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BENEFACTOROF14 CHILDREN

NEWYORK(NC.)-Arefugeefamilyof16Hungarians gotatasteofAmericangenerosityfromafellowpassenger aboardtheSS.Atlanticwhenit dockedhere.

Thefellowpassengerturned outtobeHisEminenceFrancis CardinalSpellmanArchbishop ofNewYork,returningfroma HolyYearpilgrimagetoRome.

WhentheCardinallearnedthat JosefBrandi,46,afarmer,his wife,andtheir14childrenwere aboard,heconsentedtopose withthefornewsphotos aboardship.

Afterthepictureswere taken,theCardinalhadatalk withMr.Brandi,whodisclosed thatheandhisfamilywere beingbroughttothiscountry undertheauspicesoftheCatholicCommitteeforRefugees. Somehow,Mr.Brandiletitslip outthatheandhisfamilywere enteringthecountrypenniless.

"Iwouldratherlandin Americawithoutmoneythan haveyoulandinthecountry withoutfunds,"theCardinal said.Heemptiedhispockets andgaveallhismoneytothe Hungeran.

Thebrandls,whohaveeight sonsandsixdaughters,were expelledfromHungaryand livedforatimeinWindsbach, Germany.EachSundayand HolyDay,theywalkedthree milestoChurchtoattendMass. Brandichildrenrangeinage fromtwoto22.

HELPFORPILGRIMS

COLOGNE,Germany,March 31(NC.)-Agestureofgood willtowardCatholicsinthe preponderantlyProtestantcountryofDenmarkisreportedin theKatholischerBeobachter, Catholicdailyofthiscity,which saystheDanishNationalBank hasauthorizedlettersofcredit tobeissuedupto500Danish crownstopersonswhowishto gotoRomefortheHolyYear. ThispermitsCatholicstotake approximately£.20outofthe country,whichisshortofforeignexchange.

PenanceMustRenewMorals ofDecadentSu

ByG.R.BRUNST

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

VATICANCITY,March27.-HisHolinessPopePiusXII, unitedinprayerwiththefaithfulallovertheworld,called onChristiansthisPassionSundaytotakethefirststeptoward amoralrenewalofdecadentsocietythroughthespiritand worksofpenance.

Inamdvingsermonfromthe Papal.altarofcrowdedSt. Peter'sBasilca,thesupreme shepherdexhortedhisflockthosegatheredaroundhimand thosescatteredthroughthe world-tolead"thegreatreturn ofrebellioushumanitytothe lawsofGodandtheChurch."

"Thisworld-widedayofpenancetrulycorrespondstothe mosturgentneedsofthesociety inwhichwelive,"thePopesaid.

Inaccordancewiththepenitentialspiritoftheoccasion,the Pontiffenteredthebasilicaon footinsteadofbeingborneon thesedfagestatoria.Hewalkedtheentiredistanceinprocessionalongthecentralnave,past thecrucifixofSt.Marcellus erectedbeforethealtarofthe Confession,andthenascended thePapalaltar.

Obedientto admonitions, broadcastovertheloudspeakers insixlanguages,includingEngish,theenormouscrowdrefrainedfromthecustomaryacclaimsof"VivaitPapa!"

Speakingvigorouslyandaccentuatinghisremarkswithintenseandfrequentgestures,the Popedepicted"thedeplorable spectacleofaworldIndecay becauseoftheruinwhichhas beenwroughtinitonthefundamentalmoralstructureof life."Theoutragetodivine law,thePopesaid,isallthe moreinexcusableinourtime whenknowledgeiswidespread andignorancenolongeranexcuse, ThePontiffdecriedasoneof thebasestmanifestationsofthis

OTTOSEESDARKFUTURE

COLUMBUS,0.(NC.)-Intheimmediatefuturethe outlookfortheChurchbenindtheIronCurtainisnotbad, butifthecommunistdominationcontinuesoveranextended perioditwillbedark,ArchdukeOttoofHapsburgdeclared here.

"Asfarastheimmediateavacuum,becauseafterall yearsaheadareconcerned,thecommunismisareligion,the outlookfortheChurchisareligionofmaterialism,"he goodoneinEuropeunderdeclared."Hence,wherereal Sovietdomination. religionisgone,communismis Religiousreactiontotheboundtocomein.Thatiswhat presentcommunistregimehaswearewitnessingeverywhere beenextremelyvigorous.Fortoday. example,insuchplacesas Hungarytoday,churchattendanceisinfinitelystrongerthanatanytimeinthepast30 years"heexplained.

"Thisisoneofthemain reasonswhyChinafell.Itis alsoonereasonwhyIndiaisin suchgravedanger.Forthis reasonChristianityistheonly remedytocommunistaggressioninEurope.ButChristianity, whilepreservingandgiving theworlditssupernatural truthsandvalues,oughtalsoto worktogetherwithallother religiousforcesandallbelievers inGod.

"But,ifwelookbeyondthe nextnineortenyears,assumingthatthesecountriesare stillundercommunistdominationthen,thesituationmight becomeverydangerousbecause bythattimeacompletely atheisticcommunisteducation ofyouthwouldhavedominated forawholegeneration.And"Itisworthyofnotethat thatgenerationwouldthenonlyafewdaysago,oneof havelittleornonotionofGodtheoutstandingleadersofthe Himself.ThenthefutureoftheMoslemworld,theCrown ChurchandChristianityinPrinceofSaudiArabia,calledEasternEuropewouldbedarkuponhisfollowersforadefiniindeed." tounderstandingbetweenMos-

Otto,pointedoutthatChris-lemandChristiansinthecom- tianityistheonlyforceinmonfightagainstcommunism. EuropetodaywhichhasanyIthinkthatsuchantinderspowertoopposethespreadoftandingwouldbroadenthe communismintherealmofscopeofourChristianaction spiritorthought-rInfact,heagainstcommunismandgive added,religionistheonlyrealusagreateropportunityinthe answertocommunism. futuretoorganizetheworldon "Wherereligionisgonecorn-thehighandloftyprinciplesof munismcomes,asitwere,intoChristianstatesmanship."

moraldecadencea"falsehumanityandanti-Christianindulgencewhichoverthrowsthe hierarchyofmoralvalues"and excusessintothepointofpresentingit"asanormalexpansionofthefacultiesofmanand asalmostanenrichmentofhis ownpersonality."

ThePopestatedhefullyrecognisedtheweaknessofhuman natureandmiserablelivingconditionsasseriouscausesofthe present,widespreadimmorality;butheremindedthatman, giftedwithfreewillandassistedbydivinegrace,isstillresponsibleforhisownactions,

TheHolyFatherinvitedhis listenerstoponderthenumber

CARDINALHAS

SECONDAUXILIARY

ItwasannouncedfromSydneyonMondaylastthatasecondAuxiliaryBishophadbeen appointedtoassistHisEminence,CardinalGilroy,inthe administrationoftheSeeof

andscopeofsinsdefilingthe earthto-daySomeofthese sins,hesaid,"aresounheardof andcruelthatnewwordsare neededtodescribethem.""With alltheardourofOurpaternal heart,Weexhortyoutoasincererepentanceofpastfaults, fulldetestationofsinandafirm resolutionofamendment. ."

ThePopecounselledthefaithfulnottofearpenanceasa melancholyveilofsadnesshidingthejoyoflivingRather, hesaid,penitentialdenialof selfisanindispensableconditionforachievinginnergladness.

"Toknowhowtobearlife!" heexclaimed."Itisthefirst penanceofeveryChristian,the firstconditionandfirstmeansof sanctityandsanctification.With thatdocileresignationwhichis propertohimwhobelievesina justandgoodGodandinJesus Christ,theMasterandGuideof hearts,embracewithcourage theoftenheavydailycross."

HisHolinessinvitedall Christianstounitethemselves withhiminprayerandsacrifice, assuringthemthatsufferings acceptedinChristianresigna- tioncanrestoreaChristian countenancetofallenhumanity, andwillbeacounterbalanceto sinonthescalesofdivinejus- tice.

ThePopeconcludedhissermonwithaprayertoJesuscrucified"toextinguishhatredand rekindlelove,todispelwiththe powerfulbreathofYourSpirit theschemesanddesiresfor domination,destruction,war."

"Grantbreadtothelittleones," heprayed,"homestothehomeless,worktotheworkless,concordtonations,peacetothe world,andtoalltherewardof eternalhappiness.Amen."

TheHolyFatherthenknelt onthefaldstoolatthefootof thePapalaltarastheLitanyof Saintswaschantedandalso otherprayerspropertoSt. Peter'sasthe"stationchurch" forPassionSunday.Thecongregationwasthenblessedwith threemajorrelicsofChrist's Passion-afragmentofthelance ofLonginus,apieceoftheTrue .Cross,andVeronica'sveil.

AfterthisthePopeimparted theapostolicblessingandknelt forafewminutesinprayerbe-

GIANTCROSSON OLDGAOL

DUBLIN,March31(NC.)BishopJohnKyneofMeathhas blessedandunveiledahuge crossasamemorialforthe HolyYearathistoricMillmount ToweratDrogheda.

ErectedbytheDroghedamunicipalcouncil,thecrossis40 feethighandisfour-armedand gleamingwhite.Itisilluminatedelectricallyatnightandcan beseenfaroutatsea-anoutstandinglandmarkontheeast coast.

Addressingthelargegather- ingofpriestsandpeopleatthe MassinSt.Mary'sChurch,Drogheda,BishopKynesaidit was"anoblethoughtofthecity fatherstosetupthiscross."A goodlaity,hedeclared,coulddo animmenseamountofgoodfor Christianityandheurgedthe livingofafullerChristianlife inwhichthecrosswouldnotbe anAfteremptysymbol. MasstheBishop,clergy andmembersofthecouncil, wearingtheirrobesofoffice, marchedinprocession,accomp- aniedbythelocalband,tothe Tower,whichwasdecorated withnationalandpapalcolors. aboutMillmountTower,standing 200feetabovesealevel, onthesouthernbankofthe riverBoyne,isanancientmonumentwhosehistorygoesback topre-Christiantimes.In moderndays-underBritish rule-itwasalwaysgarrisoned andin1916wasusedasatemporaryjail.ThepresentMayor ofDrogheda,AldermanL. Walsh,andthetownclerk,J. Carr,bothofwhomattendedthe ceremony,wereprisonersthere followingtheRisingof1916.

forethecrucifixofSt.Marcellus.Hewasthencarriedfrom thebasilicaonthesediagestatoria. LaterthousandsofRomans joinedintheprocessioncarry- ingthecrucifixofSt.Marcellus backtoitspermanenthomein theChurchofSt.Marcellus.The crucifix,alife-sizesculpturein wood, fourteenthdatingfromtheearly century,hasbeenthe objectofRomanpietyforsev- eral objectcenturies.Itwastheonly thatescapedaterrible firewhich Churchtotallydestroyedthe ofSt.Marcellusin1519 andhassincestoodasasymbol ofdivineprotectiontoRoman citizens.

HEROISMOFMARTYRBISHOP

MADRID,Spain,March27 (NC.)-Theecclesiasticaltribunalinthebeatificationcanse ofBishopAnselmoPolinco FontechaofTeruel,hasbegun itshearingshere,withBishop LeopoldEijoGarayofMadrid, presiding.BishopPolancoFantechawasputtodeathbythe MarxistsonFebruary7,1939 atGerona,Spain.

temporarily"Otherworthyprelateshave transferredtheir Sees",Idaredtoinsist.

"They,surely,musthave reasonsthatIdonothave."

Sydney.HisLordship,Bishop PatrickFrancisLyons,ofChristchurch,NewZealand,isbeing transferredtotakeupthenew position.

BorninMelbournein1903, BishopLyonswaseducatedby theChristianBrothers.Hemade hisecclesiasticalstudiesatSt. Patrick'sCollege,Manly,andat Rome,wherehewasordainedin 1927.HavingservedatCollingwood,Geelong,Brunswick andSt.Patrick'sCathedral,he wasappointedCathedralAdministratorin1938.InthefollowingyearFatherLyonswas appointedVicarGeneralofthe ArchdioceseofMelbourne.In April,1944,hewasnamedBishopofChristchurch,andwas consecratedbyArchbishopMannix.

TheconfidencewhichtheHoly SeereposesinHisLordshipis reflectedintheonerousduties whichhistranslationwillentail.

TheRev.FilibertoDie?. Pardo,magistralcanonofthe CathedralofToledo,oneofthe witnesseswhowilltestify,t'lc! ofaconversationhehadwith theBishopshortlybeforehe wasmurdered.

"ItwasinBuenavistade Valdavia,provinceofValencia,"FatherDiezPardo said,"andIrememberexactly thedate:August28,1937,feast ofSt.Augustine.Istillsee beforemetheamiableBishop PolancoFontechainhisancestralhome,wherehewasspendingafewdays.

"Can'tyouseethattostayin Teruelmeanstoruntherisk offallingintothehandsof thesebandits?"

"Iknowit",hereplied. "However,doyouthinkitright formetoabandonmysheepin thesecircumstancesonlybecausethewolfismarauding around?"

"But,Bishop:valorand heroismareonethingandtemerityanother." "Ifthiswereso",theprelate concluded,"noonewould remaininthetrenchesnoron thebattlefields.Mytrenchand sheep-foldarenoneotherthan Teruel.GodandSpainwish itso."

SEAMANNEED EVENINGMASS

Thehighpointofthe12InternationalCongressofthe ApostolateoftheSeewasthe unanimousapprovalofaresolutiontopetitiontheHolySee forspecialprivilegesforseamen similartothosegrantedmilitarypersonnelduringthewar. Itwastheconcensusofthe congressdelegatesthatthe eveningMassandmitigated fastarebothpracticalnecessitiesandwouldbefruitful advantagesformenwhosail theseas.Delegatesfrom25 countriesattended.

HowTheCarthusiansLive

SOMEMYTHSEXPLODED.

'(FromaSpanishCorrespondent)

Ihavejustvisitedthefamous CarthusianMonasteryofMiraflores,nearBurgos.Itsprior, domAgustinMariaHospitalde laPueblawasexceedinglykind, andallowedmetovisitandsee allthatpartofitwhichwasnot strictlybarredtovisitors.He alsoansweredallmyquestions.

Thecellofthepriorisoutside theprivateenclosure,sothathe canreceivevisitorsanddeal withtheoutsideworld,andact aslinkwith-itandthemonks wholiveentirelyseparatedfrom theoutsideworld.Hiscellhas anindescribableairofsanctity, ofagedwood,oftranquility.

Heanswersmyquestions.He says:

Perhapsyouareunderamisapprehension.Perhapsyouare oneofthosewhobelievethat thosewhocomeherehavebeen disappointedintheworld,or havecometorelievetheirsoul oftheirmanysins.Butthatis notgenerallythecase.Norisit truethattheyaresupposedto dislikeandabhorallthatis pleasantandpleasurableinlife. Itisevenrumouredthatweare supposedtodigourgravea littleeveryday.Itisallincorrect.

Iexpressedmysurprise.He added:

Itisallpartofalegend wovenaroundourorder.Itis (lienbelievedevenbyotherre_ ligiousorders!

Whataboutthesilenceand solitudeyouaresupposedto observe?Ienquired.

Thatisapointonwhichour Ruleiscertainlystrict,butit helpstodisciplineourcharacter andmakeiteasiertopractise thelifeofthemonastery.

Arethebrothersalsoobliged topractisesilence?

Yes,butifseveralofthem worktogether,theyarepermittedtotalkalittleamongthemselves,especiallyifitissomethingtodowiththeirwork,an essentialtotheiractivities,

Imentionedthefactthathe washavingachatwithme.He explainedthathisremarkswere

essentialtohisfunctions,and thathemadeapointofrestrictingthemtoessentials.

Ienquiredwhatwastheminimumageatwhichanyone couldentertheorder.

Heexplainedthattheminimumagewaseighteen.The novicehadoneyearinwhichto findouthowhelikedit.Then hemadehisfirstvows,andthe finalvowsweremadefiveyears, later.Inthecaseofbrothers, therewasamuchlongerperiod ofprobation,andthefinalvows wereonlymadeelevenyears afterfirstenteringtheorder. Whatisthedifferencebetweenthelifeofthefathers andthebrothers,Iaskedthe prior.

Thefathersspendmostof theirtimeintheircells,andonly onceaweekdotheygooutof thestrictenclosureforastroll alongthegrounds.Mostoftheir timeisdevotedtoprayerand meditation.Thebrothersmove aboutmuchmorefreely,and spendaconsiderablepartof theirtimeoutofdoors.Their workisphysicallyheavier,but onthewholeitismucheasier tobearasitismorevariedand informal.

DomAgustinalsoexplained manyotherthingsforus.For instance,themonks,aftergoing tobedearly,getupagainabout 11thentheyagaingotobed untilsixo'clockinthemorning. Theydonotkneelasagenuflexion,buteitherbowvery deeply,orelseliedownontheir sideonthefloor.

Theynevereatmeat,andin additiontoprivationsintheir diet,onceaweektheyonlytake breadandwater.Itisbelieved thatthisfrugaldietaccounts forthelonglifewhichmanyof themonksattain.

ThecemeteryoftheMonasteryiscalled"thehouseof eternity"andthecrosseswhich markthegravesbearnoinscriptionastothebodyinterredbeneathit.

Itmaybeaskedwhatisthe purposeofsuchaformoflife. Ifmightappeartosomemeaninglessandwasted,Butalife

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ofprayer,meditationanddevotiontothoughtabouteternity mayperhapsinthelongrun giveman'abroaderviewof existence,andlifthumanityto anoblerplainofexistencethan thesinglepreoccupationformaterialthings.

DonosoCortessaidonce"I believethosethatpraydomore fortheworldthanthosewho fight.Monasticlifetomeappearstobetheidealformof existence."

FAITHFULSTOOGE OFTHESOVIET.

AtthemomentRussiaisengagedina"coldwar"withthe WesternDemocracies.Itisof theverygreatestimportancefor herthatthepeopleofBritain andtheUnitedStatesshouldbe ledtobelieveinthepurityof herpoliciesandtherighteousnessofheractions.

Iftheycanbebroughttoadmiteventhepossibilitythat civilandreligiousfreedomexists inRussia,andthattheSoviet doesnotreallywanttoimpose herideologybyforceonother countries,theeffortsofWesternstatesmentocombatCommunistexpansionwillbeseriouslyundermined.

That,then,isthereasonfor theexistenceofsuchbodiesas theAustralianPeaceCouncil

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MartyrdomSought.

TOLEDO,Spain,March 27(NC.)-Cityfiremen aresearchingthewellsof theconventoftheSisters ofSt.Jeromehereforthe swordwithwhichSt.Paul wasbeheaded.Therelic waspreservedinthe conventsinceitwasbrought fromRomeinthe14th century.DuringtheSpanish Civilwar,itwasthrown intoawellontheconvent groundstopreventitsseizurebythecommunists. Thenunshavedocumentaryevidenceastotheauthenticityoftherelicwhich carriestheemblemsof RomanEmperors.

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andtheholdingofPeaceCongresses-tospreadpropaganda whichwillreducetoaminimum publicanxietyandangerover Russianwar-mongering.

Fortheforthcoming"Peace Congress"tohaveanyrealpropagandavalue,someworldfigureisneeded,andtheCommunistshavefoundthatmaninthe AnglicanDeanofCanterbury, whohascomeintoprominence notsomuchasavaliantproponentofChristianity,butasthe mostastutepropagandistfora godlessStatethatthecountry hasproduced.

IfDr.HewlettJohnsonwere nottheDeanofCanterbury, holdingoneofthehighestoffices intheAnglicanChurch,he wouldbelittleusetotheCommunistParty.

Itmakesnodifferencethat theAnglicanChurchisoutof sympathywithCommunism.It makesnodifferencethatthe DeanofSydneyregardshisoppositenumberfromCanterbury asanembarrassmenttothe Church.Dr.HewlettJohnson stillretainshisofficialposition andheisapparentlyquitepreparedtouseitforallitis worth.-"CatholicLeader.

Ameeklittlemaninarestauranttimidlytouchedthearm ofamanputtingonacoat. "Excuseme,"hesaid,"butdo youhappentobeMr.Smithof Newcastle?"

"No,I'mnot!"theman answeredimpatiently. "Oh-er-well,"stammeredthefirstman,"yousee,I am,andthat'shisovercoat you'reputtingon."

Inaninterestinglettertoherahugecrowdwhowerehaving parents,MissM.Leahy,ofMt. Lawley,givesavividaccountof heraudiencewiththePope.She writes,i.a.:

"WhenIarrivedinRomeI lostnotimegettingintouch withDr.Knox,towhomIhada letterofintroduction. Iasked himaboutanaudience.Hedid notseemveryhopefulwhenI toldhimIhadonlyafewdays, butafteralltheprayersIhad beensayingIsomehowknewit wouldbeallright,andsoitwas. OnFridayeveningIreceivedat thehotelaninvitationtoaspecialaudienceonSaturdaymorningat10.30.Whatamemorabledaythatprovedtobe.You canimaginemyjoy. Igotup earlyandwenttoMassandreceivedHolyCommunioninthe AmericanChurchofSt.Susanna.AfterbreakfastIsetout fortheVatican,arrivingthereat 10b'clock.Thereweresomany doorsthatIwasbewildered.I didnotknowwhichoneto enter.EventuallyIfoundthe rightone.Ihadtogoupso manymarblestairs,andonthe wayupIpassedabandofSwiss Guardscomingdown.Whata magnificentsighttheywere! We'Vealwaysbeentoldhowimpressivetheyare,andtheyare, allthat,andmore,intheirstrikinguniformsofred,yellOwand bluestripes,silvershieldsand helmets,andtheycarryspears. Aftercrossingalargecourtyard Iwentupinalift.Iwasthen usheredintoalarge,loftyhall, whereotherpeoplewerewaiting.Aftersittinginthisbeautifulroomforsometime,we werecalledintoasmallerroom, andthenabout30ofuswere conductedtoastillsmaller room,whereweweregivenspecialplacesroundthewalls. I wasluckytobeaboutinthe middle,whichmeantIcould watchwhilstthefirstpeople werereceivedbyHisHoliness. Therewerepeopleofall nationalities,priests,menand women. Iwasprobablythe onlyAustralian.Mostofthe womenweredressedcorrectlyin black,butafewworemoredark costumes.Anyhow,wewaited therefornearlyhalfanhour, andthen,about11.30,theHoly Fatherarrived.Itwasamazing.Ithoughthewouldcome slowlyandinaverydignified fashion,butnotatall.%Hewas precededbyseveralGuardsand thenhecamehimself,almostin ahurry.There'snothingfrail orfeebleabouthim.Hewalkedwithapurpose,butheis eversogentle.Andhissmile! ItisthemostbeautifulI'veever seen.Hespoketoeveryone. WhenitcametomyturnI kneltandkissedhisring.Ilookedupandsawthatwonderful smilefixedonme.Heasked mewhenIcamefrom,andwhen IansweredAustralia,hesaid: "That'saverylongjourney."I askedhimforaspecialblessing forfather,motherandbrother, andhesaidhewouldgiveitto meforallmydearones.Itwas overalltooquickly,butlateron thewayoutIgotcaughtupwith

FRANKFURT,Germany, March13(NC.)-TheRev. RiccardoLombardi,S.J.,famousItalianpreacher,isvisitingGermanyforthefirsttime andisaddressingoverflow crowdsinsuchcentresasStuttgart,Munich,EssenandMuenster.

PresidentAntonioDeFragosoCarmonaandHisEminenceEmanueleCardinalCerejeira,PatriarchofLisbon, visitedTelhalAsylum,operatedbytheBrothersofSt.John ofGod,whereacelebrationwas heldandopenedanexhibition ofbooksandmaterialrelating tothehistoryandworkofthe Brothers.TheCardinaloffered aPontificalMassintheSaint's honorintheLisbonCathedral andgavethePapalBlessing afterwards.Theceremonywas attendedbyrepresentativesof thePortugueseGovernment, monksandnunsaswellasa large congregation.

apublicaudience,soIwent alongwiththemintotheenormouspublicgallery.Itwasannouncedovertheloudspeaker thatthePopewascoming.First cametheGuards,bothPapal andSwiss,andthenHisHoliness,carriedinachair.Hewas nowwearingarichredcloak overthewhiterobeheworeat theearlieraudience.Thepeo- pleshoutedandcheered. I watchedtheirfaces.Their greetingwasspontaneousand fulloflove.Itmademefeel theunitythatbindsus,that makesusone,nomatterfror& whichpartoftheearthwecome.

Itmademefeelhowgood4is tobeaCatholic,and,aboveall, itmademefeelthemeaningof "Rome"forus.Iwasathome amongthesewarm-heartedpeople.AsthePopewascarried byheacknowledgedthecheers withhandupraisedinblessing andbestowinghiswonderful smileoneveryone,almost,it seemed,toeachindividually.

