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OnecannotreadthestoryoftheprogrewofCatholicityinW.A.withoutrecallingwithgratitudethenamesof thosewhomIhavedesignatedthe makersofChurchHistoryinthisState.

armyofNapoleon,andPatrickO'Rielly,anIrishcatechist,FatherBradyarrivedinPerthonthe13th.ofDecember,1843,tobegintheglorious,though uphill,workofestablishingCatholicity here.

IWithinalimitedspace;'andwithin morelimitednotice,Ihavedeemedit thebetterwaytoselectthechiefdates inthatstoryandsimplychroniclethe eventsthatclusteredaroundthenames ofPerth'sBishops.Thetimehasarrived,however,whenafullerandmore reliablehistoryoftheArchdioc.ese shouldbewritten.Wehavelost manyopportunitiesofclothingthedry datesofourhistorywiththepicturesquecolouringwhichthosewhewitnessedtheeventscansupply.Unfortua atelyforthefuture,BishopGihaey diedwithoutanyaccountfromhis.ips ofthefullandstirringdaysofthepioneeringpriests.Ineveryparishthis issomeonewhocanrecallthepast,:s andoldresidentsthataregone.From parochialrecordsthestoryofthepast canbemadelivingandfascinating, callingbacktolifethosewhodugtl.:t: wemightbuild.Letus'hopetilt someformofhistoricalassociationmay comeintoexistencethatwill,;ache, inthefragmentsbeforetheydisappear Acursoryglanceatthestoryofthe BishopsofPerthconvincesonethat theprincipleofthecrossbeforethe crownisre-affirmedinourmidst. Thebloodofmartyrsistheseedof theChurchBloodwasnotdemand. edfromthepioneersoftheFaithm thisState,butsacrifices,heavyand prolonged,weredemanded.Besides theprivationsthatarethelotofthe pioneer,othercrosseswereplacedupon theshouldersofthefirstBishopsof PerthFinancialworrieswerenever missing,internalstrifesaddenedthe livesofmany,andinadditiontothese burdenstheBishopsofPerthassuinel personalbodilypenances.Wesee BishopBradysentencinghimselfto livebeneathhischurchbelland'ens:inghimselftheordinarycomfortsofa placetosleepin.BishopGriverbears onhisownpersonaself-imposedstigmatathatmusthaveneverfora momentceasedtoharrasshim.On thesacrificesofbishops,priestsand laityofthosedaystheChurchofto. dayisrestingInourtimewealso arecalledtomakesacrifices,inorder thatthosewhocomeafterusmayreap thefruitofoursowing

1843:FoundationoftheChurchin W.A.

GovernorHuttwelcomedthemissionaries,cordiallyexpressinghisplsasureattheCatholicsbeingabletoreceivetheministrationsof-theirowareligionHegrantedthemthreeallotmentsoflandforChurch,School,and Presbytery,andpromisedaliberalsill,scriptiontothebuildingfund.The foundation-stoneoftheChurch,destinedtobetheCathedral,waslaidon the27th.ofDecember,undertheiovocationofSt..fohntheEvangelist, whosefeastwasthatdaycelebrated. Inafewhoursthesumof£160was collected,whichenabledthebuilding tobebegun.Awaitingitscompletion,Masswascelebratedinanew'y-

tingoutforWestAustraliain1845.At thecloseofabeautifulexhortation,he said:"Forgetnotthatyouarechildren ofthatgreatPatriarch,ourblessed fatherBenedict,bemindfuloftheexamplesetyoubythoseapostolicmen, ourbrethren,whoofold,notonlyconvertedtotheFaithsomanynations andpeoples,butlikewiseinstructed theminthewaysofcivilisationand theartsofculturedlife,andremember thatyouareenteringonaworkliketo theirs.Andnowgoforth,andmay theblessingoftheGodofHeavendescendonyonandontheworkv)11 haveundertaken."

1846:TheFirstMayDevotionsin Australia.

Withtheestablishmentofaschooland conventin1846inPerth,wehavethe firstsettlementoftheSistersofMaser) inAustralia.AsketchofthefirstCommunityisgivenundertheheadingof

AmallGovernmentgrantofcome acresoflandwasthematerialplaced intheCommunity'shandsforprovidingthemselveswiththenecessariesof life.Toooften,indeed,thesevery necessarieswerewanting,inspiteof theassiduouslaboursoftheself-sacrificingpioneers.Attimes,theirchoicest foodconsistedoflizardsandedible roots,whichshowedtheywereonthe brinkofstarvation.Thesamepovertywasnoticeableintheirclothing, whichwasmadeoutofroughly-dried skinsofkangaroo.Buttheseprivationsservedtoshowtheircheerfulness insufferingandthetrusttheyhadin theprotectionoftheMotherofsod.

Onmorethanoneoccasion,whenthey weresufferingthepangsofhunger, FatherSalvado,whohadabeautiful voice,cheeredandcharmedhiscompanionsbyhisprayerfulsingingofIse SalveRegina.

Thecultivationofthelandwasprimitive.Thelabourofsinkingwells, sawingtimber,bullock-driving,and ploughinghadtobedonebytheMissionariesthemselves,andthedifficulty ofobtainingimplementsandhaving themrepairedmadetheirtasksdoubly hard.Carryingtheplough-shareon hisshouldersforfiftymilestothenearestblacksmithforrepairs,andhaving tocarryitbackagainunrepaired,was trulywhatDomSalvadohimselfsmilinglytermedit''ahardexperience.' God'sblessingwasonthework,and inspiteofdifficultiesofeverykind,it wentonsteadily,tillafterafewyears thesedevotedmonksmadethewildernessblossom,andtransformedthedesertintoaself-supportingMission.

Dr.SalvadodiedatRomeonthe 29th.December,1900.Hehadlabouredoverfiftyyearsinhisself-sacrificing Mission,andinhislatteryearshadtile happinessofseeingthemarvelsGod's gracehaddoneinthesoulsofthosefor whomhehadlaboured.Hehadformedaprosperouscommunityofnatives, allenjoyingdowneventothefourth generation,thegreatblessingsofChristianity.Hissacredremainswere broughtbacktoNewNorciatothe intensejoyofhisspiritualchildren, amongwhomhehadlabouredduring thegreaterpartofhiswonderfullife,as wellasofthewholepopulationcf WesternAustralii.Theinscriptionon histombintheparishchurchtestifies tothelustreshedontheCatholic Churchbythewayhelaboured-toimplantreligionintheheartsofthe aboriginesinthefaceofinnumerable andalmostinsuperableobstacles.

Formanyyearsafteritsestablishment,in1829,thewholemissionofthe SwanRiver,Settlement,asitwas thencalled,waspracticallyinthe handsoftheWesleyanMethodists.

ThefirstIrishCatholicinW.A.was Mr.Thos.Mooney.HewithhisfamilywasstationedatAlbanymany yearsbeforeitwasvisitedbyapriest. Hewasstillinthelandofthelivingin thelatenineties.

Nothingcouldexceedthedesolation ofthesettlementinthoseearlydays. Mr.MooneyusedrelatethathewasaccustomedonSundaystoclimbtothe summitofMt.Clarencerecitingthe Rosaryandsheddingbittertearsat thethoughtthattherewasnotapriest, oraltar,orHolySacrificewithina thousandmilesofhim;andturningtowardsthewest,hewouldunitein spiritwithhisdistantcountrymenand prayferventlytoGodthathemight notbeleftalwaysinsuchdesolation. Hisprayerwasanswered.

pomeCatholicsresidinginPerthaddfessedalettertoDr.Ullathorne,prayinghimtosendsomemissionariesto relievethespiritualwantsoftheCatholicsettlers.Thepopulation,they said,wasrapidlyincreasing,andthe Catholicswerenumerous,butowing totheirspiritualdesolationwerebeing mergedinoneorotheroftheProtestantsects.Thiswasin1842.

In1843,Rev.JohnBradywasappointedVicar-General,withfullpowers of.admististeringtothefaithful throughodtthewholeWesterndistrict.

OnNovember4th,1843,helandedat Albany.Hewaswelcomedwithunboundeddelight,butcouldremainonly afewdays,beinganxioustohastenonwardstotheSwanRiver.HolyMass, however,wascelebratedthreetirnesonceinachapelformedbynaturebetweenlargeboldersformingacruciformarea.Remindsoneofthedays oftheCatacombs.Thisnaturalsanctuary,underthecanopyofheaven,is stillpointedout.

AcCompaniedbyFatherJoostens,an agedDutchpriest,whomanyvea-s beforehadservedasChaplaininthe

REV.DR.BRADY.

Perth-1845.

First

erectedstore,60feetby24,whichwas oftenfilledtooverflowing,manypersonscomingadistanceof15milesto assistattheHolySacrifice,andmars Protestantsbeingalsopresentat:Fe religiousceremonies.

Victori:Square,amongtheschools' section.TheaccountofthefirstMay devotionsinAustraliaistoldbyJ.T. Reilly,inhis"ReminiscencesofFif.y YearsinW.A."

Hissuccessor,Dr.Torres,findingthe aboriginalsdecreasinginnumber,withoutinanywayneglectingthespiritual andtemporalwelfareofthenatives, turnedtheenergiesandresourcesof theMissiontowardstheerectionof schoolsfortheeducationofchildren ofthewhitepopulation.TheConventSchoolforGirlswasgivenintothe chargeoftheSistersofSt.Josephof theSacredHeartin1908,andin1912 theMaristBrotherstookthemanagen-entoftheBoys'College.Theyare bothmagnificentandwell-equippedestablishments.

Dr.TorresdiedonOctober5,1914.

1845:FirstBishopofPerthConsecrated.

Afterspendingthreemonthsonti.e PerthMission,FatherBradvwentto Rometosolicitfundsfromthe - Society ofthePropagationoftheFaith.While inRome,theHolyFather,recogn:sng thesingulardevotionofFatherBrady, decidedtoraisethezealousmisstonars tothedignityofBishopofPerth.tie wasconsecratedBishopofPerthatthe PropagandaCollege,onMay18,1845. BishopBradyproceededtoFranceand. toIrelandseekingvolunteersforthe mission,andsucceededinenlisting sevenpriests,onesub-deacon,two Benedictinenovices,twolaybrothers. eightIrishcatechists,andsixSisters ofMercyfromSt.Leo'sConvent,Carlow.

1846:ThePioneersArrive.

SailingfromLondononthebarque "Elizabeth,"on-September16,1845,the missionarybandarrivedatFremantle onJanuary7,184b.Amongthe'Ms sionarieswereDomSalvado,O.S.B., andDomSerra,O.S.B.,whoopeneda missionfortheaboriginesfirstatSitbiaco,andlateratNewNorcia.

PopeGregoryXVI.,hinitelf'aBensdictine,receivedinspecialaudiencethe holymissioners,DomSerraandDevi Salvado,ontheoccasionoftheirset-

"ItwasthemonthofMay,andas therecouldbenodevotionsintne Church,theSistersinvitedthefewCatholicchildrentojoininthedevotions theywerehavingintheiroratory.A statueofOurLadywaserectedthese, andwiththehelpoflightsandwild flowersthealtarwasturnedintoabrilliantly-litflowergarden.TheNuns andchildrensangtheLitanytotheaccompanimentofapiano.Thechildeeo weresodelightedwiththedevotions thattheparentsbeggedtobeallowed totakepartinthemeachevening,and thecongregationincreasedsorapidly thattwoorthreemoreroomshadto beusedforprayers.Beforetheend ofthemonth,theBishop,onhisrerun toPerth;_foundtohisgreatconsolation,eat-manyyv.hobeforewerehardenedsinners,wee*nowreadytoapproachthe,Sacraments,whileseveral non:Ctholicspresentedthemselvesfor instrutientinCatholicdoctrine.Such weretehappy-fruits-sMthefirstcelebrationoftheMaydevotionsofwhich thereisanyrecordintheAustralian Church."

1846:NewNorciaMissionFounded.

InthemonthofFebruary,DomSalved°andDqmSerrasetoutfrom. Perthinsearchofa.siteforamissionarysettlement.Asmilingvalleyin theVictoriaPlains,about80miles. fromPerth,wasselected.

TheRightRev.DomAnselmCatalan,D.D.,O.S.B.,wasappointedAbbot NulliusofNewNorciaonJune30,1915. Underhiswiseguidance,NewNorcia hasprospered,sothatitnowhas19 religiouspriests,13monasticstudents, and11churchestoattendoutsidethe Monastery 1852:BishopBradyRetiresFrom Perth.

AtthetimeDr.Bradytookchargeof thediocesetheCatholicsnumbered only306.Beforelong,however,more than360EuropeanconvertswerereceivedintotheChurch.Theresources ofthediocesewerecompletelyswampedbytheever-increasingdebtsandaccumulatinginterestwhichcaused anxiety.TheBishophadhopedthat theGovernmentwouldbeartheexpenseoftheirvoyagetotheMission,as ithaddonesometimebefore.'forthe Protestantmissionaries,butthis-falt ourwasrefused.HisLordship's-own conveniencereceivednoattention,.his onlythoughtbeingtoprovidetorthe wantsofthosehehadbroughtwith himfromEurope."Fourwoodenposts thatsupportedthechurchbellwereencasedwithboards,andtheroomthus formedbecameHisLordship'sresidence.The'roombeidg.onlyfour'feet square,hecouldnotliedown,butwas obligedtosleepinhischair.Anumbrellawashisonlyprotectionfromthe' sun'sraysandfromtherain.When

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atalaterpericicrheretiedatwo-rotinedcottage,foraresidence,hekeptno servant,andthesoldiersofthelrish RegimentstationedinPerth,moved bycompassion,volunteeredtotakein turnthechargeofhiscookingand otherdomesticrequirements."

Besidesenduringthesehardshipsand theillnessbroughtonbyaninsufficient supplyoffood,HisLordshiphadto contendsingle-handedagainsttheentirelocalgovernment,everymemberof which,withtwoexceptions,wasbitterlyopposedtoCatholicity.

Withouthispertinacityincontendingagainstadversecircumstancesof themostformidablekind,theMission neverwouldhavebeenestablished.Reducedtoextremepoverty,Dr.Brady wassoweariedandworriedbythe monetarydifficultiesthatbesethim. andbythemanypastoralanximies thatareinseparablefromaiewlyfoundedMission,thathishealthof mindandbodybegantofail.HeappliedtotheHolySeeforaCoadjutor, andPropagandaappointedDr.Serra tothatpost.HisLordshipDr.Brady soughtarestorationofhishealthin France.whereheliveduntiltheMasteroftheVineyardcalledHismuchtriedservanttohiseternalrewardin 1871. 1852:BishopSerra,CoadjutorofPerth. BishopSerraactedasAdministrator ofPerthuntil1859,whenheleftthe colonynevertoreturn.VisitingRome in1854,hepetitionedtheHolySe:3to placethedioceseunderthespecial patronageoftheImmaculateConceptionandfurthermore,thatonthe FeastoftheImmaculateConception, December8th..aplenaryindulgence mighthegained1wallthefaithfulcf thedioceseontheusualconditions. TheholyFather,onApril30,1854. signedtherequest.Theoriginalof thispetitionwaslodgedinthediocesan archives.

In1855,Dr.SerrabroughtfromEuropefourFrenchSistersoftheOrder ofSt.JosephoftheApparition,to whomhegavechargeofthesciiools atFremantle.Atthesametimehe alsobroughtoutsomestudents,la BrothersofhisOrder,andmissiooaries.B'yaidofthelay-Brothers,.come ofwhomwereskilledworkmen,Pr. Serr-erectedtheepiscopalresidence, know- as"ThePalace."Itwas,at thatne.thefinestbuildinginthe city.irisLordshipalsobuiltalarge

hop"GlIver*wasaplik)intedasthesecondBishopofPerth,in1873.

J.T.ReillywritesofBishopGrive-. "Patient,piousandinspiredwitha mostardentzeal,hewasindefatigable inthedischargeofthedutiesofhis sacredoffice,andseemedinsensibleto bodilyfatigueorwearinessofmind, solongasthespiritualneedsofhis flockcalledforhiscareorthesiwrifice ofhistime.Dutywasathing3aeced inhiseyesandinthemostpithyof itsdetails,andthemosttrivialofits phasescommandedhi,sentireandabsorbedattention.Intheheartsofhis people,therecordofhisgentleness,his

churchstructuresinthediocese.In 1860,churcheswerecommencedinPremantle,GuildfordandYork.In1863, thefoundation-stoneoftheprese.itCathedralwaslaid,whichsacrededifice was,tothejoyoftheCatholics,dedicatedonthe29th.ofJanuary,1865, havingcost£4,000exclusiveoftheHigh Altar,churchfurniture,andvarious decorations.Thesiteonwhichitis builtisoneofthebestandmostprominentintheCityofPerth,andin everywayworthyofanedificeindicativeoftheimportance,position,and growingpoweroftheCatholicChurch intheState.

fromthesummitofthecross,was drawnovertheshouldersandthentied tightlyroundthewaist.

Bythisingeniousdevice,thesaintly man,likeanotherSt.Paul,mortified himselfandchastenedhisbody,and keptitinsubjectionlestwhilehe preachedtoothershehimselfmight becomeacastaway.

1887:BishopGibney,ThirdBishopof Perth. FatherGibneycametotheWest fromIrelandin1863,andresidedhere 62years.Thefirst25yearsofhis sacredministrywerespentinlaborious toilsforthegoodoftheCatholicsin andaroundPerth.Insufficientmeans ofcommunicationmadeitverydifficult totravelroundthedioceseforthepurposeofgivingthescatteredCatholic families*heconsolationsofourholy religion,butthisgoodpriestnever consideredhisownpersonalcomfort, norevenhissafety,whenhecouldrenderanyservicethosedependingonhis sacerdotalministrations.Onsomeoccasionshetravelledfrom200to150 milesonhorseback.

Theheroismofhisnaturewaswell portrayedwhen,in1881,beinginVictoriacollectingfundsfortheOrphanages,justatthetimethatthedesperatedeedsoftheKellyGangwereastonishingeverybody,hehurriedto Glenrowan,whereheheardthereWas decisivestrugglegoingon,toseet!'he couldrenderanyspiritualaidtaithe membersoftheGang,andevenenteredaburningbuildingtogivetheLast Sacramentstothepoordyingoutlaws. Thesameheroismwasevidencedin theperilousjourneysHisLordship undertookwhenestablishingtheAlagleIB'ayMission.Notonlywasheih dangerfromthesavageattacksofthe aboriginals,butthemalarialnatureof theclimateexposedhislifeto-more certaindeath.

InthecapacityofVicar-Generalto HisLordship,Dr.Griver.hewasidcntifiedwiththemanygoodworksof thatholyBishop.ThroughFather Gibney_'sinstrumentality,the_GovernmentgrantfortheCatholicSchools wasrestored,andtheGovernmentwas inducedtosupporttheCatholicOrphanages.

AfterthedeathofDr("after. 41

DR.SALVADO, OneofthefoundersofNewNorciaMissionin1846.He(tiedinRomeon December'29,1900.

PresbyteryatFremantle,andanother solidbuildingatSubiaco,whichwasat firstusedasaBenedictineMonastery, andlateronformedpartoftheorphanageconductedbytheSistersofMercy.

Dr.Serra,in1859,quittedWestAustralia,leavingtheRev.MartinGriyer AdministratoroftheDioceseinhis absence.In1862,withthesanctionof theHoly-See,theBishopresignedhis positionasCoadjutorofPerth,andnbtainedleavetowithdrawtoSpain,his nativeland:wherehelabouredstrenuouslytillhisdeath,ontheRth.Septcr,iber,1886. 1862:BishopGriver,Administrator Apostolic.

WhenBishopSerraretired=rum Perthin1859,theRev..MartinGriver wasappointedAdministratorofthe diocese.In1862BishopSerrapetition. edRometoresignasCoadjutorBishop ofPerth,and'theHolySeegrantedhis request.FatherGiverwasthenappointedBishopofTloaandA.(1,;'istratorApostolicofPerth.Bishop BradydiedinFrancein1871.andHis.

meekness,hisuntiringspiritof andprayer,iswritteninliving age,totheforceofwhichWCC,,1,1(1 notaddbyanyeffortofourpen.Ile livedforhispeople,andhe amongstthem.Hislifewasanopen book,inthepagesofwhichcouldhe readtheevidenceofhismeritsandleis worth.Tisaythathehadnota,ingleill-wisheramongstthemanyin. dividualssubjecttohisspiritualrule wouldbe.whilstsayingthetruth,to saywhatwouldfurnishbutani.-,anequateideaoftheholdhehadiipin theaffectionsofhisflock.In heartBishopGriverhadanundisputel place,norwasthereonewhichdidrvi: admithisclaimuponitsaffectionand respect."

Writingononeoccasiontothe etyofthePropagationoftheFaith.His Lordshipgaveanexampleofthedititcultiesthatbesetamissionaryin'nose daysinWesternAustralia. Inthe monthofAugustthatyear,ooeofh's priests,stationed250milestotheii ofPerth,wassummonedtobaptisea child130milesfarthernorth.lie haltedathislittleChurchofOur Lady,55milesfromhisresidence,and thencestartedonhorsebackacrossa desert,carryingwithhimvestments andalltherequisitesforHolyMass Hebaptisedthechild.heardcoMei-sionsAndsaidMass;hewashackin OurLady'sChurchonSaturdayeveo. ing.Thereamessengersummoned himtoattendasickperson35milesin asoutherlydirection.OnSunday, aftercelebratingMass,heproceededto administertheSacramentstothis person.Thenhehadtoundertake anotherjourneyof90milestobaptise twochildren.Hewasbackaga'nat OurLady'sChurchonFridaytowend totheimmediatewantsofthedistrict. AsAdministratoroftheDiocese.Dr Griverwasazealouschurchbuitckr. At.thistime"a-diminutiveshanty frailconstructionandinsignificant.1) pearance"wasthetemporaryCathedral.Aroominthecottageoccorned bytheSisterswasusedforthecebbrationofparochialMassonSundaysin Fremantle.Threesmalloratoriesat Bunbury,Dardannp.andToolivay completedthelistoftheparochial

ThetathedralwasbuiltbytheIkea,het,iteFathersandBrothers,whoat thattimeresidedinSubiaco.They lefttheirmonasteryat4am.andlabouredatthebuildinguntildark.Catholiclaymenalsotookpartinthe work,consideringitanhonour,when theycou.dspatetimefromtheirordinaryavocations,tocarrybricks,mix mortar.aridhelpineverywaypossiblethegloriousworkofraisinga templetotheAlmighty.

Thebeautifulmarblealtar(thegift ofFrancesII.,atthattimekingof NaplesandSicily)isoneofthemarkedandpleasingfeaturesoftheinterior.

Dr.GrivettookpartinthePlenary CouncilofAustralasiain1885,buthe wasthensinkingundertheluirdenof Yearsandinfirmities.Athisreouest apetitionfortheappointment;:fa CoadjutorLishopwasforwardedtothe HolySee.ThechoicefellontheRev. MatthewGibney,Vicar-Generalofthe Diocese,butbeforethebriefsofhis appointmentwerereceived,14.Griver wassummonedtohisreward.Onthe FeastofAllSaints.1st.ofNovember, 1886.TiisLordshipcelebratedPontifical HighMassintheCathedral,andinthe eveningassistedatBenedictionofthe MostHolySacrament.Immediately afterwards,hebecamesuddenlyweak, andinthreehourshissaintlylifewas closedbyamostholydeath. ThisholyBishophadbeen,all throughhislife,remarkableforhisausterities.Inthisrerivalledthemedievalanchorites.Histhoughtswere constantlyfixedonGod,andheoften snentthewholedayinprayerbefore theBlessedSacrament,regardlessof hisbodilyneeds.Whenhisremains werebeingpreparedforburial,great wasthesurpriseofthoseengagedin theworktofindfixedtohisbackand partlyembeddedinit.athickwooden crossaboutafootinlength,from whichfiveironspikespenetratedinto theflesh.Thisinstrumentoftorture musthavebeenhiscompanionror manyyt-irs.forthefleshwashealed aroundthewounds,andtheskinheneaththecrosshadbecomehard-awl dry.Thecrosswasapparentlykept inposition.notonlybythespikes,but also-byaknottedcordwhichstarted

RIGHT.REV.DR.MATTHEW GIBNEY, ThirdBishopofPerth.Consecrated 1S87;died,June21,1925.

January.1887,Dr.GibneywasconsecratedBishop,thusenteringinaperiod ofhislifeduringwhichherenderedincalculableservicestotheChoreain WesternAustralia.

Inconsequenceofthegoldrushin theearlynineties,hefoundedchurches, schoolsandhospitalsinKalgoorlieand Coolgardietoprovideforthewants ofthethousandsofCatholicswhoflockedtothoseparts.

TheGeraldtonDiocesewasalso founded,andtheOrdersoftheRedemptoristFathersandOblatesof MaryImmaculate,aswellasseveral' OrdersofNunswerebroughttothis Missionfield.

Thefollowingstatisticswillgivethe bestideaoftheworkdoneby zealousPrelate:In1887theDiocese hadoneBishop,12clergy,one'Cathedral,12churches,11primaryschools.

RIGHTREV.DR.GRIVER.

ConsecratedSecondBishopofPerth,1873.

Saturday,December14,1929. THERECORD.

63nuns,-twoorphanages,threesuper- iorschools.and1,400childrenattendingtheinstitutions.

WhenDr.Gibneyretiredfromoffic.e in1910,therewerethreeDioceses,arid inthatofPerthalonetherewere23 districts,31churches,onecollege,21 superiorschools,43primaryschools, twoorphanages,tworeformatories,one Magdalenasylum,twohospitals,one Monastery,and6,880childrenattendingCatholicschools.Hewasalsoinstrumentalinhaving46priestseducatedandbroughttotheDiocese. ExtractsFromBishopGibney'sDiary. Thefollowingareextractstaken fromDr.Gibney'sdiary:- 1870.-June:AppointedAdministrator(luringBishopGriver'svisitto Rnmc.

1871.--AppointedV.G.Securedfrom GovernmentAssistedSchools'Act.

1872.-EstablishmentofBoys'Orphanage.

1872-1878.-Ministeringtooutlying districts,wheretherewerenoclergy, includingAlbany.Collectingand solicitingonbehalfoforphans.Poisonedthreetimesduringthesetravels. 1874.-Established"W.A.Record."

11378.-InterestedmyselfonthenativequestionandvisitedNorth-West. 1878-Controversyonnativeclues. tion.

1879-1880.--VisitedEastcollectingfor Orphanage.Kellygangoccurrence.

18.81-Securedincreaseof4d.per diempercapitaforOrphanages. .1ecompaniedBishopGrivert. PlenaryCouncilheldinSydney,and wasproposedasCoadjutorwithright ofsuccession.

1886-November1:DeathofBishop GriverReceivedBullsofappointmentasCoadjutor.

1887January23:ConsecratedPushopbyCardinalMoran.assistedby ArchbishopReynoldsandDr.Salvado.

18147--WholeofW.A.underjuriAi-tion 1887-TookimmediatestepsonCatholic.Education.Tookstepstohart clergyeducatedforPerthDiocese. 1888- ySecurednativeland grants.

1890.VisitedBeagleBayandestablishedMissionunderTrappists. 1890.-Publiccontroversyreill-treatmentofnatives.

1894.--GolddiscoveredinCoolgardie. anddifficultyofministeringtothe movingpopulation, 1895-FeverepidemicinCoolgardie, andestablishmentofSistersofSt. JohnofGodatc,iiilgardieandPerta. 1894ChristianBrothersestablished 1894OblateFathersbroughtt,, WA 189:8GlendaloughIndustrialSchool forBoys.

1899Redemptoristsestablishedin Perth 1900PalatineFatherstakeover hoagieBayMission.Mysecondvisit t,,BeagleI1ay. 1902HorneofGoodShepherdestablished.

19(S.-Girls'Reformatoryestablished. 1910--Myresignation. DeathofBishopGibney.

OnJune21,1925,BishopGibneydied athisresidenceinNorthPerth,inthe 10th.yearofhisage.ASolemnRequiemwascelebratedbyHisGracethe Archbishop.whoalsopreachedthe panegyric.AtthelateBishop'srequest,hewasburiedintheSanctuary besideBishopGriyer.Concludinghis eloquenttribute,HisGracesaid:"As welookourlastonthebierthaten-

casesPerth'sgreatestBishop,awl:t illustriouscitizenof\VestAustralia,we instinctively thathissoulsalreadyoneofthosetowhomthe ofSt.Johnmosttrulyapply'Blessed arethedeadwhodieintheLord. R.I.P.

1911:TheFirstArchbishopofPerth.

Thestoryofthecomingofthe1(e- demptoriststoPerth,in1899,whipliis givenelsewhereinthisissue,recallsthe nameofFatherClune,C.SS.R..asone ofthatsmallmissionaryhand.lie remainedinthe\Vestuntil1904,when hewasappointedRectorofWelline (Ai NewZealand,a-hereheremaineduntil 1909. Inthatyearhereturnedto Perthtothegreatjoyofpriestsand people.Greaterwasthatjoywhenhe waschosentosucceedBishopGibts.y. HewasconsecratedbyCardinalMoran onMarch17,1911.Theearly ofhisepiscopacywerespent"asakeggar"movingaroundhisvastterrit)-y appealingtohisflockincity,townand countrytoassisthiminreducingthe crushingdebtthatlaysoheavily'tpnn hisshoulders.OnMay1,1911,the centraldebtthathehadtoassume

reachedthestaggeringtotalof1,120,612 13s8d.Thattheresponseofthepeoplea-asgenerousisapparentfromthe factthatonApril30,1922,£110,3647s 6dhadbeenpaidoffthatcentraldebt of1911.

Inthe18fruitfulyearsofhis-iiscopacy,manygreatthingshavebeen cloneforthegloryofGodintheArchdiocese.We-eamonumenttohisname soughtfor,thenlookaroundandsee theworksofhishands.Surely,His Gracemayapplytothefar-seeingguidance,thestimulatingencouragement, andtherareleadershipofhisepiscopal reign,thewordsofHoraceinhisOdes: "Nonomnismoriar."Trulyitwillbe writtenofHisGrace,thataslongas theCatholicInstitutionsoftheArchdioceserestontheirhills,beacon-lights formantofollow,sowillthewordsbe inscribedonhisepntaph:"Ishallnot altogetherdie."Thecharitableinstitutionsthatadornthesuburbsof Pertharemonumentsmorelasting thanbronze.TheoutpostsofFaith thatchecktheinroadsofthepowersof darknessincountrydistricts,speakin eloquenttonguesofthecareandsolici-

tudeofthePastorfurthescattered membersofhisflock.Themissionary zealthatmadethenameofaRedernptoristFatherresoundthroughoutthe oldworldandthenew,didnotlessen whentheChurchrecognisedthatzeal byadorningthemissionarywiththe sacredPalliumoftheArchbishop's office.ItisrelatedbyDr.Battye,in hisCyclopediaofWesternAustralia, thatmanysturdyIrishexiles"bearing theburdenofthedayandtheheats thereof,"andcarryingtheirswagsoutback,nowattributetheirspiritual-..esurrectiontothevisitsofFatherClone, theRedemptoristmissionary,who broughtthemtheconsolationsoftheir religion,gatheringthemforMassand theSacramentsinplaceswhereMass wasseldom,ornever,celebratedbefore. Themitrehasreplacedthebiretta,the pectoralcrosshangswheretheLissionarycrucifixoncehung,thepurple cinctureremainswheretheleatherngir dieteas,butthemissionaryzealhas beenbutquickenedintoawiderand morepervasiveapostolate.ThelovingcareofourdevotedPastoris ineveryinstitutionthatcatersfor God'spoorandneedyones.Someare peculiarlyhisownconcern.In1914 HisGraceestablishedtheFoundling Home,wherethebabemightreceive themotherlycareoftheSistersof Mercy:thencametheLittleSistersof thePoorathisrequesttotendoldagc atthesunsetoflife:andto-daythe fatherlysolicitudehasoncemore Insightopportunityforitsmini0.:rations,andCastledare,thetraining schoolforsub-normalboys,thepioneer institutioninCatholicAustralasia, standsonthebanksoftheCanning Riveranenduringmemorialtohis faithinprovidenceandzealforO.e leastofGod'schildren.Wepassover thetalentthathassosignallyem:-)ellishedtheepiscopacyofHisGrace. Thegolden-tonguedoratorofthe GoldenWesthasnopeeramonghis episcopalbrethrenundertheSouthern Cross.Thefertilemind,therichvein ofpoeticimaginationthatbearsthe thoughtsofthespeakeralongpassages ofenchantingbeauty,untiltheorator soarsuntotheheightsofrareel,,quence,thatcompelsattentionandru%ves theheartsofhishearers,thatgiftattractsthemorewhenexpressedina voicethatrunsupanddownchords likethefingersofaharpist.andwins itsaudiencebythebeautyofitsTritiF:,'. Onpublicoccasions,whenthespeakers oftheStateassembletodohonourco someevent,then,werealisethemeaningofthewordoratory.Onevery occasionthatHisGracehasspok?iton platformoratbanquettable,wel,atte growninpublicesteemanduniversal appreciation.Thatgloriousvoicesilencesbyitswealthofideaandchatm thetonguesthatstammerandstuttet aroundit.

ThecrowningworkofHisGraceis nowarisingonthehestsiteinPerth-thenewCathedralthatgrowsslowly butbeautifullybeforeus.Itishis ambitiontoexpressinstonetheFaith ofthepeopleoftheWestinaCathedralthatwillsurpasseveryotherheedinginthecity.Withinandwithout, theperfecttaste,theaestheticsense andthegeneroushandofHisGrave, maybetracedinthenewCathedral.

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O.M.I.

TheOblatesofMaryImmaculate,at firstabodyofpriestsknownas"The MissionariesofProvence,"werefoundedin1816byFather(afterwardsBishop)DeMazenod,atAix,intheSouth ofFrance.Theyreceivedtheirpresent nameandcanonicalapprobationfrom PopeLeoXII.in1828.Workingfor soulsunderthebanneroftheQueenof Heaven,themembersofthisSociety duringthepastcentury,haveextendedtheirApostoliclabourstofiveContinents,andarenowrankedinthe vanguardoftheforeignmissionariesof theChurch.Amongstthevaried spheresoftheirmissionaryactivity, themostdifficult,althoughthemost consoling,istheApostolateoftheIndiantribesinNorth-WesternCanada.

Togetanideaoftheamazingheroism andthenotlessamazingsuccessofthe OblateFathersinCanada,wereferthe readertotheepicworkofFather Duchaussois,entitled"MidSnowand Ice."Inthethrillingpagesofthis interestingbook,thereisafaithful recordofthehardshipsandprivations ofhithertounknownApostlesbeyond theice-boundfrontierofManitobaand intheeverlastingArcticsnows.ConcerningthisApostolateanotedJesuit writes:"TheOblatesofMaryImmaculatehavewrittenoneofthebrightest chaptersinthehistoryofChristian missions."AndFatherFournet.ofSt. Sulpice,says."thattheOblateshave repeatedinthe19th.centurythemissionarysuccessesoftheJesuitsinthe 17th."

InWesternAustralia.

ThelateBishopGibneywasona visittoIrelandin1890.Seeingthe successoftheOblatesinconducting missionsandinthedirectionofindustrialschools,herequestedtheProvincialtosendsomemembersoftheSocietytoWesternAustraliaforthistwofoldpurpose.Inthefollowing-:.tar, FathersNicollandFradyarrivedin thisState.Afterasuccessfultour duringwhichtheygavemisisonsinall theprincipalcentres,theyreturnedto Ireland.In1894,FathersGaughran, HennesseyandRyanarrived,andwere givenchargeofFremantle,whichwas alreadygrowinginpopulationandimportance,owingtothenewharbour works.Twoyearslater,FatherP. O'ReillyandfourBrotherscameout, withaviewtostartinganindustrial school,anobjectwhichtheBishopregardedasavitalnecessityforthe neglectedCatholicchildrenofthe State.

ThroughthegenerosityofDr.Gibney,30acresborderingMonger'sLake wereallocatedforthispurpose.The foundationstoneofthenewbuilding waslaidonMarch16,1897,andon November22thefollowingyear,St. Kevin'sIndustrialSchool,Glendalough, wasofficiallyopenedbySirJohnForrest,inthepresenceoftheBishop,severalmembersofParliament,anda largeconcourseofCatholicsfrom PerthandFremantle.Thenewschool wasdesignedbyMessrs.Cavanaghand Keough,andwassupervisedthroughoutlwBrotherBoland, Built ofironr,toneconglomeratewithbrick lacings,theschoolcontainedwellventilateddr,rmitori-_,s,livingrooms,dining hall,oratory,andeverymodernconvenienceforaninstitutionofitskind.

FatherTRyan.inaspeechforthe occasion.outlinedtheobjectofthe Institution 1lereferredtotheEducationActandthelackofGovern. mentassistanceinthecaseofCatholic

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ST.PATRICK'SCHURCH,FREMANTLE. OfficiallyOpened,June3,1900.

schools.Quotingstatistics,hepointedouttowhatextenttheCatholicsof WesternAustraliaweremateriallyassistingtheGovernmentineducational matters,andwerereceivingnothingin return.BishopGibneyandSirJoan Forrestexpressedtheirdelightatthe newscheme,andwishedtheinstitution everysuccess.

Duringthe20yearsofitsexistence, St.Kevin'sIndustrialSchoolwasopen toGovernmentinspection,andtime andagainitswaspronouncedhighly efficient.Thephysicalandmoraldevelopmentoftheboyswerecateredfor byastaffofdevotedBrothers.The boysweretaughttradesandfittedfor usefulcitizenship.FatherD.O'Ryan wasthefirstdirectoroftheInstitution.

OnhistransfertoGreatBritain, FatherJ.Flynnwasputincharge.His successorwasFatherT.Hayes.

In1918,itwasdecidedinParliamentthatthe"BoardingOut"system wouldbeputinforceforneglected childrenandjuveniledelinquents,and

thatotherswouldbesenttooneofthe denominationalorphanages.Thusthe raisond'etreofindustrialschools lapsed,andGlendaloughwasclosedin 1919.

St.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle. ShortlyaftertheOblateFathershad takenchargeofFremantle,itwas foundthattheoldchurchbuiltbythe Benedictinepioneers,wasinsufficient toaccommodatethegrowingpopulationofthePort.In1898,Father Ryan,O.M.I.,undertookthebuilding ofanewchurchforpresentandfuture needs.Thenewchurchwasdesigned byMessrs.M.F.andJ.Cavanagh,and dedicatedtotheApostleoftheGael. Theofficialopeningtookplaceon June3,1900.VeryRev.FatherCox, 0.M.I.,recentlyarrivedfromIreland, sangtheHighMass"coramepiscopo." FatherHunt,C.SS.R.,preachedtheoccasionalsermon.

ThefollowingdescriptionofSt. Patrick'sChurchisgivenbyT.J.

Reillyinhis"Reminiscences":-The massivesoliditysonecessarytoimpart asolemntonetoabuilding,iscombinedwithgraceandlightnessina degreewhichitwouldbedifficult,if notimpossible,tosurpass.ThedesignisfourteenthcenturyGothicin style.ThewallsarebuiltinCottesloe andNorthFremantlestone,andthe doorways,columns,traceriedwindows andotherarchitecturalfeaturesarein Sydneyfreestone.Thecompleteddesignprovidedalargecentralnave32 feetwide,100feetlong,and50feet high.Theclerestorylightingthis,and supportingtheroofiscarriedinSydneyfreestonecolumns.Theside aislesare16feetwideand25feet high,andtheaislewindowsaretraceried.Thesanctuarywhencomplete willbe60feetdeep,30feetwide,and 50feethigh.Thetower,whichwill heoneoftheprincipalfeaturesofthe design,willbe160feethigh.The mainentranceinSydneystoneisvery handsome.Thelargeeight-lightmullionedwindow,whichfillsthewestend toaheightof50feetfromtheground, isimpressive,thetraceryespecially showingcleverdesignandfinished workmanship.Theroofisloftyand beautifullyfinished.Thewoodsused areoregonandjarrah,andthemain principalsarefilledwithdelicatetracery.Thefinishofthetriplewindows intheclerestoryandofthearcading andtraceriedwindows,allassistto makeaninterior,which,thoughsimple,isaverydignifiedandbeautiful one.Thealtarisinwhitemarble, withinlaidornamentsandpillarsof thesamematerialinvariouscolours."

Sincetheabovedescriptionwaswritten,thepinnacles,turretsandflying buttressesofthewestendhavebeen completed,givingtheentrancefrom Adelaide-streetastatelyarchitectural grandeur.Takingthechurchasitis atpresentasacriterionofjudgment, wefeelsurethatwhentheSanctuary, sacristiesandtowerarefinished,St. Patrick'sChurchwillbea"thingof beauty"-andamonumentofwhich theCatholicsofFremantlemayfeel justlyproud.

VeryRev.FatherCox,O.M.I.

FatherT.Ryan,O.M.I.,wastransferredtoSouthAfricain1900,andwas succeededbyVeryRev.FatherCox asHeadSuperiorandVicarofMissions.DuringtheregimeofFather Cox,theneatpresbytery,church,and schoolatNorthFremantlewereerected.Thisgroupofecclesiasticalbuildingsmanifestkeenforesightintheir suitabilitytothelocality.Owingto themanyfactories,storesandother commercialbuildingsintheNorthern Municipality,thispartofthePorthas notkeptpacewiththeothersuburbs asaresidentialquarter.Consequentlyitwouldhavebeenrashtoattempt alarge.churchthanthatwhichnow meetstheneedsofSt.Anne'sParish. NorthFremantlewasfreeofdebt

FATHERTOMRYAN,O.M.I.

FatherT.RyandiedatJohannesburg, :'SouthAfrica,onthe8th.ofOctober last,attheageof71years.

RIGHTREV.DR.COX,O.M.I. SuperioroftheOblates,1900,AppointedBishopoftheTransvaal,1912.

VERYREV.EUGENECALLAN, O.M.I.

AppointedSuperiorofSt.Patrick'sand VieuxofMissions,1912,insuccessionto FatherCox.FatherCallanisnow stationedinNorthWales

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whenitpassedoutoftheOblates chargein1923.

FatherCoxwasalsoresponsiblefor theschool-chapelsatEastFremantle andBeaconsfield.Thegoverningidea inthesewouldseemtoSavebeen utilitarianratherthanartistic.However,theyhaveservedtheiruseful purposenowforaquarterofacentury.Nextyearitisexpectedthat thenewchurchatB'eaconsfieldwillbe begun.Nomoreidealsitecouldbe choseninthedistrictthanthaton whichthepresentschoolnowstands, commandingasuperbviewofthecity, harbour,andIndianOcean.

FatherCoxwasappointedBishopof theTransvaalin1912.Sincehisconsecrationhehasguidedthespiritual destiniesofthatvastVicariatewith zealandprudence,andisstillactive, althoughanoctogenarian.Bishop Coxistheauthorofseveralascetical

works,andhisnameisheldinvenerationbytheclergyandlaityofWestern Australia,whoknewhimduringhis12 yearsinFremantle.

FatherCallan,0.M.I.,wasappointed SuperiorofSt.Patrick'sandVicarof Missionsin1912,insuccessionto FatherCox.DuringhisSuperiorship, thenewpresbyterywasbuiltandofficiallyopenedbyHisGraceArchbishop Clune,in1916.Thepresbytery,which isartisticandcommodious,reflects credituponthosewhowereresponsibleforitserection.In1925Father Callancompletedthepinnaclesand turretsonthewestendofthechurch. HewasrecalledtoGreatBritainin 1926owingtoill-health,andsincethen, hehasbeenstationedatColwynBay, NorthWales.

VeryRev.J.Neville, O.M.I.,succeededFatherCallanas SuperiorofSt.Patrick's. Theworkofeducationiscarriedon inFremantlebytheChristianBro-

thers,theSistersofSt.Josephofthe Apparition,andtheSistersoftheMission.Thezealandefficiencyofthese devotedBrothersandSistersneedno eulogyhere.

St.Patrick'sparishisservednormallybyfourpriests.Therearetwo flourishingSodalities-theChildrenof Mary,withamembershipof200,who meetonalternateTuesdaysforoffice and'instruction,andtheSacredHeart Sodality,whosemeetingdayisthe thirdSundayofeachmonth.The HibernianandIrishNationalForestersarewaxingstrongwithalarge membership.

TheOblateFathershavethechaplainciesoftheStatePrison,Womens Home,St.Joseph'sConvent,andthe ConventoftheSistersofNotreDame desMissions.RottnestIslandisservedduringtheholidayseasonbyaFremantlepriest.Inadditiontoparo-

chialwork,theOblateFathersoccasionallygivemissionsandretreatsin variouspartsoftheState. BesidestheO.M.I.'salreadyreferred to,thefollowingareworthyofmentionfortheirworkinWesternAustralia:FathersJ.SmytheandW.Quinlivan.R.I.P.;FathersWheeler,McCallionandJ.Casey(whoarenowstationedinGreatBritain);Fathers Hayes,AhearneandPurcell(nowengagedinmissionaryactivityinMelbourne)andFathersHaugh,Ryan andKenny,whowithFatherJ. Neville,constitutethepresentstaff. IftheOblatesofMaryhaveachieved successinW.A.,theyarefortunatein havingfruitfulsoilwhereintosowthe seedoftheGospel.FortheCatholics ofFremantleareresponsivetothe teachingsofourHolyFaith,andare remarkablefortheirgenerousco-operationandwhole-heartedzealfortheinterestsoftheChurch.

THEREDEMPTORISTSINW.A.

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PreliminaryNegotiations.

ThechroniclesoftheRedempvr':t Monastery,NorthPerth,containthe followingitemsofauthenticandinterestinginformationconcerningthet,itablishmentofaCommunityoftheRc. demptoristsinthethenDiocese,f Perth.

TheSuperioroftheCongregationin AustraliaatthetimewastheVery Rey.ThomasO'Farrell,C.SS.R..and itisfromhiscorrespondencethatwe gleanthesubstantialfactsrelatingt. thepourparlersandfinalaceeptan-.'eof the"Foundation"byRightRev.Dr. Gibney,BishopoftheDiocese.

"InthisagreementGuildfordwas mentionedastheplaceoftemporary residencefortheFathers.Thedocumentruns:'ThenewChurchandMonasterytobeginwithinfiveYearsfrom thearrivaloftheFathersinGuildford.'"

FatherO'Farrelltellsatlengthof hisvisitstotheproposedsiteatGuildford,whichheconsideredunsuitable, andofhisanxietytosecureahouse inPerthtoaccommodatethenewCommunity,themembersofwhichwere expectedtoarriveshortlyfromIreland bytheGermansteamer"Gera."He paystributeinseveralplacestothe

ecibytheOblateFathers,weallwent toPerthtoseethe whocxtencledaheartywelcometothenew atrivals.

"Thatnightthe'Gera'lel,forSydney.FathersLeoandMurraycontinuedthevoyage,whilstFatherClune wasdetainedinorderthathemight formamemberofthefirstRedemptoristCommunityintheWest.andparticularly,withaviewtohistaking partintheforthcomingmissioninthe CathedraloftheImmaculateC.'nrcepthin."

TheRedemptoristFather-,.1;1,1the peopleofWestAustralia,havegood

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teryandChurch-generouslydonated bythisgreatbenefactoroftheCongregation FirstCommunity, ThefollowingFathersandBrothers constitutedthefirstRedemptorist

CommunityatHighgateHill:

VeryRev.FatherWm.Plunkett, C.SS.R.,Superior.

Rev.PatrickClone,C.SS.R.,Consultor.

Rev.CorneliusHuntC.SS.R.,Consultor.

Rev.MartinMcDonnell,C.SS.R. BrotherPiusPorter,Sacristan. BrotherBrendan,Cook.

THOMAS C.SS.R.

FirstSuperioroftheOrder Australia. inWestern

Ilewrites: IleftMelbournebytoe Adelaides.s.boat"Wallowra,"onSeptember12,1899.boundforFremantle. toconferwithHisLordshipDr.Gi:tney regardingthefoundationofaRedemptoristMonasteryinPerth.OnSeptember22,theboatreachedFreman:ic about4a.m.,andsoonaftersixIwent totheresidenceoftheOblateFathers ofMaryImmaculate,whereIwasmost cordiallyreceived.TheBishopwas madeawareofmyarrival,andaccompaniedbyVeryRev.Father,Ryan, SuperioroftheOblateFathers,Iwent topaymyrespectstoHisLordship, whoreceivedmewiththegreatest kindness.andwelcomedmetothe Diocese.

"Inthecourseofconversation,the BishoptoldmethathehadbeenlookingforahouseforourCommunityat Guildford.

"Itshouldbementionedherethat duringhisvisit'adlimina,'in1898.His Lordshipenteredintonegotiations withtheSuperiorGeneraloftheCongregationfora'Foundation'ofthe RedemptoristsinPerth.TheagreementwassignedonDecember23.1898 byRightRev.Dr.Gibney.Bishopof Perth,andbyMostRev.FatherMatthiasRaus,SuperiorGeneralofthe Congregationofthe%St'HolyRedeemer.Thedocumentwasnresented onthefollowingdaytotheHcloiy:See bytheBishopforapprovalthroughthe SacredCongregationofthePropagationoftheFaith.

THEREDEMPTORISTMONASTERY,NORTHPERTH.

OpenedandBlessed,Sunday,September13,1903.

kindnessandhelpfuladvicetendered byVeryRev.FatherRyan,°ALI.,and byBrotherPaulNoonan,Superiorof theChristianBrothers.

Letustakeupagair,thethreadof FatherO'Farrell'snarrative:

"OnedayIsaidtotheBishop: Whatwouldyouthink,myLord,if weweretorentahouseintownuntil themissionintheCathedral,which youhavearrangedfor,isover?'The Bishopseemedquitepleasedwiththe suggestion,andsentFatherDuffwith metoHighgateHill,wheresomeofhis ownhouseswereuntenanted.I selectedtwohouses,whichTthought wouldsuit,beingnearthelittleiron church,whichisusedduringtheweek asaschoolbytheSistersofNotre DamedesMissions. Whilethesethingswerehappening inPerth,theIrishProvincialofthe Redemptorists,VeryRev.FatherBoylan,C.SS.R.,afterwardsBishopofKilmore,hadselectedasmallbandof FathersandBrotherstogotoAustraliatomeettherequirementsofthe newFoundationinWestAustralia.Accordingly,onAugust28,1899,Rev. FathersPatrickClune(ourpresentbelovedArchbishop),PatrickLeo.James Murray,andBrothersPiusClearyand IRrendanHannigan.leftTilburyDocks bytheGermanLloydboat"Gera," boundforAustralia.

FatherO'Farrell'snarativecontinues:"Onthe2nd.ofOctober,the "Gera"arrived,andafterweha:'been mos.cordiallywelcomedandentertain-

reasontoblesstheProvi(lenc::)fGod fordirectingthereturnofc-urfuture ArchbishoptoAustralia.InThehistoryofRedemptoristMissionsinAustralasia,twomenstandoutpre-eminently,byreasonoftheirmatchlessel.quenceandapostoliczeal:ratherPatrickJosephClune,C.SS.F..,thepresentArchbishopofPerth,andFather ThomasO'Farrell,C.SS.R.

ThefollowingletterfromHisLordshipputsanendtotheproposedfoundationatGuildford,andtransfersUre interestsoftheRedemptort CommunitytoHighgateHill:

"ThePalace, "Perth,WestAustralia, "January29,1900.

