The Record Newspaper 09 November 1950

700.HighgatePilgrims

Itwasaninspiringsight,redolentofthemilitantspiritofFaithintheparish,when700ofboth sexesandallagespackedtheSacredHeartchurch, Highgate,Nov.5,fortheparochialHolyYearpilgrimage.Entrainedin15buses,theyvisitedthe Redemptoristmonasterychurch,Queenof Martyrs,Maylands,andtheCathedral.ThepilgrimagewasthelargestyetorganisedintheState.

Theplanningofthepilgrimagehadbeenmeticulously preparedbytheRev.F.E.Hope assistedbyazealouscommittee oflaymen,wholedtherecitationoftheRosaryasthebuses wentfromchurchtochurch.

andtrafficcontrolwere:Messrs. L.Harty,Robinson,J.Crowe, K.WebsterandM.Robinson, whocarriedouttheirdutiesadmirably.

Lookingvery

Fremantle recentlyonthe"Mooltan." FatherCollinsreturnedas chaplaintothe160Catholics amongtheBritishmigrantswho cametoAustraliaontheship. HewillspendsometimeinNew Zealandpriortoreturningtohis parish.

Thesewere:Messrs.Finnegan, Walsh,Lyons,Heys(Sen),Heys (Jnr.),McNamara,Pratley,G. Lyons,Smith,C.Sullivan,T. Dwyer,O'Driscoll,Foley, Thomas,andMitchell.

Thebusesweresecured throughthegenerousco-operationoftheTramwaysBus company.Theorganisingcommitteeisparticularlygrateful toInspectorTuckerforhishelp. Thattheconvoyandaccompanyingcarswereabletoproceed withouthitchordelaywasdue totheefficiencyandskillofmotorcyclepatrolman,Norman Hardy,towhomthecommittee offerssincerethanks.

Inchargeofthemarshaling

TheHolyYearprayerswere recitedinunisonineachchurch, ledbytheRev.M.Fitzgerald. Thepilgrimagewasremarkable, notaloneforthenumberspar-ticipating,butforprofoundand genuinedevotion.

Returnedtotheparishchurch.

FatherHopepreachedanoccasionalsermonfromthetext: "Godofallconsolation,deepis ourmisery."Thepreacher askedhowpeoplecouldpray forpeaceorhopetohaveit whentherewasnorealpeace athome.HestressedtheimportanceofhomelifeasanessentialoftruepeaceandprosperityinAustralia.

SolemnBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentfollowed, givenbytheRev.J.Wallace

BorneoHero

"Itisapleasuretomeetyouandaprivilege tobeabletodoanythingforaherolikeyou,who riskedyourlifetimeandtimeagaintohelpour Australianboys,"saidtheArchbishop,greeting ex-undergroundherooftheBorneocampaign, JohnnyFunk.

Mr.Funkisatpresentin Penh,andhopestoreceivepermissionfromtheAustralian GovernmentforhissontoattendaCatholiccollegehere. Withhistwobrothers,Alex andPaddy,Mr.Funkhelped manyAustralianservicemenescapefromtheJapanese.They wereeventuallycapturedand imprisonedforfourmonthsin Kuchinggaol.Here,together withhundredsofothers,they weredetainedinacage.20feet by15feet.HeretheyunderwentdailytorturebytheJaps. Hisbrother,Alex,andseven otherBorneomenwereshot. Fiveoftheeightexecutedwere Catholics.

Mr.Funkrelatedhowhehad gotintothehabitofalways carryinghisRosaryandaSt. Christophermedal.Oneday theJapanesediscoveredthe medalandaskedhimwhatit was."Thatsmyreligion,"said Johnny."Well,"repliedthe guard,"youcanhaveeitherthis (hissword)orthat(themedal).' Johnnytoldhimthathewould prefertodieratherthanrenouncehisfaith,andtheguard lethimgo.

JapsWereAmazedAt

Troops'ReligiousSpirit

Commentingonthisandsimilaroccurrences,Mr.Funksaid thattheJapanesewereamazed atthereligiousfervourofboth CatholicandProtestantAustralians."Itwasthefirsttime thatmanyofthemhadanyactualcontactwithChristianity, andtheywereamazedtosee Australiansseekingreligious consolationbeforedeath. Austrianmissionaries,notably theRt.Rev.Msgr.Wachterand FatherAckner,heardconfessionsandgaveCommunionat theriskoftheirlivesinthepri_ sonhospitals.Thesetwopriests, togetherwiththerestofthe AustrianandGermanmissionaries,weretakenintothejungle

andshotbytheretreatingJapanese.MonsignorBuishas searchedfortheirremainsbut withnosuccess. UnsungherooftheKuching campwasanAustriannun, MotherAugustine,whousedto smugglefoodandreligiousobjectstotheprisoners.Many Australianprisonersowedtheir lives,Mr.Funksaid,toher. Nobodyknewhowshemanaged togetthestuffpastthesentries. MotherAugustineisstillworkinginSarawak.

AnExemplaryCatholic IsHappyWithBishop

Mr.FunkreceivedhiseducationatthehandsoftheDeLa SalleBrothers,inSt.Joseph's, Singapore.MarriedinSt. Mary'schurch,Sandakan,by hislife-longfriendtheRev.B. J.Davies,hehasthreechildren, MelvinFrancis,12; Doreen Agnes,7;andababy,Gilbert Charles.Mrs.Funkisaconvert.Melvinisapupil'atSacredHeartschool,andDoreen goestoSt.Mary's

RescuedbytheSeventhAustraliandivision,Mr.Funkjoined upwiththeNinthAustralian _divisionasafieldsecurityofficerfortheinvasionofLabuan. ReachinghishometownofSandakan,heservedthefirstMass celebratedinthatliberatedterritory.Thecelebrantwas FatherPeters,R.A.N.,chaplain on"H.M.IA.S.Delorin."The altarwaserectedunderatree onthefootballfield.

Mr.Funk-afterknowinghim forfiveminutes,onecalledhim Johnny-wasaccompaniedto theArchbishop'sPalacebyMrs. L.G.Riches,presidentofthe P.O.W.andRelatives'association.Hiseyesshonewithpleasureasheknelttokissthe Archbishop'sring."Youhave paidmeagreathonourinreceivingme,yourGrace,"hesaid, "andyou'havemademevery, veryhappy."

PILGRIMSPACKSACREDHEARTCHURCH,HIGHGATE

SuccessCrownsY.C.W.Athletes'Efforts

InSchoolboyChampionships;ClubWill FieldTeaminAllAssociationGrades

Theinterclubcompetitions conductedbytheW.A.Amateur Athleticassociationcommence atLeedervilleovalonSaturday,Nov.11th.

TheY.C.W.Athleticclubhas nominatedateamineachofthe fourgrades,andfromthelarge andenthusiasticnumbersattendingtrainingitisanticipated thattheclubwillbeableto maintainthehighstandardand prestigeithaswoninthepast.

Thisyear,however,members hopetoseemoreparentsand friendsattheathleticmeetings givingmoralandvocalsupporttobothY.C.W.members andthoseoftheN.C.G.M.Athleticclubwhowillbemaking theirdebutinthisformofactivity.

AttheSchoolboychampionshipsheldSaturdayNov.4the followingsuccessesweregained bymembersoftheclub:-

C.Creed,1st.inHighJump under16yearswitharecordof 5'61"and3rdin440yds.;F. O'Connell,1st.in440yards under18yearsand2ndin880 yards;R.Smith,1st.in440 yardsunder17yearsand2nd. in220yds.;M.Ward,2nd.in broadjumpunder15yearsand 3rdinhighjump;R.Waters, 2nd.in880yardsunder17years; M.Kalaf,3rd.in220yards under17years;andR.Reuben, 3rd.inhop,skipandjump under18years. Membersareremindedofthe grandcarnivaldancetobeheld

ALIGHTHOUSEGIVES

Monday,Nov.13,attheY.A.L. ballroom.

IndustrialStudy GroupProgresses

Attendanceatthelasttwo meetingsoftheY.C.W.Industrialstudygrouptendstoshow interestisdevelopinginthis project.PeterTraversoutlined asabasisforfurtherstudythe presentdayset-upofGovernmentandhowithasevolved. Thisundertheheadingof"The StructureofGovernment"gives detailsontheConstitution,the legislature,theExecutive Council,theCabinet,thepoliticalparties,thejudicialsystem,andlocalgovernment. Alsopointedoutwerethe rightsoftheCommonwealth andStatesinregardtoeach other. Thepreseptsectionisdealing alsowiththetradecycle.

Thiscourseiscontinuedon Wednesdaynightnextandall branchesareremindedtohavea representativeattending.

Vic.PorkCallsFor OfficerNominations VictoriaParkmembersare remindedthatthenextspecial monthlymeetingwillbeheld onWednesday,Nov.15that8 p.m.Everymembershouldtry andbepresentasnominations forthe1951branchexecutive willbetaken."NewYouth"will alsobeonsale.

WestPerthBoys

ToAnswerMass

ADialogueMassanswered bytheWestPerthbranchwill besaidat8a.m.onSunday, Nov.26. Choirpracticewillbeheld everyWednesdaynight. Apicnic-barbecuetoLake Leschenaultiawillbeheld SundayNov.19th.Tickets6/-.

ClaremontBoysDraw

FirstCricketBlood

TheClaremontcricketteam commencedtheseasonwell withavictoryoverSubiaco, lastSunday.D.SaggersandM. Haydockweretop-scorersfor ClaremontandF.O'Connell tookmostwickets.

Thenextgamesnightwillbe heldonFridayNov.17at8p.m.

IndoorGamesSetAtLeederville

Thegeneralmeetingofthe Leedervillebranch,willbeheld inthehallonMondaynight, insteadoftheusualdancing classindoorgameswillbe played.

HibernianSecretaryWillRepresent SocietyonNewHealthServiceSchethe

Itwasresolvedataformationmeetingofthe FriendlySocietiesHealthServices,that:"The FriendlySocieties'HealthServicesbeformedand established."ThemeetingtookplaceatA.O.F. hall,at7Francisstreet,Perth,anddelegatesfrom 14friendlysocietiesattended.TheH.A.C.B.S.was representedbyMessrs.Keogh,Finnegan,senr.,and Winton.

Acommitteeofmanagement wasformed,Mr.R.Wheatley, ManchesterUnity,beingelected president,andMr.C.Smith Rechabites,generalsecretary.. RepresentativeoftheH.A.C.B.S. onthiscommitteewillbeMr. IvanKeogh. TheF.S.H.S.willgointooperationonceithasbeenregistered undertheFriendlySocietiesact -amatterofafewweeks-and willprovideamorecomprehensivesick-benefitscoverforits membersthaneverbeforeat-

AquinasCapturesSixof14Awards InStateSchoolboyAthleticContest

AttheStateSchoolboyAthleticchampionships,heldatLeedervilleoval,Nov.4,theAquinas collegerepresentativesweresuccessfulinwinning sixofthe34titles.

JohnTurichannexedthree championships,under14-the 100yardsin12.5secs;220 yardsin27.6secs.,andthebroad jump,withaleapof15ft.6in

CountryResidents

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Askanyofour2000membersinW.A.

whatTHEONLYCatholicBenefit SocietydoesforitsMembers.

INSICKNESS,itpaysSickPayfromdateofillness. SOCIALandSPORTSEVENINGSarearegular featureatmeetings.

ITSRATESOFCONTRIBUTIONSaremorethan competitivewithotherSocieties.

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LesClarkewonthe120hurdlesunder17,in18secs;Robert Smiththe440yards,under17, in55.6secs.,andJohnMajorthe mile,under18,in4mins.52.2 secs.

NormanCurtiswasthirdin boththe100yardsand220 yards,under14;RobertSmith wassecondinthe220yards, under17;LesClarkesecondin thehopstepandjump,under17, andthirdinthebroadjump, under17.

PeterWrattenwasthirdinthe highjump,under16,buthadthe misfortunetofallwhenina goodpositioninthe100yards hurdles,under16.

AFTERTHECUP.

Nowweallknowtheresult ofthe1950MelbourneCup.The nextqueryiswhowillwinthe No.579CharitiesConsultation. Firstprizeis£3,000.Tryyour luck.

CanParticipateIn CathedralNovena

Aspecialnine-daynovenato OurLadyoftheMiraculous MedalwillopenintheCathedralonWednesday,Nov.29,for thecauseofpeaceandthewelfareofAustralia.

Countlessblessings,bothtemporalandspiritual,havealreadybeenreceivedsincethe inceptionoftheperpetualnovena.

Privateintentionsmaybeaddedtothetwomainintentionsof thespecialnovena,andcountry residentsmayhavetheirintentionsplacedintheboxbefore OurLady'sshrine.Theseintentionsshouldbesealedinan envelopeandpostedtotheRev. J.Hogan,CatholicChurchoffice, VictoriaSquare.

P.H.JAMES

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Phones-HeadmasterandStaff:MU1862.Matron:MU1520. FORBOARDERSANDDAYSTUDENTS. Boysadmittedfrom7upwards. BeautifullySituated,overlookingtheRiver,nearthenew CanningBridge, ForParticularsApplyto ThePrincipal,AquinasCollege,CanningParade,Mt.Henry.

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BoysacceptedfromSixthClasstoLeavingCertificate. EarlyApplicationisSuggestedfor1951. ForProspectusandforconditionsgoverningenrolmentwrite THEBROTHERSUPERIOR.

tempted.Circularsexplaining theaimandobjectsoftheserviceanditsoperationswillbe distributedtosocietymembers.

GeneralHibernian PilgrimagePlanned

St.Malachi'sbranchtendered asuggestionforapilgrimagefor Hibernianmembers,andsame wasdiscussedatthelastdistrict boardmeeting.It_wasresolv_ edthatthematterb'referredto theBiennialconference,andthe discussionreachedtherebeconveyedtotheannualCommunion breakfastonSunday,Nov.26. Theprospectofapilgrimageof memberstochurchesinthemetropolitanareaisamostpleasing one.

AnnualCommunionand

BreakfastisSetNov.26

Twoweek-endsonlyremain priortothesociety'sannualprofessionoffaith,andallmembersarerequestedtomakethe annualCommunionandbreakfasta"Must"ontheirlistofengagements,Remember!Sunday,Nov.26,at8a.m.Mass, andlateratAnzachouse.

CathedralElectsNew Officers;XmasPlans

Thefortnightlymeetingof St.Patrick'sbranch,H.A.C.B.S., washeldNov.2,andnominationsofofficersfortheensuing sixmonthstookplace. Twoinitiationswereheldup pendingthecompletionofnecessaryforms,andoneclearance wasgranted.

Theverysatisfactoryresult oftheeffortsofthestaffofthe HibernianstallattheCastledare fielddaywasreportedon.

Memberswereagainreminded oftheannualCommunionand breakfast,totakeplaceonNov. 26.ItiselcpectedthatSt.Patrick'swillbewell Arrangementsrepresented. reourusual Christmaspartywillbediscussedatnextmeeting,whichison Thursday,Nov,16.

N.C.G.M.NOTES

Vic.ParkBarbecueIs HenNotMixedAffair Owingtoamistakeinlast week'snoticewithregardto theBarbecue,organisedbythe Vic.Parkbranch,thisshould haveread"N.C.G.M."andnot "CombinedN.C.G.M.and Y.C.W."

FremantleMember NotesEngagement

CongratulationsofFremantle membersareofferedtoMaureen KennyandWickSorensonon theirrecentengagement.

Thenextgeneralmeetingwill beheldNov.14inSt.Patrick's hallat8o'clock. Thebasketballwind-upwas agreatsuccess,andeveryone seemedtoenjoyit.

NewMeetingNight

SetatLeederville

Thegeneralmeetingofthe LeedervillegrouphasbeenalteredfromWednesdaynightto Tuesdaynight.Themeeting willbefollowedbysportsin thehall.

DoreenisOneof300WhoNeedHelp

ColourfulProcession,ImpressiveRoes

HighlightCelebrationsatNewNorcia InHonourofOurLady'sAssumption

ThedefinitionoftheAssumptionwasobservedwithparticularsolemnityatNewNorcio,when theRt.Rev.A.Catalan,O.S.B.,theLordAbbot, offeredPontificalHighMassintheCathedralof theMostHolyTrinity,Nov.1. AfterMass,a procession,inwhichthestatueofOurLadywas carriedfromthecathedraltothecollegesand back,washeld.Morethan500peopleattended.

TheaptnessoftheNewNorciaobservanceisemphasisedby thereflectionthatQueenIsabellaII.ofSpain,in1863,made thefirstofmanypetitionstothe HolySeeurgingthedefinition ofMary'sAssumption.The Queenwaspromptedinthisregardbyherconfessor,St.AntonioMariaClaretwhowas canonisedthisyear.

Forcenturiesbefore,Spain hadheldthecomplementary doctrinesoftheImmaculate ConceptionandtheAssumption, andoneofhermostcelebrated painters,Murillo,hastreated thelattersubjectinnofewer than20canvases.

by,themonksandnativeboys. AttheOffertory,the"AssumptaEst,"bythesamecomposer, wassunglikeapaeanoftriumph.Attheconclusionof Mass,thecombinedchoirsofthe monasteryandcollegessangin unison:"Sing,Sing,YeAngels' Band."

DOREENISONLY10,andlikemostlittlegirlsof10,lovestotakeherdoll tobedwithherThereisabitofamysteryaboutthedoll,asitsname isFrancis,andyetDoreeninsiststhat`Ileisagirldoll,"andiscalled Francisafterhertwinbrother,tlemouthstofillwithgoodfood, whoisatCastledare.

Doreenisalongwayfromher homeinBelfast,N.Ireland,yet shehasfoundanotherhome hereinWestAustraliaatSt. Joseph'sorphanage,Subiaco. Sheisoneofthebiggestfamily ofgirlsinPerth-300ofthem. Threehundredlittlebodiesthat mustbeclothed,300hungrylit-

and300littleonestogiveanew startinlife.Thisisthetask facedbytheSistersatSt.Joseph'sorphanageandSt.Vincent'sFoundlinghome.Anop- portunitywillbegiventoallto helptheSisterswiththistaskat theannualGiftSunday,which willbeheldattheinstitution Sunday,Nov.28.

EnglishSailorsEnjoyWildflowers,Bush "Billy"Tea,asGuestsofSeafarers'Club

IfMr.Gilbert,ofSavoyardfame,istobebelieved,"thesweetesthourthatasailorknowsis whenhe'shomeataninlandtown."Actingon thisbelief,acommittee,comprisingMissM.VincentandMr.andMrs.JohnHellman,organiseda bushpicnictoSerpentineFalls,Nov.5,forEnglish seamenwhoaretheguestsoftheCatholicSeafarersclub,Fremantle.

Thesailorsarecrewmembers oftheEnglishcargovessels "Levernbankand"HopeCrest."

Fortyseamenand20women oftheladies'auxiliarymadethe tripbybustoSerpentineFalls, wheretheEnglishmenenjoyed thenovelexperienceofdrinking "billytea"forthefirsttime. Theywereable,also,tosee somethingofthewildflowersfor whichtheStateiscelebrated.

Themenenjoyedtheouting allthemorebecausesomeof themhadjustreachedportafter 32daysatsea.SerpentineFalls werereachedviaCanninghighwayandArmadale.Thechurch ofthelattertownwasvisiteden route.

MissWestheadedtheladies whoprovidedthemeal,while Messrs.W.CarrandHellman arrangeda"scratch"matchat cricketandothersports.

At6.30p.m.thepicnickersre_ turnedintimetoattendthe eveningdevotionsinSt.Patrick'schurch,Fremantle.Afterwardstherewasadanceatthe Seafarers'club.

