The Record Newspaper 08 April 1943

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DaysofPrayerShouldNotbeMadetoServethe

AmessageduringtheweekannouncedthattheAnglicanBishopof Adelaide,Dr.B.P.Robin,preaching onSundaylast(proclaimedadayof prayerbythePrimeMinister),said thathemustapologiseforprefacing hissermonwithwhatheconsideredto beanimproperuseofapulpitdedicatedtothepreachingoftheChristian Gospel, "Overayearago,"hesaid,"Iwas askedforpermissionfortheuseof thispulpittoappealforrecruitsfor thefightingforces.Irefusedonthe szroundthatthiswouldbeanimproperuseofaChristianpulpitandan exerciseofundueinfluence.Ishould refuseagainto-day.AndifIwould notusethispulpitforsuchanappeal formenIrefusetouseitonthesame groundsforsuchanappealformoney.

1amopposed,asmanyothersare,to suddenappealstotheChristianchurches-andtherehavebeenmorethan oneoflate-forwhatarecalled'days ofprayer'whetherbyPrimeMinisters orothersinmomentsofdifficultyor fright.

"FortheChurchofGodeveryday ofthe365intheyearisadayof prayerandadayofprayeraboutthe war.Tohearasuddenappealfora dayofprayermeansonlythatshe isaskedtodowhatsheisalready steadilyandfaithfullydoingeveryday andthatanumberofpeoplewhose faithistoodimorwhoseenergytoo smalltodotheirdutynormallywill comeanddoitineffectivelyunderthe unworthyspuroffear."

AsimilarnotewasstruckbyFather Lalor,preachingatthe11o'clockMass inSt.Mary's.HissermonwasbroadcastovertheNationalStations.

FatherLalorsaid:-

ThePrimeMinisterhasdirected thatto-daybesetasideasyetanother dayofprayer-tobeassociatedthis timewiththeneedofnationalsacrifice forliberty.Thereis,ofcurse,alag intheThirdLibertyLoan!

Nowthereis,too,justatendencyin allthisbusinessfor"thechurches,"as theyarecalled,tobeconsideredasa kindofreligiousdepartmentofthe CivilService-thatever-growingand almightybureaucracy.Oneringsa bell,issuesanotherofficememo,and "thechurches"gointoaction!

PURPOSES OF WAR LOANS

TendencytoRegardtheChurchesas DepartmentsoftheCivilService

Thereisaninclinationalsoamong manyofoureconomicandeducational specialistsand"experts,-andamong certainpoliticalelements,todictate totheChurchherpositioninpublic affairsandinthelifeofthenation.

AndaproposoflastFriday'sreportof theirresponsibleravingsofaProfessoroftheSydneyUniversity .he subjectofreligiouseduationinour schools,Imightaddthatthesooner allthesepartiescometotheirsenses thebetter-forbothChurchandState.

ofallcreeds andhenceherdefence ofthebarbarouslypersecutedJewsof Nazi-dominatedEurope.

Notthatthisinsistencesuggestsfor amomentthattheChurchdoesnot pledgeherfullsupportoftheGovernmentintheprosecutionofthewar.

NotthatCatholicsarenotdoingtheir share,andmorethantheirshare,in thenation'swareffort.Notthatthe ChurchisunconcernedaboutthesocialstabilityandwelfareofAustralia flowandinthepost-waryearsofre-

FATHERLALOR'S OUTSPOKENREMARKS

Inthecircumstanceswemightreiteratethattherightsandprerogatives oftheChurcharesacredandinviolable.Sheneverhas,andneverwill, submittodictationfrompoliticalor educationalauthoritiesinthosethings thatappertaintothespheresofmoralityandreligion.Andtheserights andprerogativesoftheChurchmust berespected,evenasSheherselfrespectstherightsoftheState."RenderuntoCaesarthethingsthatare Caesar's,andtoGodthethingsthat areGod's."

Sheinsists,moreover.notonlyon herownsovereignrightsinthesematters,butalsoupontheequallysacred andinviolablerightsofthefamily, andoftheindividual-Catholicand non-Catholic.FortheCatholicChurch lookstothegoodofthewholecommunity;Shedefendstherightsofall men,menofallclasses,andevenmen

construction.Forallthesethingsare thedeepconcernofthe Church.

Ratheritispreciselybecauseofthis concernforthewelfareofthenation thatsheinsistsontherecognitionof Christianprinciplesinallmattersof morality-fromtheconductofindustrialdisputestothegrantingofdivorce;fromtheirreligiouseducation oftherisinggenerationtoherownabsolutefreedomofspeechandaction inthefulfilmentofherdivinemission.

Itisbecauseofherdeepconcernfor thefutureofAustraliathatshemarks theraritywithwhichthenameof Godisinvokedbyourstatesmenand politicalleadersinpublicpronouncements.Onemustpresumetheyare buttheproductoftheirtime.

ItisbecausetheCatholicChurch haseverbeenuncompromisinglyrealist thatsheissofearlessincondemning theabusesthataboundinourpublic andprivatelife. Realismshouldre-

mindus,too,thattanksandplanes andshellsarenottheonlyfactorsto bereckonedwithinthishourofdestiny.Inmorethanonesensethis youngnationstandsatthecross. r,,ads,hesitantastothepathshe shouldchoose.Itmustbeobviousto allthatintheuniversalturmoilofthe momentanewAustraliaisbeingborn. 1Vhetheritwillbewhatallmenhope fordependsonsomanythings.This muchatleastiscertain-therightsof GodandofHisChurchmustbeacknowledged,theprinciplesandteachingsofChristianitymustbeaccepted, andatrulyChristiannationmust emergefromthesocialrevolutionor evolutionthatwearewitnessingtoday.

Nevertheless,thefactthatweturn toGodatall,isevidencethatreligion isafundamentalthinginhuman nature,thatunderneathallelsemen realisetheyarenotsufficientunto themselves,andthatultimatelyinthe testinghourallthepaganismandmaterialisminwhichourcivilisationis steepedhasfailed,asyet,tobring aboutacompleteandpermanentapostasyonthepartofthemasses.And thatwillbringitsownreward.The Allies,assuch,havepubliclyacknowledgedGodandtherightoftheindividualtofreedomofreligion.That toowillbringitsownreward.And. finally,weCatholics,sincetheday thatthewarbegan,haveprayedinthe MasseachmorningforGodsguidance andblessing;everydayintheCatholic Churchhasbeenanationaldayof prayer,andwehaveofferedtheSon ofGodonouraltarstoHisEternal Fatherforourcountryandourpeople-andthatprayeraboveallelse willbringitsownreward,nowandin theyearsahead.Amen.

ByRev.Dr.Rumble,M.S.C.

APrescriptionforPrejudice WhyHastheHolyOfficeCondemned SexInstructioninSchools?

"Britisher,"Ashfield

Q.:Wouldyoukindlyreadthisletter overtheair?

R.:Notallofit.Youhavesent threeandahalfpages;and,Ihaverepeatedlyinformedlistenersthatcommunicationsmustbelimitedtoone page.Iwilldeal,therefore,with yourfirstpageonly,inordertoclear uponemisconceptionunderwhichyou labour.

Q.:Recently,Iwrotetoyou,denouncingtheRomanCatholicChurchfor whatitreallyis.

R.:Inthatcaseyoushouldbe gratefulthatyourletterreceivedany considerationatall.Iinviteenquiriesaboutreligion,notdenunciations. If,withunduepatience,Ireadout yourextravagantstatements,itwasin thehopethatyouwouldperceive theirextravagance,andbenefitbythe repliesatleasttothatextent.But Iamafraidyouareincurable.

Q.:TheresultisonlywhatIexpected fromapersonofyourintellect.

R.:Therealisationofyourexpectationsatleastsparedyoudisappointment.

Q.:Youridiculedmyletteronlyto putthepublicofftheanti-British trackofyourChurch.

R.:Ireadoutyourabsurdlistof charges,andthengaveyouthegoodnaturedadviceofwhichyounowcomplain.

Q.:YousuggestedthatItaketwoaspirinseveryhouruntilmysymptomsentirelydisappeared.Well,I followedyouradvice,andfound thattheydidnotdisappear.

R.:Yourpresentletterisevidence ofthat.SoIwillhavetoalterthe prescription.Discontinuetheaspirin treatment,andlistentothissession regularlytillnextChristmas.Ifthat doesn'tbenefityou,writeandletme knowthen.

AMYTHICALPRIEST.

Q.:Onthecontrary,mysymptoms wereconfirmedbyapieceofnews appearingintheSydney"Sun,"on December10,1942.

R.:Iremembertheitem,andfelt at,thetimethatitwouldsurelylead somepeopleastray.

Q.:TheitemreferedtoaRomanCatholicpriestinAmericawhowrote Hitleranumberoflettersasking Hitlerifhecouldbeofanyuseto him,and,ingeneral,calledhima goodfellow.Wouldyou,please, explainthis?

R.:Noexplanationisnecessary, savethatyoumisreadtheitemin question.Itdidnotmentionany "Ron-anCatholicpriest,"nordidit usethewords,"RomanCatholic."In itsheading,the"Sun"sitedtheword

"priest,"andyoujumpedtotheconclusionthatthereferencewastoa tholicpriest.Inreality,thegentlemanconcernedbelongedtoanonatholicreligioussectinAmerica,and nottotheCatholicChurchatall.You arewronglytransferringtotheCatholicChurchindignationattheconductofapersonwhodoesnoteven belongtoit.Sinceyouaresurely awareofYourprejudiceagainstthe CatholicChurch,Iwouldadviseyou tolooktwiceatanythingyouimagine tobetoherdiscredit,makingabsolutelycertainofyourfacts,and doublycertainoftheconclusionyou wishtodrawfromthembeforeyou venturetospeak.Inyourcase,that wouldbeelementaryprudence.

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HITLERANANTI-CATHOLIC.

Q.:Hitleris.definitely,aRomanCatholic.

R.:Thatisnottrue.HehasdefinitelyrepudiatedtheCatholicreligion.

Q.:Hisadmissionofthisfactappearedinthefirsteditionof"Mein Kampf,"buthasbeendeletedfrom therecenteditions.

R.:InnoeditiondidlieprofesscontinuedbeliefintheCatholicreligion. HewashornofCatholicparentsand baptisedaCatholic,butheearly abandonedthereligionofhisyouth, andwiththeformationofhisNazi partybecamepositivelyhostiletowardsit.Itisabsurdtosaythat HitlerisdefinitelyaCatholicwhenhe

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ApocryphalWritingsof Apostles

himselfdeclaresthatherepudiates theCatholicChurchandboaststhat hewilldestroyitutterly.Hitlerjoins withyouinabitteroppositionto everythingCatholic,howeverlittle %oilmaysympathisewithhiminother things.Now,therestofyourletter consistsofathree-pagequotationfrom W.E.Gladstone, not facts,butexpressinghisprejudiced anti-Catholicopinionsof60yearsago. Theyweresufficientlyansweredby

TeachingFacts

B.White,WyagedonHill:

Q.:Iwouldbepleasedtoknowyour viewsonsex-educationinschools. Iamagainstit.

Q.:Personally,Iaminfavourofit.

R.:Ifso,Idonotthinkyouhave fullyadvertedtoallaspectsofthe subject.

Q.:Youngpeopleusuallylearntheir firstlessonsfromwrongsources, withconsequentruinationofmorals.

R.:Thatdoesnotmaketheschool therightsourceofsex-education.It isthedutyofparentstowarntheir childrenagainstseekingknowledge elsewhere,andtoinstructtheirown childrenpersonally,graduallyanddiscreetly.

Q.:Imaybewrong.butIfailtosee

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"Broadminded,"Sydney:

Q.:Accordingtoanewspaperreport, BishopNorton,ofBathurst,recentlycondemnedtheDirectorofEducation'sproposaltoholdaconferenceonsexeducation.

R.:Thatistrue.

Q.:HesaidthatCatholicswouldhave noneofit,andthatforthemthe subjectwasnolongeropenfordiscussion,becausetheHolyOfficehad settledthematteronceandforall.

R.:Thatalsoiscorrect.

THE"HOLYOFFICE,"

Q.:Whatdidhemeanbythe"Holy Office?"

qr.;1100,9/2qr. Membersupto51accepted.AlsoSickness,MedicalandHospitalBenefits.

J.EDWARDS,GrandSecretary,WestAustralianChambers,St.George'sTerrace,Perth. Tel.:BMW

CardinalNewman,CardinalManning, andArchbishopUllathorne,ofBirmingham,atthetimetheywerepublished;andwecanletthecontroversiesofapastgenerationremain withthatpastgeneration.Allthat isapartfromthefactthatyouhave exceededtheonepagetowhichenquiriesmustberestricted.AndIcan butaskyoutokeepthatrulein mindshouldyoufeeldisposedtowrite again.

ofLife

howsex-instructioninschoolwould beharmfultoachild,evenifitdid nogood.

R.:Suchinstruction,givenpublicly toaclassinschool,wouldbluntthe senseofmodestyanddelicacy,which istheguardianofchastity.Itwould oftenhavetohegivenbythewrong typeofperson,andstillmoreoften wouldbegiveninthewrongway.The knowledgethusconveyedwouldexciteanunhealthycuriosity,andeven stimulatethedesiretoexperienceprematurelythepossibilitiesdescribedin school.Asthenextletterdealswith thissamesubject,Iwillaskyouto continuelistening.Ifyoudo,you willhearamuchfullertreatmentof thematter.

R.:The"HolyOffice"isasupreme councilorcommittee,consistingof Cardinalsandtheologians,andpresidedoverbythePopehimself.This councilwatchesovermodernteachings anddevelopmentstonotewhether theyareinharmonywithCatholic principlesoropposedtothem.If suchteachings,developments,or movements,areopposedtoCatholic principles,itisthedutyofthe"Holy Office"toissuedecreeswarningCatholicsagainstthem,andforbidding theirsupportofthem.Inother words,the"HolyOffice"expressesin practicethedutyoftheCatholic Churchtosafeguardtheintegrityof ChristianFaithandmorals.

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CatholicPrinciples.

Q.:WhendidtheHolyOfficegivea definitedecisiononthismatter:

OnMarch21,1931. Thatdecision declaredthatnoapprobationwhatevercouldbegivenbyCatholicsto theproposalthatsexinstruction shouldbemadepartofthecurriculum inschools.Andthecouncilfurther declaredthat,forthesafeguardingof murals,theCatholicprogrammemust restrictitselftothefollowing:

(1)Childrenmustbewell-grounded intheteachingsoftheirreligion.

(2)Theymustbegiventhehighest idealsofmodestyandchastity,and agreatloveforthevirtueofpurity.

(3)Theymustbeimpressedwith thenecessityofprayer,andthefrequentreceptionoftheSacramentsof ConfessionandHolyCommunion.

1.4)Theymustbeinspiredwitha greatlovefortheBlessedVirgin Mary,andagreatdevotiontoheras themodelofallthatisgoodandpure.

(5)Theymustbetaughttoavoid mostcarefullyalldangerousreading, indecentpicturesanddisplays,bad company,andallotheroccasionsof sin.

SuchistheCatholicattitude,and theChurchinsiststhatteachingin schoolsmustbeconfinedtothose measures.

DUTYOFPARENTS.

Q.:DoestheCatholicChurchmake noprovisionfortheteachingofthe factsoflife.

R.:Shedoesnotdenythatthefacts oflifeshouldbetaught.Butshedeclaresthatthisdutyrestsuponthe parents.Anditisaduty.Ifparentsdonotfulfilthatduty,children willgettheknowledgesoonerorlater, butfromthewrongsources.Theinformationshouldbegivenbyparents, becausechildrenrespectandrever"encethem,andareinnodangerof associatinganyevilindulgenceofthe passionswiththethoughtoftheirpersons.Wehaverecentlyhadcasesof .choolteachersruiningchildrencommittedtotheircare.underthepretenceofgivingsex-instruction.Greaterandmoreextensiveabuseswould occurweretheyauthorisedtodoso Notmanyarefittedfortheworkof instructingothermen'sdaughtersin suchmatters.No.Itisfortheparentsthemselvestogivesuchinformationgraduallyandprudentlyto theirchildrenindividually,proportionatelytotheirageanddevelopment. * * * *

EVILOFCLASS-INSTRUCTION.

Q.:Whatiswrongwithclassinstruc tioninschools,leadinguptothe

Parentageand

"Caliban,"Rockdale:

Q.:Hasparentageanythingtodowith theindividualityofthesoul?

R.:Yes,insofaraseachindividual personconsistsofabodyandofa soul.Sincepersonalitydependsupon bothbodyandsoul,itisevidentthat asoulwouldformapersonalitywith onebodydifferentfromthatwhichit wouldhaveformedwithanotherbody,

Q.:Ifmymotherhadmarriedsome manotherthanmyfather,wouldI benon-existent?

R.:Obviously.Forifyourmuthcr hadmarriedsomebodyelse,andhad hadachildbyhim,thatchildwould notbethesamechildasachildofher presentmarriage.Suchachild wouldbehimself,andnotyou.You, asanindividualpersonconsistingofa soulandthespecificbodyyoupossess, wouldnotexist.Needlesstosay, yourquestionispurelytheoretiNd, andofnopracticalimportance.

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MEANINGOFSUBSTANCE.

Q.:Whatissubstance?Isitwhatthe thingis?

R.:Normallyspeaking,wespeakof athingasacompleteobjectwithall Asvariousqualities.Thesubstance ofthethingistheunderlyingreality whichpossessesthosevariousqualities. Theword"substance"wine::fromthe twoLatinwords,"sub"and"stare"to"standunder."Aboutvarious thingswenoticethattheyhavedifferentproperties.Onewillhaveacertainquantity,colour,density,shape, andothercharacteristic:.Thesechar acteristicsarevariable.Butreason tellsusthatthereispersistentreality

subjectgraduallyfromastudyof theelementsofbotanyandbiology?

R.:Wedonotobject,ofcourse,to thestudyoftheelementsofbotany, biology,physiology,andsuch-likesubjects.Theyprovideplentyofmatterapartfromphysicalprocessesof reproduction,Nordoweobjectto parentsapproachingthesubjectby wayofreproductiveprocessesin plantsandanimals,wheninstructing theirchildrenindividually.Butwe objecttocollectivesexinstruction beinggiveninschoolsbyteachers,becausenotallteachersarefittedto givesuchinstruction,andsomewill certaintlyabusetheirprivilege,sowingcorruptideasinthechildren's minds.Moreover,notallchildren aretemperamentallythesame.With thebestofteachers,somewillmake baduseoftheknowledgegiven.The topicstudiedinclasswillbecomeone ofgeneraldiscussionbythechildren amongstthemselves.Thesenseof modestyanddelicacy,thegreatpreservativeofchastity,willbedestroyed. Andthedesiretoseeandexperience whattheyhavecometoknowwill provetoostrongformany.Rightly, therefore,theCatholicChurchobjects tosexinstructiongivencollectivelyin schools.

