The Record Newspaper 19 January 1950

"ReturntoGod,"PopeTellsWorld

HOLYYEARMUSTBEDECISIVE.

VATICANCITY.-HisHolinessPopePiusXII.toldthe worldlastChristmasthat1950mustbetheyearofagreatreturn toGod.

Itmustbethereturnoftheagnostic,"satisfiedwithafoolishnotionoftheuniverse,"thePopesaid,oftheatheist,whodeclaresa"ridiculouswar"againstChrist;ofthebelieverand theCatholic,"whosefleshmakesthemtraitorstotheirrightful dutiesandforgetfuloftherealtreasures."

Ofthelast-named,theHolyFathersaid"theyarewrongif theythinktheypossesstheChristianlifeandarereleasingto God,unlesssanctifyinggracedwellshabituallyintheirsouls."

TheHolyFatherstronglyurgedalldissidentstoreturntothe Church,describinghisappealasthatofa"Fatherwholoves, toils,suffers,praysandhopesforthegoodandhappinessofall children."

HealsodeclaredthattheHolyYearof1950mustbedoubly decisive-"decisiveespeciallyforthelonged-forreligiousrenewalofthemodernworld,"and"decisiveaswellforthefuture oftheChurch."

These"sentimentsofOurheart"wererevealedbytheHoly FatherinhisannualChristmasmessagedeliveredfromhis throneinthepresenceoftheRomanCardinals.

(Fullreportinnextissue.)

"WESTGERMANYISACATHOLICSTATE" -NIEMOELLER.

ByMAXJORDAN (StaffCorrespondent.N.0

W.C.NewsService), FRANKFURT,Dec.30,-Inarecentinterview,theRev.MartinNiemoeller,prominentProtestantclergyman,saidthat"GermanyhaslostherpositionastheforemostProtestantpowerin Europe,"andthatWestGermany"isaCatholicState."

Sincethenhehasmetwith considerablecriticisminboth ProtestantandCatholicquarters.

Dr.KarlGerstenmaier,distinguishedProtestantleaderand HighCommissionerforRefugees,saidthatDr.Niemoeller wasnotauthorisedtospeakin behalfofalltheProtestants,and muchlessinthenameofall Germans.

(Dr.Niemoellerwasquoteedin theAmericanpressasalsosayingthatmostGermanswould preferaunifiedGermany,evenundertheReds,tothepresent divisionofthecountry.)

Inanycase,Dr.Gerstenmaier feltthatDr.Niemoeller'sviews didnotreflectthoseoftheoverwhelmingmajorityoftheGermans,especiallyastothelat-

ter'sopinionthattheywould preferaunifiedGermanyunder Communistruletothepresent setup. Dr.Niemoelleraddedinthe pressinterviewthatGerman Protestantismhad"lostabattle whentheEastwaslosttoCatholicPoland,"butfailedtoexplainthemeaninglOofsocontradictoryastatement.HetermedtheBonnGovernment"a childborninWashingtonand blessedbytheVatican,"utterly disregardingthefactthatthe PresidentofWestGermany,Dr. TheodorHeuss,isaProtestant, theMinisteroftheInteriora distinguishedLutheranleader, andthatnumerousmembers bothoftheCabinetandthepar- liamentarychambersbelongto Protestantdenominations.

LINGUISTPOPEWELCOMES2,000 PILGRIMS.

ByG.R.BRUNST (StaffCorrespondent.N.C.W.C,NewsService).

VATICANCITY,Jan.2.-Usingsixlanguageswithastonishingease,HisHolinessPopePiusXII.addressedsome2,000 pilgrimsfrommanydifferentcountriesintheHalloftheBenedictionsinSt.Peter'sBasilica,NewYear'smorning,beforeof-feringMassforthem. HisHolinessspokeinItalian,English,French,German, SpanishandPortuguese,inthatorder.

TheHolyFatherwelcomedthe pilgrimstotheHolyCity,praisedtheirspiritofsacrifice,and blessedthemandtheirfamilies,thesickandtheircountries. IntheGerman-languagemessage,thePontiffemphasised stronglytheideaofpeaceand reconciliationasinseparable fromtheHolyYear,urginghis auditorstodismisstheideaof revenge.

Itwasinspiringtowatchthe pilgrimsofwidelyseparated countriesjoininacclaimingthe HolyFatherinthetraditional fashionashewascarriedinto andoutofthehall,thewhile bestowinghisblessinguponthe largecongregation.

AfterMass,someonebeganto singthehymn,"ChristusVincit,"andinaveryshorttime everyoneinthevasthallhad joinedin.

PopePius'vigorousappearanceanddemeanourbeliethe rumoursthathavebeenheard regardinghishealthsincethe beginningoftheHolyYearceremonies.TheHolyFather'shap- pinessatbeingamonghisspir-itualchildrenfromthefarcornersoftheearthwasasobvious asthatofthepilgrimsthatthe firstHolySacrificetheyattendedintheNewYearwasaMass offeredupbytheCommon Father,

MADONNAOFTHEPRISON-CAMP.

LONDON,Dec.22,-After travellingthousandsofmiles throughRussia,Europeandthe MiddleEast,apictureofOur Lady,paintedinaRussianprisoncampearlyinthewar,now hangsinachapelinBrompton Oratory,inLondon'sWestEnd.

Thestoryofthepicturebegins in1940intheKoielskprisoncamp nearSmolensk,oneofseveralfor

amongthempaintedacopyofa picturewidelyknownineastern Poland.

Thepicturewascarefully guardedbytheprisoners,but finallytheyweredispersed.'Some went-offtoforcedlabor.Others weremovedtootherprisoncamps andsomeeventuallybecame victimsoftheKatynmassacreof Polishwarprisoners.

010.elly...w.640.0

Paintedonwood,withcrudematerials,thepictureofthe "BlackVirgin"ofCzestochowasymbolisedtheundying CatholicityofenslavedPoland,

largenumbersofPolishofficers,Hiddeninavalise,thepainting Agroupatthiscampformedawastakentoaforestcampinthe religiousguildanddecidedtoKolaPeninsula,neartheArctic makeapictureofOurLady,Ocean.Fromthereitwascarried defyingthecommunistbanonalltoSusdal.Atlastafterfreeing manifestationsofreligion, ofPolishprisoners,itcametoa InadesecratedOrthodoxPolisharmycamp,whereitno churchinsidethecampboundarieslongerhadtobehidden.The theyfoundsomelargeboardssoldiersvenerateditandprayed suitableforthepurpose.Withferventlyinthanksgiving. somedifficultytheyobtainedWiththedivisionscommanded paintingmaterialsandanartistbyGen.WladyslawAndersthe

WHERETITOAGREESWITHJOE.

U.S.Newsmen'sStudiedIgnorance. (N.C.W.C.NewsService)

GENOA,Dec.28.-Continuing reportsfromYugoslaviaconcerningthepersecutionofCatholicpriestshavebeenclimaxedwiththenewsthattheRev. AntonCulehasbeenarrestedby Communistpolice.HewasarrestedtwoweeksagointheparishchurchnearMostar.

FatherCule'sarrestrecallsthe fateofhistwobrothers.BishopPeterCule,ofMostar,was condemnedbyaPeople'sCourt inJuly,1948,andsentencedto elevenyearsinprison.Hewas chargedwithcollaborationwith occupyingforcesandwithworkingagainsttheYugoslavGovernment.Anotherbrother,a layman,wasmurderedbyCom- munistpartisansin1945,becausehewasaBishop'sbrother.

Observershereemphasisethat theincreasingnumberofpriests arrestedandcondemnedbythe YugoslavCommunistsisclear proofthattherehasbeennoletupinthepersecutionofthe. ChurchinYugoslavia.Under coverofthedailypropaganda aboutconciliationbetween ChurchandState,theCommunistsaregoinginexorablyforwardwiththeirundercover campaigntoexterminatethe Churchinthatcountry.

ManypeopleinYugoslavia, closetothesituation,reportthat oneoftheunusualfeaturesof thispersecutionistheattitude oftheAmericannewsmen.It hasbeenreferred'toasthe "complaisantco-operation"of thesenewsmen,whotheysay studiouslyrefrainfromally mentionofthepersecution.

pictureofOurLadymovedinto Iran,SyriaandPalestine.There, foratime,ithunginthechapel ofthePolishHouseinJerusalem. Withthedemobilizationofthe PolishforcesitcametoBritain. Now,afternearlytenyears' wandering,ithangsintheOratory chapel,whereitcanbeseenand veneratedbythethousandsof exiledPoleslivinginthiscity, Msgr.W.Startiszevaski,aPolishpriest,hasjustcelebrateda MassintheOratory,withGeneral AndersandmanyformerPolish prisonersofwearattending.'The) sermonwaspreachedbyFather Judycki,theonlyonepresent fromthecampwherethepicture waspainted.

6,000PILGRIMS DAILY.

TheHolyYearcommittee headquartersestimatedthat 10,000pilgrimsfromallpartsof theworldattendedtheopening oftheHolyDoorceremonies. Thecommitteealsosaidthe dailyinfluxofpilgrimsinRome duringJanuaryisexpectedtobe betweensixandeightthousand.

THREEPOSERS FORPROTESTANTS.

LONDON,Dec.28(NC).Threetestquestionswhich shouldbeputtonon-Catholics urgingChristianre-unionwere suggestedbyArchbishopWilliamGodfrey,ApostolicDelegatetoGreatBritain,whenhe spokeatthe48th.anniversaryof theopeningoftheChurchof OurLadyandSt.George,Walthamstow,Essex. TheArchbishop,whowasreferringtotherecentcorrespondencein"TheTimes"hereon "CatholicismTo-day,"framed thesequestions:

"1.DidtheProtestantcountriesinthe16th.centurycut themselvesofffromthedivinely commissionedsocietytowhichandtonoother-ChristJesus gaveHisabidingauthorityand thesecurityofHisguidancein faithandmorals?

"2.Werenottheoldestcathedralsandchurchesinthis realmbuiltprimarilyforthe sakeoftheMass,thecentralact ofworshipwhichwasrepudiat- edandbanishedfromtheworshipofthenewly-estabishedElizabethanchurch?

"3.Thatbeingso,canitbe claimedthatanationalandestablishedchurchisonewiththe Churchofourforefathers?"

TheArchbishopadded:"We mustbeclearalsoonanother point.ItisbeyondquestionthatChristendomisdivided,if byChristendomyoumeanthe multitudewhoprofesstofollow Christ.

"Yetitisofthehighestimportancetonotethattheunity oftheChurchisnotathingin themaking.Christendom,in thesenseexplained,isdivided. TheChurchisnotdivided, Itisforthosewhohaveleftthe unityestablishedandneverdestroyed,toreturntoit.Itis forthosewhohaveneverknown itorfoundit,toseekforit...."

HUNDREDSANDTHOUSANDS AustraliansaremakinghundredsagainsttheSouthAfricans duringthepresenttour.You canmakethousandsifyouget therightticketintheNo.524 CharitiesConsultation,First prizeis£3,000.

PRIESTLY,Elaine:27,29a, (80),29b(Adding).

PRENDERGAST,Betty:1,4,9, 10,11,18,21.

QUINN,Jennifer:1,4,9,11,17.

RANERI,J.:1,4,5,10,11,13, 21,30.

REES,Veronica:1,4,5,9,11, 21,31,

REIDY-CROFTS,L.:1,12,21, 22,27.

REW,J.:1,4,5,9,11,13,16.

RIGG,Bernice:1,10,11,13,77, 18,21,30.

RONAN,P.:1,4,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

ROWE,Carmel:11(Adding).

ROWNEY,M.:1,3,4,11,13,15.

RUGGERA,M.:1,4,5,21,30.

RYAN,R.:1,11,13,22.

SALEtIIAN,J.:1,9,10,11,13, 14,30.

SALTER,Leita:1,9,10,11,21, 22,30.

SANDER,M.:1,4,5,10,11,13, 21,30,31.

SAWLE,Eileen:1,11,13,17, 2i,22,30,31.

SCAHILL,B.:1,3,9,10,11, 13.

SCHMIDT,Alma:1,4,9,11,13, 21,27,30.

SELBY,Yvonne:1,9,21,22,27, 30.

SERMON,P.:1,3,9,10,11,13, 14,15.

SHIRAZIE,R.:11,13,14,15,23.

SHUGAR,F..1,4,9,12,13,22, 27,29a(SO),29b.

SIMS,R.:1,3,9,10,11,13,14, 15.

SINCLAIR,J.:1,3,9,10,11,13, 14,15.

SMITH,K.:1,3,6,9,11,13.

SMITH,N.:1,3,4,9,11,13,14, 22,30.

SMITH,R,:1,3,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

STEERE,B.:1,3,9,13,16,21.

STUBBS,R.:9,10,11,13,14, 15,

SUTCLIFFE,D.:9,10,14,30. SVIRAC,J.:3,9,I1,13,14,15.

TAPLIN,J.:1,3.10,11,13,14, 15,23.

TAYLOR,Farley:1,3,9,10,11, 13,17,30,31.

THOMAS,Pauline:1,9,10,11, 13,17,22,30.

TOBIN,Rose:1,9,10,11,21, 22,30,

TURNER,J.:13,14,23.

TRAVERS,B.1,3,.9,10,11, 13,14,15.

TRICKEY,M.:1,3,4,9,11,13, 21.

VANSTONE,A.:3,10,11,13, 14,15,23.

WALLACE,B.:1,3,10,11,13, 14,15,23.

WALKER,F.:3,9,11,13.

WALSH,B.:1,4,9,11,13,14.

WALSH,D.:1,9,10,11,13,14.

WALSH,Dallas:1,9,17,22,30.

WALSH,M.:1,4,10,11,13,18.

21,22,30,31, WALSH,P.:10,11,.13,14,15.

WARDROP,K.:1,3,11,13,14, 15,23,27.

WATSON,J.:1,4,5,9,10,11, 17,30.

WATSON,Marjorie:3,4,11,13, 22,27.

WEBSTER,Marian:1,9,13,17, 22,30.

WHITE,Rita:1,4,9,13,30.

WILLIAMS,B.:3,10,11,14,15, 23.

WILLIAMS,K.:9,13,15.

W.IMBRIDGE,Nellie:1,9,11, 21,22,24,29a(80),29b,

WORSFOLD,Jennifer:1,9,10, 11,18,21,27,29b.

WRIGHT,F.P.:12(completing).

COUNTRY.

ALLEN,Elaine:1,21.

ANTONIO,Mary:1,9,10,11, 1721,22,30.

ATKINS'ON,Patricia:1,9,10, 11,13,21,22, BAILEY,Vivienne:1,9,21,22, 30.

BARCLAY,B.J.:27,29a(100) 29b(Completingthreesubjects).

BARKER,Agnes:9,21,27.

BARRY,Patricia:1,9,10,21, 22,27.

BODYCOAT,Barbara:1,10.21.

BOMBARA,Santa:1,9,,12,21, 22,27,30.

BROWN,Glennis:1,9,21.

BULLOCK,Margaret:1,4,9, 10,11,13,22,27,30.

BURGE,Joan:1,9,21.30.

BUSHER,M.:1,9,10,21,22, 27.

BYRNE,Phyllis:1,10,27.

CABLE,Geraldine:1,4,9,11, 21,22,27,30,31.

CAHILL,Noreen:1,4,13,22,30.

CAIRNDUFF,Beverley:1,9. 10,21,22,27.

CAWLEY,Mary:1,9,10.11, 13,22,30.

CLIFTON,Patricia:1,4,9,21, 22,27.

MUNE,Celine:1,9,13,21,22, 30.

COCKS,F.:9,13,14,15,23.

COLEMAN,Agnes:1,9,10,11, 21,27,30.

COOK.Patricia:1,4,9,10,11, 22,30.

DELLA,Alma:1,4,9,10,11, 13,22.

DEWAR,Nancy:27(Adding).

DONOVAN,Margaret:1,10,11, 13,21,22,27,30.

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DOWNES,Denise:27,29a(80), 29b(Adding).

DOYLE,Patricia:1,4,9,10,11, 13,17,22,30.

EASTOUGH,Teresa:1,4,9,10, 21,22,27.

EHLERS,Ruth:1,11,13,22,27, 30. Epip,Barbara:1,9,21,22,27.

ESSIELL,Wendy:1,4,9,11,13, 22.

FITZGERALD,Beryl:1,9,10, 22,27,29b. FONTANELLA,Enid:1,4,9, 11,21,30.

FREER,Elizabeth:1,9,10,11, 21,22.

GALLOWAY,Annette:1,9,10, 16,21,22,30.

GANNON,Shirley:9,10,21, 22,30.

GIBSON,Patricia:1,9,10,11, 21,27.

GLEDHILL,Beverley:1,9,10, 11,17,21,22,30.

GOULD,Dawn:1,9,12,21,27.

GUMLEY,Catharine:1,10,11, 21,27,29b. HANNAN,Joan:1,11,21,22, 27, HALLINAN,Patricia:27,29b, (Adding).

CORRECTION.

InthelistofLeavingExaminationresultspublishedinour lastissue,thefollowingnames wereinadvertentlyomitted:

BARRY,GrahamRoberts:1,11, 12,13,14,22.

GREENWOOD,Pam.:1,9,16, 18,20,25(d),

HEALY,Noreen:29a,(80),29b, (Adding). HOFFMAN.Patricia:1,9,11, 13,21,27,30.

HUNT,Betty:1,9,10,21,27, 29a,(80),29b.

HUNT,Coleen:1,9,10,12,21, 22,27.

JACKSON,Ellen:1,9,10,11, 21,22,27,29b,

JONES,Marian:1,4,9,11.18, 21,30.

KEATING,B,:1,9,10,11,13, 21,27.

KELLY,Rita:1,49,13,21,27. 29a,(80),29b.

KIRK,Elaine:1,9,11,16,21, 27.

LAMBETH,R.:10,11,21,22, 27.29b,30.

LAWRENCE,Louis:9,11,22, 27. LEE,Veronica:10,11,13,21, 22.27.

LEONARD,Valerie:9,10,11, 13,21,27.

LONGMORE,Stephanie:9,10, 21,27.

MAHER,H.:1,9,10,21,22.

MANCHESTER,Jessica:1(Adding).

StateLosesOutstanding Philanthropist

SuddenDeathofMrs.CatherineMusk

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MARTIENSEN,Coral:1,9,11, 22,27,30. MARTIN,J.:1,9,10,22.

MEAGHER,Betty:1,9,10.17, 21,30.

MELVIN,Betty:1,9,10,11,13, 17,21,22. MOFFATT.Thelma:10,11,21, 22,27,29a,(80),29b,30.

MORPHETT,Hazel:1,9,21, 22,30.

MORRIS,Marie:4,27(Adding).

MORRIS,Marie:1,9,10,11,13, 21,22,27.

McAULIFFE,Noreen:9,10.11, 21.

McCARTHY,Maureen:1,4,9, 11,13,21.27,30,31.

McDONAGH,Mary:1,9,21,27.

NAGEL,Shirley:1,9,11,21,27, 30.

NEVILLE,Verona:1,9,10,21, 27.

NICHOLS,Lynette:1,4,9,10, 11,13.

NOONAN,Hilda:21. O'CONNOR,Joan:9,10,11,22, 27.

O'CONNOR,Margaret:1,3,4, 9.10,11,22,27. O'DONNELL,T.:10,15. O'LOUGHLIN,Margaret:1,9, 10,21.27.

O'SHEA,Margaret:1,9,10,'21, 22,27.

PAULEY,Josephine:1,9,11,16, 21,27,30. POLLOCK,G.:10,11,13,14,15, 27.

PRESTON,B.:1;14,15,27.

QUINN,Patricia:1,9,10,13, 22.

QUIRK,Elizabeth:1,9,10.21.

RAFFAN,Helene:1,9,10,11, 21,22.

REGAN,B.:1,27.

ROBINSON,W.:1,9,11,13,27.

RODGERS.Maureen:1,9,22, 27.

SADLER,Judith:1,4,9,10,11, 13,22.

SHEARMAN,Lesley:1,9,10, 16,21,22,27, SOLLEY,Dora:1,9,10,22,27, 29a,(80),30. (Continuedfootnextcolumn.)

TheStatewasrenderedmuch thepoorerbytherecentdeath ofMrs.CatherineMusk.Hers wasoneofthosenoblesouls whoselifeofunostentatious benevolenceandwell-doingwill keephermemoryfreshamong thousandstowhomhercharity wasextentledallthroughher life, Mrs.MuskwasborninGeelong67yearsago,andherparents,Mr.andMrs.Delahunty, "gaveheratbaptismthename ofCatherine."Othermembers ofthefamilyareBessy,GertrudeandThomas,whostillresideinVictoria.Inthoseearly pioneeringdaystherewasnone oftheluxuryandglamouroftoday.Hardworkandthriftwere thetrainingschoolofthefuture philanthropist. In1904CatherinewasmarriedtoJohnMusk,atSt.Patrick'sCathedral,Melbourne,and sometimeafterwardscameto WesternAustralia,whereher husbandfollowedpastoralpursuitsinvariouspartsofthe State.Theyfinallysettledat "Cleveland,"Gingin,andconductedasuccessfulstockfarm inconjunctionwiththelarge propertyofMt.Pleasant,Bindoon. Mr.JohnMuskwasaScotchman,whopossessedallthevirile andbusinessshrewdnessofhis race.Theiruprightnessand probitygainedfortheMusk familytherespectandesteemof allwithwhomtheycameincontact.Afterherhusband'sdemisemanyyearsago,Mrs.Musk presentedtotheChristianBrothersherBiiicloonestateforthe educationandtrainingoforphanboys.Theschool,with itsworkshops,'whichweresubsequentlyestablishedontheproperty,accommodateatpresent someseventyboys(ofelevento sixteenyears)fromGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,practicallyallofwhomlosthomes andparentsasaresultofthe war.Intheinterveningyears Mrs.Muskwatchedwithloving

SPILLMAN,Joan:1,10,11,21, 22,27,29a(80),30.

