The Record Newspaper 15 April 1948

20YearsofPrayertoConvertAustralia

GrowthofaSeminary Movement

TheCatholicAustraliaMovementisperhapsuniqueamong themanyapostolicmovements intheCommonwealth.Itcalls noconventions,leviesnofees, publishesnocircularsorbulletins,haslittleorganisationand lesspublicity.Itisexclusively amovementforprayer-prayer fortheconversionofourcountry.

TheMovementisnowtwenty yearsold,ahumbleworkbegun anddirected,asfarashuman agencyisconcerned,byahandfulofseminarists,acommittee ofthreestudentsforthediocesanpriesthoodstudyingat CorpusChristiCollege,WeIrribee PurposeofC.A.M.

Naturallytheopportunities whichecclesiasticalstudents haveforanyactiveapostolate ordirectteachingoftheGospel areverylimited.Theircourse ofstudiesisnotonlylong,coveringaperiodofeightyears, butcrowdedwithanecessarily widerangeofsubjejcts.Nevertheless,asadirectresultof thedeepimpressionmadeupon thembytheInternationaland EucharisticCongressheldin Sydneyin1928,theCorpus Christi.studentsofthatyear ralliedtoacallmadebytheir Rector,VeryRev.AlbertPower, S.J.,toworkandprayforthe conversionofAustraliatothe trueFaith.lTowardstheclose ofthatyearageneralmeeting ofthestudentbodyofthecollege decidedtoseekpermissionto makeanorganisedefforttoget peopleprayingforthatintention.

AspecialPrayerfortheConversionofAustraliawascomposed byoneofthestudents,which hassincebeenindulgencedbythe HolySeeandofficiallyrecognisedin1937bytheFathersofthe FourthPlenaryCouncilofAustraliaandNewZealand,whorecommendeditsdailyrecitation.

'DecreeNo.213.)

AGrowingWork.

Withineighteenmonthsofthe launchingoftheMovementin 1928,some10,000leafletsofthe PrayerfortheConversionof Australiahadbeendistributed, andsomeofthestudentswere busywritingbriefinstructions onpointsofCatholicfaithand practicewhich,however,inspite ofthebestendeavoursofseveral generationsoftheirfellows, havenotyetbeenpublished. Howpoorweretheirfinancial resourcesisreflectedbythefollowingextractfromtheminutes oftheannualmeetingheldin 1931:"Itwasdecidedthatabox for'subscriptionsbeplacedatthe Collegenoticeboard,andthat thecommitteeshouldarrangefor printing,accordingtothe amountreecivedbysubscriptions."Theselimitedthenext editionoftheprayerto2,000 copies.However,throughthe generosityoftheclergyand ofthemanyschoolswhichhad becomenotonlycentresforthe dis'ributionofthisPrayerfor theConversionofAustralia,but inwhichitwasreciteddaily,the totalnumberofcopiesofthis prayerreached20,000bythebeginningof1937.Thisnumber wasalmostdoubledinthenext twoyears,duringwhichtimethe Prayerwasofficiallyrecognised

Now,in1948,the BishopsofAustralia aresofavourably disposedtowardsthe C.A.M.anditsaims, thatwefindthe prayerbeingsaidat Benedictioninalmosteverydiocese oftheland.

bytheHierarchyofAustralia andNewZealand,andincluded intheofficialCatechismissued undertheirauthority.

Overthelasttenyearsasuccessionofcommitteeshasbeen responsiblefortheprintingof theprayerleafletsinbatchesof nolessthan20,000copies,which haveallbeendistributedtothe Catholiccollegesandconventsof Australia.Theprayerhasalso beendistributedbyseminarists studyingatSt.Patrick'sCollegeManly,N.S.W.Thestudentsofformeryearsarenow priestsscatterednotonly throughoutVictoria,butinevery partoftheCommonwealth.

Duringthistime,too,notonly werethegreaternumberofall theCatholicschoolsoftheCommonwealthrecitingitdaily,but manyhadadoptedanotherpracticeoftheCatholicAustralia Movement-namely,theoffering ofHolyMassandCommunion monthly,onafixeddayforthe ConversionofAustralia.In In1940thisorganisationwasresponsibleforthepublicationof asecondleaflet,"IMustAlways Pray,"whichitwashopedmight helpmembersoftheCatholic Churchtoraisetheirheartsto GodinprayerThisparticular leaflethasbeenappreciatedby manypatientsinhospitalsvisitedbytheladiesoftheCatholic Women'sSocialGuild. Thegrantingofpermission fortherecitationofthePrayer fortheConversionofAustralia atBenedictionoftheBlessed SacramentinthedioceseofMelbournewasasourceofparticu- larsatisfactiontotheMovement in1942.

Now,in1948,theBishopsof AustraliaaresofavourablydisposedtowardstheC.A.M.and itsaims,thatwefindtheprayer besingsaidatBenedictioninalmosteverydioceseoftheland.

PresentActivities.

Thisyear'ssmallcommitteeof theCatholicAustraliaMovementelectedafewmonthsagois againreprintingtheprayer leaflet,thistimewithanewdesign.Thisdesignrepresents themeaningoftheprayerwhich isaddressedtoGodthroughthe intercessionofthepatronsof Australia,Mary,HelpofChristians,St.FrancisXavier,and St.TeresaoftheInfantJesusthatAustralia'speoplemaybe oneintheFaithwhichcentres abouttheofferingofthePerfect SacrificeoftheNewLaw,the HolyMass.ThedesignsymbolisesthattheCatholicFaith isonenotonlyinitsworship, butalsoinitsgovernmentbythe Pope,thelawfulsuccessorof

Priest-Singer

Oneofthemostpopularvisi torstoMelbournefortheChureh DiocesanCentenaryCelebrations nextmonthiscertaintobe FatherSydneyMacEwan,the world-famousScottishtenor, whowillattendaspersonalrepresentativeoftheArchbishop ofGlasgow(Dr.MacDonald), whosedoctorhasforbiddenhim totravelbecauseofill-health.

TenyearsagoFatherMacEwan,whoisknownabroadas "theScottishJohnMcCormack," forsookabrilliantcareeronthe concertplatformtoenterthe priesthood.Australiansfirst heardhischarmingvoicein193436,whenhetouredtheCommonwealthShortlyafterhis returntoScotland,andatthe heightofhissingingcareerhe surprisedeverybodybyannouncinghisintentiontoleavethe worldandbecomeapriest.He beganhisphilosophicalandtheologicalstudiesatScotsCollege, Rome,in1937,butwhenwar brokeouthewasforcedtoreturntohisnativeland.AtSt. Peter'sCollege,Bearden,Dumbartonshire,hecompletedhis courseofstudiesandwasordainedatGlasgowinJune,1944.

Nowaged31,FatherMacEwan isstationedatSt.Andrew'sCathedral,Glasgow,. Australian-

Peter,towhomwtisgiventhe powertoruleallChrist'sflock, Oventhosewhoarenotyetof Hisfold,butwhomChristwishes tobringtoHimself,sothatnot onlyAustralia,butthewhole world,"maybeoneflockunder oneshepherd."

Thelittleflamewhichwaslit fromthefireoftheInternationalEucharisticCongressheld inSydney,nownearlytwenty yearsago,hasbeencarried, throughtheyears,intosometwo hundredsanctuariesbythe priestswhohavesincebeenordainedfromCorpusChristiCollege-allofthematonetimeactivemembersoftheCatholic AustraliaMovement,butithas notbecomeagreatlight,alight enlighteningallthepeopleof ourland.Maywenothopethat thisyear'sgreatcentenary gatheringinMelbournewillfan ittoabrighterflame.

CardswiththePrayerforthe ConversionofAustraliamaybe hadfromthesecretary,Catholic AustraliaMovement,Corpus ChristiCollege,Werribee. -Gabriel

HardLabourFor1,400Nuns inU.S.S.R.

FourteenhundredNuns,0eportedfromtheEasternZoneof GermanytoRussia,havebeen forcedintosuchhardphysical labouras'buildingbridgesand workinginthemines,according toareportoftheSwiss"Kipa" agency,whichquotesthesigned statementofareturnedGerman prisonerofWar.

OnJanuary5,aGermanprisonerofwarreturnedfrom Russia,signedbeforeecclesiasticalauthoritiesthefollowing statement,theagencysays:

"WeleftthestationatStalinoonOctober12,1947,toreturntoourcountry.Uptothat verydaywehadbeenworking intheminesatStalino.

"Atthemomentofourdeparture,thecontingentthatwasto replaceusdisembarkedfroma trainwhichbadjustcomein.It

toBroadcast

consistedof1,400Sistersof CharityofSt.VincentdePaul.

"Theygaveusanimpressionofwretchedness,thesameimpressionthatwemusthavegiventhem.Someofthemstill woretheirreligioushabits, dirtyandtorn;otherswere dressedinevenmoredeplorable rags. ToWorkinMines.

'Iwasabletospeakwithtwo oftheseNuns,whotoldmethat in1946menhadcometoarrest theminalltheHousesoftheir Order.intheEasternZoneof Germany.

"Theyhadbeenassembledin Pomeraniawithaviewtomass deportation.Oneofthoseto OhomIspokecamefromStargard,theotherfromLeipzig; onewas34andtheother39.So farasIcouldjudgesomeofthe Nunswiththemwere50years oldormore.

"From1946uptoquitelate- lytheseNunshadhadtowork onthereconstructionofthe Dnieperbridges.Butoneday theywereassembledforaseconddeportation,andweretold thattheyhadbeendetailedfor workinthemines,thatthey wouldfindthemselvesbetterfed there,thattheywouldworkin theminesuntilApril.andafter thattheywouldbeabletoreturn totheirhomes.

"ThetwoNunsdidnotconceal frommethattheydidnotbelievea-wordofallthesepro- mises,saveonlythattheywere destinedtoworkinthemines.

"Theywereverydowncastand discouraged,andtheworstof theirsufferingswastobeatthe mercyofthesupervisingtroops, tosuchapointthattheyenvied thelotofthoseoftheirsisters whohaddied.

"Death,infact,didnotfrightenthematall;theyevenhopedforit sible,tocomeassoon'asposforintheirpositiondeath couldonlybeadeliverance.

"UnendurableOutrages."

"ThetwOSistersofCharity said: "'Under-nourishment,dressing inrags,andverminwecould gladlyputupwith,aswecould evenwithsicknessandwith death,butwhatisunendurableis theoutragesinflictedonusby thesupervisingtroops.

FATHERSYDNEYMacEWAN.

wideinteresthasbeenarousedin hisvisit,sincetheAustralian BroadcastingCommissionannouncedthathehadaccepteda contractembracing13broadcastrecitalswhileheisinAustralia.Thefirstconcertwillbe heardonSaturday,May1. FatherMacEwan'srecords stilloccupyahighpopularity rankingwithAustralianand NewZealandlisteners.When hewaslastinAustraliahemade manyfriends,andwithanumber ofthemhestillmaintainsa regularcorrespondence.

SouthPerth Procession

FIRSTSUNDAYINMAY. TheannualprocessioninhonourofOurLadyoftheMaywill beheldatSt.Columba'sChurch, ForrestStreet,SouthPerth,on thefirstSundayinMay,at3p.m. OneoftheJesuitFatherswill preach.

TheChildrenofMaryinvite themembersofparishsodalities tomarchwiththemthatday,and latertobetheirguestsatafternoontea.Thecadetsfrom AquinasCollegewillformthe wardofhonour.

"'Thesoldierscomeatwill intotheliving-hutstosummon theSistersunderthepretextof organisingmedicalinspectionbeforetheyarepostedtotheirrespectivelabour-units.

"'Iftherewasnomorethan thatitwouldbebadenough,but, unhappily,thepretextserves onlytobringtheSistersoutof theirhuts.Ithappensalsothat inthemiddleofthenightdrunkenguardscometosearchforthe Sisters.'

"TheseNunstoldusallthis, naturallyonlywithmuchhesitancyandreticence,but,itwas clearlythesadtruth.Moreover,othersimilarexperiences werealreadyknowntous.

50HadDied.

"TheSistersofCharityalso saidthatwhentheyleftDnjeproPetrovsktheyhadnumbered about1,500;morethanfiftyhad diedonthejourney,andanequal numberwereexpectedtodie withinthenexttwoorthree days. "AlltheNunsstillworethe crucifixprominentlyontheir breasts.Whenthetimecame forthemtogo,theycried,'Send ourgreetingshome.'Eventhe mosthard-bittenamongushad tearsinhiseyes.Nevershall weforgetthatsight;ithaunts mestillto-daywitenIthinkof it"

ByFRANCISGILBERT

TITO'S"NATIONAL CHURCH"

WhenTitoimprisonedArchbishopStepinacandbeganhis warontheCatholicChurch,he mayhaveimaginedthathe couldsucceedwhereHitlerhad failed,andcouldimposeatotalitariansecularauthorityonhis Catholicsubjects.Followingthe Nazitechnique,Titodiscovered secretwirelesssetsinmythical monasteries,foundunknown monksguiltyofcontactingthe outsideworld,provokedviolence inwhichclericswereslaughteredandthosewhosurvived,impriosnedfor,beingimplicatedin rioting.Finally,Titorepeated theultimateHitlermove.He triedtostartanationalChurch.

OnDecember1hestartedinBelgrade,a'UnionofPeople's PriestsinthePeople'sRepublic fYugoslavvia."Thisorganisation'sexistenceissupposedto indicatethatthereisnopersecutioninYugoslavia.UnfortunatelyforTito,thegrowinglist ofmartyrsandimprisonedpoints otherwise.

WhatItWanted.

EquallyunfortunateforTito's purposeisthefactthattheonly Catholicnameconnectedwith thenewgroupof"People's Priests"isthatofFatherMetou Mikusch,aSloveneex-priest whowassuspendedyearsago fromthedioceseofLjubljana. Theneworganisationadopted theresolution:"UndertheleadershipofMarshallTito,the greatestsonofourcountry,the policyofbrotherhoodandconcordhashadsuchhappyeffects fortheYugoslavpeoplethatnow alsotheChurch,inunionwith thepeople,mustparticipatein thestrengtheningofthisbrotherhoodandconcordinorderto maintaintheresultsofthegreat struggle."Themeetingalso wanted revisionofecclesiasticallaws."Itwanted"anelectoralandademocraticConstitutioninourHierarchy.ThepresentChurchConstitution,and theotherlawswhichderivefrom itdonotgiveusanyinitiative, nordotheyenableustoorganiseourselves. Everymove-

mentofoursissuppressedifit isnottothelikingoftheBishop." NoResponseFrontPriests. Followingthisline,atadifferentmeeting,theVice-President oftheSloveneRegionalGovernment,Mr.Brecceli,toldtheCatholicclergyofVeneziaGuilia, whichhasbeencededbyItalyto ao,thattheyshouldrefuseto obeytheirbishops,who(accordingtoMr.Breceli)"areappointedbyaforeignPowerandmay notthereforebeconsideredas nationalelements." Hesuggestedthatthepriests,together withthepeople,shouldelectnew Bishopswhowouldberecognised byTitoinTito'sown"Yugoslav ationalChurch."Noneofthe priestspresentatM.Breceli's meetingmadeanyresponse,and TitohasnowbeendriventoannouncethathisNationalCathodeChurch"has"elected"Jost Rodvanoneofits"Bishops." JostRodvanisanunfrockedSlovakpriest.Meanwhile,Titois stillpersecutingCatholics,and BishopsAuxiliaryofZagreb, Msgr.Salis-SeewisandMsgr. Lackareconfinedtotheirresidence,andwerenotevenpermittedtoattendthefuneralof imprisonedArchbishopStepinac's mother,whodiedrecently.

ITALIANELECTIONS

TheItalianelectionsaredue onApril18th.,onlyafewweeks beforethoseinCzechoslovakia aredue;andwhilethesituations arenotatallcomparableindetail,sinceItalyhasnotgotan oldCominternmanasPrime Minister,yetCommunistpreparationsareexpectedtobe,in theirway,nolessenergeticin Italy.SignorTogliatti'scampaignopenedwiththeformation, inpartnershipwithSignor Nenni,ofthe"People'sDemocrat Front,"anarrangementdevised toofferelectorstheillusionof votingforaLeft-wingcombinationdistinctfromtheCommunistParty.Nennihashis-counterpartsalloverEasternEurope-M.CyrankiewiczinPolandandM.SzakasitsinHungardaregoodexamples;andin Czechoslovakiathereisproving

tobenolackofleadersofthe SocialDemocraticPartyreadyto playthesamerole TheBankruptcyofthe"Centre" Parties.

