The Record Newspaper 01 October 1942

"Peoplehaveceasedtoregardabortionasmurder,whichit

is."

FederalMemberSeekstoBan ManufactureofContraceptives

MinisterialConcernOverIncreaseofAbortion

Thefollowingcorrespondence,which haspassedbetweenMr.A,AColwell, M.H.R.,andFederalMinisters,willbe ofgreatinteresttotheCatholiccommunity,asitdealswiththosevital questionsofcontraception,abortionand marriageloans,whichhaveabsorbed Catholicsthesemanyyears,buthave becomeofnationalimportonlythrough theshockofwar

MR.CALWELLSCORRESPONDENCEWITHMINISTERS.

Mr,A,A,Colwell,M,H.R.,hasreceivedthefollowingreplyfromMr.J. J.Dedman,MinisterforWarOrganisationofIndustry,regardingtheuseof contraceptivedeviceswhichheisurgingtheGovernmenttoban:

"MinisterforWarOrganisation ofIndustry, "Box2831AA,G.P.O.. "Melbourne,Cl., "7th.September,1942.

"DearMr.Colwell,-

"Iacknowledgereceiptofyourcommunicationofthe31st.August,1942, inwhichyoumakecertaincomments onmyletterofthe26th,ultimo.

"Whileyoumadenoreferenceto V.D.,myreferencewasgermanetothe issuesraisedinyouroriginalletter,in thattheuseofcontraceptivesisadvocatedbymanymedicalauthoritiesas ameansofcontrollingV.D.

"Imustregistermydisagreement withyourstatementthatI'lightlydismissed'theuseofcontraceptives,The 'deep-seatedsocialdisease'towhichI referredwasnotimmorality,butthe decision,onthepartofmarriedcouples,eithertohavenochildrenatall ortolimitthesizeoftheirfamilies toasmallernumber,Thisdecision couldbetheresultofacourseofconductnotinvolvingtheuseofanycontraceptivedevice,and,thereforenot involvingimmoralityinthegenerally acceptedsense,

"Asemphaticallyasyourself,Icondemntheuseofcontraceptivesinso

*MarriageLoans

Advocatedas PositiveRemedialMeasure

farasthispromotespromiscuoussexual intercourse.

"TheresolutionpassedbytheA.L.P., Coogee,isnoted;Ithankyoufordrawingmyattentiontoit-Yoursfaithfully,

"JOHNJ.DEDMAN.

"ArthurA.Calwell,Esq., "ParliamentHouse, "Canberra,A.C.T."

GREATNATIONALDANGER.

Mr.Calwellhaswrittenthefollowing lettertoMr,E,J,Holloway,Minister forSocialServices:

"9th.September,1942.

"DearMr.Holloway,-

"Pleaseacceptmycongratulationson theactionwhichyouhavetakento dealwiththecontraceptiveevil.It isparticularlygratifyingtonotefrom yourpressannouncementthatthisis only'thefirststeptowardsmeeting thisgreatnationaldanger,'Thenext steps,Isuggest,are:

"(1)Thebanningofmanufactureof contraceptives.

"(2)TheintroductionofRegulations undertheNationalSecurityActtodeal %%IL,.abortion,

"(3)Theintroductionofasystemof marriageloans,

"Ibelievethemaindifficultyinthe wayofbanningthemanufactureofcontraceptivesisthepracticeofissuing themtomembersofthefightingforces, Toovercomethis,Imadeasuggestion amonthorsoagotothePrimeMinister,inhiscapacityasMinisterforDefencethatheinvitetheMinisterfor theArmy,theMinisterfortheNavy, andtheMinisterforAir,totryouta plansuccessfullyadoptedbythateminentauthority,Dr.HallidaySutherland.Ihavenotyetheardwhether thissuggestionhasbeenactedupon.If ithas,andthetrialprovessuccessful,

THESHOPFORBETTERSERVICE. Anygoodssenttocountrynotsatisfactorywepayfreight.

Ourmottois:"Wehaveit;wewill getit,oritcannotbehad."

thenthosewhoadvocatetheissueof contraceptivestomembersoftheforces willnolongerhaveacase,and,theremainingobjectionhavingthusbeenremoved,thewaywillbecleartooutlaw theproductionoftheserace-suicidedevices.

"Idrewattentiontotheabortionevil whentheNationalFitnessBillwasintroducedbythethenMinisterforSocialServices(SirFrederick'tewart), Ats)rtionhasincreasedgrei-tinthis countryinrecentyears,duetoarelaxedmoralconscienceonthepartof manypeople,andbecausepractitioners ofthiscrimehavefoundthatitis verydifficultfortheCrowntosecure convictionsunderStateLaws.Some membersofjuries(generallyinsufficientnumberstocausedisagreement) arenowpronetoregardabortionasa socialnecessity,almost;manypeople haveceasedtoregarditasmurder, whichitundoubtedlyis,

"Therapidriseintherateofnatural increaseofthepopulationinGermany immediatelybeforethewarwasdue, notonlytotheintroductionofasystemofmarriageloansandchilden dowment,butalsotothestrengthening ofthelawdealingwithcriminalaboition,Italyhadsimilarlegislation; andFrance,consciousofherfalling birth-rate,adoptedthesamemeasures justbeforetheoutbreako'thewar, InRussia,abortionwaslegalisedinthe firstyearoftheRevolutionbutbecauseofthedisastrouseffectsofits increasingprevalencethatcountrywas forcedtoreverseitspolicyanddissuade itspeoplefrominterferingwithnaturalprocesses.

"Unfortunately,innopartofthe BritishCommonwealthofNationsis thereasystemofmarriageloansin existence,andnopartoftheworld feelstheneedofpopulationto-dayas muchasdoeseveryportioncfthat sameCommonwealth.

MARRIAGELOANS.

"InAustraliathewisdomofintroducingasystemofmarriageloans, whichwouldsecureowne.'Thipofsome propertyonmarriage,shouldholda strongappealforallHetthinkingpeoplewhohavethebestinterestsofAus. traliaatheart.Toooftenheavytributetohirepurchasecompaniesand mortgageeseatsupagreatportionof theincomeofyoungcouples,andisa sourceoftemptationtothemtolimit thesizeoftheirfamilies.Withthe majorityofouryoungmenunderarms, itisimperativethattheflowerofthe nation'smanhoodshouldbeableto marryandproducethenextgeneration. Menofthefightingforcesdonot,by reasonofenlistment,losetheirordinarynaturalrighttomarry,anditis amistakenpolicytosuggestthatthey shouldpostponemarriageuntilafter thewar.Agreatermistake,still,is tosuggestthatthereshouldbeno childrenuntilafterthewarOnthe contrary,itishighlydesirable,both fromtheindividualandsocialstandpoint,thatmembersofthefighting forcesshouldbeencouragedandassistedtomarry.Wife,familyandhome areamongthestrongesttieswhich holdamantotherealitiesoflife.There canbelittledoubtthatoftenthought ofhiswifeandchildrenathomeisthe decidingfactorinresistingtemptation toviceandinstrengtheningmorale.

"Iunderstandthat,inordertoencouragethebirthrateunderschemes ofmarriageloansinoperationinother countries,portionsoftheadvancesare progressivelyremittedasthenumber ofchildreninthefamilyincreases.No doubtparticularsoftheseschemesare onrecordinyourDepartmentandI suggestthatyouarrangeforasmall inter-Departmentcommitteeofexperts toexaminethem.withtheobjectof formulatingamarriageloanproposal

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DRAPERS

TobeaChristian,mustonebelongtoaChurch?

Clearingupsomeerrors aboutgod'somniscience

HOWDOESWARSTAND INRELATIONTOTHE ilt7;Commandment'

"Seeker,"Darlinghurst.

Q.:Doyoureallybelievethat,inorder tobeaChristian,onemustbelong toaChurch?

R.:TobeaChristianinthefull senseofthewordonemustbelongto theChurchChristpersonallyestablished.Itisamistaketoimaginethat itisquiteanoptionalmatterasto whetheronebelongstotheChurchor not.Peoplewhothinklikethathave awrongideaastohowtheChurch cameintoexistence.Theythinkthat afewhumanbeingsgottogetherand decidedthattheywouldliketoform themselvesintoasociety.Butthose whoknowtheGospelsknowthat ChristHimselfestablishedtheChurch, prescribeditsconstitutionandrules, bestoweduponitauthoritytoteach mankindandregulatedivineworship, andmadeitcompulsoryforallHis followerstobelongtoit.Inother words,theChurchisnotahuman,but adivineinstitution,Imaintain,of course,thattheCatholicChurchalone canclaimtobetheactualChurchestablishedbyChrist.

THEBETTERCHRISTIANS, Q.:BelongingtoaChurchwouldnot makemeabetterChristian.

R,:WhatisagoodChristian?Surely,beforeelse,onewhofulfilsthewill ofChrist.If,then,byjoiningthe Church,youdothewillofChristas youarenotdoingitnow,youwillat leastbethebetterChristianbythat much.Wearenotmerelyindividuals.Wearesocialbeingsalso.And weareobligedtoworshipGodboth privatelyandpubliclyinbothourindividualandoursocialcapacity. Christthereforeinsistedthatwe shouldassembletogetherinorderto worshipGod,andlieprescribedthe meansofcommonorcorporateworship.So,fromtheverybeginning, Christianshavegatheredtogether primarilyandregularlytoworship GodinthenameofJesusChrist,Peoplewhoisolatethemselvesfromtheir fellowChristiansinlonelyindividualismmaytrytopractisesomeChristianvirtues:buttheycertainlyviolatethewillofChristinamostimportantmatter.HeestablishedHis Church,andinsiststhatwebelongto it, * * * *

THEPRESCRIBEDWORSHIP.

Q.:IcanworshipGodsincerelyinmy ownwaywhereverImayhappento be.

1(,:AsaChristianyouareobliged toworshipGod,notinyourownway, butinthewayprescribedbyChrist. AndHeleft,astheverycentralact ofHisworship,theHolyEucharist. TheHolyEucharistisatonceaSacramentofferedtomen.Christleft HimselfreallypresentintheEucharistthatwemighthavealivingand perpetualcommemorationofHisredemptiveworkinourmidst.The sacrificeofCalvaryis,notrepeated, butcontinuedintheChurchbythe SacrificeoftheMass.AndChristians areobligedtoassistcorporatelyat thatSacrificeoftheMass,Alsothey areobligedtoreceiveChristinHoly Communion."HethateatethMe," saidChrist,"thesameshallliveby Me"AllthattheChristianreligion isfindsitsexpressionintheSacrifice oftheMass,andintheSacramentof HolyCommunion.Andsolongas neoplecutthemselvesofffromthese theycannotclaimtobefullyandcompletelyChristian.Iwillgladlygo moredeeplyintothesethings,ifyou wishForitisquiteobviousthatyou aresincere,andthatyourdifficulties ariseonlyfrominadequateknowledge oftheChristianreligion.Iwillgladlydeal,therefore,withanyfurther questionsyouchoosetosend.

KnowledgeofGod

T.M.F,,Maroubra:

Q.:Toclearupsomepointsdiscussed inmypreviousletter,Iclaimthat therecanbenoconceptionof"omniscience.'withoutfirst"some"conceptionofscience.Thatis,without "some"knowledgetherecanbeno ideaof"all"knowledge.

R.:Withthat amincomplete agreement.

Q.:Thesameprincipleappliestoall theknowncharacteristicsofthe Deity. K:Itcertainlyappliestoany knowledgewepossessofthecharac-

Istheslaughterofwaridentical thekillingforbiddenbythe FifthCommandment?

with

teristicsoftheDeity.Beforewecan saythatGodhas"all"knowledge,we mustknowatleastwhatknowledgeis, andpossess"some"ofit.

Q.:WhenIspeakofGodas"omniscient,"Idonot"removeHimfrom allcreatedcategories,"asyousay.

R Iwasnotaccusingyouofdoing that,asifyoudidwrongly.Iwas merelypointingoutthatonewhoadmitsGodtobe"omniscent"mustlogicallyadmitthatlieisbeyondall createdcategories,andthatHeisin adifferentorderofbeingaltogether fromthecreatedrealityoftheUniverse.Ifyoudonotadmitthat, youshould,Forcreatedrealityis finiteandlimited.But"omniscience" isinfiniteandunlimitedknowledge. Nolimitedandcreatedintelligence couldpossessit,Onceyouadmit thatGodpossessesit,therefore,you admitthatHeisnottoberanked withcreatedbeings,butthatHemust possessadistinctorderofrealitypropertoHimself,andtranscendingthat ofthisworld.

HUMANMINDLIMITED.

Q.:IcomprehendHis"omniscience" through"science."

R.:Thetermsyouusemakediscussionofyourstatementsverydifficult. Fromyourpartialknowledgeyoucan concludebyreasontothefactthat Godmusthaveallknowledge,orbe "omniscient."Butthatdoesnot meanthatyou"comprehendHisomniscience,"ifonetakesthosewordsin theirnormalsense.For"tocomprehend"is"tounderstandfully,"and God's"omniscience"is"allthatHe knows,"NocreatedintelligenceunderstandsfullyallthatGodknows.

Q.:Irealisewhat"all"knowledge meansthrough"partial"knowledge,

R,:Fromyourownpartialknowledgeyoucangiveadefinitesenseto theterm"knowledge."Youcanthen predicateknowledgeofGod,or,ifyou wish,attributeittoHim,denyingin Hiscaseallthelimitationstowhich createdintelligencesaresubject,In otherwords,whilstyourealisethat Godmustbeomniscient,youdonot

realisewhatitistobeomniscient. YouwouldhavetobeGodHimself forthat!ThatillustrateswhatI meantwhenIsaidthatGodisbeyond allcreatedcategories.YouandGod, thecreatureandtheCreator,arein quitedistinctordersofbeing.Your letterisnotalwaysverycleartome, butagainandagainyourideassuggesttomethatyouarenotsomucha theistasapantheist.Youseemto identifyGodwiththeuniverserather thanenvisageHimasdistinctfromit, andtheCreatorofit.

WHATREVELATIONMEANS.

Q.:GodrevealsHimselftomeinHis "omnipotence"justassurelyinelectricity,storms,tides,explosiveelements,etc,,asHedoestoyou through"revealedreligion."

R.:I'mafraidImustquarrelwith thatstatementallalongtheline,Firstly,thepowersyouperceiveinnature arenotthe"omnipotence"ofGod, Theyarecreatedpowerswithwhich theuniverseisendowedbytheGod whomadeit.Inseeingthosepowers orforceswedonotseetheomnipotenceofGod,butaneffectofGod's omnipotence.Andweknowsimply thatGodmustbeomnipotentbyreasoningfromeffectstotheircause.

Secondly,thediscoveryfromtheeffectsweseethattheremustbean omnipotentGodisnotarevelationin thestrictsenseofthatword.Itis theattainingofknowledgefromour ownobservations,andbyourowninnatepowerofreason.Revelationin thestrictsenseofthewordisthe manifestationtousofatruthbysomebodyelse,atruthatwhichwedidnot arrivebyourownefforts,Forexample,youmightdiscoverwherea thingishidden.Butifyousaid, "Well,that'sarevelationtome"you wouldbespeakingonlyloosely,On theotherhand,ifyou-failedtofindit yourself,itwouldbeinthestrictsense thatIwouldsay,"Iwillrevealtoyou whereitis."Anyknowledgevou discoveraboutGodfromtheuniverse, therefore,isnotstrictlyspeakingrevelation.ButChristianityisa"revealedreligion'inthestrictsenseof theword,Overandaboveanything wecoulddiscoverforourselves,God hasdirectlymanifestedtousmuch informationaboutHimself,ourrelationshipswithHim,andthefuture destinyawaitingus,

Thirdly,Imustdenythatyour knowledgeofGod,derivedbyreasoningfromtheuniverseaboutyou,is justas"sure"asthatwhichChristianspossessbydivinerevelation.We, ofcourse,sharethenaturalknowledge

youpossess.Butwehavegreater certaintyoftheadditionalknowledge wegetfromdivinerevelationthanwe haveofthenaturalknowledgeobtainedasaresultofourownreasoning. ForGod'somniscienceandveracityin whatHerevealsaresurergroundsof confidencethanthereliabilityofhumanreasoninitsownnaturalconclusions.

