The Record Newspaper 23 February 1929

TheUnjustBurden

BISHOPBARRY

Addressingthemembersofthe11o), NameSocietyattheirfirstannual CommunionbreakfastinSt.Patrick3 Hall,lastmonth,theBishopofGoulburn(N.S.W.),RightRev.Dr.J. Barry,madeastrongappealforrelief fromtheburdenCatholicshavetobear inregardtotheupkeepoftheirde nominationalschools,inadditionto havingtopaytheirshareofthetaxationnecessaryforthesupportofthe publicschoolsofNewSouthWales.

BishopBarrysaidthatthisyear theywouldbecommemoratingthe centenaryofCatholicEmancipation. OnehundredyearsagoCatholicswere notasfreeastheywereto-day,and theyhadtolabourundermanydisabilities.Heaskedwhathadwon thisgreatvictory?Nodoubtin thosetimestheyhadwonderfulleadersinIreland.ThenameofDaniel O'Connellwasoutstandingamongst theleadersofthemovementforCatholicemancipation;andinEngland thereweregreatCatholicbishopsand somewonderfulmenwhohelpedon thegoodcause,manyofthemProtestants,whostoodupfortherights ofthepeople.Butitwastheunion ofspiritamongstthepeoplethemselvesthatinducedtheBritishParliamenttopasstheEmancipationAct, whichhadbeensuchagreatboonto CatholicsforthelastcenturythroughouttheBritishEmpire.

"AlthoughthatActwaspassed100 yearsago,"saidBishopBarry,"we havenotyetshakenofftheshacklesof slavery.Wearestillbound,andthere isstillneedforunionamongstCatholics."

BoundinAustralia.

"WeareboundinAustralia,"continuedtheBishop,"andwefeelthe pinchfromtimetotime.Weare notthesameasourfellowcitizens inAustralia,becauseofourconscientiousbeliefinregardtoCatholiceducation.asupertaxwhichweighsvery heavilyuponourpeople.Webuild, orhelptobuild,thepublicschoolsof thecountry,becauseapar*ofthe taxes,ofwhichwepayourshare,are devotedtothatpurpose.Because webelievethatweareboundincon-

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sciencetoeducateourchildrenin,a Catholicatmospheresothattheycan betaughtaknowledgeofGod,and becausethespiritofJesusChristcan onlybeimpartedtoourchildreninthe atmosphereoftheCatholicschools,we areforcedtoputourhandsinour pocketsandbuildCatholicschoolsand whenwebuildthemtomaintainthe teachers."

Theywerefortunate,continuedthe Bishop,intbatthereligiousOrders, theSistersandtheChristianBothers, workatteachingintheschoolsfor practicallytheirfoodandclothes.Althoughthesereligiouswereproudto dothisworkonthoseterms,there wasnoreasonwhytheyshouldnotbe paidforthesecularworkthatthey didintheschools,thesameasthey werepaidinEnglandandIrelandand otherpartsoftheBritishEmpire.

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Dr.BarrysaidthathehadtwosistersteachinginCatholicschoolsin England'asnuns,andtheyhadbeen receivingsalariesfromtheBritish Governmentforthelasttwenty-five years.Ifitwasnotwrongtomake thesepaymentsfromthepublicfunds totheSistersinEnglandheasked, whyshoulditbewrongtopayCatholiccitizenstoeducatethechildrenof thecountryhereinNewSouthWales?

"AlthoughIhavenothingtosay againstthepublicschoolsystemof NewSouthWales,andIhaveno doubtwhateverthattheteachersin themareverycapableandthoroughly qualified,andtheirstandardishigh, Iclaimthatthepublicschoolteachers workunderahandicapinregardto themoraltrainingofchildren.AccordingtothePublicInstructionAct ofNewSouthWales,religionmustbe keptinthebackground,andthename ofGodmustnotbeusedfreely.Becauseofthatfacttherearechildren growingupamgonstus,throughno faultoftheirown,towhomthename ofGodispracticallyunknown,and whohaveno.religiousprinciplesto guidethem.Itisallverywellto saythattheycanbevisitedandinstructedbytheirownclergymenonce aweek.Noonecanteachinhalfan

houraweekwhatittakesothersfive daysaweektoteach.Thereligious atmospheremustpervadethewhole schoollifeofthechild.

"Insayingthis."saidtheBishop, "Iamnotmerelyexpressingmyown views,buttheviewsoftheCatholic Churchthroughouttheworld,and alsoofgreatthinkers,whodonot worshipatouraltars.Ihavequoted thePresidentoftheUnitedStates, whoinsistedupontheimportanceof religiouseducationforchildren.Todaythoughtfulpeoplearerecognising thatabsenceofreligioustrainingin schoolsisdangeroustothemoralwelfareofthecommunity.

"Ichallengeanyoneto.saythatCatholicsareinanywaydisloyaltoestablishedauthority,"saidDr.Barry. "Ichallenge'anyonetosaythatthey canfindmoreloyalordevotedsubjectsanywherethantheCatholicpeo pieofNewSouthWales.Wehave norighttohavethisburdenimposed upon'us,buttogetitremovedwe mustfirsteducateourfellowcitizens toseeourpointofview.Weare livingamongstreasonablecitizens, who,whentheyrecognisethatthey havetheirhandsinourpocketspracticallycontinuously,willmakeuptheir mindsthatitistimetomakeachange andgiveusachancetogetalittleof whatisduetous.Wemustprotest.

ItwasnotbysittingdownandpatientlybearingtheyokethattheburdensofCatholics100yearsagowere lifted.Wemustkeepprotestingand lettheworldknowthatweareadissatisfiedcommunityinaplacewhere weshouldbesupremelyhappy.(Applause.)

JewishRecognitionofChrist

Polishtheologiansareexpectingthat conversionswilltakeplaceowingto thegrowthofanewJewishsectwhich accordsacertainrecognitiontoChrist, saysthe''CatholicHerald."

AnewJewishsectwhichdeclares JesusofNazarethtobethelas*and greatestoftheJewishprophetsandrecognisestheNewTestamentasacollectionofthehistoryandteachingsof thatprophet,hasbeenformedin

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Thecreedofthisnewsectcontains thecontentionthatthedeathofJesus wasnotcausedbytheJews,butby thejudgesoftheRomans,whofeared thatthespreadingofbeliefinanew KingoftheJewsmightcauseriots tobreakoutinthesubjugatedcountry.

Thehewsectwishestorecognisein JesusofNazarethaheaven-giftedman, butnottheMessiahhimself.TheMessiah,theyhold,-couldbeexpectedonly if.theJewishpeopleobeyedthecommandsofthatlastgreatprophetof thenation.

Thesect,itislearned,haditsorigin intheteachingsofa,rabbansomeyears ago.Atearlierdatesseparatereligiouscommunitieshavebeenformed undertheinfluenceoftheso-called rabbinistschOols,whichwithinJewry assumedthecharacterofsectsand,in acertainsense,constitutedtheforerun. nersofthepresent-appearingdoctrine.

Oneofthesesects,theChasidims, haswideinfluenceonbothsidesof theCarpathianMountains.Thissect sprangupitPolandintheeighteenth century.Itssystemdevelopedoutof themysticaldoctrinesoftheKabbala. Itsfounder,IsraelofPopolia,presentedhimselftohisfollowersas"thehighestLieutenantofGod"andallowed divinewisdomandinfallibilitytobe ascribedtohim.

ThedoctrinesoftheKabbalacontainmanyelementsofthoseofthe ChristiansectofGnostic.Itisobservedbymanythattheprofessed beliefsofthisnewestsectcomeno nearertotherealnatureofChristian. itythandothoseoftheadherentsof KabbalaortheCharidims,butitmay wellbepossiblethatthereligious speculationsarousedwillringthe conversionofmanyindividualsto Christianity.

Atallevents,observerspointout, theriseofthisnewsectinPolanddeservesattentionasafreshsignof criticaloccurrencesamongtheJews, whichhaveledtotheconversionto ChristianityofnotafewJewsand evenlearnedrabbans

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SOLEAGENTSFORWESTERN AUSTRALIA

THETRIALOFCHRIST ITSLEGALASPECT.

(ByHon.

W.J.Denny,M.P.,ofAdelaide.)

Anewlighthasbeenthrownupon thetrialanddeathofOurSaviourby aneminentEnglishJudge,LordShaw ofDumferline.Whatwasthecharge madeagainstJesusChrist?What wassheevidenceproducedagainst Him?HowwouldHistrialcompare withamoderntrial?Theseandmany otheraspectsofthegreateventhave beenfullyinvestigated.

DuringarecentprotractedWillcase inthisState,aquestionaroseasto whatdateGoofFridayoflastyear occurred.Mr.F.V.Smithreminded Mr.JusticeRichardsofSirHenry Hawkins'commentthat"Ifajudgesat onGoodFridayhewouldbethefirst judgewhohadsatonthatdaysince PontiusPilate."HisHonourremarkedthathethoughtthetrialwas onMaundyThursday.Iconcurred inthatopinion.Itwouldappear, however,thatbothviewsarecorrect. AccordingtotheJewishlegalsystem thetrialoccurredonHolyThursday; thefinaltrial,accordingtoRoman law,occurredontheearlymorningof GoodFriday. Thesubstantialfactsofthefamous trialarenotindispute.LordShaw saysthatthefourGospelsgiveacompletecoherentaccountoftheproceedings.Inthefirstplace,JesusChrist wasputonHistrialonachargeinvolvingdeathasapunishment,though thepreciseformoftheindictmentdoes notappear.Thefirstpresentment wasunderJewishjurisprudence,which ordinarilysafeguardedthesacredness ofhumanlife.Romanlaw,formulatedbythegreatestjuristsofancient ormodernhistory,wasevenmore formalandinsistent.ButJudeawas aRomanprovince,andtheRomans withgreatwisdomgrantedself-governmenttohteJewishthocracy.whichat thetimewaspresidedoverbythe HighPriestCaiaphas.ItwasprobablyknowntothelatterthatOur Lordhadbeenbetrayedforthirty piecesofsilver,which,ifthefacthad beenprovedthatthemembersofthe Sanhedrininfactwerejudgesatthe trial,wouldhaveinvalidatedthe wholeproceedings.Buttherewasno appeal,onanyground,fromtheirdecision.ButasLordShawpointsouttherewasatthetimenospecialcir-

"ArtThoutheChristtheSonofGod?"

Headmittedit,andtheHighPriest forthwithrentHisgarmentsanddeclaredthattherewasnoneedoffurtherwitnesses.Theclearillegalityof theproceedingswasfurtheremphasis. edbythefactthataccordingtothe strictruleofJewishlawallproceedingsinvolvingacapitalchargewere tobeheardindaylight,anditwasnow night-titrie.Itwassufficienttosay, "Hebathspokenblasphemy"toconvictHim.Itwasonthemorningof GoodFridaythatChristwashanded overtotheRomanGovernor,andHe wascrucifiedatnineo'clock,andat threeo'clockHehadgivenupHislife. ItisagreedthatCaiaphashadubuaedhisposition.ButwasPontiusPilatebetterorworse?Heoccupied thesamepositionunderTiberiusasa GovernorinaCrownColony,notina self-governingStatelikeourown.Pilatehadnotbeenasuccess.Hisadministrationwasnotedforabuses;he wasregardedwithsuspicion.Hehad inscribedtheeffigiesofCaesarupon theensigns,themobhadrevolted,seriousriotshadoccurred,and,although hehadusedforceintheefforttoquell thedisturbances,heeventuallyyielded. Hewasunpopularandunscrupuloua andwasclearlyafraidtohaveanother contestwiththeJewishpopulace;in fact,hewaseventuallyrecalledto RomeaftertenyearsofofficetoanswerbeforetheEmperortotheaccusationsoftheJews.Pilatehad.of course,hisownCourt-theRoman CourtasrepresentingTiberius.The accusedwas,ofcourse,asubjectof Rome,andcouldnotdiewithoutthe warrantofthelawofRome.Pilate wasthereforeboundtoreviewtheproceedings.Hewasobligedtohear bothsidesandtopersonallyinterrogatetheaccused,andcouldhaveset Christatliberty. IntheearlymorningofGoodFridayhewasaskedbyCaiaphastodecide,and,knowingthat,accordingto Hebrewlaw,suchmatterscouldnot bedecidedonthePassover,hewonder. edwhyheshouldbeaskedtogive judgment.He,therefore,decidedto makeclosepersonalinvestigations, whicharerecordedinthefourthGospel.

cumstancestoattracttheattentionof Pilate,atfirst(asrelatedbySt. eitherJewsorRomans.TheaccusedLuke)madeanefforttopassonthe wasaworkingman.aCarpenterfromresponsibilitytoHerod,whenheheard Galilee,whoatthirtyyearsofagehadthatJesuswasofGalilee,andhence startedtopreachcertaindoctrines."wasofHerod'sjurisdiction."The andwhohadgainedthefavouroftheEvangelistsayshesentChristto poorerclassesandinvokedithere-Herod,"whowasalsohimselfatJerusentmentoftheclericalleaders.Hissaleminthosedays."ButHerod ownfollowers,whowereinconsequen-wasmerelycurious,wishingtosee tial,hadforsakenHimandfled;Hissignsandwonders,andJesusrefused influentialopponentsbadconsolidatedtoanswerhisquestions."AndHerod theirforcesagainstHim. withhisarmy,setHimatnought;and ThewitnessescalledwereclearlymockedHim,puttingonHimawhite notagreed,andnoformulationofagarment,andsentHimbacktoPilchargewasthereforepossible,certainlyate."NeitherHerodnorPilate(as notacapitalcharge.ItistruethatthelattertoldtheJews)couldfind evidencewascalledthatJesushadanycauseinHim. saidthatHecouldorwoulddestroy "Pilatethereforeenteredagaininto thematerialtempleandrebuilditinthepalace,andcalledJesus'andsaid threedays.Buteventhatcouldnot,untoHim,ArtThoutheKingofthe inthemindoftheJewishjudges,haveJews?Jesusanswered,Sayestthou sufficedtosupportacapitalcharge.thisofthyself,or.didotherstellitthee. CaiaphasthendeclaredthatitwasconcerningMe?Pilateanswered,Am expedientthatonemanshoulddieforIaJew?Thineownnationandthe thepeople,uponwhatprinciplecanchiefpriestsdeliveredTheeuntome; onlybesurmised,becausenoinnocentwhatbastThoudone? personcould,underanylegalsystem, "Jesusanswered,Mykingdomisnot becondemnedonavagueanduncer-ofthisworld,thenwouldMyservants taindictum.CaiaphasdecidedthatfightthatIshouldnotbedelivered thebestplanwastomerelydefythetotheJews;butnowisMykingdom law,andagainstallprecedentandlawnotfromhence. startedtocross-examine.OurLord "PilatethereforesaiduntoHim,Art didnotaltogethermaintainsilence.ThouaKingthen?Jesusanswered, Hesaid,"IhavespokenopenlytotheThousayestthatIamaKing.Yo world.IhaveevertaughtinthethisendhaveIbeenbornandtothis synagogueandinthetemplewhitherendamIcomeintotheworld,thatI theJew'salwaysresortandinsecretIshouldbearwitnessuntothetruth. havesaidnothing.WhyaskestthouEveryonethatisofthetruthheareth Me-askthemthatheardMewhatIMyvoice.PilatesaithuntoHim have_saiduntothem.Behold,theyWhatistruth?"

knowwhatIsaid."Suchadeclara Pilatewasapparentlysatisfied.His tionbeforeaRomanJudgewouldhavequestiononwhatistruthwasonethat beenconclusive,andwouldhavebeenwouldnaturallyproceedfromasceptic, sotoaJewishtribune'iftheirlegalandshowedasortoftolerationand systemhadbeenfollowed.Andwhenfairness.Solongasthenewdoctrine struckbyanauditor,Hesaid,"IfIshowedthattherewasnoattemptto have'spokenevilbearwitnesstothesetupakingdomagainstRomehe evil,butifwellwhysmitestthouMe?"hadnodifficultyindeciding.:Pilate.

tlacquit,andastheScripturerelates, "HewentouttotheJewsandsaith untotheme,'IfindnocrimeinHim.'" Thiswas,ofcourse,averdictofacquittal. Theverdictwasbadlyreceivedby thehowlingmob,goadedonbythe HighPriests.Pilate'sweaknessof characterdisplayeditself.Hevacillatedbeforethecryof-"CrucifyHim: Hedecidedtoletthecrowddoasthey likedinthespiritofwhatLordShaw describesas"acoward'sdespair."He keptonrepeatingHewasinnocent, butwhenCaiaphaswithgreatsubtlety declared,"ThouartnotCaesar's friend."hecavedincompletely.Pilateatoncebecameafraidthathe wouldbeimpeached,andheperceived the'danger.HenCewereadthatPilate,dramaticallywashinghishands, said,"Iaminnocentofthebloodof thisrighteousman,seeyoutoit."

ThedreadfulresultwascalledCruci fixion;ithadalltheelementsofthe moderncrimeoflynching.Andalthoughthisarticledealswithits purelyjudicialaspect,-thefamous trialnevercanandneverwillfade fromthememoryofman,whethe"it isregardedfromitslegal,political,or religiousttspect.Itisthemosttragic eventinhistory.-"SouthernCross."

LateDr.H.M.Doyle,M.L.C. ANAPPREOLILTION.

(ByHon.JohnTravers,M.L.C.)

,MyacquaintancewithDr.Doyle onlygoesbacktothetimewhenhe wasappointedtotheLegislativeCouncilin1912. Theacquaintancethen formedripenedintoaclosepersonal friendship,andcontinuedtotheend. Hewasanexceedinglywell-readman, withaprodigiousmemory,andwasa brilliantConversationalist.

Duringhismedicalstudentdaysin Londonhedidagooddealofnewspaperwork,andwasafamiliarfigure inthereporters'galleryintheHouse ofCommons.Hemetmostofthe bigmeninLondonduringthoseyears Mr.Gladstone,Mr.Asquith,Bernard Shaw,CharlesStewartParnell,CardinalManning,JohnBurns,andmany others.Generally;hemovedinwhat wasthenconsideredtheintellectual lifeofLondon.Duringtheseyears hebecameassociatedwiththeLiberal Partywhenthatpartywasagreat forceinBritishpolitics.Itwas,however,thegreatdockers'strikeinLondonin1889thatmouldedhispolitical views,fromwhichheneverdeflected; buthecouldneverbeapartyman; hewasessentiallyademocrat;hebelievedinaself-restraineddemocracy. Althoughheonlyspokeoccasionallyin theLegislativeCouncil,hisspeeches werewellthoughtout,andcarried greatweight;indeed,hisspeechde. liveredontheoccasionofthecelebrationofthecentenaryofresponsible governmentinNewSouthWaleswas oneofthefinest-contributionsmade onthatmemorableoccasion.Hehad

afinegraspofBritishandinternationalpolitics,andmanyapleasant andprofitablehourIhavespentinhis company,whenhelefthimselfgoon somesubjectwhichwasthenoccupyingpublicattentionhere-orabroad.

AgreatchampionofNewcastle,he nevermisedanopportunityintheLegislativeCouncilofpressingitsclaims. Hewasalonelyfigureinmanyrespects,andthisaccountsforhisaloofnessandreserve,whichwasoften muchmisunderstood;itwasonlythe veneer,however,whichcoveredthe realhumanman.Noonecouldbe moreaffectionatethanhe.CCMyou brokethroughhisnaturalreserve.He wasoneofthemosthonourablemen Ievermet.Icouldneverimagine himdoinganythingunmanly.Words writtenbyagreatwriter(JohnRuskin)aptlyillustratetheguidingprinciplesofDr.Doyle'slife: Nooneevergetswiserbydoing wrong;norstronger; Youwillgetwiserand'strongeronly bydoingright.

Healwaystooktherightcourse.accordingtohislights.Thosewhohad theprivilegeofbeingwithhimduring theclosinghoursofhislifemusthave beenstruckbyhiscalmness,andby thealmoststoicalfortitudewhichhe exhibitedduringtheagonisingillness whichhewentthrough.Afinecharacter,oneoftheoldschool,possessing allthe"chastityofhonour"ofhisrace, thisStateandhisownhometown. Newcastle,whichhelovedsowell, andinwhichhespentthegreaterpart ofhislife,aremuchthepoorerforthe passingofDr.HenryMartinDoyle.R.I.P.

ThelateDr.Doylewasabrotherof Mr.AidanDoyle,ofMary-street,North Perth.

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TheIncomeTaxpeoplerecently wrotetoabusinessmanpointingout thattheywerenotsatisfiedwiththe amounthehadsetdownashisincome.

"DearSirs,",washiscourteousans- wer-"Youarenothalfsodissatisfied asIam!"

"Laddie,keepyourtemper,"saidan oldScotsmantohisfieryson."Never quarrelwi'anangryperson,especiallyawoman.Mindye,asoftanswer paysbest.It'scommanded-and.for- byeitmakesthemfarmadderthan anythingelseyoucouldsay!"

AstarvingtrampcalledataScots- man'shouseandaskedforfood.

Visitor:"Well,mylittleman,and whatareyoucalled?"

FirstBoy:"Jude.sir."

Vistior:"Youshouldsay'Julius.'"

Turningtoanotherboy:"Well,what isyourname?" "Billious,sir!"

Youngestbrother,tobrideatwed- dingreception:"Youdon'tlooknearly astiredasIshouldhavethought."

Bride:"Don'tI?Whydidyou thinkIshouldlooktired?"

"Well,Iheardmummysayyou'dbeenrunningafterMr.Johnsonformonthsandmonths."

Wife:"Somehow,thispiedoesn't tastejustasMrs.Robinson'sdidthe othernight.IthoughtIknewthe recipe,butIthinkImusthaveleft somethingout."

Husband,aftertasting:"There's nothingyoucouldleaveoutthat wouldmakeittastelikethat.It's somethingyou'veputin!"

Twocountrymenhadoccasionto consultalawyer,andoncaningathis officewereshownintoawaiting-room, wheretheysatforsometime,listen- ingtothenoiseofbusytypewriters."

"What'sallthatjingleabout?"Tom said."Isthatthewaytheymake newlaws?"

"No."repliedMurty;"lawsarenot madehere.Thisistheplacewhere theymakecustomersforthegoods!"

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Abootblackwaspuffingattheend ofacigarwhenagentleman,thinking tohavealittlefunattheyouth'sex- pense,askedhimifhealwayssmoked cigars.

"Oh,yes,sir,prettyoften!"answer edtheyouth. "Whatbranddoyougenerallysmoke?"askedthegentleman.

"'RobinsonCrusoe,'sir,"repliedthe bootblack. Thegentlemanponderedawhile."I neverheardofthatbrand,"hesaid. "It'sanameI'vegiven'emmyself," saidtheyouth."Yousee,guv'nor. oldCrusoewasacastaway!"

"HOT,HARDANDHEAVY"

PROTESTANTDINOUNCESOONDITOTOFPROTESTANTmmarzas

RobertE.Hicks,presidentofRob-ernmentweresuperiortothoseofMr. ertE.HicksCorporation,publishersofHoover.However,tomeitwasbut the"SpecialtySalesman'sMagazine,"amatterofchoicebetweentwovery recentlywrotetoDr.S.ParkerCad-goodmenandwhenthenationmade man,PresidentoftheFederalCouncilitschoice1stoodreadytohelpall oftheChurchesofChristinAmerica,couldthemanwhowaschosen.The denouncingtheconductofministerselectionendedthematter.Butit inthelastPresidentialcampaign,anddoesnotendthismoreseriousdeyelannouncingthat"Icannotseemywayopment. tosupportfinanicallyaninstitution Anexaminationofmybooks,reveals thatinatimeoftrialshakesoffthethatwithinthelastfouryearsIhave mantleofChristiancharacterandassistedeighteenstrugglingProtestant stoopstodaubitshandswithpoliticalchurchesinafinancialway.Atthe filth." presentmomentloanstothemtotal

DearMr.Cadman: overfourthousanddollars.Aside Thisisinreplytoyourpersonallet-fromthisIfindthatwithinrecent terofrecentdateinwhichyoumen-yearsIhavemadeoutrightcontributionedapastcontributionofmine,andtionsthattotaloverfiftythousand yourformletterdatedDecember8,dollars.Irealisethattheseamounts inwhichyouindicatethatfurthercon-aresmallcomparedwithwhatsome tributionswouldbewelcome.Iammenhavegiven,yetasrichesare goingtobeveryfrankwithyouincountedto-day,Iamnotarichman. thisletter,Dr.Cadman,becauseIamTheseloansandgiftsrepresentaconconvincedthereneverwasatimesiderableamountofallIpossess.I whenabsolutefranknesswasmorefeltthatIwasdoingagoodworkand needed.Theeventsofthelastthreethattherecouldbenobetterplacefor monthshavebeenarevelationtomemymoneyeventhoughI.couldhave asregardstheProtestantChristianplaceditwhereitwouldhaveearned ministryand,asaresult,Ihavearriv-memuchmore.ButwhenIobserved edatcertaindefiniteconclusionswhichministersofthegospelstandinginpulwillcompletelydominatemyattitudepitsbuiltwithmymoney,preaching towardsthebodywhichyouhavethehatredagailisttheirbrothersinChrist, honourtobethehead.FormanyIbegantowonderifIhadnotmade yearsIhavehadgreatfaithinyouramistake.AndwhenIbeheldthose organisation.Iwatcheditsprogresssamebrothers,theCatholicclergy, withinterestandfeltsurethatwhatmaintainingakindlyforbearance,conIsawwasarealdevelopmenttowardcerningthemselvesonlywiththeir theChristianUnitythattheFounderworkasservantsofChrist,refraining oftheFaithmustcertainlyhavein-fromtakinganypartinamatterthat waswholypoliticalandmundane,I feltsurethatIhad.

tended.Butaftercarefullyweighing theeventsofthelastthreemonths,I finditimpossibletoholdthatopinion longer.Yourformletterstatesthat youfoundtherecentsessionsatRochesterremarkablyinspiringandfull ofhopeforthefuture.Inthelight shedbytheProtestantministryduring thelastthreemonths,Icanconstrue thatstatementinbutoneway,nameiv,thatyouarebuildingupapowerful organisationthatwillbeablesuccessfullytobattleanotherbranchofthe Christian.Faith.InitIseeabsolutelynohopefortheunityChristso muchdesired.

Asaresultofmyconsiderationof theforcesatworkduringthelast, threeomnths,IfindthatitwillbeimapossibleformetocontinuemycontributionstotheProtestantcause. FromtheindicationsthatwereeverywhereinSeptemberandOctoberIam forcedtotheconclusionthattheProtestantministryhaslostconfidencein thepowerofGodtoworkHiswill.I cannotseemywaycleartosupport financiallyaninstitutionthatina timeoftrialshakesoffthemantleof Christiancharacterandstoopstodaub itshandswithpoliticalfilth.

"TheRomanCatholicChurch"

Thefollowingarticle,signedbyCharlieStowe,appearedinaSantaVarbare,California,newspaper,underthe caption"TwoMinuteEssays."Stowe's titlewas"TheRomanCatholic Church."

"Ingeneral,ProtestantsknowaslittleabouttheRomanCatholicChurch asmaliciousandwickedlittleboysdo aboutthesweet,solemnsilencesofthe interiorofanancientcathedralwhen theystandoutsideandthrowstones throughthebeautifulstained-glasswindowsofoneofthesesacredmemorials ofanageoffaith.

"IamnotaRomanCatholicand nevercanbe.Thisamelancholyinstanceofthesinsofthefathersbeing visitedonthechildren,formyforebearsinEnglandwerecontentedin thatcommuniontillMartinLuther, JohnKnox,HenryVIII.,hisdaughter Maryandothersstirredupanawful messthatsplitChristendomintodiscordantandbelligerentfragments; and,consequently,theStoweshavefor hundredsofyearsbeenProtestants, whateverthatmaymean.

"Tomygreatdelight,Ifoundinour librarytheotherdayabookwiththe title'GodandtheSupernatural.A CdtholicStatementoftheChristian Faith,'editedbyFatherCuthbert, 0.S.F.C.

"WeariedwithchaoticanddiscordantsterilitiesofProtestantstatements oftheChristianfaith,Iopenedthe volumeexpectantly,andhavethusfar beendelightedwithitscontents.Itis writtenbymenofthehighestculture, andinamostcharmingstyle.There isacertaingraciousandsweetreasonablenessaboutthebookthatdelights me.AndasIreaditInolonger standoutsideoftheRomanCatholic faith,butaminvitedinsidebyacertaingeneroushospitalitythatsetsmy soulatease.'Howdelightfultobe associatedwithsuchmen,'Iexclaifte

Catholic-CommunistAlliancesDenounced

Withtheformalapprobationofthe

HolySee,Msgr.Ruch,BishopofStrasbourg,hasjustaddressedtotheCatholicpapersofAlsaceanewletterin whichheconfirmsspecificiallyalliances whichhavebeenlookeduponwith favororevenconcludedbetweenCatholicsandCommunists.

"Letusnotplaywithfire,"wrote theBishopofStrasbourg."Letusnot smileatouradversariesinthisdiocesewhohavealreadydeliveredblows, terribleblows,againstourreligion.

"Neitherthecouncilsofafalsesentimentality,thepreoccupationsofdemagogicorder,thecalculationofpolitics, purelyhumaneandtolerantbefore everythingbecauseofimmediateelectoralsuccess,norrelationsofcamaraderiewithpartisansofdoctrinesformallycondemnedbytheChurchnoneofthesecanjustifyamonstrous allianceofCatholicswithCommunists.

"Thefaithfulwholistentocommunisticorators,readcommunisticjournals,votewiththecommunists,are losttotheCatholicChurch."

TheBishopofStrasbourgreceived fromtheSovereignPontiffandCardinalGasparrimanylettersofcongratulationsforthestepshehastaken torecalltotheirdutycertainCatholics ofhisdiocese,ledastraybypurely politicalpreoccupations,andthrough aspiritofsystematicopposition.In hislastletter,CardinalGasparriwrote: "HisHolinessishappytolearnwith whatardentloveforsoulsyoustrive togettoandthroughyourpriestsand Catholicpapersthewordwhichenlightens,preserves,andencouragesand saves."

.SOCIETYOFST.VINCENTOS .(Sesseparst011).

FromtimetotimeasIamprospered,Imaybeabletoputmoneyinto thegreatworkofadvancingtheChristianFaith.Ihavenotlostfaithin thatreligion.Nothingthatmencan dowilleverchangetheeternalverities ofthatrevelationofGod.tautwhen suchtimesarrive1feelthatthat branchoftheFaithwhichhasrevealeditselfclosestinharmonywiththe teachingoftheMasterisentitledto whataidIcangiveifitsodesires.

