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lifehiscountryhome,"HareStreet House,"ilkthelittleHertforshitsvillageof-!'Street..Thebook'adividedintdfourparts,theChapter headingsallhavingmilitarytitlesbecause,asFatherWattsays,"inallhis work-preaching,writing,lecturing,or whateveritmayhavebeen,Hugh Bensonwasalwaysessentiallyasoldier."

RobertHunghBenson

ThisstoryofthelifeandworkofthemAndinthathewasaphysician,MonsignorBensoniswrittenbyPath-andasoften'asnothesucceededin erReginaldJ.J.Watt,whosharedmakingAhem)assimilatewhathehad withhimforthelasttwoyearsofhisgiventhembeforetheyrealisedthat theyhadgotit,andinthathewasa tacticianandintheendheinvariably succeededingaininghisobjective,in drivinghispointhome,andinthathe wasasoldier.Underlyingevery novelheeverwrote,withpossiblyone exception,therewasaninsinuating militarism.Theysowedtheseedsof Catholic'aspirations,theytickledthe palate,createdawantintheminddf thereader,andunsettledfaultyreligiousfoundations.Theywerebound tohavethateffect,becauseR.H.B. puteverybitofhimselfintoeverythinghewrote;helivedinhischaractersandfeltwiththem.Asliterary productionshisnovelsareunpolished; buttheyareundoubtedlyreadable; thestoryisalwaysgoodandyourinterestisalwaysheld,youareinterestedbecausethewriterwas.Hecould writewell,andoftendid,butfarmore oftenhisEnglishwassubordinatedto hisstory,andhisobject,invariably achieved,wastogetthatstoryover. HughBenson,inadditiontobeinga greatwriter,couldalsohavebeena first-classnovelist.Imeanhewas capableofwritingbeautifulEnglish, andincapableoftellinganybutgood stories;butheneverhadtime.WritingbeautifulEnglishistomostpeoplelaboriouswork;unless,ofcourse, youareoneofthosenaturalgeniuses whocannothelpwritingperfectEnglish.Bensonwasnotsuchaigenius, andthankstothedemandsofhis Churchandhispublic,heneverhad timeforpolishinguphisMSS.,and theywereallowedtoreachtheworld withtheirimperfectionsontheir hodies:theirsoulswereallright;their Catholicitywaseverglittering."

SonofaFormerArchbishopofCanterbury, beganhisministryasanAnglican clergyman,andFatherWattremarks thatafterhisconversionhestillworkkedfortheAnglicans.Theconversion ofEnglandwashisfirstobject,and hisnext,tobringCatholicismintothe openandmakeitafightingforce.To thosepurposeshedevotedhisgreatintellectualenergy.FatherWattdraws anilluminatingpictureofhimasthe ardentuntiringworker:"ThoughR. H.B.wasundoubtedlyveryimaginative,hewasnodreamer;hewasout forscalpsandhegotthem.Catholicityoozedoutofeverypore,and everyplacewasafieldofbattle;he wouldrolloutPetrinetextsinthe smokingroomafterdinnerwiththe samezestandjoyashewouldshoot offawittyortopicalremarkinthe pulpit.Itwouldbewellnighimpossibleformortalmantooccupyhis timemorefullythanR.H.B.didhis. Fromseveninthemorninguntilmidnight,everymomenthaditsappointedduty.Hedideverythingrapidly: heworkedrapidly,playedrapidly, spokerapidly,readrapidly,wroterapidly,smokedrapidly,ateatapfodigiousrate.Andasaresult,infortythreeyearshefittedinmorethan enoughwork,andnothalfenough play,tolastanaveragemaneightysix."

AnotheroutstandingqualityofMonsignorBensonwashisamazingversatility.FatherWattadinitsthatthere havebeengreaternovelists,moreeloquentpreachers,andbetterjournalists.Bensonwasallthreewithconspicuoussuccess.Hewasanenergeticcorrespondentandhisdailypost atHareStreettookhimonanaverage 11hourseachdaytoanswer.Hehad alsoabigpersonalfollowing,and manypeoplecametointerviewhimat HareStreet,andobtainhisadvice. Hisdutiesasspiritualdirectorto thesedependantsprovedenervating intheextreme,andnodoubthisgenerositywasabusedbyinconsiderate Catholics.Yethenevergrudgedthese demandsonhistimeandenergy.He (lidalargeamountofretreatwork, andlecturedalloverEngland,yethe managedinadditiontotakeupshooting,woodcarving,paintingandtapestryweavingashobbies.,andtoread anenormousamountofmodernfiction soastostrengthenhisequipmentasa fairlyprolificnovelist.

TheNovelist.

Asanovelist,Bensonpossessedremarkablegiftsofvisualisationandof story-telling.Notwithstandingthefact thatBensonhadadistinctpurposebeforehim,apartfromtheartisticpurpose,healwayscouldanddidtella goodstory.

BensondisagreedbecausetheJesuits setouttoconvinceProtestants.and theCambridgeintellectualse)were muchtoostupidtobecop-inced. JesuitsuseCatholicismlikearapier, andtheeffectontheProtestant, thoughunpleasant,isn'tverylasting. TheBenedictineswouldbeginbytakingnonoticeofCambridgeatall,but wouldcompelattentionbytheircalm dignifiedandbeautifulceremonial. WiththemCatholicismwouldbelike asteam-rollerandwouldtreattheUniversitylikethestonesontheroad. AfterthemBensonwouldliketouse bare-footedfriars,preachinginthe market-place,andwiththemhebelievedhewouldgetconverts.Bensononcemadearatherscathingremarkabouttheeducatedclasses."I sometimesthink,"hesaid,"thatcommonsenseisamonopolyofthemasses, andstupidityoftheintellectuallass." BensonwasannoyedbytheI.mllectealmanwhowasconvincedbyhis arguments,andthencompletelydisclaimedhisconversionbysaying:"But ifallyousayistrue,whyaren'tallintellectualpeoplewhoknowitCatholics?"Bensonsawthatitwasgoing tosimplifymattersveryconsiderably fortheEnglishClergyifEnglishCatholicscouldbemadetorealisewhat anevery-dayaffairCatholicismis.He desiredthattheirreligionshouldbe somethinginnateandtakenforgranted,liketheFrenchman's,whoimbibed itwithhismother'smilkandretained itaspartandparcelofhisbeing.

hewasamanofsinglepurpose.His objectsweretheconversionofAnglicansandthesalvationofCatholics; hewroteforthem,heworkedforthem, hepreachedforthem,andhediedfor them.Hehadhardlyanynaturaladvantage;forthemostpart,asherepeatedlydeclared,histalentswereacquired.liewaslittle,insignificant, stammering,untidy,andodd,and.yet hearrived.'Forhis'arrival'there wasonereason,andonlyone:Hewas aBigManforGod."-T.E.K.,inthe "CatholicNews."

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Asapreacher,FatherWattplaces MonsignorBensonintheveryfront rankwithFatherBernardVaughan. Ilegivesusamostinterestingpen-pictureofthefamouspreacher:"Itwas itthepulpit,however,thatwesaw themanhimself,R.H.B.ashereally -as.theembodimentofenergyandenthusiasm.Hiseverypreliminary movementshowedthemanpreparing foraction,thepreoccupiedairhe climbedthepulpitsteps,thedowncast evesanduneasyexpressionashe foundtheplacesinthenotice-hook,the occasionallyinaccurateandsometimes stumblingwayhereadthenotices; therewasnoneoftheassuranceofthe ,onfidentsocietypreacheraboutR.H. P..andashepushedthebooksaside, thosewide-openstaringeyeswith whichhelookedathiscongregation forthefirsttime,thetremblingunderlipandrestlessobtrudingtongue,all betokenedfarmorethesoldieranxious togetathisfoe.Ihaveseenthe sameexpression,thesameoddlittle tricks,overandover'again,onthe facesofsoldierswaitingthroughthe dinofbombardmentfortheorderto advance.Ahissingintakingofthe breath,thescripturaltextreferencealwaysbeforethetext,thetextitself almostspatout,anaccuratethough veryrapidsignofthecross,andthen -atorrent.Forhiswordscamefrom himlikeacascade;theyseemedtobe hustlingeachotherinhismouthand rushedthroughhistightlyclosedteeth atanincrediblepace,hisbodywas

Likeeveryotherman,FatherWatt remarks,Bensonhadhisfailings.He hadaviolenttemper,hewasfondof thelimelightinhisownlittlecircle, andrathermeaninmoneymatters.He foughtvaliantlyagainsthis'temper andhisratherboyishloveofbeing lionised,andhisoccasionalfitsoftemperwerecompensatedforbythedepth andthesincerityofhissorrow.If hewasmeanwithmoney,hewasgenf erositypersonifiedwiththingsfarmore valuable.Hewouldgiveawayhis ideasandservices,thebenefitofhis invaluableexperience,fortheasking. "Hehadaforgivingspiritthatmade youforgethistemper;hehadaloyaltythatmadehisfriendshipinestimable."FatherWattconcludeshisremarksonBenson'spersonalcharacter withthesewords:"Heloomedbigin Catholiclifeintwocountriesbecause

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RegardingBenson'sworkasanovel-stretchedoutoverthepulpit,hisface ist,FatherWattmakessomeinterest-fiushed_hisunblinkingeyesstaringat ingobservations:"Now,iftherewaseachindividualinthecongregation. onethingmorestrikingthananotherHeneverstumbled,wasneverata aboutHughBensonitwashissuccesslossforaword;hisgestUres,crude asaleaderoftheCatholiccampaignoften,werealwaysapt,asonlysponinEngland.Hewasnota"Catholictanenusgesturescanbe;hisvoicegratfromthecradle"(thephraseishisingandraucous.Hebrokeeveryone own),anditwasundoubtedlyanad-ofthestereotypedlawsofelocution, vantagetohiminhisworkthathehadbuttherewassomethingwonderful asplendidtacticalknowledgeoftheaboutitall.Vastcongregationswere strongholdhewasattacking,gainedspell-bound.thelittleuntidymanin onthespot.Heknewtheenemyhethepulpithadceasedtoexist,hehad hadtofightwith.HiswholeCatholicbecomeamagneticforce,hundredsof lifewasdevotedtothecampaign,andhishearersdisagreedwithalmostevery hewascarryingitoninallitswordhesaid.buteveryoneofthem phasesatonce."Anglicansarechil-wascarriedaway.everywordwent dreninreligousmatters,"hewouldsay,hometoeveryindividual.Itwasnot "andyoumusttreatthemassuch."theclearthought,itwasnotthemode Andhedidso;hegavethemwhatofexpression,theaptnessofillustratheywanted;theycriedoutfornovelstion,itwasnoteventhepersonalityof fromhim,andtheygotthem,novelstheman-butitwastheloveofGod. aboutmodernsocietywithcountryHughBensonasapreacherwasthe houseandtheatreparties,historicalveryembodimentoftheloveofGod. novelsdealingwithmodernfads,spiri- OutintheOpen. languageofPepys,novelsofthefuture, Asacontroversialist,MonsignorBenwithairshipsandthecrackofdoom,sonhadagreatpassionforattack, nevelsdealingwithmodernfads,spiri-andhad*notimesforhole-and-corner tualisticseancesandthelike:heCatholicism,declaringthatthedayfor wroteofanythingOlepublicwanted.thatwaspastandthatthebattle Hewasabletogivethepeoplewhatshouldbeintheopen,nolongerdetheywantedinthewaytheywantedfensivebutaggressive.Bensonmade it,andinthathewasatradesman,someamusingremarksontheconverbutheneverforgottogivethemalsosionoftheCambridgeintellectuals.It whathewantedthemtohaveandwassuggestedthattheJesuitswould whathewasconvinvedwasgoodforbethebestordertoconvertthem.

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BishopMigueldelaMora,ofMex-, ico,whohasfortwelvemonthsevadedtheGovernment'sattemptstoarresthim,statedtheChurch'sposition toMr.j.W.T.Mason,"DailyExpress"investigator,wheninterviewed inMexicoCity.Hesaid,inpart: "ItisabsolutelyuntruethatIor anyotheroftheBishopshaveacted seditiouslyorencouragedthetroops inthefieldagainstthegovernment. Weprelatesarenotgivinganydirectionsorcounselconcerningoperationsinthefield.

"WeareheretodirectreligiousmattersandtogivecomfortandconsolationtosufferingCatholics.Thatis oursoleconcern. ThisisnottreanagainstMexico,eventhoughitis ainsttheMexicanpoliceregulations.

"Anumberhavebeenhorriblytorturedbeforebeingexecuted.Father SabasReges.ofTutalan.hadhisfeet burnedoveraslowfireandbayonets thrustintohisbody.Thistorture

TheHusbandintheHome

Asinmanyotherthings,timehas alsoitsmarkedeffectuponmarried lifeandthemarriedcouple.Theromanticglamourofthehoneymoon swiftlyvanishesbeforethecoldpro- saicfactsofeverydaylife.Honeymoonswon'tpaytherentorkeepthe housewarm.Thebusinessoflifedemandswork,constanthardwork.It demands.onthepartofrnanandwife, self-sacrifice,unselfishness,mutualforbearanceandmutualhelp.Unless thesebe practicedforthcomingandcontinually theweddingbellswillsoon stopringing.

Bynature,thewomanwillmake sacrificesmorereadilythanman,and shewillproyebyfarthemoreunselfish.Thehusbandmusteverbe mindfulofthegoodqualitiesofhis wifeandnottooquicktoremember allthatheowestoherinthemaintenanceofahomeandthebringingup ofafamily.Itisn'tthemoneythe husbandearnsthatmakesahome,or buildsacontentedfamily.

Themoneyisessential,indeed,but itisworthbutlittleifheiscontent topaythebillsandthinkheismaking ahome.Earningthemoneyispro- bablytheeasiestpartofhome-building. Thehardestpartusuallyfallsupon thegoodwife,whoisleftaloneallday tofaceherproblemsasbestshemay.

Ahusband'sneglectofhiswifeis c.neofthemostprolificcausesofdomestictrouble.Sheneedsthehelpand attentionofherhusband.Ifhelimits hisinterestinthehometohanding overmoney,ifheisrarelyathome,excepttoeatandsleep,heisbutbuildingahousethatonedaymayfallto Tieces. Hemayprotestthat,afterworking allday,heneedssomekindofsocial relaxationoramusement.Hefeels thathisworkisdonewhentheoffice closesorwhistleblowsat5o'clock_ Butwhatabouthiswife.Doesn'tshe needabitofrelaxation,achangefrom themonotonyofhousekeeping?

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"FatherJoseMariaRoblez,ofTecottan,wasslowlystrangledtodeath. FatherPedroEsqueda,ofSandeLos Lagos,hadhisarmsandlegsbroken andhisfeetputinafirebeforebeing killed.Theseareonlyafewinstancesoutofmany.

"Wearecompelledtosufferthis martyrdombecausewearestruggling forreligousliberty,andtherightto worshipGodinourownway.

"ItisuntruethattheCatholic ChurchinMexicoconcernsitselfwith politicalmatters.TheCatholicChurch hasnotparticipatedinpoliticssince theestablishmentoftheMexicanRepublic.

"PersonalEnemyofChrist."

"Thegovernmentarepersecutingus becausethepresentMexicanadministrationisagainstihatspiritofstabilitywhichtheCatholicChurchrepresents.PresidentCallesisastubbornindividualwhocompromiseswith Bolshevism,againstwhichtheCatholic Churchisabulwark.

"PresidentCallesisalsoanenemy oftheCatholicChurchandChristianity.Hehasseveraltimessaid,'Iam apersonalenemyofChrist.'Hetries tohidethisbycallingusseditionists.

"Thereisagreatdifferencebetween resistinganyGovernmentinaneffort tooverthrowitinapoliticalrevolution,andresistingaGovernment's effortstosuppressreligiousfreedom. Wearedoingnothingbutattempting tomakereligiousworshipinMexico free."

Closetothreemilliondollars-0,800,000tobeexact-hasnowbeeneither pledgedorpaidinforthefoundingof Georgetown'sUniversity'sgreatChemorMedical(ResearchInstitute,announcedtheRev.GeorgeL.Coyle,S.J., inactivechargeoftheproject.The Institute,whichwillbetheonlyone ofthemostimpressivehumanitarian projectsyetundertakeninthatcountry,andtheplanhasbeenlaudedhighlyinscientificcirclesasasplendid contributionbytheoldestCatholic,univtrsityinthecountrytowardsallaying humansuffering.ThroughtheoperationoftheInstituteitisproposedto makeafundamentalattackupondiseasebyexploringitscausesinthe mostmodernscientificmanner.

TheuniquefeatureoftheInstitute willconsistinthefactthat,whereas chemicalandmedicalattacksondiseasehavebeenmadewithtellingeffect inthepastseparately,thegreatforces ofchemistryandmedicinewillnow beunitedin,aco-operativeefforttowardsthesameend.Togiveaglimpse ofthepossibilitiespresentedtotheInstitute,FatherCoyleobservedthattoday48percent.ofalldeathsaredue tofivediseases-heartdisease,pneumonia,cancer,chronicnephritis,and tuberculosis-aboutwhichscience knowsrelativelylittle.TheInstituteproposestoobtainknowledgeof thenaturalandfundamentalcauses andcharacteroftheseandotherdiseases,whichwillbethefoundationof attacksuponthem.

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HowNon-CatholicsDifferinBelief

"ThefactthattheBishopshavedefinitelylaiditdownthattheyaccept theprincipleofperpetualreservation incertaincircumstancesisatremendouspointgained.andoneofthe biggestadvancesintheCatholicfaith andfortheCatholicmovementfor verymanyyears,"saidtheRev.E.T. Gotto(AnglicanVicarofSt.Michael's, EastTeignmouth,inthecourseofan addressattheSpringfestivalofExmouth,Budleigh,Salterton,andDistrictBranchoftheEnglish'Church Union,heldatBudleigh,Salterton, Devon,recently.

Theverynextdayministersofthe DevonCongregationalUnioninannualassemblypassedaresolutionon theRevisedPrayerBookquestionin whichtheystated:"TheChurchof England,asEstablished,isaProtestantReformedChurch.Asconvinced andloyalProtestantsweview,therefore,withgraveconcerntheproposed changesintheCommunionoffice,and especiallythepermissiongiventothe practiceofreservation,whichseemsto usininvolveofnecessitytheRoman conceptionoftheSacrament.WebelievetheHouseofCommonsrightly interpretedthefeelingsofthegreat majorityoftheBritishpeoplewhenit refusedtosanctiontheBookasrevis edin1927.ThechangessinceproposedbytheBishopsdonotinany adequatewaymeettheobjectionsthen

askedfor.Believing,aswedo,that Reservationisitselfadeparturefrom thesimplicitythatisinChrist,andbelievingfurtherthatReservationwill inevitablyleadtoAdoration,we,the representativesoftheDevonCongregationalUnion.protestagainstthe adoptionofaBookwhich menace totheProtestantismofbothChurch andrealm."

"TheCongregationalists,astrueProtestants,areperfectlyconsistentin theirattitude,"writesG.Serpentelli. "Indeed,apublicexplanationislong overdueoftheanomalousposition manyclergymenoftheChurchofEnglandhold-viz.,thatofclergymenin theProtestantChurchofEngland,to whoseCanons,Prayer-Book,and Thirty-NineArticlesofreligionthey declaredtheirunfeignedconsentand assentattheirordination,whilenow practisingservicesandteachingat variancewiththeirordinationoath. Surelyitisstillamatterofhistoryviz..theterriblespoliationofchurchesandmonasteriesbyHenryVIII., EdwardVI.,andimmediatelyfollowingtheso-calledReformation,when chaliceswerecutdownandconvertedintoCommunioncupsinorderto getawayfromanysemblanceofthe Mass-infact,anorderwentforthfor thedestructionofsuchvesselsashad been'profaned'byuseattheMass. So,despitethecamouflageofmodern raised.Reservationisstillpermitted,Anglicans,theEstablishedChurchof andnopowersofdisciplinehavebeenEnglandremainsProtestantto-day." maimammaimmummamlimilimiammattnannammiammumeatmammanaman*

contributionwhichhehasjustreceived-250,000dollarsgivenbyMr.and Mrs.ThomasJ.Maloney,ofWaldwick, N.J.Othercashcontributionsreceivedthusfarbringthecashonhandup toabout300,000dollars,saidFather Coyle.Exclusiveofthissum,there arepledgesof2,500,000dollars.Itis emphasisedthatthe4,000,000regarded asnecessarybeforebuildingbeginsis bynomeansmeanttobetheultimate resourcesoftheInstitute.Thatsum isheldtobeaminimumrequirement. About1.000,000willberequiredto erectthemainbuilding,andatleast 3,000,000willbeneededasanendowmentwithwhichtobeginefficient work. Amuchlargerendowment, however,wouldberequiredtoobtain maximumefficiencyintheproject,and itisconfidentlyexpectedthatultimatelythefundsoftheInstitutewill reach20,000,000dollars.-"IrishCatholic."

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Ithasbeenrepresentedas"unnatural"tocompelmenandwomento liveintheunmarriedstate(writes"An OldLayConvert").Thisobjection tovowsofcelibacyiseasilydisposed of.TheCatholicChurchcompelsnobodytomakesuchavow.Itonly saysthatitwilladmitnoonetobecomeapriest,monk,friarornun,who rejectsthatvow.St.Paulstrongly recommendsanunmarriedlifetoall Christianteachers,andtheChurchhas foundedaRuleonthatrecommendation. Nowforthemeritsofthecase.What clergyman,havingawifeandfamily willnotthinkmoreaboutthemthan abouthisflock?Willhe,whenany partofthefamilyisindistressfrom illnessorothercause,bewhollydevoted,bodyandmind,tohisflock?Will heneverbetemptedtoswervefrom hisduty,inordertoprovidepatronageforsonsandforhusbandsof daughters?Willhiswifeneverhave herpartialities,hertattlings,herbickeringsamongsthisflock,andnever inducehimtoacttowardsanypartof thatflockcontrarytothestrictdictatesofhisduty?Willthemarried parsonbeasreadyastheunmarried priesttoappearatthebedsideofsicknessandcontagion?Cobbett,inhis "HistoryoftheReformation,"describes acaseinpoint.Hesays:"Duringthe warof1776theking'shouseat'WinchesterwasusedasaprisonforFrench prisonersofwar.Adreadfullycontagiousfeverbrokeoutamongstthem. Manydied.TheywerechieflyCatholics,andwereattendedintheirlast momentsbytwoorthreeCatholic priests.But,amongstthesickprisoners,therewerealsomanyProtestantswhorequestedtheattendanceof Protestantparosns.Therewereplenty ofparsonsinalltheparishesofWinchester butnotamanamongst them-wenttoconsolethedyingProtestants."TheDeanandChapterof Winchestergotinto"hotwater"for takingshelterbehindthe"petticoats" HereistheDean'sexcuse:"Weare notmoreafraid,asindividuals,toface deaththanthepriestsare:butwe mustnotcarrypoisonouscontagion intothebosomsofourfamilies.'So muchforamarriedclergy PatroniseourAdvertisers,andMentionthe"Record."

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CATHOLICSOPPRESSEDBYMILITARYAUTOCRACY.

Mr.J.W.T.Mason,"DailyExpress" NewYorkcorrespondent,whowasorderedtoMexicotoinvestigatetheallegedvictimisationofCatholics,has succeededbeyondexpectationsingettingdowntothefactsofthepersecution.Throughthecourageofthe "Express"in'takingupaCatholic challenge,thetragedyofthepersecutionoftheCatholicChurchhasbeen toldagaintoawiderpublic.There isnothingnewinthenarrative,but thepresentationgainsweightfromthe factthattherecanbenoquestionof partisanship.

ThefollowingareextractsfromMr. Cason'sfirstmessage:

ThemilitaryautocracyinMexico, Itindedbythepolice,isinflictingan ti-churchpolicyonMexicanRoman Catholicsonascaleunrealisedbythe restoftheworld.

Thousandsofprieststhroughout MexicoaresayingMass,performing weddingceremonies,givingExtreme Unctiontothedying,andconducting funeralservicesprivately,indisobediencetothelaw.Theydosoatgrave personalrisk.fortheGovernmentimpcisonsandfinesheavilyallpriests caught.Italsoarrestsalllaymen gatheredtogetherforreligiousdevotionsoutsidechurches.

MexicohasbecometheBalkansof theWesternHemisphere,whereconditonsofautocracypermittheauthoritiestodowhattheyplease.

SpiesaregeneralthroughoutMexicoCity,eagertoreportinfractions(of thelaw)tothepolice.Itisstated that10s.ispaidtoeachinformer.

OneestimategiventomebyaCatholicofficialstatedthat600Catholics, laymenandpriests,hadbeenexecutedsummarilyfordefendingtheir faith,apartfromthosefalleninthe nald.

Thepolicehavenorespectforthe lawintryingtobreakupreligiousservicesinprivatehouses.

GeneralRobertoCruz,chiefofthe policeofMexicoCity isanabsoluteautocrat. Hedirectsarrests, trials,andpenalties.IaskedaprommentMexicanlawyerwhetherthiswas legal,andheanswered,"No,butwhat canwedo?"

Thecustomistoexactarbitrary finesfromthosecaughtatMassor beingmarriedbyapriestorattending funeralserviceswithapriestpresent.

Anumberoffinesof£1,000have beeninflicted,while£100and£200fines arenotuncommon.

Policeevenmakethefinesbeyond themeansofmanypoorpeople,knowingthattheCatholicswilloftenarrangecollectionsamongthemselvesto helpcompletethepayments.

Noreceiptformoneyisgiven,and anyoneaskingforareceiptwouldrisk furtherprosecutiononthegroundof defianceofconstitutedauthority.

ThereisnostrongcentralisedgovernmentinMexico.

Whathappenstothemoneyisa matterwhichthepolicedonotdivulge thegeneralconvictionisthatpace graftingisextensive,andthatnumerouspeoplearearrestedandfinedexcessivelyinordertomakepoliceofficialswealthy.

TherearemanyAnglicanandNonconformistministerswhohaveallowed theirhatredoftheCatholicChurchto blindthemtothepatentfactsofthe MexicanpersecutionofChristianity. Whatdotheyproposetodotorepair thefalsewitnesstheyhaverendered, inspeechandinwriting,againstthe MartyrswhoareupholdingtheCross?

Almosteverydailynewspaperin thecountryhasshutitseyestothe wholesaleslaughterandoppressionof ChristianpeopleinMexico,the strengthofwhosefaithandthepurity ofwhose,purposeismanifestbythe sacrificetheyaremakingfortheir cause.Willthesepaperscontinueto pretendthatnothingishappeningin Mexico?-"Universe."

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Trueeducationisapreparationfor completeliving,andwhilecircumstancesdemandalterationinmeansand methods,theendisalwaysthesame. TheaimandpurposeoftheCatholic schoolistodevelopthechildforthe fullfruitionofitsowndignity;toplace responsibilityonafirmbasis;topoint outthewaytotherealisationofapersonalmissioninlife.HenceGod,the soul,eternity,mayneverbecastaside asinappropriateorunessential.The school,too,willpreparethechildfor theproblemsandfunctionsproperto thefamilyandforthepracticalunderstandingoftherelationsholdingtogetherthemembersofacivilandpoliticalcommunity.Beforeallelsewe mustconsiderthechildasanindividualwithanimmortalspirit.Toact otherwisewouldbeadenialofChristianity.

TheCatholicChurchisthemouthpieceofdivinerevelation.Thisexplainsandjustifiesherclaimstorespectandobedience.Hereducational rightsandinterestsdonotconflict withtherightsoftheindividual,the family,ortheState.ThelawofGod cannotcontradictthelawdfnature.

NaturallytheCatholicparentdesirestoseehischildmakingworldly progress,whetheritbetowardswealth orfame.Buthewillnotimpedehis child'sadvancementbyremembering togivetheplaceofhonourtothe KingdomofGodandHisjustice.In everylandandineverywalkoflife Catholicsholdadueproportionofthe gloriesandemolumentswhichcome froMpatienteffortandpraiseworthy achievement.

