The Record Newspaper 06 November 1947

CatholicInitiativeDirects GovernmentalAttention toContraceptiveRacket

Inter-ChurchDelegationSeeks AmendmenttoAct

Theorganisedracketofcommercialisedcontraceptionhas been,andindeedstillis,oneofthemostsordidanddisastrous featuresofourpresentdecadentcivilisation.

TheChurchhas,timeandagain,triedineverywaypossible towakenpublicopinionandtheGovernmenttothisfilthycancergrowingmorewidespreadeverydayinourmidst.

Aftertherecentexposurein

"TheRecord"'columnsoftheactivitiesofJohnstonandJohnston inendeavouringtofloodthemarketwithoneoftheirformsof contraceptives,Mr.E.Needham (MemberforPerth)decidedto callameetingofrepresentatives ofthevariouschurchestodiscussthismoreseriousmatter.

ItwillberemeMberedthatit waslargelyduetotheeffortsof Mr.NeedhamthattheContraceptivesActof1939waspassed.

AmeetingwasaccordinglyarrangedintheofficeofthePres,byteiianChurchlastweek,at whichrepresentativesofthefollowingchurchestookpart:Catholic,ChurchofEngland,Presbyterian,SalvationArmy,BaptistUnion,andtheChurchof Christ.

Itwasdecidedatthismeeting thatadeputationwouldbeappointedtowaitupontheMinisterresponsibleandrequesthim tobringdownanamendmentto thepresentlegislationregarding thesale,distributionanddisplay ofthesearticles.

Thedeputationaccordinglymet theMinisterforPolice(Mr.McDonald)onTuesdaylast.The shockingstateofaffairswasoutlinedbyMr.Needham,whointroducedthedeputation,andhe wentontooutlineapractical wayinwhichtheBillcouldbe amended.

Thiscouldbedone,hesaid,by limitingthesaleofthesearticles toqualifiedmedicalpractitioners anddulyregisteredpharmaceuticalchemists(atpresentthey arebeingsoldinstores,newspapershops,andevengarages).

Underthepresentlegislation itisforbiddentoexposeforsale thesearticlesinanypublic place.Mr.Needhamsuggestedthatthisshouldalsoapply tochemists'shops,thusdoing awaywiththatnauseatingdisplaysooftenseeninthewindows andontheshelvesofsomany oftheseestablishments.

Healsosuggestedthatasa meanstolimitthesaleofthese articles,customersshouldberequiredtosignaregisterinmuch thesamewayastheydowhen purchasingcertainotherdrugs.

Rev.FatherBrennanoutlined theCatholicpositionregarding theuseofcontraceptives.He statedthattheChurchforbade theuseoftheseartificialand unnaturalarticles,andaddedthat theChurchwouldwelcomeany effortmadebytheGovernment tolessenthisterribleevilsoprevalentinourmidst.Hestated thathewouldagreewiththeremarksmadebyMr.Needham, andthoughtthatthestepsout-

linedbyhimwouldbeastepin therightdirection.Hequoted thefiguresshowingthevastprofitmadebyunscrupulousmanufacturersandpointedoutthe anomalyofhavingaMinisterof theCrowntouringtheworldin anhonestendeavourtobring freshbloodtothecountrywhen theGovernmentallowedthese manufacturerstorendersterile hiseffortsbyfloodingthemarketwitharticleswhichcontriutedsolargelytothealarming dropinourpopulation.

Manypeople,headded,have reachedthatstagewhentheywill nolongerbeinterestedinthe moralaspectofthequestion.If thisaspectdidnotappealtoall thenatleasttheyshouldinvestigateitfromthenationaland economicangle.

Speakersoftheotherdenominationsalsoimpresseduponthe Ministertheurgentneedofreform.Althoughsomeofthe churchespermittedtheuseof contraceptivesincertaincircum-

stances,allagreedthatthepresentindiscriminatesaleandadvertisingofthemwashavinga harmfuleffectonthecommunity.

MajorDarlow(Salvation Army)toldhowhehadfound thatboysoffifteenyearsofage werebeingsuppliedwiththem.

Anothershockingcasewas givenbytherepresentativeof theBaptistUnion.Herelated thathehadexperienceofcouplesleavingthechurchafterthe marriageceremonybeingapproachedandhandedpricelists andotherliteraturedistributed bythesefirms.

CanonJones(ChurchofEnglandsaidthatinhisexperience therewereveryfewyoungpeoplewhocametobemarriedwho hadnotalreadysuccumbedto sexualtemptation,temptation madeallthemoredifficultwhen theywerepromisedthattheirsin wouldnotresultinconception.

TheMinisterforPolicegave thedeputationamostsympathetichearing,andthankedthem forhavingbroughtthesefacts tohisnotice.Hepromisedto bringthematterbeforeCabinet atitsnextmeeting,andexpressedthehopethatsomethingcould bedoneterectifyasituation whichhesaidwascontradictory toourwayoflifeinthiscountry.

BritishHighCommissioner

ToVisitCatholic Institutions

TheHighCommissionerfor theUnitedKingdom,theRt. Hon.E.J.Williams,willshortly visitthisState.Appointedto hispresentofficelastyear,he residesatCanberra.After workingasaminer,lecturerat theLabourCollege(London), andasagenttotheSouthWales Miners'Federation,Mr.WilliamswaselectedtotheCommonsin1931asmemberforthe OgmoreDivisionofGlomorganshire.Afterfifteenyearsin Parliament,hewasappointed ParliamentaryPrivateSecretary totheUnder-SecretaryforColoniesin1940;twoyearslaterhe wasFinancialSecretarytothe Admiralty,andfrom1945-46he wasMinisterofInformation.

DuringhisvisittotheWest, Mr.WilliamswillvisitthevariousCatholicInstitutionswhich areconnectedwiththeCatholic EpiscopalMigrationschemefor bringingoutchildmigrantsfrom Britain.Accompaniedbyhis secretary(MissM.Ruthven)and, theUnder-SecretaryforAgriculture(Mr.G.K.BaronHay),he willhavetheopportunotyofsee-

inghowthe150migrantboys andgirlsfromGreatBritain, whsarrivedinSeptember,have settledintotheirnowhomes.

Mr.Williamsproposestovisit St.Joseph'sFarmandTrades School,Bindoon;theChristian Brothers'AgriculturalSchool, Tardun;NazarethHouse,Geraldton;andSt.Joseph'sGirls' Orphanage,Subiaco.ThefollowingistheHighCommissioner'sitinerary:

Sunday,November30,1947.

11.30am.:ArriveatBindoon (Luncheon).

3p.m.:DepartforNewNorcia.

3.30p.m.:ArriveatNewNorcia.

4p.m.:DepartforMoora.

Monday,December1,1947.

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4p.m.:ArriveatNazarethHouse, Geraldton. 5.30p.m.:DepartfromNazareth House.

Tuesday,December2,1947.

12noon:ArriveatTardun (luncheon). 3.30p.m.:DepartforPerenjori.

Monday,November17,1947.

11a.m.:VisitSt.Joseph'sGirls' Orphanage.

ThreatofReprisal

Althoughthechurchesthemselvesarestillopenforreligious services,therehavebeenmany announcementsthatthey,too, wouldbeconfiscatedtobeturned intomoviesorpartymeeting halls.

Accordingtotheinformant, thefaithfularewarnedtostay awayfromthechurchesorsuffer Aireconsequencessuchaslosing theirjobs.

Manypriestshaverecently beenarrestedonflimsycharges andsentencedtolongprison terms.Othershavedisappeared andtheirfateisunknown.Two suchincidentswerereportedby theinformant.

Inonecase,apriestwasarrestedandsentencedto18years' imprisonmentasa"reactionary" andan"enemyofthepeople"on thebasisofforced"confessions" fromtwostudentsofaschool wherethepriesttaughtreligion. Thestudentswerebeatenuntil theydeclaredthatthepriesthad engagedinpoliticalactivities,

SeminariansDrafted

Ataboutthesametime,anotherpriestreceivedasentence of15yearsimprisonmentona trumped-upchargeofaccepting foreignmoneytoengageinpropagandaagainsttheregime.

Seminarianshavebeenforced togiveuptheirstudies.Many havebeendraftedintothearmy, othersweresenthomewitha warningtostayawayfromthe churches.

FORTYENGAGEDCOUPLES BLESSED.

Fiftyengagedcouplesandthe ringsofthefianceeswereblessed byArchbishopMannixbeforethe altarattheyouthrallyatXavier CollegegroundslastSunday. Theycertainlyseemedtobe makingaproperapproachto marriedlife,saidHisGrace when,inhispublicaddress,he madereferencetothoseengaged couples.

TheruthlessmethodsusedbyTheeyewitnesssawhowanold theCommunistregimeofEnverwoman,anoctogenarian,onher Hoxhainitspersecutionofthedailyvisittothechurchwas CatholicChurchinAlbaniaarethreatenedbyaCommunistwho depictedinaneyewitnessaccounttoldhershehadbetterstop givenbyanAmericanwhore-goingtothechurchand,instead, centlyreturnedfromalongstaydistributebreadtothepeople. inthatBalkancountry. "Mindyourownbusiness."the Thispersonobservedtheout-womantoldhim."Allwegeton ragesthattookplacelastyearourrationisasmallpieceof whenpriests'residencesandbreadandnoneisleftoverfor conventswereconfiscatedbythedistribution." Communistauthorities.Hesaw howthemobtorereligiouspicturestoshredsandthrewthem intothestreets,howstatues weresmashedandbooksdestroyedorcarriedaway. Priestsandnuns,hesaid,were chasedfromtheirhomesandhad toseekshelterinthechurches. Theywerenotallowedtotake anyoftheirpersonalbelongings.CatholicschoolswereturnedintoCommunistPartyheadquarteirsandbothnunsand priestswereforcedtodiscard theirreligiousgarments.

Hehopedthattheblessing giventothemwouldabidewith themnowandintheirmarried life.Itwasabeautifulthingto seeyoungpeople,whowereattachedtoeachother,climbingup thehilloflifetogetherandkeepingcloselyunitedtilltheendof theirlives.Thosewhowereblessedhadmadeanexcellentstart. HehopedGod'sblessingwould everbewiththem. NeedofCourage

Dr.Mannixsaidhehopedthe membersoftheCatholicyouth movementswouldalwayshave couragetoopposeevilwhenever theyfoundit.Itwasveryeasy tofindtheforcesofeviland iniquity.

HewasproudoftheCatholic youthmovements.Hewasspeciallyinterestedintheireffortsto helpyoungpeopleabouttoenter themarriagestate.Itwasvery necessarythatyoungpeople shouldbehelpedinAustraliaas elsewhere.Withtheadvantages availabletothemhere,hehoped theywouldbeabletogiveagood accountofthemselvesinthe yearsbeforethem. Therewasneedthatyoung menandwomenshouldnotoverlooktheimportanceofoffering themselvestotheserviceofGod inthepriesthoodorinreligious orders. Hewasgladthatmanyhad beencalledtothisgreatwork. Whileyoungpeoplecontinuedto enterthemarriagestate,hetrustedthattheneedsofAustralia inthepriesthoodandreligious lifewouldneverbeforgotten.

CatholicsUrgedtoAidWarMemorialAppeal

Withtheobjectofcommemoratingfittinglythesacrificeof thosewhodiedinWorldWar11 ofkeepingtheirmemorygreen, theStateWarMemorialcommitteeplanstoextendandadapt theexistingmonumentinKing's Park,andaspecialappealis madetothechurch-goingcommunityinconnectionwithRemembranceDay(Sunday,9th inst.)forfundstoassistthis laudableundertaking.Theappeal offersapracticalwayofhonoringandkeepingaliv,;thememoryofourgloriousdead.Thealmostcontinuouspilgrimagstothe monumentbyallclassesof peoplegivesstrikingproofofthe reverencewithwhichthethinkingpublicviewstheStateshrine.

InarecentspeechtheState Premiersaid:-"TheStateWar MemorialinKing'sParkisthe

physicalsymbolofthefallen.For thesurvivorsitisthespiritual templebringingtogetherall theirsorrows,their triumphs and theirfresh resolce.ThustheMemorial joinsthemessageofthosewho havegonetothethoughtsof thosewhoareleft.Thisfunction italonefills,andsoithasbecomeanationalinstitution."

TheCatholiccommunity, whichwassowellrepresentedin thearmedforcesofbothWorld Warsandwhichsufferedmore thanafairshareofbereavement, -sillnodoubtbeanxioustoshare intheerectionofasuitable Memorial.Donationsshouldbe forwardedto:-

TheSecretary, TheStateWarMemorialAppeal Committee, AnzacHouse, St.George'sTerrace,Perth-

FuneraI RitesoftiwieChum]

Historical.BackgroundtoTouchingCeremony

Inthegoldenageoffaith, whentheLiturgyhadsointimate aninfluencebothupontheindividualanduponChristiansocietyatlargethatthewholeof lifewas,atiswere,supernaturalizedthereby,theverysorrow andsicknesswhichprecedethe descentintothetombwerecomfortedandsustainedbyasplendidarrayofSacramentsand ceremonieswhich,besidessowing theseedofimmortalityinthe heart,implantedthesoothing balmofcertainhopeinthespirit. Thelonelinessandsadnessofthe supremehourfoundeffective solaceintheinwardanointingof theParaclete,anditseemsthat theChurch,kindandpitifulmotherthatsheis,desired,bythe splendouroftheceremonieswith whichshesurroundsthecouch ofherdyingchild,toemulateas itwere,theliturgyoftheangels whichhewouldsoonbeholdin heavenabove.

Accordingtotheusualcustom ofantiquity,assoonasthesick manhadbreathedhislast,his bodywaswashed,andwhenhis socialpositiondidnotpermitof hisbeingembalmed,aswasthe

St.Cecilia,asshewasfoundintheCatacombs.

usualcustominEgypt,hewas, nevertheless,anointedwithsuch anabundanceofaromaticperfumesthatTertulliancouldtestifyinhisApologeticusthatthe Christiansboughttheseinfar greaterabundancefortheirdead thandidthepagansforfumigaionoftheirgods.Thedeadpersonwasthendressedintheinsigniaofhisrank,thosewho

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wererichbeingarrayedinpurplegarmentsornamentedwith gold,sothatSt.Jermoeasked ironicallyiftheirbodiescould notreturntodustunlessclothed inpurple.Onlythosewhodied aviolentdeathwerelaidinthe graveinthesameclothesas theyhadbeenwearingatthemomenttheywerekilled.ThusSt.

Cecilia'sbody,whenfoundinthe sixteenthcentury,wascladin thesamebloodstainedgarments thatwerewornwhenshedied.In thetimeofSt.Benedictitwas stillthecustomatMonteCassino toplacetheHolyEuchariston thebreastofthedeadmonk,so astoconsignhimtothetomb, fortifiedbythesacredpledgeof futureresurrection;andnotwithstandingtheprohibitionsofvariousGalliceancouncilsandofSt. BoldfaceinGermany,thiscustomsurviveddowntotheeleventhcentury,forwereadthata pyxwasfoundinthetombofSt. Udalric(died874)containing sanguisDominietaliasancta.

Insomeofthechurchesin Franceawaxsealsprinkledwith holywaterwassometimesplaced onthedeadofthedeceasedtoindicatehisChristianfaith;priests andotherecclesiasticswere shavenandtheirhaircuttothe shapeofacrown.Inthecase ofpriests,moreover,towards theendoftheMiddleAges,insteadoftheHostapewterchalicewasplacedbetweentheir hands.

Thedeadwereofteninterred onthedayoftheirdeath,but formoreeminentpersonsthe funeralwouldbepostponedfor three,four,orevensevendays. Thisdelay,inthecaseofabishop'sobsequies,arosefromthe customsanctionedbytheCouncilofValencein524,thatabishopshouldbeaccompaniedto thetombbyhisfellow-provincials;hencethepriestswereforbiddentointerthebodyinthe graveuntilthebishopsinthe nearvicinityhadbeenconvened.

TheChristiansingeneralrecoiled'fromthepagancustomof placingdeadbodiesoneupon another,orofburyingthem withoutanydistinctioninone commongrave.Inthecemeteriesthelocibisomiortrisomiare dividedwithinbymarbleslabs orbytufapartitions,whilethe loculusitselfwasdugouttothe exactmeasureofthebody,which waslaidinthetombinasupine positionwiththefaceturned heavenwardsandwiththefeet totheeast.Wecannotdeterminetheexacttextoftheoldest funeralprayers,butweknow thatfromthetimesofpersecutionafixedecclesiasticaltraditionexistedonthesubject.Indeedithasbeenalreadypointed outbythearchaeologiststhat theScripturalcyclewhichrecurs mostfrequentlyinthefuneral paintingsoftheCatacombsanswersexactlytotheprayersof theCommendatioanimae,which savoursostronglyoftheantiquityandpointtoJewishinspiration,inwhichmentionismade ofIsaac,David,Daniel,Susanna, andThecla.

Christianburialisthelastof thesacredritestheChurchcan exerciseinfavourofthemortal remainsofoneofherchildren,

Byeccleciasticalburial is meantinternmentinconsecrated groundwiththeritesofthe Church.

AllCatholicswhodieincommunionwiththefaithfulhavea righttoecclesiasticalburial.

Therearesome,however,who aredeprivedofthislastsacred office,eitherbecausetheydied outofcommunionwiththefaithfulorthosetowhomitisdeniedasapunishmentofcrime.

Tothefirstcategorybelongall whoarenotbaptised,openand publicheretics,andschismatics, apostates,andthoseunderexcommunication.

Tothesecondclassbelongsuicides,unlesstheykilledthemselveswhileoutoftheirmind(and thistheChurchreadilypresumes),openandpublicsinners, whodiedunrepentantandrefusingthelastritesoftheChurch. Finally,underthisheadingcome thesewhooftheirownfree'will chosetohecrematedandperseveredinthischoicetilldeath.

Theenfeebledfaithofmodern dayshasconstrainedtheChurch tolayaside,inagreatmeasure, theancientsplendoursofher ritual,andtoreducethesacramentalliturgyalmosttoitsbare essentials.Butthelosthasbeen entirelyours,since,besidesthe poorerspiritualfruitswhichwe gatherfromthislesseningofthe publicprayeroftheChurch,the humansoul,too,findswithgreaterdifficultythatcomfortingbalm Ofhope,thatinteriorconsolation,whichthroughthesacred ritesandthroughtheall-powerfulintercessionofthemystical BrideofChristsoeffectivelysustainedourforefathersinthebattleoflifeandespeciallyinthe agonyofdeath.Asfaithful sonsoftheChurch,theirinner lifewasnourishedbyhersupernaturalspirit,andso,witha simplicityanddignitywhich thoseofourdayfinddifficultto realise,theypassedfromthe earthlytempleanditsliturgyto thatliturgywhichtheLambof Godisforevercelebratingamid theHosannasofangelsandsaints onthegoldenaltarofheaven.

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Thebody,astempleofthe HolyGhostandinstrumentofso manyactsofvirtue,hasalways beentreatedwiththegreatestof respectbytheChurch.

PERTH,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER6,1947.

TheWaggaExperiment

Abriefnewsparagraphinthepressduringtheweek announcedthataCatholicsettlement,inwhichfiftyfami. lieswillbeestablishedonfive-acrefarms,isproposedfor asitefourmilesfromWagga(NewSouthWales).The property-atotalof500acres-hasbeenpurchasedbythz WaggagroupoftheNationalCatholicRuralMovement. Thisiswelcomenews,andtheprogressoftheexperiment inindependentfarmingwillbewatchedwitheagerinterestbythosewhobelievethatonlybyareturntothe landandbythemethodsofindependentfarmingcan economicfreedombeachievedinmodernsociety.From thepointofviewofreligionalone,itmustmarkamilestone,fortheexperienceoftheCatholicChurchhasbeen thattheFaithisbestpreservedinthecountryside,where thereisarationalarrangementinagriculture.Thecities comeandgo,butthelandremainsdespiteourmostscientificandeconomiceffortstoruinit.Fromanegative pointofviewthefarmerisleastofallafflictedbycranks andsubversivetheories,andmaintainsahealthy,independentoutlook

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Again,theWaggaexperiment,evenshoulditfail, shouldtendtoremovefromtheNationalCatholicRural Movementtheuneasyapprehensionthatitwaspurely doctrinaire.Thereisajustifiableantipathyto"city"or "arm-chair"farmers,andevenamonggoodCatholicsengagedincommercialfarmingtherewaslittlehopeofwinningthemtothepracticalacceptanceofindependentfarming,especiallyifpasttheiryouth.Anounceofpractice isworthatonofprecept,andtheonlysoundmethodof provingouradvocacyoftraditionalruraloperationsisto goaheadandsetthemafoot.Thatisnottosaythat wecanaffordtoneglectthetheoryoftheNationalCatholicRuralMovement.Intheabsenceofanyrational ruraltraditioninAustraliaitisinevitablethatwould-be farmersmustlearnitfromthebook'Fromaneconomic viewpoint,"formationinaction"could.easilyprovea greattragedyinagriculture.Butgiventhetradition, theland,thewater,thecapitalandthetemperamental suitability,thereisnoreasonwhytheexperimentshould notbeasuccess.

