The Record Newspaper 01 January 1947

TributetoCatholic

Cardinal'sImportantMissiontoJapan GeneralMacArthur's cAlissionaries

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forthemostpartuneventful.

AtItorotal,Catholicservicemen werepresentedtohim,andheaddressedthembriefly.AtOkinawa, fiveAmericanchaplainswelcomed himandBishopMcCabe,andarrang. edforthemtocelebrateMassin thelocalchapel.

"WearrivedinTokyoslightly aheadofschedule,"HisEminence wenton.

"AttheHanedaAirBasetomeet uswereHisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate,ArchbishopPaulMarella;ArchbishopDoi,ofTokyo; Mr.MacmahonBall(BritishrepresentativeontheAlliedControl Council);FatherBrunoBitter,S.J. (RectoroftheCatholicUniversity inTokyo),GeneralP.HTansey, andMr.PiumridgetanAustralian PoliticalofficeronMr.Macmahon Ball'sstaff).

"Weweretakenimmediatelyto CommonwealthHousebyMr.MacmahonBall,whoprovedamost gracioushostduringourstayinthe capital,

"Thateveningitwasarranged thatweshouldseeGeneralDouglas MacArthur.Weweretakento GeneralHeadquarters,andspent morethanhalfanhourwiththe General,

"Heverykindlytolduswewere fleetogowhereverwewantedand seeeverythingwewantedtosee. 11+offerednohelpusineveryway could.

"GeneralMacArthurexpressed completesatisfactionwiththeactivitiesoftheecclesiasticalauthoritiesinJapan.

LikesMissionaries.

"Soimpressedwashewiththe workofthemissionariesthathe saidhehopeditwouldbepossible tosendathousandmoreforevery onenowinthecountry.

"TheGeneralrecalledhisacquaintancewhileinAustraliawith ArchbishopDuhigandArchbishop Mannixandaskedvstoconveyhis goodwishestothem.

"Tokyo,"saidHisEminence,"is stillacityofruins.Theresides. tialareafor20milesisasceneof desolation, "Oneairraidalonecaused120000 deaths.

ChurchesinRuins.

"AlmostalltheCatholicbuildings inthecityweredestroyed.The cathedralandallthechurchesare inrains;theminorseminaryand theApostolicDelegationaregone, andsoaremostoftheschoolsand ccnvents.

"ThankstotheeffortsoftheRector,mostoftheCatholicUniversitybuildingsweresaved,butthe SacredHeartSisterslost75per centoftheirbuildings.

"OnmyfirstmorninginTokyo," theCardinalcontinued,"IsaidMass attheSacredHeartConvent,and afterwardsmetthenuns,sevenof whomareAustralians.

"WeWerethengreetedbythe 900girlswhoarebeingtaughtby thenuns.Theyarereallyremark. ablechildren.

"Onetinytot,inthetraditional kimonoandobi,readanaddressof welcome,towhichIresponded.One oftheSistersactedasinterpreter.

"ThatwasthefirstoffiveaddresseswhichIgavethatday.

"Fromtheconventwecalledon theApostolicDelegate,whoaccompaniedustotheCatholicUniversity,wherewehadlunchwith theFathers.

HisEminenceNormanThomasCardinalGilroy, wasgreetedwithgreatemotionby morethan600students,whowere profoundlyimpressedbyhisaddress. HisEminenceneatvisitedArch. bishopDoi,andwastakenbyhim tomeettheminorseminarians,

Pope'sMessagetoJapan

HisExcellencytheApostolicDelegatetoJapan,Archbishop PaulMarella,receivedthefollowingcablegramfromtheacting PapalSecretaryofState,MonsignorMontini,duringthevisitof HisEminenceCardinalGilroytoJapn:

"TheHolyFather,acknowledgingwithpaternalsatisfaction yourtelegraminforminghimofthepresenceofCardinalGilroy andBishopMcCabeattheimpressivecelebrationsinNagasaki andTokyoonthefeastofSt,FrancisXavier,cordiallyimparts toHisEminence,membersoftheHierarchy,clergyandhisbe. lovedJapanesechildrenparticipating,inpledgeofhisparticular affection,hisApostolicBlessing."

"TherewemetBishopRoss,who wasBishopofHiroshimauntil,at therequestoftheJapaneseGovernment,native-bornpriestswere placedinchargeofalldioceses.

"BishopRossvisited'Australiain 1929and1938." Students'Greeting.

Takingupthestoryatthispoint, BishopMcCabesaidtheCardinal

afterwhichanumberofruined schoolswereinspected.

Atoneschool,atemporarybuildingconstruetedatacostofabout 1.60,000,morethanonethousand childrenwerereceivingtheireducationfromaJapaneseOrderof Sisters.

Onelittlegirlreadanaddressof welcomeinEnglishandpresented

His'Eminencewithabouquetof chrysanthemums.

"Everywherewewentwereceivedgiftsofbeautifulflowers,"said theCardinal.

"At6.30thatevening,"'hecon. tinued,"wewereentertainedata dinnerintheImperialHotel,given bySirWilliamWebb,chairmanof theWarGrimesTribunai.

"Amongthosepresentwerethe ApostolicDelegate,ArchbishopDoi, BishopRoss,FatherBitter,Major GeneralP.H.Tansey(CivilPro. pertyCustodian),CaptainDecker, oftheU.S.:Cary;theFrenchand theFilipinorepresentativesonthe INarCrimesTribunal,andanumberofU.S.chaplains.

Continuingthestoryofhisvisit toJapan,HisEminencesaidthat histhirddayinthecountrybegan withthecelebrationofHolyMass atSt.Mary'sInternationalCatholic Hospital,conductedbytheFranciscanMissionariesofMary.Itwas intheafternoonofthisdaythatthe memorableaudiencewiththeEmperortookplace. TheImperialPalace,theCardinal revealed,wasentirelydestroyed duringthebombingraids,

"MassattheCatholichospital wasservedbytwoaspirantstothe .priesthood,bothmembersofthe famousTokugagafamily,whosean-

cestorsviolentlypersecutedthe Church,"saidHisEminence,

"AfterMassweinspectedthe hospitalandtalkedwithmanyof thepatients.

"At11.15am,wewereagainthe guestsofSirWilliamWebbat morningtea,andonthisoccasion metLieutenant-GeneralRobertL. Eichelberger,Gommanding.General oftheEighthArmyinJapan,and hisChiefofStaff,Major-General ClovisByers.

"ImmediatelyafterthisappointmentImetrepresentativesofthe JapanesepressattheIndustrial Club.Theyaskedmanyquestions concerningthemissionoftheCatholicChurchinJapan,butnone raisedanypoliticalissues.

"WehadlunchwiththeApostolic Delegate,whointroducedusto FrenchandItalianGovernmentre. presentativesinJapan."

AtthispointBishopMcCabeagain interposed."Itwasanexcellent lunch,"hesaid,"butwelearned afterwardsthattheApostolicDelegate,inordertoprovidethebeet possibleforhisguests,hadcutoff hisownsupplyofeggsbyhaving histwohenskilledandroastedfor theoccasion."

Oneofthemostimportant eventsoftheCardinal'stourwas scheduledforthatsameafternoon

-anaudiencewiththeEmperor, "At8p.m.,"saidHisEminence "aformermasterofceremoniesof theImperialHouseholdescortedus totheresidenceoftheEmperor.

"ThePalace,ofcourse,waseon. pletelydestroyedbybombs,andthe Emperornowlivesinasectionof thebuildinghousingtheMinistryoC theImperialHousehold, "Therearenolongeranymini. formedofficialsattheEmperor's Court.Allwearciviliandress, Europeanstyle.

"Weweretakenfirsttoananteroom,andthenshownintotheaudiencechamber,aperfectlyplain andsimpleroom.

Emperor'sWelcome.

"TheEmperorentered,escorted bytwogentlemen-in-waiting,and immediatelygreetedtheApostolic Delegate,whothenpresentedmyselfandBishopMcCabetoHisMajesty.

"TheEmperorsatdownandsign. edustochairsnearhim.AninterprebersatbetweentheEmperorand myself.HewasaformerConsulGeneralforJapaninSydney.

"TheEmperorgaveusavery cordialwelcometoJapan,andexpressedthehopethatthesudden changeofclimatewouldnotbedetrimentaltooarhealth.

"HecongratulatedmeonmyelevationtotheSacredCollegeofCardinals,andexpressedgratitudefor theworkdomebytheVaticanfor Japaneseprisoners-of-warandthe helpgiventoJapaneseabroad.

"HesaidhehopedthattherelationsbetweenAustraliaandJapan wouldalwaysbefriendly.

"HisMajestyinquiredaboutthe DukeofGloucester,recallingthat: he'hadoncehadthehonourofre(ContinuedonPage16.)

TheflighttoJapan,saidHisEminence,wasforthemostpartuneventful.

AtMorotai,Catholicservicemen werepresentedtohim,andbeaddressedthembriefly,AtOkinawa, fiveAmericanchaplainswelcomed himandBishopMcCabe,andarrangedforthemtocelebrateMassin thelocalChapel.

"WearrivedinTokyoslightly aheadofschedule,"HisEminence wenton.

"AttheHanedaAirBasetomeet uswereHisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate,ArchbishopPaulMarella;ArchbishopDoi,ofTokyo; Mr,MacmahonBall(Britishrepro((tentativeontheAlliedControl Council);FatherBrunoBitter,S.J. (RectoroftheCatholicUniversity inTokyo),GeneralP.HTansey, andMr.Plumridge(anAustralian PoliticalofficeronMr.Macmahon Ball'sstaff).

"Weweretakenimmediatelyto CommonwealthHousebyMr.MacmahonBall,whoprovedamost gracioushostduringmarstayinthe capital.

"Thateveningitwasarranged thatweshouldseeGeneralDouglas MacArthur.Weweretakento GeneralHeadquarters,andspent morethanhalfanhourwiththe General, "Heverykindlytolduswewere fleetogowhereverwewantedand seeeverythingwewantedtosee, Heofferedtohelpusineveryway liecould.

"GeneralMae.rtherexpressed completesatisfactionwith.theactivitiesoftheecclesiasticalauthoritiesinJapan.

LikesMissionaries.

"Soimpressedwashewiththe workofthemissionariesthathe saidhehopeditwouldbepossible tosendathousandmoreforevery onenowinthecountry.

"TheGeneralrecalledhisacquaintancewhileinAustraliawith ArchbidhopDuhigandArchbishop Mannixandaskedustoconveyhis goodwishestothem.

"Tokyo,"saidHisEminence,"is stillacityofruins.Theresiders tialareafor20milesisasceneof desolation, "Oneairraidalonecaused120,000 deaths.

ChurchesinRuins.

"AlmostalltheCatholicbuildings inthecityweredestroyed.The cathedralandallthechurchesare inruins;theminorseminaryand theApostolicDelegationaregout, andsoaremostoftheschoolsand ecnvents.

"ThankstotheeffortsoftheRector,mostoftheCatholicUniversitybuildingsweresaved,butthe SacredHeartSisterslost75per centoftheirbuildings.

"OnmyfirstmorninginTokyo," theCardinalcontinued,"IsaidMass attheSacredHeartConvent,and afterwardsmetthenuns,sevenof whomareAustralians.

"Wewere:hengreetedbythe 900girlswhoarebeingtaughtby thenuns.Theyarereallyremarkablechildren, "Onetinytot,inthetraditional kimonoandobi,readanaddressof weleome,towhich1responded,One oftheSistersactedasinterpreter.

"ThatwasthefirstoffiveaddresseswhichIgavethatday.

"Fromtheconventwecalledon theApostolicDelegate,WhoaccompaniedustotheCatholicUniversity,wherewehadlunchwith theFathers,

HisEminenceNormanThomasCardinalGilroy. wasgreetedwithgreatemotionby morethan600students,Whowere profoundlyimpressedbyhisaddress. HisEminencenextvisitedArchbishopDoi,andwastakenbyhim tomeettheminorseminarians,

Pope'sMessagetoJapan

HisExcellencytheApostolicDelegatetoJapan,Archbishop PaulMarella,receivedthefollowingcablegramfromtheacting PapalSecretaryofState,MonsignorMontini,duringthevisitof HisEminenceCardinalGilroytoJapn:

"TheHolyFather,acknowledgingwithpaternalsatisfaction yourtelegraminforminghimofthepresenceofCardinalGilroy andBishopMcCabeattheimpressivecelebrationsinNagasaki andTokyoonthefeastofSt,FrancisXavier,cordiallyimparts toHisEminence,membersoftheHierarchy,clergyandhisbe. lovedJapanesechildrenparticipating,inpledgeofhisparticular affection,hisApostolicBlessing,"

"TherewemetBishopRoss,whoafterwhichanumberofruined wasBishopofHiroshimauntil,at therequestoftheJapaneseGovernment,native-bornpriestswere placedinchargeofalldioceses.

"BishopRossvisitedAustraliain 1029and1938."

Students'Greeting.

Takingupthestoryatthispoint, BishopMcCabesaidtheCardinal

schoolswereinspected, Atoneschoolatemporarybuildingconstructedatacostofabout £60,000,morethanonethousand childrenwerereceivingtheireducationfromaJapaneseOrderof Sisters. Onelittlegirlreadanaddressof welcomeinEnglishandpresented

HisEminencewithabouquetof chrysanthemums.

"Everywherewewentwereceivedgiftsofbeautifulflowers,"said theCardinal, "At6.30thatevening," continued,"wewereentertainedata dinnerintheImperialHotel,given bySirWilliamWebb,chairmanof theWarCrimesTribunes

"Amongthosepresentwerethe ApostolicDelegate,ArchbishopDoi, BishopRoss,FatherBitter,Major GeneralP.H.Tansey(CivilPropertyCustodian),CaptainDecker, (iftheU.S.N'avy;theFrenchand theFilipinorepresentativesonthe Vat.CrimesTribunal,andanumberofU.S.chaplains.

Continuingthestoryofhisvisit toJapan,HisEminencesaidthat histhirddayinthecountrybegan withthecelebrationofHolyMass atSt.Mary'sInternationalCatholic Hospital,conductedbytheFranciscanMissionariesofMary.Itwas intheafternoonofthisdaythatthe memorableaudiencewiththeEmperortookplace. TheImperialPalace,theCardinal revealed,wasentirelydestroyed duringthebombingraids, "MassattheCatholichospital wasservedbytwoaspirantstothe -priesthood,bothmembersofthe famousTokugagafamily,whosean-

ceeborsviolentlypersecutedthe Church,"saidHisEminence,

"AfterMassweinspectedthe hospitalandtalkedwithmanyof thepatients.

"At11.15a.m,wewereagainthe nestsofSirWilliamWebbat morningtea,andonthisoccasion metLieutenant-GeneralRobertL. Eichelberger,Commanding-General oftheEighthArmyinJapan,and hisChiefofStaff,Major-General ClovisByers.

"ImmediatelyafterthisappointmentImetrepresentativesofthe JapanesepressattheIndustrial Club,Theyaskedmanyquestions concerningthemissionoftheCatholicChurchinJapan,butnone raisedanypoliticalissues, "WehadlunchwiththeApostolic Delegate,whointroduced usto FrenchandItalianGovernmentrepresentativesinJapan."

AtthispointBishopWed°again interposed."Itwasanexcellent lunch,"hesaid,"butwelearned afterwardsthattheApostolicDelegate,inordertoprovidethebest possibleforhisguests,hadcutoff hisownsupplyofeggsbyhaving histwohenskilledandroastedfor theoccasion."

Oneofthemostimportant eventsoftheCardinal'stourwas scheduledforthatsameafternoon -anaudiencewiththeEmperor.

"At3p.m.,"saidHisEminence, 'aformermasterofceremoniesof theImperialHouseholdescortedus totheresidenceoftheEmperor.

"ThePalace,ofcourse,wascompletelydestroyedbybombs,andthe Emperornowlivesinasectionof thebuildinghousingtheMinistryof theImperialHousehold, "TherearenolongeranyuniformedofficialsattheEmperor's Court.Allwearciviliandress, Europeanstyle.

"Weweretakenfirsttoanantsk room,andthenshownintotheaudiencechamber,aperfectlyplain andsimpleroom.

Emperor'sWelcome, "TheEmperorentered,escorted bytwogentlemen-in-waiting,and immediatelygreetedtheApostolic Delegate,whothenpresentedmyselfandBittenMcCabetoHisMajesty.

"TheEmperorsatdownandsignedustochairsnearhim.AninterprebersatbetweentheEmperorand myself.HewasaformerConsulGeneralforJapaninSydney,

"TheEmperorgaveusavery cordialwelcometoJapan,andexpressedthehopethatthesudden changeofclimatewouldnothedetrimentaltoourhealth,

"HecongratulatedmeonmyelevationtotheSacredCollegeofCardinals,andexpressedgratitudefor theworkdonebytheVaticanfor Japaneseprisoners-of-warandthe helpgiventoJapaneseabroad.

"HesaidhehopedthattherelationsbetweenAustraliaandJapan wouldalwaysbefriendly.

"HisMajestyinquiredaboutthe DukeofGloucester,recallingthat hehadoncehadthehonourofre(ContinuedonPage16.)

Makeyourown

"LookformeintheNursery ofHeaven"

InfluenceofSt.FrancisinLifeof FrancisThompson

Rev.P.DeLens,oy.m.

"0LadyMary,thybrightcrown Isnomerecrownof.malesty; ForwiththereflexofHisown Resplendentthorns,Christencircledthee."

The'editorofthe"WeeklyRegis- ter"and"MerryEngland"wasabsorbedinthought.Heglancedagain atthelinesbeforehim-thebeginningofapoementitled"The Passion.ofMary"--andmurmured Oncemore,thetwentiethtimethis morning,"Thereiscertainlytalent hereintheselines."Heglancedat thelittledateboxstandingbefore himonhisdesk.Itindictriedthat thedaysofApril,1844,werewellnighspent.Twomonthsagonow, hereflected,'hehadreceivedthis andotherpoemstogetherwithsome promisingprosepassagesfroma certainpersonwhogaveashisad. dressthe"CharingCrossPostOffice."Theeditor'hadtriedinvain tolocatethepoetand decodedtopublish"ThePassionof Mary"in"MerryEngland."Asa result,'hehadreceivedafurtherlet. :etfromthepoetandameeting wasconsequentlyarrangedforthe morning.

Astheeditorsat,musingathis desk-probablyexpectingtheadvent orsomecultured,middle-classgentleman--asoftknocksoundedatthe door.Inresponsetohiscallofinvitation,"thedoorwasopenedand astrangehandwasthrustin andawaifofamancamein." Theeditorgaveagaspofsurprise; "Nosuchfigurehadbeenlooked for.Hewasmoreraggedandunkemptthantheaveragebeggar, withnoshirtbeneath.hiscoat,and barefeetinbrokenshoes."His cheekswereflushell--itwassot, however,theflushofyouth,butthe tell-talecolourofthedrug-addict, Hiseyeswerebright,butitwasthe demonofopiumthatlitupthose epeeandnotthesparkleofhealth.

Suchwasthemeetingbetween WilfridMeynellandFrancisThompsonameetingthatwastobanish foreverFrancisThompsonthevictimofopiumandtoleaveFrancis ThompsontheImmortal,worthyto herankedalongsideShelleyand Keats.

FrancisThompsonwasbornin 1859,inLancaOhire,thesonofa provincialdoctor.Duringhisyouth hewasofasolitaryandrater melancholydisposition.Heearlyinheritedagreatloveforliterature, andwhilehiscompanions,eagerto shakeoffthetediumofaday's workatschool,wouldbevigorously recreatingintheopenairhewould readto'himselfortohissigners hisfavouritepassagesfromShake. speare,ColeridgeandMacauley.

Attheageoftwelve,Francis wassenttoUshawCollegenear Durham,withtheultimateaimof studyingforthePriesthood,How. ever,althoughhewasconspicuous forasingularpiety,especiallyto. cardstheritualoftheChurch,and towardstheMessedVirgin,'hissoli. tarynatureandmelancholydisposi. don,hisinsurmountableabsentmindednessandhisdisregardfor study,otherthanthereadingof literature,allmilitatedagainsthim. AswereadofThompson'sdaysat UshawandofhislaterdataP Manchester,wearennemiscionsly struckwithasenseofcompassion forhim.Heseemstohavelived inalittleworldofhisown,with fewcompanions,andsustainedin hisstudiesonlybyhisgreatlove forliterature.His'highlysensitive naturemadehimdrawofffromhis companions,andwasprobablyresponsible,inpart,forthefitsof depressionfromwhichthepoetsufferedduringhisentirelife.

When,upontheadviceofhisconfessor,Thompsonreturnedhomein 1877,hewaspersuadedbyacarefulandpracticalfathertotakeup hepaternalprofession-thatof medicine.However,as'ithassince beenremarked,"anintellectual careerofadoctorcouldnotbe temperamentlessadaptedtothe imagined."TwoeventsprovedwellnighfataltoFrancis.Firstly,he wassenttostudyinManchester,a

FRANCISTHOMPSON cityofill-noun,notedparticularly forthegreatindulgenceofthecot. tonworkersinopium;secondly,he receivedasagiftfromhismother acopyofDeQuincey's"ConfessionsofanOpium-eater."The damagewasdoneThompson'sold loveforsolituderemained,hisdistasteforstudywaxedstronger, whilstthedesiretosmotherhis caresandworries,andtoexperience thepleasantsensatiansspokenof byDeQuinceyledtohistaking opium.Graduallyhismedicalinstrumenrsandthenalsohistext. bookswere.soldinordertopro. curemoreandmoreopium.Each yearashereturnedhomeatthe conclusionofhisannualexaminationshisonlycommentwas:"I bravenotpassed."

AsThompsonreturnedhomeat theclose(if1885eventsworkedup toaclimax.Hisfather,noticingthe ashinhisCheeks,accusedhimof drinking.FranciswasnottoreturnagaintoManchester.Theresultofthisinterviewwasthaton thefollowingnightFrancisleft homeand,afterspendingashort timeinManchester,madehisway towardsthestreetsofLondon.

Duringthefollowingyears Trompsondrainedthecupofpov. ertytoitsverydregs.Heobtained apositionasbook-collectorfora cityfirmbutcouldnotholdthis -position,Ragssoonreplacedhisre. spectableclothingandtinelowest outcastsofthestreetsbecamehis craistantcompanions.Eveninhis directmomentsaspiritofindependenceforbadehimtoaccept charity.Bootblack,mateh.seller, paper-boyandcab-hailerAndthe effectsofopium,accentuatedby alackofnourishingfoodandfitting shelter,soenfeebledThompson'snaturallyweakconstitutionasto leavehimalmostinastateofperpetualdelirium.Reducedtothe greatestpinchofpoverty,'hede. tidedtosendcertainpoemshehad composed,totheeditorofthe periodical"MerryEngland."Itwas throughthis'providentialsetofair. cumstaneesthatthemeetingwhich wastointroduceFrancisThompson totheworldofliteratureeventuated.

POETANDMYSTIC

WiththebeginningofhisatqtaintancewithWilfridMeynell,a neweracommencedinthelifeof FrancisThompson.Thefirstmeet. ingwasawkwardanduncomfortable forbothconcerned.Francisas usualwaslothtoacceptcharity, andMeynellwassomewhatabashed atthesightofhimwhostoodbeforehim,However,subsequent visitstotheeditor'shouseinKen-. signtonbrokedownthereserveas bothsides,andinashorttime, Francisenteredintohisfirst,real andintimatefriendship.

Asintimacyripenedbetweenthe two,Meyitullrealizedthatifthe pestwastolivemuchlonger,his healthmustbeattendedtoand,if possible,opiummustberemoved fromhisdietFranciswassent toaprivatehospital,wheretherenunciationofopiumopenedupwide thedoorsofhisintellect."Iprotesttoyou,"hewasabletowrite, "thatIhaveagreaterinfluxof thoughtinonehourthanina wholeyearunderthereignof opium,"Placedamongthemonks atStorringtonPriory,hishealthimprovedconsiderably,whilsthis writinggainedpowerandvitality.