* *

MIRACLESANDFAITH.

Q,:Youteachbeliefbyfaithinmiracleswhichmay,ormaynot,have happened2000yearsago.Irecogniseamiracleineverybreath-and somucheasiertobelieve!

R.:Youdonotrightlystatethe Christianposition.Webelieveby faithallthatGodhasrevealedthrough Christ,findingreasonablegroundsfor theclaimsofChristtobetheSonof GodinthehistoricalfactofHismiracles.Thatthosemiraclesoccurred isnotdoubtfulandthemerelapseof timesincetheyhappenedhasinno wayweakenedtheevidenceforthem. Historicaleventsdon'tbecomeless andlessrealastimegoeson,The justificationofthemiraclesofChrist ashistoricalfacts,ofcourse,introduces thequestionoftheauthenticityofthe Gospels.IknowthatyoudonotaccepttheGospelaccountsasauthentic; butIdenythatyouhaveanysound reasonforrejectingthem, Asforyoustatementthatyourecogniseamiracleineverybreath,I mustpointoutthatyouarenotthere usingtheword"miracle"inthesame senseasourselves.Yourmiracleis butanaturalphenomenon,exciting wonderandadmiration.Butwedo notacceptthatasamiracle.Forus amiracleisanextraordinaryevent exceedingallthenaturalpowersof creation,andwhichcanbeexplained onlybythespecialinterventionof God'somnipotence,Forexample, whenChristraisedthedaughterof jairusfromthedead,Hewroughta miracleinthestrictsenseoftheword. Thatwasnotanaturalphenomenon. Yousaythatyournaturalwondersare somucheasiertobelieve.Thatis true,insofarastheimmediateevidenceofourownsensesismorestrikingthanthehistoricalaccountofwhat othershavewitnessed.Butthatdoes notmakethehistoricalaccountany thelessreliableandconvincinginits ownorderofevidence.Meantime, yournaturalwonderswouldneverprovidesufficientgroundsforfaithin thesupernaturalclaimsandrevelation ofChrist.Thesupernaturalmiracles Hewrought,andwhicharehistorically certain,doso.

WarandConscience

LC.,Hornsby:

Q,:Howcanwejustifyourtakingpart inthewar,whentheFifthCommandmentsays,"Thoushaltnot ?

Wejustifyitonthegroundsthatthe Commandmentyoumentiondoesnot forbidit,andthattheserviceanddefenceofone'scountryisnotonlya dutyofnaturalpatriotismbuta Christianobligation.TheCommandment,"Thoushaltnotkill,"forbids allformsofunauthorisedandunjustifiedkillingofinnocentindividuals.It doesnotforbidtheputtingofguilty individualstodeathbytheState.It doesnotforbidthekillingofanunjust aggressorinself-defence,iftherebeno otherwayofsavingone'sownlife. Anditdoesnotforbidengagingina wardeclaredbythesupremeauthority inthenationforgravereasons,and

indefenceofthenationalwelfare,All thesecasesareallowedforandsanctionedintheBiblebytheveryGod WhogavetheCommandment,"Thou shaltnotkill,"AndsurelyGod shouldknowjusthowfarHisown Commandmentismeanttoextend. Therehavebeenwarsthroughallthe ages,andChristHimselfpredicted thattherewouldeverbearecurrence ofwars,Ifwarnecessarilyinvolved theviolationoftheCommandment, "Thoushaltnotkill,"Christshould havecondemnedwarineveryshape andform.Hedidnot.NordidHe obligethemilitarymenwhomHemet toabandontheirmilitaryprofessionas incompatiblewiththelawofGod.The Biblegivesnosupporttothemanwho declaresthatheisaconscientiousobjectortoparticipatinginwarunder anyconditions.Suchamanhasan ill-instructedanderroneousconscience.

THE

CHARITY.

Q.:Assomeofmyfriendssaythe ChurchisnotreallyChristian,could youtellmehowmanycharitableinstitutionsaresupportedbyour Church?

R.:Yourfriendsmayhavesomethingmoreinmindthanmerelysocial welfarework.Anditmightbebettertogetthemtowritetomeand statetheirowncase.Asregards charitableinstitutions,itwouldbeimpossibleformetogiveworld-figures, InAustralia,however,besidesmaintaininganimmenseCatholicschoolsystem,theCatholicChurchsupports47 hospitals51orphanagesand75other charitableinstitutions.Inadditionto this,theSt.VincentdePaulSociety,

ofwhichbranchesexistineveryState andalmosteverytownandcity,distributestensofthousandsofpounds yearlyamongstthedeservingpoor.All thisisapartfromthepersonalservice ofthousandsdevotingpartorfull timetothealleviationofotherpeople'sdistress.Therearefewpeople soblindtothecharitableworkofthe CatholicChurchastobringcharges againstheronthatscore.Mostpeo plcwhodisagreewiththeCatholic Churchsaythattheywanttomake itclearthattheydonotfailtoadmireherimmenseworkforcharity. Forthatreason,Ithinkyourfriends musthavesomeotheraspectsin mindwhentheychargetheCatholic ChurchwithlackingatrulyChristian spirit.

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geneZunneyUrgesContinenceasaCode

Fallacyof"PhysicalNecessity"

Prthe

Armedorees Exploded

PromiscuityCheapensand

InanappealtothemenoftheU.S fightingforces,GeneTunney,former heavyweightchampion,andnowacommanderintheU.S.Navy,saidthatif theideathat"soldiersandsailorson leaveturnnecessarilytoliquorand women"werechanged,andifcontinencebecameacodeoftheservicesas itisinathletics,moreservicemen wouldtendtoacceptit.

"Untiltheoutbreakofthepresent war,medicalsciencewaswinningthe battleagainstvenerealdiseases.At present,"hecontinued,"venerealdiseaseisresponsibleformorehourslost fromarmydutythananyother ness."

ViceSyndicates.

Tunneydeclaredthateveryservice manshould,fortheduration,sethis faceagainstthetemptationofthetoo

costly"goodtime,"''Anditishere thatstrengthofcharacterandwillpowerarecalledfor.Ourfighting mencanexemptthemselvesfromthe horrorsofvenerealdiseases,andincreasetheefficiencyofourarmed forces,iftheywilldisplaythemoral couragethatunderliesthepracticeof continence."

NotTooMuchtoAsk.

Affirmingthatitisnottoomuchto askthatoursoldiersremaincontinent inournationalcrisisTunneypoints outthatordinaryathletes"realisethe importanceofcontinenceiftheyareto keepatthepeakofphysicalform,"He saysthattheproblemis"tosomeextentoneofmentalattitude.It'straditional-partofthe'you're-in-thearmy-now'schoolofthought-thatsoldiersandsailorsonleaveturnneces-

CardinalHinsley'sMessagetoAustralia

PRAISEFORFIGHTING QUALITIES,

Praiseforthefightingqualitiesof Australians,andconfidenceintheir finalvictory,wereexpressedbyHis EminenceCardinalHinsley,inabroadcastmessagetoAustraliaoverthe B.B.C.RadioNewsreelonSeptember 12.

WhileAustraliansoldiers,airmenand sailorswereengageddefendingthe causeoflibertyinmanypartsofthe world,theirownlandwassuddenly menacedbyanotherenemycloseto theirownshores,saidCardinalPinsley.Theyhadshownthattheycould stillplaycricket,standinguptoany typeofbowling-thesavagefastattackandthewilyslows.Theirfight-

ingmenhadprovedtheirworthinEuropeandinAfrica.Nowtheywere beingtriedontheirownnativesoil, Hewasconfidentthatsurely,ifgradually,theywouldpushtheJapanese backtothepartsfromwhichthey hadlaunchedtheirtreacherousattacks,

InthetightlittleislandofBritain theywerewithAustraliaheartand soul,BritonsandAustralianswould stillplaythegametogetherintheold spiritwhichhadmadethembrothers ofthebatandball,

UrgingrecoursetoDivineaid,CardinalHinsleysaidthatsuccesswould bemoreassurediftheyturnedtoAlmightyGod,forWhomtheycouldget strengthtowinavictoriouspeace,and Hispeacealonewouldbeajustand lastingone,

they needforVictory.

CanIgetmymoneybackaturn timeshouldnecessityarise?

YoucansellyourBondsatany timebeforetheybecomedue forrepayment.Anybankor stockbrokerwouldattendto thematterfJryou.

WherecanIbuythenewAusterity Bonds?

Advancesubscriptionsmaybe lodgedatanyBank,Savings BankorStockbroker.Although thenewLoanwillbeofficially openedinNovember,youare urgedtosubscribetoitimmediately.Interestcommences fromthedayyoubuyyour Bonds. AL1.C.

FinallyKillsthe

PowertoLove

sarilytoliquorandwomen,Manya boygoesalonghesitantandworried, yieldingtowhatamountstoasocial persuasion.Ifthisideawerechanged,ifcontinencebecameacodeofthe servicesasitisinathletics,moreservicemenwouldtendtoacceptit."

MedicalOpinion.

Theformerheavyweightchampion shatterswithconvincinglogic"awidespreardopinionthattheindulgenceis physicallynecessary,"Hesays:"But thisisfalse.Backin1917theGeneralMedicalBoardoftheCouncilof NationalDefencedeclaredthatsexual continence,thebestpreventiveofyen.

erealdisease,wascompatiblewith soundhealth.TheAmericanMedical Associationendorsedthisstatement. Asamatteroffact,someofthe greatestcontributionstoourcivilisationhavebeenmadebymenwho practisedcontinenceasawayofliving."

Tunneyadmitsthat"continenceis notaneasyvictory.Mendon'tget medalsforpractisingit.Yetthevictorymustbewonbyoursoldiersand sailors, Continenceistheonly guaranteeofanundefiledspiritandthe bestprotectionagainstthepromiscuity thatcheapensandfinallykillsthe powertolove."

InsideStoryofHitlerToldByMonk

ThedramaticinsidestoryofHitler's risetopowerwasrecountedatAtchisonKansas,bytheRev.Bernard Strasser,O.S.B.,aGermanofficerin WorldWarIandabrotherofGregory andOttoStrasser,leadersofthefamed BlackFrontmovementinopposition totheNazis,

Ingraphicdetailhetoldofthechaos inGermanythatsetthestageforHitler'srisetopower,TheFuehrer,workingasaspyfortheRedgovernment inRussia,cameintocontactwithsuch anti-Communistgroupsasthatledby GregoryStrasser,andthroughhis greatpersonalmagnetismrosetoleadership.Gregoryhadapartinthe Munichputschof1923andactuallyhad ahandinthecompositionofMein

Kampf,whenhesuggestedthatHitler writeabookinsteadofkeepinghis celimatesawakeallnighttalking.

GregorywasmadeapersonaladvisertoHitlerjustastheNaziparty becamethehopeofthepeopleforso. cialreform.Theanti-Christiantendenciesofsomeoftheotherleaders werecleverlyconcealed,butgradually thepaganandradicalelementinthe partygainedtheupperhand.When theleaderssoldouttothewealthycapitalistsandPrussianlandholders, Gregoryquitthepartyandorganised theBlackFront.Hewasmurdered inthepurgeof1934,andhisasheswere senttohisfamily,C.O.D.!

LeadershipintheBlackFrontthen passedtoOtto,whoescapedNaziland andiscaryingonhisworkinAmerica,

AMESSAGE to CONVENTSand BOARDINGCOLLEGES forBoysandGirls

TothosemanyInstitutionswhohave,inthe past,reliedonustofulfiltheirneedsin WearingApparelandDrapery,wesendthis message,tosayweshalldoallthatishumanlypossibletoensurethecontinuityofsuch supplies,eventhough-throughcircumstancesoverwhichwehavenocontrol-wemay attimesbeheldupindeliveries.

Howitisprovedthatthe

...GOSPELSAREGENUINE

EvidenceofMenwhoseFathers LivedattheTimeofChrist

SignificantSilenceoftheEnemiesofChristianity

Iheresultofatrialformurderdependsentirelyupontheevidenceput beforethejudgeandjury.Thisevidencetherefore,isverythoroughly siftedandthewitnessesveryclosely examined.Beforeacceptingtheirevidencethejudgeandjurymustbesatisfiedthatthewitnessesaretruthful andthattheyhavefullknowledgeof thefactsaboutwhichtheyaregiving evidence-forupontheaccuracyof theirevidencethelifeoftheprisoner willdepend.

Itisthesamewithotherthings.1Ve believethatCharlesDickenswrote "i.arnz.byRudge"and"BleakHouse," forinstance,becausewecangetthe evidenceofpeoplewhowereacquaintedwithDickensandwhoknewhimto etheauthorofthosebooks.These witnessescanbeprovedtobetruthful ritohaveknowledgeofthefactsthereforewemustaccepttheirevidence.Itcanalsobeprovedfrom theoriginalsofthesebooksthatthe copieswenowhavedifferinnoimportantwayfromtheauthor'smanuscripts.

Booksofhistorycanhetestedin thiswayalso.Somewhicharevery od-mucholdereventhantheGospels-areacceptedastruebecauseit hasbeenprovedthattheywerewrittenbytheauthorswhosenamesthey Iear:thattheseauthorsweretrustworthyhistoriansandthattheirwritingshavecomedowntouswithout anyimportantalterations.

WhatoftheGospels?

Justasw,canprovethegenuinenessofbookswrittenhundredsof yearsbeforeChrist,soalsowecan provetheGospels.Theevidencefor theirgenuinenessissuchthatitmust beacceptedbyanyreasonableman.

WecanprovethattheGospelswere writtenbyMatthew,Mark,Lukeand John-theauthorswhosenamesthey bear.

Wecanprovethatthesewriterswere well-informedandhonestmenwho couldnothavebeenmistakenabout theeventstheyrelate,

WecanprovethatintheGospelsas wehavethemto-daynowordofany importancehasbeenalteredfromthe avihcrs'originalmanuscripts.

WeknowthattheGospelswerewrittenbyMatthew,Mark,LukeandJohn becausewehavetheevidenceofthe followingwitnesses:

WehavetheevidenceofChristian endnon-Christianwritersofthefirst endsecondcenturies.

Wehavetheevidenceofthewriters oftheGospelsthemselves.

Wehavetheevidenceoftheearly Chrirtia.nswhoembracedthereligion tat,--htbytheGospels.

Wehavetheevidenceoftheearly manuscriptscftheGospels.

Weevenhavetheevidenceofthe enemiesofChristianity.

Thetestimonyofearlywritersis,by itself,overwhelming.Thesewriters, whosefatherswerelivingatthetime ofChristandprobablyknewHim, quotetextsfromtheGospelsinmany oftheirlettersandbooks.Sonumerousarethesequotationsintheearly writersthatifalltheGospelswerelost

tl-cvcouldbepracticallyreconstructed ,tomthem.Onewriter,Irenaeus,who knewSt.Polycarp,whowasadisciple cfSt.JohnquotestheGospelsover ehundredtimesinonlyoneofhis man;works,ItisIrenaeuswhotells usdefinitelythatSt.Matthewwrote h'sGospelfortheJewsandthat anotherGospelistheinformationgiven bySt.PetertoSt.Mark,whocommittedittowriting.Hetellsusthatthe GospelofSt.Lukeistherecordofthe teachingsofSt.Paulandthatthe fourthGospelwaswrittenbySt.John whilststayingatEphesusinAsia Minor.

AnotherearlywriterPapias,who knewSt.Johnwell,explainsthecircumstancesinwhichtheGospelofSt. Markwascomposedandhealsospeaks ofaworkbySt.Matthew,whichis probablyhisGospel.Origen,another earlywriter,says:"Ihavelearntfrom, traditionthatthefourGospelsrecognisedwithoutcontradictionthrough. ,,catthewholeChurch,throughoutthe wholeworld,werewrittenbyMatthew, Mark,LukeandJohn."

BesidesthisevidencefromChristian writerswehaveknowledgefromlettersandbooksthatevenpagansdid notquestionthegenuinenessofthe Gospels.Moreover,theJews,who wouldcertainlyhavedeniedtheauthenticityoftheGospelshaditbeen possibletodoso,witnesstothegenuinenessofthembytheirsilence.

Thetestimonyofthewritersofthe Gospelsthemselvesislikewiseconvincing.Theypractisedtheteachings containedintheGospelsandsomeof themgavetheirlivestotestifytothe truthofwhattheGospelsteach.It isnotconceivablethatthesemen wouldhavesuffereddeathforthesake ofdocumentswhichtheyknewtobe forgeriesandfalselyattributedto themselves.

