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Official Launching of Rural Movement ANSWERS.
movement is made up of the many small things clone by each one. 5. Wartime ought to be a good time to ask sacrifices of people, because
Superficial Objections to Christianising a different kind of organiThis sation from all existing ones; it mainly a spiritual and religious move- they have the exan.ple of soldiers the Countryside Now . . . Catholic Action for the who are prepared to, and do, pay the ment. It supreme sacrifice for them, and for an 1.
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country, and the work of Catholic Action is to Christianise life. Only in a secondary way does it interest itself in material affairs to try and improve social or economic conditions. 2. Some of the technical suggestions of the Rural Movement are impractical in some places, naturally, but the main ideas of the Movement are practicable anywhere. 3. If farmers are only interested in a movement that will give them material help only, it is proof of how necessary is the spiritual movement to change that outlook. No 4. Everyone can do his bit. one is asked to do big things. A
ideal. it 6. Petrol rationing does make But in difficult to get to meetings, other places farmers hold their meetings at such a time as will save an extra trip, on market day, after Mass on Sunday. 7. Work on a farm is hard alright, but surely that is reason enough why you should take some time off to There is think of other things. nothing much in farming as you do, if you cannot call your soul your own. 8. If it takes a lifetime to change
the ideas of farmers, then the sooner we begin the better.
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OBJECTIONS TO THE RURAL The first Diocesan Conference of Catholic Farmers will be opened by MOVEMENT. His Grace the Archbishop, who will preside at all sessions of the confer1. There are enough farmers' organence, which is planned for a date late isations now, without adding to them. in February. Move2. The ideas of the Rural The National Secretariate of the Movement will be represented by Mr. ment are all right in theory, but these B. A. Sanatamaria, M.A., LL.B.., Na- are impracticable. tional Secretary, who will give several 3. The Rural Movement talks about talks. ideals and spiritual things. All farmhe will there It is expected that ers are interested in are technical' delegates from every country parish, points to help them with the farm. and many visitors, besides the coun'4. We are sympathetic with the try parish priests, Church attempting to improve agriWomen are invited, too, for there cultural conditions and country life. will be special sessions for women. but there is nothing we can do to The Conference will provide inter- help. esting talks, which will be followed 5. Wartime is a had time to start a by general discussion, in which all movement; wait till after the war. present may join in. Films will be 6. Petrd rationing makes it imposshown in the evening, to illustrate sible to get to meetings. some of the talks. 7. Work on the farm is so hard Subjects to be discussed will in-' dude some of the following: Rural that we have no time or energy left Education, Soil Erosion, Water Con- to attend a fortnightly meeting of the servation and Irrigation, War Agri- Movement. 8. It will take a lifetime to get farmCo-operatives cultural Committees, and Credit Unions, Land Settlement, ers to change their views in line with the ideas of the Movement. Wheat, Cattle, Sheep.
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Wednesday, September 13, 1944.
By Rev. E. Sullivan,
* The Catholic Answer CEVERY
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HISTORY
TOPICAL QUESTIONS
PHILOSOPHY SOCIAL JUSTICE THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD THEOLOGY
Divine Revelation Is Morally Necessary for Mankind APOLOGETICS
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Why Restitution in Sins Against Justice Must Precede Absolution
Advantages of Latin as the Liturgical Language -Oversimplifying the Causes and Effects of the Reformation "For 1 give you to understand, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached by me, is not according to maa. Fcr neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it: but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ... (Galatians, Ch. 1, Vs., 11-12.)
With these words the Apostle Paul, writing to the Galatians, stated his claim to preach Religion in God's name; to preach the Truths revealed by God. That there is then a revealed Religion, there is such a thing as Divine Revelation, was explained in this session recently. Also that such' a Revelation is morally necessary for mankind, because, although true it is that from the visible things of creation man could argue to a Creator-could and should, from the history of mankind we see how even the great minds of antiquity-outside the Christian Revelation-went astray even in these fundamental things. And from common experience we know that great numbers of men-even after Christian Revelation-are too preoccupied with material things, or too handicapped by the struggles of life to seek religious truth. What would be their chances of arriving even at those truths about God which are in themselves within the grasp of human intellect, without the aid of Divine Revelation. Time, opportunity, freedom from care, would be lacking; ignorance, superstition, many other things would hinder them. But even after Divine Revelation, completed in the teaching of Jesus Christ, these human difficulties still exist; great numbers of men still do not arrive at a true knowledge of religious truth, still less at a true appreciation of its value. What then?
The truths of Divine Revelation must be preserved for mankind, they must be taught to men, and by a living voice. God has raised man to a supernatural state, and destined him to an immortal destiny. To reach this destiny man has need of Divine Revelation, of religious truth brought home to him. The Apostles, as Paul indicates, claimed to teach these Truths. Christ had commanded them to do so. They were members of His Church, foundation members, the members of the Church. As they claimed to preach God's Truth so does the Church. Such is its mission.
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K. and A., North Perth: Q.: I believe from what I have been told that there is a practice of a sinner being persuaded that he has to give some material gift to your Church before he can gain absolution. Please answer why this is, if
true. A.: What you have been told is not correct, I think that, perhaps, you have got -a confused idea about restitution-in sins against justice. For example, if a man has defrauded another of a large sum of money and now repents of his sin, he is bound to give the money back. If he refuses to give it back, his sorrow is obviously insincere and he cannot be given absolution. If a set of circumstances has arisen which makes it impossible to give the money back to its rightful owner, the penitent is not thereby free to keep it; he would still be keeping unlaiwfully something not his own; and the
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obligation of restitution could be met by directing the money to a charitable purpose. Surely, apart altogether from confession, you have heard of conscience money. Q.: I am told that the practice in your Church is to conduct services in the Latin tongue. Why is this? A.: Correct. To clarify the issue we will leave aside any reference to various rites within the Church. The point you raise is, that, for example, in a Catholic Church in Perth, the liturgical language is Latin. Consequently the Mass and other strictly liturgical services are conducted in Latin. Of course there are other devotions and prayers, for example, the Rosary, in English, And now, why? Well, in the earliest days of the Church Latin was used as the language in use in Rome and freely used in other parts of the Empire. The Missal, or Mass Book, was gradually evolved. Other liturgical books also, not printed, of course, in those times, have been handed down to us, a heritage of the ages. And when missionaries carried the Faith to other countries they took those books with them. That is the historical reason for the use of Latin. As to why the Church does not authorise the use of an English Missal, for example, in English-speaking countries, many reasons could be and are adduced. Here are some of them: The use of Latin ensures that the text will not be corrupted-always a danger in translations, especially with the constant introduction of new words and new meanings in modern languages. The use of Latin is an element in the uniformity of liturgical usage throughout the Catholic world; the use of Latin gives an added solemnity-even Gladstone has left on record the impression of solemnity he gathered from listening to Mass said in Latin during a visit to Rome. As to a possible practical objection in regard to the people and their share in the liturgical services, it is a matter of common experience that Catholics get on very well and can follow the Mass easily, especially with an English translation of the Missal made for their use, E. McEvoy, Wembley: Your first question about priests not marrying has been answered more than once and quite recently. Why repeat these questions continually? As to the reason suggested by you in the form of a question, it is not worthy of mention. I'm sorry you saw fit to include it in what purports to be a serious enquiry. Q.: Christ says, "Come unto me all ye that are heavily laden and I will give you rast." I fail to see instead where it says to go to the priest and tell him your troubles and he will forgive them for you-and the priest goes around the corner to the Virgin Mary. What blasphemy. A.: I can only repeat, What blasphemy. You .utterly fail to understand the Catholic teaching about Confession, and your parody of it merits your own comment. I fail to see what the text you quote has to do with Confession; it means that in the following and service of Christ a man can find rest, peace of heart.
Anyhow, to a Catholic in a humble confession does bring peace of heart. You fail to see where Christ mentioned forgiveness of sins: That He forgave sin Himself you will admit. He also said to His Apostles: "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them " And in this commission is found the answer to your implied criticisms that a priest forgives sin in his own right. He doesn't. The priest pronounces pardon of sin by the authority of Christ. As for the final taunt about the Virgin Vary, it doesn't merit an answer. Mere ignorance of Catholic doctrine might excuse it, but your attitude is summed up in the final paragraph of your letter: "I think it is high time the world woke up to your organisation and gave it its correct status and not allow it to use the cloak of religion." To this no answer is necessary. Q.: What is the "Order of Columbus?" A.: I know of no such order. Perhaps you refer to an organisation in America with a similar name. It has been spoken of already in this session.
Joyce Foster. Ootteelos: Please, forgive my presumption in writing this brief letter to you. But in your last session you said quite a lot of things I did not altogether understand. Well, yours is a friendly letter. I am only too pleased to answer your question, although it has been answered before; the substance of the answer was given in reply just given to the last question. For the sake of brevity I will condense your question to bring out the point you raise. Here
it is:
Q: "We are all Catholics. First of all there was one Roman 'Catholic religion. We all belonged to it, but you executed certain things that our body did not wholeheartedly agree with, so we started a body of our own. From there different other bodies arose, as they did not altogether agree with everything that we did. We only broke away because you worshipped relics of saints and made the 'Virgin Mary' equal to 'Christ' and a few other things. From this you deduce that it does not matter what 'body' we belong it. You say the different religious bodies were man made, so why quarrel
about it?" Your statement is a very simple statement of the origin of what are called Christian sects, But it is over A,
simple and over -simplification often misses the point. Now, first of all, there was not one Roman Catholic religion. There was one Christian religion. All belonged to it, and there was no separate "we," who executed certain things-there was no "your body" to object. "Your body" started in the bosom of the One Church and broke away. And there were much greater issues at stake than relics of the saints and devotion towards the Virgin Mary. (In passing, you know, Catholics do not worship relics; they venerate them, and they
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Is
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Purgatory a Place of Terrorism ?
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Tradition and the Practice of Early Christians Indicate Prayers for the Dead
Catholicism Seeks Out the "Man in the Street" of Catholics is Bad, How Can the Church Persist? If Bulk
do not make the Virgin Mary equal to Christ. Christ is God, Mary a crea-
For instance, the supremacy ture.) of the Pope, Bishop of Rome, was a And question very much at stake. not all the different religious bodies Christian a were man made, Surely as If He You believe that Christ is God. did found a body, as we believe, and you at least imply, where is it? Isn't it the original one from which the others broke away? Q.: If a Roman Catholic lived in the country and a Church of England Church was the only church for miles around, should that Roman Catholic rather stay home than go to that church? A.: The Catholic should stay at home. He believe., that there is only one true Church of God, and therefore that it is wrong to join in the services of another church, no matter how well-intentioned those who perform That there is no Catholic them. church in the district is beside the point. Whether he can attend Mass or not is one thing, to take part in a We non-Catholic service is another. all worship the same God you say; but to Catholics the manner of worship is important. And that is not intolerance but a matter of conscience.