ForbadCatholics-enemiesofthe CrossofChrist-Christianeducation hasnoattraction.Theyseenot, neitherdotheyunderstand.Theyare ruiningthesoulsoftheirchildren, soulsthathungerfortheknowledgeof theDivineInfant,soulsthatwould drinkinthemessagedeliveredforour

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WhenPopePiusXLchoseMonsignorReymondMarieRouleau,ofCanada,asoneofthefivenewCardinals oftheChurch,he(wroteMonsignor EnricoPuccirecently)atoncerecognisedthemeritsofCatholiceducation andhonouredagreatteacher,overand abovehisdesiretopaytributetothe deepfaithofCanadianCatholicsand toanhistoricSee.

ForCardinalRouleau'slife,untilthe comparativelyrecentyearswhenhe hasadornedtheCanadianEpiscopate, .waslargelyspentintheclass-room.

Incidentally,HisHolinessatthe sametimegavetheDominicanOrder athirdmemberoftheSacredCollege; twootherdistinguishedsonsofSt. Dominicalreadywearthepurple-CardinalsFruewirthandBoggiani.

MonsignorRouleauwasbornatIsle Vert,intheDioceseofRimouski,Canada,April6,1866.From1879to1885 hestudiedclassicsintheSeminaryof Rimouski.Theriextyearheentered thenovitiateestablishedbytheFrench Dominicansin1873atSt.Hyacinth.

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salvation.Liketheevilspiritsthese parentscryout:"Whathavewetodo withThee,JesusofNazareth?"Betterindeedwereitifsomeofthem hadneverbeenborn.

TheCatholicChurchmustevervalue soulsasthemostpreciousofGod's creatures.Whatshallamangivein exchangeforhissoul?Hencein spiteofthemean-spiritedandthe weakling,ourschools,surmountedby theCrossanddedicatedtoMaryand theSaints,areenduringanduniversalwitnessestotherealityofour Faith.Catholicswhodespisetheir appeal,withoutnecessityorjustification,violatethelawoftheChurchand singrievously.Forthereisaclearly definedlaw(Canon1374)whichdeals withthisimportantquestion:"Catholicchildrenmustnotattend non-Catholic,neutral,ormixedschools, thatis,suchasareopenalsotononCatholics.ItisfortheBishopalone todecide,accordingtotheinstructions oftheApostolicSee,inwhatcircumstancesandwithwhatprecautionsattendanceatsuchschoolsmaybetolerated,withoutdangerofperversion tothepupils."

ItisthemissionoftheChurchto teachtheyoungtoknow,loveand serveGodwiththehighestdegreeof knowledge,loveandservice.TheCatholicschoolisthemeansprovidedto doagreatpartofthissublimework. Parentswhoneglecttoavailthemselvesofferedbythedivinelyappointed representativesofChristareactingin openoppositiontotheDivineMaster."TheCatholicStandard."

Awell-knownHay-streetdentistsays thathehadanabsent-mindedmotoristinhischairtheotherday.

"Willyoutakegas?"heasked.

"Yeah,"repliedthea-mpatient, "andyou'dbetterlookattheoil,too."

completehisstudiesinEurope.These studieshemadeinCorsica.

HereturnedtoCanadain1894,and in1900,thevicarialhousehavingbeen builtatOttawaasacentreofstudyin whatwastobecometheCanadianProvinceoftheDominicanOrder,Father RouleauwasnominatedPriorofthat community.

Aboutfourteenyearsofteachingand intensivelabours,inwhichheshowed arareknowledgeofandfidelitytothe teachingsoftheAngelicDoctor,the GeneralofhisOrdersenthimthe badgeanddegreeofMasterofSacred Theology.

TheindustryandwisdomofFather Rouleauintheministryoftheschools didnotpreventhim,however,fromapplyinghimselftothemoredirectand immediateministryofsouls.Especially duringhisvacationshededicatedhimselfwithgreatenthusiasmtopreaching,chieflytotheclergyandreligious communities.

IntheProvincialChapterheldat Ottawa,July9,1919,hewaselected ProvincialofCanada.Inthatoffice hedevelopedhisOrdertoagreatand mostflourishingstate.

ButoutsidetheDominicanOrder, FatherRouleaualsowashighlyappreciated.Bishopsoftenaskedhimfor advice,andeventheApostolicDelegatesconsultedhimconfidentiallyin regardtothemostdelicatequestions. InMarch,1923,hewaselectedBishop ofValleyfield.andMay22wasconsecratedinhisCathedral.

Soonafterward,however,theMetropolitanSeeofQuebecbecamevacant. MonsignorRouleauwaspromotedto it.

TheSeeofQuebec,throughitsantiquityandillustrioustraditions,has oftenhadasitstitularawearerofthe Cardinal'srobes.Henceitwasnot strangethatthereigningPontiffsoon wishedtobestowmembershipinthe SacredCollegeuponMonsignorRouleau,thusintendingtorewardequally thedignityoftheSeeandthequalificationsofhimwhowouldbeelevated. AttheConsistoryofDecember19,1927, togetherwithfourotherprelates,he wasaccordinglycreatedacardinal.

Thustherehascometothecandire alateaprelatewhospent35yearsin religionasasimplebutillustrious priest,andonlyfourshortyearsafter hispromotiontotheEpiscopatetakes hisrankasaPrinceoftheChurch.

TheGovernmentofHungaryproposestointroduceameasurewhich willallowwomentovoteinlocalgovernmentelections,butnotsitonthe governingbodies.Thisproposalhas arousedgreatprotestsfromwomenof allparties.ThewomenofHungary alreadyvoteforParliamentandare eligibleforParliament,althoughunder restrictionsnotapplicabletomen.

Mrs.E.HowardHarper,anegro woman,hasrecentlybeenappointedto succeedherhusbandintheWestVirginia(U.S.A.)Legislature.Sheisthe firstnegresstoserveinanyStatelegislatureintheUnitedStates.

"TheWesternAmerican,"aCatholic paperpublishedinElPaso,Texas,announceseditoriallythatithasbeen barredfromMexico,andventuresthe opinionthatthereasonisthatit"publishesthetruth.""'TheWesternAmerican'hasbeenbarredfromadmissiontoMexicobyPresidentCanes' government,"saysthepaper."All copiesofthispoetsenttosubscribersinMexicorecentlywerereturned tothisofficestamped'Rejected.'In thisactiontheMexicanGovernment unconsciouslypaidthispaperacompliment,acknowledgingthatitpublishesthetruth.Newspapersand peoplewhotellthetrutharenot wantedinhiscountrybyPresident Canes."

The,RoyalAcademyofGeography andotherlearnedsocietiesinHollandaremakinggrantstotheDutch Academy,tohelpinpublishingtheimportantresearcheswhichtheRedemptoristFatherAhlbrinckhassolaboriouslymadeinDutchGuiana.The languageandcustomsoftheaboriginal Indiansoffermanypointsofimportancetothescholar.

FatherJamesP.Sherwin,parish priestofKillineyandBallybrack,is, saysanexchange,makinggoodprogresswithhisplantobuildanew churchinthepicturesqueValeof Shanganagh,neartheBray-DublinroadatShankill.Thechurchistobe dedicatedtoSt.Anne,andwillcost about/15.000.FatherSherwinwas fornearlyaquarterofacenturyacurateatNewman'sChurch,betterknown tosomeasUniversityChurch,St.Stephen'sGreen,Dublin.Therehemade awidecircleoffriendsamongall classes.

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ThefuneralofMereMariedela Salette.SisteroftheCongregationof theHolyGhostandChevalierdela Legiond'Honneur,agedninety,took placeinFrancerecently.Thisworthynunhasspentpracticallythe wholeofherlifeattheMilitaryand CivilHospitalatQuimper,anduntil thelastfewweeksofherlifewasstill attheheadofthatimportantinstitution.

a Mexico'senormouswealthinoiland otherundergroundresourceshasbeen largelymortgagedtoforeigners.They candrawnoreturntillthelandisat peace.Americadoesnotwantto protectorenforceconcessionsinMexicobyusingarmedforce.Mexico, however,isspending,itisstated,at therateof£3,000,000perannumto abolishtheMass,andisbankruptat themoment.

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birthoftherenownedDominican FatherBanez,whowasforsixyears (1561-67)theConfessorofSt.Teresa. Itwasunderhisimpulsionthatthe Saintwrote"TheWayofPerfection." FatherBanez,whowasaprocessorat Salamancaandprominentamongthe Spanishtheologiansofthesixteenth century,isalsorememberedforhis disputationswithanotherFriarequallyfamous,thebrilliantLuisdeLeon.

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Abouthalfamillionpagansremain tobeconvertedinNatal.TheCatholics,30,000strong,havethejoyofseeingabout3,000baptismsayear;but theVicarApostolicispubliclydoing arithmeticandisstirringupinth4 faithfulanapostolicdiscontentwitha rateofprogresswhichovertakesthe arrearsofevengelisationsoslowly,says anexchange.

ThePopehasappointedtheVery Rev.FatherJoachimLima,theJesuit SuperiorofBelgium,Archbishopof Bombay.

Mme.Bronsveld-Vitringa,thefirst womanelectedtotheDutchParliamentandaconverttoCatholicism, hasjustenteredaBelgianconventof theBenedictineOrder.Mme.BrOnsveld-VitringawasthewifeofaProtestantminister,whodiedafew monthsago. * * *

AmongthefournoviceswhorecentlymadetheirvowsintheBenedictine AbbeyatClerfinGermanLuxembourg,wasBrotherAnsgarTheodor Suhr,saidtobethefirstDanetoenter theOrderofSt.Benedictsincethe Reformation.BrotherAnsgarwasreceivedintotheChurchin1926,andenteredtheBenedictineOrdersome weeksafterhehadbeenaccordeda privateaudiencebytheHolyFather.

Itisconsideredinterestingthatthe convertmadehisvowsinanabbey thatwasestablishedexpresslytowork fortheconversionoftheNorthern peoples-Danes,Swedes,Norwegians, Finnsandothers.

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WhilebeingrushedtoSt.Joseph's Hospital.Milwaukee,fromBurlington, Wis.,whereshesufferedabrokenarm andshoulderinanaccident,Mother Seraphia,anoctogenariannunofthe OrderofSchoolTeachersofNotre Dame.metwithadditionalinjuries, whentheambulanceinwhichshewas being'conveyedwasstruckbyatruck andcompletelyturnedover. *

effortismadetoshowtheCatholic ChurchatthetimeofLutherinthe worstpossiblelight.Thefilm'sportrayalofthe"sale"ofindulgencesis particularlyoffensive.

Accordingtoa"Times"NewYork cablegram,theMexicanGovernment hasbroughtachargeofviolatingthe lawagainsttheArchbishopofYucatn andSenorCarlisMenendez,directorof "ElDiariodeYucatan,"inconnection withthepublicationofapastoralletteroftheArchbishop,"ElUniversal"reportsthata"petitionforclemency"("apetitionforjustice"would morefittinglydescribeit),toPresidentCallesonbehalfofapriestand Catholiclaity,whowerenowherded amongcriminalsinMexicoCity,who areawaitingdeportationtothepenal settlementintheTresMriasIslandsin thePacific."ElSol"statesthatwithinayear142pietesofvaluableChurch propertyotherthanchurcheshave beentakenoverforGovernmentuses.

TheBelgianGovernmenthasjust namedasChevalieroftheOrderof LeopoldaFrenchpriest,FatherTeilhard,ofChardin,whoisacontributor totheRoyalMuseumofNatUralHistoryandwasformerlypresidentofthe GeologicalSocietyofFrance.The awardismadefor"exceptionalservicesrenderedtothemuseumandto science."

theagedconductedbytheLittleSistersofthePoor.Theywereaidedin theirdomesticworkbytheparish priest,AbbeHenry,Flynn,After spreadingthewhitecoversoverthe tables,theprelateandhisCompanions wenttothekitchentogetheavilyladenplateswhichthey,servedtotheold menandwomen.Themeal,which partookofthenatureofafeast,was servedincoursesinamostproper manner.Aftertheluncheon,Cardinal Duboisdistributedcandytotheold ladiesandcigarstothemen.

LeslieStuart,whobeganhismusical careerasorganistoftheCatholicCathedralofSt.JohnatSalford,England,andlatergainedaworld-tilde fameasthecomposerof"Floradora."

"TheSilverSlipper,""TheSlumPrincess"andothermusicalcomedies,died inLondonrecently. a a

ReneBazin,speakingbeforethe CharlesdeFoucauldAssociation,Paris, afewweeksago,onmissionarywork intheFrenchcoloniesofAfrica.stressedtheobligationofFrancetobring materialcivilisationtohercolonies.He saidbrotherlycharityshouldprecede theteachingoftheGospels,andthat theimportantmessageoftheGospels mustbeimpressedupontheMussulmans.

* Spainhasiustbeencelebratingthe four-hundredthanniversaryofthe

RepresentativesofthemanyCatholiccitizensofBerlinhaveprotested againsttherecentshowingofafilm portrayingthelifeofLuther."Germania";theprincipalorganofthe CentreParty,declaresthatthispictureoffendsthemostsacredsentimentsofCatholicsandisdetrimental toreligiouspeace.Certainscenesare saidtobegrossexaggerationsand otherstobepurelyfictitious.Every

ThedeathfromleprosyofFather FrancisXavierNicouleau,aMarist,at Makogai,isannouncedinacable fromtheFijiIslands.Hewas63years old.ThisheroicFrenchpriestwas borninthedioceseofFodezin1865, butleftFranceattheageof27.In 1913heaskedtobesentaschaplain totheleprosariumofMakogai.After nineyearsofdevotiontohiswork,he ceasedto.bethechaplainandbecame insteadaninmate.Whenherealised thathehadbeenavictimofthisdreaddisease,FatherNicouleau'sonly reactionwastorecitetheMagnificat. Likeotherlepersofthecolony,he hadhislittlerose-coveredcottageand there.onarusticaltarhecelebrated Massuntiltheleprosycausedhisfingerstodropoff.Forayearpast,his bodyhasbeenonlyawraithandhis facehadbeeneatenawaybythedisease.Duringallhishorriblesufferings,FatherNicouleau'spatienceand couragehavebeenexemplary.UndeterredbythefateofFatherNicouleau, anotherMaristpriest,FatherMarcel, originallyfromLyons.hasvolunteeredaschaplainforMakogai.Assisted by22Sisters,hewilldevotetheremainderofhislifetocomfortingthe unfortunatevictimsofleprosy.

Asishiscustom,theCardinalArchbishopofParis,assistedbyCanonVerdier,SuperiorGeneraloftheCarmelites,andM.deLaThuillerie,commissionergeneralofmarine,servedthe St.Joseph'sDayluncheontotheinmatesofoneoftheParishomesfor

ServiceswhichtheSupremePontiff haverenderedinpreventingwarand inpromotingpeaceinEuropeandelsewherearethesubjectofabookwhich isjustnowattractingattentionand winningcommendationamongthe publicistsandstatesmeninEurope.

ThestoryoftheHolySee'sworkin thisfieldisentitled.!'ThePeaceEffortsoftheChurchDuringtheLast ThreeCenturies;theDiplomacyofthe Vaticaninthe-ServiceofWorldFreedomSincetheCongressofVervins. 1598."Theauthor.Dr.JosephMul-ler,vice-consulatMonaco,hasdedicatedhisworktoKingAlfonsoof Spain"topaytributetotheglorious historyoftheSpanishnationandtoits Catholickingwhohasservedwith heroicdisinterestednesseverycauseof Christianity." a

Rev.JosephCataldo,S.J.,agedmissionaryandfounderofGonzagaUniversity.whoforseventy-fiveyearswas thetrustedemissaryofIndiansand whitemenofthenorth-west,diedat Pendleton,Oregon,recently.Last Marchherecivedcivichonoursonhis diamondjubilee.

CloserrelationsbetweentheOrderof HiberniansinAustralia.numbering 75.000members,andtheA.O.H.inthe UnitedStates,withamembershipof 200,000,willbeoneofthepermanent resultsofthepilgrimageofAmerican HibernianstotheInternationalEucharisticCongressinSydneynext September,accordingtoPeterJ.McCormick',chairmanofthepilgrimage whichwillleaveSanFranciscoon August11onthesteamerMalolo.

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SpiritofCatholicUnity

Thatthedisintegrationwhichfellto thelotofeveryschismaticgroupwas itselfastandinttestimonytothe necessityfortheguidanceofavisible Church,wasthestatementmadeby Rev.H.Gaffney,O.P.,preachingthe thirdinaseriesofdoctrinalconferencesatSt.Saviour's,Dublin,recently.Themysteriouswordswhich ChristspoketoHisApostleswhenHe badethemfarewell-fullofyearning andoflove.Hewasloathtoleave HisfriendswhenHisfriendswerefew. YetHesaidtothem"Itisexpedient forybuthatIgo.IfyoulovedMe youwould,indeed,begladthatIgo totheFather."

&AndHebadethemrejoicebecause, asHesaid"IfIgonottheParaclete willnotcometoyou."Therewasthe explanationofHisdeparture,andthe reasonwhyHisgoingwasirradiated withthegladnessofhope."Iwillask MyFather,andHeshallgiveyouanotherParaclete,thatHemayabide withyouforever. TheSpiritof TruthWhoproceedethfromthe Father,HeshallgivetestimonytoMe. IfIgo,IwillsendHimtoyou.'

Thedisintegrationwhichhadbeen thefatedlotofeveryschismatic groupfromApostolicdaystoourown kadalwaysbeenastandingtestimony, anunwillingwitness,tothenecessity oftheguidanceofthatChurchwhich hadkeptthroughmanyvicissitudes theunityoffaithandworship.TodayinEnglandandinAmericathat sell-taledisintegrationwasafearsome weaponinanti-Christianhands.

ThestateofaffairsintheChurchof England,andnotlessinthesoidisant ChurchofIreland.shouldbeawarningtomenofgood-will.Iftheyhad evestosee,theymustbeabletotranslatethewritingonthewall.Religious ccntroversywasasterilething,said thepreacher,hut,hesuggested,noman darelethimselfbeledbyhereditary hatesornativesuspicionsinamatter uponwhicheternalissueshung.The RedeemerdeclaredthattheSpiritof TruthwastoabideforeverwithHis Church.To-daytheschismaticgroups enmandedthattheCatholicChurch shouldtoleratewithinherbordersconeradictoryopinionsconcerningfundamentaltruths.Werethispreposteroi:,demandtobeadmitted,they inthewordsofPopePiusXI., 1,,vetoc.nfessthatthecomingofthe HolySpiritupontheApostles,andthe_ permanentindwellingofthesame SOT-itintheChurch.andthevery 1 -.reachingofChrist,hadseveralcenti'!"if'S4;1,lostalltheirefficacyand use.toaffirmwhichwouldbeHas-

OURMELBOURNELETTER

ThereportreadbythePrincipalof St.Kevin'sCollege,EastMelbourne,at theannualspeechnightaweekago, andappearinginthelatestissueof yourMelbourneCatholiccontelnparies,shoilldgivefoodforthoughtto thoseCatholicsofthiscitywhocan sparealittletimefromthesordid struggleforexistence.Itisquite evidentto,thoseacquaintedwiththe trendofthingsintheeducational worldofMelbournethat,butforthe workofSt.Kevin's,thehighereducationoftheCatholicyouthwouldbein aparlousstateindeed.Onehasonly toseethefewsuccessfulcandidates fromotherCatholiccollegestobeas suredofthat.Onehearteningdetail inthereportwasthatinthematter ofSeniorGovernmentScholarshipsthe CollegewassecondintheStateto ScotchCollege,whichhasanenrolment ofover1,000pupils,whichtotalthe headmasterratherrashlyclaimedtobe thelargestintheBritishEmpire. TimewaswhenCatholicstudentsplayedasomewhatminorpartinthehigherbranchesofsecondaryeducation, mostlythroughnofaultoftheirown, butthatchargecannotbe'maintained now.NotwithstandingtheserviceSt. Kevin'sCollegehasrenderedtothe causeofCatholicsecondaryeducation, itdoesnotreceiveasmuchrecognition asitshouldfrontyourMelbourneCatholiccontemporaries.

The"Age"hasapachydermatous hide.Thoughitrefusedtopublisha letterofprotestsignedbythesecretary oftheCatholicFederation,theancient journalrecentlystatedinabriefparagraphthattheallegedscandalhasgivenmuchoffencetotheCatholicpeople ofMelbourneandtotheCatholicFederationinparticular.Withaningenuousnesstoochildishtoescapenotice, itgoesontomentiontheindignation againsttheLondon"DailyChronicle," butdoesnotgiveintheslightestdegresstheimpressionthatitwasitself toblameforgivingcredencetothe infamousthing.The"Age"hadacreputationforfair-mindednessbecauseofitsunbiassedtreatment ofanumberofpoliticalandsocialproblemswhichhaveturnedupduring thepastfewyears,butitslatestslip hascausedamostdecidedslumpin theopinionsofmanyofitsCatholic readers.

Averyinterestingletterappeared inthedailypressfromthepenofthat versatileandlargeheartedpolitician, DoctorWilliamMaloney,M.H.R.It dealtwithconditionsinCanberra,our mushroomcapital,whichhassomany bittercriticsandsofew,veryfew,defenders.Thegenialdoctorfirstofall criticisesthedepartmentalauthorities fordepartinginsomanyrespectsfrom theoriginaldesignofMr.Griffin,and

hintsatinfluencesworkingagainst thatgentlemanfrominterestedparties whoseknowledgeofarchitectureand townplanningwouldbeinsufficientto designamia-miaorazareba.The presentpopulationis7,300,andfor thatmodestnumberthereare22or26 suburbs!Consequentlyanyonewho wantstogotoaplaceofamusementor dosomebusinessmustjusttramptwo orthreemilesormoreaccordingashis suburbisdistantfromtheadministrativecentre.Nowonderpeoplewno havebeen'usedalltheirlivestotrains andtrainsfindthiscompulsorywalkingexerciseahardship,especiallyduringtheCanberrawinters.Themost disconcertingitemintheletter,however,isthatthepresentParliament House,onwhichsuchenormoussums havebeenexpended,isonlyintended tobetemporary.Onecandiscount thestatementsofindividualswhosojournbutafewdaysandthenclear offtowritetheirimpressions,butDoctorMaloneyisamanwhodoesnot talkinahurry,and?horeoverhe knowstheconditionswell.

OurEducationDepartmentwill shortlybeshornofthevenerableand smilingpresenceofMr.FrankTate, whohasreachedtheretiringageand mustperforceretireintosemi-obliviop whenthePresswillnolongerfeature hisviewsandtheprotestsofdiscontentedteacherswillpassharmlessover hishead.Nodoubthehasdone wondersforthedepartment,though onemaydoubtthewisdomofmuchof theadditionalexpensewithwhichhe hassaddledthecountry:Catholics donotgrowexcitedoverMr.Tate,nor forthatmatteroveranyotherheads ofabodywhichdemandstaxation fromthemtorunsecularschoolswhile theymustmakeadditionalsacrifices tokeeptheirownschoolsgoing.If aknighthooddoesnotcomenowit willnevercome.

Ournewspapersaremuchexercised overtheappointmentofaSpeakerto theLegislativeAssembly.TheLabourPartyhadameetingto-day.The "Herald"seemedtoknowallabout theirdeliberations,andwasyetentirelyignorantofwhattheOppositiondiscussedatitsmeeting.

Oberammergauplansanewstone theatrewithaseatingcapacityof4,500, toreplacethepresentwoodenstructurewherethePassionPlayisheld everydecade.Thenewtheatrewill beopenedforthenextperformance. Itisnotdefinitelysettledwhether theseshallbeheldin1930or1932.Includedintheplansisanewbuilding fordressingroomsforthe700players inthesacreddrama.Thetotalcost isestimatedat£14,400.Aloanwill beneededfortheconstructionofthe twobuildings.

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"Apostacy"

IrishPriest'sGrippingTragedy.

Itwasindeedabrilliantfinalsthat FatherH.M-Gaffney,0.P.,gaveoa SundaynightattheTheatreRoyal, Dublin,toIreland'sfirstCatholicSocialWeek,writes"F.J.P.,"inthe "IrishCatholic,"April28.Histragedy,"Apostacy,"producedforthefirst timeonanystage,wasaworthycrown forallthathadgonebefore.Ia "Apostacy"FatherGaffneyhasgiven ushisbiggestdramaticworksofar. Itisafive-acttragedy,practicallyall inblankversethatgivesthebefitting dignityofapparelforthethoughts;the thoughtsthemselvesarestrong thoughts;andthereisnomereverbage,nopadding,nowritingforfine writingsakeinthetragedyfromthe firstlinetothelast.Everyactgripe, theinterestgrowinginintensitytothe end.TheresultwasthatthecrowdedhouseofSundaynightfollowedthe actionwithbreathlessinterest;there wasasubduedness,arestraintwhere applausewouldfainhaveburstforth, whichwasthemostemphatictestimonytothefactthattheaudienceappearedtothinkthattheywerewitnessingrealevents,notastagepresentationofthem.Neverthelessapplausedidbreakoutagainandagain whenanythinglikeasuspensiongave opportunity.

MyCatholicbloodwasstirredtosee CatholicprinciplesIndauntlesslyenunciated,toseeadrama'whichhad nothinginitofwhatiscalledthe"love interest,"basedsolelyonthegreat truthsofourreligion,onthecontest betweenChristianandPaganideals, onwhattheuncheckedpassionsofambitionandrevengecanworkuponhim whoistheirvictimanduponthose whosefatehismoralundoingcaa affect.IKayeanotundiscriminating appreciationofwhattheAbbeyTheatrehasdone.-notallitsplaysare good,notallbad;butitwasindeeda revelationtoseeofwhatreligious dramaiscapableofbeingmadein handslikethoseofFatherGaffneyas authorandproducer,andofthefine casthewasfortunateenoughtobe abletomould.ItseemsalmostunbelievablethattheactorsofSunday nightfacedforthefirsttimeanaudienceacrossfootlights;theymoved withfreedom,spoketheirlinesirnpreasivbly,andbyappropriategestures madetheirspeechlive.Therewere tableauxthatwillnotsoonfadefrom memory.Thepoignantlypowerfullast scenelostforallintheaudienceevery soupconofacting;weweretheresimplytoseeJuliarfdie.Welldidwe comprehendthemeaningofhisdeath. Theaudienceclamouredloudlyfor theauthorattheconclusionofthe drama.butFatherGaffneydidnot appear.

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OurKalgoorlieLetter

OnanoticeboardinHannan-street, thereispostedupeachweekbythesocalled"ChurchofChrist"agemof thought.Lastweekthisonegreeted themind,"Letnotyourheartbetroubled."Andwewonderedoverthe vision,thepassers-by,ortheadherentsofthechurchmentionedhaveof thecopceptionofthisthought.'What isourconcept?

CatholicswhoenteredSt.Mary's ChurchonSunday,theFeastofPentecost,wouldfindtheliturgy,themusic, thesacredpassagespresentedtothem, pulsingwiththemelodyoftheDivine messagecontainedinthiscounselof theMasterpostedinthestreet.St. John'sGospelforthedaygavetheaccountofChrist'sdiscoursetoHisdisciplesaftertheLastSupper,wherein HepromisestosendthemtheParaclete -theHolySpirit-Whowouldteach themallthingswhenHe,theSaviour, lefttheearthtoprepareaplacein HisFather'sHomeforHisexiledchildren.IntheconsolationHegave themforthesedaysofexilefromtheir truehome,Hespokethewords,"Let notyourheartbetroubled,norletit beafraid."AndintheEpistleof thedaytherewassetforththemanner ofthefulfilmentofthispromisefifty daysaftertheResurrection,whenthe HolyGhostdescendedontheApostles intheformof"partedtongues,asit were,offire,"toconfirmtheirfaith andtofoundtheChurchofChrist. Deadofsoulmusthehavebeenon Sundaywhodidnotrespondtothe telling,triumphant,dominantnotes strucksoimpresAvelybytheleading malevoiceinthefinalpassageofthe "Credo"oftheMass."EtunamsanetamcatholicametapostolicamEcclesiam."rangoutDr.Byrne'sexultant notesthroughtheharmonyofthesacredsymphonywhichproclaimsthebeliefoftheChurchofChristcharged withitsDivinemissiononthefirst PentecostDayovernineteencenturies ago.The10o'clockMassonSunday wasaMissaCantata,sungbyRev.Dr. Sullivan.Thechoirwasingoodform, andunderthebatonofMr.Giralt,and withMissShielsattheorgan,sounded forththepraisesofGod.Thesolos byMissK.Sheedy,MissG.Stinson, andDr.Byrnewereveryinspiring.A worshippingpeopleofferedtheir praisestoGodfoHisspecialgraces andfavourstothem,for"Hebathnot doneinlikemannertoeverynation: andHisjudgmentsHehathnotmade manifesttothem."

