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HISHOLINESS POPEPIUSXII.

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WhyThreeMassesAreOffereoOn

Foramillenniumandahalf. thefeastofOurLord'sNativity hasenjoyedapeculiardistinctionintheRomanLiturgy:Not onlyarepriestspermitted,on thatgloriousfestival,tocelebratethreeMasses,buttherubricalassignmentoftheMasses tospecifiedtimesandthebeautifullyvaryingtextspeculiarto theseveralMasseshaveresultedadowntheages,inclothing themwithappropriatesymbolic andmysticalmeanings.

Theuniquedistinctionof Christmasinthisrespectwas locallyalteredwhenPopeBenedictXIV,grantedaspecial concessiontoSpainandPortugal,invirtueofwhichpriests werepermittedtosaythree MassesonAllSouls'Day(2 November).Veryrecently,this concessionhasbeengranted generally,inorderthatthe HolySoulsmaybebenefitedby aspecialisedcommemoration.

TheoriginofthetripleMass ofChristmasisinvolvedin someobscurity.Evenwithin thelastquarterofacentury, somewritershavemaintained thatPopeTelesphorus,martyredabouttheyear138,issueda decreeassigningoneMassto midnightofthevigil(ChristmasEve),onetodawnandone totheperiodfollowingsunrise. Othersfindnoreliablebasisfor thestatement,andcontendthat wehavenogenuinedecisionof thatPopeinliturgicalmatters.

TheGelasianSacramentary (5th.-6th.century)givesthree MassesforChristmas,whilethe liturgiesofMilan,Gaul,Spain. assigntotheFeastbutone Mass,althoughIldefonsus,a bishopofSpain,alludesinthe year945toatripleMasson Christmas,Easter.Pentecost. andtheFeastoftheTransfiguration.

TheirMysticalMeaning.

SofarastheMassesof Christmasareconcerned,the reallydistinguishingfeatures are,therefore,notsomuch theirnumber,astheirrubrical assignmenttomidnight,dawn, sunrise,andtheiraccompanyingsymbolicandmystical meaning.Ontheotherdaysof theyear,thepresentlawofthe Church(affirmedinCanon821 oftheCode)requiresthatthe celebrationofMassshouldnot beginsoonerthanonehourbeforedawnorlaterthanone houraftermidday.

Itshouldbenotedherethat priestsarenotdirected,but onlypermitted,tosaythree MasesonChristmas(and,also. onAllSouls'Day).TheCanon Lawaccordinglydeclaresthat amidnightMassofChristmas "can"besaid:"Inthenightof theNativityoftheLordone parochialorconventualMass canbebegunatmidnight,but notasecondMassexceptby Apostolicindult"(Section2). ConventualMassesarethose celebrateddailyincathedral, collegiateandconventualchurchesaccordingtotheorderof theOffice.Aspriestsarenot directed,butonlypermitted,to saythreeMasses,sothefaithfularenotrequiredtohear morethanoneMassonChristmas.

Therubricalassignmentof theMassestomidnight,dawn, day,affectsonlyconventual churches(cathedral,collegiate, conventual)inwhichtheDivineOfficeisdailyandpublicly performed,HerethethirdMass hastheverygreatestsolemnity, themidnightMassissung withsomewhatlessgrandeur, theauroralMasswithstillless. Theassignmentdoesnotaffect ordinaryparishchurches, whichneverthelessmayfollow theofficialorder,sincethelaw doesnotforbidthemtodoso. Inparishchurches,nevertheless,theremay,inmanyloc- alities,bedangerofirreverence atamidnightMass,andthebishopmaydirectthatthefirst Massbecelebratedonlyinthe earlymorning.Itwasinrecognitionofthisdanger,forinstance,thatBishopFrancis PatrickKenrick,inasynodal lawoftheyear1832,forbade allthechurchesinhisdiocese tobeopenedforMassorCommuniononChristmasearlier thanfiveo'clockinthemorning.

ChristmasDay

PrivilegesofMonasteries.

"ASONISBORNTOUS"

ARomandecreedatedAugust10,1907,andconfirmedin theCodeofCanonLaw,grants forevertomonasteries,religioushouses,charitableinstitutionsandseminaries,havinga publicorprivatechapel(orat- ory)withhabitualreservation oftheBlessedSacrament,the facultytohavesaid,inthe "holynight"ofChristmasEve (midnight),threeritualMasses,oroneonly,andtodistributeHolyCommuniontothose whopiouslydesireit.The Mass,orMasses,willbeginat midnight,andwillsatisfythe preceptofhearingMassonthat greatdayofobligation.The permissionappliestocloistered nunsandtoplaceswherethe laityareadmitted.Whywas thisunusualfacultygranted? Thedecreeitselfanswersthe question:"Inordertonourish thepietyofthefaithfulandto arouseinthemasenseofgratitudefortheineffablemystery oftheIncarnationoftheDivineWord."Previoustothis, suchinstitutionscouldobtain permissionformidnightMass onlyindividuallyandupon specialapplicationtotheHoly See.

TheMassesassignedtomidnight,dawn,day,havebeen understoodsymbolicallyasrepresenting,respectivelythedispensations.Patriarchaloraboriginal,Jewish,Christian;the futureSaviourbeingdarkly intimatedinthefirst,glowingly promisedinthesecond,reveal-

edasasunburstinthethird.A deepermysticalinsightviewsin thefirstMasstheeternalgen- erationoftheDivineWordin thebreastofHisHeavenlyFa- ther;inthesecond,Hisspirit- ualbirthinthesoulofthebeliever;inthethird.Hisearthlygenerationinthesacred wombofHisBlessedMother. Thisviewiselegantlyillus- trated whobySt.ThomasAquinas, pointsoutthattheintroit ofthemidnightMasscontains thewordsofPsalm2:"The Lordhathsaidtome:Thouart myson,thisdayhaveIbegot- tenthee";theintroitofthe auroralMass,thewords:"The Lightshallshinethisdayupon us,"referringtothewordsof St.Peter(2Pet.,i),"untilthe daydawn,andthedaystar ariseinyourhearts";andthe IntroitofthethirdMass,"A childisborntous."ButSt. Thomasfurtherpointsoutthat theordercanbeinverted.The eternalgenerationoftheDivineWordwasinperfectlight, andsointhethirdMass,whose gospelreferstoit,wefindthe symbolismofthefulldaylight.

Foracontraryreason,themidnightMasswouldsymbolise theearthlygenerationofChrist, whichliterallyoccurredat night,andmysticallyrepres- entsthefactthatHecameinto thenightofourinfirmities.

SomeRubricalIllustrations.

Intherubricalassignments ofthethreeMasses,thesesym- bolicalormysticalmeanings canbeillustrated,Thesymbol- icalsuggestivenessconcerning

thethreedispensationswillnot befound,obviously,whenthethreeMassesdonotconformto theassignedhoursofmidnight, dawn,day.Priestsinourown times,forinstance,ordinarily beginthefirstMassatfive o'clockinthemorning,and followonwiththeothertwo Inimmediateorclosesuccession.Thesamethingmaybe saidoftheorderapparently permittedbythedecreeof August1,1907,accordingto whichthefirstMass,beginning atmidnight,maybefollowed forthwithbytheothertwo. AwordmoreaboutthemidnightMass.Itsexceptional characterwaswellillustrated whenLeoXIII,allowediton December31oftheyears1899 and1900inordertobeginand endholilyintheHolyYearof 1900(bydecreedatedNov.13, 1899).Customhassofirmly imbueduswiththeideathat Masscanbesaidonlyinthe

morninghoursastocause wondermentwhen,inShakesp- eare's"RomeoandJuliet,"we comeuponareferenceto"eveningMass"(IV.,i.;38): "Areyouatleisure,holyfather,now, OrshallIcometoyouateveningMass?" Criticshaveseizedonthisto arguethatShakespearecould nothavebeenaCatholic,orhe wouldhaveknownbetterthan tothinkofan"evening"Mass. IntheearlyagesoftheChurch, everyfeastwaspreceded,duringthenight,byavigil,when prayersweresaid,psalms.were sung,sometimesasermonwas preached,andMasswascelebratedbeforetheVespersof thefollowingfeast.Afterthis vigilservice,therewasanintermissionbeforethemorning servicesofthefeastbegan.The peoplewereapttocongregate intheadjoiningstreetsorchurchyardduringthisintermission,andattimestherewascarousinganddancing.Suchan abusebroughtaboutmanyat temptsatreformation,thevigilsweregraduallyrestricted innumber,andtheircomplexionwaslargelyalteredintothe trulypiousdayssuchaswe nowwitness-albeitthevigils ofAllSaintsandofChristmas andthenightbeforeNew Year'sDay,appearstilltoretainmuchofthecharacteristic abusesoftheoldentimes.

InpracticallyalltheprovincesofNorthernAfrica,as St.Augustinewitnesses,Holy Thursdaywasmarkedbyan evening,aswellasamorning, Mass,inordertoimitate,sofar asmightbe.allthecircumstancesoftheLastSupper.To thisday,theArmenianshave eveningMassontheevesof ChristmasandEaster,when,as theIntroitannouncestheFeast, thecurtainwhich,intheintroductorypartoftheMass,has hiddenthealtar,issuddenly withdrawnandthealtarshines forthtotheworshippersinall itslightandsplendour.

IntheearlyMiddleAges,the timeforcelebratingMass changedwiththecharacterof thefeast,sothatitmightbein theforenoon,theafternoon,the evening,thenight.MartenereferstoMassesonfast-daysat threeo'clock,inLentatevening,andatnightatChristmas, EasterEve,thefeastofSt. JohnBaptist,daysofOrdination:"Eventothisclay(1699)in thechurchofSt.Denis,the BishopsaysthesolemnMass fortheKingsofFranceinthe evening,andintheChurchof RouenonAscensionDayMass isoftensaidintheevening." Thosewhoareinterestedin thequestionoftheEvening MassshouldconsultBowden's "TheReligionofShakespeare?': "St.PiusV.(1566-72)discountenancedandprohibitedafternoonandeveningMasses.

Andtheremarkablethingis this,thataccordingtothetestimonyoftheLiturgicalwriter FriedrichBrenner(1824),Veronawasoneoftheplacesin whichtheforbiddencustom lingeredeventoourowncentury. againstAfterquotingtheprecepts it,hesays:"Notwithstanding,eveningMassesare stillsaidinseveralItalian churches moreoverinthe CathedralofVerona,andeven inthePapalChapelatRome,'" Thesceneof"RomeoandJuliet"islaid,aseveryoneknows, inVerona;butinvindicatingto Shakespeareaknowledgeof Catholiccustoms,Bowdenhas incidentallythrownagoodlight onthequestionoftheEvening Massingeneral.

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Astheever-greenmemoryofthebirth ofChristreturnstousthisChristmastide, ourthoughtsturnnaturallytothatlandof election-Palestine,inwhichtheSaviour livedandpreached,andespeciallytoJerusalem-theHolyCity-whereHeaccomplishedtheRedemptionofthehuman race.Recentlyabattleground,theHoly Citynowlivesinuneasyarmistice,while theHolyFatherendeavourstosecureits internationalisationforthepreservation oftheHolyPlaces,andperhapsforthe peaceoftheworld.

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ABOVE:ThebelltoweroftheBasilicaoftheNativityatBethlehem ringsouttheChristmasmessagewhichisbroadcastthroughouttheworld.

BELOW:Palestine'speople.Top:TheBedouin,theYemenitePatriarch.

Lower:TheFarmer.theSyrian.

TheChurchoftheAssumption,neartheGardenofGethsemane,standsoverthetomhof)urLady,fromwhichsheWU assumedintoheaen,

"PrayforChoseholyPlaces"

HOLY FATHER'S FOURTH PLEA

VATICANCITY,Nov.11 (RadioNC).-HisHoliness PopePiusXIIhascalledon"all thosewhogloryinthenameof Christians"tojoinhiminacrusadeofprayerthattheprospective settlementofthePalestineque-

stionbytheUnitedNations maybeinharmonywithChristianrights. InanApostolicExhortation addressedtotheBishopsand faithfuloftheworldthePontiff says:"Itisastrictobligation

FightingNewBarbarism

WASHINGTON(NC).-PresidentTrumanhasstatedhisdeterminationtosetthiscountry squarelyinoppositionto"anew barbarism"underwhich"men andwomenarebeingsystematicallypersecutedfortheirreligiousbeliefs"and^campaignsare beingwagedtoturnreligioninto atoolofthestate."

ThePresidentsaidthat"these thingsarenotonlymorally wrong-theythreatentoundo theslowandhard-wonachievements."

Thenhedepartedfrom'is preparedtextataNationalConferenceofChristiansandJews luncheonheretostateemphatically:"IamdoingeverythingI candotoorganizethemoral forcesintheworldtomeetthis situation."

GODTHEFATHER

Mr.Trumanwasintroducedat theluncheonbyJon"L.Sullivan,formerSecretar'ofthe Navy,whoisnationalchairman ofBrothernoodWeekfor1950.

ThePresidenttoldthegatheringthat"theonlysurebedrockofhumanbrotherhoodis theknowledgethatGodisthe Fatherofmankind."

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Abouttheattacksonreligion elsewhereintheworld,President Trumansaid:"Theyrepresenta newbarbarism,moreterrible thanthatofancienttimes.These aretheactsofmenwhoconceive ofothermenasslaves,notas brothers.

"Thedefenceofmankind againsttheseattacksliesinthe faithweprofess-thebrotherhood ofmanandtheFatherhoodof God.Menandwomenwhohave thisfaithwillrefusetobowto force.Theywillrefusetoworshipthepowerofthestate.They willrefusetosettheirownnationortheirowngroupabove criticism.Fortheyunderstand thatabovealltheseworksof menthereistheeternalstandard ofGodbywhichweshallallbe judged.

SUREFOUNDATION

"Itisonlythepeopleofreligiousfaiththroughouttheworld whohavethepowertoovercome theforceoftyranny.Itisin theirbeliefsthatthepathcan hefoundtojusticeandfreedom. Theirreligiousconceptsarethe onlysurefoundationofthedemocraticideal."

PresidentTrumanalsonoted thattheUnitedStateshastaken afirmstandintheUnitedNationsagainstviolationsofhumanrightsandhasplayedanimportantpartinthedevelopment oftheU.N.DeclarationofHumanRightsandtheU.N.GenocideConvention.

thattoday,morethaneverbefore,ardentprayersbeofferedto HeavenfortheHolyLand,which rightfullyhasheldandstillholds aplaceofprivilegeinthe thoughtandaffectionofevery Christian."Theexhortationwas inLatin.ItsfulltextwasprintedinOsservatoreRomana,VaticanCitydaily.

ThePoperecallshisprevious encyclicalsandpronouncements onthesubjectandthenurged onallthefaithfulthecampaign ofprayer.InMay,1948,the Pontiff'sencyclical"Auspicia Quaedam"calledforprayerto endthePalestinefighting;;n October,1948,theHolyFather issuedtheencyclical"InMultiplisibus"urgingtheinternationalizationofJerusalemanditsvicinity,andinApril,1949,thePope inhisencyclical"Redemptoris Nostri,"askedCatholics"touse everylegitimatemeans"tobring aboutthatobjective.

"Today,whilethereisdiscussioninpublicassembliesonthe futuredispositionofPalestine," theHolyFatherdeclaredinhis exhortationthisweek,"We stronglydesirethatallthosewho gloryinthenameofChristians, will,unitedwithUs,praywith themostinsistentsupplication `orthegiftsofpeace,loveand lusticeforthoseHolyPlaces.

Palestineisthesceneofthe birth,lifeanddeathofChrist, Whosecuredformenthetriumph oflibertyandjustice,thePope reminds.Theglowingmemoryof suchbenefits,hesays,remains indissolublyboundtothatsacred regionwhichhasforcenturies beenthegoalofthemostferventpilgrimagesbycountless Christians,inwhomitinspired anenthusiasmcapableofany sacrifice,

"MaytheVirginMotherof Cod,"thePontiffcontinues,"obt-

ain..,fromtheDivineRedeemer thatthroughthiscrusadeofprayerasolutionmayfinallybe foundforJerusalemwhichisin accordwiththenormsoftrue justiceandwhichwilltrulyremoveforthefuturethedanger ofwarsandruins:asolution which*willpreservethesacred characterofthoseplacesforthe venerationandloveofthefaithful,whichwillsafeguardallthose rightswhichsomanysonsof theChurchhaveassuredforthe Catholicworldbytheirlively piety,industry,zealandsacrifices.-

TheexhortationoftheHoly FathercoincidedwiththeopeningofthedebateintheUnited NationsGeneralAssembly,on theproposalsforestablishment If"apermanentinternational regimefortheJerusalemarea," whichwasworkedoutbythe UnitedNationsConciliationCommissionforPalestine. UnderthisproposaltheJerusalemarea,embracingalsothe surroundingvillagesandtowns includingBethlehem,wouldbe dividedintotwozones,onefor theArabsandonefortheJews, thus,ineffect,continuingthe presentsituation,underwhich thewalledinnercityofJerusalemisunderArabcontrol, whilethemodernoutercityis heldbytheIsraeli.Bothzones wouldhavealargemeasureof autonomy,withanInternational Commissionerexercisingfinal authorityoverthewholearea throughamixedelectivecouncil, eninternationaltribunalanda mixedtribunal.Theproposal providesforcompletedemilitarizationoftheareaandguaranteesforfreeaccesstothe HolyPlaces. TheseproposalshavebeenemphaticallyrejectedbytheIsraeli governmentas"unrealisticand

unworkable,"Theyalsomeet withtheoppositionofKing AbdullahofJordan,whohas expressedhimselfinfavorof partitioningJerusalembetween IsraelandJordan, TheHolySeehasrepeatedly declaredthat"true internationalization"andproper oftheJerusalemareafurnishestheonly solutionwhichcanguarantee peaceinPalestine,effectiveprotectionoftheHolyPlacesand safeguardsforChristianrights. Whether,andtowhatextent, theproposalbytheConciliation Commissioncouldbeconsidered a"trueandproperinternationalization"isstillamatterof dispute.

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TwoContrastingVisitationsofOurLady

Bethlehem&FatimaHaveSameMessage

Muchhasbeenwrittenonthesubjectofthe apparitionsofOurLadyatFatimainPortugaland onthemessagegivenbyhertothethreelittle seers.Thismessageconcernsdifferentsubjects,conspicuousamongthembeingPenance, theDailyRecitationoftheRosary,andtheDevotiontotheImmaculateHeartofMary.Thelatteristwofold,includingtheConsecrationtothe ImmaculateHeartofMaryandtheCommunion ofReparationontheFirstSaturdayofFiveConsecutiveMonths.

Manyindividualshaverespondedtothe BlessedVirgin'ssecondpleaandarereciting theirbeadswhileponderingonthemysteriesof thelifeofJesusandMary;thefamilyRosaryhas reappearedinmanyhomes;buttheConsecration totheImmaculateHeartofMaryandtheCommunionofReparationontheFirstSaturdayare stilllaggingfarbehind.

Whatcanbethecauseofthis spiritualapathy?Whythislack ofcorrespondencetoOurLady's earnestrequests?Thesame whosaidatLourdes,"Iamthe ImmaculateConception,"who saidatFatima,"IamtheLady of Fatima,theRosary,"askedagain,at theConsecrationand

specialmanner,butitisthe HolyFather'sexpressdesirethat everyindividual,everyfamily, everysocialandreligiousgroup, eachonesinglyandcollectively, beconsecratedtoMary'sIm-maculateHeart. Infurtherfulfilmentofthe wishesofourDivineLordand

oftheFiveSaturdaysasahomageofloveand reparation.

Harkeningtothemessageof Fatima,theHolyFather;Pope PiusXII.,theVicarofChrist onearthandBishopofRome, consecratedtheworldtothe ImmaculateHeartofMaryon October31,1942,atthesolemn closingofthecelebrationshonouringthedoublesilverjubilee oftheapparitionsatFatimaand oftheHolyFather'sEpiscopal Consecration.

Onthatmemorableoccasion, whenamultitudeoffaithful, headedbytheirecclesiastical andcivilleaders,filledthecathedralofLisbon,thevoiceof theSovereignPontiff,clearand vibrant,washeardpronouncing theActofConsecration.The verysameformulawasrepeat- edbyHisHolinessonDecember8,1942,atSt.Peter's,whenheconsecratedthedioceseof Romeandallitsparishesto Mary'sImmaculateHeart.Many cardinals,archbishops,andbishops,hundredsofpriestsandnuns,thousandsoffaithful,throngedthemajesticbasilicain A ordertowitnessthegreatand solemnevent.TheentireCatholicChurch,thewholeworld, wasplacedunderMary'sprotectionanddedicatedtoherina

HismostholyMother,PopePiusXII,atthebeginningof May,1943,extendedaspecial invitationtoCatholicsofAmericaandtothefaithfulofall countriestoinvoketheintercessionoftheBlessedVirgin"fortheneedsofhumanityandfor theattainmentofpeace."He urgedalltoconsecratethemselestothatImmaculateHeartof Mary,inorder.that,withher help,theymightliveinaccordancewiththeCommandmentsof GodandofHisChurch.

FollowingOurLady'sdirectionatFatimaforthedevotion oftheFiveFirstSaturdays,the SovereignPontiffencouragedthispracticebyhavingaseries ofmeditationsonthemysteries oftheRosarybroadcastfromthe VaticanRadioStationonthe fiveconsecutivefirstSaturdays of1943.

SPECIALMESSAGEOF FATIMATOTHEWORLD.

Itisevidentthatthemessage ofFatimaisoneofprayerand penance.But,astheMediatrixofAllGraceseagertoassist usinallourneeds,OurLady addedtoitanotherparticular messageandrequestverysuitabletotheneedsofourtimes.

Itappears,intruth,thatthe BlessedVirginhasavailedher-

selfoftheapparitionsatFatima toconfirmandpropagatethede-votiontoherImmaculateHeart asameanstoleadthelostsheep totheDivineShepherd.She inauguratedthisdevotionin thesamewayasOurLordinstitutedatParay-le-Monialthe devotiontoHisSacredHeart.

Inhersecondapparition,on June13,1917,Luciaaskedthe beautifulLadytotakeherand hertwolittlecousinstoheaven.

Maryreplied:'Yes,Ishallsoon takeFranciscoandJacinta,but youmustremainonearthfor sometime.Jesuswantsyouto bethemeansofmakingme knownandloved.Hewants toestablishintheworldthedevotiontomyImmaculateHeart."

"Then,Ishallbealone?"inquiredLucia.

OurLadyreplied:"No,my daughter.Iwillnotleaveyou. MyImmaculateHeartwillever beyourrefugeandtheroad whichwillleadyoutoJesus."

"Justasthelastwordsofthis comfortingassurance died away,"Luciasays,"theBlessed Virginopenedherhands,which hadbeenjoined,andforthesecondtimewebeheldthebright lightinwhichwesawourselves submergedinGod.Thenwe sawveryclearlyaheartsurroundedwiththornswhich pierceditinitseverypart.This weknewtobetheImmaculate HeartofMarywoundedbythe manysinsoftheworldand callingalltoreparationandrepentance,"

TheLadythensaid:"Mychild, beholdmyHeartencircledwith thethornswhichungratefulmen placethereinbytheirblasphe- miesandingratitude.You,at least,trytoconsolemeandtell themthatIpromisetohelpat thehourofdeathwiththe gracesneededforsalvationwhoeveronthefirstSaturdayoffive consecutivemonthsshallconfess andreceiveHolyCommunion,recitefivedecadesoftheRosary, andkeepmecompanyforfifteenminuteswhilemeditating onthefifteenmysteriesofthe Rosarywiththeintentionof makingreparationtome."

