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PopePleadsforYouth...

Denouncesloosetalk,loose livinginfactoriesandoffices

LawsagainstImmorality inTressandtheatreShould beenforced

respected,becausetheehikirenset theirfatherthereflectionofGod's Fatherhood.

TheimmoralatmospherepervadingthePressandthetheatreaswellas factoriesandoffices,andthepartwhichCatholicsshouldtakeinthe spiritualrenaissanceofmankindwerediscussedbytheHolyFather whenhereceivedinaudienceandgavealongaddresstorepresentatives ofItalianCatholicActionrecently.

TheHolyFatherspokeoftheharmfuleffectonyoungworkersof loosetalkingandlooselivinginfactoriesandofficeswhichcouldbecomehatefultothosewhoworkthere,andHisHolinessurgedworkers togettogethertopersuadethoseinauthoritytousetheforceoflaw againstimmoralityinthePressandthetheatre.

Inthepresentpainfulupheavalofmankind,thePopesaid,thereisat stakenothinglessthantheproblemofrestoringandre-organisingall thingsinChrist.Thisworkisthere-establishmentoftheKingdomof God,foundedbyChrist.

"To-daythewholeworldfeelsthe needofare-birthoforder.Look atthestatesmen.Whatistheirambition?Isitnottosecurethecoma mongoodinanatmosphereoftemporalorder,inharmonywiththeeternalandsupernaturalorder?

LookattheChurch.Shehasa stillhighermission-torestore,promote,propagatewithinsocietythe KingdomofGod,withoutwhichthere isnotandcannotbeevenfromapurelynaturalpointofviewthatpermanent,tranquilorderwhichisthedefinitionofpeace."

Dealingwiththeefficacyofpersonal holiness,thePopesaidthereare200,000 meninItalianCatholicAction.The mereaccumulationofprayerandacts ofvirtuewasanelementofsignificance fortherestorationofChristianityin Italyandintheworld.

"Thesmallestacthasitsreactionfor goodorevil.Noactoflove,noas-

ThePopethendealtwiththeduty ofthosebelongingtoparticularprofessionsortrades.Someprofessions continuallyofferamplefieldsforthe apostolate,especiallyteaching.writing andmedicine.Otherprofessionsgive greatinfluenceinthesocialsphere, suchasthelawandthecivilservice. Buteveninmenialemploymentand amongunskilledworkerstherecanbe plentyofscopefortheexerciseofthe apostolate.

"Especiallyinonewhoisprofessionallyesteemed,theexampleofaholy lifecandowonders.-saidthePope.

.HatefulConditions

SurroundingtheYoung

piration,iswithoutitseffectonthe wholeMysticalBodyofChrist.

-Iappealtoyouall,andnottoa fewprivilegedones,"saidthePope. "Youdonothavetogooutsidethe circlesofyourfriendsandyouroffices andworkshops.Withinyourowncirclesyoucanhelptheapostolate.Withinthefamilyyouhavemuchtodo forGodbyyoursuggestionsandexample."

Familieswhichpreservethetradition ofChristianvirtuefromonegenera. tiontoanotherweredescribedbythe Popeasthe"bastionsofsociety."In suchfamiliesthefather'sauthorityis

"Thereistheapostolateofholinessas wellastheapostolateoftheword;the apostolateofexampleaswellas

the apostolate

ofaction."

TheHolyFatherspokestronglyon thepainfuleffectsofhumanrespectin factoriesandofficeswhereloosetalking,looselivingandfreedomofaction thatmakeonetremblehavebecomeso prevalent.

Whatwouldbetheeffectonthe youngworkersifmaturemenarenot strongenoughtoputsuchthingsdown? Theyarelikechildrenafraidofthe dark.

Suchplacescouldbecomesourcesof

rruption,becominghatefultothose whoworktherethoughtheyarenot courageousenoughtosayso.

TheHolyFathermadeareference to"unscrupulouseditors"inspeaking ofimmoraltendenciesinthePressand thetheatre"eveninthesedaysofexceptionalgravity."

Hespokeoftheimagesofvicewhich remainindeliblyfixedontheminds ofchildrenwhentheyarepermitted toseeharmfulpictures.

Buthumannatureisnotuniversally depraved,HisHolinesssaid.Human natureisessentiallygood.Thesmall minorityexcepted,peopleingeneral donotwanttheproductionsthatare almostforcedonthem-andthePope urgedpeopletogettogethertopersuadethecivilauthoritytousethe forceofthelawagainstsuchpersons andagainstsuchpractices.

HolyFather RefusestoLeave Rome

IthasbeenreportedthattheHoly FatherhasrefusedtoleaveRome,and explainingthedeclarationaspokesmanattheHolySeesaid:

"DiplomatsapproachedthePope,and suggestedthatheshouldgotohis countryestateofCastelGandolfo,in viewofthedangerofremainingin Romeunderpresentconditions.The Poperefused,andsaid:'IhaveorderedallmyBishopstoremainattheir posts,asgoodshepherdsamongtheir flocksintimesofnationaldistress.'"

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LIMBO-Whatandwhereitis.

Catholicdodrineandsalvationofnon-Catholics AreMissionsJustified?

ACatholicisoneValidlyBaptised EveningMassinMiddleAges

F.W.,Burwood:

Q.:Recentlyyoustatedthat,asall thingsarecreatedbyGod,theybelongtoGod.

R.:Correct.

Q.:Howisit,then,thataccordingto theRomanChurch,ababythatdies unpabtisedgoestoLimbo?

R,:There'salackofsequencein yourthought.Thesoulofachildin LimbostillbelongstoGod.Youseem toimaginethat,accordingtoour teaching,itdoesnot.Butinthatyou aremistaken.Thesoulsofunbaptised childrenandthesoulsofbaptisedchildrenequallybelongtoGod,butindif ferentordersofexistence.

WHATISLIMBO?

Q.:What,andwhere,isLimbo?

R.:Theword,"Limbus,"inLatin, meansaborderingorintermediate state.Theologically,theword''Limbo"isusedtodenoteastateofexistenceintermediatebetweenthelotof thesavedandthatoftheeternallylost. Itsupposesasoulthathasgonefrom thisworldwithouthavingcommitted anypersonalsinthatcouldtakeitto hell,yetonethathasnotreceivedthe supernaturallifeofdivinegracegiven inBaptism,andwhichalonecanenableonetoenterheaven.Forsuch asoulnaturalhappinessonlyispossible;andthatstateofnaturalhappinesswecall"Limbo."Toask"where" is"Limbo"istoaskameaningless question.For"Limbo"isastateof existencebeyondthespace-timeconditionsofthisworld,andnottobe definedingeographicaltermsoflongitudeandlatitude.

SALVATIONOFPROTESTANTS.

Q.:Again,recently,inansweringcriticismofyourself,youstatedthatProtestantswhohonestlybelievedin theirreligion,andpractisedit,were notdoomed,butwereacceptableto God.

R.:Correct.

Q.:Youdidnotqualifythatstatement.

R.:Itdidnotneedqualification.

Q.:YetmorethanoneCatholichas toldmethataProtestantisdoomed todamnation(accordingtothe RomanChurch,ofcourse),however goodhemaybe,ifhehasthoroughlyinvestigatedtheRomanCatholic

religion.andstillpreferstoremain aProtestant.Isthatso?

R.:Itisnotsoif,despitehisthorough investigation,hefailsthroughnofault ofhisown,tobecomeconvincedof thetruthoftheCatholicreligion,and isstillhonestlypersuadedthathis Protestantismisright.Itistruethat suchaProtestantcouldnothopeto savehissoulif,asaresultofhisinvestigations, becameconvincedof

couldnothaveprayedasearnestly asheshouldtoGodforthegraceto enablehimtoseethetruth,andfor thecouragetoembraceit.

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PAGANSAVAGES.

Q.:Youhavestatedthatifsavages, untouchedbyChristianity,livea lifeaccordingtotheirparticularreligiousbeliefs,theyareacceptableto God.

R.:Itdoesnotfollowthattheirparticularreligiousbeliefsareacceptable toGod.Godcannotsanctionpagan-

AREMISSIONSJUSTIFIED?

QButthesesavages,whowouldbe acceptabletoGodiftheylivedaccordingtotheirownreligiousbeliefs,aredoomed(accordingtothe RomanChurch,ofcourse),ifthey arevisitedbyR.C.missionaries, taughtthatreligion,andignoreit. R.:KeepinmindwhatIsaidamomentago,that,althoughapagandespitehisreligiousbeliefscouldbe pleasingtoGod,becauseheknewno better,itdoesnotfollowthatpagan religiousbeliefsarepleasingtoGod. Godistruth,anditmustbepleasing toHimthattruthratherthanerror shouldprevail.Alsoitisbetterthat peopleshouldknowandfulfillwhatis

"GODCANNOTSANCTIONPAGANISMANDIDOLATRY."

thetruthoftheCatholicChurch,yet preferedtoremainaProtestantagainst hisconvictionsforworldlyandselfish motives.Butinthatcasehewould nothonestlybelieveinProtestantism, sohiscasewouldbeoutsidemyoriginalassertion.ImightaddmypersonalconvictionthatifamandidinvestigatetheCatholicposition,anddid notbecomeconvincedofitstruth, eitherhewouldnothaveexaminedit withsufficientthoroughness,orwould nothavedonesoimpartiallyowingto inherent,ifunconscious,prejudice,or

ismandidolatry.Grantedthatsome poorsavagedoesnotknowhispaganismtobewrong,becausehehasnever hadanopportunitytoknowbetter,his ignorancewillexcusehimfromguilt inthatparticularmatter,andhewill bejudgedaccordingtohisconscientiousobservance,ornot,ofwhathedid believetoherightinconduct.Ifhe deliberatelyviolatedhisconsciencein whathebelievedtobeseriousmatters, anddiedwithoutrepentingofhisevil ways,hewouldlosehissoul,anddefinitelynotbeacceptabletoGod.

wrongandbeexcusedfromitonlyon thepleaofignorance.Asforthesalvationofthesepagans,theywouldbe doomediftheypersistentlyrejected Christianityonlyaftertheythemselveshadapprehendeditstruth.If youobjecttothat,youobjecttoyour ownpositionasaProtestant.For,as aProtestant,yousurelyacceptthe Gospels.Whatdoyoumakeof Christ'swordsinMarkXVI 15-16? ThereHesays,"Goyeintothewhole world,andpreachtheGospeltoevery creature.Hethatbelievethandis

baptisedshallbesaved;buthethat believethnotshallbecondemned." Willyousaythatitiswrongtoobey Christbygoingtothewholeworldand preachingtheGospeltoallmen?And willyoudenythataman'ssalvationdependsuponhisattitudetothetruth onceheperceivesit?

WORKOFTHEDEVIL!

Q.:Isitnotreasonabletosaythat R.C.missionariesaredoingthework ofthedevil,inthatitisprobable, bytheircontactwiththesavages theytakesoulsfromGodinsteadof gainingthemforHim?

R.:ThatsamecriticismcouldequallyapplytoyourProtestantmissionariesastoCatholicmissionaries.Or doProtestantmissionariesgotopagan peoplestopreachtheGospelonlyto tellthenativesthat,ofcourseitdoes notmatterintheleastwhetherthey acceptitornot?However,your criticismisnotreasonable.Itisnot

atallprobablethatbypreachingthe Gospeltosavagesonerathertakes soulsfromGodthangainsthemfor Him.NotallrejecttheGospel.The vastmajorityofthosewhodo,doso becausetheyhavenotsufficientlyappreciateditstruth,andtheirobligation beforeGodtoacceptit.Andthey arenotmorallyguiltyinrejectingit untiltheyhavesufficienalyapprehendeditstruth.Thefewwhomay knowinglyandwilfullyrejectitdon't suddenlydropdead.Theyliveon, andmayquiteeasilyrepentoftheir baddispositionslateron,anddiein God'sgraceandfriendship.Inany case,whateverhumanspeculations maysuggest,Christianshavenooption.Thematterisnotlefttotheir ownjudgment.ChristhascommandedustopreachtheGospeltoallnations,andwehavenochoicebutto obey.YoucanbequitesurethatHe foresawallthatthiswouldinvolve, andyoucansafelyleaveittoHimto dealwiththesituation.

EveningYass

'HonestEnquirer,"Newtown:

QInwhatplayofShakespeareis therementionofMassbeingheldin theevening?

R.:In"RomeoandJuliet,"ActIV., SceneI.,JulietsaystoFriarLaurence, ''Areyouatleasure,holyfather,now; orshallIcometoyouatevening Mass?"Theexpression'Evening Mass,"refersnottonightfall,butto theafternoon.IntheMiddleAgesthe Masswascelebratedinmonasteriesin conjunctionwiththeDivineOffice,and oncertaindayswassaidimmediately aftertheninthhourofprayer,i.e.,at 3p.m.Whatisknownasthe"Little Hours"wasdividedintothefirst, third,sixthandninthhours,correspondingwithsunrise,9am.,12noon, and3p.m.Inmoderntimesallthe "LittleHours"arecompletedinthe morning,andtheMassisnolonger saidafter1pinssaveinexceptional rcumstances.

THEMODERNLAW.

Q.:Atwhatdatewasthetimefor Masschangedfromtheeveningto themorning?

R.:ThenormaltimeforthecelebrationofMass,apartfrommonasticuse .ncertaindaysinconnectionwith'the DivineOffice,wasalwaysinthemorning.Thispracticecommencedin apostolictimes.PlinytheYounger, whodiedin114A.D.,wrotetotheEmperorTrajanthatChristianscelebrated theirritesintheearlyhoursofthe morningbeforedawn.Inthefifth century,andonwards,9a.m.became thecustomarytime,thoughnodefinite lawrestrictedittothishour.AccordingtoconvenienceMasscouldbesaid atanytimebetweensunriseandsunset. Latercustomrestrictedthecelebration ofMasstothehoursbetweendaybreakand3p.m.In1570,whenthe RomanMissalwasrevised,thelawwas madethatMassmustbecelebratedbe. Isseendaybreakandnoon.Inexceptionalcases,ofcourse,theChurchcan anddoesdispensefromthislaw.

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BAPTISMMAKESCATHOLICS.

Q.:Ihaveheardthatitisclaimedby theRomanCatholicChurchthat everychildvalidlybaptisedthereby becomesamemberoftheRomanCatholicChurch.Isthatcorrect?

R.:Yes.

Q.:Ifso,canyouquotethewritten authority?

tooreadytobelievethem.ButIdo thinkthattheirnumberisdiminishing.

GIVEALIEAGOODSTART!

Q.:TheaimofCatholicActionisto have100percent.Catholicsholding thekeypositionsinthePublicServiceattheexpenseofProtestants. R.:WiththeoriginofthatstoryI dealtonNovember29 Apapercalled"TheProtestantWcrld.-published anarticledeclaringthatArchbishop GilroygavethatastheaimofCatholicActionatameetinginSt.Mary's ChapterHallonSeptember8,1938. Thearticlewasreprintedinpamphlet form,anddiligentlycirculatedbyProtestantbigots.Copiesfoundtheir waytoMelbourne.Theywerebrought tothenoticeoftheChiefSecretary there.HeaskedtheVictorianpolice tolookintothematter.Theysought theco-operationoftheN.S.W.police, whotracedthearticlebacktothe author.Theauthor,whogavehis nameasWilliamCecilGoulden,had saidthathewaspresentatthemeeting,atwhichhetooknotes.Tothe policeheadmittedthathehadnotattendedthemeeting.andthattheaccountwasalyingfabrication.On furtherinvestigationthepolicefound thatnosuchmeetingtookplaceatall! Suchisthesourceofyourinformation.

R.:Theclaimyoumentionisa theologicalconclusionfromtheteachingofSacredScripture.ChristinstitutedtheSacramentofBaptismby whichoneismadeaChristiananda memberoftheChurchHeestablished. Now,theonlyChurchHeestablished istheCatholicChurch.If,then,Baptismisvalid,itmakesthesubjecta memberoftheCatholicChurch.For example,ifachildisbaptisedvalidly intheAnglicanChurch,itisnotbaptised"into"theAnglicanChurch,for ChristneverinstitutedBaptismforthe purposeofmakingAnglicans.The childisaCatholic,andremainsaCatholicuntilitattainstheageofreason,andadoptsProtestantismforitself.If,lateron,thatchildwanted tobecomeaCatholic,itwouldnotbe baptisedagain.Itwouldsimplyhave torenounceProtestantism,betaught Catholicdoctrine,andbeginlivingas aCatholic.IfanyChristianBaptism isvalid,itisCatholicBaptism,no matterwhereorbywhomitisadministeredForthereisbut"oneLord, oneFaith,oneBaptism"-oneLord, JesusChrist:onetrueFaith,theCatholicFaith:oneBaptism,making membersofChristandoftheonetrue hurch-theCatholicChurch.

Catholic Loyalty

Q.:DoyouconcurinFatherCrowley's statementinAmericathattobea goodfolloweroftheRomanChurch onecannotbeloyaltoanycountry?

R.:Mostcertainly.not.Noman canbeagoodCatholicunlessheis loyaltohiscountry.Catholicdoctrineinsiststhatloyaltytoone'scountryisaChristianduty.TheFather Crowleywhomyouquotedidnotmake thatstatementwhilststillauthorised tospeakinthenameoftheCatholic Church.Ilemadethatstatementonly afterhehadbeenexpelledandexcommunicatedfromtheCatholicChurch forscandalousconduct.Toearnhis livinghecommencedacampaignof vilificationinlecturesandwritings againsttheChurchthatwouldnottoleratesuchatypeofmanamongsther priests.Andhedependedforthe successofhislecturesandbooksonly onthebigotryprevalentinthosedays, butnowhappilydyingouttosomeextent.Isay"tosomeextent,"forthere arestillbigotswhowillstopat nothingintheireffortstovilifytheCatholicChurch,andotherbigotsonly

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"Theyareafraid"

TheruthlessandbarbarianmannerinwhichtheGermanNazisarefighting thiswarhasneverreceivedbetterexpressionthanwhenthelittletownof LidicewasrazedtothegroundaftertheassassinationofHeydrich.Mt. Willkie'saddresshasnotpreviouslybeenpublishedinAustralia,butisme ofthemostmovingdocumentsthewarhasprovided.

FellowcitizensandallwholoveIre,domeverywhere:

Letmetellyouastory.Tenmiles westofPrague,inCzechoslovakia, therewasalittlevillagecalledLidice, spelledL-1-D-1-C-E Itwasamining village,amileoffthemainhighway, withsomelovelyoldinns,ablacksmith ortwo,ashoemaker,awheelwright,a tailor.Thevillagehadbeenthere forover600years.

Abovethe90roofsofthetownrose thespireofSt.Margaret'sChurch, builtin1736,thehomeofthefaithof thecommunity.Thistownwasremote,peaceful,almostlikeavillagein afairytale.Butitwasnotavillage inafairytale,foritspeoplehadtasted thebreadandwineoffreedom.In thisvillageoneofthemainstreetswas namedWilsonStreet,afteranAmericanwhohadavisionandwantedt" shareitwiththeworld.AndthepeopleofLidicedreamedthesamedream, sawthesamevision.

