The Record Newspaper 12 April 1944

EnglishCatholicsWillFightto LastDitchOverEducationIssue

WhitePaperDeniesCompleteLibertyofConsciencetoCatholics

*HugeandIncalculableFinancial BurdentobeImposed

BishopsSetOutPrinciplesFor SettlementofEducationQuestion

TheintentionsoftheBritishGovernmentasdisclosedintheWhitePaper onEducationhavebeenrejectedby theEnglishHierarchy.InaJoint PastoralissuedbeforeChristmasthe Bishopssurveyedtheposition.intimatingtheirapprovalofsomrofthe proposalsandcriticisingothers.They condemnedtheGovernmentsdenialof freedomofconsciencewithitsconsequentialpenalisingoftheCatholic body.

ThewholePastoralisanadmirable statementofCatholicviewsoneducation.Itisgivenhereinsummarised formandshouldbestudiedbythe CatholicsofAustraliawho,too,like theirbrethreninEngland,have,ineducationalmatters,tosufferforconscience.

Recentlywehaveseenagooddealof publicinterestfocussedupontheproposalsforeducationalreconstructionas setoutintheWhitePaperwhichwas submittedtotheHouseofCommons inJuly(saysthepastoral).Wewould liketosayattheoutsetthatCatholics welcomethegeneralconstructiveproposalsinthedocument.Asacommunitywehavealwayspaidspecialattentiontoeducationand,throughout theages,learninghasalwaysbeenfosteredbytheChurch,Catholicityand educationhave-walkedhandinhandWeregardeducationnotonlyasa vitalforceinthelifeofthenation,but asamostimportantinfluenceinthe lifeoftheindividual.Uponitdependtoaverylargeextenttheformationofpersonalityandcharacter,the developmentofinitiativeandjudgment,andthecultivationofthose qualitieswhichmakeforsoundcitizenship.Webelievethatourchildren shouldbegiveneveryopportunityof developingallthefacultieswithwhich Godhasendowedthem.Parentsnaturallywanttheirchildrentobeequipped tomakethebestofthemselvesinthis lifeandthenext.

NoJustificationOffend.

Isitanywonderthatmefeelaggrieved?Notonlyhavewedoneour share,astheWhitePaperadmits,as pioneersofeducation,asprotagonists ofChristianteaching,andinspending largesumsontheprovisionofschools, butwehavecontinuedintheseserviceswhereothershavegivenupthe unequalstruggle.Wearetheonly singledenominationwhichinthelast fortyyearshassuccessfullyresisted andovercomethepolicyofattritionInthattimewehaveaddedtwohundredandeightschooistoourlistwithoutcosttothepublicfunds,whilst 3,894schoolsofotherdenominations havegoneoutofexistenceandtheir pupilsnumbering1,648,000havebeen absorbedinCouncilschools.

IntheWhitePapernoattempthas beenmadetosatisfyourjustclaims or,ontheotherhand,eventoquestiontheirjustness.Inthedebatein theHouseofCommonsontheWhite PaperthePresidentsaid:"Ihavenot beenabletoconcedethefulldemands ofthosewhodesirecompletelibertyof conscience."Wearegiventounderstandthathehasyielded-tothepressureofLocalEducationAuthorities, theFreeChurches.andtheNational UnionofTeachers,andthereforelibertyofconscienceistohaveseverefinancialpenaltiesattachedtoit.What justificationisofferedforthisdifferentiationagainstdenominationalschools?

Wearetoldthatowingtothebadhistoryofelementaryeducationinthis countryjusticecanbemetedoutto usonlybystages,andsincetheproposedBillisadecidedadvanceon anythingpreviouslyaccordedtous,we oughttoacceptitwithgratitudeinthe hopeoffurtherfavourstocome.

AnImpossibleBurden.

Justicebyinstalments,itwouldappear,isthemostwecanhopefor.We payratesandtaxesenuallywiththose

citizenswhoaretohavetheirschools providedfortheirchildrenentirelyat theexpenseoftheState.Weareto bepenalisedbecausewecannotconscientiouslyacceptanagreedsyllabus ofreligiousinstruction.Whyshould thosewhoacceptanagreedsyllabus beplacedinaprivilegedpOsition?As SirMichaelSadlerwroteseventeen yearsago:"Itisdifficulttoseewhy everytypeofefficientelementary schoolshouldnotsharealikeinthe fundwhichParliamentvotesforeducationoutoftaxes,andinthefunds inaidofeducationwhichlocalauthoritiesvotefromtherates.Denominationaleducationisnotsomethingunhealthywhichmeritsafine."

Weareassuredthatitisdifficultto satisfyallsectionsofthecommunity, andthattheWhitePaperrepresentsa laudableattempttodoso.Wegive thePresidentandtheBoardofEducationcreditfortheirgoodintentions, buttheproposalsmadetous,though containingmanyeasementsofourpresentburden,areplainlybeyondour financialresources.Itwouldbeimmoralonourparttoundertakeafinancialobligationwhichweknowwe cannotfill.Alreadyinpreservingour schoolswehavemortgagedtheresourcesofposterity.andwecannotenter intofurthercommitmentsofareckless character.Wesayrecklessbecause weareaskedtopayahugebutincalculablesum.Weareaskedineffect tohandoverablankcheque.

ThreePrimaryPrinciples.

Puttingpoliticalconsiderationsaside asirrelevanttothemainissue.there arethreeprimaryfactorsorprinciples whichshouldinspireanysettlementof theEducationQuestion.First,whereverthereexistsabodyofparentsof thesamereligiousdenomination,with childrensufficientinnumberstooccupyaschoolbuilding,suchaschool shouldbebuilt,fullymaintainedand stagedbytherighttypeofteacherat thepublicexpenseandthedenominationalcharacteroftheschoolshouldhe preserved.

Thesecondprincipleisthatinorder toofferequaleducationalopportunity toall,suchopportunitymustbeacceptabletotherecipient.Tooffer opportunityonconditionsknowntobe unacceptableisreallytodenyopportunity.Agreed-syllabusteachingis acceptabletothemajority,butitis uselesstoCatholic's.Thosewhocan conscientiouslyaccept,suchteaching aregiven100percentaid:thosewho

cannotacceptsuchteachingarepepalisedfinancially.

Toexercisefreedomofconscienceto theextentofthesubstitutionofdefinitereligiousinstructionforindefinite, isnottoenjoyaprivilege.Itis merelytoexerciseafundamental right.Theexerciseof-thisrightis concededunconditionallytothbsewho chooseto,useprovidedschools.It shouldbeconcededwithoutpenaltyto thosewhocannotconscientiouslysend theirchildrentoprovidedschool'sor 100percent.grant-aidedagreed-syllabusschools.

Thethirdprincipleconcernsthepartnersintheeducationfield.Inlaw,as itstandsatpresent,thenecessityor otherwiseofaschoolhastobedeterminedbytheinterestsofsecularinstruction,theeconomyoftheratesand thewishesoftheparentsastothe educationoftheirchildren.Ofthese three,thewishesoftheparents,which wassuchaprominentfeatureofthe EducationActof1921,hasalwaysbeen heldofparamountimportance.

Forthislastconsiderationthereis nowsubstitutedthewishesofthe LocalEducationAuthority,thewishes oftheNationalUnionofTeachers,and thewishesoftheFreeChurches.The LocalEducationAuthorityisanelectivebodywhichhastocarryoutthe law;ithasnospecialprerogativeto determinewhatthelawshouldbe.The FireeChurcheshaveallthattheyare entitledtointheeducationalspherein theprovidedschools.andnow,inaddition,inthemanyone-timevoluntary schoolswhichwillacceptagreed-syllabusteachingand100percent.aid. TheTeachers'Status.

MfortheNationalUnionofTeachers,itistobeborneinmindthat teachersaretheservants,notthemasters,ofthecommunity.Schoolsare notprovidedfortheemploymentof teachersbutfortheeducationofchildren.Teachersmustbeselectedto fittheneedsoftheschools.Togive themthepowerofdictatingwhattype ofschoolshallbesetup.andofdecidingtheeducationalpolicyofthecorns Triunityistodeny'democraticprincipleandtosubstituteabureaucratic regime.

Catholicsareputting100percent. intothewareffortandaretoreceive only50percent.inreturn.Tleyare intheNavy,Army,AirForce,andon theindustrialfrontathome,shoulder toshoulderwiththeirnon-Catl-nlicfel-

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FirstAmericanCitizentobe

Canonised

"SaintoftheImmigrants"

InthepresenceofHisHolinessPope PiusXII,theSacredCongregationof RitesonJanuary11,approvedthe decreeTuto:nthecauseofcanonisationofBlessedMotherFrancisXavier Cabrini,FoundressoftheMissionary SistersoftheSacredHeartofJesus.

F011owingtheproceedingsnothingremainsexcepttheformalcanonisation ceremonyinSt.Peter's, FoundedOrder.

MotherCabriniwillbethefirstUnitedStatescitizentobesanctifiedbythe Church.Althoughshewasbornat SanAngeloLodigianoinItalyonJuly 15,1850,MotherCabriniwenttoNew Yorkin1889,afterfoundingtheOrder ofMissionarySistersoftheSacred HeartofJesus.

Later,shebecameacitizenofthe UnitedStatesandestablishedaschool, ahospitaloranorphanageforeachof the67yearsofherlife,invariouscities throughouttheworld.

Oftencalled"theSaintoftheimmigrants,"theworkofMotherCabrini andthethousandsofmembersofher Orderspanstheentireworld.She diedatChicagoin1917.

Saintoflonmigrants.

ThelifeofBlessedMotherCabrini,alreadyregardedasChicago'sownsaint, hasbeenrunningseriallyinthe Chicago"Herald-American"sinceSunday,January23- Co-authorsofthe seriesareStanleyPieza,religiousnews editor,andreporterElgarBrown.

Materialfortheserieshasbeen gatheredbyastudyofdocuments,interviewswithherfriendsandcontemporaries,andacollectionofthefacts concerningmiracles,attributedtoher, Thetwopeoplewhosemiraculous cureswereaccepted See forMotherCabrini'sbeatificationfive yearsagoarestillalive.

Oneisastrongandhealthyyoung soldier,to-dayservingatFortRiley, Kansas-PeterSmith,.whowastotally blindedonthedayofhisbirth22 yearsago.Theother,SisterDelfina Graziola,ofMotherCabrini'sowncongregationoftheMissionarySistersof STURMERANDSON, Hallion's),

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theSacredHeartofJesus,nowliving ingoodhealthatSeattle,Washington, wasgivenupbyphysiciansin1925, afterfourunsuccessfuloperations.

TheTwoMiracles.

PeterSmith'ssightwasburntbya wrongsolutionofsilvernitrateplaced inhiseyesbyanurse.Doctorssaid onlyamiraclecouldrestorethesight, yetnextday,afterprayersbythehospitalcommunitytoMotherCabrini, hiseyeswereperfectagain.

SisterDelfinahadveryseriousstomachtroublewhichsteadilygrewworse. Eventuallyallhopewasabandoned andthelastSacramentswereadministered.Buttheprayersofhercommunitywereheardandshesuddenly begantoeatandretainherfood.Withinthreeday'ssherosefromher"deathbed'andreecivedHolyCommunionin thechapel,andsincethenshehad neversufferedanyphysicaldisturbance.

Thousandsofpeoplenowlivingmet BlessedMotherCabrini,stillknownto hundredsofNewYorkersasthe"LittleNun"ofSt.Joachim'sdowntown parithwhereherbodynowliesenshrinedandwheremostofherworkamong thesick,'thepoorandthehelplesswas accomplished.

NewYorkShrine.

Hercrystal-walledshrine,builtinto themarblealtaroftheMotherCabrini MemorialHighSchoolchapel,isthe city'sowncentreofpilgrimage,where NewYorkersofeverywalkoflifeare constantlyseeninprayer.

Yetshewasuknownwhenwithtwo companionsfromMiry,andwithhardlyawordofEnglishbetweenthem, ,herangthebellofSt.Joachim'spresbyteryoneraining,wintrynightin 1889.Therewasnoroomthere,buta roomwasfoundforthemintheheart ofChinatown.TherebeganMother Cabrini'sgreatwork,alreadyflourishinginItaly,wherenineyearsbefore shehadfoundedhercongregationina desertedFranciscanmonasterynear herbirthplaceatLodi.

Church'sAttitudeto Socialism

CanadianBishopsStateDoctrine

"Itisveryeasytostatetheattitude oftheCatholicChurchtowardsSocialismwhenweknowwhatkindofSocialismismeant,"saidMostRev.J.C. McGuigan,ArchbishopofToronto, Canada,inastatementonSocialism issuedbytheCanadianBishops'CommitteeforSocialAction.

Definition.

"ThewordSocialism,"Archbishop McGdigan'sstatementcontinues,"is usedtoconnoteeverythingfrom Lenin'sCommunismdowntotheCanadianNationalRailways.EvenHitler adoptedthenameSocialism,withthe adjectiveNational,forhissystem.

"Writerswhoacceptthedesignation ofSocialistforthemselveshavelearned toavoidgivingdefinitionsofSocialism. RecentbooksinCanada,whichareall infavourof'socialisation,'useSocialismasamagicwordofpromise,but theydonotattempttotelluswhatit means.

"Theopponentsof'socialisation'are nomoreprecise.Theyhurltheword Socialismagainstanyproposaltorestricttheexistingpowersofprofitseekingcorporations.

"TheChurch,alwaysrealistinher approachtoaquestion,recognisesthe wordSocialismhasdifferentcurrent meaningsanditissometimesusedfor thingswhichshesanctions.However, thisdoesnotimplythatoneuseisas correctasanother.TheChurch,when usingthewordSocialismherself,reservesitforadoctrineor'system whichshehascondemned.

WhattheChurchMeans.

"Socialism,inthesenseinwhich whichtheCatholicChurchusesthe term,meansthedenialoftherightof

privateproperty,theassertionthatall wealth,especiallyproductivelandand capital,belongsbyrightonlytoall thepeoplecollectively-i.e.,theState orGovernment.

