The Record Newspaper 16 September 1948

PopeRequestsPrayersfor U.N.Assembly

ROME,Sept.3-(Radio,N.C.).-Morethan500Airericans,membersofthepilgrimageorganisedbytheConfraternityofChristianDoctrinetotheshrinesofEurope, arecarry;ngbacktotheirhomelandtheunforgettableexperienceofpersonallyhearingtheVicarofChristaddressinganappeal"toallCatholicsineverycountryon thefaceoftheearth"toprayforthesuccessofthepeace effortsoftheUnitedNations'Assemblywhichismeeting sooninParis.

Gatheredintheaudiencehall ofthePapalsummerresidence atCastelgandolfo,thepilgrims listenedtoanaddressinEnglishbyHisHolinessPopePius XII.,whichexpressedthePope's anguishoverthelackofa''genuineandstablepeace"inthe worldto-day,emphasisedthe needto"knowandunderstand" the"matchlessbeauty"ofthe faith,deploredthatmillionsof Catholicchildrenaretrained"in schoolsfromwhichallreligious instructionisexcluded,"andcalledfor"chastenedfaithandrepentance"asaprerequisiteof divineassistancetoadesolate world.

"Hearingofthislargepilgrimagecomefromacrossthe seas onemightbetemptedto concludethat,atlonglast,a genuineandstablepeacewithits normalconsequenceshasbeenrestoredtotheworld,"thePope said,addingimmediately:"That isnottrue.Thetragicfactis thatmillionsofhumanbeings whowerecaughtupinthemaelstromofawarwhichwasdeclaredfinishedmorethanthree yearsago,arestillinthisvery Europelivinginconditionsthat areinhuman;andwarstillrages inmorethananothersectionof theworld,whileothermillions mustsufferunderanunwanted tyranny."

ThePontiffthenreferredto theforthcomingAssemblyof theUnitedNations,atwhich "menoflearningandexperience, ofhighcharacterandlofty ideals"will,"asWefondlyhope, strivenotonlytosavetheworks fromthe"unimaginablecataclysm"ofanewwar,"butput itontheroadthatleadstojoy injusticetoall,workingmen andemployersalike,tomorality innationalandindividuallife thathasfounditsonlybasisin religiousfaithinGod."

-Ifeveranassemblyofmen, gatheredatacriticalcrossroad inhistory,neededthehelpof prayer,itistheAssemblyofthe UnitedNations,"thePopewent on.Heaskedpriestsandlaity aliketoprayandadded:"Let Ourvoicecarrybeyondyouto allyourfellowCatholicsinAmerica,yes,toallCatholicsin everycountryonthefaceofthe earth.AndWeliketohope thatyouwillbejoinedbyall menofgoodwill." BeforeimpartingtheApostolic Benediction,theHolyFatherexpressedhis"immensegratitude" toAmericanCatholicsfortheir aidtothewar-strickencountries "andforthemagnificentgenerositywithwhichyourdevoted HierarchyenablesChrist'sVicar toanswertheheartrendingappealsthatcomeandstillcome incessantlytohisdesk."

70"Saboteurs"

Arrested

VATICANCITY,Sept3-(Radio,NC).-Seventy priestshavebeenarrestedinHungarychargedwithwhat istermed"clandestineactivity"onbehalfofrichpeasants, accordingtoaBernedispatchto"OsservatoreRomano."

Thereportsaysthatpolice chiefsandCommunistParty bossesthroughoutHungaryhave beeninstructedbyJohnKadar, newly-appointedHungarianMinisteroftheinterior,tosubmit immediatelynamesofpriests suspectedofsuchactivities.The Minister'sorderissaidtohave declaredthatbothpoliceandthe newHungarianunionpartyof CommunistsandSocialistsmust makea"supremeeffort"to "cleansetheCatholicChurchof saboteurelements."

Atthesametime,thereareindicationsofanincreasinglyhoetileattitudeonthepartofthe Communist-dominatedregimetosardBishopsandotherecclesiasticalsuperiors,"Osservatore" reports.

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MARISTSDIEINCRASH

MADRID,Sept.3-(NC).-TheSuperiorCouncilof MissionsconfirmedthedeathoffourMaristBrothersin thecrashoftheFrenchAirLinesplaneLatecoer631,betweenMartiniqueandDakariBrothersEutiquiana, MiguelAntonioandPabloManuel,allfromSpain,with anunidentifiedMaristfromColombia,wereenrouteto SpainafterlongresidenceinAmericancountries.

Meanwhile,fromBogota,comeswordofthefuneral servicesheldforthecrashvictimsintheChurchofthe Afflictions.

VaticanPaperLauds DutchQueen

AMSTERDAM,Sept2-(NC).-ThepeopleofThe Netherlands,whorecentlycelebratedthe68th.birthday and50th.reigningyearofQueenWilhelmina,havebeen pleasedatthetributepaidby"OsservatoreRomano"to themonarchwhorelinquishedthethronetoherdaughter.

TheVaticanorgancallsthe Queenonewhohas"exertedher selfforthewelfareofherpeo- ple,whohavehonouredandlovedherasamealmothertothe country."

"Osservatore"pointsoutthat RomanCatholicsparticularly participateinthissentiment,becauseofthemannerinwhichCatholiclifehasbeenpermittedto unfoldandflourish.ItcallsThe Netherlandsamodelforother nationsinthisrespect.

CancerCampaign

NEWYORK.-(NC).-The BabeRuthFoundationhasannouncedacampaignforfundsto provideimprovedtechniquesand facilitiesfortreatmentofchildrensufferingfromcancer,the diseaseofwhichthenotedAmericansportsfiguredied.

LootingEnquiryPromised

ByIsraeliGovernment

(N.C.W.C.NewsService.)

WASHINGTON.-Theministerforreligiousaffairs oftheIsraeliGovernmenthasordered"animmediateinvestigation"intocomplaintsthatJewshavemaltreated CatholicsandhavedesecratedCatholicshrinesandholy placesinPalestine,andhaspledgedifthecomplaintsare verified"themenresponsiblewillbepunished,"ithasbeen disclosedbyofficialsoftheIsraeliGovernmenthere.

ThestatementoftheIsraeliliaisonofficersthroughoutthe governmentminister,RabbiL. Fishman,wasreleasedinTelAviv,andacopyofitforwarded here.ThetextofRabbiFishman'sstatementfollows:

PolishSailors Honoured

VALLETTA,Malta,Aug.26(NC).-Abronzeplaquebearing thenamesofPolishsailors,many ofthemCatholic,whogavetheir livesinthedefenceofMalta,has beenunveiledherebyAdmiralC. F.Clark,commanderoftheBritishMediterraneanFleet.Crews ofPolishsubmarines,destroyers andtransportsfoughtvaliantly tosupplyMaltaduringitsmost difficultdaysinWorldWarII. SomePolishshipsworesunkin action;thoseremainingarestill inBritishservice.

"Ihaveorderedanimmediate investigationintothesereports. Ifthesereportsareverifiedthe menresponsiblewillbepunished. ThesuggestionthattheStateof Irsaelhas,oreverhad,anyintentionofexpropriatingchurch propertyiswhollywithoutfoundation.Respectforchurch propertyrightshasrepeatedly beenpromisedandguaranteed.

"Ifanysacredsitesarenow occupiedduetovitalmilitary exigencytheywillbeevacuated atthefirstopportunity.The suggestionthat'irresponsibleelements'havebeendeliberatelyappointedforthepurposeofdefacingordestroyingholyplaces isafantasticslandertypicalof present-dayanti-Israelpropaganda.Infact,theIsraeli Armyhasappointedspecial

countrytoinsurethatthereligiouslifeofnon-Israelicommunitieswillbeaffectedaslittle aspossiblebywarconditions, andthatplacesofholycontent orassociationwillbesafeguarded."

OTTAWA-(NC).-Travellingunderspecialpermissionfrom hersuperior,herbishopandthe PapalNuncio,SisterMary Christiana,ofthecloisteredRiotersoftheVisitation,isinCan- adatobringtheplightofher monasteryatGrasse,France,to theattentionofCanadianCatholics. The29Sistersnowinthe monastery,whichdatesfrom 1C34,arelivingonafixedan- nualincomeof150dollarsayear, SisterMaryChristianareported, andaresufferingfromillness andmalnutrition.Sixareseriouslyill,fourwithpulmonary tuberculosis,onewithtuberculosisofthebone,andonewho hasbeenaninvalidfor38years. Anotherisblind. Theireveningmealforyears hasconsistedoffourpotatoes apiece,withaveryoccasional pieceofhorsemeattosupple-mentthefare.LastNew Year'sDaylunchconsistedof halfabiscuiteach. Grassewasoccupiedtwice,by theGermansandbytheItalians. Neitherforceattemptedtotake overthemonastery,althoughan Italianofficerdidcomeonceto seethesuperior.Heexplained thathehadtwosistersinthe VisitationOrderandfromthem knewofthefineneedleworkdone bythenuns.

And,accordingtoSisterMary Christina,hethenbecameperhapsthefIrstmanevertohave hissocksdarnedbytheVisitationSisters.

Fr.Byrne,O.M.I. inJapan

TOKYO,Sept.3-(NC).

-RetreatsforAustralian andAmericanservicemen arebeingconductedhereby theVeryRev.William Byrne, Superiorof theOblateFathersatFremantle,W.A.,withdaily attendanceofapproximately300.

TheretreatswereauthorisedbyArchbishopDaniel Mannix,ofMelbourne. FatherByrnecamehere11 weeksagotobeginthem.

MusicianConverted

LONDON,Sept.2-(NC).-A

notedBritishmusicianandformerdirectoroftheBritishBroadcastingCorporation,George Baker,65,Wasreceivedintothe ChurchatFarmStreetChurch, inLondon'sWestEnd,thisweek.

AnotherFatimaCure

ALMERIA,Spain,Sept.3-(NC).-DoloresSanchez, whohasbeenunabletowalkformorethanthreeyearsbecauseofparalysisofthelegs,believesherdailyrecitation oftheRosarybeforeapictureofOurLadyofFatimagave hertheuseofherlegs.

Inconcludingherlastprayer,shetoldthetownsfolk here,shefeltperspirationonherlegsandafeelingoffaintnessinherhead.Assheattemptedtobraceherselfshe foundthatshehadregaineduseofherlimbsandcould walk.

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WarAgainstMaterialism

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ByMAXJORDAN .(StaffCorrespondent,N.C.W.C. NewsService).

MAINZ,Germany,Sept.2.(Radio).-"TheCatholicsof FranceandtheCatholicsofGermanymustestablishabulwark againstnomatterwhatkindof materialismandmusttogether opposehatebycharity,"the FrenchArmyBishop,RobertPi-

esddelaVacquerietoldanoutdoormassmeetingonCathedral Squarehere,whichprecededthe formalopeningofthe72nd.German"Katholikentag"(German CatholicNationalConvention). BishopdelaVacquerietoldthe Germansthatitwas"theardent desire"oftheFrenchhierarchy that"Catholicsofbothcountries loveoneanother."SimilarsentimentswereexpressedinamessagefromLieut.Gen.JosephPierreKoenig,commandingoffi-

ceroftheFrenchforcesinGermany. BishopAlbertStohr,ofMainz, sangPontificalMassinthebeautifulMainzCathedral,which standsalmostundamagedamid theappallingruinsofthiscity onthebanksoftheRhine,on theveryborderlineoftheAmericanandFrenchzonesofoccupation.

EntrancetoMainzforthethousandscomingfromtheFrench andAmericanzonesofGermany fortheobservancewastheGeneralPatchBridge,named'n honourofthewar-timecommanderofthe7th.U.S.Army, whoin1945ledhistroopsacross theRhineatthisbendofhe river.

ExtraordinaryDisplayofDevotion

NumerousMassesOffered

ByROBERTS.LABONGEandthenbacktothefrontofthe Basilica.

(Correspondent,N.C.W.C.News Service)

LOURDES,France,Sept.3.ThedayatLourdesbeginswith Masses-dozensofthem-inthe threechurcheswhichrise,one abovetheother,alongtheside oftheblack,smoked-uphollow whereOurLadyfirstappearedto BernadetteSoubirousin1858.

Massforthesickandcripples isofferedattheGrotto.On wheelchairs,stretchersand crutches,theinvalidsareassisted fromthehospitalsonthegrounds atLourdestoaspotinfrontof theGrotto,wheretheyparticipateinthemorningMass.

Crutches,sticksandsurgical aideshangovertheGrotto,placedtherebyhundredswhohave beencuredatLourdes.

AstheS'aciedHostispassing infrontofthesickandinvalids, finedalongonesideofRosary Square,theBishopraisesthe goldenmonstranceintheformof acrossandblesseseachofthem individually.

Theprayersforthesickare saidaloud,mostofteninFrench, butalsoinotherlanguages.

Whentheprocessionmoves backtowardtheBasilica,the prayersforthesickbegin: "Jesus,sonofDavid,havepity onus."Thepeoplereply.Again theprayerissaid:"Lord,that1 mayhear.Lord,thatImaysee, Lord,thatImaywalk.Lord,he whomThoulowestissick.Lord, ifThoueilt,Thoucanmakeme whole.ThouartChrist,the SonoftheLivingGod.Lord, ThywillbedoneasitisinHeaven." IntheafternoonthereistheTheblessingofthesickis processionoftheBlessedSacra-user.Thebishopmountsthe mentandtheblessingofthesick.stepsleadingintoRosaryChurch Theprocessionformsattheandextendsageneralblessingto Grottoandmovesoutthroughallthepilgrims. RosarySquareinfrontoftheIntheeveningthetorchlight BasilicaofOurLadyofLourdes.processionisheld.Itisthe Men,womenandchildrenfollowmostcolourfuloftheday'sceretheprocession,sayingaloudthemonies.Everyonemayjoin, RosaryinhonourofOurBlessedcarryingalightedcandleand Mother.ItcontinuesoutaroundsingingthefamousLourdes thefarendoftheshrinegroundshymn.Thetorchlightproces-

CARDINAL'SCOLLECTION

"HonourClass"Stamps

ByMAXJORDAN symbolicofGod'sloveforman (StaffCorrespondent,N.C.W.C.andthewondersofHiscreation. NewsService). Theyarearrangedaroundscripturalquotations,poemscomposedbytheCardinal,andexcerpts BASEL,Switzerland,Sept.2.-fromthewritingsofSt.Francis One"block"eachofthethree-ofAssisi,St.TheresaofLisieux, centAlfredE.SmithmemorialSisterMadeleva,andothers. stamp,andofthethree-centIwoTherearespecialissuesbrought Jimastamp,bothissuedbytheoutinvariouscountriestomark U.S.PostOfficeDepartment,arereligiousobservances,aseriesdepartoftheunusualstampcollet-dicatedtothememoryofSt. tionownedbyHisEminenceJoanofArcbeingparticularly FrancisCardinalSpellman,Arch-notable.Alsothereareseries bisropofNewYork,whichisashowingthecathedralsofboth prizeexhibitattheInternationalFranceandVienna.Stampsfrom StampExpositionhere. Brazil,Belgium,France,Holland, Hungary,ItalyandPortugal arerepresented,too,allcarrying religioussubjectsofunusual beauty.Allthesedisplaysare arrangedonspeciallydesigned, hand-colouredartisticbackgrounds.

Boththesestamp"blocks" carrythepersonalsignaturesof PresidentTruman,andofCardinalSpellman.Inadditionthe folloAringsignaturescouldbe identified:OntheIwoJimastamp thoseofSecretaryofDefence, JamesV.Forrestal,andthe formerPostmasters-General,Will H.Hays,JamesA.Farley,Frank C.Walker,andRobertE.Hannegan;ontheAlSmithstamp: JimFarleyandEmilySmith. CardinalSpellman'scollection penniesfoursectionsinthe"honourclass"roomoftheexposition andattractsconsiderableattentionamongthevisitorswhohave comefromthefourcornersof theearth.Mostofthestamps intheCardinal'scollectionare

"Itisoneofthemostremarkableanduniquecollectionsever shown,"saidoneoftheexpert visitors.

siontravelsthesamerouteas theafternoonprocessionofthe BlessedSarcament.

Thousandofvoicesringout thepraisesofOur.LadyofLour-des-litecanticleofBernadette. Thehymnhas60stanzasand aftereachcomestheplaintivere- frain:"Ave,Ave,AveMaria."

Finally,aftertheprocession hasmoveduptherampofthe SecondChurchanddownthe othersideandbackintoRosarySquare,ahugeMisformedin frontoftheBasilica.Theceremonycloseswiththesingingof theCredo-thistimeallofthe pilgrimsusingthesamelangu- age,Latin,theuniversallanguageoftheChurch.

ThedayatLourdesisover. Ithasbeenapeacefuldayaday ofprayer.

ResponsbilityofYouth

100,000Pilgrims

ByFRANCISCODELUIS (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.New, Service).

SANTIAGODECOMPOSETELA,Spain,Aug.30.-(Radio).

-Inabroadcastaddressto about100,000youngCatholicpilgrimsfrom30countriesof WesternEuropeandtheAmericas,gatheredhereattheshrine dedicatedtotheApostleJames theGreater,patronofSpain, HisHolinessPopePiusXII.calleduponthemtotranslatethe memoriesofthepastintopre- sentrealitybygivinganexample ofChristianliving.

Inhisbroadcastaddress,the HolyFatherdeclaredthatpilgrimages,forminganindispensiblepartofthemedievalworld, arejustasessentialto-dayinreinvigoratingthefaith,bringing thepeoplesofdifferentnations closertogether,andstrengthen- ingthebroadconceptofChris-tianuniversality.Hepraised Spain's whichCatholicActionyouth, hadorganisedthepil- grimage,foritsfaithfuladherencetoSpain'sglorioustraditions,and,impartedtheApos- tolicBlessingtothecountriesof allthosepresent,"andespecially tothepeopleofCatholicSpain, alwaystheobjectofloveforthe VicarofChrist."

AtthefirstMassforthepil- grims,offeredattwoo'clockin themorning,about200priests distributedHolyCommunionto 50,000.ManymoreMasseswere offeredduringthemorning hours,preCedingthePontifical MassofferedbyCardinalPiaat analtarerectedinthe,iniversity Otimpus

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Dr.LesterA.Kirkendall,DirectoroftheU.S.Association forFamilyLife,claimsthathe isconvinced,after20yearsoccupationwithyoungpeople'sproblems,that"sexoffendersare made,notborn.""Theyare madebyasocietywhichhas giventhemadistortedpictureof themeaningofsex,asociety whichhasprovidedinformation thatstimulatesratherthaneducates.Theyarealsomadeby ahomeenvironment,which leavesachildbesetWithconflicts,restlessness,emotionalinstabilityandhostility."