Asweconsiderthismessage, twostrikingpointsimpressus, namely,theintimateconnection oftheRosarywiththedevotion totheImmaculateHeartof Mary,andtheanalogybetween therequestmadebyOurLady toSt.MargaretMaryinbehalf ofHisownSacredHeartandthe requestofOurLadytoLuciain behalfofherImmaculateHeart.

InthedevotionoftheFirstFive SaturdayswenoticethemeditationofthemysteriesoftheRosaryandtherecitationofthe Rosaryasanintegralpartofits practices.WhenwereflectuponthewordsaddressedbyOur LadytoLucia,wecannotfailto understandthatsheismeantto dofortheImmaculateHeartof MarywhatSt.MargaretMarydidfortheSacredHeartof Jesus,andthepracticeofthe FirstSaturdaysistorunparal- lelwiththeFirstFridays,Thegreatpromisemadetothose whowillpracticeeachofthese devotionsislikewisesimilar. TheBlessedVirginherselftold LuciathatOurLordwishedher tobethemeansofmakingHis Motherknownandloved,andin particulartoestablishinthe worldthedevotiontoherImmaculateHeart,

HORRIFYINGVISION.

Theprecedingrevelationswere madeinthesecondapparition', June13,1917.Thereisstill anotherimportantpartofthe messageconcerningthedevotiontotheImmaculateHeartof Mary,whichwasrevealedin thethirdapparition,July13, 1917,Onthisday,atnoon,the threelittleseers,keepingtheap- pointmentwiththeLady,were attheCovadaIria,andsome five them.thousandpeoplesurrounded Theapparitiontookplace likeinthetwopreviousmonths.OurLadyrepeatedtheadmonitionthattheyshouldsaythe Rosarytoobtainthecessationof

OnOctober13th.,1917,atthelastapparitionatFatima,the sunseemedtoleaveitsorbit,flungitselfcrazilyattheearth, asiftocrash,thenrighteditself.Themiracle,promised byOurLadytothethreechildren,waswitnessedbyacrowd of70,000people.

thewar,andsherenewedher promiseofdisclosingheridentityonOctober13, providedtheywouldcontinuetocomeon the13th.ofeachmonthtothat sameplaceandattheappointedtime.Thenthemostterrifying viewwasshowntothethreelittleshepherds.Theabyssof hellwasdisclosedbeforetheir eyes.Thissightlastedonly foramoment,butwithoutthe helpoftheheavenlyMother, whohadpromisedtotakethem toheaven,theywouldhavedied ofhorror,asLucialaterdeclared.ThencamethesecondrevelationconcerningthedevotiontotheImmaculateHeartof Mary.TheLadysaidtoher littleconfidants:"Youhaveseen hell,whereinthesoulsofsinnerswillsufferforever,To savesoulstheLorddesiresthat thedevotiontomyImmaculate Heartbeestablishedinthe world.IfwhatItellyouis done,manysoulswillbesaved andtherewillbepeace.The warisgoingtoend.ButifsinnersceasenottooffendGod,not

muchtimewillelapse,andpre- ciselyduringthenextPontificate,anotherandmoreterrible warwillcommence.Whena nightilluminatedbyanunknownlightisseen,knowthat isthesignalwhichGodgives youthatthechastisementofthe worldforitsmanytransgres- sionsisathandthroughw:,!, famine,persecutionotae ChurchandoftheHolyFather. Toavoidthis,IaskfortheconsecrationoftheworltomyImmaculateHeartandtheCommunionofReparationonthe firstSaturdayofeachmonth.If myrequestsareheard,liuss'a willbeconverted,andtherewill bepeace.Otherwisegrea:,ci-- rorswillbespreadthroughthe world,givingrisetowarsand persecutionsagainsttheChurch; thegoodwillsuffermartyrdom, andtheHolyFathei.v..1have tosuffermuch;differen.hations willbedestroyed;but,inthe end,myImmaculateHerstwill triumph,andaneraofpeace willbeconcededtohumanity."

(Continuedon 7,)

Jacinta,theyoungestofthechildren,wascarriedawayafter themiracle. thepractice

ThethreechildrenwhosawallthemiraclesatFatimawere: Jacinto(7),herbrotherFrancisco(9),andtheircousinLucia(10).OnlyLucia,nowaCarmeliteNun,survives.

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THREESECRETS.

Hereendsthemessageofthe Virgintotheworld.Inthis apparitionsheconfidedtothe childrenasecretconsistingof threeparts;thefirstpartwas thevisionofhell,thesecondthe messageheretoforerelated,the thirdhasneverbeenrevealed;nt maybeoftheirownprivate concern.Lucia,nowknownas SisterMarydasDores,didnot disclosetherevelationsabout hellandthemessageoftheImmaculateHeartofMarytothe worlduntilrecentyearsinobediencetoherecclesiasticalsuperiorsandtoherconfessor.She consultedOurLordintheBlessedSacramentwithregardtothis matter,andshewasinstructed byHimtoanswerthequestions puttoherbytheecclesiastical authorities,buttokeeptherest

edifyinglivesofhertwocompanions,and,aboveall,toestablishanddevelopthedevotionto theImmaculateHeartofMary.

THECO-SHARERSINTHE MESSAGE.

Thetwolittleshepherds, FranciscoandJacinta,who,like Lucia,sawOurLady,heardalso hermessagetotheworldand endeavouredtocarryitonduringtheirstayuponearth.The bestmeansattheirdisposalto fulfiltheirmissionwereprayerandpenance,whichtheypracticedalmostwithoutinterruption.Theirlifeaftertheapparitionswaslikeaholocaust consumedbytheloveofOur LordandHisBlessedMother.In thesecondapparitionOurLady hadaskedthethreeseers:"Will youacceptallthesufferingsthat Jesuswillsendyou,inaspirit ofreparationfortheblasphem-

Father,andtomakereparation fortheinjuriescommitted againsttheImmaculateHeartof Mary."Theyneverlostsight ofthisprayernorofthespirit whichenduedit.Theyrepeateditmanytimesadayaccompaniedbythepracticeofselfdenial.

(ledayFranciscoaskedLucia: "WhydidtheImmaculateHeart ofOurLadyspreadsuchgreat lightovertheworld?You, Lucia,wereinthelightthatdescendedtotheearthwithOur Lady,whileJacintawaswith meinthelightthatascendedto heaven,"

"ItwasbecauseyouandJacintawillsoongotoheaven,"explainedLucia,"andIwiththe ImmaculateHeartofMarywill remainonearthforsometime," "Howmanyyearsdoyouthink thatyouwillremain?"inquired Francisco.

"Idon'tknow;someyears,' repliedLucia.

"But,didOurLadytellyou so?"

CONSUMINGFIRE.

"Isawitintherayoflight whichshecausedtopenetrate myheart,"answeredLucia.

Lucia,asanun,revisitedFatima.OriginallyoftheSisters ofSt.Dorothy,sherecentlybecameaCarmelite. ofthesecretinviolate.Thisaccountsforthesilenceinthefirst booksontheeventsofFatima aboutthedevotiontotheImmaculateHeartofMary.

Thetwoyoungerseersdisappearedfromthesceneofaction lessthanthreeyearsafterthe lastapparition.Lucia,theoldestandprincipalconfidanteof theBlessedVirgin,whosurvivedtheothersandisstillliving,isdestined,astheevents haveproved,tomakeknownthe

iesandoutragesagainstmyImmaculateHeart?""Yes,we will,"answeredLuciaforthe three."Wewanttoofferother sacrificesinreparationtothe ImmaculateHeartofMary."

Again,inthethirdapparition, OurLadyinstructedtheminthe loveofreparationandtaught themthefollowing"ActofOblation"toberepeatedwhen makingasacrifice:"0myJesus, itisforThylove,fortheconversionofsinners,fortheHoly

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"Justso,"confirmedJacinta. "Isawit,too," Jacintaneverforgotthisvisionandoftenremindedhercousinofit."Iwish,"shesaid once,"Icouldputintoeverybody'sheartthefireIhavein myownbreast,whichmakesme burnandfeelsomuchlovefor theHeartsofJesusandMary." WhenherlittlebrotherFranciscowasdying,shesenthim thefollowingmessage:"Give mylovingthoughtstoOurLord andtoOurLadyandtellthem thatIamreadytosufferas muchastheywish,toconvert sinnersandtomakereparation totheImmaculateHeartof Mary." Jacinta'sfavouriteejaculations were:"MyJesus,Iloveyou. SweetHeartofMary,bemy salvation." Afterrepeating theseejaculationsmanytimes sheoncesaidtoLucia,"Ilove theImmaculateHeartofMary somuch!ItistheHeartof ''urheavenlyMother.Dont youliketosaytheseejaculalations? Ilikethemveryvery much."Roamingthroughthe fieldsandpickingupflowers, shewasheardsinginginatune ofherown:"SweetHeartof Mar,,onvertthepoorsinners.BEAUTIFULPROGRAMME.

WhenshewassickinthehospitalatVilaNovadeOurem, hermotherwentwithLuciato visither.ToLucia'sinquiry whethershewassufferingmuch, Jacintareplied:"Yes,butI offerallfortheconversionof sinnersandtomakereparation totheImmaculateHeartof Mary."

OnceLuciaaskedher:"What areyougoingtodoinheaven?"

"Iamgoing,"saidJacinta,"to loveJesusandtheImmaculate HeartofMary,toprayforthe HolyFather,foryou,formy parents,brothersandsister,and forallthosewhohaverecommendedthemselvestomypray- ers."Abeautifulprogramme,LikelittleSt.Theresashe wishestospendherheavendoinggooduponearth!

Beforegoingtothehospitalin Lisbon, foretoldwhereOurLadyhad shewasgoingtodie, Jacintaconfidedthefollowingto Lucia:

"Ihaveonlyashorttimeleft beforeIshallgotoheaven, whileyouremainherebelowto makepeopleknowthatOur Lordwishesthedevotiontothe ImmaculateHeartofMarytobe establishedintheworld.When thetimewillcomeforyouto speakofthis,don'thideyour- self, QUEENOFPEACE.

"TelleverybodythatGodgives gracesthroughtheImmaculate HeartofMary.Tellthemto askthesegracesfromher,and thattheHeartofJesuswishes tobeveneratedtogetherwiththeImmaculateHeartofHis dearMother.Tellthemalso topleadforpeacefromtheImmaculateHeartofMary,forthe Lordhasconfidedthepeaceof theworldtoher."

Truetoherpromise,OurLadycalledthetwoyoungerseersat anearlyagetotheireternalre-

BishopJose,ofLeiria,iscustodianofthesecret phecyofOurLady,whichisnottoberevealed ward.Francisco,whohad beenwarnedtosaymanyRosariesforahappydeath,recited theRosaryseveraltimesdaily withgreatconfidenceanddevotion,andattainedahighdegree ofcontemplation.Hediedon April4,1919,afterashortlife ofpenanceandapostolicactivityinaspiritofreparationand love. LittleJacinta,inthespaceof threeyearsspentonearthafter

lastprountil1960. theapparitions,attainedahigh degreeofunionwithGod.Sufferings,farfromfrightening her,quenchedherthirstofselfsacrificeforsinners.Shedied intheodourofsanctityonFebruary20,1920,havingconsumed hershortlifeasavictimofreparation.Manyconversions andothergraceshavebeenobtainedthroughherintercession, andhercauseforbeatification isunderinvestigation.

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Butthatwasbeforehewas visitedbytheRev.JuniperCarol,0.F.M.,ofHolyNameCollege here,whoadministeredExtreme Unction,heardhisConfession andbroughtthepilototherconsolation.Themorningafterthe priest'svisit,physiciansdescribed thepilot'sconditionas"generally improved."Onephysician,Dr. SamuelH.Williams,saidtheBolivianwas"muchbrighterand morecheerful."Headded: "Thingsarelookingupnowand hismoraleisimprovedagood deal."

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ATLANTA,Ga.,(NC).-A resolutioncallingontheUnited Statestorefuserecognitionof thecommunistregimeinChina wasadoptedatthesemi-annual meetingoftheCatholicCommitteeoftheSouthexecutiveboard here.

"Howcanwebecomplacent whiletheforcesofworldcommunismenslaveChinaafterwe foughtsohardtokeeptheJapanesefromdoingit?"theresolutionregardingChinastated. "TheearmarksofStalinistaggressionareobvious."

Theresolutionpointedoutthat thecommunistregimeofMao Tze-tung"doesnotresultfrom anyrebellionoftheChinese peopleagainsttheirrulers"butis acruel,puppetregimeforced upon400,000,000Chinese.The resolutionaccusedthecommunist regimeofatrociousinjustice, disregardofallhumanrights andacrueltypossibleonlyto "atheisticfanaticsandperverted morals.Itissacrilege,murder ofpriestsandreligiousandthe destructionofreligiousinstitutions."

THECHAPEL.

TwoFoundationStudentsof St.Charles'SeminaryOrdained

OnSunday,December4th.,twoofthefirststudentsofSt.Charles'MinorSeminary,Guildford, wereraisedtothePriesthoodofSt.Mary'sCathedralbytheBishopofGeroldton,MostRev.Dr.A. Gummer.

themsaying:-'Deign0Lord bythisanointingandbyour blessingtoconsecrateandsanctifythesehands,sothatwhatevertheyblessmaybeblessed andwhatevertheyconsecrate maybeconsecratedinthename ofourLordJesusChrist."

Rt.Rev.MonsignorL.J.Goody,whofounded theSeminary,andwasitsRectorforsixyears, propriatelypreachedtheoccasionalsermon.

SoJesusChristisstillfulfillingHispromisetoremainwith ap-HisChurchuntiltheendoftime andChrist'sdivineSacrificeon

theCrosswillbecontinuedby thesenewpriests.Thebenefits ofourRedemptionwillbeshowereduponusbythesehandsso newlyconsecratedandweshall allthroughtheirministrations obtainforgivenessfurouroffences,whichwouldexcludeusfrom God'sfriendshipandfellowship withChrist;weshallreceivethe indispensablenourishmentofthe HolyEucharistofChrist'sBody

ofold:"InolongercallyouservantsbutMyfriends."

Letusthenonthisfestalday praiseandglorifyGodwhostill givessuchpowertomen;who still,notwithstandingthevalid excuseofourownrepeatedinfidelity,poursoutHisGrace upontheChurchandkeepsever flowingtheholyunctionofthe priesthood,lestHiswayward peoplebeleftassheepwithouta shepherd,

MonsignorGoodysaid"Inolongercallyouservants butmyfriends"(John15.)

Eightyearsagothereoccurred aneventofgreatpromisefor WesternAustralia.Therewas foundedatGuildfordaSeminarydedicatedtoSt.Charlesfor thepurposeoftrainingyoung menwhofeltthattheyhada calltothepriesthood.Onthat occasionitwasasiftheChurchesofPerthandGeraldtonhad becomeofageandwereformally celebratingtheirnuptialswith Christ.HenceforwardtheseChurcheswouldbeablebyreproductiongraduallytoprovideand educatetheirownchildrenfor theSacredMinistryofthe Priesthood,thusensuringtheir presentmaintenanceandtheir futureprogressandexpansion.

BytheGraceofGodtheSeminaryofSt.Charleshasprospered-andprosperedduringeight yearsinthefaceofdifficulties unequalledinrecenthistory-so thattodayweareheretocooperateintheordinationoftwoof thefirstofthestudentstocompletetheirlongcourse.

Theordinationofapriestis oneofthemostmovingasalsois isoneofthemostimportantof theChurch'sfunctions.During it,spokenbyasuccessorofthe Apostles,theBishop,whilelaying. hishandsontheyoungmen's heads,acrossanintervalofover nineteenhundred,years,weheals againtheDivinewords:-ReceiveyetheHolyGhost."Through anunbrokenlineextendingback totheupperroominJerusalem, wehearthewordsofhopeand reconciliationfortheunhappyhumanracere-echoed:"whose sinsyoushallforgivetheyare forgiven."

AttheLastSupperJesus ChristcommandedHisApostles forevermoretodoasHewas doinginmemoryofHim.And shortlyweshallhearthesenew youngministersofChristand e dispensersofthemysteriesof Godwhisperinginunisonwith theBishop:"ThisismyBody; thisismyBlood."TheBreadof Angelsbecomesfoodforustravellers,makingpossiblethefulfilmentofourLord'scondition: "Unlessyoueatthefleshofthe SonofMananddrinkHisBlood youshallnothavelifeinyou," Afewmomentsagothenewly ordainedpriestsspreadtheir handsbeforemyLord,theBishop,whoanointedandblessed

Above:BishopGummerseated atthefaldstool,

Below:TheOrdinandsprostrate themselveswhiletheLitanyof theSaintsissung,

Above:TheOrdinands,followedbyRt.Rev.Monsignor GoodyandtheBishopofGeraldton,MostRev.Dr. Gummer,entertheCathedral,

Below:Rev.J.O'BrienandRev.3.Russellduringthe OrdinationCeremony.

Ifourfirstreactionshouldbe topraiseandrenderthanksto God,thisshouldbequicklyfollowedbysinceresupplicationfor theHolyCatholicChurch.Rarelyduringhertwentycenturiesof historyhaveherdifficultiesbeen greater.Rarelyindeedhaveher childrenbeensubjectedtomorecunningpersecutionthanthat whichistroublingtheminmany landstoday.Seldomhasthecold deadhandofindifferenceweig- hedmoreheavilyuponherin thelandswheresheisatpeace.Herpastorsaresingledoutalmosteverywhereeitherforridiculeoroppression,theenemies ofHolyChurchknowingwellthat iftheystriketheshepherdthe sheepoftheflockwillbescattered.

Letusthen,allofus,pray sincerelyfortheChurchingen- eralandforthesetwbyoung priestsinparticular,whoare abouttobegintheirlaboursfor thecauseofChrist.Maywepresumetoadmonisheachofthem a.St.Pauladmonishedhisdiscipk.Timothyinhisfirstletter (1Tim.I.14.):"Lettwothings claimthyattention,thyself'and

andBlood;andtheblessingof God'salmightyGraceuponour resolutions,ourenterprisesand ourintentions. Whatthenshouldbethereactionsofuswhoareeyewitnesses ofthismovingceremonialthis morning? AfteroneofOurLord'smost stupendousmiraclesweread: "themultitudesseeingitfeared andglorifiedGod,whohadgiven suchpowertomen".Truethis wonderworkerwasChristhimself butitwasalsoOurLordwho said"allpowerisgiventomein heavenandonearth,goingthereforeteachyeallnationsand behold1amwithyoualldays eventotheendoftheworld." AndbyChrist'salmightywill andpowlerthewonderofpenitentialreconciliation,themiracle ofHisdivinePresenceinthe Eucharistandtheabidingministryofsanctificationisconceded intothehandsofHisprieststo whomHestillsaysasHesaid

theteachingofthefaith;spend thycareonthem;sowiltthou andthosewholistentothee achievesalvation."Andagainin hissecondepistle(2Tim.2.24.): "AservantoftheLord-must bekindlytowardsallmen,persuasiveandtolerant,withagen- tlehandforcorrectingthosewho areobstinateintheirerrors."

Listeningtotheteachingof ourDivineMasterandfollowingtheexampleoftheHolyApostles,theirpriesthoodwillbefruitfulinallgoodworks.

Letuspray:Almightyand mercifulGodmercifullylisten toourprayerforthosewhom, becausethyclemencyhathno bounds,thouhostcalledtoministertoThee;dothoumake themtobeworthyservantsof thinealtar.sothatwhattheir mouthsshalluttermaybyThee hehallowedandbyTheeberatifiedthroughJesusChristour Lord,Amen.

NewOrderof NunsforPerth

OnMondayNovember21st,a newreligiousorderwasintroducedtotheArchdioceseofPerth. FourmembersoftheSistersof OurLadyofCompassionarrived bythe"DominionMonarch",and arenowestablishedatCastledare JuniorOrphanageassistingthe ChristianBrothersinthegreat

utions.DuringtheCrimeanWar, sheaccompaniedheruncleto Scutariandworkedasanurseon transports.Shewasapupilnurse inPariswiththegreatFlorence Nightingale. In1859BishopPompallierof NewZealandreturnedtoFrance toappealformissionariesand

facedgreathardship.Fornine monthsdidnottastebread,they wentshortfrequentlytofeedthe poor.Theynursedthesickand tilledtheland.Financewasan everpresentproblem,butMother Aubertfacedthesituationwith herfamoussaying"Providence ismybank!ithasneverfailed

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nFCompassiontoaid ChristianBrothersat Castledare.

meyet."Herpatienceandfaith wasrewardedandherworkprospered. In1900MotherAubertestablishedherfirstHomeforIncurablesatWellington.Atthat timehertotalfinancialresources amountedto2/6d.Oncreditshe boughtaperambulator,andshe andhersisterspusheditaround thestreetsofWellingtonseeking foodandclothingforthepoor. Graduallyshewasabletoincreaseherfleetofperambulators andabequestof£500enabie1 themtopurchasesomebuildings. Theundertakingwasthenextendedtoincludeasoupkitchen, andalittlelaterthefirstcrechewasestablishedinthecity.

In1906cametheestablishmentofthenowfamousHome ofCompassionatIsland Innumerabledifficultieshadtob. faced,butbythistimeMother Aubertandhersistershadso endearedthemselvestothepeplethatallclassesandcreeds volunteeredtohelp.Fromthe highesttothehumblestthey flockedtoIslandBay,andremovingtheirtop-hats,bowlersor tweedcaps,theysettowork withawill.

In1910thepeoplecelebrated thejubileeofMotherAubert's comingtoNewZealandbypackingtheTownHallofWellingtonwhereamidstgreatenthusiasm,theGovernorLordWellin-

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workoftrainingthesmallboys whoaredomiciledthere.

Theeventoftheirarrivalwas theresultofmuchnegotiation, andtheArchdioceseisfortunate tohavesecuredtheservicesof thesenuns.TheorderwasfoundedinNeWZealandbyMother Aubert,andwascanonicallyestablishedbyHisGrace,Dr.Redwoodin1892.ItwasplacedundertheprotectionofOurLady ofCompassion.

Thefounderwasapersonof outstandingvirtueandcourage. Atthetimeofherdeathshewas describedbytheeditorofaseculardailypaper,as"New Zealand'sGreatestWoman," WhenthefulllifeofMotherAubertiswrittentherearemany whoclaimthatshewillberankedamongstthegreatwomen oftheentireworld.Bybirthshe wasFrench.Asayoungwoman inhernativecountryherassociatesincludedmanywhowereto bringgreathonourtotheChurch.

PaulineJaricotthefoundress oftheSocietyforthePropagationoftheHaithwasaclose friend,asalsowasSt.Madeleine SophieBarat(canonisedin1925). Shewasprivilegedtoenjoythe friendshipoftheCured'Arsfor eightyears,andlongbeforeMotherdreamtofgoingtotheAn tipodes,theCureforetoldmuch ofwhatat,uldhappentoher there,andheevenvisualisel someofherNewZealandinstit-

nunstoworkamongsttheMaoris inNewZealand.MotherAubert arrivedinhernewcountryon December30th1860.Therewas aMaoriwarinprogress.Mother Aubertandhercompahionscould speakneitherEnglishnosMaori, buttheywereundismayed. BishopentrustedtotheSisters theestablishmentofaMaoriOrphanageatPonsonby.Mother Aubertmademanyjourneysto outlyingMaorisettlements,and wasabsolutelyfearless.Thesituationdidnotimprove,theMaori warsbecamemorewidespread andfinancialdifficultiesencom passedthemissionsandthecolonistsonallsides,BishopPornpalliergavetheSisterstheopportunityofreturningtoFrance, buttheydecidedtostay.