A Seeker After Truth, Wembley: Q.: I shall be glad to have your opinion on the subject of Purgatory, as I find the subject very confusing.
A.: You ask for information about the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory. Now this doctrine has been treated of frequently in the session, including last Sunday night, and I must content myself to-night with answering briefly points raised in two letters, one from "C. of E.," Fremantle, and from "DoubtI hope these ing Dubbs," Subiaco, answers will make the doctrine less confusing than you find it, "C. of E.," Fremantle, asks why Catholics pay for Mass for the repose of the souls of their dear departed, and says: "I maintain if one's soul goes to hell, all the money in the world will not give it rest; but if it goes to HeaSo what?" ven, it finds rest. A.: In the first place, Catholics do not pay for a Mass; but Mass is offered for the repose of the departed soul. No Catholic or any other sensible person could imagine it possible to buy one's way out of Hell or into Heaven. Otherwise what you say is Catholic doctrine. If a soul is in Hell nothing, money or anything else, can get it out; if a soul is in Heaven it has no need of prayer. But Catholic belief is that some souls before finally entering into Heaven must make satisfaction for mortal sins repented of before death but not fully satisfied for, or for venial sins not repented of. You may not believe this doctrine, but you misstated it in your As for our prayers. Well, we letter. cannot judge what souls have been favby God, nor what souls judged ourably have gone straight to Heaven, and we believe that our prayers and other good works can, in God's mercy, help the souls in Purgatory to make satisfaction.
A.: God is Good, and He will grant
us forgiveness of our sins, great and small, if we are sincerely sorry for
them, But suposing a man dies with "little sins" not repented of, is it .contrary to God's goodness if a period of purgation is required before the soul enters Heaven? A place of terrorism! Well, there is suffering in Purgatory, particularly because the souls there are deprived for the time being of the Blessed Vision of God, but they are Moreover, saved and friends of God. they themselves will recognise the justice of this period of purgation. Even here on earth, where we are not certain of salvation, a man will put up 'with a lot in the hope of eternal happiness. Q.: How do you explain the Roman Catholic Church? You say it is not really the R.C. Church but the Catholic Church. If so, why not be consistent? Isn't it the Church of Rome? Surely this hoary chestnut of a question has been answered often Call the Church what you enough. like. In the early centuries it was sufficient to call it "the Church." Our claim is simple enough to understand: there is one Church of God; God intends His Church to embrace all nations and all men; therefore it is UniActually the cenversal or Catholic. tre of that Church is Rome.
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Q.: Can you truthfully answer the challenge that there is no Purgatory, according to the Bible. Can you tell me one chapter even in the New Testament which even hints of such a place or state? A.: A direct reefrence to prayers for the dead is found in the 2nd. Book of Machabees, chap. 12, v. 43-46, where it is stated that Judas Machabeus ordered sacrifices to be offered in Jerusalem for The those who had died in battle. holy writer adds: "It is. therefore, a pray to thought holy and wholesome for the dead, that they may he loosed from their sins." Now you may argue
that this book is not authentic. (That raises another question, the Canon of
the Scriptures, which I cannot discuss at this moment; it will form part of Suffice it to the session later on.) say for the moment that this passage gives a Scriptural basis for the doctrine of Purgatory. In the New Testament there is no direct reference to Purgatory. No one has said there is. For one who holds the Bible-and his version of it-as the sole rule of faith, that might be conclusive. But for Catholics there is another rule of faith, Tradition; and Tradition in the case of
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Peter Piper, Fremantle: Q.: I listened with a certain amount of interest to the "Catholic Answer" on Sunday, the 7th., especially that lengthy portion explaining your version of "grace" on members of your Church. Well, as a non-Catholic, I say thank God I am not, if I have to believe all the rubbish you put over the air and have to "explain" the ways of your Church, which to my way of thinking is far from ChrisHe tian as taught by "Jesus," taught Christianity not from churstreet," the in ches but to the "man in the street. A.: It would be interesting to know when and where this phrase was coinAnyhow, the "man in the street" ed. means the ordinary man, the average You say that Christ taught citizen. the man in the street, in the streetyou underlined these three words. The implication is that you do not believe in churches, where the Gospel is most often preached. Well, first of all, the "man in the street" is in the street on his way to work, perhaps during his lunch hour, and perhaps, if he is an out -door worker, during his working hours. But he has a home to live in, a bed to sleep in, a table to eat at; if he wants to take his family out he has. say, a picture theatre for their amusement; if he is a good companion he has a hotel to dring his beer in. These are the material things of life. Why shouldn't he have a Church, in which to worship God?
P. H.
You say Christ preached in the street. Quite so. He taught on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, from a fisherman's boat, on a mountain. lie also taught in the Synagogue at Nazareth; in the Synagogue at Capharnaum, when Ile promised His Flesh and Blood as food and drink. "And Jesus went about all their cities and towns, preaching in their synagogues and preaching the doctrine of the Kingdom." In the Tem(Matthew, ch. 9, v, 35.) ple of Jerusalem, as we read in Matthew, chap, 21, v. 37 and 38: "And in the day -time He was teaching in the Temple, but at night going out He abode in the Mount that it called Olivet. And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the temple to hear Him." Lastly you imply that the Catholic Churches preaches the Gospel only in Church. Evidently "the man in the .treet" never goes to church. But even the man who does not go to Church, since he can read, can find the Truths of Religion widely dispersed in newsprint; if he has a wireless set he can hear them on the air. I think that just at the moment I am trying to reach the man in the street. No! No man in these days can plead lack of opportunity to learn the Truths of ReYou know the old proverb, ligion. "You can lead a horse to water"-and after all lots of people passed Christ by. Q.: "I have worked with Catholics that are strict and found them bigots, untruthful, non -dependable, unreliable, polars, who will nearly always let the other fellow do his work for him, unkind and anything but a Christian. They make promises and break them, and use a non-Catholic for their own mean ends. I have met and admired some Catholics who are
very broadminded, but they are not strict in every sense of the word, and do not ram their religion down one's throat by word or deed. A.: There is a rule of argument which says: "He who essays to prove too If the great much proves nothing," bulk of Catholics were as you say, the Church would have gone to pieces long ago and no decent person would belong to it. Q.: If that is what your Church stands for, and it must be seeing they are regular attendants, then I say the teachings are rotten, and it is time you changed your ways and taught real Christianity, A.: The Church does not stand for that. Admittedly there are unworthy That is not people among Catholics. because of Catholic teaching, but in spite of it. Later on in your letter you say you have met Catholics and adn-;re them, hut that they were broadminded and not strict in every In other words, sense of the word. you think that the closer a Catholic is to'the Church the less is he to be admired. But this is a gratuitous assertion on your part; to say the least of it, you must have been singularly unlucky in your associations.
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THE
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Wednesday, September 13, 1944.
Who Will Control \lour
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Impossibility of Removing Tyranny From the Inside sign of resistance, and the might of force would rise, move, and hope. An outside force might come to the rescue. Rebellion and resistance from within is utterly futile, So Then? All this means that the most important consideration following the war is simply: Who is going to control the world? For whoever does gain control of the world may control it for centuries to come. The people placed in power will have power of a permanency that is frightening even to contemplate. There may be no wars at all following this war-unless the controlling powers happen to fall out and get at each other's throats. But on
* Danger of Political Salvation armoured crush him beyond
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Revolt Will Be Impracticable in the New Set-up When I was in Europe before the war, said the traveller who kept his eyes open, 1 became convinced of one painful fact: Once a tyrant gets into power these days, there is no way for the people under him ever to get rid
would be ended. Poison gas or any of the modern high-power shells would
be dropped among them, and they'd come down the mountain sides-those who could still walk-their hands held high over their heads. In ancient days a rebel had a relatively easy time for it. Like Robin Hood he could escape to the forests, Like William Tell he could take to the peaks. 'He could jump on a horse and be off while his former captors cursed his empty cell and stormed at the soldiers who had let him escape. No Chance. Neither Robin Hood nor William Tell would have a chance to -day. The scout planes would cover every inch of land until that faint smoke from a camp fire where the rebel was warming himself a tin of coffee gave If he tried to escape, he him away. wouldn't have gone a hundred yards before the radio had warned the soldiery, every road was guarded, the nigh -powered cars and the motor -cycles were out looking for him. And even if he managed to hide for a time, he-ci not have the remotest chance of as-
hands of the men whom we, the voters, have chosen to control it. Once the scientific age has really swung into power, men will be at the mercy of the machines. A great patriot will not be able to mount his horse, ride away to the woods, rally his patriotic army, arm them with scythes and clubs, and charge back to have his nation. One company of regulars with hand grenades and machine guns, one flight of planes, one comfortably set up battery of artillery, and his pitiful, little rebellion will he wiped out. Politics Important, That will be quite as true of our land as of other lands. Our only guarantee of happiness will be through Whom did we elect? sheer politics. How honourable and humane and liberty -loving are the men we placed in
the other hand, should the controlling powers prove to be tyrannous, anti. rdigious. anti-liberty, savagely cruel, anti -human and inhuman, it is hard to office? We have a tendency, of course, to see what redress will be possible for the people-and that means the whole live in the past. We recall the heroic rebels of other days, the men and world within their control. women who rose and swiftly overthrew Should it happen that the United tyranny. We might as well keep reStates, England, Russia and China real- membering them; they will not be duply stick together, another war is simlicated in any future era, They are old-fashioned motion pictures-to the The moment there as out of date as is the solitary aviaply impossible. rescue. You'll note that the Germans is scent of trouble anywhere on the tion ace or the man with the brilliant can't get rid of Hitler; the French earth, the scout cars or planes of the mastery of the sword or the champion can't shake off their rulers; even the controlling nations will go out to inves- going out to wrestle with the chant Jugoslays, who are doing one of the tigate, If they come hack with word pion of the enemy's army in order to are revolt against tyranny, of best jobs of trouble, action will at once follow. decide the fate of the nations in a fighting back in the mountains and in If they do not come back at all, action single throw. the remoter cities, but in the big cenwill follow that much more swiftly. The To -day once tyranny gets into power, tres tyranny stills hold control. bombers will fly, the navy will move, nothing but an outside enemy can save be will land, the trouble the troops will Impossible To-Day. the enslaved nation-as witness Engsnuffed out, and there will be peace The principle involved is simple land and the United States, who overagain. Take, for instance, Franz enough. threw Fascism in Italy. But, oh, my Inside. Werfel's hook, "The Forty Days of brothers, at what a cost! rebelindividual countries Within the With a new setup of the world-an Musa Dagh." . It's the inspiring story sembling a band of associates-much lion will be as impossible as. rebellion all-powerful central controlling groupof brave Armenians, who revolt against was impossible in Italy and Germany there will be no one nation strong their Turkish oppressors during the less working up a sizeable resistance. and Japan and is impossible in Russia enough to rescue another or others A little sabotage, maybe; a bit of first World War, capture a mountainshould tyranny grip them. No one top, and hold it until they are rescued. underground inconvenience to the today. A small undercurrent of revolt nation will be allowed to grow that That might have happened a quarter power that controlled the phones, the controlattention of the the wires, the radio, transportation, roads, reaches strong. Tyranny could strike before of a century ago. To -day they'd last hum; the The wires ling government. on But and uniformed. any nation had a chance to strike. on their mountaintop just about forty police-secret With the means of controlling the The bombers would fly the slightest clue motored divisions radio sings; the police move; the minutes. Some small planes are sent out. The thousand dewould he on his trail. nation in the hands of the governing over, and in a few seconds the revolt vices of communication and transpor- party or clique or man, the rest of the tation and force are set in motion, and world can gnash their teeth, as they do PERROTT FOR PAINTING. PAINTING FOR PERROTT the revolt is nipped before it becomes in the Holland underground; or vainly 'PHONE B 5548 even a bud. curse their oppressors, as they do in All most encouraging-if the control10 CAMELIA ST., NORTH PIRTH. France or Norway. 