ThetestimonyofthosewhoembracedChristianityisequallyconclusive.Theywouldnothaveaccepted theGospelteachings,whichimposed sogreatarestraintupontheirhuman naturenorhavepractisedareligion whichcarriedwithitthepromiseof almostcertaindeath,iftheyhadnot beenfullyconvincedofthegenuinenessoftheGospels.Theagewasone ofchoiceliteratureandcriticalminds PHmenofthehighestintellectualat-ta'nmentacceptedtheGospelsasgenuineandtrue.Wemaybesurethat theydidnotdosowithoutinvestiga+ionofthemostsearchingkind.

TheevidenceofearlymanuscriptsestablishesthegenuinenessoftheGospelsbeyondallreasonabledoubt.There are3.800manuscriptsoftheNewTestament,completeorincompleteinexistence,andtheoldestofthemdate hacktothefourthandfifthcenturies. Inthesevariousmanuscriptsdifferencesaretobefoundinthetext.Now divergentreadingsareproofofanoriginaltext,butthesedifferencesprove evenmore.Theirnatureissuchthat itisobviousthattheyarebutcopies ofstillearliercopiesoftheoriginal manuscripts,andthisbringsusback tothethirdorsecondcentury.Now weknowthatinthesecondcentury theGospelswereallovertheRoman

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Empire,andinmanylanguages.We knowalsothateverycopyhadtobe donebyhand-alongandlaborious task-andthatinthosedaysthecirculationofthesecopieswasslowand difficult.Theoriginalmanuscripts must,therefore,havebeeninexistence atthebeginningofthesecondcentury, andtheymust,therefore,gobackto thetimeoftheApostles,forSt.John didnotdieuntiltheyearA.D.100, Thetestimonyoftheenemiesof Christianityisperhapsthemostconvincingofall.Inthedayswhenthe Gospelswerewrittentheseenemies werelegion.TheyusedeverypossibleargumentagainsttheChurch, andhadtheGospelsbeenforgeries theywouldcertainlyhaveseizedupon thefacttodiscreditChristiansand Christianity.Thefactthatnosuch chargeofforgerywaseverlevelled againsttheGospelsbytheseenemies oftheChurchisproofthattheyare -,-enu'nehistoricaldocuments.

Furtherproofsofthegenuinenessof theGospelscanbedrawnfromthe Gospelsthemselves.Theybearwitnessthattheirauthorswerewellacquaintedwiththeeventstheyrecord, oratleastinclosetouchwiththose whowitnessedthem.Shortlyafter thedeathofChrist-thirty-fiveyears atthemost-thewholelandwasdevastatedbywarfollowingtherebellionoftheJewsagainsttheRomans. Thiscausedsomanyandsuchgreat changesthattheconditionsdenoted in writer,theGospelsnolongerexisted.Any therefore,notlivingatthetime

oftheeventsdepictedintheGospels, orwhowasnotinclosetouchwith thosewhowere,couldnothaveportrayedsoaccuratelyorinsuchdetail, thepolitical,socialandreligiousconditionsprevailingatthetimeof Christ.Yetmodernscholarshave failedtodiscovertheslightesterroron thepartofthewritersoftheGospel, eitherintheirreferencestothecountryitselfortothepolitical,socialand religiousconditionsprevailingduring theperiodcoveredbythenarratives.

TheGospels,therefore,musthave beenwrittenbycontemporariesof Christorbypeopleinclosecontact withthosewhoknewChristandthe eventsandconditionstheGospelsrecord.Thereisnodoubt,therefore, thattheywerewrittenbytheauthors whosenamestheybear.

Furthermoreitcanbeshownfromthe evidencethatthesewriterswerewellinformedandhonestmenwhocould nothavebeenmistakenaboutthe factstheyrecord.Wecanprovealso thattheGospelswrittenbytheseauthorshavecomedowntouswithout thealterationofasingleimportant word.

Wecanthusbequitesurethatthe Gospelsaswehavethemto-dayareabsolutelytrueandreliablehistorical documentstowhichwecanturnwith completetrustandconfidence.

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Wanted:MoreLetterstotheEditor

UniqueOpportunitiestoDispel IgnoranceandPrejudice Accuracy,BrevityandCourtesy TheAlphabetofCorrespondence

ByFLOYDANDERSON.

iOneofthemosteffectivewaysoffosteringthegrowthofCatholicthoughtin ourproblemsto-dayisthroughthe"letterstotheeditor"pageinthedaily andweeklypapersofthecountry.And itseemstohavebeenoneofthemedia leasttouched-atleastinthesmaller citiesandtowns-bythelaywriter. Thereareoftenzealouspriestswho leapintocombattoanswersomeimpliedsluragainsttheChurch,orto correctsomemisstatementofCatholic thoughtordoctrine,

Butthisisafieldthatseemsmade toorderforthelayman,Itisapeculiarfactnowadaysthatthemostquailedcommentator,theonemostexpert onanysubject,islikelyforthatvery reasontobeconsideredprejudiced. Thus,ifastrongunionmanorunion organisersaysracketeeringisnotpredominantinthelabourmovement,or ifapoliticiansaysthatmostpoliticiansarenotdishonesttheoutsideris likelytoscoffandsay:"Hewouldn't admititanyway."Andso,forthat veryreason,non-Catholicsmaydiscountcommentsbyapriest,saying: "Hewouldn'tadmititanyway."

Thisdoesnotmean,ofcourse,that thefieldofletterstothesecularpaper shouldexcludetheparishpriest,But heshouldbesavedforthemoreimportantbattles,ratherthanbethrown intothefrontlineofeveryskirmish, Heshouldbethegeneraldirectingthe battle,notamongtheshocktroops. Thatisworkbettersuitedtothepeculiaropportunitiesofthelaity.

Therearetwowaysinwhichletters totheeditorcanleaventhegreatmass, OneisbyactivepropagationofCatholicbeliefthesecond,bycorrectionof misstatementsaboutCatholicteaching. Thefirstcanbeputintoeffectanywhere;thesecondisacounterattack, becauseyoumustwaitforthemisinformationtobebroadcast,themisstatementtobemade,thefalseinsinuation tobeuttered,beforeyoucancorrectit,

Anexamplewillbestillustratethe first-activepropagationofCatholicbelief.Supposeyourlocalnewspaper hasaneditorialonwhatthepost-war worldwillbe,Thereisanopportunitytosendinaletter,commentingon theeditorial,andthensettingoutbrieflytheCatholicideaastowhatisnecessarytohaveapost-warworldthat willliveatpeace. Thisparticular phaseofCatholicpropagandaisespeciallyimportantnow,sinceeveryarticulategroupisbusyproposingitsown notionsofhowtheworldshouldbe runafterthewar.Catholicsknow thatanyideologywhichisnotgroundedontrueChristianprinciplesispoisonousandforedoomed,Itisourduty tospeakoutboldlyandspreadthe lightofChrist'steachings,

Ortheremaybeaneditorial,ora letter,aboutlabourunionswagesfor working-men,orsomeothermattertied inwithsocialproblems.Asanadditionalcomment,onecouldwritealettertothepaperstatingtheposition oftheCatholicChurchonthepointin question,assetoutintheSocialEncyclicalsorinthestatementsofthe Bishopsonthesocialproblem.The appallingignoranceconcerningtheEn-

cyclicals,insideandoutsidetheChurch, givesanendlesssourceofpricelessmaterialtothelaywriter.Nowhereelse istheresuchanarmoryofoffensive anddefensiveweaponsagainsttheforcesofevilandindifferentism,Toincreasetheknowledgeofthesemasterfultreatisesonmodernproblemsisa soundandfruitfulapostolateforthe layman.

Itisnotnecessary,ofcourse,that suchlettersbetiedintopreviouscommentinthenewspaper;ifthesubject istimely,theletterwillstillbeused. EvenwhereadiocesehasaCatholic newspaper,thisisanadditionalway todrivethefactshometoourfellowCatholics,Hutthebigopportunityis thatoflettingnon-Catholicsknow whattheChurchteachesinsuchvital matters,Thereisanamazingdesire onthepartofnon-Catholicstohearthe Catholicview.

Whenyoursecularpaperprints,intentionallyorunintentionally,somethingoffensivetoCatholics,thereare twoavenuesofaction.Oneis,ineffect, anavenueofinaction,foritmeansignoringtheoffensivecomment.There arecaseswhenitmaybeadvisableto dosowhenthecorrectionwouldbe moreharmfulthantheoriginalcomment,asintheinstanceofsomeminor matterwhichmerelyoffendsoursensibilities.

Butsupposeitisanimportantmatter,oronethatforvariousreasons mustbeanswered.Howdoesonego aboutit?

Atthispointoneshouldconsultthe chartofletterwriting,theABC'sof letterstotheeditor,

TheAisforaccuracy,inthewords ofthealphabeticalbooksforchildren, Youmustberightinwhateveryou say,Youmustberightwithoutquestion,Youmustbesuretheotherfellowiswrong,anddoublysureyouare right.Thatiswhyitisimportantto workwithyourparishpriestorsome otherpriestinpreparingandwriting suchletters.Itiseasytogetexact knowledgeondoctrinalmattersfrom authoritativesources.

Anerrorinaletterpresentingthe Catholicpositionwouldbeveryharmful.Somepeoplewouldthinkyou weretryingtoslipsomethingover. Youropponentwouldnotoverlookthis marvellouschancetogetbackatyou. Andyourpositionwouldbetremendouslyweakened,notonlyforthatparticularletter,butforallfutureletters youmightwrite, The13isforbrevity,Theysayitis thesoulofwit;itisatleastthesparkle inletterwriting.Editorsstressthat pointattheheadingoftheirlettercolumns,Thebrieferyourletter-consistentwithfairpresentationofthe facts-themorechanceithasofbeing publishedwithoutcutting,Thecuttingcanruinyourmostcarefullypreparedargument.

Thereareoccasions,ofcourse,when alongletterisnecessary,whenonlya longlettercanmakethenecessarycorrection.Butwherejusticetothesubjectcanbeachievedbyashortletter,

itisbettertobebrief.Ofcourse,itis hardertowriteashortletter.Butthe briefletterusuallyhitsthebull's-eye, whilethelongonesometimescomplete. lymissesthetarget.

TheCisforcourtesy.Becourteous inyourletter,Assumethattheparty beingcorrectedishonestandsincere inhisstatementsunlessyouarepositiveheisnot,andeventhenbecourteousandheapcoalsoffireonhishead, Afriendlyapproachwillachievebetter resultsthanabitter,sarcasticone, Manywillreadyourreplywhomaynot havereadthefirstletter,andanantagonisticattitudemayarousethe samesentimentinthem,Cardinal Newmanmightwellbethemodelfor thiskindofwriting.Withperfect urbanityandserenecharityhedemolishedKingsleycompletely.Truthdoes notneedthesupportofsatire;anda lampoondespitethesoundoftheword, doesnotshedlightontheroadto truth.

Thereisnothingachievedbybitternessexceptsomesmallpersonalsatisfactionforshowingsomeonehisplace, fortellinghimoff.Andtheresults maybecontrarytothosedesired.The proverbialvinegarstillfailstocatch flies.WithSaintFrancesdeSales,let ushaveaspoonfulofhoneyathand.

Tosumup:beaccurate,bebrief,be courteous.Andaddtothatpersistence.Answereachanti-Catholicstatement,eachmisrepresentationofCatholicbeliefordoctrine.Bydoing itwell,youwillhavetodoitlessoften.

Thehardestpartinansweringthese letters,inpreparingthecarefulreply thatisneeded,isinsecuringtheessentialfacts.Mostofuslaymenread ourCatholicpaperormagazineand discardit.Twoweekslateraletter

appearsinthe"TotheEditor"columnandwesay,"Youknow,there wasaperfectanswertothatinthe paperacoupleofweeksago.Now whatdidIdowiththat?"Which endsthesearchandindicatesthefeeblenessandfutilityofthespeaker's interest.

Notsowiththeopposition.Letters inthepapers,inthebigcitynewspapers,inthesmall-townnewspapers, inmostofthepapers.Wellorganisedtheircampaignis,Theletter writersknowthepointstostress,the onestoavoid,andtheappealthat shouldbemade.Theresultsindicate howwelltheyknowit.

Whycan'twedothesame?

Couldnotsomeorganisation,following,asamatterofcoursesuchdevelopments,prepareabriefsummary statementofthefactsinvolvedandindicatethebestmethodofreply?Such astatementcouldbesenttothemembersoftheorganisationselected,They, inturn,wouldhandletheactualwritingoftheletterswherenecessary,

Thisneednotbelimitedtocounter. attack,Itcouldaswellbemoreconstructive:theprogrammecouldinvolvetheactivedisseminationofCatholicthoughtoncurrentproblems. Thesponsoringorganisationcouldoccasionallysendoutsummarymaterial,of timelyinterest,whichthediocesanrepresentativescouldworkintoletters totheirlocalnewspapers,puttingbeforethepublictheCatholicteachingon themattersthatconcernthematthe moment.

AsVincentW.Hartnettwrote:"Individualeffortisnolongerenough, fortheenemiesoftrutharewonderfullyorganised.TheworkofCatholic Actionmustbeanorganisedwork."'

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CatholicWomen'sLeague.

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ThefortnightlymeetingWasheld onMondayeveninglast.Apologies fornon.attendancewerereceivedfrom Bros,HannanandJohnston.An applicationformembershipwasreceivedfromMissMargaretHughes. AsMondayeveningisnotsuitablefor alltobepresent,aspecialmeetingwill beheldafter10o'clockMassonthe secondSundayofOctober111th,),in theParishHall,forthepurposeofinitiatingthosepersonsrecentlyapprovedformembership.Lettersreceived includedoneeachfromBros.McDonaldandDoogue:theycontainednews ofotherabsentmembers,Bro.Rupertwasenjoyingashortholidayin Kalgoorlierecently.

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Apleasanteveningwasspentatthe CollegeonFridayeveninglast,theoccasionbeingapartyforthesuccessful 'FootballteamsofthepastseasonSeniorRed,JuniorGreen.andMidget Red.Music,singingandgameswere followed andthefour teamcaptains,inhappythoughshort speeches,congratulatedthewinners andthankedtheBrothersandthe ladiespresentforthesuccessofthe evening.

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Theusualfortnightlymeetingofthe AllHallows'Branchwasheldinth.t clubrooms,Hamilton-street,onThursday,September24.TheTreasurer's reportshowedthefinancesofthe branchtobeinahealthycoalition, anditwasdecidedtomakeadonation 'iI:33stotheCatholicWelfareOrganisation.Mrs.Morganwasappoint. edtorepresentthebranchonthelocal Soldiers'BuffetCommittee.

Rev.FatherCarmody,onSunday last,madeanappealformoremembersfortheLeague,stressingthefact thatitwasoneoftheChurchSocieties thatcarriedonagreatdealofpatriotic work,Asmostfamilieshadsome memberorrelativeengagedinthDefenceforces,theworkoftheLeagueshouldcommenditselftothe womenfolkoftheparish.

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October25:Dumbleyung,8a.m,; Wagin,10a.m.

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November8:Wagin,8a.m.;Dumbleyung,10a.m,

November15:Kukerin,9a.m.;Lake Grace,11a.m.

November22:Dumbleyung,8a.m.; Wagin,10a.m.

November29:Wagin8a.m.;Dumbleyung,10a.m.

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AtameetingheldonThursdaylast itwasdecidednottoholdachildren's ballthisyearonaccountofprevailing conditions.However,asubstituteentertainmentwillbeannouncedlater. TheTuesdaynightlearners'classisas popularasever,andtheladiesresponsiblewerecongratulatedonthe goodworktheyaredoing.

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enjoyableheldintheparish.The nextdancewilltakeplaceinSt. Joseph'sHallonSaturdaynext,Oc tober10,andonceagainthecommitteehaveseveralsurprisesinstorefor patrons.TheHarryRevellershave againbeenengaged,andcanberelied upontopresentlively,snappymusic. Thereforecomealong,allyoudancers, andmakeSt.Joseph'sHall,Subiaco, yourvenueonOctober10.

