The Record Newspaper 10 October 1945

—Atomic Bomb Exposed Modern Science-Worship

No Control Possible Without Moral Sanctions

Church is Friend -

of Science; Enemy of Arrogance

"Like Apes Who Stole Jove's Thunder"

By ADAM MARSH.

The atomic bombs loosed upon Japan did more than destroy Hiroshimaandblast agreatpart of Nagasaki. They blew to pieces the pretensions of material science. They exposed in the very pitilessness and ugliness of the shock the falseness of the god the modern world has too long and too blindly worshipped. In the blazing and catastrophic flash of their detonations they made the world con,

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;at last, that it had beenputting its trust in amonster that canbe recklessly irresponsible as it is presumptuous. There can be little doubt about the basic reaction to the new "wonder." The predominant feeling throughout civilisation has been horror and apprehension. This is evident even among thosewhu eulogise the bomb, for they too are plainly hard put to conceal under acloud of soporific words their instinctive dismay. It could not be otherwise. They are merely voicing auniversal sense of outraged humanity too profound, too genuine, and too universal to be ignored.

Let Loose WithBlind Recklessness.

Even more than the vastness of the destructive powers let loose, the blind recklessness of the act has appalled mankind. The bomb hasbeenlaunchedwiththevaguestknowledgeofwhat its ultimate repercussions will be. "A weapon far from complete . anew tool of unimaginabledestructive power potentiallydestructivebeyond the wildest imagination," so says the U.S. War Department, and indicates that affrighting as the future possibilities of such aweapon may be, only the futurecan,saywhat they will be.Thus science, Iwhich has been promising modern man lordship of the whole world and all the glories thereof, has in fact handed hire instead the prospect of unlimited violent and unguessed at death; or, as the U.S. War Department grt

acefully suggests,"civilisation will have the means to commit suicide at will."

It is useless for our Progressives to protest—as some,appalled'by this fine flower of theirprogresshave—that the thing will have to be controlled; that it is only aweapon to prevent wars, and, of course,there will be safeguards. Thisismerewishful thinking. The whole history of war inventions showsthefhtuityofsuch ahope. Once aweapon has been launched it is beyond control. As'a writer in the "Daily Telegraph" points out, when Nobel produced dynamite and Maxim his machine-gun, both proclaimed that their inventions would curb and even end near. Nevertheless the world went on to the rocket gun and the atom. Flying, the submarine, the tank—all were goinf; to make future wars less possible, but all have only been the forerunners of their increase and terror.

In plain, grim fact, how can we control war weapons when modern science itself rejects control? Material science, which has exalted itself into the faith of the future, which has, for many, replaced religion,refuses to be bound by any moral sanctions. It holds that to make discoveries, to add to the sum of the world's knowledge, is its sole end and law; any question of those discoveriesbeing good or evil is quite outside "the province of the ohysicist as aphysicist," as ascientist has put it.

church aFriendtoTrueScience.

Imust hererepeatwhatIhave said before, that Catholics are not hostile to science or scientists. Our Church has been the mother of learning and discovery through the ages, and has never been anything but afriend to true science. Like others, we glory in and cnjov the benefit of the great discoveriesbywhich noble mindshave enriched our civilisation. What we cannot accept is the new arrogance of material science; the science whose evangels have taught the ignorant to look up to it as the sole hope of the future of man; the science thatboasts that it can answer every question, solve all riddles by material means alone: the science that trot only re.

jects religious and moral controls but disdains them. It is this science— chich isn't always that of thegreatest scientists—that, pursuing its ends without check or responsibility, has brought not hope of human happiness to the world but this prospect of ever accumulating terror.

That fact has been recognised not by Catholics alone; scientists themselves have warned the world of thisdestroving tendency. The late Dr. Alfred Hussel Wallace, afriendof Dar. ,vin and asavant of the same major stamp, asked by Sir James Marchant what was wrong with the world, answered: "Man's scientific discoveries have outstripped his moral development"; whilethe non-ChristianGeorges Clemenceau also put his finger on the same menace; "Developmentofscience has outrun the development of the mind," he declared. "We arelike apes who stole Jove's thunder."

Religion Has Shown theWay.

The materialist will ask what possible control could religion or morals have on these inventions. And we answer:It not only could but it has alreadyshown the way. Commenting on the atomic bomb, the"Osservatore Romani" told how Leonardo da Vinci had suppressed his invention of the submarine because, governed by Christian moral values, he realised the abuses it might im put to. In the same way the British Government re-rttc' an invention of poison gasas a weapon during the Napoleonic wars. Again of the atomic bomb itself, Dr. Russell Wallace said:"if Icouldstuml:le upon the way to release and control atomic energy, Iwould die with the secret. Man at his present stage

of moral character ought not to be entrusted with.any more power; he will only destroy himself by it:'

The moralcheck taughtby Christian tradition was in control in all these cases. It is, indeed, the only true safeguard. Right morals alone can enable men to be aware of what is evil and what is good,and so stifle what isevil before it is launchedonto aworld only too ready to make use ofit. Itwasthisindifference togood or evil that created the moral atmosphere that brought Nazism into the world. Their New Order *as but thefullroundfruitoftheNew Science without spiritual principles. Have we won the war if we let those principles flourish?,

The LessonitShouldDriveHome.

There can, in fact, be few grounds ' for hope until the old principles and moral values are restored, so that man, more concerned with good and evil than with reckless application of discoveries, will automatically reject inventions with evil possibilities as a Christan learns to reject other unworthytemptations.

That iscertainly the lesson that the atomic bomb should drive home to us with its own atomic force, for it is a lessonwemay not, dare not, overlook even amid the rejoicings of peace. For indeed, as part producer of that peace (Iwhich we will not deny), science cat stake its claim to carry on and even expand its terrors for the sake of the futureofmankind. So wewillhave a peace not of good will but one imposed and maintained by violence and horror and any terrorist nation will know how to turn that to its advantage.

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easa Natural Contract and as aSacrament

ChiefAimsof ChristianWedlock

Does the Church Over-Stress its Physical Side?

Christ Definitely Taught the Immortality ofthe Soul

The last of the Sacraments is Matrimony.

Almost all of the subsidiary aspects of Marriage have been considered frequently in thisSession; infact, Isuppose that more questions, both sensible and foolish, have been asked on this matter than on any other one subject. Questions about the laws of the Church regarding marriage, especially concerning mixed marriages, have been almost weeklyoccurrences. The subjectof marriage itself from itsprincipal aspect has been little discussed, however. Marriage as an institution obviously is as old asthe human race, but itavas not raised to thedignity of aSacrament until Christ explicitly did so. Our Lord did not institute marriage, butHedid endow itwith graces which as amere natural contract it had never had.

Marriage is essentially a contract, and it is the contract which is aSacrament. People who have not been baptised, who are not Christians, can, of course, enter into the contract of marrrage both validly and legitimate. ly, but those who are not Christians cannot receive marriage as a Sacra. ment. Those who are Christians, on the other hand, when they contract marriage validly receive the Sacrament also, whether they want to or not, because Christ made aSacramento the contract of Marriage itself. An inter. esting thing about this.Sacrament is that the two people being+harried administerthe Sacrament to oneanother.

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All the other Sacraments are adminis• tered by apriest, but the priest present at awedding is not the minister of the Sacrament, but only the principal official witness on behalf of the Church to see that all is done rightly and exactly as the laws of marriage lay down and enjoin. The essence of theseventh Sacramentthen is the contract, and this contract consists in the public offering and acceptance of rights over each other by each of the partiesto the marriage.

Before any clear idea of the Catho• lic outlook on Marriage can be ob. tained it is necessary to considerbriefly what are the ends or aims of mar. Jage in the order of their importance. Thefirstand mostvital aim of marriage is the procreation and educa. tion ofchildren, and everything else in marriage should be either directly or indirectly subordinate to this end. The secondary aims of marriage are the mutual help and co-operation of the marriedcouple, sinceman andwife are by nature complementary and one, as it were, completes the other; and, lastly, anatural and legitimate outlet for concupiscence which in any other circumstances becomes lust. Perhaps a word or two on each of these ends of marriage might be appropriate and useful.

His Church, forbids any other method of haying children than by the union of the sexes,andany instability in the permanence of the union which would makeimpossible,or atleast verymuch more difficult, the proper rearing and education of the offspring. Artificial insemination, then, and any other practice culled from the farm-yard is contras- to the natural law, so is divorce and even separation without very grave and justifying causes.

Man is asocial animal, whose natu. ral tendency is to live in"company with his fellow men and his character is only capable of its fullest development when it has the chance to compare, discuss and co-operate in all his activities nvith the corresponding efforts ofpeople similar to himself. The closest physical and mental relationship possible to men is that between aman and his wife, and consequently the average man and the average woman will find his and her best chance for full physical, mental and even spiritual development within the marriage relationship. There will, however, be exceptions, of course; some occupationsand some professions —and Iam not referring only to the priesthood—will be more suitably practised by those who have not the ties and responsibilities of marriage, but the fact remains, with any reasonable exceptionmade-that you care tomake, that forthehuge majority of men and women their vocation is marriage, the family life, and rearing of children.

dignity of aSacrament received•for them to fulfil the duties and responsi. bilities, which areso often inseparable from the acceptance of the married state,

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Q.: Idesire to become a Catholic. Oould Iturn aCatholic privately?

Bythat Imean, learn thenecessary tests, etc., at home, without having to attend the Convent regularly?

A.: Your attitude rather reminds one of Nicodemus in the Gospel, who came to Our Lord by night lest his fellow Jews should notice. Christ received him verykindly and went to a lot of trouble to solve his difficulties, and to explain His teaching to him— especially as regards baptism, the meansofentrance intoChrist'sChurch. Spiritually Nicodemus grew very fast, and only ashort time afterwards it• was he who had the courage to go openly to Pilate, and having received permission to remove the body of Jesusfrom the Cross, in theveryteeth of the enemies of Christ, he showed himself proud to be His follower and proud to be able to render the body of Christ the last honours.

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The third end of marriage is for it to he aremedy for concupiscence. Some appetites and desires are in. grained in men by nature itself for Yes• special purposes. There is the desire forfood and drink, the instinct for self-preservation and the inclina. tion towards sexual relationships. All these desires being instilled by God in His plan for nature are in themselves definitely good and designed for the preservation of the individual and of therace,buteach of them canbeoverdone, exaggerated and perverted. As the Wise King Solomon said, there is atime to eat and drink and atime not to eat and drink; there is atime when one ought to look after one's health and safety and atime m•hen such preoccupation would he cowardly selfishness. There is, therefore, atime when the gratification of the inclinm tions of sex is commendable and .a time when such indulgence is merely uncontrolled animality umvorthv of an animal who is also intelligent. Marriage presents this legitimate outlet.

Isaw mentioned in the paper recently areport wherein aspeaker is supposed to have said that the Church over-exaggerates the physical side of marriage and underemphasises the importance of the spiritual union. If he was speaking of a non-Catholic church then, naturally. Iam notquali• tied to interpret their outlook, but if he were referring to the Catholic Church, his criticism would surely appear unfounded. 'Marriage is fundamentally aphysicalmatter: itsmain object isaphysical one, and the main means to that end are phvsical, too, but at least the Catholic Church tries abvays to keep before the eyes of her members who contract marriage that they are not justirresponsibleanimals, that theyhave veryserious moral and spiritual obligationsaswell as physical ones, and indeed gives them the en. couragement of God's grace and the

All people seeking to become Catholics must be sufficiently instructed in the faith before they can be received into the Church. It is customary for ladies, having made arrangements with apriest, to receive this instruction at the convent from one of the Sisters: thisprocedure,however,isbynomeans essential. Other arrangements, no doubt, could be made even to the extent of doing most of your study at home, if your difficulties regarding receiving oral instructionswere real. But you see the advantages of the usual way, don't you' So many questions naturallyarise,and byfarthebestway to

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by searching for an answer in Iooks. However, the first thing to do is to see apriest; get afriend to ac-cnmpany you if you feelrather shy, as is yes- natural. When you have taken the first plunge, you will find the Water neither as deep nor as cold as previously you feared.

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we have. We are not Catholics, butwelistentoyoursessionwithin. terest.

A.: Yes, madam, Iwould be pleased to go alittle further into the subject of the soul. The previous letter, which was decidedly aggressive in tone, seemed precisely to call the ex. istence of the soul into question. I claimed to prove most conclusively that the human soul definitely-exists. Iremarked that what Iwould have considered amore sensible question was to ask for aproof of the immortalityof the soul, which is not nearly so obvious at first sight. It is this point which Iwilldeal withbriefly tonight.

Christians are by no means the first to have believed in the survival of somethingofmenafterdeath. Almost all of the pagan religions retained at leastashadowofthisprimaevaltruth, however overladen with superstition and absurdityit may oftenhave been. The great Greek and Roman philosophers, like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Cicero, Senaca, and many others, although they paid very little serious heedto thepopularpaganreligiousbeliefs of the time were nevertheless very firmbelieversin anddefenders of the Immortalityofthe Soul.

The chief reasonIwhv Christians believe in the soul's immortality is because Christ mostdefinitely taught it. AllHisteaching was necessarily based upon the assumption that there was an after life in which people of this earth would continue to live either in enjoyment of perfect happiness or in the everlasting expiation of their sins. The great. outstanding and unanswerable proof thenin the soul'simmortalitv is that Christ,who proved Himself to beGod, and therefore to be speaking with divine authority, explicitly and unquestionahl• taught that the spiritofmenwould survive death and go onliving for ever after.

