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TheExistenceofGod

(ByRev.Thos.

Reasonpostulatestheexistenceof aSupreme,IntelligentBeing,Who createdthisworldofoursandguides itsdestinies.Atalltimesvarious objectionshavebeenurgedagainst thisfundamentaltruth.Nottheleast oftheseisthatdrawnfromtheexistenceofevil.Thereisnodenying theveryobviousfactthatevil,both physicalandmoral,existsinthe. world.HowcanitspresencebereconciledwiththeexistenceofaGod, Whoisbothinfinitelypowerfuland infinitelygood."SiDeusundemala?"

Theproblemofsorrowandpainis alwaysanactualone,justaspressing to-dayasitwasatanyageofthe world'shistory.Fromtimetotime theforcesofnaturerunriot,asit were,dealingdeathanddestruction onlandandsea.Howoftenhavewe notreadofhelplesshumanbeings caughtinsomedreadfulconflagration orswallowedupintempestuousseas?

Thehumanraceisapreytothose pitilessagentsofdestruction-war, pestilence,famineanddisease.There isnoonethathasnot,atsometime oranother,comefacetofacewith someimmensesorrow,whichseems almosttoogreatforhumanendurance. Infaceofallthisanguishandpain, howcanwestillholdthatthereexists aGodofinfinitegoodness?Itisthe veryfirstobjectionwhichSt.Thomas proposesinthe"SummaTheologies" (1pars.Q.2,a.3):-

"ItseemsthatGoddoesnotexist; becauseifoneoftwocontrariesbe infinite,theotherwouldbealtogether destroyed.Buttheword'God'means thatHeisinfinitegoodness.U,therefore,Godexisted,therewouldbeno evildiscoverable;butthereisevilin theworld.ThereforeGoddoesnot exist."

Theansweroftheapologististhat Goddoesnotwilltheseevilsfortheir ownsake,butonlyinviewofsome greatergood.True,thatgoodisnot alwaysvisibletoourshort-sighted vision.Butitwouldbefoolishto makeourfinitemindsthemeasureof God'sprovidence.Hiseternitytranscendsandsurroundsalltime;Hesees clearlytheultimategoodthatwillaccruefromallthesephysicalevils.

Eventoourmorenarrowvisionit isnotwhollyhidden.Suffering,patientlyborne,strengthensandennobles;thedisastersthitcomesuddenlyonmenareoftentheoccasion ofheroicdeedsthatarewritteninthe world'sannalsinlettersofgold.

Countlessactsofpuregoodnesshave beeninspiredbythoseveryevils, which,consideredinthemselves,seem incompatible,withtheGoodnessof God.TheSupremeBeingWhorules thisuniverseissopowerfulthatHe candrawgoodevenoutofevil.

ThisistheanswerofSt.Augustine andSt.Thomas:-

AsSt.Augustinesays:"SinceGod iswhollygood,Hewouldnotallow anyeviltoexistinHisworks,unless Hisomnipotenceandgoodnesswere suchastobringgoodevenoutof evil.ThisispartoftheinfinitegoodnessofGod,thatHeshouldallow eviltoexist,andoutofitproduce good."(1pars.Q.2,a.3,adlm.).

SinceGodguidesthedestiniesofthe wholeuniverse,itbelongstoHisProvidencetopermitcertaindefectsin particularegects,thattheperfectgood oftheuniversemaynotbehindered.It allevilwereprevented,muchgood wouldbeabsentfromtheuniverse. (Cf.1,pars.Q.22,a.2,ad2m.).

ItisinthelightofRevelationthat theproblemofsufferingandpainreceivesitsfullsolution.Thedoctrine ofafuturelifegoesalongwaytowardssolvingtheproblemofphysical evil.Evenreasonitselfcanprove theexistenceofalifebeyondthe grave.Thereisalsoanotherfactor whichcannotbeoverlooked.Theexistenceofsinthrowsnewlightonthe mysteryofsuffering.Thisbringsus tothequestionofmoralevil.

Physicalevilisasnothingcompared tomoralevil(sin).Yet,farfromprovingthenon-existenceofaSupremeBeing,itsupposesHisexistence.What issinbutanoffenceagainstGod?Yet Godallowsthisoffence.Thsmysteryofsinliesinthis-thatGodpew witsitinspiteofthefactthat,it:s absoluteevil.

E.Garde,0.P.)

Hecannotwillsineitherasanend orasameanstoanend.Hepermits sin;butHeknowsthatsinwillbethe occasionofgood,which.willamply compensatefor,nay,even-exceedthe evilwhichsin.necessarilyentails.

ThefallofAdamwasadreadful calamity.Yetthegoodofwhichthat. fallwastheconditionmorethanoutweighsitsmalice.AndsotheChurch sings:"0happyfault!"Allthe-good thatflowsfromtheIncarnationand Redemptionmorethanbalancesthe evilthatcomesfromthesinofAdam. So,too,wititheaccumulatedsinsof theworld.TheywillendinthetriumphofGod'sjusticeandgoodness.

Therealsourceofevilmustbe soughtinmanhimself.Itwasbyan abuseofman'sfree-willthatsinenteredintotheworld,andwithsinsorrowanddeath.

God,increatingtheworld,intended ittobefreefromsufferingandmerely permittedphysicaleviltosupervenee asapunshmentforsin.ItischaracteristicofHisinfinitegoodnessthat Heturnsintothegoodeventhose evilswhichmanhasbroughtonhimselfthroughhisownfault.

Humanreasoncanneverfullyexplainthemysteryofevil.AconclusiveproofcanbegiventhataGodof infinitepowerandgoodnessexists:On theotherhand,weknowbyexperiencethatGod'screationismarkedby theravagesofsufferingandsin.Unaidedreasonshedsonlyahalflight onthistremendousmystery.

St.Paulspoke,notonlyasabeliever,butasaphilosopher,whenheexclaimed:"0thedepthoftherichesof thewisdomandoftheknowledgeof God!HowincomprehensibleareHis judgments,andhowunsearchableHis says!Forwhohathknownthemind oftheLord?OrwhohathbeenHis counsellor?"(Rom.XI.,33-34).

FriendofDeafandDumb

HISMEMORYREVIVED.

FatherThomasSilvestri,whodied 130yearsago,iswelldeservingofthe remembrancefromthedeafmutesof Italy,whichtheypaidtohismemory attheirlastcongress,writestheDublin"Standard's"Romecorrespondent.

Hisboneshavebeendiscoveredin anoldchurchwhichhadbeengiven overtosecularuse.Bytheirown subscriptionsthedeafmutesrestored thetemple,andbetweenthesacred wallstheyhaveerectedamonument totheirgreatbenefactor.

FatherSilvestriwasborninIrvingnanoin1744,andcametoRomein 1782,havingfor15yearsworthily exercisedhisholyministryinhisnativeplace,wherehebecameacquaintedwithDonPascal,whohadrecently returnedfromParis,wherehehadattendedtheeducationalexperiments oftheAbbedel'Efee,thecelebrated teacherofdeafmutes.

DonPascalwasinspiredwiththe deepestsympathyforhisunhappy brethren,andheformedaresolution offoundingasimilarcollegeinRome.

ItseemedtohimthatFatherSilvestri wasthemostsuitablepersontoundertakethework.

Accordingly,hesenthimtoParisto learnthemethodoftheAbbe,whose schoolwasopentoallsufferersandto anyonewhoaspiredtobecomehis helper.

SatherSilvestrileftforParisin 1783.Sixmonthssufficedforhimto becomeexpertinthesystem,which hadnowbecomeknownantitalkedof atViennaandZurich.

HereturnedtoRomeonOctober13 ofthesameyear.DonPascaloffered himasiteinhishouse,andinJune, 1784,eightdeafmuteswerereceived, sothattheymightobtainfromthe ne.vteacherlightandinstruction.

PiusVI.gavehimencouragement.

FatherSlvestriwasthefirstinItal), tospreadthenewmethodofteaching. Theworkdevelopednotwithoutdifficulty,becausesomeregardedtheeducationofdeafmutesascontrarytothe designsofGod.Inspiteofopposition, priestsfromNaplesandMaltawere sentbyFerdinandIV.andtheMalteseGovernment,andjoinedforces withFatherSilvestri,whowasmad. achaplainbytheKnightsofMalta.

In1785lecomposedaworkonthe

methodoftheteaching.Itwould havemaderapidprogressifithad beenpublished,butowingtothe author'sinnatemodestyandhisearly death,theoriginalstudywasalmost entirelylost. Hislastillnesswasprotracted,and in1789heheturnedtohisownpeople inIrevignano,wherehediedin obscurity.

Hismemorywouldhaveremained obscurediffortunateresearchhadnot broughttolightsomewritingswhich causedFatherSilvestritoberegarded asthegloriousprecursorofthemodernsystemofeducationofdeafmutes.

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Results of

Examinations:

Thefollowingaretheresultsofthe variousexaminationsheldduringthe year:-

UniversityofWesternAustralia

LeavingCertificate,1927.-Catherine Stevens:English,Mathematics(2), andHistory(Distinction).

Music.-Practical

UniversityofWesternAustralia: EileenKenneallywontheExhibition forGradeV.Violin,securing95 marks.

TrinityCollegeofLndon:Eileen Daissecuredhighestmarksinthe JuniorDivision,andwasawardeda goldmedalbytheCollege.

LondonCollegeofMusic:Hazel Youngsecuredsecondplaceinthe StatefortheAssociateDiploma,and wasawardedamedalbytheCollege.

RoyalAcademy&AssociatedBoard ofMusic:Aspecialcertificatewas awardedtoEnzieHarrisforbeingsue. cessfulintheentirecourse.

UniversityofWesternAustralia

Pianoforte.-GradeI.:HazelYoung. GradeIII.:EnzieHarris(Honours), IreneCottrell(Credit).GradeIV.: KathleenKenneally(Credit),Josie O'Dea.

Violin.-GradeIII.:ClareCallanan (Credit).GradeV.:EileenKenneally(Honours).

RoyalAcademyofMusic.

Pianoforte:AdvancedGrade:Enzie Harris.PrimaryDivision:Dorothy Lee,GayHayden,MadgeDodd.

Violin.-HigherDivision:Eileen Kenneally.PrimaryDivision:PhyllisMcManus.

TrinityCollegeofLondon.

Pianoforte.-Associate:FrancisGray. HigherLocal:KathleenO'Sullivan. SeniorDivision:RenieCottrell.IntermediateDivision:EileenKenneally(Honours).JuniorDivision:Eileen Dais,PhyllisMcManus,ElsieSmith, MaryLounig,NancyHealy,Eileen Kelly(Honours).FirstSteps:Peggy Davis,KittyCondren(Credit).

Theory:UniversityofWestern Australia.

GradeIV.:HaxelYoung(Credit).

GradeV.:JosieO'Dea(Credit),Elsie

CatholicRallyinVienna

BattletoSaveaCity Statisticspublishedrecentlybythe authoritiesinViennaconstitutea G.H.Q.report"fromthefront"onthe campaignagainsttheCatholicFaith.

In1925,9,267men,in192612,242, andin192728,252mendeclaredthemselvesashavingnofaith.Theattend. anceatschoolsinwhichnoreligious instructionisgivenhasincreasedwithinthelastyearfrom4,162to6,148, andcivilmarriageshaveshownan increaseof361,whilethenumberof cremationshasgrownby40percent.

Ifweconsideralongwiththese figurestheincreaseofsuicidesandof criminaloffencestriedinthecourts, wehaveafinecommentaryuponthe_ sadfruitsoftheattacksuponreligion forwhichViennahasearnedanunenviablenotoriety.

Thewaruponreligiousbeliefisidentifiedwiththepoliticalactionofthe SocialDemocrats,whoopposethe ChristianSocialPartyandreserve theirbitterestattacksforMgr.Seipel, theCatholicChancellor.

TheSocialDemocratsexploitthe grievancesfromwhichAustriasuffers, andattributethemtothefactthatthe strongestpoliticalpersonalityinthe

FromModernism.

RepublicisaprelateoftheCatholic Church.Theyrulethemunicipality, andconsequentlyhaveconsiderable powerofpatronage.Theycontrolthe municipalcivilservices,thetransport services,thegasandelectricworks, andtheyincreasetheirfollowingby seeingthatallpositionsarereserved foradherentsoftheirpolicy.

TocounteractthesedangerousinfluencestheCardinalArchbishop,Mgr, FrederickPiffe,orderedmissionsto beheldsimultaneouslyinthemonthof NovemberinallthechurchesofVienna.ThePapalappealforCatholic actionwasenforced;Catholicteaching onpresent-dayproblemswasbrought forciblytothemindsofthethousands whoflockedtothechurches.

Smith,AliceO'Toole,PhyllisMcManus,KathleenKenneally,Eileen Kelly,EileenDais.

AssociatedBoard.

QualifyingCertificateMusicalOrnamentsandHarmony:HazelYoung. TrinityCollegeofLondon. RudimentsandtheArtofTeaching: FrancesGray.IntermediateDivision:KathleenO'Sullivan(Honours). AdvancedJunior:JosieO'DeaMom ours),EileenKelly,EvaLawrence, AliceO'Toole.JuniorDivision:Elsie Smith,KathleenKenneally(Honours), PhyllisMcManus.PreparatoryDivision:PeggyDavis,MaryLeunig, MadgeDodd,MaryHill,EileenKenneally,GabrielleHaydon,DorothyLee.

AllianceFrancais°.

GradeII.:CatherineStevens.Grade III.:AliceRyan.GradeIV.:Lorna McManus,NanceNoonan.

Elocution.-LondonCollege.

AdvancedIntermediate:LornaMcManus(Honours),MollyCosgriff(Honours).Intermediate:MargaretLennon,PattyWallace.Elementary: JessieMcDonald,MaryMalone,Joyce Roberts,PhyllisMcManus,ElsieSmith (Honours),NancyHealy,EileenKelly, EileenDais(FirstClassCertificates).

Primary:DorothyLee,WinnieChandler(FirstClassCertificates),Gabrielle Haydon(Pass).

Eisteddfod:UndersixteencompetitionwonbyLornaMcManus.

COMMERCIAL.

ExaminationswereheldinconnectionwithStott'sBusinessCollegein JulyandNovember.

July: Bookkeeping-GradeIII.:Margaret Lennon.GradeIV.:RenieCottrell. AliceRyan.

Shorthand.-Intermediate:Margaret Lennon.Elementary:RenieCottrell. Typewriting.-GradeIV.:Margaret Lennon,_BarbaraCallanan,AliceRyan. November: Bookkeeping-GradeIII.:Renie Cottrell.GradeIV.:Fs'erna,Bahen, JoyceRoberts. Typewriting-GradeIII.:Margaret Lennon,BarbaraCallanan.Grade IV.:RenieCottrell.

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Pupil:"Yes,ma'am."

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ARussianConfessorfortheFaith

NotenoughhasbeenheardofMgr. Sloskan'simprisonmentfortheCatholicFaithinRussiabypeopleoutside thatunfortunate"Red"-riddencountry.ThisyoungConfessorisoflowlybirth.Hewasordainedin1917. Lateron,duringoneofMgr.D'Herbigny'svisitstoRussia,FatherSloskanwasconsecratedBishop.HeresidedatMohilevandthenceadministeredanenormousdiocese.InSeptember,1927,hewasonaConfirmation journeywhentwostrangers,passing themselvesoffasCatholics,cravedand obtainedanight'shospitality.Next daytheydisappeared;butnotwithout depositinginMgr.Sloskan'slodging someforgeddocumentsincriminating himasaconspiratoragainstthe Soviets.AfileofRedsoldierypromptlyarrivedandmarchedtheyoung Bishopaway.Notuntilhehadlain inprisonsixmonthswasheallowed towriteevenoneletter.Whenpermissionwasgiven,Mgr.Sloskan,woo isonlythirty-fiveyearsold,availed himselfofitwithtrulyapostolicdignity.IntheNovembernumberof theVienna"EucharissticherVolkerbund"atranslationoftheBishop'sletterappears.Thewriteraffirmsthat hishalf-yearinprisonhasbrounght himmoregracesthandidtheprecedingfifteenyearsofhislife,despitethe lackofHolyMass.Hesolemnlyexhortshisflocktoprayforhimandto dosowithoutangerandbjtterness againsthispersecutors.Forno crimeatall,andafteronlyamock trial,Mgr.Sloskanisenduringthree years'imp-konment,inloathsomecon. ditons,ontheislandofSlovetzki,in theWhitr,Sea.

TheRomanQuestion

ITALYANDTHE

(ByAlverne,intheBrisbane"Age.")

Does"Fascism"meanItaly?Itsambitionleansthatway.Itistending tonormaliseitselfandbecomeconstitutional,asisprovedbytheincorporationofthemilitiaintotheregular army,andoftheGeneralCouncilinto themachineryoftheState.Itisabout toproceedtoakindofelection,asifit desiredtogainthepublicendorsement ofthecountry.But,asamatterof fact,itremainsthedictatorshipofone party,andaslongasitisnotfully andadequatelythevoiceofItaly,the HolySeecannotdefinitelysettlean historicalquestionwithit.

Yetitisanindisputablefactthat theeventsoftheselastyearshave, insomemeasure,maturedtheRoman Question,anditmaybeofadvantage tolookintothismatter.Thoughthe StateSecretariatofHisHolinesshad clearlystated,immediatelyafterthe electionofPiusXI.,thatthenewPontiffdidnotintendtoforegothelegitimateclaimsoftheHolySee,itiscertainthattheinitiativeofthePope,in appearingforthefirsttimesince1870 intheexteriorloggiaofSaintPeter'sin Rome,fortheBenediction"Urbiet Orbi,"whiletheItaliantroopswere presentingarms,couldnotbeinterpretedotherwisethanasasignofa newera.Almostatthesametime, thererosetopowera"homonovus," whostatedthathewas"inagreat measurefreefromtheprejudicesof formerregimes."Quoting,inopen Parliament,thewordsofMommsen:

"OnecannotstayinRomewithouta universalmind,"Mussoliniadded: "Andasforme,Idoaffirmthatthe onlyuniversalidea,whichexiststodayinRome,isthatwhichtheVaticanirradiates."Theanti-clericalism, theofficialanti-Papism-underwhich asettlementbetweenItalyandthe HolySeecouldneverbeaccomplished -seemedtohavebeenquiteforgotten. And,infact,thesecretandhenceforth barelynoticeablecelebrationsofthe anniversaryofthe20th.September provethat,atleastinthisrespect,the dictatorhaskepthispromise.

HOLYBEE.

therecomesintoquestionnotonly suchanorganisationastheGrand Council,supposingittobethesupreme organoftheFascistpartyandincorporatedintheConstitution,butthe wholeofItaly,inthepersonsofits legitimaterepresentatives,theheadof theState,theSenate,theParliament, andtheGovernment.Astothemannerofthesolution,onemighthesitate betweenaninternationalandabilateralsettlement.Butintheformer case,theintrusionofforeignpowers might,soitseems,hamperthesovereignfreedomoftheChurch,andit wouldcertainlyhurttheself-respectof theItalians.TheHolySeewould ratherseeabilateralsettlementbetweentheChurchandItaly.There wouldthenbeaperfectunderstanding ofviewpoints. Butwouldthepoliticalandjuridical independenceoftheHolySeenecessarilybeboundupwithconditionsofa territorialcharacter?Italyisevidentlyloathtoadmitthis.Againstthis, itseemsthattheHolySeeismaking a"conditiosinequanon,"asbeing theseatofavisibleandperpetualsovereignty.Only,nobodywouldwish toreturntothetemporalpowerofbefore1870.Thereis,intheappreciationofthisterritorialoccupancy,a questionofdegreeofwhichtheHoly Seeisthesolejudge.Theremight wellbefounda"viamedia"between theformerconceptionoftheStatesof theChurchandthetooprecariousownershipoftheApostolicpalacesonly. Moreover,didnotthe"Osservatore Romano"itselfagreethat,oncethe principleoftheclaimsoftheHolySee aredefinitelyadmitted-i.e.,thenecessityforthegovernmentoftheChurch tohavefullliberty,andadmittedsovereigntyinthefulfilmentofitsuniversalmission--.thequestionofmeans, despitealldifficulties,wouldbesolved intheend?

Doesthismeanthattheproblemwas tobesolvedasifbymagic?That wouldbesadlytounder-estimateits complexandinextricableterms.No doubttheHolySeecouldnothelp takingnoticeoftheseexpressionsof goodwilleventhoughtheintentions werenotalwaysasonemightwish, andthoughtheyemanatedonlyfrom adictatorialparty,andnotfromItaly asawhole.Andbesides,thereligious policyofthenewGovernment,withits lightanditsshade,didnotallowofits beinggraftedupontheRomanQuestiontomodifyitsaspect.

However,isspiteofanincontestably newatmosphere,"theeternalquestion" remained,inthemain,unaltered.And theHolySeehadtoaffirmthisthe moreso,becausethisapparenttoningdownmighthavemisledtheCatholic worldandcausedittobelieveina tacitacceptance,inacurtailmentof theindependenceoftheChurch,ina wrongagreementbetweenthecivicand religiousDowers.Hence,PiusXI. nevermissedanopportunityoffirmly insistinguponhisrightsandprerogatives,consideringthesupra-national characteroftheHolySee,thePope,as VisibleHeadoftheChurchandUniversalFatherofthefaithful,mustnot be.norevenseemtobe,subservient toanynation.Nowthesovereignty oftheHolySeeremainsatthemercy ofalawofguarantees,whichwould makethePopeavassaloftheItalian Government.Thatiswhy,afterhayingblessed,fromtheheightofSaint Peter's,thecityandtheworld,Pius XI.re-enteredhismysticprisonof theVatican,nottoleaveitagain,as asolemnprotestagainstthestateof thingstowhichtheGaribaldianusurperhasreducedthePapacy.

Afterall,timeisdoingitswork. andthetermsoftheproblemhave notfailedtobecomemoreclearlydefined,inthecourseofmorerecent events. Afewfundamentalpoints havebeengained,asfaraswecan gaugefromthe"OsservatoreRomano' andfromtheGovernmentalpress.

CrowntoMaryQueenofScots.They showedtheirloyaltyagainatthetime oftheArmada,whenitmighthave beenexpectedthataSpanishtriumph wouldmeanarestorationofCatholicism.

"Withregardtothemoreparticular issueofmartyrdom,itisremarkable howfewofthenamesofthosewho diedhavebeensingledoutforsubmissiontoRome,andhowcloselytheevidencehasbeensiftedtoshowwhether therewasapoliticalmotivefortheir sacrifice.For,asMr.HilliardAtteridgepointsoutinhisrecentlypublishedandvaluablediscussionofthequestion,therewerenowState-madelaws of'treason'inmattersofconscience. Theselawshadtobedisregarded.But thatonedistinctiondidnotallowa Catholictodisregardtheordinarylaws ofallegiancetoarulingauthority.

"'Ihavenotrefused,norshallIever refuse,'saidtheVen.JohnRoberts, O.S.B.,athistrial,'totakeanyoath ofallegianceofferedme,whichshallin truthbeonlysuch,butthisoathcontainsothermatterbesidesallegiance. Ihavebeforeofferedtoprovethisto you,andtopointoutwhatpartconcernsmattersofFaith.Iftheseparts beexpunged,Iwaswillingthen,as Iamnow,tosweartotherest,which onlyconcernsallegiancetomy90`, ereign.' TheQueenaRebel?

"Nevertheless,itwasnoeasymatter fortheordinarylaymantoseewherein allegiancelay.RevoltagainstElizabethwasanattackupontheestablishedorder.ButwasnotElizabethin Catholiceyesarebelagainsttheestablishedorder?Andthenthepositionwascomplicatedfurtherbytie BullofExcommunicationandDepositionof1570whichwasalsoissuedwithoutperceptionofthefactthatanold orderhadpassedaway,thatPopes couldnolongerdealwithKingsas thoughChristendomwerestillanundividedcommunity.

Yet,thesefavourableindications mustnotcreateanyillusion.Neither onesidenortheotherexpectsarapid solutionofaproblem,theelementsof whicharemanifold,andtheunknown factorsinnumerable.Thereisman's part.andGod'spart.andtheevents arebeyondus.Butallthesame,we canalreadynoticesomerealprogress. TheRomanQuestion,atanyrate,has madeagoodstepforward.

Mussolinicertainlybearsinmindthe wordsofCrispi:"ThegreatestItalian statesmanwillbehewhowillsolvethe RomanQuestion."

AndPiusXI.isoftoobrightanintellecttoletslipbythehourofrecoilciliation,shoulditbestruckbythe clockofProvidence."Itwillbe,"he hassaidinhisencyclical,"UbiArcanoDei,""oneofthemostsolemn andthemcstpregnanthoursforthe restorationofChrist'sKingdom,as wellasforthepacificationofItalyand theworld."-Alverne.

WeretheEnglishMartyrs Traitors?

ACOMPLICATEDREFORMATION PROBLEM.

Mr.A.HilliardAtteridgehaswrittenabookentitled"TheElizabethan Persecution:Diditsvictimssufferfor theoldFaithofEnglandorforTreason?"Inareviewofit,GregoryMcDonaldwritesinthe"Universe":

"Thede'clarationofsanctityisthe rightoftheChurchalone.Thereis notribunalbutonethatcansaywhich oftheCatholicswhosufferedunder ElizabethandhersuccessorsdistinguishedclearlybetweenGodandCaesar. "ButthoughweleavetoPeterthe decisonastoindividuals,wemustexpecttofindraisednextyear,withthe canonisationofsomeEnglishMartyrs, anoldquestioncomplicatedthroughoutbytheastutenessofTudorpoliticians,bythemisguidedzealofcertainCatholics,andbytheinherited corruptionsofhistorians.

"OnewouldwishthatMr.Atteridge haddealtmorecloselywiththeBullof Excommunicationinhisinteresting booklet,becauseitalloWedapresumptionoftreasonagainsteveryCatholic, andyetitwasinfactthegreattest bywhichCatholicallegiancewastried anddespitewhichitstoodfirm.

"AsElizabethwasipsofactoexcom

municated,aproclamationofthefact, coupledwithademandforherdepositionfromthethroneofaCatholic country,wasalwayspossible,butusuallyinopportune.ThePiusIV. couldrealise,butnotthemoreidealisticPiusV.,and,signingtheBullu hedidatatimewhenhethoughtthat theRisingintheNorthwasasuccess, heonlyfrightenedElizabeth,caused herMinisterstostraitentheirmeasures againstCatholics,andputtheRecusantsthemselvesinamostdifficult position.

"Butboundupwiththetermsofth3 Bull,intheusualway,wastheneces. sityforitsexecution,andasitwas neverexecuteditcouldneverbesaid tobind.Itwasnever,infact,formallypublishedinEngland,andthat itwasalatentmeasurewasshown byitsrenewalinthereignofSixtus V.IntheeyesofnearlyallEnglish Catholicsitwasanon-effectivedocument,andAllen,alludingtothefact thatitcouldnotbeexecuted,saidthat "theChurchcensures,sofarasthey concernonlytemporalmatters,bythe meaningofhimthatgavethesentence donotbind.'

TheCatholicAttitude.

"Catholicswereallowedtoignore theBulluntil1580,whenGregoryXIII laiddown,'TheBullalwaysbindsElizabethandtheheretics,but,while thingsremainastheyare,innoway bindstheCatholics,exceptwhenpublicexecutionofthesaidBullshallbecomepossible.'

"AtthesametimetheJesuitGeneralinstructedhismissionaries:'They mustnot'mixthemselvesupinaffairs ofState,norwritetoRomeaboutpoliticalmatters,norspeak,norallow otherstospeakintheirpresence againsttheQueen.'

"HistoryshowsthatCatholicsdid,m fact,remainloyal,butitisuseful+0 recalltheformoftheirproblemandof itssolution.ThedictumofFronde thatatthetimeoftheArmadanotrue CatholiccouldbeonthesideofElizabethwasechoedfromthepolemicsof thesixteenthcentury.anditisreechoedbyhistoriansto-day.

"Itisfalie.Butitwillbeheard againinthecomingyear:sothatitis almostadutyforeveryCatholicto readMr.Atteridge'sclearanduncontroversialstatementofthecase."

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Firstofall,inspiteofcertainsectariannegotiations,thereexists,and morethanever,aRomanQuestion.On thepartoftheChurch,theSovereign Pontiffisitsabsolutearbiteranditis notimpossiblethathewilltreatitin Council.OnthepartoftheState,

"WastheCatholicbodyunderElizabethdisaffectedorloyal?Werethe victimsoftheElizebethanpersecutions martyrsortraitors?

"Speakinginageneralwaythereis onlyonefairjudgmenttopass,that theCatholicsofEnglandwereloyalto Elizabeth.Theyshowedthisatthe timeoftheRisingintheNorthwhen thereligiousissuewascutacrossby theschemetogivethereversionofthe

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TheSacristanofNotreDameat Puteaux,France,has902God-children.Twenty-fiveyearsintheserviceoftheparish,M.Roncardalways waswillingtoundertakeanadditional spiritualpaternity.Hewasrecently awardedthecrossProPontificeforhis conscientiousservices.

CommentingonthereliefworkconductedbyBishopEdwinV.Byrne,of Ponce,PortoRica,assistedbyacommitteeofprominentmenandwomen, inalleviatingdistressamongvictimsof thehurricane,thePortoRicannewspaper"ElDia"says:"Wehaveonly praiseforBishopByrne.Hisacts showhimtobeendowedwiththehighestandpurestsentimentsofChristianityandhumanity."TheBishopand hisassistantsdailydistributedmoney andsupplies.

