The Record Newspaper 15 August 1945

High Standards Maintained During War Period .. . Bishop

Raible Praises "Magnificent Demonstration"

The Annual Plain Chant Festival was held this year as usual—in St. Mary's Cathedral on the 9th., withMost Rev. Dr.0' Raible, P.S.M., Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley,presiding,and in St. Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle, cn the following day, in the presence of His Grace,the Archbishop. 2,500 children from the metropolitan Catholic schools sang the Mass in Perth, while 1,000participated in the Fremantle section.

Despite uncertain weather,tit.Mary's Cathedral was filled with children and their religious teachers on Thursday last for the seventh successive year. The dislocations of war did not decrease the numbers participating, and the occasionwas quite asimpressiveas in former years. The Vicar Apestolie of Kimberley, Most Rev. 0. Raible, PS.\L, presided. Rev. Father J. NlcGlllicuddy was the celebrant of the \lass, Rev. Father T. Prendiville deacon, and Rev. 1:ather R. Kelly sub, deacon. Rev. Father J. Rafferty was master of ceremonies.

Two thousand five hundred children, conducted by Rev. Father A. Lynch, Diocesan Director of Sacred Jlusic, sang the Common of the \lass of Our Lad_v—"Salve Sancta Parens —while the Proper-d•as beautifully handled by the schola composed of the pupils of the Loreto Convent Iligh School.

On the following day, His Grace the .Archbishop presided at Solemn High y

\[ass in St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle. Ilass was celebrated by Rev. Father Purcell, O:NI.I., deacon was Rev Father Conway, OELI., and subdeacon Rev. Father Breslin, O.M.I.

One thousand children from Fremantle and the surrounding districtschanted the Common of the Mass, Kyrie, "Eons bonitatis," superbly. The schola, comprising pupils of "Iona" Presentation Convent, rendered the Proper delightfully,and at the Offertort' sang "Ave %laria''and "Danis Angelicus." The organist on both occa . -ion was \liss Francis Moran.

At Fremantle, His Grace the Arch. bishop congratulated the children and their teachers on the beautiful and devotional spirit of their liturgical sing• ing, and urged them to continue their fine work.

in St. Nlatv's Cathedral, Most Rev. Dr. Raible saidthatever since Gregorian festivals were held in Perth, he wished to be present. To-day this desire was fulfilled. Their magnificent demonstration that morning had given him great satisfaction, and was acredit not only to their own efforts but also to the work of their teachers, under the inspiring leadership of Father Lynch.

In singing the Gregorian melodies during the Holy Sacrifice of the:Mass they joined the choirs of angels who

invisibly but really surrounded the Altars of God (luringthecelebration of the holymysteries. Their minds were beinglifted up to celestial heights, and their souls filled with the praise of God. That was the very essence of Gregorian chant. Its melodies traced their origin back to those older times of Holv Church, when the concept of Catholic life was almost identical with the concept ofthecontinuous praise of God in all walks and departments of life.

It was most fitting that they offered that morning with the priest the Holy

Sacrifice inhonour of Ou;Lady, whose life was aconstant hymn of praise, and who gave birth to Our Lord while the angelic choir was singing the "Gloria in Excelsis Den." P,y giving glory to God His Heavenly Father, Our Lord, brought peace to men of goodwill, and there was no other way for us to achieve the same end.' -

In congratulatng them that morning on the wonderful performance of the Mass, His Lordship wished and prayed that they all one day might join the choir of angels in the eternal bliss of Heaven.

The Catholic Answer

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Christ Intended the Words of Consecration to- be Taken' Literall

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Does Transubstantiation Involve Cannibalism?

Why the Host Tastes Like Bread &the Wine Like Wine

Real Presence Exists in Every Part of Every Host .. .

Sgt. W.F.Hammond,Melville:

Q.: Does the word "transubstantiation"as used in theCatholic Church mean that the host and wine consecrated in the Eucharist actually become in substance the Flesh and BloodofChrist?

A.: Yes. The Council of Trent teaches that, after the Consecration, the Bodyand Blood, together with the soul and divinity of Christ, are contained "truly, really and substantially in the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist." This re-affirmation of Catholic belief was made, of course, after that belief had been attacked and rejected by the.Protestant-Reformers.

Q.: If so,how is any thinking person expected tobelieve it?

A.: On the word of Our Lord Himself. He said:"Thisis myBody; this is the Chalice of my Blood;" and a study of the words themselves of Our Lord's reference to this mystery and of the circumstances surrounding the institution of the Eucharist, shows that they are to be taken literally. The Catholic Church throughout all the centuries from the beginning has su

understood them.

Q.: With all due reverence,Isay that Christ'sBody was human and material like mine, and mine would have been consumed long ago.

.1.: This objection supposes that the Eucharistic body of Christ is extended

into space, i.e., one portion of Christ's Body corresponds to one part of the Host. Rather, your idea seems to be that Christ's Body would have been divided, in some way, among all the hosts that have everbeen consecrated.

Whereas, according to Catholic belief, Christ's Body, with all its substance and qualities, is present entire in each host and in each part of the host. You may reject this belief as impossible, but it is not susceptible of your difficulty that Our Lord's Body would havebeenconsumed long ago.

Q.: Also the thought of apriest, who is aspiritual leader,swallowing raw human flesh and blood in conjunction with the teachings of Christ is dreadful.

A.: Yourmind revolts at your imagination of what Communion means to aCatholic.

No one swallows raw human flesh and blood in the crude Nay implied by your words.

In the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ are present tinder the appearances of Bread and Wine. The accidents of bread and wine remain unaltered, although their substance has been changed into the substance of Christ's Body and Blood.

Therefore, in answer tp your further "repugnant consideration," there is no difference in the tasteofthe breadand (sine before and after the Consecra-

tion.... You mention the teachings of C'hri'standsay thattohold thedoctrine of the Real PresenceofHis Body and Blood in conjunction with these teachings is dreadful. But whatwere Isis teachingsin regard tothismatter?

In John VI., ol.s.. iwe read:"I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that Iwill give, is my flesh for the life of the world."

His hearers were scandalised and cried out: "How can this man giveus His flesh to eat?"

Whereupon, instead of removing the cause of their scandal, by explaining that Ile had referred only to His doctrine, Christ went on to repeat His former assertion in asolemn andmore emphatic manner: "Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Con of":fan and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you.. For My flesh is meat indeed; and My blood is drink indeed."

Many even of His disciples walked away and Ile let them go. To say the

least, Christ's manner of speaking was "dreadful" judged by your standard's.

Q.:

IS, on the other hand,this is not what ismeant,why didapriestata certain Catholic Church in Perth say so?

A. He said so because it IS what is meant; he was expounding Catholic doctrine.

Q.: He added that,one one occasion, the "host"had been dropped after Consecration on the stone steps at the altar,and when the priest recovered it, the napkin in which it was wrapped was stained with blood.

A.: The reference here seems to be the"Miracle of Bolsena," so called because it issaid to haveoccurred in the Italian townofthat name. Thestory is that apriest dropped, not the Consecrated(lost, but afew drops of the Consecrated Wine; that the spot was covered with acorporal—one of the liturgical linens used at \lass; that, subsequently, this cloth was found to be stained by blood in the form of a ilost. One version has it that the miracle was intended to confirm the faith of the priest, who doubted the Real Presence. (Let me say in passing that the historical ev

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its history. Quite afew.people of admittedly outstanding intellectual powers have given italot of thought, and still have believed in the Real Presence. To call"the other idea" plainly cannibalistic is to show that you do not understand the Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation.

Q.: Finally,Christ Himself,referring at the "Last Supper"to the bread and wine s

likened them to Bodyand Blood.

A.: This is a mis-statement. Nowhere in the New Testament story of the Last Supper do you find OurLord quoted Ws likening the breadand wine to His Body and Blood. He said: "Thisis My Body." "This is My Blood of the NewTestament."

Admittedly, many people understand His words as having a figurative meaning. At least one wellknown Protestant translation renders them as:"Thi'smeans My Body;" but that is reading the interpretation into the text.

Q.: He said atlast that Hewouldnot partake of the "fruit of the vine" again,until He met them again in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. XXVI., 29; Mark XIV., 25; Luke XXII., 18). (Apparently,the wine still tasted likewine to Him.

A.: If you read Luke XXII., 17-20, ,

•arefully, you will see that the ex. pression:"This fruit of the vine," refers to the wine that was drunk with thepaschallamb,not to theSacramen. tal Cup. Nor is there anything to show that Christ Himself partook of the bread and wine which Ile blessed. Quite the contrary; He gave them to llis Apostles and said:"Take ye and cat: Drinkye all of this."

Finally, beyond doubt even to the apostles, the Consecrated Wine still tasted likewineas itdoes to the priest nowadays,becausethe Bodyand Blood of Christ are present under the appearances of Bread and Wine. -

"Wissbegierig," Perth:

"Gentlemen: Before commencing my questions toyou, Ithinkitbest to tell you something of myself. Iam a Science studentin myfinal yearat the University of W.A., and so Iam comparatively ignorant of Philosophy, except as applied to Physics and Chemistry. This information may assist you in answering the following ques-

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tit is called aMiracle. In other words, it is not suggested that such athing would normally occur, as if the Blood of Christ were present under the ap. pearance of blood; nor did the priest you speak of mean that.

Q.: To me,and no doubt to anyone else who gives it a thought, the ceremony used, figuratively may be all right,but the other ideais plainly cannibalistic and, therefore, more than un-Christ like, just plain horrible.

A.: Such astatement is nonsense. You, ofcourse, are free to think what you like on the matter; but to con. tend that anyone else who gives it a -thought must be of the same mind as yourself shows how little you know of the doctrine of the Eucharist and

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Five Classic Proofs of God's -

Existence Advanced by St. Thomas -----Why an Infinite Series of Contingent Causes Cannot Exist

Other Proofs Apart From Those of Aquinas

Existence of Pain Does-Not Postulate Atheism...

[ions in amannerthatwillsatisfy me. In answering these questions Iwould like you to stipulate whether you are answering as arepresentative of the Catholic Church or as an individual.

Inconclusion,letmeassure youthat Iam genuinely in search of truth on these points, and do not desire to test von or be'offensive to you or your Faith in the slightestway. Thanking youinanticipationof your assistance."

A.: First of all, I, too, would like to thank this listener for his introductory remarks which preface anumber ofhighly metaphysical questions. For his sake, Irepeat that the answers given in this'session, unless clearly stated otherwise, are the official Ca. tholic answers to the questionsasked; and for the sake of manyotherlisteners who might notbe so keenly inter. ested in the subjects-we are about to discuss, Itwill try to answer as briefly and simply a's possible in the limited time at ourdisposal to-night.

Q.: Does the Catholic Church still regard the Three Proofs of the Existence of God propounded by St. ThomasAquinas asvalid today?

A.: In his Summa Theologica.(Part 1, Question 2, Article 3), St. Thomas Aquinas proposes five, and not three, different ways of proving the existenceofGod. TheChurch hasacceptedallfive ofthese.ts.validproofs.But itis not the appr)vA of the Church that makes them valid. They are valid in themselves and, consequently, they were sound logic when St. Thomasproposedthem; theyarevalid to-clay; and they will always remain valid arguments.

The fact that you referto the three and not to the five proofs of St. Thomas suggests that you have not been studying these arguments in the works of St. Thomas himself, but in the works of a German Philosopher named Kant, orat least In the works of some follower of Kant's teaching. This Philosopher regarded the first three waysof St.Thomasasvariations of thetineargument. In thisway,he reduced St. Thomas' proofs to three, 'then, passing over the fourth proof of Aquinas, he criticised the remaining two, which he proposedin averyvulnerable form, from two angles, in the light of his own theory of knowledge, and in themselves. Since his day some have thought that St. Thomas' famousfivewayshadbeendemolished, but Ithink they will still stand long after Kantand histheories and critic. isms havebeen forgotten.

St. Thomas'fiveproofssill restupon two principles.

The first of these is the principle of causality, whichis this:thatwhichexists but does not exist of itself must beproducedbyanother.

Now this principle of causality is self-evident, and, examine it in whatever way you like, if you admit the reality of external things, you must admit thatitis true. And, ifyoudo not admit external reality, you your. self, and not the principle, become absurd.

The second principle on which the five proofs rest is this: that it is impossible to have an infinite series of essentially subordinate4 efficient Causes. Wedo not deny the pdssibility of having an infinite series: we denyonlythatitisimpossibletohave an infinite series of essentially subordinated causes. For, ifone cause de. pends essentially on another, then eventually you must come to one which is not essentially subordinated to any other, but which is the cause of all the other causes acting. Going

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on indefinitely in an infinite serieswill not explain whythe causes are acting. You may say, for example, that one coach in atrainisbeing pulled bythe one in front of it, but that does not explain why they are moving. Eventually, you must come to anengine or some else that is moving the whole series.

Now, although all five proofs rest on these two principles, nevertheless, they begin from theobservationofdifferent facts in the universe around us and, therefore, they are different argtiments, all leadingto theaffirmationof an Uncaused Cause, which we call God, and, as I said, the Catholic Church does still regard these proofs as valid.