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Once the tyrant has the police, the a few. election boards, the Government offiWe have to watch our allies lest they cials, the means of communication, the prove to be liberty -hating. We canroads and the sky in his power, what not allow them-or ourselves- to opchance would there be for those who press any nation, even our fallen enehate tyranny to revolt? Conceivably mies, for fear that the next step would TIMBER-All sizes and lengths Conceivably they be oppression at home. they could revolt. might launch a brave and martyr Science has made entrenched tyranJOINERY-Stock and special designs. like fight, But in the end they would ny all powerful. It is the task of honsimply be wiped out, crushed by the BRICKS-The famous Cardup red. est men to see by political means that superior might which has prevailed tyranny is never permitted to gain its PLYWOOD-Veneers, Flush Doors, Panelling. wherever to -day's tyrants once gained ugly control over our- nation or the undisputed control-even for an appar- world. FLOORING SPECIALISTS-Sanding and Polishing. ently brief time. To come closer to home, once tyranny gained control in 'Mexico, the min"EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDING TRADE." FOR ority might as well stop nominating Galv. Iron, Cement, Plaster and Asbestos Sheets. candidates-certainly stop planning revolt. Their candidates might poll a Builders' Hardware, Wire Nails, etc. majority of votes: the party in power Roger's Paints, Varnish and Enamels, Kalsomine. would count the vote's, and counting, not voting, controls .the elections. RING B141. Watchfulness. So if ever eternal vigilance was the price of liberty, that time is now. CO., LTD. Once this World War is over, the earth will be dominated by the four HEAD OFFICE: great Powers-the United States, Russia, England and China. Splendid!ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE, PERTH. if those who dominate the four great 75 BURT STREET, 'Phone: B4141. Teleg.: "MILTRADE." Powers are honest and honourable they be? We hope so. men. Will Prompt Attention and Service. But it depends upon the men we conBranches at Principal Country Towns. tinue to elect. That means that the control of the world will be in the
of him. Yes, I know you are thinking of the way that the world is getting rid of Hitler, has got rid of Mussolini, certainlywill get rid of Tojo. But precisely this confirms my conviction. For in each case the getting-rid is done from It's an alien army or navy outside. that comes --like the Marines in the ;
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Heard that Our Lady's birthday The challenge which modern culture was to be celebrated by an evening makes to the Catholic mind may be which might herald a re-blossoming of met in two ways. One is the re-birth Catholic art and drama in the city. 01 the ancient Catholic culture which on therefore, Arrived on time, has been largely engulfed since the ReThursday even'Ag a+ the Assemb:y Such action is positive, formation. was Society Therry the where Hall, but it must blossom spontaneously. It entertaining its guests. Three major cannot be imposed from above. The items were set out for my delectation other line of action is the development short play in three scenes, entitof the critical faculty towards non- -it into circulation. to similar respects it which many is in point On this and two items of Catholic cultural expression. This may is pertinent to ask whether the Re- the caricature provided in the movies led Circle of Giotti,Mary's Children and speech and song, be constructive in the sense of discovA comparison by Arthur Treacher. wise in reviving so Club was pertory the latter aimOur Lady, of Portrait ering the soul of goodness in things soon the theme of a film of which the could probably be made Mr. in ing at unfolding a pageant of Mary's Again it evil, or, at best, indifferent, more a of favour, because Brown's ,recollections, lively public still has may be merely destructive. Such ac- and which is even now doing the judicious mixto-e 01 dignity an.; life.Was impressed by the unassuming tion may produce no positive result, round of the suburbs on the sixpenny savoir-faire. W. Poole Johnson, an and the but moral indignation has itself a circuit. Going further, one might accomplished and versatile actor, was nature of the presentation socially informal atmosphere created. value in the Catholic mind. In this James McBride. adequate Mr. ever as was play whether the question Not at all impressed by the lack of page we hope to present regularly bal- worth putting on anyhow, An af- Kemp, as Superintendent Kirk, proThe build-up. anced criticisms of such cultural ex- firmative answer would demand more duced what is probably his best -work vitality and dramatic elocutionary style was too much in pressions as arise in our community. played Gorringe Valmai to date. the plot, to than a mere reference evidence, and the players seemed less As Mrs. Ruddle without difficulty. Nor can any claim which is trivial. concerned with what they were saybe made that one's emotions are even the Rev. Simon Goodacre, the deep ing than how they were saying it. his making Arthur Johnson, toned fate slightly agitated by the horrible The inflections were too rigid, and SONG OF THE ISLANDS. Repertory for the appearance If second Noakes. millionaire befalls that Incidentdiction too uttery refined. It is indeed a melancholy fact that the he promise Club, maintained the its from apart merit has any play ally, sanctimoniousneds of utterance, with so many really excellent and brain-teasing attraction, which of it- showed in "Rebecca." Naturally he if overdone, tends to produce acute disits tuneful musical comedies at still has something to learn; in par- palpitations of the duodenum. is mere chicanery and not even of Betposal, Hollywood still turns out with self interest any longer, then con- ticular he needs to learn what to do ter production should improve future depressing consistency such slush in public Bill Sneddon, an work of the Society. his hands, with the to go must certainly gratulations technicolour, of which the above menother young recruit, made a hand-authoresses for the judgment they It is not strictly fair to criticise a tioned film is an average example. co in manufacturing sufficient some police constable, but was alto- society feeling its way in its first semiAnother surprising fact which is a re- displayed He should public appearance. gether too pale -looking. disapthe -balance to counter humour The preceding flection of how film-goers' taste has pointment of those who a few minutes concentrate on learning his lines as comments have been made solely bedegenerated in recent years is that after the rise of curtain suddenly rea- well as something about make-up. cause of the importance of the occafilms of this ilk usually prove to be lise they've read the book or seen liichael Eustace and R. E. G. Wil- sion, and because the evening was on box-office successes, which I suppose Mr. Eusliams completed the cast. the film. the whole a promising one. The idea is Hollywood's sole objective after all tace, at least, must have felt quite at behind the Therry Society, that of A detective story relies for its inAs long as this is in making films, round the pushing furniture home terest on the speculations it induces encouraging home recreations and the so, producers will not hasten to raise make concerning the de- stage. dramatic presentation of the luturgy the present low standard to that of the reader toViewed exsimply as an prowas nouement. "Busman's Honeymoon" and Catholic drama generally, is a a few years back, when we were treatdetection, its value is duced by Mrs. R. Goyne-Miller, to sound one and deserves success, Given ed to such outstanding musicals as ercise in crime crossword of a that (whom must go an appropriate share certain improvements, the Society "The Desert Song," "Naughty Mari- no more than once solved, it ought to of the praise or blame attachable to it. may yet find itself basking in the weletta," "One Night of Love," or "Show puzzle-and, be as quickly scrapped. Obviously The play will finish its season on Satcome warmth of this column's apBoat," to name but a few. the stuff out of which a urday, September 23. proval. Evidently all that is necessary these this it not can it ,is be made; indeed, ---THE MOOCHER. great play -DE GUSTIBUS. days to make a musical film is to whether a play of any sort get Betty Grable, Alice Faye, or doubtful built round a situation which Dorothy Lamour, or some other de- can be corative singing (?) star, whose ap- is purely intellectual in is character. an atHoneymoon" "Busman's pearance if any at Covent Garden a situacould only have been in the role of tempt to make drama outis of posed and usherette. Place same on a desert tion where a conundrum in INVITE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS TO A island, a few miles from Hollywood, the audience and the investigator have an equal chance of taking care that the island has num- the case the this least At solution, reaching floors dance polished highly erous the experiment. rounded by palms which carefully is the theory behind the gifted investiconceal swing orchestras, and which In actual practiceahead of the multiwell are always on hand whenever the gator leapsleaves a few tangled threads star feels a song or dance coming on. tude, buthim. is our adPerhaps it behind In the CATHEDRAL HALL, Use either of the two plots for picof these mental gymnastics tures of this type, and film same in miration MURRAY STREET, PERTH, that causes us to look kindly on the gorgeous technicolour. the play's -defects. Your feeling for "Song of On THURSDAY, 28th. SEPTEMBER, 1944. In the role of Lord Peter Wimsey, Islands" will probably be conditioned the amateur detective, Peter Batten by your reaction to the personality good a does TO ENTERTAIN THIS SEASON'S DEBUTANTES. (synthetic) and talent (well conceal- is still Peter Batten, but After all there is no reason to ed) of Betty Grable and Victor Ma- job. When Victor's art reaches ma- suppose that a corporeal Lord Peter Max Jones' Four -Piece Band. ture, Lucky Spots. Peter Batten turity (any resemblance to a pun would be any less like 2,- (payable at door). MontgomAdmission Robert like more Dainty Supper. here being purely coincidental), he or any
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might interest one. Miss Grable-I do not know her latest married name -recently became a mother. Taking this fact and her artistry into consideration, I am firmly convinced that her place is in her home. She should abandon the chorus and become a
chore -us girl. The nuances of the plot evade me. By some queer mental process only possible in heroines of musical romances, Betty falls deeply in love with Victor, who, by the way, wears some simply thrilling "pull-overs" (probably gifts from the Victor Mature Lonely Hearts' .Association or some similar cultural body). As usual the course of true love never runs smooth until the final fadeThis unhappy fact is emphaout. Victor thinks sised in this picture. that Betty thinks that Victor doesn't , or take it another way: mean Betty feels that Victor feels that Betty really feels. You get the idea, no doubt. It's all very complex and rather silly. The sole redeeming feature of the film is the presence of that capable actor, Thomas Mitchell. Do you remember his brilliant work in "Stage Coach" and "Gone With the It is sad, however, to see Wind?" him in a picture of this sort,
Repertory followers, however, ery. will probably welcome the day when Mr. Batten is called on to act as well as to memorise his lines. It is no reflection on his ability to say that his last two parts have come too easily; but producers and members of the casting committee might note. It is always possible to get too much of a good thing; and earlier this year, in "Robert's Wife," it was a' pleasant relief to see a paison on the stage who could not, without an effort, be recognised as Peter Batten. As Lord Peter's partner on the honeymoon,
Betty Bahen's contribution is almost as exact replica of her wifely role in "Flare Path," It is to be hoped that this similarity in treatment does not denote a wooden temperament, because the actress has a pleasing voice and an equally pleasing appearance; it would be a pity if she were unable to develop her latent talent; once again the fault probably lies with the producer. The play provided good opportunities for the scene -stealers, prominent among whom was Ralph Stoddart as Emulating his comedy Mr. Puffett. success in "Laburnum Grove," Mr. Stoddart made full use of a droll face and figure. A very fine piece of work was done by Stan Gorringe as Frank -"GROUCHO." Cruthchley, Mr. Gorringe deserves full marks for his rugged portrayal of "BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON." 'Busman's Honeytmoort," by Dor- the surly rough-neck on whom the othy L. Sayer's and Muriel St. Clare simpering Miss Twitterton has pinned Judy Mary Byrne, is the current show at the Re- her matrimonial hopes. pertory Theatre. As light entertain- Craig, as Miss Twitterton, sustained a ment the play is to be recommended. difficult role with admirable persistAs Bunter, the butler, Bill The members of the cast deserve cre- ence. Redit for injecting life into a detective Brown was, of course, superb. story which for a lot of the public has pertory audiences have come to know butler, lost its punch since Hollywood put and appreciate the Brown .