IntheeveningSt.Mary'scongregationwitnessedabeautifulceremony, whenanumberofKalgoorlie'sCatholicmaidenswerereceivedintotheSocialityoftheChildrenofMaryand othersenteredasaspirants.Kneeling attherailsoftheexquisitelyadorned sanctuary,thehappyoneswerequestionedastotheirrequestsandtheir promisesbyVeryRev.FatherMoss. Theanswersbeinggiven,theassembledonesrecitedtheirActofConsecration,andwerethenpresentedby Rev.Fatherwithribbon-andmedal, theliveryofMaryImmaculate.The consecratedmembersrenderedsome melodiouscanticlesduringtheceremony.AtitsconclusionVeryRev. FatherMossspoketoallontheimport oftheactionjustcompleted,and pleadedwiththenewlyconsecrated onesforafaithfulcompliancewiththe obligationstheyhadtakenonthem. selvesofbeingtrueimitatorsofthe virtuesofGod'sHolyMother.In theafternoonthe,electionofoffice. bearershadtakenplace,withtheresultthatMissK.Harveywaselected president,MissDonoghuevice-president.MissG.Horansecretary,and MissV.Kiddtreasurer.

andallfriendsunitewiththemin prayingforahappyspeedingofthe claysthatwillbringthemtothatjoytilltime.

SinceresorrowwasfeltandexpressedinKalgoorlieonFridaymorning, whenitbecameknownthatMrs.Riley, oftheCommercialHotel,hadbeen takentotheSt.JohnofGodHospital. Shenowliestheredangerouslyill, withlittlehopeofrecovery,butthe recipientofeveryspiritualandmaterialconsolationthatitispossibleto giveher,TheSistersareinconstant attendance;VeryRev.FatherMoss andDr.Sullivanareassiduousin priestlyministrations,andherfamily arecontinuallybesideher.Sheis (miteresignedtoGod'sHolyWill, havingbeenindirectlypreparedfor theearlycomingofthisendacouple ofyearsagowhensheunderwentabig operationinMelbourne.Prayerswere solicitedforherattheSundayMass, andallwhoknowherwillremember intheirpetitiononewhohasbeenan indefatigableworkerinallchurchundertakingsontheFieldsforverymany years.WeprayGodtoholdherand herdearonesintheconsolationofHis love.

WhatCommunismMeans

Inapastoralletterissuedinview oftheforthcominggeneralelections, CardinalDubois.ArchbishopofParis, putsFrenchopiniononitsguard againstCommunistpropaganda.

"Communism,"hesaysinhisletter, "isnotanopinion.Itisapayingof thewaytorevolution.Whileitexistsitisapermanentmenacetosociety,libertyofconscience,theliberty ofthePress,andthelibertyofPerlis. ment.ItshouldnotbegivenParlia. mentaryim1nunity,foritsdoctrines aredeleteriousanddangeroustothe securityofthecountry.

"Contemporaryhistoryshowsso manyneighbouringnationswhatenlightenedandstrikinggovernment candotosaveacountryfromCornmunistsandaCommunistrevolution, Isitnotstrangethatourexistinglaws protectthosewhowanttodestroy everything,property,thearmy,the family,religionitself,andthatthese peopleshelterthemselvesbehindtheir representativeswhoopenlyuttertheir threatsbeforeParliament.andtransformthetribuneoftheChamberinto aplatformofanarchyandrevolution?

"TofavourCommunisminanyway istoworkagainstFrance.Toresist Communismbyforceistoactinlegitimatedefence.Themoralsofthepeoplemusthemaintained."

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NewsrecentlyreceivedbyhisparentsfromMr.R.Boylen,oftheJesuit CollegeatValkenburg,ontheconfines ofHollandandGermany,tellsofhis well-being,andever-increasingjoyand happinessinthepursuitofhisdivine calling.DuringtheEastervacation hehailthepleasureofmeetingtwoof hisstudentfriends,formerlyofRath. farnham,butnowengagedinphilosophicalstudiesatLouvain.Thehanpy triospentadayatAix-la-Chapelle.Mr. Boylen'sletteralsotoldthatonSt. Patrick'sDaytheIrishstudentsin theCollegewentforanoutingintothe country,andworebuttonholesofshamrockgrowninaplotintheCollege grounds.Ithadbeenplantedthere byearlierstudentsfromErin'sIsle. Soquicklyaretheyears_passing,that inanothercoupleofyearsMr.Boylen willhavecompletedhiscourseinphilosophy,whenhewillreturntoAustraliatoundertaketheteachingphase ofhiscourse.Hisparentsareoverjoyedatthisprospectofhisreturn,

WouldyoulikeTwoPhonograph, forthepriceofOne?SeeConcertphoneadvertisementonPage14.

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Saturday,Juno2,1928.

OurBunbury.Letter NEWSOFTElWEEK.

TherewassomefootballontheRecreationGroundonSunday.Theday wasdisagreeable,butstilltheattendancenumberedlargely.ThemuchboostedPastimesandtheremainsof oldSouthtriedissue,buttrulythere wasbutoneteaminit.OldSouths heardthepasta-callingthem,andliterallytheyranoverPastimes.Of coursetheremaybesomeotherexplanation,butsoitwasandwemanagedtoliveandtellthetale.The St.JohnofGodHospitalhasoutlived themorethanusuallyhealthyspellin andaroundBunbury-sodidallthe hospitals.St.John'sisgoingagain likeamillionandeverybodyseems happyintheideathatthereissucha. hospitaltogoto.TheSistersofthe wholeSouth-Westthoroughlyenjoyed .hescreeningof"BenHur."TheMissionisgoingtruly,andsoarethe crowds,andeverythingpointstoa verysuccessfulMissiontide.Poor JohnWhite,afterhisthreemonthsin theSt.JohnofGodHospitalanda monthofenjoyingtravel,wasfound deadinhisbedonSundaymorning.R.I.P.Itisraining,raining,andstill raining.Our"Dues"listwasjust twentypoundsofftheusual.'They sayitisthehadtimes!Perhaps!The SistersofMercy,withtheirnewest governmentareveryhappyandfullof thecheeriestoptimism.Everything bidsfairandfine.sotheytellusoutside.Alleluia.Manystrangersseem tobemakingholidayinBunburyduringthismonth.Westillhaveto growlatthenoisybikes-thelads seemtoknowwhenandwherethe inspectorsarenot.Don'ttheysay thatnoiseisthesurvivalofsavagerybutsavagesnowadaysfancythemselye.: Peoplearesimplydelightedin BunburywiththreeMassesdaily,and almosteveryoneisblessedwithan attendantpreacher.

TheMission.

TheVeryRev.FatherHanniganand FatherGilmartinaredoingwondrous workforGodinBunbury.Thecrowds arecrowdinginandtheyarebeing instructedmorningandevening-and receivingitwell.FatherHannigan beganontheSundaymorning,most auspicuousmorning-PentecostDayandgavethecongregationthelesson oftheday,andurged,andstillurged, themtohe,tobecomegoodCatholics, aye.andbetterCatholics.FatherGilmartinpreachedafinesermonon Sundaynighttoaveryfineaudience.

Whatwillitprofitamantogainthe wholeworldandlosehissoul?"He certainlydealtouttheCatholicteaching,andgotthemallthinkingandresolving.OnMonday,theydidwell, too,givingthecrowdsgreatersuccess andknowledge.Tuesdayhasbeen equallygood,amidtheterribleweather.

JoyousSend-Off.

credit.Hebgggedthebigassemblage tothinkfirstandlastofhispoorsoul, which,afterall,washurriedsosudden. lybeforehisGod.PooroldP.Slatterywasanothervictimoftheshortnessoftime,andofsuddendeathon Sunday.Itwasallsoshortthatnobodyhadachanceofdoinganything forthepoorfellow.Hewasburied inDardanuponthefollowingday.R.I.P.

Golf.

Wonderfultheinterestgolfhascreated.Thecourtsaresoftwithrainwater,butstilltheyarecrowded.No colds,goodmeals,nobickering,good fellowship,nosorrows,cleansport, lovelyputting,littlecriticism,andall joy.Nothinggetsroundacrowdbetterthanenthusiasticgolf.

Mosquitoes.

Beforetherainthemosquitoeswere intolerable.Peopletalked,aye,swore, attheir"Theyweresuchpestso' night.Nowitrains,rains,andmossiesarelaidupandpeopletaketheir restinpeace.Surelyastheharbingersofrainyouoftenhear,"Damn thatmosquito.Hejustbitmeunder theeye."

TellitNotinGoth;butBunbury'Tis

ShouldKnow:

ThattheMissionbythemissionaries istellingitstale.

Thatweallwonderhowsomany managetobethere.

ThatProtestantslongtohearthe tnithstrippedoflocal-ities.

Thattheyseemtocomeincrowds andshowmorethanpassinginterest.

Thatfortheirfamilyandpersonal good.seesaidtheymayiftheyso wishedcome.

Thatmany,verymany,havetaken thewelcomedhint.

Thatlikegoodfishers,wenever worryatthe"crustrated's"doings.

Thatonceonegets"crustrated,"he won'tsheduntileternity'sdawn.

Thatweofttellitisthen,evenfor thefamily,toolate.

Thatmanytiredandsickofmodern doingswantthelightofChrist.

ThattheLightofChristisnever seensoeffulgentasduringaMission.

Thatthemanyareallthebetterprepar -1toseeatthatseason.

ThatpeopleshouldnottiretoattendagoodMission.

Thatmanyattendthingswhereat theyonlylearnfilth.

Thatsamecannotbyanystretchbe saidofagoingCatholicMission.

ThatourMissionworksareplainly markedandapprovedofGod.

ThatonedoesnotgetHimtiltingat speculationsoremptyimitations.

Thatwesayso.becauseitispiteous toseeworthwastedonnegation.

ThatsurelyGodneverarrangedas suggestedsuchstupidity.

ThatevennationscannotundowhateverHedidordesiresustodo.

Thatdeathsometimeshurriesus withacceleratedrapidity.

DonJaimeofSpain

TheInfanteDonJaime,secondson oftheKingofSpain,wasinvestedon April12asaKnightoftheancient militaryOrdertoCalatrava,oneof thefourgreatmilitaryOrderswhich surviveinSpainfromthedaysofthe Moors,writesthe,MadridcorrespondentoftheLondon"Times."The picturesqueceremonytookplacein theCalatravaChurchinMadrid.,The KingasGrandMaster,presidedover theChapteroftheOrderandconferred theritualsword-strokesoftheaccoladeontheheadandshouldersofthp newKnight,whoansweredinaloud, clearvoicetothequestionsputtohim beforetakingtheoathtoobservethe rulesoftheOrder.

Thechurchwasthrongedwith ladiesinblacklacemantillasandhigh combs,whichmadeaperfectbackgroundtothedazzlingwhitecloaks, insignedontheleftshoulderwiththe greencrossflory,andtothewhite plumesoftheKnights,whosatontwo longbenchesdownthecentreofthe church,whichhadbeenclearedofall otherfurniture.Afterbeingkissed byhisfatherandGrandMasteratthe HighAltar,theInfanteembraced twice,inturn,everyoneofhisbrother Knightsbeforetakinghisseatasthe leastamongthemattheendofthe longrow.TheQueen-Motherandthe RoyalFamilywerepresentinagalleryhighuponthewallofthechurch.

TheOrderisnamedafterthetown andcastleofCalatrava,whichhadjust beenconqueredfromtheMoorsand wasgiventotheKnightsbyKing DonSanchoIII.ofCastile,whenhe foundedtheOrderin1158,adds"The Times."Itwasoriginallymonasticas wellasmilitary,andfollowedtheCistercianRule,hutitschiefdutywas towaragainsttheMoors.whoatthat timestillheldnearlyhalfSpain.The threeothermilitaryOrdersinSpain arethoseofSantiago,Alcantara,and Montesa.

THEBIGGESTMONTHINMOTION PICTURE.

JUNEATTHEPRINCE.

"MadamePompadour,"whichopens atthePrinceofWales'Theatreto-day (Saturday),tomarkthecommencementofJuneMonthatthePrince,is agreatlovedramamostsumptuously produced.Itisarealepisodefrom thelifeofFrance'smostcolourfulwo-, man,andisfullofromanceandadventureinthedaysofParisianpompapd ceremony.DorothyGish,whoplays thetitlerole,ismorecharmingthan everasthewomanwhoplayedwith nationsandwreckedhavocwiththe heartsofmen,whileAntonioMoreno givesaveryfineperformanceasthe lover.

Coupledwiththeaboveattractionis ClaraBowinherlatestachievement, "GetYourMan."Itisthestory ofavivacious,freedom-lovingAmericangirl,whoresolvestowintheman she,loves,althoughheisbetrothedto aFrenchgirl.TheeffortsofClareto causethebreakingofthisengagement supplymanyofthecleversituations withwhichthepictureabounds.Miss Bow,whoiswellknowntomotionpicturefansasthegirlwith"It,"issnore adorable,morevivacious,'andmore charmingthaneverinthiscomedy success.Sheisablysupportedbya strongcast,whichisheadedbyTharlesRogers,thepopularnewleading man.

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Therewasaverylivelyepisodeat DonnybrookonSaturday.Abigpresentationandaddressweresolemnly madetoMotherAnthonyassheleft forherhighandcentralpositionat Punhury.ManyProtestantswereas. rembledandallpaidhighandhon. eurabletributetothedepartingguest. TheRev.FatherO'Gradymadeafine speech,inwhichhedepictedthewonA'drousworkthathadbeenaccomplishedatDonnybrookduringherreign, andexpressedthesorrowofthepeople a,wellashisownpersonalregretat d,TarturtThentherewereloads ofdetonatorsatthestation,andfor miltsalongthesteelroadtherewere 1:1cyplusionc,alltypifyingthepen. andsorrowatherelevation.

SuddenDeath.

T.-theamazementof13unbury,two suddenlydiedonlastSaturday.JohnWhite,anoldresident,had inapparentlydecenthealthafter alongsojournattheSt.JohnofGod Hewasfounddeadinhis beda'Sundaymorning.Theremainswereafterwardstakentothe church.andeventuallyaverybig rowelaccompaniedtheremainstothe familyvaultintheoldCatholicCemetery.ArchdearinSmythpaidarich tributetohismemoryatthechurch. Hishonesty,candour,faithandcharereshownuptohishonourand WouldyoulikeTwoPhonographs forthepriceofOne?SeeConcertphoneadvertisementonPage14.

Thatbeingnoexceptorofpersons, theleastexpectinggetshislastsummons.

Thatsoitwasgrimlymanifested duringthelastweek.

Thatthereforeisitwisertoknow andpractise:"Weknownottheday northehour."

Thatitisalwayswisertobealways ready-forat-

' Thatthosewhogushinglyexpress, morethangliblythink.

Thatcouldweonlyknowthatthis night,theveryGodwantedus.

Thatsurelywewouldmakeourelectiondoublysure.

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AsplendiddemonstrainonofBelief intheHolyEucharistwasgivenrecentlyatSt.Columban'sSeminary, NorthEssendon,Victor*whenan impressiveprocessionof10,000people drawnfromvariousparishesinthe metropolitanareapaidtributetothe HissedSacrament.Itwaspartof thatprogrammepreliminarytotie greatpageantwhichistotakeplacein SydneynextSeptember.TheArchbishopofMelbournecarriedtheBlessedSacrament,andtheVeryRev.J. Powell,O.P.,deliveredtheoccasional discourse.TheeloquentDominican said: OurDivineLordhadliterallyfulfilledHispromisetobewiththemtill theendoftime,whenHesenttheHoly GhostuponHisChurchtodwellwith itforever.OurLord'spromiselikewisefoundamoststrikingandwonderfulfulfilmentinHisabidingand ReAlPresence,intheBlessedSacramentoftheAltar.The29th.InternationalEucharisticCongresswouldbe heldinSydneyinSeptembernext, anditwasfocussingthemindof everyoneonthegreatcentraldogmaof theCatholicFaith-theRealPresence ofOurLordintheBlessedEucharist. ThethoughtoftheCongresswasinducingCatholicseverywheretoorganiselocalEucharisticcelebrationsin preparationforttegreatfunction.The Catholicpeoplemetintheirthousands thatafternoontoholdasolemnprosessionofdieBlessedSacrament,and toproclaimtheirundyingandunswervingfaithinthegreatineffable mysteryofOurBlessedLord'sdivine love.Alltheirheartswerefilledwith gratitude,praiseandthanksgivingto JesusChristforthegreatgiftofgivingHimselfintheBlessedSacrament oftheAltar.Thisgiftwasthecon. tinuationoftheMysteryoftheIncarnation.AsChristwasinHisearthly days,soHeisnowintheEucharistic lifeonthealtarsoftheChurch.

I"WonderfultoSingFor God"

RadiantlyhappyaftersinginginthechoirofSt.James' Church,Chicago,oneSunday morning,whenthegolden notesofher'flawlessvoice thrilledallintheassemblage, Mme.ErnestineSchumannHeink,regardedasoneofthe world'smostfamouscontraltos,lingeredforamomenton thestepsofthehouseofworship,andsaid:"IsitnotwonderfultosingjustforGod alone?"

"Youknow,"continuedthe notedsong-bird,whoseeight childrenareoftentobefound atMassinSt.James',"motherhoodwasthebestroleIever played.Itisthebestrole anywomaneveryplayed.God andone'schildrenaretheonly truethingsinlife.Iamgoingtospendtherestofmy lifewithmychildrenand grandchildren.Andperhaps somegoodpriest,likeFather O'Donoghue,here,willletme sing'forGodonceinawhile."

James'Church,inacommercialdistrictofthecity,is conductedasamission.Father JP.O'Donoghueisincharge ofthechurch.

ammansisaunim PI NU NIN werestrongtheywouldgetacrown ofgloryinChrist'skinglyhomeinthe lifetocome.

Northam

ThebazaarworkersofNorthamhave againcommencedoperationsforthe effortof1928.Lastyear'sbazaarwas arecord,andapleasingfeatureof thisyear'seffortisthattheoldand triedworkersoflastyearareagainin thefieldinchargeofthevariousstalls. Therearetobefivestallsthisyear, via.,ChildrenofMary,FederalorRefeshmentStall,GoldenWest,Young Australia,andCountryStalls.Alreadydatesforvariousentertainments arebeingfixed.Thefirstinthefield istheFederalStall,whichisorganisingaeuchrepartyanddanceinSt. Joseph'sHallonThursday.JuneP. Cashprizes,withfirstclassorchestral music,isonthebilloffare,aswellas refreshments,whichwillbesupplied foranominalcharge.Onefeature ofthisyear'seffortisthatournew andwellappointedhallisavailableon alloccasionsforthosewhocomeforwardungrudginglytohelptoraise fundsforallparochialnecessities.

TheEucharisticKingisthefriend, guide,andcomforterofall.When theykneltatthealtartheirfaithmade theminstinctivelyhearthevoiceof OurLordcallingfromthetabernacle, "Iamwithyoualldayseventothe consummationoftheworld."Our LordJesusChristisreallyandtruly present,bothasGodandasman,in theAdorableSarcamentoftheAltar. OurLordhadsaid,"Myfleshismeat indeed,andMybloodisdrinkindeed." Heavenandearthmaypassaway,but Christ'swordwillneverpassaway. CatholicbelieveintheRealPresence ofOurLordintheBlessedSacrament becauseitwasadogmaoffaithtaught bytheCatholicChurch,whichisthe mouthpieceofGod.TheCatholic Churchisinvestedwiththeauthority ofOurDivineLord,andithasalways bornetestimonytothedoctrineofthe RealPresenceofOurLordinthe BlessedSacrament.whichisthepivot oftheCatholicFaith.Statelycathedralsandmagnificentchurcheshad beenbuiltwhereintoenshrinethe sacredHost.Consideringthesolid basisonwhichitrested,itwasinconceivablethatmenstillrefusedtobelieveinthedoctrineoftheRealPresenceintheBlessedSacrament.Was theirpunyintelligencetobethemeasureofalltruth,naturalandsupernatural'Wasnothingtrueunless theycouldexplainit?Ifthatwasa reasonfornotbelievingintheAdorablei\ly.cteryoftheAltarthenthere wasjustasmuchreasontorejectthe In"arnationOfOurLordandallChristianity.Theyknewwithabsolute certaintythatintheBlessedSacramentOurLordisreallyandtrulypresent.Theyshouldeverbeproudto proclaimtheirundyingfaithinthe 'sublimeandmagnificentdogmaof theCatholicreligion.OurLordinthe BlessedSacramentisaconsolerin afflictionandarefugeintrialsand sorrows,andHeisreadytodofor themwhatHedidfortheafflicted peopleofGalileeandJudea.Sorrow wouldbeturnedintogladnessbyOur Lord,andweepingintojoy,ifthey soughtHimforpeaceandrest.Our Lordiseverreadytostrengthenthem asHestrengthenedtheweakinHis earthlypilgrimage.Iftheirfaith

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BothConventSchoolswereexaminedduringthepastweekbytheGovernmentInspector,Mr.Hatfield.Itis pleasingtorecordthatthereportsreceivedareexcellent.

Thewantofrainiscausingsome quietperturbationamongfarming_folk. ThemonthofMayisdrawingtoaclose andtheherbagehasnotmadeitsappearance,assufficientrainhasnot fallentogerminateit.Alreadythe lossinlambshasbeenovermuch.'fl'fie farmers,ofcourse,willfirstfeelthe effectofthisloss,anditwillbealso feltinthetownsandcitieslateron, manyofwhosepeoplerarelyreflect onthelotofthosewhoarebearingthe burdenofthe-dayandtheheat,both physicallyandmentally.Howeverit isconfidentlyexpectedthatduring themonthofJuneallanxietiesofthis naturewillbedissipated,andthatin God'sgoodtimewewillwitnessabumperharvest,whichissonecessary]for thewell-beingoftownandcountry.

SOCIETYOFST.VINCENTDSPAUL.WA. (Inmerporstod).

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Fundsareneededtoenableto tobeadequatelycarriedout,andtier Societyinvitespersollswrenmakingtheir WillstorememberandassistthePose bymakingBequestsintheirfavour.

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WestPerth

Awellattendedandenthusiastic meetingwasbald,intheParishHall enMondayeveninglast,withtheobjectofformingatennisclubatSt. Brigid's.Themeetingwascalledand presidedoverbyMonsignorFagan, wboexplainedthatitwasintended tomaketwocourtsonthe.vacant blockoflandoppositethechurch.The electionofofficers,whichwaittheprincipalworkoftheevening,wasthen proceededwithadresultedasfollows: President,Mr.B.Hagerty;secretary, Mr.F.Cunningham;treasurer,Mr.T. Hart.Itwasdecided,intheabsence ofMr.Prideaux,thatheshouldbe askedtoactascoachandcommitteeman.Mrs.Hagerty,MissD.Woodings,MissRitaHagen,MissZitaWebb andK.Somerswerealsoelectedto thecommittee,whicharrangedtohold itsfirstmeetinglastnight,atthePresbytery,kindlymadeavailablebythe Rector.Attheconclusionofthe meetingMr.Hagertymovedavoteof thankstoMonsignorFagan,andthe samewascarriedunanimouslywithacclamation. Futuredevelopments, whichwillbefollowedwithinterest, willbereportedinthiscolumn.

Asuccessfulfete,inaidoftheChildren'sFundfortheSacredHeart AltarinthenewCathedral,washeld intheparishhallonFridayeveningof lastweek.TheSistersdesiretothank allthosewhoworkedandcontributed., Duringtheeveningtheartunionwas drawn.andtheprize-winningnumbers areasfollows:773,1948,1118,768,744, 1396.831.Prizesmaybecolle.:+edat 131Carr-street.

ThelocalConferenceoftheSt.VincentdePaulSociety,inconjunction withtheCathedralConference,isorganisingaJumbleSale,whichwilltake placeintheHibernianHallonJuly 7th Parishionersarerequestedto makedonationsofmaterial,ofany nature.Intendingdonorsshouldad. viseoneofthelocalmembersofthe Societeoftheirnameandaddress, andacallformaterialwillbemade aboutaweekpriortothesale.

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eveningforthemodestsumof1/6(no tax).

Messrs.BungertandCo.arebusy justnoworganisingaconcertofthe firstordertotakeplaceintheSchool Hall,Marian-street,Leederville-tram No.15or16-onThursday,June7th.

Mr.Bungert-himselfpossessinga sweettenorvoiceofrarerange-has beenmostgenerousofhisservicesin thecauseofcharity.Hismanyfriends, asatriubteofgratitudetohim,as wellastohelpagoodcause,arecominginfortoputononeofthevery bestconcertsthathasbeeneverstaged inLeederville.Ticketsarenowon saleatpopularprices.

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St.VincentdePaidSociety

TheSocietyofSaintVincentdePaul aremakingaspecialappealonbehalf ofthepoorandneedyofPerthtopersonswhohaveoldclothesandarticles ofanydescriptionthattheywould donateforthepurposeofaJumble Sale.JustringA6307andleaveyour address,ornotifyanyofthebrothers oftheSocietyintheparishes,andcollectorswillcall.Noparcelwillbe toosmalltocollect.Rakeoutthose oldthingsandletusturntheminto money.

Bicton-Palmyra

WeregrettohearofthesevereillnessofMrs.Blinco,and/sincerely hopeshewillsoonberestoredtoher usualhealthandvigour.

PatThomsonwasthesuccessfulwinneroftheticketcompetitionheldat St.Gerard'sSchool,andasthesecompetitionswillbeheldregularly,we hopethechildrenwillputforththeir bestefforts.Patreceivedapretty prize.

ConnollyfamilytookplacelastSunday,whenthelittlesonofMr.and Mrs.JimConnollywasbaptised. Th'bHouseholders'Gift,whichwas drawnonTuesdaynight,endedluckily forthe.McCarthyfamily,ofNorthFremantle.GoodlucktothemlMrs. McAppion,ofFremantle,andL.Hall, ofHoyt'sRegent,Perth,werealso amongtheluckyones.

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ThemembersofSt.Gerard'sChoir aredeservingofgreatpraisefortheir beautifulrenderingofthesacredmusic atMasseachSunday.Ithasbeen remarkedthatthechoircomparesmost favourablywiththechoirsofsurroundingparishes.Muchearnestwork musthavebeendoneforthechoirto havereachedsohighastandardofexcellence.andthechoirisgreatlyindebtedtoMrs.Edwardsfortheable mannerwithwhichshepresidesatthe organ.Mr.Critch,whoisabsenton anextendedholidayintheEast,is muchmissedfromthechoir.

';heChildrenofMaryrolledupin fullforcetoSt.Mary'sonlastSundaynight.Aneventofgreatimportanceintheirhistorywasabouttotake place-theceremonyoftheconsecrationofnewmembers.Fifteennew memberswereconsecratedbytheRev. FatherMoloneyinthepresenceof-makingdueallowanceforthewet night-alargecongregation.Theceremonywasmostimpressiveandsent manyofus"Adowntheyearstowanderinrecollectionsweets."andalas, inotherrecollectionsalso!

Afterdevotionsalargelyattended meetingofthisyear'sBallCommittee ea,heldintheSchool'Room,when theneatandartisticticketsweredistributed.Someofthestallholders alreadyreportbriskbusiness,andif reportiscorrect,someofourworkers havebeencaughtnappinginthesale oftickets.TheBalleventuatesin theY.A.L.HallonJuly10th.

OurfirstProcessionoftheBlessed Sacramentisannouncedtotakeplace nextSunday.Alltheoffice-bearers areexpectedtobeatthechurchat 7.15p.m.sharp.TheRightRev.Monsignor\'erling.\'.G.,willbethespecial preacher.

