The Record Newspaper 22 November 1951

WHITE-GLOVEDDOCTORScarried thecanopyovertheBlessedSacramentduringtheprocessionclosingtheFortyHours' DevotionsintheSt.JohnofGodhospital PopeAsksCaseylastSunday.

ToHelpMigrants

GotoAustralia VaticanCity.-PiusXII. urgedAustralianForeign MinisterRichardG.Casey toopenhiscountry'sdoors toimmigrantsfromItaly andotheroverpopulated Europeannations.Theappealwasmadeataprivateaudienceatwhich Caseyoutlinedtheeconoficandpoliticalsituationin theFarEast.

HundredsofSistersofSt.Msgr.E.Kennedy,V.G., JohnofGod,nunsfromparishpriestofSubiaco. otherOrders,uniformed nursesfromtheCatholic Nurses'guild,priests,lay Brothers,andafairattend_ anceoflaitytookpartin theprocessionfromthe conventchapelthroughthe beautifulgroundsoftheAjuniorgirlwantedfor hospitaltoanaltarerectedtheclericalstaffof"The onthemainstepswhereRecord."Noshorthand,but thefirstBenedictionwasknowledgeoftypingesgiven.ThesecondBene-sential.Goodconditions. dictionwasgivenattheabove-awardratesofpay, LourdesgrottointheandnoSaturdaywork.Apgrounds.TheMonstranceplicantsshouldcontactthe wascarriedbytheRt.Rev.Accountant,phoneBA2837.

GiveOrphansSeaHouse

Groupsoforphansfrom St.Joseph'sorphanageand St.Vincent'sFoundling homewillspendtheirfirst holidayattheseasidethis yearthankstothepurchase ofabeachhouseatRockinghambytheSistersof Mercy.

The300childreninthe institutionshavebeen taughttoswiminthe

Home'spoolandhavehad occasionalpicnicstothe beach.Thisyear,however, theyarealllookingforward toarealholidayandseve_ ralswimsaday. OneofthemaindormitoriesatSubiacohasjustbeen renovatedandthenunsare awaitingapermittogo aheadandrenovateother sectionsofthebuilding.

Inordertofinancethese andotherworkstheSisters areholdingtheirannual GiftdayonSunday, Nov.24.

addanewtouchtothe producestall.Theolives werepickledbyoneofthe nuns.

Asinotheryears,the workdonebythenunsover thepast12monthsforthe Fancyworkstallwillbe oneofthemainattractions. Home-pickledoliveswill

TheSistersarehopingfor arecordcrowdandare confidentthatthis,their annualappeal,willhelp themcontinuetheirwork forthehundredsofchildren whodependonthemfor everything.

No.2,524. Perth,Thursday,November22,1951

ClontarfBoys'TownPresents ASpectacularJubileeConcert

Nearly800personsattendedtheJubileeconcertoftheClontarfBoys'Towninthe institution'sopen-airauditoriumNov.16.

Theprogrammeincludedseveralnumbers whichrankedwiththebestproductionsof professionalcompanies.

Thesameprogrammewas presentedbytheboysforan audienceofwellover200 nunsofthemetropolitan areaonSundaylast.Special broughtthenunsfrom theirconventstoBoysTown.

Guestsoftheboysonthe Fridaynightincludedpriests andBrothersandofficials fromtheWelfareand Immigrationdepartments. ManymembersofthePerth Gunclubwhichadjoinsthe institutionwerealsopresent

Theprogrammeincluded instrumentalandvocal numbers,sketches,choral items,actionsongs,gym-

nasticdisplaysofpyramids, weightlifting,Romanrings, tumbling,andhorizontal ladder.

Realismwasbroughtinto theactionsongs.Inthe dramatizationofWaltzing Matildaoneoftheboys'pet lambs,"Salt,"wasthejumbuckwhowasstuffedinto thetuckerbag.Allwent wellduringrehearsalsbut bythetimethesketchwas presented,thelambknew whatwascomingandonly afineflyingtacklebythe Swagmanenabledhimto catchit.Otherpetlambsat ClontarfarecalledMustard andPepper.

Thechaplainoftheinstitution,theRev.C.Stinson thankedallpresentfortheir interestintheboysand paidaspecialtributeto Mrs.McMahonwhowas responsibleforthemake-up oftheboys,andtheaccompanists.

ChristmasAppeal

IsHeardbyMany

Offershavebeenreceived frommorethan100persons totakeboysfromtheinstitutionfortheChristmasholidays.Manymoreapplicationsareneededfromthose whoarewillingtoshare theirhomesovertheChristmasholidayswiththese lads,manyofwhomhave neverspentaChristmasin aprivatehome.Forboys fromeitherCasteldareor Clontarf,applicationsare tobemadetotheManagers oftherespectivehomes.

NunsApplaudPresentationofClontarfBoys'Concert

Price:6d.

C.B.C.,Perth, SpeechNight

Theannualspeechnight oftheChristianBrothers' college,St.George'sterrace, willbeheldinAnzachouse Nov.29.Thefunctionwill commenceat8o'clockand theMost.Rev.L.J.Goody willpresenttheprizes.All ex-studentsofthecollege havebeeninvitedtoattend.

LittleSisters

MakeRetreat

TheLittleSistersofthe Poorwillbeonretreatfrom Nov.29toDec.8,andwill beavailableforurgent mattersonly,accordingto wordreceivedto-dayfrom theHome.Thesuperiorof theinstitutioninmaking thispublicdoessotosave peoplefrommakingunnecessarytripstoGlendalough.

ITEMSOFINTEREST

TheRev.J.P.O'Farrell, whorecentlyreturnedfrom aholidayinIreland,was inductedasparishpriestof Queen'sPark,Nov.18,by HisGracetheArchbishop.

ApassengerthroughFremantleaboardthe"Cheshire"onNov.'19,wasthe Rev.FatherLloyd,newly ordainedfortheCanberraGoulburndiocese.Father Lloydactedaschaplainto migrantsontheship.

BRIANPIANTA,ASANGELINE, andFredRickettsasthePrince,lookquite happyonClontarf'scoltBilly.Thepresentationofliveanimalsonthestageduring theClontarfconcertbroughtatouchofrealismtotheprogramme-especiallywhenit tookthreeheftyheavestogetAngelineon thehorse'sbackduringtheactionsong, "PoorLittleAngeline."

Someofthemorethan200nunsfrommetropolitanconventswhoweretheguestsoftheladsatClontarfBoys'Townfor arepeatperformanceoftheconcert.

IFPADDY MtWITH ARM-WE'REPA!)DADDY'S

Polishmigrantsobserved theirnationaldayatSt. Brigid'schurch,WestPerth, onSundaylast,whenthe Rev.C.Stinsoncelebrated SolemnHighMassandthe Rev.Fr.BinkowskipreachedinthePolishtongue. VaticanCity.-PiusXII. urgedAustralianForeign MinisterP:AuaardG.Casey toopenhiscountry'sdoors toimmigrantsfromItaly andotheroverpopulated Europeannations.Theappealwasmadeatapri_ vateaudienceatwhich Caseyoutlinedtheeconoficandpoliticalsituationin theFarEast.

WHITE-GLOVEDDOCTORScarried thecanopyovertheBlessedSacramentduringtheprocessionclosingtheFortyHours' DevotionsintheSt.JohnofGodhospital lostSunday. HundredsofSistersofSt.Msgr.E.Kennedy,V.G JohnofGod,nunsfromparishpriestofSubiaco. otherOrders,uniformed nursesfromtheCatholic Nurses'guild,priests,laypGoodPosition Brothers,andafairattendanceoflaitytookpartin theprocessionfromtheFORJUNIORGIRL conventchapelthroughthe beautifulgroundsoftheAjuniorgirlwantedfor hospitaltoanaltarerectedtheclericalstaffof"Tbe onthemainstepswhereRecord."Noshorthand,but thefirstBenedictionwasknowledgeoftypinges_ given.ThesecondBene-sential.Goodconditions, dictionwasgivenattheabove-awardratesofpay, LourdesgrottointheandnoSaturdaywork.Apgrounds.TheMonstranceplicantsshouldcontactthe wascarriedbytheRt.Rev.Accountant,phoneBA2837.

