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UnusualVocationtoEmbracethe GospelandAssisianIdealofRealPoverty

Thefollowingletterhasbeenreceiv-edfromRt.Rev.MonsignorHawesby Mr.H.J.Eales,F.R.I.A.A.MonsignorHawes,whowasformerlyinthe GeraldtonDiocese,andwhodesigned manyoftheChurchbuildingsthereis nowlivingasaFranciscanTertiary hermitonCatIsland,intheBahamas: Sortingoutoldlettersandpapers yesterday,Icameonyourletterof April29,1940,whichIhadputby atthattime,asIwasveryverybusy inbuildingoperations,andindeed havebeensorightuptothisEaster last.ButnowIhavereallyhung upmytrowelforgood,likethe knights'bannersinWestminsterAbbey!Ifeelveryworn-out,tiredand feeble.IthoughtI'dfinishedwith architectureandbuildingwhenIleft WA.,butassoonasIpitchedmytent ,onthisislandIgotrightdowntoit againliketheearlydaysinMullewa.I boughtasmallsailingboat(acutter, 22feetlongondeck),andwitho,ie blackboyforcrewInavigatedhe, some300milesfromtheplacecfpurchase,Abaco,landinghereinFebruary.1940.Sincethen,byfiegrace ofGod,IhaveplantedtheCatholic ChurchonCatIsland,buildingthree churchesandalittlemonasteryand chapelformyself.Ihavealittleflock nowofsomesixtybaptisedCatholics 'andsomefortymorecatechumensunderinstruction.CatIslandwasprobablythesecondlandfallofColumbus afterSanSalvador,andhenamedit Fernandez,andtheoriginalnamelingersinFernandezPointandBay,which IcanseefrommywindowwhereI'm writing.LaterunderEngland'sgood Protestantoccupationthebeautiful oldnameofSanSalvadorwaschanged for"Watling'sIsland,"afterthename ofablood-thirstyrum-soddenpirate. Sometwentyyearsago,inresponseto thehistoricalresearchesandthesolicitationsoftheBenedictineFathersin Nassau,theGovernmentofficiallygazettedthenameofWatling'sIsland backto"SanSalvador"-andabeautifullittlestone-vaultedchurchhas beenbuiltneartheprobablesiteof [olumbus'firstlanding:andthereis usuallyaBenedictinemonkinresidencethere.Itisnearthebigstone

THEROOD, INTHECHURCHOFTHEHOLY REDEEMER,FREETOWN. lighthouse.Altogethertherearenow abouttwentyBenedictinemissionaries intheBahamas.

YousurmisedthatIwasmarooned herebyHitler'smachinations,andso gotbusyjusttomakethebestof thingsuntilopportunityforreturnto W.A.No,itwasn'tthatway.I leftAustralia(withmanytears)for good,purposingtocometotheWest Indies.Iwillexplainmatters:Ihave beenaFranciscanTertiarysince1913, butlatterlyIbecameconsciousofthe GospelandFranciscanvocationtogive upallthingsandembracealifeofreal FranciscanPoverty.IgotmyBishop's(BishopO'Collins')(reluctant) permissiontotryitout-on"extended leave"-andgotacceptedformissionaryworkbyanoldfriendofmine, BishopJohnBernard,0.S.B.,the VicarApostolicoftheBenedictineMissionoftheBahamasIslands.Iwas veryhappyandcontentedatGeraldton,andreckonedI'dliveanddie

THESHOPFORBETTERSERVICE. Anygoodssenttocountrynotsatisfactorywepayfreight.

Ourmottois:"Wehaveit:wewill getit,oritcannotbehad."

VividDescriptionoftheSocial; Religious&PoliticalConditions ofCatIsland

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there(proofofwhichyoucanseemy tombintheMortuaryChapelatUta- karra-amemorialbrassjustoutside theroodscreen Butthespiritual life(inwardly'isaqueerbusiness, anditpleasedGodjusttotakemeby thescruffoftheneckandchuckme out!

Withsuchprimitive.onditionsas aretobefoundintheout-islandsof theBahamas,onecouldhardlyattain toacloserFranciscanobservanceof GospelPovertythansimplytolive amongthepeopleastheyliveand trytosharetheirprivationsandhardshipsascheerfullyandbravelyas theybearthesethemselves

HereonCatIsland,somefiftymiles long,thereare4,000people,allnegroes -nowhitesatall.EventheGovernment"Commissioner"isa"coloured"man,albeitwell-educatedandcap. able.Whatpassesforreligionis mostlyonlyahypocriticalveneerof copioushymn-singingandignorant rantingthatcloakssexualpromiscuity; stealingandperjuryinthepolicecourt. Thewealthycliqueofwhites(Bahamian-born)inNassauexploitthepoor people:merchantsandrum-purveyors runtheParliament,gettinginand keepinginbyopenbriberyandcorruption-andtheParliamentopposes andthwartsallthewiseandcharitable endeavoursoftheDukeofWindson(as Governor)toamelioratethewa,,esand conditionsoftheislanders. And thereisthesamesortofthingin U.S.A. Racialprejudicesegregates thenegroaseffectivelyasawalled-in Ghetto-andin"MeinKampf"Hitler modelledmuchofhisJewishpolicy fromthe"JimCrow"policyofthat greatDemocracy,theU.S.A.Butwe mustneedssee"ChristintheNegro"' andintheNegro"theleastofthese :trybrethren."

CatIslandissupposedtobeafairlyprosperousfruit-growingislandandwithgoodseasonsandplentyof raintheydon'tdotoobadly.Last yearwehaveaterriblehurricane,the worsteverknowntostrikeCatIsland, comparativelyshort,onlyfourhours, butawindvelocityof200milesan hour.Mostofthefruittreesweredestroyed:andtheselastfivemonths we'vehadadrought,onlyjustbroken bygoodrainstheselastfewdays.Lots ofthepeopleseemtolivejustonthe borderofstarvation-justabitofIndiancornhominey,with,sometimes,a

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DoVixedIllarriagesailBecause oftheaultoftheProtestantTarty?

THEOTHERSIDEOFTHEPICTURE

WhereaCatholicBetraystheTeaching oftheChurch

'TheOtherSide,'GlebePt.,N.3.W.:

Youhavespokenverystronglyagainst mixedmarriages.

Correct.ButIamnotawareof havingsaidanythingwhichwasnot true;norofhavingmadeanycommentwhichwasnotjustified. Youalwaysaccountfortheirfailure byblamingtheProtestantparty.

Thatisnotcorrect.Twolettersconcerningunhappymixedmarriageswere discussedinrecentSessions,thefirst from"MixedMarriage,"Sydney;the otherfrom"AnotherMixedMarriage," Victoria.Inthecaseoftheformer, thefailurewasduetothecrueltyof aCatholichusbandwhohadgoneover toCommunism.Inthelattercase,the unhappinessinthehomewasdueto theunreasoningbigotryofanotherwiseexcellentProtestanthusband.

Butitwasneitherstatednorimpliedthateveryfailureinthecaseof amixedmarriagewasduetotheProtestantparty.

Unhappinessinmarriagemaybedue toascoreofthings,forwhichhusband orwifeorbotharetoblame.Mixed marriagedoesnoteliminatethecauses ofunhappinesstowhichallmarriages, mixedorotherwise,aresubject.It merelyaddsanextrapotentialcause ofunhappiness,namely,difficulties overreligion.Thisonefactormay domuchtowreckmarriedhappiness, evenwhenthemarriageisallthat couldbedesiredfromeveryother pointofview.

Whenthefailureofamarriageis -duetodifficultiesoverreligion,the reasonistobefound,inpractically everycase,intherefusalofthenonCatholicpartytoobservethepromises madebeforethemarriagetakesplace.

But,whenthefailureofmarriageis duetootherreasons,itisunfortunatelytruethattheresponsibilitynotinfrequentiyfallsontheshouldersof theCatholicparty.

"THEBOOTISONTHEOTHER FOOT."

SometimestheBootisontheother foot.

Thatistrue;especiallywhenthe failureofmarriageiscluetofactors otherthandifficultiesoverreligion. ImarriedaCatholicmanwhothought somuchofhisreligionthathewould notmissMassonSundayorthink

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ofmarryingoutsidetheChurch.

Sofar,sogood.Hewasatthe timefaithfultosomeofhisobligations asaCatholic Iwasobligedtosubmittohiswishand bemarriedintheCatholicChurch, orlosethis"manamongmen."AlthoughIwasnotpleasedatthis,I realisedthatIwouldnotbebreakinganylawofmyChurchbymarryinginhis.Ithereforemadethe necessarypromiseswithregardto anychildrenofthemarriage.

Youfulfilledtheconditionsrequired bytheChurchbeforeadispensation formixedmarriagecanbegranted. Hutthatalonewouldnothesufficient toguaranteeahappymarriage.

IadmiredhisloyaltytohisChurch, andthoughtIwouldhaveatruly loyalhusband. Hadhebeenreallyloyaltothe Church,hewouldhavebeenaloyal husband.Whilemanypeople,these days,condoneorapprovemaritalinfidelity,theCatholicChurchcondemns itabsolutelyasamostseriouscrime.

AFAITHLESSHUSBAND.

Isoonfoundoutmymistake.Befole ayearwaspassed,my"good,"loyal Catholichusbandwas=faithfulto me. Inbeingunfaithfultoyou,hewas beingmostunfaithfultotheteaching oftheCatholicChurch.TheCommandmentsofGodarenotlikethe questionsonanexaminationpaper: "Notmorethantwotobeattempted." Theymustbefaithfullyobservedin theirentirety.Themanwhobreaks anyoneofthemisdisloyaltoGod, andtherebydisloyaltotheChurch whichteachesthoseCommandments. Yourhusband'sinfidelityisnot uniqueinhumanexperience.Henry VIII.thoughtsomuchofhisChurch thathewroteabook"InDefenceof IheSevenSacraments,"againstthe innnovationofMartinLuther.For thisthePopeconferreduponhimthe title:"DefenderoftheFaith";atitle stillretainedbytheEnglishSovereigns.Buttheconfidenceofthe Popewasnotjustified,assubsequent eventsshowedclearlyenough.He profanedtheSacramentofMarriage whichhehaddefendedagainstLuther, contractedanumberofmarriagesone aftertheother,andattemptedtorid

Particularcasesdonotprove ageneralrulethatthereis nothingtochoose betweenreligions

himselfofthecondemnationofthe Churchbyrepudiatingtheauthority oftheChurch,andbyhavinghimself proclaimeditssupremeheadbyact ofParliament. Itwouldbeinterestingtoknow whetheryourhusbandstillretainshis formerattitudetohisChurch,after havingbetrayedtheChurchbyhisinfidelitytohislawfulwife.

* * * * ALIVINGEXCUSE.

HetoldmeIwasnothiswife,but onlyhismistressandthathewas notobligedtobefaithfultoa"here. tic."

EitherheisalmostincrediblyignorantoftheteachingoftheCatholic Church,orelsehewasguiltyofshamelesslyingandbadfaith.

Inthecircumstances,thelatteralternative-unpleasantasitis-seems tobethemoreprobable.Heinsisted onbeingmarriedintheCatholic Churchandhemust,therefore,have knownthattheChurchwouldnothave recognisedhismarriageasvalidhad itbeencontractedoutsidetheChurch. Thisimpliesthatheknewthathis marriageintheCatholicChurchwould berecognisedasvalid.

HedisgracedhisChurchbyhisinfidelitytoyou,and,inordertoexcusehiscrime,hedidnothesitateto haverecoursetothedespicablelie thattheChurchdidnotobligehimto befaithfultoawifewhowasa"heretic." Hesaidthis,mindyou,afterIhad beenmarriedintheCatholicChurch byaCatholicpriest.

Thatconfirmswhathasjustbeen said.

HISLAWFULWIFE.

ThecivillawheldthatIwashislawfulwife,ashefoundwhenIappliedforandobtainedadivorceon thegroundsofhisinfidelity. Youwerehislawfulwifeinthe eyesoftheChurcha,wellasofthe

State.Infact,accordingtothe plicitteachingoftheCatholicChurch, youarestillhislawfulwifeinthe eyesofGod;fortheChurchdoesnot recognisetherightorpowerofthe civilpowertodissolvethemarriage nondbetweenyou.

AccordingtothesameCatholicteaching,youhadeveryjustificationfor seekingajudicialseparation.

THECUSTODYOFTHECHILD.

Igotthecustodyofthechildwhich, needlesstosay,Idonotnowfeel obligedtobringupintheCatholic,. Faith,asIcertainlywouldhave doneifmyhusbandhadbeenas faithfultomeashewastohis Church.

Youarequitemistakeninthinking thatyourhusbandwasfaithfultothe CatholicChurch.Inbeingunfaithful toyou,hewasunfaithfultotheCatholicChurch;ashasbeenalreadyexplained.Withoutsincererepentance forhissin,andagenuineeffortto makeupfortheharmhehasdone,he oouldnotreceivetheSacramentsof. theChurch.Werehetoattemptto receivethemwithouthavingfirstsincerelyrepented,hewouldmerelyadd theguiltofsacrilegetothesinsalreadycommitted.

Inthecircumstances,onecanunderstandandsympathisewithyourreluctancetobringyourchildupinthe atholicreligion.Butthepromise youmadewasnotmadetoyourhusband,norcouldhedispenseyoufrom it.Hisinfidelitytoyoudoesnotdispenseyoufromyourownmarriage vows,whilethebondofmarriageendures.

IfthatistheteachingofyourChurch, thenIthankGodIamnotaCatholic,andwouldbeverysorryto bringmychilduptoholdsuch views.

Itshouldbequiteclearfromwhat( hasbeensaidalreadythattheCatholicChurchutterlyrepudiatesandcon

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demnsmaritalinfidelity.Youcould giveyourchildnobetterandmoredefinitemoraltrainingthanthatofCatholicteaching.Ifhelivesuptoit, youwillhaveeveryreasontobe proudofhim.

a NOTBIGOTEDORINTOLERENT.

Thisistheothersideofthepicture ofunhappymarriages,whichinfairnessItrustyouwillbroadcastin yourSundaynightsession.

Ihopeyouaresatisfiedwiththe treatmentyourletterhasreceived. Iamnotabigot,andbelievethatthe CatholicChurchisnotresponsible fortheun-Christianbehaviourof someofitsmembers.

Thatyouarenotabigotisclear fromyourwholeletter.Nevertheless, itseemstomethatyouarejudging theCatholicChurchontheinfidelity ofoneofitsmemberswhenyoudeclinetofulfilyourpromisetohave thechildbrcughtupintheCa.hoic religion.

Bigotryandignorancearenotex:111,sivetoProtestants,norarewisdom andtolerancetobefoundinevery Catholic.

Thatisallquitetrue.ButIwould liketocallyourattentiontotwo facts:Thefirstisthatbigotryandignoranceusuallygotogether-theyare associatedascauseandeffect;thesecondisthatthesectariancampaigns whichsometimesragelikeepidemics arenotusuallyinspiredbyCatholics.

Take,forinstance,thepresentcampaignofpoisonouslyingaboutthe Pope;orthebiternesscausedbyforged"CatholicAction"documents,publishedandcirculatedbythe"ProtestantWorld"coterieofbigots.

ButinfairnesstoProtestantsgenerally,itmustbestatedthatthesecampaignsareusuallyorganisedbyunscrupulousandhatefulminorities

whicharedespisedasmuchbydecent ProtestantsastheyarebyCatholics.

ThecampaignagainstthePopeemanatesfromPro-Sovietsourcesin EnglandandAmerica,andispartof acampaigntodisrupttheunityofthe Empirebysectarianism.

ISONERELIGIONASGOODAS ANOTHER?

Therearegoodandbadonbothsides, whetherCatholicorProtest.

Correct.IfaProtestantleadsa goodlife,itisallthemoretohiscredit,becausehelacksthedefinite spiritualguidanceinmattersofbelief andmorals,andalltheotherhelps conducivetogoodnessoflifewhich theCatholicChurchalonecangive.

If,ontheotherhand,aCatholic leadsabadlife,itisallthemoreto hisdiscreditandhisevil-doingisless easytoexcuseforthereasonsalready given.Hebelongstotheclassof peoplewhomSt.Paulcondemnedas beingworsethaninfidels. Oneisasgoodastheother,and sometimesbetter.

Ifyouarespeakingofindividuals, yourstatementisquitecorrect.Itis nottrue,however,ifyoumeanthat anyformofProtestantismisasgood astheCatholicreligion.Protestantism,especiallyinitscontemporary forms,retainsverylittleofthepositivecontentoftheChristianRevelation.anddoesnotseemcapableof givinganydefiniteandauthoritative guidanceinproblemsaffectingthe veryfundamentalsofbeliefand morals.

Itmaybeadded,moreover,that thosethingsinProtestantismwhich helpmentoleadlivesworthyof Christiansarepreciselythoseelements whichwereretainedbytheReformers whenthenbrokeawayfromtheCatholicChurchinthe,XVIth.century.

AReturnedSoldier'sBurial

J.B.,NorthSydney:

IsitawrittenlawinyourChurchthat theUnionJackshouldnotbedraped onthecoffinofareturnedsoldier? No.

Ifitis,isn'titaninsulttoadeparted herowhofoughtforhiscountry?

Thylawyoususpecttoexistdoesn't exist.

ApriestinMelbournerecentlyrefused toallowtheflagonthecoffinofa Catholicreturnedsoldier;andhis behaviourwasadisgracetoyourreligion.

Youhavebeenmisledbyaninaccuratereport.Heobjectedtothefact thattheflaginquestionwasnotreasonablyclean,andaskedtheimmediate relativeswhetheritwastheirwishthat theflagshouldbeused.Whenthey intimatedthattheywishedtheavailableflagtobeused,hepermittedit.

RELIGIOUSTOLERANCE.

Atthegravesideanotherpriestrefused toallowthereadingoftheburial ritualformulatedbytheReturned Soldiers'League.

