The Record Newspaper 09 March 1950

SilentMarchers"

LONDON'SCATHOLICMENRALLYIN TRAFALGARSOUARE.

ByJOHNA.GREAVES (Correspondent.N.C.W.C.NewsService).

LONDON,"Feb.6(Radio).-BecauseoftheGovernment'spre-electionbanonpoliticalparades,aplanned"silentmarch"ofCatholicmenthroughLondontoTrafalgar Squarewascancelled.CancellationtookplaceafterArchbishopJosephMasterson,ofBirmingham,andBishop GeorgeA.Beck.A.A.,CoadjutorofBrentwood,hadconferredatScotlandYardwiththeDeputyCommissionerof Police. The"silentmarch"hadbeenplannedasaspiritualexerciseandalsoasademonstrationofCatholicconcernover thepresentstatusofCatholicschools.LondonpoliceconsideredthemarchwithinthescopeoftheGovernmentban onpoliticalparades.

Insteadofthecolourfully plannedmarch,some20,000Catholicsgatheredinasteady drizzlepackingTrafalgarSquare recitationoftheRosaryand singingofJtheCredo.Hritain's membersoftheHierarchyat theceremonyincludedHisEminenceBernardCardinGriilin, ArchbishopofWestminster,and BishopsBeck,CyrilC.Cowderoy,newOrdinaryofSouthwark,EdwardMyers,and GeorgeCraven,bothAuxiliariesofWestminster.

From2.30intheafternoon subways,busesandothervehiclesdisgorgedasteadystreamof neopieintothecold,wetSquare, wheretheever-growingcrowd wasmarshalledbyKnightsof

HELPINGTHEIR NEIGHBOURS

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LOSANGELES,(NC.)

Membersofawestsideparish heredecidedbyvotetogive awayallthemoneynotneeded forthemaintenanceoftheir ownparish.

AtSundayMassesinSt.Gregory'sChurchtheymarkedballotsbywhichtheyindicated theirwillingnesstosharetheir blessingswithothers.Specifically,byavoteof753to1,they chosetousethesurplusparish moneytosupportCatholiceducationinacrosstownparishnot asfortunatematerially.

Thebenefittingparish,which wasnotnamed,isoneinwhich nooneearnsmorethan$50a week;whereeachfamilyhas anaverageoffourormore children;wherepeoplehavea hardtimemakingendsmeetandwhereinspiteofthispeople: andpastorhavebeenstruggling tosupportanewparochial schoolfilledtocapacitywith 400children,fewofwhomcan affordtopaytuition.

Theideaofadoptingthe poorerparishwasputtothe peopleofSt.Gregory'sbytheir pastor,white-hairedFr.Victor J.Follen.HefirstreviewedSt. Gregory'sparishhistory,told howin25yearsithadbeen possibletobuildachurchand school,purchasearectoryand convent-andpayforallof them"becauseyoufolkshave beengivingsogenerously."

"Wouldn'tyoulike,"Father Follensaid,"aslongaswehave nospecialneeds,togivejust thatnecessarylifttoastrugglingparishandhelp400to800 CatholicchildrengetaCatholic educationunderthecareofthe Sisters?OurChristmasand Eastercollectionseachyear wouldalmostdoit.Wecanget alongontheSundaycollections andbudget-ifyoujuststayas niceasyouare."

fieldofcornfannedbythe wind,thecrowdbeganto kneel,anddownalanekept keptclearbythemarshals walkedCardinalGriffin.

HisEminence,too,spoussted thebaseandtookhieplace amongtheotherBishopsbetweenthegreatbronzelions whichyearinandyearout guardthelittleadmiralonhis 200-footstonepedestal.

SeminariansEscape

SEOUL,Korea,Feo.o n.)

-Twoyoungseminarianof theVicariateApostolicof ig Yangsucceededingetting throughtheIronCurtainand proceededtothiscitytocontinuetheirstudies.

St..Columb2,andCatholicpolice guildmembers. Rapidlytheclearcentralarea aroundtoweringNelson'scolumndiminisheduntilthesevenfootbaseofthecolumnwas tightlyenclosed. Uproughwoodenstepstothe topofthebroadbaseclamberedtheahops.Then,likea

Theyreportedthatsixmore nativepriestswereseizedby theReds,whichprecipitateda bloodybattlebetweentheReds and200parishionerswhosprang totheaidoftheirpriestsand wasterminatedwhentwoo.the fathersvoluntarilygaveIf-mselvesup.Theysaidthere,.ere onlysixpriestsleftatthemissionandthattherehasbeena totalof10,000Koreanmartyrs.

MoveAgain

FIRSTTIME

itwasthefirsttimethatany memberoftheBritishHierarchyhadevermountedthe plinthforapublicCatholic functioninthisSquare,frequenthomeoflarge-scalepoliticaldemonstrationsofevery shade.

Therewerenospeechesor otherpreliminaries.Aftersingingof"GodBlessthePope,"the ArthucWelland,aLondon pastor,steppedtothemicrophonedledthecrowdinpublicrecitationoftheRosary whichwasrelayedbyloudspeakers1

AfterthelastAmentherewas amoment'spauseThenthe Credo,andthehymn,"Faithof OurFathers."wassung.

"SIXYEARS"

AsthesingingdiedCardinal Griffinsteppedforward,andthe multitudekneltasheimparted thePapalBlessing.TheBishopsclimbeddown.Thecrowd begantodisperse.AsCardinal Griffinenteredhiscaranunknownmangrabbedthemicrophoneandyelled:"Therevolutionwillbegininsixyears."He

RedOffensiveGetsUnderWay

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

TheKremlin-ledworldwarontheCatholicChurch eruptedagainduringthepastweekwithanoffensivealong theentirestretchoftheSoviet'ssphereofdominationfrom BerlintoPeiping

Concludinga30-year-treatywithCommunistMaoTzetung'sChina,Moscowhasformallysatellitisedits400,000,000 people.Reportssaythatinasecretcodiciltothetreaty italsoestablishedaKremlin-sparkedsecretpoliceinChina, wheretheChurchhasmaintainedahazardousexistence,but yetsuccessfullyresistedacompleteblack-outsuchasin Russia.

InWashingtonPresidentTrumansaidinaninterviewwitha "NewYorkTimes"correspondent,thathehadlosthopeof reachinganyaccordswithTiussiawhichtheKremlinwould abideby.ThePresident,aid hewasreliablyinformedthat Russiaheld16.000,000slay,'abourers.SecretaryofStateAcheson,comment'ontheSinoSovietpact,saidthatChina's realtroubleswerenowonlybeginningandclungtosomelittle ofhisearlier.opeforakindof eventualTitoismthere.He addedthatChinashouldrealise thattreatiesarebutscrapsof papertoMoscow.

Astoslavelabourers,China paidaheavypriceforitstreaty w:thits"benevolentneighbour."CommunistchiefMao, ofCr.ina,'athereportedsecret clausesofthetreaty,issaidto havepromisedtosendhundreds ofthousandsofChinesetoRus-

sianlabourcamps.Already 300,000aresaidtobeonthe wayfromManchuria.

Inr_'..urn,Chinagetsapaltryloanof£140,000,000atthe rateof£28,000,000ayearfor thenextfi..'eyears.Nomentionismade.however,ofthe twobillion_lollars'worthofmachineryandotheritemswhich creprisedRussia'slootinManchuria.

ENEMYCOINGOOD.

Moreover,famine-stricken China,with32,000,000people alreadysaidtobestarvingin th-,Shanghaivicinityalone, mustrepaythisloanwithChinesegoods.Although,ironically,theRussianloantoChinais fixedinthehated,butsolid, UnitedStatesdollar,Peiping mustsellitsgoodstoRussiaat Soviet-fixedprices.

ReportedsecretcodicilconcessionsbyChinaalsoaresaid togiveRussiaaccesstothe

PEOPLEDETERMINEPOLITICALETHICS.

WASHINGTON(NC).-"Politicsmaybeaspureor impureasthepeoplethemselvesdetermine,"JamesA.Farley,formerPostmasterGeneraloftheUnitedStates,told GeorgetownUniversitystudents.

TheChairmanoftheDemocraticNationalCommitteeinthe Rooseveltadministrationsaid: "Ifthereisnopubliccons cience,whyshouldthere complaintthatnonespeaksin thepolitician'sbreast...Ifthe wrongkindofpoliticiangets controlanduseshisofficefor hisownadvantageorthatofhis organization,itisfrequently thefaultofthosewhoconceive themselvestobetoobusytobe interestedintheirowngoirerrment.exceptwhenthegovern-

mentadoptsapolicywhich theydeemharmfultotheirown personalinterestsorwithdraws aprivilegetheyhaveenjoyed."

"Politics,"hedeclared,"has itsshareofconscientious,highminded,incorruptiblemen.And ithasitsshareofscoundrels.I liketothinktheproportionof thelatterissmalltothatofthe former.However,Iwillcontent myselfwithsayingthatthe numberofhonestpoliticiansis nomoreorlessthanwedeserve andgreaterthanwethink."

ChinaSeeathwartthePacific flankofUnitedStatesforces.It maybesignificant,inthisconnection,thattheU.S.Navyhas reducedthestatusoftherecentlyrefloatedbattleshipMissouri tothatofatrainingship,and hasdecidedtosendtwomore aircraftcarriersintothePacific withtheexpensessavedonthe Missouriconversion.

KEYPOINT.

ObserversregardRussia's ChinacoupasaresoundingvictoryforMoscowovertheWesternWorld.ColumnistAnne O'HareMcCormick,of"New YorkTimes,"saysthatas Greeceisthenextstepofthe RussianmarchinEuropeand bridgeheadtotheMediterrai ean,soIndo-Chinaisbecomin_ Russia'skeytosouth-eastAs' Russiahasalreadyrecognised theIndo-China"government" ofMoscow-trainedHoChi-min inoppositiontotheFrenchsup-portedlegalgovernmentofexEmperorBaoDai.Indo-China, itissaid,wouldbearichrice bowlforaCommunistsoutheastAsia, Thailand,PassingthroughBangkok, N.C.W.C.NewsService'scorrespondent,theRev. PatrickO'Connor,saidthat-its blazingsun"mayserveasan additionalremindertoAmericandiplomatsandconsulsmeetingtherethattheso-called"cold war"isfarfromcoldinEast Asia.Communistforces,he said,areengagedinshooting warsinIndo-China,Burma, Malaya,thePhilippines,and Korea.Hehadhardlystated thisfactwhenitwasreported inBangkokthattheU.S.was saidtobereadytogivemilitary equipmentandeconomicaidto south-eastAsiaticnationswillr ingtoresistthesouthward surgeofCommunism.Thiswas declaredtobeamajorresultof AmericansinThailand.

WHO'SNEXT?

wasshouteddownbythecrowd andremovedbypolice.

Itwasonlyafortnightago thatBishopBeck,aschairman oftheActionCommittee,asked L.Arnold,SupremeKnight,if theKnightscouldorganisea marchforhim.Hesaidyes. FivedayslaterpolicepermissionwasobtainedArrangementsforthemarchwerecompletewhenthepolicebanwas imposed.

Beforetherallypolicecars touredtheoriginallyscheduled startingpointsofthemarchto informanypeoplethereofthe changedplans.

FATIMADEVOTION SPREADS.

TEGUCUGALPA,Honduras, Feb.9(NC.)-Thecrowdwelcomingtheplanewhichdelivered thestatueofOurLadyofFaunauponitsarrivalatthe anportherewassodensethat itwasimpossibletotransferthe statuetoacoachforaprocession.Thecrowdthemselves proceededtocarryawaythe statue,inorderlyfashion,tothe spotwheretheprocessionwas tobegin.

Morethan35,000peopletook partintheprocessionfromthe airporttotheChurchofLos DoloresoftheRedemptorist Fathers,permanentthronefor thestatue,whichwasflown fromLisbon,PresidentGalvez personallyfinancingthetrip. Theprocessioncoveredfour miles,withtheparticipantsalternatelyrecitingtheRosary andsinginghymns.

CALLAO,Peru,Feb.9(NC.) -ThepeopleofPerupaid homagetoOurLadyofFatima onthearrivalofthestatue presentedtoHisEminenceJuan GualbertoCardinalGuevara, ArchbishopofLima,byHis EminenceEmanuelCardinal GoncalvesCerejeira,Patriarch ofLisbon.ThestatueofOur LadyofFatimawasborne throughthisseaportcityduring tour-hourlongprocessionand gillbeenthronedintheChurch ifOurLadyofFatima,recentlycompleted.

DELASALLE REMEMBERED.

ROME,Feb.9(NC.)-The feastoftheTranslationofthe RelicsofSt.JohnBaptistdeis SallefromBelgiumtoRomein 1937,afeastaccordedtothe BrothersoftheCh_istianSchools forobservancein',heirown chapelsthroughouttheworld, wasobseri,edattheGeneral HeadquarterswithPontifical Masscelet.ratedbyBishopMartinJ.O\'.nnorRectoofthe NorthAme'IcaCollege. AHungarianandaSpanish MonsignorandaChinesepriest assistedtheBishopatthealtar duringther.iassand16seminariansfrom:heNorthAmericanCollegevibe('theminoroffices.

InMalayatheCominform claimedthat12',000Pritish troopsaremiredinalongwar againsttt.eRedPeople'sNationalLiberationArmy.Thailand'sPremier,LuangPibul Songgram,alarmedoverinteriorRedactivity,isseekingmod-

errarmstore:sttheCommunistmarch.HalfofBurma,the Redssay,is7.1readyintheir hand,.Indiaannounceditself readytoassistthe"roofofthe world,"Ilii-alayanNepal,againstCommunistencroachment. EvenforbiddingTibetisseeking aidfollowingaChinesethreatto "liberate"thelandofthe"LivingBuddha."

REPORTEDMIRACLESCAUSECONSTERNATIONBEHINDIRONCURTAIN.

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

NewsfromCzechoslovakiathisweekemphasisesthe almostpathologicalterrorofthesupernaturalonthepartof theCommunistregime.ThenewsconcernsareportedmiracleattheBohemianvillageofCihost,about50miles south-eastofPrague.

ReportsstatethatthefigureofChristonthecrossin theCihostchurchmoveditsheadinviewofthecongregationonseveraloccasions.Thesereportedsupernatural manifestationsimmediatelyattractedlargepilgrimagesand thentheRedauthoritiesclampeddown.

Thepastor,theRev.Josef Toufar,andhischurchsexton havebeenplacedunderarrest ThechurchhasbeenclosedexceptfortwohoursonSunday forMass.Roadstothevillage havebeenblockedandthehundredsofwould-bepilgrimshave beenturnedback.

TheCommunistpresshasbeen forcedtotakenoteofthephenomenonandhaschargedthat itisaninventionof"thevillage rich"and"reactionarycircles" inordertorallyCatholics againsttheregime.

Onereportstatedthatthe corpusofthecrucifix,which hangsabovethetabernacle, movedonthreeoccasions:on Sunday,December11;onChristmas,andonSunday,January8.

Thefirstphenomeilonoccurred, onestoryrelates,duringasermonbyFatherToufar.The priestsaid:"HeWhoisinthe tabernacleandWhoisamong us,Hewillhelpus."Atthat momentthecorpusissaidto

WEDDINGTAXI SPECIALISTS.

RingW3433,B2348.

SeatsBookedforAll CountryRaces.

havebowedfirsttotheright andthentotheleftandthen leanedtotheWest.

FatherToufarhimselfdidnot seethephenomenon,itisreported,andwasscepticalabout ituntil19awedparishioners, includingoneCommunist,came tohimafterMassandlater signedastatementasserting thattheyhadseenthecorpus move.FatherToufarwasreportedlyarrestedonJanuary23, andhissextonwastakeninto custodytwodayslater.

Halfadozengovernment commissionsaresaidtohave gonefromPraguetoinvestigate thephenomenon,andleftthe villagebaffled.Therewasno indicationthatChurchauthoritieshadlaunchedaninvestigationoftheaffair,norwasit consideredlikelythattheregime wouldpermitanyecclesiastical inquiry.SundayMassinthe villagechurchisnowofferedby priestsfromanear-byparish.

PARTITIONPLEBISCITE!

WASHINGTON(NC.)-A billcallingupontheU.S. Congresstoencourageaunited Irelandhasbeenintroducedby Rep.JacobK.JavitsofNew York.ThebillwouldputCongressionalsupportbehindaplan toholdaUnitedNations-superv_ isedplebisciteontheunion questioninbothNorthernand freeIreland,

STATEELECTIONS,MARCH25,1950.

S.F.LYNN, LABOURCANDIDATE FORSOUTHPERTH. and Hon.F.J.WISE,M.L.A., LeaderoftheOpposition

WilladdressaPublic Meeting inCOLLINSSTREETHALL, SOUTHPERTH, 8p.m.WEDNESDAYNEXT, 15th.MARCH.

VOTELYNN[1]

(AuthorisedbyR.A.Hartley,TradesHall,Perth.)

LENDICKSON, TheOnlyReturned ServicemanCandidate.

AYoungLocalMan, WhoCanbeTrusted

WithYourRepresentationinthe LegislativeAssembly.

VOTE

DICKSON(1) FORFREMANTLE.

(AuthorisedbyC.Palmer,115 St.George'sTerrace,Perth) LENDICKSON.

HOLYYEAR

AMNESTIES.

HAVANA,Feb.9(NC.)-

FollowingthecustomofpardoningprisonersduringHolyYear, Dr.CarlosPrioSocarras,PresidentofCuba,hasaskedfora studyoftherehabilitationof prisonersinordertograntthem areductionoftheirsentences. Wardenshadpetitionedforsuch ameasure,whichmaygointo effectFebruary24,anniversary ofthebeginningoftheWarof IndependenceandDayof Thanksgiving.

LIMA,Peru,Feb.9(NC).TheGovernmenthasordered thefreeingof200prisonerssentencedforcommonoffencesbecauseoftheHolyYear.The Catholicweekly,Verdades, praisedthedecree,butsaid,"it wouldhavebeenmorefittingto abolishthedivorcelaw

REJECTMILITARISM

COLOGNE,Feb.9(NC.)-

Of1,202Germanmenpolledby theCatholicmagazine,Mannin derZoit,here,90,7percentopposedmilitaryserviceofany kindandalsotherestorationof aGermanarmy. Ofthesmallminorityfavouringsuchrestoration,mostwere amongtheunemployedandrefugees.Halfofthosequestioned wereunder40yearsofage.The surveycoveredallWestern GermanyandWesternBerlin.

SYSTEMATICEXTERMINATIONIN YUGOSLAVIA.

MILAN,Feb.11(NC).-Intheirrelentlessdriveto stampouttheCatholicChurchinYugoslavia,Communists areconcentratingontwobigfieldsto-day,theschoolsand thepress,accordingtoinformationreceivedherefromauthoritativesources.