From,thedateofhisreturnto naturallifein1'890,FrancisThompsonwasneveragainfriendless,or withoutfood,clothingandshelter, Hisdearestfriendshipwasthat Whichexistedbetweenhimandhis benefactors,WilfridandAlice WilfridandAliceMeynell,whowere bothveryliterary-minded,andwho yieldedhimeveryencouragement, Anotherdearfriendshipexistedbe. tweenhimandThecontemporary poetsCoventryPatmoreandLaurenceHousman.

AtthisstagewemaywellenquireconcerningThompson'sob.

(ContinuedonPage15.)

HOWMUCHTOBEA

NUN?

"N.G.,"EastFremantle:

"Ihavenoticedrecentlythatit isonlygirlsofwell-to-doparents areenteringconventstobecome nuns. askedafriendaboutthis, andIwastoldthatagirlmust haveplentyofmoneybeforeshe willbetakenintoaconvent.Iwon. deredifthiswastrue?"

A.No,itisnottrue.Yourinformantwasquitewrong.Wantof thisworld'sgoodswillneverpre. ventagirlfrombeingreceivedinto aconvent.Ifshehasavocationto thereligiouslife,andAreispoor, shewouldrequireherfarenothe convent,andifshehadnoteven that,theSuperioroftheconvent wouldgiveittoher.Ifagirl'sparentscanaffordit,theyareexpectedtohelptopayforthelongand excellenttrainingwhicheverynun receives,andtohelptosupplyher withtheverysmallrequirements ofanun'slife.Iftheyobjectto doingwhatismuchlessthanthey dofortheirdaughterswhoare marrying,itwouldmakenodifference.Theconventwouldreceivethe girl.

SUFFERINGFOR CONSCIENCE

"CATHOLICCHEMIST,"PERTH,

"ThereareCatholicchemistswho annuallylosehundredsofpounds, and,overaperiod,thousands,becausetheyrefusetosellcontraceptives.Afterall,theyareonlydoing theirduty;theycouldhardlydo less.ItseemstomethatCatholic chemistsandCatholicdoctors,who dealincontraception,aredefinitely moreculpable,asactuallythey shouldgivealeadinfightingcontraceptionandbirth-control,the plaguethatthreatensAustralia's veryexistence, "Doesthetolerantattitudetoand widespreadpractiseofbirth.control lessenItsimmoralnature?"

A.Certainlynot,Itisstrictly againstGod'slawtolimitfamilies bytheuseofcontraception,inany form.Nomotivewhatsoevercan justifythisimmoralpractice.We takeoffourhatstotheCatholic chemistswhoresistalltemptations tosellthesecontraceptives,Itis true,asyousaysowell,thatthey areonlydoingtheirdutyinobeyingGod'slawandfollowingthe dictatesoftheirconscienceinthis matter,lintwemustalwaysadmire andcommendanymanorwoman whodoesso,whenobediencemeans thelossofconsiderablesumsof moneyandwhenthepaganworld aroundthemscoffsattheir (.011scienliousness.HenceIagreewith youthattheCatholicdoctor,who recommendstheuseofcontraceptivesandtheCatholicchemistwho *ellsthem,isdeservingoftheseverestcondemnation,forhehas beeninstructedinthetruthand netsagainsthisconscience,which tellshimthateontraeeptioniscon. demnedbytheNatural,theDivine andtheEcclesiasticalLaw, as gravelyimmoralandthattherefore bei,sco-operatinginagravelysinfulact,byrecommendingorbysellingthemeanstopractiseit.

STOVES:Relinedasnew;old stovestradedinonEnamel

4:40.

MASSMURDER

Yournos:questionYouask:

"Hasadoctorthemoralright toterminatepregnancy?Asachemist learnfrommyclientsthat suchasapracticenotinfrequently happens."

A.Itismorallywrongandtan. tamounttomurderforadoctorto causeanabortionatanyperiodof gestationortodirectlykillthelivingchildinthewomb,Itisalso apunishableoffenceaccordingto CivilLaw,Yetthisabominable crimeiscommitteddailyinour midst,butwereadofveryfewconvictionsforit;onthecontrary manybecomewealthybymeansof :hismassacreoftheinnocents,Lis. tentowhatMr.J.Cremean,M,L.A, ofVictoria,saidinanaddresstwo weeksagoinMelbourne:

"Inindisputablefigures,whichI presentedtotheVictorianLegislativziAssemblyrecently,Ishowed thatamodestestimateofillegal operatoinsinVictoriaaloneevery yearnumbered,at.least,5;500.In eigltyears,then,therewere44,000 embryonicehlkirendestroyed,and thepopulationoftheStatereduced bythatnumber.Inthesameperiod thenumberofcommitalsfortrial to.'criminalabetlionwasl's'than fortyandthe....etherofroevirtims fortheoffence--whichismurderin anothername-waslessthan twenty."

Yonsay:

"SurelyCatholicdoctorsand chemistsshouldandcouldpresenta unitedfrontInthismatter,andeven formanassociation,withonlyone rule,namely,thattheywouldkeep theirhandsfreefromthebloodof It...ipocent."

A.Iquiteagreewithyou.There isabranchoftheCatholicMedical GuildofSt.LukeinPerth,which meetsregularly.Theprimaryobject ofthisGuildistokeepbeforethe Catholicdoctorsthehighestideals ofCatholicmedicalethics,

WHYTHEPETRINETEXTIS TOBEACCEPTEDLITERALLY

"GEORGEAN,"Mid,Junction

"Iwaslisteningtoyoursession tonight,asIdoeverySundaynight, andwasperplexedsomewhatby youranswerstotwoquestions--or rather,notbytheanswersthemselves,butbythe,whatseemedto me,tobethetwistingofScripture tosuityourownpurposes.Letme explain:

"Inthefirstquestion,think,a correspondentqueriedyourinterpretationof'ThouartPeter.'etc. (Mt.XVI...18)andgavehisowninterpretationofthattext.Inyour answer,youpointedoutthatInthe Eastitwasthecustomtospeak oftenusingmetaphors,andthatOur LordwasherespeakingtoPeterin themetaphor,Youthenquoted othertextssuchas:'Iamthelight oftheWorld'andsoontostrength. enyourpoint.Nowinthelast questionyouansweredmentionwas made'thatChristisreallypresent Inthebreadandwineortobe moreexactthinkIshouldsay thatthebreadandwine,whilere. tainingtheiroutwardappearance, becametheactualbodyandblood bfOurLord.Insupportofthis, youquoted(correctmeif am wrong)St.Luke,XXII.,19:'And Hetookbreadandgavethanksand brokeit,andgaveuntothemsaying,Thisismybody,whichis givenforyou:thisdoinremembranceofMe.'

"Myproblemisthis-whydoyou insistuponthefigurativesensein thefirstquestion,andtheliteralin thelast?IfI'mtobelievethat ChristgaveHisactualbodytohis disciplesforthemtoeat,mightI notalsobelievethatwhenChrist saidHewasthetruevine,Hewas transformedintoaplantwithroots intheground?Orthatthetext, amthedoor,'meansthatHewas actuallyadoor?"

A.Whydo insistuponthefigurativesenseininterpretingthe

text:'ThouartPeter,'etc.andthe literalsenseinthetext:'Thisis myBody,etc."?Well,becausein thefirstcaseChristclearlyandbeyondalldoubtspokemetaphorically, andinthesecondcase,clearlyand beyondalldoubtHeintendedHis wordstoconveytheirliteralmeaning.

ILetmeprovemyfirstassertion: OnmeetingSimonforthefirst time,ChristsaidtoHim:"Thou artSimon,butthoushellbecalled Rock(Jo,I,412)Naturally,anyone readingtheGospelwouldaskhimselfwhatis.themeaningofthis changingofSimon'sname?Abtham'snamewaschangedtoAbrahambecauseofthespecialplacehe wastoholdinGod'sdealingswith men:Hewastobethefatherof anewrace.IsthisSimonPeter theRock-tohavesomesuchspecial place?ThenChristbeginstotrain hischosenbandoftwelvedisciples whomhecalledapostles,Itsoon appearsthatSimonisregardedby Christastheprincipalapostle.Then comestheincidentofSimon'sdeclarationthatChrististheMessiah,theSonofGod.Jesusdeclares thatSimonhasspokenthetruth.infact,thathehasspokenatruth revealedbyGod,Thenhesays: "ThouartRockanduponthisRock IwillbuildmyChurch,"Sothe mysteryofthechangingofSimon's nameissolved.Jesushadsingled himoutand,rightfromthebeginninghadintendedhimtobethe rockonwhichwouldbebuiltthe Churchtobefounded.JustasGod changedAbram'sname,soChrist hadchangedSimon'sname,because SimonwastohaveaspecialfunctionintheneworderofProvidence setupbyChrist.

ThefirstfollowersofChristall sawthepoint.The.ApostleJohn recordedhowChristhad'entrusted hieflocktoSimonPeter-theRock, andallthrough-theActsofthe ApostleswefindSimonreferredto asRock.Why?Why,ifnotbecause allknewthatSimonPeterwasthe RockonwhomChristhadbuilt hisChurch.So,too,wefindthat Simon'sSuccessors,theBishopsof Rome,receivedadeferencefrom allthat,couldhavenootherexplanationthanthatPeterwastheRock onwhichtheChurchwasfounded andthathissuccessorsweresucceedingtohispositionandperformingthefunctionofoffice.Thething inreallyobvious:Christcalled SimontheRockbecauseHemeant thathewastoholdtheoffice,which wastogivestabilityandpermanencetotheChurch;forit'isthe papacy-thepermanentsourceof authorityandinherentteachingthatgivestotheChurchthepower tocarryonChrist'sworktillthe 'ndoftime.

WASTHEEUCHARISTA METAPHOR?

II,Nowforthesecondtext: ItisnolessclearfromtheGos. pelthatChrist'swords,"Thisis myBody,"weretobetakenliterally,andnotmetaphorically.Itis notmerelyaquestionofthemean. ingofanisolatedtext;theinstitutionoftheEucharistformsawhole themeintheGospel,andindeed intheBibleand'inthewholeof God'sdealingwithmankind. Trytolookatit:allinperspee. tire:justayearbeforethisand ccnsequentlyjustoneyearbefore theinstitutionoftheEucharist, ChristOurLordworkedbesidethe likeofGalileeoneofHismoststupendousandmostpublicmiracles. Ilesomultiplied5loavesofbread astofeedfivethousandpeoplewith them.ThisdisplayofHisdivine powersoastonishedthepeoplethat theywerewonoverinlargernumbersthaneven.TheyfollowedHim aroundtotheothersideofthelake, spoketothemofthenecessity offaithinGod,andthenasachallengetotheirfaith,Hetoldthem hatHewouldgivethemHisflesh toeat,"Iamthelivingbreadthat hascomedownfromHeaven.If anyoneeatofthisbread,heshall

liveforever;andthebreadthatI willgiveismyfleshforthelifeof theworld."(Jo,VI,50,53).The Gospelstellsus"TheJewsargued withoneanother,saying:'Howcan thismangivesushisfleshtoeat?"

(Jo,VI,,53.)

OurLordcouldeasilyhaveexplainedtothemthatHehadspoken nutaphorically.InsteadofthatHe saidtothemmostsolemnlyand emphatically:"Amen,amen,Isay toyou,unlessyoueatthefleshof theSonofMan,anddrinkHis Blood,youshallnothavelifein you."(Jo.VI,,54)

Many--notmerelyofthecrowdbutHisowndisciplessaid,'This isahardsaying,Whqcanlistento it?"(Jo.VI.,61).Yousee,they sawthatChristmeantwhatHe said;andnoticehedidnotsaya wordtosuggestthatHiswords couldhaveanybuttheirliteral meaning,TheGospelconcludesthe accountwiththewords:"Fromthis timemanyofHiedisciplesturned backandnolongerwentabout withhim."(Jo.VI.,68.)Doyou reallythinkthatChristwouldhave letHisdisciplesgo,whenawordor twocouldhaveclearedupalltheir difficulties?No,Christwasdemandingabigactoffaith-faithinHis powerto-givethemHisfleshtoeat andHisbloodtodrink,Hehad givenampleproofofHisdivine power,andHedemandedbeliefas aconditionofdiscipleship.Hewho

wouldnotsubmitHismindtoGod couldnothaveanypartwith Christ, ThatiswhyHechallengedthe Twelve:"Doyoualsowishtogo away?"(Jo,VI.,69)Farfrom beingmerelymetaphorical,Christ's giftofHisbodyandbloodtomen wasveryreal,andbeliefinitwas essentialtothefollowingofChrist. EvenPeterandJamesandJohn mustgoawayiftheywillnotbelieve, Whatcouldbemoreridiculous, afterallthis,thantosaythat Christhadnothingmoretogiveto Hisdisciplesthanapieceofcorn. monbreadorthatHehadallowed allthisstruggletogooninthe mindsofHisdisciples,whenHe merelymeantthatHisteachingwas tobethefoodoftheirsouls.Anexplanationwouldhavebeensoeasy; anyfair-mindedmanwouldhave givenit,ratherthanallowhisfollowerstoturnaway;butChristdid nottrytoexplainthingsaway.He insistedontheliteraltruthofwhat hehadsaid.

So,tben,attheLastSupper,at thesolemnmomentattheendof Hislife,whenthetimehadcome tofulfilthefiguresoftheOldTestament,Hetookbreadandblessed it.Itwasforthismomentthat themanna--thebreadfromHeaven -hadbeenpreparingmen;nowthe prophecyofMalachywastobeJul(ContinuedonPage15.)

IsitPossibletoCureRabitual6runkenness?

AmazingSocialMovementof AlcoholicsAnonymous AnAmericanExperimentWhich SucceedsThroughCharity

ByJamesP.Timmins,in"The Sign"

ItwasFred,who,nearlythree yearsago,introducedmetothe AlcoholicsAnonymous,oneofthe greatestsocialnovementsofmoderntimes,amovementwhoseimplicationshavenotevenbeguntobe realizedbyaworldatlarge.

Intheearlyeveningofthatfaroffday,thedoorbellofSt.Bridget's Rectoryrang.Ididn'tknowthat somethingnewwasenteringintomy life.Ididn'tknowitwhenIopened thedoorandfoundthereanold friend,butafhiendinwhatastate! Howasbedraggled,down-at-theheels,clothedinanancientsweater andapairofpantsthathadlong seentheirbestdays.Andhewas drunk.Notstupidlyorstaggering, butexcitedlydrunk.Morethanthat, inthemidstofhisdrunkennesshe wasashamed, Icouldsensethe thoughtpassingthroughhismind. ForfiveyearsIhadnotseenhim orevenheardofhim,saverarely andnow,downandout,hewasin thesorrypositionofstandingon mydoorstep,seekinghelp.Fred who,afewyearsback,hadoften welcomedmeintohispleasant home.

Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes. Wasthisfriendtheclear-cut,affable ambitiousyoungbusinessmanwhom Ioncehadknown?Iknewthathe drankintheolddays,butnot,tomy knowledge,toexcess.Iknewtoo, thathehadneverbeenandwasnot nowanptkingliketheclassicalconcep:ionoftheweak-willed,heedless andirresponsibledrunkard.Heloved hishome,hislovelywife,andtheir child,abrightintelligentboy.He wasambitiousand.able,diplomatic andefficientinhisworkofselling. Butsomethinghadhappenedtohim intheyearsduringwhichwehad lostcontact,intheyearswhenhe driftedawaynotonlyfrommebut fromeveryfriendthatheeverknewSomethinghadtornhimloosefrom everythingbrightandbeautifulin lifeanddroppedhimintoanabyss wherewassordid'andmeanand ugly.Whatwasit?

Fred'himselfdidn'tknow.He cameintomyrectory,satdownand pouredintomyearssuchataleof bewilderment,confusionandutter

despairas1 haveneverbefore heard.ThatnightIlookedintoOs mindofamaninhellFortwo hours,inbrokencrumblingwords, hepouredouthisstoryofthewracking,futile,hopelessstrugglewith'the demonofalcoholthatpossessedhim anddrovehimfurtherandfurther intothedarksaddevastatinglone. linersofthepit.Nowhewas nearlyattheend.Hecouldno longerstandtheutterdesolation, thepanicfearthatalcoholitself wasnotcapableoftakingaway fromhimsaveinthehoursofcompleteanconsetutisness.Withtears streamingdownhisface,thisdrunk beggedmetogivehimtheanswer, Wasitdeath?Orwas:heresome secretwhichIpossessed,somelife linewhichImultithrowhimby whichhecouldlifthimselfoutof themonstrousinfernoinwhichhe foundhimself.Ihadtoanswerhim thatIdidnotknow,I..ssured himthatsuicidewasnotthesolution.BeyondthatIhadlething tooffer.Beforemyfriend,whomI wouldhavegivenanythingtohelp, Isattroubledandhelpless.

AllthatImighthavesuggested hehad'readydone.AgoodCatholic,withwell-foundedandstrong faith,betoldmeofwildprayers beforethealtar,beggingGodto takeawaythisdevilthatdrovehim todrinkagainsthiswill,thisdevil thatwasrobbinghimofeverything thathehelddearinlife,Hetold meofthebusinessliehadwrecked, ofthefinaljobfromwhichhehad resignedbeforehewasfired.He toldmeoftheshameandmiseryof dependenceonhiswife,compelled toworktosupporthimandhold theirhometogether.Allmeant nothing.Weekafterweekafter week,andmonthaftermonth,he drankwithonlytheintervalfof nauseatingphysicalsicknessand shakyrecoverytointerrupt.'He toldme,amongotherthings,one ofthesaddeststoriesoffutileappealtothebetterselfofanalcohol addictthatIhaveeverheard.

Hismother-in-lawlaydying.She knewthatherendwasnear,but, forgetfulofherself,goodreligious womanthatshewas,shethought thiswastheopportunitytobring hackFredtohissensesandrestore ..litgliSINANNISNOMININIMIXIS141111111111N ott

GoodCheer

Here,now,isthe1946-47seasonofgoodcheer,with Itspromiseofahappyandprosperousfuture.To marktheoccasiontheW.A.T.A.issubmittingfor publicentertainmentaprogrammewiththerecord prize-moneyof£13,440.

Therearethreegreathighlightsinthisseason's carnival theW.A.TrottingCup,of£3,150;the ChristmasHandicap,with£2,000forthefinal;and theNewYearHandicap,of£500.

ThecarnivalisspreadoverthefollowingnightsSaturday,Dec.21;BoxingDay,Dec.28;Saturday, Dec.28;NewYear'sDay,Jan.1;andSaturday,Jan. 4Fivenightsofspeedandexcitement.Areviver afterahardyear.Atonicfor1947.Jointhehappy throngatGloucesterPark.

himtoanormallilfe,Shesummonedhimtohersickchamber,and there,inthepresenceofhiswife, sheaskedhimtokneelbyherbedside,puthistwohandsinhersand promise,beforeGod,thathewould reformhislifeandbethehusband andfatherthatheshould.Shocked andmovedashehadneverbeen before,hekneltbesidethedying woman,andwithhishandsinhers, promisedwithallthesincerityin hissoulthatliewouldnevertouch anotherdropofliquor,andhe walkedoutofherpresence,and withherwordsandhisownpromiseringinginhisears,gotdrunk, Tothisman,myfriend,Icould givenothing,AllthatIcould thinkofwas,"Thisisnoordinary drunk.ThismanisabnormalMay. belieiscrazy."1;thoughtan ablepsychiatristmightpossiblybe abletotellFredwhatwas.the matterwithhim ITtiwerea mentalillness,maybeitmightbe curablebysometherapywhicha laymanwouldnotknow,

ThemoatdayIsawhiswifeand heardfromhertheusualstoryof worry,uncertainty,insecurity,and mineratherhusbandforhisapparentlywillfullysenselesscourse, andagnawingfearofwhatthe futuremightbring.Shewaswill. ingtodoanything.Fredhimself hadnorcomeback,Followingwhat shesaidwasaregularcustom,he haddisappeared,movedbysome vaguededireofnotannoyinghis familybyhisdrinking.Buthe camebacklatethatnight,She calleduseandtoldmehe,too,was willingtodoanything.AnappointmentwithaHartfordmt. chiatristwasarrangedforthefollowingMondayafternoon,bywhich timeFred,itwashoped,wouldbe reasonablysaneandsober.The threeofuswentin,and'theable doctor,anunsuspectedangelin disguise,examinedmyfriendalone foralongtime.Afterward,hesat clownwiththethreeofusandtold usinplain,bluntterms,"Thisman isphysicallyallright,andheis mentallyallright;'heisnotcrazy, buthehasadisease.Heisan alcoholaddict.AsfarasIam concerned,theeaseishopeless"

ThankGodthatwasnotfinal. Itmighthavebeen,exceptforwhat thedoctoradded:"Thereis,pertaps,onechanceforhim.Herein Hartfordthereisagroupofpeople calledtheAlcoholicsAnonymous, alcoholaddictswhoaretryingto helpeachothertostaysober.In somecasestheyhavebeenquite successful,Ihavethetelephone numberofoneofthemhere.I suggestthatyougetintouchwith him."

oh, wasincredulousenough atfirst Aweekwentby,and Fredstayedsober,Butanyone, evenanalcoholaddict,mightbe abletodothatbystrenuouseffort, Thenotherweekswentby,stretchingintomonths,andFredstillwas sober. Ibegantoaskmyself, "WlhatisthisthingcalledAlcoholicsAnonymous?Whatisits secret'?"Theremustbesomevery powerfulremedyinitwhenit couldhaltahopelessdrunkardin histracksandputhimontheroad toreasonandsinewlife.Igot thebookandreadit,andIwent toameeting`Insee,andIwas conquered.

Now,subjecttotheprovisothat allIsayismyownopinion,Iwill trytotracetheA,A.pathwayto success,WhenFredcametome,ne was,eveninhisdrunkenness,batteredandbeatendownuntilliehad reachedhisbottom.Therewasno morepride,nomoreegotisticalself. relianceleftinhim.Hewaswilling toaccepthelpfromanybooyor anything.Hehadacquiredwhat Iconsiderthebasicvirtuenecessaryforanymanwhowantsto worktheA.A.programmesuccessfully,thevirtueofhumility.

Itisneitheranabjectnora crawlingvirtue.Itis,astheword itselffromtheLatinhumus,the earth,signifies,adown-tokarth, realisticviewofone'sself,notas thecentreoftheuniverseandthe lordoftheworld,butasavery smallandinsignificantunitinthe vastseaofhumanity.Whenone looksatthematterobjectively, andnotthroughtheveilsofselfdeceitwithwhichthealcoholaddictbecloudsreality,liesees'hat humilityisanactive,common-sense admissionofthehardfactthatnobodycanshapetheworldtohis likingoreverwalkthewaysof theworldsuccessfullyinlonelyindependence,Butthealcoholic, isolatedbyhisterriblepride,must needstryit,andheis'hurt,deeply hurt,whentheworldrollson,in. differenttohisneedsandhisdemands,carelessofhisindependence,rubbingrawhisself-esteem, Nowonderheseeksthesolaceof theanesthetic,alcohol,togivehimselfreleasefromthepainfulproddingsofhisownintelligenceconstantlyremindingofhisactualin. adequacy,ofhisfailuretoliveup totheloftyconceptsofhisegotisticalself-appraisal.WithhisIntellectdeadened,plungedintothe realmsofalcoholicillusion,hecan setupadreamworldwhere,para. phrasingthewordsofHenley,he canbetheimaginarymasterofhis fateandthepretendedcaptainof hissoul.Buttherealworldforenercrumblesthedream,andthe illusionis'hardertoseizeasthe yearsgoon.Andfinallythereis littleleftbutwrathandhorrorand degradation,andtherefugeofoblivion.Yet,evenatthatstage, whentheanesthetichaslostits ,powertogiveanythingbutaliving death,therearealcoholicswhocling withdevilish,persistencetotheir pride,whowillnotadmittothem. selves"Iampowerlessoveral. cohol-mylifehasbecomeunman. ageable,andIneedhelp."