Hewasrightindoingthat.Heallowedthenon-religiousandcivictributestheLeaguewishedtoofferto thedeceasedsoldier.Butfromthereligiouspointofview,attheburialof

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aCatholicsoldier,onlythoseprayers andritesareallowedwhicharein keepingwiththereligionheprofessed. Nooneinhissenseswouldsuggest that,becauseaCatholicisareturned soldier,hemustsubmittoreligious ritesdrawnupbynon-Catholicofficials oftheReturnedSoldiers'League,howeverwell-meaningandgood-hearted thoseofficialsmaybe.

Itisnowonderyourreligioncannotbe understoodbyProtestants;but thankgoodness,IamaProtestant. Whateverotherreasonsyoumay laveforbeingaProtestant,nothing youhavesubmittedinyourpresent letterwouldaffordreasonablegrounds foryourposition.MeantimetheCatholicreligioncancertainlybeunderstoodbyallwhohavethewilltotry tounderstandit,andwhoseekadequateinformationconcerningit,refusingtoformhastyjudgmentsbased upondefectiveandinaccurateknowledge.Onepointyoushouldputto yourselfisthis:IfthemajorityofofficialsintheReturnedSoldiers'League wereCatholics,andbecauseofthat, wantedaProtestantreturnedsoldier, whohaddied,tobeburiedwithCatholicrites,wouldyouthinkitwrong foraProtestantministertoobjectto thecompulsoryuseofCatholicritualat thegravesideofonewhohadnever professedtheCatholicreligion,buthad livedanddiedasaProtestant?You wouldnot.YouyourselfwouldsupporttheProtestantministerinhis protest;andIwouldagreewithyou, holdingthatbothheandyouwerejustified.SoallIaskyoutodoisto actontheprinciple,"Donotdoto otherswhatyouwouldnothavedone toyourself."AsCatholicshaveno righttoimposetheirreligiousritual onnon-Catholics,sonon-Catholics havenorighttoimposetheirreligious ritualonCatholics.Ifyoudonot agreewithmeonthatpoint,Iwillbe onlytoopleasedtosolvesuchdifficultiesasoccurtoyou.

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Theexcerptfromthe"Trowel' merelyrehashesthelongdiscredited liethatthesupremacyoftheRoman Pontiffisbasedonthe"FalseDecretals."

TheFalseDecretalsdidnotoriginate inRome,butineitherRheimsor Toursabouttheyear850 In'view oftheanarchywhichfollowedthe deathofCharlemagne(800-814),the unknomitcompilerofthesedecrees apparentlysoughttofreetheclergy fromaggression.Theyintroduced nothingnewintotheessentialgovernmentoftheChurch,butaimedat protectingtheclergyfromtheunjust accusationsoflayprincesandtheunjustdemandsofimperiousprelates likeHincmarofRheims.Itwaspre-

ciselybecausetheyintroducedno novellegislationthattheywereso readilyacceptedasgenuine.

Theydidnothing,however,toenhancethesupremeauthorityofthe Popewhichwasuniversallyacknowledgedfromtheearliestcenturies. Theirauthenticitywasquestionedlong beforetheReformationbyCatholic theologiansandcanonists,PeterComestor(1178),GodfreyofViterbo(1180), StephenofTournai(1203),andNicholasofCusa(1431).

ThesupremeauthorityofthePope isnotbasedontheforgeriesofawellmeaningbutdishonestFrenchcanonistoftheIXth.century,butqnthe explicitteachingofChristandthe historyoftheChurchfromthevery beginning.(SeeMann,"Livesofthe Pope,"vol.III.,pp.135-148.)

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Youwillwantmetotellycusomethingofmybuildings.Ihadarough time,hadtobeclerk-of-works,foreman,mason,andwitheyessstheback ofmyhead,too.Ihadtoteachthem howtolaystonesflatontheirbed. Notamancouldbuildawallstraight orplumb,andevenwithaspirit-level theywon'tdoanybetter.Thelocal "masons"areaccustomedto"tabbying" betweenboards-puttheboardsten inchesapartandstandupalotof irregularshaped"shiners"withbadly mixedlimemortarpouredinbetween. Nowondertheirhousesallgoflatin ahurricaneinthefirsttenminutes.A "carpenter"isanymanwhopossesses arustyoldsaw!Withoutnoticing thereisanythingamiss,theywillbui'd ahousewithoneside3or4feetlonger thantheoppositeone,andthefloor slopingabout1in12!Ofcourse,the doorsandshuttersalllookdrunkandtheonlydecentpartofthewhole jobisthepalm-thatchedroof.You cantellamantotrimyousomecornerstones-rough-axethem-andshow himhow.Youtellhim"justtrim thetwosidesonlyandleavetheback rough:andyoumayevengivehima template-thenyougobacktobuilding yourwallandforgetabouthim.Then youwantacorner-stoneandyoufind hehasindustriouslybeenchippingand smoothing,andmadeadozenequilateraltriangles!withthreeperfect smooth-rubbedfaces.

Ihavetwolittlechapelsonthe southernendoftheIsland,fromhere 15milesbyroughrockyroad,or32 milesbysearound"Devil'sPoint,"a verydangerouscape.Hereat"the Bight"Ibuilthalfofalargerchurch, designedtobeeventuallyahundred feetlong,withtransversearches.every

I1ft.c.c.,havIr.;sturdybuttresses,4ft. projection,and2ft.inthickness.So theouterwallsaremerely12-inch thick-screenwalls,"withtwolarge windowsirieachbay,oneitherside.

Ihadtolayeverystonemyselfin thepillarSandarches,astherewas nooneelseavailableIcouldtrustto doit.HowIevergotthroughIcan't imagine.Ihadtoworklikea'fireenginetokeepgoing.IfIjust stoppedforafewminutesIwouldbegintofeeldeadtiredbutaslongasI workedIforgotthat.Eighthoursa dayinaswelteringhotsun,withbread and(mouldy,,cheeseforlunch,anda mileandahalfeachwaytoandfrom home,withthesteephilltoclimbat theend,sometinnedsoupformytea, coffeeandporridgeforbreakfast,and besidesthatIhadmypriest'sworkto getthrough-sayingmyOfficeatmidnightandrisingbeforedawntocelebrateMass.AndonSundaysdownthe hillagaintocelebrateMassforthepeopleandgivetheminstructions.It tookthewholeoflastyear,12months, 1941,tobuildthechurch.Afriend whosawsomephotos.mademesend themtoaNewYorkCatholicArchitecturalquarterly,called"Liturgical Arts,"andtheyarebringingoutanillustrateddescriptionofthebuilding, whichapparentlymusthavetakenthe editor'sfancy.IfIhearthatthis presentletterreachesyousafely,Iwill mailyouacopyof"LiturgicalArts" whenitcomesout.

Thechurchhasalittlecampanile withthreebells,andalsoaspacious baptistry,asacristy20ft.x12ft.,and adjoiningitaTitleroomforthepriest, whereIsleeponSaturdayandSundaynights.Theentranceendhasa temporaryweather-boardedpartition wallandgable.Ihaveabsolutely nointentionofeverfinishingthe churchmyselfmybuildingdaysare definitelydonewith,butIputinthe foundations,uptofloorlevelofthe wallsofthenaveextension,andthe basesoftheremainingsixpillars,so thatmysuccessorcan'tgowrongover thelay-out.

SaturdayandSundayarethepastoraldaysofmyhumbleapostolatetheremainingfivedaysoftheweekI spendinsolitudeinmylittleHermitageoutinthehushItisrightona hilltop(thehighestintheBahama Islands),andhasagloriousview, boundedbytheseaallround.HereI liveabsolutelyalone,doallmyown housework,wood-choppingandcooking-whichisiftmuch-justtoboil

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sonicIndiancornhominy,macaronior oatmealporridge.Ihavemycoffeebeanstoparchandgrind,andIbake myownbread,wholemealbrownbread, inabrickoven.Ihavegrownalong greybeard,andalwayswearmyFranciscanhabitandropegirdle.Igo quitebarefooted,exceptonanylong walkastoFreetownI,overrough rockytracks,whenIwearsandalsand awide-brimmedpalm-leafhat.Habit isgreycolour,asSt.Francissaves,"of thecolourofashes."ForwatersupplyIclearedsmoothasteepslopeof rock,downwhichtherainwaterruns cleanintoarock-hewncistern(got nativelabourtomakethat)thatholds 900gallons,andhasapumpsetinthe stone-domedtop.Ihaveneverbeen shortofwateryet,andIusealotto watertheyoungfruittreesandfloweringshrubs.Ihaveasundialand thesettlementbelowgetscorrecttime fromtheHermitageAngelusbell-6,12 and6,andalsoIringitatmidnight whenIgointothechapelformy Matinsandmeditation.Thenback tobedat1.30.andriseagainatfirst dawntocelebrateHolyMass,having theprivilegeofdoingsowithoutany server.Ioffermyprayers,unitedto theIntentionofourHolyFatherthe Pope,forasadwar-riddenworld.

Onacquiringtheeightacresround thetopofthehill,Istarted inFebruary,1940,tobuildthelittle chapelfirst.andthefirstsixweeksI campedinabigcaveinthehillside, untilIputupalittlewooden"toolshed."TheninAugustIbeganthe Hermitage,finishingthecellandrefectoryinOctober,andthenbuiltthe roundtower:theStationsoftheCross inDecember,1940,andJanuary,1941, andthenaddedthelittlecloisterand bedroominMarchandAprilofthis

year,1942.Thebedroomisbuiltright ontheedgeofaprojectingcliffbastionofrock,withaverysteepfallbelow.The"dormitory"issevenfeetx fiveinside.TheHermitageisvery tiny,andthewallsveryrough.The orstudy)isonlysixfeet squareinside,withastonedomedroof springingfromlittlependentives,and thewindowsareverysmall,24inches a15inches.intheclear-insideof woodenframes-towhichthefolding shutterdoorsarehung,andtheinteriorr,,,ghstonewallsareunplastered,soitisratherlikethecatacombs inside!Thekitchenis5feetsquare, withanotherdomeandanadditional 4ft.a2ft.6in.archedrecess,whichI calltheRefectory,asitjustholdsa chairandtinytable.

TheBahamasareverylow-lying islands,sothat100or150feetheightis ahighhilland300feetamountain' This"MountAlvernia"risestothe enormousaltitudeoffourhundredand twentyfeet!However,itishigh enoughtolookimposing-litsaterribleclimbup'i-andcommandsa grandviewandgetsallthestrong^ windsthatblow,andisrealfineina storm.Thewindandrainhowland moanroundtheexposedwallsofmy littledwelling,andyouevenhaveto shutthewindowsontheleeside,too, tokeeptheswirlingrainout.The nativeswonderthatI'mnotafraidto beuphereallaloneatnights!The chapelis9feetlonginsideby5ft.8in. wide,withwallsthreefeetthicksupportingapointedbarrelvaultofstone. Ithinkyouwouldlikethealtar,built ofuntouchednaturalslabsofwell weatheredrockofvaryingrues,setin deeplyrakedoutjointsofdarkgrey mortar.Inonecorneropposite(to

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Third Order ofSaint Francis

TheFranciscanTertiarieshavesufferedagreatlossinthedeathoftheir belovedsisterAgnes(Mrs.J.O'Heney), whowasoneofthemostferventTertiaryfollowersofSt.FrancisofAssisi, andwhosedevotiontotheOrderand faithfulobservanceofitsruleswasa fineexampletoherbrotherandsister Tertiaries. ToBrotherEugene O'Heneyallsenddeepestsympathy. MayourdearSisterAgnesrestin peace.St.Francis,prayforher.

22,000MISSIONARIESTRYINGTOCONVERT 1,300,000,000.

Everyyearmorethan800,000natives becomeCatholics.Morethan2,000,000 nativesarebeinginstructedforbaptism.

ThesefiguresaregiveninaMission SundaystatementissuedbytheFides NewsServiceinRomeandwerequoted byRadioVatican.

TheChurch'smissionfieldscover54,000,000squaremiles,thepopulation numbers1,325millionsortwo-thirds ofthewholehumanrace.

Thereare1,050millionpagans,250 millionMohammedansand25million Catholics.

Inthemissionsthereare:

22,000priests,nativeandforeignoneforevery60,000people.

9,000brothersand53,000sisters;

77,000churches;

76,000teachersand92,000catechists;

90,000schoolswith5,000,000pupils;

5,00()hospitalswith75,000beds;

8,000dispensaries,whereeveryyear 30millionconsultationsaregiven;

2,000orphanages;

Nearly400seminarieswithatotal of16,000students.

Inaddition,therearesomehundreds ofleperasylums,sanatoriafortuberculosis,andawholenet-workofsocial services.

"Allinall,"saidtheVaticanannouncer,"itisamagnificentmachine thatcoverseveryphaseofthetemporalandspirituallifeofthosefor whosesalvationthemissionsareworking.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthe machineisinadequate,butitisnot forthelackofgoodwillofthoseonthe spot."

Sunday,February7:Wagin,8a.m.; Wedgecarrup,10a.m.

Sunday,February19:Wagin,8a.m.; Dumbleyung,10a.m.

Sunday,February21:LakeGrace,9 a.m.;Kukerin,11a.m.

Sunday,February28:Dumbleyung, 9a.m.;Wagin,11a.m.

Sunday,March7:Wagin,8am.: Wedgecarrup.10a.m.

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AGENTFORW.A.CHARITIES.

CATHOLICTENNIS ASSOCIATION

CombinedTennisDayPostponed.

FatewasagainsttheAssociationon Sundaylast,whenunsettledweather conditionscausedapostponementof theCombinedTennisDayatRobertsonPark.Ifsamehadbeenheld,it wasanticipatedthata"record"crowd ofmembersandfriendswouldhave beeninattendance.Itisnowalmost certainthattheDaywilltakeplace laterinFebruary.Watchthesenotes fordetails.

AnnualGeneralMeeting.

Thesixtiethannualgeneralmeeting oftheW.A.C.L.TA.willtakeplaceat theHighgateParishHallonFriday, February19.Nominationsfortheelectionofoffice-bearerswillclosewith thesecretaryonFebruary5.Atthe conclusionofthemeeting,itisintendedbytheexecutivetoholdasocialanddanceatwhichpresentations oftwolifehonorarymembershipswill bemadetowell-knownAssociation stalwarts,inMessrs.DaveMcGillivray andBertHerbert.Bothofthesemen havedonemuchtofostertheW.A.C.L.T.A.,andasamarkofappreciation theexecutivehasdecidedtorecognise theirmanyyearsofservice.Therefore,itissincerelyhopedthatasmany membersandfriendsaspossiblewill attendthissocialanddanceonFebruary19.andshowbytheirattendance thattheystillmaintaininterestinthe Association.

Tit-BitsofInterest.

AnotherAssociationengagement! ThistimeitisbetweenGeitaShanley, ofSt.Joachim's,andJack(Emma) Peterkin,formerlyofTheresians.Both arewellknownintheAssociation,and havebeenveryactiveinvarioussocial functions.Congratulationsareextendedtobothfromalltheirmany friends.

Bunburyhasbecomeakeenholiday resortformostofourmembers.Duringthepastfortnightorso,itwas surprisingtoseesomanywell-known identitiesswimmingattheBackBeach, orwalkinginVictoria-street.Whata pitySt.Patrick'sClubisnomore;it wouldhavebeenjusttheplacefor spendingafewhoursintheweek-end.

St.Kevin'sTennisClub.

Ameetingoftheabovewillbeheld inSt.Joseph'sHallonTuesdaynext, February9,at8p.m.Asthisisthe lastmeetingforthe194243season,the attendanceisexpectedtobe100per cent.

Ourrankshavebeenlatelydepleted throughseveraltakingtheirannual holidays.SheilaandMaureenDaly havejustreturnedfromBunbury, wheretheystatetheyhad"awonderfultime."MargaretRyanwasalso there,andshelooks"tip-top."Maurice MedleyisspendinghisleaveatDenmark,andfromwhatwehear"iscertainlyenjoyinghimself.GeorgeMcGuinnesshasreturnedafterspending afortnightatKalgoorlie.Tooffset these,wehavehadLenPusey(on leave)withusforafewdays,asalso Frank'O'Mahony.Oneofourstalwarts,inElgarO'Mahony(onleave fromRAN.)poppedinonuslast week,andshowedthathehadnotlost muchofhistennisform.Otherformermembersaroundlatelyhavebeen FlorrieKelly(A.W.A.S.)andPatAndrew(W.A.A.A.F.),bothofwhomlook smartintheirserviceuniforms.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe CatholicGirls'Movementshouldring B6950,orcallinattheClubRooms duringlunch-hourorofanevening.

Highgate 0 .11111

TheHighgateBranchoftheCatholic Women'sLeaguewillholditsfirstmeetingoftheyearonThursday,February11,at2.30p.m.,intheParishHall. Astherearemanyimportantmatters tobediscussedconcerningthecharitableandpatrioticactivitiesforthe year,itishopedthattherewillbea goodattendanceofmembersandprospectivemembers.

St.Josephs Convent,Fremantle

EX-STUDENTS'ASSOCIATION.

AllmembersofSt.Joseph'sExStudents'Associationarereminded thatabeachteawillbeheldatMosman,onTuesdaynext.February9.Arrangementsarebeingmadefurteato beservedatWhite'sTeaRooms,right onthebeach,sothatgirlsmaycome directfromworkandteawillbeready forthem,afterwhichswimmingand acommunitysing-songwillbeheld. Mrs.Whitehaskindlyplacedatour disposalheropen-airhallandpiano,so thatagoodevening'sfunisassured. Tofacilitatecatering,girlsintending tobepresentareaskedtonotifythe President,MissDorothyTangney (F1619)orMrs.FrankTownsend byMonday, February8.TheMosmanbuswill leaveSt.George'sTerraceat5.10,525, 5.45,6.10,andFremantleat5.15,6.15, and7.5,andpassthedoorofthetearoom&Esplanade.Mosman.Soifyou reallywantagoodnight'sentertainment,comealong,bringyourbathers andyourmusic,and.bepreparedto enjoyyourselves.