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PERTH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1944.
September 17-Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Mass proper. 2nd. prayer of the 3rd. prayer Stiginati tf St. Francis. Creed. Preface of the for peace, Trinity. September 18-St. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor: 2nd. prayer for peace. Mass proper. September 19 -SS. Jant.arius and Companions, Martyrs: Mass "Salus autem," with the Gospel 2nd. prayer for "Sedente Jesu,"
dircObioceoe
peace.
September 20-Wednesday in Quarter Tense (Vigil of St. Matthew). SS. Eustachius and Companions, Mar-
tyrs:
2nd. prayer of the Feria. 3rd, prayer of the Vigil. 4th. prayer for peace. Last Gospel Mass "Sapientiam."
Radicalism or Rubbish? The frantic nonsense attributed to the Anglican Bishop of (iuulburn, Dr. Burgmann, in the morning press during the week, was mysteriously cautioned "Radical Views." This is a curious case of the misuse of words. It is as if a proposal to employ beavers instead of men for working the coal mines should be callSurely the radical element of social disorder is the ed "radical." disintegration of the family. The Bishop proposes to remedy this state of affairs by wrecking the family irreparably. Of course, one dues not require any special perspicuity to discern the cloven hoof of Marxism in his Lordship's philosophy, but if the Anglican HierLrchy really imagine that they may recapture their lost legions by such major lunacies they are even further removed from reality than one cares to think. In this lunatic heaven Bishop Burgmann In an age of promiscuity, readis the incomparable constellation. ier divorce. birth -prevention and marital infidelity, he wants to get rid of the "possessive mother." One imagines she is rarer than He wants children removthe valiant woman of the Scriptures. ed from their families at 12 without appearing to realise that is a matter of some diffiulty to find children in families and equally so to keep them off the streets after the age of 10 or so. The Bishop regards the idea of a mother owning her child as "heresy." We regard the idea of the State stealing it as blasphemy.
of the Feria.
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Mass of the Feria. No Gloria. 2nd. prayer of St, Eustachius and Com3rd. prayer of the Vigil. panions. 4th. prayer for peace. Common PreLast Gospel of the Vigil, face.
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2nd. Mass of the Vigil. No Gloria. prayer of SS. Eustachius and Com3rd. prayer of the Feria. panions. 4th, prayer for peace. Common Preface. Last Gospel of the Feria.
September 21-St. Matthew, Apostle: Mass proper. 2nd, prayer for peace. Creed. Preface of the Apostles. in Quarter Ser :E mber 22 -Friday St. Thomas of Villanova, Tense. Bishop and Confessor: 1st. prayer of the Mass "Statuit.Proper. 2nd. prayer of the Feria. SS, Maurice and Com3rd. prayer of panions. 4th. prayer of peace. Last Gospel of the Feria.
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Mass of the Feria';', No Gloria. 2nd prayer of St. Thomas. 3rd. prayer of SS. Maurice and Companions. 4th prayer for peace. September 23-Saturday in Quarter Tense. St, Linus, Pope and Mar-
tyr:
It is, however, almost unbelievable that the newspaper report can be an accurate, or 'anyhow connected, report of what the Bishop said. For the correlative portions, even of sentences, are mutually exclusive. "We must teach women," reads the report. "that motherhood is a vocation, and the first lesson is that they must give up their child." That would seem to mean that women have a divine vocation, expressed through the Natural Law, to be mothers in order that Bishop Burgmann may have the advantages It never seems to have ocof child labour as early as possible. cured to the Bishop that the mothers might really want they children and have slight objections to the Bishop's taking them. It may even be. that average men would prefer to see the purple removed from the Bishop rather than children from their mothers. After all, the purple is not indiginous, and parting might be less painful than parudition. One fancies that in this suggestion the Bishop was reactionary rather than radical, for Herod was the first But it in Christian times to propose parting Mother and Child. was really Solomon who saw the real implications of such.a separation when he proposed parting the child with a sword. It is curious but seemingly inevitable that the sword was the instrument in both cases. It would need to be so. too, in modern times.
But the Bishop then left the happy hunting ground of sociology for the more refined and clarified atmosphere of education. "At the age of 12," he is reported as saying, "the child entered adolescence and should be born again for society." Our Lord, too, spoke of this second birth, but the version was somewhat different. "Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he shall not enter the Kingdom of God." Christian theology has always taught that this second birth enabled a man to prepare himself, not
for society, but for eternity; not for the new Moscow, but for the New Jerusalem. Of course, the Bishop has a new Jerusalem in view, too; but it is a fool's paradise rather than a children's paraIf Nicodemus thought it an amazing suggestion that he dise. should enter a second time into his mother's womb, one wonder what his reactions would be towards the Burgmann sacrificial rite for entering the Millenium. But, seriously, the Bishop is not a young man, nor is he Bernard Shaw. Does he expect to be treated seriously? If so. he should commence his public utterances with an act of faith in the surviving intelligence of the reading public.
Mass "Statuit." 1st. prayer of the Proper. 2nd. prayer of the Saturday. 3rd. prayer of St. Thecla. 4th. Last Gospel of prayer for peace.
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2nd. prayer Mass of the Saturday. 3rd. prayer of St. of St. Linus, Thecla. 4th. prayer for peace.
APPEAL FOR FATHERS OF THE DIVINE WORD Already acknowledged .. .. In honour of Our Lady .. "Cranbrook"
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CONFIRMATION OF ADULTS. His Grace the Archbishop will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to adults in St, Mary's Cathedral on Friday, September 22, at 7 p.m. Intending candidates should notify the Administrator not later than Thursday, September 21, and those from outside the Cathedral parish are required to furnish a letter from their parish priest. PRIESTS' CONFERENCE. The quarterly Conference for priests of the metropolitan area sell be held at the Chapter Hall. Victoria Square, :it 10 a in. sin Friday, September 22.
QUARANT' ORE
September 17:
3 p.m.: Preside at
Festival Meeting
of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
at St. Mary's Cathedral, September .22 :
Con10 a.m.: Preside at Quarterly ference of the priests of the metroVicHall, Chapter the at area politan
toria Square. '7 p.m.: Administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to adults in St. Mary's Cathedral. September 24: Preside at Solemn High Mass at St. Jerome's, Spearwood, on occasion of the celebration of the Titular Feast. September 25-28: Attend Senior Priests' Retreat at the Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth. 'October 1: Preside at Solemn High Mass at St. Therese's. Gwelup, on occasion of
celebration of Titular Feast. October 2: a.m.: Preside
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High
Mass, at St. Mary's Cathedral, on the
occasion of the Annual Plain Chant
Festival (Perth Section), 4.30 p.m.: Preside at Ceremony of Reception at St. John of God Convent, Subiaco. October 8 (Feast of St. Therese): 7 a.m.: Celebrate Mass at the Carmelite Monastery, Nedlands. October 4: High 10 a.m.: Preside at Solemn Mass at St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle, on the occasion of the Annual Plain Chant Festival (Fremantle Section). October 6: 4.30 p.m.: Preside at Ceremony of Reception at Presentation Convent, "Iona," Mosman Park. October 8: 3,30 p.m.: Attend Annual Gift Day at Castledare Junior Orphanage. October 9: Attend opening of Junior 8.30 p Pnests' Retreat at the Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth. October 15: 3.30 p.m.: Preside at ceremonies at the Carmelite Monastery, Nedlands, on the occasion of the celebration of the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila.. October 19: 7.15 a.m.: Celebrate Mass at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, on the occasion of the observance of the anniversary of the Consecretion of the Home's Chapel. October 22 (Minion Sunday) : 11 a.m.: Preside at Solemn High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, 3 p.m.: Preside at Annual Rally of Promoters of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, at St. Mary's Cathedral. SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR HIS HOLINESS THE POPE.
Parish priests are reminded that the proceeds of the special collection for His Holiness the Pope for three months, ending August 31, should now be forwarded to the Archbishop's Secretary. A very pleasant evening took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Medley,
York-street, Subiaco, on Sunday, September 3, to celebrate the coming of age of their youngest son, Pte. 104
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SHEPHERD CONVENT: Forty Hours' Prayer and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (22nd. -24th.). OCTOBER.
Forty Hours' 1st.-NEDLA.NDS Prayer (Sept 29th. -Oct. 1st.). :
2nd.-PINJARRA
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GIN: One Day of Exposition. Forty PERTH 3rd. -BOUT H Hours' Prayer (13th. -15th.). 4th. -QUEEN'S PARK: Forty Hours' Prayer (20th. -22nd.). :
Vince Medley, who is home on leave. All relatives and friends wished him .the best for the future years to come. The evening was passed away pleasantly with movie pictures shown by his cousin, Mr. W. V. Tatham.