ClubPicnic:Betweenfiftyandsixty membersandfriendstookpartinthe clubpicnictoMt.HelenalastSunday. Gloriousspringweatherfavouredus, andanenjoyabletimewasspentby everyone. Memberstravelledby train,arrivingatthedestinationatapproximately12,15p.m.,leavingonthe returnjourneyat6p.m.,andarriving hackinPerthat7,45p.m.

AnnualMeeting:Aspecialannual meetingwilltakeplaceinSt.Joseph's HallonMonday,October5,at8.30 p.m.Importantbusiness(including electionofnewsecretary)willbe dealtwith,soitisthereforeessential thatevervonehepresent,

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OnTuesday,September8,thebeautifulfeastofOurLady'sNativitythe GoldenJubileeofBrotherBradley'sentranceintotheCongregationofthe ChristianBrothersofIreland,wascelebratedwithallsolemnityinSt.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle,HisGrace theArchbishoppresidedattheSolemn HighMass,andwasassistedatthe thronebyRev,FatherReidyandthe Rev.FatherFanning,Thecelebrant oftheMasswasRev.FatherWeldon, O.M.I,,thedeaconbeingRev,Father Breslin,O.M.I.,andthesub-deaconRev, FatherMcQuinn,O.M.I.Rev,Father Raffertywasmasterofceremonies, ThechoirofSt,Joseph'sConvent, Fremantle,undertheconductorshipof Rev.FatherLynch,sangtheOrdinary oftheMass,andachoirofpriestssang theProperoftheMass.

Inadditiontotheclergyalreadymentioned,therewerealsopresent:Rev, FathersMcArdle,Lalor,Slowey,and Albert,P.S.M.;Rev.BrotherJ.STerlin(representingtheProvincialCouncil),Rev.BrothersGarvey,Green,Hyland,Keenan,O'Neill,Redmond,Allen, J.O'Connor,J.A.O'Connor,L.B,Tevlin,Glancy,Mahony,ThyerandKilpatrick,andtheRev.BrothersBolandand Bilich,O.M.I.TheSistersofSt.Josephwerealsopresent, AddressingthejubilarianattheconclusionofMass,HisGracetheArchbishopcongratulatedhimonhisfifty yearsofserviceintheworkofthe Lord,HisGracereferredtothesacrificethejubilarianhadmadeinleavingthelandofhisbirthandcomingto thisfairlandofAustraliatocarryon theapostolicworkofeducatingyouth, andonbehalfoftheclergy,thereligious,andthelaity,thankedhimforthe workhehaddoneparticularlyforthat doneintheArchdioceseofPerth,and expressedthewishthathemightlong beblessedwithhealthandstrengthto enablehimtocontinueit,HisGrace thenimpartedtheApostolicBlessingto thejubilarian,andtheceremonyconcludedwiththeTeDeum.

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PrimeMinisterAppealsto NationforAusterity

CatholicsMustSupportNew WarLoan

ThePrimeMinisterhasmadeanation-wideappealfornationalausterity,Aswehavepointedout,this accordswellwithCatholicpracticeand shouldservetogivethecountrysome moralstiffening.Theappealhasas itsimmediatepracticalaimtheeliminationofluxuryandthespendingof moneyunnecessarily.Itishoped thatthemoneywillbedivertedtothe supportofthe£100,000,000Warand AusterityLoan.

Whilethesupportoftheloanisvery desirableandonetowhichCatholics areurgedtosubscribe,itisalsointhe interestofreligiontorestrainexcessiveamusement,frivolity,waste,and otherinfringementsofthevirtueof temperance.TheChurchandthe Stateareinwholeheartedagreement abouttheessentialsofvictory,the onethatthepurgingofextravagances, self-indulgence,andmaterialattachmentmaysecurethevictorywithin; theother,thattheymaysecurethe victorywithout.

Facts,Figures.

Withindisputablefactsandfigures. Mr,CurtinhasmadeplainwhatAustralia'swareffortdemandsofeachand everyoneofus.

Hehastoldusthateveryshilling squanderedisashillinglesstopayfor thewar;thateveryshillingspentin unessentialthingskeepsworkersengagedinunnecessarycivilproduction, andmakesitdifficulttotransferthose workerstowarproduction,wherethey areneededurgently.

Therecanbenomorepowerfulargumentfortheneedofsimpler,more austerelivingthanthesteadily mountingcostsofAustralia'swardrive.

Hereisthestage-by-stagestoryof theskyrocketingascentofwarexpendituresince1938:-

1938-39 ..£14,000,000

1939-40 £55,000,000

1940-41 #170,238,000

1941.42 £319511000

1942-43 1440,000,000

In1939-40,warexpenditureamountedtoonly6.3percentofthenational income.To-dayitisis40percent. ofthenationalincome.

Thisyear,theGovernmentiscalling upontheAustralianpeopletosubscribe£300,000,000,intheformofpublicloans,nationalsavingsbondsand warsavingscertificates,

Itsoundsalot;itisalot,But neverbeforehavethepeopleofAustraliabeenbetterabletosubscribeto warloansthannow, SurplusMoney.

Overthewarperiod,theamountof wagesandsalariespaidinAustralia, otherthantotheArmedForces,has risenfrom£37,000,000amonthto £45,000000,Thisincreaseisequivalenttoarateof196,000,000ayear.

Thereasonsfortheincreaseare:

1.Overtimeandhigherratesofpayhaveincreasedtheweeklyearningsof verymanywageandsalaryearners.

2.Membersofmanyhouseholdswho wouldnotnormallybeworkingare nowinjobs,andthetotalincomeof thesehouseholdshasrisentorecord highlevels.

3,ExcludingtheArmedForcesand womenwhohadaverysmallwage beforethewar,thenumberofpersons nowearninggoodwagesandsalaries ismorethan100,000greaterthanit wasbeforethewar,

Atthesametime,intheaggregate, thevalueofgoodsandservicesavailablefurpurchasebythecivilianpopulationthisyearwillbereducedby morethan1125,000,000.

Inotherwords,theAustralianpeoplethisyearhave£96,000,000morein theirpocketsand£125,000,000lessin goodsandservicesuponwhichto spendit-whichmeansthatwecould over-subscribethe£100,000,000War andAusterityLoanto-morrow-and benotonepennypooreringoodsand services.

Helping:

Therearemanypracticalways, withinthescopeofall,bywhichwe can'doourbitinnationalsavingand lending.

Catholichousewives,forinstance, couldassistbygivinganhourortwo eachweektoconductstreetWarSavingGroupsthroughthemachineryset upunderthesupervisionofmunicipalcouncils.

Catholicworkingmenandwomen couldassistbyformingwarsavings groupsinshopsandfactories,where thesedonotalreadyexist,orbydoing alltheycantoincreasemembership andturnoverofgroupstowhichthey alreadybelong.Thereareover30,000 WarSavingsGroupsinAustralia. Manymoreareneeded.

Everyclub,everyschool,every church,everymen'sandwomen'ssocietycanandshouldhaveitsgroup savingforvictory.

Catholicparentsshouldsetanexampleofthriftandsavingintheir homes,sothatthechildrencando theirshareinthenation'ssavings drive,WarSavingStampsprovidean admirablefieldfortheyoungfolk,

ThePrimeMinisterhastoldusthat the£100,000,000WarandAusterity Loanmustbe"everybody'sloan,"As suchitisachallengetousall.

"TheAustralianwarprogramme," saysMr.Curtin,"containsmanyelements.Noneofthemcanbecome positivefactorswithoutcompleteselfabnegation.Wemustgiveouranswer withoutreservationbecausetheword nowis"MUST."

PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

Over30years'experienceinpropertymanagementandrentcollectionenableusto offeryouexpertserviceinthisdirection. Wealsohaveextensivelistsofprivate homesavailableforpurchaseinallsuburbs. Reasonabletermsarrangedifrequired. Wecanofferyouspecialisedserviceinall branchesofRealEstate.

DUDLEY&DWYERLIMITED

SWORNVALUATORS. 98ST.GEORGE'STERRACE.

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Iliiifps Stanridsc\VCCIClins

NuptialMasswascelebratedatSt. Mary'sCathedralonMay16,byHis GraceArchbishopPrendiville,assistedbyRev.FatherRaffertyandRev, FatherDonnelly,whenFlorenceEdith, youngerdaughterofMr,andMrs.G. W.Stanbridge,ofLord-street,Perth, wasjoinedinHolyMatrimonytoLeslieGordon,onlysonofMr,andMrs. P.G.Phillips,ofEdinboro-street,Mt. Hawthorn.

Thebride,whoenteredtheCathedral onthearmofherbrother,Mr.J.Stan-

HELPFULHINTSFORTHE HOME

Wearcottongloveswhenpolishing silver.Theyreducetheworkbypreventingfinger-marks,andtheyalso protectthehands,

Avoidbuyingpatentleathershoes forchildren,astheyhindertheevaporationofmoisturefromthefeet.

Milkisabargainfoodbecauseit containsmoreoftheelementsthatthe bodyneedsthandoesanyothersingle food.

Housecleaningcanbesimplifiedifall jobsaregroupedasworktobedone daily,weekly,monthly,seasonably, semi-annuallyandannually.

Whenthepaintershavesplasheda windowwithpainthotsaltwillremove thetiresomemark.

Anyleft-overvegetablesmixedwith atinofsalmon,friedtillbrownand servedveryhotontoast,makesanice breakfastorluncheondish.

Gratetwoorthreemedium-sizepotatoes,seasontotastethenmixwith onebeatenegg,Dropspoonfulsinto boilingfatandservewithfriedtomatoesorasalad.Aniceemergency lunch.

VaticanRd;© BrinesGood News-

SOLDIERREPORTEDKILLED APRISONEROFWAR.

The"Advocate,"Melbourne,ina recentissue,givesastrikingexampleof theeffectiveservicebeingdonebythe VaticanPrisonersofWarBureau.A Victoriansoldier,AlbertGerecke,had beenreportedkilledinaction,An acquaintancelisteningontheshort waveonSeptember5heardthename mentionedinaVaticanRadiobroadcast.Hecommunicatedwiththeparents,whobeganananxioussearchof broadcastsinthehopeofgettingfurtherinformation.Aftervainenquiriestheyfinallygotintouchwiththe CatholicWelfareOrganisation.AtelegramtotheApostolicDelegation, throughtheApostolicDelegationPrisonersofWarInformationBureau, broughtthefollowingreply:

"VaticanRadio,Saturday.September5,broadcastAlbertGereckeVX 57966,47Agnes-street,lolimont,prisonerofwarmilitaryhospital,Italy. Slightlywounded.Receivinggoodattention,"

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Friday,October2:LibraryLecture: FatherLalortolectureon"ParisExpress,1939."

Tuesday,October6:C.G.M.fortnightlydance,CecilBuilding,Sherwood Court,

Wednesday,October7:H.A.C.B.S. dance,HighgateHillParishHall,for theentertainmentofmeninuniform.

Wednesday,October7:C.G.M.gen- eralmeeting,todiscusswarworkE.S.C.andC.W.O.CanteenService, ..Saturday,October17:Cardafternoon,atLeagueRoomsofC.W.L,,NestleHouse,St.George'sTerrace,at 2.30p.m.

Friday,October23:Cardevening,at C.G.N1.ClubRooms,65St.George's Terrace,Perth.

Tuesday,October27:Bridgeand rummyevening,inaidoftheFoundlingHome,atVictoriaSquareLadies' College,at8p.m.Forreservations ringB6517,

WEDDINGREPORTS.

AsfromOctober1.1942,all weddingreports,withblock photos,willbechargedforatthe rateof2s.persinglecolumninch forspaceusedbyblockandletterpress,pluscostofphotoblock.

Wherenophotographisused, spacewillbe2'6persinglecolumninch.

Bretherton-ODonolioeWedding

bridge,woreagownofwhitecorded taffeta,featuringheart-shapeneckline withbodicefullnessfromaheart-shape waistlineandfullcircularskirtgatheredatfrontfromaslighthipyoke,and atthebackformingabustleeffectfrom whichcamethelongtrain.Thesleeves ofthegownwereshortandpuffed,and longlacemittenswereworn.Hertulle veilwasheldinplacebyaheaddressof tulleleavesandorangeblsosom.

Thebride'strailingbouquetconsisted ofwhitetuberosesandfrangipanni,and shealsocarriedawhitemissal,present fromthebridegroom,andmother-of. pearlrosarybeads.

Thebridesmaid,MissFayGilhooley, andJoyMurray,miniaturebridesmaid, werefrockedalikeinwhitesilknet overtaffeta,thestylebeingsimilarto thatofthebride'sfrock.Theirwhite netveilsfellfromhalosofnetover taffeta,whichwereedgedwithartificial pinkrosettes,andtheycarriedpink DollyVardenbasketsofwhiteroses andpalepinkgerberas.Thetoilette ofthemaidswasfinishedbyeachwearingagoldcrossandchain,agiftfrom thebridegroom.

Thedutiesofbestmanwerecarried outbySergt.AlecMcPhee.

MissMargaretHanley,friendofthe bridalcouple,presidedattheorgan.

Theweddingbreakfast,whichwas heldattheOddfellows'Hall,St. George'sTerrace,waspresidedoverby Mr.A.Lightbody.Theguestswere receivedbythebride'smother,who woreafrockofembossedfuschiageorgettewithshouldersprayofgoldroses. Thebridegroom'smotherchoseafrock ofnavyfloralsilkwithshoulderspray ofredroses,

Manybeautifulandusefulpresents werereceivedbythehappycouple,as wellasmanycongratulatorytelegrams. Thebrideandbridegroomleftfor theirhoneymoon,thebridewearinga greytailoredcostumewithroyalblue accessories.

Aninterestingnoteofthewedding isthatthebride,bridegroomandbest manareconvertstotheCatholicfaith.

OnAugust24,atNuptialMass,celebratedatSt.Mary'sChurch,Leederville,byRightRev,MonsignorMoloney,Eileen,daughterofMr.andMrs. Bretherton,WestLeederville,and Jack,sonofMr.andMrs.O'Donohoe, Fullarton,SouthAustralia,werejoined inHolyMatrimony. Thebride.whoenteredthechurch onthearmofherfather,lookedradiant inagownofwhitegeorgette,witha flowingtrainandtulleveil,whichwas surmountedbytwoarumlilies.She alsocariedasheafofarumlilies.The

twobridesmaidsMissPhyllisBrethertonandMissMargaretO'Donohoe,lookedverycharmingingownsofbluetaffeta,andtheycarriedpinkpeachblossom.ThebridegroomwasablyassistedbyMr.TrevorNicholas.

Aftertheceremonyahappysocial gatheringofrelationsandfriendstook placeattheLeedrvilleTownHall, Duringthereceptionthehappycoupleleftfordestinationunknown,the bridetravellinginamaizefrockwith brownaccessories,

nationcanbetakennowandnotin timeofcrisis, Uptodatemorethanninetyper centofthedonorshavebeenwomen. Thisappealisdirectedparticularlyto thosemenwhohavenotyetenrolled. They,aswellasmorewomen,are needed,andtheneedisrealand urgent.

WarThoughts

ThewarsituationinthePacific hasseeminglytakenamorefavourableturnfortheAllies,both inNewGuineaandintheSolomons.Meantimeathomepeoplearebeginning,forthefirst time,tofeelthepinchofwartimerestrictions.UptothemomentAustralianshavenotcomplainedverymuch,butapassive acceptanceisnotenough.The spiritthatwillwinthiswarisone thatwillmakesacrificesvoluntarilyinadditiontowhatisrequiredbylaw.AsintheArmy, 60incivilianlife,thevolunteer willbesuperiortotheconscript.

Inthepressofmaterialthings weareapttoforgetthatthiswar aroseprimarilyoutofspiritual disorders-onourpartaswellas thatofourenemies.Thisisof majorimportancetoremember, fortheendinviewofourfighting isnotmerevictorybutanew worldbegottenbyajustpeace. Andifourheartsandmindsare unchangedtherecanbeno'new order."Hence,bothforthesustainingofmorale(.whichisofthe spiritualorder),andinorderto prepareforaworthypartinthe socialreconstructionofthe future,itbehovesustosetour soulsinorder.Unlessthemass ofourcitizenscanbebroughtto recognisethesovereigntyofGod, theneworderwillbebuttheold writlargeonthebannersofa nationalapostasy.

