Thygrandforgivenesstoahostile throng. Andthismywish-thatthisfairland ofours, Thatwoketorenewedbirthbeneath thyhand. ShalleverlookuntothyMightthat towers. Sogentlytendero'erthygrateful land.
1hemightofcharity,andpityinghumanelove, Themightoftendernessforbrother'sfall. Amightserenelysweetascooingdove, Thatbutthynameforevershallrecall. -E.F.DALY.
DeathofA.ALSullivan'sWidow.
Mrs.A.M.Sullivan,widowofthelate A.M.Sullivan,thedistinguishedIrish oratorandpatriot,diedattheresidence ofMr.MauriceHealy,ex-M.P.,Cork recently.Thedeceasedlady,whowas bornintheUnitedStatesofIrishparentage,survivedherdistinguishedhusbandbyalmost40years.Loveofthe Catholicfaithwasthedominantnote ofhercharacter.Becauseofitshe wasoneofthefoundersoftheSacred HeartHome,Drumcondra,anduntil shechangedherresidencefromDublin afewyearsago,wasanunfailingassiduousmemberoftheCommitteeof theHomewhichhasdonesuchsplendidworkincombatingtheoperations oftheproselytisers.Likeherdistinguishedhusband,shewasanenthusiasticchampionofthetemperance cause,andthelateFatherCullen,S.J., foundinheranardentsupporterin hisworkofbuildingupthatsoberIrelandwhichherhusbandhaddeclared wouldbeIrelandfree.Allothergood causestendingtothemoralandsocial upliftofthepeoplehadheractive sympathy.Onlysecondtoherlove fortheCatholicFaithcameherlove forIreland.Totheveryclosingdays ofherlifeshetookthedeepestinterestinthepoliticalfortunesoftheland thatgaveherparentsbirth,andshe livedlongenoughtowitnessthedawn ofherfreedom.ShehadknownpersonallypracticallyalltheleadingfiguresintheAnglo-Irishhistoryofher times,andofthemshecouldvividly relatethemostaccurateandmostinterestingreminiscences.Byherdeath anotherlinkwithamostinteresting periodofIreland'sstruggletowardsthe goalofnationhoodhasbeensevered.
MedievalisminChicago.
MonsignorKelleyisthefounderof theMedieavalists'Club,ofChicago,an organisationcomposedofcollegegraduates,thoughnotexclusively.Ithas foritsobjectthedisseminationofintelectualculture,andisareminder thatalltheculture'andknowledgethat thenewandoldworldspossesshave beenhandeddownbythoseguardians oflearningwhospenttheirtimein cloisteredselitude.Inaninterview.
Monsign.rKelleyrecentlysaid:"The testofaman'sprominenceandstandinginCatholicandciviccirclesinChicagoisgaugedbyhismembershipin theMedievalists.Itisonlyuponinvitationthatanyonecanjoin;applicationsarenotmadeformembership. ThemeetingsareheldattheheadquartersofthesocietyinChicago. wearamonk'shabitofgoldenbrown; WhentheMedievalistsassemblethey theofficers'habilimentsaremoregorgeousacordingtorank.Theinsignia oftheorganisationiswornabovethe heart.Itconsistsofahandholding atorch,whichisshadedbyanother handtosignifyhowthewisdomofthe ageswascarefullycultivatedandpro- tectedinthemonasteriesduringthe earlyandMiddleAges.Thereisno constitutionandtheactivitiesarepurelyintellectual.Whendistinguished visitorsarriveinChicagotheyareusuallyentertainedbytheMedievalists, anditisconsideredanhonourtobe presentatanyoftheirfunctions.When G.K.ChestertonvisitedChicagolast yearhewastenderedareceptionby theMedicvalistS.Laterintheeveningatapubliclecturehereferredto thesocietyinthefollowingterms:'I oftendesiredtovisitChicagobecause oftheMedievalist?Club.'Theclub Loomshavebeendesignedtoexpressbestthespiritoftheorganisation.Therefectoriesandcommonroom,library, andhallsaremodelledafterinstitutionsoftheMiddleAges,sothatupon enteringonefeelsthatthespiritofthe dayandworldhasbeenleftoutsidethe walls."MonsigncrKelleyhaswrittenanumberofplayswhichhavebeen successfullypresentedbymembersof theclub.Itissaidthatwherevera playispresentedbytheMedievalists thedemandforadmissionissogreat thatonlyalimitednumbercan
ofits merits.Thedevilandafewofhis allieswererepresentedhandingintheir reportsfortheyear.Suchwellknown charactersasHenryVIeJI.,Cleopatra, andafewothersoftheirlikwerepro- minentlycastintheentertaining,thoughinstructivesatire.