ThetroublewithallthepartiesoftheLeftexcepttheCommunistPartyisthattheysuffer fromanintellectualinferiority complex,andasrapidlyasthey developthe"thirdforce"idea politicallytheyarelosingwhat convictiontheyhadinitsintellectualjustification.InItaly SignorSaragat'ssecessionistSocialistPartyismakingcommon causewithSignorLombardo's new-UnionofIndependentSocialists,"andhasagreedtopre-

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DEGASPERI. sentjointlistswithitatthe election,withSignorSaragat himselfoccupyingmoreand moreofthepositionwhichM. BlumhasinFrance;butparalleltothisisafailingconfidence inhisideas.Thecontrastis marked,anddepressing,between _helanguagehewastalking twoyearsagoandthelanguage heistalkingnow.Whenhe lefttheItalianEmbassyin Parisinordertodevotehimself todomesticpolitics,andtook partinthecampaignsleadingup totheelectionsofthesummerof 1946,whenhewiasstillacolleagueofSignorNennihesurprisedeveryoneby,forinstance, payingpublictributeinMilant M.FrancoisMauriac,whomhe hadknowninParis,andtothe workofMRP.Hemakes nospeechesofthatkindnow;on thecontrary,hispartyorgan, "Umanita,"apologeticallytrying tocoverupthebreachwithSignorNenni,quiteoutdoesNenni's "Avanti"inthebitternessofits anti-clericalism.Itisasthough hestillthinksthatMarxistgospeltheonlyonethatcanwarm theheartsofmen,howevermuch hehimselfdislikesit.

DeGasperi'sLeadership.

Theconsequenceisthat,duringthispastyear,hehasattractedverylittlefollowing;ItalianswithLeft-winginclinations feelthattheymayaswellremainwithNenniandgetthe genuinearticle.Theonlyauthentic,strongandpositivealternativetothe"People'sDemocraticFront"istheChristian DemocraticParty,andSignorde Gasperiisconductinghispreparationsfortheelectionwith energyandskill."Ourpolicy," hesaidtheotherday,speaking inLecceandTaranto,'isthe policyoffreedomanddemocracy. veknowwhatwewant,and shallnotendasallthenonCommunistpartiesintheBalkanshaveendedandasthenonCommunistpartiesinCzechoslovakianowseemtobeending. Ifbattletheremustbe,letusdo battlenowt;itisbettertorisk everythingevenone'sownhead. YouwillnotfindanyKerenskis orFactasamongtheChristian Democrats."

FactawasthelastItalianPremierbeforeMussolini.

Moreandmoreistheuniversal patternofEuropeanpoliticsplain inItaly;whateverthemultiplicityofparties,therearetworeal alternatives,andtwoonlythosewhichrestonthefull Christiantradition,andthose whichrestonMoscowandthe

ANewSpiritinBelfast

Therearestrangestirringsin theheartofOrangeBelfast thesedays. Anewspiritis animatingmanyBelfastProteat antsto-day-aspiritofenquiry andinterestintheCatholic Church.

Alotoftheinterestand,indeed,alotofthequiteremarkableconversionsthathavetaken placeinthiscityinrecentyears aredirectlytraceabletotheNovenastotheMotherofPerpetual Succourwhichhavespreadfrom ClonardMonasterytotheother churchesofthecity.

ClonardMonastery,situatedin astrategicpositionbetweenthe CatholicFallsandtheOrange Shankill,hasbecomeafocal pointinthisnewstrivingafter theTruthbythenon-Catholics ofBelfast.ManyProtestants attendtheNovenasconducted bytheRedemptoristFathersat Cloncard,andmanymoreattendedtherecentcourseofsermonsthereonthenon-Catholic sectsinthecityofBelfast.

Recently,advertisementsappearedinBelfastUnionistnewspapersannouncingtheopening ofaMissionfornon-Catholics atClonardonaSundaynight. doctrinesofMarxandLenin.No thirdforceormiddlewayisanythingbutanineffectualattempt toplayfortime;todelaythe finaland,formanyheirsof the"Risorgimento,"unwelcome choice.TheCommunistsknow thisasclearlyasanyone;hence thebitternessoftheirreplyto CardinalSchuster,andhencealso thegrwingpressureonthe ChurchinEasternEurope.

Thiswasinresponsetoenquiries receivedbynon-Catholicsabout pointsofCatholicdoctrine.It wasthoughtthatahundredor moreofthoseinterestedwould attend.Judgethesurpriseof theClonardcommunitywhen about1,100atendedl

Thesermon,thefirstofsixto begiveneverySundayduring Lent,waspreachedbyRev. FatherCummings,C.SS.R. FatherCummingsdiscussed twoobjectionstotheCatholic Church-"Whatisallthisfuss aboutreligion?There'snoneed foranyreligion,"and"Was ChristreallyGod?"

LANDSETTLEMENTSCHEME

TheNationalCatholicRural Movement'slandsettlement <chemeforpart-timefarmerson fivetotenacreblockson"Moorang,"fivemilesfromWagga,is makingsteadyprogress.The areaof500acresselectedforthe settlementhasbeensurveyed andapplicationforapprovalof thepurchaseisnowbeforethe Treasury.Over40applications havealreadybeenreceived,and moreareexpected.

COMMUNIONONAVOLCANO.

ObservingtheEucharisticfast, 12studentsoftheseminaryat Conception,accompaniedbytheir spiritualdirector,climbedthe 10,000-feet-highAndeanvolcano NevadodeChillan.

AtthesummittheyheardMass andreceivedHolyCommunion. Startingearlyinthemorning, ,hearrivedatthevolcanoat noon.

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TheArchdiocese

Archbishop'sEngagements.

April18:

7.30p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,St.Joseph'sChurch,Queen'sPark.

Sunday,April25: 7.30p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,Churchof OurLady,HelpofChristians, EastVictoriaPark.

April29:

ReceiveDebutantesatCatholicBall,York.

May2nd.-9th.:

AttendCentenaryCelebrations,Melbourne.

May16-PentecostSunday.

St.Mary'sCathedral10am:Pontificate 3.30p.m.:Confirmationof Adults.

May23: ConfirmationandCanonical VisitationatSt.Thomas' Church,Claremont.

May31: ReceiveDebutantesatAnnual CatholicBall,EmbassyBallroom.

CLERICALVISITORS.

Willallpriestswhoaregoing toMelbournefortheCentenary,andmakingtheirownarrangements,kindlyforwardto Rev.A.J.Martin,143a'BeckettStreet,Melbourne,their Melbourneaddress,inorderthat detailsofclericalfunctions,programmes,locations,etc.,maybe furnishedtothemonarrival.

EveryTuesdaymorning Massiscelebratedat8a.m. intheChildrenofMary Chapel,VictoriaSquare. Allarewelcome.Thisis awonderfulopportunityto assistatMassonyourway towork.AfterMassOur LordisexposedforAdorationuntilBenedictionat5.15 p.m.RemembertheinvitationHehasgivenyou: "CometoMeallyethat labourandareburdened."

Canyouspendaregular half-hourorhour?Ifso, putyournameonthepermanentlistatthedoor.

TheRosaryisalsorecited publiclyat12.30p.m.and 1.30p.m.

WingedCarmelite

Wearingpilot'swingsonhis Carmelitehabit,33-year-oldFr. GabrielGates,aCarmelitefrom Washington,isthePhilippines' firstflyingmissionary.

Pilotinghisowntwo-seater PiperCub,hevisitshisparishionersintheremotehamletsof thewildsofNorthernQuezon, morethan100milesnorth-east ofManila.

Theplane,namedSantaTerestia,wasblessedbyArchbishop O'DohertyofManilainthepresenceofGovernmentofficials, Churchandwelfareleaders,and Mrs.Quezon,widowofthelate President.

FirstjobfortheCatholicsof Baler,whichistobeanimportantcallingpoint,istheconstructionofalandingstrip.

FatherGates'sterritoryincludesagreatdealofmountain andjunglecountry.Particularlyintherainyseasonmanyvillagescanbereachedonlybyair.

AtpresentFatherGatesis concentratingoncarryingsick parishionersfromwidely-scatteredvillagestothenearesthospitalandferryingfoodandmedicalsupplies.

PrimaryPurposeof Marriage

CARDINALANSWERSTHE LORDS.

TheHouseofLordsinthecase BaxtervBaxterrecentlydismissedanappealforadecreeof nullitybyahusbandwhostated thathiswifehadinsisted throughouttheirmarriedlifeon theuseofcontraceptives.

TheLordChancellorstated thattheprocreationofchildren doesnotappeartobeaprimary endofmarriageasunderstoodin Christendom.

CardinalGriffin,addressingthe WestminsterCatholicParents' AssociationinWestminsterCathedralonarecentSunday,said:

"Althoughthereisnoreal needformetotellCatholicparentswhatistheprimarypurpoaeofmarriage,Ifeelcompelledtomakesomereferencetoa recentdecisionintheHouseof Lords.

CanonLaw.

"Iamconcernednotsomuch withtheverdictaswiththereasonsgivenformakingit.

"TheCatholicChurchhasalwaystaughtthattheprimary purposeofmarriageistheprocreationofchildrenandtheobjectofthemarriagecontractis therighttoactionsfittedoftheir natureforthispurpose.

"LetmequotetheCodeof CanonLaw:'Theprimarypurposeofmarriageistheprocreationandeducationofchildren; thesecondaryend,mutualsupportandthereliefofconcupiscence.'

"Thisisalsoclearfromthe BookofGenesiswhenGodbade ourfirstparentsand,through them,allmarriedpersonswho shouldcomeafterthem,toincreaseandmultiplyandfillthe earth.

"St.Paulsays:'SoIwould havetheyoungerwomenmarry andbearchildrenandhave householdstomanage;theywill thengiveenmitynohandlefor speakingillofus.'

"Sotheprimarypurposeof marriageistheprocreationof childrenandtheirsubsequent education.

"Withregardtotheuseof contraceptives,PopePiusXI. says:'Theactofwedlockisof itsverynaturedesignedforthe procreationofoffspring,and thereforethosewhoinperformingitdepriveitofitsnatural powerandefficacyactagainst natureanddosomethingwhich isshamefulandintrinsicallyimmoral?

"Itisthecommonteachingof Catholictheologiansthatcontraceptiveintercourse,whetherwith theaidofinstrumentsornot,is notconsummationofmarriage.

ProofDifficult.

"IhavesaidIhavenoquarrel withtheverdictgiven.

"Wecannotconsideramarriagethathasoncebeenvalidly contractedasnullandvoidbecausethepartieshaverefusedto fulfiltheirobligations.

"Secondly,theproofofnonconsummationofmarriageisextremelydifficultespeciallywhere thepartieshaveusedcontraceptivesanditwouldappearthatin thecaseunderconsiderationby theHouseofLordstherewas lackingnotonlyphysicalcertaintybutmoralcertaintyof non-consummation.

"TheChurchhasneverpermittedtherightoftheState eithertodissolveortodeclare nullChristianmarriage.

"TheCanonLawsays:'Matrimonialcausesbetweenbaptised personsbelongexclusivelytothe ecclesiasticalcourtsButquettionsconcerningthemerecivil effectsofmarriagearewithinthe competenceofthecivilcourts."

"WhydoestheChurchadopt thisattitude?Itisbecause marriagebetweenChristiansisa sacrament,asacredthing,andas asacrament,isnotwithint'io competenceofcivilauthority."

FORSALE. STOVES:Repairsasnew,or tradedonnewgasorwood stoves,stainlesssteelsinksand cupboards,allcolours,paintand enamels;saveonhardwareat HASSELL'S,cor.Queenand WellingtonSts.B6307.

QueenContestfor T.B.AfterCare

Theinaugurationthismonth ofaHospitalQueenContestwill helpthefundsoftheWooroloo ColonyAfterCareT.B.The contestishopedtoculminateina "HealthWeek,"musical,dramaticanddancingfestivalandeisteddfodabouttheendofJune.

Excellentresponsehasalready beenreceivedfrontsocieties, roadboardsandmunicipalities, schoolsandbusinesshouses.

'Theactualprizelisthasnot beendrawnup,butitisexpected thatthefirstprizewellbeaboll daytourofbothislandsofNew Zealand,travellingvariouslyby air,train,sea,landlinesand limousine,andaprizeforeach finalist.

ThefundsarerequiredtoestablishtheColonyfortheAfter CareofTH.,self-contained,selfsupporting,self-administered, andfreefromcontrolsandother handicapstosuccessfulorientationofthementalandphysical progressofthesufferer.This isanintegralpartoftheambitiousschemetakenupbytheGovernmenttoremovefinallythe scourgeofT.B.,whichitisconsideredcanbecompleteeradicatedbyconcertedactiononthe partofeveryone.TheColony Schemeisoneimportantavenue forpersonalco-operation,whilst havingtheblessingandassistanceoftheGovernmentisfree fromthecircumscribedlimitsof regulations.Medicalopinion,it wouldappear,considersthismost importantforthegradualreturn tonormallifeoftheunhappy sufferer.

÷INMEMORIAM 014

BUNCO,ElizabethCorona-In affectionatememoryofmy dearlylovedwife,andmother ofJohn,Corona,Daisy, Daphne,Imelda,Hereldand Gerard,whopassedawayon April16,1947.

0,mostmercifulLord,mayher souldwellwithTheeforeverinthemansionsofeternalbliss. -insertedbyhersorrowing husbandandfamily.

FITZGERALD,A.M.-Sacred tothememoryofourdearwife andmother,whopassedaway onApril9,1944. Mayherdearsoulrestin peace. -Insertedbyhersorrowing husbandandfamily.

MONAGHAN,Florence.-In everlovingmemoryofour dearestwifeandmother,who passedawayApril14,1940. Alwaysinourhearts. Mayhersweetsoulrestin peace. -Insertedbyherlovinghusband,Jim,andfamily.

O'NEILL-Inlovingmemoryof Gladys(SisterMarySt.Martha,SacredHeartConvent, HighgateHill),whopassed awayApril18,1938.

SweetHeartofMary,your prayersforherextol.

0,SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul. Alwaysrememberedbyher lovingfather,motherandsisters.

SITUATIONVACANT.

Opportunity,Catholicman,2135years;executiveoffice.Salary £810s.,approximately.Details sellingexperiencetoBoxT.A., thisoffice.

BOARDANDLODGING.

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FortheCatholicstudent,atleast,thesocialproblem tendstodegenerateintoaviciouscircle.Hiseconomics areinextricablyboundupwithhisreligionanditsphilosophy.Yethemustpropagatehisbeliefsinthematerialisticworldwhichdenieshisfirstpostulatesaboutthe natureanddestinyofman.Hethereforefeelsthatthe spreadofCatholicsocialteachingiswell-nighfutileuntil theworldisconvertedtoChristianity,oratleasttosome soundformofnaturalreligion.Hebeginstoneglect economicsandhistoryinfavourofapologetics.Oftenhe isconfirmedinthisoutlookbytheconsiderationthatall shadesofpresent-daysocialreformersuniteatonepointthecondemnationofCapitalismasitnowexists.Heis fearfulofcompromisewithhisstrangebed-fellows,and perhapsofbecomingapawninthehandsofthosewho desiremerelytoperpetuateclasshatred.

Hesees,further,thatthepracticalresultsofhistheorieswouldbepalatable,uptoapoint,eventomaterialists, while,ontheotherhand,manywhoshouldbehisalliesbe.:omedie-hardreactionariesinthefaceofthesimplicity andausterityoftheChristiansocialprogramme.Often, too,thereformerisoppressedwiththedangersthatlie ahead-ifsupposingthosepalliativemeasuresweareforcedtoacceptfortheimmediatereliefofthepoorshould cometobepermanentfeaturesofnationallife,ortheState, whoseaidweinvoketosuppresscapitalisticgreed,should cometoownusbodyandsoul.Then,again,whenthe Catholicreformerhasdecidedthattheworldmustbe Christianinordertoreceiveandproperlyapplyasane socialorder,heisdismayedtofindhowdifficultitisfor peopletoleadChristianlivesintheirpresentsocialand economicenvironment.Soheseemseternallycaughtup onthehornsoftheolddilemma.

Thesolution,ofcourse,liesinthefactthatoursocial theoriesareCatholic,i.e.,theyembraceph:losophyand religion.Thereisnostrictcategorisationofeconorm. ononesideandChristianityontheother.Religionisthe motive,thespiritandtheguaranteeofsuccessforourwhole programme.Allournotionsarerootedinmoralphilosophy,whichconcernsitselfwiththenatureanddestiny ofman,hiscivilrightsanddutiesandthoseoftheState. therelationsbetweenhisindividualandsociallife,etc. Perhapswelaytoolittleemphasisonthisaspectofour socialteaching,andhencefindourselvestalkingatcross purposes.Andaboveall,wemustavoidexaggeration, whichinvitesdiscouragementandfinallydespair.Itis possible,nomatterhowdifficult,toleadtheChristianlife inanysocialorder.And,moreover,oursisnottheonly systemwhichcangivestabilitytosociety.Slaverydid sofromtimeimmertiorial.Itwilldosoagainifweare preventedbyslothordiscouragementfromgettinginfirst.

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"FriendlyCritic,"Perth,writes: "Hereisathingwhichhas hasbeenpuzzlingmefora fewyears.OnceIhearda preacherinaCatholicchurch speakingaboutwhathecalled 'the

oftheChurch.' Heseemedtothinktheywere

lastwordoneverything. Now,IknowthatallCatholic

and,as theyarenotfathersintheor-

Isupposeitis allrighttocallthemFathers oftheChurch.But,although Ihaveeverrespectforthese priests,orFathers-callthem whatyouwill-Idonotthink theyareinfallible,orthat theiropinionsettleseveryargument."

A.:NeitherdoI.Butthen, youarequitewideofthemark inidentifyingtheFathersofthe ChurchwiththevariousCatholicpriestswhomyoucorrectly saluteas"Father."Youarenot aloneinmistakingthemeaning oftheoncewell-knownexpres sion,-FathersoftheChurch."