Intheorderofworldlythings wecoulddesiretoseeCatholics playayetgreaterpartinthe wareffort.Itshouldbepreciselyincriticalanddangeroustimes thatthesuperiorityoftheFaith toallpartialprofessionsofChristianityshouldshineforth.And therecouldbenobettertestof oursincerityandstrengththan thepresentAusterityCampaign andallitimplies.Letusensurethatthefuturebenot ashamedofthepast.

BLOODBANK-

Thefine,,orkoftheAustralianRed OrrssSocietyiswidelyrecognised, butthereisoneaspectoftheiractivitieswhichistoolittleknownandto whichwemightdirecttheattentionof ourCatholicpeopleveryearnestly. ThisistheBloodTransfusionService. TheRedCrossSocietyisanxiousto builduplargestoresofbloodserumabloodhank-notonlytosafeguard thefightingforcesandciviliansinthe eventofraids,buttosendwithour menwhentheyleaveAustraliatotake thefightingintoenemyterritory.The earlyadministrationofbloodserum hasbeenresponsiblefortherecovciy ofinnumerablecasesofshock,haemorrhage,andburnsarisingbothunder peace-timeconditionsandfrominjuries arisingfrommodernwarfare.

Althoughtheresponsetotheappeal forblooddonorshasbeengenerous,it isfeltthatmanymorepeoplewould beproudtogivethisservicetotheir

fellow-citizensifaskeddirectlytodo so.Andtheneedofdonors,especiallymen,isrealandurgent.Every personinnormalhealthbetweenthe agesofsixteenandsixtyyearscanassist.Thetransfusioncausesnodiscomfortandhasnoill-effect.The donormay,moreoverresumework withinanhour.Furthermorethe testingtakesonlyafewminutesand acentreisopeneachdayforthispurposenthethirdfloorofPadbury House,cornerofSt.George'sTerrace andKingStreet,from9a.m.to4p.m.

OurCatholicpeopleareurgedtogive theirseriousattentiontothisappeal, whichisofsuchnationalimportance, andtorespondgenerously,asthey haveduneineveryotheraspectofthe teareff'rtHisGracetheArchbishop cordiallyrecommendsthisappealto theCatholiccommunity.

FromearlyRomantimes,bloodhas beenrecognisedasthevitalforceof thebody,andthisexplainsthecustomofthepopulaceinleapingtothe arenatodrinkthebloodofdyinggladiators.Theyhopedtoacquirenotonly thespiritualqualityofvalour,butthe physicaloneofstrength.

Throughtheagesthebeliefpersistedandattemptsweremadebyvaryingmethodstogivetransfusionsfrom domesticanimalstomenandfromone mantoanother.

Usually,thesewereunsuccessfuland oftenfataluntil,in1900,Landsteiner discoveredthateachhumanbeingbelongstooneoffourbloodgroups,and thattransfusionwithinthelimitsof thesevariousgroupsarenotonlysafe, butdramaticineffect,

Therefore,thetransfusionofblood fromonepersontoanotherindire needofthelifefluidisnonewmarvel, buttheperfectionintechniqueachievedduringthiswarhasbroughtitinto dailyuse,Fromarareandexciting event,ithasbecomeacommonmethodoftreatmentinmedicalandsurgicalcases.

Butanewerandequallyvaluable discoveryhasbeenmade.Itisthat theserumorclearfluidpartofthe bloodcanbestoredindefinitely.Hay. ingnocells,itneedsnopreliminary grouping,andcanbegiventocasualtiesofanygroup,straightfromitsstoragebottles.Later,whereindicated, wholebloodcanbeobtained;butin manyinjuriesserumaloneisnecessary.Itsearlyadministrationhas beenresponsiblefortherecoveryof innumerablecasesofshock,haemorrhageandburns.

Wemustbuilduplargestoresofthis serum.Wehopethatthislargesupplywillneverbeusedinwar.None willbewasted.Itwillbethefluid ofchoiceforintravenousinjectionfor alargevarietyofcasesunderpeacetimeconditions.

Already,almostsixthousanddonors havebeenenrolledinthemetropolitan areaanddonationshavebeentaken fromallthosewhoaresuitable.They haveexpressedwillingnessandeven anxietytogiveagainanddonotfail toreminduswhenthestipulatedperiodofthreemonthsbetweentransfusionshaselapsed.

Tomakeonepintofserum,thedonationofonepintofbloodfromeach oftwopersonsisnecessary.The dosageislarge-fourtotenpintsor evenmoremightbegiventoonecase, withsupplementarytransfusionsof severalpintsofwholeblood.

TheRedCrossBloodTransfusion Servicehasundertakentosupplyadequateamountsofthishumanserum tocityandcountrydistricts,with equipmentforitsadministration.Alreadyvisitshavebeenmadetoseverallargetownstoenrolandtest donorsandestablishservices,and morewillbemadeinthefuture.

ParticipationinCivilDefenceor emergencydutiesofanykindmakes nodifferencetosuitability,asthedo-

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ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

October4-7,30p.m.:Presideatclose ofFortyHours'Devotionatthe churchoftheHolyRosary,Nedlands.

Meetings,

Thepresidentandthesecretaryof theLeaguehaveacceptedtheinvitationtomeetLadyGowrieinconnectionwiththeWomenWarWorkers' AppealonMonday,October5.On thisaccount,theexecutivewillnot meetuntilTuesday,October6,at2 p.m.Thegeneralmeetingwillheheld immediatelyafterwards,atapproximately3p.m.

CanteenWork, Thefollowingarethearrangements forthecanteensforthemonthofOctober:-

BarrackStreetBuffet:

Friday,October2.

Friday,October29.

TownHall:

Wednesday,October7.

PhyllisDeanHall:

Saturday,October24, CastledareFieldDay.

Sunday,October4,istheannual FeldDayattheCastledareOrphanage. Transportforworkerswillleavethe oldG.P.O.at9.30am,onthatday. Contributionsofcakes,etc,,forthe afternoonteaareurgentlyneeded. BursaryAppeal.

Mrs.Goodyisarrangingaseriesof bridgepartiestobeheldfortnightlyin theLeagueRooms.Thefirstofthe serieswillbeheldonSaturdayOctober10,at2.15p.m.Fundsareinaid Bursaryat Seminary.Itishopedthatasmanyaspossiblewillendeavourtoarrangetables, Thanks.

ThemembersoftheLeaguewhoorganisedthebridgepartyatthePhyllis DeanHall.onWednesday,October23, wishtosay"thankyou"toallthose whoarrangedtablesandcontributedso generouslytothestall.Itwasavery pleasantfunction,andtheorganisers weremorethanrepaidintheknowledgethattheyhadsofartoppedthe listinthefinancialresultofthebridge afternoonsheldtoaugmentthefunds forthecanteenwork, CathedralBranch, AmeetingoftheCathedralBranch oftheCatholicWomen'sLeaguewillbe heldintheChurchOfficeat8p.m.on Monday,October5.

Theusualcardafternoonwilltake placeintheLeagueRooms,Nestle House,St.George'sTerrace,onSaturday,October17,at2.30p.m.

XMASPARCELSFOR MERCHANTSEAMEN

WILLYOUHELP?

"TonsofMoney"iswantedbythe PerthRepertoryMerchantNavyComfortsCommitteetohelpthosegallant boysofthesea-themenofthemerchantnavy.Willvouhelpthisappeal?Sendadonationto-day. Everyshillinghelps,andifyoucan onlysendIs.itwillbeverywelcome. TheaddressoftheAppealOfficeisc/o RepertoryClub,104St.George'sTerrace,Perth,Allworkinconnection withthefundishonorary.

Eachyearthiscommitteepresents hundredsofparcelstomerchantsailors whowillbeonthehighseasatChristmastime.Thisyearitisdesiredto increasethenumber.Thiscommittee ispracticallytheonlyoneinthecity whichisworkingalltheyearformerchantseamen.

QUARANT'ORE

OCTOBER.

1st.Nedlands:FortyHours'Prayer (2nd4th.).

2nd.SouthPerth:FortyHours' Prayer(9th.-11th.).

Sunday,October4-3p.m.:AttendAnnualGiftDayatCastledareJunior Orphanage.

October5-8.30p.m.:Attendopening ofSecondPriests'Retreat.

October11-4.30p.m.:Confirmation andCanonicalVisitation.atSt. Kieran'sChurch.OsbornePark.

Sunday,October11-7.30p.m.:Preside atclosingceremoniesofFortyHours' DevotionatSt.Columba's,South Perth.

St..ffary'sCathedral CHANGESINPRESENTTIME TABLE.

EVENINGDEVOTIONSANDCONFESSIONSAFFECTED.

OnandfromSunday,September27 allservicesinSt.Mary'sCathedralwill beconductedaccordingtothenewDaylightSavingTime.

HOURSOFMASSES:

FromSunday,September27,Mass willbecelebratedat7,8,8,10and11 a.m.,accordingthenewtime.

HOURSOFEVENINGDEVOTIONS EveningANDOONFESSIONSCHANGE,

Devotions:

OnandfromSunday,September27, EveningDevotionswillbeconducted intheCathedraleacheveningat7.30 p.m.D.S.T.

Confessions:

FromSeptember27onwards,ConlesionswillbeheardintheCathedralon Saturdays,theevesofHolyDays,and evesofFirstFridaysfrom12noonto 1p.mfrom4p.m.to6p.m.,and fruin730p.m.onwards.

CANONICALVISITATIONAT

ST.BRIGID'S,WESTPERTH

Duringtheweek-end,HisGracethe ArchbishoppaidanofficialvisittoSt, Brigid'sParish,todischargetheduty ofholdingCanonicalVisitationandadministeringtheSacramentofConfirmation.HisGracecelebratedtheearly MassonSundaymorning,andaddressedthecongregationregardingtheobjectofhisvisit.Hecongratulated theSocietiesandSodalities,andurgedthemtocontinuetheirfidelitytothe rulesgoverningthesesocietiesandsodalities.Heappealedparticularlyto theHolyNameSocietytocompensate fortheenforceddiminutionoftheir ranksbyreasonofwardemands,by doingeverythingintheirpowertofurthertheinterestsoftheSocietyandits highlycommendableaims.

Atfouro'clockintheafternoonthe churchwascrowdedfordevotions. Thechildren,upwardsof100innumber,clothedinwhiteandwearingred ribbonswithmedalsoftheHoly Ghost,presentedanimpressivespectacle.Eachchildtobeconfirmedwas ledtothealtarbyasponsor.This wascarriedoutwithmeticulousprecision,thankstotheservicesofMr. FrankMcAdam,

AfterConfirmation,theArchbishop addressedthechildrenandcongratulatedthemonthebeautifulmanner inwhichtheywerepreparedbythe Sisters.Hewasparticularlypleased, hesaid,withthearrangementthat eachchildtoheconfirmedhadhis,or her,ownsponsor.This,hesaid,was theidealarrangement,andhehoped thatitwouldbecarriedoutinall Confirmationceremonies.

PontificalBenedictionfollowed.His GracebeingassistedbytheParish PriestandFatherRafferty,theArchbishop'sSecretary.

ThesingingthroughoutwasbeautifullyrenderedbySt.Brigid'sChildren'sChoir.

Catholic ...girls'Illovement

*

HEADQUARTERSANDCLUB-ROOMS

AWAYOFLIFE

TheT OrderofSarni Francis

BankofN.S.W.Chambers.65St.George'sTerrace (nearSherwoodCourt).R

WonderfulEvening tobeDescribedinNext Week'sIssue

TheCatholicGirls'Movementwas officiallylaunchedonMondayevening lastbyHisGracetheArchbishop.It wasanunforgettableoccasiontorthe firsthundredandfiftymembersofthe C.G.M.However,owingtopressure ofspace,wemustleaveuntilnext week'sissueadetailedaccountofthe openingnightwithitsceremonyof theblessingofthebeautifulChapel andClubRoomsoftheMovement.

To-day,Thursday,begantheweekly DayofExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,commencingwithMasscelebratedbytheChaplain,FatherLalor, at8.15a.m.,followedbyExposition, whichcontinuedthroughouttheday untilBenedictiongivenattheconclusionoftheLegionmeetinginthe evening.TheCatholicpeoplegenerallyarecordiallyinvitedtopayavisit totheChapelontheseDaysofExposition,tobeheldeveryThursdayuntil furthernotice,commencingwithMass at8.15,whenHolyCommunionwill begiventothosedesiringtoreceiveIt. GirlswishingtojointheMovement willfindsomeoneattheroomstoexplainittothematanylunchhourand onanyeveningduringtheweek,The President,MargaretSanderson,isalso onthetelephoneduringofficehoursB8972, Don'tforgetthegeneralmeetingon Wednesdayeveningnext,October7, at8p.m,,intheClubooms.

GLENDALOUGH:

ANNUALEUCHARISTICPROCESSIONATHOMEOFTHELITTLE SISTERS.

SundaySeptember20,wasagaladay attheHomeoftheLittleSistersofthe PooratGlendalough,whentheForty Hours'Adorationwasbroughttoa closewiththeannualProcessionofthe BlessedSacrament, Notwithstandingtheinclemencyof theweather,about500peoplewerepresent,TheCommunityChapelwastastefullydecoratedfortheoccasion.At 3o'clock,theclosingceremoniescommencedwiththechantingoftheLitany oftheSaints,afterwhichtheprocession,organisedbymembersoftheSocietyofSaintVincentdePaul,wended itswaythroughthegroundstothe altarattheeasternendofthebuildings.Thecross-bearerwasfollowedby theChildrenofMary,thenschoolgirls, visitingSisters,ChristianBrothers' boys,theinmatesoftheHome(eight ofwhomformeraguardofhonourfor theBlessedSacrament,wearingspecial sashesortheoccasion),theclergy, amongstwhomweretheProvincialof theJesuitOrder,VeryRev,Father Maher,S.J.,andFatherPerrott, Rev.FatherDoodyC.SS,R.,andRev. FathersMyers,Brennan,Rafferty,McGillicuddy,andLalor.Finally,immediatelyprecedingtheBlessedSacrament,carriedbyHisGracetheArchbishop,cameagroupoflittlegirls strewingflowersinthepathoftheir King, HisGracegaveBenedictionatthe altar,artisticallyarranged,andonthe routeoftheprocessionandwhenthe processionreturnedtotheChapelPontificalBenedictionwasonceagaingiven, andthefunctionbroughttoitsbeautifulclose,

Rev,FatherRaffertyactedasMaster ofCeremonies.Thechantof"Faith ofOurFathers"wassungwithenthusiasmbytheentirecongregation,and thusendedtheFortyHours'Adoration attheLittleSistersfor1942.

Rooms:7-10FirstFloor

GeneralMeetingto DiscussWarWork

Wednesday,October7, at8p.m.

EmergencyServiceCompanytobe Formed,

CanteenWorktobeUndertakenas Ladies'Auxiliary.

Asmanymembersaspossibleareaskedtoattendthegeneralmeetingnext weektodiscusstheformationofour ownE.S.C.companyandtheestablishmentofourownCanteenServiceas C.W.O.Lathes'Auxiliary.Justwhat bothoftheseactivitieswillentailin thewayoftimeanddutieswillbeexplainedtothegirlsatthismeetingby representativesfromboththeseorganisations.WeneedatleastTWELVE volunteerstocommenceourownEmergencyServiceCompany,andinorder totakeoverfromtheotherorganisationsalreadydoingCanteenServicewe willneedabouttwentyladiestomanagethecateringonthedaysallottedto useachmonth,andaboutahundred girlstoactashostessesintheevening afterwork.Namesofvolunteersfor eithercfthesewarserviceswillbe takenafterthemeetingonnextWednesdayevening.Thereisonlyone conditionwhichmustbebornein mind-membershipofeitherofthese specialactivitieswillbelimitedto girlswhohavejoinedtheCJG.M.

FirstAidClasses

Itisnecessarythesedaysforallgirls tohavesomeknowledgeofFirstAid, andifyoudonotalreadyholdcertificates,nowisyouropportunitytotake theSt.JohncourseofFirstAidand HomeNursing,whichwillcommence inourClubRoomsjustassoonaswe havesufficientnames,ThesecertificatesarenecessarytojuinourRed CrossEmergencyServiceCompany, whichisabouttobeformed,socome alongonWednesdaynightnext,October7,andthewholethingwillbe explainedtoyoubyoneoftheE.S.C. Superintendants,Thosewhoalready holdcertificateswillbereadyforenrolmentimmediately.