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Dr.Kirkendell'sconclusions areborneoutbythefindingof theNationalOrganisationfor DecentLiterature.Ithasdiscoveredthatmanypublishing houseshalvespecialisedinthe productionof"sexbooks"designedmoreto"stimulatethanto instruct."Theinformationthey containiswhollyunsuitedto youth,yetmostmagazinesread byyouthscarryadvertisements inwhichthesebooksareoffered tothemataspeciallowprice.

UNDERTHECOUNTER.

Itwas,untilafewyearsago, thesamewithnearlyallthe Storymagazines,whosepublisherssoughtalargercirculation firstbycreatingaprurientmind inordertofeedit.Happily, thankstotheNationalOrganisationforDecentLiterature,

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AustralianNuns ForJapan

"AtthebeginningofSeptember,ourfirstAustralianCongregationofNuns,theSistersof theGoodSamaritan,leftAustraliatostartamissioninJapan. itisthefirsttimeintheirhistorythattheyhavegoneoutside Australiatotaketheirplaces alongsidetheothermissionaries oftheChurchinordertotake partintheconversionofthe paganworld."

Thiswasstated,inanAdelaide addressrecentlybyFatherA.R. E.Thomas,NationalDirectorof thePropagationoftheFaith.

"YouwouldnotsayAustralia isverystrongorveryoldinthe Church'shistory.Wehaveproblemsathome,yetinthelast fewmonths,inthenameofthe PropagationoftheFaithSociety,Ihavesaidgood-byetomissionariesgoingtoJapan,tothe NorthandSouthSolomons,to Rabaul,toNewGuinea,"Father Thomassaid.

DUTYTOBLACKS.

'Byaspecialarrangementwith theHolySee,weinAustraliaare allowedtokeepone-thirdofthe PropagationoftheFaithmoney collectedtobespentonAustralianmissionworks.Wehave, ofcourse,ourresponsibilityto ourAustralianaborigines,andI amafraidthatwehavetodo evenmorethantvehavedonein regardtothem.Wehavedone alot,but,afterall,don'tthey deservealotfromus?

"Ourancestorscametothis countryandtookit.Theaborigineswerehere,theyweredrivenbackandback;surelyweare notgoingtopermitthemtolive anddiewithouthavingaknowledgeofGod.

"Theyhavesouls-itdoesn't matterwhethertheyareblackor brown,yelloworwhite-they havesoulscreatedtotheimage andlikenessofGod.Theyare destinedforthesamedestinyas us-toseethefaceofGod."

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andstillfindsplentytoamuse him.Heleadsthelifehelikes; inthewordsofoneofhispoems he"sitssizzlinginthesun."His cellarisstillgood.Hestill likesbeer-thoughhecomplains ofthepresentquality.Hestill talksbrilliantly.Mr.Bellocisacomparatively richmanasaresultofhismany popularbooks;andanewpopularcollectionofhisessaysisto bepublishedthisyear.

LONDON,Sept.2.-Hilaire Belloc,Britain'sgreatestliving Catholicwriter,inquietretirementatShipley,inhisbeloved Sussex,cameintotheheadlines againthisweekwhenaRoyal AirForceplanecrashedwithina fewyardsofhishome.Mr. Bellocwasunhurt. LittlehasbeenheardofMr. Belloc,oneofthemostprolific andversatilewritersofthepresentday,sincehisretirement afteraseriousillnessthreeyears ago.Now,at78,themanwho oncetrampedthePathtoRome writesnomore,butisstilltobe seenwalkingthelanesaround hisruralhomewearinghistraditionalovercoat-cloakandcar ryinghisoldwalkingstick. Frenchbybirth,Mr.Bellocalwaysgotagreatdealoutoflife

PlightofD.P.'s inEuropean Camps

LAKEPROVIDENCE,La.(NC).-Thepitifulplightofunfortunatethousandscrammed intodisplacedpersons'campsin EuropewasdescribedgraphicallybyRev.JosephG.Gremillion,AdministratorofSt.Patrick'sChurch,oneofsixpriests whomadeatouroftheD.P. campsasrepresentativeofthe NationalCatholicResettlement Council.

FatherGrembillion,whospent twomonthsinEurope,andvisited40camps,saidthatsome campshaveasmanyas10,000 persons.Helikenedtheirexistencetothatofunfortunateswho occasionallyarehousedinrefugeecampswhenfloodssweep overpartsofLouisiana,butemphasisedthatinthecaseofflood victims,theirmisfortuneisonly temporary,whiletheEuropean D.P.'s"havebeenhomelesssixto 10yearsstraight."

"Theyhardlygetenoughfood toholdbodyandsoultogether," FatherGremillionsaid."They liveinconstantdreadoftuberculosis,becausetheyrealisethat ifonememberofthefamilygets atinyspotonthelung,the wholefamilyisbarrAdfromimmigrationtotheUnitedStates."

FatherGremillionsaidthe D.P.'s,mainly,arelivinginold Armybarracks.Hedescribed seeingasmanyas10families, asmanyas25to30persons, crampedintoaspacethesizeof anordinaryschoolroomwith littleornoprivacy.

Arecentlydischargedsoldier, whohasestablishedashoerepairshopinourtown,wasasked howhewasgettingalongaith hiswork."Couldn'tbebetter, wasthecheeryreply."Two weeksbehindalready."

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Man'sConscienceDemandsGod

Lastweekforthebenefitof "TruthSeeker,"WestPerth,we gaveoneofthewaysbywhich mencometotheknowledgeof God.Itiscalledtheargument fromdesignandisbasedonthe harmonyanddesignweseein nature.ThisharmonyanddesigncalledforaDesigner,and cannotbeexplainedbyblind chance. To-night,beforeproceedingtothemainargument,I shallverybrieflyoutlineanother argument,whichiscalledthe ''MoralArgument."Itisbased ontheuniversalconscienceof mankind,whichpromptsusto obeywhatisrightandtoavoid whatiswrong.Thisobedience isultimatelydirectedtoaSu-

piemeBeingwhomallarebound toobey.How,initsimmediate application,thisrighttoobedienceisdelegatedtoparentsand governmentsisanotherquestion, butitremainsquiteclearthat withoutaSupremeBeing,whom allareboundtoobey,Society couldnotbepreserved.Law regulatinghumanconductwould finally6ereducedtosubmission tosuperiorforce;mightalone wouldberight.Speakingat theJacobinClubinParisin1793, Robespierre,onthisverypoint, said:"IfGoddidnotexist,it wouldbenecessarytoinvent Him."WithoutGodsociallife wouldbeimpossible.There wouldbenosanctionforinjustice.Again,wealladmireunselfishnessandselfsacrifice,and

arereadytoapplaudthegiving ofone'slifeforanother.Now,as farasthedonorofhislifeis concerned,therecanbenothing tobegainedfromhisactinthis life.Tosacrificehimself,therefore,foranotherwouldbethe mostfoolishofactsiftherewere noGodtoapproveandreward. Finally,allmenaremeantfor happinessanddesireit.This desirecanbemetingreatmeasureinthislifeinthecertain hopeofunionwithGodinthe next.Takeawaythishopeand theweakandthesufferinghave onlyalifeofdespair.These remarks,are,asIhavealready stated,onlymeanttobeindicationsofsomeofthemeansby whichmencometotheknowledge ofGod

TheArgumentFromContingency

GODDOESEXIST

Now,letusattempta inureconclusivetypeofargument.Thisisanattempttoput intopopularlanguageanargumentwhich,ifIweretoputitin itstechnicalterms,wouldappear evenmoreabtruseandintricate thanwhatJ.amabouttosay.I dosointhehopethatifitloses anythinginforceitmaymake upforthatlossinclarity.You willseeforyourself.Undernu circumstances,isiteasytoput suchargumentsbothclearlyand brieflyatthesametime.Toput itfullywouldtakemuchmore timethanisatourdisposal.

Thisproofiscalled''TheArgumentfromContingency."It supposesafirstprinciplecalled the"PrincipleofSufficientReason,"whichmaybeenunciated asfollows:Everybeinghasa sufficientreasonforitself,i.e.,an explanationthatcansatisfythe mind.Thissufficientreasonis eitherinthethingitselforin anothag.Everybeingeither existsinitselforithashadits existenceconferreduponitby anotherbeing.Inthefirstcase, itiscalledaself-existentbeing; inthesecond,itissaidtobe contingentordependent.Itake ityouwillacceptthisprinciple. Itcanbejustified,buttodoso newwouldtaketoolongand wouldmakeratherdullanddifficultlistening.Ourmainlineof argumentwillbedifficultenough withoutlosingourselvesindigressions.

Ishallintroducetheprooffor God'sexistencebysayingthat somethingexists.Fromthe factthatsomethingexistswe concludetothefactthatsome hasalwaysexisted.Ido notmeanthatthesamethinghas alwaysexisted,butonlythat thereneverwasatimewhen therewasabsolute,nothingness. Thereasonforthisconclusionis thatitisimpossiblethatabeing shouldappearinexistencefrom purenothing. Sothen,going backinimaginationoverthe countlessyears,wefindalong seriesofbeings,andweknow thatweshallneverfindinthe remotepastadeepvoidofpure nothingness.

Now,beforecomingtothe proofofGod'sexistence,letus takeoneofthemanybeingsthat doexist,thecatsleepingnear thefire,forexample.Iknow

thedaythecatwasborn. 1 snowadaywhenitdidnot exist.Thisbeinghasnotalways existed;ithascomeintoexistence.Existence,therefore,is nutpartofthecat'snature,for ifitwasthenatureofthecatto exist,thiscatwouldnothave comeintoexistence,itwauld havealwaysexisted.Iwantyou is.thinkofthat,toturnthat pointoverquietlyinyourmind. Itisnotasophistry.Thecat exists,butitsoexiststhat't neednotexist.Existenceisnot partofthecatnature.Ifexistencewerepartofthecatnature, itwouldsoexistthatitmust exist.Therefore,thecatisnot anecessarybeing;itiscalleda contingentbeing,itreceivesexistence,athingwhichisdistinct fromitsnatureandwhichgives itactualbeing.

Now,briefly,fortheproofof God'sexistence.Allthingsin theuniversearesubjectto change.Whatissubjectto changehasnotexistenceaspart ofitsnature;otherwisebeing existencebynature,itcouldnot besubjecttochangebyreceiving existence.Thereforeallthevisibleuniverseanditspartsare subjecttochangeandarecontingent,ordependent.Whatis contingenthasnotinitselfa sufficientreasonforitsexistence,sinceitisnotpartofits naturetoexist.Thereforethere mustbe,distinctfromtheuniverseandallitsparts,asufficientreasonfortheexistenceof theuniverseandallitsparts. Thissufficientreasoncannotbe foundinsomeothercontingent beingforthesamereason.It mustbefound,therefore,ina Beingwhichisnotcontingent butnecessary,Whosenatureis existence.ThisBeingmustbe eternal,becauseitisinits naturetobe.Itmustbechangeless;otherwiseitwouldbecontingent.Itmustbeunique; otherwiseitwouldbelimitedand subjecttochange.Fromthe natureofthebeingswhichdependfromitforexistenceas fromthesourceoftheirbeing, weknowthatthisbeingmusthe intelligentandhavefreewill. ThisBeingisGod.

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ANSWERED

"Information,Please,"writes fromBunbury:

"IfapersonisbornaCatholic, butovertheyearsdriftsaway fromtheChurch,anddiessuddenlywithoutreceivingthe lastrites,canapriestrefuse tosaytheburialserviceatthe graveside?"

A.:AbaptisedCatholic,even thoughhemaynothavepractisedhisreligion,isnotdebarred fromtheusualburialrites.If, however,hehasduringhislife publiclyrenouncedhisreligionor actedinawaywhichisequiva- lenttoapublicrenunciation,and hasnotshownanysignofre- tractingthisframeofmind,he isnotgivenCatholicburial.

Youwrite: "WoultheChturchrefuseto allowaRequiemMass,even ifthedeceasedhadbeenburied asaCatholic?"

A.:No.Furthermore,apriest mayofferMassforagoodintention,and,therefore,presumablyforthereposeofanydepartedsoul.Nopriestwilltake ituponhimselftodecidewhether asoulisbeyondthereachof God'smercy.Itisnotforusto judge,forwecanneverknow definitelythestateofanysoul.In certaincircumstances,however, itmaybejudgedadvisable,asI havealreadystated,nottohave apublicservice.Insuchcircumstancestherewillbenopublicannouncementoftheintention forwhichtheMassisoffered.

Youwrite: "Mustthecorpsebeinthe ChurchifRequiemMassis said?"

Theanswerisagain:no.In manycasesthiswouldbeimpossibleas,for-instance,inthecase ofsomeonewhodiesbydrowning andhisbodyisnotrecovered. Thereareplentyofothercases inwhichitmightbepossible butextremelyinconvenient.It hasalwaysbeenconsidereda praiseworthycustomtohavethe funeralfromtheChurchifpossible,andalthoughnotnecessary,itseemsmuchmorefitting thanthemoderncustomofburialsfromfuneralparlours.

)ifiz.V.Rev.T.J. 1Barden,S.J.

EvolutionPointstoGod

SCIENCEANDFAITH

Youwrite,inconclusion:

"DoestheCatholicChurchacceptthetheoryofevolution,of lifeonthisearth,astaughtin thepublicschools.Ihave heardthatitdoes.Surely, evolutioniscontrarytocreationasinGenesis.", A.:IamafraidIdonotknow whichtheoryofevolutionis taughtinpublicschools,ifany. Youseemtosuggestthatevolutionisgenerallytaughtinthose schools.Iwasnotawareof that,thoughIrealisethatmany textbooksofto-day,bothinHistoryandinGeography,takesome degreeofevolutionforgranted. Asfarasyourqueriesareconcerned,Iwouldremindyou,withouttakingsidesintheevolution argument,thatbeforeyoucan haveevolutionyoumusthave somethingtoevolve. Wheredidthatsomethingcome from? Tosayitevolvedout ofsomethingelsejustpushesthe questiononestepfurtherback inthehopeperhapsoftiringthe questioner,butitgetsusjustnowhereasanexplanationofthis visibleworldofours.Toexplainthat,youmustgetbackto thestagewheresomethingcomes fromnothing,andthenyouare upagainstthenecessityofcreationandtheCreator.Inother words,yourealisethenecessity ofaself-sufficient,necessary Being,GodNow,Genesistells usaboutGodandhowHestartedthingsgoing.Youwonderif thereisanyroomforevolutionif webelievethestorytoldinGenesist.Theanswerisyes.Providedthatwerememberthat CodistheCreator,thefirst Cause,thereisnodifficultyinrevoneilingthetheoryofevolution withthestoryofcreation.Even asfarbackasthefourthcentury,St.Augustine,indiscussing theBookofGenesis,propounded atheorysNihichisnotfarremovedfrommodernThesisticEvolution.St.ThomasAquinas,the greatestDoctoroftheChurch, writinginthe.thirteenthcen-

tury,hadnodifficultyinadmittingtheoriginofnewspecies from Churchthosealreadyexisting.The forbidsandcondemnsas contrarytofaith,thetheoryof MaterialistofAtheisticEvolution,whichdeniesorignoresthe existenceofapersonalGod.It condemnsanytheorywhich claimsthatlifeinALLitsforms hasdevelopedundertheoper, tionofblindforcesorcauses.I havealreadytriedtoshowthat suchatheorywouldbecontrary toreason.Itisalsoopposedto theChristianfaith.Now,while theChurchallowsthepossibil-ityofevolutionaftercreation, itdoesnotteachit,justasit doesnotteachtheoppositetheoryofPermanentism.Thestudy oftheoriignofspecies,whether oflivingspeciesingeneralorof thehumanspeciesinparticular, isthesubjectofmanysciences,archaeology,palaeontology,zoology,botany,etc.ThesesubjectsarenottheparticulardomainoftheChurch,thoughindeedmanyeccleciasticshave beenprominentfortheirworkin thesespheres(hencetheChurch hasnoreasontogiveanyspeci- ficteachingon,thesubject).Its theologians,philosophersand historians,aswellasitsmenof theothersciences,willalwaysbe readytofollowtheprogressofthetheoryofevolutionandto telluswhenandhowthetheory asitdevelopsmaybecontraryto reason,tofaith,ortofact.There will,unfortunately,alwaysbe thepossibilityoferrorinthis researchaslongascertainscientistspersistinthinkingthat theoriginofmancanbeexplain- edbyzoologyalone.

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Man'sConscienceDemandsGod

Lastweekforthebenefitof "TruthSeeker,"WestPerth,we gaveoneofthewaysbywhich mencometotheknowledgeof God.Itiscalledtheargument fromdesignandisbasedonthe harmonyanddesignweseein nature.ThisharmonyanddesigncalledforaDesigner,and cannotbeexplainedbyblind chance.To-night,beforeproceedingtothemainargument,I shallverybrieflyoutlineanother argument,whichiscalledthe "MoralArgument."Itisbased ontheuniversalconscienceof mankind,whichpromptsusto obeywhatisrightandtoavoid whatiswrong.Thisobedience isultimatelydirectedtoaSu-

premeBeingwhomallarebound toobey.How,initsimmediate application,thisrighttoobedienceisdelegatedtoparentsand governmentsisanotherquestion, butitremainsquiteclearthat withoutaSupremeBeing,whom allareboundtoobey,Society couldnotbepreserved.Law regulatinghumanconductwould finally6ereducedtosubmission tosuperiorforce;mightalone wouldberight.Speakingat theJacobinClubinParisin1793, Robespierre,onthisverypoint, said:"IfGoddidnotexist,it wouldbenecessarytoinvent Him."WithoutGodsociallife wouldbeimpossible.There wouldbenosanctionforinjustice.Again,wealladmireunselfishnessandselfsacrifice,and

arereadytoapplaudthegiving ofone'slifeforanother.Now,as farasthedonorofhislifeis concerned,therecanbenothing tobegainedfromhisactinthis life.Tosacrificehimself,therefore,foranotherwouldbethe mostfoolishofactsiftherewere noGodtoapproveandreward. Finally,allmenaremeantfor happinessanddesireit.This desirecanbemetingreatmeasureinthislifeinthecertain hopeofunionwithGodinthe next.Takeawaythishopeand theweakandthesufferinghave onlyalifeofdespair.These remarks,are,asIhavealready stated,onlymeanttobeindicationsofsomeofthemeansby whichmencometotheknowledge ofGod.