Q.: Have any other proofs of this type been accepted? If so, where aretheyavailable?

A.: Yes. Several other proofs of the existence of God have been put forward from time to time and they are generally accepted by Catholic Philosophy as valid. There is an argument from the existence of possible natures andeternaltruths; thereisan argument, too, from man's desire for perfect good; another argument is made from man's sense of moral obligation: and yetanother is taken from the practically univergal agreement of mankind as to[fie existence of aSupreme 'Being. These arguments are available inany text book of Catholic, or, if you prefer the name, Scholastic Philosophy. Agood course, which as far as Iknow is obtainable in Perth, is"Modern Thomistic Philosophy," by R. P. Phillips, D.D., M.A. The publishers are Burns, Oates and Washbourne, London. Another good book is"God," aseriesof lectures published by Sliced and Ward.

Q.: What arguments have you to offer against aDual Concept of God, e.g., Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism or any other Plural, but not necessarily anthropomorphic Concept? Boththetwo religions named seem to explain the existence of pain and evil verywell.

A.: The simple, but valid, argument against adual concept of God is the absurdity and impossibility of having two First Causes, one the author of good and theother the author ofevil. TherecanheonlyoneFirstCause.

We have seen that the First Cause mustitselfbeuncaused. Nowathing that is uncausedmust alsobeunlimited or infinite, for if it is limited in any away, it is dependent on some cause for that limitation and, therefore, it isnolongeruncaused.

So, granted that the First Cause is infinite, we go further and say there cannot be two infinite beings. For, if there are two infinite beings, then theremustbesomethingdifferentiating one from the other, and one must have something that the other has not. And, if that is so, one is no longer infinite.

The fact that the Zoroastrian's and Manichees explain the existence of pain and evil very well, has nothing to do with the matter. Sometimes, you know, afacile explanation can be toofacileandcontainallerrorinlogic.

Q.: What arguments have you to exylafnYOURideaofGodwiththeexistenceof painand evil indicating a malign or at bestindifferentGod?

A.: The existenceofevil, moral and physical,withitsconsequencesofpain, etc., does not necessarily indicate a malignGod orevenan indifferent one. Rather, it indicates aGod exercising an all-embracing Providence whose wisdomisgreaterthan oursand whose ways, consequently,arenotour ways.

If we analyse the nature of evil, we see that itisnothingpositiveinitself;

every existing being and every exercise of activity considered'simply as such, is good; evilarisesfrom the fallingshort of some due'standard. Evil is the absence,ofsomething that is required for the perfection of some nature or action. Athing is termed bad because it is incomplete or because,

in some way,perfectionof right order is wanting to it.

Now,ifevil isaprivationand,there. fore, non-being, and God is the cause of being, Ile is not the cause of the privation of being, which is evil and which Ile permits only.

Ofcourse, there will always remain some mystery attached to the reason why God permits evil. But if mystery lurks even in the working out of nature's laws, howmuch more isitinevitable in the relations of God and men? If Nye-were to deny the existenceofGod, because ofamystery,we wouldfindmorethanamysteryinthe denial of aFirst Uncaused Cause. We would find contradiction and intellectual suicide,leadingtomoralruinwith an untold increase in evil and its consequences.

The firstthing toremember is that we are examining amighty and complete pattern into which the Infinite Ordering Intelligence fits all things in ascheme-of vast benevolence and provident care.

Amystery, however, will always shroud the problem of evil, for Philosophy cannot read themind of God. Only arevelation, which He Himself would make, could reveal that mind to us. And, though Christ, who was God, revealed agreat deal to help us to bear with suffering, He did not revealwhyGod permits evil. Wemay speculate and offer plausible explanations, but the answer to the problem ofevillieshiddeninthatGreat Order. ing Intelligence governingall things in thisworld and inthe next.

"Listener,"Perth:

Q.: Isn't it about time the "Catholic Answer,"whichispurelypropaganda for theCatholic religion, came toan end?

A.: It certainly is not, yet the quickest wdy to bring the "Catholic Answer" to an end would be for lis• teners not to ask any more questions abouttheCatholicChurchorherteaching. But whilst there is a Catholic Church, therewillalwaysbeaquestion to be asked and an answer that only theCatholicChurch cangive. Call it propagandaifyoulike,butthenChrist Himself said to His Church: "Going therefore teach all nations—teaching them to observe all things whatsoever Ihave commanded you."

"Convert," MoresbyWorkshops, New Guinea:

Q.: QuiterecentlyIcameintocontact with the devotion known as "The First Nine Fridays." Would yoube kind as to explain this devotion for me, and alsoitsorigin?

A.: The Devotion, popularly known among Catholics as"The Nine FirstFridays," originated from a promise made by Our Lord to Saint Margaret 'Vary Alocoque. In the years 1673 and 1674 Christ appeared at various times to this Saint, aVisitation Nun, at Paray-la-Monial, France. He revealed toherthatHewishedhertobe Ilis instrument in propagating anew devotion toHisSacred Heart as representing His infinite love formen.

Inthevariouswritingsof Saint Margaret Mary are found twelve promises that Our Lord made to her in favour of those who practise devotion to His Sacred Heart. The last of' these, known as the Great Promise, does not existinitsoriginalversion,butthefive differentversions through which it has come down to us,all agree ininsisting that in the excessive mercy of His love, Christ promised to all those who communicate on nine consecutive first Fridays of the rPonth, the grace offinalperseverance andthegraceofnot dying iwithout the Sacraments. Bishop Languet's version declares that, afteronehascompliedwiththerequiredconditions,hemayentertainahope of receiving the Sacraments, and the grace of final perseverance. Another of the five versions Ireferred to adds the words "if she be not mistaken," proving that there was no infallible efficacy attached to the devotion of the Nine Fridays.

No one has any right to presume thathissalvationissecureirrespective of the life he lives in the future, provided He makes the Nine First Fridays. Bythe veryfactofsinning,he loses his title to thisspecial divineassistance.

The sincere Catlfolic, by frequent Communion,willbegivenmanygraces, which "maylead him to hope for the grace of final repentance," as Bishop Languetsays. Hiswords saynothing of an absolute infallible assurance of salvation.

On the other hand,it is perfectly true that untold and often extraordinary blessings,both spiritual and temporal,areshoweredby Christon those who practise devotion to His Sacred IIeart—above allin reparationfor the crimes andchilling indifference ofmen to-day.

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Fir,—Ihavereadwithinterestthe review inyourpaper of"Sweet Aloes." I have no quarrel with the remarks you have made, but Ithink it apiece of hypocrisy that the Catholic Welfare Organisation should benefit from the proceeds of this type of play, What about practising what you preach?— Yours, etc.,

' E. BAKER. 20Government-road, Bassendean.

(The following is the correspondence which passed between the Secretaries of the Catholic Welfare ,Organisation and the Repertory Club. From this it will be seen that the C.W.O. did not benefit from the production of"Sweet Aloes," and its name was included in the programme by amistake.— d. 22nd. June, 1945. The Hon. Secretary, Repertory Club War Patriotic and Charity Funds, 104 St. George's Terrace, Perth.

Dear Mrs. Arnold,—] duly read the script of"Sewet Aloes;' and, like you, Iamofthe opinion that itisquite unsuitableforamatinee. Youmayknow that my Organisation depends to a great extent on the selling of tickets by children, and as"Sweet Aloes" cannot have amatinee, the sales will be Iseriously affected. Furthermore, a considerable number of tickets are al,

ways sold to the members of the Catholic Girls' Movement (which has a membership of 1.000) who areaged 1etween 10 and 21 ye s, and I am afraid that the Play is not altogether suitable for these voting ladies either.

Ihave discussed the matter with other members of my Executive (one of whom also read the Play), and we areof the opinion that the C.V.O. cannot hope tomakeasuccess ofthe selling of tickets. We would, therefore, prefer that you allocate the July Season to some other organisation. We areverygrateful tothe RepertoryClub Executive for ogering to include us in theJulySeason, and hope that this decision will not greatly inconvenience you. Ifyou finditpossible to include its in alaterSeason we will, of course, he delighted.—Yours faithfully,

(Signed) P. R. JACKSON, Ifon. Secretarv. Reportory Club. Perth, B

10th. July, 1945

Mr. P. R. Jackson, Ifon. Secretary, Catholic Welfare Organisation, Perth.

tickets for the forthcoming season of "Sweet Aloes."

Consideration hasbeen given toyour inclusion in alater season, but allocations were madeinJanuaryforthefull year, and organisations notified. The only possibility is in the last season, and as the Roman Catholic Orphanages are participating, this is not practicable.

If avacancy occurs before then, we shall communicate with you immediately.—Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) EVELYN ARNOLD, Secretary.

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Sir,:\ correspondent signing himself"An honest Labour voter but an even stauncher Catholic,v sent me a cutting of aletter published in your journal and signed R. M. Allen, of Floreat Park.

R. M. Allen's letter falls into three paragraphs, one to support Mr. Menzies, one toattackme, and one to deal with Communist teachers, with sufficient innuendotosuggest that Iam one, but not enough tobeactionable.

Ihave no comment to offer on the paragraph about the Leader of the Opposition, except tostate that Ibelieve that it shows the political intention behind R. M.Allen's letter.

With regard to the second paragraph Inote the statement: " Mr. Kim Beazley has decried so often the work ofour Church schools and discounted the value ofreligion in educ•ation....'

Ihave nodoubt that this attack has itsorigin in adistortion of my part in apanel discussion which Ihad on behalf of the Adult Education Board, when Iwasitsemployee last year.The subject was, "Should Private Schools be SudsidisedP":and the speakers were the Editor of"The Record" (affirma. tive), Dr. Rossiter(affirmative, without emphasis on religion, but upon myself (negative).

My fundamental propositions on that occasion were that the private schools did not use their freedom, for educational experiment (to reply to Dr. Rossiter): and, in reply to Mr. Spruhan, Ill That schools did not determine society—religious education had not arrested decay in XIXth. century France and Spain—but rather that outside society's influenre triumphed over the school. (2) That

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the ability of the school to influence the fundamentals of character could be greatly exaggerated. The home was dominant. In the course of that address ispecially asserted that of all the private schools only those of the Roman Catholic Church were undoubtedly religious in their structure, since they wereassessable to the poorest child, whereas the other private schools, denominational or not, charged feeswhich made them primarily social. This is now apparently construe as an attack.

To the second partof the statement, that Idiscountthevalue of religion in education, the charitable interpretation of misapprehension cannot be extended. R. M. Allen does not know me, and has no right toarrogate to himself the power to judge my religion's atti tilde. Through the Anglican Teachers'Conference Ihave worked formore effective Scpritural teaching in schools.

The final paragraph is disconnected in sequence. It goesoff totalk about "Red brethren" who work for, U1 the introduction of Socialist text books in schools,(2) the thwarting of achild's approach to Christ, and 13) the turning out of good little Communists. All -who read the letter tell me that they assume that this is

intended to apply to me. If so, to it Ireply:(1) That ihave neverknown ofany attempt to introduce Socialist text books into our schools, and would oppose it if the attempt were made, as Twould oppose any political indoctrination in schools:

(21 that the innuendo about prevent• dng achild from becoming aChristian is afundamental attacis on any teachor,

and is tantamount to accusing n. person of being in the spiritual state which follows having offended "one of these little ones" itis an accusation which an informed Christian would not bandy about, since it presupposr4 a pnwer of judgment which God alone possesses. Tothesheerfoulnessof the statement ireply that I have- never knowingly thwarted any child's approach to Christianity, and the tenor of nn- teaching has been otherwise. With regard to the third suggestion, my reply is,(3) that Iam not Communist and do not aim to make children Communistic. My political convictions have been kept from my classes and my political convictions are Labour.

Tit the introduction to R. It. Allen's letter the words "pagan" and "mater• inlistic" are used. apparently with the intentionofassociatingthose attributes with nny name. Iam neither pagan nor materialistic, but a communicant of the Church of England at Clare,)I imn deeply grateful for any space you may accord my reply — Yours faithfully,

KIM E. BEAZLEY. 4S Melvista Avenue, Claremont. August 10, 19I,i.

Sir,Since my reply to R. M. Allen's letter, Ihave been handed acopy of "The Record." which contains several letters to which fwould like to reply as briefly as possible. First there is the letter of 11. Hanson, containing i specific statements designed to provide circumstantial evidence that Iam a Communist.

(1) Ile alerts that afriendly relationship existed between myself and Rudkin. At no time during my years at the-Universi•v was Ia friend of Rudkin. At no time while Iwas in the University Labour Club was he a member of it.

(1) I"gravitated" to the ClaremontNeddands A.L.P, because as an employee of the:Adult Education Board Igave lectures on nights when the University Labour Club met, and I could no longer attend its meetings. For nearly ayear Twas amember of both organisations. There is no "Red" element in the Claremont-Nedlands A.L.P. In the Claremont-Nedlands A.L.P. iopposed the attempt of Communists to affiliate with the Labour

Party by taking a•

leading part in the debate regardingthe,instructions to be given to the branch's delegate to triennial Congress of the A.L.Y. My view, strongly and successfully expressed, was that he should oppose it, and he did.