Rightthereandthen,inthedoctor'soffice,wedid.Thismanurged Fredtowastenotime,toattend themeetingthatnightattheBlue PlateRestaurantonFarmington AvenueinWestHardford.Fred went,butnotwithoutthecompany ofhiswife,whowasafraidto trusthimoutofhersight.At that,he'hadtofortifyhimselfwith acoupleofdrinksbeforeventuring intothestrange,unknownterritory ofanA.A.meeting;andhere comesthemarvel,thejoyous,unbelievablemarvel.Thosewerethe lastdrinksthatFred,thehopeless, ireclaimabledrunk,hashadfrom thatdaytothis.Iwasconfronted bythemiracleoftheA.A.

teetitfromthepainfulwoundsin. flirtedonitnoronlybyhisfamily, butbyhisfriendsandassociatesin 1111.businessorsocialworld.Evea it.themidstofthosewholovehim helivesalonewithnoremedyagainstthestarkterrorsofisolation savetheoldenemy,theanesthetic, alcohol,

InthecompanionshipoftheA.A. whataremedyforlonelinessthe aleoholiefinds!IIecannotdeceive thesepeople.Hecannotevade them.Theyknowhimthroughand through,Theyhaveenduredhis sufferings,borne'histerrors,andfelt 'hisremorse.Inshort,theytalk hislanguage.

Withhumilityandhope,Fredpro. testedonhisroadintotheA.A.By examplehelearntthevalueofrelaxation."Easydoesit,"heheard repeated-againandagain.Helearnedtonarrowhisproblemdownto manageableproportions.Helearned,inthewordsofSirWilliamOsier,"Theload'oftomorrow,addedto thatofyesterday,carriedtoday, makesthestrongestfalter."

IlecametothecoreoftheAlcoholicsAnonymouswayoflife,the isligiouselement.Thar,forhim,was nottoodifficult,Bornandbrought upagoodCatholic,holdingonto hisfaithevenintheworstdays ofhisaddictionhebelievedinGod endthenecessityofGod'sgraceif hewastolivesoundlyandsanely. Notallalcoholicshaveasmuch whentheyentertheA.A,Self-centredastheyare,makingidolsof themselves,theyshylikefrightenedhorsesatthebarementionof ahigherpower,Howmanytimes theaddicthassaid,"IliketheAlecholicsAnonymous;butthisGod business,Iwillhavenoneofit," Yet,thereitis.Sevenofthetwelve stepsintheA.A.wayofliferefer toGodHowcanonegetaround thatfact?AllthatIcansayisthat thehigherPowerinthoseseven stepsoftheA.A.growsuponthe alcoholic,evenifhehasnoreligion atall,Ihaveseenitgrow,evenin Catholics.Forthey,too,bytheir addiction,withdrawthemselves fromtheGodinwhomtheybelieve, fromtheChurchwhichistheir mother,Itisasif,evenagainst thefamilyoftheFaiththeybuild forthemselvesthesamewallwhich separatesthemfromtheirwives, theirchildrenandtheirfriends,In rareeaseslikethatoftheholyand devoutMattTalbot,potentialsaint ofthealcdholic,thebatteringramof agreatandallabsorbingdevotion breaksdownthewallandfreesthe alcoholicfromthedominationof hisobsession,butnottoo.often, AsingleinstancewillMaceto showwhatImeanbythegrowthof faithinaCatholicmemberofthe A.A.ACatholicresidentofacity notfarfromHartford,sobernow, andhappyinhissobriety,wentinto achurchtopray,Ihadnoporticularthoughtindoingso,"hesaid, "savetomakeavisittotheBlessed Sacrament,YetasIkneltbefore thealtar,therecameovermea peacewhiChpassesunderstanding, andIfeltthepresenceofGodasI neverfeltitbefore.Ifoundmy. selfpraying,notforanygiftsfrom God,butthatHewouldwalkwith meanddirectmywillandmylifeso thatImightcontinueintillswayof happinessIhadfound.AndI thoughtofmyselfayearago,kneel. inginfrontofthatsamealtar,prayingwildlythatGodwouldgetme outofthisdrunkendebauch,that Hewouldnotletmelosemyjob, thatIwouldn't'havethejitters toobad,thatHewouldkeepmy wifefromhawlingmeoutwhenI camehome.Thatwasnotaprayer, Thatwasthescreamingofasoul intorment,asremotefromGod astheevilinhell.IthankGod thattlireughtheA.Amyfaith hasbeenrestoredtometobemy solaceandmystrengthinsteadof myreproach."

Whocandepictthatsoulsearing lonelinessofthealcoholic?Helives inthebosom'ofhisfamily;heeats anddrinkswiththem;butheisas remotefromthemastheinhabitantofanotherplanet.Theydonot understandhim,norhethem,They lookuponhimasaheedlessand irresponsibledestroyeroftheir peace,ashirkerofduty,andawilfuldevoteeofthedreadfulviceof drunkenness.Theyarguewithhim. Theyreproachhim.Theystrivein everypossiblewaytogethimto stopdrinking.Tothem,itseemsa simplematterofusinghiscommon senseandwillpower,butthealcoholicknowsitisnot.Heknows thatheisdrivenbysomeincomprehensiblecompulsion,sohissensitivesoulshrinksintoitself.He liesandevadesandcheatstopro-

IntheA.A.,iftheaddictdoes hisworkwellantisincerely,somethinghappens,Theself-godistop(ContinuedonPage13)

DEAROORNBRITIOS,-Ashort cheeriotoallofyouthisweek, andmyverybestwishesfora HappyandProsperousNewYear.

Iamdelighted&atsomeold friends,notheardofforalong time,haveralliedroundatthis festiveseasonwithgreetingsand pleasantrecollectionsandencouragingdonationstotheBushies' Scheme.Iamsurewearegoing tohaveasuccessfulyearduring 1947.Onwiththegoodwork! -Sincerely,AUNTBESSY.

I AuntBessy's LETTERBOX

Thefollowinglettershavebeen received.Iamnotablethisweek tomakeanyindividualreplies,but thelettersarepublishedforthe interestofreadersoftheCorner. Mythanksandgreetingstoallthe writers.---AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindtwoP.S.for each forfavoursreceived.Hopingyou haveasuccessfulyear.-Yours faithfully, R.M.

DearAuntBessy,-Encloseet pleasefind£1fortheBusbiesin honouroftheSacredHeart,Our LadyandLittleFlowerforfavoursreceived.Wishingyouavery happyXmass-Yoursfaithfully, E.F.

DearAuntBessy,-Please accepttheenclosedforyourBusbies. MayyouhaveaveryHappyXmas andmayGodblessyou,isthesincerewishof SEVENTY-ONE.

DearAuntBessy,-IamenclosingmyannualdonationoftenshillingsfortheBushies'fund,plus aten-shillingnotewhichwas pickedupandforwhomnoowner couldbefound.Soitisincluded forthebenefitofadeserving cause.BestwishesforaHappy Xmas.-Yourssincerely, EILEENE.HANRAHAN.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleaseaccept10/totheweeones forfavoursfromSt.Anthony. BOULDERITE.

DearAuntBessy,-Afteranabsenceofnearlysyearfromyour Corner,Iamwritingtosendback mythreecardsand7/8.I'mafraid Icanfindnoexcuse,AuntBessy, formylongdelayinsendingthese

backtdyou,solet'sjustsayit andpurelazinessandforgetfulness. IhopeallyourBushieahave beenkeepingwellduringthepast year,aswellasyourself.During theholidaysIhavebeenworking' atS:.JohnofGodHospitaldown here,andIlikeitverymuch.I amenclosingafewusedstamps whichIhopewillbeusefultoyou andyourwonderfulscheme.Iwill signoffhere,Aunt,BessyasIhave anotherlettertowrite.Withbest wishesforthefuture.Iremain,Yourstruly, THELMAFRAYNE,

DearAuntBessy,-Iamenclosin7s.fortheBusbies,Wishingyou everysuccess. (MissE.M.PRAN,KLYN, DearAuntBessy,-Iameery sorryIdidnotreturntheprick cardbeforeIwrotealetter,but Mumforgottopostit. Ihope youandallyourniecesand nephewshaveaveryHappyXmas. Wehavehadlotsoffetesand XmasTrees.Imissedtheschool picnicatSt.Gerard's,asIhave hadaslightaccideit.Ihopeto getsomemorecardsnextyear andfillthemfortheBusbies.Dear AuntBessy,sayaprayerforour dearParishPriest,FatherSmith, whodiedsinceIwrotelaet.-Iremain,yourlovingniece DOROTHYBAKER.

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Thefollowingdonationstothe Bushies'Schemearegratefully knowledoel:-

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TheStoryofaRemarkableMan FatherWilliamDoyle,S.J.

ByE.M.G.

WilliamJosephGabrielDoyle wasbornonMarch3,18'73,in Dalkeeesomeeightmilessouthof Dublin.Hewasoneofafamily ofseem.Hisfather,HughDoyle, wasthiefclerkoftheHigh(7-court ofBankruptcy.Hismotherwas thedaughterofanEnglishwoman whowasaconverttotheCatholic Faith, Evenasachild,"Willie,"through possessingawinningandattractive mannerandahighspiritoffun, showedamarkedcapacityforthe si-irituallife,Ilewasalwaysready tosharehis'toys,sweetsandpleasureswithhisbrothersandsisters, Hisparentswereverygoodto thepoor,andonmanyoccasions Willie,evenasalittleboy,found waysofhisowntohelpthosein wantwholivedintheneighbour. hoodHehadadecidedtastefor musicandagreatloveofflowers.

When11yearsoldhewent toRatcliffeCollege,Leicestershire, England.Hepossessedgoodaverageability,andgiftsoforganisationandinitiativeoftendeniedto thebrilliantHewasverydeter. mined.Duringhisholidaysne stayedwithhismarriedsisterin Sheffield.Herhusbandremarked oneday:"Willieisthenicest schoolboyI'veevermet"

Oneday,afterhehadleftRatcliffeCollege,duringafour months'restathome(hishealth hadsufferedfromthestrainofhis studiesduringthelasttwoyears a'school,hisfatheraskedhimif hehaddecidedonacareer.He says:"Ianswered,'Yes;Iintend tobecomeaJesuit,Iwassitting atthepianointhedrawing-room whenfatheraskedthequestion.I rememberhowIplayedmyjoy andhappinessintothepianoafter ehusgivingmyselfopenlyto Jesus,"

OnMarch31,1891,heentered theJesuitNovitiate,Tallabeg, Ireland.Hetookthethreevows ofreligiononAugust15,1893, andonJuly28,1907,wasordainedpriest. Hissplendidgiftofpreaching, hiszealandpoweroversouls, madehimaJesuitmissionerto

theirendeavourstomakeVitusgive uphisfaith.Inamomentoffury. thesefourthcenturycivilservant& threwVitusintoalargekettleof oil,fromwhich,however,theboy wasmiraculouslypreserved.

Therewasnothingforitbutto getasfarawayfromhomeas possible.Accompaniedbyhisnurse andtutorVitusslippedawayduring thenighttoaplaceofrefuge.

themannerborn.Oneofthe teuntlessinstancesofhispower oversoulsookplaceduringa missioninYarmouth.Thishad astrangesequeltwoyearslater, LateonenightFather1)oylewas returning thepresbyteryafter lie-aringconfessionsinthechurch, whenhehappenedtomeetagirl oftheunfortunate'class,Moved byanimpulse,hestoppedherand said:"Mychild,aren'tyouout verylate;won'tyougohome?" Then,lookingatherveryearnestly,headdedgently:"Don'thur. Jesus,Helovesyou."Hepassed onandsoonforgottheincident. Someyearslater,whenfinishing aretreat,hisProvincialsummoned himbytelegramtoDublin.On arrivalhewastoldthatanurgent wirehadcomefromaLondon prison.Itread:"Awomantobe executedtomorrowaskstoset' FatherWilliamDoyle,S.J."

dewithanyclergyman.Thenone dayyour.words'Don'thurt.Jesus, Helovesyou'camebacktome. Somethingsnapper'withinmeand forthedrattimeIwept,Nowthat you'vecome,Father,won'tyoutell memoreaboutJesus?Won'tyou setmyfeetontheroadthatleads oHim?

"Doyoumean,mychild,"mild FatherDoyle,"thatyouwantto knowabouttheOneTrueFaith andbecomeaCatholic?""Withall myheart,"shereplied.The-essentialarticlesofFaithwerequickly explainedandeagerlyabsorbedby thispoorsoulthirstingfortruth, ThenthewatersofBaptismwere poureduponherheadandallthe wicked'pastwaswashedaway."1 shallleaveyounowforawhile,my child,"saidFatherDoyle,"Iam goingtogetpermissiontosayMass inyourcell,thenIshallgiveyou JesusinHolyCominunion."

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l',edstampshavebeenreceived fromThelmaFrayneandBrian Ilessen.

You'veHeardof"St.Vitus'Dance" ButDoYouKnowAbout SaintVitus?

WhemacertainpaganSicilian governmentofficialobtainedtheFiervicesofanursetolookafterhis son,heevidentlytookitforgrantedthatshehadthesameoutlook onworshipashimself.Astheboy grewtip,hisfatherobservedcertainChristiantendenciesinhis mentalmake-upandbehaviour.The truthofthematterwasthatthe nursewassaintlyChristianwoman whowasdoingeverythinginher powertobringupherchargein

tiletrueFaith.Inthisshehadthe co-operationofthechild's'tutorwho wasalsoapiousChristian, Theboy,whosenamewasVitus, wassummonedtoappearbeforehis fatherforaninterviewonthesubjectofhisreligiousbeliefs.No argumentorthreatthefatherused wouldpersuideVitustoabandon thesebeliefs,Tiringinhisefforts tomaketheboyyield,thefather handedtheladovertosomejunior publicofficials,whoalsofailedin

Induecourse,representativesof theEmperorDiocletiangotworeof theboy'swhereabouts,andthey enticedVitustoRome,theboy's presencebeingrequiredtodrive outademonthathad;akeupossessionoftheEmperor'sson,After renderingthisvaluableservice,Vituswasseizedtogetherwithhis nurseandtutorandallthreewere mostbrutallytortured,Anentre transferredthemmiraculouslyto anotherplace,buttheyuieeasa resultoftheirinjuries.

VenerationofthemartyrVitus commencedalmosta:once.Relics nettsmuchsovjghtafterfromall 'partsofEurope,andeventuallya beautifulshrinewasdedicatedto 'thesaintatUlm,afrontiertown ofWurtenburg.

Medicallyafflictedpersonswere brought'torheshrineofSt.Vitus.

Childrensufferingfromadisease characterisedbyrestless,irregular movementsoflimbsandheadwere alsobroughtbytheirdistressed parents,andmanywerecured. Thedisease,believedtobeaneffect ofacuterheumatismonthenervous system,preventsthechildfrom keepingstill,andoftencausinghim tomakestrangefaces,whilsthands armsandheadare,asitwere,on adance,istechnicallyknownas Chorea,butispopularlycalled"St. Vitus'Dance."

FatherDoylehadnoideaasto theidentityofthewoman.When hereachedtheprisoninEngland, theSuperintendentsaid:"Itisin. deedgoodofyou,sir,tocomeall thiswayatsuchshortnotice,This poorwomanhasbeenconstantly andearnestlyaskingforyou,and itwillcomforthergreatlytosee," "But,"saidFatherDoyle,"the wholethingisamysterytome)" "HernameisFannyCranbush," wastheanswer;"sheisagirlof theunfortunateclass,whowas convictedforherpartinapoison ease,Youmayhaveseenitinthe papers.Whenbroughthereshewas asked,asisthecustom,ifShedesiredtoseesomeministerofreligion.Shesaidthatshehadno needofpriestorparson.Afew daysago,however,shesentfor meandsaidshehadchangedher mind,andwouldliketoseeacertainpriest,butthatshedidnot knowhisnamenorevenwherehe lived;allshecouldtellmewas thatthepriestwasinYarmouth abouttwoyearsago,Shewas',old thathewasgivingwhatiscalled amissioninoneofthechurches there,'ForGod'ssakegethintfor me,'Shesaid;'Iwantsomuch toseehimbeforeIdie.'Iwired totheYarmouthpoliceandasked themtoenquireatthedifferent churchesifaclergymanhadgiven amissioninanyoneofthemtwo yearsago.AttheJesuitchurch theyweretoldthataFatherWilhamDoyle,S.J.,hadgivenamissiontheretwoyearspreviously, andtheysuppliedtheaddressof yourSuperiorinIreland,""I'm salinthedark,"said'Father Doyle;"however,takemetoher." Whentheyenteredthecell,he sawagirl,stillinhertwenties, withadrawnandwearyface,who, whenshesawhervisitor,sprang toherfeetandcried:"Oh,thank Godyou'recome,Father,"She then:oldFatherDoyleofhis wordstoheronthatnightlong agoinYarmouth.'Don'thurt Jesus,Helovesyou.""Yougave mesuchalookwhichseemedet, gorightthroughme."shesaid FatherDoyenodded."Nowre member,"hesaid.

"Yourlookandwordsstunned saidthegirl."Iactually turnedbackandwenthomeina (lazedstate.Ilayawakeallnight. WhowasJews?HadIhurtHim? DidHeloveme?Ihadlittleschoolingandnoreligion.Mymother toldmebeforeshediedthat hadneverbeenbaptised.Yet 'Don'thurtJesus,Helovesyou' seemstofindanechoinmyhear'. IfeelasifHewasinsomeway withinme.I'sawyouonceagain, withanothergirlandyoupassed outtheoppositesideofthestreet 'Whoisthatclergyman?'Iasked mycompanion,Shesaid,'Heisa priest,Ithink,andisgivingamissionorsomethinghere,'Forweeks afterthatIkeptoffthestreets, butwantandhungerdrovemeforth again.Isanklower'andlowerand nowIamtobehanged.Icame here,hardanddefiant,andunrepentantIwouldhavenothingto

FatherDoylehurriedtothenear. estCatholicChurchtogetthenecessaryleaveandtheoutfitfor sayingMass.Atinyaltarwasereeeelinthecondemnedcelland FannyheardherfirstandlaseMass andreceivedherGodforthefirst andlasttime.Sherefusedthe breakfastofferedher,"Ihavejust eatentheBreadofLife,"shesaid, asshesmiledherthanks.Asshe walkedtothescaffoldwithFather Doylebesideher,shewhisperedto him,"1amsohappyFather,Jesus knowsthatIamsorryforhaving hurtHim,andIknowthatJesus lovesme,"Amomentlatterand FannyCranbushwithherbaptismal robeunspotted,wasfoldedinthe lovingembraceofJesusHimself.

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TakeOffYourShoes!

ACallousedAgeRespectingNeither ChurchnorHome

DistinctiveAtmosphereof the

ByStanleyB.James,

Itwasamemorablemoment whenacertainHebrewsheepheroerinthe5fidianDesertsaw whathetooktobeapatchof scrubonfireSuchaspectacle inanunpeopledwildernesscalled forsomeexplanation.Butatill strangerthingwasthat,thoughhe hadobserveditforsomewhile,the sheepherdercouldseenosign thatthebushwasconsumed.So hedrewnearerand,ashedidso, IseheardaVoicewhichbadehim, sincethegroundonwhichhetrod washoly,takeoffhisshoes.He dirtso,andtherewasgivenhima revelationofGodwhichwasto changethehistorynotonlyofhis ownpeople,butofthewholeworld. ItwastherevelationoftheOne TrueGodWhoistheFatherofall mankind.

TothisdayMoslems,inentering amosque,lakeofftheirshoesas asignofrespectfortheholiness oftheplace.,Thecustomspread toChristendom.Nearthefamous medievalshrineofWalsingham,in Norfolk,England,thereiswhatis calledtheSlipperChapel,where pilgrimscould'eavetheirsandals beforeenteringtheshrine.Acustomsooldandwidespread,one 'imagines,musthavesomereason.

Whywasitdeemedfittingtotake offone'sshoesbeforetreadingon holyground?

Partly,nodoubt,itistobeexplainedbythefactthatthepilgrimofancientdayshadtotraverseill-keptways,wherein he

Faith

wasliabletobemired,waysvery differentfromthosewithwhicha moreadvancedcivilisationhasfamiliar/sellus,Toenterasacred pliesbringingwithonethemud otdustoftheoutsideworldwas properlydeemed.unbefitting.It wasforasimilarreasonthatit wascustomaryforahosttooffer hisguestwatertowashhisfeet. SimonthePharisee'sfailureto observethiscourtesywascontrastedbyJesuswiththeMagdalene's washingofHisfeetwithhertears. Inbothcases,wehaveacustom thathassymbolicsignificance. Churchandhomeare"sacred places"tobeguardedagainstprofanity.

Buttheremovalofshoesbefore sendingonholygroundhasastill furthermeaning,Shoesareaprotectionforthefeet,verynecessarywheretheroadwayisdusty, stony,ormuddy,orwherethe desertsandistoohotforthebare fleshIntheseseveralwaysthey guardthefeetagainstinjury.Unlatchingthesandal§thereforeaug. gestssymbolicallythat,incoming intothepresenceofGod,thereis noneedforsuchprotection.The measuresthatwetaketosafe. guardourselvesintheworldare heresuperfluous.Theroughplaces Wivebeenmadeplain,andallthat iscalculatedtooffendthesensi. tirespirithasbeenremoved.

Weareunaware,perhaps,of theextenttowhichinstinctively. intheordinarywaysoflife,we shielldourselvesfromatoointimatecontact.Thesoulisvery

seneitiveLeftexposedtotheinfhtencseeoftheworld,itwouldbe cutandbruisedbywhatithears, bywhatitreads,bywhatitsees. Worsestill,ifitcontinuestobe unprotected,itwillbecomecal. loused,Acallousedsoulisaterriblething,forinlosingthepower toreacttodesecratinginfluences, ithaslostalsothepowertoreacttosanctifyinginfluences.It canenteratemplewithoutdiscerninganydifferenceintheatmospherefromthatofamarketor theatre,Likethemanwhoison. abletodistinguishonetunefrom another,ithaslostthesenseof ipiritualvalues,sothatonesort ofbookorcompanionismuchlike another.

Thatisoneofthedangersofan agewhichhasceasedtovaluethe etivilegesofchurchandhome.The levellingdowntocommonstandardstendstobluntourperception ofdifferencesbetweenoneplaceor personandthenext.Onemanis asgoodasanother,wesay.Even thedistinctionbetweengoodand evilisblurred.Themodernsoul, abandsmingthereservesand,refl.' teepeesofapreviousgeneration, has'become,f repeat,calloused. (hisgenerationhasnounderstandingoforrespectforthosewho, :toavoidthisfate,withdrawfrom theworld.Suchanexistenceseems toitcowardly,mere"escapism" Forsanctuariesinwhichthesoul canpreserveitssensitivenessit hasnouse;allmusthepuedeand common.And,asaresult,there hasdevelopedSiesamesortof obtusenesstospiritualsignificance as,onthephysicalplanemakes theskinhardandrough.

quentlyaspossible,byvisitingand speakingthelanguageofwhat maybecalledourNativeland,we preserveouridentityasmembers (4theChosenPeople.