(This doctrine, by the way, has nothing whatevertodo withthe other doctrine of the resurrection of the body, by which we believe that every man's body will be raised from the dead and reunitedwithhis soul. The soul of man never dies; the body cer. tainly does die, but iwe believe that at the end ofthe world thisbodywill be raised tolife again.)

As regards proofs from reason that the soul of man is immortal, we are satisfied byvery much the same argument that the great philosophers of old used. It is avery simple argument. The human soul is spiritual, therefore it is immortal..What does spiritual mean? It means notmaterial. What is not material is not made up of essential parts, because only things which have quantity can be actually divided. It follows that aspiritual thing has but one constituent.

Corruption ordeath isthe resolution of asubstance into the parts from which it was constituter), it follows, therefore, that what is simple. that which has no parts into which it is capable of resolving, cannot corrupt ' and cannot wear out, which means Flue Pipe for Stoves Bath Heaters Stocks of Paints,Varnish.Caleomine, Hassell'sstores,Perth,.. 86,,07.

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that aspiritual thing is incapable of itself of ceasing to exist; in other swords it is immortal.

1But how do we demonstrate that thehumansoulisspiritual? Ifanenginemovestwohundredtonsoffreight along alevel surface, it is absurd to saythatthatenginehasbutthepower ofpullingonehundred tons. If aman writes abook in French with his own hand, it(would be absurd to sav that hedidnothaveaknowledgeofFrench —in other words, nothing can give what it has not got. However, we say thatit isevident thatsome of the operations of man are not material, therefore -

thatfromwhich these operations proceed is not purely material either. Therefore there is aspiritual principle in man from which proceed his non-material actions. This spiritual principle(we call the soul.

What actions ofmen are not mater. ial? Many of hisintellectual actions. Aman sees abeautiful thing, but he seeswhatbeautyisintheabstract.He knows what ahundredeggs or ahundred threes are, but he also knows what ahundred is in the abstract: in fact, the whole of pure mathematics deals with numbers as such, not just (with the number of things. In fact all abstract ideas, although admittedly theyarefoundedmoreorlessremotely ofwhat wGhaveexperienced,are truly non material things andcannotbe derived from afaculty which is merely material.

You find this argument hard to grasp? I'm afraid that I.have not put itverywell,butIdo thinkthat it should be pretty clear that sometimes we considerforhoursthingswhich are not nurely material; if we deal with non-material things, that which deals with them must be atleast partly immaterial also. This is precisely what we claim forman, thathe ismadeup of body and soul. He is partly material and partly spiritual. That which is material, the body, very ob. viously gradually gets worn out and corrupts, falls into its constituent parts. Thatwhichisnotmaterial, the soul, is not divisible and is therefore not corruptible but everlasting.

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Q.: The Catholic Answer hasbeen a greathelp tome duringmyinstruction in the Faith.... Iwould be grateful if you would explain afew things. Irealise thatIhave asked questions whichprobably have been answered before--if this is the case, maybe it would save you time it you tell me in what issue of'The Record"the answersappear.

'A.:Asonlyoneofyourquestions,as far as Iknow, hasbeen answered be. fore—the first one—it would probably be more convenient to you at least if even that one were repeated briefly, and the first questionis:

Q.: Why is Sunday kept as the Sabbath Day and not Saturday?

A.: Godcommanded us tokeep holy the seventh day, in other words, one dayin everyseven. Whatdayof the wee it was afterGod had completed the creation ofthe worldwe have not the slightest idea, so from that point of view it is quite indifferent bu•hether wesanctifySaturdayorSunday,orany other day of the week, come to that The seventh day which the Jews keep holy was. and indeed is, aaturdav, as commanded by),loses. Christians certainly have no obligations whatever to follow the Mosaic Lawin anything.

St Paul isdefiniteenough about that In the first ten wears or so of the

Church's existence most Christians were also Jews, and so they observed N)th the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Lord's Day. As the gulf between the old and the neav religion widened and the majority of Christians were no longer Jews, the Jewish observance naturally was dropped in favour of the exclusive Christian observance of Sunday. Sunday the Dies Domini, the Lord'sDay, was so named and sanctified because it was the day of Christ's resurrection from the dead; even in the New Testament we read of the followers of Christ meeting together on the una Sabatorum, one day after the Sabbath. Since then the traditonal Christian day of public worship has never been any other than the Sunday; afew modern sectaries notwithstanding.

Q.: How do we know that Jesus Christ was born on the25th, ofDecember?

A.: We don't. It is, however, very probable because no other date has suchan ancienttraditiontosupportit. What really matters is to have aday each year upon which to remember and celebrate the BirthofChrist. It would be nice to know that the day we celebrated was actually the birthdav of OurLord. Itprobablyis, but it does not mattervery much if it is not.

Q.:WhatistheCouncilofTrent?

A.: The Council ofTrent was the XIX General Council of the Church held between the years-1545 and 1563 invarious towns inNorthernand Cen. tral Italy, but mostly at Trent—not far from what is now the Austrian border. A General or Oecumenical Council is aCouncil of theBishops of the Catholic Church under the presi• dency of the Bishop of Rome. All the bishops of the world are invited and asmany as possible are expected to attend. What is decided by a General Council onmatters offaith or morals,as Iexplained last week,is infallible and mustbe accepted as such by the Universal Church. Obviously the convening of aGeneral Council is amatter of great practical difficulty withtheChurch spreadoverthe whole nvorld,and they are only called for the most serious of reasons. There has peen only one General Council since that of Trent, and that was the Vatican Council, held in 1870, so there have been twenty Councils in twenty centuries, although many centuries saw no Council atall.

The Council ofTrent, perhaps the most momentous ever held in the Church, was called to clarify and to determine Catholic teaching after the disastrous attacks made upon the Church by the various groups of Protestant"Reformers" of Germany and

Switzerland. Many Catholic doctrines which hadalwaysbeentakenforgranted and consequently never explicitly defined, had been attacked and denied by Luther, 7Jwingli, Oecolampadius, Calvinand others,whoalsofoughtbitterly among themselves for their various opinions. These errorsconcerned principallywhatbookswere tobe considered as inspired Books of the Holy Bible—or what is called theCanon of Holy Scripture; the part which the acceptance of the true Faith plays in the salvation of aman—Luther, for instance, claimed that faith alone was necessary for salvation,good works 'beingdesirable though notintheleast necessary; the Sacrifice of the Mass:. the Seven Sacraments;Predestination to Heaven or Damnation, irrespective of whether amanlives agood life or not(Calvin), and also such practical matters as the celibacy of the clergy, the partaking of HolyCommunion under both the form of bread and the form of wine, and many other matters of lesser importance.•Oh, Ishouldn't forget Luther's theory that the ruling monarch had the last say as to what should be the religious beliefs of his subjects, the true forerunner and foreshadowing of seventeenth century royal absolutism and the modern party Totalitarianism of Fascism and Communism.

All these most serious matters were discussed and decided at the great Council of Trent, which gives aclear directioninthematterofdoctrine and also took steps to correct those practical abuses which were admittedly present in many partsof the Catholic Church, and had given ahandle to many of the accusations of the "Re. formers." Apart from the clarification of doctrine,some of themost important decrees of Trent were for the reform of the clergy:Bishopswere ordered to remain in their dioceses and stepsnvere, taken for the better education and preparation of candidates for the priesthood by ordering the establishment of seminaries in every dioceseifpossible. Thiswas of the greatest importance, because perhaps the greatest single cause of the successoftheReformationwasthe ignoranceof a.

great proportion of the ordinary priests of the time. They were entirely unequipped to reply to the attacks of the Reformers, much less to safeguard theirflocks from the onrush of heresy. The'improvement in the education of the clergy, helped tremendously by the recently founded Societv of Jesus—the Jesuits—who established schools and colleges everywhere,notonlystopper)theadvanceof the new religionsbutalso rolled them back, recapturing about half of the

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Polish Priests Experiments in the Name of Materialistic Science

Of 20 healthy Polish priests taken for amedical experiment in Dachau, seven died in agony and the rest were crippled for Life.

Hitherto, few facts of the thousands of medical and surgicalexperimentsby German doctors on helpless prisoners have come to light. The victims died.

Now the Polish Government hasforwarded to the Allied Nations adetailed report of one experiment, confirmed bywitnesses, drawn up by the victim himself.

Heis aPolishpriestofthe Pallottine Order.

.In the third year of my imprisonmentat Dachau," he says,"Istill kept up my strength, being one of the few Polish priests to do so. On November 10 of that year-1942—there came to my block the notorious, cruel district-commandant, Zimmerman, and the block-superviser, Zier, agangster rather than apolitical prisoner.

"These two selected20 of the healthiest Polish priests. 1 was among them. It was impossible to protest. We were taken to the camp hospital, where asuperficial medical inspection confirmed that we were in good health.

"Then aGerman medical committee appeared, headed by aNazi professor from Berlin, SS. Sturmbannfuehrer Schultz.

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were to be treated with injections of acertain drug it was desired to test, the others were tobe made toswallow pills."

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That evening each ,was infected from the wound.: of people suffering from inflammatory tumours. An injection was made deep into the muscle of either the rightor left thigh.

The effect was instantaneous. Several priests had to be carried to bed because they were not strong enough to walk.

The priest describes his sufferings minutely. That night violent pains racked his legs and his temperature roserapidly. In the terrible pain, for which it was forbidden to give him anysoothing remedy,helost consciousness, and remained in that condition save for short intervals, for the next Ill days.

,Meanwhile, the German doctors care. fully observed the swelling of his thigh, which became almost three times its normal size.

On the tenth day the whole thigh from hip to knee became agreat sack of matter, and incisions were made under narcotics and channels formed to drain it away. Long rubber tubes were inserted and amale nurse said that more thanfive pintsflowed out.

The priest's temperature fell alittle, but then began aperiod of very painfulbandagingduringwhich matterwas pressed out, tubes removed, channels rinsed and tubes inserted again.

Terrible pain accompanied all this, which was repeated each day.

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THE LATEMEL EDWARDJOSEPH BUGGY.

The sudden death of Mr. Edward Buggy, at Attadale, on September 1, came as agreat shock to his relatives end friends, although they were consoled by the thought that he waswell prepared to meet so sudden an end. He was an exemplary Catholic, and had received the Sacraments only the Sunday before his death.

Deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Buggy, of Alexandra, Victoria, and of Boulder, W.A., andwaslovedandrespectedbyallwho knew him.

After engaging in farming, he entered the Government Railways as con. struction ganger, and retired some few years ago.

Those left to mourn his sad loss are his son, Corporal James P. Buggy, his daughter-in-law and grandson, Laurel and John, of Hawthorn, Victoria;. his brother, Martin, and family, of Perth; his sister, Elizabeth, his brother-in-law, John, and his niece, Mary, of Kalgoon lie.

After Requiem Mass at St. \lary's Cathedral, attended by the Sisters and children of Victoria Square Convent, his remains were interred at the Kar. rakatta Cemetery, in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives R.I.Y.

Each day, too, the course of the illness was noted down in minutest detail and the prescribed dose of the drug it was.desired to test was injected into his veins.

Fastened to Rail.

Afterafew claysthere wasachange for the worse. His temperature rose higher, pain increased and new centres formed nvhich did not discharge. Again the operating-room and new inelslons.

"The whole time," he says,"Ilay m one position on my back, my ,

right leg fastened to arail. Bed sores formed on my back. At night Icould not close my eyes for pain. All round I heard the groans of my companions in these experiments."

The priest again grew worse: there was another operation, it

temporary improvement—andafourth and afifth operation.

On his leg there appeared even more and wider incisions from which protruded the rubber tubes.

IIe had to be forcibly fed.

ile began to realise that he was donmcd, and he begged the doctors to amputate—not to save his life, but to bring an end to the pain. That was forbidden. The experiment had to go through to the end, even though the patient should die.

Every two hours big doses of the drug were pumped into his veins, but hegrewsteadily worm, and blood] tests showed that he could not live long.

Lost Sight.

Ile iost his sight and his memory, and paralysis attacked his hands.

The priestoweshis life to theefforts ofafellow-countryman, theheadnurse. Through his entreaties the doctors consenter) toexamine the victim

in whom they had lost interest.

They diagnosed complete poisoning of his organism through excess of injections, and ordered atransfusion.

Nevertheless, blood-poisoning persisted. There were more operations; the tendon of the leg became infected and had to be removed withoutanaesthetics, which the doctors no longer dared give.

Political prisoners forced to serve in theexperimental stationfought for the victim's life. In particular, aPolish surgeon continued the work of cutting and cleansing. After fourmonths the priest's leg was freed from the rail to which it had all this time been tied, and for the first time he was able to turnon hisside. Afewmonths more and he was able to try totivalk.

Convalescence lasted 10 months and eventually he left hospital on crutches —but alive.

Even the tendon partly grew again. ]lot his nerves and health have remained permanently shattered.

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countries which previously had seemed lost, or about to be lost, to Catholic. ism—France, Poland, Bohemia, and Southern Germany.

The matters of clerical celibacy and Communion under two kinds (were longand vigorouslydiscussed, some of the Fathers of the Council thinking that concessions on these not essential matters might bring many of the new Protestants back to the fold. It was decidedthattheremedymightperhaps be even less tolerable than the disease andbothofthese age-oldcustomswere reaffirmed and urged with even greater insistence than before. I'm afraid that Ihave wandered along rather haphazardly in reply to your question about this great Council, a Council which the wars and disturbances of the times would have seemed to have made quite impossible, which plague and pestilence madedisperse time and time again, which encountered the opposition of now the Emperor, now this King, now that—each threatening not topermit the bishops of hisdominions to assist—but in spite of all these obstacles it would seem that the Holy Spirit was not wanting to the Church totwhich His assistance had been promiseduntiltheendoftime. Manhad seen fit to rend the seamless robe of Christ, but if the Gates of Hell were not to prevail neither was theProtestant Reformation.