TheysaythatourfriendJohnny Walkerisgettingabitjealous.The eldgent.hasbeengoingstrongforthe last120oddyears.TheNorthPerth weeklyeuchrepartyhasbeenjoing verystrongfothepasttenyears,and snakingallowanceforthedifference-in searstheoldgent.islickedbadly. TheNorthPerthweeklyeuchreparty standssupreme.Yon,too,arewet, samethere:TakecarNo.20,21,or 22toView-street;inoneminuteyou reachthehall,whereyouwillfind. yourselfamongfriendswhowillgive remawarmwelcomeandapleasant

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OutoftheShadow

"Oft'deogned*death,butfatednottodie."ThatisbrieflytheAMY r#t,bis.C.atholicChurch'sitIce.lheworld,,the&ehandthedevil",roseinrevolt' againstherin'the16th.C,erittiry.Shehadhervicissitudesof mare then-heresy,politicalconspiracies,thegreedofkingsandipvenaments, aensjons_Withinandwithoutthesanctuary-butthegreatupheavalofthe 16th:Centurywasastaggeringblowwhichsenthe;reelingagainsttheCross ofthatcreedshewasgiventopreachanddefend.Luther'andhiscol: leaguescouldnothaveanticipatedthefullstrengthoftheblowtheyhad givenherinthefirststrokeoftheirapostacy.Atleasthistorycannotdeny thestar-artistoftheReformationtheunholymeritofalmostrivallingbucifer ishisievoltagainstGod.Everycountry,withafewglorienstoteleptions, andnotablyIreland,succumbedtotheheresiesof.thenewGospellers.The lightsoftheSanctuarywereferociouslyextinguished,altarsoverturned, statuesbroken,thecrosspulleddown,religioussocietiessweptaway,churchesdestroyedorgiventodesecrationastemplesforthepromulgationof thenewculture.TheCatholicreligionwaspoliticallybanned-theState everywherebecamesupremeandthemulti-manneredhierarchyofthenew creeddidthehomageofacravenservicetoit.FormorethanthseecenturiestheCatholic.ChurchhasbeenintheshadowoftheerastianismbegottenbytheReformation.Shehaswitnessedtheresultsofitsreactionsin sociallife,andtheincidenceofeconomicconditionsengenderedbyitshatred el%A:elasticinstitutionsandthedissipationofthebenevolencewhichflowed fromthan.Certainitisthatthenormofsociallifewaschanged.Whatever,shortcomingshadprevailedinthesocialandeconomicorderbeforethe revoltofLutherandhisfreelances,myriadsofabuseswereinjectedinto humanhistorylaterbythefanaticismoftheseheraldsofrevolt.Theworld isalynowisawiikeningtoarealisationofthedestructiveinfluencesofthe BrestilehtiamOf,the16th-Cienttirit.-Socialandeconomicsinsmultipliedand hay&Jeff;legacies-tomankind,WhichTradesUnionism,PoorLawlegisation, ArbitrationActs,andtheDivorceCourtarecontinuouslywarringagainst. Withthedestructionofthemonasteriesandthekillingorscatteringofthe "lazymonks,"wegotpoorhouses,capitalism,andpauperdom.Following "St."Henry wantonrepudiationofhislawfulwife,wegotFreeLove, DivorceandQuestElizabeth.LutherandElizabethweregrimhumouristswhentheypassedtheirreligiousculturesontoposterityasimprovementsontheOldReligion,Theirnamesarenowrarelymentionedisrespectablesociety;indeedtheirreniembrandeshoulddulyexciteRabellaisan Laughter.Inanotherfifty,years,perhapsless'.-thedustofforgetfulnesswill restuponthemandnonewillwanttoscrapeitaway.

Modernism,and"theHigherCriticism"ithasevoked,forawhilegave asimpetustothatacridanti-Catholicismwhichlurksinmanyplaceswhere theseedsoftheoldheresiesareyetfertile,butModernismisdyingfrominanition-themonkeytreatmentsofondlybelievedin'byDr.BarnesofBirminghamandtheversatile,DeanofSt.Patin,cannotpretierfreitfromthat senilitywhichhasfallenuponit,andwhichhasbeenhastenedonbyapagan. icedover-feeding.Itsoracleshavetumbledfromtheirpedestalsoneby one,pulledclownbydisillusionedvotaries,orstrickenfromtheircomfortable placesbyTime,thatunerringandimpartialunmaskerofFalsehoodandVindicatorofTruth.Thesymptomsofaspiritualdry-rothasattackedheresy afterheresy,anditisasignificanthistoricalfactthattheoldheresiesofthe Eastarelosingtheiridentity.Manyhavebeenobliteratedbythehandof TimeandtheStateissqueezingthelifeoutofwhatremain.Whatwill happentothegreatWesternSchism,wemaynotsay,butitisloosingits griponthemasses-ithaslostit;itisbeingcrushedundertheweightof itsownimpotenceandasaspiritualforceitnolongercontrolstheobedienceofitssubjects.Inourmentalreviewoftheman,dissidentchurches astheycomeupbeforeuswecanseenoauthoritativeone-eachhasthe shacklesoftheworlduponit-eachisatthemercyofitsmembers-each thecreatureoftheflockitserves.Andnaturallyforeachowesitsorigin toanindividualismthatwouldnotacknowledgeauthority,apridethatis hestexpressedinthecryofthefallenArchangelsTwillnotserve."Inthe readingofcurrenthistoryitisclearthatwheretheCatholicChurchwears notthefettersofpoliticalrestrictiveness,heractivitiesareincreasinglyfertile ineducation,socialwelfarework,andthemoraladvantageoftherpasses. 'ThelieistoldagainsttheChurchinMexicothatshekepttheIndiansignorant,butitwasthepolicyofthegovernmentthatdidsoand-hepolicyof thegovernmentthatmadethemslaves.Justasitisthelicyofthat governmenttodaytoenslavetheChurchinMexicoby's-nukingititscreature. InRussia,wheretheRedmenacedominates,theCatholicChurchisoutlaW7 ed.butwiththeexceptionofRussiaandMexicOtheCatholkcliurchis`pro-pressingelsewhereintheworld,andisrespected-for'the'erllightenedAct. moralservicesheisgivingtomankindandhercontributionstohumanprogress.Slowlyandcertainlysheitemergingtriumphantfromthetyrannyof thoseblightinginfluencesoftheReformationwhichleftheratthecloseofthe frixteenthCenturysorrowful,strickenandnumb,mourningforherlostlegions.

TheprogresswhichtheChurchismakinginAmericaisnotlessglorious thanremarkable.UnderthefreedomoftheAmericanConstitutionnolimits, aresettoherlibertyandnoimpostsareonheractivity,thoughindividual un-Americanorganisations,atdifferentperiods,haveendeavouredbyslander andmalignantconspiraciestodefameandbrandherasanalieninstitution outsidetheprivilegesoftheConstitution.There,ashere,theslanOsr mongershavehadtheirday.InHolland,whereatonetime CatholicitywasallbutextinguishedbyCalvanism,whereJansenismhadgivenheratreacherousanddangerouswound,andwhereonly in1853theCatholicChurchsawtherestoration'ofitshierarchy,thereis manifestagreatresurgenceofCatholicFaithandmissionaryactivity.Jean Richard,aFrenchCatholicwriter,.in"LaCroix,"recentlysaid:"Hollandis, withIrelandandFrance,oneofthenationswhichgivesthemostremark. ableexampleofmissionaryactivity."The'striiggletherefor'Catholiceman. cipationwaslongandtedious;itssuccess'wasduelargelytothegreat workoftwobraveCatholicpapers,"DeKatholick"and"DeTijd."Inthis countrytheotherweekalittlenarrow-mindedcliquemiltedaprotestagainst CatholicscarryingtheHostinpublicprocession. Halfand,wheretheinfluencesofProtestantism-are,yetstrong;andWheretheCatholicwaslong regardedasanalien,wedonotfindsuchnarrowness.Intheprincipalcity, Amsterdam,theyhavewhatiscalledthe"StineOmgang"-orSilentProcession§fWert;everyyiarinhonourot4eMiracleitthegllpsedSa nt inthif,citynearly'sixcentiigOirOli,,isIltriffekl._00101=4le't;.and theljlessedSacramentispubliefftarrieditiihOceisiOW.:Thereis'ooutcry inthatCalvinistcountryagainsttheBlessedSacramentandnoattemptto denythy,rimpublic.processinit:404:4441,1,k!'-ftiMPIlent"r0scesSim inhonouroftheBlessedShcramentanon-denonuria tchpaperwrites: "ThereareMenoldirl..Yisissand'mingniest7thostangpikentiyMalPloofr:and

thosewhosufferpoverty;fishermen,handworkers,factoryaa0rskteia,"altricviturallabourers,menfrontAchterhoek-ethousandsofmen,-Eachcarrieshis simpleluggageunderhisarm,oldarm-baskets;reedoases,littleboxes,ea paperpackets.Andonemarvelsattheormanisptton1fb1Chinthepass +a ofqv,yearscangather,.thesewidespregdlgroupsand,ugita.tbsmatens point,inthenarrowstl-eetsoftheoldtown,andtosettheminmotionwithout,amongallthethousandstheslightestdisorderorhindrance."What #onCatholicwarchaplainsdivinedtobethewonderfulconsolationofCatholicsoldiersinthetrenchespreparedtomeetdeathuponthebattlefieldsintheGreatWar-theBlessedSacrament-isattractingtothiswon. derfulannualtributethereverenceofDutchCatholicsandothersofthe "Netherlandswholookuponthe"StilleOmgang"asnotmerelyanational event,but'aneventinwhichiscentredanactofhomagetoadogmaofthe Churchthatthroughalltheages,hasbeenthelifeoftheChurchandthe reasonofherpreservationthroughallthephasesofpersecutionfromNeroto Galles.Inthiscountry,itcertainlyhasbeenthemeansofpreservingthe Faith.ThestoryoftheChurch'sbeginningsinAustraliaisanepicofexceptionalgrandeurinthewonderfulachievementsrecordedsinceFatherTherry commencedhisApostolicministry.NextSeptembertheChurchinthiscountrywillcommemoratethetriumphofitslongandtedious,andfrequentlydishearteningstruggle,againstacridpoliticalinfluencesontheoneside,andunreasonablebigotryontheother.ThepasthistoryofthiscountryundoubtedlyisindebtedtotheCatholicChurchandtoCatholicsforrichandfruitful service.Shehasindeedgenerouslygivenofherlargesseofwisdomandgood workstothebuildingofthisCommonwealthandtheenlargementandenrich wentofitssocialanddomesticlife.

TheSplitWeddingRing

FatherEdmund-Lester,S.J.,inthe"Universe,"answeringanobjection fromhnonCatholicgirlwhothinkstheChurch'sattitudeonmixedmarriagesratherharsh,putsthewholequestionsocomprehensivelyandclearly that,thoughithasfrequentlybeendiscussedinthesepages,wecannotleave thegoodJesuit'sexplanation,gounrecorded.FatherLestersays:-

WedonotadviseyoutomarryaCatholicboyifyouaredetermined nevertobecomeaCatholic.Yousee,amarriage.oughttobeaperfect union.inallthings.Ifthereisa"missinglink"andyouareofdifferentreligioostherecannotbethemutualhelpandsympathythereshouldbe.The CatholicChurchhasaveryhighideaoflove,andsosheprefersbothtobe ofthesamereligion..If,however,heis"suchadearboy"andyoucan't givehihtup,hecangetadispensationtomarryyouifyouagreethatall childrenshallbeCatholics.Insist,however,foryourownsake,uponbeing marriedintheCatholic,ChurCh,asnoCatholiccanvalidlymarryoutsideit.

Yom}neednot"turn"inordertomarryyourCatholicfiancee.Youcould getadispensationfora"mixedmarriage."Withyourfinecharacterwefeel surethatsomedayyouwillbe"abletoliveuptoit"andbecomeaCatholic. TheChurchneverreallylikesthesplitweddingring,ashusbandandwife oughttobeoneineverything.

"WhyistheCathdlicChurchsonasty?"

Sheisn'twhenyourunderstandthatherobjectiontoamixedmarriage isbecauseshehassuchanimmenseideaofwhatperfectloveandunioa shouldbe.Absolutelynothingshouldbeallowedtodividethehusbandand wife.Iftheydifferonreligiontheperfect,idealunionislost.It's"Igo mywayandyougoyours,"andthatisnotlove.TheChurch'says,tothe Protestant,"Mydaaghter,donotmarry.aCatholic;forif-heisgoodhewiU alwayshaveasorrow,ashadow,andaregretthatyouarenotonewithhim."

Yes,theChurchgrievesoverthe"splitweddingring."Heridealisthe perfectuniononeverypointbetweenhusbandandwife.ItwasShylockwho said:"Iwillbuywithyou,sellwithyou,talkwithyou,walkwithyouand sofollowing,butIwillnoteatwithyou,drinkwithyou,norpraywithyou." Itissadifthehusbandorwifewilldoallexcept"pray_withyou."Our advicetoallProtestants,evenAnglo-CatholicProtestants,is:"Don'tmarry,.a Catholic.IftheChurchappearstobequitecoldinthismatter,itisbecause shesoperfectlyunderstands,whit,loveis.

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TheMotherProvincialoftheLoretoOrderarrivedinPerthonWednesdaylast,accompaniedbyanassistantShewillremaininPerthfor' afewweeks.

ThelayretreatopensattheMonasterythisevening(Saturday)ateight o'clock.Itwillbeconductedby FatherMitchell,.C.SS.R.

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MidlandJunction

Claremont

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CathedralChildrenofMary'washeld intheirChapelonSundaylast.DuringashortdiscourseFatherDunne dweltonthesignificanceoftheFeast ofOurLady,HelpofChristians,PatronessofAustralasia.FatherDunne complimentedthemontheirregular attendanceinfullnumbersattheprocessionsintheCathedralduringthe monthofMay;inthisrespectheonly fullyrealisedhisanticipatedhopes. Aprocessionwasthenformed-aspirants,ChildrenofMary,andHoly Angels,intheirrespectiveregalia,and acolytes.TheBlessedSacramentwas carriedundercanopy.TheprocessionproceededfromtheChapel throughthe''Conventgrounds.where, thejuniorpupilsofbothschoolsanda numberofvisitorskneltinadoration whiletheBlessedSacramentpassed. SpacepeimitteddoubleguardofhonourtobeformedwhiletheBlessed Sacramentwascarriedupthenaveof theConventChapel.-Benedictionwas given.Thealtarwasappropriately decoratedforthe Feast ofPentecost. Nothingdauntedbyunfavourablewenthenforecasts,theChildrenofMary againreassembledattheeveningde,'slOtionstofowl-thelastoftheseriesof pretensionsheldintheCathedralduring-themarket,'

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Agemmed**in-honouroftheSacred HeartwalltheheldattheCathedralOa SCOWevng.,Jane17.-Theboys 01.4Patrick's-Boys"School,intheir regaliaofKnightsoftheMostBlessed Sag:rament,- forgzthe.prooessidn, and'thestatue.oftheSacred4eart willhecarriedbailieboys.&ideate hrmricwillbe-duitgbytheboys.

NewsandNotes

ThesocialanddanceheldinSt.Joseph'sSchoolroom,Bassendean,onFridaynight,May25th.,waswellattended,andanenjoyableeveningspent. Mr.PatMorrisseymadeanefficient M.C.Duringtheeveningtheraffle eia£5notewasdrawn.Mr.Frank Pitman,oftheWaterSupplyDepartment,wastheluckywinnerwithNo. 214,thewinningticket..

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TheDalcassianTennisClub,Hessendean,iscomingwelltothefrontand makinggreatstridestosuccessagainst the.kietropolitanclubs. * *

Theorganisersoftheweek-endtrip beNewNorciahaveafewseatsavailable.TheCorpusChristiProcession willtakeplaceonSunday,10th.inst. Thistripwillgivetheparticipantsa splendidopportunitytotakepartin thegrandceremonies.Allinformationat52RoyalArcade,onTuesday andWednesdaynext. * * *

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The.MissesW.WebbandBraysher areorganisingaselectdance,tobe heldinSt.Brigid'sParishHall,West Perth,onTuesday,June5.D'Arcy's orchestrawillsupplythemusic.The Moorisinsplendidorder,anddainty refreshmentswillbeprovided.Agood eight'sdancingyoucanhaveata smallcost. *

OnThursday,June7,an"old-time" dancewillbeheldinSt.Brigid'sParishHall,John-street,WestPerth. Griffin'sorchestrawillsupplythe music.Withanexcellentdancing Mooranddaintyrefreshmentssupplied, patronsarepromisedajollyevening.

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CountFilippiniwillrenderBieet's 'AgnusDei"duringthe11o'clock MassatSt.Mary'sCathedralto-marrow(Sunday)._

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MidlandJunction

HeartiestcongratulationstoMesdamesColeman,WilloughlyandCreadom,intheirsuccessfuleuchretournament.heldintheLesserHallonWednesday,May23.inaidofthe.parish debt..Thehall.was.peckedonthis occasioowithkeenencoreplaws. TomBisckieyhad,charge,pf,the,game, andafteragoodevenipg'e,coPteetetile followingwon,theel:4ga*between hem:MesdamesHenderson,MuirheadandBranley,andMessrs,Litton, CohenandPeriaro.Daintyrefreshmentswereprovided,afterwhichthe prizeswerepresentedtotheluckywinners.DeanKielythankedtheorganisersontheirsuccessfulissue,and &tothosewhopatronised'thetournament.

Thenexteuchretournamentinthe LesserHallwillbeheirl.OnWednafe day,June0th.,inaidofSt.Brigid's OrganFund.Withgoodcashprizes offered,alargeaudienceisexpected.

Mr.FrankO'Connor,ofCollie,has beenspendingtheweek-endwithhis parentsinMidland.

Mr.andMrs.Read,ofElvie-street, Midland.leftby,thecerget_Western ExpressonSaturdaynightforQueens. land,tospendtheirlongserviceleave. Wewishthema'veryenjoyableholiday.

TIMIFAIIIIIIIEWINETZ:

HeartofJesus

OINTILBOrALL=ARTS.

WhenHolySimeontooktheDivine Childinhisarmsonthefirstfeastof thePresentation,hesaidthattheBabe wouldbeasignofcontradiction,and wouldbethecauseofboththeruin andresurrectionofmanyinIsrael HowcouldthehelplessChildcausethe ruinofsouls?Thisiseasilyexplained.JesuscametothisworldtoredeemmankindbyHissufferingsand death.HecameAlso'toleaveusan example,andtoteachushowtoreach eternalsalvation,But,ifpeoplerefusetoacceptHisblessings,theyare therebycondemningthemselves.Luciferandhisfollowersrefusedtoaccept thesupernaturaljoyswhichcouldhave beentheirs,iftheyhadtakentheeasy meanstosecurethem.Buttherebelliousangelsrefusedtoacceptthese graces,andsotheydeprivedthemselvesoftheireternalenjoyment.

TheSacredHeartofJesusgavethe lastdropofItsBloodtopurchaseour salvation.InGethsemaneandon CalvarytheBloodoftheGod-Man flowedfreelyfortheredemptionofall mankind.Butthemajorityofmen refusetoacceptthefruitsofOur Lord'ssufferings.Jesusbequeathed thetreasuryofgraces,securedbyHis Passion,totheChurch;andtheseare distributedtothefaithfulthroughthe sacraments.Buthowmany,through foolishpride,refusetobecomemembersoftheOneTrueChurch?How many,whoaremembers,failtomake useoftheSacraments,andtherefore gainlittlebytheirmembership!The HeartofJesusissaddenedtoseeso manysoulslostinspiteofallthatHe enduredfortheirsalvation.

TheSacredHeartofJesusisthe centreofallhearts,becauseallmust declarethemselvesfororagainst Christ.Whoeverreachessalvationis savedbyacceptingthefruitsofOur Lord'sPassion.Whoeverfailsto reacheternalhappinessislostonaccountoftherejectionofJesus.No one,therefore,,canbealtogetherindifferenttotheHeartofJesus."Thisis whyOurLordpleads.-so,muchfornor hearts;andthisiswhyHeurgesall Hisfriendstopropagatethedevotion toHisDivineHeaEt.Soulsarelost becausetheyrejeCtJesus,andthe MercifulHeartoftheSaviourisanxioustosecuretheloveofallmankind; sothatnonemeybelest,Heappeals topriestsinparticulartopropagate thedevotiontoHisHeart.

ButJesusshowsusHisHeartfor anotherreason-1i'OurLo_rdlovesus with,allthetendernessofafond father,The.,gOodfatherthinksnotof the:.past.fnultsofhis.child;provided ffsehielevad..pneegiAxinnemoreseturn tolie.,nerent'fiEtriendehip.TheHeart ofJesusis.6Ranxiousfor-ourlovethat noteventheenormity01muesli*will preventJesusfront.-eMbracinguswith thekissoffriendship.Magdalene heardnomoreaboutherpastsins fromtheLovingHeartofJesus.

TheHeartofOurLordissoanxious tosavethesinnerthatBeenticesholy soulstoofferprayer,fortheconversion.ofthose-livinti-tnethestateofsin. 0h,howtheSacredHeartlongstoembracethelostsheep,andcarry,iton ItsShouldersoncemoretotheflock! Jesusisthecentreofallhearts,but theHeartoftheSaviourwishesiforthe 'loveandaffectiokefallhearts.He wantstobelovetakafatherand friend.-Jillodnee-'notwishforsouls thatserveHiminfear.Hewants loveandconfidence.

Mayleb'ds

inordertoprovidemorecomapt fortheSistersandchildren.windows anddoorshavebeenplacedonthe verandahsoftheConventSchool.Tp defraythiscostaconcertwasheldin theMaylandsTownHallon"last Tuesdaynight.Theinclemencyof theweatherfrightenedmany,butstill alargeaudiencewasverypleasedat havingfacedtheelements,because thosewhocamewererewardedwitha splendidentertainment.TheoverturewasplayedbyMissVoilaPartington,andthevocalprogrammewas openedby.MissEileenHartwith "TheySay,"andtotheroundofapplauseshesang"IHeardYouPass

By.""TheDeathlessArmy"wasthe numberchosenbyMr.NormanGledhill,whorespondedwith"Somewherea VoiceisCalling."LittleBabyLewis wontheheartsofallwith"DearLittle IrishMother,"andwasrecalledby theaudience,whohadalreadyrealisedthataprogrammedeluxewas beingprovided.MissMollyO'Dea ablyrecited"SmitingtheRock,"and latergreatlyamusedtheaudiencewith "WowanVersusMan."Thefinevoice ofMr.ErnestMaltmanwasheardin "TumbleDownShackinAthlone"and "Wayfarer'sNightSong."LittleMiss MarjorieGreen.wearinghertwentytwomedals,dancedanIrishJig,followedbyawaltzclogdance.Miss KittyGieveevincedher-popularityin singing"AHeartfiatisFrei,"and addedtoit"Comin'Thro'theRye." Mr.AlbertSmithwascalledonfor anencorenumbertohisviolinsolo. Mr.TomBoguesurprisedallwithhis uniquevoiceandhischarmingrenditionof"AnEmblem"demandedah additionalitem."SleepandRoses." followedby"Vale,"werecontributed byMissGertieBegley.Apromising youngelocutionistinMissBattleyoffered"HisFirstLongPants,"andMiss WinnieHamilton,aftersinging"The BlindPloughman"hadtoreplywith "DownHere."TheWilliamSisters entertainedwithanexcellentacrobatic andtumblingact.Themembersof theaudiencemarvelledat,andwere continuousintheirapplauseof,the agilityandathleticabilityofthesetwo youngladies.Theprogrammewas enjoyedandappreciatedbyall.The accompanimentswerewellplayedby Mrs.LawlerandtheMissesHawkins, GwenDonovan,VoilaPartingtonand MollyLewis.Manythankstotheartistsandentertainers.andtheother ladiesandgentlemenwhoassisted.An enjoyabledancefollowed. Euchreplayersarerequestedtonote thataeuchreanddancewillbeheld intheConvehtHallonTuesdaynext, June5th.Patronsmaycatchtrams No.33or34fromthe"Beaufort-street Bridge.

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CottesloeCatholicYoung Men'sClub

VictoriaPark

Thefirstselectdanceoftheseasonis connectionwiththebazgezcampaign willbeconductedintheVictoriaPark TownHallonTuesdayeveningnext. Theissueofticketshasbeenofan exceptionalnumber,whichisagood indexofthesuccessoftheevening. Aspecialladies'committee`gillseeto thecateringarrangements,whilsta fullbandorchestrawillbesuppliedby MissDoreenD'Arcy.Pastpatrons canrestassuredthatthedancingarmngementswillbeuptotheusual highstandard,andthatasplendidsocialfunctionwillbetheresultofthis venture.

Theattendanceattherecenteuchre partyexceededanticipationsandowingtosomeslightinconveniencecausedtoplayersthroughthepartybeing heldintheschool-room,ithasbees decidedtoholdthenextcqntestinthe LibraryHall.Pullscopewillbegivenardentcardplayerstoexhibittheir formunderproperconditions,sothat nocauseforcomplaintcanbemade.

TheresidenceofMrs.Collopywas themeetingplaceonThursdayeveningforapartyofChoirStallenthusiaststoassembleinordertoenjoythe delightsofaneveningofsongand musicandbetweentimestosecurea fewpoundstowardstheireffortinthe bazaarstunt.Anenjoyableandvery successfulfunctionwastheoutcomeof theidea.

MesdamesPykeandFlemmingissue acordialinvitationtoparishionersand outsidefriendstobepresentatthe VictoriaParkTownHallonTuesday, June12,'whenasocialeveningwillbe conductedbytheminaidoftheir stall.Theprogrammetobesubmittedwillbeanattractiveone,anda fullmeasureofsupportwillbeappreciatedbythoseincharge.

ThesecondroundoftennistournamentsfortheArchbishop'sCupresultedinanothervictoryfortheSt. Joachim'srepresentativesinallgrades. Highhopesareentertainedofsecuring thecovetedtrophythisyearanda battleroyalwilltakeplacewhenlast year'svictorsareencountered.

Afterbeingindisposedfor901310 weeks.Mrs.W.Tully,accompaniedby MissM.Tully,hasbeenrecuperating atIfundaringWeir.Therestand changehasbeenaninvigoratingtonic withthedesiredresult.

Deathclaimedtwowell-knownand highlyesteemedParkitesduringthe pastweek.Thesuddenandvery tragiccircumstancesunderwhichMr. AlbertSpencerlosthislifecarrieda deepbondofsympathytowardshis widow.Mrs.Spencerisalwaysaready givertoallchurchfunctionsandis herbereavementshehasthe,sincere feelingsofherfellow-parishioners. ThroughthedeathofMrs.Clarkethe Churchlostoneoftheoldpioneer workersoftheparish.Intheearly days.Mrs.Clarkewasalwaysaready worker,andwasassociatedinmany churchfunctionswhentheParkparishwasinitsinfancy.Manyexpressionsofsympathywereextendedto themembersofthefamily.

Mrs.Maisbitt,ofTarinRock.ison avisittohersister,Mrs.R.Thompson, ofNorth-street.Mrs.Thompsonhas beeninindifferenthealthforsome time,butweare'pleasedtosaysheis improvingsteadily.

Readerswillregrettohearthatour popularcyclist. Read,metwith anaccidentonSaturdaywhileracing. WithGod'shelpyitriift epees beontheroadtorecoveryagain.