St.VincentdePaulConference.

St.Mary'sConferenceofSt.Vincent dePaulSocietyisinaveryhealthy conditionatpresent.Severalvisiting membershavebeenwelcomedrecently. ThemeetingplaceisatSt.Mary'sHall, afterdevotionseverySundayevening.

H.A.C.B.S.

ThebranchmetonMondayevening last,whenanewsisterwasinitiated. Pastsecretary,L.McDonald,wasa visitor.

Schools.

Allschoolsoftheparishre-openon Tuesdaynext.Theteachershavealreadyreturned,so,boysandgirls,be readybrightandearly.

Personal.

Thereweremanyfamilyreunions lastweek,withholiday-makersreturningandboysonleave.Therailway stationwasquiteabusyplace.Among thosenoticedatSt.Mary'swereJack Howard,LanceRodgers,Frankand TonyTomich,andLaurieMcDonald. ChildrenofMary.

ThemonthlyCommunionwillbe heldonSunday,February21,at8.30 Mass.Membersarerequestedtobe inattendanceat8amasoneoftheir number,popularMargaretKeough,is tobemarriedwithNuptialMass. Pleasenotethealteredtimeandwear regalia.

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Examination

JUNIORUNIVERSITYEXAMINATION.

L.G.MEREDITH:English,History,Geography,Maths.A,Maths.B, CommercialMethodsandBookkeeping,Drawing.

MUSIC.

TRINITYCOLLEGE.

SENIORDIVISION:MaryWalker, Pianoforte(Honours).

INTERMEDIATE:PatriciaGarrity, Pianoforte(Merit).

PREPARATORY:EllenLeitchMurray,Violin(Pass).

FIRSTSTEPS:HelenWilliams, Elocution(Honours).

INITIAL:VillasO'Neill,Pianoforte (Pass).

UNIVERSITYEXAMINATION HOARD.

GRADEIII.:JoyceMeredith,Pianoforte.

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COMPETITIVEPRICES.

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Results,1942

GRADEIV.DorothyLofts(Credit),EuniceWilson,Pianoforte;Mavis Carr,Violin(Pass);WilliamEastcott, Violin(Pass):MaryCrowd,Singing; FayeYoung,Pianoforte(Pass).

GRADEVI.:PeggyCulverhouse, Pianoforte(Credit).

PREPARATORYGRADE:Pianoforte:Valerie3arry,LornaZinnecker.

THEORY,T.C.L.,1942.

JUNIOR-Honours:ValerieBarry. Merit:WilliamMoyes.

PREPARATORY-Honours:Ellen LeitchMurray(100marks);Lorna Zinnecker,JohnFalconer,MargaretR. Troup.Merit:AlanHughes.Pass: JudithRawsen.

FIRSTSTEPS-Honours:Margaret Hester(100marks);FleurEgertonWarburton(100marks).Pass:JenniferEgerton-Warburton.

COMMERCIAL:BOOKKEEPING.

GRADEIII.-Honours:BerylHenry, HelenWaddington.Credit:Athol ThainPa,WSmith.

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CALENDARofACTIVITIES

FEBRUARY

Monday,8:

ArtsGuildPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room9.

WarWorkPraesidium,6.15pm.Room7.

Choir,8p.m.Room9.

DramaticGroup,8p.m.Room7.

Tuesday,9:

GeneralPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room7.

DANCE,CECILBUILDINGS,SHERWOODCOURT.

DancingClass,8p.m.CathedralHall.

DramaticGroup,8p.m.Room7.

Wednesday,

10:SewingClass,6-9.30p.m.Roams7-9.

HomeNursingClass,8p.m.,St.John'sAmbulance.

Thursday,11:Mass,8a.m.Expositionallday.Benediction5.45p.m.

Nurses'Praesidium,8p.m.Room7.

OrchestraandSwingBand,8p.m.Room9.

Friday,12:LecturebyFatherLalor,8p.m.:"CatholicismintheModern World."Room9.

Saturday,13:CANTEENDUTIES,TownHall.

Sunday,14:MARIANARTSGUILDSOCIAL,8p.m.Room9.

Monday,15:Arts'GuildPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room9. WarWorkPraesidium,6.15p.m.Room7. Choir,8p.m.Room9.

DramaticGroup,8p.m.Room7.

Tuesday,16:CANTEENDUTIES,TOWNHALL GeneralPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room7.

DancingClasses,8p.m.CathedralHall. DramaticGroup,8p.m.Room7.

Wednesday,17:SewingClass,6-9.30p.m.Rooms7-9. HomeNursing,St.John'sAmbulance,7.30p.m.

Thursday,18:Mass,8a.mExpositionallday.Benediction,5.45pm.

Nurses'Praesidium,8p.m.Room7. OrchestraandSwingBand,8p.m.Room9.

Friday,19:LecturebyFatherLalor,8p.m.:"CatholicismintheModern World."Room9.

Exposition

"Iwaitedforyoubutyoudidnot come."

CANTEENSERVICE

WehavebeenaskedbytheCitizens' ReceptionCounciltoformanother groupofladiestotakeoverbuffetarrangementsduringtheday.This necessitatesanotheryoungerset.As ourmembershipislargeenoughto formtwogroups,wehavedecidedto doso,andonegroupwillgoonwith theLadies'BowlingAssociationand theotherwiththeC.W.O.Ladies. Untilmembersreceiveacircularnotifyingthemwhichgrouptheywillbe on,theyareaskedtoattendondates givenbelow:-

C.W.O.LADIES'GROUP.

Tuesday,February16:TownHall.

Friday,March5:PhyllisDeanHall.

Monday,March15:TownHall.

LADIES'BOWLINGASSOCIATION GROUP.

Saturday,February13:TownHall.

Friday,March12:TownHall.

DraMaticGroup

Arehearsalforthe"KrazyKids"(at school),onMonday,February8,at8 p.m.,inRoom7. Thereisalsoarehearsalat7.30on Tuesday,February9,forthe"LighthouseTragedy."

AVerse-SpeakingChoirisbeingformedforthenextconcert,andanygirl whoisinterestedinthisisaskedto comealongtotheClubRoomson Tuesday,9th.inst.,at8p.m.This classwillnotlastmorethanone hour.

Ifyouheardthatfromyourclosest friendyou'dfeelveryashamed.Well, thatmustbejustwhatOurLordis thinkingintheChapelonThursdays whenyoudonotcomeuptoseehim.

"Iwaitedforyou."

Remember,girls,thisChapelisyours ineverysenseoftheword,andnoone ismorewelcomethanyou.Sodon't forgettocomenextThursdayandpay alittlevisit.Expositioncloseswith Benedictionat5.45p.m.

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frestralianJesuits Return

Thefirstmarriagetobecelebrated :nSt.Patrick'sChurch,Waroona,was solemnisedwithNuptialMassonNovember7,1942,thecontractingparties beingMonicaElizabethBowen,ofKonnongorring,andCorneliusJamesFitzpatrick,ofWaroona.Rev.E.J. Power,anesteemedfriendofboth thesewell-knownandhighlyrespected families,officiated.

Enteringthechurchonthearmof herfather,thebridemadeacharmingpicture.Herrobewasofivory satin,cutonclassicallines,withfitting waistlinefromwhichfellalongfull train.Thehand-workedbridalveil, withdelicatelyarrangedtuberroses framingthecrown,fellintranslucent folds.Shecarriedasheafofroses andliliesandamother-of-pearlprayerbook.

MissPatriciaBowenmadeadainty bridesmaid.Herfrockwasofblue floralorgandiewithfittingbodice,full skirt,bluetullehatandsheafofgoldenroses.

Thedutiesofbestmanwereefficientlycarriedoutbythebridegroom'sbrother,Mr.F.Fitzpatrick.

ThereceptionwasheldintheWaroonaMemorialHall,whereMrs.M. J.Bowen,thebride'smother,inabe-

comingfrockofcrinkledblackcrepe, withwhiteaccessoriesandredshoulderspray,receivedthe'guests.Mrs. P.Fitzpatrick,thebridegroom's mother,inasmartniggerbrownensemble,relievedwithautumntoned shoulderspray,wasalsoinattendance. Thetableswereartisticallyanddaintilydecoratedwithroses,thethreetieredcakeforminganattractivecentrepiece.Thedutiesofchairman wereablycarriedoutbyRev.E.J. Power.Musicalitemswererendered byMissI.QuinnandMr.J.Pusey. Manycongratulatorytelegramsand beautifulgiftswerereceivedbythe happycouple.Latertheyleftfor theirhoneymoon,thebridewearinga Madonnabluefrockwithblackaccessoriesandblackvelvetpicturehat.

CATHOLIC WOMEN'SLEAGUE

Meeting.

Thegeneralmeetingwillbeheldin theLeagueRoomsonMonday,February8,at2.30p.m.Agoodattendance isexpected.

CanteenWork.

MembersareaskedtonotethefollowingarrangementsforCanteenServices:-

PhyllisDeanHall:Tuesday,February9. BarrackStreetBuffet:Sunday,February14.

TownHall:Friday,February19.

WEREYOUONEOFTHELUCKYONESTHISTIME IFNOT,GETYOURTICKETFROMCHARLESWATSON&CO.

76BARRACKSTREET(NextWilsonandJohn's).

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VERYREV.FATHERA.M. CROFTS,02., theVice-ProvincialofthtDominican FathersinAustralia,whohasbeengivingaRetreattotheDominicanSisters atDongarra,isatpresenttheguest ofHisGracetheArchbishop. ComingtoAustraliain1938fromIreland,wherehehadbeenforfouryears PriorDominicaninWaterford,Father Croftssupervisedthebuildingofthe newDominicanNovitiateatSt.Dominic'sPriory,Camberwell,Victoria. FatherCroftsisalsotheauthorof"CatholicSocialAction

SWednesday,February17 Opening nightL.C.Y.Dance.HighgateParish Hall.

REV.NOELRYAN,S.J.

Amongthethreescholasticswhohave beensentthisyearfromtheEastern StatestosupplementthestaffofSt. LouisJesuitSchool,Claremont,are twoWestralian-bornJesuits.TheRev. NoelRyan,S.J.,entered'heJesuitNovitiateeightyearsagoandhashad abrilliantcourseattheMelbourneUniversity.Lastyearhegraduatedwith first-classHonours,securingfirstplace intheEnglish-LatinSchoolandtwo specialawards-theEnidDerham PrizefortheBestAppreciationofPoetryandtheburleyMoricePrizeforthe BestDissertationinEnglish.Heis anoldboyoftheChristianBrothers' College,Fremantle,andbrotherofCaptainMartinRyan,formerlyacityoptician.

TheotherWestraliantojointhe communityatSt.LouisistheRev.L. Flynn,S.J.,amemberofthewellknownBunburyfamily.Heisan oldboyofChristianBrothers'College, St.George'sTerrace.

WiththemtotheWestcameathird C.B.C.alumnus-theRev.J.Batchelor, S.J.,whowasastudentofSt.Patrick's College,Ballarat.

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TheDeclineof ,MODE4TY

Oneofthenaturalvirtueswhichintimespastwasasmuch awoman'sgloryasherhair-thevirtueofmodesty-isto-dayin thediscard.ThedecayofaChristiancivilisationisindicatednot somuchbythedeclineofthespecificallyChristianvirtuesasby thedenialofthenaturalvirtueswhicharetheirfoundation.If, forinstance,themodernsweredownrightlynegativingthenecessityforthedesirabilityofcharity,onewouldhavenoneedfor alarm.Butwhentheycommencetohymnhumanitarianism, philanthropy,and"service"assubstitutesforit,thenoneexperiencesdisillusionanddisgust.Similarlyinthematterofmodesty.

TheoldtimePuritanwasnotareallydangerousenemy,because hewasatleasthonestandevenaggressiveinerror.Butthe newsophistisanunfathomedperilpreciselybecauseheissubtle andtolerantandfair-seeming.Athousandsuchexamplescould beadducedinillustration,theseasonableoneisthatofthebeaches

Thefull-bloodedpaganofthepastmightinhisdecadencehave sneeredatmodestyindressbecausehequitefranklydespisedchastityasacurbonhisdesires.Butthemodernshaveothertactics. Theydonotsneeratmodesty;theytrytopretendthereisno suchthing.Inthematterofbeachcostumestheyrecogniseonly twoattitudes.Oneismockmodest,whichleadspeopletothe extremeofnecktokneeattire,whiletheotherleanstowards nudismandissupposedtobeaverymodernblendofcommon senseandathirstforliberty.

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ThisisamatteronwhichthetraditionalCatholichungerfor theuseofreasonmightbepressed.Doesitreallycorrespondto realitytoclaimthatourbeachesarecommandeeredbythesetwo mutuallyexclusiveschools-theprudesandthelibertines?Does theprincipleoftheExcludedMiddleapplytobathingcostames?

Mustwechoosebetweentheneck-to-kneeadvocateandthegentlemanorladywhowouldtreadoursandsclothedonlyinthesmile ofemancipationfromtheChristiandecencies?Thesolutionof thisdifficultyliesinthefrankrecognitionoftheveryobviousfact oforiginalsinonwhichthevirtueofmodestydepends.Initself thehumanbodyisnotevil,buttotheimpairedfacultiesoffallen manitisapotentialdanger.Withtheincorporationoflustasa nationalpastimethereiseveryurgencyforthepreservationof whatevermodestyremains,formodestyhasalwaysbeenthewatchdogatthegateofchastity.Everybodywhobotherstothinkmust admitthattheextraordinarimpetustosexualismduringthese post-waryearshasderivedinsomemeasurefromco-educationand theoverfreeminglingofthesexes.Mixedbathinghasalsomade itscontribution.

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Itisadvancedbysomethatthesightofimmodestattirehas teasedtoshocktheconsciencesofmostpeople.Tosomeextent thisisprobablytrue,butevenwereitwhollytrueitwouldnot spelltheobliterationofthevirtueofmodesty.Itsimplypointsto thefactthattheconsciencetendstohardenwheneveranevilpracticebecomesamatterofhabit.Sofarfrombeingthesubjectof boasting,oranindicationofgreaterspiritualbalance.itshould proveamatterofalarm,andshouldservetostirChristianpeople toarefinementofconscience.Theprevalenceofundesirable habitsandlackofpopularreactiontotheminnowayarguesthe validityofthehabitsorareasonfortheircontinuance.Itmust alsobestressedthatthereisdefinitelyamiddlewaybetween licenceandsuppression.Itwouldhesillytoimaginethatthe Churchhassomemorbiddreadofwater.Thereisevenascripturaltextwhichwouldservenotirreverentlyasapuninthematter,andthatisthatamanisbornintotheChurchbywaterand theHolyGhost,huttheChurchcertainlydoesnotbelievethatthe waterofthesurfofitselfwashesoutoriginalsinoritseffectson humannature.Indeedatthemomentitwouldseemthatthesea isbeingpermittedtoengulftheoutpostsoftheChristianlife.The practiceofmixedbathingwillcontinue,andthemostthatcanbe hopedforisthatthecivilauthoritieswillnotpandertothecantof thelibertinesandwillensurethattheleastpossibleoffenceis offeredtoChristianpeoplewhoenjoythesurf.Itisamatteralso inwhichtheexampleofourCatholicgirlswouldeventuallyhave far-reachingeffects.

Lettersshouldbemadeasbriefas possible,andbearthewriter'sname andaddress-notnecessarilyforpublication.

YOUNGPAGANS.

Sir.-Seemstomethattheroot causeofmostoftheevilswearefightingto-dayfromextremebrandsofsocialismadvocatedbysomeamongstus, tothegrowinglackofmoralsobvious inouryouth,istheStateschoolsystemasweknowit.Thechickensare cominghometoroost!Youcan't havetruemoralitywithoutreligion, norcanyouhaveasanesocialorder thatisnotbasedonChristianprinciples.Itwastherejectionofthese sameprinciplesinourCapitalisticsocietythatbroughtabouttheabusesin thepresentsocialorder.Andhowcan apaganyouthbeexpectedtosolve thetremendousquestionsfacingAustraliato-day?-Yours,etc., T.B.A. Perth.

ROYALCOMMISSION.

Sir,-AtitsmeetinginSydneyrecently,theHeadmasters'Conference urgedthataCommonwealthRoyal CommissionshouldbesetupandempoweredtoreviewtheeducationalpositioninAustraliaandputforwardsuggestionsforreforminthelightofAustralianideals.Oneoftheprinciples putforwardbythisbandoflearned gentlemenwas"thatschoolsonreligiousfoundationsshouldbemadeavailabletoallwhowishtoattendthem, regardlessoftheir circumstances."Thegentlemenconcerneddid not,however,offeranysolutioninthe matteroffinancingthosewhohitherto have.beenunabletoaffordeventhe moderatefeeschargedbymostreligiousschools.Perhapstheyarerelying onthegoodnatureofpublicspirited citizenstoprovidescholarshipsand bursaries,ordotheyproposetothrow theonusonthepeopleresponsible, namely,theState?-Yours,etc., "VIRGIL."

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ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

February14:CanonicalVisitationat SacredHeartChurch,Mt.Barker.

February21:CanonicalVisitationat St.Joseph'sChurch,Albany.

March7:CanonicalVisitationatSt. Mary'sKalamunda.

March14:CanonicalVisitationand ConfirmationatSt.Joseph's,Northam.

HisGracetheArchbishopannounces thefollowingclericalchangesandappointments:-

Rev.J.Brosnan,toCollie(temporarycharge).

Rev.P.Farrelly,toBusselton(locum tenens).

Rev.J.V.O'Sullivan,toLesmurdie (ParishPriest).