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AgreatdealmorecouldbedonebyCatholicsinthis respectwithoutverymuchfinancialrisk.And,apart frompracticalexperiment,itisdifficulttoforeseehowthe N.C.R.M.canhopeforverymuchinthewayofresultsin ameasurabletime.Asmall-scaleventureinvolvingten familiesor,preferably,tenyoungsinglemen,couldbe carriedoutwithineasyrangeofthecity.Commencing asapart-timearrangementinvolvingweek-endwork,with contributionsfromwagesandtimeworkedcreditedtoeach individual,withcommunalhousingandtheco-operative ownershipofsmallunitsofmachinery,initialdevelopmentcouldbemadewithlittlecapitalcost.Later,as fruittrees,poultry,vegetables,bees.etc.,wereestablished propertiescouldbedividedandhousesbuiltbythecooperativeeffort.Somesuchendeavourwouldanswer theland-hungerofhundredsofcityCatholics,andwould eventuallygivethemeconomicindependence,ahealthy wayoflife,andtheChurchanenduringstakeinthecountry.

SunburyEucharisticFestival tobeBroadcast

Arebroadcastofarecorded portionoftheEucharisticFestivalwhichwasheldattheSalesianSchool,"Rupertswood,"Sunbury,onSundaylast,willbe givenbytheAustralianBroadcastingCommissionoveranInterstaterelayfrom9.30a.m.to 10.15am.,E.S.T.onSunday November9.About15,000people attendedtheFestival.

TheBlessedSacramentwas carriedintheProcessionbyHis Grace,theMostRev.Dr.Mannix ArchbishopofMelbourne,while thechoirwasfromtheChurch

ofOurLadyofMountCarmel, MiddlePark.Thebroadcastwill begivenbyRev.Dr.Percy Jones,DirectorofMusicforthe ArchdioceseofMelbourne. TheSalesianCongregationhas housesinseveralStatesofthe Commonwealth,anditisconsideredthatthesepersonsandothersinterestedinSalesianactivitieswouldappreciateanop- portunitytoenjoy,ifonlyinpart theprivilegeoftakingpartin thisoutstandingannualpublic demonstrationinhonourofthe BlessedSacrament.

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MORRIS-OnOctober30,GeorginaMorrisofNortham,loved andcherishedfriendofTankardfamily,Denis(Marist Brother)Queensland.R.I.P.

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COLLINS-Ofyourcharitypray forthereposeofthesoulof LucyCollins,whodiedatCottesloe,November9,1943. Maysherestinpeace. Insertedbyherlovingfamily.

DUNNE,MaryAnn.-Inmemoryofourdearmother,who passedawayNovember9,1944. Everrememberedbyherlovingfamily,Maria,Ettie(deceased),Mark,Hugh,KathleenandEllen.

FOLEY-Gerald:Cherished memoriesofourdearlyloved brotherwhodiedNovember7, 1944.Dan,MauriceandJulia. Mayeternallightshineupon him.

GALLAGHER-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesouls ofourdearfatherwhodepartedthislifeonNovember 14,1923andourlovingmother, whopassedawayonOctober 17,1923. ImmaculateHeartofMary Yourprayersforthemextol, OSacredHeartofJesushave mercyontheirsouls.

LEDWITH-1ftlovingmemory ofourdearwifeandmother, whopassedawayNovember2, 1941.

OMostSacredHeartofJesus havemercyonhersoul.

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RIORDAN-Insadbutloving memoryofourdearMum,RosannaRiordan,whopassed awayonNovember10,1946, alsoourdearDad,Patrick Riordan,whodiedonOctober 28,1939.

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TAYLOR-JohnHolt.Inloving memoryofmy husbandandfatherwho'departed thislifeonNovember9,1945.

SacredHeartofJesushave mercyonhissoul. Insertedbyhislovingwifeand Family.

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FEASTOFCHRISTTHEKING.

People'sEucharisticLeague.

TheFeastofChristtheKing wascelebratedwithduesolemnityatSt.Mary's,theoccasion beingmarkedbyageneralCommunionofparishioners,with manyhundredsattending.

Overseventyyoungchildren madetheirfirstHolyCommunion,andthey,theirteachers,and theirparentswerecongratulated bytheAdministrator,VeryRev. FatherCarmody.

Afterteno'clockMass,AdorationoftheBlessedSacrament tookplaceuntil7.30p.m.DuringeveningDevotionsthePeople'sEucharisticLeaguewasinauguratedintheparish,and about250personswerereceived intotheLeague,andrecitedin unisontheActofConsecrationto JesusintheMostBlessedSacrament.

Aftertracingtheoriginofthe devotion,particularlythepart playedbyBlessedPeterJulian, theApostleoftheHolyEucharist,VeryRev.FatherCarmody explainedtherulesofmembership.Theseentailthemaking ofamonthlyHolyHourbefore theBlessedSacrament,when possible.MemberstrytoreceiveHolyCommunionfrequent. ly,and,ifpossible,onthedayon whichtheyspendonehourbeforetheBlessedSacrament.

Anymemberwhoobtainstwo othermembersforthePeople's EucharisticLeaguebecomesa promoter,andsharesinaspecial MassofferedupatSt.Francis' Church,Melbourne,at8o'clock onthefirstSundayofevery month.

ThedayendedwithBenedictionoftheMostBlessedSacrament.

Archbishop'sEngagements

November9: 9a.m.:ConfirmationatSt.Teresa'sChurch,Gwelup.

7.30p.m.Confirmationand CanonicalVisitationatSt. Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle.

November10: 10.30a.m.:PresideSolemn HighMass,St.Mary'sCathedral,occasionAnnualPlain ChantFestival.

November13: 7.30p.m.:Confirmationat AquinasCollege,Mt.Henry.

InconnectionwiththecanonicalvisitationbyHisGraceto theparishofBeverley,thefollowingitineraryhasbeenarrangedbytheparishpriest.

Saturday,November15 7a.m.AtQuairadingforConfessions,HolyMassandConfirmation.

4.30p.m.and7.30.p.m.At BeverleyforConfessions.

Sunday,November16. 7.15a.m.AtBeverleyforConfessions,HolyMassandConfirmation.

10.15a.m.AtPingelly;Confessions,prealdeatMass,and administerConfirmation.

November22:

7.15a.m.:ReceptionCeremony atSt.JohnofGodNovitiate, Subiaco.

November23.

8a.m.:CelebrateMassatSt. Mary'sCathedralonoccasion ofAnnualGeneralCommunion oftheHibernianSociety. 3.30.ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,QueenofMartyrs'Church,Maylands.

November30. Afternoon: AttendAnnual GiftDaySt.Joseph'sOrphanage,Subiaco. December3.

3p.m.St.Mary'sCathedral. ConfirmationofboysfromSt. Louis'CollegeClaremont.

BROADCASTSFROMST.

MARY'SCATHEDRAL.

Severalcountryreadershave recentlyrequestedinformation regardingbroadcastsfromSt. Mary'sCathedral. Thefollowingbroadcastswill beheardovertheNationalStationsduringthenextcoupleof months:

November9-7.30p.m.:Father M.Delahunty.

December7-11a.m.:Father Buist,C.SS.R. December14-AnOblateFather.

CatholicActionists CommandosofChrist

Workerstrainedaslayapostlesandoperatinglikecommandosamongtheirfellowmento winthembacktoGodwerecallforbyFatherLawrenceMcReavy,D.C.L.,M.A,,ofUshaw College,attheannualsummer schooloftheTynesideanddistrictCatholicSocialGuildin Newcastle,England.

BridgingthegapbetweentheoryandapplicationinCatholic sociologywasthethemeexpoundedbyateamofeight priestsandlaymen.FatherMcReavy,speakingon thepartofthepriest,saidthere anbenoquestionofwinning backthelabouringmassesuntil Catholicsfirstshowthemthat Christianityisapracticableand abetterwayoflifeintheconditonsinwhichtheyliveand work.

"Therearethreewaysin whichthepriestcanplayhis -art:asateacherofsocialprinciples,asatrainerofsocial workers,andasanactivememberofthesocialcommunity.

"Butaswehavelearntfrom hardexperience,itisnotenough simplytoproclaimandexpound generalprinciples.

"Iftheyaretostriketheeye andwintheheartofthemasses, 'heymustbeputintopracticein thedifferentsocialmilieuxby menwho,toquote"DiviniRedemptoris,"liveinthesameculturalatmosphereandsharethe samewayoflife.'

"Itisevidentthatthepriest haslessscopethanlaymenfor thiskindofdirectaction,nor doestheChurchnormallyencouragehimtoattemptit,ascan beseenfromtherecentletter oftheFrenchBishopsabout priestsworkinginfactories.

BattlePractice.

"Butifthepriestassuchis notcalledupontocrossthe bridgehimself,itiscertainly partofhispastoralchargeto trainthelaymenonwhomthis misiondevolves.

"Thesemen,iftheyaretosucceed,mustoperatelikecommandos,andoneofthelessons oftherecentwarwasthatyou cannottrainefficientcommandos byschool-roomandtext-book methodsonly;theyneedbattle practice.

"Itisthereforenotenough forthepriestsimplytoanalyse thesocialencyclicalstostudy

groups.Hemustputthem throughpracticalexercises.

"Thatmeansthathemust familiarisehimselfwiththeconcretesocialproblemswhichhis traineeswillhavetofaceintheir respectiveenvironment.

"Inaminingarea,forexample,hemustknowenoughabout theconditionsofworktobeable toarguetherightsandwrongs ofanyparticuardisputeorhard caseonsoundChristianprinciples.

Hemusttrainallhispeople insoundsocialdoctrine,inasmuchassuchdoctrineisanintegralpartoftheirmoraleducation,whichmeansmoresermonsandinstructionsonsocial rightsandduties.

"Inawarfareofthiskindwe needmorethaninfantryofthe line,drilledtomovebynumbers;weneedcommandos,with initiatveandacapacityforindependentaction,notjustclericalauxiliaries,butspecialised apostles."

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StatementonCommunism inParliamentAttacked

Thestatementmadebythe MinisterforLabor,Mr.E.J.Holloway,intheHouseofRepresentatives,thatCommunismwas basedontheteachingsofChrist, "wassoincrediblysillythatit leavesonespeechless."saidthe Rev.Dr.P.J.Ryan,M.S.C.,addressingapublicmeetingat PetershamTownHalllastweek.

Nearly1000peopleheardDr. Ryan'saddressonCommunism.

ReferringtoMr.Holloway's statement,Dr.Ryansaid:

"Christtaught,asthefundamentalofalltruths,theexistenceofapersonalGod,theCreatorandLordoftheUniverseand ofman.Thevasicdoctrineof Communismisdialecticalmaterialism,whichflatlydeniestheexistenceofGod.

"Christinsistedmostemphaticallyonthedutyofknowing, lovingandservingGod.Inother words,Heinsistedonthedutyof redigion,Communismregardsreligionastheopiumofthepeople andissworntoexterminateit.

"Christtaughtthatmanpossessesanimmortalsoul.Cornmunismdeniesthatmanpos sessesanysoul,andregardshim Simplyasasuperiorkindof brute.

"Christtaughtthatthislife wasonlyapreparationforthe lifetocomewhereman'sreal destinyistobefound.Communismdeniesanyfuturelife, andrefusestoadmitanydestiny formanbeyondthisworld.

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"Christtaughttheuniversal brotherhoodofallmen,underthe FatherhoodofGod.Communism deniestheexistenceofGod,and restsletsthebrotherhoodofman tomembersofoneclass.'

"Christtaughtthattheloveof GodforHisownsakeandthe loveofone'sfellowmanforGod's sake,wasafundamentallawof Christianbehaviour.Communismisbasedentirelynotonlove, butonhate,whichistheoppositeoflove.

"ChristtaughtthattheobservanceoftheTenCommandments wasthewaytoeternallifeand alltruehappiness.TheCommunismrepudiateseternallife andholdsthattheTenCornniandmentswereinventedbythe capitalists,thelandlordsandthe clergytoprotecttheirowninterestsasexploiters.

"Christdeclaredthatwemust rendedtoCaesarthethingsthat areCaesar'sandtoGodthe thingsthatareGod's.Commu nismdeclaresthatthereisno GodbutCaesar.

GandhiPraisesthe Jesuits

MissionaryeducationworkparticularlythatoftheJesuitshasbeenpraisedbyMr.Gandhi inastatementaboutaproposed universityforHindusintheBombayprovince.

"LookwhattheyhavedonePir theadvancementofeducation," saidMr.Gandhi.

"Theycarriedontheirwork againstheavyoddsandbrought ittoahighpitchofaccomplishment.

"Orlookatthemissionaries whocameearlyinIndiaandthe schoolsandcollegestheystarted.

"Whatcharterdidtheyhave andwhatrecognitiondidthey strivefor?

"Andto-daythewholeofeducatedIndiaspeaksEnglishbecauseoftheearnestworkofa fewpioneers."

LithuanianBishop isArrested

ArchbishopReinys,ofVilnaoneofthethreeLithuanianBishopsallowedbytheRussiansto remaininthecountry-hasbeen imprisonedbytheSovietauthorities,saysReuter.

OnlyBishopMatulionis,of Kaiserdorys,andBishopRamanauskas,ofTelsiai,arestillat liberty,buttheyhavebeencut offfromallcontactwiththeoutsideworldandareunableto communicatewiththeHolySee.

ThreeotherBishops,deported bytheGermansin1944,have beenlivingintheAmericanzone inGermanyandAustria.

TheRussianshaveabolished inLithuaniareligiouseducation, Catholicorganisations-even children'ssodalities-theCatholicpressandseminaries.Only afewchurchesremainopenas "proof"of"religiousfreedom."

Thousandsofpriestsandlay Catholic.Actionistshavebeen arrestedandnothingisknownof theirfate.

"Sun's"Generous Gift

£1000FROM"SUNBALL"

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Thefollowingletterhasbeen receivedbyHisGracetheArchbishopofMelbournefromthe generalmanagerofthe"Sun News-Pictorial":

Monday,October6,1947

TheMostRev. HisGracetheArchbishop ofMelbourne, St.Patrick'sCathedral, EastMelbourne. YourGrace-1havepleasure inenclosingherewithchequefor £1000aspartoftheproceedsof the"Sunball"Competition,towardstheworkoftheCatholic Churchamongboys. Wearegladtobeabletomake thischequeavailable.Weappreciatehowwellthecommunity isservedbyyouractivitiesinthe directionofimprovingthefuture ofsomeboyswhomaynototherwisehaveafairchanceinlife.

Yourstruly, (Sgd.)H.PACINI, GeneralManager. HisGracetheArchbishopis deeplyappreciativeoftheinterestshownbythe"SunNewsPictorial"inmakingthismoney availablefortheimportantwork inthecommunityofcaringfor boys.InduecourseHisGrace willdistributethemoneyamong appropriateCatholiccharitable organisations.

FuturePremier?

OncemoreMr.LouisSt.Laurent,Canada'sForeignSecretary, isbeingspokenofastheDominion'snextPrimeMinister.

Mr.MackenzieKingisexpectedtoresignwithinayearorso. Mr.St.Laurent'sabilityto succeedhimisnotquestioned. Thedifficultyisthathestill wantstoreturntohislawpractice.

"Assumingthen,thatMr.Hollowayhasbeencorrectlyreportedhisutteranceissoincredibly sillythatitleavesonespeechless. Theonlypossibleansweristhat Mr.Hollowayknowslittleabout Communism,andevenlessabout theteachingsofChrist.Had heremainedsilentonthequestionhemighthaveretainedsome slieshtreputationforwisdow."

CardinalBooedbyNotedScotConvert theReds

CommunistsandSocialistsbooedandwhistledduringaspeech byCardinalSchusterrecentlyin thesquarebeforeMilanCathedralto20,000Catholics.

Eachinterruptionwasdrownedbytheche,rsofmembersof MilaneseCatholicassociations whoseflag-awhitecrossona redbackground-hehadblessed.

HisEminencetoldthepeople thattheChurchcannotremain insensibletotheoverturnofpoliciesinvariousEuropeanStates asaresultofthemasses'seizure ofpower.

Hevoicedthehopethatthe civilstruggleanddivisionsin ItalymightceaseandChristian concordreturn.

Theloudestinterruptionsoccurredwhenhequotedtheparableinthevineyard,whichthe demonstratorsinterpretedasa strictureonthestrikesandlabouragitationsinItaly.

PopeGives100 BicyclesforGerman Priests

TheHolyFatherhasgiven100 bicyclesforsorely-triedpriests inGermany'seasternprovinces.

Theirparishes4stretching overwideareas,havelittleorno transport.Motorvehiclesare almostunobtainable.

IntheAnhalt-Saxonyprovince, forinstance,240priestsminister to800,000Catholics.

Beforethewartherewere150 priestsfor150,000people.

Someparishesnumberasmany as90-100townsandvillages.

HisHolinesshasalsogiven 400tonsofnewsprintforbadlyneededcatechisms.Theywill bearthePapalarmsandtheimprint:"ThepaperforthiseditionisagiftofPopePiusXII. tohisbelovedGermanchildren."

Oneofthemostdistinguished sonsofScotlandinthepresent century,SirWilliamWallace McKechnis,K.B.E.,C.B.,M.A., B.A.,(Ovon),LL.D.,formerSecretaryoftheScottishEducation DepartmenthasbeenreceivedintotheChurchbyArchbishop McDonaldofSt.Andrew'sand Edinburgh, TheonlysonofSirWilliam wasreceivedintotheChurch someyearsago,andoneofhis twodaughters,MissMcKechnie, whohasbeenreceivinginstructionintheCatholicfaithforsome timewasbaptisedaCatholicrecently.

Herfatherexpressedawishto seetheArchbishop,whomhehas knownformanyyears,andlater thatdayHisGracebaptisedhim. HehassincereceivedHolyCommunionandConfirmation.

Inthepastfewdayshehas againbeennominatedtohead theCanadiandelegationtothe UnitedNations'GeneralAssembly.Hehasbeenacclaimedfor hisbrillianthandlingofdelicate mattersofforeignpolicy.

HEBURIED15,000.

Fr.PierreHeynen,aDutch priest,tvhoofferedprayersatthe burialof15,000ofthe20,000 AmericandeadinMargraten MilitaryCemetery,Holland,isin theUnitedStatestovisitsome oftheirrelatives.

VATICANU.N.ENVOY.

ThefirstVaticanrepresentativetheU.N.O.isM.Georges Ducottard,aSwissprofessorof theDepartmentofAgriculture oftheCantonofFribourgin WesternSwitzerland,appointed officialVaticanFoodandAgriculturalOrganisationobserver.

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BibleNottobeTreatedLike PaganMythology

PRINCIPLESOFEXEGESIS

"Student,"Crawley,writes:

"IdonotbelievethatEvewas formedfromtheribofAdam, anymorethanIbelievethat Athenesprangreadyarmed fromthebrowofZeus."

Answer:TheScienceofTheologyhasestablishedthatthe Bibleis.thewordofGod,and knowledgeofthatsciencesaves usfrommakingtheratherelementarymistakewhichyouhave made-thatoftreatingtheBible asonewouldtreatbooksof paganmythology.WhenIread thatAthenesprangready-armed fromthebrowofZeus,Iknow thatthestatementisjustapagan myth,asindeeddidalltheeducatedpagans.But,whenJread intheBiblethatGodformed Eve'sbodyfromaribofAdam, IknowthatIamreadingthe Bible,andthatthisstatement containsatruthwhichcomes fromGod. Ithereforesetabout totrytofindoutjustwhatis meantinthetextandcontext.I examinethepassagecritically, readwhatsomeoftherecognisedcommentators,someofthe greatestscholarstheworldhas known,havesaidonthesubject, and,whenIhavefoundoutwhat exactlyismeantinthetext,then Ibelieve,ontheauthorityof God,whoseworditis. IrememberthatBiblicalinterpretationisaverydifficultthing,and thatwemustfollowtheprincipleswhichscholarshavelaid down.Theytellus,anditis obvious,thatthetruthsinthe Scripturemaybeconveyedby anysuitableliteraryform,prose orpoetry,historyorparable. ChristOurLordmadeuseof manyparables,i.e.,smallstories inventedtoteachaparticular lesson.Healsousedinnumerablefiguresofspeech:"Iamthe GoodShepherd..""Iamthe trueVine,"etc.Similarly,in theOldTestament,figuresof speechabound.Ifwewantto knowthetruthtaughtinaparticularpassage,wemusttryto discoverwhetherthepassageis simplehistory,orratheraparable.Whenwecometoparticularstatements,wehaveto decidewhetherthelanguageis figurativeornot.Then,wecan doourbesttodiscoverwhatis themeaningofthepassage.At thisdistance,itmaybe,attimes, difficulttoknowinsomepassagesoftheOldTestamentwhat issimplehistoryandwhatis

parableorfigureofspeech. Shouldithappenthatwebeunabletodecide,weconfessourignoranceofthetruemeaningof thepassage,butiesdonotmake themistakeofcomparingthe Biblewithpaganmythology. Thatisasillymistakewhich getsusnowhere. WithregardtoEve,youstoutlystatethatyounomorebelieve thatshewasformedfromAdam's ribthanyoubelievethatAthene sprangfromthebrowofZeus. MayIaskwhy? Anyonewho believesinanomnipotentGod wouldnotdenyforaninstant thatGodcould,ifforHisown reasonsHesodesired,have broughtherintoexistencein thatmanner.Thereisnothing contradictoryinit.But,perhapsyourefusetobelieveitbecauseyouthinkthatitissilly. Againwhy?Godcouldhavedone literallywhatiswritteninthe Bible,andHemayhavehadHis ownreasonsforsodoing.He wouldnotbeobligedtoaskfor ourapproval.Ourattitude,once wehaveestablishedthatthe BibleisinspiredbyGod,mustbe oneofreverence,andsuchisthe attitudeofCatholics.Webelievethatthefirstwomanwas formedfromthefirstman.We inclinestronglytobelievethat shewasformedinthemanner describedinthebookofGenesis.