Atthefrontofthis'vastgallerythereisahighthrone,to whichHisHolinesswascarried. FromtherehespoketothepeopleinItalian,English,French, GermanandSpanish,andsointerestedwasheintheindividual thathehadsomethingtosayin eachlanguage,whichIthought showedhisunderstandingofthe varyingproblemsofeachnationality.InEnglishhesaid manypeoplehadmadelong journeysandmanysacrificesto cometoRomefortheHolyYear, butforthattheywouldgetspecialgraces.Hethenblessed themandtheirfamilies.Itwas reallyverywonderful.After thattheVaticanOrchestraplayedseveralpiecesfromWagner andVerdi-auniqueexperience initself.AfterthisHisHolinessgotdownfromhisthrone andwalkedamongthepeople. Heproceededuptheleft-hand sideofthelongaisleandthen downtheright-handside.He wasquiteunhurried,andstoppedtospeaktothepeople. I noticedthatashetalkedwith themhewasreallyinterestedin everythingtheysaidtohim. Actuallyhispublicaudience wasmoreexcitingthanthespecialone,butitwasindeeda thrillandanunforgettableexperiencetospeaktohimpersonallymyselfandhearhim speaktome.AfterallthisexcitementImadeapilgrimageto thefourBasilicasandsaidthe prayerstogaintheHolyYear Indulgence,butIfounditvery difficulttopray.Iclimbedon mykneestheSanctaScala,the staircasewhichisbelievedto havebeenbroughtfromthe palaceofPontiusPilatebySt. Helena.

"Isawthehighlyvenerated statueofSt.Peter,andkissed thefoot,whichiswornbythe kissesofthefaithfuloverthe centuries.Icouldn'ttellyou inaletterofthemagnificenceof thechurches;theydefydescription.Theyareofenormoussizeandthedecorations, statuesandpicturesandaltars arewonderful.EachBasilica hasaspecialaltarwhereonly thePopesaysMass.TheBlessedSacramentiskeptinaspecialchapelcalledtheChapelof theBlessedSacrament.There aremanysidealtars,andeverywheretherearestatuesofPopes andtombswhereintheyare buried.RoundthewallsofSt. Peter'stherearepicturesofthe 262Popes."

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HOLLYWOOD,Calif.(NC.)-EstablishedasafixtureintheradiofieldatEastertime,"TheTriumphant Hour,"foundedandproducedbytheRev.PatrickPeyton, C.S.C.,directoroftheFamilyRosaryCrusadewastelevised forthefirsttimeaswellasbroadcastthisyear.

FeaturingtheDionneQuintupletsandahostofHollywood andBroadwaystars,thetelevisionshow-filedbeforehandwas afternoon.televisedEasterSunday

Withanothercastmadeup ofHollywoodandBroadway celebrities,theradioshowwas broadcastasusualcoast-tocoastEasterSundaynight.On bothprogrammesthestoryof theGloriousMysteriesofthe Rosarywastold.

Ontheradioshow.Easter songsweresungbyBing Crosby,andamongthecelebritiestakingpartwereAnn Blyth,CharlesBoyer,Jimmy Durante,PatO'Brien,Rosalind Russell,LisabethScottandLorettaYoung.

BesidetheDionneQuintuplets,thetelevisionshowfeaturedPatO'Brien,RoddyMcDowell,JaneWyatt,Maureen O'Sullivan,PedroDeCordoba, DonAmecheandothers.

AtarecentCatholicAction conventioninMilwaukee,FatherPeytontoldofplanstointroduce"TheTriumphantHour" ontelevision.Hecontacted Hollywoodaboutthefilmand wasquotedapriceof40,000 dollars.Heaskedforprayersof delegatesattheconvention,and thenextdayHollywoodcalled andshavedthepriceto22,000 dollars.Heaskedprayersofthe delegatesagain,andontheday theconventionclosedtheprice hadfallento6,000dollars.

CORRUPTIONOFYOUTH.

"Therewasneveratimewhensomuchhasbeenwrittenandspokenandexplainedaboutsex,andneveratime whenmoraldegradationwassolow,"BishopCharlesF. Buddy,ofSanDiego,declaredindiscussingtheincreaseof sexcrimesagainstchildren.

"Theterrifyingsituationstems logicallyfromthegodlessness, secularismandotherimmoral debaucheriesofCommunismallcloselyinter-related,"the Bishopsaid.

BishopBuddypointedout somelegislatorsfavoursurgery forsexoffenders,othersadvocatecapitalpunishment.He asked:"Insteadofmutiplying lawstopunishthecriminal, whynotdosomethingconstructivetopreventsexcrimes, ortobuildupbymeansofeducationasenseofmoralresponsibilityamonggradeandhigh schoolpupils?Theunspeakable sexcoursesgiveninmany

Thereisadignityinsufferingnotequalledbyany otherhumanactorendeavour,forsufferingispeculiarlyourown.Itbelongs tohumanityasnothingelse doesorcan.Itisours,we fatheredit,wenourisnit andwearenourished(or destroyed)byit.Thatis whySaintPaulcouldsay, "Iwillnotglorybutinmy infirmities."

-HelenCaldwell

publicschoolsundertheguise ofhygieneshouldbesubjected tosearchinginvestigation."

Theprelatedeclaredthatinvestigatorsareverywelcometo "studythemethodsemployedin ourCatholicschoolstosafeguard theinnocenceofchildren,and toimpressonthembydailyinstructiontheirmoralobliga- tions."

Hedeclaredthe"baldand crudesexexposition"inpublic schoolshasaroused"youthfulpassionsforexperiences"and saidtheentire"approachis immoral."

"Thecoldfactis,"theBishop said,"thatchildreninourpu- blicschoolsaregettingnomoral educationwhatever;noreligious instructionbycompetenteducatorsintheLawofGod.What's wrpngwithdailypresentingto youngimpressionablemindsin theirformativeperiodthenecessityofkeepingthenatural lawassetforthintheTen Commandments?"

BishopBuddydeclaredthat the"childrenofseveralgenerationshavebeensinnedagainst becausetheyhavebeenstarved, deprivedofmoralinstruction," andthatboth"parentsand schoolboardsareresponsible."

NUN'SUNIQUEPRIVILEGE.

KIANGSUPROVINCE.-"Iamapedlarnow,"mentionedaChineseSister,accordingtoareportfromthisProvince. Sisterjourneysfromvillagetovillagesellingtoiletarticles andwomen'sstockings.Salesmanshipofthisnatureonthe partofreligious,ofcourse,issomethingofaneye-opening precedent.

InChina'shinterland,however,alotofpriestsandsisters intheseextraordinarytimes withoutsuchsparksofpersonal initiativewouldnototherwisebe pursuingthemoreancientand respectedprecedentofeating.

Thepriestshereareforbidden totravelby therefore,thePolice;theyare, unabletoreachCatholicsbeyondtheirmission compounds.

Inthe.brightwaysofearly ChristianfaithindarkRoman catacombs,itwasn'tunusualto seeevenchildrenliketheboy martyrTarcisiuscarryingthe BlessedSacramentonhis person.Maybehistoryismovingbackwards.

"WhatatremendousconsolationandprivilegeIhave!"this sameSisterrelates."Inowmay carrytheBlessedSacrament myselffromvillagetovillage onsickcallsfortheagedand thedying.

CONGRESSOF SACREDMUSIC.

Catholicmusiciansfromall overtheworldwillassemblein RomeinMayforthegreatest internationalcongressofsacred musiceverheld, TheCongress,organisedbythe PontificalInstituteforSacred Music,willbedividedintothree sections:

1.Oriental-ByzantineChantand GregorianChant.

2.Classicalpolyphony,organ musicandmusicology.

3.Contemporarymusicand popularreligioussinging. Vaticancirclesbelievethat theCongresswillhaveanexceptionalimportanceforthe fuutreofecclesiasticalmusic. Neverbeforehassofar-reachingaprogrammebeenproposed, norsomanymusiciansannouncedtheirintentiontoattend. Mayhasbeenchosenforthe Congresstocoincidewiththe ninthcentenaryofthedeathof thepioneermusicologist,Guido d'Arezzo,in1050.

Oriental-ByzantineChant.

TheCongresswillstudyhis workanddedicateasessionto mediaevalstudies.Therewill alsobeanexhibitionofthemediaevalmusicmanuscriptsin theVaticanlibrary.

Ofexceptionalimportancewill bethediscussionsonOrientalByzantinechant,underthedirectionofthecomposer,Mr. EgonWellesz,formerlyprofessor atViennaUniversityandnowa ProfessoratOxford.

WiththeexceptionofGreek manuscriptspreservedbythe ancientByzantineliturgy,the musicalinheritanceoftheEasternChurchwashandeddown byoraltradition.Itisimportant,therefore,tosafeguardthis inheritancetowhichtheLatin Churchpartyowestheoriginof Gregorianchant.

TohelpkeepalivetheOrientaltradition,theSacredOriental Congregationhasarrangedfor thepresentationofOriental musicinRomethroughoutthe HolyYear.

ArtofBellRinging.

TheCongresswillopenon May25andlastsixdays. Amongspecialistswhowilladdressitwillbeseveralpromin-entmusiciansfromalloverthe world.

Thesectiononcontemporary musicwilldiscusstheeducation ofCatholicmusiciansandthe creationofnationalschoolsof musicaswellasavarietyof practicalquestionsincludingthe artofbell-ringing.

"THEWORLDNEEDS MORELAUGHTER"

-HolyFather

ThePopereceivedOleOleson andChicJohnson,theU.S.film comedians,inaspecialaudience lastweekandtoldthem;"The worldneedsmorelaughterand agreatersenseofhonour today."

Thetwocomedianswerefinishingathree-week'sstayin Italy.ThePopeblesseda number%ofrosariesfortheir friends.

"Youshouldbegratefulthat Godhasbestoweduponyouthe greatprivilegeofmakingthe worldlaugh,"hetoldthem. "Theprdfessionofbringing laughterintotheworldisa commendableone."

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

FRANKFURT,Germany,March20.-ThehistoricMainz Psalter,whichGermanytreasuresasoneofhermostpreciouspossessions,wasrecoveredintheUnitedStates,and nowhasbeenreturnedhere,accordingtoanannouncement madebytheAmericanHighCommissioner'sofficelocated here.

Thebookdisappearedfrom theDresdenLibraryduringthe war,andeventuallywassoldto anartdealerinNewYorkCity. Onlearningofthetransaction, theU.S.StateDepartmentimmediatelytookpossessionofthe world-renowneddocument,valuedataquarterofamillion dollars,andarrangedtohaveit shippedbacktoGermany.It willsoonbeonpublicdisplay.

Thepsalterdatesbackasfar as1457.Itisthefirstbookto beprintedonvelluminthree colours.Onlytencopiesare inexistence.Vellumisafinelygrainedlamb,kidorcalfskin.

MiraclesDiscussed.

VATICANCITY,March28 (Radio,NC.)-Twomiracles offeredinthecauseforcanonizationofBlessedEmiliade Vialar,FoundressoftheSisters ofSt.JosephoftheApparition, werediscussedthismorningat apreparatorysessionofthe SacredCongregationofRites. TheCardinalsandprelates ofthesameCongregationalso discussedthepossiblereopening ofthecauseforthecanonizationoftheBlessedAntonio Baldinucci,aJesuitpriest.

LISBON,Portugal,March 28(NC.)-Thefourthcen tenaryofthedeathofSt.John ofGodisbeingcelebratedthis yearinSpain,wherehedied, andinPortugal,wherehewas bornatMontemor-o-Novo. Specialcelebrationswilltake placeinPortugalinOctober, whenarelicofthesaintwill besentfromSpainforveneration.

ProphetofGloom.

Anexportoftheideasof pessimisticoldBertrandRussell hasbeenarrangedforAus- tralianbenefitbytheInstitute ofInternationalAffairs.

RussellwillvisitAustralian capitalcitiesandgivefreelecturesinJuneandJuly.

LongdisillusionedoverSoviet Russia,hisauthorityasaradical oughttomakesomepinkspull upintheirtracks.Hehas knownseveralpeoplewhowent toRussiaasardentCommunists, onlytoreturnbrokenbyRed inhumanity,aftersomeofthe bitterestexperiencestobehad today.

Unfortunately,Russellhas notbeenabletoadvancefrom disillusionment'withfreelove andCommunismtoanypositiveandconstructivefaith.Hejust despairs...andfornoreason atallhetriestospreaddespair.

ThelecturesinMelbourne willbeon"Livinginanatomic age."

Itisdoubtfulwhetherthe mainproblem,howtoliveinan atomicage,willbeanswered. Popularlectureshavethehabit ofraisingdoubtswhichthey havenotthemoralauthorityto resolve.

ALEXRODOREDA

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MEN'SWEAROFQUALITY

604HaySt-Opp.TownHoll

"OnceamonthItrytovisit eachvillage.TheChristians knowwhenIamcoming.They reciteanActofContritiontogetherandonebyonetheyreceiveHolyCommunionthemselves.Afterwardsweallrecite aloudtheprayersofthanksgiving."

REDSINTHERED.

NEWYORK(NC.)-The DailyWorker'sbooksarealso red.JohnGates,editorofthe communistnewspaper,hasannouncedthatthepaperhasa current175,000dollarsdeficit, andthatunlessthismoneyis raiseditcannotcontinuepublication.Heappealedforcontributions.

BornCatholicsleavethe Churchforonlytwomajor reasons:first,ignorance;second, pride.NoCatholicfullyinformed onmattersoffaithandmorals woulddareriskhissoulinsuch apieceofsensualityasamixed marriage,oronthecomfortpro_ videdbyavoidanceofthelaws ofthefaith,unlessthatperson wereguiltyofatrulysatanic pride.

Itistrue,ofcourse,thatCatholicschoolgraduatesoccasionallyleavetheChurch,itistrue thatsomeproperlyrearedchildrengiveuptheirfaith.Butmore oftenthannotittakeslittleinvestigationtofindnegligenceon thepartofparentsorindifferenceonthepartofsuperiorsfor suchlosses.

-TheProvidenceVisitor * , Finally,worldcontrolofatomicpowerisonlypossibleifitis freelychosenbythepeopleand isnottodaytheprerogativeof theGman,tomorrowofthe Commissar.

-TheWindandtheRain.

MARYOF

tolifeonceagain,and specialemphasisisgiventothemenwhoplayedsuchpro- minentpartsinherextraordinarylife.

DRUMSOFMER,byIanL.Idriess,whohascapturedthe charmoftheTorresStraitIslandsinthisbook,whichisareissueofaformerpopularbookbythisentertainingwriter.

AlsoMURDERWEEK-END,byMichaelHalliday.WINDS OFPEACE,byJohnCreasey.THENAILOFSUSPICION, ByFrankCrisp.

NewbooksincludedintheLibraryweekly.OursubscriptiontermsarethemostreasonableinPerth.Helpthemaintenanceofthisimportantworkbysupportingyour-

It'stimetoget yournew DUNLOP/ RAINCOAT f

PERTH,THURSDAY,APRIL13,1950.

MAN'SCRIMINALITY.

ThesermondeliveredbytheHolyFatherinSt.Peter's BasilicaonPassionSunday,aprecisofwhichisgivenelsewhereinthisissue,isamostmovingdocument.Itsspecial significanceliesinthefactthatthePopespokenotonlyasthe Headofthefaithful,butastheCommonFatherofChristendom,forhecallson"allChristians,penitentandinnocent," tounitewithChristWhotakesawaythesinsoftheworld. Withoutunduepessimism,thePopenotes"arisingseaofprivateandpublicsinswhichtendstosubmergesoulsinmud andoverthrowwholesomesocialconventions."Heseesthe world,despiteitsastoundingadvanceinthephysicalsciences, indecaybecauseoftheruinwroughtinitonthefundamentalmoralstructuresoflife.TheHolyFatherrangesthrough thegamutofmoderniniquity-"sinsofmenagainstthemselvesinsoulAidbody,againsttheirneighbours,particularlythemorehumbleanddefencelesscreatures,sins,finally. againstthefamilyandhumansociety."Someofthesesins aresounheardofandcruelthatnewwordsarenecessaryto describethem,andthePontiffwonderswhetherDivineJusticecanlongertoleratethisimmenseaccumulationofbaseness,which"taintstheearthanddefacestheworkofGod."

Therootofthismoralputrefactionisthelossofthesense ofsin.TheoutragesofmodernmanagainsttheDivineLaw are,saystheHolyFather,inexcusable,becauseofthedegree ofenlightenmentandintellectualknowledgesowidespread to-day.ThepossibilityofignoranceabouttherelationsbetweencreaturesandtheCreatorshould.heclaims,findno placeinacivilisationwhichboastsofinnerspiritoffreedom andsenseofpersonaldignity.ThePopenoteswithconcern theinroadsofviceamongchildrenandinruralareas-once traditionallyimmune-andblamesinparticular"aseriesof shamelessandcriminalpublications."Heexcoriatesina specialmannertheattemptsmadetojustifythesebase manifestationsofmoraldecadence.Thereisabroada"false humanismandanti-Christianindulgence"whichattemptsto makesinrespectable,andevenpresentsitas"thenormaldevelopmentofman'sfacultiesandastheenrichmentofhis personality."

InthemidstofthisappallingspectaclethePopepauses toassuretheworldthatherecognisestheweaknessofhuman nature,especiallyinthepresenthistoricalconditions,but "propertomanisalwaysthewillthatisfreeandthecontrol overhisactions;propertomanisthesupernaturalhelpof gracewhichGodneverdeniestohimwhotrustfullyseeksit."

TheremedytheHolyFatherproposestotheworldisthat whichChristOurLordHimselfpreached-thethoughtsand worksofpenance-asthefirststeptowardstheeffective moralrehabilitationofhumanity.Bythisroughroadof prayer,alms,fastingandmortification,thesoulreconcilesitselfwithDivineJustice."ItisthegreatreturnofarebellioushumanitytothelawsofGodandtheChurch."The Popedeniesthepopularbeliefthatself-denialisidentical withgloomandsadness.Onthecontrary,itisanindispensableconditionofinnergladness.Itisimpossibletoexclude fromlifeeverykindofsuffering.ButtheessenceofChristianwisdomisinknowinghowtobearlife.ThroughsufferingtheworldhelpsreparativelytomakeupwhatislackingtothePassionofChrist.ThePopedesiresandcallsfor amobilisationofanarmyofsouls"performingworksofexpiation,"whowillgivea"Christiancountenancetodecadent humanityandwillbeasalutarycounter-balancetohuman crimesonthescalesofDivineJustice."

PRESSOPINION.

AnOpenLetter.

DearMr.Chifley:

Thedailynewspaperslast week,intheirreportsofthe foreignaffairsdebateinthe HouseofRepresentatives,creditedyouwithastatementwhich evenamemberofyourown Party,subjecttotheruthless disciplineofCaucus,couldnot stomachwithoutvigorousprotest.

Youwerereportedtohave saidthat"becausetherehad beennoattempttorightwrongs thatshouldhavebeenrighted longago,Communismhadcrept intotheCentralEuropeancountries."

ThosewhohadhadthegreatestinfluenceinEurope,you claimed,hadnotseenthatjusticewasdonetothepoorersectionsofthecommunity."With greatregret,"youfeltyouhad tosaythattheChristianChurcheshadnevergivenassistance torightthesewrongs.

Doyourealise,Mr.Chifley, theenormousdamagethatsuch anunfoundedandunsupported statementcoulddo,comingasit doesfromonewhohasinmany waysearnedthegratitudeand respectofmillionsofAustralians.

IfaCommunistoranatheist levelledthesechargesagainst theChristianChurches,we wouldnotdignifytheoccasion witharebuttal.Suchcharges areacommonplaceontheplatformsandinthepressofthe

CHANGEINPUBLICATIONDAY.

"TheRecord"willhenceforthgotopressonWednesdayinlieuofThursday.Allcontributedmatter mustreachthisofficenotlaterthan9.30a.m.Wednesday.Classifiedadvertisementswillbereceiveduntil noononWednesday.

CorrespondentsareaskedtonotethatthePost OfficeBoxnumberofthisofficehasbeenchanged fromBoxA35toBoxR1279.

cow-trainedcommissarsand localquislingsoustedthelegitimateGovernmentsofthese countriesbymeansoftheRed terror? Yes,indeed,thepoorinthese countrieshaveinthepastsufferedmanycruelwrongs.But whoinflictedthesewrongs?Certainlynotmenwholivedaccordingtotheteachingsofthe Church,butmenwhomost pointedlyignoredandrejected thoseteachings. Itisnotdeniedthathereand thereaChurchleadermayhave failedtoprotestagainstabuses asheshould,butthewhole ChristianChurchorganisationis nottobecondemnedbecausea few-averyfew-ofitsleaders weremoreconcernedwiththeir ownwell-beingthanthatof theirflock.Letusadmitthere havebeenoccasionalfailures, butwho,Mr.Chifley,havemore consistentlydefendedtherights oftheworkerandthepeasant, whohavemoreforcefullyand moreconsistentlycondemned theinjusticesinflictedonthe under-privilegedthantheBishopsandpriestsoftheCatholic Church.

Beforeyouwerehorn,Mr. Chifley,PopeLeoXIII.hadissuedhisimmortalencyclical, "RerumNovarum,"pleading forsocialjusticefortheworker andanathematisingtheevilsand abusesofcapitalism.Every Popesincehasreinforcedhis words,andtheleadfrom,the Vaticanhasbeenfollowedin everycountryonearthwhere theChurchhasbeenfreeto pursuehermission.

NorhastheChurchconfined herselftoadmonitions.Who cancomparewithherrecordof charity?ThespiritthatanimatedSt.VincentdePaulisnot dead.Itstillfirestheenthusiasmofhierarchy,clergyand laitytoseekoutthepoor,the aged,theinfirm,andminister totheminthenameofChrist.

Whenthishasbeenpointed outtoothermenwhohave criticisedtheChurchasyoudid, theyhaverepliedthattheworkerneedsmorethanwordsofencouragementandactsofcharity.

Buttheyforgettwoveryimportantthings.Firstly,the Churchwasnotinstitutedby Christtoteachmenhowtofind earthlyhappiness,buthowto savetheirimmortalsouls.Secondly,fewStatesinhistory haveallowedtheChurchtopursueherdivinemissionunimpeded.Theyhaveeithersought tousehertofurthertheirown selfishinterestsortheyhave persecutedher.

enemiesofGod,andtheyare takenby-themassesofthepeoplewiththeproverbialgrainof salt. ButyouareneitheraCommunistnoranatheist.You haveareputationfortolerance, fairnessandhonesty.Why, then,didyouadoptoneofthe unfairesttacticsofdebateby hurlingachargeandleavingit unsupportedbyevidence?It mightbearguedthatbecause youproducednoproof,your statementwouldcarryno weight.That,unfortunately,is notthecase,foritcarriedallthe weightofyourownconsiderable prestigeintheAustraliancommunity. Letuslookatthisstatement ofyoursagainandsubmititto carefulandimpartialanalysis.

Communism,yousay,had creptintoCentralEuropean countriesbecausenoattempt hadbeenmadetorightthe wrongsofthepeople.Itdid nothingofthesort.Communismdidn'tcreepintoWestern Europe;itwasfoisteduponwarbrokencountriesbymethodsas savageandruthlessasanyrecordedinhistory, WhatdidCommunismamount toinPoland,Mr.Chifley,before theRussiansandtheGermans, inSatanicunion,crushedthat heroicnation?Whatdidit amounttoinWesternGermany, intheBalticStates,intheBalkancountriesbeforetheMos-

pediency?Youknowtheanswertothat.Thereisnoneed forustogiveit.

ThePopehasnoarmytoimplementhisinjunctions.He canapplynoeconomicsanctions toStateswhorefusetoaccept hiscounsel.Hisonlyweapons arethosewhichChristusedtheweaponsofthespirit.

Weshouldnotforgetthatfor atimemanyoftheearlyChristiansmusthavesuspectedthat

evenChristhadfailed,but twentycenturieshavetestified Histriumph.

Westerncivilisationmaybe crumblingaboutusandanew barbarismrisingtotakeits place,butdon'tblametheChurches.IntheheydayofNazismonlyoneforceresistedHitler-theChristianChurches.BehindtheIronCurtainto-day onlyoneforceresistsCommunism-theChristianChurches.

Politicalopponentshavevanished,butthemenwhoyousayhavefailedremain.Manyof themarerottinginCommunist dungeonsbecausetheyrefused tocountenanceorcondoneevil. Bytheirbehaviourtheyhave setagloriousexamplenotonly totheirownpeople,buttothe wholeworld.Inthecircumstances,honour,notcriticism,is theirdue.

Yourssincerely,

"THECATHOLICWEEKLY."

TRUTHABOUTMINDSZENTY!

LONDON,April1(NC).-TheHollywoodproduction, "GuiltyofTreason,"dramatisingthetruefactsinthecaseof HisEminenceJosefCardinalMindszenty,PrimateofHungary,hasbeenasourceofdisturbancetotheKremlin.This isevidentfromthetoneofaRadioMoscowHungarian-Languagebroadcastheardhere.Itisrecalledthatatthetime ofthe"trial"itwasreportedthattheRussianshadsentexpertstoBudapesttohelplaytheframeworkforthe"trial" andhelp"condition"theCardinal.