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DearHeartofJesus!mylove,my refuge.andmyconsolation,Iwishto giveYoumypoorheart.'HowthankfulIshouldbe,tobeinvitedbyYou tobethefriendoftheHeartofthe Saviour!DearLord!Iwilluseallmy, powersofprayer,ofexample,-andof persuasionto'drwasmariyheartsas possibletotheloveofYourSacred Heart.0,LovingandSweetHeart ofJesus!howcanIthankYouforall Youhavedoneforme!Itwilltake eternity'tea.j;4thee-Rev.Hugh 01.4iverty.',s f'

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Theaboveclub,combinedwiththe ChildrenofMary.willholdagrand dameonJune11.intheStarofthe SeaHall.Cottesloe.Theprevious dancesoftheclubhaveprovedagreat successandthisonewillbeequallyas goodas"anyoftheothersthatthe clubhaverun.Itishopedthatthe dancewillbeaswellpatronisedasthe othershavebeen.Sodon'tforgetto keepJune11freeandcomeelongand enjoyarealgoodnight'sditocing..A daintysupperwillbeservedandthe musicwillbeinthecapablehandsof Mr.Chas..Watson.iInvitationsspan heobtainedfromaoyoftheclubmembersonrequest.

Nowthatthewinterhassetin therearequiteanumberofyoung menwithalotoftimeontheirhands atnighttime,sotheyshouldtakethis opportunityascomealongandjoin upwiththe-clubandtakepartinthe gymnasiumwhichisheldeveryThursdayevening.

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At'thelastHibernianmeetingthe election'ofofficersforthehalfyear washeldinthepresenceofagoodattendance.Attheconclusionofthe meetinganadjournmentwasmadeto aminiatureriflerangeerectedbyBros. HerbertandHeagney,whenaseptet+ ofsmall-boreshootingwasindulgedin Twenty-fourbuddingBisleyrepresentativesenteredforthecontepte`he ladies'sectionwaswonby-MissX Outridgewith19points,beingclosely pressedbyMissesC.Smith18,W. O'Connor.S.CollopyandM.Pyke17 ,each,M.Collope,E.FloodandN. Cusack,15each.Inthemen'ssec-. tionPro.J.Tullystruggledhomefirst. followedbyaclosefield.

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ONTHE19th.JUNE, Atthe. UNITYTgEATR-E, APLAINANDFANCYDBMS BALL

WillbeheldinaidofSt.Joseph's School.

THED'ARCYORCHESTRA WillProvidetheMusic.

GOODPRIZES.

DancingforChildren:8to10

Dancingfor-Adults:10to12.

Tickets:.Adults,2/-;Children,116.

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AJugo-SlavPriest-Leader

Upthroughthewelterofparty strifeandinternaldissensionwhich bitscharacterisedthenewnationof Jugo-Slaviainthefirstfewyearsofits rife(saysN.C.W.C.),therehascomea Catholicpriestwhohasshownsuch wisdomandstatesmanshipthatheis beinghailedasthe"Jugo-SlavSeipel" afterthegreatpriesI-statesmanofAustria.HeistheRev.Dr.Korosec, leaderoftheCatholicSlovenianParty. To-dayheandhisparty,afteraninvolvedparliamentarytrialigwhich bitteranti-Catholicforceswerebrought tobearandinwhichtheopposition wasgiveneveryopportunitytogovernthecountryandfailed,constitute thestrongrightarmoftheGovernment.Throughtheirco-operation thereispromiseofmorepeacefuldays, internally,forJugo-Slavia.

Dr.KorosechimselfholdstheallimportantpostofMinisteroftheInteriorintheGovernment,which,becauseofitspowerandtheurgentneed forsolutionofinternalproblems,is thegreatpostoftheMinistry.The MinisteroftheInteriOr,underthe Jugo-Slavsystem,haschargeofall electionsandappointmentofGovernorsandallotherofficialsintheland.

Thegendarmeriealsoisunderhisjurisdiction,andheischargedwithmaintainingorderinthetroublesomesouth ofSerbiaandMacedonia,whereclashes haveconstantlythreatenedthecountrywithwarswithitsneighbours.

Dr.Korosecisthefirstnon-Serbto holdthepositionofMinisterofthe Interior,and--perhapsmoresignificant -thefirstCatholicpriest.Yetheen joystheconfidenceofagreatmajority ofthefair-mindedSerbianpopulation, whotrusthisfairnessandwisdom.Particularly,heislookedtoasastrong manwhowillendtheborderrebellions andmurders.

ThisconfidenceinaCatholicpriest tohandlesuchadifficultpostisespeciallysignificantwhenitisrecalled thatCatholicsconstituteonly39.8per centofthepopulationofJugo-Slavia. AdherentsoftheSchismaticChurch are46.6percent,Moslems111and Protestants.1.8percent.

Thereare,ofcourse,strongenemies whowishtoblockDr:Korosec's plans--FreethinkersandFreemasons, bothwithinandwithoutthecountry. whoabhortheapplicationofChristian principlestogovernment.Butit seemsthesecanbeheldincheck.

YouthMovementin Germany

AmovementbeganinGermanyimmediatelyafterthewarthathas gatheredtoitsstandardavastnumberoftheyouthofthatcountry.It seemedanewbirthinthereleasefrom oldpreoccupations.Youthnolonger lookedforwardtotheyearsofmilitary trainingasagreatromance.That hadpassedwiththewar.Therewas ratheraresurrectionoftheoldGermanywithitsmysticloveofGod,with itsoldfolksongs,anditspassionate attachmenttothebeautyofNature. FortheCatholicyouththeChurchwas againthebroadandfreefieldofspiritualadventure.Inthebeginning,at least,itlookedlikethemediaevalChildren'sCrusade.Marchingunderthe banneroftheCross,drovesflocked fromvillagetovillageontheirholidayswithacontagionofjoy.The movementhasnotlagged.Inthe Catholicsectionover700,000areenrolled.Athirdofthisnumberis underthebanneroftheYoungMen's CatholicAssociation.

ThephilosophyoftheyouthmovementisChristianwithoutreserve.For theCatholics,theChurchistoanswer theproblemsofthenewlifeinGermany.Failureinthepastarelaid atthedooroffalseanddeludingphilosophy.Ithadstolenthezestfrom life.Ithadrobbedyouthofitsown senseofdignityandworth.Theold callreassertsitselfwithavitalitythat challengesasitdidinthebeginning ofitsexistence.Itisthemessage thatcounts.Littlethoughtisgiven toequipmentormethods,contraryto Americanprocedure.Physicalactivitiesarenotsought,nordesired.Expenseisataminimum.Sportsand athleticsarequitesecondary.The Churchistherallyingpoint.Small townsandcountryplacesofferthe mostfruitfulgroundsforrecruiting. Priestsareinterestedintheroleof companions.Theburdenofsuccess liesintheyoungmenthemselvesAt allevents,itseemsanattractiveand promisingdeparture.Itsveryspontaneitygivesitarealcharterofvalue. ItisGerman,anditisChristian.Only thefuturecandiscloseitspossibilities. --"IrishCatholic."

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DoesNotFear.Vatican

Fearoftininfluenceofthe"Vatican"inAmericanpoliticsandgovernmentintheeventaCatholicwere electedPresidentoftheUnitedStates wasridiculedbyJ.MartinMiller,formerly,U.S.Consul'Generalandwell knownwriterfornewspapersand magazines,inthecourseofaninterviewwithareporterforthe"ChattanoogaTimes."Mr.MillerisaMethodist."ItisaninsulttotheUnited StatesandtoAmericancitizenstosay thatthenationwouldberuledbythe VaticanincaseamemberoftheRomanCatholicChurchshouldbecome President,"Mr.Millersaid."However," hecontinued,"ifwehadsomuchintoleranceandignoranceascertainpeopleseemtothinkwehave,wehad betterfightitoutassoonaspossible andendforalltimetheun-American spiritcontrarytoourConstitution.

"SomeofthepeoplewhointheirutterancesaremostintolerantandignorantareloudestinproclaimingthemselvesAmericans.Thesetypesare anythingbutthat.Formypart,I wouldnotwanttoseetheMethodists orBaptistsorCatholicsdirectingthe affairsofourgovernment.Itisonly adiseasedimaginationthatbelieves suchanun-Americanthing,orhassuch un-Americanideas."

Elsewhereinhisinterview.Mr.MillerrecalledthattwoCatholicshad heldthepostofPremierofCanadaSirWilfredLaurierandSirJohn Thompson--andthattheyhadreceivedthevotesofProtestantsaswellas Catholics.Thequestionoftheirreligiousaffiliations,Mr.Millersaid,was notpubliclydiscussedinthepolitical campaignsinwhichtheyengaged.The VaticandidnotswallowtheDominion ofCanada.duringtheincumbencyof SirWilfredLaurier."Mr.Millercommented.

BIRTH

HARFORD.--OnMay28,atNurse Urry's,VictoriaPark,toMr.and Mrs.FrankHarford,of43Sunburyroad,VictoriaPark--adaughter (FrancesPatricia).Bothwell.

DEATH.

MESHAN.-OnMay10,1928(suddenly),atBayswater,Frank,deadybelovedhusbandofNellie,fondfather ofJim,FrankandMollie,andbelovedbrotherofMrs.J.Meaney, 'Quambertook,Victoria;agedi6 years.Deeplymourned.

Mayhissoulrestinpeace.

THANES.

TheSistersofMercy,St.Brigid's, WestPerth,wishtoreturnsincere THANKStoallkindfriendsfortheir expressionsofsympathyduringtheir recentsadbereavement,occasionedby thedeathoftheirbelovedMotherM. Berchmans.

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LYNCH.-InlovingmemoryofWilliamR.Lynch,killedinaction/ Bretonneux,May29,191 SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

-Insertedbyhislovingaunt,uncle, andcousins,234Aberdeen-street,West Perth.

SHANAHAN.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearmother,whopassedpeacefullyawayonJune6,1925.-R.I.P Itisnotmywill,0Heavenly Father,butThinebedone.

-Insertedbyherlovingdaughters.

BUGGY.-Ineverlovingmemoryof ourdearestbrother,JamesJoseph Buggy,whodiedMarch10,1911. Alsoourdearestmother,JuliaMaria Buggy,whodiedMay20,1914;anti father,PatrickBuggy,whodiet April13,1920.-R.I.P.

-InsertedbyMartinandEdware Buggy,anddaughter-in-lawMary.Lee, John,Edward.Mary,Bernard,Joseph,andPat,grandchildren,nephews, andniece.

BUGGY.-Ineverlovingmemcryof mydearestbrother,JamesJoseph Buggy,whodiedMarch10,1E1. Alsomydearestmother,JuiMs MariaBuggy,whodiedMayNp, 1914,anddearestfather,Pat.-irk Buggy,whodiedAprili3,1920.RIP

-InsertedbyElizabethL.,daughter, andson-in-law.John,andMaryBrimstone,granddaughterandniece,Toot pay.

SPORTING Tennis

CatholicTennisAssociation

ARCHBISHOP'SCUPSANDPENNANTS.

Afterseveraldaysofrain,andstill rainingonSaturdaymorning,theprop pectsofgettingthroughthefixttuits onSaturdayandSundaydidnotlook bright.However,DameFortune smiledkindly,andamostsuccessful weekend'stennis,resulted.Thefollowingaretheresult:-

"A"Grade-Ladies.

St.Mary'sv.Wattle.Playedat Leederville:MissM.CullenbeatMiss A.Fahey,6-1,6-5;MissK.Valmadre beatMissM.Hegney,6.2,6-2;MissA. 'MarshbeatMissE.Laurisson,6-5,6-0; MissD.McKennadrewwithMissM. Clarke,6-5,5-6.MissesCullenan4McKennabeatMishesLaurissonand Clarke,6-2,6-1,anddrewwithMisses FaheyandHegney,5-6,6.1;Misses MarshandValmadrebeatMissesFahey andHegney,6-1,6-0,aridMissesLaurissonandClarke,6-1,6-2.Totals:St. Mary's,14sets94games;Wattle,2sets 40games.Thesecondsetbetween MissesCullenandFaheywaskeenly foughtout.Deucewascalledinfour ofthegames,andinthetenthgameit wascalledfivetimes.MissesMcKennaandClarkewereveryevenly matched,bothwinning11games.Miss Clarkehasevidentlyimprovedconsiderably. St.Joachim'sv.Peninsula.Played atMaylands:MissEM.Herbertbeat Mrs.Sutcliffe,6-1,6-0;MissL.WoodmanbeatMissMackey,6-4,6-2;Miss M.HeagneylosttoMissR.Coonan, 5-6,4-6;MissN.CusackbeatMissP. Moylan,6-2,6-0.MissesHerbertand HeagneybeatMrs.SutcliffeandMiss Mackey,6-4,6-4,andMissesCoonan antiMoylan,6-4,6.1;MissesWoodmanandCusackdrewwithMrs.SutcliffeandMissMackey,4-6,6-3,and beetMissesCoonanandMoylan,6-4, 6-2, TotalsSt.Joachim's,13sets91 games;Peninsula.3sets49games.In herfirstsetagainstMissHeagney, MissCoonanfoughtbackgamely.She wasdown5-3,anddeucewascalled intheninthgamewhichMissCoonan won.Shealsowonthetenthgame afterdeuce,andcapturedthesetoff herownservice. Gents.

atVictoriaPark:MissE.Walthobeat MissHare,6-1;MissK.Outridgebeat, Mrs.Lawler,6-1;MissC.Smithlostto MissDimer,4-6.MissesM.Pykeand OutridgebeatMrs.GauntandMiss Hare6-1,6-4,andMrs.LawlerandMiss Dimer,6-5,6-4;MissesWalthoand SmithdrewwithMrs.LawlerandMiss Dimer,3-6,6-5,andbeatMrs.Gaunt andWasHare,6-1,6-2.Totals:St. Joachim's,9sets61games;Peninsula, 2sets36games.Thesetofsingles, MissM.Pykev.Mrs.Gaunt,wasnot playedowingtorain.St.Joachim's previouspennanteacperiencestood themingoodstead. St.Mary'sv.Wattle.PlayedatMidlandJunction:MissM.O'Mahoney beatMissR.Laurisson,6-4:Miss0. MarshbeatMissR.O'Halloran,6-1; MissA.GalvinbeatMissN.O'Malley, 6-0;MissK.FentonbeatMissP. O'Halloran,6-3. MissesO'Mahoney andMarshbeatMissesLaurissonind O'Halloran,6.1,6-2,andMissesO'MalleyandP.O'Halloran,6-1,6-2;Misses GalvinandFentonbeatMissesLaurissonandO'Halloran,6-3,'6-0,and MissesO'MalleyandO'Halloran,6-3, 6-4.Wattleisataseriousdisadvantageowingtotheirscarcityoflady membersandinhavingonlyonecourt. MissLaurisson,afterbeingdown81 and4-2,didwelltopullupto4-all,but wasbeaten,at6-4.Anothergoodfight wasMissesGalvinandFentonv.Misses.O'MalleyandO'Halloran.Inthe firstset,whenSt.Mary'sled5-1,the Wattleitespulledthescoreupto6-3, andthenlostthegameandsetonMiss O'Halloran'sservice.Inthetenth gameinthesecondgetdeucewascalledfourtimesbeforeSt.Mary'sfinalised. Gents.

teams,St.Kevin'sdidverywell.

St.Joachim'sv.Peninsula.Played atVictoriaPark:MissW.O'Connor beatMissStarr,6-3;MissShannon beatMissM.Wildy,6-1;MissByrne beatMissM.Mayen,forfeit,6-0;Miss L.PykebeatMissHare,6-0.Misses O'ConnorandPykebeatMissesStarr aidWildy,6-3,6-5,andMissesMayen andHare,forfeit,6-0,6-0;MissesShannonandByrnebeatMissesStairand Wildy,6.3,6-4andMissesMayenand Hare,6.0,6-0,forfeit.Totals:4. Joachim's,12sets72games;Peninsula,0sets18games.Peninsula,unfortunately,hadtofOrfeitfivesets, whichprobablyhadaconsiderable bearingonthematch.

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Theresianv.St.Kevin's.Playedat Inglewood:I.CampbellbeltS.Montgomery,6-2;E.deLucabeatG. Whyte,6-3.CampbellandConsidine drewwithMontgomerymidWinton, 6-3,5.6,andbeatWhyteAndBrown, 6-2,2-2;DeLucaandO'Halloranbeat MontgomeryaidWinton,6-5,6-3,end WhyteandBrown,6-3,6-5.'Fatal,: Theresian,8sets53games;St.Kevin's, 1set32games.Onesetwasstopped at2-allowingtorain,whilsttwosets ofsinglescouldnotbeplayedowing tolightfailing.Someverygoodtenniswithinterestingralliesresulted. CampbellandConsidinefoughtagood fightintheirsecondsetagainstMontgomeryandWinton.Afterbeingdown 4-1,theygotupto5-4,whenadingdonggoresultedandafterfivedeuces theyequalised.St.Kevin'spairwon thenextgameandtheset.Intheir setagainstdeLucaandO'Halloran, MontgomeryandWintonwonthefirst twogamesandthenlostthenextfour, makingthescore4-2'againstthem. Nothingdaunted,theSt.Kevinpair keptpeggingon,andwonthenext threegames,thelastoneafterfour deuces.Apparentlytheeffortwastoo muchforthem,astheylostthenext twogamesandtheset.

gamesforastart,fouroutofeightgoingtodeuceseveraltimes.Mullins justgothomefromCunningham,who madeaverydeterminedeffortinIles tenthgametoequalise,butjustfailed afterfourdeuces.SullivanandMosIsseyv.FatherCollinsandMurphy wasalso-keenlyfought,deucebeing 'calledeighttimesinthefirstgameand alsoinseveralofthtsucceedinggames.

ThenextmatcheFwillbeheldon Saturday,June16th,andSunday,Juli 17.Intheintervalsclubswillhave anopportunityforastocktaking,and perhapsinthenextsetofteamsthere willbesomechanges.,Theremaining uncompletedmatchesfromtheAnt roundwillbeplayedduringthisweek. end,andalso,itis,hoped,thetwo matchesfromthesecondround.

Thefollowingisthedrawforthe nextroundofmatches:-

"A"Grade:St.Joachim'sv.*Theresian;Wattlev.Peninsula;St.Mary's, bye. "B"Grade:St.Joachim'sv.Theresian;Wattlev.Peninsula;St.Mary's v.St!Kevins. "C"Grade:St.Joachim'sv.Theresian;Dalcassianv.Peninsula;St. Mary'sv.St.Kevin's.

THERESIANTENNISCLUB.

TheTheresianTennisClubisholdingoneoftheirpopulardancesin Keough'sHallonWednesday,June 20.MusicistobesuppliedbyFred Nice'sorchestra,andasFredisa memberoftheclub,itissuretobe extraspecial.

St.Mary'sv.Wattle.Playedat MidlandJunction:J.SalterbeatJ. Conroy.6-5,6-3;H.NevinbeatE.Hegney,-6-2,6-1;R.GalvindrewwithG. Clarke,6-3.2-6:J.Whiteleydrewwith W.Beer,5-6,6.4.SalterandGalvin beatConroyandHegney,3-6,63,6-4, andClarkeandBeer,6-1,64,6-0; NevinandWhiteleybeatConroyand Hegnev.2.-6.6-2,6-2,andClarkeand Beer,6-2,6-0,6-2.Totals:St.Mary's, 16sets108games;Wattle,4sets62 games.InthefirstsetConroyhad Salterdown4-1,whenSaltertookthe nextfourgivesandtheleadat5-4. ConroyequalisedonSalter'sservice andthenlostthegameandsetonhis ownservice.Midland'stwoex-"B" graderseachcapturedasetofsingles.Anoticeablefeaturewasthat intheirfirstsetofdoublesSalterand Galvinv.ConroyandHegney,thefirst fourgameswentagainsttheirservice, then,withtheexceptionofSalter,each wonhisservice. St.Joachim'svPeninsula.Played atMaylands:A.G.Herbertdrewwith A.Hinds,3-6,6-4;R.S.Gordonlestto BSutcliffe,,2-6,3-6;S.Kingstonlostto A'.McGladdery,2-6,2-6;A.E.HeagneydrewwithA.Wildy,3-6,6,3.HerbertandlleagneybeatHindsand Wilde,6-3,5-6,6-5.andSutcliffeand McGladdery,6-3.6-1;Gordonand KingstonbeatHindsandWildy,6-5, 2-6,6-2,andSutcliffeandMcGladdery, 6-2.6-3,6-4.Totals:St.Joachim's,11 setsSRgames;Peninsula,8sets83 games.Onesetofdoubles.Herbert andHeagneyv.SutcliffeandMcGladderv,wasleftunfinishedat4-3,owing torain. "B"Grade-Ladies. Theresianv.St.Kevin's.Playedat Inglewood:MissN.ParkerbeatMiss D.Gilbertson,6-5:MissK.Baldwin heatMissM.Callaghan.6-4.Misses ParkerandSayersbeatMissesGilbertsonandCallaghan,6-2,6-4,andMisses L.O'HalloranandM.O'Brien.6-0,6-1; MissesBaldwinandL.Boultonbeat MissesGilbertsonandCallaghan.6.2. 6-3,andMissesO'HalloranandO'Brien, 6-2,6-3.Totals:Theresian,10sets60 games;St.Kevin's,nosets,26games. Owingtofailinglight,twosetsofsingles,MissN.Sayersv.MissL.O'HalloranandMissL.Boultonv.MissM. O'Brien,werenotplayed. St.Joachim'sv.Peninsula.Played

Theresianv.St.Kevin's.Playedat Subiaco:V.GreenbeatR.Walsh,65, 6-4:E.KennydrewwithF.Cain,6-2, 4-6;T.KilmartinbeatB.Tenger.,6-2, 6-2. GreenandF.Gladstonebeat WalshandCain,6-4,5.6,6-4,andTengerandA.Winton,63,6-2,6.2;Kenny andKilmartinlosttoTengerandWinton,1.6.6-5,5-6,andtoWalshand Cain,4-6,4-6. Totals:Theresian,11 sets89games;St.Kevin's,6sets61 games.Owingtorainonesetofdoubles.KennyandKilmartinv.Walsh andCain,andtwosetsofsingles,F. Gladstonev.A.Winton,hadtobe abandoned. St.Joachim'sv.Peninsula.Played atVictoriaPark:J.TullylosttoW. Gaunt,2-6,5-6;W.WalthobeatP. Lawler,6-3,6-1;L.Northwaydrew withHackett,5-6,64.Tullyand.WalJ.McEvoy,6-4,6-4.TullyandWaltholosttoGauntandLawler,64.4-6, 1-6;GoerkeandNorthwaybeatHackettandMcEvoy,6-5,6-4,6-2,andlost toGauntandLawler,2-6. Totals: St.Joachim's,9sets73games;Peninsula,6sets65games.Thismatchis stillundecided,astherearefivemore setstobeplayed,ofwhichSt.Joachim'shavetowintwotowinthe match. St.Mary'sv.Wattle.PlayedatLeederville.F.ColedrewwithF.O'Malley,5-6,6-1;JackEdwardsbeatE. Clarke,6-3,6-1;G.ColebeatS.Carr, 6-4.6-4;C.CollinsbeatG.Beer,6-4, 6-1.F.ColeandEdwardsbeatITMalleyandClarke,6-4,6-3,6-4,and CarrandBeer,63;G.ColeandCollins beatCarrandBeer,6-2,6-1,6-1,and losttoO'MalleyandClarke,3-6.

Totals:St.Mary's,14sets92games: Wattle,2sets48games.Foursetsof doublesremainunplayed,owingto rain,butastheycannoteffe:ttheresaults,itwillnotbenecessarytoplay them. "C'Grade-Ladies.

Dalcassianv.St.Mary's.Playedat Bassendean:MissI.HolmanbeatMiss M.Anderson,6-3;MissE.Wilcoxbeat MissR.Parkinson,6-2;MissR.Langan beatMissG.Ford,6-2.MissesWilcox andR,LanganheatMissesFordand Carmody,6.1,6-0,andlosttoMisses AndersonandParkinson,4-6,5.6;MissesHolmanandS.LanganbeatMisses AndersonandParkinson,6-1,6-2,and MissesFordandCarmody,6-2,6-1.

Totals:Dalcassian,9sets63games; St.Mary's,2sets26games.Oneset ofsingles,betweenMissS.Langanand E.Carmody,hadtobeabandonedat 1-2,owingtothelightfailing.

St.Joachim'sv.Peninsula.Played atInglewood:W.PattersonbeatG. Wing,6-0;A.LawsonlosttoA.Atkinson,1-6;B.S.HeagneybeatA. Hare,6-4;J.NoonanbeatB.Dalton, 6-0. PattersonandHeagneybeat WingandAtkinson,6-4,6-3,andHare andDalton,6-2,6-4;LawsonandNoonandrewwithWingandAtkinson, 3-6,6-5,andlosttoHareandDalton, 4-6.Totals:St.Joachim's,8sets56 games;Peninsula,3sets40games. RainstoppedthesetbetweenLawson andNoonanandHareandDaltonat 1-1 ThematchbetweenHeagney andHarewasveryclose.Heagney justwonthetenthgameandsetonhis ownserviceafterdeucewascalledseveraltimes.

Dalcassianv.St.Mary's.Playedat Bassendean:F.HappbeatJ.Edwards, 6-2;M.MullinsbeatC.Cunningham, 6-4;P.MorrisseylosttoRev.Father Collins,2-6.SullivanandMorrissey losttoFatherCollinsandMurphy,5-6, 3-6,andtoEdwardsandCunningham, 2-6;HappandMullinsdrewwithEdwardsandCunningham,6-3,5-6,and beatFatherCollinsandMurphy,6-2, 6-4. Totals:Dalcassian,5sets47 games;St.Mary's,5sets45games. Onesetofdoubles,SullivanandMorriseyv.EdwardsandCunningham, andonesetofsingles,Sullivanv.Murphy,havestilltobeplayed.The matchisataveryinterestingstage, aseitherteammaywin.Edwards andHapphadsomewellfoughtout

Theresianv.St.Kevin's.Playedat InglewoodMissD.BoultonbeatMiss N.Bell,6-1;Mrs.L.Kilmartinbeat MissW.Dooley,6-2;Mrs.E.McInnes beatMissK.Murphy,6.2.MissBoultonandMrs.Kilmartinbeat-'Misses WilliamsandDooley,6-5.6-3,and MissesBellandMuy,6-0,6-0;MissesEdwardsandMcivslosttoMisses Williamsand.nioley.,.4-6,2-6;andbeat MissesBellandMurphy,6.0,6-2.

Totals:Theresian,9sets60games; St.Kevin's,2sets27-games.Owing tofailinglightthesetofsiniglesbetweenMissesS.EdwardsandM.Williamswasabandonedat3-1.Against oneofthestrongest"C"gradeladies.

H.A.C.B.Society

AllHallows'Branch,Boulder.

TheusualfortnightlymeetingofAll Hallows'BranchoftheH.A.C.B.S.was heldintheBILF.S.HallonMonday, 21st.ult.,whenafairnumberofmembersattended.Anapologywasreceivedfromalevice-president,who wasabsentfromthedistrict.Bro.

O'Brienoccupiedthechairandinitiatedonenewcandidate,Mr.T.E. Ardagh,tofullmembership.Correspondencewas'receivedfromtheDistrictBoardoutliningthebenefitsdecideduponatthelastconference,and afteranexhaustivediscussionitwas decidedtowritetheGeneralSecretary foraninterpretationofafewminor detailsconcerningtheapplicationof certainclausesofconferencedecision. Nominationsofofficerstookplace,and althoughthereturningofficer'sduties willnotbeofastrenuousnatureatthe nextmeeting,itwillbegratifyingto reporttheelectionofacreditableset ofofficersfortheensuingterm.Sick payforthreemembersonthesicklist waspassedforpayment.ThepresidentrequestedallpresentatthemeetingtoattendthequarterlyCommunion,tobeheldonJune3.andurged thoseinattendancetoendeavourto induceallmemberswhowereunable toattendthemeetingtomakea specialefforttoattendHolyCommuniononthatdate,therebyfulfillingtheirobligationsasHiberniansand practicalCatholics.TheAllHallows' BallCommitteeareworkingearnestly andenergeticallytoaccomplishthe highdegreeofefficiencycharacteristicofthisfunctioninpastyears.Much rivalryhasalreadybeendisplayedin theselectionofthemanyprettycostumesandfancysetswhichwillgrace thehallonJune20th,,andwearesure, whenextendingagracefulinvitation tothedi-icingfolkfortheexpenditureofafewshillings,youwillreceivespounds'worthofenjoyment. St.Mary'sBranch,No.283,Kalgoorlie. OnTuesdayevening.May22.the usualfortnightlymeetingoftheabove branchwasheldinSt.Mary'sIlall. ThePresident.Bro.J.K.Ryan,presidedoverafairattendanceofmeinhers.Correspondenceofafairly lengthynaturewasreadandreceived, andconsiderablediscussionensued. Fourladieswhowerenominatedfor fullbenefitmembershipseveralmeetingsagoweredulyinitiated.An amountrepresentingsickpaywas passedforpayment.Bro.D.B.Sullivanreportedhavingattendedthe usualmonthlymeetingoftheKalgoor lieFriendlySociety.Thequarterly balancesheetwasreadandadopted, togetherwiththeauditor'sreport, whichshowedthatthisbranch'sprogressisindeedgratifying.Theelectionofofficerswasheld.resultingas follows:President,Bro.J.K.Ryan; vice-president.Bro.D.B.Sullivan: secretary.Bro.S.J.Hill;treasurer, Bro.L.A.Ryan:warden.Bro.C.Wyleyguardian.Bro. Quirke.Congratulationsareextendedtotheseofficers.andwetrustthattheywillassistand'Orlythesuretytoprogress ineveryway.ConsiderableamusementwascausedwhenBro.Quirke movedthattheroughminutesheread, butforwantofaseconderthemotionlapsed,muchtothereliefofthe secretary.