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Wednesday, September 13, 1944. The recent case in the Children's Court, which involved an official of the Cobbers' Club (an off-shoot of the W.A. Temperance League), illustrates very forcibly that youth organisations, however sound their ideals may be, are a potential source of moral danger to youth if they are founded on a purely naturalistic basis. The Catholic opposition to such organisations proceeds from the same reasons as are urged against secular education. We do not claim that the children are taught anything that is positively wrong. Their sin is one of omission-the major omission of God. It has been shown over and over again that a morality which proposes to stand without religion is essentially unstable. It must necessarily be so because it lacks sanctions. To expect people, and especially young people, to be consistently moral simply for the sake of being conventional, or of "playing the game," argues a lunatic outlook on human nature. Even people who have had a solid Christian formation of character find morality difficult. They are kept to it either out of love of God or out of the dread of sin and the fear of Hell. But if the whole moral process is reduced, as the secularists reduce it, to the status of a game, then it may easily prove that immorality will be found the greatest game of all-while it lasts. There is a certain pathos in watching the natural grounds of the secular. ists' morality being cut away daily
FRANCIS GILBERT A typical exfrom under their feet. ample is to hand in the new treatments for V.D. For it was the strongest card in the secular hand, to keep youths on the straight way of morals by holding out the bogey of disease. The advent of the sulpha drugs and of penicillin has, however, left them standing on space, and their charges (who have been taught to admire Science) see the world being made safe for promiscuity. There is a stern warning in this whole business for Catholic parents. If home life is so enervated that they can no longer interest and hold their children. and must perforce make some social arrangement for them outside, they should at least beware of permit. ting them to join naturalistic youth organisations. Such is the corruption of the world that it is imperative that Catholic youth he kept in a Catholic
environment.
And it is no excuse for parents to plead that there is no organisation at present existing in their parishes for their sons and daughters. For the girls there i, the Catholic Girls' Movement with a membership of over 1,100, and catering for a great many aspects The Moveof womanly development. ment is at present centralised in the to the parto spread soon is city, but ishes. For boys there is the League of Catholic Youth, at present flourishing in Subiaco and Kalgoorlie; and only for the war it would be solidly established But in any in the larger parishes. case it is inexcusable for parents to sit bark waiting for the clergy to solve their problems. If we have not adequate youth organisations it is the Just as fault of parents themselves, the secularisation of the schools forced them to found and to maintain their w.vn primary school system, so the deChristianisation of society should and must move them to co-operate with the priests in the formation of adequate Catholic youth organisations. It is a moral duty for them before God for their own salvation and that of their children.
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ity must be present in the people's surroundings; it must enter into and At the prebe a part of daily life. sent time morality &ignored in pubsuppressed, is it in fact, lic affairs; The woman who has a large family, who sacrifices herself for her children, Yet a is regarded as weak-minded. man who disdains his ageing wife may do so without losing the consideration of his friends. Sacrifice is considered right for the soldier in a war of destruction, but it is regarded as folly in a devoted wife The spirit of sacrifice and mother. is a social necessity, and there can be little hope of improvement in the Australian problem until sacrifice is introduced into the minds of Australian men and women as it has been into the minds of those who were asked to sacrifice themselves for victory in the war. Dr. Alexis Carrol says that the transformation of the farmers into city workers has greatly contributed to the disappearance of the family as a social unit to the everlasting shame of industrial civilisation.
comparison with the city child, due Chancellor's visitor in lunacy, declarto the disadvantages in the educa- ed that "birth control leads to luntional system, as at present constitut- acy in women." The Church, for fured. "We must give the country ther reasons, still condemns it . beteachers." cause it is against nature and the schools more experienced "It was an injustice to the moral law, and therefore a very grave he said. country children, and to the young sin. The Economic Cause. teachers themselves, to have the least experienced teachers sent to the counThe above Council admitted that try, where really the best were re- the evil is due in large measure to the He added that the depart- economic distress of large families, quired. Mt. ment intended to affect big improve- and therefore it urges the Governments in country schools in the very ment to provide liberal allowances to near future. The friends- of the College are invitfamilies, marriage loans, and good Country parents will welcome these housing conditions. ed to the Annual Cadet Training Disstatements and will no doubt look This -also is a very commendable play, which will be held at the College forward to the time when a country proposal, but anyone who imagines on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, at 3 child will receive a schooling in keep- that the problem is due merely to p.m. His Excellency the Lieut.-Goving with life in the country, when a economic causes, forgets that, actual- ernor, Sir James Mitchell, K.C.M.G., farmer's son, instead of learning how ly, the richer people are, and the bet- will take the Salute. many yards of wall paper it requires ter homes they have, the less children Buses will leave Perth at 2.15 p.m. to cover the walls of a room, will they have, as a rule, The trouble is and 2.30 p.m. learn how to measure a paddock, or really a spiritual one, for the moral The College bus will leave Canning how to keep the books of a farm, tone of Australian life is bad, very Bridge at 2.30 p.m. much to do schools can The country bad. Morality cannot be forced on a stop the drift from the country to people by law, nor can it be raised by For Saucepans, Dishes, Babies' Baths, the city. When a girl has learnt to giving them material benefits, nor can Flue Pipes for Stoves, Bath Heaters, a home, cook and sew and manage try Hassell's, 559 Wellington Street. Moralit be taught like grammar. she will appreciate much better the life on the land, instead of longing to WERE YOU ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THIS TIME get away from the farm to the false light of the city. When the son of IF NOT, GET YOUR TICKET FROMa farmer has learnt a school the elements of sound farming, he will not & CHARLES hanker after a job in town. but will 76 BARRACK STREET (Next Wilson and John's). learn to love the life offered by the £1,000 FOR 2/6. Other Prizes by the Thousand country with its opportunities for creative work, its independence, and its 'wholesomeness. No one can love what he does not understand and no child can be expected to love the land if he has received a schooling that leaves him ignorant of what that THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FREE JOURNAL. life requires. Farming is a vocation that needs THE STORY OF THE CATHOLIC WORKER; ITS HISTORY, special training in a whole range of AIMS AND PRINCIPLES. subjects. The man who said that Knowledge is Progress knew what he PRICE TWO SHILLINGS, obtainable from: was talking about, and there can he THE MANAGER, P.O. BOX 2120T, MELBOURNE. little progress in farming without knowledge.
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Who's Who in Russian
Does Stalin Seek Understanding
Foreign Policy
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Divergent Schools of Thought gives the latter an important position and influence, At the beginning of the war Zdanov. Dekanosov and their few friends were rarely seen in Moscow. At present they belong to the most prominent political factors in the Soviet capital. Vishinski is the most important person in the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs and this gives an added prestige to this internal Government group whose control extends to the army, the 0.G.P.U., and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Zdanov and his friends are chiefly responsible for the recall of Maisky and Litvinov. They consider that Russian interests will be far better served if these two posts are occupied by ordinary officials. They are of the opinion fess. not desirable to This division became quite clear that in the future it is and about six months ago. The first and have as ambassadors in London strongest group comprises Zdanov, Washington men enjoying such high Beria, Stomoniakoy, Vishinski and De- prestige as Maisky and Lityinoy. They represent the so-callZdanov's group is of the opinion that kanosov. ed "new school of thought with regard officials who are less prominent and The second, who keep more to themselves are far to European policy." more suitable. much weaker, group is led by Kaganovich and follows Litvinov's policy.
In the bulletin "Review of World Affairs," published by Kenneth de Courcy, an article was recently printed entitled "Behind the Scenes in Russia," based, as may be gathered from the introductory remarks, on the impressions of American observers. The author states that in addition to the increased influence of the Red Army, one can notice the new alignment of Soviet policy. Moreover, Stalin at the present moment is no longer a dictator in the sense that he is able to enforce his unlimited will to the Government of his associates, On the contrary, the Government is composed of two principal groups possessing entirely divergent political viaw's which they openly and definitely pro-
Zdanov. The rapprochement between Beria and Zdanov is interesting. The latter is one of Stalin's oldest associates, and Like Demay become his successor, kanosov, Zdanov is decidedly in favAt our of the foreign policy of 1939 that time Beria held himself aloof. For a long time past Beria has been one of the most important supporters of He directs the entire 0.G.P.U. Stalin. and all its affiliated and associated organisations. His alliance with Zdanov
Stalin's Attitude. Stalin's attitude is interesting. After a certain time he began to share Zdanov's opinion in the matter of replacing Litvinov and Maisky by other men. "Zdanov," writes the author, "first He alof all is a Russian nationalist. ways acts and by all means in favour of what he considers to he in the interests of his country. His signature was to be found under the -decree dissolving the Comintern. He is a man of unusual intelligence and sagacity.
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his conference with Marshal Stalin and Commissar Molotov, pleaded for religious tolerance in Poland, and in the Russia, where Ukraine and White Not large Catholic minorities exist. only was Marshal Stalin quoted as promising to do all in his power to cooperate with the Church so that there would be no persecution in these areas,. but apparently he went even further than the Priest expected by affirming his desire that religious freedom be It was said that Father universal. Marshal from Orlemanski received the concerning a document Stalin Church, but this document has not yet It is assumed that been published. it does not differ from Stalin's oral
statements. The implications of Stalin's statements are of tremendous significance. The traditional tension between Orthodox and Roman Catholics in Russia is part of the background that gave heightened interest to the Priest's unReligious persecuofficial enterprise. tion against Catholics living in Russia opposition
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plans for Poland and Lithuania, both predominantly Catholic countries. Obviously, if Catholics could be persuaded that no persecution looms in the future. their opposition might vanish. It seemed clear that some policy of appeasement was being shaped by the Kremlin strategists. The Soviet Government is well aware of the Vatican's role in international politics. 'Hence, the attempt already begun to appease Catholic elements. One must realise that he occupies a He Rev position in to -day's Russia. has definite and clear ideas on war aims, on conducting the war, and on foreign policy. Zdanov's group considers that Russia's position is such that it is impossible and necessary to exert more decisive tactics in the realm of strategy and 'foreign policy. The group believes .
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that 'whatever may happen, the Soviet Union holds cards which, if well played, will give satisfactory results. It has the clearest conception of what should be done in the changing circumstances which can be created by the very next phase of war. "This group is decidedly opposed to every policy of drifting or of compromising with Great Britain and America. where such compromise mould entail sacrificing that which is considered Finally. to he in Russia's interests. the group is of the opinion that whenever its views were not followed. circumstances proved that a set -back was the result. Hence the growing self-confidence of Zdanov. "There is no doubt that every problem which arises in the relations of Russia with Great Britain and America increases the power and authority of the group and strengthens the possibility of accepting -its policy. Already to-day its influence is almost predominant. All this constitutes one of the most important processes in modern history." "Polish and Central European Review," Sydney, 1/6/'44.