"AccordingtoanoldRussiantheWallStreetpunditsdragged proverbablackdogcannotbeouttheMindszentycaseandthe paintedwhite,"thebroadcastissueofallegedchurchpersecusaid."Itisjustasimpossibletotioninthepeople'sdemocracies. makespiesandreactionaries"However,aheavyblowwas appearaslambsofsacrificeand holymartyrs,eventhoughthey happentowearthecloakofthe clergy.

"Propagandafinancedfroma specialfundofWallStreet presumestoaccomplishthis task.Itiscommonlyknown thatCardinalMindszenty,this wrongdoerwearingthecloakof theclergy,committedgrave crimeswheninthevileroleof aspyandaconspiratorhesold outhiscountrywholesaleand retail.

"ThereisnodoubtthatMindszentyhadbeenafaithfuland valuableagentoftheWall StreetpunditsHewasivthe centreoftheconspiracyanted againstHungariandemocracy. ThefailureofMindszentywas agreatblowtotheplanofthe Americanimperialists.Therefore,theAmericanimperialists threwtheirfullweighttryingto rescuetheiragentcaughtinthe act.WhenMindszentywasput ontrialbeforethepeople's court,theAmericanPressand theconsistentlylyingVoiceof Americaarousedmuchadoin connectionwiththeBudapest trial.

"Americandiplomacy,too, waseagertoapplyallitssinistermethods,butallsucheffortsweredoomedtofailure... Atthethirdandfourthsessions oftheUnitedNationsAssembly

LookatthehistoryofEurope overthelasthundredyearsand seewhathashappenedtothe Churchatthehandsofthe State.Inonecountryafter anotherthemostviolentattacks werelaunchedbythecivil poweragainstthegreatChristiancentresoflearning.Monasterieswereclosed,themonks drivenforth,theirproperty expropriated,theirinfluence crushed.Thathappenedeven inagreatChristiancountrylike France,andthemenresponsible areglorifiedasgreatLiberals whofreedthepeoplefromthe shacklesofsuperstition.

LikemostAustralianpoliticians,Mr.Chifley,youstandfor theseparationofChurchand State.You,ineffect,say:"Let theChurchlookafterthesouls ofmenandceaseinterferingin politics."Then,whenthe politicianshavemadeamessof temporalaffairsastheyhave doneinEuropeto-day,you blametheChurches.

ThebestleadershipinEurope since1939hasbeengivenby HisHolinessPopePiusXII.In wordsthatanyonecouldunderstandhehastracedthepath thatwouldsurelyleadtolastingpeace.Hehaspleadedandallhecandoisplead-that thewrongswhichthepoorand oppressedsuffershouldbe righted.Butwholistensto him?Dostatesmenlistento himandheedhiswords,ordo theygotheirownwilfulway, drunkwithpower,everready tosacrificeprinciplesforex-

againinflictedupontheimaginarychampionsoftheinviolabilityofclericsandreligious freedom,orratheruponthe knightsfightingfortheinviolabilityofspiesandthepartisans ofthefreedomofespionage.The delegatesoftheU.S.S.R.and thepeople'sdemocracieshave fullyunmaskedthegame ofAnglo-Americandiplomacy, whichwastantamounttoanattempttointerferewiththeinternalaffairsofHungaryand theEtherpeople'sdemocracies...

"However,thebarrenfightof theAmericanreactionariesto rescuetheirfallenlackeyand towhitewashthemselveshas notcometoanend.Nowthey graspanothermeans:Hollywood.Theyhaveplacedan urgentorderwiththefilm enterprisestoscreentheMindszentytrial,needlesstosayin theirownsetting,sothateverybodyshouldbelievethatthe spywasnospybutaholy martyr

"Theyarestillshootingthe film,butthepublicityisalready asbigasthepublicityinfavourofmurderandgangster pictures.ButwillHollywood helpafteralltheothermethods havefailed?Theonlyanswer thatcanbegivenbyanysensiblepersonisthis:Itwillhelp asmuchasmedicinehelpsa corpse."

OVERFLOWINGCHURCHESPOINTERSTO REDS'STANDINGINHUNGARY

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

Hungary'sclosetoeightmillionCatholicsfilledthe churchestooverflowingtotakepartinspecialserviceson PassionSundayinresponsetoHisHolinessPopePiusXII's encyclical,"AnniSacri."

Theservicesbeganillfivein theafternoonandwerescheduledtocoincidewiththeceremoniesconductedbytheHoly FatherinSt.Peter'sBasilicain Rome.Churchbellsrang throughoutthecountrytocall thefaithfultotheservices.

Thenumberofcommunicants onPassionSundaymorningwas sogreatthatinmanyplacesthe consecratedhostshadtobe brokenintwoinorderthat everybodycouldreceiveHoly Communion. TheafternoonservicesconsistedofrecitationoftheRosary, StationsoftheCross,Benedictionfortheserviceswereissued inajointcircularletterbytwo

ofthecountry'sthreemetropolitans,archbishopsJosefGroesz ofKalocsaandJuliusCzapikof Eger.Thecountry'sthirdmetropolitan,HisEminenceJosef CardinalMindszenty,Primate ofHungary,wasnaturally unabletobepresent.

SpecialMassesofThanksgivingwerealsoscheduledinall parishesthroughoutHungary forApril4tomarktheanniversaryoftheland'sliberation fromthenazis.

QUARANTORE.

SUBIACO-FortyHours'Pray- er-April28th.to30th.

ThereIsANewDisplayof BRIDALANDCHILDSTUDIES DELIGHTFULLYCOLOUREDINOIL. INTHECOUNCILAVENUESHOWCASESOF VICTORPENROSE

AlsoaGroupPhotographofthe STATESURFTEAM.

TELEPHONEBA4296FORAPPOINTMENT.

DOWONDERSSTILLHAPPEN!

Ihaveaquestionfrom"B.S.," whichhasbeenawaitingan answerforquitealongtime.I mustapologisefortheoversight,whichwasunintentional. "B.S."asks:

"Whyisitthatinthetimeof OurLorditwasnotuncommonforpeopletobepossessedbythedevilandtohave visions,whileatthepresent timeitrarelyhappens?"

A.:Tobeginwith,youmust notethatthedevilcantakepossessionofpeopleonlywiththe permissionofGod.Hencethe frequencyorotherwiseofdiabolicalpossessiondependson whatGodpermits.Ifyoupress yourquestionfurtherandask whythendidGodpermitpossessionmorefrequentlyinthose daysthanatpresent,wellyou areupagainsttheratherdifficulttaskofdiscoveringtheobjectthatGodmighthavehad forthatpermissionthenthatHe hasnotgotnow.Wecansuggest anumberofreasonswhyitwas fittingthatthepowerofthe devilshouldbediminishedafter theDeathandResurrection.of OurLordthanatanytimeprevioustothoseevents.Christ

ORIGINOFSO

SomelittletimeagoIhada letterfrom"BibleStudent,"of Bejoording.Myreplywasdelayedastheinformationhe soughtwasnotreadilyavailable.I'vestillnotgotsomeof it.Imightadd,Ifindithard toseejustwhatbearingthe questionhasontheCatholic Churchandherteaching.However,we'llletitride.

"Itwasmentionedsometime agoinyoursession,"'Bible Student'writes,"thatthe HolyRollers,FourSquare GospellersandSeventhDay Adventistswerenewreligions anddidnotusethebookof CommonPrayer.Whostartedthedifferentreligionsand when?Andwhyhavethey cutouttheBookofCommon Prayer?"

A.:Uptothepresentmoment I'vebeenunabletotrackdown theoriginsoftheHolyRollers. TheInternationalChurchofthe FourSquareGospelwasfoundedinLosAngeles,California, byAimeeSempleMcPherson,in 1917.SisterMcPherson's"De-

cameintotheworldtobreakthe powerofSatan,apowerwhich isbasedonthesinsofmen. Christcametodestroysin.His lifeispresentedtousinthe GospelsasabattlewithSatan andthepowersofdarkness. Henceitwaspeculiarlyfitting thatthereshouldbeexternal manifestationsofHispower overthedevilsduringHislife onearth. Anotherreasonwhythepower ofthedevilisdiminishedinthe landswheretheChristianreligionispractisedisthatinthose countriesconstantuseismade ofthemanysacramentals,such asblessings,exorcisms,holy water,andsoonwhichhavethe effectofmakingthoseplaces uncongenialforSatan. Youwouldbemistakenifyou thoughtthatcasesofpossession donotoccuratthepresenttime.

Idon'tknowwhethervisions wereanymorecommonatthe timeofChristthantheyareat present.Itwouldbedifficult toformavalidjudgmenton thatquestion.Thefactthat youhavehadnopersonalexperienceinthatlinemightadmitofseveralexplanations.

MERUMSECTS.

clarationofFaith"containsthe chiefdoctrinesofthisfaith. ThesectsofAdventistsarethe outcomeofareligiousagitation begunbyWilliamMillerin1831, afteraminutestudyofthePropheciesoftheBible.In1845a groupofAdventists,underthe leadershipofMrs.E.E.White, brokefromtheparentbodyand metunderthetitleofSeventh DayAdventists.

Whydidthesebodies"cut out,"touseyourownphrase, theBookofCommonPrayer?

IftheyhavedonesoIthinkthey themselvesshouldbestbeequippedtotellyouthat.Maybe itwasforthesamereasonthat theycutouttheuseoftheRomanMissal.Theywerenot Anglicansanymorethanthey wereCatholics,andtheyprobablydidn'tseeanypointin adoptingtheofficialbookofa religionotherthantheirown. But,quitefrankly,Idon'tknow theanswertoyourquestion,so itisnotveryprofitabletoprolongareplywhichmustbe basedonpureconjecture.

WHYSUNDAYSUPPLANTEDTHESABBATH

wouldseemfromindicationsin theNewTestament,especially intheActsoftheApostles,that foratimetheJewishChristians wereinthehabitofobserving theJewishSabbath.Butthere arealsoindicationsthatthey cametogetheralsoonthefirst dayoftheweektocelebratethe "breakingofbread,"which means,ofcourse,theSacrifice oftheMass.Solongasthe majorityoftheChristianswere convertsfromJudaism,noparticulardifficultyarose.With theincreaseinthenumberof Gentileconverts,thequestion naturallyaroseofwhetherthese convertsweretobemadeobey theMosaiclaw,whichincluded theobservanceoftheSabbath. AtthefirstCouncilofJerusalemdescribedinthe"Acts"we seethatthequestionwasdecidedinthenegative.Ifyou turnupthefourthandfifth chaptersofSt.Paul'sletterto theGalatiansyouwillhear someechoesofthecontroversy, andyouwillfindthatSt.Paul's solutionadmitsofnodoubt.The "worksoftheLaw"are"weak andinfirmelements,"which havenosignificanceforthose whoareunderthenewcovenant.Christhasfreedmen fromtheyokeofthelaw.St. Paulhasmanyhardthingsto saytothosewhowishtorestrict Christianlibertybyimposing OldTestamentobligationswhich haveservedtheirtimeandbeen abolishedbyChrist.People whoarefondofconstructing argumentsonisolatedtextsfrom theOldTestamentwouldbe welladvised,itseemslome,to readthewholeoftheNewTestamentandparticularlythose portionsoftheActsofthe ApostlesandofthelettersofSt. Paulwhichwerethetopicunder discussionintherelationbetween theOldandtheNewLaw.In awordtheobservanceofthe Saturdayasthedayofrestisa provisionoftheOldLawwhich wasabolishedbytheNewLaw.

WHYTHECHANGE?

toanewhope,nolongerobservingtheJewishSabbath,but theLord'sDay,onwhichour Liferosefromthedead."These quotationsshowyouhowearly SundayobservancewasintroducedintotheChristianChurch. Our"Friend"continues: "IfRometakesituponherself tochangeGod'slaws,Ican hardlythinkmuchofwhat sheclaimstobe."

A.:Romedidn'ttakeitupon herselftochangeGod'slaws.As hasbeenpointedoutalready, theprecisewayinwhichthis particularlawwastobeobeyed wasleftbyChristtobedeterminedbytheChurchtowhich Hegavepowertomakelaws bindingonallthefaithful.

THOSEDREADFUL NUNS.

Andnowforaglimpseinto "Friend's"privatelife: "Iusedtobeaverystrict Catholiconce,untiloneday, cominghomefromwork,I sawatramtextreadingas follows:'Nomancanserve twomasters;hemusthateone andlovetheother.'Iat oncethoughtofourHeavenly Father,andthefalseGodthePope."

A.:Yougotyour-money's worththatday,didn'tyou?A tramride-freereading-anda brainstorm!

"Afterreading'TheLifeofa Nun,'andfindingoutafew thingsaboutRomanDoctrine, Iverysoonchangedthegood opinionIalwaysheldforthe RomanChurch."

A.:Youreducationwillbe nothinglikecompletetillyou havereadaswellthelivesof TeresaofAvila,Thereseof Lisieux,MargaretMaryAlacoque,FrancescaCabrini,Janet ErsineStuart,MaryWard-real lives,allofthem,ofREALnuns. "Friend"goeson: "Atleastoneandahalfdozen ofmyCatholicfriendshave turnedconverts,owingtothe discussionsweoftenusedto holdaboutourfaith."

A.:Ifyourbooksofreference wereboguslivesofequally bogusnuns,thenI'mnotsurprisedatwhatshouldhappento youandyouroneandahalf dozenfriends.Touchingon thesubjectofsuchso-called "lives,"Ifindithardtounderstandhowanyonecouldbeso silly,orsodownrightuntruth(ContinuedonPage1?.)

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"DidRomechangetheSabbathfromSaturdaytoSunday,orhastheSabbathalwaysbeenSunday?"

A.:Youknow.,"Friend,"as wellasIdo,thattheSabbath hasnotalwaysbeenSunday. And,foryourinformation, Rome,ifyoumeanbythatthe CatholicChurch,didmakethe change.Letusreviewthe positionbriefly.

Thenextletter,from"AfortheworshipofGod.The Friend,"ofPerth,openswithsecondistheexactdeterminaoneofthoseoldchestnutswithtionofwhichdaywastobe whichregularlistenersarechosen.Ifyoutakethefirst elementandmakeitrathermore generalsothatitmeansthatat certaintimespubliccorporative worshipistobegiventoGod, youhaveapreceptofthenaturallawwhichbindsallmen. Theprovisionthatthereshould beonesuchdayeveryweekand thatitshouldbetheseventh day,isevidentlyafurtherspecificationofthenaturallaw, whichobligesonlythoseto whomitisgiven.

ThecommandgivenbyGod toMoseswasthattheseventh day,Saturday,wastobekept holyandobservedasasacred dayofrest.Thiscommandment,asyoucanseeifyoucon- sultthethirty-firstchapterof Exodus,wasgiventothechildrenofIsrael.Intheparticu- larforminwhichitwasgiven itdidnotbindtheGentiles. Therearetwoelementsinthis law.Thefirstisthatevery weekadaywastobesetaside

ESSENTIALS RETAINED.

IntheNewLawgiventous byChristtheessentialelement ofthiscommandhasbeenretained.Thefurtherdeterminationoftheprecisewayin whichthelawwastobeobeyed wasleftbyChristtobedeterminedbytheChurchtowhich Hegavepowertomakelaws bindingonallthefaithful.It

A.umberofreasonscanbe assignedforthechangefrom SaturdaytoSunday.Fromthe verybeginningsinceitwasthe dayonwhichChristroseintriumphSundaywasknownasthe Lord'sDay.Hencethe.observanceofSundayisaconstantreminderofthisfundamental truthoftheChristianreligion. Thechange,too,isareminder ofthetransitionfromtheOld totheNewLaw.Finallythe changefromSaturday,which wasinstitutedasamemorialof ourRedemption,isaconstant reminderthatthegiftofRedemptionisanevengreatergift thanthatofcreation,You mightaskfurther:Howdidthe observanceofSundayoriginate amongtheChristianChurches?

EARLYOBSERVANCE.

Well,asIsuggestedalready, thepracticeseemstohavestartedspontaneously.ataveryearly date.Theredoesnotseemto havebeenanylegislationonthe mattertilltheCouncilofLaodiceainthe4th.century.This Councilorderedthefaithfulto adheretotheApostoliccustom ofkeepingSundayasthedayof rest.St.Augustinereminds usthat"Theapostlesandtheir contemporariessanctionedthe dedicationofSundaytotheworshipofGod."Twocenturies beforeAugustine,Tertullianhad written:"We,astraditionhas taughtus,observethedayof theLord'sresurrection."St. IgnatiusofAntioch,whowas martyredinA.D.107,'wrote: "ThosewhooncelivedaccordingtotheOldLawhavecome

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"Iamhereto-night,asoneofthefoundersofSpiritualism,todenounceitasabsolutefalsehood themostwickedblasphemyknowntotheworld"-declaredthe famousMaggieFox,atameetinginNew Yorkin1888.In1948Spiritualismcelebratedthecentenaryofitsbirth-ahundredyearsoffrustratiori.'

BYS.0LOUGHLIN,C.SS.R.

Inacertaintowninthe U.S.A.thereispreservedaremarkableshrine.Itisasimple dwellinghousewiththeinscriptionoverthedoor:"Spiritualismoriginatedinthishouse, March31st,1848."Inonesense thatstatementisfalse,andin anotheritistrue.Itisfalse,becauseSpiritualismisnotnew. Ifbyitwemeanconsulting thedead,orthepowersofthe unseenworld,itisalmostas oldasman.Butitistruethat modernSpiritualismbeganin thathouseahundredyearsago.

THEFOUNDERS

In1848thathousestoodin thelittletownofHydesville, nearNewYork,andwasthe homeofafamilycalledFox. Fromtimetotimestrange knockingswereheardinthe house;piecesoffurniturewere movedaboutbyinvisiblehands.

Soon,twogirlsofthefamily, MaggieandKatieFox,began toasktheinvisibleagentquestionsandtoreceiveanswersby anarrangedcodeofsignals.

Thencamewhatpurportedto bethefirstimportantmessage fromthespirit-world:"You mustproclaimthesetruthsto theworld.Thisisthedawnof anewera..."ThetwoFox girlsdidspendmuchoftheir

livesinpropagatingthetruths ofSpiritualism.But,bothcame toaverysadend.OnOctober 21st,1883,theyattendedan anti-SpiritualistmeetinginNew York.ThereMaggie,inthe presenceofhersister,read aloudthefollowingstatement: "Iamhereto-night,asoneof thefoundersofSpiritualism,to denounceitasabsolutefalsehood themostwickedblasphemyknowntotheworld."It istruethatayearlaterMaggie,inthepresenceofwitnesses,retractedthestatement. Butitshowsupthefounders ofSpiritualisminapoorlight. Infact,thesistersatthattime weresofarthevictimsofthe cravingfordrinkthatallsense ofmoralresponsibilitywaslost. Spiritualismsucceededindestroyingitsfounders.

ISITARELIGION?

Ispiritualismareligion? Strangetosay,Spiritualistsare notagreedonthepoint.AccordingtoSirA.ConanDoyle itisa"NewRevelation."Mr. E.W.Oaten,Presidentofthe InternationalFederationofSpiritualists,declared:"Itismy religion-myonlyreligion." Prophet,afterprophetduring thelasthundredyearshasproclaimeditasthe"religionof thefuture."Oneofthesemen boasts:"Spiritualismwillconqueryourschools,yourcathe-

drals,youruniversities-itwill alsoconquertheChurch."On theotherhand,aprominent leaderofthemovement,Mr.H. DennisBradley,declared:"Spiritualismisbeingfoistedonthe publicasareligion.Iassert deliberatelythatasareligion itisafarce."Incalculatingthe numberofitsdevotees,we mustrememberthatnoteveryonewhoattendsastancecan bedescribedasaSpiritualist. ThenumberofprofessedbelieversinBritainandthe U.S.A.isperhapsamillion. ThiSisnotspectacularprogress inacenturyforamovement whichhasproclaimedthatit willconquertheworld.Itis morelikelythatSpiritualism willalwaysremain.asG.K. Chestertonputit,"afadofthe suburbs."

ATTITUDEOFTHECHURCH

TheCatholicChurchhas alwaysopposedandcondemned Spiritualism.Thelatestprohibition,issuedin1917,forbidseven passivepresenceataseance. ForthisattitudeoftheChurch theseareanumberofexcellent reasons.asweshallseelater. Forthepresent.sufficeitto mentionone,viz.,becauseitis forbiddenbyGodHimselfin Scripture."Neither,lettherebe foundamongyouanyonethat consultethpythonicspirits,or fortune-tellers,orthatseeketh thetruthfromthedead.For theLordabhorrethallthese things"(Deut.xviii,10-12).

THEPHENOMENA

Letusglancebrieflyatsome ofthephenomenaorwonders thatareclaimedtotakeplace atseances.Togetintouchwith thespiritsthepresenceofa "medium"isusuallynecessary. Themediumisapersonwho, throughhispeculiarconstitution,isenabledtoactasa channelbetweenthetwo worlds,toattractthespirits andreceivemessagesfrom them.Theseance,orsitting,generallybeginswiththemedium goingoffintoatranceorpsychic sleep.

Thesimplestformofspiritactivityiscalledtable-turning. Thosepresentsitroundatable andplacetheirhandsonitin aspecialwaytoforma"circle." Aftersometimethetablemoves, turnsfromsidetoside,rises fromthegroundandfallsback intoitsplace.Strangesounds canalsobeheard;thetable emitsrappingsounds;aMusical instrumentintheroomisplayed byinvisiblehands;voices, seeminglynotbelongingtoany ofthesitters,canbeheard.A commopoccurrenceisspiritwriting.Themedium,oroneof thesitters,holdsapencilover asheetofpaper;soonthehand willmoveautomaticallyand writingwillappearonthepage.

Anotherphenomenonisthat themediumdisplaysaknowledgewhich,seemingly,he couldnothaveinanatural way.Hewillcorrectlydescribe anobjectinthepocketofone ofthesitters;hewillreadaletterenclosedinanenvelope;he willreadthethoughtsinthe mindsofthesittersandanswer theirquestions.Butthehighest formofspiritactivityiswhat iscalleda"materialization."It meansthatthespiritofthe departedisclaimedtoappearto thesitters.Acloud-likesubstance,calledthe"ectoplasm," isseentoissuefromthemedium, andgraduallytakestheshape ofafaceorevenawhole humanfigure.

FRAUD

Whatarewetothinkofthese phenomenaoftheseance-room?

Itisbeyonddoubtthatalarge proportionofthemareproduced bytrickery.Mr.HerewardCarrington,oftheBritishSociety ofPsychicalResearch,placesit ashighasninety-eightpercent. Indeed,fewmovementshave everbeensodisgracedbyfraud andtrickeryasSpiritualism. Thewholesettingofaseance, thedimly-lightedroom,the noise,etc.,arewelladaptedto coveruptrickery.Thefamous Canadianconjurer,JosephDunninger,attendedoverathousand seances,andneverwitnessed anythingthathecouldnotdo bysleight-of-hand.TheJesuit, FatherdeHeredia,gaveseveral publicdemonstrationsofthe marvelsproducedbythemost skilfulmediums-including

table-turning,floatingintheair, spirit-writing,spirit-music,etc. Allheneededwasafewyards ofmuslin,acomb,andadummy figure! Instancesofprovedtrickery onthepartofprominentmediumsareinnumerable.A famousEnglishlady-medium usedtoproducewonderful"ma-terializations"-tillitwasdiscoveredthatthe"ectoplasm" wasatinyrollofbutter-cloth shehadconcealedinhermouth. AtaseanceinDresdenitisreportedthat,whenaspirit-form appeared,oneofthesitters drewarevolver,firedatitand wounded-themedium!

cism,J.GodfreyRaupert,has leftitonrecordthatsomeofthe messageshehadheardinthe seanceroomweresovilethat theymadehimill. Butmostseriousofall,spiritmessagesareoftenantiChristian.Mr.StaintonMoses, thehighpriestofSpiritualismin England,gaveitashisconvictionthat"thereisanorganized planonpartofthespiritsto actonthereligiousthoughtof theage."Whatisthisplan?In theopinionofDr.EgbertMul- ler,onceleaderofGerman Spiritualists,butafterwardsa converttotheChurch,itis"a boldschemeofSatanforthe

1akeoraney?

THEPOWERSOFNATURE

But,apartfromfraud,some ofthephenomenaofspiritualismcanbeexplainedasdue tonaturalcauses.Manhasnot yetdiscoveredthefullhidden powersofnature;everyyear bringstolightsomenewmarvel. hithertounknown.Taketableturning.Thereareeminent scientistswhoholdthatthe tableismoved,notbyanotherworldagent,butbysomevital magneticforcethatcomes fromthosewhositaroundit. Takeautomaticwriting.People whowalkintheirsleephave beenknowntowriteintelligent lettersandplaythepianowhile inprofoundslumber.Takethe extraordinaryknowledgethe mediumdisplays,themessage hegivesthesitters.Muchof thisiscertainlyduetotelepathy.