"VeryRev.andDearFatherO'Farrell:

''IwishyoutoinformFatherGeneralthatIthoughtitbettertokeep youatHighgateHill,asuburbof Perth,thanhaveyoutakeupyour abodeinGuildford,asarrangedat Romeontheoccasionofmyinterview withhim.Youcandoasmuchgood there,andbemoreintouchwiththe landgivenforyourMonastery,where youcanoccasionallymakelittleimprovements.Givemycomplimentsto theGeneralandhisCommunity.-Believeme,yoursfaithfullyinChrist, "-j-M.GIBNEY. "BishopofPerth."

ThelandreferredtointheBishop's letterreferstothe15acres-thepresentsiteoftheRedemptoristMonas-

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ThefirstCanonicalVisitationwas heldbyVeryRev.FatherO'Farrell, atHighgate,fromJanuary24-27,1900.

TheparishworkatHighgatewas attendedtobyFathersPlunkettand McDonnell.ThemissionaryworkdevolveduponFathersCluneandHunt.'t.

TheMonastery,Vincent-street, NorthPerth.

TheRedemptoristscontinuedat HighgateuntilSeptember13,1903, whentheytookupresidenceattheir presenthome,knownastheMonastery,NorthPerth.Thegoodwork begunbytheC.SS.R.,hasbeendevelopedwithwonderfulsuccessbythe presentP.P.ofHighgate,FatherCrowley.

InacircularofNovember1,1902, FatherHunt,thesecondSuperiorFatherPlunketthavingdiedinSeptember,1900-writes:"Thegenerous charitywehaveexperiencedfromBishop,priestsandpeoplesinceourarrivalinW.A.hasemboldenedustotake adecisivestepincommencingtobuild aportionofourChurchandMonasteryatNorthPerth,onthemagnificentsitebestoweduponusforthat purposebyHisLordshiptheBishopof theDiocese."

Theceremonyoftheopeningand blessingoftheMonasteryandChurch tookplaceonSunday,SepteMber13, 1963. TheBishoppresidedinthe Sanctuary.PontificalHighMasswas

Saturday,December14,1929.

celebratedbytheLordAbbotofNew Norcia,Dr.Torres,O.S.B.Thefollowingclergywerepresent:Father Planes,O.S.B-,FatherAloelde,O.S.B., VeryRev.FatherCox,0.M.I.,Very Rev.FatherRyan,O.M.I.,Monsignor Bburke,VeryRev.FatherKeogh.V.G., FathersMartelli,Graeber(Melbourne), Verling,Smyth,Crowley,Donagher, alsoFathersClune,O'Neill,Hunt, Lynch,andMcDermott,oftheCommunity.ThelateVen.Archdeacon SmythpreachedattheMass,andVery Rev.FatherCox,O,M.I.,attheeveningdevotions.

ThebuildingwasdesignedbyM-sssrs. M.F.andJ.C.Cavanagh,andwas erectedbyMr.W.Fairweather.

CompletionofChurch.

Nineteenyearspassedby,when,on Sunday,March26,1922,theformal openingofthecompletedchurch,with newSanctuaryandTransepts,took place.

ThelateFatherCorneliusTreace, C.SS.R.,whosenameisheldinvenerationbythepriestsandpeopleofWest Australia,beganthework.Itwas finishedduringtheRectorateofFather P.P.Murray,whoisatpresentresidentatWaratha,wherehefulfilsthe responsibleofficeofConsultortothe Provincial.

Atthesolemnceremonyabovereferredto.HighMasswascelebrated at10.30a.m.HisGracepresidedat theThrone.TheVeryRev.Dr. McMahon,M.A.,sangtheMass,and wasassistedbyFatherO'Sullivan, C.SS.R..asDeacon,andFatherTilahy. C.SS.R..atSub-Deacon.

inthe23rd.WelshFusiliersforsix years.HesawforeignserviceinCanadaandtheWestIndies.In1852, whenhewas28yearsofage,hebecame aprofessedmemberoftheCongregationoftheMostHolyRedeemer.

OnAugust31,1900,accompaniedby FatherClune,C.SS.R.,heleftFremantlebytheGermansteamer"Willehad," totakepartintheCatholicCongress atSydney,andwherehewastoread apaperon"AustralianVocationsto thePriesthood."Duringthevoyage,FatherPlunkettslipped,when ascendingthestaircase,andfellbackwardsonthedeck,Helefttheboat atAdelaide,andwentbytraintoSyd. nee.Despitetheskillofdoctorsand. Sisters,hediedatSt.Vincent'sHospital,onSunday,September9,1900 HisEminenceCardinalMoran,twelve Bishops,andover200priestsassisted attheSolemnRequieminSt.Mary's Cathedral.Duringthecourseofhis sermon,HisEminencesaid:"Father PlunkettwasanornamentofhisOrder, anornarrrenttothewholeclericalbody, andanornamenttotheChurchitself." SolemnOfficeandRequiemMasswas celebratedintheCathedralatPerth. Sixteenpriests,andagreatconcourse ofpeople,especiallyfromHighgate Hill,testifiedbytheirpresencetothe esteeminwhichFatherPlunketthad beenheld.

OnMay27,1921,therepassedaway, atSt.JohnofGod'sHospital.Subiaco, FatherEugeneO'Neill,C.SS.R.,inhis 80th.year,R.I.P.Owingtohisdelicatestateofhealth,FatherO'Neill didnottakepartinmissionarywork. But,fromhisarrivalinPerth.January 26.1961,untilhisdeathtwentyyears later,hewasaveritableCureofArs byhisdevotiontotheconfessional InOctober,1913,hecelebratedthe GoldenJubileeofhisprofession,and onthatoccasionthepriestsandpeople oftheWesttestifiedtotheiresteem forthejuhilarianbypresentinghim withapursecontaining200sovereigns. ThelateFatherLynch,ofMaylands, alsomadeapresentationonbehalfof theITibernians.

OnNovember8,1923,FatherEdmundLangley,C.SS.R.,diedatSt. John'sHospital.ThedeceasedFather hadonlyspentalittleoverayearin W.A.,butduringthatshorttime,asHis Gracesaidinhistouchingtributeat theRequiemMass,heprovedhimself "anexcellentreligious,andasplendid priest."

ThemissionattheCathedralwasfollowedbymissionsatWestPerthand Highgate,wheretheworkwascarried onbyFathersCluneandHunt.

ThefirstmissionoutsidethemetropolitanareawasgivenatJarrandaie, fromDecember10,toDecember23.

ThefirstRetreattoReligiouswas givenbyFatherPlunketttotheSisters atHighgateHill,fromDecember28 toJanuary1.NineSistersmadethe Retreat.

Thefollowingisalistofsomecf theearlymissionsinWA.;itshows theimportantandstrenuouspart takenbythepresentArchbishopinthe goodwork:

HighgateMission.-January 7-21, 1900,givenbyFathersCluneandMcDonnell.

MillburyMission..-January28-February11,1900,givenbyFathersChine andMcDonnell.Missionswerealso givenbyFatherCluneinFebruaryand March,of1900,atBusselton,Karridale, Jarrandale,Yarloop,andWaronna.

AlbanyMission.-March11-25,given byFathersCluneandHunt. BoulderCityMission.-April29-May 27,givenbyFathersCluneandHunt.

KalgoorlieMission.-June24-July22, givenbyFathersCluneandHunt.

HisGracealsogavemissionsat Guildford,Mundaring,Wagin,Lake Grace,York,Goomalling,NewNorcia, SouthernCross,MidlandJunction,Fremantle,Collie,Bridgetown,Greenhushes,Donnybrook,Menzies,Kooky. nie,Leonora,Gwalia,andmanyother places.

FatherMcDermott,C.SS.R.,accompaniedHisGraceonmanyofhismissionaryjourneys.

In1907HisGracelefttheWestand wenttoNewZealand,wherehewas appointedfirstSuperioroftheRedemptoristfoundationatWellington.

Inadditiontohismanyandsuccessfulmissionarylabours,hebuiltthe beautifulchurchinhonourofSt.aerard,onthemagnificentsiteoverlookingOrientalHay.

Inthissameyear,1907,FatherBan nunwasappointedtosucceedFather O'FarrellasVisitoroftheCongregationinAustralasia,andFatherJames MurraysucceededFatherHuntasRectoroftheMonastery.

OnDecember27,1909,HisGracereturnedto\V.A.,totakeuptheposition ofRectoroftheMonastery.

Brown,Joyce,Roche,O'Connor,andJ. Walsh.

ThepresentProvincialoftheAustralasianProvince,VeryRev.Father Walsh,wasamemberoftheNorth PerthCommunityforafewyears.The presentRectorofBallarat,VeryPev. FatherKelly,workedintheWestfor ashorttime.

OfthepresentmembersoftheCommunity,FatherMitchell,whocameto theWestfromthePhilippinesin1928, onthecompletionofhistermofoffice asRectorofOpon,previouslylaboured intheWestin1920-21.

Inadditiontotheexternalapostolic workshithertomentioned,weshould addthatonceeveryyeartheclerr.,of theArchdiocesemakeaRetreatat theMonastery.

Likewise,inthemonthofJune, about50laymenspendfromSaturday eveningtoTuesdaymorninginRetreat attheMonastery.Manyofthemhave beengoodenoughtosaythattheyenjoythisbriefspacespent'fartrona themaddingcrowd."

TheRedemptoristshavegoodreason tobegratefultoAlmightyGod,"the Giverofeverygoodgift,"fortheblessingofexcellent"vocations"totheir Order.

TwoformerpriestsoftheArchdioceseareto-daywearingtheRedemptoristhabit,andsheddinglustreupon thenametheybear.Wereferto

VeryRev.FatherRobinson,C.SSR., RectorofWellington,NewZealand,

PATRICKCLUNE,C.SS.R. consultortotheFirstCommunityof RedemptoristsinPerth.

HisGracepreachedamustbeautiful sermonontheAnnunciationofOur BlessedLadyThenamesofmany esteemedanddevotedfriendsofthe Monasteryappearamongstthe(-tlembersofthechoir:...Mrs.P.Croft(Miss I)Horrigan1.Mrs.F.McAdam,Miss McCarthy,MissKathleenTownsend, MissNI.Flynn,Mr.P.Croft.Mr.P. Roxbv,Mr.SydneySmith,Mr.F. Payne..

Attheeveningdevotions,aspecial andtellingsermonwaspreachedby RightRev.MonsignorVerling,V0..on the"UnityoftheChurch."

OnQuinquagesimaSunday,February28th.1927,theArchbishopvisited thechurchandblessedthenewaltarof OurLadyofPerpetualSuccour.His Gracealsopreached,andpaidawelldeservedtributetotheMcArdlefam,ilyfortheirgenerousbenefactionsto theChurchinW.A.ThelateMichael MeArdieleftabequestinhiswillfor -abeautifulaltarofOurLadvofPerpetualSuccourintheRedemptorist Church."Withhisusualgenerosity, heplacednolimittotheexpense.The tenderofMessrs.DayandCo.,of Perth.wa$accepted.Thealtarwasto beconstructedinItaly,accordingto theexquisitedesignpreparedbythe well-knownarchitect.Mr.EdgarHenderson.Thetotalcostofthealtarand itserectionwas£1,190,andwefeelsure that.itisas"beautiful"asMr.McArdle (R.I.P.)-couldhavewished. RIP.

Beforegivingabriefaccountofthe apostolicministryoftheRedemptorlos,letusconcludeourinternaland domestichistorybyareferencetoour departedbrethren:

FatherWilliamPlunkett,C.SSR., secondsonofthe14th.EarlofFingal, of-KilleenCastle,Co.Meath,Ireland, wasthefirstSuperioroftheRedemptoristsinWestAustralia.Asavoting man,heenteredtheArmyandserved

Thechronicles,inrecordingLhe deathsofFathersO'NeillandLangley, makesspecialmentionoftheextreme kindnessanddevotionoftheSistersof St._JohnofGod.Yes,theRedemptctristshavereasontobedeeplygrate;til tothesegoodSistersfortheirexceedinggoodnesstothem.

ThefirstRedemptoristtodieinW.A. wasthelay-Brother.DenisByrne.This sadeventtookplaceonAugust11, 1907. Hehadnotmadehisprofessionbeforehisillness,buthehadthe consolationoftakinghisVOWSonhis death-bed.

Finally,onSeptember11,1926,BrotherPiusCleary,oneofthepioneers oftheC.SS.R.intheWest,was:ound deadinhisroomattheMonastery.In hissermonattheRequiemMass,His Gracevoicedthesentimentsofpriests andpeoplewhenhereferredtoB'rorhcr Piusas"amanwhoedifiedusallby hisspiritoffaithandpiety."

OftheotherFatherswholabouredin WestAustralia,manyrestinother lands,or,inotherpartsofAustralasia FatherO'Farrellliesinthecemetery attachedto'theMonasteryatEsker, Athenry,Ireland.Byhissiderests FatherHenryO'Donnell,formerlyRectoroftheMonasteryatNorthPerch. FatherJamesHegartyisburiedinBelfast.andFatherWm.Cagneyhasjust latelybeenlaidtorestinthevaults beneaththeChurchofSt.Alphomus atLimerick.FatherMarkMcGrath isburiedatKarori,Wellington,N.Z.: FathersMangan,McDonnelland. TreacyawaittheResurrectioninthe RedemptoristplotintheBallarat Cemetery.

Wefeelsurethatmanydevoted friendsintheWestwillre-echoour prayerthattheirsoulsmayrestin peace.

ApostolicWorks.

Thefirstapostolicworkofshe C.SS.R.inWestAustraliawasthegivingofamissionintheCathedralof theImmaculateConception,Perth.File workbeganonSunday,October8,1899, andwasconcludedonNovember5.The Fatherstakingpartinthemission were:VeryRev.FatherO'Farrell. Superior,andFathersCluneandHunt. Twenty-twoconvertswerereceised duringthemission,and400womenand 200menjoinedtheSacredHeartConfraternity.

Fromthistime,untilhisappointmentasBishop,hegavemissionsat Fremantle,Beverley,Dingell}-.Subiaro, andGreenbushes.

OnMay20,1910.HisGracepreached hispanegyriconthelateKingEdwardVII.Itwasreferredtooy thePressofAustraliaas"amasterpieceofexquisitedictionandfinished oratory."

UndertheheadingofJune29,'he chroniclerwrites:"VeryRev.Father Rector(Clune)preachesontheoccasionoftheinstallationoftheneworganattheCathedral.

Thenexteventofimportance-an eventwhichopensupanewchapter inthehistoryoftheChurchinW.A.--isthusrecordedbyFatherCagney,the chroniclerofthetime:"leatherRenqor ((lune)leftbymorningtrainforNew Norcia,toconductRetreatfor Jo-;ephiteSisters.CablefromCardieal Gotti,announcing,'Chineelected,'receivedinthemorningbyFatherVerling,Mm.oftheDiocese.TheBk. hop-electreachedtheMogumberstation,wherehereceivedthefirstntimationofhisappointment.Itwasa dayofcongratulations,andofdeep regretforus."

HisGracewassucceededbyFather H.O'DonnellasRectoroftheMonasters',whichpositionheretainedanti) March.1914,whenhelefttotakepart inthedifficult,butglorious.workin thePhilippines.

Hissuccessor,FatherJohnCreagh, iswellandaffectionatelyremembered intheWest,byreasonofhisgenial personalityandzealousapostolate.

AgreatmarkofconfidencewasplacedonFatherCreaghbythefactthat hewasappointedbytheHolySeeto actasVicar-ApostolicinKimberley. Thisappointmentaroseoutofadelicatesituationcreatedbythewar,and fornineYearsFatherCreaghrealivssrf tothefullthetrustreposedinhim.

FathersMarkMcGrath,Cornelius Treacv,andP.P.Murraydischarserl theofficeofSuperiorattheMonastery until1923,whenFatherHanniganwas appointedRector.

BesidestheFathersmentioneclinthe foregoingaccount,thenamesofmany othersarewellremembered:Father's Campbell,Lynch,Grogan.Packer,Mageean,DeCourcey.Duffy.O'Sullivan,

FATHEREUGENEO'NEILL,C.SS.R

Whofortwentyyearswasanother Cure-ofArs,byhisdevotiontothe Confessional.Hediedin1921,inhis 80th.year.

anclRev.FatherP.Is'rennan,C.SS.R., whoislabouringwithcharacteristic zealinthePhilippineIslands.

Moreover,attheRedemptorist HouseofStudies,PennantHills,Syd- ic,therearefourprofessedstudents, s,,sofdevotedCatholicsofWestAustralia:Rev.Bros.Dunphy,Kelly,Wallace,andO'Neill.

Lookingbackover3f.1years,theRedemptoristsarefilledwithsincereand abidinggratitudetotheirmanydevotedfriendsintheWest-priests,nuns, Brothers,andpeople.

IfthereisaRedemptoristMonasteryinPerthto-day,thatfactisdue, tinnierGod,tothekindnessofthelate Dr.Gibneyandthegenerosityofthe manyfriendsoftheC.SS.R.

Wethereforetakethisopportunity ofthankingtheclergyofPerthand Geraldton,the,OblateFathers,the LordAbbotofNewNorciaandhis Community.thevariousOrdersof NunsinPerthandGeraldton,the ChristianBrothersandtheMaristBrothers,fortheirexceedingkindnessto usthroughouttheyears.

Bitt.ahoveall,wetenderourmost sinceregratitudetoHisGraceshe Archbishop,forallthathehasdoneas amissionarytowinfortheCongregationthroughoutAustraliatheesteem ofBishops,priests,andpeople.

WebegtoassureHisGraceofour respect,loyaltyandthankfulnessfor allthathehasbeentotheRedenrotcnistCommunityasconfrere,andas ArchtiigitcpofPerth.

REV.

OUlkCATHOLICSCHOOLSINTHEWEST

WHATDOCATHOLICSWANT?

ATRIBUTETOOURTEACHERS

CBS,REV.J.T.McMAHON,

TheInjusticetoOurSchools.

Dr.Griverendeavouredtoprovide suitableschoolsfortheCatholicchildren,aneffortwhichwasrendered harderbythewithdrawalofthesmall Governmentsubsidyinconsequenceof adisagreementbetweenhispredecessor,Dr.Serra,andtheGovernor.It wasatthistimethattheeducational campaigninsupportoftheclaimsof theCatholicbodywascarriedonwith greatvigour.TheCatholicswere neversatisfiedwiththesystemofeducationintroducedin1856,andfrequent petitionsweremadetotheGovernmentandtheEducationalCouncilaskingforaseparategrantofpublic moneyforthesupportofCatholic scheeleAsaresultofmuchagitationandperseveranceundernumerous

tionforservicesrenderedbyquoting thisbequestintatstatesmanship,but acheappoliticalsubterfuge.

InotherpartsoftheBritishEmpire thedenominationalschoolsreceive Statesupport.AustralialookstoEnglandastheMotherlandisallthings, whynotfollowherexampleinthematterofdenominationalschools?It mattersnotwhatGovernmentisin power,NationalistorLabour,theCatholicclaimsineducationareignored; thesplendidservicesrenderedbyour noblebandofreligiousteachersareunrequited.Theyaloneamongbodies ofconscientiousworkersaredeemedto beunworthyofreward.Andwhatis thereasonforthisofficialcallousness?

Isittheinefficiencyofourschools,or ofoureducationalsystem?No.Our schoolsareregularlyandmeticulously examinedbytheStateinspectorsand

taketheshapeofacapitationgrant basedonseculareducationalresults,as attestedbyStateinspectors,orpaymentsofteachers'salaries,oranyother equitablearrangement.Catholicsdo notask,andhaveneverasked,foras muchasabronzepennyfromthepocketsofnon-CatholicsforCatholic schools;buttheystronglyfeelthat theyareentitled(asisthepracticein theProvincesofOntarioandQuebec) toafairequivalentofwhattheythemselvesannuallycontributetotheupkeepoftheStatesystem,andforwhich theygetbutlittlereturn.Catholics donotask,andhaveneverasked,for somuchasapennypieceofStatecontributiontowardsthecostofreligious instructionandtrainingimpartedin theirschools.Catholicsonlyaskthat theState-certifiedStateworkofeducation.whichtheydoaccordingtoState

psychology.Toleavereligiousinfluenceoutofeducationistodesiccate it."Thatisexactlyourcaseforeducationbasedonreligion.Religionis nota"subject";itisnotan"extra"; itisnotan"appendage";itisnota halfhour's"lesson"daily.No.Religionispresentinourschoolsasthe centralandunifyingelementofall teaching.Areligiouseducationisthe idealweseek.Thatisforusafirst principle.AnothergreatnameinEng- landisDr.CyrilNorwood,headmaster ofHarrow,whoseremarkablebook, "TheEnglishTraditioninEducation," waspublishedlastmonth.Tohim characterismoreimportantthanintellect,andcharactermustrestuponre ligionasitsmainfoundation.

Whyisthemuralelementdominant?

Becauseitismoreimportantinthe conductoflife."Educatemenwithoutreligion,"theDukeofWellington isreportedtohavesaid,"andyoumake themcleverdevils.""Menofcharacteraretheconscienceofthesociety towhichtheybelong,"Emersonhas wellsaid.Mycontentionisthatlife provesthatcharacterdependsonreligion.Charactermaybedefinedas "lifedominatedbyprinciples,"Much dependsonthoseprinciples.The manofcharacterisnottheplaything ofeverywindoffancythatblows,he isnotthecreatureofimpulses,northe victimofcircumstances.Principles arethemotivepowerofactionandof life.Characteristheflowerprinciplesaretheroots,andtheflowercannotlivewhenseveredfromtheroots. Charactermustheplanteddeepdown inthesoilofreligion:itmustbewateredbythefertilisingshowersofGod's grace:itmusthetrainedtoclimbon theuprightsofChristianprinciples, untilitreache,itidealofaChrist-like 111(1(11r

Theseti.ewersblossominthereligio.s school.Howcantheyblossominthe secularschool'

AHeroicChapter.

ARE,PERTILESTABLISHED1924. twighttitentGothicchapeli,iiiouhtedlythehnestintheState,andisgreatlyadmiredbyallwhovisitit.

difficulties.theCatholicsultimately gainedavictory,astestifiedbythe passingoftheElementaryEducation Actin1871,duringGovernorWeld's termofoffice.ThisBillwasadmirablysuitedtotherequirementsofa miedcommunity,andremainedin funefornearlyaquarterofacentury, nut.eventually,wasrepealedin1895.A veryinadequatesumofmoneywas givenincompensationforthelosssustainedbytheCatholics.Sincethen, theyhaveappealedinvainforanEducationActsimilar,ascircumstances willpermit.totheEnglishEducation Act,whichsosuccessfullymeetsthe educationaldifficultieswhichalways presentthemselvesinamixedcommunity

WhenBishopGibneyaccepted £15,G00ascompensationforthewithdrawaloftheeducationgranttoCatholicschools,whatwerehisintentions? DidHisLordshipintendthatthispaltrysumwastorepayforalltimethe servicesofCatholicschoolstothe State? Icertainlydoubtit.To-day wesavethecitizensofW.A.over £100,000perannum,bybuilding,equipping,staffing,andmaintainingourown schools.Surelynorationalbeingcan arguethatthesumgrantedin1895, whichwouldnotbeconsidereda"dacentluck-penny"insuchabargainin theoldland,repaysforalltimethe debtwhichtheStateowesandcontinuestoowetoCatholicschools.To banishourappealforfinancialrecogni-

theirofficialreportstestifytothesplendidefficiencyofourschools.Whatis thereasonthen?Itisbecause,through oursplendidlyequippedCatholiceducationalsystem,wearespreadingand keepingalivearightknowledgeofGod throughtheland.Thatwhichisthe basisofalltruemorality,andthe greatestbulwarkagainstcrime,isthe verythingthatinAustraliadisentitles us,anddebarsourteachers.fromgettinganyreward.

WhatDoCatholicsWantFromthe State?

\\'easktheGovernmentofW.A.to followtheexampleofothercountries withintheBritishEmpire.Australia claimsabigplaceinthatEmpire,but whydoesshesingleherselfoutfrom thatUnioninvictimisingasectionof hercitizensbecauseoftheirreligion; convictions?England,Scotland,Wales. Irelandgrantfullfinancialequalityto CatholicSchools.QuebecandOntario,inCanada,areequally_generous. TheUnionParliamentofSouthAfrica grantsequalsalariestoallqualified teachers.ButtheGovernmentofW.A. actsdifferently.Lutheran11,:lland givesfinancialrecognitiontoCatholic Schools,butthefair-mindedAtctralian isnotmovedbythisexample.

WhatFinancialAssistancedoCatholics Demand?

Catholicswillacceptanyfaira:-....anzementofschoolfinance.Thismight

spet.ificationsandStaterequirements, shouldbeproperlyrecognisedandpaid forbytheState.Andthatpointof viewhasneveryetbeensuccessfullyassailedonanyeducationalgroundor principleofjustice

ProfessorAdamssaffi,duringanintervievtgrantedtome,duringhisvisit toPerth,onNovember24,1924:"I cannotseewhytheGovernmentdoes notgiveyoufinancialrecognitionfor whatyouaredoinginsecularwork :icconlingtoitsstandardsandtinder itsInspectors."

WhatDoCatholicSchoolsStandFor?

Inansweringthequestion:Whatis Education?-allthegreatnamesfrom Platodowntoto-day,ageeeinputting moralbeforeintellectualinthetrainingofyouth.ToHerbart,thefather ofGermanpedagogy,educationis moralculture,"ToKant,philosopher, educationis"theformationofmoral charactet."Andsooncouldwe quotefromthepagesofhistory.Names oflivingeducationalists.whoarenot Catholics,mayreceiveabetterhearing onthismatter.EducationalEngland considersSirMichaelSadleragiant amongschoolmasters.Addressingthe Teachers'GuildinEngland,SirMichael said:"Theideathateducationisa fagotofsubjectstiedtogetherwith birch-twigs,outofwhichyoucanpull thestickcalled'religion,'withoutany seriouslossofkindlingforthefire,is aninterestinghitofpre-biological

Themostheroicchapterinthestory oftheCatholicChurchinAustraliais thatwhichopensthedoorsofourCa tholicschoolsandintroducesustothe vanguardoftheChurchinthisland. Menandwomenhaveleftallandhiddentheirtalentsfromtheworldthat theymayservethecauseofCatholic education.Beneaththatreligious habitthereliesabilityandqualitythat wouldhavewonfameandwealthin theworld.TheChurchiswhatitis becauucofthosebuildersforGod.The Churchwillbewhattheschoolsmake ofit.Itisthedeskthatfillsour pews,anditisthedeskthatwillcontinuetodoso.Withoutourschools therewouldbelittleneedofbuilding newchurchesorenlargingoldones. Lookinghackoverthepastnineyears duringwhichIhavehadchargeofthe schoolsintheArchdiocese.Icansay withsinceritythatitwouldnotbepossibletofindanywhereabodyofCatholicteachersmoredevotedtotheir sublimeandresponsiblevocationthan thoseintheCatholicSchoolsofW.A. TherecordofthepastyearsisanussuranceofgreaterthingsforHissake inthefuture.TheCatholicSchoolis norglory,becauseitstandsthereasa livingwitnesstoourFaith,awitness thathearseloquenttestimonytoour sincerity,becausenoonecanpassit bywithoutrealisingthepriceweare willingtopayforit.Athingisworth whatitcosts.Surelythatwhichcoats ussomuchisworthmuch,andnever foramomentcanwethinkof.parting withthatheritagethatourfathers handeddowntous.

WhetherState-aidisgrantedorwith. heldintheyearstocome,wemust standloyaltotheflagofChristwhich everyCatholicSchooltypifies.Sacrificeswillhedemandedofus,but greateroneswereaskedfromour7orbears.Letusmakethemgenerously andcheerfully,andourpetitionswill ariseamidthecurline,smokeofthose sacrificesandmeritforus,Bishop, Priests,Brothers,Nuns,parentsAnd children,therewardthatispromised tothosewhoinstructothersuntojustice.

Note:Weaddasketchofthevarious religiouscommunitiesthathavelaboured.andcontinvetolabour,forthe 'doryofC,..1:LodthesalvationofmenkindinourseheelsinW.A.

11.11'El.ttITHEIMMACULATEcONCEPTIONVICTORIASQL

CONVENT

ThesmallbeginningofCatherine McAuley'scommunityatBaggottstreet,Dublin,hasproveditselfthe mustard-seedoftheParable,forfrom thisunostentatiousoriginhassprung themightytreethathassentitsbranchesintoeverypartoftheEnglishspeakingworld.

In1845,Dr.Brady,firstBishopof Perth,calledattheparent-house,Dublin,tosolicitafewnunsforhisdistantmission,Australiawasthena tterrrrible" intheEmpire, thinlypopulatedwithconvicts,-ticketf-le:avemen,andaborigines;.uld twentythousandmilesofoceanlaybetweenitandtheDublinConvent.The daughtersofCatherineMcAulay,however,werenottobedauntedbyIstanceorhardshipwhenitwasaquestionofextendingtheKingdomof Christ.

InSeptember.1845,inthegoodship "Elizabeth"theresetsailforWestern Australia,MotherM.UrsulaFrayne,accompaniedbySistersM.Catherine Gogarty,XavierDillon,andthreenovices--SistersM.IgnatiaDolvhile, AloysiusKelly,andBaptistO'Donnell.

Aneventfulvoyageoffourmonths broughtthem,inJanuary,1846,within sightoftheirnewhome.Cheerless, indeed,wastheprospect-thelow coastscoveredwiththicketsto'he water'sedge,andinthedistanceFremantle,thenacollectionofmiserable cottages.Therewasneitherjettyarm landingplace,andtheSistersstepped ashoreonahastilyconstructedbank ofseaweed.AlltheEuropeansofthe placecametowitnessthelandingof thenuns,whohadcomesofartoministertothem,theaboriginalelement beingrepresentedbyachiefwithan enormouscrownofcockatoofeathers, andbyahandofunfortunatesavages chainedtogetherandontheirwayto prison.

AfteranightspentatFremantle,the Bishopandhispartysailedupthe SwantoPerth,where,onJanuarythe 25th.,twoSisterswereprofessedinhis humbleCathedral,nowtheChapelof theChildrenofMary,VictoriaAvenue, withunplasteredwalls,openroof,and thesunglintingthroughtheshingle. Thisceremonywasthefirstofitskind thatevertookplaceintheSouthern Hemisphere.

ThefirsthomeoftheSistersofMerry inPerthwassituatedbetweentheGovernment!liaise,theBarracks,andthe ChurchofEngland.Thedwellingwas ahumbleone.buttheroomsetapart forthelittlechapelwassomagnificent astoheacontrasttotheextreme ertyiftherestoftheConvent_This waspartlycluetothemunificenceof theBishop.whogavetheSistersa.abernacleandareliquaryofexquisite workmanship.deemingnothingcoo muchfortheserviceofGod.Trunks andtiavelling-casesservedtofurnish theotherrooms. Akindoflean-to servedasakitchen,andhereMother UrsulacookedfortheCommunity.She hadimprovisedanovenshapedlikea guitarcase,intheground,andlinedit withbricks.Thepantrywasconvertedintoarefectory,andthedishes handedthroughadoorinthewall, quiteinmonasticstyle.

TheSisterswereinwantofcrockery, andheardwithjoythatashipwasexpectedwithgoodsofthatdescription

lion-cO Whenthevesselarrived,it wasfoundthatdolls'dinnersetslad toiletwarehadbeensentinmistake.

Oneflayshortlyaftertheirarrival, DornSalvadocametothelittleConventcarryingaweeblackgirl.She wasthelastofhertribe,and,when rescuedbyherkindprotector,was abouttoberoastedandeatenbyunfriendlyblacksThegoodFatherhad carriedhissmallchargeahundred miles!Shewaswelcomedwithgreat delightbythenuns.andreceivedin baptismthenameofMaryCatherine. Often,thesamezealouspriestwotild bringalittleaborignalgirltothe'sister.. Soonthenumberincreasedto

OFMERCY,VICTORIASQUARE

twelve,andthepoorSistersbeganto findithardtoprovideforsomany..

Thesechildrenweretaughttheir Catechiamandunderstoodthereligious instructions;theylearnedtoreadand write;butcouldnotbetaughtarith metic.TheyreceivedtheSacraments regularlyandwithdevotion,butIhe civilisingprocessseemedtobemore thantheycouldbear,fortheyalldied young

schoolswereestablished:St.Mary's, forAboriginals;anInfantSchool,and St.Joseph'sPrimarySchool,thecoilcallnumberinginallsome200boys boysandgirls.In1848,threemoremembersfrom IrelandjoinedtheyoungCommunity, andin1850M.M,,UrsulaFrayneleturnedfromavisittoEurope,bringing twomore. 1882theOrdercounted25members,severalofthepioneers

InthisyeartheorphangirlsleftPerth totakeuptheirabodeintheSubiaco Orphanage,

ThepresentConventatVictoria Squarewasbuiltin1871,toaccommodatesometwenty-fiveSisters,additions beingmadefromtimetotimetomeet theneedsofthegrowingnumbers.Fur in1882,thevisitofM.M.Aloysius KellyandSisterM.deSalestoIreland, resultedinsomefifteenmembersbeing addedtothelittleCommunity.Such alargeincreaseenabledsomeSisters tobesparedfortheextensionofthe goodworktothecountrydistricts.So houseswereopenedinBunbury,and inGeraldton(1883),thelatterbeing givenoverlatertothePresentation Sisters.AConventbadbeenestablishedatYorkasearlyas1873.

ThefollowingyearfoundtheCommunityatToodyay,wherein1.963a handsomeConventwasbuiltby'he O'Connorfamily.Atpresentflourish. ingboarding-schoolsforboysandgirls existinthisidealspot,nestlingamidqt thehillsoftheDarlingRange.withshe )vniiwindingthroughtheConvent grounds.

Anotherseparationtookplacein 1885,whenabranchHousewasestablishedatSt.Brigid's,WestPerth, underM.M.BerchmansDeane,the earlyhomeoftheSistersherebeing asmallcottageinJohn-street.thesite nowoccupied aConventand4r, schools.

CONVENTOFMERCY,VICTORIASQUARE.

Foundedin1846.

Attheapproachofthemonth May,theSistersinitiateddevotionsin honourofourHeavenlyMother.A smallaltarwasimprovised,andqn imageofMaryImmaculateerected. TheLitanyofLoretowassung,a suitableprayerrecited,andahymn concludedtheceremony.Thuswas MaryelectedPatronessofOurSlimly Land.

hayingdied,andMotherUsrulaFrayne andtwocompanionshavingleft,atne invitationofDr.Goold,tofounda ConventinMelbourne. in1858acottageonthePerth-YorkroadwasrentedfromMr.Luke,and thefirstbranchHouseopenedatGuildfordLaterin1885thebuildiag whichhadservedasthemainCommissariatforconvictsworkingontheroads

St.Aloysius.SchoolRosalie)and St.Joseph'sSchool(SubiacoweretakenoverfromtheSt.JohnofGodSistersin1921,andin1914Bassendean wasmadethesceneoffurtheractivity. HereafineConventwasbuiltand blessedin1925.

St.Brigid'sConvent,MidlandJune. tion,wasopenedfromGuildfordin 1905,andisnowamalgamatedwith VictoriaSquare

TheprideofthecommunityisperhapstheSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHome. openedonDecember13,1914,amagnificentpileadjacenttotheOrphanage andcomprisingnurseries,etcande largeKindergarten,agreatpartofthe homeowingitsexistencetothegenerosityofMr.StuartPatersiin,whohas trulyprovedafairygod-fathertothe destitutelittleones

Hereover100homelessbabesare rearedandtraineduntiltheyreach theageofsevenyears,whentheyare transferredtoSt.Joseph'sGirls'OrphanageortoClontarfRoes'the Kindergartenisconductedbyatrained infants'teacher.providedIn'theEducationDepartment.andisequipped withallmoderneducationaldevices. AttachedtothehomeisabuildingSt.Margaret's---fortheaceornmoilittion ofthemothers.

(.0NVENT(IFMERCY,TOODYAY.

SecondarySchoolforGirlsandforBoysunder14.Foundedin1890.

HerediedM.M.CatherineGogarty, i,nJuly30,1846,thedayonwhichthe in,mths'leaseofthecottageexpired.TheCommunity'snextabodeconsistedofthreerush-thatchedcottages, sometenminuteswalkfromthesehool Through.tnclittleonestheSistersextendedtheirinfluencetotheirelders, andverysoontheBishopmight 1 found,dayafterdaysittingforhours intheConventChapel,receivingsinnerstorenentance,reconcilingthemto theChurch,andblessingmarriages whichhadbeencontractedinthepresenceofregistryofficers,orperhips withoutanyformofceremony.

OnSeptember24,1846the presidedatapublicexaminationof'in' Sisters'pupils,thefirstheldinAustralia,theresultofwhichmadeevidenttherapidprogressofthechildren undertheSisters'care.Soon

beforetheirrecalltoFremantle 1873,wasoccupiedaz;aConvent,the nunslivinginthehead-warder'sguar. tern,intheoldconvictyard.Th,re theyremaineduntil1896.whenaneat littleConvent,thepreesntPreslr.-ter,. wasbuilt.

!n1864.FatherMatthewGibaey waiteduponhisExcellencyGovernor Hampton,andaskedforthechargeof theCatholicchildren,thenbeingcared forinahomeinMurray-street.tlis petitionwasgranted,andthegirls placedunderthecareoftheSistersat VictoriaSquare.Atfirsttheboys werehousedatSubiaco,undersectuar management.butin1872they,too. werepl'ac'edintheSisters'charge,until theChristianBrothersundertookthe controlofthemin1897,transferringte ladsfromSubiacotoClontarf,in1901.

ThatourOrderhas 1,7',dTevery lassisevidencedbyonrnuttier'OF PrimaryandtwoSecondarySchools.at ToorlyayandVictoriaSquareThe precursorofthelatterwasOurLady Dolours'School.foundedinth..early ;,nclconductedformanyvnrs MotherM.FrancisGoold The resentLadie'College.VictoriaSquare. wasnuenedin1896.c-incewhenitsreeordofunbrokensuccesshasmadeits nameabye-wordforhigh7,r.,firiencv in,.'veryartandscience.

Sinceitsfoundationin18.16.211n'-t,,havelivedandworkedinourCommunity.Ofthese53havepassedto theirEternalReward.Manyothers haveleftustoformFoundationsat Fs'unburyandWestPerth.Atpresent thereareliving136membersofow Community,ofwhom96areprofessed, theothersbeingstillintheNovitiate In1929ouractivitiesincludeeight PrimarySchools,twoSecondace Schools,oneOrphanage,oneFotmdli-ig Home.fourBoardingSchools,tenSundaySchools.inadditiontotheVisitationofthePoorandtheSickinHospitaisandtheirhomes.

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Fremantlenowaprosperouscity, wasin1853,soinsignificantastobe hardlyworthyofthenameofatown. Exceptforafewhousesscatteredhere andthere.theonlybuildingofany sizewasthe''ConvictEstablishment." Oneveryside,asfarastheeyecould reach.therewasnothingbutsandcoveredbystuntedbushes,whichmade thisportaverydismalspot.Mostof theinhabitantswereconvicts,orthe officialsincharge,whilenumbersof aborignalsweretobemetinevery direction.Seeingtheneedforhayingthechildrenofthesesettlers broughtupinChristianprinciples,Dr. Serra,thenBishopofPerth,insuccessiontoDr.Brady,wenttoEurope toaskforaFoundationofNunsfor thispurpose IlechosetheSistersofSt.Josephof theApparitionasthemostsuitable,

knowingthattheirholyfoundresshad inmindwhenfoundingherOrderto supplydistantcountriesinneedofre'igiousteacherswithnunswhowould notonlybereadytotakeupthework ifeducation,butwoulddoanymissionarylaboursrequiredofthem.The `tealhouseofthisadmirableOrder readileaccededtotheBishop'srequest,andin1855fourFrenchSisters 'andedinFremantleintheprimitive ashionofthosedays.Theyandtheir luggagepassedovertheship'ssideinto openboatswhich,whenfull,were oushedtillamidthefarewellcheering oftheotherpassengersontheship. Theplacetheyhadcometowasvery differentfromthat--hichtheyhad left.butwithoutloneingtothehome theyhadquitted,these.braveSisters erirageousls'facertthebleakoutlook andthrewintheirlotwiththosewho

hadlefttheircountryforthisnewsettlement.ThepioneerSistersarenow, intheenjoymentoftheirwell-earned reward,whiletheirsuccessorsarereal, mganabundantharvestfromtheseed theyhavesown.Theirschoolshave benefitedbytheprosperityofthe place,andthisOrderhasflourishing andwell-equippedschoolsnotonlyin Fremantle,butalsoinAlbany,NorthamandKalamunda.Thelatteris arecently-establishedschoolforyoung boys,situatedontheheightssurroundingPerthatadistanceofabout 20milesfromthecapital.Here, youthsoffenderageanddelicate healthhaveeveryopportunityofdevelopingintostalwartyoungmen,fittedineverywaytotakealeading place,whentheircollegedaysareover. amongtheprincipalCatholiccitizens oftheWest.

St.Anthony'sConventofMercy,Coolgardie

I.;\wilytenyearsafterthefirstSisters MercyleftDublinfurWest Ati,traia,a.,eeondhandofpioneers warlorinedatth..MotherHouseofthe Ord,aliagg,t1Street.Thistime theirmom,iiatedestinationwasnot Australia,butSouthAmerica,where aninvitati,inawaitedthematiinenos Ayi!,..the,...;reatcapitalofthe:Argot. tine,tosupervisethereligiousand seculareducationoftheIrishandIrishArgentinechildrenthere.Thatwas in1856. Everythingprosperedwith ChurchandStateforalmostthirty years.duringwhichtimetheSisters continuedtheirworkwithsuccessand extendedconsiderablythesphereof theiractivities.Thencamebitterreligiouspersecution,whichculminated intheexpulsionoftheReligiousin 188.0 TheSistersofMercythenturnedtheireyestowardsAustralia,where Providencewastobringthen:intocontactneeagainwiththeearlierReligiousmigrationsfromIs'aggotStreet. Butnotforatime,however,for theyscar,-originallyinvitedbyArchbishopReynoldstotakechargeofthe schoolsinAdelaide,andthistheyhay. continuedtodofrom1886totheprecentday.Itwasnotuntilsomeyears laterthatWesternAustraliaclaimed theirattention.Thegoldrushofthe EasternGoldfields,drawingmushroompopulationsinitstrain,called forextendededucationalfacilities,and theSisterswereplacednchargeof Coolgardiein1898.Heretheysetup aBoardingSchoolfortheEastern GoldfieldsDistrict,andconducted PrimarySchools.forthelocalchildren. Boththeseschoolsstillcontinue,the latterbeingnaturallymuchdiminishedowingtothedecreaseofpopulation,buttheformerretainsitsoldlife andvigourthedeclineoflocalinterestsbeingpartlycompensatedforby themoregeneralexpansionofthe State.Thuswasthelinkbetween RaggotStreetandtheearlierpioneers inWestAustraliacompletedthrough BuenosAyresandAdelaide,andall inthecomparativelyshortspaceof fiftyyearsafterleavingtheMother House.TheperiodbetweentheexodusfromDublinandthepresentwas tooextendedtoallowofanypersonal survivinglinkwithBaggotStreet. Thelinkwith'BuenosAyresremainsin thepersonsoffiveoftheAdelaideSisters,namely,Rev.MotherM.Clare, MotherM.Cecilia.MotherM.Claver,

SisterLucy,AngusStreet,andSister

I.)sephine,ofMountGambier.The linkbetweenIs'uenosAyresandCoolgardiewasseveredonlyafewyears agobythedeathofMotherM.Antonia,whowasthefirstSuperi(iress.

Ilermortalre-mainsarelaidtorest inCoolgardieCemettryThelinkin AdelaideisinturnsustainedbyMother NI.DePazziandSisterM.Ignatius, whoaremembersoftheCoolgardie Foundation.Theremaininghistoryof CoolgardieConventislinkedwiththat ftheriseandfall,butgradualrecovery,ofthesurroundingdistricts. WhentheSistersfirstcametoCool-

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gardietheyopenedtheoldTheatre RoyalinWoodwardStreetastheir firstschool.ThiswasclosetoSt. Mary'sfirstchurch.Lateron,in1903, theConventandBoardingSchoolwas opened.asubstantialspaciousbrick building,whichremainstothisday. Inthecourseoftime,withtheriseof newgoldfieldsandtheconsequentincreasingneedsofthediocesebranch houseswereestablishedatMenziesin 1903,Norsemanin1910,Kalgoorlie 1918,Leonorain1925,andEsperance in1929.MenziesandNorseman,true totypeasgoldcentres,didnotretain permanency,thoughtheywereflourishingcentresforyears.Menziescontainedabeautifulbrickconventbuilt byMonsignorFaganwhenheinvited themtherein1903,andthecentre provedstableenoughuntil1910.Norseman,alsoaflourishingcentre,declined rathersuddenlyin1925.Itis,however,revivingonthe.more.stablebasis offarminginterests. Thethreeotherbranchhouseswhich haveprovedtobepermanentwere openedundertheauthorityofourpre-

sentArchbishop,HisGraceMostRev. Dr.Clime.Kalgoorliewasopened, andtheSistersinstalledthere.byIlls Graceinperson.in1918,wherethey stillconductaflourishingdayschool, Lateron,in1925,whenIli,:Gracewas entrustedwiththernargeoftheDin(;,,,icilon.heinvitedtheSister,totakechargeiiitheschoolin Leonora.Thatschoolstillcontinues tosupplytheneedsofthelocality. Againlastvear-1928whenEsperancewasformedintoa,parateparish,theSistersopenedaConvent there.withtheintent,,,uofopeninga schoolwhencircumstancesallow.It istobehopedthatthecontinued growthof'liedistrictoilanonmake itarealityThroughthemediumof thesebranchhouses.theneedsofthe childreninGoldfieldsdistrictswere amplycateredfor.ThelessfortunateCatholicchildreninthe-morescatteredatuldistantboshdistricts,who couldnothopeto:availofaCatholic school,hadtheirspiritualandreligious needssuppliedintheReligiousCorrespondenceSchemefoundedbytheRev. Dr.McMahon.Throughthisscheme theSistersofCoolgardieConvententrustedwiththecorrespondenceclasses wereenabledtoreacheventhemost backwarddistricts,andtothisday. since1923.thatschemeofreligiousinstructionhasbeencontinuedwith markedsuccess.SuchisthebriefhistoryofCoolgardieConvent,enclosed withinthecomparativelyshortperiod ofthirtyYears.Butthoughtheyears ofworkinthediocesearefew,itis hopedthattheirfruitsmat-notprove insignificant,butmayhaveaidedin itsownsmallindieidualwayinthe buildingupofthatspiritualedifice whichthroughthecollectiveinfluence oftheteaching-Orders,hasbeenthe ambitionandachievementofourreveredArchbishopand,thebasiclifeprincipleoftheruleofourreveredand zealousFoundress-theSaintlyMother CatherineMcAuley.

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ST.BRIGID'SCONVENT,

St.Brigid'sCommunity,WestPerth, wasfoundedfromVictoriaSquare,on July16,1888.Thefirstresidenceof theSisterswasasmallfour-roomed cottageinJohn-street,whichatthe timewaslittlebetterthanabush track.

Schoolworkwascommencedunder thedirectionofthetwoSisterswho comprisedthestaff,thebuilding(a two-roomedcottage)servingthedoublepurposeofChurchandSchool.

Theattendanceonthedayofopeningwasthirteen,butthenumbersincreasedsorapidlythatitbecamenecessarytoextendthebuilding.Six monthslater,February1st.,Feastof St.Brigid,thefoundationstoneofa large,well-equippedschoolwaslaidby thelateDr.Gibney.Withinafew monthsthenumberontheattendance registerwasover100pupils.

Theteachingstaffwasproportionatelyincreased,andtheschoolreports giventheGovernmentinspectors, showedtheefficiencyoftheworkcarriedonbytheSisters.

Thenumberofpupilshavingincreasedto500,acommodiousinfantsschool ariddrillhallwereaddedtothemain building.Meanwhile,additionshad alsobeenmadetothemodestConvent (consistingofaChapel,music-rooms, etc.).TheteachingstaffofsixSisterswassupplementedbyfourlay teachers.

SorapidhadbeentheprogressofSt. Brigid's,WestPerth,thatHisLordshipDr.Gibney,withhisusualkeen foresight,proposedmakingaseparate foundationatWestPerth.

Consequently,thelateMotherM. EvangelisteO'Reilly,thethenSuperior ofVictoriaSquare.accededtothe Bishop'srequest,andgavethesix members,whohadbuiltuptheschool, forthenewfoundation.Thus.on May25.ISM.St.Brigid's.WestPerth wasestablishedasaseparateCommunity-thelateMotherMBerchmans DeanebeingnominatedasfirstSuperior.Beforetheendofthatyearsix postulantshadjoinedthenewrominunity.

Tnthefollowingyear.St.Brigid's .,111,111.asitnowstands.was1111;11

Fromtheoutset.the1,1(-singofflorl seemedtofityourthi,goodworkifthe Sisters,andsignalsuccessmarket ;loseofeachsucceedingyear

Muchoftheprogressintheinitial stagesofSt.Brigid'swasduetothe emittingandde\fluidimergy the lateRightRev.MonsignorB;airke 1R.TPI.whowatchedovertheinfant Communitywithallthepaternallove ;ifatruepastor.

ThemanyScholarshipsandliursarii gainedbythepupils.broughtSt Brigid'sintoaplaceofpromineneeas aneducationalcentre:departmental inspectorsgavehighlycomplimentary

ST.R1G1D'SCONVENT ERECTED1897.

HOMEOFTHEWESTPERTHSISTERSOFMERCY.

CommunityfoundedfromVictoriaSquare,July16,1888.

reportsoftheachievementsattained atthecloseofeachscholasticyear, andthissatisfactoryevidenceofprogressprovedanincentivetoaccomplishevengreaterthingsforthefurtheranceofreligionandeducationon thewesternoutskirtsofthemetro. polis

Witharapidlyincreasingpopulation carnethedemandforaSecondary School,wherehigherbranchesof studyweretaughtwiththesameefficiencyasthatevidentinthePrimary School.

TheIIighSchoolwasopenedin 1901. Classeswerepreparedforthe AdelaideUniversityExaminations, withresultsthatwerebothsatisfactcryandgratifying.Whenlaterthe UniversityofWestAustraliawas pelted,theworkwasstillcontinued, Anilmany,,fSt.hrigid'spupilstoo:: theirdegreeswithadistinctionthat reflectedthehighestcreditontheir AlmaMater.

Duringtheseyearsofsteadypro. press.St.Brigid'shadgainedahigh reputationasamusicalcentre.Sue-

cessfollowedsuccess,untilatthepresentdaySt.Brigid'sisrecognisedas oneoftheleadingschoolsofmusicin WestAustralia.The-phennizienat-resultsofrecentyearshavecalledforth highlycomplimentaryremarks,not onlyfromtheexaminersoftheAssociatedBoardoftheRoyalAcademy, andtheAustralianCollegeofMusic, butalsofromtheUniversityProfessors.

