The Record Newspaper 29 December 1949

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AustrianAttackOn Pornography

VIENNA.Nov.25(NC).-It is,unfortunately,anindisputable factthatAustriaproducesmore pornographipliteraturethan mostothercountries,thuscausing grievousdamagetothemoraland physicalhealthoftheyoung generation,andagreatdeal sf harm,too,toAustria'scultural reputation.Nowatlast,inaccordancewiththeuntiringdemandsoftheAustrianCatholics,a lawagainstfilthofthatkindis beingprepared.

Butwhyonlynow?Whyhas nothingbeendoneforfouryears tostopthatpoisonousflood?

Thereasonis,asDr.Friedrich Funder,editorof'DieOesterreichischeFurche,"explains:n thelastissueofthisCatholic weekly,thattheauthoritieslaboureduntilnowunderaserious misconception regardingthe meaningoftheterm"Freedom ofthePress."Definingtheessenceandpurposeofthatfreedom,Dr.Funderwrites:

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"Inordertosecurethetrue freedomofthepress,menhave foughtonthebarricadesmore thanonceinthecourseofthe last100years.Thefreedomof theprintedwordisessentialfor theunfettereddevelopmentof thoughtandofallintellectual research.Itisasafeguardagainst illegalityandthemisuseofpower,anditprovidesthenecessary controlofpubliclife.

ABUSINGPRIVILEGE.

"Freedomofthepressisof paramountimportance,somuch sothatitmustbedefendedand upheld,howeverfrequentlyitis beingabusedforpoliticalreasons,becauseitprovidesthemeans alsotofightsuchabuses,and becauseitsdisappearancewould engenderevengreaterevilsinjusticeandiniquitiesofevery kind.

"Theprivilegeofthefreedom ofthepress,enhancedasitisby itsprominence'amongtheconstitutionallyguaranteedliberties, canbecomparedonlywiththe privilegeofparliamentaryimmunity,enjoyedbythosewho havebeenelectedbypopular votetothenationallegislative assembly.

SOLEAIMMONEY.

"However,therecanbeno rightswithoutcorresponding obligations,andthegreatprivilege,too,whichthepressenjoys initsfreedom,entailsanequally greatduty-theethicaldutyof service Those whofirstfreedV.eprintedword fromitschains,hadnotenvisagedthepossibilitythatthis momentousachievementmight beabusedbybusinessenterprises whosepurposeshavenothing whatevertodowithnewspapers, withliterature,withserviceto thespiritualorpubliclife,and whosesoleaimitistomake moneybymethodicallyarousing crudesexualinstincts. ...."Wemustridourselvesefthe ;misconceptionthatproductsof enterpriseswhichbelongtothe samelevelaspolice-controlled prostitutionshouldberegarded asnewspapersandaccordedthe correspondingconstitutionalrank andprivilege,merelybecause theyhappentohemadeofnewsprintandprinter'sink.Apart fromtherawmaterialtheyhave nothingwhateverincommon withnewspapersandtheworld ofpublicity,

NOTINTENDED.

"Alawexcludireprintedmatterofthatkindfromtheprivilegeoffreedomofthepress would,therefore,merelyreiterate andelucidatethefactthatfreedomofthepreiswasnever meantnorintendedtocoversuch productsofmoralturpitude. neitherasfarastheyouthnor asgrown-uppeopleareconcerned." TheAustrianFederationof TradeJournalsandWeeklyPapershasunanimouslyapproved amotion,recommendingthat freedomofthepressshouldno longerapplytopornographic publications,andthatsuchpublicationsshouldnolongerbeavailabletothepublic,

BCOFVocation.

KYOTO,Japan,Nov.22 (NC).-AnAustraliansoldier hasenteredaJapaneseseminary tostudyforthepriesthood,it hasbeenreportedbyBrother ClementHansenofMaryknoll. TheMaryknollerwrites:"One conqueringsoldierhasfounda newlifeinJapanHeisJohn Tvack,nowstudyingatFukouka, whoholdsthedistinctionof heingtheonlyforeignerenrolled inaJapaneseseminary.Before decidingtostudyforthepriesthood,hewasstationedinJapan asaSergeantwiththeAustralianArmy."

PRAYERSOPEN PARLIAMENT.

FRANKFURT,Nov.24(NC).

-Christianmembersofthe Bundestag,theWestGerman Parliament,havedecidedtoassembleattheopeningofeach sessionforashortperiodof prayerandmeditation.Sessions sofarhaveneverbeenopened withprayers,asisthecustomin theUnitedStatesCongress.It ishopedthataspecialroomcan beprovidedintheBonnBundestagbuildingsothattheseprayermeetingsmightbeheldunder appropriatecircumstances.

HisEminenceJosefCardinal Frings,ArchbishopofCologne, hasremindedtheclergythat undertheGermanConcordat withtheHolySeeprayers shouldbesaidonallSundays andhighholidaysforthewelreofthenationandthegovernmentinallCatholicchurches.

InstructionshavealsobeenissuedonbehalfoftheGerman Hierarchythatflagsdisplayed onchurchesandchurch-owned buildingsbethoseoftheChurch only,andthattheybedisplayed onnonebutChurchholidays.

ShamefulAnniversary Hitler'sSpiritNotYetDead.

BERLIN,Nov.23.-His EminenceKonradCardinalvon Preysing,BishopofBerlin,has issuedaformalstatementtermingtheexterminationofmorethan fivemillionJewsbythenaziregime"acrimewithoutprecedent" andcallingontheGermanpeople totakeastandagainstracial hatred"whichstillisnotwholly extinct."

TheCardinal'sstatenientwas issuedonthe11thanniversaryof thedaywhentheburningof synagoguesalloverGermany signalledthebeginningofthe mostcruelphaseinthepersec- utionofJewsunderthenazi regime.Thestatementwas prominentlypublishedbythe Petrusblatt,Berlindiocesanorgan,whichreferredtoitas marking"therecurrenceofa dayofshameinGermanhistory."

,Onceagain,thegruesomeanniversaryofthedayrecurson whichbegantheextermination oftheJewsinGermany."the Cardinal'sstatementsaid."As youknow,theformergovernmentmurderedoverEvemil-

NEEDBEGETSATITLE.

TheSeedsofFutureConflict.

TOKYO,Dec.3(NC).-ReferringtotheproblemofJapan's excessivepopulation,theRev. W.A.Kaschmitter,directorof theCatholicToseinewsagency ofJapansayseditoriallythat "hungrynationsalsohavecertain rightstotheunusedresources thatliebeyondtheirownboundaries."

Thewriterrecalledthatin1919 thehistorianJamesJ.Walsh, predictedthatifpeacetreaty conditionsweremadesevere enoughforGermany,itwould becomethemostpowerfulnation intheworld.Healsorecalled thatin1930theAmericansociologist,Dr.WarrenS.Thompson urgedthatJapanbegivenmore landtoforestallawarinthePacific.TurningtotheoverpopulatedJapanoftoday,Father Kaschmitterthenwrites:

"They(theJapanese)are learningsomethingaboutgeography,andiftheyaretoldtheir onlyhopeliesinbirthcontrol, willtheynotthinkthatallour presenttalkaboutdemocracyand brotherhoodissheermockery?

"Wewishtorepeat..,thatthe primitivepeoplesinthesparselysettledareasoftheworld havecertainrights.Wegladly grantthatthecolonialpowers whichhavehelpedtodevelop thoseareasalsohavecertain rights.Butwerepeatalso,and withalltheforceatourdisposal, thatthehungrynationsalsoSave certainrightstotheunusedresourcesthatliebeyondtheirown boundaries,"

FatherKaschmitterquotedDr. Thompson'sbook,"DangerSpots inWorldPopulation"(1929): "Thereisroomforall,forseveralgenerationsatleast,ifthe possessingpowersarewillingto makeconcessionsbyrecognizing needasabasisonwhichresources shouldbemadeavailabletothe powersnowenteringtheexpansivestage."

WHOSETHERIGHT?

ThepriestsaidthatDr. Thompsonposedthequestionof "whetherabstractjusticeiswith thosepeoplewhoareholdingresourcesoutofuseorwiththose whoseektosecurenewresources becausetheyreallyneedthemin ordertomakeamoderately comfortableliving.Isnotthe moreequaldistributionofthe naturalresourcesoftheworld amongthosewhoneedthema fineideal?Isitnotafinerideal thanmaintainingthepresent unequaldistributionwhichhas arisenoutoftheregimeof force?"

"Historyteachesus,"Father Kaschmitterwrites,"thatinthe

pastvariousmethodshavebeen usedto blemsadjustpopulationproincertainsectionsofthe world.Amongthesewemay numberemigration,thepurchase oflargeterritories(e.g.Alaska andtheLouisianaTerritory), leasingofcertainareasandcessionby.international Needwepointoutthatalease ofterritorymightbeconditioned insuchawaythatonlyagricul- turalandcertainclearlyspecifiedrightsmightbegranted?"

Expellees "Greatest Problem.11

NEWYORK(NC).-Theexpelleequestionis"thegreatest problematthistimeinGermany, inEurope,intheWorld,"aCatholiceditorwhohasjustreturnedfromGermanytoldtheeasternregionalmeetingoftheCatholicPressAssociationhere.

RichardReid,editorofThe CatholicNews,NewYork,saidhe toldGermaneditorsthatthe greatestimpetusAmericanCatholicnewspapershadexperien- cedcamewiththeestablishment oftheN.C.W.C.NewsService,underthesponsorshipofthe Bishops.Hehadurgedalike developmentinGermany.

Jubilee.

LONDON,Nov.14(NC).- AugustdeSchryver,leaderof Belgium'sChristianSocial-party, andhiswifeandsistercamefrom Belgiumtoattendthegolden jubileeofhisoldfriend,Msgr. MauriceParmentier,parishpriestofSt.Augustine'sChurch,Nottingham, Over50priestsattendedthe jubileeMass,whichwascelebratedinthepresenceofBishop EdwardEllisofNottingham, whowasonceoneoftheCanon's assistantpriests.

lionJews.Noteventheagedand childrenwerespared.Itwasa crimewithoutprecedent.1take occasiontorefertoitbecause timeandagain,hereandtherein Germanysymptomsmanifest themselvesthatracialandethnic hatredstillisnottotallyextinct. Weareshockedtohearthateven thepeaceofcemeteriesisbeing disturbed.Andthisonthepart ofyouth!Whatsurroundings mustsuchyouthlivein,ifsuch excessescanoccur!"

(Thisisareferencetoreports that,invariouspartsofGermany,vandalshavedefacedand demolishedtombstonesinJewish cemeteries.)

NOEXCUSE

TheCardinal'sstatement,point- ingoutthatcrimesagainsthumanityarebeingcommittedelsewhereintheworld,goesonto say:

"Butthesethingsdonotabsolveusfromthedutytorecall inourmemorieswhathasbeen donebyGermans,andtomake aneffort,whereverweseehatred andfanaticism,totakeastand againstit.Wehopeandpray thatthewrongdonetomillions ofpeople,somehowcanberighted withthethousandsleftbehind. MayGodgrantuspeaceandreconciliation!"

TheeditorialcommentofPetrusblattisasfollows:

"OnNovember9recursfor the11thtimethedaywhenblind racialhatredandpoliticalpas- sion,systematicallystirredupanddirectedbythenazigovernmentandthenaziparty,ledto thefiringofsynagoguesallover Germany,thedestructionof homesandbusinessesofJews andtheill-treatmentandmurder ofmanyinnocentmembersof theJewishrace.Itisonthisrecurrenceofadayofshamein GermanhistorythattheBishop ofBerlinissueshisstatement."

PresidentUnconstitutional?

NEWYORK,(NC).-PresidentTruman'srecentaffirmation thatreligionisthebasicsouroe of nationthestrengthoftheAmerican maybehardtoalignwith theSupremeCourt'srecent dictumthatthestatecannotaid religioninanyway,aProtestant leaderhasobservedhere.

Writinginapublicationofthe FederalCounciloftheChurches ofChristhiAmerica,Dr.F.ErnestJohnsonofColumbiaUniversitycommentedthattheAmericanpublichasbeenslow+toask thesignificanceoftheSupremeCourt'sdeclarationintworecent keycasesthattheFirstAmendmentmeansthatthestatecannot "aidonereligion,aidallrelig- ions,orpreferonereligionover another."

"Rightorwrong,"hestated, "themiddlephrasesanewformularepresentinganaccretionof judicialdoctrine.Tobringthe President'saddresswithinconstitutionalboundswouldseemto involveaveryfreeinterpretation ofthatphrase."

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÷INMEMORIAM÷

KEATING,Mai=garet.-Inlovingmemoryofourdear mother,whodiedatBrighton, Victoria,onDecember30th., 1932.R.I.P. -Insertedbyherlovingsons, Reg,Len,Jack,KevinandLeo.

RYAN,-Inlovingmemoryof mydarlingmother,Bridget Veronica(Biddy),whodied 26th.December,1948.Also mydearfather,JamesBernard,whodied11th.November,1942.

Treasuredmemories.

-Insertedbytheirsorrowing daughter,Vonnie,andCharlie, grandchildrenBernardand Charlene.