Bysellingembroideryandinstructingpupilsinlanguages theymanagedtosurvive.

In1871thewarssubsidedand theMaorichildrenwerereturnedtotheirparents.TheSisters transferredt%HawkBayto workwiththeMaristFathers. Theyactedascatechists,interpreters,schoolteachers,choir mistresses,organistsandnurses, andwereresponsibleforthe openingofthelargeschoolfor MaorisandEuropeanswhich wasestablishedatMeeaneein 1873. In1884MotherAubertleftto establishaschoolforMaorichit drenatWanganui.Therethey

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tonpresentedL'otherAubert withachequefor£2,000.

Sincethentheworkhasgone steadilyahead.Furtherfoundationshavebeenestablishedin NewZealand,andin1941St. Anne'sHomeofCompassionwas openedatBrokenHillfororphangirls.Laterfemalechronic patientswerealsoadmitted.This uiasthefirst,anduntilnowthe only,foundationinAustralia.

MotherAubertdiedin1926at theageof91,mournedbythe entirenation.Herfuneralwas themostinspiringfuneralever giventoanywomaninNew Zealand.LordBledisloe,theGo, vernorGeneralofNewZealand saidofher"Manytributeshave beenpaidtoMotherAubert's workandtohermagneticperss

onality.Shemadeherreligiona vehicleofsublimeChristiancharity,comprehensiveinitsscope, undiscriminatinginitsambit, "Catholic"inthetruestsenseof theword.AllhumanunfortunatescamewithinitsbeneA:ent embracetowhateverreligious, community,classorracethey belong." ToherSistersMotherAubert hasbequeathedawonderfultradition.Sinceherdeaththey havecarriedonherworkalong thelinesshelaiddown,viz:to labourforthepooraloneregardlessofcreedorrace,nofees beingaskedoraccepted,alldependingwhollyonvoluntary contributions.WhentheSisters wereapproachedtoseeifthey wouldcomeandassisttheChri-

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OnbehalfoftheCatholic peoplewebidtheSistersasincerewelcome.Wetrustthattheir associationwiththeArchdiocese ofPerthwillbealongandhappy one,productiveofTreatbenefit toCastledare,andaddingfurtherspiritualrenowntothe nameoftheirholyFoundress.

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EvelynWaughtellshowfortwenty-five yearstherehadn'tbeenaChristmas ballinallIrelandsuchasAnnabel Rochfort-Doyle-Fleaceplanned

Ballingarisfourandahalf hoursfromDublinifyoucatch theearlytrainfromBroadstone Stationandfiveandaquarterif youwaituntiltheafternoon.It isthemarkettownofalarge andcomparativelywell-populateddistrict.Thereisapretty Protestantchurchin1820Gothic ononesideofthesquareanda vast,unfinishedCatholiccathedraloppositeit,conceivedinthat irresponsiblemedleyofarchitecturalordersthatissodearto theheartsoftransmontanepietists.Celticletteringofasortis beginningtotaketheplaceofthe Latinalphabetontheshopfronts thatcompletethesquare.These alldealinidenticalgoodsinvaryingdegreesofdilapidation; Mulligan'sStore,Flannigan's Store,Riley'sStore,eachsells thickblackboots,hangingin bundles,soapycolonialcheese, hardwareandhaberdashery,oil andsaddlery,andeachislicensedtosellaleandporterforconsumptiononoroffthepremises. Theshellofthebarracksstands withemptywindowframesasa

mossinthebedrooms,fernson thestairs,andcowsinthelibrary,andinaveryfewyears youhavetomoveintothedairy oroneofthelodges.Butsolong ashehas,literally,aroofover hishead,anIrishman'shouseis stillhiscastle. MissAnnabelRochfort-DoyleFleace,togiveherthefullname underwhichsheappearedin booksofrefer-rice,thoughshe wasknowntotseentirecountrysideasBellaFleace,wasthe lastofherfamily.Therehad beenFleacesandFleysersliving aboutBallingersincethedaysof Strongbow,andfarmbuildings markedthespotwheretheyhad inhabitedastockadedforttwo centuriesbeforetheimmigration oftheBoycottsorGordonsor Mockstocks.Afamilytreeemblazonedbyanineteenth-centurygenealogist,showinghow theoriginalstockhadmerged withtheequallyancientRochfortsandtherespectablethough morerecentDoyles,hunginthe billiardroom.Thepresenthome hadbeenbuiltonextravagant

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monumenttoemancipation.A typicalIrishtown. Fleacetownisfifteenmiles fromBallingar,onadirect, unevenroadthroughtypicalIrish country;vague,purplehillsin thefardistanceandtoward them,ononesideoftheroad, fitfullyvisibleamongdrifting patchesofwhitemist,unbroken milesofbog,dottedwithoccasionalstacksofcutpeat.Onthe othersidethegroundslopesup tothenorth,dividedirregularly intosparefieldsbybanksand stonewallsoverwhichtheBallingarhoundshavesomeoftheir mosteventfulhunting.Mosslies oneverything;inaroughgreen rugonthewallsandbanks,soft greenvelvetonthetimber-blurs ringthetransitionssothatthere isnoknowingwheretheground endsandtrunkandmasonry begin.AllthewayfromBallingarthereisasuccessionofwhitewashedcabinsandadozenorso fair-sizefarmhouses;butthere isnogentleman'shouse,forall thiswasFleacepropertyinthe daysbeforetheLandCommission.Thedemesnelandisallthat belongstoFleacetownnow,and thisisletforpasturetoneighbouringfarmers.Onlyafewbeds arecultivatedinthewalledkitchengarden;theresthasrunto rot,thornedbushesbarrenof ediblefruitspreadingeverywhere amongweedyflowersreverting ranklytotype.Thehothouses havebeendraughtyskeletonsfor tenyears.Thegreatgatessetin theirGeorgianarcharepermanentlypadlocked,thelodgesare derelict,andthelineofthemain driveisonlyjustdiscernible throughthemeadows.Accessto thehouseishalfamilefarther upthroughafarmgate,alonga trackbefouledbycattle.

Butthehouseitselfwasina conditionofcomparativelygood repair;compared,thatistosay, withBallingerHouseorCastle BoycottorKnodeHall.Itdid not,ofcourse,setuptorival Gordontown,wheretheAmerican LadyGordonhadinstalledelectriclight,centralheating,and alift,orMockHouseorNewhill, wihichwereleasedtosporting Englishmen,orCastleMockstock. sinceLordMockstockmarried beneathhim.Thesefourhouses withtheirneatlyrakedgravel. bathrooms,anddynamos,were thewonderandridiculeofthe country.ButFleacetown,infair competitionwiththeessentially IrishhousesoftheFreeState, wasunusuallyhabitable. A Itsroofwasintact;anditis theroofwhichmakesthedifferencebetweenthesecondand thirdgradeofIrishcountry houses.Oncethatgoesyouhave

TheyknewBella,thoughshe didnotknowthem.Shehad becomeabywordintheneigh-borhood,amuch-valuedjoke.

"Arottenday,"theywould report."Wefoundourfox,but lostitagainalmostatonce.But wesawBella.Wonderhowlong theoldgirlwilllast.Shemust benearlyninety.Myfatherrememberswhensheusedtohuntwentlikesmoke,too."

Indeed,Bellaherselfwasbecomingincreasinglyoccupiedwith theprospectofdeath.Inthe winterbeforetheoneweare talkingof,shehadbeenextremelyill.SheemergedinApril, rosy-cheekedasever,butslower inhermovementsandmind.She gaveinstructionsthatbetterattentionmustbepaidtoherfather'sandbrother'sgraves,and inJunetooktheunprecedented stepofinvitingherheirtovisit her.Shehadalwaysrefusedto seethisyoungmanuptillnow. HeWkaSanEnglishman,avery distantcousin,namedBanks.He livedinSouthKensingtonand occupiedhimselfintheMuseum, HearrivedinAugustandwrote longandveryamusinglettersto allhisfriendsdescribinghisvisit, andlatertranslatedhisexperiencesintoashortstoryforthe Spectator.Belladislikedhim fromthemomenthearrived.He hadhorn-rimmedspectaclesand aB.B.C.voice.Hespentmostof

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tosupperinanoisyroom,she likeddancemuskandgossip aboutwhichofthegirlswas prettyandwhowasinlovewith them,andshelikeddrinkand havingthingsbroughttoherby meninpinkeveningcoats.And thoughshetriedtoconsoleherselfwithcontemptuousreflectionsabouttheancestryofthe hostesses,itannoyedhervery muchwheneversheheardofa partybeinggivenintheneighbourhoodtowhichshewasnot asked. Soitcameaboutthat,sitting withtheIrishTimesunderthe pictureofLincolnandgazing acrossthebaretreesofthepark tothehillsbeyond.Bellatookit intoherheadtogiveaparty. Sheroseimmediatelyandhobbledacrosstheroomtothebell rope.Presentlyherbutlercame intothemorningroom;hewore

upfarintothenightturningthe pagesofcookerybooks,composinglonganddetailedletters totheagentsfordancebands and,mostimportantofall, drawingup addressingherlistofguestsand thehighdoublepi'es ofengravedcardsthatstoodin herescritoire.

Distancecountsforlittlein Ireland.Peoplewillreadilydrive threehourstopayanafternoon call,andforadanceofsuchimportancenojourneywastoo great.Bellahadherlistpainfully compiledfromworksofreference, Riley'smoreup-to-datesocial knowledge,andherownsuddenly animatedmemory.Cheerfully,in asteady,childishhandairiting,shetransferredthenamestothe cardsandaddressedtheenvelopes.Itwastheworkofseveral sittings.Manyofthosewhose namesweretranscribedweredead orbedridden;somewhomshe justrememberedseeingassmall childrenwerereachingretiring ageinremotecornersofthe globe;manyofthehousesshe wrotedownwereblackened shells,burnedduringthetroubles andneverrebuilt;somehad"no onelivinginthem,onlyfarmers."Butatlast,nonetoo early,thelastenvelopewasaddressed.Afinallapwiththe stampsandthenlaterthanusual sherosefromthedesk.Herlimbs werestff,hereyesdazed,her tonguecloyedwiththegumof theFreeStatepostoffice;she feltalittledizzy,butshelocked herdeskthateveningwiththe knowledgethatthemostserious partoftheworkoftheparty wasover.Therehadbeenseveral notableanddeliberateomissions fromthelist.

"What'sallthisIhearabout Bellagivingaparty?"saidLady GordontoLadyMockstock."I haven'thadacard."

"NeitherhaveIyet. Ihope theoldthinghasn'tforgotten

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themouldingofthedoors.One dayhecametoBellabearinga pileofcalf-boundvolumesfrom thelibrary.

"Isay,didyouknowyouhad these?"heasked.

"Idid,"Bellalied.

"Allfirsteditions.Theymust beextremelyvaluable."

"Youputthembackwhereyou foundthem."

Later,whenhewrotetothank herforhisvisit-enclosingprints ofsomeofhisphotographs-he mentionedthebooksagain.This setBellathinking.Whyshould thatyoungpuppygopoking roundthehouseputtingaprice oneverything?Shewasn'tdead vet,Bellathought.Andthemore shethoughtofit,themorerepugnantitbecametothinkof ArchieBankscarryingoffher bookstoSouthKensingtonand removingthechimneypiecesand, ashethreatened,writingan essayaboutthehouseforthe ArchitecturalReview.Shehad oftenheardthatthebookswere valuable.Well,therewereplenty ofbooksinthelibraryandshe didnotseewhyArchieBanks shouldprofitbythem.Soshe wrotealettertoaDublinbookseller.Hecametolookthrough thelibrary,andafterawhilehe offeredhertwelvehundred poundsforthelot,orathousand forthesixbookswhichhadattractedArchieBank'sattention. Bellawasnotsurethatshehad therighttosellthingsoutofthe house;awholesaleclearance wouldbenoticed.Soshekeptthe sermonsandmilitaryhistory whichmadeupmostofthecollection,theDublinbookseller wentoffwiththefirsteditions, whicheventuallyfetchedrather lessthanhehadgiven,andBella wasleftwithwintercomingon andathousandpoundsinhand.

linesinthemiddleoftheeigh-histimephotographingthe teenthcentury,whenthefamily,Fleacetownchimneypiecesand thoughenervated,wasstillwealthyandinfluential.Itwouldbe tedioustotraceitsgradualdeclinefromfortune;enoughto saythatitwasduetonoheroic debauchery.TheFleacesjustgot unobtrusivelypoorerintheway thatfamiliesdowhomakeno efforttohelpthemselves.Inthe lastgenerations,too,therehad beenmarkedtracesofeccentricity.BellaFleace'smother-an O'HaraofNewhill-hadfrom thedayofhermarriageuntilher deathsufferedfromthedelusion thatshewasaNegress.Her brother.fromwhomshehad inherited,devotedhimselftooil painting;hismindranonthe simplesubjectofassassination andbeforehisdeathhehad executedpicturesofpractically everysuchincidentinhistory fromJuliusCaesartoGeneral Wilson,Hewasatworkona painting,hisownmurder,atthe timeofthetroubles,whenhe was,infact,ambushedanddone todeathwithashotgunonhis owndrive. Itwasunderoneofherbrother'spaintings-AbrahamLincolninhisboxatthetheaterthatMissFleacewassittingone colourlessmorninginNovember whentheideacametohertogive aChristmasparty.Itwouldbe unnecessarytodescribeherappearanceclosely,andsomewhat confusing,becauseitseemedin contradictiontomuchofher character.Shewasovereighty, veryuntidy,andveryred; streakygrayhairwastwisted behindherheadintoahorsey bun,wispshungroundher cheeks;hernosewasprominent andblueveined;hereyespale blue,blank,andmad;shehada livelysmileandspokewitha markedIrishintonation,She walkedwiththeaidofastick, havingbeenlamedmanyyears backwhenherhorserolledher amongloosestoneslateinalong daywiththeBaliingarHounds; atipsysportingdoctorhadcompletedthemischief,andshehad notbeenabletorideagain.She wouldappearonfootwhen houndsdrewtheFleacetowncovertsandloudlycriticizethe conductofthehuntsmen,but everyyearfewierofherold friendsturnedout;strangefaces appeared,

Itwasthenthatitoccurredto hertogiveaparty.Therewere alwaysseveralpartiesgivenround BallingaratChristmastime,but oflateyearsBelahadnotbeen invitedtoany;partlybecause manyofherneighbourshadnever spokentoher,partlybecause theydidnotthinkshewould wanttocome,andpartlybecause theywouldnothaveknown thattodowithherifshehad. Asamatteroffactsheloved parties.Shelikedsittingdown

thegreenbaizeaproninwhich hecleanedthesilverandinhis handhecarriedtheplatebrushto emphasizetheirregularityofthe summons. "Wasityourselfringing?"he asked.

"Itwas,whoelse?"

"AndIatthesilver!" "Riley,"saidBellawithsome solemnity,"Iproposetogivea ballatChristmas." "Indeed!"saidherbutler,"And forwhatwouldyouwanttobe dancingatyourage?"Butas Bellaadumbratedheridea,a sympatheticlightbegantoglitter inRiley'seye.

"There'snotbeensuchaball inthecountryfortwenty-five years.Itwillcostafortune."

"Itwillcostathousand pounds,"saidBellaproudly. Thepreparationswerenecessarilystupendous.Sevennew servantswerereciuitedinthe villageandsettoworkdusting andcleaningandpolishing,clearingoutfurnitureandpullingup carpets.Theirindustryserved onlytorevealfreshrequirements; plastermoldings,longrotten, crumbledunderthefeather brooms;worm-eatenmahogany floorboardscameupwiththetin tacks;barebrickwasdisclosed behindthecabinetsinthegreat drawingroom.Asecondwaveof theinvasionbroughtpainters, paperhangers,andplumbers,and inamomentofenthusiasm Bellahadthecorniceandthe capitalsofthepillarsinthehall regilded;windowswerereglazed, banistersfittedintogaping sockets,andthestaircarpet shiftedsothatthewornstrips werelessnoticeable.

InalltheseworksBellawas indefatigable.Shetrottedfrom drawingroomtohall,downthe longgallery,upthestaircase, admonishingthehirelingservants,lendingahandwiththe lighterobjectsoffurniture,sliding,whenthetimecame,up anddownthemahoganyfloorof thedrawingroomtoworkinthe Frenchchalk.Sheunloaded chestsofsilverintheattics, foundlong-forgottenservicesof China,wentdownwithRiley intothecellarstocountthefew remainingandnowflatandacid bottlesofchampagne.Andinthe eveningswhenthemanuallabourershadretiredexhaustedto theirgrossrecreations.Bellasat

me.Icertainlyintendtogo. I'veneverbeeninsidethehouse, Ibelieveshe'sgotsomelovely things,"

Asthelastdaysapproached Bellaconcentratedmoreupon herownappearance.Shehad boughtfewclothesofrecent years,andtheDublindressmakerwithwhomsheusedtodeal hadshutupshop.Foradeliriousinstantsheplayedwith theideaofajourneytoLondon andevenParis,andconsiderationsoftimealoneobligedher toabandonit.Intheendshe discoveredashoptosuither, andpurchasedaverymagnificentgownofcrimsonsatin;to thissheaddedlongwhiteglovesandsatinshoes.Therewasno tiara,alas!amongherjewels, butsheunearthedlargenum- bersofbright,nondescriptVictorianrings,somechainsand lockets,pearlbrooches,turquoiseearrings,andacollarof garnets.

Onthedayoftheballshe wokeearly,slightlyfeverishwith nervousexcitement,andwiggled inbedtillshewascalledrestlesslyrehearsinginhermindevery detailofthearrangements.Beforenoonshehadbeentosuper- visethesettingofhundredsof candlesinthesconcesroundthe ballroomandsupperroom,and inthethreegreatchandeliersof -utWaterfordglass;shehad seenthesuppertableslaidout withsilverandglassandstood themassivewinecoolersbythe bubet;shehadhelpedbankthe staircaseandhallwithchrysan- themums.Shehadnoluncheon thatday,thoughRileyurgedher withsamplesofthedelicacies alreadyarrivedfromthecaterer's.Shefeltalittlefaint;lay downforashorttime,butsoon ralliedtosewwithherown handsthecrestedbuttonsonto theliveriesofthehiredservants.

Theinvitationsweretimedfor eighto'clock.Shewondered whetherthatwouldbetooearly- shehadheardtalesofparties thatbeganverylate-butasthe afternoondraggedonunendurably,andrichtwilightenveloped thehouse,Bellabecamegladthat shehadsetashorttermonthis exhaustingwait.

Atsixshewentuptodress. Thehairdresserwastherewith abagoftongsandcombs.He

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Thehouselookedmagnifirent inthecandlelight.Thebandwas there,thetwelvehiredfootmen, Rileyinkneebreechesandblack silkstockings.

Itstruckeight.Bellawaited. Nobodycame.

Shesatdownonagiltchair attheheadofthestairs,looked steadilybeforeherwithher blank,blueeyes.Inthehall,in thecloakroom,inthesupper room,thehiredfootmenlooked atoneanotherwithknowing winks,"Whatdoestheoldgirl expect?Noone'llhavefinished dinnerbeforeten."

Athalf-pasttwelveBellarose fromherchair,Herfacegaveno indicationofwhatshewasthinking.

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"Riley,Iamreallyquite hungry.I'vehadnothingallday, Givemeanotherquailandsome morechampagne."

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Butjustasshewasleaving thediningroomtherewasastir inthehall.Guestswerearriving. WithwildresolutionBellaswung herselfupthestairs.Shemust gettothetopbeforetheguests wereannounced.Onehandon thebanister,oneonherstick, poundingheart,twostepsata time.Atlastshereachedthe landingandturnedtofacethe company.Therewasamistbeforehereyesandsinginginher cars,Shebreathedwitheffort, butdimlyshesawfourfigures advancingandheardRileyannounce.

"LordandLadyMockstock, SirSamuelandLadyGordon."

Suddenlythedazeinwhich shehadbeenmovingcleared. Hereonthestairswerethetwo womenshehadnotinvitedLadyMockstock,thedraper's daughter,LadyGordon,the American.

Shedrewherselfupandfixed themwithherblank,bueeyes.

Ihadnotexpectedthishonor," shesaid."PleaseforgivemeifI amunabletoentertainyou."

TheMockstocksandtheGordensstoodaghast;sawthemadblue evesoftheirhostess,hercrimson dress;theballroombeyond,lookingimmenseinitsemptiness; heardthedancemusicechoing throughtheemptyhouse.Theair waschargedwiththescentof chrysanthemums.Andthenthe dramaandunrealityofthescene weredispelled.MissFleacesuddenlysatdown,andholdingout herhandstoherbutler,said,"I don'tquiteknowwhat'shappening, Heandtaioofthehiredfootmencarriedtheoldladytoa ,ofa.Shespokeonlyoncemore. Hermindwasstillonthesame subject."Theycameuninvited, thosetwcandnobodyelse."

Adaylatershedied.

Mr.Banksarrivedforthefuneralandspentaweeksorting tuthereffects.Amongthemhe foundinherescritoire,stamped, addressed,butunposted,theinvitationstotheball. -From"TheSign,"

GKTroubadourofChristmas

losesnoneofitssimplicityin beingatthesametimeasymbolandsacramentofcosmicand epicproportions.Thissimple sceneistheanswertotheriddle oftheages.IntheChildwhose hairislikealight,astar,afire andacrown,wehavetheCreatorandLordoftheuniverse, theredeemingKingofmen!It isChristmasintheflowers,in thestarsandintheheartsof men:

TheChrist-childlayonMary's heart, Hishairwaslikeafire, (0weary,wearyistheworld, Butheretheworld'sdesire).

TheChrist-childstoodonMary's knee, Hishairwaslikeacrown, Andalltheflowerslookedupat Him

Andallthestarslookeddown.

ByJOHND,BOYD,S.J.

EverythingaboutGilbert Chestertonwaslarge.Hisbody ofhugeproportionswasbuta shadowyindextohisgreatsoul. Hisgeniusmadehimaliterary giantthatpromisestotower overourdwarfedworldfor manyayeartocome.Much canbesaidofhisgreatness,but onething,itseems,iscardinal.

Chestertonwasprimarilyand alwaysapoetandwillbestbe rememberedforhisunerring poeticintuitions,thatpenetratinglyhumaninsightthatopenedsuchnewworldsofrealisationtohisreaders.Wereadily recallhisinstinctiveridicule ofeugenics,vegetarianismand prohibition,andhisdeadlyaccurateandheartygraspofSt. Thomas'perennialphilosophy. Butbeyondthesepiecemealappreciationsand,really,tne sourceoftheirbalanceandclaritywashisvastandintensely human,sacramentalintuitionof Christianity,thatmadehima Catholicyearsbeforehisconversion.

ToChestertonouruniverse fromitsfartheststardownto "thesmallapplesthatgrow"is avibrantreality,muchtooworth whileevertogetusedto.There isashockofwonderabout everythingandthiswonderis sacramental,forouruniverseis asacrament,atell-talemystery, agreatanalogyofbeingwhere GodandHiscreationjoinhands.