AnaccountofthepersecutionoftheChurchinthat countrypointsoutthatfresheffortsareconstantlybeing madetokeepallCatholicteachingoutoftheschools,while replacingitwithCommunisticpropaganda,andtosuppress Catholicpublicationsofallsorts. LatestnewsreachinghereemphasisesthatCommunismwith itsanti-God,materialisticideology,isthereligionbeingthrust uponchildrenintheschools. Since1945governmentofficials haveshownagreathatredfor Catholicschools,andrecently allsuchschoolshavebeensuppressedinthecountry.Orphanages,convents,andnearly alldiocesanseminarieshave beentakenfromtheChurch. Evenprivateinstructionoutside theschoolisscarcelytolerated.

Whiletheseeffortstoprevent youthlearningreligioustruth increase,reportssay,anti-religiouspropagandaisgrowing dailyinthepublicschools.This generationofyouthisbeingfed materialismanddistortionsof history.Everypretextisemployedtoseparateyouthfrom Churchinfluence.Thepeople areterrorisedtokeepthemfrom practisingtheirreligion;many aregrowingcoldtotheChurch.

TheCommunistsinYugoslavia,recentinformationindi-

KnowsWhatHe'sTalkingAbout

LONDON,Feb.13(NC.)BishopCyrilC.Cowderoyof Southwarkdisclosedthatbefore hewasreceivedintotheCatholicChurchhewaseducated atthesameschoolasSirHartley Shawcross,AttorneyGeneral. TheschoolIsDulwichCollege inSouthLondon.

Hedisclosedthisfactata meetinginRichmond,Surrey, whilereferringtoarecentcommentbySirHartleythatState schoolsare.opentoCatholicsas wellaseveryoneelse.

"Iobtainedmue,benefitfrom beingatthatschool,"Bishop CowderoyofScuthwarksaid recently,butIalsohearda greatdeal-especiallyintill historyclassesandsciencelessons,butalsoinpracticallyall theclasses-whichIbelieved thenbutwhichIafterwardsdiscoveredtobethesortofteachingwhichwouldbemostunacceptabletoCatholics.

"Therearecertainthingsto whichwecouldcleveragreeto exposeourchildren.Thereis, forexample,instructioninsex matters,which.Iunderstand,in someschoolscanbegiveneven inspiteofthewishesoftheparents.

"Ihaveseenthehandbook onsuchinstructionwitchcontainsastatementoncertain moralpractices-Iwouldcall themimmoral-withwhichCatholicscouldneveragree.

"ArethepoorCatholics-and mostoftheminEnglandare poor-tobepenalized,squeezed

SUPPORTINTERNATIONALISATION

LUXEMBOURG,Feb. 13 (NC.)-TwentyCatholicinternationalorganizations,meetingherefortheirannualconference,sentthefollowingtelegramtoMr.RogerGarreau, PresidentoftheUnitedNations'TrusteeshipCouncilfor theInternationalizationofJerusalem:

"TheundersignedCatholicInternationalOrganizations,meetinginLuxembourgontheoccasionoftheirannualconferenceexpressinthenameof theirmillionsofmembersin71 countriesoffivecontinents theirsupportoftheresolution December9,1949oftheITN GeneralAssemblyregardingthe internationalizationofJerusalem.TheyexpresstheirconfidencethattheTrusteeship Councilwillensureitsfulland faithfulrealization."

outoftheeducationalfieldand forcedtosendtheirchildrento receiveatypeofeducation whichoutragestheirconscience beforeGod,simplybecause theycannotaffordwhatis permittedtothewealthy?"

cotes,aredirectingasvehement acampaigntodestroythe Church'sothergreateducationalmedium,thepress.Beforethewartherewere150'Catholicnewspapersandperiodicals,butsince1945almostevery publicationhasbeenhalted.AttemptstorevivetheCatholic pressinYugoslaviahavebeen almostentirelythrottledbythe Communistgovernment.

FiveCatholicnewspapersare nowbeingpublishedinthe country.Mostofthesecannot beprintedmorethansixtimes ayear,andareforcedtocome outirregularly.Theircirculationisgreatlylimited.Paper, presses,andthielikearedifficult toobtain.

Prayerbooks.catechisms,and otherCatholicliteraturearealmostnon-existent.Theprintingofonlyoneprayerbookis permitted.Mostpeoplehave noprayerbookatall,although theyshowarealdesirefor them.

Ingeneraltheconditionofthe ChurchinYugoslaviaisgrowing worsebytheday;noevidence haveappearedthatitwillimproveinthefuture.ThepurposeoftheCommunistsseems tobetodestroytheCatholic ChurchinYugoslaviagradually.Theyareconcentratingon firstwipingouttheChurchcompletelyinthosesectionswhere theCatholicpopulationisthe smallest.

THECOMPANYOFFOUR NOELCOWARD'SFAMOUSCOMEDY,

HAYFEVER

HISMAJESTY'STHEATRE, CommencingMARCH21. BookatNicholson'sNextWednesday. PRODUCER:LILYKAVANAGH.

STATEASSEMBLYELECTIONS.

KATANNINGSEAT POLLINGDAY: Saturday,25th.March,1950. W.A.BEECK, Oneofthe ENDORSED COUNTRYPARTY CANDIDATES.

EUTHANASIADETERRENTTOMEDICAL PROGRESS.

ROME,Feb.9(Radio,NC).-Apresentandformer CabinetmemberofEgypthavedeclaredthemselvesagainst thepracticeofeuthanasia.Theirviewswerepublishedin "OsservatoreRomano,"whichquotedanEgyptiannewspaper,the"SundayProgress."AliYehiaBey,present undersecretaryoftheMinistryofPublicHealth,saidthat euthanasiawouldbe"aterriblebreach"ofthenaturallaw andrespectforhumanlife.

"Manneverbreaksthenaturallawwithoutconsequencesthisnaturallawwhichcontains

"CONTRASTWAS VIVID.'

FRANKFURT,Feb.9Priestsassignedtothediaspora districtsofGermanywhereCatholicsareasmallminority,and manyofthemexpelleesfrom theEast,oftenhavetosayMass underawkwardcircumstances, accordingtoreportsreceivedby charitableorganizationshere.

Aschoollobby,somewherein Thuringia,whichservesas emergencychapeltoatinyCatholiccommunity,normallyis usedbythelocalcommunist organization.Itswalls,therefore,aredecoratedwithpicturesofLeninandStalin,which facetheemergencyaltar.

Elsewhere,ProtestantchurchesfrequentlyaremadeavailabletoCatholicswhohaveno churchspaceoftheirown.In oneinstancethevisitingpriest foundhimselffacingapictureof MartinLutherwhileofferingthe HolySacrificeoftheMass,"I prayedforthereposeofhis soul,"hesaidafterwards.

similarGermanarmychaplainsrecall experiencesofhaving saidMassinquartersdecoratedwithpicturesofHitleror Mussolini.

"Thecoatrast,"remarkedone oftheseprieststothiscorrespon-dent,"alwayswasvivid-but wegotoverit!"

suchanincredibleinstinctfor lifeandthestrugglesforwhich thedyingmanifest,"hedeclared."Thedescentwhichwould leadfromsweetandmerciful deathintotheabyssofcrime wouldbeagiddyone."

FormerMinisterofHealth, NeguibIskandarPascia,said that"premeditated,legaleuthanasiacontainssomethingofthe frightfulandrepugnant.Imagine,ifyouwill,thepsychologyofthesickpersonsocondemned. Wemustalways thinkofthedisastrousconsequenceswhichsuchapractice wouldhavefromthemedical, socialandreligiousviewpoints."

Astothe"trueprincipal"in thecareofsickpersons,hesaid, itisthat"bywhichthedoctor musttakecareofhispatientto thelastasifhecouldcurehim, andmustexercisealltheresourcesofhisart."Failure,he wenton,onlyshouldaddstimulustothesearchforanewway ofcuring.Thisstruggle,he said,isproductiveofprogress.

"Witheuthanasia,"heconcluded,"therapeuticsissubordinatedtopain.Thiswould beaneasydeviation,which wouldmakesufferingandno longerpaintheobjectofthe strugglewithoutquarter. Do youbelievethatifPasteurhad beenaeuthanasiaadvocatehe wouldhavediscoveredtheantirabiesvaccine?"

RenouncedRacism, StillGoing.

WASHINGTON,Miss.(NC.)

-JeffersonMilitaryCollege, whichturneddownGeorgeW. Armstrong'sofferof$5,000,000 ifitwouldexcludepersonsof theJewishfaithandteach whitesupremacy,hassufficient fundstocontinueoperatinguntil theendofthescholasticyear andreopeninSeptemberwith acapacityenrollment.Closing becauseoffinancialdifficulties facedtheschoolwhenitrefusedtheArmstrongoffer.

"BONOCHORD"HEARINGAIDS.

LEGISLATIVEASSEMBLYELECTIONS. NEDLANDSELECTORS, VOTE

Keenan1

onSATURDAY,25th MARCH.

Returnyourmember, NorbertKeenan,who hasservedyoufaithfullyandwellfor20 years.

(AuthorisedbyC.G. Latham,83StanleyStreet, Nedlands).

EX-SERVICEMENRE-ENLIST.

ByREV.JOSEPHJ.SULLIVAN (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService).

ROME,Feb.10(Radio,NC).-Twenty-onewarveterans -afewwitnsevenyearsinuniform-iswhatnineU.S.representativesoftheCatholicPressfoundwithintheqiiet, cloisteredwalloftheNorthAmericanCollegeinRome.Led bytwoveteranCatholiceditors,PatrickScanlan,ofthe "BrooklynTablet,"andRichardReid,oftheNewYork "CatholicNews,"thejournalistswereluncheonguestsatthe college.Theywereimpressedbytheshiningnewpremises andthesolemnatmosphere.

ItwasBishopMartinJ. O'Connor,collegerector,who toldthenewsmenthatamong thesome80youngmeninblack cassockswithbluepipingand

VICIOUSREPRESSIONINSLOVAKIA.

BUENOSAIRES,Feb.9(NC).-Apictureofsyste- maticpersecutionofallreligionsinSlovakia,datingback tothetimewhenSoviettroopsoverranthatcountryinlate 1944,isgiveninadocumentdrawnupbytheSlovakLiberationCommittee.

Thedocumentisinthenatureofanappealwhichwas addressedtotheUnitedNations'GeneralAssemblylastfall, andisnowbeingwidelycirculatedinanumberofcountries, includingtheUnitedStates.DisseminationofthedocumentisbeingcarriedoutunderdirectionoftheCommittee'ssecretarygeneral,Dr.AntonBugan,ofthiscity.

"CatholicsinSlovakiaare systematicallypersecuted,both publiclyandsecretly,"thedocumentcharges."Themostferociousattacksaremadeagainst theChurchandherrepresentatives,withoutanypossibilityof defence.Parentsarepersecutedbecausetheysendthirchildrentolearncatechism.The live'ihoodandexistenceofthose whogotoreligiousservicesis threatened."

Priestswhorefusetocarry outtheordersanddecreesof theGovernmentin"purelyreligiousmatters"arepunished bythe"mostviolentmeasures,' theSlovakLiberationCommitteestates.-Priests,monks, nunsareforciblyloadedinto boxcarsandtrucksandcarried awaytounknowndestinations.

The'revolting'priestsare disappearingdailyfromtheir

"ThismeasureistakenagainsttheCatholicaswellas againstProtestantclergymen. InNovagytherearethreeconcentrationcamps.Inoneof themaredetainedsixnunsfrom Presov.Inanotheraconsiderablenumberofpriestsareunderarrest.Inthiscampare detainedalsothosewhoventuredtodefendtheirpriestsagainstviolence."

Atthepresenttime,thedocumentdeclares,deportationof priestsiscarriedoutduringthe night,sothelocalpopulation cannotbeawitnesstoit.It chargesthat,besidespriestsand religious,manythousandsof Slovaklaypeoplearenowin concentrationcamps,andthousandsmorehavebeendeported totheSovietUnion.

WARNEDEARLYUNHEEDED.

NEWYORK(NC.)-His HolinessPopePiusXIIwarned thewouldofthedestructive poweroftheatomicbombtwo yearsbeforesuchabombwas knowntotheworld,Msgr. FultonJ.Sheendeclaredinhis CatholicHourradioaddress today. "...herearethewordsof ourHolyFathertwoyearsbeforetheatomicbombwas knownbytheworld,andtwo yearsandseveralmonthsbefore thefirstatomicbombwasdropped.Thiswarningnonewspaper inAmericacarried.Aftergiving theexactexplosivepowerof theatomicbombhewarned: "Theenergyoriginatedby atomicfusionshouldnotbe usedforbombs,butitshould becontrolledbysuitablescientificmeans.Otherwise,adangerouscatastrophecouldresult, notonlyinasingleplaceinthe world,butevenforourentire planet.'

"Inotherwords,withour sciencedivorcedfrommorals, wecouldblowuptheearth."

(TheHolyFatherreferredto thedestructivepossibilitiesof atomicfissioninanaddressto thePontificalAcademyof SciencesinFebruary,1943).

maroonsasheswereFormer Army,Navy,AirForceandMa_ rineofficersandenlistedmen withacombinedtotalofover70 yearsofservice-halfofitin overseascampaigns.

Thesurpriseofthenewsmen wasmuchthesameasthatof JamesC.Dunn,U.S.AmbassadortoItaly,whoattendedthe recentceremonyatwhichHis EminenceGiuseppeCardinal Pizzardo,PrefectoftheSacred CongregationofSeminariesand Universities,acceptedhisroleas thecollege's'protector.The Ambassadorwasimpressedto learnthattheseminarianwho carriedtheCardinal'strainin theprocessionwasaformer ArmymajorandaWestPoint graduate.Heis28-yearcold JosephW.HartmanofWashington,whohadseenoverseven yearsserviceandparticipatedin thePhilippinescampaign.

PROTESTSCHOOL TAX.

MONTEVIDEO,Feb.18(NC.)

-Avoiceofprotestagainst reportednewtaxesthego- vernmentcontemplateslevying onprivateschools,hasbeen raisedbytheCatholicandnonCatholicpressofUruguay.

BothElDiario,non-Catholic dailyandElBienPublico,Catholicdaily,areagreedinpoin- tingoutthattheimpositionof taxesuponprivateschools mightcurtailthefreedomas guaranteedbytheconstitution.

BYHEARSETO CONFERENCE.

PARIS,Feb.13(NC.)-A transportationstrikerecently threatenedtopreventameetingofYoungChristianFarmers'chaplainsandpriests,tobe heldinTulle.centralFrance. Thepriestsroundedupall availablemeansoftransporta- tion-includingahearse-and themeetingwasheldasscheduled.

HISTORICPONTIFICATE.

TheeleventhanniversaryofthecoronationoftheHoly Father,whichoccursonSunday,should,inthisHolyYear ofJubilee,beanoccasionfortheCatholicstorekindletheir loveanddevotiontotheHolySeeandtotheSovereignPontiffwhoholdsinhishands,assurelyasSt.Peterdid,the keysoftheKingdomofHeaven.Piusthetwelfth,now gloriouslyreigningintheChairoftheFisherman,hasruled theChurchofChristthroughtwelveofthemostmomentous yearsofhistory.Scarcelyhadthetiarabeenplacedonhis headthantheChurchandtheworldwereplungedintothe mosttitanicarmedclashofrecordedtime.Inevitablythe physicalhorrorsofwargaverisetothemostwidespread disordersofthespirit.Viceflourishedsidebysidewith misery. Iustrodewithdeath,hatewithhunger.The HolyFatherwasstrickenwiththewretchednessofhis childrenineverypartoftheworld.Evenasheprayed amongthebombvictimsofRome,theheartoftheCommon Fatherwasoneinsympathywitheveryhumanbeingof whatevercolourorraceuponwhomthedreaddisasterof warhadfallen.

WhatthePopedidduringthewaryears,andhascontinuedtodoeversince,inthewayofpracticalrelieffor war.victims,iscommonknowledge.Hischarityisuniversal,recognisingnobarofraceorcreed.ThePapalrelief lorrieswentaseagerlytotheimprisonedpeoplebehindthe IronCurtainastothedoomedArabrefugeesexiledfrom theHolyLand.Butthespiritualravagesofthewarwere notsc.readilytobemet.Nationsweredenudedoftheir clergyandreligiousteachersbyactualdeathintheconflict. But,moregravely,withthegrowthofRussianimperialism andCommunisttreachery,wholenationscameunderthe Soviet'satheisticswayandthefirstenemytobeliquidated ineachinstancewastheCatholicChurch.Withvariations oftechnique,rangingfromslowsuffocationtoeveryabominationofviolence,theonesinglediabolicpurposewas maintained-theextinctionofChrist'sChurch.Outofthat welterofsuffering,however,emergedthetranscendent gloryofthemartyrs.Stepinac,Mindszenty,Beran-these giantsrepresentedsomuchmorethanthepersonalvictoriesofconfessorsoftheFaith;theyrepresentedthesoulof traditionallyCatholicnationswhomneitherfire,norperse cution,nor,theswordcouldseparatefromtheloveofChrist.

ThisconstancywasbalmtotheheartoftheHolyFather sufferinginunionwithhismartyredflock.Whenthelastshot wasfiredtherewasnopeace,becausethepowersofthis worldknewnotwheretoseekit.Indeedthereisevery evidencethatthenationsarebeingprecipitatedintoanew andyetghastlierstruggle.InthiscrisisthePope,historicalsaviourandpreserverofcivilisation,hasproclaimedthe HolyYearofpardonandofpeace.Tothematerialists,who governtheearth.suchanactionwillmeanprecis'tly nothing.ButtheCatholicwhoreallyliveswiththe Chu,cliwillseeinitpotentialitiesofmorestunningimpact thanthepreachingoftheCrusades.Itmeans,in:tort thatwhereallthedevisingsofmenlia,e,failed,Chiist's VicarproposestounleashthetremendousspiritualIurces whichcreatedtheworld,andwhichalonecanrenewit. WI,;ehateandsuspiciondividethenations,theC.tholic Chirchwillgiveopenwitnessonagiganticscaleo!Jrnan solidarityandoforganicunity.Millions,fromeve,yrace underthesun,willgatherabouttheChairofPetert^do penancefortheirpersonalsinsandthesinsfI!e,rld. Manywhohavestrayedwillre'urntotheirFathers.use. andheaverwillbebesiegedbyathousandtongues,all speakingaswithonevoice,askingpeaceofthePrince,f Peace.Thissurelycannotfail,forifitdoeswearecor..? toAcr,geddonandthedominionofanti-Christ.

PRESSOPINION.

RationingGovernment.