TheCentrePartyandtheCatholic People'sUnionarebothverymuch alivetothemenaceofatheismwhich threatenstodestroyChristianityin Germany.Protestantdenominations throughoutthecountryalreadyhave felttheeffectsofatheisticpropaganda and,insomecommunities,largebodies oflabourershaveleftthechurches. Lastyear,inaddressingtheCatholic assemblyatDortmund,Prof.Dr.Kaas, CanonofTrier,deputyintheReichstag,said:"Letusnotbedeceivedregardingtheever-increasingabandonmentofChrist.Religiousstatistics forthelastfewyearsaresoundingin ourearslikeatempest.Ittellsa storythatshouldmakethegreatest optimistblush."

InarecentdiscussioninIrelandof theGcveinment'sBilltoamendthe Constitutionbyreducingthetermof officeofFreeStateSenatorsfrom twelvetonineyears,Mr.deValara saidthatnineyearsisstilltoolong, andthatsixyears,whichistheterm intheUnitedStates,shouldbeadopted.Hementionedthelengthofthe termofofficeforSenatorsinmany constitutions,andsaidthatinonly one,NewZealand,whereitisseven years,didthetermexceedsixyears. InAustraliaandtheNetherland,the termissixyears,andinBelgiumonly four. a

TheBishopwasbornatBasen,inthe Minskdistrict,onOctober26,1876;he wasordainedinRomeonOct.27,1907, andwaselectedfirstBishopofRigaon September27,1918.HewastheSpecialEnvoyoftheHolySeeintheBalticcountriesin192421,andonJanuary2,1926,wasappointedfirstBishop ofDanzig.Heisentrustedbythe HolySeewiththespecialcareofeta. grantRussianchildreninDanzigand intheadjacentGermanprovinces.He hasonseveraloccasionsbeentherecipientofspecialgiftsfromPope PiusXI. * e a a

AservicewasheldatNotreDame forthe3,101priests,1,535Congregationalists,and337membersofreligiousorderswhofellduringtheGreat War.HisEminenceCardinalDuboispresided.

TheTurkisheducationauthorities haveforbiddentheconductorsof ChristianschoolsintheRepublic'to presenttheirpupilswithmedalsbearingimagesoftheSaintsorreligious inscriptionsasprizes.Henceforth,as aconsequenceofthisanti-Christian edictonlysportsmedalscanbepresentedtothestudents.

Ajaccio,theprincipaltownofCorsica,hasrecentlyinstalleditsfirstelectricpowerplant,butbeforeitwasput intouse,thewholecommunityparticipatedinaservicewhereMgr.Rodie,BishopofAjaccio,blessedthe newplant.BishopRodiewaskeenly interestedinthenewplantas,priorto enteringtheseminary,hehadstudied engineeringattheEcolePolytechnique. *

VeryRev.BrotherAdrien,F.S.C., hasbeenelectedSuperior-Generalof theDeLaSalleOrder,bytheGeneral ChapterrecentlyassembledatLembecq-lez-Hal,Belgium.ThenewSuperiorhashadaverydistinguished career.Hewasformanyyearsprofessorinthefamousboardingschool ofPassy,conductedbytheBrothers.

TheGovernmentinPekin,itisannounced,hasissuedanorderagainst thepracticeof"smallfeet."Itwas, however,aFrenchCatholicmissioner whostartedthefirstagitationagainst thisbarbarouspracticeofstoppingthe growthofthefeetofyoungChinese girls.Since1850Mgr.Mouly,who waslatelyVicar-ApostolicofPekin, publishedaninstructiontoChristians against"smallfeet."Hewasalso theprecursorofto-day'scampaignby thenewNationalistGovernment againstthecustom.

Animportantconferencetookplace recentlyintheresidenceoftheGreek Catholic(Uniat)ArchbishopandMetropolitan,CountSzeptecky,atLwow (Lemberg),whichwasattendedby alltheUkrainian(Ruthenianor Uniat),PolishandArmenianCatholic ArchbishopsandBishops,toconsider thequestionofthechangeofthe faithfulfromoneCatholicRiteto another.Difficultieshadarisenowingtotheexcessivezealofsomeof thePolishclergywhoseNationalistenthusiasmbetrayedthemintotheexerciseofunduepressure-whichwas supportedbythecivilauthoritiesuponmembersoftheGreekUniat communitytoenterthechurchesof theLatinRite.Thequestionwasa delicateone,butasatisfactorysolution wasarrivedatunanimously.Infuture,itwasagreed,permissiontopass fromaUniatRuletotheLatinRite willbeamatterfortheHolySeeto decide.

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ThePope(saysthe"Standard")has appointedMgr.O'Rourke,Bishopof Danzig,tobeApostolicVisitorofthe Germanparishesinterritoryunder Polishrule.Theappointmentisthe resultofcomplaintsmadebyGerman Catholicswhoareconcernedforthe preservationoftheirnationalculture. Mgr.O'Rourke(CountEdwardAlexanderWladislas)comesofanoble Irishfamily,whichbecameestablishedinLithuaniainthe18th.century.

inhisstudywriting.Thebody.redininginachairwithapeninthe handrestingonthedesk,wasfound byoneofhisassistantpriests.He wasoneofafamilyofthirteen,three ofwhombecamepriests.Heofficiated attheweddingofVirginiaFairand WilliamK.Vanderbiltandrecentlyat theweddingoftheirdaughter.-R.I.P.

a Abrotherandtwosisters,allseptuagenarians,havediedwithinfive daysofeachotheratSwanlinbar,Co. Cavan,underexceptionalcircumstances.MissMaryNolan,agedseventy, wastakenillanddiedwithintwo hours.Asherfuneralwasleaving thevillagetwodayslaterforKinawleyburialground,herbrother,John, agedseventy-two,died.Aweeklater, asJohnNolan'sfuneralwasleaving thevillage,asecondsister,Bridget, agedseventy-four,died.AnotherbrotherandsisterareinAmerica.R.I.P.

ThenewMayorofBolton,England, AldermanFrankCheadle,whoisa Methodistlaypreacher,paidaState visitonarecentSundayeveningto St.Patrick'sCatholicChurch,Bolton. HewasaccompaniedbytheMayoress andthemembersoftheCouncil.When askedhisreasonforgoingtoaCatholisChurch,hesaid:"ThisStatevisit toaCatholicchurchistofulfilanobligation,longoverdue,ofrecognising andacknowledgingthegoodworkfor thetowndonebyCatholics.Ihave workedbothontheCouncilandin othersphereswithCatholiccolleagues, andhavealwaysbeenimpressedby theirloyaltyandsincerityinwhatevertheyhaveundertaken.Therefore,itwasmywishthatIandthe Mayoressandmyfellow-membersof theCouncilshouldpubliclyshowour acknowledgmentoftheworkofthe CatholicsofBoltonbyvisitingaCatholicchurch." a -

ofCardinalPifflandotherChurchdignitaries,andtheCatholicsresolvedto defendtheirrights.Followingthose meetings,theFreethinkers'noticewas withdrawn.Tominimisetheirdefeattheyreservedtherighttoretie theirapplication"atsuchtimeas shouldappearsuitabletothem."For hundredsofyearsaCorpusChristi processionhasbeenheldalongaparticularroutefromtheCathedral.It wasalongthisrouteandatthetraditionaltimeoftheprocessionthat theFreethinkershadplannedtheir demonstration.

WhenKingAlfonsoreachedValencia,priortoboardingthe"PrincipeAlfonso,"toreviewthefleetandAoceedtoMajorca,lastNovember,he broketheofficialprogrammetopaya privatevisittotheshrineofOur LadyoftheHelpless,patronessofthe city.HisMajestywasunaccompaniedbytheRoyalEscort,havingonlya fewcivicguardstokeepoffthepress ofpeople.Thepeopleacclaimedthe Kingwithtremendousenthusiasm whentheyrecognisedhim.HisMajestykneltinprayerforsometime attheshrine.

Afterbeingclosedfornearly100 years,thechapeloftheChateaude Venswasblessedandre-openedby theBishopofAnnecy,Mgr.duBoisde laVillerabel.HisLordshipwasaccompaniedbyMgr.Gunnel,Bishopof Maurienne.Thechapelwasbought sometimeagobyaFrenchgentleman residentinEngland,whorepairedthe chapel.Thevillagers,whoaremostly engagedinagriculture,decoratedthe roads,park,andchapel.Theywere delightedwhentheyheardthatMass wastobesaidthereagainregularlyat frequentintervals.

LaterhefilledthepositionofProvincialwithdistinction,andattheGeneralChapterof1913waselectedtothe positionofAssistant-General.He is62yearsofage.Itisnoteworthy thatheisabrotherofthelateSuper. ior-General,VeryRev.BrotherCharles,F.S.C.,whodiedlastMay.As Assistant-General,BrotherAdrienrepresentedtheprovincesofParis,Mexico,andPanama.Inhisnewoffice hewilldirectthe59provincesofthe Orderspreadthroughouttheworld. Heisassistedinthegovernmentofthe Societybytwelveassistants. a

The"Excelsior,"aMexicanLiberal paper,hasattemptedtoadoptanattitudeofindependencetowardsthe autocraticrulersofitscountry,says anexchange.Inpursuanceofthis policy,itventuredsofarastoindulge insomemildcriticismoftheGovernment'sactions.Itsdaringhasbrought downuponitthedispleasureofSenor PortesGil,thePresident-Elect. Throughfearofthepossiblereaction hedidnottrytosuppressthe"Excelsior,"butinsteadheproclaimeda boycottofit,andforbadeallhissubjectseithertopurchasethepaperor advertiseinit.Onedayrecentlythe officeswereoccupiedforsomehours bythepolice,whowouldnotallow copiesofthepapertobedistributed forsale. e

FatherJosephDegen,rector'ofSt. Saviour's,Coalville,announcedtothe membersofhisInstitute,duringNovemberlast,thathehadreceiveda letterfromoneofthelargestshoe firmsinLeicesterofferingemployment toabouttwentyunemployedboysand girls.Morethanthirtyofthemembershandedintheirnamesandaddresses,andFatherDegensaidthata representativeofthefirmwouldcall tomakeaselection.Thehead-master ofawell-knownboys'schoolinLeicesterhasalsowrittenofferingthe postofcaretakertoanyunemployed manandhiswifeintheCoalivilledistrictwhomFatherDegenwouldrecommend. a a

FatherJosephF.Murphy,rectorof theChurchoftheResurrection,New York,fortwentyyears,diashesat

TheViennaCommitteeoftheAustrianLeagueofFreethinkersnotified thepoliceofthatcitythattheywould organisealargeprocessioninVienna ontheFeastofCorpusChristi,and twentyceremoniesbeforevariouschurchesonPalmSunday.Catholicprotestmeetingswereheldunderthelead

Lackoffundshavingforcedthe authoritiesatPeking,China,toclose theGovernmentinstitutionsofhigher education,theCatholicUniversityrun byBenedictinesisatpresenttheonly schoolofitskindinthenortherncapital.TheUniversitybeganitsthird yearinSeptemberlast,withanenrolmentof175Chinesestudents,of whomaboutahalfarestillpagans.Fides.

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TrinityCollegeofMusic.

Thefollowingaretheresultsofthe TrinityCollegeofMusic,London,examinationsheldinJune,1928:Theory.

HigherRudiments:N.Smedley,J. Stewart,B.Molloy.

Senior-Honours:M.Hogan.Pass: M.Gardiner,J.Langoulant.

Intermediate-Honours:K.Flynn, C.Condon,M."Augustine,R.Andinach.Pass:N.Wilkie.

AdvancedJunior-Honours:J.Sykes

Junior-Honours:N,Harris,M. Arabin,0.Bale,E.O'Neill,E.Stockden,A.Quinn,I.James.Pass:D. Charles,S.Anderson,A.Field.

Preparatory-Honours:C.Boucke, N.Lanyon,M.Smilers,P.Thomas,L. Stacey,D.Daly,R.Mahoney,D.Augustine,W.Cocks,F.Cocks,T.Chapman,S.Crock.

Pianoforte.

Associate:M.Gardiner,I.Watsc.i, B.Molloy,M.Gordon.

HigherLocal-Honours:0.Anderson,J.Langalount.Pass:A.Brown, M.Oliver.

Senior-Pass:S.Lilly,M.Slater,M. Hogan,L.Baker.

Intermediate--Honours:R.Slater, LGrieve,J.Sullivan.Pass:J. O'Neill,R.Berry,N.O'Sullivan. Junior-Honours:N.Wilkie,E. O'Connor.Pass:C.Condon,K. Flynn,S.Anderson,C.Duggan,J. Meller,S.O'Connor,J.Sykes,K.Fitz-

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Thetraditional"processionof.the sungRosary"washeldinMadridrecently,inhonourofthefeastofthe PatronessofMadrid,laVirgendela Almudena.Some2,000peoplereceivedHolyCommunionattheearlyMass, saidbytheVicar-Generalinthetitularchurch-theCriptadelaAlmudena -andtheMunicipalitywasrepresentedattheSolemnMassthatfollowed. Theprocessionleftthechurchinthe afternoon,andtheRosarywassung throughthestreetsasfarastheCuestadelaVega,whereahaltwasmade tosingthe"Salve"beforetheimage o,thecity'sPatroness.Theceremonygoesbacktotheyear1083,when itwasfoundedbyKingAlfonsoVI., ofCastille,atthereconquestofMadridandToledofrom-theMoors,in fulfilmentofavowhehadmadeto searchfortheimageoftheAlmudena. TheimagehadbeenhiddenbytheCatholicsofMadridduringtheSaracen invasionof714.Traditionsaysthat inthefirstRosarysunginthestreets thattheimagemightbefound,there werebesidestheKingofCastille,the KingofAragonandNavarra,Don Sancho,andtheCidhimself.When

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patrick,E.Garland,S.Crock,R.Andinach,M.Arabin.

JuniorViolin-Honours:M.Ryan.

Preparatory-Honours:N.Lanyon, D.Charles,D.Augustine.Pass:I. James,A.Field,N.Harris,F.Musty, J.Cooper,D.Meller

FirstSteps:C.Fourke,P.Smith,R. Mahoney,D.Daley,E.Spark,G.Burrowes,M.Townsend,P.Thomas,E. O'Neill. LondonCollegeofMsusic.

June,1928:

DiplomaAssociate:0.Berry,J. Stewart,H.Beer.

December,1928:

DiplomaAssociate:D.Steer,D. O'Hara.

UniversityofWesternAustralia.

Theory.

GradeIII.-Credit:P.Longbottom, B.Jackson.GradeII.-Credit:V. Day.GradeV.-Credit:M.Richard. son.

Pianoforte.

GradeI.:M.Gardiner.GradeII.Honours:V.Day.GradeIII.-Pass: P.Longbottom.GradeIV.-Credit: E.Gimblett,B.Jackson.Pass:M. Sykes.GradeV.-Pass:G.Simons.

GradeVI.-Credit:D,Augustine,E. Stockden,M.Richardson.

NationalBusinessCollege,Sydney.

JuniorTypewriting:P.Sugrue,K. Farmer,J.Cooper,H.Jukes,M.Nelson,0.Anderson,V.Flynn,R.Marett, M.Slater,M.Roseberg.

Elementary.Typewriting:L.Wil-

theprocessioncametotheCuestade laVega,agashappearedinthewall andtheimagewasfound.To-day twovotivelampsarealwaysburning beforetheimageontheCuestadela Vegawall,whichbelongstotheroyal patrimony.ToperpetuatetheprocessionofthesungRosary,theBrotherhoodoftheAlmudenawasfounded,andto-dayitcounts150B'rothers.

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ROYALARCADE,BARRACK-STRUT.

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hams,0.Maunsell,0.Berry,LWatson.

JuniorShorthand:P.Sugrue,K. Farmer,J.Cooper,M.Slater,0.Anderson,V.Flynn,R.Marett,H.Jukes,M. Nelson,M.Roseberg.

ElementaryShorthand:L.Williams, OBerry,0.Maunsell,I.Watson.

IntermediateBookkeeping:J.Cooper,0.Anderson,0.Maunsell,L.Williams,0.Berry.

ElementaryBookkeeping:V.Flynn, R.Marett,M.Slater,K.Farmer. AllianceFrancaise.

DivisionII.:V.Day,S.Sugrue.DivisionIII.:I.Watson.DivisionIV.: W.Sack,CPilling(Distinction),M. Ryan,R.Berry,0.Anderson(Pass).

JeanFletcher:WinnerofGoldMedal presentedbyMr.R.dePedroforCalisthenics,Clubs,Rods,etc. JuniorUniversity,1927.

SylviaSugrue:English,French, Geography,Mathematics.

IreneSutherland:English,French, Geography,History,Music.

FrancesPearce:English,French Music,Mathematics.

MollieHogan:English,Bookkeeping,DictationandHandwriting.

PhyllisSugrue:English,Bookkeeping,DictationandHandwriting.

AllianceFrancaise,1927.

DivisionIII.:VeraDay,SylviaSugrue(Distinction).DivisionIV.: HazelJukes,HeatherCoalstad,Mary Sykes,FrancesPearce,IsabelWatson IreneSutherland.

DOROTHYO'HARA,

DiplomaAssociate,LondonCollege ofMusic.

NationalBusinessCollege,Sydney. December,1927.

SpeedTypewriting-50wordsper minute:M.Hogan,D.Cox,M.Gray.'

40wordsperminute:J.Barron.

SpeedShorthand-100wordsper minute:M.Hogan,D.Cox,M.Gray. 80wordsperminute:J.Ti'arron.

ElementaryShorthand:P.O'Brien, MVincent,M.Foley.

ElementaryTypewriting:P.O'Brien, M.Vincent,M.Foley.

JuniorShorthand:0.MaunsellL Williams,0.Berry.

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For"AdheringtotheBishopofRome"

MOREABOUTTHEENGLISHMARTYRS.

FourofthevictimsofHenryVIII. appearinginthelistsoftheEnglish MartyrsforAugustwereneverputon trial-threewereexecutedatTyburn, onediedinprison."A.H.A."tellsus inhisinterestingarticleinthe"CatholicTimes."

TheFranciscantraditiongivesus asthedateofthedeathofVen. ThomasBelchiam,O.F.M.August3rd, 1537.HewasapriestoftheFranciscanhouseatGreenwich,acommunitythatincurredHenry'shatred throughthefriendshipofCatherineof AragonfortheGreenwichfriars,and theiroppositiontothedivorceandthe RoyalSupremacy.

b'elchiamwasimprisonedwithseveralofhisbrethren,andsuccumbed tothehardshipsofhisimprisonment. Hewasayoungpriest,probablyabout twenty-eightyearsofage.

BlessedWilliamHornewasaCarthusianlaybrother,oftheLondon Charterhouse.Hewasoneofthe heroicbandwhostoodbytheirPrior, BlessedJohnHoughton,inopposing theKing'sclaim.Hewasoneofthe tenFranciscanswho,inMay,1537, werechainedtothepillarsofaNewgatedungeon,andlefttostarve.

Hesawmostofhiscompanionsdie onebyone.InBedyll'sinfamousreporttoCromwellonJune14th,hewas notedasoneofthethreestillsurviving,buthewas"sick,"and,asBedyll blasphemuslyphrasedit,"almostdespatchedbythehandofGod,"the truthbeingthathewasneardeathby starvationaccordingtoCromwell'sorders.Thepersecutor,however,relented,andthethreeweregivenfoodand bettertreatment.Hornewaskept inprisontillonAugust4th,1540,he wassenttodeathatTyburngallows. Withhimwereexecutedapriestand alayman,Ven.EdmundBrindholm andClementPhilpot.Brinholmhad beenforsomeyearsparishpriestof theChurchofNotreDameatCalais, stilltheparishchurchoftheoldtown.

WhenhewasmartyredatKnavesmiregallows,York.hewasinhis eighty-thirdyear,andhadbeenapriest foroverfiftyyears.Weweresorry tohearlatelythattheoldYorkshire farmhousewherehehadamissionstationformanyyears,withahidden "Massroom"initsgarret,hasbeen demolishedthissummer,onaccount ofitsruinouscondition.

OnAugustSth,1570,therewasa famousexecutioninSt.Paul'sChurchyardoppositetheBishopofLondon's House.ThevictimwasBlessedJohn Felton,awealthygentleman,whohad publishedthePope'sBullofExcommunicationagainsttheQueen,bynailingacopyofittotheBishop'sdoor.

Helivedinafinemansionbuilt amongtheruinsofBermondseyAbbey,andhispropertyforfeitedtothe Crownwasvaluedat£33,000,equivalenttosomethinglikeaquarterofa millioninthevaluesofto-day.

Atthescaffoldhedeclaredhehad noperosnalill:willtotheQueen,and takingasplendidrubyringfromhis fingerhebadethesheriffgiveittoher Majestyasapartinggift.Helefta son,Ven.ThomasFelton,whowas martyredatIsleworthintheArmada year,onAugust28th,1588.

August8th.isalsotheanniversary ofa"seminarypriest"ofRheims, Ven.JohnFinglow,executedatYork forhispriesthoodafterfiveyearsof missionaryworkinhisnativeYorkshire. Therewerethreemartyrdomsat DurhamonAugust9th,1600. The martyrswereapriest,Ven.Thomas Palasor(orPalliser),andtwolaymen, arrestedforharbouringandabetting him.PalasorwasbornatEllerton, intheNorthRidingofYorkshire,and wenttoRheimsin1592.

ScoutmastersarerequestedtoascertainhowmanyScoutsreadtheScout Noteseachweek,andadvisetheAssociationCouncil.S.M.'sandparish committeesareearnestlyrequestedto clearuptheliabilitiesonaccountof Scoutactivities.TheAssociationhas adebtof£45,whichwemustclear soon.Doyourbestnow,bywhatever meansyoudecide. S.M.'sshouldusethiscolumnmore extensivelyfortroopnotes.Youdo notpublishyourmeetingplacesand dates,norscoutingactivities.How manyofourScoutsgoinforliterature,andwhatdotheyread?Imean, ofcourse,whatBesidesthe"Boys' Weekly,"andsuchlike.Itiswell forayoungreadertodistinguishbetweenfictionandfactinhisreading. IhopethatnotoneofourScouts neglectstoincludeinhisreadingthe "Record,"andanyotherCatholic paperthatisavailable,becausethey containmatterfromallpartsofthe world,thusbroadeningthemind,and weseewhatthose-ofourFaiththink anddoinothercountries.TheC.T.S. publicationscanbegotatanyofthe churchdoorsfornexttonothing,and theyaregreatlittlepamphlets,writteninsuchplainlanguagebytheCatholicworld'sgreatestwriters.

byRev.Lambert.Itisexplanatory, andagreathelpinansweringinquiries.Scoutsmustunderstandthat everynon-Catholicisnotananti-Catholic.Themajorityarehonestin theirbeliefs.Theyhavenotthegift ofFaiththathasbeengivenyou,and shouldyoubeasked,youshouldbe abletoexplaininyoursimpleway, butnonethelesscorrectly,whatthe Churchdoesteachonanyparticular phaseofreligion.Donotbe"huffy" orannoyedifanyoneasksyouaquestion.Youhavenoreasontobe. Justexplainordirecttheinquirerto wherehecangettheexplanation. Surelythatissimple,anditismore manlyandpoliteandthatisallthat isaskedofyou.ThemajorityofnonCatholicsrespectyouifyouabideby theteachingoftheChurch.Theycannotfailto.WithScoutsthisisparticularlyso.Inlikemanner,respect theirviews,althoughyoucannotagree withthemwithoutlosingwhatismore preciouseventhanlife,andthatis,the salvationofyoursoul.That'swhat we'reherefor-justtosaveoursouls. Itdoesnotstopusfromplaying,from work,sport,makingourwaytoagood job-juststicktoyourFaithandfollowtheScoutlaw-talkclean,live clean.

Thereisanothergreatbook,and youwillfinditmostinteresting.It iscalled"TheChrist,theSonofGod" (byFouard).Itisnot"dry-as-dust." IfyoustartitIknowyouwillfinishit.

ItisafineGothicbuildingofthe 12th.and14th.centuries,thatour touristsandpilgrimsmightwellvisit toprayforEngland'sconversionbeforethehighaltarwherethemartyr saidMass.Philpotwasagentleman attachedtothehouseholdofLordde Lisle,thegovernorofthefortress.

ThepriestandlaymanwerearrestedatCalaisandbroughtto-London. Theyweresentencedwithouttrialto deathbyanActofAttainder,which accusedthemof"havingadheredto theKing'senemytheBishopofRome, andassistedReginaldPole(theCardinal),anabominabletraitor,compassingthesurpriseofthetownof Calais."Thereisnoevidencethat therewasanysuchplottingonthe partofeitherpriestorlayman.Their crimewas"adheringtotheBishopof Rome."

OnAugust7th,1540,threepriests weremartyredatLancaster-allthree Lancashiremen-Ven.JohnEsinber, ThomasWhitaker,andJohnWoodcock,O.F.I.Thetwoformerwere ordainedatValladolid.

BamberwasanativeofPoulton-inthe-Fylde;Whitakerwasthesonofa Burnleyschoolmaster,'Twicebefore hisfinalarrest_Bamberhadbeenimprisonedandbanished,buttwicehe camebacktolabourinLancashire.

Whitakerhadbeen,severalyears onthemissioninthenorthofthe countyandinthedistrictround Stonyhurst.Woodcockhadstudied atSt.OmerandRomeandentered theFranciscannovitiateatDouaiin 1631.Hehadbeenfourteenyearsa Franciscan,whenatlasthisdesireto facethelaboursandperilsoftheEnglishmissionwasgranted.

Hewasordainedin1596,andcame backtoworkonthemissionofthe NorthofEngland.Fouryearslater hewasarrestedatthemanorhouseof Ravensworth,thehomeofVen.John Norton,probablyoneofthesonsof thefamousRichardNorton,whohad carriedthebanneroftheFiveWounds inthePilgrimageofGraceandthe RisingoftheNorth.

JohnNortonwasalsoarrested,with hiswife,andtwofriends,whohad cometohearMass.Oneofthese wastheVen.JohnTalbot,ofThornton-le-Street,inYorkshire.Theother hadbetterbeleftnameless,forwhen thefiveprisonerswereputontheir trialandcondemnedtodeath,hesavedhislifebyconformingtothenew religion,astheothersmighthavedone. rs'utbyGod'sgracetheywereready todiewiththepriest.

Mrs.Nortonwasreprieved.NortonandTalbotwerehangedas"felons,"whilethepriestsufferedthehorrorsofanexecutionfor"hightreason."

Itissadtoreadofthosewho castawaytheprofferedcrownofmartyrdom,buttherecordofthesefailuresisastandingproofthatthevictimsoftheElizabethanpersecution weretruemartyrs,dyingfortheir Faith.andnotforanyreal."treason" or"felony."

Againandagain,sttereadoftheir si refungpardon,lifeandfreedom,not onlyinprison,butevenatthevery footofthegallows.Thepromptliberationofthosewhosefaithandcour; agefailedatthelastisplainevidence thatthosewhoperseveredtotheend diedfortheirunfailingfidelitytothe CatholicFaith.

Haveyoueverlookedthroughthe littlebookcalled"ShortAnswersto CommonObjectionsAgainstReligion,"

Whenwehaveclubroomssomeday, perhapsnotinmytime,wemaylook forwardtoaCatholiclibrary:Itmay falltoyoutobringthisgreatidealto fruition,thentheyoungScoutswho followyouwillhaveScoutandother booksgalore. Itishopedtherewillbeabigrally ofourSooutsatClaremontShow Groundson12th.inst.,totakepart inthefinalstageoftheCoroboreeand wishgoodlucktothevisitors.-"C."

HehadhardlyreachedLancashire whenhewasarrested.ThethreemartyrswerecondemnedfortheirpriesthoodinthePuritanoutbreakofpersecution,whentheRoyalistcausewas lostandthebitterlyanti-CatholicPresbyterianandIndependentpartiesruledEngland.

August7th.isalsotheanniversary ofamartyrofYorkin1679,Ven.NicholasPostgate.HewasaYorkshire man,bornatKirkdaleHouse,Egton, about1597. Hewasordainedal DouaiatEaster,1628,andtwoyears laterreturnedtohisnativecounty, whereheworkedonthemissionuntil hisarrestnearWhitby,duringthe "PopishPlot"fury.

Saturday,January12,1929.

OpenLettertoAlSmith'

MAN'STRIBUTETOAMAN.

Underthecaptionof"TheBrown Derby,"thefollowingopenletterto GovernorSmithappearedin"America."ItstirsCatholicfeelingandis afinetributetoamanwhorefusesto compromisehisbeliefstoplacatepublicfeelingortopurchasevotes.Itis fromthepenofthebrilliantyoung Jesuit,LeonardFeeney.

DEARAL:

Youarestill,officially,theGovernor oftheStateofNewYork,andI shouldnotaddressyouwithsomuch informality.Ihaveadreadofbeing indecorous,andIgenerallyspeakof youas"GovernorSmith"evento membersofmyownfamily.ButIam sureyouwillallowmetheprivilege ofcallingyou"DearAl"eventhough yourterminthemansionatAlbany hasnotyetexpired,whenItellyou thatIcomefromMassachusetts.