Donothesitate!Bereadytoassist inaNationalEmergency.E.S.C.'sare neededforFirstAidPosts,assistance inourhospitals,andvariousotherwartimeactivities.

Wealsoappealfortheservicesofa trainednursetogiveuslecturesin FirstAidandHomeNursing,andif possibletobeattachedtoourcompany.

*Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe MovementshouldringthePresident, MissMargaretSanderson(B8972),orif theycallinatHeadquartersduring lunchhouroranyeveningduringthe week,oneoftheCommitteewillbe theretoexplaintheMovementand theconditionsofmembership,etc,,to them,

DAYLIGHTSAVING.

Daylightsavingagainhasjustbeen introduced.Perhapsitwillchange yourluck,Getaticketto-dayinthe No,123aCharitiesConsultation.The firstprizeis£1,000.

*ItsIdealsand Membership

ThepurposeoftheOrderistofurnishmenorwomenlivingintheworld, yetdesirousofalifeorderedanddevoutabovewhattheworldisusually thoughttooffer,asortofscaffolding oroutlinewhichitisforthemtoutilise andfillin.TheThirdOrderisrightlyspokenof,andisareal"religious order"withhabit,Rule,novitiateand soforth,butitiswelltotakenoteof whatisreallyavitaldifference,viz., theabsenceof"obedience"asacompellingbondofunity,Noobligation whichaTertiaryassuchmayenter intowilleverbindundersin.

Tobeginwith,theTertiarymakes professionofaruleoflife,andnothing isbettercalculatedtogivepermanence toiiorresolutionsofwell-doing,orto leadusbackifweshouldlosesightof them,ThedetailsoftheRulecount largely,butthefactofhavingprofesseditcountsevenmore.Whendetails ofobservancemayhavebeenforgotten orlaidaside,thememoryofprofession neverfades,andwillservetorecallto arenewalofCatholiclifemanywho haveallowedittogrowslack.Asfor thedetailsoftheRuleoftheThird Orderforlay-Tertiaries,asre-issuedby PopeLeoXIII,wemustobviouslynot ignorethemhere,andtheymayconvenientlyliesummarisedunderthe twoheadingsofprayerandpenance. InthematterofprayertheRuleenjoinsthedailyrecitationofthefull DivineOffice,ortheLittleOfficeof OurBlessedLady,ortwelveOur Fathers,HailMarys,andGlorybeto theFathers.Besidesthisregular prayer.monthlyConfessionandHoly CommunionareenjoinedasaminimumuponallTertiaries,Needlessto commentontheimmensevalueofthis. Togetherwithprayermustgopenance,anessentialfeature-franklylet usfacethetruth-ofarealtertiary life.Tertiariesaremeanttobein theworld,butnotidentifiedwithit, toworkintheworld,butnotonworldlylines:thisinvolvestherepression ofmanyapromptingofself-interest, Apartfromtwospecialfast-daysdispensable,ofcourseifnecessaryviz.,theeveoftheFeastofSt,Francis,i.e.,October3,andtheeveo' ImmaculateConception,i.e.,December,7,theRuleallowscompleteliberty,butindicatesmostpractical formsofpenance.Thusisstress wiselylaidonmoderationinattending placesofamusement,andsedulous avoidanceofsuchasinclinetobe morallydangerous.Similarlyisstress laidontheveryvitalquestionof dres TheTertiarieshave1mil.aligioushahibutthisisn-ildomworn. Initsplaceascapularandsmallcord areprescribed,andthedailyputting onandwearingofthesemustsurely beagrandreminderthattherestof one'slifeandgarmentsshouldnot outragethesombrecolourofthescapularandthebeautifulsymbolismofthe cord,which,withallitsmodernsoftness,stillbearsitsthreeknots,which tellofPoverty,Chastity,andObedience. Sofarwehavethoughtonlyofthe Tertiaryin"isolation,"andhaveseen howevensuchaonehasmuchtowin, ifhewill,fromhistertiaryprofession. Butisolationisnottheideal.The "congregation"-asitiscalled-or groupoftertiaries,functioningasa unitwithPresident,Secretary,Treasurer,Infirmarianandotherofficia'.s 'dulyinstalledasa"Council"witha priest-directoratthehead-thatisthe ideal.Asarulethecongregation meetseverymonth.Prayers.natur-

Rulesof

ally,opentheineeting,thenanaddressfromthepriest-directorwillfollow,finallymoreprayers,nothaphazard,butaslaiddownintheRitualof theOrder,willconcludetheproceedings.TheCouncilwillmeetafterthe "assembly,"asitiscalled,isover,and willdealwithallcurrentmattersofinterestaffectingthecongregation,e.g., receptionandprofessionofnewmembers,visitingthesick,etc,This monthlymeetingsetsatoncethe "community"spiritoverthewhole Tertiarymovement.Impossibleto over-estimateitsimportance.Yetit isaminimum,andindispensable,and maybeverymuchextended.

Inadditiontosuchexercisesofprayer,boththeInfirmarian-whoseduty itistovisitsicktertiariesofthecongregation-andtheTreasurer,towhom isentrustedthedistributionofthecollectedalms,contributebytheirministrationsinaverypracticalwaytowardsfosteringandmaintainingatrue communityspiritamongthetertiaries, LikewiseitiscustomarywhenaTertiarydies,fortheotherstoassemble inchurchtheeveningbeforethefuneral,andrecitethe"Crown"forthe reposeofthedeadtertiary'ssoul.These "community"exercisesaresometimes thoughtofassecondaryinimportance totheindividualeffortseachTertiary shouldmake,Thisisindeedanerror. TheTertiarymovementebbsand flowspreciselyinproportiontothe emphasislaidonits"community" life:anditispreciselyherethatits vast"social"possibilitiesmaybestbe realised,

Notawordondetailsofadmission. Althoughincertainflourishingcongregationsthereiswhatisknownasa juniorsection,noone,asarule,isadmittedtoprofessionasaTertiarybeforeatleasthisorhersixteenthyear hasbeenattained.Thisprofession mustalwaysbeprecededbyanovitiate oftwelvemonths.Wherethepostulantaimsatbeingreceivedasmemberofa"congregation"-andthis shouldalwaysbedoneifpossiblegreathelpandguidancewillbeforthcoming,duringtheyear'snovitiate fromtheMasterorMistressofNovices,asthecasemaybe,An"isolated"Tertiarywill,ofcourse,haveto relyverymuchuponhimself,

Noristhenovitiatebrokenbyfailuretowearthescapularandcord,or torecitethe'Office,ortoattendwherepossible-themonthlymeetings, andthespecialinstructionsforthe novices.Allmaystraightwayberectifiedbyrenewingthelapsedobservances,Afterthetwelvemonths' novitiateshouldcometheProfession. ThisProfessioncontainsnovow, neitherdoesitentailanyobligations bindingunderpainofsin;butitis anaffirmationbeforeGod,ourBlessed LadyandSt,Francisofone'sintentionofobservingtheRuleofthe ThirdOrderofSt.Francis,andthereby,orlivingastrongCatholiclife.

Itonewouldsumupinasentence thepointoftheThirdOrder,orindicateagoodreasonforjoiningit,I shouldsayitstandstothemachinery ofagoodCatholiclifeasoildoesto themachineryofanengine,Everythingisalreadyinplaceandingood order,butallwillworkmoresmoothly,respondtoeverytouchmorereadily,andrisetogreaterheightsjustin proportionasthisoilofFranciscan life,perfecteddownthecenturiesby thesedulousinterestoftheHolySee, isgenerouslymadeuseut.

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OurLadyHelpofChristiansBranch, EastVictoriaPark.

Theattendanceatthemeetingscontinuestobeverysatisfactory,and membersareremindedonceagainof themembershipdrivecompetition, whichwillbeclosinginafewweeks' time,Therehavebeenseveralsocials atthePerthFireStationrecently,and themembersattendingfromthis branchhavehadamostenjoyable time.

Arrangementsarewellinhandbythe committeeoftheFightingForcesFund forthesendingofXmasparcelstoour memberswhoareoverseas,Ahouse partyisbeingarranged,thedateto beannouncedlater,andtheproceeds willgotowardsthefund.

OnSundaynext.October4,ourbus tripistotakeplace,andmembersdecidedtohaveamysterytripthedestinationbeingunknowntoanyoneexcept theorganiser,Bro.J.Finnegan,All interestedarehopingforfavourable weatherastheseoutingsaremost popular.Thenextmeetingwilltake placeonTuesday,October6, DancestoEntertainMembersofthe Forces.

Theninthdanceoftheserieswasheld attheParishHall,Highgate,on23rd. inst.,and,likeitsforerunners,wasa verygreatsuccess.Theobjectfor whichthedanceswasundertakenhas beenwhollyachieved,andthefunctionswillbecontinuedsolongascontinuanceiswarrantedbythepatronage affordedtothem.Thetenthdance willbeheldonWednesdaynext,October7.

Baths,Enamel,£715s.;Cement,45s. Paints,Hardware,TimberforShelters, cheaperatHASSELL'S,559WellingtonSt.Tel.B6307.

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SIGHT-TESTINGOPTICIAN. 12ATWELLARCADE, FREMANTLE.

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DistrictBoardVisitstoBranches.

()n22nd,inst.,theHolyRosary Branch,ShentonPark,wasvisited, and,althoughthis,incommonwith theotherbranches,hasbeenadverselyaffectedbywarconditions,there wasagoodattendancetowelcomethe GrandPresidentandfellowofficers.An effortistobemadetoenticethe youngpeopleoftheparishtojoin.

Bro.J.B.BarlowHonoured.

On23rd,inst.,abigdelegationofthe DistrictBoard,representativesofthe MetropolitanSocialCouncil,anda largenumberofmembersofSt,Canice'sBranch,Cottesloe,assembledfor thepurposeoftenderingtoBro,Jack Barlowacomplimentarysocial,to markthecompletionbyhimof20 yearscontinuousserviceassecretary ofthebranch.Hewastherecipient oftokensofappreciationfromtheDistrictBoardandthebranch,andthe speechesmadepriortothepresentationswereladenwithwell-meritedeulogisticalreferencestohissplendidservicestotheSociety.Inexpressing histhankstotheDistrictBoardand thebranch,Bro.Barlowdelivereda delightfulspeechinreminiscentmood, detailingmanyveryinterestingincidentsduringhislongsecretarialterm. Thefunctionwasaltogetheradelightfulone.

St.Columba'sBranch(,SouthPerth. AtthemeetingonTuesdaynext,the DistrictBoardwillmakeitsofficial visittothebranch,andeverymemberisaskedtobepresent,

BRIDGEANDRUMMYEVENING.

TheChristianBrothers'HighSchool Committee,Highgate,areconductinga bridgeandrummyeveningintheParishHallonFridayevening,October9. Asthisisthefirstentertainmentofits kindthisyear,wewouldliketoseeall parentsandfriendsoftheboyspresentatthisfunctionandhelptomake itanoutstandingsuccess,Therewill bemanyprizesofferedandadainty supperwillbeprovided.Thesubscriptionis2s.

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KhakiClothCover 2/BlueClothCover 2/LeatherCover 4/6 Postage,Id. CompiledbyRev.G.Butler, M.S.C.,andpublishedbyauthorityoftheC.U.S.A.,Queensland,thisnewprayerbookfor CatholicSoldiers,Sailorsand Airmenisthebestyetprinted formenintrainingandonactiveservice. ItcontainsthefullMass,all essentialprayersanddevotions andlistsspecialprivileges. Itoffers,aswell,manypagesof blunt,helpfulandsympathetic advicethatwillbewelcomed byeveryCatholicyoungman allina96-pagepocketsizebookonly4iinchesdeep by3incheswide.

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Thursday,October1,1942.

-TonsofMoney11

"TonsofMoney,"whichtheRepertoryClubispresentinginitstheatre, 104St.George'sTerrace,Perth,nextto thePalaceHotel,isthesuperhitof theyear.This"allstarattraction" ranfor3iyearsinLondon,andwasthe playwhichmadeTomWallsfamous, Sincethenithasbeenpresentedall overtheworldandwherevershown hasalwaysdrawnlargehousesandbeen thefocusofpopularamusement.Full housesignsareexpectedforPerthwhen itispresented,andthereiseverypossibilitythattheseasonmayhavetobe extendedtoaccommodatethelargeattendanceswhowishtoseeit.Tickets arenowonsale,andallnettprofits benefittheCatholicWelfareOrganisationfunds.

"TonsofMoney"isthebestshowin theworldtodriveawayyourwar-time "blues."Itiscompletewith"tonsof laughter,""tonsofcomedy,"and"tons offun."Itistheoneplayofthe yeary,acannotaffordtomiss.

The,peningnightisThursday,Octo. ber22,anditwillbepresentedfora per'idoffournights,Anextra st:-.)ngcasthasbeenchosen,whilstproactionisinthecapablehandsofMr. '01Sainken.

HelptheC.W.O.tocarryonits goodworkfortheservices,andalso enjoyyourselfaswell.

MARRIAGELOANS ADVOCATED

ContinuedfromFrontCver., suitableforAustralia,Whenithas beenevolved,Isuggestthatitbeintroducedwiththeleastpossibledelay now-notafterthewar.

"YouwillrememberthatwhenIwas inthePublicServiceofVictoriaIwas theinvestigatingofficerofaSelectCommitteeoftheLegislativeAssemblyof thatStatewhichdealtwiththequestionofchildendowment.Incidentallymarriageloanscameunderconsideration,andIknowthereisalarge amountofliteratureonthesubject.The suggestedinter-DepartmentalCommitteeshould,therefore,havelittledifficultyinformulatingasatisfactoryproposal.Ifyoudesireanyassistance frommeIcanletyouhavedocumentsinmypossessionwhichwould certainlybeofvaluetotheofficers.

"Ishouldappreciateadviceofthe Government'sdecisioninthismatterin duecourse.-Yoursfaithfully,

"A.A.CALWELL,

"TheHon.E.J.Holloway,M.H.R., "MinisterforSocialServices, "ParliamentHouse,Canberra."

Thefinalmeetingfor1942willbe heldintheMen'sCommonRoomat theUniversityonTuesday,October 6,at8p.m,Theannualgeneralelectionswillbeheldatthismeeting,and agoodroll-upofgraduatesandpast members,aswellasundergraduates,is calledfor.Socomeon,ex-students, weneedyoursupport.

Thesocietywishestoexpressits gratitudetothefollowingpeoplewho addressedusduringtheyear:

TheRev.FatherCallaghan,who talkedtousonhisexperiencesin Lybia,GreeceandCreteasChaplain withtheA.I.F.

FatherJ.W.Doyle,whodelivered thatenlighteningaddresson"Science andtheModernWorld."

FatherG.Lawler,alsoofSt.Loui, Boys'School,whogaveusaninterestinginsightintotopicalsubjectsinour war-tornworldofto-day.

ToallthesetheSocietysays"Thank you.,'

TheSocietyalsoexpressesitsthanks totheRectorandBrothersatthe NorthPerthMonasteryfortheway inwhichtheyconductedtherecent Retiat.

SubiacoYoung Men'sClub-

CommencedlastMondaytheBaddingtonChampionshipisinfullswing, withmanyyoungmembersgivinggood accountsofthemselves,amongstwhom wasK.Moxham,whowonhisheatin finestyle.Atthegenerousofferof theSubiacoPoliceBoys'Club,membersinterestedinlearningtherules ofbasketballvisitedthePoliceBoys' Hall,wheremanytricksinshooting forgoalswereshowntothem.

NextMondayeveningtherewillbe nomeetinginthelocalhall,astheSo. cietyareagainvisitingFremantleto competeagainsttheForcesinthevarioussports.Memberswillmeetatthe SubiacoStationat7p.m.,andallare askedtoattendtomaketheevening a succes".

TradeyouroldstoveforlatestGasor WoodStove.Bargainprices.W.A.Stove Co.,559WellingtonSt.(B6307).

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INMEMORIAM.

FORD.-InlovingmemoryofPatrick CharlesandEllenMaudFord,died Uctober5,1934,andOctober5 1921,respectively, RequiescatinPace.