SometimeagoinBelgiumapriest tookitintohisheadtoaska numberofchurch-goingpeople whattheyunderstoodbythis title.Theanswersshowedhow badly,andindeedhowludicrously,peoplenowadayscanflounder astothemeaningoftraditional Christianexprei;sions.Some thoughttheFathersofthe Churchwerethechurch-wardens, butothersthoughttheRedemptoristFatherswereindicated.

Inpointoffact,theFathers theChurcharethoseancient writersandteacherswhoare witnessestothetraditionsofthe earlyChurch,andwhoseworks thereforecommandgreatauhority. WespeakaboutSt. IgnatiusofAntioch,St.Irenaeus,

OFEARLYCHRISTIANITY

St.Athanasius,St.Augustine, St.JohnChroysostom(tomentionjustafew)as"Fathers"in thissense.-Orthodoxdoctrine andlearning,holinessoflife,and acertainpositioninantiquity, areallrequiredbeforeanyone canbecalleda"Fatherofthe Church Allbutaveryfew oftheFathersarefoundwithin thefirstsixcenturiesofChristianity. Catholicwriters,andsometimespreachers,quotethe FathersoftheChurchonoccasion,notbecausetheseareindividuallyinfallible,butbecause, takentogether,theyoftenprovidecertainevidenceofsome traditionalteachingwhichhas comedownfromthetimeofthe Apostles.Moreover,manyof theseFathers,besideshavinga commandingpositioninantiquity,are,ontheirownaccount, writersandtheologiansofthe firstimportance,andsucceedhig ageshavequarriedcontinuam andprofitablyintheirworks.It wouldbehardtoimagine,for instance,apresent-dayCatholic theologythatdidnotshowthe influenceofSt.Augustineat everyturn.

Nowthatyouhavesomeidea ofwhotheFathersoftheChurch reallyare,Iamsuretheremarksofthatpreacherwhom youonceheardwillnotsoundso strange.AsfortheCatholic priestsofyouracquaintance, withwhomyouconfoundedthe FathersoftheChurch,youare quiterightinsayingthatthey arenotinfallible.Nordotheir opinionssettleeveryargument. Theyare,however,fittedby theirtrainingandpositiontotell peoplewhatistheteachingof theCatholicChurch,andCatholiclayfolkrightlylistentothem withre,oectandsubmission.

LegendofPopeJoan Revived

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"Reader,"Fremantle,writes: notedifying.Mastpeople thoughtshewasamanbutone dayasshewasridingthrough Romeshegavebirthtoa child,andthepeoplethen stonedhertodeath."

A.:d can'thelpwondering whether.inrehashingthisforgottenfairy-tale,youarequite serious,oraremerelytryingto provokeanindignantoutburst thatmaytickleyoursenseof humour. IamafraidIcan't feelindignantaboutsuchanantiquatedanddiscreditedfabrication.Ihopeyouwillnotbe disappointed.However,ifyou aregenuinelyseekinginformationonthefableofPopeJoan, thenIshallgiveitwithpleasure. ThefirstmentionofPope Joanoccursinsomemedieval chronicler'swhowroteabout threehundredyearsafterthe timewhenJoanAlassupposedto exist.Dtaingtheintervening period,noonehadheardofher. Thereisnoroomforherinthe existinglistofPopes,andall thedatessuggestedforherare impossible.However,themedievalchroniclersbegantocopy thestoryonefromanotherand setitdownamongthewonders withthesamesolemnitywith whichtheyrecordedpopular mythsaboutthehabitsofthe

unicorn,theflightofthegriffin, andthebalefulglareofthebasilisk.Picturesquedetailsbegan toaccumulate,andforsome timethelegendwaswidelybelieved.InthelateMiddleAges PopeJoanevenachievedthedistinctionofbeingincludedfora timeamongthecarvedbustsof PopesinSienaCathedral.This wasverymuchasifonewereto includeJacktheGiant-Killer amongtheEnglishKings,orRed Riding-Hoodamongtheheroines ofhistory. Withtheadventofscientific historicalwritinginlatertimes, PopeJoanandherstorycame toasadend.Protestantwritersusuallyclaimthatitwasby Protestantscholarsthatthelegendwasfirstexploded.Thisis probablynottrue,butitshows clearlyenoughwhateducated Protestantsthinkofthewhole business.Thestoryhasbeen forlongthelaughing-stockof historians.However,fromtime totime,afewsemi-literateantiCatholicwriters,unawarethat

theythemselveswerebecoming laughing-stocks,resurrectedit forpurposesofpropaganda.But forsometimepastPopeJoanhas droppedoutevenofthecheapestkindofanti-Catholicwriting.

Youwrite:

"Couldawomanreallypossess thepowersofaPopeaccording totheteachingofyour Church?"

A.:No.

Youwrite:

"Ifshecouldnot,thent..e variousactsanddispensations ofthePopeduringthepontificateofJoanwouldbeallnull andvoid."

A.:Yourquestionbecomes pointlessoncethemythicalcharacterofPopeJoanisestablished. Andthatisaswellestablished asanythingofthekindcanever be.Theonlyrealproblemconnectedwith"PopeJoan"iswhat startedthelegendonitscareer. Butthatisascholar'sproblem, andneedriotietainushere.

Christ-UniqueAmongMen

HEALONEMAKESHIMSELFANOBJECTOFWORSHIP "Open-Minded,"WestPerth.

writes:

"Ihaveagreatadmiration forJesusChrist,justasIhave forBuddha,Confucius,Socrotes,JoanofArcandGalileo.

Ithinktheywereallgreat geniusesthrownupbythe forcesofevolution.There willbeothergreatgeniuses likethesestilltocome."

A.:Yousoundasifyouhave beenreadingthePrefacetoBernardShaw's"St.Joan"and swalloweditsfallacieswithouta murmur.Leaving'asideforthe momentthoseideasaboutevolution,letusseewhatjustification thereisforspeakingabout Buddhaandtheothersinthe samebreathasJesusChrist.In

thefirstplace'youwillnotethat onlytwoofthepersonsonyour list,JoanofArcandGalileo, cameafterChrist,andtheywere bothgoodCatholics,whowould haveshudderedtoheartheir namesmentionedinthesame breathasthatoftheirLord. TheybothworshippedChristas God,andlookedonHimastheir Redeemer.Oftheotherswe knowmostaboutSocrates,and itwouldbehardertothinkof anyonewhowasfurtherfrom makingtheclaimswhichChrist made.Socrateswasavery greatman,andalovableman, too,butpartofHisgreatness andattractivenessforusconsistsinhisavowalofhisown ignorance.Hiswisdom,hesaid,

layinthis,thatheknewthat heknewnothing.JesusChrist, although"humbleandmeekof heart,"couldsaywithquiet confidence:"Hethatseethme seeththeFather;""Heavenand earthshallpassaway,butMy %lordsshallnotpassaway."He forgavesinsinHisownname. HeappliedunhesitatinglytoHimselfexpressionswhichintheOld TestamentrefertoGodandto Godalone.ItisperfectlyabsurdtospeakaboutChristasif HeweresimplyanotherSocrates.Nopoweronearthcould haveinducedSocratestothinkor sayofhimselfwhatChristrepeatedlysaidofHimself.As forBuddhaandConfusius,these menwerereligiousteacherswno wereconcernedtoenlightenmen andtoimprovetheirlot,but theydidnotmakethemselves theobjectofworship.Confucius,inparticular,wouldhave shrunkinhorrorfromsaying, asChristsaid,"Ifanymanwill confessmebeforemen,him willIconfessbeforemyFather whoisinHeaven;""Comeunto meallyethatlabourandate burdened,andIwillrefreshyou." No,youmayaccepttheclaims ofChristoryoumayrejectthem Ifyourejectthem,youwill havetosaythatthismostperfectofmenwasthevictimof themostdangerousillusion.If youacceptHisclaims,thenyou mustsaythatHeisnomere man,nomeregeniuseven,but theSonofGodcomeintothis world,havingassumedthenature ofman.Ineithercase,youcannotincludeHimwiththeother personsmentionedinyourletter. Hestandscompletelyapartfrom thembytheverynatureofHis claims.Youhavetomakeup yourmindaboutthequestion whichconfrontseverygenera- tionofmen:"Whatthinkyeof Christ?"Butyouwillnotbe answeringthatquestionintelligently'ifyouclassHimwith peoplewhowouldnothave dreamedofaspiringtothelevel onwhichHeclaimstostand.

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PatrickJosephCluneoccupied theSeeofPerth,WestAustralia, from1911to1935.Forsixteen yearsbeforehisconsecrationas BishopofPerthin1911,hewas aRedemptoristMissionaryin EnglandandIreland,inAustraliaandNewZealand.InIrelandthenameofFatherClune, theRedemptoristmissionary,becamealegend.Inareminiscent moodhewasdelightfultolisten to,andweyoungpriestsofSt. Mary'sCathedralStaffwhowere privilegedtolivewithhim,clusteredaroundhimashecaptured againthemoodsandincidentsof hiscrowdedyearsasamissionary.Onestoryisworthrecalling,foritillustratesbrieflythe rangeandappealofhispulpit voice.DuringamissioninTralee,Co.Kerry,in1898,Father Clune,outonvisitation,askeda womanhowshelikedthemissio.

"Ah,sure,'tisgrand,"shesaid, "andthatFatherClune,yerra,he hasavoicethatwouldgie throughyou."

InWellington,NewZealand,1 metaprominentlawyerwho commentedontheextraordinary appealofFatherClune'spreaching,asfollows:"Iwasaboyof twelvewhenFatherClunecame togiveamissioninTimaru.His preachingwasdiscussedevery dayathome,andwealllooked forwardtotheeveningsermon aschildrento-dayawaitanew 'alkie Iwashopingthemission wouldgoonandonforever. WhenFatherCluneleftIbroke downandcriedbittertears,as everythingseemedtocometoan end,andtherewasnothingto lookforwardto." Araretribute,surely!

AGREATREDEMPTORIST.

itisgenerallyconcededthat FatherClunewasamongthe greatRedemptorists.Higsuccessinwinningmenbacktothe practiceoftheirreligionwas phenomenal.Whentheydidnot cometohearhispreach,,he soughtthemoutintheirown homes.Onlythosewhodoparochialvisitationknowhowtrying, disappointing,andhumiliatne thisstandingondoorstepscanbe. NothingdauntedFatherClune hisroundsofvisitationduringa mission.Hewasofteninsulted, thefrontdoorslammedonhis face,buthereturnedagainand againformore,untilhispatience wasblessedwithsuccess.DuringMissionsatKalgoorlieand Boulder,heoftenawaitedhis menatthegateoftheshaft, sometimeshewentdownbelow wherethemenweredrilling.

Whenhelearnedthataman', workpreventedhimfromattendingthemission,hesoughthimat lunchhour,satbyhim,chatted tohim,andbroughthimbackto hisreligiousduties.Yearsafterwardshewouldrecognisethe man,greethimbyhisfirstname, andseemgenuinelygladtomeet himagain.Ithasbeensaidof FatherClunethatheneverforgotaname,neverforgotaface. Nowonderthathehadsuch powerovermen,forhewasalways"aman'sman"

THEGOLDENTONGUED ORATOR.

ArchbishopClunewasbornon LittleChristmasDay,January6, thedayofgifts.Thegoldof eloquencewasgiventohimon hisfortunatebirthday.The golden-tonguedoratorofthe West,hewasacclaimed,and rightlyso.

Ihavereadthroughhisnotable occasionalsermons,hispanegyriconthedeathofKingEdward VII.,deliveredinSt.Mary'sCa-

thedral,Perth,whichthepress hailedas"amasterpieceofexquisitedictionandfinishedoratory,"andwhichthecitizensof Perthhadreprintedingoldtype andsenttoQueenAlexandra;his addressonthededicationofthe organinSt.Mary'sCathedral, andtheEpiscopalGoldenJubilee sermononArchbishopRedwood, whichhedeliveredatWellingtonin1924.Addtothesegreat occasionshisnumerousfuneral sermonsoverthecoffinsofhis

FUNERALFAREWELLS.

Tothisdaythelingeringechoesofhislownotesareinmy ears.Whenhelabouredunder strongemotion,ashedidinfuneralfarewellstohispriests,his voicesanktoasigh,everyword seemedsteepedintears.With flowinggracethevoiceglidedon, everyonewholistened,unashamedlyletthetearsclusterandfall, ashiswordsofsympathytouchedtheirhearts.Thesoft,caress-ingtones,theflute-likesw'etness ofhispanegyrics,cannotbere- capturedinwords. Butonemusthaveseenhimin thepulpittoabsorbfullythe musicofthatgoldenvoice.He hadamobilefacethatquicklyre- spondedtoemotionsandmirroredthespiritwithin.Hisblue eyescouldflashwithfireorgrow dimwiththemistofsorrow.His gestureswerefluid,madegener- allywithaneloquentrightband. Abigman,impressiveinhis robes,straightasasoldier,he commandedattentionatonce.

TherestandinginthepulpitI canseehimdistinctly,playing hisvoice,theMagi'sbirthdaygift ofgold,asanorganist(heshis keyboard,creatingtherolling, fear-ladenvolumeofthunderous attackonevil,orasoftpedalap- pealforvirtuewhenhiswords soundedlikeraindropsonleaves.

priestsandreligious,allofthem soaptandsoappealing,little mosaicpictureswhereinthepersonalityofthedeceasedshines forthasthedominantcolourdoes inamosiacpattern Ihadintendedtocollectthemandissue themasatributetothisgreat pracher,butonsecondthoughts Irefrained,forthewrittenword doesnotdohimjustice.Only thosewhosawhim,andheard himmakethosewordslive,could appreciatehisgoldentongue.

Greatdramaticartistscan speaktheordinarywordsof every-daycurrency,andthey comefromtheirlipsre-minted, withanewringandafreshappeal,leavingechoesinourminds thatareawakenedtomusicwheneverweusethesewordsagain. Theeyescannotrecapturehis magnificentoratory.Whata pityhewasnotpersuadedto makerecordsofhisimportant sermons!Thenwecouldall tastethewineofhisspeech,and enjoythemusichescatteredover thespokenword.

HISGIFTOFTONGUES.

Hisgiftoftongueswasa speakingvoiceofvariedcadences andinflectionsoverwhichheexercisedamaster'sskill.The biographerofthelateJohnMcCormack,theIrishtenor,said thathisvoice,"keepingallthe weatherofhisnativeskies,achievedthebrightnessandringof thebestItalianvoiceswithnone oftheirharshness.Itwellsup withthedarkfulnessofaflooded river,leapingintosunlight, gleamingwithalmostunbearable brilliance,thenleavingalast softnotetofloathighintheair, likethecolouredsprayfroma waterfall."

Dr.ClunewasanotherIrish boywhotookhisbroguewith himtotheendofhislife.When stronglymoved,avolumeof soundcamerollingfromhis lungs,tingedwithanIrishbroguethatlentpersonahtytohis address.Hishighernoteshada silverytimbreripplingthrough themthatenabledhimtopietce themostdistantcornerofa church.Thosehighnotesseemedtovibratelikethenotefrom aperfectlycastbell,carryingits messagetothedistantcornersof thechurch.Dr.Clunecouldbe easilyheard,everywordclear cut,distinct,inthenewSt Mary'sCathedral,Perth,where preachersto-daymustleanon loudspeakers.

HOWDIDHEPREPAREHIS SERMONS?

Ioftenaskedhimhowhepreparedhissermons.Hisreply wasalwaysthesame,eitherhe devotedtoitspreparationabsoluteconcentration,orherelied ontheinspirationofthemoment,withoutanypreparationat all.Hewassuchagoodextemporespeaker,especiallyon socialoccasions,thatmanyheld thathewasathisbestwhenhe hadtoborrowsuddenlyfromthe richstoreofhisacquirements withoutnotice.

Ihavegonethroughhissermonnotebooks,whichwouldfill aroomylibraryshelf,andon everypagearecorrections,additions,andrevisions.Healways (CoLtinuedonPage12.)

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WhenStalinGoes NoHalttoRussianExpansion

(From"ReviewofWorld Affairs,"London,2/2/'48.)

TherehavebeenmanyrumourslatelyaboutStalin.Some saidhewasdead;othersdeclaredhimtobedying.Thefacts areasfollows:

Forthelasttwoorthreeyears Stalin'shealthhasbeenpoor. Heisnowsixty-nineand,after yearsofplottingandhardliving, findslifeburdensome.Heis sickphysicallyandmentallyunhappy.Lackofpersonalfriends andagooddealofpainmakehis lifemiserable.

Themanhasbecomealonely invalid,spendingmuchofhis timeatSochistudyingvarious reportssenthimbyscientists whoclaimnewdiscoveriesfor prolonginglife- Astonishing

ST.GERTRUDE'SEXCOLLEGIANS willholda DANCEat LEEDERVILLETOWNHALL (CambridgeStreet),on TUESDAY,APRIL27th. GoodMusic. 1/11,inc,tax.

thoughthisseems,itis,webelieve,true. His physical strengthisslowlywaning,and heisnolongerabletoenterpro- trac.edpoliticalstruggles.The clayswhenhecouldenjoyawild nightdrinkingvodkaandliqueurstilltheearlyhoursare overtoo. Hisheartisweakandsome observershavetheimpression ,hathesuffersfromaninternal ailmentwhichseemstocause spasmodicagony.Moscowno

Unlesssomethingexceptional happens,thebestobserversstilt thinkthatColonel-GeneralZhda. novorMarshalBeriawillsue. ceed.TheformerhasgoodrelationswithmanypresentRus sianmilitaryleadersandwith somenowoutofthelimelight.