MASSTIMETABLES

PINJARRAPARISH

December25:Pinjarra,8 a.m.;Mandurah,9,15a.m.

January1:Mandurah,7,30 a.m.;Pinjarra,9a.m.

AllotherSundaysinJanuary MasswillbecelebratedinMandurahat7,30a.m.andatPinjarraat9a.m.

N.B.:TherewillbenoMass Pinjarraonthe4th,Sundayin January.

ROTTNEST

9a.m.ChristmasDay,New Year'sDay,andeverySunday toEasterSunday,inclusive.

SCARBOROUGH

MasseseverySundayat6,30 a.m.and.8a.m.Christmas Day,MidnightMassand8a,m.

NORTHBEACH

MasseverySundayat8,20 aon.ChristmasDay,Midnight Massand7a.m.

SCARBOROUGHPARISH.

Scarborough:8am.

NorthBeach:FourthSundayin month,7a.m.AilotherSundays,9.15a.m.

BELMONTPARISH,

Belmont:7.45a

Rivervale:7.30aid930a.m.

Carlisle:Et30am..

ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

ThefollowingaretheMass timesforRockinghamandSafetyBay:

Dec.4:Rockingham,10a.m.

Dec.11:Rockingham,8.30

Dec.18:SafetyBay,7.30a.m.; Rockingham,9a.m.

Dec.25:Rockingham,midnightand9a,m.;SafetyBay, 7.30a.m.

Jan.1:SafetyBay,7,30a.m.; Rockingham,9a.m. Fromthenon,Massevery SundayatSafetyBayat7.30 a.m.,andatRockinghamat9 a.m.

ST.MARY'SPARISH, GUILDFORD.

HolyMasswillbeofferedeachSundayatSt.Marys, Guildford,at7.30a.m.andat MorleyParkat9a.m.,except onthe4th.Sundayofthemonth, whenMasswillbecelebratedat St.Marys,Guildford,at7.30 a.m.,atMorleyParkat7.30 a.m.,andatMaidaValeat9 a,m.

VICTORIAPARK.

MasstimesatSt.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark,havebeen alteredto7,8,9,and10a.m.on Sundays.

MUNDARINGPARISH.

Sunday. 1st.:Mundaring.8a.m.;Darlington,9.30a.m, 2nd.:Chidlow,8a.m.:Mundaring,9.30a.m. 3rd.:Darlington,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.3Ja.m. 4th.:MundaringWeir.8a.m.; Mundaring,9.30a.m.

ST.MUNCHIN'SCHURCH, GOSNELLS. HolyMasseverySundayat 7.30and9.30a.m.

ST.MARY'S CATHEDRAL.

NewYear'sDay,Sunday,Jan.1: Masses:7,8,9,10,and11a.m.

Confessions: Saturday.12noonto1p.m., 4p.m.to6p.m.,andaftereveningDevotions.

MIDNIGHTMASSONNEW YEAR'SEVE.

TomarktheopeningofHoly Year,SolemnMasswillbesung inSt.Mary'sCathedralatmidnightonNewYear'sEve.

HOLYCOMMUNIONAT MIDNIGHTMASS.. EucharisticFastRecommendation.

ThoseapproachingHolyCommunionatMidnightMassare recommendedtoabstainfrom solidfoodandalcoholicdrink forfourhours,andfromnonalcoholicdrinkforonehourbeforereceivingHolyCommunion.

"Solimann,"aCommunistversionoftheGerman"Weihnachtsmann,"orSantaKlaus,istoreplacetheChristChild inholidayobservancesscheduledinpublicschoolsofthe SovietzoneofGermany."Solimann"isanabbrevationof "Solidaritaets'Mann,"or"manofsolidarity."Thelatter wordreferstothe"VolksSolidaritaet,"acompulsorypub- licwelfareorganisationsetupbyCommunistsaftertheNazi pattern.With,apparently,someparentsobjectingtothis newattemptatdoingawaywithcherishedChristiantraditions,theCommunistchieftainslatersuggested"HerrFrost" (Mr.Frost)asasubstituteforSantaKlaus.Doubtless othersuggestionsarepending

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THEFIRSTIN1950

ThefirstCharitiesConsultationtobedrawnin1950will beNo.521.Thestartofthe yearmaybethestartofyour luck, Buyaticketurgently.

Thelocal"Nationalzeitung"reportsthatthereisadearth ofChristmascarolrecordingsnoticeableeverywhereinthe SovietzoneOnlyoneChristmasrecordinghasbeenput onthemarket.ItistheAmericanhit,"WhiteChristmas," whichislittleknowninGermany.Thefamiliartunes, suchas"SilentNight,""0Tannenbaum,"and"0Sanctissima,"seemtohavebeenwithdrawnbyCommunistorder.

AllthesemovesareinkeepingwitharesolutionadoptedbytheCommunist-controlledSocialistTeachers'AssociationoftheSovietzone."TheChristChild,"saystheresolution,"hasbeenabolished."Accordingly.Christmascarols toincludereferencestotheChristChildortoangels,in tobesungatschoolobservancesshouldbeselectedsoasnot order"tofreetheschoolsofchurchsentimentalities."Instead,thechildrenshouldbetaughtthatChristmasis"the feastofhope,lightandthecomingofSpring."Sinceinthe Marxistregimehopehasbeenofficiallyreplacedbycertainty;lightandallothercommoditiesareofficiallyin abundantsupply,andSpringwillcomeanyhow,itwould seemsuperfluoustohavethefeastatall.

TrendsprevailingundertheCommunistadministration areechoedevenmorefreelyinaneditorialoftheSovietcontrolled"TaeglicheRundschau,"whichobjectstodivine servicesbeingheldinpublichospitals."Atheists,"says thepaper,"mightaskforthesameprivilege.Weareleft inamoodofstartledspeculationastohowtheatheists wouldexercisetheprivilegeifgrantedThereseemstobe acertainlackofpunchinaservicewherepeoplesimply don'tsayanyprayers,norturntheirmindstoGod.

Anewcampaignhasbeenunleashedagainst"Petrus- blatt,"onlyCatholicdiocesanpapernowpublishedinthe Sovietzone,bythenewspaper"ThueringerVolk,"ofGera, whichobjectstoa"Petrusblatt"articledenouncingtheper- secutionoftheChurchincountriesbehindtheIronCurtain.Thearticle,theGerapaperclaims,is"slanderous"as freedomofworshipprevailseverywhere.Allreportstothe contraryare"fabrications"andpapersspreadingthem shouldnotbetolerated.Catholicsinthesepartspaylittle attentiontotheCommunisttirades.Thiswasevidenced clearlybythesuccessofamissionconductedinfourBerlinparishes,twoofthemlocatedintheSovietsectorOver aperiodoftwelveweekssome3,500peopleweeklycrowdedthesechurchesbeyondcapacity,tolistentosermons underthethemeof"ChristHereandTo-day."Men,and amongthethousandswhoflockedtoheartheWordofGod. particularlyyoungpeople,wereasnumerousasthewomen AmongthemweremanyProtestants,too,andevenProtestantministersInonechurchtwoProtestantnursesintheir customarygarbwerenoticedinthecompanyofdeaf-mute patientstowhomtheyinterpretedthesermonsbymeansof thesignlanguage.

Itcannotlongremainasecretthattheanti-Christian propagandaoftheRedsappealsmainlytotheignorant,the disgruntled,andtheopportunist.Toanyonewhohasnot tradedhiswitsforamessofMarxistpottagethewholeattackissoutterlyludricousthatwemaywellwonderifits proponentsareindeedserious,orwhethertheyarenot,in fact,perpetratingahugejokeAtleast,wemightwonder, iftherewerenotanothersidetothepicture.Thatside, darklyportrayedinthefewrevoltingglimpsesbehindthe IronCurtainvouchsafedtous,remindsthat,whileitisoften truethatthosewhomthegodswishtodestroy,theyfirst makemad,yetthevictimsofamaniachaveseldomanenviablelot.

ThemartyrdomofhumandignityandChristianlifein thisageofprogressandenlightenmentwillleaveashocking,crimson'blotonthehistoryoftheworld.Butthe pictureisnotalldark,forinthosecountriesundertheIron heel,wewitnessaresurgenceofthefaiththelikeofwhich weneverhopedtosee.WherecircumstanceshavecompelledourRedbrotherstobemeek,theyhaveoftenprospered;whentheycancrackthewhiptheysoonlearnthat themostunfailinghumancharacteristicistodespisethe proud.

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TheCircusComes To

Town

Theforeshoreattherearof ChristianBrothers'.Collegehas becometherecognisedlocation forcircusesvisitingPerth.On thissamespotpassingmotorists haveseenatleastthreecircuses thisyear,Theoneoperating therenowtiscertainlythebiggestandprobablythebest.It isatwo-ringshowconductedby BullenBros..inassociationwith Hagen's.

Thecircushasanattraction allofitsown,andtheattraction beginsfromtheoutside.How cananyoneofthethousandsof peoplewhodailytraveltoand fromalongRiversideDrivefail tobeatleastmildlyinterested inthebizarresightofelephants, camels,andShetlandponies tetheredpeacefullybytheroadside?Thentherearethe wagons,thecaravans,thetents-allformingauniquespectacleredolentwiththeromanceof far-offcountries,andthrowing outanirresistiblechallengeto senseslongdulledbyconstant attunementtothehumdrum sensationsofmetropolitanlife.

Thecurrentshowbeganwith thetraditionalGrandParade, ledby sterstheRingmaster.Youngyelledwithdelight,and someoftheveryyoungshrank backincowedsilence,asthe horses,elephants,camels,weird clowns,andalltheparapherna- liaofthecircusmadeastately circuitofthedoublearena,close enoughforfront-seaterstoreach outatouchinghand.

Thehorseactwhichfollowed lackedthethrillofbarebackriding,tumbling,changingof mounts,etc.Butitwasarather aneatexerciseinpatternrid- ing,revealinggoodtraining.

Thelionswerenext,andthis wasapopularturn,Thebeasts lookedverysavage,frequently snarlingandclawingatthereduniformedlion-tamer,whoenteredthecageandputthem throughtheirpaceswith,theaid ofawhip.

Itwasnotablethattheuseof twoarenasallowedasmooth, swiftlychangingshow.One

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ringcouldbemadereadywhile theotherwasinuse. Anoutstandingcontribution tothesuccessofthiscircuswas theworkoftheclowns.The Zacchinitrio,withtheirquaint musicalinstruments,madea greathit.TheAppolousand theirbouncingmatprovidedan enjoyablenovelty.Theoand Thaywereasfunnyasthey weredumb.

Agooddealofattentionwas paidtothefeatsofbalancing. Therewassomereallygoodstuff inthisdivision,culminatingin thetrickyanddelicateperformanceofErnesto.Therewas tight-wirewalking,andtumbling,andactsbybears,monkeys anddogs.Altogetheritwasa circuswellworthavisit. -DEGUSTIBUS.

EVERY SUNDAY EVE FROM9.30P.M EVENING STATIONS -6-11

ABSOLUTIONDEMANDS RESTITUTION.

"DearMister,-1waslistening toyoutheothernight,when youweretalkingaboutconfession.Itlooksabitqueer tometosaythatachapcan robanotherandjustgoto confessionandgetforgiven, andthengooffandspendthe money.-Yours,

"HonestRobber."

A.:Itwouldlookqueertome also.Amanwhohasstolen cannot,nomatterhowsorryhe isforwhathenasdone,obtain pardonforhissinuntilheis willingtomakerestitution,that

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is,topaybackwhathe.has stoleg.Thepriestwillaskhim ifhestillhasthemoney.If hehashewillabsolvehimonly onconditionthathepromisesto returnittotheowner.Ifthe moneyhasalreadybeenspent, themanwillhavetopromisethe priesttopaybacktheamount assoonaspossble,alittleat thetimeifnecessary,otherwise hewillnotreceiveabsolution fromhissin.Ifthemandoes notfulfilhispromise,hewould beguiltyofasinofinjustice. No,"HonestRobber,"theCatholicChurchdoesnotencourageinjusticeandrobbery.If thethingstolenhasbeenconsumedordestroyed,soldorlost, theobligation,underpainofsin, torestoreitsvalueremains,and withoutthewillingnesstodoso therecanbenopardonforthe thief.

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THELASTJUDGMENT.

thejustaswellasthewicked, willhavetoappearbeforethe judgmentseat.TheJudgment itselfwilldealWithalltheworks ofman,badandgood,thoughts, wordsanddeeas.Withregard totheformofthe Judgment,suchexpressios'sasthe separationofthegoatsfromthe sheep,thejuststandingontne rightandthewickedontheleft oftheJudge,theloudblastof thetrumpetandalltheother detailsmentionedinthegospels maybeallallegorical.Their objectistoshowthattheconductanddesertsofeveryman, womanandchildwillbecome apparenttoeachone'sindividual conscienceandtothewhole

thereasonthat,asSt.Thomas Aquinaspointsout(Suppl.qu. 88,art.2)suchaprocesscarriedoutliterallywouldrequire anincalcuablelengthoftime, Mostprobablythewholeprocedurewillbeoverinafewminutes.Bydivineillumination everymanwillinstantlycomprehendthestateofhisown soul,andthatofhisfehow creatures.Thewordsoft`te sentences,"CometoMe"and "DepartfromMe,"willinall probabilitybeactuallyspoken byChrist.Ihope,"Believer," thatIhavegivenyoutheinformationyouaskedfor,andallow metocongratulateyouonthe brevityofyourletter.Others couldoccupyseveralpagesin world.Tointerpretthesetextsaskingthatsamequestion.