Theeventswhichhavesucceededoneanotherso"apidly sincethewarhaveatleastgiven "themaninthestreet.achance tograspthoroughlythepolitical truththattheevilwhichthreatensourworldisnottoheavoidedby"keepingLeft"or"keeping Right"inthetermsoftheideologicalcontroversiesofyesterday.Therealdangerofarbitrarypowerinourtimeisnot simplythatofa"reactionary" pert'ialtyranny,tobeaverted byincreasingtl.epowerofradicalministriesnominallyresponsibletothecommunity,while

TheAmeri

WhenJr,sTruslowAdams published "EpicofAmerica," hecoinedanewexpressionto sumupthespiritofthisland whereinabetterandricher andfullerlifeforeveryman waspromised.Hecalleditthe Americandream."Itisnota drer'mofmotorcarsandhigh wagmerely,butadreamofa socialorderinwhicheachman aneachwomanshallbeableto attaintothefulleststatureof whichtheyareinnatelycapab'e.Andhepointedoutwhat togreatestobstacletothat dream,anditisnotCommunism.'Asystemthatsteadily increasesthegulfbetweenthe ordinarymanandthesuperrich,thatpermitstheresources ofsocietytobegatheredinto -sonalfortunesthatafford tl.irownersmillionsofincome ayear.withonlythechancethat h,reandthereafewmaybe ovedtoconfersomeoftheir surplusupcnthepublicinways chosen Ilybythemselves,is assuredl7awastefulandunjust

MostJ;ibberwockyStatement oftheWeekisculled-very carefully,inordernottospoil itsexoticb')m-fromanotice ofaNo-Poperymeetinginthe "BelfastNews-Letter."ASpanishpastorspeaking: "Spainhasbeentnegreatestcountryintheworld,and stillcouldbe,butforthefact thatsheI. surrenderedto thePope.Asfamou',imitiveMethodistslikeCar.nibus,Cortes,and Cervantes.ighttestify.-"Pasquin,"in."Tnivcrse."

ostracisingtoo-brilliantand forcefulleaders.Itistheconceptofunlimitedcommunity poweritself,whetheritsexercisebeinthehandsofa"Fuehrer"andhishenchmen,orthe newmanagerialclassorajunta ofparliamentariansandtheir partymachineandbureaucracy. Thestrengthofthe'Centrecrat"isthatheincarnatesthe growinginstinctiverepugnance oftheplainmanforunlimited authorityinthefieldofgovernment,andfortheuninhibited seekersafterpersonalpowerin finance,Labour,oranyother field.-"TheAdvocate."

canDream.

system.Itis,perhaps,asinimicalasanythingcouldbeto theAmericandream."

AdamswasmoreCatholic thanheknew.ForitisthetraditionalteachingoftheChurch thatownershipofwealthhas twoaspects:oneindividual,one social.Itisthedenialofthe socialaspectofpropertythatis wreckingtheAmericandream. Itistheruthlessraceforprivate gainattheexpenseofworkers andpublic,thestruggletoamass personalwealthunderthebannerof-freecompetition"while usinghumanbeingsastoolsin theeffort. Inalandwhereproperty rightsoftenoutweighhuman rights,wherecompetitionand theprofitmotiveareconsidered thesacredwellspringsofsuccess,itisaherculeantaskto buildareformonthesquare basisofChristianteachingand themorallaw.Yetonthese groundswemustbuild.And buildwecan.FortheAmericandreamisnotdead.At leastnotyet.--TheSign."

HIGHGATE

ASt.Patrick'sDayConcertwill beheldintheParishHall,Highgate, onFridayMarch17that8p.m.The localschoolchildrenwilltakepart. togetherwithseveralprominent radioandstageartists.Doorsopen at7,30.Admission2,-.children 1/-.Noreservations.

CARMELITECARDPARTY Place.TheCollege,VictoriaSquare. Date.Friday14thAprilat8p.m. Asitisnotpossibletocontact eachofyoupersonally,pleasetake noteofthisannouncement.Giftsof sandwichesandcakeswouldbeappreciated.

LENTENSERMONS ATCATHEDRAL

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HISTORICPONTIFICATE.

TheeleventhanniversaryofthecoronationoftheHoly Father,whichoccursonSunday,should,inthisHolyYear ofJubilee,beanoccasionfortheCatholicstorekindletheir loveanddevotiontotheHolySeeandtotheSovereignPontiffwhoholdsinhishands,assurelyasSt.Peterdid,the keysoftheKingdomofHeaven.Piusthetwelfth,now gloriouslyreigningintheChairoftheFisherman,hasruled theChurchofChristthroughtwelveoftiemostmomentous yearsofhistory.Scarcelyhadthetiarabeenplacedonhis headthantheChurchandtheworldwereplungedintothe mosttitanicdrmedclashofrecordedtime.Inevitablythe physicalhorrorsofwargaverisetothemostwidespread disordersofthespirit.Viceflourishedsidebysidewith misery.Iustrodewithdeath,hatewithhunger.The

HolyFath(rwasstrickenwiththewretchednessofhis childrenineverypartoftheworld.Evenasheprayed amongthebombvictimsofRome,theheartoftheCommon Fatherwasoneinsympathywitheveryhumanbeingof whatevercolourorraceuponwhomthedreaddisasterof warhadfallen.

WhatthePopedidduringthewaryears,andhascontinuedtodoeversince,inthewayofpracticalrelieffor warvictims,iscommonknowledge.Hischarityisuniversal,recognisingnobarofraceorcreed.ThePapalrelief lorrieswentaseagerlytotheimprisonedpeoplebehindthe IronCurtainastothedoomedArabrefugeesexiledfrom theHolyLand.Butthespiritualravagesofthewarwere notsr.readilytobemet.Nationsweredenudedoftheir clergyandreligiousteachersbyactualdeathintheconflict. Blitmoregravely,withthegrowthofRussianimperialism ant'.Communisttreachery,wholenationscameunderthe Soviet'satheisticswayandthefirstenemytobeliquidated ineachinstancewastheCatholicChurch.Withvariations oftechnique,rangingfromslowsuffocationtoeveryabominationofviolence.theonesinglediabolicpurposewas maintained-theextinctionofChrist'sChurch.Outofthat '.velterofsuffering,however,emergedthetranscendent gloryofthemartyrs.Stepinac,Mindszenty,Beran-these giantsrepresentedsomuchmorethanthepersonalvictoriesofconfessorsoftheFaith;theyrepresentedthesoulof traditionallyCatholicnationswhomneitherfire,norperse cution,nor.theswordcouldseparatefromtheloveofChrist. ThisconstancywasbalmtotheheartoftheHolyFather sufferinginunionwithhismartyredflock.Whenthelastshot wasfiredtherewasnopeace,becausethepowersofthis worldknewnotwheretoseekit.Indeedthereisevery evidencethatthenationsarebeingprecipitatedintoanew andyetghastlierstruggle.Inthiscrisis,thePope,historicalsaviourandpreserverofcivilisation,hasproclaimedthe HolyYearofpardonandofpeace.Tothematerialists,who governtheearth.suchanactionwillmeanprecislly nothing.ButtheCatholicwhoreallyliveswiththe Churchwillseeinitpotentialitiesofmorestunningimpact thanthepreachingoftheCrusades.Itmeans,inshort thatwhereallthedevisingsofmenhavefailed,Chiist's Vicarproposestounleashthetremendousspiritualforces whichcreatedtheworld,andwhichalonecanrenewit. WI);ehateandsuspiciondividethenations,theC.tholic Churchwillgiveopenwitnessonagiganticscaleuluman solidarityandoforganicunity.Millions,frcmeve,yrace underthesun,willgatherabouttheChairofPetert^do penancefortheirpersonalsinsandthesins e,rid. Manywhohavestrayedwillre'urntotheirFathersuse, andheaverwillbebesiegedbyathousandtongues,all speakingaswithonevoice,askingpeaceofthePrince,f Peace.Thissurelycannotfail,forifitdoeswearecone., toA,nageddonandthedominionofanti-Christ.

PRESSMON.

RationingGovernment.

Theeventswhichhavesucceededoneanothersorapidly sincethewarhaveatleastgiven "themaninthestreet'achance tograspthoroughlythepolitical truththattheevilwhichthreatensourworldisnottoFeavoidedby"keepingLeft"or"keeping Right"inthetermsoftheideologicalcontroversiesofyesterday.Therealdangerofarbitrarypowerinourtimeisnot simplythatofa"reactionary" perssaltyranny,tobeaverted byincreasingthepowerofradicalministriesnominallyresponsibletothecommunity,while

TheAmeri

WhenJrsTruslowAdams published -"EpicofAmerica," hecoinedanewexpressionto sumupthespiritofthisland whereinabetterandricher andfullerlifeforeveryman waspromised.Hecalleditthe Americandream."Itisnota drerrnofmotorcarsandhigh wag--merely,butadreamofa socialorderinwhicheachman anceachwomanshallbeableto attaintothefullest-statureof wnichtheyareinnatelycapab'e.Andhepointedoutwhat 'iegreatestobstacletothat dream,anditisnotCommunism.'Asystemthatsteadily increasesthegulfbetweenthe ordinarymanandthesuperrich,thatpermitstheresources ofsocietytobegatheredinto --sonalfortunesthatafford tl..rownersmillionsofincome ayear,withonlythechancethat hereandthereafewmaybe ovedtoconfersomeoftheir surplusupcnthepublicinways chosen-'Ilybythemselves,is assured17'awastefulandunjust

MostJabberwockyStatement oftheWeekisculled-very carefully,inordernottospoil itsexoticb')m-fromanotice ofaNo-Poperymeetinginthe "BelfastNews-Letter."ASpanishpastorspeaking: "Spainhasbeenthegreatestcountryintheworld,and stillcouldbe,butforthefact thatsheY. surrenderedto thePope." AsfamourrimitiveMethodistslikeC)1,.rribus,Cortes,and Cervanteslighttestify.-"Pasquin,"inTnivcrse."

ostracisingtoo-brilliantand forcefulleaders.Itistheconceptofunlimitedcommunity poweritself,whetheritsexercisebeinthehandsofa"Fuehrer"andhishenchmen,orthe newmanagerialclassorajunta ofparliamentariansandtheir partymachineandbureaucracy. Thestrengthofthe'Centrecrat"isthatheincarnatesthe growinginstinctiverepugnance oftheplainmanforunlimited authorityinthefieldofgovernment,andfortheuninhibited seekersafterpersonalpowerin finance,Labour,oranyother field.-"TheAdvocate."

canDream.

system.Itis,perhaps,asinimicalasanythingcouldbeto theAmericandream."

AdamswasmoreCatholic thanheknew.ForitisthetraditionalteachingoftheChurch thatownershipofwealthhas twoaspects:oneindividual,one social.Itisthedenialofthe socialaspectofpropertythatis wreckingtheAmericandream. Itistheruthlessraceforprivate gainattheexpenseofworkers andpublic,thestruggletoamass personalwealthunderthebannerof"freecompetition"while usinghumanbeingsastoolsin theeffort. Inalandwhereproperty rightsoftenoutweighhuman rights,wherecompetitionand theprofitmotiveareconsidered thesacredwellspringsofsuccess,itisaherculeantaskto buildareformonthesquare basisofChristianteachingand themorallaw.Yetonthese groundswemustbuild.And buildwecan.FortheAmericandreamisnotdead.At leastnotyet.-"TheSign."

HIGHGATE

ASt.Patrick'sDayConcertwill beheldintheParishHall,Highgate, onFridayMarch17that8p.m.The localschoolchildrenwilltakepart. togetherwithseveralprominent radioandstageartists.Doorsopen at7,30.Admission2/-.children 1/-.Noreservations.

ST.PATIMICIP8DAY WOOL

Entriesforgirls,under13,50 Yardsevent,willbeaeeePtedon orbeforeMarch17th.

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VASSEELECTORATE.

PollingDay:Saturday, March25th,1950.

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CARMELITECARDPARTY Place.TheCollege,VictoriaSquare. Date.Friday14thAprilat8p.m. Asitisnotpossibletocontact eachofyoupersonally,pleasetake noteofthisannouncement.Giftsof sandwichesandcakeswouldbeappreciated. LENTEN,SERMONS ATCATHEDRAL VeryRev.W.Byrne.0.M.I..Su- perioroftheOblateFathersFremantle.willcontinuehiscourseof LentenSermonsintheCathedral onSundayeveningnext.Devotions willcommenceat7,30p.m. ThesubjectfornextSundaywillbe"TheChurchandtheWorking Man."

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CHARITYTONEWAUSTRALIANS.

ThiseveningIhavebefore meaveryinterestingletter fromapersonwhosignshimself "Nominator"ofEastPerth. Manythanks"Nominator!" Yourletterismostwelcome.Its contentisverytopicalandithas theaddedadvantageofopening upquitenewground."Nominator"writes:

Justaweekagotodaywe heardinourchurchesthe Bishop'sPastoralonMigration.Averyfineappealto AustralianCatholics,indeed. Yetinmyopinionabeautiful idealbuthardlypracticable fortheaverageAustralian Catholic.

A.:Forthebenefitoflisteners whodidnotheartheabove mentionedPastoralreadit mightbewelltogive,briefly, someideaofwhatitisabout. Carryingthesignaturesofthe entireAustralianEpiscopateand orderedtobereadinallCatholicChurchesthroughoutthe Commonwealthonthesame day,thePastoralpointsoutthat thespectaculargrowthofpopulationinthiscountryinrecent yearsandthefurtherincreases tocome,carries"greatresponsi_ bilitiesforall,and,forourCatholicpeopleaddedburdensas well,"Prominentamongstthe newburdensisthenecessityof buildingandmaintainingnew churches,schools,orphanagesand Catholicinstitutionsofevery kind.Anewburdenwillfallto Catholicyouth,farmorepriests willbeneededtoadministerthe Sacramentsandpreachthe Gospel.Morereligiouswillbe neededtostafftheschoolsand taketheirplaceintheeverwideningsphereofApostolicendeavour.

GREATGENEROSITY.

Intheinitialstages,however, theprincipledemandwillbe madeonthecharityofthelaity. Inpracticethischaritywillbe expressedintheformofpatience,kindliness,sympathy andpracticalhelp."Greatgenerosity"saytheBishops"and trueunselfishnessmustbethe guidinglightstoourpeoplein theirunremittingaidtoournew settlers,whowouldbuilda homebeneaththeSouthern Cross.Bygenuinefriendliness, theycontinue,helpfuladvice andwarmendeavourstowards happysocialinterminglingshall theymakemoreeasyandhappy theassimilationofournew settlersintoawayoflifethatis CatholicandAustralian!Practicalhelp,then,maytakemany forms,butthemostimportant byfaristheprovisionofaccommodation."Accommodation maybedesperatelyshorteverywhere,yethereitistoo, andespecially"thepastoral insists,"thatthereisgivena widefieldforthepracticeof true.indeedofheroicunselfishness."

VAGUEIDEAL?

Now,"Nominator,"whileyou youarequiteatlibertytohold yourownviewonthematter,I thinkyouarebeingaweebit hardontheAustralianHierarchywhenyoucallthispastoralabeautifulidealbuthardlypracticablefortheaverage AustralianCatholic.MightI addIthinkyouarebeinghard ontheaverageAustralianCatholic,too.ThatPastoralwas notwritten,youmaybesure, withoutlongandcareful

thought.NorweretheBishops unmindfulofthefactthatthey weredealingwithsomething big,sobigthatitmustbetackledatonceandwithmeansthat mighttothecasualobserver seemunpracticableorevenfarfetched.Thatthemeanssuggestedhavenotbeenconsidered unpracticablebytheBishops whohaveconsideredthematter isevidentfromthefactthatthey seriouslyputthembeforetheir peoplenotasavagueidealtobe aimedat,butasapositiveprogrammetobeputintoimmediateexecution.Youmaysay thattheBishopshaveover-

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steppedthemselvesandasked toomuch.IreplythattheBishopsknowtheiraverageAustralianCatholicstoowell.They canrecallthelongseriesofcalls madeonCatholicsduringthe historyoftheChurchinthis country.Theycanrecallthe amazinggenerosity,theheroic unselfishnesswithwhicheach callhasbeenmet.Itisyour averageAustralianCatholicwho isresponsiblefortheeducation ofCatholicyouthinCatholic schoolsinthiscountry.Itis youraverageAustralianCatholicwhoisresponsibleforthe buildingandmaintenanceoforphanages,hospitalsandinstitutionsthroughouttheland.It isonyouraverageAustralian CatholicthattheBishopscall to-day.Andyoumaybesure, "Nominator,"thattheaverage AustralianCatholicwillnotlet themdown.Ifheroismiscalledforto-day,hewillrespond ashehasdonesoofteninthe past."Nominator's"lettergoes on:

HEROICCHARITY.

"TheBishopsreferredto heroiccharityonourpart. Well,itwouldbeheroiccharitytoadmitstrangepeople intoone'shousehold."

A.:Agreed,"Nominator,"but whiletheBishopscallforheroic charity,theyarewellawareof thefactthatitisbeyondthe powerofmanyormosttogive accommodationtomigrants. Hencetheyhavenamedahundredandoneotherwaysin whichcharitycanbeexercised. Andineachcaseitispossible torisetotheheightsofheroism."Havesympathytowards them:donotthinkorspeakof

themasforeigners;theyarenow trueAustralianswhoarepreparedtoloveAustraliaastheir newcountryandAustraliansas theirnewfellow-citizens.Rememberthattheirlanguagedifficultymaybeahandicap,but shouldnotbeabarrierbetween themandus.Helpthemto overcometheirdifficultyand havepatiencewiththemin theireffortstolearn.Betolerantoftheircustomswhich differfromourown.Intime themwilllearnourwaysand adoptthem.Helpthemtounderstandourcustoms."These, surely,areverypractical,very Christian,waysofhelpingthose whohavecometomaketheir homesamongstus.Yougoon:

STRANGERS.

"Afterall,whatdoweknow aboutsuchpeople,whohavea differentwayoflifefrom ours."

A.:Verylittle,Isupposeuntil wetakethetroubletofindout moreaboutthem.Isay,tillwe takethetrouble,fortheonusis onustoreceivethem,befriend them,andunderstandthemand theirways.Ifwetakethat trouble-anditispreciselythis theBishopsareaskingustodo -weshallfindthattheyarenot soverydifferentfromourselves. "Theymay,"yougoon,'be decentpeople."

A.Theywillbegratefulto youforthat,thesepeoplewho have"sufferedmuch the causeoffaithandfreedom."

TOOMUCH?

::Theymay,"yousay."be decentpeople,buttoadmit themintoone'shouseholdthere'snootherwayofnominatingthem.Bearingthis practicaldifficultyinmind (wouldweconsideradmitting relatives,letalonestrangers), itwouldnotsurprisemeif therehadbeenlittleresponse, asfarasnominatingimmigrantstoAustraliafromover seas,amongstourCatholic people."

A.:Yoursentenceisinvolved, butIthinkIcangetthedrift ofyourreasoning.There'sno otherwayofnominatingthese people,yousay,thantoadmit themtoone'shousehold.Ithink thereis. Accommodationha's tobeguaranteed,butnotnecessarilyinone'sownhome.IfI understandalatterpartofyour letter,youyourselfnominated somefamilies,butyoudidn't puttheminyourownhome.If thatissothepracticaldifficulty youhaveinthewholebusiness vanishes. However,evenif nominationcarriedwithitthe obligationofputtingpeopleup inone'sownhomes,thatpracticaldifficultyisapparentlynot insuperable.Manyhavedone, manyaredoing,preciselythatandofthemanyCatholicsform averyfairpercentage.Your parenthesisaboutpeoplebeing unwillingtogiveshelterevento theirownrelativesisunworthy ofyou.

Andnowyouaskforfigures concerningCatholics'response totheBishops'Pastoral.Actualfiguresarenotavailable, butIamauthorisedtostatethat Catholicinterestinimmigrants, alreadyconsiderablebeforethe Pastoralwasread,hasdefinitelyquickenedsinceitspublication."Nominator"nowgoeson:

RECIPEFOR HAPPINESS.