Rev.C.Casey,toKalamunda(temporarycharge).

Rev.M.Brennan(newlyordained), toBunbury(assistant).

WHITEANTS.

Sir,-Thepublicationinyourissue ofJanuary14,of"ACommunist Speaks,"andDr.Rumble'sveryable repliestotheCommunist'sstatements, shouldserveasatimelywarningtoall Catholics.Itgivesavagueideaof themethodsusedbythisatheisticand, seditiousorganisationintheirendeavourtofoisttheirfilthydoctrineson anunsuspectingpublic,usingRussia's partinthepresentworldconfiictas a"cover-up"fortheirwhite-antingof constitutedauthority,Statecontrolled educationalinstitutions,culturaland youthmovements,and,worstofall,the Christianreligion.AcopyoftheartideshouldheineveryCatholichome inAustralia,andshouldbestudied thoroughlybyeverymemberofevery familyabletounderstanditsportent. Keepupthegoodworkinthisfight againstallsuchGodlessorganisations.Yours,etc., "ANTICOM."

"ADS."RACKET.

Sir,-Whatisthestrengthofthisadvertisingracket?Weareconstantly urgedtoselfsacrifice'andeconomical living;wedailycomeslap-bangup againstausterityineveryphraseof oursociallife;wemustspendlesson unessentials,buymorewarbonds,and generallyassisttheNationaleconomy. Atthesametimeweareconfronted withthecringingwailofuselessadvertising-themostuneconomicalthing imaginable.Howlongarewegoing tostandit?

Howmanymillionsofpoundsare wastedthroughthePress,Radio, Screenandtherest,loudlyurgingus totrythethingsthatarenolonger available?Howmuchpaperiswastedonadvertisementsoftobacco,cigarettes,chocolates,thatcan'tbeprocured-howmanyindustriesproducing exclusivelyforthewarmachineare wastingadvertisementsandpaper tellinguswhattheyaredoingand whattheydidinthepast?Isitnecessary?Inshort,howmuchtalentand man-powerisbeingtotallylostin handlingtheshoddypublicityofuselessadvertising?Wecan'tunderstandhowprecioustimeislostin someofthedoubtfulstop-workstunts wereadofdaily,andyetwhatofthe timethrownawayinthesphereof advertising.Ourcountrywouldbe allthebetterforhavingitcutout andthetime,moneyandman-power soengagedturnedtosomeusefulpurpose.-Yours,etc., "BOLONEY."

FRENCHELECTIONS.

Sir,-Iamwritingtoyouinthe hopethatyoucanclearupthisargument,andwouldyoupleaseputthe answerinthisweek's"Record"?The questionis:Whatsinglepartypolled themostvotesinFranceatthelast electionheldbeforethiswar?-Yours, etc.,

CONSTANTREADER. Fremantle.

(TheRadicalSocialistPartyofPremierCamilleChautempspolledmore votesthananyotherinthe electionsofOctober,1937.Thisparty wasessentiallymiddle-class.Theleft wingLabourPartyofLeonBlummade apoorershowthaninthevotingof 1936.-Bd.)

IGNORANCE.

Sir,-ItissurprisinghowmanyapparentlyinstructedCatholicsaskthe question,"Anyway,what'swrongwith Communism?"Othersputitanother way:"Apartfromthefactthatitis anti-God,thereseemstobealotinit." TheignoranceofjustwhatCommunismreallymeans,whatitisreallyaimingat,isnotonlylamentable,itis alarming,andespeciallyamongstCatholicworkers.-Yours,etc.,

WAKEUP.

VictoriaPark.

CATHOLICTE,ACHERS'CONGRESS

*RepresentativesofAllteachingOrders

Discuss CatecheticalInstruction CatholicAction

LiturgicalMusic

ARCHBISHOPPRESIDESATSOLEMNHIGH SUNGBYASSEMBLEDRELIGIOUS.

OnThursday,January28,atideof anxiouswar-frettedhumanity,busy aboutmanythingsandimmersedin earthlycare,ebbedandflowedasusual inthestreetsofPerth.Butamid thisseaofmenthus"chainedand bowed"wasgroupedalittleunobtrusivebandwhosewholeintent wascentredonaworktheworthof whichnotevenangelsken.ThemembersofthatbandweretheCatholic teachersoftheArchdiocese,and,under thepresidencyoftheirArchbishop, theyhadmetwithinSt.Mary'srichlymouldedwallstopleadthatHeWhose guidingspirittheyhadoftencalled uponwithinthelastfewdayswould oncemoredeigntosendthatvivifying spirit,sothattheirplansindaysto comemightyieldrichfruit.

Duringtheprevioustwodays,the teachersoftheArchdiocese,meetingat VictoriaSquare,hadfollowedlectures onreligioussubjectsanddiscussed waysandmeansbywhichtheidealsof CatholicEducationmightfindmoreeffectiverealisationinourschools.

Asinpreviousyears,theConference hadthesplendidservicesofanumber ofourpriestsasdiscussion-leadersin thevariousage-groups.Theirwork inthisrespectwasablysupplemented bytheteachingfacultyoftheVictoria SquareTrainingCollege,whichwesentedanenlighteningpaperonthe teachingofprayersandBibleHistory tolittleones.Rev.FatherWallace, B.Sc.,dealtwiththesubjectofFirst ConfessionandFirstCommunion,and thoseresponsibleforthejuniorgroup inschoolwenthomethericherforhis stimulatingtalks.

Rev.FatherMurphy,B.A.,L.Ph., InspectorofSchcols,dealingwiththe 8-12yearsyllabus,heldthelivelyinterestofalargegroupashehelped tothreshoutdifficultiesintheteachingoftheCatechism.Teachersofpostprimaryclasseswereoccupiedwiththe much-discussedproblemofpromoting theapostolicspiritintheschool.

Mr.Doyle,S.J.,inapracticaland convincinglecture,showedtheiatense vitalityoftheSodalityofOurBlessed Lady,providedthataduebalancebetweenthespiritualandtheactiveis maintained.Asurprisinglyeffective meansofenkindlingtheapostolicspirit wasrevealedwhenRev.FatherLalor demonstratedandcommentedona meetingofaJuniorPraesidiumofthe LegionofMary.

Thedegreeinwhichconferences proveofdefinitevaluetoteachers whentheyreturntoclass-roomactivitiesissometimesquestioned.Prompted byalikecuriosity,wemayfindit temptingtospeculateonthesignificancefortheChurchinW.A.ofthe conferencejustheld.Tojudgealone fromthelargenumberofappreciative commentswhichgreetedenquiriesas tothediscussionsheld,itseemssaftoconjecturethatthisyear'seffortwl'l notbefruitless.Andshouldanextensiveestablishmentofjuniorunits oftheLegionofMarysoontakeplace andthezealofthoselittlebandsof apostlesproveasastonishinglysneessfulasinthecaseofsimilarpraesidia

MASS,

alreadyfunctioning,mayitnothappen, withOurLady'spowerfulblessing, that,intheannalsofthePerthArzhdiocese,thisyear'sconferencemay evenprovehistoric?

CLOSINGCEREMONY.

1heAnnualConferenceofTeachers intheCatholicSchoolsthroughoutthe ArchdioceseofPerthcommencedat theConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare, onTuesday,the26th.ult.250teachers-Priests,BrothersandNuns-participatedinthelecturesanddiscussionswhichcoveredCatecheticalteaching,CatholicAction,andLiturgical Music.TheConferenceconcluded withaSolemnHighMassinSt.Mary's CathedralonThursday,28th.ult.,the musicofwhichwassungbytheteachersthemselves,directedbyRev. FatherA.Lynch.HisGracethe ArchbishopofPerthDr.Prendiville) presidedatthethrone.ThecelebrantwasRev.FatherMcGillicuddy; deacon,Rev.FatherJ.Murphy;subdeacon,Rev.FatherDonnelly.Rev. FathersA.Kelly,S.J.,andJ.Wallace weredeaconsatthethrone,whileVery Rev.Dr.Kennedy,Adm.,wasassistant priest.Themasterofceremonieswas Rev.FatherO'Farrell.

HISGRACE'SADDRESS.

HisGracetheArchbishop,speaking aftertheGospel,thankedtheBrothers andSistersforthesacrificestheyhad madeincomingdayafterdayforfive consecutivedaystoattendtheconferencesonPlainChantandChristian Doctrine.Heexpressedthewishthat theseconferenceswouldbeproductive ofmuchgoodinthepromotionofreligiousknowledgeandliturgicalmusic intheschoolsthroughouttheDiocese. HisGracethankedthem,too,fortheir splendidworkinthecauseofCatholic Education,acausewhichbutforthem wouldlanguishandwitheraway.

TherewerefewscenesintheGospel, HisGracecontinuedthatweremore beautifullyportrayedandfrequently illustratedbythegreatChristianartiststhanthosedepictingOurSaviour's warmaffectionforchildren.Teachers inCatholicschoolshadgraspedthat lessonoftheGospel.Withzeal,courageandefficiency,theyhadflungthe richtalentsofculturedmindsand insetratedheartsintothenobleenterpriseoftranslatingintoalivingand abidingrealitytheage-oldmandateof theDivineRedeemer:"Sufferthelittle childrentocomeuntomeandforbid themnot,forofsuchistheKingdom ofGod."Theynotonlytaughtreligion:theypractisedit.Theynot onlytaughtbypreceptthevirtuesof theCatholicFaith,theyalsoexemplifiedthemintheirdailylives.That wasthesecretoftheirsuccessinthe fieldofChristianEducation.St.John (hrysostomsaidoftheteachers: "Thereisnopainter,thereisnoscull). tor,norartist,thatcambecompared tothemanwhoknowshowtoform theheartsandmindsofyouth.This is.aworkfarsurpassingthenoblest creationsofman'sart,toreproducein

soulsthelivingimageofChrist." "Such,-HisGracecontinued,"isthe teacher'sapostolate:suchtheteacher's privilege.Mayyoucontinuetobe worthyofthatapostolate,andappreciativeofthatprivilege."

HisGracerequestedtheteachersto adherefaithfullytotheprogrammeof ChristianDoctrineaspreparedfor thembytheInspectorofReligious Knowledge.Healsoappealedtothem toregardPlainChantaspartoftheir workofculturalandreligioustraining. IlequotedtheApostolicConstitution onGregorianChant,andurgedthem toputintopracticeinallschools,primaryandsecondary,thecommandof theVicarofChrist:"Letthesecular andregularclergyundertheguidance oftheBishopsandlocalOrdinaries, makeeveryexertiontosecure,either personallyorthroughexperts,theliturgicalandmusicaleducationofthe people.Letthemregarditaspart oftheirworkofinstructinginChristianDoctrine.Thiswillbedonemore easilyifschoolsespecially,pioussodalities,andotherassociationsareinstructedinLiturgicalChant.LetallcommunitiesofReligious,ofSisters,and ofpiouswomen,besolicitousaboutthis inthevariouseducationalinstitutions entrustedtothem."TheDiocesan DirectorofSacredMusichadgiven themathree-dayconferenceonPlain Chant,andHisGracewaspleasedto knowthat250teachershadtakenadvantageofthatConference,andheappealedtothemtoco-operatewholeheartedlyintheirimportantwork withtheDiocesanDirector.

Hewasalsogratefultoknowthat theteacherswerebecomingmoreand moreinterestedinCatholicAction,on whichtheDirectorofCatholicAction hasgiventwointerestingandhelpful conferences."IfCatholicActionis toachievethesuccesswehopeitwill achieve,"concludedHisGrace,"the foundationmustbelaidfirmlyinthe seniorclassesofourprimaryandsecondaryschools."

CATHOLICACTIONIN SCHOOL.

LegionDemonstration.

Averyinterestingdemonstrationof aschoolpraesidiumoftheLegionof MaryinactionwasgivenontheWednesdaymorningoftheConference.The membersofapraesidiumfromSt.Joseph'sPrimarySchool,VictoriaSquare, conductedaroutinemeetingonthe stageinthelecturehall,andthe SpiritualDirector,FatherLalor,gave arunningcommentaryasthemeeting progressed.Thedemonstrationwas agreatsuccessandcreatedagreatdeal ofinterestamongsttheteacherspresent.FatherLalorprefacedhiscommentarywithanexplanationofthe parttheseLegiongroupsintheschools areplayingthroughouttheEastern StatesinthefieldofCatholicAction. Theoutstandingsuccessoftheseveral experimentalgroupscommencedinthe localschoolsduringthepastyearhad amplyjustifiedhisconfidenceinthe Legiontosolvethequestionofthe mostsuitableformofCatholicAction fortheschools.AsDirectorofCatholicAction,hehopedthatsoonevery schoolwouldhaveitsLegiongroup formingthestudentsintoapostles. Attheconclusionofthedemonstrationtherewasanadjournment,after whichanotherhourwasspentindiscussiononthesubjectoftheLegion intheschool.Anyschoolswishingto commenceapraesidiumwereaskedto contactFatherLaloratSt.Mary'sCathedral,andhepromisedtogivethem everyassistancepossible.Itishoped thatthecomingyearwillseeLegion praesidiaestablishedinmost,ifnot all,ofourschools.

COURSEINSACREDMUSIC.

Saturday,SundayandMonday,January23,24,and25,weredevotedtoGregorianChant,whentheDiocesanDirectorofSacredMusic,Rev.A.Lynch, gavedemonstratedtalksintheTheatre oftheChristianBrothers'College, whichwasgraciouslylentfortheoccasion.Besidesthequestionofordinaryvocaltraining,theyear'sprogrammewasstudiedandademonstrationlessonwithbeginnerswasgiven. Somereferencewasalsomadetothe teachingofsecularsongs.

Somethreehundredteacherstook partinthesingingoftheHighMass onThursday,January28.TheBro. theNactedasSchola,alternatingwith theSisters.FatherLynchconducted. Thesingingwassobeautifulthatgreat optimismastotheresultoftheirteachingthisyearismorethanjustified.

Theyear'sprogrammewillbe:Mass No.II,"OrbisFactor,"CredoNo.3, Adornte,AveVerum,TantumErgo No.1,AdoremusNo.1,andtheSalve Regina.

CatholicTeachers' Guild

FIRSTANNUALCONFERENCE.

ThefirstannualConferenceofthe CatholicTeachers'Guildwasheldon the2Sth.ult.,immediatelyfollowing theHighMasswhichconcludedthe annualConferenceoftheDiocesan teachers.Themeetingtookplacein St.Mary'sChapterHall,underthe patronageofHisGracetheArchbishop. Areviewoftheactivitiesof1942was givenandplansfortheforthcoming yearwerediscussed.HisGracethe Archbishopaddressedtheteachers. HisGraceexpressedhisdelightthat ithadbeenfoundpossibletoestablish theGuild,andhehopedthattheideals forwhichithadbeenestablishedwould befulfilled,andthatitsmembership wouldbecomelargeryearbyyear.He remindedtheteachersoftheinfluence forgoodthattheycouldwieldintheir work.Theyhadanobligationtothe EducationDepartment,anobligation ofloyaltyandconscientiousdevotion todutyasofficersoftheDepartment. Inthatrespecttheyshouldbeanexampletootherteachers.Theywere merelydeputisingfortheparents,who expectedthatteacherswouldhavea -salutaryinfluenceontheirchildren. Ileexhortedthemtobefaithfulto therulesgoverningtheCatholicTeachers'Guild,anddoeverythingintheir powertofurtheritsinterests.Heexpressedhisappreciationofthevery valuableservicestotheGuildofRev. J.Doyle,Jesuitscholastic,andannouncedtheappointmentofFather Murphy,It L.Ph.,a,chaplain.

HOMESWANTEDFORTROOPS ONLEAVE

Homesarestillwantedforsoldiers stationednearFremantle,atwhichto spendtheiroccasionaltwo-days'leave. Personswillingtoaccommodatethese soldiersarerequestedtosenddetails to"Billetting,"coBox2,P.O.,Fremantle.

QUARANT'ORE FEBRUARY.

Sunday.

2nd.DardanupOneDayofExposi tion.

3rd.Wagin:OneDayofExposition.

4th.Coolgardle:OneDayofExposition.

FEELthatnoapologyisnecessary forappearingtolabourthesubject ofjuveniledelinquency.Apartfrom thealarminggrowthofcrimeamong children,thereisagrowingirritation andconvictionofimpotenceinthose centreswheredelinquentsareusually sentforcorrectionandre-education. Thisisaverygraveposition,andit indicatesadeterminationonthepart ofthosemostvitallyinterestedto havethewholeinadequateandfutile systemrevisedandremodelled.

Therootcauseofdissatisfactionlies, asIpointedoutlastweek,intheconductoftheChildWelfareDepartment. Apartfromahopelesslyinadequate staffofofficerstohandlethematter efficiently,thereisevidenceofatotally falsesentimentalismonthepartof thoseengagedinthework.Agreat dealofvaluabletimeisbeingwasted inwarningandadmonishinglikely transgressorswhen,onaccountofpoor orhadparentalcontrol,thereisfrom theoutsetnogenuineprospectofreform.Hence,suchboysare-onstantlyconsortingwithweakandvicious types,anditwouldbeverymuchin theirowninteresttohavethemcommittedthroughtheCourtforre-educationwithoutdelay.Theessence ofre-educationofdelinquentsisthat thetrainingcentresshouldreceive themwhiletheyareyetplasticenough torespondtotreatment.

Instead,underthepresentsystem, theseboysarebeingpamperedbya misplaced"sympathy"and"understanding"overalongperiod,during whichtheirvicioustendenciesbecome deep-rootedandhabitual,untilbythe timetheyreachtheCourttheyaretoo "old"andsetinvicetobecapableof lastingreform.ThepolicyoftheofficersoftheChildWelfareDepartment isbecomingabused,andinsteadof showinggoodresultsbytheir"tolerance"withincipientdelinquents,they cometoberegardedas"soft"and easilyhoodwinked,andsoatlast broughtintocontemptinthemindof a"tough"boy.Theofficersincharge ofdelinquentinstitutionscanbearwitnesstotheprevalenceofthisyouthful cynicismandevilsophistication.