STAPLETON,E,:13,18(add- ing).

STEEL,B.:1,3,10,11,13,14, 15,27.

TAYLOR,Julie:1,21,22,27.

TAYLOR,Laurel:11,27.

TURNER,Bernice:1,9,10,11, 21,22,27.

VINCENT,Valerie:10,13,17, 22,30.

WARNE,Esther:1,10,13,16, 21',27.

WHEATLEY,Wendy:1,3,4, 9,11,13,22,30,31.

WEEKS,Norma:1,9,10,21, 22,27.-

WILLIAMS,Valda:1,9,10,18, 21,27,30.

WOOD,Patricia:1,9,10,11, 17,21,22,27.

Duringthepastthirtyyears Mrs.Muskwasoneofthemost outstandingbenefactorsofthis State.Shewillbesadlymissedbypeopleofallcreedsand classes,especiallybythoseresponsiblefortheupkeepofhospitals,RedCrossandchildren's welfarehomesofalldenominations.Thegoodladysawtoit thatevenafterherdeaththe workshehaddonewouldcontinue.Hertrusteeshaveintimatedthat,afterhavingallocatedcertainsumstootherdeservingcauses,shebequeathedthe residueofherestatetothe ChristianBrothersofBoys' Town,Bindoon,forthesolepurposeoftrainingtheorphans thereofinfarmingpursuitsand establishingthemontheland whentheybecameproficient,on asimilarplantothatadopted andinoperationattheChristian Brothers'AgriculturalSchool, Tardun,W.A.

Mrs.Muskwasanornament totheCatholicChurch,ofwhich shewasadevotedmember.She hadbeeninfailinghealthfor sometime,andasafittingclose toagrandlifeofservice,kindnessandbeneficence-forCharityistheQueenofVirtues-she passedawaypeacefullyather homeasshewasonthepointof settingouttoattendmorning MassonSaturday,26th,November,1949. Herobsequieswereattended byalargeassemblageofpeople inChurchandState,aswellas byrepresentativesofthevariouschildren'ssocietieswhich owesomuchtoherlife-long solicitudeandpatronage.The StatewilllongmournandrememberMrs.Muskasaloyal andmodelcitizen.

RequiemMasswasfirstcelebratedinthechapelofSt.Joseph'sFarmandTradesSchool, Bindoon,whichshehadsogenerouslydonatedandendowed. ThemusicoftheMasswasrenderedbytheorphanandmigrant boys,whosegreatbenefactress shewas. Brothers,boysandtheChaplainfromBindoonwererepresentedattheRequieminSt. Mary'sCathedral,Thedeceasedlady'stwosistersflewfrom Melbournetoattendtheobsequies. Maysherestinpeace.

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Inthelistpublishedbelow, thesubjectsaredenotedbythe followingnumbers:1,English; 2,Greek;3,Latin;4,French;5, German;6,Italian;7,Spanish; 8,Hebrew;9,History;10,Geography;11,ArithmeticandAlgebra;12,Arithmetic;13,GeometryandTrigonometry;14, Physics;15,Chemistry;16,Biology;17,Botany;18,Geology; 19,GeneralScience;20,Agricul- turalScience;21,Physiologyand Hygiene;22,Art;23,Technical Drawing;24,DomesticScience; 25,Woodwork;26,Metalwork; 27,CommercialMethodsand Bookkeeping;28,Shorthand (FullUnit);29(a),Shorthand (HalfUnit);29(b),Typewriting;30,Music;31,ArtofSpeech.

METROPOLITAN.

ALDAY,Shirley:27,29a(80), 29b(adding).

ALEXANDER,Chrissie:1,4,9, 13,22,27.

ALLSOPPPauline:1,9,10,12, 22,30.

ALDRIDGE,Joan:1,9,10,12, 21,22,27,29a(80).

ANDERSON,K.F.:'5(adding).

ANTOINE,John:14,11,13, 14,22,23.

APPLEBEE,Mary:1,9,10,11, 21,22.

ARIS,L.:11,13,1523.

ARIS,Sophie:21,22.

ATKINSON,Mildred:1,3,4,5, 11,13,16,21,30.

AYRESG.:1,3,9,11,13,14,15

BACCINI,L.:1,3,13,14,15,27.

BAKER,E.:1,3,4.5,9,11,13, 16,30.

BALHATCHET,Valerie: 14 (adding).

BARNETT,L.:1,9,11,13,16 21,22,27.

BARR,J.:1,10,11,13,14,15,23, 27.

BARTLETT,Margaret:1_4,9, 10,30.

BEATTIE,C.:1,3,4,11,13,14.

BEGLEY,J.:1,3,9,10,11,13, 14,15.

BEGLEYP.:1,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

BENNETT,M.:1,5,12,13,21, 30.

BEST,M.:1,3,4,9,11,13,22.

BETTRIDGE,B.:1,311,13, 14,15,23.

BIRCH,Sheila:1,3,4,9,17,22, 30.

BOWRON,Florence:1,4,6,12, 1821,22.

BOYLEN,L.:1,3,6,9,11,13.

BOYS,R.:9,11,13,14,15,27, 30.

BRENNAN,P.:11,13,23.

BRINDLEYG.:1,4,5,10,11, 13,21,31:

BROWN,Judith:1,9.

BRUCE,G:11,15.

BUCK,E.:1,4,9,10,22.

BULLBECK,J.:1,3,4,11,15, 80

BURROWS,P.:1,3,6,9,11,13.

BUTLER,Jacqueline:1,9,10,18, 2122,24.

BYRNE,B.:1,3,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

BYRNE,Dorothy:3(adding).

BYRNE,John:19,10,11,13,23

BYRNE,Kenneth:1,3,4,9,11, 14.

BYRNE,L.:1,10,11,13,15,23.

CAHILL,K.:1,3,9_10,11,13, 14,15.

CAIN,Shirley:1,9,10,21,22, 27,29b,30.

CARTON,K.:1,3,10,15.

CARTONYvonne:6(adding).

CARLSON,K.:1,10,11,13,14, 15.

CARNEY,D.:1,11,13,14,15,30.

CARPENE,C.:1,3,13,15.

CASEY,Therese:1,4,9,10,11, 22,27.

CARNABY,E.:9,11,14,15.

CARR,L.:1,11,13,14,15,23.

CARRINGTON,G.:1,4,5,9,10_ 11,13,17.

CAWLEY,M.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 15.

CHANDLER,M.:1,49,10,11, 18,21,27.

CHAUNCY,A.:1,9,10,11,13, 14,15.

CHEGWIGGEN,Irene:1,10,22, 27.

CLARK,G.:13,11,13,14,15, 23.

CLUNE,B.:1,3,13,23.

CLELAND,E.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 15,CYDESDALE, R.:1,3,9_11,15

COAKLEY,K.:10,11,13,14,15.

COCHRANE,Jean:1,22,27.

COLLINS,K.:11,23(complet- ing).

CORKHILL,K.:19,10,11,13, 14,15.

CORNELIUS,Maurya:1,13,18, 30.

CORRY,Peter:6(adding).

COSTELLO,Shirley:1,4,9,10, 11,13,17,22,30.

COXMiriam:18(adding).

CRANLEY,J.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 15.

CREEDON,S.;5(adding).

CROCK,P.:1,9,10,11,13,14, 15.

CROLL,L.:13,9,11,13,14,15.

CRUICKSHANK,T.:1,9,11,13, 27.

ClIOWLEY,Viola:1,4,9,11,18, 2122,24,30.

CUMMING,K.:913,14,15.

CUMPER,Jennifer:1,4,6,10, 18,21,22,31.

DALWOOD,Shirley:1,9,10,12, 21,22,24.

DALYN.:1,3,9,11,13,14,15, 27.

DALY-SMITH,H.:1,4,5,9,10, 11,13,17,30.

DAVERN,Louita:1,9,10,17,21, 22.

DAVIS,Margot:13,4,5,11,13, 21,30.

DAWSON,Betty:1,4,10,21,27.

DAY,D.:1,3,4,9,11,13,14.

DEGRACIE,Aileen:1,1021, 22,30.

DIEDERICH,B.:1,3,9,11,13, 14,15,27.

DOLAN,J.:9,10,11,13,1415.

DOOLEY,M,:1,9,10,11,13,14, 15.

DONOVAN,Sheila:21,22,24,30

DOWLINGDorothy:1,4,10,18, 21,22,24.

DOYLE,Annete:1,4,9,10,22, 30,31.

Mr.M.P.RYAN,W.A,O.A. desirestoannouncethathehasnow enteredintopartnershipwith CHAS.M.NELSON,F.S.M.C. (LONDON) AND J.M.RULE,W.A.O.A.

OPTOMETRISTSandOPTICIANS

DUNNE,B.:1123. DUNNE,J.:1,4,9,10,11,18,21, 27,31. DUNNE,R.:1,4,5,9,10,1113. DUNNE,W.B.:1,3.10,11,14, 15,23.

DWYER,W.:1,3,913.

EDWARDS,Carmel:-13(adding) FLUES,Patricia:1,11,13,17, 18,21,22,30.

ELLIS,N.:9,10,11,14. ELLISPamela:1,9,10,21,22, 30. EVANS,E.:1,9,10,11,13,14, 15,23. EYLES,Robin:1,10,21,22,30, 31. FALLON,M.:1,910,11,13,14, 15,23.

KELSALL,J.10,11,14,22,23.

KENT,W.:1,9,11,13,14,15,23.

KERMODE,J.:1,9,11,13,14.

KESTELD.:1,9,11,13,14.

KING,Nettley:1,9,10,21,22.

KNIGHT,E.:1,3,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

KNOWLES,Edwina:6(add- ing).

KINGSBURY,P.:1,9,10,11,18, 21,27.

LAURIE,R.:1,9,10,11,13.

LAWRIE,Patricia:1,3,4,9,11, 13,17,31.

LEAVER,Ann:14(adding).

LEE,J.:1,4,9,10,18,21,27,30.

LEEDER,B.:1,9,11,13,14,27.

LEENM.:1,3,4,5,9,11,13.

FERMANIS,P.:9,10,11,13,14, 23. FERNANDEZ,J1,3.9,10,11, 3,1415. LOWRY,T.:1,11,13,22,23. FELS,H.:1,3,4,11,13,14,15.LUKETNA,A.:6,13,22.

LEESON,P.:1,9,10,11,13,14, 15.

LORBEER,H.:1,9,10,11,13,

MURRAY,P.:1,3,410,11,13.

McADAM,P.1,3,4,9,11,13, 22.

McALEER,J.:13.

McAULIFFE,P.11(Adding).

McCARTHY,Joan:1,9,10,11, 18,21.27,29b.

McCLUMPHA,A.:1,11,13,15, 27.

McDONALD,H.:1,3,11,14,15, 23.

McFALL,Bernard:1,9,11,13, 14,15.

McGILLIVRAY,P.:11,13,15, 23, McGOWAN,J.:1,11,13,27.

McGREGCPR,K1:1,11.13,14.

McKENNA,Moya:1,3,11,13, 17,13,21,30,31.

McLINDEN,V.:1,3,9,11,13, 14,15,27.

McMAHON,M,:1,12,21,22, 27,29b.

McNAMARA,B.:1,3,9,10,11, 13,14,15.

McNAMARA,Patricia:1,9,1,0, 11,13,21,30.

McNAMARA,T.:1,11,13,14, 15.23.

NumberPresented 404

NumberTakingFullCertificate373

NumberofOutrightPasses 303

PercentageofOutrightPasses81.2% Adding 27 Completing 5

FEWSTER,Kathleen:1,4,9,10, 11,13,18,21,31.

FIELD,V.:1,4,5,11,13,21,31.

FISHER,P.:9,11,1314,15.

FOGARTY,J,:5,13(adding).

FUDGER,C.:22.

*GALLAGHER,Patricia:1,3,4, 5,9,1,1,16.

*GALLAGHER,B.:9,10,11,13, 14,22,23.

GAMMAGE,Nancy:13(com- pleting).

GEROVICH,J.:11,13,27.

GIBBS,Shirley:1,4,11,31, GILROY,P.:1,3,9,10,11,13,15

GIANOTTI,E.:9,10,11,13,14, 15.

GOLLAN,J.:1,9.10,11,18,21, 27,30. GRASSO,S.:11,13,14,15,23, 27.

GREEN,J.:1,3,4,9,11,13,22.

GREGG,B.:1,4,5,913,21,30, 31.

GRIFFITHS,K.:1,9,10,11,13, 14,15,23.

HALL,H.:1,11,13,14.

HAMMONDS,B:1,3,4,5,11, 13.

HANRAHAN,A.:1,5,10,11,13.

HARRINGTON,B.:1,3,4,11, 13,14,15. HART,R.:10,11,13,14,22,23.

HAYES,G.:1,9,11,13,14,15.

HEGNEY,Brenda:1,4,9,11,18, 21,22,24,30,31.

HEALY,Eileen:1,13,30.

HEARN,Corienne:21,30.

HEGNEY,Francine:1,4,13,17, 22,30.

HERBERT,Rita:1,30,31.

HERLIHY,J.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 15. HICKS,D.:1,9,10,11,13,14.

HILLS,G.:1,11,13,14,15,22, 23.

HILLS,N.F.:1,3,10,11,13,14, 15,23.

HITCHCOCK,P.:11.

HOARE,D.:1,3,4,11,13,14.

HOFF,W.:1,3,10,14,15.

HOGAN,J.F.:1,11,13,22,23.

HOGAN,J.R.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 15.

HOGANMiriam:1,9,10,11, 18,21,27,29a(80),29b,30.

HOGAN,S.:1,3,4,5,11,13,16, 21.

HOGG,Alice:1,4,9,11,13,17, 22,30.

HORRIGANF.:1,4,9,12,13, 22,27,29a,29b,30.

HUGHES,K.:1,13,22.

HUGHAN,T.:9,10,11,13.

HUGHES,P.:1,4,5,11,13,22.

HYNES,Nola:1,10,21,27.

JACKSON,Marie:27,29a(80), 29b(adding).

JENNINGS,F.:9,11,13,15,27.

JOHNSON,Berice:1,4,9,10, 11,21.

MAHON,H.:1,4,5,12,17,22, 30.

MALAXOS,M.:1,4,10,11,13, 17,18.

MANNING,G.:1,3,9,10,11,14, 21. MARTIN,R.:1,9,10,11,13.

MATHESON,Nancy:1,9,10, 11,21,22,30. MELVIN,P.1,9,10,11,13, 15.

METCALF,B.:4,12,13,22,27, 29a,(80),29b,30.

METTAN,Kathleen:21(com- pleting).

MIOCEVICH,J.:10,13,15. MOYLIN,Natalie:1,4,11,13, 17,22,30. MITCHELL,C.:3,4,11,13,14, 16. MITCHELL,John:1,9,10,11, 13,14,22,23. MITCHELL,V.:1,3,11,13,14, 15,23. MONAGHAN,Mary:1,4. MONCRIEFF,Mary:14(Ad- ding).

MOURITZ,Stella:1,4,10,11, 13,21,27,30. MULCAHY,D.:1,3,13,14,21. MURRAY,Patricia:1,9,21,22, 30.

McWILLIAMS,N.:10,11,13, 14,15,83.

NASH,Pamela:1,4,5,9,10,11, 13.

NEVILLE,Wendy:11,30(Adding). NICHOLS,T.:1,3,4,11,13,14, 16.

NUTT.A:1,9,11.

OATES,K:1,9,10,11,13,14, 15. O'BRIEN,D.:1,3,10,11,13, 14,15,23. O'BRIEN,D.:11,13,14,16,23. O'BRIEN,V.:1,3,9,11,13,21, 30. O'CALLAGHAN,V.:1,3,9,13. O'CONNELL,F.:1,10,13,15, 23. O'CONNOR,M.:1,21,27,29a (80),29b.30. O'DONNELL,-F.:1,3,10,11,13, 14,15,23. O'MEARA,B.:1,9,10,11,13, 14,15. O'MEARA,J.:1,3,4,9,11,13, 14,22. O'MEARA,K.:9,10,11,13. O'NEILL.Mary:1,4,9,10,11, 13,18,21,30,31. O'SULLIVAN,M.:1,9,11,13, 21 OLNEY,Anthea:6(Adding).

PALMER,V.:1,9,10,11,13, 14,23.

PANEGYRES,D,:1,4,9,13, 22,27,29a,(80).

PARAMOR,R.:1,3,4,11,13, 14,15.

PEACOCK,W.:1,3,11,13, 15. PEARCE,Hilary:1,10,21,22, 30. POOLEY,J.:1,3,11,13,14,15, 23. (ContinuedonPage3.)

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JOHNSON,G.:1,3,4,9,11,13. JOHNSON,W.:1,3,10,11,13, 14,15,23.

JONES,Jill:1,11,21,22,30.

JONES,June:27,29a(80),29b (adding). JOYCE,K.:1,11,13,14,15.

KEARNEY,V.:1,3,4,9,11,13, 14.

KEATING,J.:1.3,4,10,11,13, 14,15.

NotedEducationalistandCatholic Apologist

Newsistohand,bycable,of thesuddendeathinSouthAfrica,justpriortohisdeparture forAustraliabythe"Nestor,"of Rev.BrotherUrbanCorrigan, M.A.,Dip.Ed.,sowellknown hereintheWest,andmoresoin theEasternStates,forhisexpositionofthecontributionby theCatholiccommunitytoeducation.

Exactlytwenty-fiveyearsago BrotherUrbancametoSt.Ildephonsus'College,NewNorcia. ScholarsofthosedayssoonrealisedthewealthofMstalents.

Hewasfirstandforemostasolid religious,sincereandpractical andundemonstrative,askilled teacher,excellingnotonlyin MathematicsandSciences,but alsoinEnglishandtheClassics. Hisforcefulyetcharmingway madehisvigorousteachingunusuallystimulating.Lessons wereneverdull:coldroutine drill,butvitalisedbyanoverpoweringenthusiasmandvigour,cappedbydeepscholarship anddominatedbymasterfulpersonality.

TheplayingfieldsofNewNorciasawyetanotheraspectof BrotherUrban.Hewasequallyathomeonthetenniscourt andthecricketpitch,andespeciallydothefootballfield.But allatNewNorciafeltthathis truelovewasforthe"Sportof Kings,"Herodewell,asbe fittedthesonofoneofAustralia'sreallymightyridersof steeplechasers;hewastheson ofthatP.Corriganimmortalised inthepoemsof"Banjo"Paterson.Manyasuccessfulkangaroohuntonthesandplains andatHayFlatofaweek-end gavehimthatextrakeenness andzestsocharacteristicofall hedid, BrotherUrbanwaseducatedat AssumptionCollege,Kilmore. andattheJuniorate,Hunter's Hill,wherehetoppedabrilliant coursewiththemedalinArt. ForArtwasyetanotherofBrother'smany-sidedgifts-hereallyhadaflairforpenciland crayonsketchesoutofdoors.At rareintervalsonesaw,too,alittleofhispoeticfashionings.

Recognisinghisundoubted pedagogicskill,intheorynoless thaninpractice,hissuperiors appointedhimtotheMarist ScholasticateatMittagong,in associationwiththatotherbrilliantWestAustralian,thelate BrotherFrederic.

MASS TIME TABLES

PINJARRAPARISH

OnallSundaysinJanuary MasswillbecelebratedinMandurahat7,30a.m,andatPinjarraat9a.m. N.B.:TherewillbenoMassin Pinjarraonthe4th.Sundayin January.

ROTTNEST

9a.m.everySundaytoEaster Sunday,inclusive.

SCARBOROUGH

MasseseverySundayat6,30 a.m.and.8a.m.

NORTHBEACH

MasseverySundayat8,20 a.m.

BELMONTPARISH, Belmont:7.45art. Rivervale:7.30aid9.30a.m. Carlisle:830am..

ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

BrotherUrban'hadcometo theWestfromNewSouthWales, wherehehadtaughtatDarlinghurst,St.Joseph'sCollege,and WestMaitland.Hehadgained hisM.A.atSydrleyUniversity, wherehehadspecialisedinEducation.HisM.A.thesis,"CatholicEducationinN.S.W.,"is surelyanoutstandingworkof it-type.OnephraseIcannever forget:-TheCatholicpopulationis20percent,inN.S.W.,yet theCatholicpupilsembrace33 percent.andtheExhibition winners50percent."OnerecallsthattheLondon"Catholic Herald"highlyeulogisedthis thesisandquotedfreelyfromit.

ThoseofusprivilegedtowitnesstheEucharisticCongressof Adelaidewillreadilyrecallthe seriesofarticlesinmostofour CatholicpapersofAustralia,by BrotherUrban,tellingofthe HistoryofCatholicEducationin S.A.Butmostoutstandingwas hispaperattheCongressonthe monetarycontributionsbyCatholicstowardsEducation.The costwasestimatedinmoneys spentonCatholiccollegesand conventsthroughoutAustralia.

Thegrossmillionslistedstaggeredtheimagination.Onall sidesBrotherUrbanwascongratulatedforhismasterlysummaryoffiguresandforthevast workthatthecompilingofthese figureshadentailed,

LaterBrotherUrbanwasappointedDirectorofthehuge MaristHighSchoolatHamilton, nearNewcastle.whoseenrolmenttops800.Hereagainhe contributedlargelytotheDiocesanMissionaryCongress,presidedoverbytheMostRev.Dr. Gleeson,C.SS.R.

fitootatt SIR

Cometoour Simmer Clearance. forSensational SavingsinMen's Wear.