Q.: Ihave just finished reading a pamphlet on devotion to theBlessed Virgin, and on the last page was a "Salutation to Our Lady," by St. John,Eudes. Iamenclosingacopy of It. Will you please ten who is meant by "Blessed

is thy son, John"?

A.: The Salutation to Our Lady by St. John Eudes is alitany in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, much of which is more or less paraphrase of the"Hail Mary." The invocation. "Blessed is thy son John," clearly refers to St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, the beloved disciple of Christ. When 'Our Lord was dying on the Cross, he recommended His Mother to the care of John with the well-known words: "Woman, behold thy son," and to the disciple,"Behold thy Mother," after which we are told that St. John took her as his own mother and looked after her untildeath.

University Students Observe Newman's Centenary

Dedicating the Mind to the Highest Purpose

How Greatness of Soul Offset a Life of Frustration

OCCA=ONIAL ADDRESS BY RX. DR. MoMAHON,

On Tuesday, October 9, the Newman Society assembled in the Cathedral tohonour theCentenaryoftheir Patron,JohnHenryNewman,whowas received into the Catholic Church at lJttlemore on October 8, 1845. His Gracethe(Archbishop celebratedHoly Mass at 8a.m., and the Newman So. ciety members had a GeneralHolyCommunion. -Rev. Father J. Murphy, BA., Dip.Ed., the Chaplain of the , Society, attended His!Grace. The occasional address, given by the Rev. Dr. M,

Honoured Name.

We are assembled here this morning to honour the centenary of a great name. It is the name wehave selected for our University Society. That name is our standard, and as ave pursue our studies we look to it for inspiration and courage tolive upto the ideal it symbolises.

For us who have the good fortune to receive aUniversity and professional training, that name distils an aroma asoneof.the rarestflowersever cultivated within academic walls. On hearing that name spoken, our ears tingle with the gentle sound of asilver bell stealing through the ivied cloisters of Oxford. On seeing it in print, we recall thevisionof an ascetic face, itsunearthlyeyes gazing afar off, its fine profile stamped with breeding, its sensitive mouth, its lined cheek, the rounded chin ofresolute but gracious determination, the tousled hair, and the air of unworldliness which it breathes.

And that name which we, in this quietcorneroftheworld,haveselected as our standard is also proudly held aloft by University colleges, clubs, halls, and societies in all the English speakinglands.

Butthatnamedoes notleaveuscontentandhappyinitsadmiration. No, it arouses and awakens within us a sense of responsibility for theprivilege that is ours of passing through aUniversity beneath its shadow. It re-

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The mottochosen by the fmmdersof our University of western Australia is: "Seek wisdom." A noble challenge, ,urely! And what better guide in our search for wisdom can we,' Catholic if

of the University, have than that rvInte whose centenary• we are honouring this morning—the name of John Henn,

Cardinal Newman.

The InnerMan.

Splendid and enduring tributes have been paid to Newman, the high priest of University culture, to Newman, the writer of exquisite prose, to Newman, the poet of distinction, and to Newman, the original thinker whose influence over his fellow ,

will remain as long as the written word remains.

This morning my purpose is to introduce to you that inner man, which like the hidden engine room in amaiestic liner, was the power avhich enabled him to ride and survive the storms and human buffettings that werehislotforoverthirtyyears.Those rare gifts of his, the quick and penetratingmind,the enormousenergy and unwearied application were great gifts indeed,but they would not have sustained him through the life he seas called anontolive. Thee wouldhave failed him, as they have failed others as gifted. before him, and since. That keen intellect, enriched by nature and sharpened by training, which like the edge on the surgeon's scalpel could uncover and excise the source of loose thinking,couldneverhavebentits head to the blows that fell unnn him. No, the intellect alone would have rebelled and re-echoed the "Non serviam" of Lucifer.

InhisDublinlectureson the"Ideaof aUniversity." Newman speaks these striking words: "Quarry the granite rock with razors, or moor the vessel with athread of silk, then mac you hone with such keen and delicate in. struments as human knmvledge and human reason to contendagainst those giants,tithe passion and the nride of man " In every man passion and

pride are like ateamof restlesshorses, eager to follow their heads,and resentful ofdiscipline, submission, and patience. The intellect alonecannbt hold themincheck.

ThePrice Newman Had toPay.

Inhisgreatdecisiontoleave the AnglicanChurch, and the price such adecision cost, Newman illustrates in his otwn life that submission and patience

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lie resigned as Vicar of St. Mary's and University preacher, and to Littlemore, afew milesfrom Oxford, hefled as awounded hareseeksthe sanctuary of if

mountain cave. With his books andafew friends,Newman livedin an atmosphere of prayer, stiffly, and oil-

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WhyCatholicsReverenceSaints&-Angels

Honouring Those Whom God Delighted to Honour

Angelic Spirits Influence the Lives and Affairs of Men

1. The Worshipofour Lord.

i. Obviously,devotion in some formor another to Christ Our Lord is the es• sential part of aCatholic life. Two Ispecial forms of devotion alone need explanation. Devotion to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament means prayer land worship directed to Him as being (really present on the altar of the church and in aspirit of gratitude for the giftof thisgreat sacrament. De. votion to the Sacred Heart regards Christ specially in the aspect of His humannatureand theaffectionatelove ofHis human heart for mankind. It will be seen from these examples that devotions to Christ only differ from each other by the particular line of thought which dominates our prayers• to Him. The worship directed to Christ is of the highest kind, such as is due to God alone; since He is the second person of the Blessed Trinity.

ReverencefortheSaints.

The subsidiary devotions now to be considered are of atotally different kind and stand on another footing. They concern our fellowereatures in the household of God. If the word

"worship" is ever used with regard to acreature itisusedin the wide sense in which our forefathersused to speak of the'1worshipful company of fishmongers"oraswenowaddressajudge as"your worship." It is practically better not to use the word "worship" atallandtotakeinitsplace themore ordinary terms"reverence" or "honour." No one canobject toCatholics ieevrencing Mary or honouring the Saints: the only complaint which might be raised is against regarding this reverence and honour as part of religion. To this the answer is quite clear. Religion is necessarily conerned withmany objectsbesidesGod. ItinvolvestheloveofothersforGod's sake. To love our neighbour as ourselves is apart of religion. St. Paul teaches thatitispartof the Christian religion tohonour theking. Our Lady ,

!dares that all generations sh her blessed. To honour those whom Godhas delighted tohonour isto reverence God Himself in His noblest works.

Prayingto theSaints.

But we goastepfurther in praying tothem; anditisimagined that pray-

er ought to be directed to God alone. Yetprayeronlymeans askingforwhat we want; and provided those in hea. ventakeaninterestinusonearth,and can hear us when we speak to them -as the Church teaches to be the case-there isnomoreobjection toour askingthemtohelpusbytheirprayers than there was to St. Paul asking the EphesiansandotherChristianstopray for him. If the,aints on earth can be asked for prayers, why not the saints in heaven? If St." Paul's re• quest for the prayers of his fellowChristians on earth does not encroach on Christ's sole mediatorship, neither does ourrequest for the prayersof the blessed in heaven. No Catholic can be so ignorantor stupid as to imagine that in praying to the saints he is praying to God. Nor can it be objected that we pray too much to the saints and too little to God. The whole of Mass and Communion, Benedibtion, the Stations of the Cross, Demotions to the Sacred Heart, the use of all the Sacraments; these, one and all, are acts of the direct worship of God; prayers to the Saints are, as it were, thrown in incidentally and now andthen,andholdthesubsidiaryplace to whichtheyareentitled. Even the Rosary is not mainly an act of devotion to Alary, but is more properly a rapidreview of the chief eventsofthe life of Christ. Only two out of the fifteen mysteries concern Our Lady alone; inthe rest Mary'onlyfiguresas she figures in the Gospel; and in sev_oral shedoesnotappearat all. Asfor the recitation of the"Hail Mary," this is mainly arepetition of the greeting addressedbytheAdgelGabrielandSt.

Elizabeth fb Our Lady, apractice to which noonecanreasonablyobject.

Statues,Pictures, andRelies.

The above remark§willmakeit superfluous to deal with devotiontoother saints in the calendar of the Church. As regards the use of statues, crucifixes, and pious pictures, the Church allowsthemasmeanstohelpthemem. oryand imagination. Noonecan say thatgravenimagesrevereabsolutelyforhiddenby thelawofMoses,sincegray. encherubimandlions,oxenandpalms, flowers and pomegranates, were freely used in the ornaments of the tabernacle and the temple. Such objects wereforbidden tobemadeforthepurposeofidolatry. TheChurch is quite unnecessarilyclearinasserting thatwe' do not pray to images, for they can .,

neither see, hear, or help us. The same applies to the veneration of the Cross and relics of the saints, which stand on apar with heirlooms and property once belonging to those rose love and reverence. As for the act of bending the knee before such ob. jects, it might as amatterof taste be preferable torestrict thekneeling attitude toactsofdivineadoration. But so long as Englishmen continue to bend the kneebefore the Kingorbow before his throne, there ought to be no difficulty in allowing Catholics to do thesamebeforetjasignof redemption or the relics and images of the saints.

The HolyAmgeb ofGod.

Astriking feature of the history of the human race, as set forth for our instruction and contemplation in the Bible, is the kindly dealing of Angels with men. We read that the holy spirits, appearing in visible form on certain important occasions, made known how the Creator's will was to be carried intoeffect for mansbenefit in time and eternity. As those sublime intelligences are to be our companions in bliss and glory throughout theendlessyearsofourlifein Heaven, it is assuredly fitting that here on earth we should try to know and love beings so worthy of esteem for their peerless perfection and of gratitude and affection for the many benefits they confer on man.

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:4ngelsare the mostnoble and beautiful creations of God's wisdom and power; they are princes of Heaven. and thebrightest imagesofDivine excellence. Not imprisoned,asmenare,' in corruptible bodies, theyare all pure spirits, like God Himself, and are endowed with surpassing natural and supernatural gifts. Man, in hisnature, isinferior to them in everyway; he is made,theScripturedeclares,"lessthan the Angels;" but when, after death, I,ve are, delivered from the bonds of corruption,weshallshareintheirprivileges and their glory, e

In the beginning, the Angelsdid not see God face to face; that Ueatific Vision was to be the reward of their obedience and humility. That their love of God might be tested, they were subjected to atrial. As is gen• erally believed, the SonofGod, in His future Incarnation as man, was proposed to them as the object of their adoration. No doubt, God the Son, considered merely in His human nay ture, with abody formed of the dust of tfle earth, was inferior to the An. gels, twho were spirits; but that hu• man nature, by reason of its union with the Divinity,wasworthy of their profound veneration and worship.

Lucifer, one of the chiefAngels, seeing hisownexcellence, waspuffed up with pride,andrefusedtoobey; butMichael and the spirits faithful to God, preserved by reverence and truth in true humility,foughtagainstthe rebels and cast them into the prison"which was prepared for thedevil andhis angels."

"I saw," said Our Lord Jesus Christ. "Satan like lightning falling from Heaven."

God's holy Angels, as the reward of their fidelity, were admitted to gaze upon their Creator with uncloudca view. Standing in His presence and inflamed with perfect love, they are

iscriminations

"FORWHOM TH,E BELLTOLLS."

Ifever amodern novelist was greatly overrated, surely it mustbe Ernest Hemingway, Ihave not read "For Whom the Bell Tolls,"(which many considerhisbestwork,butIonceread that the film version of this work follows the book as closely asacondencationofa600-page novelinto athree, hour film can permit. After seeing thefilm, Iamlnot anxious toreadthe book. Ihave read"A Farewell to Arms," the author's other celebrated (?) novel ,and, apart from the fact thatitwasdirtierinamoresubtleway than other war novels, it surely can havenootherclaimtofame. Acynic mightinsist that it needs no other.

Apartfrom achieving fame ornoton. iety, ifyoup

uill,asanauthorof crude, suggestive novels Hemingway is one of the leading Red novelists of the (lay; the idol of Leftist so-called intellectuals, who, despite fact and reason, was unable to grasp the fact thatthe Spanish Civil War was fought between Nationalism and Catholicismon one side,and Bolshevism andAtheism on

the other. Hollywood, in its own lumbering inimitable(way, has been since the days of Walter Wanger's "Blockade" equally hazy about the issues at stake, and although they have watered down "For Whom the Bell Tolls," they have retained suffiEightyPerCent.ofthe Population...

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cient of the book to enable an audi encetohavenodifficultyindiscerning on which side the author's sympathy lies and there is notmuch left to the imagination regarding the illicit relationship between Maria and Robert Jordan. One of the films clumsiest scenes(althoughintended to be adramatic highlight) show alleged atrocitiesby the Nationalists. Even if this particular scene were true, it must be remembered that the Reds began the atrocities. The ruthlessness of the SpanishWarisnotnewtoanystudent of Spanish history. Possibly Spain's mixture of blood, since the Arab and Moor invasions,'has left aheritage of extremism that shocks us slightly. Al. though two wrongs do not make a right,oneremembersthatFranco'svengeance was at all times commensurate with the terror that it punished and sought to prevent from recurring. The world to-day knows also, in spite of the Satanic silence of the Capitalist and Masonic controlled Press ,that many of the atrocities alleged against Franco's men were sheer myths, such as the so-called atrocities in Guernica, which were actually the deliberate incendiarism of the Reds during their preparationstofleethe city. Thepicture tells us nothing of the murders, masacres,sacriliges,arson, rapings, etc., ofthe Red hosts, althoughall the guerrillas in thefilm look eminently capable of achieving all or any of the above,with perfect ease and complacency. Hollywood has slipped here.