NoristhefunctioningoftheChildren'sCourtabovecriticismonsimilar grounds.Studentsoftheproblemare convincedthatagreatdealofgenuingsympathyisbeingwastedongiving boys"achance"whereinthelightof hardexperiencenorealchanceexists fortheboyoutsideatrainingcentre. Again,thosefataldelaysoccurand byfrequentlenienttreatmentdelinquentscometoloseallaweofthe Court,whilethe"sentences"areso lightastobecompletelyinadequate todeterboysfromsubsequentoffences.

Then,also,thereistheunfairpractice ofmakingtheCourtappearasanalma materandtheinstitutionsasminor gaols.Indeedtheveryterm"Institution"andthebogeyoffearandprejudicewhichsurroundsthem,should becompletelyeliminated.Boysshould beencouragedtobelievethattheyare beingsenttotrainingcentreswherereeducationwillreallyfitthemforlife, wherethereisdiscipline,butalsokindliness,wherethereisworkofasuitable vocationalnaturewhichisintendednot

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merelytofillinthetermoftheir"sentence,"buttogivethemareallynew startinlife.

Notonlymustadelinquentboybe senttoatrainingcentrebeforehe istoo"old;'buthemustbeleftthere longenoughforarealeducationalprocesstobecompleted.ThefalsesympathyevidencedintheDepartment andintheCourtfollowsthedelinquent evenintothetrainingcentre.Frequently,sosoonashebeginstomanifestsignsofimprovement,hisperiod ofdetentionisreducedorheis"paroled"totakeupsomejobbeforehis re-educationisfairlyunderway.Invariablymanyoftheseboysrelapse andhavetobere-committed,but"too late"thesecondtime.Theobvious andrationalprocedureistoleaveaboy inthetrainingcentrepreciselybecause heisrespondingfavourably.Forthis isjustthecriticalperiodatwhichhis re-adjustmenttosociallifecanmost

effectivelybegin.Weredelinquents committedyoungenoughandfora sufficientlylongperiod,thetraining centreswouldhaveagenuineprospect offormingcharactersonrightlines, andofbuildinguptheirpowersof moralresistanceagainstthetimethey mustfacetheworldagain.Butat presentthereisfartoomuchinterferencewiththeMagistrate'ssentence bywell-meaningbusy-bodies,who,insteadofhelpingtheboys,gofarto blighttheirchancesirrevocably.

Anotherfactorwhichmilitatesvery seriouslyagainstthesuccessofthe trainingcentresisthetypeofpublicitywhichthecasesintheChildren's Courtreceiveinthedailyandweekendpress.Theburthenofcomplaint isnotthattheysympathisewiththe boys,butthatanykindofcaptioning orunduespaceallottedtoreporting thesecases,tendsto"glamourise"crime inthetwistedoutlookofthedelinquent.Itencourageshimtobelieve thathehasdonesomethingespecially daring,andthereforemanlyandworthyofnotice.Oneofthechieftasks ofthetrainingcentresistodiscourage theexchangeofreminiscencesofcriminalactsforthe"WhatIdone"session isaconspicuousfeatureofdelinquent conversations.Hequicklylearnsto takeaprideinrecountinghisor others'desperateadventuresandto associatecriminalactswithheroism. Thereseemstobenogoodreasonwhy theproceedingsintheChildren'sCourt shouldbereportedatall.

Vetanothercentraldifficultyinthe problemisthelackofuniformityin thegeneralmethodsofdelinquent treatment.Sometrainingcentres,unhappily,continuethepre-commitment sentimentality,andseemtobelieve thataboyisbestimprovedbyeasy conditions.Thisseemstometheclassicexampleofaboy'shanginghimselfbecauseoftoomuchrope.While theboysshouldhavedecentconditionsasregardsfood,housing,clothing andrecreation,themostvitalprincipleintheirre-educationistheneed ofkeepingthemconstantlyemployed inworkforwhichtheyarevocationally suited.Thelack,eitherofagreement onthispointorelseofthefinancial meanstoimplementit,hasgivenrise tothelunaticpositionofboysbeing abletorefusetogotoatrainingcentretowhichtheyhavebeencommittedandofbeingabletochooseanotheronthegroundsthattheyhave littleornoworktodointhelatter.

BRICKBATSFOR LOCALDELINQUENCY METHODS

Thatpositionisbadenough,butwhen thewaywardnessisindulgedbythe officersoftheChildWelfareDepartment,thematterisquiteintolerable.,Someonemustsoondecidewhetherthe officersortheboysaretoruntheDepartment,andastowhethertheDepartmentcanplayducksanddrakes withtheMagistrate'sdecisions.Small wonderthattheprincipalsofthetrainingcentresarerefusingtoacceptcertainboyswhosereformbecomesa moralimpossibilityaftertheindulgencegrantedthembyweak-kneedofficialdom.

Ireferredbrieflylastweektothe lamentablepracticeofconfiningboys intheordinarylock-upbetweenthe timeoftheircommitmentandtheir beingsenttoatrainingcentre.True

Exposition int1-iteCity

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement.Bank ofNS.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncommencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat5.45p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

ThehouroftheThursdaymorning MassintheChapelhasbeenchanged from8.15a.m.to8o'cloc.k.Itis hopedthatthiswillbemoreconvenientformanygirlswhocommence workat8.46a.m.

theyaresegregatedfromadultprisoners,butnodistinctionismadebetweenfirstoffendersandthoseofa reallyvicioustype.Thisgivesthe youngboy,"sentenced"forthefirst time,anappallinglybadstartonthe roadtoreform,andisaseverereflectionupontheGovernmentoftheState. Nomatterwhatelseneedsimmediate attention,nothingissourgentasthe provisionofasuitableReceptionHome forjuveniledelinquents.

PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

Over30years'experienceinpropertymanagementandrentcollectionenableusto offeryouexpertserviceinthisdirection. Wealsohaveextensivelistsofprivate homesavailableforpurchaseinallsuburbs. Reasonabletermsarrangedifrequired. Wecanofferyouspecialisedserviceinall branchesofRealEstate.

DUDLEY&DWYERLIMITED SWORNVALUATORS. 98ST.GEORGE'STERRACE.

Thefightforthe

*SPIRITUALSIDEOF THEN.C.R.M.-

(Concluded.)

AlthoughtheN.C.R.M.envisagesa nation-wideassociationofCatholic farmersonthelinessuggestedbythe Popethewholemovementcentres aroundparishgroupsanddiscussion circleswhichasarulewillconsistof sevenoreightmenorwomenwhowill heselectedandtrainedtobethe apostlesandleadersoftheirfellowcountrymen.Theywillhavetheirown president,secretaryandtreasurerand meeteveryfortnightinoneanother's homes.Whereitisdifficulttoarrange fortransporttheycouldmeetinsome centralhallonmarketdayorevenon SundaysafterMass.Meetingsinthe homearepreferable,astheymakefor decentralisationandbringthemove menttothemostvitalspotincountry life-thehome.Whentheymeetthey pray,theydiscussandtheyact.

THEYPRAY:Eachmeetingbegins withtherecitaloffivedecadesofthe RosarywhichisfollowedbyadiscussionofapreparedpassageoftheNew Testamentandashortspiritualtalk bythepriest.TheLifeofOurLord ortheGospelCommentaryasitiscalledformsanimportantpartoftheir Spiritualtalkbythepriest.Membersofthegroupsproveaptpupils. TheysimplylovetheGospelandwith thehelpofthepriestlearntoapplyit totheirownlivesandconditionsina waywhich,tosaytheleast,ismost edifying.Prayerbeginsatthemeeting,butitdoesnotendthere.Just asthepriestwillteachthemtoprolong theirdailyprayerbyseeingChristin theirworkinthefieldsorhomes,sohe willtrainthemtotakethewcrdscf theGospeltheyhavebeenconsidering andkeepthem,likeMary,pandering overthemintheirhearts,seeingthe ProvidenceofGodinthebirdsofthe airandthegrassofthefields,making theirhomesotherNazarethswhere theyandtheirchildrenwillgrowin wisdomandageandgracebeforeGod andman.Moreoverasafixedruleof lifemembersoftheseleaders'groups haveadailyprayerforthecmversion ofAustralia,monthlyCommunion,and annualretreatordayofrecollection. Theywillneversanctifyothersunless theyhavebeenfirsttaughttosanctify themselves.

THEYDISCUSS:Joiningagroup doesnotmeangoingbacktoschool, readingbigbooksandpreparinglearnedpapers.Theywillreadsimpler booksandpamphletstoknowbetter thefaiththeyaretohandonto others,buttheirmainstudyistheobservationoflifearoundthem.Having cometoknowthelifeandspiritof Christtheylookintotheirownlives, theirhomes,theirchildren,theircourt- 'tryorganisation,allthatentersinto thereligious,cultural,socialandfinancialmake-upoflifeonthelandand compareitwiththeChristianideal. Howfardoesmylife,myfarm,my children,mybusinesstransactionsanswertowhatChristwouldexpect?Then havingformedasound,balancedand Christianjudgment,theyactwithall thestrengthwhichcomesfromconvictionandthegraceofGod.Theyact withstrengthbuttheyactwithprudence;theyactmethodically,inaplannedandorganisedway.Theyacton themselves,theirfarms,theirfriends, makingthemmoreChristian.Christianisingconditionsaroundthem,building

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anit(Agentstudent.

LiCostsNoMoretohaveyour PrescriptionsAccurately Dispensed.

W.DALBY,M.P.S.

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upthecountrysideonChristianlines. Theyseethepaganworldneglecting God,desecratingHisSabbath.This theyrealiseiswrong.Thereforethey willbeallthemorefaithfultothe practiceofreligionandtheobservance ofSundayasadayofrest,andseewhat theycandobykindnessandpersuasion tobringbackcarelessCatholicstothe Churchandspreadthefaithtothose outsidethefold.Homelifeabout them,theysee,hasfallenuponevil days.Theywillmakeaneffortto revivethepracticeofthefamilyRosaryanddedicationofhomestothe SacredHeart.Childreninoutback placesareinneedofinstructionand theywillundertaketogiveit.Young peoplearegrowingrestless,theywill trytomakethemmoresatisfiedby givingthemgreaterinterestandresponsibilityaboutthefarmandprovide themwithhealthyrecreationand amusement.Thereisadrought,they willorganiseacampaignofprayerfor rain.Thereisapestilence;theywill askthepriesttoinvoketheblessingof theChurch,forthat,astheirdiscussionshavetaughtthem,istheCatholic andtraditionalway.Farmersabout themaregettingmoreandmoreinto debt,youngmenandwholefamiliesare joininginthedrifttothecitywhere manyarelostnotonlytothecountry buttoGod.Whatcantheydoto stopthedriftintheirowndistrict,here andnow?Wouldacreditunionhelp, oranykindofco-operativeeffort? Couldtheystemthedriftbymaking theirownfarmsmoreself-contained andinducingtheirneighbourstoadopt independentfarming?Afterallthey couldconsiderwastheirChristianprudenceinbuyingorevenholdingmore landthantheycouldworkproperlyor whichneededmoremachinerythan theycouldafford,andwhichmeanwhile wasonlyaddingmoreliabilitiestothe consequentinstabilityofthemselves andtheirfamilies.Whataboutthe mentheyemployed?Couldtheygive thembetterwages?Ifnot,couldthey givethemmoreallowancesbywayof house,foodorfuel?Orevenbygiving themablockoflandtoworkforthemselves?Extensivediscussionprogrammesweregivenin"RuralLife" andotherliteratureoftheN.C.R.M., buttheycouldonlysuggest.What wastobedoneandhowitwastobe donemustbedeterminedbymenand womenonthespot.Buttheywould alwaysworkinthespiritoftheirapostolateknowingthattheyhadthebackingofanorganisationwhichrepresents thewholeCatholicfarmingcommunity ofAustralia.

Prayer,discussionandaction,the threegreatweaponsofthemovement, arenotlockedawayinwatertightcompartments,butworkinconjunction. Discussionmustbefollowedbyaction, andbothmustbepermeatedbyprayer. Discussionandactionareprimarilythe workofthegroup,notofthepriest whoispresentmoretoassist,direct andsustainthediscussionandtokeep bothdiscussionandactionorthodox andChristian.Theideaisnotto leaveeverythingtothepriest,butas thePopehassaid:"Tomultiplythe activityofthepriestbymanyhands, manytongues,manywills";toincrease thetempoofCatholiclife,deepenits ramifications,andtoextendtheinfluenceoftheChurchtoplacestheinfluenceofthepriestwillseldomreach.But thetraining,guidanceandinspiration cancomefromthepriestandthepriest alone.Healonecangivethemthe necessaryspiritualformationandtrain theminthevirtuesoftheirapostolate. Oncetheptiesthasinfusedinto0:c--m somethingofhisownapostolicspirit, theywillnotfalter.Oncehehas trainedthemtheycanbetrustedand likeCatholicsinotherlandswillaccomplishgreatthingsfortherestorationofChristtothecountrysideand thecountrysidetoChrist.

rightofthedoorway)Ihaveastall madeofCatIslandred"madeira"hardwood,withaturn-up"misericord"seat. Thehermitlifewasverypopularin theolddays,whenourcountryrejoicedinthenameof"Mary'sDowry,"and thereareruinsandtracesof750cells ofsolitariesscatteredthroughoutEngland.Someweremerecaves,others werequitecomfortablelittlecottages.

Itwasagreatpleasuretometo maketheacquaintanceofyoursister andherdaughtersinKensingtonin July,1939.Weweretogetherasall ardentloversofhorsesanddogs.On mywaytoBuckfastAbbeyIvisited andstayedanightatExeter. HowlovelytheCathedralis.Isent youapostcardfromthere.Alas!I readlatelyhowthehammersofThor andWodinhavedonebaddamagein southaisle.Apictureinthe"Times" showedclerestorystandingunsupportedbyflyingbuttresses(destroyed). Marvellousthattheheavystonevault ofthequiredidnotthrustthewall outandfallininthecentre.Well built!

Itwasaterriblewrenchtometoleave W.A.Whatnearlybrokemyheart wastopartfrommydearestcobber, "Dominic,"butIlefthimwithdevoted friendsinGreenough,wherehecould enjoythefarmlifeandthecompany ofthechildrenandthehorses.The lasttimeIspoketoDominiewasover the'phonefromtheArchbishop'sPalaceinPerth,andMrs.Robertswrote tomelatersaying"thechildrenwere delightedtoreceiveyourletterwith theholycards;butthechildren'spleasureatbeingrememberedwasnotto becomparedwithDominie'sjoywhen heheardyourvoiceoverthe'phone. Ili,littletailwasnearlywaggedoff, andhelickedthe'phoneandlooked mostyearninglyatit,hopingforyou toappear. Trynottofretabout him,heisnotlackingforloveand care."Hewouldflyoutofthecar tosearchtheGreenoughchurchand presbytery,andinGeraldton,thesame attheHermitageandtheBishop'sPalace.Buthewasalwayssuchasensibledog,andsoheresignedhimself toplaywiththechildrenandtakehis meals,But,withal,asMotherBernardwroteme,hewouldlookatyou withsuchwisebutrathersadeyes,if

theyspoketohimofhismaster.He keptupabraveexterior,butaftera wholeyearhadpassedandhecould nothearagainthevoiceheloved, Who'smydoggy?"thewaitingwastoo longforhim,andtheyfoundhimone morning(July1,1940)curledupdead inhisbasket.Hehadpeacefully passedoutinhissleep,withnosign ofanystruggle-afittingendforsuch afaithfulheart."Bittertearswere shed,"wroteMrs.Roberts,asregards herselfandallthefamily. "Therearemenbothgoodandwise, Whoholdthatinafuturestate Dumbcreatureswehavecherished herebelow

Shallgiveusjoyousgreeting AswepasstheGoldenGate. IsitfollythatIhopeitmaybeso!"

I'vejustonelittlephoto-snapIallowedmyselftokeepandtakewith me,andasoftenasIlookatitalways thetearscomeintomyeyesanda chokinglumpinmythroat.Dearest littlebrotherDominie,faithfulheart,I thankvoufortheloveyouboreme.

Ileftbehindmeallmybooks,drawings,pictures-Ijust'walkedout." ThedayIleftGeraldtonwastheanniversaryofmydearmother'sdeath, sothelastMassIsaidintheCathedralwasattheAltarofOurLadyof Sorrowsinthecryptformymother. EverybodythoughtIwasonlygoing awayforayear'sholidayandrest,so thatsavedmuchofthepainofsaying good-bye,andIwasabletoslipoff quietlywithoutanyfussor"farewelling"!TotheLordAbbotofNew Norcia,whowishedme"apleasant trip,"Isaid,"I'mnotgoingforatrip, myLord,butonapilgrimage."St. FrancissaidtoGod:"Iwouldwishto loveTheemoreifitwerepossible; butIcannotgiveTheemorethanmyselfIhavegivenmyselfwholeand entire."Howhappyandblessedwe poorearth-boundcreatureswouldbe ifwecouldonlytruthfullysaythe same.

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O'KEEFE.-InlovingmemoryofPr). veteWilliamRyan(Billye),A.I.F. rtd.Syria,diedofillness,New Guinea,January5,lovedsonofMr. andMrs.W.R.O'Keefe,14Stationstreet,Gottesloe,lovedbrotherof Dan(A.I.F.),Ted(A.I.F.,rtd. Syria),Dermott(R.A.N.),lovedbrother-in-lawofHilda.R.I.P. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

O'HENEY.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor SisterAgnes(Mrs.O'Heney),FranciscanTertiary,latelydeceased. GreatlyregrettedbyhersisterTertiaries.St.Francis,prayforher.