ThatSt.Brigid'shasbeensingularly blessedbyDivineProvidenceisindisputablyattestedtobytheextension ofthesphereofactivitiesinwhich theSistersarenowengaged Abranchhousehasbeenopenedat Leederville,withaschoolwhich-atpresenthasanenrolmentofoverthree hundredchildren.TheSistersalso areinchargeoftheschoolatOsborne Park,whereaboutonehundredpupils receiveinstruction.

ButthisyearwillremainasalandmarkinthehistoryofSt.Brigid's,becauseofthepurchaseofamagnificent residence,whichisnowinfulloperationasafirstclassBoardingSchool andLadies'College,knownasSt. Brigid'sintheHills-"Lesmurdie."

ThenameofthelateMotherM. lierchmans(R.I.P.)musteverbe lovinglyandinseparablyassoeiated withSt.Brigid's.Asalready shewasfirstSuperioressofthedeteelittlehand;ifSisterswhoformed thefoundation.Thispost.orthat ofMotherAssistant.shefilledalternatelytillherdeath(Mac-11.1928c.

Endowedwithawonderfulpersonality.giftedwithastrongfaithinthe never-failingaidofDivineProvidence. agreatorganiserandagreateducationistMotherM.Berchmansguided thedestiniesofSt.Brigid'sC:iintintinitythroughallitsvicissitudesitsseasonsoftiivanditsseasonsofsorrow iron,thedayonwhichthetin,"moslardseed"wasplanted.inwhatnight lietermedawilderness--,iiinefort,yearsagotillalmosttheclayiin whichshewasrailed craphist're wardfronttheMaster.\l'hiint had siiBinganddiligentlyset-,'''. May soulrestinpeace Ofthesixiiiiineer,\k11,. workwithMother51Berelmians.three tillremaintoBucka.1.withnardon11, intheTo! ....:nwthof the'Seedling.'whirhtreypithloving tri.1Apistil;i helpedt., iind.bytheir.nplary livcsSis,irs 1Meriw. earn, ,,ntti,oil th,Institute Ma-OneLady ler;,'under whiiseWeeIsmiletht ,.,:u<work initialf 1111(1Crtaking - been liniughttoitspresentstale perfee+ion.eiintinuetolooklienigni.-onSt :111(ishedeven lustreonthelabolirsthatarevettieacei,inplishedintheyearstocoin,

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InstituteofNotreDameDesMissions,HighgateHill

OntheinvitationofthelateRight Rev.Dr.Gibney,andunderobedience ,oftheStmerioressGeneral,VeryRev. MotherMaryoftheHolyRosary,the efirst,fiveAreops,.of-theInstituteof NotreDameDesMissionsarrivedin Perthonthe12th.October,1897.

Onthe26th.ofthesamemonth, classeswereformedinatemporary ,erectionofcorrugatediron,which servedthedoublepurposeofchurch andschool,whilsttheSisterstookup theirresidenceinasmallcottagein Vincent-street.

InSeptember,1897,thefoundation

of"efficientschools,"whilstlaterin thesameyeartheHighSchoolwas officiallyrecognisedasadulyregistered"SecondarySchool."Formany yearstheresultsoftheAdelaideUniversityExaminationswereextremely gratifying,manyofthecandidates beingholdersofGovernmentScholarships.Atthesametime,themusical talentofthepupilswassuccessfully developed,aswastestifiedbytheresultsoftheTrinityCollegeexaminations,inauguratedinPerthbythe Sisterssoonaftertheirarrival.

mentalandUniversityexaminations, whilstonthesports'fieldtheSacred -HeartHighSchoolTennisandNet BallTeamsbegantodistinguishthemselvesforthenumberoftrophiestaken intheyearlyevents.

.toneotthepresentconventwaslaid, ;tip'onthe22nd...fJanuary.1S99,the Ideiss,11and,PL'11,,1 ill.atRightRev.Monsignorliourke. nilthehillowingMondaythechildren .1ftheprimarysch4,..4 oionehundredandtweni,. movedtotheir 11.con,iintIrdidine 1n1Februarv.threeSistersironNewIsAland strengthentheleachingstaff. ...IhiltOit. '1.1.antinilwere,,111111ea ii,d1',assemblethefewpupil,-that tyro.toCormthelindensoftheir,n't.11,HighSchool.

Durim..,the(ar'Yearsoftheirlabon,inHighgate.theSisters 174,1 coursesfor.'..ring teachersdes-iirousofprocuringGovernmentcertitieat,-.andearlyin11-Mithe Prin:arY-"'ho'evap'acerlonth..,

In1903theNovitiateW'isauonicalt,;11,11-lit'dSine,'thentheSisters Livehappilyrecruitedtheirnumbers g1,17measurefromthepastpupils tliiiir..W11 Thenextten witn-edamarkedincreasein mumierid.children.intheschool iolls In1913aceommodationwasso insuaiiii,intthattheRev.Father('rowleyund,irtookthe1,110,161goftheprent Sehoolonacoupleof refsut;tycriircrlbytheSistersin viewoiiiirtherextension,andthehall ..ei.npiedbythechildrenof hePrimaryScho,dwasdivid,(1into lies-...,cotsfortheuseofthepupils '1theHighSchool.hencefollowed severalYearsofmarkeddeevlopment inbothPrimaryandSecondary Grades,.whentheschoolsgainedhigh percentagesofpassesatthedepart-

Onthe15th.July,1923,thenewConventChapel,dedicatedtoSt.Tere9e ofLisieux,wassolemnlyblessedand openedbyHisGracetheMostReverendDr.Clune,In1917furtheradditionstotheHighSchoolbuildings weremade,andinthepresentyeara juniorExtensionSchoolhasbeenopen- edinLearoydCrescent,whereapure Montessorisystemisbeingcarriedout witheverypromiseofsuccess.The :aloesystemhasbeenadoptedinthe lunii,tSchoolatHighgatt. BRANCHHOUSES.

Inthecourseoftwoandthirty vearssincetheestablishmentofthe InstituteinWesternAustralia,branch houseshavebeenopenedinFremantle 11.90D.Wagin11913',Narogin11918), KatanningandMaylands119261.whilst in1922and1924.ontheinvitationof theRightRevDr.Foley.foundations weresuccessfullymadeatDonald and(Thalami,intheDioceseofBallarat,Victoria. Fremantle.

InFremantleformanyyearsthe Sisters'activitieswerelimitedtothe

developmentofasmallHighSchool, butinrecentyearsaflourishingPrimarySchoolatPalmyrahasgivengreaterscopetortheirzeal,andmuchgood isbe*,foriefortheCatholicchildren of.ttic-awingsuburb.

Harman,Wagin,atanning.

TheConventSchoolsatNarrogin, WaginandKatanningprovideforthe Catholiceducation,notonlyofthe childrenoftheseruralcentres,butfor thoseoftheoutlyingdistricts.andit ishopedthatwiththegreateraccommodationprovidedbythebuildings

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nowinerectionatNarroginandKa- tanning,occasionalcoursesforthereligiousinstructionofthechildrenofthe bushSettlementsmaybearranged. Maylands.

FormanyyearsSt.Mary'sPrimary School.at.Maylands,wassuccessfully servedbySistersfromHighgate,until threeyearsago.attherequestofthe lateReverendFatherLynch(RI.P.), andwithregularauthorisationasmall communitywassettledpermanentlyin asuitablehousepurchasedbytheSisters.Theestablishmentisstillgoing throughthedifficultiesofitsfoundationperiod,butwiththekindco-opera- tionofthegoodpeopleofMaylands, theSisterexpectthesamesatisfactorydevelopmentintheirrecentactivitiesthatcrownedtheirearlierefforts in'Alaylands.

SistersofSt.JosephoftheSacredHeart,SouthPerth

MotherMaryof-.IcCross, ',mores,.wasaditught,,ofthesoil. wasimbuedwithapureanddeep-seatedloveforherownsunnyAustralia. Shewasadoer,notadreameronly, ofnhlethings,soactinginthespirit ,iftheinspiredwordsofthedivine text:"Theharvestindeedisgreat,but thelabourer,arefew,"shefoundedthe religiousCongregationoftheSistersof St.JosephoftheSacredHeart,to bringtheteachingsorChristtotheisolateddistrict,oftheAustralianhush, andtheretokeepthe"LamaofFaith" burningintheinteivalsofthevisits oftheover-workedbushpriest.

Thec..iigregatimcommencedits altotioliclaboursinastableatPenola, SouthAustralia.in1866,andhas lireadwithextraurdmaryrapidity throughouttheCommonwealthof.1tistraliaandtheDominionofNewZealand.

ThetirstfoundationinW.A.wasestablishedin1890atBoulder.where-for manyyearstheSistersconductedlarge schools. Atpresent.AllHallowsis theonlyonetosurvivethedeclineof thegold-miningindustryinourStateoneofthemany"legaciesofevil" whichhavecomeasaresultofthe GreatWar.

TheSistersofSt.Tosenhconduct schoolsatSouthPerth,NewNorcia, \roora.Kellerberrin,Souther:

liasselton.andatNlaiiii p. Thethreelastnamedmake pecialprovisionfortheIlushies.-and thusworkinwiththeCorrespondence Schemeforteachingreligionbypost. makingitpossibleforthecorrespondencepupilstoboardataConventfor atleastthethreeweeksimmediately

precedingtheirreception iftheSacraments.Theadvantagesofthispart oftheschemeareself-evidentwhen oneconsiderstheatmosphereinwhich thechildisplaced.AtManjimupno lessthansixtyhavebeenadmittedat atime,andBusseltoncanboastof makingroomforforty.

TheCatholicsofW.A.oweadeep debtofgratitudetothefounderofthis systemofteachingreligion,Rev.Dr. McMahon.

AtNewNorciatheSistersconducta largehoardingschoolunderthe13enedictineFathers,andtheirteachingeffortstherehavemetwithwonderful success.Manyoftheirseniorgirls, havingbeenimbuedwiththereligious atmospher,.4theplace,"haveleftall things"todevotetheirlivestothe workoftheCongregation,andarenow impartingtoothersthatloveofGod whichinspiredtheirsacrificewhenas littleonestheygleanedthetruthsof christintheirbelovedAlmaMater.

Anewfieldfortheirlabourshas beenopenedtotheSistersatKellerberrin,whereMr.StuartPattersonhas builtandendowedahomeforbadly nourishedchildren.Thehomeis openedtoallchildrenoftheState,regardlessofcreed,whoareinneedof goodnourishment,freshair,anda ompleterestfromschoolwork.The childrenwillreturntotheirhomes whentheyarephysicallyfittodoso, andwillthushegivenanopportunity tocompetesuccessfullywiththeir morefortunatebrethreninthestruggle forexistence.Theinstitutionwill thusbecomeagreatassettotheState.

ST.GERTRUDE'SCOLLEGE,NEWNORCIA. ConductedbytheSistersofSt.JosephoftheSacredHeart.

The ir Blessedirgtn "L6fefoNuns"

ThisInstitut&w&s-'foundedby MaryWard,anEngligiladyofhigh birth,whodevoted'herlift'tothe causeofeducation-duringthedaysof cruelreligion*per4eentionin.England. Shelivedin-YerY'sliarmytapes-15851654.'Asoneofhernunswritingin moderndays,'says!"ThestateofEnglandmasthavebeenthecauseofbitteranguish'tdherandthelittleband whohelpedher,andMarylongedthat theVmightdosomelittlethingat leasttopreventthereligionoftheir forefathersfromdyingout,tosavethe hundredsofCatholicswhosefaithwas indanger,andespeciallytopreserve theyoungfromthesnaresfromwhich thereseemedtobenoescape. patriotandapioneer,shefeltthatitthe Catholicfaithwastoliesavedtohet nativelandindayswhenthecravini toknowwasspreadingfar.11.;wide theCatholiceducationofthe(laugh ter,.nolessthanthatofthesops.cc,:ofthefirstimportance.Whatmen weredoingfortheChurchinthe5,i cietvofJesus,shefeltwomenintheir proper,pheremightdo.andwiththe insight,thefearlessness.andself-devo tionofapioneer,sheofferedherself forthework."

SheestablishedIleosesentheC4in tinent.wheretheEnglishgirlscould receivethateducationwhichwasdu viedtothemintheirowncountry HeretheNunsoftheinstituteremain eduntilthestormofpersecutiondied downinEngland,inordertobeable tosendabranchoftheOrdertothe landwhichgavebirthtotheholy foundress.

FromEnglandtheInstitutespread toIreland,andeventuallytoAustralia ThefirstHoweoftheIrish branch.established Rathfarnham. Duhlinwascalled'Loreto"andall thefoundationsnab'fromithas bornethestone th. Nunsofthehistituteareoftenear, "LoretoNuns

In1897,inansweit,,anal>ucalfrom thelateDrGibney,Moth--rMaryCiii eagaLarry,thefoundre:softheAu, tralianProvince.sent:,Conenmit, NunstoPerthtotakenothehielsei. educatieaofgirl

LORETO CONVENT, OSBORNE Order founded inPerth, 1897

TheLoretoNunschosef1rtheirraresidenceavryconmutdi houseinAdelaideTerrace.Later theymovedtoamoresuitableplaec inthesamestreet,onapientresque iteoverlookingtheSwanRiver.Hee, fo,afewyears,aBoardingandDayschoolwerecarriedon,butasthenumberofpupilsincreased,itwasthought advisabletotransfertheBoarding Schoolto"Osborne,"amagnificentpropertyhnforsale.Thatchange eitaliledtheDay-sch.iiilinAdelaide Terracetoenlargeitsnumbers.At present,theaverageattendanceis about100.

InthecomparatiNetyshortperiodof itsexistence.thisLoretnnasmade steadyprogressand,truetothelongIblishedtraditrinsItheOrder,it haslaunchedonlife'spathwaymans capablewomen.Thereiseveryreantohopethattheaccompanying

r fchildren,tr,kenin1925,will ablymaintaintheid,alsmfthosewho hasegonebeforethem

Onaerountofitscentralposition, theConventatAdelaideTerraceise. convenientplaceforholdingmeetings. itisherethattheAnnualConference ofReligiousCommunitiesisheldin Januaryeachyear.

LoretoConvent,Osborne T.,riteidestsurroundingsaffordedliv thesiteofghatwasoncethevery fashionablehoteloftheWest.the1..nrtoNunstransferredtheirBoarding S in1901.Theretheyfoundthem,lyeinaperfectparadise,withmost exquisite..itencrsan,laresidenceand ,.mends whichlargesumsofmoney 1-:y1heatsuent.Toquotefrom"Re1;11!,CC110` iffyYears'Residence n\VesternAustralia,byTReilly Thiswell-knownandtal,ratedteach-

nipOrderofNunsfoundedabranchof theirOnleiinthecityofPerthinthe -ear1897 Theseladiesdevotethenn selvesalmostsolelytohigherbranches ofeducationandtoimpartingtotheir pupilsthevariousconventionalaccomplishmentswhichwillenablethemto takealea(lingorprominentposition insociety.Sincetheirestablishment, theLoretoNunshav2beenremarkably .mccessful.andthenumberofboarders andday-pupilsthatnowattendtheir schoolsattesthowtouchtheyareesteemedastiteachingOrderbythe wholecommunity.Veryrecently,with aviewtoprovidingfortheaccommodationoftheincreasingnumberof theirpupils,theLoretoNunsacquired averyvaluablepropertyknownas 'Osborne:situatedabouteightmiles fromPerthbutwhichcanconvenientlyliere-achedbyroadorrail.

-Osborneisanidealsnotforahighclasseducationalestablishment,the 1-,:ldingitselfbeingverysuitablefor thepurpose,whilethegroundsare mostartisticallylaidout,andforpic- o-n.qtiebeautycanscarcelyheexcelledinanyotherpartofAustralia.

"TheLoretoNunshaveadeserved itmutationa,a;cachingOrder,and frontthemarkedprogresstheyare makinginthiscolony,itispleasingly evidentthattheyareresolvedupon maintainingtheprestigewhichthedevotionoftheirOrdertothedevelopmentofhigheducationhassecured" fewdip--cholarsfromthedistrict attendtheSchool,butmostof t!trtrl,asareresident.manyofthem rnglongdistancesfromhomes situatedintheremotepartsofthe State.Manynon-Catholicsavailthemselvesoftheadvantagesofferedthem inthisdelightfulhealthresort.

retreatsaregivenduring theyearat"Osborne,"andthenumbersofretreatantsareincreasing.

TheMotherProvincial'svisittothe Westth;,Yearwastheoccasionofa freshdevelopment.Severalblocks -ereboughtatNedlands,oneof Perth'sgrowingsuburbs,anditisinendedtobuildaschoolearlynext \,ar,withaccommodationforten womenstudentsattendingtheUnit The,ateisadjacenttoUniversityPark,Crawley.Thisisthe pioneermoveinresidentialhostelsfolk CatholicstudentsattendingtheUni-'.. versity.Itisthefirststeptowards realisingourambitionsofhaving...oh legesformenandwomenwithinthe University.

PUPILSOFLORETOCONVENT,ADELAIDETERRACE_

PresentationNunsCottesloe

ThePresentationOrderintheArchdioceseofPerth,foundedfromWagga Wagga,NS.W.,was,atfirst,establishedatSoithernCross,onthe29th. January,100;wheretheNunsremained--forab(infouryears,tillthatdistrictwasIWdedovertothedioceseof NewNorco'.Duringthistimethe Nunsconductedaprimaryschool, whichgrewinnumbersfromtwentyone-firstenrolment-toonehundred andtwenty.AsinAllminingtowns, the'populationwaseverfluctuating,

r spiritthatmettheseobstacleswas greattoo,and"thegoodthatwemay do'.buoyedupthesometimesflagging spirit. ThepopuloussuburbofCottesloe wasthenextplaceto,callforaFoundation]whichtookplaceinJanuary, 1905.'Aprimaryscfioolwasatonce begun,intheStaroftheSeaChurch, towhichcame,mostlyalloftheCatholicchildren,tillthengoingtothe Stateschool.Thegoodworkwent onapace,-thenumbergraduallyin-

"ItiNA-nowthe Motherhouseofthe interinW.A heretheNuns iiiluct.aBoarding andIligh `school

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andwithittheschoolroseorfellac-creasing.manychildrenofotherdecordingly. nominationsswellingthenumbers,till thechurchaccommodationbecametoo Theprivationsandhardshipswere...wee:to! Afinespacioushalland manyandsevere;andconditions,on('lass:-norns.builtoflateYears,now thewhole,wereroughandprimitive.supply,thatwant. Butthroughitalltherewasevera Onthe11th.September.1907,the spiritofunwaveringcourage,andabeautifulhomeoftheHon.Zeb,Lane, peaceandevenjoyousnessdeepseated ouRocklandHill,waspurchasedby intheheartsofthefivepioneerSis-HisLordshipBishopGibneyforthe ters,whohadleftthecomfortsoftheirPresentationNuns,whotookposses- ConventHomeintheEastandfacedstoicimmediately:andformeditinto the.then-little-knownWest.atthecall aboardingandhighschool.Soonthe ofHimWhoeverwatchessotenderly childrenhecametoomany overthelittleonesofTIisflock.totorteelimitedaccommodation,sothat -prodthemselvesintheChristiantrain- seoaratesehool.becameanecessity. ingoftheyoung,forwhichtheir lieam. spacioushallwasthere- etintivFoundress,NanoNagle,estaleft fishedtheOrderInthemeantime.a1,(7('er.e'teilin19".whichservesasa lighschiii1 IewHousewasfoundedintheinrish'ng.butatthat'time,primitive,coal- Thie MotherHouseofthe Orderin standsonahighhill. miningtownofCollie,inAugust.1902. TIC,e,'bin,alargeprimaryschoolwas:milt-,.111111a1111Samagnificentview'4 at(IlseevenedintowhichflockedtheIndianOcean.stretchingina nymorechildrenthanthechurch- v,westerly,andnortherlydiehoolcouldaccommodate. Amongrectien,astarastheeyecanreach. :hemwerethe ofallthetet.11_ overwhoseheavingbosomthegreat taopleofthetownanddistrict.linersfromallcountries,ride(Jail-,as

Beach

ports.Ontheeasternsideliesabroad bendoftheSwanRiver,knownas Mosman'sBay;beyondwhichliesthe newly-formedbutthrivingsuburbof Como.SouthPerthisquitevisible lyingalittlefurtherbacktothe-northeast,whilefarbehindbthese,andformingapicturesquebackground,sweeps theDarlingRange,inanapparently unbrokenline.ThetownshipofCottesloeBeach,withitseverincreasing population:Cottesloe,nestlingsopret tilt'intheshadeofitsbeautifultrees

'1!.1;

andwithitsenergeticarmyofuntiring Chuichworkers;;thehigher-up,,fastgrowingSwanbOiirne,andaristocratic Claremont,sweepinginagraceful curveroundthenorthernandeastern shoresofMosmanBay,withitsbig andIsimaneinstitutions-allcanbe seentoadvantaiefromthebalconyof thisideal"Iona'ConventofthePresentationNuns.Thepanoramicview hasbeencommenteduponinmostenthusiastictermsatvarioustimesby visitorswhohavetravelledafar.All agreethatthesceneisunrivalled.

In1908thepastoraltownofBeverley,ontheAlbanyline,wasformed intoaparish,Rev.MoreHallinan wasgivencharge.Hesawatoncethe needofaCatholicschool,andsopetitionedforaFoundationofthePresentationNuns,totakechargeofthe childrensospirituallydestitute.His requestwasgranted,andthefoundationstoneofthenewconventwaslaid onSeptember8,1969. Schoolwas openedonthefollowingFebruary, whenalltheCatholicchildrencame tobeginworkinthefirstCatholic schoolinthatwidely-spreaddistrict.

St.ThomasPrimarySchoolwas openedinClaremontin1908,andcontinuesstilldoingthesamegoodwork begunabouttwentyyearsago.In all,thePresentationNunsconduct fourPrimarySchools,oneHighSchool andhoardingSchool.Theyprepare' childrenfortheUniversityexaminations.gusicandtheArtsholdsa highplaceintheircurriculum.Above all,asoundmoralandChristianeducationisimpartedtothepupilsentrusted totheircare.Godhasblessedthe foundationwithsuccess,andthelittle grainofmustardseed,sowninprivationandnursedwithmanycares,has thrivedbeyondthepioneers'dreams.

COLLIECONVENT,

ikeSouthernCrieethedifficultiestheynutinatFremantleHarbour WherethePresentationNunsestablishedanewfoundation andhardshipsweregecat:buttheontheirwayto,andfrom,theworld SouthernCross,inAugust,1902.

seboo-4.-41,44ati,

ThefirstChurch-SchoolandConventwereopenedhereinVictoria Park,in_January,1899.

In1898.thelateMostRev.Dr.GibneywenthometoIrelandinsearchof priestsandreligiousteachersforthis extensivediocese.Amongsttheconvents,IlisLordshipvisitedwasthe ConventofMercy,St.Peters,Derry. HetoldtheSuperiorsandSistersof hisanxietyforthelittleonescfhis fliickinmanydistricts.wherethere werenoSisterstoteachthem.

TheSistersweredeenlyimpressed bytheBishopsappealforhelp,and anumbervolunteeredfortheW.A. mission.Sixonlywereallowedto come.Thelittlehandlefttheirdear Sisters.theirbeautifulconventhome, theirspaciousandfullyenuipped schoolsinthecite.theirfriends,and theirnativeland.tolabourforthesalvationofsoulsinW.A.

OntheirownbelovedFeastofOur LadyofMena-,theysetoutfrom DerryandsailedfromSouthampton, onDith.September,1898. Aftera pleasantvoyage.thepartyarrivedat FremantleonOctober30th.

.\stherewasnoconventread,for theCommunity.theSistersofMercy. St.Brigid',.WestPerth.ayeethe straneer,:,warmwelcome;17.dr':t,nd,dtofleetamostgeneroes forseveralweeksTheDerrySisters had chuteofninnysuburbs TheyselectedVictoriaPerkandpointedoutthesitefortheChurch-School. nnfiumary13.theyleftSt.Brivid's withregret.andcametoliveina pre',tv t,QCoppositethecluirch grounds.Theowner.Mr.R.F.Claffev--whiihasalwaysbeenamostgenerousbenefactor-vacatedhishouse furtheSisters.andwentto_livein Perth. Orrlanuary291899.thechurchwas pened10.MostRev.Dr.Gibney,and onthefollowingVenda,-theI''rstil h. vasopenedinVitttoria

St.Joachim'sConvent,VictoriaPark

Park,withanattendanceof35children,manyofthembeingnon-Catholics. Ourgood.1;ishoppaidmanyavisit gait._theSistersmaterialhelpand encouragement.TheSistersfromVictoriaSquareandWestPerthvisited Iteleandwere kindandgener1,tts. Mans.kindfriendsaltocametohelp. Fereinestamongstthesewere:Mr.R. !Taber,Mr.antiMrs.Quinlan,Mrs. Ciinnor,andMr.Charles.Theycon'ributedfundsforthebuildingofthe firstlittleconvent.TheSisterswent tolivethereontheFeastofSt.FrancisXavier,1899.Nowtheyhadtheir littleoratory,withJesuspresentin the1'1es:ASacrament,andastheir H1,1Bishopsaid,theyfeltquiteat home. Astimewentatthenumberof pupilsincreased.TheSisterslaboured incessantlyforthereligiousandzecular trainingofthechildren.Thei:chool wasvisitedandclassed"efficient'by theStateSchoolInspector.Pupils

passedsuccessfullythroughTrinity Collegemusica,examinations,AdelaidsPrimaryandPublicService.

Manyi'fthemholdgoodpositions theGovernment,and,bestofall, theyitavekepithepreciousgiftof Faith.SomehaveenteredReligion, andothers,whoarenowsettledin far-oftcountrydistricts,imparttotheir children,andtoothersaroundthem, whomtheycaninfluence,thesolidre.,giousteachingwhichtheyreceived intheirschooldaysinVictoriaPark.

In1908andthefollowingyears,some postulantscamefromHome.Aschool wasopenedatSouthPerth.TwoSistersdrovethereevery(lay.Muchgood wasaccomplishedintrainingthechil-:ren,pteparingthemfortheSacraments,,:n-1alsoinvisitingtheparents. many whomhartbecomeverycareless°willLinthewantofchurchand schoolinthedistrict.Afterseven yearsofhardwork.theSistershad toleaveSouthPerth.andaschoolwas i-pencal ntin.19!",TheSis-

afterleaving

tersdrovethereeveryday.

InthesameyearQueen'sPark Schoolwasopened.TwoSisterswent thereIcytrain.Bothschoolsarein goodworkingorder,especiallyQueen's Park.In1927anicelittleconvent waspurchasedthere,andnowSt.Joseph's.Queen'sPart-kilnsaseparate branchwithfourSistersresidingthere.

In1924theSisterscelebratedthe Silverjubilee()Itheir-arrivalinVictoriaPark.TheCommunityhadincreasedinnumbers,andthelittleconventwasmuchtoosmallandveryunsuitableinmanyways.Sleepingaccommodationwaspoor,andtheSisters hadnoprivaterooms,allhavingtobe utilisedasmusicrooms,etc.,forthe pupils.Amoresuitablehomehadto heprovided.

TheSuperioress,MotherM.Benig.tas.askedandreceivedpermission fromhisGraceArchbishopChineto buildanewandspaciousconvent. ThelateMr.MMcArdleandthe MissesMcArdleofPerth,andMr.and Mrs.Russellandfamily.ofNorth Perthcontributedmostgenerously. ManyotherkindfriendeoftheSistersgavedonationsalso.

TheplansweredrawnupbyMr.E. LeB.Henderson,A.R.I.A..andthe foundationstonewasblessedandlaid byHisGracetheArchbishoponthe FeastofOurLadyofMercy,1925.Mr. E.T.Russellwasthebuilder,andhe andthearchitectshowedthegreatest interestineverythingconnectedwith theConvent,andweremostgenerous totheSisters.Theirlabourshave beencrownedwithsuccess,forthenew Conventisagemineveryrespect, spacious,.commodious,andbeautiful, ratiteanornamenttoVctoriaPark, an'secondto intheArchdiocese. Theold"conventhasbeenrenovated, -d nowiitilise-1asaCollegefor l-,ardersandslatpupils,underthe itleofOurLadyofMercy'sCollege."

Saturday,December14,1929.

ORDEROFOURLADYOFMERCY,BUNBURY

OnThursday,the12th.dayofDecember,1897,asmallCommunityof NunsoftheOrderofMercy,chosen andsentfromtheIlialterHouse,VictoriaSquare.Perth,undertookthe foundationutaseparatehouseinBunbury.calledst.Patrick'sConvent.

Theyononiunit)tirstoccupieda sinal!,!ottage,andinJuly,1898,the Sistersin,ivedfromthisincommodious structuretoabeautifulnewtaivent, artisticindesignandwithalltheessentialsforthecarretingonofthe glorioussiori,.ofCatholiceducation. Atthisstagethenumberofchildren attendingStJosephsPrimarySchool andtheSacredHeartHighSchooleva, butasmallfractionofthelargenuns bertaughtthereto-fl,,y,butquitelarge, enough,however.totthesmallteach ingstati.

tinJanuar\26.19U-1,hisLordship BishopGilincvblessedandopenedSt. MarySihool,atSouthBunbury.The schoc!registercomprisedcomparativelyfewscholarstostartwith,butsince thenthenumberhassoincreasedthat ithasbeendeemednecessarytoextendtheschoolpremises,andnowa spaciousandwell-eepppedschool,with upwardsofninetypupils,givesstrikingevidenceoftheworkoftheSisters ofMercyinthatcentre.

TheSistersofMercy,alwaysanxious toextendtheiractivities,wherethere isworktobedoneforthegloryof God,4.heliunburyCommunityfoundedvfieirfirstbranchHouseattheAnnapolisoftheSouth-West,Bridgetown

InNovember,191A,aneatone-story brickbuilding,consistingoftenwelllighted,well-ventilatedrooms,wasat theirdisposal.ThenewConvent,dedicatedtoSt.lirigid,wassolemnly blessedbytheRev.DeanMartelli,and Rev.FatherHayes,whowasonavisit totheSouth-West,preachedtheopeningsermon.Schoolopenedwith33 onroll,andto-daythatnumberhas increasedtoupwardsof100. Until recentyears.theSisterswereobliged toteachinaschool-church,andnow anup-to-dateschooloccupiesoneof thebestsitesin.Nridgetown,aglowing tribute 1111doubttotheenergyand businesscapacityofthethenparish priest,Rev.FatherJReidy.The Conventhasalsoundergoneachange. NMNN41041.

andisnowoneofthefinesttwo:tory buildingsinthetown.

Greenbushes--athenflourishingcentre.wasnexttakenoverbytheBunburyMercyCommunityin1915.Their predecessors,theSt.JohnofGodSisters,hadalreadyestablishedaschool, hencetheworkofpioneeringwas comparativelyeasy.Duringtheboomingperiodupwardsof100childrenattendedtheConventSchool,butto-day theregistertotalsaboutone-thirdof thatnumber.

Donnybrookwasthenextsceneof activities.InApril,191o,threeSistersweresentonthisfoundation.The Convent,atemporarywoodenstructure,erectedunderthesupervisionof

thelate-DeanMartelli,issituatedin oneofthehealthiestlocalitiesofthe town.ItisknownasSt.Philiimena's andwasblessedandopenedbyHis GraceArchbishop(lune.onSunday, May28,1916.Elevenchildrenwas thesumtotalwithwhichtheSisters openedschool.To-daytheyhaveupwardsoffiftypupils,:nroll. Rev.1'.P.Finnegan.beingyerY anxioustohave.abranchHouse,fthe OrderofMercyinDardantniPrincep ParkHousewasrent..datflperweek. andthreeSittersopenedschoolthere inthe12th.ofApril,1921,with21 pupils.OnApril2.1922.IllsGrace ArchbishopChineblessedthenew ConventatDardanuo.afinetwo-story

oriel:mina.ig,andsincethentheSis2rshavetaughtthere.Thenumber pupilsonroll16nowoverforty. Asiteverhasbeen,musicisoneof hefineartsinculcatedbytheSisters Mercy,hence,in1918,owingtothe increasingnumberofpupils,theSisletsofMercy.nuntnify,wereobliged toerectaMusicHall.Thisisadetachedbuilding.andcomprisesanentrancehall,tennuts',rooms,andone largeroomwhichisutilisedasa 'Theory"room SincetheopeningofSt.Patrick's Church,Bunbury,1921,theoldchurch -anhistoricallandmark-hasbeen twicerenovated,andnowformspart oftheConventpremises.Foratime itwasusedasartinfantschool,but isnowanup-to-datedining-room,accommodatingupwardsofsixtyboarders. December.1924,sawthecompletion ofanewicingattreehedtotheConYent.Thisbeautifultwo-storyedifice iscruciforminshape,andrunsparal !elwithtIsmainbuilding.TheSis ters'chapel,iltildren'schapelandsacristyoccupytheupperstory,whilethe lowerstorycomprisesthecommunity room,workroom,office,andsleeping apartment.FatherCreagh,C.SS.R., temporaryP.P..13unbury,duringthe absenceofthelateArchdeaconSmythe, solemnlyblessedthenewbuildingon Christmasmorning. Buttheculminatingachievementof theBunburyMercyCommunitywas theerectionofanewPrimarySchool, Theoldbuilding,whichisnowthe mostpopularhallintown,neverwas andneverwouldheagoodschool room,hencetheSisters,thelateand deeplylamentedArchdeaconSmythe. andhisparishionersthoughtitencurn bentonthemtobuildathoroughlyupto-dateandwell-equippedschool.This projectwassuccessfullycarried through.andnowSt.JosephsPrimary Schoolisfinishedandfurnished,and isoneofthemostbeautifulschoolsin theArchdiocese.Itwasagigantic undertaking,thefinancialburdenin olyedwasaveryheavyone,but, thankstotheenergeticspiritanduntiringzealoftheparishpriest,VenernbleArchdeaconHaves,andthehearty ro-operationofthepeople,theenormousresponsibilityundertakenbythe sisters;,beingconsiderablylightened.

PRIMARY.SCHOOL-131essedandopenedlastyear. thoroughlytip-to-dateandwell-equippedSchool.

ST.PATRICK'SCHURCH,BUVIA'RY

Blessedandopened,1921.TheoldchurchnowformspartoftheConvent premises,andhavingbeenrenovated,servesasanup-to-datedining-room fortheboarders.

OURCHARITABLEINSTITUTIONS

"THEPOORYOUHAVEALWAYSWITHYOU"

CharityisLove,andLoveisGod.

TheCatholicChurchlivesandthe sourceofherlifeisCharity,furChar- ityisLoveandLoveisGod.Our LordspeaksofHimselfastheVine. andwearethebranches: that abidethinMeandIinhim,thesame bearethmuchfruit,furwithoutMeyou candonothing.Ifanyoneabidenut inMe.heshallbecastforthasa branchandshallwither,andtheyshall gatherhintopan,1resthimintothe tireandheburneth.-Most,)tyou havepassedalongthevalleyofthe UpperSwanduringthepruningseason.Watchthegardenerashewalks alongbetweentheroweofvines,nip- pingbranchesoffandallowingthemto rustleandfallonthegreund,unnoticed.Comeluckto-morrow,andsee theeMantesthe.:co,:efedbranehhas lostit., itsceiourisgone,its suppletie11,11,1.it;iceontheground coldandstar!:Pickupabranchand itsnapsintourhands,adried-up,withered.palsiedthing.Whytheaad change?lie-causethelife-givingsapis denieditadiseardedmemberdiesand liesenhoneuredontheground.13ut, ',tie-backsonic slater,andyou willsictheheebandinangatheringth.. fallenbranehesintoheapsinorder toburnthemasrubbish. FromtheVine.witehisChrist,dews thelife-givingsap,whichisCharity, tothemembersandmakesthemlive. TheCatholicChurchlivesandgrows anddevelopsbecauseitacceptscharity asherchiefmissiononearth.Fri Charity,whichislai\eofGod.spring tharitv.whichistheloveofourneigh}tour.Listentotheremarkablewords ofChristonthenecessityofhovefor ourneighlmitir 0-caloriethouare offeringthegiftsatthealtar,andthere thourememberestthatthebrotherhathanythingagainstthee,leavethere thygiftbelorethealtar,andgofirst tobereconciledtothybrother.and thencomingthoushaltofferthygift."

Tounderstandthemeaning tho, W,'ribsof weittestcon-tilerv1/4hat --acritl,in,ans.:`iiyticeltheliigil estactof 11d afereoinrecognitionof11i.supr ,oweroverlifeanddie,111 Rage,: evenlookonsacrificeasthe111Valera,Maximusuaira.,..s.withmuchpraise,thatwhilst.1le,in derwasoncelturniw,; thefirefellonthearmsofayoungman whowa:holdingthelira7icr 111. ,angmanboretheintensepainwithlit!retying,lestheshouldincurthe guiltofinterruptingthesaend itow:.ThusamongtieH,roanIt ;iswellasamongthebelieving:e:lfi,oncebeguncouldnot e;----ptedforanyreason\.,.ren themeaningofthewordsof(dirk- SacriWe.thehighestactofworship. -be acknowledgementofacnvi timetohisCreator,can.aye.musthe -It-Tendeduntilanactofcharityis oeril.a-med.Godonferstowaituntil IPe1'!toreremembersanoffended CharityinAction. ;inoddcharseteristiethat ), e,.F.athe thelocal.thefamiliar,we el Leavingimrawn r-iiv,,'erienecthe

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tempted, principleo. ert',MI,- .11,11 Stehleisthe hi:. whentheend-;hill :ael, theti..11'1W1,1: .1.1 .iii.ngthe.1.1y' 11.11-. .1.111eh(' ,/1 111ereeollectionthatplacesof _Teat,-interestexistinour',witland. PasingthroughlIonoltiluthefirst time, 1 hadtheGovernorofHawaiias table-mate. Imentioned.enpassant, thatIbmolultihadawell-tilled ifPolynesiantreasure lledoubted me:"Waal,Sirforliveandtwenty yearsIhavedivedon ((lid thoughIhaveheardthatamuseum exists.Ineverthoughtitwcrtha nickel:no.Sir.notaii:c1;e1.' camewithmctothe cumanddi, reeltvc.:e '-,veattracted es Writingme

,,nonoilater.liesaio.'1,asure ..c,,;tea.t.iretoSCAM.'Last-ispendceaglittheredaily.- 1can ,',111Zit),MTthyPerthMuseum, eeeusehaveneergotbeyondthe e\tenorview-itis(ateofthe'Patty .hingsshalldosomeothertime.tail ha; rtuneislongincoming.But leayask -Haveetatseenthe oholiicharitiesofPerth?. AroundCatholicPerth. LeavingBrooklyn,NewYork.one !mimingearlylastAugust11921i1. motoreddowntotheeatremeendof LongIsland.Whatbroughtmenave: to PortJefferson? Iwenttoseea FoundlingHome.ItmaysurpriseYou, ce. ri,n'inthehereinSul,iacowehaveaFoundlingHomeso thatI nnot thetwoinstieations Ifyouareinterestedinseeinganinstitutionthat surpassesanythingthatthegreatrich lit,(seofl;rooklenpossesses,thenrun ao :11--111Hthe

sortschool-rooms,thelivingmemorial tothegenerosityofMrStuartPatter- son,ofKellerberrin,andreturninpride, justifiablepride,thatvonareoneup ontheYanks.Anotherdaywillhe wellsnentatGlendalough.wherethe LittleSistersbrightenthelastdaysdestituteoldmereandwomenAnother daybringsyoutoLeederyille.where theSi,tersoftheGoodShepherd-ieek awlsavethestrayinglainbsoftheFold andleadingthem1,-ksogenii:,to sweetly.thattheerrMe,,ne-realisehow muchtheyhave hI,.w:inr1,ring 10,1Z1V11-1,11-1the1,11,1 .II1,1 1110 1111 Ivo 11,1111,1e,, ,11 1.1 :.`rmiiinco f,v-,r,, lohn God'syour:trio it,. anr1eoneolati,nhasbeen thethoty.:111of 01tient1,iuler hati,even orarkil shatgreatinstitution

Twoadditionalcharitieswereopened thisyear(1929).On.1pril21.1929, Castledare,intheCanningRiverwe]. oine(1thesub-normalboyandpromi-, edhimatrainingthatisefficient.tip- -date.andstillwarmedht-thefire ofChristiaoparitythatburn,inthe I.eartsofhisrelhjeutere.hers isthepi-tiverinAthol, liaandNewZealand s OnSunday,November17.Hi-Ii.e e the.NrchbiMiopblessedandonen,..,tht PreventoriumatKellerlierrin.the ofMrStuartPattersenthefrail.te-1 delicatechildrenoftheStateItha- -Benbuiltandendowed1,thatgreatitizen.ItitconductedbysheSi- roe:ofStIimenhoftheSacredHeart. ThattourofCatholicPerth.tewhii TinviteIrin,willpreyinterestmg;ind instructive.Unlessveerdoityou willneverrealisethattheCatholic C'hurc'hhereinvonrmidsthasaspacial religiouscommunitybusywiththe charityofChristwherever"wantand affliction()Timortalsattend Thisnivint. 1,,been:i1,- ,ialcharacteristicoftheChiir.1over incethedaysoftheApe,tlesOur Lordhastoldusthata,eworldal. waysbeneedofthischaritywhenIle said:''Thepouryouhavealwayswith FollowtheprogrammeIhave outferseal.and willwit- ne,,the-mannerinwhich.inourewn day,andin awneoantr.the Churchreducestopracticethewords;of IvorSrivi,o.ir-Theblindsee,thelame walk,thelensesare,.leansed, he n,,,,1preachedto them.'Duringthepersecutionofthe Thinperot:N'alerien.tie,PrefectofRome (lentardedofSt1.,;:ur,iicethat shnnld,;howhintthertchi.,ofthe -hurellThe thy theblind.,,etthe,rirot,d the-H.-.forwhomtheChunlittr.oitl- id.-There."hesaidtothePrefect, ",r,!lierichesoftheChurch"Itis till.eethepoorarethericheifthe Cle,rcl,'I,itsfreit,-.hallthetreebe iietaa.iaed W, 1.-ithefruit thatblo,,,psontheTreeofLife. Christwendsthetio.,t.,askillIlls Name.assuringitsthatwhat.done fortheleant themTT,takes-.sdone toHimself. IlVeadd,i(trieshort,kettlic-rat(heritableinstitutions.whichhave beeneontribliterlto-TheReeIn!"1

HOMEOFTHEGOODSHEPHERD

"Andtherewereinthesamecountry Shepherdswatching."(Luke:,Chap. IL.Ver.8.1

Asthehumbleshepherdswere amongthefirstinvitedlongagotothe riboftheWeeOneofBethlehem,so inthedal-;iftheinfancyoftheCathodicChurchinW.A.,theOrderof theGoodShepherdreceiveditsfirstinvitationtothisStatethroughthe latereveredBishop,RightRev.Dr. Gibney.HisLordshipappliedtothe Provincial theGoodShep- herdinMelbourneforafoundationas e:J1N.as1`;92,renewinghisrequestto theMother[rouseinFrancein1898, hut,owingtofinencialandotherdiffi- eulties,thiswasnotaccededtountil theyear1902.

FourSistersprivilegedtobeginthe workoftheirOrderinPertharrived herefromtheProvincialMonasteryin Melbourne,onOctober14,ofthatyear, takingupresidence'attwohousesin AdelaideTerrace,whichhadbeence, uredforthembytheBishop.The firstpenitentwasadmittedthatsame day,andthepioneershadthejoyof havingthefirstHolyMassintheir temporaryoratorycelebratedonOctober16bythelateRev.Father O'Farrell,C.SS.R.

it(tit" I,g5,'I ILI::Lord-snip f;ii(ncy (; theholy Sacrificeatthenewee.ao-ot.preach- ingonthatoyoasion.anticentralising theexprc,-.1o,ithistaoughtsonthe pictureofOnrLad\and:heMagdalen atthefooftheCrisscon-oling

IlliSS1011 IStostaylikeh Mother ..eTOthosesothadshedHisPreei,nsisic,d. Owingtotherapidextensionofthe cityandoftheir%yolk.ititee.tmenecese-etortheSisi.tottan,tertheir

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residencein1904tothepresentCon- ventinLeerlerville.TheretheCom- munitynowmanlier,2i,whileoveik150 leshelteredinthesecurityandpt;aee Iatrue[oldandasafehaven ''eside,theThreeNowsofReligion taken1.vtheSisters,theyalsoobserve foulti,V,aofZeal,wherelivthey undertaketolabourfenthesalvation 'ifsoulsandinadditiontotheuplift- ingoftlio-i:efotwlyuntheworldhas lostits theyalsochargethem- -elec.,:withthereformationofa youngerclassofchildrenconfidedto thembypatentsor'theState.

HOMEOFGOODSHEPilERD.FOUNDED1902.

Outrivallinghisbenignpredecessor,HisGraceMostRev.ArchbishopClune has,sincetheverybeginningofhisepiscopacy,beentheunfailingsupport andencouragerofthishiddenworkin hisArchdiocese.Himselftheconse- cratedrepresentativeofthedivine GoodShepherd,hehasbyhistender solicitudeandfatherlycareacerbur- denedhisheartwitheverythingcon- nectedwiththefoldwithinhisfold thusconstantlyandsweetlyenlarging thehopesengenderedinthatsanguine counseladdressedtothefirstfoun- dressestwenty-sevenYearsagobyRev: FatherO'Farrell,C.SS.R.,ofholymemory."Fearr. 'leFlock"

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LITTLESISTERSOFTHEPOOR BEAUTIFULGLENDALOUGH

"AslongasyoudidittooneofMy leastbrethren,youdidittoMe."

TheLittleSistersofthePoorcame tothisStatefromSydney,attheinstanceofHisGraceArchbishopClune. in1920.Theyoccupiedtwocottages inAdelaideTerrace,untilthepurchaseof"Glendalough"fromtheOblateFathers.Undertheircontrolthe buildinghasbeenconsiderablyadded to.Abeautifulchapelhasbeenerected,andtomeettheneedforincreased accommodation,anewwingisin courseoferection.SincetheircomingtoWesternAustralia,theLittle Sistershavefoundhere,asinthe othorStates,generousbenefactorsand mintfriends.Duringtheireightor nineyears'workinthiscity,they havecaredforalargenumberofold peoplewhoseclosingyearshavebeen madepeacefulbythetendernessof theselittleblack-robedSisters,and whoselasthourswerebrightenedby HolyChurch'sViaticum.Theirquiet andgentleministrationshavesoothed thelastmomentsofatleast130old peoplewhofoundrefugewiththem sincetheiradventamongus.

TheLittleSistersofthePoorcame

intoexistenceinFranceinthenine teenthcentury.Theycommenced theirgreatandmercifulworkinBrittany,notedforthewonderfulsimple faithofitspeasantry,andtheOrder's firstrecruitscamefromthesimple, modestreligiouspeasantgirls.The spiritofsimplicitystampstheworkof theLittleSistersofthePoor,andis maintainedinitsrulesandconstitution.Thestoryofthefirstsmallbeginningsofthisnowworld-wideOrder revealshowveryearnestthehumble foundresseswere.Instruggle,privationandsufferingtheseedofCharity wassownforloveofHimWholoved thepoor.Godblessedtheworkof feanneTuganandherassociates.This heroicloverofGod'spoorwentout andbeggedfortheagedoneswhocame tohermodesthospiceaskingcharity.

"AsIhavenomorebreadtogive them,Iwillgooutandbegitfor them;itwillbeeasierformetobeg thanforthem,brokendownbyage andinfirmities." Shebecame,for theloveofGodtheirdeputy-abeggarwoman.Withjoyandwithout hesitation,sheentereduponthegreat

workofself-denialfortheagedpoor, andthespiritofself-sacrificeanddevotionwhichputthesealofCharityon JeanneJugan'sundertaking,inthe earlypartofthenineteenthcentury, hasremainedwithintheinstitution throughallthevarylingphasesofdevelopmentsincethedawnofthat brightdaywhenthefirstLittleSisters ifthePoorbegantheirheroicmission ofloveandmercyatSaintServan,in Brittany.

"SisterJeanne"cravedtheoldpeopleofJeanneJugan'shumblehospice,whereseatswererareandthe bedsclosetogether,"heourgoodsubstitute;begforus,don'tforgetour littlemessages,askforourtobaccoand coppers.-Thegoodleannealsobent 'istchil,gcarforwhisperedconfidentialpetitions.andleftherpensioners withasmile,cheer!ullygoingofffor thesuccourofherpoorpeople.How manysuchpetitionscometotheears oftheLittleSistersatGlendalough? Thebeautifulcharityofthefoundress antiherassociateshas'becometheguidingprincipleofthoseLittleSisters, theirsuccessors,whohavemadetheir

biark-hoodedcloakslovedandrespectedwherevertheirhospicesareestablishedlargelyinEurope,andinAsia, Africa,America,Australia,NewZealand,andNewCaledonia.Theyhave becomethesubstitutesoftheiraged poor,andgladlyandunselfishlyspend themselvesintheirserviceseeingin themtheDivinefigureofthesuffering Christ."HeitisWhomtheLittle Sistersreceiveandtakecareofin thepersonofthepoor. Heitis WhoisconsoledinthepersonofHis poor.-The1pveforthepoorandin9rmoldpeopleisthemostremarkable traitintheLittleSistersofthePoor.

Generalstatisticsattheendof1928 givethenumberofSistersas5,563; numberofhouses,306;andthenumber ,1oldpeoplesuccoredbythemas 17,608.

Glendalough,thehomeoftheLittle sistersinthisState.isworthavisit bythosewhodesiretocomeintouch kiththeworkoftheLittleSisters'heretheywillcomeincontactwith 'ovingdeedsofmercy,andthatsweet haritywhichhasitssourceit.the rountainofalllovetheSacredHeart

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Itisworthyofnotethatwhenevera newneedorwantarises,theChurchis everreadytosupplyit.Soitwasin historicWexford,intheyear1871, TheBishopofFerns,theillustrious Dr.Furlong,asaintlyman,alearned man,onewhofor30yearsofhislife wasProfessorinthehallsofMaynooth College,andaleadinglightamongtheIrishEpiscopateofhisday,sawa greatneedinhisdiocese.anddeterminedtosupplyit.

HewantedSisterswhi,wiioldnot onlytakechargeofprimaryschools, butwhowouldespeciallydevotethemselvestothenursingofthesickinhospitalsandintheirownhomes.Under hisfosteringcareandwisedirection theInstitutewasfoundedonOctober 7,1871.Ithasgrownandexpanded inamarvellousmannerthroughout Ireland,andatpresenttheyhavetwo foundationsinEngland.Byahappy coincidence.ontheinaugurationofthe IrishFreeStateandLeagueofNations. theSistersofStj"hitfGodwerein-

Mr.StuartPatterson

'OctbytheRectoroftheIrishLollegetomakeafoundationinRome. EightSistershavebeenestalilished theresince1922.