"DarFatherPerrott,-Iwas particularlyinterestedinyour splendidaccountofthevarioustheoriesaboutthepreexistenceofthehumansoul. Ihaveoftenthoughtabout thepossibilityandhadnoidea thatthebeliefwassowidespread.However,youhave onthisoccasionandmany otherssetasidedoubtswhich Ihadinmymind,soIwrite tothankyou. A.:Iamalwayspleasedwhen peoplewriteintosaythanks. IamgladtohearthatIhave beenabletodispelsomeofyour doubts.Thewholetheoryof thepre-existenceofthesoulis fantasticbeyondwords,andabsolutelywithoutfoundation. YouWrite: "DECENTLIFE"

INSUFFICIENT.

"DearFatherPerrott,-Imakejesty,allmenwithoutexception,literallywouldhardlydo,for itapracticetogototheservicesofvariousdenominations nowandthen,andespecially ifIknowtheministerisa goodspeaker. Now,asa resultofmywanderings,I haveheardariedaccountsof differentthings,Thisisparticularlysotowhatisgoing tohappertontheDayofGeneralJudgment.1havenever beenluckyenoughtoheara Catholicpriestonthissubject,soIwritetoyoutoknow whatthaCatholicChurch teachesonthepoint.-Yours, "Believer,"MountLawley..' A.:Anyonewhowandersfrom onesecttoanotherforhisknow'ledgeoftheteachingofGod, mustinevitablyhaveavery garbledandconfusedbelef. Whenwhatthesevariouschurchesteachisnotalwaysthe same,onlyonecanberight.Ix oneisright,youdowrongtogo toattendanyother,forwhatit teachesmustbefalse.kiosever,thatisnotwhatyoureally wroteabout.Youwantsome Informationabout'thelastday. Sincethesureguideastowhat willtakeplaceontheDayof GeneralJudgment,orasitIs oftencalled,theLastDa),is HolyScripture,andtheinterpretationgiventothewordsby theCatholicChurch,letussee whatistobegleanedfrom thosetwosources.InSt.Matthewweread:-linotnen appearthesignoftheSonof Maninheaven.,Andthenshall alltribesoftheearthmourn: andtheyshallseetheSonof Mancominginthecloudsof heavenwithmuchpowerand majesty.AndHeshallgather Hisangelswithatrumpetanda greatvoice:andtheyshall gatherHiselectfromthefour winds,fromthefarthestparts oftheheavenstotheboundsof them."(Matt.XXIV.,30-31).

.In.chapterXXV.ofthesame gospelwereads,"Andwhenthe SonofManshallcomeinHis majesty,andalltheangelswith Him,thenHeshallsituponthe seatofHisMajesty.Andall nationsshallbegatheredbefore Him:andHeshallseparate themonefromanother,asthe shepherdseparateththesheep fromthegoats.AndHeshall setthesheeponHirighthand, butthegoatsonHisleft.Then shalltheKingsaytothemthat setthesheeponHsrighthand, 'ComeyeblessedofMy.Father, possessthekingdompreparedfor youfromthefoundationofthe world. ThbnshallHesay tothemalsothatshallbeon Hislefthand:'DepartfromMe, yecursed,intoeverlastingfire. whichwaspreparedforthedevil andhisangels."ThsCatholic Churchinterpretsthosewords asfollow:

MAYBEALLEGORICAL

Firstofall,thattherewillbe aGeneralJudgment,heldby JesusChristinperson,hasalwaysbeen,anarticleoffaithin theCatholicChurch,ascanbe seenfromthemostancient creeds.WesayintheApostles'Creed:"FromwhenceHe ;hallcometojudgetheliving andthedead."OurLordwill thencomeinthecloudsofheavenwithmuchpowerandma-

REQUISITESFORSALVATION.

Creator,youwouldfeelathousandtimesbetter.Bythevery factthatyoubelieveinGod. youareinjusticeboundtogive HimwihatisHisdue,andtoacknowledgeHisrights,overyou andyourobligationstowards HimasyourCreator.Youhave receivedfromtheAll-Wise Creatoryourveryexistence.He hadaverydefinitepurposein givingittoyou,-bothinthislife andinthenext.ItisforGod, Whomadeyou,'totellyouwhy Hehasmadeyou.Haveyou evertriedtofindtheanswerto thatproblem?Asanordinary reasonablemanyouareboundto try.Itisn'tthatGodhasnot toldus.Hehasrevealedthe truthtomankindandthatrevelationwehaveintheBible,in boththeOldandNewTestament.

"Iwonderwouldyoubekind enoughtoansweranotherdif_ fruitywhichIhave, I am, asyouprobablysuspect,not aCatholic.Mypositionis this:Ileadadecentsortof life.Idon'tharmanyone,I believeinGodandtrytokeep Hiscomninadments,buttohe honestwithyou,Inevergoto Church. I havenotsaid prayerssinceIwasaboyat school,.Imean,saidregular prayers,andIdon'tfeelany theworseforit,Somedays agotwomencalledatthe doorandinvitedmetocome totheirChurch,andwhenI toldthemwhatIhavetold you,theywerehorrifiedand saidthat I shouldgoto Churchandpray.Theydid nothaveveryconvincingargumentsforwhattheysaid. Whatdoyousayaboutit?Gratefullyyours, "ORDINARYMAN,"

A.:Wereyouaregularlistener,youwouldhaveheardme onthisverypointonmanyoccasions.Yotirattitudeofmind issocommonto-daythat, ratherthanreferyoutoapreviousbroadcast,Iwill'againexplainyourobligationstoyou. Yousayyoudonotfeelanythe worsefornotgoingtoChurch orsayingyourprayers,butif youfulfilledyourdutiesasan ordinarymantoGodyour

ABSENTFEELINGS.

oumusthavereadinthe scripture,"Thoushaltlovethe LordthyGodwiththywhole heart..,thisisthefirstand greatestcommandment."Now howcanamansaythatheloves God,ifhehasnoreligion,never prays,neverworshipshismaker. Toignoreprayeristoignore GodandtodenyHisrights.And "Ordinaryman"youcan'tdo this'andgetawaywithitby

TheVicarofChrist

(THELIFEOFPIUSXII).

-thatoftheImmaculateHeart ofMary-tobecelebratedon August22nd.OnNovember 1st.,1942,hehadalreadycon-

AddressbyPaulBrennantothesecratedtheworldtotheImmaculateHeartofMary.He hasraisedtwelvenewSaintsto ManjimupHolyNameSociety thealtar.Hehascarriedforwardhispredecessor'splansfor

andempoweredittoactinHis Name,PopesandBishopshave hadtorallythefaithfultomeet theaggressionofpolitical powers.Thisaggressionhas takendifferentturnsatdifferent timesindifferentcountries. persecutionhasoftenfallenupon her,asinEasternEuropetoday,inanefforttodestroyher.

Sometimesthemoresubtle strategyhasbeentoabsorbecclesiasticalorganisationintothe Statesystem,ashappenedduringtheReformation.National churchesweresetup.Evenin Catholiccountries,likeSpain underPhillipII.andtheAustroHungarianEmpireunderJoseph II.,politicalpowerachievedexcessivedominationoverthe spiritual,forpoliticalends.

EversinceChristOurLordinneedeitherofaninterpreterthemissionsbytheconsecration establishedtheCatholicChurchorofachampion. tfnativebishops.HehasextendedtheuseofthevernacularintheRitual.Duringthe waryearsheprovidedforthe spiritualnecessitiesofthefaithfulbythegrantingofmost amplefacultiesfordispensation, andprovisionforanextraordinarymodificationoftheEucharisticfast.Youwouldwonder, ifyouknewoftheincredible numberofPapaldocuments, radioaddresses,homilies,discoursesandtalkshehasgiven, tosaynothingofthemeticulous carewithwhichheattendsto themostvariedquestionsofextremeimportance,howsogreat aburdencouldbebornebyso delicateaframe.Andso,from the"Citysetonahill"there continuestoringthevoiceof Christ'sVicarappealingtothe worldtouniteagainsttheenemiesofman,society,religion andtheChurchofChristpleadingforpeaceabovethedin ofarms-denouncingthefollowersofgodlessideologiesthat seeinhimtheirgreatestfoe.

TheCatholicChurch,under theguidanceofherPontiffs,has neveradoptedasupineattitude totheseattacks.And,whilstit istruethateveryPopemustto someextentshareallthespirit- ualgiftsofhispredecessors,itis alsotruethatthenaturaltemperamentsofthedifferentPopes throwintohigherreliefthan therest,nowthisvirtue.and nowthat.

Thoughtheaimsbeeverthe same,themeansadoptedto reachitmustvary,necessarily, fromonegenerationtoanother, and,ashistoryshows,haveoften variedgreatlyfromonePopeto another.Theseareimportant considerationstouswhoseein PopePiusXIII.thefifthPope inlessthanfortyyears.

LEONINETRADITION,

Asayouthoftenderyearsmy earliestrecollectionsofthePapacygobacktotheringingofthe Churchbellsontheoccasionof thedeathin1903ofthatgreat PopeLeoXIII.Fouryearsbe-fore-on2nd.April.1899-EugenioPacellihadreceivedthe sacredpriesthood,andhadcommencedhiscareerinoneofthe bureauxoftheSecretariateof State,overwhichpresidedthe figureofthegreatSicilianCardinal,MarianoRampolladel Tindaro,whosetwochiefsubordinateofficialswereMgr.Pietro GasparriandMgr.Giacomo dellaChiesa.

WiththeelectionofPopePius Xin1903,andtheappointment oftheyouthfulMgr.Merrydel ValasSecretaryofState,there camethefirstbreachinthe greatLeoninesystem.Rampollaretiredintothefastnesses oftheHolyOfficetolookonin heroicsilenceforthenextten yearswhilstanewsystemwas rapidlyreplacinghisowninthe bureauxoftheSecretariate. Fouryearslater,in1907,Mgr. DellaChiesalefttobecome ArchbishopofBologna.Inthe sameyearGasparriwasmadea Cardinal.Whathasbeentermedthe"firmnessofPiusX"had beenestablished,andwasworkingsmoothlybythistime.And iftheCatholicsofthatgenerationwerepuzzledbythischange inVaticandiplomacy,ithassince beenmadecrystalclearthatthe greatPopewhtosteeredthe Churchthroughthepolitical crisisoftheSeparationin France,andthereligiouscriss ofModernism,nolongerstands

INCREASINGROLE.

CardinalMerrydelVal,who, from1907to1914wasEugenio Pacelli'schief,andwho,in1912, promotedhimtobeSecretaryof theCongregationofExtraordinaryEcclesiasticalAffairs,had beenveryclosetoLeoXIIIduringhislastyears,andaccepted thebreakwiththeLeoninetradition.Hencethecollaboration betweenmasterandhischief servitorwasperfect,andtheaccordbetweenthemlasted throughtheelevenyearsofthe PontificateofPiusX.

IfRevolutionandCounterRevolutionbetheeternalruleof history,theyarealsothesource ofitsfascinationandappeal. Rampolladiedin1913.In 1914,dellaChiesareceivedthe RedHat,and,exactly100days afterthatfamousConsistory, becamePopeBenedictXV.

OneofLeoXIII.'sgreatest CardinalswascalledtotheSecretariateofState.Domenico Terrata,andwhenhedied,only amonthlater,BenedictXV.'s oldcolleaguesucceededhim, CardinalPietroGasparri,who hadbeenengagedforsometime indirectingthecodificationof CanonLaw,andoneofwhose busyexpertswasMgr.Pacelli.

CRITICALTIMES.

ThenewcollaborationbetweenMgr.PacelliandGasparri wastolastaslongastheCardinallived.In1917,Benedict XV.sentMgr.PacelliasNunciotoGermany,atoneofthe criticalmomentsofthefirst WorldWar.Whilstherehe madehisfirstcontactwiththe futurePiusXI.,whowasthen, in1920,NuncioatWarsawand SpecialCommissonerforEcclesiasticalAffairsinUpperSilesia.

In1922Mgr.Rattisucceeded BenedictXV.,andretainedGasparriasSecretaryofState, rhilsthemaintainedPacellias NuncioinBerlin.In1929, afterthesigningoftheLateran TreatywithMussolini,Gasparri retired,andMgr.Pacellibecame SecretaryofState.InMarch, 1939,CardinalPacellibecame PopePiusXII. RAREQUALITIES.

Itwouldbeimpossibletorecountindetailinthetimeatmy disposalallthatPiusXII.has accomplishedduringtheten yearsthathaveelapsedsince hisaccessiontotheThroneof St.Peter.Butwedoknow, that,asVicarofChrist,hehas ruled,taught,protectedand sanctifiedallthosecommittedto hiscare-feedingthemwiththe wordofGod,nourishingthemwiththeBreadofLife-tending thewoundsofthosewhoare tornbythethornsoftheworld -guardingthemagainstthe wolvesthatseektodestroythem-guidingthem along straightpathstothewatersof salvation.Forhistremendous taskGodhasendowedhimrichlywithrarequalitiesofmind andheart-deepspirituality,profoundcharity,truehumility,devotedsingle-mindedness, uncommonwisdomandknowledge,andthequalityofvaliant leadership.