ButtheNaziscameandwiththem miseryandhardship.ThealtarofSt. Margaret'sChurchwasnolongeropen tothepeopleasithadbeenforover twohundredyears.Menhadtowatch theirwords,andtheiractionstheycouldnolongerbefree.Butintheir hearts,theheartsoftheinn-keeperand thetailorandthefarmerandthe minerandthepriest,wasthestubbornindependenceoftheirfathers.

HeydrichisShot.

NotfarfromLidiceranawinding road.OnthisroadonMay27,six weeksago,at10.30inthemorninga motorcarwaspassingcarryingHitler'sgovernorofCzechoslovakia,HangmanHeydrich,forhiscrueltiesthe mosthatedmaninallEurope.The carwasheldupbytwounknownmen. Bulletsburrowedintothespineof ReinhardHeydrich.Twopatriotsdisappeared,andoneofthem,itissaid, isnowinLondon.

Idonotwishtospeakofthereign ofterrorthatthereuponsweptoverall Czechoslovakia.IwishtospeaktodayonlyofLidice,andIwillgive youonlythefacts.Thisisnotmy versionofthefactsissuedbyanyof theUnitedStatesaspropaganda.These arethefactsasofficiallyattestedby .theGermangovernment.Theyare factsofwhichtheNazisareproud. Theyarefactstheywishtheworldto know.Theyarefactstheybelievewill frightenyouandmeandturnour heartsandkneestowaterandmake uscry"Truce!"

ForHeydrichtheHangmandiedin agony,ashehadcausedthousandsof innocentpeopletodie.Noprooffrom thatdaytothishaseverbeenadducedtoshowthatanyoftheinhabitants HofLidicehadanythingtodowiththe assassination.ButtheNazismade theirownproof.Theywereafraidnot to,forHeydrichwasoneoftheirgreat men."OneofthebestNazis,"Hitler calledhim,andthat,nodoubt,istrue. Nazi'sVengeance.

OnJune10anofficialGermanstatementwasissued,notfordomesticconsumption,butfortheworldtohear. Iquotefromit:

"Itisofficiallyannouncedthatin thecourseofthesearchforthemurderersofGeneralHeydrich,ithasbeen ascertainedthatthepopulationofthe villageofLidicesupportedandassistedtheperpetratorswhocameinto question.. Becausetheinhabitants, bytheirsupportoftheperpetrators, haveflagrantlyviolatedthelaw,all menofthevillagehavebeenshot.

Thewomenhavebeendeportedtoa ci.ncentrationcampandthechildren senttoappropriatecentresofeducaAllbuildingsofthevillagewere levelledtothegroundandthename ofthevillagewasimmediatelyabolished."

ThatistheofficialNazireport.

Theycameinthenight,menin hootsandbrownshirts,andtheytook fromtheirhomesthebewilderedminersandfarmers,thetailorandthe priest,theboyof17andtheoldman of70,morethan200inall,andthey shotthem,becausetheycouldthink ofnootherway_toavengethedeath ofHeydrichFifty-sixwomenthey tookalsoandkilled,andproudlylisted theirnames.Therestofthewomen theydroveintowhattheycalledconcentrationcamps;andthesewomen theworldwillneverseeagain.

Theyherdedthepale,terror-stricken childrenintotrucksandcarriedthem offtocorrectionschoolswherethey wouldbetaughtthattheymusthonourthemurderersoftheirfathersand thebrutalisersoftheirmothers.The 90homestheyburnedtotheground, theChurchofSt.Margaretthey stampedintotheearth.

"TheyAreAfraid."

Whydidtheydothisdeed,more terriblethananythingthathashappenedsincetheDarkAges;adeednot ofpassion,butofcold,premeditated. systematicmurderandrapine?Why? Theydiditbecausetheyareafraid. Theyareafraidbecausethefreespirit inmenhasrefusedtobeconquered. Theirsisasystemofforceandterror, andLidiceistheterriblesymbolof thatsystem.

Butitisnottheonlyone.Ofthe 500,000men,womenandchildrenwho havebeenshotinEuropebytheNazis, atleast,25,000haveperishedinmass massacres.Poland,Norway,Belgium, Yugoslavia,allhavetheirLidices.But thisone-asymbolofall-wehave sworntoremember,ifonlybecausethe Nazisthemselvesdemandthatweforgetit.Oncemoretheyhavemisjudgedthehumanspirit.

Becauseahangmanwaskilled,Lidicelives.Becauseahangmanwas killed,WilsonStreetmustonceagain hepartofalittleBohemiantown. BecausethelanternsofLidicehave beenblackedout,aflamehasbeenlit

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TheJesuitsandtheNazis

Jewry

andBolshevismare Doomed ButJesuitism! "Itwillstooptoanything"

"Jesuit"and"Jew"Synonymous forNaziJournal

!Thisarticleistranslatedverbatim fromtheDutchNazijournal-De Misthoorn.")

Greaterthananyotherdangerwith whichwehavetocontendistheorganisationofinternationalJesuitism. ThedangerisgreaterbecausealongsidethemoreorlesspalpableappearanceofJewry,Freemasonry,Bolshevismandplutocracyinsociety,Jesuitismhasdevelopeditsactivitiestosuch refinementandperfectionthatitis almostimperceptible;onecangetno holdonit,whichmakesitunassailable.

InEuropeJewryisbeingradically settledwith,andwhereverthiscleansingprocessmayatpresentberetarded bythewar,itwillbyandbyberesumedandfinishedwithredoubled vigourandthoroughness.InEurope Jewrywillbefinishedforonceandall. Freemasonrywillremainadangeras longassomewhereintheworldanorganisedunitexistswhichenablesitto maintaincontactwithits"scattered brethren"inourcountry.Therefore forthefutureitisessentialtoexclude fromleadingpositionsallthosewho haveatanytimebelongedtomasonic societiesunlessonehassoundguaranteesthatthemasonicpastofthesepersonswillindeedremainathingofthe past.

Bolshevism,withitsworld-widerevolutionarymaxims,onlyassumesimportancewhenitcandevelopandestablishitselfintoamilitaryandpoliticalmachinerywhichformsaforemost threattoworldpeaceandlaterbecomes thejumping-offboardforaworld-wide revolution.TheSovietUnion,the bulwarkofBolshevism,isnowcollapsingunderthehammer-blowsofthe Germanforcesandtoallappearance, evenifCommunismshouldeversucceedinmakingAmericaitssecond stronghold,itspositionhasdeterioratedtosuchanextentthatthenew post-warEuropewillatalltimesbe abletomakeasuccessfulstandagainst it

Thiswarhasprovidedunexpected chancesforcapitalismandplutocracy. Ithastakenadvantageofmuch,but National-Socialismhasrobbeditof more.Alsointhiscasethecombat ofarmshasdelayedaprocessofcurbingindividualorcollectivepowerwhich hasyettobecompleted.Forthe socialismofthemassesismorehostiletocapitalismthantoMarxismbecausethelatterisbasedonsounder principles.

ButJesuitism!Yearafteryear, centuryaftercentury,Ithasgained influence,unnoticedbytheguileless citizen.Grownintoanorganisation withworld-wideramificationswhose officialorunofficialrepresentativesforcedthemselvesonthesociallife throughouttheworld,itisthestrongestweaponwieldedbytheRoman Churchinitspoliticalfightforpower. Anditisthemostdangerousweapon wherevertheawakenedpeoplefinish withthelustforpowerofforeignmastersandforeigninstitutionsandin renewedavowalofnationalbloodand soilbanishfromtheirnationalhome culturalproductsofaforeignrace.

1hepeopleoftheGermanicraceare livinginatimeofrevival,ofdevelopment01theirpowerandstrength,such astheyhavenotwitnessedforathousandyears.Andthetempestoffire whichracesthroughGermaniaand againandagainlicksthemonuments ofanage-longfanaticalOrientaland Southernpenetration-andevenoccasionallyconsumessuchahostilebulwark--thattempestoffirehascalled toarmstheorganisationwhichhasto guardthepoliticalinviolabilityofthe internationalIlolyChurch.Butthe metaphoristoobold,becausearmsare reminiscentofopenmantomanbattleswhichmayatanytimedemandthe sacrificeoflife.Andthestrengthof Jesuitismliesinitsmysteries,itsbeing invisiblypresenteverywhere,itscrafty andsmoothpenetrationintothelives ofcommunities,itsunderminingof allnon-Catholicculturalandpolitical activity.

Jesuitismwillstooptoanythingin ordertoachieveitspurpose.And thereforeJesuitsaretobefoundasalliesinallcampswhichhavedeclared warontheenemyofthemoment.And theywillbefoundinthecampofthe enemyitselfwheretheyhaveshrouded themselvesinthewell-knownsheepskin whichissuchagoodcamouflageof thewolfskin.Aswehavealready said,theawakeningoftheGermanic racehasthrownJesuitismintoastate ofalarm.Forthisreasonitnow fightsatthesideofJewry,Freemasonry,BolshevismandCapitalismto breaktheGermanicsword.Butit "fights-alsoinourarmour,everywhere, onallfronts,hereandyonder. It shunsnoteventhegreatestdanger,so itwouldseem.Butweknowbetter, becauseJesuitismisanenemyinour midst,theenemy'sallyagainstus. Jesuitismistheenemywhostabsus inthebackifthefrontalattackhas failed.

Inthepeople'slanguagearenot "Jesuit"and"Jewish"equallypopular adjectivesforcraft,andinpopular parlanceisnot"aJesuit"asynonym foraJew?Werepeat:heisworse, becausethereisnovisiblemeansof distinguishinghimfromourselves.He seemstostandwithus.Buthewill notfallwithus.Heisthefalsecomrade.

Noteveryonehasthegiftofbeing abletodistinguishfalsecomradesfrom truecomrades.Anditbecomesstill harderwhenthefalsecomradesflatteryouandthetrueonesshowyou yourfaults.Butletushopethatthose whobearthegreatestresponsibilitydo possessthisgift.Thenthefuturewill bringnocatastrophicfailuresandbitterdisillusionmenttotheNationalSocialists.

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anindigentstudent.

ff"TimeprovedthatColumbuswastheman ofdestinyhesaid'hewas"

*TheManwhoDiscoveredtheNewWorld CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS-

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ByWILLIAMTHOMASWALSH.

Itisagoodthingnowadaystogive athoughttoChristopherColumbus;for hewasthinkingofuswhenheopened uptheNewWorldtoEuropeancultureandcolonisationjustfourhundred andfiftyyearsago.

Hewasnotthinking,tobesure,of thepeopleoftheTwentiethCentury, forhedidnotbelievetherewouldbe anyTwentiethCentury.Hethought theSeventeenthwouldbethelast;he evenmanagedtopersuadehimself,duringthedarkmonthsthatfollowedhis humiliatingreturnfromhisthirdvoyage,thattheworldwouldendinthe yearofOurLord1656.Toprovethis thesishegravelywrotea"Bobkof Prophecies"inwhichhesetforthapoditicallythat"thereisnodoubtthatthe worldmustendinonehundredfiftyfiveyears."

Someoftheliterarygrave-robbers whoenjoyfeastingonthereputations ofthemightydeadhaveagreatdeal offunoverthis.Evenathird-rate criticorapopularbiographercansee thattheworldwasnotdestroyed-in 1656orinanyyearthereafterdown tothepresent,andcandeducetherefromthestartlingconclusionthatthe discovererofAmericamadeamistake. Whattheyhavefailedtonoticewas thatthisincidentalerrorofafallible humanmindwasnothingcomparedto theenormousrightnessoftheideait-

self.Columbuswasthinkingofthe bestinterestsoflatergenerationsincludingourown.Ifhewasalittle presumptuousintryingtofixtheyear (ifnotthedayandthehour)ofthe eventwhosetimeisconcealedeven fromtheangelsinHeaven,hewasnot thefirsttomakesuchamiscalculation.

ItisevidentfromtheNewTestament thatagreatmanyChristiansofthe FirstCenturyconvincedthemselves thatOurLordwasgoingtoreturnto theearthintheirlife-time,andsimilar expectationswerefairlygeneraltowardtheyear1000,andduringthe BlackDeathoftheFourteenthCentury.Buthowmuchdiditreally mattertoColumbusortoanyoneelse, whethertheworldwasgoingtoendin 155years,orin15,000years?Asa goodChristianhewasobligedtothink intermsofeschatology;hewasbound tobelievethathumanaffairsweremovingtowardtheconsummationpredictedbyOurLordandtheApostles.He hadheardthattheGospelmustfirst

bepreachedineverycornerofthe world.Hewasanxioustodowhathe couldtomakethegoodnewsaccessible toeveryman,womanandchildwho satinthedarknessofpaganismorunbelief;todothis,infact,hewaswillingtogiveupallthecomfortsofcivilisedlife,andtospendhisnightsand daysintoil,privationanddanger.We whoare450yearsnearerintimetothe DayofJudgmentthanhewashave lostnothingbyhiserrorincomputation;butwehavegainedeverything fromhisfidelitytoanideathatwas noble,apostolicandtrulyChristian.

ACatholicManofPrayer.

This,indeed,istherealkeytothe man'scharacter,toallthemysteries, realorimaginary,ofhisthinkingand acting.Hewasamystic-notanorientalquietist,ashisbiographerMadariagainfers,butaCatholicmanofprayertowhomtheunseenworldwasa constantandover-poweringreality.

Now,Christianmysticism,thatisto say,truemysticism,alwaysflowersinto beneficentaction.ABuddhamaysit lookingathisnavelanddreamingof Nirvana.ButaSaintFrancisgoesout tofeedthepoor,aSaintJohnofthe Crosswalksbarefootthroughthesnow topreachtothem,andaSaintTeresa ofAvila,half-faintingfrontherraptures,ridesoverroughroadstofound seventeenconventsandacoupleof monasterieswhereGodmaybeinvokedforthemthroughoutthecentur ies.

hisjourney,nordidheknowhowfar awayitwas;forallheknewhemight landintheswirlingdeepsofsomefabulouswhirlpoolpeopledbyhungrymonsters;hemightdieathousandunimaginabledeaths.

Whether1§rnotheisasaintisanothermatter,Ilewasbothamystic andasinner.Yethistoryisfullof mysticswhowerenevercanonised,and ofsinnerswhowere.Inanycasethe sinsofthishugepassionateman,with greyeyesliketheseaandsandyhair, alreadybeginningtowhiteninhis thirties,whenhefirstrodeintothe lightofhistory,havebeenexploited oftenenough.Whetherhelefthis Portuguesewifeorwhethershedied, theexactcircumstancesofthatrelationshipwithBeatrizEnriquez,which troubledhisconscienceinlaterYears, hisprideandvanity,hishottemper, hislackoftactandjudgmentinadministration,thecontradictionsinsome ofhisstatementsabouthisearlylife, hisun-christianattitudetowardIndian slaveryatatimewhen,tobesure, therewasmuchconfusionoftheEuro-

merica

ofhisrevenuesforthereliefofpoorrelationsandofotherpersonsinneed; withsomeespecialprovisionsforthe supportofBeatrizEnriquez-"andlet thisbedoneforthedischargeofmy conscience,foritweighsheavyonmy soul."

Withhisowndyinghandhejotteddownseveralsmallsumstobepaid tovariouspersonsatdifferentplaces, someofthemfardistant,withouttheir beingtoldthesourceofthegifts.It hasbeenconjecturedthathetookthis meanstosquareaccountsformoney orservicesthathehadpreviouslyforgotten,orhadbeenunableforsome reasontorepay.Ahalf-markofsilverwastobegiven,forexample,toa certainpoorJewwholivednearthe gateoftheJewryinLisbon.Now,it wasalmostfiftyyearssinceColumbus hadbeeninthatcity,Whatapicture arisesbeforetheimagination! A sailorwhosayshehasbeentoIcelandandtoEngland,andwhotalve strangelyaboutsailingoveltheAtlantictoAsia,untilpeoplebegintothink himacrank-brainedvisionary,is

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peanconscienceonthesubject-all theseinterestingmatterswillcontinue toevokediscussion,speculationandargument,evenafterhisallegedtheftof Toscanelli'smapisdismissedasthe gratuitousslanderitwas.Lesswill besaid,perhaps,abouttheheroicpenanceshetookuponhimself;abouthis walkingbarefootformilestokeepa vowmade,duringastormtovisita certainchurchifhislifewasspared; aboutthethirty-oddchasteyearsofhis latterlife,whenhewaslivinginthe spotlightofpublicity;abouthismembershipoftheThirdOrderofSaint FrancisandhisgoingaboutinaFranciscanrobe;aboutthesuffering,privationandpersecutionheendured,notalwayspatiently,butwithmoreand moreresignationasexperienceunfolded tohimthesecretofthemysteryof pain.

HowHeMettheHardestTest.

"UndertheBlessedTrinity, heplacedthefutureofthe Americasinthehandsof Mary,theMotherofGod."

Similarly,thesonofanItalianwoolcombergetstheideafromlongbroodingoncertainpassagesinHolyScripturethatthetimehascometounite theeasttothewest,sothatallmen maybesaved;andhehearsinprayer avoicethatsayshehasbeenchosen byGodtoaccomplishthetask,Is thisadelusion?Lunaticsseldom realisetheirhallucinations.ButColumbus,likeSaintJoanofArc,proved withbeautifulanddecisiveactionthe validityofthevoiceshehadheardin thedepthsofhissoul.Hewasso sane,thisvisionary,thathisachievementstilldwarfsallsubsequentdiscoveriesbymenwhohad(ashehad not)acompleteknowledgeofthedimensionsofthe,earth,andinstrumentsadequatefortheirpurposes.