Pricesdownregardlessofcost.

sAEN'SWEAR CFQUALITY

614HerSt.--JPFTownHall

Afterthecompletionofsix successfulyearsasHeadmaster ofthismajorHighSchool,he volunteeredandwasaccepted fortheSouthAfricanMission. EachyearaMaristBrotherfrom AustraliagoesacrosstoSouth Africatohelpouttheirsister Province.Amongothers,BrothersWalstanandEdwardhad precededhim,BrotherBaptist followed.RecognisingBrother's worth,thesuperiorsthereplacedhimatonceinchargeoftheir newly-constructedandvery modernCollegeoutsideJohannesburg.Theyalsoenlisted hishelpasoneoftheirfour Provincialcouncillors.

MasseverySundayatSafety Bayat7,30a.m.,andatRockinghamat9a.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,and10am.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,93Ja.m. 4th.:MundaringlWeir,8a.m.; Mundaring,9.30a.m.

ST.MUNCHIN'SCHURCH, GOSNELLS.

HolyMasseverySundayat 7.30and9.30a.m.

EARLYMASSATST.

BRIGID'S.WESTPERTH.

InfutureHolyMasswillbe celebratedatSt.Brigid'sChurch, WestPerth,at6a.m.everySunday,inadditiontotheordinary times.

SPEARWOODPARISH.

Spearwood:1st,and3rd.Sundays,8.30a.m.;2nd.and4th. Sundays,10a.m.

NavalBase:1st,and3rd.Sundays,10a.m.;2nd.and4th.Sundays,8.30a.m

ST.MARY'S CATHEDRALCHOIR.

VACANTSCHOLARSHIPS FORBOYS.

Severalnewboyswillhetakenintothechoirinthenew year.Successfulcandidateswill reecivefreeeducationatthe ChristianBrothers'College,St. George'sTerraceApplicants mustpossessagoodvoiceand benoolderthanelevenyears. ApplybylettertotheRev. FatherA,Lynch,c/oSt.Mary's CathedralorringM1057,

Newshasfilteredthroughof hisprowessinSouthAfrica.

"Chappie"Dwyer,managerof theAustraliancricketteam,certainlylookedforwardtorenewinganoldfriendship.

ThenwhenthosefromNew NorciawereplanningtowelcomehimfittinglyatFremantle camethenewsofhisdeath.

Mayhisgenerous,kindlysoul restinpeace,

IT'SONAGAIN!

Highgatehaverecommencedtheir FORTNIGHTLYDANCES.

NextDanceFRIDAY,27th.JANUARY,1950. GoodFloor. GoodOrchestra. AdmissionOnly2/-.

DAILYMISSAL.

Mon.,23rd.:Mass'`OsJusti." 1st,prayerofSt.Raymund. 2nd.ofSt.Emerentiana.3rd, ofOurLad?.4thagainst persecutors.

Tues.,24th.:Mass"Statuit."2nd. againstpersecutors.Epistle fromtheProperofSt.Timothy.

Wed.,24th.:MassoftheConversionofSt.Paul.CommemorationofSt.Peter.2nd. againstpersecutors.Preface ofApostles.

Thurs.,26th.:MassofSt.Polycarp.2nd,againstpersecutors. Frid.,27th.:MassofSt.John Chrysostorn.2nd,againstpersecutors.

Sat.,28th.:Mass"Justus,"1st. prayerofStPeterNolasco. 2nd,againstpersecutors. Sun.,29th.:4th,Sundayafter Epiphany.2nd,prayerof St.FrancisdeSales.3rd. against persecutors,

PERTH,THURSDAY.JANUARY

19.1950.

YEAROFDECISION!

Asthiswhirlingglobeturnsintothesecondhalfofa century,twoschoolsofthoughtproceedalongdivergent paths,neither,itistrue,unconsciousoftheother,Yet separatedbyagulfmoreabyssmalthaneventhatofsheer ignorance.Andsinceoneofthosepathsisheadedfordestructionassurelyasisamanidlytwistingatiger'stail,it wouldseemtobeadutyofeachofustoenquirewhetherit mightnotbefeasibletodissuadeitsfollowerswhileyetthere istime.

1950hasseenthefirstdaysoftheHolyYear;ithasalso seenthebeginningofthesecondlapoftheatomicera.The termlapisofalltermsthemostaptbecauseithas todowithracing,andthissecondlapistheatomicarmamentrace.TheU.S.madeanatombomb-theyhadto,you understand,becauseitwasrumouredthattheNaziswere tryingtomakeone.ThentheyuseditontheJapanesenot,ofcourse,thatitwasnecessary(theJapswerealready doomed,wehadbeenassured),buttoserveasafrightful warning.Thewarningdidnotpassunheeded-exceptby theAmericans.TheJapanesesurrendered-andhave sincebeenturningtothesourceoftruepeaceinawayremarkableforsobackwardapeople,ifwemayjudgefrom theenthusiasticreportsofmissionaries.TheRussianswere morepractical:theybuiltabomb.

Thattheywerewellabletodoithasbecomeincreasinglyclear.Thereisatendencyinallofustoexaggerate theimportanceanddifficultyofanyachievementofourown. Perhapsitwasthiswhichledatomicscientiststoscoutthe possibilityofaRussiansolutiontotheproblem.Atall events,itisnowcertainthattheRussianshadthesecret atleastasearlyastheU.S.-andnotfromstolendocuments, butfrombrilliantoriginalresearch.

NowtheUS.hasasuper-bomb;itsdestructivepower isincomprehensible,itssecretnotbeyondthegraspofany seriousstudentofphysics.Atpresenttheyarediscussing whetherornottoproduceitinquantitybutthedecisionis inevitable-they'llhaveto,becausetheRussiansaresureto dothesame.

Whatarewetothinkofallthis-we,thepotential guineapigsinexperimentalatomicdiplomacy?ThePope hasgivenustheanswer.Stern,implacable,asbefitsthe divinely-appointedFatherofmankind,hepointsoutthe waytohislargelyheedlesschildren."ReturntoGod,"he says"Liveinanhabitualstateofsanctifyinggrace;" "Prayanddopenance,thatthewrathofGodmaybe averted." Itisafamiliarmessagetowhichwehaveallbecomeso habituated,thatitisdoubtfulifwereallyhearit.So,inrecentmemory,wastheadvicetobuildair-raidshelters.Yet thetimecamewhenallbuttheverystoicwereforcedto treatthematterasoneofpressingurgency.Unlesswe bringthesamesenseofurgencytothePope'swarnings,we cannotfailsoontoberepeatingthehistoryofthelastdecade-with,ofcourse,considerabletechnicaladvances

Anti-ChristianMove.

CALCUTTA,India,Dec..3 (NC).-India'snewpolitical party,theUnitedSocialistOrganizationofIndia,isdescribed byobserversasstronglycommunist,afterastudyofitsconstitution, Thepoliticalorganization, formedatmeetingshere,aimsto bearivaltothenowruling Congressparty. Thepreambleofitsconstitution accusestheCongressgovernment ofbeingaregimeof"vestedinterests"andpromisesthatthe newpartywillbringintoexistencea"governmentofworkers. peasant,andtheimpoverished middleclass."

Itsprogrammecallsfora UnionofSocialistRepublicsin India,establishmentofaclasslesssocietyinwhichtherewill benoexploitationofmanby manandinwhicheveryonewill receivenotaccordingtohisabilitybutaccordingtohisneeds. Theprogrammealsodemands theabolitionoflandlordismby distributingthelandamongthe tillerswithoutcompensation, cancellationofagriculturaldebts, socializationofbanksandother creditinstitutions,liquidationof existingforeigninterests,full employmentandabolitionof beggary.

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FatimaisDifferent

(Continuedfromlastweek'sissue)saidMarx,herearethelinesof theevolutionofsociety:Thebiologicallawofsocietyis the"ConflictoftheClasses."The principleofcontradiction,for Marx,isthelawofconflictof classes.TheMarxistsays,Ido notpreachclasswarfare,Imerelyrecognizethatitisthere,as amereobjectivefactintheheart ofsociety;thatithasalways beenthere;thateveryfreshphase

Thatphilosophycanbesummedupinthisway.Allrealityis spirit,andthesolepurposeof liteisthedevelopmentorevolutionofspirit,calledbyHegel, "TheAbsoluteIdea",-byadialecticalprocessofcontradiction culminatingintheattainmentof totalTruth'inwhichSpirit,or theAbsoluteIdea,isfinally quiescent,andlife'sgoalattained.

Naturally,youwillask,"What inthenameofHeavendoesall thismean?"Tobequitehonest notevenHegelknew,andcertainlynobodyelsehasgotavery clearideaofit.ButIwillendeavourtoexplainitlikethis. Wheneveryoumakeastatement, thenobviously,bythesametoken,youassertthatcontradiction ofthatstatementisfalse.Ifyou say,"Thisobjectiswhite,"then obviouslyyouarealsosaying "thisobjectisnotblack."Now, accordingtoHegel,everyaffirmationisansweredbyacontradiction,asaresultofwhichisproducedasynthesis,asortofnew truthoutofwhichyougoforward afurtherstepuntil,atlast,Spirit restsinitselfinasortofintellectualNirvana,andlifeiscompletebeauty,peace,harmony.

"SOUNDSPHONEY TOME"

NowMarxlookedatallthisand said,verysensibly,"Thissounds phoneytome!"Andsohewent theotherwayround,andturned Hegelupsidedown.Marxstarted offbysaying:"AllRealityisnot Spirit.MatteraloneisReality. Andconsequently.wehavenever togooutsidetherealmofmatter; everythingoutsideisjustwishful thinking,becauseyoufindyourselfatvariancewithmatter,and becauseyouareunabletodominatematter;becauseyouare unabletoharnessyourselfwith matter;andsoyoudreamyour dreams.

NowthatiswheretheMarxist slogan:"Religionistheopiumof thepeople,"comesin.Itwasnot, asMarxmeantit,agibe;itwas not(asverymanypeoplethink to-day)thatMarxsuggestedthat religionwasasortof"dope"that paidlackeysofthecapitalistsystem,likeme,tocomedownand tellthepeople:"Cheerup!I grantyou'veaprettyrottenhouse here,buttherearemanymansionsinthesky."

ThewholepointisthatMarx didnotmeanitlikethat.What Marxmeantwasthis:Allofusyouand1andeverymaninthe streetofcivilization-becausewe cannotsolvethecontradictions betweenourselvesandone another,becausewecannotestablishthatmasteryovertheworld inwhichwelive,becauselifein itspresentformdoefnotmake sense;insteadofhavingthecouragetofacethesituationanddoing whatthephilosopherofthe Marxistschoolwoulddo,and facetheinevitablewithstoic fortitude,weall-sosaidMarxhaveinventedaneternalworld.

"CONFLICTOFTHE CLASSES"

No,hesaid,thatisallwrong! Thereisonlyoneworld-the worldinwhichwelive;thereis onlyonelifeandthatisthelife we'vegot;andourjobis,within thatframeworkofreality,toface thecontradictionsbetweenman andnature,

Allright.Forme,saysMarx, theactivityofrealityishuman activity;andthehighestformof humanactivityissocialactivity. Man,saysMarx,isincapableof actingexceptinsociety;society isasnecessarytomanaswater istoafish,asairistoabirdto flyin.Manlivesinsociety,and socialactivityistheonlyactivity ofrealityinwhichhefindsan appropriateexpression.Therefore,

Second,youcouldconceivea situationinwhichtheworkers collectivelyownedthetools. We'llseewhythenherulesthat outinaminute.Thethirdrelationshipwouldbewherethe capitalistownedthetools,but hiredthemouttotheworkers, whopaidthecapitalistarentfor them,andthenkepttheproduct ofhislabour.

But,defacto,therelationship thatgrewupwasarelationship inwhichthecapitalistdidnot hirehistoolsouttotheworker, butcompelledtheworkertohire himselfouttotheownerofthe tools!Andhekepttheproductof theman'slabourandmerely

ANOUNCEOFPREVENTION

(From"SundayExaminer.") ofproductiongivesanewrelationshipbetweentheclassthat has,andtheclassthathasnot.

Intheperiodoffeudalism, whenyouhadthegreatlandowningclasses,thereinevitably grewupaconflictofinterests betweenthefeudalownersand theclasswhowereseekingtrade, andwhofoundthemselvesall thetimecomingagainstthe landlords'rightsandtheoverwhelmingdominationofthe feudallandlords.Withtheupsurgeofthemovementthatwas ledbypeoplelikeHampdenand Pym,thefeudallandownerwas pushedback,andthenewcommercialmagnatecameup.And so,intheebbandflowofhistory, wehavereached(hesays)the finalstage.Thereareontheone side,theownersofthemeansof production,distributionandexchange,andontheotherthe workers.Thoseownerscould,in theproductionofwealth,proceed inoneofthefollowingways:-

CAPITALAND LABOUR

First,CapitalandLabourare boththemakersofwealth.Marx knowsthatonerelationshipwould beforeachworkertoownhis owncapital.But,saysMarx,thatisimpossiblenowbecausewe haveevolvedbeyondthatstage, andwithmass-producingfactories itisnotevenpossibleforthelabourertoownhisowntoolsof production.Capitalafterallis onlyatool;evenwhenyouexpressitintermsofmoney,itis onlyofvalueintheproduction ofwealth,whenthemoneyis translatedintomachines,tools, instrumentsofproduction.

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Thatistheanalysis,asMarx sawit-andhewasnotfarwrong. Andso,onthatanalysis,he saysthatthefinalconflictis now.Whenyoureachtheprol- etariat,youreachrock-bottom, themanwithnothingbuthis labourtosell,Theinevitabilityoftheconflictbetweenthosewho own,andthosewhoownnothing, isobvious.Oneday,says,Marx, anditwillbeourbusinessto hastenonthatday,theremust comeashowdown.Thentheprol- etariatwilldictate--butonlyfor atime;becauseafterabitthere willbeneitherproletariatorcapitalist,butaclasslesssociety. Allconflictwillbesolved;humanitywillbereconciledwith nature;realitywillhavereached itsapotheosis.

SOCIETY PURPOSELESS

Thatisananalysisofwhat wastohappen.Itisridiculous tosupposethateverylittle Communistinmyparishunderstandsallthat,But,justasI toldyouthatamanwholives hisCatholicismmaynotbeable toexplainit-sowithamanwho liveshisCommunism.Butit giveshimapurposeinlife.Isn't ittruethatamongstthosewith whomyoumix,youoftenmeet professingChristians,butthey havenopurposeinlifeatall? Societyislikethatinamaterialistage;andithasbeenlikeit forabout150years;itisquite definitelypurposeless.Suddenly, comesthissenseof"belonging," ofbeingpartofamovementin whichyoucanverywelltake yourplaceandhastenitforward; hastenforwardthesalvationof thehumanrace,thesolutionof thefeudsbetweenmanandnature,dieestablishmentofunivsisalbrotherhood,givingeachto eachaccordingtohiscapacity.

(Tobecontinuednextweek)

portionsandthelay-outofthe buildingplanisimpressive,so thatifIlivelongenoughto returntoFatimaIshallseegreat changes.

Partofourprogrammewasto visitthesimpletombofJacinta andFrancesco,tomeettheir parentsintheirmudcabin,and tokneelinprayerintheroom whereLuciawasborn.Sheis nowanuninanenclosedOrder atLisbon,wherethecurious cannotbotherherwithques- tions.Upthesteep,rocky gorgesweclimbedtothespot whereOurLadyappearedtothe children,whentheywereforbiddentoreturntotheoriginal place.Littlealtarsadorned withthewilddaisiesofthe rocksmarkedthosespotsmade holybyMary.

Theceremonyofpresenting theIrishMonstrance,bejewelled withringsandemblemsgiven bytheIrishpeople,wasper-formedbytheArchbishopof Trinidad,MostRev,Finbar Ryan,O.P.,oneoftheearliest writersandapostlesofOur LadyofFatima.TheagedBishopofthediocesewasvisibly movedwhenheheldthatgloriousworkofIrishsilversmithsin hishand.Intoithasgonediamondsandgoldgiftsthatare estimatedat£10,000.

(ConcludingpartofMgr.JohnBasilicaforSolemnHighMass, T.McMahon'sstoryoftheDo-AgainatnightwehadatorchminicanpilgrimagetoLourdeslightprocessionoutthereunder andFatima). thestarswithnothingtodisturb thepeaceofthatlonelyspot, TheBasilicaisofmightypro- Thetrainjourneybackthrough FranceintoSpainatHendaye anddownthelengthofPortugalfromitsnorthernfrontier townofIrunwasindeedapenitentialjourneyinapoortrain, hotanddirtywithin.We reachedFatimaatevening,and couldjustseetheoutlineofthe whiteBasilica.Awelcomefrom IrishSistersmadeusforgetthe tiresometripandagoodmealin theclean,spacioushostelmade ushappy.Avisittotheshrine builtonthespotwheretheholmoaktreestoodfromwhich Maryspoketothethreechildren wasournightprayer.Someof thepilgrimstookatoncetothis primitivecountrysideandremainedmostofthenightin prayer. IsaidMassnextmorningat theshrine,whichhasjustroom enoughforthecelebrantandthe server,Itisaboutthesame sizeasthetinychapelonthe summitofCroaghPatrick.The Massserveristhelittlecripple, Jose°Carreira,mentionedbythe threechildren,Lucia,Jacinta andFrancesco,Theyaskedthe Ladytocurehimandrestorehis legs,andtheLadysaidshe wouldnotcurehim,butthat shewouldtakecareofhimalways.Henowservesallthe Massessaidintheshrine,andhe issosmallthathecanmove aroundeasilyinthattinysanctuary.TheoriginalFatima statueistherelookingdownon youasyoucelebrateMass. Fatimahasnoneofthehelpsof Lourdes.Thecountrysideisas rockyasConnemara,thereisno flowingstream,waterisagift fromtheskies,thereareonly patchesofcultivationjustlike thewestofIreland.Itispoor judgedbyanystandard,asunscorchedplainwherelifeishard and,yet,OurLadyofFatima passedbythebeautyspotsof Europetoappearherewithher messageofprayerandpenance.

THEPARENTS OF THE CHILDREN.

AprocessionwiththeFatima hymnbetweenthedecadesof theRosarybroughtustothe gavehim'awage-whichwage wasaslowashecouldkeepit compatiblewithhisownselfinterest.

Lateatnightasmallpartyof uswenttothelittleshrine,and theresaidthefifteenmysteries toOurLadyofFatima.Itwas oneofthehappiestmomentsof thepilgrimage.Notasoundin thenightairtodisturbthelow murmurofourvoicestellingour beads.Thethoughtcametome thatwewereprayingbystealth asourforefathersdidlongago inthemountaincaves,orwithin closeddoorsinunlightedcabin, orstable,whilethesoldiers slept,Walkingfromthehostel insilencewemighthavebeen alittlebandclimbingCorkHill inSydneytotellourbeadsin Davis'house. Ifeltthatour Rosarysaidthatnightwaswell said,andthatOurLadyof Fatimawaspleasedwithouroffering.

INTERNATIONAL

GODSPEED.

Firstofallalittlebitofnewts whichIregrettohavetobreak toregularlistenerstothissession. FatherPerrottwhohasdealtwith yourdifficultiesandquestionsover thepasteighteenmonthshas beentransferredtoAdelaide.I

amsureyourgoodwishesgowith himandyourthanksforhiscarefulandcourteousattentionto yourqueries.Hisplaceonthe CatholicAnswerwillbetakenby FatherP.Tracey,S.J.whowill arriveinPerthfromMelbourne abouttheendofJanuary.

COSMO

POLITAN.

DearFather.-Thereisa queryyoumightbeabletoovercomeforme.Iknowamanwho goestoMasseverySunday,says heisaChristianSocialist;his wifeisaJehovah'sWitnessand hesayshewouldnotstandup fortheNationalAnthem, Nowwouldyoukindlytellme whatthisman'sreligionisasit hasgotalotofpeoplewondering.

A.:Itdependsverymuchon whathemeansbycallinghimself aChristianSocialist.Ifhemeans CommunismorcompleteSocialism thenthismancannotclaimtobe aCatholic,inspiteofthefact thathecontinuestogotoMass. Suchdoctrinesareopposedtothe clearteachingoftheCatholic Church.Ifhoweverheholdsthat certainindustriesetc.,wouldbe morejustlyrunbythegovernmentthanbyprivateindividuals heisinnowayopposedtoCatholicprinciples.Thefactthathis

MOREABOU

UniToowrites Ilistenedwith interesttoyouranswertoUNI STUDENTaboutGenesisand Evolution,Iknowwhatyousay isquitelikelybutwhatpuzzles meisdifferent.Doyouthinkthat beforeAdamandEvewerecreated Evolutionmayhavecomeabout?

Otherwise,howexplaintheseveralmentionsanddistinctions betweentheSonsofGodandthe Sonsanddaughtersofman?And whowerethegiants;wheredid theyoriginate,anddidtheyhave souls?Is"SonofGod"usedin thesamesenseastheSaviour?