131 Isee thatIamblamedregarding Thornton'selectionasadelegateofthe A.CT.U. 1certainly supported, most strongly, the affiliation of theTeachers' Unionwith the A.C.T.U. Thatwas 18 months before the Thornton incident. The A.C.T.U. has 1,000.000 members, and, in spite of the disastrous appointment of Thornton, is not Communist in structure. Outstanding Laborites like Monk and Crofts are also officials.

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Myfriendship with Edward Beeby (donot deny, and haveneverconcealed. Ido not share his political outlook, any more than Ishare the out. look of Liheral friends. The only oc• casion when the issue of appearing with aCommunist came before me, during the Referendum campaign, I refused to appear on the same platformas aCommunist--G. Strickland.

(5) The statement that my Adult Education lectures follow aCommunist line is false. Iendeavour always to be completely objective. Thus my analysis of Russia's role at San Francisco was completely hostile to Russia.

(61 The statement that Iattack religious denominations in Training Col- . loge is acomplete lie. The only references to religion ever made during the course of Training College lectures were:

(1) The Elizabethan settlement—discussed as an attempt on the part of Elizabeth to have a comprehensive Church—showing her fear of rousing Puritan opposition. Thus the Communion service contains both Protestant and Catholicattributes. This was never sneeringly stated. it is astatement of,(act.

(2) An assertion onmypartthatthe pretence of France and Russia that theirpolicies in the Crimean Warwere motivated by championship of the Catholic and Orthodox faiths was hypocritical. Ispecifically added that religious motives never underlay foreign ,policy in the modern age. Iregard that, too, as astatement of fact.

(il The final point is that there f gossip that Communists are not opposing me. Ihavenotheard it,butif there is it is not my fault, and gossip is apoor ground to base so serious an attack as 11. Ilanson's. To J. Anderson Isav thatuntil Iwasrecently confronter) with his rumour, Ihad never heard of the Ifoly Name Society, far less attacked it. Then there is E. B., who sacs that at an Adult Education meeting Iattacked Catholic schools. At that Summer School Iwas rapporfour for agroup. The subject under discussion was the reason for the lack of public interest in education. My group's view, which Istated, was that parents who sent their children to private schools had no interest in the advance ofState education,andin fact tended toopposeincreased taxationfor that purpose. Nobody but a fool could pervert this into an assertion that Catholic schools were inefficient.

With regardtominorpoints,such as my friendship with Arthur Hartley, my only comment on that is that, as far as Iknow him, he is acomplete individualist, and is not aCommunist. To assert that aperson is aCommunist and impute that Imust be one also because Iam an acquaintance is pretty rough as atactic of controversy.

Iagree with "Vigil" that one should be outspoken. Ihave been completely outspoken in Adult Education and other lectures, with the result that shocked people appear to twist one's words.

The text of most of myAdult Education lectures on education on Spain, on Russia's Western neighbours, and many other subjects could be seen by anyone interested at the Adult Education Library, iam not sure but that the moral of this affair is that it is impossible to combine apolitcal career with an academic one, especially if one discusses history and international affairs.— Yours faithfully,

KIM E. BEAZLEY.

.Termination of Hostilities

Huge Crowds Attend Solemn.Thanksgiving Service in St. Mary's Chaplain Langmead's Eloquent Sermon..

Following the announcement of the cessation of hostilities, avast conger Lionattendedthe(SolemnThanksgiving Service in St. Mary's Cathedral, held atmid-dayonThursdaylast. Theoccasional sermon waspreachedby Rev. A. Langmead, Senior Chaplain, A.I.F. This was folledby Expositionofthe BlessedSacrament, the singing of the solemn "Te Deum," and Pontifical Benediction given byHisiGrace theArchbishop. Rev. J. McGillicuddy was deacon, Rev. P. Donnelly sub-deacon, an4 Rev. J. Rafferty masterof ceremonies. The occasional sermon was as follows:

"You,mysons,takecourage,andbehavemanfullyin thelaw; for byit youshallbemadeglorious:'-9lachabees, 2, 14.

Barely three months have passed since we gathered here to express our thanks to Almighty God for the first phase of victory—the end of the war in Europe. Our rejoicingonthat oc-

TO THE EDITOR ...

(Continued from Page 4.)

Sir,—As secretary of the ClaremontNedlands Branch of theA.L.P., myattention has been drawn to a letter signed by IL Hanson, asserting that Kim Beazley "had the support of a strong Redelementwhich elected hire asdelegatetotheMetropolitanCouncil, A.L.P.,in placeof aLabour stalwart"

In the first place Ihave to refute the statement that astrong Red element exists in.the branch. In the secondplace,Mr. Beazley, so far from having schemed to use his position as delegate, has scarcely attended either the meetings of the council or of the branch; the delegate who has represented the branch for the greatest part of the year has been the proxy • delegate, who, incidentally, is the member who was defeated by Mr. Beazley.

Iwish also to state that when the question of Communist affiliation with the Labour Party was being discussed atthebranch,Mr.Beazleystrongly opposedanysuchaffiliation.

Mr. Beazley's main contribution to thedebatesatthebranchhavebeenon educationandchild migration, and certainly nothing he has saidor proposed wouldinanywaysuggestthatheis in anyway connected with theCommunistParty. Ttisdifficulttounderstand how H. Hanson can speak so dnlzmatically about the happening's atthe Claremont-Nedlands A.L.P., since he is not amember nor has he attended anvof itsmeetings.

In respect to the letter of T. Anderson, which also appeared in"The Record," the some sort of rumours are being circulated in the Claremont district alleging that Mr. Beazley attacked ratholicActionandtheHolyName ` Society in the Claremont-Nedlands A.L.P. Tike most other rumours, this is without the slightest founda• tion,and if Mr. Andersonishnsin^ b?. letter on those rumours, and since he is not amemberof thebranch.let me hastento assurehim that theyare en. tirely false and have their origin in nothing else but the desire to see Mr. Benzlev defeated in the Fremantle byelection—Yours faithfully, G.SEVERN, Hon. Secretary, Claremont-Nedlands A.L.P. 62 Beaufort-street, Perth. August12,1945.

Sir,—In the last issue of"The Re. cord" anumber of open letters were published which sought to discredit Mr. K. E. Beazley, B.A., and the LabourMovement.

As aCatholic, holding aresponsible position in the Labour :Movement, I consider themovewasobviouslyanattemottodeflect CatholicLabourvotes at the Fremantle by-election,and with that Ihave no objection, because every individual is entitled to express his or her opinions, provided such

casion was restrained by the know* ledge that thatphaseofthewarwhich more closely touched us-here in Australia had yet io be fought and won, andsuchindicationsdidthisphasegive ofbecoming along drawn-out struggle that he would indeed have been an optimistwho would have dared tosuggestthatwithinthreeshortmonthswe

opinions are in accordance with facts, but Idesire to register adecided Abjectionto themannerinwhichthecorresponcence was handled by your paper.

Even the most biased of the local press organs consider it ethical to advise anindividual ofan impending attack and so provide the opportunity for an adequate reply. Common courtesy demands that this condition becompliedwith,andmoreparticularlywhen your nextissuewillnotreach the average reader until after theelection has been decided.

The general impression conveyed to your readers by the correspondents thatMr.Beazleywas,oris,aCommunist, isutterly untrue. He has refused peak from the same platform as known Communist speakers, and furtherheexertedall his power as abrilliant debater to defeat theCommunist Labour affiliation move.

Astothesuggestionthat heisin essence anti-Christian, Ihave never experienced amore base and unwarranted accusation. My association with him has developed in me the highest regard for his Christian qualities, and ageneral appreciation of his unimpeachable character.

Ihave taken the trouble toexamine the records of the University Labour Club, and find that Mr. Rudkin,.referred to by one of your correspondents, was amember of the Clubfrom August 2, 1944, and in December of that year Iwas informed of his avowed Communist position when instructions were immediately issued for his expulsion. During Mr. Rudkin's membership periodMr. Beazleywas engaged indelivering lectLres on behalf of the Adult Education Board, and found it impossible to attend at the University Clubmeeting, with the resultthat Mr. Beazleywas presentonohlyoneoccasion during the periodunderreview.I find also that during Mr. Beazley's membershipterm therewaspractically acomplete absence of discussion on questions usually associated with the ,Communist partyline.

Itrustyouwillpublishtheforegoing so that your readers may acquire a proper appreciation of Mr. Kim-Beazley's record—Yours -

faithfully, R. A.HARTLEY, J.P. Trades Hall, Perth. August 14, 1945.

(The matter of advising an individual that his views have been attack. ed is purely aquestion of custom or courtesy on the part of anewspaper, but in no wav involvesethics. With the daily pressitissometimes thecustom, as areplyhasto be in promptly for the subsequent issue of the paper. Inthecaseofaweeklypaper,however, the onus in thismatter was surely on the friends of the person attacked or on the political candidate himself if hewasconcered with the viewsof Catholic voters. There was, moreover, ampleopportunityforanearlierrebuttal—Ed.)

should be assembled here to rejoice in thefinal triumphofour cause.

Six years, almost exactly, six long years, have passed since this terrific storm swept upon us; since "The bullying power that deemed all nations craven,And thought our star of destiny had set," turned looseuponuswith thefull fury of his armoured might

Years they have been of struggle andof pain,ofgrave anxieties and heavy sacrifices on the part of fighting services and civilians alike. But our patient endurance of them, togetherwithasteadfast devotiontoour cause has,underan,inspiringleadership andwith theaidofgreat and powerful Allies,wonforustherewardofagreat victory. And inthefirsthappy hours of that glorious triumph our thoughts quite -

naturally turn to the important duty of returning thanks to our Ileavenly Father for the help Ile has so continuouslyvouchsafed tousthroughout all thosedark days that have finally led us to this great moment. Hence our presence here in such numbers this morning.

Andnowourrejoicing needsufferno such

restraint; for, not only are those dangers which threatened our country and our people now passed, but soon we shall proudly welcome back to our shores those splendid fighting men of ourswho,underfierceAfricansunsand in steamy jungles, in parched sandy desertwastesandininterminablefields ofmud and fastflowingrivers,inhigh precipitousmountainranges,andindisease infested swamps, in the lofty reaches of the skies and in the menacedpathwaysoftheseas,havefought with superb courage the battles that have keptourcountry free.

We rejoice too with those brave Allies for whose timely aid in our hour of sore distress we shall be forever grateful; andwhobytheirshareinour strugglesandourSacrificeshaveforged with us alasting bond of comradeship. We were glad fortheir peoples, their friends, and their loved ones, who now will be counting the days whgn they,likeus,willbeabletowelcome home from their herculean tasks thegallantmen theysomuchlove and admire.

Our rejoicing, however, is tinged with sorrow; for not all will return. Many who left us with the sheet red wine of vouth coursing in their veins now find,resting places in foreign shores.-They have sacrificed theirall that we might see this glorious hour of triumph—and most ungrateful should webe ifwe were tofail topay thesebravemenasinceretributeofac knowledgment, and to offer manv a fervent prayer to our Blessed Lord that He would grant to them eternal rest and happiness.

And with those who wait in vain the return of these loved ones, weex-

press end sincere sympathy in their proud sorrow, flow strange it is that we should celebrate our victory atthe same moment that we are rejoicing in the triumph of thegreatestwoman,of the-greatest mother, thathas everlived—theMotherofGod.' She,too, has lost aSon, and so none will know better than she)low to bringrealconsolation to the hearts of those upon whomwarhas laidso heavy aburden.

And what acknowledgment shall we maketoallthosegallantmenwhohave foughtandsuffered inthisgreat struggle—to the men who have foughtand died thatAustralia might remain free, and that we, their people, might long enjoy.the blessings of security and peace? Perhaps the words of the dying Jlathathias to his son will help us find away: "You, my sons, take courage and behave manfully in the law, for by it you shallbe made glorious."

This advice led the Machabees to form an army composed of men who who were zealous for the observance of the law; and though numerically notaverystrongarmy, itwasable to defeat in war the enemies of their country.

Well, we, too, have won awar; but in the words of our own Prime Dlinister,thepeace has yet to bewon. This peace is beset with many problems, and though many methods of approachtotheseproblemsaresuggested, Iam sure that none ismore practical thantheonesuggestedbythewordsof \fathathias:"You, mysons, takecourage,and behavemanfully in the law; forbyityou shallbemadeglorious."

If,then,wewillpayasinceretribute to those who have done so much for thishappymoment,whilstwithall the fervourofgrateful heartswebegGod's blessing on our leaders' effort to establish alasting and just peace, letus band ourselves together into an army of men and women imbued with a grand ideal; thatby our personal conductwe'shall,eachoneofus,endeavour to win in every quarter respect for God's law, respect for Christian principles, and ajust and proper recognition ofthe rights ofall men.

Than this we shall find no better foundation upon which to build up a lastingpeace, no better.safeguard, and forgallantmennofinerormoresincere tribute.

Victory Leaves Uusolved Major Problems-

of the World Struggle

Purging Egotistical Philosophies From Whole Nations

Catholics MustCreate aWorld Order With. a-Christian Soul

... Universal Desire for the Unityof Peace andWell-Being

The following article should' be of great interest and value to all Catholics. It was written by the Right Rev. Monsignor Donald A. Maclean, associate professor of social, political, and international ethics at theCatholicUniversity ofAmerica, and formed part of the baccalaureate sermon deliveredbyhimonPentecostSundayin theNationalShrineoftheImmaculate ConceptionoftheCatholicUniversity.