CALL,'PHONEorWRITE Australasian CatholicAssurance Co.Ltd., (Incorporatedin NewSouthWales) WarwickHouse,St.George's Terrace,Perth.-'PhoneB6815

Y.C.W.AthletesChalkUpFurther SuccessesatLeedervilleMeet

Diamond,GoldenJubileesinS.PerthConvent

the"A,""B,"and"C' grades,andaclosesecond inthe"D"grade;thesubjuniorswereinthirdplace, onepointbehindthesecond team.

Thesecondday'sinterclubcompeti-1 tionsatLeedervilleovallostSaturdayshowedthatthesuccessesofthepreviousweek werenotjustaflashinthepan,asthe Y.C.W.clubfinishedfirstinthesamedaylastyear,but hewonbyabouteight yards.Hedefinitelyappearstobeabetterper-formerthanever,anditis doubtfulwhethereventhe reappearanceofMaxEvans andGrahamGipsonwill givethecompetitionnecessaryforhimtoobtainthe fastesttimesofwhichheis capable.

Theseasonisonlyyoung, butitisverygratifyingto theclubofficialstonote thatthe"A"teamnowhas aleadof42points.The clubhasyettowintheseason'scompetitionforthis grade.Thestandardsfor fieldeventpointsin"A" competitionarehigh,andit isacredittotheboysattentiontotrainingtofind themabletoswitchfrom theirspecialeventtogain valuablepointsinother contests.

Inwinningtheirdivisionsofthe"A"gradehop, stepandjump,JohnO'ConnellandBillO'Gradyboth jumpedfeetfurtherthanat thisstagelastyear,and wereinspiredratherthan overawedbythepresence ofapreviousOlympiccom-petitorinBrianOliver.

Inwinningthe"A"grade 440yardsrelay,Billde EarlyFormReached. Gruchy,TomMeagher,

OnSaturday,BilldePercyJerratt,andGraham Gruchy'stimeof22.2secs.Wardwereonly.7secs.outwasidenticalwiththatonsidetheAustralianrecord

heldbytheclub,andmembershopetoseethemdo betteroverthisdistancein afortnight'stime.

Foley'sWithdrawal.

B.Foleywassecondin the"A"highjump,buthad towithdrawowingtorecurrenceoflegtrouble.The highjumpwasoriginally Brian'smainevent,but sincetakingthefieldevents hehasshownundoubted abilityinthatdirection, whichmustbeagreatconsolationtohimwhenhehas torestfromjumping.He willbeajuniorformostof thisseason,andhasalready thrownthejaveli-i148ft. llin.,whichisonly7ft. 3in.insidethejuniorre- cord.

J.Chilversscoredatotal of14pointsonSaturday,in the220yards,highjump, and220yardshurdles.John givestheimpressionthathe hasmorepaceonthefiat thanatthistimelastyear, andifsohisprospectsfor reachingthequalifying standardsfortheinterstate hurdlesarebright.

Goodforminthe-A" milewasshownbyjunior competitors,F.O'Connell andR.Waters,who,atthis stageoftheseason,cannot beexpectedtobattleout thelast30yardswiththeir olderandmoreexperienced opponents,butarepreventedfromlazyhabitswhich coulddevelopfromracing againstweakeropposition inlowergrades.Frank alsoshowedversatilitywith asecondinthe220yards hurdles.

alsoTheclubrelayteamswere successfulinthe"B" gradeand"C''gradeevents,whilecorrectionofthe weaknessesinbatonchangesinthe"D"andsub-jun_ forgradesnotedbythe coachshouldenablethem togiveabetterresultin thefuture.

(ontifaf WONPERRAI.DAY' maketheoccasion perfectwith

"B"GradersImpress.

TheAB"gradeteamat presenthasaleadof62 pointsoveritsnearestpoint asaresultofareally solideventonSaturday.It isproposedtodealmore fullywiththisteamnext week,butmentionnow seemsnecessaryofthefine effortofK.Waterswitha secondinthefirstdivision ofthetwomiles,backedup

TheyKnewtheGoldfieldsin' TheGoodOldWaterlessDays

AtSt.Joseph'sconvent,SouthPerth,therehasbeen jubilationoverfourjubilar- ians,oneadiamond,and threegoldenjubilees.To havespent60yearsinthe schoolsoftheArchdiocese isthesplendidrecordof SisterMaryAugustinePostans. AWestAustralian bybirth; enteredSisterAugustine theSistersofSt. JosephatGeraldtonin 1887,andwasprofessedby BishopGibneyin1891.She taughtchildrenatNorthampton,Boulder,Kanowna, Kellerberrin,Manjimupand SouthPerth.Sitehadthe rarepleasureofhavingtwo ofherownsisters.Mrs. MortimerandMrs.Thomas, withhertothankGodfor Hisblessingsthroughout60 yearsinthecloister.

Thethreegoldenjubilar- ianswereborninLimerick, Kilkenny,andWestMeath inIreland,andcametothe Westontheinvitationof BishopGibneyin1898. TheyareSistersMary Aloysius,Assumpta,and Francis.Theymadetheir novitiateatBoulder,which atthattimedidnotenjoya waterscheme,forlifewas roughandrawinthatminers'camp,anditmusthave beenagreatsacrificefor threeyoungIrishgirlsto adjustthemselvestoits primitive goldenconditions.Fifty yearsofservice werespentamongHislittle onesat SouthKamballie,Boulder, Boulder,BrownHill, andTrafalgarontheGoldbyafirstandasecond,respectively,byJ.Smithand G.Staples.Untiltheclub entersthewintercrosscountrycompetitionthe prospectsofhaving"A" gradethreemilersinits membershipdonotappear bright.

The"C"gradenowhasa leadof41points;the"D'; gradeisinsecondplace,16 pointsbehindtheleaders. Incommonwiththesubjunior torsgradethesecompetiaretriedoutinthe varioustypesofeventsto qualifythemforall-round strengthinhighergradesin theyearstocome.

fields,andlaterinthe schoolsoftheSouth-West andwheatbelt.Sister Aloysiusnowresidesatthe Preventorium,Kellerberrin, SisterAssumptaatWaroona,andSisterFrancisat SouthPerth.

ThroughHisExcellency theApostolicDelegate,the HolyFathersenthisApos-tolicblessingtothejubi- larians.

AMissaCantatawassung intheconventchapelbyMonsignorMcMahon,who conveyedthePapalblessing.TheSistersofSt.JosephsangtheMass. A friendofmanyyears,who sharedwiththemthepioneeringdaysontheGoldfields,theRev.FatherRobinson,C.Ss.R.,cametorejoicewiththemandtosay aholyMassofthanksgiv- ing.

Addressingthematthe JubileeMass,Monsignor McMahonthankedthemfor theirselflesslivesspentso joyfullyintheserviceof GodinHisschools.Whata goldenharvestawaited thesegoldenyearswhen thegoodLordwouldcall themtoHimselfandwelcomethemtotheirreward. Lookingbackoverthose yearstheywouldnotex_ changethememoryofthe hardshipsendured,the

Y.C.W.Notes

Headquarters.

Theattentionofbranch presidentsisdrawntothe factthattheelectionsofthe 1952Diocesanexecutivewill takeplaceonThursday, Dec.20.Executiveelection nominationsfromthe branchesmustbeinat D.I.S.C.A.byThursday, Dec6.

Palmyra.

Therewillbeacombined Y.C.W.-N.C.G.M.meetingon Sunday,Nov.2.Indoor sportswillbeplayedsoall areaskedtoattend.

Apicnicwillbeheldon Sunday,Dec.2ndatMosman'sBay.Alaunchwill leaveCliffstreetat10a.m. andacruiseoftheriver willbeheldduringtheafternoon.Ticketsare5/- eachandcanbepurchased fromanyoftheleaders.

EastFremantle.

heat,thedust,andtheflies oftin-roofedschoolsonthe Fieldsforanypleasurestheworldcouldhavegivesthem.Workhard,constant,andmonotonous,was theirlot,butitwonfor themthatpeaceofsoul whichwastheirsthatmorning,asoulcalmlyawaiting HissummonswithconfidenceintheGodofgener- osnty;torememberallthe actsofself-disciplineandthegiftsofself_denial,whichtheymadegladlyin His!service.Whatanexamplethelivesofthose fourjubilariansweretothe youngwomenofto-day, whosepursuitofpleasure endedinsuchdisappointmentanddisillusion!May theyearsthatremainbe blessedwitheverincreasinghopeandconfidenceinthe -generousHeartsofJesus andMary.