"Pleasedon'tmisunderstand myattitude,IhavenominatedonefamilyintoW.A.,and amnownominatingtwomore families,oneCatholicone Protestant.Ihadtheadvantageofhavingahousein thecountryforthesepeople togoto.TheBishops'Statementhascertainlyhelpedmy attitudetowardsthesemigrants,helpedmetohelp themmoreevenatconsiderablesacrifice.Butactually thereislittlesacrificebecause thehelpingbringsitsownreward,evennow,Ifanyone islookingforarecipeforhappinessletthemtrythisone?"

A.:No."Nominator,"Ithink Ihavenotmistakenyourattitude. Iconsideryouaperson

veryinterestedinthismatter.

one,indeed,whoseinteresthas gotdowntoverypracticaldetails.Ihavecriticisedyou,it istrue,butonlybecauseIthink youhavebeenalittletoosweepinginyourremarksandalittle inconsistent.Inconsidering thePastoralyoufixedonthe difficultiesandcondemnedthe wholeasafineideal,butquite impracticable.Yetyouyourselfhaveactuallydonewhat youconsiderimpracticableand havebeenmovedbywhatyou '(anti onPagele.)

LANDANDESTATE

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FourthCentenaryofDeathofSt.Johnof God.

FourcenturiesagoinGranada,Spain,therepassedaway tohiseternalrewardonewhoinhisdayandinthatcity wasremarkableforhisintensedevotiontotheunwanted poorandtheshockinglyneglectedsickandunderprivileged,whointhemidstofthesplendourandwealth ofthatimportantcityroameditsstreetsorekedoutamiserableexistence.Forthirteenyearshebentallhisenergiestocaringforthem,workingsingle-handedformostof thattime.

March-ashehadhimselfforetold.Itwas1550,andtheservantofthepoorwhohadworn himselfoutinthatshorttimein prayer,fastingandassisting thoseinwantandsickness,was thefutureSt.JohnofGodbeatifiedin1630andcanonised sixtyyearslater.Andnowthis yearthemembersoftheReligiousOrderwhichheunwittingly foundedandwhichhas,during theintervening400yearsspread throughouttheworld.willcelebrateinasolemnmannerthe 4th.Centenaryofhisdeathbeginningonthe8th.March,and Hewasforty-twowhenhebeingappointedtodoagreatcontinuinguntil8th.March, understoodthatthiswas,intheworkforthepoorandsickofnextyear.

designofProvidence,tobehis life-work-thatevennow,athis advancedageinhislife,hewas

Christ.DeathclaimedhimThisperiodoftime(which thirteenyearslaterattheagecoincideswiththeHolyYear) offifty-fiveonhisbirthday-8thwillbemarkedbyspecialspir-

Inthetraditionoftheartisansofold, who,withskillandlovingreverence, fashionedthesacredvesselsforthealtar table,Pellegrinicraftsmenseekto-day toachieveabeautyandsymbolism worthyoftheirpurpose.

Thephotograph,takeninthestudio, illustratesoneofthefinalprocessesin themakingofachalice.Achoiceof designsisoffered orthework executedinaccordancewithdesigns supplied.Wewillgladlysubmitcompleteinformationonrequest.

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Missionary'sAdventuresinSecretTibet

LONDON,Feb.2.-The Rev.JulesDetry,six-foot almonerofthefamousGreatSt. BernardHospiceinSwitzerland, hasgiventhefirstshowingof thefilmofa2,000-milejourney hemadethroughTibetbefore theRoyalGeographicalSociety here. TheCanon'-heisanexpert boxer,skier,tennisplayer,cyclistandrifleshot-isadeptatjujitsu,holdsapilot'slicenceand wenttotheFarEastin1946to learnChineseandTibetan.

InOctoberthatyearhebegan hisperiloustrekthroughthe mountainousTibetcountryforbiddentoforeigners.Hisequipment,consistedofhismovie-cameraandapairoffield-glasses.

Thepurposeofhisjourney, FatherDetryexplainedtoan audienceof1,000,wastohelp forwardtheworkoftheSt. BernardFathers,who,since 1934,havemaintainedatiny hospiceintheTibetanmountains,aroundwhichasmall Christiancolonyhasgrown.

WhenFatherDetrybeganhis journey,thepriestinchargeof thismission,FatherTornay,had beendrivenaway.(Later,in August1949,hewasmurdered onhiswaytoLhasa).

"Itwasnecessary,"Father Detryexplained,"toshowthe Tibetanlamas(priests)thatthe OrderofSt.Bernardwasnot intimidatedbytheiraction. Yerkalo,whereFatherTornay worked,istheonlymissionstationbelongingtoaforeign countryin.Tibetanterritory.In thedistricttherewereonly342 Christiansleft.Theyendured manyhardshipsandwereconstantlyunderpressurebythelamastochangetheirreligion.

itualandmaterialfunctionsin honouroftheSaint.InGranada,thecradleoftheOrderand thesceneoftheSaint'swork anddeath,theecclesiasticaland civilauthoritiesarejoiningin honouringthePatronoftheir city.Inthesanctuaryofthe beautifulBasilicadedicatedto St.JohnofGod,aSolemnNovenawillbeheldbeforethe Feast.Here,overtheHigh Altar,reposinginasilvercasket,arekepttherelicsofthe belovedservantofthepoorand sick.Twenty-onelampscontinuallyburnbeforethem,each lampsignifyingaProvinceof hisOrder.Ontheeighthday ofeachmonth,SolemnHigh Masswillbecelebratedwith specialdevotionsintheevening. TheArchbishopofGranadahas arrangedforaSolemnTriduum totakeplaceinhisCathedralin thepresenceofseveralArchbishopsandBishops,onthe12th., 13th.,and14th.ofOctober.The urncontainingtherelicswillbe carriedinprocessionfromthe BasilicatotheCathedral,where PontificalMassandaservice willtakeplaceeachdaywith sermonbyaBishop.Onthe finalday,HisEminenceCardinalEmmanuelGoncalves Cerejeira,PatriarchofLisbon. willpreside,andtherelicswill bebornethroughthestreetsof thecityinsolemnprocessionon theirwaybacktotheBasilica. AttherequestoftheMayor ofGranada,anexhibitiondealingwiththefoundation,growth andworkoftheOrderduring thefourhundredyearsofitsexistence,willbeheld.Madrid, Barcelonaandothertownsare arrangingaseriesofconferencesdealingwiththesocialactivityofSt.JohnofGodinhis dayandtheworkoftheBrothersoftheHospitallerOrder duringtheinterveningcenturies.Madridwillalsoholda studyworkweekofPsychiatry andOrthopaedicSurgery.Similarlythroughouttheother twentyProvincesoftheHospitallerBrothersofSt.Johnof God,theCentenarywillbesuitablykeptinaccordancewiththe solemnityoftheoccasion.The workoftheBrothersto-dayincludesthecareandnursingof menandboysofallages,nationalitiesandcreed.They operateGeneral,MentalandOrthopaedicHospitals,ConvalescentHomes,Sanatoria,centres forthecareandtrainingofsubnormalboys;centresforcripples,nightshelters,andleprosariums.IthashousesinItaly, Spain,Portugal,France,Hungary,Poland,Austria,Yugoslavia,Germany,Rumania,England,Ireland,U.S.A.,Africa, PalestineandAustralia.II, The_OrdercametoAustralia forthefirsttimeinSeptember, 1947,whenthefirstfoundation wasmadeontheshoresofbeautifulLakeMacquarie,N.S.W. Here,amonglovelysurroundingsissituatedtheNoviciate, whereyoungAustralianmen, anxioustodevotethemselvesto nursingandtheReligiouslife, aretrained.Thus,forthefirst timeinthehistoryofAustralia, istheregiventogenerousyoung mentheopportunitytotakeup nursingintheReligiousstate, asitisthefirstMaleReligious NursingOrdertocometothe landoftheSouthernCross,The addressis:St.JohnofGod TrainingCentre,LakeMacquarie,MorissetNSW

"Iwantedtotrytofindthis smallcommunityandtohelp themasbestIcould-andoneof thebestwayswastoseethelamasandshowthemthatthe orderwasnotafraidofthem. Ibecamefriendswiththem andtheybecamemoretolerant afterwards."

Thepriestrelatedhow,during hisjourneyheworeouthis bootsandfortwodayswalked insoftslippers.Hesuffered frostbiteandwasoncenearly drownedwhileswimmingina river.Oncehemadealongdetourtosearchforacrashed Americanairplane.Hefound thewreckageeventually,but therewerenosurvivors-and nosignofanybodies.

Alama,atwhosehomehewas aguest,invitedhimtowrestle. "Hewasagreatstrongman," saidFatherDetry,"butIhad someknowledgeofju-jitsu,and afterhehadpickedhimselfup fromthefloor,verysurprised, heacceptedmeashisequal.We hadsomemoretea.LaterI showedhimhowtobox,going throughaallthemotionsof shadowboxing,muchtohis amusement.Ifeltalittlefoolish myself."

Inanotherlamaseryhewas heldprisonerinasmallroom, butmadefriendswithhiscaptorsbypresentingtheirchief withhisfieldglasses.

Onanotheroccasion,after manyrefusals,hewaspersuadedtodemonstratehisshootingprowess.Thechieflamaat thisspot,FatherDetrywenton, onceherealizedthatthemoviecamerameantnoharm,delightedinstarringinthefilm.He evenallowedthepriesttodress inhislama'srobes,asignof equality,andFatherDetrywas himselfphotographedinthem. Aprintofthispicture,hesaid, provedtobeapassportwhereverhewentafterwards.

FatherDetrywasabletoconfirmforthemembersoftheRoyalGeographicalSocietythe theorythatinsomepartsofthe countrythepeoplearecannibals,becauseitisalmostimpossibletogetordinaryfood.A brigandchief,hesaid,for whomhehaddoneaservice, presentedhimwithadead mouse,arealsignofgoodwill.

Spontaneousandloudapplausegreetedthepriest'slectureandhisfilmon"LifeinTibet."Thelatterincludedshots ofsacredritualdancesinsidea lamasery,neverbeforefilmed, itisbelieved.

FatherDetry,Belgian-born sonofaBritishfather,has servedwiththeBelgianand Britishnavies.Duringthewar hewascapturedontheWestern Front,butlaterescapedand enteredGermanywiththe AmericanArmy.

Hedisclosedthatheintends toreturntoTibetsoon."Ibelongtothehospice."hesaid.

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Ayearagotoday,Isaw broughttotrialabraveman whoactedlikeacoward.Isaw apeople'scourtfromwhichthe peoplewerebarred.Isawan ex-nazisittingascommunist chiefjudge,Isawadefenceattorneyout-prosecuteaptosecutor. OnFebruary4,1949,second dayofthetrial,Iwasadmitted toadimlylitcourtroominBudapest,whereJosephCardinal Mindszentyandsixco-defendantssatbeforethebarofCommunistjustice.EdwardKorry, oftheUnitedPress,andIwere theonlyAmericancorrespondentsrepresentingAmericanpublicationsadmittedtothetrial.

Therewasonecatch:Icould notchooseaninterpreter,Iwas toldbyIvanBoldizar,pudgy, nervous-eyedgovernmentpress chief.Thegovernmentwould supplymeabrightyoungcommunisttotranslateforme.

Thecourtroomwastwoflights up-withsixcheckpointsof submachinegunnersfromthe doorofthedirty,red-brick courthouseonMarkostreet,to thedoorofthetrialroomitself.

DEEDSDARKTOO.

Itwasasmall,darkroom.

Notmuchlightpiercedthehuge windows.Onthedaissatthe people'scourtpresidentand fourassociatejudges.Onthe firstbenchbeneathwerethe sevendefendants,chargedwith aroyalistconspiracytooverthrowthegovernment.

Theirfacesweredrawn.Their attitudesrangedfromindifferencetoresignation.Alongside eachsatamilitiaman.Throughoutthecourtroom,militiamen stoodorsatamongthecarefully screenedspectators.Onlyseven relativesofdefendantswere present.

ThroughanAmerican'seyes, itwasatrialofparadoxes. TherewasVilmosOlti,before andduringthewaroneof Hungary'sforemostnazis,now playingcommunistchiefjudge.

Oltifiredanendlessstreamof questionsatthedefendants,methodicallybuildingupthecase againstthemwith'Yes'and 'No'answers.Heallowedseven prosecutionwitnesses,nodefencewitnesses.Ashecarried thecasethroughinalightning threedays,thehard-facedprosecutor-jurorseldomlookedup fromthepapersheread.

Thetrialseemedalittleacademic.Thedefendantshadconf_ essedeverythingdaysbeforeat theheadquartersofthedread secretpolice,60Andrassystreet. Andthegovernmenthadthe confessionsboundneatlyintoa yellowbookfortheconvenienceofRedpropagandists.

VIEDTOCONFESS.

Thedefendantsviedconstantly toconfess.Onceitwaseventoo muchforthecourt.TheCardinaltriedtoreadarepudiation ofhispre-arrestwarningagainst anyfutureconfession,butOlti silencedhim:'Youdon'twant toreadthatnow.'SotheCard-

inalsatdownandreaditwhen directed. YoungAndreasZakar,the Cardinal'ssecretary,wasonce hisstubborn,goodrightarm. Nowhewaspatheticallytrying tofollowwhereverOltiled.And thejudgecoachedhimbenignly likeateacherwithabackward child. Zakarusedtheword'democratic'intheWesternsense. 'Liberal,bourgeoisdemocratic, orpeople'sdemocratic?'Oltidemanded.

Zakar liberal.'

(searchingly):'Er...

Olti 'That(withfatherlyseverity): meansagainstprogress.'

Zakar:'Yessir.'

TheCardinal,anexcellent oratorbeforehisarrest,spoke monotonously,readingfrom

theCardinal.JosephGroh,pro- minentCatholiclawyer.hadbeenjailedforofferingtoserve.

"Kiczkopleadedwell...for Kiczko.Mostofhisfinalspeech toldhowmuchhe,Kiczko,loved thepeople'sdemocracy. tacles,"Then,removinghisspechedenouncedWestern newspapers:'Theforeignpress haswrittennumerouscalumnies againstHungary.'Hedisputed thatthetrialwasunfair:'Nobodyeitherathomeorabroad canaccuseusofrestrictingfreedom.'Hecringinglythanked theprosecutionforbringingupthechargesagainsthisclient. And,whenhesatdown.even Oltismiled.

WHATHORROR?

"Ayearhaspassedandthe worldstillwonderswhatmade

"Ayearagoto-day,sawbroughtto trialabravemanwhoactedlikeacoward. I sowapeople'scourtfromwhichthepeople werebarred. sawanex-Nazisittingos Communistchiefjudge. Isawadefenceattorneyout-prosecuteaprosecutor."

ThosewerethewordswithwhichanAmericanreporterbeganonarticlerecollectinga yeartothedaythesceneshehadwitnessedat thenowinfamoustrialofHungary'sJosef CardinalMindszenty.

InthisgraphicaccountGabrielPressman recallstheconductofthetrial,thephysical conditionofCardinalMindszenty,theattitudeofhisso-calleddefenceattorneys,theeffortsoftheCommunistofficialtopresentthe Cardinaltotheworldasacowardlytraitor andtheunswervingloyaltyofthepeopleto thecourageousprelatetheyhodknownbeforehisarrest.

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thestatement.Forweeksbeforethetrial,thesegovernmentcontrolledmediatrumpetedthe Cardinal'sguilt.'Apitiable worm,ascaredscoundrel,a blood-thirstybeastofprey,'they calledhim.

"Meanwhile,theGovernment hadnightlypressbriefingsto tellcorrespondentswhatto write.Boldizar,thepressCzar, said:'Tellyourreadersthatthe Cardinalisnotabraveheroof freedombutaweaklinganda coward:ThesecondnightMr. KorryandIrefusedtosigna Communist-sponsoredresolu-tion,signedbytheothers.

HIDDENCENSOR.

"AHungarianjournalistsecretlyapplaudedourstand: `Therearetwokindsofcensorship;onewherethecensor's pencilscratchesoutthewords, theotherwherethefearinyour heartscratchesthemout.'He toldmehoweveryHungarian- speakingpersoninthatcourtroomhadbeenintimidated.

"Aftermyrefusaltosign,the governmentpretendedIdidnot exist,withdrewevenitsslanted help. Ihadtoscrapetogether atleasttheofficialversionof whatwashappening-andthat wasdamningenough.

"Timewillneverdimthatlast, sadsceneofFebruary8.The defendantsstoodformorethan anhourwhileOltiissuedan anti-westernpoliticaltiradeand theirsentences.

"TheCardinal'sheadwas slightlybowed,hishandsclasp- edbeforehim.Ashewassentencedtolifeimprisonment,his cheektwitched.PrincePaul Esterhazy(anotherdefendant) kneltinprayer.Agovernmentcamera'sflashbulbexploded.

RICHARDSON'S BEAUTYSAWN,

"Therewasaweirdmoment whenLaszioToth,almostdeaf Catholiceditor,steppedforward tohearOltishouthisfate-ten years. "Thenitwasover.Theheavilyguardeddefendantsfiledout. InthecorridorIstoppedgreyhairedHildegardeZakar,the defendant'ssister.Glancing nervouslyatdetectives,hereyes moist,shesaidinFrench: "'Mybrotherisagoodboy. HehasalwaysservedGod.If Godwillsit,thenthismustbe.'

"Thereactionofthepeoplein thestreetsandcoffeehouseswas bitter.ThroughaHungarianspeakingAmerican,theytold me:'Theywereafraidtogive himthedeathsentencebecause theyknowhisholdonthepeo- pleistoogreat.'

"TheCardinal,saystheHungarianunderground,languishes to-dayinGyujtofoghazgaol,10 milesnorthofBudapest.

Mindszenty's"Whateverhappens,Cardinal placeinhistoryis assured.AHungarianstudent friendexpresseditwellthatlast nightinBudapestaswestrolled alongthebanksoftheDanube. Ihadjustcomefromafinal pressconferenceatwhichBoldizarsaid:'Thetrialisover,but thetrialofyourcorrespondents hasjustbegun.Youmusttell theworldthetruthaboutthis traitor.'

"Myfriendlookedupatthe sky.'Youknow,foronceBoldizarisright,'hesaid.'This wasmorethanthetrialofCardinalMindszenty.Inthecourt ofworldpublicopinion,aCardinalhasconvictedhisjudges andCommunismstandscondemned.'"

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preparedpapers.Underproddingfromtherasp-voiceddirector,theCardinalsaid:`I'mvery sorry'abouteverything-the bookhehadwritten,letters, moneymanipulations.

SCENARIOWRITTEN.

"Thescriptcalledfora Mindszentyof repudiation, confession,andapology.And this,thecommunistswantedthe worldtobelieve,wasthesame manwhoinalastinterviewsaid staunchly:'Iwillnevertake backanythingIhavesaid againstthecommunistgovernment...Hungaryhasdegeneratedintoagiganticchamberof horrors,adenofrobbersand thieves.'