YoungLindberghknewthatifheflew acertainexactnumberofmilesina certaindirectionhewouldseethe EiffelTower.ColumbushadnoscientificassurancethatAsia,hissupposeddestination,wouldbeattheendof

Nothingismorerevealingofaman thanwhathesaysanddoeswhenhe knowsthatdeathisimminent,when heknowsthatonlyafewhoursorminutesstandbetweenhimandhisdirect accountingtoGod.Columbusmeets thishardtestina'mannermostencouragingtothosewhohavegoneso farastoproposehisbeatification.On theeveofhisdeathatValladolidon AscensionThursday,1506,hewrotea codiciltotheveryChristianwillhe haddictatedsometimepreviously.In thislasttestamentheexhortedhisheirs tobepromptanddevotedatalltimes intheserviceoftheirsovereignsand inthepromotionoftheChristianFaith. Heorderedhissontospendatenth

hangingaroundthePortuguesecourt, waitingandwaitingforadecision andlivingprecariouslyonalmsand smallloans,untilatlasthiscredit seems,tobeexhausted,andChristian politiciansandpharisees,tiredofseeinghimaboutandhearingthewhisperthathiscaseislostandhisfuture ablank,closetheirpursestohisnecessitiesandthoseofhiswifeandchildren. AdespisedHebrewontheedgeof theghetto-notarichoneeither,but onewhoprobablyworkshardforhis bread,alonehaspityonthisembitteredandforsakenman;andoutof hissmallsavingshegivesorlendshim halfamarkofsilver.Columbus leavesLisbon,pooranddisappointed, butnotdespairing;goestoSpain.For severalyearshemustcontinuetobeg whilehemeetswithonerebuffafter

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Theintroductionofnewtechnical subjectstothenormalcurriculumand theinaugurationofthehobbysystem asabasisofpracticaItrainingno doubtinvolvesomeproblemsbothin theorganisationofthetimeofthe schoolandinthetrainingofteachers. Assomanysubjectsarealready taughtinCatholicSchools,thereis nodoubtthattheintroductionofnew subjectsraisesproblemsoftimewhich mightseemdifficulttofaceatthebeginning.Thereisalsothedifficulty ofprovidingequipment,andtheremay evenbetheinitialobjectionofsome parents.Whenthealternative,however,isthecompletelackofany ruraltrainingitisclearthat,whateverthedifficulties,theeffortmustbe made.Theintroductionofthehobby systemintoschoolscanbesaidto justifyitselffrommanypointsofview otherthanthetrainingoftheboy, whichisitsfirstobjective.Ifthese arerun',:fficientlytheycat,playa greatpartinkeepingtheschoolitself inproperworkingorder,andinincreasingitsownproductiveresources. Atthebest,however,itmightbesaid thatthisinstructionisonlypartial andthatitwouldnotfulfiltheobjectiveofacompleteruraltrainingfor thecountryboyinaSecondarySchool. Thereisgroundforthisobjection,but whenitisrememberedthatacompleteruraltrainingcannotbegivenin anythingshortofanAgriculturalCollegc,andthatthemajorityofboys mthenextfewyearsarenotlikely togotoAgriculturalColleges,itwill berealisedthatanysolutioncanonly byapartialone.Theimportant thingisthatthereisapsychological transformation.Insteadoftheboy beinggivenaneducationwhichdirects hismindpurelyandsimplytothelife ofthecity,theveryfactthatpartof histrainingconcernsthelifefrom whichhehascomeandthattheteacherthinksitimportantthatheshould havethistraining,exaltsthelifeon thelandinhisconsciousorsub-consciousmind,itdoesmuchtobreakthat dishearteningsenseofinevitability whichisoneofthechiefreasonswhy thepresenteducationwhichisgiven tocountryboysandgirlstendsto drivethemtothecity.

Furthermore,theseareonlytheimmediateobjectivestobesoughtinthe transformationofeducation.With thepassageofyearstheslantwhich isgiventothewholeoftheeducationalsystemwill,nodoubt,betransformed.Thestudyoftheclassics, thestudyofEnglishliterature,the studyofhistoryandgeographycan allbegivenanewangle,exaltingthe valuesofrurallife.Thereisno doubtthatalmosteverysubjectwhich formspartofthenormalschoolcurriculumto-day-eventhepurelymathematicalsubject-canplayitspartin revivingthepsychologicalattractions ofrurallife.Everythingdependson thepurposewhichliesbehindthe trainingwhichisgiven,andthepurposewhichismadeobvioustothe boys.Andwheneventhepurelyreligiousinstructioninourschoolsis givenagainstthebackgroundofthat ruralcivilisationwhichhasbeenCatholicism'sgreatcontributiontothe socialhistoryoftheChristianworld, thentheruralrevivalineducation willhavereachedfruition.

Allthisobviouslyisinthefuture. Theimportantpointisthattheprincipleofthenecessityofchangeshould beaccepted,thatthefirststepsalong the'roadtochangeshouldbetaken

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immediately,andthatthegradualevolutionofanewruraleducationshould bemadethefirstobjectiveinthe trainingofcountryboys.'

Thegreatestdangeristhatpersons onwhomtheresponsibilityrestsin thismatterwillnotshoulderitthemselves.Thechangeissogreatthat parentsmightbeinclinedtowaitfor teachersandteachersforparents.A policyofhesitation,however,would befraughtwithdisaster,anditisthe firmhopeoftheMovementthatthe leadwhichitisgivinginthispolicy ofruraleducationwillberesponded tobothbytheparentswhomitincludesinitsruralgroups,andthe teacherswhohaveshownsuchgreat sympathyfortheobjectivesofthe Movementalready.

Thetransformationineducationis nottobeconfinedtotheSecondary Schools.Itisimportantthatthose boysandgirlswhodonotadvance beyondtheprimarystageineducationshouldhavethebenefitofthe newapproachtotheireducation.It isamistaketothinkthatthedamage isdoneonlyinsecondaryschools,for itisthewholephilosophicalbasisof theeducationalsystemwhichisfalse, anditseffectsareasvisibleatthe primarystageastheyareattheSecondary.

Inthenormalprimarycurriculum inAustraliathereisnothingwhichis aimedspecificallyatapreparationfor rurallife,anditisonlynowthatthe State,realisingthedeficiencyinthis system,isendeavouringtorestorethe properideasbytheestablishmentof YoungFarmers'Clubs.

Thesearenuttheidealsolutionto theproblem,forlogicallytheonly propersolutionwouldbeaneducationalsystembywhichruralsubjects wouldoperatewithinthecurriculum asanintegralpartoftheprogramme, ratherthanasanadditiontothe normalprogramme.Whateverbe thestrengthofthelogicalargument, however,thereisnodoubtthatin theinstitutionofYoungFarmers' Clubswehaveapractical,although partial,remedyforthedeficiency,and itisincumbentuponustousethem aswidelyaspossible,bothfortheir ownvalueandasawedgeintheexistingcurriculum,leadingtothehope ofafuturecurriculuminwhichthe Catholicideaofruraleducationwill bemorefullyintegrated.

IV.-REVIVALOFHOMELIFE.

Thenation-wideenquirywhichwas conductedby'theruralMovementin thefirstyearofitsexistencetoascertainthetruepositionofrurallife revealed-whatmanyprecedingrural enquirieshadalreadyrevealed-that thehousingconditionsoffarmersin Australialeftmuchtobedesired. Throughacombinationofbadideas andbadeconomicconditions,therural homeisnotcharacterisedbyanydegreeofcomfort,stilllessbyanydegreeofattractiveness.Itisvery hardtogeneraliseinthismatter,of course,fortherearemanyexceptions totherule.Neverthelessitcanbe saidwithcertaintythatinmanyparts ofthecountrythereareruralhomes which,iftheyexistedinthecity, wouldbeknownas"slums."

Itisadmittedthatthisisnota problemwhichisconfinedtoAustralia.IntheUnitedStatestheproblemofruralhousinghasreceiveda tremendousamountofattentionfrom theDepartmentofAgricultureandthe DepartmentoftheInterior,and nothingismorecertainthanthattodaythebadhousingconditionsofthe majorityoftenantfarmersinthe UnitedStatesisoneofthemajor causesoftheinstabilityofagriculture inthatcountry.

Ithasalreadybeenmentionedthat thisfactorinAustraliaisduetoa

combinationofbadideasandbad economicconditions.Inmanycases thelatterweredecisive.Thefinancial returnsfromfarmingweresosmall thatitisimpossibletoestablisha homewiththemoderncomfortsand amenitiestowhichthefamilyisentitled.Indefaultofpositivefigures itisimpossibletosayhowfarbad housingconditionsareduetobadeconomicconditions.Butitiscertain that,throughoutthewholeofAustralia,therearehundreds,probablyeven thousandsoffarm-houseswherethe, economicconditionofthefamily wouldhavejustifiedtheinclusionof modernamenitiestolightenthetoil ofthelandandtomakethehorns attractivetowomenandchildren wheretheseamenitiesareabsent.It isnoisolatedphenomenontoseea farmhouselackingeveryconvenience, lackingevenaverynecessarycoatof paint,whilstoutsidethehousethere isanexpensivemotorcar.Thereis anintimateconnectionbetweenthese twothings.Themoneywhichis spentonthemotorcarisjustifiedby thenecessityofsecuringsomerelief fromthemonotonyanddrudgeryof thefarmbyperiodicvisitstothecity. Tomanyitdoesnotseemtohaveoccuredthatifthemoneywhichwasinvestedinthemotorcarhadbeeninvestedinbeautifyingthehomeand makingitfullyattractivetothefamily,theperiodicvisitstothecity wouldnothavebeenasnecessaryas

theyarenow,forthepleasureswhich areobtainableinthecitycouldhave beenobtainedinthehomeitself.The motorcarhasbecomeanecessary meansofescapefromhousingconditionswhichdonotsatisfytheordinary humanneedsofthefarmfamily.

TheobjectivesoftheN.C.P.M.in thisrespecthavebestbeensummed upinthe"ManifestoonRuralLife," publishedbytheAmericanBishops, whichemphasisesthattorhangeall thisdemands,primarily,achangeof outlook.ThetaskoftheMovement istoconvincethemenandwomenon thelandthatthemoneywhichis spentonamotorcarshouldnotbe spentuntilthehomeitselfiserdowed withtheordinaryconveniencesofthe cityhome-runningwater,hotwater, electricity,sanitaryconveniences,refrigeration.Themajorityofcountryhomescouldpossesstheseconveniencesforlessthan£200,andalthough thisisaconsiderablesuminthepresentcriticalfinancialsituation,itis farlessthanhasbeenspentonautomobilesinthepast,andpresumably lessthanwillbespentinthefuture.

Combinedwiththelandscapingof theruralhome,thekeepingofanattractivegarden,andthemultitudeof otherthingswhichcanbedoneto makethehomeamoresatisfying place,thisprogrammewillremovea greatpsychologicalbartothepermanenceoftheruralhome.

(TobeContinued.)

Thefightforthe

*THEPROGRAMMEAND LAN OBJECTIVESOFTHE

NATIONALCATHOLICRURAL MOVEMENT

(Continued.)

Theintroductionofnewtechnical subjectstothenormalcurriculumand theinaugurationofthehobbysystem asabasisofpfracticaltrainingno doubtinvolvesomeproblemsbothin theorganisationofthetimeofthe schoolandinthetrainingofteachers. Assomanysubjectsarealready taughtinCatholicSchools,thereis nodoubtthattheintroductionofnew subjectsraisesproblemsoftimewhich mightseemdifficulttofaceatthebeginning.Thereisalsothedifficulty ofprovidingequipment,andtheremay evenbetheinitialobjectionofsome parents.Whenthealternative,how. ever,isthecompletelackofany ruraltrainingitisclearthat,whateverthedifficulties,theeffortmustbe made.Theintroductionofthehobby systemintoschoolscanbesaidto justifyitselffrommanypointsofview otherthanthetrainingoftheboy, whichisitsfirstobjective.ifthese areruncificientlytheycat,playa greatpartinkeepingtheschoolitself inproperworkingorder,andinincreasingitsownproductiveresources. Atthebest,however,itmightbesaid thatthisinstructionisonlypartial andthatitwouldnotfulfiltheobjectiveofacompleteruraltrainingfor thecountryboyinaSecondarySchool. Thereisgroundforthisobjection,but wl.enitisrememberedthatacompleteruraltrainingcannotbegivenin a-vthingshortofanAgriculturalColleg,andthatthemajorityofboys enthenextfewyearsarenotlikely togotoAgriculturalColleges,itwill berealisedthatanysolutioncanonly byapartialone.Theimportant thingisthatthereisapsychological transformation.Insteadoftheboy beinggivenaneducationwhichdirects hismindpurelyandsimplytothelife ofthecity,theveryfactthatpartof histrainingconcernsthelifefrom whichhehascomeandthattheteacherthinksitimportantthatheshould havethistraining,exaltsthelifeon thelandinhisconsciousorsub-consciousmind,itdoesmuchtobreakthat dishearteningsenseofinevitability whichisoneofthechiefreasonswhy thepresenteducationwhichisgiven tocountryboysandgirlstendsto drivethemtothecity.

Furthermore,theseareonlytheimmediateobjectivestobesoughtinthe transformationofeducation.With thepassageofyearstheslantwhich isgiventothewholeoftheeducationalsystemwill,nodoubt,betransformed.Thestudyoftheclassics, thestudyofEnglishliterature,the studyofhistoryandgeographycan allbegivenanewangle,exaltingthe valuesofrurallife.Thereisno doubtthatalmosteverysubjectwhich formspartofthenormalschoolcurriculumto-day-eventhepurelymathematicalsubject-canplayitspartin revivingthepsychologicalattractions ofrurallife.Everythingdependson thepurposewhichliesbehindthe trainingwhichisgiven,andthepurposewhichismadeobvioustothe boys.Andwheneventhepurelyreligiousinstructioninourschoolsis givenagainstthebackgroundofthat ruralcivilisationwhichhasbeenCatholicism'sgreatcontributiontothe socialhistoryoftheChristianworld, thentheruralrevivalineducation willhavereachedfruition.

Allthisobviouslyisinthefuture. Theimportantpointisthattheprincipleofthenecessityofchangeshould heaccepted,thatthefirststepsalong the'roadtochangeshouldbetaken

Booksandmagazinesforthetroops maybeleftat"TheRecord"Office, 450Hay-street,Perth,fordistribution bytheC.W.O.

immediately,andthatthegradualevolutionofanewruraleducationshould bemadethefirstobjectiveinthe trainingofcountryboys.

Thegreatestdangeristhatpersons onwhomtheresponsibilityrestsin thismatterwillnotshoulderitthemselves.Thechangeissogreatthat parentsmightbeinclinedtowaitfor teachersandteachersforparents.A policyofhesitation,however,would befraughtwithdisaster,anditisthe firmhopeoftheMovementthatthe leadwhichitisgivinginthispolicy ofruraleducationwillberesponded tobothbytheparentswhomitincludesinitsruralgroups,andthe teacherswhohaveshownsuchgreat sympathyfortheobjectivesofthe Movementalready.

Thetransformationineducationis nottobeconfinedtotheSecondary Schools.Itisimportantthatthose boysandgirlswhodonotadvance beyondtheprimarystageineducationshouldhavethebenefitofthe newapproachtotheireducation.It isamistaketothinkthatthedamage isdoneonlyinsecondaryschools,for itisthewholephilosophicalbasisof theeducationalsystemwhichisfalse, anditseffectsareasvisibleatthe primarystageastheyareattheSecondary.

Inthenormalprimarycurriculum inAustraliathereisnothingwhichis aimedspecificallyatapreparationfor rurallife,anditisonlynowthatthe State,realisingthedeficiencyinthis system,isendeavouringtorestorethe properideasbytheestablishment

YoungFarmers'Clubs.

Thesearenottheidealsolutionto theproblem,forlogicallytheonly propersolutionwouldbeaneducationalsystembywhichruralsubjects wouldoperatewithinthecurriculum asanintegralpartoftheprogramme, ratherthanasanadditiontothe normalprogramme.Whateverbe thestrengthofthelogicalargument, however,thereisnodoubtthatin theinstitutionofYoungFarmers' Clubswehaveapractical,although partial,remedyforthedeficiency,and itisincumbentuponustousethem aswidelyaspossible,bothfortheir ownvalueandasawedgeintheexistingcurriculum,leadingtothehope ofafuturecurriculuminwhichthe Catholicideaofruraleducationwill bemorefullyintegrated.

IV.-REVIVALOFHOMELIFE.

Thenation-wideenquirywhichwas conductedby'theruralMovementin thefirstyearofitsexistencetoascertainthetruepositionofrurallife revealed-whatmanyprecedingrural enquirieshadalreadyrevealed-that thehousingconditionsoffarmersin Australialeftmuchtobedesired. Throughacombinationofbadideas andbadeconomicconditions,therural homeisnotcharacterisedbyanydegreeofcomfort,stilllessbyanydegreeofattractiveness.Itisvery hardtogeneraliseinthismatter,of course,fortherearemanyexceptions totherule.Neverthelessitcanbe saidwithcertaintythatinmanyparts ofthecountrythereareruralhomes which,iftheyexistedinthecity, wouldbeknownas"slums."

Itisadmittedthatthisisnota problemwhichisconfinedtoAustralia.IntheUnitedStatestheproblemofruralhousinghasreceiveda tremendousamountofattentionfrom theDepartmentofAgricultureandthe DepartmentoftheInterior,and nothingismorecertainthanthattodaythebadhousingconditionsofthe majorityoftenantfarmersinthe UnitedStatesisoneofthemajor causesoftheinstabilityofagriculture inthatcountry.

Ithasalreadybeenmentionedthat thisfactorinAustraliaisduetoa

combinationofbadideasandbad economicconditions.Inmanycases thelatterweredecisive.Thefinancial returnsfromfarmingweresosmall thatitisimpossibletoestablisha homewiththemoderncomfortsand amenitiestowhichthefamilyisentitled.Indefaultofpositivefigures itisimpossibletosayhowfarbad housingconditionsareduetobadeconomicconditions.Butitiscertain that,throughoutthewholeofAustralia,therearehundreds,probablyeven thousandsoffarm-houseswherethe, economicconditionofthefamily wouldhavejustifiedtheinclusionof modernamenitiestolightenthetoil ofthelandandtomakethehome attractivetowomenandchildren wheretheseamenitiesareabsent.It isnoisolatedphenomenontoseea farmhouselackingeveryconvenience, lackingevenaverynecessarycoatof piint,whilstoutsidethehousethere isanexpensivemotorcar.Thereis anintimateconnectionbetweenthese twothings.Themoneywhichis spentonthemotorcarisjustifiedby thenecessityofsecuringsomerelief fromthemonotonyanddrudgeryof thefarmbyperiodicvisitstothecity. Tomanyitdoesnotseemtohaveoccuredthatifthemoneywhichwasinvestedinthemotorcarhadbeeninvestedinbeautifyingthehomeand makingitfullyattractivetothefamily,theperiodicvisitstothecity wouldnothavebeenasnecessaryas

theyarenow,forthepleasureswhich areobtainableinthecitycouldhave beenobtainedinthehomeitself.The motorcarhasbecomeanecessary meansofescapefromhous;ngconditionswhichdonotsatisfytheordinary humanneedsofthefarmfamily.

TheobjectivesoftheN.C.R.M.in thisrespecthavebestbeensummed upinthe"ManifestoonRuralLife," publishedbytheAmericanTiiihops, whichemphasisesthattochangeall thisdemands,primarily,achangeof outlook.ThetaskoftheMovement istoconvincethemenandwmrienon thelandthatthemoneywhichis spentonamotorcarshouldnotbe spentuntilthehomeitselfiser.dowed withtheordinaryconveniencesofthe cityhome-runningwater,hotwater, electricity,sanitaryconveniences,refrigeration.Themajorityofcountryhomescouldpossesstheseconvenieencesforlessthan£200,andalthough thisisaconsiderablesuminthepresentcriticalfinancialsituation,itis farlessthanhasbeenspentonautomobilesinthepast,andpresumably lessthanwillbespentinthefuture.

Combinedwiththelandscapingof theruralhome,thekeepingofanattractivegarden,andthemultitudeof otherthingswhichcanbedoneto makethehomeamoresatisfying place,thisprogrammewillremovea greatpsychologicalbartothepermanenceoftheruralhome.

(TobeContinued.)