Theyear1895wasaremarkableone inthehisti,ryofWesternAustralia. Richfindsofgoldhadrecentlybeen discoveredinCoolgardieandKalgoorlie. Agreatwaveofoptimismswept overtheStateandmenintheirthousendsflockedtotheGoldfields.Conditionswerehardandtrying.Good drinkingwaterwasalmostunpriainr able,withtin,resulttl.atinashort timefeverwasraging. ThebishopofPerth,thevenerated DrGibney,determinedtoopenhospi- talsontheGoldfields.andinviteda colonyoftheSistersofSt.Johnfrom Wexford.Eightrespondedtotheinvitation.andarrivedinPerthonNovember25,1895.Thefollowingyear they',pettedahospitalinCoolgardie, andinMarch,1897,theyopenedahospitalandthefirstConventSchoolin Kalgoorlie.Thehospitalsweresoon

iimpleteandupaiiidateofanylike mildineinAustralia.Besidesthese fa-,specialgifts.)1r.andMrs.Pattersiltareeverassistingthesplendidwork thepiedSisters.Ilis Lensfaciionsarenotonlyconfinedto thisstate,huttheSistersofSt.Joseph, isSvdiaiy,havebeenmaderecipients handsomedonations.Thetotalof Mr.StuartPatterson'shelpinWest Australiaamountstoseveralthousands. pr,v(-ntnriurn.atKellerberrin, isthelatestexpressionofMr.Stuart Patters,in'scharity.Itwasopened nNii\ember17,1929.andisconductbetheSistersofSt.Josenhofthe heart. Itistheiiiiineerin- ',:ii Amraliath;,tcaresfor andmalnourished,who ,riecieldiet it i:itholiesandnon- 11,1t !ic-

BeautifulTributetoNuns

Mr.StuartPatterson,ofKellerberrin, hasbeenthemostconsistentandgenerouscontributortothefundsofthe St.Joseph'sOrphanageandFoundling Home,atSubiaco.Thesecondkindergartenschoolpavilion,erectedas hisgifttotheinstitution,isthemost

('anonSheehan'sreverencefurthereligiousstatewasofthesameorderas thatwhichhehadforthesacredcharacterofthepriesthood.Hehasleft usaPictureofhisconceptionofthe lifeofareligiousinoneofthechaptersofhis"TriumphofFailure."He describesinsomedetailhowthere comestothesouloftheyounggirl, oftenintheverymidstofthemusic andenjoymentofworldlypleasures,a strangeandwondrousattractionthat causeshertoturnawayfromthe glamourofthegaysocietythatseeks toenveloptheawlw;throseatedreams ofearthlyloveandtodrawitwith whisperingsofsubtleflattery.In

full,andtheSisters,inhardandtryingconditions,instiflingheatand blindingdust,nursedthesickminers iiayandnight,andtaughtthechildreninanironbuilding.tillaftersome Yearstheycollectedattheminesin Kalgoorlie,Boulder.Menzies,Malcolm, Mts.MorgansandMargaret.fundsto payoffthehospitaldebt,andbuilda finestoneschoolIn1905theyopened anotherschoolatPiccadilly,andthe followingyearoneatSouthKalgoorlie.

Humbleindeedwerethebeginnings ofthefoundationinSubiaco,1898, whentheSistersopenedthefirsthospital,andtookchargeoftheparish school,andanotheratRosaliein1909. AttherequestofRevPBrennan who,hassincejoinedtheRedemptoristOrder),theSistersopenedaschool atGreenbushesin1908,butowingto therushofpatientswhichfollowed theopeningoftheprivatehospital.our esteemedArchbishop,theRightRev. Dr.Clone,C.SS.R.,withhisconstant watchfulnessandfatherlycare,thiaight

answersheoffersherfreshyounglife toChristintheretinanentandrenunciationofthecloister.

"Itisnitweariness iisgustor disappointment:lintinthewhirlof thedancesiteseesaCrucifiedFigure, andinthewhispersofloveshehears somefar-offvoicethatI-inchesand thrillsher;andshestandsoutatonce fromthecrowd,withoutreluctance,withoutdoubt.Shehasseenthenod oftheBridegroom'sheadandtheheck oftheBridegroom'shand."

Heknewthatagreatdealofhidden talentaswellasvirtuewasenshrined withincanventwalls;butitwassacredtherebecauseenlistedintheserviceofGo-i,insteadofdrawingthe vainapplauseoftheworldoutside.

"Why,thereismoretalent-nay. genius-lockedupinourconvents thanwouldsufficetocreateanew civilisation.Therearewomenthere whocouldsingasbravelyasany womanfromSapphotoElizabethParrettBrowning;huttheyaremute excepttoGod.Thereareartiststhere thatcouldcreateanewschool,asthe raggedfollowersofSt.Franciscreated theUmbrianschoe:buttheypaint AgnusDeisforlittlechildren,and scapularsforbeggetwomen.There aregirlswithtrantedvoiceswhowould hesmotheredwithbouquetsifthey appearedor,anystagefromLondon toNaples,andtheyringonlytoGod. ForHimtheycompose,forHimthey paint,forHimtheysing;theyhaveno ambitionbuttopleaseHim,noconsolationbuttobenearHim.nohope buttositatHisfeetforever.Oh.it itwonderful thisarmyofnoble women,passingbyindisdainallthat theworldholdsdear,andconquered

itimpossibleforthemtocopewiththe work,andadvisedtheCommunitytolevotealltheirenergiestgatheworkof thehospitals.Theschoolswerethen takenoverbytheSistersofMercy. Itteaslikewise,owingtohisGrace's influence,thatthelateDr.Higgins, BishopofBallarat,invitedtheSisters toopenabranchthere,andthefollowingyearanotherbranchhousewas foundedatGoulburn,NewSouth Wales.miterthepatronageofthelate Dr.Gallagher. ItisworthyofnotethatMr.and Mrs.FrankKellydonatedthehouse andpropertyinBourke-street,Goulburn,forthispurposetotheSisters, andarestilltheirconstantbenefactors. AbranchConventandHospitalwere openedinBunburyin1927,whichhas provedagreatboontothepeopleof theSouth-West. AttherequestofbishopGibney,a foundationwasestablishedatBeagle BayandBroome.Kimberley,in1907, fortheconversionofthenatives.

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11,,wveryiewofus,notwithstanding thetactthatwehaveoftenjoinedin theplauditswhichfollowasuccessof theChristianBrothers,havepausedto thinkoftheoriginoftheforcewhich hasmadethissuccesspossible?When ourbosomsswellwithprideatthe sightoftheornatecollegesandschools equippedwitheverythingnecessaryfor afirstclasseducationalestablishment, wefindithardtorealisethatthehistoryofthereligiouscongregationresponsibleforthesethingsdoesnotgo backmuchfurtherthanonehundred years.

In1802,EdmundIgnatiusRice.a Waterfordgentleman,onwhomthe worldwassmiling,andwhoseprospects forasuccessfulbusinesscareerwere thebrightest,becamefilledwiththe desireofdoingsomethingtoamelioratethelotofhiscountrymen,stillsufferingfromthehardshipsofthePenal Days. legatheredroundhimalittlebandofnoblesoulsfilledwithsentimentssimilartohisown,andtogethertheyopenedareligiousschool forposorboys. Aworkofthiskind wasimperativelynecessary.ifthe effortsofthevariousproselytiserswas tobecombatedTheblessingofGod waswiththeprojectfromtheoutset. Thigo.,rlexampleofMr.Riceandhis ass.wiatesdrewotherworthymen.and s,onChristianSchools"weretobe foundthroughoutthelengthand breadthofIreland.Archbishopsand clergyweirsimedthisforceforgood. and in192:theCentenaryofthe passingof"TheCatholicEmancipation .10"-1r-eland.throughtheeffortsof herreligiousteachers,hasemerged,unsulliedbythedarkdaysofpersecution. still.asofyore,theislandof'Saints andScholars."

Iti.,nottobewonderedatthen, thatwhenIrishmissionaries,,:ugh alliesintheirmissionaryfields,their choicefel!on"TheIrishCheistian Brothers,-asBrotherRice'sfollowers werenowcalled.Manyapatheticappeal,assentfromafarawayIrish mishmaryBishopforBrothers.and theseappealswereansweredastaras itwaspossibletodoso.

InlS6S.fourBrotherslandedin felliourne.andbeganinSt.Francis'a workthathasnowspreadthroueththe Commonwealth.Manywerethehardshipsthesepioneers.butGod'sgrace andblessingprevailed,andalmostinsurmountabledifficultiesdisappeared. asitwere.miraculously.Openingfollowedopening,andgraduallythe13ro. thersextendedtheirworkintoeach StateInMI.theyarrivedinPerth. Trulyitwasamemorableday-Wednesday,1anuary31,1894whenhis LordshipBishopGibneysolemnly blessedandhandedovertotheChristianBrotherstheCollegesituatedin StGeorge'sTerrace.Thebuilding.as itwaswhentheBrothersarrived,was amodesttwo-storeyedcottage,standingjustinsidethefenceofaHockof landattheeasternendofSt,George's

REV.BROTHERD.P.BODKIN.

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Terrace.ThislandabuttedtheSwan River,andoriginallybelongedtoagentlemannamedPeterBrown,whohas theuniquedistinctionofbeingthefirst ofGovernorStirling'scoloniststoland inWesternAustralia.HisLordship BishopGibneyacquiredthislandand building,andreserveditforafuture educationalestablishment.

Therewasalargeandrepresentative gatheringtowelcometheBrothers. Afterthereligiousceremonies,His Lordshipsaid:"Thiswasadayhehad longhopedforanddesired.Ilehad maderepeatedapplicationstothe ChristianBrothers,andafterendeavouringforalongtimetoinducethem tocome,hethoughthiseffortswere nottoberewardedwithsuccess.He

117bytheYear1910,itbecamethen imperativelynecessarytocompletethe Collegeasoriginallydesigned.The followingyearsawtheopeningofthe largeandcommodiouseasternwing, whichcontainsthechapel,thesenior dormitory,alltheschoolrooms,aboys' library.andaBrothers'library.Thus hasariseninthreestagesabuilding whichcanclaimtobeoneofthearchitecturalornamentsofthecity.

TheCollegeonthe"Terrace"fora numberofyearswasabletocaterfor theeducationalneedsoftheCatholic youthoftheWest,butwiththegrowth oftheState,atpresentitisnotable toaccommodatethenumbersoffering. ToprovideforanewandmodernresidentialCollege,asiteof300acreson

ThedepressionatAlbanyandthe growingimportanceofKalgoorlie, madeitnecessaryfortheBrothersto transfertheiractivitiesfromAlbanyto theGoldfields.TheCollegeatKalgoorliewasopenedinOctober,1906, andhasbeenresponsibleforagood antilastingwork,whichisevidentby themanifestdistinctionofitsoldboys.

In192f1,aCollegewasopenedat Geraldtonforthebenefitoftheyouth ofthatdistrict,andalthoughithas beeninexistenceonlythreeyears,it hasalreadyearnedforitselfanhon,iurablereputation.

Castledare.

Perhapsthemostimpbrtantdevelopmentofalltheworkscarriedonby theBrotherswastheopeningofa schoolandhomeforsub-normalchildren,atCastledare,ontheCanning River.Thisopeningwasmadein 1929,whentheBrotherstookoverthe managementofanexcellentlyequipped home.Thisinstitutionwillstandasa monumenttoHisGracetheMostRev. Dr.Chine,ArchbishopofPerth,and willremindfuturegenerationsofhis thoughtforthatsectionofthecommunitywhosemisfortunecausesthem veryoftentobeforgottenandneglected.Noexpensewassparedinmaking thishomethemostup-to-dateofits kind,andtoDr.CluueandtheCatholic communityofPerthbelongstheproud distinctionofbeing,asfarastheCatholic-ChurchofAustraliaisconcerned, theleadersinthismostcharitableand Christ-likework.

ProminentChristianBrothers.

NoreportonthedoingsoftheBrothersinWesternAustraliawouldbe completeifreferencewasnotmadeto theworkoftwodistinguishedChristian Brothers-Rev.BrotherD.F.'Bodkin. andRev.BrotherM.P.Nunan.

EDMUNDIGNATIUSRICE.

FounderoftheIrishChristianBrothers

thenmadeanoffertoselltheplacefur thesumof£8,000,buthisofferhad nutbeenaccepted.Henowthanked Godthatithadnot,ashewasbetter pleasedtohavetheBrothersinpossessionoftheCollegegroundsthanif hehadreceivedtentimestheamount forwhichitwasoffered."Toconclude,hewelcomedthe.Brothers,and expressedthewishthattheirsuccessin Perthwouldbeequaltothesuccesses oftheirInstitutewherevertheBrothershavebeenestablished.

ThePresidentoftheCollege IRev. BrotherT.A.O'Brien)thankedHis Lordshipandallpresentfortheirattendance.Heexpressedhisgratitude toBishopGibneyforhavingattended togivetheblessingofHolvChurch totheworktheywereabouttobegin. Ifsuccesswastocrowntheeffortsof theBrothers,hecontinued.the.ictory wouldnotbetheirs,hutHisforwhom theylabour,andinWhosevineyard theywork.Speakingofthebuildings hesaidtheywereneitherattractive norelaborate,buthehopedtheirmemFenswouldsoincreasethattheywould soonbecompelledtoenlargethe'sihool. or,betterstill,erectaboardingschool ,:tpableofaccominidatingtheCatholic childrenofthisvastcolony,maneof whomwerehundredsofmilesaway frompriest,altar,orSacrifice.nodof lgiro;ngthemanopportunityof1(reiv ingagoodreligiousandseculareclneation.

Thefoundationstoneofthewestern wingofthepresentbuildingwaslaid bythelateDr.GibneyinNovember, 1895. Sevenmonthslaterthesol. emnopeningtookplace,andboarders wereadmittedforthefirsttimeshort. lyafterwards.Withafewadjacent woodenbuildings,thiswingcomprised theCollegetill1900,when,inMay. thecentralportionwasstartedon plansdrawnupbyMr.Cavanagh.In April.19(1,thispartofthebuilding wasreadyforoccupation.Asthe cumbersofhoardershadincrea to

theCanningRiverhasbeensecured. Thegenerosityandco-operationofHis GraceDr.Chinehasmadethepurchase ofthislandpossible,anditisonly fittingthatthenewareashould-tiecall. ed"ClonePark."Plansfortkebuildinghavebeendrawnup,andwithina veryfewyears"St.John'sCollege" shouldheoneofW.A.'snotablebuildings.

ClontarfOrphanage.

InOctober,1897,theChristianBrothersundertookthecontrolofaboys' orphanageandindustrialschool.In 1901afinebuildingwaserectedona charmingspotontheCanningRiver, whereforthepasttwenty-nineyears thepoororphanboyhasfoundan "AlmaMater."Varioustradesare taught,andabrassbandhasbeenorganised,thedelightfulmusicofwhich hasbeenmuchappreciatedatCatholic andotherfunctions.Toextendthe workofClontarf,afarmintheGeraldtondistricthasbeentakenover.tip. to.dateagriculturalschoolsareatpre. sentinthecourseofconstruction,and itishopedthatintheverynearfuture thisimportantsideofClontarf'sindustrialactivitywillbeproceededwith underthelestpossibleconditions.

DaySchools.

Soon,ftertheopeningoftheCollege inSt.George'sTerrace,theBrothers tookoverthemanagementofaparochialschoolforboys--theoldSt.Patrick's,inIrwin-street.ThisoldGothic structureserveditspurposetill1907, whenthepresentSt.Patrick's,Wellington-street,wasopened.Thisschool hasalwaysbeenprominent,andirsexstudentsaretobefoundfillinghonourablepositionsineverywalkoflife.

DayschoolswerealsoopenedatAlbanyandFremantle.ThefoundationsatFremantlewasmadeonJanuary1,1901.Thisschoolhasdone muchgoodat"thePort,"andblessed bythegoodwishesandco-operationof theOblatesofMaryImmaculate,still continuesitsupliftinginfluence.)

BrothelBodkinwasoneofthefour BrotherswhoarrivedinAustraliain 1868.Aftersomeyears'workinVictoria,Queensland,andNewZealand,he foundhiswaytoWesternAustralia, wherehisnameislinkedupwiththe wholehistoryoftheBrothersinthat State.Anunassumingman,hislife washiddenfromthepublicgazeand wasspentinthecauseoftheorphan Toy.HewitnessedthegrowthofClontarf,andtohiswisedirectionmustbe attributedmuchofitssuccess.HedesignedtheBrothers'residenceatFremantle.whichwillstandasamonumenttohiscapability.Hediedin 1929,afteralifeofeighty-sixyears spentforthemostpartintheservice ofGod.Mayherestinpeace.

BrotherM.P.Nunanguidedthedes. tiniesoftheChristianBrothers'Collegeforperiodstotallingtwenty-five years.HesawtheCollegegrowfrom themodesttwo-storeyedcottageof 1894tothepalatialGothicstructure of1929.Aneducationalistofthehigh-

P.NUNAN.

.estorder,hisopinionwasoftensought, andtohiswisedirectionisduemuch ofthesuccessofC.B.C.Hisinterest intheCollegeisjustaskeenasever, andamidsthismanydutiesatBallarat hestillfindstimetokeepintouch withtheactivitiesofthePerthChristianTirGthers'College.Hisoldpupils, Iamsure,willjoininthewishthat hemaycontinuetoenjoygoodhealth, andbelongsparedtocarryouthis -dutiesinthecauseofGod.

Injudgingtheworkofaschoolor

college,averyincompleteideawould begainedifattentionwerepaidmerelytotheannualresults.Acollege's powerforgoodismanifestedinthe livesofitsex-students.TheChristianBrothershavereasontobeproud oftheirex-students,whoaretohe foundamongsttheleadersofeveryprofession.InAustraliapastpupilsof ChristianBrothers'Collegesareinthe Hierarchy,intheclergy,amongstthe Judges,inthemedicalprofession,at theBench,intheengineeringprofes-

sions.Asamatteroffact,thereis notanhonourablewalkoflife'thatis notadornedbytheirex-students. TheCollegesinthisStatehavearecordthatanyCongregationmightwell heproudof.Amongsttheirmany successesmayhementionedfour RhodesScholars,andtheirstudents' namesfigureasexhibitionwinnersin everywayanexhibitioncouldbewon. Addedtothisscholasticsuccess,we findtheirprowessinathleticshasbeen justasremarkable.TrulytheCongre-

gationoftheChristianBrothers-4Irelandhasdonealastingworkforthis, ourStateofWesternAustralia.Long maytheycontinuetheirgloriouswork. Note:Underthearticlecontributed bytheChristianBrothers,shortnotices mfClontarfOrphanageandtheCastledareTrainingSchoolaregiven.ReferenceisalsomadetotheTardun Farmproiect,whichopensupagolden prospectforthefutureoftheC.B.C. workintheWest.

OurBushies'Scheme AnAppealforthe"NearWest SCHOLARSHIPSFORCOUNTRYBOARDINGSCHOOLS

WhathappenedattheConvent hoarding-schoolsinthecountrywhen wesentchildrentoresidetherefor someweeksuntiltheywereprepared forConfessionandHolyCommunion? Iluringthosepreciousdaysthesechildrenlearnedthedoctrinesoftheir Faith.andpeepedUsti,therichstore thattheChurchprovidesforherehil,lrenInnoetin.natural,frolicksome childrenofthebushlearnedand lovedallthatth,goodSisters toldthemaboutGod,fromthe --tor\ 1.0111..sheintoGoodFridayHourlivlau-theywereled closertoIIim,untila'lasttherr--wningeventofthescitr,i1arrivedand theyreceivedHimintot harts, Besidesthedaily:as'.teii.,asthere wereattractivefea,.9rospr. throughthepastor.Qiste:= pond PeopleofBusseltoo.',VilLtaCod anecdote';musthaysdelue.1these home.,whenther rnt,,1theirexperiences,wecanwell imaginehov,-forcibly:haYouthful theologianswouldco,1,Cttheirpazents ..71allmattersofCathoiCBusseltonisthethi'-isehoo;that beenestablish yetr.Manrintupandfarrahilalehay..alsop:arheredinthechildreninpren,trotionfor the*1i-rank:Its. anit-t.-2sofall havebeenbornebythescho,,crship fundprovidedbethe ;111,1,i(S. ['sail.holdinPerthin:',_prinnler, Ti-,11moileriso.,VV an.!so muchremainst..,bedone.Thisscheme whichsendschildren intocountryboardingsetfoolsforsevt-ralweeks.intensivereligiousinstruc.

REV.101IN McMAHON,Phi)

tion,isthebestsolutionofthebush problem.TheSistersareallowed10s. aweekperchild.That,asevery housekeeperknows,wouldnotgofar insatisfyingthekeenappetiteofa healthychild.Thelocalparishioners havehelpedgenerouslywithbedsand bedding,andthoseinnumerablenecessitiesthatsuchanoccasioncreates.

whosendtoeachchildapersonalletterandatypedinstructioneach month,havenowsomethingtowork on.Thecountrychildrenhavemet andknownandlovedtheSistersdun ingtheirweeksattheConvent.They havebothheardandseenmuch,an arenowcapabkofassimilatingthe writteninstructions.Wehavelearn

pussELT()Nwhi,c() r\

Thepermanentvalueofthescheme liesinthis.Thrchildrenreceivethe Sacraments.andreturnholm,i,.appv. Theythencontinueonwith,tht: sonsimpartedregularlythrough.he CorrespondenceClasses.TheSkiers

it

BUSIlIES fromparent..thattheretureling vet,'zealousinteaching brotllersandsister, r.(Cl-1,-,esaredoinghetTh,,v.antoldt,

,iirerfoundations,andthechildren, strengthenedhytheSacraments,are morewillingtoco-operate.

AnAppealforHelp.

Nt,,;newhoLasvisitedthevast areasofW.A.canfailtorealisethe inaptitudeoftheBushproblem.When youmeetProtestantSullivans,Baptist o'Briens.:1;1(1MethodistMcNamaras, youblinkwiththeshockofthething. Thtpriest.nomatterhowzealoushe ,1011,4hopetovisithiseonInparish.Financialreasonsmake 1,,olsanimpossibilityWhatthen 1,,hcconmofthechildreninthose 11 softhebush?Aretheyalsoto othewayoftheBaptistO'Briens? 1).,esitMeannothingtoynuwhohave I,vedbeneaththeshadowofaCathedral.whoseearlyYearswerewatched :modtendedbyCatholicSistersinaCatholicschool'Haveyounoobliga'ionsinreturnfortheprivilegesthat havebeenvours?Arethecomely, smilingWestralianchildreninthehush .;growupwithoutappreciatingthe heritageoftheFaiththatisvoursi' almosthearyourmurmursofassent ;o1,1sympathywithmyplea:hutI wantmuchmorethannicewords. A distinguishedprelateinthislandhas ,aidthat"TheChurchinAustraliais builtup.,ngas."Hemeansbythat, I presume,thatweareveryrichin hold.,rsoimeetings,proposers resolutions.andallthatcriminal ottimeandpatiencethat :borrndsin(sir1-:idst Now,weshall AV,' "PH., ..rresolu-

'AFTERCONFIRMATION.

TheycametotheCottesloeSchool-Campspirituallystarving.andth, leftusConfirmedChristi;.-r

THE,LADIESANDYOUNGMENWHO--DEVOTEDTHEIRSUM. MERHOLIDAYSTOTHECOTTESLOESCHOOL

Lhi-

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14,1929. tionsonthisbushmission.Hereare ourneeds:-

1.Moneytocontinuethesescholarshipsatcountryboardingschools,until everychildinthebushhasbeenpre paredfortheSacraments.

2.Moneytointroducetheboarding schemeintoeverycountrydistrictthat hasaconventschool.

3.MoneytokeeptheCorrespondenceClassesgoing,whichcaterfortilr childrenbeforeandafterthereception oftheSacraments.

Note:TheCorrespondenceClasse-areconductedfromthefollowingcentres:Loreto,Swanbourne;Victoria SquareConvent;St.Brigid's,West Perth:St.Joseph's,Fremantle;St. Joseph's.Albany;SacredHeart,Katanning;St. Dominicans,Anthony's,Donnybrook: Dongarra.Anadditional centrefortheCorrespondenceClasses isconductedbytheSistersofMercy.at CoolgardieandasEsperance.

4.Moneytosupplyeachhomeinthe BushwithCatechisms,bibleHistory Books.DevotionalBooks,HolyPictures.Rosaries.ObjectsofDevotion

Note:Ihavejustreceivedashipmentof2,000CatechismsfromToronto.Canada.TheCatechismisknown as"ThejuniorCatechism,bythe BasilianFathers."whichTconsiderto bethemostsuitableforourchildren inthehush.Itissimpler,better planned,andeasiertolearnthanours. IorderedthemwithhopeinProvidencethatsomeonemightpayfor them.TheCatechisms,plusshipping, willcost£10.

HowMayYouHelp?

1.PrayfortheschemethatGodmaylookuponallwhohelpastrulymissionaries.andrewardthemaccording- ly.

2Join"TheShilling-a-YearClub," whichisnowlaunchedwithoutmeeting orspeeches.Ifyouwishtoheanactive memberthencollect10s.andpayfor onechildforoneweekatacountry boardingschool.Ordinarymembers donateashillingeachyeartowards theexpensesofourBushMissionin W.A Thatshillinghelpstocontinuethe"Religion-by-Post"Scheme.

3.Buyacopyof"ThePerthPlan" (BrowneandNolan,Ltd.,Dublin). whichdescribestheoriginandworkabroadtocanvassforourscheme.

4.Enquireofyourfriendsinthe countryaboutthechildrenintheirdistrictandenrolltheminthenearest

Origin.

InFebruary,1923,1appealedtoour teachersassembledfortheAnnualConferenceforvolunteerstoconductcorrespondenceclassesinChristianDoctrineforthechildreninthebush.In response.threeSistersbeganthework, andarestillworkingforthe"Busbies": NlotherAugustine,ofLoreto,Osborne: sisterMLigouri,ofVictoriaSquare: andSisterNI.Ignatius,(4St.Brigid's Fri:inlac'li'sWellcamethefirstap pealforhelp.jacoh'sWellhasbeen thesoureeofarivuletthatto-dayflows strongly.carryingover100"bushiestwithit GrowthofClasses.

192:3 27(1

Ihegrowthoftheschemaisseenby thefollowingstatistic, a. Enrolment'teachers.Districts. 3 3 6 6

1921 11X1

192:, 709

1920 109:1

10

10

1hatenotyetreeeivedthereturns it1926to1929.

TheMainIdea.

Thebasicprincipleoitheschemeis personalcommunicationwitheach child.Successhingesuponthechatty, af(ectionatt.,intimate,friendlynoteaddressedtoeachchildItcomesfront afriendwhowantstohelp,andthe childacceptsitsmessage.Thepost mancanteringalongtheLush-track hasanewinterestforthe"bu,:hiesnowThew'stitit:ylookathisbag inant..'IStheeanythingfrontSister therePoorme'''Wecanplctitre ite:rpridearilboyastheysolemnly thelettersaddre:sedpersonally yachchilli Ilic,,:rsonalnoteis hemagne:which,`.raves.Thatperual createsabondofsympathy :(-wee',tit 'unknown, 1,ir-aN\aytwa,l,cr. liechildlooksfor- ,::th Ii,lilinessag-.'of"good andi,happierythebond sympativwhichisestablishedbeiw.enhimand-Sister.'Inthatfriendlynote,the"Ststeiaddsawordof latruction,asuggestiontodosomethingmoreattheircatechism.Sometimesanappealtotheparentismade inthechild'snote,which,ofcourse. isreadaloudtoeverymemberofthe familyTheparentsaremovedby 11-,thoughtthatsomeonecaresand

AFTERFIRSTCOMMUNION.

"ThisSummerCampSchoolwastheFirstofitskindeverattemptedin Australia."

"TheRecord"Office,at3s.,postpaid, orfromAlbert's,Murray-street;Amodeo,Hay-street:orCarrollLtd.,Hay- street.Buyacopyandsendone soenthusiasticshoutforeignmissions intheFarEast,Africa,orIndia,will sparesomesparkofenthusiasmfor ourneedsintheNearWest,thepro- blematourverydoors.

7.Afinalbeg.Willthenephewsand niecesofAuntI3essyleadthewayin arousinginterestintheirhomesinour BushMission?

FATHERMARTINDALEON THESCHEME.

"But,aboveall,wasIenthralled bythecorrespondenceclassesset goingonbehalfofthechildrenin thosefar-distantback-blocksin 1923. Some1,500childrenwere thenatonceinstructed.Typed lettersweresent;bookswerelent free,lestsomefamiliesshouldbe toopoortobuy,tooshytobeg. AChiefInspectorofSchoolsaskedifhemightcopythesystem. 'Itistheonlyprivateworkofits kindintheCommonwealth,'he wrote,'andthefinestthinginthe West.'Conventsandsodalities adoptchildren,solidtiesofaffec- tionareformed;lastingreligious consequencesarebroughtabout. WholetownletsarefullofIrish namesbornebyfamiliesthatare notonlynomoreCatholic,but bitteragainstallreligion.This tragedy,whichwouldextract tearsofbloodfromanypriestly heart,may,bytheadmirableand self-sacrificingandpersevering systemofCorrespondenceinstruc- tion,beavoided.''-"TheRisen Sun,"pp.231-232.

THEBRIGHTONHOTEL,COTTESLOE,ANDTHEBUSDONATED INMR.T.G.A.MOLLOY,'-THEFAIRYGOD-FATHEROFTHE BUSHIEST'

centreoftheCorrespondenceScheme.

5.SendalldonationstoRev.Father McMahon,St.Mary's,VictoriaSquare, erth,WA.

6.Wemakeaspecialappealforused postagestamps,whichwehaveamar.

RELIGIONBY HOWITBEGAN;

watchesovertheirchildren. Frequently,alittlechildleadsthemback toGod.Accompanyingthenoteeach monthisaninstruction.Catechisms, picture-bunks,rosarybeads,objectsof devotion,etc.,aresentregularlyto eachhome,andallfreeofcost.Itis easilyrealisedthatourpostagealone runsintoaconsiderableamounteach year.

TheAdoptionScheme.

TheSistersbeartheheaviestburden otthe"Religion-by-Post"apostolate. Weopenupanavenuetoeveryoneto co-operateinthismissiontothe busbies."Wewanteachbushieadopted.Theadoptioncostslittlejustthetrouble:torememberachild whohasnothingCatholictofeeda growingmindon.Whatdoyoudo withyourCatholicperiodicalofbook whenyouhavefinishedreadingit? WhynothavetheCatholicinstinctto sharewithotherstheeffectsofsuch wholesomefoodfurthesoul?Well, then,sendtoanyoneofthecentres frontwhichtheReligion-by-Post Schemeisconducted,andreceivea nameandaddressto,whichyoucan mailthatCatholicperiodicalortook whenyouhavereadit.Addressap- plicationSisterinChargeofBushies, Loreto,Swanbourne;orVictoria Square;orSt.Brigid's,WestPerth, orSt.Joseph's,Fremantle;arSt.Joseph's,Albany;orConventofMercy, Donnybrook:orSacredHeart,Katan- ning;orDominicanConvent,Dongarra;orSistersofMercy,Coolgardie andEsperance. 11regretthatthis ,-ClIt W.1S11,1,1\-crtillthomittedin apreviou, I),not impatientifyour ,nluptc(1-1111,11ius" wsnotacknowlelgeyourkile,nessEncloseastamp- edzoldressedenvelopewhenwriting yourliushie,-andyouwillthenhe answertd Thisadoptionscheme opensone',e,-estoseeanother'sneeds, mindopen.;one'shearttorelievethem. Itisarealapostolate

TheCottesloeSchool-Camp.

OnDecember22,1925,theBrighton Cottesloe,lentbyMr.T.G.A Molloy,openeditsdoorsforthree weeksto110"busbies"drawnfromthe farcornersofW.A.Itwastheblossomingofthe"Religion-by-Post" Scheme.Itwasacampandaschool.

ketfpr.Wehopethatthosewhoare ingoftheCorrespondenceClasses,the SummerSchoolCampatCottesloe,the CountryboardingSchoolScholarships. Alltheprofitsgointothescheme. "ThePerthPlan"maybehadfrom.

POSTSCHEME WHATITDOES

Theforenoonwasdevotedtoreligion, theafternoonwasspentinthesea. FourteenSistersdevotedtheirholidaystopreparingtheboysfortheSacraments.TherewasmorningMass,and (_(-eilingRosary.Weheldanopen- airMass,aprocessionoftheBlessed Sacrament,aday'sretreat,andaConfirmationSundayattheCathedral.We broughttheboysaroundCatholic Perth,andleftimpressionsontheir mindsthattimebutdeepens.Many cametousunabletoblessthemselves, andtheyleftusconfirmedChristians, withafoundationuponwhichfuture lessonsbypostcouldbebuilt.The firstfruitsofthisexperimentwasto awakenparentsinthecountrytoa senseoftheirresponsibility,andto arousethegeneralpublictoseethe valueofthe"Religion-by-Post"work amongthe"busbies."

Note:AdetailedaccountoftheCottesloeSchool-CampisgiveninThe PerthPlan,nowavailableatAlbert's. Carrot's.Amodeo's,and"TheRecord" Office.Thepriceis3s.,postfree.All theproceedsgointothe"Bushies' Scheme."BuyacopyforaChristmas gift,andinpleasingafriendyouhelp usfinancially.

CountryBoardingSchoolScholarships. Thisschemeofsendingthe"busbies' toboardatacountryboarding-school untiltheyarepreparedfortheSacraments.seemstometolietheperman- entsolutionofthebushproblem.If wecansendeverychildforafew week'sintensiveinstruction,weare layingf.)tinclati,insuponwhichthe

ItiswellthatFatherMartindale,inhisimpressionsonAustralia,nowpublishedas"TheRisen Sun,"shouldhavenoticedourReligion-by-PostScheme.Thereis adangerthatithassufferedbecauseitislocal,andthereforethe generoustributeofakeenobserverlikethedistinguished author,iswelcomeandappreciat- ed.InthechapteronPerth, FatherMartindaledevotessome pagestotheSchemeandtoour CottesloeSchoolCamp.

'Religion-by-Post"instructiopsmay build.Topopularisethisschemeour aimistosendcountrychildrento theseschoolswithoutanyexpenseto theparents.Wewanttoconvince theparentsofthevalueofaCatholic schooling.Thisyear,someofthe parentsweresopleasedwiththeirre- turningchildren,thattheysentback theyoungeronestoboardforayear. Toreachthisaimweneed10s.per childperweek,andthatistheappeal Imakeinthispage.Iwanteveryone tojointhe"Shilling-a-Year"Club.An annualsubscriptionofIs.peryearis theonlyconditionofmembership.It isnecessarytohavepromotersineach parishwhowillcollectthisannually. Ishallsendacollecting-booktoanyonewhoappliesforittomeat:St. Mary's,VictoriaSquare,Perth.Why notbeginnowbysendingthispageto 'comefriendinW.A.,orintheEastern States,andthusrecruitanothermemberforthe"Shilling-a-Year"Club. Justfancy,fura10s.notewecangive a"bushie'TynecompleteweekofinstructioninaCatholicschool!

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Saturday,December14,1929.

TheArchbishop'sChristmasMessage

MyDearBrethren,-

ThisyearmyusualChristmasgreetingsareaccompanied bygladtidingsforthewholeArchdioceseofPerth.Ournew Cathedral,whoseslowgrowthwehavebeenwatchingwith patientanxiety-whosestructuralbeautywehavealladmired -hasnowreachedsuchanadvancedstageofconstructionthat Imayannouncedefinitelythatthegrandopeningceremony willtakeplaceonSunday,May4th.,1930.ThatwillbearedletterdayinthehistoryoftheChurchinW.A.,eclipsingin liturgicalandhierarchicsplendouranypreviousChurchfunction.Iamsurethisdefiniteannouncementwillgladdenyour hearts,andIhaveeveryhopethatyouwilldoyourutmostto maketheopeningfunctionagreatsuccessbyyourattendance andyourgenerousco-operation.BeggingtheDivineInfant topourHischoicestgiftsandblessingsonyouduringthis HolySeason.-Iremain,

YoursverysincerelyinChrist,

THOMASSLATTERY.

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OURCHRISTMASGREETINGS

MyDearFriends:

Christmasisthefeastofillyandpeace.ThefirstannouncementmadebyHeaventoearthwas:"Fearnot,forbeholdthisday isborntoyouaSaviour,whoisChristtheLurdinthecityof David."PeaceandjoyisthefirstChristmasgift,bestowedon manby'theInfantChrist."GlorytoGodonthehighestandon earthpeacetomenofgood-will.""Behold,"saidtheAngelonthe firstChristmasmorn,"Ibringyoutidingsofgreatjoy."That peaceandjoya.\\aitsallwhoseekitintherightplace.Mary andJosephandtheshepherdsfounditinastableonsideBethlehem.Itisthepeaceandjoythatconiesonlyfrom( Invain doweseekitelsewhere. * *

Godhasmalethehumanheart.liehasappointeditsde-tiny Heplantedinthehumanheartaninstinctthatcriesforsomediirg whichisnutofthisearth.liemadetheheartofmz,iiforAimself,andHealonecanappeaseitsrestlessness.Healoneeaufill itsvoid.Itisunthinkablethatourheartscanbeperfectly peaceapartfromHimforWhomtheyweremade.''M)neart restless,"saidSt.Augustine."untilitfindsrestinthee."\Vefrequentlyseekpeacewhereitcannotbefound,andsothethirstof theheartremainsunquenched.""1'x\.)evilshaveMvpeople saiththeLord:"theyhaveforsakenMe,thefountainofliving waters,andhavediggedtothemselvescisterns,brokencisternsiktat canholdnowater."

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\VeseekinvainfurthepeaceandjoyofChristmas)1:1:detile Crib.WeeagerlypursuethethingsthattheworldoffersasIts prize.Christmasformanyisanoccasionofexcessesinpftasutes, andthevotariesofpleasureremainunsatisfied.Theworldcannot givethepeaceandjoyoftheCrib.Theworldanditslurescannotsatisfythewantsofthehumanheart.Pleasur!onlyincreases thelongingandcravingformore.Weaskforait-alightofthe purelivingwatersofrefreshment,andtheworldeffer,,isafiery drug.Forthemomentitnumbsoursenses.Whenthenumbnesspasses,thethirstismoreacutethanever."Hethatdrinksof thiswater."saysthe('hrist."shallthirstagain.hothethat-.611 drinkofthewaterthatshallgivehim,shallnotthirstforever."

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Lookinghackoverthepagesofourstorywhich\\,eoffertip ourreaders'contemplation,weseetherethelessonsthattheCrib teachesus.Painandself-denialaretheparentsofpeaceandjoy. Themanyvicissitudesanddifficultieswhichourpioneersendured havemadetheChurchinourmidstwhatitisto-day.Thereare noexceptionstotheprincipleof"theCrossbeforethecrown."The nationsthathavekeptclosesttotheCribarethosethathavesof. feredmost.Soitmusthewithindividuals.Ifyouwould(:rink deepfromthefountainoflivingwatersandfillsyourheartswith thejoyandpeaceoftheCrib,thenyoualsomustprepareyoursoul forstrifeandcombat.

Foroureverincreasingnumberofreaders,wepraythatthe InfantChristmayvisiteachheartandhomeintheWestthisHoly Season,andbringthereHisthreefoldgift,atriplepeace:(1)Peace withGod-asMaryandJosephfoundintheCrib,whichmadethe povertyanddiscomfortofthestablemoreacceptablethantherichestappartment.(2)Peacewithinourownsouls-suchas`':at whichfilledtheshepherdswithholyjoySinistheonlyenemyto thatpeace,especiallythesinofpride.andinordinateattachmentto theworld'srichesandpleasures.(3)Peacewithourfellowmen-theInfantChristcamewhentherewasnowaramongmen,the worldwasenjoyingabreathingspace,andthefirstmessageif Christianitywas:"Peaceonearthtomenofgood-will."The worldmayhavethatpeacebygoingtotheCribandlearningthue thelessonJflove.

THEEDITOR..

HISWEEK'SCALENDAR

"TheLiturgyiscertainlya sacredthing.Throughitwe areraisedtoGodandare unitedtoHim.Thefaithful cometothesacredplacesof worshiptodrawpietyfrom itschiefsourcebyactiveparticipationintheEucharistic Sacrifice.Itisreallynecessarythatthefaithfulshould notassistatthesacredceremonieslikeoutsidersormute spectators."-PopePiusXI. AnswerthecallofthePope. LearntouseaMissalatMass. FollowthePriestwithaMissal. ReadourCalendarweekly.

÷P.J.CLUNE.

ItisfittingthatthisSaint.whoAs.-, zealousindefendingthedogmaof theIncarnation,shouldbehonoured dutivgAdeent.IlisprayerswillsureIvoelpustocomedevoutlytoBethlehem,andseeintheChild,thatislying there,theeternalWordofGod.

December17.-Feria(MassofPrecer.tingSunday).Simple.Purple.2nd. prayer:BlessedVirginMary;3rd. ChurchorPope. IntheOffertorythe('her-h,using tilewordsoftheProphetisms,Hidsus takecourage:"Becomforted,0ye timidofheart,andtearnot:.Hethat iscoiningisGoo,butliecomestosave IllspeopleandgiveHimselftothem "BeholdourGodwillcome,andsaN us.

December18.-EmberDay(fastand abstinence).Simple.Purple.2nd. prayer:B.V.M.;3rd.:Churchor Pope. "Althoughtheinteriorpreparationis whatisabsolutelyessentialforour profitingbytheComingofOurLord Jesus('hrist,vetthispreparationcould scarcelybereal,unlessitmanifested itselfbytheexteriorpracticesofreligionandpenance."

December15.-3rd.SundayofAdvent (GaudeteSunday).Semi-double. Purple(theGloria)isomitted);2nd. prayer:oftheOctaveoftheImmaculateConception.Prefaceofthe Trinity. ThisSundayhasreceivedthename ofGaudetefromthefirstwordofthe Introit.TheChurch,usingthewords ofSt.Paul,bidsusreioicebecauseOur Lordissonearuntous."Rejoicein theLordalways;againIsay,rejoice theLordisnighBenothing solicitous:butineveryprayerletyour petitionsbemadeknowntoGud."Yet alittlewhileandweshallbeadoring thenew-bornBabeinthemanger.Let usgotomeetHimbYprayersandsupplicationsandthanksgivingas-St. Paulrecommendstous.Thusshall wegainthat"peaceofGodthatsurpassethallunderstanding."Inthe GospelSt.JohntheBaptistwarnsus: TherehathstoodOneinthemidstof whomyeknownot."Maythese wordsbeappliedtous?Hearthe holyPrecursorgivingusinstructions howtoprepareforthecomingofthe LambofGod:"Makestraighttheway oftheLord."Alicrookedness,all thatmaypreventourunionwithHim, mustbegotridof.JohntheBaptist "considersitasingularprivilegetobe buttheVoice,whichcriesouttomen topreparethewayoftheRedeemer. InthisSt.Johnisthetypeofthe Church,andofallsuchasseekJesus." December16.-St.Eusebius,Bishop andMartyr.Semi-double.Red. 2nd.prayer,fromMassofpreceding Sunday:3rd.BlessedVirginMary (DeusOuidebeatae.). St.Eusebius,bybirthanativeof Sardinia,afterpassingsomeyearsin Romeasapriest,wasconsecratedBishopofVercelliinPiedmont(A.D.3401. Hewasagreatandactivechampion ,iftheCatholicFaithagainstthe Arians.andthroughthemhewasbanishedtoSyria,whereheunderwent manyhardships.'Onthedeathofthe Emperor,hewasallowedtoreturnto Vercelli.St.Jerometellsusthat"On thereturnofEusebius,Italyputoff hermourning."Fromthenuntilhis death(A.D.3701hedevotedhimselfto theextirpationofheresy.Onaccount ofthegreatsufferingsheenduredfor theFaith,heishonouredasamartyr.

December19.-Feria(MassofthePrecedingSunday).Simple.Purple. 2nd.:B.V.M.:3rd.:ChurchorPope. "Considerwithinyourselves,what vouwoulddo,wereakingorprince toinvitevoutocometocelebratehis birthday.Yourgarmentswouldheas new,aselegant,evenasmagnificent, asyoucouldprocurethem,foryou wouldthinkitaninsulttohimwho invitedyou,wereyoutoappearbefore himwithanythinguponyouthatwas torn,orpoor,orunclean.Showalike solicitudeontheoccasionofthecomingFeast:-"andletyoursouls,beautifiedwiththeseveralornamentsofvirtue.goforthtotheirKing."(Rabanus %urns). December20.-EmberDay(fastand abstinence).VigilofSt.Thomas, Apostle.MassoftheVigil.Simple.Purple.2nd.prayer:from theMaysoftheEmberDay3rd.: B.V.M....LastGospeloftheEmber Day.ORMassofEmberDay. Purple.2nd.:fromtheMassofthe Vigil;3rd.B.V.M.LastGospelof theVigil. "Byvoluntarymortificationsthe spiritisrenewedinvirtue."(St.Leo) December21.-EmberDay(fast).St. Thomas,Apostle.Doubleofthe 2nd.Class.Red.2nd.prayer fromtheMassoftheEmberDay; PrefaceofApostles.LastGospel ofEmberDay. St.Thomaswasnotwiththeothers whenOurLordfirstappearedtothem afterHisResurrectionand,whenthey joyfullygreetedhimwiththewords: "WehaveseentheLord,"hesaidto them,"ExceptIshallseeinhishands theprintofthenails,andputmyhand intohisside,Iwillnotbelieve.".Eight dayslaterthediscipleswereagain gatheredtogether,andthistime Thomaswaswiththem.Then,just asformerly,thedoorsofthatupper chamberbeingfastclosed,Jesuscame andstoodintheirmidst."Peacebe untoyou!"Hesaid.Thenspeaking toThomas:"Putinthyfingerhither, andseeMyhands,andbringhither thyhandandputitintoMyside;and benotfaithlessbutbelieving.""My LordandmyGod,"criedoutthe Apostle.ThenJesusgentlyrebuked him,contrastinghistardysubmission withthegreatmeritandhappinessof

Saturday,December14,1929. THERECORD.

thosemanysoulswhoshouldbelieve inHimwithouthavingseenHim: "Blessedaretheythathavenotseen, andhavebelieved."AftertheAscension,St.ThomaspreachedfirstinPersiaandneighbouringcountries,and finally,wenttotheIndies,where,havingwonmanssoulstoChrist,hegainedthecrownofmartyrdom.

DeathofRightRev.Dr. Cleary

BISHOPOFAUCKLAND.

OnNleielaylast,inAuckland, NewZealand.theRight.Rev. HenryWilliamCleary,Bishopof heSeeofAuckland,diedin thatitt,attheageof70vears, eft,rmonthsillness.Thedeeas,'rarelate'snamewasahousehold inheDominion,bensc splendidservicehe hadrenieredtoCatholieliterature toNewZealand.andhispowerfulads,.aceoftheclaimsofthe Catholicsehool.Nomanhas itmghtmorevaliantlyforCatholic principlesandindefenceofCatholicrightsthanIIenryWilliam Clears'.Ilepassesfromthis spheretoahullerone.wehope healprat.withthehonoursofa ,aaantknight theChurch anonlihn.Sincehisearly (lasinthemissionheldinVictoriahalifeh,e,heel)oneof great ;1s-1.i-tits'..1,Churchman rvljouroalisthiwonlerhimself aform.stplan-'intherattle'of thet'hurchforhisvirtue<and seholarlYattainiewntsIlewas eatcher theloolaout ,eellerilina,Catholictruth innirsattack pr,ipagaiidists Tbigotryandthevenalnee,of tradilceth'ill'-eposttrcofthe illa,'1,111,01011S ti-c-Ore s Hetinthisisaultreweethrieed twelsIeditionsand.s.nniho largelytoamminii-singet :1:: haeledoo-infinenctinthepnlitsie .0asanerationage clear,.Wit,bornin corsast:.AVesford,in andeh edheate.1atMaerooth.itStee, piee.ParisandettheApollinare. RomeOrdain,.clin hecame toAustraliawiththelateliish.ip Moete. fBallaratinMS,and laheeredarAraratandetherpar, ishesofthatdiocese.From to1910,hewasEditoroftheNen' Zealand-Tablet."theofficial argaroftheDioceseofDunedin Hert1in,mishedhiseditorship whenit.wasnset.ratedBishop efAnekland.inl910DrCleary wasappointedassistanttothe PontificalThronein1917 Tie servedforayearasChaplainto theN'ewZealandExperlitionarsf:orce,andreceivedtheO.B.E.in :919..1prionghisliterarypruriticon'ire-AnExpositionofthe 11e,teeofPinsNonMatrimony," ei'.11,ImpeachedNation."He dr.'authorofseveralworksnn lets:tinsandnumerouspamphIets.andalsr,contributionstothe "CatholicEncyclopedia."Ilesee,-: Editorof"The'Month."a itsmonthlymagazine.1,01,1h.e, .\itekland Hehadthede emaion`,1bolos;thefirstCatholic rishoptousetheaeroplanein Lpist,1,.1sisitatien.Last,car I;r',ash,motor hwith ratherC.CMertindalethedistinguishedCatholicwriter,when hereceivedasevereshaking,the effectsofwhichprobablycontributedtoashorteningofhis life':: ForYearsheworked athiehpressure.andforsome timehishealthhadbeenpreearions HeleavesCatholiclitnearstirelesthepoorerforhis goineaittlthe(-Inesi'llintheDa. min;,len-lost(-ithfelanden. coinheensintserlsase and hlieht Me':hissoulrestin 1,, 1?-la lain..,Michael allse.--onseerateclTituIldslionof(*snipes,in1970. coetljeler:,BishopClinics ,iedshimin tofAnal:Ilesve-here,intheDioa.ofDuneon:N Admadehis-.oldie.,forthe hriesthoodatHolyCrossCollege. 1/tiblin,andtheIrisht'iii",att. 16one.Hewasordainedi sad\vasRectoref Mossgiel.N.Z.from1910to 11'20whenhewasraisedtothe t,lc0,CoadrattirBishop"The 16-,i..soithitsraidoleneeto oeephefAuekland. Halit:iJectinestotheirnew hief.1drnultosann.'s.