ISALLKNOWLEDGEGOOD?

Q.:Allknowledgeisuseful;andsex knowledgewouldmakechildren awareofhowtheyshouldbehave.

R.:Allknowledgeisusefulinsome wayoranother.Butnotallknowledgeisexpedient,Theknowledge oftheforgerisuseful:butitwould bebetterifhedidnothaveit.And humannaturebeingwhatitis,sexknowledgecanbepositivelydanger. ous.Yousaythatsex-knowledge wouldmakechildrenawarehowthey shouldbehave.Itwouldalsomake themawarehowtheycanbehavelongbeforemanyofthem wouldnormallyhaveadvertedtoit.

Mereknowledgedoesnotmakepeople good.Itcaninspirepeopletopositiveevil,provingacurseinsteadofa blessing.Andcollectivesexeducationinschoolswouldleadtomore immoralitythantovirtue.Instructioninsuchmattersshouldbegiven byparentstochildrenindividually.in aproperatmosphereofrespectandreticentmodesty,withasuitableappeal bothtothewillandtheheartofthe child,evenasitsmindisbeingenlightenedonthesubject.Suchisthe Catholicposition,andIhopeIhave madeitcleartoyou.

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beneaththesevariousqualities,sustainingthemandmodifiedbythem. Thatunderlyingrealityisccallthe substance,essence,ornstureofany givenobject.

THEAPOCRYPHALWRITINGS.

Q.:WhyarenottheapocryphalwritingsoftheApostlescontainedinthe Bible?

R.:Becausetheyareapocryphal. Theword"apocryphal"isatechnical termfromtheGreeklanguagemeaning"spurious,"or"notgenuine;"and itisusedofvariousearlyChristian writings,someofwhichwerewrongly attributedtotheApostles,andwhich theCatholicChurchhasneveracknowledgedastheinspiredWordof God.Hencetheyhaveneverbeen includedintheBible.

Q.:Wheremaytheybeseenand read?

R.:Englishtranslationsofthem havebeenpublishedbyT.andT. Clark,inalargeseriesofvolumescalledthe"LibraryoftheFathers."Poesiblytheycouldbeconsultedata PublicLibraryinanyofonrcapital cities.Idonotknowhowelsethe averagepersoncouldhaveaccessto them.Imightaddthatlittlewould begainedfromconsultingthemsave thesatisfyingofone'scuriosity.They arenotofanyintrinsicworth,and possessmerelysomeentertainment valuebyreasonofthequaintlegends theycontain. * * * * ENCLOSEDORDERS.

Q.:IstheCarmeliteOrdertheoldest enclosedReligiousOrderinthe world?Howoldisit?

R.:Thoughlegendwouldliketo suggestthattheCarmeliteOrdercan traceitselfbacktotheprophetElias, historiansinsistthatitwasfounded aboutthemiddleofthe12th.century. Theideaofmonasticenclosure,even ifnotinsostrictadegreeasthat prevailinginCarmeliteconventstoday,waspractisedcenturiesbefore theCarmeliteOrderwasestablished. Andeventheverystrictenclosureof Carmeliteconventstodaydatesonly fromthe16th.century.Inallconvents,ofcourse,thenunslivedamore orlesssecludedlifeofrecollectionand prayer.Butinearlieryearsconditionswerenotsostrictevenamongst theCarmelitesastheybecameafter the16th.century.Possibly,asworldlinessincreasedaroundthemfrom thetimeoftheRenaissanceonwards, theenclosedOrdersfelttheneedof retiringmorecompletelyfromtheoutsideworld,andofdevotingthemselvesmoreferventlytcprayeronits behalf.

ORDEROFMELCHISEDECH.

Q.:Whatismeantbythewords,"accordingtotheorderofMelchisedech?"

R.:TheEpistletotheHebrewstells usthatChristisaPriest"according totheorderofMelchisedech."Over athousandyearsbeforethebirthof ChristDavidhadpredictedofHim, "TheLordbathsworn,andHewill notrepent:Thouartapriestforever, accordingtotheorderofMelchisedech."Ps.109,4.Now,theonlyreferencetoMelchisedechisfoundin GenesisXIV.,18.20. Thereweare toldthathewasnotonlytheKingof Salem,butalsoapriestoftheMost HighGod,andthatheofferedsacrificeinbreadandwine.ThatChrist wasaPriestaccordingtotheorder ofMelchisedechindicatestheabolitionoftheJewishpriesthoodafter themannerofAaron.andthatHe

wouldinstituteasacrificeinbread andwine.ThissacrificeHeinstitutedattheLastSupper,commanding theApostlestocontinueitincommemorationofHim,andaddingthat, asoftenastheydidso,theywould "showforththedeathoftheLord untilIlecome."I.Cor.XI.,26.

THECATHOLICPRIESTHOOD.

Q.:Wasthereapriesthoodofthat name?

R.:TherewasapriestnamedMelchisedech,isolatedfromtheordinary Jewishpriesthood,whoseasintended byGodtobeaspecialtypeofthe priesthoodlatertobeestablishedby Christ.Andthatpriesthood,establishedbyChrist,hascontinued throughtheagesintheCatholic Church,offeringthesacrificeofthe veryBodyandBloodofChristunder theappearancesofbreadandwine. Throughthelipsofthelast oftheJewishProphets,Malachy, GodhadsaidtotheJews,"Ihaveno pleasureinyou,andIwillnotreceive agiftofyourhand.Forfromthe rising thesuneventothegoing down,mynameisgreatamongthe Gentiles:andineveryplacethereis sacrifice,andthereisofferedtomy nameacleanoblation."Mal.I.,11. Thatsacrifice,orcleanoblation,withoutactualsheddingofblood,isthe SacrificeoftheMass,offeredbyCatholicpriestsineveryplaceamong theGentilesfromtherisingtothesettingofthesun.AttheReformation ProtestantsrejectedtheSacrificeof theMass,andinsodoing,departed fromScripture.ItisintheCatholic Churchthatthepriesthoodaccording totheorderofMelchisedechistobe found,anditisintheCatholicChurch thattheprophecyofMalachyisfulfilled.Thisaloneisindicationenough thattheCatholicChurchistheone trueChurchofChrist.

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SocialPolicyShouldBeFramed toFosterandIncrease Ownership

SocialismStrivestoMakethe StatetheOnePossessorand DispenserofWealth

PopeDemandsIndependence ThroughProperty

CapitalismExaggerates ofPossession...

ImportantpassagesintheChristmas

EveallocutionofPopePiusXIIreaffirmandelaboratetheCatholicinsistenceuponprivatepropertyata timewhenverymanypeoplearebeing invitedtoconsiderapaperclaimon theState,tobeacknowledgedorrefusedatthediscretionofStateofficials, asmeetingthepurposesforwhich menneedproperty.Theyneeditas atemporalfoundationforhumanindependence.Thenecessityforproperty doesnotvanishorbecomeanunreal andfancifulclaimbecausemostmen haveverylittlepropertyandmany noneatall.Theprincipleremains; justaslearningisstillgoodalthough mostmembersofaparticulargenerationmayhavenone.Socialpolicy shouldbesoframedthatitfostersand increasesownership.Itisamere playingwithwordsforCatholicstoacceptthethesisthatthefamilyshould haveproperty,andthengivetheireffectivesupport,byvoteandvoice,for policieswhichheadinjusttheopposite direction,andmaketheStatemore andmoretheoneowneranddispenser ofwealth.

Noonecriticisesthecapitalistera forfailingtoproducewealth.Noera hasbeenimmensely,andindeedrecklessly,fecund.Itstriumphand monumentisintheverydemand whichreformersmake,claimingforall menbornastandardoflifewhich wouldhavebeenandwouldhaveseemedchimericalbeforethewealthofthe worldwassostupendouslyincreased. Capitalismhasdwelt,eventoomuch, ontherightsofpossession,becauseensuredpossessionisthebasisofitsenergy.Ithassoughttoenablemen toworkandplanandriskknowing thatiftheirventuressucceed,thirty yearslatertheyandtheirfamilies wouldenjoytheharvest.Whoever saved-theservantsavingwages,the shopmansavingprofits-didsowitha senseofassuredfuturepossession. Whenweareshockedattheinhumanityofthecriminallawofahundred yearsagoinitsdefenceofproperty. theexplanation,althoughnotthejustification,isthatasenseoftheabsolute sanctityofprivatepossessionhasbeen thefoundationofindustrialandcommerciallife,theairthatlifeneeded tobreathe.

Itisdifficultformentokeepseparateintheirmindsthingswhichare intermingledastheyareencountered inreallife.Surveyingtheindustrial past,weneedtodistinguishandabstracttheprinciplesofvaluewhich wewanttoretainaspartofoursocial policywhilereformingorabolishing theevildevelopments.Thenotionof possessionisgoodandfundamental, andmorethanevernecessaryindays whentechnicalimprovementsincommunicationandrecord-keepinghave greatlyincreasedthepressureofthe Stateuponprivatemen.TheprincipleofStateactioncanbeheldand appliedintwodifferentways:either byextendingthedirectactionofthe State,sothatitdecideswhataman

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shalldotoearn,andwhatuseheshall makeofhisearnings;orindirectly,in ordertomaintainthebestpossible conditionsinwhichasmanymenas possibleshallachieveandmaintaina genuineindependence.Thissecondis undoubtedlytherightcourse,althoughitismuchmoredifficultthan thefirst.Itissodifficultto-daythat manyCatholics,naturallyledtoitby theirgeneraldoctrine,loseheartand takerefugeinpolicieswhich,infact, defeatthedearestaimsofCatholicsociology.

Oneofthegreatdefectsofthecapitalisteraistherecklesssacrificeofthe futuretothepresent,thefailureto conservewhatmaybecalledthecapitalvalueoftheearthasaproperty.

Thatisthekindofmatterinwhich Stateregulationinthelong-terminterestsofmankindisself-evidently rightandeasilyapplied.Otherdefectsofthefreemarketsystemare muchmorerecalcitranttoreform.The tendencytowardseverlargerunits, wieldingevermorepowerandmaking itimpossiblefornew-cornerstoenter thefield,isnoteasilyansweredby legislation.Americanhistoryshows thatlegislationandosomethin,,per haps,huti,nlyalittle.Itis,however,atreatmistaketodespisesmall advantages,andthegeneralpurposeof industriallegislationshouldbetofavourthesmall,thelocalandknown unit,againstthelargeanonymousone. Inbusiness,aselsewhere,thespirit animatingtheactivitiesmakesallthe differencetotheresult.

PopePiusXIIspeaksof"promotingthesocialspiritinone'simmediate neighbourhood,inthedistrict,theprovince,thepeople,andthenation,"as thegreatwayofChristianisingmot-l ernrelationships.Whatwastoocommonlylackinginthelastcenturywas thevigorouspublicopiniontakingan interestinthewayofcommerciallife wasconducted.Anexcessivesecrecy aboutallpaymentsandprofit,adeliberatecnintelligibilityofbalancesheets. theanonymityofjointstockcompanies,madeitmuchharderforthebusinessmanthanitwas,forexample,f.:,r thelocallandowner,tobeguidedby otherconsiderationsthanthoseof sheerprofit.Thelandowner,withthe eyesoftheneighbourhoodonhim, wantedagoodnameforfairandunavariciousdealing.Generationafter generationofmenhavegoneinto+he countinghousesofmoderncitiespreparedtofallinwithwhatevertraditiontheyhavefoundestablished,and therehasbeennothingbutlossfrom thesuccessfuldepersonalisationandabstractionofthecommercialworldfrom thepublicgaze,andfromthesteady pressureofdoctrinalChristianity.

Themostfruitfulwayofproceeding isbyapproachingthoseissuesseparatelyandoneatatime,withareadiness tousedifferentmeasuresaccordingto thenatureoftheindustryoractivity, hutwiththeoverulinggeneralintentionthatthepatternofsocialpressure shallbeonewhichhelpsmentoagenuineindependence.Thegreatargumentagainstdefeatisminhopingfor

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thisisthatinfactthetotalvolumeof wealthisincreasingallthetime.What wedecidenowwilldeterminethesocietyofthelaterdecadesofthiscentury.Itwouldbeathousandpities if,throughimpatienceortimidity,we tooktheeasydownwardslopeintoa generaldependenceonofficialdom, whenthecurveofmaterialprogress shouldhaveledtothecreationof moreandmoreprivateownership.

Ourancestors,whoobjectedsovigorouslytoacensusbeingtaken,scentedthecomingtyrannyofstatistics; andwhentheyobjectedtoanincome taxofsixpenceitwasbecausethey knewtheywereadmittinganewprinciplebywhichaman'sincomeceased tobeasecretfromtheGovernment. Themostpessimisticdidnotthinkthat halfacentury,aidedbythreewars, wouldcarrythesixpencetotenshillings;andtothecompleteseizurebytheStateofallincomesinthehigher range.Thepacehasbeenveryrapid.

TheStatehasnowbegunontheweeklywagesoftheworkingclass.The fourpenceitbeganbytakingthirty yearsagosoonrosetojustundertwo shillings.Amidgeneralacclaim,it isnowrecommendedthattheState shalltakemorethandoublethat,and

givemorethandoubleinsurancebenefits.Onlysimpletonscanimagine thatthistendencywillsuddenlystop.

Compulsoryinsurancehasbeenacceptedthesemanyyearsnow,butthe extensionshouldnotbeacclaimedas bringingpropertyinthesenseinwhich Catholicteachingvaluesproperty.That kindofindependencemustbesought alongotherandmoredifficultpaths. Thelineofleastresistanceandquick resultsistoimposetheStateasasuper-businessoverthealreadylargeand inter-relatedbusinessformations.Large astheyare,farastheamalgamation andtheexchangeofinformationabout workershasgoneinmanycallings, thereisyetagreatdifferencebetween thesegroupsandtheState,andmost workersaremuchfreerasagainstthe largestemployerthantheywillever bewhentheirsocialsecuritycardis hostagefortheirgoodbehaviour.

ThepopularconfusionbetweenanythingwhichreallycanbecalledindependenceandtheseconditionalState benefitsisaconfusiononlypossible wherethetraditionofownershiphas alreadygrownverythin.Itisimpossiblenottonoticehowmanypeopleto-dayaredominatedbyvisual imageswhichexcitetheiremotions andblurtheirsight.JustastheIndustrialRevolutionnowsocommonly evokesonlyimagesofitsworstfeature,sofor theperiodbefore 1939evokesonlypicturesofthedistressedareas,oftwomillionsunemployed,or,asasymbolofpoverty amidstplenty,ofcoffeebeansburnt inBrazil,orfishthrownbackintothe sea.Alltheseweremajorquestions, callingforbiggerremediesthanwere applied.Theyweretheappropriate fieldofStateactionandpublicenterprisewhichshouldbereservedandinvokedasandwherestressesand strainsoccurinthegeneralhugenetworkofworkandexchangeatahigh levelofspecialisedactivity.But thatnetworkisthegreatessentialrealityofthemodernworld,whichmust continueifthehighstandardoflivingistogoonandtogoup.The greatcharacteristicoftheperiodbetweenthewarswasnotthebreakdownsinthisplaceorthat,noteven thefinancialcrises;itwastheimmensevolumeofspecialisedactivities andexchangesgoingoninavast market.

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IthatProfessorJohnAnderson, addressingtheNewEducationFellowship,isreportedassayingthatteachersshouldresenttheintroductionof religionintotheeducationalcurriculum.Religioustraininginschools,he asserted,wouldresultinpoliticalexploitation,whilereligiousdoctrines wereadirectassaultuponthechild's commonsense.Itwasalsonotwithoutsignificancethattheonlysupport theProfessorreceivedwasfromMr.J. Lindsay,oftheLabourResearch Bureau-aformerwell-knownCommunistinourlocalUniversity.Mr. Lindsaysaidthatinanidealsociety wherepeoplewouldhavearational approachtothings,philosophyinstead ofreligionwouldbetaught.He thoughtProfessorAnderson'sviews weretrueenough.Whetherreligion wasrightorwrong,therewasatendencyinschoolstomixupreligion ',withnaturalscience.

Ontheotherhand,ProfessorAnderson'sviewshavehadaverybad reception.Hehasbeenseverely criticisedbytheRectorofSt.John's (*ollege(Catholic),Sydney;bythe Rev.A.R.Ebbs,oftheChurchof England;byProfessorFox,andby Mr.D.B.McDonald,M.L.A.,andthe LeaderoftheOppositioninNewSouth Wales.FatherThompson,oftheCatholicCollegewithintheSydneyUni".versity,describedProfessorAnderson'sremarksas"absolutenonsense." Religion,hepointedout,doesnotseek toentertheeducationfieldbyaside door;itclaimsthewholefield.The mainpurposeofeducationistomake peoplereligious,andhecouldnotsee howpoliticscameintoitatall.

EvenofthefragmentsofProfessor Anderson'sspeechgiveninthelocal pressmuchmightbesaid.Inthe firstplace,teacherswhohaveatruly philosophicaloutlookoneducation wouldbynomeansresenttheintroductionofreligionintothecurriculum. Theywouldrealisetheirstatusimmediatelyasstewardsfortheparents. Itistheprimaryrightandresponsibilityoftheparentstosaywhatkind ofaneducationhischildshouldreceive.Atthesametimeitistrue thatparentshavelostsightoftheir rightsanddutiesinthismatterand tendtolettheschoolsdoastheylike. InasaneplanofthingsliketheCatholiceducationsystemthereisvery littledangertobeapprehended.But inthesecularschemeofthingsa bureaucracymightveryeasilydevelop totheexclusionandperhapsthedefianceoftheparent.

WhattheProfessormeantbysayingthatreligioustrainingwouldresult inpoliticalexploitationisnotatall clear.Perhapshehadaneveonthe Catholicschoolsandtheirclaimfor justiceinthematterofdoubletaxation.Orperhapsheseesthatour ,.hool,areturningoutyoungpeople withanappetiteforjusticewhoare

goingtodemandtherestorationof Christianprinciplesinpubliclife. NaturallytheProfessorwouldnotlike that.

Thetroublewiththesecularised mindwithitssegmentationofhuman activitiesisthatitcannotbegintobe philosophical.Itcannotattempta synthesisoflifebecauseitcannotsee lifeasawholewithitsvariousplanes ofreality,distinctyetcapableofharmonising.Religioustrainingwill necessarilycauseachildtoviewpublicaffairsinaparticularway.But whattheProfessorcannotseeisthat hissystem,secularism(oranti-reli-

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gion)willlikewisecolourthechild's wholeviewoflife.Nomancanescapehisphilosophy.Andifhistory andtraditionmeananything,thecase fortheChristianschemeofthings againstthesecularistisoverpowering.