A.:Ihaveanopenmindwith regardtoEvolution.Ithasyetto beprovedthatithastakenplace, therefore,Icanhavenoopinion astowhetherittookplacebeforeAdamandEveornot.Aswas explainedbefore,thetheoryof TheisticEvolutioncanbeheld withoutdifficultyfromthepoint ofviewoftheteachingofthe Church,TheisticEvolutionsupposesthedevelopmentofcreation aspartoftheCreator'splan.It willnotallowthereforethatNatureorsomeblindforcesinnatureareresponsibleforthedevelopmentoflifeonearth. FurtherifAdamandEveare consideredtohaveevolvedfrom somelowerformoflife,Genesis teachesusthatoverandabove theirevolutionfromthisformof lifethereWasadirectintervention onthepartofGod.Thisinterventionisnotsufficientlyexplained bysayingthatGodinfuseda humansoulintothemandso createdman.Thereadingof Genesisandtheteachingofthe Churchtellusquiteplainlythat Godintervenedintheformation ofthebodiesalso.Withregardto thesonsofGods.ndthesonsof man,theword"son"isusedin theOldTestament,notonlyto signifysonship,butotherclose relationship.Sothetitle"Sonof God"wasappliedintheOldTestamenttopersonshavingclose relationshipwithGodandwefind thetermappliedtoAngels,just .andpiousmen,prophets,the leadersofthepeople,andlater

wifeisaWitnessofJehovahmay leadtoamusement,amazementor argumentbutitdoesnotinany wayaffecttheman'sprivatebeliefs.Thestatementthathe wouldnotstandfortheNafional Anthembrandshimasamanof verypoormannersandonewho giveswaytohisprejudices.In courtesytothepeopleofthe country,inwhichhelives,outof respectforthegovernmentchosen bythepeopleaswellasforHis MajestytheKingheshouldstand fortheNationalAnthemno matterwhathisprivateopinion orpoliticsmaybe. inreplytoyourquestionasto whatthisman'sreligionisI wouldsay,ontheverylimited informationyouhavegiventhat heisapoorlyinstructedCatholic, lackingingoodmannerswiththe misfortuneofhavingmarrieda personofareligiondifferentfrom hisown,

TEVOLUTION.

ontotheIsraelitesandtothe peopleofIsraelasanation.But ofcoursethetitlewasapplied especiallytotheMessias,the ChosenOne,theElectofGod. Alltheseusesofthetitlewould distinguishthebearerfrontthe ordinarypeople,thesonsand daughtersofman,but,onlythe contextwilltelluswhetheritis usedinthepropheticsenseand referredtotheMessiastocome, totheSaviour.IntheNewTestamentthetitleisusedasa shortformulaforexpressingthe Divinity.Theangelannouncedto Mary"...andtheHolywhich shallbebornoftheeshallbe calledtheSonofGod,"Inthe GospelofSt.Matthew,"Simon Peteransweredandsaid.Thou artChrist,theSonoftheliving God.AndJesusansweringsaidto him:BlessedartthouSimon Bar-Jona;becausefleshandblood havenotrevealedittotheebut MyFatherwhoisinheaven."

MONSTERSOF INIQUITY.

manupontheearth."Thencomesthedescriptionoftheflood andpfNoe'sexemptionfromthe fateofhistimes.Now,whileit ispossiblethatthesegiantsmay havebeenmeoofnoteworthy stature,thetitleherewouldseem tosuggestespeciallythatthey weremenofviolentandsavage dispositionandmonstersofsin, forwhichtheyweretobepunished.Pre-eminenceofsome kindisimpliedandthecontext wouldsuggestthattheirparticularclaimtogreatnessangered God.Inthismatteritmustbe rememberedthatasGodisunchangeableHeisnotcapableof angerorrepentance.Theseare theordinaryexpressionsusedin theOldTestamentinorderto describetheeffectofGodupon manforhissin.Aswasexplained inthepreviousbroadcastthe BibleisnotaScientificTreatise butratherisitwritteninorder toimpressuponpeopletheobligationofworshippingGod,andin particular,ofobservingcertain lawsandprecepts,Youcontinue:

JOLLYHAIRY.

Downthroughtheagestoo,we findthatEsatesmotherhadto wrapJacobingoat'shair,to

maketheoldblindfatherbelieve itwasEsau.Esaumusthave beenjollyhairy;nearlyashadas amonkey.

A,:Iamnotwellacquainted withtherelativehairinessor shouldIsay'hirsutecondition'of monkeysandgoatsbutIamsure somethoughtofthesamenature hasstruckothersbesidesyourself. Youseemtoadducethisfacta, apointertothegradualevolution ofman,continuingevenafter AdamandEve.PerhapsImisunderstandyou. However, withoutenteringintoadiscussion ofitsvalueasanargument, thoughitsoundsquiteoriginalto meandmightrepayfurtherresearchonyourpart,Jshallcontinuewiththerestofyourletter.

Youwrite:

PROBLEMS.

Whenever1readtheBiblesomethingunexplainableturnsup.

A.:Thatisquitenatural,The Biblewillalwaysneedauthoritativeinterpretation;somanyissuesareinvolved,theological, linguistic,geographicalandhistorical,thattheeducatedman whorealisesallthiswillbeslow tocometoanyconclusionsonthe authorityofhisownmodestac-

complishmentinthesesciences.

Youcontinue:

BADEND?

IfIaskdifferentoneswhat theythinkaboutittheyeither lookatmeaskanceoreyemewith suspicion,leavingmewiththe suspicionthatIshallcometoa badend.Evenwell-meaning peopletoo,

A.:Mostpeopleareshyabout talkingofreligiousmatters,probablybecausetheyfeeltheycannotspeakwithtoomuchauthority.Thattheyshouldbeshy forthatreasonisunderstandable butthattheyshouldculpablyallowthemselvestoby-passthe mostimportantbranchofstudy intheworldisoneofthegreat pitiesoftheday.Toomany peoplehavenotimefortheimportantthings.Possiblyyoucould showsomeofthemhowinterestingyoufindthepible.Idon't agreehoweverthatyouwill cometoabadend.Thereisa vastliteratureabouttheBible whichyoumightliketoexplore quietly,IfIcanhelpyouinthat matter,letmeknow.Youchange thesubject:

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Byspecialpermission ofthePope,PIXpresents:

Nowinyourquestionyouare probablyreferringtoGenesis, chapterIV,whenyoumention sonsofGodanddaughtersof men.Thestorytellsusthatthe SonsofGodtookuntothemselves wivesfromamongstthedaughtersofmenbecausethelatterwere fair,Inthiscasethedescendants ofSethandEnosarecalledsons ofGodbecauseoftheirreligion andpietywhereastheraceof Cain,becauseoftheirunworthy lives,wereknownasthechildren ofmen,HavingtoldusthatGod wasdispleasedwiththeseunions thestorygoeson:"Nowgiants wereupontheearthinthose days.ForafterthesonsofGod wentintothedaughtersofmen, andtheybroughtforthchildren, thesearethemightymenofold, menofrenown.AndGodseeing thatthewickednessofmenwas greatupontheearth,andthat allthethoughtoftheirheartwas bentuponevilatalltimes,itrepentedhimthathehadmade

InfantSocietyHas18Martyrs

LittleBrothersofSt.John theBaptist

"TheLittleBrotherswillgrowagain"thatisthefirm resolveoftheLittleBrothersofSt.JohntheBaptist,fourteenofwhosemembersarenowinHongKongunderthe leadershipofFatherAlexanderTs'ao.Theyplantoerect aMonasteryonLanTao,thelargestinhabitedislandinthe VictoriaColonyGroupwithapopulationof10,000.

In1927,FatherVincentLebbe, founderoftheLittleBrothers camebacktoChinaaftersix yearsofworkamongChinese studentsinEurope.Tomultiply apostlesinChina,thenewCongregationwasfounded.Herealisedclearly,thattoconvert China,theChinesepeopleshould beshowntheapplicationofthe Gospelinallitspurity-inother wordstoseetheGospellived.To makethisapplicationmorevivid, hetookforhisBrothersand himselfSt.JohntheBaptistas

FatherLebbeinsistedverymuch on"ADYNAMICSPIRITOF CONQUEST."saysFatherAlexander,andhegavethemotto "VIOLENTIRAPIUNTILLUD." asmottoforhisLittleBrothers.

In1940,ChineseCommunist Troopsoccupiedthesectionof ChinainwhichratherVincent Lebbeandhisbrotherslaboured, Theyweredirectedtoleavethe territory.However,theyhad hardlysettleddownintheirnew regionwhentheywereaskedto returnandgiveaidtothewoun-

WhatAvailsifWeDonot ACTTHEGOSPEL

" theprincipalconcernisthereformofindividual Catholics.Theworldwantsfirsttoseeexemplifiedin CatholicstheprinciplesoftheGospels.Ifweareas GodwantsustobetheworldshallberestoredtoJesus. LethumanityknowGodwantstosaveit,notonlyfrom Communism,butfromanyformoferrorfromreligious ignorance,moralcorruptionprofessionaldishonesty, socialinjustice. Communismcannotbedestroyedbyatomicbombs. Communismisstrongbecausethereareallformsof cryinginjusticesinoursociety;andevenifatomic bombsshoulddisableCommunismitwouldsnringup againfromitsruins.Whenweseewholefamilieswho liveinundergroundcaveswithoutlightorair we cannotcensurethesesufferingpeoplefromaspiringtoa socialchangeorrevolutionaryreformation.ButCom- munismdoesnotsolvetheproblembecausetheproblem isoneofjustice,andCommunismdeniesjusticeby denyingGod."

-Rev.RiccardoLombardiS.J.,inanaddresstoMen ofCatholicActionoftheSanFranciscoArchdiocese, September,1949.

Patron.Tofollowthespiritof thisPatron,inChina,theBrothershavetakenthestandardof lifeoftheChinesepeasant,with evenmorerestrictions,andto makethelifeofalittlebrothera lifeofpenance,theyhavetaken uponthemselvesnevertoeat meatorfish,ordrinkwine.

Therearethreewell-known pointswhichFatherLebbegave hisLittleBrothersintheformationoftheirspiritTheREALloveofmenwith theaccentonREAL

TheTOTALsacrificewiththe

ViolatesPrecept

TORONTO,Ont.(NC).-Commercialsportinvolvesservileworkandtendstofurther secularizeSunday,HisEminence JamesCardinalMcGuigan,ArchbishopofToronto,statesina lettertothepriestsandlaity.

Theletterwasoccasionedby amovetopermitSundaysport inToronto,whichcomesbefore thecivicelectorsonJanuary2 next.

HisEminencesaid,inpart:

SOUTHERNCROSS ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE CHANCERYHOUSE, 3HOWARDSTREET,PERTH. COLLEGERE-OPENSMONDAY,16th.JANUARY,1950. Principalinattendanceeach eveningfrom6p.m.toenrolnew students. StudentscoachedforallAccountancy,Secretarialand Bankers'InstituteExaminations. IndividualTuition-Evening Classes-

FeesReasonable-NoContracts toSign.

SpecialClassesSaturdaymornings(10a.m.-12noon)forstudentsdesringtotakeBookkeepingforJunior Examinations.andLeaving

PrincipalJ.R.COLBERT, A.F.I.A.,A.CA.A.,A.C.I,S.

"Theattemptthatisbeing madetolegalizecommercial sportonSundaycallsforareminderofthelawofGodandthe teachingoftheCatholicChurch ontheLord'sDay.TheThird CommandmentofGodforbids workonthatday,whichunder theOldLawwastheseventh dayoftheweek,butwhichin theChristiandispensationis keptonthefirstdayoftheweek inhonourofOurDivineLord's Resurrection...

"CommercialsportonSunday mustinvolveservilework,public businesstransactionandpublic buyingandselling.Moreover, commercialsportwouldtend furthertosecularizeSunday,to depriveitofthatreligiousand distinctivecharacterwhichservestorecalltheclaimsofthe spirituallifetomultitudesin thesedayswhoareimmersedin materialaffairsandhavelittle instructioninanyother.

"Forthesereasons,whileanxioustoseewholesomerestand recreationprovidedforour people,particularlythosewho liveinthecrowdedareasofour cities,Iviewwithdisfavourthe legalizationofcommercialsport onSunday."

'ledRedsoldiers.Assoonasthey reachedCommunistTerritory, however,theywereplacedunder arrest,andinafewdayscond- emnedtodeath.BecauseFather LebbewastheSuperior,itwas announcedthatheshouldbethe lasttodie.ThirteenLittleBrotherswereexecuted.Somewere buriedalive,withonlytheir headsexposed,andtrampledto deathbyhorses.Otherswere shot-othersbeheaded.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

WhenonlyFatherLebbewas left,awaitinghisexecution,a manenteredhiscell.Whenhe tookoutawatch,FatherLebbe rememberedChouEnlai,the ChinesestudentinFranceto whomhehadgivenhiswatch almosttwentyyearsbefore!Chou En-laiwasnowatopCommunist Leader.Hesaidhecouldnotdo anythingtostoptheexecutionof theLittleBrothers,butthathe hopedtosaveFatherLebbe.A ransomwasarranged,andshortly after,FatherLebbewasflownto Chungking.Aweeklateronthe feastofS.JohntheBaptist, FatherLebbefounderofthe BrothersofSt.JohntheBaptist, died. Duringtheperiod1937-1945, thirtyBrotherswerekilledduringthewarordiedincaptivity.

Andnowin1919,theLittle Brothersbeginagain,thistime inourmidst.Lettheprayersof thefaithfulwhoreadtheirstory supportthemintheirstrenuous task.

"SundayExaminer"

Advocates Consistency

SeveralWelsh-speakingschools havebeenopenedinWalesrecently.Theyarebuiltandmaintainedattheexpenseoftheratepayer,whetherhebeEnglish speakingorWelshspeaking.

Thisisasitshouldbeandall Iaskisthatthesametreatment bemetedonttoCatholics,said BishopPetitofMenevia,addressing,oneSunday,adiocesanCatholicParents'andElectors'AssociationrallyatRhyl.

"Ipersonallyamvery,gladto seetheseschools,becausethe cultureofacountrygoeswith,its languageandWelshcultureis somethingtob1proudof.

"ForthetrueWelshman,the language,traditionsandspiritof theracearesacredandeveryone understandsthatthisshouldhe so.

"For'Welsh'substitute'Catholic'andthesameargumentis validfortheCatholicparentsof Wales."

THEACT

BishopPetitsaidthe1944 EducationActrecognisesparental rights,TheActisinorder.Itis i'sadministrationwhichiscausingsomuchmisgiving.

"Catholicchildrenarepartof thechildpopulationofthe country,Theymusthave teachers,equipment,buildings.

Thesehavetobeprovided whetherCatholicsdoitorthe localauthoritydoesit.

"Youcannotdismissthepoint bysayingthatCatholicchildren canbedividedupamongexisting schools.

"Therewere36,000childrenin Catholicall-ageschools,and 100,000insecopdaryschoolsat theendof1947.

"Ifallthesechildrenwere turnedovertothelocaleducation authoritiesto-morrow,theywould hehardputtoittosolvethe accommodationproblem.

Mr.C.J.Malloy,thechairman, saidCatholicsarefightingfor oneoftheprimaryhumanrights' therightofparentstoeducate theirchildrenastheywished.

"ItisnouseoneGovernment departmentpressingothernationstoobservehumanrights, whenatthesametimeanother departmentisderivingusoneof thehumanrights,"hesaid.

6NationsHonourHoly YearOpening

VATICANCITY,Dec.20 (Radio,NC).-Thegovernments ofsixcountriesandaprovincialgovernmentofaseventhhad representativesattheopening ceremonyoftheHolyYearhere, theCentralCommitteeforthe HolyYearhasannounced.

TheyareBelgium,theBonn GovernmentofGermany,El Salvador,Ireland,thePhilippines,SpainandtheQuebec provincialgovernmentinCanada,

QueenElizabeth,ofBelgium,arrivedheretogetherwithseveralofherladies-in-waitingto takepartintheopeningceremony.Severalmembersofthe BonnGovernmentandCatholic membersoftheBonnParliament havealsoarrived.Withthe Germandelegationarelikewise anumberofofficialsoftheBavarianStateGovernment.

ForeignMinisterSeanMacBrideheadstheIrishdelegation. MinisterofLabourAntonioBarretteandMinisterofPublic Health,AlbinyPaquette,will representtheQuebecGovernment.

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ThereappearstobeacampaignafoottofrightentheWorld untilitsteethwillchatterlike castanets.Insixwordsthecampaignamountstothis:Toomany people;toolittlefood.

Notthatthisideaisashiny newdevelopmentliketheatom bombortheCarofTomorrow.It dates-backwell-nighacentury andahalftoayoungclergyman oftheChurchofEngland,ThomasMalthusbyname.Intheyear 1798,attheageofthirty-two, MalthusgaveintellectualEngland theworstcaseofjitterssince Cromwell,bypublishinghispamphletentitled"AnEssayon PrinciplesofPopulation."

Malthusopinedthathuman offspringtendtonicreaseina ratioof2-4-8-16-32-64,under favourableconditionsdoubling abouteverytwenty-fiveyears; whereasfood,hesaid,canonly increaseintheratioof2-3-4-56-7.Obviously,thisspelled trouble,capitalT.Itmeantthat unlesswarandothercatastrophes thinnedoutthepopulation-or unlesspeoplemarriedlateand practisedrigidself-restraint, whichMalthusurged-human numbersmusteventuallyoutstrip sustenance.Havinganingenious andlogicalmind,Malthusmade suchacompellingcasethatthe hornets'nesthestirreduphas buzzedlikeBobBurns'bazooka fromWilliamPitt'sdaytoours. Malthus,whoabhorredcontraception,unwittinglygavetoMargaretSangerandmodernbirth controladvocatesanargumentativedrumthattheyhavebeatthe daylightsoutofad.nauseamever since.

SPINESTINGLE

Letmeillustrate.M.GuyIrving Burch,directorofthePopulation ReferenceBureau,Washington, DC.,predictedthat"theAmericanleveloflivingandthetraditionalAmericaninstitutionsof freedomhaveashortlifeahead ofthem."Morever,"peoplenow livingmaywitnessthefallofthe AmericanRepublic,"forthe reasonthat"theUnitedStatesis aVeadyexploitingitsnaturalresourcesatadangerousrateasregardstothefutureofitspresent populationof140,000,000(oreven thefutureofapermanentpopulationof100,000,000)."

Thisnottoosubtleargumentfor the"planned"Artilyofoneor two,orasitfrequentlyturnsout, nochildren,hasMalthusianroots. Ofcourse,itisthesortoffright talkthatwehavecometoexpect fromMr.Burch,knowingAwe hestands.Ifitstoppedthere,it wouldhardlymeritreply.But laterMr.MiltonS.Eisenhower, brotherof"Ike"andpresidentof KansasStateCollege.,wroteina nationalmagazine;"Somewhere intheworldtherearetwoacres oflandthatarekeepingyou alive....Yourtwoacresarenot producingmorefoodandfibre foryoueachyear;they'reprodswingless inthecornbelt, yourtwoacresandminearegettingsmaller. Asthingsstand noweveryman'stwoacresare producinglessandlesswhilemore TennisRacquetsRestrungbyex pertsatWimbledonSportsDepot 14BonMarcheArcade.

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andmoremenarriveintheworld toeatfromthem," Mr.Eisenhowerisahighlyintelligentindividual,who,asa pastofficialoftheDepartmentof Agriculture,knowsathingortwo aboutthenation'slandresources, But'somehow,hemakessome gosh-awfulblundersinhisarticle.Andwhenfair-mindedmen comeoutwithsuchbalderdash, collectedheavenknowswhere,it ishightimetotakeasolidlookat thefactsandtoexposethefragile legsuponwhichthestructureof fearwhichtheyseektocreate actuallyrests.

GEMSOFLOGIC

Itmightbewelltobeginbyillustratingthemagnificentease withwhichitispossibletoleap totheconclusionthatMother

PEOPLE?

atedearth,whetherinTogoland oryourownbackyard,thatcan notbemadetoproduceingreater abundance.

Justinpassing,wehadbetter considertheparadoxthatfew morebafflingproblemscouldbe visiteduponourpresent-day worldthanthatagriculture shouldsuddenlyfinditselfable tosupplyeveryonewithanadequatediet.Productionwouldimmediatelysofaroutstrippurchasingpov,rthatfarmerseverywherewouldbequicklybankrupted,barringsubsidizationby theirgovernments,Evenatour currentbeightofprosperityin theUnitedStates,ifagriculture producedtheequivalentofanutritiousdietforallourone hundredandfortymillions,we shouldsoonheconfrontedwith

Soilcontrol,notbirth control,theanswerto thoseworriedabout toolittleland

Earthalreadyhastoobigabrood. Oneargumentgoes:

Theworldhasonlyfourbillionacresofproductiveland; Theworldhasovertwobillion people; Thisislessthantwoacresper person. Butittakestwoandahalf acresperpersontoprovidea nutritiousdiet.

Ergo,theworldhastoomany people.

Ipsy-pipsy!assimpleasthat. Thisgemoflogic,however,is pockmarkedwithseveralserious flaws.Theworldhasnowan estimated'foul:billionacresof immediatelyarablecroplandand plowablepasture,Butthereare additionalbillionsofacresof grasslandthatareidealformeat anddairyproduction.Insteadof lessthantwoacresofproductive landperpersonthereareprobablyclosetofouracres.

Morever,therearehugeareas ontheglobe,notnowproducing, whichmayeventuallyyield bountifully.Theotherday1visitedanofficialoftheSoilConservationServiceinWashington. Hehadalargemaponhiswall, Hepointedtowardabigportion ofAfrica."Wedon'tknowmuch aboutthatarea,"hesaid,'We thinkthelandoughttobepretty productive.Butthejungleand thetsetseflyhavekeptituninhabited."

SCOPEFORINCREASE

Asfortheargumentthattwo andahalfacrespercapitaare requiredtoprovideadecentdiet, onemightaswellcontendthat twoandahalfbarsofsoapare requiredtotakeabath.Everythingdependsontheyield.There ishardlyasquarerodofcultiv-

surplusesdwarfingthoseofthe thirtieslikeMt.Everestdwarfs anAfricananthill.It'icrazy,but true.

Finally,withrespecttothe world'scontainingtoomany eaters,Ishouldlike.togetonrecordtheremtirkof$irJohnOrr, firstDirectorGeneralofthe UnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization,thatthe troublewithcrowdedcountries likeIndiaandChinaitnottoo manypeoplebutabackward economy.