Thelatter,althoughincharge ofatomicresearch,nevertheless hasgreatknowledgeofandinfluenceoverthemilitaryforces oftheM.V.D.,thesecretpolice, andtheforcesoftheMinistry ofJustice.

Althoughtosomeextentrivals, thetwomenworkcloselyto gether.Theybothsometimes wonderwhetherperhapsthey havenotbothunderratedthe abilitiesofAndreyevichAndreyev,whommanypeoplecoifsidestobenothingmorethana cool-headedplanner.HeisdeputyPrimeMinister,andmay proveamoreformidableman thantheoutsideworldhasguess- ed,orthanZhdanovandBeria havereckoned.

OurcourseistaughtbyPersonalAttendanceandCorrespondenceLessons.Tuitionis guaranteeduntiltheDiplomais obtained,irrespectiveofthetime taken.StudentsobtainFreeEmploymentService.

Onefixedfeepayableineasy monthlyinstalments.

OurresultsatInstituteExaminationsprovetheexcellenceof ourtuition.

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longersuitshim;hespendsmore andmoretimeinthemildSouth. Hemadepoliticalpeacewith the ItextremistpartylastAugust. wasneveraseriousstruggle, anditwasprobablythelast. Therecanbenodoubtthat Zhdanof,theRussian,andhis entourageoffanaticshavegained theday.Theirideologyisa mixtureofRusianimperialismandneo-bolshevism.Theybelieveinexpansionand,despite theexperienceofHitler,that piecemealaggressionispractical andwillpayimmensedividends.

Theyarguethattheworld situationisnowmorefavourable tosuchapolicythaninHitler's timeTheyreckonthatwaris psychologicallyimpossible,and thatRussiacangetawaywith prettywelleverythingshewants. Theyhavealwaysbelievedin andtheynowagainverystronglyadvocateanalliancewithGermany.Thisisanessential pactoftheirprogramme.They believethatifGermanyand Russiabecomeallies,nothingin theWorldcanwitbetandthem.

ZhdanovIstheonlyvisitor whohasbeenaskedtostaywith StalinatSochiforanyperiodof time.Thatunderlineshisinfluence.Beria,andAndreye- vichAndreyevhavebeenvisitors tooWehavenoevidencethat Molotovhasbeenmuch,ifatall, lately. WheneventuallyStalingoes, thestruggleforpowerwillnot wethinkbeanopenone.It willtakeplacebehindtheclosed doorsofthePoliticalBureau. Ourinformantsdonotthinkthat Molotov'schancesofgainingthe thronearedecisive.

Itseemsprobablethatsooner orlaterandperhapsrather sooner,anewformoePresidency willbecreatedforwhichStalin *toesnotthinkMolotovhasthe necessaryabilities.HeisbelievedgreatlytoadmireMolotovasanexecutive,butthinks himtoodry,uninspired,petty anddull.Molotov;whohasa faitshareofvanityandam's] tion,knowsthis,buttriesto makehimselfindispensableand prominentbysheerhardwork, scrupulouslyfulfillingthepreciseordersofStalinandthePoliticalBureau.

UponthisbackgroundofadecliningStalin,andthepersonalitiesaroundhim,thebignews mustbeseen.Noinformation comingfromtheSovietUnion suggeststheslightestchanceof conciliation. Onthecontrary, aswehavesooftensaid,consolidationbehindtheironcurtain willbecomegreater.Therewill beevergrowingpressureupon everycountryintheMediterranean,andalongthebeltrun- ningacrossAsiafromtheNear totheFarEaat.

St.Gertrude's Ex-Collegians'Association

_Thecommitteeisatpresent busyarrangingactivitiesforthe nextfewmonths,andaseriesof monthlydances(4th.Tuesdays) aretobeheld.Thefirstwill takeplaceonTuesday,27th.inst., atthaLeedervilleTownHall, CambridgeStreet,anddancing willbefrom8p.m.to11.30. Bringyourfriendsalong,asan enjoyableeveningisassured. Are-unionatNewNorciawill beheldonthelongweek-endin May(Est:3rd.),andthebatswill leaveonSaturdayat2.30p.m. Bookingsmustbemadeby23rd. inst.Aninterestingprogramme hasbeenarranged,sobethere.

Ahockeyteamwillbeagain enteredintheLeaguegames, andafterbeingfairlysuccessful lastseason,playersarehopeful ofagoodseriesofgames.PracticeisheldontheEsplanadeon TuesdaysandThursdaysfrom 4,30to6p.m.

TheAssociationoffersthePresident,MiesJudyWisbey,best wishesonherengagement,but regretsthatherfuturehomewill beinthecountry.Shehas beensoactiveintheAssociation.

'PhoneSecretary(W1822)or wtritetoP.Hogan,94HaySt., Subiaco,tobookforre-union.

SHENTONPARKBRANCH.

OnTuesday,April6,our branchwasofficiallyopenedby Rev.Dr.Sullivan.

Theeveningcommencedwith thepresentationofbadgestothe -evenleaders,namely,MissesE. Rowbottom,N.Barefoot,M. Veitch,P.Jones,K.Hughan,M. MilesandJ.Bourke,afterwhich Dr.Sullivangaveaverystirring talkontheMovement.

Thiswasfollowedbyaddresses byourBranchPresident,MissE. Rowbottom;DiocesanPresident, MissM.Gray;ParishPriest, Rev.Dr.Collins,andChaplain, Rev.FatherRyan.

Supperwasthenserved,and therestoftheeveningwasgiven todancing.ThestockingsandcigaretteswerewonbyMissM. Veitch,andahappytimewas enioyedbyallpresent.

Wewishtothankthegirlsfor comingalonginsuchgoodnumbers,andalsothosefromother parisheswhohelpedmakeita success.

Wetrustthattheintending memberswillkeepuptheenthusiasmshownandbepresent atourfirst enrolment.generalmeetingfor

!LUREOFTHE OLUTIONARYTHEORY

Youwrite:

"Whilepreservingmyadmirationforthecharacterand teachingsofChrist,Iamnot preparedtoseeinHimtheend oftheevolutionaryprocess.I reservetherighttowelcome otherexpressionsofthatLife Forcewhichisworking throughtheuniverse,butparticularlyinman."

A.:Ihavejustexplainedthat isimpossibletotreatChristas Heweremerelyoneofa umberofgreatmen. Either ewaswhatHeclaimedtobe, relseHewasnotagreatman tall.ButIseethatyour inkingisshapedbysomegenttheoryofEvolutionandthe ifeForceratherthanbyany tudyoftheevidencegivenin eGospelsconcerningChrist. ndIamafraidthegeneral heoryonwhichyoutakeyour tendhasbeenratherbattered flateyears,andisindeedoutoded. Itwasmadepopular tthebeginningofthecentury yaFrenchphilosopher,Bergon,wholatergaveitupinfavurofChristianity.Inaslightdifferentformithasbeen aintainedbyBernardShaw, hoisaconsiderabledramatist, utverymuchlessofathinker hanBergson.

final

Thechieftroubleaboutallthis alkofaLifeForceevolvinginto ewformsandthrowingupnew ypesofgeniusinitsself-unolding,isthatyouareleftwith meremovementorexplosion fenergywhichcannotexplain tself,andthereforecertainly annotexplaintherealityofthe orldandhumanlife.Itwould akeustoofarintophilosophyto tealwiththismatternow.Let tbeenoughtosaythattheonly explanationofthereality whichweperceiveandofour ownlivesistobehadinaBeing whichisinfinite,necessary,unchanging,containinginitself thesumtotalofperfection.We allthisBeingGod.

Toexplaintheexistenceofthe worldandhumanlifebyirrationalLifeForcesandevolutionaryprocessesisaboutatsatsfactoryassaying,afterthe nanneroftheoldIndianmyths, :hattheworldissupportedin ;pacebecauseitrestssecurely )nthebackofabigelephant.

HENSATISFACTIONIS OTMADE 'catholic,"Dalkeith,writes:

"Whatkindofasinisitif youdonotsaytheprayers givenasapenanceinconfession"?

A:Ipresumeyouarethinsine ofthecaseinwhichaperaon deliberatelyomitssayinghis penance.Ifthepenancewere omittedthroughforgetfulness, thenmuchwoulddependon whetherthisforgetfulnesswas blameworthyornotandtowhat extent.However,iftherew:re noforgetfulness,butadeliberate omission,therewouldcertainly besinofsomekindSatisfaction,ortheperformingofthe enjoinedpenance,isanactwhich isanintegralpartoftheSacramentofPenance.Itsomission wouldnotaffectthevalidityof theSacrament,ofcourse,butit woulddeprivetheSacramentof oneoftheelementswhichbelong toit.Theomissionwouldnormallybeamortalsinifthepenancewereimposedformortal sinsnotalreadyforgiveninpreviousconfessionsand,atthe sametime,thepenancewere heavyenoughtocarrywithita graveobligation.Thusapersonwhohadcommittedgrave sins,andwasgivenasapenance theRosaryofOurLady,would normally.beboundunderpain ifmortalsintosaythatpenance.Ifthesinsconfessedwere venial,orthepenanceimposed werefairlylight,thenthere wouldstillbeanobligationof sayingit,butthisobligation velouldbeunderpainofvenial, notmortal,sin.

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NATURALLAW INESCAPABLE

"Curious,"Leederville,writes:

"Sometimeagosomebody askedyouaquestionabout contraceptionandtheNatural Law. Irememberthatyou discussedthemeaningofthe NaturalLawingreatdetail, butyoudidnotsayhow,contraceptioncameintothepicture."

A.:OnthatoccasionIwasaskedtodealwiththeNaturalLaw, notwithcontraception.Ithad previouslybeenstatedthatcontraceptionwasagainsttheNaturalLaw,andmycorrespondent wishedtoknowwhatwasmeant bythisNaturalLaw.Ididmy besttoexplainthemeaningof thisterm,andIdidsothemore willinglybecauseIwassurethat fromtimetotimeothermoral questionswouldcomeupwhich couldbesolvedonlybyreference tothissamelaw.Itseemedto

medesirabletotreatthismatter ratherthoroughly,evenatthe riskofitsbeingtooheavyfor somelisteners,sothatinfuture IcouldsafelyappealtotheNaturalLawwithoutappearingto waveamagicwandortotake refugeinamysteriousabstraction. IexplainedthattheNatural Lawisalawwhichobligesusto befullyhuman,tolive,thatis, inaccordancewithourreasonablehumannature. Beings whicharenotfreecannothelp livinginaccordancewiththeir nature;forthemnaturallaw operatesthroughphysicalcompulsion.Butmenarefree,and theNaturalLawdoesnottake awaythatfreedom;itbindsmen byimposingacommandontheir conscience.Menretainthephysicalpowerofdisobeyingthe NaturalLaw,buttheycannotescapethemoralobligationwhich itimposes,nor,finally,therewardsandpunishmentswith whichitisreinforced.

HowContraception ViolatesNaturalLaw

DIVORCINGPLEASUREFROMITSPURPOSE

Youwrite:

"Willyoupleasesayhowyou getfromtheNaturalLawto contraception?Iwantthe questionofcontraceptiondirectlyfaced."

A.:Verywell.Ishalltake theexistenceoftheNaturalLaw andtheabsolutenatureofits obligationforgranted. The nextstepistoshowthatbythe NaturalLawtheuseofcontraceptivesisunconditionallyexcluded.

Thedifficultyaboutdiscussing anymoralproblemconnected withsexisthatfeelingsarealreadystronglyengagedandprejudicesareeasilyformedand tenaciouslyheld.Itisusually easier,andmoreconduciveto clearthinking,toexaminethe moralitygoverningsomenonsexualappetite,andthento applyresolutelytothesexual appetitetheconclusionsalready reachedwithregardtotheother. Letusstart,then,fromsomethingasunexcitingasourappetiteforfood.Weexperiencea certainpleasureineating,and thispleasureisconnectedwith thenaturalprocessofnutrition. BecauseIenjoyeatingmyfood, itiseasyformetokeepmy bodynourished.Eatingisnot meantsolely,orevenprimarily, asameansofgivingmepleasure;itisintendedprimarilyto ministertotheneedsofthebody, andthepleasureconnectedwith itissubordinatetothis purpose. However,aslongasIdonothing todivorcethepleasureofeatingfromthefunctionofnutrition,Irightlylookuponthe pleasureassomethinglawful.I donotneedtothinkaboutthe nourishingofmybody;thatisa naturalresultwhichwilltake placewhetherIthinkaboutit ornot.Allthatisrequiredof meisthatIdonotinterfere withthisnaturalresult.Iam notevenrequiredtostopeating themomentthebareneedsof mybodyhavebeensatisfied.I maystillkeeponeatingforthe pleasureitgivesme,ortobeso= ciallyagreeable,solongasIdo nothingwhichwouldinterfere withthenaturalfunctionsto whichthepleasureisattached, andsolongasthereissomereasonableproportionbetwteenthe amountIeatandmyneedof nourishment.ButifItakesome positivesteptopreventtheeatingoffoodfromhavingitsnaturalresult,sothatIisolatethe pleasurefromthefunction whichitismeanttoserve,then Iamguiltyofunnatural,inhumanbehaviour. Letusimaginethatitwould bepossibleforamantoobtain allthepleasureofeatingfood andthentodefeatthenatural purposeofeatingbyhavingthe masticatedfoodejectedthrough someholeinhisneckorbodybeforeitcouldreachhisstomach. Theideaisadmittedlygrotesque andrevolting-butthenweare dealingwithunnaturalthings.

Everybodywouldsaythataalai' whotriedthustoisolatethe pleasureofeatingfromthenaturalfunctionsandprocessesof nutritionwouldbedoingsomethingdisgustingandbestial.It wouldbemoreaccuratetosay thathewasdoingsomethingunreasonable,somethingopposedto hisnature,andthusopposedalso totheNaturalLaw.Inthe samewaywerightlyrecoilwhen wereadinsomeoftheLatin writersofthefirstcenturyA.D. thatthedecadentRomansof thatperiodusedemeticsattheir banquetsinordertodisgorge themselvesoffoodandmakeit possibletobegineatingallover again.Insteadofthepleasure oeingsubordinatedtotheprocesseswhichitwasmeantto erve,thoseprocessesweredisturbedorevennullifiedforthe sakeofthepleasure.

Itistimenowtomaketheap-slicationtothesexualappetite Indtheuseofcontraceptives. 'ButhereIcanconveniently quoteanotherpartofyourletter.

Youwrite:

"Personally,Ican'tseeany- thingwronginusingcontraceptives.It'snotasifhuman lifewasdestroyedbyusing them,becausesofarthereis nohumanlifetodestroy."

A.:Theargumentagainstcontraceptivesdoesnotimplythat humanlifeisdestroyed.Con'eptivesareexcludedfora differentreasonaltogether.Just asitiswrongtodissociatethe pleasureofeatingfromthenutritivefunctionswhicharethe naturalpurp'seandresultof eating,soitiswrongtodissociatetheuseofsex,evenwhere thisisinitselflawful,fromthe functionofgenerationtowards whichthesexualappetiteisdirected. Andthisisprecisely what.isintendedbytheuseof contraceptives.Peoplewhouse themintendtodivorcethepleasurefromthepurposeandnaturalprocesswhichitismeantto serve.WhatGodhasjoinedtogetherthesepeopleput asunder. Andthisisdonebyapositiveact ofinterferenceontheirpart, notbyanylapseorfailureofthe naturalpowers.Thesepeople areinthesamepositionasthose whowouldobtainthepleasures ofeatingwhilepreventingthe processofnutrition.Theyare inthesamepositionasthose RomansIspokeabout,orthehypotheticalmaninthatillustrationwhichIusedearlier.The onlydifferenceisthatthewrong useofsexismoreseriousthan theperversionoftheappetitefor food,andismoreviolentlyopposedtotheNaturalLaw.It strikesatthatprocessofnature whichisGod'smanifestdesign forthepropagationandpreservationofthehumanrace.And noonecandothatwithoutavery seriousbreachofthatNatural LawwhichisGod'swillfor man,writtenindeliblyinthe constitutionofhisnature.

"BLUEROAD"

By"GROUCHO."

OntheBonnyBanksof LochLomond

PerthintheHighlands

Saturday,October18.