Youconclude: "Idonotbelieveintheidyllic pictureoftheGardenofEden, northatthedinosaurwascontemporaneouswiththemouse northecanarywiththepterodactyl." A.:Iquiteagree,asfarasthe animalsandbirdsareconcerned.

Apparentlyyouobjecttothe GardenofEdenonthestrength ofyourviewsaboutevolution.

AsIsaid,theseevolutionary views,iftheyleaveGodoutaltogether,areunscientific,meet insuperablephilosophicdifficulties,andarecontrarytoreligious revelation.Thestoryasthe BookofGenesisgivesittous maycontainanumberofsymbolicelements,butthemain factsareclear:Godmadetwo humanbeingsasthefirstofthe race,andsettheminastateof happiness,inwhichtheyenjoyed preternaturalfavoursandblessings.Thesefavoursweremade dependentontheirrecognising GodinpracticeastheirLordand Master.

VariousScripturalMeanings ofBaptism

ASACRAMENTOBLIGATORYFORALL

Thenextqueston,askedby OnlyMe,is:

Seeingthatthewordbaptism isderivedfromtheGreek word,whichmeanstoplunge ortodip,andseeingthatthe ScrpturessaythatweareburiedtogetherwithChristinbaptism,don'tyouthinkthatthe wordbaptismismisusedwhen usedforsprinkling?Theword

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ofGodtellsusthatwemust believeandbebaptised.How thencanbabiesbebaptised?

Thereisnorecordofinfant baptismintheScriptures. Answer:TheGreekwordfor baptismdoesmean,etymologically,"todipintowaterseveral times."Butitalsobearsthe meaningofwashingorpurifying. BothintheOldTestamentand intheNewTestament,theGreek wordisusedofalegalpurificationorasimplewashing,without anyideaofimmersion,stillless ofrepeatedimmersion.Thus, inSt.Mark'sGospel,ch.7,v.4, theEvangelistwritesofthePharisees,saying:"Andwhenthey comefromthemarket,unless theybewashed,theyeatnot." TheGreekwordusedfor"be washed"isthewordforbaptise, andobviouslythereisnoques-

tionofimmersion.Youhave thesameuseofthewordinSt. Luke,ch.Xi.,v.38,wherethe writertellsusthatthePharisees criticisedOurLordbecauseHe wasnotwashedbeforedinner. Again,theGreekwordisnotmisusedwhengiventhemeaningof pouringwaterontheheadofa persontobebaptised.Thecustomofbaptisingbypouring water'isveryold.When,on thefirstPentecostSunday,St. Petergavethatsplendidsermon whichyoucanreadinthesecondchapterofTheActsofthe Apostles,andwhenthreethousandpeoplewerebaptised,It looksquitecertainthatthese threethousandpeoplewerebaptisedbythepouringofwater. Suchanumbercouldhardlyhave gonedowntotheriverandbeen baptisedbyimmersion.

Yousay:

"ThewordofGodtellsusthat wemustbelieveandbebaptised.Howthencanbabies bebaptised?"

Answer:WhenOurLordsaid thatwemustbelieveandbebaptised,Hewasobviouslytalking tothosewhohavecometothe useofreason.Hecouldnot commandbabiestobelieve.But, becauseHegivesanorderto peoplewhohavecometotheuse ofreason,thatdoesnotprevent Hiswishingthatthose,whohave, notyetreachedtheuseofreason,andwhomaypossiblydie beforereachingit.shouldbe baptised,andthusbereceived intothesupernaturallifeof God'sgrace.Andsuchisthe willofChrist.InSt.John's Gospelwearetoldthateveryone,andthatincludesbabies, mustbebornagainofwaterand theHolyGhostiftheyaretoentertheKingdomofHeaven.We must,therefore,concludethatinfantsnotonlymaybebaptised, butthattheymustbebaptised. TheChurchcametothatconclusionfromthebeginning.

SABBATHCHANGEDTO SUNDAYFOREXCELLENT REASONS

Thenextquestionis:

"HowcanwekeepSundayas theSabbath,withoutdisobeyingChrist?"

A.Iamafraid,"OnlyMe," thatyoumustlearntodistinguishbetweenwhatisessential andwhatisaccidentalinanylaw. Moses,inGod'sname,orderedthe JewstoobservetheSaturday. Thelawincludestwoelements, oneessential,thatonedayin sevenshouldbededicatedtoGod; theotherceremonial,thatthe dayshouldbeSaturday.The essentialdedicationofone(layin sevenhasbeenretained.The ceremonialandaccidentalelementhasbeenchangedbythe apostles,withtheauthorityof Christ.AndChristshowed quiteclearlyandexplicitlythat HewasLordoftheSabbath, abletodoasHepleasedwith thatSabbath.NowheredoesHe reasserttheobligationofobservanceoftheSabbath.Inmarkedcontrast,theNewTestament paysspecialhonourtoSunday. ChristroseonSunday,appeared toHisApostlesonSunday,chose thefollowingSundaytoappear whenSt.Thomaswaspresent. FiftydayslaterHechoseSundaytobestowHisHolySpiriton theApostles,onPentecostSunday.ThefirstChristiansthemselvesobservedSundayfromthe verybeginning.Thistheydid forverygoodreasons.Firstly, tocommemorateandhonourthe ResurrectionofChristfromthe dead.Secondly,toimpresson themindsofthenewChristians thetransitionfromtheOldLaw totheNewLaw,andfinally,as theSaturdaymarkedtheterminationofGod'screativework,the Sundaymarkedthecompletion of.Hisredemptivework.AsI havesaid,theApostlesretained

thesubstanceofthepreceptin theOldLaw.Theychangedthe specificationofthedaytoSunday,andthatforexcellentreasons.

NOHOPEWITHOUTCHRIST

"N.W.,"Busselton,writes:

"LetmesaythatIlistennearlyeverySundayeveningto yoursession,andamvery keenlyinterestedinlearning thetruthaboutthingswhich manypeopleoutsidetheChurch knownothing.ThisIknow, thattheteachingofOurDivineSaviour,whetheritbeCatholicorotherwise,isallthat cansavethesufferingpeople to-day."

A.:Iamglad,"NM.,"that youareinterestedinoursession; Iamequallygladthatyouknow thatonlytheteachingofOur DivineSaviourcansavethepeopleoftheworld.Afterall,He istheCreatorandLordofusall, andifwerefusetoobeyHis teaching,theconsequenceswill followinevitably,andtheywill notbepleasant.Individuallife, familylife,andnationallifewill necessarilygowrong,unlesswe followthelawsoftheAuthorof life.

WORKOFTHERELIGIOUS ORDERS

"N.W.'s"firstquestionis: "HastheCatholicChurchan OrderofPriests,whoarenot ParishPriests?Ifshehas, whatistheirwork?"

A.:IntheCatholicChurch,diocesanpriestsareforthemost partinchargeoftheparishesin eachdiocese.BesidestheDiocesanPriests,therearemanyreligiousOrders,v,g.,theFrancis-

canOrder,theDominicanOrder,theBenedictineOrder,theRedemptorists,theJesuits,thePassionists,theOblateFathers,the Carmelites,theSacredHeart Fathers,andmanyothers.Their workisdirectingforeignmissions,teachingincolleges,givingRetreats,conductingMissions,writing,lecturing,directingseminaries,andotherworksofthe kind.

Thesecondquestionis:

"Whenandwherewasthe earlyChurchfirsttermedCatholic,andbywhom?"

A.:ThewordCatholicisa Greekone,andmeansliterally"throughoutthewhole,"orin oneword,"universal."Thecombination,"TheCatholicChurch," isfoundforthefirsttimeinthe letterofSt.Ignatiustothe Smyrneans,writtenaboutthe year110A.D.

NOAUTHORITATIVEVOICE ONBANKING

Thethirdquestionaskedby "N.W."is:

"IstheChurchto-dayinfavouroftheStatetakingover theBanks?"

A.:Thetakingoverofthe Banksisapoliticalandeconomic, notareligionoramoralquestion.Consequently,theChurch doesnotregarditasherbusiness tospeakauthoritativelyonthe subject.Individualsinthe Church,bothleadersandmembersoftheChurch,are,of course,entitledtotheiropinions onthematter,andmanyofthem havesaidwhattheythink. ShoulditbeprovedthatthenationalisationoftheBanksisa steptototalsocialisation,then thequestionwouldbecomea moralone,andtheChurchwould havequitealottosay.

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HumanityandDomesticTroubles ofMargaretAlacoque

ByE.P.COSTELLO,S.I.

DevotiontotheSacreoHeal1,-devotiontothelovingHeartc: JesusChrist-isthemostimport- antdevotionwehaveinthe Church.Itisnotadevotion foundedbytheChurch.Itisa devotionintimated,foundedby ChristOurLordHimself.And topropagatethisdevotionOur Lordchoseahumblenun,Sister MargaretMaryAlacoque,ofthe Visitation Convent,Paray, France.AgaintheBlessedVirgin'sprophecyisfulfilled:"He hathregardedthehumilityof Hishandmaid Hehathscatteredtheproudintheconceitof theirheart.Hehathputdown themightyfromtheirseat,and hathexaltedthehumble."

Margaretcamefromacombutfortable,middle-classfamily, hersorrowsandtrialsbegan early.Herfatherdiedduring herchildhood.Noneofher brothershadreachedmanhood, andbecausehermotherwasunabletomanageaffairsoffinance, anuncletookchargeoftheestateandappointedhisown motherandhiswifeabsolute mistressesoftheAlacoquehousehold.Theywereindeedabsolute andruledwithanironhand. Margaret'smotherwasbullied, haranguedandtreatedasthough shewereaservant.Bothmother andchildrenenduredthisspitefillpersecutionpatiently.Like allgoodCatholicsinsorrow, theyfoundtheironlyconsolation inGod,toWhomtheyprayed fordeliverance.OurLordalwayshearstheprayersofthose whotrustinHim,andthesehumble,perseveringprayersofthe Alacoquefamilyforcedthegates ofHeaven.Unexpectedlytheir financialpositionbegantoimprove,andwhentheeldestson reachedmanhood,the"absolute mistresses"weretoldtopackup andleave.

Peaceandprosperitywereonce morerestoredtotheAlacoque family.Buttheseyearsof trials,humiliationsandpersecutionhadbroughtMargaretmuch aearertoGod.Inhertrials andsorrowsshewouldfleeto theparishchurchandkneelthere onthefloorforseveralhoursbeforetheBlessedSacrament.She wouldconsoleherselfbylooking attheCrucifiedImageofher Saviour-thenhersufferings seemedsmallcomparedtoHis.

inthiswayOurLorddrewHis beloveddiscipletoHim-by meansofsorrow,trials,humiliationsandprayer.Thefirstgreat trialofMargaret'slifewasover. Shenowenjoyedabriefcalm, butthedarkcloudsweregathering.Oneofthegreatestproblemsofherlife-servicetoGod ormarriage-loomednear.For allofus,andespeciallythose whowishtoserveGodasa priest,brotherornun,thisnext phaseofMargaret'slifeismost consoling.

Margaretwasseventeen-an agewhengirlsusuallybeginto appearmoreinpublic.Shewas intelligent,beautifulandpossessedanaturalcharmandpersonality.Isitanywonderthatshe wasmuchnoticedandsought after?Andwhatismostsurprisingisthatthisyounggirl whohadbeensostronginthe midstofadversity,whomneither contemptnorhumiliationcould daunt,scarcelybeheldtheworld smilinguponherwhenshe/legantoadornherselftopleaseit. Shedelightedinviarties,she shortenedherprayers,sheremainedawayfromconfession, andhersoulgraduallysankfrom theheighttowhichithadbeen elevatedinearlychildhood.Of thisperiodshewroteinher "Memoire":"Ibegantoseethe world,andtodresstopleaseit, andItriedtoamusemyselfas muchasIcould."

ButChristWasWatching Happily,OurLordwatched overthissoulforwhomHehad suchgreatdesigns.InherMemoireshewrote:"Thoudidst makeknowntomethatitwas hardtokickagainstthegoadof Thylove.Mymaliceandinfidelitymademeuseeveryeffort andallmystrengthtoresistits attractionandextinguishwithin meitsmovements.Butinvain! In'themidstofcompanyand amusements,divinelovepierced mewithdartssoinflamedthat theyseemedentirelytoconsume myheart.Thepainstunned me,andyetitdidnotsufficeto detachaheartsoungratefulas mine. Ifeltasifdrawnwith cords,andsoforciblydrawnthat Iwas,atlast,forcedtofollow HimWhowascallingme.Alas!

willwasstrengthened,herheart aflamewithDivinelove.She knewhergoal-toserveChrist asanun-Andshewouldpursue itunswervingly.Butonegreat obstacleremained.Hermother, awidow,wouldbeverylonely withouther-shewouldnever consenttoMargaret'sentryinto aconvent.

TheGreatTrial. Margaretwroteratherpathet- icallyinherMemoire:"Myrelations,andespeciallymydear mother,urgedmeincessantlyto marry.Sheweptasshetold methattherewasnohopeofreleasefromhermiseryexceptin me;thatshewouldfindherconsolationinbeingwithmeassoon asIshouldbesettledinthe world.Ontheotherhand,God's voicepursuedmesoviolently thatIhadnopeace."

Indeedthebattlehadbegun; andasthecontestwasbetween thetwogreatestandhostpowerfullovesonearth-theloveof Godandtheloveofamotheritwastobemostterribleand distressing.PoorMargaret, evermostsensitiveandaffectionate,wastornbetweentwoextremes."0my,God,"shecried out,"Thoualonewestwitnessof thelengthofthefearfulcombat 1sufferedinteriorly.Ishould haveyieldedwithouttheextraordinaryassistanceofThymercy." Ofcourse,thedevilsawhis chanceandworkedovertime. "Thedevil,takingadvantageof myloveformymother,incessantlyrepresentedtomethe tearssheshed.Allthismade mesufferatruemartyrdom.1 hadnorest,Iwasconstantlyin tears;andhavingnooneto whomIcoulddisclosemygrief, Iknewnothowtoact.Atlast, myloveformymotherbeganto gaintheascendancy."

Heseemedjealousofthismiserableheart."Andlatersheadds: "InspiteofallthisIfailednot toplungeagainintovanity,and againIofferedthesameresistance."Strangewordsfora saint!ButOurLordcontinued topursueHisbeloveddisciple., andatlastappearedtoherall disfiguredasHewasafterthe couIging."Thismadeso stronganimpressionuponme," shewrote,"andwoundedmy heartsopainfully,thatIwept bittertears."Thricehadshe beenunfaithful,butlikeSaint Petershe,too,weptbitterly. Henceforwardthissensitive, charminggirlwillrendallties withtheworldandthespiritof theworld-'vanity,enjoyment, comfort,ambition,etc.

TheHardLifeBegins.

WehavejuststudiedthehumansideofMargaret,hernaturallikingforthethingsofthis world,herdeterminedyettemporaryresistancetotheDivine call.ConvertedatlastbyDivinegrace,shechangesherdaily lifeandhabitswithamazing swiftness.Bttterlysorryfor havingdespisedGod'slove,His Divinecall,sheuncoveredher shouldersanddisciplinedthem toblood."Toavengeinsome manneronmyselftheinjury1 haddoneHim,Jboundthismiserable,criminalbodywithknottedcords,whichIdrewsotightlythatIcouldhardlybreatheor eat. Ikeptthemonsolong thattheyateintomyflesh.It wasonlybyforceandatthecost ofcruelsufferingthatIcould getthemoffagain.Itwasthe samewiththelittlechainsthat Iclaspedaroundmyarms. 1 couldnotremovethemwithout tearingoffwiththempiecesof flesh.Isleptonplanks,or strewedmybedwithsharp sticks."Yes,thisisthesame Margaretwhoforatimehad turnedadeafeartoChrist'scall, butherweaknessesarenolongerapparent.Thegentle,lovingcallofChrist,"Come,follow Me,"wasfinallyanswered.Her

Margaretwasinthisstateof hesitancywhenGodcametoher assistance."Oneday,"sherelates,'afterHolyCommunionHe mademerealisethatHeisthe mostbeautiful,therichest,most powerful,mostperfectofall lovers.'0,remember,'saidHe, `ifthoudostdespiseMeIshall abandontheeforever;butifthou artfaithfultoMeIshallNEVER abandonthee.Iwillrenderthee victoriousoverallthineenemies!"Thesewordspiercedher heart,andonleavingtheChurch sheannouncedherresolutionto thefamily.Margaret'stoneas sheutteredherfinalwordsconveyedtohermothertheconvictionthatherchildmeantwhat shesaid;sothegoodwidowyielded.andthoughstrickenwith grief,nolongerinsisteduponher marrying.PoorMargaretwas torturedinheartandconscience athermother'sheartrendingsorrow.Shehadrecoursetoprayer,andGodcametoherassistance.Heconsoledhermother, enlightenedherfamily,andgave themto'understandthatsouls mustfollowwhitherGodcalls. Margarethadbeentriedinthe fireoftribulation,andwasfound notwanting.QuietlyandpeacefullysheenteredtheConventof theVisitationatPanty.Union withGod,peace,happinessat last!

AConsolingLesson Thereisamostimportant, consolinglessontobelearnt fromthisperiodpriortoherentryintotheconvent.Itisthis: Margaretfeltastrongrepugnanceforthereligiouslife.We readofthisrepugnanceinthe livesofsomanysaints;Saint TeresaofLisieux(theLittle Flower)sufferedintenselyat leavinghermostdevotedfather. Somanyobstaclesusuallypresentthemselves-naturalrepugnanceforalifeofroutine,affec(ContinuedonPage7)

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tiunforpar,nts,distrustofself, etc.But,ofcourse,Christwills allthese.Hewantstheyoung boyorgirltotrustinHimand goahead-Hewilldotherest.

FatherDanielLord,S.J.,inhis excellentpamphlet,"TheCallof Christ,"writes:"Thetruthdiscoveredbyallgoodreligiousis thattheonefrighteningthing aboutreligiouslifeisafearof cateringit."Theanticipation isworsethanthereality.With us,aswithSaintMargaretMary, Christwantsustogoaheadand trustinHim.DidHenotsayto SaintMargaret:"Ifthouart faithfultoMeIshallneverleave thee."

SaintMargaretMaryandthe GreatRevelationsoftheSacred Heart.

OurLordbeganHisgreat revelationsmostappropriately ontheFeastofSaintJohnthe Evangelist,December27,1673. Whileshewasprayingbeforethe BlessedSacrament,OurLordappearedtoherandmadeknownto herthemarvelsofHislove,and theinexplicablesecretsofHis SacredHeart.

Margaretwrote:

"TheLordsaidtome,'MyDivine Heartissopassionatelyinlove withmenthatitcannolonger containwithinItselftheflames ofItsardentcharity.Itmust pourthemoutbythymeans, andmanifestItselftomento enrichthemwithItsprecious treasures,whichcontainallthe gracesofwhichtheyhaveneed tobesavedfromperdition."He thenadded:"Ihavechosenthee asabyssofunworthinessandignorancetoaccomplishsogreata design,sothatallmaybedone byMe."

SometimelaterOurLordappearedtoheragain,duringthe ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,andHecomplainedtoher oftheingratitudeofmeninreturnforHislove.

"Thisingratitude,"Hesaid, "woundedMemorethanallelse thatIenduredduringMyPassion.YetallthatIhaveenduredforthemwouldseembut littletoMyLove,ifonlythey wouldmakesomereturntoMe; buttheyshowMenothingsave coldness,andtheyrejectMy love.DothouatleastgiveMe thispleasureofmakingatonementfortheiringratitude."

OurLordthenimposedtwo exercisesofatonementuponher: thefirstthatsheshouldreceive HolyCommuniononthefirst

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'1heLastRevelation-Christ CommandsThatDevotiontothe SacredHeartbeMadePublic. Thelastandperhapsthemost remarkablerevelationoccurred onadaywithintheoctaveof CorpusChristi,1675.Shewas prayingbeforetheBlessedSacramentwhenOurLordappearedto her,andshowingherHisHeart, Hesaid: BeholdthisHeartwhichhas solovedmenthatithasspared nothing,eventoexhaustingand consumingItself,inordertotestifyItslove.Inreturn,Ireceivefromthegreaterpartonly ingratitude,bytheirirreverence andsacrilege,andbythecoldnessandcontempttheyhavefor Meinthissacramentoflove. AndwhatismostpainfultoMe isthattheyareheartsconsecratedtoMe.Itisforthis reasonIasktheethatthefirst FridayaftertheoctaveofCorpus Christibeappropriatedtoaspecialfeast,tohonourMyHeart bycommunicatingonthatday, andmakingreparationforthe indignityIthasreceived.And promisethatMyHeartshall dilatetopouroutabundantly theinfluencesofItsloveonall thatwillrenderItthishonour orprocureitsbeingrendered." AConsolingLesson.

Inthiswaydevotiontothe :::acredHeartwasformallyand explicitlyrevealed,butthedevotionhasitsrealfoundationin theclaysoftheApostles.When St.Johnwrote:"LetusloveGod, sinceGodhasfirstlovedus,"he summedupthespiritofthe(devotion.AndwhenSt.Paul prayedthathisconvertsmight hefoundedincharityandmight know,"thebreadthandlength andheightanddepthofthelove ofChrist,"hepointedtothegoal towhichdevotiontotheSacred Heartshouldleadus.This greatdevotionwasrevealedto SaintGertrudeinthetwelfth centuryasaprivatedevotion. OurLordrevealedittoSaint MargaretMaryasapublicdevotionfortheuniversalChurch.