TheArgumentFromContingency

GODDOESEXIST

Now,letusattempta moreconclusivetypeofargument.Thisisanattempttoput intopopularlanguageanargumentwhich,ifIweretoputitin it-technicalterms,wouldappear evenmoreabtruseandintricate thanwhat1amabouttosay.I dosointhehopethatifitloses anythinginforceitmaymake upforthatlossinclarity.You willseeforyourself.Undernu circumstances,isiteasytoput suchargumentsbotheleailyand brieflyatthesametime.Toput itfullywouldtakemuchmore timethanisatourdisposal.

Thisproofiscalled"TheArgumentfromContingency."It supposesafirstprinciplecalled the"PrincipleofSufficientReason,"whichmaybeenunciated ssfollows:Everybeinghasa sufficientreasonforitself,i.e.,an explanationthatcansatisfythe mind.Thissufficientreasonis eitherinthethingitselforin another.Everybeingeither existsinitselforithashadits existenceconferreduponitby anotherbeing.In.thefirstcase, itiscalledaself-existentbeing; inthesecond,itissaidtobe contingentordependent.Itake ityouwillacceptthisprinciple. Itcanbejustified,buttodoso newwouldtaketoolongand wouldmakeratherdullanddifficultlistening.Ourmainlineof argumentwillbedifficultenough withoutlosingourselvesindi5-ressions.

Ishallintroducetheprooffor God'sexistencebysayingthat somethingexists.Fromthe factthatsomethingexistswe concludetothefactthatsomethinghasalwaysexisted.Ido notmeanthatthesamethinghas alwaysexisted,butonlythat thereneverwasatimewhen therewasabsolute,nothingness. Thereasonforthisconclusionis thatitisimpossiblethatabeing shouldappearinexistencefrom purenothing.Sothen,going backinimaginationoverthe countlessyears,wefindalong seriesofbeings,andweknow thatweshallneverfindinthe remotepastadeepvoidofpure nothingness.

Now,beforecomingtothe proofofGod'sexistence,letus takeoneofthemanybeingsthat doexist,thecatsleepingnear thefire,forexample.Iknow

thedaythecatwasborn.I snowadaywhenitdidnot exist.Thisbeinghasnotalways existed;ithascomeintoexistence.Existence,therefore,is nutpartofthecat'snature,for ifitwasthenatureofthecatto exist,thiscatwouldnothave comeintoexistence,itWould havealwaysexisted:Iwantyou tothinkofthat,toturnthat pointoverquietlyinyourmind. Itisnotasophistry.Thecat exists,butitsoexiststhatit neednotexist.Existenceisnot partofthecatnature.Ifexistencewerepartofthecatnature, itwouldsoexistthatitmust exist.Therefore,thecatisnot anecessarybeing;itiscalleda contingentbeing,itreceivesexistence,athingwhichisdistinct fromitsnatureandwhichgives itactualbeing.

Now,briefly,fortheproofof God'sexistence.Allthingsin theuniversearesubjectto change.Whatissubjectto changehasnotexistenceaspart ofitsnature;otherwisebeing existencebynature,itcouldnot besubjecttochangebyreceiving existence.Thereforeallthevisibleuniverseanditspartsare subjecttochangeandarecontingent,ordependent.Whatis contingenthasnotinitselfa sufficientreasonforitsexistence,sinceitisnotpartofits naturetoexist.Thereforethere mustbe,distinctfromtheuniverseandallitsparts,asufficientreasonfortheexistenceof theuniverseandallitsparts. Thissufficientreasoncannotbe foundinsomeothercontingent beingforthesamereason.It mustbefound,therefore,ina Beingwhichisnotcontingent butnecessary,Whosenatureis existence.ThisBeingmusthe eternal,becauseitisinits naturetobe.Itmustbechangeless;otherwiseitwouldbecontingent.Itmustbeunique; otherwiseitwouldbelimitedand subjecttochange.Fromthe natureofthebeingswhichdependfromitforexistenceas fromthesourceoftheirbeing, weknowthatthisbeingmustbe intelligentandhavefreewill. ThisBeingisGod.

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"Information,Please,"writes fromBunbury "IfapersonisbornaCatholic, butovertheyearsdriftsaway fromtheChurch,anddiessuddenlywithoutreceivingthe lastrites,canapriestrefuse tosaytheburialserviceatthe graveside?"

A.:AbaptisedCatholic,even thoughhemaynothavepractisedhisreligion,isnotdebarred fromtheusualburialrites.If, however,hehasduringhislife publiclyrenouncedhisreligionor actedinawaywhichisequivalenttoapublicrenunciation,and hasnotshownanysignofretractingthisframeofmind,he isnotgivenCatholicburial.

Youwrite: "WoultheChturchrefuseto allowaRequiemMass,even ifthedeceasedhadbeenburied asaCatholic?"

A.:No.Furthermore,apriest mayofferMassforagoodintention,and,therefore,presumablyforthereposeofanydepartedsoul.Nopriestwilltake ituponhimselftodecidewhether asoulisbeyondthereachof God'smercy.Itisnotforusto judge,forwecanneverknow definitelythestateofanysoul.In certaincircumstances,however, itmaybejudgedadvisable,asI havealreadystated,nottohave apublicservice.Insuchcircumstancestherewillbenopublicannouncementoftheintention forwhichtheMassisoffered.

Youwrite:

"Mustthecorpsebeinthe ChurchifRequiemMassis said?"

Theanswerisagain:no.In manycasesthiswouldbeimpossibleas,forinstance,inthecase ofsomeonewhodiesbydrowning andhisbodyisnotrecovered. Thereareplentyofothercases inwhichitmightbepossible butextremelyinconvenient.It hasalwaysbeenconsidereda praiseworthycustomtohavethe funeralfromtheChurchifpossible,andalthoughnotnecessary,itseemsmuchmorefitting thanthemoderncustomofburial-,fromfuneralparlours.

EvolutionPointstoGod

SCIENCEANDFAITH

Youwrite,inconclusion:

"DoestheCatholicChurchacceptthetheoryofevolution,of lifeonthisearth,astaughtin thepublicschools.Ihave heardthatitdoes.Surely, evolutioniscontrarytocreationasinGenesis.", A.:IamafraidIdonotknovvl whichtheoryofevolutionis taughtinpublicschools,ifany. Youseemtosuggestthatevolutionisgenerallytaughtinthose schools.Iwasnotawareof that,thoughIrealisethatmany textbooksofto-day,bothinHistoryandinGeography,takesome degreeofevolutionforgranted. Asfarasyourqueriesareconcerned,Iwouldremindyou,withouttakingsidesintheevolution argument,thatbeforeyoucan haveevolutionyoumusthave somethingtoevolve. Wheredidthatsomethingcome from? Tosayitevolvedout ofsomethingelsejustpushesthe questiononestepfurtherback inthehopeperhapsoftiringthe questioner,butitgetsusjustnowhereasanexplanationofthis visibleworldofours.Toexplainthat,youmustgetbackto thestagewheresomethingcomes fromnothing,andthenyouare upagainstthenecessityofcreationandtheCreator.Inother words,yourealisethenecessity ofaself-sufficient,necessary Being,GodNow,Genesistells usaboutGodandhowHestartedthingsgoing.Youwonderif thereisanyroomforevolutionif webelievethestorytoldinGenesist.Theanswerisyes.Providedthatwerememberthat GodistheCreator,thefirst Cause,thereisnodifficultyinreconcilingthetheoryofevolution withthestoryofcreation.Even asfarbackasthefourthcentury,St.Augustine,indiscussing theBookofGenesis,propounded atheorywhichisnotfarremovedfrommodernThesisticEvolution.St.ThomasAquinas,the greatestDoctoroftheChurch, writinginthe.thirteenthcen-

tury,hadnodifficultyinadmittingtheoriginofnewspecies fromthosealreadyexisting.The Churchforbidsandcondemnsas contrarytofaith,thetheoryof MaterialistofAtheisticEvolution,whichdeniesorignorestheexistenceofapersonalGod.It condemnsanytheorywhich claimsthatlifeinALLitsforms hasdevelopedundertheopera- tionofblindforcesorcauses.I havealreadytriedtoshowthat suchatheorywouldbecontrary toreason.ItisalsoopposedtotheChristianfaith.Now,while theChurchallowsthepossibil- ityofevolutionaftercreation, itdoesnotteachit,justasit doesnotteachtheoppositethe-oryofPermanentism.Thestudy oftheoriignofspecies,whether oflivingspeciesingeneralorof thehumanspeciesinparticular, isthesubjectofmanysciences,archaeology,palaeontology,zoology,botany,etc.ThesesubjectsarenottheparticulardomainoftheChurch,thoughindeedmanyeccleciasticshave beenprominentfortheirworkin thesespheres(hencetheChurch hasnoreasontogiveanyspeci- ficteachingon,thesubject).Its theologiang,philosophersand historians,aswellasitsmenof theothersciences,willalwaysbe readytofollowtheprogressofthetheoryofevolutionandto telluswhenandhowthetheory asitdevelopsmaybecontraryto reason,tofaith,owtofact.There will,unfortunately,alwaysbe thepossibilityoferrorinthis researchaslongascertainscientistspersistinthinkingthat the.originofmancanbeexplainedbyzoologyalone.

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NewNorthamHighSchool

MaristBrothersWelcomed

"Iamproudtobethefirst priestoftheArchdiocesetobe abletowelcometheMaristBrothersintoaparish,"saidRev. DeanT.Lenihan,attheblessing ofthenewHighSchoolofSt. PaulatNorthamonSundaylast.

Overlookingthetownandwith agloriousvistaofthefertile AvonValley,thenewHigh Schooloccupiesatrulybeautiful site.Thebuilding,constructed in1900,wasoriginallythehomesteadoftheThrossellfamily. Solidlybuiltofstonewiththick

denofimpartingaCatholiceducationtoouryoungmen.The MaristBrothershaveaworldwidereputationaseducatorsand trainersofyouth.Throughout theworldtheyhave522houses inwhich10,000Brothersare teachingover150,000pupils. Thisistheirforty-sixthhousein Australia,andalreadythroughouttheCommonwealthwehave 521Brothersteachingover10,000 boys.

InwelcomingtheProvincialof theOrder,hewishedalsotoWel-

inourmidst.OurCatholicpeopleareusedtosacrifice,andthey havebeforetheireyestheexampleofourreligiousBrothersand Nunstoinspiretheminthis,the greatestofallworks,theshapingofheartsandvirtuesinthe Christianwayoflife.

TheMayorofNortham(Mr.F. Hammond),inexpressingthe hopethattheschoolwouldgo fromstrengthtostrength,expressedhisverygreatappreciationofthekindlyfeelingbetween theCatholiccommunityandhimselfasheadofthetown.

Mr.A.S.Chidlow,representingthepeopleofNortham, madespecialreferencetothe sterlingworkdonebytheSisters ofSt.Josephincateringforthe workofCatholiceducation.He remarkedthatMr.Throssel wouldbeproudindeedtoknow' theusetowhich"Fermoy"was beingput.

Mr.PatO'Driscoll,inpromisingtheloyalsupportofthe countrypeople,mentionedthathe hadtheirconfidenceforover forty-sevenyearsastheirrepresentativeontheRoadBoard,and heassuredtheBrothersthat theyweremostwelcomeandthat theycouldcountontheloyalassistanceofall.

ismasimosomilialko'. vitwo

wallsandhighceilings,itwill notonlybeideallysuitablefora school,butitssolidconstruction andfirmfoundationwillallowit tobeextendedand,intheopinionofArchitectE.LeB.Henderson,anotherstoreycanbeadded whentheauthoritiesdecideto converttheHighSchoolinto Collegewithfacilitiesforboarders.

TheHighSchoolwasopened onFebruary10th.withaninitial enrolmentof45boys.This numberhasincreasedalreadyto 53,andmanymoreareexpected nextterm.Owingtolackof stafftheEducationDepartment hasbeenforcedtoclosedown manyofthesmallschoolswhich usedtodotthecountryside.The childrenfromthese'schoolsare nowtransportedtoNorthamby theseriesofschoolbuseswhich linkuptheoutlyingdistricts. Catholicchildrentravelonthese buses,andthenewHighSchool willaffordmanyanopportunity ofattendingaCatholicschool which,afewyearsago,would havebeendeemedimpossible.

Forthelastthirtyyearsthe buildinghasbeenusedasaprivatehospital.Itwaspurchased atthecostof52,555andthe necessaryrenovationsandconversioncostanother£2,500.Althoughtheserenovationsarenot asyetcompleted,stilltheyare wellunderway,andanother coupleofmonthsshouldseethem finished.

Manylocalpeopleandresidentsofthedistrictwerepresent attheblessing;priestsandChristianBrothersfromPerthand 'surroundingtowns,membersof thelocalCouncilandrepresentativesoftheeducationalestablishments,alargegroupofthe OldBoysofSt.Ildephonsus'College,andvisitorsfromPerthall expressodhighhopesforthe successoftheventure.

HisGrace,inreplyingtothe welcomeofRev.DeanLenihan, saidthathewasproudtowelcometheMaristBrotherstothe Archdiocese.Theyhadcometo supplementtheworkofthe ChristianBrothersandtheJesuitFathers.TheBrothersfor overfiftyyearsandtheJesuits forovertenhadbornethebur

comethestaff,andinwelcoming themhewishedtothankthem andassurethemthattheywould neverregretthisopening,and promisedthemhisco-operation inthisworksoauspiciouslybegun. Hewishedalsotoexpresshis gratitudetoDeanLenihan,who waslargelyresponsibleforthe

Mr.Hawke,M.L.A.,spokeof thenecessityofreligiouseducationintheschools.Hetrusted thattheBrotherswouldbegreatlyblessedintheirwork,workon whichinnosmallwaythefuture peaceoftheworldwouldrest. "Ifreligiouseducationwasgiven inallschools,thentherewould benofearoffuturewars." Thereismoregoodthanevilin humannature,hesaid,andthe taskoftheBrothersistoconsolidatethegoodsothatthe boysthatwillgraduatefromthe schoolwillbeacredittothe MaristBrothersandtoAustralia.

GROUPOFMARISTBROTHERS'OLDBOYSWHOATTENDEDTHEOPENINGOFST.PAUL'SHIGHSCHOOL.

acquisitionofthehouse,itsremodellingandequipment.Thanks aleduealsototheArchitect, Mr.Henderson,thecontractor, Mr.Guthrieandhisassociates;to HisWorshiptheMayor,thelarge bodyofvisitors,andthesplendidrepresentationoftheOld BoysofS.I.C.

HisGraceconcludedbysaying thathehopedthatthis,thefirst houseoftheMaristBrothers, wouldbethefirstofmany,and wouldcontinuetogivetoChurch andStatefaithfulheartsgroundedinpietyandpatriotismready toserve,tofight,andifnecessary,todieforAustralia,asso manyofthepastpupilsofthe MaristBrothershavedone.

Rev.Dr.E.Collins,oneofthe firstOldBoyPriestsoftheMaristBrothersinW.A.,madethe appeal,whichwasgenerouslyrespondedto.Itwas,heremarkedaconsolationforalltoseeyet anotherreligiousschoolopened

Rev.BrotherPlacidus,ProvincialoftheMaristBrothers,said thatsince1870,whenpublicassistancewastakenawayfrom ourschools,AustralianCatholicshadspentoverseventymillionpoundsoneducation.This wasaconservativefigure,aswe hadnotonlytofinanceour schoolsbutalsotofindandtrain ourteachers.

Hecongratulatedthepeopleof Northam,andsaidthathemar yelledattheircourageandenterpise."Youhavenotalarge population,butyouhavelarge hearts."

SPILLINGTHESALT.

Somepeoplethinkitisunlucky tospillsalt.Talkingofluck, it'stimetobuyaticketinthe No.440CharitiesConsultation. Prizemoneytotals£6,630,and includesafirstprizeof£3,000.

ST.PAUL'SHIGHSCHOOL,NORTHAM.

4,)iscriminations

LaJoselitto

Theappearanceofthenoted Spanishdancer,LaJoselito,at theCapitolTheatreprovided Perthwithoneofthemostunusualartisticexperienceswehave hadformanyyears.LaJoselitowassupportedbyMercedes Bebia,pianiste,andJuanBelempago,guitarist.

Theshowwasshockinglyproduced,andthefactthattheperformersmanagedtoevokeanatmosphereofSpainagainstsuch adrabbackgroundisatribute totheirpowersofartistry.The onlystage"prop"wasaSpanish shawlspreadoverthepiano. Theguitaristmadehisentrances bearingthechaironwhichhe had,tositandincongrously garbedinadinnerjacket.No attonpthadbeenmadetoalter natetheitemssoastogivethe dancertimetoeffectachange, andtheresultwasagaucheintervalbetweendances.

Whenallthishasbeensaid, thepraisewhichfollowswillbe themoreappreciated.Spanish dancingisobvouslyoneofthe artsthatcannotbepigeon-holed bythebulkofourintelligentsia inPerth,astheaudiencewas verymeagre.Itisapitythat itwasso,becauseanightofLa Joselitowouldhelpalotofpeopletoabetterappreciationof theworkofAlbeniz,deFalla, andGranados.Toseethedances whichmotivatedsuchagreat dealoftheirmusicistogaina morecolourfulpictureofthe scenestheypaint.

Apartfromtheclassicworks, themostfascinatingaspectof thenight'sperformancewasthe interpretationbythedancerof thefolkdancesoftheprovinces, callingforagreat degreeofmiming,inwhichLa 66

Joselitoexcels.IntheFlamencodances,particularly,the combinationofthedancerand guitaristgavethemostauthentictouchofthewholeprogramme. ThecostumeswornbyLaJoselitovariedfromtheseverely classicaltoreadortypein"Madrid1900"and"LaCorrida-to themostexquisitepeasantdress in"Marusina"and"JotaAragonesa,-andincludedthefamiliar heavytrailingtraintypeforthe Flamencogypsydance,"Algerian."The"Zapateadoof Cadiz,"afolkdance,originally intendedforamaledancer,was (loneinafeminineversionofthe costumeofanAndalusianhorseman,amagnificentaffairofblack elvet.Thiswaseasilythe mostsensationalexhibitionof theevening,withagraduallyacceleratingrhythmictappingof theheelstoastagewherethe soundresembledarollofkettledrums.Theeffectwashigh-lightedbyanalmostcomplete immobilityofthedancer'sbody attheheightofthedrumroll.

Itisseldomonehasanoppor- tunityofhearingafirst-class Spanishguitarist,andJuanRelampagoisarealvirtuoso.He ispatticularlyathomeinthe folkmusicoftheFlamenco,and asanaccompanisttothedancer hisrhythmsweresheerperfection.