RealChristianityshouldwiden;,,nd

ThespectaclepresentedbyProtestantministersduringtherecentPresidentialcampaignwassickeningtofairmindedandreasoningmen.Inanationfoundedupontheprinciplesof equalopportunity,ofabsoluteseparationofchurchandstate,offullreligiousliberty,wesawandheardmen whomwehaveacceptedasspiritual leadersgoingupanddownintheland withvenomdrippingfromtheirtongues,spreadinghatred,bitterness,prejudices,evidencingthatbasicallythey haveprogressedvery,verylittlein ChristiangraceandChrist-likeunder-deepenthesympathiesofmankind.It standing.Thoughburiedathousandshouldmakethemtolerant,loving-and yearsthespiritofthedarkagesarosegenerous.ThelastPresidentialcamandspokeagainthroughthesemen.paignrevealedthatmanyofthosereAndnotoncedidIhearthepowerfulsponsibleforthegrowthofProtestantvoiceofyourorganisationraisedtoismhavenotdevelopedthesequalities stilltheseactivities. tothedegreethattheyshouldbeposIdonotproposeheretogointothesessed.Isomehowlostrespectfor meritsofthetwomenopposingeachthosewhoarewillingtoaskaCatholic otherforthePresidencyofthiscoun-boytogivehislifeonthefieldofbattry.Theissuetothoseinterestedintieforhiscountryandthendenyhis thegrowthoftheChristianreligionisbrotherorhissontherighttositin muchgreaterthanthatcampaign.IttheChiefExecutive'schair.ThatdisrevealsadistinctdepartureonthepositionisnotAmerican,butwhatis partoftheProtestantMinistryfromworse,itisnotChristian. thepreachingofthedoctrinesofJesusBelieveme,DoctorCadman,Iam Christandfromtheministrationsofnotmovedbyanyspiritofangeror thechurch,whichisHisbody,toenterbitternessinthisdecision.Iamsevintoquestionsentirelycivilandpoliti-enty-nineyearsofageandfeelthatI cal.Thisissignificant.TomyoughttodowhatIcanfortheadminditindicatesdecay.ItindicatesvancementoftheFaiththathascome aforgettingofwhatthechurchwastomeansomuchtome.Ithinkthat builttodo,andanunholylustforcanbestbedonebyaidingtheorgani- temporalpowerofapoliticalnature.sationthatholdsmostcloselytothe Iwanttosaythatwhenaministerofresponsibilitiesleftinourcarebythe GodturnshisconsecratedpulpitintoMasterofusall.-Verytrulyyours, apoliticalsoapboxandfromit (Signedby) RobertE.Hicks preacheshatredagainstotherbelieve -ersinthesameGod.whoareassincereandfaithfulashe,Icannolonger trustthatmanasaspiritualadviser andgravedoubtsentermymindconcerningtheorganisationthatpermits andsporsorssuchaperversionofsacredprivilege.TosetatrestanyfeelingthatImaybeprejudiced,Ipresent thefollowingfacts.Ihavebeena ProtestantallmylifeandinthepoliticsofmycountryIhavealwaysbeen aRepublican.ItistruethatIsupportedMr.Smithduringthelastcampaign,butIdidsofromaconviction thathisexperienceandtalentsingov-

"EventhedoctrinesofthefinalauthorityandinfallibilityofRomeare notpokedatyouunamiablyonthe endofcapitchfork,buttheygradually envelopyoulikelumniouscloudsas youareledstepbystepintotheinterioroftheCatholicfaithand,perceivingwithdelightitsskyeyarches o'roofinginfinity,youcryinvoluntarily:'Thatcannotbeanymerehuman creation.Itmustbedivine.' "Twoweeksisscanttimeforme withthisdelightfulbook.Ishallbuy it,andread,mark,learn,andinwardly digestitscontents."

CentralOffice,No.be(TopFloor), ROYALARCADE,BARRACK-STRUT. Thladocletyexistsforthepurposea performingworksofChristianCUM., andhastheapprobationoftheHolyInks andtheHierarchyandClergyII:routines insWorld. /IMOareneededtoenabl,3towotobeadequatelycarriedout,anCthe SocietyInvitespersonswhenmall!ngtheWillstirememberandassistthePoor bymakingBequestsIntheirfavour. DonationsoranmmOnnt.howeversnug' .4fivievsnsususvinsvoususuiviinsimisnsvinilivosupwvq. a TOL$147L

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ForfullythreecenturiesCatholicism hasbeenknowninChinaasTien TchonKiao-"TheDoctrineofthe LordofHeaven."Thesethreewords, understoodbyeverybodyandrespectedbymillions,havestoodforthonthe frontsofchurchesandhavefigured countlesstimesinofficialdocuments. Lately,however,anattempthasbeen madetosubstituteanewname,Kong Kiao,whichmeansnomorethan"The CommonDoctrine."Apartfromthe breachwithancientusage,suchatitle fortheChurchcouldleadtomisunderstandings.ThereforetheApostolic DelegateandtheBishopshavefought hardagainstthechangeandtheyhave beensuccessful.TheCatholicChurch inChinawillbeknownbyitsoldname -TienTchouKiao.

ThesecondcycleofthegreatMis sioninViennaisover.Fortychin, cheswereservedbythemissionerson thissecondround.Withtheseventy ofthefirstround,allthe110churches havethushadtheirmissions.Itmay besaidwithemphasisthatthesecond cyclehassurpassedthefirst.ThereturnoflapsedorlukewarmCatholics topracticalreligionhasbeenmostencouraging.Inoneworking-classparishmorethanahundredmenjoined theCatholicMen'sUnionasaresultof theMission.Ontheclosingday,December9,manyofthechurchesprovedtoosmallforthethrongsofmen andwomeneagertorenewtheirbap- tismalvows. a FatherHendrichs,thewell-known Dutchapologist,ismany-sided.He hasbeendrawingcultivatedProtestantstoawell-illustratedlantern-lecture on"TheMessageofRome'sMostAncientChUrches,"inwhichheshowshow overwhelmingisthetestimonyof Rome'soldestchurches,mosaics,inscriptionsandcatacombstoCatholic teaching,AsProtestantHolland boastsmanyso-called"HistoricChristians,"thisappealtohistoryismost apt.FatherHendrichshasnotmerelyworkedupalecturefrombooks.He wentovertheground,inRome,himself,withtheaidofexpertsfromthe PontificalInstitute;andhesecured manynewphotographs.

TheAssociationCatholiquedela JeuneseeFrancaisehasagreedto mergeitsownSeptemberpilgrimage toRomeintothegeneralnationalpile grimageforyoungpeoplewhichwill takeplaceatEaster,1929. Ajoint committeehasconsequentlybeenformed,consistingoftheAbbeCaille,the AbbeBeausartoftheCollegeStanislas,theR.P.Corbille,M.Francisque Gay,andM.FrancoisdeMenthon, presidentoftheA.C.J.F.,andothers, andarrangementsarealreadywelladvanced.

Mr.MichaelScott,brotherofthe EarlofEldon,andMissRuthBrady weremarried,withNuptialMassand thePapalBlessing,attheChurchof OurLadyofPerpetualSuccour,Bernardsville,NewJersey,onNewYear's Eve.LordEldonactingasbestman. AmongtheguestsweretheViscountess Encombe,motherofthebridegroom. andGovernorandMrs.AlfredSmith, ofNewYork.Mr.JamesCoxBrady, thebride'sfather,whodiedinNovember,1927,attheageofforty-four, wasoneofthe"kings"ofWall-street, whosefortunewasestimatedat£20,000,000.

Vaucouleurs,throughwhichthegate ofwhichtheunknownshepherdgirl leftVaucouleursonFebruary23.1429, tobeginherbattles.AttheAbbey ofSt.Urbain,whereSt.Joanpassed thenightafterherfirstday'sjourney, andatthevillageofC,effonds,the birthplaceofherfather,commemorativestoneswillbelaidonthefollowingday.Auxerre,Glen,Chinon'Poitiers,Tours,Arleans,andRheimsare amongtheothertownstobehonouredinasimilarmannerduringthe courseoftheyear.

FollowingthedecisionoftheDowagerMarchionessofButetoplacethe administrationoftheLordNinianHospital,Cardiff,inthehandsoftrustees, theentirestaff,whichincludesfive SistersoftheOrderoftheSacred Heart,havetenderedtheirresignations.TheSisterSuperiorofthehospitallookswithdisfavouronthenew system,andfearsthattheadministrationunderthetrusteeswouldhamperpresentarrangements.Thehospitalwasfoundedin1918bytheDowagerMarchionessofButeasamemorialtoherson,LordNinianChrichtonStuart,M.P.,whowaskilledin thewar,andunderthetermsofthe presenttrusteeshipshehassetaside asubstantialsumofmoneyforthe endowmentofthehospitalinperpetuity.

FatherFrancisWoollock,S.J.,the distinguishedpreacherofFarm-street Church,London,leftEnglandrecently forAmerica,topreachacourseofLentensermonsattheChurchofOur LadyofLourdes,NewYork.Bornin CountyDublin,andeducatedatBeaumont,FatherWoodlockenteredthe SocietyofJesusin1889.andwasordainedin1903.Hehasawidereputationaspreacher,lecturerandauthor, andiswellknown'toourreadersas adoughtychampionofChristianity againstthefadsand"isms"oftheday.

CelebrationsinhonouroftheVirgin ofGuadalupehavetakenplaceinthe ChurchofJesus,Rome.Therewasa celebrationinaccordance withtheByzantineGreekrite,and BenedictionwasgivenbyCardinal Pompiliinthepresenceofmembersof theRussianCatholicandOrthodox Churches.AmongthosewhoattendedwerePrinceWolkonski,theMarchesaMisciatelli,CommendatoreCroci, andtheArchimandrite,FatherSimeone.ApictureoftheVirginofGuadalupe,whichwasbroughtfromMexico intheeighteenthcenturybythe JesuitFathers,wasdisplayedinthe church.Theceremoniesclosedwith aprocession,onSunday;whenthe veneratedpicturewasconveyedfrom theChurchofJesustothatofSan Nicola.

* Crackshaveappearedinsomeofthe mosaicpillarsofthefamousbasilicaof StMark's,Venice.SignorMussolini hasordered£5,000tobeapportioned forimmediaterepairs.

Mr.DesmonFitzgerald,IrishFree StateMinisterforExternalAffairs, deniesthatnegotiationshavetaken placebetweentheCosgraveGovernmentandtheRussianGovernment withaviewtoestablishingtradeand diplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwo countries.

FatherPigot,S.J.,ofRiverviewObservatory(N.S.W.),was,saysaSydneynewspaper,oneofthehappiest menwhenrecentlyhereceivedthrough Mr.ErnestWunderlich,apresentofa SolarProtuberanceSpectroscopefor hisSolarRadiumStation,wherehehas performedmanyfeatsofincalculable valuetoscience.Thegiftcameout ontheP.and0.linerCathay,donated bythefamousGermanfirmofZeiss, atJena. * * *

AustrianMinistertotheHolySee,pre. sentedhiscredentialstothePoperecently.HisHolinesshadalongconversationwithHerrKohlruss,andcongratulatedhimonhisappointment. ThediplomatlatervisitedtheapartmentsofCardinalGasparri,whoreturnedhiscallintheafternoon.

TheMUnicipalCouncilofParis changedthenameoftheQuaiSaint MicheltothatofReneViviani,in spiteoftheprotestsoftheshopkeepersandresidents.Anincidenthas happenedwhichhascausedmuchamusement.Fourworkmenarrivedand settoworktoremovethenewname. Theyexplainedthattheyhadbeen senttotakedowntheplatesinblue enamelandtoreplacethembyothersofbetterquality.Theshopkeeperswerehelpful,andthepolicemen ondutydirectingthetraffic,paidno attentiontotheworkmen,whotook downoneplateafteranother.But theywerenotworkmen,theywere students,andtheymerelytookdown theplatesobjectedto.Whenthe shopkeepersrealisedthesituation,they didnotconcealtheirdelight. a

MissGenevieveTrone,thenovelist andpoet,whosedeathoccurredat Eastbourne,England,lastDecember, wasaCatholic.FatherBrendanByrne, O.S.F.C.,inanaddressatthegrave, paidtributetohermemoryandasked forprayersforhersoul.-R.I.P.

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TheAdventspiritualexerciseslast yearattheVaticanhavebeenpreachedbytwoCapuchins,Mgr.Pasetto, titularBishopofGerra,andFather LeondeCaluso,rectorofSanLorenzo 'withouttheWalls.ThePopelistened tothesermonseveryday,asdidCardinalsGasparri,Sbarretti,HenryGas-' parri,andGalli.Theretreatants afterwardsreceivedthePope'scongratulations.

Mr.PatrickO'Brien,aretiredfarmerofIowa,U.S.A.,left£1,200tothe CatholicForeignMissions(Maryknoll Fathers),andfivelegaciesof£200to Catholicorphangesandmissions.

*

Apriestislistedamongthetwenty. sixpersonswhohavemadenotable achievementsforAmericaandthe Jewishpeopleduringtheyear,accordingtotheannual"Who'sWho"issue oftheAmericanHebrewmagazine, publishedinNewYork.Thepriest isFatherA.E.Smith,editorof"The BaltimoreCatholicReview,"whowas instrumentalintheformationofthe LeagueforlnterreligiousGoodWill,a non-political.andnon-sectarianorganisation,havingforitsaimthepromotionofabetterunderstandingamong Catholics,Protestants,andJews.One oftheprimarypurposesoftheLeague willbetostampoutbigotryandreligioushatreds.

CardinalAndrieux,Archbishopof Bordeaux,haspublishedanappealin favouroftheCauseofMarieGimet andhertwenty-sevenheroiccompanions,whowereguillotinedatBordeaux betweenJune6andJuly25,1794,for havingconcealedpriests,whohad beenproscribedbytherevolutionaries.

TheRev.Dr.JosephA.Murphy, ProfessorofSacredScriptureatSt. John'sBostonEcclesiasticalSeminary,Brighton,nearBoston,U.S.A., diedsuddenlywhileseatedatthe wheelofhismotorcar,apparentlyon hiswayfromtheSeminarytothe homeofrelatives.Dr.Murphy,who wasforty-sixyearsold,hadsuffered heartattacksinrecentyears,andis believedtohavebeenseizedwith anotherattackwhiledrivinghismachine.Hewasabletobringhiscar toastop,buthewasnotdiscovered untilhourslater-intheearlyevening -whenapolicemanbecamecurious abouttheautomobileparkedwithout lights.

Thefamous"lost"Tintoretto,"AdorationoftheChristChildbyShepherds,"hasbeendiscoveredatGraz, throughtheactionofalocalartist.The latterhadbeengiventhecommission ofrestoringthemasterpieceforaprivatecitizen,and,recognisingthevalue ofdiscovery,heinformedtheauthorities.Togetherwithfiveseventeenthcenturycanvases,thepicturewas missedfromBellunoduringtheAustrianoccupationin1918.TheAustrianGovernment,whichwasbound bythePeaceTreatiestoreturnall warloot,madeeveryefforttodiscover thisTintoretto.Thevalueofthe paintingisdeclaredtobeover£20,000.

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TheWinnetkaSystem:LastWordinExperimentalEducation

Thereisabreathofspringinthe educationalworldto-daythereisa buddingforthofnewidealsanda quickeningofthepulseofschoollife. ProfessorAdamshasgatheredabasketfulofthesesproutingideals,and presentedtheminadelightfulmanner inhis"ModernDevelopmentsinEducationalPractice."MadameMontessoriringsthedeath-knellofclass teaching.Totheaccompanimentof thatdrearytone,ahost,ofnewideas aremarchingtowardstheschool,each oneeagertofilltheplaceofthedepartingclassastheunitofteaching. Heretheycome-DaltonMethod,Project-Method,Play-Way-Method(etc,,Taseethefulllistofcompetitorsfor prideofplaceintheschoolnow,see the24th.Year-book,PartII.of'.the NationalSocietyfortheStudylei Education(U.S.A.).Herein400pages isthemostcompletediscussionofindividualinstructionthathasyetbeen published.

AProgrammeofIndividualisation.

Itwasagloriousdayinearlyspring' whenIvisitedWinnetka,asouthern suburbofChicago,nestling_inavalley, overflowingwiththenotesandcolours ofspring..Thesuperintendentof WinnetkaPublicSchoolswelcomedme.

Someyearsago(1913)ayoungman closelyobservedtheexperimentconductedbyhissuperintendent,tosubstitutefortheclassanindividualised methodofteaching.Burkwasthe superintendent,andtheschoolsofSan Franciscowerehislaboratory.In 1918theyoungman,nowinChicago, proclaimedhisfaithinBurk.in "SchoolandSociety"ofOctober5,191F hestatedhisargumentsinfavourof theBurkexperimentinanarticlewith thechallengingtitleof"Breakingthe LockstepinOurSchool."In1919the youngman,assuperintendentofthe. WinnetkaPUblicSchools,-introduced theindividualsystemasanexperiment.Theschoolsunderhischarge havepassedoutoftheexperimental stageintotherealmofacceptedmethods.To-dayvisitorscometosee theWinnetkaSystem,andtomeetthe manwhosponsoredit-CarltonW. Washburne.

Imetatall,well-madeyoungman, friendlyandhospitable,andkeento presenttheWinnetkaSystemtothe firstvisitorfromAustralia.Above mynameinthevisitors'bookIread theunpronounceablesignatureofa teacherfromTokio.Australiaand JapanmeetingatWinnetkaseeking ideas!UnderMr.Washburne'sguidanceIvisitedthefourschoolsinhis charge.ThreearePrimarySchools, fromKindergartentoSixthGrade,and theSkokieSchoolisaJuniorHigh School.

Class-TeachingAbandoned.

Mr.Washburnepresentedhis1-.iief forindividualisingeverysubjezt taught,andabandoningtheclassasa unitofteachinginthismanner:Fvtey childis'anindividualhumanbeing Eachchildhastherighttothefullest possibledevelopment,bothasanindividualandasanintegralpartif mankind.Massmethodsofteaching mustgiveplacetothedevelopmentof individualchildren.Todevelopeach individualfullyinvolvesatleastthree phasesofwork.ThechildmustLe givenamasteryofthoseskilsand knowledgeswhicharecommonlyused; hemustbegivenanopportunityto expresshisownindividualitytodo creativework;andhemustbemade torealisethatheisapartofthesocial organism.Thescienceofeducation issonewthatitshedslight'learn;cn onlythefirstofthesethreeeffortsthatofgivingchildrenamasteryoftoe commonessentials.Bycommonessentialshemeanstheknowledgesand skillswhicheveryoneuses,thetoJ1subjects,theinstrumentswhichare essential.Thescienceofeducation hasmadegreatstridesinthelastt,n yearsindeterminingwhatconstitute thecommonessentialsinarithmetic, languageand'spelling.Commonessentials,bytheirverynature,arethe sameforallchildren.Thefactthat 7plus8equals15isonewhichisas necessaryforthechildwithadull brainatisisforthegenius.But' somechildrenwilllearnthismore quicklythanothers.Herethechild learnsinhisownstride,athisown

(REV.J.T.McMAHON,MA.,Ph.D.)

naturalpace.Ifonechildneedsthree weeks,andanotherthreemonths,to learnthesamething,theWinnetka Systemallowstheonewhohasfinishedtogoontosomethingelse,and givesthethreemonthstotheother tomasterthefacts,_ortheprocess thoroughly.Theessenceofindividual instructionisthateachchildshallmastercompletelyonestepbeforehegoes ontothenext.Itpermitschildren whoarequickmentallytomove throughtheminimumessentialsrapidly,andtoallowslowerchildrenample timetodothoroughworkeachstep.

TheTechnique.

In-the.Winnetka.Soboolaaproxinaate., lyhalfofeachmorningandhalfof eachafternoonisgiventoindividdual workinthe:opmprnessee.thds:Ifhere` arenorecitations.The.timegiven inotherschoolstolessonhearingis giveninWinnetkatoself-expressive andsocialitedactivities..rallthe schooldayisgivento-creativegroup work.Classesdonotexceed30 pupils.Thereare'threestepsinthe generaltechnique. -

I.Goals.

Theschooldecidestheexactamount ofknowledgeandskilltobemastered intheindividualisedsubjects.For example,insteadofsayingthatchildrenshalllearncolumnadditionin thirdgrade,sayspecifically"achild whofinishesthirdgradearithmeticcan (amongotherthings),addcolumns fivedigitshighandthreedigitswide, containingallofthefundamental combinations,attherateofthreecolumnsinthreeminutes,with100per centaccuracy."Statethisinterms of"goals"ofachievement.Eachchild hada"goal-book"-abookletinwhich arelistedthegoalstobereachedin thecommonessentials,suchasthe speedandaccuracynecessaryineach arithmeticprocess;therateandcomprehensiontobeattainedinreading, andtheriumberofbookstoberead; andsoonthroughalltheindividual work.Thisgoal-bookisatoncea guideandarecordofachievement. Guidedbyitthechildstudieshisselfinstructivepracticebooks,doingthe exercisesassignedtherein,andcorrectinghisownwork.Heseeshisobjectives,goalstobereached,jobsto hedone,andworkstowardsthem. Unitsofworkreplaceourunitsof time.

U.Tests.

Theschoolpreparesaseriesoftests correspondingwiththegoals.These testsmustbe:(a)complete,i.e.,cover everyspecificgoal;(b)diagnostic, showingtheexactweaknessofeach pupil;(c(objective,ananswerisright orwrong;(d)easilycorrectedbythe teacher.Forexample,anaddition testincludesallcombinations,andis sokeyedthattheteacherandchild cantellbyaglanceattheanswer sheetexactlywherethechildisinaccurate.

Whenthechildhasdoneacertain unitofworkinhispracticebook,he comestoapracticetest.Thisheadministerstohimself,andcorrectshimself.Ifprovisionisnotmadefor self-correction,theamountofwritten worktobecorrectedbytheteacher willbeinordinatelylarge.Itisdesirabletohaveinthebookletseparate setsofexercisesforeachobjective,so thatifachilddoesnotsucceedin doingthefirstsetperfectly,hemay tryagainonthesecond,andifthat isnotperfect,onthethird,oreven thefourth.Theteststrytodevelop responsibility'inthechildren.Ifa childfeelsthathehasreachedadefinitestandardinthepracticetest,he askstheteacherforarealtest.The dangerofcheatingis,thusavoided.

Promotiondependsonthetests.The childmovestothenextgradeinwhateversubjecthehasbeensuccessful. Hedoesnotnecessarilychangerooms.

M.Self-InstructiveMaterial. Thegoalhasbeenfixed,objective testshavebeenestablished,andnow comesthedifficulttaskofpreparing suitablepelf-instructivematerial.Itis thedearthofsuchmaterialwhichhas heldbacktheprogressofindividual workintheschools.Mosttextsare writtenwiththeexpectationofclass elucidation.Recentlysomeself-instructedtestshavebeenpublished.ThismeanshardworkfortheteachersinWinnetka,astheyhavetowrite theirowntexts.Mimeographedcopies

aresenttoanyscho,0thatiswilling totrythemout,onconditionthatthe schoolreportsonthework.Inthe experimentalschoolthatIattendedin Washington,weusedtheWinnetka materialinmanysubjects.Thematerials(a)correspondexactlywith eachpointtested;(b)arearrangedin suchawayastoleadonestepata timefromthefactsthatareknownto thefactsorprinciplesorskillswhich arebeingdeveloped,withamplepracticeoneachstep;(c)areself-corrective,eachpupilcorrectshisownpracticematerial,theanswerbeingfurnishedtohim.Achildmustget100per cent.inthetestbeforehemovesonto another.

Someformofrecord-keepingisnecessary,sinceeachchildismasteringeach phaseofeachsubjectathisownrate. Fortheteacheraclassbookwithalist ofthetestsofanyparticularsubject acrossthetopofthepage,andalist ofthechildrendownthesideofthe page,willprovidethenecessaryform for-records.Aglanceatsucharecordshowsatoncewhichchildrenneed stimulatingandhelp;alongseriesof datesshowstheadvancedchild.In thepupil'sgoalbookanotherrecord iskept.Thisistheonlyreportsent bytheWinnetkaSchoolstoparents- theycanseeinthechild'sgoal-book hisindividualprogress:

Lesson-HearingUnnecessary. Therearenoclassrecitationsorlessonhearing.Thetimesavedisdevotedtootherthings.Onehalfof theday,orone-third,atleast,isdevotedinWinnetkatosocialisedand self-expressiveactivities.Masteryof thecommonessentialsisthefirstprin- cipleofthesystem.

Theacquiringofthecommonessentialsonanindividualbasisformsthe backboneoftheWinnetkaSystem.Thetimesaved.bydisregardingclassteachingandclass-recitationsisnow devotedtoacreativeperiod.At leastone-thirdoftheschooldayisdevotedtothis.TheWinnetkaSystem looksuponthesesocialisedandselfexpressiveactivitieswithasmuchdig- nityandimportanceintheschoolcurriculumasuponthemasteryofthe tools.During,thisperiodthereisno formalteaching.Theprojectscarried outinthissocialisedpartoftheday willneverbeforthepurposeofteachingsubjectmatter.Suchteaching mayincidentallyresult.The isnotstretchedto"bringin"some subjectwhichtheteacherwantsthe childrentomaster.Thesocialisedand self-expressiveworkisnevermarked, isneverthebasisofpromotion.Itis anendinitself.

Thereisnosuchdefinitetechnique forthesocialisedandself-expressive activitiesasthereisforthecommon essentials.Bytheirverynaturethey

must-se-informaland--spontaneous. They-willdifferfromgroup-to;group, fromteachertoteacher,fromyearto year.Theyareopportunitiesrather thanrequirements.Inthisperiod therearetwoobjectsinview-first, thechildmustbegivenanopportunity toexpresshimself,todocreative work;and,second,hemustbemade torealisethatheispartofthesocial organism.Inthedevelopmentofinparticularmethodtobefollowed. dividualcapacities,theself-expressive typeofactivity,thescienceofeducationthrowslittlelight.Herewe havetorelymoreuponourintuition andpersonaljudgment.Wemust stumblealongratherblindly.Fortunately,however,intheverynature ofself-eXpression,thereisnparticularsubjectmattertobemastered,no Clearly,forself-expression,children musthavefreedomandopportunity toexpresswhatiswithinthemselves. Theteacher'sjob,thejobofthe schools,istoprovidesuchopportuni- ties,andtostimulatechildrentomake useofthem.TheWinnetkaSystemgiveschildrenanopportunitytocreate,achancetoexpresswhatisin them,intheschoolpaper,"TheJour- nalist,"inartwork,inthehandwork ofthelowergrades,intheshopwork' oftheuppergrades.Eveninmusic, thechildrenhavesucharangeof songsthattheycanexpressanymood. TheWinnetkaSystemspeaksof"exposing"childrentogoodmusicorfine artorgreatliterature,"notwiththe intentionofdemandinganycertainknowledgeofit,butwiththepurpose ofgivingeachchildanopportunityof gettingfromthis"exposure"that whichfillsoneofhisownneeds,ordevelopsoneofhisinterestsorabilities."

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Projects.

Opportunitiesforself-expressionis sotenough.Thisperiodmustpro- videfortraininginco-operation.Itis totrainchildreninthehabitofworkingtogethertoacommonend.It triestogivechildrenrudimentarylessonsincitizenship,notbypreceptbut byactualwork.Thisisdonethrough Geldtrips;opportunitiestodevelop appreciationofart,musicorliterature; discussionsofliveissues;sell-government;dramatisations;handworkof allkinds;andgroup'projects.Pin jectsarethemainroutestothisobjective.Theprojectshouldbeas muchaspossibleofthechildren'sown makingandplanning.Toiteachchild shouldcontributehisownspecial strength.Initeachchildshouldfind hisownweaknesssupplementedbythestrongpointsofothers.Discussions arealsoused,theimpactofmindon mind,eachchildgivingtoailandreceivingfromall.Projectsgivedaily practiceingoodcitizenship,inworkingforthecommonweal.

TheClaimsofWinneths. TheWinnetkaSchoolsarestriving togivecompletedevelopmenttoeveryindividualchildbygivinghimamasteryofthecommonessentials,bygiv- inghimtheopportunitytoexpresshimselffreelythroughvariouschannels,andbygivinghimpracticein doingthingsco-operatively.Itstech- niqueenablesthecleverchildtore- ducetheeightyearsofelementary schoolingtoaboutsevenyears,and allowstheslowchildtoprogressinhis naturalstride.Theresultsofnine years'trial(19191928)confirmthose ofBurkinSanFrancisco,andJessie MacKinderinLondon.Theschemeisnotmeretheory.Itispracticable beyondquestion,becauseithaswork- ed,andisworking.Itcanbeused inanyschool.

(Note:TheTwenty-FourthYearBook,PartTI.,oftheNationalSociety fortheStudpofEducation,isthebest sourceofinformationaboutindividual- ieedinstruction. Mr.Washburne's addressis:SuperintendentofPublic schools,Winnetka,Chicago,U.S.A.)

Theschemeadvisesalldisciplesto keeptheparentsinsympathetictouch withwhattheschoolsaredoing.It addsaprudentnote:"Itisbetterto informtheparentsofeachstepafter thestepistaken.Parentsunder- standanaccomplishedfacteasierthan aproposedplan."

TheWaronClass-Teaching. TheWinnetkaSystemplacesagoal beforethechild,andprovideshim withthemeansofreachingit.The DaltonPlangivesthechildanassign- ment,andkeepstheteachernearby, tobeconsultedbythechildwhile workingitout.Bothgivethechild ajobtodo.TheWinnetkadepends moreon MethoditsmaterialsthantheDalton does.

InWinnetka,Daltonandothermet- hodsofindividualisedinstruction,the assumptionisthattheindividualchild cannotbedevelopedundertheclass- system.Mr.Washburneinvitesusto joinwithhiminhisholyzealtobreak "theclasslock-stepsystem."Thelitanyoftheevilsoftheclass-systemis toolongtoquotehere.Amonghis chargesagainsttheclass-system,he numbers:"Childrenhavetorepeat, instructioniswasted,classesareclog- ged,"andthecapitaloffenceislesson hearing."Nuttheabuseofasystem doesnotbelittleitsproperuse. I leavetheansweringofthischargeto theteacherwhoknowshiscraft.Ina classof30children,isindividualde- velopmentimpossible,isinstructionin- efficient,isdisciplinedifficult(orless difficultthaninWinnetka),istime wasteduponunduelesson-hearing?In myownteachingexperience,Icanjus- tifytheclass-systemoneachofthose charges.However,wewelcomeWin- netkaandeveryothersystem,that compelsustothinkandmakeanex- aminationofoureducationalconsci- ences.

LentenRegulationsfor1929

SummaryoftheRegulationsforFast andAbstinence.

1.-OnFASTdays,thoseboundtofastareallowedonefullmeal,ator aftermidday.Inaddition,theyare allowedtwolightmeals,oneofabout eightounces,atwhichbutter,cheese, eggsorfishmaybetakeninsmall quantity;theotheroftwoorthree ounces.atwhichalittlebuttermaybe taken.