Ateveryturnintheroadwe findHisfootprints:

Didnotagreatgreyservant

Ofallmysiresandme, Buildthispavilionofthepines, Andherdthefowlsandfillthe vines, Andlabourandpassandleave nosigns Savemercyandmystery?

Forman,thecentreofthis universe,lifeisaquestofGod. Thisquestwillsosteephimin mysterythathisverysatisfactionwillbethemeasureofhis furtherquest,willmakeofhim apilgrim"homesickinhishome andastrangerunderthesun." ButamanmustbeaChristian man,theBlood-trophyofChrist, theGod-Man,whoseFaceisto him"awanderinghome,aflyinghome";whotothewayfarer istheSacramentofsacraments: theWay!Thehighadventure oftheIncarnation,thisnew, moreintimate,moreopenyet moremysterioushidingofthe greatGreyServant,iscertainly somethingworthsingingabout allone'slifeandthisthetroubadourChestertonrejoicedasa giantindoing.

Inonesense,then,Chesterton'swritingwasonevast Christmashymn,onegrand chantoftheIncarnation.But hisintuitionofChristianityfinds moreespecialfocusandpointin hitChristmaspoetryproperlysocalled.Thepopular"Christmas Carol"isamasterlyexampleof hisgeniusinaction.HisapprehensionofthesimpleNativitysceneofMotherandChild

withHim.ThisDivinehumilityisanothertoken"ofthe mercyandmystery"thatsigns allGod'sdealingswithmen,areminderofourhelplessnessapart fromHimandtoallwhowill acceptHischallengeapledgeof securitystrongerbyfarthanthe stoutestbastionsofthisworld.

Thecrazystablecloseathand, Withshakingtimberandshiftingsand, Grewastrongerthingtoabide andstand ThanthesquarestonesofRome.

Thepoemproceedsdevelopingthisthemeofdivinehomesickness.Ittracesittoitssource andfindsitliterallyasoldas Adam.Inhimwealllostour heartseonsagointhatdateless, uncharteredgarden:

In"TheHouseofChristmas," perhapshisbestChristmas poem,Chestertonagaincaptures thespiritoftheFeastandits transcendentimplicationsinthe simple,mosthumanofimages, theonemostfraughtwithassociationsofwarmthandfriendship:theimageof"home." Surelytheultimatesoftangible, earthlycontentmentarecentredinahappyhome.To ChestertonChristmasisahouse, ahomeintowhichhecrowds allhomesickhumanity.Only inGodcanwereallyfeelat home.Augustineborewitness tothehungerofheart,andthere isnoneofusthatcannotsay "amen"!TheIncarnateGod ofChristmasisforusthe pledgeandpart-paymentofour ultimatehomecoming.

Formenarehomesickintheir homes, Andstrangersunderthesun, Andtheylaytheirheadsina foreignland

Wheneverthedayisdone, Herewehavebattleandblazingeyes, Andchanceandhonourand highsurprise, Butourhomesareundermiraculousskies

Wheretheyuletalewasbegun.

Chesterton'sselectionofthe imageof"home"isparticularly happyforfromitgleamsforth theprofoundtheologyoftheIncarnationanditshumaneimplicationsinourregard.When theSonofGod,becomingman, assumedahumannatureand "pitchedHistent"(astheGreek ofSt.Johnhasit)inourmidst, HedrewallofustoHimselfas brothersandsisters.InHim wefoundahome.TheSanctifyingGracewehadlostand whichHecametowinbackfor us,isalsoourhome,arealshare inthehomelifeoftheGodhead.

ByittheBlessedTrinitydwells inoursoulsandwemakeour homewithGod,"thewanderinghome,theflyinghome"of thepilgrim.Butourfinaland besthomecoming;whendeath opensthedoortolifewhen GraceflaresitoGlory,willbring ustoourFather'shouse,at homeinHiseternalembrace. Thisisthepregnancyofthe imageof"home"asitdevelops throughthepoem.Itbringsus totheultimateinman'ssurge throughouruniverseofmystery,upandbeyond,through therealmsoffaith,hometothe armsofGod,Theologiansspeak ofthehumanisingqualitiesof Grace,howonlybybeingdivinisedbyitslifedowebecome perfectlyhuman.Here,indeed,isaprofoundmysteryand hereistheprofoundandfull meaningof"home"toChesterton. Thepoembegins,asonemight expectofhim,withasimplefact learnedfromSt.Luke:"There wasnoroomfortheminthe inn;"andimmediatelyweare shownthefar-reaching,sacramentalimplicationsofthisfact: TherefaredaMotherdriven forth Outofaninntoroam; Intheplacewhereshewas homeless Allmenwereathome.

Herewereadthestartling mysteryofGod'slove:thatHis homelessnessshouldbetheconditionofourfindingourhome

Wehavehandsthatfashionand headsthatknow, Butourheartswelose-how longago!

Inaplacenochartnorshipcan show Undertheskies'dome!

Thoughourhandsfashionand ourheadsknow,thoughwe haveonearthseeminglyendlessadventureandwonder,we havenotherealastingcity.

mysterynowfindsVision,and GraceflaresintoGlory.The crazystableis"themanymansions"andallmenareathome.

Chestertonhasgonehome.His isindeedamerryChristmas. Butforuswhostilljourneyhe hasafewhealthysuggestionson howtospendourintervening Christmases.Inhis"Charles Dickens"hetellsus: "Christmasisoneofthoseold Europeanfeastsofwhichtheessenceisacombinationofreligionandmerrymaking.InfightingforChristmasDickenswas fightingforthattrinityofeating,drinkingandprayingwhich tomodernsappearsirreverent, fortheholydaywhichisreally aholiday."

Thoughwearehomesickpilgrimsourpatternshouldnotbe thePuritanbutrathertheCanterburyvariety,Weshould enjoyourpilgrimage.

itisonlyChristianmen Guardevenheathenthings. OurGodhasblessedcreation Callingitgood,

Ourhomes:theblazinghearth fire,friendsandalea-plenty, tricksandpranksandmerriment,arethetell-talemysteries ofourhomeinGod.Laughter andmerrimenthaveaspecial placeintheChristmashousefor Chestertonbecausetheyare veryhumaninstitutionsandare thebadgeofeverytrueChristiantocertifyhishumility.A man,tobeamanatall,must laughathimselfandrecognise hisowninadequacyintheface ofthegreatmysteryoflifethat ishislot.ButChristianlaughter,unlikethatofthesceptic, "endsnotinscorning;"itisonly anotheraspectofourquestfor Godinmystery.

lywantmygold:Heholdsthe goldheartofthesun,Butthe third,thewisestofthemall, seesthroughthemysteryof ChristmasgivingtoGod.Itis nottoenrichGodbutourselves thatwegive.Dedicationof ourworldistheonlystraight useofourworld,Itisthe sameideaagainofourbelong_ ingnesstoGod,ourquestofHim Babeofathousandbirthdays, wethatareyoungyetgrey, Whitewiththecenturies,can findnobetterthingtosay, Wethatwithsectsandwhims andwarshavewasted Christmasday.

LightThouThycensertoThyself,forallourfiresaredim, StampThouThineimageonour coins,forCaesar'sface growsgrim, Andadumbdevilofprideand greedhastakenholdofhim. WebringTheebackgreatChristendom,churchesandtowns andtowers, Andifourheartsareglad,0 God,tocastthemdownlike flowers, 'TisnotthattheyenrichThine hands,buttheyaresaved fromours.

Theguildsongismoreexultant,aslashingvindicationof humanliberty,mostaptfor Christmasday.St.Josephtells hiscarpenters,St.Crispinhis shoemakers,andSt.Lukehis painterstoservehumanityeach intheirownway,humbly spreadingthegoodthingsof life.

Thesethingsarenotenough. Ourpeaceisfaroutbeyondthe realmofouruniverse,beyond thefartheststar,whitherthe mysteryofBethleheminevitably drawsus:totheshakingstable morestrongthanthestonesof Rome.

fhisworldisaswildasanold wives'tale, Andstrangetheplainthingsare, Theearthisenoughandtheair isenough Forourwonderandourwar; Butourrestisasfarasthe fire-drakeswings Andourpeaceisputinimpossiblethings Whereclashedandthundered unthinkablewings Roundanincrediblestar.

Outandbeyondourearthand air,ourwonderandourwar, wearedrawneveronwardby theChristmastrumpetsfromthe hillsofhome.Inavast(sweepingtableauthegreat-souled Chestertoncastsupbeforeushis panoramaofourepichomecomingattheendoftime,to the"innattheendofthe world,""thedecentinnof death."TohimtheEnglishinn wasreallyhomeonalarger scale:smallenoughtobehomey andlargeenoughtohouseall men.Withthemartialshout ofsymphonicresolutionthe poemends:

Toanopenhouseintheevening Homeshallmencome, ToanolderplacethanEden AndatallertownthanRome. Totheendofthewayofthe wanderingstar, Tothethingsthatcannotbeand thatare, TotheplacewhereGodwas homeless Andallmenareathome.

HomelessGodbringsallmen home,theyuletalehasahappy ending,Godhasvindicatedthe paradoxofBethlehemforall whowerebigenoughtoaccept itschallenge,thequestthrough

ThisChestertonphilosophyof laughterappearsinabrilliant passageinhis"Balladofthe WhiteHorse."AlfredtheKing hasjustbeenstruckandscarred byaservantwoman.Hisarmies assemblingfromallsidestodo battlewiththeDanesremind himofhispower.Hecould smiteandkillherforsuchinsolence.Butinsteadweread that"squirrelsstirredintheir dustydreamsandstartledbirds wentupinstreamsforthe laughteroftheking."

Andthebeastsoftheearthand thebirdslookeddown, Inawildsolemnity, Onastrangersightthanasylph orelf, Ofonemanlaughingathimself

UnderthegreenwoodtreeThenfollowtwomasterful stanzasinrichcommentaryon Christianlaughter,whichis reallyChristmaslaughterforit isallboundupinChristmashumility,

ThegiantlaughterofChristian men

Thatroarsthroughathousand tales, Wheregreedisanapeandpride isanass, AndJack'sawaywiththemaster'slass. Andthemiserisbangedwith allhisbrass, Andthefarmerwithallhis flails;

Talesthattumbleandtalesthat trick YetendnotallinscorningOfkingsandclownsinamerry plight, Oftheclockgonewrongandthe worldgoneright, ThatmummerssinguponChristmasnight

AndChristmasdayinthe morning.

ThattheIncarnationand Christmasweremeanttomake menmorehumanisalsoclearly reflectedintwootherpoemson Christmas:"ASongoftheGifts toGod"and"AChristmasSong fortheThreeGuilds,"Thefirst oftheseissomethingofalamentwhereinthethreeWise Men,representingthediffering viewpointsofmenofalltime, discusstheirgifts.Thefirst seesmerelyachildinacold stablewhowillbecapableofno morethancoldgratitude.The secondsays:no,thisChildis God.However,Godcanscarce-

Letallyourthoughtsbesoftand whiteasthewoodofthe whitetree, Letyourownfeetbeshod withpeace,belowlyall yourlives.

Paintmightythings,paint paltrythings,paintsilly thingsorsweet,

Butifmenencroachonliberty,iftheytearthehuman Charter,thenofftoaCrusade! Theninunisonthethreesaints quoteGod,theMasterCraftsman:

AlmightyGodtoallmankindon ChristmasdayssaidHe:

"Irentyoufromtheoldred hillsand,rending,madeyou free. TherewasCharter,therewas challenge;inablastof breathIgave; Youcanbeallthingsother;you cannotbeaslave, Youshallbetiredandtolerant offanciesastheyfade, ButifmendoubttheCharter, yeshallcallontheCrucadeTrumpetandtorchandcatapult, cannonandbowandblade, BecauseitwasMychallengeto allthingsImade."

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"OLIVERTWIST."

StageVersionofFamousNovel.

Theopeninggambitintheex-Itwasawell-judgedperformperimentalAnewMcMastersea-antegivenwithpolish.Ernest sonatHisMajesty's-presentingLeitch,asSowerberry(theunaconglomerateoftheMcMasterdertaker)wasalsowellcast. company,theShakespeareClub,FrankO'Grady,asMr.Monks, andanyoneelsewhohappenstowasinafamiliarrole,and fitin-was"anold-fashionedChristopherMcMasterlentsuitmelodrama"(toquoteMr.Mc-ableexuberancetotheroleof Master'sownwords)basedontheArtfulDodger. thewell-knownnovel,"OliverVeteranactorEricMaxondid Twist,"writtenbyCharlesDic-verynicelyasMr,Arthur kens.Thepresentstagever-Brownlow,thekindlygentlesion,inninescenes,isthework ofMr.ChristopherMcMaster.

Thetaskofreducingthebroad canvasofDickenstoanintelligible(andcredible)dramaticrepresentationlastingtwoanda halfhours,isofsuchmagnitude thatitstaggerstheimagination.

Howisonetorecapture,within thebrieflimitsofthedrama,all thecolouranddiversityofthat greatparadeofscenesandcharacterswhichDickenshasfloatedbeforetheenquiringmindin endlessphantasmagoria?That Mr.McMaster,junr.,hasachievedacommendabledegree ofplausibilityinhisattempt standsverymuchtohiscredit; buttheactionisnecessarilyepisodic,andsomelongwaitsbetweensceneswereexperienced.

Thecharactersarenotgradu- allydevelopedforusinthis adaptation.Thereisnoneed forthat,ofcourse,becausewe knowthemsowell.Theyleap outofthepagesofthebookat us-thetenderOliver,thebump-tiousBumble,thebrutalSykes, thedistraughtNance,therascallyFaginandhisgangof imps,etc.

BecauseDickenstendedtowardscaricatureratherthan characterisation,thesepeopleof theplaymakenodeepandlastingimpressiononourminds, andthecreationofanatmosphereinwhichwecantempor- arilyloseourselvesisconstantlyimpeded.Thisruinsthe dramaticelement,andsothe bestwecanhopeforislively melodrama.

Themostinterestingworkof theeveningwastheappealing portrayalofOliverbyMargaret Anketell,achildideallysuited forthepartinvoiceandappearance.ShemadeOliverlive forusveryconvincingly, manwhoeventuallyrescuesOli-

AnewMcMaster'sFaginwasverfromhismisfortunes.Henry ahighlycolouredsketch,inBradenwasMr.Grimwig, whichtheswiftlychangingOthersinthecastwereAnne moodsoftheJewwereseenTrotman,PeterMann,Bettina clearlyandabruptly. Wolfe,NeilHunsley,JoyceHall, LornaCoppinger'sNanceandColomO'Doherty,AlanBastion, DesmondHoward'sBillSykesGrahamSisson,andNellStubbs. wereequallygoodportraits.TheTheorphanswereboysfrom sceneissuinginthemurderofHaleSchool. Nancewasbrilliantlyworked,Mr.MichaelBarington-Mar- providingadegreeofsuspensetinpresidedatthegrandpiano. andanaccumulationofhorrorHisoverture(Chopin's"FanwhichtemporarilyliftedthetasieImpromptu")wastastefulplayontotheplaneofhighlyexecuted.Atalltimesit tragedy, itwasapleasuretolistento OnthecomicsideLesAdamshim. scoredasBumblethebeadle. -DEGUSTIBUS.

"MACBETH."

ActingSoarstoGreatHeighls.

Aninterestingandattimestotoogreatextremesoverthe highlyartisticpresentationofemotions.Arecentexampleof 'Macbeth"wasgivenatHisMa-thisover-intensificationoffeeljesty'sTheatreonMonday,whenlingoccurredin'OliverTwist," theShakespeareClub,incon-whenFaginwentthroughhis junctionwithAnewMcMasterlastmomentsinthecondemned andhiscompany,beganashortcell;andtosomeextentthe seasonofthefamousShakes-sametendencyispresentin peareantragedy. "Macbeth"(aswhenMacbeth

Highlightsoftheplaywerefliesintoafrenzyonseeing theperformancesofAnewMc-Banquo'sghostinhischair). MasterandJuneHuntley-East,But,takenallround,Mr.McinthetwinrolesofMacbethandMaster'scharacterstudyof LadyMacbeth. Macbethwaspowerfullyeffect-

IhaveseenMr.McMasterined,andthereweresomedelicianumberofrolessincehisad-ouslyartisticmomentswhenthe venttoPerthsometimeago.Inactorreachedthepinnacleof particular,Ihaveseenhimasperfection-theseweregeneralShylockandasOthello.Ihavelyinthequietly-spokenmononohesitationinsayingthatIlogues.Mr.McMasterhasan haveneverseenhimtobetterextraordinarilyclearandpenea advantagethanasMacbeth. tratingvoice,whichwillreach IthinkitagoodtimetosaytothefurthestseatsinawhisthatIhaveneverbeenenamour-per.Heusesitintelligentlyto edofMr.McMaster'sstyleofcreateatmosphere. acting.IhavefeltseveraltimesHardlylessimpressivewasthe thatherangestoorapidlyandachievementofJuneHuntley_

East.Intwoscenes-herfirst appearanceandthesleep-walkingscene-sheexcelledherself, givingassatisfyingaperformanceasthemostfastidiousplaygoercoulddemand.She,too, hasasplendidvoice,andusesit tellingly.Hersuccesswasall themoreremarkableinviewof thefactthatshelackstheimposingstaturewhichoneusuallyassociateswithLadyMacbeth.

Thegoodvoicesoftheprincipalsservedtounderlinethe shortcomingsofothermembers ofthecastinthisregard.Audibilitywasnotalwaysgood,and anywhowereunfamiliarwith thescriptmusthavesuffered manydisappointments.

Theproductionoftheplay (and,incidentally,theproducer'snamehasnotsofarbeen givenforanyoftheplays)involvedsolvinganumberofdifficulties.Thesewereovercome insomecasesadroitly(chiefly bymeansof"spots"),andat

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AYEAROFTHEATRE.

Wedrawtowardstheendofa notableyearwithregardto Perth'stheatre.Itopenedwith aflourishwiththeBalletRambert,embracedaDramaFestival,andaseasonofItalian Opera,andclosesnowwiththe promiseofourhearingwithin ashorttimeourownsemi-professionalcompany,whichwill notonlygiveusgoodplaysbut willopenupopportunitiesfor ourbestamateurs.

Therehavebeenothergood things,ofcourse.Onecannot hopetorecallinabreathallthe outputofthelocalstage,but playssuchas"TheManWho

Handinhandwithdevelopmentonthetechnicalsidethere hasproceededsteadilyadrive towardshigherlevelsofattainmentinindividualartistry.This hasmadebetter-balancedproductionspossible,andthesein turnhaveledtoincreasedpublicsupportforthetheatre.

Onemayfollowthepattern further,andseeintheawakeningofpublicinterestaprime causeofthemushroomgrowth ofnewdramaticgroups.For therearealwaysthosewhom thetheatrebugbitessosharply thattheycannotrestuntilthey havedonesomethingpositive aboutit.Thelimitedopportunitiesofmembershipinthe olderclubsdrivestheseenthusiastsintonewnervecentres, wheretheymaketheirownarrangementsormorequicklyreceivethechanceoftryingtheft wings.

Thisextensionofactivityin whateversphere-acting,singing,dancing,etc.-canonlybe agoodthing.Itisanatural concomitantofprogress,and withoutsuchprogressthetheatrecannothopetothrivein thecommunity.

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othertimesthemethodadopted wasratherclumsy(aswhena translucentcurtainwasused haphazardly).Onebasicset wasused,Thestagingwasnot lavish.

Theimportantopening,speciallydevisedbyShakespeareto set.themoodofthepiece,was ratherwellhandled,Thewitchesmetinghastlylightand cackledandchantedverybecomingly.Theywereslender enough,butitstruckmethat furtherattentiontomake-up (onthearms,forinstance) wouldhavegiventhemamore witheredappearance. Asfor effects,thethunderwasgood, butthelightningnotsogood.

Shakespeareisveryfarremovedfromus,andhismethods arenotours,Perhapsour chiefdelightinhimto-day stemsfromtherichnessofhis language.Nobodyelsehasput suchwonderfulwordsintothe mouthsofactors.Yet,ifan actorbecapableofrisingtothe occasion,thecharacterdevelopmentinShakespeareissomethingmarvelloustowatch.We mustbepreparedtomakeallowancesforsuchthingsas "asides"spokenaudiblyenough foralltohear,andconversationswithmurderersonlyafew yardsawayfromguestsata banquet.

Thecastin"Macbeth"istoo largetopermitdetailedcommentoneachoftheactors.It mustsufficetosaythatEric MaxonplayedDuncan,Harold HarveywasMacduff,Henry BradenwasBanquo(notaswell casthereashewaslaterasthe Doctor),andErnestLeitchturnedinanothergoodcomicsketch asthedrunkenporter.

"Macbeth"waswellwortha visit. -DEGUSTIBUS.

CametoDinner,""TheHasty Heart,""SeeHowTheyRun," and"TheLadyFromEdinburgh,"leapreadilytomind. Thesewerememorable,There wereotherplays(suchas"The EagleHasTwoHeads")in whichexceptionallygoodindividualperformanceswereregistered.Andtherewasmusical comedy-MoncrieffatHisMajesty'sin"TheMerryWidow," localproductionsof"Bitter Sweet,""TheBelleofNew York,"and"Florodora."

Ifweextendthefieldtofilms, wecannotpassovertheexcellentfarebroughttousbythe AdultEducationBoard-inparticular,"MonsieurVincent"and "LesEnfantsduParadis."

Theyearhasbeenmarkedby thedisplayofanextraordinary amountofinitiativeonthepart oflocalamateurbodiesinbuildingupthestandardofpresentation,Forinstance,"DieFledermaus"wassuperblymounted, Onecouldnothopefor-nor wouldonereceive-muchbetter inthewayofsettings,costumes, andgeneralstage"props"than whathasbeenprovidedbythe amateurs.

VACANTPOSSESSION. ModernTileRoof,mainAlbanyHighway,with3blocks; splendidgardeningland;e.1., telephone,fruittrees,etc.Includedinthislovelypropertyis afullyequippedRoadsideKiosk, Immediatevacantpossession. £4,200,w.i.w.o. NorthPerth:SolidBrick Home.Immediatevacantpossession.Comprising2bedrooms,lounge,diningroom,kitchenandconveniences.£2,475. Sydney,Fairfield.Newtile roofHome,Fullyfurnished, £2,600.

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PupilsattendtheCollegefromLeederville,MountHawthorn,NorthPerth,WestPerth,WestLeederville,Wembley,Osborne Park,Scarboroughandadjacentdistricts.

ThesuccessesoftheCollegeduringtheyearinclude:WinningtwoshieldsforClassChoirsintheEisteddfodheldatthe CapitolTheatreinOctober,andSecondPlacesintheSchoolChoirandAggregateShields.

InSportingEvents:JuniorCup,atSt.Patrick'sDaySports.IncompetitionwithChristianBrothers'Schools:theSenior, JuniorandAggregateAthleticCups;theUnder13CricketCup.Runner-upforTennisCupandUnder13FootballCup. SuccessesinJuniorandLeavingCertificateExaminations;OneLynnScholarship;FourofFirsttenPlaccesinFirstYear Inter-SchoolExaminations;FiveofFirsttenPlacesinSixGradeExaminations.

CLASSESRESUMEONTUESDAY,JANUARY31,1950.

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ChristmasandNewYear TimeTable.