Itgoeswithoutsaying,Al,thatwe Catholicswereatremendousliability toyouinyourrecentcampaign.Politically,ithurtyoutobeoneofus.It ruinedyou.Ifyoucouldonlyhave disownedussomehow,ifyouhadonly soft-pedaledthefactthatyougoto MassonSundays,ifyouhadonly snubbedafewCatholicPrieitsinpublic,orifyouhadcomeoutwithsome diatribeagainstnunsandReligious Orders,orsomethingofthatsort, niceandcompromising,youcouldhave hadtheWhiteHouse,garageandall, fortheasking.

YouStoodByUs.

Wearesorrythatyouhavebeen sohumiliatedonouraccount.Weare whollytoblame,Al,andweknowit. But,ifyouremember,wetoldyouit wouldbethatway.Wetoldyouwhat itwouldcosttobeaCatholic:theinsults,theingratitude,andthemisunderstandings.Wedidn'tstandbyYOU inthecampaign.Therewasn'ta wordinyourfavourutteredinourpulpits.YOUstoodbyUS.Youwould notdesertordisownusnomatter howmuchitcostyou.Youlearned longagoinSundayschoolthemeaningofalittleemblemwealwayscarry closetoourhearts.Itisacrucifix, andonitistransfixedanotherHappy Warriorwhowaswelcomedbythe crowdsinGalileeandJudeainHis day.HehadHisPalmSundaytoo. Butwhentheyballotedtoseewhether Heshouldliveordie,allthevotes wereagainstHim. Wearenotbitter,Al,overyourde. feat.Ifwewereabitterlot,you wouldhaveleftuslongago,foryou areyourselfincapableofanybitterness."It'sallright,"yousaid,"don't mindme,"whentheytoldyouthat thegamewasupandthesolidSouth hadbeenbroken.

Derby.Thatisourtriumphandthat isourjoy:TheBrownDerbyisours, andifyouwerenotaCatholicyou wouldneverhavethoughtofitinyour hoursofsuccess.itwassomething morethanapoliticalslogan.Itwas anemblemofahearttouchedbythe lightofFaith,ofonewho,inthesight oftheGodabovehim,refusedtotake himselftooseriously.Becauseyou areaCatholic,Al,youcanfathomthe Divinehumouroftheuniverse,and man'srightfulandpunyplacetherein.

BecauseyouareaCatholicyoucan seetheultimatepurposeofthings,the trivialitiesoftime;andyouwereable torealisethatlifeatitswildestand mostexcitingmomentisnothingmore thanabaubleandatoyinrelationto theeternaldestinyforwhichweare intended.Andwhentheymadeall butagodofyou(andnomaninthe memoryofmanwaseverheraldedwith suchenthusiasmandwildacclaimas youwere),youdidnotassumethe seriousnessofaNapoleonandswagger andlorditoverthehumanmasses cheeringatyourfeet;youdidnotput ontheheroicattitudeofaCaesarand cryout,"bringmemycrown!Ifeel immortallongingsinme!"inthesimplicityofyourheartyouwavedthe BrownDerbyinthefaceoftheworld.

ItwasaCatholic'sappraisalofthe greatnessofthislife,andhishumble gesturetoeternity.

WifeNotForgotten.

Thereissomethingelse,Al,forwhich weCatholicsmaytakecredit.You haveprobablyforgottentheincident altogether,butthenewspaperreporter atyourelbowputitdowninblack andwhite.Theysayyoudonot readmanybooksandarenotoverfamiliarwiththeworksofgreatliterature.Nevertheless,Al,youuttered themostpoignantlytragiclineIhave everreadsincethedayIclosedmy HomerandleftoldPriamstandingoverthedeadbodyofIliad.The newspapersaysyouweresittingatthe radioandlisteningtothelastreports oftheballotingonelectionnight.One byone,Overtheair,thereturnskept comingin,anditfinallydawnedon youandallyourfriendsaboutyou thattheRepublicancyclonehadburst andhaddashedallyourhopestothe ground."Iguessit'sallover,Governor,"saidonemournfulvoiceatyour side."Yes,"yousaid,"it'sallover asfaraspoliticsisconcerned.But remember,thisisKatie'sbirthday. Let'sallgoupstairsandcutthecake."

TouchingIncidents, Thereareanumberofincidentsin connectionwithyourdefeatwhichI couldenumerateinordertoconsole you.ifIthoughtyouneededtobe consoled.Maybeyoudidn'thearabout thebandoflittleboysonourstreet whohadsavedalltheirfireworksfrom theFourthofJuly.tocelebrateyour victory;andtheyhadtothrowthem intotheriverbecauseyouweren't electedPresident.Maybeyoudidn't hear,either,aboutthemanwhotends ourrailroadcrossing,whowasfound weepinginhisshackthenightyou wentdowntodefeat.Icouldtellyou alsoabouttheconventofcloistered nunswhomadeanovena-notthat youwouldbeelected(foritdoesn't makemuchdifferencetothemwhois President,aslongasheletsthemsay theirprayers)-butinorderthatyou wouldn'tbeassassinated.Theywere afraidsomeonewouldhurtyou,Al, andeventotheirinnocentandunwordlyheartsyouwereutterlyprecious.Imightmention,too,theold ladywhostayed'upuntilthreeo'clock themorningaftertheelection,saying herrosaryandbeggingtheBlessed MotherofGod"nottoletAlget brokenhearted."ThenightofNovembersixthwasanightofsixteenmilliontragedies,anditmaycheeryou Al,toknowthatwhenyouwentto bedthatnight,youdidnotlieawake alone.

OurTriumph.

Forallthatwehurtyou,Al,forall thatwekeptyououtoftheWhite House-andwedid-therewasone thingwegaveyouwhichwealone couldgive.WegaveyoutheBrown

singtoyourheart'scontent,andnext yearonNovembersixththerewillbe anothercakefor"Katie'sbirthday." Ifsometimesyouevergrowwistful, andtherecrowdbackonyouthememoriesofwhatmighthavebeenifyou hadn'tbeenoneofusrifthereever creepsintoyourheartthefeelingof remorseandregret,putontheBrown Derbywegaveyou,Al,andgoout andlookupatthestars.-Leonard Feeney,S.J.

11.111.111=11111.1110111.111111011111

Al,thatlineisamasterpiece.Itis tremendous,unforgettable,freighted withthepoetryofCatholiclife."This isKatie'sbirthday.Let'sallgoupstairsandcutthecake."Forthat oneline,atsuchamoment,whenNapoleonmighthavegonemad,orCaesartakenhisownlifewithaspear, Shakespearewouldhavetakenyouto hisheartforever.Forthatoneline weCatholicsareproudest,andGod Himselfismostgrateful.Itisyour titletogreatnessforever.

NoMorePrying.

Fromnow,Al,Ihopeyouwillbe leftalone.Youhavegivenyourfellow-countrymenenoughfreehappiness;letthemnowfindouthowto behappyforthemselves.Fromnow onDr.Cannon,Mrs.Willebrandt,the eruditeMr.Marshall,SenatorMoses, theKuKluxKlan,theAnti-Saloon League,theFellowshipForum,Mr. WillRogersandhisVolsteadianhumour(onehalfofonepercent!I,the HonorableHeflinand!veryoneelse whowassoanxioustoprotectAmerica fromyou,willletyouliveyourlife withyourfamilyinpeace,andcontentment.Therewillbenomoreprying intothesecretsofyourhousehold,no morescrutinisingofyourliterary,cultural,racial,social,politicalandreligiousdeficiences.Fromnowonthere willbecalmandcomfortandpeace. Youcansing"TheSidewalksofNew York"atyourownfiresidewithyour ownlittlefamilyabOutyou.Ifyou choosetosmokecigarsandspitina cuspidor,thatIsyourbusiness.You canevenwearsuspendersifyourcomfortsodictates-and"ain't"and "don't"willbeforgivenamongyour friends.NobodywillholdtheFulton FishMarketagainstyou;nobodywill breakintoaguffawatthementionof OliverStreet.Youcandanceand

WEEKLYPRODUCEMARKET REPORT.

TheWestralianFarmersLimited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe9th.January,1929,asfollows:

WheatenChaff:Owingtotheholidaysthechaffmarkethasbeenvery poorlysupplied,andpriceshavefirmedconsiderablysincelastreporting. F.a.q.toprimewheatenhassoldthis weekat£65sperton,andforthe lastcoupleofdaystherehasbeenvery littleoffering,andwethinkf.a.q.to primewouldbeworthupto£6108at thepresentmoment.Inadditionto chaffshortage,thereisatruckshortage,whichislikelytokeepthismarketbareforthenextfewdays.

OatenChaff:Afewtrucksofgood qualityoatenchaffhavebeenoffered whichhavesoldat£512s6dand£5 15sperton,andf.a.q.hassoldat£5 7s6dand£510s.

Oats:Sincelastreportingtheoat markethaseased,f.a.q.beingsoldfrom 2/8to2/10perbushel.Goodfeeds havesolddownto2/6andpoorfeeds downto2/3.Nowthemarketshows aslightlyfirmertendencyforgoodfeed lines,whicharesellingfrom2/7to 2/10.

Wheat:Sincelastreportingthe wheatmarkethaseasedoffconsiderably.Supplieshavebeenplentiful, andf.a.q.isnowsellingfrom4/8to 4/9perbushel,withslightlyunder f.a.q.sellingdownto4/6,andsmuttiesdownto4/-.

Potatoes:Thepotatomarketdroppedafterourlastreport,butinthe meantimehasfirmedagain.Prime newlydugcountrypotatoesarenow worth£9pertoncountry.Thereis ademandfromtheEasternStatesfor immediateshipment,whichislikelyto firmthismarketalittlemoreyet.

FAVOURRECEIVED.

"PoorAnnie,"inthanksgivingfora favourreceivedthroughtheintercessionoftheBlessedVirgin,sends£210e totheLittleSistersofthePoor.

MARY

CROTHERS,NORTHAMPTON, SilverMedalist,ChristianDoctrine, St.DominionCollege,Dongarra, 1927-1928

OurMelbourneLetter

AllMelbourneisnowinthethroes oftheTestfever.Thismaladystartedearlywithahightemperatureof excitement,butthecrisisislikelyto occurto-dayorto-morrow.OnSaturdaylastahugecrowdthrongedthe MelbourneCricketGround.Thosewho knowhowcongestedthatarenacan bewithafootballattendanceofover fiftythousandhave.averyfairidea ofthediscomfortpeoplewereprepared toenduretoseethefirstday'splay. Placesinthepublicstandsweresecuredthreehoursbeforetheumpires walkedonthefieldandbymidday therewasonlystandingroomforthe largenumberswhohadtoworkon Saturdaymorning.Itwasanenthusiasticandpatientcrowd,anddespite thewarmweathercontainedsurprisinglyfewbibulousones.Perhaps thesegentrydonotfavourthemore prosaicatmosphereofcricket.For thefirsthourthevastmajorityoffaces woreaparticularlyglumexpression, whenthefirstthree,Australianwickets hadgoneforlessthanseventyruns. ThenKippax,whosesplendidinnings againstVictoriahadrestoredhisown confidenceandthatofhisbackers,and Ryder,thecaptain,puttheirbacksto thewall,woredownthebowling,and finallymasteredit.Kippaxsecured thecenturytotheaccompanimentof tumultuousapplause,whichwasrepeatedtoanintensifieddegreewhen Ryderreacliedthecovetedmarkabout aquarterofanhourbeforeplayceasedRyder'scriticsaresilenced,and itistobehopedsilencedforthisseason atanyrate.Isupposesomethe Perthwiseacresareconvincedbynow thattheAustraliancaptainhasamply justifiedhimself.Anex-international, neveraworldbeaterasacaptainhimself,hadthebadtastetosendcriticismofRydertoanEnglishpaper. Peopleofhisclassshouldbeputsomewherewheretheiropinionswillnotbe inflictedonothers.

timeitistheauthorisednewsagents association,whichstronglyobjectsto thedepartmentalpolicyoflettingthe lesseesofnewspaperstallsonstations workupabusinessandthenattheexpirationoftheleasesteppingintotake controlandgatherintheprofits.This rathermean-spiritedpolicyhasbeen inoperationforsometimeinoTher departments,tosuchanextentasto justifytheterm"octopus"asapplied toMr.Clappandhisofficers.The newsagentsofFootscrayaredeterminedtoputupafightandforthat purposehavestationedboysatevery entrancetothestationfromadjacent streets.Inadditiontheyhavecircularisedthepeopleofthedistrictin thehopeofsecuringtheirordersso thatwhencitygoersreachthestation theywillnotpatronisethebookstall. Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthe strugglewilleventuate.Inpassing,it maybementionedthatthequalityof someoftheliteratureservedupat railwaybookstallsisnoneofthebest. Ihaveseenadvertisedforsalecertain bookswhichnodecentpersonwould handleorallowanyoneunderhiscontroltoread.

inghimselftotheinfluenceofspiritists hehadtoadmithewasfartherthan everfromabeliefinthesemanifestations.Hehadseennothingthatcould notbeexplainednaturally.

Yetsuchwasthecredulityofeven culturedpeoplethatSarahBernhardt, afterwitnessingHoudini'swonderful tricks,appealedtohim-tohisownunboundedastonishment-totry"ifhe couldnotbringbackherleg,"which towardstheendofherlifehadhad tobeamputated.

Houdiniatfirsthadsupposedherto bejoking,butfindingherserious, tried,withoutsuccess,toconvinceher thathepossessednosupernaturalpowers,andthatwithallhisconjuring "magic"hecouldnotdotheimpossible.

ButinspiteofthefactthatHoudiniandotherwell-knownmagicians, suchastheDanzigs,hadalwaysdeclaredthattheirresultswerebrought aboutbypurelynaturalmethods,there werethosewhopersistedinattributing themtotheinterventionofspirits.

Mr.HewittMackenziehadthusmisrepresentedHoudini,sayingthat"he possessespsychicpowersthoughhe doesnotclaimthem,"anddeclaring thathecouldevende-materialisehis body.

AcademyofMoralSciences;M.Rene Pinon,politicaleditorofthe"Revue desDeuxMondes";M.AbelChevally, MinisterPlenipotentiary;M.Jacques Maritain,thephilosopher;M.Henri Massis,editor-in-chiefofthe"Revue Universelle";MM.FrancoisMauriac andLouisArtus,thenovelists;M. HenriGheon,thepoetanddramatist; MMauriceDenis,theartist;M.Maurice,GeneralSecretaryofthe"Correspondent";andM.RobertGarric,Directorofthe"RevuedesJeunes."

M.JacquesBardoux,whowasatOxfordwithMr.Belloc,inashortspeech, definedtheEnglish'sauthor'stalent inthreewords:Fecundity,continuity, universality.Hepaidawarmtribute toMr.B'elloc'seffortstodispelthe misunderstandingswhichsometimes arosebetweenEnglandandFrance, whichheknewsowell.

Mr.BellocrepliedinperfectFrench, withanirreproachableaccent.Ina humorousspeech,hementionedthadif ferentmotiveswhichhadimpelledlim towritehisnumerousworks,and spokeofhispersonalpreferencefor certainofthem.Headvisedthe youngermembersofhisaudienceto tryandcapturereality,ashehimself wasdoingmoreandmore.

ThelittleGippslandtownshipof Noogeeisbeforethepubliceyethese timeswiththedemandsoftheresidentsofthatlocalityfortheGovernmenttotakeovertheprivaterailway throughtheLochValley.Itspresent stateofdesolationinthatvalleyand thecharredruinsoftheoldtownremindoneofthefearfulconflagration whichsurroundeditonallsidesthree yearsago,andwhichremindedthe ever-diminishingbandsofpioneersof thediredayswhenGippslandblazed fromendtoendandtheterrifiedset, tiersfledbeforethedevouringflames. NowtheGovernmentisinclinedto takeupthisrailway,butthesawmillingcompany,likesomeinyour ownState,arehardtodealwith. ThereseemsverylitledoubtthatVictoriawillhaveitsusualquotaofbush firesthisyear.Thereisanabundant growthoflongdrygrassinmanyareas southoftherangesandthroughthe Midlands.Timewaswhenitwasthe usualthingtolayalltheblameonthe sparksfromrailwayengines,butin thesedaysthatnewpest-themotor camper-isthefruitfulsourceoftrouble.Into-day'spaperalandowner intheUpperMurraystatesthathe putoutovertwentyfiresleftbycarelesscamperswho,whentaxedwith theirnegligence,eitherresortedtodenialorabuse.Thevastmajorityof motortouristsareevidentlyasregardlessofthesafetyofpropertyas theyare.oflife.

MISSJESSIENOONAN, WhosecuredHonoursintheTrinity CollegeElocutionExamination,September,1928Jessieisapupilofthe ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare.

DominicanExposesTricksof SomeMediums

Houdini,onthecontrary,hadstated:"Idothesethingsbypurelyphysicalmeans,perfectlycomprehensible toanyonetowhomImaychooseto revealthem,butIhopetocarrymy secrettothegrave,formypowersare ofnomaterialvalue,andinthehands ofdishonestpeoplemighthedangerous."

FatherKnappshowedveryconvincinglythatthephenomenawhichattractpeopletoseancesaresimplyconjuringtricks.Heillustratedhiscontentionbymanyinstancesknownto him-oneofamanwhoserequestto seehis"dead"wifewasgrantedtohim ataseance.Allthetimeshewas waitingforhiminaneighbouringtheatre.

Howterribleweretheresultsof thesepracticeshadbeenshownbyan eminentspecialistofBirmingham,who attributedmanycasesofinsanitythat hadcomeunderhisnoticetospiritism, andanotherwell-knowndoctorwho hadestimatedthesecasesatamillion.-"Universe."

BellocHonouredinFrance

OnthefollowingmorningthemembersoftheFranco-BritishAssociation werehishostsatabreakfastpresided overbyM.AbelHermant.Several speechesweredeliveredbythechairman,M.AbelChevalley,andMr.Belloc.

FREMANTLE.

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1 JosephEdwards (LateManagingClerktoMessrs.L I LavanandWalsh). a ii LAND,ESTATE,&GENERALil E. COMMISSIONAGENT. I a AGENTFORABSENTEES. MORTGAGESARRANGED. PADBURYBUILDINGS(Wel-; glington-streetend),FORREST ; PLACE,PERTH.

Abrilliantcompanyofwritersand leadingCatholicpersonalitiesrecently (says"Universe")attendedacomplimenriydinnergivenbythe"Revue desJeunes"toMr.HilaireBelloc,the famoushistorian,writer,andlecturer, whoisonavisittoFrancetogivea conferenceattheSorbonne.Mgr. Baudrillart,rectoroftheCatholicInstituteandauxiliaryBishopofParis, presided.HewassupportedbyMgr. Batiffol;FatherGillet,0.P.,Provincial;FatherLouis,0.P.,M.Andre Chevrillon,oftheFrenchAcademy; M.JacquesBardoux,amemberofthe

DangerofInsanitytotheCredulous. Afakeseance,witharealisticlooking"Japanesemedium,"washeldby FatherAlbertKnapp,0.P.,inSt. Dominic'sPrioryHall,London,last month,attheconclusionofalecture hegaveon"Spiritism:ItsFallacies anditsDangers." With"thought-reading"andother tricks,heproducedeffectsquiteas surprisingasthosereportedatalleged spiritdemonstrations.

SincemylastletterVictoria\hashas thefirstseriousrailwayaccidentfor anumberofears.Apassengertrain proceedingintoKooweerupstation cameintoviolentsidelongcollision withthetenderofanenginewhich wasbeingbackedintoadeadend.The sidesoffivebigcarriageswereripped rightoutandyetofthe350passengers onlythreewereseriouslyinjured.The maintroublewasfromtheflying glass,thoughsomeofthepassengers hadmiraculousescapes.Fortunately forthemembersofthetraincrewsthe reportoftheboardofinquiryindicatesthatthepointswereinanunsatisfactorypositionandthatalterationswouldhavetobemadeimmediately.SincetheSunshineand RichmonddisastersofyearsagoVictoriahasbeenremarkablyfreefrom allserioustraintroubles.

Mr.Clapp,ourrailwayrajah,hasa trickoffallingfoulofsomeone.This

FatherKnappsaidthatProf.Robertson,MedicalSuperintendentofthe RoyalEdinburghHospital,hadspoken verystronglyonthedangerofinsanityresultingfromspiritism,whichhe hadfoundresponsibleforverymany cases-mostly,butnotentirely,among neurotics.

Evenscientificmenwereamongits victims.Beingscientificmendidnot preventthemfrombeingdeceived,especiallywhentheinfluenceoverthem wasstrengthenedbysorrow.

Prof.Robertsonhadsaidhedidnot considereitherSirOliverLodgeorSir ArthurConanDoylecompetentjudges inthismatter,becauseoftheirbereavements.

Houdini-whomthelecturerdescribedasthegreatestofconjurers-had declaredthat,thoughbeinganxious andreadytobelieveinspiritism,after attendingmanyseancesandsubmit-

MOTORFORHIRENIGHTORDAY, SAMJONES 15RAGLANROAD,NORTHPERTH. 'Phones,Railway

SomeGreatWritersandCatholicism

Undertheaboveheading,Maisie Wardwritesinthe"IrishRosary"of RobertBrowning:

Oneofthegreatestattemptsto touchinpoetrythefringeofthecentralmysteryofCatholicism,wasmade byanEnglishProtestant,when Browningimaginedhimselfpresentat aMassinSt.Peter's.Heseesthe mightybuilding,withtheverystatues comingtolifeandjoiningthegreat crowdofworshippers: Meninthechancel,bodyandnave, Menonthepillars'architrave.

Allfamishinginexpectation

OfthemainAltar'sconsummation." Hisvividimaginationfeelsthehush, eintensityofthe"rapturousmont"when

"Earth'sbesaendowment, Blendswithheaven's Earthbreaksup,timedropsaway, Inflowsheavenwithitsnewday Ofendlesslife,whenHeWhotrod, VeryManandveryGod, Thisearthinweakness,shameand pain, Dyingthedeathwhosesignsremain Upyonderontheaccursedtree,Shallcomeagain,nomoretobe Ofcaptivitythethrall, ButtheoneGodofAllinall, Xingofkings,Lordoflords, asHisservantJohnreceivedthe words, 'Idiedandliveforevermore!'

Yet,1wasleftoutsidethedoor."

Thereisapiercingsadnessinthis lastline.Foramomentthepoet feelsthetruththatheisleftoutside thedooroftheCatholicChurch,the homeofsuchglory.Why,maywe ask,didhewhocouldwritetheselines neverevencontemplatethepossibility ofbecomingaCatholic?

Therewere,Ithink,twomainreasons,onenegative,theotherpositive. Onthenegativeside,Browningwas broughtup,likeallinhiscentury,in anatmosphereofanti-Catholicprejudice,andmuchinhislife'sexperience servedtostrengthenthatprejudice. Heandhiswifespentmanyyearsin Italy,wheretheyespousedardently thecauseofUnitedItaly..Looking onCavotirandGaribaldiasthecountry'ssaviours,theynaturallythought ofthePopeandhisfollowersas Enemy."

Browning,too,despitehislovefor Italy,wasintenselyEnglishinhisfeelingsandoutlook.AconvertEnglish priest,writingafewyearsback,admittedtonotcaringmuchforItaliandevotions,butaddedthathewasnot obligedtousethem,and"whyshould notIallowtheItalianthesameliberty thatheallowsme."Thiswideand Catholicviewwasnevergraspedby Browning.Tohim,Italiandevotions wouldseemoftheessenceofthe Church;moreover,hedidnoteven faintlyglimpsethefaiththatlaybeneaththem.Hedescribesareligious processioninoneofhispoemswitha sortofrollickingcontempt: Noonstrikes-heresweepstheprocession!ourLady'sbornesmilingand smart, Withapinkgauzegownallspangles, andsevenswordsstuckinher heart.

Look,twoandtwogothepriests,then themonkswithcowlsandsandals, Andthepenitentsdressedinwhite shirts,a-holdingtheyellowcandles. AndtheDuke'sguardbringsupthe rear,forthebetterareventionof scandals.

Bang,whang,whang,goesthedrum, tootle-te-tootlethefife.

Oh.adayinthecitysquare,there's nosuchpleasureinlife."

Again,inlookingathistory,BrowningthinksscandalsandthewholehumansideoftheChurchtobeofheressence.Catholicsfreelyadmitthese scandals,butrealisethatweretheya thousandtimesworse,theDivineside wouldremainGod'struth,andGod's lifewouldstillbegiveninfalliblyto men.ThisBrowningdidnotsee,and thekindofhistorywrittenatthatdate wasfarindeedfromminimisingthe evilsofthehumanelementinthe Church'slife.G.K.Chestertonhas latelygivenusabrilliantpoemin whichtheSpanishCloisterrepliesto Browning,butathisowndatethat voicewasdumb.EnglishCatholics, atanyrate,weredoingbutlittleto dispeltheignoranceoftheircountrymen.AllovertheworldtheChurch wasstillina"stateofseige."On thewhole,itissurprisingthat,in spiteofthis,Browningshouldhave seenandmarvellouslydescribedcharactersproducedofrightbythe Church'slifeandteaching,suchasthe PopeandPompiliain"TheRingand theBook."Heonlyfailedtosee clearlythatthese,andnottheothers, weretheChurch'struefruit.

thronesmayeasilybemadetobehead anoldmanlikeyourself,andtotear intofragmentstheleavesofabook."

Therewas,too,apositivereasonfor Browning'sattitude.Ofallthegreat Victorianshewasprobablythemost militantlyChristian.Certainlyhewas thebesttheologian.UtterlyuntouchedbytheAgnosticatmosphere oftheday,bebelievedfirmlyinthe IncarnationandtheGodheadofChrist (see"ADeathintheDesert,"ofwhich thegloriousepilogueshouldberead byallCatholics),inmiracles("Kars. hish"),inprophecy("Saul"),andiri otherCatholicandChristiantruths. Henotonlybelievedinthesetruths, buthestudiedthem,meditatedon them,madethemhisown.Helived atadatewhenitstillseemedpossible tohaveaconstructiveChristianity apartfromtheChurch.Butto-day itishardlyanexaggerationtosaythat onlyCatholicscanappreciatethereligionofRobertBrowning.Onlyin theChurch,theHomeofallTreth,can hisgreatpoemsonthetruthsofChristianityfindanappropriateplace.

Therewasinparticularonegreat truth,lostutterlyto-dayinourcountry,whichwastheheartofBrowning'sphilosophy-thesacrednessof marriage.Thelove-storyofBrowning andhiswifewaslife-long,andisone ofthemostfamousinliterature.But inhisminditwasnotisolatedfrom therestofhisphilosophy.Initand throughithelookedtopiercedeeper intothemysteriesoffaith.Herealisedthatonenessofspiritwhich, throughthesacrament,comestoall Christians.

Wemaywellendthisslightstudyof thisimmenselygreatmanwiththe hopethatwasalwayshis,andwhichis nowfulfilled.

"Thinkwhenouronesoulunderstands

ThegreatWordwhichmakesall thingsnewWhenearthbreaksupandheaven expands-

Howwillthechangestrikemeand -you, IntheHousenotmadewithhands?

Oh,Imustfeelyourbrainprompt mine, Yourheartanticipatemyheart, Youmustbejustbefore,infine, Seeandmakemeseeforyourpart, NewdepthsoftheDivine."

H.A.C.B.Society

SocialandSportsCommittee. Theopeningmeetingwasheldlast FridayeveningintheHibernianHall, thefollowingbranchesbeingrepresented:Subiaco,Leederville,Highgate, VictOriaPark,CathedralLadies,and Fremantle.Anapologywasreceived fromQueen'sPark.TheS.s.Perthhas beenengagedfortheannualpicnicon February.10,anddodgersandtickets willbeavailablenextweek.Arrange. malementsarewellinhand,andthe committeewouldliketoseeabetter malerepresentationatournextmeetingonJanuary18th.

St.Malachi'sBranch,Highgate. Theusualfortnightlymeetingtook placeintheParishHallonWednesday,January2.Sr.E.Moorereported ontheactivitiesoftheSocialand Sportscommittee,andthatarrangementsarewellinhandforthearoma' picnic.Sr.C.McGillicuddyreported havingattendedthespecialconference onDecember21intheHiberniinHall. Therebeingnootherbusinesscobe done,thepresidentclosedthemeeting withtheusualprayers.

LacordaireontheChurch

ThereisapassageinPereLacordaire'ssermonontheChurchwhich containsasinanutshellherhistory andherprinciple,andwhichissoapplicableto-daythatitisworthyof reproduction.Hesays:

"OneafteranothertheyhaveapproachedtheVatican,andknockedat thegatewithbuskinorboot.WhereatDoctrinehascomeforthunderthe formofafeebleanddecrepitseptuagenarian,andhasasked:

"Whatdoyouwantofme?"

"Change."

"Ichangenot."

"Buteverythingintheworldhas changed.Astronomyhaschanged, philosophyhaschanged;empirehas changed:Whyareyoioalwaysthe same?"

"BecauseIcomefromGod,acidGod changesnot."

"Attemptit!Bloodistheelixir whichgivesmenewyouth."

"Well,then,accepthalfmypurple, joininasacrificetopeace,andletus goshares."