N.C.G.M.NOTES

CouncilmeetingDec.3.

Branchesarereminded thattheyshouldholdtheir annualelectionsbeforethe endofNovember.

Onthisimportantoccasionchooseyourwedding flowerswiththesamediscriminatingcareas you'dchooseyourweddingoutfit. Ourheadfloristhasspentalifetimeamongst flowers,andwillgladlyhelpyouthroughthe intricaciesofselectionsoyouwillattainthe correctfloraleffectsyousoardentlydesireto helpmakememorablethisdayofdaysinyour life.

TheFlowershopof DAWSONHARRISONPTY.LTD. 109BarrackStreet,Perth.

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SUNDAY,NOV.15

TrainpassengersalightatSubiacorailwaystation Buspassengers:takebustoConnolleystreet Trolleybuspassengers:TakeFloreatParkor ReservestreettrolleybustoStationstreet.

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TheEastFremantle Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M.are pleasedtoannouncethata grandcarnivaldancewillbe heldintheKingStreethall, EastFremantle,Dec.1. AthleticClub.

OnWednesday,Dec.5the Y.C.W.Athleticclubwillbe conductingahousepartyin GeoffWorner'sresidence, 234Salvadoroad,Wembley.Allareinvited.

TheAthleticclubwill alsobeholdingadancein theSubiacohall,McCourt street,Dec.8.Thiswillbe thefirstofaseriesoffortnightlydancesheldinthis hall.

Clubmembersareremindedtosellalltheir raffleticketsonhand,and havethebuttsreturnedby the29thNovember.

WestPerth.

Theparishhouse Nov.29.

Fremantle

Nextgeneralmeetingwill beheldNov.27inSt.Patrick'shall,at8o'clocksharp.Keepthisnightfree,asit's thenightoftheelectionsand wewouldliketoseeabig crowdthere.

Theparishfeteisbeing heldonDec.3andaswe aretohaveastall,willall girlsbringsomethingtowardsit,nextmeeting.

Leederville

ThenextgeneralmeetingwillbeheldintheParish hallNov.26at8p.m.

TheeveningatCasson houseisonWednesdayNov. 28not20aspreviouslypub- lished.

Abarbecuewillbeheldat CitybeachonDec.5.Buses leavefromSt.Mary'shall, Leederville,at7.15p.m. Aparishdancewillbe heldintheparishhallon Dec.19.Everyoneiscordiallyinvited.

Cathedral Arrangementsareunder wayforacombined N.C.G.M.-Y.C.W.rivertrip toMosman'sonDec.2.Final detailswillappearinthese noteswithinthenextfortnight,sokeepthatdatein mind.

Thecombinedgeneral meetingwiththeY.C.W.has beensetforSundayNov.25, afterDevotions.Thiswillbe thelastcombinedmeeting fortheyear,somakeita successwithagoodrollup.

Palmyra Membersareremindedof thenextgeneralmeetingwhichwillbeheldon Nov.27.

VictoriaPark courtTenniseveningsatthe inRushtonAve,have beengoingwithaswing, andbythetimetheseason hasfinishedweshouldhave somepractisedplayers.,Everygirlintheparishis verywelcomeandweare sureshewillenjoyherselfif shedoescome. Don'tforgetasmallplate ofsupperasMrs.Shireis kindlyprovidingtea.Next nightisFridayNov.30. party

ThenextgeneralmeetingswillbeonThursday, Nov.22,andDec.6.Nominationsforthebranch committeeandtheexecutivewillbetakenatthese meetings.

OneveryTuesdaynight at8p.m.tennisisenjoyed bymembersandfriendsat the"Starcourts"inCowie street.

Don'tforgettheRosary andGospelmeditationeach eveningat7.

Atthelastmeetingwe sawsomeveryinteresting filmsabouttheColumban missionsinKorea,Chinaand Japan.

Maylands

TheMaylandsbranchof theN.C.G.M.isholdinga Christmascarnivaldancein theMaylandsTownhallon Wednesday,Dec.12.Patrons shouldcatchaBayswater busattheBeaufortstreet bridge,andalightat8th avenue.

NunsLaudGovernmentBodyfor GenerousAidtoDerbyLepers

Aremarkabletributetotheworkofthe DepartmentofPublicHealthwaspaidrecentlybyoneoftheSistersofSt.Johnof GodwhoconducttheDerbyleprosarium: "WeSisterscouldn'tbetreatedbetterthan weare,"shesaid,"andtheGovernmentis spendingmanythousandsofpoundsonthe lepersandmakingavailablethenewest medicaltreatmentstoeveryoneofthem."

TheUndersecretaryfor PublicHealth,Mr.Stitfold, hasco-operatedwiththe Sistersintheirsocialand welfareworkamongthe335 nativepatients.Quotingthe exampleofhowinterested theDepartmentisinthe sociallifeofthepatients, thenundisolosedthat ithadalreadygiven them35violins,twobanjos, andafullsetofdrumsand percussioninstrumentsfor theleprosarium'sfamed band.Onherpresenttrip toPerththenunsaskedfor andreceivedafurthersix violinsandaohequefor £37topayfornewstrings fortheband'sinstruments.

FourSt.JohnofGod nunsnursethepatientsin thegovernmentinstitution andnewrecruitsareurgentlyneededforthiswork. "1cannotunderstandthe mentalityofAustraliangirls whogoabroadtobecome nunswhenherewehave thegreatestmissionaryfield imaginable"shesaid.

Referringtothecoming Christmasseason,theSister saidthatalthoughthechildrenwerefairlywellcaterd for,giftsfortheteen-agers weresoughtafter.Ballsof anyandeverytypewere mostwelcome,shesaid.The nativesdonotlikecricket

butafootballhasthelife kickedoutofitinamatter ofafewweeks.Basketballs forthegirlswouldbemost welcome,sheadded.

Manyofthenativesare verykeenreadersandthe Sistersarecontinuallyseek-

ingbooksofadventureand humourforthem.

TheRosaryhasagreat influenceoverthelivesof theCatholicpatientsand thenativesgatherevery nightandreciteitamong themselves.Nomoreacceptablegiftcouldbemadeto oneofthemthananew RosaryforChristmas,she stressed.

Withouttobaccomanyof thenativeswouldrunaway fromtheleprosariumand "everypennyIhavegoesin buyingthemcigarettes,tobaccoandpipes,"sheadded.

Priest-EducatorsSaythatLack OfVocationsImperilsCatholic EducationSysteminAustralia

TheRev.J.Bourke,B.A.,represented theArchdioceseofPerthatarecentconferenceofInspectorsofCatholicschools,which washeldinHobartNov.6-8.OtherdiocesesrepresentedwereMelbourne,Adelaide,Auckland,Wellington,Wagga,Can berra-Goulburn,Lismore,Maitland,and Hobart.

TheRev.D.Conquest, B.A.Dip.Ed.,waschairman oftheconferenceandthe Rev.J.HoweoftheArchdioceseofHobartwassecretary.SubjectsdiscussedincludedtheproblemofexpansionandstaffingoftheAustralianCatholicschoo

Giftsforthesepeople shouldbeaddressedtothe Rev.MotherAlphonsus, DerbyLeprosarium,Derby.system,relationswithstate

FloreatParktoHaveMidnight

MassinOpenonChristmasEve

..-MidnightMasswillbecelebratedinthe openairintheFloreatParkparishonChristmaseve,announcedtheRev.J.Brosnan, parishpriest,recently.Thisunusualstep wascontemplated,hesaid,o'clock.OtherMasseswould becausecrowdedconditionsbeat7.30,8.30,and9.30. intheparishchurch-schoolAbarbecuewillbeheld badreachedsuchastateinthegroundsofMr.B. thatmanypeoplewouldnotFlanagan,17 Brookdale beabletoattendMassonstreet,onThursday.Nov. Christmaseveinthe29. Meatandotherincichurch.Itwasforthisdentalswillbeprovided. reasonthattheArchbishopA100percent.attendhadgrantedthisrareprivi-anceofthe35Childrenof lege. MaryintheparishattendDuringthe summer edathree-dayretreatconmonthsanextraMass wouldbesaideachSunday inFloreatParkat6.30

Catholics'SmartUnderInjustices,' PrincipalTellsParents

ductedbyFatherCrowe, C.Ss.R.,fromFridayto Sundaylast.