PRESUMPTION

Itisfruitless,however,todiscussaquestionofthismagnitude onaworldbasis.SoIshoudlike torestrictittotherelationbetweenpopulationandagricultural productivityintheUnitedStates.

workedmillionsofyearspreparingit,hadblanketeditwith protectinggrassandtrees.But lookatitnow!Averagedepth, sixinches,Someplaces,noneleft atall.Allthisinahundredand fiftyyears,ameretickofthe clockincomparisonwiththeage ofthecontinent. Acenturyandahalfago,we hadfivehundredandfiftymillionvirginacresofgoodproductivecropland.Here'sv,lhathas happenedtoit:

Ahundredmillionacresare nolongerfitforcultivation.

Anotherhundredmillionacres areincriticalcondition.

Athirdhundredmillionacres areinseriouscondition.

Anotherhundredandfifty millionacresaresubjectto erosioninsomedegree. Ofourstupendoussoilbank accountoffivehundredandfifty millionacres,onlyaboutone hundredmillionacresnowin cropsarenotindanger.Ourland issick!

Inaddition,wehaveseriously injured300millionacre,ofgrazing,forest,andotherlandin farms,sothattheirproductivity islessened.

GRIMOMEN

Now,itoccurstomethattoo manyCatholics,formuchtoo longatime,haveattemptedto answersuchNeo-Malthusiansas Mr.Burchbyfollowingthewellknownlegaladviceto"deny everything."Onthecontrary,we shouldadmiteverything-everythingthatistrue.Weshould admit,first,thatthisnationhas beenrunningthroughitslandresourcesatanappallingrate,We shouldhavenopatiencewith foolhardyoptimistswhogo throughlife,headinair,blithely. assumingthatthelockersof sciencecontainmiraclesenoughto bailusoutofanydifficulty.And myownparticulardelightisto prickthebubbleofblindpresumptionofthosewhosephilosophyis"Godwillprovide"regardlessofhumanprodigality. TheAlmightyhasmademan responsibleforhisactions.Asfor science,itisnotquitethemiracle workerwesometimesimagine. Science,forinstance,wouldbe hardputtocreateafewbillion tonsoftopsoil,anditistopsoil uponwhichyourandmyfood supplydepends.

Toillustrate,ifweplantcorn onacertaintypeoflandinIndianawherethetopsoilisafoot thick,wemaygetseventybushels peracre.Plantitonthesame kindoflandwheretopsoilisonly twoinchesthick,andwemayget thirtybushels.Butwheretopsoil ispracticallygone,andweare growingourcorninsubsoil,we'll beluckytoharvestabushelper acre.Sowigmusthavetopsoil:or wedon'teat.Nowtheprincipal waysinwhichtopsoilislostare byerosionanddepletion.Erosion occurswhenweplowthelandand allowrainandwindtowashand carrysoilaway.Depletionis exhaustionofthesoilsorganic matterbyfailuretoputbackin whatourcropstakeout.

ALARMINGLOSS

Sofarwehavesquandered topsoilasthoughitwere,intruth, "dirtcheap."Anditisthisfact thatgivesforcetotheNeo-Malthusiancontention.

Acenturyandahalfago,the topsoilcoveringtheagricultural UnitedStatesaveragedaboutnine inchesindepth.Naturehad

"Withourincreasingyieldsper acre,plusthefourhundredand seventy-fivemillionacresofrange andpasture,thisisenoughland toprovideourpeoplewiththe bestdietanynationhasever enjoyed-ononecondition-that wekeepitsafefromerosionand depletion,"

HowMr,Burchcansquarethe testimonyoftheSecretarywith hispredictionthattheAmerican leveloflivinghasbutashort existenceaheadisincomprehensible.AndhowMr.Eisenhowercan balanceMr.Anderson'sreference toincreasingyieldswithhisremarkthatouracresareproducing lessandlessisequallymysterious.

Onthecontrarywehavebeen, andare,inthemidstofanagriculturalrevolution,Thisisevident fromthewarandpostwarrecord. Withfewerfarmsthanbeforethe war,witha10percentdeclinein thenumberoffarmworkers, withtoolittlenewmachinery, withnotevenenoughpartsto makeadequaterepairsonold, dilapidatedmachinery,witha scarcityofsupplies,materials, andequipment,farmersnevertheless'steppedupproductionmore thanone-thirdduringthewar.

Forahundredandfiftyyears weslept,whileoursoilblewout toseaandrodethecreeksand riverstotheGulfandthetwo oceans.Wedidnotwakeuntilthe billforcontinuedneglectwas presentedintheformofthedust stormsandtheDustBowl.Only then,asanation,didwebeginto guardourpreciousheritage. Soletusnotbequicktoshrug offthedirepredictionsofthose whowarnagainstcontinuingsoil waste.Lookatthemapofthe worldforanobjectlessoninthe riseandfallofnations:Egypt -Babylon-Greece-Romer-China.TheRomansdenudedtheforests,andthenorthernshoresof theMediterraneancouldthenno longerfeed,clothe,andshelter thosewhodweltthere.InYugoslaviatoday,theshorelands standbarrenbecauserainconstantlywashesawaytheunprotectedsoil.OverthesiteWhere Corinthonceflourished,dirtand otheraccumulation'sare,piled fortyfeethigh-dirtwasheddown fromthehillsideswheremostof thevegetationthatwouldhave heldthesoilhadbeenremoved. Isitsoinconceivablethatour UnitedStates,likeEgypt,Babylon,Greece,andRome,will alsostandorfalllargelyuponthe basisofthecareorneglectof ourland?

IDIOTICREMEDIES

Ourpopulationisgrowing;our acresareshrinking.Thiswemust honestlyface.Butthisdoesmost emphaticallynotmeanthatwe mustbedeludedbytheboobytraplogicthatseesinoursick soilanargumentforplacinga ceilingonpopulation.Theonly argumenthereistheargument fortakingcareofourland.Ifa mangambleshiswagesawayso thathecannotsupportafamily, whichshouldhesay:"Iwillnot havechildren"or"Iwillstop gambling?"

Ofcourse,theplannedparenthoodcliquewouldcallthis analogyunsound.Theywould contend,asMr.Burchdoes,that wedonothaveenoughgoodland lefttosupportevenourpresent population.Anditisrighthere thatwecanbringoutourhammersandnailtheirhidestothe wall.WecandoitonthetestimonyofnolessthantheSecretaryofAgriculture.Hereis whatMr.ClintonP,Anderson said,onJune3,1947:

"WehaveleftintheUnited Statesaboutfourhundredand sixtymillionacresofgoodcropland.Thisincludesallthegood landnovoundertheplowthatis suitableaforcontinuedcultivation, Itinclddesalsoaboutahundred millionacresthatneedclearing, drainage,irrigation,orother improvements.Itdoesnotinclude range,forest,andpastureland.

"Inotherwords,"Mr.Andersoncontinued,"notcounting ourrangeandpasture,wehave aboutthreeandathirdacresof goodcroplandperperson.If,as seemslikely,sometimeinthis twentiethcenturyourpopulation levelsoffatonehundredand sixtyoronehundredandseventy millions,*eshallthenhaveabout twoandthree-quartersacresof croplandperpersonintheUnited States.

Inthelastfortyyearsproductivityofagriculturalworkershas doubled.Thisisduetomany factors.Constantresearchinnew cropvarieties,suchashybrid corn,isanexample.Duringthe war,halfacenturyofresearch paidoff.Onthesamelandand withthesameeffortthatusedto produceonlyfourearsofcorn, farmers,usinghybridseed,grew fiveandsixears.

Farmmachineryisafactor.

Fifteenyearsagotherewereless thanamilliontractorsonfarms. Ey1950,itisestimated,there willbetwoandahalfmillion.

Betterfarmingpracticeshave increasedyield's.Wehaveapplied theprincipleofselectiveservice totheland,usingeveryacrefor thepurposebestsuitedtoit.We havemademoreliberalapplicationsoffertilizer,lime,andsuperphosphate.Atpresentonlya smallproportionofallfarmland iscoveredbycompletesoiland waterconservationtreatment. Ontheseacresyieldshaveincreasedanaverageofatleast20 percent. Additallupandthetotalis atremendousincreaseinthe abilityofAmericanagricultureto producefoodandfibre.OneestimateoftheBureauofAgriculturalEconomicshaditthatby theearly1950'swecould,ifnecessary,havefedabouttwoand ahalftimesasmanypersonsas weactuallydidfeedin1943.This, ofcourse,wouldhavebeenunder anall-out,effort;itwouldhave entailedchangesineatinghabits andconcentrationonfoodproductionattheexpenseofcertain otherfarmcommodities.Butit doesrevealtheenormouscapacity ourmodernagriculturalplant possesses. NowIshouldnotblameyouif youweretotellmethatthis articleisinapparentcontradiction ofitself.Ontheonehand,we stressthegreatnecessityofconservingourland,whileonthe otherweemphasizethatsame land'sbountifulproductivity.The contradictionisonlyapparent, notreal.Ourproductivecapacity isstillrising,yes.Butwearestill losingbyerosiontheproductive equivalentofhalfamillionacres ayear.Itislikeamancarrying upaladderaweightthatgrows halfapoundheavierwithevery rungheclimbs.Hemayascenda longtime,buteventuallyhewill beabletolifttheweightno farther.Then,iftheloadstill becomeseveryfewsecondsahalf poundheavierdisastermust result.

So,too,wemustputanendto theconstantlyincreasingweight oferosionanddepletionwhichour landisforcedtocarry.Under ournationalconservationprogrammesagoodbeginninghasbeen made.Butitisonlythat,abeginning,andtheremainderofthe jobisfromfivetotentimesthe sizeofthatalreadyaccomplished, Onlyonethingisnecessaryto assurecontinuedfoodproduction intheUnitedStatesadequateto anyconceivabledemand.That onethingisnotaceilingonpopulation,notabanonbabies,not bartoimmigration.Itisreasonablecareofthelandendowment ;hatGodgaveAmerica. LetnoNeo-Malthusiansayour nationhastoomanymouthsto feed.Wehaveonlytofeedand guardoursoil,andoursoilwill continuetofeedandguardus. C.J.Enzlerin"TheSign"

Mr.Acheson'sWhitewash

JamesF.Kearney

U.S.StateDepartment'sSorryRecordofIneptitude

ThenowfamousWhitePapersomereformsinhisinefficient onChinarecallsMonsignorGovernment.Heknew,however, FultonSheen'sstatementaboutasallofusknow,thatitwould themodernphilosophyofdenialbeatleastafifty-yearpeacetime ofpersonalguilt:"13ydenying personalsin,nicepeoplemakea cureimpossible.Thereallyunforgiveablesinisthedenialofsin, because,byitsnature,thereis nownothingtobeforgiven."

TheterriblefactthatRussiain incontrolofmostofChinaisnot theStateDepartment'sfault, saystheWhitePaper.Yet, thoughweblamedtheJapanese forPearlHarbour,wedidn't thereforeexculpateMessrs.KimmelandShort,whosebusinessit was,toseethatPearlHarbour didn'thappen.Mr.Achesonseems toholdthattheStateDepartmenthasnevermadeanyblunders,thatitseverymoveinthe Orientwaswise,farsighted,carefullyplanned.Whoistoblame forthedisaster,then?Hepoints anaccusingfingeratChiangKaishek,themanwhofortwenty-two yearshastried,andisstilltrying, tokeepRussiaoutofChina,Mr. AchesonevendefendsourbetrayalofChinaatYalta.His wholewihitewashofasupposedly AmericanpolicyNihichhaslogicallyresulted,asmanyAmericanslongagopredicted,indisaster forusandwhichhasbenefited onlySovietRussia,isatruly amazingfeat.

EXPERTIGNORANCE

WithoneofMr.Acheson's statements.wecanheartilyagree: headmitsatlonglastthat"the communistleadershaveforesworn theirChineseheritageandhave publiclyannouncedtheirsubserviencetoaforeignPower,Russia." YetwewastedpreciousyearsbecauseourallegedChina"experts" saidthatacoalitionwasthesolutionforChina;thattheChineseRedsweren'treallyCommunists;thattheycouldbeweaned awayfromRussia;thatMaoTsetungwasanationalist,apotentialTito'whowouldwelconie ourloans,ourbusiness,ourindustrialknow-how.

Toshifttheblame,Mr. Achesonrepeatsadnauseamthe olddiatribesagainstChinese corruption:"TheKuomintang hadapparentlylostthecrusading spirit...Intheopinionofmany observerstheyhadsunkinto corruption,intoascramblefor placeandpower,andintorelianceontheUnitedStatestowin thewarforthem."Thefactthat newlyarrivedAmericanobservers foundcorruptionintheChinese GovernmentlefttheOldChina Handcold.Heknewbeforethese brightyoungmencame,asevery Chineseknew,thattherewas plentyofcorruptioninChiang's Government,asinpastChinese Governments,andintheChinese RedGovernment.Hedidnot denythefacts;hefacedthem, andwentonwithhiswork, knowingthatifhespentallhis timetryingtocleanupanother's mess,hewouldnevergethisown jobdone.

U.S.IMPERIALISTS

Unfortunately,ourStateDe-1 partmentgotsidetrackedonreform.ItbegandictatingtoChiang howtorunhisGovernment,who shouldbeinitandwhoshouldn't. Itwasevidenttous(gays Mr.Acheson)thatonlyarejuvenatedandprogressiveChineseGovernmentwhichcould recapturetheenthusiasticloyaltyofthepeoplecouldand wouldwageaneffectivewar againstJapan American officialsrepeatedlybrought theirconcernwiththissituationtotheattentionofthe Generalissimoandherepeatedly assuredthemthatitwouldbe corrected.Ilemade,however, littleornoeffectiveeffortto' correctit.

job,andtheRedsjustweren't waiting.

UTOPIANBUREAUCRATS

GeneralMacArthur,whoknows hisOrientasMr.Achesondoes not,madeapublicstatementon thisquestionthatisstilltimely: Theinternationalaspectofthe Chineseproblemhasbecome somewhatcloudedbydemands forinternalreform.Desirable

Chennault,allofwhomhave enjoyedsuccessintheFarEastwhichMr.Achesoqhasn't.

PUERILEPRETEXT

Thepretextforwitholdingthe Wedemeyerreportthatitsproposedfive-nationtemporarycontrol ofManchuriawouldgravelyoffendChina-ispuerile.TheState Departmenthasn'tfearedtooffendChinainnearlyeveryother way.GeneralWedemeyerproposedhisideatoChiang,openly, backin1945(Cf."Tyrannous Decade,"Fortune,February,

FatherJamesF.KearneyS.J.,bringseighteenyearsof experienceintheOrienttohiscriticalanalysisofthe StateDepartment'sWhitePaperonChina.Duringhis yearsintheEast,FatherKearneytaughtatRicciCollege.NankingandGonzaga,Shanghai.InShanghai healsodirectedtheCatholicRadioLeague,andserved fortenyearsaseditorofthe"CatholicReview."

assuchreformmaybe,itsimportanceisbutsecondaryto theissueofcivilstrifenow engulfingthe'End,andthe twoissuesareasimpossibleof synchronizationasitwouldhe toalterthestructuraldesignof ahousewhilethesamewas Wingconsumedbyflame Themaintenanceof('hina's integrityagainstdestructive forceswhichthreatenherengulfmentisofinfinitelymore immediateconcern.

PLATITUDINOUSPIFFLE

"Historyhasprovedagainand again,"saysMr.Achesonsagely, "thataregimewithoutfaithin itselfandanarmywithoutmoralecannotsurvivethetestof battle."Itistruethatloansand munitionswithoutmoraleare useless;butwhy,then,ifit wantedaNationalistvictory, didn'tourStateDepartmentbuild upinsteadofdestroyChinesemorale?GeneralChennault,sympatheticwiththeChinese,answers

Mr.Acheson:

AMANFROMCHINA

Givenachance,theChinese willfightcommunismand fightitviolently.Imakethis statementinthefaceofall the-reportsoftheChinese armieswhichhaverefusedto fight,andofmassdesertionsto theCommunists These thingsarehappeningbecause thetroopsopposingtheCommunists nolongerfeelthey haveachancetowin.For manyreasons-andmuchof theresponsibilityisours-the authorityoftheCentralGovernmenthasdisintegrated, anditsincapacitytodefend itselfhasbecomeapparentto thetroopsinthefield.

SNIDEDEAL "SinceVJDay,"continuesMr. Achesonpontifically,"theU.S. Governmenthasauthorizedaid toNationalistChinaintheform ofgrantsandcreditstotalingapproximately$2billion!'Thatis true,butifwesubtractthat$2 billionfromtheunauthorized gift-reduced,ifpossible,todollarsandcents-whichPresident RooseveltmadetoRussiaof China'sPortArthurandDairen, plusthesetting-upofjointRusso-Chineseownershipof(hina's vitalManchurianrailways,and theagreementtogetChiangtorecognizeOuterMongoliaasan 'independentstate,"i.e..asatelliteoftheexpandingRussian Empire,westilloweChinaalot ofmoney."We,forourpart," saysMr.Acheson,"inorderto obtainthiscommitment(Russia's ntryintothePacificWar)were preparedtoanddidpaytherequisiteprice,"We?Wasn'tit ratherChiang,whowasnever onrulted?ImagineanyPower doingthattous!

Inconsequenceofthisattitude. meddlingintheinternalaffairsof theChineseGovernmentbecame thegreatindoorsportofAmericanreformers.Theyforgottheir primarymission-tokeepthe Russiansfromgettingcontrolof China.Thoughmuchofthe advicetheygavehimwaswrong, impractical,pro-Soviet,GeneralissimoChiangreallydidinstitute

Itisdifficulttounderstand howMr.Achesoncanhonestly say:"Nothingthatthiscountry didorcould'havedonewithinthe reasonablelimitsofitscapabilities couldhavechangedtheresult(of theChinesecivilwar);nothing thatwasfeftundonebythis eountryhascontributedtoit," Thatishardlytheopinionof MacArthur,Wedemeyerand

194S).TheGeneralissimorefused, hopingtheRussianswould'stick totheirYaltaagreement.By1947 heknewmoreabouttheRussians, andwouldhardlyhavebeeninsultedatthissecondproposal fromhisgoodfriendWedemeyer. Thetwogotalongfamouslyafter theremovaloftheuncouth,name-callingStilwell,andGeneral WedemeyertoldtheHouseCornmitteeatWashingtonin1948:"I hadtwoyearsofalmostdaily contactwiththeGeneralissimo.I wenttoChinapreparednotto trusthimorlikehim,butIleft withthehighestregardandadmirationforthatman."

"Wemastfacethesituationas itexistsinfact,"saysMr. Acheson,"Wewillnothelpthe Chineseorourselvesbybasing ourpolicyonwishfulthinking." Wellsaid.HadtheFarEastern Bureaufacedthefactshonestly attheendofthewar,andrealizedthatourprimaryobjective intheFarEastwasnotto avengeGeneralStilwellorto reformtheChineseGovernment, buttoprotectAmericaninterests inChinaandabovealltoseethat Russiadidn'ttakeoverthe country,alotoftheunpleasant factsweareurgedtofacenow wouldnothavetobefaced.So let'sstarttoberealistic.

CLEARPLAN

PerhapsthefirststepistorecallthatintheSixthWorld CongressoftheCommunistInternational,heldin1928,oneof theThesesformulatedontheRevolutionaryMovementinthe ColoniesandSemi-Colonieswas:

InChina,thefuturegrouthof therevolutionwill,placebefore thePartyasanimmediate practicaltaskthepreparation forandcarryingthroughof armedinsurrectionasthesole pathtothecompletionofthe bourgeois-democraticrevolution andtotheover-throwofthe poweroftheimperalists,landlordsandnationalbourgeoisiethepoweroftheKuomintang.

Herewefindthatforyearsthe Communistshavehadaclearcut,definiteplan,whichthey havepursuedrelentlesslyandall toosuccessfully.We,however, stillhaveasignoutinfrontof theStateDepartment:"Wanted, aPlanforChina."Inconseq uence,weareatabigdisadvantagebeforethethunderingadvanceoftheReds.Atthemoment, wehavethreementryingto workoutaplan.Aretheyreal expertsonChina,menwhoknow howtheChinesemindworks,who havescoredsuccessesoutthere andwhodislikeourunrealistic postwarpolicies?NO:threeamateurs.Idon'tknowmuchabout them,butMr.AlfredKohlberg givesussomefoodforthought.

ARMCHAIRGENERALS

Foundation,donot,tomy knowledge,havepublicrecords asFarEastauthorities... PresidentCaseisrecordedasa memberoftheInstituteof PacificRelationsandofthe CouncilonForeignRelations, whoseFarEastChairmanis OwenLattimore...Upto1944 ProfessorJessupwassuccessivelyChairmanoftheInstituteofPacificRelationsand ChairmanofthePacific Councilofsame._Inthese capacitieshewasincloseassociationwithMr.E.C. Carter,OwenLattimore,FrederickVanderbiltField,GuentherStein,AnnaLouiseStrong andotherleft-wingersUnder ProfessorJessup'sdirection,in theFarEasternSurveyof July11.1943,thefirstblastin thecampaignagainsttheNationalistGovernmentofChina waspublished Thistheme song wastakenupthefollowingmonthbytheDaily Worker,theNewMassesand others ProfessorJessup mustthereforehehonoredas theinitiatorofthesmear campaignagainstNationalist ChinaandChiangKai-shek HewasdeputytoAlgerHiss asSecretaryGeneralatthe UNinSanFranciscoin1915 Communistfrontssponsored

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byProfessorJessupincludethe "American-RussianInstitute," "NationalEmergencyConferenceforDemocraticF.ights," andthe"CoordinatingCommitteetoLifttheEmbargo" (onSpain).

BUNGLEWITHIMPUNITY

Allthisissickening,andrecallsMr.Bullitt'sstingingwords beforetheTexasLegislaturelast April:

Oneoftheoldesttraditionsof ourcountryisthatwhenaGenerallosesanarmyoradivisionthroughincompetencehe iscourt-martialled.ButtheofficialsoftheDepartmentof Statelosewholecountriesand evencontinentsthroughincompetencyandreceivenotdismissalsbutpromotions....