Mr.PeterRodgers,oftheS.S. Levernbank,onbehalfofthe seamen,thankedthechaplain; Rev.M.Keohane.O.M.I.,the ladies mitteeandthemanagementcomoftheclub,foraroyal entertainment.Hestressedthe factthat"itwasthefirsttime,

Y.C.W.National SecretaryReturns TerryBarker,NationalSecre-

taryoftheAustralianYoung ChristianWorkermovement passedthroughFremantleon the"Mooltan"afterhaving attendedtheinternationalstudy weekandSilverjubileecelebrationsoftheY.C.W.movement heldrecentlyinBrusells, Belgium.

AsfarastrainingtechniquesandgeneralpolicytheAustralianmovementiswelluptothe standardofothercountries,Mr. Barkersaid.

Mr.Barkerspentsometime inEnglandstudyingthework ofthemovementthere

tohisknowledge,thataclub whichprovidedamenitiesfor sailorsgaveseamenanoppor- tunitywheninportofseeingthe countryside,andthepleasureof picnickingintheopenair.He trustedsuchoutingswouldbea regularfeatureoftheclub'sentertainmentinthefuture."

DuringthePontificalHigh MassDomMoreno's"Missa Sexta"forfourvoiceswassung

GoldfieldsParishionersWillVisit Kalgoorlie,Coolgardie,andBoulderIn Inter-ParishHolyYearPilgrimage

ArrangementsarewellinhandforapilgrimagetobeheldontheafternoonofthelastSunday ofNovember,Nov.26.

TheprayerswillfirstberecitedatSt.Mary'schurchKalgoorlie;thepilgrimswillthen travelbybusandcartoBoul-

LawyertoAddress CatholicNurses

TheRev.E. McSweeney, chaplainoftheCatholicNurses' guild,announcedonNov.7that theguildwouldmeetnexton Friday,Nov.15whenMr.D. Walsh,LL.B.,wouldspeakon pointsoflawinrelationtothe nursingprofession.Themeeting,headded,wouldbeheldin theFlorenceNightingaleclub rooms,andnursesandtrainees wouldbeverywelcome.

der,tovisitAllHallowschurch. TheparishchurchatCoolgardie willbethesceneofthethird visit,afterwhichareturnwill bemadetoSt.Mary's,Kalgoorlie,forthefinalserviceand Benediction.Thethreeparishes areunitingtomakethisevent anunqualifiedsuccess.

Pe-k-NurseryTales

Outsidethecathedral,the ChildrenofMarysodalists,in 'regalia,fromSt.Ildephonsus' collegeandvariousothergroups, eachprecededbyabanner, formedinprocessionalorder.A statueofOurLady,beautifully decoratedbytheBenedictine sisters,wascarriedshoulder highfromthecathedraltothe collegesandback.Rosepetals werestrewninitspathbygirls fromSt.Gertrude'scollege. Enroute,hymnsweresungto theaccompanimentoftheorphanageband,alternatedwith decadesoftheRosary.,AGregorian"TeDeum"closedthe solemncelebration.

Nov.17IsSpeechNight, Prize-GivingatAquinas

ThefriendsofAquinascol_ legeareinvitedtotheannual speechnightanddistributionof prizes,tobeheldatthecollege Nov.17,at8p.m.SirThomas Meagher,K.B.,willpresentthe prizes.

Governmentbuseswillleave theGovernmentbusterminusin St.George'sterraceat7.15p.m. and7.30p.m.,andreturnfrom Aquinasat10.30p.m.

kineyDamplygalonawall, amplyDamplyIndno/10*i, #eknewfromMeglad, 'Mouldhreaihispoorhear!, IfheandhisPETERSICECREAM hadfaPar!"

OOpenLetter.toDeanBerwick

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nOurLady'sAssumpton

MyDearDeanBerwick,-

Ifthereportpublished-inthe issueofthe"WestAustralian" ofyouraddressgiveninSt. George'sCathedralontheAssumptionoftheBlessedVergin Maryiscorrect,thereareafew pointsthatIwouldliketoclar_ ifyforyou.

Youhaveevidentlystudied thequestionofthenewdogma andgivenitmuchthought.This isclearfromyouraccuratedefinitionandexpositionofour beliefandfromthewayyou haveseentheconnectionbetweentheImmaculateConceptionandtheAssumptionitself.

Itisinthehopeofpromoting ChristianunitythatIamwritingthis,notwiththeintentof stirringupsectariansquabbles whichserveonlytolacerate furtherstilltheMysticalBody ofChrist.

TeachingAuthorityOf PopeisCruxofIssue

Thecruxofthewholequestionisnotamatterofoneparticulardoctrineoranother,not somuchastowhetherthebelief washeldbythistheologianor that,butratheritgoesbackto atruthwhichisthecoreofour Catholiclife-theInfallibility ofthePopewhenspeaking"ex cathedra"onmattersoffaith andmoralsanddefiningabelieftobeheldbyallthefaithful.ItisbyvirtueoftheinfallibilityoftheChurchandthe Popethatwehaveunity,constancy,andcatholicityinour beliefs.Ifitwasnotforthis divinely-inspiredcertitudewe couldnotbelieveasingletruth ofourfaith.Whenthistruth wasabandonedattheReformation,erroranddivisiontorethe BodyofChrist.Untilthistruth isoncemorerecognisedandacceptedbyall,divisionwillstill keeptheChurchesapart.We

themindistantmissionaryregions-hadnotbeenreceivedat

theVaticanattheendofOctober.Ofthe1,191whodid replyonly22Bishopsor1.8per centexpressedsomedoubt.Sixteenweredoubtfulaboutthe advisablilityofdefiningthedoc-

believetheGospelsaretruebe-SourcesofRevelation trineatthistimeandonlysix questionedthepossibilityof ApartFromScripture definingitasarevealedtruth.

causetheChurchguarantees them,webelievetheAssumptionbecausethePope,astheinfallibleVicarofChrist,haspronouncedit.

UniversalPetitionHas MovedRometoDecide

Thedefinitionhasnottaken theCatholicworldbysurprise. BeforetheVaticanCouncilwas prorogued,morethan200Bishopshadpostulatedthatthe dogmaoftheAssumptionbedefined.Sincethen,petitions havebeenpouringintotheHoly See.In1945therewereissued fromtheVaticanpresstwovolumeseachofwelloverathousandpages,containingthese sentbymorethan1,400residentialBishops(including57from BishopsofEasternChurchesin communionwithRome),from numerousheadsofreligious ordersandtheologians,and frommorethaneightmillionof thelayfaithful.Thesepetitionswerenottheresultof whipped-upenthusiasm;asa matteroffacttheVaticanon severaloccasionsdiscouraged suchpetitions.In1881Msgr. Vaccariwaspermittedtopublishaneweditionofhisbookon theAssumption(firstpublished in1869)onlyonconditionthat hesuppressedanyallusionto thedemandforadefinition.In 1908PiusX.toldtheProcurator oftheSocietyofMary:"Asre_ gardsthispetitionthereisstill needofverymuchseriousinvestigation."Romedidnotlook verykindlyatwhatwere thoughttobeprematurepetitions,andapetitionfromthe MariancongressatLyonsin 1900wasnotevenpublished.

Youareaware,nodoubt,thatThisunanimityofopinion toarriveatthedefinition3fawasfargreaterthanthatexdogmatheChurchmustbesat-pressedonthequestionofthe isfiedthatthetruthiscontained.ImmaculateConception. atleastimplicitly,inthedepositsofrevelation,thatistoPreReformationBritain say,inSacredScripture,orin theDivineApostolictradition.ProvidesRichEvidence

AsthescopeofrevelationisYousay"therewasnothing muchwiderthanthatofScrip-togivehistoricalevidence.The ture,itisnotnecessarythatgreattheologiansopposedthe therebeexplicitorevenimplicittradition."PersonallyIdonot evidenceinSacredScriptureseehowyoucanmakethisstaalone.Theevangelicaltruthistement.TheByzantineFathers notpteservedbytheChurchaswerethegreatestpanegyrists adeadstaticprinciple,butoftheAssumption.TheCoptic, ratherasalivingentitywhichAbyssinian,andArmenian preservesitsidentityandstabil-churches,theschismaticChurchitywhilecontinuallyevolvingesofEasternEurope,Egypt, petitions.Between1849andanddeveloping. andSyriastillmaintainbelief 1940spontaneouspetitionswereThefactthatatruthcanbeinanddevotiontoOurLady's Assumption.Sodoallthe.Greek andRussiantheologians.England,oncetheDowryofMary isfilledwithshrinesandhistoricalevidenceofthepeople's beliefinthedogma.You,no doubt,areawarethatArchbishopLanfranc,oneofDr. Fisher'sillustriouspredecessors intheSeeofCanterbury,inthe IIthcenturymadeOurLady's Assumptiononeoftheprincipal feastsofthecalendar.KingAlfredwhoruledEnglandinthe 9thcenturymadeOurLady's Assumptionapublicholiday. ThesealofEtoncollegedated 1474atteststotheAssumption. InthissealMaryisshownupbornebysixangelswiththe armsofEtonunderherfeet.To thecollege'sfounder,HenryVI, Etoncollegewas"Ourroyal collegeoftheBlessedMaryof Eton,nearWindsor,foundedby usinhonouroftheAssumption ofthesaidMostBlessedVirgin Mary."Bythestatutesofthe collegethestudentswereobligedtorecitedailyOurLady's Psalter(whatwecallthree Rosaries).

saidtoberevealedandthereforedefinable,doesnotrequire acontinuoussuccessionofthe Fathersandotherwitnessesof thetraditiongoingbacktoApostolictimes,sincethelatertraditioncannotdisagreewiththe precedingone;sothatfromthe admissionofadoctrineinwhatevercenturywemaylegitimatelyinferthatithasneverbeen deniedandthat,onthecontrary, ithasbeenbelieved,atleastimplicitly,bythemajorityofthe faithful.

BishopsAreUnanimous

ToRemarkableExtent

Acommissionsetupin1852 byPiusIXpriortothedefinitionofthedogmaoftheImmaculateConceptiondecided thatthesufficientpositivecriteriathatmustbeconsidered presentinordertoknowwhetheratruthwascontainedin thedepositofRevelationand consequentlydefinablewerethe unanimousaffirmationofthe Episcopateandthepracticeof theChurch.

Bothofthesecriteriawere presentinthecaseinquestion.

Sometimeagotheresidential BishopsoftheworldwerepolledbytheVatican.ontwoquestionsregardingthedogma's definition:

(1)CantheAssumptionbedeclaredadogma?

(2)Isitadvisabletodoso? Ninety,eightandtwo-tenthsof theBishopsrepliedintheaffirmativetobothquestions.In all,1,227Bishopswerequestion_ ed,butrepliesfrom86-mostof

XMAS

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SOLVED

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Thursday,November9,1950,_ angelsanddevils;whether therewasaFall;whetherthere iseternalpunishment,andso on.Thiswastheoutcomeafter 15years'workbyacommission appointedbythepredecessors ofthetwoAnglicanArchbishops whowithyou,haverecently waxedindignantforourconsecratingauniversally-held beliefandthusinjuring"understanding"andimpeding reunion.

HistoricalPrecedents ShowDogma'sBenefits

Papaldefinitionsofdogmaare extremelyrareandareusually madeonlywhensomepressing needarisesorsomenewheresy rearsitsuglyhead.Suchwere thereasonsthatpromptedthe earlygreatCouncilsofthe Church.Thepresentdefinition isaimednotsomuchatcombatinganyparticularerrorofheresy,butratherforthepurpose ofleadingmenthroughMaryto God.Yousaythatthedefinitionwasmade"notforthesake oftruth,nottoguideGod'schildren,"andimplythatnoevidentgoodcouldcomefromthe pronouncement.InthisalsoI mustdiffer.

Itisonlynowthatweseethe beneficialinfluenceandthetimelylightshowereduponpoor andmisledhumanitybythedefinitionoftheImmaculateConceptioninthedaysofatheism andsatanicimpiety.Thatdefinitionwasindeed,likethepreludetothedogmaofthePapal infallibility,tothespreadofthe devotiontotheSacredHeart,to theFeastofChristtheKing, totheapparitionsatLourdes andFatima,totheconsecration ofthewholeworldtotheImmaculateHeartofMary,tothe numerousandsolemnMarian congresses,totheresurgenceof ancientreligiousordersandthe foundationofvariousreligious congregationsandInstitutes.

WhenwevenerateMary'sAssumptionwemakealsoaprofessionoffaithinthefundamentalmysteriesofourreligion-thepredestinationofMary astheMotherofGod,herImmaculateConception,andwe expressanimplicitcondemnationofmodernerrors.

AssumptionIsSeenAs SignalHopeofReunion

Long-EstablishedBelief IsApostolicTradition

Itisnotabsolutelynecessary forthedefinitionthattheologianssucceedinsupportingthe securebeliefoftheChurchin theheavenlyglorificationofthe virginalbodyoftheMotherof God-atruthwhichnomere humanfacultycouldhavemade known-withcompletedocumentationcompiledaccordingto themostseverehistoricalcriticism.Itisrathertheirtaskto investigatewhethertheAssumptioniscontainedformallyor onlyvirtuallyinthedivine apostolicdeposit.

Varioustheologianshave givendifferentsolutionsand findingsasaresultoftheir search,butallagreethatthe Assumptionitselfisatruth whichthroughmanycenturies theteachingandlearning Churchconsiderstobecertain andveneratesinherworship. SincetheChurchcouldnothave acquiredsuchcertaintyexcept throughanexplicitdivineapostolictradition,itfollows therefromthattheAssumption belongstotherevealeddeposit andthereforeadmitsofadogmaticdefinition.

LoyaltytoPopeIsOdd

ToAnglicansin.Doubt

Youarefamiliar,nodoubt, withtheoft-quotedwordsof St.Augustine:"Romehasspoken,thecaseisconcluded."Such istheauthorityofRomethat eveninthoselongdistantdays thewordofthePopewasfinal. Lastweekanyofthe400,000 Catholicsintheworldto-day couldhaveraisedobjectionsto thedogma.Nowwithoneheart andonemindweacceptthe wordofthePopeasthewordof God.Suchunswervingloyalty mustbestrangetoyou.Yourememberhowinthe"Doctrineof theChurchofEngland,"publish_ edin1938thesignatoriescould notagree-thereforeAnglicans neednotagree-onthefollowing points:WhetherChristhada humanfather;whetherHe workedanymiraclesatall; whether whetherHerosecorporeally; Heispresentinany realsenseintheBlessedSacrament;whetherthereare

TheAssumption,whichsummonsustofaithintheresurrectionofthebodyandeverlastinglife,isafundamental truthofsuchimportancethatit canbringaboutnotonlyaprofoundintellectualrenewal,but canalsousherinaneweraof faithandthegreatreturnofthe strayingpeopletotheunityof thetruefaithinthebosomof theCatholicChurchunderthe shelteringmantleoftheonly Mother.

Thereissuchgreatneedfor mutualunderstanding,foruniting,forbecomingbrothers,for travellingalongbysustaining eachotherinordertoreachthe commondestinies,theonlygoal forallofuswhoarewayfarers, eventhoughseparatedbyso manycircumstancesandunforeseenelements.InrenewingtheFaithofourfathersand livinginthesamehopes,we nourishthesameunshakeable faithandawaittherenewalof humansocietyorderedbypeace andjustice,thankstothebeneficientinfluenceofMaryassumedintoheaven.Itistruethat theenemyobstructswithallhis cunningandallhispowersthe achievementofthisunion-but unitedwiththeVirginwhocan overwhelmus?

SincerelyyoursinChrist,

'FATHERHARRY BRENNAN.

MassDramatization

IsSetforSouthPerth

PossiblynoCatholichasa sufficientappreciationofthe significanceoftheMass.And sinceMassisthecentralactof theFaith,noopportunity shouldbemissedofwidening theknowledgeof,andinsight into,theHolySacrifice. Auniqueopportunityoffers atSouthPerth,Sunday,Nov.12, whenthechildrenofSt.Columba'sschoolwilldramatize theSacrificeoftheMassfrom thedressingofthealtartothe LastGospel.Thepresentation willtakeplaceaftertheeveningdevotions. Thismosteffectivemethod ofteachingandlearningthe Masshasbeensoarrangedthat eachgradeintheschoolwill haveaparttoplayandeach childsomelinestospeak.

PERTH,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER9,1950.

TheCommunionofSaintsWouldBe IncompleteWithoutPrayersforDead

NothingbetterillustratesthedivineoriginoftheChurch thanthehonourShehas,inallperiodsofChristianhistory, paidtotheSaints,andthedivinememorybywhichShe nevesceasestoprayforthesoulsoftheChristiandead.

Duringthepastweek,theChurchkepttheFeastsofAll SaintsandofAllSouls.Theformerfeasthasbeen observedfromtheverybeginningofChristianity,certainlyfromthethirdcentury,whenthenumberofmartyrsso increasedthattheyhad,ofnecessity,tobehonouredin common.Atdifferentperiodsmenhaveclaimedstrange allegiances.Theyhavepaidtribute,indisproportionate fashion,tointellect,tomoney,topassion,toart,andto science.ButthedivinesealthatisontheCatholicChurch hasimpelledHertohonouraboveallelseholinessinan heroicdegree.Evenwhengreatlaxityhascreptintothe livesofchurchmen,therewerestillcanonisationsandthe observanceoffeastdays.Itseemedthattheymustadmireandpreserveeventhatwhichtheywouldnotimitate. Compellingevidenceofthisishadatthepresenttime, whentheworldoutsidetheChurchisalmosteverywhere paganandun-Christian,andtheSovereignPontiffiscoilingCatholicstoamoreintensepersonalholinessthanwas hithertoaskedofthem.

TobeaCatholicmeansfundamentallytobeincorporatedinChrist'sMysticalBodyandtoshareinItslife. Fromthisnotionproceedstheimportanceoftheliturgy. TheinformedCatholicwillnaturallydesiretolivewiththe Church.AndthethoughtsandthemindoftheChurchin Novemberarelargelyconcernedwiththosetwoothergreat sectionsofChrist'sMysticalBody-theChurchSuffering andtheChurchTriumphant.Themonthopenswiththe

FeastofAllSaints,thecelebrationofallthosesoulswho havesuccessfullyachievedthepurposeoftheircreation.and forwhomthelifeofsanctifyinggracehasexpandedinto theVisionofGod.Ontheseconddayofthemonth,the soulsinPurgatoryarecommemoratedinmoststriking fashionbythecelebrationofthetripleMasses.Forthe HolySoulsareintheante-chamberofGod,assuredSaints, butinaconditionofpurificationfortheremovalofeven theleastflawsthatwouldmakethemunacceptable-inthe mostpuresightofAlmightyGod.

ItisofverypracticalimportancetorealisetheimplicationsofthedoctrineoftheCommunionofSaints.For betweenthefaithfulonearth(thatis,thosesoulswhohave theindwellingoftheHolyGhostthroughsanctifyinggrace) andthesoulssufferinginPurgatoryandthesoulsconfirmed ingraceinHeaven,thereisareal,operativeunion.Many ofourprayersinvoketheaidoftheSaints,andmanyof thegraceswereceivecomethroughtheintercessionof membersoftheChurchTriumphant.OfOurLady, throughherofficeasMecliatrixofallgraces,isthatparticularlytrue.Again,thesoulsofthefaithful,departedfrom thislifebutnotyetadmittedtotheBeatificVision,dependonusinaveryvitalway,forbyourprayers,united tothemeritsofChrist,theymaybeloosedfromtheirsins. Sothat,betweenthethreestates,thereisanessentialand vitalinterdependenceandatruespiritualbondofunion.

'ThePassingParade,'

byJohnA.Toomey.