This has not been done in too obvious or open form, but in the more subtle, roundabout way characteristic of Soviet politics. Rather than confer with the Apostolic Administrator in Moscow, Father Leopold Braun, the Russian leader, chose a Priest who was prepered to play a part that had been assigned to him. In acting thus, the Soviet statesmen probably sought in some way to "cor If the ner" the Catholic Church. Church rebuked Father Orlemanski, Marshal Stalin would interpret this as the rejection of a friendly offer. On the other hand, if the Church tolerated use of the Priest's services by the Russian Government, it would mean that an obvious violation of Church discipline was being indirectly sanctioned. The Kremlin anticipated that in both cases the antagonist-namely, the Catholic Church, would be weakened and made more responsive to Soviet terms, The subsequent submission of Father Orlemanski to episcopal censure, his pledge to withdraw from political activities, and the fact that he has suffered a physical breakdown have combined to nullify his utility on the So-
viet chessboard. Nevertheless, it is quite possible that now, in view of the problem of the annexed provinces, Marshal Stalin would like to come to terms and to sign a kind of Concordat. It is up to him to make the first move, of course, since the Vatican never initiates agreements with political powers, however anxious it may be to reach an understanding looking to the protection and propagation of Catholic interests. If Marshal Stalin is willing to grant the Catholic Church the same rights which have already been granted to the Orthodox Church, an agreement would no longer be out of the question, especially if one additional problem could be solved to the satisfaction of the Church. This is the question of religious instruction to the children of Catholic parents, a mestion tha',. was paramount in the course of the -famous trial of Bishop Cepliak and Monsignor Eudkiewicz in 1921. The road to friendship with the Catholic Church cannot, so far as the Soviet leaders are concerned, be traversed without considerable changes in attitudes and policies. It must be recalled that the Church has been the target of attack even in recent weeks. On February 1, 1944, "Isvestia,"organ of the Soviet Government, published an article asserting that the foreign policy of the Vatican was pro Fascist, and a -week later "Red Star," the paper of the Russian Army, printed an extract from a pamphlet denouncing "the Vatican's intrigues in the international arena." In April, Patriarch Sergius, whose death has just been reported, published in the "Journal of the Patriarchate" an article in which he opposed the Catholic doctrine on the position of the Pope as the Vicar of Christ, In his statement, Patriarch Sergius merely repeated the well-known ideas of the Greek Orthodox theologians, But it was symptomatic that the Patriarch, who in the course of the war strongly supported the foreign policy of the Soviet, found it convenient to emphasise the opposition of the Orthodox Church of Russia to Catholicism at a time when, throughout the Christian world, all the churches stressed their solidarity. Why such a statement should have appeared at all, in view of the pending visit of Father (Mermanski-by invitation-is one of many un explained mysteries behind recent developments. -
De Vattimo Wedd Members are requested to pray for the repose of the souls of the following members, who have recently died:R. 0. McAdam: St. Patrick's Branch, West Perth. M. Leen: Highgate Branch. J. O'Dwyer: Highgate Branch. J. Bolton: North Fremantle, The quarterly meeting of the Diocesan Union will take place at 8 p.m. on Monday, September 18, in the College Theatre, Christian Brothers' ColAs lege, St. George's Terrace, Perth. there will be several important matterss for discussion, it is desired that all branches be represented at the meeting by their spiritual directors and authorised delegates. For the convenience of branch secretaries and treasurers wishing to transact business, the general secretary and general treasurer will be in attendance from 7.30 p.m. Following the business of the meeting, a lecture will be given by Rev. Father H. Brennan, the subject being "The Argument of the Catacombs." All members, whether junior -or senior, who may wish to attend the meeting and hear the lecture are cordially invited to be present. Supplies of Rev. Father McEvoy's famous book, "Things in Me that Make Me a Believer," are now on the Orders alway from Melbourne. ready in hand will be supplied first, and ensuing orders will be supplied Many members will rein rotation. call reading part of this book when it was published in serial form in the The book, Holy Name Monthly. however, is much more complete than was the series, if liberally illustrated,
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External Duties of Christian Charity Importance & Value of Almsgiving
that this influence may be to some extent more eflective than that which
One of the most effective ways of fulfilling one's duties of Christian charity towards others less fortunate than ourselves is to assist the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We should consider this society when we are debating in our minds the distribution of what
is wielded by professional religious.
The general Catholic body may be urged to greater fidelity in co-operation if they have already tried to be faithful, or to become co-operators, either by joining up or by helping in a financial way, if they have not already done
money we can spare amongst the num erous charitable works sponsored by the Church. Some reasons for helping are: (1) It is a safe way of investing, because (a) only deserving cases will be helped and (b) practically all we give will reach Christ, in the person of His poor. Overhead expenses are practically nil. 12) The works are so varied and so beautiful, and some of them are not done by any other agency in the Church in our midst. (3) The last reason is that this work is done by Catholic laymen, who mingle with the people of the world, and, thus, bring prominently before their the eyes the beneficent charity of Church, so that it seems fair to assume
work of good work or pious purpose (such as a and could not do mercy, whereby we give something to gift to a hospital), the poor and the needy in order to relieve their phy- both, namely, relieve make the gift, it is very probable that sical distress. It is a duty of the may be done. It Natural law inasmuch as we ought to either act of tocharity be observed that where love and help others in need, since they is, however, can have no other poshave the same Creator and are, there- an act of charity to help our neighfore, of the same family of God, It is sible purpose inthan grave need in one parGod bour who is also a positive divine precept. could help no one it and ticular way, laid on mankind the duty of almsgivelse, we are then seriously bound to do ing under the Old Law and Christ Our would happen if a Lord confirmed it: "I command thee the act. The casewere in great danger to open thy hand to the needy and neighbour'sor house burglary, and a word of poor brother that liveth in the land" from fire Deut. 15, 11); "Depart from Me ye ours could forestall the danger. A grave sin is very probably comcursed into everlasting fire, for I was mitted if one frequently repel those hungry and you gave Me not to eat.. did you as long poor who are in grave need, and refuse Amen, I say to you, as it not to one of these least, neither did to help them out of superfluities: it is certainly a grave sin, if this is always you do it to Me" (Mt. 25, 41 sqq.). Although man can absolutely possess done. they earth. the of goods It is probably not a grave sin to reas his own the are not his for use, if his neighbour is fuse alms to those poor who are in common or ordinary need, since nowain need and he himself is not. Those who possess goods are trustees for the days they can easily find relief. But principle fundamental a is it appears certain that there is an oblipoor. This of Chrisitanity and is to be practically gation binding under venial sin to help at these poor sometimes out of one's applied, for if there is any meaning all in Christ's command of fraternal superfluities. The question as to how much ought love, it means that the needy are to be Though it is difficult to as- to be given in alms arises only for cases helped. obligaThe this of of common or ordinary need. sign the higher limits tion, there is no doubt that the obli- opinion of St. Alphonsus may be followgation exists for everyone, so that utter ed, to the effect that, about two per disregard of it would be a grievous sin. cent of income should he bestowed in All living persons have the same super- regular almsgiving if that quantity'benatural destiny; it is a personal matter longs to superfluous wealth; but it to achieve it. Every one has an in- must reasonably be added, that if this alienable right, unless forfeited, to live percentage would reach a very high a truly human life, to satisfy his rea- figure-as it would do in cases of great to enjoy opportunities wealth-not so much need be given, sonable As there is a great diversity of opinion of worshipping his Creator, to exercise in respect of the amount of alms to be his human inclination of loving, to posgiven, and of the grave abligatiion of sess as his own what is necessary. To determine more or less accurately giving outside cases of extreme need, it given, be and whether the whole of one's superwhat amount of alms must fluous wealth is to be given in cases is necessary to bear in mind the distinction between several kinds of goods. of grave need, it is of interest to record to the opinion of St. Thomas on superThere are some which are necessary life, to the lives of those dependent fluous wealth. This is set forth as follows: on us, to the upbringing and education It is only when a man has provided and education of children. There are mainto for himself and his family that dis. others which are necessary reasonable in life are to be made. of state bursements tain one's He must then, out of what is supercomfort, that is, to preserve one's posigoods fluous, come to the aid of individuals tion in society. There are other which are superfluous, and not neces- in extreme necessity, and to the aid of sary for life or for social position, for the community in grave necessity. The obligation is one of charity, not reasonable comfort, or for marked of justice, and consequently, what is utility. When another is in extreme neces- superfluous remains our own, otherwise sity we are seriously bound to be ready it would have 'to be said that it is comto do our share, ii other help is not at mon property. It is part of our superfluity that we once forthcoming, in relieving his need, by using even those goods of ours that must give, not all our superfluity. Passages from the Fathers are quoted are necessary to maintain our state of life, but not to the extent of suffering by St. Thomas and others, which, if altoforgo us make mould as taken literally, would seem to imply such loss gether a reasonabe state of living; nor that the wealth are guilty of robbery are we bound to make extraordinary if they do not give alms to the poor. outlay, for we are not bound to do that The passages have been invoked to even to save our own life. With these prove that the traditional teaching of limitations, the obligation is grave. So the Fathers was almost, if not wholly, We much must be given as will relieve socialistic or even communistic. another's present extreme necessity, un- have to bear in mind that the passages less, as stated, the sum is extraordin- are highly rhetorical, and that the inary. If the needy person is poor, the dictment of the Fathers against the gift must be gratuitous; if he require rich people of their day was levelled the present loan of our goods and will against the amassing of wealth, and be able to repay us, it is sufficient to the utter neglect of the claims of charity. lend. When another is in grave but not exThe rich who consistently refuse to treme need, we are bound to relieve his help the poor even in ordinary need, is there and who do not more than the law obneed out of our superfluities, if no one else likely to do so or capable liges them to do, would certainly sin, grave a is obligation The so. because it may reasonably be maintaindoing of one. 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Beable to get sufficient exercise. sides gaining the benefit of the exercise. it is a chance to meet girls in another activity and thus make more friends. The class is now being held in the National Fitness Building, 2no. Floor, 130 William Street, at 7 p.m.
Once again the annual Retreats have been held, and they have left in the hearts of the retreatants a feeling of thankfulness that they were given the inclination to participate, and keen appreciation of the kindness and hospitality of the Rev. Mother and Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent, Highgate. and the Redemptorist Fathers
and Brothers, respectively. The Retreat for women was conducted by Rev. Father Timms, C.SS.R., and that for men by Rev. Father G. Joyce, C.SS.R. The great majority of the retreatants were young girls and boys, and the lectures were appropriate and all that could he desired. Both Retreats were well attended, and from this point of view the men's Retreat was a record. The District Board expresses its most sincere thanks to the Rev. Mother and Sisters, and the Fathers and Brothers, for their goodness in having made the Retreats possible. St. Malachi's Branch, At the meeting held on September 6, Miss Mary Markey was elected and welcomd, and Miss V. Galandi was nominated for membership. A challenge received from St. Joachim's Branch to a football match was accepted, and this will be played at Castledare on 24th. inst. The branch iwas well represented at both Retreats, and the reports showed that the members were delighted with the experience. The dance held on 1st. Mst was very successful, awl the next will be held on Friday, 29th, inst. The meeting on Wednesday next will be held after the Mission devotions. The quarterly Communion will take place at the 7 o'clock Mass on 24th. inst. St. Brigid's Branch, West Perth. At the meeting on 4th. inst., Mr. J. Hunter was nominated for membership. The meeting was well attended, members of St. Mary's, St. Malachi's, and St. Canice's branches being present for the purpose of competing in the second semi-final and final of the men's doubles event in the badminton tournament. Unfortunately, one of the contestants could not attend, and hence the matches were postponed until Monday next. Those present, however, had an enjoyable night at badminton.