2.-OnABSTINENCEdays,flesh meatandmeatsoupareforbiddento thosewhoareboundtoabstain.

3.-Lardanddrippingmaybeused ondaysoffastandabstinence,provid- edtheybeusedmerelyasacondimentorseasoning.

FridaysaredaysofAbstin ence.

6.-WednesdaysandFridaysinLent andinEmberWeek,andthevigilsof Christmas,Pentecost,Assumption,and AllSaints'aredaysoffastAND abstinence.

4.-Mondays,Tuesdays,Thuredays, andSaturdaysinLent,andtheSaturdaysinEmberweeksaredaysoffast WITHOUTabstinence.

7.-Thereisnofastorabstinenceon SundaysorHolidaysofObligation.

8.-St.Patrick'sDayisexempted fromfast;alsofromabstinence,unless itfallsonFridayorontheWednesday ofEmberWeek.

9.-Whentwodaysofabstinencefollowoneanotherimmediately,thesecondisfreedfromabstinence.

10.-Thosewhohavecompletedtheir twenty-firstyearareboundbythelaw offasting;theyceasetobeboundby itwhentheyhavebeguntheirsixtiethyear.

11.-Thosewhoareindelicatehealth orwhoareengagedinexhausting work,arenotboundtofast.Of course,thosewhoareseriouslyillare notboundbyeitherfastorabstinence.

12.-Thosewhoarenotboundto Lastareallowedtotakemeatasoften astheywishonafastday,whenever meatisallowedattheprincipalmeal tothosewhoarefasting,

13.-Confessors,evenoutsidethe Confession,canforasufficientreason dispenseinindividualcasesinthelaw offastandabstinence.

ThePaschalPrecept.

Owingtothespecialcircumstances ofAustralasia,thetimeforcomplying withthePaschalPreceptofCommunionextendsfromAshWednesdayto theOctaveoftheFeastofSS.Peter andPaul. CelebrationofMarriage.

Accordingtothepresentdiscipline oftheChurch,Marriagemaybecelebratedatanytimeoftheyear.The solemncelebrationofMarriagewith NuptialMassis,however,forbidden duringAdventorLent,i.e.,fromthe firstSundayofAdventtoChristmas Day,bothinclusive,andfromAsh WednesdaytoEasterSunday,bothinclusive. CollectionsfortheHolyPlacesin PalestineandfortheAboriginal Missions.

Iwishtoremindtheclergythatthe annualcollectionfortheabovenamed fundsshouldbetakenuponGood Friday,eitherattheAdorationofthe Crossorwhateverothersacredfunctionisheldonthatday.Duenotificationwillbegiventothefaithfulon thepreviousSunday,andtheofferings fromeachparishwillbeforwardedto Rev.J.Dunne,Adm.,assoonaspossibleafterwards.

WherevertheStationsoftheCross areerected,theStationsshouldbepubliclyperformedthreetimeseachweek duringLent.TheIndulgencesare manifold,whichIndulgencesmaybe gainedalsoprivatelyandatanytime.

*PATRICKJ.CLUNE. ArchbishopofPerth.

ScientificGodSuggestion

CardinalHay'sIrony.

CatholicecclesiasticsintheUnited Stateshaveeffectivelychallengedthe statementthatanewandscientific GodwasneededtoreplaceGodin the'Biblicalsense-apropositionmade byProfessorII.E.Barnes,Sociologist ofSmithCollege,beforetheAmerican AssociationfortheAdvancementof Science.

"Itisanoutrageousshocktoread inthenewspapersthatascientisthas saidinourcitythatourGodisa myth,"averredCardinalHayes,preaching;nSt.Patrick'sCathedral,New York.

"Itis,"saidhisEminence,"the fashionofto-daytoseeconflictand contradictionbetweenscienceandreligion Tocomeofthesepersons natureisablindandunknowingforce.

"Truereligionreverestruescience. Thereisnoconflictbetweenthem. Truereligionenablesustoadvancein itsunfoldingtothebeautiesofnature, tomakemanifesttheOmnipotentIntelligenceofGod,toadvancefromthe finitetotheinfinite.

"Anothererrorfrequentlymade,is thattheCatholicChurchistheenemy ofscience.

"OnethingthattheCatholicChurch fearsleastisthetruth,whetherhistorical,scientificoreconomic.

"TheChurchthroughoutitshistory hasalwaysjoinedinthesearchfor truth."

TheCardinalpointedoutthatthe PopeshadalwaysselectedleadingscientistsasPapalphysicians.TheJesuits hadmadethegreatestdbntributions toastronomy,ethnology,andother sciences.

CatholicYoungLadies'Club

Atthegeneralelectionsheldlast Thursday,thefollowingmemberswere electedforoffice.--ExecutiveCommittee-President,MissHenry;secretary, MissNaylor;assistantsecretary,Miss Hurley;treasurer,MissMurphy;press

correspondent,MissNaylor.Dance Committee:MissesEgan;Murphy, Bridgeman,Wilson,Somers,Naylor, Smith,Hurley,Reen,RyanandJeanings.Theelectionofmembersof thegeneralcommitteewasheldover until21stinst.,theresultofwhich willbepublishedlater.

Ageneralbusinessmeeting,presided overbyMissHenry,washeldimmediatelyafterelections,atwhichmany importantsubjectswerediscussed.

Ameetinghasbeenarrangedfor Thursday,21st.inst.,atwhichallmembersofthetennisclubareexpectedto bepresent.

Afullreportofbothmeetingswill bepublishedinnextweek'sissueof the"Record."

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ABOUTPERSONS

Mr.JohnWilliamEdwardConybeare,authorof,amongotherworks, "LaMorted'Arthur,"isaconvertto theChurchandaLancashireman,his birthplacebeingLiverpool,wherehe wasbornin1843.Theeldestsonof Mr.W.J.Conybeare,principalofthe LiverpoolCollegiateInstitution,he wasascholarofEtonandTrinityCollege,Cambridge,wherehealsotook hisM.A.degree.HetookAnglican rdersin1868,andheldcuraciesat StainesandEastMoleseybeforehebecamevicaratBarrington,Cambridgeshire,andruraldeanofBartonin twel;eyearsbeforehisreception intotheChttrch.Besides"LaMorte d'Arthur,"hehaswritten:a'Ilititorr ofCambridgeshire,"'wRideAround' Cambridge,""RomanFfritain,""HighwaysandBywaysofCambridgeshire," and"Alfredin-theCbreniclers."---

FatherEdmundJ.Ryan,S.J.,field secretary'ofthe-UniversityofSanta Clara.California.andoneofthemost widely-knownJesuitsinthe.West,!gas diedinSanFranciscoafteralong11'.ness.Deceased,whohadbeen.at SantaClaraalmostcontinuouslysince 1908,wasbornin'Co:Wexfordi.i1382, andreceivedhiseducationinEnglanl. IlecametotheUnitedStatestocompletehisstudiesatWoodstockCollege.Maryland,,andthencameto California.HeenteredtheJesuit OrilerinEnglandin1902.Father Ryanservedasfield'secretaryand alumnimoderatoroftheUnicesity underthreeofitspresidents.Hewas closelyidentifiedwiththerecentI. ingprogrammeoftheUniversity,and alsowiththeobservance'ofthe160th. anniversaryoftheOldSantaClara Mission.TheFathersRictrdand Raggiojubileesof-1920and1922.and thePassionplaysof1925and1926all owedmuchoftheirsuccesstohis geniusfororganisationanddirectionR.I.P.

TheBolivianGovernment,initsan nualreportontheadminisrationof theColonies,rendershomagetothe civilisinginfluenceoftheFranciscan Missionaries."Wehavealwaysregardedtheself-sacrificeoftheFranciscanMissionariesinBolivia,asapowerfulfactorintheco!onisati.m,"says thereport."Formanyyearsthe GovernmentoftheRepublichasmade useofthemasaneffectivemeansof elevatingandcivilisingthenatives.

TheFranciscans'apostolicwo!kgoes backtothefirstdaysofcolcrisation; theCollegefortheProp.gationofthe Faithwasfoundedatl'ateia.in1755. Thisinstitutionhasrenderedimportantservieestocivilisationcontinuing theimportantworkpreviouslyundertakenbytheJesuits."Afterenum cratingthechieflaboursofthepresent-dayFranciscanmissions,there portcontinues:"TheCollegesofLa Paz,Tariji,Potosi,andTarata,give proofofexemplaryabnegation,and showclearlytheircivilisinginfluence."

ThedeathisreportedofMr.J.GodfreyRaupert,K.S.G.,thewell-known writerandlectureronSpiritualism.He wasreceivedintotheChurchbythe lateCardinalVaughanin1894,after havingbeenaclergymanintheChurch. ofEnglandforsomeyears.Soon afterhisreceptionhewrotehisfirst book,"TenYearsinAnglicanOrders," acopyofwhichhepresentedtoPope LeoXIII.Forsomeyearsbefore hisentryintotheChurch,Mr.Raupertwasinterestedinspiritualism.As amemberofthePsychicalResearch Society,hewaspresentatanumberof seancesheldbynotableandwell-accreditedmediums.Healsotookpart inexperimentsmadebyhisownpersonalfriendswhoseintegrityhehad provedtobeabovesuspicion.His investigationsofpsychicphenomena madehimseetheperniciouscharacter ofspiritualismandthedangersresultingfromit.Hisconclusionswereem. bodiedinabook,"TheDangersof Spiritualism."In1907,PopePiusX., inaprivateaudience,gavehiman autographletter,authorisinghimto speakonspiritualismandtopoint outitsdangers.Helecturedsoon afterwardsinAustralia,NewZealand, andNorthandSouthAmerica.In 1911,theHolyFathermadehima KnightofSt.Gregory.In1912,Mr. Raupertlecturedtoseminaries,con-

vents,andmonasteriesintheUnited States.Aboutthattimehebrought outhisbook,"NewBlackMagic,"a refutationofSirArthurConanDoyle's "TheNewRevelation."Oneofhis lectureswasgivento1,0(A)nunsofa teachingOrder.Mr.RaupertreturnedtoEnglandin1921,andthoughUnabletolecture,hespenthistimetranslatingmanyofhisworksintoGerman. Heleavesawidowandoneson,Father GregoryRaupert,O.P.,ofSt.Dominic'sPriory,Newcastle.R.I.P.

AttheChurchofSt.Maryofthe Angels,- Eng.),Requiem Masawascelebratedfortherepose t,3%eIctul_..e4*J.-,Geode'Lynch, F.R-G.S.;the.-inplorer-altd-wartoned pondent,andinventorofglovesfor dealingwithbarbedwireentangki. manta,-whgdie41..bast.mosiq_illEngland.'M.Lynch,whowassixtyyears ofage,wasborninCork,andwaseducatedatSt.Vincetit'sCollege,Castleknock,andthe,OratorySchool,Caversham.Asayoungmanheexplored thePacificIslandsandWesternAus-. tralia.OntheoutbreakoftheSpanish-AmericanWar,hebecamecorrespondenttothe"DailyChronicle."DuringtheBoerWarheactedinasimilarcapacityforthe"IllustratedLondonNews"-and"Collier'sWeekly."He madeadaringattempttogetoutof Ladysmithatthetimeofthesiege, butwascapturedandimprisonedby theenemy.Mr.Lynchhadsincebeen withtheInternationalForcestoPekin, followedtheRusso-JapaneseWar,and waswiththeBelgianArmyduringthe GreatWar.Itwasduringthelast campaignthatheinventedthe"S.O.S." gloves.Hehadbeensixtimesround theworld.Hewastheauthorof "TheImpressionsofaWarCorrespon= dent,""TheBareTruthAboutWar,' "TheWaroftheCivilisations,""Realie ties,""ThePathofEmpire,""Oldand NewJapan."R.I.P

H.A.C.B.Society

ANNUAL11'I02110.

Thedaywaswellchosen,forearly inthemorningthereweresignsthat thecitywouldbeunenviablyhot.The s.s.Perthleftshortlyafter11a.m. onthe10th.inst.withagoodlynumberofpicnicersaboard.AtPoint Walter,thewarmweathermadegingerbeeraprimefavouritewithyoung andold,andthemenonthecommitteewerekeptbusyatthetaps. Shortlybeforetheraceprogramme began,thechildrenweretreatedto bagsofsweetsandpeanuts,though someofthe"children"weredecidedly big.Anexcellentsportsprogramme hadbeenarranged,andprovedagreat attraction-greaterthanswimming, judgingbythenumberofonlookers cladinbathers.Theprizesprovided forthechildrenmusthavebeenex. ceedinglywellchosen,fortheywere eagerlyseizedbythewinners.In theinter-branchracesrecordentries werereceived,andeachrace,runoff inheats,waswellcontested.St.Pat-, rick'sBranchsucceededincarryingoff firstandsecondplacesinthe H.A.C.B.S.Handicap-Bros.Schocker andD.Leahy-andintheKindredSocieties',ChampionthiptheSubiaco Branchofoursocietyannexedboth places-Bros.ConCallaghanandG. Cainbeingthewinners.Bro.Callaghan,afterafineeffort,succeeded ingainingthehop,stepandjump.Althoughthisyear'sattendancewasbelowlastyear's,wecaneasilyaccount forit.Unfortunatelymanyofow memberswereplacedinanawkward situation,fortheCottesloepeoplehad, ,chosenthisdaytoopentheirtennis courts,andalsothefinalmatchesof theAssociationtournamenthadtobe played.Consequentlymanyofour patronshadtomissthepicnic.Itis tobehopedinthefuturethatCatholic organisationswillavoidanyclashing offunctions.Thisyearwedidnot solicitanydonationsfromfirmsor wellknownCatholicphilanthropists. Itiswithpleasure,then,Irecordthe generosityofindividualHibernians whocameforwardwithdonationsof prizesandnioney.St.Patrick'smembers'particularlyaretobecommended inthisrespect.Alistwillbegiven later.Themembersofthecommitteearetobecongratulatedontheir finework,especiallySr.N.Joyce,who,

despiteindifferenthealth,actedassecretaryduringsixweeksofthestrenuousworkintheabsenceofthesecretary.

Bt.Mary'sBranch,Leederville. Thequarterlymeetingwasheldon Weidnesday,13th.inst.,thepresident (Bro.K.,Leddin)presidingoveragood attendanceofmembers.Sickpay waspassedfortwomembers.Reports ontheannualHibernianPicnicshowedthatitwasagreatsuccess,notwithstandingthefactthatanumberof membersfounditimpossibletoattend.Mr.C.Barrettwaselectedas afullbenefitmemberandinitiated andwelcomedbythepresident.The Barrettfamilyisspeciallywellrepresentedinthebranch,fourmembers ofithatingbeeninitiatedduringthe lastfewweeks.Whatagrandthing itwouldbeifotherCatholicfamilies wouldemulatetheirwisdom'andex, ample:Averypleasingfeatureof themeetingwasthemannerinwhich thememberspaidtheircontributions, thesecretarybeingkept'busy,extremelybusy,issuingreceipts.The questionofentertainingthemembers afterthemeetingsduringthewinter monthswasdisctissedandtwomembersweredeputedtoattendameetingoftheCatholicYoungPeople's ClubatCottesloeandseethemembersplayingBadmintonandreportat thenextmeetingasto'whetherthe gameshouldbeintroducedtothe branch.IfBadminton,asameans ofrecreation,isasgoodasitisclaimedtobe,itisjustwhatthesociety wantstoattractourmemberstothe meetings.OnthefirstSundayin MarchthequarterlyCommunionwill beheld,anditisdesiredandexpected thatnotasinglememberwillbeAssent.Thenextmeetingwillbeheld onWednesdaynext.

Bt..Malachi'sBranch. Thefortnightlymeetingwasheldin theParishHallonWednesday,13th. inst.Sickpayamountingtoabout £2waspassedforBro.J.McMahon, whohasbeeninSt.John'sHospital astheresultofanaccident.Sr.Moore reportedonthesocialandsportscommittee,andthatasfarascanbeascertainedyettheannualpicnicwasa goodsuccess.Thisbeingquqaqrqteq goodsuccess.Thisbeingquarter night,manymemberspaidtheircontributions,andthosewhoarebehind inpaymentareaskedtopayupas soonaspossible.Correspondencewas receivedfromSubiacobranchretheir jubileecelebrations,andSrs.Moore andMcGillicuddywereselectedtoact

asrepresentativestothegeneralCommuniontobeheldinSt.Joseph's ChurchnextSunday.AsnextSundayisalsothedayforthequarterly CommunionoftheHighgatebranch, wehopethattherewillbeagoodattendanceofmembersattheseven o'clockMass.

GrandOperaSeason

Agrandopera'season,underthedirectionofCountFilippini,willopen atHisMajesty'sTheatreonSaturday, March16.Anumberoflocalartists areincludedintheprogramme,whica willbe,os-shouldbe,anattractiveone, and-as-50.percent.oftheproceeds willbedevotedtothefundsofthe PerthFliipPital,theseasonoughttobe madeamostSt14cessfulone.Contessa Filippini;-Whoisinterestingherselfin theorganisingofpartiestovisitthe operas,willbepleasedtoattend,or sendalecturertoanyafternoontea partyformedwiththeideaofarranginganOlivaparty.Applicationsfor alecturer,orfortheattendanceofthe Contessaherself,shouldbesenttothe FilippiniStudios,.BonMarcheBuildings,Perth.Musicalsocieties,schools andcollegeswillbegrantedspecial concessionsifseatsarerequiredin blocks.Thedatesandrepertoireare asfollow:-

Saturday.March16,andWednesday, March20:"CavalleriaRusticana"and "IPaggliacci."

Monday,March18,and'Thursday, March21:"Rigoletto."

Tuesday,March19,andFriday, March22:"LaTraviata."

Saturday,March23:Atagalafinal performance,apotpourriprogramme willbepresented,consistingof"Riga: letto,"Act3,"La.Traviata,"ActI, and"IPaggliacci." Amagnificentcastofprincipalswill beheadedby:ErcoleFilippini,Enrico Rigattiere,AntonioBasile,NoelBrady, RalphIllidge,NicolasMulligan,Harry Hemingway,WalterKane,William Gleeson,andMesdamesLornaSydneySmith,NinaPietrini,EthelTreadgold, NoelleBroomhall,DorothySolomon, NanceSmith,UtahMomber,Louisa Rossita,EmilyThornborough,Lylie Hocking,EugeneDellOust,OliveIllidge,Audrey andJuneFiori.

HOME,SWEETHOME.

Thefollowingwasfoundpinnedon thedoorofadesertedshantyinSouth Dakota:"Foremilesfromanabur; 25milesfromapostoffice;25miles fromar.r.;amilefromwater;God blessourhome,butI'mgladI'mleavin'

SomeImpressionsfromtheQueen'sLand

PLEAtortNATIVEARTINTHECHURCHES.

(ByREV.C.C.MARTINDALE,ST.inthe"CatholicTimes.")

Evenaspecialtraintakesfrom about3p.m.toabout7.30p.m.ofthe nextdaytogetfromSydneytoBrisbane.Certainlytherewereafew stops,fortheLegatetoreceivethe homageoftownsenroute,andanexpressmighthavetakenanhouror twoless.

Butlookatthemap,andtakefrom BrisbaneontoMaryborough,andthentoCairnsandstillnorthwardand youmayrealiselittlebylittlethat thissingleAustralianStateisbigger thananyEuropeancountrysaveRussia--five-and-halftimesthesizeof GreatBritain,plusIreland.Itcontains,infact,allbut430,000,000acres.

However,aswecrossedthefrontier, a itsqueerchildhood'smemorywhispered wayupfromthosecellarsinone's mindwheresuchthingsarestoredand dienot. 'Queenslandwasthefirst placefromwhichIevercollecteda completesetofpostagestamps.

Brisbane.

Weweregoing,aftertheendofthe Congress,toassistatthelayingofthe foundation-stoneofMisbaneCathedral,whichissaidtobedestinedto cover50percent.moregroundthan theSydneyonedoes,andthatissaid tobebiggerthanWestminster.But wearrivedsolateuponFriday,14th. September,thattherewasnotimefor anythingsavethereceptionofhis EminenceinOldSt.Stephen'sChurch.

OntheSaturdaywewere,Iconfess, civicallyreceivedbymanyapotentate intheTownHall,buttheaspectand atmosphereofBrisbanewerealready sofascinatingmethatIwasglad whenwewereletout.

Brisbanehasabout300,000inhabitants-ifIsaythatitis'likeavery largebush-townImeanthatasacompliment.Itisfarless"nervy"than Sydneyis;farless,dareIsay,Americanised.

BungalowTown.

Asyoulookdown,especiallythrough aheat-haze,itliestherealmostlike atownoftents,sovastlyinthema- jorityarethelowgreycorrugated metalroofsofitsmyriadbungalows.

IhaveseenArabtentslikethatupon ahillside:theyseemedtomelike birds,lyinglanguidlywithwingsoutspread.

Thesehouseslookedliketents! Theymeantotilethem.Ionlyhope thattheywillusethoseRomantiles thatbleachinthestrongsunlight. AndIhopethewalls,ifbrickthey mustbe,willbecoveredwithcool plaster,washedwithRomanyellows.

Ihope,too,thatBrisbanewillnot gooncuttingdownitstreesintheinterestsoftheelectric-wires.Thefate ofsuchatown,treeless,wouldbeap palling.

Indeed,Ihopethat-sincewater supplyisgood-itmayeverywherehavenotonlytreesbutfountains. And,byawiseplan,lions'headspour sparklingwaterfromthegreatup- holdingwall(elsesohard)beneath theterracewheretheCathedralwillbe built.

,"Rose,Carnation.Lily,Rose."

Ican'tanswerforthecarnations: asforlilies,why,theaurumisalmost aweedinNewZealandandAustralia. Thereareplentyofroses:butwhat drivesyoualmostdesperatewithits beautyis,here,thebougainvillea. Ihadseenthat,too,inAlgeria' greatpurplefleeceshangingoverwhite walls-haveyouread"TheGardenof Allah,"byHichens?Doyoure- memberthe"HouseoftheLittle Dog?"Isatinthat,onceforhalf anhour,listeningtoLarbiplayhis eternalmelancholyreed:theflowers, likeacloakofsomeemperorinfairy- land,blazedonthewallswherethe sunlightstruckthemthroughthehigh tremulousgreengloomofthepepper andthepalmtrees.

Btutherethebougainvilleaisnot onlypurple,butafieryroselikesunsetandamoretendertintlikedawn, andacopperyfurylikeafurnace's flameatmidnight.

Iwouldaskyou,then,tosee,Brisbaneasaghostlycityofgreys,set inavastexpanseofnolessphantas- malgum-trees-bluey-green;andgettingallits.siolidityfromtherichgreen ofitstrees-themselvessuchlovely shapes,likethefountainouspalmand

thesymmetricalcamphor-laurel,so brilliantagreenastobealmostgold, andtheamazinggloryofitsflowers. Wall.TowerandDome. Agauntskeletontowernowrises over13riscane Itwillsheathitself instoneandbelongtotheTownHall. Farmore''intune,"Ithink,withthis half-tropicalcitywillbethedome thatArchbishopDuhigmeanstoset floatingabovehisgreatcathedral.

Butsaywhatyouwill,here,asin Sydney,Catholicshavecapturedthe sitesandarebuildingthedominant edifices.Itisalmostcomic,andlends aquaintplausibilitytothetheory. openlyannouncedbyafanatic,thata certain'churchwasreallyafortresswhenceBrisbanemight,beheldatthe mercyofbigguns.

Itis,totellthetruth,amostimagin- ativeadaptationoftheCathedralof Albi,andhowastonishingly"modern" isStuartholme,thegreatconventschooloftheSacredHeartSociety;and,thoughtheMaterHospitaldoes notstandquitesohigh,itmustbeone ofthecity'sbiggestbuildings,and,in itsflowerysetting,itspicturesque whitewallsstanddazzling;whileAll Hallows'ConventSchool,thoughgrey. crownsanentirehillridgebyitself.

YouwillseemuchthesameinSyd- ney.Asyouentertheharbouryou seeManlySeminiry,forthemostconspicuousobjectonyourright.The SacredHeartConventinRoseBay seemstoimposeitselfuponthewhole ofthathill-side:theCathedralspires willpointhighaboveGovernment House;theMaterHospital.Monte Sant'AngeloConvent,andthemomsteryoftheSacredHeartMissionaries putboldsilhouettesontheirseveral hill-crests.

Itishardlytoomuchtosaythatif youseeastrikingly-builteducational orecclesiasticalinstitutioninthecities Ihavementioned,itisCatholic.The onetragedy-itisnothingless-that fastensonverynearlyalltheseplaces, isthedecorationwithinthem.

Herearethesameplasterstatues ofthemostrevoltingsentimentaltypethatwesufferfrominEurope.Perhapsthereispracticallynoschoolof art--well,therearejustafew-which canbetrustedtosupplysomethingat leastsincere.Whenwhatstartedas affectedhasbecomeconventional,the lcwestdepthisreached.

Why,whenwehavemadesuchadvancesinarchitectureandinmusic, havewehardlymovedatallinthe matterofpaintingandstatuary?Upon myword,Iwouldliketoseeaukase abolishingallpermissionforstatuesor evenpicturesthatprofesstoberealist,andthesubstitutionofhonesticons whichbearnoresemblancetoreallife andevenlesstotheconventionalfig uresthatprofesstolook"real."Graduallythuswemightstrikeoutan'nonestart.ButIfearthattherewould soonenoughbemass-productionever, oficons,andmechanicalinsinc's wouldbebackagain.

AGreatDutchJournalist

Theattentionofthereadingpublic inHollandwasrecentlyfocussedupon theCatholicmorningandevening daily,"DeMaasbode,"becauseHenry Kuypers,themanwhomadethepaper whatitisto-day,celebratedthesilverjubileeofhisassumptionofits businesmanagement.

Apriest,FatherThompson,had byhispithyandstrikingpolemical editorialsforged"DeMaasbode"into thefrontrankofDutchCatholic newspaperdom;yetneither"DeMaasbode"noranyotherCatholicnewspapercouldcompeteforgeneralinformationwiththeleadingjournalsof theneutralandoftheLiberalpress.

TheCatholicreadingpublic(writesFatherVanderHeyden)realised theirpapers'shortcomingsbuttoo wellandwasforcedreluctantlytopat- ronise*periodicalswhich,farfrom harmonisingwiththeirCatholicbeliefs minimisedandpractices-oftenopposedand them.Propagandistsfor theCatholicpressoftenwereconfrontedwiththe-replytotheirappeals: "Giveusanup-to-dateandallround newspaperguidedbyCatholicprinci- plesanddefendingtheCatholiccause, butprovidingusatthesametime

withthenecessaryeconomicalandfinancialnewsforourbusinessandtrade andwe'llgladlydropthenon-Catholicjournal."

Althoughthewishforacomprehen- siveCatholicpaperwasuniversalamongtheCatholics,nomannororgani- sationcouldhefoundtoundertakethe ventureoflaunchingoneuntilone daytheDominican,FatherHyacinth Derksen,saidtothefinancialbackers of"DeMaasbode":"TryitwithHenry Kuypers;he'llmakeasuccessofit."

FatherDerksen'srecommendation wasactedupon."DeMaasbode"did tryitwithKypers,whothenwas scarcelytwenty-fiveyearsold.This wasin1903.Therecordofhis achievementssincethatdatehasbeen summedupbythePresidentofthe AdministrativeBoardinthismanner:

"In1903`DeMaasbode'wasedited andprintedinastructurecovering anareaof200squaremetersandnow ourbuildingscover1,600metersof groundfloor.Ourflypressthencould notturnoffmorethan3,000papersan hour.Nowwearebusyputtingup ourfourthrotarypresswhichwillen- ableustoprint408,000papersevery hour.

"In1903wehadtwolinotypemachines;weoperatetwenty-threeat present.Oureditorialstaffnumbered threepersons;ittotalsforty-threenow. andwehaveourowncorrespondents inNewYork,London,Paris,Brussels.

Munichandotherlargecities.We run,moreover,threebranchofficesand have126agencies.Lastbutnotleast, wepublisheverymorninganeight. pageedition,withspecialsupplements onSundaysandonspecialoccasicns."

Itwasthismorningandevening issueof"DeMaasbode,"whichMt. Kuypersinauguratedtwentyyearsage thatdrovetheneutralandtheLiberal pressoutoftheCatholichomesof theland.

Howmuchthejubilarian's,workis appreciatedbyhisco-religionistsand bybothChurchandState,thehonours ofwhichhewasmadetherecipienton thefestivecommemorationofthe25th. anniversaryofhismanagement demonstrate.TheHolyFatherraised himtothedignityofCommander"if theOrder-ofSt.Sylvester;theQueen ofHollandwaspleasedtomakehim OfficeroftheOrderNassau;andthe KingofBelgium,gratefulforthestand takenby"DeMaasbode"duringthe war,conferreduponhimtheGrand CrossoftheOrderoftheBelgian Crown.

ThesetestimonialsofapPiessation werepresentedtoMr.Kuypers,respec- tively.bytheBishopofthediocese MonsignorAengenent;bytheMinister ofWar,M.Lambooy,andbytheBelgianAmbassadorinTheHagie.CharlesMaskens,atapublicdemonstration heldinthelargestofRotterdam's meeting-halls.

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ThousandsofmembersofHighlandofLatin.Thedifficultythereisthatsuccesstomyconcenailononmy clansfromallpartsofNorthernScot-theGovernmenthasnottakenstepsjob,totheexclusionofotherand land,withCelticdelegatesfromhe-totrainteachersinGaelic." pleasanterinterests,Icanbyno land,Wales,andFrance,havejust 1,,ordAshbournesaidthatthema-meansaddthat.theresultjustified,it:,.", heldanimpressivemeeting,knownbyjorityoftheGaelicraceisnowin AndIil,snryFord,whohasvertitt themastheMod,atInverness,Scot-France,particulklyinStrittany.Inanopiniononmostthingsatonelimeland,forthejointpurposeofremov-theDepartmentoftheSeinealoneoranother,speakingofadifferent ingtheinferioritycomplexofthethereare520,000.Therestoftheaspectofthe"mairiageanda'career" GaelandofrevivingtheuseoftheCeltsareinIreland,Scotland,Wales,queittOn,hasthistotellus: GaelictongueandpreventingitfromortheIsleofMan.TheputestGae- "Eels*marriedisafull-timejob. becomingextinct.TheModhadaslicinIrelandisspokenbythepeopleItoughttoberecognisedasthebest oneofitsdelegatesLordAshbourne,ofDonegal,besaid. careerforawoman,becauseit'sthe presidentoftheGaelicLeagueofIre- mostnaturalone,andwomenoughtto land,whodescribedtheretheindica- taeGreatestofAllCaret:abetrainedforitinsteadofslipping

"donsinlyelandleadingtohisbelief ,n:isVO1 ILl'ir,..,trT Ia intoitinthehaPhasird,sentimental that30years'.efforttorevivethe LadyV.'sDetiallitoRees, fashiontheydonow.Howmany Gaeliclanguagearereceivingtheoffi- .* ,to ,.?ti4777 Oldteal*kno*howtocook-nothOW cialsanctionwhichwillbringsuccess. Somuchhasbeensaidandwrittentomakefancydishes,buthowto withinthepast'tenyearsaboutthemiketherightkindoffoodfordiffer-

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Women'sSt.VincentdePaulSociety

OnSunday,February17,thegeneralmeetingoftheWomen'sSociety of,St.VincentdePaulwasheldatSt. Jorkeph'sChurch,Claremont.This the thefirstgeneralmeetingliejdin theparishsincetheconferencewas formed,anditwasratheruniquein itsway,beingthefirsttimetheSi* tensinaparishprovidedafternoon teafortheirfellowSisters.