"TheChurchdefendstherightof privatepropertybecausethisrightis essentialtoprivateliberty.Thein dividualhasnothinghecancallhis owniftheStateexclusivelyhasthe righttocontrolthematerialthings manneedsforhislifeandhappiness Mussolini,himselfaformerleaderof theSocialistParty,definedSocialism whenhedefinedTotalitarianism: 'EverythingfortheState,everything bytheState.nothingoutsidethe State.'

PropertyMoreThanPossession.

"Rightismorethanfact,andpropertyismorethanpossession.Ifthe Statedeniesmetherighttoproperty butpromisesmetheuseofmore wealth,ofmoremoneytospend,Iam notreconciledtothisconditionofabjectdependence..Iftheindividual hasnorighttoanythinghecannotbe robbedofanything.TheStatecan donowrong.SuchisthelogicofSocialismwhichdeniestherightofprivateproperty.Itisalogicagainst whichwefeelourhumanpersonality riseinprotest;andtheChurch,which hasbeenthedefenderofhumanrights throughouttheages,voicesourprotestandmakesitherown."

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AttheheightoftheBengalfamine lastOctober,CatholicsinIndiahad alreadyhelpednearly34,000victims, reportsthe"CatholicHerald,"ofCalcutta.

Mostofthishelpwasgiven,without Governmenthelp,purelythroughthe generosityofIndianCatholicsand withthewhole-timeassistanceofthe Catholicmissionariesoftheareaconcerned.

Foodcanteens,milkcanteensfor babies,controlshopswherefoodwas soldattheminimumcontrolledprice, sheltersandtemporaryhospitalswere openedbyCatholicorganisations.The St.LalwrenceHighSchoolinCalcutta wasfeeding900aday.Anotherconventwasalsofeeding900;athird300; andyetanotherwassupplying100 babiesadaywithmilk.

Thepriestsandnunsworkedceaselessly,helpedbylayCatholicsintheir sparetime.

OutsidethecityCatholiceffortswere justasintense.InSatkhiratheCatholicfreekitchenwasfeeding700once aday,withasecondmealfor300of thematnightandextraportionsfor thechildren.AdisusedhouseVMS takenoverbythelocalCatholichospital,whichwasalreadyover-full,and priestshadtobecometemporarydoctorstohandleallthecases.

ThosewhowerehelpedweremostlynotCatholics.Intwovillages,for instance,allthosehelpedwereHindus andMuslims.

Clothingforthefaminevictimshas alsobeendistributedingreatquantitiesbytheCatholicauthorities,despitethehighpricesandthelackof supplies.

Theworkisstillgoingonandwill havetogoonthroughoutthewinter, untilAprilorMaythisyear,atthe earliest.

TheCommunistMovement inYugoslavia

LucidAnalysisbyEnglishEditor

TheEditorof"TheNineteenthCentury"writesstrongly,butnottoo strongly,inhisJanuaryissue,about themisleadingandinadequateappreciationoftheYugoslavsituation.The dailynewspapersaretheonlysources ofinformationavailabletothegreat majorityofpeople.Hewrites:

"ThereisintheBritishPressanalmostcompleteuniformity,from'The Times'tothe'DailyHerald,'inthe treatmentoftheYugoslavsituation. Eventhe'DailyWorker'doesnotdifferwidelyfrom'TheTimes.'This isbutoneofthemanysymptomsof the'Gleichschaltuns'oftheBritish Pressof'thetreatmentofforeignaffairs.Directandtruthfulreporting, incisiveanalysisandcriticaljudgment havebeenreplacedbyanoflicallydirectedtendenciousness.

"Yugoslavia,althoughanAllied country,faresworstofallintheBritishPress.Thechiefreasonisthat toomuchrelianceisplacedonthe broadcastsoftheFreeYugoslavradio station.Thesebroadcastsmagnify theexploitsofthepartisansandbelittlethoseoftheregulars.Theyare partisan,andthereforeCommunist, propaganda.Theirpurposeisnotto presentthetruthaboutYugoslavia, buttopromoteaCommunistrevolution!'

Andheadds,apointtoolittleappreciated:

"Fewofthepartisans,perhapsonetenthoralittlemore,areCommunists.Buttheleadersarenearlyall Communists.Thepartisansarea kindofJacquerie,andareengaged bothinwaragainsttheinvaderand indomesticrevolution.Theyhavelittlesupportinthecountry,forthe YugoslavsituationisnotwhatLenin wouldhavecalledrevolutionary.The dominantmoodispatriotic,especially inSerbia."

ItisafamiliarCommuniststrategy tobecontentwiththekeypositions whichgiveeffectivecontrol,andto thinkitapositiveadvantagetobein aconspicuousminorityprovidedthose keypositionsareheld.Hencethe

tacticsaretoespouseotherpeople's causesinordertobrill::intoCommunist-controlledorganisationspeoplewho havelittleconception,astheyconcentrateontheirownobjectives,thatthey arebeingaccompaniedinorderthat theymaybecontrolledanddestroyed alittlelateron.ToomanyEnglish criticsoftheYugoslavscenejumpto thewhollymechanicalandfalseconclusionthat,becausetherearemanynonCommunistelementsinthemixedcompanyofthepartisans,itistherefore safeandreasonabletodiscountthe Communism.

WhyBalkanCommunismWillFall.

AmongtheGermans,thelargestand inmanywaystheleadingpeopleofthe mainland,itistheirownGovernment, itistheythemselves,whohavecrystallisedhumanlivingintoitshard;tyrannicalshape.Amongthesubjectpeoples,itisanexternalandaGerman pressurewhichisbeingendured.But inItaly,inSpainandinFrancethis generationhasseenvariousmanifestationsofthesamebasicidea:thepolitical.minorityPartyseekingtocaptureandorganiseanddictatethenationallife.Theexperimenthasfailed inItaly.ItwillcertainlyfailinSpain.

Itisapparentlygoingtobeattempted intheFranceofto-morrow.InCentralEurope,onebyonetheStateshave hadtoabandonparliamentaryformes becausethoseformsmerelysterotyped theracialdivisionsofmixedpolitical societieswhosegroupingsandfrontiers hadbeendeterminedultimatelyby militaryconsiderationsattheVersaillesConference,andwereneverinternallyacceptedbytheminorities uponrwhomtheywereimpersed.Those CentralEuropeanStateswererightto thinkthatastableexecutiveisthe firstprerequisiteoflawandorder,and thereforeofcivilisedhumansociety; buttheywerewrongtothinkthatthe needforanyformoftotalitarianism, foranywiderextensionofpoliticalauthorityoverhumanlife;andinthe mainnoneofthemhascommittedthat greatmodernerror.CentralEurope isnotanareaofsingle-Partyrule.

HereistheNews!AndHow!

KingVictorEmmanuelvisited Naples;takeyourchoiceofthesere. ports9feminentcorrespondents9n thereceptionaccordedhim:

(IntheNewYork"HeraldTribune").

Naples,Nov.3(Delayed).-King VictorEmmanuelIIIvisitedNaples thisafternoon,receivedonthecrowdedViaRomaarousingwelcome,which confoundedthoserepublicanswhohad predictedhewouldnotdarecome here. TheKing'stripacrossthe countrysidewasasuccessionofovationsashispartypassedthroughprovincialtowns.CrowdswereparticularlydemonstrativeatAvellino.The surprisingwarmthofthereceptionaccordedVictorEmmanuelinthissupposedhotbedofrepublicanagitation throwsconsiderabledoubtonthestatementsofCountCarloSforzaand othersthatItalianswillneverheed thtrumpetcallunlesstheKingand CrownPrinceHumbertareousted... Wildapplauseandcriesof"Vivait Re"followedtheprogressofhiscar. WheneverthebiggreyFiatslowed down,itwasimmediatelyengulfedby acheeringcrowd.

Naples,Nov.3(Delayed).-KingVictorEmmanuelcametoasullenNaples to-dayonhisfirstvisitsincebefore thefallofBenitoMussolini.He

droveostentatiouslythroughthe streetsinanopenmilitarycar,with anothercar'carryingfourofficersstandingupright,andathirdcarinthe rear.Sotherewasnomistakingwho thatunhappylittlemanwas,butthe Neapolitansdidnotcare-atleast alongthosestreetswhereItalkedto peoplewhosawhim.AndNaplesis themostmonarchistcityinItaly,or itwas.Atbestthepeopleinthe streets,asfarasthiswritercoulddetermine,wereindifferentaboutthe Kingintheircomments;atworstthey shoutedasonedid,"HeandMussolini arealike;deathtothem!" This correspondenthappenedtobein CountSforza'shousewhentheKing drovebythisafternoonamidsullen staresofafewpassersby, Anotherdispatchto"TheTimes" sentthedayfollowingbutappearing thesamedayreportedthedifficulties beingexpriencedindestroyingFascism withoutplungingItalyintochaos.

Manydenunciationsofrealandalleged Fascistsforcrimeshavebeentraced topersonalfeuds;"oftenallkindsof motives,goodandbad,areinvolved."

Todetermineguiltorinnocenceofthe thousandsandtensofthousandsaccusedisfurthercomplicatedbythe factthat"theGermansopenednot onlyallgaolsbutallinsaneasylums (whoseinmateswouldbeinfallible sourcesofinformationfor"famous" correspondents),includingthosefor thecriminallyinsane,"andthat"every criminalinItalyisgoingtoexcusehis activitiesforsometimetocomeon pleasofanti-Fascism."

LittleWhiteChurchin theDesert

WhenPresidentRooseveltandhis guestssatdowntotheirThanksgiving dinnerofturkey,trimmingsandpumpkinpie,thereligiousnotewasprovidedbyMajorJamesA.Carey-Chief ChaplainoftheUnitedStatesForcesin theMiddleEast,butfarbetterknown asFatherJim,ofSetonHallCollege, SouthOrange,N.J.,andtheLittle WhiteChurchintheDesert.

Whenyouseethisframebuilding risingoutofthedesertsandsyoucan scarcelybelieveit.Foritisn'tlike anychurchanyonehaseverbuiltbeforealongtheMediterranean,andI haveseenmostofthemfromOurLady ofAfricainAlgierstoSt.George'sAnglicanCathedralinTe'srusalemandthe CaveofElijahonMountCarmel.This oneisatypicalNowEnglandColonial churchwithwroughtironrailings abouttheentranceandalittlebelfry overthedoorway,andabellthat mighthavefinishedringingforPaul Revere.FatherCareyfoundhimself ingrandandappreciativecompany fortalesaboutthebuildingofthat church.

Betidestherepresentativesofthe RooseveltfamilyandtheChurchills, therewereseniorsoldiers,sailor'sand diplomatsandAmbassadorWinant himself,whoinvariablylooksasifhe hadjuststeppedoutofachurchdoor inhisnativeNewHampshire.

TheLittleWhiteChurchintheDesertstandsinastony,yellowvaste. Andit'sveryunusualbecauseitisa non-denominationalplaceofworship forCatholics,Protestants,Jewsand-if thereareanyintheAmericanArmy -forMohammedansaswell Achaplainofanydenominationmayuseit andchangetheappurtenancesaround tosuithisritual.Itisthusthefirst reallyinterdenominationalhouseof worshipinthelandofEgypt.

Theartofbuildinghasbeentoconcealdenominationaldifferencesand yetpreserveitssacredcharacter.An ordinarybuildermighthavebuilta barnorafuneralparlourandleftit atthat.UnderFatherCarey'sauspices,itisahouseofbeautyand spiritualinfluence.Anarchitect,of

course,mightshudderatsomeofits features.Themarblealtarsounds hollowwhenyouhititandsodothe altarrails.Thestained-glass+windowsareafuturisticeffortwitha paintbrush.Theorganthatpeals mightilythroughtheaislesisacamp organwithloudspeakerattachments. Buttheeyeisdeceivedintheupliftof thesoul.

Atthebackofthebuilding,behind themainaltar,convertibleforJewsor Christians,isatinyshrine.Thisis speciallyforFatherJim'suse,and therealightburn'sconstantlybefore theBlessedSacrament.

StaffSergeantArthurFriscinda,of Brooklyn,N.Y.,builtthetabernacle. Awayfromthemainnaveofthe church,thislittleCatholicshrinepreservesthosedistinctiveessentialsof thefaiththatwouldhavebeenoutof placeinahalldesignedformany creeds.Butthroughthepaintedwindowsofthenave,adimreligiouslight filletsalikeonJewishSabbathsAnd ChristianSundayswhetherusedas synagogueorCatholicchapel,orpresbyteryormeetinghouse.

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PallottinesoundRemVissiottitt

HarrowingTrialsofa forAVestbegat Priest&aLay-Brother

DesolationbyWater,Heatand

Thefollowingletterwasreceivedby HisLordshipBishopRaible,P.S.M., VicarApostolicoftheKimberleys.It waswrittenbyFatherAlphonse, P.S.M.,whoisdoingmissionarypioneerworkinthedesertofNor'-West Australia.Alreadyforseveralyear's hehasdonetheverydifficultandheroic workalonewithonePallottinelaybrotherstaying:withthenativesoftheinterior,whohadneverbeforecomein contactwithwhitemenandChristianity.

Christianityowesagreatdealof 'gratitudetothesetwobravepioneer missionaries.Theyarelayingthe foundationofwhat,pleaseGod,willbe aflourishingAustralianMissiontothe blacksoftheNorth-WestDivisionof W.A.,foundedbythispresentgentianon.Thelocalitywheretheystruggleagainstthegrandiosepowersofth.i desert,establishinganewMission, belongstotheDioceseofGeraldton; thoughitisworkednowfromthe VicariateofKimberleyonaccountof itsimmensedistancefromGeraldton. Theterritoryofthisdiocesecomes neartohalfamillionofsquaremiles, andnoBishopofthatdiocesehasever beenatthatfarawaynorth-eastcornerofhisterritory.Theplaceisso farinlandthat,fromit,onecould walkintotheNorthernTerritoryina singleday.TogettoittheBishop ofGeraldtonwouldhavetotravelby planetoBroome,andthentogoright acrosstheKimberleysfollowingover 600milesofroughbushtrackbearing theheat,anddryness,andthirstofthe tropic's.Thenhewouldfindmany blacksatGregorySaltLake.Butno water,nohouse,norefreshmentwould befoundtogivehimcomfortafterthe longandwearysomejourney.