AstheWorldSpeedsThroughSpaceIts PeopleMoveEvenFasterIntoEternity

ASTHEEARTH,THROUghouttheweek,movedwith tremendousspeedthrough space,newhumanbehaviourpatternsweretakingformon thepagesofcontemporaryhistory. Thepatternsdisplayed aprofusediversity. Adult cut-upswereexposed. In Syracuse,N.Y.,twofiremen attendingafiremen'sconventionwerearrestedforturning inafalsealarm. Witch huntsproducedresults. In SouthAfrica,whenaprosecutingattorneyaskedawomanif shebelievedinwitchcraft,she replied:"Iamawitch." Denturesdelayedtrains. As atrainspedthroughrural Kansas,theengineer'sfalse teethfellout.Hestoppedthe train,backeditupforhalfa mile,foundhisplatesintact.

ASINTHEPAST,GRATITUDE andthelackofitwereobservedfunctioningsimultaneously..InWinnipeg,Man.,officialsofthecityformallyexpressedtheirappreciationto thepeanut-throwingpublic whichprovidesmorethanhalt thefoodrequiredbyzoobeasts duringthesummer. Atthe timecheersweregreetingthe nut-throwingmultitudes,jeers soundedintheearsofbrave fire-fighters....InNorthPlainfield,N.J.,hundredsofvacationingschoolchildrenloudly

HowTheyFoundtheChurch

SpecialFeaturebytheRev.JohnEbel

JoyousnessofthefaithAppealedtoMrs.Keyes

St.ThereseAidedanAuthor'sConversion

(Oneofaseriesonnoted convertstoCatholicismbased on"TheRoad,toDamascus," editedbytheRev,Dr.JohnA. O'Brien.Doubleday&Company,Inc.,GardenCity,N.Y.)

publicationdatewasMarch17. Herlatestthreenovelshave soldmorethanamillionanda halfcopieseach,andSheisnow workingonJoyStreet,tobe publishedinNovember.

booedthefiremenwhowere heroicallybattlingablazeina schoolbuilding.

WOMEN'SRIGHTSWEREEXtended. InLondonajudge, rulingthatawomanhasaright tokeephernoseintheairat alltimes,awardedafemale plaintiffdamagesforinjuries sustainedwhenshetripped overacurbshehadnotnoticed.

OTHERLEGALPRECEDENTS wereestablished. InHarrisburg,aStateboarddecreed thatthedangerofcontracting dandruffisnot"acompelling or tingnecessitousreason"forquitajob.Theboarddenied unemploymentcompensationto aworkerwho,fearinganother attackofdandruff,refusedto returntohisformeremployment.

BADTIMINGWONANACquittal. InSanAntonioa courtcomplaint,chargingacitizenwithnegligentautomobilecollision,statedthattheoffense wascommittedin195A.D.The judgedismissedthecharges, explainingthattherewasnonegligentcollisionordinancein 195A.D.,noautomobilesin195 A.D.,nodefendantofthename indicatedaroundinthatyear.

BENEVOLENT ATTITUDES wereobserved. InKansas ahospitalizedprosecutingat-

"Iwasnotdrawntoward Catholicism,inthebeginning, byanyturmoilofspiritorany dogmaticdissension,"relates FrancesParkinsonKeyes,authorofmanybestsellersand oneofthemostpopularnovelistsofourday."Ithasbeen notsomuchaquestionofstrife asofgrowth." St.Therese,theLittleFlower, itmightbeadded,seemsto havehadmorethanalittlebit todowiththeconversionof Mrs.Keyes.ByahappycoincidenceshewaspresentatSt. Peter'sBasilicain1925when St.Theresewasraisedtothe altarsoftheChurch.Twoyears beforeherconversion,in1938, shewrotethestoryofthelittle saintofLisieux,titlingit WritteninHeaven.Whilegatheringmaterialforherstory andwhilewritingitshelived attheBenedictineconventin Lisieux,whereTheresewas educated,andwasinclosecontactwiththeCarmelofLisieux, wherethesaintlivedhercloisteredlife.

InOctoberof1939shewas receivedintotheChurchbythe BishopofBayeuxandLisieux, andreceivedherFirstCommunioninthechapeloftheBenedictineconvent(laterdestroyedinthewar,with21nuns killed).Itwasnomerecoincidencethatthetitleshechose forthestoryofherconversion isAlongaLittleWay.

BestSellerAuthorHas CulturedBackground

Mrs.Keyeswasbornin1885 intheMonroeHouseofthe UniversityofVirginia,where herfather,JohnHenryWheeler,wasprofessorofGreek.She receivedhereducationinprivateschoolsintheU.S.and abroadandin1904,attheage of18,marriedHenryWilder Keyes.

Sincethenshehasbeenin thecentreofsocialandpolitical lifeasherhusbandbecame GovernorofNewHampshire andlaterservedintheU.S. Senate,1919-37.Shehastravelledaroundtheworld,and mademanytripstoEurope.

Mrs.KeyesHasProlific OutputofPopularBooks

TheOldGrayHomestead, publishedin1919,wasthebeginningofaprolificwriting careerforMrs.Keyes,andher LettersFromaSenator'sWife in1924foundherwithalarge readingpublic.Severalofher booksareonCatholicsubjects: TheSublimeShepherdess (1940),thestoryofSt.BernadetteofLourdes;TheGraceof Guadalupe(1941),thestoryof theapparitionofOurLadyof GuadalupeinMexico;andher latestwork,Therese,Saintofa LittleWay(arevisionofWritteninHeaven),ofwhichthe

torneyreceivedanotefroma prisonerhehadhelpedsendto jail.Thenoteread:"DearSir: Ihopeyougetallrightandout ofthehospitalsoon.Iknow whatit'sliketobecoopedup."

Exhibitionswerestaged. AtaChicagotradefair,red tapemadefortheGovernment wasputonview.Themanufacturermakingthetapedisclosed thattheGovernmentorders morethanamillionyardsof redtapeannually, DURINGTHEWEEK,HUMAN beingsontheirlittleglobe,the earth,forgotthattheywere speedingrapidlythroughspace. Theyalsoforgot,manyof them,somethingelse:thatthey weremovingveryfasttowardseternity..Whetherornotan individualremembersheis movingthroughspaceisamatterofsupremeindifference: Whetherornotheisalways consciousofhismovementtowardeternityis,onthecontrary,amatterofsupremeimportance. Itisforgetfulness ofhislastendthatmakesa maneasypreyfortheTempter.-"America"

SheExperiencesEarly Protestantism'sLack

BornintoareligiousProtestantfamily,Mrs.Keyesrelates thatattheageoffourshewas taughttoreadoutoftheBible byhergrandmother.Herpaternalgrandfatherhadbeena Congregationalclergyman,and shewentasamatterofcourse toSundayschoolasachild. Whenshewasnineyearsold, however,andthequestionfirst arosewhethersheshould"join thechurch,"sherelatesthat"I didnotwanttodoso.Iwas consciousofalackofcompleteness,forme,intheservicesI wasattendingandthedoctrine Iheardexpounded.Ididnot knowjustwhatwaslacking, butIfeltthattherewassomething."

Alwaysagreatbelieverin prayer,Mrs.Reyesrelatesthat astimewentonshefoundit urgenttopraywithincreasing frequency.Veryoften,whenshe attemptedtoenterthechurch ofwhichshewasamember,she founditlocked."Theresultwas thatIsoughtoutonethatwas open,andthiswasaCatholic church."

SheFindsReasonable PleasureWithDecency

InCatholicchurchesthroughouttheworld,sheenteredto pray-inRome,Paris,Freiburg, Santiago,Manila,Washington. AssociationwithCatholicism andwithCatholicsbroughta changeinherreligiousviewpoint."ThemoreItravelled about,themoreitwasborne hometomethatnoCatholic withwhomIcameincontact seemedtoconsiderthatany reasonablepleasurewasinitselfanevilthing.Itcouldbe convertedintoevil,ofcourse. Butthatwasentirelydifferent. Enjoymentoflife,inallits normalphases,wasregardedas naturalanddesirable.

"AtthesametimethatIwas absorbingtheessentialjoyousnessofCatholicismascontrastedtotheessentialausterityof Puritanism,Iwasalsoobservingtheunswervingpolicyof theCatholicChurchinregard towhat,forlackofabetterexpression,mightbecalledbasic decency.Withthis,soIdiscovered,itnevercompromised.'In themidstofaconfusedand chaoticworlditremainedsteadfastinitsattitudenotonly towardthefamousSeven DeadlySins,buttowarddegeneracyanddepravityinany form. Itstoodunswervingly, forthepermanenceandsanctityoffamilylife."

VisitstoCatholicchurches allovertheworldbroughtfa-

miliarityandanappreciation oftheuniversalityofthe Church.Theyalsobrought knowledgeoftheRealPresence thatdistinguishesaCatholic churchfromaProtestantbuilding.

HowHerSoulReached

AClimaxSeekingGod "Andfinally,"sherelates, "onesnowysilentafternoonin midwinter,IwenttotheShrine ofSte.AnnedeBeaupreinCanada.Itwasnotatimeofpilgrimage.Therewasnotasoul inthechurchbesidesthefriend whowaswithme,andmyself. Ihadtherapturousfeeling ofoneintimatelyunitedwith God.Iseemedtohearadivine voicewhisperinginmyinner ear,'Comein,mychild,come in.'Isurrenderedtothedivine willandIfeelthatGodbestoweduponmethepricelessgift offaith.Thatdeeplymoving experiencemarkedtheclimax inmysoul'squestforGodand thefulnessofdivinerevelation.

Idiscoveredthenandtherethe joyofbelieving,theraptureof faithinGod,theecstacyof heedingHisdivineinvitation andclaspingHisoutstretched hand."

BeautyofCloistered LifeLeadstoSurrender Itwasaconsiderabletime beforeMrs.Keyeswasreceived intotheChurch-aftershehad writtenthelifeoftheLittle Flowerandhadlivedatthe AbbayedesBenedictineswhile doingso.Inthemeantimeshe hadtomeettheobjectionsof thosewhoknewofherCatholic leanings,personswhohad nevertakenthepainstodiscoverthetruecharacterof Catholicism."Conventsarethe mostterribleplaces,"shewas oftentold.

ButattheAbbayedesBenedictines,sherelates,"Ihadan opportunitytoseeatclose rangethecheerful,radiant,and saintlylifeofthenuns,whoexemplifiedformedaybyday thebeautyofholinessandholinessofbeauty."Shereturned annuallytotheLisieuxconvent,stilltreadingher"little way,"stillwaitingonthe thresholdoftheChurch., Andthenshetookthestep thatshehadbeen"considering fornearly20years,"andwhich for10shehadknownwould come"sometime.""Atlong lastIhadthegreatjoyofbeingreceivedintothefoldbythe Bishop,inthechapelatNotre DameduPrewhereSt.Therese madeherFirstHolyCommu- nion..Itwasadayinwhich myheartwasfilledwithjoy andhappiness.Iknewpastall shadowofdoubtthatinthis consecratedchapelIhadcome home.Thatwaswhynothing seemedunnatural.Ibelonged. Itwasnotastrangerwithin thegates,oraguestcourteously received.IwasinmyFather's HouseatlastandHehadmade itmine."

LaSS.VergineMadredi

PercheronoriamoMaria!

ICattolicirendonoaMaria devotoomaggioperche'Ellae' MadrediGesu'.Essihannoper Leirispettoeriverenza:lavenerano,manonl'adorano;perche'l'adorazionee'itcultodovutoaDiosolo.

Ingiustamenteiprotestantici accusanodioffenderelaMaesta'diDiosericorriamoa Maria.

Nellenostrepreghierealla Madonna,infatti,noidiciamo: "pregapernoipeccatori",econ cio'dimostriamocheEllae' solointerceditricepressoittronodiDio.MentreaDiodiciamo:"dacciiinostropanequotidiano."riconoscendointal modoLuisorgentediogni bene.

Delresto,potrebbeunfiglio mostrareindifferenzaversola madre?

Potrebbeunsudditosprezzarelasuaregina,tuttabonta'?

Potrebbeunpeccatore dent°,dimenticarelasuacorredentrice?

Potrebbeunmisero,bisognosoditutto,noninvocarelamediatrice?

NoisiamofiglidiMaria,sudditidiquestaRegina,esiamo purtroppomiseripeccatori!

LaMadonnae'nostramadre, nostraregina,nostracorredentrice,nostraavvocataenostra mediatrice.

ElladivennenostraMadre quandoaccetto'didiventare MadrediGesu'.Madredel CapodelCorpomistico,laMadonnae'anchemadredinoi, membradelCorpomistico: "VoisietecorpodiCristo,e partitamentesietemembradi esso"(1Cor.12,27).

Volgendopoidallacroceancoraunosguardoversogliuominichestavaperlasciare, Gesu'ebbecompassionedinoi, ecilascio',comeultimopegno delsuoamore,laMadreSua: "Eccotuo disseasua madre."Eccotuamadre",disseaGiovanni,cheinquelmo-

mentorappresentavatuttal'umanita'(Giov.19,26s.).

Ellae'nostraReginaperche' e'MadredelReEterno,Cristo Gesu';eitsuoregnoe'regnodi bonta'edimisericordia.Con moltafiducianoilainvochiamo:"SalveRegina,madredi misericordia!".

RedentaLeistessa,primadi essereconcepita,invirtu'dei meritfuturidelRedentore,la Madonnasie'mostratanostra Corredentriceallorche'havolontariamenteacconsentitoa concepireeanutrirelaVittimadivina,Cristo;equando, aipiedidellacroce,soffrendo nelsuocuoretuttiidoloridel dilettoFiglio,conLuisioffriva vittimaalPadreperlaredenzionedegliuomini.

Iddiol'haelettanostraMediatricequando,permezzodi LeicihadatoCristo,itMediatore.laFontedellagrazia.AlloraIddio,chenonmutalasua volonta',stabilivadidarciper mezzodiMariaancheirivi dellafonte:cioe'tuttelegrazie meritatecidaGesu'Cristo.

Gia'suquestaterralaMadonnasolevaintervenireinfa-

yoredegliuomini:basto'lasua presenzaasantificareElisabetta eGiovanniBattista.Fusufficenteitsuodesiderioafargiungerel'oradiGesu'eaoperare itprimomiracolonellenozze diCana.PregarrdoconLei,gli Apostoliriceyettero,nelgiorno diPentecoste,idonidelloSpiritoSanto.

StascrittonellaSacraScrittura:"Assuero,peramoredi Ester,suasposa,diederiposoa tutteleprovincieefeceloro favoriveramenteregali"(Ester, 2,18).LostessofaIddiocon gliuominiperamorediMaria.

Nonvie'desideriocheEgli nonappaghi,nonvie'domanda chenonesaudisca,seGliviene presentatainnomediquesta suaFigliaprediletta,diquesta suaSposaimmacolata,della SuaMadreSantissima.

Donnaseitantegrandeetanto vali ChequalvuolgraziaeaTe nonricorre, Suadisianzavuolvolarsenz'ali.

(Parad.33,13-16)

VisitaaNortham

Italianichelasciateipatrii lidiperraggiungere"laterra premessa",perunirviaivostri pcdecessorieconnazionali,per ptpolorequestasconfinatanuo, vapatria,perfecondarlacol vostrolavoroearricchirlacon vostraanteclassicae ricordatechenoiviridiamoconaffettoevortemvurremmofaretantoper alfinedialleviareivostri bisogni.inizialiedaiutarviad imIlaregliuseeicostumi delpopoloaustraliano.Mala ,stravolonta'nonbasta.Chi menoi?Unpugnodigiovaneo-immigrati

portiamoancoraitfardello dellanuovavitaedellevecchie idee.C'e'ancorainnoilafocosita'deigiovanisempre prontiall'azionebenefica;la vivacomprensionedeidisagialtruiperche'furondanchenostri;l'ardoreelabramadivederegliitalianiunitiperamarsi eaiutarsiavicenda;e,infine, siagognaadonorarecollavoro econlarettitudinelanostra terranellaterranuova.

Conquesteideeabbiamoiniziatolanostraopera:Azione Cattolica.Animatidalnostro credosperiamocontinuarlaed estenderla;aiutatidachipuo' edeve,siamocerti`diconcretizzarla.

Laprimafasediattivita'ha datobuoni-risultati,nonostante lenumerosedifficolta'incontratespeeialmentenelcampo finanziario.

Aitreattivita'seguirannosottoimiglioriauspici.

Edoracisialecitoparlare dellanostravisitaalcampodi (smistamento)diNortham.Chi c'e'aNortham?Unmigliaiodi italianiprovenientidallaVeneziaGiulia.Noilosapevamoe siamoandatiaportareIIsalutedell'AzioneCattolica.Sia-

REVSSII1

Dioi PadreAbramosie'recato alCampodiNorthamoveha esplicatovarieattivita'concer-

nentilasistemazionedeibambini,figlidiitaliani,iviprovvisoriamenteresidenti.Fra

trosiecostituitoaNortham unComitatopermanentechesi interessadell'insegnamentodel catechismoaibambiniemantienedeirelativicontatticol padrespirituale.

Soddisfacente,hadettoPadre Abramo,l'afflussodituttigli italianiallefunzionisacreealla S.Comunione. Allafestadi"CristoRe", tenutasidomenicascorsaad inoandatiperdirloro:"FratelIid'Italia,voisiateibenvenuti franoi."

Queifiglid'Italiasentivanoe sentonoitbisognodiunaparola disolidarieta'umana,diuna parolad'incoraggiamentodopo annidilotte,distentiedibisognomoraleemateriale.Quei figlid'Italia,riunitisottouna umiletettoia,dinnanziadun altaresulqualeimperavait SS.Sacramento,hanchinatoit Torocapoperpensarealfocolaredistrutto,perriviverei tempilontani,lietieburrascosi, mentreitsacerdoteitalianoalzavaitcaliceperimplorareit perdonodivinosull'umanita'. Neilocoocchi,mentrepadre Abramoparlava,spuntavanole lagrime...Ilorovoltiesprimevanoreconditipensieri,tanta emozioneetantoentusiasmo. Fratellid'Italia,notvicornprendiamoperche'viamiamo; visiamovicinicolpensieroe faremotuttocio'chestainnoi pervedervipiu'allegri,perallontanareitricordonostalgico chevitieneancoraunitsalla nostraterralontana.Noilo sappiamo:voicercateunaimmediatasistemazioneallavoro. Infattiduranteinostribrevi colloquivoi,unanimi,ciavete manifestatol'ardentedesiderio diesseremandatiallavoro.Sic! Gliitalianiamano'itlavoroe nonpossonovivereinozio.Ebbenelavostraimpazienza,auguriamo,nonsialungaevoi potrete,grazieall'interessamentodelleautorita'competenti, trovareitlavoropiu'confacente allevostreparticolariesigenze psicheefisiche.Siate,come sempre,fiduciosineldomani deivostripiccoli,dellevostre sposeedivoistessi.P.Abramo certamentes'interessera'dell'educazionedeivostrivispifigliolettiedellaloroprovvisoria sistemazione;noi,senonaltro, ritorneremoatrovarvipertrascorrereinsiemequalcheora. Senentroveremovoi,troveremoaltriitalianiinarrivoeancheperloroavremounaparola diaffettosinceroeporteremo itsalutodell'AzioneCattolica sempreeovunque.

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*L'adunanzageneraledell'AzioneCattolicahaavutoluogodomenica29scorsomese dopolamessasociale.Fral'altrosie'discussodiconsolidare semprepiu'ilegamidiamicizia italo-australiana,diestenderele attivita'culturaliereligiose, nonche'l'operaassistenzialegia' intrapresa.

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*IlSignorVittorioMistichelli havintoitprimopremioal concorsodicantoemusicatenutosiinPerth,guadagnando cosi'lasommettadi£50.Al Sig.Pollastrini,allastessacornpetizione,e'statoconferitoit terzopremio. Labellanotiziacirallegra:i duegiovaniartisticifannoonoreesiamoorgogliosidelle Toroconquisteartistiche.Auguri,oamici,econtinuatead essereicombattentinell'arte musicalechetantocionora.