TheRev.FatherDoddypreached mosteloquentsermonontheloveof OurLordandSaviourJesusChrist.His fewwell-chosensimplewordswent straighttotheheartsofallpresent. Hemadebothsocietiesverywelcome, andwiththeladiesoftheconference madethemeetingaverypleasantode. Therewasonlyonesadnotethrouilsouttheafternoon.Itwasthenotice Argyllshire,presidentoftheScottish. entryconstitntedpeople?'Idon'tofthedeathofMrs.BridgetThomas, thatitlooksasaiheproblemastoconsidera-woeentr.goadcookwho branchoftheGaelicorganisation,viho apracticalmemberfromthe whetherwomanfindsherhighestandfeeriftSherhusband'themostdeliciously begin- deploredtheinjusticedoneto

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andwhohadchargeofthesew- trnestexpression.andsatisfactioninpreparedmeatcourseswhenmeatil Galesinmanyhistories,saidthatthe tuaryatSt.Thomas'.Thisworkis thehomeorinpubliclife,willneverapoliontohisparticularsystem.A membersoftheracehadaccepted

beingdonebyMrs.Stevens,pro- besatisfactorilysolved. manthatcomes'homeandburieshim- longasauthoritativethewordsofone sidentoftheconference. The'latestto"settle"thismatterhasselfinworklieshould'leavein'his writer,"TheGaelswentforthtothe

saidsociety

Thereisnoconferenceofthemen's beena'ladymemberofParliament,officeisafool,"saysMr.Ford."He war,andtheyalwaysfell."He

atClaremont,butitishoped Who,withafellowladymember,has ithadbeenestablishedfromindis- neglectshisfamilyandmakeshumanthatinthenearfuturetherewillbea, createdamildwaveofexcitementexehangeimpossibleinhishome.He putablerecordsthatwithoutthewill-in veryflourishingconferenceofmenat Viiiishpolitics,andhencethea...e- defeats-*thepurpose.ofahome.He ingandvigorousco-operationof

theClaremont.

hatablequestiOnastowhetherwOmen clansmenoftheHighlandsandthe destroyssomethingthatisbiggerthan canparticipateinpubliclifeasfreelyhisofficeaffairs."-"Tribune." GaelsofotherpartsofScotland,it asmen,andstillfulfiltheirdomestic wouldnothavebeenpossibleforRob-responiibilities,hasagainbeenraised, ertBruceto"giveScotlandonceforandthis,justwhenover14,000,000 NormaTalmadgein"The alltheblessingsofindependence." womeninBritainhavebeenenfran- " Asaneffectivemethodofencourag-chised,thoughonlyeightactuallysit Wccra,,,m. Di,.1,..jrc.t,e,d. ingtheuseoftheGaelictongue,theinParliament. AIAGNIFIOINT-LOVESTORY.

Scottishorganisationheldaseriesof Mrs.HiltonPhilipson,whohasbeen - "competitionsduringthefourdays'a'ConservativeM.P.forBerwick-on"TheWomanDisputed,"thelove redemp- meetinginGaelicmusicandliterature,Tweedsince1923,hasinformedtheandhatedramaofawoman's I f4 Thiedtthe

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THEIRISHNATIONALFQRRESTERS'B'ENEFITSOCIETY.'

13th,GRANDANNUAL

12tIt.GRAINDANIVITAt Willbeheldat

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"TheyspeakIrisheverywhereinIreland,butwithEnglishwords.Others likemyselfhavegivenmuchoftheir livestoraiseuptheGaelictongue, andafteralongstrugglewearejust succeedinginIreland.Theultimate aimistouniteallofIrelandbymeans ofitslanguage."

Discussingtheprogressofthemove mentinIrelandandtherecognition givenitbythe"Free"StateauthoritiesatDublinandbytheGovernment oftheothersixcountiesatBelfast, LordAshbournesaid:

"Wearetryingtosavethesouland mindoftheIrishNation.Ourefforts arenotlimitedtoanysection,but extendfromBelfasttoCork.We are andworkingwithbothgovernments demandingwhatwewantfrom each.Werealisedwhenwebegan theworkthatifnothingwasdone GaelicwouldbecomeobsoleteIhave seendistrictsinIrelandwherethepeo- pleallknowGaelic.butwillnotadmit it.Theyhavebeensotrampledupon thattheyhaveaslavemind.One ofourobjectsistodestroytheslave mindandtomakethepeopleapart ofthemselves.

notcontesttheseatatthegeneral election.Interestingdevelopments arealsoexpectedtofollowtheannouncementthattheexecutiveofthe TavistockLiberalshaveinvitedMrs. Runciman, tomeetthemwitha viewtoheradoptionasLiberalcandidateforthe constituency.

Mrs.Philipson,whoseentryintoParliamentwascertainlydramatic,was formerlyknownasMissMabelRussell. oneofthemostpopularmusicalcomedyactresses.

inwhichmorethan1,500participated,localUnionistexecutivethatshewill manycomingfromlongdistancesand fromremotepartsofthehills.The streetsofInvernesswerestrungwith bannersbearingGaelicgreetings,while manyofthemenandwomenwore Highlandcostumes,thecoloursofthe MacDonaldsandtheFrasers,theMacLeodsandtheCampbellspredominating. Inhisformaladdresstotheassociation,LordAshbourne,whomakeshis homeinCompiegne,France,whennot travellinginIrelandaselsewherein theinterestsoftheGaelicLeagueof Ireland,said:

Shehasnowinformedtheexecutive thatowingtobusinessengagements theprospectofherhusbandbeing againabletostandfortheconstituencyhasreceded,andtherealreason sheheldtheseathasceasedtoexist.

Sheadded: "I haveayoungfamilyandifthereayeanyyearsinwhich youthfulmindsandnaturesaremost susceptibletohomeinfluencesitis intheearlyagesbetween7and14. Lostorneglectedopportunitiesinregardtothetrainingoftheyoungare neverrecovered,andIammost anxiousnottoexposemyselftoany reproacheswhichchildrenwhothus suffermayfeel,howevertolerantthey maybetowardstheirparents,andin particulartotheirmothers,inafter life."

Severalwomenmembersoftheex ecutiveshookhandswithMrs.Philip.' son,andsaidgood-bye.Oneortwo wept.

Marriage:AFull-timeJob. Thisdevelopmentinwhathasbeen consideredamostsuccessfulcareer suggeststhatonecastaboutforthe viewsofotherpublicwomenonthe samesubject.Thefirstthatcome tomindarethoseofMissIda-Tarbell, anAmericanlady,whoselifehasbeen fullofachievement,andthisiswhat shesays:"Thewomanwhoraisesa happy,intelligentfamilyandsucceeds ingettingalongwithonemanisthe womanwhohasdoneanimportant

"Thereisnobetterwayofreviving alanguagethanbyencouragingitsstudyItisnotsimplyacaseof doingapicturesquething,butofsav- inganation.Weexpecttomake Gaelicasmuchalanguageofourownworkintheworld.Shehasfulfilled asFrenchisofFrance.orGermanisherdestinyandforgedherlinkbe- ofGermany.IftheIrishpeoplelearntweenthepastandthefuture.Ifshe Englishasanaccomplishmentandhashandledanotherjobbesides,so notasarequiredlanguage,theywillmuchthebetter.Butherfirstobli- speakdirectly." gationistotherace.Awomanwho LordAshbournesaidthatseveraldoesnotmarryandbecomeamother primaryschoolsinDublinandsecond-missesoutonhergreatestopportun. aryschoolselsewhereinIrelandmakeity.Nobooksorpaintingsareas Gaelicthebasisofalltheirteaching.importantasherhumancreations. andbyanorderofthe"Free"StateSometimes,ofcourse,awomandoes Governmentallteachingeventuallyisnotdeliberatelychuckthisresponsi- tobethroughGaelic bilit Her kttht

bangs g yenftheAbdot'sTheatre today(Saturday),inwhatiseasily thegreatestroleofhercareer.A characterofunusualstrengthandfascination,perhapsoneofthestrongest in'fiction,isthewaycriticshave'describedMaryAnnWagner,theheroineof"TheWomanDisputed,"the partplayedbyMissTalmadge.Mary Ann'slifeisthedramaofregeneration, theromanceof'boundlesslove,and conflict.betweenselfandsacrifice.A widelyheraldeddramaticclimaxonthe stage,itsemotionaltensityandsweep aresaidtohavebeen'Tightenedin thefilmplay.SamTaylor,foryears HaroldLloyd'sdirector,makerof "SafetyLast"and"GirlShy,"issaid tohaveaccentuatedthedramaofthe picturebyintroducingmanyhumorous incidentsthathaveanaturalplacein thepicture.Theplayersappearing inthesupportarewellknowntopicture-goers.GilbertRoland,heroof MissTalmadge's"TheDove,"playsa likeroleinthisfirm.ArnoldKent istherivalsuitor,andothermembers ofthecompany,totallingseveralthousandactor!,areGustavVonSeyffertitz,MichaelVavitch.BorisdeFaa, andGladysllrockwell.Onthesame programmewillbeshownFlorence VidorinParamount'samusingcomedy drama"TheMagnificentFlirt."The storyisafascinatingonewithaParisiansetting,withMissVidorseenas aninveterateflirt.Sparklingsituationsandwittysub-titlesincreasethe charmofanunusualpicture.The stagepresentation,"Moods,Modesand Mannerisms,"willintroducetoPerth GeorgeandFlorence,worldfamous AmericandancingteamThepresentationwillheparticularlycolourful andstronginvocal,dancing,andnoveltyitems.BertHowell'sStageBand willfeaturethepupularnumber"Jeannine,IDreamofLilacTime,"during whichHildaLynwillheheardvocally.Thiswillhefollowedbyafast dancebyGeorgeBarclay.TheCorps deBalletwillthenappearinanumber"WasItaDream?"whileFlorence O'Harawillthenbestarredin"GlowWorm.""She'sGotIt"willbring GeorgeandFlorence,theCorpsde Balletandvocalists,togetherwiththe StageBand,intoprominence.Les Waldronhasselectedtofeatureupon theWurlitzer"PolishDance"(Scherwenkal,whileduringtheinterval "ToujoursFidele"(Waldenful)willbe presented.

Y Incmayworou a "Inthe26countiescomprisingtheway.Buttherearewomenwhobe- -Tr'sh'Free'State,"saidLordAsh-lievethatsomepicayunishjobthat bourne."wenowhaveatourdisposalpaysaweeklysalaryispreferableto themachinerywhichwillultimatelythereallybigjobtheywerecutout leadtooursuccess.TheBelfastGov-for.Theyaremistaken.Certainly, ernmentisnotverysympathetiche- Thavefoundsatisfactioninachievecausetheruleforthesixcountiesisment.Idon'tbelieveIhavethe thatGaelicmaybetaughtinthebrainstodotwojobs.Icouldn't schoolsasanordinarysubject,insteadhaveconcentratedonmyworkasI

CatholicBoyScouts

The57th.(St.Patrick's)W.A.Troop willholdacampthisweek-endatMosman'sBay.ScoutMasterJ.H. O'Donoghuewillbeincharge,assisted byMr.N.Peacock.Visitorswillbe welcomeonSunday.

SUNDAY,APRIL7th,1929.

S.s.EmeraldWavesPerth945am Fremantle,11.15a.m. Fulldetailslater.

JAS.DWYER;GeneralSecretary. GRANDMOONLIGHTRIVER EXCURSION.

WEDNESDAYEVENINGNEXT, FEBRUARY27.

S.s.ZEPHYRleavesBarrack-street Jettyat8p.m.,callingatPointWalterandRockyBay.GoodConcprtandOrchestraonboard.Dancingat PointWalter. ProceedsinaidofSt.Vincentde PaulSociety. Enjoyatripdowntheriverand assist Urgentcasesofdistress. Ticketsonly1/6:Children,9d. F.SMITH,Hon.Secretary.

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COMMENCINGTHISSATURDAY.

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AnotherAmbassadorsSpecialRo' teitedaSitat, UnitedArtistiPresentTheir10-Act Special: NORMATALMADGEin

"THEWOMANDISPUTED." Thrillingly,Daringly,Movingly,the Screen'sSupremeArtist. Paramount'sDelightfulComedy

Drama: "THEMAGNIFICENTFLIRT." Starring FLORENCEVIDOR. Firstsheflirtsandrunsaway; Thensheflirtsanotherday. DirectfromAmericaandFirstAppearanceinWesternAustralia: groanANDFLORENCE, World'FamousComedyDancingDuo InConjunctionwithBERTHOWELL'SPOPULARSTAGEBAND, whowillfeature"Jeannine,IDream ofLilacTime." AMBASSADORSSTAGESTARS andtheAMBASSADORSCORPS DEBALLET,inaNewandOriginal StagePresentation: "MOODS,MODES&MANNERISMS." LESWALDRON,attheConsoleof Australia'sLargestWurlitzer,will play"POLISHDANCE"(Schar- wekna),whileduringtheintervalhe willrend.erExcerptsfrom"TOUJOURSPIDELE"(Waldenful). BoxPlanatTheatre.PorReservations'PhoneB8188(3Lines).

ComingSaturday:ParamOtnit's ThrillingStory,"THELEGIONOF THECONDEMNED."B'ythe Authorof"Wings"

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WeareintheageoftheApostoiateofthePress.Itcanpenetratewhere noCatholiccanenter.ItcandoitsworkassurelyforGodasforthedevil. Itisaninstrumentinourhands.Allshouldtakepartinthisapostolate; hereatleastthereisworkforeveryone.Fortenwhocanwrite,tenthousand cansubscribe,andahundredthousandcanscattertheseed.Cardinal Vaughan. IMO. NMI

PERTH,SATURDAY,FEBRUARY23,1929.

"Everychildisaholything.andIthinkaswelookaroundusinthis landto-day,inspiteofthefactthatsomebypreceptandinpracticehave abandonedtheChristiantradition,andrevertedtothepaganprinciplesof thosewhodespisechildrenandsacrificethemonthealtaroflust,wemay takeheartatwhatanyonecannotfailtoobserve,theextraordinarygrowth ofagencieswhichlabourunremittinglyforthewelfareofthecountry'schildren."SosaidBishop11..nshaw,ofSalford,England,inhissermonon ChristmasDaylastinSt.John'sCathedral,Salford."Respectandlove andhonourforchildren,"hecontinued,"isthidistinguishingmarkofaChristionnation,becausetheHolyOneHimselfbecamealittlechild."Noschool whichdoesnotgivetheassnran:A.thattheGod-headoftheInfantSaviourwill bealwayskeptinmind,thevalueofHissacrificeinstilled.andHislifeand worshiptaughtandpractised,willsatisfyaCatholicparent,concludedhis Lordship,whoismakingastrongfightfortheCatholicschoolasanelement intheCatholiclifeofEngland. i. a

InthiscountrytheHierarchyfrequentlyrefertothehardburdenspresseduponCatholiccitizenstomaintainthatclassofeducationtheydesirefor theirchildren.SincethebugofsecularismcreptintothesystemofGovei inthis'countryithascontrivedtodothingsthat,arehardeningthe arteriesofnationallifeandincreasingthesignsofdecayinoursocialorder. Wheneventuallyreligionhaslostitsgripuponthecommunity,thebridle willbeofftheheadofsociety,andthenwemaybesureitwillshapeablind andrecklesscourseandstoponlywhenitstrikesdisaster.Haven'twealready witnessestothisconditionintheStatesthathavedrivenGodfromHisplace inthenationalscheme;thathave.striptthemarriagebondofitssacramental obligations;thathasmademan'slawssuperiortotheDivineordinances?Religion,pureandundefiled,istheleashwhithholdssocietytogether.NoAct ofParliamentwillavailtobringreasontosocietywhenithaspulleddown itsaltarsanditsshrinesandgoneovertotheworshipofthebeast.The Christianschoolistheonethinganationshouldmakenecessaryifitdesires longevity.SoitisCatholicsaccepttheunjustburdenputuponthembythe State-theunfortunatefactistheCatholicChurchacceptstheburdentoprotectsocietyfromitsownstupidly, "

AgoodhintthatasettlementoftheRomanQuestionwasimminentwas givenatthecloseoflastyear,whentheancientstatuesofSt.AgnesandSt. Alesandro,whichstoodattheforksofthePortaPia,whenitwasstormed andRomewastakenfromthePopeonSeptember20,1870,byCadorna's troops,wererestoredtotheiroldpositionsbytheGovernorofRome,Prince Francesco'B'oncompagniLudivisi,inresponsetothedesireofthecitizens.The statueshadtheirheadsblownoffbycannonshot,andhavesincebeenkept inthequarriesofSt.Paolo.Theirreappearancehasprovedahappyomen forthe"RomanQuestion"hasbeenremovedbyagreementfromItalianpolitics.ThenewPapalStateofPiusXI.,thoughrelativelyinsignificantcomparedwiththelostStatesofPiusIX.(anditisacuriouscoincidencethat IX.andXI.arecomposedofthesamenumerals),isaSovereignState,and itsterritoryisnotanymoreunderthedominionoftheKingofItaly.Pius Xl.reignsanindependentKinginhislittleterritory,andthewrongdoneto PcpePiusIX.in1870bytheItalianGovernmenthasbeenblottedoutbya voluntaryactoftheFascistGovernment,inspired,undoubtedly,bythemilitantgeniusofItaly'sgreatPrimeMinister,andsupportedbyhisblackshirts. *-

ThereseemstobeinfluencesatworkwithintheFederalNationalistParty thataredisturbingtoMr.Bruce,notwithstandinghisnonchalancewhenreplyingtooppositionattacks.Theresultsoftherecentelectionshadnot thatgalvaniceffectthepartyanticipated.ThequalifiedsuccesswhichfollowedMr.Bruce'sappealtotheelectorshasoccasionedaconsiderableoverhaulingofpoliticalprinciplPsandageneralexaminationofthecompositeconscience-ifitcanbesaiditpoliticalparty,howeverethicalitmaybe,hasa conscience.Themildrebellionofhismany-sidedsupporter,Mr.W.M. Hughes,whochafesinhispresentpoliticalcollar,andisobviouslytiredof payinghomagetoMr..Bruce,hasturnedthesearchlightofpublicopinionin thedirectionofCanberra,andhasoccasionedsomethingmorethanaripple upontheuntil-recentlyplacidstreamofthecompositeparty'snationalpolitics.Mr.Brucehasgoodreasontobeoffendedwiththe"deviling"ofhis uncertainsupporter,andbetterreasonfornotstartingaPresscontroversy withmembersoftheNationalistParty.Theremightbemoresoiledlinen inthelaundrybasketthanhecansee,andMr.W.M.Hugheshasafine capacityforusingthepoliticalscrubbingbrush.Hismercurialtendencies,if allowedfreedom,andarenot"gentled"bythePrimeMinister,givepromise ofcreatingasituationintieNationalistcampnotatallpleasingtotherank andfilepledgedtoMr.Bruce,whotaketheirpoliticsmoreseriouslythan theydotheirmorningchop.UnlessthemercurialmemberforNorthSydneyrecedesfromhispresentpositionascandidcriticofthecompositeCabinetdispensinglegislationatCanberra,there'snotellingwhatmighthappen inthenearfutureinthatunfinishedcentreofprincelyextravaganceLike thebold,badboywhoha;pokedastickintoahornet'snest,he-probablyis regrettinghistemerityandwonderingattherumpus.Ontheotherhand, thecompositeGovernmentisno+byanymeansencouragedbytherallyafter hisattack,andsignsareil.athehaspeevedandflusteredthetwo-headed Cabinetprettyconsiderably

ForthefirsttimesincewhathasbeencalledtheBabyloniancaptivity khenthePopeslivedatAvignoninthefourteenthcentury),theItalian CardinalsintheSacredCollege,areinaminorityoffour.Thisremarkable situationhasbeenbroughtaboutbythedeathofCardinalTosi,Archbishop ofMilan,lastmonth.Therearenowtwenty-nineItalianCardinals,thirty. threeothers,andeightvacancies.ThelateCardinalwasawarm.personal friendofPiusXI.,whowasgreatlytouchedbytheArchbishop'sdeath.-Only alittlewhilebeforetheCardinalbroughtaMilanpilgrimagetoRometo titherinthePontiff'ssacerdotaljubilee,heldrecently.Hewasthenapparentlyingoodhealth,butwasstrickenshortlyafterhisreturnto'hisdiocese. FheArchbishopwasanativeofLombardyandsingularenough,theLombards inthedaysoftheirstrength,delimitedtheStatesoftheChurchduringtheir manywars.

Saturday.February23,1939.

AfterManyYears

Thisyearwillbenotableforatleastonehistoricincidentofexceptional interesttoatleastthreehundredandfiftymillionsoftheworld'speoplewho claimunityinreligionwiththeApostolicSeeofRome.Sixtyyearsorso agothetemporalpowerofthePopewasforciblyconfiscatedbytheItalian Government,whentheHolyFatherwasstriptoftheStatesoftheChurch. Thiswrongofoversixtyyears'lastinghasnowbyanactoftheItalia* Governmentbeenrubbedout,andthoughitdoesnotreturnallthatithad usurped,thisactofreparationdoescredittotheremarkableman.whoforthe whiledirectsthedestiniesoftheItalianICingdom.

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TheRomanQuestionhasagitatedtheauthoritiesOftheCatholicChurch atonetimeandanotherduringthedifferentphasesofItalianpoliticsand thevaryingactivitiesofItalianMasonry.Ithascausedconsiderableworry andanxietytoeveryPontiffsincePiusIX.,anddeepconcerngenerallyto Catholicstheworldover.ItsremovalfromthearenaofRomanpolitics,if wemayusethiswordwithoutambiguity,bringstheKingdomofItalynearer toafullreconciliationwiththeVatican,andenlargesitsstatusasaCatholic Nation.ThereturntofriendshipwiththeSeeofRome,withitsantique traditionsandhoarymemories,enshrinedinwhicharegloriesthat,inview oftheConcordatbetweenthePopeandtheItalianNation,mustnowbe' comepartofthestoryofItaly'srenaissance. a

VaticanCity,asasymbolofTemporalPower,isscarcelymorethana cypher-thesimalacrumofsovereignty-butitconnotestheindependenceof aspiritualauthoritythatisgreaterthananytemporalpower,anauthority thatstretcheswaybackovertheruinsofStatesandKingdoms,andthe wreckageoftwogreatEmpires,farawayintothetwilightofhistory.From PetertheFishermantoPiusXL,theRomanChurchcountstherosaryal itsyears,andtrulyfromcrosstocrossthatrosaryleadsthehistorian throughnightwothousandyearsofvicissitude,achievement,victory,defeat. andoftentimesdisaster;but,thankGod,neversurrenderedtoCaesar-the world.ThehistoryoftheStatesoftheChurchcoverathousandyears;it wasbroughtto,whatseemedaccordingtohumancalculationsatthetime, adefiniteterminationbythecollapseofthetemporalsovereigntyofPiusXI. whentheItaliansoldiery,underCadorna,stormedthegatesoftheEternal CityandenteredRomeasconquerorsthroughabreachmadeinthePorts Pia.Since1870thiseventwasmadeapoliticalfeastday,andtheHoly FatherwascontinuallyremindedthathewasaSovereigninchains.PiusIX. protestedagainsttheconfiscationoftheStatesoftheChurch,and,notwithstandingtheso-calledLawofGuaranteesissuedbytheItalianGovernment in1871,heandhissuccessorsmaintainedthatprotest,andrefusingtoaccept thatlaw,shutthemselvesupintheVatican.Romebecamethecapitalof aunitedItaly,andtheQuirinal,formerlythepalaceofthePopes,became theresidenceoftheKingofItaly.Itwillremainsoundertheconcordat maderecentlywiththeItalianGovernment,butbetweentheQuirinaland VaticanCity,thereisgoodreasontohope,willbemadenewbondsof friendshipthatwillcreateabetterspiritinItalianNationalismandclarifythe atmosphereofItalianpatriotism.

UntiltheagreementbetweentheVaticanandtheItalianGovernment wasactuallysigned,theCatholicworldhadnoofficialconfirmationofthe Pressstatementsthatanunderstandingbetweenthesetwopartieshadbeen reachedonthe"RomanQuestion."Indeed,solateasChristmasEve,CardinalGasparri,interrogatedbymembersofthediplomaticcorpsattheHoly SeeregardingtherumourspublishedinthePress,declaredthestatusofthe RomanQuestiontobethesameasitwasatthetimeofPopePius'"EncyclicalUbiArcano,"whichwasthefirstofhisPontificate.Atthattime, CardinalGasparrirecalled,HisHolinessexpressedhisregretthatItaly,his dearestcountry,chosenbyGodastheseatofHisvicaronearth,wasnot amongthenationsboundbyfriendshipwiththeHolySee.Thedivineorigin oftheprincedomofPopesandtherightsofthecommunityofthefaithful throughouttheworldrequirethatthisprincedombeandappearfullyfreeand independentofanyhumanpower.TheguaranteesthatProvidencehad erectedtosafeguardthelibertyandindependenceoftheHolySee,hesaid,had beendestroyedandnothinghadbeenfoundwhichcouldbesubstitutedfor them.Therefore,HisHolinesssaid,thePope,whoaloneisjudgeofwhatis necessaryforhisrealandapparentlibertyandindependence,maintainson thispointthesamepositionashispredecessorsmaintainedafterthelossof theirtemporalpower.Italy,hesaid,hadnothingtofearfromthePope, whowishesforpeaceandnothostility,andwhopraystoGodthatthedayof peaceandjusticesoonwillcometosettledifferencesbetweentheHolySee andItaly.Thedesireddayhascome.IntheProvidenceofGodanagreementhasbeensigned,andthoughthedetailswillnotbepublisheduntilconfirmedbytheItalianGovernmentsometimeinAprilnext,wehavereasonto thinkthatbrightdaysareinstoreforthelittleStateoftheChurch,henceforthtobeknownasVaticanCity.Inconnectionwiththisgreatevent,it ispleasanttorecallthatBenitoMussolinihasgivenanothersignofhis Catholicitybyre-establishingtheFeastofSt.Joseph,onMarch19th.,asa nationalholiday.TheeyesofotherStatesarefocussedontheItalianKingdomanditsgreatPrimeMinister,whoseemstobeactuatedbybravedesires andnoblepurposes.ThehopesoftheCatholicworldarewiththeRoman PontiffinhisrestoredStateandSovereignty.

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NewsandNotes

Weregrettoannouncethedeathof Rev.BrotherBodkin,agrandoldpioneeroftheChristianBrothers'Order inthiscountry.Fullofyears-hewas 86--hediedinSt.JohnofGoaHospitalonWednesdaylast.RequiemMass wascelebratedattheCathedralon Thursdaymorning.Areportofthe obsequieswillapearnextweek.-R.I.P. a a

TheIrishNationalForesters'BenefitSocietyannouncesthat,tomeet withthemanyrequestsofpatrons, itstwelfthgrandannualpicnicwillbe

heldatGardenIslandonSunday, April7.Thearrangementstohold itearlierontheriverhavebeencancelled,andthepopulart.s.s.Emerald hasbeencharteredfortheoccasion.

TheY.A.L.touristsarrivedat Houston(Texas)onthe17th.inst., andweregivenaluncheonbyHigh Schoolpupils. * HeavyrainshavefallenintheGas-coynedistricts.Insomeparts,eight, fiveandfourincheswererecorded.

IntheboardroomoftheG.P.O.,on Mondaylast,theFederalPublicServiceArbitratorcommencedthehearingofclaimsbytheAustralianPostal Electricians'Unionforincreasesin salaries,accordingtograde,forall membersofthemechanicalsectionof thePostmaster-General'sDepartment in'WesternAustralia.Theproposed maximumis9546perannum,andthe groposedminimumis£276.Theunion isalsoseekingareductioninhours throughouttheCommonwealth,from 44perweekto40forsomemembers. and36forothers. ,

Donotforgetthemoonlightriver excursiononWednesdayeveningnext, February27,pers.s.Zephyr.Good concertandorchestraonboard;dancingatPointWalter.Ticketsonly 1/6,children9d.Proceedsinaidof St.VincentDePaulSociety,tothssist severalveryurgentcasesofdistress.

InspectorMcGuinnesscalledatthe "Record"officeduringtheweek,just afterhisarrivalinPerthfromKalgoorlie.Themanyfriendsofthebig genialInspectorwillbepleasedto hearheisenjoyingthebestofhealth, andintendsspendingasix-weeks'holidayatthecoastwithhiswifeand child,beforeleavingtotakechargeof theBroomedistrict.InspectorMcGuinnesshasbeenamostconsistent supporterofthe"Record"formany years. * *

THERECORDs

TheCastledareoftheFuture

VINELANDPOINTS

, for385daysintheyear.Theymay bestudiedandpbeervedinschooland atplay,intheshopandthecottage, onthefarmandinthekindergarten, sickandwell,asleepandawake.Dr. Johnstonewouldopenawidermissionfieldfortheinstitution."Ibelievethatitsififluenceandhelpareof theutmostimportanceinmanylines oftheState'sactivities,andIamsatisfiedthateverypublicinstitution mustdomuchmorethanmerelyhouse andcareforacertainnumberofinmatesifitproposestodoitsfull dutytotheCommonwealth."

THEWAY.

(REV.J.T.McMAHON,Ph.D.

InVineland,NewJersey,thereisamanyendowmentswhichyieldfree trainingschoolforsub-normals,whichplacesforpoorchildren.Association isconsideredthebestinU.S.A.Last JulyIattendedtheSummercourses forteachersgiventhereeachyear.I addsomeimpressionsofmytime there.Vinelandpointsthewayalong whichwehopeCastledarewilladvance.Itshouldbeourambitionto makeCastledaretheVinelandofAustralia.Whocanvisualisethefuture ofthisschoolforsub-normalsat whoseinceptionweareallcalledto assist?

TheValueofInstitutionalCare.