ThismorningIvisitedSt.Andrew'sCatholicCathedral,onthe oppositesideoftheriver.Its sizewasnotoverimpressive whenthefactisconsideredthat Glasgowisthesecondcityofthe Empire.Visitedafewmore partsofthecity,andafterlunch Idebatedwhethertogohiking outtoLochLomond.Isoonhad ananswer.The"Scotch"mist thathadhoveredoverthecity duringthemorninghadnowbecomemoredense,andvisibility wasreducedtoabouttwoor threehundredyards.SoIspent mostoftheafternoonwandering alongthebanksoftheClydeand visitingseveralofthehuge shipyards.To-day'spapermentionedthat"thetotaltonnage nowunderconstructioninScottishshipyardsexceedsthecombinedtotalsoftheUnitedStates, Belgium,Denmark,Norwayand Sweden.ThetonnogeunderconstructioninScotlandattheend ofSeptemberwas799,400."They weremostinteresting.Onthe returnjourneytothecityImade abriefstoptoinspectGlasgow, University,animposingbuilding, andcertainlythemoststrikingI haveseeninthishugecity.

Sunday,October19:

ToearlyMassatSt.Andrew's Thechurchwaspacked.Soon afterleftonabustriparound thethreelochs-LochLomond, LochLong,andtheGareloch.

FirstwefollowedtheClydeto Dumbarton,afterwehadabrief stopatJohnBrown'sShipyards atClydebanktohavealookat thenew40,000-tonCunardliner, "Caronia,"whichwillbelaunchedbyPrincessElizabethonthe 30th.ofthismonth,andsoon afterpassedthroughthepicturesquevillageofBalloch,on theedgeofLochLomond.It wasnotadaywhenthesun shinesbrightonLochLomond; infactitwasdull,mistyand cold,andyetthemist,ifanything,increasedtheethereal lovelinessoftheloch.Wemust havepassedhundredsofhikers andcyclistsalongthenarrow windinglochsideroad Ashort runoverlandfromTarbet broughtustotheshoresofLoch

Long.Afterahaltherethe journeywascontinuedalongthe sideofthisnarrow,picturesque loch,untiltheascentofWhistlefieldwasreached.Theroad climbedsteeplytoGavelochhead, whereahugeandmotleycollectionofnavalcraft,onceproud, vigilant,anddestructive,and nowstrippedofalltheirglory andpowerwerehuddledinforlorn-lookinggroupsintheirlast anchorage,andspeculatingno doubtonthedaytheirexecutioners(theship-breakers)wouldarrivetodeliverthecoup-de-grace.

AtHelensburgh,aholidaycentre,pleasantlysituatedatthe mouthoftheGaveloch,wehad afternoontea.Thenextstop wasatDumbarton,atthemouth oftheRiverLeven.Thecastle ontherockwasaconspicuous landmark Keenhistorystudentswillrememberthatitwas fromthiscastlein1548,when onlyachildofsix,Mary,Queen ofScots,wassmuggledacrossto France.Itwasnotlongbefore ourexhilariatingeighty-mite drivewasover,andasdarkn'Pss arrivedto"takeover"fromthe thickmistthecitylightsreippearedinthedistance.

ToDevotionsatnightatSt Andrew's.Theywereinthis order:Sermon,Exposition,RosaryandBenediction. Ihada longtalkwithoneoftheprie.sts attachedtotheCathedralbefore returninghome.Wediscussed manythings,includingtheinfiltrationoftheCommunistParty intoTradeUnioncircles.At themomentaconflictisgrowing withinthembetweendialectical materialismandChristianity.He mentionedanewsitemthatI hadalreadyseeninoneofthe morning'spapers.Ittoldof',re ofthefewTradeUnionsbarring Communistsfromoffice,andit,' recentdecisiontoreversethis policy-withlessthanfiveper centofthemembershipvoting AballotvoteoftheS6.040membersoftheUnitedSoc'etyof BoilermakersandIronandSteel Shipbuilderswastaken,andthe votingshowed2,255infavourof theappealand1,937against.I wasnotabletoreassurethe priestthattheapathyoftrade

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unionist,inAustraliawasany thelessdeplorable.Thetimeis rapidlyapproachingwhenChristiantradeunionistswillregret thattheydidnottakemoreinterestinballotsofthisnature.I madeanenquiryforFattierSydnewMacEwan,thefamoustenor, whoisattachedtothisCathedral.Hewasvisitinganother parishandIwasunabletosee him,muchasIwouldhaveliked to.

Monday,October20:

ToBuchananStreetStationat 0950to-day,tocatchthetrain forInverness,"thecapitalof theHighlands."Itwasaninterestingjourneyforeveryminuteofthetrip.At1100we passedthroughStirling,andat 1145thetrainstoppedatPerth forsufficienttimetoenablethe passengerstohaveabitoflunch Iwillbreakmyjourneyhereon thereturntrip,asIamanxious tocomparethiscitywithour ownPerthandobserveanypoints ofsimilarity.Thesceneryfrom nowoncanonlybedescribedas glorious.Atthepicturesque littletownsofStanly,Pitlochry, BlairAtholl,KingussieandAviemore(tomentionbutafew'I noteddown)Iwasstrongly temptedtobreakmyjourney.I arrivedatInvernessabout1600, andonleavingthestationIfound thatalltrafficinthemainstreet, vehicularandpedestrian,wasat astandstillThereasonforall thiswasalargeflockofsheep andaherdofcattlebeingshepherdedalongtothestockyards nearbyforto-morrow'ssale. Afterbookinginataprivate hotelIwentforawalkaround thetown,andlaterintheeveningIcalledonMrs.B.andher laughterMeg,whoisheadmistressoftheEpiscopalschool here. Ihadmettheirsonin Kobe,andhadpromisedhimIBusiness-B4308.Private-W1603-

3376 wouldcalltoseehismother shouldIeverygetasfarnorth asInverness. Iwasmosthospitablyreceived,andspenta pleasantevening.Wetalkedof manythingsand,ofcourse,the grimbutvitaltopicoffoodrationingwasmentioned.Itdoes notmatterwhereoneisinBri- FOR tain,butthistopicwillbementioned.Itseemsinevitable.iALLGRADESOFMETALFORROADCONSTRUCTION havenotmadeanynotestodate onthefoodpositionhere.Itis ANDCONCRETEWORK notbecauseIamuninterestedin it(mysolidfourteenstonewould quiverinrighteousindignation ifthiswasso),butIdowantto getanaccurateandcomprehensiveideaofthewholemiserable businessbeforementioningitto anyextent.Putvery,very briefly,isitthis:Thepositionis grins,andeveryoneIhavedicusseditwithissotiredand sickofitall.TheEnglishare sobraveandcheeryaboutit outwardly.Theylovetomake jokesconcerningit,yetsoclose totheoutwarddisplayonesoon realiseshowbitteratheartthey reallyare.WhentheScots discussit,theydonottreatit lightly.Withthemthetimefor jestingisover.Don'tthink theirsenseofhumourisnotas brittleoraseffervescentastheir neighbour's.itistotheirmore practicalmind,however,itseems ratherpointlesstomakequips aboutthissubjejct.Ifanypersonreadingtheselineshasin thepast(orisstill)sendingfood parcelstoBritain,Icanpersonallyassurehimthatifhecould properlyrealisehowgreatlyhis generousgestureisappreciated hewouldfeelwellrewarded.The fairnameofAustralia-orfor thatmatteranyothermemberof theBritishEmpiremakingvoluntaryeffortsinthisregard-has probablyneverstoodhigheror arousedsuchasenseofgratitude AmongstthepeopleofBritain. (TobeContinued.)

GoodFridayMessage byU.S.President

ByorderofPresidentIru man,ailemployeesoftheUnitedStatesOtiverumentwereallowed',lurehoursononGood rridaytoattendreligiousaer %ices. InalettertotheinterdenominationalorganisauonsponsoringtheThreehours'ObservanceustioodFriday,President Trumansaid:

"itisnecessarythatallloyal Americancitizensjointogether tostemtnetideofevilforcesby girdingourselveswiththeSword orFaithandtheArmourof Truth.

"HereintheUnitedStateswe havebeenabundantlyblessedby DivineProvidence.Ournationalstrength,unity,resourcefulness,ourcultureandcivilisationareintimatelylinkedto thereligiousandthemoralcharacterofourpeople.Wemust alwaysmakespiritualvaluesour mainlineofdefence.

-Inoncehappylandstoday thousandsofChristianswith yearningheartsarethinkingof thetraditonalcelebrationin otheryearsofChrist'sdeathon theCross.Buttheywillbedeprivedofoutwardandvisible participationinthecommemorationofGoodFridaythisyearbecauseofthesuppressionofreligiousfreedom.

"Allthemorereason,therefore, whyweintheUnitedStates, whostillenjoyfullreligiousliberty,shouldcommemoratethis dayinasolemnandsacredmanner.Forus,GoodFridayshould beadayofprayerandadoration,ofsorrowandlove,offor givenessandassistance."

BritishMP's.ConcernforHolyPlaces

U.N.GovernorUrged.

SeveralM.P.'sintheCommons recentlyexpressedconcernfor thesafetyoftheHolyPlaces, particularlyduringtheperiod fromMay15,whenBritishadministrationceasesinJerusalem, untilOctober1,whenthecity's newstatutebecomesoperative.

Mr.CreechJones,theColonial Secretary,toldtheHousethat BritainhasurgedupontheUnitedNationsthenecessityforappointingimmediatelyaGovernor ofJerusalem,whowillassume soleresponsibilityfortherecruitmentofthespecialnon Arab,non-JewishpoliceforceresponsibleforprotectingtheHoly Places.TherearelargenumbersofmeninPalestine,he said,someofwhomareinthe policeforce,whoarepreparedto offertheirservicesinthisparticularsecurityforce.

Mr.It.A.Butlerpointedtothe possibilityoftheUnitedNations Commissionfailingtoarrivein PalestinebyMay15,andsaid thatintheabsenceofthenew authority'sarrivalhedidnotsee howhecouldhaveanyconfidenceinsecurityfortheHoly Places.

SirPatrickHannon,aCatholic, referredtotheappealwhichthe HolyPlacesmaketothewhole worldandadded:''Itwouldbe sadtothink,whatevertheoutcomeofthisgreatchangeofad ministrationinPalestine,that theoneplaceintheworldto whichChristians,Jews,andMoslemshaveturnedforgenerationaftergenerationshouldbe desecratedandturnedintoa placeofwarfareinthefuture"

Mr.Manningham-Butler,sayingthattheapparentlackof protectionforfivemonthswasa prospectwhichnoChristiancould viewwithequanimity,calledon theGovernmenttogivealeadon behalfoftheChristianworld.

BidaultcallsCharity ChristianExample FirstDutiesin World'sCrisis

Morethaneverbefore,Christianstheworldovermustbring heirChristianprinciplestobear intheirattitudetowardworld problems,Georges Bidault, FrenchForeignMinister,tolda correspondentinanexclusiveinterviewfollowingthebreak-up

Mussolini'sAttitude toChristainFaith

InfluenceinPrisonbyPriest's Book.

Theworldknowsthatinthe conversationhehadwithCardinalSchustershortlybeforehis assassination,Mussoliniexpress edscepticismaboutthetruthof theChristianfaith.

Nowcomesthehithertounknownnewsthat,duringhis captivityonPonzaIslandafter Italy'scapitulation,Mussolini wasconvertedtobeliefinthe historicalexistenceofOurLord.

ThisfactisrevealedbyFather JosephKicciotti,authorof"The LifeofChrist,"thebookwhich Mussoliniread,annotatedand discussedwithhisguardsduring imprisonment.

SeveraltimesMussolinicommentedfavourablyonthebook toDr.DiLorenzo,aCarabinieri officerandhispersonalcustodian.Onedayhetoldhim: "CertainlythehistoricalexistenceofJesusChristcannotbe doubted.Butfaithisnecessary toarriveattheconclusionthat HeisGod."

Thisimpliedaretractionof theDuce'sviewsheldinearly life.Theywereexpressedina pamphletwhichhethenwrote underthetitle:"Goddoesnot exist."

Mussolinipresentedthecopy ofFatherRicciotti'svolumeto thepriestservingtheislandwith arequestthatheshouldsay Masaforhisdeadson,Bruno. Thebookhassincebeenbought byanAmericancollector.

oftheBigFourConferencein London. "Wemustrealisethatwelive inaworldinwhichthereare manywhodenotshareourbeliefs,"hesaid."Ifwewishto winthemovertoChristianprinciplesintheirconductofhuman affairs,wemustwinthem, throughcharityandbyourexampleasChristians." Askedwhetherheconsidersthe presentdifficultiesoftheWestern PowersinreachinganunderstandingwithSovietRussiaa battlebetweenChristianityand Communism,Mr.Bidaultreplied: "Idonotlikethatword'battle.' Weshouldseekamore Christianword."

BrisbaneChaplain VisitingGallipoli

Rev.OwenB.Steele,Catholic chaplain,willleavewiththe Australiandelegation,ledby Lieut.-GeneralLeslieMorehead, fromSydney,onApril15,to visitGallipoliandTobruk.The partywillarriveatGallipolion April24,andwillattendadawn serviceattheexactspotandexacttimeoftheoriginallanding in1915.Afterinspectingvariouswarcemeteriesinthearea, thedelegationwillattendtheunveilingoftheAustralianwar memorialatTobrukonMay1. MemberswillreturnfromTobruk toCairobyroadandwillinspect warcemeteriesatKnightsbridge (Acroma),Halfaya-Solumand ElAlamein.Rev.OwenSteele isparishpriestofBeaudesertin theArchdioceseofBrisbane.It willberecalledthatsomefour monthsagoFatherSteele,who hadservedasapadreinthe NinthDivisionthroughoutthe TobruksiegeandlateratAlamein,waschosenastheRatsof TobrukAssociation'srepresentativeinanation-wideballot.

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InapublishedreplytoMr. Churchillafterhisescapefrom theislandMussoliniquoted FatherRicciotti'sbook.

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Japan'smartyrsof1868-73 werehonouredbythefirstpublic pilgrimagetotheplaceoftheir death,atTsuwano,nearHiroshima,where30perishedforthe Faith.FatherNebel,S.J.,pastoratTsusssano,officiatedatthe ceremonies.Atthetimeofthe martyrdom,oneofthevi-ctims, Yasutaro,lockedinasmallcage anddeprivedoffoodformany days,wascomfortedby.another Japnese,whoaskedhimfora lastmessagetohismother.

"Thatisverykindofyou," Yasutarosaid,"butreallyIneed nocomfort,sinceOurLadyherselfcameinpersontocomfort me."Itishopedtobuilda shrineonthespotofthemartyrdomandthisreportedapparition.

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OnLowSunday,graduatesandundergraduatesoftheUniversity,inacademicdress,foregatheredinlargenumbersatst. Mary'sCathedralfortheobservanceofNewmanSunday.Mass wasofferedbyHisGracetheArchbishop,at8o'clock.The ChaplainoftheNewmanSociety,VeryRev.FatherBarden,S.J., preachedtheoccasionalsermon,thetextofwhichappearsbelow:-

"ForwhatsoeverisbornofGod overcomeththeworld.And thisisthevictorywhichovercomeththeworld:ourfaith."

-I.John,v.4. ThewordsofSacredScripture Oftentimesseemmoreapttothe conditionsofourpresentday worldthantheyhavebeenin thetimeofthesacredwriters themselves.Thisneednotastonishus,norcauseustowonder,foraretheynotthewords ofEternalTruth,containinga lessonforusastheydidforthose whofirstheardtheletterofSt. John?Antiso,onceagain,as theLiturgyoftheChurchremindsusofthetriumphofthe Resurrection,itwouldbringto ourmindsthegreatlessonsof theResurrection,thefaiththat ChristrequiresfromHisfollowers,thefaiththatwillbring us,too,toourresurrection,but relysrilienwehave,byitspractice,overcometheworld.

NeedI,inthesedaysofnewspapersandradio,whenthesins andilldeedsofeachcountryare nolongersomethingthathas passedintohistorybeforethey reachourears,butformthegossipofourbreakfasttables,even astheyarebeingenacted,remindyouthatthereisstilla worldtobeovercome,stillavictorytobewon?Thedebrishas hardlyclearedfromthestreets ofEuropeandJapanbeforewe hearthewailofhungerandthe murmurofinternationaldiscontentandgreedwhichheraldperhapsbutanotherfaithlesssolutiontotheevilsofourtimes, thatmightisrightandthat thereisnoKingbutCaesar.Becauseofourancestrywelook perhapstoEngland,theMother countryofagreatEmpire,that hashelpedthespreadofChristianityevenwhereitsowedthe seedsofitsgreatmaterialprosperity.Yes,Englandgrapples withtheproblemsoftheworld andseeksavictory.Butweare hardlyreassured.

Thehardshipsofawar-exhaustedpeoplegrowmoreintenseandsoincreasethebreedinggroundofdiscontent.And canwewonder,sincethevoice ofChristissoseldomheard,that sidebysidewithmaterialhungerstalksaspiritualstarvation asyetunparalleledinthecountry'shistory?InFrance,too, andevennowinItaly.thevoice ofanti-Godseemsloudestasit comesacrossthefrontiersof countriesalreadyovercomeby thepowersoftheworld,sothat thewholeofEuropewouldseem tocowerunder"thespiritsof wickednessinhighplaces."Our thoughtsgotothatgreatnation ofdemocraticprinciplesand freedomofthoughtandpractice, anationbuiltonallthatwas

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bestoftheChristiancountries oftheoldworldThey,too,seek asolution,butisitnotdishearteningtorealisethatit,too,must bedoomedtofailure,lackingas itdoesthatfaiththatovercomeththeworld:thatJesusChrist istheSonofGod,whotellsus thatwehavenotherealasting city,thatwemuststriveto buildratherforthelifethatis tocomeLosingsightofthat, wealsolosesightofthemeaning ofourliveshere,andbytrying tobuildforeternityasitwerein aworldthatisfleeting,welose oursenseofproportion,andnot onlyfailinthisworldbutjeopardiseourchancesinthenext.