MercedesBebiaLackedthefire wehavecometoexpectinexecutionsottheworkofAlbenizand Granados.Perhapsherplaying isnearertothemindofthecomposersthanthatofRubenstein andhisimitators,but,ifso,our tasteisdepraved. Therecitalsshouldnotbe missedbyanyoneinterestedin theartofthecommonpeople.

Elijah"and"TileBanner 0fSaintGeorge"

Mendelssohn's"Elijah,' an oratoriasecondinpopularity onlytoHandas"Messiah" amongEnglish-speakingpeoples, wassungindisappointingfashion lastweekbytheUniversity ChoralSocietyinSt.Georges Cathedral.Theperformancewas givenundertheauspicesofthe AdultEducationBoard.The conductorwasArthurBuss,and -theguestsoloistswereRobert Payne(bass-baritone),Kelvin Plant(tenor),AliceMallon(soprano),andDorothyOgilvie (contralto)

Lackingwasthegreatenergy withwhichMendelssohnintended thisworkshouldbeinvested.The characteroftheprophethimself givesacluetowhatweshould expect.Gloomilyintense,harsh thoughjust,smoulderingevenin hisquietermoodsfromtooclose proximitywiththoseinterior firesthatlithisspirit,Elijah, fromtheveryoutset,setthe moodofthecomposition.Robert Payneinthisrolewasnotat fault.Hesettheballrollingin finestyle,buthisleadwtsnot followedtogreatadvantageby therestofthecompany.KelvinPlantseemedtohavefogin histhroat,AliceMallonwaslittle morethanavocalgymnast,and DorothyOgilvie,whilepleasantlyrestful,couldscarcelybesaid tomeasureuptothetasksentrustedtoher.Butitwasthe choirthatMeritedgreatestcondemnation.

Againandagainthey'lagged behindtheconductor.Mr.Buss isnotwhatonemightcalladynsmisconductor;-yethewas often,toooften,aheadofthe voiceshesoughttocontrol.Only in!theBaalchorusdidhisurgencyseemtomeetwithanurge'dtresponse-andthenwhata gulftherewasbetweenwhat wasandwhatmighthavebeen!

ChoralFestival

WhentheAdultEducation BoardcontinueditschoralfestivalatWinthropHalllastSaturday,agoodattendancewas treatedtoagoodnight'slistening.Thefirsthalfoftheprogrammeconsistedofchoralitems totheMetropolitanGleewomen, theMetropolitanGleemen,and theOrianaLadies'Choir,interpersedwithbracketsbyKelvin 'lantandRobertPayne,anda shortpianorecitalbyGwyn Brockway.Thisfirsthalfwus veryenjoyable,andparticularly memorablewereRobertPayne's Mozartcontributions-"Whena MaidenTakesYourFancy"and "ShallIinSorrowLanguish." KelvinPlant,too,improvedon acquaintance.Hesang"0VanishedLoveliness"(Donaudy)and "SeaGypsy"(MichaelHead).

Allthechoirswereconducted byArthurBuss,anditseemedto methatboththeladies'choirs outshonethemen's.TheGleemenlackedcohesionandfull tonalquality.Ishouldliketo castigateonegentlemaninparticular,too,forrollinghishead aroundandgrimacinginmost distractingfashion.

"TheBannerofSt.George,"a compositionbyEiger,occupied theprogrammeaftertheinter val,andinthisthethreechoirs collaborated.Itwasnotanimpressivework,savouringhighly ofthemelodramatic.Thechoirs gaveitalltheyknew,however, andLexieBurrowssangthesolo partofSabraSweetly.Arthur Busswasunfailinglycheerful throughoutatryingevening,and heislikelytoprovePerth'smost popularconductor.HeOas quietlyefficient.

-OBSERVER.

FamousFilmfor Perth

TheAdultEducationBoard hasarrangedforascreeningof theoutstandingpost-warFrench film,"PastoralSymphony,"in theCapitolTheatre,onTuesday, 21st.andThursday23rd.September.Thisfilmwhichhas beenacclaimedbycriticsasone ofthemostartisticseenfor years,hasbeenscreenedalready intheEasternStateswithgreat success.

filmaboutnunsandtheywould makeafilmaboutnunstoo.But theideaofrealnunsstuckin theirgullets-whichwasbetter inthelongrunforoursakesandtheygaveusAnglicansisters.Theyfoundthestoryina novelbysomewomanorother, anovelwhichagoodmanypeople readasitwasserialisedinone ofthehokumwomen'sjournals.

"NoCatholic-orhalfCatholic-canseethisfilmwithout feelingthatthisdressingupofa bunchofwomeninthegarbof nunsis,tosaytheleastofit,:s pieceofgrossbadmanners.

"'BlackNarcissus'candono goodtothecauseoftheEnglish nlminthiscountryorinany countryforthatmatter.AsI havesaid,theonlyreasonwhy itcannotreallyembarrassisits utterpuerility."

ThesamesentimentswereexpressedintheAmericanpublication,"Time,"whichcertainly noonecansayhasanypro-Catholicleanings. ". inspiteofconsiderable lavishingoftalentandgoodintention,'BlackNarcissus'remains astrikingexampleofbadart, combiningtheleastattractive featuresofslickandlong-haired fiction."

-("Time,25th.Aug.,'47.)

CurrentFilms

"HungryHill"(Ambassadors), atitsbest,seemstobeapleafor theabolitionofthe19th.century. EverythingelseaboutthisBritishcinemadaptionofDaphne DeMaurier'snovelisequallyimpossible.

ItbeginsinIrelandatopa largerockylumpofearth(see title),whichagreedycapitalist namedBroderickisdetermined toexcavate.Amemberofthe lowerclassesprophesies"woe" andthe"endbfeverythinggreen andbeautiful"willbetideifthe hillisminedforcopper.

Forthreegenerations(roughly90minutes)flunkeysannounce

"woe"moreoftenthandinner ("ther'sterribletroubleatthe mines").Thetroublecauses thedeathoftwoBrodericksin threegenerationsanddrives heroineMargaretLockwoodto heroin.

ChildProdigy:InDanbury, Conn.,f*emenansweredafalse alarm,nabbedafour-year-old boy,whopromptlypunchedone ofthemintheeye,broughtout therestofthedepartmentwith anotheralarm,andescapedinthe confusion.

WoorolooQueen Contest

APARADEOFTHEBESTIN W.A.TOHELPTHEWOOROLOOT.B.

HisMajesty'sTheatre

Sunday,19th.September:

PatriciaWainwright:Grand openingnightof Wooroloo Fortnight.APotPourriof SwingClassicsbyProfessional Artists.

Thursday,23rd.September:

PrimaryawardforBestHumanInterest.6AM/PMRadio Show,"'FourinOne,"featuring: PopsyHeal,RossHutchinson, AustinRobertson,JerryDolan, ComedyHarmonists,etc.,etc. Hugeaudienceparticipation.Admissiontoallparts,2s.

Sunday,26th.September: "FantasyofFashion,"byJohn Lawley,Ltd.,withcomperesfrom allRadioStationsandSwing Band,etc.

RandolphKnapp (W.A.O.A.)

SIGHT-TESTINGOPTICIAN.

12ATWELLARCADE, FREMANTLE-L1582.

ItalianCLib'sPresid Married ent

Howthatchorusshouldhave rolledand'thundered butthe fullnessandrichnessandgreat strengthwerenotthere.Itwas clamourwegot,notconcussion.

TheAdultEducationBoard feelsthatapresentationofthis filmtoPerthaudienceswill makeagreatcontributiontothe artisticlifeofthecommunity. Thefilmwillbeshownforalimitedseasonoftwonightsonly.

W.A.ItalianClubPresident,J.A.delPiano,wasmarriedrecentlyatSt.Brigid's,WestPerth,toMissArmedaNizzola.Bridegroom,whoisW.A.born,andisonthecommitteeoftheA.N.A., istheonlysonofMrs.M.delPiano;whilethebrideisthe onlydaughterofNI-andMrs.V.Nizzola,ofAberdeenStreet.

Theorgan,ofcourse,wassimplynotequaltothetest.Byno stretchoftheimaginationcould ithavebeenclassedhugeinits effects,andhugenesswaswhat waswanted.Theodddisposi- tionofthechoir,organandsoloistswasnotWithoutdamaging results,either.Inaworkof thisnature,first-rateacoustics areabsolutelyessential.

Thoughthisperformanceof "Elijah"failedtogatherthe dramaticintensityinherentin Mendelssohn'sconceptofthe ,atorio,yetitwouldbequite unfairtodisinissitasaneffort ofnovalueTherewasaplacid evennessaboutthechoralwork whichbespokeatleastpainstasingpractice.IfMr.Busshas todealwithagreatnumberot second-ratevoices,hecandono betterthanfixunisonandharmonyashisfirsttwogoals. Thesetheyachieved.Itisidle toexpectamateursoflimited giftstoblossotaiforthovernight atpolishedprofessionals.If thechoircanbemadeawareof itsshortcomings,thenwemay hopeforprogress.

KelvinPlantsangthelovely :dr,"Ifwithallyourheartsye trulyseekMe,yeshallever surelyfindMe."Itwasoneof hisbrightspots.RobertPayne, asElijah,wastheimpressive singer,however.Inseveralrecitativesandairshewasoutstandinglygood. -OBSERVER.

Virtuoso:InSanPedro,Calif., policehuntedtheflyfisherman whohadmadeacastintoL.M. White'shotelroomandflicked outhiswallet.

"BlackNarcissus"

Writingin"FilmNotes"of Irish"Standard,"of8th.August, 1947,PatrickKavanaghhasalot tosayaboutthefilm,"Black Narcissus,"whichwillbeshowingthisweekatthePlaza.Here iswhathehadtosay:

"Forafewmomentsatthebeginningof'BlackNarcissus'one hasthefeelingthatthisisgoing tobedreadfullyembarrassing. Afterawhile,however,onerealisesthatthepictureistripeof themostwitlesskind;andthat theonlyreasonitdoesn'tstink moreisthescarcityofguts.As entertainmentithasnovalue. Thestoryisconfused,somuch sothatIamnowhardputtosay whatitwasallabout.

"Itpurportstobeaboutnuns, butthesenunsarefreefrom anythingintheshapeofChristianity.The'conventofSt. Faith'whichtheseAnglicansisterstookoverhadbeenahouse ofill-famebeforetheywent there,buthavingseenthefilm1 cannotsaythatthesewoman dressedinthegarbofCathol's nunsbroughtanysanctification.

"IfIweretosuggestthatthe filmweresomewhatsalacious,I wouldbegivingitanunearned advertisement.Itisdownright sillyandboring.

Dishonesty.

"Allitsdefectsderivefromone source:thedishonestyofthe makersofit.Theyhadseen howHollywoodgotawaywitha

Mrs.J.A.delPiano,withhertwobridesmaids,MissesP.Smith andM.Moore.

PORTRAITBYVICTORPENROSE,PERTH. Telephone:BA4296.

tiiscriminations

LaJose

Theappearanceofthenoted Spanishdancer,LaJoselito,at theCapitolTheatreprovided Perthwithoneofthemostunusualartisticexperienceswiehave hadformanyyears.LaJoselitowassupportedbyMercedes Bebia,pianiste,andJuanRelampago,guitarist.

Theshowwasshockinglyproduced,andthefactthattheperformersmanagedtoevokeanatmosphereofSpainagainstsuch adrabbackgroundisatribute totheirpowersofartistry.The onlystage"prop"wasaSpanish shawlspreadoverthepiano. Theguitaristmadehisentrances bearingthechaironwhichhe hadtositandincongrously garbedinadinnerjacket.No attempthadbeenmadetoalter natetheitemssoastogivethe dancertimetoeffectachange, andtheresultwasagaucheintervalbetweendances.

Whenallthishasbeensaid, thepraisewhichfollowswillbe themoreappreciated.Spanish dancingisobvouslyoneofthe artsthatcannotbepigeon-holed bythebulkofourintelligentsia inPerth,astheaudiencewas verymeagre.Itisapitythat itwasso,becauseanightofLa Joselitowouldhelpalotofpeopletoabetterappreciationof theworkofAlbeniz,deFalls, andGranados.Toseethedances whichmotivatedsuchagreat dealoftheirmusicistogaina morecolourfulpictureofthe scenestheypaint.

Apartfromtheclassicworks, themostfascinatingaspectof thenight'sperformancewasthe interpretationbythedancerof thefolkdancesoftheprovinces, ofthesecallingforagreat degreeofmiming,inwhichLa 66

Joselitoexcels.IntheFlamencodances,particularly,the combinationofthedancerand guitaristgavethemostauthentictouchofthewholeprogramme. ThecostumeswornbyLaJoselitovariedfromtheseverely classicaltoreadortypein"Madrid1900"and"LaCorrida"to themostexquisitepeasantdress in"Marusina"and"JotaAragonesa,"andincludedthefamiliar heavytrailingtraintypeforthe Flamencogypsydance,"Algeries."The"Zapateadoof Cadiz,"a intendedfolkdance,originally foramaledancer,was doneinafeminineversionofthe costumeofanAndalusianhorseman,amagnificentaffairofblack elvet.Thiswaseasilythe mostsensationalexhibitionof theevening,withagraduallyacceleratingrhythmictappingof theheelstoastagewherethe soundresembledarollofkettledrums.Theeffectwashighlightedbyanalmostcomplete immobilityofthedancer'sbody attheheightofthedrumroll. Itisseldomonehasanopportunityofhearingafirst-class Spanishguitarist,andJuanRelanipagoisarealvirtuoso.He isparticularlyathomeinthe folkmusicoftheFlamenco,and asanaccompanisttothedancer hisrhythmsweresheerperfection.

MercedesBebialackedthefire syehavecometoexpectinexecutionsof,theworkofAlbenizand Granados.Perhapsherplaying isnearertothemindofthecomeosersthanthatofRubenstein andhisimitators,but,ifso,our tasteisdepraved.

Therecitalsshouldnotbe by interestedin theartofthecommonpeople.

Elijah"and"TheBanner

0fSaintGeorge

Mendelssohn's"Elijah,-an oratoriasecondinpopularity onlytoHandel's"Messiah" amongEnglish-speakingpeoples, wassungindisappointingfashion lastweekbytheUniversity ChoralSocietyinSt.George's Cathedral.Theperformancewas givenundertheauspicesofthe AdultEducationBoard.The conductorwasArthurBuss,and "theguestsoloistswereRobert Payne (bass-baritone),Kelvin Plant(tenor),AliceMallon(soprano),andDorothyOgilvie (contralto).

Lackingwasthegreatenergy withwhichMendelssohnintended thisworkshouldbeinvested.The characteroftheprophethimself givesacluetowhatweshould expect.Gloomilyintense,harsh thoughjust,smoulderingevenin hisquietermoodsfromtooclose proximitywiththoseinterior firesthatlithisspirit,Elijah, fromtheveryoutset,setthe moodofthecomposition.Robert Payneinthisrolewasnotat fault.Hesettheballrollingin finestyle,buthisleadwtsnot followedtogreatadvantageby therestofthecompany.KelvinPlantseemedtohavefogin histhroat,AliceMallonwaslittle morethanavocalgymnast,and DorothyOgilvie,whilepleasantlyrestful,'couldscarcelybesaid tomeasureuptothetasksentrustedtoher.Butitwasthe choirthatmeritedgreatestcondemnation.

Againandagainthey'lagged behindtheconductor.Mr.Buss isnotwhatonemightcalladywankeonductor;syethewas often,toooften,aheadofthe voiceshesoughttocontrol.Only inTheBaalchorusdidhisur gencyseemtomeetwithanurgentresponse-andthenwhata gulftherewasbetweenwhat wasandwhatmighthavebeen!

ChoralFestival

WhentheAdultEducation BoardcontinueditschoralfestivalatWinthropHalllastSaturday,agoodattendancewas treatedtoagoodnight'slistening.Thefirsthalfoftheprogrammeconsistedofchoralitems h)theMetropolitan,Gleewomen, theMetropolitanGleemen,and the()lianaLadies'Choir,interpersedwithbracketsbyKelvin "lantandRobertPayne,anda shortpianorecitalbyGwyn Brockway.Thisfirsthalfwas veryenjoyable,andparticularly memorablewereRobertPayne's Mozartcontributions-"Whena MaidenTakesYourFancy"and "ShallIinSorrowLanguish.'

KelvinPlant,too,improvedon acquaintance.Hesang"0VanishedLoveliness"(Donaudy)and "SeaGypsy"(MichaelHead).

Allthechoirswereconducted byArthurBuss,anditseemedto methatboththeladies'choirs outshonethemen's.TheGleemenlackedcohesionandfull tonalquality. Ishouldliketo castigateonegentlemaninparticular,too,forrollinghishead aroundandgrimacinginmost distractingfashion.

"TheBannerofSt.George,"a compositionbyEiger,occupied theprogrammeaftertheinterval,andinthisthethreechoirs collaborated.Itwasnotanimpressivework,savouringhighly ofthemelodramatic.Thechoirs gaveitalltheyknew,however, andLexieBurrowssangthesolo partofSabra'sweetly.Arthur Busswasunfailinglycheerful throughoutatryingevening,and heislikelytoprovePerth'smost popularconductor.He*Pas quietlyefficient. -OBSERVER.

FamousFilmfor Perth

TheAdultEducationBoard hasarrangedforascreeningof theoutstandingpost-warFrench film,"PastoralSymphony,"in theCapitolTheatre,onTuesday, 21st.andThursday23rd.September.Thisfilmwhichhas beenacclaimedbycriticsasone ofthemostartisticseenfor years,hasbeenscreenedalready intheEasternStateswithgreat success.

filmaboutnunsandtheywould makeafilmaboutnunstoo.But theideaofrealnunsstuckin theirgullets--whichwasbetter inthelongrunforoursakesandtheygaveusAnglicansisters.Theyfoundthestoryina novelbysomewomanorother, anovelwhichagoodmanypeople readasitwasserialisedinone ofthehokumwomen'sjournals.

"NoCatholic-orhalfCathcr lie-canseethisfilmwithout feelingthatthisdressingupofa bunchofwomeninthegarbof nunsis,tosaytheleastofit,:s pieceofgrossbadmanners.

"'BlackNarcissus'candono goodtothecauseoftheEnglish riminthiscountryorinany countryforthatmatter.AsI havesaid,theonlyreasonwhy itcannotreallyembarrassisits utterpuerility."

ThesamesentimentswereexpressedintheAmericanpublication,"Time,"whichcertainly noonecansayhasanypro-Catholicleanings.

11. inspiteofconsiderable lavishingoftalentandgoodintention,'BlackNarcissus'remains astrikingexampleofbadart, combiningtheleastattractive featuresofslickandlong-haired fiction." --i"Time,25th.Aug.,'17.)

