The Record Newspaper 26 September 1945

...America Needs Another.St. Patrick

U.S. Grapples With Religious and Racial intolerance

Truman Cites Irish as Influence for Justice

"'1'o<law America needs the benevolent aid of another St. Patrick," said the President of the United States , llarry S. Truman, speaking, as VicePresident, to theIrish FellowshipClub , t'hicago, on March 17 last. The address was broadcastover the Columbia Broadcasting System.

President Truman said:

The Irish people throughout the world pay homage to the flood St. Patrick. 1lillions of others, even those who do not follow his faith, have ac. quiredadeep and abiding affection for the kindly saint from Ireland, In ,preading the faith,the good saintcondemned slavery, fought racial discrimination, and sought to end the tragic isolation and culture of the outside world.

Expelled Evil.

So many legends have grown up around thepatron saintofTreland,that it is rather difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Althotigh it cannot be proved that St. Patrickactually drove the snakes from the Emerald Isle, we do know that he laboured long and hard to expel all evil. In addition to his spiritual teaching, St. Patrick also introduced the learning of the age to Ireland,and brought the Irish to the rest of the world.

To-day, America needs the henevolent aid of another St. Patrick. Evil doctrines of discrimination, frequently imported from gangsternations, plague certain areas in America. Racial and religious intolerance is being preached and practised here by agents of our enemies, as well as by innocent vicfims of their propaganda.

Unfortunately, propaganda poison is exceedingly difficult to remove from our national blood-stream.

The after-effects of this poison may he felt for years to come, especially if we do not recognise its danger and ac• tively combat its spread. No nation on earth is more vulnerable to intolerance and bigotry than America, for no nation iscomposed of more diverse races and differing creeds than this landofthe free.

HavenforFreedom.

America became great by being a secure haven for freedom of thought and action. Despite all ourshortcom ings, we in this country truly present ninspiring example to struggling hu 7

inanity. We prove conclusively that peopleofeveryraceandofeverycreed can dwell together in harmony. Into the plain word "American" is fused all the ideals, hopes, inspiration and faith of our people. In fact, America has become the hope and inspiration of all oppressed people throughout the civilised world.

Common sense requires that all Americans should take agood look at modern air maps. By air no place on the globe is more than 60 hours from your own municipal airport and this time is steadily decreasing. However. Ifeel confident that, just as the end of isolation in Ireland in St. Patrick's time was beneficial, so will the new era of international co-operation be a blessing,forAmericaandfor theworld Nonationonthisglobeshouldbemore internationally minded than America. Whatever happens in any part of the world personallyaffectssome ofus.

Racial Understanding.

When Ireland starved we sympathised and contributed food: when Germansmurdered the Polesand persecuted Jews, Americans wept for them. When the British bled at Dunkirk, Americans suffered with them: when Russia was over-run by the'Nazis and China by the Jilts, American hearts were with those unfortunate people.

In the light of history, it is not surprising thatAmerica has finally assumed world leadership. What other nation has such an intimate usderstanding ofthe problems and aspirations of eVc•ry race? America was built and developed by members of every racial group.

Ourpowerful nation hasbeen welded into one mighty force for freedom by the unitedeffortsofall our people.Our national motto, "El pluribus unum," in , dicates: oneoutofmany. To me,this refers not merely to the many sovereign States, but also to themembers of the many races and creeds, who retain their individual integrity, but become Americans all! To-davour heroic fighting men are again making it possible for American to preserve the ideals for which we stand.

Slavery.

St. Patrick in Ireland and Abraham Lincoln in:America took aforthright position on the question of slaver-. Thev fought for the basic dignity of

every human being. They stressed the essential importance of the individual, regardless of race or creed. The world to-day needs the spiritual guidance of inspired leaders, who can ripe above creed or class, who can help humanity gain security, If civilisation intends to avoid destruction, nations mustlearn to live togetherin harmony with each other.

International otganisation can be successful only if all members of the family of nations actually abide by reasonable rulesagreedtofor thebenefit of all. This requires self-restraint and tolerance. If each nation insists upon absolute freedom of action according to the legal concept of sovereignty,internationalanarchy becomes inevitable. Such an international or. ganisation must be created as soon as possible. We dare notpostponebuilding storm shelters until storm clouds gather. We must not wait for aperfect international plan. Modern wars do

not wait while statesmen plan future Utopias. We must act and act promptly to check mars before they can get started.

UniteforPeace.

As we united for victory, we must smiteforpeace. Inwinningthe peace, the moral strength of the Irish can be amost potent factor While the Gov ernment of Eire has remained neutral during the war, her sons have distim goished themselves in the annies of

the United Nations, in peace, as in war, the influence of the Irish in the cause of justice far exceeeds the strength of their numbers.

It ishard to realise that the populationof Chicago farexceedsthat ofIre. land, or that 100 years ago, the Emerald Isle had twice its present population. Mostofthe sonsofIreland emigrated to America, where they made substantial contributions to our civilisation. Irish scholars for centuries have been among the leaders in the academic world. The founding of Trinity College at Dublin in 1591, and that of the University of Notre Dame at South Bend

in 1842, are outstanding examples of how Irishmen have actively promoted higher learning throughout the world.

School Tradition.

At schools supported by the Irish, mental and physical training are combined. Football teams of Notre Dame, for instance, have become an American institution and represent the best in ourtradition for fairplay and clean sport. The spiritofteamworkandcooperation taught on the gridirons of :lmerim should extend to our national life.

Only by working together can we reachour national goal—victory. The United Nations also must work together,ifwearetogain ajustandlasting peace. That will require vision and hard work—tolerance—and practical idealism,byevery race andcreed.

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Well, we have got to the fifth Sacrament to-night. The Sacrament of the Last Anointing, or Extreme Unction, as it is generally called, is one of the Sacraments to receive the distinction of explicit reprobation in the Book of Common Prayer, although it has always been the practice of the Catholic Church from Apostolic times, and has been jealously guarded even by. the schismatic Oriental Churches. Iam notgoingtomarshallargumentsin vindication ofCatholic belief in the validity and efficacy of this Sacrament. I shall take that for granted, atleastfor the present. Iam only concerned to. night nvith explaining what we believe aboutthis Sacramentandhowitisadministered. It may be interesting, however,to quote thepassagefromthe LetterofSt.James, theApostle,acousin of Our Lord Himself, which con• cerns the Last Anointing. It is from chapter five of this Epistle, verses 14 and Li:­Is anyman sick among you?

Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick-man: and the Lord shall raise himup; and ifhebe insins, theyshallbeforgiven him." Catholics believe that if one of their own is seriously ill, apriest should be sent for immediately and he, by administering this Sacrament of Extreme Unction, will help thesick man to have his sins forgiven, will help him to die well by giving him true spiritual comfort in this moment of his greatest need and, indeed, will often help the invalid to a speedy, physical recovery. This last

point is by no means just a superstition. Ask nurses and doctors, nonCatholics for preference, who have had some years of experience in hospitals, and they willtell youmoreconvincingly than Iof the wonderful physical results which often follow the receiving of Extreme Unction by patients of whose recoverythey haddespaired.An effect which ismost frequently noticed by priests is that the patient, torpid anddulledbytheapproachofdeath,is revived and quickened sufficiently by the reception of this Sacrament to be able tomakehisdeathConfessionwith attention and devotion, notwithstanding the pagan practice, so common now-a-days, of drugging the sick person into semi-insensibility even before he has been able to make his peace with God. This physical improvement is, however, by no means always to be observed—much less full recoverv­-because this is only asecondary effect of the Sacrament. The effects, which are always present when Extreme Unction is properly received, are spiritual ones—remission of the sick man's sins and help to die well.

flow is the Last Anointing administered? The priest uses olive oil, which was blessed by the Bishop of the diocese on the previous Holy Thursday—the day before Good Pridav, lie clips his thumb in this ifol_v Oil of the Sick and anoints the fivesenses of the dying man—hiseves, his cars,his nose, his mouth, his hands and his feet saving at each anointing "13V this Holy Anointing and by His mostkind mercy, mayGodforgive you whatever sins you have committed by

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sight," or by hearing,,or by touch, as the case may be. This is really the whole of the Sacrament as far as validity goes: what fpllows are merely pious prayers-said by the priest and the attendant relatives for the happy death and eternal welfare of the dying man.