In1939twoPallottineMissionaries oftheBeagleBayMissiontookabode nearGregorySaltLaketopreparethe groundfortheestablishmentofaMissiontothetribesoftheinland.Their workisveryimportant,verycostly, andveryinterestingformanyreasons. Therealspiritualworkofconverting theAbos.cannotbedonetoagreater extent,tillasuitablesiteisfound foraStation,tillsufficientfreshwater issecured,andtillthegroundispreparedtomaketheestablishmentselfsupporting.Uptothepresentthe twomissionariesdependfortheirsuppliesontheBeagleBayMission600 milesaway.Twiceintheyear,when thesesuppliescometothem,themis-

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sionariesenjoythecomfortofhaving company.IfthereweremorelayandPriest--Missionaries,theycould havethatcomfort,towhichevery humanbeingisentitled,allthetime.

TheletterShowshowdifferentfrom ourenvironmenttheirabodeis,and howtheyhavetostruggleagainstthe powersofnature-Theyhavenotyet succeededinfindingawellyielding enoughwatertosupplyforhouse,garden,andlivestock.Howeverthey haveadvancedafairwayin(wresting alivingfromtheharddesert.Theybuilthouses:oneforthemselves,and twoforthetwofamiliesofChristian nativeswhocomewiththemfrom BeagleBayMission.

Theysankaboretothedepthof ninetyfeet,andaredrawingfromit500 gallonsofwatereachday.Theyare goingtosinkanotherborefortheir garden.Theybuiltacemeteryand laidtorestthemortalremainsofthree men,membersofalocaltribe,who foundthegraceofbaptismonly throughthecomingoftheseMisionaries.Wecanhopethatthesethree men,thespiritualfirst-fruitofthedesert,areinheavennowprayingforthe graceofChristianityfortheirown blackbrothersoftheinteriorofAustralia.

Toknow'thatthisundertakinghas broughtsuchmagnificentfruitisa greatencouragement.ButthisinterestingnewMissionisstillaproblem.

Itneedstheprayersandsupportofall theCatholicsofAustralia.Aboveall itneedsmorelay-andPriest-Missionaries.

AndnowwelistentotheMissionary himself "ThePallotineMission,Bishop'sDale. "February20,1944.

"MyLordBishop,-Sofareverybody iswellhere.Wehadahardtimeout here stillwearestruggling,alongTherewasnoraintilltheendof January. Thesheephadtobekept inD'algowantillafterChristmas.They werealrightthere,becauseKakara near-byhadhadheavyrain,sothat thecreekswashedeventhroughthe paddocks. IstayedherewithJim improvingourhomestead.After Christmaswehadtomovethesheepto Dummondoro.Thatplacehadshowers,andapoolofwaterwhichcould lastforsixmonths,aswethought... ButJanuarybroughtusaterrificheat -suchhotwindsthatwehadtolook forwindbreaksattimes.Wallsgot veryhot,andwehadtosleepinthe open.Thankstothesedesertwinds thepoolsatDummondorogetdry withinthreeweeks.Fortunatelywe foundanothersmallpoolofwaterto-

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wardsthenorth,andwetookthe sheepthere,whileithadbeenmyintentiontotakethehorsestoD'algowanagain.

"Onthewayadreadfulsandstorm came aheavyshowerofrainfollowed. Ireturnedimmediately.

Allthehorsesranaway.Inthe darkestnighteverexperiencedhereI hadtowalk.. Alltheridinghorses hadtobeletfree. AfterthelightninghadjustmissedmeIarrivedback.

"AllthishappenedonJanuary21. Thefollowingweekbroughtusplenty ofrain floodsandfloods till finallyamostunwelcomewilly-willy paidusavisit,stayingfortwofull daysanddoingitssinisterwork.The first23hourswerestormyandrainy, thefallingwaterdrivinginthestorm wasconstantlyandmercilesslywashingoutourwalls,whicharemadewith claybricks....Thewallofthechapel gotthinnerandthinner. Ihadto removetheBlessedSacramentintothe Sacristy,inordertohaveitsafe.The wallsoffiveofourlittlebuildingscollapsed.Mostoftheworkwehad doneduringthelastmonthsisdestroyed.

"TheMissionrwasarealisland,onall sidessurroundedbywater.Poolsand creekswentovertheirbanksbytwo feetofwater.Wehadstartedasecondwell,butthefloodswentoverit. Sheephadtobekeptonhills,and eventhereitwasveryboggy.Nosun couldbeseenforalmostaweek.The sheepcouldnotgetdry.Thesame happenedtothegoats,whichwehad tokeepundertheverandah.Wehad heavyloSsesoflivestock.Somegoats andabout50sheepperished.Avery sadlossareourfowls.Firstsomeof themdiedthroughtheheat,andnowa numberofthemperishedbycoldweatherandfallingwalls-Onlyafew areleftnow,andtheywentonstrike foragoodwhile.Twodonkeysare lost.Wetriedtosavethem,butit wastoolate.

"Afterthefloodswehadtoendure anothertrial-aterriblepestofflies

came,andthatpestisstillon.Itis verydifficultformetosaytheOffice. Onehandiscontinuallyoccupiedwith chasingthefliesawayfromeyesand ears.Themosquitoesarebadenough; howeverwehavenetsathand.But againstthesetormentingfliesthere seemstobenoremedy.Allourdonkeysandhorseshavebadlysore eyes. TheAbos.iwereactuallycallingoutand cryingfromflybites.Thecamelbroke loosetogetawayfromtheflies.We walkedforsixdaystofindher,but sheislostagain.Iwasnearlytemptedtorunawayfromthisplace.All ofus-eventheAbosinthecamphavethevomitingfromnauseaonaccountoftheflies.Thisisapicture oflifeasitisatpresentinthisdeesrt.

"CouldIgetsomecompensationfrom theLotteriesCommissionforthedamagesufferedherethroughthetempest? Thelotsisbigenoughforasmallstationlikeours,whichisonlyinitsbeginnings.Theadditionofanothersix oreightfeetofverandahtoourhouse isverynecessary.Therainwasgoing rightthrough.Itisimpossibleforus touseakerosenelampinourdining room. CouldIhaveacarbide lamp?Ishouldalsolikeadozen fowls.Wearenowveryshortof eggs.Ifyoucouldspareawatchit wouldbegratefullyaccepted. We haveonlyoneclockhere.Ishalltry tobuyanothercamel.Causticsodais notavailable,andwehaveverylittle soapleft.Thesupplyofjamisvery low.Pleasesendthetruckwithour suppliesfromBeagleBayStation,and donotdelaylongerthanMay.The winterrainsmightsetinbyJune,and alltravellingwillbeimpossiblethen. IhopethatallarewellatBeagleBay Station,andthatthenativeSistersof OurLady,QueenoftheApostles,pray formanygracestocomeoverintothis desert.-Yourssincerely, FATHERALPHONSE,P.S.M.

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IfChristBeNotRisen

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Christ'sDeathand isLosttoMany

''ComfortofDoctrineofImmortality toThoseBrokenbyWar-

To-day,EasterSunday,wecommemoratethroughouttheentireChristian worldinonewaythemostimportant eventsincethedawnofhumanhistorythousandsofyearsagoForit wasonthi.daysomenineteencenturiespastthattheManwho(vasGod HimselfprovedHisclaimtoBEGod onearthbyraisingHisownb.dyfrom thegraveandremaininginPalestine fornearlysixweeksafterthatbefore ascendingintoheaven,atheirecenit ofagreatcrowdofthoseearlyChristians,manyofwhomlaterdie1excruciatingdeathsratherthandenythetruth ofthisextraordinaryculminationto thelifeofChristonearth.Itwasnct aquestionofhypnotism,oracharlatan'shoax,orevenashamelesspiece ofdeceptiononthepartofthoseearly Christians-mendon'tstanduot'a scourging,toabarbariccrucifixionur todeathoystoningortobeingmauled bystarvingbeasts,justtoconfirm popularbeliefinwhattheythemselves knowtobeapiousdeception ontheotherhandthehistoricalfact oftheResurrectionofChristfro('+1:e deadisthefinalunanswerableargu bentforHisdivinity.IfChristdid NOTrisefromthedead,then,asSt Paulwouldsay,"mytalkingisvain andyourfaithasChristiansisalso vain,foryouareyetinyoursins."You see,thewholewonderfulfabricof Christianity,itsSacrificeanditsSacraments,depends,or,toputitanother way,pivotsonthisgreatcentralfactof theResurrectionofChrist.Ifthatdid notactuallyhappen,thenthewhole ofChristianitycomescrashingtothe ground.TheResurrectionwasChrist's OWNproofforallthatHeclaimedto be,becausewhentheJewsaskedHim forasignthatHewasGod,Ilesaidto them:Anevilandadulterousgenerationlooksforasign,andasignshall notbegivenit,butthesignofJonas theprophet.ForasJonaswasinthe whale'sbellythreedaysandthree nights:soshalltheSonofManbein theheartofearththreedaysandthree nights

Andonanotheroccasionwhenlie hadfloggedthecattle-dealersand money-changersoutoftheTemple,the JewschallengedHim:"Whatright haveyougottodothesethings,"Give usasign."AndChristturnedon themandsaid:"Destroythistemple andinthreedaysIwillraiseitup." TheylaughedatHim"Sixandforty yearswasthistempleinbuilding,and you'regoingtoraiseittipinthree days!"andtheirmockinglaughter echoedthroughtheTemplecourtyard. YetSaintJohngoesoninhisgospel: ButHespokeofthetempleofHis body.When,therefore,Hewasrisen againfromthedead.HisdisciplesrememberedthatHehadsaidthis.and theybelievedtheScripture,andthe (wordthatJesushadsaid(Jn,11, 18-22.)

OftenChristreferredtothefactthat Hewouldheputtodeathintheend,

butthatHewouldriseagainfromthe dead.AsSaintMarksays:"HebegantoteachthemthattheSonofMan mustsuffermanythings,andberejectedbytheancientsandbythehigh priestsandthescribes,andbe andafterthredaysriseagain.-(Mk. VIII.,31.)

Well,youknowwhathappened.He wascrucifiedandburiedontheFriday evening.OntheSaturdaythechief priestsandthePhariseescametogethertoPilateandsaidtohim:"Sir, wehaverememberedthatthatseducer saidwhileHewasyetalive:After threedaysIwillriseagain.Command,therefore,thesepulchretohe guardeduntilthethirdday:lestlerhapsHisdisciplescome,andstealHitt away,andsaytothepeople,Heis risenfromthedead:andthelasterror shallbeworsethanthefirst.Pilate saidtothem:Youhaveaguard:go. guarditasyouknow.Andtheydeparting,madethesepulchresure,sealingthestone.andsettingguards.

Then,ontheSundaymorning,as thefirststreaksofdawnlittheeastern hillstookplacethismosttremendous thing:,heviolentterrifyingearthquake:theTempleguardthrownto theground,risingupandfleeingtowardsthecity;theemptytomb.

Without,awhirlinggustofwind: w.thin,calm,silence,andeverything neatlyordered;thelinenclothsand bandagesplacedontheground,and theShroudthatiskeptatTurin,wrappedupandapartfromtherest;no signsofviolence;noappearanceofa hastyflight:Christhadjustrisenas thelivingrise.

AndsoforfortydaysaftertheResurrection-aslongatimeasHehad spentinthedesertasaprologuetoHis bliclife-Heremainedamongmen inthisgloriousepilogue.Although Hisbodyappearedunchanged,asGiovanniPapiniputsit,Hislifenowsealedandtranshumanised,wasoneofextremestsublimationinthemidstof thiscarnal,tangibleworldofours.

ThencamethedayofHisAscension intoheavenfromtheMountofOlives, fromthemountwherebutafewweeks beforeHisagonyinthegardenhad leftHim,unconqueredyes,butbathed insweatandbloodandtears.

Butitwasallovernow.Hehad seenHisPassionthroughtothebitter end,andHisFatherhadacceptedthe sacrifice,andHisResurrectionand AscensionweretheFather'sacknowledgmentthatthepriceHepaidhad BEENacceptedinheaven.

Asyoulistentometheshadesof nightarefallingonyetanotherEaster Sunday.Yettherearesomanyin thislandofourswhoneverstopto thinkoftheevent,thatwecommemoratetoday-ChristsResurrectionfrom thedead.AndIdothinkitagreat pitythattherealsignificanceofHisrisingfromthedeadandascendinginto heavenislostonsomany.Forin thesemonthsofwarthathavebrought

theanguishofdeathtosomanyhomes thethoughtofourownresurrection fromthedeadshouldbringtremendous comforttoheartsthatarebr'ken.

Allthosewhohaveleftuswillrise againevenasChristHimselfrosefrom thedead,andonedayweshallsee them,pleaseGod,radiantaswasChrist onMountTaborwhenHestoodtransfiguredbeforeHisaptsties,orwhen HeappearedtoSaintPaulontheroad toDamascus.Theywillbeperfect then,perfectinbodyandperfectin themselves,intheircharacter,intheir disposition,andweifwearewiththem willbeperfecttoo.ForChristrose fromthedeadHimselftoprovethat Hehadpowertoraiseusalsofrom thedead.Thatisthegoaloflifefor us,tobeworthyintheendofascendingintoheavenwithChrist,ratherthan thatweshouldberaisedfromthedead tosufferthefrustrationthatishellfor alleternity.

AndallthisistheCatholicAnswer tothefutileemptyatheismofLenin niesthedivinityofChristandrefuses toacceptHisResurrectionasconclusiveproofisonlyshuttinghiseyes tohistoricalfacts.Xisattitudeis childishandinawayheismoretobe pitiedthanblamed.Remindsmeof theostrichburyinghisheadinthe sand,simplyrefusingtolookthefacts intheface.Thatisjustwhatthis greatheresyofCommunismteachesa mantodo.Godgrantthatfurthe sakeofthosewhomithasalreadydeludeditwillsoongothewayofall heresies,findingitsetertalr-stinthe Limboofforgottenthingswhereit belongs.

