources.Itseemedto tt.e..tIcouldnotkeepupthelight any1,.tiger.ThelittleoddjobsI couli.dobarelyheldbodyandsoul together. Tnolongerhadthecouraget.-studyatnight,asIhadbeen doineforthreeyears."
"H,:eoldwereyouthen?"
"betweenfifteenandsixteen.AsI said,itwasaverycoldmorning.I hadt.huedoutofmyatticroom,and wasworderingwhereImightgeta jobwhichwouldbuymeabreakfast. Sudderly,lyingonthepavementin frontfme,1sawaletter.Ipicked itulitwasaddressedto'George W.r:-.:fiolson,BeltonBuildingNo. 29.'
"Fa*.ter!"exclaimedthestronger. "War?.,rejoinedthepriest."Ishall soar. done.Iturned'theletter overac::over;itwasnotheavy,yet Ifelt'.eyondadoubtthatitcon:coney.FaramomentIstood deliliere.,ting.Markme,sir,Ibadnever thatmomentthroughall raya4versitieshadtheslightest temptationtodishonesty.Butnow, withtheconvictionthattherewas rr:c.tevInthatletter,therecameupohmewithdreadfulsuddennessandstreerhthe(tesiretopenit.I ti:: andoncemorePeglitmymis- erable:oom.Arrived'there,Iagain feltitturneditoverandover,end heldittothelight,downsideupand upsintdown-tamperingwithtempta- tionei'. Ireasonedthatiftheletter .eor.tionedmoneyIwasentitledtoit, his-inefoundit.Butthisargument we5 -.enable.fcrtheaddressonthe en-elc.F.,wasplainlyvisiblethepostmantadevidentlydrop?editintran- sit!:thingcouldhavebeer.easier thanthatIshouldcow:eyitmyself tr_itsdestination,orevendropit azairitthepest-office.Threedifferent-t.-Iwasonthepointof Ir.thaten-eloper, threedifferer.7I-se-somethingwithheldme :,triedcons.i.nee.my .:.gel,thewatch",Icareflthe Eic,..sedMother,theprayersfmy dead;arents,allthesecombined.I f.-Then.asseddenh..sithid tem,Cationleftne.Isaw itshorror;i ii-eln.:Felt Ivsa4andri4hed,i0-.rnthe t :.7d,.itofthehouse.Inten -theletter-as)yinzinthe aidIneverknpwwhat14eta ttillti.rniin"tes .rethe-tran.reressatedto azainFatherliar'eyheld airhen u.,en* r."hsail. oost-o'r lireet tia&lurch%%hashmyo'itIlyway t., t;od10-'ha'haden ert",.:11n.ylife. 1bid )Mall itwasinabetter
The AAccord, quarterofthetownthanthatin whichIhadbeenaccustomedtolive. Masswasover,thepriestaboutto leavethesanctuarywherehehad beenmatinghisthanksgiving,Iap- proachedandasaedhimtohearmy confessionitdidnotseemthatI couldPossiblygoaboutalldaywith theshamefulweightthatoppressed mysoul.Yousee,Ididnotrightly appreciatethedifferencebetweenthe attackandrepulseoftemptation. Butitwasallright,andwelltim- ed,thatconfession.Itoldmy wholestorytothesaintlymanto whosefeetaspecialProvidence-yes, mydearsir,aspecialProvidence- badledme.Hetookmeintohis household,provedmeinvarious ways,finallysatisfyinghimselfthat Ihadavocationforthepriesthood towhichIhadalwaysaspired.With himIcontinuedmystudiesforthree years.AttheendofthattimeI wasadmittedtotheseminary-and hereIam."
Thevisitorsprangtohisfeet,and seizedthepriestbvbothhands.
"Father!"hecried,"fromhence- forthIamnotonlyabelieverina specialProvidence,butinmiracles, whichhavehernmygreateststumbl- ingflock.Whatelsehasbroughtus together?UnderGodyousavedme fromsuicideandperdition.Iwant tohebaptisedassoonaspossible. Iwantyoutobaptisemeto-morrow,ifyouwill,ifyouthinkthe wellenoughprepared.Nothingmore extraordinarythanyournarrative anditsattendingcircumstances,pastandpresent,hasevercomeundermy observation.And-notto.mharrass yourChristianhumilityandselfless- ness-Ishallnotsayawordofwhat Ithinkofyoursteadfast,innocent, boyish-whatshallTcallit?"