16-Catholics.in New British Parliament

HollisandSutherlandAmongRepresentativesofVariousParties

SixteenCatholics,incliuding thewellknown authors, Halliday Sutherland and Christopher Hollis,wereelected to the

British House of Commons in the recent elections.

Two Catholics elected in Northern Irelanddeclined to take theirseats.

HallidaySutherlandis widelyknown in this country. He visited here several years agoonalecture tour, and wroteabookabouthisexperiences.He is adoctor of medicine who achieved outstanding success as awriter, particularly in thefield of imaginativefiction—biography.

"ArchesoftheYears" was his major success, settinganew styleinbiographical writing. He is an outstanding publicist,especiallyinthefieldofmedico-religious topics. "Laws of Life" and his latest book,"Control of Life," are examplesofworkofthistype.

ChristopherHollis,whohasestablishedhimselfasoneoftheleadingEnglish Catholic publicist writers, visited Australia years ago with Douglas Wood. ruffto participatein thedebatingcon. tests in which Frank Sliced also figur. ed.

Hewasformerlyeconomicadviserto the U.S. Government, has written a largenumberofbooksonvariedtopics, and is associated with the London "Tablet," to which he contributes regularly.

Mr. Walter Edwards (Lab., Whitechapel). MayorofStepney. Returnedunopposedin1942by-election.Stoker intheNavyinthelastwarandinthis until his election. Served in minetweepersatDunkirkandinCommando raids on Norway. First lower-deck man to enter Parliament. Majority, 9,347.

AldermanDavidGilbertLogan(Lab., Scotland, Liverpool). Only unopposedCatholiccandidate. Succeeded Mr. T. P.O'Connorinthisdivisionin 1929.

Dr. I1. BernardMorgan(Lab., Roch. dale). MedicaladvisertoT.U.C.Gew eralCouncil (social insurance department)and member of the Council of the B.M.A. Served with R:A.M.C. in the last war..Labour member for Camberwell 1929.1931. Returned unopposed in 1940 by-election. Majority, 5,195.

Mr. Richard Stokes(Lab., Ipswich). Chairman and managing director of Ransome and Rapier, Ltd. Educated at Downside. ContestedGlasgow Central in 1935;returned for Ipswich in 1933. Majority, 8,119; previous elect tion,3.161. '

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anew-comer to my knowledge, as Pilar, the guerrilla band leader, and to Akim Tamiroff, as Pablo, Pilar's enigmatic husband, whose alternations of character betweentreacheryand loyalty,simplicity and animal cunning, would have been completely unintelligible in the hands ofalessgifted character actor. Paxinou dominates the film. Intense bitterness and cold ruthlessness contrast effectively with the maternal tendernessexhibitedattimes towardsthe or. phan \farice. Ingrid Bergman,as the latter,isascapable asever,and either as aresult of achange in make-up or just technicolour, she seems more photogenic and beautiful than ever. The rather melodramatic parting from Jordan in the closing scene was only laved by her sincerity and fine talent.

Christopher Hollis was elected as a Conservative member, while Halliday Sutherland was a Labour candidate. Both are converts. Hollis is the son of the Anglican Bishop of Taunton.-

Detailsoftheother14Catholicmein• hers are as follow:

Mr. Edward Lascelles Fleming, K.C. (Con., Withington, Manchester). Barrister, aged 49. Member forWithington since 1931. Author of "Sheba's Ring" and"Nazi Shadows." Majority 8,274;previouselection,23,316.

Sir Patrick Hannon (Con., Moseley, Birmingham). Has represented the divisionfor24years. Inthere-formed division his majority was 993; in the previous election it was26,342.

Flight-Lieutenant William Teeling (Con., Brighton). Aged 43; old boy of the Oratory Schoot. Tramped the world to study unemployment conditi6ns. Defeated by the late Mr. Jack Jones, M.P., atSilvertown in 1929. Re. turnedforBrightonin1944by-election Majority,18,265;previouselection,2,319

Mr. John McGovern (I.L.P., Shettle. ston,Glasgow): ChairmanofParkhead, I.L.P. Formerlymasterplumber. Son isapriest, M.P. forShettlestonsince 1930. Majority, 1,494; previous election, 4,575. Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Crosth,

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Major theHon. Hugh Fraser (Con., Stone,Staffs). BrotherofLordLovat. Educated at Ampleforth and Balliol College,Oxford. Presidentofthe Oxford Union, 1939. Majority,2,10,6.

Mr. Richard Ewart (Lab., Sunderland). Chairman of the Cleveland Divisional Labour Party and member of the Yorks North Riding County Council. For 25 years was organiser for the General Workers' Union !at South Shields. Majority, 8,132.

Air. John McKay (Lab., Wallsend). Hasserved formanyyearson theexecutive committee of the Northumberland Miners"Association. Holds OxfordUniversityDiploma,withhonours, Political Science and Economics. Ma. jority, 10,746.

Captain Hugh Delargy(Lab., Platting,Manchester). Majority,7,165.

Mr. Tom O'Brien(Lab., Nottingham West). Majority,15,176.

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firshalffcould almost he recommendedasacureforinsomnia.

Ido not think that Hemingway showedmuchjudgmentinselectingthe title bedid foranovel concerned with the Republicans and their objectives, and to whom he gave his unqualified approval and sympathy. Atollingbell usually reminds one of achurch, and the worldknowshow the Reds reduc. ed to smoking ruins hundreds of churches in Spain, including some of the oldest and most splendid historic shrines in Christendom.

If thereadergoestosee"For Whom the BellTolls;'in spite of this review and does not enjoy it,remember I tolled you. As my friend Just Jake wouldnodoubt remark toEric,if this film wasunder discussion,"This Hemingway-Hollywood hush onHispania is horrible. Stap me satisfactorily!" —"GROUCHO."

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Prospects of Peace

Between the end ui ilosUlitues and the inauguration of peace there is aclear and vital line of division. Fur to suspend armed conflict is apurely physical act which usually accords with the desires of the combatants. But peace is acreation of the huutan will, inspired and supported by the Grace of God. It does not come about automatically in the nature of things. Indeed it postulates usually agreater struggle, more determination, courage, and sustainedeffort than the clash of arms involved. In this respect the Great War of 1914-18 is more correctly referred to as the Armistice than as the Peace of Versailles. For peace is the work ofjustice, whileanarmistice ismerely an armed truce. Now the distributing reflection for those who really understanl what true peace involves is whether mankind has learned from the mistakes which followed in the wake of the League of Nations. Is the United Nations' organisation more effective in the vital sense that it has parer motives or more singleness of purpose:

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That is aquestion which must give us pause. The breakdown of the consultations between the Foreign Secretaries in Loudon is not made more reassuring by the gay optimism of those who regard newspaper reports primarily as morale-builders. The 'truth of the situation seems to be that there is no common deposit of morality upon which the big nations are able and willing to draw. It appears that expediency can be the sole basis of international relations. If this is true, if there is such blindness or malice in high places, then indeed the sword is not sheathed but hangs from the most perilous Damoclean thread. There would be some shred ofsolaceand reassurance if the peoples of the world could abide by the fundamental moral principles expressed in the Atlantic Charter. But we have drifted very far from those idealistic clays and intentions. The pledged guarantee to seek no ter ritorial aggrandisement has already been made asham by the inauguration of the Russian Empire and by the scramble for military bases in the Pacific and Mediterranean.

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Thcre is no freedom ►runt want among the millions of deportees from Puland who have been put on the road to fare as best they can. In Russia there is still noconcrete evidence of freedom of worship for Catholics. And where power politics is iu open and unashamed control they can afford freedom of speech in the materialistic conviction that mere spirit can never rebuke strength of arm. But most importantly, the Big Three have failed utterly to give the contulon people of the world freedom from fear and precisely freedom of fear from war. And if one may judge from the dangerously irresponsible statements from scientists and politicians regarding the atomic hunch, there is small prospect indeed of avoiditfg yet another, alheit the last, world conflict. The ,Ireadful frustration and impotence of the ordinary mall can only I-emet in the modern world apparently by agreater reliance on qupernatural means. Anrl in October, the month of the Rosary, we would do well to remember how thatprayer in the cars of Our Lady overthrew annther such world threat tint four hundred years ago.

EucharisticProcession atAquinas onOctober28

As alreadv announced by His Grace theArchbishop, the annual Eucharistic Procession, to mark the solemn celehration of the Feast of Christ the Icing, will be resumed this year at Aquinas College on October 28.

During the last few years of international upheaval, this impressive annual ceremony has had to be abandoned. ]lot now that hostilities have ceased and transport facilities have somewhat improved, it will assume once more its former grandeur. Aspecial significance will attach to the event this year, as it can be made the opportunity of uniting the State into one corporate body to offer to God and His blessed Mother, Mary Help of Christians, our homage of love and thanksgiving for the great blessing of peace.

The committee organising the procession invite private motorists tonote the date, and request that they will hold themselves in readiness to cooperate in transporting those who will not be able to avail themselves of public transport. The complete arrangements for transport will be announced shortly.

MISSION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21st. OBSERVANCE THROUGHOUT tARCHDIOO'i3E.

Mission Sunday will be observed throughout the Archdiocese onSunday, October 21. The occasion will be marked in each parish by aGeneral Communion of the faithful, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day, wherever possible, and special sermons at all Masses on the Missions. The annual rally of promoters and members of the Society for the Props• gation of the Faith will be held in the Cathedral at 3p.m.

REV. FATHER ERNEST ,ROGERS RETURNS.

Rev. E. Rogers, son of.Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Rogers, of the Royal Mint, Perth, whowas ordained tothePriest. hood in Rome last year, returned to the Archdiocese recently. Father Rogers has beenhppointed to the staff of St. Mary's Cathedral.

En route to Europe on the s.s."Sarpedon," Very Rev. Gabriel N. Paus• back, O.Carm., Assistant to the General of the Carmelite Order, and Rev. Edward Murphy, B.A., II.Dip.Ed., Inspector of Schools in the Diocese of Bathurst, spent afew clays in Perth last week.

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Sunday: OCTOBERS

3rd—BASSENDEAN: One Day of Exposition.

4th—BOULDER; Forty Hours' Prayer (26th-26th). AQUINAS COLLEGE: One lay of Exposition.

NOVEMBER:

1st—HOME OF THE LITTLE SISTERS: Forty Hours' Prayer and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (2nd-4th).

2nd—ByNBURY : Forty Hours' Prayer (91h-11th).

3rd—YORK: One Dayof Exposition.

4th—BRIDGETOWN: One Day of Exposition.

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His Grace the Archbishop attended the annual celebrations in honour of St. Therese at Gwelup on Sunday last. Ile assisted at High Mass at 10 a.m. In the afternoon he attended the pro• cession, blessed the roses, and pontificated at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. He wasassisted by Very Rev. Father Joyce, C.SS.R., Rev. J Brennan,and Rev.T.J. Prendiville.

His Grace the Archbishop attended the annual social evening of the Leagueof CatholicYouth,Subiaco, on Fri• day evening last. He presented the trophies,and certificates to the winnersof the sporting activities. In the course of his remarks, he announced that the League of Catholic Youth would, in future, be known as the Young Christian Workers (Y.C.W.), to conform with the National(and Din: cesan) Youth Movement.

ToinauguratdYouthWeek,aSolemn

High Masswill be sung at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 14, at St. Mary's Cathedral., His Grace the Archbishop will preside. The occasional sermon will be preached by Rev. E. Sullivan, D.Ph., D.D.'

ARCHBIBHOP'S ENGAGEMENTS.

October 14: 11 a.m.: Preside at Solemn High Mass, atSt.Mary'sCathedral, onthe occasionoftheinaugurationof Pouth Week.

October14— t

3.30p.m.: AttendAnnualGiftDayat CastledareJunior Orphanage. 7.30 p.m.: Canonical Visitation and Confirmation at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, East Fremantle.

October 15(Feast of St. Teresa of Avila): 3.30 p.m.: Attend solemn celebra• tions of the Feast at the Carmelite Monastery, Nedlands.

October 187a.m.: Celebrate Mass at the Home of theLittleSisters,Glendalough, on theoccasionoftheobservance ofthe anniversary of the Consecration of the Chapel.

October21(MissionStmday)11a.m.: PresideatSolemnHighMass at St. Mary'sCathedral.

October 248p.m.: Cathedral Hall: Officialopening of Bazaar in aid of St. Francis Xavier's Church, East Perth.

October28 (FeastofChristthe King): it a.m.: St. Mary's Cathedral: Pontificate. 3p.m.: Attend Annual Eucharistic ProcessionandDiocesan.Rallyof the Holy Name Society, at Aquinas College, Mt. Henry.

CARMELITE' CELEBRATIONS

On Octoberhi, Feast ofSt.Teresaof .Avila, High Mass will be celebrated at 9a.m., at the Carmelite Monastery, Dalkeith.

At 3.30 p.m. there will be asermon preached by aRedemptorist Father, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and the veneration of the relic of St. Teresa.' His Grace the A,chbishop will preside.