EdnaTurner,Claremont

Q.:IthinkCommunismiswhatChrist describedas"holdingeverythingin common."

A.:Idon'tquiteknowwhatyouarc referringtowhenyouspeakofChrist

theGround Resurrection

describingsomethingas"holdingeverythingincommon."Firstofall,Heis notrecordedasusingtto-ewords,and evenifHedid,takenoutoftheircontextasyoutakethem,theycouldbereferredtoalmostanything.."Holding everythingincommon"coulddescribe apotofIrishstewaswellasCommunism,andfarmoreappropriately too. HoweverIpresumeyouhaveatthe backofyourmindthedescription-of theearlyChristiansgivenintheActs oftheApostles,wherenotChrist, butSaintLukesays:"Andallthey thatbelievedweretogether,andhad allthingscommon-Theirpossessions andgoodstheysoldanddividedthem toallaccordingaseveryonehadneed." (Acts2,44-45.)

Now,ifyouonlyreadthischapter through,youwillseethatthesewords donotrefertoCommunism,whichis anineteenthcenturyproduct,andquite unheardofinthefirstandsecondcenturies.Moreover,whatSaintLukedescribeswasonly entadoptedbytheearlyChristiansat Jerusalem.Theyweremeetingrather fierceoppositionfromtheirone-time fellowJew,,andbylivingtogetherand poolingtheirresourcestheywerebetter abletoprotectthemselvesandprocure thenecessitiesoflife.Alsotheywere betterabletospendtheirtimein prayerandfasting,averyimportant considerationwiththeearlyChristians. ThereisaworldofdifferencebetweenthisandmodernCommunism. ThoseearlyChristianssufferedtorture andmartyrdomforthetruthofthe verydoctrineswhichCommunismsimplydeniesand,worsestill,ridicules ThegodlessmaterialismofCommunist doctrinedoesnotadmittheexistence ofGodorofthehumansoul,itdoesn't admittheexistence,ofheavenorhell, orofanylifeafterdeathatall.

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VastDifferenceBetweenVoluntarySurrender ofGoodsandStateUsurpation

Communismisinearnestabout ViolenceandBloodshed.

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HowtheLawsofMixedMarriageVary

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Itisbecauseoftheirbeliefinthese doctrinesofChristthattheearlyChristianandthemodernChristiansuffer somuchandtrytolivesoheroically, bytwentiethcenturystandards.And ironicallyenough,inspiteofwhatyou say,theChristianofto-dayandyesterdaysuffersamongstotherthingsthe cynicalcontemptofCommunists.Still, asIimpliedamomentago,cynicismis cheap(aboveallinonewhodeliberatelyrefusestolookfactsinthefaceliketheostrich.

Ontheotherhand,thereisavast differencebetweenthevoluntarysurrenderofone'spossessionsandthe usurpingofthesepossessionsbythe Statesettingupatotalitarianapparatut,which,incidentally,wouldaccentuateratherthaneliminateclassdifferencesandsubstituteprivateCapitalism withStateCapitalism.Whatismore, thepoolingofpossessionsbytheearly Christianswaspurelyvoluntary;the poolingofresourcesaimedathyCommunismisachievedonlythroughrevolution,violenceandbloodshed.And justincaseyouthinkI'mgettinghystericalaboutthemethodsofCommunism,letmereadapassagefromthe booklet,"DialecticalMaterialism."editedbyL.L.Sharkey,andpublishedin March,1942,inSydney.

Theauthormaintains,onpage20of thisCommunistpublication,thatthe workingclassmustseizepoliticalpower, whichisatpresentinthehandsofthe ,rgeoisie.Thenhegoesontosay, andI'mquotingverbatim:

"Economicevolutionisnecessarily leadingtoapoliticalrevolution;and thislatterinitsturn,willbethecause ofimportantchangesintheeconomic structureofsociety.

"Itisbyslowdegreesthatthemethodofproductionassumesasocial character;buttheappropriatechange inthemethodofdistributionwillbe theoutcomeofforciblerevolution.

"Forciblerevolutions,torrentsof blood,scaffoldsandexecutions,gunpowderanddynamite,thesearedistressingphenomena.Whatareyou goingtodoaboutthem,sincethey areinevitable?

"Forcehasalwaysbeenamidwife ofanoldsocietypregnantwithanew one.

"Whyistherethisdistressingnecessity?Whosefaultisit?

"Thereasonistobefoundinthe differencebetweentheinterestsofthe differentclassesofsociety.

"Foroneoftheseclasses,itisadvantageous,andevenindispensableto opposeanysuchremodelling.

"Fortheotherclassitisadvantageous,andevenindispensablethatsoial-relationsshallberemodelled.

"Tothemembersofoneclass,th, proposedremodellingpromiseshappinessandwelfareandfreedom;tothe membersoftheotherclassitwillbring theabolitionoftheirprivilegedpositionandeventheirtotalsuppression asaclass.

"Whatclassistherewhichdoesnot fighttomaintainitsownexistence?

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"Whatclassistherewhichhasnoinstinctofself-preservation?

"Thesocialregimeprofitabletoany givenclar'te,0..enistothemembers f thatclass,notin-:)-e' t,butthe onlypossibleoneThem.mbersof thisclassconsttierthatanyattemot tochangetheextantorderisanattempttochangethefoundationsofhumansociety.

"Theythinktheyarecalleduponto defendthesefoundation-evenbycorce.

"Hencethetorrentsofblood,hence theclashofarms.

"Thesocialists,:whenmeditatingon thesocialrevolution,canconsolethemselveswiththeideathatthemore widelytheir'subversive'doctrinesare diffused,themorethattheworking slatshasbeendevelopedandorganised anddisciplined-thefewerwillbethe victimsintheinevitable'catastrophe.'

Well,there'stheCommunistprogramme,downinblackandwhite,and beingsoldoncitybookstalls.You canbuyitandyourchildrencanbuy it,andwhatismore,onpage38,they willfindoneoftheclassicalliteraiy andphilosophicalgemsofalltime.It isaparagraphheaded`God,"in.which theveryideaofGod'sexistenceisdismissedinfifteenlines.Ifitwasn'tall sopathetic,onemightbemoreinclined tosmileattheseintellectualgiantsof CommunismwhohaveconvincedthemselvesinfifteenlinesthatGoddoes notexist,thatChristwasnotGodon earth,thatthereisnolifeafterdeath noheaven,nohell,noTenCommandments nothingtoliveforbut streetsrunningwithbloodandtheWill o'theWispofasocialistparadiseon thisearth.

Q.:Thequestion,however,iswhydoes theCatholicChurchpermitanyone ofitsmemberstoleaveagoodwife andsixlovelychildrenandtolive insinwithanotherwomanquite openly?Pleasedonotanswerthat theChurchdoesNOTpermitit-becauseitisdonerighthereinour midst.

A.:Idon'tdoubtforamomentthat thesesadandverywrongthingsare done"hereinourmidst,"asyousay, butifCatholicsdothemthenthey dothemindefianceoftheChurch-for theChurchDOESNOTpermitadultery.I'dliketochallengeyouto pointoutwhereintheChurch'steachingssuchthingsarepermitted,andI challengeyoutonameevenonecase whereinpracticeithaspermittedthem inspiteofitsownteaching.Why theChurchwouldnotpermitsuchconductinanyofhermembersnomatter howexaltedtheirsocialrank.ThedisputebetweenHenryVIII.ofEngland andtheChurchisacaseinpoint.He. too,wishedtoleaveagoodwifeand toliveinsinwithanotherwoman,and evenattheriskoflosingEnglandto theCatholicfaith,theChurchwould notcompromiseinitsteaching.The reigningPope,ClementVII.,couldnot, anddidnot,permitHenrytofloutthe lawofGodregardingtheindissolubilityofmarriage,sotheKingofEngland then,likethehusbandyouhavein mindnowinyourletter,tookthelaw intohisownhands.Butinneither casedoestheChurchcondonetheirconduct;bothactedindefianceofits teaching.

"Puzzled,"ELidlandJunction:

Q.:DearlatherLalor,willyouplease explainthis?Inarecentbroadcast youstatedthatamixedmarriage couldnotbecelebratedbeforethe altaroftheHamanCatholicChurch.

A.SoIdid,butIalsosaidconsiderablymorebywayofexplanation.

judgesthatthiscannotbedonewithoutgraveevilsarising,itislefttohis prudentjudgmenttodispensefromthis law. ."

Inthelawitselfthenyouhaveyour answer.Evidentlythisiswhathappened:theOrdinary,i.e.,usuallythe Bishop,ofthedioceseusedhisdiscretion,and,becauseofgraveevilsarisingorotherwise,heenforcedthelaw inoneinstanceandnotintheother.

Notonlycouldyoufindvariations ofpolicyregardingthismatterinthe samedioceseatdifferenttimes,but youcouldalsofindvariationsintwo neighboringdioceses.OneBishop mightseefittoenforcethelaw,while aneighbouringBishop,whereconditionsweredifferent,mightjudgeit moreprudenttodispensefromthe law.Andthereshouldbenocause forsurpriseinthisthelawitselfallowsit.

AtpresentintheArchdioceseof Perth,mixedmarriagesmaynottake placebeforeanaltarinthechurch,and noexceptions'aremadetothislaw.

F.G.,Fremantle:

Q.:WouldyoupleasetelluswhyMc. Carthy'sbook,'ThePriestsandPee. pieofIreland,"wasbannedbythe Churchtoitspeople?

A.:Idon'tknowwhetherthisbook wasformallybanned,orwhetherpeopleweremerelyadvisednottoread it.Ineithercasethereasons-thesame.ThebookgaveaverydistortedandbigotedaccountoftherelationsbetweentheIrishclergyandpeople.Anyonewhothinksclearlyknows thatanattackonthepurelyhuman elementoftneChurchleavesuntouchedtheessentialissue:theDIVINITY ofChristandHisChurch.Butnot everyonethinksclearly.So,many hooksthatdiscredittheministersof theChurchareintendedtodiscredit theChurch,andsucceedinthatinten tion.Aspeciousbutunsubstantiated attack,suchasMcCarthy'sbookcon tains,servesnousefulpurposeforth averagereader,andbycorruptinghifaith,coulddohimimmeasurableharm Thereforethebookwaseitherdis couragedorforbidden.

Q.:Wastheinformationstatedas conditionsinthatcountrytrue?

A.:Thegeneralpictureofthecondi tionswasquitefalseandmisleading Chargesofunduepoliticalinfluence ofinordinateriches,ofcostlychurche inastarvingcountrysideweretheprin cipalthemesofthebook.Thosechar gee.werenotadequatelysupportedan. factswereconsiderablymisinterprets. Theobjectiontospendingmoneyo theserviceofChristinsteadofonth. poorisasoldasChristianity.Juda Iscariothasthehonouroffirstpr. poundingtheobjection,buthissy pathywiththepoorwassuspect,t. saytheleast!

HOLYNAMESOCIETY

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ThePresidentwelcomedtothenice. ingtheRev.FatherCunningham,an. congratulatedhimonthemeritorio workhehaddoneinthefieldof!via andwhichhadearnedforhimoffi. recognitionandamilitaryaward.

Prior-totheelectiontoofficeofth Executiveofficersfortheensuingy thePresidentthankedRev.Path LalorforhisguidanceandassistanandtheRev.BrotherGarveyforhi generosityinplacingtheC.B. attheSociety'sconvenienceasamee ingplace.

ELECTIONOF°moms.

Theelectionofofficerswasthenpr seededwith,thefollowinggentleme beingre-electedtooffice:

President:Mr.E.LeB.Henderson

Usethe'Phone-B2848.

FREECITYDELIVERY.

Q.:Intheyear1923myuncleandaunt weremarriedinavestryattheback oftheChurch.In1930twofriends ofmineweremarriedinfrontofthe altarinthesamebuilding.Both weremixedmarriages.

A.:ThegenerallawoftheChurch containedinCanon1109,par.3,ofthe CodeofCanonLaw,says:"LetmarriagesbetweenaCatholicandanonCatholicbecelebratedoutsidethe Church;but,iftheOrdinaryprudently

SeniorVice-President:Mr.F.Ander son. Vice-President:Mr.T.Condon.

GeneralSecretary:Mr.E.Farms'. MinuteSecretary:Mr.E.'O'Mahony

Treasurer:Mr.F.Morgan.

Marshall:Mr.G.Hannah.

Themeeting,havingcongratula theelectedoffice-bearers,wasbrough toaclosebytherecitaloftheSociety' prayers.

Annual'MetingHolytuneSociety ReportDisclosesIncreaseofMembershipDespite WarConditions

*ArchbishopUrgesHighRegardFor MoralValuesandCivilAuthority

CatholicMenSupportHierarchy's AppealFor-Rome

HonouredbythepresenceofHis GracetheArchbishop,andattendedby overonehundreddelegatesfrom24 metropolitanandtwocountrybranches,theseventhannualgeneralmeetingoftheHolyNameSocietywasheld attheChristianBrothers'Collegeon Mondayevening,April3.

Followingtheopeningprayers,the PresidentoftheDiocesanUnion.(Mr. E.LeB.Henderson)welcomedHis Gracetothemeeting,thankedhim forhiscontinuedandwarminterest 'naffairsoftheSociety,whichhe hadfoundedsevenyearsago,andexpressedthehopeofallpresentthathe wouldbesparedformanyyearsto guidethedestiniesoftheSocietyand ofhisArchdiocese.Mr.Hendersonexpressedhispleasureatthenoticeable improvementintheattendanceatthe meetingandatthelargenumberof clergypresent.Particularlywashe proudoftheNorthamandCunderdin brancheswhich,despitetransportdiffihadseveral'delegatesinattendance.

TheminutesoftheDecember,1943, quarterlymeetinghavingbeenadopted,thePresidentreadatelegramreceivedfromthePembertonbranch, wishingthemeetingeverysuccess.

SECRETARY'SREPORT.