Ourselves--"TheRecord"

one(layinAugust,1879,"TheRecord"commenceditscareerasan organofCatholicopinion.Therewas needthen,asnow,foraCatholicpaper tovoicetheneedsofaCatholiccommunitywhocouldfindbutveryrestrictedspaceinthecolumnsofthe secularpress.When"TheRecord" ommenceditsworkasaCatholic newspaper,therewaslittleroomfor thediscussionofCatholicquestionsin thelocalsecularpressofthetime.CatholicrightsandCatholicprinciples wartnetregardedwithenthusiasmby thenon-Catholicmajority,whomthe pressoftheday,lesstolerantthanit isnow,representedingenerousmeasure.LeadingCathidconsciousof thegreat',santofanindependentvehicleforthepresentmentofCatholic eIainisandaspirations,broughtthe mattertinderthenoticeofVeryRev. MillerI it.thethenAdministrator, who,farseeingandnractit'almirded manthatheA';,,rcealilyacquiescedin thepurchaseofaprintihgpressand 1antTheoutfitthenselectedcould onlyhavebeen,intheevesofthe modernprinter,averymodest,ifnot aprimitive,one.forwearetoldbyMr. 1.T.Reilly,thefirstEditorandprinted, elhis"Reminiscences,"thepressand printingplantcost£120.Thatsum

uallyitbecameapowerfulpropagandist.Theexcellentresultsachievedby ithelpedmateriallytotamethebitter prejudiceandintoleranceofthetime, andsubsequentlytoextractameasure ofjusticefromahithertounwillingand intolerantmajority. Al!shroughitscareerithasbeena faithfulexponentofCatholicopinion, ieladefenderofCatholicrights.It hasneverslavishlyyieldeditsrightto thatquality-ofindependencewhich should.hetheinheritanceofanhonest exponentofhumanrights,norhas itstoopedtothepettypracticesofthe sensationalistorpanderedto.what mighthethevogueofthehour.It hasnotforgottenthereasonofits advent,andithasstriventomaintain itsplaceinthesunnotbyarrogant interferencewiththerightsofothers outsidetheCatholictold.butbytolerancewhichisthehandmaidofjustice andcharity,andmindingitownhurt oess. Ithashaditsdaysof:storm andstress,and.ofcourse,itsarmyof eritiesThey,liketlwpoor,wehave: :tiwayswithus.Notwithstanding, l'heRecord"goesonserenelyfaithful toitsmissiontoprotecttheinterests oftheCatholiccommunity,andeoadvancetheKingdomofGo]onearth, In:thedistributionofhriksonieCa-

editorialcolumnsthatwasirksometo thethenEditor,whohadaremarkable facilityforcomingcogripswiththe Censor.ThelateFather1'.R.O'Grade. "Isreadersofthepaperduringthe waryearsandtheviciousCritchlciv Parkercampaignwillremember,wieldedapowerfulpenonoccasions,andhis editorialsfrequentlystungwhathe termedthe"soolers"ofrecruitingdays, whilsthiscommentsorithelegends purveyedaswarnewsforlocalconsumptionwerebitingandfrank.Asareasticlittleimpsatonthepointofhis eaushewrotewhichdiscountedthe eilunieofjingoismandobviousnononsepublishedinthepress.Onat leastthreeoccasionshewascalledonto explain,andwasorderedtosubmit proofsofarticlestertheCensor's(-1. (aim:nation.Itws rwhet', ssheleanisatier e''-isme"tt riledandthereq." andthepaperfreedfromitsirksome positionThatwastheonlytime when"TheReeerd"feltitwaswatched overbyahadnurseandnotentirely free.

Sincethen,hissuccessorsintheEditorialchair,FathersI.Dunneandthe pre.:entEditor,Rev.Dr.McMahon, hatesgoneonquietlyanduninterruptedbyoutsideinfluenceinadvancing theinterestsforwhichthepaperhas beenestablished.Tothethousandsof ourreadersthroughouttheStatewe expressoutgratitudefortheircontinuedinterestinthepaperandtheir ntp,rt.TotheclergyoftheArchdioeese"TheRecord"owesmuehf.a-its progressinrecentyears.Through themithasbeenintroducedtotheCatholichomesoftheoutback,andto theArchbishopitisindebtedforit kindlyinterestinitswelfareNext yearwehopetoextendthepremises hiwhirl,TheRecord"isbeingprint ed.andmakemore i--pt'with thein,reasingolumetfworkThe fut.tireofthepaperl,,okss'en'bright. nil hthecontinuanceofthecie eperationofourpriestsandthepatron,-rCiitholiepeopleandour ilserpsi,tier",wehavenoreasonto 'iems,elsirlerweinthesuccessof"The

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tredaswouldscarcel,supplyalittle caralpress,minusotherequipment.

Nevertheless,attheoutsetof"TheRecord's"eareer,wearet.,)1(1,thetinder:al:Mgwasaseriousone,takinginto ;recountthefinancialposition..fthe (atholieeomniunitylinttheaidof aCatholicpresswasinvokedbyearnestmenwhorealise''thatifCatholic ,Iiticafrightsandreligiousfreedom eretoliemaintainedthefulcrums..,f thepresswasindispensable.Accordaiglyaprintingpresswassetupin ,IncofthelargeroomoftheOrphanageatSubiaco.Wecanimaginewith thatsatisfactionandinterestourcoreligionistsoffifty-fouryearsagohailed thefirstimpressionoftheirCatholic fiewspapet.Thefirstsheetwasprintsrlonsilkandwasinthepossession ofthelate1.T.Reillyuntilsome monthsheforehisdeath,whenitwas gisentothelateBishopGibney.

Amongthecentributorstothefirst inanherwen:FatherMatthewGimes andFatherO'Reilly,Lothorwhomsub Fuquentlyworethemitre.Father GibneybecameIs'ishopinsuccessionto Dr.Griver.andFatherO'ReillyArchbishopofAdelaide.VerystirringartickscamefromthepensofFather GibneyandFatherO'Reilly.Catholic principleswerewellexpressedby"The Record,"and&fendedundertheable erlitershipofFatherO'Reillyandby latherGibney,whowaschieflyresponsibleforthefoundingofthepaper.

When"TheRecord"startedtomake historyinthisWesternState,ithadto dissipateabarrageofprejudice,and totightagainstthesystemofeducation thathailbeenintroducedfromabroad.

TheCatholicbodywasnotbackedup 'nitsstruggleforequaljusticebythe secularpress,andthelittleCatholic newspaperwaslookedtoastheCatholicbialy'sadvocate.Itbecameall that,anditsoutspokenviewsanduncompromisingattitudetotheopponentsofCatholicclaimssoonattracted attentionandrespect.Incontroversy

FathersMatthewGihnelsandO'Reilly werenotheretyros,andfrequently theiropponentsfeltthesharpnessof theirtanierthrusts.Thelittlegroup ofintellectualswhojealouslywatched thetrendofeventsandunselfishly guardedCatholictightsintheearly seventiesofthelastcentury,ralliedto thesupportof"TheRecord,"andgrad-

RE\'.1.'1'.11c11.1lION,Ph.D.. ThePresentEditor. iholieleading;slidthead...was:a-ofla. holicprinciples.Ithashad,every Catholicpapermust'havethatisnot merelyacommercialventureanda ,,refit-mongeringconcern.itsexperience oftherutsandroughose,'.1ti.einky way,buttherehasneverb"'1aryreal danger14thepaperciosingitsdoors. hasnowverymuchoutgrownthe modestdimension=ofitsfirstappear;weeinsilkanditsresai_tedbarters iitheOrphanageatSubiato.With thisCentenarynumberitrejoicesin thegrowthoftheChurenintheWest, andtakessomeprideintheflatthat ithashailashareandpartiniteprogress. DuringthewarperiA biggest affieultie.,inthelasttwentyvearewere faced.Itwasananalnistimefor t,:erynewspaperinthiscountry,and fortheCatholicpaper,particularly, thathadnoreserses-itnlie3efpaper tofallbackupon.Oursupplieshad grievouslydiminished,andatone periodweweredown'aaWeek'ssunply.Thelocalmarketwaspractically sterile.Matterslockedverysetious, andthereseemedalikelychanceof thepaperhavingtosuspenipublicationforawhile.Luck,however,was alwayswithus.Wewereabletomake (town-letswithanEnglishan,'anAmericanfirmfortuppliesfarexceeding ourwants,inthe1,pcthatoneor otherwouldorene hand,f,erthere wasnocertalnt,hattheithiquitots anddeadlyGernartsubmarinewould notdoitsgha,I./work.Ourluck wasin,asthesa.,isigaoesbothsuppliescametohandartirebeees1our anxiety,andthewheelsofthetaintingpresseontinued:arunmer..ilyon.

Ourwarvoles:v-sr'-,trattge1.0say, goodyears,thoighweneeerfounclit necessary,owingtothehighcostof paper,toincreasethecostof"TheRecord."ThegaedSt.Francis,patron ofthePress,seeminglybefriendedus, wewereabletomeetallnewengagements,and,whatwasmostimportant, ouradvertisersendsulascriberswere meticulouslypunctualintheirpayments.Withouttheirco-operation ouranxietieswouldhavebeenintensifiedduringthosefatefulyears. Themilitarycensorshipwasanirritatingnuisancewhilstitlasted.Itimposedrestrictionsuponthenewsand

:1.ET(11OFTHEslit:Roll N Its"Senex." AGLORIOUSRECORD. ASpecialArticle). THEREDEMPTORISTSINW.A. IAStoryofSuccess).

OURCATHOLICSCHOOLSIN THEWEST

GivRev1.T.MtMahon,Ph.D.). ConventofMercy,Victoria Square. SistersofSt.JosephoftheApparition. ConventofMercy,Coolgardie. St.Brigid's,WestPerth. InstituteofNotreDameDes Missions. SistersofSt.JosephoftheSacredHeart. InstituteofB.V.M.-Loreto. PresentationNuns,Cottesloe Beach. SistersofMercy,VictoriaPark, ,isters.ofMercy,Bunbury, ClIARITAblE T1ONS.

HomeofGoodShepherd, TheFoundlingHome. LittleSistersofthePoor. InstituteofSt.JohnofGod. ThePreventorium, IIRISTIANBROTHERS (Specie!to"TheRecord"). OURBISSIIIES'SCHEME vRev.T.J.McMahon,Ph.D.). kleLIG1ONlsYPOSTSCHEME (HowitRegan:WhatitDoes). ANESSAYONCHRISTMAS THOUGHTS

IllyCousinKathleenl.

THREEEPOCHSOFOUR STORY ISymbolsofGrowthi.

THEGERALD1ONDIOCESE: OpeningoftheCathedral. Preln'anonNuns,Geraldton. LoneinicanOrderinW.A. --eitationNuns,Caniarvon. tiERNIAleTINDALE,S.J., INPERTH.

Impressionsin"TheRisenSun."

WESTRALIANSINWASHINGTON: WorkinginNewYorkSlums (ByMissN.Parker,B.A.). AmericansandAustralians 'vMissConnieMoffiitt,B.A.). We'RCHRISTMASGREETINGS (Editorial).

MARYIOUANDAMIRACLE. Storyby"MiriamAgatha," THERHYMEOFTHEWONDERFULSTORYANDTRUE (CousinKathleen),

THREEEPOCHSOFOURSTORY

SYMBOLSOFGROWTH

WesternAustralia'sFirstCathedral,situatedatthecornerofVictoria AvenueandHay-street.FoundedinNH ItowservesastheChapel fortheChildrenofMary'sAssociation,,onductedhvtheSistersofMercy, VictoriaSquare.

In1863,thefoundationstoneofthepresentCathedralwaslaid.It wasdedicatedonthe20th.January,1865.andcost£4,000.Thesiteisone ofthebestintheCityofPerth.ItwasfirstofferedtotheAnglicanbody, whorefusedit.LateronitwasgiventotheCatholiccommunitybyGovernorKennedy,forthepurposeoferectingaCathedralthereon.

TheNewCathedralasitwillbewhencompleted.ThefoundationstonewaslaidbyArchbishopClune,April25,1926

THEGEKALDTONDIOCESE

TheRightRev.WilliamBernard Kelly,D.D.,wasconsecratedthefirst BishopofGeraldton,onAugust14, 1898. HediedonDecember26,1921, andwasburiedintheSanctuaryof theCathedral,Geraldton.TheRight Rev.RichardRyan,C.M.,D.D.,was consecratedthesecondBishopofGeraldtononJuly29,1923.HisLordship wastransferredtotheSeeofSaleen March10,1926.OnMay17,1926,His GraceArchbishopClonebecameAdministratorApostolicoftheDioceseof Geraldton,andstillcontinuestoactas such.InOctober,1893,FatherCarr, aCarmelitefromAdelaide,conducted aretreatatGeraldtonforthePresentationNuns.Geraldtonwasthena smallstragglingstreetofadozensubstantialbuildings.TheCarmelite Fatherseemedtopiercetheveilof thefutureandsawasitwereinvision theGeraldtonofto-day.Inapoem publishedonOctober23,1893,hedescribeshis"vision''. "Ihailtheeacity,risenuptomy vision, Anddestined,I'msure,theNorthWesttorule. IseealoftyCathedrallookingouton theocean.

Injuxta-positionwithcollegiate

Thirty-sixyearsagothePresentationNunswerehousedclosetothepreseetrailwaystation.Someyears WrertheGovernmentresumedthe Churchlands,nearthepresentflour mill,andtheConventgrounds,and thusthevision"wasrealisedwhen ChurchandSchoolselectedthemagnificentsiteuponwhichtheyrestto-day.

OpeningofGeraldtonCathedral.

InAugust,1918,aquarterofacenturyafterFatherCarr's"Vision,"the newCathedral,designed,built,and equippedbyFatherHawes,nowat Mullewa,wasopenedbyBishopKelly, assistedbyDeanGraber,V.G.,andin thedistinguishedpresenceoftheArchbishopofPerth,theLordAbbotof NewNorcia,MonsignorBourke,Rev.

FathersMcGrath,C.SS.R.,Irwin, O'Haine,Flavahan,Hawes,Prendergast,andScanlan.TheArchbishop ofPerthpreachedtheoccasionalsermon,whichwereprintfrom"The Sower,"ofSeptember,1918,theofficialorganoftheGeraldtonDiocese:

"TheLivingandtheMaterial Shrine."

"AndHethatmademerestedinmy tabernacle"(Eccli.,c.24,v.12). MyLordBishop,Rey.andDear Brethren:

Thedaythatyouhavesoeagerly lookedforwardtohasatlastcome withitssunshine,itsthrillingjoys,and itsconsolations.Takeninconjunction withthesacredfunctionweareengagedin,wemaysurelyonsuchanoccasionapplytoitthewordsofthePaschalanthem,"Haecestdiesquamfecit Dominus,exultemusetlaetemurinea."

Thegreatworkonwhichyourhearts andyourenergieshavebeensolong centredisatlastfinished,andwithall theprayerfulandimpressivesolemnity prescribedbytheCatholicritual,the completedpartofyourgrandnew CathedralhasjustbeenblessedbyHis LordshipanddedicatedtotheworshipandserviceofGod.Andthis functionhastakenplacemostappropriatelyontheSundaywithintheoctaveofOurLad'sAssumption.For, dearbrethren,wemustnitforgetthat Shewasthefirstandmostholyshrine thattheIncarnateGodtookupHis abodein:"Hethatmademerestedin leytabernacle"-fromwhichHepass,astherayofthepuresunshine passes,throughtheuntarnishedcrystal, tocartvontheworkofredeemingfallenman,whichaswecommemoratein theHolyMassto-day,Hetransferred inallitsgloriousintegrityfromthe corruptionofthisearthtoeternally adornthetabernaclesofthejustin Heaven.Itseemstomethatifwe spendalittletimethismorningfirst ofallinrecallingtoourmindshow richlyandlavishlyGodHimselfendowedandequippedthisuniqueLiving Shrine,OurBlessedLady,weshallget fromthatdevoutcontemplationamost consolingDivinesanctionforallyou havedon!andmeantodohereinGeraldtoninthewayoferectingandembellishineandcompletingaworthy materialTempleandShrineforthe sameInesmateGodto.restin,tosanctifybyIrisPresence,andtopourHis gracesandblessingsabroadongenerationsyetunborn.

TheLivingShrine.

TheChurch,onmorethanoneoccasion.',rbrethren,appliestoOur Mese'Ladythewordsofthe'B'ookof Prover!e,"TheLordpossessedmein

thebeginningelHisways;1wasset upfrometernityandbeforetheearth wasmade,"(Prow.,c.8,v.23.)The meaningandtheapplicationisthat fromalleternitythecreationofthis mostholylivingshrinewasGod'scherisheddesign,whichHecontemplated withintensedelightfromtheverybeginning.Nowweknowthatinhuman designs,aswhensomegreatgeniusendeavourstoexpresshisthoughtsin musicorinpoetry,asculptorinmarble,apainteroncanvas,oranarchitectinbrickorstone,weknow,Isay, thattheideaorplaninthemindof thatartistisfarmorebeautifulthan itsexpressioninconcreteshape.Furthermore,thattheideaaswellasthe expressiongrowninperfectionand beautywiththeprogressoftimeasit germinates.expandsandripensinthe mindwhichhasconeeiveditorinthe vehicleneedforitsoutwardmanifestation.ButinGod'sdesignthereis absoluteperfection,fullnessandripenessfromthestart,andwhenHesets HishandtotheaccomplishmentofHis Plan,thereisnopossiblelackofPower orofresolveincarryingitout.Bearingthisinmind,wearepreparedfor whattheologianstellusregardingthe richdowryofgraces,giftsandexcellencieswhichOurBlessedLadyreceivedfromHerCreator'shands(greater thanthoseofallGod'screaturesput together),andfortheglimpsesgivenus intheHolyBibleoftheradiantpurity andsanctityofthisImmaculateUsing Shrine.For,justasagreatartist mighttakeusintohisstudio,andthere showustheroughsketchesofthe gloriousworkofhismastermind,so theHeavenlyArtistintheOldTestamentrevealstoHischildrenfromthe beginningofHisdealingswiththe humanrace,someofthetranscendent beautiesandgloriesthatadornedthat onestainlesslivingshrine.HebeginsintheBookofGenesiswiththe creationofahelpmatetoAdaminthe personofEve:"Iwillputenemiesbetweentheeandthewoman,andthy seedandherseed.Sheshallcrush thyhead,andthoushaltlieinwait forherheel."Thus,thefountainof Prophecyrisesfromthegroundinthe gardenofParadise,andthehuman racestartsonitswearypilgrimage throughsuccessivegenerationswith thevisionbeforeitofaMotherbetweenwhomandSatananendlessand trucelesswarwassetbythehandof God,WhoseChild-"Hewhorestedin hertabernacle"-wastobetheDelivererandSaviourofaracecursedinits parentstock.Thisvisionincreased insplendourandclearnessasthetime fortheactualcreationofthisliving Tabernacle."flowingwithdelights," drewnigh.Thefairestthingstheeye couldrestonwerechosentodepictthe unrivalledspiritualbeautyofherwho wastohe"ourtaintednature'ssolitaryboast."

Inhersinlessconception,Sheislikenedtothe"morningrising,"tothe dazzlingbrightnessandbeautyofthe silverydawn.Sheislikenedagain tothe"lilyamongthorns,"theEastern flowerthatbyreasonofitssnowy whiteness,itsdeliciousfragrance,its statelyform,holdsapre-eminence amongthefloralgemsthatstudand beautifythisvaleoftears.Butthe moststrikingtributetothebeauty, sanctityandgloryofthatlivingshrine. ispaidintheGospelbyGod'sown Archangel,who,familiarwiththepeerlesspurityandintenseloveofCherubimandSeraphim,declaresthat neitherinHeaveniabovenoronthe earthbelow,wasthereacreatureso richingrace,sohighinvirtue,asthe humbleJewishmaidenwhokneltbeforehim,chosenfromalleternityto bethechastelivingTemplethatwould encasetheLivingGod."Hail,fullof grace". Wellmayweaskinall humilityandreverence,whyallthis lavishadornment,whythisincomparablesplendour,thisconcentration oftheCreator'schoicestgiftsonone creature?Maryherselfanswersinthe wordsofmytext,because"Hethat mademerestedinmytabernacle."To makethatlivingshrineortabernacle aworthyreceptaclefortheDivine guest,everybeauty,sanctity,andexcellencethatacreatureiscapableof receiving,islavishedonher.Thelaw ofsinisreversedinherregard,sothat noshadoworstainmightdimorsoil thedazzlingwhitenessofthe"Tower ofIvory,"nordullthegleaminglustre ofthat"HouseofGold."Isthere notinthisactionoftheAlmighty,in Hisendowmentandadornmentofthis livingshrine,Our'BlessedLady,amost specialsanctionandasortofDivine consecrationoftheholyworkyou havebeenengagedinhereinGeraldton,namely,theerectionandthe equipmentofanobleandabeautiful materialshrinewherethesameJesus willtakeupHisabode?

TheMaterialShrine.

As1standhereto-dayandlook upenthisgloriousandgracefulpile ofsolidmasonry,thewordsofJosue springtomylips,ashecontemplated thesacredmounderectedatGalgal, consistingoftwelveloosestonestaken fromthedrybedoftheRiverJordan, andplacedtheretocommemoratethe miraculousdryingupoftheriverin orderthatGod'swanderingchildren mightpassovertothePromised Land."Quaesibivoluntlapides isti?"Whatmeanthosestones?" WhatmeanthosenobleCathedral stones,whattruthoftruthsareenshrinedwithinthosegracefularches, Hiddenunderthoseruggedsurfaces? Whatlessonswilltheyconveywithall theirmassivestrengthandforceto yourchildrenandyourchildren'schildren?

Thefirstgreattruth,theprimary lessonwhichtheywillproclaimis,that thisCathedralisthe"HouseofGod"thematerialTemplewhichyourfaith, piety,zealandcultivatedtastehave erectedin,ordertoprovideaworthy homeinyourmidstforHim"Whose delightistobewiththechildrenof men."WiththevoiceofFaith,you mayreverentlyandcomplacentlysay almostinthewordsofmytext,"He thatmadeusnowrestsinourTabernacle."Whatacomfortingthought! Thereisamplerewardcontainedinit forallyouhavedone.ThisCathedralthenistheHouseofGod;notonly inthegeneralsensethathereaswe believetheOneTrueGodwillbeworshippedintheonetrueway,butin theveryspecialsensethatOurBlessedLordwilltakeupHisabodehere intheBlessedSacramentinthetabernacle,asHeoncedidinthatliving tabernaclesetinNazarethandadorned byhisHeavenlyFather.Asthe PoweroftheHolyGhostovershadow. edthatLivingTabernacle,andthe EternalSonofGodtookfleshinher wombanddweltamongmen,soevery daythemessengerandministerofGod willcomeintothistemple.Hewill dowhatChristcommandedhimto doattheLastSupper:"Dothisin commemorationofMe."Hewillutter thewordsofMajestyandPoweratthe HolyMass,andthePoweroftheMost HighwillovershadowthatSanctuary, andthesameJesuswillbecomepresent intheBlessedSacramentanddwell amongyou.Noelaborateproof,no displayofreasoning,isneededtoestablishthisdoctrinebeforeaCatholic congregation,tostrengthentheirbeliefintheRealPresenceofOurBlessedLordinthetabernacle.Thesanctuarylampeverburningconveysto youandwillconveyandproclaimthis Truthwithallitsbeautifulandconsolingcorollariestoyourchildrenand yourchildren'schildren.OncegraspedbythegiftofFaith.thisTruthexplainsaCatholicChurch,anddifferentiatesitfrom,andexaltsitabove,the mostaugustancienttemple,orthe mostglitteringstructurethattheeye ofmancanrestonnow.Itisnot themeresayingofprayersorchanting ofhymns,nottheassemblageoflarge numbersin_abuildingforasacredpurpose,butthepresenceofGoa.onthe altarthatimpartsasacredcharacter totheframeworkofstonethatman's skilfulhandshavefashionedtogether thatdiffusesthroughtheinteriorthat indefinableglowandwarmthofdevotionalfeelingandreverencenotfelt elsewhere,thatfillstheheartsofdevoutworshipperswiththatsamesort ofburningblissthatthedisciplesfelt besideOurLordontheirwaytoEmmaus,fortheFurnaceofDivineLove, theSacredHeartofJesus,isasnear andasactivenowandhereasItwas then.Withinthesewallsthefruits andthemeritsofHisPassionand Deathwillbeappliedtocountless soulsbyOurLordthroughtheHoly SacrificeoftheMassandthroughthe HolySacraments:bypurifyingthe soulsofthelittleonesatBaptism,bystrengtheningtheminConfirmation, bycleansingthemwithHishealing HandinPenance,byfeedingandinvigoratingthemwiththebreadofthe stronginHolyCommunion.HereHe willguardandsanctifytheverysanctuariesoflife;Hewillblessthenuptialbond'andimpartgracetothe newlyweddedtoleadholyandfaithfullivesinchastewedlock.From thattabernaclealsoHewillgoforthto thesickanddying,togivetheirsouls, tremblingonthebrinkofeternity, theirlastpurification,andtosustain andconsolethembythethoughtthat deathisonly"agoingtotheFather," Again,"Quaesibivoluntlapides ieti?""Whatmeanthosestones?"They proclaimwithavoicethatha'sawider andaricherrangethanthatofany otherchurchinthediocese,thatthisis theMotherChurch;theChurchin whichissituated,asthenameCathedralimplies,the"cathedra"orOfficial

Chair,which,inthelanguageofthe SacredScriptures,isthesymbolofauthorityinteachingandingovernment. Here,intheCathedralChurch,successiveBishopsappointedto"ruleandto teedthebockorChristwillbeconsecrated,andyounglevitesinvested withthesacredcharacterofthepriest- hood.Hereinthissanctuary,year afteryear,asholyWeekcomesround, theBishopoftheclaywillsolemnly consecratetheHolyOilsandChrism thatenteressentiallyintusomanyof theSacramentsthatwillbeadministeredtothousandsinthisvastdioceseIs'aptisms,Confirmaticns,andthelast annointingsofthesick.Thus,asit were,willbepouredforthperennially fromthisSanctuarygreatstreamsof grace,liketherive'whichgushedforth infourheadsfromtheearthlyParadise,carryingtheirsanctifyingandfertilisinginfluencetotheremotestparts. InthissenseaCathedralisnotthe Churchofanyonedistrict.Itbelongstothewholediocese,andithas aclaimtotheinterest,allegiance,and generosityoffaithfulthroughoutthe diocese.

Finally,dearbrethren,whenyour children,oryourchildren'schildren, askyouinthewordsofJosue,asthey pointtothisvenerableshrine,"What meanthosestones?"youwilltellthem thatwhenthisnewDioceseofGeraldtonwascreatedin1898,andanintrepidsonofthesoilchosentobeitspioneerBishop,therewasthenonlyan old,ricketyandunsightlychurchhere inGeraldton,unworthytobecalleda Cathedral,unworthyoftheaugustsacredfunctionsthathavetobecarried outinaCathedralChurch.Youwill tellthemthatthoughinterritorialextentthisnewDiocesewasimmense,in resourcesandequipmentitwaspoor; thathardshipsanddiscouragements weremany,andhumanconsolations few.Youwilltellthemhowyour goodBishopfacedandtriumphed overtheinitialcomplexdifficulties withanundauntedspiritoffaithand abraveheart.Howthroughthe dearthofpriestshehadregularlyto dischargethepastoraldutiesofanordinarypriest,makinglong,toilsome andfatiguingjourneysonlandand seainordertobreakthebreadof Lifeandtobringtheconsolationof ourholyreligiontothedistantmembersofhisflock,almostspiritually abandonedintheveryoutpostsof civilisedlife,Youwilltellthemof theunerringinstincthedisplayedfrom theverystartinprovidingtheyoung withasoundandthoroughCatholic trainingintheCatholcschools,inorder tokeepthefaithintactanduntarnishedintheflockconfidedtohiscare. How,forthatpurpose,hesentband afterbandofthosenoble,cultured, self-sacrificingreligiousofthePresentationandDominicanSisterhoodstothe differentcentresofpopulation,where, withtheself-denyingspiritandzeal ofapostles,theykeptthefaithofour fathersfreshandintelligentandwarm intheheartsciftheyoung,trained theminallbranchesofsecularknowledge,inpietyandvirtue,andbore aloftinmanypartsoftheauriferous desert,thetorchofhumanlearningas wellasofDivineFaith,seekingnorewardbutthattheirnamesshouldbe writtenintheBookofLife.You willtellthemthen,howHisLordship, aftersupplyingthespiritualneedsof thevariouscongregationsscattered throughthevastareaoverwhichhe heldjurisdiction,keenlyfeltthewant ofaCathedralChurchinGeraldton. How,duringtheprogressofthegreatestwartheworldhaseverseen,despitethefinancialstrainandburden. andthedepressinginfluenceofthat titanicstruggle,hecourageouslylaid thefoundationstoneofthisnewCathedral.Howtheworkwasunostentatiouslybutunswervinglycarried ontinderthesuperintendenceandinspirationofhimwhoseinvaluableaid Providencesentattheopportunemoment,FatherHawes.How,atleast, itwasblessedandopenedwithinthe OctaveofOurLady'sgrandfeastof theAssumption,undertheprotecting mantleofherwhowasthisCathedral's mostgloriousPrototype.Howitwas filledtooverflowingonthatmemorabledav;howthesoundofsacred songandmusic,likeuntothatofthe silvertrumpetswhichthelevitesblew atthededicationofSion'stemple, thrilledtheheartsofallwithjubilation,joy,andgratitude.Howit standshere,aconcreteexpressionof thatreverencewhichNature'slawcommandsthecreaturetopaytothe Creator;ofthezealwhichBishop, priests,andpeoplehaveforthetemplewhichtheLordofHosts,theGiver ofallgoodgifts,deignstodwellin. Howitstandshereanoblesymbolof theHolyCatholicFaithwhichChrist cameonearthtopreachandtoestablish,whichjoinsuswhobelongtothe

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"householdoffaith"togenerationsof truebelieversineveryageandclime. How,itstandshere,worthilylinking bythegrace,beauty,andelegance withwhichithasbeenwreathedby theartisticmindthatdesignedit,worthilylinkingtheaspirationsoffaithin thisnewlandwiththeclassicachievementsandperfectionsoftheagesof faithintheold.Hereitwillstand

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togiveanabidingtestimonyofyour faith,thetestimonyofthepeopleto thepeople,writtenwithhammerand chiselonenduringstone.

Inconclusion,Idesire,withallthe sincerityandwarmththatwordscan -onvey,toofferonbehalfofthose isitorsfromafarwhohavecomehere isibesharersofyourjoy,ourmost :martscongratulationstoYourLord-

ship,FatherHawes,andthepeopleof Geraldton,andthehumbletributeof stiradmirationaswe'l.AndImost earnestlyappealtoall,whetherattractedtothisceremonybythesympatheticcallofacommonfaith,orby thekindlywishtoshowyourappreciAtionoftheartisticadornmentwhich thisgrandbuildingshedsonyourcity, orbythelureofcharmingmusic,Iap-

pealtoalltohelpbyyourgenerous donationtoclearofftheheavydebt thatstillremainsonthebuilding,in orderthat,withGod'sblessing,the i(ovofto-daymayberenewedandintensifiedinthenearfuturewhenthe CathedralofSaintFrancisXavier, completeandunencumbered,willbe esinsecratedanddedicatedagaintothe worshipandserviceofAlmightyGod.

PRESENTATIONNUNS,GERALDTON

Onthe6th.ofJuly,1911,thePresentationNunsatGeraldtonobserved thetwentiethanniversaryoftheir foundationinthatnowimportant northernPort-town.Atthattime, andforyearsafterwards,Geraldton formedpartoftheDioceseofPerth. Itisduetotheforesight(ofthelate BishopGibney.andhiszealfortheinstructionoftheCatholicchildrenof thedistrict,thataCommunityofthis OrderwasestablishedthereThebeginningsoftheOrderwereexceedingly humble.Humility,povertyantistrugglethepioneersacceptedwiththat samegenerousspiritiifilevotiontothe workofChristianeducationwhichhas characterisedallthefoundations religiousinthisState.Notwithstandingthemanyvicissitudesthrough whichtheirworkhaspassed,andwhich stillencompassit,ithashadanabun-

slantharvest,andgivespromiseofstillIrelandin1891,consistedofnine greaterresultsinthesuture. nuns,andtheytookchargeofthelocal ThefirstCommunity,whocamefromschoolupontheirarrival,beginning

theirworkwithanattendanceof140. Withtheexceptionoftheschoolat Northampton.itwasthe:allyCatholic schoolinthatvastarea.whichisnow thelaisaa:aofGeraldton.Thereare to-dayinthediocese43Presentation Nuns.iieicupyineseeenconventsand conductingninesehoiils,thelabour'sof thenunsextendingti,Greenough,Rontenni.Sandstone.Northampton,Mulhiwa,andMt.Magnet_ A+Geraldton theyalsoconductaSuperiorSchool, aidatGreenoughclines'Boarding Sells,cll. Thisisthe39th.yearofthe .inventofthePresentationNun,to Geraldton.anditmayheclaimedfor themthattheyhavetrainedaconsiderablenumberofthecitizen*ofthe North,andcontributedlargelytothe maintenanceoftheFaithoverthe wideareacoveredbytheiractivities.

TheDominicanOrderin WesternAustralia

Themiddleoftheyear1899firstsaw,\searlyas1900,or1901,itbecame St.Dominick'swhitehabitinWesternevidentthatGreenoughwassuitable Australia,forthenarrivedinourwideneitherforthecentralhousenorfora andnewland,alittlegroupofsixboardingandhighschool,beinginconpioneersfromtheSister-Isleofdistantvenientofaccess.SoDr.KellylookNewZealand,whereanoff-shootfromcdround,andalargepropertywas SionHill,Flackrock,Dublin,hadbeenfoundforsaleatDongarra,botha establishedtwenty-nineyearsbeforecria-aalandrailwaytownship.This mtheDioceseofDunedir..Oneofwasanold,butstrongly-builthotel, thepioneersofthatfoundationitwasratheroutofthetown.Theproprie-

'ntheconventwasopenedin1922. Goodworkisstillbeingdonethere andinCue,which,owingtothevicinityofpasturelands,hasnever-asthe savingisdied.Theonlyconventin thepurelyagriculturaldistricts,besides thatofDongarra,isatThreeSprings. Ahoardingschoolforboys,totheage cftwelve,hasbeenopenedhere.and itpromisestobeverysuccessful.Very recentlyadditionsweremadetothe

r buildings,andstillmoreaccommodationisbeingcalledfor.

TheCommunityhasgrowntonumberforte,andsixlieintheNuns' littlecemeterywithinthegroundsat Dongarra.Theseincludetwoofthe foundresses,thereveredMotherM. Gabriel,whodiedin1905atthelittle conventinDayDawn,andSisterM. DiPazzi.whopassedtoherreward tenYearslater.

PresentationNuns,Carnarvon

AlittlelandoffourPresentation SistersarrivedinCarnaryononthe 19th.March,1906. Noaccommoda!ionwhateverhayingbeenprovided. theSisterswerecompelledtoseek -heifer,foraleaweeks,inasecular 'louse,theownerbeingatthetime H,!,,,!nginNIA'011ie Tffen.While wasbeingorcyted,they and''iithe19th. (le -

tuber.1906,wereenabledtooccupy aportionofthenewbuilding. AfewdaysaftertheSisters'arrival, theyopenedschoolwithanattendanceof22pupils.Thenumberonthe riolIto-dayis111,. Alargeup-to-date schoolhasjustbeencompleted,and thepeopleofthedistrictarenowgivingtheirattentiontotheerectioncfa new,111,n-h.

1929 itsleader,infactinthepersonof thelateMotherM.Gabriel,who broughtthelittlebandtothedistant outpostcifGreenough,nearGeraldton. Thethennewly-consecratedBishopof anewly-,re:1Se Diocese.metthem withafather'sopenhandsandheart, andforthetwentv-fiveyearsthatthe RightRev.Dr.Kellywassparedto therelinediocese,hiskind,fatherly interestandhelpfulnesswasoneofthe mainstaysofth-Icommunity.Forit couldnetlintheuphillworkformany andmanyayear.Pioneeringmust necessarilyhemarkedbytheCross, butwhenitsfieldoflabourisavast, uncultivatedwasteofland,suchas W.A.wasinthosedays,thehardships ofabeginningareaugmented.

Itwasnotlongbeforetwoofthe smallhandwereorderedhacktoNew Zealand,brokendowninhealth.But soonrecruitscame-threemoreprofessedNunsfromtheMotherHousein Dunedin,andinafewyearsanother two,whilsthutafewmonthshad passedbeforepostulantsbegantoseek admittanceintothelittleCommunity. -Meanwhiletheworkofteachingwent on.Aschoolforboardersandday pupilswasopenedinGreenough,and onSundaystheSisters(hovetovarioussurroundingdistrictstogivereligiousinstruction Withinayearfromtheirarrivalin Greenough,aconventwasopenedin Cue,thene.boomingminingcentre. Soontherewereover100pupilsin school,whichwascarriedonatfirst inthechurch,andinacouplemore yearsDayDawn,thesistermining town,calledforaCatholicschool,and onewasopenedbytheSistersin1902 Thisincreasedrapidly,andspacious roomswerebuilttoaccommodate another100children.

airnaileire,aeilanAberhineiin:s entralposition.andtheoldIntowith itssurroundingpropertyof100setts pa_elllit's,thehandsoftheNunsfor lieieunc1f1:1.11,0--alargeoneinthose :ay.. ;-;sirnealterationsandimprove!Tient,wereCtieqled.andw.,rkbegan. progresslucrewasslowatfirst. butDongarrahasalwaysbeenthecentrewheretheSisterslabouringinthe drItieldscentresmetatChristmasfor Retreatandaseasidelailiday.In 1908asecondstoreywasaddedtcpart ifthebuildingitwascompletedits 1910-andvariousotheradditionswere -tilledfur,astheschiiiiiandcollege crew,tillinrecentyearsalargenew structurehasbeenerectedbesidethe ildone.atacostof£11,000,toprovidecla,s-roomsandsleepingaccommodationforthelargenumberof boardersthathaveflockedinsincethe oneningupoftheMidlands.

Allthistimethewotikofthehranch houseshascontinuedwithvarying vicisitudes.In1903aconventwas openedindistantLeonora,onthe MountMargaretGoldfield. Aschool wasopenedhere,andonealsoin Gwalia,towhichtheSistersdrove eachday.ThefoundationatLeonora flourished,butitwasalwaysfelttobe toofaraway.andafewYearsagoit passedintothehandsoftheSistersof Mercy,Coolgardie.

In1911theSistersopenedinMeekatharra,andthisisstillaflourishing centre,hutCueandDayDawn,the latterespecially,havesucumbedtothe sadfateofsomanyofourGoldfields towns.Withtheworkingoutofthe mines,thepopulationmovesaway,and apitifulsceneofdesolationfollows.

Itismanyyearssincetheconvent wasclosedinDayDawn,andthe buildingremovedtoYalgoo,wherea

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FortyPaganWaifsJubileeGiftof StudentstoMissionCardinal. Rome.-.FortypaganwaifstobebaptisedwiththenameofIVilliamisthe atpjotquapnlsail;jo YrbanCollegeofPropaganda,Rome, to.HisEminenceWilliamCardinal VanRiissum,PrefectoftheSacred CongregationofPropaganda,inhonour'fhi,GoldenJubileeofOrdination,celebratedOctober17.Thebabies willbesoughtindifferentmission fieldsthriughomtheWorld.andapictureofeachofhisnamesakeswill bepresentedtoHisEminence. Theunusualgiftissymbolicofthe UrbanCollege.erectedandapproved byPopeUrbanVIII.in1627,as''a collegedestinedtogather.educateand prepare11-thepriesthoodandthe ChristianLiiistiilateyoungmenof ever.nation.andthintosendthem forthtopropagateanddefendthe faiththroughouttliiworld The UrliauCAlegetotalsatpresent95residentstudents,thoughnewquarters nowunderconstructionwillprovidefof 300 Twirite-stunnationalitiesare represented WilliamCardinalVanRossi=was borninPwiulk%Holland,September3, 1551 Ilewasordainedapriestofthe CongregationoftheMostHolyRe deemer,October17,1879,andwas(Teat. ed.0CardinalbyphisX.intheConsigtoryofNovember27,1911.Besides holdingtheofficeofardinalPrefectof theSacredCongregationofPropaganda.hisEminenceisonthecongregationoftheOrientalChurch,Sacred Council,Religious,andSeminariesand Universities.HeisalsoPresidentof CommissionofbiblicalStudies,and ontheCommissionfortheInterpretationoftheCodeofCanon.Law.

SalesiansSend173Priestsand103 SisterstoPostsThroughoutWorld. Turin(Italy.-Followingthe'impressivedepartureceremonyinthe BasilicaofMaryIfeipofChristians, Turin.Italy,the1929Salesianmission band,totalling173priestsoftheSalesianCongregation,and103Sistersof theDaughtersofMaryHelpofChristians.departedformissionfieldsin ninedifferentcountries.IIisEminence,WilliamCardinalGamba,ArchbishopofTurin,officiatedatthefunction,andthesermon,wasdelivered byRev.VincentCimatti,Superiorof theSalesiansinJapan. Assistingattheceremoni.weremany seasonedmissionarieswhohadcometo RomeforthebeatificationofBlessed DonBosco,founderoftheSalesians. Prominentamongtheveteranswere theMostReverendEugeneMederlet. ArchbishopofMadras,India:the RightReverendBishopDominicCumin.VicarApostolicofMendezeGualaquiza.Equador.SouthAmerica:the ReverendGaetanoPasotti,Superiorof theMissionofRaiaburi.Siam,andfour superiorsofterritoriesinSouthAmerica. Thedistributionofthemissionaries isasfollows:Europeanfields,3;Australia,1;Palestine.12:BelgianCongo, 4:India,19;China,5;Japan,10;Siam, 15:America,104.Thedistributionof thesistersfollowsthesamedivisions: Europeansections,25:Palestine,11: India.2;China,2;Japan(thefirstcontingenttothiscountry).6;America, 57.TheItalianprieststotal125and thenon-Italian,4R:theItalianSisters 75andnon-Italian28.

T.theSalesiancongreg4oninthe missionworldisconfidedaterritory ofoveronemillionsquaremiles,with atotalpopulationof31,940,550inhalittan's.TheCatholicsinthesemissions total636,351.Thepersonnel.exclusiveofthe1929hand,oftheterritories totals1,S96,ofwhichnumber454are SalesianpriestsorBrothers,and275 areDaughtersofMary,HelpofChristians.Salesiansinothermissionsnot confidedtiitheircongregationbrings thegrandtotalofpriestsandBrothersto725.

SteamshiptobeNamedAfterFamed AfricanMissionary. Paris(France)-Thenameof17.icauld.inhonourofPereCharles Foucault.thesoldier-hermit-missioner oftheSaharaDesert,willgracethe newsteamshipoftheChat-ire-0-s Reimistobecompletedearlyin1931 andplyarouteon(hewestcoastof Africa. Thenamingofthesteamerrecalls thetwoCharlesdeFourauldschools whichhavebeenopenedinMMn-occo underthecareofthePrem.},F,ani. canmisionaries.PeredeFolicat.11, onceabrilliantofficeroftheFrench army.methisdeathatTamanrasset. Sahara.atthehandsoftheTuaregs. nomadsofthedesert.Thecauseof hisbeatificationhasbeeninaugurated atRome.Thebodvofthehermit wasrecentlytransferredtoChardaia, ontheborders,oftheSahara.

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Forthepastthreemonths,wehave beenbackinNewYork,seeingthe cityinasomewhatdifferentlightand enlargingourknowledgeofitsfascinations.hitherto,ourhorizonwas houndedbyPenn.StationontheSouth and-RoxyTheatreonthenorth--just abouttwentyblocksofBroadway's famouslights,andequallyfamoustheatres.Wehaven'tyetceasedtobe thrilledbythetwinklingadvertisementsblazenedagainsttheskythoughoneisinclinedinAmericato getverytiredoftheconstant,reiterat edadvertising.Inthesubways,on theelevators,inthesurfacecars,inthe newspapers,onthestairwaysgoingup andclown,inlightspellingouttheir messageoppositeontheJerseyPalisadesasyouv.-all--alongtheNewYork hankoftheHudsoninfact,everywherethepraisesofsomespecialproductarethrustupontheworld.Butin theprettyvariegatedilluminationsof thegreatwhiteway"advertisement somehowlose,itsrawedges,andone reads."MaxwellHouseCoffee-goodto thelastdrop"OrthenewestChesterfieldsloganwithagenuinethrill. liroaelwaehasafascination,too,in thatitisneverquiet-crowdshustle upanddownIronsearlymorntilllate atnight.mostl%cheerful,pleasant crowds.bentonmerrymaking;andas youapproachthevarioustheatres,you hearthevoicesoftheattendantsraised-attendantsdressedfaultlesslywith glovesandcanointhemannerofhigh officialsdthearmyornavyreadyfor aCourtreceptionAt"TimesSquare," too,"theheartofNewYork,'where 42nd.Street,7thAvenue,andProadwavmeet,standthesight-seeingbuses, withconelticton:,whointhetruespirit ofU.SAneverwearyoftheirefforts toenticeyontotheirattractions. itFifthAvenue,also,withits endlessstreamoftraffic-andaftera daythereweknewbetterthanOyer toattempttoputafootbeyondthe "sidewalk-lAmericanism 1 untilthe signallightsbeckoneduson.One doesn'ttriflewiththeNewYorktraffic situation.Wehadtakenthebusride alongRiversideDrive.theverybeau tifulroadwhichparallelstheHudson inuptownNewYork.Thiswasonce thefashionald.centreofthecity,but beautifulapartmenthousesnowstretch alongthelengthofit-practicallyall inthehands.oftheJews.Sothe homesoftheelitehaveshiftedfurther east.

ThedevelopmentofNewYorkasa cityseemstohavegonehandinhand withatremendousincreaseinitsTew. ishpopulation-theyareaverybig partatthepresenttime.Sullivan CountyofNeYorkStatehasbecome somuchtheirfavouritesummerresort thatitiskniwnpopularlyto-dayas Solomon(.itints-andatRockaway Beach.BelleHarbour,andotherre sortsroundNewYork,itisnotatall strangetoseethebesthotelswiththe announcement"Dietarycustomsobserved,"orsomethingsimilarlyphrased forthebenefitoftheirJewishpatrons. Wehaveevenpenetratedinourfirst fewdaysinNewYorkintoWallStreet, andwerehopelesslydisappointed-you wouldneversuspectfromtheblank facesoftheveryordinarybuildings thattremendlusdealswerebeing transactedwithin-butweexpected

NewYorkSlums. Wehavebeenworkingwiththe bureauofCatholicCharitiesofthe ArchdioceseofNewYork-averybig concern.Thepi,yertvhereisappalling,moredreadfulthanoneevercan imagine-andIti:.-tenthsofthepoor intheslumsareCatholic.Theex planationforthisisn'tfartoseek:it liesintheverylargeforeignelements 4population.thePoles,theItalians, :IndSpaniard-,Isla:arrivehereand settleinNewYorkTheyaddapicturesquenesstothecityinspots,but atthesametimetheycreateallsorts ofponblemsanditisasheerimpossibilityforthecatholic,tolookafter their TheIWry:illofCatholic Charities oderfullv,a-ganisedand seeminglyhasimmenseresources-the actualfinancialreliefgiventofamilies inNewYorkforelleyearthroughits agencytotalsnptoeightmilliondollars. Besiilesthis.therearethree othersimilarhugeorganisations:The CharityOrganisationSociety,theAssociationforImprovingtheConditions

Thestreetsthereseemalwaystobe crowded-theyaredirty,too,andgenerallywithodoursfloatinground,garlicpredominating.WeknewtheItaliandistrictsfairlywellthroughworkingthere.Thestreets,manyofthem, arelinedwithstalls,whereyouare offeredeveryconceivableformofmerchandise.Somearetheordinaryfruit andvegetablebarrows,somehave clothes,someready-madedresses,some men'sties,othersarestockedwithpots andpansofeverysizeandshapeothersagaincarryoddsandends.In LittleHungary,patriachaloldgentlemenwithblackvelvetskullcapsand longflowingbeardsattendthestalls, foralltheworldremindingoneofJewishRabbis.Oneofthemostamusingsightstherewasthestalloflarge iarsfilledwithpickledcucumbers, whichthebuyerspearswithafork. The(larkItalianmenandwomenlack thepicturesqueairoftheHungarians. butareinterestino,nevertheless.One usuallyfindsthestreetsfairlycrowded withw(anenchatteringandbargaining roundthestalls-allinsomeforeign tongue.Youhearneverawordof Englishasvouwalkalong.Dark-haired.darkcomplexionedchildrenin greatnumbersarealwaysplaying around.Nowandthen,whenafeast isbeingcelebrated,thestreetstakeon amorefestiveair.Oneofourfirst glimpsesoftheItalianquarterwasin theweekofSt.Anthony'sfeast.Gay streamersweretwinedinandout acrossfromsecondstoreywindowto secondstoreywindow-andavery largeandbeautifullydecoratedaltar awl

TheseinterestingarticlesonAmerica,comefromourtwoWestralian CatholicstudentsatTheNationalCatholicSchoolofSocialService,Washington,D.C.,anaffiliatedCollegeoftheCatholicUniversityofAmerica. MissNormaParkerisapastpupilofSacredHeartSchool,HighgateHill, fromwhichshematriculatedintotheUniversityin1924,winningaGovernmentScholarship.In1927shegraduated,gainingsixdistinctions, andwinningtheLadyHackettFrizeinClassics.Sheisthedaughterof Mr.andMrs.E.Parker,ofMt.Lawley.MissConnieMoffitisapast pupilofLoretoConvent,Swanbourne.HavingpassedtheLeavingCertificatein1923,sheenteredtheUniversityandgraduatedin1927.She isthedaughterofMr.andMrs.G.T.Moffit,ofLeonora.

ThroughFatherMcMahon'sinfluence,twoscholarshipsweregranted tothesetwalocalgraduatesattheNationalCatholicSchoolofSocial Service,wheretheyarenowintheirsecondyear.Theyarethepioneer CatholicstudentstoenterthatwellknownandhighlyplacedSchoolof SocialService.TheyhaveopenedthepathwayforAustraliangraduates tospecialiseinthisveryimportantbranchofsocialservice.Bothgirls haveprovedworthyofthetrustthathasbeenplaceduponthembythe authoritiesinWashington.MissAgnesRegan.thePresidentofthe SocialServiceSchool.wroteinher-reporttoFatherMcMahon"Your kangaroosarerealtreasures.YouandthepeopleofAustralia:nay wellheproudoftheirrepresentatives.Theyareriotonlydelightfulin theiradjustmenttoeveryphaseofourschoollife,butaredoingexcellent academicwork.Hopetheyearswillbringmanymore."Theyhave takenfirstandsecondplaceattheirfirstyear'sexaminationsNext yeartheybothstandfortheM.A.

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ofthePoor,andtheJewishCharitiesalithreewithsimilarbudgets-and mostofthestorkofthefirsttwois withtheCatholicpopulationaswell. ehaven'taes-thinginPerthtocomparewiththestretchesandstretches ofslumsonthelowerEastside,and hereandtherenearthedocksonthe \Vestside-solidblocksofdingywoodentenementhouses,mostlyfourstores'shigh,withnospaceinfront,and nonetospeakoftotheback.And thefireescapesreindownthefront with,soitwouldseem,thefamilybeddingouttoaltoneachstorey,and hereandthere.creatingalittlevariety, thebabylyingpeacefullyhighupona blanket.InmostpartsofpoorNew Yorkthisistheonlychancetheinfant hasofgettingalittlecool,freshair Downinthestreetsontheveryhot days,thewatermainsareturnedon forthechildren'sbenefit,andyousee crowdsofhappyyoungstersinbathers runninginanIundertheshowersand havingthetimeoftheirlives.The motherssitoutonthe"stoops,"the NewYorker'stermforporch-andtry togetcool.AndNewYorkcanbe hot-during.11.111CandearlyJulythis yearthewholecitypositivelysweltered.Tnetemperaturedoesnotclimb toanygreatheights,butthehumidity! Oh,boy!(asagoodAmericanwould say!)

SmellsandNoises.