These are fateful times in the history of mankind. Christian civilisation to-day faces its greatest crisis. Victory leaves unsettled the major issues involved in the world struggle. With the termination of the war a challenge more sinister must be met. Forunderneath and beyond the clash of arms lie's adeep-seated clash of ideals.

Thisfundamental conflictwillnotbe solved with an "unconditonal surrender" victory.

Christian ideals and principles no less than the Christian patrimony of the ages, have been the chief victims of the war.

Awar-torn world has to be rebuilt. A barren, scorched earth has to be restored and made to fructify for human needs.

Food, shelter and clothing are the immediate vital needs of hundreds of millions of starsing, dispossessed and enslaved peoples in Europe and Asia.

Dislocation in world trade and in peace-time industrial life must be adjustedand soundsocial ordercreated.

Whole nations, which for years, and even generations, have been steeped in egotistical social and political philosophies, must be re-educated in the basic universal truths of the natural law and Christian revelation,

The conscience of mankind must also be purged from awar psychology which generates hatreds and divisions.

Aspirit of genuine unity and universal mutual brotherhood must vitalise the great human family.

In this regenerative task, Catholics have a special providential role to play. In the buildingof thisnew social and world order, Christian ideals, principles, and especially the spirit of charity, must play aleading part.

The fruits of victory will assuredly be wasted should we permit Christ to be dubbed aneutral and consequently excluded from the peace building processes. That must not he permitted to happen.

The crucial need of the hour is the

existence of aworld order endowed with aChristian soul. The creation ofsuch an orderisourspecial mission.

Revolt against Christ and repudiation of Hislaw in social, political and international life has set theworld on an inevitable drift towards chaos.

In anew world under God, "absolute sovereignty," "power politics," "national interests;'"military necessity,""classless society;" or"world revolution" find no acceptance. Such principlesare alien to the Kingdom of Christand togenuineworldorder. Betrayal and enslavement of man inevitably follow repudiationofChrist'srule.

Neverdid the worldneedtheGospel ofChrist'struthmore thantoday. The everlasting moral forces of justice and charity must animateworld peace or therewill be no peace.

Thepurgingofgreeds, hatreds, rfvalries and desires for domination can onlybeaccomplishedbyvirilespiritual forces and ideas that emanate from Him Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Regeneration of the spirit so essential to the welfare ofmankind and for the construction of anew world order must be grounded on truth, actuated by justice, and crowned with charity.

That charity which is the bond of unity is poured forth into our souls by the Holy Spirit Himself. It has no other source. To thatfountain of light, of life, and of love men and nations must come for guidance and spiritual refreshment intheirefforts to build the new world order of human peace and happiness.

That unity of peace and well-being for which people so ardently hunger and thirstcan only beachieved by the restoration and enthronement of the God of Peace and Love in the hearts of men and nations. His truth, justice and love must operateas the centre and principles ofall social activity. For Christ alone is the chief cornerstone on which all men and societies can find stability, security, salvation andlastingpeace.

In the struggle against individual and collective selfishness only the Gospel of Love has power to ensure victorv.

The "Good Samaritan" and the "Good Neighbour" are the best citizens in any democratic society, he it national or international.

No narrow "national interests" must be allowed to betray the higher cause of Christ in the great human family. It must not he forgotten that the de.

mands of the common welfare of all mankind are, after God, the first and last law insociety.

Resentments, hatreds, rivalries and greed'samong people and nationsmust give way to mutual love andconcord. The corroding bitterness of class warfarc must be replaced by aconstructive spirit, and by the forces of mutual co-operation. Social justice and social charity roust direct the social activities of all peoples towards that higher common good so essential to humanwelfare,personalperfectionand happiness.

In working for the universalgood of of all peoples, each person and each nation will be furthering the security and welfare of his nationand his family—precisely because orderisone,and the well-being of each person is dependent largely on the welfare of all peoples.

No social progress or peace can be assured to peoples or to mankind unlesscharityand fraternal love,coupled with avirile spirit of justice, establish and pervade all social and juridical institutionsessential to the national and world order. C

The trusteeship of the world has hen conferred by God on the whole human race for the benefit of all peoples, and not for any favouredrace or nation.

The hoarding of alarge measure of the world's natural resources by any people violates the fundamental rights ofotherpeoples and engendersaspirit of hostility.

It is necessary to remember that in thedivineplan, the blessingsofnature and grace belong to the whole human race.

Nations,as well as individuals, blessed with abundance of world goods, are Godsdispensers and providers of these goods to the indigent and less fortunate.

Such collective selfishness manifested by some nations, especially in the Western Hemisphere, through unreasonable tariff and immigration barriers, undermine all good neighbour spirit, and destroy all prospects for genuine world peace.

Imperialistic policies are abetrayal of the sacred trust of powerful nations towardq less fortunate peoples. As President Truman has stated,"the responsibility of the great States is to serve, and not to dominate the peoplesoftheworld."

Asubstantial redistribution of world population through 'migration to the :Americas and other sparsely-populated countries should be fostered as the most immediately practical method of fulfilling that moral responsibility to God and ourless fortunate fellow-men.

Justiceand charitydemand that the good's which 4vere created by Godfor all menshould flowequallytoall.That thisberealised, amorefavourableand equitable distribution of the world's population over the earth's surface must be effected.

Awider distribution ofownership in rural lands and in industrial enterprises is also essential to a Christian New WorldOrder.

Social justice demands that thelaws should favour private ownership, and national policies should be framed as to induce as many as possible to become owner's.

The Christian New World Order envisages the democratisation rather thanthecollectivisationofthenational economy.

Social justice requires that industry, finance and agriculture function not for the benefit of the few, or for themajority,but for thewelfareofall.

It also demands that private and co-operative ownership he widely diffused in all spheres of economi c

life.

The needs of the community and the common good of all cannot he assured while ownership is concentrated either in the State or in a favoured minority.

'Such systems engender social em slavement, and perpetuate both economic and political tyranny.

Genuine social' democracy, rather

than socialisation of industry, will afford to labourerssome measureof real compensation for the many sacrifices entailedby war.

Workersshould participate, not only in the management and profits, but also in the ownership of our majorindustries.

Besidesbeing assured ample annual familywages,labourshould,wherepossible, participate with capital as partners in industry.

In this way the democratic control and development of the world's economy will assure the higher unity and universal commonwelfareof thewhole communityofnations.

Only one way exists of liberating ourselves from the innumerable entanglementsinto which the world has become enmeshed and the disorder and strifes into which' people have fallen.

Above all, genuine recognition must be accorded to the universalunityand solidarity of mankind.

No true world order, no lasting peace, can be built through asystem of organisations(which, in principle, excludes neutrals or even the vanguished from their proper place and role in an organised world.

Asystemwhich accords to themore powerful nations aposition of super. States, makingthemsole judgesofthe justice of their own cause, involves a directrepudiationoftheessentialunity andsolidarityofthehumanfamily.

Both the spirit and structure of world unity are thereby seriously undermined. No genuine peace can emanate from such policies.

Refusal by some Statesto recognise realistically the fundamental juridical equalityofall States, small and great, weak and strong, and their mutual responsibility for world unity, in reality constitutes.aserious threat against world order.

Such nations, menacing world order, are in reality virtual or actual aggressors, and should be classified as such.

Their revolt against the demands of justice and refusal to submit to the general requirements of international law makes such nations really outlaws in the world community.

Even consecration of force through mutual agreementofthemajorPowers failstoconferany inherent sanctityon the rule of might,

"Power politics" cannot produce peace. In essence, it is disruptive of world unity. In reality,"power politics" isrml• one step away fromanarchv. Autocracy and war inevitablv issue from such policies. -

Genuine democracy cannot tolerate an extension of sovereign State rights in the national or international world, because of size, economic resources, powerormilitary prowess.

It does, however,expect thatStates, like people more lavishly endowed by nature,and which have achievedmore progress, should bear agreater measure of world burdens and contribute more generously to the furthering of the common welfare of the human family.

This moral obligation is great in proportnon to their greater wealth, power and opportunities,

The wholepolitical and economicactivityofeveryStatemust,atalltimes, bedirected tothe internationalaswell asthe national_common good.

Over-emphasis on force, as the resolvent of international clashes, must notbepermittedtoundercuttheworld peace structure. Might can never be considered synonymous with or creative of right.

"Armed peace" cannot, in any true sense, beregarded as peace.

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Vatican RadioWarnsThat Secularism - is Anti-Religious

Exposureof RedTactics

in Italy

Renewed warnings against Communism have been broadcast by Vatican Radio in talks by aprofessor of the Pontifical Gregorian University—who also called attention to the possibility.of arevival of active anticlericalism —.endaprofessor ofthePontificalEastern Institute.

Bothaddressesareareminderof theexistence inItaly of the Left Christian Party,which began its career as the Catholic Communist Party.

.Anti-clericalism is not to be found en the surface in Italy, said Father -lose Gonaya, of the Gregorian University,"buttobelieve thatitisfinally entombed is too optimistic; it slinks underground and sometimes rears its head in the Press and in speeches.

"But though anti-clericalism has lost its aggressive character,, the schism which is its root has not ceased to exist....

"A proletarian secularism, which is ra

di ca

lly anti-religious, is propounded by Marxism and Socialism, which have such astronginfluence on the popular mind. Militant anti-d.ricalism is the flower of thissecularroot andits flourishin- ,

depends on the climate and the season.

Preparing to Blame the Church.

"It is, therefore, natural that the same people who announced its death should now forecost the possibility of its return to life, although they add with irony that this resurrection will be the fault of the Church if the Church does not keep strictly to its functions. And well -- known is that arbitrariness with which manylaymen reduce thescopeofthose functions to the modest limits of a private cult adorned with solemn liturgy, charity and acertainlonging for the Kingdom of Heaven, but not extended to the sphere and systems, parties, and civic, social, economic and political activities.

"Anv deviation of the Church from the pur,uit of its purely spiritualfunctions has always been regarded as an ecclesiastical digression by liberals, as 'political Catholicism' by the Nazis, and as religious terrorism by others."

According to one speaker, said Father Gonaya, "priests terrorise their party, using spiritual methods, and to put an end to this persecution he has recourse to a Hitlerite method—

no less than revoking the Concordat.

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the shepherd,who calls the wolf a wolf and defends his sheep as well as he can. The shepherd does not Pursuethewolf;heprotectshis flock.

"It is, therefore, naive to maintain that the Church should respect an error essentially antiChristian, and that priests should tolerate that the believers, attractedbyapersistentpropaganda, should leave the right path and take the path of materialism, a path incompatible not only with Christianity but withany religion.

"The Church world cease to be a Church if it did not object to thepractice preached by Lenin and practised byhisfollowers,ofattractingtheworkers who still believe in God to the Partv to educate them in the spirit of the Marxist programme."

Religious Toleration With aTime Limit, Father Ignatius, of the Pontifical Eastern Institute, in abroadcast entitled"CatholicConscience CannotSupport Communism," quoted the reply of the"Civilta Catholica" to aspeech by the secretary of the Italian Communist Party.

"Among the bases of the general Communist programme, the Church openly and uncompromisingly reiects dialetical materialism and historical materialism.

"To additon, thepoliticalprogramme, while taking into account the adaptations and omissions imposed by present needs, contains points which conflict with morality, such as free love and the profanation of marriage, the class struggle and.aneedless recourse to violence.

"All this is extremely simple, so much as that anyone accepting these pointsisno Christian,but radically unChristian.

Irreligion in Theory and Practice.

"Nor can he claim that he has been dereived by the present tactics of the Party, which promises religious peace and offers to admit even believing Christians to its ranks, with full religious tolerance, at least for the time being.

"The Church warns her children against this insidiousness with the same right and reason with whichshe forbids them to become affiliated to Protestant sects.

"Anyone who has read the Encyclical of Pius SI. against Communism, its horrors and its fruits, cannot be surprised that the Church to-day maintains the same intransigence as ever.

"Some may delude themselves with the utopian idea that they can expurgate this doctrine of its anti-Christian horrors and accept it after this purely mental process. Obviously the Church would have noobjection to aradically purified Communism, but the evil is deeply emberred and cannot be removed.

,,

This amounts to saying that a Marxist Communism and materialism without the class struggle and without the suppression of private property would no longer be Communism. There is an indissoluble link between irreligion and Communism,in force both in theory and in practice.

Anti-Religious Libels Being Spread.

"Even to-dav, in spite of protesta• tions of tolerance, the Partv is spreadinr anti-religiouslibelsin Italy...

"When in countries where it feels weak it is seen to resort to the poliry of stretching out ahand to Catholics, no theotherhand,whereitisthemasterit hastens toeradicate religion.

"The conclusion to be drawn is that Catholic consciencecan in no wise sup. port Communism, and still less under the fallacious idea that up to now the leaders have not persecuted the Church."

The Criticism of Poetry

By 13. R. ADDERLEY.