CHOIR. Very attractive compositions have been chosen for the Choir for our The forthcoming C.G.M. Concert. roll-up is very enthusiastic, but we are missing the "old faces" again. So do come along, girls-new members as well as old-and keep this activity the success it has always been. ORCHESTRA. Practice is now in full swing for the C.G.M. Fifth Concert Season, to be held in November. Any member who plays an instrument suitable for the orchestra or swing band will be very welcome to come along every Our Lady Help of Christians Branch, East Victoria Park. Tuesday at 8 p.m. Our usual fortnightly meeting was C.GJM. RETURN DEB. DANCE. held on Tuesday last, September 5, Once again the C.G.M. Committee and was very well attended. Sr. are planning a social night, to be held Palmer reported on the social counin the Cathedral Hall, Murray -street, cil, in connection with the Field Day in the form of a Return Dance for the Debutantes. We are aiming to make at Castledare. which is to be held on this night one that will long be re- October 8. The Hibernians are havmembered, as not only is it to enter- ing the sweets stall as before. Miss tain this year's debs., but to cele- Hicks was admitted to the society, brate the second anniversary of the and all members made her very welBro. Finigan reported on the C.G.M. Proceeds will be devoted to come. our Kalamunda Youth Hostel, and men's Retreat, which he said was excellent and very well attended. will be apportioned equally to the Sr. Palmer reported on the women's three Queens. So, roll up C.G.M.Retreat, which was also very well atites, and bring a crowd with you. All The night will be full of surprises and tended and a great success. those who participated in either of will be helped along with Max Jones' the retreats thoroughly themenjoyed four -piece band. Admission, 2s (payselves, I'm sure. able at door), and supper will he Maylands Branch. served, .1 very successful meeting was DANCING CLASSES. This activity has now transferred again held at Maylands last Wednesday night. It was very pleasing to to the National Fitness Building, 2nd. Floor, 150 William -street, The class see new faces appearing, and it is hoped that more will come along. A will be held on the 2nd., 4th., and 5th. Tuesday of every month, at 8 p.m. on- very bright committee was elected for the social side of the society, so we wards. All modern dancing taught can expect big things in the future. by qualified teachers. After the meeting quoits were again the choice of the evening and competitive spirit again showed out, The handicapping was excellent. . . .
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Papua's story and the productive possibilities of the country, wends its col"And from their lessonsi seek and end ourful way through these pages. There the reader will meet the men who have " mind Instruction with an humble made Papuan history, and will read -Southe:,. the stories of their exciting, often IWO HOURS OF TALKING PIC tragic, adventurings, explorations and TURE ENTERTAINMENT. There, too, the reader will patrols. THURSDAY NEXT, SEPT. 21st. meet the native Papuans, in their vilThe programme for our picture night, lages and on patrol, and will learn that chosen by 'an officer of Army Educawithout their loyal self-sacrificing help tion, will be made up of a variety of and service (cannibals though they short subjects, including topical news were or had been) Papua would still reels and war reviews, comedy and be the unknown land it was before the travel. white man came. Being sound productions, we feel that Mr. Clune's story of his own unoffiwe are giving our patrons something cial "prowling" makes lively reading. unique in the Library Lecture Series, And he is ever ready with comment as and we are extending an invitation to apt and striking as it is unusual. A you all including the children, to at- typical Frank Clune book . . . entertend on that night. taining and informative. As the programme is timed to finish about 10 p.m., we would ask that as far as possible all will be seated by 8.10. A late start will ,mean a rush for late transport for those who have to travel a distance. We are very privileged in having the opportunity of seeing these specially selected films which the Department of Army Education presents to the various Camps and War Organisations, and third Order of St. Trancis we are deeply grateful to Mr. McPhee "Deus Meus et Omnia." for giving up one of his evenings for At the last Third Order meeting on We sincerely hope that cur benefit. appreciation Sunday, September 3, the Director, their show our people will Rev. E. McBride, announced that there in a practical way. We may possibly he able to have many such evenings. would be a Retreat or Iridium given by a Redemptorist Father to the FranHere are one or two of the subjects: ciscan Tertiaries at 7130 p.m. on Sep"The Nazis Strike" (current war re- tember 28, 29, and 30, in the Children view,. Mary's Chapel, to be brought to a "Elephants in Africa" (trrel and of close by Mass at 10 o'clock in the Castudy) on Madison thedral on Sunday, October 1, in hon"Ice Carnival" our of St. Francis of Assissi, whose Square Garden). feast will be on the following Wednes"Boy Meets Dog" (cartoon). day, October 4. All tertiaries are earn"Helpful Henry" (comedy), estly exhorted to attentEall the exerand other subjects of equal variety and cises of the Retreat carefully. The interest. Director very specially recomThe Library has a great demand for Rev. the members to offer it for the Seccnd-Hand Books, General and mended welfare of the Fraternity ,and to examschool. If you can assist us, please do consciences as to whether ine their so by bringing in books which you Donations of they had failed in their obligations, and think will be of use. if so to remedy any carelessness in books suitable for our children's sec that respect. tion will be gratefully received. After the 10 o'clock Mass members SUBSCRIPTION RATES. will proceed to the Chapel for the usual per 12/6 1 book: year, 10s per Town: 1st. Sunday meeting, as it will be held year, 2 books. then instead of in the afternoon, when Country! f1 per year, 4 books; £1 15s. the ordinary proceedings will take Freight paid one place. per year, 4 books. waChy. During the business hour on Septemildren: 5/- per year, and 2/6 holi- ber 3, a letter was read from Rev. Broday period only. ther Dowd, Superior of Castledare Orphanage, requesting the Tertiaries to 1170 EXCELLENT BOOKS REhold a Stall on Field Day, October 8. CENTLY REVIEWED: Many offered their help. Any absenTobruk (Chester Wilmot). 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tination. It happened that the opposite door had been left unlatched by the previous fare, and, stumbling against it, the inebriated one fell outside again. He picked himself up with difficulty and approached the driver. "That's pretty quick work," he said. "How much do I owe you?" .
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unexpected acquaintance. "But I must tell you, my dear, we've got a new doctor, instead of old Sawbones, as you used to call him." "Fancy that! Is he a nice man?" "Oh, yes, a charming man. He's always so cheerful, and he takes life so easily!" *
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The girl in the bus took her powder puff from her pocket and began powdering her face. That finished, she took out her lipstick and made up the curves of her mouth. Still not content with her appearance, she devoted her attention to her eyebrows. This beauty treatment was too much for the conductor, who had been watching her every movement, and he called out: "Any gent here like to borrow my shaving tackle?" The museum attendant approached the millionaire. "Smoking is forbidden here, sir," he said. "You are liable to a fine of ten shillings," "Well, here's a pound note," replied the culprit. "I have no change, sir," said the
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"It is the duty of every one to make at least one person happy during the week," said a Sunday -school teacher. "Have you done so, Freddy?" "Yes," said Freddy promptly. "That's right. What did you do?" "I went to see my Aunt Mary, and she was happy when I went home."
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The woman had been trying to the shop assistant, whose temper was beginning to get a little uncertain. "I think you had better fetch the manager," sniffed the customer. "Perhaps he'll have a little more sense than you seem to possess." "Oh, he has, madam," was the tired reply. "He went out as you came in!"
young N.C.O. was being interview-
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"What?" "Blue, sir," insisted the
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"It's the only colour I've got." The N.C10. got through,
He had been dining too well; hailing a taxi, he crawled gingerly inside, after falteringly giving the driver his des-
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ter," began the vicar brightly. "You wouldn't be if you 'ad to live with her!" gloomed the farmer "You have a nice garden here," was the vicar's next effort. "None so bad for them as don't 'aye to dig in it!" "Well, at least you seem to have a good supply of water," "Maybe, but it's all to be pumped!" The vicar played his last card. "It's nice weather, at any rate." "Yes, for them as ain't nothin' to do but enjoy it!"
It was their annual visit to the local pantomime, and Jones had developed an awful thirst. So when the interval came, he seized his chance. "Ah, I think I smell burning," he said: "I'll go and see if there's anything wrong." In due course, his thirst quenched, he returned to his seat. "It wasn't fire," he murmured in his wife's ear as he got back to his seat. "No, nor water either!" replied the lady with a meaning sniff. Johnny had told a fib and mother decided to speak to him seriously about it. "Do you know what happens to little boys who tell fibs?" she began solemnly. "No, mummy," said the small boy, with an air of polite interest. "Well," mother went on, "if you tell any more fibs, a big green dragon with seven tails and a fiery mouth will come and gobble you up!"
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32 Silas-street, East Fremantle. Dear Aunt Bessy,-Thank you for printing my letter in "The Record." I was very pleased to see it. Enclosed please find a postal note for 2/6 and the prick card, also a copy of the poem you asked me for. Well, Aunt Bessy, I will close now. Hoping you receive the postal note safely. A little later on I will send for another prick card to help the little Bushies.-Your loving
Dear Cornerites,-Friday next is the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. These represent the chief elements of grief that entered into her life as the result of her free consent to become the Mother of God. Although Our Lady was free from the taint of oriignal sin, she shared with 'us the sorrows of life, as did her Son, the Man
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DOROTHY WILLIAMS. Dear Dorothy,-I was very pleased It is really to see your little poem. quite good, and I am publishing it in the Corner. I must thank you also for filling the prick card so quickly, and I will be pleased to hear from you again soon. AUNT BESSY. s * * * My Paint Box. I have a little paint box, I have some brushes, too, Inside are lovely colours, Of every shade and hue.
fice of the Mass, our Communions, and pravers in a spirit of reparation for
I our sins and those of the world. know the Cornerites will be among the foremost to honour Our Lady in this, her own month. AUNT BESSY. A beautiful doll and pram have been' kindly donated to the 13ushies' Scheme, It is hoped and are to be raffled. that the friend's of the Bushies will again come to the fore, and help us dispose of the tickets, which may be obtained from this office.
There's brown to paint the tree trunks, And blue to paint the sky; With red to colour roof tops. That seem to be so high.