Apermitforachurchis "inthewind,"FatherBrosnanannounced,andhe hopesthattheArchbis_ hop'srecommendationsfor achurchwillsoonberealisedintheparish.

TheparishChristmastree andfetewillbeheldinthe schoolgroundsDec.14.ricketswillbeavailableshortlythroughtheschooltoenablechildrentoparticipate inthedistributionofgifts byFatherChristmas.

ClaremontTennisPlayerstoHave

GeneralThanksgivingCommunion

educationdepartments, methodsandcontentofreligioussyllabusesandthe formationofschoolauxiliaries.Ontheseandother topicsanumberofresolutionswereframedforsubmissiontothemembersof theAustralianHierarchy. Onethingemergingfrom theconferencewasthefact thattheincreasingpopulationcallsforaneffortfrom AustralianCatholicscomparabletothatrequiredlatein thelastcenturywhenstate aidwasrevoked.Theimpossibilityofextendingbuildingsatthemomenttendsto concealthegrowingstrain onexistingstaffs.Without increasedfinancialandper. sonalsupport-thelatterin theformofvocationstothe teachingorders-thestructureofAustralianCatholic Educationcannothemaintained.

Visitorswereshownthree aspectsoftheTasmanian Catholiceducationsystem thatareverywelldeveloped:

(1)Theworkofthenewly formedcongregation,the HomeMissionariesofMary, whoaredoingsplendidcatecheticalworkbycorres-

IrishRadiologist WithKing'sDoctors

Oneofthebrilliantteam ofdoctorswhoattended KingGeorgeVIbeforehis lungoperationwasanIrish Catholic-Dr.PeterJames Kerley,oneofthenation's foremostradiologists.BorninDundalk,Ireland,51 yearsago,hestudiedat Dublin,ViennaandCambridge.Heholdsseveral seniorpostsasaradiologist inLondonandistheauthor ofbooksonhissubject.

pondence,followedupby travellingcaravanmissions toremoteareas.Delegates wereaddressedbytheRev. J.Wallace,oneofthecofoundersoftheInstitute,and visitedthenovitiateandcorrespondencecentrein Hobart.

(2)AmagnificentlydevelopingAgriculturaland HomeScienceschoolat Cygnettowhichboysand girlstransferafterprimary grades.Theagricultural schoolisconductedbythe ChristianBrothers,andthe primaryschoolandhome scienceschoolbytheSisters ofSt.Joseph.Thesplendid modernparishchurchand parishhall,inacommunity ofabout1,500Catholics, formtogetherwiththe schooloneofthemostoutstandingandimaginative projectsinAustralia.

(3)Delegatessaw(and tastedthefruitsof)ahome sciencecentre,servingthe schoolsneartheCathedral. Anumberofschoolssendall theirsecondarychildrenfor thoroughcoursesinthepreparationoffood,elementary dress-making,andgeneral homecrafts.Tasmanian educationhasinsistedon thisaspectofgirls'education.

"Inpleadingforjusticeforall,Catholicssimplyaskthataheavyburdenbelifted andaninjusticeremoved,"saidtheRev. BrotherO'Driscoll,attheannualprize-givingeveningoftheHighgateBrothers'school "Catholicparents,"he"Ihavenevermetsucha continued,"cansaytothe authoritiesofthestate:'We havehelpedtobuildupthis country,wehavebeengood loyalcitizens,giveusback ourrights.Wedonotask forprivilegesbutwedo smartunderinjustices.We askforanequalrightto participateinthecultural lifeofthecommunity.We askforthefreeenjoyment ofanybenefitwhichthe Statehastooffertothe children,betheyCatholic ornon-Catholic."

"Idoubtifanyschoolin W.A.hasasproudarecord inthe1950publicexaminationsastheC.B.H.S.,"continuedtheprincipal."Eight outofnineboyspassedtheir Leaving,24outof25passed theJunior;twoboys,A. HullettandW.Pickering, gainedGovernmentUniversityexhibitions:Ed.Watt gainedthirdplaceinthe CommonwealthPublicServiceexamination,R.Lynch andJ.FoleygainedFederal scholarshipsgrantedon theirLeavingpasses,K. HammondwonaCoombe scholarshipandL.Winthrop andN.RyderwonLynn scholarships.

NormanDenisO'Brien wasnamedDuxofthe Schoolfor1951.Hehasbeen apupilthereforthepast sixyears.

readyresponse,sucheuthusiasmandsuchco-operation,"saidBrotherO'Driscollreferringtotheloyal supportgiventheBrothers bytheparentsoftheboys. This"loyalandgraciouscooperation,"saidBrother O'Driscoll,referringtothe loyalsupportgiventhe Brothersbytheparentsof theboys.This"loyaland graciousco-operation"isa greathelptotheBrothers, headded.

BrotherO'Driscollpaid tributetothe365boysin theschoolfortheirmany successesintheculturaland sportingspheres.

TheMostRev.L.J.Goody presentedtheprizestothe boysatthefunctionwhich washeldinthePerthTown hall.

AgeneralCommunion willbeheldforallmembers ofSt.Thomas'tennisclub atthe7o'clockMassthis Sunday,Nov.24inSt. Thomas'church,Claremont tocommemoratesixyears successfulactivitiessince wardaysandfiveyears sincenumbers3and4courts werelaiddown.

Thecarnivaldanceat MyolahallonOct.25was enjoyedbyall.Specialcongratulationstothefour memberswhoparticipated inthefloorshow.

Thecommitteeandmemberswouldliketotakethis opportunitytoextendcongratulationsandbestwishes toBrianO'Dea(whowas secretaryformanyyears)

andtoMissPaulineRodoreda,whowillbewedwith NuptialMassDec.1. Membersarealsoremind. edtokeepinmindtheassociationbarbecueatApplecrossDec.8.

FatherAbramoHas HisLegFractured Fallingheavilyonthe stepsofaFremantlehouse onSundayweek,theRev. P.AbramoO.M.I.,suffered aseriousfractureofthe leg.Heisnowapatientin theSt.JohnofGodhospital.FatherAbramowasvisitingamemberoftheFre_ mantleCatholicAction groupwhentheaccident occurred.

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Jesuits'WorkPraised AtSt.Louis'Opening

Parents,ex-studentsandfriendsofthe SocietyofJesusgatheredonthepleasant lawnsofSt.Louisschool,Claremont,Nov. 18,towitnesstheblessingandopeningof thenewclassroomsbyHisGrace,theArchbishop.

TheV.Rev.T.J.Barden welcomedHisGraceand explainedthatthetwonew classroomsandwell_equippedlaboratorywereonly halfwhattheyhadhopedto build.TheFathershad recentlybeenforcedto purchaseanotherhouseadJoiningtheschoolproperty. Evensoaccommodationat theschoolwastaxed.

Launchingtheappeal,the Rt.Rev.Mgr.J.T.McMahon,stressedhow,apart fromtheenormouscostof building,theordinaryrunningexpensesoftheschool hadrisenandcontinuedto risesorapidlythatitwas almostimpossibletoaccumulateanythingforthe reductionofcapitaldebts.

Thenewbuilding,althoughinadequateforthe school'sneeds,hadcost £7,800,whichbroughtSt. Louis'debt(reducedin10 yearsfrom£25,000to £10,000)backto£18,000.

ConsideringthattheJesuits werethefinestteachersin Australia,Monsignorhoped thatthosepresentwould supportgenerouslytheexpansionoftheirwork.

HisGracetheArchbishopcongratulatedtheJesuit Fathersontheprogressof theirschooldespitethedifficulttimes.TheSociety ofJesus,hecontinued,was secondtononeasabodyof educatedmen,andwere, throughtheireducational institutions,inthevan-

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guardoftheChurch'sdefence.

Theirgreattalentshad succeededinintegratingseculareducationwitha full spirit.andauthenticreligious Thegreattraditions oftheSocietyhadbeensolidlyestablishedatSt.Louis school.

HisGracesaidhewould continuetogivetheJesuit Fatherseverysupportwithinhispower,andhedidso confidentintheknowledgethattheywouldcontinueto formgoodstudentsand loyalCatholics,astheyhad donesofaithfullysincethey madetheirfoundationin thisStatein1938.

MonsignorMcMahonthen readthedonationlist.