CurrentFilms

"HungryHill"(Ambassadors), atitsbest,seemstobeapleafor theabolitionofthe19th.century. EverythingelseaboutthisBritishcinemadaptionofDaphne DeMaurier'snovelisequallyimpossible. ItbeginsinIrelandatopa largerockylumpofearth(see title),whichagreedycapitalist namedBroderickisdetermined toexcavate.Amemberofthe lowerclassesprophesies"woe" andthe"endbfeverythinggreen andbeautiful"willbetideifthe hillisminedforcopper.

Forthreegenerations(roughly90minutes)flunkeysannounce

"woe"moreoftenthandinner ("ther'sterribletroubleatthe mines").Thetroublecauses thedeathoftwoBrodericksin threegenerationsanddrives heroineMargaretLockwoodto roin.

ChildProdigy:InDanbury, Conn.,fiiremenansweredafalse alarm,nabbedafour-year-old boy,whopromptlypunchedone ofthemintheeye,broughtout therestofthedepartmentwith anotheralarm,andescapedinthe ccnfusion.

WoorolooQueen Contest

APARADEOFTHEBESTIN W.A.TOHELPTHEWOOROLOOT.B.

HisMajesty'sTheatre

Sunday,19th.September: PatriciaWainwright:Grand openingnightof Wooroloo Fortnight.APotPourriof SwingClassicsbyProfessional Artists.

Thursday,23rd.September: PrimaryawardforBestHumanInterest.6AM/PMRadio Show,"FourinOne,"featuring: PopsyHeal,RossHutchinson, AustinRobertson,JerryDolan, ComedyHarmonists,etc.,etc. Hugeaudienceparticipation.Ad- missiontoallparts,2s.

Sunday,26th.Simtember: "FantasyofFashion,"byJohn Lawley,Ltd.,withcomperesfront allRadioStationsandSwing Band,etc.

RandolphKnapp (W.A.O.A.)

SIGHT-TESTINGOPTICIAN.

12ATWELLARCADE, FREMANTLE-L1582.

ItalianClub'sPresident Married

44 4

Howthatchorusshouldhave rolledandthundered.butthe fullnessandrichnessandgreat strengthwerenotthere.Itwas clamourwegot,notconcussion.

TheAdultEducationBoard feelsthatapresentationofthis filmtoPerthaudienceswill makeagreatcontributiontothe artisticlifeofthecommunity. Thefilmwillbeshownforalimitedseasonoftwonightsonly.

W.A.ItalianClubPresident,J.A.delPiano,wasmarriedrecentlyatSt.Brigid's,WestPerth,toMissArmedaNizzola.Bridegroom,whoisW.A.born,andisonthecommitteeoftheA.N.A., istheonlysonofMrs.M.delPiano;whilethebrideisthe onlydaughterofMr.andMrs.V.Nizzola,ofAberdeenStreet.

Theorgan,ofcourse,wassimplynotequaltothetest.Byno stretchoftheimaginationcould ithavebeenclassedhugeinits effects,andhugenesswaswhat waswanted.Theodddispositionofthechoir,organandsoloistswasnotwithoutdamagingresults,either.Inaworkof thisnature,first-rateacoustics areabsolutelyessential.

Thoughthisperformanceof "Elijah"failedtogatherthe dramaticintensityinherentin Mendelssohn'sconceptofthe .,:storm,yetitwouldbequite unfairtodisinissitasaneffort ofnovalueTherewasaplacid evennessaboutthechoralwork whichbespokeatleastpainstasingpractice.IfMr.Busshas todealwithagreatnumberof second-ratevoices,hecandono betterthanfixunisonandharmonyashisfirsttwogoals. Thesetheyachieved.Itisidle toexpectamateursoflimited giftstoblossomforthovernight !LaopolishedProfessionals.If thechoircanbemadeawareof itsshortcomings,thenwemay hopeforprogress.

KelvinPlantsangthelovely "Ifwithallyourheartsye trulyseekMe,yeshallever surelyfindMe."Itwasoneof hisbrightspots.RobertPayne, asElijah,wastheimpressive singer,however.Inseveralrecitativesandairshewasoutstandinglygood. -OBSERVER.

Virtuoso:InSanPedro,Calif., policehuntedtheflyfisherman whohadmadeacast'intoL.M. White'shotelroomandflicked outhiswallet.

"BlackNarcissus

Writingin"FilmNotes"of Irish"Standard,"of8th.August, 1947,PatrickKavanaghhasalot tosayaboutthefilm,"Black Narcissus,"whichwillbeshowingthisweekatthePlaza.Here iswhathehadtosay:

"Forafewmomentsatthebeginningof'BlackNarcissus'one hasthefeelingthatthisisgoing tobedreadfullyembarrassing.

Afterawhile,however,onerealisesthatthepictureistripeof themostwitlesskind;andthat theonlyreasonitdoesn'tstink moreisthescarcityofguts.As entertainmentithasnovalue. Thestoryisconfused,somuch sothatIamnowhardputtosay whatitwasallabout.

"Itpurportstobeaboutnuns, butthesenunsarefreefrom anythingintheshapeofChristianity.The`conventofSt. Faith'whichtheseAnglicansisterstookoverhadbeenahouse ofill-famebeforetheywent there,buthavingseenthefilmI cannotsaythatthesewoman dressedinthegarbofCathol:r nunsbroughtanysanctification.

"Ifweretosuggestthatthe filmweresomewhatsalacious,I wouldbegivingitanunearned advertisement.Itisdownright sillyandboring.

Dishonesty.

"Allitsdefectsderivefromone source:thedishonestyofthe makersofit.Theyhadseen howHollywoodgotawaywitha

Mrs.J.A.delPiano,withhertwobridesmaids,MissesP.Smith andM.Moore.

PORTRAITBYVICTORPENROSE,PERTH. Telephone:BA4296.

Newspaperv.Religion

SecularPressDivorced

RoadSafety

TheinitiativeoftheNationalSafetyCouncilininauguratingaschoolformotorcyclistsisworthyofhighestcommendation.Educationistheonlythingthatis goingtomakepeoplerealisetheterrificpotentialitiesfor goodorevilinourmodernmechanicaltransport.The factthateveryyearhundredsperishoraremaimedbyunnecessaryaccidentsonourhighwaysmustbe.broughtand keptbeforetheeyesofall,whethertheybepedestriansor motorists.Thetolloftheroadisgreaterthanthetollof thebattlefield,andjust,asallwouldbereadytodoeverythingintheirpowertosaveAustraliafromthehorrorsof anotherwar,so,too,shouldtheyrealisethatthematterof roadsafetyisthebusinessofallandnotmerelytheconcernofapaidstaffofanationalorganisation.

Catholicsshoulddoallintheirpowertofurtherthe causeofroadsafety.Ourschoolsshouldbemodelsof safetyorganisationandpupilsofourschoolsshouldlead ingivingagoodexampletootherboysandgirls,This educationinsafetyisofprimeimportance.Neglectofit inthepasthasbroughtaboutthepresentlamentablestate ofaffairswhereinthegeneralpublic,orrather,theirresponsiblepartofit,doesnotwanttobetaughttheel,mentaryrulesofsafeconduct.

ThenumberofchildrenappearingintheChildren's CourteveryFridaymorningontrafficchargesisanindicationofthelackofcontrolandcallousindifferenceu. somanyparents.Boysandgirlsoftenderyearshave beenkilledandmaimedforlifesimplybecausetheirparentsdidnotbothertoimpressonthemthedangersofthe road.Itisgenerallyrecognisedthatoneoftheworst menacesontheroadistheboyorgirlonanunlighted pushcycle.Thathumblemodeofconveyancecanbemade aninstrumentofuseorpleasure,anditcanalsobecome aninstrumentofdeathinthehandsoftheuntrained.It istheresponsibilityofallsensibleparentstoseethat theirchildrenobeytherequirementsofthetrafficregulations,andifitcanbeshownthataboyorgirlridesanimproperlyequippedcyclewiththeknowledgeandconsent oftheirparents,thenthosesameparentsshouldhe chargedbeforeaTrafficCourtwithbeingaccessoriesto theoffence.Drasticmeasuresmustbetakeninorder tosavethechildrenfromtheeffectsofthecriminalnegligenceoftheirparents.

Whilstrecognisingthefactthatthegreatestmenace ontheroadisthedrunkendriver,wecan,however,give onlyqualifiedapprovaltotheproposedActwherebysuch offenderswillbegaoledwithoutanoption.Wefee)that, althoughtheoffencewarrantssuchdrasticmeasures,a moreefficientandreliablemethodofexaminingthese casesshouldbeadoptedbeforetheBillisenforced.

ItisanindicationofthesorrystateofaffairsexistinginPerththatsuchmeasureshavetobeadopted,and thatiswhywewelcomeandpromiseoursupporttoany organisationaimingateffectinganameliorationofthe presentposition.

SOCIALJUSTICESTATEMENT

Sociaiisatiore

PublishedwiththeauthorityoftheArchbishopsandBishopsoftheCatholicChurch inAustralia.

Thispamphletwillbedistributedthroughout theArchdioceseonSocialJusticeSunday, October3rd.,1948,ormaybeorderedfrom theSecretariatofCatholicAction,81St. George'sTerrace,Perth.

Price:3d.

TheArchdiocese

Arc:hbishop'sEngagements.

September19: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,ChurchoftheimmaculateConception,EastFremantle.

September20: AttendSeniorPriests'Retreat, RedemptoristMonastery,North Perth.

September26: AttendAnnual'Eucharistic ProcessionattheConventof theGoodShepherd,LeederOCtcbiiiieer3: 3.30p.m.:BlessingandopeningofextensionstoSt.Gerard'sSchool,Palmyra.

october10:

ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,St.Brigid'sChurch, WestPerth.

October15th.: 7.30p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,St.Patrick's,Waroona.

October17: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,St.Brigid's,Collie.

October18-19: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,ChurchoftheAssumption,Donnybrook,and capel.

October20th.: 7.30p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,Church oftheAssumption,Brunswick Junction.

October21:

ConfirmationandCanor.cal Visitation,ChurchoftheImmaculateConception,Harvey.

October31st.(FeastofChrist theKing): 11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral: Pontificate.

8.30p.m.:AnnualEucharistic ProcessionandDiocesanRally ofHolyNameSociety,at AquinasCollege.

PERPETUALNOVENAIN HONOUROFOURLADY OFTHEMIRACULOUS MEDAL.

Novenadevotionsare conductedintheCathedral eachWednesdayeveningat 7.30p.m.

Ce!ebrationatthe CarmeliteMonastery

FeastofSt.Therese(Little Flower),Sunday,3rd.October.

At3.30p.m.thesermonwill bedeliveredbyaVincentian Father,followedbySolemn Benedictionandvenerationofthe relicofSt.Therese.Onthisoccasionallwillhavetheopportunityofbeingenrolledinthe MiraculousMedal.Medalswill beavailableatMonastery.

legionofMaryRooms

65ST.GEORGE'STERRACE (OverBankN.S.W.).

EveryThursdayMassiscelebratedat8a.m.,followedby ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,closingwithBenedictionat 5p.m.Wewouldliketoseeas manyaspossibletakingadvantageofthisopportunitygiven themofvisitingOurLordfora fewminutesduringtheday.

TheRosaryisalsorecited dailyat12.30and1.30p.m.,MondaytoFriday.

Allarecordiallyinvitedto availthemselvesoftheuseofour Chapel'orrelaxduringtheir lunchhourinourtearooms.

BRYANT&WATERS

80to90STIRLINGST.,PERM WOOD&COALMERCHANTS

OrdersPromptlyAttendedTo Phone:B3938.

LONDON,Sepi.v

"Nosinglesecularnewspaper:n whatisstilldescribedasaChristiancountryisunmistakably,integrallyaChristiannewspaper, specificallyChristianinitsbasic philosophy,incomment,andin selectionofcontent,"theRoyal CommissiononthePress,now sittinginLondon,wastoldina reportonthereligiousaspectsof theBritishpress.

ThereportwassignedbyToni Driberg,LabourPartymember ofParliament,FleetStreetcolumnist,andawell-knownAnglicanlaymanwhohasveryproCatholicleanings.

"Thedominantmotiveinnewspaperpublicationbeingwhatit is,publicmoralsassuch(i.e., fortheirownsake)arenotshe concernofmostnewspapers,"the 'reportadded.''Stilllessisthe defenceorpropagasionofthe Christianreligion,thoudiisany leaderwriters(editorialrisers) finditsmorepicturesqueaspects (e.g.,thestoryofChristmas)an emotionalassetatseasonsat which'hard'newsisscarceand thedesiretopurchasewell-advertisedconsumer-goodsneedsstimulating.

"Sportissometimesdescribed asthereligionoftheEnglish people,buttheextremedisparity betweenthespacelavishedon sportofallkinds,eveninsmall newspapers,andthejejune,spor-

Scotland's

adicandofteninaccuratetreatmentofreligiousnewsofany kindisnoteworthyatatime whenevensecularleaders(ineludingeditors)areconstantly tellingusthatthelossofreligiousfaithisthegreattragedyof theageanditsrevivalaprime necessity.

"Itishardlytoomuchtosay thatmillionsofnewspaperreadersareonlymadeawareofthe existenceofthechurcheswhena clergymanisinvolvedinascandalorwhenapungentorludicrousepiscopalcommenton,say, women'sfashionsisliftedfrom itscontextinadiocesangazette. Thereligiousessayspublishedin somenewspapersareexcellentof theirkind;butthatkindisoften too''other-wbrldly.toseem..to mostreadersrelevanttotheir everydaysocialandpoliticalpr&blems.

"Thisisnottoimplycensure onexistingnewspaperstaffs: theymerelysharetheattitudeof almostcompletelackofinterest inreligion,or,atbest,offaintly amusedtolerance,endemicin modernsociety-andtheyarein additionprobablysomewhat morecynicalthanmostpeople."

Thereportcomplainsofloopholesinthepresentbanonpublicationofdivorcedetailsand hintsthatsomemodifyingban couldbeimposedongamblingas injurioustopublicmorals.

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LONDON,Sept.2-(NC).-Six hundredpilgrimsfromtheUnitedStatesweregiventheplaceof honouratScotland'snationalpilgrimagetotheshrineofSt.Margaret,nationalpatroness,-at Dunfermline,justnorthofthe FirthofForthaboveEdinburgh.

Americannavalpersonnelfrom theU.S.A.Hamul,anavalrepair shipstationedatnearbyRosyth, formedaguardofhonour,and FatherColman,accompaniedby theRev.StephenG.Horvath, U.S.Navychaplain,headedthe publicprocessionof8,000trySt. Margaret'sMemorialChurch. TheAmericanpilgrimscarried bannersofthequeen-saintand signsbearingthenamesofthe townsandcitiesfromwhichthey hadcome.

Thechurchceremonywasthe movingclimaxtoathree-day pilgrimage,formostoftheAmericanshadmadetheirwaydirect toDunfermlineonlandingat Southampton,nearly500miles tothesouth,threedaysbefore.

TheyattendedSolemnMassin St.Margaret'sChurchforthe threemorningsoftheirstay. Beforeleavingthepilgrims presentedaninscribedplaquetothetown,andFatherColman,in anadckess,said:"In1950,insteadofafewhundredpilgrims, Iv(willbringseveralthousand." (St.MargaretdiedinEdinburgthCastlein1093,attheage of46.HerfeastdayisJune 10.)

LONDON,Sept.2-(NC).-

Well-knownBritishphilatelist whonumberedthelatePresident Rooseveltamonghiscustomers, MartinA.McGoff,leadingLiverpoolCatholiclayman,diedthis weekat58.Hewasalsoa booksellerinthecityanda founder-memberofthelocal branchoftheCatenianAssociation,societyofCatholic professionalmen.Hewasresponsiblefor*epreservationof manyancientCatholicmanuscriptsandbooks.

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"They1Ihavetodowithout youto-morrow,Stephen."Dr. GeorgeBlakewasfamilyfriend aswellasmedicaladvieertothe Egans.

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oldag.wag.foryou,chum,"explainedCharlie."Nurseiscomingtoprepareyoufortheoperatingtheatre.

Thenewpatientwassoonwonderingwhynumbertwocalled thedrcesingtrolleyanagony

optimismisthekeynoteinthe surgicalward`Themajorityal thepatientsare theordeal ofoperation. Thoveehopeofrevvedhealth,perhapsofanew Ouseoflife,Isveryreal.Mese thepatientsknowthefulldetailsofeachotherscomplatces.wagonThenursewho eto

OftentheyareonChristianname prepenehimforhisop.caused terms,fordacedistinctiondon',himnopain.Shefinishedby SeemsOvitalwheneveryoneSs cingbrew,:"Tenpill, ...ringpyjamasnewly-boughtMr.Egan,andsomethingtowash for theoteation.

Thesisterapologisedthatthey coulddonobetterthantheward, forthemomentPerhapstomorrowMr.Eganmightheable tomovetooneoftheprivate rooms. Theygavehimbed numberone,whichwasjustinsidethedooroftheward.it didnottakeStephenlong,despitehisowndiscomfort,todiecoverthathisneighbour,in numbertwobed,wasthelifeand souloftheparty.Alittleman

"Neon&belongtillyourinjectionnow;'numbertwocorm mented."YoullbeOIL There'sonlyonedangersignal her,butWSMOPerdllagM.R., foritmeansyou'recrossingto thatboundaryfromwhichno !retailerneverreturns. So keephopingthatMatronnever asksifyou'dlike dropof brandy.That'sheroneoldfashionedIdea,butherbrandy'll bethepatient'slastdrinkonthis

wastryingtogetaclearlookat somethinghighabovehisheadwhich eludedhim.Desperatelyhetriedto clutchit,buthisbreathing

smiledresignedly,forheknew thatargumentwasuselessnow.

Downstairs,Dr.Blakebroke thenewstoMrs.Egan."Appendicitis,shockinglyneglected.Pity Stepheninsuchastole!Hospital,immediately."

"Oh?You'llarrangefora nursinghome,ofcourse?"Even inmomentsofstress,Mrs.Egan neverforgotthatshecameofa goodfamily.

"Allfull,"respondedthestir goon,whobelievedthatrelatives shoulddoastheyweretold.

"Then,privateroominthe hospitalatleast?"persistedthe snob.

"I'mafraid,"Dr.Blakechippedin."Atleast,notforaday ortwo.Eventhewardllmean movingsomebody. There's longwaitinglet,youknow,Mrs. Egan,andStephencan'twatt He'sreallyurgent."