In connection with the administering of this Last Sacrament, every Catholic homeisequipped withthenecessary articles for the proper preparing of asick room for the visit of the priest. Upon the bedside table,over awhite cloth they have ready lit two blessed candles with acrucifix in between, asmall vessel of holy water with agreen twig beside it for sprinkling the water. Aglass with alittle water in it for the patient to drink after he has received Holy Commun— ion, and asaucer containing small pieces of cotton wool for the priest to wipe his fingers after anointing the sick man. In the majority of hospitals, too, the nurses, both Catholic and non-Catholic, are most zealous in calling apriest to adying Catholic, and frequently also they have the bedside table beautifully set up as Idescrib. ed amoment ago.

Th Sacrament of Extreme Unction is administered in very much the same way in the Oriental Churches, both Catholic and non-Catholic, except that, where possible, they have more than one priest present: their ritual pre. scribes seven, Ibelieve. There is a strangecorruption current in the Schis. matic Coptic Church of :Alexandria. There, Iunderstand, they administer Extreme Unction to the whole con. gregation on certain feasts, like Easter and Christmas, after Mass, whether the recipients be ill or not. I should think that such haphazard administration of the Sacrament for the dying must, in many cases, be of doubtful validity.

W.X. Interested, South Perth:

1somewhat long letter, which boils down to the follow'ng principal question:

What are the Oriental Churches to which you often refer in your session? Why are these Churches dif. ferent fromyourown, if they are, as you call them, Catholic?

A. A brief historical introduction will be necessary for the answering of this question. The three great Apos. tolic Churches of Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch, held avery special posi. tion of importance from the very first years. of Christianity.'All three were considered as Petrine, St. Peter, foundatiops, because although,as faraswe know, St. Peter did not found personallytheChurchofAlexandria as hedid those of Rome and Antioch; his special envoy and disciple, St.?lark the Evangelist, did. The order of importance of these Churches was Rome first, then Alexandria, and finally Antioch. You ,will remember perhaps that when the Bishop of Rome was unable to preside at the second General Council of Ephesus, in 431 A.D.; he appointed Cyril,the BishopofAlexandria, to take his place. The his. hops of these three great sees became known as Patriarchs, although the

name of Pope, Papa, was applied exclusively to Rome's Bishop very early. There was also aPatriarch of Jerusalem, who was subject to the Patriarch of Antioch. ThegreatPatriarchate of Constantinople grew up much later as aresult of that city's being the centre of the later Roman Empire,butgradually Constantinople and its bishop, overshadowing the other two Oriental Patriarchates,also superseded them and became the senior Church of the East.

Although the Universal or Catholic Church everywhere held and taught the onedoctrineofChrist,itwas natural that themannerandusagesof worship should differ considerably in the various parts of the then civilised world. These differences were gradu. ally reduced by ageneral desire for uniformity until the different Rites or Usages were three only: the Roman. the Alexandrian and the Antiochene. Of these the Roman used Latin, the official language of the East. With the growth of nationalism and the weakening of the bonds of the Roman Empire, the Alexandrians eventually changed to their national tongue, Egyptian or Copt, and the people of Antioch to Syriac. The contrary efforts of Imperial Headquartersat Constantinople to stop the break-up of the Empire led to the propagation of the Rite in use at Constantinople in the Greek tongue—this Rite was but little different from the Antiochene, from which it developed. When the great Heresies of the fourth, fifth and subsequent centuries briefly prospered, very many of the Christians of Egypt and Syria,unfortunately, identified the true Catholic faith as something Constantinopolitan and imperial. Theydisliked Constantinople and imperial control, so they were prejudiced in favour of the heresy, and those who have remained Christian haveingreat partclungto it ever since.

So it cameabout that, with the falling into heresy of the greater propor. tion of the ancient Congregations of Egypt and Syria, the Greek Christians, owing immediate allegiance to Byzantium or Constantinople, were the only ones who retained in its entirety the trite Catholic and Apostolic Faith: theywerejustly termed the Orthodox. The numerous independent and national offshoots who are to-day the heirs of the traditions of Constantinople, even though they have long

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since lapsed into first schism and then heresy, still call themselves to-day the Orthodox,Greek Churches; these are now-a-daysprincipally,the Russian,the Greek,the RumanianandtheYugoslav "Orthodox" Churches.

Since the time when these various large sections of Christendom broke away from Roman Unity, g

roups of greater or lesser importance have returned to allegiance,thePapal, insuch away that there is not an Oriental Rite, whether it be ancient Syriac or Copt orthe more modern forms of the Greek Rite which is not represented by groups sometimes numbering millionswhoaremembersof the'Roman" CatholicChurch. These communities, mhether they be in Southern India , Egypt, or modern Roumania and Yugoslavia, are true Catholic Christians inevery detail of belief andworship,eventhoughtheyretaintheirown proper Rite as regards ceremonial, liturgv and liturgical language.

To sum up then, in direct answer to your question. The Catholic Church doesnotmeanmerely the LatinCatholic Church alone familiar to, the enor. mous majority of Australians; it means all those who believe the Catholic Faithandare subjecttothe Bishop of Rome as Supreme Pastor. Thus, although thegreater part oftheCatholicChurch to-day consists of Latin Catholics like ourselves, there are also large groups of Chaldean, Syriac, Coptic, Byzantine, Melchite, Maromte, Arabic, Rumanian, Ukranianandother Catholics whohavejust the same right to call themselves "Roman" Catholics as we have—not in the sense that there are anv other sorts of Catholics besides the Roman, but in the sense that they are subject to the Pope, because they are Catholic and Catholic becausetheyaresubjecttothe Pope.

The great Oriental Churches who have not returned to Rome, like the Russian, for instance, are not Catholic even though they call themselves "Orthodox." and when we refer to the Catholic Oriental Churches we mean pre. cisely those whose belief is exactly as ours is, including the Pope, but whose rites and ceremonies are conducted in variousways and invariouslanguages, ways and languages, in most cases, as venerable. as rich and as historicas is our own Latin.

"Theogophy,"MidlandJunction:

Please commenton the enclosed cutting re"Karma," by Dr. Besant. (The press-cutting verybrieflyreferswithno explanation to the theosophical doctrine of"Karma").

A.: Weseemtobe prone to Orientali•m to-night, though Imust confess thatiam muchmoreinterested in the Oriental Churches than in the Budd. hist doctrine of "Karma," nrhich, apparently-, the Theosophists have also made their own.

As far as Iknow, "Karma" is an Indian word meaning deed or action. In the religions of India, which are very, very ancient,it seems that it means "aperson's deeds as determin. ing big future lot." "Karma" then meansthateven-

single act must work out to the uttermost its inevitable consejuencesand receive itsretribution however -many ages it may require.

This "Karma" business is the background for the belief in Metempsy. chosis or the Transmigration of Souls common not only to Buddhism but alsoto themajorityofIndianreligions Thegoodnessore-61nessofanact'as's after death, and the doer must re-

turn to another life again and again, if necessary, to work out that evil or to build upon that good. This pro. cess of returning to live again in this world,tohave anothertry,wouldseem to be almost interminable, and salva. tion, the end of this tiring round, for the Ilindu is his liberation from this "Karma" and his sinking into the peace and nothingness of Nirvana. "Karma" was accepted by Buddha twenty-five centuries ago, and, apparently, has been accepted again by modern Theosophists, the followers of Mrs. Annie Besant.

J. Cobcroft,Hay-street,Perth: \'ritescomplaining,inthe firstplace, that he hassent twelvequestionstous during the last two and ahalf months and that none of them has been ans. wered.

A.: Istate that several letters have been received recently from acorrespondent sjgning himself

"J, Cobcroft;' and that all of them have been answered. If hedid notlisten to theses-ion he shouldnot accuse us of notreplying.

J.Cobcroftthengoeson:"None,then, if you do not answer this one, Iwill take other means to advertise it. I want you to readitover yourquestion wireless.

A.: Itremble at the idea that our correspondent may perhaps carry out histhreat,but,nevertheless, Ipluckup sufficient courage to reassert that we willcontinue torunthissession asWE seefit. Longnewspapercuttingsfrom anti-Catholic journals most certainly will not be read out verbatim in this session, although any untruths which thev contain will be answered to the best of our abilnty.