St.Mary'sChurchwasfilledtoits capacityforMidnightMassonthe FeastoftheNativity.Rev.E.McBride,Vice-RectorofSt.Charles'Seminary,wasthecelebrant,andthechoir consistedofthechildrenofSt.Mary's school.Manyfavourablecomments onthechildren'schoircouldbeheard afterMass,andtheydeservetobe complimentedandcongratulatedThe attendanceattheMassesonChristmas morningwasnotequaltothatofpreviousyears,butthismaybedueto thelargenumbersthathaveleftthe Goldfieldsinrecentmonths.Avery devotionalCrib,erectedneartheentranceofSt.Mary'sChurchbytheSistersofSt.Joseph'sConvent,attracted largenumbersofworshippers.The altarwasbeautifullydecorated,anda wordofthanksisduetothosewho ontributedtowardsitsdecoration.

H.A.C.B.S.

Owingtotheabsenceofmembers fromthedistrictandthesultryweatherconditions,thenextmeetingwill beheldonJanuary18.AnyonewishingtotransactbusinessinthemeantimemaycontacttheSecretaryatNo. Balfour-street,or'phoneK499.

NoveltyEvening.

Thepostponednoveltyeveningwas heldrecentlyunderverytryingclimaticconditions,andinconsequence waslesssuccessfulthananticipated. Thecommitteedidexcellentwork underthecircumstances,andthegenerosityofthosepresentcompensated toagreatextentforthesmallattendance. Learners'DancingClass.

Thelearners'dancingclassforthe youngersetterminatedfortheseason lastweek,withexpressionsofregret onallsides.Throughoutthegreater partoftheyearMr.Henneker,asfloor manager,andMrs.Rogersandherband ofwillingassistantshavecheerfully givenuptheirtimeandenergyasdancinginstructorsanddoorkeepers,etc.,to keeptheyounggirlsandboysofthe parishinagoodenvironment.Asthe classhasbeenconductedverystrictly, andnononsenseofanykindpermitted,ithasprovedextremelypopular, any,inadditiontobeingasocialasset hasprovedagoodsourceofincome fortheParents'andFriends'AssociationofSt.Joseph'sSchool.During thelattermonthsseveralladiessuccessfullyundertookthesupplyingof cooldrinksforthedancers,thusremovingthenecessityofthemleaving thehall.Itistheintentionofthe committeetorecommencetheclassin thenewyear.

PersonaL

MasterDavidHennekerleftrecentlyforTardun,whereheintendsto enterthenovitiateoftheC.B.C.The bestwishesofthecommunityaccompanyhim.

Generalregretwasexpressedatthe accidentthatbefellMrs.Forkin,the wifeofthegenialFrank,oftheCommercialHotel.Mrs.Forkinwillbean inmateofSt.JohnofGodHospitalfor afewweeksonaccountofakneeinwry.

SeveralladsfromtheSeminaryand manygirlsandboysfromboarding schoolsandcollegeshaverejoinedtheir familiesfortheholidays.

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WhatisatStake?

LordHalifaxBroadcasts

ChildrenofMary.

Sunday.December20,wasthe monthlyCommunionofthemembers ofAllHallowsBranch,andthegood recordofattendancesthatthisSodalityhasestablishedthroughouttheyear wasmaintainedonthisoccasion.

Aftertheusualmonthlymeetingon Thursdayevening,17th.inst.,memberswereinvitedtothehomeofthe president.MissNellieBowen,where apleasantevening,comprisingmusicialitemsandgamesfollowedbya delightfulsupper,wasverymuchenjoyedbyall.

Personal.

WeregrettohearthatMrs.H. McLernonhasbeenaninmateofthe St.JohnofGodHospital,Kalgoorlie, andhopethatshewillbespeedilyrestoredtohealth.

CouncillorBillEllery,oftheR.A.A.F., tooktheopportunityofrenewingold acquaintancesduringhisfewdaysof leaverecently.

Mr.J.D.Teahan,Presidentofthe EasternGoldfieldsDistrictCouncilof theA.L.P.,hasbeenselectedasone ofthesixWestAustraliandelegatesto attendtheconferencecalledinMelbourneforJanuary4,todealwiththe PrimeMinister'sproposedamendment totheDefenceAct.

Messrs.A.Wark,KeithRohan,W. Ellery,andArchieWaddellwereamong membersoftheDefenceForcesspendingafewdays'leavewiththeirrelativesatChristmas.

Mr.MiltonWhyte,ofBrennan's, Boulder,leftonChristmasDaytojoin hismotherinPerth,whereheintends toresidepermanently.

Rev.FatherCarmodyleftBoulder duringtheweekforashortwell-earned restatthecoast.

ThewinneroftheVictoryprizepacketconductedbytheAllIIallows ChurchCommittee,wasMr.P.Conway, ofSouthBoulder.

Mr.JimMcMahonoftheRailway Department,Narrogin,journeyedto BouldertospendChristmaswthhis parents.

LordHalifax'sbroadcast 1.4, the UnitedStatesonhisreturnfroma visitofconsultationwiththeWarCabinetisoneofthemoststrikingstatementsmadeinthewholewar.He speakswithimmenseauthorityasa memberoftheBritishCabinetsince theoutbreakofwar,andastheAmbassadorofH.M.GovernmentintheUnitedStatesresuminghisdutieswithour closestandmostpowerfulallyafter renewingcontactwthhisownpeople.

"Althoughwearedeterminedtorid EuropeofHitlerandallhisworks," hetellstheUnitedStates,"wecertainlyarenotsofoolishastosupposethat theworldafterthewarwillbethe sameworldasitwasbeforeit.Althoughweseethewarasoneofliberationfortheenslavedpeoples,wealso seeitasastruggletokeepopenthe roadfromaChristianpasttoamore Christianfuture.Weknowthat, strippedofaccidentswhichhave broughtthisorthatnationintowar, therealissueforusiswhetherChristianityandallthatitmeansistosurvive."

Vastchangeshavetakenplaceduringthelongintervalofhismissionto Washington.HisreporttoourAllies acrosstheAtlantichadtotakeaccountofprofoundlyalteredconditions here,ingivingexpressiontothenationalwillandwaraimswhichhave beenclarifiedbysufferingandloss."A greatdealthatwethoughtwevalued hasgone,"hedeclaredopenly,"butwe havefoundagainsomethingthatisthe bestofallthatmattersmost.Althoughweknowthatwearefighting forourlives,wedonotseethewar simplyasoneofself-preservation."

Ifourpurposehasbeentopreserve wealthorevenimperialpossessionsit wouldhavebeeninsanitytoenterinto warwithitsappallingdestructionand wastageoflifeandassets.Thereis noquestion,asLordHalifaxinsists, evenof"seekingeasysecurityandhappinessasmenoftenjudgethem;for these,whensoughtforthemselves,are willu'thewisps,elusiveasourown shadow."

MASSTIMETABLE.

St.Brigid's,Collie:MasseachSundayat7and9.30a.m.

CountryDistricts.

January3:Buckingham's,7.30a.m.

January10:Wilga,10a.m.

January17:Worsley,7.30a.m.

January24:Darkan,10a.m.

January31:Lyall'sMill,7.30a.m.

HelpusbuildupagreatChildren's Library.Don'tletthesilverfisheat uppagesofthatcharmingstorybook youhavefinishedwith.Senditin totheCentralCatholicLibrary,36 Pier

Perth.

NewYear'sDay,JanuaryIWagin, 8a.m.

Sunday,January3Wagn,ba.m., Wedgecarrup,10a.m.

Sunday,January10Wagin8am.; Dumbleyung,10a.m.

Sunday,January17:Kukerin9a.m.; LakeGrace,11a.m.

Sunday,January24Dumbleyung,9 a.m.;Wagin,11a.m.

Sunday,February7Wagin8a.m.; Wedgecarrup,10am.

Sunday,February14Wagin.8am.; Dumbleyung,10am.

Sunday,February21:LiarGrace,9 a.m.;Kukerin,11a.m.

WhatwearefightingtodefendisindeedthatChristianinheritancewhich theNazishavesetthemselvestoexterminateineverylandwheretheycan gaincontrolbymilitaryconquest.From endtoendofEuropetheyarestrivingtoimposetheenslavementofhumanlibertyandhumanconscienceto thedictationofapaganStatewhich wouldbeintolerableevenifitwerenot accompaniedbytheglorification raceattheexpenseofallothers.In resistingthatonslaughtwehaveincurred,perhapsirreparably,thelossof muchthatseemedofsupremeimportanceonlyafewyearsago.lilutin finding"heart,courage,apurposebeyondhimself,"asLordHalifaxputsit, wehavefpundoncemore"theonly realhappinessandsecurity."

Hispictureofthegreatcrossabove St.Paul'sCathedralstandingclearand majesticabovetheruinsofthecity ofLondon,mustseizetheimagination ofthoseathomenolessthanabroad. "Theconfusedmassofbuildingshas gone,therubbishhasgone:butwhat reallymattersremains."

Inthatsymbolisourinspirationand ourhope,aswefacethecontinuanceof adeadlystruggleinwhichourwhole Christianbirthrightisatstake.

("TheUniverse,"September26.

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CALENDARofACTIVITIES

JANUARY

Monday,4:ArtsGuildPraesidium,6.30p.mRoom9. WarWorkPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room7. GeneralPraesidium.8p.m.Room7

Tuesday,5:SwingBand,8p.m.Room9

Wednesday,6:SewingClasses,6-9.30p.m.Rooms7-9 HomeNursingClass,8p.m.Room7

Thursday.7Mass,8a.m.Expositionallday.Benediction,5.45p.m. Nurses'Praesidium.8p.m.Room7 Orchestra,8p.m.Room9. Canteenduties,PhyllisDeanHall.Irwin-street,6.30p.m.

Friday,8:ArtsGroupGeneralMeeting,8p.m.Room9

Saturday,9:CuriaMeeting,8p.m.Room7.

Sunday,10:DayattheBeachforallmember;oftheMovement.

Monday,11ArtsGuildPraesidium,6.30pm.Room9. WarWorkPraesidium,6.30p.m.Room7. GeneralPraesidium,8p.m.Room7

Tuesday,12:Dance,CecilBuilding,SherwoodCourt SwingBand.8p.m.Room9.

Wednesday,13:SewingClasses,6-9.30p.m.Rooms7-9.

Thursday.14:Mass,8a.m.Expositionallday.Benediction,5.45p.m. Nurses'Praesidium,8p.m.Room7 Orchestra,8.p.m.Room9

Friday,15:LecturebyFatherLalor.8p.m."CatholicismintheModern World."

Sunday,17:CanteenDuties,2p.m.TownHall.

ClubroomsOpenDailyfrom11a.m.

Untilfurthernotice,theClubRoomswillbeopentomembersevery dayfrom11a.m.onwards.OneoftheleaderswillbeinattendancealwaystoanswerenquiriesandreceivenewmembersWehopethatgirls onholidayfromschoolwilldropinandseetheroomsandlearnallabout theMovementbeforetheyreturntoschooLTheyarealsoeligiblefor membershipduringtheholidaysontheusualconditions.

AliceHeyensorchestrasuppliedthe music,andthebigcrowdofdancers hadawonderfultime.

HOMENURSINGCLASS.

HomeNursinglectureswillcommenceonWednesday,January6,at 8p.m.,inRoom7. Itishopedthatalargenumberof girlswillcomealong.Thosewho havenotqualifiedinFirstAidmay taketheHomeNursingcoursenowand continuewithFirstAidatalaterdate. Anygirlwhoisnotabletoattendthe firstlectureinHomeNursingmay comealongonWednesday,January13, andcommencefromthatdate,providingshemissesnofurtherlectures.

CANTEENSERVICE

January7,Thursday:PhyllisDean Hall.

January17,Sunday:TownHall,at2 p.m.

GirlsareremindedtobeattheCanteenby2p.m.onSunday,Januar,.17, attheTownHall.

ChristmasCarnival

AgreatcrowdofhappycouplesfilledthehallinCecilBuildingonTuesdayeveninglastfortheChristmas Carnival,whichwasthelastdancefor theyear.Prizesweregivenforlucky spots,therewerenovelties,anda daintysupper.OnceagainMiss

January12isthedateforthenext dance,inthesamehall-CecilBuilding,SherwoodCourt.Thisinformal Catholiceveninghasbecomesomething ofaninstitutionnowinthecityevery alternateTuesdaynight.Sobring yourfriendsalongandjoinwiththe crowdinhavinganenjoyableevening.

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PROPAGATIONOf THEfAITH

God'skingdominthePacificisfacing anewandmoredesperatedangerthan ever.Withintheironring,theJapanesehaveflungaroundtheSouthern Pacificthereisonlyonehopeforthe Missions-Australia.Wehave,forthe pasttwoyearsacceptedfromtheHoly Seetheresponsibilityoffindingthe majorfinancialsupportfortheSouth SeaIslandMissions.Nowwemust rindallthatsupport.

ItisimportanttotheCatholic world,importanttotheHolySee,that the-landMissionsofthePacific shouldsurvivethiswar-anditiseven moreimportanttoAustralia.Weare theoneswhosedestinyislinkedwith theChristianfutureofthoseislands.

OurCatholicwatchwordmustbe: "KeeptheMissionsGoing!"

TheSocial

IN!MU

Thewarhasshownthatecononli. difficultiescanbeovercome.

BritishCatholics LeadCampaign forSocialJustice

Thefollowingleaflet,summarising therecentSocialJusticePastoralof theBishopsofEnglandandWales,now knownas"TheSocialMinimum,"has LeenissuedbytheSwordoftheSpirit Movement,andisbeingwidelycirca latedaspartofthecampaignforsocialjusticenowlaunchedtogiveprac. ticaleffecttotheBishops'proposals:

AUNITEDNATION.

WeareaunitedNationforwar.

Letuskeepthatnationalunityfor peace,sothatwecanstartafterthe warwithcertaindefinitesocialreformsacceptedbyallasanagreednationalminimum. Hereisaprogratinmeallcouldaccept -worktomakeitknownandaccept-edbyall-intheshops,inguildsand clubs,inyourstreetandatyourpub.

1.WorkersandEmployersarePartnersinIndustry.

2.ALivingWage.

Enoughsothatwivesdon'thaveto goouttowork.

Enoughforafamilywith3-4children Enoughtoliveamoderatelycorn fortablelife.

Enoughtoallowsavings

3.ThisLivingWageMustbetheFirst ChargeonIndustry. Thatmeansbeforedividends,Ptc. Theworkerwillgiveafairday's workinreturn.

4.ThisWageMustbeWithinthe Powero2IndustrytoPay. Ifanemployeroranindustrycannot payit,otherstepsmusthetaken,by industryortheState,tomakeupthe wagelevel-butitmustbemadeup.

5.AbolishSlums:GiveEveryFamily aDecentHome.

6.LetUsKeepUpOurCommonWill toSubordinatePricesandProfits, totheCommonGood,andsodo awiy'withthegreatinequalities ofwealthandpower. "Thenationalinterestinmattersof profitsandpricesdoesnotdifferin peacetimefromwhatitisinwar time.Thesamemeans,thesamemen andmaterials,areavailableinpeace andnolessthaninwar.Itisthe purposeonlythatiswanting,thecommonforceofmindsandwillthatis lacking."

"Thepoliticalfreedomwhichween. joyinthisourcountryenablesust, worktogethertosecureforeveryman andforeveryfamily,freedomfrom want,andsecurity.Letusjoinwith allmenofgood-willinthisgrandcru sade.Forunlesswecarryintoour work,asChristianreformers,thefel lowshipwehavefoundincommon sufferinginthewar,sinlessthatspirit andthatfellowshipcancontinue amongourpeopleafterthewar,all thoughtsofhappinessathomeand peacewithothercountriesareonly dreams."

"Thereisonlyoneenduringbasisfor suchafellowship-fullrespectforthe dignityofeachperson.Andthereis onlyoneenduringreasonwhyevery humanpersonandeveryfamilyshould lierespected-namely,thatGodour Fathercreatedeveryoneofusand cameHimselftoredeemus.Weare all,therefore,childrenofGodandbro thersofChrist,theSonofGod.

"IfGodis,indeed,theFatherofus all,ourfirstdutyistopayhomageand lovetoGod,andourseconddutyfollowingfromthefirstistoloveone anotherasbrothers.Inthatloveof Godandofoneanother,letusclose ourranksandstandtogetherandwel comethehelpofanymanwhowill standwithus."

AVaticanVisit andthe London `Times'

Thefollowingleadingarticleappear. edundertheabovetitlein"TheTimes' ofOctober1:

Rumourhaswovensomeextravagant fanciesroundtherecentvisitofMr. MyronTaylor,asthePresident'spersonalrepresentative,toHisHoliness PiusXII.TheAxishasapermanent interestinattributinganxiousinquiriesafterthepossibilitiesofpeaceto theleadersoftheUnitedNations.It wasthereforeboundtobeputabout thatMr.TaylorhadgonetoRometo angleforthePope'sgoodofficesasa mediator.Anotherversionofthemotiveforthevisitisequallyfanciful. ThishasitthatMr.Taylorwentto Rometobegforopenandofficialrecognitionofthejusticeofthecause oftheUnitedNationsfromtheheadof theRomanCatholicChurch.TherespectfeltfortheHolySeebymillions whodonotacknowledgeitsclaims,as wellasthereverenceofthevastnumberwhodo,naturallyinducesthemto hope-astheydidinthelastwaralso -foradefinitealignmentofthePapacyonthesideofthebettercause. ButthenotionthatMr.Taylorhas beeninRometosolicitablessingupon ourarms,thoughitspringsfroma morehonestsoil,isnobettergrounded thanthetheorythathehasbeeninvitingmediationbetweenthecombatants.

Tobedisappointedbytheabsence ofaformalbenedictionofthecause oftheUnitedNationswouldbetoignorethedualcharacteroftheChurch ofRomeasaspiritualbodyandasa politicalcorporation.Becausethe Churchrefrainsfrommakingapronouncementwhichwouldnecessarily engageherpoliticalformaswellas herspiritualessence,itdoesnotfollowthattheoccupantofthethroneof Peter,orhishighercounsellors,are deaftotheappealofChristiansand ofotherswhounitewiththemincondemnationofarmedwickedness.A studyofthewordswhichPopePius XIIhasaddressedsincehisaccession inencyclicalsandallocutionstothe Catholicsofvariousnationsleavesno roomfordoubt.Hecondemnsthe worshipofforceanditsconcretemanifestationinthesuppressionofnational libertiesandinthepersecutionofthe Jewishrace.Thedailynewspaper whichrepresentssemi-officialopinion attheVatican,avoidstheacutecontroversiesofthewar.ButitsunprejudicedaccountofthehandlingofsocialproblemsinBritain,itsgenerous andhonourablecitationof"forbidden" Italianauthorsanditsmaintenanceof thestandardofItalianhumanism againstthoseofneo-paganism:itsplain warningsastothesignificanceofNazi race-worship-allthesetendtoshow wheresympathyliesattheheartof theRomanCatholicChurch.Themillionsofbelievers,layandclerical,who maintainastoutfrontagainsttheoppressionsofNazismandofFascism intheirownorinothercountries themselvestestifythatthesympathies foundattheheartofthevastsystem permeatethewhole.