"The 'greatness'-of literature cannot be determined solely by literary standards; thoughwe must remember that whether it is literature or not can be determined only by literary star. (lards." T. S. Eliot is the author of this proposition which in my opinion is very sound and awelcome relief from the stifling atmosphere of the fornialists who judge the greatness-of everything literary entirely by its conformity to literarystandard's. Tosay the least these are arbitrary and by no means the entire or complete essence of great literature,even if conformity to them is anecessary condilion of greatness.

Assuming then that T. S. Eliot's opinion is true, how is it applicable to poetry? In other words, if apoem's "greatness"(toes not depend entirely on literary excellence, on arhat else does it depend? Before Iattempt to answer this, Ithink it iswise to insist on an objective and purely literary standard of reference. (What it is I am not prepared to say, nor is it the purpose of thisarticle to discuss,but I must add that this standard is notabsolute—it is constantly changing and as one literary fashion succeeds another it is enlarged and broadened. But to return to the point.

Whatother elementsmust enterinto our critical judgment once this first literary hurdle has been cleared? The poem must pass an ethical and moral test imposed by our own ethical and moral standards. The fact that we are Catholics presupposes ahighly sensitive moral and ethical faculty. All very well, but what is it? How can it be applied to poetry?

First of all the poem must be inherently sincere. If it is to merit regard as awork of art, it must reflect the beautiful.„Now Beauty is"the splendour of the Truth"—splendor Veri— and this reflection must be more than merely mechanical. It must spring from the poet himself. The poet should be near to God. His'Beauty should shine through the human me-

dium and infuse the poet's work with that conviction and personal inspiration which is of the essence of great poetry.

This is the only test, other than the purely literary, which need be applied,for allotheraspectsflowfromit. If the receptive power of the poet is deficient his work will be deficient in its transmission of the beautiful. If his reflective faculty is clouded his work will lack lucidity, erring either technically or at least lacking that clarity whichisessentialforpreciseappreciation. That isnot to saythatit be banal in its simplicity, but at least the messageitcontainsmustnotbeso concealed or obfuscated that it i5 undiscoverable and unintelligible.

The field of poetry is unlimited, for in reflecting beauty (all art should do thisand poetry isart)it is confronted with the Infinite. The troublewith a large proportion of modern poetry is that it has turned its back on Beauty and is cribbed and confined by the narrow range of the ugly.

What must he done if poetry is to recapture its influence is for poets to form and adopt an adequate philos ophy oflife before they attempt itsinterpretation. Without this they are beating the air. This philosophy,complete and lacking nothing, isthe heritage ofeachCatholicif hebebutaware of it. It is the single view of -

life whichChrist presented in Hisown life.

TheCatholic poet more than anyone else should see this divine plan and in his message, in its own small way, should reflect it, adorn it and present it to the minds of those who might otherwise pass by unknowing and unseeing. It is his function to generate an awareness of God. If he succeeds in this, and his success is technically masterful, what he produces is great poetry. Ifhefails, either subjectively or objectively, he joins the company of the might-have-beens.

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Victory and Prayer

Wehaveconicatlasttotheendofthe most fearsomewarof allhumanhistory,awartheendofwhichwasprecipitatedbeyond hopebytheuseofthedevilishdeviceoftheatunticbomb. He is atlod indeed whose first thoughts do not tarn at this time in heartfeltgratitudetoAlmightyGodforwhattheAustralianpeople havebeen sparedandforthehopeofaChristian futurewhichthe victory opens up. That the Germans hesitated at the coast of FranceandtheJapanesehaltedwhentheconquestofNew Guinea wasalmostcomplete,arehistoricalfactsnotyetwhollyexplained, anditoffendsneitherreasonnorreligiontoseeinthesetwinevents theprotective handof Providence. Truly, we mightask in all humilitywhyGodshouldhaveespeciallyfavouredusinthesedays of direst peril. But who hath known the mind of the Lord or who hath been His first counsellor? F.veu were ii that God suffered our cause as the less unworthy-,ourgratitude should be nonethelessbecausewehavenoslightestclaimagainstGod. In anabsolutesense wehave no rights. Even theminimumgift of being is from His largesse.

Nor to the mind of failh does it lack significance that the .mightofPrussiacollapsed inOurLady'sdearmonthofMay,and thatthecruelfanaticalprideofthesonsoftheSonofHeavenwas levelledon Hergreatest Feast day. The sceptical have Sneered attheideathatprayer might somehow avail againstthe mechanisedcollostisthatis modern warfare. Weof theFaithhave uoL always, perhaps, -

been clear as to how those intangible things of. the Spirit.could meet

the challenge of aworld that seemed blind andinsane. Butso ithasbeen. Andonthishappy clay weremember, almost with astart, that we have prayed daily for six years:"Queen of Peace, pray for,us." And believingas we do that allgraces flow to its from the Heartof Christ through the hands of His Mother, we arenot surprised that this so greatlyhoped for boon of peacehaslikewise come to its. Therefore, to MaryQueenthepraisehegiven. AndifthetrayinEuropeseems (lark,almosthopeless,weatleastwillbebuoyedupwiththememorythat the LadyofLepantohasnotbeendisdainful even ofour pitiful timesand ways.

THANKSGIVING FOR PEACE

OnSunday,lAuguat19,Exposition cl the Blessed Sacrament will be heldin all parishchurches of the Archdiocese,commencingafterthe last Mass,andconcluding at the usual time of evening devotions, with anEucharistic Hour.

First Communion at Castledare

July31, Feast of St. Ignatius, was a red-letter day for some twenty little boys ofCastledare, when theyhad the pleasure of receiving their Lord and God for the first time from the hands of their Archbishop, Most Rev. Dr. Prendiville. During the Mass some devotionalhymnsweresungsweetlyby thechoir. Rev.Father Diviney, Chaplain to the Orphanage, attended His Grace duringMass.

The Archbishop congratulated the ChaplainandtheBrotherson thebeautiful training the little lads had received at their hands. His Grace expressedhis pleasureand thehonour he felt on being asked to administer the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist to these First Communicants. Ile exhortedthechildrentobealwaysobedient and respectful to their teachers andallplacedoverthem.

After Mass the First Communicants sAt down to a sumptuous breakfast prepared by some kind benefactors.

CASTLEDIAREFIELDDAY.

The second Sunday, the 14th. October, has been chosen for Field Day this year. His Grace the Archbishop has very kindly consented to be present that afternoon. The stalls will have the usual attractions and the various Societies are already making preparations for the big day. The transport promises to be even better thanlast year. In alater issue more particularswillbepublished.

SEMINARY SUNDAY AUGUST 19th.

CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT ARCHDIOCESE.

His Grace the Archbishopwishes toannounce thefollowingarrangements for the observance of Seminary Sunday ,August 19.

In the Parishes.

In all parochial churches an appropriate instruction of the significance ofSeminary Sundayand the subject of Vocations to the Religious life will be given. At the conclusion of the instruction the specialprayer,which has been approved by HisGraceforuse on Seminary Sunday each year, will be recited.

In the Schools. Priests shall arrange for aspecial Children§ Aiass at aconvenient time on Fridav preceding Seminary Sunday. At this Mass an appropriate instruction will be given and the prayers of the children requested for an increase in vocations.

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ARCHBISHOP'S ENGAGEMENT&

August 19:

Canonical Visitation ands Confirmation at St. Joseph's Church, Wagin.

August 26:

Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at St. Patrick's Church, Katanning.

August 90:

Afternoon: Administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to children attending Religious Holiday School at Katanning.

August 61:

Morning:Administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to children atending Religous Holiday School at Wagin.

Afternoon: Administer Sacrament of Confirmation to children atending Religious Holiday Schol at Narregin.

September6: 8.30 a.m.: Preside at ceremony of Reception at St. Joseph's Convent, Fremantle.

September 9: Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at St. Brigid's Church, Weit Perth.

September 12: Enrolment of members of the Holy :Name Society at Boys' Town, Clontarf.

September 24.28: AttendSenior Priests' Retreatatthe Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth.

Catholic Broadcasts

September2-St.Mary'sCatheral:

11 a.m.: Afissa Cantata: Celebrant: Rev. T. Prendiville. Preacher: Rev. E. Sullivan, D.D. Choir will sing"Missa Quarti TuP IVittoria),

September16—St.Mary'sCathedral: ,.30 p.m.: Sermon and Benediction. Preacher Rev. H. Brennan.

October7-St.Mary'sCathedral: 11 a.m.: Missa Cantata. Preacher: Rev. K. Slowey.

..October 21 (Mission Sunday)—$t. Mary Cathedral:

11a.m.: HighMass. Preacher: Rev. J. J. Rafferty.

November "t. Mary'sCathedral: 11 a.m.: Missa Cantata. Preacher: ARedemptorist Father.

November18—St.Patrick's,Fremantle: Preacher: An Oblate Father.

December 2—St. Mary'sCathedral: 11 a.m.: Missa Cantata. Preacher: \Redemptorist Father.

December "t.Mary'sCathedral: 130 p.m.: Benediction and Sermon. Preacher: AJesuit Father,

Beside the surge ofgratitude inourhearts thereisprayerful memoryofthesplendidmenwhodiedthatwemightlive. Their memory,pleaseGod,willbeforevercherished notalone in words of sentiment but in the prayers of the Church which breathe, everyone of thetaof hopeandofultimatevictory.-Their sacrifice forus willbeunitedwiththatundying Sacrificeofthe mass tilltimeshallbe nomore. And for thedearones whoare left there is more than empty mourning. They and all of us must writethe epitaph of these men in the living characters of anew sane,Christian world. Itisnoeasytaskinatimewhensuchignoranceof Christand such wholesaleapostacyexist. Butanew Christless world will indeed bean imbecile universe. And in veryhourofthewar'sendingwe have seen tthat it may mean forthefutureifman'sscientificprogresscontinuestoout, his moral maturity. It may mean the end of man. It may mean thatthecanonlyaffordonemorewar. PravGodmenmayconic eventhroughfeartorecognisehowutterlyltnpelessmanisofhimselfand may lookoutside and above the combination ofhis own gcn:usandweaknessforthesalvationthatisfromChristalone.

In Religious Houses. HisGrace theArchbishop grants permission for Exposition of the BlessedSacramentthroughoutthe day (or whatever portion thereof is found to be convenient) on Seminary Sunday, in the Chapels and Oratoriesof Religious Houses and Institutions.

NOTICE OF AWEEKEND RETREAT

All LoretoPast Pupils areinvited to attendtheweek-endRetreat,tobeheld at Loreto Convent, Swanbourne, commencing Saturday. August 25, at 7.30 P.m. Those intending to participate are requested to ring the Convent by Wednesday, August23.

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Attend Annual Catholic Ball

... Record Attendance of 1,200 Anticipate

Archbishop PrendivilleAgain Receives

84 Debutantes—--

Spectacular Presentation of Previous Years Repeated

TheCatholic Ballthisyearwas once again the highlight in the season's social calendar.Arecord attendanceof twelve hundred filled the Embassy Ballroom tocapacity,and the generalairoffestivitythathadseizedthecity during thedayinexpectancy of the Japanese surrenderadded to thehappy, rpiritofthegreatcrowdpresent.

TheCatholic Ball this yearwas once again the highlight in the season's social calendar. Arecord attendance of twelve hundred filled the Embassy Ballroom to capacity, and the general airof festivitythathadseized the city during the day in expectancy of the Japanesesurrenderaddedtothehappy spirit of the great crowd present.

Emulating last year's magnificent presentation of debutantes, the Lady Mayoress(firs. Meagher), assisted by Miss Kathleen Frawley (President of the Catholic Girls' Movement), was Matron of Honour to the 84 young ladiespresentedto HisGrace theArchbishop. This year the debutantes were partnered by personnel of the three

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Forty Hours' Adoration.

The Forty Hours' Adoration will be held this week-end.

Commencing on Friday, August 17, with aMisea Cantata at 6.30 a.m., adoration will continue until 7.30 on Sunday evening Asecond1lissaCantata will be celebrated at6.30 a.m. on Saturday, andthethirdat 10a.m.Sunday. Itis expected thatrecord crowds will attend the church during the 40 flours.

£100 Prize Packet and Bazaar.

Theannualprize packetwinners will be announced at the Bazaar in the Parish Hall at Sp.m. on Wednesday, August 22. Four stalls havebeen ar. rangedandalltheusualattractionsare promised,including supper.

HolyNameSociety.

Therewasagoodattendanceofmemherson Sunday atHolyName Society Mass, Holy Communion and evening devotions. Ashortlecture on Australian aboriginals followed the monthly meeting. 110sslonf3tmday.

Rev.FatherValentineisexpectedto conductthe Mission Sunday appeal on Sunday, August 19.

Oatholic Women'sLeague.

Themonthlymeetingandsocialwere held on August 6. The month's activities included workofasubstantial nature for the Catholic Ball and also acollection and preparation of goods forU.N.R.R.A.

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Recent arrivals in Kalgoorlie include Mr. and Mrs. Lemon,of South Perth, and their family, and Mr.and Mrs. B. Alford, of Wembley, and their family also.

VT Celebrations

Services, the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. Creditforthegracefulprecision of the presentation goes chiefly to Misses Mollie Lalor and Margaret Hanley, of the Catholic Girls' Movemeat.