The first cutting refers to the CatholicChurchbeingon good terms with Labour inmostEnglish speaking countries. This was dealt with in an ans. wertoanothercorrespondentlastweek.

The secondcutting is about athird of apage from the "Clarion," aBrisbane journal—apparently Communist. The substance of this bitter attackon "Vaticanism" isthatifthePapacyprotested against the using of the atomic bomb against theJapanese, whydid it not protest,first,against the use of poison gas against the Abyssinians•--

I quote—"simple peace loving natives, happy and content to go their way as their fathers had before them. Upon thisharmlessandinnocentpeople,\fuss solini, with the full blessing of the Papacy, rained, not only shattering bombs,but poison gas"; and, secondly, why did-not the Pope protest against the slaughter of Guernica from the air (during the Spanish civil war) byGerman machines. A.: Ihave no brief for the attitude or doingsof the late Mussolini or his Fascists, nor had the present Pope or his predecessors, but whether the Italian armydid really use poison gas against the Abyssinians or not is extremely- doubtful. Italian haters say it did, but pro-Italians say it did not. Theattitudeofthe"peace-loving,harmless and innocent" natives of Ethiopia was, on the other hand, scarcely one which would win the approval of the most broad-minded. Going their way as their fathers had before them they made apractice of mutilating horribly anv defeated adversaries in war, whether afellow Abyssinian or an invadingItalian. Justafewdaysbefore the war in Abyssinia started sixty. eight Italian civilians, including wow

men, were disgustingly cut about before they weremurdered.

As regards the attitude of the Pope totheAbyssinian .waringeneral, there isample -

evidencethattheHoly'Father didnotmince matters. On Christmas Eve, 1934, Pope Pius XI., addressing theCardinals,justthreeweeksafterthe Wal-Wal incident, which was the first sign of approaching war, said these words, and Iquote verbatim: "The saying is current,'If you want peace preparefor war;asifinallthesearms. ments (being prepared) we must see nothing but precautionary measures, guarantees of peace. We wish to believe it. We desire to believe it.. . Ifpeace is trulydesiredwe also invoke peace. We bless peace. We desire peace. We pray for peace. But if, perchance, by some new phenomenon of suicidal and homicidal mania, there should prove to be personswho prefer not peace but war, then in that case we have another prayer which it becomes our duty to utter. We must say to Our Blessed Lord: 'Scatter Thou the nations thatdelight in wars.' (Ps. 67, r2)."

Some three months later, when all appearances pointed to the probability thatItaly waspreparingforwar, again speakingto theConsistoryofCardinals, the Pope said:"Rumours of war current everywhere are the cause of the depest agitation tous. We cannot in fact persuade ourselves that thosewho have at heart the nation's prosperity and well-being can wish to drive to slaughter, ruin and extermination not onlytheirownnationsbutagreat part of humanityaswell. But if anyone should dare to commit this crime, we shallnot be able todo otherwise than ,•pray-

inGod withbitternessofheart, 'Scatter Thou the nations that delight in wars."'

On August27,aboutsixweeksbefore thewaractuallystarted,Pope PiusXI. said:"The mere thought ofwar makes us shudder. Yet outside Italy there are references to awar of conquest, a warofaggression. Awarofsheerconquest would evidently be an unjust war."

The Abyssinian war started on October 2, 1935, about three weeks before the Pope said:"Peace is the necessary condition of all prosperity. The foundation of all good in the world comes from peace and order. We pray always for peace."

Hong anyone can say that the Pope blessed the Abyssinian war with such testimonies to the contrary is beyond intelligent comprehension. The fact of the matter is that we all are inclined tohave.shortmemories. Themajority of people have not the opportunity of consultingback files and documents of even only afew years ago and, conse. quently, asheer lie, if told boldly enough andwithsufficientassurance, is nearly always believed by those who have no means of checking the truth of these false assertions and who take their opinions and their facts mwithouut question from their favourite newspaper.

The second hoary, discredited but widely acceptedlie,concernsthebombing of Guernica by the Germans during the Spanish Civil War. "Why did not the Pope protest?" they scream, against this horrible murder of thou. sands ofinnocent civilians. ThePope did not protest because Guernica was not destroyed by the attacking Nationalists, but was blown up and burned from inside by the retreating Reds of the Republican Government. The men who had alreadykilled thousands ofpriestsandnuns,whohaddeliberate1v thousands of the nation's churches,had merelyadded another no more serious crimeto their alreadyimposing list. You want proof?

The story is that Guernica was deFtroved from the air by the Germany getting bombing practice in Franco's army. Thousands of innocent civi. lians, allegedly, were killed in the at. tack.

The truthwasinvestigatedbyacommission of two civil engineers and two magistrates. Their report statedthat, after araid from Franco's aircraft on April 26, 1937, about aquarter of the city was damaged. Eyewitnesses state thatthe restof thetownwasnot harmed. Onthe27th.,28th.,and29th., firesbrokeoutinisolatedspotsandexplosionsbegan tooccurwithinthe city. It was remarkable that most of the houseswere destroyed by underground explosions, all centred about the openingsofthemaincitysewers. Theconvents used asmilitary barracks by the Reds, also all their arms and muni. tions factorieswere completelyundamaged,.and during all these days not one of Franco'saircraft was over the city.

Itseemspositivelydishonesttobring as an accusation against the impartialityofthePopethathedidnotpublicly condemn people for doing something which not theybut their bitterest ene. mies had perpetrated.

Thismayalsobetakenasan answer to aletter from "TruthistheRockon whichtheChurchis Founded," of Palmyra, whose second assertionthat Saturday is the Sabbath not Sunday, has been answered several times before. It isalsoananswer toAmon,ofnoknown address, who also brings up the matter of the poison gassing of the Abys• sinians by the Italians. Awn, however has atail-piece, which deserves a moment's consideration. He writes: "You claim that the Church is infallible,yet, when theChurchdoes wrong your excuse is,'these men are only human." Hasitneveroccurredtoyou that you can't be both human and in. fallible at the same time?"

A.: We scarcely need to claim, Isincerely hope, that we are human; we have never claimed that we are infallible. The claim put forward in the Catholic Church to infallibility is very definite in its extent and very clear in its limitations.(Pay careful attention now andwe shall have no more misunderstandingonthispoint.) The Catholic Church claims that She is infallible in three ways and in three waysonly. i1) We claim that amatteroffaithor moralsuniversallytaughtbytheChurch is incapable of being wrong. (2) We claimthat aGeneralCouncil ofall the Bishops of the Catholic Church decidingonamatter offaithormorals cannot err. (3) We claim that when the Pope,the Bishop of Rome, speaks as head of the Church, to the whole Church, on matters of faithor morals, heisinfallible—notunderanyothercircumstances. Thishasalwaysbeenour claim and we have never claimed any moreoranyless,so don'tbe unreasonable and tell us that we cannot have it both ways.' There is no clash betweenourverycarefullydefinedclaims regarding the infallibility of the CatholicChurchand the equallydefinite fact thatallof us, from the Popedown,are inded very human, capable of human (weaknesses and indeed often showing them.

Youcontinue: You may hoodwink your own, but you are wasting your tiheifyouarehopingtoimpressothers.

A.: Whetherwearewastingouttime or not,whether we are impressing others or not is not for you to say. We are wasting our time on you, perhaps, or rather you are -wasting your own time tuning in tothisSession; we have not impressed you? Very well! -But have you the right to speak for others?

Q.:Christ said:"The truth shallmake you free." Why not broadcast truth?

A..,

NotChrist, butSt.Paul used approximately those words in Gal. 4, 31. We do brbadcast the truth, no doubt often in aninefficientmanner, butitis stillthetruth.The truthisnotknown to allnor isit aceptable to all. Christ did prophesy that.

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The Midland Junction Annual Catholic Ball, held in the Town Hall on Friday, September 7, certainly maintained its high reputation in the district.

From the centre of the hall radiated countless coloured fstreamers, while the stage presented acharming setting of palms, pot plants and masses of beautiful flowers. The walls were gaily bedecked with the flags of the, Allied Nations, and the whole atmosphere was one of gaiety and charm.