"Thefool,"saystheHoly Scripture,'hashiseyesonthe endsoftheearth,butthewise manhashiseyesonhisown heart." Cananyonetruthfully saythatinthisfaircountryof ours,stillsparedmostofthe horroranddegradationofwarin ourcities,thesituationisany morepromising?No,whenwe turntoexamineourownconsciences,mustwenotadmitthat thevoiceofChristianityissofterthantheboldutterancesof thosewhoseopenallegianceisto thatgreatpowerforwhomthere snoGod?Doesitnotseemthat inaChristiancountrythefirst andtheuniversalchallengeto Communismshouldcomefrom thosewhoprofessChristianity, andbecauseofthatveryfact?

Andyetitwouldseemthatthe. onlyargumenttobeusedisthat ofeitherpoliticaloreconomic expediency.Tobattleagainst thepowersofevil,against"the rulersoftheworldofthisdarkness,"politicsandeconomic pressurearebutpoorweapons. Wemust,inthewordsofSt. Paul,"putonthearmourof God,"knowing,ontheauthority ofChristHimself,thatthevictorywhichovercomeththe worldisourfaithandallthat itmeans,bothinprincipleand practice.

Twicethisweek,aUniversity audiencehasbeentoldbyprom- inentmenofthiscity"tostep outandtakealead,"tolettheir fellow-citizensofAustraliahave thebenefitoftheirtrainingand matureminds.Noble,enthusias,icwordsaddressedtoanaudiencethatshouldbeexpectedto realisetheirvalueandimport. Yes,leadershipisneeded,andit shouldcomefromthosewho havebeentrainedtothink,but letusinallhumilityaskourselvesifaUniversitytraining alonewillgiveusthosequalities ofleadershipwhichthetimesrequire.Willitgiveusalead thatisdifferent,thatisinspiring, thatwillbringoutallthatisundoubtedlygoodinthemindsand heartsofall?Willcultureon itsown,whetheritbeLiterature, orScience,orPhilosophy,make usanydifferenttothosewho nowleadEuropeandAmerica,to thosewhonowraisetheloudest voicesinthecouncilsofthis land?Onceagainweturnour mindstothepictureoftheworld to-day,aworldnotlackingmen whoseintellectualattainments areinnowayinferiortothose ofthegreatleadersofhappier daysWecanbutsay:"Behold thewholeworldislaiddesolate withdesolation,andnoman thinkethinhisheart."Yes, fromUSaleadmaybeexpected, tousmaycometheopportunity toinfluencemen'slives,aprivilegeandaresponsibility,aGodgiventask,which,irresponsibly fulfilled,mightearnustheunenviabletitleofblind"shep- herds."Yes,Idareuseaword oncereservedforourleadersin theChurch,todescribetherole oftheCatholiclaymanofto-day.

bysecularrulers,butwhowill denythepowerofaXavier,ofa VincentdePaul?Theybrought Christintotheworld,theysolvedtheproblemoftheworldfor many,becausetheyhadovercometheworldintheirown hearts.

InthewordsofthelastPope,we arealleither"ApostlesorApostates,''nowadays.Weareborn ofGodtoovercometheworld; willynillyweshareinthevictoryorthedefeat.ByProvidence,calledfurthertoavocationswhichinthenormalcircumstancesgiveusthetrainingand theopportunitytolead,wehave justasmuchavocationasthose calledtoserveatthealtar.If itistheageofCatholicAction foralllaymen,itisallthemore soforustowhomhavebeen giventheopportunityandthe meanstoinfluencethemindsof others,tohelpotherstoovercometheworld."Andthisis thevictorywhichovercomeththe world:ourfaith."

Ourfaith,notmerelyinanacademicsense,normerelyasa labelbywhichwearedistinguishedasonespecialbrandof ChurchgoersItmeansnotonly loyaltytoadogmaticsystem, butloyaltyalsotoallthemoral principleswhichthatsystemimpliesItissomething,then, whichinfluencesourlivessothat wenotonlyunfurlthebanners ofbelief,butwefightthebattle ofChristinourownlivesfirst, sothatwemayhavethegrace andthecouragetosticktoour principlesandtopreachthemby curexampleinpublic.Ifwe aretotaketheplaceweare meanttotakeinpubliclife,if wearetowieldtheonlyinfluence worthwhile,ourlives,inwhateverspheretheyarecast,must reflectthecharityandgenerosityofChrist.Thatisthefeaturewhichislackinginthe leadershipoftheworldto-day. Somemaysaythatithasnever beenevident,butwhoshallsay thatithaseverbeenattempted genuinely,andpractisedsincerelysinceChristfirsttoldthose whowouldfollowHimthatthey musttakeuptheircrossandfollowHim,sincethespreadof Christianityinthethen-known worldverifiedthetruthofHis ownprophecy:"And1,whenI shallbeliftedup,Ishalldrawall thingstoMe."Perhapsithas notbeenattemptedcourageously

Todoanythingworthwhile requireshardwork;tobring Christianidealsintothesphere oflifewhichistobeoursmeans bringingthecross,bringingit firstintoourownlives.There canbenoChristwithoutthe cross;thereshouldbenocross withoutChrist.Wearenotgoingtoinfluenceanyoneforgood bymereacademic,methodsor training."TheintellectualapproachtoGod,"someonehas written,"ismadness.Youcannotfathomtheimpenetrable. ThegreatestmistakeaboutGod istobealwaysarguingwhenwe oughtsimplytobelieveinHim

blindly."Thefirstcrossfor somemaybetheirfaith,loyalty toitdespitethenearnessofacademicdisbelief,whenpartly trainedmindsturntheverytalentstheygetfromGodtoQuestionHissupremewisdom."And thisisthevictorywhichovercomeththeworld:ourfaith." Andthatvictorymustfirstbe woninourownsouls,andonce won,confirmedbyourimitation oftheonlyLeaderwhosecause isenduring,theonlyLeader Whoseeverydaylifeisnotonly anexamplebutaninspiration forourown.

So,withourfirstloyalty: Christ,andourfirstactivity:to overcometheworld,letusboth inwordandinwork,seekthe thingsthatareabove,sothat ourliveshidwithChristinGod, mayinturnbeanexampleaz.d aninspirationforothers.Amen.

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(ContinuedfromPage6.) leftablankpageoppositetheyondtheTreatyofWaitangi.The writtenpage,andonthismaybe seenfreshideasnoted,moretellingphrases,andmoreaptquotaions,allunderlined,andfrequentlywritteninredinkinhis miniaturescripthandwriting.

Thesenotebooksshowthathis elutingwaseverthehandmaiden ofthepreacher.Heread withthepulpitonthehorizon.He neverallowedtheinspirationsof themomenttoescapehim.Quickitwasimprisonedininkon thatblankpage.ofhisnotebooks. Hissermonsprofitedbyhisreading,becausehereadwithapencilinhand,poisedtocapturea newidea,anarrestingphrase,or anexpressiveadjective.Hebelievedinmarginalnotes,andhis librarybooksarefilledwithunderlinedsentences,comments, andcross-references.Frequentlyhesaidtousyoungpriests: "Collectyourownpersonallibrary,andthenyoucanmakea bookyourownthroughannotationsandcommentary."

Nomancanreadtrash,or wastehistimeuponthefrothof manybest-sellers,ifhereads withapencilinhand,forinsuch booksthereisnothingtoarrest theeye,andenticeonetocap- tureforafutureday.Toread withapencilinhandnecessarilylimitstherangeandnumberof books.

Dr.Clunehadhisfavourites andwasloyaltothem.From heirwritingshecaughttheglow thatcancomefromlanguageonly whenusedbyonewholoveslanguageforitsownsake,onewho issensitivetothefineflavourof expression.

WHEREDIDINSPIRATION COMEFROM?

MainlyfromtheBible.Often haveIheardhimsaythatthere isasermonineverytextof Scriptureifonetookthetrouble tomediateuponit.Forhis wonderfuladdressontheJubilee ofthelateArchbishopRedwood atWellingtonNewZeaalnd,in February,1924,hesailedfrom Fremantlewithatextthat pleasedhim.Heaskedusyoung curatestofindatextforhim;we submittedsome,buttheonehe selectedwasproposedbyPrior Rios,ofNewNorcia.Hereis thetext:

textureofthatlongEpiscopallife issobrilliantlycoloured,the richnessandresourcesofthat highlycultivatedmindareso hiddenawayunderthatamiable andunostentatioussimplicityof mannerwhichhassoendeared HisGracetoallwhohavecome incontactwithhimthat,inmybewildermentanddismay,Iturn tothepagesofHolyScripture, andthereIhopeyouandIwill findtracedoutbyGod'shandthe salientfeatures,themagnificent achievements,the enduring Marks,andtheadorningvirtues ofthefruitfulepiscopateof Francis,thegreatandbeloved highpriestoftheNewZealand Church.

"Likehisgloriousprototype, SimontheJust,HisGraceof Wellington'inhislifeproppedup thehouseandinhisdaysfortifiedtheTemple,'tosuchanextentthathebecameitstrained andskilfullawgiver,itscultured protagsinist,itsmightiestbulwark thebeacon-lightonitswatchtower,everfloodinghisown diocesewiththeclear,warmlight ofDivineTruth,andperiodically flashingthepolishedshaftsof thatlightwiththemeteoricbrilliancy,notonlythroughoutthe Dominions,butacrosstheTasmanSeatotheAustralianCommonwealthaswell."

HOLINESSOFLIFEINA BISHOP.

"TheworkofthepioneerBishopofWelington,clearing,seeding,planting,buildinginthe VineyardoftheLord,wasnot unliketheworkofthepioneer settlerinthedense,tropicalbush ofNewZealand.Thatyoung,mitredapostle,bucklingonthe armouroffaithandzealand charity,withtheshieldofholiness,andthewordofGodashis two-edgedswiord,girthimselffor thegigantictasksahead-andas welookbackandaskourselves whatwerethefactorsofhissuccess-whatwerethemeanshe used? Iputintheforefronthis ownpersonalholinessoflife.

"Tohimaspriest,bishop,and archbishop,thewordsofmytext maybejustlyapplied:

andrewardofthriftandtoiland hardshipwereneitherverygreatnorveryalluring.NorshallI dwelllongonthegreatawakeningsoonafterW.A.hadattainedtothedignityandfreedom ofaSovereignState.Whenthe mightytrampofthousandsof stalwartmenfromotherStates andotherlandsawokeherfrom lethargicslumber-fromstagnationtoactivity,fromcomparativepovertytoopulence-andby theirexplorationandtheirdelvanddiggingandclearing-revealedtoherchildrenandtothe wholeworldtheseamsofgolden orethatProvidencehadstored underthedrabdesertsurface, andtherichnessandfertilityof hervirginsoil.Since,then,indeed,inthewordsofmytext, 'herdesertisaplaceofpleasure, andherwildernessagarden... Joyandgladnessarefound therein.'Wewhorecallthese thingstomind,whoseheartsare thrilledbyponderingonthemwewhoenjoyashareofthat richheritageintheGoldenWest, wehaveasacreddutytoper- formonadayofthanksgiving andremembrancelikethis.It istoremember,firstofall,that 'theearthistheLord'sandthe fullnessthereof,'andtoliftup ourvoiceofpraiseandofgrati- tudetotheGiverofallgoodgiftsforthemeasureandthe Portionweenjoy."

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"Simon,theHighPriest,inhis lifeproppeduptheHouse,andin hisdaysfortifiedtheTemple. Hetookcareofhisnation,and delivereditfromdestruction.He obtainedgloryinhisconversationwiththepeople.Andasthe sunwhenitshineth,sodidhe shineintheTempleofGodwhen heputontherobeofgloryand wasclothedwiththeperfection ofpower.Whenhewentupto theHolyAltar,hehonouredthe vestureofholiness.Andabout himwastheringofhisbrethren. And,asthebranchesofpalm trees,theystoodaroundabout himandallthesonsofAaronin theirglory.Andthesingers lifteduptheirvoices,andinthe greathousethesoundofsweet melodywasincreased.Andthe peopleinprayerbesoughtthe Lord,theMostHigh."(Eccelsiasticus,cap.50.)

ASERMONBUILTONATEXT.

OnthevoyagetoNewZealand thattextwasinhisthoughts,his mindfrequentlybrowsingonit. laylikeaseedinhisheadand heart,untilthedewofinspirationfelluponit,anditgrewinto lifeandbeauty.Butitdidnot growunattended.No,uponit helaboureduntiringly,ashis notebooksshow,forhewroteand rewroteagainandagainIsisimportantsermons. Letusseefromthefollowing extractsfromthatoccasionalsermonhowDr.Clunebuiltuponhis text:"But,mybrethren,when Icometotheexecutionofmy taskthismorning,mycourage fails,myheartsinks.Forthe perspectiveissodazzling,thesurveyissovast,thetimeoflifeso long,stretchingbacktoandbe

"'Andasthesunwhenitshineth,sodidheshineintheTempleofGodwhenheputonthe robeofgloryandwasclothed withtheperfectionofpowerwhen hewenttotheholyaltar,hehonouredthevestureofholiness,'"

W.A.CENTENARYSERMON. AfinalextractfromhissermonontheCentenaryofthe StateofW.A.,inJune,1929,will indicatehowhebuiltuponatext. Hereisthetext: "Hewillmakeherdesertasa placeofpleasure,andherwildernessasagardenofthe Lord. Joyandgladnessshall befoundtherein thanksgiv-

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andthevoiceofpraise." (Isaias,c.51,v.3.)

"MyDearBrethren:

"Asonereadsorquotesthis textfromtheBookofIsaias,one almostfeelsthatinprophetic visiontheProphetisdescribing themarvelloustransformation that,underGod'sProvidence,has takenplaceinWesternAustraliawithinthelasthundred years,andthechorusofpraise andofthanksgivingthatresoundsthroughoutthelandtoday.Thestoryoftheprogressivestagesofthattransformation-oftheintrepid,dauntless spiritofthepioneers,ofthose bravemenandwomenwhowith trustinGodbeganthetedious, labourious,anddepressingprocessofturningthedesertintoa 'placeofpleasure,'andthewil &messintoa'gardenofthe Lord'-doesnotproperlyfall withinthescopeofabriefcentenarysermon.Northegrit andperseveranceofsubsequent generations,inworkingoutthat transformingprocessduringall theseyearsofslowprogressand dwindlinghope,whenthefruits

ProportionalRepresentation

Sir,-Ithasfrequentlybeen statedthatwegettheGovernmentwedeserve;atanyratewe gettheGovernmentthepeople voteforunderourpresentsystemofelectingmembersofParliament.

Unlessweeffectachangeinour electoralsystemtoenablethe voiceofthepeopletobeclearly andfairlyexpressed,wemustexpectanomalies,andifsomething isnotdonequickly,thenation maybeledintoatragedy.In 1931oneandahalfmillionelec-' torsputintotheFederalSenate everymember-33innumberyetoneandaquartermillion electorshadnorepresentationat all!In1934theLyonsGovernmentgotinwithalargemajorityofseats,butthetotalvotes castagainsttheLyons'Governmentwasabout70,000.Asystemthatgivessuchfantasticresults,andleavesagreatmany peopledisfranchised,islong overdueforachange.

Preferentialvoting,andthe firstpastthepostsystemfora generalelectionwillnotgiveus proportionalrepresentation,which shouldbetheaimofanycountry. Thereisnoreasonwhyalarge numberofelectorsshouldbeleft merelyasspectatorsinthisgame ofpolitics,anddeprivedofasay intheGovernmentofacountry. Indevisingourelectoralsystem, thefollowingprinciplesshouldbe takenintoconsideration:-

1.Everyeffortshouldhemade toenableanybodywhowishes torecordavote.Itneednot necessarilybeacompulsoryvote' 2.Apartyshouldbeentitled

toberepresentedinproportionto thevotescastinfavourofthat party,with,ofcourse,astated numberofvotesfortheelection ofonemember.Ifinsufficient votesarepolledtoelectone member,thenthevotescanbe apportionedequallyamongstthe otherparties.Theelectorsin thiscasemaynotgettherepresentationtheydesire,butatany ratewemusthavesomebasison whichtoworkouttheproportion.

Ifthereare75membersof Parliament,andsay4,000,000 electorsontheroll,theproportionwouldbeonememberto,say, 53,000electors.Afterall,itis qualitywewant,andnotquantity.

3.Oncethemembershavebeen selectedinproportiontothe votescastforeachparty,Iwould liketoseethemembersofParliamentelecttheCabinet,and CabinetelectitsPrimeMinister. Thiswouldhelpinsomemeasuretodoawaywiththepresent partysystemofGovernmenttheruinationofanycountryYours,etc., 'FAIRPLAY."

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ThemeetingonApril13was wellattended,althoughwehad apologiesfromseveralmembers fortheirunavoidableabsence. Thetimewasmainlyoccupied withthereorganisationofGuild activities.