St.Patrick'sDayCelebrations,1929: MonsignorVerlingpresidedovera goodattendanceofthemembersof theSt.Patrick'sDayCelebrations CommitteeonMonday,February18. Inthecourseofasuccessfulmeeting itwasdecidedtoholdtheusualconcertatHisMajesty'sTheatreon Thursday,March14.ManyofPerth's leadingartistshavepromiseditems andahigh-classproductionisassured. *

TheSocietyofSt.VincentdePaul gratefullyacknowledgereceiptofa donationof10s.from"B.M.,"asa thanksgivingforafavourreceived.

Wehavereceivedwithcompliments fromMr.R.S.Sampsonaveryinterestingpublicationentitled"TotheOld WorldandtheNew."Itisanestly printedandwell-laid-outstoryofMr. Sampson'srecentvisittoEuropeand America,andisverywellworthreading.Hehascontrivedtocompilean interestingandinstructivenarrative ofhistravelsabroad;itis,ashesays, compoundedof"Notesgatheredona voyagearoundtheworld,"andgives thereaderimpressionsofmanyplaces. Itcarriesseveralillustrationsthatgive addedinteresttoletterpress.Mr. Sampsoncertainlymadethemostof histimeabroadandcertainlywasnot blindtothebeautiesofFlorence,Rome andVenice.St.Peter's,hethinks,"is alonesufficienttowarrantatrip"ound theworld."London,Malta,Austria andGermany,Canada,Devonshire, Cornwall,Vancouver,California,Sacramento,evenSanQuentinpri3oaand NewZealandallfigureinMr.Sampson'swell-writtennarrative.Hishope isthatthenotesofhistravelsaspre rentedinthisinterestingpublintion, "TotheOldWorldandtheNew,'may proveinterestingtohisfriends,the electorsoftheSwan,forwhoseinformationmainlyithasbeenwrittm.It issuretobeofinteresttothem.We havefoundmuchinformationinits thirty-twopagesofverygreatititiast * * Ameetingofthecommitteeofthe TheresianTennisClubwillbeheldat theresidenceofMr.T.F.Kilmartin onTuesdaynext.Afullattendance isrequested. *

Mr.LukeDoyle,whowithMrs. Doyle,recentlyreturnedfromanextendedtripthroughEurope,hastaken overtheBrightonHotel,Cottesloe. Withtheknowledgegainedabroad onthemostup-to-datemethodsof hotelmanagementandequipment, LukeandMrs.Doyleshouldenjoya verysuccessfulsojournintheirnew sphere.

MissB.Willoughby,oftheCathedralparish,underwentasuccessful operationlastweekatSt.Johnof God'sHospital,forappendicitis.Accordingtolatestenquiriessheisprogressingfavourably. *

FriendsofMr.LouBullardwillregrettohearthatheisatpresenta patientinSt.JohnofGod'sHospital, Subiaco *

Thewinnerofthegoldwatchraffled bytheif.A.C.B.Societywas.R.Dalton,16Eighth-avenue,Maylands,.The winningnumberwas981

Vinelandisdevotedtotheinterests ofthosewhosemindshavenotdevelopednormally.Anyvisitormay seethatidealtranslatedintopracticeinthedailyworkingoftheinstitution.Vinelandhasahighermission thancaringforitspresentinmates. Itseekstoknowthecauses,toharnessmodernpsychologytoitsquest, toanalysetheproblemsofbehaviour-inaword,toseizeuponitsopportunitiesandmakeitsworkaguidance forothers.Vineland'sdevotionis symbolisedintheresearchlaboratory presidedoverbyDr.EdgarA.Doll.It commitsitselftoproductiveresearch work.Dr.DollcametoVinelandin 1912,andremaineduntilU.S.A.enteredthewar.Afterthewarhewas StatepsychologistinNewJersey State,thenOhioStateinstructor,and returnedtodirecttheresearchat Vinelandin1925 Workinginclose contactwiththecommissionsoninsanityandcrime,Vinelandhasits feetupontheearthanditseyesupon theskies,seekingtobetterthelives ofthosemanywhosemindshavenot developednormally.FromalonginterviewwithDr.Doll,wementiona fewideas,becausetheymayactas mentalirritants:"Everyinstitution needsanendowmentforresearch.The researchmanisnotwelcometothe normalchiefofaninstitution,who wantshisplacetorunlikeamachine. Theresearchmanaskswhyanddemandsareason.'Ithasalwaysbeen donethatway'makeslittleimpression uponhim.Thechief,however,hasa gloriousrevenge;hereducestheresearchbudgetandstiflesthequestioningmindthatwouldmakehisinstitutionalivingthingratherthana mechanicalmachine....Aninstitution shouldwelcometeachersinsummer sessions.Thestaffneedstocheck uponitsworkannually.Havingto lectureonyourdailyworkandanswer questionsmaimsyoumoreconscious ofweaknessesthatmayhavecreptin.

Wearenotgettingsufficientyoung teachersdoingthesummercourse. Thehopeofthefutureisintheyoung teacher.Sheismoreadaptable,more opentochange,morepliable.The teacheroflongexperienceerrsby beingtooconservative. Andthe resultyouask-well,ourverdictis thatthesub-normalsremainsub-normals.Thoughdevelopmentcomes, andadvancesaremade,yetthetrue placeforthemisthehappylifeinan institutionthatcaresforthem."Dr.

membershipisopentoallonanannualfee,andtoeachmemberismailedtheannualreport,themonthlybulletin,andthevariouspublicationsof theinstitution.Thereisalsoa BoardofVisitors,whokeepintouch withtheworkoftheinstitutionby theirvisits,andwhenevertheyhave friendsvisitingthem,oneofthepoints ofinteresttobeseenistheinstitution -theirinstitution.Theotherprivilegeistopayfivedollars,"knowirg thatitwillbringagreaterhappiness toachild,anditisacheapinvestment."'Vinelandhassetitsface againstStatecontrol.Itseeksand welcomestheco-operationofState officials.Itdoesnotstandaloofasa snobbypreserve.Intheearlyperiod ofthewarthecommitteeoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationmet heie,andaftersixweeks'conference, devisedthatwereusedinthe psychologicalexaminationof1,700,000 menofAmericanArmy.WementionedthefarmingexperimentcarriedoninconjunctionwiththeState andNationalDepartmentsofAgriculture.DuringourvisittheInternationalEgg-LayingContestwasheldon thegrounds.Thedirectorisanoffi cialontheNewJerseyCommissionon InsanityandCrime.Thedirectorof theResearch,Dr.Doll,isadvertising psychologisttothatBoard.Across theroadistheStateHome,where 1,000feeble-mindedgirlsarehoused. Bothstaffsmeetinjointconference manytimesthroughouttheyea*.The pointsofcontractsarenumero-asand theco-operationsincereandgenet,ous.Vinelandhelpsandishelpedby theState,but'remainsindependent andfreetocarryouttheresultsofresearchandexperience.Theheavy handofredtapecannothaltitsprogressorfreedom.Theteacherof normalchildrenmaywellpausetosee theteacheroffeeble-mindedchildren startatrockbottomandmoveupwardsinsuchslowstepsthateach maybethoroughlyunderstood.From institutionssuchasVinelandhave cometheemphasisonmanualtraining andhandycraft,onprojectteaching andothermethodsthathaveconvni, edteachersthatallchildrenarerot verbally-minded.Inthisfieldof trainingliesthegreatestcontribution theschoolsforthefeeble-mindedmay maketogeneraleducation.Thelogicalmethodofteachingreading,whizh startswiththealphabet,goesthrough syllabicreadingtowordsofonesyllable,andthencetopolysyllables,has longbeendisregardedintheseins+;tations.Thepyschologicalmethod whichstartswithideasandlea.lsto theirexpressioninthesymbolswecall words,isinlongandhonouredtLie. Thesameplanisfollowedinwriting. Thechildknowswhatitwantstosat makesameaninglesslotof'scrawls whichiscalled"alettertoDadda," andwhichslowlytakesthefo,mof wordsthathadameaningbefliethey werewritten.Inteachingmanual training,theteacherofthefeeble minded_thatthatso-calledlogical methodisoftenwrong.

APlaceofJoyandaHavenofRest. Therearestilltoomanypeoplein theworldwhothinkofallinstitutions asbedlams.Aninstitutionisnota prison,wheretheworldhidesitsmistakesand.crimes.Itisnotapest housetobeshunnedbyall.Onthe contrary,itisaschool.Itisaplace ofjoy,ahavenwherethefeeble-mindedchildfindsfriendsandcompanions ofhisownclass.Hereheiscomfortableandcontented,andhastraining tosuithiscapacity,andentertainmentwithinhisunderstanding.He hasoccupationtokeephimwelland busytogivehimselfthesatisfaction ofbeinghelpfultohimselfandothers. Itisaschoolformankind.Itisa beacon-lightsetupontherockstohelp toguidetheworldaright,iftheworld willbutopenitseyesandsee.

"OhThouWhogayestmethislittle child, TeachmeThyway,letmebereconciled; Liftupmineeyes,thattheymaysee theLight Ofstrengthandprogress,whichThou inThymight Shallbeckonforthe'enfromthisfeeblesoul, Toguidehisstrongerbrothertohis goal."

THECUBICLELIST.

NewDonors.

Obituary

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Thechildwholearnstosewdoes notstartbythreadinganeedle.That comeslongaftertryingtomakea doll'sdresswithathreadedneedleand apieceofcloth.Learningdifferent typesofstitches,basting,hemming, andbutton-holealsocomeslater. Woodworkstartsbymakingsomething,notbylearningtosandpaper andthentosaw,andthentohammer. Startingareedbasketismuchmore difficultthanweavingahalf-finished one.

EdwardR.Johnstone,thedirectorof Vinelandforthirtyyears,addshis apologiafortheinstitutionalcareof thefeeble-minded:"Whatapoorlivingthegreatbusyworldofferssuch children.Theymaybecalledpaupers,thoughtheyliveinhomesof wealth.Therearedeniedopportunities,understanding.ambition,suitable companionship,andtruehappiness. Whathappenstosuchachildwhen heisplacedinaninstitutiondevoted tohisinterests?Heimmediatelyen tersintothelifeofthecommunity, everypartofwhichisplannedtorecognisehisshortcomingsandtomeet hisneeds.Hemaybebigorlittle, Aninstitutionforfeeble-minded hefindsgamestoplayandcompanionsoffersexceptionalfacilitiesasalaborsofhissize,mentalageandtempera-toryforpublicschools.Thechildren ment.Insteadofbeinggiventhearetherethroughalongperiodof smallestpart,heoftenfindshimselftime,almostfrombirthtodeath,and theleader.Atlast,aftersomanythereisplentyoftimetostudythem. yearsoffailureandfollowinghecanTheirintellectualprocessesmovevery successfullydirect,forwhilethereareslowly,andsometimesnotatall;one stillsomeforhimtoimitate,therearemayobservetheminuteststepsofpromanyotherswholookuptohimgress.IthouseseverygradeofmenAndsocomesconfidenceasessentialtality,fromearlyinfancytoborder tohissuccessasitistothemanage-linesofnormalityThereareplenty mentofan-institution. ofchildrenofeverygradeandgroups

ALaboratoryfortheSchooL arelargeenoughtoestablishfacts-at VinelandisnotaStateinstitution.leasttentatively.Thechildrenare Itschildrenpayfees.There therefortyenty-fourhourseachday;

ThedeathtookplaceonThursday, 7th.inst.,oftheRev.BrotherClementHowlin,ofthePatricianBrothers, atHolyCrossCollege,Ryde,New SouthWales.HecametoAustralia asayoungteacherfromIrelandis 1905,andwasactivelyengagedinhis professionuntil12monthsago,whet hewascompelledbyill-healthtorelinquishduty.Hewasoneofthe bestknownandhighlyesteemededucationistsintheSydneyArchdiocese, wherehelabouredforover20years. Hewasaverypopularandsuccessful teacher,ofcharmingpersonality,and highlyesteemedbyallwhoknewhim. Hehasaniece,aSisteratSt.Johnof GodHospital,Subiaco.Hediedat theageof54years.ARequiemMass wasofferedforthereposeofhissoul atSt.Charles'Church,Ryde,at10 a.m.onSaturday,9thinst.ThefuneraltookplaceimmediatelyafterwardsattheFieldofMarsCemetery.R.I.P.

CatholicTeaRoom; Mon.,Feb.25,Mrs.BogueandMiss Lloyd;Tues.,Feb.26,Mrs.Coganand Mrs.North;Wed.,Feb.27,Mrs.Maxwell:Thurs.,Feb.28,Mrs.Crippsand Mrs.Boater;Fri.,March1,Mrs.McDonaldandMrs.Seddon;Mon.,March 4,Mrs.DaviesandMrs.McKenna; Tues.,March5.Mrs.WilliamsandMrs. Larkin;Wed.,March6,Mrs.Kingand Mrs,Stanbury;Thurs.,March6.Mrs. KentandMissMcCormack;Fri., March7,MrsKellyandMrsDavidson

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Convincing'arguments,supportedby historicaltruths,weremarshalledby CardinalHayesinasermonrebutting thecontentionthatthereisa"conflict andacontradictionbetweenreligion andscience."

TheCardinal'ssermonwasdelivered inhisCathedral,NewYork,following astatementmadebyDr.H.Elmer BarnesatthemeetingoftheAmericanlAssodiationlettheAdvancement ofScience.Manymembersofthe Associationwereinthecongregation, =d'artaddresswelcomingthemtothe cityandtheCathedralwasgivenby MonsignorM.J.Lavelle,theRector.

Dr.'B'arnescontendedthatmanhas attainedtosuchmasteryoftheuniversethatanewdefinitionofGodis nownecessary,thatdiscoveriesinsciencehaveshatteredwhatwasregarded asrevealedreligioustruth,andthat theTenCommandmentsmustbesubjectedtoanobjectivescientificscrutiny.

NaturalPhenomena.

CardinalHayessaiditwasanout. rageousshocktoreadthatascientist hadsaidGodwasamyth."Itisthe fashionoftheday,"hecontinued,"to geeconflictandcontradictionbetween religionandscience.Thereisawidespreadphilosophyofthenaturalworld anditsplienorneriathatwouldhaveus believethatthephysicaluniverseis amaterialmassspinninginspaceand chainedtoinexorablelawswhichgrind outthefateofmortalsevenasthe mill-stonesgrindoutthecorn.Nature isablind,heartless,impersonalforce self-createdandself-conserved,perhapseternal.IftherebeaGodatall, thennatureitselfisthatGod.Religion,asweknowit,isrejected.

"Truereligion,onthecontrary,re verestruescience,proclaimsitsglory, rejoicesatitsmarvell6tisunfoldingof thebeautyandpowerofnature,accept gladlyitsunassailablefindingsasa triumphofhumanreasonandhuman andhumangenius,becauseinallthis aremadetheOmnipotentLordship, GodHimself,inWhomallthingscreated'liveandmoveandhavetheir being.'

FaithandIntellect.

"Thereisnothingmorescientific,in abasicsense,thantheacceptanceof trueChristianfaith.Ifwehavethe lightoffaith,wehavealsoasound, reasonablebasisforit;otherwiseieligionwouldbesuperstition.Fastsis notablindact.Theintellectg'es handinhandwithfaiththroug'aallits processesandoperations."

BYCARD*WilAYZI.

StudyofAstrouonlY

'ToCardinalNicholasofCucawe owethecountingofthepulseandtining'itin*dertodiffererrtiatediseases. H**as'aliothefirsttoteachformallythattheearthisnotthecentreof theuniversebiltmovesintheheavens astheotherstars(1456).

"NicholasCopernieus,thefather ofmodernastronomy,was'thecation ofacathedral.Itisnotinre'wheither hewasapriestor-not;but'iver-dts knowthathehelpedhisBishOp,Man riceFerber;tokeep'hisdioceseinthe CathOlicChurchwhendiocesesall aroundwerefallingawayintoLutheranisni.

'fatherKircher,S.J.,wasthefirct toseeMinutelivingthingswitha Microscope,'whichhethoughtwerethe causesofdisease.

"BishopSteno,orStenson,aDane, wasthefounderofgeology.When theInternationalCongressofGeOlogiStsmetinItalytheyunveiledatablettohismemoryinwhichtheyproclainiedhimthefounderoftheirteience. TheCardinalalsomentioned'dorgani,thefounderofmodernpathology,hailedassuchbyVirchow,who washimselfthegreatestofmodern patholOgists:AbbotMendel,thegreatestnameinmodernbiology,andTheodoreSchwan,thefatherofthecelldoctrine.

ModernAnthropology.

"Thefounderofmodernanthropology,"heproceeded,"soproclaimedby thepresidentoftheBritishAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience, wasFatherJohnMacEnery,whofotind tracesoftheexistenceofmanatthe SametimewithextinctanimalsiacertaincavesinEngland.

"NorshouldweforgetPasteur,the fatherofpreventivemedicine,whose discoverieshavesavedinnumerable lives;norLaennec,oneofthegreatest physiciansofalltime,thelathe;of ourmodernknowledgeofpulmonary diseases.

"TheJesuitshavebeenthegreatest contributorstoastronomy,toethnology,andinmoderntimestoseismology,thescienceofearthquakes.Literally,manyhundredsofbookshave beenwrittenbythemonthesecub. ects.

-PribIems CHURCH'SATITT1IDETOCAPITALISM.

LABOUR'SRIGHTS.

wfatherDuBeyontheStrikeWeapon. "TheMoneyGodandtheLabour man,"wasthesubjectofalectureby theRev.Owenr.Dudley,atagatheringintheTheatreRoyal,Dublin,on aSundayafternoonlastmonth,under theauspicesofAnRioghacht.

FatherDudleyremindedhishearers thattheproblemofcapitalandlabour stillwasoneofthebiggestproblems inthesocialworld;andhethought themoststrikingthingaboutitwas theutterhopelessnessoftryingtofind asolutionwithoutafixedstandardof morallaw.TheCatholicChurchalone possessedsuchastandardandinthe lightofherfixedcodeofmorallaw wouldtheproblemofcapitalandlab-ourbeexamined.

FatherDudleydefinedcapitalismas asystemwhichusedwealthtoproduce morewealth.ThatSYStemassuch, Wasnotwrong.Butfromthemodern capitalistic'systememergedtwoevils;

(1)thedominationofmoneypower, ortheworshipofthemoneygod;(2) thesubordinationoftheinterestsof otherstopersonallain.

- Themodernselfishcapitalisthadno right'toapowerwhichlimited'the wholemachineryofeconomicandsodallifewhenthatpowercouldonly begainedattheexpenseofthecominortgoodofthepeople;'foritmeant unrestrictedcompetitionandtheconcentrationofenormousfortunesin thehandsofthefew.Itmeantthe dominationofthefewtotheslaveryof themany.

Privatepropertyandprivateownershipwerenaturalrights,butthose naturalrightshadbeengrosslyabused underthemodernsystem.

Thetestquestionforthecapitalist was"Areyouworkingforthebenefit ofyourfellowmanorsolelyforyour ownpersonalends?"Thecapitalist wouldneverworkforthebenefitofhis fellowmenuntilhetooktoheartthe lessontheCatholicChurchwasaways teaching,andwouldneverceaseto teach-thatmanwasnottheabsolute ownerofhiswealthandpossessions; butthathewasonlythestewardof hispossessions.Godwastheabsolute owner.

thenitprovedtobeimpracticableand. wasabandonedasthecommunitZ grew.TheChurchopposedthedoctrineofequaliffOfallmen:

'1'henlabOuragitatesitshoulddo Soinalawfulway,"conchiciedFather Dudley.

"Astrikeisonlylawfulwhenthe lawfulrightsOflabourcanbesecured bynoothermeans.Ageneralstrike isneverhriefulbecauseoftheimmense injury'itdoeitothecommongoodof the'people.WhenCardinalBourne mdde''hispronouncementonthe generalstrikeinEnglandtherewas-a howlofrage.ButCardinalBourne was'right.

"Ibelievethatlabourhasanabsoluterighttoagitatefortheconscriptionby'theStateofsurpluswealth, especiallyofthesurpluswealthof thciSesocialparasites,theidlerich."

H.A.C.B.Society

St.Brendan'sBramth,Kittanning.

Aspecialmeetingoftheabove branchwascalled.onTuesdaylast,and agoodcrowdmusteredintheConvent Schoolroom.AletterhadbeenreceivedfromCollieinvitingustotheir annualpicnic.whichwastobeheldon February10.Thiswasthecauseof averylengthydiscussion,anditwas finallydecidedtoinstructthesecretarytoreplystatingthatweregretted thedistati&beingtoogreatforone day.OnthefollowingTuesdaywas heldtheusualfortnightlyMeeting, therebeingafullattendanceofmemberspreesnt.Theminuteswereread andconfirmed,andsickpaywaspassedforoneofthemembersofthis branchwhostillremainsonthecasualtylist.Duringtheeveningwe werepleasedtonotetheproposalof yetanothernewmember.Sunday lastwasourquarterlyCommunion Sunday,andweweredelightedwith thenumberpresent,andalsotosee thefirstappearanceofourbanners thathavejustbeencompleted.Beforeclosingwewouldremindallthose interestedthatourusualeuchretournamentistobeheldonTuesdaynext, andwerequestasmanyaspossibleto bepresent.

INMEMORIAM.

TheCardinalrecalledthepreseat Pope'sstatementthattheonething theChurchhadtofeartheleastwas thetruth,historicalorotherwise,and pointedoutthatthesearchforknowledgehadenjoyedthepatronageand helpoftheChurchfromthemoment shefoundherselfinapositiontobe ofservice."Oneofthemostexceptionalandglorious-titlestheChurch confersonoutstandingsaintsofher calendarnotedforlearning,erudition. andscholarship,"saidhisEminence.

"is'DoctoroftheChurch.'Thenames ofsaintlyheroeswithoutnumberare enrolledhighinhonouronherroster, butamongthemallthereareonly sometwenty-fiveoftheEasternand WesternChurcheswhohavesecured thetitleof'DoctoroftheChurch.

ScientificPioneers.

"AfurtherevidenceoftheChurch's attitudetowardsscienceisunmistakablywritteninthehistoryofscience itself.Couldthestoryofthevarious departmentsofscientificprogressbe toldwithoutpayinghomagetothe Catholicnames,illustriousandimperishable,byreaosnoftheirserviceto science?Letuslookatthenamesof afewchurchmenandlaymenofthe ancientfaithwhoadornthehistoryof science:

"AlbertusMagnus,Bishop,isthe fatherofbotany.Meyer,thehistorianofbotany,saysthatforthreehundredyearsAlbertusMagnuswasthe greatestauthorityonbotany.

"Theodoric,Bishop,was,strangeas itmightseem,agreatsurgeon.He lefthistext-bookonsurgerywhichhas anaccountofhisownandhisfather's worksonthesubject.Histext-book isstillextant.

'Surelysuchnamesastheseref:mte theimputationthatreligiousbelief, andespeciallyCatholicfaith,make mensterileintherealmof-,cientific thought.Ourowndistinguished scholar,Dr.JamesJ.Walsh,recentle statessuccinctlytheCatholicposition:

'AllthattheCatholicisaskelto doistosuppresshisconceitof knowledgesome,andwaitunheis absolutelysurethatwhathehasis truthandnotoneofthemany guessesattruth.Ifhedoesthis, hecanbequitecertainofnointerferencefromhisChurchbut,onthe contrary,hewillbehailedasaworthysonoftheChurchforthesuccessfulresearchworkthathehas accomplished.'

TheGuidingPurpose.

"TheattitudeoftheCatholicChurch onallquestionsandproblems,whither religious,scientific,economic,'political, orsocial,isdeterminedbyonesole motive-andthatis,thetruthasre vealedbyGodinnatureandinfaith.

"Ifsciencecarriesonitsresearchin aspiritofreverentialfaithinGod, faithinman,faithintheuniverse, faithinthatultimate,wisepurposeof allasdecreedbytheCreator,the naturewithallitsmysteriesandits wondersreflectsasinamirrorthe power,maesty,beauty,andwis'lomof God.

"Italsoinspireseverysearcherof naturaltruthtointerpret,bythelight ofsupernaturalfaith,natureasthe dooratwhichnature'sGodknocksto revealhimselfastheEternalFather ofallmankind.Withoutsue'faith, sciencelaboursinvain-forthisworld wouldbeonlyatomb,thebrainof manonlyclay,andmanhimselfonly acorpse,andthatforever'

"Divineprovidence,"concludedhis Eminence,"willnotpermitsucha curseonthehumanrace,whichhas beenredeemedbytheSonofGod."

Asregardslabour.FatherDudley thoughtlabour-mendidnotrealise howsympathetictheCatholicChurch wastowardsthem.Manylabourmen turnedagainstreligionaltogetherbecausetheythoughtreligionwas againstthem.Hehopedthetime wouldcomewhenlabourmenandespeciallythoseoutsidetheChurch, wouldrealisethattheChurchwas holdingoutherhandofsympathy.The Churchwasbroughtintoexistenceby aManoflabour,acarpenterofNazareth.TheCatholicChurchknewthat shealonecouldupliftthelabourman andgivehimhisrightsandsethim free.

SofarasSocialismwasconcerned, FatherDudleypointedoutthatthere wasnoreasonatallwhytheState shouldnotownmines,railwaysand industries,butwhenitcametoCommunismtheChurchtherepartedcompany.

CommunismFatherDudleydefined asthepublicownershipnotonlyof themeansofproductionanddistribution,butofallcapitalaswell.In practice,ifitwerepossibletoruna completelycommunisticstate,he thoughtthatinafortnight'stime everybodywoulddieofboredom.

Itwasuselessforcriticstosaythat earlyChristianspractisedCommunism.Thatwasvoluntarycommunism

CULLINANE.-Inlovingmemoryof PatrickCullinane,whodiedonFebruary13,1925,atMeckering.

-Insertedbyhislovingwifeand family.

HARPORD.-Ofyourcharity,pray forthereposeofthesoulofJohn HenryHarford,whodepartedthis lifeatBeverley,February23,1909. Mayhissoulrestinpeace.

-Insertedbyhislovingwifeand family.

EATON.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thereposeofthesoulofRichard MichaelEaton,whodepartedthis lifeonFebruary21,1926.

-Insertedbyhislovingwifeand daughters.

O'MAHONY.-InsadandlovingmemoryofNorahO'Mahony,Kwoyln, whodepartedthislifeonFebruary 23,1927.

SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy -onhersoul.

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QUIN.-Ofyourcharity,prayforthe reposeofthesoulofJohnFrancis Quin,theanniversaryofwhosedeath occursthismonth.-R.I.P.

SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

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istvgday,February28,1929.

ThreeWorldConquestsforChrist (REV.

J.B.GREGORY.0.M.I.)

Thefuturehistorian,lookingbackcontaminatedbythespiritofthe overthecourseofthepastcenturiesworld.ItisthesameChurchwhich ofChristianitywillbeabletodiscernofoldresistedthepaganCaesars,and threegreatepochs,standingoutlikewhichinlatercenturiesstoodsublime giantlandmarks,eachmomentousinabovethedelugeofthewildbarbarian itsimportanceforthedestiniesofthehordes-theChurchwhichChristhad humanrace. foundeduponPeterwiththepromise

ThefirstwillbetheeraoftheCae-thatthegatesofhellshouldnotpresarsandtiletriumphoftheearlyvailagainsther. Church.Thesecondwillbethe ShehasnowthesamepowertoconperiodofthebarbarianinvasionsofquertheworldforChristwhichshe civilisedEurope,andthereconquestpossessedinthedaysoftheapostles oftheworldforChrist.Thethirdweandinthedaysofthebarbarianinmayregardastheageofmaterialismvasions. andrevoltagainstauthorityfollowing Thatconquestisnottobeaccomupontheso-called"Reformation." plishedinaday.Itwasnotaccom-

AllthreeepochsarecharacterisedplishedoverthepaganprideofRome, alikebyvastworldconquests.Twoorthewildhordesofthebarbarianin oftheseperiodshavepassedintohis-adecade,oracentury,butwasthe tory.Thethirdremainsfilledwithlabouroflongcenturiesofpersevering vastpossibilitiesforus. effort.Victorycamethroughwork.

ernaclewhereHeawaitsourcoming. Therearecountlesscausestowhich menandwomendevotethemselves, oftenwiththemostheroicperseverance.Yetthereisonlyoneservice thatistrulyworthyofthemandthat isthecauseinwhicheveryCatholic mustbeenlisted,thecauseofChrist. Thereisnothingsogreat,nothingso comprehensive,nothingsodeservingof ourwholeheart'sdevotion.

"Mywillistoconquerthewhole world,andall'enemiesandthustoenterintothegloryofMyFather.'

Hereisaprogrammebeyondwhich humanambitioncannotreach.It meansGod'sgloryandthesalvation ofsouls.Itimpliestheestablishment ofGod'skingdomwithinourown souls;andthencebywordanddeed, byprayerandexample,almsandservice,theextensionofChrist'skingdomuponearth,thepropagationof HisHolyChurch.

AGOODIXPUSIIION.

AFrenchpriest,PereLefevre.who threehundredyearsagoworkedas amissionaryinChineseTurkestan,so impressedthepaganpeoplebyhis'virtuesandhisdevotiontotheirintereststhatafterhisdeaththeymade himoneoftheirgods.Uptothe GreatWarinthepagantempleat Liangehok,whichwasdestroyedbyan earthquakelastyear,visitorscould seeinitastatueofthisgoodpriest. Therewerealsotwosmallerstatuesof PereLefevrewithtwochoirboys standingbesidehim.

ST.MARY'SBRANCH, KALGOORLIE.

(WithwhichisAmalgamatedALL HALLOWS'BRANCH,BOULDER). FortnightlyMeetings. Membersareearnestlyrequestedto rollup.

Thefirstofthethreeworldcon-andstruggle,andtears,andtheblood questsbeganwiththetriumphoftheofmartyrs. Ramanarms.Webeholdinthe Wecannotforecastthefuture.One paganRomeofoldtheverysublime-thingweknow,the"GreatAdvance" tionofpurelymaterialpower.Be-hassounded,thecalltorenewall neathitsartandliterature,itsglorythingsinChrist.Singlyandunitedly andrefinement,whatleprosyandcruelwemustdevotetothistaskthebest corruption:"Withoutaffection,with-ofourenergies,rejoicinginhope.lookoutfidelity,withoutmercy"wasthe Apostle'scharacterisationofthat pagancivilisation.Itwasallatriumphoftheworldofthethreefold concupiscenceoffallenman.Yet GodsdispensationmadeofitthepreparationforthespreadofHisown kingdom.

Theendsoftheearthhadbeen placedundertributetoRomethat Christianitymightfollowinthepath ofthemarchingarmies.Theroads builtbytheRomanlegionarieshad beenlaidstraightandsmoothforthe feetoftheapostles.Littledidthe haughtyCaesarsdram,astheylookedupontheChristianvictimsstaining thesandsofthearenawiththeirblood, thatfromtheirpreciousdropsshould springtheconqueringarmyofthe CrossofChrist.