InJune,Moscow'sPravdapublishedaseriesofarticlesbyRed LiuShao-chi,statingthattheliberationofChinaandSoutheast Asiafromtheimperialistyoke isthemostdirectwaytostrike atcapitalismandencourage worldrevolution.TheRedsand theirfellowtravellersknowthat Chinaisthekeytocolonial SoutheastAsia,whichinturnis thekeytoMarshallPlanEurope, andtoworlddomination.Ap- parently,wedon't.

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VATICANCITY, Theonlyadequatemonument "hisownteachings, HisHolinessPopePius veilingofastatueto SebastianinSt.Peter's ThePontiffpickedoutparticilarlythelatePope'svirtues 'courageandgoodness," .ailedontheworld'sfaithful oininpromisingtofollowing theexampleofPiusXI.to itmost.TheHolyFatherspoke nthepresenceof15Cardinals, nanvprelatesanddiplomats housandsoffaithful ThekeynoteoftheHoly F'ather'saddresswasasaying ?iusXI.thatthedifficulties nirtimesdonotpermitany liscipleofChristtobecontent vithmediocrity.

Thosewholistenedto Pontiffnotedtheunusualwordngoftheblessingattheconclu'ion.TheybelievedtheHoly Fathermusthavebeenthinking if,HisEminenceJosefCardinal Vlindszenty,PrimateofHunrary,ArchbishopAloyslusStepMacofZagreb,andothers

his Pius Basilica of and to the and of of true the suf-

Dec.19/Radio,NC).toPopePiusXl. example,andhisworks," XII.declaredatthe Xl.inthechapelof here. feringforthefaithinIron taincountries. ThePope'sbenedictionhoped thattheHolyYearmay nessGod'sgracebringmany thosethusfarhostile HimandHisChurchout theirshadowsandinto lightofChrist,Theblessingalsomentionedthose suffertortureforthefaith. giveOurPaternalApostolic Blessing,"thePontiffsaid, allOursonsanddaughters teredoverthefaceoftheearth, butabovealltothosewho prisons,labourcamps,the mentsofslavery,oppression humiliations'havebeen worthytosuffercontumely thenameofJesus.'"

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"NORIGHT-OF-WAYINCHILD'SSOUL.

"Throughthesoulofthechild heStatehasnorightofway," aidArchbishopGodfrey,the postolicDelegate,attheannual onventionoftheLeedsdiocesan atholicParents'andElectors' associationinDoncaster, TheArchbishopsaidthatitis asytoseewhywearehaving ifficultiesaboutourschools.

"Itisbeessereligionisnqt onsideredimDiortantto-day."

Wewantourchildrentobein natmosphereofreligionallday andnoschoolcanprovidethat therthanourown, "Godforbidthatourchildren houldbeinthehandsofteachrswhowouldinsinuategodessnessandimmoralityintothe indsofourchildren-your :hildren,nottheState's."

DANGER.

"TheChurchtoday,"hesaid, 'isattackedbecausesheteaches holydoctrineandisanobstacletotheStatewhichwants ocontrolbodyandsoul.

"Thishatredisanothermark ftheChurch.Christknew hiswhenHesaid:'Theyhave atedMe.Theywillhateyou.'

"Resisttheeffortsoftheevil nesbecausevictoryisalready von-byChristWhosaid:'I aveconqueredtheworld.'"

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TheChurchasksfromCommunistsneithermorenorless hanitasksfromothercountries hereseparationbetweenChurch ndStateexists-thefollowing 'eprivilegesshouldbelegally established andrespected,says ountdellaTorre,editorofthe Vaticandaily,OsservatoreRomano,inanarticleintheUnited NationsWorld.

Theprivilegesare:

1.Freedomtoworshipandto administerthesacraments.

2.Freedomtoevangeliseand eekconverts.

3.Freedomofadministration -tonominatepriestsand Bishops,tomaintaincommunicationbetweenthefaithfuland thepriests,thepriestsandthe hierarchyandtheHolySee.

4.Freedomtogivereligious instructionandtomaintain schools.

5.FreedomofCatholicspeech, Pressandaction.

CountdellaTo:-esaidthe hurch'sminimumrequirements fromCommunismarean"ability tolive"guarantee.

"TheChurchdidnotbeginthe conflictwiththeKremlin.

"WhenCommunismarrived theChurchwasfoldingitstraditionalplaceinworldaffairs.The roublebeganwhentheChurch foundithad defenditselfacainstCommunistattacks."

Dr.WilliamBarry,President oftheEducationInstituteof Scotland,describedtheScottish educationsystemwhichprovides freeschoolsandguaranteesCatholicteachersforCatholic schools.

'This,"hesaid,"isbecausereligionhasalwaysbeenessential inScottisheducation. NOPROBLEM.

"CatholicsinScotlandowea debtofgratitudetotheeducationauthorities.

"Wehavenoproblemwiththe newhousingestatesasyouhave. Theauthoritiesbuildusa school."

PORTUGUESE STATISTICS,

LISBON,Dec.19(NC),- About85percetofthemarriagesrecordedinPortugalin 1948tookplaceinaCatholic church,accordingtoofficial1948 statisticsreleasedbythegovernment.Ofthe64,638marriages,55,487wereperformedby apriest.

Thestatisticsalsorecord1,110 divorces,220,981birthsand 107,576deaths,Thegreatest numberofdeathsoccurredamongchildrenunderfiveyearsofage, accordingtothestatistics,

U.K.MOTHERSSLATEPOPULATION REPORT.

Anumberofmothersoflarge families,someofwhomhadnever beforespokeninpublic,wentto themicrophoneattheannual conferenceinBlackpoolofthe NationalBoardofCatholic Women,tocondemnpresent-day housingconditionsandtocriticisethepopulationreport.

Amotherof10,Mrs.Mary Weston,toldthe350delegatesat BlackpoolonSundaythatshe hadbroughtherchildrenupin athree-roomedcouncilhouse.

"IthinkIknowthedifficulties thatarefacedinbringingupa familyinsuchconditions,"she said."Theyareterrible."

Anothermotherof10,Mrs. .MaryMartinofPendleton, Manchester,saidthatthepopulationreportwasinsultingin sayingthatchildrenoflarge

familiesaregenerallylessintelligentthanthoseofsmallfamilies.

"Ifyouteachyourchildren Christianityyouwillteachthem citizenship:aswell,"sheadded.

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Mrs.HughLee,thenational presidentofthe.UnionofCatholicMothers,whohasseven childrenand12grand-children, saidthatthepopulationreporthadbeenfartoomaterialisticinitsviews.

Dr.H,P.Newsholme,Birmingham'sMedicalOfficerofHealth, said:"MakethenationChristian, notmerelyinnamebutactively andvigorouslyinpracticeand thepopthtionwilladjustitself rightlytothecircumstancesof thetimepreciselytotheextent thatitseeksandsubmitsitself toDivineGuidance."

VILIFICATIONOFHOLYFATHER.

SocialistEditorImprisoned.

ROME,Dec.20(Radio,NC).Thedirectorof'theSocialist Partynewspaper.L'Avanti,has beensentencedinaRomecourt tooneyear'simprisonmentfor vilificationofHisHolinessPope PiusXII, Thenewspaperpublisheda smallfront-pageboxinSeptember,misquotingtheHoly Father'swordsinanaddressto Belgianworkers.Theboxwas headed"ThePopeofIndustrialists,"andattributedthefollowingwordstoHisHoliness: "...theforceofunionorganizationscreatestheslaveryof workers,Ohne,instead,the forceofemployers'organizations...(fromdiscourseofPope lastSunday)." WhattheHolyFatheractuallysaidwas:"...thetemp-

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Theintentionofthismonth's devotionsisalsothespeedyprovisionofhouses.

"Isitnothightimethatwe beganinrealearnestpleading inthequarterwhereourpetitionsareneverdespised?"writes FatherHenryWaterhouse,S,J., inthecurrentissueoftheparishmagazine,

"Oughtwenotgoinfora campaignofprayerforasolution?Havewe,perhaps,lookeduponthishithertoasaworldlybusiness,tobesettledin worldlyfashionbyformfilling andbadgeringofofficials?

"Thepoorpettyofficialsare helplessinfaceofthethousands whoareonthewaitinglist.Even thelocalgovernmentauthorities arenotfreetodoalltheywould like,Idonotsuggestthatno oneisblameworthyforthe bunglingandthedelay.There

Democracyisgovernment bybulliestemperedbyeditors.-Emerson.

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aresomewhoonedaywillhave torenderanaccounttoGodof theirstewardship;whowillhave toexplaintoHimwhatthey couldhavedoneandwhythey failedtodoit."

tationtoabuse-wespeakofthe abuseandnotatallofthelegitimateuse-toabusetheforce oforganizationisasdreadful anddangerousasthetemptation toabusetheforceofprivate capital._toexpectfromsuch anabusethecomingofstable conditionsforthestateandsocietywillbe,foroneaswellas theother,avainillusion,notto sayblindness-illusionandfolly, moreover,doublyfataltothe well-beingandfreedomofthe worker,whothuswouldcast himselfintoslavery." ItisreportedthatL'Avanti hasappealedagainsttheconviction.

LONDON,Dec.3(NC).-Some 2,000ofBritain'sschoolteachers areCommunists,itwasclaimed inLiverpoolbyG.T.C.Giles,a leadingmemberoftheCommunistPartyofGreatBritain,anda formerpresidentoftheNationalUnionofTeachers.

Mr.Giles,whowasspeaking atanationalcongressofthe CommunistParty,assertedthat thechildren'sinterestsinBritainwerebeingsacrificedto military,interests,

'Thursday,January19,1950.

Howishopeaprecept?Iam ratherafatalist,convincedthat ourdestiniesarewellmappedout beforeus,nomatterwhatwedo toavoidthem.inourfamilythe samethinghasbeenhappening ineachgenerationnomatter

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HOPEAPRECEPT!

whatisdonetoavoidit.Whydo peoplereadhoroscopesandletit influencetheirlives?Whatdo youthinkLongfellowmeant whenhesaid:Faithisenlightenedhope"?

A.:Ishouldprefertocallhope avirtue,i.e,agood,habitwhich maybedescribeda,thedesireof somethingtogetherwiththe expectationofobtainingit.Itis aDivinevirtuebecauseits objectisGodandbecauseitis directlyimplantedinthesoul. Now,apreceptisratherarule forconduct,oracommand.Both thepracticeofthevirtueandthe observanceofthepreceptmaybe necessaryforsalvationbut, thoughYoecouldimagineadispensationorrelaxationofa preceptincertaincircumstances wheretheconductprescribed wouldbeeitherimpossibleor causeconsiderableinconvenience itisdifficulttoimagineanyone workingforhissalvationwhohad givenuphope.Thereforedwould saythatthesimilaritybetween hopeandapreceptis,thatboth arenecessaryforsalvationbut thattheformerisanecessary meanswhichcannotbereplaced orsuppliedwhereassomeprecepts mayincertaincircumstancesbe relaxedinsomemanner.Theobservanceofallcommandments andpreceptsnecessarilypresupposesthepracticeofthevirtue ofhope.Asforbeingafatalist becauseofarecurrenceofevents

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inyourfamily,itisworthwhile rememberingthepartplayedby heredityandenvironmentinsuch things.Lotsofmenspendsmall fortunesintryingkeepaluxuriantgrowthonthetopoftheir headswhenitseemsthattheonly answertothatparticularproblem whichrecursintheirfamilywould betohavechosenadifferent father.

HEREDITYDOUBTFUL FACTOR.

However,inthemoraland spiritualorderthebattleagainst heredityandenvironmentison quiteadifferentplaneandithas yettobeprovedthatheredity hasmuchifanyinfluenceinsuch matters,thoughitisquiteclear thatenvironmentdoesplayan importantrole.IfyouWerereally convincedthatyourlifewasso mappedoutthatyouhadnofree willinthematteryouwould hardlyhavebotheredtowriteto me.BecauseofthefactthaiGod, livinginaneternalpresentis awareofourlivesevenbefore we,wholiveinfleetingtime,are awareofthem,doesnotinterfere withourfreewill.Ourdifficulty inunderstandingthiscomesfrom thefactwecannot,boundaswe arebythefleetingnessandfinitenessofhumanlife,appreciatethefactthatGodisnot boundbyanylimitationinHis Knowledge.

YOURHOROSCOPE., Whypeoplereadhoroscopes andplantheirlivesbythemIdo notknow.Isupposethereisinall dusanalmostinstinctiveneed forreligion,forsomeoutletfor ourappetitesbeyondthemerely

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animalsatisfactions.Forsome thiswillconsistmainlyinintellectualpursuitsbuttheywill hardlydescendtosuchadebunked formofscienceasAstrology.It ispossiblethatpeople-ashofind organisedreligion,togiveitone ofitsjournalistictitles,toomuch ofarestraint,findinAstrology assomedoinSpiritism,anoutlet forthereligiousinstinct.When Longfellowsaid:"Faithisen-

NOTEWORTH

D.L.Malonewritesfrom Bayswater.Hisletteristoolong toquoteinfull.Havingleft schoolratherearlyheisseeking readingmattertohelphimdevelophisknowledgeoftheteachingsoftheChurchinorder,as hewrites:"tostrengthenmyconvictionsandfaithsoastobebetterableintelligentlytoanswerand discussquerieswhichareforever beingputtomefromcobbers, workmatesandfellownightschool students.Ifyoucouldputmeon toaconvenientliterature,includingabreviaryperhaps,which Icouldstudyinmyownspare time,Iwouldbemuchobliged.

A.:Averylaudableambition. ItisalwaysapitythatCatholics onleavingschoolneglecttocontinue,withtheirotherstudies, somestudyoftheirreligion.As theycouldneverexpecttounderstandallEnglishLiteratureor allMathematicsnomatterhow goodtheymayhavebeenat thesesubjectswhileatschool, neithercantheyexpecttobeable togiveagoodaccountoftheir Church'steachingjustonwhat theyhavelearnedatschool.A littlestudyofCatholicdoctrine a,theirmindsbecomemorematurewillincreasetheirunderstandingandthereforetheir abilitytoexplain.Twobooks easilyobtainable,andbothby thesameauthorwhichIwould recommendare'PlainTalkson theCatholicReligion'and'A CriticLooksattheCatholic Church.'FatherH.A.Johnstonis theauthor,andthebooksshould beobtainablethroughanyCatholicBooksellerastheyare AustralianPublications.With regardtotheBreviary,youwill notfindmuchhelpthere.Itis theofficialprayerbookofthe Churchratherthanacompendium ofdogmaordoctrine.Itcontains thePsalmsoftheOldTestament ofwhichthepriestreadsaselectionaccordingtotheliturgical 'seasonorfeastday.Inaddition thereisagoodlyselectionfrom otherpartsoftheOldTestament andtheNewwithsomecommentariesbytheearlywritersofthe Churchbutnotsufficientin lengthordetailtoprovideabasisforstudy.Aswellthereare veryshortaccountsofthelives ofthosesaintsWhosefeastsare celebratedonvariousdays.The Breviaryisrecitedinthelanguage oftheUniversalChurch,namely Latinanditrunsintofourvolumes,oneforeachseasonofthe year,sothatitisnotintended foranythingbutitsoriginal purpose,namely,tobetheofficialprayerbookoftheChurch. Inmonasticordersitiseitherrecitedorchantedbythecommunityinchoir.ThereareEnglishtranslationsbutnaturall theyarebulkyandalsoexpensive asthereisnotagreatdemand forthem.Ihavenotseenany sincebeforethewaranddonot knowwhethertheyarenowbeing printedornot.Youwrite:

ENCYCLICALS.

InapreviousRecordthere werereferencestotheEncyclicals,noneofwhichIhaveread. 1amalsointerestedintheearly historyofcreation,ancestryetc.

A.:WithregardtotheEncyclicalsyouwillhardlyfindany discussionofCreationandEvolutiontherebuttheCatholic Booksellersshouldbeableto supplyyouwithaCatalogueof CatholicTruthPublications whichwillcontaintheEncyclicals andyouwillbeabletoseefor yourselfwhatsuitsyourneeds. InthematterofScienceandthe Church'steachingIrecommend SirBertramWindle'sbookentitled"TheChurchandScience," alsoacollectiondfpapersread attheCambridgeSummerSchool in1939onthesametopicand

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lightenedhope, heprobable realisedthatashisfaithdeepened withhisintellectualdevelopmont heappreciatedbetterandwith moreconvictionthosethingsfor whichhehoped.Hisfaithtaught himmoreaboutthethingswhich he,desiredandexpectedto obtain,andsohishopewaswider andmoreunderstanding.

Ishallhavetoleavetherestof yourletteruntilalaterdate.

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nowpublishedinbookform underthetitle"Religionand Science,"byBurnsOates.An easyintroductiontothissubject willbefoundinArchbishop Sheehan's'ApologeticsandCatholicDoctrine'whichisreadily obtainableasitisusedasaschool textforhigherclasses.

amatterformedicalmenand psychiatriststodecidejusthow farthebrokenhomeisresponsiblefortheeffectsyoumention.

ANDOFBIRTH CONTROL.

Youcontinue:Isitafactthat thereis25%to30%lessinsanityin aredCatholiccountriescompwithProtestantcountries?

A.:OnceagainIamnotina positiontoanswer.Thatisamatterforastatisticalsurveywhich mayormaynothavebeen/bade. Ihavenevercomeacrossone thoughIdidseeinareportofa sermonrecentlypreachedin Melbournesomethingwhichmight pointtosuchaconclusion.The preacherwasmentioningtheevil effectsofthepresenthousing shortagewhichledtothelimitationoffamilies.Hestatedthat ofthewomenatpresentin MentalHomesinVictoriaseventypercentwereunderforty yearsofageandineverycasehad beendriventherebybirthprevention.Hedidnotsayhow manyofthesepoorwomenwere Catholicsbutthefactthatthe

EFFECTSOFBROKENMARRIAGES.

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Perth,writes,havingquoted fromtheWestAustralianfor Dec.22nd.anarticleaboutthe problemofsub-normalchildren, "Passingoverbutnotunmindful oftheprobablecausesofidiocy andfeeblemindedness,arenot okenmarriagesmainlyresponsiblefordullnessandbackwardness inchildren,forpersistentadolescentdelinquentsand,insome cases,evenepileptics?

A,:Ialouldnotbepreparedto giveananswertothat.Whilst itisquiteclearthatinmany casesbrokenmarriagesdoleadto differentformsofmaladjustment byinterferingwith,theenvironmentbothnecessaryanddesirableinorderthatchildrenmay developinahealthymannerboth mentallyandmorally,itisrather

CatholicChurchstandsalmost aloneinitsunequivocalcondemnationofbirthpreventioncould leadonetotheconclusionyou seemtosuggest.

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PopeGivesHolyYearTheme

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VATICANCITY,Dec.12.-HisHolinessPope PiusXII.toldtheCollegeofCardinals,assembled thismorninginaSecretConsistory,thatallmen whoareguidedbyrightthoughtandjudgmentwill recogniseduringtheHolyYear'thatJesusChrist alone,andtheChurchfoundedbyHim,canrestorepeacetomen-apeacethatissolidandsincere."

TheSupremePontiffurgedthe CardinalstopraythatGodmay grantthegracesneededforthe fulfilmentof"theforemostpurposeoftheHolyYear,"namely, that"allthepeopleoftheworld mayfeelthemselvesassistedand movedtoconformtheirlives withthemoralteachingsofthe ChurchandtheChristianvirtues."

Theimmediatepurposeofthe Consistorywastheappointment ofPapalLegateswhoopened"at

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CardinalVerdeopenedthe doorsoftheBasilicaofSt.Mary Major,ofwhichheistheArchpriest.FourteenCardinalsattendedtheConsistory. Inhisaddress,theHolyFather outlinedbrieflythegreatspectaclethatistounfoldduringthe comingyear.Atatime"when nations,peoplesandsocialclasseshavenotyetreachedthedesiredconcord,"thePopesaid, theHolyChurchofGod,in everycorneroftheearth,centresitsthoughtonRome,the teacherofCatholictruth,the seatofunity,whichnourishes Christianpietyandfraternal charity. Fromcities,towns.and.villagesinthelandsbeyondthe seas,throngsofpilgrimswill come"tothefortressofSt. Peter,whichnohumanforcecan overturn,whichnoerrorandno deceitcantouch,againstwhich neitherhiddenenviesnorobscurehatredscanforcea breach,"thePontifftoldthe Cardinals.

"Heretheywillbepurified, filledwithpeace,animatedwith anardentzealofvirtueinthe worksoftheapostolate,"the Popecontinued."Havingfinallyrejectedandrefusedfalse opinions,theywillrepeatto JsusChrist thosewordsof theGospel:'Lord,towhomshall wego?Thouhastwordsof everlastinglife."(John,6,69).

Thepeacewhichonlythe Churchcangive,"thisenduring concordofmindscannotarise exceptfromtheChristianconsciencewhichisinconformity withtheteachingofGod,"the Popesaid.Thispeace"is nourishedbyHisGraceinsuch awaythatnothinginthisworld candisturbit,andnohuman powercantakeitorviolently snatchitaway."

ThePopevoicedhis"ardent desire"forthereturnofthose outsidetheChurch,andheurgedthefaithfultooffertheir prayersandexpiationsthrough work,penanceandcharitytowardthisend.

"MayGodgrant,"thePope prayed,"thatalsothosewhoare entirelyseparatedfromthe Church,orwhothroughnegligenceorprejudicehavelefther, mayfeelduringtheHolyYear asalutaryimpulsetowardher. Maytheyexperienceintheir heartsanardentdesireforthat harmoniousunityandintegral truthwhichtheDivineRedeemerhasnotonlyprovidedtous byHisteachingbuthaslikewise consecratedbysheddingHis PreciousBlood."