TELEPATHY

Telepathyisthepassingofa thoughtfromthemindofone persontothatofanotherwithoutspeechoranyexternalcommunication.Almostallscientists to-dayadmitthattelepathyisan establishedfact-provedbyinnumerableexperiments.Inthe seance-roomthemediumisina stateoftrance-andhighlysensitivetosuggestionfromthe mindsofthesitters.Thoughts andimpressionspassfromthe mindsofthesitterstothatof themedium.Hence,heisenabled,toalimitedextent,to"read theirminds,"andgivethemthe answerstheywanttohear.This isborneoutbythefactthatthe messages,purportingtocome fromtheotherworld,neverexceedthegenerallevelofcultureofthemediumandhis audience.

SOMEGENUINEPHENOMENA

Puttingasidewhatisdueto fraudandwhatcanbeexplainedbynaturalcauses-isthere anythingfurtherinSpiritualism?ThemajorityofCatholic authoritiesagreethatsomeof thephenomenaofSpiritualism arecertainlygenuine.Atthe seancethereissometimesan agentatwork,amindthatis notofthisworld.Whoarethese agents?Spiritualistsassureus thattheyarethesoulsofthe dead.Butduringthecenturyof itsexistence,Spiritualismhas notproducedasingleconvincing proofthatthisisso.Professor CamilleFlammarion,whoranks highintheesteemofSpiritualists,hasdeclared:"Theinnumerableobservations,which Ihavecollectedduringmore thanfortyyears,allproveto methecontrary.Nosatisfactory identificationcanbemade."

WHOISTHEAGENT?

Thebestwaytojudgewho theagentis,isinthelightof thewordsof'Christ:"Bytheir fruitsyoushallknowthem." WhatarethefruitsofSpiritualism?Takethemessagesreceivedfromtheotherworld.At besttheyareincrediblynonsensicalandsilly-asifSatan weremockingathumancredulity.ProfessorJoaddismisses themwiththecomment:"One isdriventotheconclusionthat, evenifghostshavesouls,they certainlyhavenobrains."

But,moreserious,spiritmessagesaresometimesdownright immoral."Therearenomorals. Nothingismoralorimmoral" -wasamessagereceivedbya well-knownmedium.TheAmericanauthor,HoraceGreely wroteinhisRecollectionsofa BusyLife:"Ijudgethatlaxer notionsrespectingmarriage,divorce,andchastity,haveadvancedinthewakeof.Spiritua- lism."Hencetheshockingobscenityofsomeofthemessages.Thewell-knownconvert fromSpiritualismtoCatholi-

destructionoftheChurchof Christ."Herearesomeitems fromspiritmessages:thatthe FallofmanandOriginalSinis afairy-tale;1thatthedoctrine oftheTrinityisafiction;that ChristwasnotGodbutamere man;thatHedidnotatonefor thesinsofmen;thatthereis nosuchplaceasaneternalhell.

"BYTHEIRFRUITS..."

Judgedbythisstandardwho istheunseenagentbehindthe genuinephenomenaofSpiri- tualism?Canweimaginethat agoodangelorasoulinpurgatoryorheavencouldtakepart inmanifestationsthathaveso evilaninfluence?Everything pointstotheconclusionthat behindtheevilinfluenceof SpiritualismisSatanandhis legionsofevilspirits.True,the Churchhasneverofficiallydeclaredthis;shehasbeencontentwithcondemningSpiritualism.Butthefactsamplyjustify herincondemningitandforbiddingHerchildrentohave anythingtodowithit.

ST.PAULFORETOLDIT

Itisawell-knownfactthat, whenmenlosetruereligion, theyoftenturntosuperstition. Thisiswhatishappeningto someoutsidetheCatholic Churchto-day-havinglost,or ratherbeenrobbedoffaithin Christ,theyturnforconsolation tothecrudesuperstitionsofthe seance-room.Wearewitnessing thefulfilmentoftheprophecyof St.Paul:"Inthelasttimessome shalldepartfromthefaith,givingheedtospiritsoferrorand doctrinesofdevils."(I.Tim. IV.1).Spiritualismcanonly lookbackonalongrecordof fraud,frustrationandthecountlessruinedlivesofitsvictims. Ithasnotmadeasinglecontributiontoadvancehuman knowledgeorwell-being.Perhapstheonlygoodthatcanbe saidaboutitisthatitisyet anothercogentproofforthe existenceofthedevil,which everymaterialistdenies.

Ecclesiasticalcirclesinthe WestCountryareamusedand interestedbyanovelformof Easterofferingreceivedbythe VicarofSt.Thomas's,Exeter. Thiswasaloadofstablemanure. Easterofferingsaresubjectto theusualdeductionforincometax.Inthiscase,Ibelievethe income-taxauthoritiesarenot proposingtotaketheirshare.

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Mrs.AbbieBorroto,the59year-oldwifeoftheenergetic littleoilsalesmaninnearby Manchester,hadbeentreatedby DoctorSanderfromthetimeshe begantocomplainthatshe wasn'tfeelingwell.Doctor Sander,everyoneagreed,wasa finedoctor,evenifhewasa littledistant.Nobettersurgeon insouthernNewHampshire, theysaid.Somethingofalocal boyinaway,too,evenifhewas borninSchenectady,N.Y.He hadgraduatedfromDartmouth in1930.Inhissenioryearhehad beenintercollegiatecross-countryskichampion,racingover hillsjustbeyondthere.After graduationhehadgoneto Europeandstudiedfortwo yearsattheUniversityof Munich,justwhenAmericans werebeginningtoseeintheir paperspicturesofthatmanwith theCharlieChaplinmoustache watchingparadesofsoldiers.

NineyearsandtwodaysbeforeDr.Sanderlastattended Mrs.Borroto,acommitteeof CardinalsinRomepassedjudgmentontheofficial,wholesale murderofpatientsinGerman insaneasylums,apolicythe littlemanwiththeCharlie Chaplinmoustachehadfostered toimprovetheracialstockofhis people.WiththeHolyFather approvingandconfirmingthe reply,theCongregationofthe HolyOfficehadansweredthe question. Whetheritislicit,uponorder fromthepublicauthority,to killdirectlypersonswho,althoughtheyhavecommitted

EDWARDDUFF,S.J.

nocrimewhichmeritsdeath, arenevertheless,owingto psychicorphysicaldefects, unabletobeofanyusetothe nationandarejudgedrather tobeaburdentoitandan obstacletoitsvigourand strength.

TheCardinals'replywasa flatNO.Suchaction,theyasserted,is"againstthenatural lawandthedivinepositive law."AttheendofHitler'smad career,thedoctors-some, doubtless,fromtheUniversityof Munich-weretriedatNuremberg.Theyprotestedthatthey wereclinicians,notmoralists. Theshockedconscienceofthe worldshudderedattheexcuse. Theywerecondemned.

Mrs.Borrotocontinuedtolose weight.Dr.Sander'sinexorable diagnosiswascancer,generalizedabdominalcancer.Hehad hermovedtotheCountyHospital,whereherdeathwasexpectedweekbyweek,dayby day.Mrs.Borroto'shusbandand threebrothersagonizedwith herandprayedGodtorelieve hersuffering.OnMonday,December4,herdeathwasthought tobeonlyamatterofhours.

Dr.Sanderturnedfromthe bedsideofthewomanshrunk andsoddenwithcancer,and quietlyaskedMissElizabeth Rose,theassistingnurse,fora syringe.Thenursedidnotnotice thatthedoctorputnothingneithermorphianormedica-tion-inthesyringe.Doctor Sanderwasacompetentphysicianwithnotimeforsmall talk.Hepassedtheinstrument backwithoutaword.Fourtimes hehadpuncturedMrs.Borroto's wastedarm.Fourtimesthe movingplungerhadforcedinto herveinsbubblesofairthat flutteredupthebloodstreamand blockedherheart.IntenminutesMrs.Borrotowasdead.

tioned.Heimmediatelyacknowledgedthathehadgiventheair injection,protestingonlythat hedidit"asanactofmercy." Headdedthathehad"no regrets."Arraignmentatthe homeofMunicipalCourtJudge AlfredPoorfor"feloniouslyand wilfullyandofmaliceaforethought,killingandmurdering Mrs.AbbieBorroto"promptly followed.Prominentfiguresin thecommunitycametoDr. Sander'sdefence,testifyingto hisintegrity.Thenextdayhe returnedtohispractice,freedon bailof$25,000. OnSunday,whichwasNew Year'sDay,Dr.Sanderandhis familyattendedservicesatthe

tothedeathpenalty.War,tobe morallydefensible,mustbein self-defence.

Ashortrebuttalisofferedto theobjectionoftraditionalmoralitythatGodreservesto Himselftherighttodecidethe momentatwhichlifeshall cease.Thedevastatingreply reads:"Thenitwouldalsobe wrongtolengthenlife."Such logicwouldallowatenantwho may,bythetermsofthelease, rearrangethefurnitureina furnishedapartmenttoburn thebuildingdown.

Moralliteratesincivilized landshaveneverhadanydifficultyinunderstandingthedistinctionbetweendirectand

stitutions.Dr.Haggardhasa simplersolution-euthanasia. Thedoctoristhekeymanin theeuthanasia"cause."The Societyboaststhat3,272physiciansinNewYorkStatehave goneonrecordinfavoroflegalizingeuthanasia.FromEnglandcameapetitionfromBritain'sEuthanasiaSocietyurging theUNtoincludetherightto "mercydeath"intheDeclarationofHumanRights.Atthe sametime,Dr.KillickMillard, secretoryoftheSociety,expres_ sedhisdelightoverwhatthe Sandercasemeantto"the cause."

Organizedmedicinewascautiousinitscomments.While

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CandiaCongregationalChurch.

TheyheardRev.C.LeslieCurtis, theminister,urge:"Letushave thecouragetoactifitbenefits humanity."InthefaceofDr. Sander'sadmissionofwhathe termeda"charitableact"indeprivingMrs.Borrotoofherlife, theReverendCurtiswasobviouslyadvisingthatthekilling ofthosedeemedbydoctorstobe incurablysickisacourageous actbenefitinghumanity.What divinecharacterhumanityhas thatbenefitingitoutweighsGod's clearcommandmentagainst murder,theReverendCurtisdid notindicate.InaradiobroadcastthatsameSundayRev. MarkB.StricklandofManchester'sFirstCongregational Churchtookhisstandbeside Dr.Sander."Ifthismanisfelonious,"hedeclared,"thensoam I,forIhavedesiredthetimeof sufferingtobeshortandIhave wantednaturalandunaided coursestobringreliefindeath." ThelogicoftheReverendStrickland'sself-inculpationiseven strangerthantheargumentof hisbrotherminister.Howthe humanhope,expressedin prayer,thatGodwillmercifully grantsurceasefrompaintothe suffererandquicklycallthe soultoHimselfcanbeconfused withthedeliberate,directinvasionofGod'stotalownership ofmandefiesimagining.

AlsoactiveinManchesterthat SundaywasMrs.Robertson Jones,executivevicepresident oftheEuthanasiaSocietyof America.Mrs.Joneshurriedup fromNewYork,confidentthat Dr.Sander'ssplendidreputation andthepitiableaspectsofMrs. Borroto'sfinalillnesswould dramatizethecauseof"mercy murder."Aconferencewith threeministers,twodoctorsand threewomencivicleaderspersuadedhertopostponeherplans foramassmeeting."I'mcoming backafterthetrial,"Mrs.Jones announced."Thisisabsolutely thebestcaseyetforourcause. Itisgoodbecauseofthedoctor's integrityandbecausehedidn't hidewhathehaddone."

indirectkilling.Indirectkilling isdeathmerelypermittedto resultfromthepursuitofsome legitimategood-forinstance, thedeathofasoldierwhogoes intodangerinlineofduty,or ofapatientwhosubmitstoa necessarybutdangerousoperationinthehopeofsavinghis life.Deathisnotthedesiredor necessaryresult,asindirect killing,whichistheexerciseof dominion,ownership,over humanlife,whichbelongsonly toGod,itscreator.Voluntary euthanasiaissuicideand murder-brutalwords,offensive toMrs.RobertsonJones.who findsmurdernotmurderwhen itis"legal."

Itisappallingtofindprofessionalspiritualleadersespousingmercykilling.Havethey forgottenthatman.putinto lifeforthepurposeofserving God,deliberatelyremovesby suchsuicidethefundamental conditionofallobedienceand servicetoGod,namely,human lifeitself?Ordotheysomehow thinkthatphysicaldiscomfort annulstheleaseonlifewehave fromGod,cancellingthecross fromChristianity?Lastyear morethan400clergymenlent theirnamestoapetitiontothe NewYorklegislaturefavouring legalizedmercykilling.

Thebrochure"MercifulRelease"brazenlyacknowledges animplicittotalitarianphilosophyasitencountersthe objectionthattheaimsofthe movementaretoorestricted, thatcompulsoryeuthanasia shouldbesought forallwhoareaburdento themselvesandthecommunity(includingmentaldefectivesandothersincapableof consent)ratherthanmerely forsuffererswhothemselves askforeuthanasia.

WiththeashesofAuschwitz stillfertilizingPoland'ssoil,this monstrousexplanationisoffered:

erDr.JohnF.Conlin,directorof informationfortheMassachusettsMedicalSociety,wasforthright'inhiscondemnation, Dr.JohnP.Bowler,president oftheNewHampshireMedical Society.promisedhewouldissueastatementattheproper time.Dr.JohnF.Wheeler,secretaryoftheStateBoardof RegistryinMedicine,wasundisturbedonlearningthatDr. Sanderhadresumedhispractice."Noactioniscontemplated,"hesaid,"andnonewillbe takensofarastheBoardis concerned,unlessthemanis foundguiltyfollowingatrial."

AftertheAttorneyGeneralhad stipulatedthatDr.Sandermust refrainfrompracticewhile underindictment,Dr.Wheeler announcedthatahearingofhis BoardwouldbeheldonJanuary18toconsiderrevocation ofDr.Sander'sStatemedical licence.TheGeneralManager oftheAMA,Dr.GeorgeF. Lull,calledDr.Sander'saction aviolationofthedoctors'Oath

ofHippocrates,whichincludes thepledge:"Topleasenoone willIprescribeadeadlydrug orgiveadvicewhichmaycause death."YettheEuthanasiaSocietywasabletocirculateextractsfromanarticlebyDr. GeorgeB.Lake,reprintedfrom ClinicalMedicine,arguingthat mostphysiciansofwideexperiencehave,atonetimeor another,beenbraveenough toriskatrial,andpossible conviction,onsuchacharge byconferringtheblissof deathuponahopelesssufferer

TheSandercasewaschallengingAmericanmedicineto makeupitsmindonmercy killing.Usingthedoubletalk languageoftheEuthanasiaSociety,thedoctor'slawfirmin Manchester,N.H.,announced: "IfandwhenDr.Sanderis triedforhisadmittedact,he willnotbecalledtotestify underanycircumstances.The prosecutionwillhavetoprove thedoctorguiltyofmurder, whichhedenies."Whitakerand Baxter,promotersoftheAMA educationprogrammetomaintainthetraditionalAmerican practiceofmedicine,havea newandadditionalchore,it seems.ThreeyearsagoAmerica askededitorially:

Whyhavenotthevastmajorityofdecent,conscientious doctorsinthecountrycomeout inabodytodenouncethis treason[advocacyofeuthanasiabytheirfellowpractitioners?WhyhavenotStateand nationalmedicalsocietiesmade somemovetostrikefromtheir rollsmenwhohavesobetrayed medicine'sideals?

DespiteawidespreadsympathyfortheplightofDr. Sander'sattractivefamily,AmericanswhobelieveinGod andfundamentaldecencyare goingtobeaskingthatques- tionandimpatientlyawaiting ananswer.

"America"

DoctorSanderstoppedatthe hospitalofficeandmadeoutthe deathcertificate.Mrs.Borroto, hewrote,diedof"carcinomaof thelargebowelandmetastases oftheliver."ToMissJosephine Connor,therecordlibrarian,he dictatedtheconclusionofthe medicalhistory,scrupulously notinganinjectionof"10cc.of air."Dr.Sanderreturnedtohis officeinManchesterandstopped toseeotherpatientsonhisway hometoCandia.Hiswife,a nursehehadmetasaninterne inMontclair,N.J.,waskeeping supperforhim.Histhreeyoung daughterswerewaitingforhim. Therearehumansatisfactionsin beingacountrydoctbr.

OnTuesday,December29,in aroutinestaffreviewofrecent cast,thecuriousairinjection notedonMrs.Borroto'srecord waschallenged.Thechairman ofthehospitalboardreported thecasetotheCountyMedical Referee,RobertE.Biron,who summonedWilliamH.Craig,the CountrySolicitor,andThomas J.O'Brien,theSheriff.Arriving toseehispatientsattheCounty Hospital,Dr.Sanderwasques-

Ifyoudecidetovisittheoffices oftheEuthanasiaSocietyof America,at38East65thStreet, NewYorkCity,tolearnabout "thecause,"youwillbedirected tothebasementflatofMrs.GertrudeAnneEdwards,Editorof theEuthanasiaSocietyBulletin. Ifyourcallisearly,youmay findMrs.Edwardsfeedingher children,butshewillgladlylet themfendforthemselvestoexplain"thecause"toyou.The preferredphraseforthelegalized murdertheSocietyispromoting, youwilllearn,is"MercifulRelease."Indeed,thereisabrochurewiththattitlethatsums upthecaseforvoluntaryentha_ nasia.

Allobjectionsareanticipated orexplainedaway.Shouldyou objectthateuthanasiaismurder, theanswerisreadyathand. Murderistheillegalkillingof another.Whenproperlegislationispassed,itwillnotbe illegaltoadministereuthanasia."Thereforeitisnotmurder."

Ifyouhaveareligiouslyprimitivemindandrecallthebiblicalcommand"Thoushaltnot kill,"theanswerispromptly given:"Thosewhojustifywar andcapitalpunishment(asthe ChristianChurchhasdone throughalltheages)cannot reasonablycondemneuthanasia onthisground."Thissimply ignoreswhattheChristian Churchhasconsistentlytaught. Capitalpunishmentisapenalty forcrime,awaytoprotect societyfromadangerouscriminal,andadeterrenttoother possiblecriminals.Thecriminal forfeitshisrightsasaperson byvoluntarilywithdrawing fromtherationalorderofsocietyandthussubjectshimself

TheAmericanandEnglish EuthanasiaSocieties,after carefulconsideration,have decidedthatmorewillbeaccomplishedbydevotingtheir effortstovoluntaryeuthanasia.Totakesomeone'slifeis averydifferentthingfrom grantinghimreleasefrom unnecessarysufferingathis ownexpense.Thefreedom oftheindividualishighly prizedindemocracies.

Inotherwords,theeuthanasiacs,inpushingforvoluntary euthanasia,aremerelybiding theirtime,waitinguntildemocracieswhichonceprized freedomcanbesoldtheidea thatbenefitinghumanityby riddingitofretrogradeindividualsistheultimategoalof humandesireandendeavor.

WillNineteenEighty-Fourbe thedate?

Thedatehasbeenpostponed intheinterestof"thecause."

In1936Rev.Dr.CharlesFrancis Potter,founderoftheeuthanasiaorganization,advocated lethalchambersforincurable imbeciles.Planned-murderadvocatesaremorediscreetthese days.ThusDr.HowardWilcox HaggardofYaledeliveredan addressatNewYorkTown HallonMarch3,1949.By1960, thedoctorpointedout,somethinglikeone-sixthofourpopulationwillbe60yearsofageor over."Eachyear,eachday,our hospitalfacilitiesandallothers forthecareoftheill,"hecomplained,"aremoreandmore taxedtoprovideaidforthose whosestayinbedwillnotbe aweekoramonthbutperhaps manymonths,andforwhom thereisnochanceofrecovery."

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DuringtheEasterseasonthe liturgymakesfrequentuseof whatispopularlyknownasthe doubleAlleluia.Theworditself isavictorycall.St.Thomas Aquinassaysthatitsignifies rejoicingoverthingsofeternal value.Healsosaysthatduring thePascaltimeitissaidorsung twiceintheliturgybecauseof thedoublejoyoftheResurrectionofJesusfromthe\tomb. Thisdoublejoyisthejoyofour LordandourownJoy.Itisthe joyofdoublevictoryforwhich St.PaulaskedtheCorinthians tobegratefulwhen,hesaid, "ThanksbetoGodwhohath givenusthevictorythroughour LordJesusChrist"(1Cor.XV, 57). ThejoyofvictorytoourBlessedLordinHisResurrection wastranscendentbecauseHis triumphwassocomplete.No truthJesuspreachedwasmore importanttoHimthanthefact ofHisdivinity.Onthisandthe acceptanceofitrestedtheimportanceofeverythingelseHe saidanddid.Hisenemiesrecognizedthistoo.ForthispreachingthatHeisGodJesuswas tried,condemned,crucified,and buriedinthetomb.ButbyHis ownpower,infulfillmentofHis ownpromiseandagainstallopposition,Jesustriumphedby risingfromthedead.Heismasteroflifeanddeath.Heisvictor overthetomb."Alleluia."

ThevictoryofJesusover deathwasatthesametimea victoryoverHisenemies.Great forcesweremobilizedagainst Himinthattombborrowedfrom JosephofArimathaea.ThepoliticalpoweroftheCaesars.the

militarycohortthatwatched, thebigotedreligioushatredof theTemple,andthebriberyof corruptwealthconspiredtokill ourGodandtokeepHimdiscreditedinendlessdeath.All thesefailed.Jesuswasvictorious.Thedivinepowerofthe omnipotentSaviourcouldnotbe overcomebyanymobilizationof humanenmity.Jesuslived."Alleluia."

Fornineteenhundredyears theMysticalBodyofourLord, HisandourCatholicChurch, hasbeentheobjectofvirulent conspiraciesseekingtokillit andtokeepitdead.Money,militarypower,politicalforce,and religiousbigotryhavemobilized tokeeptheChurchdeadina tomb.Theyhavefailed.Bythe promiseofJesusandbythedivinelifeHegaveHisChurch, italwaysrisesagaintoanew life.Jesustriumphsagain.Itis wellfortimorousCatholics, overconfidentbigots,andgodless governmentstorealizethatthe ChurchwillsurviveeveryattempttokillherevenasChrist triumphedoverHisenemies: "Alleluia".

TheResurrectionofourLord fromthedeadisvictoriousjoy forusaswellasforHim.Itis victoryforourfaithandforour hope.Weknowthetruthsofour beliefaretaughtbyGodbecause byHisResurrectionJesusproved Hisdivinity.AllthatHetaught usisdivinetruthandHehas beensokindastoenableusto realizethis.Andourhopefinds joyfultriumphintheResurrectionofJesus.Itguaranteesthe infalliblecertitudeofHispromisethatonedayweshallrise invictoryoverourowngrave. Deathseversthesoulfromthe body,andthelifelessbodyis

buriedindefeat.Thesoullives on.Onthedayofresurrection thesoulwillrejointhebody,by thepromiseofJesus,andwill makeitliveagain.Deathwill loseitstemporaryvictory.Death losesitssting.Thedivinepower ofourLordinHisResurrection showsthatourownresurrection isalreadyassured."Alleluia." Butourresurrectionwillbe anultimatevictoryonlyif,body andsoulreunited,wemarch pastthescrutinyofthelast judgmentintoeternalvictoryof endless"Alleluia."Toachieve thatgoal,victoryofgodliness overenemiesofoursalvation mustbeadailyaccomplishment byeachofus.

FreeDelivery

Accordingtoacorrespondent inthe"WallStreetJournal,"a missionaryonaremotePacific Islandwascapturedbythe cannibals.Somewhattohis surprise,hewasnotroasted andeaten,butinsteadwas givenasealedpacketandallowedtogofree,oncondition thatthewoulddeliverthe packettoaneighbouringmountainchief.

Strikingoffthroughthe jungleandalongtheshore,the gratefulmissionaryencountered adetachmentofEnglishseamen,butrefusedtoaccepttheir offerofsecurity,sincehehad vowedtodeliverthesealed package.

Theleaderofthedetachmentbecamecurious,andover themissionary'sprotest,opened thepacket.Hefoundinside somefragrantherbswiththe note:"Thebearerwillbedeliciouswiththese."

PriestRecallsHowHePrayedWith TheSeersOfFatima

Therearerecollectionsof one'schildhoodwhichleaveso deepanimpressionthatthey areneverforgotten.Onesuch memoryisthatofmyfirstvisit tothelittlevillageofFatima. Ourfamilydweltonafarm inthevillageofReichidaonthe slopesoftheSierrad'Aire,a rangeofmountainswhichrose uplikeawallshuttingoffpart oftheworld.Somewhereonthe othersideofthatrange-actuallyonlyninemilesawaywasthevillageofFatima.Of latetherewasmuchtalkabout thevillagebeyondtherange, talkthatmadeaboystrainhis earsandopenhiseyeswith wonder.Extraordinaryevents hadcometopassthere,it seemed.OurLady,theBlessed MotherofGod,noless,wasappearingthere!Shehadappeared tothreeshepherdchildren,a boyandtwogirlsofaboutmy ownage,andshehadrevealed greatandstirringsecretsto them!