Now,aftertwohundredand fiftyyears,wecanlookbackat itsgradualbutsteadygrowth. Christdidnotcallthegreatones oftheearthtopropagatethis devotion.Hechoseaninsignificant,powerlessnun.Hereis foodforthought.Christcan alsodogreatthingsthroughus ifwehandourselvesoverentirelytoHimandtrustinHimaftertheexampleofSaintMargaretMary.Amotherand fathershouldseeklightfromthe SacredHeartconcerningthe trainingoftheirchildren. A boyorgirlshouldconstantly approachtheSacredHeart,especiallyinCommunion,withentiretrustinHim;theyshould seeklightasregardstheirchoice ofstateinlife-beitpriest, brotherornun;alsointheir choiceofaprofessionorcareer, andespeciallybeforemarriage. IfdevotiontotheSacredHeart meansnothingtoyou,thenyou areturningadeafeartoChrist's call,youareneglectingagreat meansofsanctification.Itwas devotiontotheSacredHeart whichliftedMargaretMaryAlacoquefromtheprosaicgreyness ofordinaryearthlylifetothe sublimeheightsofsanctityand heroism.

THEPROMISESOFTHE, SACREDHEART.

1.Iwillgivethemthegraces necessaryfortheirstate.

2.Iwillgvepeaceintheir families.

3.Iwillcomforttheminall theirtrialsandafflictions.

4.Iwillbetheirsecurerefuge inlifeandindeath.

5.Iwillbestowabundantblessingsonalltheirundertakings.

6.SinnerswillfindMyHeart anoceanofmercy.

7.Tepidsoulswillbecomefervent.

8.Ferventsoulsshalladvance rapidlytowardsperfection.

9.Iwillblesseverydwellingin whichanimageofMy*art shallbeexposedandhonourt.

10.Iwillgivepriestsapeculiarfacilityinconvertingthe mosthardenedsouls.

11.Thepersonswhospread thisdevotionshallhavetheir nameswritteninMyHeart, nevertobeeffaced.

12.Ipromisethee.intheexcessivemercyofMyHeart,that Itsallpowerfullovewillgrant toallthosewhocommunicateon nineconsecutivefirstFridaysof themonththegraceoffinalrepentance;theyshallnotdiein MydisfavournorwithoutreceivingTHEIRSacraments,forMy DivineHeartshallbetheirsafe refugeinthislastmoment.

HowWeCanBeDevotedtothe SacredHeart.

1.SaytheMorningOffering onrising,andrepeatitduring theday.

2.DothenineFridays-Mass andHolyCommuniononthefirst Fridayofeverymonth-inreparationtotheSacredHeart.

3.Haveyourhomeconsecrated totheSacredHeart.EveryCatholichomeshouldhaveatleast onelargepictureoftheSacred Heart.

4.DotheStationsoftheCross andmeditatethewhileonthe sorrowsoftheSacredHeart.

5..Devotionandgratitudeto theSacredHeartintheBlessed Eucharist.

6.RecitethesorrowfulmysteriesoftheRosary.

WhattheSacredHeartsaidto SaintMargaretMary,Hesays alsotous:"Ifyouarefaithful toMeIwillneverabandonyou."

ChurchDoesNot CondemnSex

Education

Theimpressionofmanythat theChurchcondemnssexeducationisfalse,Rev.HenryV. Settler,C.SS.R.ofHolyRedeemerCollege,Washington,declaredatthethree-dayCanaInstitutewhichwasheldattheCatholicUniversityofAmerica.

ThePopesdidnotcondemnsex education,but"exaggeratedly physiologicalinstruction"devoid ofreligiousandmoraltraining, hedeclared.

Familylifeleadersfrommany partsofthecountrygatheredto participateinthediscussionsof thefirstnationallyplannedCana Institute.Themembersofthe conferencewerewelcomedby Mgr.EdwardB.Jordan,vicerectoroftheUniversity,who pointedouttheseriousneedof aCanamovementinviewofthe factthatoneoutofeverythree marriagesintheUnitedStates endsindivorce.

FamilyConsciousness

Assertingthat"wehavenot beenparticularlycharacterised byfamilyprideorfamilytraditioninthiscountry,"Father Schmiedelerurgedtheleadersof theCanamovementtoorganise asaunitundertheN.C.W.C. FamilyLifeBureautowork jointlyinrenewingfamilyconsciousnessintheUnitedStates.

Actingonthesuggestion,the conferencesdecidedtohavethe directoroftheinstituteappoint acommitteeofprieststodraw upproposalsfolrsuchaunit andtosubmitthemtoBishop PeterW.Bartholome,Coadjutor ofSt.CloudandEpiscopalChairmanoftheFamilyLifeBureau whointurnwouldsubmitthem totheBishopsattheirgeneral meeting.

IndescribingtheCanamovement,FatherDowlingstatedthat itoffersalldiocesesanopportunitytoassistmarriedcouples toadjusttheirproblemsbydiscussingtheirrelationshiptoGod, totheirfellow-menandtoevents whichtakeplaceinnormalcommunitylife.

Dr.Allersdisclosedinhistalk thatquestionnairestocollege studentsrevealedthatmanyof themprofessonlyamaterialistic conceptofmarriageandoflife itself.

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WHICHLOOKSLIKETHETRUEONETO-DAY?

Mrs.F.S.,Coorow,writes:

"Itisthegreatestwishofmy lifetoseeallpeopleworship Godinonereligion.Thething isthateachChurchbelievesin allsinceritythatitisright, andwecaneachsaythatGod's promises,i.e.,'Thegatesofhell shallnotprevailagainstit,' and'Behold,Iamwithyoutill theendoftheworld,'were meantforourChurch.So,it standstoreasonthatunlesswe canputforwardproofsforour claim,theclaimisoflittle value."

A.:Yourwish,Mrs.S.,that allmenshouldworshipGodin onereligionisanexcellentone, andisthewishofOurLord,who foundedoneChurch,andcommandedallmentojoinit. I agree,too,withyouinsaying thatitisnotenoughthatwe shouldthinkthatourChurchis theonefoundedbyOurLord.We musthavegoodreasonsforso thinking.Wemustbeableto showthatOurChurchistheone foundedbyChristOurLord. OurDivineLordobviouslydid notinstituteanumberofsocietiesorchurches,independentof oneanother,teachingdifferent doctrines.IntheGospelswe findthatHefoundedonereligious Society,whichwastobeworld wide,whichwastobeforall time,eventotheendofthe world.WefindthatHeunited dlmembersofHisChurch, Wheneverandwhereverthey shouldlive,byplacingthem underonereligiousauthority, vestedinSt.Peterandhissuccessors."ThouartPeter,"He aid,"anduponthisrockIwill buildMyChurch.Antithegates ofhellshallnotprevailagainst it."

AccordingtoOurLord,St. Peterislikethefoundation stoneofabuilding.Thisfoundationstonegivesthebuilding, whichstandsonit.unityandstability.St.Peter'sauthorityin 'heChurchwillgivetheChurch unityandstabilityinitswork forthesalvationofsouls.Again, Christ'sChurchmustteachpreiselywhatHetaught.Indoingthat,Hepromisedthatit wouldnotmakeamistake,that Hewouldbewithit,andthereforeitwouldbeinfalliblein teachingthedoctrinesoffaith andmoralswhichHetaught. Furthermore,HemadememberGhip HisChurchobligatory. HesentHisApostlestoteach theGospeltoeverycreature,and "Hethatisbaptisedandbelieves willbesaved.Hethatwillnot believe,willbecondemned."

Suchareafewofthethings welearnofChrist'sChurchin theNewTestament.Whichone ofthechurchesintheworldtodaylookslikeit?Whichone cantraceitssuccessionofBishopsbacktotheApostles?Which oneclaimstoteach,withinfallibility,thetruthswhichChrist taught?Whichoneteachesexactlythesamedoctrines,hasthe sameworship,givesthesameauthoritativemeaningtotheTen Commandments always and everywhere?TheCatholicChurch cantraceherhistoryrightback totheApostles.Sheclaimsto beinfallibleinteachingthetrue meaningofChrist'sdoctrines. Sheclaimsthatallmen,who knowherclaims,areboundtobelongtoher. Sheclaimstobe, andis,oneinherteachingall overtheworld. Youwillnot findheruncertainofthereal meaningofrevealedtruths.You willnotfindherteachinginone placethatChristisGod,andin anotherthatHeisnot.You willnotfindherteachinginone placethatHeisreallyandtruly presentintheBlessedEucharist,andinanotherthatHeis not;youwillnotfindherteachinginoneplacethattheMassis thesameSacrificeasthatofthe Cross,andinanotherthatitis notaSacrifice;youwillnotfind herteachinginoneplacethatdi-

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somethingthesameinEnglish, whenwesay,"Ididnotseea soulthere." Wemean"Idid notseealivingpersonthere." Andso,whentheScripturesays "thesoulthatsirmeth,thesame shalldie,"itmeans,"theman thatsinneth,heshalldie."

vorceisallowedbyGod,andin anotherthatitisnotallowed; youwillnotfindherteachingin oneplacethatbirth-preventonis amoralabomination,andinanotherplacethatisisallowable aspartofmodernprogress.In these,andinallmattersoffaith andmorals,theCatholicChurch iscertain,isconstant,teaches fearlessly,andinfallibly,the sametrutheverywhereandalways. She,liketheChurchfounded byChristintheGospel,hasone visibleheadonearth,thePope, whosesuccessionfromSt.Peter isamatterofhistory.HegovernsthewholeChurch,andacceptanceofhisauthorityunites Catholicsthewideworldover. Becauseofhim,Christpromised thatthegatesofhellwouldnot prevailagainsttheChurch.The PopeclaimstobeinfalliblyprotectedbyGodfromerrorinthe dischargeofhisdutyasheadof theChurch,whenheteachesthe wholeChurchmattersoffaith andmorals,asrevealedby Christ.

Ihavegivenyou,Mrs.F.S., someoftheessentialmarks which,byDivineinstitution, mustbeintheChurchfounded byChrist.Ihavethenshown youthattheCatholicChurchhas theseessentialmarks.ItfollowsthenthatsheistheChurch foundedbyChrist.Thereis onlyonewayinwhichthegreatestwishofyourlifecancome true,andthatisformentoput asideprejudiceandignorance, andlookforthetruth,astaught byOurDivineLord,withthedeterminationtofollowtheconsequencesofwhattheywilllearn.

CHRISTSINLESSBECAUSE DIVINE

F.S.,Coorow,nowaskssome question.,aboutScripturetexts.

"InRomans,8,3,weread: 'God,sendingHisownSonin thelikenessofsinfulfleshand ofsin,'andinHebrews,3,17: 'WhereforeitbehovesHimin allthingstobemadelikehis brethren,thatHemightbecomeafaithfulHighPriest beforeGod.'If,asyouclaim, HisMotherisImmaculate, wheredidHegetHislikeness ofsin?"

A.:St.Paul,inthesetexts, doesnotmeanthatOurLord wassinful.HeisalwaysrepresentedintheNewTestament assinless,buttakingawaythe sinsoftheworld.St.Paul meansthatOurLordtookthe natureofsinfulman,andHesufferedinHishumannature,many oftheeffectsofsin.Hesufferedhunger,disappointment,wear mess,tortureanddeath.

Youask: "IfHisMotherwassinless, wheredidHegetHislikeness ofsin?"

A.:Obviously,OurLord'ssinlessnesscomesfromtheunionof HishumannaturewiththeGodhead.OurLordisadivineper son,andbecauseHeisadivine personHehastheinfiniteholinessofGodandcannotsin.From HisMother,HegotHishuman nature,anaturewhichwasperfectlyhuman,whichwassinless becauseunitedwiththedivinity, withadivinePerson.Whether HisMotherwasimmaculateor notwouldhavenothingtodo withthesinlessnessofHishuman nature.

TWOKINDSOFDEATH

"Youteachthatthesoulis immortal.Ifthisisso.please explainthesetexts:'Thesoul thatsinneth,itshalldie.''The wagesofsinisdeath.'He thatshallovercome,shallnot behurtbytheseconddeath."

A.:IntheHebrew,theword for"soul"isoftenusedforalivingbeing,foraman.Wehave

Wemustalsodistinguishtwo kindsofdeath:(a)Natural death,theseparationofsouland body;(b)Spiritualdeath,in whichthesoullosesthathigher life,divinelife,conferredonitby supernaturalgrace,whichmakes uslikeGod,andcapableofseeingGodfacetofacewhenwe departfromthislife.Inneither ofthesedeathsdoesthesoul ceasetoexist.WhenSt.Paul saysthatthewagesofsinis death,hereferstotwothings. Firstly,byoriginalsin,natural deathcameintothisworld,for, hadourfirstparentsremained faithfultoGod,weshouldnot havedied.Secondly,St.Paul wishestoteachthattheman whocommitsmortalsinlosesthe supernaturallifeofgrace.

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Thursday,May22:

Expecttofinishunloadingby to-morrownight.To-dayAs'hleyVernonJ-askedmewhat ournextmovementswere.He seemstothinkthatbecauseIam attachedtothesaloonIgetall thelatestnews.(ActuallyIdo getplenty,butconsideritbest, asitreallyissemi-confidential, tokeepquietaboutmostofit,) ItoldhimIthoughtwemight loadhereforJapanorChina,and thenprobablyproceedtoCanada, theStates,orSouthAmerica,and thenmostlikelygototheU.K., orsomepartontheContinent viathePanamaCanaloraround CapeHorn.Helookedquiterelaxedashethoughtfullysaid: "It'sgoodtohavesomething definiteatlast.Thishashad meworrieduntilnow!"LuckilyIwasabletoputaboutsix yardsbetweenusbeforeIexploded.

Up-townto-nightwiththat otherfamousexplorer,Paddy D-.EndedupattheBodegaabout2300.Duringthe eveningIspoketomanypeople whowereinAlexandriaduring themanyairraids.Theyhad certainlyseensomegrimdays. Aroundthedockareas,particularly,thereismuchterrificevidenceoftheaccuracyofGerman andItalianbombers.

Friday,May23:

To-nightIwalkedaroundto No.14dockgatetopayavisit tothelittleA.M.ChurchofSt. Francis.TheBosunhadtold meaboutit.Outsidethegate Iranintoaheapoftrouble,and soonIrealisedwhatafoolwas tobewalkingaloneinthenotoriousnativequarter. Iwasaccostedandpesteredbyfiveor sixwildlookingyouthscarrying sticks.Theywereaskingfor moneyanddoingtheirbestto provokemeintostrikingoneof them.Ariot,probablyattractingacrowd,wouldinevitably haveensuedifIhaddoneso. Fortunatelysometenminutes lateracoupleofpolicemenarrivedanddrovetheyounggangstersaway.Ithinktheyouths wereprobablyworkinghandin handwithsomenearbytaxiand gharrydrivers,becausethelatterkepttryingtogetmyattention,sothatIwouldhirethem. WhenIgottothechurchIdiscoveredthatithadjustbeen lockedupforthenightandthe oldvergerhadgonehome.This informationwasgiventomeby alittlegirlfromtheCatholic Orphanageacrossthestreet.The institutionisrunbysomeFrench nuns.Onewasstandingoutside.

"BonSoir,Sister,"Isaid, recklesslyusingupabout50per cent.ofmyFrenchvocabulary. (Ofcourse,Istillremembereda fewotherphrasessuchas"Charlesestderrierelatable"and"la verreestsurlatable,"from schooldays,buttheiruseinconversationthesedaysseemsrestricted.)ThegoodSistergave meapleaasntsmileandmade someobservationinFrench.This seemedratherthoughtlesstome, untilIrealisedthatsheknewno English.Wesmiledateach otheragainandthenmutually agreedtocallitaday.

CalledattheMissiononmy returnjourney.Whilewaiting forsomeoftheboystofinisha gameofbilliards,Iglanced throughthe"EgyptianGazette," datedyesterday.Wasgrimly interestedtoreadinitanindignantletterheaded,"PortPests,' fromanAmericanmerchantseaman.Portionofitread:

"InAlexandriaitappearsto bepracticallyimpossiblefora merchantseamantogoashore andmindhisownbusinesswithoutbeingsetuponbycrooked taxidrivers,touts,andavariety ofconfidencemen.Moreoften thannot,hehastoliterallyfight

hiswayoutoftheclutchesof theseoperators." Hewentontorelatearaw dealhehadreceivedfromthe above,andinconclusionasked:

"Why-aresuchcharactersallewedbythepolicetocongregateinthePortareaandprey onseamen,andwhyaretaxi driversofthetypementioned aboveallowedtocarryonsuch racketsinthedockareaandfrom thegatesoutsidethe(locks?"

Imentionedmyearlyevening experiencetotheboys,They saidIwasluckytohavegotout ofit."I'msickof "declaredLofty."It'sthemost crookedportIhaveeverbeen in."ErnieP-loyallyagreed.

"Why,someofthe-bananas Iboughtto-dayweremorecrookedthananyIhaveseenbefore!" Isfurtherevidenceneeded?

theway,andafterBritainItaly isEgypt'sbestbuyer.

Sunday,May25: Theshipwasmovedto-dayto theotherendofthecoaljetty. Itistopreparetoreceiveacargo ofsalt(WhiteCargo,eh?)for Japan.Allthroughouttheday abiggangofworkershavebeen washingandcleaningtheholds. Whitewashhasbeenthrown aboutwithgayabandon,butthe

"Meddy"butafew:,rardsfront theship.Thewaterwas nonetooclean,butwascool, andweallfeltbetterfora changeofexercise.Onlyafew oftheEnglishboyscouldswim. Mostofthemliveinlandanddo notgetmuchopportunityto learn.

Tuesday,May27: HavingboughtRosarybeads forasurprisepresentforboth JohnnyandTorg,Ihurriedto St.Catherine'sto-nightforBeneuictionandtohavethebeads blessed. Inoticedthatmany ofthewomeninthecongregationhadnohaircovering,and asatSt.Mary'sCathedralduringHighMass,thereappeared tobetwoschoolsofthoughtin regardtowhentostandorsit. AsermoninItalianwasinprogressandtheratherexcitable littleFatherdeliveringitdid everythingexceptgainaltitude. Thecongregaitionwasalarge one.CertainlythecrowdsattendingeveningDevotionsin

EastboundforJapan

cleaninglooksto-nighttobea veryroughpreparation.Jsupposetheauthoritieshavethis lineofreasoning.Thesaltis wilyforJapan-andafterallshe didlosethewar!(SometimesI grimlyspeculatewhoreallywon WorldWarII.)Incidentally thehugemoundsofsaltweare tolo-adaredumpedalongside heapsofcoalandfromadistanceitishardtodistinguishone fromtheother. Isupposeonly in"Alex."wouldyoufindcoal andcommonsaltdumpedside byside.

To-nightIhurriedtoSt.Catherine's,expectingtobeingood timeforBenedictionat8.30(this wasthehourstatedinto-day's paper). Igotthereat2000,and foundanoldItalianlockingthe gates.Itappearsthat1only havetoarriveoutsideachurch inAlexandriaandsomeonedashes nutimmediatelytolockitup!

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StatueofDeLesseps,PortSaid, SuezCanal.

Saturday,May24: To-nightcalledat,St.Catherine'sCathedral,situatedinthe littleRueSt.Catherine,some fewyardsfromtheBourse,at thetopendofMohammedAli Square.EveningDevotionshad justconcluded,andalargecrowd wasleavingthechurch.Inside thechurchtheeffectwasquite bizarre.Somuchso,thatIcame outsoonaftertolookatsome noticesintheporchandmake certainthatIwasnotinsome sortofGreekOrthodoxchurch.

Themanyhighlyornatesidealtars,thestatuary,theHigh Altar,withitsweirdandwonderfullighting(hadeverything exceptNeon!),andmanyother featureshadmealternately puzzledandamazed.Thelights weresoonextinguished,andafter IhadascertainedMasstimesfor to-morrow(Masseveryhour from0600-1200,withasermonin Englishatthe1100Mass),Ileft forup-town.Ieventuallyendedupatasmallcinema,where anItalianfilm,"TornaaSorrento,'wasbeingscreened.It wasanexcellentmusicalfilm, withsomeglorioussingingby thehero,atenor,namedGino Becchi.WhenGinostarted warblingtheliltingnumbersof Dixioonewasalmostprepared tooverlookthefactthathewas wearingstays.Theaudience wasalmost100percent.Italian, anddidtheyenjoythemusic?