DuringhisPontificate,heinstitutedanewfeastofOurLady

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AsSupremePontiffthepriest ofGod,whocelebratedthe GoldenJubileeofhisordination onApril2nd.last,hasmuch heavierresponsibilitesthanan ordinarypriest.Themoral systemwhichgrowsout ofman'screatednatureembracesallsocialandpolitical relationships.TheHolyFather isthedivinelyappointedandauthoritativeteacherofwhat themorallawrequiresofmen inSocietyandintheState, whetheronanationaloraninternationalscale.Byhisconstantattentiontothesequestions PopePiusXII.hasprovedequal totheobligationsofthePapacy atatimeofunparalleled,worldwidesocialandpoliticaldisturbanceandevencatastrophe.

Whenweconsiderthelong yearsthatPopePiusspentin thebureauxoftheSecretariate ofState,itremainstruethathis distinctivetalentliesinthefield ofjurisprudence.Since1939, hisChristmasmessageshave evolvedabodyofauthoritative Christiandoctrineinthemoral principlesofbothnationaland internationalorganisation.In his1942messageheunveiled themoralevilofStateAbsolutism,whilsttheacmeofhispoli- ticalphilosophywasgiveninhis 1944Christmasmessageondemocracy.Sowemaynowtake itthatatleastsomeelementsof democraticgovernmentareto beconsideredamoralrequire- mentfortheprotectionofper- sonalfreedomunderpresent- daypoliticalsystems.Inhis 1948 condemnedmessagePopePiusXII. pacificismandneu trality,andreiteratedhiscall throughanimprovedUnitedNations defenceorganisationandunited action.Hehadprevi- ouslyapprovedtheMarshall PlanandtheideaoftheWesternEuropeanUnion.

CO-OPERATION,

PopePiusXIIisveryinsistentonco-operationwithall"believers,"andmorethanoncedo wefindinhisdirectivesinthe sphereofcivicactionphrases like"togetherwithalluprightmen,"whilsthispriestlycharitableworks-hiswelfarework forchildren-forJews-forthe homelessandthosewhohave beendisplaced-aretoowell known.

Perhapsaboveallitcanbe saidofPopePiusthatheisthe manofcourage-spiritualcourage.Itwasthiscourage-this

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facingofwhatmanythought hopeless-thatmadehisinterventionintheItalianelections ofApril18th.,1948,sosuccessful.Italywassavedfrom Communism-andtheKremlin cannotforgivethepriestwho savedher.

OnApril2nd.ofthisyear,the HolyFathercelebratedthe50th. anniversaryofhisordinationto thepriesthood,andwecango backinretrospecttothatmorninginRomewhenthehandsof theyoungpriestwereraised alofttoofferaVictiminfinitely pleasingtotheDivineMajesty. EugenioPacellihadachievedhis greatestdignity-theineffable splendourofthehumanpriest. Hehadbeen"takenfromamong men,ordainedformeninthe thingsthatappertaintoGod."

PASTORANGELICUS.

Fortyyearslaterhebecame PopePiusXII-andhetookthe namePiusasatributetohis deadmaster-perhapsthegreat- estofallmindswithwhomhis ownmadecontact.Hehad served,andenjoyedtheconfidenceofallthosegreatPopes -LeoXIII,PiusX.Benedict XV,PiusXI-andhadbeenthe trustedcolleagueofRampolta, MerrydelVal,Gasparri.But, ifheirtoallthese,wecansay to-daythatheisprincipally himself.

LastMarchtheCatholicworld Celebratedthe10th.anniversary ofhisaccessiontotheThroneof St.Peter,andthosetenyearshavedemonstratedwithin dubitableclaritythatheisthe "PastorAngelicus"oftheprop- hecy,sothatwecantrulysay withgratitude:"Agreatprophet hasarisenamongstus,andthe LordGodhascomedowntohis people."

Anti-Christian Move.

LONDON,Dec.3(Radio,NC).

-Followingheateddiscussions, delegatesattendingtheFree WorldLabourConferencehere decidedthatChristiantrade unionsmayadheretothenonCommunistinternationallabour congresscreatedhereuntilthe nextcongresswhichismeeting twoyearshence.

TheobjectiontotheadmissionoftheChristiantrade unionsarosefromtheiraffiliationwiththeInternationalFed- erationofCatholicTrade Unions.Thecommitteeruling oneligibilityofdelegatesdecid- edthatnationaltradeunion centresmustapprovebeforethe Christianunionsaretobeadmittedtothenewinternational body.

Afteradispute,duringwhich GiulioPastore,leaderoftheIta- liandelegation,threatenedto withdrawfromtheconference unlesstheChristianunionswere invited,thewholematterwas referredbacktothecredentials committee.Itsfullreporthas notbeenpresented,butitis understoodtoapprovetheadmissionoftheChristianunions.

(Reportsfromothersources declarethattheadmissionofthe Christiantradeunionswasvotedonthebasisofaplanwork- edoutbyWalterP.Reuther, headoftheCIOdelegation,and supportedbytheAmericanFederationofLabourdelegates. Underthiscompromise,all Christiannationalunioncentres shallbeinvitedtojointhenew labourbodyonconditionthat theysevertheirconnectionwith theInternationalFederationof CatholicTradeUnionswithin twoyears.)

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ChildrenofPotsdam

PROBLEMSWEHELPEDTOCAUSE

"TheseLittleChildrenare LookingforTheirParents,"read thecaptionofaposterthatmet mealloverGermany.Pictured ontheposterwerethehaunting facesof60children-littleones separatedfromparentsandrelativesduringthemassexpulsions.Thefacesstaredatmein railroadstations,welfareoffices, onchurchdoors,andinpublic buildingswhereverIwent.

Inallcasesontheposter,the childwastooyoungatthetime offlighttorememberhislast nameortheaddressofhisparents.Thedescriptionsunderthe hauntingfaceshighlightthe unimaginablesufferingthatis metedouttotheinnocentinany massexpulsion.

Onechildwasfoundonaroad byasoldier;anothertwoknew thattheirmotherwhstakento RussiafromEastPrussia.Anotherchildknewthathisfirstname wasGerhardandthathehada telephoneinhishouseinPomerania.Undereachpicturewiere afewwordsofanindividual tragedywhichwasimplicitin theAllieddecisiontouproot millionsinthewaysofchaos thatfollowedthewar.

Theposteroflostchildren symbolizedformealltheguiltless whohavesufferedinthemass expulsionsof12,000,000persons fromareasofeasternEurope.

DESPAIRINGSEARCH

Iaskedaboutotherexpelled childrenandfoundthatbetween 160,000and180.000werelostin theuprootingofGermanicminoritiesandGermancitizens fromtheSudetenland.Silesia, EastPrussia,Yugoslavia,and Hungary_

Germanyorintheneighbouring lands.

EASILYLOST

Dayafterday,onecanhear theseheart-breakingannouncementsofparentswhostillhope tofindtheirchildren,threeor fouryearsafterseparation.One mightreasonablyaskwhyparentsallowedthemselvestobe !separatedfromtheirlittleones. Itiseasiertounderstand,when onehearssuchannouncementsas thatregardingayoungboywho hadwalkedtoanearbytownto astore,andbeforehereturned hiswholefamilywasforcibly loadedonatruckandtakenso adetentioncampforexpulsion. Otherchildrenwereplacedon differentdeportationtrainsfrom theparents.Stillothers,names unknown,diedontrainswithout reportsbeinggivenoftheir deaths.Manychildrensoughtmay bealreadydead. Thelostchildrenareaspecial probleminGermanyandall agenciesarecooperatingtoreunitethemwiththeirfamilies.The childrenwhoaresearchingfor theirparentsare,ingeneral,well takencareofbypublicandreligiouswelfareagencies.Theorphanedexpelleechildrenaregiven specialconsiderationandmany havealreadybeenadoptedby familiesanxioustogivethem loveandnormalliving.Many callshavecometoGermanwelfareagenciesfortheadoption oftheselittlechildrenbyfamilieslivinginotherlands,but noneareavailableforadoption becausetheyhavebeentaken byGermanfamilies.Unaccompaniedexpelleechildrenarebeing keptuntilextensiveinvestigationsaremaderegardingtheirparentsandrelatives.

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istofaformerstallforahorse. Eachsickhorsehadhisstallin whichtheanimalwastiedtoa heavypost.Nowt,inthisformer horsehospital,eachexpelleefamilylivesinoneofthesestalls andtheheavypostisareminder toeachmemberofthefamily thattheirhomeisreallyastable. Thereisnoprivacytoafamily livinginsuchconditions.There islessprivacywhen20families mustoccupysectionsoflarge hallsinformercastlespressed intoserviceforexpellees.

OBSTACLES

Fromareligiouspointofview, theCatholicexpelledchildrenin thenorthernareaofGermany, wherethereareneithersufficient churchesnorschools,areapressingandspecialproblem.These childrenareservedbypriests whocometothembycyclesand motorcycles.Theyareprepared forFirstCommunionandConfirmationincrowdedbarracks roomsandLutheranChurches kindlylentfortheoccasion.The richnessofCatholiclifewhich theirparentsknewbeforethe expulsion,isentirelyabsent,The Faithiskeptaliveonlybyheroic priestsanddevoutlayneonle amongtheexpellees.

Muchself-helphasbeenorganisedamongGermanCatholics tosavethisgenerationofchildrenwhoarelivingintheDiasn_ ora(orDispersion)areasof Germany,EveryyearSouthGermandioceses,particularlyin Bavaria,bringdownthousands ofexpelleechildrenfromareas ofSchleswig-Holsteinandnorth Germanytosoendthesummer monthswithCatholicfamilies.

"Goodmorning,Judge?"said thenewspaperman."Iunderstandyougrantedthatdivorce."

"Idid,"saidthejudge.

Thenewspaperman'seyebrowsroseslightly,buthesaid nothing.

Thejudgewasvisiblyannoyed."Nowlook,"hesaid,"the husbandfellinlovewithanotherwoman.Couldhehelp it?"

Thenewspapermansmiled crookedly."Areyouasking me?"

"No,"saidthejudge.

"That'swhatIthought," Thenewspapermansatdown andproppeduphisfeet.

"Youcan't"saidthejudge "holdpeopletoabadbargain," "No?"askedthenewspapermanblandly.

"No"'saidthejudge.

Thenewspaperman'sgrin grewmoreirritating.

"Besides"saidthejudge,"they wereincompatible."

"1know:'saidthenewspaperman.Herepeatedthewords significantly."Iknow."

"We'vegot.to.be.sensible aboutthesethings,"saidthe judge.

Thenewspapermanchanged thesubject."Isupposeyou readabouttheyoungfellow whodesertedfromtheArmy andwentovertotheenemy."

"Yes,"saidthejudge.'His facereddenedwithanger."The scoundrel!"

Thenewspaperman'seyebrows roseagain."Scoundrel!"

"Certainly,"raspedthejudge. "Oughttobehorse-whipped,Or shot!"

TURNINGTHETABLES.

Thenewspapermangestured:

Thenewspapermanshrugged. "Couldhehelpit?" 'Ofcoursehecould!"The judgeroseandpacedtheoffice, "Ileshouldneverhavestarted playingaroundwiththese enemyagents."

Thenewspapermanlookedat himquizzically,butsaidnothing. Thejudgewaswarmingupto hissubject."Loyalty'sloyalty, Itellyou.Whatisthecountry comingtoifyoungsterscango runningawayfromtheirduty wheneveritsuitsthem?"

Thenewspapermanyawned. "Maybe,'hesaid,"heandhis countrywereincompatible."

Thejudgedidn'thearhim. "Hewasfalsetohisoath,"he said.

"Youcan't,"saidthenewspaperman,"holdpeopletoabad bargain."

HECAN'TSEEIT.

Thejudgeturnedonhim.

"What'sthat?Why,you'retalkinglikeaBolshevik.Wehold peopletobadbargainsallthe time.Businessmenwhosign contracts,speculatorswhoguess wrongonthemarket-"

"Andsoldierswho'dliketo ,'etoutofthefrontlines,"said thenewspaperman.

"Exactly,"criedthejudge. "Duty'sduty,nomatterhowunpleasantitproves.We'vegot tohavestability.Promisesmust bekept.Youcan'thavecivilisationwithoutloyalty."

Thenewspapermandropped hisfeettothefloor."Funny," heremarked."Ithought-" Hepaused.

"Youthoughtwhat?"