Afternoontea,prepared bytheladies'committee, wasservedonthelawnsby girlsfromtheLoretocollege,Claremont. St.Louisschoolnowhas anenrolmentofmorethan 270boys.Tenpriestsand threescholasticscomprise thestaff.

Nearly£1,000ha4alreadybeenreceived,and FatherBarden,S.J.,wishes toacknowledgethefollowingdonations:ArchbishopPrendiville£20.

Mr.NDavies52guineas. Mr.&Mrs.B.C.Prevost£30. £25each:Mr.JamesWalsh. Mr.M.J.Byrne.Mr.J.B. Nicholls.Mr.E.D.O'Connor. £21each:Dr.Hogan.Mr.D. F.O'Sullivan. £20each:Mrs.Sampson,Mr. A.Martin(Penang)Mr.W.McManus.Mr.G.Boucher.Mr.L. G.Bartlett.

15guineas:Mr.Frank.

12guineas:Mrs.KM.Beattie,Mr.&Mrs.M.J.Quin.

10guineas:Dr.A.Walsh.Dr. Fitzgerald.Mr.&Mrs.C.White. Dr.D.A.Quinlan,Mr.R.Q. Dimond.MrA.J.Barrett,Mr. &Mrs.J.G.Burns.Mr.& Mrs.F.Malloch,Dr.Barnard, Mr.M.Cranley,Mr.Wallwork, Col.P.Keenan,Mr.G.Bolyson, Mrs.M.Mulcahy,Mrs.Peacock, Mr.Henderson. £10each:Mr.&Mrs.W. Wood,Dr.Harris,Mr.L.J. Herlihy,Mr.L.Bailey,Mr.N. Roberts.

7guineas:Mons.Moss. L7:Mrs.Winslade. 5guineaseach:Mr.M.Antoine,Mr.J.Antoine.Mr.W. Eddy.Mr.R.D.Lane,Mr.D. Gallagher,Mr.J.C.O'Hara,Mr. B.Birmingham,Dr.Palandri, Mrs.F.Downes,Mr.Carroll,Dr. Wheeler.Mr.G.Pilkington,Mr.

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£5each:Mr.H.A.Newton, Mrs.J.J.Farrell,Mr.Kellond.

Mr.L.P.Harris,Mr.Moran, Mr.D.C.Perrott,Dr.K.Worner,Mr.J.F.Downey,Mr.J.J. McCarthy,Mrs.Cardell-Oliver, Dr.&Mrs.L.Hogg.Mr.J. Moran,Mr.E.Martin. 3guineaseach:Mons.McMahon,Mr.&Mrs.C.M.Antoine,Mons.Kennedy,Mrs. Somers.Mons.J.F.Moloney,RedemptoristFathers,Fr.O'Callaghan,Mr.J.Raphael.Mr. J.McClements,Mr.Ridley,VincentianFathers,Fr.Rogers.

Mr.L.M.Goerke. £3:Mr.H.Fels.

2 Brothers,guineaseach:Christian Mr.G.A.Fountain, Squad.Leader&Mrs.McRae, Mr.&Mrs.J.Lemmon,Fr.J. Bourke.Mr.&Mrs.Chown,Mr. E.Taggart.Mr.&Mrs.Buck- land,Mr.McCarter,Mr.F. Cawley.Mr.C.J.Overman.Mr. G.Cooper.Mr.J.Prendiville. Mr.J.White.Mrs.Adams,Mrs. McMullan,Mr.A.McNamara. Mr.H.J.Fels.Mr.Hadfields, Mr.S.O'Brien,Mr.J.E.Kerrigan,V.&T.Edwards.Fr. McSweeney.Fr.T.unman.Fr. McCormack,DeanWallace.Mr. &Mrs.P.V.Smith,Fr.E. Power.Fr.Brosnan.Fr.Boylan. £2/2each:Fr.J.J.GMahony.Fr.Giles. £2each:Messers.T.&P. Cranley,Mrs.Powell.M.arist Brothers,Mr.A.&Mrs.Panizza. £1/10each:Fr.Fitzgerald.A. Visitor. 1guineaeach:Mr.H.A. Jones,Fr.P.Farrelly.Dr.Col-lins,Mr.L.Raphael.Mr.L.M. Cullen.Mr.JM.O'Connor. Mr.C.A.Gillett.Mrs.G.A. Fountain,Mr.B.Kearney.Mr. R.Hopkins.Mr.&Mrs.Foelkl, Mr.M.Byrne.MissM.Scott. Mrs.W.Scott,MrT.Perrott. FrRussell.APriest. £1each:Mr.W.Adams.Miss N.Kenny.Fr.Healy.Mrs.Law- ler.Mr.J.P.Brophy.Mr.L. J.Toop.Mr.J.B.Sullivan,. Mrs.FrankMitchell.Mr.Hou-lahan,Mr.Paramor. 10/6each:Mr.G.AFuller, Mr.Bulbeck 10/-each:Mr.J.Mitchell, Mr.DQuin,Mr.C.R.Har-rey.andMr.T.P.Dwyer.

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Nov.24: ReceivedebutantesatCatholicball,Nannup.

Nov.25: 7.30p.m.:Confirmation andcanonicalvisitationat St.Joseph'schurch,Kellerberrin.

7.30p.m.:Confirmation andcanonicalvisitationat St.Brigid'schurch,Bridgetown.

Nov.27: 7.30p.m.:Confirmation andcanonicalvisitationat ChurchoftheAssumption, Donnybrook.

Nov.29: 8p.m.:Prizegivingat C.B.C.,St.George'sterrace.

Dec.1: Consecrationofcollege chapelatLoretoconvent, Osborne.

Dec.3:

3.30p.m.:Administerthe SacramentofConfirmation tothestudentsofSt.Louis college,Claremont,atSt. Mary'sCathedral.

December5: Prize-givingatSt.Louis college,Claremont.

Dee.7: PrizegivingatSt.Charles'seminary,Guildford. Dec.8. 6.45a.m.:Renewalof vowsatConventofthe LittleSistersofthePoor.

Dec.9. Blessingofnewelectronic organatSt.Mary'schurch, Kalgoorlie.

Dec.15.

9.30a.m.:Presideat GoldenJubileeSolemn HighMassatGlendalough.

Dec.16. ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatSt. Augustine'sparish,Pinjarra.

Dec.16:

3.30p.m.:Openingofnew churchofSt.DenisatTuart Hill.

Dec.21: 10a.m.:Presideatquarterlyconferenceofclergyof metropolitanarea.

7p.m.:AdministerSacramentofConfirmationto adultsinSt.Mary'sCathedral.

Dec.25: MidnightMass,St.Mary's Cathedral.

DenmarkIsMore LiberalThanU.S.

THEPICTUREofOur LadywhichwillbeveneratedattheCathedralduringthespecialnovenato Mary,whichopensNov.30. Theoriginalofthepicture waspaintedinfulflmentof avowbyaPole,whopromisedthatifheandhis familymanaged'toescape fromtheRedterrorhe wouldpaintapictureinher honour.

WASHINGTON,Oct.25Catholicschoolsinofficially LutheranDenmarkgeta betterbreakthaninthe United doreStates,BishopTheoSuhr,O.S.B.,Vicar ApostolicofDenmark,stated duringhisU.S.visit.

EvangelicalLutheranism istheestablishedstatereligionforDenmark.Yetthe StatehelpsinthemaintenanceofCatholicparochial schoolsandpayspartofthe teachers'salaries,theBishop said.Butthegovernmentdoesnotpayfortheerection ofCatholicschools.

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ParentsCouldBanSexyLiterature

Thedailydietofsexgiventhereadingpublicby manysegmentsofthesecularpressconiesinforper- ennialCatholiccondemnation.Theprurient-mindedcanfinddepictedinsomepapersandmagazines, directly-orbytransparentinference,anythinghis lowerdesirescrave.Suchtrashwasonceanundercover-salessubject;nowitisflamboyantlydisplayed ontheperiodicalracks.

Thedailynewspapers,intheirpragmaticquest forthesensational,arefrequentlyproneto"kill" valuableinformationfromtheircoltimnstomake moreroominarapestoryfordetails.

Allthisisbadenough,butwhenthedailies stooptoincludelasciviousnessinthecomicsection, alwaysavidlyreadbytheveryyoung,theywillhave toanswertotheOnewhosaidsomethingabouta millstone-tiedabouttheneck.