StaroftheSeaBranch,No.136,Fremantle.

Atthehalf-yearlymeetingonMay 21,agoodmusterofmembersresulted.Thevariousdoubtsexpressedin theseyolumnslastfortnightwere promptlyclearedawaybytheinvasionofaboutfiftysmilingfacesinto ourmeetingAftertheusualgreetingsandthecompletionofthebusinessinhand,wesurrenderedtowhat provedtohea"surpriseparty"from theotherbranches.Amongstthose presentwenotedvisitorsfromthefollowingbranches:Subiaco.Leederville, StPatrick's.HighgateHill,Victoria Park.MaylandsandMidlandJunction.Wewereindeedsurprisedto greetthecontingentofseventeenor. sofromMaylands.Perhapsoneof ourbrotherswholivesinthatpart, andwhomreporthasitisverypOptitarYithhisneighbours,fired'them WouldyoulikeTwoPhonographs forthepriceofOne?SeeConcertphoneadvertisementonPage14.

withsomeofhisenthusiasm.WeappreciatedthepresenceofthekeenvisitorfromMidland,whohadsuchalong distancetotravelbackagain.The eveningturnedouttobeagreat'social success,andwasaneloquenttestimonyofthetruespiritoffraternity existingbetweenthemembersofthe variousmetropolitanbranches.Dancingwasindulgedin,thenoveltybeing thebroomdance.Bro.T.Hynes, D.P.,recited"HowGilbertDied"in finestyle,beingmuchappreciated. Laterinthe.evening,MissT.Horan sang"ToaMinature"andwas.accordedanovation.Whenasuitableopportunityoccurred,Bro.J.W.O'Brien renderedinhisowninimitablestyle "Cohenonthe'Phone."Aswewere fortunatetohavetheDistrictPresidentwithus,Bro.Hyneswasprevailedupontoinstalthebranchofficersforthecomingterm.Weare confidentthatunderthecapableand experiencedguidanceofBro.J.Brady, thebranchwillenjoyincreasedprosperityandredoubleitsactivities.Bro. Bradygivesacleardemonstrationthat thesaying"Youcan'tputanold headonyoungshoulders'isincorrect. However,hewillneedco-operation fromthemembersofthebranch,and wehopestillmorewillcometothe meetings.Asyllabuswaspublished inthesecolumnsafortnightago,and wehopeyouhaveitcutout.andin asafeplace.Althoughweknewthat thevisitorshadsomedistanceto travel,andthatsomewere,forcedto leaveearly,weweresorrytolosethem. Judgingfromtheirhappyfaces,we knewthattheyenjoyedtheirsurprise visit,andweheartilywishtheMetropolitanSocialandSportsCommittee everyfuturesuccess.Forthenext meetingadebatewiththeCatholic Clubhasbeenarrangedon"Women inPublicLife."andweexpectagood attendance.

St.Munchin'sBranch,Collie. Thefortniphtlymeetingofthe abovebranchwasheldinSt.Brigid's School-roomonThursday,24th.inst. Thepresident,Bro.Larney,occupied thechair,andtheattendanceofmemberswaseverythingthatcouldbedesired.Fournewmemberswereenrolledduringthemeetingandthiswas hailedasaverygoodstartforthe openingofthenewquarter.This nowmakesatotalofonehundredand onethathavejoinedthe.societyper mediumofourbranchsinceitwasreopenedjustalittleovertwoyears ago.Italsobringsusverycloseto thegoalforwhichallhavebeenworkingsohard,namely,acenturyin membership.Therebeingverylittle businesstohedealtwiththemeeting wasterminatedearlytomakewayfor thesocialanddancethatwastofollow.Thisindeedwasagreatsuccess.andthesyllabuscommitteeare tobecongratulatedontheirefforts. Bro.BlueSmith,ablyassistedbySr. LFetzer,gavearealgoodexhibition oftheYaleBlues,andthisinitself assistedgreatlytowardstheenjoymentoftheevening.Bro.LesSmith's impersonationofthetiredschoolboy wasalsogreatlyappreciated,whilst communitysingingwaswithmanya mostpopularformofentertainment. OnMonday,21st.ult.,agreatnumber o1thebranchassembledatthehome ofSr.Williams,oneofourmostenthusiasticmembers,totakepartinan evening.whichwasheldtoraiseacertainsumforagoodlittleworkinthe parish.Andwhatamostenjoyable eveningitwas.Thosewhoavailed themselvesoftheopportunitytobe presentarelookingforwardtothe timewhenanothereveningsuchas thisonewillbeheld.Nicelittletrophieswereawardedtothewinnersof thevarioustournamentsandgames forwhichthecompetitionwasmost keen.Butthetit-bitofthenight wasthemannequinparadebyseevral ofthemalemembersoftheparty. Thiseventcausedmuchfunandlaughter,anditwasatiredbuthappy throngthatdispersedtotheirhomes shortlyaftermidnight.Allaredefightedwiththesteadyprogressthe branchismaking.Rndwefeelcertain thatthefutureholdsgreatprospects forthegeneraladvancementofthe II.A.C.B.Society.

St.Mary'sBranch,Leederville.

Thehalf-yearlymeetingwasheldon Wednesday,the23rd.May,thepresident(Bro.JimWhiteley)presiding overaverygoodattendanceofmembers.includingRev.FatherCollins. SisterJuliaMcIntyre:warden,Bro. MollyBowlerandBro.Geo.Matthews nominatedMr.JackMcNamaraforfull benefitmembership.Theprincipal businessofthemeetingwastheelectionofofficers,whichresultedasfollows:President.Bro.KevinLeddeo;

vice-president,Bro.H.Kreitling;secretary,Bro.JimWhiteley;treasurer, SiteJuliaMcIntyre;wardenBro. Geo.Matthews;guadian,Bro.C.Cunningham;auditor,Bro.J.Edwards; trustees,Bros.Bennett,Edwardsand H.Kreitling.Thenewly-electedofficerswereinstalledbyPastPresident Bro.RoyGalvin,whoheartilycongratulatedthemandexpressedthe hopethattheywouldhaveahippy termofoffice,andthatthebranch wouldmakegreatprogressinevery wayundertheirgovernment.After theofficersinturnexpressedhisorher thanksforhavingbeenelected,Bro.J. Edwardsmovedavoteofthankstotheretiringofficersforthesplendid workperformedbythemonbehalf ofthebranch,andreferredspecially totheretiringsecretary,Bro.Stuart Jones,whohad,owingtopressureof workinotherrespects,founditnecessarytorefusenominationonthisoccasion.WhenBro.Jonesfirstundertookthepositionthebranchwa,s sorelyinneedofanefficientsecretary, andthememberswereverythankful whenhesteppedintothebreach.At thattimetheremunerationattached tothepositionwas'anominalone, andcertainlynotsuchaswouldencourageamembertoundertakethe office.Itcanbetrulysaid,therefore, thatBro.Jonesundertooktheburdenofthesecretarialofficeofoneof ourlargestbranchespurelyandsimplytoincreasetheinterestsofthesocietyandthebranchinunderalastingdebtofgratitudetohim.FortunatelywehaveBro.Whiteleytofill theposition,anditisthoughtthat Bro.Joneswouldnothaverelinquished thepositionifhehadnotknownthat Bro.Whiteleywouldprobablybe availableashissuccessor.ItwasdecidedtopresenttoBro.Whiteleya pastpresident'scollar,andtoBro. Jonesaframedemblemcertificate.ArrangementsweremadefortheinterbranchsocialtobeheldonJune1at RosemountHall,Fitzgerald-street,and forahousepartytobeheldatMr. Kreitling'sresidenceonSaturday,May 26,thelatterinaidoftheHibernian StallintheConventBazaar.On Thursday,June7,attheSchoolHall, Marian-street,ahighclassconcertin aidofthestallwillbeheld,andmembersarerequestedtodoallintheir powertomakeitabigsuccess.On Sunday,3rd.inst.,thequarterlyHoly Communionwilltakeplaceandevery memberisexpectedtobeinhisorher placeonthismostimportantoccasion.Thenextmeetingwillbeheld onWednesdaynext.

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FOOTBALL

EastPerth'sConvincingWin.-South FremantlePipWestPerth.--Snbisco DefeatsPerth.

AveryinterestingroundoftheLeagueserieswasplayedonSaturday last,whenthreegameswere'decided withthefollowingresults: EastPerth,10.5,beatEastFremantle,6.11.

SouthFremantle,8.16,beatWest Perth,7.13.

Subiaco,13.10,beatPerth,10.11.

toSouthsafterafinemarktoLawn. Rainnowintervenedandsomewhat marredtheplay.Lawn'snextgoal washandyandalthoughMurphy securedfullpointsthevictorywasassured.Finalscores:SouthFremantle,8.15;WestPerth,7.13.Souths' starswereEdgar,White,Lawn,SunderlandandStaton.Westswerewell servedbyMcDiarmid,Marinko,Mow-. bray,Denton,FlemingandBudd.

SubiacoandPerthstagedtheirclash onthefornlen'shomeground,and roughplaywasadispleasingfeatureof thegame.Dalyopenedwithagoal forSubiaco,andPengeltwiceadded thebigscore:ThewipdwasadecidedadvantagetoSubiacoandat quartertimetheyledby3.6to0.2. CorneyopenedPerth'saccountpitha major,andMongercommencedanothersortie,resultingina!goalfrom Janson.OnceagaintheRedLegs surgedgoalwards,andBryantmade nomistake.J.GriggrepliedforSubiaco,andJohnsonscoredhissecond full-pointerwhichhefollowedwithyet another.Halftime:Perth,5.8;Subiaco,4.6. Thenextquartersaw Subiaco'stotalquicklyincreasedby goalsfromPengel(21andBrown. Perth'sefforttoscorewasfutile,and Brownagaincalledforthetwinflags. Johnsonmanagedalonegoalfor Perth,butPengelequalisedthisattemptandBrophyaddedyetanother. At"lemons"Subiacoledby10.7to6.8. Thefinaltermwasfairlyeven,as Perthsecured4.3toSubiaco's4Johnson,McComish,WattsandBryant goaledforPerth,andBarrett,Pengel andGriggforSubiaco.Finalscores: Subiaco,13.10;Perth,10.11.Ahearn, Pengel,LeonardandCalcuttwereSubiaco'sbest,whilePerth'werewell representedbyReid,GriggShepherd, Matson,andCorney.

ThosewhovisitedPerthOvalsawa finedisplayofthenationalgame,when thetwoEastsmetatLotonPark. EastFremantlehadmattersverymuch theirownwayduringthefirstterm, andaidedbyapowerfulbreezescored 3.4whiletheiropponentsfailedtoreiordanyscore.Letheridgewasvery 1,Ncominentinthistermbyreasonof thefactthatallthemajorscamefrom hisboot.EastPerth'sdefendershad averybusytime,andFletcherwas continuallyinthelimelight.When thesecondquartercommencedEast Fremantlewerewellinfront.Scores: EastFremantle,3.4.;EastPerth,nil. JustasthePortitesdidallthescoring intheopening25minutes,sothe Royalsdidintheensuingperiod,and athalftimethelocalsledby4.1to3.4. SparrowsecuredEastPerth'sfirstgoal withaveryfineplacekick,whichreceivedfullbenefitoftheminiature gale.W.Thomasscoredfullpoints bysocceringtheleatherthroughan opengoal,anddespitesoliddefence workStewartandWalshbothadded similarscores.Half-time:EastPerth, 4.1;EastFremantle,3.4.EastFremantlewereexpectedtorepeattheir displayoftheinitialtermafterthe biginterval,butitwasEastPerthwho launchedthefirstvigorousattack.In apassageofhardplaythevisitorsforcedtheballforward,whereSheedy smartlysentontoBrown,withtheresultthatthelatterwasabletogoal Nottobedenied,however,EastPerth securedfromthebounceandO'Meara soonhadthesphereamongthelocal sharp-shooters.Walshcappedthe movewithagoodangleshotwhich foundthecorrectopening.EastFremantlecameagainandLetheridge addedfullpoints.EastFremantleled at"lemons"by5.9to5.3.Thefinal termsawEastPerthassertthemselvesandgoalswerequicklyregistered by"Digger"ThomasandnippyW. Thomas.Sparrowwasresponsiblefor anothergoalbeforeOwens'addedyet another,whereuponallinterestinthe gamewaned.ThedebaclewascompletewhenOwensrepeated,although EastFremantlesecuredagoalthrough theagencyofLetheridge-hisfifthfor theday.Thefinalquarterended withEastPerthwinnersby10.5to 6.11.ThebestplayersforEastPerth wereO'Meara.Fletcher,Owens,Spar. row,W.Thomas,andWestern,while Gabrielson.Jarvis.Letheridge,Jones, WoodsandSheedywereprominent forEastFremantle. AclosegamewaswitnessedatFremantleOval,whereSouthFremantle beatWestPerthafteranexceedingly closeandexcitingcontest.West Perthopened'sensationallyforMcRaegoaledlessthanaminutefrom the.start.Westswereaheadingeneralplay,althoughSouthsmanageda fewpointsonoccasionalforwardvisits, Rocchifinallycalledforthetwinflags, butbothMarinkoandMcRaereplied withsimilarscores.Aperiodofhighclassfootballensued,culminatingina goaltoSouthsfromCampbell.Quartertime:WestPerth,4.1;SouthFremantle,2.6.Westsadoptedtheoffensiveatthechange,butthelocalbacks wereinrarefettleandbeatoffseveralattacks.Campbellsecuredhis secondgoalfromafree,andSouths nowdominatedtheplay,butcould notfindthecorrectopening.The localsaddedsevenminors,leavingthe Cardinalsstillahead.onfigures.Halftime:WestPerth,4.8;SouthFremantle,3.10. Thethirdtermsawa SouthernrushinwhichSunderland andMcGuinnessfigured,andLawnreceivedfortheseasiders'fourthgoal. Shortlyafter,thesameplayerrepeatedthedose,andWestsnowhadtheir backstothewall.McRaereceived anastypushafteraneatmarkand increasedWests'tallywiththepossible.Doigdidlikewiseforthehome sideandArdaghdidlikewiseforthe WesternteamTheumpiringwasdecidedlypoorSouthsledatthefinal intervalby6.14to6.9. Theconcludingtermwasveryinteresting,asthe visitorsaddedafewpointsandwilling playwaswitnessedaseachsidefought fortheall-importantgoal,whichwent WouldyouluteTwoPhonographs forthepriceofOne?SeeConcertphoneadvertisementonPage14.

PresentationConveitBall

The11th.AnnualBallinaidofthe PresentationConventwillbeheldin theCottesloeHallonMonday,July2, 1928.Theinitiaalmeetingofthe committeewasheldrecently.Judgingbytheattendanceandenthusiasm displayedthereat,thereiseveryreasontobelievethatthisyear'sfunction willbeasgreatasuccess,ifnotgreater,thanhitherto.Aseriesofentertainmentshasbeenarrangedasfollows:HousePartyatMnH.Brigg's residence,Willis-street,CottesloeBeach onMonday,June4,1928;aDance, undertheauspicesofC.Y.M.c.and Children.ofMary,at'theStarofthe SeaHalf;Monday,June11;an OperaticConcertbyCountFilippini andmembersoftheWA.GrandOperaticCo.,intheStaroftheSeaHall, onTuesday,June19th.

Varioussub-committeeshavebeen formedtodealwithdetails,suchas orchestra,decorations,donations,supper,etc.TicketsfortheBallareas inpreviousyears6s.each,andmay beobtainedfrommembersofthecommitteeorfromthejointsecretaries, F.C.Bendon,Princes-street,Cottesloe, orMissA.Briggs,Willis-street,CattesloeBeach.Acordialinvitationis giventopersonsinterestedtoattend thenextmeeting,whichwillbeheld intheStaroftheSeaHallonTuesdaynext,the5th.inst.

PatroniseourAdvertisers,andMentionthe"Record."

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WE)tELYPRODUCEMARKET REPORT.

TheWestralianFarmersLimited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe30th.May,1928,asfollows:

WheatenChaff:Duringthepast weekthemarkethasbeenbareand priceshaveremainedfirm.F.a.q.to primeissellingat£6and£62s6d perton.withanoccasionaltruckat£6 5s F.a.q.issellingat£517s6dand £6,andmediumsoldat£512s6dand £515s.

OatenChaff:Onlytwotrucksof f.a.q.toprimeoatenchaffwereofferedthisweek.Onebrought£65sper tonandtheotherwaspassedinfrom saleat£6.Therearegoodinquiries forf.a.q.atfrom£512s6dto£515s.

Oats:Theoatmarkethasshownan easiertendencyandsupplieshavebeen alittlemoreplentiful.Goodheavy feedAlgeriansweresoldat4/3kand Guyrasat4/1.G8odmediumfeeds soldfrom3/11to4/-.

Wheat:Thewheatmarkethasfirmedonaparwithlastweek'sclosing figures.f.a.q.stillbeingsoldat5/10 to5/10k.Smuttywheathassold downto5/3.

Potatoes:Earlyin,theweekone truckofgoodqualitycountrypotatoes brought£92s6dperton.Twoparcelsofgoodsecond-gradepotatoes passedat£8andsoldat£82s6d.

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Labour'sSacrifice

LIFEOFMANSHORTENEDBYINDUSTRIALTOLL

Atthefifthregionalmeetingofthe CatholicConferenceofIndustrialProblems,heldatSt.Louis,U.SA.,recently,FatherSchwitallar,S.J.,speakingof"TheUnskilledandtheUnorganisedWorker,"said:

"Theindustrialworkerhasanexpectancyoflifeof42years;thenon-industrialworkerhasanexpectancyof lifeof50years.Theindustrialworker ischargedeightyearsofhislifefor workingforothersinindustry.

"Oftheseeightyears,oneyearis duetoaccidents.Thedeathrate fromtuberculosisistwoandahalf timesasmuchamongindustrialworkers.Pneumonia,cerebralhemorrhage,Bright'sdiseaseandmanyother diseasescomeatfromtwoandahalf tothreetimestherateamongtheindustrialworkers.Yetthesefigures donotdistinguishbetweentheskilled andunskilledworker.Theprobabilityisthattheunskilledworkerbears thegreaterbpantofthis."

FatherRussellI.Wilbur,ofSt. Louis,saidthat"becauseofthedifficultythatunskilledworkershavealwaysexperiencedintheirattemptsto organise.anextensiveprogrammeof legislationintheirbehalfshouldbe undertakenItshouldinclude,he 1111111111111111111111111111111111M11M111111111111111111111111111111111111

PowerofBelgianPriest

Aremarkabledemonstrationofthe extraordinarypowersoftheAbbe Bouly,cureofHardelot,hasbeengiven inthebacteriologicallaboratoryofthe UniversityofLiege.TheAbbehas longbeenknownasaremarkablysuccessfulwaterdiviner,beingablenot merelytodetectthepresenceofwater butalsotodetermineitsdepthand thequantityofyieldwhentapped.He canalsodetectthepresenceofmineral deposits,andhasindicatedwithuncannyaccuracythelocationofburied shellsonthebattlefields.

Recentlyhediscoveredthathewas possessedofastillmoreextraordinary gift.Herespondstocertainmysteriousemanationsgivenoutbybacili, andtoanastonishedassemblyofphysiciansandpathologistshewasable toidentifyvariouscultures.Stillmore astoundingwasthef?ctthatwhenconfrontedwithcancerousortuberculous patientshissensitivetwigenabledhim toidentifythediseaseanditsseat.

Ineverycasetheaccuracyofhisdiagnosiswasconfirmed.Givenasample ofbloodhepronouncedthatitwasinfectedwithgermsofsyphilisandtyphoid.whichalsoprovedcorrect.

TheAbbestatesthatthehuman bodygivesoutvariouswavesoremanations,threekindsinthecaseofmales butonlytwointhecaseoffemales. Theseemanationspersistafterdeathin humansbutceaseinthecaseofthe loweranimals.AbbeBoulyoffersno explanationofthesephenomena,merelyrecordinghisobservations.

said,minimumwagelawsandsocial insurance.FatherWilburthenhazardedhisprophecythatbecauseof thedevelopmentofelectricpowerand theproductionofnewmetalsforthe makingofmachinery,industrymay againbecomedecentralisedandfamily lifewillflourishinanormalatmosphere.

"PersecutionoftheChurch,evenby theso-calledCatholiccountries,atthe timeoftheindustrialrevolutionpreventedtheCatholicsofthecontinent atthebeginningfrommeetingdirectlytheproblemsofthenewindustrialismbyanyothermeansthanbycharity,"saidMr.Kenkelinhisaddressat thebanquetwithwhichthemeeting closed."England,wheretheindustrialrevolutionbegan,washopeless becauseCatholicswerefewandwere stillproscriptedbythelaw.

"Innoothertimeinthehistoryof theChurchsincethedaysofSt.FrancisofAssisiwastheresuchflowering ofcharityasintheearly19th.century. TheSt.VincentdePaulSocietywas butoneexample.Therewerenumerousothers,suchastheKolpingSocietyofGermany.'

TheRev.Dr.JohnA.Ryan,director,DepartmentofSocialAction,N. C.W.C.,anotherspeaker,declaredthat inthe37yearssincePopeLeo'sEncyclicalwaswrittentherehasbeen greatimprovementinthematerial conditionoftheworkingpeople,and thatmuchofthecreditforthisisdue totheinfluenceoftheencyclical.

"Moreover."hecontinued."evenin thelast15.years,theSocialismwhich thePopecondemnedhaspractically disappearedoutsideofRussia.The ideaofthelivingwage,hardlyolder thantheEncyclicalitself,isnolonger deniedintheopen,andagainPope Leowasthefirsttoformulatethis authoritatively.Indeed,nowbusiness menaresayinggenerallythatthelivingwageisnecessaryforcontinued prosperityandthattokeepfactories operatingwagesmustbekeptup,or peoplecannotbuythegoodsthatare made."

CatholicityinBelgium

"Inabookcalled"LeCatholicismen Belgique,"aJesuitFather,Rev.EdwarddeMoreau,givessomeinterestingstatisticsonthestateofreligion inBelgium.'Accordingtothecensus takenin1920,thepopulationofBelgiumwasinthatyear7,465,782;and ofthese7,350,000wereprofessingCatholics.Secularpriestsnumbered 6,030,giving1,210inhabitantsforevery priest,ascore:Taredwith1,192inGermanyiforthesameyear,1,1061in France,and171inEngland.IncludingFrenchAidotherforeignfoundations,theconventualhousescontain 54,511religious,ofwhom9,858aremen and44,653arewomen.Fifty-fiveper cent.ofthewomenreligiousand thirty-sixpercent.ofthemenareengagedinteaching.

FatherdeMoreau'sbookofferssome ratherdisquietingfiguresindicativeof thewantofreligiouspracticeamong manyindustrialworkers.Outof1,800,000oftheseworkers500,000arebetweenfourteenandtwenty-oneyears ofage;andofthishalf-millionitis estimatedthataboutnine-tenthsceasedallreligiouspracticeonleaving school.InseveralareasofWallonie onlyabouttwopercentofworkersof twentyyearsofagefulfiltheirreligious dutiesregularly.

Thebirth-rate,too,hasbeendecliningsteadilysince1921,whenitwas 21.83per1,000,whereasin1926the figurehaddroppedto18.9.Thefigure forEnglandandWalesforthesame yearwas18.8. Wallonie,thecompilerstates,hastheworstbirth-ratein theworld-17.05for1,000-Hainaut, andtheprovinceofLiegebeingin thisrespectthelowestofthelaw,with arateofonly14.80.Inthematter ofdivorce,also,thefiguresshowadeplorabletendencythewrongway.In aword,thegrowthinBelgiumofSocialisticandAtheisticprinciples, whilstithasnot,asthestatisticsof religousbeliefshow,affectedtoany greatextentthe"confessional"complexionofthecountry,isundermining theyoung,andsappingtheirloyaltyto principlesofCatholicmorality.

M.GeorgesGoyau,memberofthe FrenchAcademy,reviewinginthecol-

NEROANDDEMOS

BetweenthetyrantNeroandthetyrantDemos,thereisnotmuch choice.Whicheveryouchoose,yougetatyrant. Legislaturesandthe civilpowerarenotclothedwiththeprerogativesofinfallibilityandsinless 'less.Norisanymajority.Itisusuallyinthename-ofthepeoplethat themostsacredhumanrightsareoutraged.Demosthetyrantinvariably clotheshimselfintherobesofDemostheJust.Whatthemajorityenacts istobereceivedandexamined,tobeobeyedwhenitisjustandnecessary, andtoberejectedwhenitcontravenesahigherlaw.For"lawsonlybind," writesLeoXIII.,"whentheyareinaccordancewithrightreason."And hequotesfromSt.Thomas,"Humanlawislawonlybyvirtueofitsaccordancewithrightreason,andthusitismanifestthatitflowsfromtheeternal law.Andinsofarasitdeviatesfromrightreasonitiscalledanunjust lawinsuchcaseitisnolawatall,butratheraspeciesofviolence."(Summa,la2aeQ.xciii,art.3.)Whilewedonotpreachrebellion,wedopreach thatman'shighestallegianceisnottotheruleofDemos.Neitherinthe ConstitutionoftheCatholicChurchnorintheConstitutionoftheUnited Statesisthereplaceforatyrant,whetherhisnamebeNeroorThe P,eople.-"America."

umnsofaBelgiannewspaper,"LaLibreBelgique,"PeredeMoreau'sbook, detectedinitjustthatfearlessattitude inthefaceoffactswhichheconsidered sonecessaryforcorrectthinking.The authordisplaysnoblindoptimism;he avoidspessimisticfears.Goyauthinks thatthebookwillnotpermitBelgianstobecomeoversatisfiedwith themselves.Itcertainlywillnotdiscouragethem.Theyareshownboth theloweringcloudsandtheroseate tintsoftheirsilverlining.M.Goyau, asafearlessCatholicpublicist,has somethingtosayaboutthefrankness thatoughttobecharacteristicofmembersoftheChurchwhentheyview thesituationofthegreatinstitutionto whichtheybelonginanygivenpen4 orinanygivennation.Hewarpfs againstbeingdupedbymereappearances.F(eautifulfacadesdonotalwaysmeanlovelyinteriors.Catholic opinionshouldaccustomitselftoa spiritofsincererealisminitsstudyof "weaknessandprogress.motivesfor, concernandreasonsforhope,thedangerofset-backsandthechancesof victory."Thereshouldnotbeany excessofoptimismnoranyoversupplyofpessimism.GoyauthinksCatholicsmustlearntofacethefactsin everycase,iftheyaretoavoiddeceivingthemselves.