Asforreligiousdoctrinesassailinga child'scommonsense,theProfessor wouldhavedonewelltoexplainhow Christianityhassurvivedifinevery generationfor2,000yearsithasbeen teachinganunvaryingbodyofdoctrinewhichwasopposedtocommonsense.Andif,ontheotherhand,the bluff,rationalwayofsecularismhas beensound,howisitthatitstheories anditspracticalexperimentsare scrappedeveryfewyearsand.newand contradictoryideassubstituted.Change mightwellbemadethetest.Religion remainsconstantbecauseitistrue. Secularismisinconstantneedof changeandrestatement,becauseitis false.Ithasnotbeenabletofool allthepeopleallthetime.Indeed itisonlybecauseitisablebyaseries ofshamelessacrobaticstofoolsomeof thepeoplesomeofthetimethatit managestosurvivefromonegenerationtoanother.Evenso,itssurvival valueisnothigh.

Mr.Lindsay,inhissupportofthe Professor,madeamostinfelicitous statement,Heenvisagedanidealso-

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cietywherepeoplewouldbetaught philosophyinsteadofreligion.In doingso,heignoredtworatherstartlingfacts.Therewasanage,thatof theancientGreeks,wherephilosophy waseducationanditfailedsignallyto produceanidealsociety,evenjudged fromCommuniststandards.And,secondly,theGreeks'interestinphilosophyledthemstraightintonatural religion.Ifphilosophyisadequately definedasascienceseekingtoknow thecausesofthings,suchaconclusion isinevitable.Ifamanishonestabout theprincipleofcausationhewilleventually,eveninthescientificfogof ourtimes,arriveataFirstCauseitselfuncaused.

Mr.Lindsayalsooverlookedthefact thatwhenWesternmanarrivedata societyasnearlyidealiswehaveyet achieved,itwasanagewherephilosophyandreligionwerecomplementary. Eversince,intheChristianscheme ofthings.theyhavebeenso.Philosophyisthehandmaidoftheology, queenofthesciences.

Moreover,ifthereisatendencyin schoolstomixupreligionwithnatural science,itmustbeinthesecular schools.Inourschoolsreligionis employedtoilluminatescience.And whensciencerunsmadlyintophilosophicspeculations,weareabletotest itsconclusionsveryreadily.Thishas thesupremeadvantageofsavingalot oftime.ItmustmortifyProfessor AndersonandMr.Lindsaytoreflect whatyearswentupinsmokewhen menoftheirkidneyweretryingto showthatevolutiondisprovedreligion.Theyhavefinallygivenitup. Buttheremayariseanothermare's nestatanytime.Theroottrouble isthatbothgentlemenwenttothe wrongschool,andtheoldschooltieis inaknotwhichtheycan'tunravel withtheirbackteeth,howeverbared.

THEEditorhasagainaskedme tonoticeanextractfromanencyclicalbyMr.Tindallonthecorrespondencepage.Hesaysthat,apart frombeingverybusy,hewasted enoughtimeinhisyouthreadingIngersollandHuxley.I'msorrytonote thatMr.Tindall,sofarfromtakingmy adviceandtacklingonesubjectata timeandendeavouringtosupportassertionwithevidence.hasextended himselfevenmoreliberallythanpreviously.Theonlyoptionlefttothe Editoristotreathimasaserial.So thatthebefoggedmembersofthe Churchmaywatchthecorrespondence columnsforsomeweekstoreapthe benefitoffree-thoughtenlightenment.

Mr.Tindall'ssecondparagraphmoves metoremarkthatheshouldtakespecialnoteofthefactthattheChurch didliterallyembraceVoltaireatthe last,evenburyinghiminconsecrated ground.Heissurprisedthatwe shouldallowhiserrorsspaceinour columns.ButthathasbeentheconstanttaskoftheChurch-theexpulsionoferrorandtheexpositionof truth.

IampleasedMr.Tindalldoesnot nowratehisintellectquitesohighly asbefore.Hecomestousnowwith anabjecthumilitylikeninghimself untoourofficeboyButIcan'tallow this.Forthatyoungmanisamost execrabletypistforallthathebelieves intheBlessedTrinity

APROFESSOR'SFOLLY COMMENTON CORRESPONDENCE

TheparagraphsrelatingtoDr. RumblehavebeenomittedfromMr. Tindall'sletter.Hemustfinishthat argumentwherehecommencedit.

Mr.TindallasksmewhetherIclass ProfessorDuhigandSusannaPritchardas"Communistrantersandblackguards."Idonotrecallhavingappliedtheseepithetstotheprofessor orthelady.andIfancyMr.Tindall isgivingratherabroadinterpretation toDr.Rumble'scomments.Imight pointoutherethatCatholicsarein conscienceboundtohateCommunism andtoloveCommunists.Itisthe thingweattack,notthevictimsofit. IwaswonderingifMr.Tindallhas readanyCommunistliterature.I'm surehewouldhavebeenstruckbythe completeimmoderationofRedjournalismanditspenchantfortheabusivepersonalassault.Istronglyadvisehimtocontrastthetoneofthe twojournalismsandtonotecarefully thedifferenceoftheirspirits.

Mr.TindallallegesthatCatholic leadersarealwaystryingtosave "face"or"dignity,"andthattheyare too"touchy."Hereisacaseinpoint whereevidencewouldhavebeeninvaluable.WhendidCatholicleaders lose"face"thattheyshouldbe ofsavingit?Itisnotwewholack dignity,butouropponents.Asfor being"touchy,"itistruethatCatholicsresentmisrepresentationandplain lying.Itisnothardforonewhodoes notbelievethatsometruthsareworth dyingfortotreatthemlight-heartedly andevencontemptuously.Cynicism andlackofregardforthefeelingsof othersgohandinhand.PossiblyMr. Tindallmightbe"touchy"ifonemade derogatoryremarksabouthisfamilyor hispersonalhonourorotherreallyintimatethings.Well,wefeelabout ourreligionevenmoredeeplythan aboutthesethings,andthescoffer shallnottouchitwithimpunity.

Mr.Tindall,liceOliverTwist,boasts thathecancomeupformore.ButI noticealsothatheisalsoabletoleave behindonhisplateunobtrusivelythose littlemorselsthathecan'teat,orperhapscan'tdigest.Idonotseriously entertainthesuggestionthatanyCatholicisindreadofMr.Tindall's openinghismouthunlesshebesensitivetodraughts.Moreover,I'mfranklybushedaboutthereferenceto"some pioushypochondriac"-itjustseemsirrelevant.Unless,ofcourse,Mr.Tindallhasthewrongword.Imeanit's asthoughhehadsaid:"YouCatholics can'tshutmeup;I'lltalkevenif' whatIsayoutragesallthediabetics inmajorseminaries."Thereisnoobviousconnectiontomymindbetween persistentdialeticsandmorbidityregardingone'shealth.

I'msogladMr.Tindallusedthe word"hang"regardinghisexaminationofCatholicism.Forthatisthe thing-itdepends(hangs)fromChrist. Tothemoment,however,theChurch wouldseemtohavethedroponher critic.Thephraseabout"awkward question"wasn'tsogood,because quitefrankly,Mr.Tindall,youhaven't worriedasouluptodate.Ithought bythistimeyoumighthavetrotted outsomeofthestockteasersfromthe RationalistHandbook.Butno,you sticktoassertionandperhapsyou're wisertodoso.Whenyouputupa genuineproblemitwillmakeadecent argumentoutofthisholeandcorner game.DokeepwatchingtheLetters totheEditor.Youwillbefeatured thereforsomeweeks,Ihear.

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Thesixthannualmeetingofthe PerthDiocesanUnionoftheHoly NameSocietywasheldonMonday evening,March29,inthetheatreof theChristianBrothers'College,Perth. ArepresentativegatheringofSpiritual Directorsanddelegatesofmetropolitanbranchesattended,andwerefavouredbythepresenceofHisGrace theArchbishop,whoremainedthroughouttheproceedings.

Notedamongstthosepresentwere Rev.FatherLynchandsixdelegates fromNorthambranch,whosepresident (Mr.E.Grant)waspreventedbyillnessfromattending.Severalother countrybranchesendeavouredtosend delegates,butwerepreventedbytransportandmanpowerdifficulties.

ThemeetingwasopenedbytheDiocesanDirector(Rev.FatherLalor) withtheSociety'scustomaryprayers, ThereuponthePresident(Mr.E.LeB. Henderson)formallywelcomedHis Grace,thankinghimforhonouringthe meetingwithhispresence,forhaving initiatedtheHolyNameSocietyin WesternAustralia,andforhavingappointedsuchworthyDiocesanSpiritual Directors.

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Insportmostofhistimewasdevotedtocricketandrowing.In1929 (CentenaryYear),hecoxedtheKing's CupInterstateEight,andlatermanaged,coachedandcoxedaSwanR.C. MaidenEight,whichwassuccessfulat theHobartCentenaryRegatta.

CaptainNelliganistheeldestsonof Mr.andMrs.W.T.Nelligan,of48 McCourt-street,WestLeederville,and hasthreebrothersonactiveservice, twowiththe2/7th.FieldRegiment nowreturned),andtheotherisattachedtotheRoyalAirForce.

RT.REV.MGR.A.H.RYAN.

thePropagandaUniversity.Afterhis ordinationin1921,hebecameClassical MasterinSt.Malachy'sCollege.He subsequentlywenttoMaynoothas ProfessorofDogmaticTheology,and remainedthereuntilhisappointment asProfessorofScholasticPhilosophy inQueen'sUniversityseventeenyears ago.HebecameApostolicVisitorto seminariesandecclesiasticalcolleges inIrelandin1938. Mgr.Ryanhas wonwell-deservedfameasalecturer, notonlyinIreland,butmuchfarther afield.Hegaveaddressesatthe AucklandCongressin1938.andvisited Australiaafterwards.

MAYPROCESSION

At3p.m.onthefirstSundayin May,theannualprocessioninhonour ofOurLadywillbeheld.Theoccasionalsermonwillbepreachedbythe Rev.FatherBreslin,0.M.I.,Fremantle.ThecadetsofAquinasCollege willformtheguardofhonour.Men andwomeninuniformarecordiallyinvitedtowalkintheprocession.Of coursetheChildrenofMarySodalities ofthesuburbanparishesareagainwelcomedthisyear.Theprocessionwill leaveSt.Columba'sChurch,Forreststreet,SouthPerth,fortheschool groundsat3p.m.

HELPFULHINTSFORTHE //QM

Afterwashingmuslincurtainshang themonthelineandbunchthemall togetherlightly:thispreventsthem frompullingoutofshapealongthe sides.Ifpossiblechooseadaywithoutmuchwind:thenyouwillsave peg-marksalso,merelyhangingthe curtainshalf-wayovertheline.

Whenarranging,flowersthatwill notstayputinajardiniere,foldnewspapersseveraltimesinbandsabout twoincheswide,windthemaroundinsidethejardiniere,fillwithwaterand standstemsbetweenthebands.

Thethreeother"residents"are,for theAnglicans,CanonF.A.Cockin,of St.Paul'sCathedral,London;forthe Nonconformists,theRev,RoyDrummond,ProfessorofChurchHistoryat CambridgeUniversity:andforthe non-sectarians,MissMaryTrevelyan, WardenoftheInternationalSettlement,ofLondonUniversity.

TheB.B.C.'s"braintrust"ideahas sweptthecountry.Inparishhalls andcampsalloverthecountrylocal "braintrusts"provokediscussion.In manyhomesatChristmasitbecamea partygame.

Fortheradiothe"resident"and guestspeakersgatherbeforethemicrophoneandanswer,withoutpreparation,questionsselectedbyacompere fromamonghundredsofinquiries whichcomeinbymail.Whenany largequestionofgeneralinterest comesoutofthehatthesubjectis giventotheexpertsfor"homework,' andtheirviewsaregiveninthefollowingweek'sfeature.

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

Boni'

Rome1

Educatedmentheworldoverknow thatRomeisacityapartandunique intheworld.ToCatholics,Rome meansevenmore.Wehope,andwe believe,thattheAllieswillwinthis warwithoutinflictinganydamageon acitywhichismuchmorethecommonpossessionofthecivilisedworld thanthecapitalofaveryrecentnationalState.

Itdoesnotfollow,however,thatthe bestwayofproceedingwillbetomake anyagreementinadvancetotreat Romeasanopencity.Itmighttoo easilyhappenthatanagreement whereby,forexample,aneutralcommissiontookupresidence,wouldbe followedbyincreasingevidencefrom thatcommissionthatthetermswere notbeingobserved.TheAllieswould thenbecompelledtocanceltheirguarantee. WemaywellbelievethattheGermanGovernmentwouldliketomake usbombRome,becauseoneofthat Government'schiefhopesofavoiding defeatliesinexploitingdifferencesof opinionandfeelinginsidethemixed companyoftheGrandAlliance.Itis anabidingweaknesswhichthose Statesmustreckonwithinwhichpublicopinionandemotionhaveafree run,thatanoutsideenemywillsedulouslyexploitalldifferences,andnot leastreligiousdifferences.Wemight easilygettheworstoftwoworldsif wewereformallytoagreetomake Romeanopencity,andlateronwere tofindourselvescompelledtosetthat agreementaside.ThecorrectproceedingwillbetorefrainfrombombingRome,butnottoenterintoany bindingandadvanceagreementof whichthedeliberateviolationmight thenforceusintotheverycoursewe somuchdesiretoavoid.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe C.G.M.shouldringtheSecretary (B6950),oriftheycallinattheClub Roomsduringlunchhourorofaneveningduringtheweek,oneoftheleaders willbetheretoreceivethemandexplainconditionsofmembership,etc., tothem.

FROMAHERN'S.

SBLACKSUEDECOURTS, 14/11.

BlackSuedeGradedCourts,Vthroat,punchedvamps,patentback,spikeheels.14/11pair. Scoupons.

SHOEODDMENTS, 29/6.

Wellknownmakes.BlackSuedeandKidTie, alccBrownKidpleatedvampTies,Cuban heels.29'6pair.8coupons.

HOLLYWOODSHOES, 14/11.

Hollywood'ssupergradeKidTieShoes,suede trimmed,juniorheels,blackandnavyonly. 14!11pair.8coupons.

PERTH.THURSDAY.APRIL8,1943.

SquareandCompass

Therearesometowhomtheincidenceinthesameyearofthe firstcentenaryofFreemasonryandthefirstcentenaryoftheofferingoftheMassinWestAustraliamightseemasymbolandaportent.DespitetheprotestationsoftheCraftinEnglish-speaking countries,FreemasonrystillrestsunderabanoftheChurch.And itisaseasonableopportunitytoexaminethereasonsfortheCatholicopposition.PopularCatholicobjectionsbasedonthesecrecyoftheCraft,thenatureofitsoathsandritual,etc.,arevalid, butonlypartialandminoraspectsofthematter.Therootsofresistanceproceedalongtwowell-definedlines.Firstly,itunderminessupernaturalreligionofanykind.Itsrootdoctrine,accordingtothe"sacredauthors"oftheCraftisnaturalism-theselfsufficiencyofman.Thisnotionnecessarilyprescindsfromatrue morality,foritlacksadequatesanctions.Henceacodeofpurelynaturalethicsisinculcatedinmembers.Insuchaschemeof thingsChristianityissuperfluous.Whybotherwithcharity whenkindnesswillserve?Sinwillbeexcused.onthepleathat thesinneris"agoodsport"or"amanoftheworld."Humility hasnoplaceinnaturalism,formanandnotGodisthemeasureof things.Indeed,since schemeworkswithoutreference tosupernaturalrewardsandpunishments.GodHimselfmustgo intoexile.ThereisnoplaceforChrist.fortheself-sufficientman experiencesnoneedofredemption.

Nowitisveryunlikelythatactualatheismordirectattacks againstChristianityaremadeintheLodges.Nomemberis directlyseducedfromaChristianoutlook.Butasubstitutehas beenprovidedwhichoffersasimplerwayoflifeandinanyage, butespeciallyto-day,amanwilltakeveryreadilytoalineof lesserresistance.ItistruethatMasonicritualreferstothe "GreatArchitectoftheUniverse."ButMasonry's"sacred authors"donotrevealthatthisreferstoaPersonalGod.Itmight besimplyanallegoricaltitleunderwhichweregroupedandpersonifiedtheprocessesofnature.Inanycase,theideaofaPersonalGodisunnecessarytothephilosophyofnaturalism.The secondandmorereadilyappreciatedaspectofMasonryisitsdominationofinternationalfinanceandtheeconomicandcommercial strangleholditexercisesoverindividualnations.Thishasall kindsofrepercussionsinmatterssuchasemploymentandpromotiontokeypositions.Itisamostperniciousinfluence,because theconcentratedwealthoftheLodgesenablesthemtocoerceand tocorruptGovernments.Itistrue,forexample.thatFrancewas governedfromtheLodgesforverymanyyears.Itisalsotrue thattheMasonic"blacklists"duringtheGreatWarrobbedmany aCatholicofwell-meritedpromotion.

Itissignificantthatwhereverastrongmanhasarisentosweep outtheAugeanstableofLiberalism,hisfirstacthasbeentodissolvetheLodgesoftheGrantOrient.Andifthiswarisproductiveofnothingelse,ithasthisatleasttoitscredit,thatithas banishedtheGrandOrient-atleasttemporarily-fromEurope. ThelateDukeofConnaughtdeclaredonbehalfoftheEnglish lodges,onAugust29,1938,thatEnglishMasonrydoesnotknow anybutitsownkindofMasonry.Inviewoftheexcessesof ContinentalMasonry,itwasextremelyadvisabletodiscountthe GrandOrientasalesserbreedbeyondthepale.Butpriortothe presentwarEnglishFreemasonsstillofferedandacceptedthe hospitalityoftheGrandOrientwhenabroad.Someevenbecame membersofthemandoftheirsubordinateandaffiliatedsocieties.SomethingmorethanverbaldenialsofMasonry'suniversal onenessandsolidaritywillberequiredtocausetheChurchtolift herbanfromtheLodges,themoresowhilethetwomattersdiscussedaboveremainintegralpartsoftheMasonicfabric.

Prayer,diePuipifand 'theLibertyLoan

Thecontroversywhichhasarisenovertheuseofthepulpitfor thepurposeofstimulatingtheWarLoanreflectstheawarenessof theChristiancommunitiesofthegrowingpowerandambitionof theState.Italsoprovidesanillustrationoftheverypoornews serviceprevailingthroughoutAustralia.Itwasoddforthe"West Australian"tobeobligedtoreceivethefirststirringsofthecontroversyfromAdelaide,whencommentofasimilarbutmoretrenchantnaturevasnotonlybeingpreachedatthesametimefrom St.Mary'sCathedral,butwasbeingbroadcastovertheNational Stations!EventhebelatedentryoftheAnglicanPrimateintothe arenawasdutifullyreported,andlaterstillacross-sectionoflocal churchleaders.butaswegotopressnowordhasbeenprintedofr theCatholicprotestovertheair,norhasaninterviewbeensought withtheCatholicauthorities.