ThePopeconcludedhisaddressbyvoicingthehopethat "themostmercifulLordmay grantusthatduringthisforthcomingHolyYeartheremay ariseforthewholegreathuman familyanewera-richer,holier, happier.."

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Ledbytheirchairman,Mrs. MaryAlfkin,the"parishinformationgroup"wasaidedbya dozenhighschoolboysandgirls toprepareposterscopiedfrom ChristianChristmascards,and thenappealedtothetown's145 merchantstotakepartina "CribintheShopWindowsof Reading"contest.Prizestotalling$25,willbeawardedafter January1tomerchantswhose displaysarejudgedbest.

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BroaderEducation

Inafewweeks'timeschools throughouttheStatewillbe commencinganewyearof scholasticendeavour.Itismuch tobefearedthatonceagaintoo muchemphasiswillbeplaced onintellectualfeatsintheclassroom-abilitytopassexaminations,etc.-andnotnearly enoughattentiongiventoprogressinthebroaderfieldofeducation,wherethedevelopment ofthepotentialitiesoftheindividualshouldbetheall-importantconsideration.

Educationaltheoristshave longagorecognisedtheparamountimportanceoftheindividual,yetoursystemofmass educationissocumbersome,so poorlyprovidedforfinancially, andsofirmlytiedtothechariot wheelofexaminationsuccess, thatonecannotpossiblycontemplatewithequanimitythe dawningofyetanotherschool year.

Thereisthedanger,ofcourse, ofover-exaggeratingthepositionuntiloneisforcedintothe untenablehypothesisthatno goodcancomeoutofourschools anyhow.Thisisaperversion ofthetruth,andthosewho,in theirzealforreform,overlook theachievementgoftheschools inturningoutusefulcitizens aredoingthecauseofeducationalprogressagravedisservice.Hundredsofteachersin theschoolsareawareofthe limitationsinthetrainingthey areabletoprovide,andwould gladlyfollowaleadinaltering aset-upwithwhichtheyarenot whollyinaccord.Buttodamn outofhandtheirstrenuouseffortstoeducatetheyoungwould bethebestmethodofalienating theirsympathies-and,moreover,suchsweepingcondemnationwouldbeentirelyunjust. Therearemanyfeaturesofour educationalmethodwhichare worthpreserving.Itisbyno meanscertainthateventheexaminationsystemcanbesatisfactorilyreplaced,or,togofurther,thatitiswithoutintrinsic merit, Butunquestionablyitiswickedthatachild-anyandevery child-shouldspendtenofthe bestyearsofhislifeasmerely oneofaflockwhichwanders fromroomtoroompickingup whateverhecanontheway,

hardlyeverspokentoasanindividual(exceptforcorrection), andneverlearninghowtomake thebestuseofinnerpromptings which,properlydirected,might enablehimtotakelifeatthe flood.Somefewfortunatechildrendofindthemselvesriding onthecrests,butunderasystemwheremassteachingisthe ruleandarigidcurriculumis thedietthegreatmajoritymust continuetoflounderalonginthe troughs,

Take,forinstance,thecases oftwo,boyswhomweshalldesignateasAandB.Bothwere academicallyunsound.They wereinlowgradegroupsfor theirages.Ahadateacher whorecognisedthattheboyhad qualitiesofleadership,andhe entrustedtheboywithcertain littleresponsibilitieswhichwere faithfullyandeagerlydischarged.Againedconfidence,and, lookingroundtheschool,discoveredtherewasaclubwhich attractedhim.Heattached himselftotheclubandquickly rosetoapositionofeminence. Inhisclubcapacityhebecame wellknownthroughoutthe school,andhisworkintheclub becamethebasisofhisfuture career,Theschoolhaddone somethingforhim,althoughhe wasunabletopassexaminations.Bwasinthesame school,buthadateacherwhose onlyyardstickwasexamination success.WhenBwantedto jointhesameclubthatAhad shonein,hewasblockedbecauseofhispoorshowinginthe class-room.Bhadponetalitbb class-room.Bhadpotentialitieswhichwerenotallowedto develop.Hewasswallowedup intheschoolsystemandnever heardof.Iwonderifheever hadanotheropportunityofgoingthewayhewantedtogo?

Theprovisionoffacilities whichgobeyondtheboundsof ordinaryclasssubjectsisone importantsteptowardsbroader education.Onegreatdifficulty withalotofschoolswouldbe howtofitintheextraactivities; theschooldayisnotelastic.The onlysolutionwouldappearto lieinamodifiedcurriculum. Butaprogressiveoutlookisa firstessential;andwherethere's awillthere'susuallyaway.

Proprietor. Tel,:BJ1345.

Theirhighstandardofqualitynevervaries

Theresponseofthelittlecity's merchantswasgratifying.More orlesselaboratedisplaysare glitteringinthewindowsof stores,remindingthepasserbyoftheseason'ssignificance. Evenadimwindowofadrab taverndisplaysabrightlycoloured,hand-drawnposterofthe ChildJesuswithHisarmsoutstretchedtoembracetheworld, shininglikeacandleinthe darkness.

RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday,January21,1950, KooyongHandicap:Monk's Rose,1;Fairlawn,2;Prince Marwen,3;OlympicQueen,4. ActonMaiden:BeeGay,1; MeltonPrince,2;Grandee,3; Niana,4.

RutlandHandicap:Gayfino,1; Joan'sStar,2;Warran,3;Cape Helles,4.

OrrongHandicap:Pandennis, 1;Relate,2;Gloamane,3;Prince Valve.4,

AscotHandicap:BritishMyth, 1;GoldMoth,2;Appian,3; Shonner,4, DurhamWelter(2):Superior Lady,1;EasternMyth,2;Lady Dossie,3;HeartsAflame,4. DurhamWelter(1):England's Lady,1;BraveWind,2;Morn Patrol,3;HighWinter,4. TROTTING.

MetropolitanMaiden:Buenna Lady,1:Beaudale,2;Black Wirra,3, AlbanyHandicap:Dakota,1; GoldenGem,2;Solstretta,3.

BunburyHandicap:WiseGeneral,1;BaandeeBoy,2;Traverse,3.

BusseltonHandicap:Victory Prince,1;Sheik'sEmblem,2; DerbyRaider,3. CanberraHandicap:Earl's First,1;GayTennessee,2;SpecialEdition,3. GeraldtonHandicap:Sister Rose.1;GraceWirra,2;Chablis, 3. KalgoorlieHandicap:Battle Song,1;Ionic,2;Arrowood,3.

Sable:Whenawomaninmink turnsroundtolookatanother woman.-"IrishIndependent."

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Onefixedfee,payableineasy monthlyinstalments.

OurresultsatInstituteExaminationsprovetheexcellenceof ourtuition

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NotedJesuit Scholar

DEATHOFMUNGRET RECTOR.

ManypriestsoftheArchdiocesewilllearnwithregretofthe deathinIrelandlastweekof Fath,erJeremiahKelly,S.J.Born atCo.Tipperaryin1890,thelate FatherKellywaseducatedat theApostolicSchool,Mungret College,Co.Limerick.HeenteredtheSocietyofJesusin 1910,atTullabeg.Hisstudies weremadeattheUniversity College,Dublin,Stonyhurst, England,andhecompletedhis theologicalcourseatLouvain, Apartfromfiveyearswhichhe spentasaScholasticontheStaff ofXavierCollege,Melbourne, beforehisTheology,hiscareer intheSocietywascentredin MungretCollege.HebecameSuperioroftheApostolicSchool in1926andtaughtclassics, FrenchandPhilosophy.Heheld thispositionuntil1941whenhe wasappointedRectorofthe wholecollege.In1948havingfinishedhistermofofficehewas transferredtoDublinwherehe

Rev.JohnW.Doyle,S.J.has :eenappointedNationalPromoter oftheSodalityofOurLadyin ustralia,andassistanttoFather HackettasDirectoroftheCenLralCatholicLibraryinMelbourne. FatherDoyleis.alreadyavery well-knownfigureinAustraliaas aneducationalist,lecturerand writer.Histranslationof"'Adam," whichisaidtobeoneofthe greatestofthemediaevalreligiousdramas,waspublishedbythe ShakespeareHeadPressin1948, andfurthertranslationsarebeing madefromitintoHinduand otherIndiantongues.Father Doylewusforsomeyearsa memberofthestaffofSt.Louis' JesuitSchoolinPerth,whereh'e alsohelpedintheestablishment oftheCatholicTeachers'Guild. AmeetingoftheNational PromotersoftheSodalityofOur LadyhasbeencalledinRome fortheHolyYear,andwillbe attendedbyFatherDoylewho willalsomakeaninspectionof theprincipallibrariesinEurope. T,atherDoyleexpectstosailfor RomeinFebruary.

XavierCollege Successes

Newsistohandoftheexcellentresultsofthreeex-students ofSt.LouisSchool,Claremont, whowenttoXavierCollege. Kew,Victoria,toobtaintheMelbourneUniversityMatriculation.

ItwillberecalledthatMasterJohnEddy,sonofMr.and Mrs.W.Eddy,ofCottesloe,who securedanExhibitioninW.A lastyear,passedtheLeaving Certificateinsevensubjects, withsixdistinctions.

Ashewastooyoungtotake advantageoftheExhibitionhe gained,MasterEddyproceeded toXavierCollege,Melbourne, whereherecentlywontheNewmanScholarship.(Thisisa specialexamination,setbyvariousUniversityauthoritiesatMelbourne,andhasnothingtodo withthepublicexaminationfor matriculation.)

IntheMatriculationexamination,MasterEddygainedfirstclasshonoursinEnglish,Greek, FrenchandLatin,withsecondclasshonoursinEconomics.

TwootherformerSt.Louis pupilstogettheVictorianMatriculationfromXavierCollege areMaxandDanConnor.Max gainedfirsthonoursinEnglish ExpressionandPhysics,secondclasshonoursinEnglishLiterature,Chemistry,AppliedMathematics,andpassedinPureMathematics.

Dansecuredsecond-classhonoursinPhysics,andpassedin EnglishExpression,EnglishLiterature,Chemistry,andLatin.

MaxO'Connoristhesonof Mr.andMrs.D.I,O'Connor,of ThomasStreet,Nedlands,while DanisthesonofMr.anaMrs. O'Connor(deceased).

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TWOEXHIBITIONSFORCATHOLIC COLLEGES.

AquinasCollegeandtheSt. Malachy'sCollege,St.George's Terrace,weresuccessfulingainingtwooftheGovernmentExhibitions,tenableattheUniversityofW.A.Theawards,announcedbyMr.Watts(Minister forEducation),weremadeon theresultsoftheLeavingCertificateExamination. TheExhibitionfortwoscienceswasawardedtoLeslie Little,ofChristianBrothers'College,Perth,whosecuredthefollowingsubjects:English,Maths. A(d),AppliedMaths.(d), Maths.B(d),Physics(d), Chemistry(d).andTechnical Drawing.

AgeneralExhibitionwaswon byBasilChristie,ofAquinas

TRAGICDEATHOF YOUNG GIRL.

BASILCHRISTIE, College,whosecuredsevensubjectswithsixdistinctions,viz.: English,Latin(d),Maths.A(d), AppliedMaths.(d),Maths.B (d),Physics(d),Chemistryd).

workedintheChurchofSt. FrancisXavier,GardinerSt.

Hecompletelyrenovatedthe ApostolicSchoolandextended theaccomodationforthestudentsconsiderably.Knownto hundredsofpriestswhodid theirearlystudiesunderhisdirection,ortothosewho,belongingtoanolderveneration, foundonrevisitingMungreta verywarmwelcomefromone whoseinterestsrangedoverthe wholeworldofthemissionsand thosediocesesinEnglish-speakingcountriesnotyetsufficiently establishedtoprovidealltheir ownneeds.

ByhisdeathatacomparativelyearlyagetheIrishJesuits havelostaveryearnestworker andaverycapableadministrator,andpriestsalloverthe worldwillmournthedeathof averygenuinefriend.

HolyNameSociety

VISITOFNATIONAL SPIRITUALDIRECTOR. ENGAGEMENTSFORSECOND WEEK.

Sunday,January22:12Noon, South-WestRally,Bunbury.

Monday.January23:Free.

Tuesday,January24:7.30p.m., Leederville.Scarborough,OsbornePark,andSt.Brigid's, WestPerth,toattend.

Wednesday,January25:7.30 p.m.,Highgate.Inglewood, Maylands,BedfordPark,Bayswater,BassendeanandGuildfordtoattend, Thursday,January26:7.30p.m., Cottesloe,withMosmanPark.

Friday,January27:Free.

Saturday,January28:Leavefor Kellerberrin.

Sunday,January29:Massand CommunionBreakfastatKellerberrin.Cunderdin,Bruce Rock,Merredin,Wyalkatchem andTrayningtoattend.

7.30p.m.,Northam.Beverley,York,ToodyayandGoomailingtoattend,

ACCOMMODATION.

BoardandlodgingmosturgentlyrequiredbyyoungCatholic girl;handytocitypreferred. ApplytoBox1048,thisoffice.

Couple,marryingFebruary, requireflatorhousetorent, fromMarch4th.Pleasering B7071,weekdaysbetween9a.m. and5p.m.

Wantedurgentlybyyoung R.C.couple,withyoungbaby, self-containedflatorparthouse. PleaseringL1433.

Wantedunfurnishedaccommodation,nearR.C.church,for old-agepensioners;non-drinkers;references.Anydistrict. PleaseapplytoBox1047,this office.

SITUATIONVACANT.

Juniorshorthand-typiste;excellentopportunitiessmartgirl. ApplytoCentralCatholicLibrary,36PierStreet,Perth,9 a.m. Monday,

LATE NOELLE THERESE BRENNAN.

Werecordwithregretthe tragicdeathofNoelleTherese Brennan,whowaskilledbyaccidentonDecember31st,atthe ageof16years.Theyoungest daughterofMr.andMrs.AustinBrennan,of43AdelaideTerrace,Noellewasakeenmember oftheNationalCatholicGirls' Movement,andoftheChildren ofMary.Herbrightdispositionmadehermanyfriends,and shewasextremelypopular. Noellewas,foryears,adaily Communicant.Maysherestin peace.

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National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT

Meetings:Executive8p.m.23rd. January.Council6th.February. Branchesareremindedthat Leaders'Meetingscommencethis week;wehopethatafterthe briefspellyouwillreturnto routinewithrenewedresolutions andtoiergY,andtheExecutive takesthisopportunityofextendingtoyousincerewishesfor everyblessingandconsolationin thecarryingoutofHiswork duringthisYear. TheAnnualGeneralMeeting willbeheldonthe6th.February attheMcNessHall,PierStreet, anditishopedthattherewill beagreatnumberoftheMovementmembersinattendance. TheExecutiveElectionswillbe heldonthatnight,andPresidentsareremindedthatNominationFormsshouldhavebeen returnedtoHeadquartersbythe 16th.

January.

VICTORIAPARK

JustamenuthatTenniscommencedlastMondaynightat theClubCourts.Rememberyou bringthesupperandwe'llprovidethetea. WatchthisspaceforanannouncementregardingOurFirst GeneralMeetingfor1950.

CATHEDRAL

Oh!wellfans-wecan'twin everytime-andwedon't,as wasprovedonSaturdaylast whenPortsN.C.G,M.defeated usby20-14runs.Probablystill gettingoverChristmasgirls? ChoireveryWednesdaynight!

WESTPERTH

Leaders'MeetingThursday 19th.January,at7.30p.m.GeneralMeetingThursday26th. January,8p.m.

SUBIACO

OurfirstGeneralMeetingfor 1950willbeheldonTuesdayJanuary24th.8p.m.Allmembers areaskedtoattend,andareremindednottoforgettheir "subs"."Torchlight"willbeon salealso.

Y.C.W ACTIVITIES

SUMMERSCHOOL:

TheY.C.W.SummerSchool willbeheldfromJanuary29th -31st,atAquinasCollege.The 1950"Chastity"Campaignwill bethekeynoteoftheSummer School.

Theresultsofthe1949campaignswillbeanalysedbyJim Stewartfromthefactsobtained frombranches.

The"Chastity"campaignwill bedividedintothreesectionsWork,LeisureandSocialgiven byJohnStamp,JimHealyand HarryChildandathorough examinationofthesewillbe madebydiscussiongroups.This isbeingdonetoenableadequate preparationtobemadebyleadersforthelaunchingofthe campaigninMarch.

OnSundaynightanopenForumwillbeheld,andevery memberpresentisinvitedto submitallhisqueriesand grouches, AsSundayafternooniscompletelyfree,acricketmatchwill bearrangedandfullusewillbe madeofthetenniscourtsand swimmingfacilities.

OnSundaynightacolourfilm ofthe1949PethNationalConferencewillbeshown,followed byotherfilmsandanimpromptu concert,sobringalongyourmusicalinstruments.

Remember,everyeffortshould bemadetohavealargebranch representation,becauseitisan opportunityforinvaluabletrainingforMovementwork.

Y.C.W.ATHLETICCLUB

"A"Grade: Insufficientmemberswere availableonSaturdaytofielda relayteam.Thishasoccured previouslyandthe"A"Grade RelayShieldwillbelostthis yearowingtotheapathyofthe members.A.deGruchygavea goodperformancewith9,8in100 ydsequallinghisStaterecord.

"B"Grade: Strengthenedbythereturnof runnersfromholidaysthisteam wasnarrowlybeatenby2points.

Outstandingperformanceswere inthe100ydsbyC.Johnson (10.4);J.Walsh(10.5)andN. MacDougall(10.5)Johnsonalso wonnicelythe440ydsandMacDougall'sbroadjumpof21ft.2in wasworthyofnote.Therelay team-N.MacDougall,C. Johson,J.WalshandJ.Pascoe hadastifffightandJ.Pascoe hadtoget''offthebit"tofight eutahardfinishtocrosstheline infront.H.Ehlerswonnicelyin fasttimethe120ydshurdles. "C"Grade: SecondtoMt.Hawthornagain andsomegoodperformances wereseen.J.Pashranagood 100ydsin10,7andF.Butlerin hisfirstrunclockedthegood winningtimeof55secsandalso ranwellasasubstituteinthe relayteam,withJ.Stewart,J. PittsandW,Maherwhichhad aneasyvictory.K.Maher showedhisversatilitygaining pointsin100yds(11.0)440yds andhurdles.J.Pittswonbroad jumpwith19'61".Tofillthevacancyformilerunnersinthis Grade,threeunder17ladswere promoted.TheseboysP.Dillon, J.MespichelliandK.Devlin showedplentyofdetermination andgained14pointsinthe event.

Sub-junior:

Dead-heatedforfirstwith Cottesloealthoughdisqualified inRelay.Severaloftheselads willbeabletocompeteinthis Gradenextyearandaretobe congratulatedontheirperformancesagainstthoseayearolder thanthemselves.

CLAREMONT:

Meeting:

Don'tforgettheGeneral MeetingonFriday,27thinst.,at 8.0.p.m.Aspecialinvitationis extendedtoallyoungchapswho haverecentlyleftschool,and arenotY.C.W.'eatthepresent, tocomealong.

Cricket:

HighgateBranchdefeatedus by17runsinthematchplayed lastSunday.Highgatebatted firstandmade71,ofwhich Russellmade22andLynch17. BowlingforClaremont:R. Green,4for11;R.Barker2-4; andF.O'Connell2_20.Inreply Claremontmanagedonly54;K. Sullivanscored27andD.Saggers18.ForHighgateSlattery took4for9;Russell3for9and Foley2-16. MassRoster: Membersareurgedtokeepup theirattendanceatmorning Massonthedaytheyhave chosen.

FREMANTLEBRANCH.

TheelectionsheldattheFremantlebranchinDecember showedachangeinpositions. KevinBouladeraswaschosenas president,FrankPiperasvicepresident,Les.Mortimersecretary,JohnBeattytreasurer, FrankKeoghpropagandist,and ErnieBarrettaswarden.

TheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M, ChristmasBall,heldinthe Queen'sHall,attractedalarge crowdandeverybodyhadagood time.

TherewillbeadanceinSt. Patrick'sHallonSunday,January22nd.

CATHEDRALBAZAAR.

WinnerofBabySet:V.Bradley,ClaremontMentalHospital Claremont.TicketNo.62.

HOLYNAMESOCItlY

Bythetimeyoureadthesp lines,theNationalDirectorof theHolyNameSociety,Very Rev,FatherMcEvoyO.P.will havealreadybegunathree weeks'exactingandstrenuous touroftheArchdioceseonbehalf oftheHolyNameSociety.

Itisnotaneasythingfora man,alreadyadvancedinyears, totravelaccrossthecontinent, andconduct,inthebroilingheat ofanAustraliansummer,up anddownthisvastArchdiocese aCrusade,tofurthertheinterestsoftheSocietyoftheHoly Name.Theonemotivethatsupplysthedrivingforceforthis grandmissionaryventure,isthe firmconviction,thatnolabour istoogreatandnohardshiptoo much,toarouseinourCatholic men,agreaterenthusiasm,for asocietythatisdoingsomuch todaynotonlyfortherersonal sanctificationofitsmembers, butsomuchalsointheinterests ofthechurchatlarge,byits powerfulforceofgoodexample, andthededicationofitsmanhood totheinterestsoftheHoly NameofJesus.Andthisata time,whenthroughthemouth ofHisVicaronea;ththepleadingcryofthebrokenagonised HeartofJesusreverberates throughtheentireworld,calling onallofus,whostillclaimto possesseventhesmallestinterest inthecauseofJusticeand Truth,inthesalvationofthose soulsforwhichHedied,tofight inthatcauseandputtoflight theenemiesthatwoulddestroy it.