Mostoftheslumsarecongested,but nopartsomuchastheforeignsections.Thevariousnationalitieshave congregatedtogether,sothatthereis aquitedecidedItaliandistrict-adistrictwheretheSranishandSpanishitAmericanspredominate,andsoon

stoodonthecornerofthestreet.It gaveusquiteashocktowalkthrough oneofNewYork'sbigbusinessdistrictsandthensuddenlycomeupon thislittlesce'ie,whichhadagayair despitethedirt.Thenwewereaccidentallywitnessesofalargeprocession arangedbytheItaliancommunityon theFeastoftheAssumption-thecentreoftheprocessionwasalargestatue ofOurLadydressedinbeautifulblue satinrobes,wheeledalongundera canopyonapedestal-likearrangement. Thewholeskirtoftherobecouldnot heseenforthedollarbillspinnedon toitwith,safetypins-theItalians wayofshowinggenerositytothe Church.Anothertimewestoodvery interestedlooters-onatafuneral. Motorcars,hoodsdown,gailydecked andcrammedwithflowers.ledthe way,thenacompletelywhitehearse behindabandmarchingslowlyand playingtheweirdestmusic.Thelong processionofmencamebehind-this waswindingit:waydownintooneof NewYork'sverybusysections.It wasallsodifferenttousthatwesimplystoodandgaped.Allthepoor people,particularlytheforeignelement,makeagreatshowatafuneral. AninterestingstudywasmadeinNew York.someyearsagonow,which broughttolightthefactthatvery oftenalltheinsurancemoneywaslavishlyexpended,recklesslythrown away,on-makingagreatshowwhena deathcomestoafamily.Itisthe poorfamily'sonewayofobtainingrecognition.

Onecomesacrossnumbersofstrange personalities,andallsortsofinterestingsituationsintheNewYorkslums: andoneencounters,too,inmanyof

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theCatholichomesjustshiningfaith andbeautifulresignation.Working therewasanexperiencewewillnever forget.

CrowdedSubways.

ButbeingaworkingpersoninNew YorkCityhasotheraspectsaswell. Oneofthebiggestproblemswefound atfirstwastransportationtoandfrom theoffice.Thesubwaysare,ofcourse, thequickestandeasiestwaysoftravelling,butwesoonlearnedthatthe subwayinthemorningcrushbetween eightandnine,andagainintheevening,wasafearsomething.Youmay believeyouhaveexperiencedcrowds.

Wethoughtwehad;buttrulyyoudo notknowhowhumanbeingscanbe compressedintoonesolidmass,until youtravelonaNewYorkrailwayexpressabouteight-thirtybytheclock ananordinaryweek-daymorning.A luckypersonyouare,ityoumanage togetatyoitrightstation,unless yourdestinationbeonewherethereis ageneralexodus,TimesSquare,for instance.Thenewcomerwatchesthe experiencedsubwaytravellerwithenvy andamazementasthestationapproaches.Ilewrencheshisarmsfree fromthemass-attakesamightyeffort -raisesthemonhigh,andruthlsly cutshiswaywillselbowsthrougle rrawd.atthesametimeannouncing indeeptones,"Comingout!Coming out!!"Thenateachstop,morehardy NewYorkerspourinwhereonefelt perfectlyconvincedpreviouslythatit wasasheerimpossibilityforanother singleindividualticfit.Ouronlyeonsolationwasthatthesubwaystravel fast.Thesurfacecars,orasweknow them,the"trams"arenutofthequestion,exceptforthosewhohavemuch timetospare;withtrafficsignalsand the'streamoftraffic.theymovealong ataveryslowpace,andmuchthe sameappliestothebuses,oncethey getbelowtheFifties.Practicallyall thebusesconvergeatthatpointonto FifthAvenue,whichisprobablythe mainthoroughfareofNewYorkItis aninterestingsighttogazeatthe longprocessionofcarsandbusesin closefileproceedingdowntown.,long FifthAvenueduringthehourorso beforethebusinessoftheclaybegins. FifthAvenue,however.isalwaysinteresting,asitisusuallythrongedand intheafternoonthrongedbythecrowd ofsmartshopperswhopatronisethe verybeautifullchoppinghousesthere

StrawHatsWithEar-Rings.

Thecityltselfneverlosesinlerest. astheoddestthingsseemtohappen. yetpassbyalmostunnoticedthere. Oneafternooninthesubwaywesaw amandressedinordinaryattireina strawdeckerhatwhichAmericanmen affectduringthesummermonths.with twoverylargepearlearringson.Ear. ringshaven'tvetcomeintofashion here,formensohelookedratherodd. Wehavebeenwonderingeversince whetherhediditforahet.Otherinstancesofsmallpeculiaritiesarealways croppingupinNewYork.soifonehas anobservanteveinthestreets,one getsquiteanamountofentertainment andfindsalsoquitealotofinterest. Probablythemostinterestingpartof thecityisclowntownbelowthenumberedstreets.wherethestreetslose theirregularityandwindandturn, andwhere41hebuildingsdimbuphigherandhigheragainstthesky Of rourscthisistheoldestpartofNew York.Oftenaswemetvariousold inhabitants:nthecourseofour,cork thissummerwelistenedtostoriesof NewYorkintheearlydays.Many couldrememberwhentherewerefarms andopenspacesbeyond60th.Street! Andnowthethicklypopulatedareaextendstothesubwayterminal242nd. StreetintheBronx,whileinotherdirections.onooftheboroughsofthe city.StatenIsland,atpresentdevelop. ingataveryfastrate,andQueensand Brooklynareconstantlyexpanding! Andthecommuters!Theirnumberis legion.Streamsofpeoplepourover bytunnelandferryfromNewJersey eachday.an-1thereises-enoneregular trainofcommuters,mostlymenwith bigWallStreetinterestsfromPhiladelphia.onehundredmilesaway. "Commute"wasoneofthewordswe hadtolearnwhenwefirstcameto America--'onewhocommutes"isa personwholivesoutsidethecity.orin anotherplace,andcomeseachdayin tohiswork-itisaverycommon wordintheAmericanvocabulary.

ConeyIsland.

Wehadawonderfultreatwhenwe wenttoConeyIslandontheglorious FourthofJuly.Itseemedtous thatthevastmajorityofNewYork's teemingmillionshadchosenthesame spotfortheirholidayground,sopack-

Saturday,December14,1929.

edwerethestreetsofthatfamousresort,andsodifficultwasittowedge one'swaythroughthecrowds.Wejust letourselvesbecarriedhitherand thitheratthemob'swill,andmanaged toextractatremendousamountofenjoyment.COlieyIslandisunique-that factiscertainlynotopentodisputeandaConeyIslandcrowd!Itis,to saytheleast,amotleygroup-andbewilderingtotheear,asyoulistento everyconceivablejargonbeingshatteredaroundyou.Everythingwhich theingenuityofmanhaseverdevised fortheamusementofhisfellowsisto befoundatConeyIsland-agrand mass,oneafteranotheralongthe streets,eachmoremarvellousthanthe last.AllofNature'sfreaks,trueand manufactured,arecongregatedthere: thereareattheleasttwelvebonnyfattestladies,sixhalf-menandhalfwomen,manySiamesetwins,innumerablestrongmen,andallsortsofother marvelsafterthestyleof"Harry,the OssifiedWonder,"and"Claude,HalfMan,Half-Camel.-Thereisalsoa peculiarexhibition-Babyincubators-whereonesee.,babieslyinginspecially warmedMasscompartmentsinthe mosthygieniofconditions,attended tobytrainedcrusesTheproprietors takeprematurebabiesfromtheyan-

THERECORD.

oushospitalsroundNewYorkCity, withtheparents'consent,andcarefor them,theonlyconditionbgjngthat theyareonexhibition.TheConey IslandIncubatorHospitalhasgenerallyahigherrecordthanthebestof otherhospitalsherehavebeenableto achieve.Wesawalsoalongthe Boardwalkbignoticesannouncing "Themarvel?cusAustraliancyclist-a speeddevilwhodaresallrisks."The Australian,wewereconvinced,wasa greatpartoftheadvertisement-the nationalityoftherideraddedconsiderablytothewildnessonemightexpect.Thisisratheragoodexample ofwhatAustraliastandsforinthe mindsofmostAmericancitizens-a landstillinthedarknessofsemi-civili,ation! LunaParkatnightisa visionofloveliness;itistrulypretty andbeautifullykept.Withthecomingofdusk,too,ConeyIslandgenerally becomesintl.+moreofawonderplace eventhanitiFinthefulllightofday; itlosesthequiteconsiderablegarishnesswhichdaylightshowsup.Our FourthofJulyherewasaneventin 'airlivesofthatwefeelsure.Weare equallypositivethatwecanalways makeonesweepingstatementincomplete.,safetyandwithoutfearifdispute:ThereisonlyoneConeyIsland.

AmericansandAustralians

"OHTHOSEKANGAROOS!"

4 tWWrittenforTheRee,rd,-yM!SSi'f)N IENIOFFITT,B.A.

OneyearofoursojourninAmerica isoveralready.anditcertainlyhas beenamostfullandenjoyableone. WehavefoundAmericansamosthospitableand]:inch-heartedpeople.and willneverregrethayingcometolive amongthem.Itisaterriblepitythat theonlyAmericaweknowathomeis theAmericaolthein,les-forthisis farfrombeingrepresentative.4the countryasaWhole.mileofthethings

Nostralia.inparticular,arepositively ludicrous.T)manyofthemthe namemeansnothingmorethanabiggishislandintheSouthSeas,overrun withsavagesandkangaroos.Oh, thosekarigar,os!Whatalotofthe Flameforthefalseimpressionsthat aboundwithregardtoourpoor,benij...hteclcountrycouldbelaidattheir door' Afewbetterinformedpeople knowthatthecountrywasfoundedas

suchas"lot,"asthoughitwere"at"; and,unfortunately,mynamehappens topossesstwosuch"o's."Itwas certainlymaaymonthsbeforeIcould answereasily,withoutanyfeelingof murderinmyheart,tothenameof CahnstanceMah-fit.Anotherthing whichhasastrangesoundtotheAustralianearistheuseoftheshort"a" inallsuchNicrdsas"pass,""task," "master,""can't,""ask,""laugh,"etc. Thenthereisthedifferenceinthepronunciationofvowels,buthere,I think,theAustralianscouldwellbenefitbyimitatingtheAmericans.CertainlynoAmericancouldeverbeaccusedofreferringtotheharbourat SanFranciscoasthe"gowldengite"to theU.S.A.Thereisratheragood storytoldofanAustraliantravelling intheUnitedStates,whowasasked ifheknewthedifferencebetweena buffaloandabison."Why,"saidhe, "theyhavenc,hingincommon.A buffaloisalargeanimalwhichthe Indiansusedtohuntforfood,anda bisoniswhatanAustralianwasheshis fleein."Almostworthpublishingin "Scrutator's"lemn,don'tYouthink? Slang.

Withregardtoslang,onedossnot ordinarilyhearsoverymuchmoreof itherethanathome.Gee!Gosh! Uly!andBov!aresimilarexpressions ofenthusiasmatthebeginningofsentencesareperhapsalittlecommoner, andotherexpressions,suchas"toget akickoutofsomething,"meaninga thrilloragoodlaugh.aresocommon thattheyhaveceasedtoheregarded asslang.Itisjustasmuchasmistakenanidea,however,toregardthe Americanlanguageasconsistingmainlyofslangexpressions,asitistoregardtheSentimentalBlokeastypicallyAustralian.

Anotherver:.strikingdifference, however,isintheactualvocabulary, andIcanwellimagine,inthenottoo distantfuture,someenterprisingtravellers'serviceputtingoutabooklet -ontainingtranslationsofthemany Englishwords,whicharequiteunknownhere.Itcertainlydoestake sometimebeforeonelearnstorefer toatramasastreetcar,atrolleycar orasurfacecar,andtorealise,when youhearsomeonetalkabouthis"machine"thatithisChryslerhemeans. nothisSinger.Alsoitisratherupsettingti'havetoexplainthata"tap"

THIRTY-FIVE

anda"faucet"areoneandthesame thing,andthata"plug"doesaswell asa"stopper"tokeepthewaterfrom runningoutofthebath.Then,too, itisratherembarrassingwhenyougo shoppingtolearrthatyoushould haveaskedfora"spoolofthread,"insteadofa"reelofcotton."And,of course,onesoonrealisesthesuperiority ofthe"elevator"overthe"lift,"and ofthe"siclJwalk"overthe"pavement"or"footpath."To"check one'sbaggage,:'too,reallypresentsno moredifficultythandoes"cloaking one'sluggage,"though,whenacolouredporter,atahugestationlikethe PennsylvaniaStationinNewYork City,offerstodoitforyou,youhave verygravemil:givingsastowhether you'lleverseeyour"grips"again.

ASimilarPeople.

Inspiteofthesedifferencesoflanguageandexpression,theAmericanpeopleasawholeresembletheAustralians inmanyways.Thereisthesamedemocraticandindependentoutlookon life,andthesamefreeandeasymanner.TheAmericans,however,are muchmoreentl-usiasticthantheAustralians,andagooddealmoreappreciativeofth:ngsingeneral;infact, theyarealmostinclinedtoravetoo muchabouteverything.Itisrather surprisingtohear,inplaceofthe casual"Nottoohad,"That'srather nice."oratmost"Beautiful"and "Lovely."suchexpressionsas"cute," "darling.""perfectlyadorable,"and "simplymarvellous"given,toallappearances,fromthefullnessoftheir hearts.Itisnotgushing,however, andwhenonceyoubecomeaccustomedtothesepeculiaritiesofcustom andspeechtheyceasetobotheryou; indeedtheyareratherrefreshing.

Forthefirstnyeorthreemonthswe werehere,however,wewereconstantlyinastateofsurprise,andwondered ifwewouldeverarriveatastatein whichwecouldtakethingsnaturally, andwouldlosethatfeelingofbeing outsiders-foreigners.Thedifferences betweenthetwocountries,though,are mainlyofasuperficialnature,and oncehaving"v usedtothem,we ceasedeventonotice,tillnowitrequiresalmostaneffortofwilltoget hackinspirittowherewewerewhen wefirstarrivedinWashington.;usta Yearag'5

MISS NIOFFITT,B.A. whichimpressedle:mostduringour firstfewmonthsheroaashowvery differentthe.peoplewerefromwhat wehadbeenexpecting.Amongthe peoplewhomonemeetsandmixes withineverydaylifethereispracticallynoneofthatslangandjazzatmospherewhichweareaccustomedtoassociatewitheverythingYankee.We havemetwithnothingbutkindness armgenerosityfromthemomentwe arrived.Indeed,friendlinesstowards strangersandagenuinewillingnessto welcomeyouintrthecommunityas oneofthern,,,,Iyes.isoneofthemost characteristictraitsofthepeopleasa whole.Youmustbepreparedtomeet themhalfwaythough;thereisnothing thattheAnuricanresentsmorethana foreignerwhoholdshimselfaloof,implyingthatar.othercountrymight haveanythingbettertoofferthan whatistohetoundhere.That,in myopinion.istheirbiggestfault.It isnotthattheybearanyill-feelingtowardsthepeopleofothercountries;it isjustthattheordinarypeople,for themostpart,aresimplyblindtothe existenceofanyothercivilisednation. Itisreallyamusingtoheartheexclamationsofsurprisefromsupposedly educatedpeople,whentheylearnof theprogressthathasbeenmadealong variouslines,inplacesoutsidethe U.S.A.TheEuropeancountriesin theirmindsarestilllabouringunder mid-Victorianideas,whiletherestof theglobehasscarcelyemergedfrom hecavemanera.Theirnotionsof 5'

ac.,nrict.,ettlementt,butareinclined tothinktracesofthisstillexist.Very iewrealisethatleisasfarfromPerth toSydneyasfromWashingtontoSan Francisco,andpracticallynoonehas everheardofanyothercity,save SydneyandMelbourne.Australians, itseems,arecomparativeraretiesin L.5.\..andaccordinglyareregarded byeveryoneasobjectsofinterestcuriosities,almostfitforamuseum.I thinkmostpeople,however,aredisappointedwhentheymeetustofind howveryordinaryandliketothemselvesweare.Andwhenwespeak, inperfectlygoodEnglish,ifitweren't furthestrangeaccent,I'msurethey wouldmarkusdownasfrauds.The accent.however,couldneverheimitated.andisasuresignofthegenuinenessofth-,attide.ToanAustraliantravellinginAmericaforthefirst time.itiswithoutdoubttheaccent whichstrikesonemostforciblyasthe biggestdifferencebetweenthetwo peoples.Wehadbeenpreparedfora nasalintonation,andacertainamount ofslang.butitwasratherintheactual pronunciationofwords,thevoiceinflexion,andaboveall,inthevowel sounds,thattherealdifferencelay. Thecontinual"r"soundthroughout theirwholeconversationmakesitquite difficulttounderstandthematfirstatleastforus,whohavepractically eliminatedtheletter"r"fromouralphabet:excel,:inwordslike"train." Worsethanthis,however.isthepronqr-iationoftheshort"o,"inwords

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CLONTARF.

St.Joseph'sSchool,Clontarf,ison theCanningRiver,whithertheChristianBrotherscamein1901,aftercaringfortheCatholicorphanboysof WestAustraliaelsewhereforfouryears beforethat.Enoughtosaythat, fromincompleterecords.itisclearthat over200ofSt.Joseph's1,nysserved intheA.I.F.,andmnfingthesewas themanwhomthe-Thnes"calledthe "super-V.C.,"LaurenceMcCarthy,also CroixdeGuerre.Asforthehouse,it ahugeplaceoflocalstone(Cottesgaiel,basedonsensibleslightlyflattenedarchesandaverandah-stiffestabove them.Muchifnotmostoftheground 'betweenthehouseandtheriverhas beenreclaimed.Ithink.bythesuccessivegenerations,iflinesOneofthe firstthingsIwastakentosee,after thehouseitself,wasthehand.You expectboystomakeanoise;youexpectAustralianboystomakeavehementnoise;andinaBrothers'School. youexpectprecisionintimeandtune. ButIconfessIhadn'texpectedso muchsensitivenessalong,withbrillianceasIheardatChintarf.You couldseethatalotmustbeputdown totheBandmaster;butshouldbe surprisediftwoorthreeofthosebnys hadn'tarealsparkofgeniusinthem; andtheyWereallrespondingtothe Musicafterall.itwasGilbertand Sullivan.andanyonewh,,can'trespondtothathadbettertaketogardeningTheseboysdt,alsotaketo gardenineandalsoteamtomanage horsesanticowsand51stcarpentry andmakebans likedtowatch than;itthatliareltansli.iameiaers01 shortsant]jerseesand,plendally sturdy eatherecd111;11thoselift bnesstayedtheretillabnut11;thence liesTrivettothegrealCathnlic training-stationfitMaltese:1.70miles ft,imPerth'ThereChristianBrothers andBenedictinepriestsministerto themEnglandshouldrecruit,and shareintinancine_ibisexcellent scheme.

CASTLEDARE.

Itwillravetimeif mentionhere what Isaw111/Ite;Ittheen(' my star-,namelytheCastledareHouse whit-h.itseemedtome,wastheapple oftheArchbishop'seve Butthen, duringWVMali,'conversationswith llisGrassbegantoledtherewere litanysn;wide,ofthatsertthathis fantail;altheworldimpliedaregular rasihard lIowever.Mgr.News,,ine infiretoquoteResifia-d ctort.hasprovedwhatfinestuff 111;1Vso-called"defectives"are.Cruel niA-name,whenhalfthetimethedeficiencyisfirstinthokiarent,notto mentiontheenvironment. AnoverworkedandsometimesfaddyStateis ljsttognmooedinstitutionsandpick rutchildrentheejudgett,bedefective,andiftheofficialorganisationlie notabsolutelyperfect.theselittlehuts ,irgirlsmayfindthemselveshoused alongwithepilepticsandpervertsof allsortsIlencetheprobabledegenerationofthechild,thedistressofthe bettersortofparent,andthecompilationofperfectlymisleadingstatistics. Asforme,Istate'bluntlythatidon't believethatanyone-anreallylook afterthatsort,fchildsaveCatholics: andtheycan.and(1,,,becausethey startwithatrueview,ifthesoul,its immortality.anditsChristian-wiseinfinitevalue.Withwhatdelightthen (lidIhearofthebuildingofCastledare,aninstitutionforbuyswho wouldnotwhittle-profitbythetrainingtheymightgetatClontarf.and wouldneedspecialtreatment.Eightythreeacreshavebeenboughtnotvery farfromClontarf:anexistinghouse isbeingadaptedandmoreisbeing built.BesidesthehousefortheBrothers,andanother.fornurses.there thethreelargebuildingsfordifferent categoriesofboys,andworkshopsand soforth.Onthe'sandysoil.anything, theysay,canbegrown.Ihopeso. Ttenteredintomyverysnul,notto

mentionnayshoes.Well,inmysoul itproducedasturdycropofhopes. 1 .1.11(1liketobefrankandmention twothings.Theiirstis,thatmuch :mentionisbeinggiventothepsycho!. neN-ofthe thatisgood.The sectitialis,oncemore,thatina"new" ntintry onecanblamemehit-using theadjectiveappliedathousandtimes inins-hearing,In:Australians,toAuss India)thereisaverynaturalwishtt, t-upIndate"andaconsequentten. ierayInsuccumbtotheEuropeanfad themeinent.ItwouldbeungraciusofInctitalludetothefaddysuggestionsthat'experts"hadmade aboutCastledare.Somewereeery funnyindeed.Onewouldhavein,iilvedthecuttingdrtwofiftheonly ,'eventtreeintheimmediatevicinity, i,,rthesal,,,fgettingaglintofthe calmingriver1,,inspiretheboyswhile theewereeating.Itwouldhas,iii ynlyedmoreoverputtingtherefectory al:faithalfamilefrontthekitchen. Anntherplaninvolvedputtingexpensivegrassinnplacewhereitsyntild lei,bredinnumerableinsectswhen wet,andhavebeenhorribletositupon ielienlairnilintInhesatuponwas ll,.allegedobject,ifit,thatboys ,nighttheretellfineanotherstories. l'it1helpus'Tie,stories Iliiw,Nier,wisecompromiseshaveeverywherebeenreached,unlessobstinate reinsalstinlesswise,havebeeninteriise.1. t'astledare.whencompleted. lads,asifasensibleGnvernmentdepartmentandawiseArchbishopwill haveprofitedbyallthatisgoodin modernscientificmethod,andhave ,teeredclearoffads. Iamnotatall surethatResfordCourtisnilg1ving Australiathebenefitofitsrichex perience.

CLUNEPARK.

Nitthatthesetwohinisesexhaust theactivityoftheChristianBrothers inPerthitself Theyhavealarge sehiailintheheartofthetown.Inr hoardersandforday-haysalike''In !beheartofthetown Butitist, emigrate lustasinEngland.au jirssrentlain.1tistraletthenindern ann.',Minnatinpitoisoustsofpa iri,1 1,-ii0ertialinstinct.isliableti. -Jamtl,am'itans.moment,initsntl. srineandcarryitII-tocinemas.\Vhv lintarrestandasphyxiatesuchpar-

' aDemairacysaiticannot n-ii \1'11-shouldtheysendtheir bin:,toschoolifthe'forthwithprn'nits,hayittheirsch,,,,lingI7 iftheinalernschaihmister n-iristhishaamalsing.theserttched i,liaLe hepitelifnrkadalto. 'eitheroutitthatsehnlasticfieldinto aine wheretheintellectuallmsemitniallWillbelessscrupultivis.In nairsiren',heistakenawayandput \lien,nitonemuchmindswhathappenstohim.Thepresentschool-buildirnswillbeputtoagadratb,tuse in think,andIht,pe.thepresent anaili,,,,Iwillheputright(sitsirle Betterplayingfields,for thing:thoughIconfessthatwas iiiinr,-ssedbytheathletic , al)'Iit, thatsawallnver lawillsiifthatschad..1fter theriveri,nearathand Itwavs...privilegenispeaktherefirsttothose ivs,lieen ,i1(11-111:11.andn, the5,H,,n1atthesamestun lienleiesnaveperforce 5,nedel, ths.vtri. anifilii-ietlywait Iwasaskedtotalk tthemseparatelsonoelIassureyou itisalwaYspleasere-undilutedti ,t1er.Australianboys.They theyunderstand:they arennirlest:theyarcfrank.

EXCELLENTADVICE.

IfImaywithoutimpertinence. againgiveawordofadvicetoWest Australianforanyotherparents,it wouldla-Giveytairbrie,andhis schooling.aprunerchance.Leavethe huts'atschoolsokingasvimcanmanageit Donottakehimawayatfifteen.Iftheyleaveatfifteen,they willnothaveprofitedby-theschoolas saliailandthatisnotfairtoit:awl theywillnothaveprofitedbyitasa Catholicschool,andthatisveryunfairtoeveryoneconcerned If;atmboysbernmecarelessaboutrehniot, latertandi,nottooeasilyalludeto"enormousdistance..,"remtitenessofchurchesandsparsenessofpriests.After all.morethanonehalfofthepopulation,,fthisState-andIsupposeof anyAustralianState-isfirstainwill hewithinonecity,andnoonemust allude4,distancesorlackofpriests. Tntellectuallv,andsnirituallssitisun fairtomasters.andtoboys.toremove themjustinthemiddleoftheirdeanf nomentfewthesakeof senile "rt:'tatretern.E:sLondes

isgangrenedbythemadnessofparentswhowon'tallowtheirboysso muchasanapprenticeshipbecause theyinsistungettingtheextrashillingortwoforthwith.Blindnessto thewholeoftherealfuture!But somethingsimilaristobefound amongmuchmore"educated"people. Wringingwetaftermysermonand brief"talk,"1satdiscussingthistopic sciththegenialandwide-mindedSuperiorofthatschool,andhere-convincedanalreadyconvincedmanastothe iniquityofremovinghogsfromschool beforetheywerehalfclonewith!He sawwhatanysound''educationist'' sees,theworldover.

LORETOCONVENTS.

PerthisluckytopossesstwitMary WardCnnyents.inoneofwhichsaid \lassWhen feltwellenough.Its garden',inksclowntothewaterandis fullofhibiscusandweeping-willows. WhatIlikedsomuchwastheshelfof bookswhichIsawinmybreakfastroianexplainingthemusicofthegreat composers.ItisclearthattheseAustralianCntisYntsdon'tjustteachmusic asanelegantfrilltoeducation.but useittoopenawholenewworldto thepupil. IconfessIcouldn'tread muchofthosebooks. NunsexpectYoutoeatabreakfastsuchasI hadsupposedwouldsufficeabattalion ofcoal-minersforaweek,andseveral cametoinvigilatemydoingso. I rememberaReverendMotherinaoats-emitnearDublintellingmethattheSister-Cail;hadspenttheprevious(layin tearsbecausehadn'teatenhalfthe porridge,eggs_baconandchopsthat shehadsentuptf,me.andhaddespairedofsuitingtheBritishpalate. ThadtoexplainthatIWatiadegen, cratescionofthatrace,andthatit wasanaffairnotofnationalitybutof sheerrelationbetweencapacityand bulk.Amount.Volume.Mass.. .1nYht,w, hivedthatlittleconvent anditstaintchapelintowhichtheriver breezewhispereditsway.ButfurthercultistheLoretoBoarding-School. Keeninterest,asalways,intheBeatificationofMary\\'ard.IntheseLoreto('invents,hercalm.aristocratic. spiritualfeaturesalwaysgazeonYou fromaplaceofhonour.IlnwIwant t,,see,beforeIdie,ahaloroundthem! Here,atlast,I]nakeddown.froma highverandah.inared-floweringgum bloom A.domeofredlike'thered ,ifred-lintmetalseentint(miteinthe (lark.JustafilmaboveitsrednessIn (inn!it.Likethered,ifred-chestnut fins,.rswithoutChesttouchofcream thattheybare AwarmYetcentlr red. .1domeofit.Likethehiveof arathershysaint.IntenselVhot.yet veiled.Andthesewisenunshave surroundedtheirgarden-centretruth fountains.TheonethingIregret aboutsuchfountainsis,thattheyare primarilyutilitarianandtherefore sprays.Theyflingforththeirveilof waterallaround.Iunderstandthe p,tintofthat:lintIdoregretthelieatt. tifulslickjetthatseatercanmake. withthemomentwhenthedalicate liquidstemhesitates.pauses,andthen nirristiverinainitselfandfallsinlarge and;srvstal(hams.tracingacleardesh.m. Thearabestinesof falling stater!However.thosewhirlingmists ''acreWI,'exquisite,ton.Achatto ThesedearnunsaboutLiturgy,supplementingtheoneonthesamesubject totheday-schoolinthecitesNuns! Theygiveyounochanceofrepeating Yourself.Yousaysomethingtoone en:int-nullity,andthenqueerwireless communicationsstealoutwardstoall theothers.andrepeatwhatyouhave said.Sovnumustn'tbelazy.butyou 111lItitbedifferenteachtime.Remorselessingenuityoftheseladies.. havealreadysaidhowkindawelcomeIreceivedonmytwovisitsto FremantleGaol.andhowexcellently Ithoughtitsboot-makingdepartment anditsfortnightlyNews-letterwhich,I understands.goes:theroundofthe WestAustralianprisons.Istillthink itassumestonmuchknowledgennthe partofitsreaders.Ifitdoesn't.I shouldliketomeettheEnglishgaolfulwhowouldappreciateit!

ST.PATRICK'SBOYS'CONCERT. IgivesmepleasuretothinkthatI teasallowedtospeakataconcertin rheTheatreRoyalonbehalfofthe variousworksoftheBrothers.Itwas onaSundaynight,andIunderstand thatnoSundayentertainmentisallowedtobegintillwellafterthehourfor services.Anyhowthattheatrewas packed.Aboutseventysmallboys sangfromthestage,dressedin,red assocks,andcottasofartoogood tolietruethatThadnodifficultyin translatingthembatkinn,theirshorts

andjerseysandbarefeet--atleast,I hopeI'mnotmixinguptwosetsof boys.Anyhowtheysangbrisklyand well,AyoungconvertviolinistplayedSchubert'sAveMariawithaperceptionofwhatSchubertmeant,that nooneelse,whomIhaveheard,could haveimprovedon. AcharmingSydneyladyconductedmuchofthesingingwithacontrolthatalmostanyone mighthaveenvied;andavivacious Italian,herhusband.whoInsiughtall thegaietyofNaplesintothattheatre, wassinging.AndanAustralianofficer,firstknowninasappers'camp inEnglandandrennetinSydneyand againhere.wasamongtheaudience.

THENEWCATHEDRAL

ButwhataCathedralPerthisgoing 1,,lie'Creamystone.whichcan hardlydegenerateinthisair.anda verymajesticGothicastostyle.UnlessIerr.Catholicsweregiventhis groundforasong,becauseitwas thought"waste";thecityhasgrown inthatdirection,andtheCatholichill, crownedwiththeCathedralandclothedwithschoolsandconvents.iswhat vntiseefronteveryangle.Theold cathedralisnowasitwerediyetailed intothenewbuilding wouldgive muchtoseeitfinished.

GOODSHEPHERDANDLITTLE SISTERS

lintthebestdayafterall,along withitsvigil.teasnotspenteyes;in thatCathedral.Theeveincludeda visittothevastGoodShepherdConventwithitslaundry,itspeacocksand itscanaries.TheheroismofGood ShepherdNunsissuchthatithasto beeverywherethesame,sothatone GondShepherdCnnyentisvein,like another.Butthenextmorning,Saturday.DecemberSth.beganwithMass attheMercyConventhardbythe CathedralForthwithafterit,acar towhiskmeawaytotheLittleSisters ofthePair.Itseassometestaof theirs-Ithinktherenewalofthose twitwhichbindthemtotheserviceof God'spoor.Andnosoonerwasbreakfast,,s:erthantheAuthoritythatnone mightdisputesaid:"Youhavenowto preachtothem. Well."asthe Spiritshallgivemeutterance,"Ihope, fornothingisprepared.ButIrememberedhow,longag,,atAix,in thatscorchedandfragrantProvence, InvfirstexperienceofheroicCatholic charityhadbeenprovidedbytheLittleSisters. Icouldalmostre-hearin thesetremulousagedvoicessingingthe B'enetlictionwithtaltorganorharmoniumtasupportthem,theseoldFrench vniees,graduallysinkingdownthe sealea,theyintonedtheir"Iesti.Marie,Inscp11.-jesmutsdonnemoncoeuret moname." Alltheseoldmen andwomenthatasaYouthIknew, aredead.Generationaftergeneratinn fLittleSistersariseInsuccourthose whoallthewhilearefallingtt,wards. death. hivetheLittleSisters,even ifsnipeoftheircustomsmake'me growl. AtGibraltartwo(Iantieipafeint:nilboard..Forsomereason1 wassulking.andhadrefusedto pti SOImetthem.They satdisconsolate-thestewardswere islet-tiandthelarderswerelocked, andthee-hadcollectednomeatbut tallya\oustsackofflourandsome heavyHayesandoneortwokicksliaws. St)Wemadealittleprocessionnamdtheshipandcollectedmiite alotincoins.BYthattimethefIOUTsackhadnotonlycnveredmewith white,buthadmademerealisethat theselittlemouse-likenunscouldn't possiblycarryithome.Ontheother hand.theircartwasn'tallowedto comeintothatpartofthe(may.On yetanotherhand.Iasacivilianwasn't allowedtosetfootonthatquaveither. elseI'dhavecarrieditroundforthem Butlo.amilitaryofficerofincomparabledignity,completewithcam. 'Sir,"saidI:"forgivemybuttingin. Buttheseladiesare.asYousee,ina quandary.Doiventuretobegyou togivethemandtheirsackaliftin Yourcartotheplacewheretheirown consevanceis Ietas"Theastonishedofficer.gentleinthebesttraditionofthearmy,consentedfreely. ButIthink-Ihalfthink-thatafter allanorderwasissuedpermittingthe LittleSisters'carttocomerightround entotheprohi-bitedatlas-.Iamsure thatthefateofGibraltarhasnotbeen imperilled. Forgivethisdigression.

FOUNDLINGHOME.

AftertheLittleSisterswecalledat theRe.demptoristMonastery,andthen wentstraighttoParadise.Paradise wastheSt,Vincent'sHomefororphanrandfoundlings.Thereappearedtobe(-mitealotofbuildings.at

lastamongolive-trees.Itwassheer Holy-Land.Thegrasswascovered withsmallchildrenwhoraisedshrill cheersatthesightoftheirArchbishop. Yousatdownonthegrasstoo,and theycrawledalloveryou-fragrant, cleansmallcreatures,andeveninthe midstofone'sdelightonecouldn'tbut observewithreliefthattheyhadall beenbathed.Thencetothewardsof thetiniest-forthisfirstcrowdbad beenquiteaged;4to7,maybe.Here weretherealbabiesintheircotsbeneathmosquitonets,somehardlya monthold,withtheirfixedfrownof pain-hadIeverseenbabieswithhaggardfallencheeks?Never,Ithink, tillnow.Someoftheselookedeighty. Outsidethattragicward,ratherolder infantswerecrawlingaboutthefloor. Affablefolk.Thence,toawardfor motherswherethecradlehangsatthe footofthebedsothatthemothercan kickitgentlyandsetitswingingwithoutherselfarising. Notbutwhat shewillcreepoutandgetthebaby withherintothebed.Thenshe.lrops itonthefloor. Ohwell,perhaps thatdoesn'thappenoften,andno doubtitbounces.Butamotherdoes wanttohaveherbabyrightthere,and whatahintthisisastothemanagementofourhomesforgirl-mothersand theirlittleones. Icannotseethat theymaylegitimatelybeseparated. DivineSt.Vincent's!OurLordand HisMotherwerewalkingeverywhere amongtheolives,andsittinginthose wards Whocouldfailtoperceive theirpresence?

ST.JOHNOFGOD.

Andthencetothegreathospitalof St.JohnofGod,whichisdoublingits enormoushulk.AgainandagainI noticedthattheoutstandingmassesof masonrythatyouseefromaround Perth.arctheCatholicinstitutions. ThatmorningImanagedtovisithalf themenpatients-itwasasgoodasthe war;andintheafternoon,havingseen aprivatehospital,wegotbacktoSt. JohnofGodandpreachedataclothingandsawtherestofthemen.This wasadivinelyhappyday.Andto thinkofDoll'sHill,andtheEaling Housefortotallydisabledsoldiersand sailors,andSt.JohnandSt.Elizabeth's whyisonesuchafoolas nottogothereoftener?London,too. hasits happyspots.though theyare sovisible.

PARTINGMEMORIES.

slept,thesenights,onthegreat terrace-roofofthepalace,understars thatIlovedtolookat.Thelast nightcame.Whatanincomparable tendays.Lotsoffun.Wehad watchedsomewrestling hardlyso captivatingastheMelbournematch, becauseIcouldnotconvincemyself thatallofitwaswrestling.Andwe hadseensomeboxing,open-airboxing, withtheratherresentfulstarscompetingwiththeblazeoflightconcentratedonthering.IncrediblenumberofCatholicsinthissport.. An old5.1.boyheatalocalhero-hisfirst question.onarrivingfromMelbourne

toPerthwas,wherethenearestCatholicChurchwas.AndIhadswumdeliciouslyintheseaatnight,Jupiter makingapathofbrillianceinthe water,solargewasheandmoonlike. Sharkscomewithin40yardsandin4 feetofwater,orless;soyouhave yourchanceofexcitement.Butnone arrived;onlythelong,sonorousrollers withtheirportentousback-drag.And Ihadseenfriends-poorDick!You couldn'tcomefromGeraldton,because youcouldn'tgetleave;andyou couldn'tgetleavebecausesomeof yourmateshadhadit,and,intheir innocentlightheartedness,hadn'treturnedfromit. Butitwasyour brotherIsawatKalgoorlie.Andyou, J.0M.,camewithyourwifeandone smallsonnearly300milestoseeme forfiveminutes-luckilywecouldextendthefiveminutesintohalfamorning,andyoualmostmademelikebeer, inthatleafycourtyardofalittle Perthhotel. IwishIcouldhave cometoKulMbutyousawitwas impossible.AndImetanex-bailiff ofBeaumontCollegeandhisthree daughters.Andaverydistinguished oldBeaumontboy,whofeastedmeat ParliamentHouse.Thatisafine place;butifevertheGovernmentof Australiaisunified,whatwillbecome ofit?Willitsomuchasbefinished? Whatwillbecomeofitsmagnificent carpets.wovenwithalternateCrown andSwan,sothatwhereveryougo, youperforcetramplethesymbolsof StateandofEmpireunderfoot?And atGovernmentHouseIfound,inits charminghostandhostess,veryold friends-parental,sotosay,ifnot hithertominepersonally.Yes,lotsof friendship.ButIhaveawrist-watch thatIhadn'twhenIcametoPerth.It isinscribed:"FromThreeWestAustrailanFriends."Myhost-in-chiefis certainofmyunforgettinggratitude. needn'tenlargeuponit.Ihave neverbeensincererinmylife.And FatherXandFatherZ?Notforme tospeculateuponfuturacontingentia. northepossibleincidenceofpurple. Butwhatisonetomakeofpeoplewhosenameswon'tfitintoLimericks?Well,iftheywon't,they won't.Butthereislittleelsethose twopriestsdidn'tdo,tomakeanactuallycontingenttravellerhappy.

SoIstareatthesestars,thatIshall perhapsneverseeagain.PerhapsI shallneveragainsleeponarooflike thisone.ItishardtoseehowIshall everagainexperiencekindnesslikethis kindness.Idon'tknowwhy,butI havefeltalmostmoreathomein Perththananywhere.DirectlyIhave saidthat,Iregretit;foritmaymake someofmyfriendselsewherefeelsorry. Itmaymakethemfeelthatthey didn'tmakemefeelathome.They did. Ineverfeltanythingbutat home,inAustralia.Perhapsitisjust thatwhenthetimetoleavehascome, oneclingsmoretenaciouslytoone's terrain.ForIholdthathumanlife isrighttoclingtoitsearth,provided thatitisalwaysreadytobeunrooted

TennisWare

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infavourofitsPilgrimage.Iam abouttobeuprooted.Right.I don'tprotest.Butwhocanbeangry withmeforclingingtothisWestAustralianearth?Queerhumannature. IamhomesickforEngland;butI shallbe,andalreadyam,homesickfor Australia."Vitamsineterminanobis donetinPatria."Therecertainlyis butone"abidingCity."Probablyit isone'sjobtobehomesickforeverywhereandmostofallforHeaven. There,nodistances.Norailwayfares interfering.Nohurry,northatawful fearthatyoumay.iotbemakingthe mostofameetingwitholdfriends. Wellthen,theredfloweringgums,and theelectric-lilacjacaranda,andthe goldenChristmastrees,andthefaint waveringsmoketrees,andthewrestlingandboxing,andthesickandthe childrenandtheprisoners,andallthis kindness-andthelastnightofAustralianstars. Good-night,and maywewakenhappily.

WILLIAMP.LINEHAN

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Father Christmas

THIRTY-EIGHT

1929.

AnEssayonChristmasThoughts

"COUSINKATHLEEN,"for"Toe

0holythoughts,0gratefulthoughts, 0merrythoughtsandgay, ComeforthfromeveryCatholicmind, AndgreetthisChristmasDay. We'llmadeofyouacrownofgold-

Ajewelledandpreciqusthing, Andplaceitonthelittlehead

OfChrist,ourInfantKing.

()yeM.A.'sandyeH.A.'s,andye studentsoftheKing'sEnglish!LikewiseyeSomebodies,yeNobodies,and yeall-importantEverybodies,letme explainthatnowIhavetitledthis littlepaper1affisomewhatabashedat myowntemerityinsodoing.Itseems ratheradaringthingforoneunversed inthingsliterarytoattempttowrite onasubjectsoprofoundandintangible asthatGod-givenfacultyofthemind -ourpowerofthought.Suchdepths arenotforme,andIdonotintendto plungeintothem,butIwanttorevel forawhileinthejoyousreflections thatbelongtothisholyseason,torefreshmyself,andperhapsyou,too,in thesweetpleasurethatishiddenin them.

Ourbestthoughtssurelyholdferus allamagneticandpeculiarcharm. SacredtoGodandourselves,theyare theclosestintimatesandwitnessesof ourstrugglesandvictories;thecompanionsinthevariedphasesoflife, and,ifwetrainthemso,ourhelpful counsellorsandconsolorsinweary moodsandhoursoflonelinessand painDelicatetheyare,andsoaatur:retiring,that_eventobarethem tothediscerninggazeofthosewetrust themostcostsusdearandrobshem ofsomeoftheirfragrance.Butin honouroftheChristChild,!etus givethemanairingto-day;letus breakthroughthereservethathedges theminandtreatthemtothedewy sunshineofarealChristmasouting. OfallthefeastsofHolyMother Church,ofalltheSeasonsoftheyear, thefestalseasonofChristmasseemsto penetrateintoeveryfibreofourbeing. Richandpoor,learnedandignorant, blind,andmaimedandsick,forgetful awhileoftheirindividualhankerings, succumbtothatindefinablesomethingthatgetsintotheatmosphere andmakesusallbecome,forthenonce. aslittlechildren.

Lookuptothestarsintheskyela Christmasmid-night,andscepticaland hitter-mindedyoumust iftheirsilentbeamingdoesnotstealintoyour heartandwarmitwithacertainmysteriousawe.Openemirseultothe appealingstrainsofthewell-worn "Arleste,"grantedthatitevenonly reachesyoufromthedistantstreet carollingofaquiteentrainedsinger. vet,cynicalvonareandworthyof pity,ifyoudonotinstantlyfeelin harmonywithalltheworldandin peacewithallmen,forthespiritofa Babeisabroad,andwhocanresistit?

Tender-andbeautiful,mystically familiarasthehauntinginflectionof adeadmother'svoice.wecatchthe cadencedechooftheAngel's"Gloria." It'sreverberatingmelodyplaysonour thoughts,capturesthem,andoffthey goinaraptureofglorioussymphony:

Record'ChristmasNumber.) dancing,twirling,racingmerrilyover thelong-spentyears,backtothejoys ofchildhood,backtothescenesof home.Overthedistanthillstheygo, overthehillsandfaraway,untilat last,theyarelostinthelightthat streamsfromanout-houseofanoldtimeEasterninn.

Oursisanageofswifttraveland onlyrecentlyourGoldenStatemarkeditsCentenarycelebrationsbyanorganisedaeroplanerace;theverybirds themselveshavebecomeresignedto singingtheirsongstothewhirrofthe flyingmachine,butwhatcanequalthe swiftnessofonethoughtofthehuman mindwhichcanbringusbackina flashtothevisionsofbygoneyears?

Itisnothardforthemostaged amongustothinkbackonourfirst celebrationsofthishallowedtime;to rememberagain,withagladnessthat doesnotdie,theblissofawakingin theearly,darksomehours,ofrecollectingthatitwasreallyXmasDay,andof arousingthesleepyheadofabrother orsister,inordertoinformthemof thefart 0theadventurousthrill atdownsteppingunlightedstairs,of gropinganuncertainandgoblin-hauntedwaytotheoldkitchenfire-place, andoffeelingeagerlyforthestockings which,inallinnocence,wehadhung upthenightbefore,littledreaming thatfatherandmotherwereonly waitingtoseeussafelytuckedinbed, beforefillingwithlovinghandsthose cashmererepositoriesforallgood things.0theblissof"grabbingour own,"ofagainscramblingupthoseterriblestairs,andofattainingthesure safetyofourbedstheretoexamine, bythekindlylightofthedaystar,our mostdesiredtreasures.0themysteriousfumblings,andthenRigBrothersoundsandsmothersthenote fromasilvertrumpetincaseitmight wake-theDad;whileLittleSistertries invaintosqueezesomethingelseout ofherdollybesidestherathermonotonousMa-Ma.

Pardonme.yeEverybodiesthis childishdigression:Electriclightand modernchildren,whonolongerbelieve inSantaClaus,haverobbedtheChristmasoftheselastmentionedcharm, :01dthrills.hutweancientsmaybeforgivenifweregaleourselveswiththe memoryofthem,justforthisoneday.

Somuchfor 0letusmakethemworthyofthe Day!Maytheybegreat;greatand high-mindedenoughtoflyuptothe BlessedTrinity,theretoblendinthe universalTeDeumofjoyandthanks. givingMaytheybehumble,little andpureenoughtowingtheirway underthelow-roofedmanger,andto restatthefeetoftheKing,Humble theymustbetoheinharmonywith thethoughtsofthathumblestofcreatureswhokneelsthereincontempla, tionMarv.theMotherofGod.Pure indeedtheymusthe,sothattheywill nottarnishthestainlessLilythatlie, thereinahandfulofstraw-Jesus,th, LittleSalvatorNfundi.thesingle FlowerofOurLady'svirginwomb. SonofGod,andGodmadeMan.

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Thecentralfigureinallhistory-sacredandprofaneistheGod-Manor t'hristThisiswhythefeast,4 Christmasisobservedinallcivilised countries Itisthebirthdayofthe Redeemerofthewield.Beforethe birthofChrist,allthenationsofthe worldwerelookingforwardtothecom ingagreatdelivererMostofthese pre(W!tions.whiletheywere,ingeneral, accurate,failedtograspthesignificanceoftheMissionoftheRedeemeror Messiah.EventheJewslookedupon thisdeliveranceassomethingconnectedwiththetemporalwelfareoftheir nation.Fewrealisedthatitwasto Rechieflyaspiritualandsupernatural redemption.Itsaimwas,inthefirst place,tofreepeoplefromthebondage,;fsin,andfromtheyokeofSatan. whichmankindhadbeenundersince thefallofourfirstparents. Jewishwriterswereabletoforetell theexactyearandplaceofthebirth oftheMessiahmanyhundredsofyears beforeOurLordwasborn.Pagan writerswerelookingforwardtosome greatdeliverer"WhywasIborn now?Whynotalittlelater?"exclaimedthepoetVirgil."0,Rome!Thou artaneverlastingkingdom,"saidthe samepoet.HeforesawtheRoman Empirepassingaway,andtheChurch risinguponitsruins.

CiceroandTacitus--bothpagai, writers--lookedforwardtoaneworder ofthings;andevenPlatolookedfor someonetocometoteachmankindto offersacrificetoGod,andtopayHim duehomage.

HisHolyMotherandthesimpleshepherdsdid,andHeoffersnoresistance. ButthemissionoftheSaviourdid notendonChristmasnight.During hislifetime,HeestablishedHis Church;and,finally,diedontheCross, topaythepriceofourredemption.He wasputtodeathonGoodFriday,but onthefollowingSunday-EasterSunday--Heroseagainfrontthedead,to proveHisDivinity.

JesushasleftusthetreasuresofHis PassionandDeathwithintheChurch, tobedistributedthroughouttheworld forthesalvationofsouls.Wehave onlytoaccepttheseblessingsinorder toreacheternalsalvation.

ThechieffruitofthePassionand DeathofJesusisHolyCommunion. ThisDivineFoodunitesustoJesus withaneverlastingunion."Iam comethatyoumayhavelife,andthat youmayhaveitmoreabundantly, saidOurLord.Thislifeisthesupernaturallifeofthesoul.Ofallthe meansofincreasingthesupernatural lifeorofincreasingthestateofsanctifyinggrace.HolyCommunionholds thefirstplace.

Onthefirsttbri>tlna<night,Out LadyandStJosephrare,-setstheSacredInfantTheynatl.,Hintintheir arms.But,whatisthis,whencomparedwithIlolyCommunion?They caressedHimandnursedHim.But. inHolyCommunion,Jesuscomesinto ourverysouls,andcommingleswith us.Heenrichesoursoulswithgrace, andpurifiesourbodies.sothatthey mayshinewithaneepecialgloryafter theResurrection.

JesuswasrepulsedbytheJewson Christmasnight.TheyrefusedHim anentranceintotheirhomes.Jesus felttheinsult,becauseHisHeartwas humanlikeours.Jesuswantsour loveandfriendship.

OnChristmasmorning.OurL,rd askseachonetoperformanactofreparationtoatonefortheinsultsHe receivedonthefirstChristmasnight, whentheJewsrefusedHimashelter. Hewasrepulsedateverydoor.He asksustogiveHintawelcomeinto ourheartsinHolyCommunion.He willthenenrichuswithblessings,and makeourChristmasaforetasteofthe everlasting('hristina,ineternity. ea...

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TheprophetMichcasforetold,that theSaviourwouldbeborninBethlehemandtheprophetDaniel,who livedaboutfivehundredyearsbefore thebirthofChrist,saidHewouldbe hornatthetimewhenthesecondtemplewouldheerectedinJerusalem,and inseventyweeksofyears.Allthe.e, predictionswerefulfilled.

OnChristmasnight,almosttwothou. sandsyearsago,theGod-Manwas borninBethlehem,nearJerusalem. Onthatnight,someshepherdswere tendingtheirflocksonthepasture landsnearBethlehem.Suddenlyan angeloftheLordstoodbythem,and thebrightnessofGodshoneeituri aboutthem.Theangelsaidtothem "Fearnot;for,behold,Ibringviu goodtidingsofgreatjoyForthe. clayisborntoyouaSaviourWhe1. Christ,theLord,inthecityofDavid." Then,suddenly,awholemultitudeof angelsappeared,singing:"Glorybetc Godinthehighe-t;and,on,.!ar'h, peacetomenofgood-will."Thestep herdswentovertoBethlehemae., foundtheDivineInfantwrappedin swaddlinghandsandlaidinthe manger.