Itisamatterofprincipleandofgreatimportance,firstly,that thepulpitshouldbeexclusivelyemployedforthepreachingofthe WordofGod,andsecondly,thatspecialDaysofPrayershould notbethoughtlessly.arrangedsoastobringthemintopubliccontempt.Asforthefirstconsideration,thereisabsolutelynocall fortheemploymentofthepulpitforprofanepurposes.TheCatholicHierarchyofAustraliahaspubliclypledgeditswholeheartedsupporttotheGovernmentintheprosecutionofthewar, andwhateveristobedoneinthisdirectionisdonebytheBishops intheirciviccapacitiesoutsidethesanctuary.TheDaysof Prayerhavebecomefartoofrequent.andthismostrecentonewas arrangedwithahastethatwasalmostindecent.Thepointwas wellmadebyFatherLalorthateverydayintheCatholicCthurch isadayofprayer.Butthequestionof intercessionshould surelyhavesomehighermotivationthantheflaggingofwar finances.

THEGREENREVOLUTION.

Sir,-OurhopeistheGreenRevolution,certainlynotthe"Red."Green meansperennialyouth.ItisIreland'scolour.OftheIrish,aJesuit wrote:"Theyplacedtheirhandsto theirhearts,thenwithrecklessgenerosity,scatteredtheirhearts'blood overtheearth.Whereveritfellflowers sprangup,andlittlechildrenplayed."

So,ifAustraliansofIrishdescentget intothisrevolution,thisnewback-tothe-landmovement,wecanexpectsuccess. AstheEditorsays,theGreenRevolutionmustfirsttakeplaceinthe mind.Soletushavespecialcountry townsforourboys,withstarting pointslikeNewNorcia,Bindoon,etc. WehopetheJesuitFathersofSt Louiswillcontinuetheirholiday campsinthehills,withanaddedmotivenow-theGreenRevolution.

Australiansoldiers,campedinthe bushforsomeweeks,complainthatall theyseeis"trees,trees."Asoldier poetofthelastwarwroteoftrees:"I thingthatIshallneverseeapoemas lovelyasatree."

Onthissubject,St.Bernardsays: "Youwilllearnmorefromtherocks andTREES,thanfromthegreatest masters."Inotherwords,ifyou wanttolearnsomething,gointothe bush.Fantastic!Noonecansay Bernardwasjustahermit,muchless adumb-bell.Herewasamanwho foundedoverthreehundredmonasteriesthroughoutEurope.Adviserof PopesandKings,hepreachedthesecondCrusadeagainsttheTurks.His literaryoutputwasimmense.This wasBernardofthe"Memorare,"Our Lady'sman.Althoughhewasso muchinthethickofthings,hehasthis advicetoofferus:"GobacktoNature, withthespiritofFaith."Thetrouble is,wehaveneglectedtocultivate Nature,inmorewaysthanone.TerrifyingasNaturemayappear,shecan

beagreatmotherandteacher.Bernardwasevidentlyspeakingofhis ownexperiencewithMotherNature. Godmaynotbewiththebigbattalions,asNapoleonfoundouttohis cost,butHecanbeveryclosetothe manontheland.

Notmanyyearsagosomeyour: CatholicteachersfromSydneycame "West"toteach-inoneofourCatholic collegesinthebush.Thequantity ofbushtheysaw,anditssolitude,appalledthem.Whathappened?After afewyearstheywereloathetoleave theplacetheyhadlearnedtolove. Thebushhadwon-thebush,inan atmosphereoftheFaith.Landgirls. freshfromourcityoffices,sumup theirexperiencesoftheland:"It'sa greatlifethislifeoutofdoors."I> isdoubtfulifmanyofthesekidswill returntocityjobsafterthewar.So, youngmen,ifyouwanttobeonsomethinggoodafterthewar,getonto theGreenRevolution;it'sgoingtobe a"winner."

Illfarestheland,tohasteningillsa Whereprey,wealthaccumulatesandmen decay, PrincesandLordsmayperish,and mayfade; Abreathcanmakethem,abreathhas made.

Butourboldpeasantry,ourcountry's pride, Whenoncedestroyed,canneverbe supplied. -Yours,etc.,

THEOPENSPACES.

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anindigentstudent.

Sendalongthoseattractivestory booksthatyouhavenowdiscarded. TheJuvenileSectionoftheCentralCatholicLibrarywillappreciatethem,

(Lettersshouldbeasbriefaspossibleand,evenwhereanom-de-plume isemployed,mustbearthewriter's nameandaddress,asatokenofbonafides.Nonoticewillbetakenof anonymouscorrespondence.)

INTEREST.

Sir,-Yourleadingarticleon "MoneyLendingandUsury'istimely, thesubjectbeingdealtwithinacapablemanner.Almostalloursocial evilsmax-betracedtointerest,particularlyfarmingandhomeownership. Interestformstheprofitstructurein alltradeandindustry.Ifinterest didnotexist,thismisnamedprofitof industrywouldremainintradeand industry,tobedividedamongstthose wholabourinindustry.Everyarticleofclothing,everybitoffoodwe consume,issaturatedwithinterest,so hethathasthelargestfamilypaysthe mostinterest.Imaintainthisisunjust.Tofixinterestat4,5,or6per cent,asageneralrate,isnotafairrate ofinterest.Asamatteroffactinterestatanyrateisunjust,although itmayseemtobefair.Sayaman (earning£500yearly)withwifeand twochildrenispayinginterestat6 percentona£500mortgageonhis home,andwealsofindanotherman (earning£250yearly)withwifeand6 children,alsopaying6percent.interestonamortgageof£500.Onhis financialabilitytopay,thelatter man'sinterestpaymentsbecomeusury, astheinterestdrawsfartoomuch fromhisearnings,anddenieshimthe righttogiveordinarycomfortsand educationtohisfamily.Interestrepresentsthatportionofourmoney systemwheresomepersons(investors)drawfromthecommunitymoney (interest)forwhichtheygivenolabourinreturn.St.Paulsays:"Hethat doesnotwork,neithershallheeat."Yours,etc., MOR-LITE.

MONETARYREFORM.

Sir,-Socialismwearetoldstandsfor theNationalisationofallthemeans ofProduction,DistributionandExchange.Now,whytinkerwithproductionwhenthereisnothingwrong withproduction?Ourproblemis NOThowtoproducefastenough,but howtosellfastenoughthegoodsthat canbemanufacturedsoeasily.

WhynotretainPrivateEnterprise withthissafeguard,thatthepriceof anarticleorserviceshouldbethecost ofproductionplusareasonableprofit? Neveranymorenoreverless.Apparentlyitistakenforgrantedthat eachindustrypaysoutenoughto buytheproductsofthatindustry.

Thatthepoororpoor,becausethe richarerich,andre-distributionofincomeswouldsolvetheproblem.This re-distribution,bytheway,istobe donebyanarmyofbeaurocrats.

AllthosewhoadvocatetheNationalisationofallthemeansofproduction,distribution,andexchange,must askthemselvesthesequestions:

1.IftheNationcontrolstheadministrationofabank,andnotthePOLICYofthatbank,willitissuemore purchasingpower?Itprobablywill not.

2.IftheNationistotakecontrolof allindustries,willitmakethemmore efficient?Itmightoritmightnot.

Itismorelikelytoadoptthe"take it,orleaveit"attitude.

3.EveniftheNationdoesitsown manufacturing,itwillstillhaveto solvetheproblemof"MARKETS,"and adefinitionofamarketisacollection ofpeoplewithmoneyintheirpockets.

Theproblemis.therefore,oneof findingenoughmoneytoenablethe peopletobuythegoodsproduced, whichmeansareformofourpresent monetarysystem.-Yours,etc., V.EDWARDS.

SouthernCross.

LERETOUR.

Sir,-WhenIconsiderthespace takenbymyletter,itiscleartome thatIhavepreventedloyalCatholics fromgettingatleastthreelettersinserted.SuwhilstIthankyouforthe generosityofspace,Iapologiseto thosewhoselettersmayhavebeen heldover.InprintingmineyouembracedVoltaire,"Idetestwhatyou say.butIgiveyoutherighttosay itin'TheRecord.''

YouwillrealiseIantnutmakinga snobbishclaimformyownintellect (yourofficeboycouldpossiblyspell andfigurebetterthanI),noramI askingyoutoendorseCommunism, Rati.atalism,Spiritualism,oranyof the"isms"objectionabletoCatholicism.

Surely.Mr.Gilbert,youwouldnot classProf.DuhigorSusannaPritchard asCommunistrantersorblackguards. Catholicleaders,morethanotherdenominationleaders,areconstantly strivingtosave"Face"or"Dignity." Mostofthemareto"touchy."

Icanalways"comeupformore," butifIworriedovermuchaboutCatholic"dignity"Iwoulddreadopening mymouthforfearofoffendingsome pioushypochondriac.

Ihavebeentryingtogetthe"hang" ofCatholicismforsometime,andIexpectIshallbe"hanged"oneofthese daysforaskingawkwardquestions.I shallcertainlywatchthisfeatureLetterstotheEditorfordivergenceof opinionamongstCatholics.-Yours, etc., BOBTINDALL. (Tobecontinued.)

(SeeMr.Gilbert'sremarksin"WithoutApology,"onPage5.)

SELF-HELP.

Sir,-Atthepresenttimemenseem tobeseekinghelp,eitherthroughinstitutions,-isms,GovernmentsorSystems.Thespiritofselfhelpisgraduallyfading,somethingshouldbedone tomakemanhelphimself.

"Theworthofastate,inthelong run,istheworthoftheindividuals composingit."(j.S.Mill.)

"Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves,"iscertainlyawelltried maxim,embodyinginasmallcompass theresultsofvasthumanexperience. Thespiritofprayercombinedwith selfhelpistherootofallgenuine growthintheindividual;andexhibitedinthelivesofmany,infactitconstitutesthetruesourceofnational vigourandstrength.Helpfromwithoutisoftenenfeeblinginitseffects, huthelpfromwithininvariablyinvigorates.Whateverisdoneformen orclasses,toacertainextenttakes awaythestimulusandnecessityof doingforthemselves:andwheremen aresubjectedtoover-guidanceand over-government,theinevitabletendencyistorenderthemcomparatively helpless.Ifababyhadeverything doneforit,itwouldgrowupslependentonhavingthingsdoneforit,that isonlynatural.Newsboyswhohave reachedthetopoftheladderprove this,orshouldyourequiremoreproof, readthelivesofsomeofourgreat men.Selfhelpandindependenceare oneandthesamething.-Yours,etc., PAUL.

OLDROSARIES

H01Week

*(--eremonies

TIMETABLE.

PalmSunday: SolemnBlessingofPalmswillcommenceat10.45a.m.EveningDevotionsat7.30p.m.

SpyWednesday: ConfessionsinpreparationforHoly Thursdaywillbeheardfrom12noon to1p.m.;4p.m.to6p.m.;andafter EveningDevotions,whichcommence at7.30,andatwhichVeryRev. FatherHaugh,O.M.I..willpreach.

HolyThursday:

6.45a.m.to8.15a.m.:HolyCommunionwillbedistributed.

8.45a.m.:PontificalMass,during whichtheHolyOilswillbeconsecrated,andattheconclusionofwhich theBlessedSacramentwillbecarried totheAltarofRepose,whereItwill remainfortheadorationofthefaithfuluntilGoodFridaymorning.

7.30p.m.:SpecialEveningDevotions,atwhichRev.FatherPerrott, S.J.,willpreach.

GoodFriday:

10a.m.:MassofthePresanctified, AdorationoftheCross,andPassion sermon.Rev.FatherSlowerwillbe thepreacher.

3p.m.:StationsoftheCross.

7.30p.m.:SpecialEveningDevotions, atwhichaRedemptoristFatherwill

ConfessionswillbeheardimmediatelyafterDevotions.

HolySaturday: TheceremoniesoftheBlessingof thePaschalCandleandtheFontwill commenceat6.45a.m.

Confessionswillbeheardfrom12 noonto1p.m.;4p.m.to6p.m.;and from7.30p.m.onwards

EasterSunday: 11am.:PontificalMass.

7.30p.m.:EveningDevotions.

TheceremoniesofPalmSundaywill carriedoutasinformeryears,the functioncommencingat10.45a.m.As usualHisGracetheArchbishopwill bethecelebrant.Thechantersofthe PassionwillbeRev.FatherO'Connor (Christus),Rev.Dr.L.Goody(Narrator,andRev.J.McGillicuddy(the Rabble).

TheMusic, ThisyearthemusicofHolyWeek willbesungbytheboysoftheCathedralChoir,conductedbyRev.A. Lynch.Attheblessingofthepalms the"HosannaFiliiDavid'willbe sunginGregorianChant;theTract, "InMonteOliveti"(4-v.),Mitterer; "PueriHebraeorum"(4.v.),Palestrina. Thesingingduringtheprocessionwill beinGregorianChant.TheKyrieof theMasswillbefromtheMass,"Iste Confessor"(4.v.),Palestrina;theremainderfromtheMissaDomincalis (4.v.),byRefice.TheGradualand Offertorywillbesungtomusicby Mitterer,andtheremainderofthe PropertoaFalsebordonebyPraglia.

Note:OnthefirstSundayo?May thebroadcastfromtheCathedralwill beintheeveningat7.30,overStation 6WN,thepreacherbeingRev.Father O'Farrell.SolemnHighMasswillfor thismonthonlybeonthethirdSundayinsteadofthefirst.

Exposition intheCity

tOe 1

cRreObioceoe

ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

April11:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatSt.Columba's,Bayswater.

April19(PalmSunda)-1.-11a.m.:PontificateinSt.Mary'sCathedral.

April22(HolyThursday):St.Mary's Cathedral,8.45a.m.,Pontificate.

April23(GoodFriday):St.Mary's Cathedral,10a.m.,MassofthePresanctified:Preside.

3p.m.:AttendStationsoftheCross.

April24(HolySaturday):St.Mary's Cathedral,8.15a.m.,SolemnHigh Mass:Preside.

April25(EasterSunday):St.Marys Cathedral,11a.m.:Pontificate.

April30-8p.m.:AttendopeningLectureof1943SeriesatCentralCatholic Library.

May2-8a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral: CelebrateMassonoccasionofAnnualCommunionofNewmanSociety.

12.15p.m.:AttendannualcelebrationsinhonourofSt.Joseph,atthe HomeoftheLittleSistersofthe Poor,Glendalough.

May9:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatSt.Mary'sChurch,Marredin.

May16:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatHolyCrossChurch, Cunderdin.

May23:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatSt.Joseph'sChurch, Kellerberrin.

May30:CanonicalVisitationand ConfirmationatSt.Anne's,Belmont.

LENTENSERMONSATSTMARY'S CATHEDRAL.

Rev.FatherRegan,C.SS.R.,ofthe RedemptoristMonastery,NorthPerth, willpreachthefifthofhisseriesof LentenSermonsinSt.Mary'sCathedralonSundaynext.,April11. The subjectofhissermonwillbe"The ReignofChrist."Eveningdevotions commenceat7.30p.m.

Enclosed\etreats

("TheRecord"willbepleasedto publishinthiscolumnnoticesofRetreatstobeconductedformembersof ourvariousCatholicorganisations throughoutthecomingyear.WesuggestthatadvicebesenttousasSO011 asarrangementshavebeencompleted ineachcase.)

ST.ILDEPHONSUS'OLDBOYS' ASSOCIATION.

Theannualweek-endRetreatofthe aboveAssociationwillbeheldatthe Monastery,NorthPerth,overtheweekendcommencingMay1. FurtherdetailsoftheRetreatwillbepublished inthiscolumnlater.

QUARANT'ORE

Wehavebeenaskedtoappealfor oldorbrokenRosaries,forwhichthe ownershavenofurtheruse.Owing tothelackofsuppliesofreligiousobjects,themenintheForcesareoften obligedtogowithoutRosaries,Missals,etc.TheSistersoftheCarmeliteMonastery,Nedlands,haveoffered tomendoldorbrokenRosaries,which willbethendistributedtothetroops. Rosariesandotherpiousobjects maybeleftc'oCatholicWelfareOrganisation, ChurchOffice, VictoriaSquare,Perth.

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.'Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncommencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat5.45p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

Sunday.

APRIL.

2nd.Palmyra:OneDayoExposition.

3rd.KellerberrinandCunderdin:One DayofExposition,

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NameSociety

dayistheapathywithinourown ranksandthelackofknowledgeby manyCatholicsoftheprinciplesand tenetsoftheirfaith.TheChurchtoday,morethaneverbefore,needsher mentostandbehindher,justasdid intheearlydaysoftheChurchthose earlyChristians,followingtheexamplejustpreviouslygiventhembythe Apostles.Forthisaprerequisiteisan intelligentknowledgeofourFaithand theCatholicviewpointonsocialquestions.Hecounselledastudyofthe EncyclicalsofPopesLeoXIII.and PiusXI.,obtainableasC.T.S.pamphlets,andsuggestedthatbranchesinstitutestudycirclesamongstmembers, listeninto"TheCatholicAnswer" Session,andencouragetheirnonCatholicfriendstolisten-inalso.In concludinghismostinspiringaddress, theArchbishopinvokedGod'sblessing apontheSociety,itsmembers,andits erstwhilemembersnowintheArmed Forces.

AttheconclusionofHisGrace'saddress,whichelicitedprolongedapplause,theTreasurer(Mr.F.Morgan) readhisreport,whichwasreceived, anddisclosedacreditbalanceof£78s.

Rev.FatherLalorthankedHis Graceforhispresenceatthemeeting andforhisaddress,andexhortedmemberstoheedHisGrace'srecommendations.Speakingofthereducedattentionbymemberstotheirspiritual obligations,heconsideredthatonecontributingfactorwasthefailureof manyyouths,overschoolage,toattendtheirduties.Boysto-dayare stillimmature,inamoralandspiritual sense,whendraftedintotheArmed Forces,theretofacegreatdangersand

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anindigentstudent.

temptations.Seniorsshouldhelpthese ladsandfortifythembeforethey reachmilitaryage.Prefectsshould paygreatattentiontotheneedfor contractingandremindingbackward orforgetfulmembers.FatherLalor recommendedbranchestoco-optthe CatholicSocialGuildinthematterof StudyCircles,instructionandlectures onsocialquestions,etc.HecongratulatedtheExecutiveandtheGeneral Secretaryontheyear'swork,andconveyedtotheChristianBrothersthe sincerethanksoftheDiocesanUnion fortheuseoftheCollegeTheatre.

TheseniorVice-President(Mr.F.F. Anderson),supportingFatherLalor's thankstoHisGrace,commendedto theattentionofmemberstwoworthy H.N.practicesobservedbysomebranches,namely,visitationofsickmembersandmonthlyMassforthesafety andspiritualwelfareofmembersinthe Forces.