"Keepyourpurple,0Caesar;tomorrowwewillburyyouinit,and willchantoveryouthe'Alleluia'and 'DeProfundis,'whichneverchange."

CatholicTeaRooms

Mon.,Jan.14,Mrs.RyanandMiss Lloyd;Tues.,Jan.15,Mrs.Kingand Mrs.Boater;Wed.,Jan.16,Mrs.Walsh andMrs.Johnston;Thurs.,Jan.17, Mrs.ShannonandMissWaltho;Fri., Jan.18,Mrs.LaneandMissMcKaye; Mon.,Jan.21,Mrs.DalyandMrs. Hamilton;Tues.,Jan.22,Mrs.Cogan andMrs.North;Wed.,Jan.23,Mrs. Maxwell;Thurs.,Jan.24,Mrs.StanburyandMrs.Cripps;Fri.,Jan.25, Mrs.MaxwellandMrs.Costello.

IIGLIELAND. Thefirstopen-airCarnivalofthe CentenaryYearisUglieland,thegates ofwhichopenedduringtheweek.A specialefforthasbeenputforwardto makeUglieland,Me,thebestever held,andattractionsarethrillingand entertaining.Manysideshowshave beenadded,andtherewillbefounda wealthofamusementforalltastes withinthegatesofthisidealamusementparkwhichcatersforitspatrons inthecoolofthesummereveningin theopenair.Aspecialfeaturewill bedancingcompetitions.andanoutstandingactwhichhasbeenspecially engagedisthatof"Dan,"thehuman ostrichandstraight-jacketking.Dan eatsanythingfromnailstobroken glass,andhisstraight-jacketactis thebesteverseenintheState.The Rodeomanagementoffers£100incash prizesforbuck-jumpingandhigh-jumping.TheUglyMen'steamofchampionhighjumperswillalsoappear.Includedintheteamis"Amazonia,"the wonderhigh-jumpingpony,whois hailed,onpastperformances,asthe queenofponyhighjumpers.Sherevelsinherworkandisthedelightof youngandold.Nothinghasbeen sparedtoentertainpatronsofUglielandinthebestpossiblemanner.The carnivalwillrunforsixweeks.

CHINESEMAGIC.

AstoundingStageActattheAmbassadors. Witheachsucceedingweekthestage presentationattheAmbassadors, Perth'sAtmosphericTheatre,seemsto getbetterandbetter,withtheresult thatastandardhithertothoughtimpossibletoachieveisnotonlybeing set,butconsistentlymaintained.Commencingto-day(Saturday)willbeundoubtedlythemostfamousactyet presented,thisbeingSunKwongWah TroupeofChineseIllusionists.Even inChina,therecognisedhomeofillusionandmagic,theOrientalsnever tireofdemonstrationsinfire-eating. plateandbatonspinning,andjuggling. ThisTroupearrivedinAustraliaafew monthsa comingdirectfromChina aftera-..cessfulseasonthroughRussia.Inadditiontothemalememberstheyincludethemarvellouschild performerSue,whosebackbending, platespinningandotherdemonstrationswillnodoubtcausethesameenthusiasmhereasintheEasternStates. Thepresentationwillbeentitled"WondersofChinatown,"andBertHowell's StageBandandtheCorpsde'Ballet willalsoappearinappropriatenumbers.Thepictorialprogrammewill beveryelaborate,theprincipalattractionbeingD.W.Griffith'scompelling story,"TheBattleoftheSexes,"featuringPhyllisHaver,JeanHorsholt, BelleBennett,SallyO'Neillandother wellknownplayers.Theplot,the famousGriffithsclaims,dealswithsituationsthatmighthappentoanyone, andofwhicheveryonehasseeneither acounterpartinhislifeorthatof someonehehasmet.Everyoneof thesesituationsarecrowdedwithex citementandinterest.Rightonup

totheendofthepicturethesuspense ismaintained.Theadditonalpictorial attractionwillbeBebeDanielsin Paramount'sminingcomedydrama, "TheFifty-FiftyGirl."Inaddition toitshumorousqualities,thestory aboundsinexcitingsituationsenacted againstthevividbackgroundofmininglife.LesWaldronwillplayupon theMightyWurlitzerthepopular number,"TheBrokenMelody"(Van Biene),whileduringtheintervalhe willrenderexcerptsfromthefamous opera"Aida"(Verda),andtheoverturetobefeaturedbytheorchestra upontherisingplatformwillbe melodiesfrom"TheGeisha."

GRANDRIVEREXCURSION.

PerSS.ZEPHYR,to POINTWALTER&ROCKYBAY. WEDNESDAYEVENINGNEXT, JANUARY18th,at8p.m. GoodConcertandFirstClass OrchestraonBoard. DancingatPointWalter. ProceedsinaidofSt.Vincentde PaulSociety.

DoNotMissThisEvent.

TicketsOnly1/6;Children,9d. F.SMITH,lion.Secretary.

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FirstAppearanceinWestern ZAustralia,SpeciallyIngairedbyf.. UnionTheatresLtd.,toEntertain AmbassadorsPatrons

ai "SunKwongWall --; Troupe" , tAcrobats,Contortionists,Baton SpinnersandFireEaters.Entertainerssuchasyouhaveneverf seen.Eachandeveryoneag ; CelestialStar. a InassociationwithBERTHOW-= ;ELLandhisSTAGEBAND,and AMBASSADORSCORPSDE BALLET,inaSpectacularStageI a Presentation: a "WONDERSOFCHINATOWN"i 1TheUnitOrchestraontheRising; a Platformwillrenderasan E a 4 s Overture:' - a "MELODIESFROMTHE iGEISHA"(SydneyJones). I LESWALDRONattheConsole ofAustralia'sLargestWURLIT-1 ZERORGANwillplay: "BROKENMELODY" : a BOXPLANONVIEW.(VanBiene).

E ForReservationsRingB8188. :(ThreeLines). i Soon:THOMASMEIGHANin f"THERACKET."Greatereven than"MANSLAUGHTER."I

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THECENTENARYCARNIVALOF THOUSANDWONDERS. Long-famedforOutstandingMerit,UGLIELAND,1929isPositively evenGreater.

DANCINGCOMPETITIONS,VAUDEVILLE,GAMESGALORE. Here'saSpecialtyActworthgoingmilestosee:"DAN,"theHuman Ostrich,swallowsanythingfrombratsnailstobrokenglass.artistbeseen tobebelieved.Anddon'tmiss: £100 GRANDRODEO.

"Butknowthis,thatwearethe masters.Wehaveamillionofmen underarms;wewilldrawthesword andtheswordwhichdemolishes

CASH WUCKJUMPINGHIGHJUMPING. CASH PRIZES. TheState'sBestHorses PRIZES. andRidersinadisplaywhichwillthrill.Comeoneandallto"Amazonia,"thequeenofponyhigh-jumpers.Thisponyhasbeenthedelightofyoungandoldwheneverperforming,sobringthechildrentothe Rodeo. AdmissiontoCarnival.61

TheEditorthe"TheCatholicWorld,"FatherJas.M.Gillis,C.S.P.,writes inacopyrightedarticle:"Theviolenceandfuryofbigotryamongstthe MassofmeniseVidenceoftheirineradicableintetestinreligion.UnfottunMalybigotry'is'theirreligon.Theythinkitholyzeal.Theyaccountit untothemselvesasrighteousness.LetusCatholicsnotfailtoseethatwhen tkteBigotsragesofuriouslytogetheragainsttheChurchasthe'Scarlet Woman;thePopeas'TheManofSin,'andtheentireCatholicreligionasa conspiracyagainstvirtue,theyare(withtheexceptionofasmalldumber oftheirleaderswhoknowbetter)reallyexcitedaboutthepreservationof gospelmorality.Ofcoursetheyaremistaken'intheobjectoftheirattack, jteitpleasnfeariterswhoseekhappinessinsinaremistaken.St.Augustineaddressestheselitter,'Seekwhatyeseek,butitisnotwhereyeseekit!' SoweMaysaytothtMisguidedantagonistsoftheCatholicreligion,'Attack *hatyouattack,butitisnotwhereyouattackit."Thesamevigorand vehemencewhich,whenmisdirected,becomesfanaticism,ifitbecorrectedand guidedaright,becomeszeal.Bigotry,badasitis,isbetterthancoldbloodedindifferentism.ThemadinvectiveofaHeflinoraStraton,ismore tolerablethanthesheeringofaVoltaire.ItisbetterforAmericathather peopleshouldquarreloverreligionthanthattheyshouldignorereligion. Betterafariatiethenanagnostic.Betterabigotthanasceptic.When athan'seyesblazewithanger,andhisfacegrowsentitle,aridhistonguewags wildly,heisatleasthuman.WhenherefusestoWerthtipaboutanything, patriotismorreligion,oranyotherintetest,huttedofdivine,heisscarcely aman,butratherafish,perhapsajelly-fist"

Thoseover-zealouspeoplewhoare"moreCatholicthantheChurch,more PapalthanthePope,"gotawell-meritedreprimandfromanEnglishpriest, FatherJosephCtalg,recently,inaSundayeveningsermonatDarlston,England."PillarsoftheChurch,"theyholdthemselvestobeinthiscountry, andtheycanbefoundinmanyparishes.Their"zeal"andobtrusivemeddlingsareaworrytotheparishpriest."Itisnotsurprising,"hesaid,"that noone,fromthePopedownwards,escapesthecriticismsofcertain'practicalCatholics,'whogototheSacramentsfrequently,andposeasmodelsof loyalty.Itiseasytobearthehatredandcriticismofthosewhoareofthe world.Oneofthesaddestexperiencesistohavetobeartheopposition ofthosewhoareconsideredzealous,Wecallthem'superCatholics.'They thinkthemselvesmoreCatholicthantheChurch,morePapalthanthePope. TheamountofharmdonebythisclassofCatholicisenormous.Manywho wouldbedoingyeomanserviceintheChurchstandidle,becausetheyknow theiractionswillbemisinterpreted;theywillbecalledenemiesinsteadof friends.ThesafestplanistoleavecriticismtotherulersoftheChurch,who havebeenordainedofGodtogovernhet."

SpeakingatasocialgatheringoftheSouthwarkGuildoftheblessedSac. ramentjustbeforeChristmas,atKensington,FatherP.E.Hallett,Rectorof St.John'sSentiriarY,Wonerasli,saidhedidnotsupposetherewasabishopin EnglandWildhadsomanycanonisedsaintsamonghispredecessorsashad theBishopofSouthwark,theRight.Pley.tit.Amigo,whopresidedatthe Meeting.TheoldCatholiccathedralsofCanterbury,RochesterandChichesterstillstoodwithinhisdiocese,thoughnowinhereticalhands,andthey recalledthenamesofAugustine,Lawrence,Mellitus,Theodore,it1phege,DunMan.Anselm,ThomasandEdmundofCanterbury,JustusandPaulinusof Rochester,andRichardofChichester.England,FatherHallettsaid,hadno canonisedsaintssincethe"Reformation,"butBishopAmigowasundertaking thecauseofglassedJohnFisherandBlessedThomasMore,martyrsforthe Faithduringthe"ReignofTerror."Therewere,inhisjudgment,noneof themsaintsmoreworthyoftheAltarthanthesetwonobleEnglishiteri,and hebeggedalltoprayfortheircanonisation.

itYofChrist,itwasnottoldinthepress.TheBolivianstoryhasbeenenIdegedatidaddedto,andtheHiddenJesuitTreasureoftheJesuitsinBolivia intrigueseditorsandfindsmanyreaders.Thisisanageofintellectualpr, giess-isit?

PerthBemoansDivorce -

WiththepublicationoftheDivofeestatistiegofthisStaterecently,a markedincreaseleasriotedintheoutputoftheSfAte'smatrimonialcrushing timeline.Itistheoreticallyagreeduponthatmarriageisthecardinalhinge ofthe.familyandsociety,andyetwehaveallowedlegislationtobeenacted whichlaughsattheMinecharacterofmarriage,andwhichensuresthat Whig,willnotremainstable.Soprevalenthasdivorcebecome,andso estyitsobtaining,that,nowadays,itisa"cleverchildwhoknowshisown father." ." 4

Certainministersofreligion-Rev.G.'Moth(Presbyterian)andRev.N. Richards(Congregationalist),towit-wetsaskedfortheiropinionastothe spreadofdivorce,andhritnediatelythesegentlemenrushedintoprintwith condemnatoryeffusionsagainstdivorce.Whileweallcondemndivorce,an investigationintotherelativemeritsofourcondemnationwouldbeinteresting.We,Catholics,havenevertolerateddivorceinanycircumstance,on accountofitsun-Christiancharacter.Weforbiddivorce,becauseitisasin. TheCatholicChurchhasalwaysbeenlookeduponasold-fashioned,out-afdate,outoftouch,etc.,onthisquestionofdivorce;butnevertheless,inthis, asinallthingselse,wehavekeptfasttotheteachingoftheBible.Itmay yeteventuatethatourattiudeondivorcemaybecomepopularasbeingthe rightthing.Manandnationsbecomesurfeitedwith.wrong-doingintime. ButthereisnoneedtoelaboratetheCatholicantipathytotheDivorceCourt.

d Whatstimulatesamusement,though,istheeleventh-hourmoaningofPr testantministersonthe"scandal"ofdivorceinourmidst.Itisonethi tocondemn;itisquiteanothertoconsistentlyactuponone'sprotestati WhenaProtestantministerofreligionassumestheroleofa"moralforce')in ourmidstonthequestionofdivorce,hefindsthegroundgonefromwilderneathhisfeet,forhefindsthatthereligionhehasbeenpractisingand preachingis,aridhasbeen,thenursingmotherofdivorce.TheProtestant religionhasadmitteddivorce,hasalloweddivorcedpeopletore-marry.The ProtestantChurchsubmitstothelocaldivorcelegislation,asbeingfitand properlawsforaChristiancommunitytoobserve.TheheadoftheProtestantreligionoriginatedtheProtestantreligiononaccountofalittlesquabbleabouthisowndivorce.DivorceandProtestantismarecorelativeterms, atleastoneistheexcusefortheother.Protestantministerswouldbewell advisedtoavoidpharasaicalroles.Thecommunitymaylistentothemwhen theystumbleuponamatterinwhichtheycanhaveapositiveandfeasible opinion.

WhenSocialismisKing-Pin

Ittakes a longwhiletokillaslander-alongwhilesincethelibertyof thepresshasheedestablished,andthepublicappetitehasacravingforsensationalthings.Awhileago'acertain"professor"returnedtoEnglandfrom aprospectingtoterinBoliviaandmade-anappealforfundstoequipanexpeditiontosearchforsupposedhiddenJesuitgoldinthatcountry.The professor's"yarn,"toldtoacertainEnglishnewspaperwithanitchforseneationalism,wasembellishedwithaconsiderableamountofexcitingromance. Itinttigtiedthenewspapersomuchthatdroppingdownthebarriersofits reserveitgolltipedtheprofessor'sbait,joinedintherustleforBritishcointo financeahexpeditiontosearchforthehiddenJesuittreasure,andincidentally fattenacrimeupontheJesuitSociety.ThisinterestedLondonnewspaper alsosentuheofits"cubs"toreportprogressacidfindnewsforp consumption.Notreasurehassofarturnedup.Nothingofanyc_or...quence hasbeenrevealed.Thefinanceshavepeteredout,the'Picnic"1.asended, andthepaper'syoungthanandthe"professor"havereturnedtoEngland, bringingtheirbugwiththem,andarehopefulofraisinganother£30,000to furtherexploittheBolivianmysteryzone.Buttheinterestinthisextraordinaryexpeditionwillnotbeallowedtowiltsomesecretagencyhasapparentlydetermined,and"JesuitTreasure"isstillameanheadlineinacertainsectionofthepress.Thebesttributetotheworthand'importanceof theJesuitsisthenumberofslandershatchedbytheirenemies.IftheJesuits were"duds"theywouldhavenoslanderstocontest-butdotheycontest them-Thislatestoneisthedizzylimitinromancing-that£30,000could beraisedinEnglanduponitispositiveevidencethatthereismoneytoburn inthatcountrywhichcouldbebetteremployedinfindingworkfortheworklessonesthatto-dayaresubsistingonGovernmentdolt,andeatingthe breadofcharity.Howlongisthis"JesuitTreasure"canardbilledtorun,we wouldliketoknow?Justsolongastherearefoolstobelieveit'andnewspapersstupidandmaliciousenoughtoprintit.

JesuitGold!InthewildernessofAlaskasomefewyearsagoamissionary t'udgingthroughthesnowafterhisdogteamsoughthisshack.Hewasa Jesuitpriestandwaslabouringinhardshipandagainsttremendousobstacles tobring°religiontotheEsquimaux.-Hisbread-was-wonfromtoilandseveritiesthatwouldcrushthespiritofanyonenotenthusedandenlivenedbytoe exaltationofagreatpurpose.Helivedalifeasarduousandatfullof hazardsandlonelinessasatrapper's.Hesaveofhisscantyfaretothe wretchedOnesinThations,andwasfriend,physician,andServanttothem. WithstaffandscripoftheApostlesofold,heleftthecrowdedwart'of civilisation-kindred,society,comfort-thecompanionshipofbrethernand books,forwhat?Wasitthelureofgold,theenticementoftreasures,the dreamofEsquimauxwealth,orexperienceinthewildsoftheairfullonelinessofanorthernwinter?No,hewereafoolifhehadhopedformateiial wealthorthegratificationofahumanambitioninaregionwhereeveryprospectwasdepressingandhumanmiserygroanedinitssilences.Justbecause ofthatandbecausehewasaJesuitandasoldierofChrist,hewasthereto winaduls,tociviliseandinstruct.HewaskilledbythepeopleheNerved andbefriended,androbbedofhisfewpossessions.Herestsalongreston hisbattlefield-histnurdereesmadehimagraVe.ThatisthestoryofaJesuit. Therearemaaysuch,butteCktiisethen.isherilieut-ireritaild.a.1ot.ofthehusnan-

MonarchialEngland,becauseoftheliberalityofherlaws,hasbecomea sanctuaryforadventurers,politicalandreligious,andrivalsinherprotectionofthesementallystorm-drivenreformers-Itwouldbemorereasonatileto callthemdeforniers-thegenerosityofhermuchvauntedrival,thegreat UnitedStates.Thereeveryismcanfindacrecheforitscreations,whether tolerable,bad,orindifferent,normalorsub-normal.Foralonglongwhile shehasallowedtheherdingwithinhergatesofthestorm-petrelsoftheworld. solongastheydidnotopenlyviolatehertrust.To-daytherearesigns thatatleastsomeoftheseforeignelementshavebymischievousandcunning activitiesinjected,whilstkeepingupapretenceofloyalty,amischievous philosophyofrevolutionintothesociallifeofherpeople.Itistruetosay thatheroldConservatismiscrumblingundertheinfluenceofalienmethods. Inourtimeithasbeenthe.idealsoftheLiberals-buttheLiberalshave smashedLitieralismasapoliticalforce.Nowitisanother,averypotentfactor,thatisdoggedlyreachingoutforsupremacy,andwhichduringthisyear willthro*tloschthegauntlettotheConservatives.Thisnewforceisthe growthofaforeignculture-itisSocialism.InitsessenceSocialismis naturtilism.Itcannotobtrudeitselfinthisextremeguisesolongasitremainsdisciplinedbythelaws,butgiveitpowerandgiveitinfluence,and. Pteeto,downgoesthatsocialandindustrialfabricwhichistheboastofEnglishmento-day.

Goodnessknowsthereisnothingmuchtoexcitetheemotionsoftheaveraremoralistintheconditionofsocietyinaclose-upreview,andany furtherloosingoftheleashthatholdsitspassionsinrestraintwouldbea returntoprimitivelife.Thoughourstatesmenmaydenyitwithscorching eloquence,andeventhepunditsrepudiatethecharge,theoldmoralsanctionsatebeingbrazenlyflouted.Newones,byusage,arebeingframed,and bytheagenciesoftheDivorceCourt,politicalphilosophies,andthecoarsesensualismofwritersarebeingputintopracticebythelawlesswhorepudiatetherestrictionsofthemoralcodeforthefoulnessandinstabilityofhumanism.IntheMarylebonePoliceCourtinEngland,theotherday,aman waschargedwithdesertinghiswifeandchildandrefusingtosupportthem. HepleadedhewasaCommunist.Hehadideasoffreedomandfreelove, andshortlyaftermarriageheforcedthewifetoanagreementbywhichhecouldgohisownway.Heagreedtosupportthechild,butherepudiatedthewife.Whenaskedbythemagistratehisideaoffreedom,he gliblyreplied:"LibertytodowhatIlikesolongasIdon'tinterferewiththe libertyofothers."AsaCommunist,themanholdingtheseideas,contitiited: "Sheknewallthisbeforewegotlegallymarried.IsaidIwouldlivewith herinastateoffree-love."Andwhenasked:"Whyhavealegalmarriage?" hisreplywas:"Tosavewhatisknownasslanderfromherownpeopleand others."Thereyouhaveit-theessenceofthatphilosophywhichtheanti. ChristianGovernmentofRussiaisslowlybutsurelyinjectingintothe nationalismofothernations,whichBritainmayyetfindastubbornmenace difficulttoeradicate.

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CLERGYRETREAT.

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CALENDAR.

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HisGracetheArchbishoplefton WednesdaylastforEsperance,where hewilladministertheSacramentof Confirmationandvisitthesurrounding districts.

TheAnnualRetreatfortheClergy willcommenceonFebruary4andend onFebruary8.TheRetreatwillbe heldattheRedemptoristMonastery, NorthPerth.

ST.PATRIC/CFDAYCELEBRATION.

Ameetingwill1,eheldonMonday. February28,atthePishop'sPalace,to makearrangementsforthefittingcelebrationofSt.Patrick'sDay.The priestsandrepresentativesfromeach parish,and-r,nresentit'ves,oftheHi. berniansandForesters'&kittieswill attend.

Ututday,Imamit,nit.

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NewsandNc*es

TheA,nnualConferenceoftheteachereinourCatholicschoolswillopenon Tuesday,January29,andconcludeon Friday,February1st.TheConference willbeheldatLoretoConvent,AdelaideTerrace,Ferth,throughthecourtesyoftheRev.Mother.Itisthe wishofHisGracetheArchbishopthat allteachers,Brothers,Sistersandlay, shouldendeavourtobepresentatthe lecturesandtakepartinthediscussions.Themeetingswillbeheldin theforenoons,9.30to10.30and11to noon.OnThursdayafternoonthe bersoftheConferenceareinvited amusicalhouratLyricHouse,by roves,ofMurray-street.Theda programmeoflectureswillaplater.

Detective-SergeantL.O'Brien,who wasinchargeoftheFremantlebranch oftheC.I.D.forthepastthreeyears, diedinSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,onSaturdaymorninglast,after alongillness.Hewas61yearsof age,andwasinthe.PoliceForceofthe Statefor32years.Hehaslefta widowandtwodaughters.ThefunerallefttheSacredHeartChurch, Highgate,onMondaymorninglastfor Karrakatta,afterRequiemMass.R.I.P. * *

ThemanyfriendsofMissHarrfet Lenihanwillregrettohearthatshe passedawayatCork,Ireland,onthe 16th.Novemberlast.Herfather, MauriceLenihan,wasthewellknown Limerickhistorian.Hepublisheda historyofLimerickandwasatone timeownerandeditoroftheLimerick "Chronicle."ThelateMiss,Lenihan wasatonetimeanofficerofthePerth CityCouncil,andwasabrilliantpianiste.-R.I.P.

Thegrandriverexcursioninaidof theSt.'VincentdePaulSociety,per s.s.Zephyr,onWednesdayevening next,showseveryindicationofbeing awonderfulsuccess.Goodconcert andfirst-classorchestraonboard.

DancingatPointWalter.Tickets only1/6.Enjoyatripdownthe riverandassist4goodcause.*

ThePremier,Mr.P.Collier,isnot keenonPremiers'Conferences.He sayshecannotrememberaconference thathasdoneanythingofnaygreat consequenceTheyusuallypasspious resolutionsandthatisall."T1-2.Loan CouncilConferences,"hesays,"are,of course,different."Theyare,oscause theenvironmentoflucreatsomuch percentismostlyprovacativeofimpiety.* i M I

Aproject,initiatedbyMr.Thomson, is'afootatKatanningtoerect alandmarktocommemoratetheState Centenary.Itissuggestedthattown bathsbeconstructed.Thebaths wouldbeasuitableandserviceable one.Atpresentthenearestwatering placeis18milesfromthetownship, andisnotalwaystoosweettowards theendofsummer. * *

CASTLEDARE

OttTRAIRESSSCHOOLFORSUB-NORMAieS. (Rev.J.T.McMAHON,Ph,D.)

Castledareisthemostup-to-date trainingschoolforsub.eiormalsthatI haveseen.LastweekIwrotethose wordsbetweeninvertedcommas,and addedanoteofexclamation.Iwas quotinganopinionwhichIthendid notsubscribeto.ThisweekImake thesimplestatementoffact,having beenconvincedofitstruthbyseveral visitstoCastledare.Allowmetoconvertyoualso,bydescribingthebuildingsthatnowstandoverlookingthe CanningRiver.Therearetwocottages,somedistanceapart,whichwill bethehomesforthesub-normalboys. Eachcottagehassixteencubicles,one foreachboy.Wideverandahsface theopenquadrangle.Alltheboyswill sleepout.Everycubiclehasaglass door.Openthedoorandyoufinda neatwardrobebuiltintothewall;a convenientseatisfixednearit.Each boywillconsiderthecubiclehisprivateden..Hewillhavethekeyshimselfandwilltakecareofhisown cubicle.Theendinviewistotrain theboystoappreciatethesenseof ownership.Dealingwithmentaldeficients,itisverydifficulttoinstilinto themthemeaningoftheword"mine." Theonlymeansoftrainingthemto appreciatethevalueofownershipisto givethemasenseofpossession.Mentaldeficientsarepronetotaking things.Wecannotcallitstealing,becausetheyarenotconsciousofdoing anythingwrong.Whattheytake theyseldomkeeporuse.Theindividualpersonalcubicleaimsattraining theboytoenjoyasenseofpossession andtherebytoeducatehimtorecognisethatotherboysliketopossess thingsalso.Thecubicleplanhasaddedconsiderablytothecostofthecottages,butitismoneywellspent,ifthe endinviewisattained.Besidesthe cubicleseachcottagehasaroomfor theBrotherincharge,anisolation room,anassemblyroom,asurgeryfor thevisitingdoctor,and-areception room.Inmentaldeficientsthereare manygrades.Intrainingitisadvisabletohavechildrenofthesamegrade together.Thetwocottagesmake thispossible.

Facingthecottagesarethetwo school-rooms--oneforeachgrade.The school-roomsarelarge,brightandairy, protectedononesidebyadeepverandah.Totheleftoftheclass-rooms thereisagreatshedwhichservedthe oldhomesteadasabarn,acow-house, andshelterformanythings.This willactasatemporaryhandicrafthall, arecreation-room,andageneralmeetingplace.Itsironroofandsidesdo notfitinwiththebrickandtilesof thenewbuildings,butwemustmake hasteslowlywhenmoneyisscarce. Thatcomprisestheboys'partofthe institution.Betweenthecottagesand theschoolroomsthereisplentyof space,whichintimewillbecultivated andbeautified.

standingtotheleftofthehomestead, isthehomeoftheMatronandher staff.Itisaplainbuilding,butquite comfortable.Throughoutallthe buildings,oldandnew,thereareelectricfittingsandhotandcoldwater. Forcookinganddrinkingpurposes,a wellhasbeensunkwithfruitfulresults.Evenonthehotday,when lastIvisitedCastledare,thewater wascoldandfresh.Afarmofmany acresgoeswiththeoldhome.Ithas beenneglected;butfruittrees,gardenandlawnneedattention.That willbealabourofjoyforthementally deficientboys.Farmingandgardeningisthemostsuitableworkforthem. Theirmindsmaynothavedeveloped morethanthatofaninfant,butthey aremenphysically.Thatdistinction mustbegraspedclearlybyallwhowishtohelpandsympathisewithsubnormals.Asub-normalhastwoages-hischronologicalage,i.e.,hisphysicaldevelopment,andhismentalage, i.e.,hislimitedintelligence.Next weekIshalltellyoumoreaboutthe conditionofsub-normalsandtheabsolutenecessityforaCatholicinstitutiontocareforthementalorphans. Whyspendmoneyonatrainingschool forsub-normals,.youMayask.The answerisanactoffaithinthemissionofcharity,whichtheChurch preachesandpractices.Ifthefoundlingbabe,theorphanchild,theweaklinggirl,andlonelyoldagecriesaloud toourcharity,andinW.A.thatcry haseverfoundresponsive,generous heartsintheGoldenWest,surelythe cryofthesub-normalchild,thementallydeficientboywhocannotmix withnormalplay-fellows,willnotgo unanswered.Theorphanmissesfather, motherandhome.Weknowhow muchhemissesMlife.Thementally deficientismoreanobjectofpitythan theorphan.Withouttheenvironment,trainingandcompanionshipof aninstitutionlikeCastledare,hewandersunhappily,misunderstoodand unfortunatelyVictimised,inaworldin whichhislowMentalitymakeshiman outsider.ButhaveyouseenCastledareyet?Theroadisgood;apleasantoutingawaitsyou.Through VictoriaParkyoucometoacrossroadonthecornerofwhichstands theQueen'sParkBakery.Turnto therightandfiveminutestakesyou toCastledare.Youwillbemorethan welcome.