*Lafilodrammaticadell'A.C. stapreparandoitbellissimo dramma"Tempested'anime". Mentreferveitlavorodiprove *riprovenoifremiamopensandoaltempocheciseparadalla dataincognitaancora,incui sara'datolospettacolo.Sipre- vedeungransuccessoartistico. C'inganniamo,oartistiall'opera?

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SymbolsinNatural&HumanPaganRilesriteofsprinklingwaterwhich theChurchfromadoptingthe

HaveBeenTransmutedIntoSacramental AndSupernaturalisedbyaWiseChurch

Ihavealetterfrom"W.S.S.," whoasksforcommentona numberofassertions.Howeverhebeginswiththisquestion:

if,astheCatholicChurchso oftenhastoreaffirm,itisthe onlytrueChurch,andwas foundedbyChrist,howdoesit comeaboutthatitcontainsa greatnumberoffeaturespertainingtooldpaganreligions?

A.:Undertheguiseofasking aquestion,youhavesucceeded inmakingagrosslyexaggerated statement.Itisnottruethat thereare"agreatnumberof featurespertainingtooldpagan religions"intheCatholicreligion.Whatistrueisthatthe Churchhaspermittedtheuseof certainritesandpracticeswhich wereoriginallyofpaganorigin. Beforedoingso,however,she haspurgedtheseritesofany pagansignificanceandgiven themaChristiancontent.What people,whotalkthekindof nonsensethatyouindulgein, seemtoforgetisthatpagans arerationalhumanbeings,far morerationalinfactthanthe modernagnostics,andsince theyarerationalandhuman, theytrytoenterintocommunionwithGodbymeansofsymbolicaction.Theirknowledge ofGodisimperfect,andtheir ritesreflectthisimperfection. Still,inspiteofalltheerror andsuperstitionwhichismixed upwiththeirbeliefs,thereremainsalwayssomesubstratum oftruth.Christianitypreserves andperfectsthiselementof truth.

Thepagan,letussuppose,is deeplyconsciousofthepresence ofevilintheworld.Hemay haveverystrangeandwrong ideasofthenatureoftheevil influences.Buthehasone verysensibleidea,namely,that somethingoughttobedone abouttheseevilinfluences.He inventssomesymbolicriteto whichheattributesefficacy againstevil.Perhapshemisconceivesthemodeofactingof thisrite.Hemayattributesome magicpowertothesymbolitself. That,ofcourse,isanerror,but sinceitisjustexactlythesame errorasthemodernrationalist makesaboutChristiansacramentsandsacramentals,perhapsweshouldnotbetoohard onthepoorpagan.Whatisfar morelikelythanthatthepagan thinkshissymbolicactionworks bymagic,isthathebelieves that,byhisaction,heappeals tohisgodtotakeactionagainst thepowersofevil.Thatwould beaveryreasonableattitudeto take.

Letustakeaconcreteexample.Thepaganwantstofree hisdwellingfromthemaleficent presenceofevilspirits.He thinksofthesespiritsperhaps asfilthybeings.Theplace mustbecleansed.Whatis morenaturalthantheuseof theuniversalcleanser-water? But,ofcourse,waterbyitself hasno Hencepoweroverevilspirits. someriteofblessingmustbeperformedoverthewaterto giveitthisefficacy.Theblessingwouldtaketheformofa

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prayertohisgodorhisgodsto regardthesprinklingofthis consecratedwaterasanappeal fotliberationfromthepresence ofthepowersofevil.

Nowthereisnothinginthat ritewhichisnotcapableof beinggivenaChristiancontent. Whenthepaganhaslearnedthe truthaboutGodandtheforces ofevilwhichstillhavealimitedpowerinthisworld,hemight stillfeeltheneedofsomesuch rite.Whatistheretoprevent

hasbeenspeciallyblessedasa safeguardagainsttheinroadsof Sthedemons?Theconverted paganunderstandsthatthis symbolicactisamuteappealto Godforhelpagainstthedevil. Apaganritehasbeentakenand transmutedintoa Christian sacramental.

Whereyoufindcustomsofa religiouscharacterretainedby convertedpagans,youmaytake itthattheexplanationissimilartotheoneIhavegiven.I don'tseewhatcauseforwonderthereshouldbe.These ritesandcustomsaredictated bythenaturallyreligioushuman mind.Itistobeexpectedthat theywouldbepurifiedandsup-ernaturplisedbyChristianity.

BeliefThatCatholicismandBuddhism

AreIdenticalinOrigin,isPitiablyIgnorant

Yournextstatementcomes ratherasashock.Yousay: Therecanbelittledoubtthat BuddhismandtheKornai? Churchareidenticalintheir origins.

A.:ThatstatementissoutterlyabsurdthatIfailcompletely tounderstandhowitcouldever havebeenmade.Yougotit,of course,fromanarticlein"The Rationalist,"orsomesuchpublication,whichcatersforthose who,notcontentwithlosing theirfaith,havegoneoutof theirmindsaswell!Youaccusemeofavoidinganswering questionsbytreatingthemas amusing. IcanassureyouI feelnoinclinationwhateverto treatthis.statementasamusing.

Ithinkitispitiable.

Tojudgefromyourstatement, onewouldthinkthattherewas somethingobscureabouttheoriginoftheCatholicChurch.That, ofcourse,isperfectlyuntrue. Weknowexactlyhow,when, andwheretheCatholicChurch wasfounded.Itsdevelopment sinceitsorigin,somenineteen

hundredyearsago,downtothe presentday,canbestudiedin detailbyanyonewhoisinterested.Atnostageinthatdevelopmenthasitevenapoint ofcontactwithBuddhism,exceptpossiblyinsofarassome Buddhistshavebeenconverted toCatholicism.Buttheirhavingacommonoriginisjust sheernonsense.Iftheorigin oftheCatholicreligionwere hiddeninthemistsofpre-history,theremightbesomejustificationforthecomparisonof somewhatsimilarritesandprac_ ticesandbeliefscommonto ChristianityandBuddhism,with theobjectoffindingoutwhether therewasanyevidenceofa possiblecommonorigin.But seeingthattheoriginofChristianityisamatterofhistory, thereisobviouslynoneedfor anysuchinvestigation.What onecoulddowithprofitwould betoexaminetheseinstances ofsupposedidentity.Itwould thenbefoundthattheywere mostlycasesofmistakenidentity.Wheretherewasany

realsimilaritythiswouldbe quiteadequatelyexplainedby thefa4thatbothChristiansand Buddhistsweremembersofthe samehumanraceandconsequentlypronetoexpresssimilar ideasinsimilarways. Ihavenointentionofdevotingtimetothedetailedexaminationoftherestoftheabsurditiesinyourletter. Iconfine myselftoashortcommenton yourconcludingsentence.You write: Icangiveproofformostof whatIhavesaid,thereforedo YoustillinsistthatChrist foundedtheCatholicChurch?

A.:Yes,Imostcertainlydo insist.thatChristfoundedthe Catholic.Church.Ihavealready given,myreasonsseveraltimes forthatstatement.Ifyouwould sendmeanythingthatyouthink hastheslightestprobativeforce infavourofthecontraryopinion,Iamquitereadytodeal withyour"proof"onitsown merits.Sinceyouaretryingto provesomethingthatisuntrue, youaredoomedtofail,butdon't letthatdiscourageyou.Your effortstodisprovethatChrist foundedtheCatholicChurch mayquitewellbethemeansof bringingyoutoarecognitionof thetruth,whichwould,afterall, beagreatblessingforyou.So byallmeansgotoit.

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Thenextletterisfrom"AustralianCatholic,"ofStanley Street,Nedlands.Thisperson asksforanexplanationofthe conductofacertainindividual which,iftrue,iscertainlyrather alarming.Ofcourse,nosuch explanationcanbegivenhere, nottheleastreasonbeingthatI amnotinfullpossessionofthe facts,norhaveIsufficientreasonforputtingthemtothetest. Iftheyareasthispersonstates them,thenitisforhimorher torecountthemtotheproper authorities,andgivethestatementmorevaluebycomingout intotheopenwithfullname andaddress.Meantimenothing furthermaybeexpectedfrom meonthesubject. Thewriter,backfromatrip abroadandstillflushedwiththe broadeningeffectsoftravel,asks furtherforanexplanationof certaindifferencesinthehabits ofpeopleinIrelandandinAustralia.TheonlysolutionIcan offeristhatthisisnotIreland, andthereforeonecannotexpect peoplelieretoactineverydetail astheIrishdointheirown homeland.

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TheactionoftheLegislativeCouncil,whichhashad theresultofprecipitatinga prohibitionpoll,directsattentiontotheCatholicattitude towardsintoxicatingdrink. Thattheuseofsuchstimulantsisexpresslyforbidden atCatholicfunctionsinthe Archdiocese,doesnothave theeffectofconvertingall Catholicstoteetotalism,but itdoesdrawattentiontoan abusethatisassuminggrave proportions,andisaconstant warningtoCatholicstoexercisevigilanceagainstthe infiltrationofpractices whicharecommon,ifnotaccepted,outside.Thereisno pointinassertingtheprimacyofthespiritualifour principlesaresufferedtobe compromisedwiththespirit oftheageinsociallife.For Catholicsitisnotawayseasy todistinguishbetweencompromiseandsurrender.It mightappeardebatable whetheritwerebetterto completelyexcludeinotixcatingdrinkatCatholicsocial functionsandruntheriskof subterfuges,ortoadmitit openlyinthepioushopeof beingabletoregulateitsdistributionandultimatelyof traininguncontrolledpeople inthevirtueoftemperance andinordinarygoodmannersinpublic.Theofficial Catholicview,however,favourscompleteexclusionof alcoholicdrinkfromsocial functions,andforCatholics theexpressionofsuchaview shouldcallforththeirutmost effortsinloyaltyandcooperation.

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hibition.ThewholephilosophyofPuritanismisnauseatingtotheCatholictradition.ButtheChurchdoes standfortemperanceand moderation.Sheregardsbeer andburgundyascreature comforts,whichhavetheir properuse.But,likeChesterton,weshouldthankGod forthembynottakingtoo muchofthem.Drunkennesisnotthesinoftheconnoisseurbutoftheglutton. Amanwhotrulylovesgood cheerdoesnotabuseit.Of course,thereisaschoolof technicalCatholics,whoin theirliberalism,indirectlyadvocatedebaucherybysaying itisnotpossibletosaywhen amanisdrunk.Theyareof thesamespiritastheweekendCatholicwhothinks pleasureagraveenough causeformissingMass. Thesepeoplethriveonborder-linecasesandhalf-lights, asiftherewerenosuch

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thingsasqualmsofconscience,thepromptingsofthe HolyGhost,orproximateoccasions04sin.Theirageis past.For,ifCatholicAction doesnotmeanthemaximum loyalty'andthemaximum generosity,itmeansnothing. Whichperhapsitdoesmean tominimumCatholics.

ExcessiveDrinkPaves

WaytoGreaterEvils

Itcannotbedisputedthat excessiveintoxicatingdrink isaconsiderablepredisposingfactortogravesin.And evenwhereitcannotbedefinitelyclaimedthatdrunknessprevails,itcanat leastbefairlysaidthatthe goodjudgmentandgood tasteofperfectsobrietyis conspicuouslyabsent.That isnotablytrueoffemale topers,whoarequiteunable towithstandthestimulating perilsofalcoholwithouta maximumrisk.Wesay nothingofthequestionof scandaltotheindividual,to theorganisersofthefunction,toitspatrons,totheCatholiccommunity,andtothe Churchasawhole.Our enemieswillsayallandmore thanisnecessaryonthat score.Meantimeitshould notcauseundueresentment tohearatleastahintfrom friendlyandofficialquarters.

Thereisarealneedofcare intheorganisationofCatholicsocialfunctions,andin theirsupervision.Bothcan beachievedwithoutrigorism ofanykind.Andifthedemandsofthemomentcallfor sacrifice,itwouldbeoddto hearcomplaintsfromCatholicsonthatscore.Godhelp usifeithertheloveofmoney orthequestofpleasurebe allowedtowhittledownone jotortittleofCatholicprinciple.

Thereisaconstantand perhapsunconsciousnotion atthebackofthemindsof thosewhowouldliketosee afunctionaldemocracyreplaceourpatentlyineptregionaldemocracythatthe change-over(apartfromarevolutionofblood)canonly, orchiefly,bepromotedbyinvokingincreasedStateauthoritytocurbandultimatelytoendsocialinjustice.Butthissolutionruns theriskofcreatingavery powerfulcentralgovernment asatemporaryexpedient, andintheendfindingitso entrenchedastobeapermanentfixture.Toriskall one'swinningsonaspinof thewheelmightbewell enoughifonecouldhavecertaintythatthewheelwas undercontrolandcouldbe stoppedwhenandwherede-

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sired.Thereisalsothefurtherandgreaterdangerof thrustinglibertyuponapeopletotallyunfamiliarwithit andunpreparedforit.Admittedlythetemperofthis nationismovingslowly,but certainly,towardstherestorationoffreedom,butthe order,bothofnatureandof reason,suggeststhatitwill rise-fromthepeoplerather thanbeimposedfromabove.

CorporatismDiffers

FromFascistForms

Theconceptoffunctional democracyortheguildsystemhasbeenconfusedwith Fascismforfrivolous,nebulous,ormaliciousmotives. Thereisonemajorpointof similaritywhichtheLiberalsandtheCommunists havestrangelymissed.Perhapsonehalfofthepolitical regimeswhichwerepopularlycalled"Fascist"hada guildsystemofindustrialorganisation.Theyhadall strongcentralgovernments. Butinatruecorporatism bothwouldbecombined.Yet astrongcentralgovernment neednotbethesame,indeed mightbedirectlyantithetical tototalitariangovernment. ForinthetrueCorporatism theStatecouldbestrong onlyinthosethingsleftytoit aftertheguildswerefunctioningnormally.These wouldbeconfinedtomatters ofhighstatecraft-defence, foreignpolicy,durrency,etc. Thosemultitudinousmatters inwhichmoderngovernmentsmeddlewouldrevertto theirnaturalcontrol.Industrialorganisationwould,for themostpart,bepurelythe businessoftheguilds,while education,transport,etc., mightwellbelefttolocal government.

AStrongStateMay

AlsoBeDecentralised Therealandpracticaltest ofademocracyshouldbein thelastresortthepreservationofindividualliberty. Thiscouldnotbeachieved, particularlyinAustralia,by asoleFederalGovernment. Localandthereforeindividuallibertymaybestbepreservedbylocalgovernment. Andhencetheanswertoour problemofnationaldecay anddisorganisationistwofold.Politicallibertymight beachievedbydecentralised governmentlooselyfederated,andtheFederalGovernmentstrongforthepublic goodinthethingslefttoit. Economicfreedompostulates smallpersonalownershipand theguildsystem.Andwhile thepopulardissatisfactionis movingslowlyinthisdirection,thevestedinterestsand themachinerythatserves themareracingtowards StateAbsolutism.Andthis veryfundamentalclashisthe mostsignificantsymptomof ourtimesastohowfarwhat westillcalldemocracyhas died.Themindsofthe rulersandtheruledarenot merelycastinopposingdirections.Theymoveindifferentplanes.

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U.K.CatholicsAreUrgedtoUseRadio; ItsPower

isDeclared'BeyondBelief.'

LONDON,Oct.26(NC).-Ofthe50,000,000 peopleofBritainonarecentSunday,only5,000,000wenttochurch,theRev.AgnellusAndrew, O.F.M.,toldtheWestminsterCatholicEvidence guild,here.

"But15,000,000,"headded, "listenedtoareligiousservice fromtheBritishBroadcasting corporation,althoughtherewas anotherprogramatthesame time."

FatherAndrew,Britain's radiopriestandCatholicreligiousadvisertotheBBC,appealedtoCatholicstotakemore advantageoftheradio.Hitler wouldnothavebeenHitlerand StalinnotStalinwithoutit,he said.Hehelditspower"beyond belief."

"TheChurchhasnotthought enoughaboutthisandhasnot beensufficientlypreparedto pioneerinit,"FatherAndrew wenton."Theinventionof radiowillprovetobeasimportantastheinventionofprinting andwillhaveasgreateffects onthemindsandlivesofmen. Radiohasalreadyenabledmen toswaymillionsandchange thefaceoftheworld."

BarbaraWardWeds; WillSettleinAustralia

LONDON,Oct.26(NC.)-

BarbaraWard,Britain'sbest knownCatholiclaywomanand well-knownthroughoutthe English-speakingworldforher writingsoneconomicsand worldpolitics,istomarryan Australian.ShewillleaveEnglandafterthemarriage,in aboutamonth'stime,tosettle inAustraliawithherbusinessmanhusband,RobertJackson.

MissWard,whois36,intends todevoteherlifehenceforthto runningahome.Buteveryone expectsAustralianswillwant toseeandhearoneofthe world'smostbrilliantwomen speakers.

MissWard,assistanteditor oftheinfluentialLondonweekly,the"Economist,"lastyear wasagovernoroftheBritish Broadcastingcorporation,which controlsthenationalradio. EducatedinParis,Germany, andatOxford,sheholdshonourdegreesinphilosophy,politicsandeconomics.Herhusbandisaconvert.

WidowofGen.Foch WorldWar1Hero, HadaTragicLife

PARIS,Oct.28(Radio)ThewidowofMarshalFerdinandFoch,supremealliedcommanderinWorldWarIhas diedattheageof90afterreceivingthelastritesofthe Church. Anorphan,shewasbrought upintheConventoftheSacred Heart.

Sheacceptedwithresignation thecrueldeathsthatcameto herfamily.Herson,Sub-lieut. GermainFoch,waskilledin August,1914,onthesameday asherson-in-law,Capt.BecourtFoch.Herotherson-inlaw,Maj.Fournier,diedasa resultofwarinjuriesin1929, severalweeksafterMarshal Fochhimself.Herfirstsondied inhischildhood.Threegrandsonsdiedintheiryouth,aswell astwogreat-grandchildren.

Blindfornearly15years,she neverutteredacomplaintand maintainedaserenenessofsoul, alwaysretainingherinterestin worldaffairs.

ShereceivedExtremeUnctionseveralmonthsbeforeher death,surroundedbyherchildren,grandchildrenandgreat- grandchildren.Justbeforeher death,FatherdeLepinoisgavehertheSacramentagain.Her lastwordswere,"Jesushave mercy."

IrishPriests,NunsFly OuttoMissionStations

DUBLIN,Oct.26(NC.)-A newdevelopmentinthehistoryofIrishmissionaryactivitieswaswitnessedwhen13 priestsandthreenunstookoff fromtheDublinairportona speciallyorganizedmission flightfortheNigerianmissions inAfrica.

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ROME,Oct.28(Radio,NC.) CompetentVaticanauthorities declaredthattheirinformation contradictsrecentreportsthat theTitoregimehadsetfree BishopPeterCuleofMostar, Yugoslavia.

The52-year-oldprelatewas sentencedtabtenyearsinprison in1948byaTito"people's court,"onchargesof"criminal activities."

Reportsstatedthathehad beenreleasedbytheregimeand sentbacktoKrusevo,hisbirthplace.TheTitoregimewassaid tohavereleasedtheprelatebecausehehaddevelopedanadvancedcaseoftuberculosis duringhistwoyears'imprisonmentandtheYugoslavReds fearedpossiblerepercussionsin worldopinionshouldthepre- latedieinprison.

GreekOfficialsCrippleChurchWork;

SeizeCatholicProperty,BanActivities

ALEXANDRIA,Egypt,Oct.26(NC).-The GreekadministrationontheDodecaneseislands hascompletelyhamstrungtheworkoftheCatholicChurchtherethroughconfiscationofmostofits propertyandbanningofitsactivities.