"Well,don'tknowwhatmy husbmdllaytoapublicward." IntheupstairsbedroomStephenEganconsideredhisown cace.Hemustheworsethanhe thought. Muchworse.The fiercepainoftwodaysago,that hementionedsocasuallytoDr. Blake,hadgone,butitwadfool'ehtothinkitindicatednothing

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exceptindigestion-nomatter owviolentHistemperature wcenormal,buthispulsewax igh.Hecouldfeeltherapid beatingofhisownheart,and thatcouldn'tbeagoodsign.Beide.,Dr.Blake'smedicinedidn't em tohelpatall. Hiswife'svoicebrokeintohis reverie. ?OltSteve,darling, you'vetogoinahospitalward. They'reevensendingonmeetTherearefewplacmto-day orecheerfulthanthemeal surgicalwardinasmallhoceitat Themedicalsideusuallyholdsits quotaofcranksandchronice,but

namedCharlie,withareapinghookmoustache.andpyjamas whichwerepaintotheeye.The newcomerwasbarelysettledin whennumbertwochirped:"I'm oldestinhabitant'ere,mate? What'syourdoings?Thelittle oldtumturn?"

Apartfromthefactthathis painhadreturned,Stephen Egan'sIrishsensitivenessshrank fromdiscussinghisailmentwith thelittlemm,sohetriedtoput himoffwith:"Oh,somethingin

Charliewasamused.'That's goodchum,thatis,"hechuckled."Youthinkasmightgeese youwasrushedin'eretohavean &limit?"

.1believeit'sappendicitis."

Stephenhopedtosilencenumber two.Butheneighbourchuckledagainwithgusto.

Thenewpatientdidnotfindit easytoenterintothespiritof theward,butlittleCharliedidn't seemtomind,forherattledon: "Properfusstheywere,getting bedreadyforyou,chum.Numbersix'adtoleave,adaybefore histime.Thennumberonewas coovedtonumbers' 'eyou uld'atenumberone...."

StephenceasedthatsomeOf theotherweresignallingnumber twotobequiet.Hewishedthe littlebore'dgivehistonguea rest.ButhisremarkssetStephen'sownthoughtsinaction. Wherehadheheardsomething Wereaboutnumberonebed?In operation as, theygaveitto theonewhohadn'tmuchchance ofrecovery? Somethinglike that.It'.easytoslipscreens roundbednumberoneandacross tothefarRideofthedoor.The oCherpatientedneverteethelied beingwheeledout.Afterwards. Itcouldhewheeledback-empty. Thevoiceofnumbertwocame againtoStephenEgan:"There's onethingasyou'll'avetobe carefulabout'ere,chum.Look propersolemnwhentvisitora arrive.Youknowtheworld outsidebelievesuschapsinhem isalotofsufferers?Well,we mustn'tletthemthinknodifferentthoughyouknowwhat bringsmostofthem?They cometobecheeredup,carrying theirworriesinwiththem.Especiallythe*omenfolk. So don'tforgettowearapained lookwhentheclatteroflab'eel. comesdowntheward...."

Promthecorridorcamethe rattleofmetalwheels."The

time,heardthecallsofgood luck.Hesmiledandwavedin return..Silentlysmoothly,the trolleymovedalongthecot-lido, Agumofcoldairfromanopen window,ascrunchIMthetrolley enteredtheliftthatwasfractionlowerthanthefloor.Down

Down Theliftgates clanged.Itwa.allsounreal eo-sotheatrical,forhewasn't dreamingnow.Theceilingwas toolow. Heheardmuffled voicesaroundhim,thevoicesof thosewhoweretheretohelp. Feraway-voices, reaesuring sounds.Thetrolleystoppedunderablazeoflights.Afriendlyfareswamoverhis,asoft voiceaskedifhehadananaestheticbefore?Nosound,nojerk, buthewasmovingupwards,sideways,ItWasallsowarm-air, table,everything.Hiearmfelt intheway.Hetriedtopush themdownbyhissides.Wrong, forsomeonefoldedthemgently acrosshischest.Withanapology,theanaesthetistputSherubbermaskoverhisface.

"Breatheslowly,plecee ." Hetriedtocount"One... lastgustofetherwasquite cold.

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earth.Shewon'tgeeit,though, ifyouaskforit. askedbee oneday,butshesaid:'You'r: plasteredalready,Charlie.You don'tseethejoke,chum?My legeareinplasterofParis..." Thenursecameagainand dabbedatStephen'sarmwith cottonwool."This'llpricka bit,"shesmiled,"butit soon over."Itdidanditwas."And now,Mr.Egan,tryandgoto sleep."

Hesoonfelt pleasantly drowsy.Nouseworryingnow aboutthatBoardmeetingtomorrow,nousetryingtododge thatoperation.Soonit'llbeall over.Butsupposeitisn't?

Nonsense!Sur skillto-day -almostcertainty.EspeciallywithsurgeonlikeMr.Hales. Hewasslipping,slipping. Withanefforthetriedtobe himself,neverknowingthathe caBledout:"Oh,God,letmepull through! Givemeanother chance,andIllmakeamends..."

Half-an-hourlaterhe.blinked, thoughthemusthavenoddedfor amoment,sawthathewannow onawhitetrolley.Thetheatre attendant,inwhitecoatandface mask,tuckedthewarmblankets roundhim.Dreamily,hesaw thewavinghandsofotherpa-

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Thereweeaterrificdinsomewhere.Theclatteringofcymbalsoutoftune,thehorrible noisesmadebygrotesquefigures thatleeredathim.Hetriedto getawayfromthem,butsomethingheldhimfast.

Thenhewatchedarsarcof faces,whirlingmaddeninground andround,likesomecrazy.movingpicture.Thearcbeganto flashbackandforth,tostraightenliketheindicatoroftome giantbell,thenitsteadiedand thinnedintoaline.Suddenly itbecamesteady,andhenew smallgroupofpeopleinthecen treoftheward.Someonesmiledacrossathim,said:something hecouldn'tcatch. Heconcentratedononeface,untilitbe Cal.thatofthewardtimer.She wceseraincamealfromafood trolley.Threeorfourconyl' eseenttstoodwaitingtocamthe platestotheirbed-fasttom rade,Theyalsosmiledencour agingly.

Thenursewhoscentwithhim tothetheatrewasbendingover thebed.speaking,buthecouldn hearwhatshesaid. Thenthe thathis acrossandmadesure hot-waterbottle.were

"Icanstilltasteether."

Thesittersmiledandnodded Thenheknewitwasn'tether,but thesmelloftheperfumeddisin- fectantwithwhichthewardhad' beensprayed.ItWasmaking hisbreathingdifficult.Somethingweeholdinghimdown,sapping

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Idag.wag.foryou,chum,"ex. rainedCharlie."Nurseiscometoprepareyoufortheoperingtheatre."

Thenewpatientwassoonwonringwhynumbertwocalled dressingtrolleyanagony egos.Thenursewhocameto eepeeehimforhisop.caused mnopain. Shefinishedby nouncingbriskly:''Justpin, r.Egan,andsomethingtowash "'Neon&belongtillyourintionnowt;'northertwocemented."You'llbe0K. saneonlyonedanger!Agee, re,batit'sMOP.&NW.", itmeansyou'recrossingto atboundaryfromwhichno tellerneverreturns. So cephopingthatMatronnever ksifyou'dlike dropof randy.That'sheroneoldikenedidea,butherbrandy'll thepatient'slastdrinkonthis

earlookat headwhich hetriedto failed

nth.Shewon'tgiveit,though, youaskforit. askedher day,butshesaid:'You're already,Charlie.Yoe tseethejoke,chum!My gemeinplasterofParis Thenursecameagainand bbedatStephen'sawith ottonwool."This'llpricka thesmiled,"butitssoon Itdidanditwas."And ow,Mr.Egan,tryandgoto

He soon feltpleasantly noway Nouseworryingnow outthat

Cents,heardthecallsofgood luck. Hesmiledandwavedin return.,Silentlysmoothly,.the trolleymovedalongthecodices'. Agustofcoldairfromanopen window,awrenchasthetrolley enteredtheliftthatwasafractionlowerthantheflow.Down Down Theliftgates clanged.Itwesallsounreal, so-sotheatrical,forhewasn't dreamingnow.Theceilingwas toolow, Heheardmuffled voicesaroundhim,thevoicesof thosewhoweretheretohelp. Farawayvoices, reassuring mends.Thetrolleystoppedunderablazeoflights.Afriendfaceeswamoverhis,asoft voiceaskedifhehadananontheticbefore?Nosound,nojerk, buthewasmovingupwards,sideways.Itwasallsowarm-air, table,everything.Hisarmfelt intheway.Hetriedtopush themdownbyhissides.Wrong, forsomeonefoldedthemgently acrosshechest.Withanapology,theanaesthetistputtherubbermaskoverhisface.

"Breatheslowly,please ."

Hetriedtocount."One two three fo The lastgustofetherwasquite cold....

Therewasaterrificdo!somewhere.Theclatteringofcymbalsoutoftune,thehorrible noisesmadebygrotesquefigurea thatleeredathim.Hetriedto getawayfromthem,butsomethingheldhimfast. Thenhewatchedananof faces,whirlingmaddeninground andround,likesomeerazy,movingpicture.Thearcbegantss flashbackandforth,tostraightenliketheindicatorofsome giantbell,thenitsteadiedand thinnedintoaline.Suddenly itbecamesteady,andhesawa smallgroupofpeopleinthecentreoftheward.Someonesmiledacrossathim,saidsomething hecouldn'tcatch. Heconcentratedononeface,untilitbecamethatofthewardtinter.She wasservingamealfromafood trolley.Threeorfourconvalescentsstoodwaitingtocarrythe platestotheirbed-fastcomrades.Theyalsosmiledeneour aginglY. Thenursewhowentwithhim tothetheatrewasbendingover thebed,speaking,buthecouldn't hearwhatshesaid. Thenthe sistercameacrossandmadesure thathishot-waterhottleRwere alright.

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himwilltoshakeofftheeffect.of theanaesthetic.Hekeptestehinttheotherpatients.There weesomechangeisthem.Not somuchthattheywereMutingup, busyovertheirmeal.They wereflashingmeceagesfromone bedtoanother.Meesageswhich rain"Numberonelooksghastly.Didmmething1pwrong?" Thesisterteensquietlybut quicklyfromtheward,butthe nursestoodwatchinghim,alinesomethingfornumbertwo. Charliepausedwithathinslice ofbreadhalfwaytohemouth.

Hesaidsoftly:"It'stakenit outofyou,boss,"butnumber onedidn'thearhim.Charlie pot backtheceeatenpieceof bread,forhe'dforgottenallabout it Hekeptglancingathi. neighbour....

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lookatsomethinghighabovehis headwhicheludedhint.Desperatelhetriedtoclutchit, buthisybrcethingfailed. Hisnextconecioceneseweeof movement,asifthebedwas goingforward.Whenheawoke fullyhewasinastrange m, gaspingforbreath.Thenacur rentoflife-restoringairgreeted hen,andhisgasps,gavewayto regularbreathing.

Afterawhilethesistersaid: "Youfeelbetternow,Me.Egan. Wegotyouaroom.Don'ttry totalkyet"Afterawhileshe pushedbacktheoxygencylinder andheldaninvalid'scuptohie lipsasshewhispered,"Drink slowly,pleas."

Adraughtofsomethingwonderfullysoothingtohisparched throat,alongsigh,andhewent tosleepagain.Itseemedbuta shortwhileuntilhewoketofind ablack-coatedstrangersitting byhisbed. InanaccentreminiscentofCork,thestranger said:"Youaskedforme?"

AmonthlaterStephenEgan walkedcautiouslyintothemrghatward.Thelittlemanin numbertwobedgreetedhim warmly:"Er,boss,butyou'rea marvel.Weallthoughtyou waSugonna."

BeforeheleftthewardStephenEgan,likemanyanother happyconvalescent,couldn'tresistgivinghimselfalittlepaton theback."AndMatronordered mebrandy,'hesmiledatnumber two.

"Oh,no,chum,shedidn't.Not brandy," "Well,didn'theartheword, admit,butI'msureitbegan withbr."

Inaweakwhisperheresponded:"Oh,Father, amgladto numberonebed..StephbnEgan sawthematron'slipsmove,but nosoundreachedhim:Heknew for&certaintythattheSet wordsheutteredbeganwith "Br..."Beforehelostconsciousnessagainhetriedtocry out:"Oh,God,anotherchance!"

"You'requiterightmate,it did.Butshedidn'tmention Nextthingweknewwasthatbrandy.Whetshesaidtothe hewastryingtogetaclearnursewas'Bringtheprint.'"

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September: 18th.:VictoriaPark. 22nd.:Cathedral(Carnival). 24th.:Highgate. 25th.:Nedlands, Meetings.

September27:MarianLodge, 5.30p.m.

September27:Executive,8 p.m. October4:Council,8n.m.

Allbranchesareaskedtokeep inmindYouthWeek,7-13th.October.

Thursday,October7,istohe YouthPageantattheShow Grounds,anditishopedthatwe willhaveatleastonefloat.It isanticipatedthatasmanymembersaspossiblewillattendthe Pageant.

Sunday,October11:Allbranchesareaskedtoorganisea generalCommunionofmembers onthisdate.

Wednesday,October13:"Youth Entertains":AcombinedA.Y.C. concert,istobeheldatAnzac House.

CATHEDRALBRANCH.

GeneralmeetingonTuesday, at8.15p.m.,atSt.Patrick's.

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St.Patrick'sBranch-Cathedral Parish.

MembersoftheDistrictBoard officiallyvisitedthebranchon September9th.Welistenedto aninterestingreportgivenby oneofourdelegatestotheSocial Council.

Itishopedtostartabranch dart'scompetitioninthenear future,andavaluableprizehas beendonated.

Ourteamwassuccessfulinthe recentquoitsmatchwithOur LadyHelpofChristiansBranch, butlosttothemintabletennis.

Ournextmeetingwillbeon September23rd.

MirrorofJusticeBranch, Bunbury. DayofPrayer.22nd.August. Membersoftheabovebranch heldtheirquarterlyCommunion onSunday,22nd.August,which wasalsotheFeastoftheImmaculateHeartofMary.Theday wasalsoobservedasadayof prayer.SixteenmembersattendedtheCommunion,andthis wasgood,asmanymembersresideoutsideBunburygridfour wereonholidays.Between10 a.m.and7.30p.m.therewere twomembersatprayercontinuouslyinthechurch,andmemberstakingturnsofhalfanhour each,andmanyattendedduring themorningandafternoon..For thelasthalfhourtherewerefive memberspresent.Threeofthe youngermembersservedonthe altarforBenedictionandwore theirregalia.Thedaywasa successfulone,andthedetailsare publishedasanexamplefor otherbranchestofollow.

ANNUALRETREATS.

TheRetreatsformembersif theSocietyarenowoverand havebeenvotedagreatsuccess. TherewereeighteenladyHiberniansattheSacredHeartConvent,inadditiontonineorten oldgirls,andtheRetreatwas conductedbyRev.FatherJoyce, C.SS.R.AttheMonastery twenty-oneHiberniansparticipatedinanexcellentRetreat conductedbyRev.FatherGrogan,C.SS.R.Itisregrettedthat manymoremembersdidnottake advantageoftheopportunity presentedforanenclosedRetreat,butitisfeltthatthememberswhodidattendandtheSocietygenerallymustbenefit greatlyfromtheRetreats.

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Don'tforgetthecricketmeetingimmediatelyfollowingBenedictiononSunday,19th.inst. Anyoneinterestedisinvitedto bepresent.

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DUBLIN,Aug.31(NC). ArchbishopJohnD'Alton,ofArmagh,PrimateofAllIreland, brought wherebackfromGermany, heattendedtheCologne Cathedralcelebrations,messages ofgratitudefromGermanCatholicsforthehelpreceivedfrom Ireland,andgreetingsfromthe GermanCatholicyouthorganisationtotheirIrishCatholicbrothersandsisters.

Unhisvisittoheadquartersof theGermanCatholicYouthorganisationatHausAltenberg, near Cologne, Archbishop D'Altonreceivedthefollowing message: "Inthespiritofbrotherlylove wegreetyou,brothersandsistersoftheCatholicYouthof Ireland,andwehopethatyour workforyouthandtheApostoliclaboursamongyourpeople willbearabundantfruitforthe gloryofGod,thepeaceofnationsandthewelfareofyour country.ItisourearnestdesiretoinstilintoourGerman youththespiritofloveand peace,andinunionwiththeCatholicyouthofallnationsto worktogetherfortheChristiani sationoftheworld.Beforethe statueofOurLadyofAltenberg wekeepinmindallourbrothers andsistersoftheCatholicYouth movementinIreland,andwe commendtheirworktothe QueenofPeace."

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GIMBLETT,Thomas(A.I.F.

Commando).-Infondand lovingmemoryofourdearson andbrother,Tom,killedinactioninNewGuinea,September19th.,1943. Onwhosesoul,SweetJesus, havemercy.

LJLLIS.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearmotherandfather, Bridget,whopassedawaySeptember19,1939;andMartin, October2,1947. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyontheirsouls.

-Insertedbytheir.loving daughter,Ann,son-in-law,Bruce, MarleneandKevin.

McGOVERN.-Inlovingmemory ofourdearhusbandand father,whoseanniversaryoccursSeptember23rd.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife anddaughters,PegandPatricia.

MORRIS.-Infondandloving memoryofourdearsonandbrother,RonaldArthur,whodied atSubiaco,14th.September, 1943.R.I.P. Eternalrestgrantuntohim,0

Lord.

-InsertedbyhislovingparentsandClaudeandHilda.

RALSTON.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthesoulofWalter ScottRalston,'whodiedat Miling,September12th.,1934. R.I.P. -Insertedbyhislovingwife, Bessie.

RYAN,CatherineEllen-Inlovingmemoryofmydearwife, whopassedawaySeptember27, 1945. -Insertedbyherlovinghusband,R.T.Ryan.

WAYNE.-Inlovingmemoryof Mrs.JosephineWayne,who diedonAugust26th.,1935. SacredHeartofJesus,beher salvation.ImmaculateHeart ofMary,prayforher.

WILLIAMS.,GunnerDavid John.-Inlovingmemoryof David,whodiedinBurma, 20th.September,1943. SweetJesus,havemercy. Rememberedalwaysbyhis lovingfamily.

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PARIS,Sept.2.-Asolemn ceremonialatSt.Maloforthe replacementofastatueofOur LadyoftheGrandPort,which hadbeendestroyedbyartillery firein1944,wasmarredbythe actionsofafanatic.