AReligiousCeremony

ReturnsforStateSavingsBanksin Australiashowthatthebalanceatthe creditofdepositorsonOctober31last was£167,774.300.DepositsduringNovemberlastwere£11,832,148,andrepayments£11,455,577,andthebalance atthecreditofdepositorsonNovember30was£168,150,871.OnOctober 31therewere3.185,289depositors,and thenumberincreasedby7,221during November.OmittingQueensland,the numberofdepositorsonNovember30, 1918,was2,076,043,andthedepositors balances£87,061,691. OnNovember 30,1922thefigureswere2,509,018and £125,145,030.Fiveyearslaterthey hadincreasedto3,077.323and£158.340,464.

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TheGovernor(SirWilliamCampion)sailedforEnglandonMonday lastonfourmonths'leaveofabsence.

Mr.M.F.Troy,MinisterforLanes, hasgoneonahealthtriptoNewZealand. as

Mr.J.J.Kenneally.M.L.A.,whorecentlyunderwentanoperationatSt. JohnofGod's,Subiaco,is,hisfriends willbepleasedtolearn,progressing favourablytowardsrecovery.

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Mr.MatthewDwyer,oftheGold. fieldsdistrict,brotherofMr.J.J.

Thehomesteadisinsplendidcondition.Nomoneywassparedonit whenitwasoriginallybuilt.Thewalls andceilingsareperfect.Fromthe frontwindowstheviewismagnificent. DowninthevalleytheCanningRiver wendsitswayamongthesheltering gums;Overthetopsoffruittrees theeyeridesuntilitrestsonthe DarlingRanges.Theapproachtothe homesteadisattractive;thelandon eithersideofthedrivewaybelongsto Castledare.Aminute'swalkfromthe houseandyouareatasplendiddeep waterswimmingpool,whichwillprove aninvaluableassetfortheboysduringthesummermonths.Agroupof boysfromClontarfwasswimming; anothergroupviedwitheachotherin theircanoesofcorrugatedironwhich theypaddledsodexterously.Tothe leftofthehouseagreatlevelfield stretches-anadmirableplayingfield fortheboys.FacingtheCanning,

Dwyer(recentlydeceased),hasbeen apatientinSt.JohnofGod'sHospita: forthepastfortnight. Mr.Dwyer hadaminoroperation,butisnow quitewellandhopestoleavethejnstitutionnextweek.

I FriendsofMissMayHolman,M.LA., willbepleasedtolearnthatsheis quicklyrecoveringfromher"scentillnessatSt.JohnofGod'sIbspital

TipPerarY;Sr.M.Coulee(St.Cowan), Offaly;Sr.M.Bernardine(M.O'Oallahan),Cork;Sr.M.Albertus(M.Cummins),Galway;Sr.M.Felicitus(M. Dake),Wexford;Sr.M.Comas(K. Moffat),Dublin;Sr.M.Damian(D. Whelan),Dublin;Sr.M.Leonard(A. Hagan),Dublin;Sr.M.Paulinus(3. McDermott),Sligo;Sr.M.Cyprian(E. O'Brien),England;Sr.M.Andrew(I. Doherty),Glasgow.

Theceremonywasconcludedby BenedictionoftheMostHolySacramentgivenbyHisGrace.

TheLateFatherMorris,N.S.W.

Aftertwenty-nineyears'workinthe ArchdioceseofSydney,FatherJ.H. Morris,P.P.,ofHurstville,hasfinished hisearthlycourse.HediedatSt. Vincent'sHospital,Darlinghurst,On the16th.ult.FatherMorrishadbeen inill-healthformorethantwoyears, andhehadthesympathyofhisbrother-priestsduringalongandpainful illness.TheApostolicDelegateon manyoccasionsvisitedhimwhilein hospital.ThelateFatherMorriswas borninMoruya52yearsago.Early inlifeheshowedadispositiontoenter thesacredministry,andhewaseducatedtothatend.Hestudiedfor thepriesthoodatSt.Patrick'sCollege, Manly,andwasthe34th.studenton therollthere.The25th.fromSt.Pat rick'storeceiveordination,hewasordainedbyCardinalMoranatSt. Mary'sCathedralinSeptember,1899. Hisfirstworkonthemissionwasat Roselle,whereheearnedtheloveand esteemofthepeople.Hethenwent toMt.Carmel,andtwoyearslater wastransferredtoSt.Francis',Haymarket,asassistant.LatercametemporarychargesoftheBulliandRichmondparishes,andwhenthedistrict ofHelensburghwasmadeadistinct parish,FatherMorriswasappointed firstresidentpriest.Thencameayear atPieton,afterwhichhewasasked toorganiseanewparishatMaroubra, whereheovercamemanydifficulties, andbuiltepresbyteryandchurch. Greatandjusttributeshavebeenpaid tothelateFatherMorrisforhisministrationstothesufferingduringthe pneumonicinfluenzaepidemicin1919, andalsoforhissolicitudefortheprisonersatLongBayPenitentiary. FatherMorris'sfinalappointmentwas tothechargeoftheHurstvilleparish, wherehecametobewell-lovedbythe parishioners.ItwastherehecelebratedhissacerdotaljubileeinSeptemberof1824,whenmanycametowish himjoyontheoccasion.Twoyears agohewasstrickenwiththeillness fromwhichhedied.-R.I.P.

ACeremonyofProfessionandReceptiontookplaceattheConventof St.JohnofGod,Subiaco,onthe8th. December.Masswascelebratedby theRt.Rev.MonsignorVerling,V.G., Rev.T.O'Brienassisting.Revs.P. Donagher,P.Shannon,C.SS.R.,andM. McArdlewerealsopresent.SisterM. LeliaCarroll,ofGanmaine,N.S.W., pronouncedhervows,andduringthe afternoonfifteenyoungladies,whoarrivedfromIrelandwithanumberof othersduringtheyear,wereadmitted totheHolyHabitatthehandsofhis GraceArchbishopClune.

Rev.C.C.Martindale,S.J.,congratulatedandaddressedtheSisters,remindingthemoftheirnobleprofession ofnursingthesick,havingJesusfor itsendandobject;thattheywould oftenmeetwithwhatmightappear "thehopelesspatient,"andthatitwas thisapparenthopelesspatienton whomtheyweretobestowmostattention.forGodhadsurelymarkedhim outforhisownmeritandundoubtedly forthesanctificationofthosewhoM Hehadappointedtominister.The speakerputbeforetheSistersvery clearlythatinsuchacasetheirfaith mustappear,forhesaidnotonlyalittlefaithwasneeded,butawholelot offaithunitedtohopeforthehopeless andcharityfortheungrateful,and thatiftheyendeavouredtoseeJesus ineachpatientinsteadofpassingthe apparentlyhopelessby,theywouldby theircharitysucceedinbringinghim hacktoGod,Whosearmsarealways opentoreceivethe"straysheep."

ThenamesoftheSisterswhowere receivedare:Sr.M.Nieman(J.O'Sullivan),Kiltush;Sr.M.Colette(M.Mb. Inerney),Galway;Sr.M.Anne(B. Carthy),Wexford;Sr.M.Rita(J.Coffey),Tipperary;Sr.MLucy(J.Egan),

WestPerth

ThemembersofSt.VincentdePaul Societydesiretothankallthosewho assistedinanywayduringtheconduct oftherecentartunionandrivertrip. Theirgratitudeisextendedespecially tothemembersoftheorchestraandto theconcertartists.AlthOughthe eveningoftherivertripwassome: whatcool,theexcursionprovedmost enjoyable.Thosewhodesiretopass anothereveningontherivershould notethattheCathedralBranchofthe Societyhascharteredthes.s.Zephyr forWednesdaynext,16th.inst. Theprizewinnersintheartuni-ai wereasfollows:Firstprize,ticketNo. 1644,Mr.D.McGillivray,Perth;secondprize,ticketNo.39,MissThompson,Toodyay;thirdprize,ticketNa. 1344,Mr.Johnson,c/oBowlsLtd., Perth.

ASoldierofChrist

ThedistrictschoolofVitry-sur-Seine wasrecentlythesceneofanunusual insubordination.Asmallboywas forbiddenbythedirectoroftheschool toattendclasseswearingaSacred Heartbadgeonthelapelofhiscoat. Nextdaythegreaterpartofthe schoolappearedwearingreligious medalsandbadgesofeverydescription.Thedirector,hadthelawonhis sideandpunishedtheyoungmalcontentsbymakingthemreaditand,in theworstOates,copyit.Although vanquishedwithintheschool,the yoUngstershavewontheadmiration 4goodChristianswhohaveseenin themadesiretobe"stronginthe faith."

ThePositionofDemocracyTo-day

(ByD.W.Brogan,inthe"ChristianDemocrat.")

Itmustbeevidenttoallwhoob-willisnotentitledtoanyparticular servethesignsofthetimesthattheregard,itisnotnecessarilyright,and, progressofdemocraticideas,whichafromthecircumstancesofthecase,it generationagoseemedsoinevitable,isverylikelytobewrong.Whatreahasbeenhaltedoratleastslowedsonistheretoexpectthatavast down.ThespectacleofItaly,orheterogeneouselectorate,inwhich, Spain,ofPortugal,inallofwhichnecessarily,intelligenceandeducation Statestheformsofdemocraticgovern-mustbeintheminority,willbeable wenthavebeenreplacedbydictator-todecidewiselyonquestionsofpolicy ships,hasbeentakeneverywherebyrequiringboththoughtandknowledge theenemiesofdemocracyasanocca-fortheirsolution?Whatreasonis siontopreachtheweaknessofpopu-theretoexpectthatthepeoplewill largovernmentandtheexcellencieschoosewiselybetweenthecandidates, ofgovernmentofandfor,butnotby,takethesoberandhonestbeforethe thepeople. plausibleandrascally'Thisobjec-

InAmericathepopularpoliticalmachineofNewYork,TammanyHall,is amodelofrectitudeandefficiency comparedtothegovernmentthatthe partyofthewealthy"best'peoplegive Philadelphia.

vism,arenotonlyimportantinthemselves,butimportantassymptomsof discontentwiththetheoryandpracticeofdemocracy.

Itistruethatthehightideofre-tionisdrivenhomebyMr.Aldous actionseemstohavepassed,thatinHuxleywhobidsuscontemplatethe GermanyandFrancethemovementdevotionoftheelectorstoMr.BottowardsFascismhasbeen,forthetomleyortoBigBillThompson. timeatleast,halted,thateventhe Itisajustobjectionbutitcanbe sacredpersonofIIDuceisnotsoim-pushedtoofar;theintelligenceofthe munefromcriticismintheconserva-people,theirendowmentofsolidsense, tivepressoftheworldaswastheisalwaysunderratedbytheacademic caseintheyearsofearlyenthusiasmworldwhichistooignorantofthere forthetameroftheReds.'B'utitisalitiesoflifetojudgefairlyofthe futiletodenythattheprestigeofde-reactionsofthepeopletothem.The mocraticgovernmentisnotwhatitfloodofnonsensethatpouredfrom was,thatinallranksofsocietytherethe"high-brow"pressabouttherecent aredoubtsandcriticisms,thattheelectionsinChicagoisaproofofthis. twoextremesofreactionagainstpopu-Thesimplest-mindedvoterthatsuplargovernment,FascismandBolshe-ported"BigBill"hadatruersenseof whatwasatstakethanthemostlearnedarmchaircritic.Thedecisionmay havebeenwrong,butitwasbasedon realitiesaspopulardecisionssooften areandasourbrilliant.critics'sermons sooftenarenot.

Inallmattersofthiskind,itisthe pressureofhardfactsthatforcesthe trainsofthoughtthatleadtotheoreticalcriticism.Itwasthefactsof autocraticgovernmentthatbreda faithindemocracyinthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturies. FrenchmenwhohadlivedunderLouis XV.,Italianswhohadlivedunderthe lateBourbons,werelessabletodo justicetothecaseformonarchythan aremodernthinkerswhoknowhow annoying-istheheavytaxationand governmentalweaknessofthemodern democraticstatebuthavenothad practicalexperienceoftheweaknesses andfolliesoftheoldsystem.Itis easierforamodernFrenchmonarchist topreachthenecessarypatriotismof thehereditarymonarchcontrasted withthetreasonableconductofinternationalfinancethanitwasforhis ancestoroftheeighteenthcenturyto palliatetheimbecilitiesofthepolicy ofLouisXV,ortheweaknessofLouis XVI.IfMalvywasaJew,MarieAntoinettewasaGerman.Itisnatural thattheevilsweexperienceshould seemsomuchgreaterthanthosewe merelyreadaboutandtheenthusiasm ofsomanyconservativesforthatpast goldenage,thatseemedofsuchmixed metaltothosewholivedinit,isvery easilyunderstandable.

Itwouldbedishonestandfoolishto pretendthatthereisnomoreinthe criticismsofmoderndemocracythan ahankeringaftertheperfectionsofa mythicalpast.Practisehasdoneits workindiminishingtheenthusiasmof theworldforthegloriesofdemocracy. Nomorewillourpoetssingasdid Shelley.

"Theworld'sgreatagebeginsanew Thegoldenyearsreturn," therealityhasrubbedagreatdealof thegiltoffthedemocraticgingerbread.

Whatthenmaybetakenseriouslyor thecurrentcriticismofpopulargovernment?Apartfromcriticisms,to whichallgovernments,necessarily composedofmenand,therefore,necessarilyimperfect,areliable,democracy. initstheory,laysitselfopentosome pertinentobjections.Itassertsthat thebusinessoftheStatemustbecarriedoninconformitywiththewillof thepeople,inpracticewiththewill ofthemajorityofthepeopleasfaras thatwillcanheregisteredbythemechanismofpopularelection.There aretwoverycogentcriticismsofthis theory.First,themeansofdeterminingthewillofthepeoplearevery imperfectand,thoughitispossible togivegoodreasonsforregardingthe generalwillassacred,itismuchless easytoshowhowthatwillistobediscovered-asRousseau'sSocialContract demonstrates.Second,sinceinmost cases,theelectionsarenotconducted insuchawayastoexpressthegeneralwill.whatdoesresultissomethingverydifferent-thewillofthe majority,initselfcomposedofthe willsofnumerousselfishsections.This

Foreverysuccessfulanddangerous demagoguethatruinedanationitis possibletoproducearoyalfavourite oranoligarchicintriguer.IiCleon wasanAtheniandemocratanda rogue,PausaniaswasaSpartanking andagreaterone.TheGermandemocratsof'48were,nodoubt,weak theoristsandBismarckarealist,but Bismarck'ssystemgavethesupreme WilhelmII.,whatwithdisastrousresultsweallknow.Royalpowermade Richelieuagreatministerinthe seventeenthcentury,andkepttheimbecileBernisinpowerintheeighteenth.Itwasfrombitterexpe'iencethattheregrewthebeliefthat "theworstchamberisbetterthanthe ante-chamber."

andthepolicewereseriouslyasking whether-theGuardswouldhavetobe calledouttopreventadangerousand possiblybloodyaffray.Yetthatwas onlyoneshortprocession,whereas, you,sir,areexhibitingtwiceeveryday intheweekagorgeousspectaclewith everyadventitiousaidofmusicand costumetomaketheRomanriteattractivetothemultitude.

"TheotherclayIreceivedabulky pamphlet,entitled'RomeandGermany,'byWatchman,whoproclaimed aloudtheexistenceofan'informal conspiracygotupbyRomeandGeri manyforthedestructionoftheBritishEmpire.'

"Watchman'sevidencewasoft slightest.Butifhewereto outaneweditionofhispamphlet wouldfindin'TheMiracle'sstartl confirmationofhisworstsu 'TheMiracle'was'madeinGerms anditisasubtleandpowerfulprese tationofthemostanti-Protestantdoctrines.

Thereisafurthercriticismofthe workingsofdemocracy.Itissaidthat evenwhentheelectorateshowsasense ofrealities,whenitdoesvoteaccordingtoitsowninterests,theresultmay behurtfultotheState.Theimmediateinterestsoftheindividualswho composethemajoritymay,inthe longrun,becontrarytotheinterests ofthepeopleasawhole.Itistoo muchtoexpectthatthedemocracy willrefuseanimmediatebenefitfor fearofafairlydistantloss.Itwill alwaysbeeasyfortheunscrupulous demagoguetoexplainawaythedangerandtomakethebaitof rewardtootemptingtoberesisted.

Thiscriticsimisdrivenhomebyexample;properprovisionfornational defence,properconservationofthe nationalsavings,efficiencyintherunningofthenationaldepartmentslike therailwaysandpost-office,will,itis argued,besacrificedtotheslothand cupidityofthegeneralgovernmentand totheprofessionalinterestsofthe Stateservants,whowillshowfar greaterzestinsecuringtheirownselfishendsthanthegeneralpublicwin showinresistingthem.

Allthisindictmentmustbeadmittedtobetrue,insomedegreeatleast. Ithasbeenaweaknessofthedefendersofthedemocraticcasethatthey haveattemptedtodenytheobvious, thattheyhavedeniedthetruebill whichobjectivecriticismhasbrought inagainstthepseudo-democraticsystemsofSpainandItaly,insteadof showingthereverseofthemedal.it isimpossibletoexplainFascisminany waythatleavesonemuchrespectfor theoldregimethatFascismoverthrew.Fascismmaybesevendevils, buttherewasonedeviltobeswept outofthehousebeforethenewones gottheirchancetoenterin.Noris itwisetoimitatethesentimentalliberalswhoweepwheneverthesacred formulasofthecreedareblasphemed against.Mexicoshowsuswhatcan hedoneundertheformsofdemocracy;hadCallesboastedabout tramplingonthecorpseoflibertyhe wouldhavehadalessgoodpress. Thingsarenotalwayswhattheyseem, andtoomany-tearsshedatthedisappearancefromthesceneoftheSpanish"Cacique"maymakethecauseof soberdefenceofdemocracyridiculous. ItisbettertopointoutthattheFascist"Ras"andSpanish"Cacique"and American"Boss"arebrothersunder theskinandthattheyhavearisen underallkindsofgovernments.This isatoquoqueand,inacaselikethis atoquoqueisaveryeffectiveargument.Whenconfrontedwiththeobstinacy,ignoranceandvenalityofthe -rascalmultitude,itisinordertoretort"you'reanother."Thehistoryof universityrepresentationinEngland doesnotsaymuchforthecapacityof theeducatedclassestochoosebetter thantheirlessfortunatecountrymen.

Thereremainstwomorepositivearguments.Itisdeclaredtobeabsurd thatamajorityshouldruleforthat reasonalone,butasMr.Bellochasput it,thealternativeisthattheminority shouldbethesourceofpowerwhich ismoreabsurdstill.Itissaidthat democraticgovernmentsarenecessarilycorrupt,thattheirleaderscanalwaysbebought,thattherankandfile canbecorrupted.Itisperhapstrue but,asMr.Chestertonhassaid,the rich:realreadybought;thegovernmentthathastotakeaccountofthe feelingsofthepoorisinthelongrun onewhichthepoorcaninfluencefairly constantly.Thebestintentioned kingsoraristocraciesorbureaucracies willbetolerantofabusesthatthey themselvesknowonlybyreputeifat all.Thealleviationsoftheirstate thatthepoorgainfromdemocracy maybeslight,theymaybelargely mattersofdignity,buttheyarenone thelessreal.Inthesedayswhendespairofpersuasionasameansofgovernmentissoprevalent,itismore thanevernecessarytoinsistonthe realityofthebenefitsthatdemocracy hasbroughtus.Thesirenvoicesof MoscowandRomewiththeirshort cutstotheearthlyParadisemustbe countered,notbyputtingwaxinone's earsbutbyputtingthoughtintoones head,whichiswhattheC.S.G.triesto do.Foritmustberememberedthat theevilsofgovernmentsandofsociety areonlycurableinpart,thatwewill nothaveaperfectstatetillwehave perfectmen,which,asBlessedThomas Moresaid,willnotbethislongtime.

Democracy,fortheveryreasonthat itattemptstomuchandcallsonusfor somuch,isveryvulnerable.Nowas before,eternalvigilanceisthepriceof libertyandwecannevertakeourvictoriesforgrantedfor,toquoteMr. Chestertonagain,"theworldwillnever bemadesafefordemocracy;itisa dangeroustrade."

ThePopeBogey

AREMINISCENCEOFW.T.STEAD

"TheSecretsofaShowman,"by CharlesB.Cochran,givesaninterestingexampleofthewayinwhichoccasionallytheCatholicbogey-manis dressedup.Incidentallythestory showshowprofitableoppositionmay prove.

CochranwasproducingatOlympia thepageantknownas"TheMiracle," whichafterwardswassuchasuccess bothinEnglandandinAmerica.At thetime,however,itwasrunningat aloss,anditlookedlikeaknock-out blowfortheenterprisewhenthereappearedinmostoftheLondonpapers thefollowingletter.

Thewriteratthatperiodwasoneof thebest-knownjournalistsinthe country.Hewasespeciallyhonoured forhisdisinterestedchampionshipof unpopularcauses:

"January2,1912.

"DearMr.Cochran,"Ihavejustwitnessed'TheMiracle.' Butthemiraclethatimpressedme mostwasthefactthatinthisProtestantlandyouwerenotmobbedby zealousOrangemen.

"Justthinkofwhatyouaredoing twiceadaythisblessedChristmastide! Rememberthethreatenedriotwhich alarmedtheCabinetwhenitwasproposedtotakeasolemnprocession throughthestreetsontheconsecration ofthenewCatholicCathedral.

"TheProtestantdrumwasbeaten,

"Think,sir,oftheeffectofthistwice adayrepresentationofCatholicritual toeightthousandsubjectsofourProtestantKing,bythehiredaidofanother2,000menandwomenofhis Protestantrealmwhoperformthe idolatrousritesofMariolatry,andpresentinthemostattractivefashionthe aestheticluresoftheScarletWoman.

"HasthegreatProtestantheartthat throbsresponsivetotheOrangedrum ceasedtobeat?Haveyouhadnot protestsagainstthisdaringchallenge throwndowntoProtestants'prejudice?Ifearthatifyoupresent'The Miracle'atBelfastfewofyourperformerswouldescapewithoutbroken heads.

"Howmuchsir,doyoureceivefrom thesecretservicemoneyoftheVati. canorfromthecoffersoftheJesuits forthisimposingandmagnificentpropagandainfavouroftheRomanCatholicChurch?

"Iwritethistoyouasafriend,and notasonesharingtheprejudiceofmy Orangefellow-citizens.

"AsamatterofintellectualcuriosityIwonderwhethertheyaregoing totakeitlyingdown.

am,yourstruly, "W.T.STEAD."

Thisprovocativeletterisintroduced byMr.Cochranwiththeexplanation: "Mr.W.T.Stead,who,sawanearly performance,wasanxioustohepme. 'Icanpraiseit,'hesaid,'liketheothers havedone,orIcanattackit.'

"Hetoldmethatwhen;hewaslecturinghenevergotahouseonthe secondnightunlesshehadhisown hecklertoaskquestions.Hepromisedtowritemetwoletters,andallowmetochoosetheoneIwouldlike published.Theonewasascholarly criticism;theotherwastheepistlejust quoted."

OnewondersifthosewhoselanguageSteadwasablesocleverlytoim.tatesawthroughthejoke.Itonly remainstoaddthat,whetherthrough its_appearanceornot,theattendance atOlympiashowedimprovementsubsequenttothepublicationofthisletter.-"CatholicPress."

BacktotheFold

TheRev.JohnVernerCunninghamBrowne,formerlyAnglicancurateat Thornbury(Vic.),andVicarofMarshalltown(Vic.),wasreceivedintotl:e CatholicChurchonWednesday,12th. ofDecember,at.St.Joseph'sChurch, Woollahra,bytheRev.FatherC. Moriarity,O.F.M.Mr.CunninghamBrownewasaChurchofEnglandchap lainintheR.A.N.

DEATH.

SKENE-OnChristmasDay,December25(suddenly),Mary(Nurse Skene),dearlylovedwifeofJohn Skene,65Edward-street,EastPerth. -R.I.P.

Youleftbehindanachingheart, Thatlovedyoumostsincere, Thatneverhaveandneverwill Forgetyou,Mary,dear.

INMEMORIAM.

11UNNE.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor theeternalreposeofthesoulGfJohn Dunne,whodepartedthislifeonthe 12th.January,1913,atDuke-street, WestPerth.-R.I.P.

-Insertedbyhislovingwifeand children,Carr-street,WestPerth.

BROWN.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thesoulof-AndrewThomasBrown, whowasaccidentallykilledatMeekatharraonJanuary11,1927-

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ThedeathisannouncedofMgr.Fabregues,VicarApostolicofPeking, whowasonhiswaybacktohisdiocese.ThelateBishop,whowasaVincentian,wasbornin1876.Hecommencedhismissionarycareerin1806 inTchea.Attheageof34hewas consecratedBishop,andwasthefirst VicarApostolicofTche-litoresidein Peking.

Mr.FinleyPeterDunne,theauthor of"Mr.Dooley,"is(saysthe"Standard")oneofveryfewworkingjournalistsoneithersideoftheAtlantic whohaslivedtoenjoyasixfigurefortune,and,notonlythat,buttohave anotherfortuneflungathim,ifone maysayso."Mr.Dooley's"famewas world-wide,andtheworldhavingenjoyedhisNiltothefullwishedhis authorwell.Mr.PayneWhitney,who diedleavingestatevaluedat£36,000,000,isstatedbyaWashingtoncorrespondenttohavemadeMr.Finley Dunneabequestof£100,000,andthe correspondentaddsthatMr.Whitney, duringhislifetime,madeMr.Dunne giftsamountingto£180,000.Mr.FinleyDunnewasborninChicago61 yearsago,andstartedhiscareerasa reporterwhen18.Hejoinedtheeditorialstaffofthe"ChicagoEvening Post"in1892,andwaseditorofthe "ChicagoJournal"from1897to1900. Meantime"Mr.Dooley,"whoseoracularpronouncementsbeganasastopgapcolumninaneveningfewspaper whenthenewssupplywaspoor,had "caughton,"andthepositionofhis authorwasassured.Nobodywhohas everread"Mr.Dooley"couldpossibly envyMr.FinleyPeterDunnehisgood fortune.Mr.PayneWhitney,it shouldbementioned,left£9,000,000of hisimmensefortuneforcharitableand educationalpurposes.

ManresaHouse,Roebampton,andthen becameProfessorofMoralTheology andCaiionLawatSt.Beuno'sCollege. Since1911,whenheleftSt.Beuno's,he hadbeenstationedatSt.Francis Xavier's,Liverpool.Inrecentyears, hissighthasbeengraduallyfailing, andbyspecialleavehedailyrecited avotiveMassofOurLady.Father Slaterwastheauthorofinnumerable booksonChurchmatters,chiefof whichare"PrincipiaTheologiseMon alis,""ManualofMoralTheology," "CasesofConscience,""Questionsof MoralTheology,""FoundationsofTrue Morality,""Christand.Evolution," "BacktoMorality,""MoralTheology," "PointsofChurchLaw,""Religionand HumanInterest""DeJustitia--et Jure,""TheMoralsofTo-day,"and "Rulesof'LifeforthePastorsof 'ouls."Healsowrotetwenty-three ofthearticlesinthe"CatholicEncyclopedia."

Dr.JamesMarley,M.D.,L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.,SupremePhysicianofthe KnightsofSt.Columba,chiefmedical officeroftheLiverpoolDiocesan LourdesPilgrimage,andoneofthe best-knownCatholicdoctorsinthe NorthofEngland,diedathishome atWallasleylastmonth.Dr.Marley, whowasbutthirtyyearsofage,died frompneumoniaafteranillnesswhich hadlastedonlyafewdays.Bornat LiverpoolandeducatedatSt.Francis Xavier'sCollege,Liverpool,Dr.Marleygainedanentrancescholarshipto theLiverpoolUniversity,butbefore takingitupheleftonwarservice.

"Whenmanfelltheelementsofdifficultyandfatiguewereaddedtohis labours. Butwhilstman'sendeavoursshouldbedifficult,God,did notdeserthim.TheLordspoketo MosesinregardtoBeseleefthus;`And Ihavefilledhimwiththespiritof God,withwisdomandunderstanding, andknowledgeinallmannerofwork. manipulatedtoman'sadvantage; Todevisewhatsoevermaybeartificiallymadeofgold,andsilver,and brass,AndIhaveputwisdominthe heartofeveryskilfulman.'

"Tofallenmanlabourismoreneeessaiythanbeforehissin.Itisnow partofthepenaltyofwrong-doing; anditisaccompaniedbyanguish andtribulation.Hemustnowbattle againsttheelements,hemustdigand tillthesoil,hemusttamethebrute creation.Onlythuswillhemaintain hislordshipovercreation,onlythus willhepreservehislife.

"Labournowistohimanecessary meansofself-discipline;otherwisehis lowerenergieswillriseinrevoltand leadhimtoruin.

"AmongGod'speoplemanuallabourwaseverheldinhighrepute. AmongthePagannationsitwasfar otherwise.Theirgreatestthinkers deemeditabadgeofdishonourfora freemantosoilhishandswithtoff. Cicerolaiddownthatamanwho workedwithhishandswaslikethe barbarians,andofnoaccount.The resultsofthisattitudemadethemselvesmanifest,andsetinaperiodof degradation,decay,luxuryandsin. Thesternervirtueswereforgotten,and effeminacyresulted.

sins,thatitissalutaryandallimportantdiscipline,andthatuponit reststhesealofChrist'sconsecration.