Concludedfootofnextcolumn.)

TURNOFTHETIDE.

Thetideofthenewyear,1943,isbeginningtoflowin.Yourluckmaybe turningalso.BuyaCharitiesticket nowandbeinthefirstofthe1943 drawings.Firstprizeisf1,000.

GunnersatMass 0 0

Whilst"resting'.offthegunsforawhilejustafterthebigbarragewhichhelpedcreateabreechintheGermanlinesnearAlamien,thesegunnersofthe 14th.FieldArtillerykneelatMass.Thesnapwastakenontheshoresof theMediterranean.SeveralPerthboysmaySerecognisedinthegroup. Ken.Kennedy,kneelinguprightwithglasses,justleftofcentreDesFitzpatrick,fairheaded,iskneelingbehindhim:JohnO'Nfahoneyistheretoo, andJohnFitzgibboninthefrontrowtotheleft.

ThethreeKennedys,Peter,KenandDick,whoareoverseas.-writethat theyarewell,thoughPeterhasjustgotoveraboutofmalariaandjaundice.Neilisstillmakingafusshereathomebecausehisunithasnotyet receivedsailingorders.Alltheseladsaredoingawonderfuljoloverseasin theLibyancampaign.TheystillhavethenuttocrackatTunis.but they'lldoit!

"YourHandWill FindMeInThe Font"

Thefollowingbeautifullittlepoem onamuchneglectedSacramentalwas writtenbyFatherW.V.McEvoy, O.P.,NationalDirectoroftheHoly NameSociety,Oneofthetragedies ofourdayisthelittleunderstanding anduseofthethingsofNatureinthe worldaboutusthattheChurchhas raisedtothedignityofSacramentals, andtowhichGodhasattachedsuch efficacywhendevoutlyused:-

TakemeandscattermeaboutyouSomethingthatachild'sweakfingersmayemploy

Tochasethehellishenemyaway; Something'likedewypearlsonmorning flower, Thatfitlyrestsonmaideninnocence; Somethingthebrave,unshamed,may interpose Betweenhimselfandtempestorthunderboltorwar, Andgounfearinginthepowerof God:

Somethingthatthebridemaytrust, Dispensedinblessingatthemarriage rite, Toshieldthemboth, Onweddingdayandthroughallvexingtimes, Whensorrowscome,orjoys,orpain, ormisunderstanding; Somethingamotheronchildrenfaring forth,

Sprinkling,givesgodspeed; Somethingapriestasperses Tokeepfromsinormakeasinner rue: Ortransmutethingsofcommonuse

Toservicesacramental: Somethingwithwhichtoconsecratea home

nessandpurelove; Somethingthat,scatteredo'erthebed ofdeath Banishesdeath'sworstfears, Withspiritsevilwhofosterthem, Andmakesatrystforangels

BursariesAvailableforNewChoirBoys attheChristianBrothers'College,St. GeorgesTerrace.

Tocommencethenewschoolyearof 1943therewillbeseveralbursaries availableforsuitableboys.Thebursarycoversallschoolsubjectsand sport,butnotclothing,books,norextras,suchasboxing,music-violinor piano.Itistenable,subjecttogood behaviour,rightthroughthewhole collegecourse.

Conditions.

Unlesstheapplicantspossessoutstandingvoiceandtalent,theyshould bebetweentheagesofeightyears andsixmonthsandtenyearssix months.

Agoodvoiceandtrueearisessential.

Theymustbeabletoprovideagood reportofthemselvesfromtheirparish priestandteacher.

Duringthefirstyearthechoristeris trainedinsingingandreadingmusic,

Asapoliticalpower,theHolySee hasatitsserviceasuperbsystemof information.Themeaningoftherecentlyaccentuatedsolidarityofmost ofLatinand'-CatholicAmericawith theUnitedNationshascertainlynot beenlostuponit.IfonlyindeferencetothepositionofHisHolinessas atemporalSovereign,itwasbecoming thatanintimationshouldbeconveyed tohimofthedeterminationofthe strongestPoweroftheAmericancontinenttoachievevictoryatallcosts. Butthishasnodoubtbeenaccompaniedbyanassurancethatpolicy afterthevictorywillbeofakind whichharmoniseswiththedeepaspirationsofChristendomasthePopehimselfhasproclaimedthem.

butwithoutanyobligations.Ifat theendofthattimetheboy provessatisfactory,hewillbecome apermanentmemberofthechoir, andhisparentsareexpectedtopromisethathewillnotafterthenrelinquishhisscholarship,norremoveto anotherschool,unlesstheyshould leavethemetropolitanarea. Applicationmaybemadepersonally totheCathedralChoirMasteratII o'clockanyweekmorning,orbyappointment,attheChristianBrothers' College,St.George'sTerrace

ToleadtoParadise; Somethingofmattermere,acommon thing, Butmist-liketodiffuse, Andpenetrant Whereverblessingsmaybeflung, WhereverGod'sgood-willmayfollowman, OrSataninmalevolencepursueYourhandwillfindMeintheYostof HolyWater.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe CatholicGirls'Movementshouldring B6950,orcallinattheClubRooms duringlunch-hourorofanevening.

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PERTH.THURSDAY,DECEMBER31.1942.

LegionofDecency

TimelyindeedisthePope'sdenunciationoftheimmoralityof PreSsandtheatre,andofthefilthytalkandlouselivingsuvery prevalentto-dayinfactories,officesand,aboveall,intheFighting Services.Ineachandeverymilieuitistheyouthofthenation whofallthemostinnocentandtragicvictimsofthehatefuland ofttimesdisgustingatmosphereinwhichtheyfindthemselves.It ishightimetheretrapplainspeakingonthisverydisturbingquestion.Notafewparentstrillsharethesentimentsexpressedbythe HolyFather,sentimentsofthegreatestanxietyforthefuture01 ouryouth.Nomatterwhattheiroccupation,theirdifficultiesare universallythesame.Itisbecomingaproblemofparamountimportancewithtrulyalarmingconsequences.Unlessdrasticsteps aretaken,andtakenatonce,bycivil,armyandecclesiastical authorities,byparentsandbyemployers,itisnotdifficulttoforesee thecompleteandrapidbreakdownofallsenseofdecencyand moralityintheimmediatefuture.

AstheHolyFatherobserved,humannatureisnutwhollydepraved.Thereisstillasenseofdecencyinthegeneralityofour peoplethatrevoltsagainsttheseviciousmoderntendencies.The individual,however,seemstolabourunderasenseoffrustration inthefaceofadepravitythathasbecomesowidespread.Theindividualcandoreallylittleifthereisnosupportfromresponsible authority.ThepleaofthePopethatstatutorylawsgoverning themoralityofthePressandthetheatre.ofpublicandprivateconduct,shouldberigorouslyenforcedinthesedaysof"exceptional gravity"mustbecometheinsistentdemandofeveryparent,of everycitizen.Actiontheremustbe,butitwillnotcomeforthe merewishing.Itisascandalthatpublicmoralityshouldhave reachedsolowastandardthatouryoungmenandwomenseemio havelostallsenseofresponsibility,ofcommondecency,ofwhat thenationdemandsofthemastheparentsofafuturegeneration, ofwhattheBlessedTrinityexpectsofthemasmenandwomen withadestinythatdoesnotfinishwiththeviolentdeaththatfaces somanyofthemto-day.Gliblyourpublicfiguresspeakofthe Christianityforwhichwefight,gliblyandcynicallyweareinstructedintheshapeofthingstocome,theNewOrder-aNew Orderthatistobewithoutfoundation Fornocommunitycan hopeforprogressofanykindwhosemembersarenotboundtogetherbyamutualsenseofresponsibility.Withoutthatwe facedisintegration.Infact,wearefastachievingit.Andthis verynecessarysenseofresponsibilitycanonlyspringfroma deepconvictioninthetenetsoftheChristianfaith,moreexplicitly, ifyouwill,inthesynthesisoftruththatisCatholicism.

Butifitistoomuchtohopethattheauthorities-that-bemight bebroughttoacceptthesupernaturalprinciplesofCatholicism,or evenofthe"Christianity"theytalkabout-whateveritmeansneverthelessisitnotpossiblethattheymightbestirredtoaction merelythroughmotivesofexpediency?Don'ttheyseethatunlesspresenthabitsofimmoralityarecheckedthebreakdownof civildisciplineisimminent,thecompletefrustrationofthenation's futureinthecomingfatefultwentyyearswillalreadybeachieved, andthatsuchscandalousdisregardforpublicmoralityprovedeven inRussiatohavereapeditsowndisastrousreward.MayWenot profitbyRussia'smistakes,ormustwelearnthepainfullessonfor ourselves?NotthattheexampleoftheSovietshouldhethedecidingfactorastothenecessityoftakingaction,norevenrel.sons ofcivicornationalexpediency,norevenasenseofcommondecencyinthosewhohavetheauthoritytousebutfailtoIlseit.Surelytheoldergenerationatleastretaintheirfaithinthefundamentals ofChristianity,intherealityofthosehistoricalfactsandthe necessityofthoseChrist-givenprinciplesthathavebeenthefoundationofourWesterncivilisationitselfforathousandyears.Is ittoomuchtoaskthattheoldergenerationmove,beforeitistoo late,tosaveourchildrenfromthemselves?Mustthepleaofthe HolyFatherfallonceagainondeafears,andnothingbedone?It isthefateofyourownkithandkinthatisatstake,andthepreservationofallthatisgoodinthecauseforwhichsomanyto-day aresufferingmuchandofferingall inthecauseforwhichHE sufferedandgaveHISall!WhatseemstoheneededisaLegion ofDecency.

AsusualStMary',Lathedralwas filledtocapacityforMidnightMass thisyear,whichwascelebratedbyHis GracetheArchbishop.TheCathedral ChoirrenderedthemusicoftheMass, detailsofwhicharegivenbelow.His GracewasassistedbyVeryRev.Father JohnstonandVeryRev.Dr.Kennedy, asDeaconsattheThrone;Rev. FathersMcGillicuddyandDonnelly, respectively,asDeaconandSub-DeaconofthtMass;Rev.FatherO'FarrellasAssistantPriest,andRev.Father RaffertyasMasterofCeremonies.The occasionalsermonwaspreachedby theVeryRev.FatherJohnston,Rector ofSt.FrancisXavier'sSeminary,Adelaide.

Thepreacherreferredtothelesson ofBethlehem-thelessonofhumility, ofself-abasement,andofDivineLove.

Wegobackinspirit,hesaid,on eachsuccessiveChristmasEvetothe littlecityofDavidontheridgeabove theplainofBethlehem,andwefollow inspiritinthewakeoftheshepherds astheygoinpilgrimagetothecave whereOurLordwasborn.Fallingon ourkneesonthestrawwelookinto thebabyeyesofGod.Itisthatfact whichgivesthemeaningtoourChristmas,becauseChristmasfortheCatholicistheBirthdayofGod'sSon-mademanfortheworld'sredemption.The sceneinBethlehem'scaveisapositive lessonofhumility-asermononselfabasement,alivingpictureofhumility-thatvirtuewhichisthefoundationofalltrueChristiangreatnessand indispensableinthefollowingofChrist. Itis,moreover,anindictmentofthe

spiritoftheworld,orintellectualpride, ofdestructivepersonalvanityandselfadoration.

Yet,infollowingOurLord,wemay notremainatBethlehem,butmustfollowHimeventoCalvary-foroursalvationisinacloseapproachtothe SpiritofOurSaviourinallthethoughts andactionsofourdailylives.

BytheIncarnationandBirthat Bethlehem,GodshowedthatHehad indeedbecomepartofthehumanfamily-Hispresenceamongstusisindispensabletoourpresenthappinessand ourfuturebliss.Itisimpossibleto haveajustandstablesocialorder withoutGod,andthereforeinourloyaltytotheDivineBabeofBethlehem weresolutelyrepudiateandwillalways activelyresistanyorderwhichwillnot haveasitsfoundationtheIncarnate SonofGodandHisholylaw.

InthenameofHisGracetheArchbishopandclergy,thepreacherthen extendedsincerestChristmasgreeting, tothecrowdedcongregation.

Thesingingthisyearwasrendered entirelybytheboysoftheChoir,whose averageageiseleven,andtheirperformancewasallthemorecreditable becauseofthat.BeforeMassbegan atmidnighttheChoirrenderedcarols andduringthesingingofthe"Adeste Fideles"werejoinedbythecongregation.TheMassitselfwasPerosi's "Missapertrevocidiuomini."The OffertorymotetwasbyPalestrina, "IlodieChri;tusnatusest."

At11o'clockonChristmasmorning HisGracepresidedatSolemnHigh Mass,celebratedbyRev.FatherMcGillicuddy,withRev.FathersLalor andO'FarrellasDeaconandSub-Deacon,respectively.VeryRev.Father JohnstonandRev.FatherDonnellyassistedHisGraceattheThrone,and VeryRev.Dr.KennedywasAssistant Priest.Thesermonwaspreachedby Rev.FatherDonnelly.Rev.Father RaffertywasagainMasterofCeremonies

TheLynnScholarship

ApplicationsCloseJanuary25

Applicationsforscholarshipswill closeonMonday,January25and shouldbesenttotheRev.J.T.McMahon,D.Ph.,M.A.,SouthPerth.Applicantsshouldobservethefollowing conditions:

(

1)CandidatesmustpasstheJunior examination.

(2)TheapplicationmustbeaccompaniedbythereportoftheHeadof theSchool,andmuststate:

(a)Subjectspresented;subjects passedinJunior.

(b)Resumeofapplicant'srecordin school,conductandsport.

(c)Thefollowingdetailsregarding familyandfamilyincome:

(1)Father'soccupationandsalary,or mother'sincome,iffatherisdead.

(2)Numberofchildreninfamily.

(3)Numberofchildrenearning,and stateamountofwageearnedby eachchild.

(4)Numberofchildrenatschool.

Failuretosupplythisinformation willdisqualifythecandidate.

(3)Applicationsshouldbeaccompaniedbyacertificateofbirth.Candidatemustnothavecompletedhis sixteenthyearonthedayhesitsfor theJuniorExamination.

(4)Astamped,addressedenvelope mustaccompanytheapplication,for thereturnofthecertificateofbirth.

TheLynnScholarshipisopento CatholicboysattendinganyCatholic schoolintheArchdioceseofPerth. Thescholarshipprovides£30peryear forthreeyearsataregisteredSecondarySchool,and£50peryearfor threeyearsattheUniversity.The Trusteeswishtoremindthoseintendingtoapplythattheyshouldobtain

theHeadMaster'sletter,asitisessentialthattheapplicationbeaccompaniedbythisletter.Somecandidatesexperienceddifficultylastyear inobtainingsuchlettersowingtothe absenceoftheHeadMasteronholidays.Thesuccessfulcandidatewho failsintheLeavingCertificateorat theUniversityforfeitsthescholarship, andthescholarshipcannotbeheldby aboywhoholdsanyotherscholarship,exhibitionorbursary. TheTrusteeswillmeetonTuesday. January26,1943,andtheirdecision shallbefinal.TheseTrusteesare: Rev.J.T.McMahon,D.Ph., (chairman),Rev.J.Fahey,D.S.O.,J. P.Maxwell,Esq.,LL.B.,F.Connaughton,Esq.,P.R.Jackson,Esq.. J.P.(secretary).

ENCLOSEDRETREAT

AnEnclosedWeek-endRetreathas beenarrangedhytheSistersofMercy, totakeplaceatSantaMariaCollege, commencingonSaturday,January23, at4p.m.,andclosingonMondaymorning,January25.ThisRetreatisopen toallgirlswhohaveattendedthe schoolsconductedbytheSistersof Mercy.

QUARANT'ORE

Sunday.

1943.

JANUARY.

2nd.Albany:OneDayofExposition.

3rd.Beverley-OneDayofExposition.

Thetroublesofawholesocietycan beseensometimesreflectedintheex periencesofasingleindividual.And, itthatindividualisarticularandwillingtoletyouintohissecrets,yoahave anexcellentmeansforstudyingthediseaseafflictingthegrouptowhichhe belongs.ThecaseofProfessorJoad isanexample.Thepopular:tyofthis ProfessorofPhilosophyaswriterand broadcasterleavesusinnodoubtasto hisabilitytorepresentaverylarge immlwr AndDr..loadhasbeenremarkablyfrankabouthimself.In "TheTestamentofJoad"and"The BookofJoad"hehastriedtolaybare hissoul.

Butoflatetherehavebeensomedevelopmentsconcerningwhichthese booksgiveusnohint.Intwoarticles on"ProspectforReligion,"writtenfor the"NewStatesman,"andinanarticle whichsummarisesthesepublishedin

Exposition

nittheCity

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncommencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat6.15p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

ThehouroftheThursdaymorning MassintheChapelhasbeenchanged from8,15a.m.to8o'clock.Itis hopedthatthiswillbemoreconvenientformanygirlswhocommence workat8.45a.m.

theLondon"EveningStandard,"he hasbeentellingusthingswhichhave notonlyanautobiographicalinterest, butalsohavevalueasenablingusbettertodiagnosethesicknessfromwhich ourgenerationissuffering.

Itisinthe"EveningStandard"that occursthepassageonwhichwewant chieflytocomment,anditrunsthus:

"ApartfromavaguelyconceivedobligationtofurtherLife'sdevelopment, thepurelyevolutionaryUniversein whichIforsolongbelievedcontained nobasisforduty,contained,therefore noexplanationoftheproblemsoftemptation.

"FormanyyearsIwasunawareof thisproblem;Iwasinnocent,thatis tosay,oftheconflictbetweenduty anddesire.ThethingsIwantedto do,Ididwithouthesitationorremorse. Itwasjustassimpleasthat.For therest,IdidthosethingswhichaccordingtothemoralistsIoughtnotto havedone,andleftundonethose thingswhichIoughttohavedone,and Iwasverywell,thankyou.Fora varietyofreasonsintowhichIcannot enterhere,Iceasedtohe'Verywell, thankyou,'andwiththecessationof myriotouslyamoralhealthcamethe obligationtomakeprovisionsformoral experience."

theStrangeCaseof ProfessorJoad

Diagnosis.

Hespeaks,itwillbeseen,inthe termsofdiseaseandhealth,and,since thesesuitourpurpose,weshalladopt them.Obviously,therefore,wehave todiagnosethetroublewhichputan endtohissatisfactionwithhimself. Andinthiswehavethepatient'shelp.

"Whatbroughtmatterstoahead," hetellsus,"wasthefactofevil.Like mostofmyintellectualgeneration,progressive,optimistic,leftwing,Ihad beentrainedtoregardevilasabyproductofcircumstances;ofeconomic circumstancesandofpsychological.The economiccircumstancewaspoverty; thepsychological,badtraininginearly childhoodresultingincomplexes,feelingsofenvy,guilt,inferiority,andall therestofthepsycho-analyst'sstockin-trade.Theinferencewasobvious, removethecircumstance,e.g.,bySocialismand/orbythepsycho-analysing ofteachersandparents,andyouwould abolishtheirby-product,evil."