Among the guests were the Lady Mayoress of Perth, Mrs. Meagher, and her daughter, Miss Ann Meagher; Mr. W. D. Johnson, M.L.A., and Mrs. Johnson; the \favor and Mayoress of Midland Junction, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pauly,and Rev.Dr. Kearnan,ofGuildford. They were welcomed and en. tertained by Rev. Father Lynch, Mrs. T. M. Clune, and Miss Eileen Berrigan Ihon, secretary).

Troy's augmented orchestra provided enjoyable music for the dances, and during supper the extras were kindly and splendidly played by Miss Myra Willoughby and Miss D'Arcy. The dutiesof M.C. were very ably carried out by Mr. J.-Wall, who kept the dancershappily movingonavery well prepared floor.

The supper arrangements were in the hands of acommittee of ladies, under the capable leadership of Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Craddam. Amost tempting and sumptuous supperwasdaintily setouton attractively decorated tables, and the excellent cat. ering wasa'credit to thoseresponsible.

During the evening thirteen debutantes were presented to the Lady Mayoressby Mrs.T. M. Cline, the presentation being aspecial featureof the ball. The debutantes. beautifully gowned in white and carrying attractive posies of pastel shades, walked gracefully up the centre of the ball. room. They were preceded by two tiny flower girls, who were daintily

gownedin longpink taffetafrocks, and who graciously presented bouquets to the Lady Mayoress and the Mayoress. As each girl left the stage after being presented she was led by her partner in afull circle of the ballroom, where all debutantes danced the Pride of Erin Waltz, Thewholeceremonywas delightfully carried out and enthusiastically received by all the patrons of the ball.

The debutantes were: Misses Gladys Davis, Kathleen Collins, Kathleen Kin sella, Teresa Garbett, June Clements, Bernadette Willoughby, Gloria Swan. son, Iris Wade, Pat Wall, Maureen Travers, Peg McGuiniss, Beryl Ander.on, and Mary Markham, partnered respectively by Messrc. Eric Dickman, John Travers, John Harris, Paul Travers, Jim Mortimer, Jim Wade, Frank Troy, Frank Taylor, Ken Len. non, Norman Gale, George Trefry, Bill Sullivan and Bill Fornero.

THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS

On October 4, Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, athree-days' Retreat will commence for all members, who are asked to hear daily. Mass and receive Holy Communion in their individual parish churches, and to attend the evening instructions and devotions at 7.30 each evening in their usudl meetingplace(Chapel of Children of Mary, corner of Victoria Avenue and Haystreet). Franciscans of Victoria Park Fraternity are cordially invited to join in honour of St. Francis.

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Rev. Father Carolan, Adm., accompanied by Rev. Father E. McSweeney, lefton Sunday to takepact in the senior priests Retreat in Perth.

Rev. Father Albert Lynch is expected to arrive in Kalgoorlie early in the week. On Saturday and Sunday he will give arecital in Kalgoorlie and Boulder Town Halls, respectively, under the auspicesof the"Everyman's Music" Session beingconducted bythe Adult Education Board. The Misses FrancesMoranandIrene Stancliffewill also contribute to theprogramme. propagation of the Faith.

Rev. Father Valentine, Diocesan Director of the Propagation of the Faith Society, spent several days in Kalgoorlie as the guest of the Administrator,after his recent visit to Melbourne to attend the Congress.

On Monday evening he met -

local promoters,and gave abrief outline of recent recommendations for the successful functioning of the Society.

Ithas been foundthat the promoter system, supplemented by the annual appeal (per envelope) was amost satisfactory arrangement. Rev. Father Valentine appealed to promoters to continue_ their good work, and particularly to remind members of the daily prayers: The Our Father, the hail Mary, and "St. Francis Xavier, pray for us."

The Rosary.

holy flour[was conducted by Rev. Father McCarthy on Sunday evening last, the devotion of the Rosary being the subject of spiritual reading.

The Feast of the Hoy Rosary falls rnr Sunday, October 7, and during the month special attention should bepaid tobothfamilyRosary andOctoberDevotions in the church.

Basket Ball.

Congratulations are the order of the day as far as St. Mary's and Catholic Girls' clubs teams go for their great worklastweek-end.

On Friday St. Mary's met High School No. 2 "On Saturday High School No. 1, and on Sunday they played W.A.A.F:s, and w

on all three games in most convincing style.

Catholic Girls' Club plaved amatch against A.T. Cadets No. 1on Sunday, and added another win to their long list. This match proved one of the most evenly contested of the season. ending 2123 Every member of the teamwas good andseveral excellent.

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The Enquiry.

The first and second partsof the Enquiry method have been described—to See and to judge. They are essential par". But they are preliminary to the third part—to Act. ;Action.

The final and most important part in theoperationof prudenceis action; the determination upon some specific action as aresult of observation and Judgment. This is the climax of the whole procedure, for which all the rest has been apreparation.

Nor is it left to the individual to make avague general resolution to do somethinglater on; orwhenthe oppor. tunityarises. Practicalresolutionsare taken and tasks allotted. For example, if it is found that alarge percentage of the youth of aparish no longer attend Mass, each leader engages to contact certain individuals whomheknows and,ifpossible,towin their confidence. Thatris his job.

Each leader is expected to act, but he is not expected to do anything beyond his capacity—he is asked for im'mediate personal action between meetings. Long term, group action is another thing altogether. Ilis immediate concern is the action allotted to himat the leaders' meeting.

Moreover, the action must be kept in mind as adirect result of the En. quiry. There would be no point in reviewing one problem, making some resolutions to solve it, deferring the action, and passing on to another problem. This is all the more necessary because the weekly action which springs from the Enquiry isimportant not only for the results it will have on the environment, but also because of its influence on the training of the leaders themselves. Indeed its influence on the environment will be small while we are dealing with just a few people. On the other hand, its influence on the leaders willbe big, if they leave the meeting with adefinite idea of what is required of them, of what they are going to do.

When they return to the next meeting they will reportonthe action they h;me taken and its result, if any. In this way the influence of the group is brought to bearon the individuallead.

er<. Mistakes are corrected; successful methodsof contact are learnt; and general interest is kept alive. And if even small successes are reported by some of the leaders, all of them are encourager) and inspired to further effort.

And this is not just so much theory. It has been proved over and over again in practice. From small beginnings very big things have been accomplished.

This report on Action is called a revision of influences. It is of great value. Thismethod is not complicated; it is simple. Whatit does ask of the leaders and of their chaplain is time and trouble, patient effort. But ifafirst classgroup of leaders is formed its value is very high, and it can accomplish great things. is taught under individual methods of instruction.• This is the reason our students obtain such outstanding results at the Institute Exadtinations.

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Vocational Guidance

During the last century when industrialism was moving with longstrides overthe face of the earth, and the minds

of men were become increasingly obsessed with ideas of security and invincible progress, materialism and secularism were models of a devoted couple. But as is the case with many long engagements, and even with many modern marriages, there was suddenly asharp and bitter parting. The breakdown of money was accompanied by asort of nervous collaitse in which both -

ihc mind and the imagination of the secularists were involved. A divorce was granted on the groundsof incompatibility. Materialism was sued for maintenance, which at the expense ofafew million consciences it managed and continues to raise. But pool-

secularism was equally guilty in that her fidelity was undermined he the very blindness of her love. She could not control her affections because she could not see where they were leading. This resulted in two mutually repellant elements of reaction. While they,

talked of some vague spiritual concept of education which was meant to be mvstical, but only succeeded in mystifying, their feet led them intotortuous unendingpathsof technical specialism and commercial utilitarianism.

When secularism threw over the old liberal systunt of education, which at a

least lent the mind some sort of broad culture and flexibility, it took on something of the aspect of amachine, which began to turn out atype of automaton whose chief and only virtue was monotony. The clerks, garage hands, mechanics and typistesof its manufacture \\-ere ideal in their way, but their minds w ere crushed by the pressure of asolitary idea and their ideals stultifiedby tile insufficiency of asingleaspiratiun. To-da y

atitan may become an artist, bufthis he(oust achieve in spite of the handicap of amodern education. The "depression" unmasked secularism or the shallow mountebank that it is. Its avowed object was to train youth to good citizenship without enlpl->ving moral sanctions. Its voting citizens found during the "depression" that, however good might be their civic spirit, they were without alasting cite. 1n fact they stood in the midst of sonx•thing that was rather like th e

ruins of acity, which was known of old as Babv-lou Materialism llad fallell down on that side of the maintenance order. Secularism was faithfully producin g

its large-scale automata, but they could not be ahsorlwd, because the economic machinery was fast falling into irreparable di=.repair, in(] partly because its serfs w-

cre standardised to such ;tit extent that while there \cure::onlc million. Of qualified clerks. many trades mere rnntplainim bitterly about the shortage of skilled lal"our.