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LAVARS.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thesoulofConstanceMary,who diedatMelbourn,e,January24, dearlylovedandlovingsisterof MotherM.Aloysius(Presentation Convent,Chilton),Alice(Mrs.S.H. Jenkin(50Angove-street,North Perth),Harold,Herbert,Alanand Jim(Melbourne).

RequiescatinPace.

FISHER-InlovingmemoryofSam, whodepartedthislifeonFebruary 4,1938.

SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

-Insertedbyhissincerefriends, WallyandTedPrice.

QUAIN.-Ofyourcharity,pleasepray forthereposeofthesoulofMary Quain,whodepartedthislifeon February8,1937.

-Insertedbyhersorrowinghusband andfamily.

DUFFY.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thesoulofRuthGertrudeDuffy,belovedwifeofWilliamVincentDuffy, motherofSisterAssumpta(St.John ofGodConvent),Anselm(Victoria), Kevin(Subiaco),diedFebruary, 1940.

McMANUS.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thereposeofthesoulofTherese, whodepartedthislifeonFebruary 9,1940.

MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

-Insertedbyherlovingmotherand sisters.

FISHER.-Prayforthereposeofthe soulofSamuelFisher,whopassed awayonFebruary4,1938,atSt. JohnofGodHospital,Kalgoorlie. Fivesadyearshavepassedaway, Yetloveandbriefremain. Inlifeyouweresodeartome, Indeathyouarethesame.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife.

DOWLING.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearmother,whopassedaway February5,1942.

0.SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

-Insertedbyherlovingdaughter andson-in-law,CeciliaandJackCoultas.

TAYLOR.-Inlovingmemoryofour dearsonandbrother,AllenVincent, whodepartedthislifeonFebruary 81940.

Wewillneedahandtoguideus, Whenwecrosstheflowingtide; Willyoucomeandmeetus,Allen, Whenwereachtheotherside.

MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhislovingmother, father,sisterandbrothers,8Cliftonstreet,Bunbury.

ARDAGH.-Inmemoryofourdear wifeandmother,Maria,whodepartedthislifeonFebruary4,1937. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhersoul.R.I.P.

-Insertedbyherlovinghusband, ,onsanddaughters,Boulder.

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COCKERELS:Prime,12'.to13/3(a fewpenshigher);Medium,8/-to10/6; Staggy,7/6to9/-.Roosters,heavy, 7/6to9/6;W.L.,3/6to4/6.

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DRAKES:Prime,15/-to16/-;good. 12/6to14/-;medium,10/-to11/-; youngandlight,7'6to8/6.

DUCKS:Prime,5/9to6/3;fair,5/to5'6;smallandlight,downto3/6.

TURKEYS:OnlyafewyoungGobblersavailable,andtheseweresmall andrealised15-to17/-apair.

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Alesson

Theaverageinhabitantofthese islandsisnervousofoutwardsigns.He hasachameleon-likehabitofmerging intothelandscapeandhetakesgood carethatnothingsoconspicuousasa heartshallappearonhissleeve.Hearts, indeed,arenotquitenice!

Nolessnice,hethinks,isittorevealbyanyoutwardsignanyinward gracethatmaybelurkingbeneaththe surface.Andsomoreandmoredo webecomemysteriestooneanother, inscrutable,non-communicativeand inarticulate.

Catholicsarenoexception.andas weareinaminorityitismorethana pitythatthereisn'tsomewayin whichwecanrecogniseeachother.If therewere,thatfeelingofspiritual isolationthatafflictsmostofusat sometimeoranotherwouldbemitigated,andallkindsofinterestingand valuablecontactswouldbetheresult.

OneofthebestandlongestfriendshipsIevermadewasthroughrecognisingtheOutwardSignsofCatholicism onagirlwhosatnext.tomeata Cortotrecital.Inthiscaseitwasa HandmaidCrossonthelapelanda copyof"TheTablet"inherhand. "Cometoteaandmeetthefamily," shesaid."Catholicsoughttohang together!"(Aphrasethathadagrim enoughsignificanceinpenaldays.But Iknewwhatshemeant., IwasdiscussingthisbusinessofOutwardSignsintheofficetheotherday andIrisConlaysaid,"Why!I'vehad ademonstrationoftheuseofoutward signsonlythismorninginthetrain.I wasreadingmycopyofthisnewspaper -justoffthepress-whenamanoppositeleantoverandsaid:'Excuse me.Butthat'samostunusualpaper you'rereading.MayIseeit?'" Irishandedoverthe"unusual"journalandhelookedthroughit.Handingitbackasthetraindrewintothe station,hesaidincredulously,"Areyou byanychanceaCatholic?Yes?How extraordinary!Ithoughtyoupeople wereallmiddle-agedanddyingoutI"

Hedepartedonhiswaypondering yetonthenewwonderofthisbaffling age. AsmallboyIknowwastakenatthe beginningofthiswartoDublin.He wasthenaboutfour.HispiousIrish nursetaughthim,accordingtothe Irishcustom,tocrosshimselfevery timehepassedachurch.Soconscientiouswashethat,evenwhensitting inatram,hemadeoutsidesignsof

theCrosswheneverhepassed,notonly achurch,butpostoffices,prisons,art galleriesorGovernmentbuildings, therebycontributingtothegaietyof thecityaswellastheembarrassment oftheworthynurse.Butwhatdid Johncare?Childhoodknowsnothing ofthemildewofhumanrespect.

Aprofessorfriendofminealways makesthesignoftheCrossandsays hisgracewhenlunchingordiningout -anoutwardsignthatwedonotall give.IwaswithhiminaWestEnd restaurantonedayandremarkedon thispublicDeclarationofFaith."I alwaysdoit.WhyshouldIadapt myformofprayertotheplaceIam in?Godismoreimportantthanthese peopleroundabout."

Thenhetoldmethatmorethan oncethisSignoftheCrosshadbrought peopletohistabletoenquireoreven toadmirehiscourage,thoughhecould notseeitinthatlight.Oncealapsed Catholiccametohistableandtalked aboutthispublicsayingofGrace.The Professorhadeveryreasontobelieve thatthemanresumedthepracticeof hisreligion.

AnotherOutwardSignIrememberis onethatIusedoftentoseewalking alongthestreetsofPetrograd(asit wasthencalled)'waybackin1918. Ikonsstillstoodinthestreets,neglectedandtarnished,itistrue,but withthevotivelampssometimeslit. HerethedingypicturesoftheBlessed VirginorofSaintStanislauslooked outonthedecayingcityanditwould havebeeneasyenoughtopassthem bywithoutseeingthem,butforthe suddencollisionwiththebeshawled womanorthemuffledupmanjustin frontwhohadwheeledabouttomake athreefoldobeisancetotheshrine. Therestofthepedestrians,moreused tothesewaysidesupplications,eddied roundthehumanobstructionsonthe pavementandwentontheirway.PeopleprayingintheRussianstreetswere asmuchpartofthesceneryaspillarboxesareofours.

InthesedaysandinthesophisticatedcountriesoftheWestOutward Signshavefallenon"pinchedand starvelingdays."OutwardSigns,that is,thatrelatetoGod.Buttheupraisedarmandtheclenchedfistare withuc,andtheinwardgracetheyexpresshasyettoberriealedl-"CatholieHerald."

Booksandmagazinesforthetroops maybeleftat"TheRecord"Office, 450Hay-street,Perth,fordistribution bytheC.W.O.

MartyrdomofTwoFrenchProvinces

Thetrainsrumbleatnight.Ghostly trains,tightlyblackedoutagainst Britishsky-raiders,tenseStormTroopersoneveryplatform,armedtothe teeth.Thetrainsrumblecautiously overtheRhinebridges-inmakeshift repairaftertheyhadbeenblownto piecesattheoutbreakofthewar-and thenrollon,eastwardformanyhours, intoNazi-occupiedPoland.Sad-lookingoldmenandwomenaretheirsorrowfulload,thousandsofthem,deportedforthedeedsoftheirchildren: youngAlsatiansandLorrainerswho hadevadedHitler'sdraft,whodidnot wanttodiefortheFuehrer,andhad flednightly,overclandestinemountain-paths.

Therewereothertrains,twoyears ago,gayertrainsinthosehecticSummerdaysof1940,whenFrancehad succumbedtotheBlitzkrieg.On July20,inafirst,grandiosegeste,HitlerhadreleasedalltheAlsatiansand Lorrainersamongthetwomillion Frenchwarprisoners,andhisemissarieswentouttounoccupiedFrance, toinvitetherefugeeshomeintotheir "liberatedhomeland."Manycame, havingbeenhomesickallthetime sincetheyhadbeenevacuatedinSeptember,1939,fromtheno-man's-land betweenthetwo-foldchainsofpillboxes,fortsandhiddengun-emplacementsthatformedtheMaginotand theSiegfriedLines.Theyhadfelt lostinthesouth-eastofFranceand werenowstunnedbytheblowofthe defeat.Whenthehomeward-bound trainsreachedtheridgeoftheVosges Mountains,Germanbandsplayedjoyoustunes,white-cladwomenofthe NaziWelfareServicespresentedfood andbeverages,andlocalNazileaders welcomedthemwithglowingoratory.

Betweenthetrainsthatbrought themhomeandthetrainsthatthrust themintoexilebeganthelatest,saddeststageonthatunendingwayof sufferingthathasbeenthefateofAlsaceandLorraineeversincetheearliestMiddleAges.ThosetwoProvinces, withaterritoryof5,800squat::miles, andwith1,795,000inhabitants-form onlyatinyspeckonthemapofEurope.Nevertheless,thiscountryis

"America"

richinnaturalbeauty"Whatalovelygarden,"criedKingLouisXIV,when hesawitforthefirsttime."Aparadise,"exclaimedGoethe-andrichin cropsasintreasuresofthesubsoil,a landofancientcivilisation.Itis strategicallysituatedonthecrossroads ofEurope,andconsequentlyhasbeen formanycenturiesthenaturaltheatre fiirtheinnumerablewarsbetween FranceandGermany.Thus,itwas themainloss)fiefeatedFrancein

St.JoanofArc13../sbeenbanishedfrom Stra.ssbourg

1871andthemainprizeofhervictory in1918,dearlypaidforbyone-and-onehalfmilliondead To-day,however,amidstscoresofregionssufferingundertheNaziheel,Alsace-Lorraineislikelytobeforgotten bytheworldTohesure,ithasbeen hitheavilyenoughInStrasbourg alone,16,837houseswereseverelydamaged.InMetz,outof130factories, eightweretotallydestroyed,thirty submerged,thirtymoreseriouslydam

HowAlsaceandLorraine seetheunderHitler's Brutality

aged.Everywhere,furnaceswere blownup,railroadtunnelsandcanals blocked.ButAlsaceandLorraineare isolatedfromtheouterworldandfrom therestofFrancebyatightwallof Naziterrorandwatchfulcen,orship. Patrioticresistancethereislessspectacularthan,say,fightingintheSerbianmountains;Naziviolenceisless bloodythanelsewhere,anditspotentialroleinthiswarislessvisible thanthatofmanyotherspotsonthe globe.

Butwewoulddowrongtooverlook thesilentstruggleinAlsaceandLorraine.Itisnomerecoincidencethat theforcesofFightingFrancecarry theCrossofLorraine,andthatde Gaulle'sbombersquadron,operatingin LibyaandEgypt,hasbeennamed'Lotrains,"whiletheaccompanyingfighter planesformthegroup"Alsace."The Nazisdonotliketomentionthesetbacksoftheirforced"Germanisation" inAlsaceandLorraine:TheVichy Governmentdoesnotdaretospeakup foritscompatriotsthere.Allthe morereasonforustokeepinformed ofwhatisgoingoninthemuch-covetedProvinces.Itwillshowushowthe Nazisaregettingalonginaterritory whichtheyallegetobe"trueGerman." Itillustratesstrikinglywhatthey meanwhentheyspeakofGermanFrench"collaboration;"anditisasignificantexampleofthecrucialproblems theUnitedNationswillhavetoface afterHitler'smilitarydefeat.

InParis,ontheblackenedwallsof theArcdeTriomphe,overthetombof theUnknownSoldier,areengravedthe namesoftwenty-eightAlsatianGeneralswhodistinguishedthemselvesin theserviceofFrance.50,000volunteersfromAlsaceandLorraine(then partofGermany!)foughtinWorld WarIontheFrenchside.Hitler cannotundoeventsofthepast,hecannotproduceAlsatianGeneralsinGermanhistory(thereneverwasone);but hisunderlingsinAlsaceandLorraine arefranticallytryingtoeraseevery visibletraceofFrenchhistoryand Frenchcivilisation.

Thiscampaignrangesfarandwide, fromthesacrilegiousandthebarbaric,downtothetrivialandthe ridiculous.Aspecial"officetopurge themonumentsofAlsace"hasbeen established.MostWorldWarmemorialswerelevelled,eventombsof 4

FrenchGeneralsremov-dfrompublicplaces.InStrasbou.;,thestatue ofJeanned'Arcwasb.nished,and noteventhemonumentof°asteur,one ofmankind'sforemostheroesinthe peacefulfightagainstcontagiousdiseases,escapedthepurge.Namesof streetsandplaceswerechangedwith muchzeal,butnotalwaysverycarefully.Thus,whenthe"RueduSauvage"("sauvage"-savage,wildman( inMulhousewasrenamed"AdolfHitlerStrasse,"Alsatiansenjoyedtheun intendedjoketremendously,despite theirdireplight.

Peoplewereforcedto"Germanise" theirFrenchnamesandChristian names,underthreatofdeportation-a grotesquelyconfusingmeasure,since inmanyfamiliesparentsandchildren, brothersandsisters,dividedbetween occupiedandunoccupiedFrance,thus gottotallydifferentfamilynames.And sincesuchastephadneverbeentaken intheReichitself,agoodmanyfaithfulNazis,arrivinginthe"liberated Provinces"insomeofficialcapacity, proudlydisplayedFrenchnames-long prohibitedtothe"natives."(French nameswereneverrareinGermany, particularlybecauseoftheemigration oftheHuguenots.)

Frenchbookswerealsooutlawed,not onlyfromthepubliclibraries,buteven fromprivatebookshelves.Zealous StormTroopersandHitlerYouth marchedfromhousetohouseinquest ofsuchcontraband.Frenchcookbookswerebynomeansomitted:for theycontainnotonlyFrenchwriting, butFrench"cuisine"-butterinstead ofguns,atasteforgoodliving-which isutterlysuspectanddespicabletoa dyed-in-the-woolNazi.

WithequalharshnesswerepersecutedallkindsofFrenchinscriptions, evenonjewelleryandsouvenirs-not onlythoseonsale,butthoseinprivate roomsaswell!Itishardlynecessary tomentionthatitwasforbiddenfrom the'beginningtospeak,towrite,orto playFrench."Reliable"Alsatian teachersweresentto"re-education" coursesinKurhausFreyerbach,inthe BlackForest,runbytheNaziTeachers' League.

Graverthanthesebrutalandarbitrary,butsuperficialandineffective measures-whichincitenativeresistanceandcauseagoodmanyformer autonomiststoturnagainsttheirGer-

FailureofReich's"Germanisation"Theories

man"liberators"-areHitler'slongrangeplanstoGermaniseAlsaceand Lorrainefromscratch.UnderInternationalLaw,incidentally,thetwoProvincesarestillFrenchterritory.The armisticetreatyofCompiegnecontains noknownclauseaboutacession. Vichyhasformallydeniedanyagreementonthatpoint,althoughtheonly "geste"bywhichVichyupheldits claimwas-strangelyenough-thecontinuedpaymentofindemnitiestothe DeputiesandSenatorsfromAlsaceand Lorraine.

Hitler,nevertroubledbylegal scruples(andnotdisturbedbyhis manysolemnpromisesnevertoask forthetwoProvinces),mergedLorrainewiththeReichdistrictsSaarand Palatinateintothenew"GauWestmark"underGauleiterBurckel,his annexation-expertNumberOne,who hadalreadysuccessfullymanagedthe annexationoftheSaarin1935andthe annexationofAustriain1938.Alsace wasincorporatedintothe"GauBaden" underGauleiterWagner.Tothethirteencountydirectoratesoftheannexed Provinceswereappointedeightformer "autonomists"(aliasFifthColumnists) andfiveGermansfromthe"Altreich." TheGermanpenalcodewasintroduced inMarch,1941.

AfteroneyearofNazioccupation, about240,000people-thatis,every seventhinhabitant-hadalreadyleft thetwoProvinces.TheNazishad exiledintounoccupiedFrancemore than100,000Frenchmen,Jews,and "politicallyunreliableelements.""Mixed"couples(Alsatianhusbandand Frenchwife,orviceversa)hadeither topledgethemselvestoeducatetheir childrenasNazisandnevertospeak Frenchathome-orwereexiled,too. Nowunrulypeoplearedeportedto Poland.Tensofthousandsmore eitherdecidedvoluntarilyinfavourof France,andwereconsequentlyexpatriatedintotheVichyzone,orescaped secretly.

Moreover,thethousandsofboysand girlsdraftedforthecompulsoryNazi LabourServicearealmostneveremployedwithinthetwoProvinces,but sentfarawayintotheReich,ifnotto theEasternFront.Universitystudentsalsoareseldomallowedtoenrol attheNazifieduniversityofStrasbourg(whereEnglishistaughtbyan ex-headofHitler'sFifthColumnin Britain),butmethodicallydispersedto Germanuniversities,particularlyto Freiburg,HeidelbergandFrankfurt. WorkersareshiftedtowarfactoriesbeyondtheRhine,whilebattalionsof Polishwarprisonersandunitsofthe ReichLabourServiceworkintheir place.