OnthemotionofMr.Leonard,the meetingpassed,withacclamation,a voteofthankstotheretiringExecuticsCouncil.Mr.Hendersonsuitably responded,and,tenderingtheresignationoftheCouncil,vacatedthechair.

FatherLalorthereuponconducted theelectionoftheExecutiveCouncil oftheDiocesanUnionfortheensuing year,theresultbeing:

President:Mr.E.LeB.Henderson.

Vice-Presidents:Messrs.F.F.AndersonandT.J.Condon(unopposed).

GeneralSecretary:Mr.E.J.Farmer (unopposed).

MinuteSecretary:Mr.E.O'Mahoney (unopposed).

Treasurer:Mr.F.111,Morgan(unopposed).

Marshal:Mr.G.Hannah(unopposed).

ThePresidenthavingthankeddelegates,oUrehalfoftheincomingExecutive,themeetingclosedwiththerecitaloftheusualprayersbyFather Lalor.

CATHOLICTEACHERS'

REY.J.W.DOYLE,S.J. ANALYSESPIUSXI'S CELEBRATEDENCYCLICAL

ONEDUCATION

Stressingthegreatimportanceof education,whichincludesspiritual, intellectual,civic,socialandphysical training,HisHolinessPopePiusXI, onDecember31,1929,publishedhis magnificentLetter"OntheChristian EducationofYouth"-"DiviniIllius Magistri,"asitisknownfromthe openingwordsoftheLatintext.He wishedittobeamemorialoftheGoldenJubileeofhisordination.Itisa monumentworthytostandwiththe othergreatsocialEncyclicals;forit setsdownthebasicprincipleswhich mustgoverneducationifweareto trainmenandwomeneagerandable tosetupaSocietybuiltonChristian socialprinciples,andsotoliveinthat Societyastosavetheirsouls.That isthepurposeofeducation.

TheLetteronEducationislittle known,evenincomparisonwiththe othersocialEncyclicals.Thismay beexplainedinpartbythedifficulty ofthesubject;fortoappreciatethis Letteronemustunderstandtheroot ideasofCatholicsocialteaching.Perhaps.too,the"official'styleofthe Englishmightdiscouragesome.It wouldbeagreatpityifsuchapoor reasonweretokeepfromusthewisdomoftheVicarsofChrist.

TheLetter,aftertheintroduction, fallsintothreeparts:TheMissionto Educate-thedutiesandrightsineducationofthefamily,theChurchand theState:TheSubjectofEducationthechild:andTheEnvironmentof Education-thefamily,theChurch, theschool,society.Finally,HisHolinessrestatestheendand.objectof Education,theformationofperfect ChristiansafterthemodelofChrist, Whomwestrivetoforminourselves andothers.

TheMissiontoEducate.

TheFamilyholdsdirectlyfromGod themission-andhencetheright-to educate.Thisrightmaynotbeviolatedbyanypoweronearth.Any systemisthereforeunjustwhicheither physicallyormorallycompelsparents againsttheirconscienceorlegitimate preferencetosendtheirchildrento certainschools.Theresponsibilityfor theeducationofitschildrenrestswith thefamily,whichisthereforebound toseethatitsrightsarerespected.

Theworkingsofgracearenottobe gaugedbynaturalmeasures.

Thereremaininmantheeffectsof originalsin:principally,disorderlyaffectionsandweaknessofwill.Methodsofeducationwhichexplicitlyor implicitlydenythisareunsoundand dangerous.

Thoseforgettheinbornweaknessof humannaturewhoholdthatyouth canbeforearmedagainstthedangers ofsensualitybyfoolhardyinitiation andprecautionaryinstructionforall indiscriminately,orbybeingexposed atanearlyagetotheoccasionsin order(asitisurgedtobestrengthenedagainstthem.Inthisextreme. lydelicatematter,ifinstructionbe foundnecessaryandopportune,it shouldbegivenprivatelybyonehavingauthority,andwithallthesafeguardstraditionaltoChristianEducation.

Thesexesaredestinedtocomplementeachotherinthefamilyandin society,preciselybecauseoftheirdifferences,whichoughtthereforetobe respectedduringtheyearsofformation.Alevellingequalityandpromiscuitymustnotbemistakenforthe legitimateassociationofthesexes.

TheEnvironmentofEducation.

TheHome:Thateducationwillbe mosteffectivewhichisreceivedina well-orderedChristianfamily.This familyinfluenceisweakenedbythe factthatmanyparentshavelittle preparationforthefundamentalduty ofeducatingtheirchildren;andby thepracticeofsendingchildrenaway fromhomeevenintheirearliestyears.

TheChurch:TheChurcheducates throughherDoctrine,herSacraments, herLiturgy,herRitual,herDevotions:andthroughthosediverse bodiesdevotedunderherguidanceto everydepartmentofhumanactivity.

Society:Whileyoungpeopleshould notberemovedfromthesocietyin whichtheyaretosavetheirsouls, theyshouldbeforewarnedandforearmedagainstthedangersofthe worldinwhichtheymustlive.

WIRELESS:Canyouservice andrepairyourown"Wireless" whennecessary?Youcansave

ofsendingyoursetto townforrepairs.Getourpamphlet,"RadiofortheMillion."

SHORTSTORYWRITING:Manyfamousnoveliststriedother careersbeforetryingwritingasaprofession.Ifyouhaveimagination,cantellgoodstoriesorrelateinterestingexperiences,learntowrite forthepublic.Editorsareonthelook-outfornewwriterswithnew ideastointeresttheirsubscribers.

OTHERHOMESTUDYCOURSESincludeSteam,GasandDiesel Engines,SalesmanshipandPersonalEfficiency,BusinessOrganisation andManagement,SanitaryEngineeringforHealthInspectors,Electrical Engineering.ElectricalWiring.Refrigeration,etc.

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TheChurchhasfromGodhermissiontobetheinfallibleteacherofall nationsthroughalltime.Shehasindependentrightstodecidewhathelps andwhathindersChristianeducation. Hercare,embracingthewholeeducationofhersubjects,childrenandadult, isnotaviolationoftherightsoffamilyandstate,butasafeguardofboth', forreligionembraceseverydepartmentoflife,andthetrulyreligious manisthebestcitizenofthisworld aswellasofthenext.

TheStatehasarighttosecuretoits citizensaknowledgeoftheircivicand politicalduties,andacertaindegreeof physical,intellectual,andmoraltraining;butitshouldexercisethisright withtheleastpossibleinterferencein thelivesofitscitizens.TheState musteverrespectthepriorrightsof Churchandfamily,leavingfreescope totheinitiativeofbothandgiving themsuchassistanceasjusticedemands.TheStateshoulduseevery meansinitspowertosecurethepropereducationofitscitizens,evento theextent(ifnecessary)ofestablishingitsownschoolsystem.Therights oftheStateincludebothcensorship andpropaganda,andarenotconfined tochildren.

Church,StateandFamilyhaverights ineducation:andinwell-orderedsocietythereisnoconflictbutrather perfectharmonyintheexerciseof theserights.

TheSubjectofEducation.

WithoutthehelpofDivineGrace,it isimpossibletoattaintheperfection ofeducationintendedbytheChurch.

TheSchool:Theschoolbyitsvery nature,issubsidiaryandcomplementarytothefamilyandtheChurch,and mustformwiththemaperfectmoral unity.ThataschoolbeinfullconformitywiththerightsoftheChristianfamilyandoftheChurch,allits teachingandthewholeofitsorganisationmustbethoroughlyChristian.

TheattendanceofCatholicsat schoolswhich(a)ignorereligionaltogether,or(b)provideseparatereligiousinstructionforthemembersof eachdenominationwhileotherlessons aregivenincommon,isforbidden,and atmosttolerated-andthatonlywith theconsentoftheOrdinary.

Nobranchofsecularlearningis foreigntotheCatholicschool.Perfectschoolsaretheresultsnotso muchofgoodmethodsasofgood teachers,

TheObjectofChristianEducation.

Theproperandimmediateendof ChristianEducationistoco-operate withtheDivineGraceinformingthe trueandperfectChristian;thatis,in formingChristHimselfinthoseregeneratedbyBaptism.

ThetrueandperfectChristiandoes notrenouncetheactivitiesofthislife; hedoesnotstunthisnaturalfaculties:ratherdoeshedevelopandperfectthembyco-ordinatingthemwith thesupernatural.

TheIdealofChristianEducation.

Christ,OurLordandMaster,Whom westrivetoforminourselvesanI others.

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LibraryLectures

The ReligiousBroadcastQuestion

Agreatfusshasariseninthepapers oveithesuggestionoftheStanding CommitteeoftheFederalParliament onBroadcasting,thatcommercialstationsshouldprovidefacilitiesatrecognisedhours"bothforregular churchgoerswhoarepreventedfrom attending,andalsotoassisttoeducate listenerswhohavenothadthesame opportunitiesasotherstoappreciate theparamountimportanceofspiritual valuesintheindividualandnational life."

Letusfirstdealwithsomeobjectionswhichseemtouscompletelyinvalid.Thereistheatheistorrationalist,whodemandsequalrightsofexpressionfortheanti-religiousandmaterialistviewpoint.Heisanswered bypointingoutthatdisbeliefinthe spiritualnatureofmanlogicallyinvolveschangesintheattitudetosocialaimsandpersonalrightswhicn aredestructiveofprivatelifeandfreedom,andleadtototalitarianism. Thesehavenotbeenclearlyapparent inthepast,becausethehabitoflookingatmenasinacertainfashionsacredpersistedlongafterthebasicof thatsanctityhadpassedawayfrom thethoughtof"modernminds."The changehascomeatlast,however,and isexemplifiedintrendofsecularist thoughteverywhereinthedirection of"planned"economicandsocial orderswhichdenyrealpersonalfreedomintheprivatesphere.Inaword, thosewhowouldhavepersonalliberty whichisrathermorethantherightto electParliamentaryrepresentatives whohavelegal,thoughlittleactual, ontroloverthebureaucraticmanagingmachine-mustnow"opt"forGod andthelifeofthespirit.Thatis whattheCommissionmeanswhenit referstothe';importanceofspiritual values."

"Thepeopleareirreligious;they don'twantreligiousbroadcasts."No doubttheycouldbemadetosayso, ifthequestionwasaskedintheway chosenbythosewhoopposethem. Hereagain,theobjectionhasnobase validity,iftheirlackofappreciation spiritualvaluesisevilanddangeruusfromthepointofviewofoursoialfuture.Theyoughttobeeducatedtoappreciatethefundamental

EARLYRESUMPTION

Servingastheydo,thepartplayedbyadulteducationlecturesinthe secularworld,theseLibraryLecturesarenowanimportantpartofPerth's Catholiclife.The1943LectureProgrammewillcommenceat36PierStreet onFridayevening,April30,andalecturewillbegiveneachfortnightthereafteruntilNovember19.

ThisyearthelectureswillbeheldunderthepatronageofHisGracethe Archbishop,whohasagreedtoattendthefirstlecture,whichwillbegiven byFatherLalor.

Thelectureswillconformtoaplanandwillillustrateaspectsofthe Church'slifefromtheOldTestamentdaystillthepresenttime.

Agratifyingresponsefromcompetentspeakershasbeenreceivedbythe committee,andinthenextissueof"TheRecord"itishopedtopublisha neatlyccmpletelistofsubjectsandspeakers.

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ForeignDevilsintheFloweryKingdomByCarlCrow.

Writingfromhisownintimateknowledge,Mr.Crowgivesafascinating pictureofthelifeoftheforeignerin China,howheamuseshimself,what heeatsanddrinks,whathethinksof theChinese,andwhattheChinese thinkofhim.Dippingintohistory, herecallsearlycornerstotheEast,the vastfortunesmade,themerchant firmsestablished,themissionaryand educationalworkaccomplished.His delightfulportraitsketchesrangefrom thekitchentothediplomaticset,illu-

Children'snovels,illustratedbooks, andallkindsofstorybookssuitablefor JuvenileSectionofourCatholicLibrary,arewanted.

urinatingtheeccentrichabitsofChinesecooksandtheequallyeccentric behaviourofambassadors.

CoveredWagon,10H.P.ByGuy Austin.

Thisisthedesriptionofajourney fromNewYorktoHollywoodinan automobileofuncertainageandantecedents,writtenbyayoungEnglishmanwhoisdiscoveringAmericafor himself.Hehasstoriestotellof hitch-hikersandcarbandits,ofthe procedureinCaliforniantrafficcourt, ofhowWildWestfilmsaremade,and how,whenone'shouseisburnedto thegrounditisasimplematterto buildanotheroneintimetoreceive guestsfordinner.TherearethumbnailsketchesofAmerica'sreligious leaders,includingAimeeMcPherson, oftheAngelusTemple,andFather Coughlin,theRadioPriest.

Realityuponwhichalllifeisbased. ThefactthattheSpaniardsofFerdinandVII'stimeshowednodesireeither forformaleducationorcivilliberties didnotseemtoLiberalsofthatperiodareasonwhytheyshouldcontinuetobedeniedtheirblessings;nor doweregardtheindifferenceorobjectionofbarbariansanduncultured personsasreasonsforrefrainingfrom pressingsocialeducationandhigher cultureuponthem.

SomeSoundCriticisms,

Thereissomesoundness,however, inthepleaagainst"blanketingtheair" between11and12o'clockwithChurch servicesonSundays,whichmight servelittlepurposeineducationand createagreatdealofantagonism,and thatnotexclusivelyamongirreligious people.TherearemanyCatholics,for instance,who-havingattendedMass intheirownchurch-wouldliketosit downafterbreakfasttohearmusic orsomethingelseofarecreational kind.Fortherest,thesentiment againstcompulsioninthismatterat certaintimesissolidlybasedonthe citizen'swishtoexercisefreedomof choiceinthematteroflistening. Largenumberswillchoosereligious broadcastsifleftalone,butwillresenthavingthempusheddowntheir throats.

Infine,weconsidertheobjectofthe Commissiontobebeyondcavil;and weapprovefullyoftheirrecommendationthatthecommercialstationsshall bemadetoassumeresponsibilitiesin thematterofpromotingmoraland spiritualvaluesOurcriticismispurelyoftheparticularmethodusedin ordertopromotetheobject,andto maketheresponsibilityeffective.The technicaldifficultiesurgedbythe FederationofCommercialStationsalso deserveconsideration,andtheirargumentforstudioreligiousbroadcasts incertaincasesinsteadofactual Churchservices.Thewholesubject requiresfArtherconsiderationsoas toworkoutapracticalplan;butthe principleassertedshouldcertainlybe upheld,andtheprojectofextending religiousbroadcastsshouldnotbe abandonedbecauseitpresentscertain prati,'aldifficultic,

OnThursdayeveninglast,members oftheAltarSocietyandLegionof Mary(Active)gatheredtosayfarewell toMissD.Lyttleton,ontheeveofher departureforPerth.Forsomeyears shehastakenaveryactivepartinall theactivitiesoftheparish,andinthe meantimehasbecomeendearedtoall. Atthetimeofherresignation(onaccountofwarwork),MissLyttleton wasalsopresidentoftheChildrenof MarySodality.Duringtheevening Rev.FatherCarolanpresentedthedepartingguestwithatokenofesteem fromherfellow-membersoftheAltar Societyand"HouseofGold"Praesidium,andafterexpressingtheregret ofthoseassembledatherdeparture. wishedherahappyfutureinhernew surroundingsandaspeedyreturnto herhometown.MissLyttletonleft forPerthonTuesdayevening.

HolyNameSociety.

ThemonthlyCommunionat7o'clock MassandeveningdevotionsandmeetingwillbeheldonSunday,11th.inst.

SacredHeartSodality.

Anexcellentattendancemarkedthe AprilmeetingoftheSacredHeartSodality.Aparticularlylargenumber approachedtheAltarRailsduring seveno'clockMass.DuringtheeveningdevotionstheSpiritualDirector, Rev.FatherNolan,consecratedseveralnewmembers.

TheCatholicWomen'sLeague.

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Lectureson tisk'

NEXTLECTUREONWEDNESDAYNEXT,APRIL14.

SubjectTheInstrumentsoftheOrchestra-theStrings.

AlargenumberofpeopleattheCatholicCentralLibrary,36Pier-street, attendedthefirstlectureofthisseries whichFatherLynchgavelastWednesdayevening.Thesubjectwas"ListeningtoMusicinGeneral.'The speakerillustratedhisinterestingtalk withthefollowingrecordings:

"Serenade"(fromHassanDelius).

-Vocalise-(Rachmaninoff).

'ReflectionsintheWater"(Debussy).

"Cordova"(Albeniz).

"Sentimiento"(Infante).

"Espana"(Chabrier).

"FugueinGMinorBach).

"FugueinAMinor"(Bach). "Scheherazade"Rimsky-Korsakov). Forthosewhowishtoprofitbythis seriesoftalks,itwouldbeagood thingtofollowallthenexthalf-dozen meetingsoftheseries,theybeingdesignedtogivethehearersagood enoughideaoftheconstructionand useofanorchestrathatsubsequent talksonparticularkindsofmusicand composersshouldbeeasytofollow. AcollectionismadefortheLibrary funds.

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FITZGERALD,LeoJoseph,thirdson ofMr.andMrs.PatrickFitzgerald, Namban,lovedbrotherofMavis, Vera,Roy(R.A.A.F.),Irene(Sister Cvprianl,Dick(RA.A.F.),Joan, Pat.BrianandBeryl;aged18years. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

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KINSELLA.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearhusbandandfather,John, whopassedawayApril8,1941. MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

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KINSELLA.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearbrotheranduncle,John, whodiedApril8,1941. OurLadyofPerpetualSuccour,pray forhim.

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RUSSELL-InlovingmemoryofMrs. EllenRussell,whodiedApril13, 1941. Mayhersoulrestinpeace.

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STARR.-InlovingmemoryofCatherine,belovedwifeofthelateJames Starr,contractor,lateof2Goodallstreet,Auburn,Victoria,fondsister ofMrs.M.Kenny,Perth,andaunt ofSisterM.Therese,Fremantle, R.I.P.

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*BYFATHERLALOR

QueriesRegardingtheFoundationofthe ChurchandtheMeaningof'CATHOLIC'

CanNon-CatholicsBeSaved?

CelibacyoftheClergyandthe SealoftheConfessional-

"WillIGo,"Perth.

Q."YoustatedthattheCatholic ChurchwasthefirstChurchestablishedbyChrist.SofarIagree withyou."

.1Andvumusteveryimpartialand informedperson.Thereisnoroom fordoubt.Butyouwoulddowell tonoticethis,too:Christfoundedonly oneChurchandpromisedthatit wouldendureforalltime,tobethe unerringguideinreligioustruth.Here Imustcallattentiontoawidespread misunderstandingaboutChristianity.