TheGeneralSecretary'sreportdealt atlengthwiththeSociety'sbusiness duringtheprecedingtwelvemonths. HisreportcommencedwithmostencouragingnewsoftheSociety'sprogressintheArchdioceseofPerth.Membership-bothseniorandjunior-continuestoadvance;twobranches,previouslydisbandedfromwartimecauses, hadbeenre-establishedonasound basis;afurthersuchbranchisatpresentintheprocessofre-establishment; anentirelynewbranchisnowbeing formedatBruceRock.Attendance atmonthlyHolyCommunionand monthlymeetingsshowedimprovement,andbranchreportswerecoming inwithgreaterregularity.TheSecretaryattributedthedecidedlybetter positiontothepresenceofHisGrace atlastyear'smeeting,andtothefact thatmembershadbeenmindfulofthe inspiringadvicegivenbyHisGrace onthatoccasion.Herecordedthe sincerethanksoftheExecutiveCounciltoHisGraceforhisattendancethat nightandforhisunceasinginterestin theSociety.

Amongstsalientitemsinthereport rwereanimprovementof2ipercent.in attendanceatmonthlyHolyCommunionand3ipercent.atmonthlymeetings.accompaniedbyanexhortation tostillbetterfigures.Thereportshowedthatdeathhadclaimedduringthe year46members,20ofwhomgave theirlivesintheserviceofourcountry asmembersoftheFightingForces.

Membership.

Membershipnowstandsat3,447, madeupof1,839activeseniormembers,686juniors,and922servinginthe' Forces.Thismembershipwasdistributedamongst50branches,comprising twoGoldfieldsbranches,17country branches,and31metropolitan.Mem.

STOVEB-Wood,GILII;newandwed. Goodstockspaints,enamels,sprinkien, andtaps.Hasselrs,669WellbicionSt.

bershipshowedanadvanceduringthe yearof198,andthenumberofbrancheshadincreasedbytwo,duetothe re-establishmentoftwocountrybranchespreviously'disbanded.TheSecretary'wasoftheopinionthatmembersservingintheForcesprobably totalmorethan1,000,andthatour totalmembershipwouldthereforemost likelyexceed3,500.Thefiguresgiven inthereportwascompiledfrominformationcontainedinbranchreports, someofwhich,unfortunately,madeno mentionofthenumberoftheirmembersservingintheForces.HeexhortedbranchestokeepanaccuraterecordofthenamesandnumberofHoly NameSocietymembers"onservice." Thesemembersfacedangers,both physicalandspiritual,andarerisking theirlivesforus.Theymeritourcon. stantprayersbothfortheirpersonal safetyandtheirspiritualwelfare,and theyareentitledtoexpectthatthey willbewelcomeintheiroldbranches theyreturn.

VisittoBranches.

Thereportrecordedvisitsbythe ExecutiveCounciloftheDiocesan UniontoNorthambranch,St.Brigid's branch,WestPerth,andtoMidland Junction.Eachofthevisitsconvincedthemofthefervouroftheofficers andmembersinthebranchesvisited. Hewashappytobeabletoinformthe meetingthatsincethevisitsbothWest PerthandMidlandJunctionhadrecordednotableincreasesinmembership.

BranchNotes.

Specialmentionwasmadeofthefollowingbranchesforthereasonsindicated:

Albany,BusseltonandHarvey,for excellentattendancesatbothmonthly HolyCommunionandthemonthly meetings,and-inthecaseofAlbanyafineCatholicspiritinundertaking spontaneouslytoholdaspecialgeneral CommuniononthedayoftheDiocesanUnion'sSpiritualRally.

KondininandWagin,fortheirsuccessfulreorganisationandfortheexcellentreportsfurnished.

Northam,ManjimupandPemberton, forexceptionallygoodattendancesat theirannualgeneralCommunionand Communionbreakfasts.

Subiaco,'foranotableincreasein membership,inwhichtheynowlead theDiocesanUnioninboththesenior andjuniorbranches,theirgrandtotal membershiphavingnowpassedthe300 mark.

TheSecretaryconcludedhisreport withanexpressionofgratitudetohis confreresontheExecutiveCouncilfor theircontinuedco-operation,andextolledthemfortheirregularattend. anceatcommitteemeetings.HerepeatedhisthankstoHisGracethe Archbishop,onbehalfofallpresent, forhispresenceamongstthem,andfor hisgreathelptotheSocietysinceits establishmentinPerth.Hevoiced theprayersofallpresentthatGod wouldgrantHisGracemanyyearsof healthandstrengthduringwhichwe hopedtohavethecontinuedbenefitof hishelpandadvice.

Thereportwasreceivedwithgeneral acclamation.

TheTreasurer'sreportboreevidence ofincreasedinterestbybranchesinthe workoftheSociety.

ARCHBISHOPSADDRESS.

HisGracetheArchbishopsaidthat thereport,aspresentedbytheSecretary,wasaverycreditableone;allthe morecreditableconsideringthemany wartimedifficulties.Thesuccessithas achievedsinceitsinaugurationandthe standardithadmaintainedduringthe yearsofthewar,werethebestguaranteethatweneedhavenoapprehensionregardingthefutureoftheSo ciety.

11ccongratulatedtheExecutive, particularlytheSecretary,whoisso keenlyinterested,andsomethodicalin hiswork.Itwasforhimalabourof love.HisGraceappealedformore co-operationbetweenthesecretariesof thevariousbranchesandtheGeneral Secretary.Suchco-operationwould obviatemanydifficultiesfortheGeneralSecretary.Hethankedthe SpiritualDirectorsandofficersofthe variousbrancheswhowerehelpingto furthertheaimsandidealsofthisvery worthySocietyforourCatholicmen. TheneedofsuchaSociety,HisGrace continued,wasbecomingmoreand moreevidentyearbyyear.There wasaspiritofuneasinesspermeating theworld;agrowingdisregardfor moralprinciples;anuneasinessanddisregardaggravatedbythewar.There wasavanishingconceptionofthe ChristianfamilyandtheChristian home.CivilisationandChristianity werebeingthreatened.Andtomeet thatthreattheworldneededmenof thecalibreoftheHolyNameSociety -menimbuedwithhighregardfor moralvalues;andmenimbuedwitha highregardforcivilauthority;men whowouldstandshouldertoshoulder todefendeverypillaronwhichChristianityandcivilisationstood.

Fromhistorywelearnthatthe Churchwaseverstrongestandmost influentialintheplacesandatthe timewhensheheldtheloyal,affectionateadherenceofhermen.Woman is,bynature,religious.Intheliturgy,theChurchpraisedherasthedevoutfemalesex.Manisthethermometer,themeasuringinstrument,of theholdtheChurch,herdoctrinesand preceptshaveonapeople.

AndiftheChurchinAustraliatodaywasrightlyproudofthesplendid Catholicspiritthatprevailed,wewere indebtedverylargelyforthathappy positiontoourmen-particularlythe HolyNameSociety,whichwassosolidlyestablishedineverypartofthe Continent.Ithadproducedawholesomeinfluenceinallparishes.The sightofsuchalargenumberofmen openlyprofessingtheirfaithandasa unitedbodypubliclypractisingit, createda'deepimpressionandmust leavealastingimprintontheminds ofhesitating,vacillating,impressionableyouth.Historiansglorifiedthe crusadersofoldwhowerecarriedaway onawaveofreligiousenthusiasmand frenzy.WewereproudoftheHoly Namemenwhocarriedonalessspectacularbutnonethelessgloriousbattleagainsttheforcesofunbelief,irreligionandimmorality.Withoutthe existenceofthisSocietywemightstill havegoodpracticalCatholics,splendid exemplaryfathersoffamilies;loyal,devoutsonsandbrothers;butweshould nothavehadasmanyaswehappily have,andweshouldhavelackedthe forceoftheirunitedexampleofspeech andpracticeinourcommunity.

Inconclusion,HisGraceexpressed thewishthatthoseinthevariousparisheswhowerenotyetenrolledinthe Societywouldbecomemembers;and thatthosewhowerememberswould becomemoreandmoreworthyofthe Society.Heexhortedthebranchesto adherestrictlytotheHandbookofthe Society,particularlyregardingtheprocession,whichwasanessentialpartof theHolyNameSociety'sritual.

appealoftheHierarchyofAustraliaas publishedinthedailypress.TheCatholicHierarchywerenotalonein theirrequesttothebelligerentsto savethecentreofChristianity.Lord LangofLambeth,formerArchbishop ofCanterbury,inalettertotheLondon"Times,"said,interalia:

"Romeisnotlikeanyothercity. Itbelongsnottoonecountryonly buttotheworld.Initsancient monumentsanditschurchesitrepresentsasnoothercitycanthe wholehistoryofEuropeancivilisationandreligion,Itwouldindeed belamentableif,bytheactionof ourArmiesandAirForces,anyofits incomparabletreasuresofhistory,of art,andofreligion,weredestroyed orevenseriouslydamaged.Even ifthelossofsometemporarymilitaryadvantagewereinvolved,sucha losscouldnothecomparedwitha losstocivilisationandreligion which'wouldheforalltimeandirreparable."

MayGodgrantthatastrategywhich willnotinvolvethedestructionofthe EternalCitywillheadopted.You willredoubleyourprayersfortheintentionoftheHolyFatherforthesafetyofRome,andforajustandlastingpeacethatwillenableallmento liveinpeace,securityandharmony. HisGrace'saddresswasreceivedwith tumultousapplause.

GENERALBUSINESS.

Mr.Walsh(SouthPerthbranch) movedthatstepsbetakenbytheDiocesanUniontoensurethatmenengagedinHomeGuarddutiesbeenabledtoattendMassontheSundays onwhichtheyaredetailedforduty. SupportedbyMr.Grant(Northam branch),whorecountedthesadexperienceofmembersatNorthamandGoomailingpreventedbymilitaryduties fromattendingMass,themotionwas carriedunanimously.

TheRev.FatherLalor(Diocesan SpiritualDirector),inmovingavote ofthankstoHisGrace,thankedhim forhisinspiringaddressandgavean assurancethathiscounselswouldbe takentoheartbymembers.Father Lalorspokeatsomelengthonthesubjectofjuniorbranches,emphasising theneedforenlistingyouthintheSociety'sranks,thusrenderinglessdifficulttheperiodofadolescencefraught withtemptation.Hisappealtobrancheswastoconcentrateontheyouth oftheparishes,realisingthatthe greatei,tweaponfordefenceagainsta paganoutlookwasGod'sgracesolavishlybestowedinfrequentreceptionof theBlessedSacrament.Helooked forwardtoanappreciableincreasein themembershipofjuniorbranchesduringthenextfewmonths,thusconsolidatingthestatusoftheSocietyand ensuringitsfuture.

Mr.F.Anderson(seniorVice-President)supportedthevoteofthanksto HisGrace,whoseaddresshadmoved membersdeeply.Allwereawareof HisGrace'spersonalinterestandhis keendesireforprogress.Hevoiced themembers'sentimentsofloyaltyto HisGraceandtheirsympathy-with theappealmadeforthepreservation ofRome.

HisGracedrewtheattentionofthe memberstotheappealoftheHoly Father,aspublishedinthecurrent issueof"TheRecord."Thisappeal 'was'directedtobothbelligerentcamps. Theyhadread,nodoubt,too,ofthe

Mr.E.Farmer(GeneralSecretary' thankedHisGraceforhiskindlyreferencestohisannualreportandforhis constantinterestintheDiocesan Union'saffairsthroughouttheyear.He urgedallconnectedwiththeHoly NameSocietytomeritthatinterest. Heextendedhisthanksalsotothe DiocesanSpiritualDirectorandtoall membersoftheDiocesanExecutive, whohadworkedsoharmoniously.Beforeconcludinghisremarks,Mr. Farmerpaidagracioustributetohis predecessorinoffice,Mr.MarkFoley, andtotheRev.FatherLalor,whohad placedpremisesandtheservicesofa typisteathisdisposalattheCatholic Actionofficeinthecity.

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PERTH,WEDNESDAY,APRIL12,1944.

NewmanSunday

ThemottooftheUniversity---SeekWisdom"--isalmosta classicexampleof'hemultuminparvo.Theideaisprevalent thatthefunctionofaUniversityisfarexcellcucetoseekknowledge.butthemostsuperficialexaminationofhistoryshouldsufficetodispelsuchanotion.Whatfunctionhasknowelgedivorcedfromtheexperiencesoflife?Itisdefinitelynotthepurpose ofeducationtoacquireamassoffactualknowledge,butratherto knowwheretofinditwhenrequired.Inthematterofhistory, forexample,theoldsystemofteachingembracedthecrammingof datesandnamesofkingsandbattles.To-daythetextbooksare almostdevoidofdates,epochsaremarkedbyreallyimportant peopleorevents,andtheanalysisofcauseandeffectisthemain concernofthehistorian.Alltothepurpose,thatthestudyofthe pastmaybecomeanintelligentguidetotheconductofthepresent andthefuture.

*

IfWisdomwouldrelateknowledgetolife,thequestionimmediatelyarises:"Whatisthepurposeoflife?"Fortheanswerto thatquestionplacesthewholefieldofmentalactivityinitsproper perspective.Andinthiswayreligionentersverydeeplyinto Universitylife,for"everycultureisfoundedonitsreligion."The purposeofman'screationis,aboveall,theserviceofGod.All creaturesoutsideofmanwereintendedbyGodtoassistmanattaintheobjectofhiscreation.Hencetheobligationdevolves uponeveryThanandwoman,andespeciallyupontheUniversity manandwoman,ofusingtothefulleverythingthathelpstothat endandofabstainingfromeverythingthathinders.Thiswasthe FundamentumofSt.Ignatius-asimpleyetsolidprincipleupon whichanyrationalmanwouldgraspasthemaster-keyofmanya tion.Theprincipleitselfisgood,buttoseethatprinciplein action-thatisarealinspiration,and,incidentally,itisthesolutionofmanyanotherwiseinexplicablechapterinthehistoryof theChurchandoftheState.