AnIrishSpeakingVillage

OnSt.Patrick'sDay,FatherJ.B. O'Connell,CC.,blessedthefoundation stoneofthefirsthouseinthenew Irish-speakingvillagewhichisbeing builtatClontarf,Dublin.Thenew villagewillbeknownas"TheModel Farm,Clontarf,Dublin."ThefoundationstonewaslaidbyGeneralMulcahy,MinisterforLocalGovernment. Itisbelievedthatthefirsthousein thenewvillagewillbereadyforoccupationnextJuly.Therewillbe eightyhousesaltogether.Tilefirst eightyhousesofthevillagewillcover anareaofaboutthirtyacres.Itis hopedtoincreasethesireofthevillagegradually.Thelawsgoverning admissionareverystrict,permitting oftheadmissiontoresidenceofnone savefamiliesinwhichthehusbandand wifearefluentIrishspeakers.Most ofthefirsttenantsofthenewIrish villagewillbepersonswhohavebeen formanyyearsidentifiedwiththeGaelicLeague.Mostofthosetenantsare nativesofIrish-speakingdistricts,who haveresidedforsometime'inDublin City.Thevillagewillhaveitsown church,playground,twoschoolsanda villagehall.Thoughwithintwoand ahalfmilesofthecentreofDublin City,itisbelievedthatthelittlecolonywillbeasthoroughlyGaelicasfitly partofConnemara,Donegal,orKerry.

Bassett,Iowa,U.S.A.,haselectedas all-womenadministration.IreneTucker(Mayor),andDaisyChanner,Emma Otto,JohannaEbut,HattieSisson,and AnnaFinegan(aldermen).

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MACHRB

PraycomeandinterpretthitGiielicfor me, AndtellwhatanIrishmanmeansby "Machree."

"'Tisthewhiteofthedayandthe warmthofthesun;

Therippleofwatersthatlaughingly run; Thesweetbloomofyouth,theharvest ofyears; -

Thegoldofallsmilesandthesaltof alltears;

'Tisthethrillofthehandandthe lightoftheeye;

Theglowofthecheckandthelip's partingcry; 'Tl'mother;'tisfather;.'tischildren 4andwife; Themusicofwoman's-thewineof man's-life;

'Tisallthathelivesforandhopesfor above;

'TisanIrishman'sheartmakingvocal - hislove;*

Thewholeofcreationandoneislein thesea;

Andthat'swhatanIrishmanmeans by'Machree'."

'Tis"Machree"thatexultsinawarm, throbbingheart, Whenhetakeshiscolleenuntildeath dothempart;'

'Tis"Machree"thathecroonstosweet, newlyborncharms, Whenawispofachildnestlessnug inhisarms;

'Tis"Machree"thathefeelsinthe twilightofdays.

Whenhimselfandherselflookfarback onlife'sways.

-Rev.FrancisP.Donnelly.S.J.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Contentisthetruephilosopher's stone.

Drunkennessisaneggfromwhich allvicesmaybehatched. Beautywithouthonestyislikepoi. sonkeptinaboxofgold. Betterfacedangeroncethanbealwaysinfear.

Itissafetosaythattheyoungman whodidnotgotocollegeforaneducationcameawaywithoutone.

Nomanisbetterthanthethoughts heisthinkingorthespeechbywhich heiswillingtobejudged.

Truelove,feelsndburden,thinks nothingoftrouble,attemptswhatis ,,boveitsstrength,pleadsnoexcuse; o,ritthinksallthingspossible.

Whenthedayofdeathcomes,we arestillonlythepoorlittlegrainof wheat,reallytobeburiedthatallthe potenciesofitsbeingmayatlast reachtheirfruition.

theycomeoffherfeettheyareirnmediatelyputontrees.Unlesstheyare damp,theyarecleanedatonce.This keepsthemingoodcondition..Dancingslippersofsilkorsatinhavebags ofsilk,satinorsateentoprotectthem fromdustandgrime.Goldandsilverslippersarewrappedinblacktissuepaperbeforegoingintotheirbags, topreventtarnishing.Dayshoesneed treesthatfitthemproperly,andthese willlastalifetime.Eveningshoes arehappyenoughwiththoselighttoeand-heelaffairswhichcanbebought cheaplyatallthebigstores.Heavy shoeswhichareonlywornoccasionally aretuckedintoflannelbags,because leatherlikesaneventemperatureto livein.

Hersilkstockingsarealwaysbought infours,sothatifoneoreventwo stockingsladderbeyondhope,thereis stillonepairleft.Aftereachwearing,herstockingsarewashedand dried.Sheoftenwashesherstockings herselfassoonasshetakesthemoff. Itonlytakesherafewmomentsin abasinoffoaminglather.Theyare hunguptodryinadraught;andalthoughshepullsthemgentlyinto shape,theyareneverironed.because thiswouldshortentheirlives.

Hergloves,likehershoesandstockings,aretreatedwiththeutmostrespect.Whethertheyaremadeof washablesuedeorordinarysuede,of kid,buckskinorchamoisleather,and whethershewashesthemherselfor sendsthemtobecleaned,theyare neverallowedtobecomebadlysoiled beforebeingrestoredtotheiroriginal freshness.Therearetworeasonsfor this:first,becausegrubbygloveswill ruinanotherwisecharmingappearance;andsecond,becausedrastictreatmentisnecessarytoremoveingrained grime,andthisweakensthefabric. Whenshewashesherglovesherself, sheiscarefultofollowtheinstructions theybroughtwiththemwhennew; andshedriesthem,likestockings, awayfromanyfierceheat.-"FranciscanHerald."

LITTLEBYLITTLY.

GIRLSOFGOOD1101111138.

InoneofherinterestingcontributionstoanAmericanCatholicnew* paper,GertrudeMadiganwrites: "Ihavethreedaughterswhohave nowreachedtheagewheretheythink theycanmanageprettywellbythemselves.Whentheywereyoungthey usedtotellmealltheirchildishsecretsandwewereveryhappy..Now theyhavechanged.Theyneverexchangeanyconfidenceswithmeand theynevertelltheirsecretstoeach other.

"Buttheyarenotsoclose-mouthed withtheirgirlfriends.Theother dayaneighbourtoldmesomething thatoneofmydaughtershadtoldher daughter.ItwassomethingIshould haveknown.Iwouldn'tmindifI hadbeenaneglectfulmotherora motherwhodidnotrespectmydaughters'confidencei,butitdoeshurtto realisethattheyaresoungrateful. Don'tyouthinkgirlsoughttoconfideintheirmothers.",

Onemoresinofthemoderngirlherthoughtfulnessandratherbrutal neglectofthosetowhomsheowesso much.Theletterfromthismother bringsmetoasubjectIhaveoftenintendedtowriteaboutbutwhichIhave alwaysoverlooked.To-dayImust writeafewwordsabouttheadvisabilityofconfidinginmother.

Therearemothers,unfortunately, whoshouldneverbetoldthingssince theyhavethebadhabitoftelling'the secretsconfidedtothemtootherswho onlylaughatthem.Butsuchmothers arefewinnumber.WecansafelyassumethatCatholicmotherssinvery rarelyinthisrespect,andforthisreasonwecanbeperfectlyplainandoutspokenintalkingtotheirdaughters.

plicitfaithinhermother.Ihave seensomebeautifulinstancesofde. Notionmanifestedbydaughterstoward mothersandineveryinstancethede. votionwasreturned.Thegirlswho trustedtheirmothers,whotooktheir adviceandsoughttheirfriendship haveinvariablyturnedoutsuccessful. Thereissomethingblessedaboutsuch apleasantrelationship.HowIwishall mygirlreaderscouldbemadetoseeit asIseeit,see.thehappinessthatinevitablyaccompaniesit.

CATHOLICIMMIGRATINRECEPTION00 Z. CatholicFarmersandOtherCatholic Employers. ThereisaregularstreamofCatholic menarrivingeverymonthopenfor countryemployment.Willyouhelp toplacethemincongenialsurround. ingsbydirectingyourenquiriesfor Farmand'otherlabourtothiscom-

Inallevilsthereisalwayssomethingofgood.Whatevernewsthey '''ringuswhensentbyGodtheystrike usontheshoulder,theydoalways thisgoodwork-theyawakenusfrom life. Sinceritypays.Counterfeitersply anunprofitableaswellasdiscreditabletradeinthelongrun.Anhon(urablelifeisthemostappropriateornamentofage,andmoralcourageis theproudestinsigniaofyou&

VALUEOFLAUGHTER.

Dr.JamesJ.Walsh,notedNew Yorkphysician,thinkslaughteristhe bestexercise.Itproducesmechanical stimulationonvirtuallyeveryorganin ;hechestandabdomenbymechinical movementsofthediaphragm.But perhapstoomuchcanbesaidfor laughter.Naturallaughterisafine andhappyexpression.Aforcedlaugh issad.Themostirritatingpeoplein thev.orldarethosewhoarealways smiling.AndDr.Fishhein,editorof theAmericanMedicalJournal,calls ourattentiontothefactthatalthough manmaybetheonly,animalthat laughs,thesamestimulationofthe diaphragmcomesfromthemooingof ac.,wandthebrayingofadonkey.

LITTLEPOINTSTHEWELLGROOMEDGIRLDOES NOTOVERLOOK.

Hershoesarealwaysthebestshe canafford,aCatholicexchangetellsus. Theyfitherwellundertheinstepand roundtheheel,andtheyarerepaired themomentitisnecessary.When

Littlebylittlearegreatbridgesbuff& ed; Littlebylittlearetowersraised high; Littlebylittlethewholeworldis gilded Bythetouchofthesuninthesky; Littlebylittlecreepshorewardthe billows; LittlebylittlecomesignsofSpring: 'Thegoldonthegorse,andthegreen onthewillows, Thestemsofthetreesandtheblossoming.

Littlebylittlethegreatcliffscrumble, LittlebylittlegoesWinter'ssnow; Littlebylittledomightyandhumble Fadeintotheyearsthatonward flow.

Littlebylittleexperiencemouldsus; Littlebylittletheshadowsfall, Themysterydeepens,andslumberenfoldsusDearGod,weawakeintheJudgmentHall. -P.J.O'ConnorDuffy.

THEGREATESTNAME.

Catholicgirlsofto-day,Isay,most emphatically,thatyourverybest friendisyourmother.Whileyouare singleandintheworldyoucandepend uponhertohaveyourinterestsat heartmorethananyoneelseyouknow. Whenyoumarrytherelationship changesandyourhusband,naturally, shouldhaveyourconfidence,butwhile youareathomeandwithmotherby allmeansplacetheconfidenceinher thatshedeserves.Tellheryoursecrets,yourhopes,yourambitions.Tell herabouttheboysyoulike,thepartiesyouattend,thegirlfriendswith whomyouassociate.Shewasyoung notsomaltyyearsagoherselfandsince sheknowsyoubetterthananyoneelse shewillunderstandyourdreams,your hopesandyamambitionsbetterthan anyoneelse.Shecansympathisewith youwhentheworldseemsagainstyou. Shecantellyoumoreabouttheways oftheworld,ifyouwillonlylistento her,thanyoucanfindoutintenyears ofexperienceby'yourself.Shecan shieldyouandsaveyoufromthehard knockssheenduredifyouonlygive hertheopportunity

Mothersliketobetreatedasolder sistersbytheirchildren.Theyliketo havetheirgrown-updaughterscome tothemforadvice.Doingsucha thingasthatiscomplimentaryto mothersandtheydoenjoyit.Iknow, forIspeakformyself.

Ifyouwantmothertohaveaninterestinyou,ifyouwanttoshowher thatyoureallyloveherwhynotmake heryourconfidant?Shewillnever betrayyou.Whenyoutellyoursecretsandyourinnermostthoughtsto, girlfriendsyoudosowithouttherealisation.perhaps,thatsomedayyou andthosegirlfriendsaregoingtohave aspat.Thenhowcattytheycanbe. Thesecretsyoutoldthem-willbebandiedaboutandyouwillberidiculed.

CardinalNewmansays:"Thereis oneNameinthewholewideworld thatlives:itistheNameofOnewho passedHisyearsinobscurity,and whodiedamalefactor'sdeath.It haspossessedtheworld,anditmaintainspossession.Amidthemost variousnations,underthemostdiversifiedcircumstances,inthemost,cultivated.therudestracesandintellects, inallclassesofsociety,theOwnerof thatgreatNamereigns.Highand low,richandpooracknowledgeHim. Millionsofsoulsareconversingwith Him,areventuringatHisword,are lookingforHispresence.Palaces sumptuous,innumerable,areraisedto Hishonour.Hisimage,initsdeepest humiliation,istriumphantlydisplayed intheproudcity.intheopencountry. Here.then,isOnewhoisnotamere nar.-e.Heisasubstance:Heisdeal andgone:butstillHelives-asthe livingenergeticthoughtofsuccessive generations."

Motherwillneverdo:thateven thoughyoumayhavea"(ailingqut." Shewillalwaysrespect'yourconfidences,knowingthatsoonorlateryop willbegoodfriendsagain,andthatitwouldnotberightforhertoridicule thedaughtersandsonssheloves.She willnothurtyoubecausesheloves you. NeverinallmylifehaveIyetseen agirlgowrongwhohasplacedini-

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TheGhost OURSTORY. oftheEasterRoom

(ByRichardGrant,int)<e

Itwasaboutaquartertoelevenon LewSaturday,andthesunwasshiniiiwithrealPaschalbrillianceina skyoftheclearestblueandwhite. HappyofheartwasMaeve,tripping downthesuburbanroadwherebushes andtrees,intheirsoftyounggreen, shelteredmanyafeatheredsongster, andinwhosegardenshyacinths,daffodils,andnarcissishowedalltheirEaeterfacesandpouredoutalltheirEaster perfumes.

Shewassingingbelowherbreath withthem,forsheandDied,herbrother,hadeverythingpackedand readyfortheirholidayvisittothe Armstrongs,andtheyweregoingto havesuchaholiday!Maeve'wasa reverentlittleCatholic,andshehad keptHolyWeek'sandEaster'sgreat dayswiththewarmestdevotion,and nowshewascomingfromMass.

ShesighedasshesawNed'stallfigure,leaningovertheirwhitegarden gate,lookingimpatientlyforher.He wassodearaladinmanyways,and yetsocarelessabouthisreligiousdutiesthatheseemedtobeslippinginto awayoflifethatwouldnotprovethe pathofhappiness.Maeveprayed muchforhissoul.ButthisLent,in spiteofitall,hehadseemedworse thanever,andsofartherewasnosign ofhisEasterSatramentsbeinginhis mind.

Now,withtheirvisit,thingswould bemoredistractingforhim.But Maevemadeuphermindtoonemore goodeffort-hewassuchaboyforputtingthingsoff.And,assheranlightlytomeethim,shebreathedanearnestprayertohisGuardianAngelthat hemighthelpherinherattempt.r

"Ithoughtyouwerehaveanecstasy, orsomething,"laughedNedcheerfully, asheopenedthegateforhissister.

"Iwasthinkingofputtingonmycap andgoingdowntochurchtounroot youandbringyoubackheretosome breakfast.Iwasbeginningtobe afraidyoumightforgettherewassuch athingintheworldasaholiday,and thatwe'dmissourtrain,andawhole chapterofaccidentsandhorrorslike that!"

"Sillyboy!"saidMaeve,settlingto hercupofteaandherbreadwithbusiness-likehaste."Don'tyouknow that.Ineverdothingslikethat?All myluggageispackedandready-well, vouseeittherewithyourowninthe hall-andI'mreadydressedfortravelling.Iputonthiscostumeforthe verypurposethismorning.Weshall havefifteenminutestospare,Ibelieve, I'vemadesuchgoodtime.

"Icouldhavebeenhomemuchsooner.notwithstandingthemusicin churchforMass,butIpaidtwolittle calls.OnewastooldWidowMurphywithacoupleofeggs,freshbutter, ahunchofdaffier-youwouldn'tbelievehowshelovesthem-herusual teaandtobacco,andacoupleofthe largeEasterbiscuitsmothermakes, theyaresolight.

"CatholicFireside.")

cakeofherownparticularinvention andcookingweregoingwiththeyoung peopletoheroldschoolfriend,Mrs. Armstrong.

Atlasttheywereinthetrain,speedingthroughthebrightclearsunshine. Throughmeadowsgreenandgoldand whitewithfreshgrassandyoungbuttercupsanddaisies,theywent;past eldsbrownasyet,butfaintlypromising,forallthat,thegreenshiftsof wheatthathadalreadyshownatiny sheathinmanyplaces;byriversand rivulets,sparklinganddancingand singingtheircrystallinesongtothe LordofallCreation.Prettilykept cottagesmadewhitesplasheshereand there;thentheybegantoshowin rowswhenthevillageswerereached. Everywheretherewasjoy.

Maevewassingingsoftlywhileshe lookedoutoverthesunnylandscape. Shelovedthecountrysomuch.So,it wastrue,didNed,butinalesspoetic way,forhevalueditchieflyforits sports;swimmingandgamesandwalkingwerealldelightfultohim,andhe was'lookingforwardtogettingsome lessonsinshooting.

AtlastKildoylestationwasreached, andtheengine,puffingafterherrun, drewupwithacomfortablesnortat thepleasantwoodenplatformbehind whoserailingsroseabackgroundof hillsandtreesintendergreen.Three oftheArmstrongswerewaitingfor themontheplatform,anditwas,indeed,amerrypartythatsoonafter jumpedintothesmallpurringmotor, findingtdifficulttoaccommodate everyone,butthegreatestoffunto try.

Thelittlecarglidedoff,responsive asalivingthingtoeverytouch,and soontheywerespeedingdownthelong pleasantroad,and,soonerthanone couldbelieveit,theywereturninginto thelong,leafygreenlaneattheend ofwhichstoodtheArmstrongs'comfortablesquarehouse.

Overgrownwithivy,andinautumn flaming-leafedcreeper,passion-flowers andclematislendingittheirown beautyalso,thehousewasanoldone whichhadbeenalittlealteredand madesuitableformodernuse.For manyyearsithadstoodempty,owing toitsreputatiohforbeinghaunted; butwhenMr.Armstrong,lookingout forapleasanthousewhereintomake anidealhome,andconsequentlyalittledifficulttopleaseinvariousmatters,hadseenit,hefellsoviolentlyin lovewithitthatthehousehadtobecomehis,ghostornoghost.Hehad hadlittletroubleorexpenseinacquiringit.

ranformiles,openingatlastnearthe sea,orinwoods.

Twenty-fiveyearstheArmstrong familyhadiseenthere,and,asthey werealargefamily,mostoftheelder membershadmarried'andsettledelsewhere,sothattheyoungerones,of whom-.therewerefourremainingat home,werethosewhomMaeveand Nedknewbest.Alltheseyearsthe ghosthadnevertroubledthem-true, thereweresomestoriesofapriest's ghosthavingbeenseenontwoorthree occasionsatEastertime,buttheoccurAncehad,beensoinfrequentand itwassolongsincethelastthatthe storywasmoreorlessdisbelieved.

Alltheyoungpeoplewerejubilant. Therewasafineprogrammeoframbles,visits,andsports;theweather wasperfectandseemedlikelytohold, andtheywereallboisterouslyhealthy.

Mrs.Armstrongwasthereatthe gatetowelcomethem,looking'younger thanever,asNedandMaevesimultaneouslydeclared,andwithlaughter andgeneralgaietytheyenteredtogether.Teawaslaidinvitinglyona largeoldoakentableinthebaywinddw,whichlookedwestandwhich waswellframedinclematisandhada beyofhyacinthsandnarcissiimmediatelybelow,whoseperfumesascendedenchantingly.

Aftertea,musicandsingingand chatterspedthehourssobrightlythat itwasbed-timebeforeanyonewell realisedit.Maevewasstartledby thestrikingofthegrandfatherclockin thesquare,ratherdark,hall.

"Why,goodgracious,NedandIare keepingeveryoneup!"sheexclaimed. "Itiseleveno'clock,andwewantto riseforfirstMass,ofcourse."

wouldhavenudeherslumbershappier still.Forthere,itwassaid,thepriest's ghostwaswoetoappearatthePaschalfestival.

OfthisNedwasalsohappilyignorant,andsoacceptedhisnewroom, "withitsdarkoakenwalls,itsdeeply sunkwindow,anditsslightlyuneven floor,asallpartofthethoroughlyenjoyablegame.Hisbed,anoldoaken onewithtapestrycurtainsattheside andfoot,stoodinacorneragainst thewall,and,doughitsdraperiesoccasionedhimapassingfeelingofthe slighteitnervousness,heputitaside andjumpedingaily,fallingfastasleep althostassoonashisheadtouchedthe pillow.

Hisdreamswerestelinge.Long, dark,windingpassages---hecouldnot saywhethertheyweretheCatacomb, orwhethertheyweretheIrish agesdownwhichpriestswiththe rtyr'sfacehastenedhastenedinorder tosavetheirlivesyetalittlelongerto theharassed,sufferingflock.Then strangecaves-again,hecouldnotsay whetherinRomeorinIreland,where stoodrudealtarswithvestedpriests raisingtheChalicebeforethem.SometimestheywereinRomealmostcertainly;again,heheardthesoundof wavesoutsideandbreathedthesaift freshnessofthesea,andheknewthat itwasoneoftheFourSeas.

Confused,strange,shiftingpictures theywere;yettoNed,watching,astoundinglytouching.Not,indeed,as toundinglysoloanyoneelse,butNed's hadbeenathoughtless,carelessnature.

Thentherecameachange-soldiers rushedpell-mellintothosecaves.

"ThenItookafewbiscuitsanda gorgeouspinksugareggtopoorlittle JudyMcConnell-thechildhasn'ta, pleasureinlifehutwhatwegiveher, andshealwayssuffering.IbrOught hersomecowslipsandprimroses,and abunchofthewhitenarcissi.Everythingdelicateappealstoher.She's prayingsuchalotforyou.Neddy,you oughttobethehappiestboyalive."

"SoIam,Ithink.Maeve,"hesaid, asheranoff,whistling,torushoncoat andhatandseizetheluggage.

Kisse"wereexchangedandfarewells made,andpostcardsonarrivalpromisedtomother,whosebiscuitsanda

AgoodCatholic,hehadrespected thefewsacred-traditionsthatseemed connectedwiththehousebymaking hisalterationsverycarefullyandin suchawayasnottointerferewith theplanofthestructure.Forithad beenalwayssaidthatthehousehad beeneitheramonasteryorbuiltof thestonesofone.

Itwascertainthatforatimethree orfourDominicanpriestshadresided there,disguisedascountrygentlemen, intimesofpersecution,thebetterto ministertotheflock.Andthefamilywhohadtakenupresidencethere afterthepriestshadhadtogiveitup hadbeenofthemostfervent,sothat therehadbeenverymuchthesame apostolatecarriedonthereasbefore. Hiding-placesandsecretchambers hadbeenconstructedinthe'thick walls,andwereconnectedwithundergroundpassages.Someofthelatter

Nedmethereyeandlookeduncomfortable.Hehadputoffhisconfession,andhere,perhaps,FatherO'ConnorwouldnotbehearingbeforeMass to-morrow.Whatwashetodo? However,Maeveperhapsdidnotknow -hehadnotdiscussedthematterwith heratall.Shemightnotnoticethat hewasnotatthealtarrails;and then,ofcourse,hewouldmakeup'for itonthefirstopportunity.Ohyes, hewouldseetoit;ofcoursehewould. Hisfacecleared,andhe.metMaeve's rathergravelookwithabrightexpressionthatmadeherthinkthat, afterall,shemusthavemadeamistake,andthathehadmadethat Easterconfession.Shefeltmuch cheered.

Itwaseasytogotosleep,thatanxietybeingremoved,inherdelightful littleroom,which,thisyear,hadbeen re-paperedinaverycheerywhiteand yellow,thuslendinganappearanceof perpetualsunlighttoit,andwhich hadbeenhung,too,withwhitecurtains andscreensspriggedwithyellow,daffodils,narcissiandwhiteviolets,carryingoutthe'sameschemeontable,mantle-pieceandlittlealtar-shrine.Ared lamp,flickeringandglowingbeautifullyinthedark,when,withasighof delight,sheputherlightout,lent bothmysticholinessandatouchof vividnesstothecharmingspot.

ShedidnotknowthattoNed,owing totheunexpecteddescentofanother guestthatveryafternoon,theEaster Room,asitwascalled,hadbeenallocated.Although,ifshehad,it

Thescenewasindescribable.Againit changed,andNedbeheldaFigure whiteuponaRomanCross,theheavy skydarkeningmomentlyandcrimson lightningsdartingfromit.

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Again,likeaflash,hesawaGarden,greenandfragrantwithflowers andperfumesoftheOrient.There stoodagreystonemonument,sealed; amomentlateritwasopenanddazelingwithlight.

Againthescenechanged-itwas anothernookinthedeeplywooded Garden.TherestoodaFigurein white,whethersoftrobesorsoft streamingradianceNedcouldnotsay. Hewasconsolingawoman,weeping anddistractedlysearching.Hesaw herfallatHisfeet,withalookhe couldneverafterwards,forget;ofrapture,love,andutterdevotion.

Andthenhesawthesceneuponthe AppianWayinRome,wheretheSaviour.meetingtheApostle,fleeingat hisflocksprayer,frompersecution, toldhiminvisionthatHewasgoing toRometobecrucifiedafresh,andso sentbackSt.Peter,hot-heartedwith joy,tomartyrdom.Andagreatfeelingofunderstandingloveandfriendshipsprangupsuddenlyintheboyish heart.

Allatoncehewoke.Whatwas this?Themoonlightwaspouringinto hisroom,hiscurtainsweredrawn back.Withoutanynoise,adrama wastakingplacebeforehisamazed eyes.Hesatup,andthenfellback again.Achillwindblewthroughthe room;hesawcurtainsandscreens wavean4shakeinit.Itcamefrom adarkspaceinthewallopposite--rA openspace.Itwasasecretdoor,

It,

inguponawinding,narrowstaircase leadingintoblackness.

Amancladindoubletandtrunk hose,withasmallruff-heknewthe picturesoftheperiodwell-cameby runningswiftlyandsilently.He seemedtocomeinatNed'sowndoor, whichshutnoiselesslybehindhim,and, withaheartthatstoodstill,Ned watchedthevisitantturnandlookat _himandthencomequicklytowards him...'Hisfacewasbeautiful,holy, worn,yethumorousandshrewd,too.

"Iamapriest,huntedformylife. Donotbetrayme,"heasid."Iwant -once,ifonlyoncemore,tosayMass andbreaktheBreadofLifetostarvingsouls;toreconcileGod'schildrn totheirFatherinHisgreatSacrament ofMercy,Penance.Itiswortha lifetimeinadungeonwithratsand tecmin:,worthdaysandnights,soake(1,hungry,cold,inhiding;wortha Oitor'sdeathonthescaffold,todo Hisgloriouswork.0myson,God's greatSacramentsbeyourjoy!"

And,beforeNed,springingup,all eagernesstorespond,forgetfulforthe momentthatthismustbetheghost oftheEasterRoom,couldanswerthe priest,withasmilethatwaslikesunlight,disappearedthroughtheopeningleadingtothestonestairway.The doorclosed,allseemedasbefore,and thenastrangepursuit,offury.andof talliedsearchfilledtheatmosphere.It passedandsilencecame.

Nedlayverystill.Anewworld hadopenedbeforehim.Religionwas thegreatforceoftheworld-yes,for itwastheforceofanintense,anabForbinFriendship,aLovewhichglorifiedevensuffering,misery,injustice anddeath.Peoplehaddiedforthe Sacraments;menhaddiedforthe privilegeofbeingabletoofferMass,to perpetuatetheFaith,toworkforGod andSouls.

Nedsawallnow.Yes,hewould makethatconfessionandCommunion to-morrdwmorning.TheFriendof friendsshouldnotfindhimtheonly onetobeanunreadyhostamongthose whocametocongratulateandthank HimforHisRisingandhavetoreturn, disappointed,totheirhospitality, sincehiswasacloseddoor.

Itwasnot"theSacraments"as thingsoneabstainedfromorneglected, whenonedidso.ItwasaPerson,a Friend,oneslighted.Itwas"makingitup"afterbeingoffended,personalforgiveness.theactualtouchof thePreciousBloodinconfession'.It wastheveryvisitoftheForgiving Friend,theBeautifulandDearOne ofthewholeworld'slove,thatonerefusedbyneglectingCommunion.