Itwasthatproblemwhichengagedtheattentionoflegislators andprophetsinancientIsrael, Therewasalwaysthedangerof whatisknowntodayasassimila. lien,Thetendencytominglewith surroundingnations,adoptingtheir mannersandtheirreligiousrites andoutlook,wasalwaysstrong. Itbecamestrongerassuccessive (Inquestsbrokedownthenative boundariesItbecamestrongest ofallwhen,underthetolerant regimeoftheRomanEmpireit waspossibleforJewstomaketheir homeinotherpartsofthecivil. isedworld,TheDiaspora,asit wascalled,grewtogreatproportions,Therewerethousandsof JewsinEgypt,inwhatweknow asAsiaMinor,inGreece,andin Italy.Howtomaintaintheiridentitywastheproblem,and'itwas largelyforthisreasonthatusages wereenacted'thatmarkedtisem outasaseparaterace.ThekeepingoftheSabbath,thespecial regulationsregardingfood,the studyoftheTorah,orTeaching, and,aboveall,circumcision,were eufoncedasmeanstothisend. Wecanseehowsuccessfulthese werebythesurvival,despitea thousandvicissitudes,oftheJewishpeople.Thedestructionofthe TempleinJerusalemthrewthe'responsibilityformaintainingseparationonthesynagogue,andthor. oughlydiditdoitswork.Every synagogueisalittlePalestine,"a homefromhome."Theinformality oftheproceedingsstrikesthevisitoraslackinginreverence,butft certainlyindicatesthecamaraderie thatisbothreligiousandracial,

Whitejustthisorthatpoorjai. pulse, Whichforoneshadplayunstifled, Seemsthesoleworkofalifetime

Thatawaytheresthavetrifled.

Thisatwhichthepoetshave hinted,thepatriarchsprophets andpsalmistshavedeclaredas actualexperiences.Jacobdeclared, afteronesuchvision:"Godisis thisplaceandIknewitnotIt wasinthesilenceofthecaveto whichhehadretreatedafterhis encounterwiththepriestsofBaal thatEliasheardthe"stillsmall voice"ofGod.Psalmiststestify againandagaintotheimpression otdivinepowerandwisdomconveyedbythenight-sky,thestorm andthemountains,Faechielreceivedhiscallonthebanksofthe Chehar.Andwhenthesevisitations come,weshallbewiseif,whet possible,wefollowtheexample ofMosesand"turnaside,"droppingforawhilethebusinessor thepleasurethathasbeenInterruptedtogivefullheedtowhat Godhastosay.Eventhere,inthe street,theofficeorthehome,we candiscardwhateverreminds(us ofHueprofane,takingoffour "shoes"becausethegrounden whichwestandisholy.

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Henceitisthatthosewho, thoughnotoftheworld,are obligedtoliveinit,developa habitofreserve.Theylearnhow, underacoverofpolitetolerance, tothinktheirownthoughtsand gotheirownways.Lifebecomes separatedintotwocompartments, privateandapublic,thecourt oftheGentilesandthecourtsc. cessibleonlytotheelect.Theyread thenewspaper,buttheyhavealso theirownspiritualreading.They minglewiththecrowdinthestreet, buttheyhavealsotheircircleof like-mindedfriendsTheymaygo tothecinema,but'theyalsogoto church.Nowitbeginstobeclear whyitisnecessaryinordinary lifetowear"shoes,"protective coverings'thatsafeguardusboat againstcutsandbruisesandalso againsttheprocessthatrendera uscallous.

Wecansee,too,whyitisthat, %henwegotochurch,wecan dispensewiththese"chess."And westareliefitistoleavethem intheporch,InGod'simmediate presence,thesuppressedself,the sanctifiedsoulcancomeoutfrom itshiding.Enteringthesanctuary oughttobelikeenteringourhome. When,afteradayspentinbusisees,wereturntothefamilycir. she,werelax,physicallyandmen. tally.Thestrainimposedbylivingamongthosewho,comparativelyspeaking,arealiens,isgone. Weareamongourownfolkand canweakfreely.Thusitisthat, intheprayerfulatmosphereofthe church,theselfthathadbeenalmostforgottenandwasindanger ofbecominginarticulate,recovers itsnativedialect,Ithasnoneed totranslateitsthoughtsintothe impoverishedspeechofthenon. Catholicworld,butcanspeakin thetermsoftheCatholicoriginal,

Itisthissenseofeaseand domesticity,combinedwithdignity, infactwhichdistinguishesOathclicworship.Theworshippers have"takenofftheirshoes,"not merelyasasignofreverence,but alsoasanindicationofbeingat home.Catholicism,inthisrespect, Lasadistinctiveatmosphere.By breathingthatatmosphereasfre-

OurChristianwayofindicating thatweareathomeinGod's Ilenseismorereerramed,lesslike thatofasocialcircle.WecannotforgetthatweareintheSacramentalPresenceofOurLord. Bet,nevertheless,attendanceat Mass,theobservanceofliturgical masons,sayingtheRosary,and otherdevotiouscommontoOath. shies,docreate,andatadeeAr levelthanJewishregulations,the espritdecorpsbywhichouridentityasaseparatebodyismaintained. Itisnot,alwaysinchurch,howseer,thatGodvisitsus.Visions ofHimmaybegivenusinthe wildernessofsecularlife.Perhaps Blakehadinmind'Moses'vision oftheBurningBushwhenhe wrote:

Toseetheworldinagrainof sand, Andaheaveninawilddower; Holdinfinityinthepalmofyour hand, Andeternityinanhour, AndWordsworthechoedthe samethoughtin'theLineswhich concludehis"OdeonIntimariot's ofImmortality":

Temethemeanestflowerthat blowscangive Thoughtsthatdooftenlietoo deepfortears.

Afurtherwitnosstothisex. patienceistobefoundinRol)ert Browning,whowrote Thereareflashesstruckfrom midnights Therearetire-fiaT11.4. noondays kindle,

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PoliticalLiteracySpreads ViaRationalism

CivilLawMustIntegrate WithReligion

Inthepoliticalfielditwould seemthatthefarthergovernment goestotheLeftthefurtherit goesfromGod.

Politicalenlightenment,orpollicalliteracy,hasspreadviarationalismItwasbornofdesperationandfosteredinrevolution againsttheshamefulinjusticesand inequalitiesofregimeswhich,in today'spoliticaljargon,mightbe calledRightist.

Heavenknowsthatthecommon people,thevastmajorityofthe people,hadeverygoodreasonin daysgonebytoriseagainsttheir masters.Thusgrewdemocracyas weknowit.Fiftyyearsagothe oppressedmasseswereinevery respecttheoppressedmasses. Where,today,aretheoppressed massesinAustralia?Thevery termhasbecomeonethatraises alaugh.

Themeansofliberation,however,havebeenintensified,and polishedinsteadofbeingputaside ascuriosofthebadolddays.The ruleofthumbmethodsoftheVic. torianreformershave,inthehands ofthemodernsalariedagitators, becomeanartinwhichtoexcel callsforalongtraining.After acenturyofcumulativesuccesses 'theLeftistreformers'havebe. comefullyconsciousoftheirpower andmean'todominatecompletely thepoliticalsceneforalltimeby removingeveryxestigeofpower fromtheRightistbossesorcapitalists.And,probably,theywill succeed,That,however,isprogress.Ithastobeexpected.

Whetherthegoalaimedatisthe rightoneornotisanotherquestion.Perhapsitis.Itcouldbe ifsanitywillprevail.That,though, isnotthesubjectofthisarticle.

Weareconcernedwiththeimpact ofrationalisationandpolitics' literacyuponthosewhomithas undoubtedlymateriallybenefited, Imaginetheawesomefeelingof pcwerthatdawneduponthefirst masseswhodethronedakingwho claimedtorulebyDivineright!

Imaginehowgoodpowermust haletastedtotheallbutslaves whoravagedproudaristocraefes! Andhowamazedtheymusthave feltaftertheiraccomplishmentsto findthatthegrounddidnotopen wideandswallowthem-thatGod didnotreachdownandsmitethem withafierysword!Aadinthat amazementwasanawakening whichsaid,ineffect:"We,.the oppressed,haveapowergreater thanthepowerofkings.Noris thereonewhocandenyusthe useofthispower!"Thuswas bornthepoliticalorderunderwhich welivetoday.

Politicallythatisailveryfine ThereisnodoubtthatAustralia today,despiteallthatmaybesaid tothecontrary,doesinfactenjoy ahigherstandardofmaterialistic ceinfortthanwaseverenjoyedby se%nationinhistory.Neverwas rl.ttrsuchplentyandsuchfree. donoftheindividual.

But,ontheotherhand,never wastheresuchadisregardfor spiritualvalue's,neversuchareluctancetoturntoGodortoadmitintopoliticalandsocialthinkingtheoneandonlylawbywhich humanitycansurviveinpeaceand plenty---Loveoneanother.

Perhapsitseemsludicrousto suggesttotheunderdog-andtohis boss---thatloveconquorsall.It seemschildish.Todaythings,great things,likethemightyatom bombsandpoliticalblocs,areaccomplishedbyhate,fear,lustfor power.What,onemightbeasked,haseverbeenaccomplishedby love?

Christ,ofcourse,diedforlove. Thatevengavetheworldthe

A"Liguorian"ShortStory

ESIS

Everybodyknowsthatpriests don'ttalk,butsometimes,asinthis story,somebodyhastofindoutfor himself.

Cluietian.Faith.Sincethenthousandshaveinhumbleimitationof Himsufferedmartyrdomforlove, Buthowinsignificantallthatis madetoappearintheshadowof thegreatedificeofhate-bornpower seizedandassumedonlyinorder todestroy!

Inallthiswelterofhate-horn powerstrivesthegreatmassof humanity,blownhitherandthither asthepowerblowsleft,right,or centreHateisthemotiveactivatingtheMenziesandtheChif. legs,theTrumansandtheStalin, andallthosemanyopposing forcesthatcansurviveandthrive onlybythedestroyingofopposi. tion.

Inallthis,whereisthereplace forlove-theloveofeveryman forhisfellow?

Societyisorderedbyitsown laws.Theselawshavegrownout ofitspoliticalneeds.Thesetemporallawsareobeyedforsolong asobeyaneeisprofitableorconvenient,Whentheyceasetobe either,theneedforthemisdenied andrespectforthemvanishesand theresultisseeninagrowing condonationoflawlessnesswhich, ifnotarrested,willleadultimatre'ly toanarchy.EventheTenCommandmentsarelostintheramificationsoftemporallawsandtheir originforgotten, Lawbreakingiscondonedbyall clausesand,insomeallarterS thoughtratherclever.Lawsmat crusepersonalinconvenienceare openlyfloutedbecausepeoplehave cometolookuponlawasmerely anadjuncttoparliamentarygovernmeintandofpoliticalorigin.

Thismaynotbealtogetheranunreasonableattitudetocertainof ourlaws,butthetragedyliesin lawsbasedonthetenetsofoar Faithbeingregardedinthesame lightandwiththesameindifference. Thereislittleappreciationof thedifferencebetweenthepoliticalregulationsofemergenciesand expediencyandmorallawsthat havetheweightofDivineLaw behindthem.

Themoralcodeceasestohave meaning.Thedivorcecourtsgive substantiationtothisstatement. Honestyhasacquiredapurely relativemeaning.Evencommon decency,respectforanother'spersonorproperty,truth,virtue,modestyandunselfishnessceaseto meananythingbutvagueabetrac. tonstothosewho,contemptuous ofthelawoftheland,havebecomeequallycontemptuousof morallawastaughtbyChristianity, Thisfalsefreedomtoignoreor discardinconvenientrestraints, andthehabitof"rationalising" themostsacredbeliefs,hasamong themodernsrelievedthemofthe fearofGod,justastheearlyrevolution'srelievedtheMS',ofthe fearoftheirmasters.

Theprevalentun-Godlinessis thedirectcauseoftheshocking lawlessnessthatbecomesalmost dailymoreevident.Goodnessis laughedat,honestyandtruth sneeredat,andallthemorallaws thatimposerespectforthevirtuesareregardedasrelicsofa deadage-anagewhen"Jackwas notallowedtobeasgoodashis master"Jack,today,admitsof nobetters,regardsmastersas anachronismsandisalawunto himself.

Nosocietycansurviveunder eachconditions.Onlyrespectfor ourmorallawsbasedonGod's Commandments,cansavesociety fromanarchy.

TheHolyFatherhashimself warnedusofthis,Andhehas warnedusthattheChurchfees.

Theold-fashionedlockclickedin theaidedoorofSt,PeterChaves ChurchonJeffersonAvenueinthe leastofoldBuffalo.FatherJoe DesmondwithdrewhiskeyandturneddowndimlylightedBristolSt. Abrisk12-minutewalkandhe wouldbebackinStMary'swhere helived.

Avoicefromaparkedcarstartledhim.Themanat:thewheel talkedrapidly.Therehadbeena fight.AdyingCatholichadasked forhim.Wouldthepriestalloy himselftobedrivenwithcovered eyestotheman'sbedside.His whereaboutsmustbekeptasecret.

Theyoungpriestpeeredclosely etthespeaker.Reddishhair.. freckles..probablyIrish.Ofcourse he'dgo.liehadnochoice,A soulfacingeternitybadcalledfor help,Forthishehadbecomea priest.He'dgo.

:Heslidintothefrontseatand acceptedthedarkglassesthatthe driveroffered.Theywereopaque: hecouldseenothing.Improvised clothside-piecescompletedanin. conspicuousblindfold.

,"I'llgetyoubacksafe,Father," saidthemanatthewheel."Play medirtyandyougetnowhere;you justletamandiewithoutthe priest," Thecarwasskilfullyguidedinto JeffersonAvenue.FatherDesmondknewitwouldsoonbelostin alonglineofcarsspeedingover thatcross.citythoroughfare.Hs instinctivelyclosedhiseyesand concentratedonthenightnoise. Peoplechattered;autoswhirred andhonkedandscraped;streetcars clanged.Thecarsometimesstooped;thedoubleringingofabell toldhimthattheyhadbeenhalted byaredlightatanintersection.

Ilewonderedwherehewasbeing taken.Theminutesspedby;about ahalfhourpassed.Theyshouldbe theresoon.Howdidtheyhappen topickonhim?Hetriedtosteady hisvoiceasbeasked:"Didthis manmentionmyname?"

Theotherdidnotansweratonce. Finallyheadmitted:"Heaskedfor thepriestwhoran:hecoloured missiononJefferson."Thatwasthe fasttimehetalked.

Witha'startthepriestrealised hewasoutsidethecity.Therewere nomorestops,nopiercingsignal bells,nostreetintersections.

Fearelectrifiedhisimagination. Histhoughtsleapedlikesparks fromablowtorch.Theywere takinghimforaride.Why?Whom badheantagonised?

HehadtalkedMamieWilliams intoleavingthathouseinDivision Streetandgoingbacktohermother Itcouldn'tbethat.Mamiewould neverbemissed.Hehadrefused togotocourtforMrSaunders whohadmauledtheladwhohad stolenhisgirl.Thatwasn'tit either,Saundershaddrawnasuspendedsentence.Ilebadunderstood thepriest'sposition.Hewasa goodscout, Irmust keptfrom havebeenthemanhe gettingaparole. At

oneofthediresttestingperions ofitshistory.Itisevennowbeing assailedbytheforcesofgodlessnessandonlythemoralstrength oftrueChristianitywillsaveit fromanotherDarkAge.

GovernmentcanneversuccessfullyseparateItselffromthe Church,fortruelawandorderis notimposedbysoldiersandpolice, butbytheindividual'swillingness toregardwrongdoing,notasthe flauntingofthelawoftheland, butasasinagainstGodandthus asinagainstsociety.

TALK

BYT.J.EGAN

:therequestofthatfiend'swifehe hadurgedthemtokeephimingaol becausehehadsworntomurder hiswifeanddaughterfortestifyingagainsthimItcouldn'tbe he,Theyhaddeclaredhimantisocialandunfitforparole.Hewas stillbehindbars.

Thecarwasnow'glidingoverthe smoothsurfaceofaStateHighway, Paesingearscameupswiftlyand sweptby.Suddenlytheyslowed down;Therewasashiftingofgears andaright;urn,Thecarnolonger seemedtoglide,Thewheelsmade acrunchingsoundasthoughpassingevertwigsandgravel.He couldhearbranchesbrushingagainsttheside,Finallytheystopped. Thedriverwaited,listeningperhaps forthosetwoshortwhistles,Ile answered.Someonecouldbeheard approaching.Thedoorontheright wasopenedandaman'svoicesaid; "Nicegoing,Rusty."

Thepriestwashelpedoutofthe carandupafewstepsintoaroom wheretheblackglassesweretaken off,Heblinkedasthelightstruck hiseyes.Hedidn'tlikethesilence. Twomenstoodatoppositesidesof apoorlyfurnishedlivingroom,One assdarkandstocky;theother wasdarkandstrapping.Outside somebodywasmenouvringthecar. FatherDesmondpretendedanon. chalancehewasfarfromfeeling, "Iwastoldthatadyingmanwishedtoseeme,"hesaid.

Withasmilethatfailedtofithis lipsthestrappingmannoddedto. wardthedoor."He'Sinthere,"he directed.Thepriestenteredan innerroomlightedbyakerosene lampandairedthroughatransom. Itwasneverintendedtobeabedroom.Uponabedlayamanin middlelife.Hisfacewasashen; hisbreathingwasslowandlaboured hieeyeslookedlikemanythepriest hadseeninhopelesscasesinthe EmergencyHospital.Itwasareal sickcallallright.

Themanonthebedstartedto talk."ThanksforcomingFather, Didn'tthinkthey'dletRustyget you,Tracey'safallen-away.Morell hatespriests..doesn'ttrustthem." Thewordscameslowlyandthey were:orced.Therewasnotime forpreliminaries.Thepriestbent overthedyingman."I'mgladto behere,Jack,"besaid.I'llfixyou uprightaway.You'reinbadshape youknow.

Hishadputthemanatease.

Butthemanwanted,totalk,"I knowI'monthewayout,"hesaid.

'Theygotmeinastick-up-on WilliamsStreet.""TheCrosby Chemissalpayroll?"thepriestsug. Mae&"Right,"continuedthedyingman.'Tracysluggedaguard.. Wegotthebreak..inthejam.. a:theredlight,AtBristol..Ijumpedourcar..withthebag..tomeet RustyatClintonandSpring,That's whensomeonegot,me.Ihadto.. tossthebag..intothecellarof yourchurch,ThenIgottoRusty throughanalley."

Themanpausedforbreath.The priestknewnowwhyhehadbeen sentfor.Heaskedquietly:"You wantmetogiveitback,don'tyou?"

"Yes,"whispered:herobber,"I toldTracy..Ithrewit..overa fence Hedoesn'tbelieveme. Tracy'sbad.Ile"is..akiller,"

Thestrainwastoomuchforthe dyingman.Hisvoicetrailedoff toanalmostinaudiblewhisper, "Father,"hechoked,"Askmethe questionsforconfession."

Inafewminuteshisstorywas told,Heguessedthatthepriest hadcoveredeverything.Yes,he wassorry.Itwaseasytohavethe purposeofamendmentwhenhe knewhewasdying.Thepriest helduphispocketcrucifixasthe manfollowedhimthroughtheact ofcontrition.Afewmomentsmore andthepriest'sworkwasdone.He toldthedyingmanhowhappyhe

wastostraightenhimottt.He hadmadeGodhappybyhiegood confession.MarytheMotherof Mercy,wasclosetohimnow. "Therewasmorejoyinheaven upononesinnerdoingpenance.." Hegaveonelastblessingand openedthedoortothankthereek. lessgangsterswhohadthoughtenAwl)ofapaltogivehimachance topreparefordeath, Rustyhadjoinedtheothertwo. Thestrappingmanhadhisbackto thedoor,Thestockyonestood nearthewindow.FatherDesmond'sgratitudewassincere."I amverygratefultoyouforbringingmehere,"hesaid.Thestrappingmanbeamedasheanswered: "Webookanawfulchance,Father andwe'regladtoseeyouappreciateit."Hedidappreciateitand toldthemso,Thatgavethestrappingmancouragetocontinue,"We havealittlefavouryoucandofor usinreturn,"bebegan,Thiswas disconcerting.TherewereQuite afewthingsapriestcouldn'tdofor gangsters.Heshowedrealconcern asheasked:"Juertwhatmightthe favourbe?"Therewasamomentarypause.Thenlikeapistol shotthevoiceoftheburlygangsterrangintheearsofthepriest: "Thebag,"hecried,"whatdidhe dowiththebag?"Rustyetirred nervously.Morellieagerlyeyedthe priest.Sothatwaswhytheyhad sentforhim,Itwasatrap.They wantedhimtofindoutinconfession wherethemoneywasandtellthem Hemustbecarefulhowheanswered,Heshookhisheadand triedtosteadyhisvoiceas.heanswered:"I'msorry,butIhavenothingtotellyou"Thebigman misunderstoodhishaltingreply.He neededencouragement,"Father,"he said,"weknowyoupriests myself, eventhoughrdon'tworkatit." ThiswasTracy,thefallen-away. "You'renotallowedtobellsins. Butthebag..whereisit?You cantellusthat.See?"

Thepriest.didsee.Hesaw furtherthe&Tracy.Sobepressed hislipstogetherandagainshook hishead.Thestockymanspoke forthefirsttime."We'llgiveyou acut,"heblurted."Fivehundred dollars."Hecouldusethatfabuloussumathislittlemission.But themoneywasnotevenatemptation.Tracy'waslosinghispatience."Listen,Father,"heprotested,"takethecutyourself,if youdon'tthinkyoucantrustus, Takeathousand"Thepriestignoredthesuggestion,"I'msorry," hesaid."butmyworkhenisdone Willyoukindlyletmegetbackto thecity?".TracyandMorellexchangedglances,Tracy'shand slippedintohispocketandcame outwithapistol."Wemeanbusimess,"besnarled."You'regoingto telluswherethatbagis."Rusty sprangtohisfeet."Wecan'tdo this,"hecried."Ipromisedhim I'dtakehimback."

"Shutup,"hissedTracy."You'll dumphiminthelakeifhedon't talk,"Rustyshrankback,He,too, knewthatTracywasakiller.MorellmovedtowardsRusty.The priest'smindwasspinning,They'd killhimifbedidn't..Amomentary thoughtofmartyrdomflashed throughhisOindbutwassucceededbyacombinationoffear andconcernforhispeople.Tracy wascutting.'You'dbetterslipus thedope,Padre,orthisrodwill dothetalking."Crookedlipsand yellowedteethgroundoutthe words.Therewasnomistakingthe wildlookinhiseyes,Tracywas readytokillagain.Thepriest's headwasburning.Hehadgotthe knowledgebeforetheconfession. Butthatwasnowayout.There wasscandal..thedyingmanwantedthebagreturned..itwaswrong initself.

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FirstintheEducational Field

Inviewofalltherecentdiscussioncentringaboutchildren,itmaybeusefultorecallsomethingofthehistorical andphilosophicalbackgroundtotheEducationQuestionas awhole.Theconceptionofeducationasaservice,carried onatthepublicexpensebyStateofficersinGovernment schoolsaccordingtoParliamentaryorExecutivedirection iscomparativelynew.TheparticipationoftheStateeither inbusinessorineducation,asanenterpriseofitsown,was longinarriving.Thedistinctionbetweenthefunctionsof theStateandthoseoftheteacherwasingrainedinthe nationalconsciousness.AndthereasonwhytheStatehesitatedsolongbeforeannexingeducationasafunctionproper toitselfistobefoundintheessentiallysacredcharacterof educationitself.Theeducationofyouth,unlikeapublic utility,isnotanentirelysecularundertaking;foritisacombinationoftemporalandspiritualinterests.Insofarasit isconcernedwithtemporalinterests,themeritsofanysystemarerelativetotheneedsofthetimes.Buttheintrinsicallysacredelementisanintegralpartofeducation.Itis aconstantfactorandmostpersistentineveryage.Adiversityofeducationalestablishments,moreover,eacha springofindividualideasandaspirations,allmeetinginan enlightenedpublicopinion,isasourceofenrichmenttothe State.