Crudestofthecruditieswas theattitudeoftheso-calleddefenceattorneys.Theyspent mostofthetrialtwiddlingtheir mustachesorgazingintospace. Ididn'tseethemtakeasingle note,norconsulteachother once.

KalmanKiczko,aCommunist of30years'standing,defended

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thedefendantsactastheydid. WastheCardinaltortured,drug- ged,orhypnotized?

"Pro-CommunistcorrespondentsreportedtheCardinal seemedperfectlynormalin everyrespect.Itwashardto agreewhenyousawaman weakandcowardly,whose actionsforfouryearshadspokenstrengthandcourage.

"Washeinhisrightmind whenheofferedtoresignifthe chargesagainsthimweredrop-ped?'OnlythePopecouldaccept sucharesignation.Beforehis arrest,hecoulddeliveraperfect sermonfromafewnotes.Atthe trialheforgotfrequentlyandtheinterpretersdidnothideithadtobeproddedbythecourt.

"Thekeytowhathappened is,ofcourse,the38daystheCardinalspentwiththesecret policebeforethetrial.Ididnot speaktotheCardinal-thego- vernmentforbadeit-butIhave spokentootherseducatedto confessat60Andrassystreet.Thecommunistshaveastandardcurriculum:questioningfor daysonendunderbrightlights,standingwitharmsoverhead untilfaint,repeatedblowswith bluntinstrumentsonthekidney, electricshocktreatments.

Itispossiblethatallthe standardmethodsandperhaps morewereusedonthedefendants,PerhapsZakarwastorturedtoarousetheCardinal's pity.Zaker'swhitefaceand tremblingimpatiencetoplease markedhimalikelygraduateof thetorturechamber.

SPIRITSHOWSTHROUGH.

"Notalltheclueswereoutside thecourt.IntheCardinal'sfinal speech,hespokewithsome feelingforthefirsttime:

"Istandherewithhalfacenturyofbasicprinciplesprinc- iplesthatguideusasrailway tracksguidetrains,...Iwas notandamnotanenemyofthe Hungarianpeople...workeror peasant.'

"PerhapstheCardinalhere revealedhistruethoughts-that hebelievedashealwaysdid, thathestilllovedthepeople butnotthecommunistgovernment.

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TheOsservatoreRomanoduringthepastweekhascarried thenewsthattheHolySeehas recognizedthenewRepublic, andthattheApostolicDelegate, Mgr.deJonghed'Ardoye.has presentedhiscredentialstothe newGovernment,withhis greetingsandgoodwishesfor

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itssuccessandindependence. The,bulkofthepopulationis nominallyMoslem,likeMohammedHatta;butitwasthis sameApostolicDelegatewho,in 1947,whenthefightingbetween DutchandIndonesianswas hitter,saidthatheofferedthe Indonesiansthesupportofthe CatholicChurch"intheir struggletogivethiscountry progressandindependence," andwentontoexplainhowthe Churchwillacceptequallywillinglyanyformofgovernment providedthatheressentialrights arerespected.Itwasabold thingforaEuropeantosayat thetime.Twomonthslater Fides,thenewsagencyofthe CongregationofPropagandain Rome,complainedof"the colonialmentality"inthelanguageofradicalpolitics:EXPLOITATION.

intoexistence.Thismentality cannotgetalongwiththespirit oftheChurch,whichaboveall aimsattheeducationandthe socialupliftingofthenatives... Henceanunavoidableconflict," WritingofthiskindquitenaturallycausessomeresentmentamongtheDutch;nor shouldweseektodefendit.To readanyoftheircolonialhistory istoknowthatitismanifestly exaggerated.Butitservestoillustratetheoverridingandpassionatepreoccupationofthe missionaryChurch,tobeidentified,notwiththeimportation ofEuropeanideasandculture, butwiththelivesandaspirationsofthepeopleamongwhom herapostoliclaboursarecarriedon.Soitwasalsothat, duringthatperiodofconflict,

strumentsoftheNetherlands authorities,thatthemissionstationsweretheoutpostsofthe colonialinfluence,orthatthe CatholicPartyinHollandspoke inthenameoftheChurch,as distinctfromtheCatholiccommunityoftheNetherlands."We havebecomeCatholicsthrough baptism,andwehavenotbeen baptisedinthenameofthe Queen,theMinisteroftheColoniesandtheHighCommissioneroftheCrown,butwehave benbaptisedintheNameof God,whoisUnityandTrinity."

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In1946theVicarApostolicof Semarang,Mgr.AlbertSoegijapranata,S.J.,theonlynative CatholicBishopinIndonesia, wrote:"Thebaselessaccusationsand insinuations,directedagainst theCatholicsingeneralandour nativeCatholicsinparticular, suggestingthattheyareonthe sideofthecolonialsystem,have graduallydisappeared.People secnowthattheCatholic Javaneseunderstandbetterthat theRomanCatholicFaithis neithernationalnorinternational,butsupranational."

Inthemiddleoflastyear, whentheDutchforceswere abouttoevacuateDjokjakarta (whichistobedistinguished fromJacarta),thissameVicarApostolicpublishedalongreviewofthepositionofthenativeChurchinthefaceofthe conflict,andofthecircumstancesinwhichtheChurchfound herself,asundoubtedlyforthe mostpartshedid,onthesideof independence."Whenthenationalmovementbegantoshow itsinfluenceonthepolitical, socialandeconomiclifeofour country,"hewrote,"thequestionaroseamonguswhetherit wouldnotbeirresponsibletoremainneutral."Some,hesaid, hesitatedonthegroundthatthe Catholicsmightbelostamong themuchlargernumbersof Moslemsandothers.SomefearedthatonlytheDutchcould provideeffectivegovernment. Somefearedpersonaldisadvantagesanddangers."But," theVicar-Apostoliccontinued, servatisservandi,wetookthe decisiontoco-operateinthenationalaspirationsofournation towardsautonomy."Andtowardstheendofalongjustificationofthispositionhecastigatedthose'evil-mindedpersons"whospreadsuspicionthat JavaneseCatholicswerethein-

December27th.Thiswasattendedbymorethanathousand delegatesfromallpartsofJava, Celebes,Floresandtheother islands,includingDutchand Chinese,aswellasnativeIndonesians.Itwasarepresentative asemblyofthe800,000orsoCatholics.Those800,000arelittlemorethanonepercent,of alltheIndonesianpopulation; yetPresidentSoekarnoandthe PrimeMinister,Mohammed Hatta,bothattendedasguests ofhonour;andtheConvention wasopenedbyaCatholicmemberoftheCabinetoftheRepublicofIndonesia,I.Kasimo. SmallastheCatholicminority is,itisfairlycompact.largely concentratedincertainareasonFlores,where,thankstothe earlyPortuguesevoyagershardlylessthantotheDutch,about halfthepopulationisCatholic; onTimor;inCentralJava,on theKeiIslands.intheManado areaofCelebesandintheBatak areaofSumatra-andthisminorityexercisesaconsiderable influence,bothbyvirtueofits numerousandexcellentschools andwelfareinstutitions,always asclosetothelivesofthepeopleaspossible,andbyvirtueof theprestigeinpubliclifeofindividualCatholics.This,togetherwiththesympathetictraditionsofthemissionary Church,enablestheCatholicsto looktothefuturewithagood dealofconfidence.

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nesiaaltogether.Butever sincethentheCatholicChurch hasworkedontheprinciplethat ifpriestsaretohaveJavanese soulstheymustthemselvesbecomeasJavaneseaspossible, eventhoughthatmightmeanat timesisolationfrom,andeven resentmentfrom,theDutch community.Itis,ofcourse, thegreatprincipleofthemissionaryChurchinotherfields, particularlydevelopedbyMgr. CelsoCostantini,thepresent SecretaryoftheCongregationof PropagandainRome.Oneof itsleadingexponentsinDutch IndonesiawastheJesuitFather, vanLieth,intheyearsfollowingthefirstWorldWar.With theCalvinistmissions,onthe otherhand,thepolicyhasbeen otherwise;theyhavealways appearedintheeyesoftheIndonesiansastheofficialenvoys ofDutchcultureandtheDutch State,andhencetheyareina verymuchmoredifficultpositionto-day.

ACTIVECATHOLICISM.

AllthemoreimportantproblemswhichCatholicshaveto faceinthenewRepublic,includingeducation,labourrelations,socialwelfareworkand politics,werediscussedatan IndonesiaCatholicConvention (KongressUmatKatolikIndonesia")heldatDjokjakartabetweenDecember7th.andDecember12th.last,ontheeveof thetransferofsevereigntyon

Oneofthedecisionsofthe Conventionwastoorganisea nation-wideCatholicPartyunderthename"PartaiKatoli" (PK),inwhichthevariousregionalCatholicpartiesexisting intheRepublicofIndonesia,in Flores,Timor,andsoon,areexpectedtomerge,andwhichis tobecomposedof"commissariats"foreachofthesixteen "negaras,"orStates,aswellas fortheindividual"daehrahs,"or provinces,intheStateswitha federalstructure.Itwasalso decidedtoletDutchCatholics residinginIndonesiaorganisea "commissariat"oftheirown withinthePartyduringthetwo yearsgiventhemunderThe HagueAgreementstodecide whethertochooseIndonesianor Dutchcitizenship. WhenDr.Soekarnocameto thisConventionhenotonly promisedthattherewouldbe freedomofworship,butalsoremindedthosepresentthatthe largestconstituentRepublicin thesenewUnitedStatesis"basedonbeliefinoneGod,""ketuhanan."Thisconstitutionalprovision,inArticle29,atfirstencouragedtheMoslemstothink thattheteachingoftheMoslem religionwouldbeobligatoryin allStateschools.Buttheirdemandwasrejectedbymorethan 80percentofthedelegatesto theInter-IndonesianCongress whichprecededthetransferof sovereignty,thepresidentofthe Congress,himselfaMoslem. callingitaninfractionofthat principleofreligiousfreedom whichisalsowrittenintothe

constitution.Anyimmediate dangerthatIslamwilltakeover religiouseducationistherefore forthepresent,atleast,averted; andtherearemanywhoarebeginningtoarguethatitwasan errorofDutchcolonialpolicyto attachtoomuchweighttothe assertionsofmenlikeProfessor SnouckHurgonje.intheearly yearsofthiscentury,thatthe Indonesiansshouldberegarded asanIslamicpeople,

MOSLEMSGROWSTRANGELYTOLERANT.

ManyhavenoticedthatMoslemsinmanypartsoftheworld arebecomingmuchmoreopenmindedaboutotherreligions thantheyhavetraditionally been.Thus,forinstance,the ForeignMinisterofPakistan, speakinginthefinaldebatein theUnitedNationsCharterof HumanRights,saidinconnectionwithArticle18,whichconcernsthefreedomofreligion:-

"Islamisamissionaryreligion.Itclaimstherightand freedomtopersuadeanymanto changehisfaithandacceptIslam.Surelyandobviously,it mustequallyyieldtoother faithsthefreerightofconversion.Therecannotbeany doubtonthatpoint.Wethereforehavethegreatestpleasure indeclaringfromtherostrum thatweshallsupportthisarticle asitstands.withoutanykind oflimitationuponitsoperation whatsoever."

Butthefortunaterelationship oftheCatholicsinIndonesia withallbutafanaticalminorityamongtheMoslemsrestson morethanthis-onthenominal natureofthebeliefsofmuch oftheMoslempopulation.

BADHERETICS.

ItistruethatthepeoplegenerallycallthemselvesMoslems whenquestioned.andthatthere aremanyMoslemmannersand customsamongthem,withcivil andcriminallawbasedonthe Koran.Butonlyafewrelativelysmallareas,inWestern JavaandCentralSumatra,containpeoplewhoarereallyMoslems,inthesenseofwanting, forinstance,tomakethe"Hadj"; anditappearstobenottrue,as hasusuallybeenassumed,that theIndonesiansingeneraland theJavaneseinparticular,are followersofIslam.Itwould otherwisebedifficulttoexplain thesuccessoftheChristianmissions.especiallyinthelastdozenyears:for,slowastherate ofconversionsmayhavebeen,it hasbeenmuchmorerapidthan amonganyotherMoslempeople,andtheWhiteFatherstoilinginAfricamustoftenmarvel atthestatistics.Thenumber ofnativepriestshasgrownmore thanfour-foldinthelastseven years.from16in1942to69in 1949.Ofthe69.48areJavanese,elevenareFlorinese,four areChinese,threeareManodonese,oneisaKeiese.oneisfrom Timor.andoneisaDajak.It islikelythatafterafewyears manymoreofthenumerous racesandlanguage-groupsof Indonesiawillberepresented amongtheclergy,becausethere areatpresent312Indonesians inminorseminariesand93in majorseminariespreparingfor thepriesthood;anditisina nativeclergy,astheHolyFather ofusallunderstandssowell, thatthebestaugurymaybe foundforthefutureofaChurch thatisnotGentilenorScythian, IndonesiannorDutch. -"TheTablet.'

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"TheRobe,"Mr.LlyodC. Douglas'snovel,whichdealt withtheLifeandtimesofOur Saviour,waspubishedsome yearsagoandprovedtobeone oftheoutstandingbest-sellers ofthepastdecade."TheRobe," thoughitdeviatedinmany pointsfromCatholicteaching, wassincere,readableandalmostaspopularwithCatholics aswithnon-Catholics.Idonot thinkthatthesamewillbesaid ofMr.Douglas'slaternovel, "TheBigFisherman,"anovel whichissupposedlybasedon thelifeofSaintPeter.

Mr.Douglasis,accordingto hislights,assincereinthisnew booksashewasin"TheRobe," butheportraysanevenmore insipidbrandofChristianity. Thephilosophyheteachesisof acheerful,let's-all-be-goodand-happyvintage.Headheres,moreorlessandwhenit suitshim,totheGospelStory, andhepaintsinaprettyconvincinghistoricalbackground. TobrightenthingsupheintroducesalovestoryofanArabianprincesswhichtakesupfar toomanyoftheearlierpages, anddependsformuchofitsinterestonthetopicalityofthe Jew-Arabconflict.

Asaworkofliterature,"The BigFisherman"isnobetterand noworsethansuchprototypes as"BenHur"or"InHisSteps;" but,fromaCatholicstandpoint, thisbookhasfarmoreserious faultsthanliteraryones.

ADILUTEDCHRIST.

Mr.DouglasisnotaCatholic, butis,Iunderstand,aChristian;yethisconceptofChristianityseemstobeveryfarremovedfromours.His"Big Fisherman"isnottheSimon PeteroftheNewTestament.He presentsusinsteadwithakind ofglorifiedlatter-dayrevivalist, aback-slappinglay-bishopfrom theAmericanbible-belt.His Christisawishy-washycharacter,awonder-workerofsorts (orisHemerelyafaith-healer?),somethingofaphysical weakling,aperfectman.

Throughout,Mr.DouglaspresentsuswithadilutedChrist Whoseteachingsarecarefully

MR.DOUGLAS!

watereddown,presumablyto suitthetasteofthatlargenumberofprofessed"Christians" whonolongercaretobelieve outrightthatJesusofNazareth wasbothGodandMan.The Christof"TheBigFisherman" maybeMr.LloydDouglas'sidea ofChrist,butthisassuredlyis nottheChristoftheCatholics.

NOTPERMISSIBLE.

Ingeneral,Mr.DouglasfollowstheNewTestament,but, whenhewantstodoso,he altersthewordsofChrist.Ido notthinkthisispermissible evenforanovelist.Heuses whatsuitshisstory;heomits whatdoesnotfitinwithhisown theories.

TheTransfiguration,forinstance,atwhichPeterwaspresent,isnotstressed.TheAscensionisakindofdisappearingtrickworthyofMandrake theMagician.Thereisnomentionoftheimpositionofhands. TheMotherofChrist,asisbut tobeexpected,receivedno place.NoraretheScriptural injunctions"Whosesinsyeshall forgivetheyareforgiventhem." or"Goyethereforeteachall nations,"deemedworthyof mention.

Moreover,Catholicsmaybe surprisedtodiscoverthat,accordingtoMr.Douglas,Jesus didnotsaytoSimon,"Thouart Peter,anduponthisrockIwill buildmyChurch."Thisbook givesthewordsusedas"Itis uponyourfaiththatIshall buildmyKingdom."

NorarethesetheonlydeviationsfromtheGospel.Onpage 100Simonisportrayedasknowingnothingofthemarriage feastatCana,althoughhewas actuallypresentthere(seeJohn c.,v.ii.).Onpage264weare toldthatPeter'smother-in-law, "Hannah,"sleptafterbeingcured,yetMark(c.1,v.31)and Matthew(c8,v.15)recordthat "thefeverleftheratonceand shebegantowaitonthem."

Onpage238areshownhow. accordingtoMr.Douglas,peoplewerefooledintobelieving thattherewasamiracle distributionoftheloavesand fishes,whileonpage69theLast Supperisdealtwithasfollows:

"I'MYOURNEWCHAPLAIN."

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MANILA,Feb.16.-DominicanFatherA.L.Hofstee,Air ForceChaplainatMcKinleyField,thePhilippines,during thewar,suddenlyturnedupattheTalaleprosariumtwo andone-halfyearsago,andcheerfullyannouncedtothe governmentadministratorsthathehadappointedhimself chaplain.

Beforethesurprisedofficialscouldbataneyelash,he hadmovedhismeagreeffectsintoaneight-by-ten-foot clothescloset,wherehesleepsonacot,andcasuallytook overthesanitarium'smorgueashis"office."

Therehecookshismeals, chieflyoutoftins,onasmall electricplate.Therehebegan tobuildupalibraryforthe lepers.Therehekeepstoysfor theleperchildren,loaningthem outtotheyoungstersonasort ofcirculating-librarybasis.

Andwhenapatientdiesand themorgueisneededforitsoriginalpurpose,heclosesshop whilethebodyislaidoutonthe longtablewhichservesbothas hisdeskanddinnertable.

Almostanyhouroftheday findsFatherHofsteewandering throughthewards,jokingwith somepatientsandgivingserious advicetoothers.Itwashe whoorganisedtheband,establishedachapelinatinywoodenbuildingandorganisedrecreation.Twiceaweekthe bandgivesconcertsforthepatients.

Atregularintervals,Father HofsteejourneysintoManilato begorborrowwhateverhecan hehelphischarges.Forthe leprosarium,agovernmentinstitution,isseriouslyhandicappedbylackoffunds.Thereare onlytwofull-timedoctorsand threenursestocareforthe 1,200lepersThatisasmuch asthegovernmentbudgetwill permit

Forfood-unlesssomeunexpectedgiftslikeCAREpackagesarrive-thepatientshavea monotonousdietofriceand driedfishthreetimesaday, leavingamarkeddietdefici-

"Thesupperwasnotafter themannerofthetraditonal Passoverfeast.This,Jesus explained,wastheinaugurationofanewfestival.In thedaystocome,hesaid, wheneverthey-andtheothers whowouldbelieveinhimsattogether,andthecupwas passedamong.theywereto rememberhimasthesacrificeformen'ssalvation.He woulddiethatallthosewho believedinhimmightlive."

WORSTSCENE.