ChristmasDay:

Masses:Midnight;7a.m.,8 a.m.,9a.m.,10a.m.,11a.m.

Confessions: OnSaturday,24th.(Christmas Eve),from11a.m.to1 p.m., 3.30p.m.to6p.m.,7.30p.m.to midnight. AllwhopossiblycanareaskedtocometoConfessionduring themorningandafternoonsessions.

MidnightMasswillbeSolemn HighMass,andwillbebroadcast.St.Mary'sCathedralChoir, underthedirectionofFatherA. Lynch,willsingChristmas CarolspriortotheMass.The preacherwillbeRev.J.Hogan.

NewYear'sDay,Sunday,Jan.1:

Masses:7,8,9,10and11a.m.

Confessions: Saturday,12noonto1p.m., 4p.m.to6p.m.,andaftereveningDevotions. ASolemnTeDeumwillbe sungintheCathedralat7.30 p.m.onNewYear'sEve,followedbyBenedictionoftheBlessedSacrament. HOLYCOMMUNIONAT MIDNIGHTMASS. EucharisticFastRecommendation.

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THE73rd.ANNUALREPORT OFTHE Wt.**DISCLOSES OUTSTANDINGRESULTS NEWPOLICIES-117,052newLifePolicies,assuring £28,690,514,and12,715PersonalAccidentandSickness Policies,assuring£4,539,320,wereissued.Thewholeof thebusinesswaswritteninAustraliaandNewZealand, andindicatestheconfidenceofnewandexistingPolicy-

holdersintheT.&G.

ASSURANCESINFORCE-IntheOrdinaryandIndustrialDepartmentsthereare1,535,000Policiesinforce assuring£195,800,000.ThattheT.&G.hasbeenentrusted withtheresponsibilityofprovidingthisgreatmantleof protectionisstrikingevidenceoftheesteeminwhichthe Societyisheld.

INCOME-TheIncomefortheyearexceeded£11,500,000, anincreaseofmorethan£810,000overthepreviousyear's total,

SECURITY-ThefinancialpositionoftheSocietyisunassailable.TheAssets,whichareheldintrusttomeet paymentstoPolicyholdersastheyfalldue,increasedby £4,790,000to£66,500,000.

SERVICE-TheT.&G.isaMutualLifeSociety,atruly co-operativeinstitution,whichhasnoshareholders.It renderstheutmostservicetoitsmembersandsettlesall claimspromptly.PaymentstoPolicyholdersduringthe pasttenyearsexceeded£34,867,000,ofwhich£4,393,000 waspaidlastyear.

GROUPASSURANCE-Alargenumberoffirmsand companiesentrustedtheirStaffSuperannuationandGroup ProvidentSchemestotheSociety.TheseSchemesare availableontermsmostadvantageoustobothemployers andemployees.

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TEERECORD

PERTH,THURSDAY,DECEMBER15,1949. _

THECHRISTCHILDINTHEHOLYYEAR.

Christmascomesagain,butthepeaceoftheChristChildis notfoundintheearth.IntheUnitedNationsOrganisationare hardwordsandwrangling,butthefaithinformulaeisnotthe victorythatovercomeththeworld.Thereisevenaprayer room,butitisatemplewithoutagod.Everywherethereis fear,butnotthatsavingfearoftheLordwhichisthebeginning ofwisdom.Thesourceoftheworld'sdreaddoesnotarisefrom contemplatingtheconsequencesofitsspiritualindifferentismandapostacy.Appropriately,butnonethelessbitterly,thematerialistswhofoundtheirsolerealityinmatternowliveinparalys- ingterroroftheirgod,Forthedeeperexplorationofthenature ofmatterhasnotledthemtothediscoveryoftheCreator,but onlytothedestructivepotentialitiesoftheirsolesourceof reality. Andwithfearhascomehate,inevitably.Thewholeworld isanarmedcamp,dailyaddingatombombtorocketgun.Yet thecommonpeopleoftheearth,bewildered,insecureandfilled withforebodings,wouldratherhearthemessageoftheherald angelsthantheeternalmouthingsofpoliticiansabouttheneed ofmartialpreparedness.Thewholebasisoffraternalcharity betweennationshasbeendestroyedbyacynicaldistrustof motives,bypromiseslightlygivenandaslightlybroken;ina wordbylackofnaturalmorality.NorhastheChurchofGod goneunscathed.Inagreatdealmorethanhalfofthecivilised globe,HerodstalksagainseekingthelifeofHimWhoisthe lightoftheworld.YetChristcomesagainatChristmas,not asthedreadJudgeofall,butasthehelpless,swaddledChild, Whowillsavetheworldwhen,patently,itcannotsaveitself, InthephilosophiesofourtimethereisroomenoughforHimon Golgotha;letusatleastmakeroomforHiminourhearts.

ST.MARY'S CATHEDRALCHOIR.

VACANTSCHOLARSHIPS FORBOYS.

Severalnewboyswillbetakenintothechoirinthenew year.Successfulcandidates willreceivefreeeducationat theChristianBrothers'College, St.George'sTerrace.Applicantsmustpossessagoodvoice andbenoolderthaneleven years.Applybylettertothe Rev.FatherA.Lynch,c/oSt. Mary'sCathedral,orring M1057.

MASSTIMETABLE.

PINJARRAPARISH.

December18:Mandurah,8a.m.; Pinjarra,9.30a.m.

December25:Pinjarra,8a.m.; Mandurah,9.15a.m.

January1:Mandurah,7.30 a.m.;Pinjarra,9a,m.

AllotherSundaysinJanuary MasswillbecelebratedinMandurahat7.30a.m.andatPinjarraat9a.m.

N.B.:TherewillbenoMassin Pinjarraonthe4th.Sundayin January. ROTTNEST.

9a.m.,ChristmasDay,New Year'sDay,andeverySunday toEasterSunday,inclusive. SCARBOROUGH.

MasseseverySundayat6.30 a.m.and8a.m.Christmas Day,MidnightMassand8a.m. NORTHBEACH.

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IfIthrowmymindbacka longwayintothepast,IcanrecallwhenIwasuntroubledby thislittlechap.Hewasthen butanindeterminatebundlein swaddlingclothes,whosomehoworotherbecamethefocal pointofconversationwhenever wehadvisitors;andthefact thatIwashisfatherdawnedon meonlyintermittently,coming asathrillingrevelationeach timeIfelttheadmiringeyesof mywife'sladyfriendsturnedon measifforconfirmation-or weretheirglancesasilentappraisalofsomehiddenqualitiesinme?Inanycase,itwas anexperiencewhichlostnothing byrepetition. Iusedtothink myfaintblushofacknowledgmentratherbecoming.Itwas verypleasanttolollinindolent prideinthepenumbralshadeof myyoungson'sglory.

Butnowallischanged.The bundlethatwasPeterhasdevelopedautomotivepowerand anunpredictabledivergentreasoningthatoftenplacehimoutsidethepale-andthepalings. Itisnotunusualformetoreturnfromaday'sbread-win). ninginthecitytofindmyself intheunenviablepositionof beingatoneandthesametime judge,juryandprosecuting counselinanindictmentof Peter;formywife,whocannot keepherfacestraight,willhave nopartinthistribunal,though sheinsiststhattheletterofdomesticlawbeobserved.She hasmadethelaws,butsheprefersthatIadministerthem.

Thesepainfuloccasionsofpaternalcorrectionfollowalmost invariablythesamepattern.

"Peter,"Icallsternly,when Ihavetakenmyplaceonthe judicialbench,"comehere!'

Thereisthemerestshuffle fromthedock(otherwisethe backverandah),butnoresponse. Iraisemyvoiceslightly,and infuseagreatdealmoreiron intoit. Iuseonlythesame words,butforPetertheair musttremblewithallsortsof vaguelysensedforebodings,for heneverfailstoanswerthis secondsummons.

Hecomesinveryslowly,the flywiredooremittingalong. drawn,agonisinghowlofsympathywhichsetsmynerveson edgeandcausesmetodart vengeful,ifillogical,glancesat mywife,nowturnedawayfrom thismorbidscene.

"Peter,"Isay,lookingdirect, lyaheadofme,"whatnaughty thinghaveyoubeendoingtoday?"

Silence.Alwayssilence.

WithaneffortIcontinue: "Didyougodownthestreet withoutpermission?"

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Absurdwordsforagrown mantousetoafour-year-old. Peter,however,issilent.

"Boy!"Iexclaim,withashow ofexasperation."Youknow youmustn't. ButIamlookingathimnow. Involuntarilymyeyeshave swungroundtohim,andthe sightofthatwoebegonefaceis morethanIcanbear.Itissuch asightaswouldmeltthehardestheart.Ihaveseensickcows andmournful-eyeddogs,but Peter'sexpressionunderthese circumstancesissomethingthat defiesdescription.Itisafusion ofalltheemotionsknowntoa smallboywhosuddenlyfinds theadultworldimpingingonhis own,andcan'tunderstandthe conflict.

Iquicklydespatchthebusinessonhand,havingregardto myownpowersofenduranceas wellasthesuppressedmirthof mywifewhich,fromtherise andfallofhershoulders,threatenstobreakforthatanymomentandruinwhatevergood maybestirringinthisplethora ofparentalplain-speaking.

MyfinaladmonitiontoPeter takestheformofarhetorical question,asIthink.

"Ofcourse,youwon'tdothis again,willyou?"

Butnowforthefirsttime Peterbreakshissilence,andin asepulchralvoicecomesthe onlyanswerheseemstohave conned: "Idoanknow."

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FRANKFURT,Nov.25(By Airmail).-Woodenbarrackslaboriouslyfittedoutasachapel servingbothProtestantsand CatholicsintherefugeesettlementofReinsehlenintheDioceseofOsnabrueckhadtobe evacuatedbyorderoftheBritish militarygovernmentandisnow beingtransformedintoamotion picturetheatre,saystheOsnabrueck"Kirchenzeitung'',official diocesanorgan.Thewholevillageaccommodating1,600refugeesfromSilesia,mostofthem Catholics,hasbeenrequisitioned tomakeroomforBritishtroops andofficialsandtheirfamilies even workedthoughtherefugeeshad hardforyearstomake quartersliva.,leinthisvillage whichwastobecometheirnew homeaftertheirexpulsionfrom theEast.

Bothpriestsandministers wereorderedoutoftheirhomes onafewhours'notice,saysthe paper.Therefugeesmaynowbe accommodatedinaformerammunitiondumpinCelle.Concrete,windowlessbunkersthere mayhavetobeusedashomes. December1wasthedatesetf)r thecompletionofthetransfer. Alleffortsofbothchurchand municipalauthoritiestoavert thetragedyhavebeenofnoavail sofar."Itiscrying-toheaven," saystheOsnabrueckpaperinreportingtheincident,whichhas anuseddeepbitternessallover the7egiOn.

TheplightoftheGermansresidingintheSovietzoneofoccupationcausesthenumber3f refugeesinWesternGermanyto swellconstantly.Thetransient ,:ampsofGiessenandUelzenreceive2,840peoplemonthly,most ofthemunder18yearsold. Thoseunabletoshowthatthey .saverelativesintheWest,o: thattheyarevictimsofcommunistpersecution,mustberefusedadmission.InSeptember, 13,000peopleappliedforadmissioninthesetwocamps,but asylumcouldbegrantedbutto asmallportionofthese.Fearful ofbeingdraftedforforcedlabourintheuraniumminesof Saxony,whichmeanscertain death,manyofthoseturned backmanagetoremainin WesternGermanyillegally.

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WeCannotWashOurHands theExpelleeProblem

Oppositetherailwaystationitisunthinkablethatthewhole inthetownofSalzburg,Austria,burdenofresolutionshouldlie isalargehotel,partlyruinedbyuponthepeopleofanimpoverbombing,Thelargesignonthe frontreads:HotelEuropa-RefugeeCenter.

Thissignissymbolicofall Europeandmoreparticularlyof WesternEurope,TheentireWesterncontinentiscrow-sidedwith peoplewhohavefledfromtheir homes,orwhohavebeenforced outoftheirhomesandhomelands.TherearetheregularDisplacedPersonswhoarecaredfor incamps;thenewdisplacedpersonswhoarefleeingfromtyrannyandpersecutioninEastern Europe;therearethethousands ofdisplacedJews,thepitiful remnantsofaracewhichhas undergonethemostterribleholocaustofbloodoftheages; andfinally,therearetheExpellees,closeto12millionsofthem, whoarethemostabandoned, themosthelpless,themostinconsolableoftherefugeesofour day.

ishedanddestroyednation.This probleminternationallycreated (atthePotsdamagreement) shouldbestudiedandresolved byinternationalactionofthe countrieswhocanhelporreceivetheexpellees.

2)RelocationwithinGermany. Theexpelleesweredistributed inGermanyandAustriaona haphazardbasis.Intellectuals wereunloadedinout-of-the-way villages,farmersweredumped intoindustrialtowns,andskilled workersandartisansfound themselvesinagriculturalsections.ThelandreforminGermany,withitsbreak-upofthe remaininglargerestates,will allowfortheresettlementinGermanyofonlyacertainnumber offanningfamilies.Alreadyvariousartisansandskilledworkershavesetupsmallworkshopsandbusinessesinvarious partsofthecountry,andeverywhereoneseessuchexamples ofselfhelpashousingdevelopmentsforexpelleefamilies.However,extensivelooseningof creditrestrictions,andfreeuse ofMarshalPlancounterpart fundsmustaccompanytherelocationandtheassimilationwithin Germanyofthemillionsofexpelleeswhoseproductivetalentsarenotbeingused.

ofPassionPlayCast

Chosen

pelleestobeintegratedintothe industrialandagriculturallifeof Germany.TheSt.Raphael'sUnion,aCatholicemigrationorganizationwhichwasdisbanded bytheNazisbecauseofitsrescueworkforpersecutedJews, has,nowbeenreorganizedandis readytohelpinanyemigration plan.However,theSt.Raphael's Union,thoughhelpedbyfunds fromAmericanCatholics,has notyetbeenabletoeffectuate muchinthelineofemigration becauseoftherestrictionsplaced bytheAlliesonanysuchplans.

OBERAMMERGAU,Germany,choiceofyoungpeoplesuchas Nov.10.-TheprincipalrolesFrauleinAnnemarie,HerrSchwai_ ghoferand26-year-oldBenedict Stueklinanotherpartaugurs wellforthefuture.Everycand- idatehasbeencarefullytestedin thecourseoflastsummer'srehearsalplays.

intheworld-famousPassion t'laytobepresentedherein1950, afteralapseof16years,willbe performedbya37-year-old hotelowner,AntonPrcisinger, asChrist,anda20-year-oldattractiveblonde,AnnemarieMayr, asMary.

Astheleadingfigureinthe greatreligiousspectacle,Herr PreisingerwillbeabeardedLord Jesus,withcurlybrownhair. Thefatheroffivechildren,he isthewidelyknow'iownerof theHotelZurPosthere.FrauleinAnnemarieisdescribedas noble-featured.Sheisthedaughterofalocalbuilderandcomes fromafamilylongrepresented incastsofpreviousplays.Itwas generallyagreedthatoutstandingtalenthadbeenselectedfor theseleadingroles.

MayorRaimundLangexpres- seddeepsatisfactionovertheresultsoftheballot,saying:"To bechosenforthepartofChrist isadestinyunderwhoseweight amancaneithercollapseor growtoahighmoralstature."

3)PlannedEmigration. Athirdvitalresolutlinisthe

igrationshouldnotbeextensive becausethepopulationofGermanyissoheavilyweightedwith childrenandtheunproductive agedandinfirm.Thereaream-

TheHotelEuroparefugeecentrecontainscloseto500ofthese refugees.Thesemen,womenand childrenwereevictedfromtheir homesandfarmsinYugoslavia withoutrelationtoanyindividualguiltorcrime.Theywere dumpedintoapartlydestroyed Austrianhotelin1945andthey arestillhere.Themenhave foundworkbecausetheyare energeticpeopleandwillingtodo anythingtokeeptheirfamilies alive.Thewomentrytomakeemigrationofacertainnumber homesoutofthecornersofofexpelleefamiliestoareasin draughtyrooms.Theylooktotheworldthatcouldusetheir theworldforawordofrecognit-skills.Someexpertssaythatemionoftheirplight.Uptonow, theyhavefoundlittlerecognition orunderstanding.Thissymbolic HotelEuropaistheendofthe roadforthoseexpelleeswhom wecallthePilgrimsoftheNight.(mgexpelleesmanygroupswho Perhaps,thebestwaytogivecomefromfaraway,andwhoby youanideaoftheenormitythefactoftheirhistoryandex- oftheexpelleeproblemwouldbeperiencearenaturalpioneers. topicturealikenumberofdest-ThesearetheGermanicgroups ituteemigrantsbeingherdeda-fromYugoslavia,Rumaniaand crosstheCanadianandMexicanHungary,whosefameashardy frontiersintotheUnitedStates.farmersandcolonizersiswell Whenthese12millionswereknown.ThesepeoplearenotattachedtoGermansoilbecatre theirforbearshavenotlived01 itforgenerations.Inthis,the:: differfromthenativeGermans whowereexpelledfromsuch areasasSilesiaandEastPrussia.TheGermanicgroupsfrom EastEuropecouldmakeexcellent emigrants.

4)ContinuationofCatholic Aid, ItisunderstandablethatCatholicsbegintowonderwhyit isnecessarytocontinuegivingto Europesomanyyearsafterthe warforreconstruction.They knowthattheirtaxes,aswellas thetaxesofothertax-paying Americancitizens,arebeing usedintheecoiomicrebuilding ofWesternEurope.Sogreatwas thecatastropheofdestruction andmassexpulsions,thatWesternEuropeneedseveryhelpthat cancomefromgovernmental sources,aswellasthecontinued, supportofreligicusrelieforganizations.

Otherprincipalmembersof thecastof102eventuallyto performtheplaywillbeHugo Rutz,34-year-oldblacksmith, asSt.Peter;MelchiorBreitsamter,50,sawmillworker,asPontiusPilate;HansSchwaighofer, 29,asculptorandformerprisonerofwaroftheBritish,as Judas,andGabrielleGropper, 24,asMaryMagdalen.

Fromarealistspointofview onecanseethatthesemillions ofpeoplewithnothingtolose andnohopeforthefuture, mighteasilybecomethepreyof politicianswhoofferthema quickeconomieorsocialsolution.

ThereligiousproblempresenterlbymillionsofCatholicsin predominantlyProtesitantsections,destituteCatholicswho lackchurches,parishcenters, schoolsandevencemeteriesfor theirdead,isaproblemthatwe Catholicscanignoreonlyatgreat periltothefutureoftheChurch. Wemustcontinue,aswehave doneuptonow,tosupplythese peoplewithmedicinesandclothingandsomefood.Wemust supplytheirpriestswithmeans oftransportation.

Asvillageeldershavedone since1633,whenitwaspledged toperformthetragedyofthe Passioneverytenyearsfollowingadisastrousplague,a committeeof19membersmet herethisweektoallotthe12 principalparts.Thecommittee consistedofmembersofthemunicipality,Passionplayexecutivesandthevillagepriest,the Rev.JosephBogenrieder.

Whetherallofthosechosen willactuallybeonthestagenext yearnowdependsonrehearsals, whichthedirector,Johann GeorgLang,hasscheduledfor nextspring.ThePassionPlayis expectedtoopenonMay21.

Meantime,termingthePlassionPlay"aCatholicsermonto thewholeworldinthelanguage ofthetheatricalart,"HisEminenceMichaelCardinalvonFaulhaber,ArchbishopofMunichand Freising,inanofficialletterto theOberammergaumunicipality, hasgrantedcanonicalpermission foritsperformance.Thispermissionisrequiredbecausethe play,inasense,isconsidereda divineservice,TheCardinalfeels thatthevillage,incarryingon thePassionPlaytraditionper- formsareligiousduty.Accordingly,headded,thebehaviourof alltheplayersshouldbeinkeepingwiththeirspiritualtask, "Theworldexpectsthatthe religioustraditionof300years shouldbecomemanifestinthe wholevillage,"theCardinal wrote."Iamconfidentthatthe Oberammergaupeoplewillopenly andfreelyprofesstheirfaithin Christ,theSaviouroftheworld."

Allcommercialconsiderations inthepromotionofnextyear's playhavebeenstrictlyruledout, MayorLangsaid."Wereweinterestedinprofits,wecouldhave acceptedamotionpictureoffer fromHollywood,"headded. "Instead,weshoulderedaheavy debtandwillbarelybreakeven ifeverythingturnsoutwell."

herdedintothedestroyedcities ofGermanytherewerenoteven sufficientfoodandsheltersfor theinhabitantsalreadythere.If theUnitedStateshadsuffered thedestructionofallitsprincipal industrialcentersandalsocountedabout40percentofits dwellingsasdamagedordestroyed,andifithadsurrendered morethan20percentofitsfood-offofaboutaquarterofamil- producingarea,andthenhadtolionfamiliesbyemigration accepttheentirepopulationsofwouldallowtheremainingex- CanadaandMexicoasdestitute refugees,thepicturewouldbe likethatofGermanyin1945 and1946.

Publicwelfareagenciesfind thattheirheaviestburdensin welfareandinunemployment paymentscomefromthepresenceoftheexpellees.Localtaxes goinlargemeasuretotheupkeep oftheexpelleeswhoareinvalid, agedorinfirm,

Thereligiouscharitableagencieshaveperformedaworkof rescuethatisalmostunparalleledinhistory.Forexample,Caritas,orGermanCatholicCharities,uptotheendof1948,had collected210millionMarksfor directhelptoexpellees.Inadditiontothis,scoresofnewinstitutionshavebeenopenedsince thewartotakecareoftheaged, thesick,theorphanedandreturnedprisonersofwarofthe expelleegroup.TheHilfswerk andtheInnereMissionofthe LutheranChurchhaveperformed arescueworkofsimilarmagnitudeandChristiangenerosity.

However,thesolutionofthe expelleeproblemisfarfrom beingfound.Thecrisisisat hand.Unlessenergeticactionis undertakenwithinthenextyear tofindbasicsolutionsforthe problemofthe12,000,000expel- lees,ofwhomnearly7,500,000 areinWesternGermany,itis unlikelythatWesternEuropean recoverywillbecomeafact.

Herewitharefourwaysin whichwleasChri,tian,,with concernforourneighbor'swelfare, ofcanapproachtheproblem expellees:

1)RecognitionofExpelleesasInternationalProblem.

Sincetheexplusionofthese peoplewasbegunandgivenimpetusbyinternationalagreement,

Atthesametime,asiphoning

JAPEMIGRES

TOKYO,Nov.18(NC).-

TheRev.VirgilNagel,0.F.M., whospentsevenyearsupto1939 inthemissionsofHokkaidoand thelasttenworkingfortheJapaneseinBrazil,hasreturned "home"toresumehisdutiesin theVicariateApostolicofSapporo.

SpeakingoftheFranciscan missionsforJapaneseinBrazil, FatherNagelpointedoutthat therearenowsevenpriestsof theOrderinfourcentersin Brazil.OneisinthecityofSao Paulo,wherethepriestsnotonly devotethemselvestothespiritual careoftheJapanese,butcarry onanextensivesocialwelfare campaignforthebenefitofthe poorandthesick.AtTaipas theyorganizedacommunityof womencatechists12yearsago. Itnownumbersadozenprofessedmembersandfournovices.