Thepeopleonbothsidesof theSierrad'Airewerefolkof simpleandstrongfaith.Godwas closetothemastheytended theirflocks,tilledtheirfields,or kepttheirhumblehomes.AsI recallitnow,thereactiontothe rumoursofOurLady'svisitationwasanfeelingofdeep wonder.Therewascuriosity,too, Isuppose.Buttherewasno questioningofthefactthatOur LadycouldappearifGodwantedherto,suchasonefindsin peoplewhodonottakethesupernaturalforgranted.Ifthere wasneedforOurLadytoappear,theninallprobabilityshe hadappeared.Andifshechose theobscurevillageofFatima insteadofthegreatcitiesof LisbonorCoimbra,itwaspossiblybecauseshehadbeenso muchathomeinBethlehemand Nazareth.Atanyrate,every monthpeoplewereflockingto Fatima,totheCovadaIria,to praytheRosarywiththe childrenwhohadseenand talkedwithOurLady.Ecclesiasticalauthorityhadmadenopronouncementontheevents,but hadkepttheprudentreserve whichtheChurchalways observestowardssuchhappenings.Neverthelessthepeople instinctivelyandimmediately realisedthattheincidentwas supernaturalandtheywerenot deceived.

TheCovadaIria,closetothe littlevillageofFatima,wasa barrenandrockydepressionin whichgrewsomescrubbyoaks andolivetrees.Inthosedaysit wasadesertedandsolitary place.Occasionallysheepgrazed amongtherocksorfedonthe acornsthatfellfromthetrees.

In1917,Fatimaanditslonely CovadaIriawasanunknown corneroftheearth,aswasonce LourdesanditsMasabielle.But thefaithfulbegantoflocktothis unlikelyspotofapparitions;and asthefameofthewondershappeningspreadfarandwide,the numberofpilgrimsandtheir enthusiasmbegantoincrease.

Atlastonedaythenewscame fromacrossthemountainsthat theshepherdchildrenwhohad witnessedtheapparitionswere tobecalledtotheparishhouse ofFatimatobequestionedand examinedbypriestsappointed bytheBishop.Therewasgreat excitementinourvillageof Reichida.Perhapsonemight havetheopportunitytoseeand speaktotheunknownchildren whowerethecentreofthe wonderfuleventsofFatima!

Itseemedtomeatthetime thatthewholepopulationofour villagedecidedtomakethe journeyofninemilesonfoot acrossthemountains.Iwasone ofthesmallboyswhowent alongwithhismother.Notmuch remainsinmymemoryabout thejourneyortheappearance ofFatimathatday.ButIvividly recallkneelingonthebarefloor inthecrowdedlittlechurchat thesideofmymother,asthe peopleprayed.Ihadheardmy unclespeakaboutthestrange andwonderfuldayinOctober whenthesunhadseemedto whirlintheskyoverthehillside ofCovadaIria.Soonwewould seethechildrenwhohadbeen concernedwithallthis.Asmall boyhasnodeepgraspofsuch things,butstillIsupposethe threechildrenwhowereushered intothesanctuary,forallthat theyweredressedlikemyselfin thebaggy,humbleclothesof peasantfolk,seemedsomehow remarkable.

IrecallthatthechildrenbegantorecitetheRosary.The peopleansweredtheprayerwith agreatsurgeofdevotion. I confessthatIhadneverprayed theRosarywithsuchdevotion andpiety.Thereremainsin

mymemory,clearandsharp. theimpressionofgreatfaithand ardentloveinmyselfandinall aboutmeastheprayersrolled likegreatwavesfromthehearts ofthepeopletightlypackedin thatsmallchurch.The.Rosary, ledbythechildrenofFatima, remainssharplyrevealedin memoryasthoughbyabright light;muchoftheresthasfaded.Thereissomedimrecollectionthatthechildrenspoke tothepeople,thatallpresent weredelightedwiththeirsimplicityandcandour. Ionly knowthatIwasprayingwith childrenwhohadseenOurLady andhadspokentoher,and,like theothers,Ifirmlybelieved.

Theaffectionandhopewith whichtheCatholicworldhas embracedthewholemessage andmeaningofOurLady'sapparitionsatFatimaismost heartening.CertainlytheMother ofGodhasbroughtabouta spiritualrevivalinmanyparts ofPortugal.ThereweredistrictswhereCatholicshadfallen intocompleteindifference,owingespeciallytolackofinstructioninthedayswhentheReligiousOrderswereexiledfrom thecountry.Thedevotion arousedatFatimahasbeenlike watertoaparchedearthinsuch regions.Recently,Ipreached inadioceseofSouthernPortugalwhilethestatueofOurLady ofFatimawasbeingtransported acrossthecountry.ItwasadistrictinwhichmanyCatholics hadbecomecompletelyindiffer_ ent,andnotafewhadfallen awayfromtheChurch.The revivalofdevotion,therenewal offaith,theardourandsincerity ofprayerwerewell-nighmiraculous.ThepracticeofCommunionofReparationonthe firstSaturdaysofeachmonth hasbecomequitegeneral,and OurLadymustsurelybe pleased.

Thetremendouswaveofgrace stirredupatFatimahasflowed outtoalltheworld,andbythe co-operationofallloversofthe MotherofGodwiththatwave ofgrace,onceagaintheserpent ofevilwillbecrushedbeneath theheeloftheLadywhoholds inherarmstheSonofGod.

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CURETHROUGH STIGMATIC.

AnItalianboyissaidtohave beencuredofaheartailment throughPadrePio,thestigmatist,wholivesintheCapuchin MonasteryatPietralcina,near Foggia.

Doctorshaddespairedofcuringtheboy'sdisease,which causedswellingsalloverhis body.

Theboyas14edhisfatherto gotoPietralcinatoaskPadre Pio'sprayers.

On beforearrivingatthemonastery, thefatherutteredaword, PadrePioissaidtohavetold himhissonwasalreadybetter.

Heleftthefollowingday,afterhearingMassandreceivingHolyCommunion,andheard onhisreturnthathissonhad seenPadrePiowhilesleeping.

Onwaking,theboy'sconditionrapidlyimproved,andhis ailmenthasnowalmostdisappeared.

ItisclaimedthatPadrePio foretoldhisrecoverywithintwo months.

Doctorswhoattendedhim earlieradmittheextraordinary natureofhisrecovery.

CARDINAL,81,STILL ACTIVE

FRANKFURT.Germany, March13(NC.)-HisEminenceMichaelCardinalvon FaUlhaber.ArchbishopofMunich,has:ustcelebratedhis

"IleTimes"oftheCatholicWorld

EVENSTALINRECEIVESACOPY.

(ByaSpecialVaticanCorrespondent)

Theworld'smostpowerful Catholicnewspaper,theVatican mouthpiece,"OsservatoreRomano,"isshortlytopublishan Englisheditionforthefirsttime inits89yearsofexistence, ThenewEnglishlanguage weekly,duetostartpublication withinthenextthreemonths, formspartofamassivefourlanguagedevelopmentplanby the"Osservatore,"designedto bringVaticannewsdirecttothe maincountriesoftheworld.

Thefirststepintheplanwas takenwiththepublicationofa Frenchweeklyedition,which beganlastDecember,andwhich thestaffhopeswilleventually sell100,000copiesaweek.

THREEEDITIONS.

Bytheendofthisyear,there willbetheEnglishedition,aimingat250,000copiesaweek;a Spanishedition,expectedto haveawidesaleinSouthAmerica;.andpossiblyalsoaGermanedition.

Eachforeignversionwillretainthefamiliarmake-upofthe originalVaticandailynewspaper,withtheItaliantitle. "OsservatoreRomano,"inlarge Romancapitalssurmountingthe triplecrownandcrossedkeys ofthePapalarms.

Byputtingoutfournew foreignlanguageeditions,the "Osservatore"hopestogetits circulationbackoncemoreto thepre-1939figureofaround themillionmark.

Salesdroppedoffduringand afterthewarmainly,according tothe"Osservatore"staff,becauseoftheheavyairfreight costsinvolvedindistributinga dailynewspaperroundthe world.

To-day.onlyabout60,000 copiesareprinteddaily.Of these,abouthalfaresoldin Italy.Theremaindergoto subscribers,chieflypriestsand religiousinstitutions,allover theworld.

ACOPYFORSTALIN.

VATICANCHURCHILL.

Itisevensaidthataconscientioussub-editor,worried byanambiguouscommainone ofthePope'sspeeches,and mindfulofHisHoliness'salmostGermanicmeticulousness, oncespeededoutasecondtime toCastelGandolfotoconfirm theapostolicsanctionbefore daringtocommittheoffending commatothe"Osservatore" presses.

NotonlydoesthePopeproofreadforthe"Osservatore."He isalsoresponsiblefornominatingthepaper'sdirector-anappointmentwhichmustbeconfirmedbyeachnewPope.

Thepresentdirector,six-foot, powerfully-builtCountGiuseppe DallaTorre,hasruledthe paper'sdestiniesfor30years. Knowntohisstaffasthe"VaticanChurchill,"the64-year-old Countisnotedbothforthe vehementdirectnessofhis speechandtherhetoricalcomplexityofhiswriting.

Theintricatestyleofhis leadingarticles,interwovenwith clausesandsub-clausesseems speciallydesignedtoimply everything,whilesayingnothing. Itprovidesapermanentheadachetoforeigncorrespondents inRome,bentonrelaying -facts"and"quotes"toanewshungrypublic.

CountDallaTorreissupportedbyathree-maneditorial "brainstrust"composedofProfessorCesedioLolli,Dr.Mario BoehmeandDr.AndreaLazzerini-allthreenominatedbythe Popehimself-andbyeighteditorialspecialists.

"TheOsservatore"isultimatelyresponsibleforallofficialsnewsoutoftheVatican.

Oneofitseditors,Dr.Luciano Casimirri,togetherwitharepresentativeoftheVaticanSecretariatofState,Monsignor Fioretti,issuesthedailyVaticanreleasehandedouttothe press.

name.Afterthat,thejournalistadded,Ribbentrophadbeen takensuddenlyillinthemiddle ofhisaudiencewiththePope andhadtoleavethePapalpresenceclutchinghisstomachin agony. AnAmericanjournalist,standingonthefringeofthegroup, caughtonlythelastwordsand disappearedrapidlyinsearchof atelephone.

Theresultingdespatch,describingRibbentrop'ssuddenindispositionduringaPapalaudience,broughtaparoxysmof wrathfromHitler.

Thedictatorthoughtthatthe incidenthadbeeninventedby theVaticantobringtheReich intoridicule,andhedemanded animmediateenquiryintothe originofthefalsereport.

DiplomaticVaticanofficials compliedandinstitutedanenquiry.Butneedlesstosayno satisfactoryexplanationwas everdiscovered.

Theboywhoisallowedtosaw offthelegofthepianomay growuptoputanaxeinsomebody'shead.Bringupchildren withtheideathattheymust expressthemselves,andyou mayhaveamentalcaseonyour hands.Teachthemthatthey cannotfullyexpressthemselves exceptwithinsociallyacceptable channels.Anythingelseispsychiatricnonsense.

-Dr.CharlesC.Burlingame, internationallyrecognised psychiatrist

CARDINALFAULHABER.

81stbirthday.HeisinLhebest ofhealthandcontinuesto performhisdutiesasactivelyas manyyoungermen.Hewas ordainedtothepriesthood58 yearsago.Hewasconsecrated asaBishopin1911,raisedto Archbishopin191'1andwas elevatedtoCardinalin1921.

MaterialismUseless

March25(NC.)-"Socialimprovementsbasedonpurelymaterialisticprinciples,areuseless," BishopAlfredoViolaofSalto pointedoutinhisLentenpastoral.Hereferredtoendeavours whichseektoattainsocialjusticebutwhichexcludeallthat touchesonCatholicismandspiritually.

BishopViola,invokedthe wordsofPopePiusXIinhis encyclicalonCommunismand invitedCatholicsandnon-Catholicstowardarenovationof lifeinaccordancewiththeprinciplesoftheGospel.Healsosuggestedspiritualretreatsasan effectivemeanstoachievethis goal.

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MADRID,Spain,March24

(NC.)-Tofulfilapromise,a Spanishcitizenvisited5,000 Spanishchurchesonfootinthe courseoftwoyearsandten months.Helivedentirelyon charityduringthisperiod.Now heisboundforRometogain theHolyYearindulgences.

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OneofthemostregularsubscribersisMarshalStalin.A copyofthe"OsservatoreRomano"ispo-stedfromtheVatican totheKremlineverydayfor Stalin'sprivatelibrary.

Anothersubscriberisanaged Polynesianmissionary,whogets hiscopiesinhalf-yearlybatches bythelocalmailboat.

Knownas"TheTimes"ofthe Catholicworld,the"OsservatoreRomano"wasfoundedin 1861bythegrandfatherofthe presentPope,MercantonioPacelli.

SignorePacelli,thenVice-MinisteroftheInteriorintheGovernmentofthePapalStates,designedthepaperasapolitical andreligiousdaily,combining newsandcommenttosupplementtheofficialgovernment bulletin,"GiornalediRoma."

In1870,whentheItalian troopscapturedRome,"Giornale diRoma"disappeared,and"OsservatoreRomano"remainedas thesolePapalnewspaper,first inprivatehands,butwitha Papalsubsidy,then,from1900, asthesolepropertyoftheHoly See.

In1929,afterthesignatureof theLateranTreaty,the"Osservatore"movedinsidethewalls oftheVaticantobecomethe onlynewspaperofthenewlycreatedVaticanState.

To-day,the"OsservatoreRomano"istheundisputedmouthpieceoftheHolySee,theonly dailynewspaperpublishedwithinVaticanCity. Allitsemployeesarecivil servantsoftheVaticanState, thoughonlyone,itsDirector, CountGiuseppeDallaTorre,is aVaticancitizen. "OsservatoreRomano"isthe Pope'sownnewspaper.He himselfreadsandcorrectsall proofsofhisspeechesbefore theyappearinitscolumns.

Eacheveningoneofthefirst copiesprintedisdeliveredtohis apartmentintheVaticanPalace, addressedpersonallytotheSovereignPontiffandtobeopened onlybyhim.

EvenwhenthePopeisoutat hissummerpalace,CastelGandolfo,15milessouthofRome, aspecialcourierdrivesout withproofsofhisspeechesto becorrectedbeforethe"Osservato.e"cangotopress.

Thepaperhasnofulltime correspondentsabroad.But some100part-timecorrespondents.mainlyNunciosofthe ApostolicDelegations,fillout thebasicserviceprovidedby newsagencies.

Forcommunications,thenewspaperhasasecretradioservice,sharedwiththeVatican SecretariatofState,bywhichit receivesmessagestransmittedin codefromallpartsoftheworld.

Toacorrespondentusedto thenewspaperofficesofLondon, ParisorNewYork,the"Osservatore"buildings,enclosedby thehighwallsoftheVatican, breatheastrangelyunhurried, almostcloister-likeatmosphere. Here,everywordispondered beforeitissetdown.Each itemofnewsissiftedand weighedbeforeitisprinted.

Typewritersarebanned."Sub-. editorsreflectbetterwhenthey writebyhand,"saysCount DallaTorre.

LIGHTINTERLUDES.

Butthereisnothingoldfashionedaboutthe"Osservatore's"printingmethods.The papergoestopressabout2p.m. eachdayonmdernSwiss-built printingpresses,installedonly fouryearsago.

Butinspiteofitscloistralatmosphere,eventhe"Osservatore"hasitslightermoments.

Sub-editorsrecallthefiasco ofthevisitoftheGermandiplomat,VonRibbentrop,tothe Popeatthebeginningofthe war.

Inthosedays,theVatican SecretaryofStatewasCardinal LuigiMaglione,whohadhis officesintheso-calledBorgia apartmentoftheVaticanPalace,andwhosesecretaryhappenedtobeacertainMonsignor Borgia.

WhileRibbentropwasbeing receivedbythePopeaftera shortconferencewithCardinal Maglione,Italianandforeign journalistswerediscussingthe visitinasmallcafewhichthen stoodwithintheVaticanwalls.

Bywayofajoke,anItalian journalistbeganrelating,ina highlycircumstantialmanner, thatduringhisinterviewwith theSecretaryofState,Ribbentrophadbeenofferedagoblet ofwinebyCardinalMaglione, who,withasinisterleer,hadrecalledthehistoricalassociations oftheapartmentandthestrange coincidenceofhisSecretary's

NATIONALISATION -LASTRESORT.

Referringtonationalisationof industry,theTaoiseach(Mr. Costello),inhisaddresstothe annualArdFheisoftheFine GaelParty,inDublin,stated that,ingeneral,nationalisation ofindustrywasfarfrombeing anarticleoffaithintheGovernment'seconomicpolicy.

"Itisadevice,"hedeclared, "whichincertainclearlyspecifiedcaseshashadtobeadopted wherealternativesarenotfeasible,orwhereitisnecessaryto savethecommunityfromthe rapacityofthepowerfulcartel ortheself-seekingmonopolist."

"Individualismisamarked characteristicoftheIrishpeople,"hesaid."Stateinterventionineconomicactivitytakes placeonlywhenthepublicinterestdemandsitandwhenthe purposeinviewcannotbeattainedthroughthemediumof freeprivateenterprise.The Shannonschemewasthefirst greatexampleofthekindof projectessentialinthepublic interest,butunsuitableasan undertakingforprivateenterprise.Likewise,thelegislation beingintroducedatpresentfor thenationalisationoftherailways.Itistheresultofexperiencewhichhasshownthat whiletheexistenceoftherailwaysystemisessentialinthe publicinterest,theoperationto railwaysonanationalscaleis notpossibleonthebasisofprivateenterprise."

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REGARDINGTHE H.A.C.B.S

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DoyouliveinMIDLANDJUNCTION.YourbranchSecretary isMR.W.C.SMITH,63NewcastleRoad,MidlandJunction.

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CatholicSchoolsCapture TrinityCollegeAwards

TheSecretaryoftheTrinity College,London,hasannounced theStateMedalAwardsforthe examinationsinMusicandArt ofSpeechconductedduring 1949.Itispleasingtonote thenumberofsuccessesobtainedbyourCatholicschools.

Thefollowingisthecomplete listofawardsforWestAustralia:TRINITYCOLLEGEOFMUSIC LONDON.

PERTHLOCALCENTRE.

MEDALLISTSFOR1949

PRACTICALEXAMINATIONS.

HigherLocalPianoforte(under 20):JUDITHGOLLAN(14.18), ConventofMercy,Victoria Square,86,Honours.

HigherLocalElocution(under 20):ANTHEAOLNEY(16.2), ConventofMercy,Victoria Square,93,Honours.

AdvancedSeniorPianoforte (under19):BETTYLINDEN (15.6),ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare

AdvancedSeniorElocution (under19):WINIFREDMOYLAN,(14.2),ConventofMercy, VictoriaSquare,91,Honours.

AdvancedSeniorViolin(under 19):LAUREL DEVERELL (16.7),ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare,87,Honours.

SeniorPianoforte(under18): DAWNSTURROCK(12.7), ConventofMercy,Bunbury,87, Honours.

SeniorElocution(Under18): ANGELAMACHADO(15.6), MissL.P.Kavanagh,93,Honours.

SeniorViolin(under18):PATRICIAD'ARCY(15.8),ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare, 92,Honours.

IntermediatePianoforte(under16):JUNEIRVING(14.1), ConventofMercy,Kalgoorlie, 88,Honours.

IntermediateElocution(under 16):PAULETTEO'DONOGHUE (13.3),SantaMariaCollege,Attadale,93,Honours.

IntermediateViolin(under16): PAULINETHOMPSON(13.6), ConventofMercy,Victoria Square,89.Honours.

JuniorPianoforte(Under14): JANETMERLEMEREDITH (10.7),ConventofMercy, Bridgetown,92,Honours.

JuniorElocution(Under14): YVONNEMURCOTT(12.8), MissL,P.Kavanagh,95,Honours. JuniorViolin(Under14): NORMAMILLER(12.3),ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare, 91,Honours.

AdvancedPreparatoryPianoforte(Under13):MIGNONNE WINEBERG(9.7),SacredHeart Convent,Perth,90,Honours.

AdvancedPreparatoryElocution(Under13):ROBIN CHANEY(10.0),MissL.P. Kavanagh,94,Honours.

PreparatoryPianoforte(Under 12):DENISESAVVAS(11.3), ConventofMercy,Victoria Square,93,Honours.

PreparatoryElocution(Under 12):SYLVIAKIRWAN(11.1), SantaMariaCollege,Attadale, 94,Honours.

PreparatoryViolin(Under12): ANNECASSIDY(11.2),Santa MariaCollege,87,Honours.

AdvancedSeniorVerse-Speaking:VICTORIASQUARECOLLEGECHOIR(14.1),Convent ofMercy,VictoriaSquare,92, Honours.

IntermediateVerse-Speaking: VICTORIASQUARECOLLEGE CHOIR(13.3),Conventof Mercy,VictoriaSquare,95,Honours.

JuniorVerse-Speaking:SANTA MARIACOLLEGECHOIRNo. 1 (11.9),SantaMariaCollege Attadale,94,Honours.

PreparatoryVerse-Speaking* MARY'SMOUNTBOYS'COLLEGECHOIR,No.2(10.6) Mary'sMountBoys'College Kalamunda,94,Honours.

JuniorClass-Singing:SANTA MARIACOLLEGECHOIR,No 2(12.8),SantaMariaCollege Attadale,88,Honours.

PreparatoryClass-Singing' SANTAMARIACOLLEGE CHOIR(9.10),SantaMariaCollege,Attadale,89,Honours. MEDALLISTSFOR1949 THEORYEXAMINATIONS.

HigherLocalElocution(Under 20):MAUREENTHOMAS (16.7),SantaMariaCollege,Attadale,88,Honours.

Senior(Under18):KATH-

LEENCARR(13.5),Conventof Mercy,VictoriaSquare,95,Honours. AdvancedIntermediate(Under 17):DIANNALEXAANTONOVICH(14.11),Conventof Mercy,Bunbury,100,Honours. Intermediate(Under16):PATRICIABOHAN(14.10),ConventofMercy,VictoriaSquare, 98,Honours.

AdvancedJunior(Under15): PAMELADAVIS(12.7),Miss JeanWearing,98,Honours. Junior(Under14):PETER McKIMMIE(10.1),St.Columba'sConvent,Bayswater,100, Honours.

Preparatory(Under12):BERNICETAYLOR(9.5),Convent ofMercy,Sunbury,100,Honours.

ABOUTCHILDREN.

Sir, Lastweekyoureprintedastory called"TwoWiseMen".Iwonder howmanyofyourreadersnoticed thatthepathtorepentancewith thesetwofathersstartedwiththe requestoftheirchildrentobeat thealtarrailswiththemwhenthey madetheirFirstHolyCommunions.IthasbeenwithregretthatIhave observedthemoderntrendtotake childreninamasstomaketheirfirst HolyCommunionsandtoseparate themfromtheirfamiliesindoing this.Inmyownchildhoodthings wereorderedotherwiseanditwasa veryedifyingsighttoseethefine oldfamiliesofthosedays,father andmotherandperhapshalfa dozenorsobrothersandsisters kneelingwiththelatestFirstHoly Communicantofthefamilyatthe altarrailsandsharingthisgreatoccasionofspiritualblessingasafamily.Recentlytherehasbeenamovementtobringbackthishappy custominsomeplacesinEngland and justtheparishpriestshaveindicated thereasoninsupportofit whichisthestartingpointofyour story,thatnotinfrequentlya waywardparentmaybebrought backoncemoretothewaysofgrace bythepleaandtheprayersofa smallchildtobewithitatitsFirst HolyCommunion. Whetherallthefussingandorga- nisingofchildrenwhichatpresent marksFirstHolyCommuniondays isagoodthingIdonotknow.Mrs. PrendergastisinclinedtotheopinionthatCatholicteacherscando nowrongwhereitcomestomanagingchildren.Ofcourseyoudo notmanagechildrensomuchasyou guideandguardacollectionof

childindividualsofveryvariedcharacteristics.Whereasonechild mayturnsickwithstagefrightif over-organisedforabigoccasion, anotherwillbewildlyexcitedand athirdtakeitallwithcalmaplomb. HoweverthatmaybeIhave heardteachersinreligiousordersre- cognisetheValueofmodernapproa- chestochildrensuchasthatvaluable workoftheEnglishMinistryofEducation"ThePrimarySchool"which isprobablyasgoodabookonthe 7to11yearoldstageofchildrenas youcouldgetfor3/-. Further,despite,someofthethings thathavebeensaidaboutmodern attitudestochildupbringingrecentlyinyourpaperIdonotthinkthat itisagoodthingtogivechildpsychologyawaycompletelyandrely entirelyonprayerandthelightof faith. unwiseThiswouldbeespecially inWesternAustraliaaswe appeartopossessanotaltogether unenlightenednoryetcompletelyun-Freudiandepartmentofchild psychologyattheUniversity.Infact itisbothagoodandahelpfulprovi- sionand,Ibelieve,willalwayshelp theharassedmotherofaproblem childwithadviceorthenameof therightbook.GwendolineChester's "MotheringofYoungChildren"is mywife'sfavouriteinthislineand perhapsthatquiteunique"The SecretofChildhood"byMariaMon- tessori;andthereisofcoursemy own,whenpublished:"Don'tsforFathers"withawholechapteron "Don'tbeaDisciplinarian".