AccordingtoreliableinformationreachingheretheGreek officialsarebentoncompletely eliminatingtheinfluenceofthe CatholicChurch.

ArchbishopFloridaAcciari, O.F.M.,ofRhodes,itwaslearned,decidednottomakehis"ad limina"visittoRomethisyear forfearthatthecivilauthoritieswouldnotpermithimback ontheislandshouldheever leave.

TheDodecaneseislands,of whichRhodesistheprincipal one,passedfromItalianto GreeksovereigntyafterWorld WarII.

Theynaveconfiscatedmost oftheChurch'spropertyonthe chargethatitbelongedtoItaly. ArchbishopAcciariwasousted fromhisepiscopalresidence, whichwasthengiventothe GreekOrthodox(schismatic) Metropolitan.TheCathedral wasalsoturnedintoanOrthodoxchurch.

SchoolsoftheCatholic Churchhavebeenclosed,as wellasitschildren'sasylums, foundlinghospitals,orphanages andhomesfortheaged.Nuns havebeenforbiddentoteach. Governmentpressureison themtoleavetheislands.

Greathopes bringgreatachievements!

Thetinysingle-frontedstoreat92 CollinsSt.,Melbournein1890 wasthefoundationonwhichgreat hopesrested.Fromthismodest enterprise,andwiththesteady supportoftheCatholiccommunityofAustralia,developed thepresent-dayPellegriniorganisation,withdepotsthroughout theCommonwealthandservices extendingtoallpartsofthe PacificIslands.

Youarecordiallyinvited,beforethe closeofourDiamondJubileeYear,to visitthenearestDepot.

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Asyetnolettershavebeen received,butIamnotworrying. AftertheleadgivenbytheSt. Jdteph'scollegegirls,andafter myappeal,Iamconfidentthat lettersandcontributionswill flowinand,whatismoreimportant,continuetoflow.

Whenyouwrite,willyou pleaseonlyuseonesideofthe paper?Ithelpssomuchinthe printingoffice,asitiseasierto check.Sowillyouremember?

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GreatFolkasLittleFolk.

HowShepherdBoyGrew UptoBecometheFamos Painter,GiottoBondone

Thecelebratedpainter,Giotto Bondone,wasborninVespignano,alittlevillagenotfar fromthebeautifulcityofFlorenceinItaly.Hisfatherwas asmallfarmer,andwhenGiotto wasabout10yearsoldheput himtomindaflockofsheep.

Thelittlefellowwasextremelyfondofdrawing,andwould amusehimselfbytracingvariousobjectsupontheearth,on stones,orsand.Onedaya well_knownartistcalledCimabuehappenedtopassbythe youngshepherd,whowasjust thenengagedupondrawingone ofthesheepfromlifewitha sharpstoneuponadock.

Cimabuestoppedtolookat thepictureand,struckwithastonishmentatthewonderfultalentdisplayedbythelad,he askedhimwould.hegohome withhimtobetrainedasan artist.Grottorepliedthathe wouldgowillinglyifhisfather consentedtoallowhimtogo. CimabuethereforewenttoBondone,whoreadilyconsentedto thedistinguishedvisitor'srequest.

Cimabuethentookthelittle herdsmantoFlorence,andthen instructedhimintheartof painting.VerysoonGiottobecameascleveranartistashis master.Heshowedgreat geniusinhismannerofdrawing fromnature,andwasamarvellousportraitpainter.

Oneday,duringhismaster's absence,hepaintedaflyupon thenoseofafigureonwhich Cimabuewasemployed,anddid itsonaturallythatwhenhis masterreturnedhebelievedit tobereal.

Manysuchamusingstoriesare toldofthisfamousartist,who wasnotonlyagreatpainterbut asculptor,architect,andpoetas well.

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ewesandyounglambs;andthey sometimeshavetolayfox-baits iftherearemanyofthepests aroundtheflock.Fromseedingtimetoshearingtimefarmersarekeptbusyrepairing fences,clearingnewland,and attendingtothesheep.Of course,dailyjobs,suchasmilkingcowsorfeedingpigs,are takenasamatterofcourse.

Shearingtakesplaceusually fromAugusttoOctober,as shearersIlavetobeobtained, .andsomefarmerspreferto shearlaterthanothers.After shearing,thesheeppresenta strikingscenewiththeirshort, whitewoolagainstthegreen paddocks.

LET'SHAVEAPOEM. (FortheLasses).

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(Acharmingpoeminwhich thepoetusessimilesveryeffectivelyinportrayingthetranquil beautyofanoldwoman'sface.)

Asawhitecandle Inaholxplace, Soisthebeauty Ofanagedface.

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Atonesideofourcampa clotheslinehadbeenstretched betweentwomulgas.Further away,attheedgeofasaltbush flat,wasourwatertank.To thiswehadtocartwaterfrom aconsiderabledistance.Itwas notlongbeforebirdsbeganto comeroundourcamp,andmany spentagreatpartoftheday there.

Awatertankinadryspotis agreatattractiontobirds.Here theyarealwaysabletoslake theirthirst,andtheytakefull advantageoftheiropportunity.

Onemorning,whileIwaspreparingsomeschoollessons, whichhadbeensetbymyfather thedaybefore,Iheardtheincessantchatterofbirdsandthe plaintivemewingofmykitten. Istolequietlyoutofdoorsand tookapeep.Ontheclothes linewereadozenmartins,and beneaththemwasthekitten witharchedbackandtailerect, mewingatthem, Firstonebirdandthen anotherwouldswoopdown,al-

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mostontothekitten'sback,utteringsharpcriesthewhile. Timeaftertimethemartins dartedtotheattack,untilthe kitten,growingdesperate,ran upthepropandattemptedto reachthebirdsbyclimbing alongthewire. Butakitten,althoughvery active,isnotatight-wirewalker,andIwasnotsurprised whenmylittlefriendtumbled totheground.Nothingdaunted,itranexcitedlytoandfro

THEWEEK'STHOUGHT "Amotherisamotherstill -theholiestthingalive." -Coleridge.

ThePureofHeartWill OneDaySeeGod'sFace

Mostofusknowthatthe worldisinaveryunsettled statetoday,andthatthosewho strivetoleadgoodlivesare oftenregardedwithscorn.Yet ourfinernaturesinstinctively reachtowardpurity,andthe desireneverreallyleavesus, evenifourwillssometimesfail usandwefallintosin.

Verywisely,then,theChurch includesthisBeatitudeinthe calendar.Itsetsitthereto strengthenourdesiretobe pure,anditkeepsbeforeusthe gloriouspromisethatbydesire w(willonedayseeGodand abidewithHimforever vainlytryingtoreachthebirds, whichkeptswoopingdownatit.

Atlastthekittencouldnot standthisanylonger;itfledinsidethetent,whereitremained forsometime.Thevictoryof themartinswascomplete.When kittynextsalliedforthshepre_ tendednottonoticethepresenceofherlatetormentors.

Butfurtherdisappointment wasinstoreformykitten. Amongthebirdsthat\frequentedourcampweresomecrested bellbirds.Shemadeupher mindtocaptureoneofthese, andthusmakeupforherpreviousdefeat.

Thebellbirdswereusually verycautiousinapproachingthe tank,butonthisoccasionone ofthemmusthavebeendreaming.However,becomingsuddenlyawarethatitwasbeing stalkedbyanenemy,itslipped behindathick-leavedsaltbush.

Thekittenrantothesaltbush andmadeaspringatitsvictim, but,lo!itspreyhadvanished. Whatapictureofwretchedness mylittlepetpresented!Slowly itwendeditswaytothetent, lookingupatmeasmuchasto say:"Justmyluck"!

Nowwhathadhappendwas this:Thebird,awareofthekitten'sapproach,hadslippedbehindthebushand,keepingthat inlinewiththekitten,had quicklymadeitswaytoasmall mulganearby.Andyetsome peopledenythatanimalsever reasoneveninasimpleway.I don'tbelievethem,doyou?

-FromPagesfromaBush Boy'sDiary-R.E.Naylor.

CountryLifeProvides AContinuousbutHappy RoundofEmployment

ByJoanNelson.

Inmyopinion,lifeonafarm isthemostinterestingandhealthylife,comparedwiththe busy,stuffyatmosphereoflife inthecity.Fromoneyear's endtoanother,thecountrylife isbusy,yethappy. Letusstartfromaboutthe endofApril,whenthecropsare beingsown,andthecountryside isgraduallyturningtogreenish tints,asthegrassappearsafter theopeningrains.Whenthis openingrainisover,thefarmer,whohasbeenpreparinghis tractorandploughforweeks before,takesthemouttothe paddocks,andgoesoverthepreviousyear'sfallow.Thiscompleted,hetakesouthisdrilland sowsthewheatandoats.

Seedingusuallytakesfrom threetofiveweeks,depending ontheacreageoflandtobe sown.Thefarmerandlabourer,orhisson,areupearlyeach morning,andworkuntildark eachnight;someevendoing nightworkaswell.Forabout threeorfourmonthsafterseeding,thegeneralconversation amongstmen,atanygathering orsocialevenings,consistsof "whattheseasonwillbelike, andwhethertherewillbegood finishingrains."Oncethecrop hasappearedabovetheground, itgrowsrapidly,andusually comesintoearaboutSeptember.

Mayisalsolambingtime,and farmershavetowatch'their

Dippingtakesplaceaboutsix weeksaftershearing,and,as veryfewfarmershavetheir ownsheepdips,thereisone usuallyinthenearesttownship forpublicuse,buttheyhaveto carttheirownwaterandsupply theirowndippingpowder.The dippingprocessistokeepsheep freeoflice.

Astheweatherbeginsto warmup,thefarmersrepair tanksandtroughs,andseethat theirwellsareinorder,inpreparationforthedrymonths, whentheywillprobablyhaveto cartwaterfortheanimals.

InNovember,harvestingbegins,oatsfirstalways,asthey areeasilyblownontothe groundoncetheyareproperly ripe.Bulkbinsareopenedin thesidings,andharvestingand wheatcartingistheorderofthe day.Farmerscannotstartharvestinguntilabout10o'clockin themorning,becauseafterthe comparativecoolnessofthe night,thewheatstalkbecomes soft,andwhenthesunhas shoneforafewhoursitagain becomesbrittleanddry,and easytostrip.Someofthe baggedwheatiskeptforthe nextyear'sseeding.InJanuary thefarmersgofortheirholidays,andafteraboutthree weeksoramonth,theyreturn topreparetheirmachineryfor thenextseeding.

Manypeoplesaytheywould notliketoliveinthecountry becauseitissolonelyandquiet; buttheyarealtogetherwrong. Inthewintertimethereare dancesandfootballmatches duringtheweek-ends,andin thesummertimetherearecric_ ketmatchesandoccasional dances.Inadditiontothis, therearepicturesheldfrequently,usuallythefilmsbeingonly afewweeksoutofPerth.Certainlythecountrylifeisthe healthierandhappierone.

LeaveMeWithaSmile.

Smallgirl,onreturninghome afterstartingschoolataconvent whereMaorichildrenwere amongthepupils:"Mummy, therearesomerough-castsin myclass."

"Yousayyou'vehadthathat fortenyears?Whyitlookslike new."

"Well,perhapsit'sbecauseI've haditcleanedfourtimes,and exchangeditinrestaurantssix times."

Teacher:"Youthere,Jones -howwasirondiscovered?"

Pupil:"Fathertoldmethey smeltit,sir."

Mother:"Thereweretwoapplesinthecupboard,Willie. Thereisonlyonenow.How's that?"

Willie:"Well,itwassodark inthereIdidn'tseetheother."

Guest:"Thisisaverysmall bitofchickenyouhavegiven me,waiter."

Waiter:"Yes,sir,butyou'll finditwilltakealongtimeto eatit."

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QuestionsAboutRussia'sReligionPay UnintentionalComplimenttotheChurch's WorkinSpreadingLearningindCulture

Ihavesomequestionshere from"L.B."Sheasksfirstof all:

Wouldyouexplaintouswhy Russiawasoncecalled"Holy Russia"?

A.:Well,youknowinCatholictimesEnglandusedtobe called"merry"England,simply becauseinthosetimestheEnglishwereamerrypeople.So, too,intheoldendays,theRussianswereknownalloverthe worldfortheirgenuinepiety, andnaturallyRussiawasreferredtoas"holy.'Russia.Idon't knowwhostartedthefashion, butIaminclinedtothinkthat thenamehadsomeconnection withthegreatlikingtheRuSsian peasantshadforgoingonpilgrimagetotheHolyLand.Next question:

Wouldyouexplainalittle abouttheRussianOrthodox Church?Isitincommunion withRome?

A.:Thenameorthodoxap_ pliedtotheRussianChurchis justslightlymisleading.The wordmeans,ofcourse,"having therightdoctrine."ForChristianbelieftobecompletelyright itmustincludethearticleofthe supremacyoftheRomanSee andconsequentlycommunion withRome.Nowthatisjust whatislackingintheRussian Church.TheRussianOrthodox Christiansbelievesubstantially therestoftheChristiandoctrine,butfromanearlydate, perhapsevenfromthetimeof theirconversiontoChristianity, theyhavebeenseparatedfrom Rome.Frequenteffortshave beenmadedownthroughthe centuriestobringthesepeople backtotheOneFold,andat timestheprospectshaveseemedgood.Sucheffortsarestill beingperseveredwith.The qualityoftheseseparatedbrethrenofourswasstrikinglyshown

bytheheroismwithwhichso manyofthemsufferedmartyrdomundertheBolshevistregime. ThereareCatholicChristians inRussiaaswell.Mostofthese comefromterritorywhichwas formerlyPolish.In1912,there wereabout13millionofthese CatholicChristianswhowere,of course,incommunionwith Rome.

Nextquestion:

IsorwastheRussianOrthodoxChurchthenationalreligion ofRussia?

A.:Yes,untilthecomingof SovietregimetheRussianOrthodoxChurchwasthestate churchinRussia.Itwasdisestablishedin1922.

Nextquestion:

MyhusbandisfrequentlyinformedbyCommuniststhatRomanCatholicismwasresponsible forRussia'silliteratepopulation inpre-Soviettimes.

A.:Well,Isupposethatisa fairsampleofthekindofstupid liethatthesepeoplearewilling tocirculate.EvenaCommunistcouldhardlybeignorantof thefactthattheprevailingreligioninRussiainpre-Soviet timeswasnotRomanCatholic_ ism.And,inanycase,why shouldanyChurchbeexpected toteachthepopulationtheir ABC?ThatdutydoesnotprimarilybelongtotheChurch.To chargetheChurchwithneglectingtoeducateitsmembers;is reallytopayanunintentional complimenttothatbody.Itremindsusthatthoughsecularinstructionisnotstrictlyspeaking theofficeoftheChurch,the spreadoflearningandculture hasinfactbeenanalmostinvariableconsequenceoftheintroductionofChristianity.So, infact,thelierecoilssomewhat ontheliar.

NoRealProblemIsInvolvedInCases

WhereBaptisedChildrenGotoHeaven

Ihaveanumberofquestions herefrom"B.S."Firstquestion:

TheCatholicChurchstates thatwearesentonearthtoundergoaperiodoftrial,andifwe passthroughthistrialsuccessfullyweshallgotoheaven:if notwemustsufferthepunishmentsofhell.How,then,would youexplainthecaseofthechild whoisbaptisedbutdiesbefore comingtotheuseofreason?

A.:Theconcernforthebaptisedchildwhodiesbeforecomingtotheuseofreasonshows thatyourknowledgeofGod's planforoursalvation,though substantiallycorrect,isnotquite complete.Wearealldestined, pro'vicicclwemakeaproperuse ofourliberty,forthehappiness ofheaven.AsSt.Paulputsit: Godwillsallmentobesaved. Theonlythingthatcanhinder thecarryingoutofthatplanis themisuseofourfreewill.The penaltylerthepersistentand unrepentedmisuseofthisfreedominawas'thatweknowdispleasesGodgravely,istheeternalpunishment-ofhell.Those alonewhohavecommittedgrave

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ofsuchachildgoinganywhere buttoheaven.Yourobjection isthatsuchachilddidnothave todoanythingtogettoheaven. Thatistrue.Itisalsotrue thatthechildhadnoopportunity ofdoinganythingtogetto heaven,and,ontheotherhand, neitherdidthechildputany obstaclesinthewayofthecarryingoutofGod'splanforhis salvation.

Whatthehappylotofthe childwhogetstoheaveninthis effortlesswayreallybrings hometousistheimportant truththatheavenisinanycase agiftfromGodtous.Hehas arrangedthingssothatnormallywehavetoco-operatewith Himtowardsourownsalvation, butwereitnotforHisgrace,inspiringandsustainingus,we

wouldbeincapableofeventhe slightestbeginning,ofaneffort togaintherewardofeverlasting life.

PerhapsGod'swillingnessto saveisevenmorestrikingly broughtoutintheothercase youmention,namely,thatofthe HolyInnocents,thechildren whoweremurderedbyHerodin hiseffortstokilltheinfant Saviour.Yousaythatifthey hadtheuseofreasonitisunlikelythatthey.wouldhave chosenmartyrdomratherthan life.HowyouknowthatI cannotsay,butwewillletthat pass.Actuallytheyweregivennochoice,andyetweveneratethemassaints.Allthat followsfromthefactthattheyareactuallyinheaven,and wefindnodifficultyinbelievingthatjustasGodtakes martyrdomundergonebyanunbaptisedadultastheequivalent ofbaptismbywater,soHeregardstheirbloodshedinhatred ofHisSonastheequivalentof martyrdom.

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SimplyDoesNotAriseinHeaven

Thenextlettercomesfrom "Wondering,"whowrites:

Inthecourseofconversation, thematteroflifeafterdeath wasbeingdiscussed.Thequestionwas:Ifamanwasmarried threetimes,whatwouldbethe positiononthelastday?Who wouldclaimhim,thefirstorall three?Iwouldbepleasedif youwouldenlightenusonthis subject.

personalsinandhavenot soughtforgivenessfortheirsin willgotohell. Nowthebaptisedchildwho hasnotyetcometotheuseof reasonhascommittednoper- sonalsin,andinconsequenceof thesacramentofBaptismiscap_ ableofthedirectvisionof Godinwhichheavenconsists. Hencetherecanbenoquestion

A.:Thatquestionwassettled, onceandforall,nearlytwo thousandyearsagobyChrist OurLord,whoaloneofmenhas directknowledgeofwhatwillbe afterdeath.Theforminwhich thequestionwasputtoHimwas slightlydifferentfromthatin whichyourfriendsformulateit. buttheanswertobegivenisthe same.ItwastheSaducees, whowerethecleverboysofthat timeanddidnotbelieveinthe resurrectionofthebody,who proposedthequestiontoChrist. Youhavetheincidentrecorded intheGospel.Hel'eitis:"That daytherecametoHimtheSaducees,whosaythereisnoresurrection,andaskedhimsaying:Master,Mosessaid:Ifa mandiehavingnoson,hisbrothershallmarryhiswife,and raiseupissuetohisbrother. Nowtherewerewithusseven brethren:andthefirsthaving marriedawifedied,andnot havingissue,lefthiswifetohis brother.Inlikemanner,the secondandthethird,andsoon, totheseventh.Andlastofall thewomandiedalso.Atthe resurrection,therefore,whose wifeofthesevenshallshebe? AndJesusansweringsaidto them:Youerr,notknowingthe ScripturesnorthepowerofGod.