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ForallLegionaries,activeand auxiliary,andforeveryotherinterestedperson,St.Mary'sCathedralwillbethevenueforthe beautifulAcies'ceremonyof 1948.

Legionaries,bearinginmind theimportanceofdevotionto MaryintheLegionsystem,each yearconsecratesthemselvesto OurLady.Thisconsecrationis knownasthe"Acies."Itisthe greatcentralannualfunctionof theLegion,sothatitisnecessarytostresstheimportanceof attendanceonthepartofevery member.Theessentialideaof theLegion,uponwhichallelse isbuilt,isthatofworkingin unionwith,andindependence on,Mary,itsQueen.TheAcies isthesolemndeclarationofthat unionanddependence,therenewal-individualandcollective -oftheLegionarypromiseof fealty.Henceitismanifest thatanyLegionarieswhocanattend,andyetfailtodoso,have littleornoneofthespiritofthe Legioninthem.

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HisHolinesshandedthedispensationtoQueenHelenand PrincessReneeofBourbonParma,mothersoftheyoung couple,ataprivateaudiencerecently.

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Saturday,April17,1948.

CarmelMaiden:EpicDome,1; Oranic,2;Epinard,3;Spring Folly,4.

PickeringHandicap:Karene, 1;GayPierettej2;LunarLight, 3;SanGey,4. BickleyHandicap:Tapia,1; Oranic,2;MissGothic,3;KentishLady,4. WallistonHandicap:Pandennis,1;Adelma,2;Panyan,3;Blue Stream,4. SwanViewHandicap:Woodlark,1;Taxation,2;Olympian Star,3;Punchinello,4. MahoganyWelter2):Portage, 1;Queenie,2;Bluemic,3;Beggar Rose,4. MahoganyWelter(1):Melting Pot,1;ThunderLeo,2;St.Maio, 3;PrinceElite,4. TROTTING.

Breeders'Handicap:Keith's Idol,1;Raymint,2;Broken Blaze,3.

DonnybrookHandicap:Canargo,1;Sheikson,2;Talkative,3. TrayitingHandicap:Valista,1; Newicourt,2;Nellie'sPride,3. BridgetownHandicap:Swan Prince,1;HastyHeather,2;Sunglo,3.

GreatSouthernHandicap:Corinthian,1;Lila'sWalla,2;ChiMe Wirra,8.

HarveyHandicap:Varsity Boy,1;ValleyGem,2;Bingen's Hope,3.

KellerberrinHandicap:Bingen'sPic,1;BalgayJim,2; Cloudwood,3.

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Itwasahappyanddoubtlessa eaver.inspirecithoughtthat romptedcertainbranchesofthe olyNameSocietytosubmitto eannualConferenceaprosalthatallmembersbereuested,wherepossible,toattend aasandreceiveHolyCommunononthefirstSaturdayofsix months,commencing inMayandendinginOctober,in onourofOurLadyofFatima, toobtainthrough-theintercessionofherimmaculateheart meconversionofsinnersingeneralandtheconversionofRussia inparticular,andtobringa peacebasedonjusticetoaworld tornasunderbyhatredand strife.

Muchasitisnecessaryforan intelligentpracticeofdevotion toOurLadyofFatimatoknow thestoryoftheappearanceand themessageofMarytothelittle Portuguesepeasantsthisis hardlytheplacetodescribethose beautifulandtouchingscenes enactedintheCovedaIrisin 1917,whenWorldWarI.wtas stillraging.EveryHolyName man,andindeedeveryCatholic, shouldknowthestoryofFatima, andlearnitslesson.Thisbeautifulstoryisunfoldedinthe pagesofPereDaFonseca'sbook, entitled,"OurLadyofLight," Letitbesufficientheretore latethatonMay13,andonthe 16th.ofeachsubsequentmonth tillOctober,themiracleofFatimawasrepeated,andMaryunburdenedhermessagetothelittleshepherdchildreninthenow lamedCovedeIria.Allthat OurLadyspoketothechildren hasnotbeenrevealedtous,but sufficienthasbeenmadeknown tomakeusawareofMary's wishesinourregard.

Theburdenofthemessageof Fatima,asfarasweareconcerned,isthenecessityofprayer andsacrificetoappeasetheanger ofGod,andsobringabout lastingpeace"SaytheRosary,"saysOuf"Lady,"toobtain theconversionofsinners.Penanceaadreparationtohealthe woundsoftheImmaculateHeart ofMary.Jesuswishestoestab lishthroughouttheworlddevotiontomyImmaculateHeartbecausebythisdevotionsinners willbesavedfromhell.Ifmen willbeconverted,ifmyrequests aregranted,viz.,ifpeoplepracticedevotiontotheImmaculate HeartofMaryandreparationis made,thenRussiawillbeconvertedandpeacewillreign. 1f not,Russiawillspreadhererrors overtheworld,wholenations willbedestroyed,andtheChurch willbepersecuted.Butinthe endmyImmaculateHeartwill triumph;Russiawillbeconverted,andpeacewillcome."

MuchmoredidOurLadyof Fatimaproclaim,butsufficient hasbeensaidtoshowusthat sinisthegreatestevilinthe world,sinceitleadstowarson earthandtohellhereafter.Ale messageofFatimatherefore callsustorepentance,without whichDivineJusticewillbemanifestintemporalcalamitieswhich areonlythepreludetoeternal chastisement.Ittellsus,more wet,thattheImmaculateHeart ofourMotheristheunfailing meansofobtaininghelpforthe Churchandforsouls.

Inviewofallthisisitnot rightandfittingthatwe,asmen oftheHolyNameSociety, shouldhearkentotherequestof theMotherofJesus,andbean inspiringexampletoourfellow Catholicsinanendeavour,by MassandHolyCommunion,torepairthewoundedheartofthe ImmaculateMotherofGodand securethesalvationofsinners, appeasetheangerofGod,and so,throughprayerandsacrifice, obtainajustandalastingpeace?

Inafewweeksourbeloved countrywillbeconsecratedto theImmaculateHeartofMaryin

notonlyforourownfatherland, Australia,butalsoforGod'sholy Church,thusbringingjoytothe sufferingHeartofJesus,our DivinePatron,andtotheImmaculateHeartofMary,Hisown d;arMother.

agreatpublicmanifestationof faith,byHisGraceArchbishop Mannix. How%fitting,then,the occasiontoshowourlovefor thatImmaculateHeartbyour readinesstodothosethings whichMaryexpectsofus.Rally, then,tothecauseofMary,which isthecauseofChristourKingl InterestotherCatholicsinyour parishindevotiontoMary'sImmaculateHeart,andsoletthose firstSaturdayMassesandCommunionsbeamanifestationof yourloveforyourImmaculate Mother,andanearnestofyour ardentdesiretosavesinners fromhell;byyourspiritofsacrificeworkforthatmuchdesiredpeaceandhappinessinaworld ofhatredandstrife.

Webelongtoasocietythe chiefaimofwhichisthepersonal sanctificationofitsmembers.It isnotourplaceasHolyName mentogoontothehustingsand fightCommunismandotherevils thatattacktheChurch.AsCa tholicActionistswecanand oughttoarrayourselvesagainst everyenemyofourholyFaithButasmembersoftheHoly NameSociety,wehavethespiritualweaponofprayer,which becomesstillmorepowerfuland efficaciouswhenusedinunison byasocietysuchasours.

Letus,then,duringthose months,asasocietymakeuseof thatweaponofprayer,andbegof God,throughtheImmaculate HeartofMary,toridnotonly ourownlandbuttheworldin generalofthathell-born scourgeofCommunismByso doing,wewillbestrikingablow

HalfNorthChineseCatholicsUnderCommunism

Theyear1948mayseethealmostcompleteannihilationofthe CatholicChurchinNorthChina, accordingtoaspecialrelease centoutby"JesuitMissions," undertheeditorshipoftheRev. CalvertAlexander,Si.The surveywascompiledlastyearby FatherAlexanderwhenhetravelledthroughthatareacollectinginformationonthepersecution.-

Forty-nine priestsandbrothers havebeentortured,murderedor executed.Onehundredand twenty-threechurcheshavebeen turnedintomovietheatresfor Sovietfilms.Onehundredand sixty-sixchurchesarebeingused asCommunistheadquartes.

Oneoftheirmethodsisthat of"TouCheng,"which,roughly translated,means"ClassWar. Itsfirstelementisthatallpropertyandgoodsmustbetaken fromthosewhohaveandgiven tothosewhohavenot,untilcompleteequalityisreached.Secondly,thosewhopossessmore worldlygoodsthanothersmust bemadetoexpiatetheir"crime?

As'soonastheRedsdominate inanarea,"TouCheng"isimmediatelyputintoeffect.The churches,schools,hospitals, clinicsandorphanagesarethe firsttofeeltheblow.

People'sCourts."

Missionariesarearrestedand hailedbeforethe"people's courts,"massmeetingspresided overbyCommunists.

"Crimes"arereadoffand missionariesareaskedtoconfess their"guilt"-a"guilt"thatmay haveextendedprevioustotheir dateofbirth.Priestsandeven Bishopswhohaveprotestedthat theywerenotbornorweresmall childrenatthetimeofthe 'crime"havebeenbeateninto insensibility.The"trial"over, hugefinesarethenimposed.The missionbuildingsandproperty areconfiscatedandthemissionariesexpelledwiththeclothes ontheirback,iffortunate.

1hereisampleproofinthe longandchequeredhistoryof theCatholicChurchthat,whenevergravedangersthreatened Her,God,inmostwonderful ways,cametotheassistanceof HisHolySpouse,andbyraising upgreatmen.TherewasDominic,inthedaysoftheAlbigensianheresy;andthedirectmanifestationofHimselftosome privilegedsoul,aswasthecase inHiscomplainttoStMargaret Maryoftheworld'scoldness andindifference,resultingina wonderfulincreaseindevotionto HisSacredHeart.Oragain,by variousapparitionsofHisBless edMother,whocametosavea worldrushingheadlongtodestruction,becauseofitsutter neglectofthelawsofGod,and pointingouttoitwhereinalone itssecurityandsafetylay.Such wastheobjectofOurLady's latestappearanceatthelittle PortuguesevillageofFatima.

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"THECIRCLE"

MAUGHAWSSARDONICSLANTON MARRIAGE

SomersetMaughan'splay"TheCircle"-nowattheRepertoryTheatimisanexcursionioto thefieldofmaritalphilosophy, and,asonemightexpectfrom Mr.Maughan,thephilosophyhas amaterialisticbasis.Theview takenofmarriageisthatthe primaryconcernatanygiven momentisindividualsatisfaction. Thusthemoralityofdivorceis notinquestion,theonlystumblingblockbeingthesocialstigma thatmightensudf

Workingonthesepremises,Mr. Maughanhasdevisedastoryof twocouplesbelongingtotwo generations.Theoldertwo brokethesocialcodeintheir youthandhavepaidthesocial penalty;thecrisisoftheplay11 reachedwhentheyoungertwo havetomakeasimilardecision. Itcanbeimaginedwhichway theymakeit.

Theactionisinteresting,even iftheoutcomeissad.Itisnot atallcomfortingtoreflecton thenumberofplayswhichbolsterupafalseoutlookonlife andhumanbehaviour.Thetheatreshouldhemuchmorethan

ALIC

amirror;itshouldhavedepth aswellaslengthandbreadth.

Theactinginthisplayisnot firstrate;butJohnDeering,as LordPorteous,isneverfar fromthemark.Hemakesa goodcomiccontribution,voice andgeneralappearancebeing particularlysuitable.JoanSecombeplaysLadyCatherine Cheyneywithcommendable'verve, ifnotwithsufficientjjudgmenttc maketheportraitthoroughly convincing.ShirleyGeddesdoes notenrichherworkwithas muchpersonalityasonewould expect.BertVickersisquite goodasCliveChampion-Cheyney,andGeoffWalker,asArnold, makesexcellentuseofanexcellentvoice,thoughheisseverely lvrestrainedinhismovements. Remainderofthecastcomprises HazelHamilton,AdelineDein (alternatingwithMargaretHaslett),andBruceMcCreery. Productionanddecorareby SydneyDavis.AstrikingbackdropistheworkofJames Groatcher.Theplayiswellpresented. -DEGUSTIBUS.

ECARRARD

OutstandingPianoRecital

TheprincipalperformerattheVariationsonaThemebyFagfirstoftheAdultEducation Board'sseriesofrecitals,given intheWinthropHalllastSaturdaynight,wasthewellandappreciatively knownMadame AliceCarrara.Herkeenand experiencedmusicalintuitioncan expressitselfsoadequatelybecauseofthefinetechnicalresourcesatitsdisposal.Shehas commandofsuchawealthof tonalvariety,lovelysonorities, andtechnicalfacility.Thisrecitalwaseminentlysatisfying; herSchumannwasasmatureas arareoldwine.

IamsurethatSchumannwas putintothiswickedworldto providerefreshingrelieffrom theuglinessandsordidnessthat seemssoinescapable.Amind thatcouldrecaptureinhis "ScenesfromChildhood"allthe whimsicalityofyounginnocence musthaveretainedagoodmeasureofthatinnocenceitself. Thesewereexquisitelyplayed; eachmoodwasaowellreflected inpianisticstyleandtone.

TheFantasiainCisanoble work,conceivedongrandlines, fullofcontrastsofboldnessand vigouragainsttendernessand dreaminess.nchumannisnearlyalwaysautobiographicalinhis largerworks,andtheyalldisplayaseriousnessofpurposeand asenseofresponsibilitywhich wttssocharacteristicoftheman Schumann.Inthemusicaljournalheconductedhedeclaredbitterwaronallthosewhoregardedmusicasmereentertainment, asalsouponthosewhoprovided thefacileandemptybrilliance ofmerely"ear-tickling"music. ThesehecalledthePhilistines. InMadameCarrardSchumann hasatalentedandseriousinterpreter.

Mostofthegreatcomposers foundsatisfactioninwritingsets ofvariations.Beethovenwrote nolessthantwenty-eightdifferentsetswithoutcountingtheinnumerablemovementsofSonatasandotherworkswrittenin thatform.Thethirty-twoVariationsinCMinorincludedin thisprogrammemadethepiano displaythewholerangeoftechnicalandtonaleffectsknownin thesedays.Theywerebeauti fullyplayed,and,fortunately, theworkismusicallyinteresting,whichisnotalwaysthecase withvariations.Ifsomebody wishestodosomethingdazzling, letthempresenttheBrahms'

anini. Forherfinalgroupthepianist turnedtothemoderns.Ravel's piquantandcaptivating"AlboradodelGracioso"receiveda muchmoreunderstandinginterpretationthanonemighthave expectedforsoconfirmedadevoteeoftheGermanclassics,as alsodidthetwiowhimsicalDebussyworks,"LaDansedePuck" and-Minstrels."Bartokturned asidefromhishardpercussivenesstogiveustwoverycharmngHungarianpieces,a"Rondo onHungarianFolkTunes"and "FromtheDiaryofaFly."

Thesewereinimitablyplayed. Theconcluding"LaCampanella" (Paganini-Liszt)wasaspopular asusual,butIimagineSchumannwouldhaveconsidereditas fareforthePhilistines.Madame Carrardreceivedenthusiasticapplauseaftereachgroup-andan ovationattheconclusionofthe concert.

OutstandingWorkforChurch CentenaryCelebrations,

Oneoftheoutstandingculturalattractionstobefeatured attheMelbourneCatholicDiocesanCentenaryCelebrations willbetheperformanceofthe FranciscanTriptycl,which willbeconductedbyRev.Dr. PercyJones,atMelbourneTown Hall,onWednesday,May5,at8 p.m.

Thisremarkableworkwas composedbyMonsignorLicinio Refice,whoischoirmastetsofSt. JohnLateranBasilica,Rome,the Pope'sownCathedral,andhence thehighestMetalpostinthe Church.

Oftheassociateartist,Marie Bremer,itishardtoknowwhat tosay.Shehasapersonal charmthatmakesitselfimmediatelyfelt.Shechoseagroupof Elgarsongs,andanotherofreallydeliciousFrenchones.These shesangwithveryrealartistry andtrueunderstanding,but whathasgonewrongwithher productionThereisanexceptionallybigtremolowhenevershesingsforte,initselfa hadsign,andintheupperregistersthequalitygoescompletelyatanythingmorethe mezzoforte.Invies0ofher othergifts,thisisapity.Perhapssomethingcouldbedone aboutit.

ClontarfAnnualFieldDay

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Atawellattendedmeeting heldlastWednesdaynight,a strongcommittewasformed, anditisconfidentlyexpectedthat thisyear'seventwillbeeven betterthanpreviousones. A numberofladieshavebeenap pointedofficialcollectors,andall donationswillbeacknowledged through"TheRecord."

Donationsmayalsobeleftat G.andV.Younes,basement,49 WilliamStreet,Perth.

EasternCatholicsLookToIreland

havejustattendedthefirstRite)despiteRussianpersecution,lost5,000,000peopleduring thewar.Half-a-millionwere forciblyrepatriatedtothe U.S.S.R.-ofthesethousands committedsuicide-while200,000 arestillinD.P.campsinGermanyandAustria.