TheTrialofChrist,theWay oftheCrossandtheCrucifixion arenotaswelldoneasin"The Robe,"whilethenovelpossibly reachesitsnadirinthescene whereJosephofAramatheaasks PilatefortheBodyofChrist (page387):"Friendofyours,Joe?"

Josephnoddedslowly."At adistance,sire,"hesaid."I wasnotafollower.Ididnot havethecourage.But-Iwant toputhimaway inmyown tomb."

"PerhapsyouthinktheGallileanwasunjustlyconvicted." raspedPilateclosely.

"Iamnotheretocriticise." murmuredJoseph.

"Butyouthinkthe innocent,"saidPilate. manwas "After

apauseheaddedimpulsively, "SodoI.Joe' Butwhat couldIdo?"

UNEQUALTOTASK.

NordoesMr.Douglasgiveus averyclearpictureoftheRisen Christ.Hedoesnotliketo commithimselftosayingthat JesusactuallyateafterHisResurrection(seep.393)and makesPhilipsay,"Hecould haveeaten."Yet,onthisfact, theGospelisexplicit.(Luke, c.xxiv.v,43).

ThedayofPentecostreads likeaparticularlylivelySalvationistrally.Thesubsequent accountsofPeter'slifeand deathareinkeepingwiththe restofthebook.

Othernon-Catholicwritersof recentyearshavemodernised Scripturedialogueandenlarged ontheBiblenarrative,andhave yetkepttheirworkbothdignifiedandreverent.Dorothy Sayer's"TheManBorntobe King"isanexamplethat springstomind.Mr.Douglas isnotequaltothistaskandfor theCatholicreader,thereis muchin"TheBigFisherman" thatwillprovedistasteful. Icannotrecommendthisbook toreaders,althoughitisnot,indeed,cleverenoughtobeharmful--CatholicLeader."

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HierinWest-AustralienistdieMessefastueberalleine Stillemesse,weildasHochamtnurindenKathedralengesungen ist.NatuerlichistalleyinLateinisch;SonntagsliestderPriester dieEpistelunddasEvangeliumaufEnglischvonderKanselvor. AmEndederStillemessegibtesaufEnglischdieGebetefuer dieBekehrungRusslands,wiefolgt:

Hail,Mary,fullofgrace,the Lordiswiththee;blessedart thouamongstwomenandblessedisthefruitofthywomb, Jesus.HolyMary,Motherof God,prayforussinners,now andatthehourofourdeath, Amen(Threetimes).

Hail,HolyQueen,Motherof Mercy,hail!ourlife,oursweetnessandourhope.Totheedo wecry,poorbanishedchildren ofEve;totheedowesendup oursighs,mourningandweeping inthisvalleyoftearsTurn then,mostgraciousadvocate, thineeyesofmercytowardsus; andafterthisourexileshow untoustheblessedfruitofthy womb,Jesus.0clement.0loving OsweetVirginMary.

V.Prayforus,HolyMother ofGod. R.Thatwemaybemade worthyofthepromisesof Christ.Amen.

Letuspray. 0God,ourrefugeandour strength,lookdownonThy peoplethatcrytoThee;andby theintercessionoftheglorious andimmaculateVirginMary MotherofGod,ofSaintJoseph herspouse,ofThyblessedapostlesPeterandPaul,andofall thesaints,inmercyandgoodness hearourprayersfortheconversionofsinners,andforthe libertyandexaltationofour holyMothertheChurch. ThroughthesameChristour Lord.Amen.

Gegruessetseistdu,Maria, vollderGnade,derHerristmit dir,Dubistgebenedeitunterden Weibernundgebenedeitistdie FruchtdeinesLeibes,Jesus. HeiligeMaria,MutterGottes, bittefuerunsSuender,jetztund inderStundeunseresTodes. Amen.(Dreimal).

Gegruessetseistdu,Koenigin, MutterderBarmherzigkeit, unserLeben,unsereSuessigkeit undunsereHoffnung,seigegruesst.Zudirrufenwirelende KinderEva's;zudirseufzen wir,trauerndundweinendin diesemTalederTraenen. Wohlandenn.unsereFuersprecherin,wendedeinebarmherzigenAugenzuuns,und nachdiesemElendezeigeuns Jesus,diegebenedeiteFrucht deinesLeibes.0guetige,o milde,osuesseJungfrauMaria.

V.Bittefueruns.oheilige Gottesgebaererin. R.Dasswirwuerdigwerden derVerheissungenChristi.

Lassetunshewn.

0Gott,unsereZufluchtund Staerke.blickegnaedigherab aufdasVolk.welcbeszuDir ruft.undaufdieFuerbitteder glorreichenundunbefleckten JungfrauundMutterGottes, Maria,desheil.Joseph,ihres Braeutigams.deinerheiligen ApostelPetrusundPaulus undalleyHeiligenerhoere barmherzigundgnaedigdie Gebete,diewirurndie BekehrungderSuenderundum dieFreiheitundErhoehung unsererheiligenMutter,der Kirche,zudiremporsenden. DurchdenselbenChristum, unsernHen-n.Amen.

HolyMichaelarchangel, defendusinthedayofbattle; beoursafeguardagainstthe wickednessandsnaresofthe devil.MayGodrebukehim,we humblypray,anddothou, princeoftheheavenlyhod,by thepowerofGodthrustdown tohellSatanandallwicked spirits,whowanderthroughthe worldfortheruinofsouls. Amen.

V.MostSacredHeartofJesus, R.Havemercyonus.(Three times).

HeiligerErzengelMichael, verteidigeunsimKampfe,beschuetzeunsgegendieBosheit unddieNachstellungendes Teufels.DerHerrgebieteihm! sobittenwirinDemut.Du, aber,Fuerstderhimmlischen Heerscharen,stuerzedenSatan anddieuebrigenboesenGeister, weiche,dieSeelenzuverderben, inderWeltumherschweifen, duerchgoettlicheKraftindie Hoenehinab.Amen.

V.HeiligstesHerzJesu. R.Erbarme dich unser. (Dreimal).

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HERNEHILL-seheMidland Junction. Higginsville-seheNorseman. Highbury-seheNarrogin.

HIGHGATE-50,Vincent Street. HinesHill-seheKellerberrin. HoffmanHill-seheWaroona. Hdpetoun-seheWagin. HopeValley-seheRockingham. (Fortsetzungfolgt)

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DearCornerites

Weshouldconstantlyremind ourselvesthatthisyearof1950 isindeedaYearoftheLord,a HolyYear.Mostpeoplewill onlyhavetwosuchperiodsof Graceduringtheirlives,andit thereforebehovesthemto "make"theHolyYearasferventlyaspossible.Onlyvery fewwillbeabletogotoRome forthisgreatperiodofjubilee, butwecanalluniteourselves withtheintentionsoftheHoly Father,whoisguidingthe Church(undertheHolySpirit) throughperhapsthemostdifficultperiodinHerwholehistory.PrayforthePope;pray fortheChurchsufferinginso manylands;prayforthesuccessfulreapingofagreatharvestofsoulsfromtheranksof atheists,agnostics.unbelievers, non-Catholics.andlapsedCatholics.Prayforthe"great Return." AUNTBESSY.

MedicalSchool forMissionaries

MADRID,Feb.16(NC).-A schoolofmedicineformissionarieshasbeensetuphereby theSuperiorCouncilofMissions.Theschoolwillgivea two-yearcoursetomissionaries andlayhelpers,providingbasic medicalandsurgicaltraining. Twenty-ninestudents,among themnunsandpriests,haveregisteredforthecourse.

ST.THOMAS,THEJAPANESEMARTYR.

InNagasakilastmonth,Catholicscommemoratedthe feastoftwenty-sixmartyrswhowereputtodeathinJapan inFebruary,1597.Themartyrsincludedsevenpriestsand eighteenmen:thetwenty-sixthmartyrwasThomasKosaki Hikotoro.

WhenthedreadhandofpersecutionfellonNagasaki,there wereveryfewJapaneseChristiansthere-notevenasmany asnow.TheEmperorandhis lordshaddeterminedtowipe themoutaltogether,andsent soldierstoarrestthepriestsand leadinglaymen.Thomaswas withoneofthepriests.He couldeasilyhaveescaped,we aretold.buthechosetostay. Withtheothershewasflung intoNishinomiyagaol,andcondemnedtodeathforthedreadfulcrimeofbeingafaithfulCatholic. Whilewaitingtobeputto death,hewrotetohismothera letter,whichisstillpreserved attheVatican;itisstainedwith tears.Hereisatranslationof it:-

"DearestMother,-Iamso happytobeabletowritetoyou. Bythecondescendingmercyof God,Iamtobeexecutedat NagasakialongwiththeFather. Thisiscertainlyablessingfrom God.Onestepaheadofyouin reachingHeaven,weshall awaityouthere.Mother,you, too,liveasinlesslifeaccording toourFaith,inobedienceto God'steaching.Adam,ourancestor,'sinnedgravelybut throughhisdeepsorrowforit,

LENTENREGULATIONS,1950.

SUMMARYOFTHEREGULATIONSFORFAST ANDABSTINENCE.

1.OnFASTdays,thoseboundtofastareallowed onefullmealatmid-dayorintheevening.Inaddition, theyareallowedtwolightmeals-oneofabouteight ounces,andtheotheroftwoorthreeounces.Anykind offood,andhenceevenfleshmeat,maybeusedatall threemealsprovide(l,atthetwosmallmeals,thelimitof eightandtwoorthreeounces,respectively,benotexceeded.

2.OnABSTINENCEdays,fleshmeatandmeatsoup areforbidden.

3.Lardanddrippingmaybeusedondaysofabstinence,providedtheybeusedmerelyasacondimentorseasoning.

4.Friday',unlessitbeaHolidayofObligation,isa dayofabstinence.

5.AshWednesdayandtheFridaysinLent'andEmberWeeksaredaysoffastandabstinence.

6.Mondays,Tuesdays,Wednesdays,Thursdaysand SaturdaysinLent,andtheWednesdaysandSaturdaysin QuarterTensearedaysoffastwithoutabstinence.

7.ThereisnofastorabstinenceonSundaysorHolidaysofobligation.

8.St.Patrick'sDayisexemptfromfast;ifitfalls onaFriday,itisnotexemptfromtheabstinence.

9.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirseventhyearare boundbythelawofabstinence.

10.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirtwenty-firstyear areboundbythelawoffasting;theyceasetobebound byitwhentheyhavebeguntheirsixtiethyear.

11.Thosewhoareindelicatehealthorwhoareengagedinexhaustingwork,arenotboundtofast.Ofcourse. ,.hosewhoareseriouslyillarenotboundbyeitherfastor abstinence.

12.OnthedaysmentionedinNo.6,thosewhoare notboundtofastarenotlimitedbythelaweitherastothe qualityorquantityofthefoodtheywishtotake.

13.TheLentenFastandAbstinenceceaseatnoonor HolySaturday.

linhAtat;tia-1'.

ArchbishopofPerth.

hewaspardonedandnowenjoystheblissofthefuturelife. Ourexistenceinthisworldis likeadream;ourlife,aflickeringflamewhichthelightestbreathextinguishes, "Withregardtomyyounger brothers,Ihavearequestto make-pleasedonotentrust themtoothersnotofourreligion.Letyourownhandscontroltheirrearing.Oh,mother, Ioftenlongtoseeyouandmy brothers,butIrecallmydutyto bearallpatientlyandsoovercome God'sthetemptation.Through help,Iamabletoendure thedifficultiesandsorrows.

"Oh,ifIcouldonlyseeyou oncemorebeforeIdie-tears flowcontinuallyasIwritethis. Yourdarlingfacebecomesvisibletomeinmydreams,itis true.butI'dlovetodiehaving seenyouoncemorereally-but -Imustputthatthoughtaside.

"So,mother,takegoodcareof yourself.Oncemore,letme remindyouofmybrothers, don'tforget,please.Andsowe part,Good-bye,dearestmother." ThomasKosakiHikotoro.

Afewdaysafterwritingthis letter,Thomaswithhiscompan-ionswastakentoahilloutsideNagasaki.andtherecrucified,Hewasonly14yearsold, analtarboyinthetinyCatholic churchthere.

DAILYMISSAL.

MARCH.

12th.,Sun.:ThirdSundayof Lent.2nd.prayerofSt.GregorytheGreat;3rd.prayer forthePope(anniversaryof coronationofPiusXII);4th. prayeragainstpersecution. PrefaceofLent.

13th.,Mon.:Mondayofthethird weekinLent;2nd,prayerA cunctis;3rd.prayerOmnipotens;4th.prayeragainst persecution.PrefaceofLent. 14th.,Tues.:Tuesdayofthe3rd. weekinLent;2nd.prayerA cunctis;3rd.prayerOmnipotens;4th.prayeragainst persecution.PrefaceofLent.

15th.,Wed.:Wednesdayofthe thirdweekinLent;2nd.prayerAcunctis;3rd.prayerOmnipotens;4th.prayeragainstpersecution.PrefaceofLent. 16th.,Thurs.:Thursdayofthe thirdweekinLent;2nd,prayeroftheFridayofthethird weekinLent;3rd.prayer aaginstpersecution.Preface ofLent.LastGospelofthe feria.

18th.,Sat.:St.CyrilofJerusalem,Bishop,Confessorand DoctoroftheChurch;2nd. prayeroftheSaturdayofthe thirdweekinLent;3rd.prayagainstpersecution.Preface ofLent.LastGospelofthe feria.

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PERTHFISHERIES

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MASSTIMETABLES.

ROTTNEST

9a.m.everySundaytoEaster Sunday,inclusive. SCARBOROUGH MasseseverySundayat6,30 a.m,and.8a.m, NORTHBEACH MasseverySundayat8,20 a.m.

BELMONTPARISH, Belmont:7.45an. Rivervale:7.30aid9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am.. ROCKINGHAMPARISH. MasseverySundayatSafety Bayat7,30a.m.,andatRockinghamat9a.m.

VICTORIAPARK.

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

Sundays.

MUNDARINGPARISH.

Sunday.

1st,:Mundaring,8a.m.;Darlington,9.30a.m.

2nd.:Chidlow,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30a.m.

3rd.:Darlington,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30a.m.

4th,:MundaringWeir,8a.m.; Mundaring,9.30a.m.

GOSNELLS.

HolyMasseverySundayat 7.30and9.30a.m.

EARLYMASSATST.

BRIGID'S,WESTPERTH.

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

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

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

PINJARRAPARISH.

Mandurah: 1st.and4th.Sundaysin March,at9.30a.m.;2nd.and 3rd.SundaysinMarch,at7.30 a.m.

Pinjarra: EverySundayat9a.m.,exceptthe1st.Sundayofeach month,whenMassisat8a.m. N.B.:TherewillbenoMass inPinjarraonthe4th..Sunday ofFebruaryandMarch.

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assoffasatineideal.IfI aysoso,withoutoffence,it's ourheadIcriticise,whileIadireyourheart!MayGod lessyoureffortsonbehalfof heNewAustralians!Yousay oureffortsarerewardedeven ow.Yourhundredfoldwill esomethingworthhaving, von'tit?Manythanksforinroducingthistopictothesesion.Ihopeotherlistenersare nterested.Maybethey,too, aveideastheyshouldliketo sirorhaveaired.TheBishops ellustodoallwecantohave sewsettlersnominated,andin achlocalitytoinvestigatethe venuesofemployment,sothat openingsshallbefoundforthe nanysplendidyoungpeople howillbebroughthereunder heGovernment'sschemeofunominatedgroupmigration. aybeinthissessionwecould fooltheresultsofourinvestigaions.

Stosettiaitedip Fusty.5,, Actually"Nominator"has hasbeendoingalittleinvestigatingalready.Heconcludes: BOOSTFOR MIGRATION.

"Thisproblemmaynotbeso acuteforsomeofourCatholic farmerswhohaveasparecottageontheirfarmsorperhapsahouseofmanyrooms. Ithink,too,thatprobably someofourParishPriests withlargepresbyteriescould giveadefiniteboosttomigrationbynominatingandhousinganimmigrantfamily."

A.:Youwouldbesurprisedat thenumberofimmigrantsemployedandhousedinpresbyteries.ThepresbyteryIleftbeforecomingtoW.A.hadtwo familiesinresidence-oneItalian,oneHungarian.Lifewas prettyhecticbothaboveandbelowstairs,butwegotby.And migrationgotthedefiniteboost youthinkitneeds.

FLATHEADONFISH.

Thenextletterisfrom"Flatsad,"ofDalkeith,whoasks:

"Whatisthestrengthofthe lawofabstinenceyouCatholicstalkabout?Isittrue thatyouhavetoeatfishonce aweekwhetheryoulikeitor not?"

A.:No,thatisnottrue.No Catholicneedevereatfishunlesshelikesto.Whatistrue, isthatusuallyononedaya week,Fridayinfact,heisnot allowedtoeatmeat.Iseemto recollecthavingheardthatin thedaysofQueenElizabetha lawwasenactedinEnglandobligingpeopletoeatfishonce,or, perhaps,twiceaweek.This wasnot,ifmymemoryserves meright,withtheobjectofdoinganygoodtotheirimmortal souls,butrathertogivethe fishingindustryakickon.The Catholicpreceptssimplyprescribescertaindaysasmeatless."Flathead"goeson:

WOKINDSOFACTS.

"Itseemsabsurdtomethat itisalrighttoeatmeaton Thursday,butthatifyoudo soonFridayyouwillgoto Hell."

A.:Thenameyou'vechosen, "Flathead,"suitsyouadmirably. Itwouldbeabsurdtosaythat theactofeatingmeatchanged incharacterwiththedayofthe week.Fromthemoralstand-

pointtheactiswhatiscalled indifferent,thatis,initselfitis neithergoodnorbad.Tomake suchanacteithergoodorbad someotherfactormustcome intoplay.

Youprobablyrecognisethat therearetwodifferentkindsof actionswhichcomewithinthe scopeofmorality.Certainactionsareevilinthemselvesblasphemyisapopularexample.Otheractsareindifferent inthemselves,butforsomereasonhavebeenforbiddenbylawfulauthority,andsotheycan besaidtobeevilbecausethey areforbidden.

FortheCatholictoviolatethe preceptofFridayabstinence knowinglyandwillinglyand withoutreasonablecause,would beanexampleofsuchanaction whichisevilsimplybecauseit isforbiddenbyalawfulauthorityhavingthepowerofimposinganobligationinconscience

Inthiscasetheauthorityisthe Church.

Theremarkaboutgoingto hellwasputin,Isuppose,more orlessforrhetoricaleffect.You don'timaginethateveryone whohasthemisfortunetocommitevenagravesinnecessarily goestohell.Theunrepentant sinnerwhodiesinthestateof mortalsindoesgotohell,but noteveryonewhosinsdiesunrepentant.

PROPHECYTROUBLE.

"I.B."ofMaylands,hassomethingonhermindLet'sseeif wecan'teasethestrainalittle.

Shewrites "TowardstheendofSt.Mark's GospelChristiscreditedwith thefollowingprophecy:'These signsshallfollowthemthat believe:Inmynamethey shallcastoutdevils:they shallspeakwithnewtongues: theyshalltakeupserpents: andiftheyshalldrinkany deadlything,itshallnotharm them:theyshalllaytheir handsonthesickandthey shallrecover.'"