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thatanswerhas madeeverythingcleartoyou. Justincaseyoufailedtograsp thepointofChrist'sreply,per- hapsIcouldparaphraseitfor youthisway:Thequestionisa foolishonewhichcouldperhaps beexcusedbytheignoranceof thequestioners.Remember theseparticularquestioners ratherfanciedthemselves,They weretherationalistsofthose days-butevenslow-wittedpeo- plelikerationalistsoughtto knowthatmarriagewasconfinedtothisworld.Hencethe

factthatthewomanintheSaducees'casehadhadsevenhusbands,orthehusbandinyour casehadhadthreewives,isnot goingtocauseanytroublein heaven.

GodPermitsAbuse OfMan'sFreeWill

Nextquestion: Whatisthemeaningofthe twowillsofGod,thedirectand theindirectwillofGod?

A.:Intheabsenceofanyevi- dencetothecontrary,Iwould beinclinedtothinkthatall thesethingswhichGoddoes positnvelyandeffectivelyquyzb positivelyandeffectivelywould comeunderthedirectwillof God.Thecreationoftheworld, forinstance,wasaneffectofthe directwillofGod,so,too,was thecreationofthesoulofeach oneofus.AsImentioneda momentago,Godwillsthatall menshouldbesavedandcome toaknowledgeofthetruth.He alsowillsthatmenshouldhave freewillandconsequentlyHe hastopermitthepossibilityof agivenmanmakingabaduse ofhisfreewill.Thus,while Hewillsthatallmenshouldbe savedandthatbytheexercise oftheirfreewillsHealsoper- mitsthatsomementhroughthe abuseofthatfreedomshould failtoattain/salvation.What GodpermitsHemightbesaidto willindirectly.Andactually inScriptureHeissometimes saidtowillwhatinfactHe merelypermits.

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Ihavesomequestionshere from"L.B."Sheasksfirstof all:

Wouldyouexplaintouswhy Russiawasoncecalled"Holy Russia"?

A.:Well,youknowinCatholictimesEnglandusedtobe called"merry"England,simply becauseinthosetimestheEnglishwereamerrypeople.So, too,intheoldendays,theRussianswereknownalloverthe worldfortheirgenuinepiety, andnaturallyRussiawasreferredtoas"holy''Russia.Idon't knowwhostartedthefashion, butIaminclinedtothinkthat thenamehadsomeconnection withthegreatlikingtheRuSsian peasantshadforgoingonpilgrimagetotheHolyLand.Next question:

Wouldyouexplainalittle abouttheRussianOrthodox Church?Isitincommunion withRome?

A.:Thename.orthodoxappliedtotheRussianChurchis justslightlymisleading.The wordmeans,ofcourse,"having therightdoctrine."ForChristianbelieftobecompletelyright itmustincludethearticleofthe supremacyoftheRomanSee andconsequentlycommunion withRome.Nowthatisjust whatislackingintheRussian Church.TheRussian-Orthodox Christiansbelievesubstantially therestoftheChristiandoctrine,butfromanearlydate, perhapsevenfromthetimeof theirconversiontoChristianity, theyhavebeenseparatedfrom Rome.Frequenteffortshave beenmadedownthroughthe centuriestobringthesepeople backtotheOneFold,andat timestheprospectshaveseemedgood.Sucheffortsarestill beingperseveredwith. qualityoftheseseparatedbrethrenofourswasstrikinglyshown

bytheheroismwithwhichso manyofthemsufferedmartyrdomundertheBolshevistregime. ThereareCatholicChristians inRussiaaswell.Mostofthese comefromterritorywhichwas formerlyPolish.In1912,there wereabout13millionofthese CatholicChristianswhowere,of course,incommunionwith Rome.

Nextquestion:

IsorwastheRussianOrthodoxChurchthenationalreligion ofRussia?

A.:Yes,untilthecomingof SovietregimetheRussianOrthodoxChurchwasthestate churchinRussia.Itwasdisestablishedin1922.

Nextquestion:

MyhusbandisfrequentlyInformedbyCommuniststhatRomanCatholicismwasresponsible forRussia'silliteratepopulation Inpre-Soviettimes,

A.:Well,Isupposethatisa fairsampleofthekindofstupid liethatthesepeoplearewilling tocirculate.EvenaCommunistcouldhardlybeignorantof thefactthattheprevailingreligioninRussiainpre-Soviet timeswasnotRomanCatholicism.And,inanycase,why shouldanyChurchbeexpected toteachthepopulationtheir ABC?ThatdutydoesnotprimarilybelongtotheChurch.To chargetheChurchwithneglectingtoeducateitsmembers'',is reallytopayanunintentional complimenttothatbody.Itremindsusthatthoughsecularinstructionisnotstrictlyspeaking theofficeoftheChurch,the spreadoflearningandculture hasinfactbeenanalmostinvariableconsequenceoftheininfact,thelierecoilssomewhat ontheliar.

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Ihaveanumberofquestions herefrom"B.S."Firstquestion:

TheCatholicChurchstates thatwearesentonearthtoundergoaperiodoftrial,andifwe passthroughthistrialsuccessfullyweshallgotoheaven:if notwemustsufferthepunishmentsofhell.How,then,would youexplainthecaseofthechild whoisbaptisedbutdiesbefore comingtotheuseofreason?

A.:Theconcernforthebaptisedchildwhodiesbeforecomingtotheuseofreasonshows thatyourknowledgeofGod's planforoursalvation,though substantiallycorrect,isnotquite complete.Wearealldestined, prdvidedwemakeaproperuse ofourliberty,forthehappiness ofheaven.AsSt.Paulputsit: 1 Godwillsallmentobesaved. Theonlythingthatcanhinder thecarryingoutofthatplanis themisuseofourfreewill.The penalty16rthepersistentand unrepentedmisuseofthisfreedominawaythatweknowdispleasesGodgravely,istheeternalpunishment.ofhell.Those alonewhohavecommittedgrave

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ofsuchachildgoinganywhere buttoheaven.Yourobjection isthatsuchachilddidnothave todoanythingtogettoheaven. Thatistrue.Itisalsotrue thatthechildhadnoopportunity ofdoinganythingtogetto heaven,and,ontheotherhand, neither obstaclesdidthechildputany inthewayofthecarryingoutofGod'splanforhis salvation.

Whatthehappylotofthe childwhogetstoheaveninthis effortlesswayreallybrings hometousistheimportant truththatheavenisinanycase agiftfromGodtous.Hehas arrangedthingssothatnormallywehavetoco-operatewithHimtowardsourownsalvation, butwereitnotforHisgrace,inspiringandsustainingus,we

wouldbeincapableofeventhe slightestbeginning,ofaneffort togainthereward'ofeverlasting life. PerhapsGod'swillingnessto saveisevenmorestrikingly broughtoutintheothercase youmention,namely,thatofthe HolyInnocents,thechildren whoweremurderedbyHerodin hiseffortstokilltheinfant Saviour.Yousaythatifthey hadtheuseofreasonitisunlikelythatthey.wouldhave chosenmartyrdomratherthan life.HowyouknowthatI cannotsay,butwewillletthat pass.Actuallytheyweregiv-ennochoice,andyetweveneratethemassaints.Allthat followsfromthefactthatthey areactilallyinheaven,and wefindnodifficultyinbelievingthatjustasGodtakes martyrdomundergonebyanunbaptisedadultastheequivalent ofbaptismbywater,soHeregardstheirbloodshedinhatred ofHisSonastheequivalentof martyrdom.

ProblemofMaritalRelationships

SimplyDoesHotAriseinHeaven

Thenextlettercomesfrom "Wondering,"whowrites:

Inthecourseofconversation, thematteroflifeafterdeath wasbeingdiscussed.Thequestionwas:Ifamanwasmarried threetimes,whatwouldbethe positiononthelastday?Who wouldclaimhim,thefirstorall three?Iwouldbepleasedif youwouldenlightenusonthis subject.

personalsinandhavenot soughtforgivenessfortheirsin willgotohell. Nowthebaptisedchildwho hasnotyetcometotheuseof reasonhascommittednoper- sonalsin,andinconsequenceof thesacramentofBaptismiscap_ ableofthedirectvisionof God.inwhichheavenconsists. Hencetherecanbenoquestion

A.:Thatquestionwassettled, onceandforall,nearlytwo thousandyearsagobyChrist OurLord,whoaloneofmenhas directknowledgeofwhatwillbe afterdeath.Theforminwhich thequestionwasputtoHimwas slightlydifferentfromthatin whichyourfriendsformulateit. buttheanswertobegivenisthe same.ItwastheSaducees, whowerethecleverboysofthat timeanddidnotbelieveinthe resurrectionofthebody,who proposedthequestiontoChrist. Youhavetheincidentrecorded intheGospel.H6eitis:"That daytherecametoHimtheSaducees,whosaythereisnore-, surrection,andaskedhimsaying:Master,Mosessaid:Ifa mandiehavingnoson,hisbrothershallmarryhiswife,and raiseupissuetohisbrother. Nowtherewerewithusseven brethren:andthefirsthaving marriedawifedied.andnot havingissue,lefthiswifetohis brother.Inlikemanner,the secondandthethird,andsoon, totheseventh.Andlastofall thewomandiedalso.Atthe resurrection,therefore,whose wifeoftheseven-shallshebe? AndJesusansweringsaidto them:Youerr,notknowingthe ScripturesnorthepowerofGod.

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NowIhopethatanswerhas madeeverythingcleartoyou. Justincaseyoufailedtograsp thepointofChrist'sreply,per- hapsIcouldparaphraseitfor youthisway:Thequestionisa foolishonewhichcouldperhaps beexcusedbytheignoranceof thequestioners.Remember theseparticularquestioners ratherfanciedthemselves.They weretherationalistsofthose days-butevenslow-wittedpeo- plelikerationalistsoughtto knowthatmarriagewasconfinedtothisworld.Hencethe

factthatthewomanintheSaducees'casehadhadsevenhusbands,orthehusbandinyour casehadhadthreewives,isnot goingtocauseanytroublein heaven.

GodPermitsAbuse OfMan'sfreeWill

Nextquestion: Whatisthemeaningofthe twowillsofGod,thedirectand theindirectwillofGod?

A.:Intheabsenceofanyevidencetothecontrary,Iwould beinclinedtothinkthatall thesethingswhichGoddoes positnvelyandeffectivelyquyzb positivelyandeffectivelywould comeunderthedirectwillof God.Thecreationoftheworld, forinstance,wasaneffectofthe directwillofGod,so,too,was thecreationofthesoulofeach oneofus.AsImentioneda moment-ago,Godwillsthatall menshouldbesavedandcome toaknowledgeofthetruth.He alsowillsthatmenshouldhave freewillandconsequentlyHe hastopermitthepossibilityof agivenmanmakingabaduse ofhisfreewill.Thus,while Hewillsthatallmenshouldbe savedandthatbytheexercise oftheirfreewillsHealsoper- mitsthatsomementhroughthe abuseofthafreedomshould failtoattainsalvation.What GodpermitsHemightbesaidto willindirectly.Andactually inScriptureHeissometimes saidtowillwhatinfactHe merelypermits.

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RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday,November11,1950 (BeforeAcceptances)

KarrinupHandicap:Capel Prince,1;Beeflower,2;Royal Call,3;Castella,4.

YanchepHandicap:Disguise, 1;Lawlock,2;SirCoral,3; Myolian,4. GroveHandicap:Shaloon,1; Rempil,2;Rewita,3;Balkona, 4. NovemberHandicap:Resound,1;MornPatrol,2;Baranic,3;Melter'sGlory.

DistanceTestHandicap:The Navy,1;Shanto,2;Franglo,3; Chanting,4. Stewards'Handicap(2):High Winter,1;BalkanPeggy,2; GreatBeau,3;Sandhoe.

StewardsHandicap(1):Morn Patrol,1;AtomLad,2;MountainChief,3;ChieftainWarrior,4. TROTTING

MetropolitanMaiden:Kellett,1;EllesmereBoy,2;Nellie'sRose,3. AvonHandicap:RedMiss,1; BraveLass,2;Canargo,3. CityHandicap:LoyalDixie, 1;WirraGirl,2;BlackSwan, 3. HolidayHandicap:SirJoseph,1;Plunderer,2;Royal Shadow,3.

HothamHandicap:Myron Prince,1;Piconda,2;Victory Prince,3. BlackwoodHandicap:Rohda'sGift,1;BlackHanover,2; LuckyLad,3. PerthHandicap:Beaudale,1; Globe'sBabe,2;SpanishGlen, 3.

TherryHouseGainsShield AtMidlandConventSports

OnOctober20,themembers ofthedifferenthousesofSt. Brigid'sschool,MidlandJunction,ledby,theircaptains, marchedfromtheschooltothe Midlandovalcarryingtheir pennantsofred,orblue,or gold.These,aswellasthered, blueandgoldguernseysofthe boys,andthestreamersofthe girlsmadetheprocessiongay andcolourful.

Theparadewhichopenedthe proceedingswashighlycommended.Salvado(blue),under theleadershipofGwenClune, wonthecupformarchingand deportmentbytwopointsfrom Therry(red),captainedbyFay MartinandForrest(gold),captainedbyPatCreighton

Withanaggregateof109 pointsTherrywasthewinner oftheHouseshield.Forrestand Salvadoeachsecuring94i.The threeteamsweresoevenly matchedthatitwasdifficultto forecastthevictor.Indeedit wasthefinevaultingandjumpingoftheboysoftheredfactionthateventuallygavethe honourstoTherry.

Thegirlchampionshipand cupwaswonbyJeanMcCarthy, withAudreyFosterrunner-up. Theboychampionshipandcup felltoLenClements,withTom Strotherrunner-up.Theunder 12championwasVincentClune whocompetedgamelyandwith somesuccessinsomesenior events.OtheroutstandingcompetitorswereTerenceCassidy, DavidGawned,JohnBurnett, DaphneHampson,Tessie Creighton,FayMartin,Leon Moss,andKarlMoss.

Thewinnersoftheunder10 eventswereasfollows:

JeanAndrich,1;AnneStrother,2.-IanThoy,1;Murray Grubsia,2.-DorothyAndrich, 1;LynetteReynolds,2.-John

Little,1;RayMottram,2.FrancesJermyn,1;ElvaSims, 2.-PeterHarris,1;TonySpadacini,2. FlagRaceunder10: Blue,1;Red,2;Gold,3.

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SackRace: GlenysSims,1;DoreenSealy,2; KathConnor,3. Boys'HighJump: LenClements,1:JohnBurnett,2; TerenceCassidy,3. 75yds.under14(Girls): JeanMcCarthy,1;DaphneHampson,2;ThelmaCreighton,3. 75yds.under16(Girls): FayMartin,1;AudreyFoster,2; PatMerrick.3. 50yds.under12(Girls): MargaretBagshaw,1;Rosalind Crowley,2:JoanKeating,3. 50yds.under12(Boys): VincentClune,1;DunstanHartley,2;FrankCrotty,3. 50yds.openchampionship(Girls): AudreyFoster.1;JeanMcCarthy, 2;FayMartin,3. CircleBallNoveltyEventopen (Girls): Blue,1;Gold,2;Red,3. 100yds.openchampionship(Girls): JeanMcCarthy.1;AudryFoster, 2,DaphneHampson,3. 100yds. Davidopenchampionship(Boys): Gawned,1;TerenceCassidy.2;VincentClune,3. 25yds.BookRaceOpen(Girlsand Boys): Red,1;Gold,2;Blue.3. SOyds.FlagRaceover14(Girlsand

Boys): Gold,1;Red,2;Blue,3. PoleVault: TomStrother,1;LeonMoss.2; KarlMoss,3. PassBallopen(Girls): Blue,1;Gold,2;Red,3. SpokeRaceunder15(Girlsand

Boys): Gold.1:Red,2;Blue,3. HouseRelay(GirlsandBoys): Girls:Red,1;Gold,2:Blue.3; Boys:Red,I;Blue,2;Gold,3.

THANKS

Theschooltendershearty thankstotheparentsofthe childrenandtoitsmanyfriends whobyuntiringeffortsand warmencouragementcontributedmuchtothesuccessofSt. Brigid'sfirstsportsmeeting. Specialthanksareduetothe Rev.T.PearsonO.F.M.,and

Mr.E.Clune,starters;theRev. C.VawdreyO.F.M.,andthe Rev.F.Ryan,Mr.J.J.Brady M.L.A.,andMr.L.Strother, judges;Mrs.RoseandMr.F. Byrne,whokeptarecordof winnersandpointswon;Mr. W.Mountain,asannouncer; Mr.Brettandmembersofthe ParentsandFriendsassociation whoprovidedmoneyprizesfor thewinnersaswellasrefreshmentsforthechildren;andto thedonorsoftheshieldand threecups.

SCHOOLRETREAT

Duringthelatterhalfofthe weekendingOct.27,aretreat fortheIntermediateandSenior pupilsofSt.Brigid'sschoolwas conductedbyRev.Fr,T. Pearson.O.F.M.Theinterestof theretreatantswasheldbythe conferencesthatwereenlivened bymanyananecdote.Praiseworthyeffortsweremadeto keepsilencebetween9a.m.and 4p.m. OntheFeastofChristthe KingFatherPearsoncelebrated aMissaCantataduringwhicha welltrainedchoirofschool childrensang.Twenty-seven littleonesreceivedtheirFirst HolyCommunion.Infactit maybesaidthatitwasaGeneralCommunionday,forpracticallyallthosepreSentinthe crowdedchurchapproachedthe altarrails.

Theproclamationofthe DogmaoftheAssumptionwas fittinglycelebrated.

At9a.m.aMissaCantata wassungbyRev.C.Vawdrey O.F.M.Attheeveningdevotionsaftertherecitationofthe Rosaryandtheoccasional sermonwhichwaspreachedby Rev.T.PearsonO.F.M.processionwasformedinwhichthe ChildrenofMaryinregalia tookpart,attheconclusionof whichElvaSimsplaceda

Thursday,November9,1950.

NoNewsofMissing Catholic,Protestant MissionersinKorea

PYONYANG,NorthKorea, Oct.28(Radio)-Threedays ofinquiriesinthisformerCommunistcapitalofNorthKorea havefailedtouncoveranynews ofBishopPatrickJ.Byrne, ApostolicDelegatetoKorea;the Rev.WilliamBooth,secretary ofBishopByrne,Msgr.Thomas Quinlan,IrishColumbanmissionaryandPrefectApostolic ofCoochun;ProtestantBishop CooperoftheChurchofEng-land,andSalvationArmyCommissionerHerbertLord,anEnglishman.

TheCommunistsreportedly tooktheseprisonersnorthward fromSeoulshortlybeforethat citywasrecapturedbyUnited Nationsforces.Itwasatfirst believedthattheyhadbeen broughttoPyongyang.

TheRedsdestroyedprison recordshere.

Equallyfruitlesswereeffortshithertotodiscoverthe whereaboutsofBishopFrancis Hong,VicarApostolicofHeijo andGermanandKoreanBenedictinesofWonsan,allarrestedonMay19,1949. Somepersonsbelievethe CommunistsplantotakeimportantprisonersintoManchuria.

TRIVANDRUM,India,Oct.17 (NC.)-ACatholicpriesthas beenfined50rupeesbyagovernmentcourtoftheStateof Travancore-Cochinonacharge ofcelebratingSundayMassin theschoolbuildingofwhichhe isheadmaster. Therulesofthestateprohibit theholdingofreligiousservices indenominationalschoolbuildings.

crownofflowersonthestatue ofOurLady. Theceremonywasfollowed byBenedictionandthesinging oftheTeDeum.

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VATICANCITY,Oct.30(Radio).-Followingistheofficial Englishtranslationofthe homilydeliveredbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIItoasemipublicconsistoryofCardinals andBishopsconvokedinRome inpreparationforthesolemn proclamationofthedogmaof theAssumption.