* ThisprincipleofinterpretinglifeintermsoftheWillofGod wasthemainspringofthelifeofOurLord.Hemadeitclear bysuchwordsas:"Thisismymeat-todothewillofHimthat sentme."So,too,the'ifeofSt.Paul,whenathisconversionhe asked:"Whatwiltthouhavedonemetodo?"foundtheanswerin hisapostolatetotheGentilesofRome.Greece,andAsiaMinor, wherewearetoldhe-becameallthingstoallmew"Forthe Universit...studentmanysuchexamplesmightbecitedSt.Thomas Aquinas,whofoundhisvocationinteachingphilosophyandtheologytotheworldSt.FrancisXavier,whodiscoveredthatfur EimGod'sWillcalledforarenunciationofUniversitylifethathe mightleadnationscaptivetothefeetofChrist.Nearertoour owngenerationandtouchingthecareerofthegreatCardinal whomthisUniversitylookstoasguideandpatron,inNewman's lifeoneseesgreatgiftsofmindandheartdirectedtofullestand mostintenseactivity,not.forthemerevanityoflearning,butfor thecauseofChrist.

Hence,UniversitySundayisoneofthereallyimportant gatheringsintheChurch'syear,becauseitbearsstrongandtangibleevidencethatevenintheaffairsofthemind,OurLord's counselofseekingfirsttheKingdomofGodandHisjustice,holds sway.Theideal,however,accordingtothemindoftheChurch, istohavewithinasecularUniversityaCatholicCollegewhere studentsmayreadtheircourseinanatmosphereofCatholicculture.Untilthetimefortheaccomplishmentofthisprojectisopportune,muchcan,anddoubtlesswill,bedonebyCatholicstudentsattheUniversityinputtingforththeCatholicphilosophyof lifewhichmustappealasbeingsomuchmorelucid,coherent,and comprehensivethananyother.

FatherBrennantoSpeakon"Rome"

Rev.FatherBrennan,latelyreturnedfromRome,willdeliveralectureat theCentralCatholicLibrary,36Pier-street,Perth,onMondaynight,April 17,at8p.m..

FatherBrennanwenttoRomeasayoungstudentin1937-Hestudied atPropagandaCollege,wherehewasordainedin1942.HewasthereduringthoseexcitingdayswhenItalyandMussolinifell.HewatchedtheHoly FatherashecomfortedthewoundedanddyingafterthebombingofRome. HewilltellyouallaboutitonMondaynight.Therearemanyinteresting storiesandsidelightsthathavenotcomeoutwithofficialnews. Inviteyourfriendstocomealongwithyou-theymaynotknowofit. Allarewelcome.Pleasecomeearly,aswehopetobeginat8p.m.sharp. RememberMonday,April17,atCentralCatholicLibrary.

LivingWiththe Church

April16,SundaywithintheOstaveof Easter:MassProper.2nd.Prayerfor Pope.Creed.PrefaceofEaster.

April17,Monday:St.Anicetus,Pope andMartyr.Ma-sProper.2nd. Prayer"Concedenos";3rd.Prayer forthe,Pope.PrefaceofEaster.

April18,TuesdayMassoftheSunday withth,..Gloria.2nd.Prayer"Concedenos."3rd.PrayerforthePope. PreiaceofEaster.

kat19,Wednesday:MassoftheSundaywiththeGloria.2nd.Prayer "Concedenos;"3rd.Prayerforthe Pope.PrefaceofEaster.

April20,Thursday:MassoftheSundaywiththeGloria.2nd.Prayer "Concedenos;"3rd.Prayerforthe Pope.PrefaceofEaster.

April21,Friday:St.Anselm,Bishop, ConfessorandDoctoroftheChurch. Mass"InMedio;"2nd.Praperforthe Pope.Creed.PrefaceofEaster.

April22,Saturday:SS.Soterisand Caius,PopesandMartyrs.Mass Proper.2nd.Prayer"Concedenos:" 3rd.PrayerforthePope.Preface ofEaster.

ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

April16: Sam-St.Mary'sCathedral:CelebrateMassontheoccasionoftheAnnualCommunionoftheNewmanSociety.

7.30p.m.:ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatSt.Columba's,South Perth.

DAILYEXPOSITIONOFTHE BLESSEDSACRAMENT.

ExpositionoftheMostBlessed SacramentwillbeheldinSt. Mary'sCathedraleachday(until furthernotice),betweenthehours of12.30p.m.and1.45p.m,

HolyWeekandEaster ThroughoutArchdiocese

LiturgicalCeremoniesof SacredSeason

TheceremoniesofHolyWeekand Easterwereperformedth:syearwith' allthedignityandbeautytraditionally associatedwith mostsacredperiod intheChurch'sliturgicalyear.Churcheseverywherewerethrongedforthe variousfunctions,andintheCathedral,especially,largecongregationswitnessedtheceremonialofHolyWeek carriedoutliturgicallytothesmallest detail.Mostgratifyingwasthevery largenumberswhoapproachedHoly CommuniononHolyThursdayand EasterSunday.

St.Mary'sBoys'Choir,underthe directionofRev.A.Lynch,wonuniversalpraiseforthemannerinwhichthe musicoftheceremonieswasrendered. PalmSunday.

ThesolemnityofHolyWeekbegan onPalmSunday,whentheChurch commemoratedChrist'striumphalentryintoJerusalem.Alargecongregationwatchedthestoryofthatentry beingunfoldedbeforetheireyesinthe vividsymbolismoftheceremonial. Thegladcriesof"Hosanna,"followed bythetriumphalprocessionalmusic, recalledthetumultousreceptionwith whichChristwasgreetedbythepeople ofthecity,areceptionwhichdrew fromthewatchingPhariseestheadmission,"Thewholeworldhathgoneafter Him"-aconditionofthingswhichsent themscurryingtothecouncilchamberstoplotHisdownfall.Butacross thissceneofgladnessandrejoicingthe Crossthrowsitsshadow,astheDeaconsofthePassionappearintheSanctuarytochantthestoryofthehappeningsofthefirstHolyWeekasrelatedbySt.Matthew.Gonenowis thespiritofjoyandhappinessasthe Churchentersaperiodofsolemn mourning,whichwillcontinueuntil thegladsome"Alleluias"ofHolySaturdayannouncethevictoryoftheMasteroverdeath.

OnSpyWednesdayevening.Rev. FatherMurphywasthepreacher.

MauadayThursday.

TheceremoniesofMaundyThursday receivetheirnamefromthe"Mandaturn,"theceremonialwashingofthe feet,tocommemoratethe'washing,0 HisApostles'feetbyChrist.Itmight seemstrangethateverythinginthe Sanctuaryto-dayindicatesthatthe Feastisoneofjoy.Thevestments wornbythecelebrantandministers arewhite,thealtarisdecoratedand anairofgladnesspervadesthecere-

mony.Yetitisnotstrangewhenwe rememberthatwearecelebratingthe dayonwhichChristgaveusHisgreatestgift-theBlessedEucharist.The Massis,indeed,afestalone,butthe Officeofthedaykeepsbeforeour mindsthesorrowthatistocome,as itnarratesforustheperfidyofJudas.

DuringtheMass,HisGracetheArchzishopconsecratedtheHolyOils.At theMasstwoHostswereconsecrated, oneofwhichwaslatercarriedtothe AltarofRepose,theretoremainuntil theMassofthePresanctifiedonGood Friday.Theorganwasplayedand thebellsrungattheGloria,andallwas silentthereafteruntiltheGloriaon HolySaturday.Thechoirrendered themusicoftheMissaDominicalisby L.Refice.Intheeveningthepreacher wasRev.J.Lynch.ThroughoutHoly Thursdaynight,themenoftheCathedralparishkeptwatchbeforetheAltar ofRepose.

GoodFriday.

InthesolemnfunctionsofGoodFriday,andespeciallyintheMassofthe Presanctified,theverystrangenessof therites,soutterlyunhiceanyothers, conveyedatoncethefeelingthatwas adaydifferentfromanyotherday. TheprocessioncomingtotheAltarin deadsilence,thebarenessoftheAltar andSanctuary,theprostrationofthe celebrantandministers,thentheLessonsandCollectswiththeirstrange chant,alltendtoproduceasenseof de,olationandofmourning,suchasne otherserviceoftheyearapproaches. Sovividisthesymbolismthatanyone enteringaCatholicchurchonthisoccasion,nomatterhowignorantofthe Church'sdoctrineandpractice,could notfailtounderstandthatthiswas indeedadayofmourning,northereasonforthatmourning.Themagnificentrenderingbythedoublechoir of"TheReproaches"duringtheAdorationoftheCrotsswasagain,asinformer years,anoutstandingfeatureofthe GoodFridaymorningceremonial.Rev. H.Brennanpreachedtheoccasional sermon. IntheafternoontheCathedralwas filledtooverflowingfortheStationsof theCross,whichwerepreachedbyRev. FatherLyons,C.SS.R. IntheeveningtheOfficeofTenebrae wassung.ThePsalmsweresungby thePriests'Choir.theLamentationsby VeryRev.L.J.Goody,Rev.J.P.McGillicuddy,andRev.H.Lalor,andthe ResponsesbytheCathedralBoys'

*ChristFulfilledtheLastProphecybyHisVictoryOverDeath

HeAloneCouldRaiseHimselffromtheDead

Easter'sMiracleisOurPledge andOurHope

ModernImitatorsoftheSanhedrim

TheoccasionalsermonatEvening DevctionsinSt.Mary'sonEasterSundaywaspreachedbytheRev.D.Breslin,O.M.I.Thethemewas"Jesus, OurHope,"andwasthelastofthe seriesofthespecialLentenCourse.

"Thou,0Lord,artmyHope."

(Ps.90,9.)

TheFeastofEaster,whichwecelebrateto-day,commemoratesanevent thatisthefoundationofourFaith. TheChurchto-dayringswithexpressionsofjoyandgladness:"Thisisthe daythattheLordhasmade,letusrejoiceandbegladtherein."

Evenfromahumanstandpointthe CatholicChurchisastupendousorganisationwithoutparallelinthehistoryoftheworld.Considerthenumberofheradherents;theirrigiddiscipline;theirunity;hermanifoldworks andachievements;heruniversities; schools;Priesthood;thevastramificationsofthisworld-widesystemthatis knownastheCatholicChurch.And moreoversheclaimstobenotonlya humaninstitution,butalsoadivine work.Sheclaimstheunquestioning obedienceofmeninmattersofFaith andMoralsunderpainofeternaldamnation,andmakesthetremendous,uniquedistinctionofbeingtheOne,True, InfallibleChurch.

Andallthisisbasedonandfallsor standsbytheResurrectionofher Founderfromthedead.

NineteenhundredyearsagotheJewishpeopleexpectedaMessiah.For overfourthousandyearstheyhad prayedandwaitedforHiscoming. TheirholymenandProphetshadforetoldwhatHewouldbelike,whereHe wouldbeborn,thecircumstancesof Hislife,Histribe,andevenHisdeathJesusChristclaimedtobethelong expectedMessiah-God-made-man.He fulllledbyHislifeandworksdownto theminutestdetailthepropheciesthat hadbeenmadeconcerningHim.

Justonemoreprophecyremainedto be-fulfilled.Ilewastobeimpervious tothelotofmortalmen.Hemust showHimselfmasterofDeath.The holyseershadsaidthattheMessiah

Choir.ThethreeResponsesofthe 1st.Nocturnewerecomposedbythe Cathedralorganist,Dr.C.EdgarFord, andwerebeingsungforthefirsttime. Theoccasionalsermonwaspreachedby Rev.FatherMcQuinn,O.M.I.

HolySaturday.

IntheserviceofHolySaturdaywe havetheoneremainingexampleofthe oldvigilswhichtheearlyChristians keptbeforetheirgreatFeasts.The servicewasoriginallycomposedtobe heldduringthenightbetweenSaturdayandSunday.Itisdividedinto fivemainparts,theblessingofthe EasterFire,andofthePaschalCandle, thechantingoftheProphecies,the blessingoftheFont,thechantingof theLitanies,andthefirstEasterMass. AttheGloriaoftheMasstkeorganand thechurchbells,whichhavebeensiteatsinceMaundyThursday,areheard again,andthevioletcoveringsareremovedfromthestatues,signifyingthat theChurch'speriodofmourningis overandthttrulhefestiveseasonof Easterhas NesterBtmdap.

wouldriseagainfromthedead:"Thou wiltnotleavemysoulinhell(thatis, inthegrave),norwiltThougivethe HolyOnetoseecorruption."(Ps.V., 10.) Theprophets,Isaias(XI.,10) andOseeIVI.,3)alsospeakoftheResurrectionofChrist;theformersays Hissepulchreshallbegloriousandthe latter,thatGodwillreceiveHimand thethirddayraiseHimup.SoJesus hadtoriseagaininordertofullyprove thatHewasthePromisedMessias. AgainHehademphaticallystatedtha Hewouldriseagainfromthedead.Ile challengedtheJewstokillHim.His triumphoverthegravewastobethe greatsignofHisDivinity.Asign givenbytheProphetsandbyHimself.

OnEasterSundaymorningOurDivineLordcameforthfromthetomb gloriousandvictorious.Hethereby provedbeyonddoubtthatHewas God.AndalsoprovedtousthatIle hadarighttoestablishtheonetrue Churchandtodemandthatweobey her.Wecelebrate,then,Christ'sgreat dayoftriumph."Itistrulytheday thattheLordhasmade.Letusbe gladandrejoicetherein."Otherholy menhadworkedmiraclesandeven raisedthedeadtolife,butnoman hadeverinthehistoryofthehuman raceraisedhimselffromthedead.It wasconsequentlythegreatestproofof Christ'sclaimtobeGod.Henceit wastothefactestablishedbeyondall doubtofHisResurrectionthatthe Apostleschieflyappealedtoconvince theJewsandGentilesofthetruthof HisGospel.Astheysaid,"IfChrist benotrisenagain,thenisourpireachingvain."TheResurrectionwasthe culminatingpoint,thesupremetest. Christpassedit. Thisisalsoadayofgladnessforus becauseGodhasgivenusasurehope ofourownvictoryoverthegrave.If wearefaithfultoChrist'steaching,like Himweshallriseagain.MenhavealwaysfearedDeath.Itsparednone; allhadtobowbeforeit.Mighty KingsandEmperorswhohadnever knowndefeathavehadtoacknowledge itssupremacy.ButwiththeResur-

rectionofOurSaviourfromthegrim portalsofthetomb,wecanfaceour dissolutioncalmly.Wecanexclaim withtheApostle:"0Deathwhereis thyvictory!0Death,whereisthy sting!"Becauseitsvictorywillnot beapermanentone.Weshallrise againlikeourRisenMaster.Death shallnomorehavedominionoverus. Thiscorruptiblebodyofoursshallput onincorruption;thisperishableframe shallputonimmortality.