-Insertedbytheirlovingdaughters, MaryandGertrude,94Loftus-street, Leederville.

SILVERWEDDING.

KELLY-SMITH,-OnSeptember29, 1917,atSt.Mary'sCathedral,Perth, byRev.FatherPace,SidneyJames Kelly,eldestsonofElizabethRosina Kelly,ofPerth,andthelateJames J,Kelly,toAngelinaSmith,second (laughterofthelateThomasand I.eannderSmith,ofAdelaide,South Australia.Presentaddress:14WaterlooCrescent,EastPerth,

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1Z Broadcastsfrom CatholicChurches During1942

Thefollowingbroadcastshavebeen arrangesthrough7.-tation6WN:-

October4-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral,Preacher:Rev,FatherLalor.

October18-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral(MissionSunday).

October25-4p.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral(FeastofChristtheKing,.

November1-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral.

December6-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathe. dral.

December24-Midnight:St.Mary's Cathedral.

NELSON&SONLIMITED MARKETREPORT

NELSON&SONLIMITEDreport asfollowsforthePOULTRYSALEof September30,1942:

POULTRY:Fairsuppliesforward, andthereweresomenicequality birdsofallkindsthismorning.Values werefirm,andgoodpriceswereralisEdforeverythingexceptagedRoos ters,whichwerecheap, COCKERELS:Prime16.-to17,-(1 lotexLakeBiddy18-).Mediumto good116to14,

ROOSTERS:Heavybreeds,16to 7 WhiteLeghorns,3-to4,-.

HENS:Primeheavy,9/6to11/6 (1lotexKellerberrin Medium, 6,'6to8 WhiteLeghorns,6'.to 7/6.

DRAKES:Prime.226to34 Medium,16/-to18 Younglower, DUCKS:Prime,12/-to13/-,Medium 10/-to11-. Aged6/-to8,'-.Indian Runnersto6-.

TURKEYGOBBLERS:Prime58,to60-(1loteachexRoelandsand Morawa62/6and62-).Good,46/.to 55/..Medium35.-to40, Light lower, TURKEYHENS:Prime226to 25 Medium18-to20/ Light lower.

EGGS:StandardNewLaid,1'4. MediumHen,1/2i.Pullet,12.Standardcooking,1/11.Pulletcooking, 111d.

BUTTER:Stores,13.Privatelines, 1/4, EGGSHeavysuppliesarerollingin andalargeamountofNewLaidqualityisbeingpackedfortheCommon. wealthGovernmentDryingPlant,and mostofthecountrysuppliesarebeing convertedintoEggPulpforDefence orders.

DuetotheVoluntaryStabilisation Scheme,thenetresultoftheSuburban PoultryFarmeris141d.,approxicately, forStandardgrade,andCountryPoultryFarmersthesame,less,ofcourse, theirrailandcartagecharges, OtherCountrylines,notquitesuitablefortheDryingPlant,arenetting approximately1/-to1,1,accordingto gradeforpulprequirements.

Thenettpricereceivablefrom thedryingplant,afterpacking charges,etc.,areaccountedfor,will be,forStandardgrade,about121d. Perth,soeggproducerswill,wehope, appreciatetheactivitiesoftheStabilisationCommitteeintheirinterests,and realisethatthelevymadeiswell worthpaying.

Address:METROPOLITANMAR. BETS,PERTH.

STOVES,WoodorGas,newand used,sold,bought,repaired.W.A. StoveCoy.,559WellingtonStreet. B6307.

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Mr.JohnSeward,B.D,Sc,,(UniversityofMelbourne),1...13S(Victoria), wishestoannouncethathehascommencedpracticeasaDENTALSURGEONonSecondFloor,RoyalInsuranceBuildings,133StGeorge'sTer race.'PhoneB3071.

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ies,andIhopeyouwillkeepupthe goodwork,astheydesperatelyneed yourhelp.Yourlittlebrotherwill soonbeoldenoughtogotoschoolwith you,andthenyouwillhavetowork hardoryouwillhavehimbeatingyou. Iamsureyoumustfeelterriblyproud ofyourbigbrotherintheAirForce, butdon'tforgettopraytoOurLady tobringhimbacksafeandsound.

AUNTBESSY.

* * * * 51Raglan-road,

DearAuntBessy,-LastChristmasI wroteyoualittleletterandsentyou somepenniesfortheBushies,andnow Iamgettingsomemorepenniesonmy prickcard.Maryissickandsheis awayfromschoolforalongtime,I madeanyfirstCommunionlastyear. Mysisterhasadarlingweebaby:her nameisBarbaraAnne,Mydaddyis asoldierintheArmy.Good-bye.With lotsoflove,From SHEILAHAYES.

THE Bushies'Corner

DearC.irnerites,-Herewithweare againinthemonthofOctober,which isdedicatedtotheHolyRosary.There aresomeveryspecialfeastsduringthis month,amongwhichistheFeastof theLittleFlower,whoisoneofthe greatestofmodernsaints,asshelived anddiedwithinthememoryofagood manypeoplewhoarestillalive.Even whenshewasverysmallshehadavery greatloveforOurLordintheBlessed Sacrament,andweshouldpraytoher togiveathesameloveforOurLord inHolyCommunion.St.Teresadid notcomeintotheworldaready-made saint.LikeallothersaintsofGods Church,she,byresponsetoGod's grace,madeherselfholy.Becominga

PROFESSIONOFLITTLEFLOWER

saintisnoteasywork,butwithher greatcourageanddeterminationshe wentthroughmanytrials.Attheage of15sheenteredtheCatmeliteConvent,wheresheledaperfectlifeand diedaperfectdeath.Alltheworld overmen,womenandchildrenhaveappealedtoherforhelp,andtheirprayers havebeenansweredsorapidlyandso wonderfullythatdevotiontothislittle saintofGodisknownandpractisedin everyland,

Letus,therefore,mydearCornerites notonlypraytoher,butinourown smallwaytrytoimitateherglorious exampleofvirtueandpiety.

AUNTBESSY, * * * 3Harley-street,Highgate.

DearAuntBessy,-Itisalongtime sinceIhavesentyoualittleletter.I havenotforgottenyou,andhavefilled inaprickcardtohelptheBusbiesand havebroughtallthepenniestoSister, IlovehelpingyouwiththeBushies.I hopeIwillseemyletterin"TheRecord"someday.Iamgoingtobea HolyAngelintheprocessionnextSunday,Withloteoflove,from CARMELMICHAEL.

DearCarmel,-Iwassoexcitedto receivealetterfromyouamongstthe otherlettersfrommylittleHighgate friends,andIamafraidIamsomewhat adoubtingThomas,asIthoughtyou

hadforgottenallaboutme.Itwas verygoodofyoutofillinawhole prickcardfortheBushies,asIknow itmustbeahardjobinthesewar-days, Iamgoingtotheprocession,too,next Sunday,andIhopeitisanicefineday, asitratherspoilsthingswheninrains.

AUNTBESSY, A GrassValley.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisisthemonth ofSeptemberthemonthinwhichOur BlessedLadywasborn,themonthin whichwecommemorateherSevenSorrows.Itisamonthwhichbringsto megratefulremembranceofaspecial favourreceivedaboutfouryearsago throughtheintercessionofOurBlessed Lady.InownoticethatOurBlessed LadyisPatronessoftheBushies' Scheme,sopleasefindenclosedsomethingwhichIhopewillassistsomeof thelittleonestotheirspiritualinheritance, P.O'DRISCOLL.

DearP.O'Driscoll,-Thankyouvery muchforyourgenerousdonation.I wasverypleased'toreceiveit,especiallyjustnowwhensomuchremainstobedonetocompletethe£100. However,Iamsureifwehavefaith andprayhardtoOurBlessedLadyshe willhelpusandtakecareofourproblem.

AUNTBESSY.

70Norfolk-street.

DearAuntBessy,-Itismyturnto sendyoualittleletter.Maureenwrotetoyouthelasttime.I havefinishedgettingthepennieson myprickcard.Mydaddyisamilkman:hehasjustgotbetterfrom asthma.MybrotherCharliehasgone toBallaratwiththeAirForce,and daddygotawirefromhim.Mummy wassadwhenCharliewentaway.My brotherHughieisthreeandmummy broughthimtoschoolyesterdaywhen shewenttothebridge.Thisisall thenewsIhavegot,sogood-bye.From MARGARETNALLEN.

DearMargaret-Thankyouforyour letterandthepenniesontheprickcard. YoulittleHighgatepeoplecertainly havebeenworkinghardfortheBush

LemonadeBottle

AcknowledgedWithThanks.

DearShiela,-Itisalongtimesince Iheardfromyoulast,butIseefrom yourletterthatyouarestillworking onyourprickcard.Iamsorryto hearthatMaryissick,andIhopeshe willsoonbestrongandwellagain. Whataprettynameyourlittleniece has.Isupposewhenshegetsalittle bitolderyouwillbeabletotakeher outforshortwalks,won'tyou?

AUNTBESSY, * * Somewhere,

DearAuntRessy,-Herewithanothertriflefrom THEOLDGREYCAT, Dear"OldGreyCat,"-Thankyou kindlyforyourdonation.YourconstanthelpfortheBusbies'Corneris remarkable,andIamsureyouwillbe rewardedforyourwonderfulwork. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Iamsendingyou anothersmalldonationtohelpyouon, asthetimeispassingquickly. LILYDALE.

DearLily,-Timeiscertainlypassing quickly,alltooquicklyIamafraid forthesuccessofour£100.Thankyou kindlyforyourdonation,andplease prayforthesuccessofourSchemethis year. AUNTBESSY.

* * 31Cowls-street.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismyvery firstlettertoyou.Ihopeyouwill likeit,Ifinishedoffmyprickcard inonenight.MybrotherReggiehelpedmetogetthepennies.Sisterwas gladwhenIbroughtthemtoschool. Mylittlebrother,Neville,isoneyear old.Hehasbeensick,butheisbet-

ternow.Imustendmylittleletter. Goodwishesfromyourlittlefriend, VAL.TROMPP.

DearVal,-Althoughitwasyour veryfirstlettertome,Ienjoyedreadingiteversomuch,andIdohopeI amgoingtohearalotmorefromyou, alsofromyourbrotherReggie,The bothofyoumusthaveworkedhardto finishyourcardinonenight,and thankyouverymuchforyourpennies.

AUNTBESSY.

83Mary-street,Highgate.

DearAuntBessy,-Youwillbevery gladwhenyouseewhothisletteris from,Iamsendingafewpenniesfor theprickcards.Wehavejustcome backfromtheholidays,andweenjoy- edthemverymuch.Ihopeyouhad alovelyholiday,too,Wehadalovelyconcertbeforewebrokeup,andI wasintheFlagDance,theIrishReel andtheGarlands.Mummyanddaddy saidtheconcertwaslovely.Margaret wasinthebluepaperDolly'sDance, Didyouseeusintheconcert?Idid notseeyou.Good-bye,Withlove fromyourlovingfriend,

MARYLEEN.

DearMary,-Icertainlydidgeta lovelysurprisewhenIopenedyourlet. terandsawwhoitwasfrom,Thank youforyourpenniesontheprick cardsastheycertainlydohelpcur causealong.IamsorryIwasnot abletobeatyourconcert.Iwould havelovedtohaveseenyouinthe FlagDance,etc.,butIamsureyou musthavebeenverygood.

AUNTBESSY.

18Haynes-streetNorthPerth.

DearAuntBetsy,-Pleasefindenclosedfiveshillingsforthetwoprickcards, andfivehillingsfromGrandma,in thanksgivingtotheSacredHeartfor greatblessings.Wishingyouevery success,

BETTYSTANLEY.

DearBetty,-Youcertainlyarean oldbutveryfaithfulmemberofour Busbies'Corner,andyouneverseem toforget.Pleaseconveymysincere thankstoyourGrandma,andthank youeversomuchforyour5sonthe prickcards.

AUNTBESSY,

Acknowledgment, Ihavetoacknowledge5s.received froma"GratefulMother,"forfavours received.Thisisagrandwaytoshow yourappreciation.Thankyoufor yourkinddonation.

AUNTBESSY,

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ThestoryoftheSolomonsisstained withbloodfromtheverybeginning.

Spainwasthefirsttoreachitsshores -thatoldsailor,Spainthatwent intosea-storms,asintoatourney,with thenameofMaryasajoustingcry. ThatoldSpainhadlainentrancedfor ages,butnowitmayliftitsheadagain andgodowntothesea.

ThesixteenthcenturywasthegoldenageofSpanishexplorationanddiscovery.Followinginthewakeof Columbus,CortezcolonisedMexico, BalboasightedthePacificPizarro overranPeru,Almagroandothers Chili.

ThusitcameaboutthatinNovember,1567,AlvarezdeMendana,a youngnobleman,twenty-fiveyearsof age,setsailwithtwoshipsfromCallao,inPeru,tosearchtheWestern Oceanforanewcontinent, Theyhopedtosightlandinafew weeksbutthreemonthspassedaway wearilybeforetheysightedalong chainofmountains,whichtheytook tobeacontinent.FourFranciscan Fatherswentwiththeexpedition. Venus,themorningstar,burnedabove themastheyslidintotheirfirstharbour.TheycalledtheplaceSanta YsabeldelaEstrella(St.Isabelof theStar),andstillto-daytheisland iscalledIsabel,andthebayEstrella, TheyclaimedthelandfortheKingof Spain,PhilipII.

Masswascelebratedashoreunder thegreattrees,fortheSpaniardswere Catholicsfirst,andtheirpriestssought tosavethesoulsoftheheathen,going inthevanguardwiththeexplorers. Thepointsofinterest,therivers,and theports,weregivennamesofsaints.

Readingthemnow,oneseesinthema litany-St.Mark,St.Helen,St.Christopher,St,Urban,St.Bernadine,But alas!merenamingmakesnoplace holy.Thesightofthenativesarousednoconfidenceinthemariners, Theywerenaked,everymother'sson ofthem,andtheiradornmentswere stringsofhumanteeth,whichthey hadcollectedascarefullyasaconnoisseurcollectsMingporcelain.What theylackedinappareltheymadeup inarms.However,atEstrella,relationswiththeshoretribeswerepe, ful,andMendanastrovetoconvertthe oldchiefoftheplace,Bilebanara. Bilebanaralearnedalittle,butavery little,fromthelesson_Buttheinteriortribeswerehostile,andrefused tosellanyfood.sothattheonlyexpedientwastotakeitbyforceorsee thecrewperishofstarvation.

Atthenextstoppingplace,thePort oftheCross,inthelargeislandof Guadalcanal,thingsdidnotfareso well,OnAscensionDay,1568ten Spanishsailorsweremassacred,annihilatedeven,bythenatives;andvet thepeopledwellinginthisportionof theislandwere,inlateryears,among thefirsttoacceptChristianity. A thirdhaltwascalledbytheshipat aportwhichGallego,thepilot,recordsasbeingnarrowandmountainous.ItisthoughtthatthisdescriptionindicatesMakiraBay,whichwas namedbytheSpaniards,"ThePort oftheVisitationofOurLady."If itisthesameport,itwascalledby missionarieslaterinPortSteMarie Aplaceofdoloursfromthebeginning, ahomeoffeverandarrows.

TheSpaniards,withaviewtolearningthelanguage,incaseofareturn totheislands,seizedanative,hiswife andchildandanotheryounggirl. Mendanadidnotliketheproceedings, andconsentedonlywhenheleaned thatthecoupleweremanandwt Hegavethemfoodandclothesand, onbeinginstructed,theybecameardentChristians.Theydiedsometime afterwardsinthecityofLosReyos

(Lima),far,veryfar,fromtheirown littlemountainvillage,withitsnarrowbywaysandlow-browedhutsof leaves.TheywerethefirstChristiansoftheSolomons.Theexpeditionlastedtwenty-twoandahalf months.Thedateoftheirdeparture wasAugust8,1568.Theyleftwithoutascertainingthetrueextentof theresourcesoftheisland,which wereconsideredtohavetherichesof Solomoninhiddengold.They thoughttheyhadfoundtherealms whencethefleetsofHiramofTyre hadbroughtgoldandpreciouswoods forthebuildingofthetempleofJerusalem,sotheynamedthegroupafter KingSolomon.Itwasnot,however, theOphiroflegend,butagroupof poverty-stricken,unhealthyislands.