Youwellknowthemotivefor whichWehaveconvokedthis sacredconsistorytoday.Itisan eventwhichwillfillUs,you andthewholeCatholicworld withunspeakablejoy.Onthe firstofNovember,theFeastof AllSaints,theradiantbrowof theQueenofHeavenandof thebelovedMotherofGodwill bewreathedwithnewsplendor, when,underDivineinspiration andassistance,Weshallsolemnlydefineanddecreeher bodilyassumptionintoHeaven.

Withtheauthoritywhichthe DivineRedeemertransmittedto thePrinceoftheApostlesand tohissuccessors,Wehavethe intentionofordaininganddefiningwhatfromtheearliestdays theChurchpiouslybelievesand honours,whattheHolyFathers haveelaboratedandbroughtto aclearerlightthroughthecenturies,andwhatthefaithfulof allclasseseverywherehave earnestlyrequestedandimploredbyinnumerabledocuments:namely,thatMary,the VirginMotherofGod,wasassumedbodyandsoulintothe gloryofHeaven.

Beforetakingthisresolution, Wedeemeditopportune,asyou areaware,toentrustthestudy ofthemattertoexperts.They, atOurcommand,assembledall therequestswhichhadbeen addressedtotheHolySeeon thematter,andexaminedthem withallintention,sothatthere mightemerge,intheclearest possiblemanner,whatthe sacredmagisteriumandtheentireCatholicChurchheldshould bebelievedonthispointofdoctrine.

Furthermore,atOurbidding, theystudiedwiththegreatest diligencealltheattestations,indicationsandreferencesinthe commonfaithoftheChurchregardingthebodilyassumptionof theBlessedVirginintoHeaven, intheconcordantteachingofthe sacredmagisterium,andinthe SacredScripture,andinthe mostancientcultoftheChurch, aswellas,lastly,inthewritings oftheFathersandofthetheologiansandintheadmirableharmonyofthiswithotherrevealed truths.

Wealsosentletterstoallthe Bishopsrequestingthemtostate notonlytheirownopinion,but alsothethoughtanddesireof theclergyandfaithful.

Inawonderfulandalmost unanimouschorus,thevoices-4 thepastorsandofthefaithful fromeverypartoftheworld reachedUs,professingthesame faithandrequestingthesame thingsassupremelydesiredby all.Wejudgedthenthatthere wasnoreasonforfurtherdelay; andWedecidedtoproceedto thedefinitionofthedogma.

IfitistruethattheentireCatholicChurchcannotdeceiveor bedeceivedtheDivineRedeemer,WhoisTruthitself,having promisedtotheApostles:"And behold,Iamwithyoualldays, evenuntotheconsummationof theworld,"itfollowsthatthis truth,firmlybelievedbythe holypastorsandbythepeople, hasbeenrevealedbyGod,and canbedefinedbyOursupreme authority.

Norisitwithoutthewillof DivineProvidencethatthis happyeventshouldcoincide withtheHolyYear,whichis nowdrawingtoaclose.Itseems thattoall,andespeciallyto thosewhofromallpartsofthe earthcametothisbelovedcity topurifytheirsoulsandrenew theirlifeinChristianpractice, theBlessedVirginMary,resplendentonherthroneaswith anewlight,stretchedforthher maternalarms,exhortingthem toclimbwithcouragethe heightsofvirtue,sothat,atthe endoftheirearthlyexile,they maycometotheenjoymentof supremehappinessintheirheavenlyhome.

MaythesublimeMotherof Godtakeunderherwatchful protectiontheinnumerablemultitudes,whom,withunspeakable joy,Wehaveseengivingproof offerventfaithandardentpiety astheythrongnotonlythe houseoftheCommonFather andtheimmenseBasilicaofSt. Peter,butalsothesquareofSt. Peterandtheadjoiningstreets, andmaysheobtainforthem theheavenlylightsandthose

thesethingsfromtheheavenlyHisfavourandinspiration,thatthebenefitoftheChristianreliMotherbyferventprayer. whichallardentlyawaitmaygion,tothegloryoftheMost Butnow,although,aswehavehappilycometopass;andmayBlessedVirgin,andmayitbe said,theanswersoftheBishopsthiseventredoundtothehonourforallanewincentivetopiety ofallpartsoftheworldhaveoftheHolyNameofGod,,totowardsher. reachedUsonthismatter,We desireneverthelessthatyou makeyouropiniontothisNotesontheMissalbytheRev.J.McNamara. throngedandaugustassembly also.

Isityourgoodpleasure,VenerableBrothers,thatWeproclaimanddefine,asadogmare-

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0,ImmaculateVirgin,MotherofGod,andMotherofMen.

WebelievewithallthefervourofourFaithinyourtriumphal Assumption,bothinbodyandsoul,intoHeaven,whereyouare acclaimedasQueenbyallthechoirsofAngelsandallthelegions oftheSaints;andweunitewiththemtopraiseandblessthe LordWhohasexaltedyouaboveallotherpurecreatures,andto offeryouthetributeofourdevotionandourlove.

Weknowthatyourgaze,whichonearthwatchedoverthe humbleandsufferinghumanityofJesus,inHeavenis'filledwith thevisionofthatHumanityglorified,andwiththevisionofuncreatedWisdom,andthatthejoyofyoursoulinthedirectcontemplationoftheadorableTrinitycausesyourhearttothrobwith overwhelmingtenderness;

Andwe,poorsinners,whosebodyweighsdowntheflightof thesoul,begyoutopurifyourheartssothat,whileweremain herebelow,wemaylearntoseeGodandGodaloneinthebeau tiesofHiscreatures.

Wetrustthatyourmercifuleyesmaydeigntoglancedown uponourmiseriesandoursorrows,uponourstrugglesandour weaknesses;thatyourcountenancemaysmileuponourjoysand ourvictories;thatyoumayhearthevoiceofJesussayingtoyou ofeachoneofus,asHeoncesaidtoyouofHisbeloveddisciple: beholdthyson.

Andwe,whocalluponyouasourMother,we,likeJohn, takeyouastheguide,strength,andconsolationofourmortallife.

Weareinspiredbythecertaintythatyoureyes,whichwept overtheearth,wateredbythebloodofJesus,areyetturnedto_ wardthisworld,heldintheclutchesofwars,persecutions,oppressionoftheiustandtheweak;

Andfromtheshadowsofthisvaleoftears,weseekinyour Heaven*,assistanceandtenctermercycomfortforouraching heartsandhelpinthetrialsoftheChurchandofourfatherland.

Webelieve,finally,thatintheglorywhereyoureign,clothed withthesunandcrownedwiththestars,youare,afterJesus,the joyandgladnessofalltheangelsandofallthesaints;

Andfromthisearth,overwhichwetreadaspilgrims,comfortedbyourfaithinfutureresurrection,welooktoyou,ourlife, oursweetness,andourhope;drawusonwardwiththesweetness ofyourvoicethatoneday,afterourexile,youmayshowus Jesus,theBlessedFruitofyourwomb,0Clement,0Loving,0 SweetVirginMary.

giftswherebythey,illuminated andstrengthened,maytend morereadilytoChristianperfection.

Further,Wenourishthegreat hopethatthebelovedMotherof God,crownedwithnewglory onearth,maycontemplatewith lovinggazeandbindtoherself thosewholanguishinspiritual apathy,orslothfullydallyinthe snaresofvice,orwho,having lostthestraightwayoftruth, donotrecognisethatsublime dignityofhers,withwhichthe privilegeofherbodilyassumptionintoheavenisstrictlyconnected.

MayourmostbenignMother, assumedtothegloryofHeaven. leadtothatdivinelight,which descendsonlyfromonhigh,the entirehumanracewhich.in manyplaces,isstillenveloped inthedarknessoferror,tormentedbycruelchastisements, andafflictedbygravedangers; maysheobtainforthemthose supernalconsolationswhichrestoreandraiseupthesoulof man,evenifprostratewith frightfulsufferings.

MaysheobtainfromherDivineSonthatthatpeacewhichis based,asonamostsolidfoundation,onthetranquillityof rightorder,onthejusttreatmentofcitizensandpeoples, andonthelibertyanddignity duetoall,mayfinallyreturnto shineamongthenationsand peoplesatpresentdividedtothe commondetriment.

Maysheabovealldefend, withhermostpowerfulpatronage,theCatholicChurch, whichinnotafewpartsofthe worldiseitherlittleknownor i;chargedwithfalseaccusationsandcalumnies,oroppressedbyunjustpersecutions;and maysheleadbacktotheunity oftheChurchalltheerringand thewayward.

Mayyou,VenerableBrothers, andwithyoutheentireChristianpeople,strivetoobtainall

vealedbyGod,thebodilyassumptionoftheBlessedVirgin intoHeaven?

(Havingreceivedtheviewsof thosepresent,expressedbythe word"Placet"or"Nonplacet," thePopecontinued.).

Wegreatlyrejoicethatallof youaswithonethoughtandone voiceassenttothatwhichWe ourselvesthinkfittinganddesire,becausebythisadmirable agreementoftheCardinalsand BishopswiththeRomanPontiffthereemergesstillmore clearlywhattheHolyChurch believes,teachesanddesiresin thismatter.

Youwillneverthelesskindly continuetoimploreGodwith unceasingprayer,sothat,by

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Intheprayerimmediately aftertheConsecrationwebeseechGod"toaccepttheoblationofourservicewhichisalso thatofHiswholefamily.".This, too,isthekeynoteofSunday's proper-the24th.afterPentecost,Massasofthe5th.after theEpiphany. "GuardThywholehousehold, webeseechThee,0Lord,with constant,lovingkindness."(collect).TheprayersoftheMissalcontinuallylookbeyondour ownpersonalneedstothoseof theChurchandthewhole world.

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Asco-offerersandco-victims withJesusChrist,Whodiedfor all,werhouldwidenourhorizonconsciousthatHispromise toSt.CatherineofSiennaholds goodforustoo-"Themoreyou forgetyourselfandyourinter_ ests,themorewillIhaveyour interestsatheart."Thisisthe charityspokenofintheepistle, "thebondwhichmakesusperfectandwhichcausesthepeace ofChrist,theveryconditionof ourcallingasmembersofa singlebodytoreigninour hearts."

Monday-St.Martin,Pope andMartyr-echoesthissentimentthat"theliturgyisthe publicworshipofthewhole Christ,Headandmembers" (PiusXII.).EvenourHoly Communionseffectthenourishmentnotonlyofourselvesas individuals,butofthewhole Church-"WeprayThee,Lord, bepleasedtoguideThyChurch whichThouhastnourishedwith HeavenlyFood."(PostCommunion).IfwecouldbutfrequentHolyCommunionwiththe intentionofunifying,nourishing,andenergisingthewhole BodyofChrist,howpowerfully, theChurchwouldbeabletofurtherherworkintheworldthere_capitulationofallthings inChrist.

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HouseboyRelatesLastDramaticMoments

OfFatherCollier,VictimofRedTerror

DetailsoftheRev.P.AnthonyCollier'sexecutionwerereceivedfromhishouseboy,whowasarrestedwiththepriestandwasalsoshot,butrecoveredafterhavingbeenleftfordeadbythe Reds.

FatherCollierwastakeninto custodybytheRedsatChoonchunonJune28.Questionedon whohewasandwhathiswork was,thepriestrepliedthathe wasaCatholicpriestandwas engagedinreligiouswork.

"Howaboutthespyworkyou dofortheAmericans?"hiscaptorswerequotedasaskinghim. FatherCollierrepliedhedid nospywork.

TheRedjuniorofficerthen askedhissuperiorwhathe shoulddowiththepriest. "Takehimoutandshoothim," thelattersaid.

Just shotbeforethepriestwas hewasaskedagainwhe-therhewouldbewillingto confesshisspyactivitiesand thussavehislife.AgainFather Collierrepliedhehadnothing toconfess. Hewasshottwice.Hedroppedatthefirstbullet.The secondwentthroughhisshoulder.Athirdbullethitthehouseboywhowasgivenanother bulletinthechestandleftfor dead.Herecoveredtotellthe story.LaterheandapaganfarmerburiedFatherCollier aftertheRedshadmovedon.

WorldMedicalAssociationCondemns

EuthanasiaasCrimeAgainstMankind

NEWYORK(NC).-Aresolutionstrongly condemningeuthanasia,sometimescalled"mercy killing,"wasadoptedbytheWorldMedicalassociationatameetinghere.

ChineseReds

SlayTwoPriests

HONGKONG,Oct.27(NC.)

-FourChineseCatholics,includingtwopriests,havebeen executedbytheCommunistsat Shihkiachwang,railcityofthe HopeiProvince,ithasbeenannouncedbytheofficialNew ChinaNewsagency.Theyhad beenpronouncedguiltybythe

PaperSeeksReleaseofMsgr.Stepinac

AsConditionofAidtoYugoslavia

Theresolutionsaidthateuth-whichtwodoctorssaidtheyhad anasia,iflegalized,would"open thedoortoallpossiblecrimes andcriminalpractices."It termedeuthnaasia"contraryto publicinterestand.tomedical principlesaswellastonatural andcivilrights"andrecommendedthatnationalmedical associationsineachcountry "condemnthepracticeofeuthanasiaunderanycircumstances."

Theresolutionwasadopted afteraspiriteddebate,during

knowledgethatsomephysicians wereusingdrugstospeedthe deathof"incurable"patients. Dr.MarcelPoumaillouzof Francetoldthemeeting:"Ilost myownmotherbyaterrible cancerlastingforweeksand weeks,andnoneofmycolleaguesthoughtofshorteningher lifetoalleviatehersuffering."

TheWorldMedicalassociationiscomposedofnational medicalassociationsin41 countries.

LONDON,Oct.24(NC).-TheUnitedStates andBritainshouldmakeArchbishopAloysius Stepinac'sreleaseanessentialconditionofanyaid toYugoslavia,saysthe"CatholicTimes,"leading BritishCatholicweeklynewspaper. veopie'sCourtonchargesor 'onductingespionage,attempingtoassassinateCommunist eadersandofdirectingNatio- ialistbombings.Twoother -2hineseCatholicpriestswere ;entencedtojailfromthree yearstolifeimprisonment.

Thesearethefirstexecutions ;incetheearlydaysofthecornmunistregimein1947when thereweremanybloodyexecu:ionsandjallingsofpriestson allegedchargesofillegalpos- sessionofradiotransmitting apparatus.

ThetwoexecutedChinese priestswereidentifiedasthe Rev.WuYa-ko,saidtohave beeninchargeoftheChengting parish,andtheRev.ChaoYakeh,whowasattachedtoa churchinanearbyarea.

"Titoisseekingaidfrom 1 BritainandAmerica,"saida( frontpageappealtoErnest( Bevin,BritishForeignMinister. "Thosecountriesshouldmake theArchbishop'sunconditional releasetheconditionofanyassistance."

(Yugoslaviahasjustmadea formalapplicationtotheUnited StatesatWashingtonforfinancialassistance,sayingthat thenationwouldneed£46,000, 000inoutsideaidtomeeta foodshortageresultingfrom drought.)

"WhenfouryearsagoArchbishopStepinacwasarrested, broughttotrialandsentenced to16years'imprisonment,the BritishForeignSecretarytook theviewthatthematterwas oneconcerningtheinternal

21PoundsofJasper CraterinBritishHonduras CLEVELAND(NC) jasper,believedtobethe preciousstoneevercutand toHisHolinessPopePiusXII.. byPeterJ.Zimmerman,amemberofthestaffofthe"Catholic UniverseBulletin,"Cleveland diocesannewspaper.

Church'sWorkinEgypt

IsThemeofNewFilm

CAIRO,Egypt,Oct.24(NC.)

-Afilmtellingthestoryofthe ChristianheritageinEgyptis underpreparationhereunder thesponsorshipoftheRev. HenriAyrout,S.J.,directorge- neraloftheCatholicAssociationforEgyptianSchools.

Thefilmwillshowthepart playedbyEgyptinthehistory ofChristianityfromtheflight oftheHolyFamilyintoEgypt tothepresentday,including moderneducationalandsocial activitiesofChristians.

S.BEECROFT BUTCHER.

181ROREBYRDRUBIACO. inlyPrime,FreshKilledMeat Sold. PhoneW1373.

GoFromMeteor's toVatican

.-A22-poundsphereof largestpieceofthissemipolished,waspresented Mr.Zimmermanmadethe presentationduringanaudience inwhichtheClevelanddiocesanHolyYearpilgrimageparticipatedintheConsistorial hallattheVatican. Hemadethepresentationon behalfofhisbrother,theRev. BernardC.Zimmerman,S.J.,a missionary,whofoundthestone lastyearnearacraterformed byahugemeteoritenorthof Belize,BritishHonduras.

Beatificationof PiusXProceeds

ROME,Oct.24(Radia,NC.) -ThecauseforthebeatificationofPopePiusXmoved anotherstepforwardthismorningwithapreparatorysession oftheSacredCongregationof Ritesdiscussingmiraclesproposedaswroughtthroughthe intercessionofthe20th-century Pontiff. Itisconsideredlikelyhere thatthebeatificationwilltake placeaboutEastertime.

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oliticsofYugoslaviaandnot neinwhichhe,Mr.Bevin, ouldinterfere,"itadded.

"Sincethatdate,thetrialof heArchbishophasbeenseen gainstthebackgroundofthe ommunistattackonreligion. houghTitoquarrelledwith ussia,hisattackontheChurch sonewiththeattacksinHuntary,RumaniaandCzechosloakia."

Consequently,the"Catholic 'imes"said,theissueofArchishopStepinachasbecomea natterofinternationalimporance.

hismatcBishop

ecomesCatholic

BEIRUT,Lebanon,Oct.24 (NC.)-ArchbishopIwanis YouhannaGandourofLebanon andDamascusofthe(schismatic)SyrianJacobiteChurchhas embracedtheCatholicfaith,it hasbeenannouncedhere.

TheSyrianJacobiteChurch isthecommonnameforthe monophysiteChristiansofSyria andMesopotamia,thename comingfromJames(Jacobus) el-Baradai,whoorganizedthem inthesixthcentury.While flourishinguptothetwelfth century,theynownumberonly about80,000members,governed byaPatriarch,ofAntioch,11 MetropolitansandthreeBishops.Themonophysiteheresy taughtthattherewasonlyone natureinJesusChrist,the humannaturebeingentirely absorbedinthedivine.

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LONDON,Oct.24(NC.)-A46-year-oldaltar-serverhas setoutfromSt.Mary'sProCathedral,Wrexham,North Wales,towalkthe1,250miles toRomeasaHolyYearpilgrim.HeisLeonardMcKreth, whowilltrytoaverage20miles aday,willnotacceptalift unlesshehasto,andhopesto reachtheHolyCityDec.22. HespeaksonlyEnglishbut carriescredentialsfromBishop JohnE.PetitofMenevia,Wales.

HOLYNAMESOCIETY INMEMORIAM J.Barron,Narrogin;J.Morris,Northam;andG.Kavanagh, Fremantle. R.I.P.

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KalgoorlieCatholicTennisClubWinsPennants

InBandCGradesofEasternGoldfieldsContest

Itisverypleasingtohearof thesuccessofSt.Mary'sTennisClub,Kalgoorlie,inwinning the"B"and"C"GradePennantsinthecompetitionconductedbytheEasternGoldfields LawnTennisassociationrecentlyconcluded,

Theclubenteredthreeteams inthecompetition,onein"B" Gradeandtwoin"C"Grade.

The"B"Gradeteamlostonly onematchandthe"Cl"team wasundefeatedthroughoutthe season.

Thesecondteamin"C" Grade,the("C2")teamwas unfortunateinnotmakingthe finalfourasplayerstiedfor fourthpositionbutweredefeatedonaveragesofsetswonand lost.