Manypeopleto-dayhaveavague notionthatChristianityissomething thatnaturallylendsitselftodivision intuinnumerablesects,or,astheysay, "churches."Thisnotionissoforeign toChristianitythatitsprevalencecan onlybeattributedtothefactthatthe Gospelsarelittlereadnowadays.It ishardtoassignanydefinitebeliefto suchavaguethingasProtestantism, butIthinkitissafetosay,andI thinkitisonlyjusttosay,thatthe notionthattherecanbemanycreeds, sects,orchurches,inChristianity,is --.quiteforeigneventoProtestantisminitsoriginalforms.For1,500years Christiansheldclearlytothetruth thattherewasnoplacefordoubtor uncertaintyintheChristianCreed. Christhadsaid:HethatfollowethMe walkethnotindarkness.Again,His Churchwastobe"acitybuiltona hill"-forallmentosee.Thenin the18th.centurycametheProtestant revoltagainsttheCatholicChurch; butnotice,itsleaders,Lutherand Calvin,eachclaimedtobereforming theonetrueChurchofChrist,and bringingitbacktothetaskofteachingthetruth.Thatclaimwasabsurd;fortoassertthattheCatholic Churchhadgonewronginteaching Christ'struthistogivethelieto ChristHimself,whoguaranteedthat itwouldnevererrinteachingHismessagetomen.Yet,LutherandCalvin andtherestwererightinthisatleast: theysawthatChrist'sChurchmustbe oneandoneonly,andthatitwasessentialtoHisteachingthatwhoever didnotacceptthedoctrinesofthat oneanduniversalChurchwasinerror. Thethingisobvious:thewholepurposeofChristinfoundingaChurch wastoremovedoubtanduncertainty fromthemindsofallHisfollowersfor alltime."HethatfollowethMewalkethnotindarkness."Then,too,He saidtothefirstofficersofHisChurch -HisApostles-"Hethathearethyou

hearethMe."HedemandedafullassenttoHisteachingandtotheteachingofthosewhomHecommissioned tocarryonHiswork."Goyeinto thewholeworldandpreachtheGospel toeverycreature.Hethatbelieveth andisbaptisedshallbesaved;but hethatbelievethnotshallbecondemned."Thereitis-aclear-cut commissiontoteachandaclear-cutdemandforacceptanceoftheteaching. ThereisnoroominChristianityfor thesectordenominationthatrejects thisorthatdoctrine,AsSt.Paul putsit:thereis"oneLord,onefaith, onebaptism."AndasIhavesaid, thefoundersofthechiefProtestant sectssawthisimpossibilityofthere beingmorethanoneChurch.But, then,yousee,onlytheCatholic Churchissafeguardedfromerror.The variousdenominationsareman-made thingsandopentoalltheweaknesses ofhumaninstitutions,Theysplit upandsub-divideduntiltherearose thepresentabundanceofnon-Catholic sects,eachclaimingtoteachChrist's truthandeachteachingadifferent andever-changingdoctrine.Faced withtheobviousabsurdityofthe situation,Protestantsaboutthetime yourgrandadwasaboyhadbegunto say,"Well,wecan'tallberight,and perhapsnoneofusarewhollyright," andtheybegantotalkaboutChristianityassomethingvagueanduncertain-awoollybodyofdoctrinethat couldbeexpoundedaseachsectliked. ThatwasnotChrist'sidea,andif menhavenothingmorethanthatas aresultofHisworkonearth,then Christhasbeenafailureandstands convictedofnotkeepingHispromise: "HethatfollowethMewalkethnotin thedarkness."Toadmitthatthere canberivalChristiansectseachwith anequalclaim,istosaythatweare stillinthedark.Butstandingout aboveallthisconfusionofsectsisthe CatholicChurch-thecity.builtby Christonthehill-forallmentoseetheancientChurchthatbeardthe truthfromChrist'sownlipsandstill preachesittomen.Christhasnot failed:ChristhaskeptHispromise. HefoundedonlyoneChurch,HeguaranteedonlyoneChurch,andHehas notdefaulted.

Q.:"TheBiblementionstheCatholic Church,whichmeansUniversal Church."

A.Itwouldbemoreaccuratetosay thattheBiblementionsonlyone Church.andthatChurchistheCatho-

"THESTOREOFQUALITY." F219S STIRLINGHIGHWAY,NIOSNIANPARK.

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licChurch.Theactualphrase"CatholicChurch"doesnotoccurinthe Bible.Christ'shearerswouldhave beenverypuzzledindeedifhehad toldthemthattheymustcallthe ChurchHewasabouttofoundthe"Ca tholicChurch."todistinguishitfrom thevariousProtestantchurches;for theworldhadtowaitfifteenhundred yearsbeforethenotionspreadthat mencouldtaketheBible-theCatholicChurch'sofficialaccountofGod's dealingwithmen-anduseitasa minefromwhichtodigoutahundred differentProtestantsects.Christjust foundedoneChurchandpromisedthat itwouldlastforalltime.Hecalled

nessandhonestyeventuallyforced eachProtestanttoregardtheother's failureasadenominationnotmuch worsethanthattowhichhegavea haltingallegiancehimself.ForChrist andHisApostlesChristianitywasthe oneindivisibleChurch.Eveninthe timeoftheApostlessectsbeganto breakawayfromtheChurch,butthe Apostlesdenouncedthem.Justas Protestantismisdisintegratingand fadingawayto-day,sotheseearly sectsdisappeared,andChrist'sChurch endured.Butitneverhadanyplace initfor"denominations."

Q.:"PleaseinformmewhyRoman CathclicsclaimtobethefirstChurch asestablishedbyChrist.Can proofsofthisbeproduced?"

"Goyeintothewholeworld." it"MyChurch"and"theChurch," andHepromisedthosewhomHeappointedtogovernitthatitwould, nevertilltheendoftime,failtoteach thetruthHEbroughtintotheworld. Thattruthdidnotconsistmerelyof exhortationstobrotherlylove;it containsdefiniteteachingonGod, man,heavenandhell,andthemeans ofobtainingoneandavoidingthe other.AllthistheCatholicChurch, andtheCatholicChurchalone,teaches initsentirety.

Q.:"Arenotallchurcheswhichspread Christ'steachingsCatholicchurches, irrespectiveofDenominations?"

A.:AsIhavesaidbefore,thereis not,noreverwas,anyplacefordenominationsinChristianity.Idon't wanttohurtanyfeelings,butthe worditselfcameintouseonlyasaresultoftheinabilityofProtestantsto agreeamongthemselvesastothe meaningoftheBible.Theyrejected theCatholicChurchandtriedtomake areligionoutofherbook.Polite-

A.:Theycan.ButfirstIshould liketoask:WhichwastheSECOND ChurchfoundedbyChrist?Certainlynotanyofthedenominationswith whichyouarefamiliar.Noneof themexisteduntil1,500yearsafter Christ,andsomeofthemaren'tasold asyourowngrandmother.Thesimple factisthatChristneverthoughtit necessarytoapologiseandtryagain. TheCatholicChurchisHisChurch. Canweproveit?Yes.Firstofall theCatholicChurchgoesbackinhistorytoChrist;theothersdon't.Then thereisthePope.ThePopesgoback inunbrokenlinetoSt.Peter,thefirst Pope.Toliveinobediencetothe Popeisthetestofbelongingtothe ChurchthatChristfounded.Christ choseaworker-afisherman.named Simon;andbeforeallHisotherfollowers,HegaveSimonahintthatHe hadsomegreatworkforhimtodo. HechangedhisnametoPeter,which meansRock.UnderOurLord'sdirectionPeterbecamethespokesman ofChrist'sfollowers.ThenChrist madeadefinitepromisetohim.He said:"ThouartPeter-thatis"Rock" -anduponthisRockIwillbuildMy Churcli."Hewasaccustomedalsoto refertoHisChurchasakingdom-a spiritualkingdom-ofwhichChrist HimselfistheKing,soHewentonto tellSimonthatHewouldgivehim supremeauthorityoverthiskingdom. Inthevividlanguageofthetime, whenthegivingofthekeysofabuildingtoamanwasthesignofputting himinchargeofitandofalltheofficialsinit,Christsaid,"andIwillgive totheethekeysoftheKingdomof Heaven."Then,headdedasaguarantee,thatnoteventhepowersof evilshouldbeabletodestroythe Church,"andthegatesofhellshall notprevailagainstit,"Thatisnot all:Christ,knowingthatmenhave reasontofearGod,usedtoreferto HisfollowersasHisflockorHis lambs,andtoHisteachingasthefeedingofthisflock.SoafterHisResurrection,whenHewasnolongerto walktheearthinvisibleform,HeassembledHisflocktogether,andHe

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toldPeterthathewasfromnowon tobeHisrepresentativeonearth.He said:"FeedMylambs,feedMysheep." AndsoIcouldgoon,butIwon't. I'lljustsaythis:Thisthemeof preparingPetertotakechargeofHis ChurchrunsrightthroughtheGospels.Ononeoccasionintheearly agesoftheChurch,adisputearose aboutapointofChrist'steaching.A greatCatholicBishopwasaskedwhat hethoughtaboutit.Hereferredhis questionerstothePope,saying"WhereverPeteris,thereistheChurch." Thesameholdsgoodto-day.There areplentyofgoodfellowsoutsidethe CatholicChurch,butifyouarenot wherePeterisyoucan'tbeinChrist's Church.ItwouldnothavebeenpracticalforChristtogivealongcatalogueofallthesects,denominations, temple,halls,conventicles,wowsersocieties,andsoon,andthentohave toldpeople,"Well,noneofthemare MyChurch."HejustfoundedHis ChurchonPeter,notasuponamere manwhowastodie,butasupona rockwhowastoendureforalltime inhissuccessors,theotherPopes,and to-daythereistheCatholicChurchjustthat,theChurchfoundedonthe rock,theChurchstillgovernedbya successorduly'appointedtoPeter's office.

Q.:Cananon-RomanCatholicenter theKingdomofHeaven?"

A.:Yes,bybecomingaCatholic. Yousee,inChrist'steachingthe KingdomofHeavenisonthisearth, butstretchesintothenextworld, intoheaven.Onearth,itistheCatholicChurch;inheaven,itisallthose whobymeansoftheCatholicChurch havewonGod'smercyandbeenreceivedasadoptedbrothersofChrist intoGod'sownhome.Isayby meansoftheCatholicChurch,forno mancanbesavedexceptthroughthe CatholicChurch.Now,don'tstart togethotaboutthecollar,butthe matterisserious.Ididnotsaythat allnon-Catholicswillbeexcludedfrom theKingdomofGodinthenext world.WhenChristsaid"hethat believethnotshallbecondemned,"He meantit;butHedidnotmeanthata manwhohadnochanceofbelieving willbecondemned. AsincerenonCatholicwhosefailuretobelieveisdue tonofaultofhisown,andwhodies withthesinceredesiretoserveGod andwithgenuinesorrowforanygrave sinhemayhavecommitted-whois sorryforhavingoffendedGodwho issogoodandworthyofmen'sservice-suchamanthroughhisverysincerityhasanindirectdesiretobea baptisedmemberofChrist'sChurch, andthatassociationwiththeKingdomofHeavenonearthentitleshim toaplaceinheavenitself.Heisin thepositionofwantingtodoallGod requiresofhimandthatcoversthe thingthatGodrequiresofallmen, membershipoftheCatholicChurch andagoodlifewithinit,

Q.:"Ifnot,pleaseexplainwhy?"

A.:IthinkIhavealreadyanswered thisquestion,but,inthesenseIhave .alreadysetforth.Youmightaskme tosuggestwhynon-Catholicscannot enterthekingdomofheavenonearth, whatitisthatholdsthemback?Well, thankGod,thereisasteadystreamof convertsintotheiCatholicChurch. Butwhatisitthatholdstheothers back?Ill-will?Sometimespossibly, butnotasarule.Firstofall,the lighttoseethetruthisafavourfrom God,butonethatHegrantsreadily, "Askandyoushallreceive."But thereareathousandandoneprejudicesthatblindmen;theyjust don'tseetheChurchforwhatsheis. Andthatistheobjectofthissession-

*theCatholicAnswer

toshowyoutheCatholicChurch,as shereallyis,quitefrankly,andas clearlyaspossible,andtoexplainher doctrinesandtogivethereasonsfor them.

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Q.:"WhydothePriestsinyour Churchnotmarryliketheclergymenofotherdenominations?"

A.:IntheCatholicChurchithas beenthecustomfromtheveryearliesttimesforprieststorenouncemarriageandpractisecelibacy.The Churchherself,withGod'sapproval, andfollowingtheexampleofChrist andtheApostles,madeitalawwhich hasbeenobservedthroughoutthe ages.Inthebeginning,itistrue, andeveninsomeEasternpartsto-day, marriedmenareadmittedtothe Priesthood,althoughtheChurchhas neverallowedmarriageafterordination.Ifasinglemanwereordained, thenasnow,hehadtoconformto practisecelibacy.However,asChristianitygrewintheWesternworldand vocationsbecamemoreplentiful,single menonlywereaccepted.

Andthereasonforthisinsistence onthecelibacyofherministersbythe Church:St.Paulsaysthatasingle lifefortheloveofGodisthebetter thing-sothattheymightbemorefree todevotethemselvestothecaresof all,thattheymightsetanexampleof self-restraint,andthattheymight morecloselyimitateChristandbe morefullyunitedtoandidentified withChrist.IfaPriestisunhamperedbydomesticcaresheisfreetoface thepoorestmissionfortheloveof Christ,and,ontheotherhand,it certainthatourpeoplehavemoreconfiden,eintheirPriests,aboveallin theConfessional,preciselybecause theyaresinglemen.Thereisno fearofconfidencebetrayed,evenaccidentallyorindirectly.Theyfeel,too, thatonewhohasrenouncedearthly affectionsfortheloveofGodwill leadamoredisinterestedspirituallife andthathissinglenessofpurposewill onlyresultinhisbeingstillmore helpfultohispeople.

Yetthedeepestandmostsacred reasonofallisthattheCatholic PriestisaSpouseoftheWordofGod -hutthatissomethingtheworldwill neverunderstand!

Q.:'Also,whydopeopleconfesstoa Priest-whydon'ttheyconfessto theLordthemselvesinsteadofdoingitthroughaPriest?"

A.:SinceitisGodwhohasbeen offended,Godhastherighttolay downtheconditionsehforgiveness. WehavenorighttoinsistthatGod forgivesusonourownconditions,and God'sconditionfortheforgivenessof sinisthatonemustconfesstoa PriestintheSacramentofPenance.

Godalone,ofcourse,canforgive sin,butasIsaid,thequestionconcernsthewayinwhichGodhaschosentoadministertheforgiveness.CatholicsbelievethatGodcandelegate HispowerifHewishes,justasthesupremeauthorityintheStatecandelegateajudgetoadministerjustice.You wouldhardlydenyGodthatpower, wouldvou?Perhapsyouremember thoseremarkablewordsinSt.John's Gospel,whenChristsaid,"Asthe Fatherhathsentme,Ialsosendyou. WhenHesaidthisHebreathedon them:andHesaidtothem:Receive vetheHolyGhost.Whosesinsyou

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shahforgive,the:,ireforgiventhem: andwhosesinceyoushallretainthey areretained."Nowunlessyouwish torobthewholeceremonyandthe wordsofChristofanyrealmeaning, youmustadmitthatHetherebyconferredontheApostlesatruepowerto forgivesin.Itwasobviouslyapower tobeexercised,Christiansapplyingto theApostlesforforgiveness.

Nowthenextquestionthatsuggests itselfiswhetherthispowerwasgiven totheApostlesalone,orwasitmeant byChristtobehandedontotheir successorsintheChurch.Well,Christ commissionedHisChurchtoteachall nationstilltheendoftheworld.The Apostlesinturnwerecommissioned tohandonallessentialpowerstotheir successors,Andtheconditionsof salvationmustbethesameforusas forthefirstChristians.IfthosesubjecttotheApostleshadtoobtainforgivenessfromtheirfellow-men,there isnoreasonwhyweshouldbeexempt. Wesharethesameprivilegesasthe earlyChristians,andmusthavethe sameobligations.TilltheReformationallChristianswenttoConfession. Inthe4th.centurywefindSt.AmbrosedefendingConfessionbysaying thatifamancanforgivesinbybaptising,heclaimsnothinggreaterwhen heclaimsthepowertoforgivesin throughtheSacramentofPenance. ThatPriestspossessedsuchpowerwas Christiandoctrineinhistime,andis stillthedoctrineoftheCatholic Church.TheGreekChurch,too,which brokeawayfromtheCatholicChurch intheninthcentury,hasretainedthis apostoli:-practice.Protestantismgave cpthepracticeinthe16th.century, becauseitwasuncomfortableand mortifying.Butonceadmitthat principle,andonecouldabolishevery oneofthetencommandments.

PerplexedStudent.

Q.:"Couldyoupleaseenlightenmeas towhatapriestwoulddointhefollowingcircumstancesAmangoes toconfessiontoapriest,ustbefore thelattercelebratesMass,andconfessesthathehasputpoisoninthe winewhichigtobeconsumeddur-

ingMass;themanrefusestoremove thepoisonedwinehimself.Would thepriesthavetoconsumethepoisonedwine,ornot,andifhedid, wouldhenotbecommittingsuicide?"

A Thisquestionremindsmeof another:Isitasintostealarooster's eg,z? Imeantosaythatthecircumstancesyoumentionarehardlywithintherealmofpossibility.Inthe firstplace,suchaman-let'scallhim "Tommy"--ishardlylikelytogoto Confessionatall;fortherewouldbe nopointinhisconfessingtoapriest asinofwhichhehasnotrepented. OurfriendTommyisactuallyinthe processofcommittingthesinofmurder,andheisnotlikelytogotoconfessionjusttotellthepriestthegood news.Ofcourse,therecouldheno questionofhisgettingabsolution.A priestcannotforgiveasinunlessthe sinnerissincerelyrepentant.

However,youarequiterightin thinkingthatapriestisstillbound bythesecretofconfession,even thoughherefusestogiveabsolution. Again,youarerightinthinkingthata priestmustbereadytosacrificehis liferatherthanrevealwhathehas heardinConfession.Yetagain,you arerightinthinkingthatevenanindirectrevelationofwhatanyonehas confessedtohimisentirelyforbidden tothepriest.

If,then,itwerereallyafactthat thispriestwouldbringsuspicionupon TommyberefusingtosayMassorrejectingthewine,andifhisonly sourceofknowledgeastothepresence ofthepoisonwerethefactthat Tommyhadconfessedthissinwith theintention-absurdintention,asI havesaid-ofgettingabsolutionforit, thenthepriestisboundtogoahead andsayMassandfacedeathinthe courseofthedutyChristhaslaid vponhim.Butyouarequitewrong inthinkingthatsuchapriestwould hecommittingFu'cide.Thelast tbrigthepriestwantsistokillhimselfortobekilled.Heisinmuch thesamepositionasaprisonerofwar whoisbeingledoverabridgewhich heknowsistobeblownupintwo minutesbyatime-bomb.Ifhedemursaboutcrossingthebridge.he willgiveawaythesecrettotheenemy andperhapsdestroyhiscountry'sone chanceofresistinganinvadingarmy. Sohejestwalksonandisblownup withthebridge.Heisahero,nota suicide;thesamewouldbetrueofthe priest.