Thementionofsexinliteratureisclearlyper- mitted,ifcircumspectlydealtwith,whenitisnecessaryforthecoherentunravelling-ofalegitimateplot. Adenialofthisprinciplewouldbetheutmostprud- ishness.

Butwhenawriter,orartist,portrayssexydetailsfortheevidentpurposeofinflamingthealready evil-benthumanimagination,thepurposeisWrong andtheresultsarealmostsuretohedisastrous,at leastinthecaseofsomereaders.

Perhapsthereadingpublic,atleasttheChristiansinthatg-roup,arebecomingtoo"usedto"the lewdinthethingstheyread.Picturesandstories thatoncew(fuldshockalmosteveryonearenow moreorlesstakenforgranted.Thecatchis:Evidentevilmustneverbetakenforgranted.Like scandal,itwillcome,but"woetohim"bywhomit comes.

Despitethe"findings"ofsomepsychologists, theChurchteachesandhumanexperienceproves. thatwhatisabsorbedintothesenseimaginationhas arealeffectonthemorallifeofman.Itistrue thatindividualsofweakmoralfibrecanbeelicited toimmoralitybywhattheyread,thepicturesthey see.Thehumanwill,weakenedby-Adam'ssin, grabsatevilmorereadilythanitembracesgood. OnlythegraceofGod,infusedintoasoulearnest enoughtoavoidtheoccasionsofsin,cankeepaman fromhell.Andhellprobablycountsmoresexdestroyedinhabitantsthananyothertypeofsinner.

Thesituationwillneverbebettereduntilsubscriberstotheseperiodicalsdosomethingaboutit. Papersandmagazinesprintsexbecausetheyknow itwillselltherearealwaysenoughlaxiststoconstituteamarketfortrash.Iftheconscientiousincludingthosewhothinkenoughoftheirchildren totrytosavethemforGod-willraiseahowling protest,cravencomicswillstop.Publishershate tolosemoney.

MoscowObjectsTo U.S.-VaticanPost

LONDON,Oct.27(NC). -Thecommunistgovernmentsaredecidedlyopposed totheappointmentofGen. MarkW.ClarkasAmbassadortoVaticanCityState, accordingtothetenorof theirofficialbroadcasts heardhere.

RadioMoscownotedthat PresidentTruman"made thisappointmentindefiance oftheConstitutionofthe UnitedStates,whichcalls fortheseparationofChurch andStateandforbidsthe UnitedStatestohavean ambassadorattheVatican."

RadioMoscowalsocomplainedabouttheappointmentofa"professional soldier"totheVaticanbecause,italleged,"according totheprinciplesofapostolic theoryandpracticeonlycivilianscanbeappointedto thispost."

BookGivesTipsOn MethodofGaining

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HUNTINGTON,Ind.,Oct. 25(NC.)-Howevery Catholiccanwinaconvert forChristeveryyearisthe subjectofanewbook, "SharingtheFaith,"publishedherebyOurSunday VisitorPress.

Presentingthelatestand mostsuccessfulmethodsof recruitingprospectsandinstructingthemintheteachingsandpracticesofthe Church,thearticlesaredesignedforlaymenaswellas forpriestsandReligious. Theystressthefactthatthe millionsofchurchlessAmericanscanbewontothe Faithonlythroughtheeffortsofeveryoneofthe country's28,000,000Catholics.

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ByMaryTinleyDaly.

TrialsforHome-Brewers'Family

MaryandMarkie,the9 Thatmeantcookies-every and10yearolds,havesetcookieinthehouse,iven themselvesupinbusiness,theonesweweregoingto

Foraweektheyhavehavewithourapplesauce wantedalemonadestand,fordinner.

"WhenourhouseguestsOnandonwentthe leave,"Iwhispered. storm.Andonandonwent "Heck,"saidMarkie.theracketintheliving -That'sthetime.They'dberoqm. ourbestcustomers." FinallytheHeadofthe SometimesMarkie'sfinerHousecamehomedrenched. sensibilitiesareobscured."Areyouputtingthis Yesterday,theguestsleft;gangupforthenight?"he today,thelemonadestand.asked,afterhehadchang-

"Youmustbuyalltheedhisclothes. suppliesyourselves,"Isaid"Oh,no,youcantake sternly,"Oh,well,I'lldo-'cmhomenow,"Ianswered. natethesugarandice..." Andsohedid,coming

Sotheystartedprepara-homesoakedtotheskin. Lions.First,thebigsign:

LEMONAID-3centt.

Theyemptiedicetrays, settingtherefrigeratorto highandemptyingtraysas fastastheicewasfrozen.

Thenthemarketing:a dozenlemonsfor35cents, papercups29cents.Now that64centswasinvested, thebusinesshadtomake good.

Withguidance,theymade asugarsyrupandaddedthe lemonjuicemixed,stirred andtasteduntiltheyhad fruitjarsfilledwithstickilysweetlemonadeandset upshopoutfrontofthe house.Wheneverythingwas setIwasinvitedtohavethe firstofficialcupful-a"freebee." Underawhitesheetcoveringthetable,IthoughtI sawsomefamiliarmahogany legs.Sureenough,therewas mytreasuredcoffeetable whichtheHeadoftheHouse hadboughtforourwooden weddinganniversarymany yearsago.Oh,well,itwould besafeenough-probably.

Asthehotafternoonwore ontherewerepitifullyfew customers,andtheproprie. torshadtokeepdrinking theirownwarestokeepcool. Notmanypeoplewalkon ourquietstreet.ThelemonadestandeesgrewimpatientuntilMarkie.hadan idea.

"Listen,Eileen,"shesaid, "ifyou'llgoupanddown thestreethollering'icecold lemonadethreecents'we'll giveyouafreecupfulfor everytenhollers."

Itworked.Beforethe tenth"holler"everychildon theblockwasinfrontof ourhouse.Eileenandbaby Virginiahadtohelpout, trottingbackandforthwith freshsupplies,includingall theicethatthepooroverworkedrefrigeratorcould make.

Businessflourished:Everybodywashavingafinetime untilasuddenflashoflightningcame-thenaclapof thunderandtheheavens opened.Theproprietors, theirassistantsandallthe customersstreamedintothe house-literallystreamed.

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PupilofProtestantTheologian SheFoundHerselfImpaledOn NakedlSwordofGod'sTruth

ByREV.JOHNB.EBEL

GertrudevonLeFort, oneofGermany'sgreatest novelists,wasbroughttothe thresholdoftheCatholic Churchbystudyofthe philosophyandtheologyof ErnstTroeltsch,theProtestantprofessorwhohad alsoagreatinfluenceupon ChristopherDawson,the Englishconvertwhoisan authorityonthephilosophy ofhistoryandthehistory ofcivilisation. BorninMinden,Westphalia,Germany,Oct.11,

placesherinthefrontrank ofCatholicpoets. TheBaronesshasbeen proposedfortheNobelprize inliterature,andofher20 booksmanyhavebeen translatedintoEnglish, French,Italian,Spanish, andotherlanguages.The VeilofVeronicawasher firstnoveltranslatedinto English.Sheisbestknown forTheSongattheScaffold(1933),ashortnovelof aCarmelitenuninthe FrenchRevolutionwhofled fromherconventinmortal terrorofthedeaththat threatenedallnuns,submittedtoeverydegradationto savehertormentedlife,and finallytookherplacebythe guillotineastheknifefell uponhersistersinreligion onebyone.ThePopeFrom theGhettowaspublishedin 1930.HerbooksarepublishedintheU.S.bySheed &Ward,NewYork. Theprologuetoher HymnstotheChurch,writteninhertimeofgroping forthetruefaith,readslike anechoofFrancisThompson'sHoundofHeaven: Lord,adreamofTheelies onmysoul,butIcannot reachThee,forallmy gatesarebarred!

Iambesiegedasbyarmies, Iamlockedinmyeverlastingsolitude. Myhandsarebrokenand myheadisbruisedin tryingtoescape,allthe imagesofmyspirithave becomeshadows.

FornorayfallsfromThee intothedepthofmyloneliness,itislightedonlyby themoonbeamsofmy soul.

Itssharpnesswentthrough myunderstanding,straight throughthelightofmy reason.

NeveragainshallIwalk underthestarofmyeyes andonthestaffofmy strength. Yoi,ihavetornawaymy shores,youhavedonevio-. lencetotheearthunder myfeet.