So there ;nose aclautour about the division of labutu-

which led logically tothe consideration of what is popularly called"vocational guidance." The word "vocatiuu" was already atime-honoured term among Catholics, who have, however, for some obscure reason, consistently confined its use to the priestly or religious life. Yet the idea is growing that everyone has avocation to something, be it to butcherdom or bishopric. Ubviously it will not (lo to continue pushing school children through the same curticulun). Once it is ceded that everyone has avocation, the next important question should be directed to the state to which one is"called." Divine Providence floes not, however, reveal one's destiny directly by aseries of personal revelations. This knowledge is to be deduced from the natural likings and aptitudes of the various children. So far, vocational guidance is very notch in the air. In'many respects it is the most important problem facing the modern educationalist. Yet its practical introduction into the schools will be hampered and rendered vain'until somethingrevolutionary isachieved in industrial, economic and political aspirations. At the present moment theonly vocational guidance is expediency. One must take whatever class

of work is available and be thankful to get it. But under an intelligently planned economy it would be possible to co-ordinate the functions of the teacher and the employer. In the meantime it might be pertinently inquired, what is the point o

fa

ll the specialisation? It would be surprising, but perhaps none the less sane,

if there was apartial reversion to amore general type of education which would give to children something of amore flexible disposition of mind to meet the ever-likely transference from one occupation to annNter, which bas become amatter of.beer fyrr} flay nucrssity.

Cathedral Y.C.W.

Everybody was very pleased with last Wednesday night's(lance. It was an improvement beyond all expectations, and there were many new faces. Yes, we agree with you, that alittle toomuchtime was allotted to thesupper. That may be all right later on when dancing couples begin balancing cups of tea on their heads.

Owing to the blackout, the general rally of the young men arranged for last Sunday night will take place on next Sunday, at the same time—surely the miners will have seen the light then, or let us see it. You are asked to come early, so that we will not delay the dance practice.

We have received an excellent pianist for the Sunday night practices, so now!

We were having acheck-up on the signatures to the invitations returned' at the door last time, and they tell their own story. Boys, it is your privilege to issue invitations for the next dance to be held on Wednesday, October9.

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St. Mary's Branch, Leederville.

Owing to lighting and transport restrictions, the inter-branch social that was to have been held by St. Mary's Branch on September26, was postpon. ed until Wednesday next, 10th. inst. Members of the Society generally and their friends are cordially invited to participate. At the meeting on September 26, Mr. L. G. Phillips was ad. mitted, and Mr. Leo Hickey was nominated. The meeting on Wednesday next will commence at 7.30, in order to make way for the social.

MeetingofiBranch Presidents and Secretaries.

The meeting of Grand officers and Presidents and Secretaries ofbranches and the Metropolitan Social Council will be heldat the rooms of the W.A. Catholic Lawn Tennis Association do Friday next, 28th. inst., at7.30. It is expected that every branch will be fully represented.

St. Malachi's Branch, Sighgate. At the meetingheld on the0th.inst., Airs. V. M. McMullan and Mr. W. T. Brooks were admitted as members. Sister M. Dore was appointed to act as adelegatewith the president of the meeting of presidents and secretaries on 28th. inst. Arrangements were made for theparticipation ofthe members in the inter-branch social to be held at St. Mary's branch on the 26th. inst. Agood attendance is requested at the meeting on Wednesday next.

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ARCHBISHOP'S ENGAGEMENTS.

September808.45 a.m.: St. Jerome's Church, Spearwood: Preside at High Masson theoccasionof the celebrationofthe Titular Feast.

3p.m.: Attend Eucharistic Procession at the Home of theGood Shepherd, Leederville, on the occasion of the closeof the Forty Hours' Devotion.

October3(Feast of LittleFlower):

7a.m.: Celebrate Mass at Carmelite Monastery, Nedlands.

9a.m.: Presideat Solemn HighMass at Carmelite:Monastery, Nedlands. 2.15 p.m.: Attend Annual Sports at St. Charles' Seminary, Guildford. October 7— St.Therese'sChurch,Gwelup:Attend celebration ofTitular Feast.

October8--

8.30 p.m.: Attend opening of Junior Priests' Retreat at Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth.

October9:

8a.m.: Celebrate Mass for members of theNerwman Society at St.Mary's Cathedral,on the occasion of the observance of Cardinal Newman's Centenary.

October14-

3.30p.m.: AttendAnnualGiftDayat Castledarg Junior Orphanage.

7.30 p.m.: Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, East Fre. mantle.

October 15(Feast of St. Teresa of Avila):

3.30 p.m.: Attend solemn celebrations of the Feast at the Carmelite Monastery, Nedlands,

October 18-

7a.m.: Celebrate Mass at the Home of the LittleSisters,Glendalough;on theoccasionofthe observance ofthe anniversary of the Consecration df the Chapel.

October 21(MissionSunday)—

Ila.m.: PresideatSolemnHighMass at St. Mary'sCathedral.

October 24--

8p.m.: Cathedral Hall: Official open• ing of Bazaar in aid of St. Francis Xavier's Church, East Perth.

October28 (FeastofChrist the Bing): 11 a.m.: St. Mary's Cathedral: Pon. tificate.

3pm.: Attend Annual Eucharistic ProcessionandDiocesan Rally of the Holy Name Society, at Aquinas Col. lege, Mt. Henry,

CARMELITE CELEBRATIONS.

On Wednesday, October 3, Feast of the Little Flonver, the Archbiship will celebrate 7o'clock'.Bass and preside at nigh Mass at 0o'clock.

At 330p.m.asermon willbe preach. ed by aRedemptorist Father, followed by benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and veneration of the Relic of St. Therese of the Child Jesus,

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KNOW YOURFAITH SERIES

Signal Place of the Rosary in Catholic Life n

Abridgement of the History of Our-Lord

Source of Countless Blessings

Pope St. Pius V., in 1571, ordered an annual commemoration of Our Lady of Victory tobe made toimplore God's mercy on theChurch and all the faithful, and to thank Him for His protection and numberless benefits, particularly for ifis havingdelivered Christendom from the arms of the infidel Turksby the sea victorsof Lepanto in that year, avictory which seemed a direct answer to the prayers and processions of the Rosary Confraternities at Rome made while the battle was actually being fought. Two years later Gregory SIII. changed the name of the feast to that of the Rosary and granted it to all churches which had an altar dedicated in honour of the Rosary, fixing it for the first Sunday in October (the day of Lepanto). On August 5, the Feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major, in the year 1716, again while the Marian processions weretakingplace, theTurkswere again signally defeated, by Prince Eugene at Peterwardien in Hungary. In thanksgiving, therefor, Pope Clement XI. decreed that the Feast of the Holy Rosary should be observed throughout the Western Church. Pope Leo XIII, raised its rank to that of adouble of the second class and added the invocation, 'Queen of the most Holy Rosarv" to the Litany of Loreto. The feast is now kept on the date of the battle of Lepanto, October 7, and a "toties quo. tics" plenary indulgencemay be gained on that day on the usual conditions by those visiting achurch in which the Rosary Confraternity is erected.

The Rosary is apractice of devotion in which, during fifteen'Our Fathers" and "Glorias" and one hundred and fifty"ilail Marys," divided into ones and tens, the faithful are taught to honour our Divine Redeemer by meditatingon thefifteenprincipalmysteries of His sacred life and of His holy Mother. It is therefore an abridge. mrnt of the Gospel, ahistory of the life, sufferings, and triumphant victory of Jesus Christ, and an exposition of what Ile did in the flesh which Ile as. sumed for our salvation. The princi. pal object of the devotion of cvery Christian ought to bealways tobear in mind these mysteries,to return to God aperpetual homage of love, praise, and thanksgiving for them, to implore His mercy through them, to make them the subject of meditation, and to mould his affections, regulate his life, and form his spirit by the impressions which they make on his soul. The Ros. ary as amethod of doing this is easy in itself and adapted to the slowest of feeblest capacity; and atthe same time

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According to the tradition of the Order of Preachers, recognised by many Popes and accepted in the Roman Breviary, the Rosary, just as we know it, rwas devised by St. Dominic himself, and used by him in his missionary work among the Albigensians, in consequence of avision in which Our Lady revealed it to him.