Inthefaceofallthehorrorandwickednesswhichthewarhasreleased, thisconceptionofevilandoftheremediesforendingitbecame,ofcourse, manifestlyinadequate.Onexaminationthepatientfoundthatthediseasefromwhichheandhisworldwere sufferingwasfarmoreseriousthan eitherheorithadimagined.Hewas likeamanwhoimaginesthathehas anattackofindigestionanddiscovers thathispainisduetocancerofthe stomach.Thesituationwasnotmerelyannoying;itwastragic.Andthe tragedy,hecametotheconclusion,was attheveryrootsofhumannature.But letustakehisownstatement:"In otherwords,letevilbesufficientlyobtrusiveandsufficientlywidespreadand letmen'snosesberubbedinitwith sufficientviolence,andtheywillfind itincreasinglydifficulttoresistthebeliefthatitisinthenatureofthe beast;thatmen,inshort,arelikethat. Andherewearebackatthedoctrine oforiginalsin,oftheconceptionof manasacreaturewhoseheartisdesperatelywicked,withallthetheological implicationsthatthedoctrineisapt tobringinitstrain."

GodandDr.Joacl.

Whatfollowsisconsideringthe sourcefromwhichitcomes,evenmore surprising.Pessimismconcerninghumannatureisafamiliarthing.But thepessimismwhich,usingtheword sin,incriminatesourselvesis,sofaras themodernistpublicisconcerned,new. Many,likeThomasHardy,havefound theapple"rottenatthecore."This, however,hasbutgiventhemoccasion tomalignthePowerresponsiblefor man'screation.Oneofthestockquestionsprovokedbythewaris:When suchcrueltiesareallowedtohappen, canonebelieveinagoodGod?But thereactionofProfessorJoad,whom noonecouldaccuseofinsensitiveness tosuffering,isthereverseofthis.It ispreciselytheexistenceofevil,hetells us,whichhasmadecredibleforhim theexistenceofagoodGod.Hisreasoningonthispointisprofoundlysignificant.

"Tobelievethatevilisabrutefact intheuniverse,thatitisendemicin man,thatitis,therefore,anineradicablepartofone'sself,andyettohave nodefenceagainst,nomeansofovercomingit,savesuchasareafforded bythespasmodiceffortsofone'sown will,andthewaveringuncertaintyof one'sownjudgment-thisisanalmostintolerableposition.Ifthereindeedbeevil,itmust,onefeels,bepossibletoenlisthelpinitsovercoming. Religionassuresonethatif,believing, oneprays,thenhelp-willbeforthcoming,thatgrace,infact,willbevouchsafed.""Hence,"hesayselsewhere butinthesameconnection,"arisesthe paradox,thatoneisdriventobelieve intheexistenceofabenevolentand participatingGod,preciselybecauseof thefactofevil."

AnAmazingDiagnosis

Arevivalofinterestinreligionis commonfeatureofepochssuchasours. Butwhowouldhaveexpectedthatthe rediscoveryofGodwouldcomeviathe doctrineofOriginalSin?Yetwhat moreconsonantwithareligionwhose foundationsarelaidinhumility?

AChristianPeace.

Therewasquotedsomeweeksago the"RecentRemark"ofawriterinthe ''ManchesterGuardian"whodeclared that"theleadersofalltheChurchesare busyplanningthepost-warworldand giveustheirviewsonpolitics,economics,financeandsociology.Theone scienceonwhichtheyaresilentis theirownscienceoftheology."ProfessorJoanmakesthesamecomplaint. ThefailureoforganisedChristianity heattributestothefactthatourreligion"hasbecomelittlemorethanthe highestcommonfactorofwhatmost decentmenbelieve,"andheasserts that"ifreligioniseveragaintomatter,itmustreversetheenginesand becomehard,dogmaticandexacting. Aboveall,sinceitsauthorityderives fromanotherworld,itmustnotbe ashamedoftheotherworldconnection. Onthecontrary,itmusttell'modern thought'togotothedevil,andstress theother-worldlyconnection."

Theworstoftryingtoaccommodate Christianitytotheprevailingmoodis thatnosoonerhaveitsspokesmendone thatthanthemoodchangesandloud demandsaremadefortheverything

wehavebeensoitpedallingConvincedthatourgenerationwouldnotlisten totheologicaldiscussionsandthatwhat itwantedwasevidenceofinterestin materialconditions,zealousrepresentativesof"theChurches"beganstudying economicsandmakingpronouncements oninternationalquestions,onlytobe toldwhentheyhadjettisonedtheir dogmasthattheyareoutofdateand thatthesedogmasandespeciallythe leastpopularofthem-thatconcerning OriginalSin-arejustwhatthepublic wants.Tosaytheleast,itishumiliatinganddisconcertingandsuggeststhat itmighthavebeenwisertohavebeen somewhatlessaccommodating.

Itisimportanttorememberthisdemandforatheologicalpresentation whenwespeakofaChristianPeace. EvenonthelipsofCatholicsthephrase sometimesmeansnomorethanapeace inaccordancewiththeethicalteaching ,'hristianityButthisethicalteachingisbasedonChristiandogma,andit isonlywhenthatconnectionisrealised thatitacquiressufficientdrivingpower tocreateapopularmovement.Itis theideologiesofthevariouspaganisms nowdisturbingtheworldwhichgive themtheirstrength.Notuntilwe getatheologicallyexpressedChristianityshallwebeenabledtoinvokethe inspirationofourreligioneffectively. Incidentally,itisbyshowingitsrelationtothevitalinterestsofthehour thattheQueenofScienceswillcome intoherown.-"CatholicHerald"

-WhyCatholicsopposed liftingtheCommunistban

"TheEnemyWithin"

Theoppositionofthe Catholic ChurchtoConirnunismisnotsomethingnew.ItbeganwiththeappearanceofCommunisminourmidst: itwillcontinueuntilthehumanrace isfreefromtheCommunisticmenace.

Whythisshouldbeisevident.One hasbuttoreadtheofficialpublications oftheReds,orthehistoryoftheir brutalpersecutionofreligion,tosee thatCommunismis,andmustalways be,theswornenemyofallreligion. TheCatholicChurchwouldbefalse toChristifitallowedCommunismto gounchallenged.

InMarch,1923,whentheCatholic BishopCieplakwitheighteenpriests wassentencedtodeath,thepublic prosecutor,Krylenko,criedoutin court:"Ispitonyourreligion,asI doonallreligions."In1939,afew daysafterthesigningoftheRussoGermanpact,the"Pravda,"official organoftheCommunisticgovernment, featuredaspecialarticleinsisting thattheanti-religiousmovement"is nowamatterofState."Itquoted Lenin:"Wehavetobattleagainstreligion;thisistheA.B.C.ofallmaterialism,andconsequentlyofMarxism."ItquotedStalin:"Weareconductingapropaganda(andshallcontinuetodoso)againstreligiousprejudices." Communiststheworldover,and thisincludesourAustralianCommunists,mustjoininthiswaragainstreligion.ReadtheRuleBookandofficialinstructionsissuedtothem:they leavenoroomfordoubt.Themethod ofwarfareistobedeterminedbythe opportunitiesofthetime,nowprops-

ganda,nowterror,nowclass-warfare, noesplunderandpersecution. Thereisnosurprise,then,thatthe CatholicBishopshaveopposedthe liftingofthebanontheAustralian CommunistParty.Nosincerefollow. erofChristcoulddootherwise.Te liftthebanwouldbetogiveafreego toasystemwhichtheHolyFathe hasdescribedas"atheistic,anti-Chris tianandinhuman."

ApartFromReligion.

Apartaltogetherfromthereligiou standpoint,anAustralianwhobe longstotheCommunist"Party"isn. longeratrueAustralian.Heisth enemyofhiscountry.

TheCommunistPartyisNOT party.Itisatyranny.Politica partiesarebodiesofpersonsacceptinl thelawsofacountrywho,holdingop posingviewsonhowthoselawsma beappliedforthecommonweal,striv, byopenmeasuresandfreediscussio togaincontrolofgovernment.I thedemocracies,suchpartieshaveal waysbeenlookeduponasahealth manifestationofavigorouspubli spirit,andamediumbywhich minorityofthepeoplemaygiveeffec toitsprinciples.TheCommunis Partyisintolerantofallotherparties Whereveritgainstheupperhand,all otherpartiesarewipedoutand becomesatyranny.

TheCommunistPartyisinst topromoterevolutionandcivilwar TheSecondKominternCongresstellusthat"CommunismrepudiatesPar liamentarianism. ItrepudiatesthpossibilityofwinningoverParliament

PROFESSORJOAD.

ItySTANLEYBJAMES.

PROFESSORJOAD.

IcySTANLEYB.JAMES

Thetroublesofawholesocietycan beseensometimesreflectedintheexperiencesofasingleindividual.And, !fthatindividualisarticularandwillingtoletyouintohissecrets,youhay, anexcellentmeansforstudyingthediseaseafflictingthegrouptowhichhe belongs.ThecaseofProfessorJoad isanexample.Thepopularityofthis ProfessorofPhilosophyaswriterand broadcasterleavesusinnodoubtasto hisabilitytorepresentaverylarge numberAndDr.loadhasbeenremarkablyfrankabouthimself.In "TheTestamentofJoad"and"The Bookofload"hehastriedtolaybare hissoul.

Butoflatetherehavebeensomedevelopmentsconcerningwhichthese booksgiveusnohint.Intwoarticles on"ProspectforReligion,"writtenfor the"NewStatesman,"andinanarticle whichsummarisesthesepublishedin

Exposition

irttheCity

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncommencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat6.15p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

ThehouroftheThursdaymorning MassintheChapelhasbeenchanged from8,15a.m.to8o'clock.Itis hopedthatthiswillbemoreconvenientformanygirlswhocommence workat8,45a.m.

theLondon"EveningStandard,'he hasbeentellingusthingswhichhave notonlyanautobiographicalinterest, butalsohavevalueasenablingusbettertodiagnosethesicknessfromwhich ourgenerationissuffering.

Itisinthe"EveningStandard"that occursthepassageonwhichwewant chieflytocomment,anditrunsthus:

"ApartfromavaguelyconceivedobligationtofurtherLife'sdevelopment, thepurelyevolutionaryUniversein whichIforsolongbelievedcontained nobasisforduty,contained,therefore noexplanationoftheproblemsoftemptation.

"FormanyyearsIwasunawareof thisproblem;Iwasinnocent,thatis tosay,oftheconflictbetweenduty anddesire.ThethingsIwantedto do,Ididwithouthesitationorremorse. Itwasjustassimpleasthat.For therest,IdidthosethingswhichaccordingtothemoralistsIoughtnotto havedone,andleftundonethose thingswhichIoughttohavedone,and Iwasverywell,thankyou.Fora varietyofreasonsintowhichIcannot enterhere,Iceasedtohe'Verywell, thankyou,'andwiththecessationof myriotouslyamoralhealthcamethe obligationtomakeprovisionsformoral experience."

theStrangeCaseof ProfessorJoad

Diagnosis.

Hespeaks,itwillheseen,inthe termsofdiseaseandhealth,and,since thesesuitourpurpose,weshalladopt them.Obviously,therefore,wehave todiagnosethetroublewhichputan endtohissatisfactionwithhimself.

Andinthiswehavethepatient'shelp.

"Whatbroughtmatterstoahead," hetellsus,"wasthefactofevil.Like mostofmyintellectualgeneration,pro. gressive,optimistic,leftwing,Ihad beentrainedtoregardevilasabyproductofcircumstances;ofeconomic circumstancesandofpsychological.The economiccircumstancewaspoverty; thepsychological,badtraininginearly childhoodresultingincomplexes,feelingsofenvy,guilt,inferiority,andall therestofthepsycho-analyst'sstockin-trade.Theinferencewasobvious, removethecircumstance,e.g.,bySocialismand/orbythepsycho-analysing ofteachersandparents,andyouwould abolishtheirby-product,evil."

Inthefaceofallthehorrorandwickednesswhichthewarhasreleased, thisconceptionofevilandoftheremediesforendingitbecame,ofcourse, manifestlyinadequate.Onexaminationthepatientfoundthatthediseasefromwhichheandhisworldwere sufferingwasfarmoreseriousthan eitherheorithadimagined.Hewas likeamanwhoimaginesthathehas anattackofindigestionanddiscovers thathispainisduetocancerofthe stomach.Thesituationwasnotmerelyannoying;itwastragic.Andthe tragedy,hecametotheconclusion,was attheveryrootsofhumannature.But letustakehisownstatement:"In otherwords,letevilbesufficientlyobtrusiveandsufficientlywidespreadand letmen'snosesberubbedinitwith sufficientviolence,andtheywillfind itincreasinglydifficulttoresistthebeliefthatitisinthenatureofthe beast:thatmen,inshort,arelikethat. Andherewearebackatthedoctrine oforiginalsin,oftheconceptionof manasacreaturewhoseheartisdesperatelywicked,withallthetheological implicationsthatthedoctrineisapt tobringinitstrain."

GodandDr.Joad.

Whatfollowsis,consideringthe sourcefromwhichitcomes,evenmore surprising.Pessimismconcerninghumannatureisafamiliarthing.But thepessimismwhich,usingtheword sin,incriminatesourselvesis,sofaras themodernistpublicisconcerned,new. Many,likeThomasHardy,havefound theapple"rottenatthecore."This, however,hasbutgiventhemoccasion tomalignthePowerresponsiblefor man'screation.Oneofthestockquestionsprovokedbythewaris:When suchcrueltiesareallowedtohappen, canonebelieveinagoodGod?But thereactionofProfessorJoad,whom noonecouldaccuseofinsensitiveness tosuffering,isthereverseofthis.It ispreciselytheexistenceofevil,hetells us,whichhasmadecredibleforhim theexistenceofagoodGod.Hisrea soningonthispointisprofoundlysignificant.

"Tobelievethatevilisabrutefact intheuniverse,thatitisendemicin man,thatitis,therefore,anineradicablepartofone'sself,andyettohave nodefenceagainst,nomeansofovercomingit,savesuchasareafforded bythespasmodiceffortsofone'sown will,andthewaveringuncertaintyof one'sownjudgment-thisisanalmostintolerableposition.Ifthereindeedbeevil,itmust,onefeels,hepossibletoenlisthelpinitsovercoming. Religionassuresonethatif,believing, oneprays,thenhelp-willbeforthcoming,thatgrace,infact,willbevouchsafed.""Hence,"hesayselsewhere butinthesameconnection,"arisesthe paradox,thatoneisdriventobelieve intheexistenceofabenevolentand participatingGod,preciselybecauseof thefactofevil."

AnAmazingDiagnosis

Arevivalofinterestinreligionisa commonfeatureofepochssuchasours. Butwhowouldhaveexpectedthatthe rediscoveryofGodwouldcomeviathe doctrineofOriginalSin?Yetwhat moreconsonantwithareligionwhose foundationsarelaidinhumility?

AChristianPeace.

Therewasquotedsomeweeksago the"RecentRemark"ofawriterinthe "ManchesterGuardian"whodeclared that"theleadersofalltheChurchesare busyplanningthepost-warworldand giveustheirviewsonpolitics,economics,financeandsociology.Theone scienceonwhichtheyaresilentis theirownscienceoftheology."ProfessorJoanmakesthesamecomplaint. ThefailureoforganisedChristianity heattributestothefactthatourreligion"hasbecomelittlemorethanthe highestcommonfactorofwhatmost decentmenbelieve,"andheasserts that"ifreligioniseveragaintomatter,itmustreversetheenginesand becomehard,dogmaticandexacting. Aboveall,sinceitsauthorityderives fromanotherworld,itmustnotbe ashamedoftheotherworldconnection. Onthecontrary,itmusttell'modern thought'togotothedevil,andstress theother-worldlyconnection."

Thew,rstoftryingtoaccommodate Christianitytotheprevailingmoodis thatnosoonerhaveitsspokesmendone thatthanthemoodchangesandloud demandsaremadefortheverything

wehavebeensoftpedallingConvincedthatourgenerationwouldnotlisten totheologicaldiscussionsandthatwhat itwantedwasevidenceofinterestin materialconditions,zealousrepresenta tivesof"theChurches"beganstudying economicsandmakingpronouncements oninternationalquestions,onlytobe toldwhentheyhadjettisonedtheir dogmasthattheyareoutofdateand thatthesedogmasandespeciallythe leastpopularofthem-thatconcerning OriginalSin-arejustwhatthepublic wants.Tosaytheleast,itishumiliatinganddisconcertingandsuggeststhat itmighthavebeenwisertohavebeen ,,,miewhatlessaccommodating.

Itisimportanttorememberthisdemandforatheologicalpresentation whenwespeakofaChristianPeace. EvenonthelipsofCatholicsthephrase sometimesmeansnomorethanapeace inaccordancewiththeethicalteaching Thri,tiarutyButthisethicalteach. ingisbasedonChristiandogma,andit isonlywhenthatconnectionisrealised thatitacquiressufficientdrivingpower tocreateapopularmovement.Itis theideologiesofthevariouspaganisms nowdisturbingtheworldwhichgive themtheirstrength Notuntilwe getatheologicallyexpressedChristianityshallwebeenabledtoinvokethe inspirationofourreligioneffectively. Incidentally,itisbyshowingitsrelationtothevitalinterestsofthehour thattheQueenofScienceswillcome intoherown.-"CatholicHerald."

-WhyCatholicsopposed liftingtheCommunistban "TheEnemyWithin."

Theoppositionofthe Catholic ChurchtoCoinmunismisnotsomethingnew.ItbeganwiththeappearanceofCommunisminourmidst: itwillcontinueuntilthehumanrace isfreefromtheCommunisticmenace.

Whythisshouldbeisevident.One hasbuttoreadtheofficialpublications oftheReds,orthehistoryoftheir brutalpersecutionofreligion,tosee thatCommunismis,andmustalways be,theswornenemyofallreligion. TheCatholicChurchwouldbefalse toChristifitallowedCommunismto gounchallenged.

InMarch,1923,whentheCatholic BishopCieplakwitheighteenpriests wassentencedtodeath,thepublic prosecutor,Krylenko,criedoutin court:"Ispitonyourreligion,asI doonallreligions."In1939,afew daysafterthesigningoftheRussoGermanpact,the"Pravda,"official organoftheCommunisticgovernment, featuredaspecialarticleinsisting thattheanti-religiousmovement"is nowamatterofState."Itquoted Lenin:"Wehavetobattleagainstreligion;thisisthe&B.C.ofallmaterialism,andconsequentlyofMarxism."ItquotedStalin:"Weareconductingapropaganda(andshallcontinuetodoso)againstreligiousprejudices."

Communiststheworldover,and thisincludesourAustralianCommunists,mustjoininthiswaragainstreligion.ReadtheRuleBookandofficialinstructionsissuedtothem;they leavenoroomfordoubt.Themethod ofwarfareistobedeterminedbythe opportunitiesofthetime,nowpropa-

ganda,nowterror,nowclass-warfare nowplunderandpersecution. Thereisnosurprise,then,thatthe CatholicBishopshaveopposedthe liftingofthebanontheAustralian CommunistParty.Nosincerefollow erofChristcoulddootherwise.To liftthebanwouldbetogiveafreego toasystemwhichtheHolyFathe hasdescribedas"atheistic,anti-Chris Sianandinhuman

ApartPramReligion.