EverytimeGinoopenedupabove 80oftheaudiencegavehim vocalsupport.Theother80 stampedtheirfeet-alsotoshow theirappreciation.Thefilm hadFrenchandEgyptiancaptions(ThepooroldEnglishdon't getalookinat"Alex."these days!);butIdidnothavemuch difficultyinfollowingthecomedy.MyfirstItalianfilm-and amemorableone.Thereare manyItaliansinAlexandria,by

Thepaperhadmadeatypographicalerrorwithits8.30.It shouldhaveread1830. Was verydisappointedaboutthematter.Wentforalongwalk throughpartsofthehugecity notpreviouslyexplored,includingtheAvenueFarouk,amagnificentdrivearoundthewaterfront,wheremanyhandsome buildingsfacetheMediterrancan,andtheattractiveshopsof theRueTewfikPasha.Itwas interestingtostandatastreet cornerandobservethecosmopolitancrowdastheyjostledby.I believeoverone-sixthofthe populationiscomposedofforeigners,byfarthegreaterpart isconnectedwithshipping,trade, orthedevelopmentoftheNile Deltanearby.OftheEuropean representatives,theGreeks(their influenceismostnoticeableeverysecondshopisarestaurant!),ItaliansandFrenchpredominate.TheArabsheadthe others.ifIweregiventolongrangeprophesying,Iwouldsay thatEgypt,andtheworldfor thatmatter,shouldkeepawary eyeontheArabs.Forfartoo longwehavehadLongfellow's complacentattitudeaboutthe Arabsfoldinguptheirtentsand quietlystealingaway.From thelittleIhaveseenofthemin India,Aden,PortSaid,andAlexandria,thiswouldbethelast thingtheywoulddothesedays. Theyaremodern,business-like, domineering,andonecansee suchevidenceofArabrenaissanceinthefewplacesIhave mentioned.Islamto-dayhas takenonanewvigour,andit mustberememberedthatthe Pan-Arabmovementis,inadditiontobeingpoliticalandeconomic,adeeplyreligiousmovementaswell.Mentionofthe ArabsrecallsaB.B.C.discussion Iheardrecently.Thespeaker wasquotingsomeEnglishman(I missedhisname),whoknew Arabiawell,andwhooncesaid: "Intwentyyears'time,allthe Arabswillbecomingoutoftown intheirRollsRoycestowatch FreyaS'tarylivinginsomet:"t outinthedesert."

Monday,May26: CommencedLoaEnz.salttoday.Thisistobetakento Kobe,Japan,some7,920m;les away.Duringtheafternoon manyofushadaswiminthe

Alex.areremarkable.TheCathedraliscontrolledbyaFranciscanCommunity,andtheir Monasteryadjoinsthebuilding. AfterBenedictionIstrolled aroundthebackoftheHigh AltarandenquiredforanEnglish-speakingpadre. Iwasdirectedtoalaybrother,ashort, volatileMaltese,inhisearlyfifties;byname,BrotherJoseph. Wehadalongyarn,andinfair Englishhemoreorlessgaveme hislifestory.Oddlyenough, hehadbeenasailorfortwenty years,hadsailedthesevenseas. Hetoldmethathehadoften visitedAustralia,andhementionedSydney,Wooloomooloo, PortPirie,MelbourneandFremantle.Wehadajokeabout Wooloomooloo,andIsaiditwas usuallyregardedasaratherlivelylocalitythesedays."Itell you,mate,"hesaid(Itwasdelightfulbeingaddressedasmate byaFranciscanmonk!),"Ithink Wooloomoolooatnightisamuch saferplacetoroamaroundthan Alexandriaisevenindaylight." Ithoughthehadsomething there. OnleavingtheseaBrother boughtasmallgrocerybusiness inValetta,Malta,andwasthere withhismotheruntil1941.In thisyearhismotherwaskilledin anairraid,alsohisbestfriend, andaweeklaterhissmallshop

wasdemolishedinafierceraid. Heprayedearnestlyandlongto OurLadytoseewhatheshould donext,andheassertedherreplywastojointheFranciscans. "SohereIam,mate,"hesmiled. Athisrequestweenteredasmall chapelattherearoftheCathedral,wherehewasmostanxious toshowmeSt.Catherineherself.Inaglasscaseundera smallaltarwastheembalmed figureofabeautifulyoungwoman.ItwasinLisemi-recumbentposition,andwascertainly amazinglylife-like.Aroundthe caseafewwomenwerepraying, or,perhaps,keepingvigil.Brotherspokesoquickly(hegave metheSaintslifestoryinapproximately30seconds!),andin ahushedvoise,sothatIhad muchdifficultyinunderstanding him.Igatheredfromhisremarksthatthebodyinthecase wasSt.Catherine's,butImust verifythislater.Whentheopportunityarises,Iwillconsult theCatholicEncyclopedia.Of coursewehavenotasetaboard. TheonlyholybookIhaveseen (besidesmyMissal)is"TheKillingofaVocation,"byanexnun.Whenhehadhandedthe beadstooneofthemanyFathers inourimmediatevicinity,and theyhadbeenblessed,heescortedmetothedoor.Acordialinvitationtocallandseehim againwhenpossible,awarm, firmhandshake,andweparted.

Anotefromto-day'spaper:

"Smokingisforbiddeninall closedcinemasinCairoasfrom yesterday.Spectatorswillalso notbeallowedtocarryanyparcelsintoanycinema.Thesenew instructionswereissuedbythe CairoGovernorateyesterdayas aprecautionagainsttheoccurrenceofbomboutragesintheatres."Thereasonforthese regulationswasaseriousbomb explosioninaCairotheatrea fewnightsago.Thetheatre wasalmostwreckedandmany werekilled.

AlthoughIamvarytiredtonightIamnotanxioustoturn in.Thenightisanexceedingly warmone.Infactithasbeen veryhotsincewearrivedhere. IbelieveitisonlystillSpring, sowonderwhatthesummerwill helike.Glancingthrougha paperIboughtafewdaysago Inoticedthatthefollowinginlandtemperaturesprevailedon May19:Cairo,99;Luxor,115; Asswan,115.Perhapsthelittle schoolgirlwhooncestatedinan essay,"TheEgyptiansworshippedIces,"waswellawarethat thecountrywasahotone!

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ChristianBrothers' Inter-SchoolSports

OnWednesday,22nd.ult.,the eleventhannualathleticcontest betweenC.B.C., Fremantle, C.B.H.S.,Highgate,C.B.C.,Leederville,andSt.Patrick'sC.B.S. washeldatPerthOval.Weather conditionswereexcellent,and spectatorspresentsawsixrecordsbroken,twoequalled.

TheArchbishop'sTrophyfor thehighestaggregatewascarriedoffforthesecondyearin successionbyC.B.C.,Fremantle. Competitorsfromthisschool wereresponsibleforthecreditableperformanceofwinningthe newIntermediateCupandthe JuniorCup,breakingfourrecords,equallingone,andsetting oneinauguralrecordintheprocess.

C.B.C.,Leederville,captured theSeniorCup,itssuccessinthis divisionbeingclueinnosmall measuretotheperformanceof 1'.Williams,whooutclassedhis opponentsinallofhisevents. Twooftheinauguralrecordsin theOpendivisionweresetalso bycompetitorsfromthisschool.

TheMileTrophywaswonbyF. Connell,ofHighgate,afteran excitingtusslewithM.Foster, ofSt.Patrick's.

IntheOldBoys'Race,the Aquinasstar,W.DeGruchy,runningforSt.Patrick's,gavea splendidexhibitioninnarrowly defeatingR.Green,ofHighgate inarecordtimeof10.3sec.

RESULTS.

Open:

100Yards:J.Berkery(F.),1;

B.Keane(F.),2;C.Johnson (H.),3.Time,10.6sec.(record).

220Yards:J.Berkery(F.),1; B.Keane(F,),2;B.Williams (L.),3. Time,24sec.

100YardsHurdles:B.Williams (L.),1;J.Chilvers(L.),2;C. Johnson(H.),3.Time,13.4sec. HighJump:K.Clarke(L.),1; C.Johnson(H.),2;J.Foley(F.), 3. Height,5ft.61in.

BroadJump:C.Johnson(H.), 1;B.Williams(L.),2;K.Corbitt (F.),3.Distance.19ft.9lin. Mile:F.Connell(H.),1;M. Foster(P.),2;G.Lambe(P.),3. Time,5min.

Under16:

100Yards:P.Williams(L,),1; T.Wiltshire(F.),2;L.Candido (L.),3. Time,11.2sec.

220Yards:P.Williams(L.),1; T.Witlshire(F.),2;L.Candido (L.),3. Time,25.2sec.

440Yards:P.Williams(L.),1; P.Kerrigan(H.),2;M.McDonald(H.),3.Time,58.3sec.

HighJump:P.Williams(L.), 1;J.Forkin(H.),2;B.Foley (H.),3.Height,5ft.Olin.

440YardsRelay:Fremantle, 1,Leederville,2;Highgate,3. Time,51.5sec.

Under15: 100Yards:W.Tweedie(P.), 1;P.Daly(F),2;J.Nicholson (H.),3.Time,12sec.

220Yards:P.Daly(F.),1;J. Nicholson(H.),2;J.McMulla:i (F.),3.Time,26.6sec.

90YardsHurdles:J.McMullan (F.),1;A.Limana(L.),2;T.. Smith(H.),3. Time,14.1F,e. (Record).

BroadJump:P.Daly(F.),1; L.Smith(H.),2;J.NichulPan (H.),3.Distance,16ft.71ir.

440YardsRelay;Fremantle, 1:St.Patrick's,2;Highgate3. Time,51.8sec.

Under14:

100Yards:M.Aubrey(F.),1; R.Smith(L 2;K.0!trier (F.),3.Time,12see.

220Yards:M.Aubrey(F.),1; RSmith(L.),2;K.O'Brien (F.),3. Time,28.3sec.

HighJump:K.Collins(H.),1; B.White(F.),2;W.Mose(P.) andP.Grogan(P.),3.Height, 4ft.gin.

440YardsRelay:Fremantle, 1;'St.Patrick's2;Leederville3; Highgate4. Time,55.9sec.

Under13:

100Yards:B.Ianello(F.),1; F.Leahy(P.),2;F.Pimm(P.), 3. Time,12.8sec.

220Yards:T.Bucat(F.),1;L. Byrne(H.),2;B.Ianello(F), 3. Time,29.8sec.

BroadJump:B.Ianello(F), 1;L.Byrne(H.),2;D.Sutcliffe (L.),3. Distance,15ft.3lin. (Record).

300YardsRelay:St.Patrick's, 1;Fremantle,2;Leederville,1; Highgate,4.Time,40.9sec.

Under12:

100Yards:S.Brindley(F.) andR.Saunders(H.),1;P.Gee (L.),3.Time,13.2sec.

220Yards:H.Hawkins(F.),1; J.Taylor(L.),2;R.Saunders (H.),3. Time,30.9sec.

HighJump:S.Brindley(F,), 1;R.Saunders(H.)andD.Linton(L.),2.Height,4ft.Slin. (record).

200YardsRelay:Leederville 1;Highgate,2;Fremantle,3; St.Patrick's.4.Time,28.3sec.

Under11: 75Yards:G.Sutherland(L.), 1;F.Vlatko(L.),2;B.Laurence(F.),3.Time,l0sec.(aen. record).

100Yards:F.Vlatko(L.),1; B.Laurence(F.),2;B.Minou-

ghan(F.),3. Time,13.2sec. (Record).

200YardsRelay:Leederville, 1;St.Patrick's,2;Highga'..e,3. Time,28.7sec.(Record).

Under10:

50Yards:G.Callaghan(F.), 1;D.Frazer(L),2;S.Machin (P.),3. Time,7.2sec.(aeq.record).

100Yards:D.Frazier(L.),1; G.Callaghan(F,),2;S.Machin (P.),3.Time,13.8sec.

200YardsRelay:Fremantle, 1;Leederville,2;Highgate,3; St.Patrick's,4.Time,29.7Lec.

OldBoys'100Yards: W.DeGruchy(P.),1;R.Green (H.),2;R.Jeffreys(H.),3; Foley(F,),4. Time,10.3sec. (Record).

AggregatePoints.

Fremantle,2331;Leederville, 184;Highgate,132;St.Patre!:s, 681. SeniorCup.

Leederville,80;Fremantle,61; Highgate,48.

IntermediateCup

Fremantle,78iHighgate,361; St.Patrick's,28;Leederville,241. JuniorCup.

Fremantle,941;Leederville, 791;Highgate,471;St.Patrick's, 401,.

"PersecutionHereinTwoYears"

"Intwoyears'timeweshall seeapersecutionoftheChurch inthiscountry." Thisconsideredopinionofa notedpriestwhohasworkedin Britainandabroadwasquoted byArchbishopCampbellwhenhe addressedaC.Y.M.S.rallyof morethan2,000menrecentlyin St.Andrew'sHall,Glasgow.

"Wewerediscussingthepresentstateofaffairs,"saidthe Archbishop,"whenhetoldmeof hisconviction. "'Father,'Iasked,'doyou reallybelievethat?'

"Hisreplywas:'YourGrace, Iamconvincedofit.'"

"Furthermore,"theArchbishop wenton,"hesaidthatwhenthat perescutioncameitwouldnot beaftertheagreedfashionof Stalin.Itwouldbemuchmore subtle.

"Itwouldbemuchmorecunning,anditwouldbemoredeterminedinitsaimandobject-the exterminationofChristianity.

"Well,gentlemen,"saidHis Grace,"Iputittoyou.Ifthat persecutioncomesintwoyears, towhominthisArchdiocesecan welookexceptyou-themembersoftheC.Y.M.S.?

Rita

Theothernight,11-year-old RitaBamford,wholivesinNorth Hollywood,dreamedthatshewas singinginthefamousHollywood BowlwiththeRomanSingers nowtouringtheUnitedStates underMgr.Refice. HowRitagotaplaceinthis all-malechoirthedreamdidnot explain,butsheknowsshe "soundedwonderful."

Nextmorningsheheardthe choirbroadcasting-anddecided shemusttelltheHolyFather aboutit.

Soshepickedupthetelephone receiverandaskedforlong-distancepeopletocallup"Pope PiusXII.inVaticanCity." Hermotherwasoutatthe time.

Twohourslaterthelong-distanceoperatortoldhertogo ahead:theVaticanwasonthe line. HisHolinessWasOut.

"I'dliketospeakwiththe HolyFather,"saidRita. Thevoiceattheotherendsaid HisHolinesswasout-theHoly

SofteningUp.

"Makenomistakeaboutit,you areinthefrontrankofthe fightforthecauseofChristrn thisArchdiocese.Thatisyour placeAndthatplaceinvllves citifiesandresponsibilities.Nobodycantellwhattheinnnecra'e futurehasinstoreforus."

Recallingameetingheheld ofhisseniorpriests,theArchbishopsaid:

"ItoldthemthatIamconvincedthatthereisasoftening upprocessgoingoninour midst.Theyaresofteningus upandthatisthebeginningof theend.

"Ifweallowourselvestobe softenedup,well,weareifor trouble.

"Ithereforeputittoyou, Brothers,thatthefutureofthe ChurchnotonlyinthisArchdiocesebutinthewholekingdom mayhefraughtwithtremendous trialsandcrosses.

"Godaloneknowswhow11Le heretolead.

"ButthismuchwedoknowthepeopleuponwhomHewill calltocometohisaidanddefencewillbeyou.Therefore, beprepared."

'PhonesVatican

FatherisatCastelGandolfoandwouldsheliketospeakto someoneelse. Ritasaidshewouldspeakto anyone.

AlongcameMgr.WalterCarroll,anAmericanpriestinthe PapalSecretariatofState.Rita said:"Ijustwonderedifyou'd tellthePopethatIheardthe RomanSingersontheradio,and Ithinktheyarewonderful."

Mgr.Carrollassuredherthat hewouldconveyhermessageto theHolyFather.

ThentheBill WhenRita'smothercamehome fromshoppingandherdaughter toldherwhatshe'dbeendoing, Mrs.Bamfordrushedtothe 'phone.

Anxiouslysheinquired,'How muchwasthatlong-distance call?"

"Thirty-fivedollars,sixty cents,"saidtheoperator.Nearly £9. However,Ritawasforgiven, andmoreoverhermother.promisedtotakehertoseeaswell asheartheRomanSingers.

*Aroundthe'World`(fhltwomiling

"Churchin'Japan FreerthanEver"

"TheChurchinourcountry nowenjoysgreaterfreedomthan everbefore,"statetheJapanese Bishopsintheirfirstpastoral lettersincethewar.Butthey pointoutthatthenewera,while destroyingmanyevils,hasalso broughtnewdangers.

''Themajorityofourpeople havenofoundationonwhichto buildtheiroutlookonlife,no standardofvalues.

"Forashortwhileafanatical nationalismtooktheplaceof faithandreligioninthehearts ofmany.Thedefeatofournationhasshownhowlittletrust canheplacedinearthlyidols.

ArchbishopMannix AgainstNationalisationofMedicine

"CARITASCHRISTI"CITED ASEXAMPLE

"IregretthattheFederalGovernmenthasembarkedonthe proposaltogivefreemedicine.

Muchofthemoneycouldbe spenttogreateradvantageifit weregivento'CaritasChristi' andsimilarinstitutions." -ArchbishopMannixattheannualfeteat"CaritasChristi," Kew,onSaturday.

HisGracesaidtheSistersof Charityhadtofindover£12,000 ayearformaintenance.The StateGovernmentmadeacontribution,butthegreatestbenefactorsweretheMayorofCollingwoodandhishelpers.

"Thedemandswouldseemto justifygreaterGovernmentgenerosity,"hecontinued.

Thenumberofapplicantsfor admissionwasalmostappalling. Allwerewelcomesofarasaccomodationwasavailable.

Aperson'screedwasnotquestioned:allwhoenteredthehospicewereregardedaschildrenof Godandreceivedthecareand attentionoftheSistersandlay nurse,.

MarxistEditor

ReturnstoChurch

SenoraReginaGarcia,for20 yearsaSpanishSocialistleader andformereditoroftheMadrid eveningnewspaper,"LaVoz," describesinarecentlypublished autobiography."IWasaMarxist,"herreturntotheCatholic, Church,saysthe"Universe."

ThebookhascausedasensationinSpain.SenoraGarcia explainsthatshehadintended towithholdoffrompublication butchangedhermindlastyear asaresultoftheforeigncampaignagainsthercountry. Herhusband,shesays,leda CommunistgroupwhichmurderedRight-wingsupporters.

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"Butthedestructionofgrievousmisconceptionshaslefta void.Falseprophetsarearising,misleadingslogansarebeing coined,andthedangeristhat ourgoodpeoplewillbemislead again.

MoralDecline.

"Thefaithfularenotlikelyto heensnaredbythecrudedoctrineofCommunismitself,but theymaynotalwaysbeableto disiernthesamepoisoninmaterialismandscientificpesitivismwhichindirectlypreparethe V,1Vforit.

"Fromintellectualerrorsfol. lowmoralmisconceptionsand thed,r!:.einmeralityNtruly oneofthesaddestspectaclesin present-dayJapan.

"Theword'democracy'ison thelipsofman:. ButdemocracywillflowerinJapanonly inthemeasureinwhichwelive uptoitsbasicChristianconcepts."

CallingonCatholicstowork for"therealisationofgenuine socialjustice,"theB'shopsadd: "Ourfirstdutyistoco-operate withtheGovernmenttocrush theruinousblackmarket.

courageousandfar-sightedsocialprinciplesenunciatedbythe Popesarestillwidelyunknown. Therootcauseofourpresent calamityisthelackofcharity."

"RedDean"Likes MarshalTito

PROTESTANT CHURCHWOMAN'S PROTEST

Inprotestagainstthe"whitewash"giventheMarshalTitoregimeinYugoslaviabyDr.Guy EmeryShipler,editorofthe 'Churchman'magazineandseven otherProtestantclergymenon religiouspersecutioncharges, Mrs.NatalieWalesPaine,atrusteeof'the"Churchman"Associates,hassubmittedherresignation.

Inafour-pageletter,Mrs. PainetoldDr.Shiplerthat"you andyourcolleaguesundertookto whitewashTito'sregimeofall chargesofreligiouspersecution."

ShesaidthatasanEpiscopalianandasponsorofthepub. 1ication,shehadbeenshockedto discoverthatthe"Churchman" oflatehasbeenusingitsrepu-

PortPirieChurch Destroyed

CatholicsthroughouttheState willfeeldeepsympathyforthe CatholicsofPortPirieintheloss byfireoftheirparishchurch,St. Mark'sandtheadjoininghall. Theblowisaparticularlycripp- lingoneatthepresenttimewhen itissodifficultandexpensiveto getanybuildingdone.

ThedamagehonetoSt.Mark's isestimatedat£20,000.Only abouthalfthatamountwascoveredbyinsurance.Sofarasis knownthefirewasaccidental. AconsolingfeatureofthetragedyisthattheBlessedSacramentwassavedfromtheflames. Inthatactofrescue,theAdministrator,Rev.P.Coffey,andFiremanB.Threadgoldshowedgreat heroism,riskingtheirlivesin thefiercelyburningsanctuary.

DiedArmin

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ACatholicpriest,togetherwiththreeotherchaplainswho wentdownwiththetransportDorchesterinFebruary,1943 werehonouredattheBronxVeterans'Hospital,NewYork,by thededicationofanewtherapeuticpooltotheirmemory.

NamedtheFourChaplains Meniorial,thenewpoolserves towallthatwhenthetransport wastorpedoedintheNorthAt'antic,thechaplainsofferedtheir life-jacketstosoldiers.When lastseenbysurvivorsofthetragedythefourclergywerestandingarminarmandprayingas theshipwentdown.

TheCatholicchaplainwasFr. JohnP.Washington.Theothers wereRevs.GeorgeL.Foxand ClarkV.Poling,Protestants, andRabbiAlexanderGoode.At thededicationaspecialmessege wasreceivedfromPresidentTruman.

MARSHALTITO

tationasareligiouspublication

"tolaunchrepeatedattacksag- ainsttheCatholicChurch"and as"asomewhatpersonalmedium forextremeleft-wingsupport."

The"Churchman"Associatesis agroupofEpiscopalianswhose namesappearonthemasthead ofthemagazine,whichisanunofficialpublicationoftheEpiscopalianChurch.Mrs.Paineassertedthatthe"Churchman" Associatesareneverconsulted aboutthepoliciesofthemagazinewhichtheysponsor.