Impressive Inauguration of Junior H.N.S. at Boys' Town

Archbishop Stresses Value of Fidelity to Society

87 Boys Enrolled

All who were privileged to attend Clontarf Boys' Town onThursday,September 13, for theopeningof theirnew junior branch were greatly edified by the impressive ceremony which they witnessed, and in which they had the great honour to participate. Promptly at 7.30 p.m. Isis Grace, attended by Rev. Fathers McBride and Slowey, with Rev. Father Rafferty acting as master ofceremonies,entered the Sanc• tuan• of Clontarf's beautiful chapel. Present in the congregation were the 87Clontarf boys who were about tobe installed, with full ceremonial, as juniormembersofthe HolyNameSociety, togetherwitharepresentativegathering of metropolitan priests, Christian Brothers from Clontarf, Aquinas College, and Bindoon, the officers of the Diocesan Union Council, and about 50 delegates representing the majority of the branches of the Holy Name Society in the metropolitan and subur• banareas.

The ceremony, which followed—in the main—the ritual prescribed in the Holy Name Manual, opened with the recitation of the Litany of the Holy Nameof Jesus. The fervent and fullthroated responses of theboys provided for the visitors aforetaste of the most impressive spiritual exercises whichweretofollow,andwereatribute to the excellent training which they had received from the iBrothers and from their Spiritual Director, Rev, Father A. Lynch who, throughout the devotions, carriedoutmostsuccessfully theonerousdutiesof,spiritualdirector, organist, and conductor of the boys' choir. The Litany was followed by the singing of the hymn, "Christ Our King," which was sung beautifully by theboys,whose singingthroughoutthe evening was splendid. Following the recitation of the Holy Name Society's prayersforsick anddeceasedmembers, the consecration ceremony then com. menced with the singingof the hymn, "Veni Creator Spiritus." Then followed the questionnaire, during which the' President of the Diocesan Union, Mr. E. Le B. Henderson, acted as sponsor for the boysabout to be enrolled. His Grace then blessed the badges and handed nersonally to each boy his bpdve of membership. The ceremon. ial of installation was completed by therecitationofthe HolyNamePledge, during which each boy held aloft a lighted candle, and the making of the Act of Consecration.

His Grace, ascending the pulpit to address the boys, expressed his plea• sure at the manner in which they had carried out their part of the enrolment. He stressed the value of the privilege which they had received by their admission to membership of Societywhosepurposewasthepersonal —sanctification of its members He ex1`orted the Rovs to observe the rules c

r}he Society and to base their way on life on the Holy Name Pledee, ifs stressed the dangers and temptations of the otwide world andthe irreligious and purelymaterialisticoutlook of the modern world. He recommende•1 the;r continued and faithful membership, not only while at Clontarf, but as senior members in the districts to which they would eventually gravitate aq abulwark against sin and tempta. tion. His Grace then blessed the beautiful banner, tonmhich he had referred dur. inghisaddress,andwhich wassokind. ly donated by Mr. Elgar O'\fahonev All present then marched behind the banner in the Holy- Name procession. during which all joined in the sinyinc of the Society's hymn, "Hob,

opportunity for the public manifestation of their Faith, is in particular the official annual Spiritual Rally of the holy Name Society. All members, country and city, senior and junior, civilians or in the Services, are there• foreurgedtoattendand tomarchwith their branches in the place provided for Holy Name members. Branches. possessing banners are requested to bring them and to marshal their membersbehind thebanner of theirbranch.

with him such matters as time, transport and equipment required.

GENERAL

Holy Name members are asked to y

God, We Praise ThyName." Thespiritual side of the evening then terminated with

Pontifical Benediction, given by His Grace.

Following the spiritual ceremony, Rev. Brother Crowley—who had previously- acted as host at dinner to His Grace, members of the clergy and officers of the Diocesan Union Council— extended an invitationtoallpresentto adjourn to the dining room,iwhere we were provided with supperand regaled with aselection of vocal and instrumental items provided by the boys, and received with acclamation•by all present.

The Principal of'Clontarf, Rev. BrotherCrowley,inwelcomingthe visitors, thanked His Grace for the honour he had donethem by officiatingatthe inaugurationof thebranch, and thanked visiting priestsand membersofthe Society for their presence. Brother Crowley showedduringhisremarksthekeen interest which he takes in the boys who are placed under his care, and their applause showed the regard which theyhave for him.

His Grace, acknowledging Brother Crowley's(welcome, expressed his gratificationattheimpressive natureofthe installation ceremonial,-thanked Bro. ther Crowley and the staff of Clontarf for the training being given to the boys, gave particular credit to Rev. Father Lynch for his spiritual direc• tion of the boys during their term of probation, and once again exhorted the boys to be faithful to the rules of the Society.

Rev. Father Lynch thanked all pre. sentfortheirattendance,thankedbranches and members whosefinancial supportprovidedthe badgesandmanuals, and, in particular, Mr. O'Mahoney, for his donation of the banner, and gave great credit to the Christian Brothers for theirhelp.

The Diocesan Union President, in ac knowledging Brother Crowley's wet. come, echoed the thoughts of all pre. sent when he stated that thanks were not so much due to us for ourattendance, as they were due by us for the privilege bestowed upon us by the invitation to witness such an edifying ceremony. Ile gave thanks-to His Grace for this further sign of help to andinterestinthe HolyName Society. He thanked Rev. FatherLynch for his excellent direction of the new junior branch, and expressed the gratitude of all present to Brother Crowley and the Brothers ofClontarf foe their generous hospitality. He explained to the boysmuch of the historyand purposeoftheholyName Society,and as. cured them of the interest and assistanceofseniormembers, lieexpressed the hope thatall members of Clontarf branch would march behind their ban ner at the Holy Name Rally and Eu charistic Procession to be held in the groundsofAquinas College on Sunday, October 28.

Just before the close of amost enioyable and edifying evening, Rev. Father Lynch entertained the visitors with two beautiful violin solos, which were received with prolonged applause.

iANNUAL RALLY AND PROCESSION.

As already announced in these col. umns, the annual Eucharistic Proces• lion suspended during the war-time period of petrol rationing and transport shortage, is to be reinstated this year. The procession will, as in the past,beheld in thegroundsofAquinas College on the Feast of the Kingship of Christ, Sunday, October28. As all Holy Name menknow, this procession, while offering to all members of the Catholic laity of Western Australia an

After such along suspension of the procession, much work has to be done in clearing the track and theinarshaffing area, preparing the car-parking ground, and getting the altars, etc.,. ready for the.procession. As the process:onisprimarily aHoly Name function, this work must be done by holy Name members,and alargenumberof volunteers is required to assist every Saturdav until October28. Metropolitan branches are requested to arrange teams of volunteers, who should bring, pxes, shovels, etc., to assist on Saturday, October 20, and Saturday, October 27. Branchesswilling toassistare requested to'phone Mr. Henderson iU20391, advising him and arranging

-' watch these columns again next week for further notes dealing with the recent quarterly general meeting of the Perth Diocesan Union and for an abridged summary of the Secretary's quarterly report. Thesecolumns will, in future be used to providg full information of our quarterly meetings and of Holy Name news in general. Thisshouldproveofassistancetomem• hers unable to attend meetings and to country branches unable to be represented at our quarterly meetings. Naturallysuch newsshould reachallmembers, hence the Diocesan Union desires all branches to foster thesale and distributionof"The Record" in their parishes and particularly amongst Holy Name members. Toenable us to uss the columns of this journal frequently, wemusthaveneaws,hencebranchesare requested to send, for publication, any news items of interest to the General Secretary, Mr. Ernest J. Farmer, 43 Leonard-street, Victoria Park.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

R. N. PERCIVAL, Secretary

Catholic Social Guild

Training of aLeader.

Part of the technique of training a leader in Catholic Action movements Is found in the Enquiry-with its col. lecting and collating of facts and its plan for action-its threefold task of See, Judge and Act. By means of it the leader learns while he works.

The Gospel Meditation.

Anotherimportant part of the training is the Gospel meditatir

on.The aim of this part is to bring the picture of Our Lord clearly before the minds of the leaders through the Gospel story; to let them see Our Lord, hear His voice,watch His actions. Ile is presented to them as their Leader, with all the qualities of leadership which firethe imagination and stir the heart. The Apostles underwent this sort of trainingat thehandsofOurLordHimself. Heinstructed them, encouraged them when they needed encouragement, restrained them when theywere too impetuous, constantly inspired them by His own example. He was their Master, to whom they turned in every need; their ,

Friend, to whom they were boundby personal devotion.

In similar manner to-day, Our Lord mustbetheinspirationof all who aim at being apostles; Our Lord must be the inspiration of the leaders who are being trained as apostles by.Catholic Action.

Our Lord is the ideal to be put beforethem. Youngpeople needideals; whatbetteronecanwegivethemthan Christ? He Himself proposed this ideal to all:"If you rwill be perfect, come follow Me."

Hero worship is a characteristic of youth,-and the heroes worshipped are many and varied, some noble, somebase. TheHeroaboveallothers whom we should set up for our young men is Our Lord. The Gospel meditationaimsatdoingthis.

CATHOLIC TEACHERS' GUILD

Owing to black out conditions pre. railing. it was necessary to postpone last month's meeting and lecture, which wastohavebeen given by Rev. FatherValentine.

The next meeting of the Guild is Monday, October 22, at 8p.m., when wehope tohave Father Valentine with us.

A very important matter is the question of the Retreat. This will take place asusual at Loreto Convent, Swanbourne, from DecemLr 26 to December 28. All teachers who intend to make the Retreat, please notify either thepresident ofsecretary-of the Guildsat their earliest convenience.

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Racing Selections

By "TILE HAWK"

BELMONT.

Saturday,October 19, 190.

Yarding Maiden: Burabuddy, 1; Easywalkin. 2; home Front, 3. Shackleton Handicap: Sir Agrion, 1; Ninigo, 2; Colour Patch, 3. Belka Trial: Royal Standard, 1; Solar System, 2; Faustus, 3. Toting Purse (l): King Mac, 1; Si Lang, 2; Kondinin, 3. Dangin Handicap: Vasseite, l; Kick Off, 2: Golden Profit, 3. Yoting Purse(2): Ayrboy, 1; Oredanus,2; Liltson,3. Greenhills feller: Anna Neagle, 1; Silver Tail, 2; Melting Pot, 3.

Trotting Selections

GLOUCESTERPARK.

Breeders'-Handicap: Fornista, 1; Sister Ray, 2; David Wood, 3. R.S.L. Handicap; Derby Sheik, 1: Freelight, 2; Bingen's Pic, 3. CouncilHandicap: Black Ella, 1; Lit. tle Sheik, 2; Step Lass,3. Veterans' Handicap: My Grattan, 1; Aurora,2; Bonnie Wilfred, 3. Red Cross Handicap: Wirra Roseitta, 1; Santa,2; Red Runner,3. Geneva Handicap: Padlock, 1:]fang On, 2: Lulu Sheik; 3. Sportsman Handicap:Vantage, 1, Mecca,2; Dixie Stretta, 3.

District Board's Visits to Branches.

On the 2nd. inst., the District Board made its official visit to St. Columba's Branch, South Perth. It was found that the branch was functioning regularly, although little progress was madeduring thepast year. Thehope was expressed that soon the officers and members who have attended meetings regularly would be able to arrange for aforward movement especially now that several of the memhers who have been away on active service will soon be returning.' Meeting ofBranchPresidents andSecretaries.

Ameetingofgrandofficersandpresidents and secretaries of branches and the Metropolitan Social Council kvas. held at the Catholic Tennis Association's rooms on September28, and was agreat success from every point of view. Practically the whole of the branches was fully represented, and thepresidentandsecretaryofthe Metropolitan Social Council also attended. TheDistrict Boardwasfully represented. Matters relative to organisation for the advancement of the society' were dealt with and decisions made from which should flow valuable resnits for the society. A full report will be sent tobranches, which will be asked to implement the decisions so far as is possible.•

St. Brigid'sBranch,West Perth.

At the meetingheld onthe 1st.inst., the president reported on the meeting of'secretaries and presidents,and saidthat it was avery great success, and she detailed some of the decisions arrived at. The meeting was short because the members desired to attend asocial function. After the meeting on Monday next badminton will be available and agood attendance of members is desired.

St. Malachrs Branch,Highgate.

Atthe meetingheldon the3rd,inst., Mr. Pat Russell was nominated formembership by Bro. L. Harris, President of St. Marv's Branch. Arrangements were,made for the participation of the members in the inter-branch socials to be held by St. Mary's Branch on the 10th, inst., and St. Joachim's Branchon the 18th. inst. It wasalso ,

lecided to hold aChristmassocial on December 12, towhich members generally are to be invited. Members are asked to give their assistance in conk nectionwith the HibernianStallat the Castledare Field Day on 14th. inst. A good attendance of members is desired at themeetingon Wednesdavnext.

St. Anthony'siBranch,Midland Junction.

1well attended meeting was held in the Convent School room on 9fondav, October8, 1945. Aftersomediscussion apicture night was arranged for Wed-. nesday,0ctoher 31, to which all members and friends are cordially invited. \lembersare reminded ofthesocialsat St. Nfary's, Leederville, and St. Joachim's,Victoria Park. Thenextmeeting of the branch will be held on the 24th. inst., at 8.15 p.m.