It is well known that the use of beads or similar objectsas adevice foraiding the memory and keeping count is not only pre-Dominican but pre-Christian; and the monks of the Eastern Church use aRosary of ancient origin, having 100 or 103 heads, on aquite different plan from and entirely independent of the Western devotion. Nor is it now disputed that the custom of saying a number of Paters or Aves (often 150, corresponding to the number of the psalmsl, and keeping count of them bymeans of astringofheads, etc., was widespreadin the Rest !afore the 13th. century. Moreover there is no doubt thatsuch stringsofleads were used for long only for the counting of Paters. in the thirteenth century and throughout the \fiddle Ages such articles were called "paternosters," their makers were "paternosterers;" and in London they worked in the street we still call Paternoster Row. A learned Domini. can bishop,Mgr. Esser, maintained that meditation while reciting numerous Aves was first practised by cer. tain Carthusians in the fourteenth century. None of the stories about the origin of the Rosary current before the fifteenth century mention St. Dominic, and for another hundred years there was no uniformity in the way it was said,even among the Friars Preachers themselves. Negatively, none of theearly accounts ofSt. Dominicmake any mention of the Rosary, either in referring to his methods of prayer or to anything else; the early constitutions of his Order are quite

silent about it; and there is little trace of aRosary in early Dominican icon. graphy, from Fra Angelicospaintings clown to St. Dominic'ssumptuous tomb at Bologna (finished in,1532).

Understressoffactsjust summarised recent opinions regarding the origin of the Rosary has diverged considerably from the views which prevailed at the close of the sixteenth century. Writing in 1922, Dom Louis Gougaud, O.S.B., states that "the various elements whichenterintothecomposition of that Catholic devotion commonly called the Rosary are the product of a long and gradual development which began

before St. Dominic's time, which continued withouthishavinganyshare in it, and which only attained itsfinal shape severalcenturiesafterhisdeath."

Father Getino, O.P., considers that St. Dominic was the originator of the de. votion on the ground that he presum. ably popularised the practice of recitir-- multiplied Aves, without, however, any special direction as to the number of repetitions or the systematic inser. tion of Paters. Father Bede Jarrett, O.P., on the other hand, considers that St.'Dominic's special contribution was the breaking up of theAves into groups of ten by the insertion of Paters; while Pere Mortier, O.P., as. serts with all the emphasis of italics that the Rosary as conceived by St. Dominic was not properly speaking a devotion, aformula of prayer; it was a method of preaching.

The Western Rosary is properly distinguished as the Dominican Rosary; thefrairsof his'Order gave it the form it now has and for four hundred and fifty years have zealously spread its use throughout the world, bringing thereby unnumberedblessingstocountless souls and sending up a ceaseless naean of worship before God. No Christian is too simple or unlettered to make use of the Rosary; it may be the vehicle of high contemplation as well

as of the simplest petition or as.

piration;as aform of private pfayer it comes only after the biblical psalms and those prayerslwith which the Church as Church praises Almighty God and His Christ. It is only fit. ting that so great ameans of good should be publicly celebrated in her liturgy. -

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MONDAY:

Shorthand:5.15 p.m.

Literary: 8p.m.(fortnightly )

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►Ti DEATHS ►1

COPE, William James.-rOn September 19, 1945, atSt.Johnof God Hospital, Subiaco, Bill, eldest son of the late Jamesand Ellen Cope, ofJarrandale. and late of Kalgoorlie,beloved husband of Maud,father of Bill and Mavis, father-in-law of Bunty and Dorris,brother-in-law of Nellie(Mrs. Martin), Thomas (deceased), Kitty and Rose (Mrs. Hugham), brother. in-lawofHarryandDave. Sacred Heart of Jesus,have mercy on his soul.

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WEDNESDAY:

Shorthand: 5.15 p.m.

Choir and Orchestra: 8p.m.

Orchestra: 8p.m.

THURSDAY:

Mass: Sa.m.

Exposition: All day.

Benediction:

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Liturgy: 8p.m.

Dancing :lasses: 4p.m.(fortnighty).

FRIDAY:

Lectures: Spm. (fortnight'O.

SATURDAY: Kalamunda Busy Bee, 1.15 p.m. bus. Basket Ball.

• 'tYOUTH P#GEANT."

'GLOUCESTER PARK, SATURDAY.OCTOBER 20th.

The C.G.M. members are taking part in the Big Youth Pageant to be held next month, and we want as many membersaspossible tojoininthe Parade and March Past. Thirty other organisations are participating, and we want abig representation from C.G.M. members. So call up at the Rooms and add your nameto thelist ofgirls iwho will join in the Parade. Watch this column for other details.

"YOUTH BALL."

The PerthTownHall hasbeenbooked for Friday, October 19, by the W.A.N.S. for a "Youth Ball." Dancing is from 8to 1a.m. Tickets 5s. each, obtainable from C.G.M. Rooms.

BASKET BALL DANCE.

Adance will be held atthe close of the Basket Ball season, on October 10, in Cathedral Hall, when trophies will be presented to the winning teamsand thefairestandbestplayer. Thedance is being organised by the Basket Ball Association and is open to all membersoftheMovementandtheirfriends. During theevening-supperwillbesery ed. Admission 2s.

_SEVENTH CONCERT SEASON.

On the 2nd., 3rd., and 5th. NovembertheMovementwillholditsSeventh Concert Season in the Assembly Hall. The Concert Committee has arranged avaried programme,includingquite a number of good musical items. The concert is only alittle over amonth away, so let your friends know early, so that they can keep one of these nightsfree.

BADGES.

Badges are now available and can beobtained fromthe Office. Price of the badge is 2s.

"SHROUD OF TURIN."

Anotherinterestingeveninghasbeen arranged for the next itlarian Arts Guild meeting at the McNess Hall, Pier-street, on Friday,. October 12, when FatherLalor will repeathis fam. ous lantern-slide lecture on the "Shroud of Turin." An invitation is extended toall members,their parents and friends, and any others who wish to taketheopportunityofhearing this lecture. So remember the date, Fri. day, October 12, and tell your friends about it.

CANTEEN.

C.G.M.: October 1. L.B.A.: October 10; November6.

HALBERT.—On June-4, 1943, died of illness (while prisoner of war in Japanese hands, Francis Frank Halbert, loving son of Mrs. and the late J. Halbert (Yunndaga), andbrother of Alm.Fagan (Mukinbudin), Mrs. F. Mulcahy (Inglewood), and Mrs. Leo Gorn (Ashfield, N.S.W.), brother-in• law ofTom,Pat and Leo. Rest in peace.

—Inserted by his fond mother, Mrs. J. Halbert, Yunndaga.

•+ IN MEMORIAM ►•.

COLLINS.—Of your charity, pray for the reposeofthe soul ofFrancisCollins, late ofMt. Barker, whodied on September 26. 1944,beloved husband of the late Mary Amelia Collins.

R.I.P. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

—Insertedbyhislovingchildren and grandchildren.

LEEN.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of William Leen, who diedSeptember28, 1929. SweetJesus, have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his loved ones.

POOLE.—Of your charity, please pray for the soul of lairs. Nora Ellen Poole, who died at Woodford, London, England, on August 17, 1945, fortified with the rites of Holy Church.

0, Immense Passion; 0 Profound Wounds: 0 Profusion of Blood; O Sweetness above all sweetness; 0 most bitter Death, grant her eternal rest. Thywillbedone. Amen.

—Inserted by her sorrowing daugh• ter, Maggie (Mrs. R. 1I. Smith), son, Wilfred, son-in-law, Reg (R.A.A.F.), and grandson, Kevin, of Bindoon.

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"Why were you discharged from your lastplace?"saidtheemployer.