MarriageandtheCanadianLawof1922 Discoverythatthousandsofcouples havebeenmarriedbyclergymenwho werenotBritishsubjects,asthelaw of1892required,hasledtotheques- tionofthelegalvalidityofthesemarriages.Thenumberoftheselegally questionablemarriagesinthelast100 yearsisproblematical,butitisbe-
lievedtobeconsiderable.Manyper. sonshavediedwithoutoncesuspect. fugthattherewasanylegalflawin theirnuptialcontacts.Thetestof theoldlawcamewhentheRev.SydneyB.Snow,formerlyofBoston,and nowpastoroftheUnitarianChurchin Montreal,appliedforaregisterforthe presentyearTheseregistersareused asmeansofgatheringstatisticsrespectingmarriages,births,anddeaths. AstheRev.Mr.SnowisanAmerican, andnotaBritishsubject,theques- tionofhisrighttoperformmarriages wasraisedbyanofficialwhoinvestigatedthelawandfoundtheoldstatute.It isannouncedthattheQuebecParliamentwillremedythesituationby adoptingnewlegislation.
KingofLyricSong. WhenJohnMcCormack,thenow world-renownedtenor,madehisfirst appearanceinAmerica,hereceivedthe princelysalaryoffiftydollarsaweek. l'hiswaswhen,asayoungmannotyet twentyyearsold,heappearedfora periodoffiveweeksattheIrishVillage oftheWorld'sFairatSt.Louisin 1904. Andheappearedtwiceaday sevendaysoftheweekinordertoearn thefifty.RecentlythesameJohn McCormackappearedinSt.Louisone nightonly.liegaveoneofhisinim. 'tablesongrecitalsintheColiseumabouttwohundredyardsawayfrom thespotwherestoodtheIrishVillage in1904.Hesangtothelargestaudiencethecityhaseverknown,received thegreatestovationevertendereda visitingartistthere,andthegrossreceiptsamountedtoapproximately15,000dollars.Followingispartofthe storyofthisremarkableconcert,astoldintheSt.Louis"Times":"Ingen- erousmood,ingloriousvoice,John McCormacklastnightentertainedan audienceofmorethanninethousand peopleattheColiseumwithaprogrammeofsongthatrevealedhimnot onlythekingoftenors,butoftheroyal artistline.NeverhasaSt.Louishall heldsopackedanaudienceofmusic loversandneverhasanartistwona Morespontaneousandmoreenthusiasticovation. Andthenitwouldnot go-thataudiencewantedalast glimpseofitsfavourite.Acordonof policemadeawayforhim,andtheadmirerspressedincloserandcloser, untilatlasthesteppedintohisautomobileandwasdrivenaway.CertainlyMcCormackisthekingoflyric song.Lastnight'saudiencewould havebeenimpossibletoanyother. Thereisnosuchpopularfavourite,but popularityisnottheonlymeasureof thisIrish-American.Bythehighest standardoflyricart,JohnMcCormack standsatoweringfigure,ashisrendi- tienoftheItalian.RussianandIrish groupslastnightwellproved."(Note: ItwillberememberedthatLoyalty LeaguersinAdelaide"ragged"this greatsinger,andpracticallycaused himtoleaveAustraliawithalow opinionofitshospitality.)