Myshipsaredriftingoutto sea,youhavecutalltheir moorings, Thechainsofmythought arebroken,theyhangwild overthedeep.

Iflutterlikeabirdabout myfather'shouse,tofind acrackthatwillletyourstrangelightthrough.

Butthereisnoneonearth savethewoundinmy spiritIhavefallenonthelawof yourfaithasonanaked sword.

PriestisNamedOne ofCitizens'Board InLongDockStrike NewYork.-Monsignor JohnP.Boland,memberof theNewYorkStateMediationBoard,wasnamedtoa three-mancitizens'factfindingboardtoactinthe costlydockstrikehere,the longesttheportofNew Yorkeverhad.Idledships anddelayedcorgoescaused lossesofmillionsofdollars.

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Thatmeantanotherchange ofclothes;andwesatdown todinnerwithhot,not iced,teaandjustplain applesaucefordessert.

"Plainbreadandbutter's realgoodwithapplesauce," remarkedMaryphilosophically."Andit'snicetogive yourguestscookiesand stufflikethat."

"Wonderyoudidn'tgive 'eemtheapplesaucetoo," mumbledtheHeadofthe Houseunderhisbreath.

Astheyweregoingtobed MarkieandMarydisplayed their"take'oftheday-74 centsinpenniesandnickles.

1876,MissLeFort,nowin her76thyear,livesat Oberstdorf,Bavaria.Sheis adescendantoftheBarons LeFort,Protestantswho fledFrancebecauseoftheir religion.Hereducationwas receivedintheUniversities ofHeidelbergandBerlin.

Howdidyoucomeintome, OvoiceofMyGod?Isit onlythecryofwildbirds overthewaters?

Ihavecarriedyoutoallthe mountainsofhope,but theytooarebutmyown hilltops.

Ihavegonedowntothe watersofdespair,butthey arenotdeeperthanmy ownheart. Myloveislikeastairwayin thesoul-buteverand foreverIarilonlyin myself. Icanfindnorestinmy manychambers,thestillestofthemislikea singlecry. Thelastofthemisyetbut anantechamber,theholiestofthemislikean awaiting,thedarkestof allyetlikeabongofday!

Whilewegotoutbath towel§andgaveeverybodya "Justlook,Daddy,we quickone-two,anoisybingomadeaprofit.Weearned gamegotunderwayinthetencents!" livingroom.Finallythere wasachancetodashoutand draginthepoorlemonstainedcoffeetable.Nothing butacompleterefinishing wouldrestoreittoitsfifth anniversarybeauty.

"Let'sdrinkupthelemonade,"suggestedMary,"and ofcourseyou'reallour guestsnow."

"That'swonderful,"the HeadoftheHousesaid, nonetooenthusiastically. "Congratulations."

Aftertheyhadgoneto bedhegrinnedatmeover hisnewspaper."Somefamilieshaveabusiness sense,"hesaid,"andsome arelikeus."

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Andinoneofherpoems totheChurchpicturingthe convert'sdiscoveryofthe truefaithasaswordpiercinghisspirit,shewrites: Ihavefallenonthelawof yourfaithasonanaked sword.

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Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoys,To-daythereisaletter fromGrandmothertelling moreabouttheearlydays ofFremantle. Ihopeyou allreadit,forGrandmother isawonderfulladywith amarvellouslyretentive memory.Perhapsoneday someofyouwillbewritingtochildrenof2,031A.D. andtellingthemofthe "earlydays"of1951.Who knows?Bestwishesall.

UNCLEMAC.

BarbaraHasFun

AtBushieSchool Walgoolan.

DearUncleMac,-I'm justwritingafewlinesto letyouknowIhaven'tforgottenyou.Dadandthe manwhoisworkingforus areontheirlastloadofhay cartingto-day.Thecrops arelookingprettygood here,andtherearenot manygrasshoppersoremus.

IntheAugustholidayswe wenttotheBushieschool atSouthernCross,which weallenjoyedverymuch. Therewere29children there.FatherandtheSisterstookusforapicnicat somerocks,andwefounda waterholewhichtheearly settlersusedtodrinkoutof. Itwasaboutafootdeep andtherewasalittlepiece ofroadrockonthetopfor alid.Itiscalledanamma hole.

NextyearIamgoingto boardatSacredHeartHigh schoolwithBernadette,and ifBriangetshisJuniorhe willleaveAquinasandhelp Dadonthefarm.

LastSaturdaywehadour inter-schoolsports.There weresixschoolsinit,and wecamefourth.

TheSundaybeforethattheP.andC.heldapicnic sports,whichweallenjoy- edverymuch.Wewere givenatickettotieround ournecks,andeverytime wewentinaraceaman pudchedaholeinthetic,. ket.Thosewhocamefirst wouldgetsixhole's,sec-

hildredsCome

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Thursday,

SI.PaulSetsOutforTrialinRome

AfterPaulhadspokenin hisowndefence,King Agrippaandallwithhim withdrewfromtheaudiencehall."Thismanmight havebeensetatlibertyif hehadnotappealedto Caesar,"thekingsaidto Festus.

PaultookshipforAsia first.Onboardwereother prisonersboundforRome. Theirfirststopwasat Sidon,aportofPhoenecia,

wheretheofficerincharge oftheprisoners,Julius,allowedPaultovisithis friends.Whentheyreached MyrainLicia,theyfounda shipboundforItaly.Allthe prisonersweretransferred tothisship. Itwasafterthemiddleof Septemberandverybad weatheratsea.Paulknew this,sohespoketothecap-tainandcrew,saying:"Men, itisevidentthatthisvoyage

andthree,andthirdone. Thenwheneveryouliked youwenttoaladyandgot theholescutout,andfor everyholeyougotapenny. Igotover2s.Theyalsolet aroostergo,andweall chasedit;whoevercaught itkeptit.Theotherday Mumboughtsomecrackers, andweletthemoffon Thursdaynight.Mr.Pitt ishavingabonfireonSundaynight.Well,asthere isnotmuchtosay,I'll close.-Yourlovingniece, BARBARABARNETT.

DearBarbara,-I'mvery pleasedyouhaven'tforgottenme,foryourletter cameataveryopportune moment. Iwasjustgoing tosendmymanuscriptin withonlyoneletter,when thepostmancame.Then IhadtwosplendidlettersDorothy'sandyours.

Iamgladyouhadsucha happyandinterestingtime attheBushies'schoollast August. Iamsure,too, thatyouexperiencedquite athrillwhenyoudiscoveredtheearlysettlers'water hole.Whatthoseoldcolonistsenduredmustfirethe imaginationofallpeopleof bothmydaysandyours. Theyweretrulymarvel_ lous. Whatwithsports,bonfires,andtheprospectof boardingschool,youmust befindinglifeisveryfull

ofinterest.Mayyoufind boardingschoolveryhelpfulandpleasant,andmay OurLadyguardyou.Best wishes.

UNCLEMAC.

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Well,dearUncleMac,as Iamfeelingalotbetter thanIhavebeen,Iwilltry andsendyouanotherletter.Iwasgladyouwere pleasedwiththeFremantle -writeup."Well,Fremantlewasabusylittle townwhenIfirstknewit, butIthinktheywerevery shortoftimberwhenthey firstbegantobuild.Many oftheblockswerefenced inwithstonewallsinstead ofthepicketfenceslike Perth.Someofthewalls wereveryhigh,about9or 10feet,othersaboutfouror fivefeet.Mostofthemwere welldonewithstoneand mortar,withbrokenbottle glassstuckinthesoftmortar,nicelyplacedabouttwo incheshigh.Acatcould notstandanywhereon thesewalls.

Therewereaflourmill, soapfactory,foundry,and ashipbuildingyardallat thesouthsideofthetown betweentheBarracksand thesea. Iusedtowatch theshipsgettingbuiltevery timefatherwentroundthat

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way.Atlastonebigone wasfinished.Ithadtwo orthreemastsandafigure ofayoungwomanbuilt intothefrontofit,andthis wasmadeofwhitestoneor marble. Ithinkitwas ownedbyCaptainTiyp,lit ownedbyCaptainTilly,of Fremantle.WhenIsawit lastitwasalreadyatthe sideof'theseaonblocks, waitingtobechristened thatdayat3o'clock.A ladywastobreakabottle ofbrandyonit,andthejob wasdone.Fathercouldnot waittoseeitdone,and, again,hedidnotapprove ofthatkindofchristening. HesaidinSpaintheships werechristenedlikechildrenbya Therepriest. weretwolarge butchers'shops:SonnyAlbertswasone,andMr. Pearceownedtheother. Therewasonlyonereally nicestreetcalledHigh street.Itwentfromone ofthestoresnearthecorner rightup underthroughthetunnel thelighthouse,now calledtheRoundhouse. Therewasatowerhighup withcarbidelightsthat turnedandwarnedthe shipsatsea.