Historically,theChurchprecededtheStateasaneducator.InEngland,asinAustralia,theGovernmentschool islittleoverahundredyearsold,buttheChristianschoolis coevalwithChristendom.Educationisafundamental traditionwhichtookitsriseineachcountrywhenitwas convertedtoChristianity.Theschool,college,anduniversityallowetheirorigintotheChurch.Now,educationbelongstotheparent'sprimaryrelationwiththechild,and includesthemoraleducationofthechildonthebasisof Christianteaching.Notwithstandingthechangesin religiousfaithandorderinthe16thCentury,religiousteachingwasretainedasthebasisofeducation.Today,unhappily,thenotioii,isprevalentthatnohumaninterestor concernisexemptfromtheState'slegislativeactivity.The rightsofparentsinregardtotheirchildrenspringfromthe marriagecontract.Thoserightsarenotcreatedbythe State;theycannotlawfullybeabridgedorimpededorset asidebytheState.Theyareinherentintheverycondition ofparenthood.TheyprecedetherightsoftheState,and should,therefore,berespectedbyitandplacedbeyondthe reachofitsarm.TheStateisnotthemasterbuttheservantofthefamily.Oneofthechiefrightsofparentsisthe righttoeducatetheirchildren.Itisnotonlyaright,but aduty.Inexercisingtheirrightanddischargingtheirduty theymaylawfullyavailthemselvesoftheassistanceof teachersskilledintheirworkandofsoundmoralpriciples. Inthesedays,suchassistancewillinpracticebenecessary, butitneverrelievestheparentsoftheirresponsibility.Their resposibilityispersonaltothemselves,andtheycannotdivest themselvesofit.Theschoolismerelyanextensionofthe home:anally,butnotasubstitute.

Education,however,likemarriage,hasitscivileffects, and,therefore,inrespectofthemisaconcernoftheState. Inthegeneralinterestofthecitizens,theStatecanbuildand financeschoolsandteachers'trainingcolleges;anditcan sendroundinspectorstoseethatdueproficiencyinsecular subjectsisattainedbothbytheteachersandthechildren. Obviously,itiswithinitsrightsinthislatterpoint,for,ifit weretoexcludeeducationfromitssurveillancealargesectionofthecommunitymightsinktoalowintellectuallevel withinjuriousconsequencestotheirfellow-citizens.Yetthis poweroftheStateoverthecivileffectsofeducationbyno meansincludesausurpationofparentalrightsandduties. Nodoubt,inthecaseofparentswhoarecarelessorincompetent,theStateisboundtomakegoodtheirdefault.But thisdoesnotmeanthataparentaldutycanbeassumedby theState.TheStatecanacquirenodutytowardschildren aschildren,butasfuturecitizens.Itsrightofintervention ceasesthemomenttheparentsawaketotheirresponsibilityandareableandwillingtodischargeit.The Stateistheguardianofeducation,asitistheguardianof marriage.Itisitsdutytoprovideallparentswithequal facilitiesfortheeducationoftheirchildren.

ReligiousReceptionat VictoriaSquare

TheChapeloftheSistersof Mercy,VictoriaSquare,wasthe sceneofanimpressiveceremonyon themorningofDecember23,1946, whentwoyoungaspirantstothe religiouslifewereclothedinthe holyhabitofreligion.TheceremonywasperformedbytheVery Rev.E.Kennedy,D.D.Adm.,assistedbyRev.Fes.O'Connorand ItKelly.Thefollowingsermon waspreachedbyRev.Fr.Perrot., S,J,fromthetext:-°

"GoodMaster,whatshall do thatImayreceivelifeeverlasting?"

"IfthouwouldstenterIntolife," saidChrist,"KeeptheCommandments."Master,allofthesehaveI keptfrommyyoulth,whatyetis wantingtome?""Ifthouwiltbe perfect,"saidChrist,"Go,sellwhat thouhaltandgivetothepoor,and come,followme."

Inthatconversation,betweeti C'hristOurLordandtherichyoung man,saidthepreacher,weretwo calls,Everymanthatcomesinto theworldisexpectedtoanswerthe firstcallofChristOurLord.For thatpurposeweweremade.We werebroughtinto;hisworldby CodAlmightyThatwemightbe ,objecttoHislaw,thatwemight beeverwaitinganopportunityof earningforourselveseternalsalvolion.WeweremadebyGodthat wemightserveHimhereonearth andgiNTHintthathonourand gloryandpraisethatisHisright, andbyobservingHislaws,earnfor ourselvesaneternalrewardin Heaven.Thisistheobjectofour existencehereonearth.Wemust serveHimhereonearthforashort timeandHewillgivetheeternal rewardoflifeeverlasting,butifwe fantocarryoutHisCommandmentsourlotwildbeaneternityin theflamesofhell.Suchisthe objectwhichisfrequentlyforgotten bymen.

But:hereisahighercall.Christ OurLordcameonearthnotonly toredeemusnotonlytostowus howtosaveoursouls,butChrist OurLordbecamemaninorderto showushowtoleadalifeofhigh perfection."Ifthouwiltbeperfect, to,sellwhat:houbast,givetothe poor,andcomefollowMe."That istheinvitationthatisextendedto thosewhoentertheReligionslife. Vetisthecallwhichhasbeen heardbythetwosisterswhoare toreceivetheveilthismorning. "YouhavenotchosenMe,"Hesaid, "butIhavechosenyou."Heexpectsgreatthingsofthem.He expectsfromthemanotherlife, eltichtheyareaboutolead.God expectsofthemgreatdevotionto 'prayer,greatfervourinprayerand devotiontoduty Heexpectsof themallthevirtuesthatarenecessaryfortheReligiouslife,whichis alifeofself-sacrifice.Forthat theywerechosen;forthatthey havebeencalled.Thislife,towhich theyhavebeencalled,isalifeof closeimitetionofthevirtueswhich ChristOurLordHimselfhadwhen onearth,Theyknowwhatisexpectedofthem.Theyknowwhat theyarevoluntarilygivingtvp.They arenewmeleetoenteronaperiod oftrainingandin schoolofspin. instillife,theyareIOWtolearn andtrytoappreciatethevalueof thevirtues. Letuspraythis morningthatthesetwosoulsmay heblessedbyGod,thatliewill helpthemtoliveuptotheirhigh callingforwhichtheyhavebeen chosen.Peaceandhappinesswill filltheirlivesintheknowledgethat theyarepleasingtoGod,anddoing God'sWillinallthings,Theywill enjoygreatpeaceofconscience. Thislife,whichtheyareaboutto lead,willnotonlybeahappylife, butweprayalso,alongone.They willcontinuetoserveGodinspite ofdisappointments,inspiteof hardshipsandhardwork.They havebeenchosenbyGodnotonly thattheymayadorntheirownsouls withthevirtuesoftheReligiouslife buttoleadotherstoHim.That isthelifeforwhichtheyhavebeen

HolidayResorts

MASSTIMETABLE,

Albany:

chosen.Thatisthelifetowhich theyhavebeencalled.

Onyourbehalf,mydearbrethren Iwish:tocongratulatethesetwo sistersinthattheyhavebeenease senbyGodAlmighty,andgiven thegracetoanswerthecall,andI alsowanttocongratulatetheirpareutsrelationsandfriends,inthat Godhas.chosenoneofyoursfor suchahighvocation.Thinknot thatyouhavelost'thembygiving themtoGod,Theyaremoreyours nowthanbefore.Youwillbeinspiredbytheirexample,bytheir prayersandevenwhenyouhave departedfromthislife,theirprayerswillastersoHeavenforthe reposeofyours:ote.Traythegood Godblessthesetwonewspouses ofChristJesusOurLord.MayHe assistthemtoloveChristOur Lordinallthings,andtopractice thevirtuesintheReligiousLife, andmayIlehelpthem'tobecome saintsofGod.

Throughouttheceremony,which concludedwithBenedictionofthe MostBlessedSacrament,appropriatemusicwasdevotionallyrenderedbytheSisters'choir.

Theyoungladiesthusprivileged were:-

MissAmyHearneofVictorioPark (Inreligion,Sr.31,Andrea).

MissJoanPhelanofPerth(Inre. ligionSr.31,Luke),

WESTRALIANAMONG NEWJESUITPRIESTS

4InSaturday,January4th,His EminenceCardinalGilroyordain. dainfivemembersoftheSociety ofJesustothePriesthoodinSt. Mary'sChUrch,NorthSydney. Thiswasthefourthordination ofJesuitsinAustraliabringingthe numberordainedinfouryearsto forty-three,ofwhomninehaveleft forthemissionsoftheSocietyin ChinaandJava. Thefollowingwereordained:-

Rev..1.McInerney,S.J.ofSouth Australia.

Rev.BryanBuxton,S,J.,ofMelbourne,

Rev,J.Hawkins,SJ.ofNorthFitzroy,Vic.

Rev.P.Kenny,83.ofHeidelberg, Victoria.

Rev.E..1.Stormon,S.J.ofPerth, W.A. Alloftheabovewillcontinue theirtheologicalstudiesatCanisius College,Pymble,N.SW.foranother year. Rev.E.J.Stormonisanativeof Kalgoorlie,andthe-sonofMr.F.J. Stormon,ofCometValeW.A.anti thelateMrs.Stormon.Hewasfor someyearsastudentatthetint. versitiesofWesternAustraliaand Melbourne,andwhileaScholastic oftheSocietyofJesus,hewas appointedbytheSenateoftheUniversityofMelbournetoaTutorial positiononitsEnglishstaff,

St.Mary'sCathedralChoir

VACANCIESFORBOYS, Applicationsareinvitedfrom boyswishingtoavailthemselvesof theChoirScholarships.Theseen. titlesuccessfulapplicantstofree educationattheChristianBrothers' CollegeuptotheLeavingCertificate.Theboysbenefitbytheir singingasaclasssubject,andare enteredfor:theUniversitySinging Examinations,whicharerecognised asasubjectfortheJuniorCertificate.

Applicantsmustpossessavoice, butnotnecessarilypreviousmust. caltraining,Theyshouldbeaged aroundtenyears. Areferenceof charactershouldbeproducedfrom theheadteacheroftheschoolthey arenowattending,alsofromthe parishpriest.Applicationsto FatherA,Lynch,St.Mary'sCathedral.

NINP0041",

HaveyourRacquetRestrungor RepairedbyNorm.React,expert atrium,14BonMarcheArcade.

EverySunday:7.30a.m.and9.416 am. DailyMuseat7.30am.during schoolholiclaye;6.30a.m,atother times.

Bunbury:

St.Patrick'sChurch: AllSundays:7.30am,and9.30 a.m.

HolidaysofObligation:7a.m. and8am, SouthBunbury: a.m.onallSundays, HolidaysofObligation:7am. PinjarraParish:

Sunday,January5;Mandurah,8 a.m;Pinjarra,10a.m, Sudday,January12:Mandurah,8 a.m.;Serpentine,10a.m.

Sunday,January19:Mandurah, 8am.;Pinjarra,10am.

Sunday,January26:Dwellinaup, 8a.m.;Pinjarra,10a.m.

Fremantle: 7,9,and10.30a.m.

Beaconsfield: 7and9 a.m.

Spearwood: .830a.m.

Rockingham: 10amontit.SundaysduringnoLi. days

BusseltonandDistricts:

January5:Busselton,7.30a.m.; l'undenup,10AM, January12:Busselton,7.30a.m.; sowaramup,10am.

January19:Busselton,7.30ame

MargaretRiver,10am.

January26:Busselton,7.30a.m.; Marybrook,9.30am.

February2:Busselton,7.30a.m.; Jarrahwood,9.30a.m.

February9:Busselton,730a.m.;

Cowaramup,10am.

February16:Busselton, a.m.;MargaretRiver,10a.m.

February23:Busselton, s.m.;Marybrook,9.30a.m.

March2:Busseleon,7.30a.m.: Cundenup,10a.m.

March9:Busselton,7.30am.; Cowarmup,10am.

March16:Busselton,7.30asm

MargaretRiver,10a.m.

March23:Busselton,7.30a.m.; Marybrook,9.30a.m.

March30:Busselton,7.30 Karridale,10a.m.

April6:Busselton, i'undenup,10a.m. RottnestIsland: January5:9.30am.

Scarborough: EverySunday:8a.m.

7.30

7.30 7.30 a.m.; am.;

NorthBeach: EverySunday:8.15a.m.

OsbornePark: EverySunday:7.30Ind10am.

Xmasand

NewYear OutingforSchoolChildren

TheofficersoftheYoungAustraliaLeaguewillbeconducting outingsatAraluenforboysand girlieandalsoanexcursionfoi countryboystothecityduringthe Xmas-NewYearholidays.

Theboys'outingatAraluendays fromDecember28toJanuary4, andthegirlsfromJanuary4tothe 11th,Forthecountryboystothe cityafortnighthasbeenset&Sloe fromJanuary13th,to27th, Acompleteprogrammeofsports andswimminginthespeciallyconstructedpoolhasbeenarranged, andforcountryboysvisitstofare. tories,beaches,shows,etc.,andthe visitorsareassuredofahappy time.

Theoutingsareopentoallgirl* andboysbetweentheagesof11 to16,andallenquiriesshouldbe madedirecttoLeagueHeadquarters,cornerMurrayandIrwinstreets,Perth.Telephone,B3691.

PianoTuningG.E.Dines 18DUNCANSTREET, VICTORIAPAIL M1777.

tiiscriminations

"TheRoadtoUtopia"

After'seeingthealmosttraditionalcombinationofIIopeCrosbyLamouriuyetanother "road"film-thistimedestination "Utopia"--oneisinclinedtowish thatParamountStudioswouldrun outofroads,forthentheymight finial]offthisseriesofwould-be comedies.ThorTersteffort,which commencedaPerthseasonlast -week,isoverstuffedwithgags,very fewofwhicharefunnyornovel, .nnilitmustbesadlyadmittedthat thefarceachievesvulgarityrailerthanhumourtoooften.

ThePlot(?)

Theplotconcernstheseriesof misadventuresthatbesetthe rivalsBingandBobintheireffortstolot-ateagoldmineinthe frozenwastesofAlaska.Thereis theusualnumberofvaudevilletopesituations.-thistimeinrather novelsettings-andafewtunes areputover:nBing'susualnonchalantmanner.Theplotactually defiesdescriptionandtheeon. mentaryoftheliceRobertBenehly didlittletomakeitmoreloCid, TheComedyofBobHope, 1:wasonlyashorttimeago whenIconsideredBobHopethe leadingandcleverestcomedianon thescreentodayNowincompanywithmanyothers, Save hadtomodifythisestimateand myenthusiasmhaswanedconsiderably.OnanalysisonediscoversthatthehumourofHope isalmoststereoteoedandittut longerappearstopossesstakAir ofspontaneitysoessential.Most ofhisjokesarewisecracksand theirsemi-mechanicaldelivery smacksofmass-production.Withoutbeingmuchofawit,onecan oftenanticipateveryaccuratelythe nextjokefromthecomedian.Ilumeinshouldnotbelikethis.In "TheRoadtoUtopia"itismost evidentthatthestudiohasfound itnecessarytobolsterupthebumoorofHopewith'theintroductionofsuchdevicesasanimals talking,trickphotography,agen.

Pioussprinklingofanachronisms andtheleadingcharactersmaking anoccasionalappealtotheaudience.Wesawallthesedodges firstputtobrilliantuseinthat classicoffarce,"Hellzapoppin." Theyaregoodfun,butonesoon tiresofthemifpresentedtoo oftenonthescreenInthelast "road"tilmshowninPerth(did youknowIwasa"Roads"Scholar?)Ireferto"TheRoadto Morocco,"manyoftheaforementionedfactorswerealsoincluded. EvidentlyHollywoodnolongerconsidersthecomiceffortsofHope, ifunaided,tobeofsufficientsolidit),tocarryafull-lengtnSm.

ADisquietingNote.

Itisagravepitythat,despite thehonestgaietyofmuchofthe fun,thereisasubstantialleaveningoflaughsthatdependonthe unworthyexploitationofsexattraction.(Thisisevencreepinginto manyof.thecartoonsweseetoday.1Theplea'thatitisalla harmlessjokeisnotgoodenough foranyonewithadecentoutlook. Therepresentationofbehaviour betweenmenandwomenisserious. lywarped,andinsharpconflict withthehealthyoutlookwhich shouldbetilecommunity'sgoal, OnedoesnotenjoyseeingBingin thistypeofcomedyandbemight wellponderaremarkmadesome timeago."Butifthesaltloseits savour,wherewithshallitbe salted'!" Therearemanylaughsinthe film,despitethefactthatthehu moor,asIhavealreadyindicated, couldbebetterandcleaner. I think,however,thatevenmany Crosby-Hopefanswillfindtheir iwwestescapadesdisappointing.An EasternStatescriticsaidofthis film:"Thosewhomissitneedhave noregrets.Inthreemouths'time noonewillbetalkingaboutitexceptforthedirtyending."Like thecharacterinDickens'Ican alsorepeat:"Them'smysentiments ---"GROUCHO."

THEBLUEBIRD

"VaultingAmbition,Which O'erleapsItself"

MauriceMaeterlinck'sstoryof TyltylandMytyl,'theboyandgirl whosetoutinadreamonaquest forthebirdofhappiness-theBluebird-istoldontheRepertory stagethisweek.Theproduction marksthecommencementofthe newRepertoryYouthTheatre, whichwillbeunderthedirectionof MollyCampbell.Mrs.Campbell produced"TheBluebird." itistimetoask,Ithink,why theRepertoryClubCommitteepersistsinattemptingtohandlelarge scaleproductionsonitssmallscale stage.Therehavebeenacouple ofmusicalcomedies,anelaborate NativityPlayandnowthis-all withinaspaceoftwelvemonths. ItseemsthattheCommitteehas aoideathatprogressissynonymous withmakingthingsbigger,oris therealanswertobeseeninthe pressingproblemofsupplyingan inflatedmembershipwithsufficient worktodo?Thereisalsoof course,thepurelymonetaryconsiderationthatlargercastsattract largeraudienees--sometimes.Whateverthereasontheoutcomeisa badthingfortheClub,forsmall, poorlyequippedstagescluttered upwithalotofpeopledonotmake forgoodproductions.Thenumber ofpeopleengagedinthecurrent showmustbeinthevicinityofa hundred.

"TheBluebird"lostineffectivenessbecauseofnaturalimpediments tolargescaleproduction.Thestage

liePlayTaatCausedaStir

OBJECTIONSRAISEDIN"CATHOLICANSWER^RADIOSESSION

AdultEducationBoardRequestsRepeat PerformanceinSomervilleAuditorium onJanuary9

FUNNYISN'T Openingscene

"ChristmasintheMarketPlace," theamazingNativityPlayby FrenchmanHenriGheon-English translationbyEricCrozier-was performedinPerthrecentlyforfive successivenightsbytheCathedral Players.Subsequentlytheplay wasrepeatedbeforeanaudienceof nunsfromthemetropolitanarea, andonceagainatMandurahbefore apublicaudience.Nowthepublic istohaveafurtheropportunityof viewingthisextraordinarydrama, asinresponsetoarequestfrom Associate-ProfessorF.Alexander, DirectorofAdultEducation,the CathedralPlayershaveagreedtoa finalperformanceoftheplayinthe SomervilleAuditorium,University ofW.A.onJanuary9.

accoutrementswerewellbelowthe standardrequiredbythenatureof theundertakingandthewaitsbetweensceneswereintszirminable andintolerable.Icannotthinkthat theClubisjustifiedonthegrounds ofcourageorinitiativeinproceedingwithitsambitiousprogrammeof spectacularproductions,Whybite offmorethancanbechewed?Why sacrificequalityforquantity?Why ruinwhatmightunderproperconditionsbeadelightfulshowby compressingandmutilatingand under-treatingit?Doesnotconsiderationfortheauthorenterinto :heschemeofthingsatall,sitre anartisticconscienceseemsaninsufficientspurperse?I'msure Maeterlinckwouldbeexcusedfor displa.tyingviolentaa4-socialtendenciesiifheweremadeguestof honouratoneoftheRepertory's performancesof"TheBluebird" TheRepertory'sproductionsuffersfromsomanylimitationsthat Ifeelitwouldbefruitlessandunjust(toMaeterlinck)toreviewit indetail.Ithinktheproduction failedtocapturethespiritoffantasywhichalonewouldmake"The Bluebird"intelligible.Little,ifany atmospherewascreated.The playerswalkedonandoffinbewilderingsequencesandaboutthe onlybrightspotsweretheconsistentaudibilityandbuoyancyof childactor,DavidKrantzandthe welcomere-appearanceofnoted 'characteractor,TomTracy. -DEGUSTIBUS

IT?-PEOPLEEATING!

from"ChristmasintheMarket

ProfessorAlexander'sprimary objectinpresentingtheplayatthe Universityistoenableittobe studiedbymembersoftheDrama Schoolwhowillbeinresidence duringtheAnnualSummerCamp conductedbythe,ldultEducation Board,Frommanypointsofview "ChristmasintheMarketPlace" isaadmirablesubjectforstudy bypeopleinterestedindrama,but perhapsitwillcommenditself chieflytomembersoftheSchoolby reasonoftheextremelysimpledemandsitmakesonaproducer'singenuityandstagingresources.It isaplaythatcouldbeputonunder almostanyconditionswithoutlosing anyofitspower. Theplayissounusualthatmany peoplehavedifficultydigestingit;

Place" andwhilemosthavefinallyarrived atanappreciationofitsgreatworth andpeculiarinterest,thereare, neverthelesssomewhosewounded sensibilitiesrefusetobehealed,or whoseunderstandingofGheon's messagecloudedbytheirinability tofollowhisprocessesofreasoning Twolettersofprotestweredealt withbyRev.Fr.LawlorS.J.in lastSunday's"CatholicAnswer" sessionfrom6PR,andthetextof hisveryabledefenceoftheplay willbepublishedinnextweek's issueof"TheRecord."FortheinterestofCatholicsitisrecalled that"ChristmasintheMarket Place"wasfirstplayed-privately ofcourse-bythestudentsofSt. Charles'MinorSeminary,Guildford.

-DEGUSTIBUS

THEMAGNIFICAT

ThenMaryinreply,sang,InspiredbytheHolyGhost:"MysouldothmagnifytheLord...."

LEFTTORIGHT:RobertWilliams,NitaPannell,MavisChaney,KevinCaporn,KenWatts.

NationalCatholicTheatreForAustralia

TheplantobuildanAustralianingtothenewtheatreanden. NationalCatholicTheatre,sponsoredbytheTherrySociety,aCatholicActionDramaGroupinAustralia,wascommendedbytheArchbishopofMelbourne,MostRev. DanielMaiinks,attheopeningof aFairheldtoraisefundsforthe Project.

TheArchbishophopedthathe wouldhaveanopportunityofcern-

joyinghimselfinawaythathehad beenunabletodointhepast.Rev. Dr.Jones,directorofsacredmusic inthediocese,andspiritualdirectorofthesocietysaidthatthe theatre,wouldenablethesocietyes extenditsactivitiesandgiveregularpresentationsofChristian drama.Underexistingconditions thesocietywashandicappedeon-

siderablyforwantofasuitable theatre.

TheTherrySociety,namedafter Fr.Therry,theIrishpion.,pries' whowasoneofthetwochaplains tothecolonyrecognisedbythe BritishGovernmentinlis:10,was establishedinMelbourneabouta decadeago,andhassincespread toAdelaide,PerthandSydney.

HastheSalvationArmybeen aSuccess?