"Callit,"rejoinedFatherHarvey, withanarchsmileandmerrytwinkle oftheeye,"tallit,forthewantof anothername,'theFaithofthe Irish!'"-"Extension."
Keepingcompany Whoshouldkeepcompany?Those onlyshouldkee:rsteadycompany whoarefairlydecidedintheirvoca- tiontothemarriagestate,andwho foreseethepossibilityofmarriage forthem,saysthe"Augustinian." Itisunfairforthosewhoseethey cannotget'marriedtokeepcompany. FromcompanykeepingIwouldex- cludealllittleboysandgirlswhoare oroughttobeatschool,allgeneral- lybeforeseventeenyearsofage.All reasonablepeopleconsideritafool- ishshametoseelittles'citsofgirls inshortdressesandboyswhoso clothesdonotlitthemkeeningcompany.Theyshouldbekeptattheir lessonsatschoolandathomewt-n notassistingtheirrarent.Itrests withparentsandteacherstoputa stoptosuchsentimentalnonsense. Andparentswhoencourageiteven byteasiagarenotfulfillingtheir parentalduty.Thereisatimefor everything,andthetimeforcornPalokeepingfortheseyoungthings hasnotcomeyet.Itwouldbedisastroustotheirworkatpresentand injurioustotheminthefuture.Stop it,allyewhocan.Whereshould oneloo:forcompany?Notinthe streets,atdunces,attheatres.orat generallowSundayexcursions, amongtrenlenttravellers,etc.Peoplefoundinsuchplacesarenotof thebest.Manyarethereforthe purpose,andthiscatch-as-catch-can comeoryisneverow-muffinithap- py.StrcetflirtatOnsare::ntiol,anl arenotcarriedonbydecentpeople. Youshouldfindy companyat church,incatholicsocieti'e.atodalitiFsandgatheringsamongyour Catholicseluaintances,inCatholic homesandatvoitnerea.ientpiece ofemployment.
God'ssiftsaregiven1-sbyGod todowiththemwhatwecan.We ar-nottohideandwastethem. hinttousethemandma-ethem crow.
When,yougetintoatightcorner and erythingtoesagainstyou. untilitseems cannothold.9 aminutelonger,no-ergineun then,forthatisfisttheplacean1 timethtidewillturn.
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NowhereelseintheEnglishlanguageistheretobefoundsospies- AidarevelationofallthatthereathistoricChurchhasmeantto ai.manityfornearly2,000years.Duringthatlongstretchoftimethe ChurchhasemblazonedthestoryuthumanitywithitsworksinArt, i.oerature,Architecture,itsSaints,andMartyrs,andthisrichan& glorioushistorycannotbefoundelsewhereintheEnglishlanguagewith- .athecompassofasinglepublication.
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Backtotheland!Dotheyhealit, Thethousandsnowfaintingaway? Tenementvictims,whytarry? Whynotthegladstenmons(eel? Severthebondsthatenthrallyou; Tothingssoignoblewhycling? (leholierthelifeofthetiller! AndhappierthanthatoftheFing!
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TERRIBLEPAINSENDEDBY BILEBEANS.
TheTrueMeritstabstinence.
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Withthismotivetotalabstinence becomestheperfection,theheroic formoftemperance,astheevangeliYrs'co:nselsaretheheroicformsof chastity.obedience-toGod'swill an4detachmentfromearthlygoods. Themotivemayhemortificationor _self-denial-avirtuesosalutary,so necessaryforChristian-life,soearnestlyrecommendedtousINtheSaviourinwordandexample.Itmay, too,becharityfortheneighbour. Sometherearewhopracticallycannotus?intoxicatingliquorwithout i,eingcarriedtoexcess.Ourexample totalabstinencemayleadthemto Totalabstinence.andwewillhave -acedtheirsouls.
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