Shedeclaredthatafterabrief triptoYugoslavia,Dr.Shipler andacarefullyselectedgroupof guestsofMarshalTitonoware openlydefendingthecharacter andmotivesoftheTitoregime bydenyingthatthereisanyinterferenceofanykindwithfreeoinofworship.

"Forpropagandapurposes," Mrs.Painecontinued,"Tito,like Hitlerpreferstoarrestpriests andmembersofreligiousOrders ontrumped-uppoliticalcharges, wherethedefendantsareheldincommunicandoandwereallthe techniquesoftotalitarianjustice operate,suchasmysteriouslyextractedconfessions,massperjury ofwitnesses,restrictionsandin timidationofdefendinglawyers."

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Dr.HewlettJohnson,Canterbury's"RedDean"andfervent admirerofatheistRussia,who hasbeentouringJugoslaviaas Tito'sguest,wasaskedbypressmeninBelgradewhathethought orArchbishopStepinac'strial.

"SofarasIwasabletoJudge,'' heanswered,"Ithinkthatthe trialofDr.Stepinacwasfair."

Questionedonhisopinionof Tito.hereplied:"1cansaymost wholeheartedlythatMarshalTito isindeedacharmingman, courteousandabornleaderof men."

Nooneseemedtothinkof askingwhere,intheDean'sopinion,Titowasleadinghismen. NordidtheDeanthinkofvolunteeringtheinformation.

Mrs.PainetoldDr.Shipler: "Asachristianministeryou couldhaveusedyourinfluence inJugoslavianbyattemptingto softensuchpracticeswhichcan onlyleadtoWorldWar111,insteadofhelpingtodefendpolicieswhichviolatedalltheprinciplesinwhichyouhaveprofessedtobelieve."

RefugeeBishops

ShepointedoutthatDr.Shopler'spartymadenoattemptto interviewrefugeeBishopsofthe OrthodoxChurch,whowerein theU.S.A.

Mrs.Paine'isformerpresident ofBundlesforBritainandnow ischairmanofCommonCause, Inc.,composedofagroupof prominentpersonsdedicatedto opposingtotalitarianisminall forms.

DeanDenounces Russia

SpeakingattheBattleofBritainservice,theDeanofChichester,theVeryRev.A,S.Duncan. Jonessaid: "Oncemoreourbeloved.countryisconfrontedbyafoestill moreruthlessthantheGermans, althoughnotsopowerful.This foeisendeavouringtodestroyus byplotandpropaganda,byopen attacks,bysecretmachinations antibyslanderandabuse.In everycountryoftheworldthis foeemploysitsagentstoweaken Britain." Askedaftertheservicewhat foehealludedto,thedeansaid: "ImeantRussia.HadIbeenon anyordinarypublicplatformI wouldhavenamedRussia."

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miteAWHILE.

Twobusinessmenweresittingtogetherinacinemawatchingacrookfilm,whenoneturned roundtotheotherandsaid: "Bill,Iforgottoclosethesafe whenwelefttheoffice."

Theotherreplied:"Well,that's allright,isn'tit?We'reboth here."

Theyoungstudentofevolutionbuttonholedagentleman andfiredhispetquery:"Canyou tellmewhichcamefirst-the birdortheegg?"

"Theycametogether,laddie," sighedthedown-and-outactor.

Theladyrushedintothelawyer'sofficeanddidnotstopto takeaseat.

Lady:"Mydivorce-isitgrantedyet?"

Lawyer:"Thelawwillgivea decisioninduecourse."

Lady:"Heavenbepraisedburnalldocumentsrelatingto thecase."

Lawyer:"Areyoureconciled?"

"Never!Butmyhusbandhas beenkilledinamotoraccident andIwanttoclaimheavydamagesasthewidowofaperfect husband."

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"WhydoyouthinkIcangive youatestimonial?"askedtheastonishedPrisonGovernorofthe manwhowasjustbeingdischarged.

"Because,sir,youcansay truthfullythatyou'veknownme forfiveyears,andhavenever seenmeundertheinfluenceof drink."

* "Thisisthefourthmorning you'veoverslept,Susan,"said themistress."Whereisthe clockIgaveyou?"

"Inmyroom,ma'am."

"Don'tyouwinditup?"

"Yes,ma'am,Iwinditup."

"Anddoyousetthealarm?"

"Oh,yes,ma'am!"

"Anddon'tyouhearthealarm inthemorning?"

"No,ma'am.Yousee,the thingalwaysgoesoffwhileI'm asleep."

Acanvasseratanelection askedavoterwhathewasgoing todo. "I'mgoingtovotethesame wayasyoudo,"saidthevoter. "Thanks,"saidthecanvasser. Aftertheresultwasknownhe metthevoteragain,andremarked:

"I'msorryourmanlost."

"Lost?"saidthevoter,"my manwon!" "Ithoughtyoutoldmeyou weregoingtovoteasIdid?" saidthecanvasser. "Quiteso,"repliedthevoter, withachuckle;"youvotedas youliked,andsodidI."

"Isittruethatitcostyou£100 tohaveyourfamilytreelooked up?"

"Well,notexactly. Ipaid£5 tohaveitlookedupand£25 tohaveithushedup."

Amanwenttohisdoctorand requestedtreatmentforhis ankle.

Afteracarefulexamination thedoctorinquired:"Howlong haveyoubeengoingaboutlike this?"

"Twoweeks."

"Why,man,yourankleisbroken.Howyoumanagedtoget aroundatallisamystery.Why didn'tyoucometomebefore?"

"Well,doctor,everytimeIsay anythingiswrongwithme,my wifedeclaresI'llhavetostop smoking."

Apsychologistwasinterviewingabrightyoungmanundergoinghismedicalexamination fortheArmy.

"Now,myboy,"hesaid,"what wouldyoudoifyouwereat homehavingteaandyousuddenlysawabattleshipsteamingup yourbackgarden?"

"Sinkitwithatorpedo," promptlyrepliedtheyouth.

"Butwherewouldyouobtain thetorpedo?"askedthesurprisedpsychologist. "Sameplaceasyougotyour battleshipfrom,sir."

"Doctor,"saidthepatient,"I'm afraidmywifeisgoingcrazy." "Whatseemswrong?"asked thedoctor.

"Shewantstobuyagoat."

"Letherbuyagoat."

"Butshewantstokeepitin thehouse."

"Well,letherkeepitinthe house." "Butagoatsmells."

"Openthewindows."

"What!Andletallmypigeons out!"

Theelderlygentlemanwas walkingpastachemist'sshop when,withoutwarning,ayoung mandashedoutoftheshop,took aflyingleapintotheairwith hislegsastride,andfellina heapinthegutter.

Theoldermanhurriedoverto him.

"Dear,dear!"hesaidsympathetically."Areyouhurt?"

"No,"wasthesharpreply. "ButI'dliketomeetthechap AnAmericanhadaninvitationwhotookmybikeaway." toaprivateshoot.Addressing theoldgamekeeper,hesaid:"I'm oneofthecrackshotsinthe States.To-morrowyouwillbe loadingforme,andforevery birdImissI'llgiveyouashilling,"

Thefollowingeveningthe gamekeepermetafriendand toldhimthestory. "IfI'dhadanotherblankcartridge,"hesaid,"I'dhavemade apound."

Policeman(tomotorist):"Why didn'tyouslowdown?Didn't youseethenotice-'Slowdown here'?"

Motorist:"Yes,butIthought itwasdescribingyourvillage." * * * *

AnattractiveyoungGovernmentworkermadeapracticeof arrivingattheofficeafewminuteslateeveryday.Repeated warningsbyhersupervisorhad noeffect.Finally,inexasperation,heannounced:"MissBrown, Iamtiredoftalkingaboutyour tardiness.Iam,therefore,suspendingyouforonedaywithout pay.Whenwouldyouliketo taketheday?"

"Well,ifit'sallrightwith you,"shereplied,instantly,"I'd liketouseitupbeinglate."

* * * *

"Isay,whendoesthelast trainleavehere?"

"Idon'tbelieveeitherofus willlivetoseeit."

Workwassoslackatthefactorythatsomeofthehands wereunfortunatelybeingstood off,andPaddywasoneofthe unluckyones.

Themorningafterhisdis. chargetheforemanwasamazed toseehim,aslargeaslife, workingathisbench.

"Whatareyoudoinghere, Paddy?"askedtheforeman."I gaveyouthesackyesterday."

"Anddon'tyoudoitagain," repliedPaddy."Ididn'thalf getintoarowwiththewife whenIgothome."

"No,"saidtheclubwit,"1 neversaidhewasconceited.All IsaidwasthatifIcouldbuy himatmypriceandsellhimat hisown,I'dmadeaverygood profit."

*

Thelastguestwasinthe cloak-roomgettinghishatand coaton.Hecouldn'thelpnoticingthewoebegonelookonthe attendant'sface.

"Youseemupset,"remarked theguestkindly. "Iamupsetsir,"answeredthe attendant.

"What'sthetrouble?Haven't thegueststippedyouwellthis evening?"askedtheguest.

"It'snotonlythattheyhaven't tippedme,sir,"repliedtheattendant,sadly,"butsomebody hastakentheshillingthatIput onthetrayforadecoy!"

ByFRANCISGILBERT

Itisamatterofnolittle gratificationthattheMinisterfor Police(Mr.R.McDonald)should havegivensosympathetica hearingtothedeputationfrom thecombinedchurchesonthe subjectofamendingtheContraceptivesActof1939.Thatlegislationwasputthroughbya similarinterdenominationalcommitteeontheinitiativeofCatholics.Truly,itdidnotgofar enough,butitwentasfarasthe Governmentandpublicopinion atthetimewouldpermit,that is,asfaraswaspracticable.It wasacaseofhalfaloafbeing betterthannobread.Andit didatleastimmediatelybring toanendthedisgustingcolumns ofadvertisingwhichappeared, regularlyeveninotherwisereputablenewspapers.

7110610400610631,110111A.W136,01.700131

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Saturday,November8

HillviewMaiden:Joyettel,Tyrol Prince2,Relate3,Port.Theine3. InvernessHandicap:GayPierette1,British-Myth2,VocalGirl 3,Dhotette4.

NurseryHandicay:GayPierette 1,BrightSky2,Solways3,Blue Rapide4.

WoodroydTrial:PrinceAgrion1, Threat2,Beaufine3,DarkFlame

4. FarnleyHandicap:Westralian1, Churinga2,Cherbourg3,Thorium4.

GlenroydHandicap:Sorcery1, PrinceElite2,Cylena3,Gay Digger4.

NanhobWelter:AtomLad1, Shonner2,HappyHero3,Sanetta4.

TROTTING

Breeders'Handicap:LadyConde 1,LordSturt2,RedGeneral3, FavouriteLad4.

CarnarvonHandicap:Wilna's Ribbons1,Ronalto2,GoldenGem 3,BonnieWillow4.

OnslowHandicap:PegMavista 1,SwanPrince2,Superwood PlainJoe4.

PortHedlandHandicap:Purple Bud1,LilyGirl2,BeverleyBoy 3,BaandeeBoy4.

KimberleyHandicap:DarkDavid1,BroadChimes2,PrinceRobert3,RadiantOr4.

BroomeHandicap:Foray1,Beauvista2,Yeldon3,RoyalTitle4.

GasgoyneHandicap:Admiral Park1,Babe'sPride2,VoloSenwood3,Lin'sRelic4.

Intheinterveningyearscame thegreatestcarnageofhistory, andwhenAustralianshoreswere threatenedbyaninhumaninvader,thosewhowilleverlearn anythingrealisedthatourmajor perilwasthesheerlackofmanpower,broughtaboutchiefly throughcontraception.Itwas abitterthoughtthatthenumber ofhersonswhofellheroically inthedefenceofthiscountry wasbutafractionofthenumber ofunbornchildrenwho.butfor birth-prevention,mighthave wardedofformitigatedtheir fate.Thereactiontotheholocaustofwarwasanappetitefor life.TheFederalGovernment laidplansforincreasingthe country'spopulationto20,000.000.

Sadly,theemphasisonrenewingAustralia'slifestocksisby

positionisthatnoexceptionto theuniversalmorallawcanbe entertained.Artificialbirthpreventionisintrinsicallyevil,is implicitlyforbiddenbytheNaturalLaw,andbyRevelation,and cannot,therefore,bejustifiedin anyinstance.

Again,however,itisaquestionofgettingasmuchdonein thefieldofpracticalpoliticsas canreasonablybehopedtobeobserved.Sothat,whereasthe originalContraceptivesActof 1939merelyprohibitedthegeneraladvertisingofsucharticles andtheirhawkingandsalein publicplaces,theamendments nowsuggestedtotheMinisterincludethelimitationofsaleto marriedpeoplewhowouldberequiredtosignforthem,muchas theywouldhavetosignforpoisons.Suchsignaturewould carrytheweightofaStatutory Declaration.Furthermore,itis proposedthatpharmacists'shops shouldbeclassifiedas"public places"withinthemeaningof the1939Act.

Theupshotofthedeputation wasthattheMinisterforPolice undertooktoreferthematterto thenextmeetingoftheCabinet. ,Itwillnot,perhaps,beoutof placetosuggestherethatthis matterisoneofthemostpressingurgency,andonethatthe Governmentcannotaffordto shelve.Thereisnoquestionof aPartyissue,andstilllessof meresectarianadvantage.Itis amajorquestionofnational welfare,andourStateGovernment,bypromptandresoluteac-

pelwithprayer.ForMr.Campbellistheeditorofwhatisundoubtedlythemostscurrilous, sensation-mongeringraginthe entireCommonwealth.Whenit comestogutterjournalism,"The Rock"touchesanall-timelow. Ifwhatamanwritesisatrue reflectionofhischaracterand personality,Mr.Campbellmust beanexceedingunpleasantperson.Forhisjournalreveals thescribblingofamanwithone idea,andthatadebasedone-the vilificationoftheCatholic Church.Initselfthisisnotobjectionable.Agoodmanysincerenon-Catholicsquitefrankly donotunderstand,like,orappreciatetheCatholicChurch.What ismore,theyhavesaidsoina frankandreasonedmanner.And thisistheirrightandtitle. ButMr.Campbellisabirdof anotherplumage.Neveronce inhiscolumnswillyoufinda scholarly,objective,cogentexpositionofwhatiswrongwith Catholicteaching.Hisisthe wayofhysteria,ofincitingpassion,ofwildandludicrousassertionendlesslyreiterated.IndeedthedoctrinesoftheCatholic Churchscarcelyconcernhimat all,unlessitissomepettifogging referencetosomeonehaving boughtanindulgenceorsomeoneelsewhohaspurchasedforgivenessofhissins.Suchcrass stupidityisscarcelyworthaline ofrefutation.Norespectable Protestantbelievesitbecause thefactsaresoeasilyascertainable.AndIhaveaninnerfeelingthatMr.Campbelldoesn'tbe-

itstandsforcannotbear thelightofday.ButMr.Campbellwillneedtobeverycarefulaboutpersonalities,forthat isaboomerangtechniqueever likelytoreturntothethrower.

Inallthiswerecognisethat Mr.Campbellandhispitiable littlepublicationisnotbyany meansrepresentativeofthebody ofnon-Catholicswithwhomwe liveinamity.Theuglyhead ofsectarianismisrarelyraised inourcommunity,anditismore thandoubtfulwhethertheProtestantleadersoftheWestwill

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begladtohavethisobsessionriddengentlemanintheirmidst. Certainlythevastmajoritywill notbeassociatedwithhim,and hewillhavenoauthorityto speakintheirname.Ifhehad toseekpoliceprotectioninAdelaide,hewillhavetoseekitvery humblyhereafterhisscurrilousattackonthereligionof membersofthelocalforcenotso longago.Onewouldthinkit againsthisprinciplestobe guardedbymenwhomhedenouncesasenemiesandtraitors.However,solongashekeepswithin theselimitswhichattacheven tofreedomofexpression,heis entitledtorantwithimpunity. Ifheexceedshisbloodwillbe uponhisownwretchedhead.

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£10/-/-MissW.Dwyer. f31-/-St.Anthony'Conventof Mercy,Coolgardie(Boarders)

wayofimmigrationandnotby naturalincrease.Perilouslylittlehasbeendonetoencourage thefillingofouremptycradles. Whereas,eveninanegativeway, theFederalauthoritiesaremuch betterplacedthantheStatesfor dealingacripplingblowtothe merchantswhosetradeisthe stiflingoflifebytheencouragementoflust. Abanonthe importationorlocalmanufacture ofcontraceptiveswouldnotend therotofitself,butitwould makeitmoredifficultandbring asenseofguilt,perhaps,byits veryprohibition.Ultimately, therestorationofanaturaland Christianmoralsenseamongthe peopleatlargewillbethemost effectiveremedy.

Andinthisrespectitmustbe notedwithregretthatthereis nocompleteunanimitybetween membersoftheinter-churchcommitee.Theviewprevailsthat contraceptionbyartificialmeans isinallcasesinadmissiblebetweenunmarriedpeople,butthat itmaybeconcededinsomecases ofmarriedpeople,especiallyon medicaladvice.TheCatholic

tion,maygivealeadtotheFederalpoliticians,whohavebeen lamentablyapatheticaboutthe nationbleedingtodeath.

Itmaybedesirableforthe sakeofthosewhomaythinkthat theproposedamendmentstothe Actstilldonotgofarenoughto pointoutthatgreaterevilcan easilyaccruefromtryingtofoist ontoapublicoflowmoralstandardsreformwhichtheycannot orwillnotacceptinconscience.

Forinstance,animmediate dangertobeapprehendedfrom ageneralprohibitiononthesale ofcontraceptiveswouldbethe creationofahugeblackmarketwhichwoulddefeatallthe restrictionswhichcanreasonably beimposedbylegislation,Itis farbettertohavethisviletrade undersomepublicsupervision andrestrictionthantodriveit underground,wherenorestraint couldbeplacedonitsoperations.

Thereismuch,also,tobesaid fornotdealingtoodrastically withtheprofitsnowbeingreapedfromthetrade.Forifthe effectofareductionofprofits weretoleadtoacheapeningof thecostofthesedebasingarticles,thelaststatewouldbe worsethanthefirst.Itis clearlyamatterinwhichenthusiasmmustbetemperedbyprudence.Thattheproposedreformsarepracticableisillustratedbythecommonmeasureof agreementamongthechurches represented.Theirunitedactionshouldstiranumberofpeopletorealisethatcontraception isagraveevil,bothmorallyand nationally.Andintheyearsto comethisheavyscourgemaybe liftedfromourpeoplealtogether.

lieveit,forthereiseveryevidenceinhispaperthathisintellectualcapacityisequaltothe spellingofpolysyllabicwords. Mr.Campbellisahirelingof hate,andinthecauseofsectarianpassionanystickwilldowith whichtobeattheChurch.

WV-PresentationConvent,MosmanPark, 10/-I.P.English.

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ReportsfromAdelaideduring theweektellofdisorderlyscenes attworalliesoftheS.A.ProtestantFederationintheTown Hall.Theoccasionofthedisturbanceswouldweemtohave beenthepersonalappearanceon theplatformofMr.W.W.Camp-ell,editorof"TheRock."At thetimeofwritingISavenothingmoretogoonthanthereportspublishedlocallyinthe press.ButofMr.Campbell, andof"TheRock"Ihavethe mostunsavouryrecollections-the kindofthoughtsoneshouldex-

WhatthenisMr.Campbell's stock-in-trade?Perhapsitis expositionoftheprinciplesupon whichmodernProtestantism stands.Butthereisnoword evenofthis.Indeedonecould notbeblamedforconcluding, afterreading"TheRock,"that Protestantismhadnothingelse todobutgoaroundlikeamad womenshreikingthattheiceboxwasfullofJesuitsandPapists.No,Mr.Campbell'sstrong pointispersonalities.Fivenuns inaClovellybusattemptedto "gyp"theconductorfor2id.thatisaboutthelevelofpeevish, petulantjournalismthisPhotestantjournalistcanproduce.Sometimesthereareuglierinsinuations,butnever-notevenby chance-isthereanydetailed evidenceofnames,places,or witnesseswhereby"TheRock" couldbebroughttobookforits vileslanders.Anonymityisthe cloakformalicemuchasthe middenisthefeedingand breedinggroundorratsand beetles."'TheRock"andall 'Ii

Total£14/10/Totalforthefundnowstandsat £7,519/11/-.Alldonationstothe fundof£1oroverareallowable concessionsldeductionsforIncomeTaxpurposes.

matcouldbenicerthan lookingatyourbankbook withi3000init?"

ByFRANCISGILBERT

Itisamatterofnolittle gratificationthattheMinisterfor Police(Mr.It.McDonald)should havegivensosympathetica hearingtothedeputationfrom thecombinedchurchesonthe subjectofamendingtheContraceptivesActof1939.Thatlegislationwasputthroughbya similarinterdenominationalcommitteeontheinitiativeofCatholics.Truly,itdidnotgofar enough,butitwentasfarasthe Governmentandpublicopinion atthetimewouldpermit,that is,asfaraswaspracticable.It wasacaseofhalfaloafbeing betterthannobread.Andit didatleastimmediatelybring toanendthedisgustingcolumns ofadvertisingwhichappeared regularlyeveninotherwisereputablenewspapers.

,1,1000W4300016.10M

RACINGSELECTIONS

W.A.T.C. (BeforeAcceptances.)

Saturday,November8

HillviewMaiden:Joyettel,Tyrol Prince2,Relate3,Port.TheMe3.