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clothed with surpassing splendour, and thrill with complete andeternal happiness, which is ever fresh and new. Most worth are those glorious beings of our reverence. Being spirits, we cannot see them with our eyesofflesh, but when, by Divine permission, they make themselves visible to men, they alwaysappear underanobleandgraci uus form, as if their beauty, incapable of being wholly concealed, breaks through the external appearance thev assume. Thus, the Bible tellsus that the Angel Raphael showed himself to Tobias as "a beautiful young man." King Nabuchodonosor saw an Angel whose majestic and dazzling loveliness could belong to node, he thought, but the Son of God. When the pro. phet Daniel stood one day by the greatriverTigris, hebeheld(x., 43) an Angel who was apparelled in snowwhite linen, grit with acincture of finest gold:"his body was like the chry. solite, and his face as the appearance oflightning, and his eyesasaburning lamp; and his arms andalldownward, even to the feet, like in appearance to glittering brass, and the voice of his rn-d like the voice of amultitude."

Each human being has an Angel to stand ever by his side and help him toresist temptation and winthe King. ' dour of Heaven. Mow much we owe ourGuardian Angels! They preserve usfrommany u

nknowndangersto Foul and .body. They defend us against the demons. They breathe holy thoughtsintooursoul; theypromptus to deeds, even heroic deeds, of virtue in the Divine service, and they fling their mighty strength around us when we are dying and so save usfrom the last attacks of our spiritual foes. Full rf

zeal and jealousy are theyfor.God's honour, for the interestsof those committed to their care, and for the inno cence of the young. "Beware;" says Our Saviour, "of giving scandal to those little ones; for their Angels always behold the face of My Father, who is in Heaven." St. Bernard tells usthatweoweourAngelsprofoundrespectfor their presence,andconfidence in their love and power to protect us, as well asgratitudeforthe greatbenefits which they confer. The heavenly spirits look upon themselves as our elder brothers: nay, to speak in our 1-maniw-ay, they arepassionate lovers of all whom God hascharged them to vuard. St. Paul says:"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister forthem who shall receive the inherit. anceofsalvation?"(Heb.i.,14.) And inthe 90th. Psalm, theHoly Ghost declares:"No evil shall approach unto thee, neither shall the scourge come nearthydwelling. ForHehath given His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways: in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone." Through this angelic guardianship, "thoushalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk; the lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot." Thus do they watch over each individual soul, even if that soul is in astate of sin, and they act as protectors to persons,_ cities, and kingdoms.

The Angelic Spirits are divided into nine choirs, mentioned in Holy

Scrip. ture. 1. The Seraphim, whose distinguishing characteristic is burning love for God. 2. The Cherubim, who pos. sessawondrous knowledgeofGod and ofHisinfinite beauty. 3.TheThrines, the representatives of God's majesty. 4. The Dominations: they teach that the true wav to hold rule or dominion and to reign is to serve God, and so possess true liberty, or freedom from passion and sin, and from the slavery of the devil. 5. The Virtues; who represent and impart strength and fortitude in the Divine service. 6.

The Powers: they restrain the malice,craft, and power of the demons, and lead men to obey all lawful authority fnr God's sake. 7. The Principalities, the guardians of provinces, kingdoms, and peoples. S. The Archangels, the cap tiins of the heavenly armies, are sent bytheMostHigh as Hismessengers to men. 0The Angels: from thislowest choir the Guardians of individual human )vines are taken, although it may bethatGuardianAngelsareappointed, also, from the higher choirs.

Y.C.W. Activities

CATHEDRAL.

Calling all stationst Asurprise con cert will be held in the Cathedral Hall on Sunday night, October 14. Tickets are now available. You are advised to get one immediately from one of the boysorattheChurch Offic>.When applying don't forget to ask for an in vitation to the next dance.

Next dance , the last one was, well,somehowthosevacantchairswere in the wav in an already not very crowded hall; some supper was left over-extrasupper was brought for an extra crowd. Ido hope there is no trace of disappointment in my voice.

What asplendid crowd came to the Sunday night "practic`A"! A well chosen word, for even professionals do morepracticethanbeginners.

Council heldasecret session(that's secret, of course). So something is bound to happen on next Sunday night.

Before closing down Twould appeal to all the young ladies of the Cathedral Parish to come along on next Wednesday, October 17. Not enough girlslasttime. We don't wish toflat. ter you, but the success of these functions dependon vou. Nice oftheboys to say that,isn

'tit?

B3GHGATE.

A radio class has been arranged for those interested. The class will be elementary at first,and will work on gradually. So, if you are interested, come along on Monday, October 15.

A first aid class, conducted by Dr. Wheeler, is about to commence. Those who have handed in their names, or thosewishing tobe included, areasked to inquire about the opening date.

Do not forget the fortnightly dance. Thelastdancewasquite successful.3o keepitupandbring yourfriendsalong with you.

Cricket and softball practice is held everySunday morningat ForrestPark.

The branch isconductinganinternal competition in all indoor games. Come along on Tuesdays and support your team. The captains are: A. Hogan (Blue), P. McCaul (Green), R..Birch (Red), R. Gardiner (Gold).

Athletic practice, conducted by the central athletic committee, is being held on Tuesday and Thursdav even. ingsafterwork at the rearofC.B.C.

rREMiANTLE.

A visit from Cottesloe Branch has been arranged for October 15. All Fremantle members are asked tocome and contribute to the success of the evening. The supper arrangements are in the capable handsof the C.G.M. Corporal Williams, our P.T. instructor, willgiveademonstration with afriend from the Army on ju-jitsu and unarmed combat.

Entries for the coming swimming and athletic competitions should be handed in at the earliest possibledate, Boys who wish to join the cricket` teamshould attend the cricketpractice o❑ Sunday-

mornings, at 10.30, at the Stephen-street Oval.

We wish those members who are to fight in the coming amateur boxing championships thebestofluck.

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ence. There the struggle within his soul continued. Wistfully he looked back over the road he had travelled, where the turretsandtowersofhisbe. loved(Oxford were continually tugging i at his heart, appealing to all that was human in him to return.

From 1846, when he was ordained a priest in his 45th. year, to 1897, when LeoXIII. conferred the RedHat upon him in hip 78th. year, we(watch this rare soultried andtestedIn the fire of frustration. Newman said that his conversion was like coming into port after arough sea. He was not long in that port, however, when he began tofeel the strangeness of his surroundingsamongapeople whoeyedhim and his followers with suspicion and doubt.

On the battle raged within his soul, until the inner man emerges triumphant. But itwasabattle,hard and unremitting, whichmadehim taste the sense of personal failure, made him feel the sting offrustration, and made himeat thedustof bitterhumiliations.

Each timeheofferedhismightygifts to promote some cause dear to him, and for which he felt that he was so well equipped, his efforts were thwarted and his work discontinued.

The Irish Bishops offer him the RectorshipoftheCatholic University they intend to create at Dublin. Eagerly he clutched at the oger, and began to write those lectures on the Idea of a University inswords aliveand moving, with the colours and shades, with the sparkle and sunshine, with the person• ality and inevitable attraction of a stream flowing through wooded valleys, confident and unhurried in its appointment with the sea. The Idea ofaUniversity remains aclassic, and isworthyofstudytodayaswhenNew. man delivered the lectures in the Ro. tunda. Dublin, in 1852.

Newman met the Irish Bishops, and quickly grasped the situation that his dreamofestablishinganoutpostof Ox• ford in Dublin could not be realised, sobacktoEnglandhereturnswith the weightoffailureheavyuponhim.

He retires to the silence,prayer, and study oFthe Birmingham Oratory, and there the call comes from Cardinal Wiseman that he undertake atranslation of the Bible. He accepts the commission enthusiastically, for here was something he could do well. With outlossoftimehesettowork,selected agroup of collaborators, and allotted toeach hisspecialtask. Healsowrote, at great pains, an introduction to the translation. Ayearwentby, ahappy year, full of activity for him and his Q

chosen group. Much progress was made. Then came abolt from the blue'in aletter from Cardinal Wise• man, which suspends the work and finally led to its abandonment. Once againthe pall of acutediscouragement descendeduponhim.

These twoprojectsonwhich he seta real value, and upon which he could spend his acknowledged talents were suffocated and killed by suspicion and misunderstanding. Asense of failure and disillusionment wasinevitable, but in spite of it soars the man of God, who canwritetoafriend these words:

"For myself Ifeel as full of thought and lifeasever IIwas. Butacertain invisiblechain impedesme, aliar stops me, when Iattempt to do anything. And the only reason why Ido not enjoy the happiness of being out of conflict is because Ifeel myself Icould do much in it."

And the concluding words explain howhe can face it all:"God uses His instruments as He twills."

'Cor ad cor loquitur."

Such is the picture of your great patron that Iwish you to take home with you, and to hang upon your hearts. One of the most difficult les• sons to learn in life is patience; it is hard to wait. Newman had a long, long wait, until his 78th, year, when Leo XIII., ignoring the -whispers around him, and the echoes of sus. picion from England, took it on himselftobringpeace tothe troubledsoul and aglorious recognition of his gifts by conferring upon him the Red Hat. Newmanwas overjoyed,and gratefully accepted this distinction from the Holy Father.

Looking back over his length of years, hecounts the peaks in the long range of disappointments, and seeking the explanation how he climbed over them all, with hisfaith undimmedand his soul unsoured, he finds it in the quiet moments of meditation and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

For the motto on his coat of arms he selected words which are the expression of his ideal as aUniversity man, as apriest, and as aPrince of the Church. "Cor ad cor loquitur" are thekey that unlocks the secret of the inner man in Newman.

The recognition ofintellectual superiority may draw men to acause, but the intellect alone will not hold'them to it. "Those giants,the passion and theprideofman,"cannotbe tamedby pure reasoning. Newman's story assures us that had he relied upon his human intellect, perfect instrument thoughitwas, hisdecisionswouldhave been guided by personal motives and they would have been wrong, and disastrous to his peace of mind.

And if Newman could speak to us this morning, he wouldsurely sav that the conduct of one'slifeis enlightened by the intellect indeed, but it is from theheart thatman drawshis courage and strength tofighttotheend. "My son, give Ale thy heart," arethe words of Him Who would hold us close to Himself.

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Living With the Church

October 14—Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost(Green): 5lassproper. 2nd. prayerof St.Callistus. Creed. Preface of theTrinity.

October1S-St,Teresa,Virgin(White): Mass"Dilexisti." 1st. prayer of the Proper.

October 1"t. Hadwig, Widow (White): Mass "Cognovi" 1st. prayer of the Proper. 2nd. prayer"Acunctis." 3rd. prayer at choice.

October 17--St. Margaret Mary Almo• qua, Virgil(White): Mass prop

October 18—St. Luke, Evangelist (Red): Mass proper. Creed. Preface of the Apostles.

October 19—St. Peter of Alcantara, Confessor(White) Mass proper.

October 2"t. John Cantius, Oonfeesor(White): Bass proper.

Bridge for the Foundlings

The annual Bridge, Rummy and Card Evening, organised by Mrs. E. Needham, will take place at Victoria SquareCollege, Hay-street,onTuesday, October 16, at 8p.m. Will intending players please ring the organiser (136517),so that thenecessaryarrange• mentsnvaybemade forcard tablesand efreshments? Kindly bring own cards.

Catholic Broadcasts

..October 21 (Mission Sunday)—St.

Mary Cathedral:

11a.m.: High Mass. Preacher: Rev. J. J. Rafferty.

November 4---St, Mary's Cathedral:

11'a.m.: Missa Cantata. Preacher: ARedemptorist Father.

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

December 2---St. Mary's Cathedral:

11 a.m.: Missa Cantata. Preacher: A Redemptorist Father.

December 9--St.Mary'sCathedral:

7.30 p.m.: Benediction and Sermon. Preacher: AJesuit Father,

Our gifts are our dangers, he-vould warn usefor to bow and submit is nevereasy. Thegiftof Faithmustbe guarded from within where heart speaks to heart.

We have to make decisions, and we shallbe temptedtomakethem accord• fng to expediency. Wait, Newman urges us, have patience, for the long away round is usually the better way, and brings abiding peace. 'And if it requiresmuchmoralcouragetodothis, then seek it where Ialways found it, in silent moments before the Tabernacle. There, in quiet communings, heart will speak to heart. Cor ad cor loquitur.

And how could we honour this gloriousbloomof academic cultivation betterthanby takingashareinthebuilding of aNewman College within the University?

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+ • DEATHS 4

SMITIL-0f,your charity,pray for the repose of thesoul of Eileen(died at child birth), of Yorkrakine, dearly loved wife of Percival Hamilton, junr.,daughter-in-lawof Mr. and Mrs. P. 11. Smith; sister-in-law of Tom, May, Leo, Lilyand Bill; aunt ofVeronica, Joe, Bill, Tom, Nora, Kevin, Cecilia, Billy, Rodger and Jim; aged 30 years.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on hersoul.

May she restinpeace.

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On'Service.

EDDY.—In sad and loving memoryof ourdearsonandbrother,Cyril,killed in New Guinea, October 8, 1943.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, your prayers for him extol.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercyonhissoul, and all thesouls of the faithful departed.

—Inserted by his loving mother, sis. ter and brother-in-law, Marjory and Alf.

WILLIAMS, David John (WX14450, 2/1st. Heavy Battery), died ofillness whilst P.O.W., September, 20, 1943; beloved son of Dan and the late Ellen Williams (42 Anstey-street, South Perth; loved brother of Tom (Clackline), Marie, Adelene, Pat (A.W.A.S., New Guinea), Dorrie (Mrs. R. J. Stidiwell), Eva (Mrs. A. G. Naughton), and Stella(Mrs. N. W. Reynolds); aged 26 years. R.I.P.