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PrayerandSacrificeforMissionsin1942

MeetingoftheExecutiveofthePontifical MissionWorks

Australia'swarrecord,inthefield ofMissionAid,isaremarkableone. Since1938,thelastfullyearofpeace, financialreturnsforthePropagation oftheFaithhavebeentrebled,thereturnsfortheHolyChildhoodhave beenmultipliedbyfour,thefinances oftheWorkofSt.PeterApostlemultipliedbyfifteen!Membershipof thePropagationoftheFaithhasrisen omunderonehundredthousandto welloveraquarterofamillion;today,practicallyeverychildattending aCatholicschoolinAustraliaisa memberoftheHolyChildhood.The returnsfor1942were:

PropagationoftheFaith £31,843 HolyChildhood £8,626 SocietyofSt.PeterApostle£1,332

TheannualmeetingoftheNational EpiscopalCommitteeofthePropagationoftheFaithandoftheNational CouncilwasheldattheChapterHall, St.Mary'sCathedral,Sydney,on Tuesdayafternoon,March30.His ExcellencytheApostolicDelegate, PresidentoftheNationalEpiscopal Committee,presidedatthemeeting. PresentalsowastheSecretaryofthe NationalEpiscopalCommittee,Most Rev.N.T.Gilroy,D.D.,Archbishop ofSydney;MostRev.Dr.Duhig,ArchbishopofBrisbane:MostRev.Dr. McGuire,BishopofGoulburn,and MostRev.Dr.Gleeson,Bishopof Maitland,membersoftheEpiscopal

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NationalDirector'sReport.

TheNationalDirector,inhisannual report,revealedthatthePropagation oftheFaith,throughoutAustralia, hadshownanincreaseofapproximately30percent.during19.12:the

RemarkableExtension DuringWarPeriod

cent.ofitsrevenuecamesolelyfrom membershipfeesofthePropagationof theFaith.Inanumberofdioceses thepercentageofmembershipwaswell abovethenationalfigureof27per cent.;consideringthenumberofmen inthearmedforces,consideringthe changesofpopulationfromcountryto city,etc.,coupledwiththefactthat theonlypopulationfiguresavailable areatleasttwoyear'sold,membershipenrolmentinquiteanumberof diocesesmustbealmostatsaturation point.

Ingeneral,thecompletelysatisfyingaspectoftheworkofthePropagationoftheFaith,atthepresent time,isthesolidworkthatisbeing done,fromyeartoyear,bythepromotersofthePontificalWork,inevery partofthecountry.Mostofthecreditforholding,fromyeartoyear,the

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HolyChildhoodanincreaseofmore than60percent. Noteworthyinaveryspecialwayis therecordofthosedioceseswhich,duringthepasttwelvemonths,havefelt thesharpimpactofwar-Geraldton, Cairns,Townsville.Facedwiththe dislocationofwarconditions,ofthe evacuationofpopulationandtheclosingofschools,thesethreediocesesnot onlycontinuedtheirwork,butregisteredresultsfarinexcessofanything hithertoachieved.Theresultswere anextraordinarytributetotheDiocesanDirectors,tothepriestsand people,andtotheteachersinthe schools,

TheorganisationofthePropagation oftheFaith,during1942,notonly heldtheconsiderablenumberofmembersalreadyenrolled,butadvanced stillfurther.AttheendofJanuary, 1943,therewere267,148membersof thePropagationoftheFaith,anumberthatmarkedanincreaseof58,431 overthemembershipenrolledinthe previousyear.In1938therewere 63,410membersofthePropagationof theFaithinthewholeofAustralia. Thepresentmembershipfiguremeant that27percent.oftheadultCatholic populationofAustralia,good,badand indifferent,weremembersofthePropagationoftheFaith.

ThePropagationoftheFaithwas establishedonamembershipbasisin everydioceseofAustraliaatthepresenttime:infact,morethan80per

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vastbulkoftheregularmembersof thePropagationoftheFaith,mustbe ascribedtothepromoters.Moreand more,during1942,evidenceaccumulatedthatthePropagationofthe Faithwasachievingoneofitspr;ncipalends-thedisseminationofamissionaryspiritamongtheCatholicpeople, TheachievementoftheHolyChildhoodfortheyear1942notonlyreflectedgreatcreditontheDiocesanDirectors,hut,moreespecially,wasa magnificenttributetotheteaching nunsandbrothers.Inthemajority ofthedioceses,particularlyinthe earlypartoftheyear,wholes.hools wereevacuated-inmanycasesthey werestillcarryingonintemporary quarters.TheNaticnalDirectorhad visitedmanyschools,duringthecourse

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(ContinuedfromPage15.) oftheyear,carryingontheirwork underconditionsthatwouldsurely haveprovidedanadequateexcusefor atleastsomefallingoffintheirwork fortheHolyChildhood.ItisasingulartributetothezealoftheteachersandtotheMissionspiritthatthey havebeenabletoinstilintothechildrenthattheunprecedenteddifficultiestheyhavehadtofaceserved rathertobringaboutaremarkable increasethantheexpecteddecrease.

TheNationalDirectorannounced thatthefundsofthePropagationof theFaithavailableforgeneraldistributionweretobeheldinAustralia pendinginstructionsfromtheSuperior Council.Inthecourseoftheyear allthemoneycollectedin1941was distributedtoSouthSeaIslandMissions,mainlythroughthemissionprocuratorsinAustralia.Theinstrwitionsforthecurrentyear,fromthe HolySee,arethatthefundsavailable shouldbedistributedtothefollowing Missionsaccordingtoasetproportion: VicariatesApostolicofFiji,Navigators

Archipelago,NewCaledonia,New Hebrides,WallisandFutuna,Tonga, SouthSolomons,Papua,Marquesas Islands,Tahiti,andthePrefecture ApostolicintheCookIslands.

TheNationalDirectorconcludedhis reportbysaying"Alongsidethegreat increaseinthequantityofsupportfor theMissionsthrough'thePropagation oftheFaith,therehasbeenaconsolingandveryevidentincreaseinits quality,also.Noticeableeverywhere throughoutAustralia,especiallyinthe pastyear,thegreatincreaseinprayer fortheMissions,inreallyvitalinter estintheirwelfare.Tothis,no doubt,hascontributedthegrimpublicitythePacificMissionshavereceivedthroughthewar,andtheprice ofbloodthatpriestsandnunshave paidfortheirdevotiontothecauseof thePropagationoftheFaithinthe SouthSeas."

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duringthepastyear,expressinghis gratificationattheexcellentco-operationthathad beenreceived :tomailtheDiocesanDirectors,manyofwhomhadbeen workingunderspecialdifficulties,His ExcellencywentontowarnthemeetingofthedangerinwhichthePacific IslandMissionswereplacedatthepresenttime-adangerthatcame,not onlyfromtheenemiesofAustralia, butadangerthatwastobefeared fromthoseinthiscountrywhoselack ofFaithdeprivedthemofanysympathywiththemissionarycause.

HisGraceArchbishopGilroy,referringtothedangerofwhichHisExcellencyspoke,pointedoutthatthe greatestneedofthemissions,especiallyinthesetimesofperil,isprayerprayerthatGodmightgivethemthe constancytosufferinvasion,privation anddeath:prayer,alsothatGodmight protectthemissionsandthemissionariesfromthosewhoseactionsbelied theChristiancangetheyprofessto support.

AustralianMissions.

Theconcludingbusinessofthemeetingwastheallocationof£10,9148sid, representingone-thirdofthePropagationoftheFaithfundscollectedin Australia,togetherwithspecialdonationsforAustralianMissions.This sumwasallotted,inaccordancewith theneedsandtheapplicationsofthe AboriginalMissionsinAustralia,the AustralianMissionofEasternPapua, andtheoutbackdiocesesofAustraha. Sumsofmoneywereallocatedforthe reliefandsupportofmissionariesand ofnunsevacuatedfromthewararea; moneywasprovidedfortheworkof theAboriginalMissionsatBeagleBay, thecareofthelepersatFantomeIsland,ChannelIslandandattheDerby Leprosaritrm.Fundsweremadeavailableforthepriestswhotravelalong theEast-Westline,andtherailroadto AliceSprings:forthepriestswholook afterthehalfamillionsquaremiles ofterritorythatcomprisestheDiocese ofGeraldton;forallthewidespreadresponsibilitiesoftheBishopofDarwin.

IneverypartofAustralia,in1943, CatholicswillbegoingtoMass,people willbereceivingthesacraments.lonely settlementswillseethepriest,because thesmallsacrificesofthemembersof thePropagationoftheFaith,during 1942,havemadethesethingspossible.

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Already,thePropagationoftheFaith hasitsmonumentsthroughoutthe country,inthetinychurches,the smallschoolsthathavebeenerected throughitshelp,andthethrivingAboriginalMissionsthesuccessofwhich wouldhavebeenimpossiblewithout thefundsofthePropagationofthe Faith.

Itmayseemthatthesuccessofthe PropagationoftheFaithduring1942 wasduetothegreateramountof moneythatwasincirculation:but thatdoesnotprovideanexplanation. Inthefirstplace,thefinancialconditionsofmembershiparethesameas theywerebeforethewar-theindividualisaskedtocontributenomore. Inthesecondplace,thePropagation oftheFaith,in1942,receivedprobablylessfromcollectionsanddonations thanitdidtenyearsago.Thewhole oftheincrease,andthevastbulkof thefinancialreturnscomesfromindividualsubscription.TheonlyexplanationliesinthezealoftheDiocesanDirectors,thegenerousleadershipoftheBishops,themissionspirit thathasgrownsostrongamongthe clergy,andthepainstakingandunselfishworkofthepromotersamongthe people.Underthestressofwar,the PropagationoftheFaithinAustralia hasbuiltitselfintoanorganisation ofwhichAustralia'sCatholicsmay wellfeelproud.

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THE Bushies'Corner

DearCornerites,-

NextweekopenswithPassionSunday,andonthefollowingFridaythe ChurchcelebratestheFeastofthe SevenSorowsofOurLady.These '^twoholydaysshouldremindusthat Lentisdrawingtoaclose,andthat thedaysofOurLord'sPassionare soontobecommemoratedagaininthe ceremoniesofHolyWeek.Idohope YouhaveallbeenattendingtheStationsoftheCross,andifyouhavenot thatyouwilldosoatleastfromnow .tilltheGoodFriday,asapreparation forrememberingthePassionand DeathofOurLord.OurBushies,who inmanyinstancesarefarremoved fromachurch,canjoinineffectively byadailyrecitaloftheSorrowful MysteriesoftheRosary.

ThestresswhichtheChurchlays uponthePassionofChristhascaused criticstosaythatCatholicismismorbid.WeCatholicsknowthatthisis nottrue.Foralthoughoursalvation layinOurLord'sDeath,andItisof infiniteworth,yetthelifeofChrist isnotcompletewithouttheResurrection.St.PaulsaiditbehovedChrist tosufferandsoenterintoHisglory. AndsothelifeoftheChurchdoesnot reachitsclimaxonGoodFriday,but onEasterSunday.Andso,too,in ourownlives,wewillinglybeartrials andsufferingswithresignation,and evenwithgladness,becauseweknow thatsufferingwithChristgivesusa titletoshareinHisgloryafterdeathandthatforalleternity.

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THEWILTEDWALLFLOWER.

DearWiltedWallflower,-Yourgenerousgiftandgoodwishesbotharrivedsafely,andtheBushiesandmyself thankyouheartilyforboth.Idon't knowhowyoucamebythatterrible pen-name,butyouarecertainlynot wiltedintheBushies'Cause.St. Therese,inherhumility,calledherself aLITTLEflower,butsurelyit'sgoing toofartobewilted-andawallflower atthat!However,that'sreallyyour ownbusiness,andsolongasyoure-

farm.IhopeyouwillfilltheLemonadeBottlebyEaster.Loveand kisse,from, ALEXBETT.

DearAlex,-Iwassopleasedwith yourletter;itwasverygoodindeed forayoungmanof10.Youarea worthysuccessortoyourbrother Ted. GladyouenjoyedtheBushies'School atPinjarra,andthanksforwanting tohelptheScheme.Ihavesentyou thePrickCard.Thanksalsovery muchforthe2/6outofyourearnings. Ihopeyourrabbit,pigeonanddogs willkeepwell,Don'tletthemloose onthecrops.TheLemonadeBottle andmyselfsendloveandkissesto you,andtomotheralso.KindregardstoTed.

AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBess},-Fourshillingsin honourofSt.Anthony,from TONY.

DearTony,-Manythanksforyour offeringtotheBushiesinhonourofSt. Anthony.Inoteyouarecalledafter thatgreatSaintandhavetakenthe libertyofreducinghisnametothatattractiveabbreviation.Idon'tthink he'llmind,becauseSt.Francisand hisfollowershadquitealotofhumour.Yourememberhow,whenthe peopleofRiminiwouldnotlistento him,St.Anthonywentdowntothe beachandpreachedtothefish? AUNTBESSY.

* * * * DownSouth.

DearAuntBessy,-JustasmalldonationfortheBushies,inhonourof St.Joseph.

ACLIENTOFST.JOSEPH.

DearClientofSt.Joseph,-Most welcomewasyourdonationtothe Bushies,andthankyoukindlyfor same.St.Josephisstillthegreat reliablefriendof"littleflocks,"and hehasneverfailedtheBushies.But then,ofcourse,hehimselflivedina countryhamletandknowsexactly howitistobeexiled.Iwouldlike toseeagreatincreaseofdevotionto him,forweBushieshavespecialreasontobegratefulforhisunfailing assistance. AUNTBESSY. * *

DearAuntBessy.-Theenclosedis myTanuaryandFebruarycontributionstotheBushies,inhonourofOur LadyofPerpetualSuccour.Wishing yourselfandtheBusbieseverysuccess. H.E.W.

DearH.E.W.,-Youhavemadea realApostolateoftheBusbies' Scheme,andI'msureOurLadyofPerpetualSuccourwillblessyouabundantlyfordoingso.Thanksindeed forYourgenerosity. Iwishallthe friendsoftheCornerwouldadopt yourtechnique.It'sverymuchbettertobesureofaregularincome (eveniftheamountissmall)thanto behopingforsporadic,largedonations.WhyeventheFederalGovernmenthasadoptedthatsystemwithits taxstampsdeductions,but,ofcourse, they'remakingittoohotformostof us.

AUNTBESSY.

Somewhere.

DearAuntBessy,-Itisalongtime sinceyoulastheardfromme.However,Ihaveagainpokedmyhead outofmyhidingplacetohavealook toseehowyourLemonadeBottleis filling,andtoseeifIcangiveyoua littlehelptowardsit.

FATHERXMAS.

DearFatherXmas,-Whatalovely stockingfulyouleftfortheBushies' Icouldn'thavebeenmoresurprised anddelightedifyouhadreallycome downthechimney.Yourgiftisall themorewelcomesinceyouareapparentlyservingwiththeForces.That issacrificeindeed!TheBushieswill prayhardforyoursafetyandyour speedyreturntotheCorner.WhenI wenttouncovertheLemonadeBottle thismorningIfounditwasshrouded intheAustralianFlag.Godblessyou.

AUNTBESSY.

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Wednesday,625p.m.

DearAuntBessy,-Pleaseaccept thesefordistributionamongtheForces,and5s.fortheBusbies.Icould notwaitasyouwereout.

"THEBLUEBIRD."

DearBlueBird,-Thankssomuch foryourgifttotheBushies.Your visittotheofficecausedquiteaflutter.andbutforyouwemighthave beenburgled--theLemonadeBottle andallFortheterribletruthisthat someoneleftthedooropen!TheEditorisstillstampingaboutlikeaPrussianGenerallookingforblood.IpersonallybelievesomeoneintheAdvertisingDepartmentwastoblame,but Iwouldn'tbreatheawordtoanyone, ofcourse.Comeandseeussome othertime.

AUNTBESSY

ACKNOWLEDGEDWITHTHANKS.

OURLADYOFSORROWS,

mainagoodfriendoftheCornerI supposewemustconcedeyoutheright tocallyourselfhardnames. AUNTBESSY * * * *

Kalgoorlie.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedplease find10s.donation,ingratitudetoanswertoprayer,Wishingyouevery successinyourgoodwork. AGRATEFULMOTHER.

DearGratefulMother,-Godbless youforyourgiftandgoodwishes. Solongasthebulkofourfriendsin theCornerarepeopleofprayerful heartsallwillhewellwiththeBushies' Scheme.Butunhappilymanyarelike thenineLepers.Theyprayforfavoursandreceivethem,butforgetall aboutthankingGodforHisgoodness. Well,inthisrespectwe'reluckytoo. NearlyeverygifttotheCornerisa "thanksoffering."Ihopeitwillalwaysbelikethat,too. AUNTBESSY.

Mundijong.

DearAuntBessy,-Mummysaid Teddyusedtowritetoyouwhenhe wasmyage.Soasheisawayatthe SchoolofAgriculture,Iwillwrite.I willbetenonMay5.Iwenttothe Bushies'SchoolatPinjarratwoyears ago.Ihaveonlyonerabbitandone pigeonnow,butIhave3dogs.Send meaprickcardandIwillfillit.I getpaidforcarryingmessagestoan oldgentlemanaboutamilefromthe

TheLegionHoldsAnnualACIES...

Members

OnSundaylast,March28,theannualAciesoftheLegionofMarywas heldinSt.Mary'sCathedral.TherewasagreatcrowdofActiveand Auxiliarymemberspresent,representingthemanyandvariedactivities oftheLegionintheArchdiocese.

ThrongSt.Mary'sCathedral RecordofAchievements

TheceremonybeganwiththeopeningprayersofaLegionmeeting, whichwerefollowedbytheActofConsecration.TwobytwothehundredsofLegionariespresentfiledpastthealtarerectedatthegatesof theSanctuary,andrepeatedaloudthewords:"Iamallthine,my Queen,myMother,andallthatIhaveisthine."

TheCathedralorganist,MissMargaretHanley,herselfanactive member,playedthroughouttheceremonyofconsecrationandlaterthe SolemnBenediction.

TheCatena,whichfollowed,wasrecitedbytheSpiritualDirectorto Comitium,Rev.FatherLalor,whopreachedtheoccasionalsermon. ThenwerereadtheclosingprayersandtheAciesconcludedwithSolemn BenedictionoftheBlessedSacrament.