GreatestHumanitarianWork

OutsideCatholicChurch

Regrettable

ByWilliamMoCallion,

DoctrinalOmissions

TheSalvationArmywasfounded byWilliamBooth,whowasborn inNottingham,England,April10, 1229.Threeideasmotivatedhis life:hewasdeterminedtogeton intheworld;hepossessedanambitiontoamelioratethemiseries ofthepoor;andhelongedtoget backtoGod Boothattended WesleychapelatNottinghamand at19wasafullyqualifiedpreacher. Asapopularandpowerfulorator. preacher,hewassoonputincharge oftheMethodistcircuitinLincoln. shire.InMay,1858,hewas"or. claimed,"andcontinuedpreaching till1861,whenheresigned Twoideasthenoccuviedhisat_ tention:toextendhisMethodist revivalismtoallchurches,hie nativeland,andto/xi:themthe workingclassinthemosteffective waypossible. Thisheconcludedcouldbestbe donethroughinfluencegivenby menandwomenoftheworking class.Asaresult,in1965he foundedhisChristianMissionin London.The"ChristianMission" magazineofAugust,1878,stated thatthe"missionhasorganiseda SalvationArmytocarrytheBlood

ofChristandFireoftheHoly Ghosttoeverycornerofthe world,"Itwasthis"mission"that became"TheSalvationArmy"with itsadopteduniformandarmyorganisation.BoothdiedAugust20, 1912.

WasBoothasuccess?Ifattainingone'sidealsmeanstosucceed,ifwinningtheacclaimof thousandsoffollowers,andtheesteemofmillionswhohavebeen helpedmateriallyandspiritually byhisorganisationspellsuccess-thenwemustsaywithallhonesty: Boothwasagreatsuccess.

IntheShorttimeofitsexistence,whichislittlemorethan halfacentury,theSalvationArmy hasspreadthrough99countries.

Twoyearsagothereweremore than50,000officers,cadets,and bandsmen,withenoughinstitutions toaccommodate20,000persons,In 1880GeorgeRentonwassentfrom EnglandtoestablishtheSalvation ArmyintheU.S.A.,whichnow hasfourmaindivisions:theBase ern,Southern,Central,andWesterndistricts.

TobecomeanofficerintheSalvationArmyonemustfirstoffer a periodofsoldiershipinthelocal corps,wherehissuitabilityfor

thesocietyisjudged'.Thecan& datemustbebetween18and25. possessthenecessaryquelincadone,andbeoutfittedwithauni. termandequipmentfortheyear oftraining.Duringthistimethe youngrecruitstudiesSalvation Armydoctrine,andregulation's, firstaid,publicspeaking,social work,bookkeepingandmusic-bothvocalandinstrumental-the BibleandBiblehistory,andfor thosewhorequireit,EnglishcompositionandgrammarSchoolis administeredonamilitarybasis.

Afteroneyearthecandidatebe. comesaprobationaryofficerand receivesasalarywhichincreases asheadvances.Attiihemayretireonapension,Theranksare lieutenant,captain(afterten years),major,brigadier,lieutenant. colonel,colonel,andlieutenantcommissioner,Thelasttwopositionsareheldbyterritorialcommandersorbyofficersinchargeof internationaldepartmentsatheadquartersinLondon.

"Service,"aSalvationArmy handbook,'petsforththeaimsof theorganisationthus:"TheArmy wasfoundedasanEvangelicalorganisation,itsoriginalpurpose beingtobringmenandwomeninto arightrelatioshipwithGod.This aimisstilldominantinthephilosophyoftheorganisation,its primaryandpersistentaimremainingthatofproclaimingand exemplifyingthroughsong,word anddeedtheregeneratingandre. vitalisingmessageoftheScriptures,Awiderangeofotheractivities,whichcatsbegenerally termedsocialwork,hasbeende. vielopedinthe70-oddyearsofthe Army,butalltheseshouldbere. cognisedasamanifestation,ex. pression,orpracticalexplanation ofthedominatingspiritualmo live."

Insistenceontheequalityof womanwithmaninthewarfare ofChristisanothertraitofthe Army,andawomancanholdany officeintheorganisation.The spiritofinternationalismisavital partofSalvationismasismanifest inthefounder'smotto:"Christfor theworldandtheworldfor Christ."TrueSalvationismalso includesloyaltytoGod,toone another,andtotheArmy.

Theyholdtheimmortalityofthe soul,resurrectionofthebody, generaljudgmentattheendof theworld,eternalhappinessofthe righteous,andendlesspunishment ofthewickedInregardtoorig. inalsin,theybelievethatourfirst parentswerecreatedinastateof innocence,butbytheirdisobedience theylosttheirpurityandhappinessand,inconsequenceoftheir fall,alllinenhavebecomesinners, Kt:allydepraved,andassuchare justlyexposedtothewrathof God. Theybelievethatrepentance, faithinChrist,andregeneration bytheHolySpiritarenecessary forsalvation,buttheybelievewe arejustifiedbygrace,throughfaith inJesusChrist,and"hethatbe. lievethhaththewitnessinHimself."Continuanceinthisstateof salvationdependsuponcontinued obedientfaithtoChrist,Itisthe privilegeofallbelieverstobe "whollysanctified"and"their wholespiritandbodyandsoul "maybepreservedblamelessuntilthecomingofJesusChrist, Theyalsomaintaininstantaneous conversion.Thisinstantaneous conversionismadebysinging, passionatepreachingorfervent prayer.

Fromthesedoctrinesandtheir philosophyitisclearthatthe SalvationArmyisareligioussect andnota"non-sectariansect,"as theyprofesstobe.Throughout theirfounder'slifeandthelifeof hissuccessor,thespiritualaim, the"souks'/tinning,"and"convertmaking,"camefirst.

OutsidetheCatholicChurch, probablythegreatest'humanitarian workperformedtodayisbeing donebythe"RedShield,"the SalvationArmy.Itmaintains shelters,men'sindustrialinstitutions,labourbureaus,inebriates' homes,children'shomes,farms, slum'posts,hospitals,hotels,nurseries,Evangelinehomes(homes

fargirlsworkingawayfromtheir ownhome),emergencyflumes.

TheArmygivesfreemettleand caresforitsownbranchesofBoy Scouts,GirlScouts,andSeaScouts, andkeepsupsummercamps.It alsoconductsextensiveprisonvisitations,findsjobsforthoseparoled.In1940thesocietycounted 7,177convertsfromamongthe prisonersithadcontacted,Inthe sameyear8,994dischargedprisonersweregivenhelporemploymentNaturallysuchalargeorganisationasthiswouldbeincompletewithoutapropagandamachine.Over100periodicalswere publishedin1940with1,500,000 copiesdistributedperissue.Over 1,000schooldayswereconducted, However,socialworkis'purelya subordinateend,asisobviousfrom readingtheformusedincontributingtosupportoftheArmy:"I give,deviseandbequeathuntothe SalvationArmyf--or....property, absolutelyfortheuseofsaidreligiousandCharitableCorporation insupportofitsreligiousand charitablework,"

TheSalvationArmyisnotlackingsomuchonthenegativeside asonthepositive.Itsdoctrine isorthodoxonmanypoints,How. ever,thesacramentsarenottaken intothedogmaswhichthemembersbelieve.Baptismivreplaced bywavingaflagoverthechild's head,andtheLord'sSupperie nevermentioned.Attendanceet servicesina"nonconformist" chapelisallowed.Itsadherentsundergogreatridiculeandsacrifice forChrist'sname.Inthesocial fieldtheirworkIsgreat,butthey oneasect.

I.NEILSON OPTICIAN

S.DANNELL,F.S.M.C.(London), W.A.O.A. OPTOMETRIST. TeLB2014. 16PLAZAARCADE,PERTH.

WeSolicitaTrial fromallReligiousInstitutions

Notsick-justoffcolor,butsomehow orotheryoujustcan'tgetright Profitbytheexperienceofotherstake theTonicwhichbuildsHealthinthe mostnaturalwayItaidsappetiteinducessleepandimpartsnourishmenttothewholesystem.

Totalabstinenceisacondition formembership.Furthermore,an annualselfelenialweekispromoted,duringwhicheachperson givesupsomethingeverydayfor aweek,andcontributeswhatmay besavedbythesemortificationsto thefundsoftheArmy.

Allmemberssignthe"Articles ofWar,"whichcontainadeclare. donoffaith,andpledgeaseparationfromtheworld,totalabstinence,andloyaltytotheArmyand God.

AsfarasScriptureisconcerned,theybelievethatdieOldand NeviTestamentsaredivinelyinspired,andprofessthattheyconstitutethedivineruleofChristian faithandpractice.Asregards theGodhead,theyproseiessfaith inonlyoneGodWhoisinfinitely perfect,theCreator,Preserver andGovernorofallthings,and Whoistheonlyproperobjectof religiousworship.Theymaintain therearethreePersonsinGod: theFather,Son,andHolyGhost, undividedinessenceandco-equal inpowerandglory.Thesecond Person,JesusChrist,hasbothdi. vineandhumannatures,sounited ChartHeistrulyandproperlyGod, andtrulyandproperlyMan,along withthefactthatHehasbyHis sufferinganddeathmadeatonementforthewholeworld.They believethatwhosoeverwillmay besaved.

Noordertoobigortoosmall. Wecansupplyeveryneedifatallmanufactured.

YCW ACTIVITIES

DiocesanHeadquarters: NationalMutualBuildings,81St. George'sTerrace,Perth.

'Phone:B2546.

DIOCESANHEADQUARTERS

Aholidayschoolforleaderswill beheldatAquinasCollegeduring thelastweek-endinJanuary1947. Branchesareurgentlyrequestedto sendinthenamesofthoseintendingtoattendtheschool.Ifa sufficientnumberofleaderscan enteronFridayevening,January 24,theschoolwillopenonthat evening,otherwiseitwillbeon Saturday2i. Thereforewhen namesaresubmitted,itshouldbe statedclearlywhentheheadercan entertheschool,Aprogrammehas beenarrangedenhancingSpiritual exercises,ConferencesonMovement subjects,andsportingandsocial activities.

H.Q.wishtotakethisopportunityofwishingallmembersavery HappyNewYearandmaythe NewYearbringcontinuedblessings andsuccessestoallBranchesand Leaders'Groups,

CATHEDRALBRANCH

GeneralRally

Thedateforournextgeneral rallyhasbeenfixedforFebruary4 inCathedralHall.Distribution ofbadgesfornewmemberswill takeplacealso.

Dance

Watchthesecolumnscarefully foranannouncementregardingthe dateofournextdance,asthereis goingtoheanalterationinthe nightweholdthem.

Cricket

ThisSundaywearetoplayWest Pertha;WellingtonSquare.Our nextmatchistobeheldonJanuary19againstMidlandJunction. CricketpracticeisnowonSunday morningsaswellasTuesdaysand Thursdayevenings.

CLAREMONTBRANCH

ThenextGeneralBranchMeetingwillbeheldinSt.Thomas' HallonFriday,January10th.

TheY.C.W.isnotjustaboys' clubItisanational--orratherworld-widemovement,aCatholic ActionGroup,foundedinBelgium, attheinstigationofHisHoliness, PopePiusXI.,byCanonCardigan.TheT.C.W.isnotagang ofboystryingtoamusethem-

Pre-warPaintsandEnamels availableatNassell'sStore,669 WellingtonStreet,Perth.

Wm.A.YOUNG

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CornerJOHNdiFITZGERALD STREETS.PERM FORQUALITYMEATYOU'LLLOVETOEAT PhoneB1411 7S-

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selves.TheY.C.W.consistsof 3eungCatholicmenwhohave heededthemselvestogetherto fighttheforcesofevil.TheY.C.W. anintegralpanoftheLay Apotolate.

CRICKET

OnSunday,December2911,the Branchcricketteamwasdefeated byaierynarrowmarginbyHigh. ;nee.ThegamewasratherexcitingandCltremontputupastiff resistance,Claremontwentinfirst nbatandscored46.Highgate toppedhisscorewith50.

Thebestbatsmenwere:Claremont,Bakerl2,Crannage10. Highgate,Lynch12,Carr9.

Bowlers:letaremont,Durkin5 wickets,Barker3wickets,A.DownieandL.Downie1wicketeach. Highgate:O'Sullivan4wickets,Fr. Brenna3wickets, Thescoreforthefirstinnings were:Highgate50,Claremot46.

Each'teamwentintobatfor asecondinnigs.Claremotbatted firstandretired4forGo.A.Dewniescored25andD.Crannage16. Highgateintheirsecondinnings retired6fOr10.L,Raphaelscored 17,Lynch16.Theultimateresult wasawininthefirstinnigaby 4runstoHighgate.

OnFridaynight,December20th, theClaremontbranchheldaChristmasTreeforallthechildrenof theparish.ThisisthesecondannualChristmasTree,andaspreviouslyagrandevening'sentertainmentwasprovidedforthechildren. AmongtheitemswereaPunchand Judyshow,amagicianandventriloquist,TheClaremontY.C.W.iscateringfortheentertainmentofthe juvenilesoftheparish,whowill inafewyears'timeconstitutethe YCW.andN.C.G.M.ofClaremont.

CRICKET

OnSunday,December22nd,the cricketmatchwhichhadbeenpostponedwasplayedagainstSubiaco atHendersonParkClaremontwere unableDOfielda'fullteamanda fewsubstitutestadtobefound. Subiacowonthematchbyagood mArgin.

VICTORIAPARKNOTES

CRICKET

LastSundaywerecordedour secondwinfortheseason,beating WestPerthontheirhomeground. Continuinghisrunofluckour captainagainwonthetossandsent ouropponentsIntobat.

TheWestPerthbatsmenfound runshardtogetandtheywereall outwithonly54runsup,G.McGrade14andFarquharson11being theonlybatsmentoreachdouble figures. H.Goringe4for15andM. Hitchcock3427sharedthebowling honoursforus, With3wicketsdownforone run,wehadourbackstothewall, butfineknocksof27byH.Garringeand22byJackJonessaved the'day,andwecameoutwinners by31runs.ourtotalbeing85at thecloseoftheinnigs.

ThebowlinghonoursforWest PerthwenttoG.Dwyerwith4 for23.

CRICKETPRACTICE

Latelywehavebeenunableto arrangepractice,butwewillberesumingthisSundaymorningat RaphaelPark.

GENERAL

OwingtotheNewYearholidays therewillbenoactivitiesthin comingweek;theywill,however, resumeagainonWednesday,Sans. ary8th.

HIGHGATEBRANCH

ThenextBranchmeetingwillbe heldonTuesday,January7th,

TheY.C.W.calendarsarenowon saleandmaybeobtainedfrom GeoffSmithat2Chelmsford-road. Thesecalendarsarereallygoodand reasonablypricedat2/..

LastTuesdaytheY,C.W.andthe N.C.GM.putonafreeconcert intheParishHall, Thecombinedchoirunderthe guidanceofMrsChaunceyopened theprogrammeat8p.m.andthere wasn'tadullmomentuntilthe showendedseveralhourslater.

TheAndrewSistersandBing Crosbywereshownathingortwo byJ.Naughton,C.Russell,K. SmithandJ.Walsh,ShirleyLove's balletgirlsandFayScott'smannequinseachreceivedtheirwell-earned applauseandK.Carboneand.f. leaiabroughtthehousedownwith aselectionofnumbersonthe guitarandpianoacconlian.

TomandImeldaO'Dwyergave afirst-classrenditionof"LaPaIonia"andBonnieDemorestrecitedtwonumberswhichreceived duerecognitionfromthelarge audience.

Thehighlightoftheevening,however,wasastirringdramaentitled "MegoftheOutback,oraDaugh. ter'sSacrifice."Thecharactersin theplaywereCaptainFly-by-Night, agallantbushranger; thecourageousheroine;Murgatroyd,thehard-heartedvillain;and ConstableO'Learythegrasping, weak-willedfatherofMeg.

TheaudiencewerealmosthelplesswithlaughterfromthemomentMegappearedonthestage untilthefinalcurtaindropped.

Theplayersexcelledthemselves andtheydeservedfullytheapplausegiventhem.

Mrs.Chauncey'schoirfittingly broughttheeveningtoaclosewith abracketofChristmascarolsbeferethecrib.

BouquetswerepresentedbyFran MacAdam,presidentoftheHigh. gatebranchoftheN.CG.M. to Mrs.Chaunceyinrecognitionofher excellentworkinformingandpreparingthechoir;toMissShirley Lovefororganisingtheballet;to MissBonnieDemorest,whowasthe accompanistoftheevening;anda spraytoMissGloriaDawson,who playedthepartofMegintheplay.

Thisshortconcertwasanindicationofthingstocomewhenwe holdourbigconcertnextEaster.

OurBranchextendstoallits membersofalltheotherBrauefhes oftheY.C.W.averyHolyand happyChristmasandaProsperous NewYear.

FREMANTLEBRANCH

ChristmasCarnival,

OnThursday,December19th,our ChristmasCarnivalDanceattracted arecordcrowd,andtherewas scarcelyadullminuteAgoodsupperwasprovided,andwewishto thankthoseladieswhopreparedit forus,Thenextdancewillbeheld onJanuaryend.

BranchMeetings.

Thelastbranchmeetingheldon Monday,December16th,wasalso oneofthemostsuccessfulever held,awingtothelargenumberof boyswhobroughtthegymnastics togowithrhem.Themainattractionwasthevaultinghorse,butthis wassoonsupersededbywrestling, andwheneventuallyeveryonetired ofthat,westartedpyramidtrainnig fortheconcert,whichisbeing planned,Incirderw/shanyoneinterestedintakingpartintheconcert, heshouldcontactViveCollisfor particulars.

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Tracywascounting."One.-two ...."

Thepriesthadmadeuphismind seedeath reedofferhie martyrdomtoChristonthecross ..he'dgodawnfighting..wielont movingamuscle.Hehadnothing tosay.

"Three..four.."!Korenwasnow coveringRusty,Hemustprly quickly."0myGod,Iamheart. ilysorry.."

::Five six.."

"Ifirmlyresolvewiththehelpof thygrace.." ,"Seven eight.."

"Andtoamendmylife.Ames MyJesusMercy!"

"Nine ten.."

National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT

CATHEDRALBRANCH

IntheCathedralHallonDec. 17ththeCathedralBranchofthe N.C.G.M.wasopenedbyRev,Dr Sullivan,Afteraddressesbythe Chaplain,Rev,Fr,Hogan,andthe President,MissMargaretMacDonald,Dr.Sullivanblessedand presentedthebadgestotheleaders.MissMargaretGrey,Diocesan President,thenwelcomedthe CathedralBranchonbehalfofthe Thelargecrowdthatattended enjoyedamostentertainingconcertandcommunitysinging.We wishtothankthemanyartistswho contributedtothesuccessofthe evening.

January7isthedateforthe nextgeneralmeeting,whichwill beheldintheCathedralHall, TENNIS:Asmanyofthegirls arekeenlyinterestedinnighttentie,thehunthascommencedfor itnighttenniscourt.Ifyouhave anyinformation,pleaseadvise NoraMcSweeneyorMollyRiley. Muchplanningisunderwayfor sportingactivities,includingbadmintonandnighbrisket-ball.

NEDLANDSN.C.G,M. CarnivalDance, WeareholdingaCarnivalDance onJanuary4thtocelebratethe NewSear.Therewillbenovelty dances,goodorchestra,goodfloor, goodsupper.Eveningdressoptional.Justcatchatrolleybusin PerthandalightatTyrel-street, WalkstraightupTyrell-streetto theSt.Theresa'sSchoolHall, Dancingwillbebothold-timeand modern DancingClasses

Ournextdancingclasswillhe Tuesday,January7th,fromeight tonine, SUBIACOBRANCH

GENERALMEF/FING:Thenext

GeneralMeetingwillbeonJan, 7that8p.m.intheHall,We hsveseveralimportantmattersto discuss,

PHYSICALCUlUFURE:Thisactivitywillberecommeneedon Tuesday,Jan.7;fti,at7p.m,in theOldHall,Wewillbestarting the'trekCityBeachwardsonthe followingTuesday,thatisJan, 14th,Findmetalldetailsatthe GeneralMeeting, CHOIR:Choirpracticeisheld onSundaynightsafterDevotions.

Eternallifewasawaitingdeath, Butdeathpausedonlyafewfeet away.Tracythefallen-awaylook. edtowardMorellwhodidnottruss priests."Satisfied?"beasked. Morellnoddedslowly,"Yee,it thatt,didn'tbreakhim,nothingwill" Tracyloweredhispistol. His facewasmorecomposedashesaid "Wewouldhaveblownyourhead offFather,hadyousquawked," ThenturningtoRustyhesaid: "Getgoing."

Fiveminutesafterhehadbeen droppedbyagratefulRusty,FatherJoeDesmondknewhewas inthatlonelysectionatthefoot ofMainStreet,Thegrainelevatorstoldhimthat.Adistantclock struckmidnight.Whataharrowingexperience!He'dbeenlucky. Lucky?Hewondered,Aringof mistdancedaroundastreetlight, Astheyoungpriestlooked,he seemedtoseehismartyr'scrown floatingawaytomergeforever withthewhitehaloofthelight's glare.

AHAPPYNEWYEAR

ItwillbeaHappyNewYear forthewireroftheNo,SE CharitiesConsultation.Tryyour luck,Thefirstprizeis£11000and everytickethasanequalchance.

Salesmanship andPersonal Efficiency

Trainedsalesmen'arealwaysin demandandearngoodincomes. Sellingistheoneprofessionin whichABILITYcountsabove everythingelse.Age,seniority,experience,thestumblingblocksof advancementinmostprofessions, countverylittleineelling.

ThegreatessentialsarePensonaleyandGrit, OurCoursedevelopsyourper,enalityandgivesyouconfedenoe inyourself.Importanceisgivento businesspsychologyandtheovercomingofsmallpersonalproblems whichpreventsuccess.

Thefeeisreasonableandcan bepaidbyeasymonthlySudan meets.

TENNIS:Themembershipof theTennisClubstillleavesmuch '0bedesired.Thecourtsare availableanySaturdayorSunday afternoon, MARIANLODGE: Marian Lodgeisavailabletomembersfor aweekortwooftheholidays, andalsoforCatholicladies,and girlsover12whoarenotroe.mbergofthemovement.An31/111Tkeretariffandbookinns shouldbemadetoPatWhitelyat headquarters(13".Z46)ortoThelma Murray(B9141),

Wewouldwelcomeyourenquiry whichplacesyouundernoobligation,WewouldremindallprospectivestudentsthattheCollege willbecloseduntilJanuary13th.

AmericanLabourSupportsAid forChurchSchools

....TheExecutiveCouncilofthe AmericanFederationofLaborhas submittedareporttothenational conventionoftheorganisationadvocatingGovernmentaidtodenominationalaswellastopublicschools.

The..American..Federation..of Laborrepresents7,150,000workers, andistotheUnitedStateswhatthe AustralasianCouncilofTrades UnionsistoAustralia.

Childrenindenominationalschools havearighttoattendthem,which involvesnotonlyalegalpermission butalegalassurancethattheright shallbeenjoyed,thereportnotes.

"Theenjoymentofthisrightimpliesadegreeofeconomicsupport," thereportadds."Toassureeach

child'srighttoaneducation,the FederalGovernmentisthoroughly justifiedinmakingfundsavailableto theuseofthatchild."

Inanobviousreferencetothe educationalpolicyofreligiousdenominationswhichoperatetheirown schools,theexecutivecouncilquotes theA.F.ofL.ComitteeonEducationasfollows: "Thereisaminoritygrouptoday thatholdsthatinconformitywiththe religiousconceptsoftheirfaiththat aformofdenominationalinstruction mustbegivenwithallothereducationaltraining,asanintegralpart oftheeducationofchildren. "Therightofthisminoritygroup toitsconvictionsmustbezealously

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safeguarded.Notonlytoprotect therightsoftheminority,butactuallytopromotetheunityofa functionaldemocracymustwepreservethemeansthroughwhichminorityviewpointsareexpressed."