InvernessHandicap:GayPierette1,British.Myth2,VocalGirl 3,Dhotette4.

NurseryHandicay:GayPierette 1,BrightSky2,Solways3,Blue Rapide4.

WoodrovdTrial:PrinceAgrion1, Threat2,Beaufine3,DarkFlame 4. FernleyHandicap:Westralian1, Churinga2,Cherbourg3,Thorium4.

ClenroydHandicap:Sorcery1, PrinceElite2,Cylena3,Gay Digger4.

NanhohWelter:AtomLad1, Shonner2,HappyHero3,Sanetta4.

TROTTING

Breedets'Handicap:LadyConda 1,LordSturt2,RedGeneral3, FavouriteLad4.

CarnarvonHandicap:Wilna's Ribbons1,Ronalto2,GoldenGem 3,BonnieWillow4.

OnslowHandicap:PegMavista 1,SwanPrince2,Superwood3, PlainJoe4.

PortHeiHandHandicap:Purple Bud1,LilyGirl2,BeverleyBoy 3,BaandeeBoy4.

KimberleyHandicap:DarkDavid1,BroadChimes2,PrinceRobert3.RadiantOr4.

BroomeHandicap:Foray1,Beauvista2,Yeldon3,RoyalTitle4.

GasgoyneHandicap:Admiral Park1,Babe'sPride2,VoloSenwood3,I.in'sRelic4.

Intheinterveningyearscame thegreatestcarnageofhistory, andwhenAustralianshoreswere threatenedbyaninhumaninvader,thosewhowilleverlearn anythingrealisedthatourmajor perilwasthesheerlackofmanpower,broughtaboutchiefly throughcontraception.Itwas abitterthoughtthatthenumber ofhersonswhofellheroically inthedefenceofthiscountry wasbutafractionofthenumber ofunbornchildrenwho.butfor birth-prevention,mighthave wardedofformitigatedtheir fate,Thereactiontotheholocaustofwarwasanappetitefor life.TheFederalGovernment laidplansforincreasingthe country'spopulationto20,000.000.

Sadly.theemphasisonrenewingAustralia'slifestocksisby

positionisthatnoexceptionto theuniversalmorallawcanbe entertained.Artificialbirthpreventionisintrinsicallyevil,is implicitlyforbiddenbytheNaturalLaw,andbyRevelation,and cannot,therefore,bejustifiedin anyinstance.

Again,however,itisaquestionofgettingasmuchdonein thefieldofpracticalpoliticsas canreasonablybehopedtobeobserved.Sothat,whereasthe originalContraceptivesActof 1939merelyprohibitedthegeneraladvertisingofsucharticles andtheirhawkingandsalein publicplaces,theamendments nowsuggestedtotheMinisterincludethelimitationofsaleto marriedpeoplewhowouldberequiredtosignforthem,muchas theywouldhavetosignforpoisons.Suchsignaturewould carrytheweightofaStatutory Declaration.Furthermore,itis proposedthatpharmacists'shops shouldheclassifiedas"public places"withinthemeaningof the1939Act.

Theupshotofthedeputation wasthattheMinisterforPolice undertooktoreferthematterto thenextmeetingoftheCabinet.

Itwillnot,perhaps,beoutof placetosuggestherethatthis matterisoneofthemostpressingurgency,andonethatthe Governmentcannotaffordto shelve.Thereisnoquestionof aPartyissue,andstilllessof meresectarianadvantage.Itis amajorquestionofnational welfare,andourStateGovernment.bypromptandresoluteace

pelwithprayer.ForMr.Campbellistheeditorofwhatisundoubtedlythemostscurrilous, sensation-mongeringraginthe entireCommonwealth.Whenit comestogutterjournalism,"The Rock"touchesanall-timelow. Ifwhatamanwritesisatrue reflectionofhischaracterand personality,Mr.Campbellmust beanexceedingunple,asantperson.Forhisjournalreveals thescribblingofamanwithone idea,andthatadebasedone-the vilificationoftheCatholic Church.Initselfthisisnotobjectionable. Agoodmanysincerenon-Catholicsquitefrankly donotunderstand,like,orappreciatetheCatholicChurch.What ismere,theyhavesaidsoina frankandreasonedmanner.And thisistheirrightandtitle. ButMr.Campbellisabirdof anotherplumage.Neveronce inhiscolumnswillyoufinda scholarly,objective,cogentexpositionofwhatiswrongwith Catholicteaching.Hisisthe wayofhysteria,ofincitingpassion,ofwildandludicrousassertionendlesslyreiterated.IndeedthedoctrinesoftheCatholic Churchscarcelyconcernhimat all,unlessitissomepettifogging referencetosomeonehaving boughtanindulgenceorsomeoneelsewhohaspurchasedforgivenessofhissins.Suchcrass stupidityisscarcelyworthaline ofrefutation. Norespectable Protestantbelievesitbecause thefactsaresoeasilyascertainable.AndIhaveaninnerfeelingthatMr.Campbelldoesn'tbe-

itstandsforcannotbear thelightofday.ButMr.Campbellwillneedtobeverycarefulaboutpersonalities,forthat isaboomerangtechniqueever likelytoreturntothethrower.

Inallthiswerecognisethat Mr.Campbellandhispitiable littlepublicationisnotbyany meansrepresentativeofthebody ofnon-Catholicswithwhomwe liveinamity.Theuglyhead ofsectarianismisrarelyraised inourcommunity,anditismore thandoubtfulwhethertheProtestantleadersoftheWestwill

ToReaders

*Thoseofourreaders whopass"TheRecord" ontorelativesand friends(especially tothebackcountry districts)areperformingavaluable apostolicwork. Readersareaskedto joininthiscommendablepractice.

hegladtohavethisobsessionriddengentlemanintheirmidst. Certainlythevastmajoritywill notbeassociatedwithhim,and hewillhavenoauthorityto speakintheirname.Ifhehad toseekpoliceprotectioninAdelaide,hewillhavetoseekitvery humblyhereafterhisscurrilousattackonthereligionof membersofthelocalforcenotso longago.Onewouldthinkit againsthisprinciplestobe guardedbymenwhomhedenouncesasenemiesandtraitors.However,solengashekeepswithin theselimitswhichattacheven tofreedomofexpression,heis entitledtorantwithimpunity. Ifheexceedshisbloodwillbe uponhisownwretchedhead.

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wayofimmigrationandnotby naturalincrease.Perilouslylittlehasbeendonetoencourage thefillingofouremptycradles. Whereas,eveninanegativeway, theFederalauthoritiesaremuch betterplacedthantheStatesfor dealingacripplingblowtothe merchantswhosetradeisthe stiflingoflifebytheencouragementoflust. Abanonthe importationorlocalmanufacture ofcontraceptiveswouldnotend therotofitself.butitwould makeitmoredifficultandbring asenseofguilt,perhaps,byits veryprohibition.Ultimately, therestorationofanaturalanti Christianmoralsenseamongthe peopleatlargewillbethemost effectiveremedy.

Andinthisrespectitmustbe notedwithregretthatthereis nocompleteunanimitybetween membersoftheinter-churchcommitee.Theviewprevailsthat contraceptionbyartificialmeans isinallcasesinadmissiblebetweenunmarriedpeople,butthat itmaybeconcededinsomecases ofmarriedpeople,especiallyon medicaladvice.TheCatholic CONSULT

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tion,maygivealeadtotheFederalpoliticians,whohavebeen lamentablyapatheticaboutthe nationbleedingtodeath.

Itmaybedesirableforthe sakeofthosewhomaythinkthat theproposedamendmentstothe Actstilldonotgofarenoughto pointoutthatgreaterevilcan easilyaccruefromtryingtofoist ontoapublicoflowmoralstandardsreformwhichtheycannot orwillnotacceptinconscience.

Forinstance,animmediate dangertobeapprehendedfrom ageneralprohibitiononthesale ofcontraceptiveswouldbethe creationofahugeblackmarketwhichwoulddefeatallthe restrictionswhichcanreasonably heimposedbylegislation,Itis farbettertohavethisviletrade undersomepublicsupervision andrestrictionthantodriveit underground,wherenorestraint couldbeplacedonitsoperations.

Thereismuch,also,tobesaid fornotdealingtoodrastically withtheprofitsnowbeingreapedfromthetrade.Forifthe effectofareductionofprofits weretoleadtoacheapeningof thecostofthesedebasingarticles,thelaststatewouldbe worsethanthefirst.(Itis clearlyamatterinwhichenthusiasmmustbetemperedbyprudence.Thattheproposedreformsarepracticableisillustratedbythecommonmeasureof agreementamongthechurches represented.Theirunitedactionshouldstiranumberofpeopletorealisethatcontraception isagraveevil,bothmorallyand nationally.Andintheyearsto comethisheavyscourgemayhe liftedfromourpeoplealtogether.

ReportsfromAdelaideduring theweektellofdisorderlyscenes attworalliesoftheS.A.ProtestantFederationintheTown Hall.Theoccasionofthedisturbanceswouldseemtohave beenthepersonalappearanceon theplatformofMr.W.W.Camphell,editorof"TheRock."At thetimeofwritingInavenothingmoretogoonthanthereportspublishedlocallyinthe press.ButofMr.Campbell, andof"TheRock"Ihavethe mostunsavouryrecollections-the kindofthoughtsoneshouldex-

lieveit,forthereiseveryevidenceinhispaperthathisintellectualcapacityisequaltothe spellingofpolysyllabicwords. Mr.Campbellisahirelingof hate,andinthecauseofsectarianpassionanystickwilldowith whichtobeattheChurch.

WhatthenisMr.Campbell's stock-in-trade?Perhapsitis expositionoftheprinciplesupon whichmodernProtestantism stands.Butthereisnoword evenofthis.Indeedonecould notbeblamedforconcluding, afterreading"TheRock,"that Protestantismhadnothingelse todobutgoaroundlikeamad womenshreikingthattheiceboxwasfullofJesuitsandPapists.No,Mr.Campbell'sstrong pointispersonalities.Fivenuns inaClovellybusattemptedto "gyp"theconductorfor2ld.thatisaboutthelevelofpeevish, petulantjournalismthisPhotestantjournalistcanproduce.Sometimesthereareuglierinsinuations,butnever-notevenby chance-isthereanydetailed evidenceofnames,places,or witnesseswhereby"TheRock" couldliebroughttobookforits vileslanders.Anonymityisthe cloakformalicemuchasthe middenisthefeedinganti breedinggroundorratsand beetles."'TheRock"andall

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Total£14/101Totalforthefundnowstandsat £7,519/11/-.Alldonationstothe fundof£1oroverareallowable concessionaldeductionsforIncomeTaxpurposes.

Sir-Therehasbeenaterrific lotoftalkabouttheevilsof mixedmarriages,andseveral timeseachyear,apastoralletter onthesubjectisreadout,bntno determinedefforthasbeenmade inW.A.tocombatthetrouble byprovidinganalternative.

Thedifferentparishescertainly holddancesandothersocialfunctionsfortheyoungfolk,butas theattachedarticlestates(and frommyownpersonalobservationshereinPerth,Iargree), theirvalueasameansofmeetingmembersoftheoppositesex withaviewtochoosingalife partnerisalmostnil.

IntheEasternStatesthe"MatrimonialColumn"inthe"Messenger"isagallanteffortto

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meetthesituation,andevenif notanentirelysatisfactorysolution,isbetterthannothing.The numberofcorrespondentsavailingthemselvesofthissectionis sogreat,thatthereisalagof aboutthreemonthsbetweenthe timeanadvertisementislodged andthetimeitispublished.In fact,thenumberofintendingadvertiserswassogreatthatno newadvertisementsatallcould beacceptedfromaboutthebeginningofMaytotheendof Julythisyear. WestAustraliaisratherisolatedfromtheEasternStates, andthe"Messenger"wouldenter comparativelyfewhomeshere. Asapartialremedyuntilamore suitableschemeisinstituted (preferablyonthelinesofthe EnglishideaapprovedbyCardinalGriffin),andtotestthe demandforsuchaschemehere, couldasmallsessionberunin the"Record"onthesamelinesas theoneinthe"Messenger."

Youmaysaythatyourpaper isnottheproperavenueforconductingsuchasession,butas theonlyCatholicpaperinthe Statewithawidecirculation, itseemstobethemostsuitable meansavailable,andwiththe percentageofmixedmarriages standingat47percent,someactionisrequiredimmediately.The "Record"hasanopportunityto dosomethingpracticalinthe matter, Inmyopinionanyactiontaken wouldhavetobehandledbya centralauthority.Noparishorganisationcouldhandlethematter,asitsscopewouldbetoo limitedtoallowofmuchsuccess. Untilsomeactionistaken,the positionwillnotimprove.Ifyou cannotseeyourwayclearto startthisnecessaryworkperhapsyouwouldknowwhich wheelstosetinmotiontoget actioninsomeotherway.

Yoursetc.

"BATCHELOR"

(Wewouldbeinterestedto havetheviewsofotherreaders onthissubject-Ed.)

YCW ACTIVITIES

MeetingstobeheldatHeadquartersduringthemonthof

November:

Thursday,13th:Y.C.W.Executive,7p.m.

Thursday,20th.:Y.C.W.Council, 8p.m.

Thlrsday,27th.:Y.C.W.Executive,7p.m.

Thursday,27th.:Y.C.W.Sports Council,8p.m.

SOCIALCALENDAR.

Wednesday,12th.:Concert,FremantleTownHall.

Saturday,15th.:Dance,West Perth. Monday,17th.:GalaDance, Claremont.

BRANCHNOTES. SPORTING.

Thefirstroundofmatchesfor thecricketseasonwillbeplayedon16th.inst.Gameswillbe playedfortnightlyfromthenon. Therewillbetwozones,divided asfollows: EasternZone:MidlandJunction,Cathedral,SouthPerth, Belmont,VictoriaPark,Maylands. WesternZone:Claremont,Fremantle,Highgate,Leederville, ShentonParkI.andII.(this branchisfieldingtwoteams), andWestPerth.

CLAREMONT: Thenumberofnewmembers atrecentmeetingsshowsthat theLeadershavebeendoing somegoodwork.However,we wanttoseealargerattendance atthemeetings,whichareheld everyFridaynightat8p.m. NowthatJ.Clunehasacceptedthepositionofcoachforthe cricketseason,we'llbeinfull swing.KeepintouchwithBill Duxburyregardingpractices.

COTTESLOE:

Theconcertwhichwasheldon October31wasagreatsuccess. Itemsincludedtwoplays,agymnasiumdisplay,andexcerpts fromthe"Mikado."Wewould liketothankthosewhocontributedtothesuccessoftheshow.

SHENTONPARK:

RayDavernwillgiveatalkon CatholicActionatthemeeting onFridaynight. Sofarcricketpracticehas beenheldupduetothelackof material.Thiswillbeovercomeinthenearfuturesothat allthoseinterestedareaskedto attendpractices. Wearecombiningwiththe N.C.G.M.forthefinaldanceof theseason,tobeheldonFriday, October21.

National Catholic Girls'

MOVEMENT

DIOCESANHEADQUARTERS. Approximately50youngpeopleattendedthepicnictoNationalPark,anditwasunanimouslyvotedagreatsuccess.A fullaccountwillbepublished nextweek.

AGeneralLeaders'Rallywas heldonMonday,November3,at DiocesanHeadquarters.Itwas regrettedthatitwassopoorly attended,asmanyinteresting pointsintheMovementsystem werediscussedandmadeclear byDr.Sullivan.Ashorttalk onthemeaningandthecorrect methodofdoingtheGospelDiscussionintheLeaders'Group wasgivenbyMargaretGray, theDiocesanPresident. MeetingstobeheldatHeadquarters: Friday,November14and28, at6p.m.

N.C.G.M.BASKETBALLASSOCIATION.

Congratulationsareextended toCathedralI.andHighgateIII. ontheirrespectivevictoriesin the1946Competition.TheHighgateIII.defeatedSubiacoII.by 21-12.Inthelattermatch,betweenCathedralI.andMidland I.,MissAudreyDavis,thefirst W.A.representativeofanAllAustralia1Basketballteam,umpired,andCathedralI.defeated MidlandI.,19-12.Bothofthe defeatedteamsplayedexcellent gamesandmadethevictoriesof CathedralI.andHighgateIII. allthemoremeritorious.

Friday,November14,isatentativedateforthepresentation oftrophies,butcaptainswillbe advisedimmediatelythedateis NEDLANDSBRANCH.

Leaders'Meeting:Tuesday night,November12.

GeneralMeeting:Thursday night,November14. Wehavearrangednighttennis atCentenaryHallonMonday, November11,andhopethatall interestedwillattend.Meetat thetopofStirlingHighwayand Reserve-street(Claremont)at 7.30p.m.Everyonewelcome.

SUBIACOBRANCH.

Ageneralmeetingwillbeheld onTuesday,November12,at8 p.m.,andallmembersarerequestedtomakeaspecialeffort tobepresent.Atabletennis andquoitscontestwillbethe highlightoftheevening,and prizeswillbeawardedtothe winners.

Choirpracticewilltakeplace at7.30p.m.onTuesday,November14,andeveryTuesdayat thattime,unlessyouareotherwisenotified.

LEEDERVILLEBRANCH.

Wehadaveryenjoyableeveninglastmeeting,whenthetwo well-knownpriests,FathersLouis andReneeAshness,fromMalaya,entertainedus.

ThegeneralmeetingonWednesday,November12,willbeat 7.45p.m.sharp,commencing withtheRosary.Allmembers arerequestedtobepresent,as ;heannualelectionsaretaking place. Congratulationstoanother N.C.G.M.-Y.C.W.couple,bothof Leederville,whoannouncedtheir engagementrecently,namely, MarianMoateandRayFerguson. Anotherofourmembers,Mary Conroy,hasalsoecomeengaged. Congratulations,Mary. AgeneralCommunionand BreakfastwilltakeplaceonSunday,November30,followedbya picnictoYanchep.Busesleave St.Mary'sHallat10o'clock, afterthebreakfast..

WESTPERTHBRANCH.

Thenextgeneralmeetingof theN.C.G.M.,tobeheldonNovember12,1947,willbecombinedwiththatoftheY.C.W.We areprivilegedinhavingasour gueststwotwovisitingMalayan priests,FathersLouisandRenee Ashness.Pleasebeinthehall at8o'clocksharp,andaswant topresentareallygoodattendancetothetwovisitors.Anyof yourfriendsnot'intheMovementwhodesiretoccmealong wouldheverywelcome.

CatholicTennis Association

AGradeMens'Final

ThefinaloftheAgrademen's shieldcompetitionwasplayed lastSundaybetweenSt.Joachim'sandSt.Mary'sNo.1team andresultedinawinforSt. Joachim'sby9sets73gamesto 7sets75games. DGradeMen'sSemi-Final St.Mary'sNo.2teamhada victoryovertheundefeatedSt. Thomas'No.1teambythe smallmarginof3games,final scoresbeingSt.Mary'sNo.2 6sets59gamestoSt.Thomas' No.16sets56games.Thefinal ofthisgradewillbeplayedbetweenSt.Mary'cNo.1andNo. 2teamsonSundaymorning.St. ThomasNo.1teamhavethe righttochallengethewinnerof thefinalastheywereundefeatedduringtheyear.

AssociationTournament

Afternumerouswetweek-ends wewereatlastfavouredwith analmostraiilessweek-end whichenabledustogowell aheadwiththetournament.The progressofthetournamenthas beenmarredtosomeextentby membersnottakingsufficient careinreadingthedrawwhich hasresultedinanumberofforfeits.Membersshouldmakea thoroughstudyofthedraw whichispostedinWimbledon SportsDepotinBonMarche Arcade.

SocialEvents MembersandpastAssociation membersareremindedofthe AnnualAssociationDinnerand DanceandpresentationofTrophiestobeheldinY.A.L.Hall onWednesday,November26, commencingat7.30p.m.Thisis oneofthemostimportantfunctionsoftheyearandallmembersareexpectedtoattend.

MarianTrophiesTournament

Monday,November17promisestobeagreatdaywhenthe Associationisconductinga "knock-out"tournamentatRobertsonParkcourtsforthe"Marian"Trophies.Thiseventis opentoallCatholicswhether Associationmembersornot,so itisexpectedthattherewillbe tennisforeveryonealldayas wehavetencourts,sohere'san opportunitytohaveallourmemberstogetherandmakinga realpicnicdayofit.Hotwater andotherfacilitiesareavailableatthecourts.Allplayers takingpartinthetournament arerequestedtolodgetheir namesatWimbledonSportsDepot,by5p.m.Monday,Nov.10.

AssociationPicnic

TheAnnualPicnicisscheduled totakeplaceonSunday,Dec. 7.T.S.SIEmeraldhasbeencharteredforthedayandwillleave. BarrackSt.Jettyat10a.m.for GardenIsland.Chargeswillbe Adults4/6,Children2/-and familytickets10/-.AstheEmeraldislicensedtocarryonly acertainnumberofpersons, thosewantingticketsareurged togetthemearlyandsoavoid disappointment.Ticketsareavailablefromalltheclubsecretariesandarealsoonsaleat WimbledonSportsDepotinBon MarcheArcade.Thispicnicis notconfinedtoAssociationmembersonly.