Theoriginalstatuehadrested ix,arecessoverlookingthesea sincethefifteenthcentury.Its replacementwasblessedbyHis Eminence,EmileCardinalRogues,ArchbishopofRennesand PrimateofBrittany,afteraprocessionalongtheramparts,which weredecoratedwithflowersand flags. Ayouthidentifyinghimselfas EugeneGuidonfollowedtheprocession,climbingalongtothetop oftheramparts,loweredhimself byaropetotheniche,andtossed thestatuetotherocksbelow, whereitwassmashed.

Thepriestsandpilgrimshurriedlybroughtawoodenstatue oftheVirginfromtheCathedral anditwasplacedintheniche. Aprocessionofreparation,presidedoverbyCardinalRogues, followed.

TheVirginoftheGrandPort issonamedbecauseitwasplacedovertheprincipalseaentry toSaintMalo.Itslegendis thatabrigfronttheport,sailing towardtheIndies,cameuponthe imagefloatinginthesea.The captainputthestatuesafelybeteeendecksandtriedtoproceedwithhisvoyage,butmetincreasinglystormyseas.Atlast, decidingthatthestatuehadtobe returnedtoSaintMalo,heretracedhiscourse,findingsmooth sailingalltheway.

In1661,whenthetownwas destroyedinwarfare,thestatue wastheonlythingleftuntouched.Again,in1944,itwasone ofthelastartilleryshellswhich dislodgedit.

ColombianHierarchy OpensMoralCrusade

BOGOTA,Colombia,Sept.3.(NC).-Theentirehierarchyof Colombiahasjoinedforcestoinstituteafar-flungcrusadeagainstCommunism,theimpiouspress andimmoralfilmsandotherdeterrentstosocialrestoration.

ApprovedbytheEpiscopal Conferencewhichrecentlyheld atwo-daymeetinghere,theprincipalpointsofthecrusadeare these:

1.PastorsandCatholiccolleges areurgedtostartCatholicActionprogrammesimmediately,or tostimulatethemiftheyalreadyexist.

2.The.InstituteofSocialStudiesfortheClergy,atthePontificalXaverianUniversity,was established''toprepareproperly priestsinordertoencourageand counselsocialactionthroughthe studyoftheChurch,sociallegislation,tradeunionismandcooperativism,socialservice,atheisticCommunisminitsdoctrine andmethod's."

3.Catholiccollegesareremindedoftheir"dutytoco-operate withtheHierarchyinthesolutionofeducationalandsocial problems,"andtothisendare askedtooperateeveningand Sundayschoolsforworkersand theirchildren.

Ofthetwomainsourcesof publiccorruption-anevilpress andimmoralfilms-theprelates announceda"nationalcampaign fromthepulpit,theconfessional, thepressandradioagainstfilms thatexaltviceandsinorridicule themoraldoctrineofthe Church."Atthesametimea LegionofDecencywasestablishedthroughoutalltheparishes,andadecisionwasmadeto addressajointpetitiontothe governmentaskingforanational boardtokeepvigilanceovermotionpictureimportations.

SuccessfulProtestAgainstArrest

WarsawPriestFreed

LONDON,Sept.4-(NC).-

AnefforttoforestallpublicprotestsbythousandsofhisWarsewparishionersisbelievedhere tobeoneofthemainreasonsfor theexceptionally,quickrelease ofMsgr.ZygmuntKaszynski, editorialdirectoroftheCatholicweekly,''TygodnikWarszawski'inWarsaw,afterhaving beenheldfor72hoursonunspecifiedchargesof"anti-stateactivity."

Reportsreceivedheresaythat MonsignorKaszynski,whoupto 1945servedasMinisterofEducationinthePolishGovernmentin-exileinLondon,hasplaced himselfatthedispositionofthe Polishsecuritypoliceandwill bekeptundersurveillance.

Inadditiontohisaditoriak

functions.MonsignorKaszynski IspastorofAllSaints'Church inWarsaw,whichwasalmost completelydestroyedbythe Germans.Sincehisreturnto Poland,thepriest,assistedby hisparishioners,hadmadegreat progressinthereconstructionof theChurch,oneofthelargestin thePolishcapital. Thereisnoinformationavailablehereonthefateofthesix editorialemployeesof"Tygodnik Warszawski,"whowerealsoarrestedshortlybeforethepriest wastakenintocustody.

Checkmate:InDetroit,Vernon Dobsonboughtacarwitha worthlesscheque,solditata profittocoverthechequewith cash,discoveredthathehadbeen givenabumchequehimself.

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RedsHopeforFalseDoctrines

WROCLAW,Poland,August 26-(NC).-TheInternational meetingofintellectualsnow beingheldhereisdominatedby Communistthoughtandleadership,accordingtoIntl'-Catholic PressAgencyobservers.

ThePolishdelegationof46, accompaniedby60observers,is allCommunist-eitherparty membersorfollowers.They werechosenatameetingin Warsaw,August11.Some.mem-

bersofforeigndelegations,who arrivedbeforetheopeningofthe sessions,August25,heldpro- tractedconversationswithPolishCommunists. Fromthepublishedlistof thoseattending,fewindependent intellectualsandartistsareon hand.Fully80percent,ofthe attendanceisCommunist.The other20percent.includesindependentswhoaroseekingtosee forthemselveswhatthingsare likebehindtheIronCurtain.

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SchoolandChurchofOurLady ofFatima.

RosarySunday,October3rd., promisestobeindeedared-letterdayinthehistoryofthedevelopmentofthegrowingparish ofPalmyraandApplecross.

Ontheafternoonofthatday His theGracewillblessandopen newandspaciousclassrooms recentlycompleted,andwillalso blesstherenovatedandcompletelyequippedbuildingwhich willhenceforthbeusedexclusivelyasachurch.

Itis thethewishofthepeopleof parish,andHisGracehas kindlyconsentedtothecarrying outofthatwish,thatthespe- cialPatronessoftheparishbe OurBlessedLady,underher mostrecenttitleofOurLadyif Fatima.

Itisindeedanhonouranda privilegethatwemosthumbly anddeeplyappreciatetobethe firstparishintheArchdiocese, andasfarasweknow,inAustralia,tobededicatedtothe augustQueenofHeavenunder thattitle.WefeelsurethatSt. Gerardwillbeveryhappyto yielduphisplacetohisbeloved Mother,andwillstillinterest himselfinthewelfareofthe parish.

Inany'furtherproof,other thantheworkachievedina shortspace,bythewonderfulcooperationandself-sacrificing spiritofthepeopleoftheparisn wasneededtoshowOurLady interestinourwork,wehaveit intheknowledgeconveyedtous fromSisterLucyherselfthrough theMotherPrioressoftheCarmelinwhichSisterLucynow lives,promisingusaplaceinthe sacrificesandprayersofthat Communityandespeciallythose ofSisterLucyherself,andasa smallmementoSisterLucysent asouvenircardofherentryto CannelinMayofthisyear. Withtheknowledge,then,that allourintentionsarerememberedinthesacrificesandprayers oftheonlysurvivingseerof Fatima,wemaybeencouraged topersevereinourwork,andso proveourselvesworthyofthese prayersandsacrifices,sothat, withMary'shelp,wemayoe verysoonenabledtoreplaceour veryhumblebuildingwitha churchmoreworthyoftheImmaculateHeartofOurLadyof Fatima.But,moreimportant still,andmorepleasingtoher, westrivetocarryoutinourown lives,andtoconveytoothersas faraswecan,themessageofFatima,amessageofreparation

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RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday,September18,1948.

J.P.SundercombeMaiden: EpicDome,1;BubbaDoll2; Ghurka,3;HisDouble,4.

WaltonSmilyPurse(1):Solyolist,1;KingNia,2;Thanks Lovely,3;TamalaLass,4. WaltonSmilyPurse(2):Solar Girl,1;Kearney,2;Gayantre, 3;UrgentMessage,4. JamesMcEnroePurseHandicap:NightFeast,1;SirDare, 2;BattleLight,3;Pannier,4. HuntClubCup:Wonrion,1; Alfred,2;Bosisto,3;Wongies Son,4. KennelsHunters'Handicap: Decima,1;Wonrion,2;Plain Lass,3;Frangus,4. J.J.

ThanksPoyntonHandicap: Lovely,1;Mallahf,2; IrishMyth,3;BobbyBetel,4.

TROTTINGSELECTIONS

Breeders'Handicap:Black Lee,1;Logart,2;Bronslight,3. CarnamahHandicap:Some Double,1;EchoPoint,2;Broad Jim,3. PerenjoriHandicap:Plunderer, 1;NoDoubt,2;BobbieDickens, 3.

MooraHandicap:HildaGrattan,1;Keith'sIdol,2;Three Step,3. SpringHandicap:Panther's Pal,1;HappyMan,2;Wallaroi, 8. WalebingHandicap:Proudray, 1;RoyalPam,2;Superson,3. Da4lwallinuHandicap:Plain Joe,1;Bintravis,2;LadyMandalup,8.

tothethorn-piercedheartofthe ImmaculateMotherandthealreadytoomuchafflictedHeart ofherDivineSon,sothatsinnersbesavedfromhell,that Russiabeconverted,andanera ofuniversalpeaceshouldbeborn inawar-wearyandsorelystrickenworld.

Wefeelsurethatnotonlyour parishioners,butallwhoareaevotedtoOurLadyofFatima,

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willbewithusatleastinspirit andinprayeronthatgreatday inthelifeoftheparish,when OurLadyofFatimawillbeproclaimedasourPatronessand ourshrinewillbededicatedm herhonour.

SchoolsConfiscated

MADRAS,India,August12(NC).-Catholicsaregreatly concernedoveranewproposal madebytheGovernmentofthe PresidencyofMadras,which wouldallowittotakeoverpri- vateschools.Theproposedlawccntainspowerstorequisitionanybuildingorlandusedfor,or connectedwith,aneducational institutionwhengovermentrecognitioniswithdrawn.

Asexcuseforthisdrasticmeasure,thegovernmentcharges thatthereisagreatdealofcorruptionandfalsificationofaccountsinsomeprivateschools. ChristianbodiesinthePresidencycouldbeseverelyhitby themeasure,sincetheyoperate alargenumberofschoolshere. Asimilarmeasurehasbeen proposedinCochinState,neighbouringtheMadrasPresidency.

JapaneseFaithRises

TOKYO,Aug.27-(NC).--

Withatotalof3,037baptism% anda19percent.increaseinits overallCatholicpopulationfor thestatisticalyear1947-48,the ArchdioceseofTokyo,und-*tne ableleadershipofArchbishop PeterDoi,hasmadeanenviable record.

Adultbaptisms,1,371,weredoublethoseofthepreviousyear. Therewere389non-Catholic Christiansreceivedintothe Churchagainst18in144647. Mosthopefulsignforthesuture isanincreaseincatechtonensof f?,480thisyearasagainst2,222 last.

MR.U.PELLEGRINIDIES

MR.UMBERTOPELLEGRINI,whodiedatLewishamPrivateHospital,Sydney,onAugust26,aged84,was acn-founderofthefirmofPellegriniandCo.atMelbourne in1890.

HewasanativeofCoreglia Antellminelli,nearLucca,Tuscany.Formanygenerations thefamilyofPellegrini(the namemeans"Pilgrims")have beentradersinvariouspartsof theworld.To-daythecompany,whichthelateMr.Pellegrinifounded,conductsCatholic eniporiaatSydoney,Melbourne, Brisbane,Adelaide,Perth,Townsville,Rockhampton,andKalgoorlie.

Mr.Pellegriniwaspredeceased byhiswife,Ursula(Fumberger), manyyearsago.Heparticipatedactiivelyinhisbusinessuntil afewdaysbeforehisdeath. Heissurvivedbyhisonlyson, Mr.UlissePellegrini,anddaugh- ter-in-law,Mrs.MayVeronica Pellegrini,andgrandchildren, UrsulaandMaria.

RequiemMasswascelebrated atSt.Mary'sCathedral,Sydney, lastSaturdayweek,andthe funeralproceededtoWaverley Cemetery.-R.I.P.

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Church'sAttitudeExplained

LIBERTYOFDISCUSSION

Iwillquote,inconclusion, ArchbishopGoodierontheattitudeoftheChurchtotheBook ofGenesis:"Here,asalways,it willbeseenthattheChurchis fullyawaketotheproblem;that herscholarsarenot,astheyare oftensaidtobe,behindthetime; thatshegrantsfulllibertyof discussionwherelibertymaybe granted;butwhensheisslowto speak,itisonlythatthequestionmaynotbetoohastilyanswered;thatshewouldsafeguard simplythatwhichhasbeenentrustedtoher,theverytruth; andhence,indiscussingthefast chaptersofGenesis,sheputsthis restrictiononus,thatwemaynot callindoubttheliteralandhistoricalmeaningwheninthese chaptersthereisquestionofthe narrationoffactswhichtouch thefoundationsofChristianreligion;as,forexample,thecreationofallthingsbyGodinthe beginningoftime;theparticular creationofman;theunityofthe humanrace;thefallofourfirst

parentsfromtheirprimitive stateofinnocence;andthepromiseofafutureRedeemer."

Ithankyouforaletterin whichyoustatedyourdifficulties veryclearlyandatthesametime apologiseforthelengthofthe reply,realisingneverthelessthat itmayseeminadequate.However,Ihopethereplywillatleast havesuggestedtoyouacourse ofthoughtfulstudywhichwill provefruitful.TheintellectualapproachtoGodwillalways bedifficult.Wecannotfathom theimpenetrable.Whenourhumanresourceshavegainedalittleandpointedtousthenay, wemusttheninhumblegratitudeaskHimWhomwehave glimpsedtohelpustoknowHim better. Inconclusion,mayIquotethe wordsofLaBruyere,whoapproachedyourproblemfromthe oppositeside:"TheveryimpossibilityinwhichIfindmyselfto provethatGodisnot,discloses tomeHisexistence."

PrayerandReflection

THEWAYTOGOD

"TruthSeeker,"WestPerth, continues:

"Itseemspeculiarif Imay onlybelievebythegraceof God,forsurelyHewantspeopletoknowthatHeexists."

A.:Ifyoustillconsiderita peculiarthoughtthatyoudependuponGodforyourveryexistence,youwillnodoubtthint itpeculiarthatfromHimcomes thegracetoknowHim.You seemtosuggest,too,thatthere aresomewhomightbedeprivedofthispossibilityofknowingthatGodexists.Now,every humanbeing,suppliedasheis withamindtothinkandreason andcometocertainconclusions, canundoubtedlycometoaknowledgeofGod.Heisfree,of course,toacceptorrejectthis knowledgeanditsconsequence. Whethermanyorfewcometo thisknowledgeofGodapart fromRevelationisanothermatter,butitistheteachingofthe CatholicChurchthatnotonlyare

allhumanbeingsendowedwith sufficientmentalabilitytoarrive attheconclusionthatGodmust exist,butinadditiontheyget sufficientsupernaturalhelpsof onekindandanothertousethis knowledgeandserveGodinthis lifesoastosavetheirsoulsfor thenextlife.Totakeyour ownposition. Idonotclaimto havemadeacasewhichisoverleastavenues ofthoughthavebeenopened.It isuptoyoutopursuethem.You saidyoudidnotpray.Prayer alonewillnotenlightenyour mind,butprayercombinedwith honestthoughtonyourpart mustinevitablybringyou,not onlytotheknowledgeofGod, butalsotoallthatitinvolves, itsresultingdutiesandalsoits rewards.

"Theformulaforsuccessin Hollywoodistostartatthebottomandworkeverybody,"says actorJimmyLydon.

Socialisation

SocialJusticeStatement

1948

TheattitudeoftheCatholis Churchtothevarioussystems whichdemandtheintervention oftheGovernmentinsocialand economiclifehavebeencarefully examinedandsummarisedinthe SocialJusticeStatementfor 1548,whichhasbeenpublished "withtheauthorityoftheArchbishopsandBishopsoftheCatholicChurchinAustralia,"and whichbearsthetitle"Socialisation."

TheStatementisaseventeenpagedocument-withastriking coverinredandwhite-which distinguishedcarefullybetween Communism-"apoliticalphilosophywhichis,basedonMaterialism,"andwhichis"completelyopposedtoChristianity"; Socialism-whichinitsstrict sense"hasaMarxistbasisandis repugnanttoChristiansocial principles";andthelatestterm, Socialisation.

ConcerningSocialisation,the Statementsays:"Itisawordto whichtwodifferentmeaningsare commonlyattributed.Bysome, itisdefinedinthesametermsas Socialism. Whetherthis theoryiscalledS'ocialisationor Socialism,itisequallyopposed toChristiansocialteachings.

OnotheroccasionsSocialisationisheldtomeanStateownershipofpublicutilitieslikethe railwaysandelectricitysupply, andtheStateownershiporcontrolofbasicindustriesandmonopolieswhichcannotsafelybe leftinprivatehands."

TheStatementexaminesth. "NormalEconomic Order" (ChapterOne),TheEconomic PolicyofaChristianState (ChapterTwo),andTheSphere ofNationalitaition(Chapter Three).

Thislastchaptersetsoutseven governingprinciplesconcerning Nationalisationfortheguidance ofCatholics,andconcludeswith asummaryoftheconclusionsto whichtheStatementleads,includingthiskeyone:"Citizens shouldalwaysseektodetermine whethertheNationalisationofan individualindustryislegitimate orwhetheritisreallyonlyone partofamorefar-reaching plan.Therearethreemethods bywhichthiscanbedone.They shouldconstantlyquestiontheir parliamentaryrepresentativesas totherealaimoftheirpolicies. Theyshouldconstantlystudythe publishedprogrammesofpoliticalparties.Aboveall,they shouldendeavourtodiscover whethertheoverallresultofa Government'spolicyhasbeento extendtheownershipofproductivepropertyortorestrictit.In theformercase,theNationalisationofaparticularindustryis farlesssuspectthaninthelatter."

Overtwohundredthousand copiesoflastyear'sStatement"PeaceinIndustry"-weresold. Ordersforthisyear'sStatement, frcmeveryStateintheCommonwealth,andfromNewZealand,areatleastequaltolast year's.Itmaywellbethatby thetimealloverseasordershave beensupplied,thisyear'ssales willreachaquarterofamillion.

"Asageneralrule,"remarked aphilosophicaloldMarylander, "amanisaboutasbigasthe thingsthatmakehimmad."

TlieLadW=anSlept atHisPust

TheAmericanRepublichas beengreatestwhenshehasacted accordingtothespiritofher greatestPresident,AbrahamLincoln.

Yettheyusedtosayhewas notstrongenoughforwarbecausehecouldnotbeartosigna deathsentence.Toafriendhe oncesaid:"Youdonotknowhow harditistoletahumanbeing (liewhenastrokeofyourpen willsavehim."