FEDERALGRANTS

Itisanestablishedfactthatthe practicehistoricallyintheU.S.has beentomakeFederalgrantsto religiousinstitutionsforeducational purposes,andthecourtshaveupheld thesepractices,itisstated.Citedas instancesaretheNorth-WestTerritoryOrdinanceor1785,several U.S.SupremeCourtdecisions,the N.Y.A.,W.P.A.,NurserySchools, andtherecentG.I.Act.

In1944,itisrecalledinthereport,theAmericanFederationof Laboradoptedaprogrammefor Federalaidtoallschoolchildren:and thatthisaimwasembodiedinaBill introducedintheSenatebySenators JamesMead,ofNewYork,and GeorgeAiken,ofVermont.

"ImmediatelyafterthisBillhad beenintroducedinCongress,"the reportstates,"anti-laborforcesjoined withtheextremeLeftWinggroups, andothergroupsandindividuals,and launchedanintensivecampaign againstthisBill,becausetheBill wouldmakeaidavailableforchildreninthedenominationalschoolsas wellasthoseinthenation'spublic schools.

"Thenatureoftheattackwasso viciousthatitcannotbeignored," theExecutiveCouncil'sdeclaration adds."Thehearingsrevealedthat someoftheopponentsintheirbitternessevenstatedthataChristian Churchwasinstitutedtopromote crimeandproducecriminals.

"Otheropponentsclaimedthatthis Billwasasinistermoveonthepart oftheAmericanFederationofLabor tounitetheChurchandState;still otherspointedoutthatthiswasa movetodestroythepublicschools oftheUnitedStates.Thebigotry ofthatcampaignwasalarming."

N.C.R.M.

Commercialfarmingasitisinop. erationinAmerica,isintimatelyassociatedwithwantondestructionof ourbasicnaturalresourcesresultinginlossofland,exploitedbeyond possiblerepair,pauperisationof farmworkersandtenants,andthe lossoffamily-sizedfarmsaccording totheRev.AnthonyJ.Adams,S,J., chairmanoftherurallifecommitteeoftheJesuitInstituteofSocial Orderandmemberofthemen. givecommitteeoftheNationalCa. :LoneRuralLifeConference,inhis pamphlet,''TheEthicsofCommercialFarming,"recentlypublished bytheInstituteofSocialOrder,in St.Louis,111issouri,U.S.A.

Commercialfarming,incontrast withdiversifiedfamilyfarming,is describedbytheruralsociologist astheexploitationoflargetracts ofsoilfortheproductionofsingle (.ashcrops,engagedinlargelyfor largefinancialgains.Thesocial ethicalandscientificimplicationsof thisgrowingconditionarediscussed.

"AreOurRuralAreasOverpopu. 1sted?"aforumofopinionsof twentycompetentstudentsofrural problems,hasjustbeenpublished bytheInstituteofSocialOrder,undertheeditorshipoftheRev.AnthonyJ.Adams,SJ.,chairmanof rurallifesectionof:heInstitute ofSocialOrderandtheRev.Edward Duff,S.J.

Thisbookletisanefforttoexplorethequestionofagricultural livingandwaspublishedasaresult ofapolicystatementmadebythe CommitteeforEconomicDevelopment,whichcontainedthefollowing viewpoint:"Theexcessofhuman resourcesengagedinagricultureis possiblythemostimportantsingle factorinthe'farmproblem.'

INMEMORIAM44

BENDON(JohnJames).--InlovingmemoryofdearJack,returnedM-E.,killedinactionNew GuineaonDecember31,1944. DearlylovedsonofJ.J.BendonandthelateMrs.Bendon, belovedbrotherofKitty. Mayperpetuallightshineupon him.RequiescatinPace.

BENDON,JohnJapeesnloving memoryofJackkilledinaction NG.December31st,1944.Dear. lylovedbrotherofFrank,brother-in-lawofJuleandloveduncle ofMary. Everfondlyremembered.

BENDON.-Inlovingmemoryof dearJack,returnedM.Ekilled inactionNewGuineaonDecember31st,1944,Dearlyloved brotherofMary,brother.in.law ofLesO'NeilanduncleofDenis, Lorretta,RodneyandColin. Lordhavemercyonhissoul.

RequiescatinPace.

HENDON(JohnJames).-ReturnedM.E.sacredtothememory ofdearJack,killedinactionNew GuineaDecember31st,1944. DearlylovedbrotherofJo., brother-in-lawofCharlesCooper, beloveduncleofBrian,Margaret, Jesus,MaryandJosephhave mercyonhim.RestinPeace.

CLIE/MOW.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdeardaughterandsister, PhillisWinifred,whodeparted thislifeJanuary2,1945. ImmaculateHeartofMary,your prayersforherextol. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemerryonhersoul,and allthesoulsofthefaithful departed.

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DONOII0E.-Inlovingmemoryof ThomasF.Donohoe,whodied SubiacoonJanuary4,1946. OurLadyofPerpetualSuccour, prayforhim.

O'DRISCOLL-0fyourcharity prayforthereposeofthesoul ofMaryAnr.O'Driscoll,whodied January31st,1942.

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O'KEEFE(WilliamRyan,BCoy. 2/16thBatt.).-Inlovingmem. oryofourdearsonandbrother Bill,whodiedofillness,New Guinea,January5th,1943. SacredHeartofJesushave mercyonhissoul. -Insertedbyhisparents,broth. ersDan,TedandDermott,and sirter-in-lawHilda.

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(ContinuedfromPage4) pledfromitspedestal,andinits placeanewimagebeginstotake formItistheshapeofaPower beyondhimself,Whosenaturebe maynotevenbeabletoformulateiuwords,butwhich,nevertheless,becomesanever-increasing realityinhislife. Icanputthat remarkableandbeautifulexpert.enceintonobetterwordsthan :hosesaidtomebyaone-time auspicious,cynical,self-centredalcoholic."Father,Icanhardlybelievewhathascomeoverme.You knowthat,lessthanayearago, ItoldyouthatIcouldtakeeverythinginA.A,exceptitsSpiritual angle.Isimplydidn'tandcouldn't believeinanykindofaGod.This morning,bytheLordHarry,Ifind myselfdrivingthroughthesunlight, lookingatthegrassandthetrees, andtheblueskylikeasentimentalsap,happyasalark,andfeeling,mindyou,feelingthatinback ofitallwasSomeoneorSomething biggerthanIam,andthatI needn'tworryaboutanythingas longasthatSomeoneorSomething waswithme.Imustbe-nuts,but itisanicewayto benuts."There,

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'putcrudely,isthespiritualex. perienceoftheA.A.,theexpert. enceofthebirthofaLivingfaith, Outoffaith.andhopeinthe heartoftheaddictareborncharity,notJohnBoyleO'Reilly's"organisedcharity,skimpedandiced, inthenameofacautious,statisticalChrist,"butratherthevirtueofwhichSt.Paultells:"Charityispatient,iskind;charityenviethnot,dealethnotperversely; isnotpuffedup,isnotambitious, seekethnotherown,isnotprovokedtoanger,thinkethnoevil;rejoicethnotininiquity,butrejoiceth withthetruth;bearethallthings, believethallthings,hopethall things,enduretlaallthings,"With thatcharity,whichisessentially nothingbutthe'loveofGodand 'theloveofneighbor,thewhole wayofamanintheA.Abecomis easy,andnotonlyeasy,buthappy. Ifhehastruecharity,howcan hehelpsearchingouthisowndefectsandwiththeaidofGod,tryingtoremovethem?Howcan lithelpmakingamendsforwrong doneHowcanhehelppraying thathemayconformwiththe willofGodwhohasbecomehis rodandhisstaff?Godandmy neighborarenowthewatcuwords of hislife.Inthosewatelaw4rds is achallengetotheworld,

TheA.A.itselfchallengesno. lady,hasnoquarelwithanybody. Itssoleaim,itssinklepurpose,is Isgivethealcoholaddictthe toolswithwhich,ifhewantsto esethem,hemayrisefromthe slcughofaddiction,becomesober, andbehappyaboutit.Itsseed ellsformedadecadeagointhe mindofadespairingdrunkwhose blackshellofisolationwasshatteredintobitsbyanactualgrace of God,andwhosehopewasreborninthesunlightofGod's presence,Theseedgerminatedin thewarmthofcompanionshipbe:'seenthatdrunkandanother,sittinginaroomtogether,talking oftheirproblem.Outoftheseed hascrownastrongtreemadeup oftheapproximatelytwentythousandaddictswhohaveattainedsobrietythroughtheA.A.Itwill eontinue'togrowwithoutdiversion andtowardoneandonly,thesalvationofthealcoholicaddictYet stillIsaytheA,A,offersa challengetothewholecultureof themodernworld.

TheChurch,ofcourse,always hasaidalwayswillpreachaway oflifewhichisopposedtotheway oftheworld.Shemustforever teachthatthetruemissionofmen inthisworldistoknowGod,to loveHimandtoserveHim,and thatthetrueendofmanistobe happywithGodforever.Thereal secretofpeaceonearth,shedeclarespersistently,istobefound, notexternallyintherichesof science,burinternally.Intheriches ofthegraceofGodbringingasecurityandapeacethattheworld canneverknow

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HistoryoftheCatholic ChurchinJapan

Whenthefirstatomicbombfellon Hiroshima250werekilled;when thesecondfellonNagasaki8,000 werekilled;andto-daythereare 120,000CA:holiesinJapan.

NEWMANSOCIETY

Thefierceironyofitallandthe worldchallengeoftheA.A,is thatthesecretofhappinesshas existencenowinthelivingphilosophyofabunchofex-drunks ndeavoringtostaysober.For theirsobriety,andtheirhappiness insobriety,arebasedonactual day-by-dayobservanceoftwoancientcommandmeinitsforwhich theworldhasprofessedprofound admiration,and,which,forthe mostpart,theworldhasentirely neglectedtofollow.ThesecommandmentsarefoundintheOld TestamentandintheNew:"Thou shaltlovetheLordthyGod."

"Thoushaltlovetheyneighboras thyself,"Inthelivingofthemis thewholesecretoftheAlcoholics Anonymous.Insteadof"Meand Myself,""Godandmyneighbor" havebecomethepasswordsofits membere.Theworldmightwell sitattheirfeet,forthey,men andwomen,have,throughtravail andsorrowandpain,learnedthe secretoflife,asecretthatis summedupin'fivewords,"My neighborandMyGod."

ItwasonAssumptionDay,1549, thatSt.FrancisXavierlandedat YamagutseintheSouthernKyushu withaview-toconvertingthesuper. stitiousJapaneseracetotheRomanCatholicreligion,Shortlyafter arrival,St.Francisjourneyednorth intoHonshutotheancienfcityof Kyoto,whichwasthenationalcapitalofJapanfor1,000yearsor more,withaviewtocontactingand convertingtheEmperor,Partof thisjourney,wasbysea,butmost ofitwasonfoot.StFrancismet witheternalstrifeandreturnedto Tamagutsewherehe,withtheassis. maceofhisableJesuitpriests,subsequentlyestablishedthefirstCatholicChurchinJapanwithafollow. ingof150,Earlyin1532came befirstobjectionstotheJesuits antitheirreligion.ThoseobjectingpointedoutthatChina,then aleadingnationoftheworld,hail neverseenfittoadoptthisreligion. St,FrancisXavierdecidedtoJourneytoChinaandintroduceChristianitythere.Leavinghisgroupof JesuitsinKyushutocarryonthe work,hesailedtoanislandoffthe coastofChina,wherehediedon December2,1552.Atthetimeof hisdeaththerewerealmost2.000 CatholicsinJapan.Abouthistime therearoseinJapanagreatnationalleader,NobuNaga.Although notaChristianhimself,thisman wasinclinedtoChristianityinmany ways.Duringhisshortreignthe CatholicChurchmadegiantstrides inprogress,Attheearlyageof48 NobuNagawas'liquidated'byhis opponent's.Afterhisdeathhisson anddaughterwereconvirtedto thefaith.Intheyear1590,the thenJapaneseEmperorforebade thepracticeofChristianity.This begananewerainthehistoryof heCatholicChurchinJapan,as fromthisdateforthenext300 yearstheChurchwastobesubjectedtowhatranksasoneofthe cruelestpersecutionsintheannals ofhistory.Thisalsobegananew erainthehistoryofJapan,forshe closedherdoorstotheworldand theywerenottobeopeneduntil 1875.Japantooktheviewthat Spainwasconsideringmakinga colonyofhersimilartothePhilippines.Shortlyafterthisdecree forbiddingCatholicismillJapan,28 diedfortheFaithat.Nagasaki.At alaterdatetheywerecanonised" Inspiteofthismountingpersecution,thereligionspreadatarapid rate.Hiroyoshi'ssuccessor,Jeyasu, t-ommencedanewandmuchmore vigorouspersecution.Duringhis reignmanythousatelswerekilled butstillthereligionspread,Jeyasu'ssuccessor,Jemitsu,carriedout suchacompleteandruthlessofCatholicsthathisnamewilllivefor everininfgmyintheCatholichistoryofJapan.Byorderingall peopletostandoncrucifixesdepictingCalvaryandimagesoftheBles. edVirginMaryhewasabletoas. ceenjustwhowereCatholicsand whowerenot.Duringthelastthree yearsofthisbutcher'sreign300, 000Catholicswerekilled.Andso itwasin1630therewasnoliving priestinJapan,andsinceSt.FrancisXavierintroducedthereligion 81yearsbefore,almost1,000,000 haddiedforit,Itisbelievedthat sometimelaterinthe17thcentury aCatholicpriestenteredJapan disguisedasapeasantandwas shortlyafterkilled,Onethingis certain,theremainingJapanese Catholicshandedtheirreligionfrom generationtogenerationandfor 250yearskeptthefaithwithouta priest.Baptisingtheirchildren,sayingtheirprayers,oftenasacommunity,theycarriedoutthistruly remarkablefeatundertheconstant threatofdeath.Andthenin187'5 WhenCommanderPerryforcedJapantoopenherdoors,agroupof Jesuitsenteredthecountryand wereamazedtofind30,000CatholicsaliveinKyushuandpractising theirreligion.Immediatelythepersecutionsbegananew,andsoit

ST.FRANCISXAVIER

-FounderofthefirstCatholic ChurchinJapan waswhentheworldhadreachedan advancedstageof`civilisation'Japanwascarryingonacampaignof wholesalebutchery.Thiswasthe period1875-190(1,andevenafter. Itwasduetotheinterventionof thatfatefulfigure,KingWilhelmof Prussia,thatCatholicsinJapanre. ceivedtheirfirstrespite,TheKaiser'pointedouttotheJapanese Governmentthatsuchslaughter couldnotbeconsideredtheactsof couldnotbeconsideredtheactsof civilisedpeople.Yearningfor worldpower,andanxioustobeacceptedasacivilisedrace,theJapanesecompliedwiththeKaiser's request.TheJesuitswerepermit. tedtoreturntothecountryand theChurchhasflourishedagain. Priorto,andduringthewarjust ended1941-1945,theCatholicrel. igionhasheentolerated,although inbegrudgingfashion,To-day 1946,theJapaneseonthewhole arehostiletotheCatholicsand hinderthemintheirspiritualand culturaldevelopmentwheneverpossible,Thereligionhas,however, completefreedombygraceofthe OccupationCommander.During thewarmanyCatholicswerekilled.

Anexecutivecommitteeofthe Societyheldaspecialmeetingon December18,todiscussthepossibilityofsendingtwodelegatesfrom theUniversityofW.A.toaspec. leiconferenceofCatholicstudents beingheldinAdelaideinmid-Jan. uary TheinvitationfromtheCouncil intheEasternStateswasreceived bythePresidentofthePerthNewmanSociety,Mr,K.H,Rogers, aftertheconclusionofthescholatticyear.ItwasfoundthatNewmanwouldbeunabletofinance theirtwodelegates,andthecommitteeWereextremelyreluctantto incuranydebtwithouttheapprovalofageneralmeetingoftheSociety.Underthesecircumstances itappearedthatnoWestralians would'bepresentattheCouncil whenageneralplanofCatholicActionforAustralianUniversitystudentswouldbediscussed.

However,thecommitteedecided tomakeanappealforthemoney tosendtwodelegatesacrossto AdelaideContributionsaddressed totheTreasurer,NewmanSociety c/oTheRecordwillbe'gratefully receivedbytheSociety.

TheurgencyofaunitedCatholic frontintheUniversitieswasstressedbythecommittee.Reference wasmadetothemarchofscience awayfromCatholicprinciples,and necessityofhavingyoungCatholic doctors,scientistsbiologists,etc. whothroughanation-wideorganisationcouldsharetheChurch's teachingsonscientificwaysandthe scientificwayoflife,IfW.A.were notinharmonywiththisorganisationitwasfeltthatitwouldbea reallosstothestudentshere,

InEuropewehavewitnessedthe breakupofmanyculturesandthe enslavementofmillionsofCatholics undertheheelofmilitantmaterialismwithitsguisesofCommunism, Atheism,Socialism,etc,Australia isthreatenedbythesameforces, manyofthemcarryingontheirevil workinourUniversities.AvigorousCatholicbodyofArtsstudentsisfelt,bytheNewmancommittee,toheofvialimportanceto OurHolyMother,theChurch,and toourcountry.

Itis,therefore,onthesegrounds thatthecommitteemakesitsappeal forthefundstosenddelegatesto theNationalCouncilinAdelaide.

ACOMPLAINT, The&lion,"WA.Record."

Whenoneisgoingtoconfession,isitnotthecorrectthingto takeyourseatattheendofthe queueandawaityourturn?It isacommon'practiceinmost churchesforsomewomen'to squeezeinthefrontseats,anxious togetitoverassoonaspossible. Thismeansothershavetowait aconsiderabletime.Thepriestin theconfessionalisunawareasto whatishappeningoutside.

Tomymindthisactionismost unchristianandcertainlynothing tcbeproudof, Wembley,29-12-46

"FRIEND,GOUPHIGHER"

SIR,-Thisarticleappearedin yourXmasedition;tothewriter mayIsay:Godregardsthemo. tireandnottheactions,moreso theexcellenceoftheintentionand thelovewhichpromptedt'heirpresencesincenooneattendsMass.compulsory-Ilearntthepracticeof beinga"back-bencher"underthe C.Y.M.Sasayouth,Faithand practicestodaystillremainunaltereddespitethecomplacencyofany adoptedcountry,andtheoldslogan doesnotapplyto"back-bendersor beingaCatholicsimplybecauseI wasbornone. Faithcannotbemeasuredfrom amonetaryangle-orthepresent daypublicanfarremovedfromthe Biblicalperiod,anymorethan

seatingaccommodationinchurch denotessincerityoffaith.Suchob. servationeremindoneofaquotation: "Twomenlookedoutfromtheir prisonbars; Theonesawmud,theothersaw stars."

Thewisemenofoldsawstars whichguidedthemnottoacachedral---thetroopsinthejungleheard theclarioncallamidstthestench of.war,Allseatstherewerereservedandstillare,forthosewho knowthemeaningofhumility,a steppingstonetosanctityatthe footoftheCrosswhichbeginsat theentrant*toachurchorthe pathwaytoajungle.Yourspirit willascendtoahigherplanetifyou chosethebackbench-thereyouwill seeonlywhatyoulookfor.

ItrustyourvisittoMidnight MassmayhaveenlightenedYour wisdomandlessenedyourobserv. sinceofothers:whohavebeen nearertoGodthanyouareif notindistanceatleastinspirit. FromaLaymantoaLayman, "throughthedawnofanewera," andinthisfestiveseasonbring youpeace,happinessandprosper. ity.ft

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Wife(sweetly)CouldIhavea lielemoneyforshopping,dear?

Husband(brightly):Certainly. Wouldyourattierhaveanoldfive oranewone?

Wife:Anewoneofcourse.

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* * TheVictoryprocessionhadjust andoutofthecheering crowdasmallgirlemergedwith tearfullittle'brotherclingingto ,ersleeve. Becomingawareof heyoungster'stearsthegirlturndsharplyonhim.

"Bequiet!You'reneversatis,"shesnapped."You'vebeen tickedbyageneral'shorse,shoved tierbyaMemberofParliament, walkedonbyaV.C., andnow ou'rehowling!Ungrateful,Icall t!"

AnIrishmanenteredabook. eller'sshopandafterlooking throughsomenewbookeselected meandtookittothecounter, "ShallIwrapitup?"askedthe ssietant.

"No,"repliedtheIrishman."I'll titinmypocket;butyoucan wrapupthegiftthatgoeswithit."

"Whatgift?"saidthesurprised assistant.

"Well,shore,doesn'titsay'uniformwiththisvolume,'onthe 'over?"

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Farmer(tonewhand):"Goand hangthatgate."

NewMan(comingback):"Sir,I couldn'tfindanyrope,soI've drowneditintheriver."

* * * FORTUNATE

WhenSandyfoundJockvery castdownoverhisincometax,he advisedhimtowritetothedepart. mentforanextensionoftime.

Nextdmetheymet,Jockwas lookingmuchbrighter,

"Theygi'edmethreeweeks'extension,"hesaid.

"Butthatwon'thelpyoumuch." saidSandy.

"Man,don'tyesee.Mydoctor hasjustseenmeandhesaysI can'tlastanotherweek.Ain'tit grand?"

Agentlemanfellintoastateof coma,anditwasseveraldaysbe. forehefullyrecovered.Laterhe spokeof'hisexperiencetoaparty offriends.

"Oh,yes,"theyoungmansaidin responsetoaquestion,"IKnewall !hetimewhatwasgoingon,andI alsoknewthatIwasn'tdead,be. amusemyfeetwerecoldandIwas hungry"

"Isee,saidoneofhisfriends, thoughtfully;"bethow(lidthat makeyouthinkthatyouwerestill alive?"

"Well,"answeredthegentleman, "IknewthatifIwereinheavenI wouldn'tbehungry,aielthatifI W4.11`anywhere else my feet wouldn'tbecold."

"ThatfellowJacksonhasgot meintothegreatestfinancialdif. fieulty."

"Ithoughthealwayshelpedyou out?"

"Yes,that'isjustit-helentme moneyagainandagainandnow theshamelesswretchwantsit back."

* * * * LUCK

ANegroschoolboygavehisteacher:.anyamountoftrouble,After decidingthatnothingcouldbedone withhim,theteachersaskedhis mothertocallanddiscusstheboy.

Oneoftheteacherssaidhestole money,towhichthemotherreplied; "Jes'likehispa."

* REFLECTION

Abackwoodsmountaineer one dayfoundamirrorwhichatouristhadlost.

ANIDEA!

Therichyoungmanhadbeen buyingland,buthadbeensadly dupedbyarascallyagent, "Thatlandyou'veboughtisuse. less,"saidafriend"It'sadreary wasteofooast-land,themostdesolatetractofflats."

"Ah,that'sit"saidtheother. "1proposetofurnishtheflatsand !etthem

"Iunderstandyoursistertold youIwasamusician?"

"Well,shesaidyoublowyour owntrumpet."

* * * *

Chit:Yourogue,Now,whois right?Threemonthsagowhenyou enteredmyservice,yousaidthat youcouldnotliveonthewageswell,youarestillalive.

Mrs.Gabb(hostese):Yourlittle sondoesnotappeartohavemoth appetite.

Mrs.Gabb:No,heisquitedelicate.

MrsGabb:Can'tyouthinkof anythingyouwouldlike,mylittle man?

LittleMan:No,thankyou.You see,mommademeeatalotbeforewestarted,soIwouldn'tea. muchhere.

* * * *

Johnny:Dadwhenisthefreedomofthecitygiventoaman?