GALLAGHER.—Of your charity, pray for the reposeof thesoulsofourloving mother, who departed this life on October 17, 1923, and our dear father, who passed away on Novem• ber 14, 1923.

Immaculate Heart of Marv, your prayers for them extol.

0, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on their souls.

HILL.—In loving memory of Samuel Joseph Hill, whodeparted thislife at Kalgoorlie, October 15, 1937.

Eternal restgrantuntohim, 0Lord.

—Inserted by his loving wife'and family.

REILLY.—Of your charity, pray for thereposeofthe soulofCharlesPhil. lip Reilly, who died on October 16. 19(;

o. Sacred Heart of J(sus, have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his loving daughters, Sister M. Agatha (Convent of Mercy, Leederville), Daisy (East Katanning), Vi(Kojonup),Leo(Dumbleyung).

STANBURY.-Of your charity pray for the soul of Carmela Stanbury, who died October 14, 1942. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, pray for her, —inserted by her loving daughters. YOUNG.—In loving memory of our dear son and brother, John, -vho passed away October 11, 1937. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul. R.T.P.

—Inserted by his loving parents,. sisters, Lena and Hannah, brothers-inlaw, Bill and Charles.

YOUNG—Tn loving memory of our true pal. John Henry, whose anni• versary occurs on October 11, 1937.

Sadly missed. R.I.P.

—Inserted by his pal, Reg.

SITUATIONS VACANT.

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MONDAY:

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TUESDAY:

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Liturgy: 8p.m.

Literary: 9p.m.

WEDNESDAY:

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Choir and Orchestra: 8p.m.

Orchestra: 9p.m.

THURSDAY:

Mass: 8a.m.

Exposition:All day.

Benediction: 5.15 p.m.

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Lectures: 8p.m.

SATURDAY:

Kalamunda Busy Bee: 1.30p.m.'bus. Softball.

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MARIAN ARTS GUILD.

Lantern slide lecture on the "Shroud of Turin"will be given byFatherLaloratthenestmeeting of the Guild,on Friday, October12.Meetingisopentomembers and friends,and supper will beservedduring theevening.

YOUTH PAGEANT.

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rmher. The programme includes aViennese musical feature and the Y.C.W. will be taking part in several items. Let your friends know about the concert early to enable them to book their seats at the Club Rooms. '

Admission 2/6.

RAFFLES.

The coffee set raffled recently was %eon by Joan Marsland,and the sapper cloth by Miss, Rebecci.

CHOIRAND ORCHESTRA.

For the next few weeks rehearsals willbeheld inCathedral Hallon Monday nights at 8p.m., as well as the visual rehearsal on Wednesday nights. There are only three more rehearsals before the Concert, so make sure you arethere foreveryoneofthem.

BUSYBEE.

Every Saturday afternoon there is a Busy Bee on the grounds at"Marian Lodge," It takes alot of work to keep the grounds in order, but it is pleasant work all the same, and good .exercise, too. We are planting out shrubs and flotwers now, soif you like gardening come up one Saturday on the 1.'i0p.m.'bus: there willalwaysbe somebody tokeepyoucompany.Afternoon tea is served at 4p.m.

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L.B.A.: October 19, 1945; November 6, 1915.

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G.K.C.—Dry and Deep or Irresponsible?

Knight Errant of the Liberty of the Ordinary Man

This is anageof suggestionendsup• erstition,andiwith aview to subtly discreditingChestertoninthemindsof the ordinary reader, it has often been suggested that he was "the laughing philosopher." The superstition was then carefully built by hint and hearsay that anyone who would have the qualification of"laughing" was therefore irresponsible. Afurther superstition was cultivated to the effect that philosophyisadull,dryaffair,ofnoin. terest or use. The name Chesterton has consequently come to be synony mouewitheitherthe"toodryanddeep for me," or"the irresponsible."

To try and reintroduce Chesterton fromatrueranglewastheaimofatalk given on September 14 to the Marian Arts Guild, at its monthly evening at McNess Hall. Alarge framed photographofG.K.,kindlylentbytheChesterton Library, was on view, and the speaker, Mr.R.Al.Bulbeck,introduced himasthestarartistof the evening, the assisting artists being Mart

y Moir, Coralie Condon, Mrs. Bulbeck, W. A. Brown, and FrankCollopy.

Chesterton wasawriter who wrote for the ordinary people and indefence ofordinarypeople'srightsandliberties. The fact that he wrote superlatively good English didn't mean that the ordinaryreadercouldn'tenjoyandunderstandhim.

Despitehisupbringingin an English middle class family atmosphere, in which poverty was regarded as something akin towickedness, he neverthelessbecame thechampion of the poor, not merely by alleviating their sufferings, butbyfighting for their dignity, andbyaimingtosecurethemthatinde. pendencewhichcomesfromowningproperty. AtSt.Paul'sSchool,Hammersmith, wherehe confessed in his Autobiography,helearntaslittleashecould while gaining at home much more in. terestingknowledgefromhisfather,he founded ajunior debating club, which produced many brilliant speakers in after life. andincluded fourJews, with whomG.K.maintainedalifelongfriend. ship. Thisisapointofimportance,in ,

.icw of the constant chargeF of anti Femitism..Aperiod attheSladeSchool of Art and University College lectures n English Literature, completed his formal-education ]'our years before the Boer)Carheleft the Slade School to wort: forafirm of publishers. He soon started writing literary criticisms andintwpvearshadleftpublishingfor journalism. In 1896 he became en• gnged to Frances Blogg, and in 1901 they weremarried.

Apartfromrecognitionintheliterary field, G.K. firstdrew public notice by the opposition which he and his brotherCecilraisedtotheBoerWar.Quite brieflyheobjected tolandbeingtaken away fromthe Boers forthebenefit of acrowdof South AfricanJews, justas be later championed the cause of the small man in England.

Hisimmenseliteraryoutputwascon tinuedallhislife,except fortheperiod of vertu• grave illness in 1915, for even on his travels- to Ireland, America, France, Italy, etc.. he was constantly writing articles, poems, travel impressions,and the like.

Four yearsbefore his death, in 1936. Chestertonstartedhiswirelesstalksfor the B.B.C. It would seem that G.K. had at last reached his ideal medium. lie had asmall, somewhat high-pitched voice,whichdidnotshowatitsbest in apublic meeting hall, but his conversationalmanneron theairwas con Fidered byB.B.C. officialstomakehim an ideal radio personality. The real importance of broadcasting as ame• dium was thathe reached the man in the street,who had neither time nog temeritytoreadhisworks,andwhoat lastknewhoweasyhewas tolisten to and how much G.K.'s ideas were the half-forgotten philosophy and tradition of the ordinary man At the time

of his death the tremendous size and enthusiasm of his listening public was only really manifest by the spontane. ousexpression of those whoknewhim onlyasavoice, and yetfelthim tobe oneofthemselves. Andsogreatwere his humility and love for his neighbour that nothing would have pleased him more except,perhaps, and on a different plane, the cable sent by the Pope to the people of England mourn-

ingtheirlyss andstylinghimDefender of the Faith. Not sinceHenry VIII had an Englishman receivedthistitle. Avariedselectionfromhispoems,recited by the assisting artists, included an excerpt from the Ballad of the White Horse, telling of the apparition ofOurLadytoKingAlfred,whichwas followedby The RollingEnglish Road, AChord of Colour, The Trinkets, Music, Songs of Education,Wine and Water,The Donkey,TheConvert, The Swordof Surprise,andotLers,preceded ineachcasebyabriefannotation.This recitalwas particu!a•I✓ wel,received. Mr. Ron Bulbeck and the assisting artists were thanked,on behalfof the Guild,by Miss Margaret Sanderson, whoalsoannouncedthatthenextmeet. ing wouldbe held on Friday, October 12, in the McNess-Hall, when Father Lalorwouldbegivingalanter-slidelecture on "The Shroud of Turin," and that all members and their friends wouldbe welcome.

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Visitor:"How are you getting on with your studies, Johnny?"

Johnny:"Oh, all right. I'm par-•u• ing them keenly."

Later:`

Mother:"Why did you tell our visi for about your studies? You know that you're all behind with them."

Johnny:"Ididn't tell alie, mother; it's because I'm behind them that I'm Pursuing them." r r r r

"I'veaverybadcold. Afriendtold me to try eucalyptus."

"Your friend was kidding you. Eucalyptus isn't adoctor—he's an old Greek dramatist!"

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"Do tell me something about the play," she said to the young man. "Theysaidthe climaxwassuperb."

"Yes, Iam inclined to think it was very good," said Percy.

"Can't you describe it to me?" she asked.

"Well, the heroine came stealthily onthestageandknelt,daggerinhand, behind aclump of ribbons. Thehero emerged fromalargebunch offlowers, and as soon as she perceived him, she fell upon him, stabbed him and sank half conscious into avery handsome aigrette. This may sound queer, but thewoman in frontofmewouldn'tremoveherhat,andthat'showitlooked ed to me."

The examiner wasquestioningacandidateforthepositionofengine-driver.

"You are driving an engine down a steep incline at an excessive speed. Whatdo you do?"

"Makeabrake application," said the candidate.

"Doesn't act;' shot back the examiner. Put the brake handle into emer. gency position."

"Does not reduce speed sufficiently," went on the examiner.

"Reverse the engine and turn on steam," said the candidate.

"The wheels refuse to grip the metals."

"Pour sand on the metals."

"Sand is damp and won't pass through the pipes." The examiner put the question with an air of triumph. "Nowwhat do youdo?"

"Let her rip. We've reached the level now." r

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Mistress:"Ive asked Mr. and Mrs, Smith to dinner at seven, Mary, but Ithink we'll give them aquarter of an hour's grace."

Mary: "Nell, mum, I'm M religious as most folk, Ifancy; but Ido think that's rather overdoin'itI"

"Why have you kept this little stretch of brick avalk after replacing all the rest with cement work?" inquired the too talkative guest.

"For purely sentimental reasons," replied his host. "Several years ago, I climbed atall ladder on this side of the house to take down aswallow's nest from under the eaves. The lad• der broke down and I fell nearly twenty feet."

"And thebrick walk---?"

"The brick.walk was all that saved my head from striking the ground."

The class had been instructed to write an essav on Winter. Before they began the teacher gave them a few hints, and among other things he suggested that they might introduce a short paragraph on migration. One child's attempt read as follows: "In winter it isvery cold. Many old people die in winter and many birds also go to- warmer climate." r • r

Bingerson:"Inotice they often rope off the aisles at awedding, and I'd like to know what -

that means. because I'll be getting married myself this week-end."

Tinkerslev:"Wel% listen—it's just that they leave absolutely no possible escape for the bridegroom."

Aclub of eccentric-young men had foroneof their rules that onTuesday evenings any man who asked in the clubroom aquestionwhich heavas unable to answer himself should pay a fine often shillings.OneeveningTomkinson asked:"Why doesn't aground squirrel leave any dirt round the top ofhisholewhenhedigsit?"

After some deliberation he was caltedupontoanswerhisownquestion..

"That'seasy," he said. "The squirrelstartsat the bottomand digsup."

"All very nice," suggested amember,"but how does it get to the bottom?"

"That's your question," answered Tomkinson.

"Yourhusband hassomething onhis mind."

"lie worries alot about his money, doctor."

"Ali well, wemusttrytorelievehim ofit"

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Magistrate:"How comes it that you dared to break into this gentleman's house in thedead ofnight?"

Prisoner:"Why, your Worship, the othertimeyoureproachedmeforstealing in the broad daylight. Ain'tIto be allowed towork atall?"

"I don'twonderatsomewomen hay. ing to help themselves out of their husbands' trousers pockets," said the first wife.

"I can'tsay Ilike such underhand." methods myself," replied the other primly. "Iprefer to turn Ted's gar. ments upside down and help myself off thecarpet"

Two negroes were boasting about their family descent.

"Lemme tell you," said Rastus,"I kin trace ma ancestors back to the fambly tree."

"Dat so?" exclaimed Moses.""Waal_ dere's only two kind ob things dat lives in trees—dem's birds and monkeys. Andyouain'tgotnofeathers!"

Green: "Do you find that glasses 'leave amark on yournose?"

Brown: "They. did when it was cheaper."

The officer was taking the particulars of the recruit.

"Now," said he, you will, Ipresume, want to do all you can financiallyforyourmire. Areyoumaking her an allotment?"

"Lummel" said the recruit."She's got agarden frill of spuds and greens —ain't that enough?"

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Beginner:"What would be the best stick to use here?"

Caddv (tired of it):"A stick o' dynamite, sir."

The recruiting officer was taking down particulars.

"Where were you born?" he asked Bluey. "In what town or borough?"

"Cripes, sir," replied Bluey, "what do you think Iam—abloomin' rab: bit?"

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When the timecame to choose acareer the son and heir told his father that he thought he would like to take up poultry-farming.

Fatherwas franklysurprised. That was not the sort of bird he'dexpected his son to be interested in.

"Well," he said, with asniff,"vou might make astart with owls; theit• hourswillsuit youbetter."

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Fatherwas going through thehouseholdaccounts. "We'llhavetocut the radio out thisyear,"hesaid at la ,

t.

"But, dad!" his daughter exclaimed, "it only costs ten shillings for a licence."

"I know that," replied father,"but last yearitcostmeacoupleofpoundy for postage telling the B!B.C. what I thoughtoftheirprogrammes,and they haven't improved."