Hereisastorythatshows Lincolnashereallywas.

Exhaustedbyalongmarch,a farmer'sboyhadtododouble guardtospareacomradewho wasill,and,overcomebyfatigue,hesleptathispost.

Thesentenceonhimforsleepingonguardinthepresenceof theenemywasdeath.WhenLin'-oln,whohadthepowertopardon,heardofthis,hewentto seethelad.Firsthetalked himofthefarmandhisworkon it.Thenhesaid:''Myboy,you arcnotgoingtobeshot.Ibelieveyouwhenyoutellmeyou

couldnotkeepawake,andIam goingtotrustyou. Ishallsend youbacktoyourregiment.But Ihavebeenputtoagreatdeal oftroubleonyouraccount,and Iwanttoknowwhetheryouwill paythebill."

Theladsaidhisfriendsmight ifitwerenotmorethanfive hundreddollars.

"No,"saidthePresident,"my billisaverylargeone.Your friendscannotpayit.Onlyone mancanpayit.Hisnameis WilliamScott.Iwantyou, illiamScott,sotodoyourduty thatwhenyoudieyouwillfeel thatyouhavedoneyourdutyas asoldier.Thenmybillwill havebeenpaid."

WilliamScottpromised;and hokepthisword.Hewasbadly wounded,andbeforehediedhe sentqmessagetoLincolnthat hehadpaidthebillasfarashe wasable,andhewishedhecould havelivedlongertopaymore, buthethankedhimforgiving himthechanceoffallingin battlelikeatruesoldier.

LET'SHAVEAPOEM

"THECHILDREN'SHOUR"

Betweenthedarkandthedaylightwhenthenightisbeginningtolower, Comesapauseintheday'soccupationsthatisknownasthe Children'sHour. Ihearinthechamberaboveme thepatteroflittlefeet, Thesoundofadoorthatis opened,andvoicessoftand sweet.

FrommystudyIseeinthe lamplight,descendingthe broadhallstair, GraveAlice,andlaughingAllegro,andEdithwithgolden hair. Awhisperandthenasilence; yetIknowbytheirmerry eyes Theyareplottingandplanning togethertotakemebysurprise.

Asuddenrushfromthestairway,asuddenraidfromthe hall!

Bythreedoorsleftunguardei theyentermycastlewall!

Theyclimbupintomyturret o'erthearmsandbackof mychair; IfItrytoescapetheysurround me;theyseemtobeeverywhere.

Theyalmostdevourmewith kisses,theirarmsaboutme entwine,

TillIthinkoftheBishopofBingeninhisMouse-toweron theRhine!

Doyouthink,oh,blue-ey,,d banditti,becauseyouhave scaledthewall, SuchanoldmoustacheasIamis notamatchforyouall?

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Ihaveyoufastinmyfortress, andwillnotletyoudepart, Butputyoudownintothedungeonintheroundtowerof myheart. AndtherewillIkeepyoufor ever,yes,foreveranda day, Tillthewallsshallcrumbleto ruin,andmoulderindust away.

H.W.Longfellow.

AuntBessy's I ILETTERBOX

WagerupP.O., 29th.August,'48.

DearAuntBessy,-Itistrme wehadanotherlittleyarn.The weatherhasbeenverynicehere thelasttwodays.Lastweek Iwasbeginningtothinkwe wouldsoonseethepaddocks flowingwithmilkand,no,not honey,butwater,thewayitwas raining.Anywaythingslook brighternow.

Isee"BlueRoad"isended.I amsorryforthat.Ididlike readingit.Iseehehasbeento Spain,myfather'scountry. I likedhistalksonthelovely churchesandthewaysofthe people.Myfatherusedtotell usyoungstersallaboutSpain, andhowthepeopledidtheir cooking.Theydidnotboilor roasttheirmeat.Alldishes weremadeupandmeatwasonly adressing.Theyusedalotof riceanddrybeansofallsorts. Oliveoilwasusedinsteadofbutter.Milkwasnotused-only wineandwaterThewinewas sipped,notdrunkinglassfuls.

Well,now,Aunt,youasked mesometimebackifIwaslisteningin.ToorightIwas,as Ineverknowwhereoneofthose youngsterswillspringatme from.Therearesomanyof themnow-thirty-andspread

farandwide.Theoldestis aboutfourteen,andtheyoungestfiveorsixweeks.Theyall callme"GreatGrand."What aname!Thentherearetwenty mucholder.Theysimplysay "Grandma."Soitisnowonder webegintofeelpuzzledand wary,isit?

Pleasefindenclosedposta)l noteforfiveshillings. Iwish Icouldhelpmore,butIamunabletoearnmoneynow,somust stayput.Cheerio.

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Butyourcheeryandbright lettersshowthatyouarestill younginspirit.Admultosannos!--.aswesaytothepriests. Thankyouverymuch,too,for yourgenerousdonation.Rememberthestoryofthewidow's mite.Godlovesthecheerful giver-Sincerely,

AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-It'scertainlyalongtimesinceI'vewrittentoyou,butIkeptputtngit off.SohereIamatlast.EnclosedisaP.N.forfiveshilings andaprickcardwhichIthought Ipostedtoyoulongago.Well, AuntBessy,Ihaven'tmuchto say,soI'llclose.WishingyourselfandtheBusbiesallthebest. MAVIS,anEx-Bushie.

DearMavis,-Aboltfromthe blueisasgoodawayasIknow ofgettingapleasantsurprise.

Thankyouforyourkind thoughtfulnessandyourgood wishes.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

'TheimmaculateConceptiott oftheBlessed'VirginVary'

ByREV.L.J.FLYNN,S.J.

December8th.,1854,mustfor everstandoutinthememoryof allCatholics.Itwasonthis da3theCatholicworldheard fromthelipsofPopePius.IX theproclamationofthedogma oftheImmaculateConception:

"BytheauthorityofOurLord JesusChrist,oftheBlessed ApostlesPeterandPaul,andby Ourownauthority,Wedeclare, pronounce,anddefine,thatthe doctrinewhichholdsthatthe mostblessedVirginMary,inthe

partthatthisisanarticleofthe CatholicFaith.Themeaningof theImmaculateConceptioncan bestbeunderstoodbyrecalling theoriginalstateinwhichour FirstParentswerecreated,and fromwhichtheyfellthrough originalsin. WhenGodcreatedman,He destinedhimforthevisionof GodHimself.Topreparehim forthis,Godbestoweduponthe firstmanandwomanaprinciple ofsupernaturallifeoverand abovetheirnaturallife.This newlifewasaparticipationin thelifeofGodHimself.It

thoushaltlieinwaitforher heel."

It.willbeimportanttorememberwhattheword"conception' referstowithregardtoMary.

TheImmaculateConceptiondoes notmeantheconceptionofJesus inMary'swomb,buttheconceptionoftheBlessedVirgininthe wombofherownmother,for Mary,likeallotherchildrenof humanparents,wasborninthe normalway.Herparentswere St.JoachimandSt.Anne.Hos thendoesMary'ssingularprivilegeofgracedifferfromSt. JohntheBaptist,whowassanctifiedandcleansedbyGodwhile stillinhismother'sWomb?it differsinthis:Mary,wesay,was conceived,thatisfromthefirst moment,Godplacedinher humanbodyahumansoulwithoutoriginalsin.St.Johnthe Baptist,however, although "born"freefromthetaintoforiginalsin,was"conceived"inoriginalsin.ThusforMaryalone weclaimthatthereneverwasa singlemomentinherlifewhen sinwasonhersoul.Neverfor amomentwassheunderSatan's power.Attheverymoment thatshewasconceivedinher mother'swomb,shewasimmacnlate,"fullofgrace."

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firstinstantof'herconception was,byasingulargraceand privilegeofAlmightyGod,and inconsiderationofthemeritsof JesusChrist,theSaviouiofthe humanrace,preservedfreefrom allstainoforiginalsin,isadoctrinerevealedbyGod,andthere', foremostfirmlyandconstantly tobebelievedbyallthefaithful. ."

BythisdefinitiontheChurch, throughthepersonofthePope, hassaidthatthedoctrineofthe ImmaculateConceptionisadoctrinerevealedbyGod.Thedoctrineitselfisnotnew,forthe celebrationofafestivalinhonourofthismysterymaybetracedbackfornearlyathousand years.Theonlythingnewis thedefinitionontheChurch's M1158-Telephones-L1480

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raisedthesoultoastateofdignitywherebymanbecameliketo God,theadoptedsonofGod,and heirtotheKingdomofHeaven.

AdamandEvewereendowed withthisprincipleofsupernaturallife-wecallitSanctifying Grace.Thisgiftwasbestowed byGodonAdam,notmerelyas apersonalfavour,butasagift tobehandedontoallmankindif hedidnotsin.Godregarded Adamnotonlyasaprivateindividual,responsibletoGodfor allhisactions,butasthehead ofthehumanrace,ourrepresentative.ButAdamsinned-w lostourrighttothatlife,we wouldhenceforthbeconceived andborninoriginalsin,bedispleasingtoGodbeforeBaptism, andbearthemarksofSatan's triumphoverourFirstParents.

Thisisthepositionofallmen andwomenbornintothisworld withbutoneexception.The BlessedVirginisthatexception. Atnotimewasshedispleasing toGod.Atnomomentofher lifedidshebearthemarksof Satan'svictoryovermankind.

HolyScripturedescribesherImmaculateConceptionimmediatelyafterthefallofAdamand Eve:"AndtheLordGodsaidto theseprent. Iwillputenmitiesbetweentheeandthewiz.man,andthyseedand'herseed: sheshallcrushthyhead,and

Ifwe,herchildren,wouldhonourMary'sImmaculateConception,weshouldendeavourtobe likethesinlessMary.Sinless, becausewe,too,wheninthestate ofSanctifyingGrace,aretemplesoftheHolyGhost,andthereforeworthytomakeOurLord ourguestinHolyCommunion. Rememberwearegoingtoeternityasfastastimecanbearus. ThefeastsofOurLadyflyby likethetelegraphpostswhenwe areinafastmovingtrain.But donotletthosefeastsslipcarelesslybywithoutshowinginterest,devotionandloveinthem; makethemtelegraphpostsof graceonourgreatjourney eternity.Keepthosefeasts,especiallyMary'sImmaculateConceptin,insuchawaythatthe memoryofthemmayhallowour death-bedsandmakethempeaceful.Ourgoodworksgowith ustoeternity-ourfaith,our hope,ourlove.Ourlovetohe intensifiedandpurified-ourhope tobechangedintocertainty. Ourfaith-whatshallitbeinthe :immaculateCnception?Surely vision-forassoonaswehave thefirstglimpseofthefaceof ourMotherinHeaven,weshall neednodogmaticdefinitionto makeusrecognisethetruththat Marywasfromthefirstinstant ofconceptionthechosenand spotlessoneofGod.

FeastBringsPeace

ByBro.AnthonyBruya,O.F.M. (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.News Service).

JERUSALEM,viaAMMAN.(Radio,delayed).-Although therewassamesporadicshooting,theFeastdayofOurLady, QueenofPalestine,turnedoutto beoneofthequietestduringthe month-longtruceintheHoly Land.

Butbecauseoftheunrest,the usualFridayStationsofthe CrossalongViaDolorosa;the traditonalMassofferedbythe FranciscansintheDominican ChurchontheFeastofSt.Dominic,andtheAssumptionDay pilgrimagetothetombofthe BlessedMotherwerecancelled.

Informedsourcesreportthat higher-upsamongtheJewish authoritieshaveissuedordersfor thesympathetictreatmentof ChristiansinIsraeli.

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PopetoGermanYouth

COLOGNE,Sept.3-(NC).-Germanyouthhasa highresponsibilitynottolosehopeandgivewaytobitterneesbecauseofthecrushingeffectofwar,HisHoliness,PopePiusXII.,saysinapersonalmessagesent JosefRommerskirchenandLudgeraKerstholt,National CatholicYouthleaders,atHouseAltenberg,inreplytoa messageoffilialdevotionaddressedtohimaftera meetinghere.

To-daytheworldcandono morethan"praytoGodthatHe mayguidetheheartsofmenin powerinorderthattheymay seetheirwaytoestablishadefinitepeaceembodyingabearablesolutionforallthoseconcerned,"theHolyFathersaid.

ConsideringtheplightofGermanyouth,thePontiffgavethis advice:

"Weneednottellyouyour troublesindeeddonotleaveUs indifferent.Asfarastheeconomicandpoliticalcausesare concerned,youknowyourselves thatsomeofthesesofararebeyondalloutsidemeansofalleviation.. Don'tlosehope!See toitthatyouryoungpeopledo

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IrishNuncioDies

WASHINGTON.-(NC).-Wordwasreceivedatthe FranciscanMonasteryhereofthedeathinDublinofArchbishopPaschalRobinson,0.F.M.,TitularofTyana,and PapalNunciotoIreland.

AccordingtoadvicesfromDublin,theArchbishop diedduringthenightofAugust26.Hisagewas78.

ArchbishopRobinsonwasborn inDublin,sonofajournalist, April26,1870.Heenteredthe FranciscanOrderAugust2, 1896,takingPaschalashisreligiousname. Hewasordained inRomein1901,andremaineu atthecollegetocontinuehis studiesandwinhisdoctoratein theology.

UponhisreturntotheUnited Stateshebecameprofessorof theologyattheFranciscan Monastery,andprofessorof medievalhistoryatCatholic University,bothinWashington. Heheldthesepostsuntil1919, whentheHolySeesenthimto theParisPeaceConference,to assistonspecialworkforPresidentWilsonandalsoonthe questionoftheholyplacesin Palestine.

In1925hewasappointed ApostolicVisitatortoPalestine, andinthisdutyhewascalled upontoperformmanyimportant diplomaticmissionsforthe Vatican.Hewasconsecrated TitularBishopofTyanainRome in1927,andreturnedtohispost in untilPalestine,remainingthere 1929.Inthatyearhewas namedApostolicVisitatorto Malta,whereBritishandecclesiasticalauthoritieswereatodds, andsucceededinsettlingadelicatediplomaticdifference.

In1930hewaselevatedto Archbishop,andnamedPapal NunciotoIreland.Hewasthe firstrepresentativeoftheVaticantoserveinDublinsincethe 17th.century.

ArchbishopRobinson,almost untilthesuddenend,appeared tobeingoodhealth.Heofferedhiscustomary6.30a.m. MassonAugust26,andwent abouthisdutiesduringtheday, butbecameillthatnight.The nextdayhedied.

BuriedinRestingPlaceof Ireland'sHeroes.

Afterimpressivebutsimple ritesinDublin'sPro-Cathedral, Lilt'astatelyfuneralprocession throughthecapital'sstreets,his mortalremainsnowlieinthe FranciscanplotofGlasnevin Cemetery,therestingplaceof Ireland'sheroes.

Leadingtheprocessionwere detachmentsofcivicguardsand Italiannavalunitsfromthe trainingship,AmerigoVespucci,sisitingDublin;anIrishinfan trybattalionwitharmsreversed,followedbyaFranciscan guardofhonourwiththebearer partyofmilitarypolice.AU alongtheroute,amournfultat-

toowasbeatonblack-draped, muffleddrums Attheexpresswrittenrecn.estofArchbishopRobinson, theritesinthePro-Cathedral weresimple.Ashewished,he layinstatebarefootedandin thesimple,rough,brownhabitof aFranciscan,withnoneofhis Archiepiscopalinsignia.

Asthefuneralprocession movedthroughDublin'sstreets, a19-gunmilitarysalutethunderedthroughoutthecity.

LOURDES,France,Sept.2.(NC).-Thisyear'sannualnationalpilgrimagetoLourdes,led byHisEminenceEmmanuel CardinalSuhard,Archbishopof Paris,brought60,000faithfulto theshrine.

Includedweremanygovernmentofficials,prelatesandother dignitaries.Ononeday,aspecialMasswassaidforworld peace.Inasolemnprocession closingthepilgrimage,agroup ofsailorsfromthebattleship RichelieuprecededtheBlessed Sacramentcarryingalarge modeloftheirvessel.

ThePilgrimageofAviation, includingpersonsfromBelgium, NorthAmerica,Argentinaand France,broughtout2,000pil- grims.TheAmericandelega- tionwasled byChaplain (Major)StephenA.Tartar,and receivedamessageofcongratu- lationfromMsgr.(Col.)JohnJ. Wood,deputychiefofAirForce chaplains.

TheMassesduringtheseveral dayswerecelebratedbythe chaplainsofthevariousnational delegations.Afuneralservice washeldforallthedeadof aviation.

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AtheismatShrine

NEWYORK-(NC).-Sovietperiodicalswhichattackreligion asasuperstitionandholdupto ridiculetheverysacredobjects whichannuallyattractthousands ofpilgrimstoCzestochowa,Polishshrine,arebeingdistributed fromaboothinthecity,the Inter-CatholicPressAgencyreports. TheCommunistbooth,which promotesMarxism,atheismand otheranti-religiousthemes,is identifyingitselfwithother boothscontainingexhibitmaterialonthecultural,industrialand agriculturalarts,established duringthelastthreeyearsasa benefittothepilgrims,thedispatchadds. TheCommunistsfurtherlose noopportunitytopresenttheir caseonso-calledadvancesin science,publishingandother fields.

SHOESFOR SHOELESS

COLUMBUS,0.-(NC).-

Threethousandpairsofnew shoesweredonatedbytheWilliamsManufacturingCompany, ofPortsmouth,0.,tothe"Shoes FortheShoeless"campaignbeingconductedbytheCatholic YouthCounciloftheColumbus diocese,itwasannouncedhere. Theshoesweredonatedtothe CatholicYouthOrganisationsof St.Mary'sandHolyRedeemer parishesinPortsmouth.They werepackedinto93cartonsand forwardedtoWarReliefServices-NationalCatholicWelfareConferenceinNewYorkforshipmentabroad.

SpiritualCelebration

NOTREDAME,Ind.-(NC).-Sunday,October3, theChinese"FourthofJuly,"willbeobservedbyseveral millionAmericanCatholicstudentsasadayofprayerfor thegeneralwelfareoftheChinesepeopleandforthesuccessofCatholicmissionsinChina.

Inacabletotheconference,HisEminenceThomas CardinalTien,S.V.D.,ArchbishopofPeiping,China,requestedsuchanobservancebyAmericanCatholicstudents asamarkoffriendshiptotheChinesepeopleontheanniversarybyAmericanCatholicstudentsasamarkof friendshiptotheChinesepeopleontheanniversaryofthe foundingoftheChineseRepublic.