"Ladyvale," Bridgetown.
Dear Aunt Bessy,-1 am returning my prick card to -day with the 2/6. I am sorry I was so long in filling it in, but I have been rather busy. The inspector came and examined us last week, and this week we are having our holidays and I am having a very enThere is a lot of borjoyable time. Do you like boronia, onia out now. I like it very much. Aunt Bessy? Well, as my sister is waiting to post Hoping the this letter, I will close, Lemonade Bottle isn't too full to hold this two-and-sixpence.-Your loving niece, MARY HUBERY.
There's yellow for the corn fields, And green for meadows bright; Now I will start my painting, And hope to do it right.
-Dorothy Williams.
Dear Mary,-You must have been quite busy with the inspector, but now that you are on holidays you can .relax for a while. This is just the right time of the year to have holidays, isn't I know that there is a lot of borit? onia out now, Mary, but I am notes lucky as you are. Down in the city we only see the boronia in baskets in
the streets, not growing in the bush as you do. But the scent is the same, and so the city people are given "a breath of the bushland" after all. AUNT BESSY.
114 Spencer -street, South Bunbury, Dear Aunt Bessy,-I hope you and the Busbies are well. 1 am in the Legion of Mary, the same as Bill Herring. There is a new member and her name is Yvonne Ferio. I have three brothers and two sisters, the boys are Alan, Raymond and Neville, and the girls are 13eryl and Dorothea. Enclosed yon will I am the eldest. find a few stamps. I must close now. -Your loving niece, CARMEL IVEY. Dear Carmel,-I am glad to hear from another member of the Bunbury Legion of Mary, and to make yOu welcome to the Corner. Thank you for It was very the stamps you sent. nice of you to think of the Bushies. I hope you will find time to write to me again some time and tell me all about AUNT BESSY. the Legion.
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Highway, East Fremantle. Dear Aunt Bessy,-Thank you for putting my letter in 'The Record," as I was very glad to see it. I am enclosing a postal note for 2/6 and also the prick card. I -returned from my holiday last Saturday. and I had a very enjoyable time. Well, Aunt Bessy, I must close for the present, as it is getting late.-Your loving niece, PATRICIA NICHOLSON. Dear Patricia,-I shan't keep you waiting for an answer so long this time, as my mail is now in a much Thank you for more orderly state. filling the prick card for the Busbies. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your holidays. Now it's back to 'school and hard work, and I hope you enjoy that just as much, AUNT BESSY. 169 Canning
Dear Aunt Bessy,-This is a little birthday gift for Our Lady, by way of the Bushies, Kind regards from "NO NAME." Dear "No Name."-How nice of you to remember the Busbies through Our Lady, I thank you very much. AUNT BESSY.
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feeling very well lately, and will say a prayer that you may recover soon, AUNT BESSY. *
Dear Aunt Bessy,-Please find enclosed 10s., in honour of the Sacred Heart, Our Lady and St. Joseph. Would you please say a prayer for my intention? QUEEN'S A PARISHIONER OF
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Sacred Heart High School. Dear Aunt Bessy,-We are breaking up next Friday for our term holidays. I hope to visit my aunt at Cunderdin. I went up there last year and I enjoyed myself very much. On Monday we went to see a lovely concert given by the Primary School children. To -day we are having a social and dance for the C.W.O. Well, good-bye, With all good dear Aunt Bessy. wishes to you and the Bushies.-Your JOAN SLAVIN. loving niece,
Dear Joan,-I hope you had a lovely Did you holiday up at Cunderdin. stay on a farm or right in the town? Thank you for filling in the prick How did you enjoy the social card. and dance for the C.W.O.? You must write and tell my all about it. AUNT BESSY.
Sacred Heart High School. Dear Aunt Bessy,-I have saved up my pennies to fill in the card for the Btishies. Tuesday was a holiday, so I went for a walk in the bush and brought home some wild flowers. Well, dear Aunt Bessy, I will close now. Hoping you and the Bushies are keeping very well.-Your loving nephew, MAX CUNNINGHAM. Dear Max,-Thank you very much for saving your pennies for the BushA walk in the bush among the ies. wildflowers is just the thing for this time of the year, isn't it? AUNT BESSY. *
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Sacred Heart High School. Dear Aunt Bessy,-I hope you and the Busbies are well., On Monday we went to the Primary School concert and it was very nice. We are going to another social and dance to-day for the C.W.O. I hope you are pleased with the pennies. Lots of love to you and the Bushies.--Your would-be niece, JOAN WATTS. Dear Joan,-I certainly am pleased with the pennies, and so are the Busbies. I heard such a lot about the Primary School concert that I would have loved to have been able to attend. AUNT BESSY. *
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Railway Cottage, Merredin. Dear Aunt Bessy,-No doubt you I will think I have forgotten you. am enclosing a postal note for five shillings to help the Bushies. We have quite a number of Bushies here staying at the Convent for the holidays, I am not going away for my holidays this year, as Mum says it's too cold My little travelling with the baby. brother is nearly seven months old, and he is lovely, now. I am rather disappointed, as I always look forward to going to Mullewa to see my grandma, but mum says perhaps grandma will come to 'Merredin to see us before long. I must close now, Aunt Bessy. Hoping you are well. Please say a prayer for me sometimes. BOBBY RAYNER. Dear Bobby,-Well, I was wondering what had become of you, but I knew that you hadn't really forgotten me. And you haven't forgotten the BusbIt was ies either, have you, Bobby? a pity that you couldn't go to Mullewa for your holiday this time, but as you say perhaps Grandma will come to Merredin instead. I would love to see When he gets your little brother. bigger you must see that he becomes one of Aunt Bessy's little nieces too. AUNT BESSY. 841
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The white princess did not look particularly surprised when Dan and (Continued from Page 15.) Wally were ushered into her presence. bored Favouring them with one standard, and Sister Mary Eymard glance, she re-applied herself to the I am going for a Preteaches me. polishing of more important business paratory Grade exam., and Sister Mary loving niece, Uncle Frank Monica teaches me. PAULINE O'OONNOR. her nails with an emery board, Ten minutes later she happened to look up, preached the sermon at the Ordination suppose you think and found them still in her boudoir, Pauline,-I Dear -..............,...m.,..s.,,,.....m.,,,.......... I but dreadfully, you I am neglecting and still gazing at her in wonderment. STURMER AND SON, promise you I won't forget you so long A faint frown of annoyance animated (Late Hallion's), expect I the next time you write. Apparently she was not her features. BAKERS, time at your little cou- at all impressed by her visitors, for she a nice you had 90 JOHN STREET, NORT:._ not tell merely turned to the large negro on You did party. sin's birthday (Tel. 2739.) FREMANTLE. me how old you are yourself. Thank her offside, and remarked disinterest/ Prize Winners Royal Show. you for the pennies for the Btishies. edly. Deliveries Throughout Fremantle. / AUNT BESSY. "Throw them to the crocodiles, Sam." ' Dan and Wally decided simultaneously that they did not like Roona, princess of Boona. But Sam had an explanation to make. "No, I guess I can't do that, Miss!" AT YOU CAN DO ALL YOUR "Goona is putting them he replied. up for a fortnight, and he gave me di the special orders that you were not to do away with them in his absence." The princess raised one eyebrow. Then she lowered it and raised the other. Then she raised them both together. She appeared to be labouring under the stress of deep thought. i "Oh," she contributed to the conversation, as she subjected the boys to a examination. "So more searching ti orders t the Goona thinks he gives around here, does he?" "Yes, that's right, Miss." "Oh, no, it's not!" And she added darkly: "Where is he now, anyway?" Here Dan found his voice. "Goona," Ie .1.0,14, ,...,~IN1 4, 0,0.04,~41.4.1414,1v 4.41NIJJ he said, bitterly, "is now combing the scenery for our boy, Tchali, who, we sincerely hope, will succeed in evading iii A K E I him. Probably he is also taking delivery of two crates of 'New World' chocolate from our revered friend, Professor Deal, O,Bot," "Professor Deal?" queried the princess, "Who is he?" "He," replied Dan, "is a friend of Goona's. and incidentally the worst piece of work it has ever been my misfortune to contact." "You also are a friend of Goona?" "That is why you she asked coldly. are staying here?" Wally and Dan were stupifiPd. Wally was the first to find his voice. THE "We," he announced dramatically, I "are not pleased to. call Goona friend. i We are staving here under compulsion. Should we happen to run across Goona TOR THE BEST MEAT at REASONABLE PRICES, Deal fromsome dark night there is a remote possibility that it will he his last." His deliverance lacked nothing, and WHOLESAL. : AND RETAIL BUTCHERS. he would probably have further exSI BURT ST., BOULD .R, 6 RDAGE1 AVENUE, & HANNAN ST., celled himself had Dan not groaned KALGOORLIE. in his ear, "Now you HAVE done it! Telephones: B165; 1675. Telephones: 3168; K616. We'll be on more than nodding acquaintance with a croc in a minute or 1
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accepted my lot and am willing to be their princess, but in reality I have been waiting and waiting for someone to come along, who might be able to help me, And now you have come." "U,!" replied the ungrammatical Dan, "how on earth can we help you? We're prisoners ourselves. What can we do?" The princess ignored his question. "You know the way through the jungle to Mbongo, don't you?" she asked. "Yes, yes. We know that alright. At least when he contact Tchali again, we do." "'Well, then, you get me to Mbongo, and I'll get you out of here." "O.K. It's a deal!" Both the ex-, plorers seemed to be of the unanimous opinion that the idea was a good one. Then Wally remembered. "Hey!" he said. "What about the orchid? We've got to get that before we can go back to Mbongo." The princess paled. "You want to get out of here, don't you?" she said. "Yes, yes, of course we do," explained Dan; "but we must get the orchid. Even now Rough Deal is pushing on towards it, while we are being held here. And in another ten days it will flower. If we were to take you back to Mbonga we would lose all chance of. beating him to it." "If you do not take me back to Mbongo you will remain here for fodrteen days, and that would be worse still," said the girl simply. "Ow! What a pickle!" groaned Dan. But for once Wally proved himself a bright boy. "Why," he murmured, thoughtfully, "can't we rescue Roona, and leave her at Tchali's village until we call for her on the way back?" "Why didn't I think of that myself Of course, that's what we'll do! You'll be quite safe there, Roona." koona, who had had quite enough of the underground city and the dog-men, was not hard to persuade "We'll leave this minute," she announced, "and I do hope you can find the way alright. What'll you do if Tchali hasn't managed to elude Goona's panthers, and passed on the glad tidings that we're coming?" "Don't be a pessimist!" ordered Dan, as the three passed from the lighted chamber into a darkened passageway. (To be Continued.) (What a spot of luck for the boys! Perhaps Rough Deal will not be so lucky in his undertakings!) !
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