-synod"ofthenineCatholic Ukrainian(EasternRite)priests intheseislands,atwhichadecisionwasmadetoarrangefor theadmissionofstudents,from amongthe30,000Ukrainian"displacedpersons"nowinBritain, toIrishUniversities,writesa StaffReporterof"TheStandard."

Theconferencewasheldinthe drawingroomofaprivatehouse at218SussexGardens,Paddington,HestLondon.Thisbuilding,which,in1992,wastaken overbytheCanadianauthorities asarestcentreforthe40,000 UkrainianCatholicmembersof theirarmedforces,to-dayhouses areliefbureauforUkrainian victimsofwar.

Some30,000Ukrainiansare nowinBritainas"EuropeanVoluntaryWorkers,"andmoreare arrivingattherateof2,000each week.Theyarescatteredin campsfromCornwalltoScotland, employedonthefarms.

Theyincludewomenandchildren.Theyhavetheirowndoctors,teachers,andareorganising theirownschools.Thereare 200universitystudentsamong them,andtheyhopetosendsome ofthesetoIreland.

MonsignorReficeisProfessor ofHarmonyandCompositionat thePontificalInstituteofSacred Music,whereDr.Jones,apriest ofMelbourneArchdiocese,studiedunderhimforthreeyears.

TheMonsignorisacomposer ofworld-widerenown.Many ofthechoirsofMelbourneand otherAustraliancitiesknow someofhisMassesandmotets, hutitisnotgenerallyknown thathehascomposedtwoof themostsuccessfuloperasof thiscentury,"Cecilia"and"MargaretofCortona."

MonsignorReficehastoured SouthAmericaandSpainconductingoperasandoratorios.He hasjustrecentlyreturnedwith hischoirtoRomeafteratourof U.S.A.

Theworkisinthreeparts, anddealswiththethreemain eventsinthelifeofSt.Francis. PartI.tellsoftheMarriageof St.FrancisandLadyPoverty. PartII.shows-thereceivingof theStigmata,and.PartIII.the DeathandGlorificationofSt. Francis.Thisoratoriowas shosenasmostappropriatefor thediocesancelebrationsbecause Melbourne'soldestchurchisdedicatedtoSt.Francis.

Theworkisheavilyscoredfor largeorchestra-thechoralwork involvesfull4-partmaleand4partfemalechoruses,aswellas cultchoir.

OratorioinHonor ofSt.Francis -MUS'ICUS.

Thetextoftheliberettoisby EmilioMucci,andhasbeen translatedbyDr.Jonesforthis performance.TheCatholicPhilharmonicChoir,of230-voices, hasbeenrehearsingtheoratorio eversinceitsfirstsuccessfulappearancein"TheCreation"last November.

"Modestyisa Girl'sBestPolicy"

Modestyisagirl'sbestpolicywhenlookingfor`Mr. Right',"wasaconclusionreached whenmembersofWigan's(England)YoungChristianWorkers discussedatapre-marriage trainingcoursehowworking girlsshouldlookuponboyand girlfriendshipsandmarriage andwhattheirattitudeshould betowardstheoppositesexin thefactory,dancehallandthe cinema.

Aimofthecoursewastoimbuethegirlswiththerightideas formarriageandtooutlinesome definiteformofconductandaction,sothatfellowworkerscould beinfluenced.

Boyandgirlfriendshipswere consideredbysmallgroups. Amongthequestionsdiscussed were:"Doflirtingandcheapbehaviourharmayounggirl?" "Howshouldweactwhenlads wanttokissusandstartpetting?""Willdecentladsthink moreofusifwerefusetomake ourselvescommonandcheap?"

Flirts,theyagreed,wereliable tobelabelled"second-hand"and getleftontheshelf.The"kiss andtell"type,whorelatethe "smashing"timetheyhadthe nightbefore,wereconsidered justbores.

(InEngland,asinmostother countries,theY.C.W.hasmembersofbothsexes,inseparate sections.-Ed.)

RAINYDAYS.

Rainydayshavecomeagain Youcantakestepstoprepare forarainydaybyhavingaticketinNo.414CharitiesConsultation.Firstprizeis£3,000.

AgedFatherJean,aFrenchmanofthePasternRiteBasilian Order,presidedatthe"synod" inhiscapacityasDeanofthe UkrainianCatholicMissionin Britain.

Fourofthepriestspresentare prisoners-of-war(theywereforciblyconscriptedbytheGermans)andworeblackbattledress.Onlythreecouldspeak English.Oneisawidower, andhisthreedaughtersareina campinManchester(untilrecenttimees,priestsofthisRite intheUkrainewerepermitted tomarrybeforeordination).

ItwasimpressiveforphotographerFennelandmyself-the onlyLatinRiteCatholicpresent -tolookonwhilethesemen,in whosefacesshowedplainlythe toneofEurope'ssufferingofthe pasteightyears,discussedthe problemsofcarryingoutfortheir flockanewlifeintheWest.

200StudentsonFarm.

ThetragedyoftheUkrainians canbegaugedinthefactthat thisintenselyCatholicpeople whoheldtotheFaith(they

LastJune,aUkrainianpriest*. FatherKohut,camespeciallyto Dublintoarrangefortheadmissionof25studentstoIrishuniersities.Hereceived,Iwas told,apromiseoffinancialaid fromseveralofourBishops.He alsosaw+theTaoiseach.

PlansForFuture.

Themajorportionforthenine priestsnowinBritainisthatof ministeringtothespiritualneeds oftheirscatteredflock.Each hasanareaofseveralcounties tocover.Massissaidinarmy huts,sometimes,byspecialVaticanpermissor,intheafternoon andevening.

Theconferencediscussedplans forthepurchaseofadisusedAnglicanchurch,whichwillbecome thefirstByzantineSlavonicRite churchinBritain.Itisalso hopedshortlytohaveoneofthe CanadianUkrainianpriestsconsecratedinBritainasaBishop oftheEasternRite-atpresent, BishopBuezko,theonlyUkrainianprelateknowntobealive, hasjurisdictionoverhispeoplescatteredthroughouttwelveEupractisetheByzantineSlavonicropeancountries.

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wasseventeen.Someofthe oldermencouldhavetoldhim hewaslookingintotheeyesofa "whitefella."

THESTORYOF

Letmetellyouthestoryof Bob.Asamatteroffact,Bob wasn'thisrealname-notwhen hewasa"birahlee"(ablack baby)-onlylateronwhenhe grewupandmetwithawonderfuladventure.Still,asno onecantellmewhatBob'sname usedtobebeforeitwasBob,I'll callhimBobrightfromthebeginning.

Yes,Bobwasalitleaboriginal,andhelivedinthewildsof WesternAustralia.Ashegrew uphelearnedtodealltheexcitingthingsthatthenatives cando.Forinstance,byplayingagamewitholderboys,he learnedtouseaspear.Thegame theyplayedwaswithimitation spearsaboutthreefeetlong madefromlightrootsoftrees andwithoutanysharppointson whichlittleboysmighthurt themselves.Bobandtheother blackboyshadgreatfuntrying toaimthetoyspearsaccuratelyandtododgebeinghit.When Bobcouldplaythisgamewell, hewasgivenarealspearanda 'wommerah." A"wommerah" isaspear-thrower,andhelpsto guideandspeedthespear.

Usinghis"wommerah"and spear,andhisbrighteyesand alertears,Bobsoonlearnedto huntdownhisownfood-"Maragria,"ashecalledit.Of course,itwaseasytofindnice juicygrubsinthebush,andthey madeatastymeal,butifhefelt likesomethingmoresolidhe'd spearakangaroo,ormaybea lizard,oraguana.

0yes,Boblearnedlotsof thingsashegrewintoamanand wanderedaroundwiththe othermembersofhistribe.But, sadtosay,therewasonething hedidn'tlearn,themostimportantthingofall:helearntnothingaboutGod.Therewasno onetoteachhim.Oftenhe madelittlecrosseswhichhe playedvAth,spinningtheminthe airandcatchingthem,buthe knewnothingaboutOurLord's Cross.Andsoheknewnothing abouttheBlessedSacrament. TherewasnoFirstCommunion DayforBob.

Then,onehotMarchmorning alongtimeago-1846tobe exact-Bobtookuphis"wommerah"andspearandmadehis waytowardthedensescrub,lovingthe ofthesunonhis bareblackskin,andwondering whatwouldbenicesttoeat. Likealltheotherblacks,Bob likedlisteningtothesongsand criesofthedifferentbirdsinthe bushland.Therewasn'tone thathecouldn'tmimic.Suddenly,ashestrodealongthis brightmorning,hehearda strangesound-abeautifulclear song.Butwhatbirdcouldit be?Notamagpie'swarbling, notakookaburra'slaugh,noran emu'scry..He'dneverheard thelikeofitbefore...

Hisbodytenseandquivering, hiseyespeering,Bobwentforwardcautiouslytowardsthe singing.Nearerandnearerand,atlast,abreakinthescrub, andBobwasfacetofacewith

Well,Bobdidn'tknowjust whathe'dmet.Itvreatwolegged,tall,bearded,andwore strangegarments.Bobstillhad suchalottolearn,althoughhe

BShylyBobstoodthere,looking intothosetwinklingeyes.

Thenthe"whitefella"showed himanemptycanthathewas carrying,andputouthistongue andpantedlikeadingo.Bob understood,and,inakindof daze,ledthewaytoagreatpool ofclearwaterthatwasjust nearby.

Andthatwasthebeginningof Bob'sgreatadventure.

ThewhitemanwasDomSalvado,aBenedictinemissionary, whohadcomeallthewayfrom Spainsothathemightbringthe BlessedSacramenttotheAustralianblacks.Onthatmorn-

`BohrsaidDomSalvado,and heldoutthecantohim.Quickly Bobrantothewaterholeand filledthecan.DomSalvado smiledathimandpouredalittleofthewaterintoavessel whichheplaceedonthedray. Theothermissionariesknelt ontheground,andBobknelt, too,readytothrowhisspearif thiswassomenewhunt.Dom Salvadoraisedhisarmsforan instant,thenjoinedhishands, bowedhishead,andspokesoftly. Theother"whitefellas"answering,andBoblistened,notinghow thesunlightenedupthebullock dray,andnowthebirdschirrupedinthetreesoverhead.

Thesoundofabellstartled Bob.Hewasn'tusedtobells. DomSalvadowaswhispering now,andallthebushwasstill.

BobsawDomSalvadobendlows overthedray,thenliftonhigh Somethingthatwasroundand white.Strangefeelingsstirred inBob.Hefeltsuddenlyvery happy.And,asthoughthey

whenBobmethim,heand hismissionarycompanionswere lostinthebushandparchedwith thirst.DomSalvadohada beautifulvoice,andwhenBob heardhimhewassinginga hymntoOurLady,hopingshe wouldhelphim.

Stillfascinated,Bobfollowed DomSalvadobacktowherethe othermissionarieswerewaitingwithateamofbullocksanda dray.TheygaveBobbreadand -ugar,andpersuadedhimto staythenightwiththem.

AllthatnightBoblayawake listeningtothesnoresofthe weary"whitefellas"andwondering...

Nextmorning,scare had thebirdsbeguntheirmorni.g song,..,ndthesunpeepedthrough theta'lurns,whenthemis sionarieswerestirring.

Bobwatchedwhiletheyunloadedthebullockdrayandbegantosetitupwithsuchmysteriousthings-asmallcross first,liketheoneBobhadplayedwith,onlytherewasafigure onit.Thentheyspreadawhite clothoverthebackofthedray. DomSalvadoputonaloosegar- mentthatdazzledBobwithits brightness.

AnditwasthenthatBobwas firstcalledBob-

knew,thebirdsbrokeintoaloud chorus.

Ofcourse,youknowwhathad happened.ThefirstMasshad beensaidinthatwildpartof theAustralianbush.Atlast OurLordhadcomethere:tothe treesandflowers,tothekangaroosthathoppedthroughthe scrub,thelizardsandgrubsthat squirmedonthedarkearth,to thebirdsthatsangsohappilyandtoBob.

Bobwasasquicktolearnall thatashehadbeenaboutother things;hesoonbecameaCatholic.Andthenhedidhavea FirstCommunionDay.Hewas sohappythathetoldallthe otherblacks,andbroughtthem tothemissionariestolearn aboutOurLord.

Rightatthespotwherehe hadmetBobonthatexciting morning,DomSalvadosetupa misionstation,andthoughboth BobandDomSalvadodieda longtimeago,itisstillthere.It iscalledNewNorcianow,and isabigwonderfulmission,with alovelychurch,amonastery, schools,priests,brothers,and nuns.

SoyouseethestoryofBobis reallythestoryofawholelotof peopleandastoryoftheBlessed Sacrament.

M.Kendallin"TheMonstrance."

DearDenis,-WhatIsaidto EdwardToyappliestoyou,too. Youareluckytohaveanumber ofrichfriendswhoarewilling tohelptheBusbies.Thankyou foryourgoodwishes.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

249Royal-street,EastPerth.

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.luintBessy's 6.1LETTERBOX

Perth.

DearAuntBessy,-Youdon't readcomics,doyou?Perhaps someoftheCorneritesdo.It theywouldsendsomethingfor yourpageitmightinterest thosewhodon'treadthose papers.NeitherofthesestorieswerethetheComics,butthey reworthreading: Thishappenedafewyears ago.AladylivingatGuildford overslepthertelfonemorning. Thesunwasshiningbrightly whensheawoke.Toherhorrorshesawcomingthroughthe opendooranasty-lookingsnake. Shescreamedloudly,landher Irishterriercametearingalong thepassagetoherhelp.Before youcouldcountfivehehadthe snakebythebackoftheneck. Whenthesnakedroppedlifeless tothefloorhisheadwasnearly off.Doggiesoonafterwasenjoyingthebestbreakfasthehad everhad.

Thisstoryisalsoworthreading.Jimmystayedathomeone afternoon.Mumwasn'tfeeling verywell.Whileshewasresting,Jimmy,ontiptoe,cameto askifshewouldlikeacupof tea."Yes,dear,butI'mafraid there'snomilk."Notlongafter Jimmybroughtinacupoftea whichMumenjoyed."But wheredidyougetthemilk?" sheasked."Ifoundsomein thecat'ssaucer."

Now,thisbeingSaturday-Our Lady'sday-itseemsonlyright andproperthatweshouldthink sometimesoftheMotherofOur Lord.St.JohnDamascene thoughtso,too,andheshould know,ashewasagreatsaint. Thisisoneofthebeautiful thingshesaid: "0MotherofGod!IfIplace myconfidenceinthee,Ishallbe saved.IfIamunderthyprotection,1havenothingtofear; forthefactofbeingthyclient isthepossessionofacertainty ofsalvationwhichGodgrants onlytothoseHemeanstohave."

AsnextmonthisOurLady's month,andasallyournephews andnieceswouldliketobeher clients,please,AuntBessy,adviseushowtohonourherwhom Godsomuchhonoured.With allsortsofgoodwishes.-Yours sincerely, PAULPRY.

DearPaul,-Iveryrarely readcomicsnow,butIcanstill rememberthetimewhenIwas veryfondofthem;andIshould indeedbesurprisedifmanyCorneriteswerenotregular"fans" ofonecomiccharacteroranother.Itmightwellbethatwe couldgetsomeamusementfrom theseCornerites.

We'shallcertainlynotneglect OurLadyduringthemonthof May.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

46St.Leonard'sAvenue, WestLeederville.

DearAuntBessy,-Mycard andthecasharehere.Itdoes nottakelongtocollectthat muchifyouhaveplentyofrich friends.Iwillgoroundagain lateronifyoudonotmnid.With lotsofgoodwishes.-Yourloving nephew, DENISMOYNIHAN.

DearAuntBessy,-HereIam againwithanotherthirtypennies.YousaidthattheBushieswereGod'spoor.Inour schoolreaderitsays:"Hewho givestothepoorshallnotwant." ThatiswhatImusttellmy friendswhenI'callonthem again. Giveandkeepgiving, isagoodidea,andsoiflater oh Iaskforanothercard,youwon't mind,willyou,AuntBessy?Yourlovingnephew, EDWARDTOY.

DearEdward,-Iwouldnot mindifyouaskedforadozen cards.Ourobjectistoraise £100fortheBushiesbytheend of1948.Wediditlastyear, andwewanttodoit,again.If allCorneritesweretomakea pointoffillingonlyonecard duringtheyea/I'msurewe wouldbealongwaytowardsour Objective-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

125Wellington-street,Perth.

DearAuntBessy,-Thehot weatherhasgone.Iwentto thebeachandquiteenjoyed beinginthewater.Icanswim nearly200yards.Doyoulike music?SomedayIwillplay theviolinforyou.Pleasetell mewhatpieceyouwouldlike. Cricketisagoodgameforboys. Ifyousendmeaprickcard;t willsoonbefilledbyyourloving nephew, GERARDMACDONALD.

DearGerard,-Iamsending youaprickcard.Yes,Ilike music,andI'mgladyoudo.Can youplayapiececalled"MelodieduSoir?"-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

BUSHIES'CORNER

Thefollowingdonationsto theBushies'Schemefor1948 havebeengratefullyreceived:£s.d. Previouslyacknowedged 18110

DenisMoynihan(West Leederville) 26 EdwardToy(East 26

Total 118160

411111141*,,11

TheHeroicFather(laterBishop)Salvado.