His Grace the Archbishop, attended by Rev.Father Rafferty wasreceived in thefoyerby Rev.FatherLalor and Miss Frawley, on behalf of the Ball Committee, and proceeded to the official box. The presentation of debutantes then commenced, the young ladies and their partners forming two linesnvhichconvergedintheVforvictory figure in the centre of the floor, from the point of which each Servicemanin turnledhispartnerforwardto be introduced by the Lady Mayoress to Dr. Prendiville. The rather striking function was brought to aconch" lion by the dancing of the circular waltz. It has been indeed amemorable sight over the past three years witnessing the "coming out" on each occasion of over eighty young ladies.

Dancing went on until 1.30 a.m. Supperwas served inthe hall beneath the ballroom. Proceds of this year's Ball are being devoted to the C.G.M. RetreatHouseat Kalamunda.

The Ball Committee wish to take the opportunity of thanking all those whoseco-operation helped tomake the Catholic Ball this vear another outstanding social success.

Aspecial word of thanks is due to the officersand men of the three Ser. vices who partnered the debutantes.

The following young ladies made theirdebutatthe Pall:

GwenAsphar, Beres Allen, Connie Bracewell, Betty Brockhurst, Betty Borbridge, MurielBowen, Betty Bow-n, Patricia Byrne, Margaret Byrnes, Regina Boys, Thurza Brown, MaryConroy, Laurine Croll, Dawn Clarke, Shirley Day, Teresa Duffy, Alice Davies, Rhona Edgar, Hazel Ellis, Eileen Emery, Ivy Franin, Raymonde Gachnang, Rita Gachnang, Florence Gepp, Mavis Gold, Shirley Gordon, Molly Guilfoyle, Dorothy Harming, Patricia Hart, Emma Harvey, Beryl Hastie, MargaretHegney, Pieta Herlihy, Patricia Hough, Valarie Hoult, Maureen Hurley, Joyce Hullett, Rose-Marie Jones, Irene Kitpin, Ruby King, Genny Kirby, Betty Kynaston,

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By ARTHUR LOVEDAY, O.B.E.

In arecentmanifestoof the World's EvangelicalAlliance there wasaseries of general accusations against the Spanish Government, which, if they are to be accepted as true;should be documented and accompanied by reliable and convincing evidence.

Isay this because the accusation of persecution of Protestants in Spain is anever-recurringdish, inwhich during along residencein Spain Ihave been muchinterested,andintowhichIhave inthe pastmadeinvestigationson the spot. Thestory hasahabit of recuringverymuchliketheever-greenstory of the Spanishprisoner, astorywhich has also foundationsinfact but which creates afalse impression and leads people astray.

The results of my investigations in thepasthavebroughtoutcertainfacts and strike awarning againstaccepting at their face value the accusations of persecution. Among these facts are thefollowing:

(1) The vast majority of Spaniards are Roman Catholics and there are only afew thousands of Protestants in Spain out of apopulation of 24 millions. There is no denominational problem.

(2) There has been religious freedom before the law and before the Government since-the Constitution of 1875 and more recently assurances of this freedom have been given by General Franco through the AmbassadorinLondon.

(3) The Protestant centres of worship consist of the Anglican chaplaincies and some chapels and schools belonging to certain British and American Protestant bodies.

(4) The only real recent persecution of Christians (and among them of Protestants)inSpaintoolsplaceduring the Republican regime, under which therewasone ofthebloodiest persecutionstheworld haseverseen. ChurchofEngland.

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other Protestant bodies do, and are naturally unpopular with the Catholic Church and people, from whom they probably encounter private hindrance intheirwork,whichcomprises,in their view, the duty of snatching Catholic brands from the burning:this belief andpracticecanhardlybeexpectedto beapproved byindividualCatholics or allowed by them toproceed smoothly. Those who attempt toproselytise Catholics should not expect friendly cooperation,andthey should notcall its absence persecution; they should also take care not to confuse private hindrance or hostility with the religious policy of theGovernmentand authorities.

In my opinion and from my obser. vation there wasnoGovernment intervention in Protestant worship during my long residence in Spain and certainly no persecution, as Iunderstand the word.

Personal Experience.

Let me give an illustration. Iwas for some 13 years amember' of the council of one of the Church of England-

churches in Spain, which never experienced any interference until the excesses of theRedTerror in Republican Spain and the forced evacuation of Englishmen to'save their lives obliged the closingoftheChurch ofEngland chaplaincies. In view of the recentaccusationsof the Evangelical Alliance,it is illuminating to see from the Anglican "Gibraltar Diocesan Gazette" for March that all the five Church of England churchesare open but,owingtoscarcityofchaplains and congregations, thoseof Algeciras, Bar. celona, Jerez, Malaga and Seville are being served by the chaplains from Gibraltar and Madrid. This hardly demonstrates persecution or hostility toProtestants,butitmay be that the experience of the proselytising Protestants hasbeen different. In order to prove their case, however, they should produce evidence that the persecution they complain of was inspired byofficial sources and also that the pastors of anv closed chapelshad suffered for their religious and not for their political activities. It is necessary in the interests ofjustice to know that there hasbeen no attemptby peoplehostile to theGovernmentofSpainfor political reasons to shelter themselves behind the plea of Protestant persecution. It would also be well that a more careful use should be made of the word "persecution," especially in atimewhenpersecutionuntodeathfor political and religious differences has become theorderoftheday inseveral European countries.

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Aquinas College Sporting Result's

Aquinas College (Defeats(Guildford Grammar School.

In their return match, on the W.A.C.A., on August 9, Aquinas again defeated Guildford, after avery unspectacularmatch,somewhatredeemed by Guildford'sfineattempt in thelast quarter to wipe off the commanding lead which Aquinas had established. Continuous rain had made the ground very difficult to play on, and the heavy ball soon became awkward tocontrol. Aquinaswonthetossand decidedtotakeadvantageofthe wind. However, Guildford was into its stride first andiscored twogoalsinquicksuccession beforeAquinasrallied. J. Rose snappedfirst goal forAquinasand fol. lowedit later with another,to put his teamin frontatthefirstchangeby2.5 to 2.1.

WithGuildfordhavingthe advantage of the wind in the second quarter, it seemed that Aquinas' lead of four pointswouldnotlastlong. Buttheir defence proved very difficultto pierce, and with J. Saunders supreme in the ruck,Guildfordcouldaddonly2points for the quarter, while Outridge, of Aquinas, added another goal. The failure of Guildford forwards in this quarter, largely due to the vigorous defence of W. Melvin and A. Bertola, was to prove costlylater.

In the third quarter Aquinas was definitely on top, but the forwards ,

wereoffthe targetand couldaddonly two goals from 14scoring shots. Using the wind to advantage, Aquinasestablished an all-field superiority, which kept Guildford from scoring at all. With the scores 5.17 to 2,3, the game seemed as good as won at the threequarter break.

In the last quarterGuildford played better football,handled theheavyball confidently,and getting apronounced drive from the rucks, had Aquinas very much on the defensive. Interestgrewastheyadded3.4totheirtally and as they played on strongly, it seemed at one stage that they might pull the game out of the fire. However Aquinas hung on and the bell rang with the scores: Aquinas, 5.20: Guildford, 5.7.

Goal-kickers: J. Rose (2), T. 'Outridge(2),L. Pekovich(1).

Best players for Aquinas: R. Herne, W. Melvin, J. Saunders, J. Rose, K. Murphy.

Aquinas continued its unbroken run of successes in the Second Eighteen also by comfortably defeating Guildford.'Aquinasusedthe wind tomore advantage, while against it her defenders were able to hold down the opposing forwards. Final score:

Aquinas, 5.9; Guildford, 0.3.

Best plavers for Aquinas: G. Robinson, P. Anderson, F. Handley. August 1.—Aquinas College 2nd., 9.8, defeated Scotch, 22.

AquinasCollege 1st.NVIII., 6.16, defeated Scotch.2.3.

Progressive Points: Aquinas, 20: Ilale, 12; Guildford, 4; Scotch, 4. Aquinas, unbeaten, are premiers for the season.

August Hr—Aquinas College 3rds., 12.20, deeeated Scotch, 1point.

Goal-kickers: B. Moore (6), F. Hughes (2),G.Ward (2),A.Shaw (1), W. Silyerstone(1).

Aquinas College4ths., 17.13, defeated Scotch, nil.

Goal-kickers: J.O'Dea(6),0. Kirwin (3),

J. Freedman (2), K.Sindel(2), S. Kargotich(1), F. Arndt (1), R.• Velcheff(1).

Aquinas College 5th., 9.13, defeated Scotch, 7.8.

Goal-kickers:G.Whoolev (4),A.Leeson(1),J. Mitchell(1), P.'Butler(1), E. Anastos(1).

Aquinas College 8ths., 7.6, defeated Scotch, 1.3.

Goal-kickers: P. Martin (D. F. Barnes (2), J. Mosley (1), M. Bowen (1), C. Ralph (1).

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Pope Writes to DeValera

GRATITUDEFORALLEVIATION OFDISTRESS.

InhisownhandtheHoly Fatherhas writtento't0urbelovedson,Eamonde Valera;'thanking, through him, the Government of Eire for its gift to relieve wardistress in Italy. The message refers to the sum of ahundred thousandpounds,whichwassenttothe Vatican, through the Red Cross, last February. The Pope's letter,(which was presented to Mr.de Valera by Archbishop Paschal Robinson, O.F.M., thePapalNuncioinDublin,reads:

"We desire to express to you personallyOurgratefulappreciationofthe noble gesture on the part of the Governmentof the people of Eire in plat. ing at Our disposalsuchatrulyboun. teous contribution towards alleviating distressinItalyconsequentonthewar.

"Theneedsofthestrickenpeopleare unprecedented, but exceptional, too, is thewholeheartedgenerositywithwhich the Irish nation, under your enlighten. ed guidance, hasresponded to Our ap. peal; when it is recalled that the pea ple

of Eire cannot be described as wealthyinworldlypossessions.

"Their conspicuous contribution bespeaks their traditional sense of sym. pathy with their fellow-men in distress and that unswerving loyalty to the VicarofChristwhichhascharacterised their nation since the days of their great Apostle, Patrick.

"God's blessing in reward for this truly Catholic spirit may be clearly seen in their having Counsellors and Legislatorsanimated bylofty religious" principles, whose beneficial influence is evidentin their daily lives,and must unfailingly contribute to the genuine advancementofthenationalwell-being. Mindful of the assurance of Our Lord that the smallest act ofthe individual who succours the needy will not go withoutitsreward,Wearecertain that Divinerecompenseirrevermoreabund. antmeasurewillbevouchsafedtoyour noble country for this magnanimous act of national charity.

"WithalltheeffusionofOurpaternal heart, We impart to you, beloved son, to your fellow-members of the Dail Eireann and to the faithful people of Ireland Our Apostolic Blessing as a ,pledgeofbounteousDivinefavoursand harbinger of every greater prosperity for Ireland."

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METHODS OF FORMATION.

To turn aCatholicActionist into an efficientapostle itis necessaryto train him. To train the average man it is necessary to find amethod of formation,,which is neither irksome nor difficult; otherwise he will either not attemptitat all, or fall awaythrough discouragement. Correct thinking and practical experience have evolved just such amethod. It has proved its worth in Catholic Action movements throughout the world. Itisthat part of Catholic Action training known as the Enquiry, and has been explained admirably in abooklet entitled"The Enquiry," and published by the Australian National Secretariat of CatholicAction.

The Enquiry consists of three parts —See, Judge, and Act. First of all the facts of aparticular situation are collated and seen; then they are judged in the light of Catholic principles; finally, it is decided which action can be taken to remedy asituation that ha'sbeen judged and founddefective.

Tosomepeople even thismay sound formidable. :Actually it is very.simple. It is only putting into practice the normal procedure ofevery-daylife, applying fundamental pyschology. In the simplest of understandings aman views the situation, then judges what is to bedone and then acts accordingly. When you buy apair of shoes you may not be aware that you have used this method, but actually you have clone so. Prudent people use the basic steps of the enquiry in solving all theirproblems greatand small. What the members of aCatholic Action group do is to use these basic steps to theproblems oftheirenviron. ment.

Thus the connection between the Enquiry and prudent thinking can be easilyseen. AccordingtoSt. Thomas the correct applicationof the mind to aproblem is part of prudence; and prudence belongs to the practical reason, that is to the mind preparing for action, to the mind studying facts as apractical[Weans to action.

The Enquiry in Catholic Action fulfil'sthisrequirement. It isaninvestigation which leads to action: it is used to determine aplanof campaign. The Enquiry is, therefore, prurient in itsaim.

CATHEDRAL BRANCH.

The usual monthly meeting of the Cathedral Branch took place on Monday, August6, when there wasagood atendance. Arrangements were made for holding aBridge Party in Nestle house on Thursday, August 23.

Owing to transport dislocation, the vgeneral meeting which was to have been held on Monday last, has been pohtponed to Monday, August 20.