Furthermore,ascertainasChristis risen,socertainisitthatweshallrise again.HeisourHeadandweare themembersofHisMysticBody.What hasbeendonewiththeHeadmustalso bedonewiththemembers.Hence thewordsofSt.Paul:"IfChristbe preached,thatHearoseagainfromthe dead,howdosomeamongyousaythat thereisnoresurrectionofthedead? Butiftherebenoresurrectionofthe dead,thenChristisnotrisenagain." HismiracleofEastermornwasthen ourpledgeandourhope.

MySubjectthiseveningis"Jesus, OurHope."HeisnotonlytheHope ofeachsoul,butalsoHeisthehope oftheworld.ItmustfollowHis teaching,orperish.

DuringHisearthlylifetheordinary peoplelovedandfollowedHim.He washated,however,byasmallbutinfluentialnumberwhowerethepeople's leaders.Theysucceededeventuallyin havingHimcrucified.HeprovedHis DivinityandHisconsequentauthority toteachmenbyraisingHimselffrom thedead.Andthenanextraordinary thinghappened.Theguardsrushed totheleadersofthepeopleandtold whathadoccurred.Wewouldhave expectedthoseleaderstohaverepented,tohavedonetheirutmosttorepair thedamagetheyhaddoneandtotell thepeopleoftheawfulmistakethey hadmade.Butsuchwastheirperversity,theirprideandsinfulnessthat theytriedtohidethefactoftheResurrection;todenywhattheyknewhad takenplace.Andnotonlythat,but

theyactuallytriedtodiscreditChrist andHisApostlesbymakingthemap pearasfrauds.Theyslanderedthe Apostles.Notonlydidtheyrefuse toadmittheclearandconvincing proofsthatJesusgavethem,butthey didtheirworsttokeepthemfromthe multitude.Buttheirevilmachinationscametonothing.Jesuswas seennotonlybytheApostlesbutby fivehundredpersons;andremainedfor fortydaysonearth,eating,talks.gand showingthatHehadreallyandtruly risenfromthedead.

ThoseJewishPriestsandleaders haveimitatorsintheworldto-day.Men whoknowthetruthaboutChrist's Churchandyetdeliberatelyrefuseto admitherclaimsandusetheirpervertedingenuitytokeepthesavingknowledgeofitfromthemassesofthepeople.Jesusknowswhatitistohear thewordsIlehasspoken"twistedby knavestomakeatrapforfools.'

Jesusisthehop,oftheCatholic Church.Hehasguaranteedherand thoughpersecutionassailsherbitterly, sheknowsthat,likeHim,she,too,will comeforthfromthegraveafterthe darknightofpersecution,moreglorious,morebeautifulthanbefore.

Itisrelatedinthehistoryofthe Churchthatduringthepersecutionby JuliantheApostate,EmperorofRome, oneofthepaganssneeringlyaskeda Christian:"WhatistheCarpenterof Nazarethdoingnow?"AndtheChristianreplied:"Heismakingacoffin!" Yes,theenemiesofGodseemoften totriumph,tothwartGod'splans,but theygothewayofallflesh-andGod remains.TheJewsrejoicedwhenthey putJesustodeath,littlethinkingthey wereprovidingHimwithameansof showingHispower,ofenablingHimto secureagloriousvictory.Hadthey notputHimtodeath,Hecouldnot haverisen.Theyplacedguardsto watchoverHisdeadbody;thosevery watchersbecamewitnessesofthe Master'striumph.

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TheanticipatoryjoyoftheChurch intheResurrectionofChrist,Her Founder,whichbreaksforthinthe MassofHolySaturday,reachesitsfull tideintheSolemnMassofEasterSunday.Allbarenessisnowgonefrom altarandsanctuary,andthesignsof joysoevidentintheliturgyoftheday

arebroughthometoourmindsbythe flowersandlavishdecorationswhich appearonallsides.AstheArchbishopandclergyenteredtheCathedral inprocession,themajesticstrainsof the"EcceSacerdosMagnus,"byDr. EdgarC.Ford,wereheard.Allthe beautyandpompoftheritualwasemployedintheceremonialoftheMass whichfollowed,andasthestatelydignifiedactionoftheHolySacrificeproceeded,onecouldfeelthattheChurch, alwayssoeffectiveinconveyingadefiniteimpressioninherliturgy,excels herselfinthecelebrationoftheResurrectionofHerDivineMaster.The musicoftheMass(byDr.Ford)was renderedbytheCathedralBoys' Choir,withLotti's"ReginaCoeli"as anOffertorymotet.Rev.FatherPerrott,S.J.,preachedtheoccasionalsermon. OnEasterSundayevening,beforea crowdedcongregation,Rev.Father Breslin,O.M.I.,concludedhiscourseof LentonSermonswithaneloquentdiscourseontheResurrection.Pontifical BenedictionwasgivenbyHisGrace theArchbishop,assistedbyRev.J.P. McGillicuddyandRev.P.J.Donnelly, asDeaconandSub-Deacon.St. Mary'sCathedralBoys'Choir,under thedirectionofRev.A.Lynch,sang the"EcceSacerdos"(Dr.Ford),"0 Salutaris"(Byrd),"TantumErgo" (Murray),"NuncDimittus"(Dr. Ford),andLotti's"ReginaCoeli."

Averyprettyrainbowweddingtook placeonSaturday,February19,atthe marriageofDorothyMay,eldestdaughterofMr.andMrs.R.Monaghan,of 129Wellington-street,EastPerth,to William,eldestsonofMr.andMrs.W. Wilson.ofEastDalwallinu,during NuptialMassatSt.Mary'sCathedral,

ONAGHANWEDDING

Perth,Rev.J.J.Raffertyofficiating St.Mary'sCathedralBoys'Choirsang duringtheMass.

Enteringthechurchonthearmof herfather,thebrideworebridalsatin, veiledwithall-overlace,inoldworld style,finishedwithsatinpetalsedging thelongtrainandcollar.Herbeautifullonghand-embroideredveilwas heldinplacewithahalooforange blossomsandpearls:herlongcurls completingtheeffectofthebride'sold worldstyledgown.

Thesatinhorseshoecarriedbythe bridewasagiftfromtheSistersofthe HomeoftheGoodShepherd.Her

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thepianoforte.Hewasgreatlybelovedbyhispupils,andwasinevery wayanexcellentteacher.Hewrote severaltreatises,amongstothersanembossedworkonarithmetic.

Itwashisopinionthat,assomuch spacewasrequiredbytheembossed methodofwritingandprinting,the fewestpossiblewordsshouldbeused, andthishabitofcondensation,weare told,sometimeslenthisworkacertain degreeofdryness.Atthesametime heisalwaysconciseandunderstandable.

ofhispupilswasabouttoleavethe institutionwithinsufficientmeansof livelihood.AtonceBrailleresigned oneofhisorganappointmentsinfavourofthisman.

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OrderofSt.FrancisSocialClub:-

Asthepagesofaclosedbookina darkenedroomwouldbetothesightedpeople,sowouldlifebetotheblind withouteducation.Thatiswhy1 havedecidedtogivetothiSthetitle, "TheLampTrimmeroftheBlind"

Lessthan200yearsagotheblind peoplewerewithoutemploymentand education.Howpitiablewastheir lot!Theafflictionofblindnessis pitiablenowtothosewhocansee,how muchmustithavebeentotheonlookerinthosesaddayswhentheblind coulddonothingbutsitaboutfrom daytodaywaitingforsomethingto turnupwhichmightbrightentheir livesandmakethemalittlelessdependentontheirseeingfriends.

Someweretaughtbytheirfriends toreadbymeansofdrawingknotted stringintheirfingers,butwecanwell imaginehowlittlecouldbedonein thatway.Whataningeniousidea, andwhatlovingpatienceandperseveranceonthepartofthesighted.

ValentinHauy,thatmarvellousman thencamealong,andmadetheblind see.ValentinHauywasbornin1745 anddiedin1822.Thenameofthis renownedFrenchmanshouldbewrittenupinlettersofgoldineveryinstitutefortheblindintheworld,and allthepupilsshouldbetaughttoreverehisname,forhewasthefirstof whomwehaveanyrecordwhoconceivedtheideaofsystematicallyteaching theblindtoreadbymeansofraised characters.Hauywasanativeof Picardy,andtriedhisearliestexperimentsonayoungladnamedLeSeur. Hewassosuccessfulthatin1784he tookhispupiltoParis,theretoexhibit himasanexampleofwhatmightbe achievedbyhismethods.

TheAcademyofScienceshavingexaminedthepupil,weregreatlydelifhtedbytheresultobtained,andpraised theeffortsofHauy,whilstthePhilosophicalSocietyshowedtheirappreciationofhislaboursinapracticalmannerbyprovidinghimwithfundsto enablehimtoextendhisbenefitsto others.

During1783Hauygavepublicexhibitionsofhispupilsforthepurposeof creatingpublicinterestandsympathy.

InthisyeartheNationalIdstitutefor theYoungBlindwasfounded,andto itbelongsthedistinctionofbeingthe firsteducationalinstitutefoundedin Europe.Towardsthecloseofthat yearKingLouisexpressedawishto seeHauy'spupils,andHauytook aboutthirtyof-themtoVersaillesin thehopethattheKingwouldbeinducedtotaketheschoolunderhisprotection.Inthis,however,hewasdisappointed,andhewasleftwithoutany suchhelp.

Disastrousdayswereinstorefor theyoungandstruggling.Aool.The FrenchRevolutionsoonbrokeeut,and theRevolutionaryGovernmentnominallytooktheschoolundertheState.

thickoppositionmanagedtostarta schoolfortheblindinthatcity.The Emperorfailedtogivehissupport, beingafraidtooffendhisnobles,who wereopposedtoanyschemewhichhad progressforitsobject-WhenhereturnedtoParisin1817,hefoundthe Institutethereremodelled,withDr. Guillieasithead.Hauywasnow poorandcastdawnbysickness,and thoughhecoulddobutlittle,continuedtodisplaygreatinterestinallmatterswiththeeducationoftheblind. Hediedin1822.

ItisinterestingtolearnwhatdirectlypromptedHauytoattempttheeducationoftheblind.Hewasalways troubledwiththesadconditionofhis sightlesscountrymen,andlongedin somewaytohelpthem.Itwasat theentranceofapublicrefreshment placewherehesawanumberofblind personswithspectaclesontheirnoses, sittingalongadeskwhichsupported musicalinstruments;fromthelatter issueddiscordantsoundsthatseemed tobegivingdelighttotheaudience.

AverydifferentfeelingwasHauy's. Heknewthattheblindwereforced todothistoearnaliving,andhe stronglyresentedtheridicule.Heat oncesettoworkandshowedhissympathyinthepracticalmannerofwhich Ihavejustrelatedtoyou.

In1821,fortyyearsafterHauy, JamesGall,ofEdinburgh,inventedthe angularRomantype,whichwasvery similartothatofHauy.Inthistype severalintroductorybookswereprinted,buttheprogressofeducationwas stillveryslow.

Althoughthereweresomesixtypes invented,noneofthemseemedtohave beencompletelymastered.Ofthese varioussystemstheMoontypeisthe onlyonewhichisusedextensivelytoday.Moonisverysimpleandiseasilymasteredbythosewhosesenseof touchhasbeenruinedbyhardwork. Mooniswritteninfourhundreddifferentlanguagesanddialects.The systemmostusedto-day,however,is thatofBraille,whichcameintovogue duringthelatterhalfofthenineteenth centudy-ItiscalledBrailleafterits inventor,LouisBraille.

LouisBraillewasbornonJanuary4, 1809,atCeupVray,intheDepartment ofSeinEtMarn,about23milesfrom Paris.Hisfatherwasaharnessmaker, andbothparentswerewelladvancedin yearsatthetimeofhisbirth.Once, whenhewasaboutthreeyearsold,he wasinhisfather'sworkshop,andthinkingtoimitatehisfatherinhiswork, hetookupasharpinstrumentwhich Slipped,andflyingup,putoutoneof hiseyes.Sympatheticinflamationwas setupintheothereyeandhelostthe sightofboth.Hewastenyearsof agewhenhewassenttotheschoolfor theblindinParis.Hewasanexcellentpupil,doingwellinliterary,musicalandmathematicalstudies,and learningtoreadtheembossedRoman typewhichthenwasgenerallyused bytheblind.

Foryears,asapupilandasaprofessorintheInstitution,athomeoron holidays,hegaveupallhisleisuretime tothetaskoftryingtofindasy'stem bywhichtheblindcouldwriteinrelief,anditwasin1829thatheinvented thetypethatisnowknownthroughout alltheworldasBraille.In1854,two yearsafterthedeathofitsinventor,it wasofficiallyadoptedattheParisInstitution.Althoughitwasintroduced intoEnglandin1868,itwasnotgenerallyadoptedinblindinstitutionsuntil twentyyearslater.

Braillewasapracticalmusician, anditwasinthecourseofhisexperimentsinwritingdownamusicnotationforhisownusethatheadopted thedotsystem.Heinstantlysawthe possibilityofitsapplicationtoalphabeticalcharactersandnumerals.The basicofhismusicnotationistheordinaryBraillealphabet,arrangedin fourrowscontainingtenletterseach.