Thisisthemostlovableofallfeasts oftheyear.ThehelplessInfant,lying inthemanger,istheCreatorofheaven andearth.But.here,Helaysaside allHispower,andassumesthemost lox-able,,fsllforn",- dr,w allheartstoward. Hebroke downtheharrierwhichseparatedGod fromman.WecantaketheSweet BabeinourarmsandcaressHim,as

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Thefinaleuchrepartyanddanceof theseason,inconnectionwithSt. Mary'sParish,Leederville,willbeheld inSt.Mary'sHall,Leederville,on Tuesday,December17. Theusual (ashprizes,paidinfull,willbegiven fortheeuchretournament,andrefreshmentswillbesupplied.Thesuccess oftheeuchrepartiesfortheseason havebeendueingreatmeasureto Messrs.CaseyandGalvin,andofthe weeklydancetoMessrs.Boylan,Coonan,andCaston,whogaveinvaluable assistancetotheladyorganisers. * *

IntherecentelectionsoftheGuild ofUndergraduates,theofficialorganisa- tionoftheUniversity,wenoticethat Mr.JackPunchwaselectedaspresi- dentofthesportscouncil,andMr. JackPaul,li.A.,aspresidentofthe newlyformedunioncouncil,whichis toassumechargeofallunionbuildingsatCrawley.Huthpresidentsare ex-C.B.C.boys,andbothareactive membersoftheNewmanSociety;Mr. JackPaulhasfilledtheonerousduty ofhonsecretaryforsomeyears.

TheRoyalvisittothePope.made onDecember5th.,wasmarkedbythe exchangeof Holinessverycostlypresents.His wasgivenajewelledpectoral crossandacrucifixformerlyownedby theVenerable('loteldeofSavoy.The PopegavetheKingacollectionof VaticansouvenirsandtheQueena jewelledgoldenrosary,alsoamosaic copyofRaphael'sMadonnaofthe chairTheQueen.inconformitywith theVaticandecree,ssarealong-sleeved dress.whichi'eachedtotheankles.The visitgaveacrowningpersonaltouch tothereconciliationofChurchand Stateaftersixtyyears'estrangement.Everythingwasarrangedsimplyand inaprivatemanner.TheKingand Queenandtheirsuiteiourneydin seven.loseilmotorcarswithouta bodyguard.Onlyashortstretchof theroutewaslinedwithtroops.No flagswereflown.andcomparatively fewpeoplewitnessedtheprocession. TheirMajestiesweremetintheintimateSailaDelTronettoinsteadofthe morespaciousSallaDelTrono,which wasusedontheoccasionoftheSpan- ishRoyalties'visit.

'TheRecord"wishestomakeacorrectionreaparagraphonAhernsLtd., whichappearedinarecentissue.On theadviceofMr.T.Ahern.wewish tostatethatAherns,Ltd.,isacompany.inwhichMr.T..\hernisthe managingdirector,andtheprincipal pri.priet..r Theremaining"hares. abouton,third,belongtothehaves. ConnorQuinlanEstate,antiMrT.D MurphyThelatterisalsoadirector

* * htTee,lay.December3111.the GamminitvoftheSisters.,fMercy, Park,sufferedalossinthe unexpeeteldeathofSisterMaryMag- dalen10-i..dv ThedeceasedSister wasborninCoWestmeath,Ireland, andcame St..roachim'sConvent, VictoriaPark,inAugust,1928,where sheenteredtheNoviatiate.Shere- ceivedtheholyhabitonApril1,1929, andonherdeath-lied,byspecialper- missionfromIlisGracetheArchbishop.madeher The

MassonThursday,5th.inst.,wascele- bratedbiRev.FatherButler,His GracetheArchbishoppresided.The clergypresentwere:RightRev.MonsignorVerling,V.G.,RightRev.MonsignorPagan,VeryRev.DeanKiely, VeryRev.Dean'Brennan,VeryRev.FatherPrendiville,Adm.,Rev.Fathers ShannonandMitchell,C.SS.R.,Rev. FatherHough,O.M.I.,Rev.Fathers Crowley,O'Reilly,Donagher,Pace,Finnegan,Kennedy,O'Connor,andSullivan.HisGracetheArchbishoptenderedhissympathyandthatofthe clergyandotherspresenttotheCommunity,andspokeinhisusualeloqu- entmannerofthevirtuesofthedeceasedSister,especiallyherreligiousspirit.R.I.P.

Besureantisecureaticketinthe \VoorolooandFoundlingHomeGift DistrubitiononthePerthCup-alimit, edsupplyisnosyavailable.Rememberthesecharitiesonlyhavetheone appealeachyear.Thereforetheprice ofoneticketwillnotbemissed,and eachonehelpstomakethesumlarger tohedivided.Ticketsareprocurable fromalltobacconistsandfromthe KioskinIsrennan'sArcade,atIs.each. GiftsOh().

TheVeryRev.FrancisKeogh,recto!ofLoyolaEcclesiasticalCollegefor Young_JesuitsatGreenwich(New SouthWales',diedatapriyatehospitalinSydneyonMondaylast.He wasaged75years.BorninMelbourne, FatherKeoghwenttoSydneyin1882 andjoinedthestaffoftheRiverview college.Ileafterwardswentto Francetocontinuehisstudies,and onhisreturnwasappointedRectorof St.Patrick'sCollege.Melbourne,where heremainedforanumberofyears.He wasrectorofLoyolaCollegefor12 Years.

AreportofSt.Patrick'sOldBoys' GeneralHolyuenmunitinisunavoidableheldoverthisissue.Itwillappearnextweek.Thephoto.ofthe memorablegatheringisnowready,and mayheinspectedandpurchasedat thephotographer's,R.Lambert,191 Murray-streetoppositeRoan's.

Theannualentertainmentbythe pupilsoftheConventofMercy,Bas- sendean.onTuesdaynight,inthelocal TownHall,wasadistinctsuccess.A fullreportwillappearnextweek,

Theconcertwhichwastobegivenin thePerthTownHallonNovember28, bythepupilsofMissN.Daly.will takeplaceonnextTuesdaynight,the 17th.inst.

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hs;Nu,:theArchbishop,onWednesdaylast.receivedfromGermanya cableannouncingthedeathofFather WDroste.P.S.NI..whowasincharge oftheBeagleHayMissionuptolast April,whenheleftonavisittohisrelativesinGermans.,andtorecuperate hishealthafterhisstrenuouslaboursduringtwenty-oneYearsarmingthe ',lacksatBeagleBay.Theannouncementwillbereceivedwithverygreat regret1,vhisduskyspiritual,hildren ,dtheMission,1ivwhomhewasre gardcd afatherrod

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THECHRISTIANBROTHERS'COLLEGE,KALGOORLIE.

TheparentsofCatholicboysresidinginthecountrydistrictsoutside themunicipalareasofKalgoorlieandBoulder,arenotifiedthata Scholarship,consistingoffiveyears'course,leadingtoMatriculationor UniversityLeavingCertificate,willbe.offeredbythePrincipalofthe Collegetothoseboyswho,havingpassedthe6th.or7th.GradeataConventorStateSchool,andhavingobtainedaStatementfromtheSisterin ChargeorHeadTeacher(ifaStateSchool),certifyingthattheboyis likelytoprofitbyaSecondaryEducation.

WemakethisofferinthehopethatthosetalentedCatholicboys fromtheCountrydistrictsmayhavethesameopportunityofferedthem astheirhithertomorefortunateneighbours,whoaregivenafiveyears' CoursehereintheLocalHighSchool,andalsoanallowanceof£30per annumforboardintown.

WefeelsurethatthegoodCatholicpeopleofKalgoorlieandBoulder willsecondoureffortsintheworthycausebysecuringsuitableboarding conditionsforatleastthreeorfouroftheseboys.

ParentsorTeachersrequiringanyfurtherinformation,pleasecommunicatewiththePrincipal.

IrishNationalForesters HughO'NeillBranch.

ThefortnightlymeetingoftheHugh O'NeillBranchwasheldinKeough's LesserHallonDecember5th.,when theC.R.(Bro.J.Billings)presided overagoodattendanceofofficersand members.Thebusinessbeforethe meetingwasverylightandwas'peedilydealtwith.OurWo-n-lward(Sit. terKing)reportedhavingviritedPro Foster,whoisprogressingveryfavourably,aswasalsoBro.Talbot.bro. P.Hartmadeawelcomereappearance after,havingbeenonthesicklist,and AIwereallpleasedtohearthatBro. Hartisabouttoenjoytthreemonths' holiday.TheC.R., behalfofth, members.thankedBro.!fart:orhis ablerepresentationoffh_tI.N.P.rn(he FriendlySocieties'Council.aodhoped hewouldenjoyhisholida:andreturn muchimprovedinhealth.Pro.Hart suitablyandbrieflyresponded.All the._membersexpressedthi?mseivesas delightedwiththeForesteYs'Centenaiv picnic,andacopyofthep.irnipphoto takenatGardenIslandwasavailable. Membersareadvisedthatcopiescan beorderedthroughtheirbranshsecretary.TheC.R.drewtheattentionrf memberstothehalfr.tearlysocialand dance,whichwouldheheldnextmeetingnight(Thursday,19th.ins')The installationofofficersforthene.:thef yearwilltakeplace,andtheD'aHct ChiefRanger(Bro.Shannon)willbe presenttoperformtheceremony.An invitationhasbeenextendedtomem hersoftheE.C.andtheirfriends.and alsotomembersoftheBrianBoru Branch,whoalwayshaveagoodveilingwhentheyvisitthePerthend.Arrangementsareallcomplete,andthe cateringisintheablehandsofKeogh's. Thesocialpartoftheprogrammeis alsocomplete.somembersoftheHugh O'Neillbranchareassuredofasplen. didnight'senjoyment,andareremindedtokeepThursdaynext,the19th.. open.Theofficersofthebranchwill bepleasedtowelcomeanyprospective memberswhomaydesiretojoinup withtheonlyTrishbenefitsocietyin theState.andasocialnightisthe timetocomealongandmakethemselvesathome,soanypersonofIrish birthordescentwhofeeltheycould

enjoytheprotectior.ofabenefitso ciety,areinvitedtocomealongto Keough'sLesserHall,Newcastlestreet,at8p.m.onThursdaynext, wheretheywillbeassuredofareal Irishwelcome.

"TheMysteriousDr.FuManchu"

"AMan'sMan,"featuringthepopular WilliamHaines,JosephineDunn,and SamHardy.Thestoryopenswith HainesintheroleofaSodaFountain Operator,whomarriesagirlwithambitionstobecomeamotionpicture star,thiseventuallyleadingtoavivid dramaofjealousyandintolerance,interspersedwithmanyamusingsituations.

Thestagepresentationwillbe'The ChiKneesIdea,"andwillfeature,in additiontoBertHowell'sBandand theCorpsdeBallet,theeminenttenor, CharlesStephen,someofthenumbers tobeofferedbeing,"ShanghaiDream Man,""TheCalltoDance,""Dance Grotesque,""ChineseLullaby,""Dance Chinoise,"and"WithintheWallsof China."UpontheWurlitzer,Les Waldronwillrenderinanelaborate andoriginalmanner"PilgrimsChorus from"Tannhauser"(Wagner),while theoverture,speciallyarrangedby BertHowell,willbeMelodiesfrom "Dorothy."

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BrilliantAll-TalkieatAmbassadors. Fewall-talkingproductionshave beensoeagerlyawaitedasParamount'sabsorbingplay,"TheMysteriousDr.FuManchu,"tobeseenand heardattheAmbassadorsto-day(Saturday).Probablythefactthatthe storybySaxRohmerhasbeenso widelyread(ithasthrilledmillionsof readers),ormaybethesensationalsuccessachievedbythepictureinthe EasternStates,hascausedPerthpatronstoanxiouslyawaititscoming.A particularlyfinecastportraystheprincipalroles.includingWarnerOland, JeanArthur,NeilHamilton,0.P. Reggie,WilliamAustin,EvelynSelby, TulleyMarshall,andmanyothers.The pictureopensinPekin,China,during theBoxerrebellion.Dr.FuManchu, akindlyscientist,whileLiliEltham, infantdaughterofamissionary,isattackedbyalliedtroops,who,unaware ofhiserrandofmercy,slaytheDoctor'swifeandchild.Theshockunhingeshismindtosuchanextentthat heswearstoberevengeduponthealliedofficersresponsible,andtheirdescendants.Hedevoteshistimeto rearingthechild.Thesceneshifts toLondonyearslater.Liahasgrown tobeabeautifulgirl,butisundera hypnoticspell,enablingManchuto forcehertodohisbidding.Liameets Dr.JackPetrie(NeilHamilton), grandsonofoneoftheofficersFuhas sworntokill.Jack'sgrandfatherreceivesthewarningofthedraggon,and ismysteriouslykilled.NaylandSmith, aScotlandYarddetective(admirably playedbytheAustralianactor,0.P. Heggie),warnsJack'sfatherthathe isindanger.Jackjoinswiththe ScotlandYarddetectiveinanendeavourtodiscoverandcapturewhoeverisresponsibleforthecrime.Beforethemysteryisclearedasuccessionofmysteriousandthrillingincidentsoccur.

Showinguponthesameprogramme willbeMetro-Goldwyn'scomedy-drama

St.Mary'sBranch,Leederville. Thefortnightlymeetingwasheldon December4,thePresident(Bro.Cunninghampresidingoveragoodattendanceofmembers.Sickpaywas

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Paramount'sAll-TalkingDrama, "THEMYSTERIOUSDR.FU MANCHU."

AMarvellousPicturisationofthe NovelbySaxRohmer. Featuring WARNEROLAND,JEAN ARTHUR,NEILHAMILTON. WithaSpecialAll-StarCast. ANDEVERYONE'SFAVORITE WILLIAMHAINES, In "AMAN'SMAN." Screenland'slrrespressibleComedian. inawhirlwindcomedy-dramaof youth,love,andlaughter. ONSTAGE.

INERTHOWELL'SSTAGEBAND ['NITSTAGESTARS,AND CORPSDEBALLET, Presentinganothernovelandartisticstagepresentation, "THECHI-HNEESIDEA."

passedforonemember.Anothermemberhasbeenaddedtoourranksbythe initiationofMr.Priest.Nominations werereceivedfortwonewmembers, Bro.Neribeingthenominator.Membersareremindedofourquarterly Communion,whichtakesplaceonDecember15,at7o'clockMass,anda fullattendanceofmembersisexpected.Themeetingclosedat920,after whichthememberswereentertained bysocialitemscontributedbySisters I.andL.Leddin,N.andL.Joyce,M. Leahy,andbro.Whitely.Afterour nextmeetingashootingpracticewill beheld,andateamselectedtoenter theinter-branchcompetition.Our nextmeetingwillbeheldonMonday, December29,owingtoWednesday beingNewYear'sDay.

CATHOLICSCOUTCOUNCIL.

ThemonthlymeetingoftheCatholic ScoutCouncilwilltakeplaceonWednesday,the18th.inst.Asthiswillbe theconcludingmeetingfortheyear. membersareaskedtomakeaspecial efforttoattend.TheChristmasspirit, whichmakesitselfmoreprevalentas thefestiveseasonapproaches,can trulybebroughtintoCouncilmatters, andeachmemberisurgedtoloadhim orherselfwithschemes,ideas,plots. brain-waves,andplanstoforwardthe spiritofscoutinginCatholiccircles.A fullattendance,atpromptly8o'clock, onWednesday,the18th.inst.,isdesired.

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Saturday,December14,1929.

TheRhymeoftheWonderfulStory andTrue

(WrittenfortheLittleOnesandalltheBigOneswhoRead"TheRecord," by"COUSINKATHLEEN.")

CatholicsofthisWesternLand, KeepyourChristmasCentenary ClosetoholyMotherChurch, Presslikechildrenroundherknee. Wouldyouknowfromwhenceshe came?

Knowbywhomshewasbegot?

Listen,whileshetellsagain, ThesweettaleofBethlehem'sgrot.

Mary,thedaughterofAnneandJoachim, Theunsulliedoneofoursin-fallen race, Preservedfromallstainfromthehour ofconception, WasdestinedbyGodforaglorious grace.

TheFather,TheSon,andTheHoly Ghostlovedher, Sheservedinthetemplewhenshe wasjustThree.

Andshedreamedandshethoughtof thepromisedMessiah, Andwonderedwhichmaidenhis motherwouldbe.

ThesoulofOurLadywaslikeabig garden, Wherebeauteousblossomswere bloomingunseen.

Butone,speciallyfragrant,attracted highheavr, TheVioletitwasthatmadeMary aQueen.

TheLilyofPurityfloweredinstatliness, Yet,Virginity'sVowcouldheruinedbypride, And'twasonlybecauseitgrewwith theViolet. ThatGodsentSt.Gabrieldownto herside.

'AveMaria,gratiaplena. Dominustecum,-theArchangelsaid, ButMary,allfearful,questionedthe meaning, Andtheninonsentshebowedlow herhead 110WwasOurLadytokeephergreat secret, E'enfromSi.loseph.whenhewas herspouse?

shetrustedinGodforsheknewthat He'dtellhim, Thatshewasstilltruetohervirginal vows nee:oeo Butewhenthewhole ,-ss ration \lustvieidtoAu:tustits.enrolling name, Sothatwhenhecounter)hispeopled di'minions. This w-uldaddtotheproud Roman'sfame. Althoughitwasjustatthemonth whenOurLady Expectedherwonderfulheaven-sent Child, St.JosephandshesetoutforJudea, Forbothwereohedient,loyaland mild.

Therewerelightsinthecitythe nighttheyarrivedthere.

Andthestreetswereallfilledwitha garrulousthrong, Butveryfewnoticedthemodest, youngmaiden, OrgreetedStJosephastheypassed along.

Theysoughtforaresting-placeinand roundBethlehem, Butsadwasti1:1-plightandsorry theirlot, Forwherevertheypleadedtheymeta refusal, HecametoIllsownandHisown knewHimnot.

PoorJosephwasanxiousashewell mightbe, ForthefaceoftheVirginethereal grew, Andoverhercountenancesomething wasshining-Astrangelookofmajesty.brilliant. andnew.

Thenintheetstancetheysawalight gleaming.

Alampfromaninnthatlookedwelcomeandbright,

AndtheholyTwosmiled,gathering strengthfromthehope Thatatlastasafeshelterthey'd foundforthenight.

Butwhentheyknockedthere,theinnkeeperanswered, "Folk,youarelate,andIhaveno moreroom,"

TillJosephdistractedspokeofhis spouse, Whisperingherneedasshestood inthegloom.

"Waitthen,"hesaid;"youmayrest inYonmanger.

Hereisalanterntoshowyouthe way"-

ChristmasNotes,"HitherandYon"

(For"TheRecord,"by

J.'F.FARRAR.)

Littlehethoughthewasgivinga birth-place TotheLightoftheWorldbefore breakingofday.

Anoxandanass,patientbeastsofthe field, Tooknonoteofthestrangerswho stolethroughthedoor, NordidtheybegrudgeourSweetLady thiscomfort

OrSt.Josepharestbytheirside onthefloor.

Lo,onasuddenthewholeplacewas lighted, Thepatriarch'ssoulseemedtoburn aswithfire, Forhesawinthetremblinglapofthe Mother, TheExpectedofNations.thepromisedMessiah.

"Mary,''hecried,buthisvoicefellunheeded, Lostinstrangesoundsofaheavenlysong, Bewilderedtheygazedtothestarry skieso'erthem, Wheretrailedthewhiterobesofthe angelicthrong.

ScarcehadtheyeachheldtheBabe andadoredIIhn, Frightenedandawedlesttheirtouch mightprofane.

Whentothemangertheshepherds camethronging, LongingtolookontheLambwithoutstain.

Kneelingaroundinsilenceandwonder, OurLady.St.Joseph,andallwere inprayer, AndthewholeCourtofHeavenin rapturevaswatching

ThegloriousKingwhosocalmlylay there.

Oletushastenandcrowdroundhis cradle, LeaveatHiscriballourheart's deepestlove, BegHimtoraiseHisweehandto blessus, Withthegraceshebroughtclown fromheavenabove.

Dowewantpeace?ItisOursforthe asking, Thatisonefruitofhisthriceblessedbirth, Andifwewishwemaysingwiththe Angels, GlorytoGodandpeaceuponearth.

0littleChristChild.waseveronelike you?

Wins,meandhelpless,andlowlyand meek.

Grantthatwemaynotrefusenowto giveyou Thegiftofoursoulswhichyou camedowntoseek.

ThisisthewonderfulstoryofChristmas, ThecryofaGodthroughthevoice ofachild, Bornintheflesh,andforloveofus madelikeus, Humanandlowly,patientandmild.

CatholicsofthisWesternLand

ListentoyourownChurchBells.

TheyareliketheAngel'ssong

CallingyoutowhereChristdwells, Lo,aslittleB'abe.yourGod Wasforyoursalvationborn, Comewithgratefulheartsandglad, WorshipHimonChristmasmorn. -R.G.S.

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AtChristmastimeweareallinclined togrowreminiscent,probablybecause thedayhasalwayssuchapropertyof fixinginourmindswhenlesserthings happenedjustbefore,orjustafterit. OfourearliestandmostjoyousmemoriesChristmashasgenerallybeenthe mostvividanniversary,andbecause intheChurchwehaveneverlostsight ofitseternalimportance,the"good tidingsofgreatjoy,"isalwaysthe "newnews."Ofallthethingsthat werememberatChristmastime,imaginationandmemorygobackeasiest ofall,"tothethingsthatcannotbe andthatare,"andthebrightestmemoryisthatChristwasborninBethlehem.

AtChristmastimehereinPerth,1 alwaysfeelimpelledtoproposeavote ofthankstotheAnglicanbellsand theSalvationArmyBand.ThemessageoftheirChristmascarolsisone withthemessageoftheaccredited GospelfromRome,withthemessage ciftheMassonChristmasDay,andwith theold,oldmessagethatisalways new,themessagefromthehillsof Judea.WhydonotCatholicchurches havepealsofbells?Iknowtheyhave theminsomeplaces,butnotinWesternAustraliaLetnobodythinkI antanapologistforindifferentism.One religionisnotasgoodasanother,but thetruthannouncedbythebellsand bythebandatChristmastime,isthe truth:itispartofthetruthofthe CatholicChurch,anditwouldstilllie trueevenifMathanmedanswereto broadcastit.

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Anyhow.Iamgratefulforthe chimesofthebells,andfortheChristmascarolssunginthestreets.Long beforetheSalvationArmywasinstituted.St.ilurnardinehadledtroopsof menthroughthestreetsofSienna. singinghymnsanddisplayingthe name"Jesus"printedonatablet. Whyshouldnothymnsbesunsinthe street?Butthebells! Mywhole heartiswiththepoetwhowrote. "Ring,happybells,acrossthesnow" WehavenosnowinPerth,andwe donotregretit.butthechimeofthe hellsishere,andwearegratefulforit:

"Buttheymytroubledspiritrule, Fortheycontroll'dmewhenaboy; Theybringmesorrowtouch'dwith joy, Themerry,merrybellsofYule.'

* WehavehadChristmasesinPerth thatwerechastenedbysorrow--touchedbysorrow-butonlytouched.The greatnessofthejoyofsalvationand themeansofitscoming,istoogreat tohequiteupsetlipanylesserpersonalcalamitythandespair.The ChristmasesduringtheWardidnot giveanyplacetodespair,andwe havehappymemoriesofthem.Then therewasthatdarkshadowoftragedywhentheplague-stricken"Boonah" hadbroughtthesoldierstoWoodman's Point,andthere.almostinsightof home,theyawaitedinsuspensefor thedeath:itoftenescapedatthe othersideoftheworld.Nobodywill everforgettheMidnightMassthat "ear,wheytheArchbishopannounced thatthechaplainhadbeenstricken withthedisease,andthatanother priestwouldtakehisplaceinthe morningThepityforthesoldiers wasovershadowedbythegrandfact ofthepriests'heroism,andthememoryofthatMidnightMassisajoyful one,ofgoodshepherd'sreadytogive theirlivesfortheirsheep.

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OneofthebestmemoriesofChristmasisthattheword,aswellasthe feastisessentiallyCatholic.Many peopleofotherreligionsdonotadvert tothisindeedmanydonotknowit, andtheyusethewordinChristmas greetings,notthinkingofhowthey arebeholdentotheChurchforthis, asforalmosteverythingthatisreally aliveintheirreligionChristmas,the oldEnglishpossessivecase,"Christ, HisMass,"isasCatholicasthePope, andpeopleofotherreligionsusethe wordfromthebountyoftheChurch.

Thewellknowncarolof'GoodKing Wenceslaus,"isalsoCatholicright through.Ittellsoftheincidentof oneoftheKing'spageswalkingwith himthroughthesnow,andcomplainingofthecold,andhowtheKingtold him:

"Markmyfootstepswell,mypage, Treadtheninthemlightly."

Thepagedoesso,andfindsamiraculousheat.Thatstory,toconsistentdeniersofmiracles,shouldbe anathema,buttouswhoknowof greater-infinitelygreater-marvelsin theChurch,itfitsinbeautifullytothe gladpageantoftheChristmastraditionthatgoesthroughalltheages andallcountries.

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ItisclaimedthatCharlesDickensrediscoveredChristmas.Hemayhave resuscitatedsomeofitsspiritinEngland,hutintheCatholicChurchit neverwaslost;itwasintenseallthe time.The"reverendestimation"in whichitwasheldinamoreancient EnglandthanthedaysofDickensis showninShakespeare's"Hamlet," whereMarcellussays:

"Somesaythatever'gainstthatseasoncomes WhereinourSaviour'sbirthiscelebrated, Thehindofdawningsingethallnight long:

Andthen,theysay,nospiritdarestir abroad, Thenightsarewholesome.thenno planetstrike, Nofairytakesnorwitchhathpower tocharm, Sohallow'dandsograciousinthe time."

Ofcoursethiswassupposedtohave beensaidinDenmark,butShakespearesaidmostlywhatheknewasan EnglishmanandfeltasaCatholic. * * * *

Thisisenoughperhapsforscattered notes,butshouldweconcludewithout awordfromIreland?Ireland,with itsChristmascandleshiningitsreparationfortheinhospitalityofBethlehem,onthatnightsolongago.when theLightoftheWorldcame.The ChristmascandleinIrelandissaidto haveitsorigininthefaithofthevery earilestTrishconverts,whoplaceda lightinordertoshowthewayto JesusandMaryandJoseph.ifsobe ithappenedthattheymightwalkthe waysofIreland. Itisabeautifulcustom,notbecause theHolyFamilywouldwalkthrough Irelandandneedearthlylight,butas nlactofreparation.andanearnest andpledgeofwhatthepeoplewould have!seenreads:todo,ifIreland.and notPalestine,hadbeenthelandwhere Mars-andJosephhadcomeseeking shelter,fortheattitrdeofallIreland totheHolyTrioofBethlehemisthat oftheoldwomanattheCribinCanon Sheehan's"MyNewCurate,"whosaid, "Ah!Mary.ifwe'donlybeenthere, we'dhavegivenyouthebestwehad, an'-an'ourheart'sblood."That faithofIrelandistheclearshiningof the"TrueLightthatenlighteneth everymanthatcomethintothis world."Mayitgleamandshineand fillallheartsonthiscomingholy Christmasmorn,trayitburninpurest charityinallhearts,until"theking,lornofthisworld-becomes"theKingdomofOurLordandofHisChrist": Rise,happymorn,riseholymorn.

Drawforththecheerfuldayfrom night; 0Father,touchtheeast,andlight Theli!eehtthatshonewhenHopewas horn" Maylands.December10,1929. !'1lIIIIIIIII111111111111I111t11111111111111111111t111111111111111111'.1

AuntBessy

MyDearNiecesandNephews,-

ThisisthefirstChristmasNumber inwhichwehavehadaCorner,andalthoughIhavenothadmanycontributionsfromyou,mylittlefriends,I sincerelyhopeyouwillenjoyreading it.Howhappyyouwillallfeelon Christmasmorningwhenyouhave suchafinebouquetofprayersandacts tooffertheInfantJesus.Theyare theverybestbirthdaygiftstooffer Him,andjustasyoualllookforward toChristmasandbirthdaypresents, notfortheirownvalue,butbecause ofthekindlythoughtswhichaccompanythem,sowilltheDivineChild appreciatethepresentsorsacrifices whichyoumaketoHim.

Nearlytwothousandyearshave passedsincetheKingofHeavenand earthbecamealittleChildforour sakes,butthebeautifulstoryofHis !Birthwillnevergrowlessdeartous. Weallknowhow,afteralongand wearyingjourney,MaryandJoseph couldfindnoroominanyoftheinns, andhowatlasttheywereforcedto takerefugeinastable,wherethe DivineBabewasborn.AreyoupreparinginyourheartsfortheInfant JesusthishappyChristmastide,or, liketheinn-keepersatBethlehem,will therebenoroomforHim?Youstill haveafewdaysinwhichtomake quiteready,andIwouldlikeallmy niecesandnephewswhopossiblycan, togotoHolyCommuniononChristmasDay,andwhenyouareatthe altarrails,pleasedonotforgetyour pouroldAuntBessy.

AndHerNeicesandNephews

kepttheirheartsyoung,andold,old peoplewhohaveceasedtocareforthe worldanditsworries;butchildren whoarenaughty,andgrownuppeople whodidnotkeeptheirheartsyoung, andold,oldpeoplewhostillclingto theworldandworryaboutmoneyand comfortandease,cannothearit.It isthemostwonderfulmusic;itlifts yourheartrightup,andnothingcan dauntit,Itmakesyourfingersquick todoakindaction;itmakesyour feetdancemerrilyonerrandsofmercy, youreyesgivekindlooks.Iwish everyonecouldhearitthisChristmas time,Whatahappy,happyChristmasitwouldbeiftheycouldBut, alas!theworld'smusichasdeafened somany.Butyoucanhearitifyou aregoodandhappyandkindto everyoneasChristmasdrawsnigh. Mayallmylittlefriendshearitssweet musicandi-ejoicethisChristmastide.

ACHRISTMASFANTASY.

ProgressinWA.

(ByMadgeStinson,)

wasbusyasacharwomaninthehomes ofthericherfolkwholivedinthe suburbs.Jim,agedten,wasanewsboy,andafterbeingawayatschool setoutasnewsboy,sothatMarywas leftalone.BeforeMrs.Nolanwent outinthemorning,sheleftsomebiscuitsandaglassofmilkwithin Mary'sreach,whilethelandlady,Mrs. Stevens,occasionallypoppedintosee howthelittleinvalidwasprogressing. Mrs.Stevenswasnotveryyoungor verythin,sottreclimbupthestairs wasnotveryeasy,andasshewaskept busywithherownfamilyandhouseholdcares,sheveryseldommadethe journey,butcontentedherselfwith callingfromthefootofthestairs:

"Wantanything.dearie?"or"Are youquitecomfortable?""Areyou sure,now?"fromwhichyoumay gatherwhatMary'sanswerwas.For thislittlekindnessMarywasvery grateful,andoftenofferedupawee prayerforthelandlady.

lowvoicefromthedoorway,andboth childrenturnedquicklytoseetheir mother,who,unperceived,hadentered theroom,andnowcametowardsthem withtear-filledeyesandarmsout stretched

"Myownlittleones,youaremy verybestChristmasbox.MayGod blessandkeepyouboth."

Theirprayerwasheard,andwhen thenextChristmasEvedawned,Mary onceagainwellandstrong,kneltbesidemotherandJimattheCrib,and thankedGodforthemanygracesand favoursHehadshowereduponthem fortheonelittleactofself-sacrifice.

ACENTURYOFPROGRESSIN W.A.(1829-1929).

(ByLilyFreeman.)

Well,children,Ihavedecidednot topublishanylettersthisweek,but Christmasarticlesandthewinningessays.Thoseofyouwhoarestillwaitingtoseeyourlettersinprint,must possessyoursoulsinpatienceforstill anotherweek.Oneofmynieceswrote toknowifIwerean"imaginary"person.Whatdoyouthinkofthat now?Onethingaboutit,youwouldn't needaveryvivid,imaginationtorecognisemeifyoushouldcomewithin amileof''TheRecord"office.I'm verymuchalive,Mavourneen,asmy rheumatismandothersignsofadvancingageclearlyshow;andtoproveit, oneofthesedaysI'llhavemyphoto. takenforyourbenefit.Thankyou allverymuch,childrenforyour Christmaswishes,andthateachand everyoneofyoumayspendaHoly andaHappyChristmas,istheearnest prayerofyourloving,AUNTBESSY.

RESULTSOFCOMPETITIONNO.2.

Over12:

FirstPrize:LilyFreeman,Avon Terrace,York.

SecondPrize:KathleenHallinan.51 Hopkins-street,BoulderCity.

HonourableMentionGladysWhite, larrandale:MadgeStinson,Kalgoorlie.

Under12:

Boys:JamesThompson,Convent School,Bridgetown.

Girls:RosemarySmithWandoo, Hall-road,Forrestfield.

SOLUTIONOFPUZZLES.

1.WordSquare:bent,Ever.Nero, Troy.

2.Whatam1?Wheat,heat,eat,at. BuriedEatables:Bread.,bean, fish.toast.butter,lam,meat,fowls, tomato,rice.

Itisatthecloseofahotsummer's afternoon,andalthoughthesunis sheddingitslastbrilliantraysonthe earth,thestreetstillpresentsabusy sceneofChristmasshopping.Itis ChristmasEveof1829,andthebusinessofChristmasisinfullswing. Ladiesinlong,flowingrobeshurry inandoutofshops,clutchingtightly theirbigleathershoppingbags,their facesflushedandabewilderedair aboutthem.Someleadlittlechildren bythehands,andtheyalsoaredressedinfullcrinolineskirts,widestraw hatsdeckedwithflowers,andappear veryinterestedintheunusualcrowd thatmammaishurryingthemthrough. Thecabsaredoingabrisktradetoday,andtheolddriversittingonhis highseat,flickshishorse,andtriesto lookasthoughheisusedtothebustle ofChristmasshopping.

Nextweekallwillbequietagain, theladieswillhavetheirsemingmeetingeverymonth,atwhichallthelocal gossipwillbeeagerlydiscussed,the shopswillreturntotheirusualroutine,thecabdriverwillbecomelistless andwearyagain;inshort,thedull monotonyofthelittletownwillgoon foranotheryear,untilnextChristmas, butnowtheexcitementofChristmas ishereandallaredeterminedtoenjoythemselvesasmuchaspossible.

ItisagainChristmasEveof1929, andagreatbustlepervades,asinthe far-offdaysof1829,but,ah!whata difference!Noold-fashionedladies andshylittlechildrenhurrynowinto theshops,butlaughing,chatting daintyladiesloiterintheshopdoorways,andstreets,orbusilypurchase theirbargainsinthebrilliantlylighted shops. 1heatresandhallsalikearecrowded withahappy,pleasure-seekingthrong. Motorsglidesilentlyupanddownthe crowdedthoroughfare,directedbyuniformedtrafficpolice.Cabletramsreplacetheoldcabs,whilefromoverheadcomesthefaintthrobingofa plane'sengine.

JimmywastheappleofMary'seye, andbetweenthemtheresprangupa companionshiprare,evenbetween morecomfortablysituatedbrothers andsisters.UntilMary'saccident sometwelvemonthsago,theyhadset outforandreturnedfromschooltogether,andhadplannedmanyasurpriseforthelittlemother,whoat nightfallreachedhomewearyanddispirited,buthappyintheloveofher children.ThenhadcomethatfatefulXmasEvetwelvemonthsago. HowwellMaryremembereditnowWhatcrowdsofpeoplehadthronged thestreetsandhowhappyeveryone hadbeen!Whatadaintypresentshe andJimhadselectedformother,and whatasurpriseitwasgoingtobefor her!Butthen-andMaryshudderedasremembrancerusheduponhershecouldstillhearthegrindingof brakes,Jim'sterrifiedscream,the shoutsoftheonlookers,asthebigcar, atthewheelofwhichthedriverhad collapsed,crashedintothesidewalk, pinningMarybeneaththewheels.Of theensuingsixmonthsofsufferingpatientlyendured,Marycouldnotbear tothink.Thencameherreturnhome, when,afterafortnight'sconvalescence. shehadattemptedtoarrangea"surprise"formother'sbirthday,andinso doinghadslipped,andinonemoment hadundone thatsurgicalskill hadaccomplishedduringhersojourn inhospital.Sincethatdayshehad notleftherbed,andnowitwasXmas Eveoncemore.

Fromthecourtyardbelow,Mary couldhearsundryvoicesengagedin discussionsastowhatFatherXmas wastobringthatnight.Maryknew thatforhertherewouldbenoex changeofXmaspresents.assherealisedthatmotherandJimwereworkinghardtopayformedicinesandother delicacies.Whatshedidmind,however,wasthatshehadnolittlegiftto offerinreturntoherlovedones.

Suddenlythedoorhandleturned, andincameJim.

Earlyin1829,asmallsailingvessel castanchorsomeyardsfromthe shoreofW.:1,Thepassengersofthe shiplandedinboatsand,stepping.out, lookedaroundinsurpriseandperhaps disappointment.Thesepeoplewere thefirstsettlerstolandontheshores ofW.A.Thinkingnodoubtthat theyweretolandinanotuncivilised country,thesedisillusionedpeoplegazedroundindespairatthewildbushland,brokenonlybythefootprintsof somewanderingtribesofnatives. Despairfilledtheheartsofthepeopleasfurtherexploriegrevealedonly scrubandbushesclusteringthickly together.Somebrave,adventurous peopleremainedinthiswild,deserted country,butothersretracedtheir journeytoEngland.Thefewremainingpeopleworkedhardtocultivate theland,butmanyobstaclesimpeded theirprogress.Lackofpopulation,an uncertainwatersupply,andconstant troublewithblacks,whoobjectedto thewhitepeopleusurpingtheirhuntinggrounds,weresomeofthemore seriousobstaclestobeovercome.A wantofregularrainstayedtheprogressofthewheatcropsanddisheartenedthebravepeople,although,in spiteofthis,theystillcontinuedtheir hardfighttochangewildareasinto smilingfarmlands.

Thus,atfirstthefewwhitepeople founditveryhardtolive,.butasthe yearsrolledbymorepeoplearrived, bringingmoreup-to-datefarmingimplementsandmoreup-to-dateideas, Thereforecultivationandtimbercuttingbecamemucheasier.Roadswere builtandmanyhousessprangintoexistence,butprogresswasratherslow allthroughtheeighties.

Then!Whataboontogoldseekers andsettlers!MundaringWeirwas opened.andthewatersupplynow becameconstant.

1(a)Becauseitisoftentolditi)lled, 5.lb)(Incistakenbeforeshaking, andtheotherisshakenupbeforetalcMg. (c)Whenisatapnotatap?---When it'sdripping. dlWholesome. Becauseitisbetweentwoeyes. Veryfewofyouhadallthepuzzles rieht:perhapsmadethemtoohard furyou.Butnevermind,betterluck nexttims )kUNTBESSY CHRISTMAS.

christinasisnotmerelyathatfur mereworldlypleasures.Howmany familiesandpartiesofyoungpeople gooutcampingforChristmas,faraway fromMassand('rib,sothatthus-can givenothoughttothespiritualsignificanceofthegreatseason?And yettowhatdotheyowetheirrespite fromwork?ItisaHolyDay,nota holiday,tocommemmoratethebirth oftheRedeemer.Thereisnothing topreventyouenjoyingyourpicnics etc.,after havepaidtheInfant KingYourhomageandshownHim howgratefulyouarefortheworkHe hasdoneforyou.AsagreatAustralianwriterhassaid:"Canyouhear themusicoftheChristmasangels theseDecemberclays?Thesweet songtheysangthatfirstChristmas nightisstillstealingabout.theearth, andlittlechildrenwhoaregoodcap'.' hearit,andgrownuppeoplewhohave

Laughterandtalkflowfreelyeverywhere,forwhocannotbehappyon thisjoyouseve?Shopattendantsare hurryingabout.tryingtobeeverywhereatonce:liftsworkceaselessly, carryinggayladies,handsomemen. lovinginothe'rs,allnitthesameerrand ofChristmasshopping.

Yet,perhapsamongthelaughter-lovingcrowd,isanoldpioneer,whose thoughtsstealbacktotheChristmas Eveinhisownhometownmany, manyyearsago,andthehappinessof hisheartis,maybe,tingedwithsad. nessandlovingmemoryofthedear oneswhowillnevershopagain,and thereisalsohopethatsoonhewillbe unitedtothemagain.

Soonthechurchhellswillpealforth ingladtidingsofthecomin),,ofChrist, Sat-Miffoftheworld,andonceagain willthelonelyoldmanbecomforted bythethoughtofhisreunioninthe gloriousEternity.wherethereisno sadnessorpain.

THEIRCHRISTMASGIFT.

ForAuntBetsy'sCorner,byDorothy Tangney.

ItwasXmasEve,andalldaylong littleMaryNolanhadbeensweltering inthesickbedtowhichshehadbeen confinedforsomanywearymonths. Theroominwhichshelaywasscantily furnished.andasitwasrightatthe topofseveralflightsofstairs,very fewwerethevistorswhoevercalled torelievethemonotonyofherexistence.

Mary'smotherwasawidow,who fromearlymorningtilllateatnight

"Hullo,Sis,andhowareyouto-day? I'vebeenallMrs.Smith'smessages, andshewouldgivemethisshilling.I didn'twanttotakeit,butshesaid itwasaChristmasbox,sothenItook ittobuyapresentformother.You're inthis,too,youknow:infactyou choosewhatyoulikebestandI'llhop downandbuyitbeforeIstartoffon myround,andthenYoucanmindit tillIcomehome.Now,what'sit goingtobe,()Idgirl?"

Fortwentyminutestheytalkedon tryingtodecide,andatlasttheir choicewasmade,andJimwasdespatchedwithallhastetothenearest shop.Theminutespasseduntilwhen anhourandahalfhadelapsed,and Jimhadnotreturned,Mary'sanxiety increased.Justasshewasonthe pointofcallingtoMrs.Stevens,Jim's stepwasheardonthestairs.

"Ilurryup,Jim!Howlongyou've been.I'msimplydyingtoseeit."

Withoutreplying,Jimsatdownbesidethebedandsoftlysaid:"I'm sorry,Mary,butthere'snothingto see."

Whatdoyoumean,clear?Didvou losetheshilling?Nevermind Motherwon'tmindeither,becauseshe doesn'tknowanythingaboutit"

"No,Ididn'tloseit,Sis,butasI waspassingtheCathedralIwentin topayavisittotheBlessedSacrament.The('ribhadjustbeenfinished,andtheInfantJesuslookedsopoor andlonelylyingtherethatIrushed backtotheshop,exchangedthegift formyshilling,andputthemoney intheCrib.Idon'tthinkmotherwill mind,ifsheknows,andperhapsif Godispleasedwithourgift,Hemay soonmakeyouwellandstrong,and thatisthebestgift:formotherand allofus,isn'tit?"

"Motherthinksso,too,"cameina

TheprimaryproductsofW,A.,and consequentlythosethatcontributed mosttotheprogressofthecountry, consistof:wheat,wool,gold,tin,meat, timber,vineyards,andascantysupply ofcoal.Thegoldenwheatcropsof W.A.earnmuchwellmeritedadmirationfromeveryone,forthequalityof thewheatisunsurpassedbythatof anyothercountryintheworld,and thefarmersreapafineharvest.Our vineyardsarealsoworthyofmuch praise,forthemenemployedtocultivatethevinesworkveryhard,andthe vinesproduceaheavycrop,andmany partsoftheStateproducegood,marketablewine.

Gold,thatmagictreasure,wasfirst foundintheNor'-ilkstsometimein 1886,andlaterinmanyplaces,and stillcontinuestoenrichourprosper. ousland.Whenfirstfoundonthe Fieldsitattractedthousandsofprospectors,andthiswasstimulusfor furtherenterprise. Meatworksaretobefoundinthe Nor'-West,andthefrozenmeatis senttovariouspartsoftheworld.

Timberisfoundabundantlyinthe South-West.W.A.timberisofgreat quality,especiallyjarrah,whichisthe finestandhardestintheworldAndis exportedtoallcountries.

Meansoftransporthaveadvancer( fromstage-coachtoaeroplane.Great featshavebeenaccomplishedbvWestralianaviators.

Forthefirstfewyearsofcivilisationnoeducationwasavailablefor thecolonists,butincreaseinthepopulationhasbroughtaboutagreat change,andnowoureducationalsystemisoneofthebestintheworld. ThewholeworldadmirestheCatholic schoolsbecauseoftheirindependence.

Ithinkweshouldallbeverygratefultothoseverybravepeoplewho struggledandfoughttostarttheprogressofourcountry,WesternAustralia.

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AUNTBESST.-Continued, ACENTURYOFPROGRESS.

(ByKathleenHallinan.)

Howproudandhappyareweto ownthisfan,sunnyAustraliaasour nativeland.Whatlandcancomparewithitsvast,rollingplains,its sunshineandgladness!

WesternAustralia,thewesternlobe ofthisgoldenland,wasniceabarren, waterlesstractofland,inhabitedonly bywild,primitivenatives,whostronglyresentedtheintrusionofthewhite menintotheirhappyhunting grounds.Greatdifficultiesandhardshipshadtobeundergonebeforethe Stateyieldedtotheseekertheenormouswealththatitwascapableofproclueing.Stirling,thefirstGovernor ofWasternAustralia.wasmainlyresponsibleforitswelfare.Withintelligentoptimismandpatienceashisguidinglights,hefoughtonward,untilthe firstgoldenraysofthesunofgood fortunebegantosmilethroughthe darkclouds.Astheyearsrolledon thelandyieldedmoreandmore wealthtothosewhosoughtit.

,'atticwereintroducedintothe North-Westasearlyas1530,andthis industry,togetherwithsheeprearing andthemanufactureofwool,steadily prospered.Butoverhalfacentury elapsedbeforetheKimberleydistrict, thehomeofthegreatbeefheroesof WesternAustralia,wasopenedup.

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Withwhatfeelingsofstupendousdelightdidtheprospectorgazeuponthe yellowgold,whichaftermuchcoaxing thelandhadyieldeninsuchgenerous quantities.Soonhundreds,withthe goldlustintheirblood,cameeagerly swiftlytopartakk'ofthegoldenore.

Townshipssprangup,likemushroomsovernight,andwhilesomeafter thefirstexcitementhaddieddown weredeserted,otherswent.steadily ahead.

Manyindustrieswerefoundtobe goodmoneymakingpropositions,and weretakenonwithmuchsuccess:such aswheat,timberanddairying.

Fruitgrowingsprangupandstayed. Inmanyafavouredspot,whereoncea monarchcenturiesoldtoweredabove theneighbouringtrees,theappletree. ladenwithitsrosystore,droops.In placeofthescentofthegumtree.the morningairisheavywiththefragrance oforangeblossom,andtheanimalsno longercontenttoeatof'nature'sown fruit,stealtotheorchardstotaste ofnewdelights.

Fruitcanninghasit-:tasyetbeenattemptedintheWest,andfruitrelying isyetinitsinfancy.Astheseindustriesdeveloped,theneedforcommunicationwithotherStateswasfelt_and thechainsofsteelwereforged.

Sidebysidewiththisgrowthwent onthegrowthofCatholicity.Schools werebuilt,andthesweetoldfaithof urIrish ,tiirsreceivedawarm welciatieinthesun-brownedland.

WesternAustraliaisnotlackingin Measurehouses.Theatre's,rivalling eachotherinbeautyandsplendour, aretobefoundinplenty:Whilea newandmorewiinderonsexamplehas Droveditselfin"talkies."

Oh'thislandofours.'Tisayoung land,afairland,andatrueland. Maywe1,eeverworthyofit.The darkcloudsofpastfailuresandsorrowshaverolledaway,andthegolden futuresmilinglybeckonstothe"land oflaughter."Thejoyousatmosphere ofthiscentenaryyearmakesour heart,lighter.andmakesussingwith greaterfervourourbeautifulnationat anthem: "GodBlessourlovelymorningland, Godkeepherwithenfoldinghand, Westralia!"

THEPROGRESSOFW.A.

(ByGladysWhite., lirWhatadifferenceoneseesnowin athrivingStatefromthegreattracts oflandunktu,wotothecolonistswho sawitthen!Whatadifferenceone hearsinthenoisybustleofthecapitalcityfromthesilenceoftheunknownland,broker,onlybytheintermittentcriesoffrightenedbirds, whosehauntshadbeendisturbedby strangers!Such,isthewonderful omparisonshownbytime.

Ourearlysettlershavedonemore thantheirsharetowardstheprogress oftheStatefor,wereitnotforthese menandwomenwhobravelyfaced hardshipsanddangersteeservethe youngcountrywhoneededtheirhelp. WestAustraliawouldnotbesowell placedontheroadofprogress.These peoplelefthomeandfriendstotry theirfortuneinalandunknownto them.Theynotonlydidthis,but alsohelpedtofoundandupholdthe littlecolonywhich,thoughnowno longersmall,israpidlywinningitsway tofame.Someoftheirhardshipsmay wellheimaginedwhenmuttonwastwo shillingsapound.This,ofcourse, enabledonlytherichtotastemeat,for atthispricethepoorpeoplevery rarelytastedevensaltmeat,and

obligedtoliveontheproductsofthe land.

Themeansofconveyanceinearly daysshowamarkeddifferencetothose ofto-day.Journeysinthosedays weremadeonhorseback,orincoaches, whichoftentookdaystoreachtheir destination.To-daytramcarsconveypeopletotheirsuburbanhomes; trainsprovideameansoftravelling longdistances,whilebussesandmotor carsareindailyuse.Thetrafficof theairisalsobecomingmoremarked.

Tomarkthisgreatprogress,weare havingcelebrationsinhonourofthe State.Manyandvariedarethe meansofshowinghowweappreciate theworkoftheearlypioneerswho livedanddiedintheserviceofthe countrywhosehundredthbirthdaywe arenowcelebrating.

LetusthenjoininthankingGodfor thegracesIlehasshoweredon"sunny Australia,"andmostlyonourown dearState,whichbyHishelphaspro. gressedfromitsearliestdaysbyleaps andhoundstoprosperity.Sowith courageshouldwe,liketheearlypioneers,helpourStatebylivingalife ofgoodcitizenshipandendeavourwith allourstrengthto"advanceAustralia."

HaveIforgottentomentionthe greatprogressmadebytheChurchin thelastcentury?Howharditmust havebeenfortheearlysettlerstobe withouttheSat:laments,whichinever, Catholiclifeisanabsolutenecessity' Ourpriestsinearlydaysfacedevery difficulty,dangerorprivationwith courageandcheerfulness.Itisthere-

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MARYLOUANDAMIRACLE

I. theotherchildrenhadsomeoneto callandseethem-anaunt,agrandmother;theveryfortunateoneseven hadmothers.RutforMaryLouthere wasneveranyone.Otherlittlegirls weresummonedto"theparlour";alwaystheybrushedtheirhairandput onaSundayfrockbeforegoingtothat magicroom.Sometimeslittlegirls satoutonthelawnswiththeirvisitingrelatives,whoregaledthemwith cakesandorangesandpeanutsand chocolates.Nooneevercamefor Mars.Lee,nooneeverwouldcome. Thetitherchildrensaidso. "Thereisnousepraying,MaryLou. Yourfatherandmotheraredead. Theycan'tcome.Canthey?"

Nelliehailprayedforhermotherto come.andcomeshedidtheverynext day.andbeeightNellieahatwith pinkribliens!True,Nellie'smother cameeften-easoftenasshecould,poor womanbutthisparticularvisitwas ananswertoNellie'sprayerAllthe littlegirlsknewthat.Cathie'smother waswtirkingawayupthecountry" onastation,andCathiesawherbut seldien.OnoneoccasionCathiewas sitneither-sickthatsheaskedthelittle girlstojoinherinprayer,tobegOut Lady,theHolyChild'sMother,tomake ttrometopassthathermothershould hesenttothecitysoon.