Splendidaswasthefirstgreattriproduc. tiveofallthewondersofGod'sgrace intheheartsofmen,yetitonlydelayed-butdidnotavert,thefallof thatancientcivilisationintowhichthe vicesofpaganismhadeatendeeply.

ThesanctityoftheChurchhadnever oncefailedthroughallthesecenturies, andsaintswithoutnumbershonelike starsinherfirmament;buttheearth ingeneralrequiredarenewal,andthe hourwasathand.

Thesecondworldconquestnowfollowed.Thedelugeofbarbarismswept likeatidalwaveoverEurope,Roughshodthesavage,hordes.rodeonward, regardlessofancientsplendours,ofthe glorythatoncewasRome,andofthe monumentsthatmarkedherconquests. New"lordsoftheearth"theyhad cometotaketheirplaceatthebanquettableoftheworld.TheChurch wasonceagaintopassthroughnew ordeals;buttheProvidenceofGod wasnotwanting.

ingforwardinworkandprayertothe thirdgreatspiritualconquestofthe world.

Inthatgreatconquest,aconspicuousandmostimportantpartmustbe playedbytheCatholiclaity,bythe menandwomenlivingintheworld yetbelongingtoChrist,filledwiththe graceandlightandstrengthofthe HolyGhost.

Morethanfortymillionsofmenare saidtohaverespondedtothecallof theirvariouscountriesduringthe worldwar.Theymarchedforth,with courageintheirheartsandsongupon theirlips,todanger,hardshipandto death.Theysleptinthesnowoficy trenches,watchedbeneaththeblaseof atorridsun.Theyscoffedatwounds anddashedwithfearlessbravery throughhailsofbulletsandshells. Theyfellbythehundredsandthe thousands.

Thevalourdisplayedat.thefront wasmatchedbythesacrificesathome. Richandpoorgaveoftheirsubstance andoffered.theirloans.Wivesand motherssentforththeirdearonesand Withanxious,eagerheartsawaited thetardynewsfromdistantbattlefields.

Allthisandmoremenandwomen werewillingtodoandbear.

Nowasweconsiderthescenesof heroismandself-sacrificeenactedin thegreatwar,thequestionforcesitselfbeforeus:"Howdoesourhiyalty tothecauseofChrist,thepromotion ofHiskingdomuponearth.compare withthislavishgefierosityofpatriotic devotion?Haveweshownthesame eagernesstoparticipateinthevast spiritualconflictwhichHecameto wagefortheconquestoftheworld?

WeareswornsoldiersofChrist. Whatthenhavewedonetosignalise ourselvesinthesightofChrist,our Leader?WhenwecometostandbeforeHimonthedayofjudgment, whentheangeltrumpetsoundsthe lastlongreveileandHisstandard

Whocanrefusetoofferhiswholeself forlabourinthisgreatcauseofChrist? Whobutthecravencouldholdback andseektoexcusehimself?God's servicedoesnotinterferwiththefulfilmentofallaman'sdutiestohimself,hisfamily,societyandcountry, butperfectshisperformanceofthem, whileitopensnewvistasofglorious endeavour.Italonecanmakelife trulyworththeliving,andtheworld trulythebetterforourhavinglivedin itforhoweverbriefaspace.Ifwe nowlabourwithChristandforChrist, ifwefollowHiminpainweshalllikewisefollowHiminglory.

Christhadcometoconquerthe worldandtofoundhisworld-wide kingdom,theCatholicChurch.Through PeterandtheApostles,throughhim andtheirsuccessorsthisChurchhad tobeconstantlypreserved,defended andextended.Butweallarelikewisecalledtoshareinthisgreatundertaking,thisworldcampaign.The invitationisextendedtoall.There isnoconscription,forallChrist'ssoldiersarevolunteers.

Whothenwouldwearthewhite feather?Whothatbearthenameof Catholicwouldhesitatetovolunteer?

ThebannersoftheKingadvance. "WhofollowinHistrain?"

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Wildandwilfulchildrenofnature, untamedanduntutored,slavestoa cruelsuperstition,filledwithgreedof pillageandwiththelustofbattlein theirblood,thesavagehordesthatflashesinthesky,shallwehaveought nowrepeopledEuropecalledindeedustheCrossofhonourinHisservice. foralltheChurch'sfirmnessandpa. WhocanmeasurewhatevenasintiencenolessthanforallhermotherlyglemillionofCatholicmenandwomen love.Tosubduetheirfierceness,tocouldaccomplishweretheytodevote cultivatetheirmindsbylearning,tothemselvestotheirsacredtaskofprotraintheirheartstogentleness,andmotingGod'skingdomuponearth forminthemthelikenessofthemeekwiththesamedevotionshownatthe andhumbleChristwasindeedalongfrontandathomebythemenand andwearytask.Yetneverdidthewomenofwarringnations?

Churchfailorfalter.Asecondtime Menreachtogreatheightsofdevosheconqueredtheconquerorsofthetiontoahumanleader.Napoleonreworld. ceivedunstintedloyaltyandservice Canthewonderbethricerepeated?fromthesoldiersunderhiscommand. NothingsurelyisimpossiblewithGod. YetwhatwasNapoleontothemin

ThethirdperiodofworldconquestcomparisonwithwhatChrist;our isunrolledbeforeus.ItisnottheLeader,istous?WhathadNapoleon struggleofembattlednations.Itisdoneforthemincomparisonwith afargreaterworldwar.wagedfornowhatChrist,ourKing,-hasdonefor lessapurposethanthe-dominationus?WhatcausehadNapoleontoproofalltheinstrumentsofhumanpowerposeincomparisonwiththesublime andinfluencetousethemagainstmissionofChrist,theSaviourofmanChristandHisChurch. kind?

Byloyaldecreesandvoteofparlia- Whatarewewillingthen,todofor ment,in'pressandschooland-univers-,Christ?Whosogreat,sostrong,so ity,ontheplatformandthestage,inbeautiful,soregal,sohumble,so thehomeandintheworkshop.thatheroicandunselfishastheKingwe conflicthasbeenincessantlycarriedfollow!OnnoproudchargerisHe on. mounted,butliftedupforusupon

Oncemoreamidtheuniversaldeco-theCross.Onnowidefieldofbattle, lutiononepoweralonehasremainedloudwithmusketryandcannon,does uncompromising,untouched,andun-Heholdreview,butin.t1,1.silentT-1;-

CatholicTennisAssociation

NEWCLUBS.

AtameetingoftheCouncilofthe Association,heldonThursday,7th. inst.,applicationsforaffiliationwere receivedfromtheCatholicYoung Ladies'ClubandtheCottesloeYoung People'sClub.Thisbringsthemembershipuptoelevenclubs.Hopes areentertainedthatatthenextmeets ingtv:omoreclubswillbeadmittedto membership. Tournament.

Severalofthedelegatesexpressed theirapprovalofthemannerinwhich thetournamentwasconducted,anda voteofthankswascarriedtothetournamentcommittee.

AnimaGeneralMeeting.

ThedateoftheannualgeneralmeetinghasbeenfixedforThursday,March 14th.,whenallthemembersofallthe affiliatedclubsareinvitedtobepresent.Owingtothelargenumber whichattendedlastyear,andtheaugmentedmembership,itwasdecided thatalargerhallwasnecessary.Thereforethevenuethisyearwillbethe HibernianHallinMurray-street.Duringthemeetingthetrophieswonat therecenttournamentwillbepresented.Itishopedthatthepatronof theAssociation,HisGraceArchbishoo Clune,C.SS.R.,D.D.,willmakethe presentation.Afterthemeetinga socialanddancewilltakeplaceanda cordialinvitationisextendedtoall memberstobepresent.

NextMeeting.

Thenextmeetingwillbeheldon Thursday,February28.Thiswillh thelastmeetinginthisfinancialyear, andaresumeoftheyear'swork,togetherwithfinancialstatements,will besubmittedforrevisionbeforesubmissiontothegeneralmeetin-s. CommentsonTournament.

Thesecondannualtournamenthas justbeensatisfactorilycompleted.Althoughtheprogrammewasmuchl.iggerandtheentriescorrespondinglyincreased,thetournamentwasgot throughmuchmoreexpeditiouslythan thepreviousone.Thereweretwo reasonsforthis:(1)theadditional groundsatthecommittee'sdisposal, and(2)theexperiencegainedatthe previoustournament.Althoughthe tournamentwasnotinanywaya questionofclubs,aresumeofthewinnersisofinterest.Theyareasfollows:ladies'OpenSingles,MissE.M. Herbert(St.Joachim's);Ladies'Open Doubles,MissesE.M.Herbertand M.Heagney(St.Joachim's);Gents', OpenSingles,J.Mitchell(St.Kevinsi Gents'OpenDoubles,J.Mitchell(St. Kevin's)andG.Wybum(Associate, Hill-street);OpenMixedDoubles,Miss E.M.HerbertandA.G.Herbert(St. Joachim's);Ladies'"B"GradeSingles, MissH.Hatfield(St.Kevin's);Ladies' "B"GradeDoubles,MissM.O'MahonyandG.Marsh(St.Mary's);Gents' "B"GradeSingles,B.Tenger(St. Kevin's);Gents'"B"'GradeDoubles, P.CarmodyandH.Campbell(Columba)"B"GradeMixedDoubles,Miss M.O'MahonyandJackEdwards(St. Marv's);"C"GradeLadies'Singles, MissM.Williams(St.Kevin's)"C" GradeLadies'Doubles,MissesW.O'ConnorandJ.Smith(St.Joachim's):

"C"GradeGents'Singles.M.Mullins (Dalcassian);"C"GradeGents'Doubles,Rev.Dr.CollinsandJ.Edwards (St.Mary's);"C"GradeMixedDoubles,MissI.HolmanandM.M'allins (Dalcassian)Ladies'HandicapDoubles,MissesM.O'MahonyandG. Marsh(St.Mary's);Gents'Handicap Doubles,J.Mitchell,andP.Northway (St.Kevin's);MixedHandicapDou bles,MissM.ByrneandALawson (St.Joachim's)

Bassendean

Itiswithdeepestregretwerecord thedeathofanothermemberofour Catholiccommunityinthepersonof Mrs.J.A.Turner,afteralongand seriousillness.Mrs.Turnerwasalwaysreadytohelpinallchurchwork, andherdeathwillbeagreatlossto herfellowworkers.ToMr.Turner andfamilyweextendourdeepestsympathy.

TheparishionersextendtoMis. Dufficvtheirdeepestsympathyinher recentsadbereavemer.tinthedeath ofherhu.sband,Mr.MichaelDufficy, whowashighlyrespected.Mayhissoul restinpeace.

ResultsofSt.Patrick'sBoys'School,1928Junior

Front.-(1)R.Davis:English,History,Geography,-ArithemticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing,CommercialMethods.(2)G.Sutherland:.English,History,Geography,AritheinticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing,CommercialMethods.(3)B.Smith(DuxofSchool):English,History, Geography.Arithmetic,andAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing,CommercialMethods.(4)F. McDonnell:English,History,Geography,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing, CommercialMethods. (5)D.Lyons:English,History,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry. Drawing,CommercialMethods.

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BackRow:(I)J.Phillips:English,History,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing,

(2)J.Savage:English,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing,CommercialMethods.

(3)K.Hannah:English,Geography,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing.(4)W. Cunningham:English,History,Geography,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing. Absent:(I)J.Walsh:English,History,ArithmeticandAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing (2)H Graham:English,Arithmetic,andAlgebra,GeometryandTrigonometry,Drawing.

B.Smith:DuxofSchool,winner"RyanMemorialMedal,"andwinneroffirstScholarshiptoC.U.C.

G.Sutherland:WinnerofsecondfullScholarshiptoC.B.C. PLooney:WinnerofthirdScholarship(half)toC.B.C.

D.Lyons:WinneroffourthScholarship(half)toC.B.C. tittilelastgeneralmeetingofthe DalcassianTennisClub,heldinSt. Joseph'sSchoolHall,asocialevening' tookplace.Mr.Tulley,chairmanof theclub,presentedRev.Dr.O'Gormanwithasilvermountedpipe,asa tokenofesteemandappreciationfrom themembers.Dr.O'Gormanresponded,thankingthemfortheirkindness, whichhegreatlyappreciated'andwas morethanpleasedtoseetheprogress theclubhadmade,andthatthey wereacredittothenamehehad chosenforthem.Hetrustedtobe soonabletoseethattownagain.

MissE.Wilcox,secretaryofthe club,calleduponDr.O'Gormanto makeapresentationofapairof xlonitebrushestoMr.Tulley,inrecognitionofhisservicesrenderedto theclub.Mr.TulleythankedDr. O'Gormanandthemembersfortheir kitidremarks,whichhegreatlyappreciated,andwishedthemallthebest andluckandhealth.Hetrustedthat theDalcassianTennisClub,whichDr. O'Gormanhadchosenthenamefor, wouldbeontopofthelistoftennis playersbythetimeDr.O'Gormanreturnedfromhiswell-earnedtrip. HeartiestcongratulationstoMr.M. MullinsandMissI.Holmanupontheir recentsuccessinthetennistournament.

"Heknowsallthebestpeoplein town."

"Whydoesn'theassociatewiththem then?" "Theyknowhim."

"Dad,aresecond,tb.oughtabest?"

"Sowearetold,myson."

"Thenwhydon'tpeoplehavethem first?"

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MBESATANHOE.).)

Therecentawardofthe-NobelPrize forLiteraturehasturnedthefull lightofinternationalattentiononthe personalityandtheworksofFrauSigridUndset.Sheisaquiet,shylady, itounassumingthatshemusthave beenthemostsurprisedofallwhenshe foundherselfpreferredtoalltheScandinavianwriters,withtheirsounpruportionallyhighnumberofverysuccessfultalents.TheNoblePrize amountsthisyearto42,000dollars.It ismostcharacteristicofMrs.Undset thatsheshouldwishtodevoteitin itsentiretytochari4ablepurposes. Thefirstpartoftheawardshehas alreadygiventoprovideassistanceto parentswhoareendeavouringtomaintaintheirmentallydeficientchildren intheirownhomes.

Itisacuriousreflection,andcertainlymorethanamerecoincidence, thatinmanycountriesthegreatest literaryexponentsofourpresenttime arenotonlyCatholicsbutCatholic converts,thatispardroitdeconquete:GiovanniPapiniinItaly,GilbertKeithChestertoninEngland,Dr. FrederickvanEedeninHolland,LeopoldLevauxinFrench-speakingBelgium,JorgenseninDenmary,andlast butnotleastSigridUndsetforNorway. SigridUndsetwasbornin1882at Kallundorg,inDenmary,whereher mother'sfamilylived.Shewas broughtup,however,inOslo,thecapitalofNorway,whereherfather,Dr. IngvaldUndset,arenownedarcheologist,taughtattheUniversity.Asthe eldestofhisthreegirlsshetookthe placeofasoninherfather'sheartand assistedhiminhisresearchwork.Her knowledgeofthemedievalagesdates backfromthetimewhen,asher father'sassistant,sheporedoverold booksofhistory,archeologyandreligion,andgrewsointerestedthatshe wantedtobecom,ascientistherself. Buttheearlynecessityforsupporting herselfsenthertoacommercialcollege.Upongraduationsheentereda businesscareerassecretarytoawellknownlawyer.Itwasinthisposition thatshepublishedherfirstwork,"Fra MartaOulie,"thestoryofanunhappy marriage.Hernextbook,"TheHappy Age,"wasacollectionofshortstories, somewhatautobiographicalsketches, describingthedrearyandhaphazard lifeofthefemaleofficeworker.

"Jenny"howeverwasthefirstgreat worktofocustheattentionofthe world.Itdescribesthelifeoftheart studentinRome,and,like"FraMarta Oulie"andallherbooksofthefirst tenyears,isatruebutsomewhat heavyrealisticdescriptionofthelife ofmodernyoungwomen.Jennyis thegirlwhofeverishlywantstodo onlythatwhichsheknowstobegood. Sinceshehasnonormformeasuring verysubtledifferencesbetweengood andevil,shehasallthedifficultiesof amanwho,inthemidstofaflood, clingshardtoapieceofwood,onlyto findthatheiscarriedawaywiththe wood.

Afterthisfirstperiodofwritingon contemporarylife,sherewrote,inNorwegian,Malory's"Morted'Arthur, whichbroughtbacktoherallherold passionforthemedievalscene.To herearlierdevelopedtasteforthe sagasandancienttraditionsofthe Vikingperiodshenowappliedthetechniqueofthemodernpsychological andrealisticnovel."KristinLavrans (latter"becamethefirstfruitofthese laboursandthroughthismonumental workshereachedworld-widesignificance.ThenovelgivesacomprehensivesurveyofthatdarkageofNorwegianhistory,thefourteenthcentury.

Simon,isforced,butnotwithouta greatdealofsorrow,tobreakhisword, beingphysicallytrappedintoaconsent.Therealconflictlaysinthe factthatwhenKristinewearsthe bridalwreathsheisalreadypregnant,andthis,shefeels,isaterrible sin,alietowardseverythingthatis holy.

"Husfrue"(TheMistressofHusaby)openswiththebirthofherfirst sonandthegraphicdescriptionofher husbandgoingonskisthroughthewintercountry.Anothergraphicdescriptionisthepilgrimageofpenance fromHusabytotheshrineofSt.Olav intheTrondjhemCathedral.Herhusband,restlessandambitious,getsinvolvedinpoliticalplots,playshigh, loses,andfindshiscareerruined. -

In"Korset"(TheCross)husband andwife,whohavebeenliving,after thedeathofKristine'sparents,onthe oldestate,soonbecomeseparated. Afterasecretmeeting,however,a childisborn.Theuninformedneighboursaccuseherofintimacywithone ofherservantsand,asthechilddies, amobfollowsherfromthegraveyard tohehome.Herhusbandattacks themob,isseriouslywoundedanddies shortlyafterwardsinherarms.Kristinetakestheveilandonlyleavesher conventwhenshehearsthatthepanicstrickenpeoplethreatenedbythe plagueresorttooldheathenritesand wanttosacrificeayoungboy.Kristineandhernunssavetheboyjustin time.Asshegoesouttoburya corpseleftathomebyamanwhoran awayfromhisdyingwife,sheherself issmittenwiththepest. -

Thereligiouslifeinthesenovelsis thoroughlymedieval,withnothingof thebroodingdoubtsoflatertimes.The implicitfaithofthepeopleintheirreligionhasbeenworkedoutasona rockofbelief.Andmorethananythingelseinthisbooksaturatedwith thepoeticbeautyandmysticismof Catholicism.Nobodyfeltpuzzled when,shortlyaftertheconclusionof hergreatestbook,theauthoressaskes foradmissionintotheCatholicChurch. The"KristineLavransdatter"trilogy hasbeentrulycalledthenationalepic oftheNordic.ItisofgreatsignificancethatCatholicismishereproved astheessentialsupplementtotheNorwegiancultureandcharacter.

SigridUndset'sbooksintheirdaring attackandfrankrealismarecertainly notmeantforanursery,norforevery familytable.Buttheintellectual reader,thetypethatisnotshocked bydetailstowhichhemightnotbe accustomed,butwhichhenevertheless knowstoexistinlife,willfindin themthesoundethicsofourreligion. ParticularlyinGermany,wherenearestrelatedthroughlanguageandculture,Undsetfoundherfirstforeign public,ithaslongbeenapointof discussionastohowfartheauthoress' workswereCatholic.Inageneral sense,thecontroversyisnowpracticallysettled.SheisrecognisedasessentiallyandtrulyCatholic.Her visionistheteachingoftheChurch, theeternalstrugglebetweengoodin-

tentionsandevilpassions.Notonly dotheconflictsinherbooksdevelop beliefinthefundamentalphilosophy oftheChurch,buttheyareworked outandsolvedinthelightofthesame doctrine.

SigridUndsetisevenmorethan KnutHasmunthegreatestnational figureinpresent-dayNorway.Sheis however,verysilentontheinnermost spiritualforceswhichhavedrivenher totheFaith."IwasalreadyessentiallyCatholicinall workslongbeforeGodgavemethefinalgraceto embraceitwhole-heartedly,"sheonce said.Shemakesnosecretaboutconfessingittohercountrymen,among whomCatholicsareveryscarce.Some monthsagesheattractedconsiderable attentionbyactingasgodmotherat theCatholicbaptismofGostavon Geierstam,anotedmodernSwedish playwrightloneofwhoseplayswas recentlyproducedinBrooklyn).Her examplehasmadeatremendousimpressiononthenationandtheintelligentsia.Catholicism,oratleastCatholicsympathies,hasalmostbecome aselectfashionwithwhichoneisala mode.ThepresentDutchVicarApostolicofNorway,Dr.IanOlavSmit, describedthegreatestpart,bothin actualconversionsasinarapidlygrowingbetterunderstandingandappreciation,nottothefactthatCatholicism isnolongeraforeignreligionfrom downSouth,butisthereligionofNorway'suniversallyrecognisedandvenerated''NationalDichterin,"thenation'sgreatpoetessofprose.She oncedescribedherlongascendanceto theheightsofCatholicismtoherlove forthatbeautyandromancewhich herartisticsoulcouldnotfindinthe austereanddullLutheranchurches.

Itisthatloveforbeauty,astruly vestedinCatholicism,whichmadeher choosetheancientcountryhouse, datingbacktotheyear1,000,inthe LillehammarValley,ontheshoreof thebeautifullakeandneartheruins ofoldHammerCathedral.Inthis partofheroldcountry,scenicallyone ofthemostbeautifulintheentire peninsula,thehomeofNorway's greatestartisthasbecomearealcentreoftaste,cultureandarts,nationally aswellasinternationally.Hereisa beautifulrosegardenandamainlivingroomthatisoneofthefinestNorwegianinteriors,itsdarkpinewood polishedbycenturiesofwear.

FrauUndsetisaremarkableanda delightfulwoman,'butalittleshyat one'sfirstmeetingwithher.Rich tressesofhairliearoundafullround

face,typicallyScandinavian,ofwhich thegre-at\penetratingeyesoftenseem todreamoflandsandtimesfaraway. Morethananythingelse,shecaresfor herfourchildren,herhouseandher garden.Thechildren,particularly arehermainambition,andsinceshe divorced(beforeherconversion);au husband,thepainterAndersSvarstadt, whomshemarriedshortlyafterthe successof"Jenny,"shewantsforemost tofilltheplaceofbothafatherand amotherintheirheartsandlives.

Atpresenttheauthoressiscomposingatetralogy,laidinthesameperiod asthefamoustrilogywhichwonher theNobleprize.Thefirsttwovolumes,"QlavAndunssoniHestviken" and"OlavAndunssonogHansVont," havealreadybeentranslatedintoEnglishunderthetitles,"TheAxe"and "TheSnakePit."-"America."

WEEKLYPRODUCEMARKET REPORT.

TheWestralianFarmersLimited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe20th.February,1929,asfollows:

WheatenChaff:Duringthisweek suppliesofchaffhavebeenlighterand themarkethasfirmed.Several trucksofprimewheatenchaffbrought £517s6dperton,andotherssoldat £515s.F.a.q,toprimewassoldat £57s6dand£510s,andf.a.q.down to£52s6d.Goodmediumssoldat £5,andpoormediumsdownto£410s.

OatenChaff:Oatenchaffhasremainedpracticallythesame,f.a.q.to primesellingat£52s6dperton,and f.a.q.soldat£415sto£417s6d,and mediumsdownto£410s.

Oats:Themarkethasremained firmthisweek.GoodheavyGuyra oatssoldat3/1perbusheland8/li. GoodheavyAlgerianssoldfrom2/9to 2/10,andgoodmediumsfrom2/7to 2/8.

Wheat:Thewheatmarkethasfirmedthisweekonaccountofoverseas firming.F.a.q.isnowsellingat.7,/perbushel,andsecondgradesdownto 4/6.Nolowergradeshavebeen offered.

Barley:Goodfeedcapebarleypassedat2/9andsoldat2/114perbushel.

Potatoes:Thepotatomarketisfairlysteady,beingequivalenttoapproximately£175spertonPerth.This isforprimenewlydug.

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"Kransen"cameoutinNorwayin 1920:itwasfollowedby"Husfrue"and "Korset,"whichtitles,intranslation. became"TheBridalWreath,""The MistressofHusaby,"and"TheCross."

"Kransen"(TheBridalWreath) openswithadescriptionofSigrid Undset'sfavourite-theme,thedevelopment-hereinKristine-fromgirlhood intomaidenhoodandthenintowomanhood.Theoutstandingfeatureofthis workistheauthoress'abilitytopenetrateintothespiritofthepeopleof thisperiodandstillnevertolimitthe spirittothisparticularperiod.We meetKristine.justaswemaymeet anyyounggirl,hearabouthergoing tothefourteenth-centurycloister schoolasifitwerethemoderncollege ofourownday.Sovividisthepicture.soabsorbingthenovel,thatwe forgetthetimeandfeelthecharacters aslivinginourworldofto-day.At theschoolshemeetsErlendofHusaby.Herfather,whohadbethrothedherfromchildhoodtoanotherman,

TheArtistoftheImmaculateonception (EDYTHEHELENBROWNE,'in"America.")

Atthecloseoftheyear1617,whenwiththesun,andthemoonunderher thestreetsofSevillestillrockedfromfeet,andonherheada&ownof theearthquakeofreligiousenthusiasmtwelvestars." thatattendedtheBullofPaulV., The"Conceptions"aredoneinMuwhichdeclaredthatthedoctrineofrillo'svaporystyle,estilovaporoso, theImmaculateConceptionwashence-whichisreallyadelicateveilingof forthto'bepropagatedthroughoutthecompositionwithatmosphere.The Spain;when-theorganofSevilleCa-fullestofthiseffectmaybeseenin thedralhadrolledoutalastgreattwoexamplesintheMadrid(Prado) "Amen";whenchurchbellshaddane-Museum.ThefigureoftheVirgin edintheirsteepleswiththestory;fairlymeltsintothemistofheaven. whenstreetprocessionswithbannersAgainthisgauzinessmayonlyen. andportablestatuesoftheVirginhadvelopthecherubheads.Hisclouds, marchedfromchurchtochurch,fromoutofwhichsomanyprettyangels dawntill,eventide;whentheechoespeepatMary,arefluffyanddowny, ofjubilant"Ayes"weredyingintolikewhitesmokeballs.Thevapory thesea-agreatpainterwasborninmanneralsocallsfordeftuseoflight. Seville,BartolomeEstevanMurillo,MurilloswatheshisLadyinbrilliant onewhoseversionintheLouvreisto-supernaturallight.Dawningaround dayconsidered"oneoftheworld'stheVirgin'sfigure,itbecomesamagic greatestpictures." agentunderhistouch.

Murillo'srisetofameonthewings Oftenselectingayoungmaidof ofreligiousart,especiallyonhischaste-humbleSevillianfolkforhismodel, lybeautifulinterpretationsoftheImMurillohasproducedsucharemark. maculateConception,isasequeltotheablecombinationofsubstanceand innerlifeoftheman.Religionwasspiritualitythat.onewondersifthe thehotbreaththatdrovehimtohisskyhasnotmysteriouslyopened,so lifelikeyetsoimpalpablybeautifulis noblestefforts.HewasecstaticallyMaryinherpaintedglory.Hegives prayerful,rapturouslypious.The lookofheavenlytransportonthefacesuchastartlingeffectofascensionto ofhisMadonnaisbutamessagefromhisMadonnasthatthefigureseems thesouloftheartist.Heturnedtheafloatandpalpitantonthesurroundstepsofhissons,GabrielandGaspar,ingclouds.Hewasablesotopoise towardsthegoldendoorofthepriest-thehumanformthat,beingearthhoodandraisedhishandsinhappysprungitstillhastheanointingsof benedictionwhenhisdaughter,Fran-Paradiseaboutit Thedrapery cesca,hismodelformanyConcep-whichMurillounfurlsaroundtheVirtions,kneltforhieblessingbeforesheginshowsagraceoflinealmostunenteredthe-CgotiventoftheMotherofequalledinSpanishart. Godin1676.',It-wastheFranciscanWhatmarvellousharmoniesMurillo andCapuchincloisters,thecupolasextractsfromblue,thatmostspiritual andaltarsofchurchesandcathedrals,ofcolours,andfrompink,themedium thatMurilloadornedwithhismagicofflesh,palelypurified!Mary'sman- brush.Heworkedwiththesmelloftieiswarmlyblue,withgradingtones incensealwaysabouthisclothes.Heofrichnessinitsfolds,asiftheblue spentthelastinvaliddaysofhislifeofheavenfelllikeashawluponher broodingbeforethatsorrow-hauntedshouledrs.Murillosaveshischoicest pictureofCampana's"TheDescentpinkfortheMadonna'sfaceandfor fromtheCross,"inthechurchofSantathecherubswhowhisperinherear. Cruz,and,inaccordancewithhisdv- Therearethree"Conceptions"by ingwish,wasburiedbeneathitstragicMurillointheLouvre,themostpopu- shadow. larofwhichisconsidered"oneofthe InselectingtheImmaculateConcep-world'sgreatestpictures."Itisnine tionashisfavouritetheme,Murillofeethighandwaspaintedin1678for t soughttoidentifyandsubstantiateaheHospitaldelosVenerablesSacervision.OurLadyindraperyofbluedotes.Morethanacenturylaterit andwhiteappearedtoDonaBeatrizwascarriedawaybyMarshalSoult, butwasboughtbyFranceattheSoult deSilva,aPortuguesenunofthesixs teenthcentury.Asin1854,whenthesalefor615,000francs.Mary'sdeep doctrineoftheImmaculateConceptionbluedraperybillowsaroundherand wasdefined,thissolemnactnotonlyfallsoverherarmandwhiteunderaccordedahighernicheofdignitytogarmentbutdoesnotcurloutinto theMotherofGod,butgesturedwithspaceasinotherConceptions.With morerespecttoallwomankind;sounshadowedface,shegazesup,rapturwhenMurillosetouttoglorifytheously.Thecrescentmoonarchesat figureofawoman,heintroducedanewherfeet.Herhands,crossedonher noteintoSpanishart.Uptohistimebreast,havebeencriticisedforill Spanishpaintersrelegatedwomantoshapeandchalkiness.Itmustbe rememberedthatMurilloreliedon thebackground.SowithopeConcandle-glowfromanaltartogivehis ceptionafteranotherfloatingoffhis palette,Murillonotonlylentnewpictureproperartisticsetting,noton theunsympatheticlightofanartgal- gracetoartbutchosetheQueenof Heaventoexemplifyit. lery.Hecontendedhotlyforartistic SpainunderPhilipIV.wasatortur-.placingwhenhepaintedaConception edland,moaningwithdissension.WarsforthecupolaoftheConventofthe soakedthegroundwithblood,theBrotherhoodoftheTrueCross.For peoplewereoppressed,honourwasvio-this"Conception"heusedaheavy, lated,foreigncolonieswerespittingvigorousstroke,andwhenthemonks be contemptatthemothercountry.Thensawittheyrefusedtoallowitto placedbecausetheythoughtitlacked outofthisnightofcorruptioncame spiritualdelicacy.Murillowashurt, Murillowithhisgeniusilluminatingan b abstractidea,anintangibledoctrine,butbeggedtohavehispictureplaced. TheImmaculateConceptionwasaThemonksgrudginglyconsentedand spiritualcomforttothepeople.ThatwhenOurLadylookeddownfromher t theircountrymanshouldsoskilfullythronetheheavinessofthecomposi- linkthehumanqualitiesofMarywithtiongaveplacetoadistantgrandeur thesupernaturalattributesoftheunsurpassed.Themonksrejoiced, butMurilloexacteddoubletheprice MotherofGodwasarevelationto Spaniards,stimulatingtheirfaith. forrashjudgment.