AfterwardsLegionariesgatheredintheCathedralHallforafternoon tea.TheAcieswasagreatsuccess,andparticularlygratifyingwasthe numberofBrotherswhoattendedfromthenewlyformedCatholicSocial Guild.TheParochialPraesidiawereallwellrepresented,aswerethe CatholicGirls'Movement.Auxiliarymemberscamefromeverywhere, andFatherLaloraddressedhisremarksespeciallytothem.Last,but notleasttobementionedweretheSpiritualDirectorsoftheLegion whoattendedthefunction,theirinterestandencouragementbeing,as always,evidentandmostappreciated.

Theoccasionalsermonwasasfollows:-

i<5 athcrinydearLegionaries,-

Onceayearatthistimethroughout thewholewideworld,theLegionof MaryholdstheAcies,whichistheLegion'sgreatcorporateactofhomagetoitsQueen-whenthousands uponthousands,yeshundredsofthousands,ofLegionariesofeveryraceand colourrenewtheirtotalconsecration totheMotherofGod.Andinthis ourowndiocesetheAciesenjoysayet greatersignificancefor,asinmany otherdiocesesthroughouttheChurch, theLegionofMaryhasbeengiventhe EpiscopalmandateconstitutingitofficialCatholicActioninallitsworkstheAcies,then,becomesaswell,forus, thegreatannualrallyofthehundreds ofmembersofCatholicActionnow doingsuchmagnificentworkandachievingsuchmagnificentresultsinso manyfieldsofactivity.Itwasonly fitting,therefore,thattheapostolateto whichyouhavealldedicatedyourselves,inthemeasurethatyoumay, shouldhavebeenplacedbyHisGrace theArchbishopundertheveryspecial patronageoftheImmaculateConception.UndertheinspirationandguidanceofOurLady,andthroughthis greatorganisationoftheLegionwhich shehaschosentocreateinourown daytobetheinstrumentofherredemptivemediationinthedramaof mankind,theapostolateofCatholic ActionhasbecomehereintheWest along-hoped-forreality.ThisafternoonIbegtheactivememberstounderstandmytakingadvantageofthe occasiontotellsomanyoftheauxiliariesgatheredwithusheresomething oftheLegion,ofitsworkthroughout theworld,andthroughoutthisour owndiocese,totryandhelpthemto graspsomethingofthespiritofthe Legiontowhichtheybelongandof whichtheymustwishtoknowyet snoreandmore,andfinallytoexplain tothemtheallimportantpartthey playinthelifeoftheLegion,how vitalaretheirprayersinthetremendousworld-wideworkofredemption thatistheapostolateoftheLegionof Mary.

Firstofall,todwellforamoment ontheLegioninotherlands.TwentyoneyearsagolastSeptember,theLegionofMarywasfoundedinDublin byFrankDuff.Thefounderofthe Legionisstillliving.Hewouldbea manaboutthe50marknow,afrail, thinlittleman,who,Ihavenodoubt, cuedaywillbecanonised.ForFrank

royouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia? RememberSt.Charles'SeminaryEducationFundinyourwill.

Duffisasaintlyman,andperhapsthe greatesttangibleproofofhissanctityis theLegionofMary,theorganisation ofwhichheisthefounderandguidingspirit.From1921to1928theLegionwasconfinedtoIreland,andafter sevenyearsthefirstbranchwasfoundabroad,inScotland,andfromthat yeartheLegionbegantospread throughouttheworlduntilnow,after only15yearsofactivityandofprayer, theLegionhasspreadtocoverevery continentthroughouttheworld;its HandbookandTesseraaretranslated intoover50languages-theLegionis intheUnitedStates,inMexico,in Canada,intheWestIndies,SouthAfrica,CentralAfrica-intheheartof theDarkContinent,whereitisdoing suchmagnificentwork,inGhina,Malta, thePhilippirers,NewZealand,England,France,andItaly,tomention butafewofthecountrieswherethe Legionisgrowingeversnorerapidly andengagedinallmannerofworks. TheLegionisintheArmy,inthe W.A.A.F.S,intheslums,inthemissions,inthesteamingheartofAfrica, andinthefog-boundheartofLondon. TheLegioniseverywhere,doinganythingthatwillhelpsavethoseimmortalsoulsforwhomChristdied,and whenyouprayfortheLegion,when yousaytheLegionprayerseachday, vuuprayfortheworkoftheLegion throughoutalltheselands.

TheLegionontheMissions!The LegionrunswholetractsoftheMissionsinAfrica,keepingthefaithalive amongstnatives,betweenthealltoo infrequentvisitsofthemissionary priests,yes,LegionPraesidiacomposedofnativesthemselves.

TheLegionisrunninghomesand hostelsthroughouttheworldfordownand-outmenandwomen,forunmarriedmothersandgirlsoffthestreets, runningthemwithunprecedentedsuccess,inEurope,intheAmericas,even inMelbourne.Maybethedayisnot toofardistantwhenwe,too,herein Perthwillhaveahostelforthose whomnootherinstitutionwillaccept, theoutcastsofthepeople,thedregs ofhumanity.Itistotheseaboveall thattheLegionhasaddresseditselfin itsapostolate,asdidJesusChrist Himselfwhocame"topreachthegospeltothepoor."

Everywherethroughouttheworld confraternities,sodalitiesandorganisationsofallkindshavebeenrevitalisedthroughLegionariesbeinggiven controlandaskedtohelp:membershipandattendancehasincreasedin everyparishthathasaLegionPraesidium.Whatmagnificentworkthe Legionisdoingintheparishesin everycountryandalmosteverydin-

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everywherefororganisationsandfor parishes,theseandsomanyother worksformpartofthatmagnificent .postolateoftheLegionofMaryin theparishesthroughouttheworld.

cese!ThehundredsoflapsedandcarelessCatholicsthathavebeenbrought backtothepracticeofthefaithand attendanceoftheSacraments,andthe numberofconvertsthathavebeeninstructed,thenumberofsickandaged thatarebeingcaredfor,thenumber ofhospitalsandgaolsthatarevisitedandtheafter-careofthosewho leavetheseinstitutions,thenumber ofunhappymarriagesthathavebeen rectified,thenumberofchildrenthat havebeenbroughtfromStateschools toCatholicschoolsinourEnglishspeakingcountriesparticularly,the numberofmissionsandretreatsthat havebeenarrangedbyLegionaries

Andinthisdioceseofours,innearlyallthemetropolitanparishesthere arePraesidiaoftheLegionofMary, insomeparishesthereareseveral. Theworkthatitisdoingintheseparishesisnotonlyconsoling,itissomethingthatisthrilling;itmustbe reallythrillingtotheheartofMary andtotheHeartofHerSon.The movementsbeginningsosuccessfully hereinPerthaspartofthegreatCatholicActionschemethatisdevelopinginthediocesebelongtotheLegionofMary;withouttheLegionthey wouldnothavebeenorganised,and withouttheLegiontheywouldnotbe thesuccessthattheyare.Thereis theCatholicGirls'Movementwith closeon600members,inspired,controlledandgovernedbytheLegionof Mary,withitsownCuria-600membersintheMovementandover80of themactivemembersoftheLegion. AndsomethingthatthatMovement hasclone,forwhichtheLegionof Maryandforwhichyourprayershave beenresponsible,istheinstitutionof ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament onedayaweekintheheartofthe city.Wearetryingevennowtopro-

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curebiggerpremises,andwhenwedo weshallhave,pleaseGod.Exposition oftheBlessedSacramenteveryday. WenowhavepermissionforMass everymorningintheChapelatS o'clock,anditisthanksonceagain, asIsaid,totheLegionofMarythat ChristHimselfisintheheartofthe cityintheSacramentofHisLove.

ThenthereistheMen'sMovement, theCatholicSocialGuild,anditis theLegionofNiarywhohaveorganised andarerunningthisMovement.It maysurpriseyoutoknowthatthere arealready50membersoftheLegion, comprisingfourPraesidia,whoare controllingthevariousaclivitiesof theCatholicSocialGuildwhichweare abouttolaunch,anditistheCatholic SocialGuildthatisresponsibleforthe weeklybroadcastsessionwhichweare abouttocommencethisevening.If itwerenotfortheLegionofMarywe wouldneverhavebeenontheair,hut oncegiventhepermission,withina monthwewereontheair-thanksto theLegion...notjusttheactivemembers,notjusttheCatholicSocial Guild,butthankstoallofyou.

ItistheLegionasawholetowhom creditmustbegivenforallthese things;itistheprayersofallofyou thathavemadeitpossibleforevery oneofthemovements;itwasthrough yourprayersthatwhathasbeenachievedhasbeenachievedandsoyou mustrememberthattheseachievementsoftheLegionareallyourown achievements.Itisyourprayers thatarebackingthesemovements,it isyourprayersthatarethedriving forceinthiswonderfulapostolate,your prayers,forexample,thatarehelping thoserunningtheCentralCatholic Lihrarytomakethesuccessofitthat theyhaveandwhichonlytheLegion ofMarycouldhavedone.Organisationafterorganisationhadtakenover theLibraryinthepreviousfiveyears. butthepositionhadbecomeprogressivelyworseuntiltheLegiontookit over,andfromtheveryweekthey begantheLibraryhasnotlooked back.Whentheywentintherewere 40or50membersorsubscribers,and now,afterabouttwoyearsthereare over300.Itisthingslikethisthat bringhometoonejustwhatkindof anorganisationistheLegionofMary.

Itisnotthatanyofthoserunningthe CatholicLibrarywouldprofessto knowanythingabouttheworkas such,hutitisjustyourprayersthat havedoneforthemwhatmereknow-'ledgeandefficiencycouldnotdofor others.Thatisthethingaboutthe Legioninanysphereofactivityin whichitisengageditisnotthenaturalcapacityoftheindividualthatis thecriterionofsuccess,no,itisrather whetherheorsheisagoodLegionaryornot,andthenwhatiswanting intheindividualismadeupbyMary,

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Allthisworkinthedioceseanda hostofotherthingsthatIhaven't timetomentionnow,isbeingdoneby 480-500ActiveMembers,andover2,000 AuxiliarymembersoftheLegion hereinPerth.Justoneortwofigures oftheworkdoneinthepast12. monthsuptolastDecember:634lapsedCatholicswerecontactedand124 werebroughtbacktotheSacraments andtothepracticeoftheFaith;6convertswerereceivedintotheChurch and3morewereunderinstruction. 2,500visitsweremade,forexample, tosickandinvalidpersons-Iwon'tgo throughthelonglistofstatistics,but youcanseethattheLegionisachievingsomething.Itisnotalltalk,not allprayer-itisprayerwithaction. Botharenecessary,bothmustbe there.Andthepointis,thatthere wouldbenoneofthisgooddoneinthe dioceseifitwerenotfortheLegionthewholeLegion-thecompleteLegion,composedofbothactiveandauxiliarymembers.

MydearLegionaries,ournationis atwar,totalwar.Thefrontlineand thehomefrontarebothintegralparts ofthewareffort.Youmusthavethe soldierandyoumusthavethemunitionworker,theoneisdependenton theother,butbotharevital-andso withtheLegion,wehavetheactive memberandtheauxiliary,onedependentontheother,bothvitallynecessary.Itisyourprayers,mydear auxiliarymembers,thatwinsuchunbelievableresultsthroughtheactive members;itisyourprayersthat carrythemthroughmanyamoment whendifficultiesseeminsuperable, whenthespiritualaspectbecomes temporarilysmotheredintheactivity ofthemoment-andthatisfatal,when ceaselessperseveringeffortseemsto bringonlyfailureandridicule,when theverymagnitudeofthetaskattemptedbecomestoofrightening,then inthesemoments,itisyourprayers thanwinthemthegraceto persevere.

Don'tyouseeitisthatintenseunceasingsymphonyofprayerfrom thousandsuponthousandsofauxiliary membersrisingeverymomenttothe greatWhiteThroneoftheTrinity thatwinsfortheLegionthestaggeringrecordofitsachievements.The activemembersareinthefieldbearing theheatoftheday,Youaretherebehindthemunabletohelpthemactively,yetbyyourprayersearningfor themthegraceuponwhichtheyrely ,omuch.YoucanseefromwhatI havesaidthisafternoonhowmagnificentlytheactivemembershavedone theirpart,sopleasedon'tletthem down.IfYouletthemdown,you letMarydown;ifyoulettheMother down,then,too,itisChristyouhave failed.Thoseprayersyoudidnotsaymightwellhavesavedasoul.Rememberyouareallmembersofthe Legion,itssuccessesshouldthrillallof you,itsanxietiesshouldworryallof you,itsdifficultiesshouldinspireall cfyoutogreaterefforts.Yes,

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whatisyourreturn,whatisthereturn theFounderoftheLegionwouldpromiseyou?Itisthis:thatyoushall learnthroughtheLegionjusthow greatisMary.Thatisall thatis everything.Onceyouhavebegunto grasphowgreatistheMotherofGod, onceyouhavebeguntograspthe powerthatshewieldsandthelove thatisbehindit,onceyouhavebegun tograspherdevotiontoeverysingle soulonearthandnotleasttoyour own,thenyouhavegraspedthesecret ofsanctity,youhavegraspedandunderstoodthe"secret"ofsalvation. ThatiswhattheLegionpromises everyoneofitsmembers,thatiswhat theLegionpromisestheAuxiliaries.It maynotseemmuchinreturnforall Youdo-lateronperh:-..psyouwillrealisejusthowmuchtheLegionpromisesyouandjusthowmuchtheLegiongivesyou. AndsoIwouldappealtoyounow, dearAuxiliarymembers,toredouble youreffortstohelptheLegionwith yourprapers,topraywheneveryou

thinkofit.Whateveryoudobe faithfulalwaystotheprayersthatyou havepromisedtosay.Then,withyou 2,000auxiliarymembersinPerthbandcdtogetherwiththehundredsofthousandsthroughouttheworld,your prayerswillrisewiththeirs'asagreat intenseandburningsymphonyfrom thisearth,upbeyondthestarstothe Trinityabove,andlateron,whenlife isoverandyoustandbeforetheOne Whowascrucifiedforyouandme, youwillhavetheconsolationthenof beingabletosaytoHim,"Lord,maybeIdidn'tdoverymuch,butIdid trytohelpintheonlythingthatreally countedinthedramaofmankindthesavingofsouls. Itriedtosave myownandItriedtosavethose aboutme.Itried,thatisallIcould do.Ididmybest."Andyouinturn willhear,pleaseGod,thosewordsfrom thelipsofChrist:"Comeyeblessedof MyFatherintotheKingdomprepared foryoufromthebeginningofthe world.Welldone,goodandfaithful servant."

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PeaceMakersMustNot ExcludeChrist

IfChristisagainleftoutsidethede. liberationsofstatesmen,outsidethe cor.:ncilchambersofthePeaceConference,itisdoubtfulwhethertheKingdomoftheNetherlandsortheBritish Empirecanriseagainoutoftrouble andhumiliation,declaredtheNetherlandsPrimeMinister,Dr.Gerbrandy, speakinginLondontotheLondon MissionarySocietyBusinessmen'sLuncheon.

Dr.Gerbrandysaidthat"superficial reformersarenowboastingofthe buildingofanewworld,buttheArchitectofourworldisGod,whoonlyacceptsourhelpaccordingtoHisPlan."

OnthefailureoftheLeagueofNations-whichhedescribedas"feebly butnoticeablyaChristianideal''-he said:"Internationalco-operationwas slainbythearch-enemiesoftheCross ofChristwhocreptintoourminds anddeceivedus. ."

TheproblemofEuropecanonlybe solved,hedeclared,ifstatesmenhave thecouragetobridgethegapbetween idealsandrealityofmakingsacri-

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fices,andonlyifweareconsciousthat anidealwhichtheoreticallytanbe adaptedtothewholeworldcanonly bepractisedamongthosepeoplesin whosesoulsandspiritsthereissomethingoftheChristianidealandin whosecultureChristianityhasbecome anelement.

OneconomicsDr.Gerbrandysaid: "Whenwethinkofoureconomicsystemourheartsswellwithpride.There isawordwhichexpressesthatpride: progress.Iamsurethatmanypeoplethinkofprogressasabathinthe morning-whichonehalfpercent'of mankindcanafford;asaradiosetwhichontheContinentnowtellsmore liesthantruthstomillionsoflisteners.

"Wepeopleofthe20th.centurydo notimmediatelyconnecttheideaof progresswithalifeenrichedbythe knowledgeofOurGodandCreator;of afamilywarmedbythejoyofliving: ofafeelingforbeautyinnatureand art-allthingsofmorerealimportancethantheappliancesofmodern science.

"Ourpoliticalandeconomiclife yearnsforChristianity. Never perhapsinhistoryhasChristianity hadanopportunitylikethis.Mayall Christiansrealiseit.ChristisalwaysreadytoofferHimself,justas muchto-dayasever,butonethingis foreigntoChristandChristianity,and itisthisthatmakesittheopposite ofCommunism;theydonotknow compulsion.

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Sydney,January,1943

TheIleadmasters'Gonferenceof Australiabelievesthataconsistent educationalpolicymustplayanessentialpartincreatingnationalunity. Itrecommendsthatthelinesofsuch policyshouldbedeterminedbyaCommonwealthRoyalCommissiononeducationempoweredtoreviewthewhole educationalpositioninAustralia,and toputforwardsuggestionsforreform inthelightofAustralianideals.

Iturgesthatreformsshouldproceeduponthefollowingprinciples:

1.Aspiritualbasisforeducation.

2.ThecontrolofeducationbyCommonwealthandregionalCommissionsinordertomakepossiblelongrangeplanning.

3.ThepromotionofacommonAustraliansentiment.

4.Theultimateextensionofthe schoolleavingageupto17,withthe provisionforallpupilsofaneducationsuitedtotheiraptitudesand needs.

5.Thatschoolsonreligiousfoundationsshouldbemadeavailabletoall whowishtoattendthem,regardlessoftheirfinancialcircumstance,

C.Theensuringofvitalityanddevelopmentineducationbytheextensiontoallschools,sofarasisprat. ticable,ofthatdegreeoffreedom nowenjoyedbysome.

ThemembersoftheHeadmasters' ConferenceofAustraliaaffirmthat theirschoolscanmakeavaluablecontributiontoareformedsystem through:-

1.Thereligiousspiritoftheirschools.

2.Theirinsistenceonthetrainingof characteronthebasisoftheChristianfaith.

3.Theireffortstotrainpupilstoregard theirlifeworkasavocationinthe serviceofGodandofthecommunity.

4.Thetraditionalmethodsbywhich theyseektodevelopinyountpeople asenseofsocialresponsibility.

5.Thevarietyandindividualcharacterwhichtheirindependenceensures.

Pendingthefulldevelopmentofthe scheme,andinordertomakesomeof itsadvantagesavailableasearlyas possible,theConferenceadvocatesa moreliberalsystemofScholarships andallowancesineachState.

Everyeffortshouldbemadeatonce tointroduceacompletesyistemof nationaleducationwhichwillexpress theseprinciples

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