"Ifthatgospelisembracedtherewill benoidlelives;forifwehaveleisure itwillbeemployedintheserviceof theneedybrethrenofOurLordJesus Christ;itwillbespentindoingour besttolessenthemassofsufferingwe seearoundus.

"Workthusundertakenandoffered toOurSaviourwillbeoneconstant prayer,onelifelonghomage,itwill :wringdownfromheavenmyriadblessingsonusall."

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Mrf.ComptonMackenzie,thenovelist,madeavigorousspeechwhen,as principalguest,heproposedthetoast of"TheAssociation,"attheannual dinnerintheGrandHotelinGlasgow oftheCaledonianCatholicAssociation.

ReferringtotheScottishNationalist Movement,Mr.MackenziesaidtheCatholicChurchhadnevergonebackon nationalism.Manymovementswere attributedtoherorherinfluence;but noonehadyetquitemanagedtoallegethatshewasbehindCommunism. TheCaledonianCatholicAssociation, asthespearheadoftheFaithinScotland,shouldbebright,gleaming,sharp andpiercing.Catholicswerestillin theminority;letthemthenbeanoisy minority.Hehimselfwasafanatic, anddidnotintendtobeanythingelse. Compromisewasuseless.

Thedeathoccurredsuddenlyon Saturday,1st.December,atGalway, attheageofthirty-eight,ofDr.MichaeDavitt,founderoftheIrishLand Leagueandoneoftheleadingfigures inIrishpoliticallifetowardstheend ofthelastcentury.Dr.DevittbecameillonSaturdaymorninganddied intheeveningoftetanus.Hewas seniorphysiciantotheCentralHospitalinGalwayandpresidentofthe localbranchoftheFreeStateGovernmentParty.Hewasoneofthe fiveofficialnomineesoftheGovern. mentforthe'forthcomingelectionto theFreeStateSenate.Oneofhis brothersisacircuitjudge,andanother isseniorphysiciantotheJervis-street Hospital,Dublin.-R.I.P.

Afterthewar,Dr.Marleypassedto theUniversity,wherehefirstqualified asachemist,andlatertookhisL.R.C.P.andM.R.C.S.degrees.Itwas whilsthewasatthe'Varsitythathe joinedtheKnightsofSt.Columba,and becameoneof,thefoundersofthe UniversityCounciloftheKnights,in whichhesubsequentlyheldtheoffice ofGrandKnightfortwoyears.He wasappointedSupremePhysicianof theOrderin1925.Dr.Marleyhad accompaniedalltheLiverpoolArchdiocesanpilgrimagestoLourdessince theirinceptionsixyearsago.Forthe pasttwoyearshehasoccupiedthe positionofchiefmedicalofficertothe pilgrimage.Inadditionhewasa memberoftheCouncilofCatholic TruthSociety,andDistrictSecretary oftheMedicalGuildofSt.Luke's, CosmasandDamian.-R.I.P.

Mr.JohnJ.Clancy,K.C.,former M.P.forNorthDublin,whodiedrecentlyattheageof81years,isthe thirdofParnell'sfollowerswhohave passedawaywithinthepastfew months.TheothertwowereMr.JosephNolan,ex-M.P.forSouthLouth, andMr.rohnO'Connor,ex-M.P.for NorthKildare.Liketheothertwo, Mr.ClancyenteredParliamentafter thegeneralelectionof1885,buthe heldhisseatcontinuouslyuntil1918. AfterthedeathofParnellhebecame asupporterofJohnRedmond.From 1870to1885heheldthepostofassistanteditoronthe"Nation"underT. D.Sullivan.Hewascalledtothe Barin1887andtooksilkin1906.He wasoneoftheIrishParty'sfinancial experts,anddidinvaluableworkfor theParnellmovementinthe"eighties"oflastcentury.

TheDignityofLabour

"IntosuchaworldourSaviourcame toenrolHimselfinthegreatarmyof toilersalthoughHewasoftheroyal lineofDavid

"ThetaskoftheChurchhasbeen totellherchildrenthatworkofall kindsisanoblethingworthyofthe childrenofGod.Shehasstrivento humaniseitinkeepingwithman's dignity.Thatisthereasonwhyshe setherselftofreetheslave,thatisthe reasonwhyhermonksbentthemselves tostrenuousexertionssothatallmight realisethataManshouldgloryinthe workofhishands.

"Shedoesnotforgetthattheefforts ofthebrainareasfatiguingasthose ofthehands;andthatthemanual labourermustnotdespisetheworker whoplansanddevisesandorganises, andthat,ontheotherhand,theorganiserandemployermustremember theclaimsofthosewholabourwith thesweatoftheirbrowandthemight oftheirarms

"InthespiritofourLordJesus Christweurgeourchildrenoneand alltoembracethegospelofwork.We willthenacceptourallottedtasks,not grudginglyandsullenly,butjoyfully andwillingly.Wewillrememberthat workisthenecessaryconditionofour developmentandexistence,thatitis therightfulpenaltywepayforour

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FatherThomasSlater,S.J.oneof theforemosttheologiansinEngland, diedatLiverpoollastmonth,atthe ageofseventy-threeyears.Hewas unwell,butcontinuedtoattendhis confessionaluntillateintheevening. Thefollowingdayhewastooillto leavehisbed.Doublepneumonia supervened,andhepassedawayafter threedays'illness.BornatGreat Yrarwood,Lancashire,FatherSlater waseducatedatMountSt.Mary'sCollege,Chesterfield,andStonyhurstCollege.HeenteredtheSocietyofJesus in1874,andafterobtaininghis'FA. degreeatLondonUniversitytaught forsometimeatStonyhurstCollege. HewasordainedatSt.Beuno'sCollege,in1888,andthefollowingyear wenttoRomeforspecialstudiesin CanonLawandChurchHistory.LeavingRomein1891,hespentayearat

"Embracethegospelofwork,"is BishopVaughan'smessagetothepeopleoftheMeneviadioceseinhisAdventpastoralletter,whichdealswith thenecessityandthedignityoflabour.

TheaspectofOurLordasatoiler, sayshisLordship,isonethatisoften overlooked,but"wellworthyofour consideration "Thenecessityforlabour. iseasytounderstand.Lifeisincompatiblewithinactivity;ifwestagnate, ourfacultiesbecomeatrophiedand useless.Ifwearetodevelopourpowersandfaculties,theymustbebrought intoplay.

"Andbesides,Godplacedinthe worldwonderfulforcesandmarvellous creaturesforman'suse.Theseforces mustbediscovered,harne$3ed,and thesebeastsmustbeemployedfor Hisservice.

SacredHeart

Convent,Highgate

AUSTRALIANBOARDOFMUSIC EXAMINATIONS.

October,1928--Practioal

AllCandidatesPresentedWereSuecess

GradeI.-Violin.EnidMorris(Honours,especiallycommendedforscholarship).

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LicentiateDiploma(L.A.B.):Brenda Hamilton.

AdvancedGrade-Pianoforte:Edna Fimmell.

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LowerDivision-Pianoforte:Olga Bercov.

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MalthusWasWrong

ThepopularconceptionofThomas RobertMalthus(writesPaulHanly Furfey,Ph.D.,in"America")isdecidedlyerroneous.AMalthussagais rapidlydevelopingandthemanisbecomingalmostaslegendaryasRipVan Winkle.Thepopularideaisthathe wasabrilliantstudentofpopulation problemswhoadvocatedhighlyimmoralmeasuresforpreveritingteo teroffactMalthuswasaquietold gentlemanwhosemostradicalsuggestionwasvoluntarycontinence.He neveradvocatedbirthcontrolorany otherradicalmeasureonwhicha moraltheologianmightfrown.On theotherhandscientificstudiesare fastthrowinghispopulationtheories intothediscard.

Asmostpeopleknow,Malthusbelievedthatpopulationsgoondoubling themselvescontinually,sothatatthe endofsuccessiveintervalsoftimethe populationofagivencountrywouldbe proportionaltothesuccessivetermsof theseries:I,2,4,8,18,andforth. Atthisratepopulationmightbeexpectedto.outstripthetotalavailable foodsupply.TopreventthisMalthusadvocatedrestrictionofthenumberofchildrenthroughvoluntarycontinence.

Thefirstdifficultywiththistheory isthathispredictionshavenevercome topass.Humanbeingshavebeenreproducingthemselvesforagreatmany generationsandafteralltheseyears thereisstillenoughfoodtogoaround. Malthus'answertothisdifficultyis whollyinadequate.

Theactualstateoftheproblemmay beseenbyexaminingthecurvesrepresentingthegrowthofpopulationsin variouscountriesastakenfromtheir censusreturns.Ineachcasethe growthofpopulationwhenthecountrywasyoungwasquiterapid.Malthus'lawofgeometricgrowthwasapproximatelyfulfilleduptoacertain point.Butbeyondthispointinevery countrywhichhasbeenleftundisturbedforalongenoughtimethe populationcurvehastendedtoflatten outandtoapproachalimit.Dr. RaymondPearl,ofJohnsHopkins, hasshownthatthissametypeofcurve isfoundinthecaseofallhumanpopulationgrowthaswellasinthegrowth ofexperimentalpopulations,say,of yeastcellsoroffruitfliesraisedin glassjars.Infactallsortsoforganicgrowth(whetheritbeaquestion ofwhiterats,tadpoles'tails,orpumpkins)seemtofollowthissamegeneral law.Theyallshowarapidinitial accelerationandasubsequentslowingdown.Itcertainlylooksasifwe areinthepresenceofagenerallawof growthandthereseemstobenomore dangerthatthepopulationofthe UnitedStateswillgoongrowingindefinitelythanthereisthatthebean stalkin.thebackyardwillimitatethe prizespecimenofthelegendaryJack.

Itiseasytounderstandwhypopulationsgrowrapidlyatfirst.Malthus understoodthat.Itisnotsoeasy tounderstandwhytheysuddenlyslow downafteracertainpointisreached. Thefact,however,seemstobeabundantlyproved.Pearlhasthrownsome lightonthephenomenonbyaremarkablycleverexperiment.He tookalargenumberofglassjarsofthe samesizeandineachheputacertain numberofmatedpairsofthefruitfly, Drosophila.Insomebottlesheput onlyonepair;inothersheputas manyas50.Attheendof16days hecountedthenumberofflieswhich hadbeenhatchedoutandwhichhad reachedtheimagostage.Hefound thatthemorefliestherewereineach bottleatthebeginningthefewernew flieshadbeenhatchedout.Forinstance,inthebottleswiththesingle pairhefoundovertwenty-onenew imagoesperfemaleperday,whilein thebottlescontainingfiftyfliesatthe starthefound,onanaverage,only aboutone-thirdofanimagoperfemale perday.Thebottlescontaininga singlepairactuallycontainedmore newfliesthanthebottleswhichstartedwithfiftypairs.

Whatdoesallthismean?Itmeans apparentlythatthereisadefiniteand inverserelationbetweenthedensity ofpopulationandtherateofreproduction-sodefiniteinfactthatPearl wasabletoexpressitintheformofa mathematicalequation.Inother

words,thedenserthepopulationthe feweroffspringareborn.Weare unabletogiveanyexplanationofthis. We,areunableeventoguessatanexplanation.Butofthefactitselfthere seemstobenodoubt.Intheanimalworldsomeunknowninstinct slowsdowntherateofreproduction wherethereisadangerofover-population.When.colonistsarriveinanew country,theyhavelargefamiliesand thepopulationgrowsrapidly.After acertainpointhasbeenreached,however,thedesireforreproduction abates.Menperhapsmarrylaterand theproportionoftheunmarriedgrows. Itseemsasifanall-wiseCreatorhas implantedinallanimals,manincluded,aninstinctwhichmakesoverpopulationimpossible/andthatthis operatesinawhollynaturalmanner withoutrecoursetounnaturalandimmoralmethodsofcontrol,

TheNeo-Malthusiansareunjustto thememoryoftheireponym.They advocateimmoralmethodsofrestrictingpopulationwhichhewouldhave scorned.Buttheystillusehiswornouttheory9fpopulationgrowth.There seemstobeapproximatelyasmuch dangerthatthepopulationofthle UnitedStateswillincreaseindefinitely asthereisthatlittleJohnnywillkeep ongrowinguntilheistwenty-seven feettall.

RestoredtotheChurch

AletierfromCardinalDubois,readinallParischurchesonAllSa;nts' Day,informedthemembersofthediocesethattheannualcollectiveSolemn MassofRequiemwouldbediscontinuedthisyear,sincerestitutiontothe ChurchbytheCityofParisof"pious foundations"hadmadethiscollective memorialunnecessary.Eachyear sincetheseparationofChurchand State,onaSundayinNovembera SolemnMassofRequiemhasbeen sungineveryparishchdrchforthereposeofthesoulsofChristiansdeprived ofthebenefitsof"piousfoundations." ManyChristianshad,atdeath,left legaciestotheChurchforthecelebrationofMassesortherecitationofprayers.Becausethe"cultuelleassociations"requiredbytheLawofSeparationcouldnotbeorganisedinconformitywithChurchlaw,allsuchlegaciesweresequesteredbytheState, thenassignedtomunicipalitiesorto publiccharitableinstitutions.The annualcollectiverequiemwasinstitutedtoreplacetheMassesandprayersof whichthedeceasedhadbeendeprived. CardinalDuboishasmadeknownthat, profitingbythelatitudeofferedbya circularfromtheofficeoftheMinister ofInterior,theCityofParishasconsentedtotherestorationofthelegacieswhichshehasbeenholding.The prefectoftheSeinehaslikewisegiven instructionstotheDirectorGeneralof PublicCharitythathereafterheshall paytotheDiocesanAssociationof Paristherevenueaccruingfromdonationsmadetothepubliccharitableestablishments.

Preparatory-Pianoforte:Merle Lindsay(Honours),EllaO'Reilly (Honours),JoanLyons(Honours),DaphneAspland,RosemaryDonovan, JeanGlover,RomaWoodroffe,Betty Smerdon.Violin:WinifredDwyer.

FirstSteps-Pianoforte:MaryLynch (Credit),PatriciaMcNamara(Credit), JoanSmith.Violin:DulcieEaton (Credit),BerylEvans(Credit),Evelyn Pearson(Credit),FredDavies(Credit).

Theoretical-December,1927.

ArtofTeaching:EnidMorris.

HigherLocal:EdnaFimmel,Mary McCaul,BrendaHamilton(Honours).

Senior:FlorenceFogarty(Honours),RitaSpurge,GwenUrquhart.

AdvancedIntermediate:Edith Weise,DorisDonoghue.

Intermediate:GraceTomlinson (Honours),VioletCrofts(Honours), KathleenHough(Honours),Mova O'Halloran(Honours),Sheila0116 loran,TheresaClune.

GIVEYOURGIRLSANDBOYSachancetomakethemselvesindependent..ABUSINESSEDUCATIONatSTOTT'Swillfitthemfora CommercialCareerasnoothercoursecan.

STOTT'ShasbeenFOREMOSTin-trainingtheyouthofWestern Australiaforover25yearsandourexperienceisasplendid-helptoall students.

STOTT'Sfindspositionsforproficientstudentsandlooksaftertheir futurewelfare,STOTT'Shasalwaysheldthehighestreputationinthe CommercialCommunity.

SENDYOURCHILDRENtoSTOTT'S-theSchoolthathas' stoodthetestoftime.DAY-EVENING-andPOSTALTuition.

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TheBanishmentofGodFromHisUniverse IRRATIONALREASONINGOFMILITANTRATIONALISTS.

Thattherewasnotandcouldnot beanyconflictbetweenscienceand religion,norevenbetweenscienceand philosophy,wasemphasisedbythe

MostRev.Dr.Downey,Archbishopat Liverpool,inarecentaddress.

TheChurch,heshowed,wasnot,and neverhadbeen,opposedtoscience. ShewasopposedtomilitantRationalism,whichwastryingtobanishGod fromHisuniverse.

TheArchbishopsaidsomeonehad senthimaperiodical,withamarked passageinwhichaspeakerhadsaid therewerenoeducatedmennowwho didnotbelieveinevolution.Then thespeakerwentontoexplainthat byevolutionhemeanttheevolution ofeverythingoutofnothing,and,of course,thebanishmentofGodfrom theuniverse.Thispassagewasmarkedbysomebody,hedidnotknow whom,"Whatdoyouthinkofthat?"

Latterlytherehadbeenagreatdeal ofthatkindofthing.Itreceiveda sortofemphasisfromthewordsof SirArthurKeith,President-ofthe BritishAssociation,whenhewentout ofhiswaytopreachevolutionasopposedtoScripturalteaching.That cameasagreatshocktomanypeople, fortheveryexcellentreasonthatin realitytherewas,andcouldbe,no conflictbetweenscienceandreligion.

Ifanyonewooldgivethatalittle thought,hewouldseeitwasso.Sciencewasdefinite:itdescribed:whereasphilosophywasconcernedwiththe ultimateexplanationofthings,andreligionwassomethingdifferent.It hadbeendefined,verysimply,byCardinalNewmanastheworshipofGod.

Rationalism,NotScience.

years,andthewholetrendofmodern psychologywasopposedtothatopinion.JohnStuartMillsaidthebridge betweenmindandmatterhadnever beencovered,anditneverhas.If anysensiblemanwouldjustreflect onthemarvellouspowerofintelligence whichtheleastmanhadgot,thepowersofintellectualreasoning,thepowersofinvention,andcontrastthem withthehighestoftheloweranimals, ifhewerenotappalledatthedifferenceitwouldbetrulyamazing.

MuchoftheRationalistobjections wereaimedjustatthatpoint.To askhow.farwasthedistancefrom mindand!natterwasaboutassensibleastoaskhowfarwasitfrom thathalliothemiddleofnextweek. Thequestiondidnotmeananything. Thetermswerenotcomparable. Therewereanumberofpeoplewho wereaboutfiftyyearsbehindthe timesinscience,anditwasthediscardedtheoriesofsciencethatwere appearinginthepopularmagazines andSundaynewspapers.

Onevolution,theoldtheorywas thatmanevolvedslowly,byminute degrees,fromsomeloweranimal,and thosewhowereoldenoughmightrememberthesearchformissinglinks. Therewasnowatotallydifferent theoryofevolutiontogetovertheregrettableabsenceofmissinglinks.The theorywasthatevolutionwasone longgradualrisetoapointandthen tookanenormousleap-andtherewe hadman.

Whatwastheresult?Howmany peopleknewanythingaboutGnostics to-day?

ButtheteachingoftheFisherman wassomethingverydifferent.Ithad vitalisedthewholeworld,anditwas tothatteachingthatweowedour practicalcivilisation.

DependenceonGod

ABkhop'sNowYesesMessage.

InthecourseofhisNewYearmessagetohispeople,theBishopofNottingham,England,RightRev.Dr. Dunn,said:"Itisveryimportant,if onlyforourownpeaceofmind,that fromtimetotimeweshouldspecially concentrateourthoughtsupontheprovidenceofAlmightyGodandbegof Himinallearnestnesstoincreaseour confidenceinHisdivineprotection.As

thedayspassby,eachonebringing withititsqwaspecialhappenings,we areapttobecomebewilderedbytheir diversity,andti)loseourbearingssinlesswekeepGodcontinuallybefore ourminds,rememberingthatifour createdwillsarefree,Hisdivinewill iialsofree.Weinourweaknessand ignorancemaybeovercomebyevil, butGodcanneverbe,andultimately Hisdivinewill-to-goodisboundtotriumph.ThisisHispurpose.Wemay notnowbeabletoseehowitisbeing workedout.Butwhen,ineternity, themapoftimeliesopenbeforeus, andthephilosophyofhistorystands revealed,weshallseethingsintheir trueperspectiveandunderstandthat GodhasindeedcompassedHismercifulpurposewithoutdoingviolence eithertothefreewillortotheliberty ofactionof creatures."

Whatpossibleconflicttherecould bebetweenadescriptionofthingsas theyareontheearthandtheworship ofGodpassedhiscomprehension. Therewasnoconflictbetweenscience andphilosophy,andbetweenscience andreligiontherewasthewholewide provinceofphilosophy,andwhere therewasnocontacttherewasnoconflict.

Therewasnoconflict.Theconflict wasworkedup,notbyscientists,who wereusuallyveryreverentintheirutterances,butmymilitantRationalists.

He(theArchbishop)wasverymuch impressedbythefactthat.afterSir ArthurKeith'sutterance,thepaper whichseemedtomakemostuseofit, andputhisphotographin,wasthe organoftheRationalistPressAssociation,ofwhichhewas,hisGraceunderstood,anactivemember,sothathis addresscouldnotberegardedasdisinterestedorevendispassionate.

Oneheardaboutthisconflictbetweenscienceandreligioninthemost unexpectedquarters.SometimesdignitariesoftheChurchofEnglandwere foundbackingitup,onwhatprinciplehewasatalosstounderstand.

Abook,"HistoryoftheFreedomof Thought,"wasanexampleofthekind ofthinghemeant.Inthatbookit wasstatedthattheworldwascreated byGodonthe23rd.ofOctober,at fouro'clockintheafternoon,inthe year4004,andthewriterofthebook saidthisrecordcouldnotbereconciledwiththerecordofscience.

Thatrecordwasworkedoutbya one-timeVice-ChancellorofCambridge, Dr.Lightfoot,whoverysimplyadded togethertheagesofthevariouspatriarchsandcalculatedthattheworld was4004years-old.Tocallthat Biblicalrecordwassimplyridiculous. ItwasDr.Lightfoot'srecord,sothat xvhateverconflicttherewaswasbetweenDr.Lightfoot'srecordandthe recordworkedout.

IfYouCannotExplain.

Alwaysthesescientifichypotheses werechanging,andscientiststhemselveswerethefirsttoadmititThey wereputtingforwardhypothese',which mightbetranslatedasguessesat thetruth.

Butwhatwerewetothi ofthe mentalityofamanwhowasprepared toabandontheChurch,theground andpillaroftruth,becauseofthese ever-changingandevershiftinghypothesesofscience?Sure:ythatwas notaveryrationa'attitudetowards eitherscienceorreligion.

TheChurchwaspatopposedto science,andneverladbeen,butthe Churchwasopposedtothemilitant rationalistswho,withoutproper grounds,wastryingtobanishGod fromHisuniverse.Therewasnoscientificbasisforsuchaviewatall.

TheCatholicChurchtookaverydefinitestandinthismatter.

WhenSt.Paulwrotethefourth GospelEphesuswasthegreatcentre ofculture,andscholarsofallshades usedtomeetanddiscussprobleins there.Irithosedaystheyhadtheir modernists.TheywerecalledGnostics,becausetheyclaimedtoknow everything,orverynearly(Laughter).

Then,ofcourse,theyhadthenovelists,peoplelikeH.G.Wells,who usedthetrickthat,iftheycouldnot explainsomething,theystartedoffon along-windeddecriptioninsucha waythattheaudiencewouldbequite satisfiedtherewassomethinginit. Thesepeoplesaid,ineffect:"Ifyou analyseitklown,itcomestothis:only giveusasufficienttimeandwewill showyouhowtogetnearlyeverythingoutofnexttonothing."

Again,muchofthiswasdirectedto provingthatthehumanmindevolved outofmatter.Well,allhecouldsay wasthathehadtaughtpsychologyfor

World'sLeadtoMexico

CHURCHRIGHTSIN

OTHERLANDSCITED.

Inanewmemorialpresentedtothe MexicanCongressaskingthatbodyto bringtoanendthereligiousconflict inthecountry,thereispresentedan interestingstudyoflegislationin othercountriesforthepurposeof showingthatconstitutionalamendmentsaskedbyCatholicswillhavethe samesalutaryeffectsassimilarproviso=arehavingintheseotherlands. Pointsfromthedocumentaregiven inaN.C.W.C.messagefromMexico City.

Afteracomprehencivediscussionof therelationshipbetweenChurchand Stateinothercountries,thepetition callsupontheCongresstoaccepttoits requestand"castofftheviolence whichcharacterisesbothtgegoverningandthegovernedandthehatreds andmistrustwhichdividethem."In doingso,thepetitionstates,theCongresswould"setupintheirplacean eraofmutualrespectandsympathetic understandingbyfirmlyestablishing thefriendlyseparationoftheStateand religiousconfessionsasafundamental principle."

PreviousAppeals.

Thepetitionpresentedwasdeclared tobesupplementarytoandconfirmatoryofpreviousappealsfor"anamicableseparationoftheStateandthe variousreligiousconfessions."Announcingthepreparationofthisbrief inwhicharecomparedthelegislative enactmentsofvariouscountries,the petitioncontinues:

"Tomakeourselvesperfectlyclear, wewillbeginbycomparingourown Article130,and-theamendmentsto thatarticleproposedbyus,withsimilararticlestakenfromotherConstitutions,becausethisarticledefinesthe legalstatusofreligiousconfessionsand determinesthecharacterofourlegislation.

"ThreedistinctsystemsforregulatingtherelationsofChurchandState areadoptedbylegislators:Eitherthe unionoftheStatewithoneorseveral ofthereligiousconfessions,ortheseparationoftheStateandreligiousconfessionsorhostilityoftheStatetowardsone,orseveral,orallofthereligiousconfessions.

ChurchandState.

"TherelationsbetweentheState andreligiousconfessionsinvarious othercountriesmaybebrieflystated asfollows:

"ThereisonecountrywhichrecognisesthreeChristianconfessionsand toleratestheothers.Thatcountryis Switzerland.

"Therearenationsinwhichanyreligioncanberecognisedifitexplicitly askstoberecognised.ThesecountriesareAustriaandJugb-Slavia.

"Finally,therearecountriesinwhich withoutdistinctionallreligiousconfessionsarerecognisedassuchwith onelimitation,thattheirreligious practicesdonotoffendagainstpublic orderorgoodcustoms.Thesecountriesmakeupthemostimportant groupofnations.

"InEuropetheyarefive:Germany, Czechoslovakia,France,Holland,and Ireland.InAmericathereareten: Cuba,Chile,UnitedStates,Guatemala, Haiti,Honduras,Nicaragua,Salvador, UruguayandVenezuela."

EducationalRights.

Comingtothedetailsofreligiousliberty,thepetitiondealswiththeright ofparentstoprovideforthereligious instructionoftheir'children,mentioningthatMexicanlegislation,likethat ofRussia,whileappearingtoconcede libertyofteaching,inrealitydenies thatliberty.

Thepetitionersurgethatinprivate schools,therebenointerferencewith religiousinstructiongivenin..ompliancewiththedesiresofparentswho establishorsupporttheseschools.

WithregardtoGovernmentschools theyask:First:Thatinthesethe religionofthepupilsbenotattacked. Thisisprovidedforexplicitlyitthe Constitutionofeveryprogressivenation.

Inthesecondplace,theyaskthat, whenthe.parentspetitionit,theremay betaughtinalloftheofficialschools thereligionprofessedbytheparents. provided,however,thatattendanceat classesofreligionbenotcompulsory forallbutonlyforthosewhoseparentspetition

LaicalInstruction.

Itispointedoutthatineveryother country,inwhichthereisseparation ofStateandreligiousconfessions,laical instructionisnotmadecompulsory norisanyrestrictionplacedonthe teachingofreligionintheofficial schools.

holdingofproperty,whilegrantingthe righttootherassociations.Outside ofMexicotheredoesnotexistanylaw whichprescribesthatallChurchesare thepropertyofthenation."

GERMANREPROBATION.

AtagreatmeetingofCatholicsheld atErkelenz,whichwaspresidedover byMr.Kamp,aprotestagainstthe persecutionsinMexicowasdirectedto besenttotheMexicanConsulinBerlin,andaresolutionwasenthusiasticallycarriedwhichcalleduponallCatholicstobreakwiththoseorganise. tionsandceasetoreadthosejournals whicharesilentregardingtheatrocitiesinMexicoorgivesupport,moreor less,totheshamefulpersecution.

Poland'sRebirth

TenthousandPolesattendedSolemn Pontifical.MasscelebratedinthePublicHallofCleveland,Ohio,America, byBishopJosephSchrembstocommemoratethetenthanniversaryof thefreedomofPoland.

"Warisaterriblething,"saidthe Bishop;"oneofthemostcruelafflictionsthatcancometoanynation;but yet,inGod'sownprovidence,even warmaybringablessing,because sometimesthroughtheprovidenceof Godthereissetrighttheinjusticeof centuries.

"Andthatwasthecasewiththe latewar.Asaninstance,Ineedonly refertoyourowncountry.Fornearly twocenturiesPoland,'agreatandgallantnation.layprostrateandbleeding fromathousandwounds.Theworld hadforgottenthedebtitowedtoPoland.

"Godinheavenwatchesoverthe destiniesofnationsaswellasofindividuals,andPolandto-daycelebratesthegloryofGod'sprovidence thathasgivenlibertybacktoits people."

"AregimeofunionbetweentheCatholicChurchandtheState,withtoleranceforotherreligiousconfessions, existsinfourEuropeancountries,Belgium,Spain,ItalyandPoland,andin eightAmericancountries,Argentine, Bolivia,Colombia,CostaRica,Ecuador,Peru,andSantoDomingo.