I Virginiahoweveragreeheartilywith Rowlandaboutthemodern childbeingapest.Italwayshas beenrightdowntheages. Yoursetc.

PaulO'Donnell

DorothySayersEntersthe WarofDogma

ByFATHERJAMESP.GILLIS.

In"CreedorChaos,"anexcellentlittlebookofsome-85 pages,byDorothyL.Sayers,thereseemstobeapromisethat wemayhaveanewG.K.Chesterton.Theladyiskeen, witty,plainspoken,abundantlyprovidedwithcommonsense, and,unlikemostofthoseofherprofession-thewritingof fiction-sheis,verymuchathomeinphilosophyandtheology.

Shehasthegiftofriveth.g theattentionofthecasual readerevenuponsuchaforbiddingtopicastheologicaldogma. Hersisagreatgiftandrare. Perhapsthereasonitisso seldomfoundisthatscholars whodealwith"heavy"subjects become"heavy"themselves.

Beingthatway,theyunderrateorevendespiseawriter whoknowsasmuchastheydo butcandowhattheycannot, introduceentertainmentand evenfascinationintowhat wouldotherwisebebloodless andlifelessinstruction.

THROUGHPELLMELL

"Ididn'tthink,"saysLloyd Douglas,"thatabookonChristianDogmaticscouldkeepme upallnight."Whyittookhim allnighttoread85pagesIcannotunderstand.Iwentthrough thempell-mellinalittlemore thananhourasiftheywere oneofMissSayers'owndetectivestories.

Infactherdiscussionof dogmaexcitesmemorethan herliterarysleuthing.Butthen, Igetmereofa"kick"from Chesterton's"Orthodoxy"and "The fromEverlastingMan"than his"FatherBrown"stories.

HITONTRUTH

IsuspectthatMissDorothy Sayershasnotdugdeepinto theology.Onceinawhileshe usesatheologicaltermina sensethatisnotours.Butfor themostpartIthinkshehas hitupontruthbyfollowingan oldsaying-oramodification ofit-"lookinyourheart (yourmind,yoursoul)and write."

Butintheheartandmindof mostofthemodernsthereisa vacuumasfarastheologyis concerned.Theydonotread CardinalNewman's"Theology aBranchofKnowledge,"in

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bissupremeeducationalmasterpiece,"TheIdeaofaUniversity."Stilllessdotheyaccept themedievalprinciplethat philosophy-inmodernmedievaltimeswecouldadd science-isthehandmaidto theology. MissSavershasthevision toseethatallknowledge comestoitspeakintheology, thatallgoodrestsuponcorrect theologyandthatallbadstems fromawrongtheology,orno theologyatall.

GOODMENTALEYESIGHT

Perhapssheherselfwould saythatonedoesn'tneed profound philosophical or theologicalknowledgetounderstandwhatisgoingoninthe world,butthatonedoesmost emphaticallyneedgoodmentaleyesightandthecommon honesty(oruncommon)tosay whatonesees.

Forexample,takethisforthrightpassageinthefifth chapterof"CreedorChaos," thechapterfromwhichthe booktakesitstitle:

"TheworddogmaisunpopularandthatiswhyIhave usedit.Itisourowndistrust ofdogmathatishandicapping usinthestruggle.Theimmense spiritualstrengthofouropponentsliespreciselyinthe factthatthattheyhaveferventlyembraced,andholdwith fanaticalfervour,adogma whichisnonethelessadogma forbeingcalledan'ideology.'

Weonoursidehavebeen tryingforseveralcenturiesto upholdaparticularstandard ofethicalvalueswhichderives fromChristiandogma,while graduallydispensingwiththe verydogmawhichisthesole rationalfoundationforthose values."

WHYSHOULDI?

Andthis:"Thepeoplewho saythatthisisawarofeconomicsorofpower-politics, areonlydabblingaboutonthe surfaceofthings.Eventhose whosayitisawartopreserve freedomandjusticeandfaith havegoneonlyhalf-wayto thetruth.Therealquestionis whateconomicsandpolitics aretobeusedfor:whether freedomandjusticeandfaith haveanyrighttobeconsideredatall;atbottomitisaviolentandirreconcilablequarrel aboutthenatureofGodand thenatureofmanandtheultimatenatureoftheuniverse; itisawarofdogma."

Howsloppymindedare thosewhosay-andrepeatthebromide:"Nevermind abouttheology;ifwejustgoon beingbrotherlytooneanother: itdoesn'tmatterwhatwebelieveaboutGod."

TowhichMissSayersrep- lies"IfIdonotbelieveinthe fatherhoodofGod,whyshould Ibelieveinthebrotherhoodof man?Ifthemangoesonto translatehispointofviewinto action,then,toourhorrorand surprise,thefoundationsof societyareviolentlyshaken, thecrustofmoralitythat lookedsosolidsplitsapart,and weseethatitwasonlyathin bridgeoveranabyssinwhich twodogmas,incompatibleas fireandwater,areseething explosivelytogether."

FAMILIARFACTS

ToCatholicsthosesimple factsarefamiliar.-OurChurch abhorssentimentality-espec- ially"pious"sentimentalityasasubstitutefordogmatic truth.Butnobodyelseinthe worldseemstoseewhatwe seeandsayit.Nobodyexcept anoccasionalMissDorothy Sayers.Wethankherfor "CreedorChaos"andforthe equallyfascinating"Unpopular Opinions."

Ifonlybysomeunheardof miracleshe-andwe-could enableourstatesmentounderstandtheelementarytruth aboutthepresentworld-revolution,wemightbeableto controlit,orbetterstilltostart acounterrevolution. "CatholicLeader"

DAILYMISSAL.

16th.,Sun.:LowSunday. 17th.,Mon.:St.Anicetus,Pope andMartyr.2nd.prayer Concedenos;3rd.prayerfor thePope;4th,prayeragainst persecution.

18th.,Tues.:MassofLowSunday;2nd.prayerConcedenos; 3rd.prayerforthePope;4th. prayeragainstpersecution.

19th.,Wed.:MassofLowSunday;2nd,prayerConcedenos; 3rd.prayerforthePope4th. prayeragainstpersecution.

20th.,Thurs:MassofLowSunday;2nd.prayer'Concedenos; 3rd.prayerforthePope;4th. prayeragainstpersecution.

21st.,Fri.:St.Anselm,Bishop, ConfessorandDoctorofthe Church;2nd.prayeragainst persecution. 22nd.,Sat.:SS.SoterandCaius, PopesandMartyrs;2nd.Concedenos;3rd.prayerforthe Pope;4th.prayeragainstpersecution.

MASSTIMETABLES.

Rottnest(Hall): EverySundayat9a.m.

Scarborough(Church,St.Brigid'sTerrace): EverySundayat8.30a.m.and 9a.m.

NorthBeach(Hall): EverySundayat8.20a.m.

BelmontParish(everySunday): Belmont(Church,HehirSt.): 7.45a.m.

Rivervale (Church,Corner SalisburyandGladstoneSts.): 7.30a.m.and9.30a.m.

Carlisle(Church,Corner

LionandMachamleySts.:8.30 a.m.

RockinghamParish: SafteyBay(School):Every Sunday,7.30a.m.

Rockingham(Hall):Every Sunday,9a.m.

VictoriaParkParish: Massesat7,8,9and10a.m. everySunday.

HOLYFATHERLEADSPASSIONSUNDAY DEVOTIONS.

(Radio,N.C.W.C.NewsService)

VATICANCITY,March20.-HisHolinessPopePius XII.'spersonalparticipationinPassionSunday,March26, asthedayofprayerhespeciallysetasideinhisrecentEncyclicalEpistle,"AnniSacri,"willconsistinhiscoming downintotheSt.Peter'sBasilicatoleadinthatday'sstationalprayersandinthevenerationofthehistoricand miraculousCrucifixofSt.Marcellus,accordingtoanannouncementpublishedhere.

St.Peter'sBasilicaisthetraditionalLentenstationalchurch forPassionSunday,butusually theHolyFatherhasnotparticipatedinthestationalprayers ledbythebasilica'sclergyand participatedinbymanyother membersoftheclergyandlaity oftheCityofRome.Thepriests andlaypeopletakingpartin theseprayersthusfollowanancienttraditionofspecialdevotionsintheCityofRomeheld eachmorningandeveningduringLentinanappointedhistoric churchofthecity.

ThisPassionSundayvisitto thebasilicaonthepartofthe HolyFatherrepresentshisown participationwiththousandsof pilgrimsgatheredhereinaday

HugeBronze StatueofChrist

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

DUBLIN,March23.-An18 foot,threeandahalftonbronze statueofChristtheKinghas beendeliveredtothetownof DunLaoghaire(PortofDublin)andwillshortlybeerected there,facingthesea.

Thereisabitofinteresting historyconnectedwiththe statue,whichjustarrivedfrom Paris.

ShortlyafterthelatePope PiusXIissuedtheencyclical, proclaimingtheKingshipof ChristandinstitutingtheFeast ofChristtheKing,manyparishesthroughoutthecountry,in responsetotheHolyFather's wishes,erectedstatuesofChrist theKinginpublicplaces.

Accordingly,in1931,acommitteeofinterestedpeoplewas formedinDunLaoghaireanda fundstartedforthebuilding anderectionofastatueofChrist theKing.ThelateAndrew O'Connor,afamousIrish-Americansculptor,theninParis,returnedtoIrelandandarranged toconstructtheplastercastfrom whichthefinishedbronzestatue wouldbemade.Thefinished castwassenttoFrance,where itwascastinbronze.

However,WorldWarII.had startedandthefamousbronzefounder,M.Rudier,ofParis, buriedthestatueintheground andcoveredtheareawitha haystack.ThusthestatuesurvivedtheGermanoccupation.

MembersofMr,O'Connor's familyandoftheoriginalcommittee,completedarrangements recentlytohavethestatuedeliveredtothetownofDun Laoghaire.

Thestatueisathree-sided monument,depictingChristthe King,ChristtheConsolerand ChristinDesolation.Itisso designedthatonlyonesidecan beseencompletelyatatime.

MundaringParish: FirstSundayofmonth,Mundaring(Church,Coolgardie Street):8a.m.

SecondSunday:Chidlow (Hall):8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30 a.m.

ThirdSunday:Darlington,8 a.m.;Mundaring,9..30a.m.

FourthSunday:Mundaring Weir(Hall):8a.m.;Mundaring, 9.30a.m.

Gosnells: EverySundayat7.30a.m.and 9.30a.m. EarlyMassatSt.Brigid's,West Perth. Inadditiontotheordinary times,MasseverySundayat6 a.m.

SpearwoodParish: Spearwood(Church):1st,and 3rd.Sundays,8.30a.m.;2nd. and4th.Sundays,10a.m.

NavalBase(Hall):1stand. 3rd.Sundays,10a.m.;2nd.and 4th.Sundays,8.30am.

PinjarraParish: Mandurah(CapitolTheatre): 1st.and4th.Sundays,9.30a.m.; 2nd.and3rd.Sundays,7.30a.m.

Pinjarra(Church):EverySundayat9a.m.,exceptfirstSundayofeachmonth,whenMass isat8a.m.

GreylandsMigrantCamp(RecreationHall): EverySunday,at9a.m.

DunreathHostel,Rivervale: EverySundayat9a.m.

ofpublicprayerforthereturn ofgoodmoralsandtrueand lastingChristianprinciples, whichhecalledforinhisencyclicalepistle. TheCrucifixofSt.Marcellus isalife-sizesculptureinwood, datingfromtheearly14th.century,andhasbeentheobjectof Romanpietyforseveralcenturies.Itwastheonlyobject thatmiraculouslyescapedinthe terriblefirewhichtotallydestroyedthechurchinwhichit waslocatedin1519,andsince thenhasbeenthespiritualrefugeofRomansduringwars, faminesandotherdisasters,

oftenbeingcarriedinsolemn processioninthecity'sstreets.It alsohasbeencarriedintoSt. Peter'sBasilicaforveneration onseveralpreviousoccasions. PopePiusspecifiedaspecial intentionforeachoftheseven daysendingwithPassionSunday,asfollows:

March20,forthosefarfrom theChristianFaith;March,21, fortheChristiansseparated fdomtheTrueChurch;March 22,forsinners;March23,for peacebetweenpeoplesandsocialjustice;March24,forthe suffering;March25,forthe sanctificationofCatholics;and March26,forbrethrenpersecut- edfortheFaith.

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theCatholicAnswer

ful,astowritesuchthings.I finditevenhardertounderstandhowgood,simplepeople arequitereadytobelieveany nonsenseprovideditissupposed tohavehappenedbehindconventwalls.Thatitisso,is,I suppose,astrikingexampleof thewarpingeffectofprejudice onthehumanjudgment.I've nodoubtlistenersovertheage ofsevenhavenoticedthatthis isanimperfectworld,andhere isoneofitsimperfections.

Awordortwomorefrom"A Friend"beforehedelivershis finalbroadside:

"IalsothinkthatifSt.Peter wasthefirstPopeoftheRomanChurch,whyintheBible washealwaysreferredtoas theFisherman?"

A.:IfyoureadyourBibleas carefullyasyoureadyourtram textsandlivesofnuns,you wouldn'texposeyourselfto ridiculebyaskingsuchfoolish questions.Inhiseventfulcareer PeterwascalledmanythingsSimonBarjona,Cephas,Rock, Peter,Satan,but,sofaras Biblerecordsgo,theFisherman -never.Our"Friend"concludes:

HUMILITYANDHOPE

"Afterthislifeisoverthe righteouswillberewarded witheverlastinglife,while thewickedwhohaveledpeopleastrayfromtrueChristianitywillalsoreceivetheir punishment.Doesn'titever

efoatinuedhawPage5.1 occurtoyouwhatourdear Lordmightthinkofyour works?"

A.:Indeeditdoes.Andwhat ismoreitsometimescausesme nolittleconcern.WhenI weighthegoodthingsHehas doneformeandthegracesHe hasofferedagainstthelittleI havedoneinreturn,Ifindthere isnobalance.Hehascreated me,Hekeepsmeinbeing.He gavemethegraceofBaptism, oftheCatholicFaith,.ofCatholicparentsandeducation.He hasgivenmereadyaccesstothe Sacraments,Hehasgivenme thePriesthood,andahostof othergracestoonumerousto mention.Buttheirsheernumbercomestomindsometimes, andonefeelshowinadequately onehasrespondedtothemwhatopportunitiesonehas missed-maybethrownaway. Buttheydonotweighsoheavilyastocausedespair.One canalwaysmakeone'sownthe wordsofSacredScripture,"Scio Cuicredidi."("IknowHimin whomIhaveplacedmytrust.")

IknowChristtheMerciful,the Good-Christthefriendofsinners,ChristtheGoodShepherd, seekingoutHisflock-Christon themountainside,Christonthe Cross.Youwhocallyourself aFriend,dopleasepraythat whenmyturncomestostand beforeHim,He,too,willknow meandgreetmewithHis"Well done"-littleandallasImay deesrveit.

PAGANASSOCIATIONSWITHCREMATION

"Puzzled,"ofWembley,asks: "Whyisitmoredignifiedto beburiedandpresumably eatenbyworms,thantobe decentlycrematedwitha Christianservice?Surelythere isnothingpeculiarlyChristian aboutburial.'

A.:TheNaturalLawdoesnot forbidcremation,norhasGod givenanypositivecommand aboutthematter,butforexcellentreasons,theCatholicChurch hasmadeagravedisciplinary lawwhichforbidsCatholicsto becremated.

FromthebeginningChristians nevercrematedtheirdead.but buriedthemafterthepersonal exampleoftheirdivineFounder. Thepagans,todestroythefaith intheResurrectionoftheBody, oftencastthecorpsesofthe martyredChristiansintothe

TheContrast

SometimesCommuniststryto livebytheirownideas,although onlyinfrequentlydotheydoso voluntarily.Letustrytoemulatetheminthis.Letusliveand talkChristianity.Idon'thesitate tosayforaminutethattenout oftendecentpeoplecominginto contactwitharealChristian, whobothlivesandtalkshisheligion,willfindhimaninfinitely morepersuasiveandcertainly moreagreeablecompanionthan acommunistdoingexactlythe samething.Youknow,firsta Christianwillgoaroundtrying tospreadalittlefaithandhope andcharity,andhewillbepoliteandpatientandsmilingand restrainedandtolerantandforgivingand,aboveall,bothat homeandabroad,hewillbegenerous.Now,allthecommunists Ihaveknownhavebeenrude, intolerant,cynical,angryfolk, whoratheraudiblyyearntoliquidatesomebody.Theirbitter tonguesarealwayswaggingin theirmouthslikebloodypickles.Theyseemtoliveinaperpetualswizzleofrancour.They arealwaysmakingtrouble,and settingonepersonagainstanother.

-ClareBoothLuce

Theyounghusbandhadjust arrivedbackfromtheoffice.

"What'sthematter,darling?" heasked.:Youlookveryflustered."

"Oh,I'vehadadreadfulday," hiswifeanswered."Firstbaby cuthisfirsttooth,thenhetook hisfirststep,andthenhefell andknockedouthistooth."

"Well,andthenwhathappened?"askedherhusband.

"Oh,darling,"sheanswered inashockedvoice,"hesaidhis firstword!"

-CatholicHeraldCitizen

HUNGERSTRIKEIN TITO"RESTHOME."

(FromaCorrespondentin Trieste)

FivehundredCroatpolitical prisonersatLepoglava-where ArchbishopStepinacisimprisoned,havegoneonhunger strike-thiswastoldmeinTriesterecentlywhereImetthree prominentCroatpoliticalrefugeeswhohadmanagedtoescapefromYugoslavia.

Theyreportedthattwo-thirds -about500-ofthetotalnumberofprisonersatLepoglava hadbeguntheirhunger-strike onFebruary1st.ThehungerstrikeamongCroatCatholioprisonersatLepoglavaGaol (North-WestCrotia)hadbegun duringJanuary;ithadspread fromonecelltoanother,from thethirdfloorofthehugebuildingtothesecondfloor.On February1st.allpoliticalprisoners(withexceptionofthe .criminal)wereonstrike.

Rumourswerespreadamong theprisonersduringtheChristmasholidaysthat,withthebeginningofthenewyear,the prisonerswouldbereleased.It seemedthatMarshalTito's"amnesty"lawfromDecember, 1949,wasresponsibleforthe originoftherumour.

ButnoneoftheCroatpoliticalprisonerswasreleasedfrom Lepoglavaprison.Theatmosphereintheprisonthenbecame "electrical."

flames,foolishlythinkingthusto renderimpossibletheresurrectionofthebody.Inimitation ofthesepagansincomparativelymodernEurope,irreligious materialistshaverevivedand usedcremationtoimpress,inan imaginativeway,theteaching thatallisoverwhenwedie. TheCatholicChurchrightly forbidsapracticewhichisthus connected.withthedenialofthe doctrineofimmortality.

Furthermore,reasonsbased onChristianreverenceandnaturalaffection,supportthisreligiousdisciplinarylaw.Christianshaveevenreverencedthe deadbodiesoftheirfellow men,becausethesebodiesare toriseagain,becausethese bodieshavebeen,asSt.Paul tellsus,thetemplesoftheHoly SpiritofGod,becausetheyhave beenanointedinBaptismandin death.ToCatholicsitdoes seemamorereverentthingto burythesebodiesinconsecratedground,accordingtoceremoniesoftheChurch,which fromtimeimmemorialhave beenadaptedtoaburial,than submitthemtothefireofcre mation.ItseemstoaCatholic amorenaturalthingthatthe bodyshouldbeallowedtodecomposeaccordingtoitsnature, thanthatitshouldbedestroyed byfire.

Toyourquestion,then,"Surelythereisnothingpeculiarly Christianaboutburial. ."I replythatpreciselybecause pagansandmaterialistshave usedcremationtohelptodestroytheChristianbeliefinthe resurrectionofthebody,becauseoftheChristianpractice ofburial,andChristianceremonialduringthecenturies, thereissomethingpeculiarly Christianaboutburial.

OnJanuary11th.,theauthoritiesmadeitclearthatthe"amnesty"lawfromDecember wouldnotaffecttheCroatpoliticalprisoners;asaresultthe prisonersfromvariouscellsdecidedspontaneouslytogoon hunger-strike.

Thefirstdeathcaseoccurred onJanuary30;NicholaPavlovich,aged25,formerstudent fromZagrebUniversity.wasdyingwithT.B.Thehungerstrikeonlymadeshorterhis deathagony.Hewassentencedin1945to12years'imprisonmentforbeinga"Fascist andenemyofYugoslavState." AnothermanwhodiedonFebruary1st.wasJosephJurkovich,aformerschoolinspector andamemberofCroatPeasant Party. TheLepoglavatownnowoffersanuniquespectacle:the prison'sgatehasbeenbesieged bytheweepingmothers,sisters andwives.

AtLepoglavaprisonthereare about40Catholicpriestsand Franciscans.

T.VIVIAN

143RokebyRd.,Sublaeo.W1539 ForSewerageConnections, BadWaterPressure,Broken PedestalPans,BlockedSewer Drains,CisternandRoofRepairs

Thursday,April12,1950.

+INMEMORIAM

BROPHY.-Ofyourcharity, prayfoathereposeofthesoul ofJohnJamesBrophy,whose anniversaryoccursApril14th, belovedhusbandofAlice, fatherandgrandfatherof DorisandCyrilWhitelyand family.

RequiescatinPace.

CLUNING,Simon.-Ofyour charity,prayforthereposeof thesoulofmynephew,who passedaway3rd.April.

SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhisaunt,M.

O'Connor.

DOMINISH,AgnesAnastasia.Inaffectionatememoryofmy belovedmother,whodepartedthislifeonApril15th., 1948.

Eternalrestgrantuntoher,0 Lord,andmayperpetuallight shineuponher.

-Insertedbyherloving daughter,Imelda.

DOMINISH,AgnesAnastasia.Inlovingmemoryofourdarlingmother,whopassedaway on15th.April,1948.

SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

-Insertedbyherloving daughter,Marie,son-in-law, Geoff,andgrandson,Frank.

MONAGHAN.-Inlovingmemoryofmydarlingwifeand ourlovingmother,whodied April14th.,1940. R.I.P.

MORRIS,Edward.-Ofyour charity,prayforthereposeof thesoulofourbelovedhusbandandfather,whodepartedthislife12th.April,1949.

MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife andchildren.

MORRIS,Edward.-Inloving memoryofourdeardad,and grandfather,whodied12th. April,1949.

HolyMary,prayforhim.

-Insertedbyhisloving daughter,Gladys,son-in-law, Joe,andgrandchildren,Brian, Diana,Carmel,andPamela Canny.

O'NEILL.-Inlovingmemoryof Margaret,dearlylovedaunt ofKathleen(SisterM.St. Vianney),Charles,Marjorie (Mrs.G.Wyburn).Roma (Mrs.G.Ridge).

MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhersoul.

O'ItiEILL.-IneverlovingmemoryofGladys(SisterMary St.Martha),whopassedaway onthe18th.April,1938.

MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhersoul. Rememberedalwaysbyher lovingmother,fatherandsister, Sally.

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ROME,April1 (Radio).-TheCommunist-dominated Pragueregimehasactedevenmorequicklythanexpectedin carryingoutitsplantodestroythereligiousordersinCzechoslovakia,informedcirclesherecommentonthe"trial"often Religious.Thedevelopmenthadbeenpredictedaweekbefore,whenitwaslearnedthattheheadquartersoftheSocietyofJesus,theRedemptoristsandtheSalesianshadbeen searchedandarrestsmade Vaticanradio,inaCzech languagebroadcast,saidthat thePraguetrialhasbeenstaged "accordingtotheRedpattern forthepurposeofremoving menofstrongfaithandloveof Christ."MembersoffiveOrders areamongtheaccused-the JesuitFathers,Premonstratensians,Dominicans,FranciscansandRedemptorists.

Amongtheaccusedarethe Jesuitprovincial,theRev.FrantisekSilhan;theRedemptorists, theRev.Dr.TheodorMastylak andtheRev.JanBlesik;the Franciscanmonk,theRev.Jan Urban,whofoundedtheCatholicUniversityofPragueabout tenyearsago;andthePremons_tratensiansAugustinMachalka, AbbotoftheMonasteryofNova RiseinMoravia,andVitTajowsky,AbbotoftheMonastery atZelivinBohemia,andFather StanislavBartak,Provisorof theOrderatNovaRise.

Personsherewhohaveheard thePraguebroadcastsofthe trialsaythattheproceedings hearastrikingsimilarityto thosebroadcastfromBudapest duringthetrialofRobertVogeler,Americanbusinessman triedand"convicted"inBudapestrecently.AbbotMachalka's voicewasextraordinarilyweak andsomeofhisanswersleft theimpressionthattheywere memorizedandmechanically repeated.Allthetenaccused weretriedonchargesof"high treasonandespionage,"except theJesuitFatherMikulasek, whowasaccusedonlyoftreason.