Theallroundstrengthofthe womenwasmainlyresponsible forthesuccessofthe"B"grade team.MissesN.Carroll,J.Irving,andM.StewartwereundefeatedinthesinglesandMissesI.GrayandN.Carrollwere unconqueredintheladiesdoublesthroughouttheseason.This performancewasallthemore meritoriousconsideringthat MissesStewartandIrvingare only15yearsofage.

Thesuccessof"C"Grade

FirstAquinasStudent GainsMusicLetters

ROBERT J. CAVANAGH, A.Mus.A.

IntheexaminationsheldrecentlybytheA.M.E.B.,Robert Cavanaghwassuccessfulin qualifyingasA.Mus.A.Heis thefirststudentofAquinasto attainthisstandardwhilestillat college.RobertisintheLeavingclass,andisquiteagood athlete,winningthe440yards openchampionshipintherecent Inter-Schoolmeeting,inthe goodtimeof52.7secs.Heis thesonofMr.andMrs.C.V. Cavanagh,362Marineterrace, Geraldton.

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

teamwasmostencouragingas sixoftheplayerswerejuniors, afactwhichaugurswellforthe futureoftheclub.

Atpresenttheannualclub tournamentisbeingconducted. Mosteventshavereachedthe finalstageanditisexpected

thatthetournamentwillbe concludednextweek-end. Acordialinvitationisextendedtoparishionersdesirous ofwitnessingthefinalmatches whichwillbeplayedonSaturdayafternoonandallday Sunday.

HolyNameSocietyIssuePamphlettoAid

RecruitingofNewAustralianstoRanks

ThroughthecourtesyoftheNationalSpiritual Director,theRev.FatherW.VMcEvoy,0.P.,a specialpamphletfordistributionamongthePolish migrantsintheArchdioceseofPerthhasbeenpre, pared,andsuppliesarenowinthepossessionof thegeneralsecretary.

Branchesrequiringthem shouldwriteinandtheirrequirementswillbesupplied. TheyareprintedinPolishlanguageandtheyoutlinethe'aims andobjectsoftheHolyName society,andcontainarequest forthesenewcomerstoW.A.to jointhesociety.

DiocesanUnionMen

WillMeetonNov.12

Thenextmonthlymeetingof theDiocesanUnionExecutive willbeheldat81St.George's Terrace,at8p.m.onMonday, November12.

GreatProgressisNoted InSydney,SA.Reports

TheDiocesanUnionexecutiveisindebtedtoMr.F.V. McGee,thegeneralsecretary oftheSydneyDiocesanunion, forhiskindnessinforwarding tothemacopyoftheThirteenthannualreportofthe SydneyDiocesanunionwhich waspresentedtoitsdelegates recently.Thisreport,whichis brieflysummarisedinthis month'sissueofthe"Holy NameMonthly"showsthat thereare176branchesinthe SydneyUnion.

ThroughthekindnessofMr. DempseyofParkside,South Australia,treasureroftheAdelaideDiocesanunion,thePerth Diocesanunionexecutivehas receivedacopyoftheconstitutionoftheAdelaideDiocesan union.Thishasbeenmodelled largelyonourown.

OtherBranchesWillBe AtManlimupFunction

Membersofthesocietyare againremindedthatnextSundayisHolyNameSunday,and againitisnecessarytoremind themthatanobligationof

membershipisattendanceat HolyCommunioninthemorning,andBenedictioninthe evening.

On.SundaynexttheManjimupbranchwillholditsAnnualCommunionbreakfast. RepresentativesfromthePerth Diocesanunion,Bunbury,and Dardanuphavebeeninvitedto attend. ThePerthDiocesanunion will'berepresentedbytheSpi- ritualDirector,theRev.J. Lynch;thegeneralsecretary, M.F.Foley,andMr.L.Conroy, amemberoftheexecutive. Dardanupwillberepresented byitssecretary,Mr.P.Depiazzi.Thesememberswillleaveby caronSaturday,'andreturn afterthefunctiononSunday. TherepresentationbymembersofthissocietyattheEucharisticprocessionontheFeast ofChristtheKingatAquinas collegewaseasilythelargest seenyet.Theresponseby branchestoassistinthematter oforganisingbusesforparish transporttoAquinaswasvery good.

SubiacoMembersAid ParochialPilgrimage

Mr.P.Brown,secretaryof theSubiacobranchadvisesthat hisbranchhasarrangedapilgrimagetofourchurcheson Sunday,Nov.12.Monsignor Kennedyisinchargeofthe' pilgrimage,andbuseshave beenarranged.

Mr.E.B.Bracknell,secretary oftheKalgoorliebranchhas notifiedthegeneralsecretary thatthebranchwillbeenrollingmanynewmemberson Sundaynext.Cathedralbranchhaselected Mr.W.A.Sharpetotheposition ofsecretary.Hisaddressis29 Moorestreet,EastPerth.

TheC.C.Colleges Announce

AFREEACCOUNTANCYSCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION.

TheExaminationisdivided intotwosections-oneopento boysover15andunder18years asat1stJanuary,1951,andthe etherformenfrom18yearsof ageupwardsonthatdate. PresentC.C.C.Accountancy studentsarenoteligible. Scholarshipwinnersmay takepersonaltuitioninthe eveningclassesorCorrespondencelessons.

EntriescloseattheCollege onThursday,30thNovember andcompetitorsattendfor examinationat7p.m.onFriday, 1stDecember.

Fulldetailsandapplication formsareobtainableat:CITYCOMMERCIAL COLLEGE, SHEFFIELDHOUSE, 713-21HAYSTREET,PERTH.

STYLE RIGHT SWIM WEAR for1951from WALSH'S

Youcouldn'thavea larger,moreselective rangetochoosefrom thanatWalsh's.Every styleimaginableisdissplayedinthefinestcolourrangeofanyswim season.Comein,make yourinspection,and choosethetrunksor swimshortsthattake yourfancy.Everyfamousbrandisfeaturedin thistrulydistinctive range.

"B" GRADE.

BackRow(fromlefttoright):T.O'Connor,MissN.Carroll,J. Carroll(cant.).E.Marmion,MissI.Gray,andD.Canning.

FrontRow:MissesM.StewartandJ.Irving.

"C" GRADE.

BackRow(fromlefttoright):J.Miller,E.Bracknell(capt.), J.Lazberger,F.Ardagh,andJ.Kelly.

FrontRow(fromlefttoright):MissesJ.Fontanella,F.Smith,B. Barclay,andD.McKay.

DISCRIMINATIONS.

AustralianChoreography,Strongin2nd. BalletProgramme,isVariedandPopular

Thesecondprogrammebythe AustralianNationalballethad ,itspremiereattheCapitollast Fridaynight.Therewasafairlygoodattendance,butscarcely thesupportthisventuredeser_ ves.

Fora"firstnight"thedancingwasexcellent.Thecorps deballetwasoccasionallystraggly,andthereseemedtobea littleuncertaintyattimes'about entrancesandexits,butthe wholeshowmovedthrough moreevenlythanthefirstprogramme.

Theorchestraplayedconsiderablybetterthanitdidlast week,takingabetterleadfrom theconductor,andcopingwith thedemandsof"Peterandthe Wolf"and"ElSalonMexico" muchbetterthanonewould haveexpected.JamesPenberthyisdoinganexcellentjobof co-ordination,andthisisno meanfeatwithastrangeorchestra.

Thethreemainballetsofthe eveningwereAustralianproductions,andthedecorandcostumingwereveryeffective.The choreographyineachis,of course,distinctlydifferent,and forthatreasoncomparisonsare difficult,butIpersonallyfelt thatRexReidhadmadeavery fineefforttocopewithasituationwhichhadrathertoomany possibilitiesofconfusionand whichwasinevitablytoocloseto big-timemusicalcomedy.A littlelessuseofmassedeffects andanaccentuationofthework ofthesolodancerswouldhave givenamoresatisfyingballet.

In"LesBellesCreoles"hehas exploitedthemovementsof seductivenessandabandon,but thisonlyhasanappealifitis contrastedwithrestraint.The spectacleofMardiGrasen masseinahonky-tonkisalittle overpowering,andthehighpitchedscreamfromalland sundryattheendisinbad taste,balletomaniacallyspeakinganyway.

In"RomanticSuite,'Joyce Graemehasweddedaveryengagingseriesofposestothe musicofJohnField.Thecostuminganddecorofthisballet blenddelightfullybothwiththe

ofdancingasbeingmoretypicaloftheperiod,and,ifso,the attemptisquitesuccessful.In anycase,itmakesquitea charmingspectacle.

Thechoreographyof"Peter andtheWolf,"tothemusicof Prokofiev,isbyMargaretScott, andthisiseminentlysuccessful. Ithinkitwouldbeevenmore sowithoutthenarration.The wholeofthetaleofPeter'sadventuresisdepictedinburlesque,andthemovementsand expressionsaremostamusing andatthesametimeartistic.

Ihavebeenavoidingreferencestoparticulardancers,but IthinkIshouldmentionthefine workofWilliamHarveyinthis sequenceastheWolf.MayI alsosuggestthatachildren's matinee,with"LesSylphides," "Aurora'sWedding,"and"Peter andtheWolf"wouldbeaventurethatshouldmeetwiththe wholeheartedsupportofthe educationalauthorities.

Theremainderoftheprogrammewasmadeupofshort Divertissements,themostambitiousbeingthePasdeTrois, fromthethirdactof"Swan Lake,"whichhasnotpreviouslybeenseeninAustralia.,It wasdancedverybeautifullyby MargaretScott,MariaDuchesne, andWilliamHarvey,whoseelevationsinthesoloformale dancerwerethebestwehave seenfromthiscompany.

"PygmalionandGalatea,"in_ terpretedbyAinaReegaand ArvidFibigs,wasadelightful exhibitionofstatuesquedancing, andthelatteralsoappearedin "TheCaucasianKnifeDance.'

LynneGolding,inthe"Dance oftheSugarPlumFairy,"from Act2of,Tchaikowsky's"NutcrackerSuite,"reducedthe movementstoasimplicitywhich robbeditofthespectacular,but resultedinapoisedanddainty pieceofdancing.

TheonlyotherDivertissement IhavemissedisaquietreflectivesettingofDebussy's"Clair deLune,"byRexReid,with costumesbyMarionWard.It isafragilelittlepiecedanced mostly"surlespoints,"the dancersrepresentingthemoon, starsandclouds, musicandthechoreography,AltogethertheBallet'ssecond but,atpresentanyway,itlacksprogrammepresentsavery fluidity.Perhapstheideawasvariedassortment,whichshould togiveaseriesoftableauxjoin-proveextremelypopular. edtogetherbyaslenderthread -RONSARD.

ExpensivelyDressedMusicalBurlesque OfBritishHistoryLacksPopularAppeal

DEATHS

HANRAHAN.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofThomasLeo,whodiedat St.John'sHospital,onOctober 9,dearlybelovedsonofthe lateEdwardandMary.Hanrahan,formerlyofJarrandale, andlovingbrotherofLouisa Mrs.Casey,deceased).Eileen, Ted(deceascrd),George,Sr. M.Immaculate,Dorothy(Mrs. G.McCarthy),Clare(deceased),Pat(Mrs.Ch.Wittenoom),Norman,andBrian.

RAMPANT.-OnNovember4, 1950,suddenly,athisresidence219RollertsRoad,Subiaco,Charles,dearlybeloved husbandofAgnesRampant, lovingfatherofDoreen,Anne (Mrs.L.Rosman,Ravenswood Hotel,Pinjarra),Edward (CliftonHill,Victoria),and CharlesA.Leon(R.A.A.F., deceased),fondfather-in-law ofNeil,Nance,andJoan,lovinggrandfatherofLeonie, Josephine,John,andLeon.

RequiescatinPace.

INMEMORIAM

BLECHYNDEN.-Ofyourcharity,prayforthereposeofthe soulofBeatriceBlechynden, whodepartedthislifeNovem_ ber12,1947.

Wehavelovedherinlife,let usnotforgetherindeath.

CARMODY.-Inlovingmemory ofPatrickWalter,devoted husbandofNorah,anddearest dadofMilda,Pat,andMay, diedNovember8,1948. Wehavelovedhiminlife,let usnotforgethimindeath.

HUG.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thereposeofthesoulofMargaretHug,whodiedatTrayning,November14, 1928.

R.I.P.

TAYLOR,JohnHolt.-Inever lovingmemoryofmydevoted husbandandfather,whodepartedthislifeonNovember 9,1945. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife andfamily.

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3.Applecross.Highestriversideposition.Grandhomeof3 largebedrooms,largesleepout, lounge,vestibule,diningroom, kitchen,bathroom,garageetc. Price£6500.

4.Bayswater.Moderntiled roof3bedroomedhomehigh position.£2660.

5.Cottesloe.Lovelyocean views,brickandtile3bedroomedhome£4120.

6.Fremantle.2furnished brickhomesfor£2850,eachlet at£2.10.0weekly.Laechcontains2bedrooms,loungediningroom,kitchenetc.

7.Leederville.Ondouble block,furnished2bedroomed lounge,diningroom,kitchen,attachedroomlet10/-weekly. Urgentsale.£1975.

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1.SouthWestFreeholdStore, PostOffice.ForOnly£1125 plusstock.Agoodhomeand steadylittlebusinessatabarg- ainpriceinexpandingdistrict. Fullparticularsthisoffice.

2.Outstandingfreeholdgarage,servicestationandhome. Wooldistrictwithin100miles city.Petrolsalesexceed4000 gallonsmonthly,goodagencies, annualturnover£10,000,solid brickbuilding.Goodplant. Outstandingopportunityfor £7000plusstock. FARMLETARMADALE

4roomedhouseon6)acres. Heavyloam,mainhighwayposition.Suitableroadsidestall. Only£1975. FORCOUNTRYPROPERTIES OFALLKINDSATPRICES FROM£2000TOL50,000 CONSULTOUREXPERTS THISOFFICE

FORSALE.

Fremantle:Cafe,centralpo-sitioncompletelyequipped,low rent,longlease,livingaccom-modation.£4000W.I.W.O.

Coogee:200acresland.Surveyedinto10acreblocks,ideal formarketgardens,poultry farms,plentyofwater.For furtherparticularsapplythis office.

Gosnelli:2buildingblocks, £60each.

NavalBase:buildingblocks £1'0each.

SawyersValley:Poultryfarm andorchard.Goodhouse,plenty ofwater.Furtherparticulars thisoffice.

STIRLINGAGENCY,

64HighStreet,FremantleW.A. PhoneF3029

Fremantle:Caffe',posizionecentrale,completafornitura,afIntomodicissimo,lungocontratto,ottimoappartamento. £4000,immediataoccupazione.

Coogee:200acreterreno.Vi sonoincluse10acreterreno fertile,idealepercoltivazione legumi,allevamentopollame; tantaacqua.Perdettagliatipar- ticolaririvolgersiaquestoufficio.

Gosnells:2blocfabbricabili a£60l'uno.

NavalBase:blocfabbricabili a£10l'uno.

SawyersValley:Allevamento pollameefrutteto.Bellacasa, tantaacqua.PerdettagliatiparLicolarlrivolgersiaquestouf, ficio.

STIRLINGAGENCY, 64HighStreet.FremantleW.A. TelefonoF3029

Fremantle:cafe,nacentralnommestu,potpunoopremljen, malakirija,izdajesepoddugogodisnjizakup,imaiprostorije zastanovanje.£4000W.I.W.O. Coogee:200akarazemlje. Zemljistepodeljenoublokove odpo10akara,idealnozabastovane,farmezivine,sadosta vode.Zadaljepojedinostiupitatiuovojkancelariji.

Gosnells:2blokazazidanje kuca,svakipo£60. NavalBase:blokovizazidanje kuca,svakipo£10.

Sawyer'sValley:farmaza zivinuivocnjak.Dobrakuca, dostavode.Zadaljeinformacije upitajteuovojkancelariji.

STIRLINGAGENCY, 64HighStreet,FremantleW.A. PhoneF3029

Lastweek,whenIsaw"1066and AllThat"translatedintostage language,Icouldscarcelyraise asmile.

Apparentlyalotofpeoplefelt thesamewayasIdidaboutthe play-orstagepresentation,asit shouldbemoreaccuratelytermed.Theroofwasneverindangerofbeinglifted.Theonly partofthetheatrewhichsufferedanydamagewastheboxoffice.

Analysingthereasonsforthe flop,wecansaythatwhatwe sawhadneitherthementalattractivenessofaplaynorthe sensoryattractivenessofamusicalcomedy.Itwasentirely episodic,thehumourwaswellworn,onlytheslightestdemand wasmadeonactingability,and thesingingwasoflittleaccount.

Allthesethingsbeingso,the Repertory'sexpensivelydressed musicalhadlittleappealforthe public-provingconclusively thatmorethanglamourand

glitterisrequiredtoticklethe people'spalateandmakethem loosentheirpursestrings.

Amongthebetterscenesofthe eveningwerethefollowing:-

WhenSellersandYeatmanFailedM.A Oxon)producedtheirslimvolumeofhistorical nonsenseinthe'thirties,Iwasonewhogotabagfuloflaughsoutofit.Itwas introducedtomeincompany, andweallroared,passingthe bookfromonetotheother.It seemedthatnothingsofunny hadbeenthoughtofforalong time.Later,whenIdevoured thenewhistoryprimeronmy own,itdidnotseemsofunny.

"NotAngels-butAnglicans.' Thecomicrepresentationof SaintsPatrickPancras,and Iveswaswellreceived.Fred BurkeandRalphStoddartwere particularlygood.Thesetwo hadseveralrolesthroughoutthe cavalcade,catchingtheeyeon eachoccasion.

"HenrytheEighth"-note- worthyforanamusinggameof musicalchairs,bywhichmeans Henry(Stoddart)eliminatedhis wives.

"QueenElizabeth"-afineimpersonationbyRosalineBraine.

"ThePoliceCourt"-Frank O'Grady'sGuyFawkeswas timelyandskilful.

"TheNile-nese"-adance(?) byBobWornerandFrank O'Grady.Thiswasoneofthe funniestitemsoftheevening. Mr.Worner'simmensestature stoodincomiccontrasttothe wasp-likeproportionsofhis partner. JamesKempwasprominent throughouttheeveninginvari_ ousroles.Theproducerwas NorrieStoddart,-DEGUSTIBUS.

Bedandbreakfastoffered youngladybyanother.Apply Box1478,thisoffice, Twoyoung,respectableworkinggirls,likeboardandlodgings withprivatefamily,nearPerth. ReplytoMissesM.andB. McCagh,Arrino.

Wantedsmallfurnishedflat andconveniences,orfurnished roomandconveniences.Apply toBox1475,thisoffice.

TOLET.

Unfurnishedroomandsleepout,toCatholicworkinggirl. ApplytoBox1477,thisoffice.

SHIPPING.

CentralGeneralMixedwith accommodation.Cornerposition wellequipped,turnover£90 weekly.Capablebigincrease. Forquicksale£1250plusstock.

HOTELSHOTELSHOTELS

Hotel4yearslease.Turnover £400weekly.Situatedimportantindustrialcentre.Handsomelyfurnished,modernplant. Splendidfamilyproposition.

Hotel6)yearsleaseoldestablishedSouthWestarea.Turnover£250,rent£10,Thisisa goodsolidpropositionandworth inspection.

Hotel3).yearslease.Rent £9.Turnover£200weekly. Richfarmingandpastural country.Noopposition.Exceptionallywellfurnished.Price £4600.

THEGENERALAGENCYCO., AuctioneersEtc. WA.'sLeadingHotel andBusinessBrokers House,LandandEstateAgents FarmsandCountryProperty Specialists 29-30PADBURYBUILDINGS ForrestPlace PERTH

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Foronemonth,from4th.December,womantoassisthouseholddutiesandtakecomplete chargeforfortnight;twoadults, twoyoungchildren;MountBarkerdistrict.C.R,Smith,Mount Barker.

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