Apartaltogetherfromthereligiou standpoint,anAustralianwhobe longstotheCommunist"Party"isn. longeratrueAustralian.Heisth enemyofhiscountry.

TheCommunistPartyisNOT party.Itisatyranny.Politica partiesarebodiesofpersonsacceptin: thelawsofacountrywho,holdingop posingviewsonhowthoselawsma, beappliedforthecommonweal,striv byopenmeasuresandfreediscussio togaincontrolofgovernment.I thedemocracies,suchpartieshaveal waysbeenlookeduponasahealth manifestationofavigorouspublic spirit,andamediumbywhich minorityofthepeoplemaygiveeffec toitsprinciples.TheCommunis Partyisintolerantofallotherparties Whereveritgainstheupperhand,all otherpartiesarewipedoutand becomesatyranny.

TheCommunistPartyisinst topromoterevolutionandcivilwar TheSecondKominternCongresstellusthat"CommunismrepudiatesPar liamentarianism. Itrepudiatesth: possibilityof.winningoverParliament

ARCHBISHOPVIANNIX.

ThestatementbytheFederalAttorney-General,Dr.H.V.Evatt,thatat thepresentmomenttheAustralian StateParliamentshadthelegalright tocontrolreligiousfreedom,towipe outfreedomofspeech,andeventoexecutepeopleofwhoseviewstheParliamentsdidnotapprove,wastrulyamazing,saidHisGracetheArchbishopof Melbourne,theMostRev.Dr.Mannix, whenheopenedanewConventfor theSistersofSt.JosephatGlenIris recently.

ParliamentandFreedomofReligion

ArchbishopMannixonDr.Evatt's

"Amazing"Statement

CandidObservations

Australia,hesaid,claimedtobe fightingagainstthemenaceofsubjectiontoTotalitarianconquerorsinan omnipotentworldState.ButapparentlytheyhadinAustraliaitselfall thelegalmachineryforTotalitarian slavery.

TheonlythingwantingwastheDictatororDictatorstosetthemachinery working.

Ofcourse,saidHisGrace,theywere toldthattheworstcouldnothappen. here.ButlikeassurancesdidnotpreventthingsfromhappeninginRussia, inGermany,orinItaly.

Atthepresenttime,HisGracewent on,theFederalGovernmentwaslookingforincreasedpower,notonlyduringwartime,butforthepeacetime thatwascoming,andespeciallyfor theperiodofreconstruction.

Sofarashecouldjudge,theFederal Governmentshouldhave,nowand later,awell-definedextensionofpower, andhehopedtheywouldgetit.

But,forthemoment,hewasnotconcernedwithpoliticalissues,butonly withfreedomofreligion,includingeducation.Afterthealarmingstatement ofDr.Evatt-andtherewasnohigher legalauthority-heventuredtosay thattheConstitutionneededtwoamendmentsoftprovidedbyDr.Evatt.

AuthorityFromGod.

First,thereoughttobeaclear,definite,fundamentalassertionthatallauthority,whetherofEmperor,orKing, orParliament,orotherbody,came fromGod;and,therefore,thatallhumanlawmustbefittedinto,andconformablewith.God'slaw.

Itwouldthenfollowatoncethatthe

legalatrocitiestowhichDr.Evattre. feredwould'notbeinrealitylegalenactmentsatall,butonlyinvalidusurpations.

Secondly,hethoughtthat,inviewof Dr.Evatt'sstatement,thereshouldbe anexpressdeclarationthatParliament hadnopowertointerferewithfreedom ofreligion.

IftheStatesclaimedbyahuman legalfictiontohavesuchpower,it shouldbedefinitelytakenfromthem inlanguagethattheycouldunderstand;andforthesamereasons,that powershouldnotbehandedtothe FederalParliament.

Moreover,hethoughtthereshould beanon-politicaltribunal,suchasthe HighCourt,towhichthosewhomight feelthemselvesaggrievedcouldappeal againstanyactionofParliamentallegedlyencroachinguponreligiousfreedom.ThepoliticiansandtheStates couldbetrustedtolookaftertheir owninterests.Buthewasconcernedwithfundamentalprinciplesthat seemedtobeforgottenorignored.

Sendalongthoseattractivestory booksthatyouhavenowdiscarded. TheJuvenileSectionoftheCentralCatholicLibrarywillappreciatethem,

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THECOLLEGE,WHICHWASOPENEDBYHISGRACEARCHBISHOPPRENDIVILLE,D.D.,INFEBRUARY,1942,ISIDEALLYSITUATEDINACONIMANDINGPOSITION,NEARST.MARY'SCHURCH,INONE OFPERTH'SMOSTBEAUTIFULSUBUI:11S,ANDISEASILYREACHEDBYTRAMSANDBUS. AMPLESPORTSGROUNDSAREWITHINAFEWMINUTESWALKFROMTHECOLLEGE. STUDENTSAREADMITTEDFROMGRADEIII. RIGHTTHROUGHTOSUB-JUNIOR, JUNIORUNIVERSITYANDLEAVINGCERTIFICATES.

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whichcanneverbeextinguished.Each ofthewoundsofthose200menand56 womenisamouththatcriesoutthat otherfreemenandfreewomenmust notsufferalikefate.Everywhere, butparticularlyinourowncountry, thisleasei,istubbornsternresolverises. Village'sDestiny.

Lidicelives.Shelivesagain,3,500 milesfromWilsonStreetandSt.Mar. garet'sChurch,inthislittlevillagein Illinois.

IlookaboutmehereandIcansee inthedistancetheblacksmokeofsteel factories,swarmingwithAmerican workersofallbloodsandraces.No contrastcouldbegreaterthanthe peacefulLidicetheNazisthoughtthey haddestroyed,andthisIllinoiscountry,alivewithfactoriesin.whichthe armsofvictoryarebeingforged.But Itellyouthatthetwoarerelated.For whilesuchdeedsasLidicearedonein anothercountry,wecannotrestuntil wearesurethattheywillneverbe doneinourown.

Letusherehighlyresolvethatthe memoryofthislittlevillageofBohemia,nowresurrectedbythepeopleofa littlevillageinIllinois,willfireus,now anduntilthebattleisover,withthe ironresolutionthatthemadnessoftyrantsmustperishfromtheearthso thattheearthmayreturntothepeopletowhomitbelongs,andbetheir village,theirhome,forever.

Butthesegreatobjectivescannotbe accomplishedunlesseverycitizenof thiscountrylearnstothinkintermsof attack.Forwemustcarrythebattle totheenemy.Wemusttighthimon hisownground.Wemustteacha lessonforalltimetobarbarianswho seekintheirarrogancetorestorethe ruleofthetorturechamberandthe whipWemustwinatotalvictory.

-"TheFireside

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Wehaveteenaskedtoappealfor oldorbrokenRosaries,forwhichthe ownershavenofurtheruse.Owing tothelackofsuppliesofreligiousobjects,themenintheForcesareoften obligedtogowithoutRosaries,Missals,etc.TheSistersoftheCarmel iteMonastery,Nedlands,haveoffered tomendoldorbrokenRosaries,which willbethendistributedtothetroops.

Rosariesandotherpiousobjects maybeleftc/oCatholicWelfareOrganisation, ChurchOffice, VictoriaSquare.Perth.

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CATHOLICTENNIS ASSOCIATION

By"RON."

CombinedTennisDay.

Asaresultofnumerousrequests, theW.A.C.L.T.A.haveagreedtoorganiseanothercombinedtennisday similartothatheldinNovemberlast. hiswillbeheldonSunday,January 31,1913,atRobertsonPark,andthe cost,etc.,willbeasbefore.Atthe lastoccasionover100membersand friendstookpart:buttherewereseveralwell-knownidentitiesabsent.The executivethereforehopesthatthese personswillrallyroundonthe31st. inst.,andhelptolifttheattendance overthe150mark.Thereisnoreason whyweshouldnotdoso;thereforeit isuptoeachandeverymemberofthe Associationtopullhisorherweight inadvertisingthiscomingattraction. Rememberthedate:Sunday,January 31,atRobertsonParkCourts, AnnualGenendMeeting.

Theannualgeneralmeetingofthe AssociationwilltakeplaceonFriday, February26.Arrangementsarebeing madetohavesameinacentralhall, andafterthemeetingasocialand dancewillfollow,duringwhichvarious presentationswillbemade.Further detailsconcerningthisfunctionwillbe availablelater.

AssociationHighlights.

Thepresidentandexecutivetakes thisopportunityofextending"best wishes"forthecomingyeartoall membersoftheAssociation.Despite

thefactthatthetennisballshortage mayseriouslyeffectclubsin1943,itis hopedbytheexecutivethatthevariousclubcommitteeswillarrangesome meansofkeepingitsmemberstogether duringthenext12months.andtherebyhelptheAssociationtofunction smoothly,asithasdoneforthepest fourteenyears.

Inrecentweeksseveralwell-known membershaveannouncedtheirengagements.Congratulationstothem all!

ThePerthCuplastSaturdaywasa meetingplaceformembersofthe W.A.C.L.T.A.Justoneveryclubin theAssociationwasrepresentedinthe hugecrowdwhichthrongedthe"tote."

St.Kevin'sClub.

Memberstookadvantageofthecool weatheratChristmastoindulgein plentyoftennisatthecourtsoverthe holidayperiod.Duetothefinehelp givenbytheYoungMen'sClub,the courtsandsurroundingsarehaving their"newyearcleaning,"andlook muchbrighterasaresult.

Earlyinthenewyeartheclubintendsplayingseveralsocialmatches againstotherclubs,asithasdonein previousyears.Thesematchesare alwaysmostenjoyable,andhavemuch todoinbringingabouttherealsocial andCatholicatmospherewhichisa keynoteoftheW.A.C.L.T.A.

Theclubhasplentyofroomfornew members,andanypersoninterested shouldgetintouchwiththepresident (Mr.JackWall,'phoneW1399),who willonlyhetoopleasedtoassistin anyway.

AnnualTeachers'Conference

TheannualConferenceofDiocesan TeacherswillbeheldonTuesday,January26,attheConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare,throughthecourtesyof theMotherGeneral.TheStateschools wellre-openonMonday,February1, 1943,theweekaftertheConference. Theprogrammeoflecturesforthisyear isasfollows:-

Tuesday,January26:

Teachersofthegradesfrom5years to8yearswillhavetheVeryRev. FatherWallace,B.Sc.,lecturingon "FirstConfessionandFirstHolyCommunion."Teachersofthegrades from8to12yearswillhavetheRev.

FatherJ.Murphy,B.A.,L.Ph.,lecturingon"TeachingtheCatechism."

Teachersfrom12andupwardswill havetheRev.J.T.McMahon,M.A., Ph.D.,Dip,Ed.,lecturingon"FosteringtheApostolicSpiritWithinthe School."

Therewillbetwosessionsdaily,from 9.30a.m.to10.30amandfrom11a.m. to12noon..

Wednesday.January27:

1.5to8years:'HowtoTeachStories," bythefacultyoftheTrainingCollege,VictoriaSquare.

2.8to12years:"TeachingtheCatechism,"byRev.J.Murphy,BA., L.Ph.

312yearsandupwards''CatholicActionWithintheSchool,"Ademon-

J.F.CAIN

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strationofaSchoolPraesidiumof theLegionofMary.

Thursday,January28:

ASolemnHighMasswillbesungat 9.30a.m.intheCathedral,withHis GracetheArchbishoppresiding.The teachers,underthedirectionofthe Rev,FatherLynch,DiocesanDirector ofMusic,willsingtheMass.Theoccasionaladdresswillbegivenbythe Rev.Dr.McMahon.TheConference willthusconclude.

Acordialinvitationisextendedto theclergytoattendthelecturesduring theConference.

GREGORIANCHANT.

AmorecomprehensiveseriesoflectureswillbegivenontheChantthis yearthanheretofore.Itisdestined tohelpclassteachersinparticularto penetrateintothedetailsofclassvoice production,thereadingoftheChant, rhythmandinterpretation,theprogrammefornextyear,and,ifpossible, thewholefour-yearcycle.Classsingingingeneral;includingsecularsongs, willbedealtwith.Forthisendseveraldayswillbespentonthesubject, culminatingwiththeSolemnHigh MassonthelastdayoftheConference.Theamountoftimetobespent isbeinggivenwiththehopeofthus enablingteacherswhohaveneverattemptedthesubjectbeforetogeta goodfoundationonceandforall.It ishopedtohavepresentsomeuntrainedchildrenfordemonstrationpurposes.

TheProgramme.

Saturday,Jan.23:9a.m.until11.30am.

Sunday,Jan.24:10.30a.m.until12am.

Monday,Jan.25:9a.m.until11.30a.m.

Thursday,January28:9.30a.m.SolemnHighMasstobesungbythe teachersthemselves.

FRANKJ.BOSWELL

eyes-apromising positionwith'shorthours,light,interestingwork,andcongenialsurroundings.

OurJuniorSecretarialCourseprovidescompletetuitioninallbusinesssubjects.

Write,callor'phoneB2024or132063foralldetailsandfreeliterature,whentheCollegere-opensFriday.8th.January.Allsessions resumeMonday,11th.January.

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÷ DEATHS

FRASER-Inlovingmemoryofour dearson,PrivateFrederickKeith Fraser(Curley),whopassedawayat Schwienfurth,Germany,onDecem ber24,1941;secondsonofSenator theHon.J.M.andMrs.Fraser,lovingbrotherofEric(missing,Singapore),BasilandDoreen,of26Teddington-road,VictoriaPark;aged21 years.R.I.P.

McCARTHY.-OnNovember28,1942, atBeaconsfield,Elizabeth,wifeof ThomasMcCarthy,"Koolinda,"33 Hampton-road,Fremantle,dearest motherofNell(Mrs.A.Toop),Mary (Mrs.J.Fox),James,Elizabeth(Mrs. J.Hendry),Thomas(Merchant Navy),Charles(R.A.A.F.,abroad); andHerbert(W.O.,R.A.A.F.)aged 64years.R.I.P.

God'sgreatestgift,Mother.

SCANLAN,Patrick.-Inlovingmemoryofmydearhusbandandourdear father,whopassedawayonJanuary 2,1942.

Alwaysrememberedbyhiswifeand son.

MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-F INMEMORIAM ÷

KEATING.-Inlovingmemoryofmy dearwife,Margaret,whopassedaway atBrighton,Victoria,onDecember 30,1932.R.I.P.

0,SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhersoul.

-Insertedbyheraffectionatehusbandandfamily.

McADAM.-Inlovingmemoryof Bernardine,whodiedJanuary2, 1933,eldestdaughterofMr.andMrs. R.0.McAdam,devotedsisterof Ines,Frank,Dolores,Mercedes,Joan RobertandPhilip.

Onwhosesoul,SweetJesus,have mercy.

REGAN.-InlovingmemoryofJames, whodiedNewYear'sDay,1940,lovinghusbandofMary,andfonddaddy ofJim,CarmelandVinc. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

BEREAVEMENTNOTICE.

FENTON:Thewife,parents,brother andsisterofLawrenceBernardFenton wishtosincerelythankallkindrelations,friendsandworkmatesofthedeceasedforfloraltributes,telegrams, cards,lettersandpersonalexpressions ofsympathywhichwerereceivedand greatlyappreciated.Willallplease acceptthisasapersonalexpressionof sinceregratitude.

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CommunistBan

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Itaimstodestroyit."TheAustralianCommunistPartyisnotaparty- withintheAustralianConstitutionbecauseitpurposestooverthrowthe Constitution.

TheRuleBookoftheAustralian CommunistPartyopenlystatesthat "theCommunistInternationalmakes itsaimtoputupanarmedstruggle for thecreationofaninternational SovietRepublic.Armedstruggle. revolutioncivilwar!InJanuary, 1934,Stalin,speakingattheKremlin. saidopenly:ManyStatesareripefor revolution,buttheywillnotfallwithoutapush,whichCommunistsmust hereadytogive."Wesawhow theygavethat"push"inSpain.They arereadytogiveitinAustralia.

TheCommunistPartyisnotan Australianmovement.Itisdirected andfinancedbytheExecutiveCommitteeoftheCommunistInternational.aninternationalbodywhich sendsoutpropagandaandleadersto everycountry,includingAustralia,to makesurethattheyallworktothe sameend,theoverthrowofconstitutionalgovernment.Itwantstomake AustraliaasectionoftheInternationalSoviet.Notetheirattitudetc thepresentwar

TheCommunistPartydoesnotre- strictitselftolegalmethods.The RuleBookoftheCommunistParty ofAustraliastates:"TheCommunist Partiesmustbepreparedtocarryon theirworkillegally.TheE.C.C.I mustassistthepartiesintheprepara- tionforillegalworkandseetoitthat theworkiscarriedout."Itisthe heightofcheekforsuchaPartyto seektheendorsementofthelaw.

Theremovalofthebanwillnot maketheCommunistPartylessdangerousbybringingitintotheopen. TheCommunistswillstillworkunderground:theopenpropagandawillbe onlyablind.Removingthebanwill simplyletthemhaveitbothways. Ifanything,amoreeffective shouldbeplacedonthem.Theyare Australia'smostdangerousenemies: theyare"theenemywithin."

NotrueChristiancanhaveanysympathieswithCommunism;neithercar. atrueAustralian.Communismand Christianitycanneverstandtogether. andweknowthatChristianityshall neverfall.Communismwillgothe wayofotherheresies,butwemustbe onourguardlestitshoulddotoo muchdamagewhileitishere.

DearMargaret-Thankyouand yourfamilyverymuchindeedforthe "refreshment"fortheL.B.Itwas handsome.I'msopleasedyoutook partinthesingingoftheRequiem, and,asyousay,wemustallkeepon prayingferventlyforpeace.How niceitmustbetohavesomanybrothersandsisters.Idohopepussyis ontheroadtorecovery.Withlove, AUNTBESSY.

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Mary'sMount,GooseberryHill.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedplease find£1fromyournephewsatMary's Mount,asafinalcontributiontowards your1942Objective.Bestwishesfor Christmasandthe£100.-Yourloving nephew, JOHNPARKER(Secretary).