ConvincedthatintheHoly NameSociety,withthespiritual backgrounditprovides,and whichissoessential,inany workforthecauseofChrist,we haveaforcethatcandogreat thingsforGodandsouls,the executivedidnotthinkittoo biganundertakingnordidFatherMcEvoyconsiderittoogreat asacrifice,tofallinwithitsrequest,thatheconductthroughouttheArchdioceseagrand Crusade,torallyourCatholic menandweldthemintoapowerfullyorganisedspiritualunit, anarmyofChristiansoldiers whowillmarchproudlyunder thebannerofTheHolyName, andgloryinthefactthattheir LeaderistheMightyGod.Lord ofHostsinWhoseCause,tolose one'slifeistogainit, CatholicmenoftheWest,the HolyNameSocietyneedsyou. Makeityourbusinesstoattend therallyinyourownregion,or elsewhere.HearwhattheNationalDirectorhastosay,Hehas comethousandsofmilestodeliverthemessagetoyou.One cansafelysaythatperhaps neveragaininyourlifetimewill asimilaropportunitybegiven you.Willyourejectit?andallowhimtogobackagainacross theContinent,asadanddisappointedman,becausehismessagetoyouwasnotdelivered. Rememberthegreatestreward youcangivehim,thegreatest courtesyyoucanpayhimisto showbyyourattendance,your interestin,andyourappreciationofthemessagehehascome togiveyou,

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DearCornerites

Ihopeyouareallenjoying yourholidays.Thelong,hot spellhasmadebathingavery popularwayoffillingintheday forthosewhoareluckyenough tobenearbeachesandrivers; andIsupposeinthecountry evenalargetankhassomethingtorecommenditwhenthe temperaturesoarsintothenineties.

Iamgratefulthatsomestill findafewminutestowritea fewlinesinspiteoftheheat andtheholidayattractions,Keep itup,andlet'smake1950arecordyearfortheCorner.Kindestregards. AUNTBESSY.

I 1...ILETTERBOX slantRessy's

Boulder.

DearAuntBessy,-Iamen.closingP.N.for2/6,towards Bushies'Scheme,inhonourof theLittleFlower.-Yoursfaithfully, "WELLWISHER.

Dear"Wellwisher,"-Thank youforanotherwelcomedonation.TheLittleFlowerwill loveyouforyourgenerosity. AUNTBESSY.

Box26,Goomalling.

DearAuntBessy,-.Justalittleletter,hoping quite well.Wehavehadsomevery hotweather.Dadhasfinished harvesting,andheisveryglad. WearegoingtoBusseltonfora fortnight'sholidayonThursday,andarelookingforwardto it.MarionandRonaldhave goneintoGoomallingtoplay tennis.ShirleyandIaregoing tolearnwhenwegobackto school.WewentovertoNew NorciaonJanuary2nd.tomy cousin'swedding.Dadhadto

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drivetothechurch,Weall hadalovelytime.Iamsendingyou5s.fortheBushies,and IamsorryIdidn'tsenditbefore.Wishingyouaveryhappy NewYear.Lovefromyourlovingniece, SHEILASAWYER.

DearSheila,-Thanksforthe donation.We'vemadequitea goodstarttowardstheObjectivethisyear. IknowNew Norciawell-andIknowBusselton,too.Youmustn'tmiss walkingoutonthelongjetty. AUNTBESSY.

Box26,Goomalling.

DearAuntBess,-Itisalong timesinceIhavewrittentoyou. Ihopeyouaregettingonall right.Wearehavingavery niceholiday,butwehavehad someveryhotdays.Wewent upthepaddockyesterdaywith Dadtogetallthebags,and whenmysisterMarionliftedup abagtherewasalittlerabbit there,anditwaslovely.We broughtithomeandhadalittle playwithit.Wewerejust goingtoputitawaywhensome neighbourscameuptoseeus, andwetookthelittlerabbitout toshowthem.Weputitdown torunalong,anditwentunder thehouseandwtcannotfindit. Marionhasgotalittlecamera, andshetookthreephotosofit. Ihopeitwillcomeoutagain.I amenclosing5s,fortheBushies. WishingyouaveryhappyNew Year.Lovefromyourloving niece, SHIRLEYSAWYER.

DearShirley,-Whatapity youlosttherabbit.Yetitmay turnupagain.WhenIwas youngasimilarthinghappened. andtheblackrabbitlivedunder ourhouseforalongtime,comingoutforfood,butneverlettingustouchit.Thenonenight itjustdisappeared.Thankyou forthe5s.

AUNTBESSY.

SummerSchool,Crawley.

DearAuntBessy,-Some monthsagomylittlegrandchildwrotetoyou.Ihadpromisedher2/6tosendforthe Bushies,butwentawaywithout givingittoher.Sohereitis with6d.Interest.Myhome townisKarridale,butyouwill seebytheaboveaddressthatI amenjoyingtheSummerSchool. Itisveryhotto-day,soyouwill excusemyshortletter.Wishing youthebestfor1950.-Yours sincerely, PAM'SGRANDMOTHER.

Dear"Grandma,"-Thanksfor yourkindthought,andIam surePamwillbepleasedwhen shereadsyourletterin"The Record."Inotethatyouare "enjoying"theSummerSchool, andamgladforyoursakethat thetripfromKarridalewas worthwhile. AUNTBESSY.

BUSHIES' CORNER

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pennyforthreewhichisthe marketprice."Nowsomemilk,a pennyaquart,anddon'tforget Iwantsomeofiteverymorning andnight!"Businessdolethey indulgedtheShillukviceof begging,butIWasdeaftotheir appealsandblindtothepirouettingofonewhothoughtalittle dancemightsoftenmyheart.He laughedheartilywhenIledhim outbythehand.

Nightfellbuttherewasno darkness-Afullmoonroseover theeasternhorizonandmounted theskyaboveme,asIlaywideawakeonmybedoutsidethehut. Palmtreesrustledinasouthern breeze,cricketssang,adog barkedafaroff,adrumbeat,fish splashedinthe"Khor".Ispread

ADayintheLifeofaMissionary.

"Hassan,canyoutakemeto Panyikang?"1askedourArab neighbour,knowingthathislorry wasgoingtherethatafternoon. "Aiwa,"heagreedandpresently wewerebumpingalongthesunbakedsoilthatistheroadto Panyikang,adistrictsometwentyfivemileswestofTongaand approachingMalakal,theheadquartersofourPrefecture.The wholeareabelong,totheTonga parishandasyethasnochurch. TWocatechistsarestationedat widelyseparatedvillages,their jobbeingtoteachthecatechism, thealphabetandfigurestoany boyswhocaretoattend.

Ihadwithmeaboywho,being trueShilluk,hadnevercooked

mytowelontopofthemosquitonetandfellasleepatlast.

ThenextfewdayssawInc walkingandcyclingtothevillageswheretherewereafew Christians."Whydidyounotgo toTongatomakeyourEaster confessionandtoreceiveHoly Communion?-Well,comeon Sundaytotherest-housewhere Iamstaying.WhereisJohn Panyaki?""Atthecowcamp?" "Tell'himtocomeaswell.""Hecannot?""Whynot?""Oh, afightbetweenhisvillageand theonewheretherest-houseis. Andamanwaskilled.So,he darenotcome."

Othersheeptherearetoo.Off byhiketoavillagecalled

thatblowsairintothesefeet."I indicatedteewheelsosmybicycle.Theylaughed,reueved, andatoncepointedouthis house.Iwasrelievedtofindheis notmarriedatail.Thismanwas delightedtoseemeandIdrank alittleofhisbeerwithhimand hisrelatives,tryinghardnotto noticetheconditionofthebeerpotwhichwaspassedfirstto-me thentotheothers.Aftertenminutesconversationanoldwoman suddenlyrealizedIwasspeaking Shillukandhastilymentioned herdiscoverytotheothers.

TotheShillukweareallcomediansandthesepeoplelaughedheartilyatjokeswhichwould neverhavewonaprize.Butthere weremoreseriouswordstoo. "Father,mywholebodyaches veryoften.Isthesicknessof deathuponme?"-"1don't thinkso,butoftenmandiessuddenly.Howlongisitsinceyour lastconfession?" "Nowgo inpeaceandseetoitthatyougo toTongaforMassthreeorfour timesayearandwhenyouwish togetmarriedcometous."The Christianescortedmebackto theroad,noguesteverbeingallowedtoleaveunaccompanied. Itwasrainingandmybike wouldnotmove.Well,never mind-Itwasonlyfivemilesback tomyhomeandtherainhad endedtheterrificheatofmidday. IwaspleasedtoseemyboycomingtomeetmetoseethatIdid notgetlost.Heisfaithful,So backwewenttogetherinthecool oftheevening. Wefoundallthepeoplewere outfishinginthe"Khor".Three canoespassedby,onemanpaddlingineachandanotherholding ahugebow-spearwithdetachable headandrope.Thisheregularly thrustintothe%statersometimes becausehehadseenorhearda fishsplash,oftenjustatrandom. Smallboyswalkedinthewater, throwingtheirspearshere,there andeverywhere.Fiftywomenin linemovedslowlyacrossthe Khor,thenetstheydraggedbetweenthemdrivingthefishback tothebanks.Isawthemcatcha fiftypoundperch.Otherwomen cametodrawwater,wadingout obiintotheKhorbeforeloweringthe jarfromtheirheads,Sheepand goatskneltdaintilytosipthe waterandtherewasnowolfto quarrelwiththem-Inthedistance thecowsswambacktothevillageatthebankoftheKhor, bellowingattheunusualcoldness ofthewater.Tomorrowtheywill gobackagaintoseekthegood thinginhislife.OurSister-"Sheep'.whereaChristianisre-,geen ontheotherside.

PartoftheMissionary'sDay:

cookinTongahadinstructedme howtowringachicken'sneck, defeatheritandcookit.Ihad listenedwithreverencebutconsoledmyselfwiththereflection, thatwithplentyofmilk,eggs, bread,potatoesandteaitwould notbenecessaryformetokilla chicken,Thenextfivedayssaw megettingalittlethinner,but theywitnessednoscenesofbloody execution.

Thefirsteveningofmytrek, myhomewasamud-house,unfurnished.InonecornerIerected mytable,inanotherIplacedmy boxofclothesandcookingutensils.OutsideIputupmycampbedwithmosquito-net.Fifty yardsawaytherewaswater,a "Khor"whichleavesandlater rejoinstheNile.Itwaswideand shallow,motionlessandmuddy. Boilingmakesthewaterfitto drinkthoughnotverypleasingto thetaste.Allaroundtherewere palmtreesandahundredyards totherightandleftthevillages began,eachhousewithitsstraw thatchedrooflookinglikeapile ofhay.Thenameofoneofthe villagesisPANYIKANG.Itwas thehomeofNyikang,thefirst Shillukking,stillreverencedand invokedbyhispeopleastheir mediatorwithGod.

Thefollowingdonationshave beengratefullyreceived: £s.d, Previouslyacknowledged

ShirleySawyer(Goomailing)

SheilaSawyer(Goomailing)

Pam'sGrandmother "Wellwisher"(Boulder)

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Iwasnotleftaloneforlong, Thevillagersapproachedme, firstone,thenanother,thenin groups."Youhavecome,Big Man,"theygreetedme.(Imeasure5feet,6incheswithor withoutmysocks)."Youhave broughtGod?"ToallthesesalutationsIgruntedanassentin thetrueShillukmannerandnot tobeoutdone-"Youarehere,"I statedwithprofoundtruth,"May Godkeepyou!"Thesetrue Christiangreeting'smeantonly thattheShillukbelieveinGod. Preliminariesovertheygotdown tobusiness.

"Someeggsnow?"-"All fresh!"ButIknowthesegentlemenandItestedalltheireggs inwaterbeforeIgavethema

sti41 portedtohavemarriedtwbwives. "Whereishe?"--"Wedon't know,BigMan!"-'Ohyes,you do!"Alittlegirlunsu'pectingly startstotellme,butispromptly silencedbyameaninglookfrom hermother,whoagainemphasizesforthechild'sbenefitthat theyhavenoideawhotheman isIamlookingfor.Evidently willgetnoinformationfrom thesepeople,soImusttryelsewhere."Comenow,don'tbeafraid. Iamhisfriend.Itaughthima longtimeagoandnowIhave cometovisithimagain,""Oh,we hadthoughtyouhadcometo killhim.Isn'tthatagun?""No,

vertevillagetherewasthe smokeofmanyfires,Theevening mealwasbeingconkedandtonighttherewasfishaswellas duraonthemenu,Scenesfrom theOldTestamenttobewitnessed here,youmightthink. Andthen,swayingandbummingcamethelorrythatwasto takemebacktoTonga,anda, fromadreammymindgoesh"ck fromAbraham,Isaacand:Tacoh, andtheHolyLandhasbesome MiddleEastAfrica.

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DoyouliveinLEEDERVILLE?YourBranchSecretary isMR.H.G.CLEAR,16MardellaStreet,NorthPerth. TheSocietyhasfundstolendonniortgageatcurrentratesto membersornon-members.

FullpartieularsfromTHEGRANDSECRETARY,W.IVANKEOGH, THEHIBERNIANAUSTRALASIANCATHOLICBENEFIT SOCIETY, 7th.Floor,C.M.L.Building,55St.George'sTerrace,Perth. 'Phones:137510;WM1810. ORFROMMEMBERSOFYOURLOCALBRANCH.

BurialofaNative.

HolyName Society

VictoriaParkWelcomesRev. FatherMcEvoy,0.P.,the NationalDirector.

OnTuesdayevening,asplendidrallyofmenfromVictoria Park,EastVictoriaPark,Belmont,RivervaleandCarlisle branchescombinedtowelcome Rev.FatherMcEvoy,0.P.,the NationalDirectoroftheHoly NameSociety.Despitethe heat,therewasalargeattendancefortheeveningDevotions, Rev.FatherLynch,theDiocesan SpiritualDirector,conductedthe Rosary.AftertheRosary,Rev. FatherMcEvoygavethemenan interestinginstructiononthe HolyNamePledge.

Usingthewords"dedicate" and"manhood"oftheHoly NamePledge,Rev.FatherMcEvoystressedthesignificanceof thesewords,andthepartthey playedorshouldplayinthelife ofeveryman.In"dedicating" ourselves,wesetourselvesapart forsomesacredpurpose.As HolyNamemenwededicate ourselvestolivealifeinconformitywithourCatholicprinciples.OurSaviourgaveusan everlastingexampleofsublime dedicationbygivinghiswhole lifeforoursalvation.Ourmanhoodismoredirectlydisplayed inouractionsinthelifewelead forChrist.Wearefearlessin doingwhatisrightandrefrainingfromdoingwhatiswrong. Weshowourmanhoodbyrefrainingfromanydishonest dealingswithourfellowmen, andbycurbingourunlawful sexualinclinations.Ourmanhoodisdisplayedbybeingconstanttoourpledge,byrefrain. ingfromtheuseofthenames of"Jesus"or"Christ"inadisrespectfulway.

Howcanamemberofthe HolyNameSocietybetruetohis manhoodifhedefilesthename ofJesusandthenreceiveshis LordinHolyCommunion?As HolyNamemenwearenotexpectedtodoverymuch,butthe littlewehavetodomeansmuch inourownsanctificationandfor theadvancementofourcause forChristourKing.

Conferenceof ReligiousTeachers.

TherewillbeaCohferenceof ReligiousTeachersonWednesday,January25th.Themorningsessionswillbeheldatthe ChristianBrothers'College,St. George'sTerrace.TheafternonsessionswillbeheldatVictoriaSquareConvent.The Conventgroundswillbeavailableforlunch,andteawillbe provided,

Thefollowingisaprogramme oftheConference:

9.30a.m.:IntroductoryAddress: VeryRev.C.Wilkinson, C.M.,M.A.

10.30a.m.:ReportandDiscussion.Rev,J.Bourke,B.A., Dip.Ed.

11.45a.m.:ReligionandCharacter.Dr.J,McCluskie, M.B.,H.S,,B.Sc. 1--2p.m.:Lunch.

2.15onwards:

Theafternoonsessionwillinvolveaseparationofprimary andsecondary(VII.standard onward)teachers.The'subjectswillbeforsecondary teachers.

"TheSecondarySyllabus."Rev. J.Bourke. "SchoolCatholicAction."Rev. E.Sullivan,D.D.,D.Ph. Arrangementsofmaterialfor theprimaryteachersarebeing finalised.

SuperiorsofSchoolsareaskedtofurnishestimatesofthe numberofteachers(primary andsecondary)whowillattend. Theseshouldbesentbefore Tuesdayto:

REV.J.BOURKE, CatholicEducationOffice, 81St.George'sTerrace,perh, Ahighbrowisonewhose educationhasoutstrippedhis intelligence.-OscarWilde.

_ INMEMORIAM.

MAIDMENT,-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofMaryMagdaleneMaidment,lovingsisterofJim, Josie,Stella,whoseanniversaryoccurredonJanuary21st. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

DELEGATEBAPTISESGIRLCONVERTS.

TOKYO.Dec.20.-Archbishop Maximiliain De Furstenberg, ApostolicDelegatetoJapan, personallyconferredtheSacramentofBaptismon30converts atShirayuriGirlsSchool.Itis conductedherebytheSisters ofSt.PauldeChartres.included inthegroupwere,threeteachers, 21students,twoalumniandfour personsoftheneighborhood.

JustprevioustothisDr. NaojiroMurakami,presidentof TokyoCatholicUniversitysince 1940.wasbaptizedintheuniversitychapel.

Aspecialistinhistoryanda linguist,Dr.Murakamiattained nationalfamebyhi:,studiesof Japanesehistoryfromforeign sources.HeisoneoftheprincipaleditorsoftheNipponShiryo. acollectionofhistoricaldocuments,andpersonallytranslated thesevenvolumesofthe"Jesuit Relations,"whichdealwith sixteenthandseventeenthcentury Japan.Heisalsotheauthorof ahistoryofNagasakiandtranslatedthehistoricallyimportant Dutch"Journals"ofDeshima IslandinNagasakiharbor.

Dr.KoryoAoyama,professor oforientalhistoryatMeiji UniversityandlectureratTokyo CatholicUniversitywasreceived into,theChurchtogetherwith Dr.Murakami.

PRE-CANACONFERENCE

APre-CanaConference, organisedbytheNational CatholicGirls'Movement andtheYoungChristian Workers,willcommenceon Monday,February27th., andconcludeonSunday, March19th.Thisseries oflecturesinpreparation forMarriageisopento allCatholicsengagedto bemarried.Applications shouldbemadeto"Secretary,N.C.G.M.,81 St. George'sTerrace,"andfull particularswillbesupplied toapplicants.TheConferencefeeis2/6.

INTERNATIONALISATIONOFJERUSALEM.

CAIRO,Egypt,Dec.19(NC).TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly'svotetointernationalize theJerusalemareainvolvesthe prestigeoftheU.N.becauseit istheexpressionofamajority ofcivilizedcountrieswhohave arighttoseetheirKillrespected.

SosaidAzzamPasha,Secretary-GeneraloftheArab League,whoaddedthatthe HolyLandisthe'commonpropertyofthreegreatmonotheistic religions"andthatCatholicsand Moslems"allovertheworld havemanifestedtheirwillthat Jerusalemmustnotcomeunder thecontroloftheJewb."

TheSecretary-Generalalso describedtheU.N.actionas "onlyahalf-waysuccessforthe Arabs;"who,hesaid,feelthat theHolyLandisofpurelyArab character.Sincethisisnowout ofthequestion,headded,"we haveturnedtointernationalizationandmeanthatitshouldbe implemented."

PILGRIMGUEST HOUSE.

LONDON,Dec.19(NC).-A guesthouseforpilgrimsisnow beingconductedattheshrineof OurLadyofWalsingham,Norfolk,tomeettheneedsoftheincreasingnumberofpilgrims there.Theguesthouse,anold, medievalbuildingknownasthe Martyr'sHouse,isoperatedby LadyPigott.Itisexpectedtobe aparticularlywelcomeplacefor thelargenumberofHolyYear pilgrimswhowillstopatthe Walsinghamshrineontheir Romepilgrimage.

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NewsoftheAssembly'svote wasreceivedwithsatisfactionby theEgyptiangovernment,however,itwasalsoreceivedwith reservesinceofficialsarescepticalofthesincerityofcertain bigpowersincarryingoutthe resolution.

SNUBFORALEXEI

PARIS,Dec.20(NC).-A

oftheEuropeandioceseoftheRussianOrthodox(schismatic)churchhere hasvotedforanecumenical rapprochement.TheMoscow Patriarchatediscribedthisplan foraworld-wideaccordas"a religiousMarshallPlan"anda manoeuvreofAmericancapitalism.

TheEuropeandioceseyields allegiancetothePatriarchateof Constantinopleandisheadedby BishopWladimir.EffortsofPatriarchAlexeiofMoscowtoincorporateitinhisorbithave brenunsuccessful.

DISARMAMENT.

What'swrongwiththeworld?

Iam,inmyownheart.That's whereblackhatespringsup,and redwarsstart.Nousetohide infortaliceofstonewhenthe oneheartthatbeatsforwear's myown.YethaveIknowna happywarrior,armedtothe teeth,andallatpeacewithin, truesoldierofthatcaptainofus allWhoonlywarswithsin. Here,hereshouldstartdisarmament,andso-I'llschoolmywill andJetmyarmourgo.

ExilesAmbassadors

LONDON,Dec.21(NC.)ConvincedthattheRedregime inPolandwillpreventanyHoly YearPilgrimagestoRomefrom thatcountry,Polishexileswill representtheirhomelandinthe EternalCityduringthecoming ear.

TwolargegroupsofPolish pilgrimswilljourneytoRome fromBritain,itisdisclosed,one groupinMayandthesecondin August.

Therewillalsobecontingents romthePolishcommunitiesin France,BelgiumandGermany.

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