Bastoshasthelargestsingle settlementofJapanese,numberingnearly10,000.Inthisarea theFranciscansareinchargeof aparishandmiddleschoolwith 200students,ofwhomthreefourthsareJapaneseandtherest Brazilians.Thefourthmissionis thatofColoniaEsperancainthe Paranaarea,whichwasestablishedbyFatherKircher,S.J., butwastransferredtotheFranciscansin1944.Thismissionhas about100Japanesefamiliesof whomaboutfour-fifthsareCatholics,

Wehavecalledtheseexpellees the"PilgrimsoftheNight"becausetheyhavewalkedaroad thatissodarkinitsmiseryand hopelessness.Itwouldbehard aftercontemplatingthislong processionofanguishedhumanitytohaveanyfaithifwedid notknowthateveryonewho walkedinitwalkedinthefootstepsofOnelongago,Whoalso trodalonelypilgrimage.Hewas burdenedbythecuttreewhich isthesymbolandtheonlyexplanationforalloursuffering.

VOCATIONS

CHIGASAKI,Japan,Nov.18 (NC).-Fourpostulants,three ofthemchoirnuns,wereadmittedrecentlytothenovitiateat theconventoftheCanadian PreciousBloodSistershere,the firstceremonyofthekindever heldbythecommunityinJapan. ItwaspresidedoverbyBishop ThomasWakidaofYokohama. Fouradditionalpostulantswere admittedshortlyafter.

"ThatRemindsMe"

TOKYO,Nov.18(NC).ManypeopleinTokyowereinterestedinthemagnificentProcessionoftheBlessedSacrament heldhererecently-but'forone womanitwasofdecisiveimportance.Nowaboutsixtyyearsof age,sherememberedasshewatchedtheprocessionthatshe, too,hadoncebecomeaCatholic, buthaddriftedawayandhad notbeeninsideachurchfordecades.

Movedbysomethingshecould notherselffullyunderstand,she attendedtheBenedictiongiven intheplaygroundofFutaba Girls'SchoolandfeerapproachedoneoftheSistersofSt, Maurinchargeoftheschool, sayingthatshewantedto"come back,"Thenandthereshefixed thedayandhourforherfirst religiousinstructioninmanya year,

HerrPreisingerhadtearsin hiseyeswhennotifiedthatthe mostsignaldistinctionwhich hisfellowcitizenscouldconfer wasbestoweduponhim.After theresultoftheballotwasannounced,theoldestofformer membersofPassionPlaycasts, allsturdy,impressive,whitebeardedvillagers,steppedupto thenewChristandcongratulatedhim. Contrarytosecularpressreports,politicalconsiderationsin nowayinfluencedthecommittee'sselection.Fifty-eight-yearoldAloisLang,whoplayedthe roleofChristintheplay'slast presentationin1934,andwho becameamemberoftheNazi partyundersevereeconomic pressurebutneverwasasympathizer,willdelivertheprologue toeacheight-hourperformance. Thisisafunctiontraditionally reservedforformerportrayersof thepartofChrist,andoneof themostcovetedanddifficult partsintheentireperformance.

Alltheprincipalsinthenew casthadminorrolesinthepresentation15yearsago,butthe

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Interestinginthisconnectionis thefactthatitisnotyetdecided whetheritwillbepossibleto payfeestothecast,Inthelast presentationAloisLangreceived compensationofbut£11amonth foronewholeyear-1,200Marks, tobeexact-whichwentmostly forexpenses.

Meantime,numerousrequests forreservationsarebeingreceivedherefromvirtuallyevery partoftheworld,butparticularlyfromtheUnitedStates.The Americanoccupationauthorities stillhavenotreleasedhouses theyrequisitionedattheendof thewar,whichcomplicatesthe problemofaccommodation.However,MayorLanghasmade plansfornewhousingthrough theone-yearloanof1,000,000 Marks£150,000tothemunicipality,recentlyapprovedbythe Bavariangovernment.Alarge partofthisisrequiredforbadly neededreconditioningofthe theatre,theatricalparaphernalia andcostumes. Soonthevillagewillbespick andspantowelcometheWorld. Boysandmenhavealready grownlongcurls,andthelatter beards,hopingtobeintheremainderofthecast.

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TrinityCollegeExaminationResults.100% PassesinPianoforte,SingingandArtofSpeech. EveryCandidatepresentedwassuccessful.

PREPARATORY:

Pass:CharlesChitty.

JUNIOR:

Honours:CarolBrennan.

Merit:HelenRoyal. JoyceHitchcock. PamelaCurley.

INTERMEDIATE:

Honours:MaySmith. ZoeBooth.

Merit:ShirleyHogan.

THEORY.

FIRSTSTEPS:

Honours:MarieAlmond. JanetMcKenna. JoyceHitchcock. KarenBroxton. KevinMcKenna.

PREPARATORY:

Honours:CoralHaywood. CarolBrennan. FayeBrennan.

JUNIOR:

Honours:MarionSawyer. ShirleyHogan. ValmaCaulfield. Merit:ZoeBooth.

UNIVERSITYOFW.A.

Attherecentexaminations conductedbyMr.MarshallSumnerandMr.CampbellEgan, thefollowingpupilsweresuccessful:

PRELIMINARY:

MarionSawyer., ('hampionGirlofDowerinand DistrictsInter-SchoolSports, PIANOFORTE.

INITIAL:

Honours:FayeBrennan.

Merit:KevinMcKenna, CoralHaywood, DoraAtkinson.

PREPARATORY:

Merit:ShirleyHogan. ZoeBooth, CarolBrennan,

ADVANCEDPREPARATORY:

Honours:MarianSawyer.

Pass:KathleenDay.

SOLOSINGING.

PREPARATORY:

Merit:CarmelCurley.

Pass:JosephineSartori. KathleenDay. MargaretPaterson.

CLASSSINGING.

PREPARATORY:

PreparatoryGirls'Choir:Pass.

PreparatoryBoys'Choir:Pass. JuniorGirls'Choir:Merit.

CHORALSPEAKING.

SeniorGirls'Choir:Merit.

PreparatoryBoys'Choir:Pass.

ARTOFSPEECH.

INITIAL:

Honours:LorisWhite.

FIRSTSTEPS:

Merit:StanleyBywaters. FayeBrennan. RosemaryAtkinson, AnneCarter. BevanCarter.

Pass:RussellChapman.

Pass:MarieAlmond. CoralHaywood. FayeBrennan. DoraAtkinson. MervynChitty.

FIRSTGRADE:

Credit:ValmaCaulfield. Pass:JenniferPlaisted, SECONDGRADE:

Pass:ZoeBooth. CarolBrennan. ValmaFrench.

DayandBoardingSchoolforGirls.

BoardingSchoolforBoys.

HelenGlatz. ShirleyHogan.

THIRDGRADE:

Credit:MarionSawyer.

Pass:KayeRoyal.

FIFTHGRADE:

Credit:CarmelCurley.

UNIVERSITY

THEORETICALEXAMINATIONS.

FIRSTGRADE:

Honours:CarolBrennan.

SECONDGRADE:

Honours:MarionSawyer. HelenRoyal.

THIRDGRADE:

Pass:FayeJones. ShirleyJones.

IntermediateGirls'SingingChoir.

MonumentalSculptorsandStoneArtist, EXPERTS

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KathleenClune(withschoolbanner)leading SportsMarchofCombinedSchools.

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G.K.-Troubadourof Christmas.

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Lady.ButHerspiritissoallpeervadinginChesterton's world,oneknowsnotwhereto begin.Likewisdomdescribed intheOldTestamentandappropriatedtoHerinourMarian liturgy,Shepermeatesourlife, goesonbeforeus"throughour silentearthquakelands,"the Motherofourpilgrimages throughmystery.Thesimple Maid,whoinmotherngGodhas motheredallofus,isaQueenof SevenSwords.ShehassmittentheworldtoWisdombut Wisdomiswrappedinmystery, intheFleshshespunforHim. ThisisthethunderousaffirmationofallChristiancenturies andtouchstoneoftheirfaith, justasitistheshatteringenigmatoscepticswhosemindsare littleanddark.Thisisthe simpleMaidofthe"Christmas Carol"and"TheHouseof Christmas,"theQueenin"The BalladoftheWhiteHorse"who says: Thegatesofheavenarelightly locked, Wedonotguardourgain, Theheaviesthindmayeasily Comesilentlyandsuddenly Uponmeinalane.

Andanylittlemaidthatwalks Ingoodthoughtsapart, Maybreaktheguardofthe ThreeKings Andseethedearanddreadful things Ihidwithinmyheart.

Onefinalwordaboutthe styleofthesepoems.Inone senseitwouldbebesttobesilentinthisregardbecauseChesterton'slanguagesharestheintuitivesacramentalqualityof histhoughtthatcanbebestappreciatedbydirectcontactwith it.Still,onecannotreadChestertonlongwihoutnoticinghis frequentuseoftheparadox. Sophisticatescanseeinthisonly cleverwordplay,andsohave calledhimaShakespearean courtjester.Buthisparadox isreallyhisweaponofintuition, his"swordofsurprise"toshock ustoarealisationof"theimpossiblethingsthatare"allabout us.Itisespeciallymeaningful atChristmastimewhenGod, whohadsetmysteryasthepatternofallHiscreationandthe conditionofourquestforHim, dwarfedallHisformermysteriousdealingswithusbycoming HimselfasahelplessInfant.We mustbendverylowtofindour highGodinthemanger,andin findingHimmustreadthethousandparadoxeswritteninthe challengeofHisEyes.While ourliferemainsaquestforGod theparadoxwillremainthe swordthatseversmysteryfrom contradictionandcleavesforus apassagehomewardthrough theincredibleanalogywehold withHim.

POPEBLESSES PILGRIMS.

CASTELGANDOLFO,Italy, Nov.15(Radio,NC).-HisHolinessPopePiusXIIwelcomed andprayedwithseveralthousand citizensofthetownofCastelgandolfo,Whogatheredinthe publicsquarefaringthepapal summerresidencehere.

NothingHeCanFix

LACKAWANNA,N.Y.(NC). -JoeLouis,retiredworld's heavyweightboxingchampion, neverlikedHitlerandNazism, andhefeelsthesamewayabout StalinandCommunism,hesays inanarticleinthecurrentissue oftheVictorianmagazine,publishedherebyFatherBaker's HomesofCharity.

JamesC.G.Conniff;writerof thearticle,relateshewas promptedtogetJoeLouis'opinionafterhearingPaulRobeson, famousNegrosinger,"raising hisrichbaritoneinpraiseof Communismalotherelately." Heasked"thechamp"howhe feltaboutthematter.

"Thegreat heavyweight championoftheworldlaughed,"thearticlerelates.Hetold thereporteraboutsomething thathappenedtohiminEnglandduringWorldWarII.He wasgivingboxingexhibitionsto helpwinthewarbykeeping

moraleup,andafteronebout anEnglishmancameupand wantedtoknowhowcome, "'Afterall,'saidtheBritisher,"fromwhatIhearthere'san awfullotwrongwiththetreatmentyoucolouredboysgetin theUnitedStates,isn'titthere?"

"Joeadmittedthatwastrue, buthepointedouttotheEnglishman:'Itain'tnothin'Hitler canfix,brother,an'don'tyou forgetit!Ifeelthesameway aboutCommunism' "'Surethere'salottathings weain'tgotquitestraightened outyetinthiscountry,'Joe wenton.'ButnothingthatfellowStalincanfix.Thiscountry'sbeenmightygoodtoboys likeRobesonan'me.Gettin' betterfortherestofourpeople allthetime.Alittleslow, maybe,butnothin'Stalincan speedupwithoutwreckin' everythin',an'don'tyouforget it!'"

WhatEveryBoy ShouldKnow

LONDON,Nov.19(NC).-fellow-workershasfailedthe BothboysandgirlsreceivedChurch." somegoodadvicefromBishopThentheBishopgavethisadvicetotheboys:"Dopenanceto acquirepositivepurity.Start withtheeyes.Beginbydenyingyounselvesthepleasureof lookingateveninnocentthings. Fromthemortificationofthe eyestothemortificationofthe tongue."

JohnA.Murphy,ofShrewsbury,whenheaddressedameetingofSt.Joseph'sYoungChristianWorkersatStockport, Cheshire, Bothwerecounselledbythe Bishopthat"theyoungCatholic workerwholeavesafactory withoutleavinghismarkonhis

ALIELIVESON.

"JusticeiswhattheStatesays itis,"saidHobbeslongago, Thislie,withvariations,isutteredorimpliedinalloursecularplansforthereformofthe socialorderandthepeaceofthe world,"saidMr.D.G.M.Jackson,M.A.,inhisCatholicHour talkrecently.

"WedrawupChartersofHumanRights'basedonthewillof modernmen,withoutrelationto theGodwhoselawmakesman's personaldignitysacred,"hecontinued."Weworkoutpopulationplans,industrialplans,educationalplansinthesame contemptuousdisregardforthe Rockofspritualrealityon whichallmustbebasedifitis tostandatall.Meanwhile,with thegrowingsecularisationof culture,thereligiouselementin thesocialfaithofdemocracy passesaway:itlosesitspower overmen'tmindsandsocietyis leftwithoutfaithorhope.The worldbecomesahouseswept andgarnishedreadytobeinhabitedbydestroyingdevilswho willbringtheirownidolsand miraclesandmysteries,inthe placeoftherejectedspiritual TruthandLaw,andwhowill rushmendownasteepplace,to mass-servitudeandthenmasssuicide.

ILLUSION.

TothegirlstheBishopsaid: "Bemodestinyourdress.By thatIdon'tmeanbecompletely old-fashioned.Godforbid,But dresscorrectly,neatly,attractively.FortheloveofHeaven dressinChristiandress."

MEXICANC.A.

Detailshavecometohandof theremarkableCatholicAction CongressforAmericanStudents organisedbyPaxRomanaand heldrecentlyinMexicoCity. HisExcellency,MostRev.Louis Martinez,ArchbishopofMexico, presidedattheofficialopening session,whichwasattendedby alargeassemblyofbishops. priestsandstudentleadersfrom allcountriesofNorthandSouth America.Theaddressesand thediscussionswereofathoroughlypracticalnature,and showedadeterminationtoavoid merelyabstractthemesandconclusions.Overtheplatform hungahugeposterinscribed withtheslogan"Students,do nottalkaboutHeaventothe workerswhentheirstomachsare empty."

Theoccasionwasthearrival hereofthe"pilgrimage"ofthe statueoftheMotherofDivine Love,whichisbeingcarried throughvariousItaliantowns. Thestatuewastransportedtoa placeofhonorinthecenterof thesquare.

ThePontiffappearedonthe balcony,welcomedthepeople andthenledtheminprayerto theBlessedMother.TheHoly Father'sorationaskedMarynot onlyforgracefortheirsouls, butalsoforalleviationof"all evilswhichafflictthispeopleand theentireChristianfamily".

Health:Thethingthatmakes youfeelthatnowisthebest timeofyear.-FranklinP. Adams,quotedin"TheSign."

"'UnlessGodbuildthehouse, theylabourinvainthatbuild it.'TheWestwasmadebymen whobelievedinDivinePower andOrder,andsawthemselves astheservants.Itisbeingunmade,notbecauseofRussian conspiracies,orofhumanselfishnessorwickedness,orofthe dangerousprogressofatomic science,butbecausewearetryingtobuildorderontheillusion thatmenaretheirownmasters andthemakersoftheirworld."

INCOMPATIBLE.

FRANKFURT,Nov.10(NC).

-TheSovietauthoritieshave haltedreligiousinstructionsin theschoolsoftheStateofMecklenburg,.intheRussianzoneof Germany,accordingtoadispatchin"DeWelt,"leading Hamburgdaily,broadcastover theU.S.controlledradiohere.

TheSovietdecree,according tothebroadcast,statedthatitis "improper"tousethesame classroomsforteaching"both dialecticmaterialismandidealisticviewsoftheworld."

Definiteplanswereformulatedtomeettheurgentproblems -spiritual,materialandintellectual-ofCatholicstudentsat AmericanUniversities.Anew SecretariatforSouthAmedica wasestablishedatBuenosAires, andnewInternationalSub-SecretariatsformedforPharmacy, History,FineArtsandNatural Sciences.NewNationalFederationsrepresentingtheCatholic ActionstudentsatCuba,Japan, MexicoandSlovakiawereadmittedtotheStudentFedera-

FORLIBERATION.

NEWYORK(NC).-Four thousandNewYorkLithuanians andLithuanian-AmericansgatheredinSt.Patrick'sCathedral toprayfortheir"enslaved" countrymenbehindtheIron Curtain.

BishopJosephF.Flannelly, AuxiliaryofNewYorkandCathedralAdministrator,representedHisEminenceFrancisCardinalSpellman,Archbishopof NewYork,attheVesperservice whichwassponsoredbytheLithuanianRomanCatholicPriests Leagueattherequestofthe nationwideLithuanianAmerican Council,

BishopFlannellypointedout thatnearlyamillionLithuanians havebeenkilledorexiledunder theSovietoccupationHeprayed thatthecourageofmartyred Lithuaniansand"thefidelityof yourpeopleinexile"mightbe instrumentalinconvertingRussia.

SuccessfulBoys'SingingChoirtakenat Examination.

SectionofSeniorGirls'SingingChoir.

Boys'Choir,1949..

"PutYeOnChrist"

ProfessionCeremonyatSt.JohnofGod

Xavier,intheConventChapel, Subiaco,twoyoungNovicesin theReligiousLifeoftheInstituteofSt.JohnofGodmade ProfessionofFirstVows.

RightRev.MonsignorKennedy wastheCelebrantofHolyMass andwasassistedduringtheceremoniesbytheRev.E.McSweeney,Chaplain.Inthe Sanctuary,asprivilegedMassServers,weretheBrothers,Tom andJohnTobinofoneofthe Novices.

TheNoviceswhopronounced TemporaryVowswere:

Sr.M.CorneliusTobin(Warrnambool,Victoria.)

Sr.M.ImmacalataTaylor (Subiaco,WesternAustralia.)

"PutyeontheLordJesus Christ."(Rom.13,W.

"MydearSister,onthefirst Christmasmorning,when,inthe fulnessoftime,theSonofGod becamemananddweltamongst usinthestableofBethlehem,he laybound,inHisflesh,withthe swaddlingclothesofthisearth, andswathed,inHisHeart,with thebondsoflove;byHispoverty:"TheSonofmenhathno placewhereontolayHisHead"; byHisChastity-"Whichof youshallconvinceMeofsin?"; andbyHisObedience-"Icome todoThyWill,0God.Itwas theProfessionDayofChrist,the ) firstandthemodelofallReligious-adaythatwastobe completedandperfected,only whenHecouldcalloutfromHis dyinglips,andwithHisswollen tongue"Consummatumest"-It isconsummated.

OntheFeastofSt.FrancistherebywinsuchasoulforHim, andwillcertainlydrawdown graceuponasinfulworld.That istheMindofChrist-herwork isaDivinework,andeverymomentofherlifeisoftheutmost importancetoGodandtosouls. "ImustbeaboutmyFather's business." PutyeontheHeartofChrist. "Ihavecompassiononthemultitude,"wasHisowncry.ToChrist itmatterednotwhetherthose winopressedaboutHimand clamouredforHishelpwereJew orGentile,richorpoor,outcast leperorperfumedPharisee.He hadtheHeartofGod,sobig andsodeep,thatwithoutrestrictionHecouldopenwideHis Divinearms,andcryoutinwelcome''Cometome,allyouwho labourandareheavyburdened and1willrefreshyou."Somust itbeforthatotherChrist,the nursingReligious.Nodiscrimination,nopickingandchoosing ofwhethersheworkinward orinprivateroom,incubicleor insuite,for,thepatientmust alwaysbethesufferingmember ofChristcallingoutinthevery wordsofChrist"Ithirst-give Metodrink."Itistheonlyway -theonlypeacefulway,thesuccessfulway.Itwasthewayof JohnofGod;itisthewayof theHeartofGod-"Caritas Christiurgetnos."

Andtoday,inthisProfession ceremony,thereisanewBethlehemintheheartoftheReligious,anewvoicetakingforher ownthewordsofChrist"I cometodoThyWill,0God", andanew,binding,notonlyin thehabitofreligion,butinthe threevowsofherstate-her Poverty,herChastityandher Obedience-abindingthatby theGraceofGodshalllasttill, withherdyinglips,shecan againechothewordsofChrist, "Consummatumest!"

Butifthereisasimilarityin picturebetweentheprofession ofareligious,andtheprofession ) ofChrist,thatresemblancemust notmerelybeafrothy.sentimentalone,withnosubstance behindit.Itmustberealand alivinglikeness,capableofbeingsummedupinthewordsof St.Paul:"PutyeontheLord JesusChrist,Putyeonthe MindofChrist;putyeonthe HeartofChrist;putyeonthe veryHandsofChrist,fornothingelsewilldo-nothingless willsuffice.Putyeonthe LordJesusChrist."

PutyeontheMindofChrist. Remember,leteverynursing Religiousrememberthatsheno longerbelongstothisworld. "Wehaveleftallthingsand havefollowedThee."Nolongisshejustawomantrainingfor livingasanurse,tocurethe sickandeasethedying,withno thoughtbeyondthat.No,the MindofChristisnowhermind -"ImustbeaboutmyFather's business,thebusinessofworkingforimmortalsouls."Lift upyoureyes;andseethecountries,theyarewhitetotheharvest;"andthereisaharvestof immortalsoulsbeneaththevestureofsufferingfleshinthe hospitalsofSt.JohnofGod, waitingfortheReligiouswith FaithandwithLovetoworkfor themandgatherthemintothe barnsofEternity.Itisthemind ofChristthateveryoneof thesehumansoulsisworththe out-pouringofHisPrecious Blood:thattheleastactofpure loveofGodisofunspeakable valueintheharvestingofthose souls,andthatevenapinpicked upfromamotiveoflovemay

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TheRecorb PopeUrgesWider Thanksgiving

VATICANCITY,Nov.28 (Radio,NC).-HisHoliness PopePiushascommendedthe Americanpracticeofanannual dayofnationalthanksgivingto Godforblessingsreceivedand hasurgedthatitbeuniversally observed.Hemadethesecommentswhilereceivingagroupof UnitedStatesCongressmennow visitingRome.

"Thelegislativeandexecutive hallsofyourCapitalhaveheard, inthedaysjustpast."theHoly Fathersaid,'thenobleaccentsof anation'sprayerofthanksgiving totheLivingGod._Ourhe.artis touchedandcomfortedbythis recurringevidence-andWould thatitwereuniversal-ofone oftheveryfirstchargeslinked tothemissionofresponsiblestatesmanship."

ThePontiffremindedthelegislatorsoftheChurch'steaching thatthedutytogivethanksto Godconstitutesanevengreater challengewhen"itreachesthe conscienceofrepresentativesof thepeople,chosenpreciselyto confirm,coordinateandunifyin thepoliticalfieldtheirnation's deepestspiritualattitudesand aspirations."