LouisBraillewasneverastrong man,andhediedofpulmonarytuberculosisattheageofforty-three.He wasgreatlybelovedbyallhisfriends andpupils,waseverreadytogiveadvice,andneverhesitatedtosacrifice timeorhealthforthebenefitofothersWearetoldthatononeoccasionone

Dr.Armitage,inhisaccountof Braille'slife,says:"Hedesiredthat hisfriendshipshouldbeofsomepracticalusetothosewhoenjoyedit,thefeforehenotonlycarefullywatched theirconductbutwasableoftento tenderthemgoodadvice.Hisname isahouseholdwordamongtheblind andthoseworkingfortheblind.He belongstonocountryandnoage.We mustrememberthat,althoughtheinventordidagreatthingingivingthe blindthisembossedprinttoread,he didafargreaterthinginproviding themwithawayofsettingdownon paper,andreadingbackarecordof theirownthoughts.Inaperiodical published,thenamesofGutenbergand Braillewerecoupledasinthefiest ranksofbenefactorsofhumanity.To theworldatlargeGutenberggavethe printedword.ToLouisBraillebelongsaboveallthegloryofgivingto theblindwordswhichtheycould write."

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BenefactorsoftheBlind

LouisBraille'sGifttothe Sightless

HowtheEducationoftheBlindBegan

Thefollowingisalecturedelivered byMissR.RappeporttotheThird OrderofSt.FrancisSocialClub:-

Asthepagesofaclosedbookina darkenedroomwouldbetothesightedpeople,sowouldlifebetotheblind withouteducation.ThatiswhyI havedecidedtogivetothisthetitle. "TheLampTrimmeroftheBlind."

Lessthan200yearsagotheblind peoplewerewithoutemploymentand education.Howpitiablewastheir lot!Theafflictionofblindnessis pitiablenowtothosewhocansee,how muchmustithavebeentotheonlookerinthosesaddayswhentheblind coulddonothingbutsitaboutfrom daytodaywaiting'orsomethingto turnupwhichmightbrightentheir livesandmakethemalittlelessdependentontheirseeingfriends.

Someweretaughtbytheirfriends toreadbymeansofdrawingknotted suingintheirfingers,butwecanwell imaginehowlittlecouldbedonein thatway.Whataningeniousidea, andwhatlovingpatienceandperseveranceonthepartofthesighted.

ValentinHauy,thatmarvellousman thencamealong,andmadetheblind see.ValentinHauywasbornin1745 anddiedin1822.Thenameofthis renownedFrenchmanshouldbewrittenupinlettersofgoldineveryinstitutefortheblindintheworld,and allthepupilsshouldbetaughttoreverehisname,forhewasthefirstof whomwehaveanyrecordwhoconceivedtheideaofsystematicallyteaching theblindtoreadbymeansofraised characters.Hauywasanativeof Picardy,andtriedhisearliestexperimentsonayoungladnamedLeSeur. Hewassosuccessfulthatin1784he tookhispupiltoParis,theretoexhibit himasanexampleofwhatmightbe achievedbyhismethods.

TheAcademyofScienceshavingexaminedthepupil,weregreatlydelifhtedbytheresultobtained,andpraised theeffortsofHauy,whilstthePhilosophicalSocietyshowedtheirappreciationofhislaboursinapracticalmannerbyprovidinghimwithfundsto enablehimtoextendhisbenefitsto others.

During1783Hauy-gavepublicexhibitionsofhispupilsforthepurposeof creatingpublicinterestandsympathy. InthisyeartheNationalInstitutefor theYoungBlindwasfounded,andto itbelongsthedistinctionofbeingthe firsteducationalinstitutefoundedin Europe.Towardsthecloseofthat yearKingLouisexpressedawishto seeHauy'spupils,andHauytook aboutthirtyof-themtoVersaillesin thehopethattheKingwouldbeinducedtotaketheschoolunderhisprotection.Inthis,however,hewasdisappointed,andhewasleftwithoutany suchhelp.

thickoppositionmanagedtostarta schoolfortheblindinthatcity.The Emperorfailedtogivehissupport, beingafraidtooffendhisnobles,who wereopposedtoanyschemewhichhad progressforitsobject.WhenhereturnedtoParisin1817,hefoundthe Institutethereremodelled,withDr. Guillieasithead.Hauywasnow poorandcastdownbysickness,and thoughhecoulddobutlittle,continuedtodisplaygreatinterestinallmatterswiththeeducationoftheblind. Hediedin1822.

ItisinterestingtolearnwhatdirectlypromptedHauytoattempttheeducationoftheblind.Hewasalways troubledwiththesadconditionofhis sightlesscountrymen,andlongedin somewaytohelpthem.Itwasat theentranceofapublicrefreshment placewherehesawanumberofblind personswithspectaclesontheirnoses, sittingalongadeskwhichsupported musicalinstruments;fromthelatter issueddiscordantsoundsthatseemed tobegivingdelighttotheaudience.

AverydifferentfeelingwasHauy's. Heknewthattheblindwereforced todothistoearnaliving,andhe stronglyresentedtheridicule.Heat oncesettoworkandshowedhissympathyinthepracticalmannerofwhich Ihavejustrelatedtoyou.

In1821,fortyyearsafterHauy, JamesGall,ofEdinburgh,inventedthe angularRomantype,whichwasvery similartothatofIlauy.Inthistype severalintroductorybookswereprinted,buttheprogressofeducationwas stillveryslow.

Althoughthereweresomesixtypes invented,noneofthemseemedtohave beencompletelymastered.Ofthese varioussystemStheMoontypeisthe onlyonewhichisusedextensivelytoday.Moonisverysimpleandiseasilymasteredbythosewhosesenseof touchhasbeenruinedbyhardwork. Mooniswritteninfourhundreddifferentlanguagesanddialects.The systemmostusedto-day,however,is thatofBraille,whichcameintovogue duringthelatterhalfofthenineteenth centudy.ItiscalledBrailleafterits inventor,LouisBraille.

thepianoforte.Hewasgreatlybelovedbyhispupils,andwasinevery wayanexcellentteacher.Hewrote severaltreatises,amongstothersanembossedworkonarithmetic.

Itwashisopinionthat,assomuch spacewasrequiredbytheembossed methodofwritingandprinting,the fewestpossiblewordsshouldbeused, andthishabitofcondensation,weare told,sometimeslenthisworkacertain degreeofdryness.Atthesametime heisalwaysconciseandunderstandable.

Foryears,asapupilandasaprofessorintheInstitution,athomeoron holidays,hegaveupallhisleisuretime tothetaskoftryingtofindasystem bywhichtheblindcouldwriteinrelief,anditwasin1829thatheinvented thetypethatisnowknownthroughout alltheworldasBraille.In1854,two yearsafterthedeathofitsinventor,it wasofficiallyadoptedattheParisInstitution.Althoughitwasintroduced intoEnglandin1868,itwasnotgenerallyadoptedinblindinstitutionsuntil twentyyearslater.

Braillewasapracticalmusician, anditwasinthecourseofhisexperimentsinwritingdownamusicnotationforhisownusethatheadopted thedotsystem.Heinstantlysawthe possibilityofitsapplicationtoalphabeticalcharactersandnumerals.The basicofhismusicnotationistheordinaryBraillealphabet,arrangedin fourrowscontainingtenletterseach.

LouisBraillewasneverastrong man,andhediedofpulmonarytuberculosisattheageofforty-three.He wasgreatlybelovedbyallhisfriends andpupils,waseverreadytogiveadvice,andneverhesitatedtosacrifice timeorhealthforthebenefitofothers. Wearetoldthatononeoccasionone

ofhispupilswasabouttoleavethe institutionwithinsufficientmeansof livelihood.AtonceBrailleresigned oneofhisorganappointmentsinfavourofthisman.

Dr.Armitage,inhisaccountof Braille'slife,says:"Hedesiredthat hisfriendshipshouldbeofsomepracticalusetothosewhoenjoyedit,thereforehenotonlycarefullywatched theirconductbutwasableoftento tenderthemgoodadvice.Hisname isahouseholdwordamongtheblind andthoseworkingfortheblind.He belongstonocountryandnoage.We mustrememberthat,althoughtheinventordidagreatthingingivingthe blindthisembossedprinttoread,he didafargreaterthinginproviding themwithawayofsettingdownon paper,andreadingbackarecordof theirownthoughts-Inaperiodical published,thenamesofGutenbergand Braillewerecoupledasinthefirst ranksofbenefactorsofhumanity.To theworldatlargeGutenberggavethe printedword.ToLouisBraillebelongsaboveallthegloryofgivingto theblindwordswhichtheycould write."

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HayingdiscoveredthattwoShillings aweekhadbeensetasidetopurchase meatfureightcats,whosemissionwas tokeepthetheatreclearofrats,hedecidedtocutoutthisexpenditure.

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YoungHobbs:"Mamma,whatanimalisthekingofbeasts?"

Mrs.Hobbs(withsignificantlookat herhusband):"Man!"

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Globe-Trotter(atend.oflengthy yarnofadventure):"Now,don'tyou thinkit'smarvellousIlivetotellthe tale?"

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Listener:"Thenitismarvellous."

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Themilitaryattacheofaforeign powerwasbeingentertainedinthe CityofLondon,andwasshownthe variousCityhalls.

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"Whydidn'tyoumarry?"inquired theyoungmanoftheoldbachelor.

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AyoungR.A.F.pilotwasonleave. Onedayashewasstrollingdowna busyroad,dressedinsportsjacketand .flannels,agrim-lookingwomaneyed himcoldlyandhandedhimawhitefeather.

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Fourmenwhoweretobesent abroadatshortnoticetookFrench leaveandleftthecampforafewhours tosaygood-byetotheirfamilies.

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entiationthere.Noonehasventured toaccusethemofdisloyaltyonthe contrary,theirbraveryhasbeenin manyinstancesoutstanding.Re,ent lyMr.Sevinpaidaspecialtributein theHouseofCommonstotheeffortsof theLiverpooldockworkers,among whomarethebreadwinnersofsomany ofourCatholicfamilies.Sinceow schoolsproducesuchc:lizensthey shouldbeencouragedinsteadofbeing penalised.

AMatterofSimpleJustice.

Oneofthefreedoms,forwhichCatholicparentsarefightinginthiswar isfreedomtobringuptheirchildren inthefaithoftheirfathers.Thisfreedomistobeaccordedtothem.onlyat apricewhichtheirnon-Catholiccomradesarenotaskedtopay;ahigh price,ineffectacrushingfinancialfine, ontheirreligiousconvictions.The lawofthelandcompelsparentsto sendtheirchildrentoschool;thelaw ofthelandshouldprovideschoolsto whichparentscanconscientiouslysend theirchildren.

SurelythesemenandwomenofHis Majesty'sForcesdeserveasmuchconsiderationasthatextendedtoconscientiousobjectors.Theselatterincur nopenaltiesontheirconscientiousconvictions,educationalorotherwise;they aremostconsideratelyprovidedwith suitableoccupation.OurCatholicparents,amongstwhomtherearefew,if any,conscientiousobjectors,butwho

ArmyChaplainsaid

CaughtinacrossfireofAmerican mortarsandJapaneseartilleryduring theBattleofMunda,theRev.NeilJ. Doyle,Armychaplainandpriestofthe dioceseofHartford,whosubsequently waskilledincombat,wasforcedto finishthelastMasshecelebratedon hisknees"becausefiringbecameso hotthatbulletswereclippingtheunderbrusharoundthealtar."

ThedescriptionofFatherDoyle's lastMatswasrelatedinaletterfrom aNavychaplain,whowasondutyin theSouthPacificatthetime.The letterstated:

"FatherDoyle'sunitwasontheleft flankofthelineclosinginonMunda. Hisregimenthadapproachedtowithin2,000yardsoftheairfielditself.One battalionhadheldthelineduringthe nightandwasrelievedand'dropped backtoaclearing300yardsbehindthe frontlines,theothertwobattalions takingitsplaceinthelinewithorders totakeaverystronglyfortifiedJapaneseposition.Thefightingstarted upfrontasFatherDoylebeganMass forthebattalionthathadbeenrelieved.Therewereaboutsixtymenin thegroup.HecouldsayMassfor

arebearingthebruntofbattleon manyfrontsequallywiththeirnonCatholiccomrades,shouldbeprovided withsuitableschools,thatistosay, as"TheTimes"wellexpressedit, "schoolsinwhichtheirchildrenmay notonlybeinstructedinthe'tenetsof theirfaith,butliveawayoflifeconsonantwiththedemandsofthatfaith

WillNeverGiveUpSchools.

WhenthenewEducationBillwas firstmooteditwasunderstoodthatit seastobeanagreedmeasure.Gradually,however,agreementhasbeenfadingintothebackground.TheTrades UnionCongresswanttoabolishthe dualsystemaltogether.TheNational UnionofTeachersandtheNonconformistsdemandaccesstothefour thousandChurchschoolsinsingleschoolareas,andmeantimethesecularistshavebecomevocal.Inthe midstofthedinofcontendingparties weCatholicsplead,aswehavebeen pleadingforoverseventyyears,for simplejustice.Wearepreparedto fightforitbyeverylegitimatemeans atourdisposal,andtogoonfighting forituntilweattainourend.

Ofonethingouropponentsmay restassured;whateverbetidesweshall nevercedeourschoolsorretirefrom theducationalfield.Wewereinthat fieldfirst,longbeforetheState,andwe refusetoleaveitatanyman'sbidding. Wewillbetruetoourownproudtradition.Theguardianshipofour schoolshasbeenhandedontousasa sacredtrustfromourforefathers,and wewillhonouritasourmostprecious heritage.

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themasthejunglewasimpenetrable. Theenemy,thoughcloseby,couldnot seethem.

"Thefightingbecameterrifically heavy.Americanmortarsbehindthe clearingwereshootingattheJapaneseandtheJapaneseartilleryreplying, sothatFatherDoylewassayingMass underthearcofcrogSlire.Therewas alsosmallarmsfire.Fatherrigged uphisaltarandtoldthementolie inanyholetheycouldfind.Hewas theonlymanstanding'duringMass.He finishedMassonhiskneesbecausefiringbecamesohotthatbulletswere clippingtheunderbrusharoundthe altar.

"ItwashislastMass.Alittlelater hewascaughtinabut,ktoffireand diedtwoday'slater."

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