Inmostcases.thesechildren stillunaccountedforwerethe casualtiesofthepeace-timewar action.Manydiedontheroad; hundredsofnursingbabiesdied forlackofnourishmentand warmthintheterriblewintersof 1945-46and1946-47.Parents arestillsearchingforchildren theybelievetobealive. Church.Childrenwhoareregist-

Prisonersofwararereturning fromRussiainlargegroups.The firstthingtheydouponarrival istoregisterwiththecombined SearchServicesoftheRedCross, CatholicCharitiesandLutheran

ThesesearchesconductedbyeredbynamewiththeSearch posters,advertisementandbyServicesarethusreunitedalmost thousandsofradiobroadcasts,,dailywithparentsorcloserelathavegivenatoneoftragedytoives everydaylifeinGermany.There arespecialradioprogrammesfor childrenwhoknowtheirnames andformeraddressesoftheirpa-

Expelleechildrenwhoare subjectedperhapstothemost constantsufferingsandagonies,arethosewhoarelivingin rents.Therearesneeialradiobarracksandalmostuninhabitprogrammesforparentswhostillablebuildingsofalltypes.One believethattheirchildren,separ-roomtoafamilyisaluxury. atedfromthemaresomewhereinSometimes,thisroommaycon,A

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Bavariainthesummerisrich incolourandricherinitsexpressionsofCatholiclife,Some ofthechildrenfromSchleswigHolsteinusedtositintheeveningsandtelltheBavarianyoungsterswhattheythoughtofthe lovelydomedchurchesoftheBavariancountry-side.Theexpelleechildrenmarvelledatthe colorfulinteriorsofthechurches. atthevestmentsofthepriests. atthebeatifulmarriageceremonies,atthefactthatonecould gotoconfessionandCommunion atalmostanytimebecausethe priestwasnearthechurchand nearthepeople.

DREAROUTLOOK

Forexpelleechildrenfrom Schleswig-Holstein,thereare veryfewpriestsandtheirlifeis darkandsad.Theytoldhow theywaitedontheroad,often withoutshoesandintherain, forthepriestwhocametothem onhiscycle.Theyexplainedhow Masswasofferedinbareschoolroomswithoutanycolouror loveliness.

ABavariangirllistenedto thesestoriestoldbyhomeless, yearninglittleones,Thesetale, impressedhersomuchthatshe paintedthemintoapicture-a picturewhichforaccuracyand powerisarealmasterpiece,The youngBavariangirlwasVeronikaRiechoftheDioceseof AugsburginBavaria,Veronika paintedinthelowerpartofthe pictureseveralcrowdedscenes ofcolorandjoy,achurchwedding,achildbeingbaptised,a BishopconferringConfirmation, childrenbeingtaughtCatechism bythepriests,childrengoingto confession,childrenreceiving Communion.Behindthescenes risethespiresandtheonion towersofthetypicalBavarian churches.Tovriardsthetopofthe picture,thecolorsgrowdark, andweseetwogroupsofshoelesschildren,standingbythe roadsidewavingwelcometoa priestonabicycle,Thebuildings areplainasschoolbuildingsare. Thetopofthepictureisabsolutelyblackincolor.Inthisway Veronika,hardlymorethana childherself.interpretedthelongingsandsufferingsofotherlittle childrenfromwhomsomuch hasbeentaken.eventhejoysof theirr.lieion.AmonethePil(Continuedfootofnextcolumn)

"Oh,Idon'tknow.Hesaid helikedtheothercountrybetterthanhisown." "Nonsense!"saidthejudge. "Fellinlovewithit,soto speak." Thejudgestruckhisdesk withhishand."Hehadno righttofallforanyothercountry."

"Oh,nothingmuch."The newspapermanstrolledtothe door,turnedandsaid:"Atfirst Ithoughtyou'dsaythereought tobecourtswheresoldierscould getdivorcedfromtheArmy whenevertheyfoundthatit wasn'tcompatible."

"That,"saidthejudge,"isthe silliestthingI'veeverheard," "Iheardsillier,"saidthenewspapermanashesaunteredaway. -Adaptedfrom"TheMonitor."

ANYLIEWILLDO.

Theday-to-daycampaignof distortion,deceptionandattemptstodiscredittheChurch, wagedbytheItalianLeftist press,hasnowreachedthe problemofpainlesschildbirth. Ashasbecomecustomaryinrecentweeks,theHolyOfficeis thebuttoftheattack.

Eversincethepublicationof thedecreeregardingexcommunicationofCommunists,the HolyOfficehasbeentheprincipalobjectofleftists'attemptsat derogation.

TheoldstoryofGalileo,for instance,andhisdifferences withecclesiasticalauthoritiesregardingtheCopernicantheoryis beingfrequentlyandalwayserroneouslyrehashedintheleftist press. Almostasregularly,"OsservatoreRomano"hasfoundroom forafewlinesoftypeforan editorialrebuttalofthecharges.

Thecaseofpainlesschildbirth isanillustration. Theleftistnewspaper,"II Paese,"recentlyreprintedits phantasiesofseveralmonthsago regardingallegedCatholic teachingsonchildbirth,saying that"SacredCongregationofthe HolyOfficehastakenunder examinationatthistimethe problemofpainlesschildbirth accordingtotheviewpointofthe Vatican."

Itwentonbyfalselyinformingitsreadersthatthe"Church notonlydoesnotadmitbutcondemnspainlessbirth,"

Theeditorsof"Osservatore" permittedthemselvestosmile overthe"sensation"caused grimsoftheNight-theexpellees ofwesternEurope-thechildren arethemostdesolateofall.They bearontheirbodiesandintheir spiritscruelscarsthatonlylove canheal.

amongsomenewspaperment whoscurriedtothe"Osservatore"offices,insearchofsome newandimportantVaticanpronouncementordecree.

Theyhadtocontentthemselveswithonelittleparagraph whichhadappearedin"Osservatore"lastJuly25.

Atthattime,"Osservatore" saidthattheproblemofpainless childbirthis"atleastthreecenturiesold,andtherewere,alas, someProtestanttheologianswho solveditbadly;awomanin Edinburgh(Scotland)wascondemnedtodeathforhavingattemptedtoalleviateherown birthpains."

TheCatholicChurch,"Osservatore"wrote,hasnevershared thoseBiblicalinterpretations "whichwerederivedfroman unjustifiedattachmenttothe literalsenseoftheSacred Books."

BlessedIllartitt6eTorres

or RACIALINFERIORITY.

TheCatholicChurchisthe world'smostdemocraticinstitutionbecauseitactsonthespir- itualaxiomthatbeforeGodall menareequal.Itwassaidof oneofourgreatPopes,sosmall washisbeginningasthesonofa poorpeasant,andsogreatand exaltedwashisdignity*henraisedtothechairofPeterthat hewas"bornmudanddied marble."Thereisnogreatwon- derthereforeifahumbleNegro Catholicisraisedtothesupremespiritualhonourofthe Church'saltars.JustasGod looksonlytotheheartandto theintention,andnottothe colour,whichisanoutwardaccidentofpigmentationanddoes notrunintothespaciousinward kingdomofthesoul,sothe Churchfollowsthesamelinein dealingwithherchildren,asking onlyforproofsofsanctityand evidenceoftheirloveofGodand oftheirfellowmen.Wecanall feeldeeplythegreatnessofthe Churchinsuchmattersofmoment,anditwillbeacausefor rejoicing,ifasaresultofthe urgentprayerarisingfromall partsoftheuniversalChurch. BlessedMartindePorresisdeclaredaSaintamidstallthe splendoursoftheChurch'smost magnrcentceremonies.Letas allhopethatwewillallliveto seethatdaybecauseitwillbea gloriousfulfilmentofthehopes ofmanyanxiousCatholichearts, WhendidyoumeetBlessed MartinDePorres?Formethe encounterwassuddenandpuzzling.Atfamilyprayers,when theconcludinginvocationswere beingmade,oneoftheyounger membersofthefamily,towhom thenamemusthavebeenfamiliarintheclassroomatSt.Benedict'sCollegeexcitedlycrashed inedgewayswithahigh-pitched intonation"BlessedMartinDe Porres,"towhichweallautomaticallychimedin"Prayforus," mostofusnotknowingtowhom wewereprayingforintercession andassistance,butallagogwith amountingexcitementtofind outsomethingaboutthisnew starofsanctitywhichhadso suddenlyandunexpectedlyswam intoourken.Weweretoldthat thiswasaNegroSaint,averitablethaumaturgus.Apicture wasreleasedhastilyfroma schoolbook,andforthefirst timewesawthekind,benignant anddivinelyhomelyfaceof

BlessedMartinDePorres.Ifyou havenotbefriendedthismost lovablesaint,andnotyetpaid himyourhomageandthehospitalityofyourhome,hastennow todoso,asheismightytohelp, helovesthepoor,theunhappy andthesuffering,andyoucannotaffordtodowithoutthegood officesofsogreatafriendand servantofGod.

SpreadoftheDevotion

ThedevotiontoBlessedMartin hasspreadandisspreadingby leapsandbounds.Itisaphenomenonofnationalpsychology thatAmericawhichshrinksfrom anythingwhichhasthenameof Negrotaintingit,hastakenthe humbleNegrosainttoitsheart. Theposerofsanctityisbenevolentlytyrannous.Wecannot helpbutbowourheadsinprofoundhumilitybeforeanymarvel ofsanctity.Youwillremember

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that,inthegreatdramaonDr. JohnsonbyChestertonanAmericanimperilshislifebycoming overtoEnglandduringthewar withthecoloniestopreachequality.Dr.JohnsonhadaNegro servantandinordertoshowup theAmericanheinviteshimto beseatedandaskstheAmerican toservethenegrowithacupof tea,ifhereallybelievedinthe equalityofallmen,anopinion forwhichhewaspreparedto riskhislife.TheAmerican,as Dr.Johnsonanticipated,shrank hackindismay,theinstinctof hisracesuperiorityobliterating thewholegospelofjusticehe wasloudlypreaching.TheBaronessCatherinedeHueck,a RussianandnowanAmerican citizen,decalresthatinallher troublesintherunningofFriendshipHousethenameofBlessed MartindePorresisinvoked,and shedependsverymuchonhim incarryingourhergreattiaission amongtheNegroesofHarlem. CatholicAmericaisonitsknees beforethissaint.Itisfitting thataNegroshouldconquer Americabythepowerofhis transcendentsanctity.Thethick wall.ofAmericanprejudice againsttheNegromightbe breachedinmanyplacesindue course,andBlessedMartinmight completetheworkwhichAbrahamLinealbegan.

AlreadyBlessedMartinisbeing acceptedasthePatronofinterracialJusticeandCharity.and Romehasgrantedpermissionto manydiocesesforpublicservicesinhishonour.Hisdevotees areexpected,whatevertheir Placeandcalling,tomakesacrificesinvariouswaystoincrease theirpersonalsanctityandto workheroicallyforthesalvation ofsouls.

ABOUNDINGCHARITY

Whatmannerofmanwas BlessedMartindePorresthathis nameshouldberinginground theworldwhereversanctityis revered?

BlessedMartinwinsbornin Lima,Peru,inSouthAmerica onDecember9th,1579inahut whichisnowenclosedbyalarger buildingandisconvertedinto,a chapel.HisfatherDonJuanue PorreswasaKnightofAlcantaraandaSpaniard,andhis mother,AnnaVelasquez,afreed colouredwomanfromPanama. Asachild,thoughinextreme povertyhimselfbeingpractically neglectedandevendisownedby hisfatherowingtohishaving takenincolourafterhismother heshowedasingularandgenerousloveofhisneighbouds,especiallythesickandafflicted,and grewstronginsanctity.Hegave awayoneverypossibleoccasion hismother'smoneytothepoor, andhisbiographerssensibly presumethathewascuffedby herforthisintemperategenerositybutitdoesnotappearthat hewascuredofthishabit.He livedamidstthedregsofthe town'sinhabitantsbutthiswas nodeterrentagainstgrowthin holiness.Theearlyknowledgeof miseryturnedhisheartentirely toGod,hisonlyfriend,Patron andDivineProtector.Attwelve yearsofageMartinwasapprenticedtoasurgeon,andlearnt thepropertiesofmedicinalherbs

andthemethodofmanycures inordertobeofassistanceto hisfellowmen.Everymomentof histimewasoccupied.Andwhen headministeredtotheneedsof theirbodieshealsoprayedfor thesicksoulsoftheobjectsof hisaboundingcharity.

Duringthisperiodasapprentice,heworkedmarvelsofcharity,forheneverrefusedassistancetothepouranddestitute, andaftersevereandprolonged laboursintheprisonsandhospitalshewouldcomehometo spendanotherfewhoursin prayertherealsourceofhis strengthinthesuperhumanserviceonesoyoungwasrendering hisfellowmen.

AServantintheHouseofGod.

Allthiswasonlyapreparationforagreaterandmoreusefulandheroicachievement.He wasnowfifteenyearsofage, andhumblyaskedforaplace asaDominicanTertiary,and wasdulyreceived.Hishabit wasnowthewhitetunic,the blackscapular,andtheblack mantle.Nineyearslater,feelinghimselfunworthy,itwas onlyunderobediencethathe tookthesolemnvowswhich madehispositionequaltothat ofaregularlaybrotherofthe FirstOrderofSt.Dominic.At theConventoftheMostHoly Rosary,hechoosethemostlowlyduties.Hewasthebarber, theinfirmarian,thekeeperof thecommonwardrobe.He servedthesickon,hisknees.He cleanedthewashrooms.When askedwhyhedidtheseduties herepliedthathehadchosen "tobeanabjectinthehouse ofmyGod,ratherthantodwell servantofChristandananiazHowdifferentallthisfromthe greatonesoftheearthwho dwellsurroundedbyceremony whichbetokensthePrideof power!