Justninedayslaterinwalked Cathie'smother'Thestationfamily hadeemetotownandbroughther withthem,Cathiewasallowedbe withherforhoursandhours.Mother

AntonyinvitedhertocometoSt. Rita'severydayofherstayinthe citySheandCathiehaddinnertogetherinthelittleroomoppositethe ChapelShetookCathieout,too,and itwasallinanswertoprayer.Many andmanyatimetheGoodMotherof Gull,wholistenedtotheprayersof herlittleiglusatSt.Rita's,answered theminstrangeandwonderfulways.

TheSistersatSt.Rita'swerekindnessandpatienceandgentlenesstothe children-kinder,morepatientand meregentlethantheirmotherswould havebeeninmanycasesnodoubt. Butnothingreallysuppliestheplace ofamother.andMaryLou.whilelayingtheSisterswithallherlittleheart, stillwishedandprayedforamother

"Suppe:,ins-motherwasn'tdead?"

MaryLouwouldsay"SupposeGod madeheralive?"

inasbushinthepaddocksaboutthe tephanagewereglowingwithcherry 'blossoms;downnearthecreeklittle clustersofChristmasbellspractised theirchimesfortheChristChild's birthday.Theavenueofyounggums haddonnedtheirChristmasrobesof redandpink.TheSistersandchildrenwereproudofthesegumtrees,for therewasnotsuchanotheravenuein theEasternStates.Theywerethe lovelygumsoftheWest,broughtover byMotherAntony'sbrotheryearsago. Strangerswouldstandtostareattheir beauty.SomeignorantEastener wouldexclaim:"Why!Ithoughtall gum-blcissornswerecream!Whatbeautifulblooms.Wheredidtheycome from?Whyaren'ttheyplanted everywhereingardensandparksand tiltingthestreets?Theyarewonderful!Magnificent" Beautifultheytrulywere,andpeople cameoutfromthecitytoseethem.

MaryLoulovedflowers.Atiny sprayofthegumblossomswouldmake herhappyforhours.Sheoftencrept awaytolistentotheChristmashells practisingtheirChristmashymn,avd althoughsheknewshemustnottouen theflowersinthegardenbeds,shealwayscontrivedtohavesomelittle fleeterinherhand,tocarryitabout forhoursuntilitdroopedsomuch thatshehadtoputitinwater.Down inthe"CubbyHouse"belongingtohe youngerchildren,shehadheritem corner,whereanoldhoneyjarserved asavase.Therewerealwaysflowers inMaryLou'shoneyjarbeforeher littlepictureofOurLady. Closter timesheloved,fortherewassomuch iifit.andshecouldhaveallshewanted;honeysucklescrambledoverthe hackfences,andwashersforthepicking.Eventhewickedlittlecapeweedfoundfavourinhereyes,forshe madechainsofitsyellowdaisiesto hangaboutherpicture.

SantaClauswascomingtoSt.Rita's. Thebiggirlsofnineandtensaidit wasonlyMr.O'Ryan"dressedup." Mr.O'Ryanwasagoodfriendtothe orphans,andgavethemseveraltreA,:s throughtheyear.

Thelittleoneswenttothebigchimneyplaceinthekitchentowhisperto Santawhattheywanted-newprett: dresseswereindemand,anddollsand prams.teasets,balls,umbrellas,and were orderedthroughthe magicchimney.

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Hehandedherawallet.-iletpmyself,eh!Ohyoutrustingjohn:But iwonttaketoomuch.' Sheabstractedacoupleofnotes. "New,midanenveloes.furme-oneoft aletterorabillwifido-andyour lountainpen.IIIwriteafewlines totheSisterincharge,andexplaiehow Ihavefalleninlovewiththegumsanti thewholepeacefulpItice,butthatmy cruelhusbandispressedfortimeand willnotletmegoin.ButI'llcertainlycallwhenwecomebackfrom ourVictorianChristmastour.'She wrotehastily.

"Oh,theresalittlegirlinbythe fence.I'llgiveittohertotakeupto Sister-thatwillbenicerthanputting itinthebox."

"Well,looksharp,likeagoodgirl."

Shewentacrossthegrasstothe fence.MaryLoudidnotlookup. Shewassointentonherbloomsthat shedidnothearthelady'ssoftsteps. Thechildmadeacharmingpicture underthepink-toppedtree,herblue apronfilledwithflowers,herpretty curlsbent,herfingersflutteringlikea newkindofdaintywhitebutterfly.

'Littlegirl!"asoftvoicecalled.

MaryLoujumpedtoherfeetsosuddenlyandlookedsoastonishedthat theladyfearedshehadfrightenedthe child.Theblueapronfellandthe pinkblossomstumbledaboutthelittle feetinthethickshoes.MaryLou'a redlipshalfopened,awonderfullight shoneinherblueeyes.Whowasthis thatcalledinsuchasweet,coaxing voice?

"Willyoupleasetakethisletterto Sisterfurme?"

Theeagerlightdiedou:oftheblue eves.Theladydidnotwanther;it wasmerelyamessage.Ifthelady hadcomeforher,shewouldhave knownhername,andwouldhalecalled"MaryLou,-inthatsweetsad voice--trot"Littlegirl."

Shecametothefenceslowly,asif thelittlefeetinthethickshoeswere wearywithmans:milesofwalking.

Theylookedatoneanother,andinto thebrowneyesquicktearswelled.

"Whatisyourname,darling?"

"MaryLou."

"Willyougivemeakiss?"

MaryLouheldupherangelicface. Alreadysomebiggirlswerebearing downonMaryLouandthestrange lady,andananxiousSisterhadappearedontheverandah.

theaghuldAuntEiieabethmightnot believeit,neitherwouldhe.)"Of courseforamanitisdifferent,"old AuntElizabethcontinued."Thedeath ofayoungchildisnotsuchagreat grieftoalather.butamother,John - Itishardforyoutohaveher frettingse-itisthreeyearsnow,isit not?Bepatientwithher,poorchild. Timewillbesomethingtowardssofteninghergrief."

JohnLanewasatender-hearted fnan;to(leakthisweakness-ashe consideredit-heoftenadoptedacold, .eservedmanner.OldAuntElizabeth ttasinclinedtutthinkhimcoldand hardhearted.To-dayhesuddenlylost hisreservewithher,andfoundhimselfopeninghishearttoheronamatterhehadnevermentionedtoanyone.

"AuntElizabeth,youarewiseand ixperiencud.Tellmewhattodo?

Islizabethwantstoadoptachild.She atewantedtoeversincebabydied. Ihavedissuadedher Idpnotlike theideaatall.ShehasgivenuptalkingaboutIttomenow.Butafew weeksage,wepassedanOrphanage outsideSydney;shesawachildthere.

Iknowitisthememoryofthat childthatmakesherseemsadnow. Shehasnotspokenaboutthechild, butIknowitisthat."

OldAuntElizabethclappedher hands. "Theverything!Letherdoit. Whynot?

"Butastrangechild-fromanOrphanage." "Youwillfindouttomethingofher parents." "Ifyoucouldadoptarelative-or theorphanofafriend.Idonotlike tothinkofastrangechildcomingin toElizabeth'slifeandtakingtheplace our--ourownlittleone."

"Nonsense!]twillbesplendid. Elizabethwillbeherselfagain.She willbehappy.Thechildwillbe happyinagoodhome.Youwillbe happy." Leavemeout."hesaidwearily. "ButifyouthinkIshouldgiveinto hertinthispoint,Iwill."

"Butthat'ssills:,Mars-Lou.You aresevennow,and -youshouldnotsay sillythingslikethatIt's Yourmotherisdead.Godwanted hertobedead,andyouknowGod knowsbestwhenpeoplearetodie. Den'tyeti?" s."saidNlaryLou,andshebent herends-headmeekly "Tonlysaid suppose'" MaryLeulearnttokeephersuppesitiiiesteherself:butshecherished thethoughtofa-truly"Mother,Somewhere.whowouldcomeonedaytothe ParlourandaskterMaryLou.and takeherawaytoareally-trulyhome PeerAdd.shebutvaguelyremembetedherownyoungmother;herfather shehadquiteforgotten.Butsometimesaflutter,Ftchisel,thesoundof theSistersvoicesinthechoir.the lightthreughthechapelwindows. wouldbringapangtoherlittleheart. andsuddenlyinaflashshewouldseea face Butitwasgeneagainse quicklythatshecoul,;neverreallyre memberwhatitheldbeenlikeRot itwashermother'sfaresheknew:and she"slidliveeninhemandlonging (titittorune,again,expectingeach timetorememberitbetter.

WhenMaryLoucamefirsttoSt. Rita's.thereweresemanylittlegirls alreadybearingthebeautifulnameof Mary.thattheSistershadtogive them'illaseconde'stinguishingone TherewereMaryantiMarieandMaureen;MaryTherese,MaryRose,Mary Ian,.andMaryVeronica.andmane mereMarys ourlittlefriendwasMarsLulaland eishenaturallybecameknownas MaryLou.MaryLouwasadearlittiegirlwiththeliltieFtofblueevesand thefairestofcurls.Althoughthere wereyoungerchildreninthejuniors' sehtiel.MaryLouseemedtoliethe bahv- ,\tplaytimethetitherlittle onespettedandpraisedher,or"bossed"andbulliedherarcordingtotheir whitesButMaryLiuwasserene throutshitall--theirpettingdidnot spoilherstunts:nature,northeirbully: Mebreakherindependentlittlespirit. "MaryLouwillbeafinecharacter," SisterAnnesaid."Shewillhebeautiful,too.Whatapityshehasno home" "Wmshehaswithus.Perhaps MaryLouwillstaywithvisalways." SisterPatrickanswered,"ihopeshewill.Betshelongsso forwhatthechildrencalla'reallytruly'home."

Christmaswascoming.TheChrist-

MaryLou,watchingthesunshining tinSisterLticy'spansanddishes,fell a-dreamingShecouldnotaskfora dullorapram,Hcaprettydress.When herturncometotip-toeovertothe bigchimneyandsendherwhispertip. uptothesky.shesaid,"Oh.Twanta trulymotherofmyown.Ilovethe Sistersandallthelittlegirls,butit's notthesame.Idon'twanttolive withsomanypeopleinabigplatte likethis.Iwantti.beSomebody's ownlittlegiri,andnot--andnotan orphan."

Theotherchildren,oneday,hail toldMaryLoushewasanorphan,and shehadsobbedandsaidshewasn't-shewasn't-shewasn't.Sister\nti hadtocometosouthher.

"Idon'twanttobeanorphan," subbedMaryLou.

"Youhavetworn,thersinHeaven. Mar andyouhevealltheSister.-; tomotheryou."

ButMaryLouwas1101satisfied. I

:Incday.MaryLimwassittingen thegrassunderonetethegumtrees, gathering,he;alienpinkblossomsin herlittleblueapron.Itwasasmall treehadbeendelicateinitschildheed,andhadnutgrownhalfastall asitsbigbrothersinthefrontavenue: itgrewbesidethelittlewhitefence thatdividedthegardenfromthepaddockonthesidefacingtheroad. MareLiiti'slittlecottonbonnethad fallenfromhercurlyhead:itdangled Itythestrings.Shewasbusilyintent onthepinkblossoms.

BeforetheOrphanagegatesacar hadhalted-assomanyofthemdid thesebrightdaysandamanand womanwereadmiringtheavenueof redgums.

"AnOrphanage,John,"saidthe 'comae.'Aswearesitnearwehad betterleavealittledonation--Christwastime,youknow."

"Iknowyou,mylairlady.You willgointhereandgossipwiththe nunsforanhour,andhavetea,and thenprayinthechattel,andthenhave a'lookover'theplaceandifyouseea particularlyprettyorphan-avery youngone-youwillwanttoadoptit."

"Oh,John!"

"YesYouwill.Contenow,weare latealready.Putyewdonationin theletterbox,andcomeandseethe Sistersandthechildrensomeother time-whenIamnotwithyou."

"Well,givemesomething,please." .-Sheheldoutherhand."Ihaveonly afewshillingsinmybag."

"TheythinkIamstealingyou,Mary Lou,"theladysmiledthroughtears, andMaryLou'ssweetblueeyessaid quiteplainly,"Iwishyouwere--oh, howIwishyouwere."

Themotorhornhonkedimpatiently. andwithasightheladypressedthe letterintoMaryLou'shand,andhurriedaway.

"What'shappened?"themanasked.

Oh,John,Ididseeaprettyorphan ---averyyoungon-.f,tot,Shehasthe mostpleading,beggingblueeyesin theworld.Theyplainlyaskedmeto stealher. Iwishyouhadseenher."

"I'mjollygladIendnot,"hsaid. "Andnowtrytutforgetallaboutherpoorlittlekid.'

Meanwhile.SisterAnnwassayingto acompanion."MaryLoulovesthe littlepinktree.Weinsistsendsome ofthebiggergirlswithherinfuture.'

"Ifvoudoso,shewillnolonger wanttogothere.Itisnottallylove ofthetreetakesMar,Louthere.She lovesedited,.Theetherchildrenare tie)nets::forher.Sheismorerefinedthanthey.Slitisachildapart."

"Well.wemostwatchhersolitary jaunts."

"Dorustthinksumoonewillsteal her?"smiledSisterAgnes."Hereshe isnoseandevidentlycarriesamessagefromhermysteriousvisitor."

IV,

SantaClausdulycametoSt.Rita's. IlebroughtMaryLouababydollnotoneofthoseglaringlypinkutiles, butapale-lacedbabythatMaryLou feltsorryfor.Shewasthankfultothe kindSaintforhisgift,whenshehad notaskedforit.Shehadaskedthe HolyMothertoasktheLittleLord Jesustosendhera"truly"motherfor Christmas.AndHehadnot.She toldnooneofherdisappointment;of thefiercepainthatpiercedherlittle heartthedaythelovelyladyhad calledtoherunderthepinktree.The othergirlswouldsay:"Godknows best."TheSisterswould4.1,-itt(111. Everyonewouldsayit.Itwastrue MaryLouknewitwastrue---butshe keptOnwishingandpraying.

V.

ElizabethLaneandherhusband spenttheChristmasholidaysinVictoriawithrelatives.Butthroughout thefestivitiesElisabethseemedabstracted.

'Elizabethstillseemsoutofspirits, John,"saidoldAuntElizabeth."She willneverreallyrecoverfromhetloss 'ifherlittleone."JohnLane'sface grewcoldandhard-looking.(Oh,al-

"Youdeargoodboy,"oldAuntElizabethsaid.andkissedhimtohisutter amazement. "1guessedshewanted thatbaby.Shetoldmeaboutthe beautifuloldbuildingandthered emus,andthelittlegirlintheblue Apron.Shedidnetspeakofwanting toadepther-sheissoloyaltoyou. ButIguessedshewantedtodoit. ididnotthinkyouwouldeverconsentthough."

"Why?"

"Totellyouthetruth,JohnLane, thoughtyouwereoneofthosedetermined,hard-heartedcreatureswho neverchangetheirminds."

"WhereElizabeth'shappinessis concerned.Tcanagreetoanything." Hehurriedtohidehisemotion.

"Well,well-youneverknow,"Aunt Elizabethsaidtoherself.

VI.

MaryLowwasengagedinehelling peastohelpSisterLucy,whenaBig Girlcameandsaid:"MaryLou,you arewantedintheparlour."

Themagicmessageatlast!Mary Loustoodupbreathless,upsettingthe basketofpeas. "Itismymother!"shesaidtoSisterLucy,andthelightandloveinher littlefacemadetheoldSisterbendher headasifshebeheldaholyvision. BeforeMaryLou'sevescameavision, too:inaflashsheSilWaface,theface ofhermother,thefacethathadalways eludedherbefore:thistimeitcame, andremained,smilieicbeforeher;and itwasthefaceofthelovelyladywho hadcalledtoherunderthelittlepink tree. 'Poorchild,Godpits-her;sheha, :etmother,"sighedgoodSisterLucy.

!SetMaryLouwasgone,tohaveher hairbrushedandherSundayfrock puttonbytheBigGirl.MaryLou's littlefeetintheirthickshoestapped elonethepolishedhall,aslightasa bird's.Herheartsang,herblueeyes lookedlikestarsonacold,stillnight

Theparlourdooropened.Mother Antonyputtoutahandtotakehers. togiveherconfidenceShewassuch asweet,shylittlesoul.Butnointroductionwasnecessarybetweenthese two.Asoftvoicesaid:"MaryLou."

MaryLoubrokefromMotherAntony,herlittlehandswentout.

"Mother."shecried,"IknewGod wouldmakeyoualive!Theother littlegirlssaidHecould,butthatHe wouldnot.ButIkeptonasking,and asking.EverynightwhenIwentto sleepOurLadycameandsatbymy bedandtoldmetowaitalittlewhile. She,too,keptaskingandaskingHim tosendyoubacktome.Wherehave Youbeenallthetime?Wereyouin Heaven?"

MotherAntonyandMrs.Laneexchangedglances.Bothfearedto speak.HappilyMaryLouneededno answer:shewasinhermother'sarms, andwhatdidanythingelsematter?

Saturday,December14,1929.

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Teacher:"Correct.AndChicago?"

Johnny:"Shootsandbooze."

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PowerfulPick-me-up.-ALondon chemisthasbeentryingtheeffectof anewtoniconamouse.Hewas morethansatisfied,weunderstand, whtnthelittlecreatureputitstongue outatthecat,

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WentSwimmingonPoipuss.-An Americanlit'ryladyreportsthisas truth.Shehadbeenstoppingata seacoasttownin(Britain,andoneday, teturningfromawalk,saidtoherlandlady:"Doyouknowwhat1sawwhile1 waswalkingonthebeachjustnow?

TwopA-poises!" "Layiks.tin!''Owdidtheyeverget AmenInthebeachawayfrontthe poonr-house?-

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FacingtheMusic:"Whatdothey mean1,),the'witchinghour'?"

"Dontyouknow?That'sthehour Shenthewifegreetsyouwith'Which -toryisitthistime?'"

PlainLogic.FirstDarks:"What (..4younameyo'baby'Electricity,' lose?"

SecondDarkv.1.41,mahnameam Niose,andmal-wife'snameamDinah, andifDinahmosediintmakeele,triciiy.whataloesde,:make?"

"No,"saidthesalesgirl,sweetly, "butwe'vegotsomethingawfully catchyinflypaper."

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ChangingtheFlavour.-Wife:"Don't youthinkIhaveputtoomuchsalt inthesoup,dear?"

ModelHusband:"Notatall,darling, thereis,perhaps,alittletoolittlesoup forthesalt,thatisall."

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WrongPasteboards,-AirsHenpeck (sarcastically!:Isupposeyou'vebeen lesee.asickfriend-holdinghishand allevening!"

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AiringtheParty.-Ilostess:"There's aterribledraftcorningfromsomewhere,Mary." Maid:"Yes,ma'am.It'stheman withthelaundrybillandhewon't takehisfootntitofthefrontdoor."

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HonestToil.Farmer(tofriend!.-1 !liar,Pert,thatwhileyewereinthe city,yetookupthisheregolf.how'd yclikeit?

Pert:"Well.itaM'tlad.It'sabit harderthanhoein'turnipsan'a1)it easierthandiggin'potatoes."

* * SayingitWithSighs.-TheFrench officialwastheepitome11f courtesy. WhenthegranitedameappearedInra passporthecouldnothurther.despite adisfigurement.sohewrote:

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WhytheCamelHastheHump..\neiderl>manapprpachedoneof theattendantsinthetravellingmenagerie. "Canyoutellmewhatthathumpon thecamel'sbackisfor?"heasked.

Thekeeperscratchedhisear.

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"THESCENTOFROSES"

AModern-MediaevalRomance

(For"TheRecord,"byJOHNCARSTAIRS)

TheLadyArabellalookedoutofthe windowofherbedroom.Atleastit wasoneofherbedrooms-theblue room.Inall,shehadsevenbedrooms, andthecolourschemeofthisone matchedhereyes.TheLadyArabella sighed,butherheartdancedwithjoy nevertheless,forthismorningshewas toreceiveavisitfromher"veryown knight."

Shehadoftenreceivedvisitsfrom him,andtherewasadarkelerwint aboutthem,whiawastheopposit:on ofherpaternaluncle,SirRandellde Robinson-White,butto-dayshehad determinedtotakenonoticeofhis opposition,becauseshewastwentyoneandcoulddoassheliked.She likedtoreceivethevisitofSirLaum7e- lotdeSmith-Brown,andshewasjust goingto.

AsshesatwaitingforSirLauncelot, itwasremarkatlethatcertainth:rigs happenedthathaveoftenhappened before,ondayswhentheheartsof fairladieshaveoverflowedwithhap- piness,forinstance,thesunshonew'th goldensplendour,thelarkssanghigh up"fromheavenornearit,"thehe's murmured,notinimmemorialelms forachange-butamongthelimetrees whichwerenotabitimmemorial,for LadyArabellarememberedthedaythe gardenersetthemTjustasThomas Hoodrememberedthelauburnumtree thathisbrothersetonhisbirthday: "Thetreeislivingyet."

TheLadyArabellawondered-vould SirLauncelotproposetoherto-day. Shefeltthathewould.Awayoff nearwheretheTorridgelanesskirtsthetownofBideford,Sir Launcelotwasleavinghisman:n. house.Hewasmountedonacharge; (whichistheromanticwordfora horse),andhishorsewasgailycap- arisoned(whichisromanticforharnessed).

AsLauncelotrodethroughtheg!,177 ofthemorning,andthechorusoflarks upabovehim,hismind,likeKing Arthur's,wascloudedwithad.wht." ThedoubtwaswhethertheLadeAra- bellawouldaccepthim.Thedoubt workedonhimsomuch,thathedis- mounted,culledadaisyfromth?.side oftheKing'sHighway,andtestedl:cr sentimentsbypluckingonebyonethe petalswhichrayedroundthegolden diskofthedaisy,pronouncingthept., perwordsoftheritualofdoubting lovers:"Shelovesme:shelovesi,,e) not."

Joy,tenthousandtimes!Thedai'': wasoddlypetalledandthelastone said"Shelovesme."

Meanwhile,SirRandalldeRob;oson-WhitesoughttheLadyArabella. Thisdidn'ttakehimlong,forsheNv.!f- inthenextroomt,thelibraryin whichhewasreadingtheLondon"Times,"andhesaidquiteabruptly: "Arabella,youmustgiveupqir Launcelot.Youmustnotseehial."

"Why?"sheasked.''Youknow why,"hereplied."Icertainlydonot knowwhyIshouldgivehimup. I knowwhyyouwantmeto.I;IL., knowthatIhavenottheslightest))1- tentionofgivinghimup."

Now,SirRandall'sobjection-0 LauncelotdeSmith-Smithwasthis: SirLauncelotwasadescendantofa Yorkishfamily,whilethedeRobinson- WhitesofdedeRobinson-Whitewere ofLancastrianorigin.

SirLauncelotalwassworeawhite rosewhenroseswerein,orperhapsI shouldsaywhentheywereout,ani besidesthat,hehadembossed,en- gravedandpaintedonhisshieldthe whiteroseofYork,somethingsimilar tothatotherSirLauncelot'sshield,of whichthepoetwrote:

"Aredcrossknightforeverkneeled Toaladyinhisshield."

Inthiscasethewhiterosewas couchantonafieldvert,andthepoet couldhavewritten,buthedidn't: "Andonhisshieldhebeararose, Andtakesiteverywherehegoes."

WhiletheLadyArabellaandher paternaluncleweredisputinginthe blueroom,SirLauncelotwasgradual- lydrawingnearer;hisheartsangwith- inhimforjoyoftheassurancethe daisypetalshadgivenhim,andonce again,liketheotherSirLauncelotwho sang"Tirralirra',bytheriver,"healso lifteduphisvoiceinsong:

"Gonot,happyday. Fromtheshiningfields, Gonot,happyday, Tillthemaidenyields.

RosyistheWest, RosyistheSouth, Rosesarehercheeks, Andtherosehermouth."

SirRandall,deepincontentionwith thefirmnessoftheLadyArabella, groundhisteethafewtimes,and scowledtwice,butLadyArabellaneverquailled.Lancastriansneverquail,it isahabittheynevertookonto,not throughallthecenturiessincethe bravedaysofarchery.Suddenlyfrom theneardistancecamethemuffled soundsofgallopinghoofs,fromthe whiteroadhiddenbythethickfoliage ofbeechtreesandtheundergrowth ofwhitethornhedges.LadyArabella's heartbeatfaster.Shefelttheeagernessofhercomingsuitorinthevery ringofhishorse'sshoes.

Inanotherinstanthewasinsight. Hehadhaltedhishorseontheother sideofthemoat.Iforgottosay therewasamoatroundthecastle-not rightroundit,butonthreesides-and theoldretaineratthelodge,wasjust adjustingthedraw-bridgelevers,and inafewminutes,SirLauncelotde Brown-Smithwasridingmajestically upthegardenpath.

SirRandellrushedfromtheroom, andtheLadyArabellarantothewin- downandwavedtoLauncelot.Sud- denlySirRandall,rushingdownthe frontsteps,stoodsquareinthepath oftheon-comingknight.

"Ha!varlet,"hecried,"dismount thee,andIwillfighttheewithmy magazineknife."

"Notonyourlife,SirKnight,"repliedLatincelot;'ifyouchallengeme youmustgivemechoiceofweapons."

"Beitso,"returti..:dthedeRobin- son-White.

"Allright,then:'saidSirLaunce- lot;"Ichoosesafetyrazors."

Launcelotdismounted."Lookhere,"hesaid,"SirRandall,what'sallthe fussabout?"

'Youknowquitewell,"repliedSir Randall,"thatit'sYorkandLancas- ter."

"Ah!rats,"repliedSirLauncelot. "You'reaLiberal,andsoamI.York andLancasterareofyesterday.We areofto-day."

Thescentoftheroses,"saidSir Randall,"willhangrounditstill,"and heimaginedthathewasquoting IlomerfromMr.Popestranslation,but inrealityhewasquotingThomas Moore,athinghewouldscorntodo inhismostlucidmoments,because ThomasMoorewasanIrishman.

"Ifyoumean."saidSirLauncelot, "thatwearetoperpetuatethefeuds andfuriesofotherclaysjustbecause ofournobleancestry,Isayit'soff."

TheLadyArabellahadheardallthat wassaid,andwhenLauncelotsaid"it's off,"shescreamedandfaintedflatout onthebluecarpet.Shethoughtthat hereferredtotheengagementthat theyhadn'tyetenteredinto.ThetwoSirsKnights,whentheyheardthescream,rushedupthepath,andthe frontsteps,andthestairstotheblue room,andtherewasLadyArabella likea"bluethoughtinablueshade."

I'mnotquitesurethatshecouldhave lookedlikethat,butthepoethassaid, "Likeagreenthoughtinagreen shade,"sowhynotablueone?Now.

SirLauncelothadgreattasteincol- 'airs,whichwasoneofthereasons whyhefavouredredwineswhich matchedtherichhueofthecolourde rosers'russelscarpetofhisancestral diningroom.SirLauncelotwasen- rapturedwiththebeautyandblueness ofthescenebeforehim.Herefused toseeanybluelook-outintheatti- tudeofSirRandall.

SirRandallrangforthebutler.

Thebutlercame,andsoonsherry, andbitters,andsodawaterwerealso nthescene.

LadyArabellaquicklyrevived,and drankaspoonfulofwineoutofa cutglasswineglass.ThenSirLaunce-

lotsaid:

"SirRandall,thisisthedayandthis !hehour,toendforeverthecolour blindnessofourancestorsinfighting fordifferentflags."

"How?"askedSirRandall.

"Likethis,"saidSirLauncelot,and heproducedabeautifulringsetwithblueopals,andfitteditonLadyAra- bella'sengagementfinger.

"Justasifshewaswaitingforit,"saidSirRandallwithadmirationand satisfaction." Arabella,"Ihavebeenwaiting,"saidLady "fortwoyears."

"Ibelieveyou'reright,"saidSir Randall. Sotheyfilleduptheglassesagain, anddrank,toyetonemoreunionof theredandthewhiterosesofLan- casterandYork.

Geraldton

Thepopulargirlcompetitionbeing conductedinconnectionwiththe bazaar,andwhichwillbebroughttoa conclusionwiththebreak-upofthe schoolsnextweek-end,isattracting greatinterest.Thesupportersofthediverscandidatesareworkingat feverheat,andalthoughspeculationis rifeastotheultimateresult,progres sivescoresarebeingkeptclosesecrets. Allare,however,workinginthemost worthycause,andwhatevertheultimateconclusion,allwillbepossessed oftheknowledgethattheyhaveas- sistedalaudableobject.The,candi- datureofMissConnieDaviswasadvancedonMondayeveningwithoneof themostsuccessfuleuchrepartiesof theseason.Everyavailablechairin theCathedralHallwasoccupied,anda pleasurableeveningwastheresult.A partyheldatMrs.Cassidy'sresidence inEleanor-streetonWednesdayeveningappreciatelyimprovedtheposition ofthenomineeoftheSweetStall,Miss KathleenCassidy, Itisestimatedthattherewere204.1 childreninattendanceatafancydress ballorganisedbyMrs.McDonough,of theSweetStall,andwhichwasheldCIL Fridayeevning.Manynovelcostumes weretobeviewed,andtheki-ld:es weretreatedtoamostenjoyableevening.Thesupperwasadistinctivefeatureoftheentertainment.

Mr.andMrs.RegTindal,ofConwa street,celebratedamemorableevent, thecloseoftheirson's(Jack)scholasticeducationattheChristianBrothers' College,withapartyattheirresidenceonThursdayevening.Manyof Jack'sformerschoolmatesandother youngfriendshadassembledforthe occasion,andallparticipatedingames. dancing,andsinging,whichmadethe hoursspeedalltooswiftlytillitwas timetodepart. Allwerepleasedtolearnlastweek ofthesuccesswithwhichMasterRon PrunsterhasbroughthisUniversity coursetoaclose.Afterthreeyears ofclosestudy,Ronhasachievedthe honourofcompletingthecourseof BachelorofScienceinAgriculture passingallsubjectsinhisfinalyear Ron,whoisasonofMrs.Prunster. formerlyofFitzgerald-street,butnow ofMt.Lawley,passedhis19th.milestonelastAugust.Hereceivedhis earlyeducationattheGeraldtonState School,buthis educatior wasentrustedtotheChristianBrothers'College,Perth.Wejoiniswish:ngRonthebestofgoodthings.iutho Cuttire Wearelookingforwardte manyformerGeraldtoniansduritf.:)11) ChristmasandNewYearvacationroil alreadymanyafondmotherismaking preparationsandscheming forawelcomehome-coming.

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Thirtyyearsago,theautomobilewas aman'screationmadeforman.The firstjobwastogetittorun.Later, theytriedtodressitupandmakeit lookbetter.Thenthewomenbegan tobeafactorinthemarket.The closedcararrived.Lineharmony'2.1 gage-)theattentionofexperts.

Intheolddaysanautomobilecorn prisedanumberifunitswhichbore littleornorelationtoeachother,such ashood,radiator,lamps,body,fenders, runninghoards,bumpers,andwheels. Niiattemptwasmadetotiethee unitstogether.To-day,litheharmony isavitalfactorintheevolutionof heautifulmodels.AccordingtoDurantengineersandbodydesigners,line harmonymaybedefinedasapleasing blendingoflinesandmassestoproduceabeautiftiensemble.

IndesigningtheDurant60Sedan, forinstance,diligenteffortsweremade toharmoniseorblendthelinesof variousunits.Theresultisanexcep tionallypleasingeffect.Side,front andrearviewswereeachstudiedas4 unitofdesign.Theendsofstraight lines,insteadof_terminatingabruptly, areblendedwhereverpossibleincurvedlines.Thisexplainswhythefront oftheSixtyhassuchadistinctiveradiatorandgracefullycurvedfenders. Hoodandcowllinesalsomergein tastefulsymmetry.Rearfenderscurve intotherunningboards,instead makingasharp,inharmoniousangle.

Anotherexampleoflineharmonyis foundintheDurant60Coupe.The rearquartersofthebodyandthefine curveoftherumbleseatdeckaremas terpiecesofflowinglinedesign.The distinctivelineharmonyofeveryDun antmodelsuggestssweepingpower andsmoothness"underthehood,"and reflectsthehighstandardofDurant qualityinworkmanshipandmaterials.

EducativeWanderlust.-"Theysayif there'sanythinginaman,travelwill luringitout."

"Youtell'em!Ifoundthatoutmy firstdayatsea."

TrottingTrotting

TO-NIGHT(Saturday)TO-NIGHT

LASTMEETINGONOLDCOURSE.

LASTMEETINGONOLDCOURSE.

TWORACESFOR220ANDBETTERCLASS.

TWORACESFOR2.20ANDBETTERCLASS.

TheWestAustralianTrottingAssociation(Incorporated). A.R.FLINT,Secretary.

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AuntTabitha'sChristmasStocking

ChristmasBells.

CONFECTIONSFORMAIDSANDMATRONS.

Takeacupofthankfulness, Takeacupoflove; Taketheherbsthatcheerandbless, Drawnfromstoresabove.

Takeapinchortwoofpains, Andanounceofwit, Andofsecrecytwograins, Justtoflavourit.

Cookitatthefireofzest, Seekingnotyourown; Youwillhavethemerriest Christmaseverknown.

This,fairreaders,is;notarecipefor aChristmaspudding,butagoodrecipeforourconductatChristmas time.ChristmasDayisadayofhars monoandpeace;adayofloveandrejoicingforoneandall.Asmileof sympathyandunderstanding,afew tenderwords:awordofforgiveness forwrongrealorfanciedwillmakeall thedifferencetothepeoplewemeet onChristmasDay.Spareakindly thoughtbygivingasmalltokenof goodwill.Thearticlemaycostonly themeresttrifle.butitwillbeofincalculablevaluetoahales-heartthat wouldotherwisebehurgotten.Afew wordsofcheeraswegreeteachother onChristmasmorn:ahelpinghand heldouttothosenotsofortunateas ourselves.Spareafewmomentsfor thesickandgrief-stricken.Eradicate bitternesstowardsothersfromyour hearts.Allthesethingsareonly trifles,huttriflesgotomakeawhole, andtheseverytriflingmatterswilltend tomakeahappieri-hristmas,not',JIB forourselves.butforallthosewith whomwecomeincontactonChrist marDay,andthesongofthe'Herald Angelsrecordedthroughtheagesof "Peaceonearth,goodwilltomen,will ringandre-echoinourownheartson thenataldayofourSaviour.

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Fashion.

ChristmasisonBaweekortw away,andmostoftheshopsarcgailv dee''ratedwithtoysandcoloured papers.Presentsforchildrenofa largergrowtharebeingdisplayed,and verybeautifulandvariedaresomeof thegiftssuitableformementoesofthis festiveseason.Brennan'swindowdisplayssomelivelyfrocksandhats,suitablegiftsfromthehusbandtothe wife.Foy'sareshowingalovelyar layoffancygoods,anyofwhichwould makeanacceptablegiftforChristmas Boan'sMurray-streetwindowhasa charmingdisplayofsilverware,while whatcouldhenicertl:anadresslength fromCourt's. newdressisalways acceptable.andsilklendsitselffavourablytothepleat.:whichareused inmanywaysinskirtdiversification.

Mrs.L.Learmontharrivedbythe OrontesfromEngland.Sheisona

\iSittoherson,Mr.BrianLearmonth, Mrs.LearmonthwillstayattheHotel EsplanadeduringhervisittoPerth.

Mrs.HamlinhasreturnedtoAlbany. ShecametoPerthtomeethermother, Mrs.TomLough.whoreturnedto Perthafterpayingavisittothe'BritishIsles.

MadamedeLatvurentertainedsome ofherfriendsatabridgepartyather home,PeppermintGrove,lastweek. Thehostessrezivedherguestsina .:martfrockoilblackfloralgeorgette, withtouchesofred.Thefollowing wereamongsttheguests:Mesdames RoyMitchell,R.Smith,Dakin,A. Downing,Kie.Derry,DeWitt,Berry, DSmith,Bishop,andS.Barker.

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TheEnglishpiersisenthusiasticin itspraise MrKCV\11 Mallon,a Qu'L'ciylandmusician,whoisatpresent inEngland.

NIT-,F.Welsh,of\\arrabongStation, Marl.leBar,isaninmateinWestmin oa-Hospital,Perth. * * * *

N1rsflio:kev,ofWestLeederville.is sluAvivrecoveringfromaseriousillness.SheisatpresentinValise()Hosja'a!,GiFebetreHill 'C * * *

AveryprettyweddingwascelebratedfataleatSt.Patriok'sChurch,Havel' street,theemitractingparties ein:MissNIStevens.onlydaughter fMrandMrs.F.Stevens,ofClare:auailtintNIrWGavan-Duffy,of jaremont.Thebride,whowasgiven tearleyherfather.lookedsweetly prettyinagownofpalepinksatin, withclingingbodiceandlong,full skirt,the-unevenhemtouchingthe groundinplaces AveilofLimerick lacewasheldinplacewithafiletof orangeblossoms.Shecarriedashower bouquetofpinkrosesandcarnations. II' 'gildswereMissGGavanaftvandMissJoanandBettyEver. and charmingtheylookedinthe ealestoflink.Mr.J.McMullencarc,1,mtthedutiesofhestman. A receptionwasheldintheKarrakatta 'sailaftertheceremony. Mr.and MrsGavan-Duffyleftbymotorcar duringtheevening,thebridetravellinginanensemble'fchocolatewith snggosotionsoffawn,rodandgreen. * * *

Mr.J.Fogarty,aQueenslander,is makingashortstayintheWest.He iscombiningbusinesswithpleasure, ardisenthusiasticovertheviewsof PerthfromKing'sPark. * * * *

Someofthesepleatsareverycleverly adapted.Youwillseethemranged ononesideoftheskirt,atthefront, orthebackonly;hutthegeneraleffect ofsnugnessatthehipsmustheclosely adheredto.Godets,tierspanels,as wellaspleats.influencethestyleof theskirts. Asmuchinterestcanbeattachedto aneck-lineindressmakingasaskirt. AslightVorUlineisemphasised. andquiteawealthofimaginationis spentonsuchdetailastrimming.There arenoveladaptationsofcapes,berthas. kerchiefs,andscarves,reverandjabot ideasexpressedincontrastingcolours orlace.Atouchofcolouratthe neck-lineisoftenrepeatedonthe skirtorsleeves,andifcarefullyplaced lendsquiteaParisiantouchtothe frock.Thewaistlineisslowlybut surelyregainingitsnaturalposition. Withthereturntotheprincesssilhouetteitcouldhardlybeotherwise.

Foralldressyoccasions,aswellas forsports,theensembleiscorrectat tire.Thebolerojacketisbeingworn withdressylaceorcrepefrocksfor afternoonwear.Foractivesports, suchastennis.alightcoatisanecessitytowearafterastrenuousgamehas beenindulgedin.itpreventscatchingcoldinthecooling-offprocess.if thecoatharmoniseswiththesimple tennisfrock.thegeneraleffectwillbe moreengagingthanithasbeenfor manyyears.Simplefrocksforthe youngladygoingtobusinesslookfar moresensibleandlusinesslikeban dressycrepedechinesorvoiles.Relegatethesedressyfrockstotheir properplace.whichdecidedlyisnot theofficeorshop.

QuaintChristmasgiftscanbemade antofninon,silk,orgeorgetteleft overfromthesummerfrocks.Pincushionsareagaininvogue:alsokewpies,daintylittleaprons.boudoircaps. etc.

Social.

MissMollyVaughan,whocameto PerthfortheUniversityexaminationc, hasreturnedtoherhomeinAlbany.

ABrideShouldWear:

"Somethingold,"saystheancient rhyme: Thissquareoflawnandlace, Mygrandmastitchedinafar-offtime. Herweddingdaytograce. 'Somethingnew,"fromthefilmyveil

Totwinklingsilvershoes; Newgarmentsallarethepetalspale, Love'sbridalrosemaychoose.

"Somethingborrowed,"acynicfriend Oftjestsatmarriageties; Yethasshebraideredthissmockto lend Withmistedmockingeyes. "Somethingblue,"soaboveeachknee, Anazuregarlandclings; Atendersmileforsuchmummery Whenlove,thebluebirdsings.

TheChristmasStocking.

Onlyelevenmoredays,andSanta Clauswillbefillingthestockinghangingupinfrontofthefireplace.When thechildrenareinthelandofNod, SantaClauswillslipsilentlyin: "Hecomesinthenight:hecomesin thenight; Ilesoftly.silentlycomes, Whilethelittlebrownheadsonthe pillowssowhite, Aredreamingofbuglesanddrums."

Andwhatvividdreamsthelittle oneshaveonChristmasEve,andhow wemotherslistenforthegleeon Christmasmorningwhentheweeladdiesandlassiesawakefromtheir slumberatdaybreak.Thelaughter antijos-asthecontentsofthestockingsareemptiedoutandeachother's presentsexamined.Thencomesthe tiptoeingtomother'sroomforChristmasgreetings.Christmasisthechildren'stime:butasthedaypasses woulditnotbeniceifwecouldecho thesewordsfromawell-knownpoet:

TheWorldisBetterThatILived

To-Day.

Letint.'to-daydosomethingthatwill take

Alittlesadnessfromtheworld's greatstore, AndmayIbesofavouredastomake Ofjoystooscantysumalittlemore. Letmenothurtbyanyselfishdeed.

Orthoughtlessword,theheartof foeorfriend; NorwouldIpassunseeingworthyneed OrsinbysilencewhereIshoulddefend.

MakeaRealWestAustralianPudding.

Recipe:1lb.stonedWestAustralian raisins,ilb.WestAustraliancurrants, 1.1b.WestAustraliansultanas,2oz. Plaistowe'smixedpeelorPlaistowe's lemonpeel,11pintsWestAustralian breadcrumbs,1teaspoonmixedspice, halfanutmeg,ilb.sugar,Vb.West Australianbutter,10WestAustralian eggs,1teaspooncarbonatesoda,Ateaspooncreamoftartar, 1 breakfast cupfulofWestAustralianflour.Beat butterandsugartocream,addeggs wellbeaten,addotheringredients;mix wellandboilorsteamsixhours.If halfquantitiesused,steamedfive hours,itmakesagoodpuddingsufficientforafamilyofsixoreight.

BeOptimistic.

".brightheartsgivelightwithout meaningtoshine,"andaswetravelon throughlifewewillfindthattodec.elopourcharactersweneednotonly toyandsunshine,buttrials,difficultiestoovercome,anddarkdaysto mellowit.Thereareendlessdays, whenwethinkthatourchanceshave ixenfew,andourlotanuncommonly hardone:thatmoregriefhasbeen ,xperiencedinourlivesthaninany oneelse's.Attimes,lifeappearsto hetoodullandmonotonous;butdo weeverstopandreflectthatalllives experiencegoodandbadtimes,fairly equallydistributed? Eventhoughto-daywemaybejourneyinginthesunshine,somefellolo, .nortalistravelling,throughdark '!iouds.Wewillnitalwaysbaskin --hewarmthofthesun.Darkdays willalsocomeforus;buthowbright hesunappearswhentheshadowslift. Timeisawonderfulhealer,andassure;Vasgriefandhardtimesnowand (gainovertakeus,justassurelywill toy,happiness,andprosperitygreetus whentheshadowslift.Bephitosophical.takingeachdayasitcomes. thegouriwiththebad,thesunwith theshadow.Trytogainknowledge byovercomingdifficulties,andgreetmgeachnewphaseoflifeasitcomes withacheery,optimisticsmile.Be likeanindiarubberball:nomatter howoftenyouarethrowntothe ground,bounceupagain,andyouwill conquerintheend.Rememberthat "itisnotinstormandtrialsthat wetaketimetoreflect,butafterwards, whenthewaterhasgoneoverowsoul.-M.R

ThgGloryBox.

Mrs..Ballantyne.ofDalwallinu,left byaeroplaneonTuesdaylastforthe EasternStates,torenewthefriendshipsofoldacquaintances.

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Dr.J.M.Hendersonpassedthrough Fremantlelastweekonhisreturnto QueenslandHehadapleasanttrip :0.a-owl.butisgladtoreachtheshores ofAustraliaagain.

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Mrs.CR.Cornish'sbabyboyRichulcamesecondinthepopularbaby osanpetitioninaidoftheChurchat '!arnarvon,heldlastweek. Miss Maud,,Richardson,ofPerth,isona healthtriotoCarnarvon,andisstayingwithhercousin,Mrs.C.R.COI, aish.

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MissgridieMolloy,ofKalgoorlie,intendspayingavisittoPerthshortly, whenshewillhavemuchpleasurein renewingoldfriendships.

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Mrs.Corry,ofKalgoorlie.hastaken aflatatSt.George'sTerraceforthe summer.

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Mrs.IIFarrel,accompaniedbyher 'laughter,leftbytrainlastweekfor longtourintheEasternStates. Mr.andMrs.McCannareleavinytby haKatoombatovisittheirdaughter inBrisbane.

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Averyenjoyableeveningwasgiven lastweekbyMr.J.Smith,managerof Yalui-MhaWines,tohisstaff.Dancing, musicalitems.andnoveltieshelpedto maketheeveningahugesuccess.Mrs. Hughes,thehostess,whowasassisted byherdaughter,receivedherguestsin a(-harmingFrenchfrockofwhite onlinevelvet,whileMissZoeHughes l's'keelsweetlyprettyinanOldonelli greencreperelievedwitholdlace.An excellentsupperwasprovided,and theusualtoastswerehonoured.

Mr.Alex.Duggan.Youngestsonof Mr.T.P.Duggan,ofYericion,isat presentaninmateofNorthamHos nital,owingtoanaccidentwitha horse.

Letmeto-nightlookbackacrossthe span. 'Twistdawnanddark,andtomy consciencesay. Becauseofsomegoodacttochildor man, TheworldisbetterthatIlivedtoday.

Recipes. Astherecipeshavealreadybeen giveninthesepagesforChristmas cakesandChristmaspuddings,itisnot necessarytorepeatthem;butthefollowingrecipeswilldonicelyforChristmastime:

Cocoane!Macaroons:Twoeggs (whitesonly).onequarterlb.dessicatedcocoanut,:ourouncessugar.Beat thewhitesoftheeggsuntiltheyare verystiff:siftinthesugar,andadd thecocoanut.Dropfromateaspbon ontosheetsofriceorwaferpaper. Bakealightbrowninaslowoven.

NeapolitanBiscuits:Sixoz.ground almonds,fourouncessuger,1dessertspoonflour,twowhitesofeggs.Beat theeggwhitestoastifffroth;then mixallingredientstogether.Drop themixtureinspoonfulsonagreased bakingtin,andbakeuntilbrown.

Childrenlovebiscuitsfortheirpicnic'luncheon's.Home-madebiscuits alwaysseemtotastebetterthanthe boughtones,andyoucancutthem intoprettyshapesanddecoratethem nicely.

DateBiscuits:Twoeggs,onelb.of dates,quarterlb.butter,twolbs.selfraisingflour,half,poundofsugar.Method:Creamthebutterandsugar;then makeitintoastiffpastewiththe eggsandflour.Rolloutquitethin; cutintoshapes,rollastoneddatein each,lettingthepastejustoverlap. Cookinafairlyquickovenuntila goldenbrown. Childrenarenotfondofstalebiscuitsandpaste,sodonotmaketoo manyatatime,oryoumayhearthe samecomplaintthatwasheardina shop:Ayoungcustomerwascomplainingthatthepastryservedtohim.'was staleandhard.Thepastry-cookbecameindignant,andsaid:"'Myboy,I wouldhaveyouknowthatIwasmakingpastrybeforeyouwereborn." "Granted,"saidtheboy;"butwhy sellthatpastrynow?"

Yearsagoeverygirlwhomarried consideredthatshehadtohaveat leastadozenofeverything,especially inhouselinen;andthesearticleswere ofsuchgoodmaterialthattheylasted fouryearsandyears.Timeshave changed,andthestyleschangesorapidlythatwhereadozenarticlesoflingerieyearsagowasconsideredbarely sufficient,halfadozenisth9number nowchosen.But,withtheexception oftabledamask,itisjustaswellto adheretothegoodold-fashionedrule ofadozeneachofhouseholdlinen. Thefashionsinlingerieareconstantly changing,andadozenarticleswould becomeold-fashionedbeforebeing wornout.

Crepedechineisidealforabride's trousseau;butartificialsilk,Japanese andChinasilkareexcellent.Youcan procuretheminlovelycolours,and theycometriumphantlythroughrepeatedvisitstothewashtub.Very oftenremnantscanbeboughtathalt pricethatwillmakeausefulpieceof wearingapparel.

Tablematsare-v-eplacingthetableclothsinmanyhomes,andallsortsof prettycoloursarebeingused.Byusing thesemats,alotofirksomewashing andironingofheavytable-cloths1.1r bedoneawaywith,asthesetablemats arelightandeasytohandle.It wouldbeaswelltoincludeanumber oftheseprettylittlematsintheglorybox.Withregardtohouseholdlinen fortwopeople:Itisaswellashave sixbathtowels,sixfacetowels,two bathmats.Ofcourse,afewextrawill notcomeamiss;andifyouallowthree pairsofsheets,threepillowslips,and twobedcoversforeachbedinthe house,youwillfindyouhaveanample supply. Nearlyallgirlsarepartialtofancywork,andd'oyleys,runners,mats,etc., canbeworkedatoddmomentstofill theirspecialnicheintheglory-box.We allplaceaspecialvalueonourown work,andfeelquiteathrillofpride whenwearedisplayingittoourgirl friends.Itistheambitionofnearly everysensiblegirltogetmarriedand tohaveawell-filledglory-box. ,..,,simaimiliammimammistiongusiameiasseivisms-

G.E.DINES

AWealthofStrength

BeneathItsClassicBeauty

WHENthefirstChrysleroverthrewtraditionsof Wmotorcarbeautyandbehavior,therewasatwofoldpurposefordevisingthenewpracticesindesign andconstructionitintroduced.

Chryslerengineersdeterminedtoreplaceawkward bulkwithlithegrace,stodginesswithalertandzestfulperformance.Guidedbythecanonsorclassicart, theytranslatedauthenticprinciplesofbeautyinto automotiveterms.

ThepurposeofChrysler'snewdesignwasalsoto alliancetheutilityoftheChryslercar.

ThesturdyarchesoftheRomanaqueductswhich havestoodfor2000yearshavebeenrecognisedas amongstthefinestachievementsofman'shancliwotk.

NotappearancealonedirectedChryslerengineersto thearchoftheaqueduct.Thetruearchistheacme ofstiengthandrigidity,andsoitwastheRoman archthatservedasthemodelfortheconstruction ofChryslerwindowsanddoors.Thussolidityand trustworthinesswereconcentratedatthispoint,masked byclassiccurveandflowingline.

ItwasnothaphazardexperimentandaccidentalachievementthatdevelopedChryslercarsintosymbolsof graceinmotion.'TheygivegreatervalueinperformanceaswellasappearancebecauseChryslerengineershaveneverrelinquishedthattwofoldpurposeof combiningbeautywithutility,swiftnesswithsturdines,,andluxurywithdependability,mtheproved integrityofChryslercars. O.ill