".For good behaviour," said the ap. plicant.

"What?" roared the employer, "What on earth do youmean by that?"

"They took threemonthsoff my sentence."

An artist spending aholiday in a small villiage,entered the store and asked if they kept camel-hair brushes.

"No, sir, we don't," the shopkeeper replied. "You see;" he added, apologetically,"we never have no call for them. Nobody in,these parts seems to keep camels."

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Stranger (sampling Dublin stout with evident appreciation): "Really, this is splendid stuff. They say that itisboth meatanddrink."

Bystander (interrupting) : "Shure, an' it's roight ye are, sor; an' if ye takeplenty av it, it7foind yelodgings too."

AJudgewasjustabouttodeliverhis summingupofthecasewhen he noticed that there were onlyeleven men in the jury-box.

"Where is the twelfth juryman?" he asked irritably.

"That's all right, yer honour;" the foremananswered genially;"he was called away on business, but he's left his verdict with me."

In themiddleofthenightSmithwas woken up byagreatcommotionin the street, and, lookingout of his window, discovered atramcar parked in front of thehouse.

"What's the matter, chum?" he asked the conductor.

"I'm trying to get this batty trolly back on the batty wire," the conductor replied.

"Well," answered Smith, "try the main road—trams don't run down this street."

"Now, my friends," said the candidate,making another effort to arouse someenthusiasm inhisaudience,"what dowe need in order tocarry this constituency by the biggest majority in itshistory?"

The response was immediate.

"Another candidatel" cried a voice from theback. * * k

Ateachernoticedonedoyin herclass who alwayscame to school very dirty, and she decided to writeanote to his mother asking her to do something about it. A few days later the boy came toschooljustasdirtyand carrying aletter from his mother, which said:

"DearMiss,--Iknowmyboyain'tex. actlyviolets: but Isendhimto school foryou tolearn him,nottosmellhim." k k t r

Adarkieemployedatoneof thefilm studios in Hollywood for crowd work was told that in one scene he was to get into aled and that alion would then be put inwithhim.

"Putalion in bedwithme?" heyelled, terrified. "No, mh, not this child. Ah quits right hereand now."

"But there's no need to be frightened,"answered the director. "The lion won't hurt you. This lion was brought upon mik."

"So wos Ah brought up on milk," answeredthedarkie,"butAheatsmeat nowl"

A man was being tried for larceny. The case was astrong one, and the judge showed by hissumming up that he believed in the prisoner's guilt, but the jury gave the man the benefit of thedoubtand acquittedhim.

Whereupon the judgesaid:"Prisoner at the bar,it would be astraining of language to describe your past career as creditable, but this most intelligent jury has been pleased to acquit you of thelast crime laid to your charge, and you now leave this court without any additional stain on your character."

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Two American soldiers wgre billeted forthefirst timeinaLancashiretown. Early on the morning after their arrival theywereawakened by theclatter of clogs as the workers went to the mills.

"Say,Buddy," said one to'the other, "Iguesstheymustearnhigh wagesup here."

"Whys that?" asked his pal.

"Well, hark at'em all going to'rwork on horseback."

"If there were five flieson the chair and Ikilled one," the teached Asked the class,"how many would there be left?"

"One." answered a`voice from the back. "The dead one."

Aman took home aparrot as apresent forhis wife.

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"Good afternoon, madam!" the par. rotsaid as shepulledthestringattach. ed'to the left leg. "Pleased to meet you;" itresponded whenshe pulled the string on its right.

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"I should fall off my perch, you fool!"repliedtheparrot.

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Ile was one of those boreswho will talk to fellow-passengers in trains. For an hour ormore he had beenwearying hiscompanionswithhisconceit.

When the ticket inspector came into the carriage, the braggart did not stop talking—he merely handed aticket to thecollector.

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"Can't you read?"shouted the other. "You've got my ticket, haven't you?"

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"Joseph Smith."

"I'm afraid that willnotbesufficient for us to identify him. You see, we have quite alot of Joseph Smiths up here. Are there any other means by which Ican identify,him?"

"Well,before hedied hetoldmethat if Iever kissed another man he would turn in his grave."

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Abombastic man met hishenpecked friend, whose face suggested a recent accident.

"How did that happen?" his friend asked.

"Mywife... "

"Yourrwife? Ah, evidently you have notacquiredthesecretofmarriedbliss. Inever have arow with my wife. I have no secrets from her."

"Neither have II" the other sighed.

"That's the trouble. Ionly thought Ihadl"

Dear Cornerites,—Mv mail bag was quite empty this week—what has hap. penedtoyouall? However,Ihaven't got any excuse for not writing you a reallylong letter thisweek,have 1?

Iwaslookingoutofmy window this morning ,and Inoticedthatthedandelions were springing up everywhere —

a true sign that we are well into Spring, and Summer will soon be here. Then that made me think of Europe, and how it will very soon be winter-time there. Andtheyhaveverymuchcolderandharder winters than wedo.Ann saidin herletterthatnoneofuswould like tobe there, andshe is quite right. But there aremany poorlittlechildren there whowill have amiserable Christmasthisyear. Wecan'tdoverymuch to help them ourselves, but we can mention themwhen wesayourprayers before hopping into those nice warm bedsthat somany little Europeanchildren would so appreciate,can't we? AUNT BESSY.

* 'Mahogany Creek.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Having filled my card, Iamsending it back with atwoand-sixpenny-

postal note forthe Bushies. would you please excuse the small tearin.the eighth squarebecause mypinslipped? Ireceivedthe name and address of the pMfriend about a fortnightago,on aSaturday. 1wrote on the first Monday of our holidays, and Ihave not yet received a,letter from her. Mum says she might live along way outand cannot getin if it has been rainingup there. Well, let's hope that Iwill receive aletter from her soon. Iam writing the rough copy of this letter to you for part of myhomework,besidestwoothersums, not fifty-two like some children, and spelling and dictation for our weekly test to-morrow. Iam sitting by the rite

writing it, and not like the poor Europeans sittingout in thecold; but Isuppose they go to bed and try to getwarm. Iwouldnotliketobethem, nnyhow. Idon't think anyone else would either. What alot of An . thonv's there are in the Corner this week. Anthony Street and Saint Anthony's Convent. Our Sister's name is Sister Anthony, too. Iwonderwill shebesurprisedtoknowthatIhave a 1:rother named Bevan Anthony.

My Sister's initials are 'LALJM. It is not very often you see three letters in initials the same is it? My eldest brotherisvery lucky; heisin arestcamp at the present time, just doing any old thing. On one side of him there isariverandontheothersideabeach. Ile might be going to Japan if they Ask forvolunteers. Iamveryanxious for him to come home. Well, cheerio, and good-luckto you and the Bushies. —Yourlovingniece, ANNMORROW.

Dear Ann,—Yours is alovely long letter, and the mostinteresting Ihave had for some time. Ido wish all the Cornerites would write me letters like yours, and I'd be really satisfied. I hope your pen-friend will write soon. you see, it is very difficult for me to keep trackofall the Bushies,andsome of them may have changed their address during the year, so Ican never he quite sure-whetherthey will receive yourmail. Your brother seems to be havingagood time now,but, Ann.I'm quite sure he hasearned the rest. As amatteroffact, Ionlyknow oneother person with three initialsthesame,but Ihaveasister with two, 1hope yea

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ACKNOWLEDGED WITii THANKS. £ F. d.

Willie Wagtail from the Zoo (not S. Perthl .. .. .. ,. 2'.50

Ann 'Morrow...,.. 2

Noreen Hunt .. .. .. .. .. .. 2

do well in your weekly tests, and that Sister is as pleased with you as 1act. Write to meagain, soon,won't you?

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AUNTBESSY. * * P.O., Namban.

DearAunt Bessy,—Iamreturningmy prick card and P.N. for 2/6, also sixpence in stamps for aticket in your raffle. Ihaveneverwonanythingyet, but maybe lucky oneday. Wehada week's holiday and had lovely Spring weather, but to-day is very wintry andcoldagain. WehadMassasNambanthismorning. Wehave notfarto walk, but when it is raining the road is fierywet,. We haP my brother Leo home forafewdayslast week. He is working on afarm outof Moora. Vernon had his 15th. birthday on August 31, and he will soon be leaving school. Well, auntBessy, Imustclose forthis time. Hopingyouandthe Bushiesare well. Kindly send me aprickcard— 1 -

our loving niece, NOREEN HUNT.