Shecontinues: "Whathasgonewrong?Can youoranyoneelsespeaknew languagesatwill,orgofoolingaboutwithserpents,or takeyoursipofpoisonwith impunity?Hasbeliefperishedfromtheworld,orwas theresomethingwrongwith theprophecy?"

A.:Theanswertoyourfirst question-hasanythinggone wrong?-is:No,nothinghas gonewrongexcept,perhaps,to you,"I.B.,"inthewayyouunderstandtheprophecy.Theanswertoalltheotherquestionsis: No. Theprophecyquotedwas nevermeanttoindicateapermanenttestofthetrueChurch, orwhatcomestothesame thing,oftruebelievers.Christ predictedthatcertainsigns wouldoccurtojustifythe preachingofHisfollowers.It

isamatterofhistorythatthe signsdidappearintheearly Churchandperhapsfromtime totimesincewhensimilar necessityarose.Itwasnecessaryatthebeginningthat preachersoftheGospelshould havesomeexternalsignsof strikingcharacterwhichwould servethemascredentialsand asaneasilyunderstoodproof thattheywerewhattheyclaimedbe.Thatnecessitynolongerexists,orratherthenecessity ismetinquiteanotherway.The existenceandcharacterofthe CatholicChurchisquiteasufficientexternalsigntothemodernmanthatsheis,infact,the custodianofGod'srevelationto man.

(Advertisement) STATEELECTIONS, 1950.

NorthPerthElectorate.

E.NeedhamJ.P.

M.L.A.

SELECTEDLABOURCANDIDATE,

SOLICITSYOURNO.1VOTE.

Headvocates,amongstother reforms,accelerationofHouse BuildingProgramme,torelieve presentacuteshortage:adequate HospitalsandSchoolAccommodation,andco-ordinationof Transport.HeisanexperiencedFederalandStateLegislator.

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Hehasapositiveandconstructivepolicyforthisimportant suburb.

(AuthorisedbyR.A.Hartley, TradesHall,Perth)

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Makenomistakeon March25th.

ForGenuineCountry PartyRepresentation, VOTE 1

fortheCountryParty Candidate, R.LEIPER.

(AuthorisedbyH.McLeod,St. George'sTerrace.Perth)

ForGenuineCountry PartyRepresentation FOR AVONVALLEY onMarch25th. VOTE CountryParty Candidates 1and2inorderofyour preference.

HALBERT,K. and SMITH,M.D. VOTINGISCOMPULSORY.

(AuthorisedbyH.McLeod,St. George'sTerrace,Perth)

THERECORD

÷INMEMORIAM44

HEGARTY,Margaret.-Sacredtothememoryofmydear mother,whopassedawayat Belfast,Ireland,onthe17th. dayofMarch,1949.R.I.P. -Insertedbyherloving daughter,MargaretAnnHenderson.

HARVEY,ChristinaMargaret. -Sacredtothememoryof ourdevotedwifeandmother, whopassedawayonthe9th. March,1947. -Insertedbyherlovinghusband,James,anddaughters, Kathleen(Rev.MotherFrances,Coolgardie),Hildaand Josephine.

HOLBERY.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthesoulofMaryAnn Holbery,whopassedaway March9th.,1943. Mayperpetuallightshine uponher. RememberedalwaysbyDad andthegirls.

O'DONNELL.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofJamesJosephO'Donnell, whodiedonMarch9th.,lovinghusbandofMyrtle,and fatherofBryan,Kyran,and Bevin.Restinpeace.

ACCOMMODATION.

Woman,R.C..seeksrooms, furnishedorunfurnished,for selfandadultson;permanentor singleselfuntilEaster.Apply 108SmithStreet.Perth. ACatholiccouple,non-drinkers,goodreferences,require furnishedorunfurnishedflat. ReplyBox1120thisoffice.

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FORWESTPERTH

VOTETRIAT (1)

Trialstandsforspeeding homebuildingbyretaining moreofourtimber.

Improvedbrickandtileproduction.

Eliminationofblackoutsby hasteningSouthFremantle PowerHouse.

Reducedelectricitycharges to1947rates,plusonefarthingperunit.

Freeschoolbooks.

PaidGovernmentKindergartenteachers.

Reducedlivingcosts,which willputvalueintoyour pound.

TheMcLartyGovernment isacostlyGovernment-too costlyforthepeople.

VOTETRIAT (1)

(AuthorisedbyL.J.Triat, ParliamentHouse,Perth)

STATEPARLIAMENT

THEREWARDOFSERVICE

Underthedemocraticparliamentarysystemwhichoperateshere, MembersofParliamentcomebefore theirconstituentseverythreeyears forreplacementorconfirmationin officeinaccordancewiththewillof thepublic.Thegeneralexperience hasbeenthat,irrespectiveofparty, ifaMemberhasappliedhimselfdiligentlytohisworkhecanexpect everysupportfromhiselectors.

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REPAIRSCALLEDFOR ANDDELIVERED.

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METROPOLITANBUSINESS BARGAINS.

CottesloeBeachKiosks.Averagesummertrade£130,showingbigmargin.Goodlease. Fullyequipped,valued£500. Price£750,plusstock. SuburbanFrockShop.Average£40weekly.Wellfitted out.Plantvalued£120.Full Price,£900,w.is.v.o.,includes guaranteedstock,£350. UnauthorisedNewsAgency. Goodcentre.mainhighway. Separateaccommodation.-Daily News"2.100weeklyaverage. GordonandGotchAgency.Very soundbusinessfor£1.500,plus stock. LibraryandFancyGoods,with Accommodation.Closetocity. Stock£230and2.500books. CongenialBusinessfor£825.

ATTRACTIVECOUNTRY BUSINESSES.

GeneralStoreandAgencies. Shows£2,500annualnettprofits.Goodplant.ASnapat £1,200,plusstockandplant. Frocks,Millinery,Underwear. Bestshopinlargecentre,close toPerth.Weeklytrade£180, showing271%gross.Modern D.F.Shop,nicelyfittedand equipped.FullPriceonly £1.500,plusstock.

THEGOLDFIELDSARE BOOMING. Wehaveseveralattractive propositionsinvariouscategories.Enquiriesinvited.

HOUSESWITHVACANT POSSESSION.

Queen'sPark.Asbestosand tile:4rooms,kitchen,etc.Part furnished.Handyshopsand transport.Bargainat£2,000. TwoothersatQueen'sPark. £2,500fullyfurnished,and £3,500partfurnished. MidlandJunction.NearConvent,ByersRoad.Twobedrooms,etc.£1,850. Inglewood.Brickandtile, 6th.Avenue.Twobedrooms, twoS/outs,etc.Handytransportandschool.BargainPrice, g2,600.

Nedlands.Newbrickand tilehome;twobedrooms,S/out, etc.Largeblock,delightful locality.£5,700. Wehavenicehomesinevery suburb,andstronglyrecommendyoutoconsultusfirst.

CITYWINESALOON.

Fiveyears'lease.Trade£70 weekly.Fullparticularsthis office.

THEGENERALAGENCYCO, WA'sLeadingHotelandBusinessBrokers,LandandEstate Agents, 29.30PadburyBuildings, OppositeG.P.O. it

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AINKEN&SAINKEN

OptometristsandOpticians, 633HAYSTREET (NextAmbassadorsTheatre)

InEastPerththereisamplejusti- ficationforbelievingthattheservicesrenderedbytheMember,Mr H.E.Graham,aresuchthathehas theconfidenceoftheoverwhelming majorityofresidents.Mr.Grahamis ayoungman,aged38yearswhohas behindhimsixyearsofparliamen- taryexperience.Asaninstanceof themannerinwhichhehasapplied himselftohisworkithasonlytobe mentionedthatduringthelastParliamenthedidnotmissasingle sitting. Mr.Graham.whohasdisplayed anintenseinterestintheactivities ofpracticallyeveryorganisationin hisdistrict,apartfromattendingto thousandsofconstituents,isanoutstandingexampleofthewisdomof havinginParliament,Memberswho havenooutsidebusinessintereststo occupytheirtimetothedetriment oftheirpublicresponsibilities.

AuthorisedbyR.F.Hutchison,10VictoriaAve.Perth.

MILLINERY.

ForExpertRenovationsand ModellingtoOrder,Consult PATNORRISHATSHOP CrensorneArcade,HayStreet (NextBonMarche). 'PHONE:BA2504. .11110,

Y.C.W.,the4x220ydsintherecord breakingteamwereW.A.De Gruchy,J.O'Connell,K.Deaneand T.BillMeagher. DeGruchy,byhisconvincing winsinboththe100and220yds showedushehadnotlostthesform whichenabledhimtogainasilver MedalattheEmpireGames.

ConsideringthatTommyMeagher hasjustrecentlyturnednineteen hisgoodsecondinthe440ydswas ameritoriousperformance. GeoffWorrier'ssecondinthe440 yds.hurdlesaftersuchlittlecompetitiverunningthisyearwasagood effort. Junior.

100yds..J.O'Connell2;220yds.

J.O'Connell2;440yds,N.Dallimore 3:880yds.N.McDougall1;1mile

N.McDougall1:120yds.Hurdles, K.Clarke2;440yds.hurdles.K. Clarke1:BroadJump.J.O'Connell 2;HopStep&JumpJ.O'Connell3: Javelin.J.O'Connell2;HighJump.,

K.Clarke1;B.Foley2;Hammer,

K.Barron3;Discus,J.O'Connell2. JohnOrConnell'sperformancein gainingfivesecondsandonethird, isoutstandingtosaytheleast.He wasalsoamemberoftherecordbreakingseniorrelayteam..Hlowever,ifJohnhadenteredandhad timetocompeteinthe440ydsand theHammerThrow.Iamquitesure hewouldhavebeenplacedamong thefirstthreeinboththeseevents.

KevinClarkegained2titles,one secondandathirdintheSenior HighJump.NeilMcDougallalsohad thehonourofgainingtwotitles. Mainlythroughtheeffortsofthese three,theY.C.W.dominatedthe Juniorevents. Sub-Junior. 660yds.F.O'Connell1;BHanney2. 880yds.F.O'Connell1;B.Hanney2; Relays(4x110yds.)3;(4x220 yds.)2; FrankandBarryhadstirringtusselsinboththe660and880yds. ThoughFrankwonbothtitles,it wasonlyinthelast20ydsthathe gainedtheupperhandinboth instances.

Afteragruelling660yds.these boyscameoutinthe4x220yds relay,toprovidethepublicwiththe bestraceoftheday.Franktook overthebatonatthesecondchangeover,20yardsbehindthePerth Boys'runner.Hemadeuptheleewaywithanexcellentrunand handedovertoBarrysothatthe twoteamswereonequalterms.Our team outsidewasunluckytohavethe runningandafterrunning neckandneckforthefull220yds. Barrylostbyafoot.

General. Lettershavebeenwrittentoa numberofpeopleaskingthemif theywouldliketobeincluded amongthetrophygiversforthe Clubchampionships.Anyonewho hasnotreceivedaletterandwho wishestoberepresentedcouldring Y.C.W.Headquarters,B.2546,or writetotheSecretary,Y.C.W.AthleticClub,81St.George'sTerrace, Perth. AWind-UpDancewillbeheldat thePerthTownHallonTuesday the21stMarch.Presentationof Trophieswillbemadeatthisdance.

THERRYSOCIETY.

Drama,mostimportantofthe people'sartisonlytrulygreatand formativewhencommunitylifeis strong,motivatedbypublicworship. TherrywhosemandateisforDrama andLiturgyaimsatbuildingup whereveritisestablishedajoyous, unifyingliturgicallifeintheCommunitywhichwillintimecontribute toastrongernationallife,restoring DramaandtheAncillaryArtsto theirrightfulplaceashandmaidens oftruth,beautyandgoodnessandso leadingupall entertainmentthetimethroughour totheultimateof truth,beautyandgoodness,which isGod. Thereisaplaycalled"Menare Scarce"andtousinTherrythis seemsatthemomenttobeonlytoo true.MenAREscarce,atleastwe neverseemtoseeverymany.With ourlargeprogrammethisyearinthe field Arts,ofDrama,Liturgyandthe weneedasDogberrywould sayabandof"goodmenandtrue". Ifyoucanact,wellsomuchthe better,ifyoucan'twellcomealong andtryandwewilldOourbestto teachyou.Nomatterwhatyoudo, acting,singing,painting,writingor merelylightingfiresonpicnicsyou willfindanichein'Merrytofill. Forexamplebackstageworkersare urgentlyneededforourPassiontidepresentationofthe"Wayofthe Cross"andanyassistanceherewouldbegreatlyappreciated.

The"WayoftheCross"asyou mayormaynotknowisthePassionPlaybyHenriGheonandis presentedannuallyineachofthe TherryBranchesthroughoutAustralia.Lastyearitwaspresentedin St. actualMary'sChurch,Sydney;the presentationwasportrayedon

thetopstepofthealtaritself.Se- veralotherperformancesweremade inotherChurchesandhallsthroughoutSydney.Performanceswere alsogiveninhallsinMelbourne, GeelongandAdelaide.TheperformanceatNorthSydneymadesucha largeandlastingimpressionthat Rev.Fr.StoneSi.hasrequested thatitbepresentedeachyearon theMondayandTuesdayofHoly WeekaspartofthePassiontide devotions.

AnyonedesiringmoreinformationaboutthePlaysshouldrim.

HaroldWalshatMU1526orwrite.

SecretaryMissBettyMackay219 HensmanRd.,Sublaco. Thesepeoplecanalsobeconta.:ted regardingproposedmembership. Docomealongandhelpusputa littlemoreactionintooursphereof CatholicAction.Meetingsareheld atBankofNewSouthWalesChambers65St.George'sT.ce,Perthon Mondayeveningsat8p.m.Drop. in:you'llbemadeathome.

HOLYNAMESOCIETY

PERTHDIOCESANUNION

ThethirteenthAnnualMeeting andFifthAnnualConventionwill takeplaceonSundayMarch19th 1949.Delegatesareaskedtoreceive HolyCommunionintheirownParishes,andtoofferthemforthe successoftheConvention. TheConventionwillcommence withHolyMassinSt.Mary'sCa- thedralat10am.TheDiocesanSpi-

Werequestthatinfuture allSocietynotesbesubmittedastypewrittencopy. Technicaldifficultiesmakeit impossibletoacceptmanuscript.

ritualDirector.Rev.Fr.J.Lynch willbethePreacher. theDelegateswillthenassembleat C.B.C.St.George'sTerracePerthimmediatelyattheconclusionofHolyMass.Luncheonatacostof3/6perhead willbeprovidedbetweenI.P.M.and 2PM.atAnzacHouse. BenedictionProceedingswillconcludewith oftheBlessedSacramentintheCollegeChapel. TheelectionofOfficersforthe DiocesanUnionwillbeheldduring theConvention.Brancheshavebeen suppliedwithfullparticulars. ThesecretaryMr.MarkF.Foley, 60ElizabethSt.NorthPerthdesires fullinformationreattendancesat theCathedral,andtheLuncheonto reachhimnolaterthanMarch 15thnext. hasCommanderKennedy,(Fremantle) advisedtheSecretarythatheis notseekingre-election,owingto thefactthathehasbeenappointed tochargeoftheNavalDepotatManusIsland.Thisisasevereloss toourSociety,anddeepregrethas been Everyexpressedathisdeparture. H.N.Manwhohascomein contactwithCommanderKennedy willwishhimwellinhisnewposi-tion,anditistobehopedthatin thenottoodistantfuturethathe willbereappointedtoFremantle. Each Conventionyeartheattendancesatour hasshownanincrease. anditishopedthatthisyearitwill beevidentagain.Thewholehearted co-operationpfallBranchesis earnestlyrequested.

CATHOLICNURSES' GUILD.

OnWednesday15thMarchat 8p.m.theMonthlyGeneralMeeting oftheCatholicNursesGuildof WesternAustralia,willbeheldin theFlorenceNightingaleClub Rooms,179St.GeorgesTerrace, Perth.Dr.Lawrence,Pathologist,at theRepatriationGeneralHospital Hollywood,willbetheguestspeaker fortheevening.Wearelooking forwardtoseeingalargeorowdof nursespresent,andassurethemof aninterestingevening.AllCatholic Nursesareinvitedtoattend.

National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT

Sunday,March26th1950. ThisisthefirstSundayConference for1950.TheThemewillbe"Di- gnityof tendingMarriage",andthoseatwill importantlearnmuchonthisvery subject.TheProgramme isafollows:

10,45a.m.OpeningofConference.

1stTalkfollowedbyDiscus- sioninGroups.

1,00p.m.Lunch.

2,00p.m.2ndTalkfollowedbyDi- scussioninGroupe.

3,30p.m.Summingup.

4,30p.m.RosaryandBenedictionof theBlessedSacrament.

ThemembersoftheMovementsin Claremontwillprovidecupsoftea atlunchtime,andDelegatestotheConferenceshouldbringtheirown lunchesasusual. Directionsfortransportare:Trolley'bus,orFremantleMetro 'businSt.George'sTerrace.Alight atReserveStreet,Claremont,andwalkuphill.Forthosegoingby trainalightatClaremontStationand walkbacktowardsPerthtoReserveStreet.

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Maylands: TheLeader'sGroupofMaylands heldapicnictoPalmBeachon Sundaylast,7thMarch.Rev.Father McKeonwaspresentandattendance wasgood,manygirls'fromtheParishcamealongandallagreedthe day Victoriathoroughlyenjoyable. Park: AttentionVic.Parklasses,Basket BallpracticeMondayat8.Ifyou haven'tbeenbefore,andwouldlike toplay,willbepleasedtoseeyouat theCourtonMondaynight.

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KNIGHT.

Mr.UlissePellegrini,who diedatLewishamHospital, Sydney,onFebruary1st.was createdaPapalKnightofSt. GregorytheGreat,byPopePius XIVin1947.

Mr.Pellegrini,whowasaged 56years,wasanativeof Melbourne.Hewasmanaging directorofPellegriniandCo., proprietorsofCatholicemporia throughoutAustralia.Thefirm iscelebratingthediamondjubileeofitsfoundationthisyear.

RequiemMassfortherepose ofthesoulofthelateMr.PellegriniwascelebratedinSt. Mary'sCathedralonFriday morning.Hisexcellencythe ApostolicDelegate,theMost Rev.PaulMarella,S.T.C., J.C.D.,andHisLordshipthe MostRev.ErisO'Brien(AuxiliarytoHisEminencethe Cardinal)werepresentinthe sanctuary.Celebrantofthe MasswastheAdministratorof St.Mary's,theVeryRev.Dean Flanagan.

Morethan500peopleattended theMass.Mr.Pellegrini'sfamilyoccupiedthefrontseats. Themedalandribbonofthe OrderofSt.Gregoryrestedon theCoffin,andwashandedto Mrs.Pellegrinibeforetheburial atWaverleyCemetery.The Cortegeproceededthroughthe city,passingRomaHouse,Mr. Pellegrini'sbusinessheadquarters,beforemovingontothe cemetery.