OthershaddiedforthatFriend: hewouldatleastfiveforHim.

And,inhersleep,Maeve.dreaming tooofagreenGardenwhereanangel sang,turnedandsmiled.

CancersthatDestroyCivilization

Lecturingtoalargeaudienceatthe Queen'sCinema,Cardiff,reoeatly, FatherA.Winsborough,dealingwith thesubjectofthe"ChurchandModernProblems,"said:

"Reform,reconstruction,evolution, arethetopitsofthehour;inasentence,civilisationisinthethroesof whatis'knownastheSocialQuestion.

"Men,honestandotherwise,areattemptingtofindasolutionforthese evils,andareseekingtofindthose fundamentalprincipleswhichtheyrecognisemustunderlieanyattemptat arealandlasting,remedy.Others, again,belongingto:certaingroups,assertquiteconfideatlythattheyhave foundsuchprinciplesandhaveformulatedaparticularschemeofsatialpolicy.

"Thosewhoareseeking,andthose whosaytheyhavefound,areallpm°. ticallyunanimousintotallyneglecting ordenyingthehelpofGod'sOneTrue Churchinfindingasolutionforthese problems.Someofthemmightrefer toChurchesorethics,orChristianity, etc.,etc.,whichmeansnothingexcept thattheyareignorantoftheexistence ofaOneTrueChurch,or,ifnotighorantofitsexistence,thenignorantof itsnatureandoffice.

AreTheyIgnorant?

"Wecan.understandtheattitudeof thosewhodenyHolyChurch,and thechargestheymakeagainstChrisahityingeneral.Withavespecial treatmentfortheirdifficulty.But wecannotunderstandtheattitudeof thosewhodobelieveintheOneTrue Churchanditsmission,andare'membersofit,butwhomanifestbytheir actions,privatelyandpublicly,theimpressionthattheseproblemsareonly indirectlyconnectedwiththedoctrines whichsheteaches.TheSacramental lifeoftheChurchtothemisakind ofsacredenclosure,whichmustnot beviolatedbytheseworldlyquestions.

Itiseitherthis,orelsetheyarewoefullyignorantofherteachings;this wecansayevenaftermakingatremendousallowanceforapathy,and, shallwesay,shyness.

"Theevilswhichareeatinglikecancersintothevitalsofcivilisationtodayhavebeenbroughtaboutnot throughsocialandpoliticalblunders, butthroughtheviolationofGod's laws;notthroughlackofbrains,but lackofmorality.anduntiltheselaws arere-establishedinourprivateand sociallife,thereisnohopeofanysolutiontothesegraveevils.

"AsCatholicsweneedtotaketo ,heartveryseriouslyourobligations andopportunitiesconcerningthese problems.

"PopeLeoXIII.,inhisEncyclical 'Inscrutabili,'states:'Itisperfectly clearandevidentthattheverynotionofcivilisationisafictionofthe brainifitrestnotontheabidingprin. ciplesoftruthandtheunchanginglaws 'ofvirtueandjustice.Andwhose officeisittoteachallnationsthese abidingprinciples,whichshallmake themfreefromsinandevil,ifitbe nottheChurch?'

OldPrinciplesNeeded.

"Acertainso-calledecclesiastic,who hasbeenmakinghimselfnotorious lately,preachingafewdaysago,reprimandedtheChurchesfornottaking onthatnewnessofmind,thatgraspingofnewprincipleswhichisnecessaryofChristianitywantstheattentioqofallscientificthinkersto-day.

"Weshallbrieflyexaminesomeof thegreaterproblemsconfrontingus,' andseewhatnewmindisnecessary andwhitnewprinciplesneedtobe adopted,butIamafraidweshallfind thattheprinciplesneededareasold astheChurch,andthatthispontifical advicefromthenotoriousgentlemenis nothinglessthantruckliqgtothe majesty.ofmodernrationalism.

"Perhapsoneofthemostfar-reachingproblemsisthatofeducation.One ofthespeakersattheTeachers'Conferencein'Cambridgerecentlymade thefollowingstatement,whichgota fairshowinthePress'Meanwhile,sciencewasall-pervasive;itsachievementwas'sotremendousthatwefelt ourpunyspirituallongingscouldnot standupagainstit,andnowonder thecandleoffaithflickegedandwent outininidvidualafterindividual. Manyamotherto-daystandsatthe bedsideofherlittlechildandlistens toprayerswhichshebelievesreachno otherearsbutherown;shehas nothingwithwhichtostrengthenthe child,thoughshedarenotsuppress it.Soitisthatmanyteachersare teachingScriptureasasub-divisionof eitherhistoryorgeography,while,if itmeansanything,itshouldbethe verybasisofeducation,andnottaught inanatmosphereofmentalevasion.'

"Thismanhasstumbledonthe truthitselfandthinksthatheisoutliningnewidealsineducation.What isthesimpleteachingoftheCatholic Churchonthisquestion?Whyhave wefoughtandsufferedforour schools?'Becauseweknow,andhave alwaysknown,thatourholyreligion isthebasisofalleducation,andsowe havefoughttorescueourchildren fromthoseGodlessinstitutionsknown asschoolswhichareproducingdaily mothersandfatherswhoknownothing ofprayer.

"TheseGodlessschoolsaretheresultoftherevoltwhichstartedinthe sixteenthcenturyagainsttheauthorityoftheChurchtoteach.Secular educationistheeffectofthesuperiorityofprivatejudgment,rationalism andmaterialismtheeffectsofsecular education.

TrueEducationandFalse.

"Theprofunddifferencebetweenthe Catholicidealofeducationandthat ofthesecularistdoesnot.consistinthe onemakingmuchofandtheotherbelittlingasolideducationinletters,the arts,commerce,andscience.No;it consists,asBishopSpaldingsays,in thatwhatthesecularistsregardasa completecourseofeducationweregardastheleastpartofacomplete course,andthereasonisobviousfrom thenatureofeducationitself,whichis

todrawout,'todevelop,thatwhich isgoodandrootoutthatwhichis evil.

"Manisacompositebeing,withamterialandspiritualfaculties,andboth thesefacultiesneedtobetrainedand perfegtedtoworkinoneharmonyof life.Religioustraining,therefore,is notmerelyacquiringabookknowledge ofChristiandoctrines.Itisthedrawingoutorbringingforthintoaction ofthesetruths;itisthebringingto bearonthepupilallthoseinfluences thattendtoreformcharacterandrefinethemindwithatrueknowledge ofsinandvirtue.Historyandthe Sacraments,arithmeticandHolyCommunion,geographyandtheTenCommandmentsaredifferentsubjectsin onecourseofuedcation.

"Thesearenotinwater-tightcompartmentstotheCatholic,butone wholeschemepermeatedwithreligions principles,andthosepeoplewhoderideusforinsistingonaknowledgeof theCatechisminourschoolsasthe primarysubjectmustbelieveuswhen wesaythatwearesufferinggreat hardshipsintryingtoteachtheneoea saryknowledgeofourFaith:knowledgethatisofprimaryimportance, butisnottobebelittledbycalling itaprimarysubject.

"Asthechildisfatheroftheman, soisfaiththemotherofknowledge, andthedeepestandhighestformof faithisreligiousfaith.Henceacountrywhichorganisesasystemofeducationwhichexcludestheteachingofreligiousdoctrinesfatally,perhapsnot consciously,commitsitselftoanirreligiousandinfidelpropaganda,since toignorereligiousdoctrine,whilestrivingtodeveloptheintellectualfaculty generallyresultsintheextinctionof faith. r

SubversionofTeachingOffice.

"ThisinstitutionofGodlessschools, thisinsistenceonscientificthisand that,hasproducedthematerialismof thisage,whentomanyreligionisa joke,foritisthesubversionofthe teachingofficeoftheChurch,anda denialofparentalresponsibility.

"Itisthisproblemofeducation whichdisturbs.themindsofallclearthinkingCatholicsfortheyrealisethe widespreaddeep-seatedevilswhichare beingcaused,andtheyseealsohow farawayisthetimewhen',havingacceptedthefundamentaltruthofeducation,theseevilswillberemoved."

FatherWinsborough,consideringthe problemoffamilylife,dealtwith divorceasthefirstseriousassaulton 'familylife,andtracedthisuptothe latesthorror,birthcontrol.

Thesuddencrisisofthehousing questionandthelowrateofwages followingthewarbroughtoutinstark realitythepaganbasisoffamilylife: theendforwhichafamilywasconstitutedwasopenlydenied,andadegradingpracticecalledbirth-control wasadvocatedasameansofdeliverancefromlackofmeansandlackof houses.

Hefinallydealtwiththeproblem ofunemployment,andmadea.brief butsearchinganalysisoftherightsand dutiesofmastersandmen.

MexicanPrelateDead.

Concerning

ManyThings

ArchbishopJoseMoradelRio,the headoftheCatholicChurchinMexico, hasdiedatCubainhit75th.year.He hadbeeninexileasaresultofthe persecutionoftheChurchbyPresident CallesandhisGovernment.Itisstatedthattheprelatesuccumbedtoa brokenheart.MonsignorDelRio, whosucceededtotheArchbishropic22 yearsago,wasundoubtedlythemoat veneratedpersonalityintheMexican branchoftheCatholicChurch,andit wasowingtohisgreatpopularitythat hewasnotprosecutedbyPresident Calles.Theoldprelatefrequently toldtheGovernmentrepresentatives thathewasreadtodieingaolforthe Church,andhewasleftaloneuntil Februarylastyear,whenhewasexiled.ArchbishopDelRiodiedsurroundedbyhisassociatesinexile.His lastwordswere"Lord,takemeunto Thee."Ayearago,says"TheTimes," theArchbishopwassummonedtothe MinistryoftheInterior.Thiswas, presumably,thathemightbequestionedregardingtheGovernment'sallegationsthattheMexicanepiscopatehad orderedthemurderousattackonthe Guadalajara-MexicoCitytrainin whichmanywerekilledandinjured andthatthreeprieststookpartinit asleaders.ThesechargestheArchbishophadpreviouslypubliclystated tobeentirelyfalse,asdidalsoMgr. RuizYFlores,ArchbishopofMorelia. Nevertheless,thetwoArchbishopsand certainBishopswere.3teportedtothe UnitedStates,theGovernmentstating thattheyleftthecountryratherthan standtheirtrialon"gravecharges baseduponundeniabltproofs."The prelateshowever,declaredthatno trialwasproposed.butthatSenorTejada,theMinisteroftheInterior,intimatedthat,byorderofPresident Calles,theymustleavethecountry, becausetheepiscopatewasconsidered tobeagitatingforrebellion.They weretakentothetrainleavingfor Laredobysecretservicemen,andput intosecondclasscarriages.NoopportunitywasgiventoMgr.MoraDel Riotoinformhisfriendsorobtaina changeofclothing.Thecrowsatthe station.however,showeredmoney uponthem,sothattheywereableto obtainbetteraccommodation.

ANoteworthyProtestantSermon.

repent,holdideals,sacrificeforone' another,believeinGod,andmake philosophiestoexplaintheuniverse. Queermachine!

CatholicSociety-Dissolved.

TheofficialorganoftheHolySee, the"ActaApostolicaeSedis,"haspublishedadecreedissolvingaContinentalCatholicassociationknownasthe "FriendsofIsrael."("Amis&Israel"), astheresultofextravagantarguments andconsiderationsputforwardinits propagandistliterature.Theseare censuredasindiscordwithCatholic traditionandsoundtheology.The purportofthedecreeshouldnot,hoviever,bemisinterpretedasimplying anydisapprovaloftheCatholicmovementfortheconversion'tftheJews. Itcensuresonlydneextravagantand ill-considereddevelopment.Thedecreeopensbydenouncinganyformof ""Anti-Semitism,"referstothegood willoftheHolySee,inbothpastand present,towardstheJewishpeople,and recognisesthezealofthemembersof theassociation.

FormationofCatholicTradesUnions 'Urged. Theappealfortheformationofa CatholicTradeUnion-orCatholic TradeUnions-madebytheRev. MichaelCleary,O.P.,ofSt.Saviour's Church,Dublin,hasattractedwidespreadpublicattention.FatherCleary, whourgestheCatholicuniontoprotectIrelandagainstBolshevistpropaganda,haspointedoutthatmass meetingsatwhichCatholictradeunionistswereaverylargemajority,have adoptedresolutionsofsympathyon thedeathofRussianleaderswhoper. secutedtheChurch.Theactionwas takenunthinkinglybytheunionists andatthebiddingoftheirleaders theDominicansaid.Hedeclaresthat theformationofaCatholicunionwill savetheCatholicworkersfromagain beingmisguidedbytheleaders."It mustnotbeinferred,"FatherCleary said"thatthemembersofthevarioustradeunionsofIrelandareirreligiousorhostiletoCatholicism. Quitethecontraryistrue.Nevertheless,itisasurprisinglytruefactthat inCatholfcDublinthereisnosuch thingasaprofessedlyCatholictrade union--anassociationfortheprotec'tionanddefenseofthelaboringclasses onthelinesandaccordingtothe principleslaiddownbytheCatholic Church."

WhenModernistsarepreachingsuch shocking"sermons"itisrefreshing, saysthe"IrishCatholic,"toreadone recentlypreachedbyDr.Fosdick,who shareswithDr.Cadmanpre-eminence amongProtestantpreachersinthe' UnitedStates:"Realreligion"isa man'stotalreactiontothemeaningof life.Whetheritisallafortuitoussc.' cidentorwhetherithaspurposeatthe heartofit:whetheracharacterlike Christ'sisarevelationoftheeternalor anaccidentstruckofflikeachance sparkfromcollidingelectrons;whether theendofeverythingisacoffinand anashheaporanopensepulchreand ahope-youhavetoliveonewayor theother.Onintellectualgrounds aloneIagreewithoneofourbest Americanphilosophersthatofallthe systemsofmagicinwhichhumanity hastriedtobelieve.nosystemof magicwasevermoreincrediblethan thepropositionthataninfinitenumberofphysicalparticlespushing aroundinspacefortuitouslyarrange themselvesintoplanets,sunsets, mothersmusic,poems,science,Christ. ifwehumanbeingsaremachines,we arccertainlyastrangekindofmachine.Wedothingsthatnomachinecaneasilyheimaginedasdoing. Forexample.weaspiretofinerchar.acrerimagineaFordcaraspiring tobeaRollsRoyce.Undoubtedlyit °light butitdoesnot.Morever,werenew-sometimesindustand ashes.Imagineamachinedoingthat. ConsideraFordcarrepentingbecause itisaFordc"rMaybeitshould, butitcan'tWhen.then.amanlike clarenceT)urrowinsistsacrossthis countrythatmanisamachine.while ,-;fcourseanyoneconseethatthereis amechanisticaspecttoman,onewonrierswhatsimpletonshethinksusto hethatweshouldhebamboozledbya r-ord.Atleasthemustacknowledge thatwearemachinesthatthink,love, distinguishbetweenrightandwrong,,

oughLabourParty."Thisisthefirst timeinthedistrictthatanoutside bodyhasbeenaffiliatedtotheLabour group,"saidamemberoftheManchesterBoroughLabourParty."This willsettletheproblemastowhich bodyshouldputforwardcandidates. Atourannualmeetingwealsodecidedthatthegeneralcommitteeofthe BoroughLabourPartyshouldbegiven powertooverridethelocaldivisional Labourpartiesinthechoiceofcandidates,thewardstobecontested,and theelectoralpolicyandprogrammeto befollowed."

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AnAmericanwriter,Mr.Rollin LyndeHaat,inputtingforwardaplea forProtestantMonasteriesinanAm ericanmagazine,"TheForum,"indirectlypaysatributetotheCatholic Church.Herepresentsthemonastery whichexistedadozenormorecenturiesagoasacollegeoftheliberal artsdispensinglearning,bothsecular andreligious,toallwhocameandsendingforthteacherstothemasses.Why, onemayask,shouldonemorepeculiarlyCatholicinstitutionbecopiedby ourseparatedbrethren?The'suggestionismadebecausetheftis,accordingtoMr.Hartt,ahungerforreligious instruction,andthereisaneedfor teachers.Hisideaisaloosely-organisedcommunitytakingnovowsand having"norule."Retreatsandconferences,willbegiven.Theresidents, clergymenandlaymen,willcome,and go."Ofuninformedfaith,"writes Mr.Hartt,"wehaveseentheconseqiiences-peoplelightlyabandoningtheir religionbecausetheywerenever taughtitsmeaning.Ofintolerance weseeasuperfluity.Itisanatural enoughby-Productofuninformedfaith. Peopleseldomfightoverreligionwhen theyhaveexamineditsfoundations: commonlytheyfightoverreligiousbecausetheyareafraidtoexamine.What thechurchesneed-morethananythingelseatpresent-isalayeliteinstructedattheseminariesandbrigadedwiththerankandfile."

TheChurchinHolland.

TheCatholicsofHollandhavejust Peencelebratingtheseventy-fifthanniversaryoftheirrestoredhierarchy.

.BytheBrief"Exquadiearcano"Pius IX.constitutedUtrechtanarchbishopricwithfoursuffragansees,Haarlem, Breda,Bois-le-Duc(Herzogenboschl andRuremonde.Asacountermanifesto,anumberofCalvinists---not otherwiseinagreementwithoneanother-havearrangedtopublishavolumecomposedasamemorialto'a societyfoundedatDordrechtatthe time(1853)tocombatCatholicism,and itislamentablethatan"OldCatholic"Bishopshouldhavethoughtfit tocontributetothisproduction. Dutchmissionaryactivity,whichhas beenverythoroughlyorganised,isnow exceedinglystrong:whilstDutchdatholicsarebutonepercent.ofthe+Catholicsoftheworld,theyfurnishten perecnt.ofthemissionaries.At home,too.ausefulandimportantstep hasbeentakenbytheformationofa close-knitelectoral organisation throughoutthecountrywhichwillon occasionbereadytoactasoneman indefenceoftheirreligion.There haslongbeenaCatholicpartyinthe Chamber,forthiswasmodelledon thefamous"Centrum"ofWindthorst; butexperiencegainedsincetheenactmentofuniversalsuffrageinHolland in1917hasconvincedeveryoneofthe needofasolidCatholicpartyinthe country.Theneworganisationhas appropriatelybeennamedafterMgr. Schaepman,theEmancipator.ofthe CatholicsofHolland.

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AmongstothergooddeedsofCatholicSpaininfavouroftheMexican Catholicsistheprovisionof'education inSpanishseminariesforclericalstudentsexpelledfromMexico.Soon after_thenewoutbreakofpersecution, onthepublicationoftheedictofCallesin1926,aSpanishpriest,whohad longbeenonthemissioninMexico, wrotetoaleadingnewspaperofMadrid,"ElDebate,"remindingitsreadersthatinthetimesofthepersecutionofCatholicsinEnglandandIrelandtheSpanishkingshadfounded orhelpedtofoundnewcentresforthe trainingofBritishandIrishclerical studentsinSpainandFlanders.He suggestedthatthepeopleofSpain shouldimitatetheirexampleinthe 'iresenceoftheclosingdownofallthe Mexicanseminaries.ThisletterevokedthestatementthattheEpiscopate wasalreadytakingactionfortheproposedpurpose.inanotherway,and hadinformedtheexiledMexicanBishopsthatplaceswouldbefoundfor someoftheirchurchstudentsinthe seminariesofSpain.Lastsummerit wasstatedthatalreadyahundredand twentyoungMexicanshadthusbeen enabledtocontinuetheirstudiesfor thekiesthood.

Irish-LabourPactinManchester.

IntheSt.Michael'sWardofthe MilesPlattingDivisionofManchester, thenominationbythelocalLabour partyofcandidatesinmunicipaland otherelectionsinoppositiontomembersoftheIrishpartywhohavealso beenmembersoftheLabourpartyhas ledtodisputes,which,itisstated. havebeenmade.impossibleforthe 1,,sure.ThebranchoftheIrishparty affectedhasbecomeaffiliatedfor twelvemonthstotheManchesterBor.

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ThelateArchbishopofLiverpool,Dr, F.W.Keating,whodiedonFebru'iry7,leftestatevaluedat£2,200.He appointedhisbrother,Mgr.Keating, andFatherW.Dennett(Maghull)and FatherJ.A.Wareing,hissecretary, executors.Helefthishouseholdgoods tohissuccessor,andtheresidueofhis estatebetweenhisthreeexecutors.

FatherRichardHogan,ofSt.Alexander'sChurch,Denny,wasfound deadathiswritingdeskinthepresbytery,lastmonth.BorninGlasgow in1873,FatherHoganwaseducated atBlairsCollegeandtheScotscollege,Rome,wherehewasordained Ilciestin1897byArchbishopCassetta. eturningtoScotlandinthefollowing yer,FatherHoganservedatSt.Patrick's,Edinburgh,priortohisappointmenttothechargeofSt.Patrick's, Lochgelly.Aftertwelveyearsthere. FatherHoganwasappointedin1916. onthedeathofCanonShivers,toSt. Alexander's.Denny,wherehehasgivenanothertwelveyearsofservice.

Withinaweekofreturningfrom chili.aftereighteenyearsonthemission,FatherOthonRobert,aFranciscanSuperioroftheChapelleOssa,was killedinthetrainsmashoutsidethe CareduNord,Paris,lastmonth,when twotrainsmetinahead-oncollision. Thepriestwasfoundinatelescoped carriageofatraincomingfromAmiens, badlyhurt.Hecriedtothosewho weretryingtosavehim:"Savethe othersfirst.Thereisnohurryforme. Takeonlymybreviaryandmymosary"Hediedbeforehewasfreed.

From1901to1910FatherRobertwas amemberoftheFranciscanFriarsmis sionatConstantinople.-R.I.P.

Mlle.SabineDesvallieres,daughter ifGeorgesDesvallieres,oneofthe leadersoftheyoungFrenchschoolof artistsandaCatholic,ispartlyresponsibleforthemagnificentvestmentswhichhavejustbeenonexhibitionatParispriortotheirpresentationtothePope.Thework,which hastakentwoyearstocomplete,has beenclonebythePoorClaresofMazemet.Mlle.Desvalliereswenttothe conventforafewdays,butwhen recalledbyherfather,whowasgoing luCanadaandwishedhertoaccompanyhim,shestatedthatshehaddecidedtostayattheconventforgood.

Inrecognitionofhislongandnotableserviceinthemissions,ArchbishopJohnAelen,ofMadras,hasbeen isansferredtothetitularSeeofNicopolisdeEpirus,andhasbeenattachedtothethroneoftheSupremePon. tiff.ArchbishopAelen,whoisseventy-fouryearsold,becameCoadjutor. BishopofMadrasin1901andsucceededtotheSeeinFebruary,1911.

DealingwiththepersonalityofPresidentCallesofMexico,inwhosenativedistricthehadmadeexhaustive inquiries,Capt.McCullagh,thefamouswarcorrespondentandlecturer, saidhehadmetanAmericancorrespondentwhohadhadaninterview withhim.HewasnotaCatholic,he aid,anddidnotthinkverydeeplyon "IiPeligiousquestions,buthewasina coldsweataftertalkingtoCanesfor twohours,or,rather,listeningtoCanes talking."Thecorrespondenttoldme hewasappalledbythediabolical hatredofChristianitythatlaybehind thatman'smind."Itwasnotthe hatredofalifetime,butofmanygenerations.Infact,hewasinclinedto believethatCalleswasaTurk.Th' hisownnativeplaceCallesisknown as"ElTurco"("theTurk").His fathercamefromAsiaMinor,his motherbeingaRedIndian.Hehad notadropofSpanishbloodinhis veins.Borninthelittleportof GuaymasSonora,hewassuccessively ateacher,amunicipalemployee,abar keeper,arancherandamiller.In alltheseoccupationshefaileddismally. Whenhehadfailedinbusinesshetook topolitics,andwasrewardedwiththe appointmentofpoliceinspector.WithoutresigninghispostasthelawrequiredhestoodfortheGovernorship oftheState,anddeclarkhimselfelected,thoughhewasatthebottomof thepoll.Nobodydaredtocontradicthimforhewasthechiefofpolice. ThismanwasthedictatorofMexico to-day."Callesremindsme,"said

Capt.McCullagh,"ofadarkandsinisterfigurethatpassedrapidlyacross theblood-stainedstageofIrishhistorynearly309yearsago.Irefer toOliverCromwell,butwhileCromwell wasagreatgeneral,abraveman,and abelieverintheSupernatural,Calks isanextremelybadgeneral,isdevoid ofperosnalbravery,andhasnobelief intheSupernatural?'

MonsignorCanonBarry,D.D.,thi distinguishedpublicist,hasenteredhis 80th.year.HewasborninLondon in1849,ordainedinRome,May11, 1873,andbeganhisliterarycareer withanarticleinthe"DublinReview,"July,1876. Sincethenhis contributionstoCatholicandgeneral literaturehavegoneonwithouta break.Messrs.Longmanswillshort. lypliblishhisdefenceofreligionen. titled"TheTriumphofLife."Since 1908hehasbeenrectorofSt.Peter's, Leamington.HewasmadeProtono. taryApostolicbyPopePiusXI.on theoccasionofhisgoldenjubilee,May, 1923.TheHolyFathergavehimthis distinctionexpresslyasa"defender oftheCatholicFaith."Hisliterary careerhasbeenaprolificone,anda longlistofpublicationsaretohis credit.

MademoiselleMarieSophieLittre diedrecentlyinaconventatTrouin, France.attheageofeighty-eight.She wasthedaughterofEmileLittre,the authorofthegreatdictionaryofthe Frenchlanguage,andtheleader,with AugustusComte,ofthePositivist school.Atthebirthofhisdaughter Littresaidtohiswife,"Bringherup inyourpiouspracticeuntilsheisfifteen:thenIshallexplainmyideas toher,andshecanmakeIferchoice." WhenMarieattainedherfifteenth birthdayLittressaidtohiswife,"You havemadeourchildsogood,affectionate,andright-minded,sointelligentandsohappy,donotfearthatI shallletmyideascastashadowon thishappinessandpurity."Littre kepthiswordfaithfullyanddidnot speaktohisdaughter.MarieSophie wasavaluablehelpertoherfatherfor fifteenyears.Sheandhermother workedatthe,Classicsandancient authorstoextractmaterialfromtheir writingsusefulforthedictionary whichwasbeingcompiledbyMonsignorLittre.DuringthistimeofassiduousworkMadameLittreandher daughterneverneglectedtheirdaily religiousduties,andintheendthey obtainedthefavourtheyhadsoearnestlyaskedofGod-MonsignorLittre wasbaptised,andacknowledgedthe errorsofhispastlife.

RevisitingSt.Columb'sCollege, Derry,ofwhichhewasformerlya student.CaptainFrancisMcCullagh, duringhisvisittoIrelandrecently,was givenanenthusiasticwelcomebythe students.HewasintroducedbyVery Rev.Dr.Farren.President,whosaid CaptainMcCullagh,byhisfearlessness andhisdeterminationtoexposewrongdoingv.hereverhefoundit,stoodOut conspicuousamongstallthemenof hisprofession. Whereverinjustice wasbeingdone,whetherinBolshevik RussiaorinunhappyMexico,there theyweresuretofindCaptainMcCullaghriskinghislifeforthesakeof truthandlight,andthenstatingboldlywhathehadseen.CaptainMcCullagh,addressingtheboys,saidwander. ingwasacharacteristicoftheIrish. HehadmetrelicsofIrishmenandof IrishcultureinEuropeinplacesas farapartasMadridandtheiniddle courseoftheDanube.Irelandhada greathistory,andwhenthetimecame forittohewritten,whenIreland wouldbeoneandprosperous,thena greatpartofthematerialwouldbe foundontheContinent.Irelandhad amagnificentpast,andhewassure itwouldhaveanequallymagnificent future.Ithadqualitieswhichwere lackinginotherlandshehadvisited, Ithadnoneofthatgarishindustrial civilisation,whichsodisfiguredmany moderncountries,andwhichwasthe negationofculture.Irelandhadonce beentheteaeherofEurope,and.he feltthatsomesuch.brilliantdestiny wasinstore,for.her

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