"TheofficialreligionofBelgium, Spain,Argentine,Bolivia,CostaRica, Paraguay,Peru,andSantoDomingo istheCatholicreligion.Itisdeclaredtobethedominantreligiontobe protectedbytheStateinPoland.It isnottheofficialreligionbutisthe religionofthenationinColombia.

Notanlianachronism.

"Fromthisitisclearthatitwould havebeennoanachronismtohave petitionedforunionofChurchand State.Theregimeactuallyexistsin fourEuropeancountriesandineight Americannations,andinnotoneof thesedoesitresultinareligiousconflict,becauseinallofthemthereis grantedfulllibertytoallotherconfessions;nor,ifwehaddonethis, couldwe'bechargedasreactionaries, becausethisregimeofunionisacceptedbynationsthatareprogressiveandauthorisedbyconstitutions amongthemostrecenttobeadopted, asthatofPoland.

"Inalltheothercountriesthereis separationbetweentheStateandthe CatholicChurch.Thisseparationassumesvariousforms.Thereare countrieswhosenationalreligonisnot Catholic,butinwhichtheCatholicreligionenjoysthesamestatusasthe othersinaregimeofseparationof ChurchandState.

InGreatBritain.

"Countrieshavingthisregimeare: GreatBritain,theAnglicanreligion beingtheofficialreligioninEngland; Scotland,Presbyterian;Finland,NorwayandDenmark,wheretheLutheranisthenationalreligion;andGreece andRoumania,Orthodox.

Theyask,inthethirdplace,thatin theofficialechoolstherebenoimpositionofeducationwhichispractically irreligious,asisusuallytrueofthe so-calledlaicaleducation.

Thepetitionnextdrawsattentionto therightsenjoyedbyreligiousassociations.andcontinues:"Inpractically everycivilisedcountry,religiouscommunitiesexistandfunctionnormally undertheorotectionofthelawtothe greatadvantageofeducationandof benevolence,andnowhereonearth,exceptinginMexico,isthereligiousvow placedonaparwithslavery.

"WepetitionthattheMexicanlaw beamendedandputinstepwiththe lawsofothercountriesinwhichthere isseparationofChurchandStaterecognisingthelegalexistenceofthese religiousassociations.Todothis, nothingisrequiredbutthesimpleacceptancewithoutreservationofthe principleoflibertyofassociations.

PublicWorship.

"Inourfirstpetitionweaskedthat thelawbesowordedthatnoactof religionbeheldascriminal,andto thisendwesuggestedthatfortheprovisionnowintheConstitutionthere besubstitutedthefollowing:'Provided thattheactsofworship,whosefree performanceisconceded,shallnever constituteanoffenceagainstmorality.'Aclausesimilartothisisfound inmanyoftheConstitutionswhich providefortheseparationofthe ChurchandState.

"Weask,secondly,thatpublicworshipbenotprohibited.Tosatisfy thispetitionallthatisrequiredisthe suppressionofthepresentrestrictions requiringthatallworshipbeexercised onlyinthetemples."

Finally,thepetitionsetsoutthe propertyrightsoftheChurchinother countries.andadds:"InRussiaalone therightofpropertyisdeniedtothe Church,andthisistobeexpectedbecauseofitscommunistictheoryin whichallprivatepropertyisdenied.

"Mexicoistheonlycountrywhich completelyprohibitstheChurchfrom

HOME,SWEETHOME

'Midcottagesandvalues,whereverwemayseam.

ReIteverpobomb**stetnoplassMeebar

MARIAMATER.

(UnpublishedlinesbytheRev.Dr. PatrickMurray,formanyyearsadistinguishedprofessorinMayr,00thCol lege.)

Totheeweturnthelast,thefirst,

OfallGod'sradiancebrighte;tTaV

TotheeinprayerouraccentsburstMariaMater,salvame! Ourhope,oursweetness,andourlife;

Onbendedkneeswepray,wepray: ProtectusinthedailystrifeMariaMater,salveme!

Whenclosingisthatstrife,andlowers

Onusthedreadaccountingday, Oh!saveusfromtheinfernalpowers-

MariaMater,salvame1

Strongarmofmercy!leaveusnever, Tillthouhastborneussafeaway, TolivewithGodandtheeforever'MariaMater,salvamel

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Givetheworldthebestyouhave, andthebestwillcomebacktoyou.

Ifyouwouldhavealltheworldlove youyoumustlovealltheworld.

Hewhohaslittledesireofheaven showsthathehaslittleloveforGod.

WeallwinfromGodexactlywhat wedeserve.WeallgetfromGodexactlywhatwereallywantofHim.

Theheartisasdivineagiftasthe mind;andtoneglectitinthesearch forGodistoseekruin.

Thesaintswishedtheirfaultsto beknowntothewholeworldand theirgoodworksonlytoGod.

Beofgoodcheerrememberingthat themisfortuneshardesttobearare thosewhichnevercome.

Nomanorwomanofthehumblest sortcanreallybestronggentlepure andgood,withoutsomebodybeing comfortedandhelpedbytheveryexistenceofthatgoodness.-Phillips Brooks.

Thereisnothingwhichgivesgreater securitytoouractions,ormoreeffectuallycutsthesnaresthedevillays forus,thantofollowanotherperson'swill,ratherthanourown,doinfi good.

Amanshouldforcehimselftobeobedient,eveninlittlethingswhichappearofnomoment;becausehewill thusrenderthepracticeofobedience ingreatmatterseasytohimself.

Inthedevoutlifeitisalmostthe samethingtosayofamanthathe hasagreatdevotiontoOurBlessed Ladyasthathehasagreatdevotion totheBlessedSacrament.-Father Faber.

Togotodeath,howeverpainful, withhonourandapplause,oratleast withthesilenceofrespect,wereeasy. Itisnothardtodieuponathrone; buttoliveonadunghillwithJob, thatisbitterness.

Thewaytobringaboutinothersa healthyandhelpfulconditionofselfcriticism,withitsaccompanyingdesire forimprovement,istoshowbyour lives,silently,thebetterway,while resolutelyrefrainingfromurgingiton others.

MAXIMS.

Thereisnosinintemptation,and therecanbenotemptationwithouta livelyimagebeingpresentedtothe mind, TodieforGodisthemostbeautiful ofalldeaths.ItistheSupremeSacrificeinhonouroftheCreator.As thenationsmarkinlettersofgoldthe namesoftheirmartyrsinthepages ofhistory,sothenamesofthosewho gavetheirlivestoGodaredistinguishedinheaven.

HandinhandwiththeloveofGod mustalwaysbetheloveofourneighbour.ThisisChrist'steaching.He prescribeditatalltimeswhenHelived amongmen.Ithaseverbeenthe doctrineoftheChurch,ofwhichChrist istheFounder.TobeHisrealdiscipleswemustallpractisethisvirtue.

Amongthefruitsoffaithiszealfor souls.Ourfaithisindeedweakifit doesnotbearthefruitofwishing otherstoenjoyit.Converselyitmay besaidthatourfaithwillnotlastunlesswedesireandtakemeanstoconvertourfellow-men.Thiswecando byfurnishingvocationstothepriesthoodandreligiouslifefromourfamilies,byco-operatinginthedevelop-

themind,andapureconsciencegives greatconfidencetowardsGod.

CITIZEN OFTHE WORLD.

mentofourparishesandschools,by thespreadofCatholicperiodicalsand books,andbyprayerandgoodexample.

GOD'SWAYSNOTOURS.

OnlytheWisdomofGodwasable todiscoverinthemostdegradedof menadispositionsuitableforthereceptionofHisbenefits,andtomake useofhumaninfirmitytoerect,asit were,anewedificeofDivineworkmanshipuponfrailandworthlesshumannature.

"Butthefoolishthingsoftheworld hathGodchosenthatHemayconfoundthestrong;andthebasethings oftheworld,andthethingsthatare contemptiblebathGodchosen,and thingsthatarenot,thatHemight bringtonoughtthingsthatare;that nofleshshouldgloryinHissight." (Cor.i,1-27).-AntonioRosmini.

HOW TOPREPARE.

IntheGospelweareshownhowto resistthetempter.Christfastedfor fortydaysandfortynightstoprepareHimselffortheTemptation.We allneedtrainingforaconflictlike this.Donotdespise,donotdisregardtheChurch'scalltopenance.It isyourcourseoftrainingforthefight. Then,whenthetemptationcomes,be onthealert.Recognisethetempter inthetemptation;heisalivingbeing endowedwithreasonandwill.So areyou.Setyourwitsagainsthis.FatherBampton,S.J.

BETTERFARTHERON.

Asuplife'smountain-sideIstray, Thinkinghowwearisometheway, Ihearasweetvoicesoftlysay"'Tisbetterfartheron."

Whatthoughthewayberoughand dreary?

Whatthoughthefootstepsbea-weary?

Lookup,faintheart,andbemore cheery"'Tisbetterfartheron."

Whenupthelaststeepbitwego, 'Tisthenwefeeland.seeandknow'Twasbetterfartheron.

Behindareallthemistsandtears; Behindareallthecaresandfears, Andheaven'spearlygateappears Alittlefartheron.

-KathleenH.White.

OURLADY'SFAITH.

Faithisthereposeofthesoulinre. vealedtruth,arestmostsweet,liketo thatofJohnasheleantonthebreast ofJesus.Thissweetreposeoffaith washabitualtoMary.Sheremained atpeaceinthepossessionofrevealed truthandguardedjealouslythesecretsofHeavenwithinhervirgin breast.Once,andonceonly,thejoys offaithwhichinundatedhersoulburst forthandinspiredherheartandher lipswiththatcanticlethatcannever beforgotten,whereinthe"Blessed amongwomen"foretoldthatallmen forevercouldcallherblessed-Lanzoni.

SYMBOLISM.

Symbolismissometimesusedwhen depictingtheFourEvangelists.St. Matthewisshownasaman;St.Mark isshownasalion;St.Lukeisshown asanox;St.John,asaneagle.St. Matthewisawriterwhotellsofthe manlydescentofChrist,hencetheuse ofthemanashissign;St.Markboldly tellsofthedivinityofChrist;St.Luke ispicturedundertheold-timefigure ofaphysician,forhewasaphysician; St.JohnsoarshightotheWordin hisexplanationoftheMaster,and hencetheeagleisanaptsymbolof hislife.

SPIRITUALISEYOURKNOWLEDGE.

Quietthatexcessivedesireforknowledge,becauseitbringswithitmuch distractionanddelusion.Learned menareapttowishtomakeadisplayoftheirlearning,andtobespokenofastalented.Therearemany thingstheknowledgeofwhichisof littleornouse'tothesoul;andhe isextremelyfoolishwhoturnshisattentiontosuchthings,ratherthanto thosewhichwouldbeconductiveto hissalvation.Manywordsdonot satisfythesoul;butagoodlifecalms

NolongerofHimbeitsaid, "HehathnoplacetolayHishead." Ineverylandaconstantlamp FlamesbyHissmallandmightycamp. Thereisnostrangeanddistantplace ThatisnotgladdenedbyHisface. Andeverynationkneelstohail TheSplendourshiningthroughItsveil. Cloisteredbesidetheshoutingstreet, Silent,HecallsmetoHisfeet. ImprisonedforHisloveofme, Hemakesmyspiritgreatlyfree. Andthroughmylipsthatutteredsin, TheKingofGloryentersin. -JoyceKilmer.

AGOLDEN CHAIN

AsktheHolySpiritofGodinyour prayerstoopenoutyourintellect,and tomakeyouunderstandandretain whatyousay.Inthisway,prayer becomesacherisheddevotion,agolden chainunitingyoumorecloselytoGod, whichisthesoleobjectandpurpose ofprayer.

THEROSARY.

JustasHolyMothertheChurch wishestokeepbeforeherchildrena constantandlivelyreminderofthe sufferingsanddeathofOurDivine Redeemer,bythemanyencouragementswhichsheofferstopractisethe devotionoftheWayoftheCross,she isalsoanxiousthatweshouldberemindedoftheSacredMysteryofthe Incarnation.

Shedesiresustorealisethelove whichbroughtJesusfromHeavento saveus,andbroughtforthsuchtriumphantandsuccessfulresultsinHis gloriousResurrectionandAscension.

ThisHeaccomplishesbymeansof thedevotionsowellknownastheRosary,whichconsistsofaseriesofdevoutmeditationsontheprincipal eventsinthelivesofOurMother,accompaniedbythepiousrecitalofcertainprayers.

Theseevents,orMysteries,asthey aregenerallycalled,arearrangedin threeseparateclassesorgroups,accordingtothejoyful,sorrowful,or gloriousnatureofthecircumstances connectedwitheachgroup.

Hencethisbeautifuldevotionhas beenwellcomparedtoawreathof spiritualroses,for,astheroseconsistsoftheleaf,thethorn,andthe bloom,sotheRosaryconsistsofthe JoyfulMysteries,representingthe leaves;theSorrowfulMystery,representingthethorns;andtheGlorious Mysteries,representingtheblooms.

GOD AND THE SAINTS._

TheCatholicpraysnotmerelyto God.Heholdsspiritualcommunion withthesaints.Thatisoftena stumblingblocktothoseoutsidethe Church.Theydonotrealisethat thereisthewidestconceivabledifferencebetweentheprayersweaddress toGodandthoseweoffertothe saints.WepraytoGodtohonour HimforHisownsake.WeaskfavoursfromGod,Whoalonecangrant lifeandgraceandmercy.Weask thesaintstopraytoGodforus. Brownson,thegreatconvert,tellsns howhecametoseethesimplelogic ofourCatholicpractice.Hesays: "Mam,yearsago.longbeforeIhad thehappinessofbeingreceivedinto thecommunionoftheCatholicChurch, Iwasinthehabitoffrequentlyclosingmyletterstomyfriendswiththe words,`prayforme.'

"Oneday,writingtoaverydear friend,whowasnotpreciselyasaint,

Iconcludedunthinkinglywiththe words'prayforme'Ididsofrom forceofhabit,butIhadnosooner writtenthewordsthanasudden thoughtstruck-me,andIexclaimed tomyself,'Thereisjustificationfor theCatholicpracticeofinvocationof thesaints.HereIamaskingasinfulmortaltoprayforme.Howmuch rathershouldIasktheprayersofthe beatifiedsaintsinheaven!'"

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Aweeklater.October,regardlessof theinsultingthin,gsthatwerebeing saidabouther,continuedherrelentleiswetway,howlingandblowing.

Afurious,desperateafternoon, thoughtChristineasshegotoutofher littlecaratthedoorofParklands.A somewhatworried-lookingMapsun answeredherringatthedoor-bell,and whenChristineaskedabouthermiss tresses'healthshelookeddubious.

"They'rewellenoughinaway,so tospeak,MissAllen;butMissJean wasdustingsomebooksinthelibrary abouthalfanhouragowhensheslippedofftheladderandhurtherleg. IheardhertellingMissBarbaranot tosendforthedoctor,butIthinkit oughttobelookedat."

FollowingMapsonintothedrawingroom,ChristinefoundJeanlyingono sofadrawnuptothefire,whileBarbarahoveredaround,offeringteaand sympathy.

"It'smostexasperating,mydear," wailedJean,asthegirlsatdownbesideher."Iparticularlywantedto gotoBaththisafternoon.Mrs.Mansell,thePresidentoftheWorking Ladies'Club,wasgoingtogivemean interview.Thereisasecretarialjob going,andshethoughtImightstand achanceofit,althoughnotknowing typewritingandshorthandisadrawback."

Christinetoldherhowsorryshewas aboutit.

"Hadn'tyoubetterletMrs.Mansell knowyouarenotturningup,Miss Jean?"shesuggested."Icouldtelephoneforyouifyoulikedmetodo so." Jeansaidthatwouldbeverykind andthoughtful.

"Shemightbeveryannoyedifshe thoughtIhadn'tturnedupthrough slackness."

Christinewentoutoftheroom,sayingshewouldnotbemorethanfive minutes,andinthehallshemetMiss Kitty.Explainingbrieflywhathad happened,sheaskedpermissionto telephoneDr.Capleaftershehad spokentoMrs.Mansell.

herselfinacomfortablechairand abandonedherselftothemakingifa neatlittleseriesofbluerings.

"Where'sColinto-day?"sheasked suddenly."Whydidn'thecomeover withyouasusual?"

Smilingattheabruptnessofthe question,Christineexplainedthathe hadgonetoLondonfortheday.Somethingperilouslylikeasnortcameout withoneofthebluerings.

"You'llhavetowatchthatladat Brangwyn-youandMrs.Sutton-or he'llstartgallivantingagain."

Christinesaidshethoughthewould .remaininEnglandforsometimenow. Heseemedtohaveseenenoughofthe world,forawhileatanyrate.He wasnowsettlingdowntowriteabout someofthewonderfulthingshehad seen.

"That'sbetter,"saidKitty,mollified atthispieceofinformation."Solong ashehassomethingtodohewillbeall right.Itdoesn'tdoforayoungman tobeidle."

Itwasimpossible,thoughtChristine, toimagineColinidle.Alreadyhe hadtakenagoodmanycaresfrom Mrs.Sutton'sslendershouldersinconnectionwiththeestate.Brangwyn neededagooddealoflookingafter.

AgoodthingMissKittyhadnotpursuedthesubjectofColin'svisitto Londonfurther,thoughtChristine.It wouldbenecessaryforhertokeepan impassivefaceovercertainsubjectsin thenearfuture,butdissimulation-to useaharshword-didnotcometoher easily. *

ColinSuttonfeltratherpleasedwith himselfashewalkedintothedrawing roomatBrangwyn.Heglancedabout theemptyroomwithitssoftlyshaded lightsandgeneralairofcomfort.

Colinstoopedtoreplaceafallen coal.

"Camertonseemsto'metobethe idealspot,"hesaid."Ican'tthink whyIeverleftit."

"Inspiteoftherain?Why,you've seenitatitsworst.Crossingtheroom,shesatdownbesidethefire,andputherprettyfeet intheirtinysatinshoesonthefender.Colin,fromhisplace'onthe hearthrug,lookeddownuponherwith appreciativeeyes.

"Perhaps'ithasn'tmushtodowith thecountryside,ortheclimate.Perhaps,Christine-" ThedooropenedtoadmitMrs.Sutton,withFatherRaymondinher wakeatallthinman,withanintellectualfaceandlargegreyeyes.

Thetwomenwereoldfriends.Father Raymondhadbeenachaplaininthe armyduringthewar,andwasakeen judgeofmenandthings.Heand Colinhadagreatdealincommon.

"IhaveinducedFatherRaymond tostayanddinewithus,"saidMrs. Sutton."Afterwards,ifeveryonefeels likeit,Ithoughtwemighthavea rubberofBridge."

Itwasunanimouslyagreedthat nothingcouldbenicer,and,atthat moment,Binghamannouncedthatdinnerwasserved.

FatherRaymondwasabrilliant conversationalist.ItwasoneofMrs. Sutton'stroublesthatshecouldnot gethimtospendmoretimeat Brangwyn.Hewasaverybusyman, healwaysmaintained,andhistime wasverymuchtakenup.

"Ihearyouaregivingadanceon Hallowe'en,Mrs.Sutton."

"Yes,Father.Alittleexcitement forChristine,whotakespityonmy lonelinesssooften."

however,Ihavesteppedintohisshoes; butthisfactistobekeptaprofound secretbetweenthefourofusgathered heretogether.Ihaveyourpromise, dearpeople,yoursolemnpledgeof secrecy?"

"Ourmostsolemnpledge,"they agreed.

"Good.Well,asyouarealso,perhaps,aware,Iamaverywealthyman, partlyduetomyownefforts,but principallybecausemyfatherleftme avastamountofmoney."

"Yes!Well?"saidMrs.Sutton,an impatientnoteinhervoice."Do hurryup,Colin."

"Allright.Iwon'tbelongnow, AuntNell,"hereturnedgood-humouredly."Thefactsarethese.Iam veryattachedtothosethreeladiesat Parklands;theyareamongstthemost cherishedfriendsofmyyouth.TodayIwentuptoLondontoarrange withmysolicitorstobuyParklands privately.Thiswillbepresentedto them.Inaddition,fifteenhundred poundswillbepaidtoeachofthe sisters,Barbara,JeanandKitty,so thatParklandscanbeconductedasit wasinthepast.Thesegiftswillbe anonymous,andnoinvestigations mustbemadeconcerningthem.Naturally,theywillconcludethatthemysteriousdonorisUncleJack,and,in ameasure,theywillbecorrect,because,goodpeople,Iam,formyown purpose,UncleJack.Now,whatdo youthinkofthisplanofmine?"

"Mostgenerous,Ithink,"saidthe priestquietly,hisgreyeyesonColin's ingenuousface.

"Itwouldtakeyoutothinkitout," said.Mrs.Sutton. themost wonderfulidea.Don'tyouthinkso, Christine?"

"Ofcourseshemustseeadoctor," agreedMissKitty,decisively."Itmay quiteeasilybeabrokenbone.Poor oldJean!Thanksawfully,Christine. Ishouldbesoobligedifyouwould askhimtocomealong."

Acoupleofhourslaterthedoctor hadtakenhisdeparture.Aslight fracture,hadbeenhispronouncement. Jeanwasstoutlybandagedandbidden tokeepherleginoneposition.Her patiencewassorelytried:itcouldn't havehappenedatamore(noppollune time.Thesalewasactuallytaking placeinalittleoverafortnight,and therewereawholeheapofthingsto beseento.

"Don'tbeworrying,Jean,"advised Barbara."We'llmanagethings, KittyandI,betweenus.Andifwe cometogrief,likethepoorsillieswe are,I'msureChristinewillcometoour aid.Won'tyou,Christine?" Christinesaidshewouldbeonlytoo delightedtobeofassistance.

"Whatapity!"saidBarbara,regretfully."Youwon'tbeabletogo tothedanceonHallowe'en,andI'v! putsomenewgeorgetteonyourblue frock."

"Thanksawfully,dearJob,"returned Jean.nowabletomanageasmile "Don'tbesocomforting."

"DoctorCaplesaiditwastheslightestpossiblefracture,"consoledKitty. "You'llsoonbeaboutagain."

"Itcertainlycan'tbehelpednow," admittedJean:"anditmighthave beenfarworse."

Kitty,lightingacigarette,seated

Jove!Londonhadprovedalmostan unknownplacetohimafterhisnine years'absence.Havingspentsomuch timeinlonelyplaces,hefoundsomany peoplegatheredtogetherinacomparativelysmallspaceratherbewildering.

However,fromabusinesspointof view,ithadbeenverysatisfactory. Thewholethinghadbeenaccomplishedwithmuchlessbotherthanhehad anticipated.Inhismindtherehad alwayslingeredanotionthatsolicitors didnotlikethingsdoneinaburry.

EllamsandWentworthweresurelya notableexception.

ItwasfortunatethathehadreturnedtoCamertonintime.Another monthortwo,anddisasterwould havebefallen.Whenallwassaidand done,moneycouldbeaveryuseful thingifpeopleknewthewaytohandle it.

Hisglancedweltappreciatively uponthehugebowlsofcopper-colouredchrysanthemumsthatmadethe roombeautifulwithcolour.Herather imaginedChristinewasresponsiblefor theirarrangement.And,ashis thoughtswereonher,shecameinto theroom,lookingverybeautiful.Her dress,offlame-colouredninon,simply made,suitedhertoperfection.Black hairshining,andblueeyesshining, shelookedthepersonificationofyouth andbeauty.

"That'saprettyfrock,Christine," hesaidsimply.

"Likethewearer?"sheenquired. Hehadn'tsaidsuchathing,hedeclaredstoutly,andhadnointention ofdoingso.

"Iknowyouhaven'tsaidit,"sheretorted,unabashed."Putthatdoesn't sayyoudon'tthinkit.How'sLondon?"

'Prettymouldy.Nothingbutrain. mud,andhurrying,scurryingpeople."

"IlikeLondoninsmalldoses."

TheKenvynShadtoldhimallabout itwhenhehadvisitedthemearlierin theday,afterhearingofJean'smisfortune.

"MissJeanisnothappyattheprospectofnotbeingwithyou.Sheis veryfondofallyoupeople.Poor MissJean,andhersisters!Idon't knowwhatwillbecomeofthem.She toldmeto-daythattheyexpectthere willbesomethingunderahundred poundsyearlybetweenthemafter thingsareclearedup."

"Andtheyhavealwaysbeenusedto suchcomfort,"s'ghedMrs.Sutton."It isveryhard."

AtthisjunctureitmastberecordedthatCohnSuttonwinkedopenly atChristineAllen,andFatherRaymond,catchingthetailofit,fella wondering.Hewassoonenlightened,however.

Therewas,declaredColin,witha broadgrin,somethingweighinghim down,theburdenofasecretunshared.True,Christinehadsomeidea aboutit,butthatwasall.Nowif hishearerswouldundertaketheresponsibilityofsharinghissecret,knowingthemtobereliableandtrustworthyfolk,hewouldputitintheirpossession.

"Itallsoundsverymysterious," opinedFatherRaymond,peelingan applethinly."Youcertainlydon't lookasifyou'vecommittedamurder ordoneanythingelseveryghastly. So,perhaps,we'lltaketherisk.What doyouthinkaboutit,Mrs.Sutton?"

"I'msimplyconsumedwithcuriosity,"declaredthatlady,herthinhands claspedinherexcitement."Dogo on.,Colin."

"Yes,pleasedo,"echoedChristine. Colinfortifiedhimselfwithaglass ofwine.

"You'veallheardofUncleJack," hebegan,"UncleJackKenvyn?"

"Oh,yes!"cameachorus.

"Well,mydearfriends,assomeof youwillknow,UncleJackKenvynis dead.Tosuitmypresentpurpose,

"Astrokeofgenius,"returnedthe girl,herblueeyessuspiciouslybright.

"Nothingmore,andnothingless."

"Isuppose,"queriedthepriest, "theywillconcludeitisUncleJack?"-

"MydearFather,"returnedColin promptly,"thereisn'ttheslightest doubtinmymindaboutthat."

Thewonderfulletter,addressedto Barbara,astheeldestsister,didnot arriveuntilthemorningofHallowe'en. Mr.Ellamshadbeencalledawayon urgentbusiness,andtheKenvynmatterhadnotbeendealtwithsovery promptlyafterall.

Mapson,faithfulMapson,theonly maidremainingatParklands,brought intheletters,andplacedthem,as customordained,attheplateofeach. Jean,assistedbyKittyandacrutch, arriveddownbeforeBarbara,buttheir correspondenceincludednothinginteresting.Harassedandthinlooked Jean,veryunlikeherusualcheery self.Thedreaddayofthesalewas approaching,andthethreesisterswere stillunabletosolvetheproblemof theirfuture.

Asthoughashamedofitsrecentbad behaviour,thesunonthislastday ofthemonthhadputinanappearance,ratheraweakandwateryappearance,butenoughtoshowsomesort ofcontrition.Kittygreeteditjoyfully,anddeclareditwasahappy: auguryfortheday.

"Bytheway,'Jean,IthinkIwon't gotothedanceto-night,afterall."

"Whyintheworldnot?"demanded theamazedJean.

Kitty,despitethetroublesthat loomedahead,hadlookedforwardto thedancewiththezestofatwentyyear-old.

"Itmeansleavingyoutothink aboutthings,andtheyarepretty mouldyjustatpresent."

"You'llcertainlygo,KittyKenvyn,"retortedJdan,authoritatively. "Don't,please,betalkingsuchnonsense."

"Who'stalkingnonsense?"asked

Saturday,January12,1928.

Barbara,whohadcomeintotheroom intimetoheartheendofJean'ssentence. Shetookherseatbehindtheteapot,lookingasfreshandbrightas manyagirloftwenty-five.Shestu. diedcuriouslyanenvelopeaddressed toher,thewritingonwhichwasunfamiliar.

"Iwonder,now,whothatisfrom?" shemeditated.

"Thequickestwaytodiscoverthat istoopenit,"remarkedKitty,sagely.

Hersisterslittheenvelopeand glancedquicklyovertheletteren. closed.Thenshegaveafunnylittle cryofamazement,and,gettingup fromherseat,wenttowardsJean.

"Mydears,listentothis!IhopeI haven'treallygonemad,butthisis whatIreadhere:

"'DearMadam.

"'Weareinstructedbyaclientof ourstoinformyouthattheestate, Parklands,atpresentoccupiedbyyou, hasbeenpurchasedprivatelyonyour behalf,andwill,therefore,continue tobeyourpropertyasheretofore.

"'Further,ourclient,whomweunderstandtobesomesortofarelative, butwhoinsistsuponremaininganonymous,instructsustoinformyouthat fifteenhundredpoundsyearlywillbe paidintotheaccountsofeachofthe threesisters,yourself,MissJeanKenvyn,andMissKittyKenvyn.

"'Weremain,yoursrespectfully,libertytodisclosetoyouanyfurther particularswhateverinregardtothis matterortheidentityofourclient.

"'Alwaysatyourservice,

"'Weremain,yoursrespectfully, "'EllamsandWentworth.'"

TheletterflutteredfromBarbara's fingerstothefloor,andwasrescuedby Kitty.Theeyesofthethreesisters metinonelongglance,andthelips ofthethreesistersopenedtoemit thesamewords:

"UncleJack!"theymurmuredsoftly."DearUncleJack!"