Father:Whenhiswifegoesaway forthreeweeks"holidaytothe country,

FREECOPIES

Thelessonwasaboutlumbering inCanada."Whenthelogsreach thesaw-mills,"saidtheteacher, "theyaremadeintopulpandthen intonewsprint.Whocantellme whatnewsprintis?

Quietvoicefromtheback:"Fish andchippaper," --WeeklyTelegraph(Eng.?

* * *

She:Wewomensufferinnil. Nice.

He:Yes,Ialwaysunderstand thatitispainfultoyoutobe silent,

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Mrs.Instalment:Goodmorning, sir!Willyoutakeachair? InstalmentCollector:No,thank you,ma'am.I'vecometotakethe sewing-machine.

Theprisonerwasbeingquestionedbythejudgeonachargeofbeing adisorderlyperson, Judge:Haveyoueverdonea strokeofhonestworkinthelast fiveseers?

Prisoner:No,YourHoneur,rve beenworkingontheunemployment schemelately.

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"Ican'timaginewhat'sthematterwithme,erector;I'mcontinuallythinkingaboutmyself."

"Tut,tutYoumust.atopwort'. ingovertrifles"

"Ifyou'retheladywholifted mother'sface,"saidthesmallboy atthebeautyparlour,"you'dbetter comeroundandliftfathers.He's justgotyourbill."

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Asmallchildhadbeentakento haveher'hairshampooedforthe firsttime."Mummy,"shesaidin a'puzzledtone,"Ithoughtshampoo wasthestuffpeoplehadtodrink atweddings"

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"Well,if'itain'tmyolddad,"he said,ashelookedintothemiror"I neverknowedhebadhispitcher took," Hetookthemirrorhomeand stoleintotheattictohideit.But hisactionsdidn'tescapehissuspiciouswife,Thatnight,whilehe sleptsheslippeduptotheatticand foundthemirror, "Humm-um,"shesaid,looking intoit,"sothat'stheoldhaghe's beenchasin'."

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tilled,nowOurLord'spromiseto Ilisdisciples-thatIlewastogive themhisfleshtoeat-wastobe keptandfulfilled,

"Thisismybody,"Christsaid, andHiswordsweretrue,From thatmomenttothis,Christiana havechosentobelieveChristrethenthantheirownsenses.Yes, noticethat:rightfromthebeginningthefollowersofChristhave neverwaveredintheirbelief.

St.Paul,writingtotheCorinthiansadmonishesthatwhenthey cometopartakeoftheEucharist theymustthenabstainfromallexcessineatingordrinking,forhe says:"Whoevereatsthisbreador drinksthecupoftheLordunworthily,willbeguiltyofthebody andbloodoftheLord."(I.Cor., Xl.,171.Ileconcludes:"Hewho eatsanddrinksunworahily,without distinguishing,the-body,eatsand drinksjudgmenttohimself."(I. Cor.,XI.,17)

Therefollowsalonglineofties. timoniestothefactthatChrist meantwhatHesaidtobetaken literallyandthatIleisreallypre sentintheHolyEucharistStart ingwithIgnatiusofAntioch,who wascontemporaywiththeApostles, wehaverecordedwordsofmenof allcenturiesdowntoourownage toshowthattheChristianchurch Lasneverfailedinitsbeliefin Christ'srealpresenceintheEuch arist,

TodenythenthatChristmeant thewords,"ThisismyBody'to betakenliterally,istomakenon. senseofthewholeGospelandto givethelietothe'wholeofChristetdom.

Finally,Si/Mt.binutMallmay ark:DidChristreallyexpectmen topuzzleouttheseproblemsasto whetherwordsweretobetaken literallyormetaphorically?How aboutthegreatmassofmankindtheinnumerablemenWhodon'teven knowwhat"metaphorically"means? DidChristdonothingtomake thingseasyforthem?Well,hedid dosomethingforthem;forallmen, whetherlearnedorunlearned, ChristfoundedaChurchandHe gaveitauthoritytoteachforall timeinHisname,andthisChurch tellsyouthatwhenChristspoke thewords,"Thisismybody,"He meantwhatHesaid,andthattodayChrististobefoundreally andtrulypresentintheFhteharist, undertheappearanceofbreadand wine.

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servanceofhisFaith,whilstroamingthestreetsofLondon.Whether hefrequentedtheSacramentsduringhisthreeyearsofdestitution isuncertain.Werewetojudge fromhispoem,"TheHoundof Heaven,"inwhichhedescribeshimselfasattemptinginvaintoflee fromthewrath.ofGodandtrying tobecomeobliviousoftheAlmighty, wewouldbeinclinedtoadmitthat theobservanceofhisFaithfellinto thebackground.ThisopinionIs borneoutbythefactthatoneof hisemployers-anAnglican-stated that.Thompsonhasapparently "fallenoutwiththepriestsofhis Church."

Ontheotherhand,however, Thompson,duringhiscollegedays, hadaverygreatdevotiontoour BlessedMotherandweseethis devotionlingeringonafterhis wanderings.Hisfirstpublished poem,"ThePassionofMary,"was writteninherhonour.Whatever opinionmaybetrue,itiscertain thatafterhismeetingwithMeynell hisCatholicityisnolongerindoubt. CoventryPatmore,aconvert,was abletoyieldthislastingtributeto hisfriend."Heis,ofallthemen I'haveknown,mostnaturallya Catholic.MyCatholicismwasacquired,hisinherent."Whencethen cameaboutthisgreatincreasein religiousfervour?

InliS92ThompsonwenttoPantsmphinWales,wherehelodgedin asmallhouseatthegatesofa CapuchinMonastery.Itwashere, inconversationwiththeFranciscan Friars,thatheimbibedagreatlove fornature-aloveinherentinthe FranciscanOrdereversinceSt. Francishimselfwrotethepraises ofGod'sCreationinasongentitled"TileCanticleoftheSun." herethenFrancisThompsonlearnedtoloveNature,andhereitwas toothathelookedpastNatureand sawaBeingofInfiniteBeautyand Goodness.Whowasresponsiblefor itall?InhiswritingsThompson showsmostforciblythathisway ofviewingNature,notasaseparate thingofitself,butastheworkof God,and,asbutthefaintestreflectionofHisinfiniteBeautyand Goodness,isentirelyFranciscan.

"NotShelley,notWordsworthhimself,"hewrites,"everdrewclose totheheartofNatureasdidthe SeraphofAssisi,whowascoclose totheheartofGod,"

InanotherfewlinesThompson sumsupthewholeFranciscanattitudetowardsNature"Absolute Naturelivesnotinourlife,nor yetisitlifeless,butlivesinthe lifeofGod;andinsofar,andso far,merely,asman'himselflives inthatlife,doeshecomeintogympettywithNature,andNaturewith him SloeisGod'sdaughter.who stretchesherhandonlytoher Father'sfriends."Hisprincipal themeisthatGodispresenteverywhereand,sinceGodiseverpresent,HisBeautyIseverywherereflected,Thompsonsawtheworks ofGod'shands,andthroughappreciationofthemassuch,wasdrawn closertotheheartoftheAlmighty.

AsThompson'sgeniusgrewhe washailedbymanyasarivalof WordsworthandHeats.However, itwasscarcelyconducivetoa greatreputationtowritepoemson ourLadyinlatenineteenthcentury England.Hence'hismanyreligious themessecuredhimtheanimosity of'secularcritics,whilstCatholic reviewswerealittleafraidofyield. inghimhisduepraise.Certainly hegainedrecognitionfromperson. slidessuchAllCardinalMaiming, CanonSheehan,RobertBrowning, LaurenceHousmanandCoventry Patmore,andrecognitionby'suchas theseissurelyaguaranteeof ginius.

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Betweentheyears1,441-1:114;, Thompsonpublishedthreevolumes ofverse,"Poem,"whichhe(1,1:chtedtohisdearfriendsWilfrid andAliceMeynell,"SisterSongs," writtenasatokenofhi'saffection fortheyoungdaughtersofthesaute friends,andfinally,"NewPoems" Perhapshisbear-knownpoem,"The HoundofHeaven,"waswrittenin 1893,andgainedtheunstinted praiseofmostunprejudicedcritics. Itillustratesthepoet'svainefforts tofleefromGod,finallyreturningto hissoldtheme,theomnipresenceof theAlmighty, Theyearwas1907,Francis Thompson,standinginabusystreet ofLondon,wasaccostedbyanInquisitiveyoungman."Doyousufferwithyourchest,sir"?heasked,notingthethinnessofthe poet.Thompson,whohasbutone lung,andthatdiseased,replied sharply,"No!"FrancisThompson was'indeedthin,Thisheattributed tolaudanumpoisoningasaresult oftheopium'hehadtaken,Inreality,however,itwasconsumption thatwaswearrngawayhisfeeble frame.Foryearsnowhehadbeen growingweaker.

Inordertotakehismindoffhis increasinginfirmityhehad,onthe adviceofMeynell,takenupthe studyofjournalism,andhadalso givenmuchtimetothewritingof essaysThen,atthebeginningof WOO,hehadbeenprevailedupon totakeaholidayat('rawley,where hespentsomehappydaysrenewing oldacquaintancesamonghisCa puchinfriendsLater,in1907,he wentintoSussex,wherehesufferedgreatdepressionintermingled withperiodsof'half-painteddelight. Illsdayswerenearinganenel,and aCapuchinFriarvisitinghimat thistimehasleftusthefollowing inrpressionofthedyingpoet:"Even inhisextremitythecharacteristics ofhislifewasmanifest---ashrinking fromfellowship,akeenperception andloveoftheChurch,aready andmasterfulpoweroflanguage.

Thedoingsoftheoutsideworld hadlittleinterestforhim,butthe messageswhichIhadforhimfrom hislittlecircleoffriendssethim allaglow."

Weakerthanever,ThompsonreturnedtoLondon,tohisfriends.

Tothisendhewasconvincedthat itwaslaudanumthatwasresponsibleforhissufferings.AtthecommencementofNovember,1907,he consented'totheurgententreaties ofhisdearfriends:-theMeynelts-andwent,unreluctantly,tothehospitaloftheSistersofSt.Johnand St,Elizabeth.Tendayslaterhe died,misunderstoodbymany, mournedbyafew,but,untothe erdhappyandcontented!November 13thwasthedate.Andforty-eight yearswastheageatwhichthis greatpoetpassedfronttheturbulentwavesofthisworldintothe tranquilityandblissofeternity.

"Nothingimprovidentorimproper, itseemedtothoseathand,hadhappenedinthehospitalward'wequote thewordsoraneye-witness"Such wereone'sfeelingsamongNunswho smiledhappilybecausehehadre ceivedtheSacraments--Hisfeatures wereentirilypeaceful-Tothe priestwhohadseenhiminCom munionwiththeChurchandher Saints,atthemomentwidthmaybe accountedthemostsolitarypossiblo totheheartofman,nothoughtc especiallonelinesswasassociate. withhisdeath."

Yet,inreality,hispassingwas solitary.Solitaryhehadlivedit life,solitarybediedindeath,Rat. herdidhisfewfriendsrejoice-He whohadsufferedmisunderstanding andpaininlifehad,atlast,triumph edintheonlybattlethateverreally mattered,Hisheartwasnottobe theexclusivepropertyofafee whowouldmournforhim:itwas tobethepropertyofthewhole worldwhichwouldgrowrolove himthroughhisworks Inthe formofanepitaph,camethese finalwordsofWilfridMeynell'the dearestfriendofourpoet,thehus. bandofherwhodescribedhimas `oneofthemostinnocentofmen' andtheoneperson,perhaps,whom weshouldimaginehadtherighte stylehimself'thebenefactor'of FrancisThompson.

"Devotedfriendslamenthim,no lessforhimselfthanforhissinging Butletnonebenamedthebenefactorofhimwhogavetoallmore thananycouldgivehim.Hemade allmenhisdebtors,leavingtothose wholovedhim,thememoryofhis personality,and,toEnglishpoetry, at,imperishablename."

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(ContinuedfromFrontCover,) ceavingHisRoyalHighnessasa guestinJapan.

"Attheconclusionoftheaudience,theEmperorsaidhefeltsure thatourvisitwouldbeofgreat benefittotheCatholicpeopleof Japan.

"Afterleavingtheaudienceroom wewereescortedthroughthePalacegrounds,andsawthebotanical section,theConservatoriumof MuskandDancing,andfinally,the Imperialstables.

"Thefamouswhitehorseisstill there-atrulymagnificentanimal.

"Attheendofanextremelybusy dayweleftbytrainonthe1200milejourneytoNagasaki,viaOsaka andKure.

"InOsaka,onceahugeindustrial centre,15Catholicchurcheswere destroyedbybombs.

"Likeallotherindustrialcities wepassedthrough,itsufferedenormousdamage

"At2.15p.m.wearrivedatKure, wherewewerewelcomedbyBrigadierAnderson,deputisingforthe Commander-in-ChiefoftheBritish Forces,Lieutenant-GeneralH.C. H.Robertson,whowasinTokyo conferringwithLordTedder,ofthe RoyalAirForce.

MilitaryTour.

"Otherswhogreeteduswere BrigadierHopkins(34th.Brigade) andBrigadierWilson(BaseCom. raandantatKure).

"BrigadierWilsonshowedus overhiscommand,andBrigadier HopkinsescortedusroundtheAugiraliansection.

"Therewewereabletoseefor ourselvesthateveryeffortisbeing madetoprovideamenitiesforthe troops,

"Newbutshavebeenconstructed, andanAnzacClubshouldsoonbe readyforoccupation.

"AtoneoftheclubsintheBase Command,whereanumberofAustraliansweregathered,Iwasinvitedtosayafewwordstothemen.

"Iwasmostfavourablyimpressed bythesmartappeaarnee,goodbearinganddisciplineoftheAustralian soldiers.

"TheJapaneseregardthemas beingparticularlywellbehaved,

'TheAustraliansareverypopularwiththepeopleinHiroshima, where,intheirsparetime,they arehelpingthepeoplewiththereconstructionoftheirhomes.

Brigadier'sGuest.

"Agreat-complimenthasbeen paidtheAustraliansbytheinvitationoftheMayorofHiroshimato assistinplanningthenewcity.

"Engineersandarchitects,in theirfreetime,havebeengiving thisassistance,whichisgreatlyappreciatedbythecitizensofHiroshima.

"IntheeveningwewereentertainedatdinneratGeneralRobert. son'shouse.ThehostwasBrigadierAnderson.

"WeleftKureat4o'clocknext morning.Twohoursbeforewe reachedNagasakitheBishopofthe diocese,theMoatRev,PaulYamaguchi,boardedhetrainandaccompaniedusoverthefinalstagesof ourjourney.

"Itwas10o'clockatnightand bitterlycoldwhenwereachedNagasaki,butchatdidnotdetractfrom thewelcomegivenusbythepeople.

"Theystoodoutsidethestation wavingJapaneselanterns,andbe. foreweleftfortheBishop'sHouse theykneltformyblessing.

"OnSundaymorningat9amI blessedthenewtemporarychurch Urakami.

MassatOura.

"Awoodenbuildingofnicedesign,withaccommodationfor2,500, itwaserected'byvoluntarylabour nexttothesitewhereoncestood thebiggestchurchinJapan,destroyedbythesecondatomicbomb,

"Inthisonedistrict,four-fifths oftheCatholicpopulationwerekill. ed,mostofthemwomenandchildren,

"Afterblessingthenewbuilding IcelebratedMass.Nearlythe wholecongregation-about2,500receivedHolyCommunion, "TheirdevotionandpietymEde animpressiononmethatIwill neverforget.

"ImmediatelyafterMasstheBishopreadanaddressofwelcome,recallingthatbothmyselfandBishop McCabehadbeenhiscompanions attheUrbanCollegeofPropaganda inRome.

"Thencameapresentationof chrysanthemumsandanotheraddressreadbytheseniorcatechist,

"Myresponsetothewelcome cempletedtheceremoniesandBishopMcCabeandmyself,accompaniedbyBishopYamaguchi,madea tourofinspectionoftheruined churchesandmonasteries.

RuinedMonastery,

"Oftheonce-beautifulCanadian Franciscanmonasteryonlyashell remains.Oppositethereareonly thefoundationsofalargeor'phan. ageanddeafandblindchildren. Twenty-fournunswerekilledhere, togetherwithmanyoftheinmates.

"Mostencouragingaspectofour stayinNagasakiwasourvisitto themajorseminary,where98studentsareinresidence.Therein nolackofvocationsin-Japantoday.

-TheRector'saddresswasgiven it.Italian,andIrepliedinthe samelanguage.Whilethereply wasbeingtranslatedintoJapanese, itwasevidentthatthemostpopularfeaturewasthegrantingofa day's'holiday.

"WehadlunchwiththeBishop, whohadinvitedanumberofthe localclergyandsomeofthelaity tomeetus.Amongthelatter wereMr.Takamatsu,hiswife,and twodaughters,whohadlivedin Sydneyforanumberofyears.

"Alltheseniorarmyofficerswere present.Theyweremostgracious, andalthoughtherewerenoCatholicsamongthem,InotedwithappreciationtheirextremethoughtfulnessinprovidingacompleteFridaydinner,

"Onthewayback,theBishop ofFukuokajoinedthetrainand travelledwithus.

"DuringourstopatHiroshima wewereshowntheextentofthe damagecausedbythatsingleatomic bomb,Thetremendousblastcalls. edthewallsoftheJesuitmonastery13milesawaytobulgeslight1.1 "AtOsakaweweregreetedby Australianpress,representativeson thestaffoftheArmypaper, 'BOON.'

'Theywereextremelycordial, andwespentapleasanttimewith hem."

AskedhowtheworkofreconstructionwasproceedingatHiroshima,HisEminencesaidthatlittle woodenhutswerebeingbuilton theruinsoftheoldcity.Every availableinchofground,including thetraffic"islands"atstreetintersections,wasbeingutilisedfor growingvegetablesineverycityof Japan, "WereachedTokyoat8.30o'clock onTuesdaymorning,"HisEminencecontinued,"andwentimmediatelytotheHibiyaHall,whereI presideatSolemnPontificialHigh Mass,whichwascelebratedbyArchbishopDoi.

"Theoccasionwasthefeastof St.FrancisXavier.Amongthe 4,500presentwereArchbishopMaretie,ArchbishopChambon(retiredArchbishopofTokyo),Bishop Ross,andtheVeryRev.Paul1.1chino(Prefect-ApostolicofUrawa).

TokyoFeastDay, "Assistantpriestsatthethrone wereFatherRolandSmytth(AustralianArmychaplain)andFather Cizumi,S.J.(oftheCatholicUniversity),Seminarystudentsand missionarypriestssangtheGregorianMass,theresponsesbeing chantedbythecongregation.

"Thereweretheusualpresents. Honeofflowersandgiftsbylittle girlsinkimonos,anaddressofwelcomebyArchbishopDoisupported byarepresentativeofthelaity. TheseaddresseswereinEnglish, andmyreplywastranslatedinto JapanesebyapriestoftheCatho.

licUniversitystaff.

"ImmediatelyafterMassBishop McCabeandmyselfcalledatthe BritishEmbassy,wherewehad morningteawiththeHon.Mr.A. D.F,Gascoigneandmembersof hisstaff.

"AreceptionforAlliedpressrepresentativesfollowedat12.15,and at1.30wehadlunchwithGeneral andMrs,DouglasMacArthur.

"Inspiteofworkingalldayfor sevendaysaweekGeneralMacArthurlooksmuchyoungerthanhis 66years.

41114at4o'clockintheIndustrial ClubhedeliveredalecturetooutBrandinJapaneseineverydepart. mentofpubliclifeontheVatican, theHolyFatherandtheChurch's missionintheworldto-day.

Itis,perhaps,besttoletBishop McCabetellthispartofthestory.

"Thegathering,".hesaid,"was probablythemostimportantofall duringourstayinJapan,

"Amongthosepresentwere PrinceTakamatsu,abrotherofthe Emperor,andhiswifewho,before hermarriage,wasaTokugawa Princess.Sheisamostremarkablewoman,whopresidesovera bandofladieswhomeetregularly attheSacredHeartConventto knitforthepoorofTokyo.

"TheMinisterforEducation(a notedconvertnamed'ProfessorTanaka),aformerPremier(Baron -Shidehara),theheadoftheImperialUniversity,andmembersofhis staff,manyformerdiplomaticrepresentativesfromvariouspartsof theworldwereassembledforthe lecture.

"Itwasamagnificentaddress, andmadeadeepimpressiononall whoheardit.Iwouldsaythatit wasthehighlightofourvisit."

Resuminghisstory,HisEminere*saidthatat6.30intheeveninghehadavisitatCommonwealthHousefromGeneralRobertson, DifficultTask.

"TheGeneral,"hesaid,"ismost solicitoustomaintainthehighprestigeofAustraliantroopsinJapan. Ineffect,heisthemanagerofthe wholeBritishOccupationForce, civilianaswellasmilitary.With ciceptionalcapacity,beisperformingadifficultandarduoustaskadmirably.Hisdutiesareby-no meansconfinedtoKure,andhehas tomakefrequentvisitstoTokyo fordiscussionswiththeSupreme Commander,GeneralMacArthur, "Aspecialdinnerwasgivenby Mr.andMrs.MacmahonBallat CommonwealthHouseat7p.m.

Amongtheguestsintroducedto PiehopMcCabeandmyselfwerethe PremierofJapanandseveralmembersofhisCabinet,leadingAmericanandotherdiplomaticandser.

vicerepresentatives

'Thefinaleventintheday'sprogrammewasaninformalmeeting withallCatholicchaplainsatthe ;ServicesClubinthecity,Irwas ourlastpublicengagement.

"EarlynextdayBishopMcCabe aidmyselfsaidMassattheCatho-

lieUniversityandleftIlanedaAir Baseat0.30a.m.Wewerefare. welledbytheApostolicDelegate, ArchbishopDoi,FatherBitter, GeneralTansey,Australian,New ZealandandIndianArmydhaptains."

GreatFidelity.

Summinguptheprincipalimpressionsofhisvisit,HisEmnencesaid:

"JapaneseCatholicsareremark ablefortheirfidelitytotheChurch.

"Theirpiousattitudewhileassist. ingatMassismostedifying.

"ProofofthefidelityofJapanese Catholicsconsistsinthefactthat therehavebeenoveramillionmartyrsfortheFaithinJapan.

"Itisestimatedthatthereare 300,000CatholicsinJapan.At thepresentmoment,alargenumberofpeoplefromeverystationin lifearereceivinginstructionsin variouspartsofthecountry,

"All,withoutexception,refer withgratitudetothefactthatnow, forthefirsttimeinhistory,they arereallyfree,particularlytopractisetheirreligion.

"TheChurchinJapanhastwo greatneeds-personnelandfinance. Theseneedsaredesperate,butin theheartsoftheCatholicpople thereisgreathopeforthefuture, Wemustpraytheirhopewillbe fulfilled."

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GeneralMacArthur, "Hissuccessinadministering Japanissogreatthatnoteven thoselivingonthespotareable tounderstandhowitispossible, "Thereisperfectordereverywhere.Notonlyistherenotthe slightestsignofdisorderany. where,butthereisnoindication ofanyoneenforcingorder,

"Armedguards,soldiersorpolicemenaretobefoundonlyoutsidetheLegationsandserviceestablishments.

"This,initself,issurelyatremendoustributetothemasterlyadministrationofGeneralMacArthur. Ileprovedhimselfamagnificent generalinwar;beis,perhaps,an evengreateradministratorinpeace.

"Thewholetimewewerein Japanwedidnotseeascowling face.Althoughthepeoplehave notasuperabundanceoffood,there isnostarvationThisalsoisdue tntheadministrationofGeneral MacArthur,whoinsiststhatall foodrequireflfortheoccupation forcesandvisitorsshallbebrought intothecountryfromoutside,It isnotlawfulfortheseptopleto ccnsumefoodthatbelongstothe Japanese,orissoldinJapanese shops,"

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