BlessedMartinthoughtsolittleofhimselfandsomuchof othersthatwhentheConvent hadapressingdebttosettle,he imploredthePriortosellhimto meetthisdemand.Thisoffer ofhimselfwas,ofcourse,summarilyrejected.

Hesleptonapalletinsteadof abedTheonlyornamentin hisroomwasawoodenCross, apictureoftheBlessedVirgin, andapictureofSt.Dominic.He was.however,liftedfromthe earthinecstasiesbecausehewas fabulouslyrichingrace.He predictedthedeathofapriest whothoughthehadalonglife beforehim.Thenbeganaseriesofmiracles.Butwonderful astheywere,moreimpressive andvaluablewashisexampleof uttercharity.

CompassionandCleanliness.

Hereisjustoneinstance. Martinpickedupabeggar,dirty andfilthyintheextreme,and coveredwithsores,carriedhim totheConvent,attendedtohim tenderly,andcuredhim.One oftheBrotherscomplainedbitterlyaboutsodisgustinglyuncleanabeggarbeinggivena bed. BrotherMartinreplied:"Compassion,mydearBrother,is preferabletocleanliness.RememberthatIcaneasilycleanse mysheetswithalittlesoap,but notorrentoftearscouldwash offmysoulthestainthatwould havebeenmadetherebyany unkindnesstotheunfortunate."

Forthirty-sixyearsofhis religiousprofessiontheseheroic serviceswererendered,andthen hedied,on3rd.November, 1639,agreatandexemplary servantofChristandonamazingloverofhisfellowmen.May BlessedMartinDePorrestake usalsounderthewingsofhis charity.-QuintusDelilkhan,in theCeylon"CatholicMessenger."

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ROSARYINTHEDOCK.

Themostpopularformof prayeramongstusCatholicsis perhapstherecitationofthe rosary.Familiesgettogetherin thehomeforit,individualsfit itintoasparetenminutes,itis afavouriteprayerbeforethe BlessedSacrament,andthe Churchherselfencouragesitsuse anywhereandeverywhere,But thewitness-standhardlyseems tobetheplaceforit;stillthere isatleastonerecordedinstance whenawitnesskeptfingeringthe beads,whenhewasexpectedto givealltheattentiontothe penetratingquestionsofhiscrossexaminer.

Intheearlythirties,all Englandwasshockedbyaparticularlyrevoltingcrimewhim hascometobereferredtoas "TheBrightonTrunkMurder." OnDerbyDayin1934,thedismemberedbodyofawoman, minushead,handsandlegswas discoveredinasuitcaseinthe luggageroomoftheBrighton RailwayStation.Themansuspectedandchargedwasone ToniMancini,andhewasnotb; anymeansagentlemanofrepute.Hewentintotheboxto giveevidenceonhisbehalf,and aneye-witnesssaysthis:-

"Therewasonetouchofdrama whenthissmartlydressedyoung man,swarthyofcountenance andratherforeignlookinginappearance,tookhisstandinthe witnessbox,Hehadonehandin theleft-handpocketandappearedtobefingeringsomething.Mr. JusticeBarronaskedhimwhat liehadthere,andMancinipulled astringofrosarybeadsfromhis pocketandheldthemupforthe judgetosee. "AreyouaRomanCatholic?" askedthejudge.'No,'repliedthe

prisoner,addinginalowvoice, "butIwas,myLord."

Therewassomethingincongruousinthismanclingingto thetinycrucifix,andatone stageheexclaimed,"Itrustedin God,andItrustinHimnow," Thisstoryonlyillustrated howevenahardenedmanturns totherosaryforconsolation. Andall'swellthatendswell. Whenthejuryfiledbackafter anabsenceoftwohours,itwas unanimouslytosay"notguilty.' Theeye-witnessgoesonto say:"Fromthefigureinthe docktherecameagreatsigh. Hislipsmovedinsilence.Itmay havebeenaprayer.Inafew momentshehadleftthedocka freeman."

-"CeylonMessenger."

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SirWalterMoberlyhaswrittenabook.Onpublicationlast August,itfelllikeanatombombamongsttheintellectuals ofbothEnglandandAmerica.

Theyhaven'tyetsufficiently recoveredtobegintotalksensiblyaboutit,Butthatdoesn't stopthemfromtalking.

However,wehadbetterbegin atthebeginning.WhoisSir WalterMoberly?HewasProfessorofPhilosophyatBirminghamUniversity.HeisChairmanofBritain'sUniversity GrantsCommittee.Hewillbe thefirstPrincipalofanewCollegebasedonChristianprinciples,whichheisfoundingwith theencouragementandhelpof KingGeorgeVI.

Hisbook?"TheCrisisinthe University,"acclaimedinEnglandasoneofthemostimportantandsearchingstudiesonthe subjectsinceCardinalNewman's "IdeaofaUniversity."Andit canbecalledonlyadamningindictmentoftheperversionofthe Universities.Heseesthemas turningourcivilisationintoa conglomerateofmentallyand spiritually"displacedpersons," peoplewhohavelosttheirtraditionalbeliefs,habitsandsentiments,andwhohavebeengivennoworth-whilesubstitutes forthem.Confusionanddiscordwillbetheresult, MUDDLED.

TheUniversities?Therewas atimewhentheycouldanddid produceintellectualleaderswith someideaofcivilisedvalues, menwhowereabletomould publicopinion.Butnotnow. TheUniversitiesthemselves havenocompellingconvictions. Lackinganyclearsenseofdirectionandpurpose,theyareas muddledaseverybodyelse.

WhenallEuropewasCatholic, ofcourse,itwasboundtogether byacommonsocialsystem,a commonreligion,language,art, architecture,andinstitutionsof allkinds.Godwasoverall, providingadominantmotive whichreducedeverythingtoa singleharmoniouspattern.And theUniversitiesreflectedthe conditionswhichgaveriseto them.Butthosedayshave gone,tobesucceededbyanera ofbewilderment.

Foratime,aftertheProtestantReformation,Christiantraditionslingeredon.Christian standardsofbeliefandconduct weregenerallyadmitted.Religiousformalitieswereobserved.

Butmoreandmorethesebecamebuthistoricalsurvivalsof everdiminishingsignificance.

TheCrisisintheUniversit

Thenmenbegantothinkthat, withoutreligion,theycouldat leastretaintheirinheritance fromtheGreekphilosophersof sweetreasonablenessandthe naturallygoodlife,togetherwith thetraditionsoflawandorder derivedfromancientRome.

"ClassicalHumanism,"theycalledit. UTILITARIAN.

Buttheworldwentonchanging,andtheUniversitieswithit. Theclassicalhumanistsbecame outofdate.Sweetreasonablenesshadnotseemedtoavailin awar-tornworld.1Democracy arose,tochargetheUniversities withsponsoringprivilegeand panderingtodominant,ninority classes.Andscientificprogress preferredtechnicaltohumane studies,scorningculturalideals infavourofutilitarianeconomic andsocialpurposes.

Butwhathasbeentheresult?

Secularism,irrationalism,and fragmentation.

Universitiesdenyallresponsibilityforreligionandmorals. Theysaytheyare"neutral;' theyarenotheretoedify;that's theworkoftheChurch.Anyway,theirdutyistocommunicateknowledge,andreligionand moralsbelongtotheregion,not ofknowledge,butofprivate tasteandguesswork!

Philosophy?Well,thatcanbe tolerated;butit'schaotic,and leadsnowher2,.-amassofunrealdreamsenkindlingtheoreticalcuriosityaboutmysterious andelusiveends.Observation andexperiment,notabstract reasoning,arewhatweneed. Insteadoftalkingaboutwhat oughttobe,wemusttakewhat is,andfacefacts.

TECHNOLOGY.

Soattentionisconcentratedon apppliedscienceandtechnology. Theonlythingsworthconsideringarethosethatcanbe"tested."Theonlyendworthwhile isto"getresults,"tosatisfyhumancomfortbytheconquestof Nature,tomaketheworldsafe for"gadgets."Thinkinterms ofscience!Getanintoxicating senseofpower,theoptimistic outlookwhichknowsthatsciencewillyetovercomehunger, disease,spaceitself-perhaps evendeath!Engineers,architects,doctors,dentists,mathematicians,chemists,geologiststhese,thescientificmen,arethe menofthefuture!

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Buttheresultofallthisisthat Universitiestendtoworkinseparatewater-tightcompartments. Therelatingofthedifferentdisciplinesofstudyhaslargely gone.Professorshavelittleinterestoutsidetheirownrestrictedfield.Thereisnocommonbasisofideasandculture.

TheUniversityissplitintofragments,withriftsbetweenfacultiesofscience,philosophy,and literature;andevenwithinindividualfacultiesthemselves. Thestudentsthemselvesin turnbecomesplit-personalities. Theydon'tseelifesteadilyand whole,butasaseriesofdisconnectedexperiences.Theynever comeofagemorallyasresponsiblebeings:andtheUniversity leavesthemwiththeideathat suchintegrationisnotofgreat importance.Theygettheircreed andcode,ifany,unconsciously, athaphazard,perphapsfrom novelsandnewspapers-andit isamuddledcreedandanincoherentcodeatbest.

INTEGRATION.

Therearethosewhosaythat thingsarequiteallrightwith theUniversitiesevenunderthe conditionsdescribed.Butnot manyreallythinkthatway. Mosteducationalistsrealisethat aUniversitydoesnotmean chaoticdiversity.Somepredominantpurposemustbefound whichwillserveasaprinciple ofintegration.Butthereisno agreementastowhatthatpredominantpurposeshouldbe.

Classicalhumanistssaywe mustrecoverourWesternculturalherntagederivedfromthe GreeksandRomans.Universitiesshouldindeedignorereligion.Buttheyshouldaimat trainingstudentsforareasonablelifebasedupontheprinciplesofnaturalmorallaw.Every studentshouldbetaughttorecognisethehierarchyofvalues acceptabletoallgoodandsensiblemen.Theideal,andnot theutilitarian,shouldbethe rule.Thestandardshavebeen onceandforallestablishedby theGreeks.TheUniversitywas nevermeanttobetornbypolitical,social,commercial,orany sectionalinterests.Thesemay havetheirplace;butitmustbe averysecondaryandsubordinateplace.

TECHNOCRACY.

Asecondgroupstrugglingfor thecontroloftheUniversities, andbyfarthestrongest,isthat ofthe"TechnologicalDemocrats."Thedoorshavebeen thrownopentothelowerand middleclasseswho,devoidof anyculturalbackground,have swarmedintoenjoytheir "equalopportunities;"andthey havecomewithfranklyutilitarianaims.TheirplanforintegrationistomaketheUniversityserveproletarianideals,to useallitsinfluenceinsecuring thetransferofpowerfromthe "classes"tothe"masses."The Nazisgainedmuchbysecuring controloftheUniversitiesin Germany.TheCommunists haveseenthevalueofthisin Russia.Democracymustuse thehighestinstitutionsoflearningforitsownsocialisticpurposes.

AndwhatofChristians?Itis ontheirbehalfthatSirWalter Moberlyspeakshismind.In thename,bothofreligionand ofreason,hetellsClassicalHumanistsandScientificSocialists thattheirproposalscanbring onlyruintoourWesterncivilisation.

SINBYSILENCE,

Hepointsoutthefollyofboth groups,becausetheirsecularism isbasedonuncriticisedpresuppositions.Insteadofhelping studentstomakejudgmentsintelligently,thesecularUniversitysubtlyconditionsthemby ahostofunprovedassumptions onveryvitalmatters;andthe resultiseducationallydisastrous andindefensible.

Heaccusesthemofhypocrisy andtreachery.Fortheirboasted"neutrality"onreligionand moralsisnotafact.Toignore reliigonandmoralsisfarmore deadlythanpositivelytoreject them.Violentattacksupon themmaybrandreligionand moralsaspernicious,butat

nottreatthemasinsig_

leastdo nificant. Itisfallacytosuppose,"he writes,"thatbyomittingasubjectyouteachnothingaboutit. Onthecontrary,youteachthat itistobeomitted,andthatit isthereforeamatterofsecondaryimportance.Andyouteach thisnotopenlyandexplicitly. whichwouldinvitecriticism; yousimplytakeitforgranted andtherebyinsinuateitsilently. Ifindictrinationisbad,thissort ofconditioningandpreconscioushabitationissurelyworse. Fundamentally,studentsunder sucharegimearenoteducated. tralitytheyareconditionedto unthinkingacceptanceofasecularismonwhichtheyhave neverseriouslyreflected.They arenotfittedtomakearesponsibleandwiselife-choice.

ThetruthisthattheUniversitiesshirkthechallengeofthe supernatural.Christianshold that,overandabovenatural personallife,thereisyetanotherandtranscendentrealmof being.Humanlifeisnotselfsufficient.Therearerelations withaGodbeyondandabove materialandearthlyhorizons; andiftheseareignored,strestes andstrainsaresetupwhich stuntanddistortindividualand sociallife.Thefullknowledge oftheserelationshipswithGod isgivenusintheChristianreligion.Ifthisreligiousviewis true,ifthis"extradimension"s factandnotfancy,itisobviouslyall-important!