TheSpanishInquisition,thatthorny AnotherLouvre"Conception"shows bedoflaw,wasalsothedictatorofart.theVirginaveryyounggirl.Itwas FrancescoPachecowascommissionedPaintedin1665fortheChurchofSanta toadviseartistsastomethodsofMariadelosNieves(Seville),butwas painting.OnthesubjectoftheIm-purchasedbyM.Lomfor6,000francs maculateConceptionhehadsaid:"InfortheLouvre.Stillanotherpicture thisgracefulestofmysteries,OurLadyiscalledintheLouvrecatalogue istobepaintedintheflowerofher"Viergeglorieuse."TheVirgindrifts age,fromtwelvetothirteenyearsold,upbeyondthetopsofbuildingsfaintly withsweetgraveeyes.anoseanddistinguishedattheright.Thistrea- mouthofthemostperfectform,rosysurewasboughtbytheFrenchGov- cheeks,andthefineststreaminghairernmentin1855.Ofthefourinthe ofgoldenhue ."MurilloevidentlyMadrid(Prado)Museum,theloveliest disagreedwithPacheco'sbeliefthat"Conception"isthesimplest.There virgingracewasconfinedtothepos-islessrippletotheazurdrapery,the sessorofgoldenhairandfairskin.skyisclearerandlesscrowdedwith ManyofhisMadonnasaredark-hairedangels,onlyonehornofthecrescent anddark-complexioned.Similarly,isvisible.MaryisFaitatender heoftenomitsthe"twelve-starredchildwithachild'sinnocentjoyradicrown."asordainedbythewordsinantinherface.Herbodyisperfectly Apocalypse.xii.,1:"Agreatsignap- proportionedandsheholdsherhead pearedinheaven;awomanclothedwithqueenlygraceanddignity.Her

fingertipsarejoinedinprayer.'An unusualtreatment,alsoin-thePradO, showsonlythehalffigureoftheMadonna,withthecrescentforminga luminousbeltabouther.

Murillousuallygivesallhonourto Mary.Exceptforherheavenlylittle pages,thecherubs,nootherfiguresintrudeonherglory.Butintherepro. sentationintheSevilleMuseum,God theFatherisshownwithHisarms outstretchedoverHiselectdaughter. Thispicture.was.paintedin1676foe theCapuchinConventnearthet)or doveGate.Seville.In1836whenthe 'ConventwassuppresseditwasremovedtotheCathedral,thentotheMuseum.

OurLady'sImmiculateConception wasalsofionouredintheHermitage Museum,St.Petersburg.Itwas-'distinguishedbythepairofcherubswith ascarfandtheangelheadsinthe uppercorner.TheAmericanillasuryofart,theDetroitMuseumcf Art,ownsaverybeautifulMurillo. AhazycircleoflightframestheMadonnaandfiveangelheadsinearls cornerlendcharmingdecorativeeffect.

Of"Conceptions"stilltobeseer sanctumsofworshiponeisinthe ChurchofSt.FelipeNeri,Cadiz,with thefigureoflifesize;oneisinthe CapuchinChurch,Cadiz,withtheprescribedcrownofstars;andoneisin theChapterRoomoftheSevilleCathedral,paintedin1668andnever engraved.TheSpanishLoanExhi bitionheldrecentlyattheMeiropol;.tanMuseumofArt,NewYork,in eludeda"Conception"seventy-seven incheshigh,loanedbyDeWittV. Hutchings.Itiscalledthe"Virgin withthesquaremirror"andformery hunginthefamousoldConventof CarmelitasDescalzos,inMadrid. Decemberisgloriousintheworld ofartbecauseitintroducesnotonly NativitythemesbutthebeautifulImmaculateConceptionand,perhaps, greaterregardfortheillustriouscxponentofConceptionart,Murillo.

St.Ildephonsus'College

CRICKET.

Sundaylast,17th.inst.,wastheoccasionoftheCollege'sfirstgamefor 1929.AsNewNorciawereinPerth competingintheCountryWeekCompetitions,theAssociationgameforthe daywaspostponed.Amatchwas arrangedwithMooraonourown ground.Itwastoberegretted,or otherwise,thatonlytwomembersof lastyear'sfirstelevenwereavailable forselection,andfivecoltsreceived theirfirstchanceinseniorcricket.

Winningthetoss,CollegesentMoora intobat.Disastercameearly.After pattingthetrialballbacktothebowlerinanunorthodoxmanner,deMamielfoundhiswicketsshatteredwiththe firstplayballofthegame.Brady andMcKaybecameassociatedand carriedthescoreto48bycarefulplay, whenSkeiliancleanbowledMcKay for27.Brady(23)followedhimsoon afterforthesamereason.Afterthis thewicketsfellquickly.Purser(17) andKayweretheonlyonestoreach doublefigures.Thelastwicketfell withthescoreat103.Amongstthe bowlers,prideofplacefallstoBrother Patricus,whosecured4wicketsfor14 runs.G.Skeahansecured2for8, whileClune,Parcell,andIll'rotherRaphaelsecuredascalpapiece.

BrothersPatricusandRaphaelopenedtheCollegeaccount,butapromisingpartnershipwasseveredwhenthe scorestoodat13,theformersnicking onetofirstslip.NelsonbecameassociatedwithBrotherRaphael,who wascaughtwhenhewas27.Hisinningsincludedfourboundaries,theremainderbeingsingles.BrotherJeromewasthenew-corner,butonlyarrivedintimetoseeNelson(26)leave thecreases.Clunedidnotlastlong, butSkeahancontributedawell-compiled13.BrotherJeromeretiredafter runningup34,whichincludedsix fours.OftheremainderConnaughton(18)andJames(12)weretheonly onestopassintotwofigures.The scoreendedat172-69runsahead. Moorafollowedon,butthewhole teamdidnotlastmuchlongerthan halfanlour.Thetotalreached29. TheherooftheinningswasC.Hensen, whoprovedaterrorforbatsmen.He hadahandindismissingthefirstseven men,finishingupwiththeexcellent figuresof4wicketsfor7runsofffour

overs.WelsOnsecuredtwowickets for1,run.Thematchresultedinan outrightvictoryforS.I.C.

Itisverygratifyingtonoticethe successofthetwoS.I.C.representatives inNewNorcia'sCountryWeekteam JonesandCampbell.Inthefirst match,versusMurray-Wellington, Jonescompiled103andtook3for12. Inthefollowingmatch,versusWyal- katchem,hesecured4for14,while Campbellcompiled73notout.These performancesaremuchmoremerit,ori-ouswhenoneremembersthatthey arestillschoolboys.

ThePope'sJubilee

AttheChurchofSanCarloinRome, wherethepresentPopecelebratedhis firstMass,afinemarblealtarhas beenunveiledinmemoryoftheevent. Mgr.Rossi,PatriarchofConstantinople,'deliveredanaddressonthe Pope.CardinalLocatelligaveBenediction.Religiouscelebrationstook placeinotherpartsofthecountryon thesamedayinobservanceofthe Pope'sjubilee.ThenewChurchof ReginaPads,whichhasbeenerected atOstia,wassolemnlyconsecratedby 'CardinalVannutelli,DeanoftheSacredCollege,andBishopofOstia.It wasregardedPssignificantofthemore conciliatoryattitudeadoptedbythe StatetowardstheChurch,thatthe Under-SecretaryofStateandtheGovernorofRomewerepresent.Three massivebells,whichhavebeenmade atOstia,withthefiguresofthePope, theKing,andSignorMussoliniupon them,arebeinghunginthechurch.

J.HARVEY

30PACKENHAM-STREET a (oppositeLeaks-street). ;PAINTER,DECORATOR,&PAPER-I'

Hellion'sBakery

HOME,SWEETHOME

"Midcottagesand palaces, whereverwemayroam, Beiteversohumble, there's noplacelikehome.

WISHING.

Doyouwishtheworldwerebetter?

Letmetellyouwhattodo.

Setawatchuponyouractions, Keepthemalwaysstraightandtrue; Ridyourmindofselfishmotives, Letyourthoughtsbecleanandhigh; YoucanmakealittleEden

Ofthesphereyouoccupy.

Doyouwishtheworldwerewiser?

Well,supposeyoumakeastart

Byaccumulatingwisdom

Inthescrap-bookofyourheart. Donotwasteonepageinfolly, Livetolearnandlearntolive; Ifyouwanttogivemenknowledge, Youmustgetitereyougive.

Doyouwishtheworldwerehappy?

Thenrememberdaybyday, Justtoscatterseedsofkindness

Asyoupassalongtheway. Forthepleasuresofthemany Maybeoftentracedtoone, Asthehandthatplantstheacorn Sheltersarmiesfromthesun.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Thelovingheartescapesathousand difficultieswhichothersmeet,anda trulydevotedlifeisnotoftenpuzzled bydetailsofduties.Suchperplexitiesareoftenthesimpleresultofa discordantwill,seekingatoncetoreleaseitselfandavoiddispleasingGod.

Thosewholiveforothersconceivea joyandsatisfactionwhich,withall theirgenerosity,theycannotgive away.Sacrificeisthefullnessoflife, andtheywhogivemostreceivemost. Hewhogivesnothingtillhediesgives nothingatall.

Thesenseofhome-coming-that strangepassionforaparticularsetof inanimatethings;or,atthemostfor anassociationofideas-hasnoparallelinhumanemotions.

Theywhohavebeenexercised in theserviceofGodforalongtime, mayintheirprayersimagineallsorts ofinsultsofferedtothem,suchas blowi,wounds,andthelike,andsoin ordertoimitateChristbytheircharity,mayaccustomtheirheartsbeforehandtoforgiverealinjurieswhenthey come:

"Now andatthehourofour death."Thesearethetwomostimportanthoursofourlives.Theone, thepresenthour,alone,isourown, theother,thehourofourdeath,decidesoureternity.Thedistancebetweenthesetwohoursistheeverdiminishingspanofmortallife.

Justtoliveeachdayisallthata mancando,tolivegentlywith thoughtforothers,todothedaily taskwithzest,andtopassthegood signoffriendshipalongbeforethesun goesdown,isourshortestroadtounderstandthemeaningofthislife.

"Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves,"runstheoldadage.Butifthat beso)someonehasbeautifullysaid) surelyGodmusthelpthosewhohelp others.Themanorwomanwhodoes kindnessisneverneglectedinthe longrun,though.nowandtheningratitudemaybeshown.

Inthevestibuleofacertainhospital visitorsseeacardbearingthisadvice: "Neverutteradiscouragingword whileyouareinthishospital.You shouldcomehereonlyforthepurpose ofhelping.Keepyourhindering,sad looksforotherplaces.andifyoucan't smile,don'tgoin."

NOW.

OnthegreatclockofTimethereis hutonewordandthatwordis"Now." "Now,"saysagoodauthority,"isthe watchwordofthewise.'Now'ison thebanneroftheprudenteverywhere. Keepthislittlewordalwaysinyour mind.andwheneverdutypresentsiteslfhastentoperformitwithyour might,rememberingthat'now'isthe onlytimeforus."

THETYRANT.

tobreakthelinksbeforetheybecome toonumerousortoostrongl-Anon.

WASTEDOPPORTUNITIES.

Itisahumblingthingtofeelhow muchwemighthavedonefor Gcd thatwehavenotdone,howmanyopportunitieshavebeenwasted,how manygracesnotcorrespondedto,how poorandlanguidandungenerous bas allbeenthatwehaveactuallyhad thehearttodo,saysFatherFaber.

Itishumblingalsotofeelhowlittle wehavedoneforGodinreturnforthe greatnessofwhatHehasdonefor us,andhowlittlewecandoforhim atthebest,evenifweweresaints,consideringHismajestyandournothingness;howmuchwehavepositively doneagainstHim.Butitseemsto methathumilitygrowsfarmorerapidlyandblossomsmoreabundantly inthemerethoughtoftheimmensity ofGod'sloveforus,andtheunintelligibleprodigalityofHisfatherly loveforus,wherethereisnothought ofselfatall,eveninthewayofmeritedself-reproach.

THROUGHCROSSTOCROWN.

WeseeGodineverything,butin nothingsoclearlyorfullyasinwhat humiliatesus.Thecrossisthestrength ofGod,and,themoreselfisdestroyed byitsomuchthemoreisanewman developedinus,builtupinJesus ChristontheruinsoftheoldAdam.Fenelon

LITTLEBYLITTLE.

Littlebylittlearegreatbridgesbuilded; Littlebylittlearetowersraised high Littlebylittlethewholeworldis gilded

Bythetouchofthesuninthesky; Littlebylittlecreepshorewardthe billows;

LittlebylittlecomesignsofSpring: Thegoldonthegorse,andthegreen onthewillows, Thestemsofthetreesandtheblossoming.

Littlebylittlethegreatcliffstremble, LittlebylittlegoesWinter'ssnow; Littlebylittledomightyandhumble Fadeintotheyearsthatonward flow.

Littlebylittleexperiencemouldsus; Littlebylittletheshadowsfall, themysterydeepens,andslumberen. foldsusDearGod,weawakeintheJudgmentHall. -P.J.O'ConnorDuffy.

UNSELFISHNESS.

Christianidealshavegiventothe worldinstitutionsofunselfishness whicharetheadmirationofmankind. Benevolentordersofn.:landwomen whospendthemselvesintheservice ofotherswithoutr±-ompense;hospitals;homesfortheags:l,refugeefor theunfortunate;andotherprovisions forthehelplessorneglected;thecare ofprisoners;theprotectionofwcmen andchildren;theia.f.;,glardingofvirtueamongtheyoung;theseandmany othermeasuresfortherealwe!fareof mankindarethecutc)mecfmal;ing God,ratherthanself,theprima:yend ofworship.ByputtingGodfirst, maninevitablypeomoteshisown peaceandwelfare,attainshisownend, andmakesthebestposstbleecntribu. tiontotruecivilisation.

DOYOUWANTPERFECTION?

time,butyouaredeceived,for the dayandthehourarecomingofwhich youwillnotthink,andofwhich you donotknow.-St.Francisof Aasii.

ONANOLDWOMANWHOHAS KNOWNSORROW

Sheisagrey,immobile,granitetower, Thatwindscannotmove,northe rains,norinsistentsnows; Inthestorm-clutchedforestoflife, wheretheoldtreescower, Rootedinrock,eachdayherlifestreamslows.

Withflintandironassapfromher witheringsoul, Shepetrifiestoapatterncoldand stern;

Hhatblossomingwordscouldleap fromafrozenscroll?

'Thoughflintmaysparkoniron, stonecannotburn.

Theproudestriversofearthrundeepest-deep-

Throughher,sostill,greatfloodsof memoryflow; Butaheartofmouldinggranitecannotweep. Andears,stone-deaf,mensay,know soundestsleep'Tisbetterso.

-J,CorsonMiller

CHECK HUMAN RESPECT.

Agreatdealofdiscomfortarises fromover-sensitivenessaboutwhat peoplemaysayofyouorofyouractions.Manyunhappypersonsseem toimaginethattheyarealwaysinan amphitheatre,withtheassembled worldasspectators;whereasallthe whiletheyareplayingtoemptybenches.-Phelps.

POVERTY.

OurLordappearsbeforeusinthe personofthepoor.Charitvtothem isagreatsignofpredestinaticn.Itis almostimpossible,theholyFathers assureus,foranyonewhoischaritable tothepoorforChrist'ssaketoperish.

Thesmartofpoverty,saysaspiritualwriter,isallayedevenmoreby onewordoftruesympathithanby thealmswegive.Almscoldlyand harshlygivenirritateratherthan soothe.Evenwhenwecannotgive. wordsofkindnessareasaprecious balm;andwhenwecangive,they arethesaltandseasoningofouralms.

"ThepoorofChristareasafruitfulsoil;theharvestisspeedyand abundant."-St.Augu-,tine.

THELIGHTOFTHECHURCH.

ItisacharacteristicoftheChurch ofGodthat,whileitseekstoconcentratethe'mindandheartofmanon supernaturalthings,itbringslightand orderintoearthlyaffairsandclarifies thevisionofthingsworthwhileinlife. TheChurchthatChristfoundedisthe kindlylightleadingmenonward throughgloomandgarishnesstothe splendouroftruthandthebeautyof holiness.

PRAYER.

Manyandmanyarethebeautiful messagesleftforourencou:agement and'consolationbySt.Margaret Mary,thegreatsaintoftheSacred Heart.Perhapsoneofthemost touchingisthefollowing,whichis foundinoneofherletterstoMother Greyfle.

"Hehaspromisedmethatnonecl thosewhoshallhavebeendevotedand consecratedfoHimshalleverperish.

forthatonething,andIdidn'tgetit: butthen,ofcourse,Ididn'treally thinkIwouldanyhow,t'causemy prayersdon'tseemtogetanswered." Wherewastheconfidencethatshould haveaccompaniedthepetition?

Whydowesooftenlackconfidence inGod?WeknowthatHeisallpowerful.omnipotent;therefore,we knowthatHecangrantwhatweask. WeknowthatHeisall-loving,that Hedesiresourhappinessfarmore thanwearecapableofdesiringitour. selves;therefore,wekilowthatHe longstocometoourassistance.Yet, howoftendoweapproach Him as thoughHeweresomehardTaskroaa ter,somefar-away.terriblybusyDeity, Whomayornotlistentoourpetitions! Weallowourownsmall meanwayoflookingatthings'to oureyestothebeautyofHis omnipotenteternallove;Hispers.mallove foreachindividualsoul.

-onollemelligasuomeausailvelleali~SeSOOOSNINNININMe BEPREPARED

loinaBenefitSocietyNow IFYOUAREOFIRISHBIRTHOR

Humanrespectisthegreatesttyrant intheworld.Nexttopride,itisaccountableformostofthebackslidings ofthesoul.Morethananyother fault,itmakescowardsofusall.Every stepwetakeunderitstyrannybinds uswithastrongerchain'tillatlast wefindourselvessostronglyfettered thatwedespairoffreeingourselves. Happythemanwhohasthecourage

Ifyouaspiretosuchapitchofperfection,youmustdailydoviolenceto yourself,bycourageouslyattacking anddestroyingallyourevildesiresand affections.Ingreatmattersaswell asinsmall,itisnecessary,then,that youprepareyourselfandholdyourselfinreadinessforthisconflict,for heonlywillbecrownedwhowas braveinthebattle.-TheSpiritual Combat.

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DO NOT BE DECEIVED.

See,0

OurLordsays

alo,1<,

ThatHewillre-unitedividedfamilies. ThatHewillprotectandassistallwho,beinginneed,shallappeal toHimwithconfidence.'Awonderfulpromise!Butweneedtogetthat lastwordconfidence,wellintoour heads.Itisnounusualthingtohear peoplesay:"Oh,yes.Iprayedand, prayedandprayedandprayed,jus:

OURSTORY. GoodFriends

inthe"CatholicFireside.")

(ByP.J.O'ConnorDuffy, "Och,sure,didn'tFatherMurphy giveitoutfromthealtarthisvery mornin'!Threemarriagesintheparishsincehecame;justthinko'that! Inaparishlikethis-threemarriages!. Why,glorybetogoodness,'tisa shame.Threemarriagesinmorna twelve-monthintheparishofCarricknamona!CharlieCosgrove,'tisadisgracetothediocay!"

"Waittillthespring-timecomes!" saidherhusband,winkingatCharlie Cosgiove.

"Ay,so,"saidCharlie,whowasnot preciselysureofwhatthesurreptitious winkingmeant,thoughhehadadistressingsuspicionthatitmeantthe y6ungpostmistress,ofwhosecharms hewasconsiderablyenamoured."Wait tillthespringtimecomes,"headded, bywayofmakingconversation,while histhoughtveeredinanunsettled mannertoagirlinAmerica.

Mrs.Morahanturnedtothetwo menwiththeairofonewhoisbeing excludedfromshareinasecretof someimportance.

"Whoisit?"sheasked.

CharlieleftittoMr.Morahan.He knewthatMrs.Morahan'ssteady,questioningeyeswereturnedonhim;so hestaredwithgreatfixityatherhusband.Mr.Morahanrubbedhissallow,clean-shavenface,and,thinking ofgoingtofeedtheblackcob,contemplatedtheclockonthemantelpiece. HewasleavingittoCharlie.

"D'yehearme?"saidMrs. han,frowning."Whoisit?"

Mora-

Thequestionwasasoft,butgrave, command. "Charliethere-"beganMr.Morahan,fidgettingslightlyandrubbing hischinveryhard.

"Mr.Morahan "protestedCharlie.

"Charliethere'lltellye,"saidtheold man,withoutthefaintestideaofexactlywhatCharliewouldtell. Hiswifelookedwithbeamingeyes attheyoungerman.Shehadadesiretoriseandembracehimandoffer homelyfelicitations;buthersenseof thefitnessofthingswarnedher againstadisplayoffeelingwhich mightbepremature.

"IsitMissO'Hara?"

Hertenseinquiryseemedsomehow toinfusetheatmospherewithaspeciesofelectricitywhichgaveCharlie themostdelightfullittleshock;butit developedspeedilyintoapeculiarand almostpainfulsensationofnervousness.MissO'Harawastheyoung postmistress-theplain,quiet,easymanneredwomanwhopreferredtobe ausefulpersonratherthananornamentalsipperofgossipandtea,in secludedCarrick.

Charliewasoneofherfriends.She hadononeortwooccasionsbeennoticeablygracioustohim;and,overthe gossip.andtheteaandetceteras,their nameshadbeencoupledandtheirresourcescompared.Charliehadheard ofthis.Therewas,however,agirl inAmerica--whomheforgotcompletelyintheglamourofthepresent crisis. Thefinebalanceofsentimenthad beenverymuchdisturbed.Hisship ofwell-matureddreamshadbeen wrecked.Hewasalone,acast-away ontheunchartedseaofromance, caughtindangerouscurrents.Itwas notMissO'Hara.Itwas,intruth. nopersonatall.Butwhyshouldit notheMissO'Hara?Heplungeddesperately.

"Itis."hesaidinreplytoMrs.Morahan-andhethoughthisvoicesoundedoddly.

Foraninfinitesimalspaceoftime hesawwithhismind'seyethosetwo littlewordsquivering,zig-zagging-far behindhim,Andthen,suddenly.he becamestrongandcoolandsure.Tie wouldconfideinoldJohnandMrs. Morahan,whohad'beenkindlyfather andmothertohimsinceGodhadtakenhisown.leavinghimthelonely ownerofthebigoldmillsonthe Dharrigstreamwheretheevenings Qeemedallthelonelierbecauseofthe busydays.

"Itis;"hesaid;"anditisn't."

ThebeadingwanedonMrs.Mouthan'spleasantface.Shedidnot speak.Shewaited;andshemade it,inherownsubtlefashion,sovery plaintoCharliethatshewasimpatientlywaiting'thatheleapedatonce, headlong,intohisconfidences.

"HissO'Hara'sanice-lookiri' hesaid."She'sinmemindmost timeswhenIthinko'marriage,an' thislastwhileI'vegivenitapowero' thinkin."Tistime'Imarried.I'm notwhatIusedtobe,Mrs.Morahan. I'mforty,an'alittlemore,an'I'm livin'melonedownyonder.An'I'm gettingbald.

"Melife'snotmuch,butI'mwishful tosharewhat'sleftofitwith-with MissO'Hara.She'sanice-lookin'girl, an'sensible,too.She'dmakeagood, heartsomewifeforanykindofamiddlin'decentman,withasimple,decenthometoofferher.Agoodmanager,yemaybesure.An'Idoubt she'ssavedagoodpennyinthepost office-forshelooksthatkind-conny, an'certainofherself.Butthemoney doesn'tmatter.Sure,I'veenoughan' tosparefortwenty.Yeknowthat well.Onlyitadds,like,tothevalue.

YeknowwhatImean;'twillbebig an'fineonthepeople'slipswhenthey betalkin'ofitlateron,

"ThethingisthatMissO'Haraisa nice-lookin'girl.There'sagirlin America---agirlinAmerica-butI thinkMissO'Haraisthegirlforme, John. Aplain,friendlygirl,an'no nonsense.She-likesmemorethan she'dbelettin'on.Doesn'twearher heartonhersleevefortheworldto see.likesomeo'them.I'llaskher soon,ifGodsparesme.An'ifHe sparesher.That'sjusthowitstands, Mrs.Morahan.BeforeShrove,now -an'ifyecandoorsayanything that'll "Iknow."saidMrs.Morahan-rather curtly,asshestirredtheporridge again."I'lldoit."

"Ye'reontherightroad,Charlie, avic,"JohnMorahansaid,indeep, hearteningtones."Ye'regettin'wise atlast."

"I'mgettingbald,"saidCharlie,lookingverysolemnlyatthetopofMr. Morahan'shead,"an'-an'-well,that's justhowitstands."

But,asamatteroffact,thatwasn't justhowitstoodatall.

Thewintereveningdisappeared slowlyinthedusk.Starsbeganto sparklefrostily.Cottagelightsleapedoutalongthevalleylikepallid starsofearth.IntheneatfarmhouseintheglenMatLaniganwas lightingthelampwith'apieceof paper.Whenhehadlitthelamphe quenchedthepaper'sflame,andplaced thecharredremnantinhiswaistcoat pocket.

Hewasasmallman,verywiryand hard-looking,withredhair,inwhich greywasappearing.Unkindlycritics saidhishairmatchedhistemper,and thathismindwasbuiltonthesame diminutivelinesashisbody;butitis thefailingofcriticstoattemptclever anduncharitablesayings.Tospeak theplaintruthofhim,MatLanigan was"acrabbitcraither."Hewas verydeterminedofhimself,avaricious, andatrifledeceitful;amanwhospoke verypleasantlytoyou,andthoughta gooddealaboutyou,notatallpleasantly,afterwards;anunhappyman becausehealwayssuspectedyouof trying"togetthebestofhim,"for whichreasonhewaseverstriving"to getthebest"ofyou.

amilliner.Thenephew.MattyJoe, hadchargeofthecorn-grindingdepartmentinCharlieCosgrove'smill. ItwasofthenephewthatMatLaniganwasthinkingashedrewdownthe greenblinds.Frowning,hewalked acrossthekitchenandback.de haltedbesidethelittletable,onwhich hadlainsincemorningalitterofbooks andpapersbelongingtoMattyJoe. Theunclepeeredwithcuriosityat these.scratchedhishead,walked acrossthekitchenandback,andlookedatthebooksagain.

"Huh!"hesaid.

Heponderedamoment,thensearcheddeliberately,andselectedabig bookwhichhehadseenhisnephew studymostoften.Thishedropped intohispocketandafterwardshidin thebyre. "Sure,he'llhavethemoretimefor studyin'somethin'else,"Matmuttered,withanuglylittlesmile. Presentlyhiswifereturnedfromthe grocerystoreandhisnephewfromthe millfortea;and,whentheyhadfinishedthemeal,Matty'Joesatdown atthelittletableonwhichlayhis books.Hisunclewatchedhimsharpenaleadpencilwiththeairofone whoisgoingtodosomethingandget itdone.MattyJoebeganoftenwith thatair.but"easedup"considerably towardsthefinish.Andhedidnot sometimestroubletofinishatall.

Hewasatall,likeableyoungman oftwenty-six,withafacerathertoo boyish-lookingforhisyears.Clear skinandfairhairhelpedtogivethis boyisheffect,buttherewasapeculiar irresolutecurvingoflipsandchin,a hintofweaknessintheblueeyes, whichdrewsympathyratherthanadmiration.Touseaphraseonceused byMissO'Hara,thepostmistress,it was"finerthanhandsome,awinning, humanface."

Droppingintoachairbesidethe table,oldMattbegantowhistlesoftly,andtriedhardtolookasifhe werethinkingofnothingatall.The whistlingceased,andhisfingersbeat agentletattooonthetable;then stopped.MattyJoewasreachingfor thepapers.

"How'reyedoin'atthenightschool. Matty?"Thequestionwascasual, withjusttherightmeasureofavuncularinterest.

"Bravely,'repliedMatty."Splendidly,"headded,asifcorrectinghimself. "Therehe'sagoodcrowdthee nights.You'reworkin'harddown yondher,I'dsay?"

"Och,aye,"saidMattyJoe,"yet, ocourse;puttinginabito'hardwork fortheexaminationwe'rehavingbeforebreakin'-breakin'upfortheholiday."

"An'how'reyegettin'onwidMiss O'Hara?"

"Oh,thebest;verywell,indeed."

MattyJoeappearedtobeqUietly lookingforsomethingwhichhecould notfind.

"Whatisit,nowthatye'relearnin' fromher?"askedtheuncle,twisting round,andseemingtobecomemuch moreinterestedinthesubjectashis hazeleyesliftedpleasntlytoMatty Joe's.

"Tipsintelegraphy."answeredthe nephew.

"What?"

"Telegraphy-sendin'-telegramsan' receivingthem.MissO'Hara'svery goodatcodes,an'signals,'In'telegraphwork.She'sreadagraydle--a greatdealaboutit.She'sgettingme abookaboutwirelesssomeof days.Iwillhelptoshortenmetime atthewirelesstelegraphyechoal."

"ThankGod,I'llsoonbedoneinthe mill."MattyJoeconcludedearnestly.

Saturday.February23,1929.

Carrick,"repeatedtheoldmanhis vanitysquirmingalittle.

"No,Isupposethereisn't,"said MattyJoe,whoreallyadmiredMica O'Hara'sappearance."Notsince KathleenMartinwenttoAmerica."

"Oh-her.Well,aye.ButMiss O'Hara,now.I'msureshe'snotmore northirty,"saidMatty.

Hisnephewsaidnothing.Hewas searchingforabook.Theuncle, watchinghim,grimacedunseen.