ReligoeandtheChild. 1VhateveimayL.!doneesbetween theChurchandtheStateinfuture,religionnowhasaninalienablerightin theschool,andthatforthreereasons, namely,therelationbetweenreligion andthechild,betweenreligionandthe aimsandpurposesofeducation,and betweenrehgonaidtheteacher,says CardinalvonFaulhaber,ofMunich,in areviewofthehistoryofreligiouseducation."Thereareprofoundnatural relationsbetwenreligionandthe scholar,who,ineveryphenomenon, seesthefingerofGod.ThechildderivesallfromGodandrefersallto God.Itwereasintocastaninnocentchildfromthatheaven.The youngplant,strikingroseinthewarm zoneofreligioninthereligiousfamily uptothesixthyearofitsage,maynot thenbetransplantedtotheharshclimateofaschoolwithoutreligion.It wasRousseauwhodeclaredthata childmightnothearofGodandreligionbeforehiseighthyear,andin1907 inanEnglishperiodical,'TheNineteenthCentury,'thereappearedapro- posalthatnotbeforeconfirmation,that is,aboutthetwelfthyear,shouldchildrenreceiveanyreligiousinstruction. Isittobesaidthatthehumansoul shouldnotbesusceptibletothemys- teriesofourHolyFaithtillthemomentapproacheswhenthesonsof AdamandthedaughtersofEvebegintoundergoabodilyandspiritual transformation,andtomeditateonthe mysteriesofNature?Noinstruction canbebetterfortheyoungerchildren thanthatoftheChildofBethlehem, andnomusiccanbemoremelodious tothemthanthatoftheChristmas chimesoftheChristianreligion.Most ofthemodernschoolreformersendeavourwhollytoeliminatereligioie Theyevendaresay'Themorereligion intheschoolthelessreligioninlife.' Thosewhothinkthusunderstand nothing
sufficientimpressiveness againstthesefalseprophets.Who wouldhavethehardihoodtobelieve thatGod'smercywouldpermithumanitytoremainforeighteenhundred yearsinerroruntilamanfromAmericaorEnglandturneduptobring thetruth."AtanAdventists'CongressheldinViennarecently,thiscity wascalledthecentreforthepropa- gationofthe''faith"inEurope.There wasadopteda establishmentresolutiondirectingthe ofnministerialofficein everydistrictofVienna.Adventist ministersgofromhousetohouseand gloryinthecrowdsthatflocktothem. Tractsandgiftsofmoneycometo Viennabyway.ofHamburg,which seemstobetheEuropeanharborfor theAdventistsectary,anduntilnow theclearinghousefortheAdventist propaganda.Theleaderofthismovement,aRev.Mr.Conrady,isanAmerican,whohastakenuphisabodeat Hamburgandwhastyleshimself"MissionarybytheGraceofGod."The highrateofexchangeisworkingto thespiritualdetrimentofAustriano lessthantohereconomicdisadvantage.AtthismomentanAmerican dollarisworth8,525Austriancrowns. ThismakesitpossibletofloodAustria withenormoussumsforthefurtheranceofthesectariancampaign.The correspondentoftheN.C.W.C.News ServicelookedinatoneoftheseAdventistpropagandameetings,whichare heldeveryTuesdayandThursdayat ahotelintheTreugasse,inDistrictNo. 20,Vienna.Thecongregationcomes fromthepoorestclassesofthepopulationofthisworkers'district.Apreacher-F.A.Pricer-spokeop"Primitive ChristianityofthePresentDay."He wascarefultomakenomentionofthe auspicesunderwhichtiemeetingwas conductedorforwhatsectitwas meantaspropaganda.Withmucheloquencethepreachersoughttopoint outthe"'needforrestoring"primitive Christianity,"whichalonewouldinsuresocialjusticetosufferinghuman-ity,andheconstruedtheteachingof