ItwasKittywhotookthegladnews overtoBrangwyn,wheretheinmates listenedtoitwithmanyexpressions ofdelightandcongratulation.

Alreadyshewasfullofplans.The boywhoservedFatherRaymond's Masseverymorningwassorelyinneed ofanewsurplice;hemusthaveit.

JoeLuffmanwasoutofwork,andhis wifewasexpectingababy.--There wereathousandandonethingsthat shemeanttodo.

ThatafternoonshewentintoBath andboughtherselfthesilkpetticoat shehadcovetedformonths.Itwas justwhatherblackfrockneededfor thedance.

Eighto'clockcame,andintheballroomatBrangwynwereassembledall theinterestingyoungfolkfromthe countryroundandagoodmanyof theirelders.Inagownofpalest green,Christinewasvotedtobethe prettiestgirlinaroomfulofpretty girls.andbeforetheeveningwasover Colinhadfoundanopportunityoftellingherso.Colinhimselflookedexceedinglyhandsome,withhisbronzed skinand'well-knitfigure.

ColinandChristinehadcutadance andweresittingtogetherintheshaded conservatory.

"Whysosolemn,UncleJack?"askedthegirl,catchingsightofhisface, suddenlyseriousinthedimlight.

"Why,mydear,UncleJackisfeelingratheronhisownintheworld,and waswonderingif.acertainladywould havepityonhimbytakingupthe positionofAuntJack."

"Ithinkitwouldberatheranice poistion,"admittedChristine,softly, hereyesstudyingthefloor.

"Youreallymeanit,Christine?Will Youmarryme,mydear?"

"Why,ofcourse,"shereturned. "Didn'ityou,knowthatiswhatI meanttodoassoonasIseteyesupon you?"

Mrs.Suttonwasdelightedatthe news.Thiswastheconsummationof herdearestwishes.AuntKitty,too, wasdelighted.

"Iwishyoueveryjoy,Colin,"she said."Allthesame,I'mnotsure thatsheisn'ttoogoodforyou."

FATHERFINN

(DanielM.O'Connell,S.J.,in"America.")

FatherFinn,theuniversallyidolised writerofAmericanCatholicboysfor thepastfourdecades,diedatCincinnati,Ohio,intheearlyhoursofAll Soulsday.Hisbooks,especiallyhis earlierones,"TomPlayfair,""Percy ynn,""HarryDee,"willdelight manyafuturegenerationofouryouth. Theyhavethetrue'Americanappeal. FatherFinn,theauthor,isenshrined onarareandpreciouspedestal,theingenuousheartsofCatholicboys.This isthenationallyandeveninternationallyknownandappreciatedFather Finn.

B'uttheRev.FrancisJ.Finn,S.J., forthirtyyearsdirectorofthefree parishschoolofSt.XavierChurch,520 Sycamore-street,Cincinnati,Ohio,was asocialworkerandspiritualtillerin HisMaster'svineyard.Hehada charmingpersonality,compositeofzeal forthegreatergoodofhislessfortunatehumanbrothersandanirresistible approachtothelearnedandtheunlearned,therichandthepoor,theJew andtheGentile,theyoungandthe old. Assuch,FatherFinnwasprobably thebestknownclergymaninCincinnatiandhissisterKentuckycitiesof Covington,Newport,Dayton,andBellevue.Heneversoughttheplaudits ofmen,buttheannouncementofhis deathwasmatterforthefirstpageof theGreaterCincinnatipresSandfor theireditorialandfeature-storydepartments.FatherFinn,asapriest ofGod,whohadpractisedtheMaster's corporalandspiritualworksofmercy, isagainenshrinedonacostlypedestal, thegratefulheartofthecommunity inwhichhelabouredandinwhich,as hewished,hedied.Thelearnedand theunlearned,therichandthepoor, theJewandtheGentile,theyoungand theoldpaidtheiroutwardappreciationthispriestlymanathisfuneral obsequies. Acharacterofliteraryabilityand practicalcorporalandspiritualaccomplishmentsisrare.ButFatherFinn hadthesetalentsfromtheMasterand obeyingtheGospelprecepthedidnot burythembutmultipliedthem.A furtherwordofhissocialaccomplishmentswillbeofinterest,Itrust.

Thirtyyearsago,FatherFinn,due toweakhealth,wasassignedtothe staffofSt.XavierChurch,hisprincipaldutybeingthedirectionofthe parishschool.Typicalofhischarity andconfidence,heatoncemadethe schoolfeeless.Whatwasapioneer venturein1898hasfortunatelybecome auniversalcustominAmericanparish schoolsof1928. AboldcrusaderwasFatherFinn, butverypractical-mindedandequally energetic.Atoncehewroteforthto secureanadequateendowment.Personalsolicitations,innumerableand doubtlesslynerve-taxingcardparties andlike"socials"madehismissiona realitybeforeAllSouls'Day,1928. Duringthesethirtyyears,thedescendantsoftwenty-onedifferentnationalitieshaveattendedSt.Xavierparish schoolwithoutembarrassment.They havelearnedtoknowandtoserve theirGodandtheirUnitedStates.In deservingcasesthedirectorprocured food,clothingandtextbooks.The "newimmigration,"asSouthernEurope'sexodustoAmericawasstyled, hasbeenthechiefrepresentationin theSycamoreStreetschool.Ihave nodoubtthatmanyatearwelledup fromthenaturallywarmheartsof thesepeopleonAllSoUls'Dayasthey prayedforthefirsttimeaneternalrest tothesouloftheirJesuitbenefactor.

forcurrentexpensesweremetanda kindProvidence,nottobeoutdone, providedthepermanentendowment.

The"young"Armenia,Bohemia, Hungary,Syriawereproudoftheir school,andsoontheirnativeability developed.FamilieswhosefirstintroductiontoFatherFinnwasapleadingforthenecessitiesoflife,inafew years,thanksprincipallytotheremunerativeeducationoftheirchildren, followedthetrekkingoftheMagnificentAmbersons,movingawayfrom thetenementsofSycomoreStreetto thehillsofsuburbanCincinnati.But theywerenowAmericansandwellinstructedCatholics.The"melting. pot"haddoneitswork.Totakebut oneconcreteexample:theSt.Xavier parishschoolwasawardedthecompetitiveprizeamongallthepublicand parochialschoolsofHamiltonCounty forthesellingofThriftStamps.

Thehappiestdayofeachyearfor FatherFinnwashisparishschooloutingatConeyIsland.Ofcourseeverythingwasfreetothe"kiddies";the boatrideonthepicturesqueOhio;the concessionticketsforthe"shoot-thechutes,"themimicairplane,theicecreamcones,dinner,supper,etc.And theelderswerethere,too,notonly themothers,butthestaidmembersof St.Xavier'sfacultyofCollegeand HighSchoolandrepresentativesfrom allwalksoflife.ItwasFatherFinn's picnicandheenjoyedthechildren's pleasureasmuchasthey.Inthis alsohewaslikehisMaster.

Duringthesethirtyyearsofreligious andsocialservice,fieauthorof"Tom Playfair"foundtimetowriteother books,toeditthemonthly"Church Bulletin,"andespecially,Ishouldsay, tobetheactivemoderatorofthe YoungLadies'Sodality.Thislastdeservesspecialmentionforitssocial workshownindeedandinmoney.It endoweda5,000dollarroominaClass ACatholichospital,whereitssick membershavefreeboard,lodging,medicine,etc.Itendowedagaina child'sbedatacostof1,500dollars, andplacedotherbedsinthechildren's ward.Evenattheriskofmyreader'sincredulityImustfurtherpraise thebroadgenerosityofthisorganisationanditsdirectorbyrecountingthe erectionoftworoomsintheSt.XavierCollegeResidenceHallatacostof 4,000dollars.IinstancethesefinancialachieVementsoftheSodalitybecausetheyareperceptibletoour senses.Itismoredifficulttopicture thereligiouseffects,butImightmentionthelargenumbersofCatholic marriagescontractedbytheSodalists.

FatherFinnwasagenuineoptimist,orrather,hevividlyrealisedthat GodisinHisheavensandactedaccordingly.Heencouragedeveryworthwhileoritadifferentlygoodundertaking-movingpictures,athletics,collegiateandprofessional,penny-a-day libraries,Catholicmagazinesandstrugglingauthors,socialgatheringsforthe youndandold,tin,-foilandsimilar

andsimilarcollectionsfortheMissions. Hewasfondofsaying,"Itisbetter tofightforthegoodthantorailatthe ill."AllhislifeFatherFinnfought withasmileforthegood,tryingto makemen,womenandchildrenforget theill.

TheRev.FrancisJ.Finnwouldhave celebratedhisgoldenjubileeasaJesuitnextMarch.Inanticipation,a purseforhimwasinprocessofcollea tion.Whenthejubilarianlearnedof thefact,heannouncedthatthefund wouldbeusedfortheeducationofa Jesuitscholastic.Loyaltywaspartof FatherFinn'snature.So,too,was genuinecharity.ThelastconversationIhadwithhim,andwhichIshall neverforget,dealtwiththeeducationofdeserving,poorcollegestudents. MymemoryofFatherFinnisthe priestofGod,giftedwithexceptional talents,devotedunselfishlytotheser viceofhisneighbour.Allmenwere hisneighbours.Itwasfittingthathe wascalledfromthemintheearly morningofAllSouls'Day.

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"There'snodoubtaboutthat,"returnedColin,promptly.

"And,nowthatyou'vehearduur gladnews,'wentonKitty,"youwon't bepassinganymoreruderemarks aboutourUncleJack.Hasn'the turneduptrumps,mydears?"

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FatherFinn'svisionandcourage havebeenvindicated.St,Xavier parish,atonetimerankingamongst thelargestintheCincinnatiArchdiocese,hasbeenforyearsatypicaldowntownchurch,surroundedbybusiness andtenementhouses.Its,former MagnificentAmbersons,totakea phrasefromBoothTarkingtonbetook themselvestothehilltops,thesocially fashionableorrespectablesuburbsor nearbycountryplaces.The"newimmigration"fromEuropeandelsewhere foundthemselveswelcomedattheunexpectedbanquetboard,andFather Finn'sschoolhasneverdecreasedin numbers.Somehow,too,thefunds audible,butcertainlyMrs.Suttonand Christinesaid,verydistinctly: "UncleJackhassurelyturnedur trumps."

TWENTY-0111

ConcerningManyThings

ROLLINGDOWNTO

Rolling-downtoSligoonaSummer day, Snowyhawthornhedgessmilingallthe way; Theroadaperfumedribbonwinding upanddown, Alittleroadofparadise,runsonto Sligotown.

RollingdowntoSligoafterabsent years, Raptureofthegreetingbirdsmelting inmyears; Thecottageinthevalleywheremother waitsforme, Ineverdreamtthatgoinghomeso ravishingcouldbe.

SLIGO. perfectlyformedledgeextendingto supporttheimage.LikeaJapanese parasolthereextendsoverheadanaturalbaldachino.Thewindsmurmur withstrangeandweirdsoundsthrough thiscavernofOurLadyofLourdes, andthecuriousmirror-likereflections, thedrippingofthecandles,andthe dimglowofthelightsimpartafeelingofawetothevisitortotheshrine. ThisshrineisinEasternBurma,and ispartoftheVicariateofToungoo. Thereareabout23,500Catholicsinthis Vicariate.

TheHolySeeandMr.Hoover.

RollingdowntoSligo,bybeautiful LoughGill; Thetreethatheardourpartingvow isbloomingbrightlystill; ButdarlingMarywithered,theSpring Iwentaway; Ah!wouldn'titbeparadiseifshe werehereto-day?

RollingdowntoSligoonaSummer day, Snowyhawthornhedgessmilingall theway;_ Theroadaperfumedribbonwinding upanddown, Alittleroadofparadise,leaIstomy nativetown.

SwimmerNowaNun.

MissMollieConneally,formerlife guardatthebeachatWhitestone,New York,andanotedlong-distanceswimmer,hasbecomeanun.Recentlyshe tooktheveiloftheSisterhoodofSt. DominicatAmityville,LongIsland, andisnowSisterMaryFrancisRegis ofChristtheKing.Justtwoyears ago,attheageof16,MissConneally bravedthetreacherouscross-currentof theSoundtoswimthesixmilesfrom WhitestonetoGreatNeck.Lastyear shebecameamemberofthelife-saving squadatBooster'sBeach.Sheaided inasearchforthebodyofamanwho wasdrownednearthebeach.For twohoursshewasdivingandswimming,andwhenfinallyshewastaken fromthewateragainstherwill,she hadbeenseverelyscratchedbythe submergedrocks.MissConneallyis thedaughterofJohnB.Conneally,a retiredpolicesergeant.

ItalianCatholicsandFascists.

areproudtocallthemselvesCatholicsandareaninvaluableelementin theCatholicPropagandamovementin theLebanonandalongtheSyrian coast.LiketheMontenegrinsinthe Balkanstheywere'able,duringmany centuries,topreserveintheLebanon ameasureofpoliticalindependenceof theTurkishEmpire,and,though speakingArabic,theyhavebeenable toresistalleffortsoftheirArabic neighbourstoproselytisethem.They haveexperiencedtheirdaysofreligiouspersecution.TheMaronitePatriarchofAntiochsharesthetitleof thatSeewiththreeotherCatholic Patriarchs-thoseoftheMelchite,SyrianCatholic,andLatinRites.The titleisalsoclaimedbyaGreekschismaticandaSyrianJacobite(Nestorian).TheMaroniteRiteisSyrian, andSyriacistheliturgicallanguage, butforthebenefitofthepeoplethe GospelisreadinArabic.TheMaronitepeoplenumberabout300,000,of whom230,000liveintheLebanon,and theremainderaredistributedinSyria,Palestine,CyprusandEgypt.The populationincreasesrapidly,butlarge numbersemigratetoEurope(especiallytoFrance),theFrenchcoloniesand totheUnitedStates.TheLebanon, MceSyria,isnowwithintheFrench "mandated".territory,afactwhich,it maybepresumed,influencedM.Poincarewhenmakingconcessionsinhis BudgettotheFrenchCatholicMissionaryOrders.

The"OsservatoreRomano"hasthe followingcommentontheelectionof Mr.HoovertotheAmericanPresidency:"ItisknownthatthenewPresident,astheheadoftheAmerican reliefworksoonafterthewar,did greatworkinEuropeforstarving children.ItwasthenthatthePope ofpeaceandcharity,BenedictXV., wrotealettertoMr.Hoover,notonly congratulatinghimandencouraging hiswork,butalsoexpressinghisaugustdesireforanefficaciousco-ordinationofthevariousphilanthropicactivities.CorrespondencebetweenBenedictXV.andMr.Hooverwaspublishedinthe"Osservatore"onApril2, 1920.HisHolinessthenprayedGod torewardMr.Hooverforhischaritablework.Inreply,Mr.Hooverexpressedhisprofoundgratitudeforthe letterofHisHoliness.But(proceeds the"Osservatore")itwasnotonly withBenedictXV.thatthenewPresidenthaddealings.'Hehadalsoconversationswiththepresentoccupant oftheHolySeewhenthelatterwas atVarsovie.Recentlytherehasbeen presentedtotheHolySeethefirst copyofabookentitled"HisHoliness PiusXI."compiledbyMonsignor Fontenelle,containingseveralillustrations.Amongstthephotographsis oneofparticularinterestinwhichthe Pope,thenMonsignorRatti,isseen betweenMarshalPilusdskiandMr. Hoover.ThePopecongratulated Mr.Hooveronhisphilanthropicwork, andhehasjustsentamessageofcongratulationtohimonhiselectionas President.Itwillbeseenthatthe VaticanduringthePresidentialcampaign,absolutelydeclinedtotakesides inaquestionwhichrelatedexclusivelytotheinternalpoliticsoftheUnitedStates.

The"OsservatoreRomano"haspublishedalongnoteontheattitudeof FascismtowardsCatholicaction. Aftermentioningsomeinstancesof officialinterventioninamannercalculatedtohinderthefreeactivities oftheItalianCatholicActionAssociation,itstressestheessentiallyreligious characteroftheAssociation.Some daysagoapoliceofficerpresentedhimselfattheofficesoftheCentralCommitteetoobtaindetailedinformation ofitsorganisation.Hegaveasthe reasonofhisenquiriesthattheassociationwouldbeincludedamongthose withtherighttonominatecandidates forthecomingelections.TheMinisteroftheInteriorinsistedonobtainingthisinformation,ariditwas giventohim,whereuponthePresident oftheCentralCommitteewroteexplainingwhytheassociationcouldnot beincludedamongthosebodiesreferredtointheelectorallaw.Thereasons,briefly,werethattheassociation ispurelyreligious,thatitdependsentirely-ontheCatholicbishops,and thatitconcernsitselfonlywiththe apostolateoftheChurch.

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Aninterestingrelicofthelatebronze agehasbeenunearthedatTicknock, Co.DublinbyMr.JamesByrne.Two yearsagowhileengagedonagriculturalwork,Mr.B'yrnecameuponan earthenpot,whichbeingextremely softbrokeintonumerousfragments. Seeinginthepressashorttimegao photographsofurnsfoundatCruagh andJamestown,Co.Dublin,hedecided tore-opentheinterment,bringinginto lightasecondurnofthesameage.

AcrossBleakSiberia.

withlargehollowsintheirtrunks,like smallrooms.Someofthesebore tracesofpreviousoccupation.About. 200milesfromVladivostockthepair methalf-savageSiberiantribesmen, who,onbeinginformedoftheirplight bysigns,extendedafriendlywelcome. Thenativesgavethemfurgarments anddeer-skinsandalsfortheirbruised feet.OnthejourneythePrincecontractedafever,whichnecessitateda threedays'haltinaforest.Finally, aftertwomonthsandtwentydaysof travel,thefugutivesreachedtheport ofVladivostock.Theretheywere hospitablyrecivedbytwoJapanese Jesuits,withwhomtheywereableto converse,partiallyinFrench,butfor themostpartinLatin.Thanksto themissioners,theyobtainedafree passageonanEnglishmerchantship, whichbroughtthem,afteramonth andahalf,toLondon.CanonTarlowskywasreceivedinLondonby CardinalBourne,andatMechlinby Cardinalvan,Roey.

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HavingescapedfromaRussianprisoncampinSiberia,andtravelled neatlyfivehundredmilesonfoot throughthewildstoVladivostock, CanonJeanTarlowskyhasarrivedin Brussels.AmemberofanoblePolishfamily,theCanonwassentenced todeathfiveyearsagoinMoscow,togetherwiththelateMonsignorCieplakandeightyotherpriests.The extremepenaltywascommutedtodeportationtoaprisoncampinthe drearysteppesofSiberia,bearingthe expressivename"Niestallswi,"which means"villageofvictims."Therehe remaineduntillastMay,whenhees capedalongwithPrinceDrockobulsky,whocommandedadivisioninthe ImperialGuardbeforetheRussianrevolution.Thetwofugutivesencounteredstrangeadventuresandmany hardshipsontheirlongjourneyacross thetracklesswastes.Onimprovised bridges,fashionedfromfallentreesor branches,theycrossednumerous rivers.Frequentlytheymetpacksof wolves,butinthesummermonths theseanimalslacktheferocitywhich theyshowwhenfoodishardtoobtain. Theirfoodconsistedofwildfruits,and sometimestheymanagedtocatch birds,whichaboundintheforests. Thesetheycookedonfiresstartedby theprimitivemethodofstrikingstone againststone.Atnighttheyusually sleptonbedsofleaves,butfrequently thetravellersfoundenormoustrees

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Inalittletownlocatedintheheart ofBurma,thereisamostbeautiful shrinededicatedtoOurLadyofLaurdes.Themostinterestingandunusualfeatureofthisshrineisthatitis entirelynaturalindesign,andallthat wasneededtomakeitasanctuary wastheplacingofOurLady'sstatue init.Theshrineisanaturalcavern withstalactiteandstalagmiteformations.Thereisanentranceofabout 10metresindiameterandaslowascentfromthisentranceleadstothe interiorcavern.Hangingfromthe. ceilingarelargeandsmallstalactites whichresembleicicles.Onthefloor ofthecave,infurrowsbetweenthe stalagmiteformations,arelittle streamsofcalcerouswater.Thestatue ofOurladyisinanaturalniche,a

Mr.L.S.Gogan,oftheNationalMuseumvisitedthesiterecentlyand completedtheexcavationofthesecondinterment,andsucceededingettingthecompleteburialawayintact, thatis,theflagonwhichtheincineratedremainshadbeencarefullylaid,and theurnwithwhichtheyhadbeenreverentlycovered.Incompletingthe burialtheattendantsunwittingly pushedtheurnofftheflag,whichpositionitstillretains.Theurnis"bipartite,"conicalbelow,slightlyneckedandexpandedabove,thewholebeingcarefullydecoratedwithasharp tool,theexpandedportionwithrows ofherring-boneandcrosshatchingand thesamebelow.Thesiteisknown locallyasraithin(raheen).Theonly remnantofthering,however,ismarkedbyathorn-bush,whichlocalcustomhaspreserved.Thetumulus whichprobablyonceexistedwasno doUbtusedtofillintheadjoining quarry.

TheFaithfulMaronites.

TheunveilingrecentlybytheMaronitePatriarchofAntiochofamemorialatHasroun,intheNorthernLebanon,totheMaroniteArchbishop JosephSemaanesSemaani,theauthor ofa"HistoryoftheEast,"whodied inRomein1268,recallsoncemore thefidelityoftheseSyrianChristians totheFaith.SurroundedbyMahommedans,schismaticsandheretics.they

Saturday,January12,1929.

TWENTY-THRIE

THERECORD.

CardinalBourneontheGreatWar

"WARNOTEVILINITSELF."

InanArmisticeDaysermon,his EminenceCardinalBournesaid:

"Afewmomentsagoawholenation washushed-hushedinordertoremember;inorderthatwemaynever forget'eitherthefouryearsofwar,or thetenyearsthathavenowelapsed sincetheArmisticewassigned.

"Theyaredaysthatwillliveand mustlive;andoughttolive,intheir propersetting,inthemindsandhearts ofallthosewhOlivedthroughthat period;andthechildrenwhowere glowingup.Thenewgeneration,the childrenwhohavenorealmemoryof thattimeordidnotexistduringthose fatefulyears,shouldbetaughtthelessonsofthattime.

"If'weforgetthoseyearsweshall nevergive'thankstoAlmightyGod forthewonderfulprovidencewith whichHewatchedoverournation andEmpire.Themorewereadabout thewar,themoreweknowaboutthe detailsofthewar,themorewecan understandhow,withouttheprovidenceofGod,stillgreaterdestruction wouldhavecomeintotheworld....

"Wemustneverforgetwhatanawfulthingwaris,andneverleaveanythingundonetopreventarecurrence ofsuchaterribleevil.Yetwemust neverforgettheextraordinaryheroism, theself-sacrificeandtheself-denialthat thewarcausedtospringupinthe heartsofveryordinaryandsometimes Self-seekingandwickedmen.There wasgoodinthemidstofitall-agreat dealofgood.

"Thephysicalevilsmustnotbeforgottentheycannotbe,forgottenby thosewhovisithospitalsandseethe humanwreckswholiethereinconsequenceofthewar.

"Yetwemustnotsay,asIreadonly thismorninginoneofthenewspapers, thatwarisevil,becauseitwouldbe untruetosaythatwarinitselfisa crime.Itistheresultofacrime;it isnotacrimeitself.Ifwarwerea crimeinitself,thenthewickedwould alwaysultimatelyprevail.Waris theresultofcrime-anindividual crimeorofthecollectivecrimeofa nation,orofcrimesspread,perhaps, overmanycenturies.

numberofunemployedisnottoa largeextentoutofproportiontothe numberwhowereunemployedbefore thewar.

"Sobeverycarefulnottobecarried. awaybythosewhowriteinthenewspapers.Rememberthattheyhaveto writesomanycolumnseveryweekand thatitisimpossibleforthemtogoto therootsofthings."

Referringtoapreviousstatement thatwarsarecausedbycrimes,His Eminencesaid:"Itisliterallytrueto saythatthegreatschismofPhotius intheEastandthegreatProtestant revoltoftheReformationwerelarge causesoftheworldwar."

HisEminencethenwentontoshow howpeaceistobeattained.

"Everyone,nomatterhowhumble hisposition,nomatterhowmodesthis conditionandinfluence,isdoingharm orgoodtothesocietyinwhichhe livesandthenationofwhichheisa member.Wecanallofusmakethe worldbetterorworsebyourown lives.

"Irecollectinthisconnectionthe wordsofthepresentPrimeMinister, whichContainaverysoundprinciple Hesaidthatitmattersverylittlewhat youareandwhatyouhavetodo:the onlythingthatmattersisthataman shouldpraytoGodtohelphimand thendohisbesttocarryouthisduty Ifeverymanwoulddothattheworld wouldheabetterplace.

"Theimprovementofmankindde. pendsandmustdependupontheindividual."

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Guest:"Waiter,thissteakislike leather,andthis,knifeisblunt."

Waiter:"Stroptheknifeonthe steak." amistiviseiluisidosuisiumunstssisiiiislicisueisio_

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"Warinitselfmaybegood,maybe legitimate,maybenecessary.Were itnotso,thosewhoareevil-minded wouldgettogetheranddestroytheinnocent,whowouldnotbeabletodefendthemselves.

"Warissometimesanecessity.The Churchhasalwaysrecognisedthat.

"Acertainsectionofthepopulation thinkthatallwarsarecrimesin themselves.Thatisbecausethey havenoprinciplestoguidethem.They seethehorrorsofwar,andjumpto conclusions.

"Thenwecometotheperiodafter thewar.Extraordinarythingshave happenedsincethattime.Extraor Binaryeffortshaebeenmade,especiallybycertainnations,toreconstruct themselves.Menhaveworkedvery hardineverydepartmentoflife;ant yetthereisunrestineverycountry; greatdisturbances.Andsomeofthe greatestdisturbanceshaveoccurredin countrieswhichdidnotseethewarat theirdoors;oneofthegreatestof thesedisturbancesisnowbeingexperiencedinAustralia.

"Inthemidstofallthisworkofreconstructionweseethatverymany mistakeshavebeenmade.Fromwant ofknowledgeandunderstanding,many oftheprovisionsinthetreatiesof peaceareimpossibleofrealisation,and manyofthemarequiteunjust.Things weredoneinahurry.Thosewho knewwereveryoftennot.consulted bythosewhowereattheheadofthe nations.

"Sowhileyouseewonderfulachievmentsinthesetenyears,ontheothei handyouseetremendousmistakes, which,iftheyarenotcorrected,may leadtoanotherupheaval."

HisEminencecontinued:"Donot hetoooptimisticorpessimistic.We talkagreatdealaboutunemployment. Manyofourpeoplearesufferingterribly.Toalargeextentthepresent conditionofunemploymentisdueto thene-7populationwhichhasnot beenabsorbedintoindustry.Itis partlytheresultofthewar;butthe

ThemarriageofMissDoreenSavage,onlylaughterofMr.andMrs.T. P.Savage,ofNarembeen,toMr.ArthurMarsh,ofBroomeHill,wascelebratedinNarembeenHallonSaturday,December22,1928.Muchinterestwastakeninthefunction,and therewasalargerepresentativegather ingfromallpartsofthedistrict.The hallwasprofuselydecoratedwithrich andvariedcolourings.Theservice wasconductedbytheRev.Path,r Smith,whomotoredfromMerredinto officiateatthewedding.Thebride. was'givenawaybyherfather.She made,notonlyachart/n.14,butanimpressivefigureasshe-;tooltilemin whitecrepedechine,trimmedwith briarworkandsmocking.Thetrain ofwhitecrepedechine,linedwith shellpinkgeorgette,fellgracefully fromtheshoulders,andthebouquetof whiteroseswhichshecarriedcorn pletedamagnificentpicture.Mist JessieEddy,whoactedastrain-bearer, presentedadaintylittlefigureinher frilledblueorgandiemuslinandtalle bow.Thebridesmaids,MissElsie RobertsandMissIdaBryce,wereattiredinpalepink,and'mauve,organdiemuslin,fashionablytrimmedwith frillsandlace;theybothcarriedEarly Victorianposies.Thebride'smother worenavybluecrepedechine,trimmedwithbiscuit.Herbouquet,of redcarnationsandfern,contrasted mosteffectively.Thebridegroomwas accompaniedbyhisbrother,Mr.C. Marsh,whoactedasbestman.The bric4egroom"spresenttothebridesmaidswasasetofafternoonteaspoons andagoldarmlet.Tothelittletrainbearerhegaveagoldbroochwithher nameengraved.Abouteightyguests satdowntotheweddingbreakfast. Andoh!Whatahandsomewedding cake!(thegiftofanoldfriendofthe family.)Mr.C.G.Latham,M.L.A., proposedthetoastoftheBrideand Bridegroom,andthebridegroomhappilyresponded.Manyspeecheswere made,alltestifyingtothebride's popularityinthisdistrict,whichhad grownuparoundher,forDoreen's parentswereamongtheearliestsettlersinthisdistrict.Thereception wasprolongedintoadanceinthe evening,atWhichtwohundredguests weresumptuouslyentertained.The brideandbridegroomleftbycarat 9.30p.m.forPerthtospendtheir honeymooninthemetropolis.The bride'stravellingdresswassunset crepedechine,trimmedwithsaxe blueAsthehappycoupleleftthe hallandtownbehindthem,sounds

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