PointsCompetition

ThelastmatchesofthequalifyingroundsintheShieldmatchesbroughtoaconclusionthe PointsCompetitionwhichfinishedinatriumphforSt.Thomas' players.MissK.Lakewonthe ladieswithapercentageof86, whileB.O'Deafonthemen's withtheremarkabletallyof96 percenthavinglosttwosetsof doublesonlyduringtheyear. MissM.ThompsonandV.Earle ofSt.Mary'sweresecondand thirdrespectively,intheladies withpercentagesof83and81 nercent.J.DuxburyofSt. Thomas'andH.ClearofSt. Mary'swereequalforsecondin themenwith90percenteach.

MUNICIPALELECTIONS (CENTRALWARD)

MR.STANO'BRIEN,J.P.

Mr.O'BrienisacandidateforreelectionasCouncillorforthe ('entralWardofthePerthCity Council,(havingservedinthe seat1934-6,resigningtogooverseas)hasnowopenedaCommitteeRoomatthecornerofHay andIrwinStreets,Perth,W.A. TelephoneB7903whereallinformationconcerningtheelection maybeobtained.

Personsexpectingtobefurtherthanfivemil*fromthe nearestPollingBoothorpreventedthroughsicknessfromattendingaBoothonPollingDay,SaturdayNovember22,mayrecord aPostalVoteorsickVoteany timeafter12noononNovember 8,beforeaPostalVoteOfficer (TownClerksorRoadsBoards Secretaries).

Kindlyreportcasesofsickness orofpeoplecontemplatinggoing awayfortheElectionDayto CommitteeRoomPhoneB7903 8a.m.till8p.m.

PollingDayis: SATURDAY.NOY.22

biscruninations

"Carneg]eHail99

AppallingMixtureofGoodMusicand TrashyEmotionalism

Allbutthemosthardymusiloversshouldbewarnedtostay awayfrom"CarnegieHall." Strippedofitsmusicalvalue,it isthecrudestdishof"mushslush"servedupforalong while.Thecrimeofitisthat atthefinancialbiddingofHollywood'scynicalfilmmagnates greatmusicandrubbishysentimentalismshouldbemadeto gohand-in-hand-music,which onceproudlyhelditsheadaloft amongthearts,nowfreelycontaminatedatthehandsofsoullessmaterialists,whothinkin termsofdollarsandcareruta rapforgoodtasteorthepublic welfare.

Itisalmostunbelievablethat someoftheworld'stop-ranklivingartistsshouldwillinglylend themselvestothefurtheranceof aplanwhichquiteevidentlyoriginatedinthebrainofoomsone whohasnorealsympathywith orappreciationofartvalues. YethereisJaschaHeifetzand hisfamousviolin,andherealso areLilyPons,RiseStevens, ArthurRubinstein,andLeopold Stokowski.Thegloriousvoiee ofJanPeerceisheardagain,as

thrillingandasimpressiveasit wastolistenersintheCapitol TheatrelastSundaynightduringthescreeningofTosanini's "TheHymnoftheNations." Yetallthisbeautyismsrreelby theintrusionofathird-ratelove plotandasickeningwaveofk,motionalismcompletelyunrelated totherealemotionsarousedby themusicofthefilm.Onecan onlyconcludethattheworldfamousartistswereduped.They musthavesquirmedmentallyand physicallywhenatlasttheysaw thethingputtogether-theHollywoodversionofgreatart-"a lovestoryasgreatasitsmusic, musicasgreatasitsstars,"to quotethepublicityblurb.

Ifyoucansitthroughtheteringlovescenes,ifyoucanbear upbravelywhilethebravelittle charwomanandheruninterestingsonareabouttheplace,you will,ifyouareamusic-lover,get somesatisfactionoutof"CarnegieHall"-whichlastsover twbhours.Butmyadviceto youistotryagoodgramophone instead. -OBSERVER.

CapitolTheatreConcert

AMixedEntertainment

AtaconcertheldintheCapitolTheatrelastSundaynight, inaidoftheSeamen'sInstitute, AnteSoljanic(tenor)sang,Terry Campbell(billedas"Britain's BrightBoy")clowned,andtwo shortfilmswerescreenedbyarrangementwiththeVisualEducationSectionoftheDepartment ofEducation.Therewasafair attendance.TheshowwascornperedbyTedKean.

DARKANDISTRICTGRAZING PROPERTY(NGN403R):

2,916acs.freeholdland,adjoiningsidingandschool;rainfall22in;1,500acs.first-class, 1,216acs.second-class,balance third-class;timberedwithredgum,jarrahandblue-gum;1,700 acs.cleared,balanceringbarked; boundaryfencedwith6wiresand somesheepnetting-32paddocks;wateredby17dams,3 well,2soaks;6-roomedcomfortableJ.W.B.house,bathroom, storeroom,etc.;goodgarden; marriedman'squarters,shearing shed,stablesand.usualoutbuildings;carryingcapacity2,500 sheep.PRICE:£12,000W.I.W.O. Terms:One-thirdcash,balance arranged.Stock:1,800sheep, horses.Smallplant.Thisis afirstclassproperty,adjoining thetownshipandrailway.

ForfurtherparticularsapplytoGOLDSBROUGH,MORTAND COMPANYLIMITED,PERTH. BRANCHESANDAGENTS.

MUNDARINGDISTRICT POULTRYFARM(PS.164R):

15acs.land,situatedatMundaring,ingoodposition,near mainroad;5acs.cleared;wateredbyScheme,windmilland tanks;houseratherpoor;few fruittrees;necessaryplant; 3,000headpoultry.PRICE: £2,075,W.I.W.O.

Forfurtherparticularsapply toGOLDSBROUGH,MORTAND COMPANYLIMITED,PERTH. BRANCHESANDAGENTS.

Thehighlightoftheevening wasthefilmshort,"TheHymn oftheNations,"depictinganorchestralworkconductedbyToscanini.ThefinesingingofsoloistJanPreecewasarevelation, anditwasinstructivetocomparethistenorwithMr.Soljanic.ItshouldhavebeeninstructiveforMr.Soljanic,too.

Theprogrammeopenedatnine o'clockwiththescreeningof"A ChildWentForth."Theaudiencewasshownwhatlifewas likeonafarmintheU.S.A., speciallyfittedoutforchildren. Thiswasagoodopening,and onebegantothinkthatapleasanteveningofmixedentertainmentlayahead.

Hopesweredashed,however, whenTerryCampbellappeared. Hewasheardbeforehewasseen, makinghisentrancefromthe auditoriuminnoisyvaudeville fashion.Onstageheproceeded togothroughtheweakestact1 haveeverwitnessed.Itisperhapssufficientcommentaryto saythathisworkwaswellbelow Tivolistandard.Juvenilepianist,AussieSanderson,accompaniedMr.Campbell(whose fortewastap-dancing,thoughhe appearedtohaveambitionsasan impersonator).MasterSandersonalsoplayedandsangof hisownaccord.

AnteSoljanicsangthefollowingnumbers:"Ay,Ay,Ay" (Friere),"Serenade"(Toselli), "LaPalomo"(Yradier),"ELucevanLeStelle,"fromPuccini's "LaTosca,"and"AndreChenier"(Giordano). -OBSERVER.

HOLIDAYSFORITALIAN CHILDREN.

Nofewerthan856,000Italian childrenhavethissummer,by thegenerosityoftheHoly Father,beengivensummerhon daysincampsbyseaorinthe mountainsofItaly.

"SUSPECT"

AnotherGoodShowbyIndependentPlayers 'Suspect,"byEdwardPercy andReginaldDenham,wasperformedbytheIndependentPlayersintheAssemblyHallonOctober30and31,andNovember1.

Itwasaplaydeservingof moresupportthancameforit. OnlyameagreattendancegreetedtheeffortsofJohnHobson andhiscast,anditseemsthat inthematterofattractinga crowdtheIndependentPlayers arenotgoingtobeanymore successfulundertheauspicesof theMissionstoSeamenthan theywereundertheirownaegis. Thisisapity,becausetheydo reasonablygoodwork,andlately havedemonstratedthehappy knackofchoosinganinteresting play.

"Suspect"isliftedoutofthe mere"thriller"classbyelements ofdramaticconflictandsuspense cleverelywovenintotheplotand seentobestadvantageinthe characterofMrs.Smith,very capablyportrayedbyPegPizer.

Itisnottoomuchtosaythat MissPizermadethisplay.She wasveryconsistentinthede-

H.A.C.B.S.

AnnualGeneralCommunionand Breakfast.

Membersareurgedtoensure thattheydonotmissthisgreat spiritualevent.Theannual GeneralCommuniontakesplace atSt.Mary'sCathedralonSunday,November23,1947,atthe8 o'clockMass.HisGracethe Archbishophaskindlyconsented tocelebratethisMass.Memberswillwearregaliaandbearrangedasfaraspossiblein branchgroups.

TheCommunion.breakfastwill heheldinthelowerY.A.L.Hall, Murray-street,Perth.Transsortarrangementswillbepublishedin"TheRecord"onNo-ember13.

MeetingofBranchPresidents, -Presidents,andSecretaries, ThismeetingwasheldonFriday,October31,atBactonHouse, Perth.Itwaswellattended,andmanymattersofimportance totheSocietywerediscussed. Inordertostandardisebranch accountingandauditingprocedure,aspecialmeetingofbranch secretarieswillbecalledinthe ?lourfuture.

OurLadyHelpofChristians' Branch

AsalargenumberofourmemberswereattendingaSocialand DanceatSt.ThomasAquinas' Branch,Claremont,onlyafew memberswerepresentatour meeting.

ThetrophywonbyourRelay teamattheAnnualPicnimwas ondisplayandpresentedatthe SocialatHighgateon15thult.

OnSunday,9thinst.theM.S. CouncilwillconductasocialoutingtoDarlington.Thefareis 3/6.NotifytheCouncilDelegates intimeifyouintendgoing.A cricketmatchwillbetheattractionoftheday. Ournextmeetingwillbeon Tuesday,11thinst.

COLLECTORSWANTED

CASTLEDARESTREET APPEAL

CollectorswantedCastledare OrphanageStreetAppealFriday November21,from8a.m.to12 noonorfrom12noonto3p.m. 100WestAustralianandmigrant orphanboyscaredfor.Helpers pleaseforwardnameandaddress toRev.Bro.Dowdnow.

WORTHAHOLIDAY.

tailsofhercharacterisation, creatinganatmosphereoftensionfromthestartandmaintaininginterestinherpersonal- itythroughout.Allofthe,cost couldhavespokenupmorethan theydid,andwithonlythisre.servaltionimrelspedtofMiss Pizerswork,onecangladlyleave herwithherlaurels.

OtherstodowellwereMay Robinson,JohnHobson,Harry Leighton,andRupertPalm. JohnBradleydidnotcommitany offence,butthenneitherwashe impressive.Admittalythere wasnotmuchscopeinhispart ofthegood-looknngyoungmale lead,buthecouldhaverevealed morelifedandcolour,evenifit wereonlybywayof"gingering up"hisanimalspirits.WaverleyCreeper,whoplayedopposite him,wasdefinitelyoutoftouch. LucyGlovercompletedthecast andhadathanklesstask.

"Suspect"dealtwihthelifelongstruggleofMrs.Smithto coverupanincidentinherpast. Perhaps"incident"isamild termtodescribeasituationinvolvingadoublemurder.Just whowasresponsibleforthemurderisneververyclear,evenat theendoftheplay;butweare sent-awaywiththefeelingthat itreallywasMrs.Smith,though fiveminutesbeforethefinalcurtainsheseemedtohavetalked herwayoutofsupicion.She isthesupect;andinunravelling theplottheauthorshavetravelledcautiouslyandcleverly,managingtohituponareallygood twistforthefinale.

ThedrabnessoftheAssembly flatswasagainafactormitigatingagainstcompletesuccessin theover-allpicture,JohnHobsonwasproducer. -DEGUSTIBUS.

DearCornerites

IamfullofgladnessasIwrite toyouthisweek.Somekind friendsoftheBushieshavebeen turninguptrumpsinnouncertainmanner;andonedearunknownfriendhasbeenparticularlygenerous.Iamreperring tothereeciptof£4outofthe blue,"

Theanonymousdonorisapparentlyanadmirerofour page. Iunderstandheslipped intoourofficequicklytheother dayandwhisperedthat,ashe hadhadsomeluck,hewasgoing toletAuntBessyshareinit. Well,ofcourse,thatmeansthe Bushies;andrighthappyweare tobesogenerouslytreated. Thankyou,Mr.Anonymous,and mayyouhavemuchmoreluck asyougoonyourway.

Iwouldbegladtohearagain fromCorneriteswhohavenot writtenforawhile.Everyletter,evenifitbeonlyafewlines,ismostwelcome,andhelpsto preservecontactwiththegrand missionaryworkwehaveundertaken.Besides,Igrowlonely sometimes.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

1- AuntBessy's II ILETTERBOX

14Tuart-street,Banbury.

DearAuntBessy,-I'mwritingtoletyouknowthatIhave notyetreecivedthetwoprick cards,andalsotosendyouafew morestamps.IwrotetoEgypt theweekafterIsawtheaddress, andreceivedaveryniceletter lastweek..Itwasaveryinterestingletterandcontainedthe informationthatthecorrespondentwrites,speaksandreadsEnglishandFrench,aswellas Arabic. Iwasverythrilledto receiveananswersoquickly.

IwenttotheBrunswickShow lastweekandenjoyedmyself immensely.OurCatholicTennisClubisopeningdownheretodayforthe1947-48season,and Stoves,GasBathHeaters,and HardwarecheaperatHassell's, 559WelligtonSt.B6307.

thecourtsarelookingmarvellous.Well,AuntBessy,Iwill saygoodbye,hbpingtoreceive theprick-cardshortly.Don't forgetmeinyourprayers.With bestwishestoyouandallthe Bushies.-Yourlovingniece, THELMAFRAYNE.

DearThelman,-It,salways goodtoreceivealetterfromyou, becauseforonethingyouwrite suchaneathand;andyourcompositiondoesyoucredit,too, Therefore,itisnotsurprising thatyourEgyptiancorrespondentrepliedsopromptly.Iam gladyouhavebegunwhatpromisestobeaninterestingpenfriendship.Ihavepostedyou twomoreprickcards.Thanks forthestamps.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

BUSHIES' CORNER

Thefollowingdonationstothe Bushies'Schemethisyearare gratefulyacknowledged:

s.d.

Previouslyacknowledged 5876

STORIESFROMtheBible

NO.3 THERICHFOOL

Theparableswhichleavea terribleimpressiononthemind arethosedirectedagainstthe worshipofmoney.OurLordused thestrongestwordstorousemen fromthestuporofthismost dangerousmaladyofthebrain. Howterribleistheparableof theRichFool!Hehadmore wealththanheknewwhattodo

ADog's

with;sohesaiduntohimself:

"Iwillpulldownmybarnsand buildgreater;andtherewillI bestowallmyfruitsandmy goods.AndIwillsaytomy'soul, soul,thouhastmuchgoodslaid upformanyyears;takethine ease,eat,drinkandbemerry." ButGodsaidtohim:"Thou fool,thisnightthysoulshall berequiredofthee."

Fidelity

Let'sHaveaPoem

THELITTLEGENTLEMAN

Iknewhimforagentleman

Bysignsthatneverfail; Hiscoatwasfoughandrather worn, Hischeekswerethinandpale; Aladwhohadhiswaytomake. Withlittletimeforplay;

Iknewhimforagentleman

Bycertainsignstoday. Hemethismotheronthestreet

Offcamehislittlecap; Mydoorwasshut,hewaited there

UntilIheardhisrap.

Hetookthebundlefrommy hand

AndwhenIdroppedthepen Hesprangtopickitupforme

Thisgentlemanoften.

Hedoesnotpushorcrowdalong Hisvoiceisgentlypitched, Hedoesnotflinghisbooksabout Asifhewerebewitched. Hestandsasidetoletyoupass, Healwaysshutsthedoor, Herunsonerrandswillingly Toforgeormillorstore.

Hethinksofyoubeforehimself; Heservesyouifhecan, Forinwhatevercompany

Themannersmaketheman, Attenorforty`tisthesame, Hismannerstellthetale, And.1discernthegentleman Bysignsthatneverfail.

"AuntBessy'sLuck" 400

BelmontFriends 50

Mrs.Mannix(Wembley)50

Total £62176

GiftofStamps. UsedstampshavebeenreceivedfromIonaConventAFriend, Perth,andThelmaFrayne.

AColliedogwasoncefastened toitskennelbyachainsoshort thatitcouldmoveoutonlya fewfeet,andthekennelwasiii anopengarden. Onebitter,wetnightafemale dogfoundherwayfromthe streettothekennel,andevidentlybeggedforshelter,forinthe morningthecolliewasfound outsidehiskennel,dyingfrom cold,whilethefemaledog,anentirestranger,wascomfortably installedinsidethekennel,with fivenewly-bornpuppies.The colliedidnotrecover, Tomatchthatpatheticincidentwehavetoturntoasnowy nightinthelifeofJamesHogg, theEttrickshepherdpoet.The snowwascomingdownheavily andtheflockswereout,sothe shepherdcalleduphisfaithful collie,talkedtoherasthough shewereahumanbeing,andsent herofftosearchonesideofthe moorswhilehescouredtheother. Shewentherwayandhewent

his;andlateatnighthereturned exhausted,bringinghisshareof thesheep.Buttherewasnosign ofthecollieorhersheep,sohe satdowninhiscabintowaither arrival.

Hourafterhourpassed,and thencamealowwhineanda feeblescratchingatthedoor.The poetrushedout.Therewasthe collie'sshareofthesheep,every oneofthemsafeandsound,and therewasthecollie,inher mouthatinypuppy.Shelaidher pupathermaster'sfeet,and thendisappearedintothenight. Presentlyshereappeared,bringinganotherpuppy.

Herbabieshadbeenbornin thesnow,yetshehaddoneher duty,andnotasheepwasmissing.Shebroughtthesecondof herpupstohermaster,placedit inhislap,lookedpitifullyinto hisfaceasifbeseechinghimto takecareofit,andthenlay downanddied!

wingToffeeinYour OwnHome

Thegreatthinginmaking sweetsistosecureagod,reliable recipe,andtofollowitexactly.

thestrainedjuiceofhalf.a lemon.

-000THEGIRAFFE

WESTERNAUSTRALIA:

MANAGER:P.ENGELBRECHT.

OFFICE:WARWICKHOUSE,ST.GEORGE'S TERRACE,PERTH.

'PHONE:B6815.

DistrictOfficesandAgenciesThroughouttheStates. MANAGINGDIRECTOR:D.J.MOONEY.

Itisneverworthwhileto guessatquantities;weigheverythingcarefullyandcorrectly,and, ifpossible,includealltheingredientsmentionedintherecipe.Anotherlittlehintworth heedinghastodowiththequalityofthematerialsused-let thembeofthebestqualityyou canobtain.

Toffeemayquitewellbemade overagas-ringoronacookingrange,butifithastobemade overanordinaryopenfireit certainlymustnotbeadullor smokyonebutonewithclear redembers.

Thesaucepanisthenextconsideration,anditisanimportantpointtoseethatitisscrupulouslyclean;besidesthis,it shouldbealargeoneinproportiontotheingredientsthatare tobeputintoit,because,when boiling,theliquidsweet-stuff sometimesrisesveryquicklyin thesaucepan,anditmustnotbe allowedtoboilover.

Wehaveourscalesandvariousweights,andtomakethetoffeewemustproceedtoweigh thefollowingingredients:Four ouncesofbutter;onepoundof brownsugar.Mixthesewell withatablespoonfulofwater. Addfourouncesoftreacleand

Itiswelltoputalittleofthe butterintothesaucepanfirst, andletalltheingredientsmelt veryslowly.

Greatcaremustbetakento preventburning,andthetoffee mustnotbeleftunattendedat thisstageforamoment.Nothing isbettertostirthemixturethan awoodenspoon. Itisalmostimpossibletotell exactlyhowlongtoboilthetoffee-aboutsevenminutes-buta reliabletesttoshowthatitis well-cookedistodropasmall quantityoftheliquidintocold water.Whenitiscookedsufficientlyitwillbecomecrispand hard.Itmaythenbetakenfrom thefire.

Alarge,well-greaseddish shouldbeinreadiness,andinto thisthetoffeeispoured.It mustbeleftforashortwhile, butbeforeitiscolditmusthe cutwithaknifeintosmall squares,butshouldnotberemovedfromthedishuntilconsiderablyharder.Dropeach squareinatinypieceofgrease paper.

Itisverynecessarytoaddthe cautionthatgreatcareshould beexercisedinpouringthehot liquidfromthesaucepantothe dish,asaburnfromthisliquid ismostpainful.

Thegiraffeisthetallestofthe animals.Atthecrownofhishead themalegiraffemaybe18feet high.Itisthoughtthat hegothislongneckby stretchinguptofeedfromthe leavesoftrees,whileotheranimalswerecontenttocropgrass. Overmanythousandsofyears thepreferenceshownbythegiraffefortreeshasresultedinhis developingtheabnormallylong neckwesee.today.

Deprivehimofhisloftyacacia treesandhewouldperish.To drinkoreatfromthegroundhe hastostretchhisfrontlegsfar aparttobringhisheadlow.

Butthelifesuitsthegiraffe. Hehasdevelopedatongueof tremendouslength,andsofine thatitstipcanentertheholein alatch-key.Hisupperlipisa mostnimblepickerofleaves. Hehasmagnificentsightinhis watch-towerhead;hecangallop, thoughungracefully,atmore thanahorse'space;hecankick withgreaterforcethananyother animal,knockahorseoverwith aside-swingofhishornedhead. Thebabygiraffeisactuallyborn withhorns.Agiraffecanlivefor monthsatatimeinthedesert withoutwater.

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