Thereisparticularneedto stressthisinthepresentdifficult

PutyeontheHandsofChrist. theHandsthatwereraisedto blessandtocomfort,tosoothe andtoheal.Neverletthese thoughtsenterherheadthat do-it'sgoodenough, whyworry?"Shecannever haveskillenough;shecannever benursegoodenough-shecan neverbekindenoughorgenerousenough.Foragain,itmust beherlivingFaiththatitisnot justthesickortheagedorthe dyingthatareunderherhands, dependingonherskill.Itis Christthatliesthere-Christ newly-borninthehelplessbabeChristintheSuffering,Christ thatisdying;andwhatshedoes forthem,shedoesforChrst."As oftenasyouhavedoneittoone ofthesemylittleones,youhave cloneituntoMe,"Theskillthat shewouldgivetoChristinperson,isthemeasureoftheskillto begiventothosewhoarethere inHisplaceandhideHimbeneaththeirfrailmortality.The wideopenarmsoftheBabeof Bethlehemstretchingouttothe Motherwhoadoredflita,ant: thewideflungarmsofthecrucifiedChristarethemodelofher arms,andthesyniklofviergenerosity."PutyeontheI..jrd JesusChrist."

Itisnotgoingtobealways easy,notalwayssweet,notalwayspleasanttohumannature tofollowtheChrist,andputor theLord.Therewillbedryness -butrememberHisdesolationMyGod,whyhastThouforsakenMe?"Therewillbemonotonyandroutine;butremembertheroutineandthemonotom ofHisearlyyears-"Hewent downtoNazarethandwassubjecttothem,"Therewillbedisappointments,butrememberHi, distress"Willyoualsogoaway?" AndasHedidnotflinch,no, turnbacknorrejecttheCross, sodoesHetrustthatshewillbe brave,andwillperseveretothe end,"Courage'Hewhispersin herheart,"Ihaveovercomethe world,"andshetoo,canovercomeherownfrailtyandthr weaknessofhumannaturein thestrengthofHisgrace.There isnopeaceintepidity,thereis nohappinessinsloth,thereis novictoryinindifference.But thereispeaceinlookingat Christ-thereishappinessin puttingonChrist-thereisvictoryinlivingwithChrist,andin dyingwithChrist.Andwhile ourcongratulationsgooutto thenewly-professedsistersof St.JohnofGod,astheygiveto Godallthattheworldholds dear,socanwepromiseinHis ownDivineNamethat,whenthe 'Calvaryofthislifeisover,and theshadowsofGolgotharetire, thelightofeverlastingpeace shalldawnforthem,andinthe depthsoftheirhappysoulsthey shallhearthewordsoftriumph, andthecryofwelcome-"The Masterishere,andcallethfor thee."Amen,

times,thePontiffsaid."Quite plainly,tobealerttoapeople's individualandcollectivedependenceonGodandtobesincerely gratefulintheirnameandtheir placeforgiftsthatcancome onlyfromHisProvidentGood Pleasure,"theHolyFather stated,"commitsapublicservant toaprogrammeaswellasa proclamation," Suchaprogramme,hedeclared,"mustimplyasensitiveness, adelicateanddeterminedadjustmentofmindandheartto thedivineaswellastomerely humanrightsandinterests... especially,mayWenotsay,duringthesecriticaldaysofreconstructioninthesectorofinternationaleconomyandfiinance," ThePopethenexpressedthe convinctionthattheywould affirmtheirworthypurposeof honoringandreveringGod'sHoly Willbydischargingthissacred dutytotheirpeople.

"Totheendthatyouandall legislatorsmayheedthiscallof arightconsciencewithcourage andwithconstancy,"thePontiffadded,"Wefondlyinvoke... anevermoregenerousboonof lightandstrengthfromtheheart ofHimwhoholdsmanandnationsintheuollowofHisOmnipotentHand."

VociferousRedMinority

NEWYORK (NC).-"The simpletruthisthatextremely fewNegroesare,orhavebeen, Connnuuists.TheCommunist PartywantsNegroesverybadly, butNegroesdefinitelydonot wantCommunism.Inthehope ofattractingnewcandidates,the CommunistPartypushesafew Negroestothetopandkeeps theminthepubliceye."

Withthesewords,theRev.

WilliamA.Nolan,Si.,.ofthe St.LouisUniversitysocialstudiesinstitute,treatsthequestionsofwhetherNegroesare Communisticallyinclinedinan articleentitled"Communism andtheNegro,"intheInterracialReviewmagazine.

MINUTEFRACTION

FatherNolanpointsoutthat upuntilthetimeoftheWallace movement"muchlessthanone percentofNegroesintheUnitedStateswaseverstronglyinfluencedbyCommunistpropaganda."Theauthorrecalls thattheCommunistPartywas foundedinthiscountryinSeptember,1919,butits,gctivities amongNegroeswereslowin starting.Headdsthattheearly partywas"extremelyforeignin itsoutlook,andforalongtime tooklittleinterestinnativeAmericanproblems,"

"The1928directiveofthe Comintern,whichwasStalin's pipelinetoforeigncountries," theauthorcontinues,"toldthe AmericanCommuniststhatthey mustgetbusyamongNegroes, andthattheymustpromotetwo mainslogansaboutthem:1, 'EqualRights';2,"Self-determinationintheBlackBelt.'"

NEGROSOVIET

FatherNolansaidthatatthe timetheself-determinationsloganstrucktheCommunistslike anaxe-blowbetweentheeyes, andhadtobeinterpretedfor thembyaCominternrepresentative.FatherNolancontinued: "Fewpeopleinthiscountry knowthatStalinhasdecreeda NegroSovietRepublicforthe Southbackin1928."Headds thatitwasStalin'sideaforNegroesintheSouthtoregard themselvesasanationdistinct fromtherestofAmericans.

FatherNolanrecalledthat from1928to1933,theCominterncompelledleadersinthis countrytopushthesloganof self-determinationintheBlack Belt,butafewyearslaterit wassoftpedalledonStalin'sorbersbecauseofneedforvotes forrecognitionoftheSoviet UnionbytheUnitedStates, Duringthewar,whenCommunisttacticsswungfartothe right,EarlBrowder,thenU.S.

GaggedByNazis Returns

VATICANCITY,Nov.28 (Radio,NC).-Onecanonization andthreebeatificationsmoveda stepnearerrealizationwhen HisHolinessPopePiusXIIyest- erdayorderedthereadingand promulgationoffourdecreesof theSacredCongregationofRites concerning outstandingtheglorificationof servantsofGod.

Thefirstdecreeassertedthat itis"safe"toproceedwiththe canonizationofVincenzoMaria Strambi,amemberofthePassionistOrderwhowasatonetime BishopofMacertaandTolentino. Theotherthreedecreesapproved miraclesproposedinthecauses forbeatificationoftheVenerable VincenzoPallotti,founderofthe PiousSocietyoftheMissions (Pallottines);theVenerableMo. therMariaSoledadTorresAcosta,foundressoftheServants ofMary,Ministerstothesick, andtheVenerablePaolaElizabethCerioli,widowandfoundress oftheSistersoftheHolyFamily.

ELLIOTT ELLIOTT OPTICIANS

partyhead,cameoutwithan articleinwhichhedeclaredthat Negroesalreadyhadexercised theirrightofself-determination andhaddetermineduponintegrationintoAmericanlife,Today,FatherNolanasserts,the Communistsareagainpromotingtheself-determinationslogan,butwithlittlesuccess.

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GENERALREPORT.

Thescholasticyearat"Iona" hasbeenbountifullyblessedby Godwithgreatsuccess.School re-openedinFebruarywithan excellentroll-call,whichhas continuedtoincreaseright throughtheyear.Theresults ofthevariousexaminationsduringtheyearwereverygood, andthereportofInspectorRadburnewasindeedgratifying.

Someofthechiefeventsof theyearthatdeservemention are:-

THERETREAT.

Forthreedaysbeforethe FeastofOurLady'sNativity, theseniorgirlslaidasideall thoughtofstudyoroutsidedistractionandenteredwholeheartedlyintothespiritofthe Retreat.WearedeeplyindebtedtotheDirector,Rev.F. Creede,C.SS.R.,whosparedno efforttomaketheRetreata wonderfulsuccess.Thegirls returnedtotheirstudieswith renewedspiritualvigour,and moremindfulofthehighermotivewhichshouldactuatetheir studiesandtheirlifegenerally.

SPORTSDAY.

ThefourefficientandenthusiasticCaptainswere:Rita Young,AmeliaTaylor,Carmel RoweandFlorenceDakas.St. Anne'steam,withF.Dakasas Captain,wonthecupfromSt. Mary's,captainedbyAmelia Taylor. Averyclosesecond wasNagleHouse,whoseCaptain,CarmelRowe,deserves specialmentionforthepains takeninpractisingherteamand havingitsmemberssothoroughlyprepared.RitaYoung wasCaptainofSt.Theresa's,the winnersoftheHuxleyShield forBasketball,presentedbyMr. Huxley,Gabbin.

PROCESSION.

CONCERT.

Inthe"StaroftheSea"Hall, Cottesloe,thepupilsof"Iona" gaveaconcerttoaverylarge andappreciativeaudience.The Sisterswishtothankallthose whohelpedtomaketheconcert suchanoutstandingsuccess,and theytakethisopportunityof expressingregretthatmany wereunabletosecureseating accommodation.Greatcredit isduetotheSingingteacher, Mrs.A.Chauncy,A.Mus.A.,for thebeautifulopeningchorusand theveryfineproductionofthe Operetta,"Maritana,"bythe SeniorGirls.Outthanksare due,too,toMrs.C.King(Viol lin)andMissColleenRowe. Mrs.C.Pedersenistobecongratulatedonthephysicalculture,folk-dancing,andSenior RhythmicDance.

PASTPUPILS'RE-UNION, Onthe22nd.August,avery largenumberof"OldIonians" attendedaRe-unionattheConvent.BenedictionintheConventOratorywassungbythe pastpupils,afterwhichall gatheredinthediningroomfor hightea.Oldacquaintances wererenewed,newfriendships begun,andamostpleasant afternoonpassedalltooquickly.

EXAMINATIONRESULTS.

UNIVERSITYOFW.A.

LEAVING,1948: DorothyI.Ryan:English, French,PhysiologyandHygiene, Art,Biology. AnnaGiorgi:English,French, Italian(Distinction),Biology, Geography(Distinction).

JUNIOR; EleanorSly:English,Physiology,Music,ArtofSpeech.

AmeliaTaylor: English, French,Geography,Physiology, Art,Music,ArtofSpeech. OlgaPavolich:English,Geography,Physiology,Artof Speech,Art.CarmelEdwards:English, Arithmetic,Geology,Geography, Physiology,Art,Music,Artof Speech, CarmelM.Rowe:(added) Geography,Geology. RitaJ.Young:(added)Geology.

FRENCHALLIANCE,1949.

GradeII.:C.M.Rowe.

GradeIII.:A.Taylor,J.Cum_ per. GradeIV.:F.Bowron,M. Cumming,P.O'Driscoll,E.Crocetti,J.Wilkie,K.Mettam.

UNIVERSITYOFW.A. MUSIC-PRACTICAL. PIANOFORTE.

SixthGrade: Pass:CorienneHearne, KathleenMettam.

FifthGrade: Pass:JuneEivers.

FourthGrade: Credit:DianeNation.

Pass:RobinEyles. PatriciaO'Driscoll, AnneTuohy, NoeleenPrunster, ThirdGrade: Honours:EstherBoyes.

Credit:SylviaHarris. BarbaraWerndly.

Pass:JeanSinclair, RuthMackey, NoelaGarrett, DaleNewland.

SecondGrade:

Credit:LennieMcCall, JudithWoolbrook, JeanMcNess. EvaCrocetti,

Pass:JudithDavies, DeneseMcMahon, JanSetterfield, PaulineSinclair,

FirstGrade:

Credit:RoselieDodd, DorceDakas, LorrainePeardon, PamMurray.

Pass:JacqualieneEyles, LynetteKennedy, ElenorSmith, MargaretTaylor, JudyDodd, NancyeSherbourne,

Preliminary:

Pass:AnneWunnerberg. JaniceReynolds, PatriciaFynmore, NevilleCorner.

VIOLIN.

ThirdGrade:

Pass:KathleenMettam.

FirstGrade:

Pass:FredRudwick, NoeleenPrunster.

MUSICALPERCEPTION.

FourthGrade:

Credit:RitaYoung.

THEORY.

SecondGrade:

Honours:BarbaraWerndly, NoelaGarrett.

InpreparationfortheFeast ofthePresentation,abeautiful EucharisticProcessiontook placethroughtheChurchand ConventgroundsonSunday, 13th.November.Thevarious Sodalitiesoftheparish,togetherwiththeChildrenof MaryfromCottesloeandClaremontattended,carryingtheir respectivebanners.Theprocessionroutewasdecoratedwith redandwhitebunting,largeaspirationsinredandblueletteringstretchedthewidthofthe avenue,whileseveralsmall shrinesadornedeithersideof theroute.

Credit:RuthMackey, DianeNation, EstherBoyes, DaleNewland.

FirstGrade:

Honours:JudithWoodbrook, JoyMcNess.

Credit:JudithDavies, DorceDakas. TRINITYCOLLEGEOF MUSIC,LONDON. ARTOFSPEECH.

VerseSpeakingChoirs:

Preparatory:Honours.

Junior:Honours.

Intermediate:Merit.

Senior:Merit.

HigherLocal:Honours. (Continuedopposite.)

TEAMCAPTAINS.

St.Anne-FlorenceDakas(winneroftheCur)). Nagle-CarmelRowe.

St.Teresa-RitaYoung.

St.Mary-JanWilkie(substituteforAmeliaTaylor).

From DUXOFCLASSES.

Left-DianeNation,Duxof7th.

CarmelEdwards,DuxofSub-Leaving. DaleNewland,Duxof6th.

RitaYoung,DuxofCollege. MargotCumming,DuxofSub-Junior. JenniferCumper,DuxofJunior.

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TheRecord

Children's Cornet

InitialGrade:

Honours:M.King, P.Constantine. P.Duncan.

Merit:L,Strachan, J.Smith.

FirstSteps:

Honours:R.Kemp, D.O'Connor.

Merit:J.Simpson.

Pass:A.McCoskie.

Preparatory:

Honours:A.S.Wunnerberg.

Merit:R.Deering.

AdvancedPreparatory:

Honours:W.Pickering.

Merit:J.Pollard, J.Huxley.

Pass:G.Ferguson.

Junior:

Honours:P.Murray. C.Antoine, L.Reynolds, E.Smith, J.Matkey.

Merit:L.Peordon, M.Woolmington.

IntermediateGrade:

Merit:J.Horrocks, B.O'Connor.

SeniorGrade:

Honours:B.Waring, J.Eivers, M.Hoar, D.Dakas, A.Tuohy.

Merit:D.Nation, J.Woodbrook, R.Mackey, M.Cumming.

ARTOFSPEECH,

FirstGrade:

Credit:LauretteHarvey.

Pass:JudithDavis.

FifthGrade:

Honours:J.Cumper.

Credit:P.O'Driscoll, J.Wilkie.

Pass:N.Dakas, R.Eyles.

SixthGrade:

Credit:AmeliaTaylor. ARTOFSPEECH.

Merit:JuniorChoir.

JuniorGrade:

Merit:GayHenryon, MaryMcMeeken.

AdvancedPreparatory:

Honours:JessicaFinn.

Merit:AnneChurchill, MarieNelson.

PreparatoryChoir:

Merit.

FirstSteps:

Honours:ValeriePannell, HeatherFreeman. HelenCole, MaizieO'Reilly.

Merit:CarolMurphy, BrentSunderland.

InitialGrade:

Honours:MerrilKelly, DianaKelly, GeraldineO'Loughlin, JudithPannell.

Pass:PaulPentory, NormanMcKenzie, JillDavis.

PRESENTATIONCONVENT,"STAROFTHE SEA,"COTTESLOE.

UNIVERSITYOFW.A. MUSIC-PRACTICAL. PIANOFORTE.

ThirdGrade:

Credit:PatriciaMurray, EricaLenz.

SecondGrade:

Pass:ElizabethPatterson, ValerieBenn.

FirstGrade:

Credit:JosephineBradley, AnneChurchill. SylviaMurray,

Pass:HeatherFreeman, MaryMcMeekin, JanetHolmes, JenniferPearse,

Preliminary: ManichVillier, THEORY.

SecondGrade:

Credit:ValerieBenn, ElizabethPatterson,

FirstGrade:

Honours:SylviaMurray. TRINITYCOLLEGEOF MUSIC,LONDON. SINGING.

Pass:JuniorChoir. PIANOFORTE.

Junior: EileenDoughty.

AdvancedPreparatory: ElizabethPatterson

PRESENTATIONCONVENT,"ST.THOMAS'," CLAREMONT.

UNIVERSITYOFW.A.MUSIC-PRACTICAL.

FourthGrade:

Credit:BarbaraDurkin.

ThirdGrade:

Credit:JoanO'Connell, BarbaraMcLeod.

Pass:JeminaHorrocks.

SecondGrade:

Credit:PatriciaSinclair, ColleenBenbow.

Pass:JoanClark.

FirstGrade:

Credit:MargaretGrossler, IanMatthews.

PreliminaryGrade: DeidreLarter, BettyKnight, MargaretManolikos, ElizabethSherwood.

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Sincethefallofourfirstparents,allmankindhasbeencondemnedtoenduresufferingfrom timeofbirthuntilthehourof death.Itisimportantforusto learnhowtomakesufferingratheragainthanaloss.Ouroutlookonlifedependsontheway inwhichweviewthiscross.Our Lordcamedovfnonearthtodeliverusfromthetyrannyofthe devilandofourevilpassions.He proclaimedtheabsolutenecessity ofsufferingnotonlybyHis words,butalsobyHisdeeds. Sufferingwasthecharacteristic ofHislife,astrulyasthepassionatepursuitofpleasureis thatoftheblinddevoteesofthe world.OurLady,MotherofSorrows,willshowushowtobear thepainsofthisearthlypilgrimageifwetrustourselvestoher protection.Shebestowsconfidenceinrichabundanceonher children,thusimpartingacharm eventotheirlifeherebelow.

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THEJHAL,

WhenGodcreatedthefirstman andwoman,AdamandEve,He placvedtheminthebeatifnl GardenofEden,allowingthem toeatofallthefruits,except thatofonetree,"thetreeof knowledge."HeWarnedthem thatiftheyateofthisfruitthey woulddie.

Forsometimetheyobeyed God'scommand,but,inaweak moment,yieldingtothedevil's suggestions,theyateofit,and werecondemnedtothepunishmentoflabour,suffering,and death.ThegatesoftheGarden wereshutagainstthem.Those gatescouldnotbere-openedexceptbytheDeathoftheRedeemerpromisedthembyGod.

Allmankindwascondemned tothesamepunishmentasAdam andEve.Thehumanracewould havesharedtheirhappinesshad theyremainedfaithfultoGod. Sincethefall,everychildcoming intothisworld,ourBlessed Ladyexcepted,hasatainton

nameandaddressofaBushie girl?Iaminterestedinthe Bushiepage,andIsendalotof holypicturestothelittlechildreninthecountry.Ihave threecousinsinthecountryand theygototheConventSchool. SisterLawrenceteachesthem. ThisisallIhavetosay,dear Aunt.Iwillhavetoclose. I enclosestamps. JEANBENNETT, MYGARDEN.

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PRESENTSTATE

NumberofLeaders'Groups 16;NumberofLeaders100; NumberofBranches12;NumberofRegisteredMembers380.

DiocesanChaplain:VeryRev. Dr.Sullivan.

DiocesanExecutive:President:TerryDaly.-VicePresident:PeterHoyne.-Secretary: RogerRyan.-AssistantSecretary:RayTwomey.-Treasurer: GerardLyons.-Propagandist:KevinSullivan.-Committee Members:JimStewart,Ron Grant,HarryChild.

PriestsCommittee:TheDiocesanChaplain,DoctorSullivan, isChairmanofaCommitteeof theChaplainsofbothY.C.W. andN.C.G.M.BranchesandLeaders'Groups.ThisCommittee meetsmonthly.TheSecretaryis theRev.FatherJ.Hogan.

NationalExecutive:Perthis representedontheNationalExecutivebyRev.Dr.Sullivanand TerryDaly.

DIOCESANACTIVITIES

Spiritual:Twosuccessful week-endRetreatswereheldat theRedemptoristMonastery, NorthPerth.

LeadersAnnualSummer

School:TheannualLeaders' SummerSchoolheldatAquinas CollegefromJanuary29thto January31stwasattendedby seventyMembers,thethemeof theSchoolbeing"Contactin Practice."Thosepresentwere treatedtoamostimpressiveand enlighteningtalkon"TheDignityofManhood"givenbyRev. FatherGrogan,C.S.S.R.The questionsfollowingtheaddress provokedgooddiscussion.

YouthCouncil:TheY.C.W. andN.C.G.M.YouthCouncil successfullyconductedaone daycombinedyouthConferenceatHighgate,TheThemeof thisConferencebeing"FormationThroughActionandFormationThroughSpecialMonthlyMeeting."TheCouncil sponsoredaPre-CanaConference.Twenty-fiveengagedcouplesattendedtheConference.

Presidents'Meeting:The PresidentsofallBranches cometogethereachalternate monthforameetingtodiscuss thefollowingmatters:(1)Problemstheyhaveexperienced withtheirgroupsincelastmeeting.(2)DiscusstheProgress oftheCurrentCampaign.(3) Arrangeandorganiseaprogrammeforanyunitedaction thatmaybetakenasaresult ofreports,orproblemsonany matterpertainingtotheadvancementoftheY.C.W.inthe Archdiocese.

FifthNationalConference:

PerthY.C.W.wasrepresented bytendelegatesattheFifth NationalConferenceheldin MelbourneinOctober,1948.

BranchandLeaders'GroupVisitation:TheExecutive,membershavevisitedallBranches andGroupsonmanyoccasions duringtheyear.

NationalFitnessCouncil: TheY.C.W.isaffiliatedwith theAssociatedYouthCommitteeoftheNationalFitness Council.TheMovementtakes partinactivitiessuchasdebatingandweek-endYouthConferences.Overthreehundred membersoftheY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.tookpartinthe YouthWeekActivities,which includedaMajorYouthRally andParadeattheRoyalShowgroundsinOctober,1949.The display,putonbymemberson thisoccasionwashighlycom-

JuniorRelayRecords.Three Y.C.W.athletesmadeeven timeforthe100yds.The Y.C.W.alsowonthecoveted "DouglasMemorialShield." Theexcellentresultsarelarg- elyduetoGerryHogan(Coach) whowasuntiringinhisefforts toassistandtrainmembersat alltimesduringtheseason.

AY.C.W.Inter-BranchAthleticCompetitionwasheld, eightBranchesenteredteams. Subiacowereagainsuccessful inwinningtheArchbishop'sShield,

Cricket:NineTeamstook partintheY.C.W.Cricketcompetition.SheratonParkBranch wkinthePellegriniShield,The Y.C.W.wishtothankthePerth CityCouncilfortheirhelpand co-operationinthesesportingservicesofferedtothemembers.

"SpecialMonthlyMeetings."

mendedbyOfficialsoftheNa-niorrelay.TheteamalsobrotionalFitnessCouncil. keexistingStateSeniorand VocationalGuidanceBureau: Withtheobjectofprovidinga muchneededservicetheDiocesanExecutiveformedaVocationalGuidanceBureauto makeavailableallrelevantinformationregardingavenues ofoccupationincludingappr- enticeshipsinthevarioustradesto haveyoungmenwhoperhaps, foundthemselvesinajobwhichoffersnoprospectsofan apprenticeshipnorofadvancement,orwhoarenotcontentedintheirpresentwork.It catersalsofortheYouthleavingschool. TheBureauwasveryfortunateinobtainingthefreeservicesofMr.Lynchwhohasbeen advisortotheBureausinceits inception.Acommitteeof memberswiththeassistanceof Mr.Lynchhasbeenabletoassistmanyyoungmenseeking suitableemployment.Mr.Lynch isinattendanceattheBureau oncertaindaysduringthe weekforthepurposeofinterviewingmembersandfriends seekingguidanceandassistance inobtainingsuitableemployment.