Dear Noreen,—Perhaps this raffle will bealuckyoneforyou. I'venever won anything either, Noreen, and Iexpect there are alot more like us. But I'm eagerly looking forward to this raffle to see who is going to carry off all the lovely prizes. Ihaven't had a letterfrom either Beryl or Lorrainefor quite afew weeksnow. I've been looking out for the Namban postmark on the envelope. Aprick card has been posted and also aticket, Noreen. AUNT BESSY.

Perth.

DearAunt Bessy,—Please findenclos cd P.N. for5s.,forthe Bushies,for favours received.

AFRIEND.

Dear Friend,—I've heard from you often, but you never write me very much. I'm sure the Busbies would like to know alittle more about one whohasbeensuchanenthusiastichelper. Iwould,tool Thank youforthe donation. AUNT BESSY.

Beverley.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed please find P\.for.is. for the Bushies' Fund, in thanksgiving to Our-Lady of Mount Carmel for favour received.—Yours faithfully,

"GRATITUDE."

Dear Gratitude,—The Bushies are veryluckythat therearesomanykind f,11<s torememberthemandmaketheir lives so much happier.Thank youvery much. AUNT BESSY.

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Athlone Farm, Muradup.

doneforourown cause. Sunday morn. ing marked the happiest day in the livesoftwentyoftheyoungergirlsand boysattheschool,foritwasthemorn. ing of their First Holy Communion. AfterMassweallassembledinthelarge refectory for the Holy Communion breakfast; there was aplace for all at thelongtables,andthewholefifty-four ofushelpedtomake thisday the happiestin the livesof thefirst Communicants. Father Byrne organised asurprise picnic for uson Wednesday, and one of theschool buses took usout to one of the local farms. There we exploredtheshedsand paddocksandenjoyed running about until afternoon tea came. Some of the ladies served refreshments,and we then began having races and games. Everyone cceived prize money and sweets. We are all very grateful to Father Byrne and the ladieswhohelpedtomake the afternoon the successit was. We are all going home on Fridayand we take with us agreater knowledge of our Faith and an appreciation of all that has been done for us. Among the many thanks that we gratefully express, we wish to thank you, Aunt Bessy,forthegreatwork youaredoing for the cause of the Busbies' Scheme. Wealljointogetherin wordsoffervent gratitude. Again thanking you .—Iremain, your loving niece, KATHLEEN LARSEN.

Dear Kathleen,—You have given me averygooddescriptionofyourholiday school, and it shows me what agood

AUNT BESSY.

Gnowangerup.

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AFriend .. .. .. .. .. 5

Mrs. D. 0Shea .. .. ...... .. 5

Gratitude .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5

Jean Grigg

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Dear Aunt Bessy,—The Religious Holiday School at Katanning is just drawing to aclose, and Ithought I would write and tell you how we, the fifty-four children who attended, spent our time learningmore about our holy Faith and enjoying the different entertainmentsandgameswhichoccupiedrecreation hours. Everyone arrived on Friday, August 21, or at least most of them dirt, as some were delayed owing to the recent floods. By Monday the school was crowded with the Sl who attended. On Sunday night 2S children wereConfirmedbyHisGrace theArchhishop. Thiswas thefirst time we all went out, and we thought the ceremony was lovely. We were honoured by a visit from the Archbishop on Tuesday afternoon, and on Wednesday 14 of us were Confirmed b_v His Grace beforeheleftforWagin. Weallwent outforawalkonSundayafternoonand enioyed ourselves very much, for it was one of the first early Spring days whenthesun convenientlyshowedhim. self for the occasion.. Except for a smallwalk during the remainderof the week, we settled down to continue in ourstudies of the Holy- Faith. Every afternoon at five o'clock we all event round to the chapel and said the Ros. ary, the firstdecade of which was said for the intentions of Dr. McMahon. the founder of the Bushies Scheme. Wealsohad Benedictionofthe Blessed Sacrament everyevening. Most ofus have become members of the Ifoly Chidhood,aswe soappreciate thework

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time the 54 of you must have haT. Father Byrne and the Sisters looked after you well,and Idon'tdoubt but that you all benefited extremely from your stay there. Do you generally attend the holidayschool,Kathleen,or isthisyourfirststay?Ihopeyouwon't forget to write tome often.

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Busbies' Conners

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dosenow,andthechildrenarestarting to b

home. Every morning at 7.30 Massissaidinthechurch. LastSunday twenty little onesmade theirfirst Holy Comunion, and on Tuesday fourteen children were Confirmed. We have aconcert every nightbefore our instructions and play football during therecreationperiod. Iwishtothank youfor thework you aredoing in the Bushies' Corner.—Your loving nephew, CON McKENNA.

DearCon,—Itisreally lovelytohave aletter from aBushie to show the Cornerites just how much their work is appreciated. You seem to have had alovely time at the Bushies' School, and Iam sure the Cornerites will love to hear how much you enjoyed yourselves. Ihope you will continue to write to me now you are home again at Gnowingerup. Twill look forward to yourletter. AUNT BESSY.

89 Morrison-road, Midland Junction.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am writing to you for Pat Rutherford, who has gone to Kalgoorlie for aholiday. Before Pat went she left us the two and six, butnottheprickcard. Youwillsoon be hearing from me again, for Ihave nearly finished my own card. Ihave taken along time to fill this one, and hopeIshall not take so long with the next one. Tshall close now. Wish. ing you and the Bushies every success,—Your little helper, JEAN GRIGG.

Dear Jean,—Iwill say thank you to Pat for the P.N. through your letter.Iwill be looking forward to aletter from you soon, jean, though Idon't think you've taken very long with the card. AUNT BESSY. * * *

St. Joseph's College, Fremantle.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—This is my first letterto you, and Thope youwillhave me for aniece. Iam Dfaurcen Bennett, of St. Joseph's College, Fremantle. Ihave just come back from my August holidays from Wagin. Iwill be eleven on Saturdav and my father is coming down to see me. My big brother Bill ishome again, and we are very glad to have him with it;

again. Ellen Rowles, the girl who wrote to you from Northam, is my best. friend there. My best friends in this con-

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vent are Ellen Weedon, Barbara Gregg, Lorraine McKay, and Maureen Pearce. Iam in fifth standard and my teacherisverynice. NextFriday we are going to have Peace celebrations on the Oval. Our school has been chosen to stage a pageant of Britannia, and it is going to be beau. tiful. Ihope the,weather will be fine. Well, Iwill close now, for I have no more news.—Your loving niece, MAUREEN.

Dear Maureen,—I always receive very interesting letters from the girls at St. Joseph's, and heresanother one. Many happy returns, Maureen. Ibelieve you all had alovely time at theOval,whenyouhadthePeace celebrations. You'llhave to tellmenext letter about the pageant of Britannia.

AUNT BESSY.

64 Kalgoorlie-street, Mt. Hawthorn.

Dear Aunt Bessy,-7 am returning theprickcard,andwonderifyou .

could send me another one. Iwent to the ball and was in aset, and had anice time. Iam nowon holidays. Love to you and the Bushies.—Your loving niece,

PATRICIA BREED.

Dear Patricia,—Thanks, Pat, for the prick card andmonev. What costume did youweartotheball? I'dlike to hear all about it. You must write to me again soon.

AUNT BESSY.

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Dear Aunt Bessy,—I enclose£1, 15s. for the Busbies and 5s for the Holy Souls. Would you please have n Mass said for them? Ihope ypu get all the money you need for the Bushies this vear. We are having nice weather here at present, and will soon have the summer. We have anew priest,andhe isverynice. It isgreat tohavethewarover,andwe will soon have all the boys home now. 7must rnd now. Twon't forget to pray for you and the Bushies, Aunty. Iwish you the best of luck.—Yours sinrerely, BUSHTE.

Dear Bushie,—It's so nice to hear from you again. Thanks ever so such for the donation, and Isomehow think the Bushies might be having another successful year this year. It certainly is great to have the boys home again. Mav they never have t,t leave us under such circumstanoes again.

P. H. JAMES

AUNT BESSY.