Thequestioningbythejudge heardhererevealedthatthe trial'spurposewastodiscredit thereligiousorders,thusfindingapretexttoclosetheir houses,andtocollectmaterial againsttheHierarchysinceall tenweredeclaredtobesuspectedofmaintainingclosecontact withtheBishops.especially ArchbishopJosefBeranof Prague.Inthelatterrespect, thePragueradioparticularly accusedtheJesuitprovincial, FatherSilhan.

OsservatoreRomano,Vatican Citydaily,saysincomment:

"Asisevidentfromthesereportswearenowinthefull swingofprogressivism!Formerlytheyinventedcommon crimes;nowthesemasquerades areunnecessary...thefidelityof everygoodpriestisalreadya crime."

Theretrialsrepeatthemselves, saystheOsservatoreeditor,accordingtotheCominformformulapracticedinallsatellite countries.Ifitisamatterof priests,ReligiousorthosefaithfultotheChurch,andtherefore totheHolySee,andwhenitis impossibletoTirawthemaway fromtheirfidelityandlink themtotheregimesomehow, thensuchcasesgototrial, condemnationandfinallyelimination,theeditoradded.

Thefirstquestionsoftheprosecutorareenough,saysOsservatoreandthatonsimple testimonysuchas,forinstance:

Questionbytheprosecutor: "AreyoufaithfultotheVatican?"

Answer:"Yes."

Prosecutor:"Youconfess, therefore,tohavingrelations abroadandwithadversariesof theregime?"

Andthen,saysOsservatore, "Wehavetheannuncementas alreadygiven:theaccusedhave immediatelydeclaredthemselvesguilty."

IIQuotidiano,CatholicActiondailyhere,declaredthat throughoutthetrialthecommunistregimesoughttobring decisivepressureuponpriests, who,resistingstateinterference inthingsbelongingtothe Church,"preferhungerandmiserytoastipendascompensationfortreason.""TheCzech communistregime,"thepaper adds,"presentstoCatholic prieststwoexamples:thatof theexcommunicatedJosefPlojhar,MinisterofHealthandhis friendswhoarehonouredand paid,andthatofthe'servants' oftheVaticanwhoaredragged tocourttodayandjailedtomor-

Fridaynight,14th.April,is thedateofthecardpartyforthe CarmeliteNuns.Itishoped thatbothroomsattheCollege, VictoriaSquare,willbetilledto overflowing.Theraffleisfor averylargesupperclothworkedbythenuns.Therequest forticketshasbeenverydisappointing.Giftsofcakesand sandwicheswouldbeappreciated.

rowfortheirloyaltytotheir priestlyvocation.Corruptionis joinedtoviolence,buttheaim isbutone:toenslavetheChurch andtomakeitthedocileinstrumentofastateseekingto de-Christianizesociety."

Variousdispatchesquoting theCzechoslovakRadioand Pragueofficialnewsagency claimedthatsevenoftheaccusedpleadedguilty.Otherdispatchessaidthatfourpleaded notguiltyorguiltywithreservation.

Onedispatchreportedthat AbbotMachalkasimplypleaded guiltyandthatAbbotTajowskypleadedguiltyexceptonthe chargeofespionage.

Anotherdispatchsaidthat FatherSilhanpleadednot guilty"inanyway";thatanotherdefendant,theRev.Adolf Kajpr,aJesuitFather,testified thatheis"notawareofhis guilt";thatFatherFrantisek Mikulasek,alsoaJesuitFather ofPrague,testifiedthathewas notguiltyalthoughhewas "mixedupinanti-stateactivity";andthatFatherBartak declaredthathe"doesnotconsiderhimselllfguilty."

TheCzechRadioaddedthat theRev.SylvesterBraito,DominicantheologianofOlomouc, pleadedguiltyto"hightreason, espionageandmongeringagainsttheRepublic."

"HesentoutfalseinformationabouttheRepublicandin hissermonspredictedtheoverthrowoftheregimeandcalled onhiscongregationtoprepare forit,"theCzechRadiosaid.

"Since1946hewasintouch withtheVaticaninformation serviceandsentoutpoliticaland economicinformationwhich wastohavebeenkeptsecretin theinterestsofthestate."

TheCzechRadioalsoaccused .FatherBlesikof"specializingin sermonswhichincitedthefaithfultostandatthesideofthe ChurchHierarchyandattemptedtomongeragainstthe people'sdemocraticregime.It accusedhim,too,ofreading "anti-statepastoralletters."

FULLHOUSE

VATICANCITY,April 1 (NC.)-TheVatican'sMaestro diCamera'sofficetoday,eight daysbeforeEaster,announced thatitcannolongeracceptap- plicationsforticketsforHis HolinessPopePiusXII'sPontificalMass,onEaster,sinceit hasalreadyreceivedmoreapplicationsthancanpossiblybe filled. TheCentralHolyYearCommitteehasannouncedthescheduleofmanychurchesforHoly ThursdayandHolySaturday MassesandHolyCommunions sothatpilgrimscanconvenientlyattendonlytheMassoffered duringwhichtheycanreceive HolyCommuniononthesedays.

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InNapleslastweek,Italian moppetsweregleefullyplaying anewgame-"ToRomeinHoly Year."InventedbyaJesuit priestnamedSergiodeGioai, whoalsoinstructstheyouthof Italywithwhathecalls"a catechisticnewspaperwith comicstrips,"thenewgameis playedbyspinningawheelto determinethenumberofsquares theplayermayadvanceonhis journeytotheHolyFather.

Somesquares,suchasthose marked"Courtesy"or"Communion,"offeranewspinofthe wheeloranadvanceofseveral notches.Othersimposesevere penalties.Atsquare17the playerlosesaturnandmustgo backtonumber10for"yielding totheDevil'stemptation."The samepunishmentisdemanded forreadingthered-splashed "evilpress"(number31).The worstpenaltyofallisattached tothelastsquare-number49whichsendstheyoung"pilgrim"allthewaybacktonumber5,thesquaremarked"ReligiousInstruction."Onsquare 49isapictureofagrimman inaclericalcollar,andthesingleword:PROTESTANTE.

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TheGospelforthefirstSundayafterEastershowsushow OurLorddispelledthedoubtsof Thomas,andpraisedthosewho, withouthavingseenHim,yet believedinHim."Because thouhastseen,Thomas,thou hastbelieved:blessedarethey thathavenotseen,andhavebelieved."

Letusproclaimourfaithin therisenChrist,andintheDivinepresenceintheHolyEucharistbyrepeatingwithSt. Thomasthatcryoffaithand humility:"MyLordandmy God!"

OnGoodFridaytheannual collectionfortheBushieswas takenupduringtheAdoration oftheCrosswhichfollowedthe Stations.Thisservedasaremindertoeveryoneofourobligationstowardsthosechildren oftheoutbackwhoaredeprivedbyreasonoftheirposition fromparticipatinginthemany religiousadvantagesenjoyedby childreninthemetropolitan area.CorneritescandosomethingmorefortheBushiesby contributingtothispage.What canYOUdoaboutit?

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Ourfarmcollie,Drive,would unerringlycatchforbutchering anychickenwepointedoutto him-exceptforoneparticular rooster.Timeaftertimewe'd askhimtocatchthatrooster, buthewouldeithersitandstare atusasifhehadn'tthefaint-

wellasIdid.IfIstartedto passacustomer'shouse,he'd barktoremindme.Butifthe customerhadmoved,asimple "Notanymore,Tad,"would quiethim,andnextdayhe'd passthathousewithoutaglance. Onemorning,neartheendof thelongroute,Iexclaimedin dismay,"Tad,wemissedone!I hatetoback-trackallthewayandIdon'tknowwhomwe missed."Tadwhimpereda moment,thenprickedup ears,yipped,andbeganrunning backandforththewaydogssay, "Followme!"

Ifollowedhim.Backnear thebeginningofmyroute,Tad madeadashforaporch.It wasthehomeofanewcustomerandtheoneI'dmissed.

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Longago,whentherooster wasonlyhalf-grown,hewas partlycrippledforawhile.And forjustoneweekheandthe littlecolliepuppy,whogrewup tobeourDrive,sharedabox bedbehindthekitchenstove.

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OuryoungDoberman,Ludo, grewprofoundlyannoyedwith herpupsastheygrewintolittle demons.Shewantedtorun withuswhenwewentriding, andshedidn'twantanybothersomeyoungsterstrailingalong. Finallyshehituponaplan.As soonasshesawusstartingto saddlethehorsessheraninto thefieldandbegandiggingvigorouslyinthesoftearth,stoppingonlytopushhernoseinto theexcavationandsniffexcitedly,asifsomefascinating animalwereonlyafewmore inchesdown.Ofcoursethepups becameentrancedandbeganto diglikemad.Assoonasthey weresufficientlyabsorbedinthe project,Ludosneakedawayand camerunningafterthehorses

Sinceshedidthiseverytime westartedtoride,weknewit wasacarefullythought-out scheme.Ludowasemployinga methodofupbringingusedby somehumanparents-shewas divertingherprogeny'sattentionfromwhatshedidnotwant themtodotosomethingthat theywouldlikejustaswell.

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"ANNIEGETYOURGUN"

BrightMusicaleatHisMajesty's.

AllPerthwillwarmtowards EvieHayesforhercaptivating performanceasAnnieOakleyin thecelebratedmusical,"Annie GetYourGun,"nowbeingpresentedatHisMajesty'sbyJ.V. WilliamsonTheatres,Ltd.

Thesuccessoftheshowseems tobeassured,iffornoother reasonthanthatAnnieison stageprettywellallthetime fromthemomentofherfirst entry.Certainlyeveryonehungersforherreturnassoonas shehasgone.Droll,pert, pseudo-masculine,andsometimespathetic,Annieisalways atease,nomatterwhatmood sheisportraying-andthatis thesecretofhernaturaland convincingcharacterisation.It isaparticularlywinningstudy ofthefamousoriginalAnnie Oakley,whoinreallifeinthe gay'ninetiescausedaninternationalsensationbydemonstratingthroughouttheU.S.and Europeherextraordinarysharpshootingability.Muchofthe presentshowparallelsfact.Miss HayesisanAmerican,whowas bornatSeattle,inWashington. ShecametoAustraliaeight yearsago,andhassincestarred inrevueandvarietyallover AustraliaandNewZealand.She notonlyactswell,butsings lightnumbersfromthepenof IrvingBerlinveryattractively.

Secondstarof"AnnieGet YourGun"istheAmerican, EarlCovert.Heplaysthepart ofFrankButlerindashing style;hehasbeenplayingitoff andonforfouryearsinthe U.S.A.Tall,dark,andhandsome,heisliabletocausea flutterinmanyajuvenileheart duringhisstayinPerth.Heis deep-chested,andhastheap-

pearanceofamanoftheoutback-whichhehasbeeninreal life.Heisfaintlyreminiscent ofGaryCooper,butmoreattractive.Hesingspowerfully inadeepbaritonevoice.

Otherstocomeunderspecial noticeareAnnDonaldandDonaldKirk(songanddance-moderncrazystyle),WilfredStevens (impressiveIndiandance),Beth Dean(accomplishedballerina), andCarlRandall,whonotonly isresponsibleforproductionof theshow,butalsofillsaminor slickroleefficiently.

ClaudeFlemmingandCharles Crawfordareaboutthestage mostofthetimeinroleswhich aremoredecorativethanuseful -acircumstancewhichmust notbeinterpretedtotheirdiscredit.Theyare,respectively, BuffaloBillandPawneeBill, leadersofrivalfactionsinthe showbusiness.Theydonot intrudeupontheplot,butgive itanecessarymotivation.BuffaloBill,especially,lendscolourtothesceneaswellasa quietdignity.

Oneofthegemsoftheshow isSydneyWheeler'sstartlingly realportrayalofChiefSitting Bull.Itispriceless-amasterpieceoffacialmake-upand control,withvoicetoboot.

Thesettingsaremanyand varied.Theensemblesarefast andsmooth.Thetunes-particularly"YouCan'tGetaMan WithaGun"and"TheGirl ThatIMarry,"arebreezyand memorable.LeoPackerand hisorchestradeserveawordof congratulation.Thisisashow mostpeoplewillenjoy.-DEGUSTIBUS.

"TRESPASS"

"Trespass,"byWelshplaywrightEmlynWilliams,was presentedattheRepertoryTheatrethismonthbyacastin whichnewnamespredominated. OfthenineplayersGlenLilley andDesHowardwouldbebest knowntolocaltheatrefans, withColinMcKenzieandGwen Burtonalsoringingabell.The last-namedputupthebestperformance.withDesHoward trailingher.

GlenLilleywasverywellcast intheminorroleofanundertaker.Therearesomeparts whichMr.Lilleydoesexceptionallywell,andthiswasone ofthem.Wewouldliketo haveseenmoreofhimonstage. Heisessentiallyanactorfor comic(especiallyserio-comic) Shakespeareanroles,orrolesof thesameilk.Quitelikelyhe wouldfindalotofscopein Dickens.

Theplaywasnotasuccess. Theproducer,JoanSecombe, didn'tseemtoknowhowto handleit.Atmosphere,onwhich theplaydepended,wasnosoon-

ercreatedthanitwasbroken downbysomeuntowardincident.ThusDes.Howardfrequentlycausedlaughterwhen heshouldn'thave.Thistold severelyagainstaportrayal whichwasinotherrespectsexcellent-forexample,his WelshaccentwasonlyparalleledbyGwenBurton'scockney. Hisdictionwasnotablyclear, too-sowasMissBurton's.

Theplaylefttheaudienceunsatisfied.Itwouldbemostdifficulttosaywithanycertainty whattheauthorwasdrivingat.

Severalplayerswereindistinct.ThemajorroleofChristinewasadisappointment.

ColinMcKenziehasbeenseen tomuchbetteradvantage.Occasionallysheheldascenetogetherbutshewaspoorlypartnered,

Themainsettingwasoneof thehighlightsoftheshow.

OthersinthecastwereFred Goddard,DeborahDain,Alma Waddy,NoraMinors,andDon Westlake.

-DEGUSTIBUS.

"ROOMSERVICE"

"RoomService,"attheAssemblyHall,waspossiblythe worstshowIhaveseentheIndepndentPlayersdo,andthe lesssaidaboutitthebetter.

Theplay,writtenbyJohn MurrayandAllenBoretz,was producedbyJohnHobson.It neverreallygotgoing.Itwas slapstickwithoutfun,andthat's justaboutunforgivable.Keen, fastslapstickcanbeveryenjoyable.Thiswasnot.There wasonespotwhereIlaughedspontaneously-whenMr.Jenkinsgotbustledbadly-butafter thistheinterestfellawayagain.

KennethGoodletandPhillip Averyturnedinreasonablygood performances.Therestwere nowhere.

-DEGUSTIBUS.

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GeneralMeetingison'Wednesday, April19th. YouwillenjoyBadmintonafter theMeeting,socomealong.Don'tmisstheY.C.W.-N.C.G.M, MasqueradeDance,onFriday,21st April.Dancing8p.m.to12p.m.

SHENTONPARK: GirlsthenextGeneralMeeting willbeheldonTuesdayApril18th. Don'tforgettobringyourlibrarybooksandchangethem.

VICTORIAPARR: OurGeheralmeetingwillbeheld onTuesday18thafterdevotions andasusualweinviteallgirlsbetween14-25tocomealong. Sunday30thAprilisthedayfor ourgeneralcommunionat7,0 o'clockmass,ifpossibleweara greyskirtandwhiteblouse,but thisisn'tabsolutelynecessary. Wearehavingapicnicto Yancheponthe30thalso;informationregardingticketsetc.,canbe hadfromLeonieLiddele.

BASKETBALL: Captain'smeetingatHeadquartersonWednesday19thAprilat 5,30p.m.sharp.Itisimportantthat everyteamaffiliatedberepresen- ted.

UMPIRES: Don'tforgettobringyourwhis-tlesandsandshoestoSt.Pat'sBoys SchoolonMonday17thAprilat7,30 p.m.forpracticallecture.

Saturday,April16,1950, PalaceHandicap:GreenDolphin,1;Adventuress,2;Regal Rio,3;LoyalHarinero,4. BrooktonHandicap:Panto Lad,1;PrinceReo,2;White Money,3;MeltonPrince,4. W.A.T.C.St.Leger:Miss Helios,Kingsman,2;Radiant Stream,3;Orcaina,4.

BeverleyHandicap:St.Falcon,1;JollyJester,2;Reussir, 3;Olga,4. W.A.T.C.Handicap:Lady Lucia,1;GoldStarling,2;Jolly Jester,3Postmarc,4. PingellyHandicap(2):Whangarie,1;SovereignState,2; Aesthete,3;Tadzick,4. PingellyHandicap(1):The Westerner,1;Reussir,2;Don Alberto,3;StarChief,4.

TROTTING.

MetropolitanMaiden:Heather Dircect,1;Sandridge,2;Practitioner,3.

HolyoakeHandicap:Brave Lass,1;FairyLily,2;Clinker Boy,3. BoyanupHandicap:Double Note,1;PatriciaGail,2;Logan Again,3.

MorningtonHandicap:DeBordeaux,1;SolaGirl,2;Lord Stunt,3. PerthHandicap:Earl'sFirst, 1;Willack,2;GameGlobe,3. ard,PembertonHandicap:Epin1:BarneyVan,2;Lytham, 3. BoddingtonHandicap:Super Junior,1;MeadowChief,2;Implacable,3.

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NEWSCHOOLOPENEDBYHISGRACE.

OnMarch19th.,HisGracetheArchbishopblessedand openedanewConventfortheSistersofSt.Josephofthe SacredHeartatMargaretRiver.Thebuildinghadbeen transferredfromKarridale.

TheArchbishop,accompanied byRev.FatherJ.J.O'Farrell, waswelcomedbytheparish priest,Rev.FatherFarrelly. Priestsfromneighbouringparisheswhoattendedincluded: Rev.FathersCunningham, Fivers,andP,Duffy.

WithHisGraceontheplatformwereMr.S.Bovell,the memberforthedistrict,andMr. D.Wilmott,representingthe RoadBoard.Bothofthese gentlemenwelcomedtheArchbishoptoMargaretRiver,congratulatedFatherFarrellyonhis initiative,andstressedtheir realisationofthenecessityfor childrentohaveagoodChristianeducation.

Mr.J.McCannrepresented Busselton,Mr.D.CreedonCowaramup,Mr.A.McDonaldKarridale,andMr.G.Shervington MargaretRiver.

Rev.FatherSorahan,whowas intheprocessoftakingoverthe parish,readthelistofdonations, whichareprintedbelow.

LISTOFDONATIONS

£20.0.0:HisGracetheArchbishop'£16.16.0:SistersofSt. Joseph;£10.0.0;FathersFarrelly, Sorahan;£5.5.0:FatherCunnigham; £3.3.0each:MonsignorbIolon,:y FatherDuffy,VincentianFathers, FatherJ.Mc.Cormack;£2.2.0 each:SunburyFriends,Sistersof MercyVictoriaSquare,JesuitFathers,FathersJ.J.O'Mahony, O'Kane,andWallace,OblateFa- thersFrs.J.Russell,W.Clery,J. Mc.Gillicuddy;£2.0.0each:Fathers Ahern,O'Reilly,Leech,Gallagher, J.Fahey;£1.0.0each:WellWishers. Sunbury;Fr.M.K,Duff"£1.1.0 each:Dr.E.Sullivan.Fathers O'Brien, Adelaide,Boylan.KennyComey, J.V.O'Sullivan.Regan, O'Farrell,Ewers.S.Kelly,Lenihan, M.Delahunty;£26.5.0:Mr.G.Shervington;£25.0.0:P.D.Ryanand Family;£15.15.0;Mrs.Millar; £10.10.0each:Messrs.T.Ahern. ButterlyandFamily.Mc.Cusker Bros;£10.0.0each:Mr.K.Power, Mrs.K.Poweranddaughter,Mr. P.Ryan.Mr.andMrs.B.Lanigan. Mr.andMrs.J.Culhane;£5.5.0each: OldParishioner,Messrs:MatMoloney,J.J.Fennessey,Kealyand Son,StewardBovell;£5.0.0each: Mr.D.Creedon,Mr.andMrs.Green (Yallingup),KieranPower(Junior), Mrs.A.M.Spackman,Mr.M.

Treacy.Mr.andMrsW.Woods, Mrs.Silverthorne;£3.3.0:Mr.W. O'Connor;£2.2.0each:Messrs.J. A.Fogarty,C.Reardon,P.Martin,Kelly,J.Baines,J.Smith. D. Power.Mr.andMrs.Meagher.Mr. andMrs.J.Ray,Mr.andMrs.,Mc.

Caun,Mr.Ablett:£2.0.0each:Mr. andMrs.Edwards.Mr.A,Piacitini, Mr.A.Garlulini,Mrs.Brennan.Mr. K.Hoey,Mr.C.Toomey,Mr.G. Power,Mrs.Doyle;£1.1.0each: Mr.J.Depiazzi,Mr.L.Daft,Mrs.K. Maun,Mrs.M.Murchy,Mrs.Merchant,Mr.W.Harris,MrH.Moriarty, Mr.G.Harris,Mr.andMrs.Hogan (Sublaco)Mr.andMrs.O'Brien (Perth);NaemaWells;Mr.and Mrs.Monckton;£1.0.0each:Mr.P. Palandri,BurwellFamily,Mr.and Mrs.C. McKenna.Hynes,J.J.Hynes,Dorrie Mr.andMrs.O'rlynn; Mr.andMrs.Robinson(Flinders Bay).Mrs.G.ZaniMrs.Hastie (Senr.)CarloPalandri,Mrs.Farrell Anonymous,Mrs.Harrington.Mrs. DaviesMoore,Mr.Howse,Mr.T. M.C.O'Connor,Mrs.Blythe.Mrs. Armstrong,Mr.Joyce,Mr.Dwyer, Mr.Hodge,Mr.J.O'Brien, 10s.6d.each:Mr.M.Hoey,Bernie Hastie;lOseach:A.Friend,Mrs.E. Waters.Mrs.Marsh,Mrs.Maud,Mr. J.Bourke,Mrs.RoweMrs.D.McDonald,Mrs.J.Palandri,AldoTuro, Mr.A.McDonald.Mr.P.O'Farrell,Mr.K.Houston,MariaTuia; 7s.:Mr.T.Reidy;is.each:Mrs. Tullwood,P.Tullwood.Mrs.V.Tula. £2:Fr.T.Linnane;£1:Fr.J.Hogan. £40inkind.

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RELIGIOUS

CAIRO,Egypt,March 31 (NC.)-Reportsofareligious conflictbetweenChristiansand MoslemsinEritrea,asthecause oftherecentriotsthere,have beenstronglydeniedbythe EthiopianMinistertoEgypt. TafassaHabt-Mikael.

"Itisfalsetobelievethatitis theChristiansinEritreawho areinfavourofaunionwith EthiopiaandtheMoslemswho areopposedtoit,"hetolda pressconferencehere."Whileit istruethattherearetwofactionsinEritrea,theUnionand theIndependentParties,neither hasanexclusivereligious character,butbothcontain MoslemsandChristians."Their antagonismispurelypolitical. Religiousviewshadnothingto dowiththerecentpoliticaldisorders."

ILL,RECEIVES20,000

VATICANCITY,April 1 (NC.)-Althoughslightlyindisposed,HisHolinessPope piusXIIthismorningwentto St.Peter'sBasilicatogranta generalaudiencetomorethan 20,000pilgrims,mostlyItalian studentsfromschoolsofalllevelsmakingtheirHolyYear visitsduringtheEasterholiday.

TheHolyFatherspokein fivelanguages-Italian,English, German,FrenchandSpanish, andomittingtheusualPortuguese-likeningtheeffectsof theJubileeindulgenceinthe soulsofthosegainingthemto thefireofinternalpurification.

YesterdaythePontiffcelebratedaneighto'clocklow MassintheHallofBenedictions for5,000students,ledbyadelegationof1,300fromtheCatholicUniversityoftheSacred Heart,Milan.

Itisimpossibletohaveareligionwithoutacreed,and withoutacreeditisimpossible tohaveamoralcode. -HisEminenceCardinalGriffin

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan,at"TheRecord"Office.450HayStreet, Perth.

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AsVaticancircleschargedadeliberatemoveonthepart oftheCommunist-dominatedPragueregimetocuttheCzech CatholicChurchoffcompletelyfromtheHolySee,theWest thispastweekactedtoformasolidalignmentoffreedemocraciesagainstRussia.

"OsservatoreRomano,"officialVaticandaily,saidinan authoritativearticlethatPrague'sexpulsionofMsgr.Ottavio DeLiva,VaticanCharged'Affaireadinterim,alsowasmeant toshowtheCzechCommunists'clearintentiontocontrolthe Church,breakitsunityandreduceittoamereorganofthe State.