WhilethuseverycommunityinAlsaceandLorraineisbeingtornupand penetratedbythewellknownnetworkofNaziorganisations(whoever icesnotjoinatleastoneoftheauxiliarygroupsoftheNazipartyisbeing

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deportedtoPoland',new,purelyGermanisedandNazifiedvillagesarefounded.TheMaginotLineisbeingrazed byarmiesofwarprisoners,anditsguns havegonetothedefenceoftheFrench coast.Thedestroyedvillageswithin thefortifiedzonearerebuiltaccording toaNazimasterplan:aroundthevillagesquarestandthebuildingsfor HitlerYouth,StormTroopers,Elite GuardsandNaziWelfareService.

Choicefarmsarereservedforwar veteransandAlsatian"volunteers."In themeantime,abandonedandconfiscatedpropertiesarecultivatedby somekindofcompulsorycollectives, supervisedbytheNaziFarmers'Organisation.Biglandedestatesare beingbrokenupinordertodestroyutterlythepro-Frenchupperclassesand tocreateanewclassoffarmerswho owealltothe"neworder."Inthe midstofalltheseinnovations,Gauleiter Burckelpursuesanevenmoreambitiousplanofproducing"synthetically" anewmiddle-classofworker-farmers, employedinthinlyscatteredworkshops,eachoneendowedwithahouse andsevenacresofhisown.ThewaressentialfactoriesofLorraine,ironoreminesandsteelmills,haveallbeen takenoverbyGermantrusts.

WhatcantheAlsatiansandLorrainershopefor,underthistempest)f Nazithoroughnesswhichhaskeptviolatingtheveryfoundationsofthe.; livesfortwoyears?imaginehowthese folkvegetate,huddled.togetherintheir shingle-coveredhouse,whisperingin theirforbiddenlanguage,orlisteningt3 aforbiddenradio,orn-adingforbidden papers.Theydonotknowwhether theywilllivetoseeanotherdayin thevillageoftheirancestors(forthe Gestapostrikesatnight),theydonot knowwhatbecameoftheirchildren theydonotknowwhatisgoingorbeyondtheVosges,inFrance,forneither mailnortravellersarelikelytoarrive.

Theydonotyieldtotheiroppressors. ThemountingangeroftheNazisheets, theunceasingdeportations,thefloodof threateningdecrees-alltestifytothe steadfast,ifsilent,resistanceofthe people.Atfirst,Germanfamilies fromthebadlybombedlowerRhine andRuhrareasweresenttoshelterin AlsaceandLorraine.Thishasallbut ceasedsincelastOctober,becausemost oftheGermanevacueesfelttoointenselythemuteenmityofthe"natives." OneoftheleadinglocalNazibossesis reportedtohaveburstout,angrily: "Ninety-fivepercent.ofthoseAlsatiansareFrench-heads.''Andheadded,sadly:"Andtheremainingfiveper cent.areswineaswell."

AccordingtotheNazisheet,"StrassburgerNeuesteNachrichten,"ofApril 21,1942,aboyofeighteenhasbeen shotforsabotage,andnineothersreceivedheavyprisontermsforthesame crime.Theywereindictedforfre quentactsofsabotageagainstrail

"Whiletheyresist,obstinately, desperately,theyprayand hopeforavictoryof theUnitedNations"

roads,telephonelinesandmilitarycars. Oneofthedefendantsalonewasallegedtohavedamagedmorethanone hundredarmyvehicles!

ParticularlysignificantofAlsatian stubbornnessaretheunendingjudgmentsfor"illicit'contactswithFrenchmenorwithwarprisoners.LastMay agirl,senttoaGermanwarfactory neartheLakeofConstance,wassentencedtothreemonthsinprisonbecauseshehadcontinuedtowriteletterstoherfiance,aFrenchwarprisoner.AcertainK.M.inBuchsweilergotthreemonthsinprisonbecausehetalkedtoawarprisonerand gavehimcigarettes. Afarmerin Uffheimwasfined100Reichsmarkbecausehehadallowedhimself,hiswife andhisdaughter,tobephotographed togetherwithaPolishwarprisoner!

Andwhiletheyresist,obstinately,

desperately,theyprayandhopefora victoryoftheUnitedNations,secretly cheeringeverybitofgoodnewsfrom theBritishradio,stealthilygreeting theroaringsquadronsoftheR.A.F. droningoverhead,aimingatthewar factoriesandindustrialcentresofthe Reich.

OntheHartmannsweilerkopfinAlcase,where,ononeofthebloodiestb4tlefieldsofWorldWarI,20,000deadare buried,standsacross,bearingtheinscription:"HavemercyupontheLiving!"Thememoryofthehecatombs, sacrificedinthelastwar,didnotpreventthisone.Soletthehard-tried survivorsofAlsaceandLorrainestand beforeusasasymbolofthemanysufferingnationsofthisglobalwar,asa livingadmonitionofwhatwehaveto donotonlyonthebattlefield,buton thepeacetableaswell!

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WhyNotLiturgicalHomestoAid OurFamilyLifeinChrist?

Letusaskourselvesfirstofall: lVhatconstitutestheidealCatholic home?

Hereisonewayoflookingatit.

"Itmaybepoor.Itmaybeplain. Nomatter;sanityindesignandsimplicityde;orationshouldbethekeynotesofCatholichomeplanning.Refusingtofollowslavishlytheephemeralfashionsoftheclay,itshould seektocapturefromthetreasuryof thepastsomethingofthatageless charmwhichtimecannotdim.Old thingsareoftenthebestandahome, tobearealhome,shouldnotbetoo new,toostiff,tooformal,ashop-windowdisplaytooafraidofscratches,too afraidoflife. Rathershoulditbe companionable,friendly,aplacefor livingin,notforshowingoff.It shouldextendhospitalitytoallcomersandshouldnotbetimidaboutgivingoutwardexpressiontoitsinward :nand.Withoutostentation,itswelcomeshouldbethewelcomeofChrist. Simply,naturally,itshoulddeclareto amaterialisticworldthathereaCatholicfamilyfindsshelter,peaceand companionship,asitlivesitslifefor God.-

'That'sallverywell,"youmaysay, "butit'sratherarchitectural,andnot verypractical."

Why?

Takeayoungcouplesettingoutto planahome.

Tothemhascomethepricelessgift oftruelove,alovethatisbuilt,over andaboveandsublimatingtheattractionsoftheflesh,stronglyanddeeply inChrist.AsSt.Johnhassaid:"The loveofChristhasgatheredthemtogetherinone."Godisthetruecentreoftheirrelationship.

Realisingthis,theydonotleaveGod outoftheircalculations.Theengagementperiodbecomesatimeofgrowing stronginoneanotherandinChrist-a novitiate,asitwere,fortheirentrance intothemarriedstate,whichcomes beautifullywithNuptialMass,where eachismarried,onethroughtheother, toChrist.

Yes,Christisthirdparty,asitwere, totheloveandthemarriage.Isthere thenaplaceforHimintheirfirst home?

Nomatterhowsmallthathome, thereshouldbe.

Andifwewillonlytrainourselvesto seethingsintherightway,toputfirst thingsreallyfirst-verysoontheCatholicattitudewillbereorientatedand liturgicalhomesnotonlythedreamof afewbutarealityformany.

Wehaveallheardofthefamilyskeleton.

Weil,manyCatholicfamiliesmakea "familyskeleton"ofChrist?ora"little OrphanAnnie"-givingHimaplacein theirhomes,certainly-buthidingHim incupboardsorremotecornersorbehindbedroomdoors.

Why?

Because,inthewarblesofGracie Fields,theywanttokeepupwith theJoneses.

Inotherwords,theyputChristaside toworshipthefalsegodHumanRespect.

Theyareafraidofwhatpeoplewill say!

Now,ouryoungcouple,liturgically educated,seethingsdifferently.They arestronglyoneinChrist,theyface theirnewlifeintheworldwithzest andcourage.Likeothers,theyplan theessentialsoftheirfirsthome-kitchen,bedroom,livingroom.And, whereverpossible,aguestroom.

Forwhom?

Thebestmanwhenhedropsin?or mother-in-law?-orChrist.

Whyshouldnottheaveragehome haveitsspecialroomforChrist?It neednotbelarge,butitcanbemade thecentreroundwhichthewhole familyliferevolves.

.1room11,,largerthantheaverage bathroom,perhaps-wherethereisa smallaltarorshrine,aperpetuallamp symbolisingundyingfaith,aplaceof peaceandquiet,aplacetokneeland meditate,aplacetotalktoGod.

Can'taffordit?

Butyoucanaffordyourkitchen,your bedroom,yourlivingroom,yourbathroom,yourlaundry,yourshed.Generally,it'snotamatteroflackoffinance,butlackofappreciatingthefull extenttowhichwecanputfirstthings first.Andwherethereisextremefinancialdifficulty,thereisstilllefttous alittleshrine-nothiddenawayina remotecorner-butinaprominentcentralplace.

Ouryoungcouplereturningafter marriagetosuchahome,takeChrist withtheminaspecialway.Theytake Himfirsttothespecialguestroom.

"DearLord,"theysay,"Whohasgiven useachother,thiswegivetoYou.

Staywithusalways,beKingofour homeandourhearts-wearebutthe instrumentsforthedoingofYour Will."There,intheirownlittleoratory,theyre-dedicatetheirlivestothe holystateofmatrimony,theyaskfor everyblessingontheirlittlehome,and thenthepriestcomes,blessingit: Bless,0Lord,Godalmighty,this place,thattheremayabideherein health,purity,victory,strength,humility,goodnessandmeekness,the fulfilmentofthelaw,andthanksgivingtoGodtheFather,theSon,and theHolySpirit:andmaythisblessingremainoverthisplaceandon allthosewhodwellherenowandfor ever.Amen.

Didyouknowtheliturgygivesus thatbeautifulblessingforthehome?

Thatthereisaspecialblessing,too,for thebedchamber,whichisnotaroom forpeoplewithsmall,cheapmindsto sniggerover,butaholyofholies,a sanctuaryforthepropagationofthe race,thepropagationofthefaith?

Bless,0Lord,thisbedchamber.Let thosewhodwellinitstandfirmin Thypeaceandmaytheypersevere inobediencetoThywill;maythey seemanyyears,andanumerousposterity,andfinallyattaintothekingdomofheaven.Amen:

Thereareotherblessings-beautiful familysacramentalsofwhichsofew haveknowledge-theblessingofthe expectantmother,theblessingafter childbirth,theblessingofchildrenat

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h,,nie,inthechurch,andespeciallyin timeofsickness.Thereareblessingsof gardenandcrop,ofchickensandpigs, ofthehomelyinstrumentsoflabour. Howneartoeveryeventinfamilylife theliturgywasonce-andcanstillbe -ifwebuttakestepstomakeit!

Childreninsuchahomegrowupin anatmosphereofglowingpractical faith-religionapplied.Theylearnto prayandtolivethelifeofChrist.Christ becomesveryrealtotheinfantchild, whoistaughtevenattoddlingageto "runalongnowintoGod'sroomand havealittletalktoHim,"andtosay, -Goodmorning,God"and"Goodevening,God"inaveryspecialintimate way.Thisisanaturalpreparation forhissubsequentparticipationinthe Mass,forhisSubsequentreceivingthe AuthorofallgraceinhisfirstHoly Communion.

IfChristinthehomeisareality, lifeinthehomewillnecessarilybe sublimated.ThepeaceofChristwill reign.Therewillbestorms,ofcourse, buttheywillbepartofthepattern. Forgivenesswillnotbedifficult,and willbringadeepersympathyandunderstanding.Parentswillnotbetoo proudtoadmitsometimesthatthey areinthewrong."Tonywasrather naughty,butMummywasnaughtytoo, tolosehertemperlikethat.Supposewe goalongtotellGodwe'resorry."And alittlehandwillgolovinglyandwith anewtrustintothemother's,astogethertheygototheoratorytospeak theirsorrow,eachinhisownway.And soastateofgraceisrestored-andthe sunshinesagain.

Thingslikethiscaneasilyhappenin homesinwhichGodisthecentralfigure,theobjectoffirstallegiance.When Heisnot,membersofthefamilytend towardsdissatisfactionwithone another,foreachhasneedsandlongingswhichonlyGodcansatisfy.When theseneedsandlongingsarenotdirectedtoGod,weareleftseekingfrom oneanotherwhatonlyHecangiveus.

Soweexpectmorefromoneanother thanwecanpossiblyreceive.Webecomeexasperated,disappointed,disillusionedwithoneanother;selflooms high;weforgetweareinstruments; thingsgoawry. ButwhenGodistrulythecentre, thereisatremendousstrengthwithin thefamily.Thereaconstantflowof charitywhichisessentialtofamily unity.IthasbeenwellsaidthatGod isnotonlyalaw-giverHeisalovegivertoo.Weshouldalwaysrememherthat.Itisthroughthislove,this charity,thatthereisbornintheheart ofhusbandandofwifeadispositionto offersacrificeceaselesslyintheinterestsoftheother,andfortheunityof thefamily.Infact,thisshouldbe theirapproachtomarriage-adispositionwillinglytooffersacrifice,acompletegiving,onetotheother,forthe purposesofGod.Selfputsoffthe fettersofegotism,andachievesitsfulfilmentthroughsuchasacrificialrelationship,experiencedfully,generously andgratefully.Theresultisaman strongerinChrist,awomanstronger inChrist.Thechildrenoftheunion arestronger,too,betterprepared,and betterequipped,fortheirChrist-lifein theworld.

FamilylifeinChrist,vitalandvigorous,isthefirstnecessityforaChristiancivilisation,aChristiannation.

Whynot,then,eventually,aCatholic Australia?Butfirstwemustmake liturgicalliving,inliturgicalhomes,the orderofourCatholicday.

(BasedonatalkgiventotheCentralSchoolofLiturgy,conductedby theTherrySociety(Melbourne)onthe "FamilyLifeinChrist"night.)

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DearAuntBessy,-Wishingthe Cornersuccessfor1943.From "ABUSHIE."

DearBushie,-Thanksforyourgood wishesandpracticalsupport.Despite mytears,thefriendsoftheCornersucceededinover-subscribingthe1942 Objective,andIamthereforeingreat hopesaboutthisyear'sresults,I hopetheCornerites,greatandsmall, willworkhardandprayhardforthe Bushies'Causethisyear.

AUNTBESSY.

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DearCornerites,-

Nextweek,onthe11th.,wehave thelovelyFeastofOurLadyofLourdes.ItisoneofOurLady'sbiggest daysandshouldbeofspecialinterest totheBushiesandtheirfriends. Why?FirstlybecauseOurLadyappearedtoalittlegirl,andsecondlybecausethatlittlegirlwasapeasantor, aswewouldsayinAustralia,a "bushie."Itwasnottoanyonewise orrichorwell-known,buttothatsimple,ignorant,littlegirlthatOurLadyannouncedherselfastheImmaculate Conception.

YouallknowsomethingaboutLourdesandthewonderfuleffectsthatfolloweduponthoseapparitionsofOur Lady.Youhaveheardofthemiracleswhichhavetakenplaceatthe Grottoeversince,howthesickare cured.Butwhatweoverlookare themiraclesofgracewhichoccurat thatfamousFrenchshrine.Many thousandsofsickpeoplegothereand arenotcured,becauseitisnotalways pleasingtoGod'sHolyWillthatwe shouldbefreeoftheCross.Buteven tothosewhoarenotcuredgreatgraces arefrequentlygiven-especiallythe gracesoffaithandofresignationto theWillofGod.Sothatmanyof thesickbecomeholierfortheirvisit toOurLady'sshrine,andmoresoperhapsthaniftheyweregivenback theirhealth.

OnthisgreatfeastIthinkweshould prayespeciallythisyearforthepeople ofFrance,whoaresufferingsoin. tenselyundertheGermanconqueror.

Quiteapartfrompoliticalconsiderations,weCatholicsshouldremember thatFranceisstillthe"eldestdaughter"oftheChurch.Thatcountryhas, timeandtimeagain,receivedmarksof God'sspecialfavour.Shehasgiven theChurchsomeofitsgreatestSaints andscholars.Andwhileitistrue thatinmoderntimestheflameof faithhasnotburnedsobrightlyin Franceasinthedaysofhersplendid Catholicpast,thatisallthemorereasonwhyFranceshouldhaveagreat claimonthecharityofourprayers.

Francehasbeenspirituallysicka longtime,butneitherGodnorOur Ladyhasabandonedher,anditmay bethatshewillfindresignationand laterresurrectionattheShrineof OurLadyofLourdes.

411 AUNTBESSY.

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DearWell-Wisher,-Thankssomuch foryourgenerousgift.Youdomore thanwishtheBushieswell:youdo themwell,andGodblessyouforit. DowninbeautifulDonnybrookitis nowonderthatpeoplehavegenerous thoughts.TheBusbieswillprayfor yourintentions,astheydoforall

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* * DearMissStanley,-Itwasquitea thrilltoknowthattheBushies'Cause isknownandappreciatedintheEasternStates.Isupposeyouarereally aGroperlivinginexile,oratleast haverelativesintheGoldenWest.Anyhow,yourgiftwasathousandtimes welcome,andthanksindeedforyour support.

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DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldliketo becomeanephewoftheBusbies'Corner.Ihavereadthelettersin"The Record,"andwouldliketohelpfill theLemonadeBottle.Willyouplease sendmeaprickcard?Iwenttothe picturestwiceduringtheholidays,once mummytookmylittlebrotherandI tosee"Dumbo,"andwelikeditvery much.BestwishestotheBushies' Corner.

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DearAuntBessy,-Iamsendingyou 2/6,whichmylittlesisterMariegave metosendtotheBushies'Corner.She willsoonbeabletowritetoyou,too. Willyoupleasesendmeaprickcard, asIwouldliketohelptheBushies' Cornerthisyeartoo.Lovefrom

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DearJosie,-Thankyouandlittle Marieverymuchforyourdonationto andgoodwishesfortheBushies I willlookforwardtothedaywhen Marie,too,canwritemealetter. amsendingyouaprickcardposthaste,andhopeyouwillbeabletofill itupquickly AUNTRES(2Y.