Accommodation:Duringthe pastyearlittleprogresshas beenmadewiththeaccommodationservicebutabigimprovementisexpectedthiscomingyear.

DIOCESANSPORTS

COUNCILACTIVITIES:

AmateurAthletics:TheY. C.W.enteredteamsintheA, B,C,andJuniorGradecomp- etitionsrunbytheW.A.AmateurAthleticAssociation.The Y.C.W.onceagainrecorded thegreatestnumberofreg- isteredathletes(72)ofany

EightBranchesholdSpecial MonthlyMeetingswithagreat dealofsuccess.TheReviewof Influencehasbeentothefore inthesemeetings.FactsofAction,ItemsofInterestandProblemsarebroughtupatthese meetingsandhavedonealotto interestGeneralmembersand teammembersintherealaims andidealsoftheMovement.The SpecialMonthlyMeetingshould provetobeagreatmeansof furtheringtherealworkofthe MovementintheNewYear.

"Teams,"TwentyLeaders haveteamsatpresentwith thirtymembersinall,TheLeadershavereportedvariouslittle successesthattheyhaveachieved withtheirteammembers.Sucmessesasthefollowing(1) Teamshaveassistedtheirleadoneclubfortheseason.TheersinsellingNewYouth.(2) successoftheteamsparticip-Leadershaveinterestedteam atingwasoutstandingastheymembersintheY.C.W.and capturedtheB,C,andJuniorsomeofthesehavebecomemem- Gradecompetitionhonoursplusbers.(3)Teammembershave theA,B,C,andJuniorGradegatheredfactsforcampaignson Relaypennants.TheJunior"Baptism"andon"Wages."No relayteamestablishedanAus-formalteammeetingshavebeen tralianRecordtimefortheJu-held.

Secret

Hecarriesthemessagefearlesslytothoseplaceswheremen haveturnedtheirbacksonGod. Heisapriestworkman.He hasbeenworkingfortwoyears inafactoryinthesuburbs.He livesinahotelroom,sayinghis Massinthemorning,butsometimesintheevening,whenhis shiftstartsworkatsixinthe morning.OnChristmasEvehe celebratedMassinaheated room,fulltooverflowingwith poordevilswhosimplydrankin hiswords.. Butwhatinterestsmemostishisrelationship totheothers. Hereflectedamoment,then, weighinghiswords: "Therearetwokindsofworkers.Some,themorenumerous,areindifferent,onlyinterestedinearningtheirbonus, Theothershavesomekindof politicalidea,oftenunawaken_ ed.Buttherearethehardones, immovable,wholivewitha hatredofreligionincrustedon theirhearts,afervent,sincere,activehate,thehatredofthe Church." "AndofChrist?" "No,notquite,theymakea distinction," "How?" "TheyallknowthatIama YOUCANDOALLYOUR SHOPPINGAT

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priest.Theirfirstreactionis ahostiledefiance."Whyhas hecomehere,thischap?It's notnormal.He'sbeeninfiltratedintothefactoryforsomething.He'sgotsomeideain hishead, "Thenthereare "You'renotmarried gotno kids heisnotarealworker."

"Andhowdoyouanswer them?"

CONFIDENCE.

"Idon't.Igiveanexample. Idothingsforthem,andend upbyinspiringconfidenceand akindofpaternalfeelingover them.Ibecomea"pal,"to whomtheytellthingstheydon't tellanybodyelse.Theyoften entrusttheirmoneytome,or delicatelittlejobs,forwhich theyaregrateful."You'rea decentchap,"theysay,"It's apityyou'reapriest.'.AndI say:"Butit'sjustbecauseIam apriestthatIamadecenttype.Christ,whowasaPriest,wasa worker.Hewaseventhefirst worker.BeforeHimthere wereonlyslaves.Icandoas Hedidandbeaworker,too. Whynot?"Andthentheyfinishupwith:"Ifonlyallthe parishpriestswerelikeyou!" "Doyouknowmanythen?""No Idon'tknowany.Butpeople tellme...""Peopletellyou allsortsofthings, ,"

"Onelastquestion:Areyou ofteninsulted?"

"Never,'Onceortwicebya woman,thescumofthefactory. That'sall."

"Youmustadmityouhavea verydifficultministry."

"Very.Itwillalwaysbea specialvocation.Onelivesin aglasshouseundertheeyesof theworld.Lifemustbeaconstantprayer.Onemustask oneselfatveryjuncture:"What wouldChristhavedone?"and keepone'sequilibrium,nottoo much,nottoolittle,neverlosing alwayspatience,neverdescending, uplifting, ."

"IwishIcouldmakealotof money,sothatIcoulddoalot ofgoodandhelpmorepeople." Suchisthelongingexpressed byverymanyyoungpeople,

LookatSt.VincentdePaul, whoselifehasjustbeenmade thesubjectofanexcitingfilm. LookatDonBoscoandMother CabriniandPereLebbe,More recently,lookatPeterMaurin andDorothyDaywhofedand clothedtensofthousands throughthedepressionyears

Iftheywouldlookatthings morepractically,theywouldsee thatthepeoplewhohaveactuallydonethegreatestgood havenotwaiteduntiltheycollectedapileofmoneytodoit with.InfacttheSaintshave moreoftengivenalltheir moneyaway-andthenproceededtobuildhospitalsand orphanagesandschools,tolook afterhundredsandthousandsof peopleinneed,togivethem foodandshelterandclothingsecret,plainlystated,nopatent, andeducation. foranywhowishtouseit,

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CULTURALTRAINING.

InstrumentalMusic.Singing,SpeechCultureandElocutionaretaughtattheCollegebyhighlyqualifiedteachers.

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TheimportanceofPhysicalCultureandOrganisedSportintheSchoolcurriculumisfullyrealisedbytheBrothers.Competent mastersvisittheCollegeeachweekandtraintheboysinallbranchesofGymnastics,aswellasSwimming.Inaddition,gamesare organised,enablingeveryboy,eventhesmallest,toparticipateinFootballandCricketmatchesregularly.

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BeforebeginningthissessionI wishtoacknowledgetwoletters

Ireceived,bothwrittenbyladies Ithink.Thefirstaletterof abuse, fromwithinnumerablecuttings disreputablepaperswas from"W.Chambers'Idonot proposetoanswereitherthecut, tingsortheabuse.Iamvery sorryforthestrainofbitterness andprejudiceinyourletter.You haveatremendouslottolearn. AndIthinkthatinthefirst placeyoushouldputgoodmanners.

Inthesamepostcameavery unpleasantletterfromonewho signedherself"OneinChrist." Youarecertainlynotonewith Himincharitytoyourfellow men,judgingfromthisletter.It isjustonelongscreechagainstCatholics,fullofbitternessand vindictiveness.Theinevitable Monicaturnsupagain,butI thinkmylistenerswillagree thatwehavehadquiteenough aboutthatlady,Whenyoulearn towriteashortnote,politely worded,onsomesubjectconcerningtheCatholicChurchorher teachingIwillbeonlytoopleasedtobeofassistancetoyou.I mustsaythatIdonotthink muchoftheCatholicfriendof yourswho,yousay,isnever againgoingtoallowanyofher eightchildrentoenteraCatholicChurchowingtothe"filthy language"Iuseovertheair,I hopethisfamilyis,whatIsuspect,afigmentofyourimagination.

ANTI-CHRISTIAN MILITANCY.

"PERPLEXED"MOUNTLAWLEYwrites.

DearFather,Iwouldhegra- tefulifyouwouldtellmeifitis permissibleforaCatholictobesomeaFreemason.

A.:Catholicsareforbidden,undersevereecclesiasticalcensures,tobecomeFreemasons. TheCatholicwhobecomesa memberofthecraftisdenied WHENSUN

Themistakewhichmanymake whentheysaythattheChurch condemnssomesecretsocieties andnotothersisthattheyare undertheimpressionthatitison accountoftheirsecrecythat theyareforbidden.Thisisnot so.Anysocietymayhaveits lawfulsecrets.Anyonemay formanorganisationforbusiness orpleasureandbinditsmembers tosecrecyastowhatgoesonat itsmeetings.Thereasonwhythe Churchcondemnsanyparticular secretsocietyisbecauseits

thesacramentswhileheremains' aFreemasonandonhisdeathis refusedChristianburial.You Continue.

IknowthattheMasonicOrlerviewsCatholicswithsuspicion,duetotheconfessional.

A,:Thereasonwhichyougave whyMasonsviewCatholicswith suspicionismuchmoredeep rootedthanjusttheconfessional. Masonryisviolentlyopposedto Catholicism,toeverythingwhich Catholicsholdsacred.Continentalmasonryisanti-christian, worshipshumanityratherthan God,andinmanycountrieswhereitispowerfulhasbrought aboutthedestruction,through persecution,oftheCatholic Church,Thisisnoexaggeration forIcouldquotemanydeclarationsmadebytheMastersof GrandLodgestotheeffectthat theironeaimwasthetotaldestructionofChristianity.You write.

IRRECONCILABLE SYSTEMS.

WhyshouldtheChurchbe antagonistictoFreemasonry?

A.:Letmebeginbystating thatindividualMasonsandCatholicscanliveinfriendship withoneanotherasneighbours. TheCatholiccanactwithall duecharitytowardstheMason, andtheMasonwithreasonable tolerationtowardstheCatholic, butinrealitytheyarepoles apart.TheMasonicsystemand theCatholicsystemareirreconcilable.MasonryinEuropeisthe avowedenemyoftheCatholic ChurchandasMasonryclaims worldwideunitytheChurch cannotdistinguishbetweenMasonryinonecountryandanother,and,therefore,Catholics areforbiddeneverywheretobecomeMasons,Asfarasthe ChurchisconcernedMasonryis areligion,derivedfrommythologicalsources,and,assuch,isa falsereligionjustasanyofthe numeroussectsofto-day.

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objectisnotinaccordancewith theteachingofChrist.Theform ofsecrecywhichtheChurchcondemnsis,suchascouldbedangeroustoreligion,ortotheState oronewhichcouldleadthememberstodowhattheyknowin consciencetheyshouldnotdo. ThemembersofMasoniclodges alltakeanoathtokeepsecret anymattersheardwithinthe Lodge.AMasonisthereforeactingblindfoldedbecausehecannottellbeforehandwhatwill comeupandthereforecannot

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knowtowhatheisbindinghimself.Asaresultofthisoath manyMasonshaveactedagainst thedictatesoftheirconsciences andkeptsilentwheninjustice wasbeingdonetoothers.Albert PikeanAmericanMasonsaid thatitwasthedutyofaRoyal Masontoespousethecauseofa fellowMasonwhetherheberight orwrong.Nomanisjustifiedin takinganoathwhichwouldforcehimtoactagainsthisconscienceandthiscanbethecase withtheMasonicoath.Thus fromthepointthatitisafalse religion,becauseitsobjectisopposedtotheCatholicChurchand becausetheoathwhich memberstakeisrashandunjust,the CatholicChurchbansMasonry andforbidsitsmemberstojoin alodge.Youwrite.

CLERGYINTHE LODGE.

Isittruethatatonetime manyCatholics,includingpriests weremembersoftheMasonic. Fraternity?Ifsowhatcaused thebreak?

A.:No!Itisnottrue.Masonry beganintheyear1717,inspite oftheclaimstoantiquitymade bytheFraternity.Just21years afteritbeganitwascondemned byPopeClementXIIwhenCatholicswereformallyforbidden

tobemembers.AnyCatholicwho becomesaMasonincurscensure andisdeniedthesacraments,if itisknownthatheisamember. Anypriestwhowouldjointhe Fraternitycouldbenoneother thanonewhohasgivenuphis holycalling,andabandonedhis faith.Itisremarkablewhatextraordinarythingspeoplesay andbelieve,Jthasbeenstated overandoveragainandisbelievedbythousandsthatPope PiusIXwasaMason.Anything moreabsurdyoucouldnotimagine.Thedocumentsonwhich thisaccusationisbasedhave beenprovedtohavebeenforged. YouseeMasonsarenottooparticularinthemethodstheyadopt inEurope.Youcontinue. AnearlyreplywouldbeappreciatedasIamaninvalidand cannotalwayslistenintoyour .ession,which Imightsay I findveryinteresting;youranAversareclearandlucid.

A.:Iamsorrytohearthatyou areaninvalidandprayGodthat youwillcontinuetobearyour crosswithpatienceandresignation.Ihaveputyourletteron hetopofthoseIhaveinhand andhaveanswereditassoonas possible,Iampleasedtohear thatyoufindtheCatholicAnswerhelpfulandhopethatyou trenolongerperplexedonthe .ubjectofMasonry.

NOTASCIENTIFICTREATISE PERILSOFLITERALISM

DearFather,Howdoyoureconcilethestoryofcreationin theBookofGenesiswiththe theoryofevolution.

"UNI.STUDENT."

A.:Idonottrytoreconcile theStoryofCreationwiththe fantasticandabsurdtheoriesof extremeevolutionastaughtby Darwinandhisfollowers.That moderateevolutioniscompatible withtheBibleStoryisnothard tosee.TheBibledoesnotpurporttogiveusascientificaccountofhowGodcreatedthe universenorhowlongHetook doingit.Rathertoimpressupon theJewishpeoplethatthereisa moralobligationtoworshipGod andtoobservecertainlaws, especiallythatoftheSabbath rest,theBibletellsthestoryof creationoftheworldandof man,byGod,asitdoes.ItmakesnopretencetogiveascientificaccountofhowGod.didit.

Youhavegottorememberthat theBibleisaveryoldbook writtenintheancientHebrew language,notlaterthan3500 yearsago.Woulditnotbefoolishthentoexpectthatanyman couldpickitupnow,andunderstandit,justaseasilyashe mightunderstandsomethingin themorningpaper.Thereisanotherpoint,theBiblestoryof thecreationisessentiallyanaccountwrittenforsimple,illiteratepeople,suchasJewswere whenitwasgiventothem.EverythingtheBiblesaysistrue, sinceGodistheauthorofevery partofit,buteverythingwillbe saidinapopularway,away whichwillbecapableofbeing understoodbythepeople.Why, evento-daywhenwearesupposedtoknowsuchalotabout astronomy,educatedpeoplespeak ofthesungoingbehindacloud, orofthemoonrisingoverthe hill.Novelwhenyoureadthe BookofGenesisyouwillseethat thewholeaccountofcreation writteninsuchpopularlanguage. Thesun,forinstance,issaidto havebeenmadeonfourthday andthewriterisnottheleast concernedaboutthefactthatit wouldbeextremelydifficultto havedayswithoutthesun. AgainwhenitcomestothequestionofMan'screationtheBiblespeaksofGodinhuman termsasthoughGodhadfashionedmanoutoftheslimeofthe earth,asapottermightabowl.

withhishands.Fromeventhose twoexamplesitisevidentthat theBibleisnotgivingusascientificaccountoftheoriginofthe Universe.Whatwastheobject oftheinspiredwriter?ItisevidentthatAlmightyGodwishes toimpressfirstontheJewish peopleand,throughthem,the peopleofthetime,fourgreat truths.

1.ThatGodexists,andthat HeistheLordofHeavenand earth,

2.ThatasHecreatedall thingsoutofnothing,thewor- shipofanimalsandstars,so prevalentamongtheirEgyptian neighbours,waswrong,

3.ThattheSabbathDaywas tobekeptasadayofrest,and consecratedtotheworshipof God, 4,Thatallthethingsthat Godmadewereoriginallygood. Theauthor'swayofdrivinghomethesetruths,istocollect allthecreaturesofGodinto groupsandtoshowthateach groupwascreatedbyGod.And hiswayofdoingthis,istodescribethewholeworkofcreation asthoughithappenedonthesix daysoftheweek.Youmaybe inclinedtosaythatthatwasa ratherstrangewayofgoingaboutthetask,Soitmaybeto usbut,afterall,literaryfashionschangealotin3500years.TheadvancedtheoriesofDarwin,withhissurvivalofthefittest,andsoon,havebeenabandonedbyallscientistsandheand hisideashavebecomequitea backnumber.AsChristianswe havetoaccepteverythingthatis intheBiblesinceGodisitsauthor.Wehavethereforetobelievethestoryofthecreation, butinthesensewhichIhave triedtoexplain.Ifwecareto saythatthesixdaysofcreation mayhavebeensixlongperiods oftime,evenmillionsofyears, itdoesnoteffectthetruthofthe Biblenorthepurposeofthe inspiredwriter.Thereisnoneed whatsoevertotrytostrainthe Author'saccount,tomakeitfitin withthefindingsofgeologists. TheauthorofGenesismerely groupedvariousclassesofanimalsandplantstogethertosnit thepurposehehadinmind,to impressoncreaturesthefourlessonsIhavealreadymentioned.

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DearSir,IamnotaCatholic butIavailmyselfoftheopportunityyouaffordofaskingfor advice.Mywifesuggestedthat writetoyouasneareindisagreementonapointwhereyou canhelpus.Ihavenotallowed mythreechildrentobebaptised, becausenotbeingabletomaze upmyownmindastowhichof theChurchesistherightone,I seenoreasonwhyIshouldcommitmychildrentoonerather thantoanother.My'rifeholds thattheyshouldhebaptised.I say,letthemwaituntiltheyare oldenoughandthentheycan makeuptheirownminds.The argument,withsomeunpleasantnesshasgoneonformorethan fiveyears.Whatwouldyou advise?

Yourssincerely, "BEFAIRTOTHEKIDS."

A.:Itiscriminalofyounot toallowthoselittlechildrento bebaptised.Itisdownright unjustofyounottopermit themtoreceivesomeinstruction inChristianity.Youwilladmit thatChristfoundedaChurch, laiddowncertainprinciplesand demandedcertainbeliefs.What righthaveyoutodeprivethose childrenofthemessageofChrist. DidHenotsay,"Goyeintothe wholeworldandpreachthegospeltoeverycreature,hethat helievethandisbaptisedshallbe savedbuthethatbelievethnot shallbecondemned."Youare doingverywronginnotallowing yourchildrentobebaptised.

Letussupposethatoneorallof thosechildrendied,wesknocked downbyamotorcarorwas

drowned:thatchildwouldnever seeGod,neverenjoyeternalhappinessbutwouldreceiveinstead naturalhappinessinLimbo. Yourwifehasmoresensethan you.Whatrighthaveyoutodeprivethosechildrenofeternal lifewiththeirMaker.Asthey areincapable,owingtotheir age,ofseekingbaptismthemselves,itisyourresponsibilityto seethattheyarebaptised.Itis nottoolatetorepairtheinjusticeyouhavebeenguiltyof,You must,assoonaspossible,arrangetohavethembaptised.They mustalsobetaughttheirprayersandiftheyareoldenough theymustbeinstructedinthe messageofChrist.

Furthermoreyouyourselfmust searchforthetruth,youmust findwherethemessageofChrist istobefoundinitscompleteness.YoumustpraytoGodfor thelightofthetruefaith,which Hecameonearthtoreveal.

Farfrombeingfairtothe kidsyouarebeingmostunjust, youarerobbingthemofthe greatesttreasuremancanpeaseas.Youaredeprivingthemof thegracethattheSonofMasi wonforthembydyingonthe cross,deprivingthemoftheopportunityofreceivinginstruction intheChristianfaith.Unlessyou repairthisinjusticeyouwill havealottoanswerforonthe DayofGeneralJudgment.Ifeel sorryforthechildrenofparentlikeyou,Whatchancehavethey ofeverarrivingatthetruth evenwhentheygrowup?Nurturedinpaganismsuchchildren usually(liepaean,.

WHENTOTAKETHEBIBLELITERALLY

DearSir,AfewSundaysago youquotedthefollowingtextof scripture,"Buttherearealso manyotherthingswhichJesus did,which,iftheywerewritten everyone,theworlditselfwould notbeabletocontainthebooks thatshouldbewritten."Isthis literallytrueordoestheBible. often,notsaywhatitmeansor meanwhatitsays.Ifsuchfiguresofspeecharepermittedwe nevercantellwhentotakeanythingliterally.

Yours, "BIBLEREADER" LESMURDIE

A.:Youmustnotforgetthat theauthoroftheBibleisGod Himself,Whothoughheused mentowritethevariousbooks, sawtoitthattheywroteonly whatHewilledthemtowrite,so thatHeisresponsibleforwhat iswrittenintheBible,boththe OldandNewTestamentsEach inspiredwriter,however,retained hisownindividualityandhis ownliterarystyleandwroteina mannerwhichthepeopleofhis timewouldunderstand,expre,singinthoughtsandwordsthe truthsGodwantedhimtoconveytothepeoplewithwhomhe lived.Hencefiguresofspeech

andotherliterarydevices,used inallwriting,willhavethesame useandbeunderstoodinthe sameway,whenemployedbyan inspiredwriter.Yourecallhow whenspeakingtothepeopleOur LordHimselfmadeuseofthese literaryfigures:andweunderstandperfectlywhatHewished toconvey.WhenHesaidthatHe wastheVine,theLightofthe World,theDooroftheSheepfold wearenotsofoolishastothink thatHemeantthatHereallywas adoororavine.AlsotheparableswhichHetoldtothepeople, andtotheapostles,neednotnecessarilyhavehappened;they couldhavebeenstoriesmadeup byChristtoteachsomelessonto thepeople,andhelpthemto rememberit, Nowtoreturntotheparticular textyouquoted.Hyperboleisa figureofspeechrecognisedinour language:itisanexaggeration, usedforthepurposeofheighteningtheeffect.ThusforinstancewhenDavidwaslamenting thedeathofSaulandJonathan hesaid"Theywereswifterthan eagles,theywerestrongerthan lions,"Thislicencedoesnotoffendoursenseofthetruth.I couldgiveyoumanysuchexam-

piesfromproseandpoetryof thisfigureofspeech.Ifwepermitittoothers,whynottothe ..titersoftheBible.St.John obviouslywishedtoimpresson usthattheBibledoesnotby anymeanscontainanaccount ofallthatChristdid.Theuseof hyperboleisperfectlyjustifiable,andfromthewordsusedit isalwayseasytoknowwhen whatisbeingsaidistobetakenliterally,orisanexaggerationtoimpressusmoreforcibly.TheBiblealwaysmeans whatitsaysbutwearenotcorrectinreadingintowhatitsays someureasonableandunjustifiablemeaning.Idonotthink thatyouneedhaveanyworry aboutnotbeingabletounderstandtheBibleowingtothe presenceofsuchfiguresof speech.

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"Letthepaganworldteach whatitlikes;letthewheelsof thedivorcemillturnasthey will-thebondcementedtogetheronthemarriagedaycannot bebrokentilldeath,"heproceeded.

Aleadingdivorcebarrister hadstatedthatsomanymodern marriagesendedinfailurebecausepeopleweretooselfish. Inonemonth600divorceshad beenlistedinVictoriaand500 hadbeengrantedinN.S.W.

"Christianfathersandmothers, youmustsharetogetherthe burdensoftheholystateof matrimony,makingeverysacrificetocarryoutyourobligations.Thuswillbehomebe madeahome,sweet,home."

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OfthewomeninlunaticasylumsinVictoria,70percent. wereunder40yearsofageand ineverycasetheyhadbeen driventherebybirthprevention.

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