DoChristians,then,demand thattheirreligionbemadethe basisofthewholeUniversity WalterMoberlyrepliesthattheydonot. WELL-INFORMED.

Toaskthatwouldbeunjust inpresent-daysociety,Our civilisationusedtobedominatedbyChristianideas,butnot now.Unbelieversusedtobe aminorityofpeculiarpeople. Nowbelieversare.Wecannot askthattheUnversityshould becomeasectionalinstitutionto enableaChristianminorityto dominateoveranirreligious majority. Thereforewedonotaskthat, inthepresentstateofaffairs, Christianprinciplesbesubstitutedfor"secularasumptions." Butwedodemandthattheissueshouldbefaced.Weagree withacademicfreedom.Unbelievingprofessorsarenottobe askedtoprofesswhattheydon't believe;nortobesilentabout theirownunbelief.Butthey areaskedtobewell-informed, accurate,andimpartial, Weprotestagainstanycool assertionthatChristianityisnot tenableanylonger,andthatthe Gospelshavebeenexplodedas amyth!WeassertthatunbelieversarenotjustifiedindogmaticallydismissingChristianitywithouthavingevenbothered tofindoutwhatitis.Secularistsignorethefactthatmany theysweepaside,scientists, philosophers,theologians,are theirequalsinacademicintel ligence,andhavegiventothe studyofreligiousmattersafar greaterquantityandqualityof attentionthanthey!Suchan attitudeisunworthyofaUniversity. Again,weaska"positive"insteadofa"negative"neutrality

Thatis,notabstentionfrom,but astimulationofinterestinthe Christianreligiontowhichour civilisationowessomuch.Every studentshouldatleastbeconfrontedwiththeChristianchallenge.Nopressureshouldbe putonhimtoinducehimto yieldtoit,butheshouldnot beallowedtorejectitthrough inadvertence.AndtheUniversityauthorities,Senatesand Councils,Deans,Professorsand Lecturers,shouldimpresson studentstheurgencyofattainingaconvincingphilosophyof life,puttingbeforethemallthat isnecessaryformakinganintelligentdecision.

Christians,ofcourse,cannot remainsatisfiedwiththat.It ismerelythemosttheycan hopeforatpresent.But,giventhatmuchasaninterimarrangement,itistheirdutyto workasa"creativeminority"to ChristianisetheUniversitiesby exampleandpersuasion.The issueisstillopen.ButifChristiansfailtosecureareturnto Christianity,thenthefinalvictorywillbelongtocomplete secularism.There'snohalfwayhouse,evenofpretended neutrality.

ButhowareChristianstoset abouttheirworkofpersuasion?

Theycertainlywon'tmakeany progressbycontinuingtoremainmerelypassive.There aremanyChristianswhoare administrators,Christianprofessors,Christianlecturers, Christianstudents.Theyadjustthemselvestotheprevailingatmosphere,andfailintheir dutyasmembersoftheUniversity,andintheirintegrityas Christians.

NorisitenoughtohavedenominationalCollegesandHalls. Thesearebut"safetyzones"for thosewhoalreadybelieve.

WhatChristiansmustdois, firrstly,togetathoroughknowledge,theologically,oftheirreligionandofitsapplicationto theirprospectiveprofessions.

Abandoningisolatedindividualism,theymustorganisethemselvesintoareallymilitant groupforconcertedeffort.And theymustbreakdownbarriers, enteringintofullandfrankdiscussionwithotherswhosephilosophyoflifeisdifferent.No quickandspectacularsuccess canbeexpected.Wecanbut hopeforthebest,withthehelp ofGod.Buttheonething needfulistomakeabeginning.

Toallthis,whathaveCatholicstosay?WithSirWalter Moberly'sdiagnosisoftheparlousconditionoftheUniversitiestheywillagree.Ofhis proposedremedies,theywillbe verydoubtful.TheradicaldifferencesofProtestantismfrom Catholicism,andthefactthat Protestantismitselfissuffering fromanirreparable"fragmentation,"makeconcertedactionon thepartofallprofessingChristiansimpracticable.IfthefurtherdriftageoftheUniversities towardssecularismcaninany waybearrested,Catholicswill indeedrejoice.But,asfaras theyareconcerned,theonly solutionseemstobeaCatholic Universityforthemselvessomeday,

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sayingthatyoudon'tfeelany theworse.Farfrombeinganordinarywanyouareanextraordinaryone.

Youareboundtotryandfind olutallyoucan,bystudyand prayer,aboutAlmightyGod,and yourself,as,oneofHiscreatures whohasbeenendowedwithan immortalsoulandhasbeenpromisedaneternalrewardofhappiness,providedyoucarryout Hiswill.Ifyoufulfilyourduty inthismanneryouwillfindthat GodhasgivenyouCommandmentstoobey,hascomeon earthHimselftogiveyouan exampletofollow,hasinstituted agroupofmenwithHisown authoritytoteachyouthetruth andkeepyoufromerror:His Church.Youwillfindtoo,with thehelpofGod'sgrace.thatHe hasgivenyouinHisChurch, throughthesacraments,establishedbyhim,allthemeansof makingyourlifeholylikeHis, andofobtainingapeaceand happinesseveninthislifethat nowordscandescribebecauseit isaslightforetasteofthehappinessGodhasinstoreforthose wholoveHim.

Wellwhatabouthavingago atcarryingoutyourdutiesand responsibilitiestowardsyour GodandCreator.What_about tryingtobeanordinaryman.

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SALVATION'OUTSIDECHURCH'

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DearFather, Ilisteninregularlytoyour session,andbeingonewhohas definiteproofofthepowerof prayerIwritetoaskyouabout myposition,Ihavegreatfaith andtrustinmySaviourand seeingthatHehasfrequently heardmyprayersin'thepastI feelsurethatHewillnever abandonme.Ihopeandtrust thatIwillhesaved,yetIhave readthattheCatholicChurch teachesthatunlessoneprofesses thatfaithhecannotbesaved.I wouldbegratefulifyouwould answerthisdifficulty.Ifeelsure thatImustbemakingamistake.

Yourssincerely "DevoutProtestant"Como

A.:Itiscertaihlyaverygood beginningtobeconvincedthat Godhearsandanswersyour prayers.ButbecauseGodansuers''Saairprayersitdoesnot follownecessarlythatHeis completelysatisfiedwithyou.It wouldbeaverypoorlookoutfor

mostofus,ifthatwasso.God isalovingFatherandwantsto giveeveryencouragementtous whenweturntoHim.Youknova, Hehearstheprayersofthose whoarenotChristiansatall, whethertheybeJews,Mohammedans,pagansorwhatyouwill, providedtheyturntoHimsincerely.Youarenotmakinga mistakewhenyousaythatthe CatholicChurchteachesthat thereisnosalvationoutsideits foldbutyoumustunderstand thatstatementverycarefully. Thebetterwaytoworditwould bethatnoone,who,throughhis ownfault,isoutsidetheCatholicChurch,canbesaved.We believethatthereareverymany goodandsincerenon-Catholics, who,throughnofaultoftheir ownarenotmembersoftheCatholicChurch.Thesewesincerely hopewill,bzyGod'sgrace,attain toeternalsalvation.

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YousayyouhavegreatFaith andTrustinyourSaviour.Now youmustheveryclearasto sohatyourFaithandtrustreally mean.Itcanbeeitheravery vaguephrasetosignifyaconfidenceinourlovingSaviousbasedonanadmiration'forHis personalityandHisteaching, andinthissenseitwillnotget youfarontheroadtosalvation; oritcanmeanthatyoubelieve thateverythingthatChristsaid istrueandthateverythingHe predictsmustcometopass,this faithwillbringyoufar,forit tellsyouthatChristisGod.And donotseehowanyonecould haverealtrustinChrist,ina matterinwhichone'seternal salvationisatstake,withoutbelievingthatHeisGod.Since ChristisGodandsinceHesaid thatwemusthear,thatisobey, theChurchwhichHefounded whenonearth,wehavethe ohl-

igationtofindthatChurch.l wouldthereforerecommendyou toreadquietlyandprayerfully thescripturetexts:thatChrist gatheredabodyofmenand womenaroundHimandtaught themthetruthsaboutGodand theirownsoulandthepurpose oftheirlives;thatHegavethe Churchauthorityintheperson ofHisVicaronearthSt.Peterandhissuccessors-the rockonwhichHisChurchwas built-toteach,togovernand tomakeholybythesacraments Hegavethem.Theresultofyour readingAndtherewattlofyour prayers,Ifeelsure,willbeto realisethat\viecannothavetrue faithandtrustinChristwithout havingfeithintheChurchHe founded,whichchurchwasto preserveandpropagatetheTruth whichHecameonearthtogive tousandaswellwastodispensetheGracewhichHewonforus byHispassionanddeath.

Ifyouaresincereinyourbe- liefeandconstantintheobservanceofGod'slaw,ifyoupray toyourSaviourHewillnot abandonyou.Butmanypeople persuadethemselvesintoastate ofmakk-believesinceritybecause theydonot,foronereasonor another,wishtochangefrom thereligion'theyarepractising toanother,againstwhichthy haveunconsciousprejudice,

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FatherO'DonnelldiedinDublinonTuesday,December13th. Thenewsofhisdeathhascaused greatsorrowtomanypriestsin Australia.Hehadbeenonthe staffofAllHallows'Collegefor overfiftyyearsand,althoughhe hadenteredhiseighty-sixthyear, somehow,oneneverthoughtof FatherO'Donnellasanoldman, somuchhadhebecomepartof AllHallows'andofallitsactivities.Untilhisresignationlast year,hehadguidedthedestinies ofAllHallows'fornearlyforty years,havingsucceededFather MooreasPresidentin1909.

HISINFLUENCE

Hehadbeenwovenintothe patternofAllHallows'insucha waythatatthisdistanceitseems hardtobelievethathehasgone. FormanyPriestsAllHallows' willneverbethesamewithout him,for,whentheyrevisitthe sanctuarythatstandsontherisinggroundabovetheTolka,they willmisshischeerywelcomeand thesmileonhisfresh,ruddy, fatherlyface.Theywillmissthe soundofhisvoicethatreminded themalloftheirfirstmeeting withhim,when,asJuniors,they hadenteredtheCollegeoneAutumndayinSeptemberandreceivedtheirintroductiontothe President,whomtheywereto cometoadmireandrevere.They willmissthepenetratinginquiry whichheusedmakeabouttheir missioncareer,abouttheirBishopsandtheirpeople,aboutthe success,theupsanddownsof theirworkandthatoftheirfellowpast-AllHallows'labourers. Theywillmissthekindly,experiencedadvicewhichhealways gaveandwhichtheycouldnot butacceptandtreasure,coming asitdidfromonewhomthey regardedasafatherandafriend.

REMARKABLEQUALITIES

goneintothemouldingofmany priestlymen.Hisnameand memorywillbehandedtownto AllHallows'menyettocome. Prayer;andMasseswillbeofferedforhishappyreposeinall thecontinentsoftheworld,not onlybyhisVincentianconfreres, butalsobythemenwhomhe hastrainedandpresentedtothe ordainingprelatesinthelovely chapelofAllHallows'andwho havegoneforthtoteachthe faithandkeeptheloveofChrist aliveinmanyheartsinthe

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Thosewhohavemethimwill rememberhisshrewdjudgment, hiswisecounsel,hissoundadvice.Theywillrecallhiswide knowledgeofbookshisgreatpowersasaconversationalist,his techniqueofincludingallinthe conversationthatwasbeingcarriedon,HeVAIShumble,asking adviceofthosequiteyoungand inexperienced.Heconversedas freelywiththeyoungstudents ashedidwithhiscontemporaries inageandculture.Hewasever readytolearnandtostorehis mindwithfurtherknowledge, interestedinallthelatesthappenings,alertandactiveinmind totheend.Hewas,indeed,a bigman,yet,onewouldfeel, possessedoftheheartofachild; inspirit,keenandfreshand buoyant.Hehadhiscriticsand., doubtless,hisownshareofhumanimperfectiontogivethem stuffuponwhichtowork,but thosewhoknewhimcameto lovehim.

SPIRITUALLIFE

Ofhisownspirituallife,we cangetaninsightonlyfrom thosethingsthatheallowedto appear.Athisadvancedagehe didnotthinkthathewasexempt frombeingwithhiscommunity intheearlymorningatmental prayer.TheMass,theMost BlessedSacrament,theRosaryof Mary,werethestrongsimple, unadorneddevotionsofhislife. hedidnotlikeshow,anywhere, leastofallinhisownspiritual life.Histalksweresimple,homelyonemightsay,yetthey conveyedhisownconviction,He didnotgoinforelaboratediscourses,butevidentlyfeltthat thetruthsoffaithdidnotneed ornamentation,becauseforhim theyweresocompellingintheir ownstatementandlefthimina stateofhumility,deepandfull ofpeace.

