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St. Louis On Saturday, 6th. inst., Very Rev. Father Barden, S.J., and the community of St. Louis School, Claremont, entertained some 200 guests at afternoon tea in the spacious, well -kept grounds of the School. The occasion was the observance of the centenary of Afternoon tea was the Society of Jesus in Australia. served by ex -pupils of the Loreto Colleges. The arrival of His Grace the Archbishop was marked by a guard of honour of St. Louis students. Berediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given by His Grace at an altar erected under the school portico, after which the panegyric was preached by Rev. Dr. E. Sullivan.
Four centuries ago, a young 16, 26); -thus did Ignatius win Basque of noble birth received a him. Within a few years Xavier call from God, such a call as was to do his utmost to gain the "The primary function of Education the building of character." men have received from time to whole world without peril to his time in the history of the ovvin soul, to gain it for Christ; Church; an imperious call, that he is revered as one of the greatdemanded an answer from the est missionaries in the history of inmost depths of a generous and the Church, and the Church in courageous heart; a call to serVe Australia is privileged to have under the standard of Christ in a St. Francis Xavier as one of its special way: by means of com- patron Saints. Ignatius gatherplete self -dedication. ed about him this band of chosSeveral hundred people easier If Australia is to transmit to gen- assistant,. as he seemed to :.)e Ignatius of Loyola had been en companions, and from it grew Coming ed at the blessing and opening of erations of Australians yet un- able to get permits through when a soldier before, eager for mar- the Society of Jesus. the new School of Our Lady of born the glorious traditions of n,, one else could. tial glory and worldly honours; into existence at a time of great upheaval in the Church, followVictories, Floreat Park, on Sun- our country, she will do so largeMr. G. Worner, representing now he would be a soldier of The Junc- ly through the Christian educa- the Education Department, said Christ, eager only for the glory ing the Protestant Reformation, day last, 7th. inst. Religion is that he experienced a certain of God. tion was performed by His Grace tion of our youth. "Clearly and distinct- this new religious Order, in its the Archbishop, assisted by Rev. absolutely necessary for the pre- amount of personal satisfaction ly there had sounded in his soul earliest years, played a leading Fathers Brosnan, P.P. (Floreat servation of society and the in being present, as it was he the trumpet call of God, and role in saving much of Europe for the Church and for four cenPark), J. J. Rafferty, Adm., and maintenance of good order. who recommended. on behalf of with ready and complete surturies it has taken an equally J. P. O'Farrell. The origin of all social disin- the Education Department, the render, Ignatius answered the important part in the work of call to arms." (Robert Harvey, Rt. Rev. Monsignor E. Moss, tegration lies in the fact that men granting of the permit. Education and the Education, he said, was snore in "Ignatius Loyola."). He ans- Christian l'.P., the member for the dis- have forgotten and ignored God, great missionary activity of the trict, Mr. L. Nimmo, M.L.A., and if Australia is to be saved than schooling; it was a process wered the call himself to begin Church in the New World. Its and Mrs. Nimmo, Chief Inspector from chaos and ruin, it will be that lasted from the cradle to the with; but soon the flame which record is a noble and glorious (representing the saved only if men realise that re- erate. We do not realise suffi- burned in his heart impelled him one, part of which touches the G. Worner Education Department) and Mrs. ligion is necssai y to the perman- ciently the part the Church has to seek out others and win them Australian Church intimately; laved in the educational field. also to this special service of Worner, were among the guests ,ncy of the State. Thus he gathered about for, in the designs of Providf honour. His Grace concluded by paying Education meant the moral, men- Christ. him a small band of chosen com- ence, the Society of Jesus was In welcoming His Grace to a tribute to the Brigidine Sisters, tal and physical development of panions. Among the first was destined to find another Mission child, and all those aspects Floreat Park, and introducing who, he said, needed no intro- awere to be considered if its ulti- a certain Francis Xavier; to him field in a new land in the Souththe speakers, Rev. Father J. daction to the people of WembIgnatius repeated without ceas- ern Hemisphere. Brosnan spoke of the difficulties ley and Floreat Park. They are mate aim, the building of char- ing one of those magnificent sayIt is most interesting to trace they had to surmount in order to first-class teachers who, with the acter, was to be achieved. splen- ings of Our Lord which are to N. the circumstances which shaped Father Wallace read the assistance of God, will form citisee their project realised. this destiny. In that fateful zens who will be a credit both to did list of donations to hand, and found in the Gospels: "For what year in Europeaq history, 1848. His Grace was greeted with a the Church and Australia. the assembled guests were invit- does it profit a man, if he gain burst of applause when he rose to the whole world, but suffer the a wealthy farmer of Silesia, Rev. Father H. Wallace. ed to inspect the new buildings. less of his own soul?" (Matt. speak. After paying a most (Continued on Page 4.) C.SS.R.. made the appeal for the striking tribute to Rev. Father Brosnan, who in the course of reduction of the debt which, he twelve months had, by his unlim- said, was the second highest in He congratuited energy, transformed a dairy the Archdiocese. farm into the present magnificent lated Rev. Father Brosnan and site, His Grace said that he felt his many friends on the successsure that since the building of the ful completion of this work, and pyramids there had not been so said he knew just Mw gratified much fuss, bother and commotion His Grace was to be preAn:. at Catho!7z. Educaover the erection of any building. this function. tion was, he said, the dearest He wished, he said, to express thing to his heart. In schools his gratitude to the State Hous- throughout Australia we arc being Commission for the granting ginning to see a revolt against of the permit to build this school, the moral and divine law. When and to the Education Department, religion is divorced from educawho had recommended it. A tion chaos and destruction will school in Floreat Park was neces- result. The speaker quoted the sary, and he would not have ask- example of Hitler and Stalin, ed for a permit if the building both of whom took God away When the from their schools. was not essential. Catholic new school is opened in the new education is a vital principle to year we will be able to see just us. We may meet our nonhow necessary it really is. friends on Catholic but in this matter we His Grace said he wished to the must stand strong and firm. congratulate and thank architect, Mr. R. Summerhayes, Australia is the only country in and the contractor, Mr. Wells, the British Empire where we are who, despite the shortage of so being penalised for this principle, many materials, had done a mag- and, he added, he was ashamed Thanks to them, as an Australian priest to have nificent job. he added, we have a modern to admit that Australia was the school, equipped 'w4th the most only country where we don't get modern facilities. The newt fair play. Mr. L C. Nimmo, M.L.C., the school of Our Lady of Victories is the most modern in the Arch- member for the district, expresscompare ed his appreciation of being indiocese, and indeed will with any in the Commonwealth. vited to attend He Was always Its opening marks yet another happy to see new schools being step in the battle for the Chris- erected, and said that he wished They celebrated the Jesuit Centenary at St. Louis. tian education of our children. he had Father Brosnan as his 115
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