"Notmorenorthat,"Matwenton. doin'wellwithepostoffusan' 'thelittlegrocery.Finean'conifer ablethemotheran'herselfis.Puttin' moneypast,yemaybesure-"

"Yedidn'tseeabigredbookhere, uncle?"

"Och,nevermindthebook.Did yehearanytalko'CharlieCosgrove an'-?"

"Idid.Justtalk.Iwonderwhere thediv-dev-" "She'dmakeafinewifeforaman," saidMatt,hisvoicedrowningtheend ofMattyJoe'ssentence."ButIbelieveinmeheartshe'stoogoodfor him."

"Charlie'srough.An'ou'-an'old cod,sometimes,"saidthenephew,risingtohuntforhismissingbook.

"Sitdown,"saidMat,ashadeof irritationinhistones;thensuavely: "D'yeneverthinkthatye.yerself, Matty,couldmarryMissO'Hara?Ha' yeneverthoughto'marryin'?Sure, you'venotthatfoolishnow,an'ye twinty-six,tobethinkin'yecanstart thiselegrivvybusiness?Elevenor twelveyearssinceyeleftschool,an' onlytakin'upyerbooksthislastwee while!Sure,there'snosenseinthat at'all."

MattyJoe'sboyishfacereddened. He,too,hadbeenthinkingthathis ambitionsweresomewhatbelated,and therewasonlyscanthopefortheir realisation.Buthesaidnothingof thatnow.HewasthinkingofMiss O'Hara,whosefinewomanlinesshehad alwaysfoundattractive;andtheidea ofmarriagewhichhadneverseriously occurredtohimbefore,wasforthe momentdisturbingandexcitinghim.

"Listentome.MattyJoe,"saidhis uncle,leaningacrossthetable,andbecominggrimlyenthusiasticintheunfoldingofhisproposals."Iwantye tomarryMissO'HaraGiveupyour -yourfoolnotionsanysettledown.. Thisisyourchance.You'reasgood amanasCharlieCosgroveanyday. Betther.You'reanepheyo'mine. An'Charlie'sthemangevoutthat yourownsistherwasnomatchfor him.Aye;Iheerdthat.But,faix, we'llsooncookhisgooseforhim now.Wewill,so.Listentome, MattyJoe.ThedayyemarryMiss O'HaraI'llsigntheplacet'ye,an' giveyetwohundredpoun'."

Thenephewturnedhiseyesswiftly andkeenlyonthecoldlittlebitsof bluethatgleamedbeneathhisuncle's eyelids,butdidnotspeak.He

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Itisquiteclear,therefore,thathe wasalsoafoolishandconceitedindividual.Buthehadhisgoodpoints. Hewasatotalabstainer.ahardworker,thrifty,carefulofhisappearance. and,becausehishomewaschildless, andhiswidowedsister-in-lawunable toprovideforthefivechildreninhers, hehadbecomeresponsibleforthewelfareofanephewandaniece,whom hehadrearedandeducatedaswellas hecould.Theniecehadgonetobe

'That'sright,"saidMatt."She's aclevergirl,MissO'Hara.An'ye tellmeshe'sgoodattheclegrivvy? Well.now.she'sclever."

"Sheis." "She'safinegirl.Matty,afine.mart girl. -

"Sheis."

"Anapurtygirl,Matty.There's notabetther-lookin'girlinCar,-:,:k."

Silence.

"There'snotabetther-lookin'girlin

Saturday,February23,1129.

Rearedforsomemomentsperplexed, The"VespertinaOratio"ofLorenzo ORATORIOCOMPOSED ARAILWAYCARBIAGIL yetslightlyamused.

"Aye,"saidtheoldman,wholooked forwardtowhatonthewhole,heconsideredaprofitableinvestment."Ill dothat,surely.Yecanhavethe mill,an'workthelandtomakeit, paybettherthanit'sdoin.'Yecan spendabito'moneyonthepost-offus, forthemother'scarelesslike,an'the houseneedsimprovin.'An'thegrocery-sure,man,yecouldbuildup Mrs.O'Hara'sgroceryintoarealbusinessan'knockthimallintothemiddle o'jingly-cooch.Getaweevanan' all.An'-an'afewyears,andye'd bethestrongestmaninCarrick.Think onit,Matty.Think on it.But, mindye,ye'venotimetolose."

Therewasalongspaceofsilence. Then:

"Yes,"saidMattyJoe,"11think aboutit."

Buthethoughtnowofonlyhisambition,wireless'telegraphy;aboyish dreamofaman'sadventureingonthe highseas,wherethedustoflittle thingscannotstick,becauseofthe breezesthatblow.

Heraisedhiseyesashisauntcame infromthebyre,apailofmilkin eitherhand,andaredbookbeneath onearm.

"Ifoun'thisbookinthebyre,"she said. "Where?"saidherhusband,ina toneofwonder.

"Inthebyre,"shesaid,puttingdown onepail,totakethebookinherfree hand.

"Inthebyre!"echoedherhusband, moresurprisedthanever,itseemed.

"Yecanhidethemall,"saidMatty Joe.whohaddweltwithhisunclefor eighteenyears.Hestudiedasmall object.calleda"Woodbine,"asifhe despisedit.Thenthe"Woodbine" wasplacedlooselybetweenhislips, andhesoughtforamatch."Aye; yecanhidethemall,"hesaidagain, weakly.

Therumbleofmachinerywashushed,thestillnessofthewinterdaydisturbedonlybytheroaroftheswollen streamwindinglikearaggedbrown ribbonamidthesnow.Itwasabout noon.Theflax-scutchers,paidearly becauseitwashalf-holiday,hadgone, andCharlieCosgrove.theownerofthe mill,abiguntidyfigure,dustywith "shooes"andflax-waste.stoodata doorwaygazingoutonwhiteloneliness.Inhishandheheldagiltedgedcard,which,attheprompting ofsomepleasantthought,helefted andstudiedforthe,fifthtime.

HalfRomefilledthewidespacesof theAugusteoontheeveningofthe 2nd.December,for,toallappearances, theexecutionofoneofPerosi'soratoriosisanattractionfargreatertodaythananydaythesethirtyyears sincethepriest-composercamefrom TortonatoresideintheEternalCity. ThemereannouncementthatDonLorenzoPerosi'soratorio,"VespertinaOratio,"whichhecomposedin1912,and uptolastweekleftunedited,was sufficienttosendtheeliteofRome,especiallyloversofmusic,hurryingto secureticketsfortheAugusteo.Perosi's popularityisgreaterthaneverinall circles,Christianandanti-Christian, sincehisrecoveryfromthementalillnessthatcloudedhisbrilliantintellect forsomanyyears.Catholicslove DonLorenzoandareproudofhim. Anti-Christiansadmirehimasagreat artist.

Thiswasputverywellonenightin theAugusteosomefifteenyearsago bythenotoriouseditorof"L'Asino," Podrecca.DonLorenzohadjustconductedtheexecutionofhisfavourite oratorio,"Lazarus,"withachoirofone hundredvoices,beforeapackedhouse. QueenHelenahadledtheapplause, andthevastaudiencewasalmostdeliriousinitsexpressionsofenthusiasm forPerosi.Podrecca'sburlyform pusheditselftowardsthemaestro,who asusual,wasshyandretiring.His handwasgraspedbythevilePodrecca withsincereemotion."Ihatethe priestinhim,"explainedPodrecca afterwards,"butImustbowdownbeforethegreatartist."

Howthe"VespertinaOratio"was Composed.

Perosi

causeoftheharmonicandinstrumentalprocedure."

Withjoyoussweetnessthepopular hymntotheBlessedVirgin,"Ave MariaStella,"camenextinorder,the soloistandthechoirsingingalternate verses.Themalepartofthechoir tooksolepartinthis.

PeroismakestheChristianmanpray thenforthedead:"Requiemeternam donaeis,Domine.Etluxperpetua luceateis."Thiswaschantedinresonanttonesbythesoloistandthe menofthechoir,apieceofmusicdescribedbyacriticintheRomanpress as"apageoftranscendentallyricism., wherethemaestrosangwiththe deepestemotionandwentintothe fieldsofthesublime.ThisRequiem isapagethatstandsbesidethegrandestpagesofourgreatestcomposers,becauseofitsinspiration,sweetnessof abandonment,andthebeautyofits melody. ."

Theoratoriocloseswiththewords: "Inpacedormiam,"onthelipsofthe Christianman,wordschantedbythe soloistwithsereneconfidencewhilst bothchoirsmakewithherthesignof theCross

HowtheAudienceReceivedIt,

Whenthelastnotesofthechoir diedoutamongtheimperceptiblemurmurofthebasses,asceneofwildenthusiasmbrokeforth.CriesforDon LorenzoPerosirangout,but,asone

criticputit,"theMaestrowasvoluntarilyandobstinatelyabsent,"tothe greatdisappointmentofthepublic.

Oneofthesecretsofthesuccessthat attendstheexecutionofPerosi'soratoriosishisfacilityingettingtogetheratshortnoticethepickofthe finesttalentinItalyorFrance.No soonerisitannouncedthataPerosian oratorioistobegiven,whetherinMilan,Rome,Naples,Venice,orParis, thanapplicationsfromthefirstmusiciansinEuropepourinuponhimfor apartintheexecution.Hissuccesses havenevergonetoPerosi'shead.He isstillthequiet,pious,retiringpriest thathewasthirtyyearsago Theoratorio,"VespertinaOra,tio," wasrepeatedintheAugusteoonthe 9th.inst.-JohnMillHill.

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"Gran'Ball,"hesaid."CarricknamonaSchools,thetwenty-sixth.Gent's subscription,three-an"-six.Three-an'six,now.That'sthesupper.Orkisthra.Heh!"hecommented."Orkisthra,fromthetown,a'yeplaze.Man, ifIdon'tforgetmesteps.'twillbe grandtobetherewithMissO'Hara. 'R.S.V.P.'Reels-schottisches--dang it!What'idMrs.Morahansaythat was?-an'palkas.Well,Icando themthreebravelyanywayT"

Allalonethere,hetrippedafew stepsjauntily,untilhetrippedhimself. Whenherosefromthefloorherubbed hiselbowwithmuchenergy.

"Butshe'sworthitall."hesaid, rubbingtheelbow,andsmilingthe wayyousmileundersuchcircumstances."She'sworthitall.She'sa darlin'girl:an'anice-lookin'girl."

Thenhelockedthedoorsofhismill, and,whenhehaddined,hedroveto Mirnastrellatobuyafancyvest.He metMr.andMrs.Morahanandthe blackcobinMainStreet.

"Hardyweather,Charlie,"saidJohn, drawingrainwithabitofaflouish.

"Ay;butsaisonableandhealthy," 'sailChailie.hisbiggreyhaltingwithoutanyreiningatall."Ye'renot goin'home-areye?"

"Ohnotforaweewhileyet,"said Mrs.Morahan-smilingonafrozen worldfromthesecurityofanoldfashionedseal-skincoat."We'rejust goin'tothepostoffice,now,toseeif there'sanylatelettersforCarrick.Ye didn'tgetany,Charlie?"

Sheleanedforwardalittle,eagerlooking,smiling.

"No,then."saidCharlie,wondering whysheaskedhim.Hecouldnot, fromhisposition,seethegentlenudge shegaveherhusband.

"Didn'tsendany?"saidJohn.

"Well,no,"saidCharlie-wondering atthat,too.

"Ye'regoin'tothedance?"saidMrs. Morahan.

"Well.Iwasthinkin'-"

DonLorenzocomposedtheoratorio, aboutwhichEuropeanmusicalcircles arepresentlysoenthusiastic,underinterestingcircumstances.OnApril8, 1912,Perosiwasonhisjourneyto RomefromParisafterhavingconductedwithmarkedsuccessinthe SalonGaveautwoofhisoratorios,"In PatrisMemoriam"and"TransitusAnimae."Eveningwasfalling,andthe priest-composertookouthisbreviary toreciteComplin. Hewasseizedbyaspellofnostalgia, andtheprayerstookinhisminda musicalform.Hehastilyjotteddown thenotesonapieceofpaper.On reachingRomehesettoworkonthis skeletonofwhatturnedouttobea gloriouspieceofcomposition.In eightdaystheworkwascompleted, oneofhismostcaptivatingoratorios, "VespertinaOratio"-theEvening Prayer.Forsomereasonorother, probablybecauseofthementaldisabilitythatovercamePerosiabout thattime,thatoratoriowaslaidaside andneverproduceduntillastweek.

AChristian'sEveningPrayer.

ThisoratorioportraysaChristian manengagedinsayinghisprayersbeforeretiringforthenight.Themusic isrenderedbyasoprano,LauraPas ini,twochoruses,amaleandafemale, theorchestra,withMaestroMollinari conducting.DonLorenzocouldnot beinducedtoconduct,sohedelegated thebatontohisoldfriendanddisciple,Mollinari.

Theeveningprayerof'theChristian beginsandendswiththesignofthe Cross:"InnominePatrisetFiliiet SpiritusSancti,"whichthesoloist, LauraPasini,singsinalowvoicepenetratingtoeveryangleofthevast Augusteo,towhichthetntirechorus adds:"Amen."

ThethirdpsalmofComplinisthe,' sung,whichisfollowedbythehymn totheCross,whichtheChurchchants inHolyWeek:"VexillaRegisProdeunt."Thischant,withthemusicof theorchestra,producedathrillingand dramaticeffectintheimmenseaudience.

"Goin'tothedeuce,Charlie."said Mr.Morahan,withalaughthatseemedtostarttheblackcob."Mebbe s'..eyeagainbeforewegohome,"he addedashedroveon,picturingMrs. MorahanbusyinWhelan's.andCharlie andhimselfinJoyce's.Whelan'swasthetown'sleadingdraperystore; Joyce'sanhotel,quitealuxurious saloon.

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Thesoloistnextpronouncesthe wordsusedbythepriestattheincensingofthealtaratSolemnMass: "VespertinaOratioaseendatadte, Domine."Tothistheentirechoirrespondsbysinging:"Etdescendatsuper nosmisericordiatua."

Averseofthe"TeDeum"isthen sung:"Fiatmisericordiatua,Domine, supernos,quemadmodumsperavimus inte."Themusicofthispartofthe oratoriowasdescribedbyanexpert aftertheperformanceas"apageof thepurestclassicism,notonlybecause oftheserenityofthemelody,but1-e

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Icometothee,Madonna,nottopray Andbreakthyholysilencewithmy needs; Sincemine,Madonna,isafoundlingheart Thatknowsnothowtotellthyholy beads.

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AmericanSupportfortheVerdun MemoriaL MonsignorGinisty,BishopofVerdun,andhiscompanionsoftheVerdun-DouanmontDelegationtothe UnitedStates,arenowontheirreturn journeytoFranceafteranexceedingly fruitfultouroftheprincipalcitiesof theeasternStates.Inadditionto themilliondollarsalreadysubscribed, theAmerican.CommitteefortheOssuaryhavesecuredafurthersumof100,000dollars,ofwhichMr.Rockefeller alonehasgivenone-half.Thecompletionofthegrandioseandimpressivemonumentisthusamplysecured. EverywheretheBishopandhisthree companions,whowentovertoconfer andtoconcertarrangementswiththe AmericanCommittee,werereceived withtheutmostcordiality.Thefour AmericanCardinals,theFrenchAmbassador,M.Claude(,GeneralPershing, andtheGovernorsoftherespective Stateswereamongthosewhohospitablyentertainedthemandfurthered theirwork.Themovingspiritonthe othersidehasbeenMr.CorneliusWickersham,ofNewYork,whohimself foughtin1918atVerdun.

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AttheCoronationoftheVirginca Guadalupe,inSpain.CardinalSegura, thePrimate,prayedforthepersecuted CatholicsofMexicoasfollows:"Our Mother!Aswecrownthineimageof Guadalupewearemovedtoimplore thypitybyoursenseofunityandof fraternitywithanotherpeople-also thine-abrotherpeople,towhom Spain'sfaithfulcarriedlightanddevotion.Untothispeople,uponTepuyac'smountain,thoudidstdesign togiveasignalproofofthylove,bestowinguponthemthatimageofthyselfwhichalsoiscalledbythename ofGuadalupe.B'utto-day-inthat far-offsanctuary,coldanddesolation

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ThePope'sGoldenJubileewascelebratedthroughoutItalybytheringingofthebellsandspecialMasses,and atRomeitselfbyaPapalMassinSt. Peter's,atwhichHisHolinessgave theirfirstCommunionto120young. children.SiliTertrumpetsannounced theHoly.Father'sentryintoSt. Peter's,attendedbythePapal%Court andbytwelveCardinalsandabout50 Bishops.ThesingingduringtheMass wascongregational.AttheElevation silvertrumpetsfromhighupinthe domeplayedthe"0SalutarisHostia." Afterhisthanksgiving,thePopetook hisseat,andthefirstCommunicants cameuponebyonetoreceiveasilver medalfromhishands.Onthemedal wastheinscription:"PopePiusXI. openshisJubileeYeargivingFirst Communion,XX.December,MCMXXVIII."Then,borneontheSedia Gestatoria-theHolyFatherleftthe Basilica,cheeredagainandagainby allpresent.Intheafternoonthe Popeinauguratedthenewextension ofthewingoftheVaticanLibraryand therestorationoftheBelvedereCourt. Thisnewwing,onthesiteoftheformerVaticanStables,containsseveral longhalls,oneofwhichextendsfor75 metres,andthenewcarvedbookshelvesintheextensionaresaidto coveradistanceoffivemiles.The floorofthelibraryisofwhiteCarrara marble.IntheBelvedereCourtthe fountainsetupbyPopePaulV.has beenrestoredtoitsoriginaldesign, withabasinaddedintowhichfour spoutsofwaterfall.Thebeautiful colonnadehavealsobeenrestored..In theevening,attheChurchofSt. CarloinRome,wherethePopecelebratedhisfirstMass,afinemarble altarwasunveiledinmemoryofthe event.

APointforCatholicLawyers.

FatherHull,oftheBombay"Examiner,"answersaquestionwhich mayperhapsariseinthemindsof someofourCatholiclawyers.The queryis:"AreCatholiclawyersand solicitorsunderanyspecialobligations asCatholicsinregardtotheapplicationofcivillawswhichcontravenethe lawsoftheChurch."FatherHullanswers:"Thelawyeractsinthename ofhisclientandingeneralhemaydo whateverhisclientisallowedtodo, andmaynotdowhateveritwouldbe wrongforhisclienttodo.Inacriminalactionhemayalwaysdefendthe accused,whetherguiltyornot.Otherwise,hemaynotundertakeanycause whichheknowstbbeunjust,andifin thecourseofhistrialitbecomesmanifestthathisclient'scaseisabad one,hemustinformhisclientofthe factandrefusetoproceedwiththe case.Thispointoflegalintegrity wasintroducedwithadmirableeffect inGalsworthy'splay,"Loyalties."B'ut inestimatingthejusticeofhisclient's cause,aCatholiclawyercannottake hisstandmerelyonthecivillaw,regardlessofwhatthelawoftheChurch maydeterminetothecontrary.For example,hecannotinvokeanunjust civillawtoimpugnthevalidityofa marriagewhichtheChurchrecognises asvalid.Henceheisdebarredfrom takingpartinanydivorcecasewhere itisstrictlyaquestionofdissolving atruemarriage-except,ofcourse,to defendthemarriagebond-andthere isaDecreeoftheHolyOffice(Dec. 191860)tothiseffect.ThesameDecreerecommendsthat*herespecial circumstancesseemtoadmitofsuch action,thelawyerinquestionshould firstaskleaveofhisbishop."The greatprincipletobekeptinmindand followedis:OnceaCatholic,always andeverywhereaCatholic.

From"NotesoftheWeek"inthe Liverpool"CatholicTimes,"wetake thefollowingcommentontheflowof conversionsinEnglandandWales duringtwelveyears."If(saysthe writer)wetakestatisticsforaseries ofyears,werealisehow,likeanincomingtide,theflow_ofconversions, despitehereandthereatemporaryreflux,comessteadilyonward.Hereare thefiguresforthetwelveyears1916to 1927,inclusive:

1916

Thisgivesagrandtotalof136,039.It isinterestingtonote.thatthisisvery nearlydoubletheentirenumperof CatholicsinEnglandandWalesabout 150yearsago,when,shortlyafterthe passingoftheFirstCatholicRelief Actof1778,areturnpresentedtoParliamentshowedtheynumberedonly 69,876."

CopticClergyDefyLefty. DissensionswithintheCopticbody (EgyptianChristians)havenowreachedahead.Alargermeasureofcontrolisbeingdemandedbythelaity, writestheCairocorrespondentofthe "CatholicHerald."Recentevents haveseivedtorenewtheconflictbetweentheCopticclergyandlaity, whichhadseemedtobenearingasolution.AresolutionadoptedatarecentmeetingoftheMeglisMilli,when itwasdecidedtodeferactionondemandsforanewlawregulatingthe electionoffuturePatriarchs,resulted intheresignationofsixofthemost influentialmembersoftheMeglis Thisactionpresentsaddeddifficulties, fortheMeglisMilliasnowconstituted hasnotsufficientmemberstotakedecisiveactiononanymeasure.Tofill thesixvacancieswouldnecessitatean election,which,underpresentconditions,wouldbeadangerousundertaking.TheCopticdisputelxasnow extendedoveraperiodofabouttwo years.WhentheMeglisMilliassembledinitslastplenarysessionasolutionofthedifferencesbetweenthe clergyandthelaitywasfreelypredicted.ThechiefmattersofcontentionwereelectionofanewPatriarch andtheadministrationofthereligiouspropertyofthemonasteries.The 'MeglisMilliwasinfluencedinitsdecisiontopostponeactiononproposals toreviselawsaffectingtheelectionof aPatriarchbythenecessityofnaming aCopticBishoptobesenttoAddis AbebaasPrimateoftheAbyssinian Church.TheMeglisMilliatthissame sessionalsodecidedthatreligiouspropertywouldcontinuetobeadministeredbythesuperiorsoftheconvents, butunderthesupervisionofacommitteepresidedoverbythePatriarch andcomposedoffourlaymen.andtwn clergymenofthecommunity Tnthis

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WhenFrancisThompsonleftManchesterfor:Londonheboreinonepocketacopyof"Aeschylus,"andipthe otheravolumeofWilliam',f'lake's poems.Ofthesetwogreatwriters, the'influenceofBlakewasthemore urgentandpowerful.Itcanhardly bedoubtedthatthebeautiful"ExOre Infantium"ofThompsonwasinspired byBlake's"The.EverlastingGospel." AndThompsonowedotherdebtsto thestrange,visionarypoet-painterwho couldseeangelsclusteringonthe boughsoftreesandwhocouldhold conversewithdepartedspirits.Afact notcommonlyknownisthatBlake's namewasnotBlake,butO'Neill.That truthmay,insomemeasureatleast, accountfortheundoubtedleavenof Celticinfluencethatistobedetected inBlake'ssplendidlyrics.Weca..' seetracesofthatinfluenceinnearly Ilhispoems.Notablyitistobe, seenintheselinesfromtheopening poemtohis"Milton":

BringmemyBolaofburninggold!

BringmemyArrowsofdesire, BringmemySpear!0cloudsunfold!

BringmemychariOtoffire.

Blakewasbornin1757,whenthe schoolofPopeandtheheroiccouplet heldsway.Thepowderedandperiwiggedpoeticalacademy,withits sharppolishandartificiality,neverenrolledBlakeuponitsregisterofstudents.Untrammelledbytradition, freeastheair,withvisionandanunsurpassedlyricalgift,hesangbutas thelinnetsings.Muchthathewrote. especiallyinthehuge,chaoticsmoky "Propheticbooks"thoseinvolved,turgid,unintelligibletombsofsymbolism andhiddensignificanceisoflittle worth.

Blake'swholephilosophymaybeindicated,ifnotsummedup,inhisso characteristicwords:"Theangelthat presidedovermybirthsaid:'Little Creature,formedofjoyandmirth,go, lovewithoutthehelpofanythingon earth.'"Ineverythinghedid,whetheringraphicsorpoetry,theprincipleinformingthosewordswasput intopracticebyBlake.Eveninhis engravingsandpaintings-someof whicharemonstrousandrepellingnomatterwhathissubjectheendeavnvrerltoexpressloveandjoy.This

statementmayappeartoneeddefence, forcertainlymanyofBlake'spaintings arefullofthesuggestionofviolence, passionandvengeance.Butthese qualitiesareusedtoserveasfoilsto somethingelse,savewhentheyspring fromthetextwhichBlakemaybeillustrating.Weseethis'plainlyenough whenwereadhismarvellous"InventionstotheBookofJob"andhisengravingsforthe"DivinaCommedia.' wonderfulworkingraphicshas neverbeenexcelledintheirkind.Fe,. acertainmassivepowerandimaginAtivequalityhis"WhentheMorning StarsSangTogether"and"TheAncient ofDays"areunexcelledinthewhole rangeof.art.InthemBlakeexhibits inthehighestdegreehisgiftsofvision andloftinessofconception.Butit cannotbeclaimed,forallhisastoundingwealthofcreation,thathewas greaterwiththebrushorgraverthan withthepoet'squill.ForBlakewas greaterasasingerthanasanartist. Heusedwordsmoreeffectivelythan heusedpigments.Thereisacurious dualityandcorrespondencybetween BlakethepainterandBlakethepoet. Hisbestworkinpaintingorengraving isverygoodindeed.Buthisworst work-andtheNationalGalleryof Victoriahassomehideousexamplesof it-wasverybad.Itissowithhis poetry.Thebestofitisinimitable andhasnopeer.Thefelicityof thoughtandimaginationinhislyrics, suchasthatcommencing,"Tiger,tiger, burningbright,"havebeenequalledby nootherwriter.Theyareunique,just asBlakewasunique.

BlakewasaLondonerandlived mostofhislifeinornearthathuge wenofhumanity.Hisfatherwasa hosier,anditwaswhileservingbehind thecounterinhisfather'sshopthathe madehisfirstattemptsatdrawing. Theseexercisesweredoneonthebacks ofbillsandscrapsofpaper.'His fatherwasimpressedbythesedrawings,andattheageoffourteenthe youngBlakewasapprenticedtoanengraver.Welearnthat"afterhisapprenticeship,hestudiedattherecentlyfoundedRoyalAcademy,andevenexhibitedthere,buthisgeniuscouldnot brooktherestraintofacademicfetters; andheresolvedtomakehislivelihood byengravingforthebooksellers."He

wasanartistbeforebecomingapoet, andpursuedthecallingofanartistall hislife.Hewasamostlovableman, forallhisvisionaryquality-indeed, perhapsbecauseofit.Hewasdevotedtohiswife,whowasabeautiful character,andhisfriendssworeby him.Gentleanddeeplyreflective, withanabidingsenseoftherealityof theotherworld,hecould,anddid,on occasion,exhibitacourageandbold. nessthatwereremarkable.Heonce knockeddownasoldierforagross pieceofill-treatment,andsoglanced atthatuniformedbullythattheman wasliterallyawedandranawayas soonasheregainedhisfeet.Blake wasnoweaklingoreffeminateperson, whateverelsehewas.Thatiscertain. Blakewroteaprosethatwasthe proseofapoet.Indeed,agreatdeal ofhisproseisreallyfree-verse.His 'aphorismsmakeupquiteasturdyvolume,andtheyaresharplytouched withverbalbeautyandgrace.Heis saidtohavebeenabnormal,but,as ArthurSymonshasit,hewasabnormal-abnormallysane.Weseethis plainlyinhisaphorismsandepigrams. Hisprosestyleinitsmoreexaltedexpressionsmaybeinstancedbythis from"TheCouchofDeath":"Allwas still.Themoonhungnotouther lampandthestarsfaintlyglimmered inthesummersky;thebreathofnight sleptamongtheleavesoftheforest; thebosomoftheloftyhilldrankinthe silentdew,whileonhismajesticbrow thevoiceofangelsisheard,andstringedsoundsrideuponthewingsof night."Ithasbeenwellsaidby FatherT.I.Mulcahy,S.J.,that"ata timecorrespondingtotheperiodofthe 'PropheticBooks,'Blakeisalsoknown tohavesufferedsomeacutespiritual crisis,whenforatimeheseemsto tohaveabandonedChristianity.Whilst inthisdilemmahecreatedforhimself anewmoralityandanewmythology, butpropoundedhiscreednet-1sentencesbutinsymbols. B'ysetting upanimpassablegulfbetweenthe symbolandthereality,hecreateda systemwhichrobbedhisreligionofits logicandhispoetryofmuchofits beauty.Thisstrangedeparturemay havebeensuggestedbythetheoriesof theSwedishvisionary;itwascertainly aided,Ishouldthink,byBlake'sbecomingengrossedinhistaskofengraver.Allthesecausesproduced thatconfusionoftextandornament whichmakesthelaterpoetryofBlake

seemtheworkofanothermind.The idea,indeed,suggestsitselfthatthe textwaswrittentodescribethecan. mentratherthanthattheornament wasdesignedtoillustratethetext-as insomeRockhamChristmasbook." ItisinhislyricpoetrythatBlake hasgivenhisbesttous-andthatbest ispriceless.Inease,freshness,spontaneityandbeautynoteventhegreat ElizabethanscansutpassBlakeinhis simpleandlovelylyrics. TheLomb.

Littlelamb,whomadethee?

Dostthouknowwhomadethee, Gavetheelifeandbidthee-feed Bythestreamando'erthemead; Gavetheeclothingofdelight, Softestclothing,woolly,bright; Gavetheesuchatendervoice, Makingallthevalesrejoice?

Littlelamb,whomadethee?

Dostthouknowwhomadethee?

Littlelamb,I'lltellthee:

Littlelamb,I'lltellthee: Heiscalledbythyname, ForHecallsHimself.aLamb. HeismeekandHeismild, Hebecamealittlechild, Iachildandthoualamb, WearecalledbyHisname.

Littlelamb,Godblessthee!

Littlelamb,Godblessthee!

Artless,yes;buthowbeautiful,directandwinning!Inthe"Song" whichfollowsBlakehascaughtjust alittleofhisage'sartificialdiction,as "vocalrange"attests.butwhatan exquisitepoemitis!

HowsweetIroamedfromfieldtofield. Andtastedallthesummer'spride; TillIthePrinceofLovebeheld, Whointhesunnybeamsdidglide! Heshowedmeliliesformyhair, Anilblushingrosesformybrow; Heledmethroughhisgardensfair, Whereallhisgoldenpleasuresgrow. WithsweetMay-dewsmywingswere wet, AndPhoebusfiredmyvocalrage; Hecaughtmeinhissilkennet, Andshutmeinhisgoldencage

Helovestositandhearmesing

Then,laughing,sportsandplayswith me; Thenstretches'outmygoldenwing Andmocksmylossofliberty IwouldwagesthatKeatshadthat songinmindwhenhewrote"LaBelle DameSansMerci."-PI.O'L.,inthe "Advocate."