HISDEATHBRINGSSORROW

Bishopsandpriests,students andlaypeoplealike,willmourn thisgreatpriest,wholastyear celebratedhisDiamondJubilee inthepriesthood,whohadspent sixty-oneyearsintheVincentian Congregationandwhoselifehas

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TheLittleFlowerhasbeen proclaimedapatronessof Australia.Forthatreasonwe haveaspecialclaimonherprotection,aswellasanextramotivefortryingtoimitateher beautifulexample.Thesecret ofherholinesswasthatshe madeherheartalivingtabernacleandthusgainedanintense loveofGod.Toquoteherown words:"Ihaveunderstoodand Iknowbyexperiencethatthe KingdomofHeaveniswithinus. OurLordneedsneitherbooks nordoctorstoinstructsouls:He istheDoctorofdoctors,and teacheswithoutsoundsofwords. IhaveneverheardHimspeak, butIknowHeiswithinme. EverymomentHeguidesand inspiresme;attheveryMoment Ineedthem,Iperceivelights hithertounknowntome.Itis not,asarule,duringthetime ofprayerthattheyburstupon mysight,butamidmydailyoccupations."

Followingher"LittleWay," we,too,shallbecomeloversof ourdearLord. AUNTBESSY.

TLifileFlower

"ToloveJesusandtowinHis love"wasthegreatdesireof yourpatroness,St.Thereseof theChildJesus,Thiswonderfulyoungsaintisknownall overtheworldas"TheLittle Flower,"andishonouredin everypartoftheuniverse.She livedexactlythesamekindof lifeasyoudo,saidthevery prayersyousay,and,inher homeandschool,hadthesame roundofdutiesasyours.

Herbeautyoffaceandform wasnothingcomparedtothe beauty,ofhersoul.Shetook theChildJesusashermodel, andcopied.aswellaseve:.she could,Hisbeautifulexample. Whatevershedid,wasdoneto pleaseHim,andallthroughher lifeshelongedtoseeotherslove Him,too.Amongherlastwords were:"Oh,whyisthggoodGod solittlelovedonearth!"With herlastbreathshesaid:"My God IloveThee."

Onherdeath-bedTheresepromisedthatshewouldspendher Heavenrainingrosesuponearth. Howoftensincethatprophecy hasnottheirtsweetodourbetokenedhermysteriousItresence

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toherclients!Indeed,oneof thetwoBeatificationmiracles hadbeenheraldedbyashcwer ofrealroses-agreatpicturein St,Peter'sreproducingthescene. God,inquiteanexceptional way,enrichedTheLittleFlowerwithaknowledgeofheavenlythings,sothatshewasenabledtotraceoutforothersa surewayofsalvation."That lightenkindledalovebywhich shelived,andofwhichshedied, havinggivennothingtoGodbut lovealone,andhavingresolved tosaveamultitudeofsoulsthat theymightloveGodforalleternity."

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DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindadonationof£5,in thanksgivingforfavoursreceivedduringtheyear.Idoadmirethewonderfulworkyour schemeisdoing,andhasdone, forthechildreninthecountry, Withbestwishesforthefuture. Pleasesayalittleprayerfor "ANADMIREROFYOUR WORK."

Ishallnotforgetyouinmy prayers,dearAdmirer.Athousandthanksforyourgenerous donation.

AUNTBESSY.

ParadeHotel,Bunbury.

DearAuntBessy.-Iamsendingyoutwobagsofstamps, whichwehavebeensavingfor suchalongtime.Mumwas verypleasedwithmyspeech trainingexamnation.Igot91 marks.IamfromtheLegion ofMary,Bunbury.Wehave beenworkingveryhardforour yearlyexams.totryandbring homeagoodreport.-Yourssincerely,

JOANNEVIN.

Thankyou,dearJoan.Iam pleasedyouarehavingthesuccessyoudeserve. AHappy Christmasfrom AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedpostalnotefor£1forBushies, inhonouroftheLittleFlower. MayGodblessandprosperyour work.

Thankyouforyourdonation andgoodwishes. Ishallpray toyourholypatronessforyou inreturnforyourkindness. AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindtenshillingpostal notefortheBushies.Bestwishes toyourselfandtheBushiesfora Holy,HappyChristmas,From BETTERLATETHANNEVER. Youhavebeeningoodtime withyourgenerousgift.Asyou willseebythelistofdonations wehaveabiggertotalthanMI expectedthisweek.Everygood wishtoyouforChristmasand NewYear.

AUNTBESSY,

225LoftusSt.,Leederville.

foraremembranceinyour prayers.-Yourssincerely, E.J.FROIME. Manythanksforyourdonationandgoodwishes,whichI heartilyreciprocate.Ourquota hasmadeabigspringthisweek, thankstothegenerosityofour verykindfriends.Youwillbe wellrememberedinmyprayers.

AUNTBESSY.

NorthPerth.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedis 10s,fortheBushies.Iamsorry itisnotmore,butevenalittle isahelp.Ihopeyourfriends willcomealongandhelpyou getthe£100,asthereisstill about£27tomakeupthe amountneeded.Ialwayslook forwardtoGrandpaandGrandma'sletters.Iwonderifthey areolderthanIam.Ihave turned82.Wishingthem,the BushiesandyourselfaveryHoly andHappyChristmasisthesincerewishof AGREATAUNT, Yourwisheshavebeengrant- ed.dear"GreatAunt,"for whichIamsureyouarevery glad.Idonotknowtheages ofGrandpaandGrandma,but Idoknowwhatthegoodworks theydowillbewellremembered,likeyourown,byourHeavenlyFatherandMother.LovingwishesforthisHolySeason, AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Pleasefind P.N.for10s.foryourBushies' fund,andIhopeyougetyour finalamountforChristmas.

WishingyouaveryHappyand HolyChristmasandaBright andProsperousNewYear,and, mostofall,bestofhealth.Yourssincerely.

MUMANDDAD.

May.thisChristmasbethe veryhappiestyouhaveever spent,andmaytheNewYear bringyoualltheblessingsyou desire!Withmanythanks.

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DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed isP.N.for£1fortheBushies. WtheverygoodwishforXmas andNewYear;alsosomeold stamps.Froman OLDFRIEND.

MaytheDivineChildbless yourcharitableactswithavery specialblessingthisChristmas, dearOldFriend!-Mostgrate- fullyyours, AUNTBESSY, HullStreet,N.Collie.

DearAuntBessy,-Seemto getlaterandlaterwithmycontribution,buthereitisatlast. Hopeitwllbetheforerunnerof manymore,asyourquotaseems harderthanevertoreachthis year.WilltakethisopportunitytowishyouaHappyChristmasandNewYear,andtoask

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40SwanSt.,Nth.Fremantle. DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindapostalnotetothe valueof5s.,asadonationfor theBushies.Iwouldhavelikedtosendalargeramount,but circumstancesdon'tpermit.I postedaparcelofstampsthis morning,whichItrustwillalso assistyourappeal.Duringthe newyearIwilltryandfillsome cards,butIwillwritetoyou whenIamreadytodothis. WishingtheBushiesavery HappyXmasandyourappeal everysuccess.-Yourssincerely, MRS.M.CUNNEEN, Youareamongourbesthelpers,dearMrs.Cunneen,for whichIshallnotforgetyouin myspecialChristmasprayers.WithlovingwishesforChristmasandNewYear.

AUNTBESSY, BeautifulBushland.

DearAuntBessy,-Herewe areagain!(the"HardyAn- nual"),butbetterlatethan never.Theenclosedisasmall offeringfrommyhusbandandselffortheBushies.Ifnotin timefor1949Objective,thenit maydotostartthe1950ball rolling,Witheverygoodwish, -Yourssincerely, "COUNTRYCOUSIN." Yourhelpfulgiftisintime totakeitsplaceamongthisyear'sdonations.Withmany thanksandbestwishes.

AUNTBESSY.

York.

DearAuntBessy,-Herewith pleasefindpostalnotestovalue 7/6,inhonourofSt.Anthony. forfavoursreceived,andwishingyoueverysuccess.-Yours sincerely, M.C. SaintAnthonyisstandingby usinallourneedstosecureus success.Yourdonationisvery welcomeandwill,Ihope,bring youmanymoreneedfulfavours.

AUNTBESSY.

WarnAgainstWelfare Secularisation

ATLANTICCITY,N.J. (NC).-Awarningagainstthe tendencyintheUnitedStatesto secularizeallchildwelfareserviceswasvoicedinthereportof diocesandirectorsatthe35th NationalConferenceofCatholic Charities,whichwasattended hereby2,000delegatesfromall sectionsofthecountry.

Thediocesandirectorsdeclared thesecularizingtendencythey warnedagainstisduetothe belief"onthepartofmaiiythat thegovernmentcanrendertothe individualandtothafamilyall thesocialservicesthatareneeded."

Promotersofthisidea,thereportasserted,arestri.fingtorelegatevoluntaryorganizationsto apurelysecondaryrole.Theditectorscontendthattheecortsof governmenttoprotectpeopleagainstoldage,unemployment, prematuredeathandotherhazards,shouldberegal-sledbasically

a,economicmeasures.

'Wemustdrawaclearlineof demarcation,"thedirectorsassert,"betweeneconomicsecurity measuresthatprovideforthe materialneedsofworkers,and theprovidingofsubstituteparentalcareforchildrenaway fromtheirownhome."

Thedirectorsassertedthat therearemanyevidencesofincreasedactivitiesinCatholic childwelfarework,butadded thatmuchmoreremainstobe done.

"ThegreatestchallengeconfrontingleadersinCatholiccharities,"thereportstated,"is bringingthemessageandtheinspirationofCatholicchildwelfaretoalltheCatholicpeopleof theUnitedState.Itmustnotbe merelyaninformationalmessage; itmustbegearedtoaction.We mustseekeverypossiblemeans ofbringingmoreandmorepeople toshareintheprogramme."

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"Whenyougothroughtheinstitutionyouwillhaveopportunitiesof,seeingwhattheSistershavedonetorealisetheir hopesofmanyyearsingivinghelptothemothersandchildren. TheSistersaregivinganexampleinMelbournethatIhopewill befollowedinothercentres.AsfarasIknow,thereisnothing justlikethisinstitution."-Dr.Mannix,attheopeningofthe GreySisters'MotherandChildWelfareCentre.

"Ithankallthosewhohaveso noblyassistedSisterO'Connell andtheotherSisterstorealize theirgreatambition,"hisGrace said.

"IamsurethattheApostolic Delegate,havinggonethrough thebuilding,willgobackto Sydneyfeelingthatwehavehere anestablishmentformothers andchildrenthatmaybeequalled inAustraliaandinotherplaces butcannotbesurpassed.

GOVERNMENTSYMPATHY

"Ilistenedcloselytothespeech oftheMinisterofHealth.Iwas greatlyinterestedtoknow whethertheGovernmentwas behindthisinstitution,and whetheritintendedtogoon helpingit,Igatheredfromthe MinisterthattheGovernment wasinsympathywiththeinstitution,andthathelpithad giveninthepastwastobeincreasedinthefuture.Ifthe presentGovernmenthashelped andisgoingtogivefurtherhelp, itisnotthefirstGovernmentto giveaidandencouragementto theGreySisters.Wehaveonthe platformonewhogavegenerous financialsupporttotheSisters.I refertoSirAlbertDunstan,than whomtheSistershadnobetter friendintheanxiousdays throughwhichtheystruggled. HeandhisGovernmentwere alwaysreadytogiveahelping handandspecialaidtothe Sisters.

NON-CATHOLICSTHANKED

"WiththeblessingoftheHoly Fatherandhisrepresentative andwiththesympathyandgenerosityofthepublic,Ihaveno doubtwhateverthattheGrey Sisterswillcontinuethegreat worktowhichtheirlivesare devoted.1invokeGod'sblessing upontheworkoftheSisters.I thankGodforalltheyhavebeen enabledtodo,andIaskHimto continuetoconferHisbountiful favouruponthemanduponall whoassistthem.

"Iamdeeplythankfultothe generousandfair-mindednonCatholicsfortheirgeneroussupport,andfortheirdesireto promotethegoodofthewhole community,irrespectiveofpolitics,religion,raceorotherconsiderations."

"Todayweareprivilegedto assistatatriumphofcharity," saidtheApostolicDelegate,Most Rev.PaulMarella,"atriumph whichhasbeenwononlyafter greatendeavour,andattheprice whichmustbepaidforallthe victoriesofcharity-self-sacrifice;forcharitymustalwaysbe agiving,aspendingofselfto securethewelfareofanother."

Itwasthetriumphofsucha beautifulandfundamentalwork ofcharity,too,saidhisExcellency,foritsobjectwasthe family,ofwhateverraceorreligion,thecradleofthecommunityandoftheState,where somanysacredandspecialduties wereborn.Centredroundthe family,thecharityexercisedby theGreySistersbecamealsoa hoolofinstructionforthe children,inwhichvirtuewas taughtandnourished.

Itwaslittlewonderthatpeople ofallclassesinallpartsof Melbournespokewithreverence andaffectionofthesilent,unobtrusivewomen,whoenteredwith agreatheartintothehomes3f thepoorortheafflicted.Little wondertheywerewelcomedwith openarmsandfarewelledwith tears.Theywerenotgonecompletely,fortheodouroftheir charitylingeredafterthem, warmingthecoldwallsthathad shelteredsuffering.

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