TheLateMr.Pellegriniwas theonlysonofthelateMr.and Mrs.UmbertoPellegrini.His motherdiedmanyyearsago. Hisfatherwhowasanativeof Tuscany,Italy,andco-founder ofthefirmofPellegriniandCo. diedin1948;aged84years.

Mr.Pellegriniwaseducated bytheChristianBrothers,completedhisstudiesatSt.Jcseph's

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PELLEGRINI.

College,NorthMelbourne,in 1908.Heimmediatelyentered thefirmofPellegriniandCo., whoseheadofficewasthenin ElizabethStreet,Melbourne. Mr.Pellegriniwasactiveon behalfofP.O.W.inAustralia duringthewar,amongother thingspublishingaspecial prayerbookfortheiruse. For manygenerationsthefamilyof Pellegrini(thenamemeans "Pilgrims")havebeentraders. Mr.Pellegrini'sgrandfathe fromItalymadebusinesstrip allovertheworld,event RussiaandIndia,finallycomin toAustraliaandNewZealan wherehediedover80year ago.-R.I.P.

ST.PATRICK'SDAYCONCERT.

Inourarticleinarecentissue of"TheRecord."wedeplored thewidespreadapathyofAustralianstoIreland'scontribution tothedevelopmentoftheir country.Knowing,however, thementalityoftheaverage Australian,wemust,infairness, concedethatthisindifferenceis notbornofprejudice,envyor racialdiscrimination,butrather ofaknowledgeofhistorythat suffersfromhistoricaljaundice. Ifthehistoriancannotguaranteeimpartialityinhiswork,it isreasonabletoexpectthathis readerswhoaresuspicious,will notbeeasilysoothedintogullibility.Thatispreciselywhat hashappened.Irishpoliticsand Ireland'sinternationalrelations havenotbeenplacedintheir truehistorical perspective. HencethereisamarkeddistortionofIrishhistorywhichengendersneitherajusttoleration offaultsnoratrueappreciation ofvirtues,muchlessasympatheticunderstandingofthe chequeredhistoryoftheIrish race.

Notwithstandingthisanomaly, wesolicityourinterestandsupport,intheassumptionthatyou arehonestenoughtoadmitthat thereisalinkbindingIreland toAustraliawhichtranscends politicalissuesorracialantipathy,viz.,theCatholicFaith. ThisFaith,whichrecognisesno racialorsocialbarriers,isthe raisond'etreofourcelebrations andthereason,too,whyallare welcome.

Thecelebrationsconsistofa ConcertonMarch12th.,atHis Majesty'sTheatre,andanopen- airfunctiononMarch17th.at SubiacoOval,whichwillincludeSolemnHighMassandan extensiveathleticanddancing programme.Theconcertis beingproducedandpresented byMr.LeoMcCarron,whohas broughthiswideexperienceto

bearonthisyear'seffort.Being amasterofthehistrionicart,th well-blendedprogramme ii novelCelticsettings.promise tobethebestforyears.

Amongthevocalartiststhere isonedeservingspecialmention-Mr.TomMcCarthy-Flavir -whoarrivedrecentlyfromIre land.Thislyrictenorwillsin someIrishnumbersinhisowr inimitableway-muchmorewit beheardofthisteen-age tenor

MissBarbaraCorbettneedsn introductiontothemusica world.Thistalentedviolinis receivedhermusicaleducatio atVictoriaSquareLadies'Col lege,SantaMaria,andSt.Jos eph'sSchool,Boulder,anda theRoyalCollegeofMusi London. traditionalHerinterpretation Irishairswillsurel beatreat.

Inthelatterpartofthepro grammeyouwillbeintroduce toanIrishHouseParty,con ductedontraditionallines.Th shouldprovemostentertainin andrevealing,especiallyf thosewhohaveneverbeent Ireland.Ifyoudon'tlaug duringthisscene,yourentranc feewillberefunded;ifyoufin nothingtolaughat,wewoul adviseyoutoconsultyourdoe tor.

Otherinterestingitemswillb providedbySt.Mary'sHi School,Leederville;Ladies'Col lege,VictoriaSquare;C.B.0 Highgate;Boys'Town,Clonta andpupilsoftheIrishDancin Teachers'Association.

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IthasbeensaidwithpardonablewarmththatFrancisenteredintogloryinhislifetime, andthatheistheonesaint whamallsucceedinggenerationshaveagreedincanonizing. Certainitisthatthosealsowho carelittleabouttheorderhe founded,andwhohavebut scantsympathywiththeChurch towhichheevergavehis devoutallegiance,eventhose whoknownotChristianitytobe Divine,findthemselves,instinctivelyasitwere,lookingacross theagesforguidancetothe wonderfulUmbrianPoverello, andinvokinghisnameingratefulremembrance.Thisunique positionFrancisdoubtlessowes innosmallmeasuretohissingularlylovableandwinsome personality.Fewsaintsever exhaled"thegoododourof Christ"tosuchadegreeashe. TherewasaboutFrancis,moreover,achivalryandapoetry whichgavetohisotherworldlinessaquiteromanticcharmand beauty.Othersaintshave seemedentirelydeadtothe worldaroundthem,butFrancis waseverthoroughlyintouch withthespiritoftheage.He delightedinthesongsofProvence,rejoicedinthenew-born freedomofhisnativecity,and cherishedwhatDantecallsthe pleasantsoundofhisdearland.

AndthisexquisitehumanelementinFrancis'scharacterwas thekeytothatfar-reaching, all-embracingsympathywhich maybealmostcalledhischaracteristicgift.Inhisheart,asan oldchroniclerputsit,thewhole worldfoundrefuge,thepoor, thesickandthefallenbeing theobjectsofhissolicitudeina morespecialmanner.Heedless asFranciseverwasofthe world'sjudgmentsinhisown regard,itwasalwayshisconstantcaretorespecttheopinions ofallandtowoundthefeelings ofnone.Whereforeheadmonishesthefriarstouseonlylow andmeantables,sothat"ifa beggarweretocometosi,down nearthemhemightbelievethat hewasbutwithhisequalsand neednotblushonaccountofhis poverty".Onenight,weare told,thefriarywasarousedby thecry"Iamdying"."Whoare you",exclaimedFrancisarislng, "andwhyareyoudying?-I amdyingofhunger",:.,nswered thevoiceofonewhohad':een toopronetofasting.Where uponFrancis:ladatab laid outandsatdownbesid:thefamishedfriar,andlest.elatter mightbeashamedtocatalone, orderedalltheotherbrethren tojoinintherepast.

LOVEANDMERCY.

Francis'sdevotednessinconsolingtheafflictedmadehimso condescendingthatheshrank notfromabidingwiththelepers intheirloathlylazar-housesand fromeatingwiththemoutof thesameplatter.Butaboveall itishisdealingswith.aeerring thatrevealthetrulyLhristian spiritofhischarity.Saintlier thananyofthesaints",writer Celano,"amongsinnershewa asoneofthemselves",Writin: toacertainministerintl-a. order,Francissays:"Should therebeabrotheranywherein theworldwhohassinnedno matterhowgreatsoeverhis faultmaybe,lethimnotgo awayafterhehasonceseen thyfacewithoutshowingpity

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towardshim;andifheseeknot mercy,askhimifhedoesnot desireit.AndbythisIwill knowifyouloveGodandme." Again,tomedievalnotionsof justicetheevil-doerwasbeyond thelawandtherewasnoneed tokeepfaithwithhim,But accordingtoFrancis,notonly wasjusticedueeventoevildoers,butjusticemustbeprecededbycourtesyasbyaherald.Courtesy,indeed,inthe saint'squaintconcept,wasthe youngersisterofcharityand oneofthequalitiesofGodHimself,Who"ofHiscourtesy,"he declares,'givesHissunandHis raintothejustandtheunjust." ThishabitofcourtesyFrancis eversoughttoenjoinonhisdisciples."Whoevermaycometo us,"hewrites,"whethera friendorafoe,athieforarobber,lethimbekindlyreceived,"andthefeastwhichhe spreadforthestarvingbrigands intheforestatMonteCasale sufficedtoshowthat"ashe taughtsohewrought."The veryanimalsfoundinFrancisa tenderfriendandprotector;thus wefindhimpleadingwiththe peopleofGubbiotofeedthe fiercewolfthathadravished theirflocks,becausethrough hunger"BrotherWolf"had donethiswrong.Andtheearly legendshaveleftusmanyan idyllicpictureofhowbeastsand birds,alikesusceptibletothe charmofFrancis'gentleways, enteredintolovingcompanionshipwithhim;howthehunted leveretsoughttoattracthis notice;howthehalf-frozenbees crawledtowardshiminwinter tobefed;howthewildfalcon flutteredaroundhim;howthe nightingalesangwithhimin sweetestcontentintheilex groveattheCarceri,andhow his"littlebrethrenthebirds" listenedsodevoutlytohissermonbytheroadsidenearBevagnathatFrancischidedhimselffornothavingthoughtof preachingtothembefore.Francis'loveofnaturealsostands outinboldreliefintheworld 1-emovedin.Hedelightedtr communewiththewildflowers, thecrystalspring,andthe friendlyfire,andtogreetthe sunasitroseuponthefair Umbrianvale.Inthisrespect, indeed,St.Francis'"giftofsympathy"seemstohavebeen widereventhanSt.Paul's,for wefindnoevidenceinthegreat Apostleofalovefornatureor foranimals.

frommenthatwhichwas knowntoGod."Whataman isinthesightofGod,"hewas wonttorepeat,"somuchheis andnomore"-asayingwhich passedintothe"Imitation,"and hasbeenoftenquoted.Another winningtraitofFranciswhich inspiresthedeepestaffection washisunswervingdirectness ofpurposeandunfalteringfollowingafteranideal."His dearestdesiresolongashelived,"Celanotellsus,"wasever toseekamongwiseandsimple, perfectandimperfect,themeans towalkinthewayoftruth."To Francislovewasthetruestof alltruths;hencehisdeepsense ofpersonalresponsibilitytowardshisfellows.

POVERTYANDPEACE.

TheloveofChristandHim Crucifiedpermeatedthewhole lifeandcharacterofFrancis, andheplacedthechiefhopeof redemptionandredressfora sufferinghumanityintheliteral imitationofhisDivine,Master.

ratherthandoctrinal,itwasbecausehepreachedtomeetthe wantsofhisday,andthose whomheaddressedhadnot strayedfromdogmatictruth; theywerestill"hearers,"ifnot "doers,"oftheWord.

REFLECTDIVINEPERFECTION

ARTLESSSIMPLICITY. Hardlylessengagingthanhis boundlesssenseoffellow-feelingwasFrancis'downrightsincerityandartlesssimplicity. 'Dearlybeloved,"heoncebeganasermon,followingupona severeillness,"Ihavetoconfess toGodandyouthatduringthis LentIhaveeatencakesmade withlard."Andwhenthe guardianinsistedforthesakeof warmthuponFrancishavinga foxskinsewnunderhiswornouttunic,theSaintconsented onlyuponconditionthatanother skinofthesan.,sizebe sewnoutsk'e,foritwashis singularstudynevertohide

VINWHITE,PROPRIETOR

Thesaintimitatedtheexample ofChristasliterallyasitwas inhimtodoso;barefoot,and inabsolutepoverty,heproclaimedthereignoflove.This heroicimitationofChrist'spovertywasperhapsthedistinctive markofFrancis'vocation,and hewasundoubtedly,asBossuet expressesit,themostardent, enthusiastic,anddesperatelover ofpovertytheworldhasyet seen.AftermoneyFrancismost detesteddiscordanddivisions. Peace,therefore,becamehis watchword,andthepat..eticreconciliationheeffectedinhis laatdaysbetweentheBishop andPotestaofAssisiisbutone instanceoutofthemanyofhis powertoquellthestormsof passionandrestoretranquillity toheartstornasunderbycivil strife.Thedutyofaservant ofGod.Francisdeclared,was toliftuptheheartsofmenand ssaupei2IsnILudstuatiia/tow Henceitwasnot"frommonasticstallsorwiththecarefulirresponsibilityoftheenclosed student"thatthesaintandhis followersaddressedthepeople: "theydweltamongthem,and grappledwithsheevilsofthe systemunderwhichthepeople groaned."Theyworkedinreturnfortheirfare,doingforthe lowestthemostmeniallabour, andspeakingtothepoorest wordsofhopesuchastheworld hadnotheardformanyaday. InthiswiseFrancisbridgedthe chasmbetweenanaristocratic clergyandthecommonpeople, andthoughhetaughtnonew doctrine,hesofarrepopularisedtheoldonegivenonthe MountthattheGospeltookona r.-!wlifeandc.,lledforthanew love.

ForthisreasonFrancisset asideallquestionsmoretheoreticalthanpractical,andreturnedtheGospel.Again,tosee inFrancisonlythelovingfriend ofallGod'screatures,thejoyous singerofnature,istooverlook altogetherthataspectofhis workwhichistheexplanation ofalltherest-itsspiritualside. Fewliveshavebeenmorewhollyimbuedwiththesupernatural,asevenRenanadmits.Nowhere,perhaps,cantherebe foundakeenerinsightintothe innermostworldofspirit,yetso closelywerethesupernatural andthenaturalblendedin Francis,thathisveryasceticism wasoftenclothedintheguiseof romance.aswitnesseshiswooingtheLadyPoverty,inasense thatalmostceasedtobefigurative.ForFrancis'singularly vividimaginationwasimpregnatewiththeimageryofthe ChansonsdeGeste,andowing tohismarkedlydramatictendency,hedelightedinsuiting hisactiontohisthought.So, too,thesaint'snativeturnfor thepicturesqueledhimtounite religionandnature.Hefound inallcreatedthings,however trivial,somereflectionofthe Divineperfection,andheloved toadmireinthemthebeauty, power,wisdom,andgoodnessof theirCreator.Andsoitcame topassthathesawsermons eveninstones,andgoodin everything.

ableSacrament,thatinhishumilityheneverdaredtoaspire tothatdignity.Humilitywas, nodoubt,thesaint'srulingvirtue.Theidolofanenthusiasticpopulardevotion,heever trulybelievedhimselflessthan theleast.Equallyadmirable wasFrancis'promptanddocile obediencetothevoiceofgrace withinhim,evenintheearly daysofhisill-definedambition, whenthespiritofinterpretation failedhim.Lateron,the saint,withasclearasenseof hismessageasanyprophetever had,yieldedungrudgingsubmissiontowhatconstitutedecclesiasticalauthority. Noreformer,moreover,waseverless aggressivethanFrancis.His apostolateembodiedthevery noblestspiritofreform;he strovetocorrectabusesbyholdingupanideal.Hestretched outhisarmsinyearningtowardsthosewholongedforthe "bettergifts."Theothershe leftalone.

REKINDLEDLOVEOFGOD.

Andthus,withoutstrifeor schism,God'sPoorLittleMan ofAssisibecamethemeansof renewingtheyouthofthe Churchandofinitiatingthe mostpotentandpopularreligiousmovementsincethebeginningsofChristianity.Nodoubt thismovementhaditssocialas wellasitsreligiousside.That theThirdOrderofSt.Francis wentfartowardsre-Christianisingmedievalsocietyisamatterofhistory.However,Francis'foremostaimwasareligiousone.Torekindlethelove ofGodintheworldandreanimatethelifeofthespiritin theheartsofmen-suchwashis mission.ButbecauseSt.FrancissoughtfirsttheKingdomof GodandHisjustice,many otherthingswereaddedunto him.Andhisownexquisite Franciscanspirit,asitiscalled, passingoutintothewideworld, becameanabidingsourceofinspiration.Perhapsitsavours ofexaggerationtosay,ashas beensaid,that"allthethreads ofcivilisationinthesubsequent centuriesseemtoharkbackto Francis,"andthatsincehisday, "thecharacterofthewholeRomanChurch brian."Itwouldbedifficult, nonetheless,tooverestimate theeffectproducdbyFrancis uponthemindofhistime,or thequickeningpowerhewieldedonthegenerationswhich havesucceededhim.Withhis all-pervadinginfluence,Francis mustsurelybereckonedamong thosetowhomtheworldofart andlettersisdeeplyindebted.

HEARTSIMPLE.MINDNOT. Suchinbriefestoutlineare son'ofthesalientfeatures whichrenderthefigureofFrancisoneofitchsupremeattractionthatallmannerofmenfeel themselvesdrawntowardshim, withasenseofpersonalatachment.Few,however,ofthose whofeelthecharmofFrancis' personalitymayfollowthe saint.Jhislonelyheightofrapt co:.munionwithGod.For. howeverengaginga"minstrel oftheLord,"Franciswasnone thelessaprofoundmysticinthe truestsenseoftheword.The wholeworldwastohimone luminousladder,mountingupon therungsofwhichheapproachedandbeheldGod.Itisvery misleading,however,toportpay Francisasliving"ataheight wheredogmaceasestoexist," andstillfurtherfromthetruth torepresentthetrendofhis teachingasoneinwhichorthodoxywasmadesubservientto "humanitarianism."Avery cursoryinquiryintoFrancis'religiousbeliefsufficestoshow thatitembracedtheentireCatholicdogma,nothingmoreor less.If,then,thesaint'ssermonswereonthewholemoral

BROTHERSINGOD. Moreover,Francis'simple childlikenaturefastenedonthe thoughtthatifallarefromone Fatherthenallarerealkin. Hencehiscustomofclaiming roth,.,odwithallmannerof m.a'andinanimateobjects. _lcpersonification,therefore,of ill,.elementsinthe"Canticleof theSun"issomethingmore thanamereliteraryfigure. Francis'loveofcreatureswas notsimplytheoffspringofa softorsentimentaldisposition; itaroseratherfromthatdeep andabidingsenseofthepresenceofGod,whichunderlay allhesaidanddid.Evenso, Francis'habitualcheerfulness wasnotthatofacareless nature.orofoneuntouchedby sorrow.NonewitnessedFrancis'hiddenstruggles,hislong agoniesoftears,orhissecret wrestlingsinprayer.Andif wemeethimmakingdumbshowofmusic,byplayinga coupleofsticks,likeaviolin,to giveventtoh:sglee,wealso findhimheart-sorewithforebodingatthediredissensionsin theorder,whichthreatenedto makeshipwreckofhisi:Ical. Norweretemptationsorother weaken;igmaladiesofthesoul wantir-,`othesaintatanytime. Francis'lightsomenesshadits sourceinthatentiresurrender ofeverythingpresentandpassing,inwhichhehadfoundthe interiorliLartyofthechildren ofGod;itdrewitsstrengthfrom hisintimateunionwithJesusin theHolyCommunion.ThemysteryoftheHolyEucharist,being anextensionofthePassion,held apreponderantplaceinthelife ofFrancis.andhehadnothing moreatheartthanallthatconcernedthecultusoftheBlessedSacrament.Hencewenot onlyhearofFrancisconjuring theclergytoshowbefittingrespectforeverythingconnected withtheSacrificeoftheMass, butwealsoseehimsweeping outpoorchurches,questing sacredvesselsforthem,and providingthemwithaltarbreadsmadebyhimself.So great,indeed,wasFrancis'reverenceofthepriesthood,becauseofitsrelationtotheAdor-

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