The membetja of the Lleague are still working for U.N.R.R.A. Already over 1,800lbs. weight of clothing has been received at the rooms and sorted and packed and sent to Fremantle. There isalarge amount ofwool tobe made up into children's garments, so ti

all knitters are being called upon to assist. Parcels may still be left at the rooms.

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Phylli-sDean: Saturday, August 25.

Dunleavy: Monday, August 20; Tuesday, August 28.

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Annual Retreats.

Members are again reminded that the annual enclosed Retreats will be held on the 5th, and 9th. September: the womenisRetreat at the Sacred Heart(;onvent, Highgate, and the men's at the ltedemptorist Monastery. intending retreatants should give their namesint6theirbranch secretaryorto thegrandsecretaryasearlyaspossible.

St. Malaehi's Branch, Highgate.

The District Board madeits official visit to the branch on the 8th. inst. The Boardwasrepresented byBros.T. tt.

Walker, GP.; 1). Felton, G.V.P.; J. Finnegan, P.G.P.; J. Ed\vards, GS ; T J. llynes, R.G.T., and J. W. Wall, D.B.M.

The Grand President and his fellow officers were welcomed by a well attended meeting, and the society was honoured by the presence of the Rev. Fathers-

Brennan and Walsh. The report of the secretary showed that the branch is in agood poistion and that ,atnlsta,tory progress had been made.

During the year 19 new members were admitted, bringing the membership to 131. Interesting speeches by tine Grand President, Bro. Wall, and the Grand Secretary were listened to with attention by the members. Miss Beryl IIowett had the honour of being initiatedbytheGrand President

After the meeting visitors and members were hospitably entertained.

Agoodattendanceofmembersisdesired at the meeting on Wednesday next,22nd.inst.

St. Joachim's Branch.

At the last two meetings the president, Sr. N. Daly, presided over good attendances. It gives great consolationtotheofficersofthebranch tosee the young members coming along so regularly. Memberswillbepleasedto know that Bro. J. Tully is able to resume work again after his long illness.

Sr. I). Priest has returned home again after abrief holiday in the country.

Sr. J.O'Connor(Air Force), aftersome home leave, has rejoined her unit. Bro. D. O'Connor I

R.A.N.) is now stationed inhishomeStateafterbeing away for some time. Recentnews of Bra II. Torrens(A.I.F.) states he is in good health.

Some of our young members paid a visit to St. Kevin's Branch recently, and spoke enthusiastically of the wonderful time they had. Although experts inthe game of"Fish," they soon picked up the other games played.

Severalofourmembersattended the social atHoly Rosary Branch,andhad amost enjoyable time. Bro. Reidy's quizz question caused much laughter and comment. After the meeting we were invited to attend asocial in the Library Ball, and all had avery good time.

Mr. Paul McGuire, well-knownCatholic writer,whorecentlyarrivedinLondon,hasbeenengaged asaspecialcorrespondent by the Melbourne "Argue." Born in 1903 at Peterborough (SA.), Paul Dominic McGuire is the son of the late James and Mary McGuire, of •stralia. He was educated by the Christian Brothers and at the University of Adelaide. He is the author of"The Poetry ofGerald Manley Hopkins," "Australian Journey," "Westward the Course," and "Restor• ingAltThings"(editorand co-author), andanumberofnovels. Hismostrecent work,written inconjunctionwith his wife, is"The Price of Admiralty."

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Tertiari& are reminded that a Grand Community Concert will be held at the Parish Hall, Harold-street, Highgate, on Wednesday, August 29, 1915, at 8p.m. Proceeds in aid of Castledare Field Day. Admission Ia.

The boys from Castledare will give an item. All Tertiaries from the two Fraternities of Perth and Victoria Park are earnestly requested to attend and helpthisgreatwork thatthegood Brothers are doing for our poor little orphan boys.- Attendance is request-

eel both at the concert and at the Fete nextOctober, when theTertiaries will hold astall.

The August meeting of Franciscan Tertiaries was held on Sunday, 6th. inst. Instead of the spiritualreading the Rev. Directorreadamostinterest• ing letter from Brother Jerome, T.O.S.F.(Monsignor Hawes), now in the Bahama Islands, describing his building of the little Church of St. Francis on Cat Island. Thisled to a lively discussion on ways and means to finish off the debt of this church, donated

try the Tertiaries, as through war restrictions the amount expended on the buildings has been tripled. One member is making copies of the Mon. signor's sketch of the Church and should order'; be forthcoming the money received will be sent to defray costs. After reports of certain activities had been given, the Director gave 'Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament andthemeetingcametoaclose.

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WILLIAM XAPlLL. StirringRecital. Idoubt ifafterattending the recital given by William Kapell, the young American pianist, at Winthrop Hall, last Thursday, many will quibble at Eugene Ormandy's recent dictum that "Kapell is awhirlwind at the piano." Whether this artist can be included among the first five living pianists, as hasalso been stated by Mr.Ormandy, is amatterofopinion. We in Perth are not in as fortunate aposition as this gentleman to make comparisons. There areso many famous artists yet to visit us. Speaking personally, no artistsince Bachhaus and Moisiewitch visitedushasthrilledmeinsostirring and satisfying manner as Kapell has done. In,saying this Iam notforgetfulof thethoroughlyenjoyable recitals recently gven by Goodman and Mewton Wood.

The programme opened with Brahm's majesticSanata in FMinor,Op.5. It is said that this composer's treatment of his piano compositions was 'symphonic. There are voices which are principal and others which are subordinate; there are amplifications either in motion or volume whichare subordinate. Despite this there is no evident elaboration in the romantic work of theyouthful Brahms, andtheintegrityof the musical thought behindthe work is intact. Kapell brought akind of unearthly concentration to his compellingperformanceofthissonata,and his remarkable technique was very soon amplydemonstrated.

A Chopin group, consisting of the BMajor Nocturne,'Op. 62, and the E Major Scherzo followed. Incidentally inregardto thelattercomposition the composer thought it was worth 600 francs, andin aletter to aprospective publisherquoted this sum as hisprice. The "Barcarolle" was to open this group,butwasomitted because ofthe length of the programme. The announcement of this belated alteration did not exactlyoccasion anysustained applausefrom the huge audience. In thisbracketKapell thrilleduswithhis command ofevery phrase of pianism, including outstandingly avery wide range of tone, beautiful in the soft passages and resonant and forceful at theotherextreme.

Afterintervalcamearatherunusual groupconsistingofnolessthan10Preludes—thefirstsixbythemodernRussian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich, then oneby Rachmaninoff (mercifully not the CSharp Minorone!), and the last three by the late American composer, George Gershwin. All were played with commanding incisiveness and clarity. The first and third pre• ludes of Gershwin were typically American in their strong and syncopated rhythms,whiletheslowmiddleprelude was definitely suggestive of arefined and poetical"Blues."

The concluding item on the programme was Liszt's"Meptisto Waltz," Hereawealthofdazzlingpyrnotechnics played with effortless ease by Kapell reminded us of a "whirlwind" at the piano. Thiswork is considered agreat show pieceand there wasno need for ourprogrammenotestoremindusthat "the technical problems for the performersaretruly diabolical."

Tumultous applause left the young man as imperturbable as ever,but before the recital concluded we were treated to three perfectly played en- • cores—avery lovely Schumann Re. mance, adeft humorous polka oddity by Shostakovich, and the hauntingly beautiful"Evocation," of the modern Spanish composer, Albeniz. —"GROUCHO" •mommnnn•mwwmun•nm••umm•un•mn••unvuma Trotting

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GLOUCESTER CUP. Saturday,August18,1945.

W.A. Breeders' Handicap: Lightning Globe, 1; Peterette,2; RoyalPool.3. GloucesterCup—

First Division: Direct Sheik, 1; Mandi,2; LadyVolo,3.

SecondDivision: RadiantWonder,1; Padlock, 2; Dixie Stretta, 3.

Third Division: SiaVa, l; Eurolie Boy, 2; Vantage, 3.

Fourth Division: Kw-ohrup Belle, 1; Lockhardt, 2; Mecca, 3.

Fifth Division: Forest Dixie, 1;Gun. play,2; Wirra Roseitta, 3.

Sixth Division: Kolector, 1; Santa, 2; Black Bertha, 3.

DEATHS ►;i

FEELY.--On.July31,at her residence, 7Clifton-street, Richmond, Margaret Mary Feely,relictof the late Patrick Feely, loving mother of John, Pat, William(deceased), and Mary; aged 65years. Restinpeace.

KINSELLA.--Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Anne Kinsella, who departed this life on August 14,,1944,dearly lovedanddevoted aunt of Clem, Carmel, Gwen (Sister M. Theophane, Victoria Square), and Kevin Johnson (R.A.A.F.), also Lois(Mrs. K. Johnson, Melbourne). R.I.P.

►T. IN MEMORIAM +

COYNE.—In loving remembrance of our dear mother (Cecelia), who departed this life August 19, 1942. R.I.P.

—Inserted by her loving daughter and son, Pegand Reg (R.A.A.F., Pacific.

DAVIS.—Inlovingmemoryofmydear brothers, William, died August 19, 1943; also Jack, died December 23, 1943. Rest in peace. Alvays remembered by their loving sister, Mrs.Galley.

GRADY.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Ann Teresa Grady, who died August 10, 1938. On whose soul, Sweet Jesus, have mercy.

—Insertedbyherhusband,T.Grady.

HIGGINS.—In lovingmemoryofNell, who died on August 22, 1940, dearly loved daughter of firs. N. Higgins, and sister ofMolly,Jim,andJack. Most Sacred -

Heart of Jesus, have mercyonhersoul.

McGRADE,ErnestLeo.—Inproudand ever-loving memory of our darling' son and brother, Leo, killed at sea while prisoner of war, August 17, 1942.

Forever in the thoughts of his mother, Elsie, Marie (W.A.A.A.F.), and Joe(R.A.A.F.).

Eternalrestgrantunto him,OLord.

SYDNEY-SMITH.—In loving memory ofourbelovedonlyson,LionelPeter, whb diedastheresult ofanaccident ontheFeastoftheAssumption,1941.

—Inserted by his bereaved parents andsisters,Mr.andMrs.,Sydney-Smith, Lorna, Patricia,and Joan.

WIGGINS,Bert—In proud andloving memory of our dear husband and father,whopassedawayat St.John of God Hospital, Bunbury, August 16, 1944.Eternal rest grant to him, 0Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.

—Insertedbyhiswife andfamily. WIGGINS.—In sad and loving memory of our dear brother. Hubert, who departed this life on August 16, 1911, at Bunbury.

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Sacred HeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

—Inserted by his loving sisters, Fremantle. y

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Three managers of chicken farms in Germany were being questioned by a Gestapo man.

"What do you feed your chickens?" the first was asked.

"Corn."

"You're under arrest! We use corn to feed the people."

The second manager overheard the conversation, and tried to playsafe.

"What do you feed your chickens?" came the question.

"Corn husks." _

"You're under arrest We use the husks to make cloth. And you?" he asked, turning to the third mast. "'I give my chickens the money and tell them to go and buy their own food."

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Amateur Golfer:"Caddie, I've dis• covered what I've been doing wrong. I've been standing too near the ball as Istrike it."

His Caddie: "Idon't think that's what's wrong, sir. You're too near the ball afteryou've struckit."

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Sally: "Isuppose Reggie is going crazy over his new car."

Mary: "Well,last time I

saw him,he was going crazy under it."

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"Is there arefrain to that song you were singing?"

"Yes."

I. Ishould like very muc

hto hear you refrain." #

The mistress of the house heard the bell ring and saw a Chinese hawker standing at the open front door. Quickly retreating, she called out to the maid,"There's aChinaman at the door. You go, Ella."

This was too much for the Chinese, who stuck his head into the hall and shouted indignantly:"You go 'ella yourself"

Aman was in court, charged with stealing amotor-car. The constable who had arrested him stated that the prisonerhadconfessed to thecrime.

"Can you tell mehis actual words?" askedthemagistrate.

"Yes, sir. He said he stole the car."

"Just amoment," broke in the magistrate, "Did he say'Ile stole the car,'

or 'Istole the car'?"

Ile said, sir, he stole the car. Your Worship's name was not mentioned."

The haughty Englishman was endeavouring to impress the importance of his family upon the guide in the Highlands.

"fly ancestors," he exclaimed, with atheatrical gesture,"have had. the right to bear arms for the last 300 years."

"Hoot,mon,"criedthe Scot,"myan. cestors havehadthe right tobare legs for the last 2,000 years."

"I do hope that youkeep yourcows in apasture,"said Mrs. Newlywed, as she paid the milkman.

"Yes'm," replied the milkman, "of course, we keep them in apasture."

"I'm so glad," gushed Mrs, Newlywed. "Ihavebeen told thatPasteur• isedmilk ismuch thebest."

Farmer: "All right, Ill give you a meal. Butyou'llhavetodigpotatoes first for an hour."

Tramp: "Let theman who planted themdigthem. Heknowswhere they are." ?

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"I'm sorry, old man, but Imake it arulenever to lendmoney. It ruins friendship."

"Why let that worry you? We never were what you might call wonderfully good friends." ?

At aconcert avery stout soprano was singing,"If Ihad the wings of a. dove, I'd fly---." An R.A.A.F, man was highly amused.