hissectasChristianityatitspurest. Thecongregationheardthisexhorta-tionwithoutmuchsignofintelligence. Theunderstandingofthefaithpossessedbythisproletarianelementisnotof thesorttoenablethemtoperceivethe snaressetforthembytheseitinerant evangelists.'Afterthemeetingthe correspondentaccostedseveralpoorly cladwomen,whohadbeenallears whilethepreacherspoke.Answering; thequestionwhethertheyrealisedthattheymightbewonovertothis sect,oneofthewomensaid:"They preachsobeautifully,theyconsoleus andhelpus.Theyhavegivenme milkandflourformylittleonesand woolforstockings.Theywillsoon givemeabitofmoney,too.Ihave theirpromiseforthat.0 YoungFranceandtheFaith. OnSunday,thepith.December,a numerousgroupofFrenchyoungmen madeapilgrimagetotheAbbeyofSt. Denis.Thisgroupcallsitseli"Lee Jeunes,"andeditsareviewbearing thesamename,towhichmanywell knownmenofletterscontributearticles.TheseenergeticandintellectualyoungFrenchmenhadorganised theirpilgrimagewithmuchforesight. ThePapalNunciowaspresent,aswell asanofficerrepresentingPresident Millerand;GeneralWeygand,Marshal Petain,GeneralPau,etc.,werealso there.Thedirectorandmovingspirit ofthe"RevuedesJeunes,"Perehertillanges,preachedthesermon,wearinghisDominicanhabit.Hespokeor theforty-sevenkingsandtwenty-four queenswhoseremainswereinterredin thebasilica,andoftheancientFrench monarchy,nowathingofthepast,but whoseinfluenceandrenownwerenever sogreataswhenitsrepresentatives, likeSt.Louis,workedhandinhand withtheChurchforthewelfareofthe people.Theactivitiesoftheyoung menofFranceatthepresenttimeare ahopefulsymptom;ithasbeensaid .nthtruththattheflowerofouryoung manhoodwasstrickendownbythe war.Thisisafact,butthesurvivors haverealisedthatonthemdevolves thedutyofcarryingonthetraditions ofreligionandpatriotismthatarethe legacyofthenobledead.
AUSTRALIAHOTEL
KALGOORLIE P.FRAWLEY,iroprieter. kccommodationforTravellers.
andMethodists,who,by'love-offerings' andone-sidedanderroneousinterpretationsoftheScriptures,aretryingto
neitherpainsnortroubletomaketheir patronshaveamostenjoyabletime, andinthistheywerehighlysuccessful.
Mr.HarryCornish,C,00lup'spopular resident,waschairman,andhecarried outhisdutieswell.Pinjarrawaswell represented,andamongthemanyvisitorspresentweretheHon.Edwin Rose,M.L.C.,whowasonavisittohis constituency.During,theeveningMr. Rosepresntedtheprisestothesuccessfulcompetitorsinconnectionwith thefunction,namely,forthefancy dresses.Therewasafairsprinklingof fancycostumesworn,thoughitwasa pitytoseethefew(incomparison withtheattendancepresent,thatdonnedthecharactercostume.Amongthecostumeswornsomewereexceedinglyprettyandsuitedtheirwearers verywell,themost_noticeablebeing Miss-Birch,inthecostumeof"Erimgo- bragh"(wearingalightpinkdress,overwhichwaswornasashofgreen,on whichwasemblazonedanIrishharp ingold,andwearingherhairinflowing styledownherwaist).Shelooked indeedacharmingIrishmaid.Quitea contrasttotheabovewasthecostume,"Harlequinadc,"wornbyMiss Hunter,wholookedverybecomingin thedress,andcarrieditoutwell.For theprettiestandmostoriginaldress, thatwornbyMissAnnieRead,was easilythebestinthehall,andthe judgehadnodifficultyinawardingthe prizeforthecostume.MissAlma Birch(seeingthejudgeshadtojudge onthecostumeswornwhetheroriginal orotherwise)wasawardedaspecial prizeforherportrayalofthecharacter costutne,"EnglandandFrance,"and thiscostume,besidesbeingavery prettyandeffectiveone,suitedits