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DearTim,-Youareathousand timeswelcometotheCorner,andI havegreatpleasureinadoptingyou asanephew.Theprickcardwillreach youbeforethisletterdoes.Itisa goodideayouhaveofgivingtheLemonadeBottleagoodstart-offinthe newyear.Wasn't"Dumbo"cute? Whatapitywecan'thavehiminthe SouthPerthZoo!

AUNTBESSY.

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WhenNapoleonIIIheardaboutthe youngSwede,however,hespoketoa financier,andAlfredNobelwentback toStockholmwithadraftfor100,000 francs.Thusthefoundationwaslaid fortheNobelfortune.

ToAlfredNobeltherewasnothing sinisteraboutpowerfulexplosives.His father,EmmanuelNobel,hadbeentinkeringwiththemforyears,andhad inventedanavalmineusedbyRussia intheCrimeanWar.

Alfredwasthethirdoffourbrothers, andthepuniestofthelot.Hismother foughtaconstantbattletokeephim alive.Asayoungmanhetravelled inEuropeandAmerica;andinParis hemetagirlwithwhomhefelldesperatelyinlove.Shedied.Saddenedandembittered,Alfredreturnedat attheageof21tohisfather'sfactory andtherehewentresolutelytowork -forwork,hedecided,wasallthat lifeheldforhim.

EmmanuelNobelwasconvinced thatnitroglycerinbadgreatpossibilitiesasanexplosive,thoughitwas usedthenchieflyasastimulantin

heartailments.Undercertainconditionsitwouldexplode,butnoone knewjustwhattheseconditionswere. Sometimesacontainerofthestuff wouldfalltothegroundwithathud, andnothingwouldhappen;sometimes asmalljoltwouldcauseashattering explosion.Alfredandhisfatherset outtotamenitroglycerin.

GraduallyAlfredtooktheleadin theexperiments,andarrivedatthe theorythattheonlysurewayofexplodingthesoupishliquidwastoconfineitinastoutcontainerandsetit offwithasharpprimaryexplosion,He evolvedtheblastingcap-aninvention stillthebasisofthewholenitroglycerinanddynamiteindustry.

AftersecuringLouisNapoleon'shelp, Alfredandhisfatherwenthopefullyto work,butnitroglycerinstillwouldnot behave.InMay,1864,anexplosion killedtheyoungestson,Emil,and fourworkmen.OldEmmanuelwas prostrated,andneverrecovered.

TheNobelshadnopermittowork withexplosives,andtheauthorities crackeddown.Indomitably,Alfred kepton.Hemovedhisplanttoa bargemooredinalake.Chemist,manufacturer,bookkeeperanddemonstrator allinone,hehardlytooktimetoeat, andsucceededinruininghisdigestion forlife.Hewouldshowth3world, hesaid,thathisblastingoilwassafe.

WithinayeartheSwedishgovern. mentwasusinghis"soup"toblasta terminalrailwaytunnelunderStockholm,andhehadlaunchedmanufacturingcompaniesinfourcountries.

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struckbythehammerexploded.You couldn'tblowoffthelot,hesaid,with- outconfiningit.Thenhetoucheda matchtothepuddle.Itburned,but didn'texplode.

FortwohoursNobelputthemys- teriousgiantthroughitspaces.He finishedtheperformancewithsome realblasts,toshowwhatitwoulddo whengivenitshead.Thecrowdwent awayconvinced.

AlthoughNobel'sofficenowwas swampedwithordersandafortune waswithinhisreach,healmostfailed thatyear.Severalcountriespassed lawsforbiddinguseofNobel's"soup," andshipsrefusedtocarryit.Asafe nitroglycerinhadtobeinvented.So AlfredNobelinventedit,thoughsome sayitwasanaccident.

InnorthernGermanthereisalight, absorbentearthcalled"kieselgubr." Nobel'sworkersranoutofsawdustand usedtheearthinpackingnitroglycerin cans.Thestoryisthatoneofthe cansleaked,andNobelnoticedthatthe "kieselgubr"drankituplikeblotting paper.Hemixedthreepartsof"soup" withonepartof"kieselgubr"andhis prayerswereanswered.Thestuff couldbekneadedlikeputtyandpackedincartridgesanditwassafeto ship.Nobelcalleditdynamite.Withinadecade,15Nobelplantswereturningoutsixmillionpoundsannuallyof thenewexplosive.

At40,AlfredNobelfoundhimselfa lonely,exhausted,melancholyman, withnointerestsoutsidehisworkand fewacquaintancesoutsidehiscompanies.Hedidn'tevenhaveahome. Theycalledhim"therichestvagabond inEurope."

Hetriedtomakehimselfloved.He boughtafinehouseinParis.HereturnedtoShelley,thegodofhisboyhood,andhadanideaofwriting.But hewasequallyathomeinsixlanguages,andnevercouldmakeuphismind whichtouse.Eveninconversation hewanderedfromonetoanother,unconsciouslyslippingintothelanguage whichthetopicsuggested.

Nobelwasaprodigiousreader,not onlyoftechnicalbooks,butofpoetry andphilosophy.Helikedthosewriterswhobolsteredhisbeliefintheconstantprogressofhumanity.Many ofhisletters-heoftenwrote50aday -wereexhaustivediscussionsofnew novels,plays,andbooksofverse.He startedtwonovelswhichheneverfinishedandlateinlifehewroteaplay,

AlfredNoble

inwhichhebecamecompletelyabsorb..ed.HewenttoLondonforabusinessconference,talkedbusinessforfive minutes,thenbroughtouthisplay andreadit.Theplaywasaboutto bepublishedwhenhedied.Hisexecutorsthoughtitbesttoburnthe edition,savingonlythreecopies.

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Becausehewantedtoentertain,he consideredmarriage,butsincehis earlyloveaffairhehadn'tmetawoman hethoughthecouldgetalongwith. Ilemadecynicalremarksabout women,forhewasdesperatelyshyand believedhimselfsorepulsivethatno womanwouldmarryhimexceptfor hismoney.Yetwheneveranattractivewomanmadeadeterminedattempttobenicetohim,heopenedup likeaflower.

Itwashislonelinessthatledtothe establishmentofthepeaceprize.His ets,correspondencewasinsixlanguages, anditwasnoteasytofindagoodsecretaryandanaccomplishedlinguistin oneperson.Hegotsohehatedto hiresecretaries,becausehedreadeddismissingthem.

In1876hetriedoncemore,and BerthaKinsky,aBohemiancountess, answeredhisadvertisement.Shewas anattractivewomanof30,welleducated,charminginmannerandagood listener.Nobel'sgloomy,kindlyand occasionallysarcasticmannerappealed e,toher.He,inturn,wasmuchimpressed.Butbeforeshehadactually entereduponherduties,sheeloped withyoungBaronvonSuttner.

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ThecoupleworkedfortheRedCross duringtheRusso-TurkishWar.The Baronesscamebackappalledbywhat shehadseen,andwroteapassionate anti-warnovel.Soonshewasarecognisedleaderinthepeacemovement. TheBaronessandAlfredNobelhadremainedfirmfriends,andnowsheappealedtohimtohelpinthemovement. Nobelwasundoubtedlymovedby BerthavonSuttner'senthusiasm,althoughhesometimespokedfunather. Whatsheneededwasnotmoney,he toldher,butaworkableplan.There weretoomany"gasbags"inthe movement,hetoldher,andpredicted thathishighexplosiveswouldputan endtowarsoonerthanherpeace meetings,becauseasmilitaryweapons becamemoredeadly,horrifiednations woulddisbandtheirtroops.

Inspiteofhisdoubts,Nobeldecided toleavehisfortune-whichamounted toabout9,000,000dollars-tofounda prizefordistinguishedpeaceworkers. Laterheincludedtheprizesforscience andliterature.Heintendedthese awards,notascrownsofsuccess,butas lifebeltsforsinkinggeniuses.Yetthe termsofhisloosely-drawnwillmadeit impossiblefortheawardcommitteesto considerthefinancialstatusoftherecipients.

NobelturnedhisbackonParis whentheFrenchgovernment,alarmed becausehehadsoldhissmokelesspowdertoItaly,placedrestrictionsupon hiswork.Helivedhisremainingdays inausteresolitudeatSanRemo,Italy. WhenhisbrotherLudwig,whohad madeafortuneinoil,died,theFrench papersthoughtitwasAlfred:andhe hadthepeculiarsatisfactionofreading hisownobituaries.Theywerenot complimentary.

AtSanRemohespentmostofhis timeworkingonsyntheticrubberand artificialsilk.Hisheartbeganto giveout,andhewenttospecialists. Helaughedwhentheyprescribed Heboughtasphygmograph,watchedthelinewhichshowed theirregularityofhispulse,andpointedouttofriendsthedegreeofvariationthatwouldkillhim.OnDecember10,1896,hedied.

BeforehisdeathNobelhadabandon edtheideathatmorepowerfulkilling agentswouldfrightenthenationsinto peace.HepinnedhisfaithonsomethingveryliketheLeagueofNations.

Atfirst,hedidnotintendtofound aperpetualpeaceprize.Hesuggested thatitbediscontinuedattheendof 30years,forhebelievedthatifinternationalpeacewerenotassuredby then,theworldwouldrelapseintobarbarism.Hesaidthatin1893. It wasjust30yearslaterthatanAustrian house-painterleda"putsch"inMunich.

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Wehavebeenaskedtoappealfor oldorbrokenRosaries,forwhichthe ownershavenofurtheruse.Owing tothelackofsuppliesofreligiousobjects,themenintheForcesareoften obligedtogowithoutRosaries,Mis,als,etc.TheSistersoftheCarmeliteMonastery,Nedlands,haveoffered tomendoldorbrokenRosaries,which willbethendistributedtothetroops. Rosariesandotherpiousobjects mayheleftc'0CatholicWelfareOrganisation, ChurchOffice, VictoriaSquare,Perth.

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TheT.U.C.isoutforthestandardisationofschools,andifanyreligious bodyshouldwanttorunitsown schoolsitwill-iftheT.U.C.canconverttheGovernmenttoitsview-have todosoatitsownexpense.

TheT.U.C.willnowpresstheGovernmenttoadoptitsprogramme,and soitmaybesaidthattheeducation battleison.

Whetherornotthisprogramme, whichinsomeaspectsisanti-clerical, wouldhavebeenadoptedifalltheCatholicworkersnowfightingwereback intheirunions,itisimpossibletosay.

Certainly,someCatholicsstoodto theirgunsinthediscussionatBlackpool,wheretheCongresswasheld,but althoughoneofthemwarnedthe workers'leadersthattheadoptionof thememorandumwouldsplitthetrade unionmovementfromtoptobottom,

thevoteagainstreferencebackwas overwhelming.

"ACatholicHerald"articlereports thatrepercussionsoftheTradeUnion Congressactionalreadyarebeingfelt. Itquotes"aprominenttradeunionist" asstatingthattheCongressmembers "haveputamillstoneroundtheirnecks, takingonafighttheyknowthey can'twin."Thereportersaysinquirieshemadeindicatedthememorandumis"thesolitarybeeinoneman's bonnet."JackDonovan,National SecretaryoftheDocksSectionofthe GeneralandTransportWorkers'Union, isleadingoppositionsofaragainstthe Congress'sdeclaredpolicyonschools. ItishintedinLondonthatEducation MinisterButlerispartlyresponsible fortheTradeUnionCongressresolution. Furtherreferencesbackcover.)

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CatholicsareReadytoFight 1 forSchools

CARDINALHINSLEYTELLS LABOURPARTY.

AplainwarningtotheTradesUnion CongressandtheLabourPartythat Catholic'arereadytofacetrouble topreservetheCatholicSchoolisgiven byCardinalHinsleyinalettertoa correspondent.Mr.S.MortimerHolden,saysthe"Universe."HisEminencealsoappealstotheNonconform, fatsnottothrustuponCatholics "grievancesasbadasorworsethan thosewhichtheyaretryingtoremedy intheirowncase."

TheCardinalwrites:"Iamgladto seethatyouaredefendingthecause ofreligioninournationalschools.The non-providedorvoluntaryschoolsare partofthenationalsystemofeducation.WeCatholicsmeantoremain withinthenationalsystem,andwhile weareinearnestasanypartofthe Britishcommunity-aswehaveproved-fortheadvancementofeducation, wearedeterminedatallcoststokeep ourschoolsandtostruggleuntothe deathtomaintaintheirreligiouscharacter.

UnflinchingAttitude.

"TheLabourPartymustsurelybe awareofourunflinchingattitude. TheyshouldalsoknowthattheBritishpeoplewillnotstandthemethods oftheGestapowhichriderough overtherightsofminorities.

"ThedecisionoftheLabourT.U. Congress,towhichyourefermein yourletter,soundsthetocsinofdomesticstrifeinthemidstofthecountry'speril.

"Thisisthewrongtimetostarta questionwhichhascausedsomuch troubleinthepast.Butbesurewe arereadytofacetroubleforthemost importantofthefourfreedomswhich Mr.Roosevelthasproclaimedasthe aimsoftheAlliedNations:freedomof conscience.Catholicparentsinthis countryhavesomethingtosayto LabourifLabourwantstodeprive theirchildrenofthatliberty!

HaveDoneTheirPart.

"Ihavealwayslookedupontrades unionsasthechampionsofLabour

interests.AndIhaveheardmuch fromtradesunionistsabout'equality ofopportunity.'Withamazement nowIhearthattheT.U.C.-orcertainrepresentativesofLabour-are bentonrobbingalargesectionof Labour-Catholicworkers-oftheir mosttreasuredpossessions,their schoolsbuiltoutofpovertyduring yearsofself-sacrifice,andfurther,that thoseLabourdelegatesaredetermined todeprivethechildrenofCatholic labourersofsuch'equalopportunity.' ftwon'tact!

"Catholicspaytaxeslikeotherpeople.Theyhavealsobuilttheir schoolsoutoftheirownpockets.CatholicslikeGarland,V.C.,Paddy Finucane,EugeneEsmonde,V.C., AdamWakenshaw,V.C.,havediedfor thelibertyoftheland,andotherCatholicsofthesamekidneyarefightinganddyingforthesamecause.

"DotheT.U.C.wanttoNazifythe countryforwhichsuchmengavethemselves?TheT.U.C.shallnotpull thatoff!

BewareofTotalitarianServitude.

"WeCatholicsandtheNonconformistshavehadourgrievancesinthe badolddays.WewerepenalisedbecausewecouldnotandwouldnotconformtotheState-enforcedreligion. Now,weCatholics tobe forcedtoacceptforCatholicyouthan educationwhichdoesnotsquarewith conscience.

"Weknowofthegrievancesofthe single-schoolareas:andwearesure thatcommonsensewillfindsomesatisfactorysolution.

"Whateverthatsolutionmaybe,I feelconfidentthatNonconformist friendswillseetoitthatwhilesafeguardingthemselvestheydonotthrust uponusgrievancesasbadasorworse thanthosewhichtheyaretryingto remedyintheirowncase.

"Byallmeansreformandsimplify thepresentadministrativesystemof education,butbewareofbringinginto thiscountryacast-ironsystemofuniformitywhichwilldiffernothingfrom totalitarianservitude."

Bewareof"Cross"Prayer

"PatheticNonsense",andSuperstition

WARNINGTOMENOFFIGHTING SERVICES.

Superstitionhasfounditswayinto theAustralianfightingservices,some ofwhosemembersarecarryingin theirwalletscopiesofaprayer,writtenbyhandintheformofacross, withtheassurancethatthisprayer was"foundinthetombofOurLord JesusChristintheyear803."

Evidentlythesamehumbughas founditswayamongtheforcesin

India,anditwouldbewellifthefollowingauthoritativeeditorialcommentsonitfrom"TheExaminer," Bombay,editedbytheJesuitFathers, werecirculatedassoundadviceamong themenintheAustralianandU.S. fightingforces.

"TheExaminer"saysthataprinted copyoftheprayerwassentinbya militarychaplain,whosaidthatitwas claimedthat"thedailyrecitalofthis prayerwillpreservefromsuddendeath bydrowingorpoison,andincertain

circumstancesthemereapplicationof thepaperbearingthisprayerwillproducecertainfavourableeffects,while hethatwilllaughatitshallsuffer.' Thechaplainadded:"Ifindthispatheticnonsenseisbeingsedulously circulatedamongtheAnglo-Indians andEnglish-readingIndianChristians intheArmy."

Thewriterofthecommentsin"The Examiner"saidthathehadbeenaskedbyanIndianCatholicsoldierin hospitaltogethimtheprayer"inthe formofacross.''

ChecktheAuthorityofPrayers!

"EveryAUTHORISEDCatholic prayer,'says"TheExaminer,""will eitherbeinaproperlyauthorisedCatholicprayerbook,or,ifprintedona leaflet,willbeartheImprimaturand nameofsomeCatholicauthority.As regardsotherprayersonemaycome across,orwhichmaybegiventoone byafriend,Catholicsshouldbevery

muchontheirguard.Oneabsolutely suresignthattheseareBADprayers, iswhentheyareaccompaniedbyabsolutepromisesofmaterialbenefits andthreats.Thisisthecase,forexample,withchain-prayers.

"Inthepresentcase,anysensible Catholicshouldknowthatifaparticularprayerhadreallybeen'found intheTombofOurLordJesusChrist,' itwouldhavebeenmademuchofby theChurchandwouldnotbeaprayer thatnobodyhadevenheardofuntil nineteencenturiesafterwards.Nor woulditbeanilliteratejumblelila thisone.

"Superstition,ithasbeensaid,is'a misdirectionofreligiousfeeling.'Itis asignofreligiousignorance,andits practiceisdegradingtothesoul.We shouldindignantlyspurnallsuperstitiousbeliefsandpractices,andplace allourconfidenceintheProvidenceof Godandtheregularpracticesofour religion."

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