"Why," he exclaimed, "that bird would need thewings ofabomberl"

Rile

They tell an anecdote about asoldier on guard duty for the first time at night. He heard astrange noise, fired at it,thencalled out,"Who went there?"

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Acompany of recruits, having been issuedwithnewboots,wentforaroute march to"run themin." At theend of the march oneman was missing.

When eventually rounded up and askediwhere hehadbeen,hereplied:

"My boots were tied together, sergeant, so Icouidn't get along as fast as the otherchaps." * *

The husband and wife had finished an excellent meal in the exclusive restaurant. Abill for f2 10s. was pre. sented, and the husband suddenly rememberedleaving his walletathome.

The waiter summoned the proprie. tor. The husband explained the situa tion.

"I must have left my wallet in another suit," he asserted. "Can you wait while Igo home for the money? I'll leavemywife hereas security."

The proprietorcoughedslightly.

"I beg your pardon," he suggested, "but haven't you awatch orringyou might leave as adeposit instead?"

"Sir," he demanded, "are you in. sinuating that my wife is not worth f2 10s.?"

The proprietor bowed.

"Not at all," he murmured, "but I already have awife!" #

One night a young man, saying "good-bye" to his fiancee, was leaning on the garden gate. "I'm going to ask you agreat favour;" the girl said hesitatingly."It is already granted," he answered. "Avery great favour," she repeated,asif doubtful ofthepro. priety ofsayingwhat it was. "You're sure that youwon't think it presumptuous or forward of me?" 'Neyer1" he assured her. "Only tell me what Ican do for you." "Well," she replied,"would you mind•not leaning on that gate? Father painted it this afternoon, and he will be awfully pro. voked

ifhe hasto paint it again." * * *

It wasthefawrecruit's first turnof sentry duty. Sohisvoice was rather shaky as he exclaimed:

"Halt! Who goes there?"

Out of tlie darkness came the startling reply:"Foel"

"Have aheart, chum;' the sentry protested. "Ihaven't had time to learn the answer to that one yeti"

It was oneofthose dayswhenthere was nothing doing inthebankbranch in asmall town. The staff had got through somehow until itwas time

to close.

"Three o'clock," said themanagerat last, addressing ajunior. "Run and close the front door."

Thejuniorreturned inafewminutes and said:"Excuse me, sir,.itisclosed. We forgot to open it thismorning." s s

Ateam composed of military police was playing asoccer game with a team composed of privates. The instructorwasoutlining theprinciplesof the game. "If you can't kick the ball," he said,"kick one of the men on the other team. Now where's the ball?"

"Nevermind theball,"shoutedabig private. "Let's get on with the game."

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Navy Doctor: "Why do you have that number tattooed on yourback?" Lieut.:"That's not tattoo, Doctor— that's wheremywife ranintomewith the car when Iwas opening the garage door for'her."

"Isthisafirst-classrestaurant?" "Yes,butifyousitoverthereinthat darkcorner well serve you."

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"I once loved agirl who made a completefool ofme."

"What alasting impression some girls make."

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•••-••.SY'S MUES BSSIVY_pM.4

Dear Cornerites,—One of my nephews has complained about the brevity of my letters to you, so Iwill do mybesttosqueezeanotherinchortwo out of the printer. For an inch meansan extra fifty words, and Ican gay alot in fifty words, can't I?

Iam sitting before a blazing fire while I'm writing to you, and it's a very cold evening, so I'm glad I'm inside and not outside,where it mustbe very cold indeed. The nice big fire, naturally, remindsme ofthe poor peo. ple in Europe, for whom we are collecting the clothes. The winter in Europe is many times colder than our Australian winter Iand goodness know that's cold enough—Brrl ), so they must be suffering terribly. We justcan't imagine how terrible it must be to have no warm clothes, or food, or fire,or home, like many little children in Europehave. Solet'sremem. her them in our prayers, if we can do nothing else. Remember the Bushies, too,won'tyou.

AUNT BESSY.

it Cantlestreet, Perth

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed please find 5s., in thanksgiving for favours receivedthrough theintercessionofSaint Mary, of Peter Claver Missions, and MotherEmilie,of St. JosephoftheApparition.—Yours sincerely,

MRS. KENNY.

Dear Mrs. Denny,—Thank you ever ►so much for the5s. for the Bushies. It is alovely gesture on your part.

AUNT BESSY.

* * St. Thomas' School, Claremont.

Dear Aunt'Bessy,—I amsending you 2'6 for the Bushies. This is my first letterto vou. Iam in III. Standard. Ihave two'sisters, Margaret and Jan. \largaret can readand write well. Margaret is five and Jan is two; Iam seven. Iwillbeeight on2nd. Decem. ber. WhenIam ten Iam goingwith Dad in the night to catch crabs, fish, and crayfish. Daddy works in Fremantle on the Wharf. Sometimes he takes me to hie office. That is all I can think of for this time. Love to you and the Bushies.

ADRIAN GROESSLER.

Dear.Adrian,—Iloved receiving your -letter, and Ihope Iwill receive lots more from you. Perhaps Margaret will want to write to me, too, and in two or three Years I'll be looking out for Ian's letters. Are you looking forward to going crabbing, Adrian? It should be good fun.

AUNT BESSY.

St, Thomas' School, Claremont. Dear Aunt Bessy,—T am sendingyou *2/6for the Bushics. Iam makingmy first holy Communion on August 15. 1,

oninII.Standard. Myfathercame home from Germany and Idid not know him. Ile did not know Mum either, for he had been awav five and ahalf years. Good-bye, Aunt Bessy. Lovefrom, JOHN BIRCH.

Dear John,—What alovely surprise wo have your Daddy back after such along time. You will have so many things to tell him, won't you? It is no wonder that he did not know you afterhavingbeenaway for such along

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ime. You must have beenvery tiny when he left. Thank you, John, for the 2/6for the Bushies. They willbe ever so pleased about it.

AUNT BESSY.

St. Thomas' School, Claremont. Dear Aunt Bessy,—I hope you are well. Iam sending you 2/6 for the Bushies. We had a visit,

to the school from Father Collins;••he is a military chaplain from New Britain. He had amilitaryuniform on.That is all Ican say. Love from ALAN TOWNSEND.

Dear Alan,—Another 2/6 for the Bushies. Thankseversomuch. Did Father Collins tell you all about New Britain? It must have been avery interesting visit. Perhaps you will be able to go there one day yourself •w•hen the war is over.

AUNT BESSY.

St. Thomas' School, Claremont.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I hope you are well, as Iam at the present. Iam sending back the prick card. Iam goingto make myfirst Holy Communion on August 15. Ihave been very sick for afew days. In the August holidays Imay he going for aholiday on afarm. Well, Aunt Bessy, Iwill now draw to aclose, for Ihave to ,

be going to bed.—Your loving niece, JOAN O'CONNELL.

Dear ,Joan,—Sorry to hear you've been sick. It would never do to be sick on your first holy Communion dav,so be sure thatyou are quitebetter 1>v then. Thope you have anice holiday. You must write and tell me about it.

AUNT BESSY.

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Alfred-road, Greyland, Claremont.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Thank you for printingmy letter in"The Record." I hope you are well. Ihave just done ntv drawing. Tgave Bettv Barker my prick card and Iam helping Joan to fill hers. Iam saying lots of prayers for the Bushies, and every morning when Iam at Mass Ipray for the soldiers. Ihave been to elocution and come back. Iam getting on very well at school. Ihave not much to tell_vou. With love.—Your loving niece, JEMINA HORROCKS,

Dear emina,—Goodness, the children from St.Thomas' don'twasteany time infilling theircards. Iwas quite sur. prised to hear from you again in such ashort time. I'm glad you're getting on well at school. Keep it up]

AUNT.BESSY.

Merredin.

Dear Aunt Bessy—Many thanks for the two prick cards you kindly sent last week. Iam enclosing 5s. postal note. Will you please send another two, as Ihave used one of Patricia's. Ihave been more fortunate than my little sister, as one of Daddy's customers from Hines Hill, aMrs. Mor. phctt, always give me something for my card when she comes to town. Patricia is waiting to send her 2/6

down. We areall goingtoasocialat the school to-night; the funds are in aid of alovelywireless, so we hope to all have agood time. Iwill close With best wishes to all, and hoping to hear from you soon.—Your loving niece, ROSEMARY FOWLER.

Dear Rosemary,—You take my breath away with the speed at which you fill your cards. There are not many Corneriteswho are as ardent as you are, and Iam ever so pleased with you. .Another two cards have been sent. Did you have anice time at the social. You andPatricia must write and tell me all about it.

AUNT BESSY.

3New 'Bond-street, Midland Junction.

Dear A6nt Bessy,—I think you will bepleasedtohearthatAnnandIwere the first two to fill our prick cards. The Inspector hasbeen to giveus our test,and Iamglad tosayIdidpretty well. We had spelling, dictation, arithmetic,geography,history,grammar,literature and poetry. The children have nearly finished their prick cards. Tam sure you are pleased the terrible floods are over, althoughthereis water still in Middle Swan, as it has not yet dried. Iknow because Iwent there last Sunday. AuntBessy, please send me apen-friend's address, as Iwould like to write to aBushie. This isthe long letter Ipromised. By mistake my sister,:nary, and Ireceived two cards each, instead of one, so when I have the second onefilled Ishall send it duck to you. Good-bye 'for the present, Aunt Bessy. With love to you and all the Bushies.—Your loving niece, MILLIE ANDRICH.

Dear Millie,—Congratulations to both you and Ann. I -will send you apenfriend also, Millie,andIhope you keep tip an interesting correspondence with each other. I'm sorry Imade amistake and sent twocardsinsteadofone, but there's no harm done really, is there, and it's,saved the postage for the next lot,soithasits advantages.I liked your long letter. Ihope you'll send me another soon.

AUNT BESSY. • • Mahogany Creek.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Millie and Iare the first girls to fill our cards. Iam returning my card with apostal note for two and sixpence. Most of the other childrenhavegottheircardsand have nearly filled them. Would you pleasesend me aname ofaBushie for apen-friend? Likeus, Iamsure you are pleased thefloods are over. Aunt Bessy, would you please send me an. other prick card, for it is very nice to help the Bushies?—Your loving niece, ANN MORROW.

Dear Ann,—Iwasever so pleased to see your card back so speedily. Another one is on the way to you. I have been looking over my list of Bushies, and will choose one to whom you can write. Let me know when you receive an answer,won't you?

AUNT BESSY.

St. Joseph's College, Fremantle.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am aboarder at St.Joseph's, Fremantle, but my home isat WestLeederville, Iamin Fifth Standard. Ihave one brother; he is twelve, and goes to New Norcia boys' school. He will be going back on the 26th,of this month,because he camehomeforhisholiday'sonJune 26. My favourite hobbies are stamp collecting and tennis. Ihave only entered forone tournament,but Iwas beaten. Iwill try again next time. My school companion is Roma Hall. Roma and Ienteredforatournament at school; we have only played one set, but so far we are winning. The weather down here has been beautiful for aweek, but Ithink we will have more rain soon. Iam returning the prick card which you sent last week. Well, dearAunt Bessy, Imust close.— Your loving niece, BARBARA GREGG.

Dear(Barbara,—You are afast fillerup of prick cards! Thanksindeed. r certainly agree with you that the fine weather is very welcome. We have had our quota -

of rain for this year, haven't we? Ihope you have some luck in the tournament, Barbara. TennisisagameIamveryfondof,soI'm pleased to hear that you like it, too.

AUNT BESSY. s * r •

22 North-street, Midland Junction.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am returning the prick card with the two and six. pence postal note. Isn'tit nice to be having sunny weather again? Iwould like vou to send me aname of apenfriend girl, eleven years of age, to whom Ican write. Weareall hoping that you will get all the money you want by the end of the year for the Bushies. Please, Aunt Bessy, may I have ablue prick card this time?— Your loving niece,

MARGARET MARKHAM.

Dear Margaret,—Inearly had to disappoint you about theblue prick card, but Iturned out my drawer and was lucky enough to find two blue cards lurking in an out-of-the-way corner. One Iposted to you, and it should have arrived sometime ago. Thanks, Margaret, forfillingtheothercard, and for letting me know Ihave so much support behind me.

AUNT BESSY.

Canfield-road ;

Greenmount.

DearAuntBessy,—Youwill-be pleas• ed to hear Ihavefilled my prick card. We had Mr. Warner'stest, and Ithink Ihave passed, or Ihope so. -

Iforgot to mention in my last letter many things, so Iwill do so now. I am learning music now and like it very much. Tthink you will like to know about our house. The house is on a hill and is surrounded by tall trees; the front is covered with loquat trees and afew peach trees. It is alarge house and hasanice handv verandah. From the verandah we get a lovely vieiv of Perth. The wild flowers are coming out now.—Your loving niece, MAUREEN CRINGLE.

Dear Maureen,—You are afortunate little girl to live in such alovely spot asGreenmount. Iremember the first time Isaw Perth bynightfromGreen• mount,and it wasasight Iwill never forget. Just at this time of the year whenthe wild flowersare beginning to appear itmustbeextralovely.Thanks very much, Maureen, for filling the prick card.

AUNT BESSY.

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