LATERDISCOVERIES.

Mendanacamebackin1595,thirty yearslater;hewasthenamanof fifty-six.Hehadfourships,with Quirosaspilot,andhecametothe placeofhisdeath,Hefoundagroup ofislands,butnottheSolomons.Nor didQuiros,returningin1605sightthe lostislands.HefoundtheNew Hebrides,buttheSolomonsevaded him.Fortwohundredyearsadark veilfelloverthem,andtheybecame mysteriousislands,hiddenfromthe eyesofmen,whosearchedforthew invain,

ToSpain,then,underGod,mustbe giventhecreditforthediscoveryof theSolomons,andthecreditofthe nobleintentionwhichsenthersailors andmissionariesinsearchofsoils. ToFrancealso,underGod,mustbe giventhelustreofthecontinuation andconsolidationofthemissionary effort,

Thesulkylittlehermitsoftheocean sleptfortwocenturies,andthen cameCarteretin1766,Bougainvillein 1768,Survillein1769,Shortlandin 1788;andtheyallwentawaywithout knowingthatMendanaandhisFranciscanshadbeentherebeforethem.

ItwaslefttoascholarinParis, Buachebyname,tofindthisout.The Frenchadmiral,LaPerousesetoutin 1785,andpartofhisventurewasto discoverifBuachewasright,buthis shipwaswreckedinastormonVanikoroIsland,nearSantaCruz,andit wasford'Entrecasteauxtoprovewhat Buachecontended.Hefoundthe Solomons,andrestoredtheSpanish namesgiventocreekandbaybyMendana,

THEFIRSTMARISTMISSIOKARIES.

In1844,fouryearsatterthearrival ofthefirstshiploadsofcompany's emigrantsinNewZealand,ahuge VicariatewascreatedinMelanesiaand Micronesia(theislandsoftheblacks andthelittleislands),FatherEpalle, S.M.,waschosenasleader,appointed Vicar-Apostolic,andconsecratedBishop.HeleftLondonin1845with sevenFathersandsixlayBrothersfor Sydneyfromearlydaysthecentrefor SouthSeaIslandactivity.Herehe charteredaschoonerandsetoutfor theSolomons.Theyarrivedat Marau,oneoftheislandsofthegroup, onDecember2,1846,Finally,they putintotheBayofaThousandIslandsonIsabelIsland.Theirwelcomewasamassacre,BishopEpalle diedofwounds.HewasburiedinsecretontheisletofSt.GeorgeWorn bythesightofwoundsandbythesorrowofthathighdeath,thesurvivors turnedtheirprowtothePortofNotre Dame,or,astheycalledit,PortSte Marie,TheAdmiraltycallsitMakira Bay,ForthemitwasGethsemane. Thenativesregardedthemonlyasa sourceofgifts,giftswhichweretheir right.Thereisnowordforgratitude intheMaoritongue,noristhereany

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suchamongthedialectsoftheSolomonIslands,Theylivedtoslay.A humanheadwastothemwhatapearl istoanoysterfisher, BishopColomb,S.M.,whohadbeen appointedCo-adjutortoBishopEpalle, heardofthedeathofhissuperiorwhen hewasactuallyonhiswaytothe islands.Itwasanundauntedheart hetookwithhim.Hewasasyetunconsecrated,and,findingtheAustralianBishopsabsent,hewentonto NewZealand,Hewasrobbedin NewCaledonia,andhewrites.still withthatfine-bladedsteadfastness: "Ifmyepiscopateissoheavyathing thetokensofmydignityareless pressing,Bishopwithoutcrossor mitre,Iamgoingplunderedofallthe veryshoestomyfeetandlinenfor mybodylentmeincharity.God beblessed!Imakenomurmurover it;rather,Irejoice,"Worsewasto follow.OnarrivalatMakirahe learnedthatfourdevotedpriestshad succumbed.Onediedofmarshfever, threeweremassacred.Ontheurgent representationsoftheship'scommander,hewithdrewthesurvivors.It wouldseemtohumaneyesthatthe missionwasafailure,but,byaninevitabledivineinversion,itwasasuccessintheeyesofGod, THERETURNOFTHEMISSIONARIES.

In1898,theMaristMissionariesreturnedtotheSolomons.Aprefecture atfirst,itbecameaVicariateApostolic

in1912-aVicariateof340,000square miles.Onanaverage,thedistance fromislandtoislandisfromthirty tofortymiles;andthereareshifty currentsandwild,racingtides. Travelintheinteriorbrushwoodfollowsweak-mindedcreeksthattwistin andout,

Addtothesedifficultiestheperversitiesofatropicalclimate,andsome notionoftheundertakingsmaybe gained.Arrowsoflightning,walls ofrain,thesearetoooftentheroad companionsofthemissionary.Crocodileslurkintherivers,fevercrouches inthemarshes-Thesceneryismagnificent;therearelittlecoralislands andshimmeringlagoons.Thesestrong rainsoftheirskeepthebrushwood denseandgreen.Itisnottoodense, howeverforbanditsandmurderers, whochooseitasascreenforwickedness.

Thepeoplethemselvesarechiefly Melanesians,thoughsomePolynesians arefoundamongtheislands,The southernersarepalerthanthenorth. erners.Thedialectsdiffer,sothat justasinIrelandamanfromDonegal mightnotunderstandamanfrom Kerry,soamanfromTangararemight notunderstandamanfromWanoni. Civilisationandtheirowndelectable gameofheadhuntinghavedecreased theirnumberswithamazingrapidity, ifthestatisticsofMendanameaneven halfoftheirstatementsconcerningthe populationinthesixteenthcentury. Mostnativeracesdodecreaseunder

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civilisation,Veryoftenthechangein clothing,theintroductionofEuropean vices,andtheindolencethatfollows thecessationofforaging,combineto preyuponthephysicalstrengthofthe aboriginals.Cannibalismundoubtedlyexistedinallitsforceatthetime ofMendana.Hiscarefulpilotrecordsinstancesofittoostarktobear repetition.Ithasdisappearedto-day fromtheislandofGuadalcanal,butit lingersoninMalaita,wherethetribes arefierceandbrutish.

Theirowncreed,suchasitwas,consistedofthefearratherthantheworshipoftheforcesofnature.Butthe sacrificestheymadetoGereparakeand VulunamaAso(sunandmoon) weremerelyintendedtoplacatethese gods,Strangelyenough,theyhada primitiveParadise,situatedforthe aristocratsinMarau,HelllayoppositeGuadalcanal,andalittlewayoff wasaplaceofcleansing,theequivalent ofourPurgatory.Sowolf-likewere thesetribesthatnobaptismswere givenforthreeyearsafterthefoundingofthenewmission,andnoadult baptismforfiveyears.Themissionariesonarrivingfoundthatthechildrendidnotlackintelligencebutthe Solomonesedreadedseparationfrom theirdevils.

ItwasontheislandofSura,or,as thenativessay,Dhura,thatthenew' comersdecidedforastation.Bya luckychance,theowner,amancalledKeating,sailedintothebayatthe sametimeasthemselves,andthepurchasewasmade.Itsveryname means"massacre,"acommonplaceof Solomoneseexistenceatthattime,It wasnotinhabitedbecausetheliving shunanislandofthedead.

ItwasBishopVidal,Vicar-Apostolic ofFiji,andAdministratoroftherecentlycreatedPrefectureApostolicof theBritishSolomons,whonegotiated thepurchase.Hebroughtwithhim tothesewild,blood-stainedislands threeFathers,onelayBrotherofthe SocietyofMarv,andnineCatholic nativesofFiji.Theybroughtfood, timber,andawhale-boat.AtGavatu wassaidthefirstMasssincethemassacreatMakirain1847.In1896,an Austrianscientificexpeditionhadbeen massacredassoonastheysetfooton Guadalcanal.ThemissionariesobtainedtemporaryhospitalityatVuleluaandthen.atAolathemomentous purchasetookplace.

ThetwoislandsofSura,bigand little,werelinkedunderthenameof RuaSura,BishopVidalthen,in 1898,ledtherethefirstprieststhat theislandshadknownsincethewithdrawalofBishopColomb,Theylandedinastorm,andtheonlywelcome theyreceivedwasfromthecool,un-

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Intheirfirstdiscouragementatthe povertyofthemission,theycouldnot foreseethatever-increasingchainof stationsandtheestablishmenteven ofaprintingpress,wherebooksinthe languageweretobeprinted;theSolomoneselearnmorequicklythrough booksthanthroughanyothermedium.Thecultivationofcoconuts began,averywisemeasure,forshort faminesarefrequent.Acatechetical schoolwasestablishedin1910;the catechismwastranslatedintoSolomoneseandaprintedorgan,"Turapatu"(News),becameasourceofdelighttothestrugglingscholars.

In1912,theSolomonswerecreated aVicariate, MonsignorBertreux, whohadbeenappointedfirstVisitor andthenPrefectandthenBishop. diedin1918,afteralifeofunwearied service.Howmuchhissupervision meanttotheSolomonstheincidents oftheirprogressrevealmorethanany eulogy.Hetoiledthereforseventeenyears.

THEFUTUREOFTHESOLOMONS

Thelatestfiguresavailable(1931) showthatthereareintheSolomons 6,306Catholicsand1,074catechumens, Thesefiguresaretheresultsofthirtyyearsofdevotedeffortinoneofthe mostunpromisingmissionfieldsinthe world.

Considerthedifficultiesofthesoil, theclimate,andthesavageryofthe people,Itsveryhistoryspeaksfor itself.Thehopeofthemissionlies inthechildrenandtheyoungpeople, Therefore,thefuturepromisesbetter things,Onethingstandsout,the scarcityofapostates.Betterslow progressthanquickretrogression.

Themissionarieshavetogotothe people.TheSolomonesearekeptby tribal,social,economic,andreligious associationstotheiroriginaldwellings. Fromthesetheywillnotstir.Consider,too,thenumberofislands,the distancebetweenthem,thediversity ofdialectsandthescarcityofmeans

oftransport.Themissionarymust go,nomatterhowlongittakeshim. Nomatterwhatthedifficulty,hemust learnthetonguesofallthetribes.No matterwhattheweather,hemustsally forthbysea.orbybushland.

NoaccountoftheSolomonsis completewithoutareferencetothe layBrothers,whoquietly,simply,sincerelyprovidefortheneedsofthe communitiesandassistintheinstructions.

TherelationsbetweenCatholicand Protestantmissionariesare,onthe whole,verygood.TheProtestants arebetterequipped,andthat,inthe eyesofthesimplenatives,tellsagainst theCatholics,Whereonehasa steamertheotherhaspoorlittlesailingboats;thesethingsshouldnot

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Thenvolunteersforthemissionfield aremorethanevernecessary, Malaita,with60,000souls,isserved byonlyfourpriests.

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Althoughtheirco-religionistsconstituteonlyaboutone-fifteenthofthe totalpopulationofEngland,Catholics withthearmedforceshavewonnearly one-sixthoftheVictoriaCrosses-Great Britain'shighestdecoration-givenin thepresentwar.

Catholicsareabout3,000,000outof England'stotalpopulationofsome 45,000,000.Catholicsoldiersandsailors havewonsevenofthe43Victoria Crossesbestowedinthecurrentconflict,

ThelatestCatholictoreceivethe VictoriaCrossisLieut.Comdr.AnthonyCecilCape]Miers,R.N.,whose citationisnotyetavailable, OtherCatholicstoreceivethismost covetedawardinclude:

Capt.EdwardStephenFogarty Fegen,R.N.whodeliberatelydrewthe fireofapowerfulGermanwarshipto hisship,"JervisBay,"andthuspermitted38merchantmeninhisconvoy toescape.

FlyingOfficerDonaldGarland,leader inavolunteerformationwhichsuccessfullybombedanddestroyeda bridgeovertheAlbertCanalinBelgium,thusholdinguptheenemyad. vanceinthatcountry.Itwasknown inadvancethatthiswouldbeanextremelyhazardousundertaking,and onlyoneaircraftreturnedoutofthe fivethatsetout,

HeroismatDunkirk.

Capt.HaroldMarcusErvine-Andrews, whosecompanyheldalinealongthe CanaldeBergues,infrontofDunkirk, formorethan10hoursinthefaceof "intenseartillery,mortar,andmachinegunfire,"andagainst"vastlysuperiorenemyforces,'Capt.Ervine-Andrewsiscreditedwith"mostconspicuousgallantry"inthedefenceofhis position,afterwhichherescuedthe remnantsofhiscompany,althoughalmostcompletelysurrounded,

LeadingSeamanJackForeman Mantle,oftheH.NI.S.Foylesbank, who,despitenumerousandmortal wounds,mannedhisanti-aircraftgun totheendinanenemyairattackupon hisship.

Lieut.Comdr,EugeneEsmonde holderalsooftheDistinguishedServiceOrder,wholedhisairplanesquadronona"desperate"mission,"challenginghopelessodds"inanassign-

mentovertheEnglishChannel.He ledthecelebratedattackontheGermanbattleshipsScharnhost,GneisenauandPrinzEugen.

Capt.JamesJosephBernardJackman,whose"magnificentbearingwas contributoryinalargemeasuretothe successofamostdifficultandhardfoughtaction,"namely,atankattack onE.Dudaridge,south-eastofTobruk,Withutterdisregardofpersonalsafety,heexhibitedacoolleadershipwhichinspiredallabouthim, thecitationsays.

Capt.Jackman,FlyingOfficerGarland,Lieut.-Comdr.Esmonde,Leading SeamanMantle,andCapt.Fegendid notsurvivetheengagementsinwhich theywontheirdecorations.

LondonJuly5.-Thefirstdecoration awardedtoanyclergymanbythe Britishauthoritiesinthepresentwar wasconferreduponaCatholicPriest fromIreland,whileoneofthetwofirst VictoriaCrossesawardedinthearmy inthepresentconflictwenttoamajor fromCountyWexford,Ireland,itis revealedbyacompilationthathas beenmadehere.

Thelist,a"preliminary"one,ofpersonsfromIrelandwhohavewondistinctionswhileservingwiththeBritishforcesinthepresentstruggle,presentsamongthosereceivingawardsin theRoyalNavythefollowing:

Capt.EdwardStephenFogartyFegen. ofCountyTipperary,Commanderof the"JervisBay,"VictoriaCross; Lieut.Comdr.EugeneEsmonde, D.S.O.,ofCountyTipperaryVictoria Cross;Vice-AdmiralRaymondFitzMaurice,anativeofCountyKerry, KnightoftheBritishEmpireand StokerO'Brien,oftheH.M.S."Exeter,"fromDublin,DistinguishedConductMedal.

Listedamongthosereceivingawards intheBritishArmyareMajorHarold MarcusErvine-Andrews,anativeof CountyWexford,whoreceivedoneof thefirstVictoriaCrossesawardedin thiswar,andtheRev.ThomasDuggan,amemberofthestaffofSt.FinbaresCollege,CountyCork,whoreceived"thefirstclericalawardofthe war."

Amongthe50othersfromIreland listedasreceivingawardsintheBritishArmyareMgr.JohnCoghlanof theDioceseofMeath,CatholicVicar GeneraltotheBritishArmy,whowas madeaCommanderoftheBritishEmpireforgallantryduringtheBattleof Flanders,1940,and(thelate)Flight Lieut,BrendanFinucane,anativeof Dublin,whohasreceivedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross,withtwosubse-

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Amongascoreofciviliansonthe samelistaredoctors,nurses,policemen, firemenandciviliandefenceworkers.

ThecitationofFatherDuggan's award,whichwasmadeinFranceby LordGort,Commander-in-Chiefsays "hiscoolness,energy,courageandexamplewereoutstanding.Hehelped tomaintainmoralewhentheregimentalaidpostatMoeraswasheavily

shelledandwasfullofwounded," Mgr,Coghlan"andhisstaffChaplain,FatherBasilMcCreton,"itis stated,"werethelastchaplainsto leavethenorthoftheSomme"inthe BattleofFlanders."Oftheirown freewill,"thelistsays,"theyremained behindatBergues,akeycentreeight milesfromDunkirk.Thetownwas eventuallyalmosttotallydestroyed. ThetwoPriestsburiedallthedead andattendedthewoundedofalldenonynations."