THE Bushies'Corner

DearCornerites.-

Ihavesomegreatnewsforyouthis week.Wehavejustfinishedtotting upthelistofdonationsforthepa.,t twelvemonths,andIknowyouwill allbeoverjoyedtolearnthattheLemonadeBottleisfulltooverflowing. ThisyearwehavereachedtheHundredPounds,andhavebeenoversubscribed,astheysaythesedays,by ,116/19/7 Consideringallthedemandsthatthewareffortmakeson everyone'spocketnowadays,Ithink thatitisawonderfulcredittoallof youthattheappealfortheBushies shouldhavebeensosuccessful.I wanttothankyouallonceagainfor yourgenerosity,and,believeme,the littleoneswhobenefitsomuchfrom theBushies'Schoolswillnotforget youeither.MaythegoodGodandHis beautifulMotherrewardyou,oneand all,forthehelpyouhavebeeninkeepingthisgreatschemegoing-forwithouttheBushies'Schememanyalittle onewouldneverhaveachanceof learningallaboutOurLordandHis Mother,andallthatHedidandsufferedforeachandeveryoneofus. Theywouldknownothingaboutthe MassandtheSacraments,orverylittle,andhelpingtheBushiesmeansyou aredoingyourbitforthehomemissions.Whenallissaidanddone, "charitybeginsathome,"andthechildreninthebushhavefirstcallonour generosity.

So,onceagain,thankyouall,andI knowyouwillbeashappyasIam thatthedonationsreached£116/1917. Letushopenowthattheyeartocome willfindeveryonejustasgenerous,s-) thattheworkwearealldoingmay0 on,andgrow,andhelpevermorechildrentolearnandlovetheirFaith. WithallgoodwishesfortheNew Year,andmayGodblessyouall. AUNTBESSY.

NorthPerth.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedis10s. fortheBusbies.Iamgladtosee thatmanyofyouroldfriendsarecominginforthefinish,andtrustyouwill nowgetyour£100.IhopeIamnot toolate,butIhavebeensickandso haveputoffwritingbefore,butbetter MMIDOONIV

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ACKNOWLEDGEDWITHTHANKS.

Mrs.Wishart 2

Grateful EileenHanrahan

Anne,David.MariaandDenis "Purnim"

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Anonymous AnOldCornerite

latethannever.Wishingyouandall theBushiestheverybestforChristmasistheverysincerewishof AGREATAUNT.

DearGreatAunt,-It'swonderful howgreatthelast-minutepresshas grown.I'mquiteexhaustedtrying tokeeppacewithit,butit'sverywelcomenonetheless.I'msorryyou havebeenill;weshallprayforyour speedyrecovery.Thankssomuchfor yourkindChristmasboxandgood wishes.Mayweinreturnwishyou allthechoicestblessingforChristmas andNewYear.

AUNTBESSY.

* * * Tate-street,WestLeederville.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismyfirst lettertoyou.Iwouldliketobecome oneofyourneices.Willyouacceptme?

ImademyfirstHolyCommunionon Tuesday,DecemberS,atSt.Joseph's, Subiaco,andSistergaveusallavery niceholypicture.Myauntysaidshe wouldgetmineframed.MySister IrenegoestoSt.Joseph'salso;she was9yearsoldonDecember3,and Iwillbe7onJanuary7. MybrothergoestoSt.Mary's,Leederville.We areallgoinguphometoPayne'sFind toMumandDadforourholidays. Auntyhasgivenmesomestampsand Grandmagaveme5s,fortheBushies. Ihopeyouarewell.-Yourwould-be neice, MARYCHEGWIDDEN.

DearMary,-Iwasdelightedto hearfromyouandacceptyouwith openarmsasanewneice.Whata happydaywasyourfirstHolyCommunion.Itisthemostimportant dayinone'slife.Howniceitwill betospendthelongholidaywithKum andDad.Keepyoureyesopenfor BushiesatPayne'sFind.Godbless Aunty,Grandmaandyourselfforyour goodnesstotheCause. AUNTBESSY.

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DearMacwhacchal,-Yougavemy Adam'sapplequiteajerktryingto sayyourname.Thankssomuchfor youraidtotheBushies.TheObjectiveissonearlyinsightthatitmakes mecross-eyedlookingatit.Godbless allthegoodfriendsoftheCornerfor thewaytheyhaveralliedaroundin thelastweeksoftheyear. AUNTBESSY.

* * * 10Cheetham-street,Kalgoorlie.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedplease findthesmallamountoftenshillings. Itisfromallmyfamilytowardsthe LemonadeBottle.Rev.FathersLynch andRaffertycameuptoKalgoorlie, andwehadaSolemnHighMassfor thedead.Ourprayersforpeacemust increase,aswedon'twantthewarto reachourshores.IaminthirdstandardatSt.Mary'sSchool,andIam nineyearsold.Ihavegotthreebrothersandthreesisters,andwehave gotakitten.Lastnighthefellout ofatreeandhurthisleg.Daddy broughthiminandputhimonacushion,andto-dayheismuchbetter.I mustclosenow.-Yourlovingneice, MARGARETMcLERNON

toourlittleones,Weshallallcertainlyrememberyourtwointentions, andIhavenodoubtthatiftheyare pleasingtoGodtheDivineChildwilt askHisMothertograntyouthemon Christmasmorning.

AUNTBESSY.

Bunbury.

DearAuntBessy,-Iencloseasmall donationtowardsthe£100,inhonour ofSt.Anthony.Withbestwishes. M.C.

DearM.C.,-Yourletteranddonationwereverywelcome.Thanksvery much.Wehavequiteafewdonations inhonourofSt.Anthony.Ihopeyou hadaveryhappyChristmasandwill haveaprosperousNewYear AUNTBESSY.

FEASTOFTHECIRCIIMOTSION-NEWYEAR'SDAY.

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another.Hecanneveraffordtosend thehalf-marktoLisbon.Thenhe succeedsatlast,andthenextfewyears arehecticwithvoyages,triumphs,reversalsoffortune,sicknesses,law-suits andrecriminations.Finallydeathis abouttoovertakehim,andbeinga lustman,hemakesalastagonising examinationofconscience.Here members,amongothers,thepoorJew whowashisgoodSamaritaninthe timeofhisneed:andheinstructshis prosperoussontohavethemansought outandrepaid.PerhapstheJewis dead,perhapshehasgoneintoexile; butsuchanactsurelydoesnotgo unnoticedinHeaven,wherethefinal accountofthedyingoldsea-dogis ieingbalanced.

AnotheriteminthecodicilwasColumbus'sinstructiontohissontoerect achapelontheislandofHayti,where threeMassesweretobesaiddaily:one inhonouroftheHolyTrinity,onein honouroftheConceptionofOurLady, thethirdforthereposeofthesoulsof thedyingman'sfather,mother,and wife.Thenextday,attheageof seventy,hereceivedthelastSacramentsanddiedwithgreatresignation, Thelastwordshespokewere"In manustuns,Domine,commendospin turnmeum."

WhenBiographersAgree.

Thefaiththatachievedthistriumph overastormynatureafteryearsof struggleandsufferingseemstohave animatedthisheroiccharacterfrom hisearliestyears.Itwasmorethan aconvention,anopinion,aperfunctory wayoflife:itwasaconsumingflame. Hisrace,hisparentage,theplaceof hisbirth,thedetailsofhisearlylife ontheseaarestillthesubjectofcontroversy;butallhisbiographersagree ontheuttersincerityofhisreligion belief,andofhisconvictionthatAlmightyGodhadchosenhimtoopen uptheundiscoveredportionsofthe world,andtouniteEuropetoAsiaby theunknownandtracklesswastesof thewesternsea.

Howorwhenhecamebythisvast conceptionisoneoftheColumbian mysteries.Hehadeducatedhimself intheschoolofexperience,andby readingandrereadingaveryfew bookspackedwithspiritualdynamite.

theethekeysofthegatesoftheocean, whichareclosedwithstrongchains.' Whenamanplanshisfuture,andin factstakeshisreputationandhis verylife,uponsuchpremisesasthese, howisonetoknowwhetherheisa visionarywithadelusionofgrandeur, oragenius?Onlytimecandemonstratethetruth.TimeprovedbeyondanydoubtthatColumbuswas themanofdestinyhesaidhewas. Buthisassuranceofthefactwasbaseduponevidencethatwasalmostincommunicable.Itwasbothstrength andweaknesstohim,thesourceofhis ambitionandanobstacletoitsattainment.Withoutsuchaconvictionhe couldhardlyhavepursuedhisobjectivesomanyyearswithalmostsuperhumanpatience,courageandfortitude.

HisCatholicinstinctto putfirstthingsfirst

Oneofthesewasthe"Imagomundi" ofCardinalPierred'Ailly;another,of infinitelygreaterimportanceofcourse, wastheBible(andthis,bytheway, abouthalfacenturybeforeself-appointedReformersbegantoaccuse theChurchofkeepingtheHolyScripturesfromthelaity Hismarginal notestothe"Imago"certainlycontainsomebasehumanalloyofmaterialism.Thereisnodoubt,forinstance,thatColumbushopedbyhis -licoveriestofindgoldandjewels. Hutwhyshouldthatseemsoastonishingtosomeinvestigators?Who wouldn'tliketofindgoldandjewels? Theextraordinarypartisthattheconvictionofhismissionasadiscoverer seemstohavearisenlessfromhisnauticaladventuresandhisdesultoryscientificstudiesthanfromhismeditationsonHolyScripture.HewasconvincedthatIsaias,Ezechiel,Oseeand othersofthemightyprophetsofIsrael hadpointeddefinitelyacrossmanycenturiestohimandtowhathewoulddo. Onceinthenightheheardamysteriousvoicesaying,"Godwillcausethy nametobewonderfullyresounded throughouttheearth,andwillgiveto

Othermenhadreasoned,asPope PiusIIhad,thattheearthmustbe round.Othersmusthavedreamed ofdiscoveringnewislands,andeven continents,intheAtlantic.Butonly Columbus,withthevoiceofprophecy resoundinginthedepthsofhissoul, couldhaveenduredsuchlong-drawnoutpovertyanddisappointment. Whatalife!Thereheis,waitingfor thedecisionoftheKingofPortugal until,feelingdeceivedandcheated,he leavesthatcountryinsorrow,tomake hisway,bywhatmeansweknownot, toSpain:keptontenterhooksbythe greatlordsofAndaluciauntilthey sendhimwithalettertotheCastilian court;putoffwithpromisestimeand timeagainbyaKingandQueenwith atenyears'warontheirhands;walkingthedustyroadswithhislittleson fromonewrethedlittletowntoanother,whilereluctantinn-keepersfeed himinobediencetotheroyalcommands,andmonkshelpthemoutof charity;andfinally-whataman!-as successislaidinhishand,andthe King,andQueenagreetogivehim whathehasbeenaskingofthemfor sixteenyears,hethrowsitawayasif itwerenothing,becausetheywillnot granthimtermsbefittingthegrandeur ofhisenterprise;andturningfrom themwithadignitynolessroyalthan theirs,hestampsoutoftheAlhambra,mountshismule,andsternlyrides forthintothedustofwhatlookslike limitlessobscurityandfailure-until byGod'sgracetheysendafterhim andyieldtoallhiswishes.

Yetthissuperbself-confidence,or ratherconfidenceinGod,whichsustainedhimtothefinalprecariousmomentofvictory,thatmomentsodecisivetohimandfortheworld,was theveryelementthathadputoffhis triumphandalmostcausedhisfailure. Prophetsaresurelywithouthonour,if fornootherreasonthantheimpossibilityofrecognisingthetruthofa prophecyuntilitisfulfilled.The popularanti-Catholiclegendusedto showusColumbus,amanofscience, arguinginvainagainsttheignorance andbigotryoftheSpanishmonks.The truthwasexactlythereverse,

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IsaiasandtheopinionsofSaintAugustineandLactantius.Hewasa mysticdemandingcredenceupon groundswhichcouldhardlybeestablisheduntilhehadmadehisdoubtful experiment.Theyweretheologians wellawareofhowplausibleafalseilluminatemightbe,andofhowcareful theChurchhadhadtobe,through manycenturies,toprotectherchildren fromthedeceptionorself-delusionsof thosewhoprofessedtobeinspired.A cosmographer-professor,particularly onewhoknewthehistoryofpseudomysticism,washoundtoaskforscientificevidence.AndwhenColumbus replied,"Godrevealedthistome," andshowedmuchreserveifnotevasivenessoncertainimportantmattersheafterwardssaidhewasafraidthey wouldtrytostealhisidea,asthePortuguesehad-suchmencouldhardly beexpectedtokindlewithenthusiasm TheoryofJewishOrigin, HisinterestintheOldTestament hasfurnishedoneoftheargumentsfor thetheory,recentlyrevivedbythe SpanishradicalMadariaga,thathe wasofJewishorigin.Butinterestingandevendesirableassuchadiscoverymightprovetobe,ifitcould beestablished,thereasoningonwhich itisbasedseemtobechieflytheinferencethatonlythesonsofJudah areinterestedingold,jewels,andother materialadvantages,andtheequally tenuousonethatonlyJewsareinterestedintheOldTestament.Onthe contrary,thebooksoftheOldLaw havealwaysheldaconspicuousand honourableplaceinSpanish-Catholic thinkingThismaybedueinpartto thelargeassimilationofSpanishJews intotheCatholicChurchduringthe fourteenthandfifteenthcenturies.It mayalsobethattheSpanishofthe

laseMiddleAgeswerebetterCatholicsthanweoftheTwentiethCentury, whohavetoberemindedbyPope PiusXIthattheancientHebrew faithisthefoundationofourown. SaintTeresaofAvilahadaparticular devotiontoKingDavid,andallthe SpanishCarmelitesusedtoobservehis feast-dayonJanuary28.KingPhilip IIhadhugeimagesofthekingsof Israel,whosesuccessorheconsidered himselftohe,setupbeforethemagnificentpalace-monasteryhebuiltat ElEscorial.YetnoJewishancestry hasbeenclaimedforeitherthesaint orthemonarch.

Anotherpointthathasoftenbeen overlookedbyenthusiasticproponents oftheJewishtheoryisthatColumbus,unlikesomeofthequestionable convertsofhisowntimeandcertain laterCalvinistswhomanagedsomehow toinsultanddisparagetheRedeemer oftheworldbyexclusivelypraising hisroyalHebrewancestors,wasjust asenthusiasticabouttheNewTestamentashewasabouttheOld.No speculationabouthismotivesinsettingsailfromPalosinAugust,1492, canbequiteasconvincingashisown words,addressedtotheKingand Queenatthebeginningoftheloghooksofhisfirstvoyage:

"YourHighnesses,asCatholicChristiansandPrinces,lovingtheHoly ChristianFaithandthespreadingof it,andenemiesofthesectofMoham medandofallidolatriesandheresies. decidedtosendme,ChristopherColumbus,tothesaidregionsofIndia. toseethesaidPrincesandthepeoples oflands,andlearnoftheirdisposition, andofeverything,andthemeasures whichcouldhetakenfortheirconversiontoourHolyFaith."

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WhenColumbusexplainedhisprojecttothevariousroyalcommissions, includingseveralpriests,andtothe DominicanFathersatSaintStephen's College,Salamanca,hewasacomparativelyuntutorednavigatoraddressingsomeofthebesteducated menintheworld,graduatesofPadua andParis;andtotheirgreatastonishment,hearguedlessfromscientific premisesthanfromthepropheciesof

Columbus'discoveriesmeant,tohim,

fessedandreceivedHolyCommunion, hestoodonthedeckatPalosandin aloudvoicecommandedthem,"in thenameoftheMostHolyTrinity,"to weighanchorandletgothesails. Duringallthatnerve-rackingvoyage intowhatseemedaninfinityofwater andsky,heandthesailorsusedto gatheronthedecksasthesunwent downbeyondthefearfulvergeofthe unexploredSargassoSea,andferventlysingthe"SalveRegina"-acustom maintainedbysomeSpanishandPortuguesemarinersevendowntoourunbelievingdayandtheAdmiralhimselfhadalife-longtenderdevotionto OurLady.

Thethreeshipsgivenhimbythe Crownwerecalled"eaNina"("The Girl"),"eaPinta"("ThePainted Lady"),and"eaMariagalante"("The GayMarie").Noticethatthe"Nina" andthe"Pinta,"commandedbythe brothersPinzon,retainedtheirsecular names:butthe"Mariagalante,"asColumbus'sflag-ship,becamethe"Santa Maria''-"TheHolyMary."Thiswas nomereaccidentorcaprice.Noris itlessrevealingthatwhenthecaravels anchoredatlastamongtheWestIndies,Columbusnamedthefirstisland hediscovered"SanSalvador"(Holy Saviour);thesecond,"SantaMariade laConcepcion"(oraswewouldnow say,sincethedefinitionofthedogma, "HolyMaryoftheImmaculateConception").HehadtheCatholicinstinctthatputsfirstthingsfirst.It wasonlyafterhehadpaidduereverencetoOurLordandtohisholy Motherthathehonouredtheearthly KingandQueenonwhosefavourhe mustdependforfurtherexpeditions, namingthethirdisland"Fernandina," andthefourthone"Isabella."

Onthesecondvoyagehenamedone island"Nativity,"andthereattended thefirstMasssaidintheNewWorld: anotherhenamedafterOurLadyof Guadalupe.Allthissortofthingwas naturaltohim.Evenwhenhewrote abusinesslettertoabankinGenoa,

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inthedaysofhislaterprosperity,he hadmoretosayaboutreligionthan aboutmoney:"OurLordhasconferred onmethegreatestfavourevergranted toanyonesinceDavid. Iam goingagaintotheIndiesunderthe auspicesoftheHolyTrinity. May theHolyTrinitypreserveyournuble persons,"etc.AndwhenrelationsbetweentheSpanishsovereignsandPope AlexanderVIbecamesostrainedin 1498,thatpeoplewerefreelypredicting aschisminSpain,thesplendidoldman resolutelytookhisstandontheside oftheChurchagainstthegrowingabsolutismofmonarchswho,despiteall theirgloriousachievements,werelayingthefoundationsofaviciouscaesaropapisminthecountrytheyhadsaved -monarchsonwhomhisfutureand thatofhisfamilydepended.OnFebruary23,1498,Columbuswrotealetter tohisson,urginghimtodevotehis wealthtoacrusadeagainsttheTurks, or"inassistingthePopeifaschismin theChurchshouldthreatentodeprive himofhisseatorofhistemporalpossessions"Itmadenodifferenceto himthatthereigningPontiffwasnot atallpopularinSpain:hewasthe VicarofChrist,andthatwasenough.

Whatastupendouscolonisingand civilisingmovementthevoyageofColumbusopenedupbeforewearyand crowdedEurope! Andyet,inhis mind,thiswasalltobeprimarilya steptowardthediffusionoftheGospelofChristamongalltheinhabitants oftheworld;tohimitmeantchiefly moresoulsinHeaven.Itisnotinaccuratetosaythathiswholelife wasaprayerforthisintention;and thatundertheBlessedTrinity,he placedthefutureoftheAmericasin thehandsofMarytheMotherofGod.

Toatreatextentthisambitionhas beenrealisedinalltheSpanishAmericancountriesandamongtheFrench Canadians.Itwouldhavebeena grievousshocktohim,couldhehave foreseenitsfailureinsuchvastexpansesofNorthAmerica,inconsequenceofthefataldefectionofEngland fromChristianunityafewyearsafter hisdeath.England'srewardwasto becomethefinancialcentreofthe world,andadominantpoliticalpower ofmoderntimes:butasthechiefcolonisingagentofNorthAmericaand thepurveyorofProtestantwaysof lifethere,shewastoraiseupthe

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