Dear Cornerites,—It won't be long now until the raffle isdrawn, children. and we have everso many ticketsstill on hand. When I remember, how quickly theysoldlastyear,Ijustcan't understand it Are you sure you all have your tickets now? Goodnes , me, Ithought Ihad more Cornerites this year than ever before, but per. haps I'm wrong—or is it that this year's Cornerites haven't bought their tickets yet in the raffle? Just think of those prizes, children! Have you thought of that? Well, now, well think about the poor little Bushies, twho are to get the money from the raffle—and how they need it,too! Ah. Ithought you'd see what I meant. I'll have yourticketready for you the instant yourletterarrives. Good-bye, children, till nextweek.

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"Baltimore;" Grass Valley.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Once again September is here, bringing the Springtime and the flowers. It also brings to memory another September, when my little grandson, Brendan, lay st *death's door, despairedby the doctors attending him, who told his mother and Ithat it was impossible for the little lad to live. However, Brendan is alive to-day, and Iam enclosing£9 for the Bushies, so that the light of the Faith mightbe brought tothe little ones. Iam giving this in honour of Our Blessed Lady, to whose intercession Iattribute Brendy'srapid and ,,complete recovery.—Yourssincerely, P.O'DRISCOLI.

DearP.,—Everynow andagainIreceive aletter like yours, and Iknow then that real active Faith and Gratitude have not passed away. 1ours is astory that inspires us all to try and lead abetter life. Ihope that you will have Brendan with you for many+ayearyet,andthat hewillhave you. Thank youagain.

AUNT BESSY.

37 Amherst-road, West Midland.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—1 am sending back my prickcar(!, which Ihave filled, and will you please send me a blue onenext time? Next month we are havingachildren'sfancy dressball at the.1lidland Town Hall, butIhave not yet made upmymind what Iam going to be. Sister is trying to teach —us to sew on the machine and it is great fun, at least for its, We have started looking for our Spring poenis, tntrl Iam sending you my favourite n1w. Next month 1am goingfor the Preparatory musicexam.,so, ofcourse, Iam practising hard for it. Good1-ve. Aunt Bessy, for the present, as Iam going to copy out my poem for you.—Yourloving niece, JUNE, REGAN.

Dear June,—Blue prick carol despatched last week—hope )you receivcd it safely. This frincy dress ball should begood. Perhaps Ishall turn op in

disguise- Iwon't tell you what my disguise will be, Ihaven't thought it out yet! Ienjoyed reading your Spring poems, children, and Ican see you-all have atrue appreciation of opoetry. Sister must teach you very well, and you shouldallbevery grateful to her. Well, June, keep up the practising, and I'll watch for the results. AUNTBESSY.

73 Jforan-street, Boulder City.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—It is along time since Iwrote to you. Iwould like you to send me abook of tickets in the raffle. twould like to win the doll and her complete wardrobe. I

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ACKNOWLEDGES WITH THANKS. £ s. d. 1'. O'Driscoll............ 50 0

Brendan .. .. .. 10 0

June Regan ............ 26

.Attie Kuljis.,.......... 2 6

MellisGrant............ 2 6

Pat Gordon............ 2 6

ClareMurray ........ .. .. 2 6

do not know any Spring poems, Aunt Bessy, but Iwill learn one and send it in my next letter. The littlepoem which the boy told you is good. We had aholiday on Kalgoorlie Cup day, and Ihelped Sister with her garden. She has peas, radishes, lettuce and onions in it. Iwater mummy'+ rose trees for her. During the August holidays we went for apicnic in the AVIIIINIJIVbiVIIII IIIMIUIIIRiII,IIIIIIinnlgl 11

FAVOURITE SPRING POEMS

Contributed by the Cornerites SPRING.

The cock is crowing, The stream is,flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth glitter, The fields are sleeping in the sun.

The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongest;

The cattlearegrazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding, like one!

Like an army defeated, The snowhasretreated, And now doth fare ill

On thetopofahill;

The plough boy is whooping anon, anon.

There's joy in the mountains.

There's life in the fountains, Small clouds are sailing, Blue skies prevailing;

Therainisoverandgone

—Sent in by Pat Gordon.

SPRINGGOETHALLINWHITE.

Springgoethallinwhite,

Crowned with milk-white may:

In fleecy fllocksoflight

O'er heaven the white clouds stray, White butterflies in the air; Whitedaisiesprank the ground: The cherry and hoary pear Scatter their snow around.

—Sent in by Mellis Grant.

THE FIRST SPRING MORN.

Look! Look! the Spring is come; 0, feel the gentle air, That wanders thro' the boughs to burst

The thick buds everywhere!

The birds are glad to see

The high unclouded sun; Winter isfledaway, they sing, The gay time is begun.

Ardown the meadows green

Lct us go, dance and play, and look for violets in the lane, And ramble far away

To gather primroses, That in the woodland grow; and hunt for oxlips, or if yet

The blades of bluebells show.

There the old woodman gruff

Ilath half the coppice cut, And weaves the hurdles all day long Betide his willow but.

We'll steal on him, and then Startle him all with glee, Singing our song of iwinter fled And summer soon to be.

—Sent in by June Regan.

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bush, and we gatheed wattle and gum tips. Imust close now.—Your fond niece,

CECILE CONNOLLY.'

Dear Cecile,—Ihave been wonr'ering whether the Wet Blanket sent vout tickets off when your letter first ar. rived. Idohope she did. Icansee you are goingto grow up aterygood lititle gardener, Cecile, for you are in. terested in it. If you are interested in anything youwill very s•,ctt become good at it. Are you interested in your school'work, too?

AUNT BESSY.

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Kampersic-road, Herne I?ill.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am returning my prick card with the money We have amachine in ourroom now, and we have started to work on it. Last week apoliceman c_me to give us a talk about traffic rures and otherlaws.

Well,Aunt Bessy, Iwilltell yousomething about our family. There are three children in our family, counting myself. My sister, Annie, has just left school; she isfourteen. My bro. ther, Lawrence, is only three. Goodbye for now.—Yourloving niece, ATTIE KULJIS.

Dear Attie,—Iwas very pleased to receive your prick card and another nice letter from you. Do you know al about the traffic laws now, Attie? Thats something which is very handy toknowdownhereinthecity,isn'tit? I'mgladyou toldmeaboutAnnieand Lawrence. You must tell me some more about them inyournext letter.

AUNTBESSY.

41 Lotonavenue,Midland Junction.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am posting back my prick card and would like another white one, please. Iam not very quick as filling my prick cards, because my parents are getting me a bikeatChristmas,andIcan onlyput apenny in occasionally, formost goes to my bike. Ihope you won't mind about being slow. Iwill tell Wendy to write whenshe isolder andget her card. Aunt Bessy, Iwill-tell you about my pets. Ihave awhite Angora rabbit and adog. The dog is eight years old,andthe rabbit is two. My father said he was going to get me another,but my mother said it is too much trouble to look after them when wego foraholiday,soIdidnot get it. The rabbit's name is Susie, and the dog's name,Nigger. Every night when Icome from school he is out in front of the gate. There is a bendattheendoftheroad,and when Iturn it he runsupto meetme. He used to take mybag,but he has for. gotten how to do that lately. Well, Aunt Bessy, this is all for the time — Yourlovingniece, NIELLIS GRANT.

Dear \fellis,—Ofcourse Idon'tmind about you being slow; I am very pleased that you'rehelpingat all. Be. sides,therearelotsofchildrenwhoare slower than you are, Mellis. Thank you for introducing me toSusie and Nigger. Nigger seems to be avery talented little chap. -Don't let him forget his tricks though!

AUNT BESSY.

66 Helena-street, Midland Junction.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Please find enclosed apostal note for two and sixpence, as Ihavefilled my prick card. Would it be agood idea if we chose our ownpen friends from among your countryCornerites? It might be easierforyou. Ourclass hasamachine and Tuesday is our needlework day. LastTuesday we learnt to treadle. like it very much. We are going to have aball in October, so now everyone is talking about fancy dresses. I am enclosing acopy of my favourite Spring poem, Aunt Bessy.—Your loving niece, PATGORDON.

Dear Pat,Thanks very much, Pat, for the card. Ihave decided to put the children's names in aspecial penfriend column now. Youmight have noticedthat Ihave already begun. In no timenow,Pat,you'llberunningup yourown dresses. Ithink your class must be avery talented one. Have you decided what your costume is to be yet? Iexpect you will be going in aset. AUNT BESSY.

Kondinin.

DearAuntBessy,—Iamsending 10s. because Ihave not written to you for along time. Wehave left Perth and now live in Kondinin. Brian is livingwithmyAuntyNell, and David is going to New Norcia with Derry next year. Igo to the State school, and am in the football team. When Brian washomehesawasnake,butit got alway. However,the man next door killed it acouple of days later. We wish we had David up here with us, because we miss him; he isnearly one year old.—Yourlovingnephew, BRENDAN.

Dear Brendan,—Thank you very much for the 10s. Well, how do you like the country? Actually, Ilike it better than the city myself, so Ihope you do, too. Iam sureyou miss the reparation from David, Brian and the others, but you willsoon get used to that. WhenwillyoubegoingtoNerw Norris. with Derry and Brian, Brendan?

AUNT BESSY.

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Devastated Nagasaki Recalls 16th Century Martyrs

The second atomic bomb—which ended thenvar—devastated Nagasaki, where the Faith waskept alivefor300 years although there were no priests, and where 26 Martyr-Saints----some of them Japanese—were put to death.

It was acity of martyrs before its obliteration. In it, in 1597, six Franciscans, three Jesuits and 17 Japanese Christianswere crucified for the Faith.

On26 crosseson ahill facing the sea, they werespearedbyJapanesesoldiers, Theirmartyrdombegan with acomet failing on Kyoto. Bhuddists blamed the disaster on the presenceof foreign priests. The Japanese gods were displeased, they said.

So from Kyoto 24 of them began a four-week journey through the snows to Nagasaki for execution.

TheothertwowereJapanese sympaOisers who joined them on the journey—one, Peter, aboy of 12.

The26were canonised by Pope Pius IX only48 years ago.

The diocese of Nagasaki contained thebulkofJapansCatholicpopulation.

,In 1933 ithad60,000 Catholics—then two-thirdsof the nation'sfaithful. In 1942 not more than 200,000 Catholics were numbered amongGreaterJapan's 93.000,000.

Fiat Native Bishop.

In 1927 Nagasaki became the see of the first Japanese Bishop—\fgr. Januanus Hayasaka, who was consecrated by Pope Pius XI, in St. Peter's.

Bishop Hayasaka three years later officiated at one of the most touching missionary events recorded, when be gaveHolyCommunion to andreceived at Nagasaki the 420 survivors of the Japanese exiles of 1870 who kept the Faith going.

These staunch Catholics were exiled afew years after the dramaticfinding of acolony of several thousand Catholics at Urakami, near Nagasaki, who had preserved the Faith in secret for nearly300_years, during whichmission. aries were excluded from Japan.

The people were arrested and exiled in small groups among the 21 different provinces, in the hope of their apostasy.

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Thev numbered3,414. Some 664 died during three-and-a-half years of exile, and when peace came, 2,750 trekked back to Urakami.

Pope Pius XI. wept with joy when he learned of the discovery of the gallant band whom exilehad failed to impress.

But there were fears when persecution broke out anew.

In 1930, when the reunion was held, the oldest of the 420 survivors, Komatsu Suma, was 97. Five out of 12 who had become priests were among the number.

More able ones assisted the aged to the altar rails for Holv Communion at the hands ofBishopHayasaka, Is, Emperors Room.

After Mass there wasabanquet in a room formerly occupied by the EmperorofJapan, whobanishedCatholics in 1870.

Until the war, at least, the same room iwas used for catechism classes.

Bishop Hayasaka designed aspecial medal which wasgiven to each of the 420 at the ceremony.

Second Bishop.

In 1937 he retired and became titu lar Bishop of Filomelio, his residence being at Sendai.

His successor in Nagasaki was an other Japanese, 3lgr. Paul Yamaguchi, who, as far as is known, wasministering the diocese up to the time of the atomic bomb.

He would be 51 years of age.

Thefaithful of Nagasaki, asuffragan diocese of Tokio, were mostly descendants of the early Christians.

St. Francis Xavier converted the forefathers of the heroic flock of Uk. rami.

The town of Nagasaki itself appears not to have been visited until 1569, when Father Vilela, S,J., erected a church on the site of apagoda given him by the Christian lord of the dis. trict. Persecution broke out there for the first time in 1587.

MoreMartyrs.

In 1622 it was ascene of agreater martyrdom than that of 1597, when the 26 future saints were crucified.

It was after 1640 that Japan was practically closed to the outside world. .The persistent attempts of missionar. ies to penetrate the country in the 16th. and 17th.centuries ended in mar. t_yrdom.

Whenmissionarieswereagain free to enter Japan achurch was built at Nagasaki.

How They Knew.

In March, IS65, 15 Christians there made themselves known to aFrench missionary. Father Petitjean, assuring him that there were about 50,000 others.

"There were three marks;" says the "Catholic Encyclopedia," by which these descendants of the martyrs recognised the new missionaries as the successors of their ancientfathers: the authority of the Pope of Rome, the veneration of the Blessed Virgin, and the celibacy of the clergy."

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afterwards persecution broke out anew.

In later years the site of the first martvrdom became known asthe Holy Mount of Martyrs and each year Jap. anese pilgrims made avisit there.