AtthesametimetheUnited StatesagreedtoBritishForeign Secretary'sErnestBevin'sproposalthatthemeetingofU.S., BritishandFrenchForeign MinistersinLondonnextMay reviewallaspectsofWestern relationswithRussiaandcover everymajorquestionthat dividestheWestandtheKremlin.Amongthosequestionsis thatofreligiousandotherfreedoms,violationofwhichtheU.S. andBritainhavecarriedbefore theInternationalCourtofJusticeatTheHagueagainstRussiansatellites.

TheInternationalCourt,inthe firstcourttestofpeacetreaty provisions,hasjusthanded

characterdemandedinthe Council'sstatutes. Astheauthoritative"OsservatoreRomano"statementbluntly condemnedtheCzechregime for"fantasticandfoolish"accusationsinexpellingthePapal representativefromPrague,severalofthefugitivesamongthe 26Czechswhomadeasensdfiat:alescapefromCzechoslovakiatotheU.S.ZoneinGermany inthreeseizedplanessaidtheir majorreasonforflightwasreligious.Twopilotsintheescape,bothCatholics,complained especiallyabouttheCzechattempttoseizecontrolofthe Church,oneofthemsayingthe Communistsnotablyfearincreasingopposition.

Astothereligioussituationin Czechoslovakia,theCommunist regimeisstilltryingtopump lifeintoitsownschismatic"CatholicAction"organisation,the latestmovebeingthecallingof ahugemeetingatBratislava, wherespeakersprofessed"loyalty"toHisHolinessPopePius XII.,butviciouslyattacked Vaticanpolicies.-Theregime alsohandsomelyendowedthe excommunicatedpriest,Jan Dechet,whomtheCommunists installedasadministratorofthe DioceseofBanskaBystrica,with moneyforhisofficeandannouncedplacingontrialtenAbbotsandmonksonchargesof treasonandespionage.

Mr.A.G.SmithS.M.,B.A., LL.B.,whowilladdressmembersoftheNewmanSocietyat theirAnnualCommunionBreakfastonSunday.

downanadvisoryopinionthat Rumania,HungaryandBulgariamustliveuptothehuman rightsprovisionsoftheirpeace treaties.TheWesternPowers actedafterthetrialofJosef CardinalMindpzentyinHungaryandofotherchurchmenin RumaniaandBulgaria.Further actionisnowuptotheUnited Nations.

Inanotherimportantdevelopmentoftheweek,theMilitary, Committeeofthe12NorthAtlanticPactnationsagreedonan "integrateddefenceplan,"which asignedthevariouspartstobe playedbytheWesternPowers intheeventofwar.Designed tocoveranysucheventuality withinthenextfiveyears,the MilitaryCommittee,meetingat TheHagueunderthepresidency ofGeneralOmarN.Bradley, U.S.ChiefofStaff,tentatively handedoutthemilitaryrolesto participatingnationsasfollows:

TheU.S.Itotakeoverstrategic bombing;theU.S.andBritish naviestomaintainsupremacyof theseawiththeaidofFrance, ItalyandtheNetherlands;continentalcountries,parlicularly France,tosupplymostofthe landforcesandBritainand Francetoberesponsiblefortacticalbombingandairdefence.

AtLondon,WinstonChurchill urgedintheHouseofCommons thatGermanyberaisedtoequal rankwithBritainandFrance forthedefenceofWesternEuropeasacoreof"ciivlised"democraciesinEurope.

AtStrasbourg,France,the CouncilofEurope'sCommittee ofMinistersannouncedthat WesternGermanyandtheSaar willbeinvitedtobeassociate membersoftheCouncil.The invitationwassaidtosignify thatWesternGermanyhadmet theguaranteesofdemocratic

Thursday,April12,1950. UnitedNationsgroupsatLake Success,N.Y.,bringingU.N. bodiesboycottedbytheSoviet toatotalof16.TheRussian delegatewalkedoutonthe CommisionofHumanRights afterMrs.FranklinD$Roosevelt silencedhimfordelivering"propagandaspeeches."AnotherdelegatewalkedoutontheTransportandCommunicationsCommission.

Meantime,U.S.Secretaryof StateAchesonchargedthatRussiahasresumedtheprocessof detachingthesouth-western provinceofSinkiangfromCommunist-dominatedChinabysettingupa"jointRussian-Chinese"companytoexploitoiland mineralresourcesofthepro- vince.Thisis,hesaid,afamiliarinstrumentof"Sovieteconomicpenetration."

AtWashingtonalso,U.S.SenatorJosephR.McCarthy,of Wisconsin,insistedthathehad newevidencetobringforward inconnectionwithhischargeof theinfiltrationoftheStateDepartmentbyCommunistinfluence.

AtthesametimePresident TrumandenouncedSenatorMcCarthy,whohasnamednumerouspersonsinconnectionwith chargesthatCommunistsand spieshadinfiltratedtheState Department,asthe"Kremlin's greatestasset."Heincluded SenatorsKennethS.Wherry,of Nebraska,andStylesBridges,of NewHampshire,inthedenunciationforsupportingSenator McCarthyinhischarges.

FurtherunderminingpressrelationswiththeWest,Prague wentsofarastoexpelthelast Americancorrespondentofthe AssociatedPressandtheUnited PressinCzechoslovakia.Frank J.Starzel,generalmanagerof theA.P.,calledit"ashocking affront"toanorganisation whichhasbeenan"accurateand objectivereporterofnews" fromCzechoslovakia.Theexpelledcorrespondentswere NathanPolowetzky,oftheA.P., andJohnR.Higgins,oftheU.P. Russiafurtherisolateditself bywalkingoutoftwomore

RepresentativeRobertHale,of Maine,introducedaresolution intheHousedeclaringtheYalta agreementof1945nolonger bindingontheU.S.Hesaid thatRussiaignoredtheYalta agreementtoallowliberated governmentstochoosetheirown formofgovernment,andthat RussiahadviolatedtheYalta accordbyinterferingintheinternalaffairsofPoland,Albania, Bulgaria,Czechoslovakia,Hungary,RumaniaandYugoslavia, andpreventingfreeelectionsin thosenations.Asanexample of"free"elections,Yugoslavia casta95percentvoteforthe CommunistPeople'sFrontticketheadedbyMarshalTito.

Meantime,theUnitedStates liftedaStateDepartmentban ofthreeyearsontravelofAmericanstoYugoslavia,while,in return,Belgradewillgrantexit visastoAmericancitizensborn inYugoslavia.WestGermany's parliamentadoptedalawofferingasylumtorefugeesfrom politicalpersecutioninEast Berlin.

TWENTIETHANNIVERSARYOF"CATHOLIC HOUR" AMERICA'SFOREMOSTRADIO

RELIGIOUS PROGRAMME.

OnSunday,March5,1950,theNationalCouncilofCatholicMenandtheNationalBroadcastingCompanyjointly celebratedthetwentiethanniversaryoftheCatholicHour. ThisforemostAmericanReligiousRadioprogrammehadbeen ontheairatsixintheeveningeverysingleSundaybutone sinceSheinauguralbroadcastoftheseriesonMarch2,1930. (ItwasinterruptedforaspecialbroadcastbyPresident Hoover'sUnemploymentCommission.)

Theanniversaryprogramme wasadocumentarytypeof broadcasttellingthestoryofthe CatholicHour'simpactonthe Americansceneintheyearsof depression.war-crisis,war,postwar,thethreatofCommunism, andtheAtomic-HydrogenAge. Mr.EddieDowling,leadng Broadwayactor-producer,featuredintheroleofnarrator.

RobertC.Healey,authorof theNewYorkBlackfriar'shit oflastFall,"ShakeHandsWith theDevil,"wrotethescriptand thedirectionoftheprogramme wasbyHarryJunkin,writerproducerof"RadioCityPlayhouse."TheGleeClubofthe ChristianBrothers'Manhattan College,NewYork,alsoparticipatedunderthedirectionof BrotherBasilian,F.C.S.

TheRightReverendMonsignorFultonJ.Sheen,whosecurrentserieswasinterruptedfor thisprogrammeontheCatholic Hour,"TheRockPlungedInto Eternity,"presentedaspecial

anniversarymessageastheclimaxtothebroadcast.

CONFUSING

HONGKONG,China,March 31(NC.)-Aletterreceived herecontainedthefollowing descriptionofanimpressiveritual,whichmarkedtheopeningdayexercisesaftertheclose ofthewinter-holidaysatalittle Catholicprimaryschool:The Communistflagwashungon theclassroomwalloverwhich alargeholypicturewasplaced. Threebowsweremadetothe flag,followedbyatriplebowto theholypicture. Thenewnationalanthemwas sung,followedbythree"Hail Mary's"bytheyoungpupils. NextcameaspeechbytheCommunistprincipal,followedbya talkbytheCatholicdirectorof theschool. "GodblessChina"wasthefinaleamidstthetraditionalburst ofnon-partisanfirecrackers. ForValue

MurraySt., Perth Est.45Years

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NEWSCHOOLOPENEDBYHISGRACE.

OnMarch19th.,HisGracetheArchbishopblessedand openedanewConventfortheSistersofSt.Josephofthe SacredHeartatMargaretRiver.Thebuildinghadbeen transferredfromKarridale.

TheArchbishop,accompanied byRev.FatherJ.J.O'Farrell, waswelcomedbytheparish priest,Rev.FatherFarrelly. Priestsfromneighbouringparisheswhoattendedincluded: Rev.FathersCunningham, Fivers,andP.Duffy.

WithHisGraceontheplatformwereMr.S.Bovell,the memberforthedistrict,andMr. D.Wilmott,representingthe RoadBoard.Bothofthese gentlemenwelcomedtheArchbishoptoMargaretRiver,congratulatedFatherFarrellyonhis initiative,andstressedtheir realisationofthenecessityfor childrentohaveagoodChristianeducation.

Mr.J.McCannrepresented Busse1ton,Mr.D.CreedonCowaramup,Mr.A.McDonaldKarridale,andMr.G.Shervington MargaretRiver.

Rev.FatherSorahan,whowas intheprocessoftakingoverthe parish,readthelistofdonations, whichareprintedbelow.

LISTOFDONATIONS

£20.0.0:HisGracetheArchbishop'£16.16.0:SistersofSt. Joseph;£10.0.0:FathersFarrelly, Sorahan;£5.5.0;FatherCunnigham; £3.3.0each:MonsignorMoron FatherDuffy,VincentianFathers, FatherJ.Mc.Corrnack;£2.2.0 each:BunburyFriends,Sistersof MercyVictoriaSquare,JesuitFathers,FathersJ.J.O'Mahony. O'Kane,andWallace,OblateFa- thersFrs.J.Russell,W.Clery,J. Mc.Gillicuddy;£2.0.0each:Fathers Ahern,O'Reilly,Leech,Gallagher. J.Fahey;£1.0.0each:WellWishers. Sunbury:Fr.M.K, £1.1.0 each:Dr.E.Sullivan,Fathers O'Brien,Boylan,KennyComey, Adelaide,J.V.O'Sullivan.Regan, O'Farrell,Ewers.S.Kelly,Lenihan, M.Delahunty;£26.5.0:Mr.G.Shervington;£25.0.0:P.D.Ryanand Family; £15.15.0:Mrs.Millar; £10.10.0each:Messrs.T.Ahern. ButterlyandFamily.Mc.Cusker Bros;£10.0.0each:Mr.K.Power, Mrs.K.Poweranddaughter,Mr. P.Ryan.Mr.andMrs.B.Lanigan. Mr.andMrs.J.Cuthane;£5.5.0each: OldParishioner,Messrs:MatMoloney,J.J.Fennessey,Kealyand Son,StewardBove11;£5.0.0each: Mr.D.Creedon,Mr.andMrs.Green (Yallingup),KieranPower(Junior), Mrs.A.M.Spackman.Mr.M.

Treacy,Mr.andMrsW.Woods, Mrs.Silverthorne;£3.3.0:Mr.W. O'Connor;£22.0each:Messrs.J. A.Fogarty,C.Reardon,P.Martin. Kelly,J.Baines,J.Smith,D. Power.Mr.andMrs.Meagher,Mr. andMrs.J.Ray,Mr.andMrs.,Mc. Caun,Mr.Ablett;£2.0.0each:Mr. andMrs.Edwards.Mr,A.Piacitini, Mr.A.Garlulini,Mrs.Brennan,Mr. K.Hoey,Mr.C.Toomey,Mr.G. Power,Mrs.Doyle;£1.1.0each: Mr.J.Depiazzi,Mr.L.Daff,Mrs.K. Maun.Mrs.M.Murchy,Mrs.Merchant,Mr.W.Harris,MrH.Moriarty, Mr.G.Harris,Mr.andMrs.Hogan (Subiaeo)Mr.andMrs.O'Brien (Perth);NaemaWells;Mr.and Mrs.Monekton;£1.0.0each:Mr.P. Palandri,BuswellFamily,Mr.and Mrs.C.Hynes,J.J.Hynes,Dorrie McKenna,Mr.andMrs.O'Flynn; Mr.andMrs.Robinson(Flinders Bay),Mrs.G.ZaniMrs.Hastie (Senr.)CarloPalandri,Mrs.Farrell Anonymous,Mrs.Harrington.Mrs. DaviesMoore,Mr.Howse.Mr.T. M.C.O'Connor,Mrs.Blythe,Mrs. Armstrong,Mr.Joyce,Mr.Dwyer, Mr.Hodge,Mr.J.O'Brien. 10s.6d.each:Mr.M.Hoey,Bernie Hastie;Itseach:A.Friend,Mrs.E. Waters,Mrs.Marsh,Mrs.Maud,Mr. J.Bourke.Mrs.RoweMrs.D.McDonald,Mrs.J.Palandri,AldoTuro, Mr.A.McDonald,Mr.P.O'Farrell,Mr.K.Houston,MariaTuia; 7s.:Mr.T.Reidv;9s.each:Mrs. Tullwood,P.Tullwood.Mrs.VTuba. £2:Fr.T.Linnane;£1:Fr.JHogan. £40inkind.

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RELIGIOUS

CAIRO,Egypt,March31 (NC.)-Reportsofareligious conflictbetweenChristiansand MoslemsinEritrea,asthecause oftherecentriotsthere,have beenstronglydeniedbythe EthiopianMinistertoEgypt. TafassaHabt-Mikael.

"Itisfalsetobelievethatitis theChristiansinEritreawho areinfavourofaunionwith EthiopiaandtheMoslemswho areopposedtoit,"hetolda pressconferencehere."Whileit istruethattherearetwofactionsinEritrea,theUnionand theIndependentParties,neither hasanexclusivereligious character,butbothcontain MoslemsandChristians."Their antagonismispurelypolitical. Religiousviewshadnothingto dowiththerecentpoliticaldisorders."

ILL,RECEIVES20,000

VATICANCITY,April 1

(NC.)-Althoughslightlyindisposed,HisHolinessPope piusXIIthismorningwentto St.Peter'sBasilicatogranta generalaudiencetomorethan 20,000pilgrims,mostlyItalian studentsfromschoolsofalllevelsmakingtheirHolyYear visitsduringtheEasterholiday. TheHolyFatherspokein fivelanguages-Italian,English, German,FrenchandSpanish, andomittingtheusualPortuguese-likeningtheeffectsof theJubileeindulgenceinthe soulsofthosegainingthemto thefireofinternalpurification.

YesterdaythePontiffcelebratedaneighto'clocklow MassintheHallofBenedictions for5,000students,ledbyadelegationof1,300fromtheCatholicUniversityoftheSacred Heart,Milan.

Itisimpossibletohaveareligionwithoutacreed,and withoutacreeditisimpossible tohaveamoralcode.

-HisEminenceCardinalGriffin

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan,at"TheRecord"Offic..450HayStreet, Perth.

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NewsAroundtheWorld:

WAROFPOSITIONS

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

AsVaticancircleschargedadeliberatemoveonthepart oftheCommunist-dominatedPragueregimetocuttheCzech CatholicChurchoffcompletelyfromtheHolySee,theWest thispastweekactedtoformasolidalignmentoffreedemocraciesagainstRussia.

"Osservatore'Romano,"officialVaticandaily,saidinan authoritativearticlethatPrague'sexpulsionofMsgr.Ottavio DeLiva,VaticanCharged'Affaireadinterim,alsowasmeant toshowtheCzechCommunists'clearintentiontocontrolthe Church,breakitsunityandreduceittoamereorganofthe State.

AtthesametimetheUnited StatesagreedtoBritishForeign Secretary'sErnestBevin'sproposalthatthemeetingofU.S., BritishandFrenchForeign MinistersinLondonnextMay reviewallaspectsofWestern relationswithRussiaandcover everymajorquestionthat dividestheWestandtheKremlin.Amongthosequestionsis thatofreligiousandotherfreedoms,violationofwhichtheU.S. andBritainhavecarriedbefore theInternationalCourtofJusticeatTheHagueagainstRussiansatellites.

TheInternationalCourt,inthe firstcourttestofpeacetreaty provisions,hasjusthanded

characterdemandedinthe Council'sstatutes.

Astheauthoritative"OsservatoreRomano"statementbluntly condemnedtheCzechregime for"fantasticandfoolish"accusationsinexpellingthePapal representativefromPrague,severalofthefugitivesamongthe 26CzechswhomadeasensationalescapefromCzechoslovakiatotheU.S.ZoneinGermany inthreeseizedplanessaidtheir majorreasonforflightwasreligious.Twopilotsintheescape,bothCatholics,complained especiallyabouttheCzechattempttoseizecontrolofthe Church,oneofthemsayingthe Communistsnotablyfearincreasingopposition.

Astothereligioussituationin Czechoslovakia,theCommunist regimeisstilltryingtopump lifeintoitsownschismatic"CatholicAction"organisation,the latestmovebeingthecallingof ahugemeetingatBratislava, wherespeakersprofessed"loyalty"toHisHolinessPopePius XII.,butviciouslyattacked Vaticanpolicies.-Theregime alsohandsomelyendowedthe excommunicatedpriest,Jan Dechet,whomtheCommunists installedasadministratorofthe DioceseofBanskaBystrica,with moneyforhisofficeandannouncedplacingontrialtenAbbotsandmonksonchargesof treasonandespionage.

Mr.A.G.SmithS.M.,B.A., LL.B.,whowilladdressmembersoftheNewmanSocietyat theirAnnualCommunionBreakfastonSunday.

downanadvisoryopinionthat Rumania,HungaryandBulgariamustliveuptothehuman rightsprovisionsoftheirpeace treaties.TheWesternPowers actedafterthetrialofJosef CardinalMindgzentyinHungaryandofotherchurchmenin RumaniaandBulgaria.Further actionisnowuptotheUnited Nations.

Inanotherimportantdevelopmentoftheweek,theMilitary Committeeofthe12NorthAtlanticPactnationsagreedonan "integrateddefenceplan,"which alignedthevariouspartstobe playedbytheWesternPowers intheeventofwar.Designed tocoveranysucheventuality withinthenextfiveyears,the MilitaryCommittee,meetingat TheHagueunderthepresidency ofGeneralOmarN.Bradley, U.S.ChiefofStaff,tentatively handedoutthemilitaryrolesto participatingnationsasfollows:

TheU.S.Itotakeoverstrategic bombing:theU.S.andBritish naviestomaintainsupremacyof theseawiththeaidofFrance, ItalyandtheNetherlands;continentalcountries,parlicularly France,tosupplymostofthe landforcesandBritainand Francetoberesponsiblefortacticalbombingandairdefence.

AtLondon,WinstonChurchill urgedintheHouseofCommons thatGermanyberaisedtoequal rankwithBritainandFrance forthedefenceofWesternEuropeasacoreof"ciivlised"democraciesinEurope.

AtStrasbourg,France,the CouncilofEurope'sCommittee ofMinistersannouncedthat WesternGermanyandtheSaar willbeinvitedtobeassociate membersoftheCouncil.The invitationwassaidtosignify thatWesternGermanyhadmet theguaranteesofdemocratic

UnitedNationsgroupsatLake Success,N.Y.,bringingU.N. bodiesboycottedbytheSoviet toatotalof16.TheRussian delegatewalkedoutonthe CommisionofHumanRights afterMrs.FranklinDiRoosevelt silencedhimfordelivering"propagandaspeeches."AnotherdelegatewalkedoutontheTransportandCommunicationsCommission,

Meantime,U.S.Secretaryof StateAchesonchargedthatRussiahasresumedtheprocessof detachingthesouth-western provinceofSinkiangfromCommunist-dominatedChinabysettingupa"jointRussian-Chin-ese"companytoexploitoiland mineralresourcesofthepro- vince.Thisis,hesaid,afamiliarinstrumentof"Sovieteconomicpenetration."

AtWashingtonalso,U.S.SenatorJosephR.McCarthy,of Wisconsin,insistedthathehad newevidencetobringforward inconnectionwithhischargeof theinfiltrationoftheStateDepartmentbyCommunistinfluence.

AtthesametimePresident

TrumandenouncedSenatorMcCarthy,whohasnamednumerouspersonsinconnectionwith chargesthatCommunistsand spieshadinfiltratedtheState Department,asthe"Kremlin's greatestasset."Heincluded SenatorsKennethS.Wherry,of Nebraska,andStylesBridges,of NewHampshire,inthedenunciationforsupportingSenator McCarthyinhischarges,

FurtherunderminingpressrelationswiththeWest,Prague wentsofarastoexpelthelast Americancorrespondentofthe AssociatedPressandtheUnited PressinCzechoslovakia.Frank J.Starzel,generalmanagerof theA.P.,calledit"ashocking affront"toanorganisation whichhasbeenan"accurateand objectivereporterofnews" fromCzechoslovakia.Theexpelledcorrespondentswere NathanPolowetzky,oftheA.P., andJohnR.Higgins,oftheU.P. Russiafurtherisolateditself bywalkingoutoftwomore

RepresentativeRobertHale,of Maine,introducedaresolution intheHousedeclaringtheYalta agreementof1945nolonger bindingontheU.S.Hesaid thatRussiaignoredtheYalta agreementtoallowliberated governmentstochoosetheirown formofgovernment,andthat RussiahadviolatedtheYalta accordbyinterferingintheinternalaffairsofPoland,Albania, Bulgaria,Czechoslovakia,Hungary,RumaniaandYugoslavia, andpreventingfreeelectionsin thosenations.Asanexample of"free"elections,Yugoslavia casta95percentvoteforthe CommunistPeople'sFrontticketheadedbyMarshalTito.

Meantime,theUnitedStates liftedaStateDepartmentban ofthreeyearsontravelofAmericanstoYugoslavia,while,in return,Belgradewillgrantexit visastoAmericancitizensborn inYugoslavia.WestGermany's parliamentadoptedalawofferingasylumtorefugeesfrom politicalpersecutioninEast Berlin.

TWENTIETHANNIVERSARYOF"CATHOLIC HOUR" AMERICA'SFOREMOSTRADIORELIGIOUS PROGRAMME.

OnSunday,March5,1950,theNationalCouncilofCatholicMenandtheNationalBroadcastingCompanyjointly celebratedthetwentiethanniversaryoftheCatholicHour. ThisforemostAmericanReligiousRadioprogrammehadbeen ontheairatsixintheeveningeverysingleSundaybutone sincetheinauguralbroadcastoftheseriesonMarch2,1930. (ItwasinterruptedforaspecialbroadcastbyPresident Hoover'sUnemploymentCommission.)

Theanniversaryprogramme wasadocumentarytypeof broadcasttellingthestoryofthe CatholicHour'simpactonthe Americansceneintheyearsof depression,war-crisis,war,postwar,thethreatofCommunism, andtheAtomic-HydrogenAge. Mr.EddieDowling,leadng Broadwayactor-producer,featuredintheroleofnarrator.

RobertC.Healey,authorof theNewYorkBlackfriar'shit oflastFall,"ShakeHandsWith theDevil,"wrotethescriptand thedirectionoftheprogramme wasbyHarryJunkin,writerproducerof"RadioCityPlayhouse."TheGleeClubofthe ChristianBrothers'Manhattan College,NewYork,alsoparticipatedunderthedirectionof BrotherBasilian,F.C.S.

TheRightReverendMonsignorFultonJ.Sheen,whosecurrentserieswasinterruptedfor thisprogrammeontheCatholic Hour,"TheRockPlungedInto Eternity,"presentedaspecial

anniversarymessageastheclimaxtothebroadcast.

CONFUSING

HONGKONG,China,March 31(NC.)-Aletterreceived herecontainedthefollowing descriptionofanimpressiveritual,whichmarkedtheopeningdayexercisesaftertheclose ofthewinter-holidaysatalittle Catholicprimaryschool:The Communistflagwashungon theclassroomwalloverwhich alargeholypicturewasplaced. Threebowsweremadetothe flag,followedbyatriplebowto theholypicture. Thenewnationalanthemwas sung,followedbythree"Hail Mary's"bytheyoungpupils. NextcameaspeechbytheCommunistprincipal,followedbya talkbytheCatholicdirectorof theschool.

"GodblessChina"wasthefinaleamidstthetraditionalburst ofnon-partisanfirecrackers. ForValue

MurraySt., Perth Est.45Years