Alltheshippingwasdone southofthetunnel,andnot tilltherailwaywasbuilt,I thinkin'79,didtheship- pingcometowhereitis now.Nooneseemedto growflowersinthetown. Therewasnotabitof shadeanywhere,notevena telephoneposttohidefrom thehotsun.Allthewater wasdrawnfromwells,one ineveryman'syard.

Theshopsusedtobelit upwithlamporcandle overthecounterwherethe peopleserved.Whenone lefttheshopdoor,allwas dark.Fathersentmeone eveningforalight.Hegave methreepencetobuya candleforhim. Iwentin andtip-toedtogivethe manthe3d.,andIasked himforacandle-stick.He said,"Thereisacandle,lit_ tlegirl,butyoumustgo intothebushtogetthe

stick."(Poorman,Inever forgavehim.)

Idonotrememberseeing amilkcartaroundthe town,thoughIknewof threedairies.ButIoften sawmenwithwoodenyokes ontheirnecksandcans hangingdown,goingfrom housetohousewiththe milk.Inthosefar-offdays therewerenocondensed andpowderedmilk,nor couldbabyfoodbehad. Irememberseeingmy motherbakingplainflour onafryingpanovenon openfire(nostovesinthose days)tomakegruelforour twosisters,thenboilalittlewhenneededandthinit withcow'smilk.Theydid allrightonit.Theonly foodwassagoorcornflour.

Well,IthinkIhavetold youenoughaboutFremantletomakeyourhairstand onendtryingtoreadit,so Iwillclose.

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P.S.:Grandfatherisstill ondeckashappyashappy.

DearGrandmother,Thanksagainforyour lovelyarticletellingmore aboutearlyFremantle. I mayhavemissedsomeof yourwordsinyourMSS, and,ifIhave,I'msorry. Thegeneraltrend,however,isjustwhatyouwant_ ed,I'msure.

It'snearlyChristmas, Grandmother.Doyourememberanyoutstanding Christmasofearlyyears? I'msureitwouldbeacceptabletoallwhoread theCorner.Bestwishes, andthanksbothtoGrandfatherandyourgoodself. UNCLEMAC.

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Their alongshipwascoasting theislandofCrete whenanortheasterstruck. Withmuchdifficultythey anchoredoffasmallisland calledCauda.Luke,whowas Paul'scompaniononthe voyage,wrote:"Aswe werebeingtossedaboutby thefuryofthestorm,the crewbegantothrowoverboardsomeofthecargo.On thethirddayofthestorm thecrew ship's gearovertheside.Asneither sunnorstarswerevisible formanydays,andthe stormwasragingfiercely, allhopeofourbeingsaved wasgivenup."

Duringaslightlullinthe storm,Luketellsus,Paul addressedthecrewinthese words:"Men,youshouldhavelistenedtomeandnot havesailedfromCrete,for youwouldhavethenbeen sparedthisdisasterandloss. Butcheerup,forthoughthe ship)villbelosttherewillbe nolossoflife.Forlastnight anangeloftheGodIbelong toandserve,stoodbyme saying`Donotbeafraid, Paul.Youmuststandbefore Caesar.AndGodhasgiven youallyourfellowpassen- gers.'Somen,cheerup, forIhavefaithinGodthat everythingwillturnoutas has'beentoldme.Weareto reachacertainisland."

Aboutmidnightonthe fourteenthnightofthe storm,thesailorsbeganto suspectthattheyweredrawingneartoland.Theytook soundingsandfoundthey weregettingintoshallow water,sotheydropped anchoranddecidedtowait fordaybreak.Theylowered aboatandmadebelieveto castoffananchorfromthe bow,reallyintendinghowevertoabandonship.Paul wentatoncetothecommanderofthetroopsand said:"Unlessthesemen remainonboardyoucannot besaved."Thesoldiersat oncecuttheboatadrift.

PopeClarifiestheLawful Useof`RhythmMethod'

NewYork.-Definiteinformationonwhenandwhennotthe "rhythm"methodmaybeusedinmarriagewasgivenbyPiusXII. Itwasimmediatelywiredallovertheworld,and,thoughtreated correctlybysomepapers,wasgarbledinothers,eitherinthetext ortheheadlines.TheexactstatementoftheHolyFather, madeinanaddresstothecongressoftheItalianCatholicUnion ofMidwives,isgivenbelow,asreceivedbyradiobytheNCWC NewsService,Washington.

Thereareconditionsundertheapplicationofthistheoryfromthegoodwillofthose whichtherhythmmethodissubordinated.Hereitisobligedbyit,showthatthis maybelawfullyused,HistheChurchthatisthecom. Holinessshowed,butit cannotbeemployedindiscriminately,fortheprimary functionofmarriageisthe procreationofchildren.FollowingiswhatthePope said:

"Thereistheserious questiontodayastowhether andhowfartheobligation ofreadydispositiontoserve motherhoodcanbereconciledwiththeevermore widelydiffusedrecourseto theperiodsofnaturalsterility(theso-calledagenetic periodsofthewoman),whichseemstobeaclea; expressionofthewillcontrarytothatdisposition.

(Editor:Thisistherhyt:,Tr. method.)

"Itisrightlyexpected thatyoubewellinformed fromthemedicalpointof viewaboutthistheoryand 'oftheprogressthatislikely tobemadeinit.itisalso expectedthatyour:.idvice andaidbenotbasedon popularpublication,:but foundedonscientificobjec-tivityandtheauthoritative judgmentofspecialistsin medicineandbiology.Itis Youroffice,notthatofthe priest,toinstructmarried people,ei...crwhenthey comeforprivateconsultationsorthroughseriouspub- lications,onthebiologicalandtechnicalaspectsofthe theory,without,however, allowingyourselvestobe letinforpropagandathatis neitherrightnordecent.In thisfield,too,youraposto-latedemandsofyouas womenandChristiansthat youknowanddefendthe normsofmoralitytowhich

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JuizdeFlora,Brazil.Theclimaxofadesiredat_ ingbacktochildhoodand realisedthroughtheunderstandinghelpofotherswas reachedattheordinationof theRev.VincentedePaul 'PenidoBurnier,adeafmuteatbirth,byBishop JustinoJoseDeSant'Anna. Byconstanttrainingatthe seminary,FatherBurnier madeimprovement in speech.IntheHolyYear hewaspresentedbyBishopDeSant'AnnatoPius XII.and,afterhehadpass- edrigorousexaminationsat theSacredCongregationof theHolyOffice,particularly inthepronunciationof Latin,adispensationwas granted.Presentatthe ordinationbesideshispar,entswerehisbrother, FatherMartinhoBurnier, O.P.,agraduateoftheBiblicalInstitutesofJerusa_ lemandRome;andtwo cousins,bothpriests.

petentjudge. "Therearetwohypotheses tobeconsidered.Ifthecarryingoutofthistheory meansnothingmorethan thatthecouplecanmakeuse oftheirmatrimonialrights onthedaysofnaturalsterilitytoo,thereisnothing againstit,forbysodoing theyneitherhindernor injureinanywaytheconsummationofthenatural actanditsfurthernatural consequences.Itisinthis respectthattheapplication ofthetheoryofwhichwe havespokendiffersfromthe abuse whichalreadymentioned, isaperversionofthe actitself.If,however,itisa furtherquestion-thatis,of permittingtheconjugalact onthosedaysexclusively-thentheconductofthemarriedcouplemustbeexaminedmoreclosely.

"Heretwootherhypo- thesespresentthemselvesto us.Ifatthetimeofmarriageatleastoneofthe coupleintendedtorestrict themarriageright,not merelyitsuse,totheste_ rileperiods,insuchaway thatatothertimesthesecondpartywouldnoteven havetherighttodemand theact,thiswouldimply anessentialdefectinthe consenttomarriage,which wouldcarrywithitinvalidityofthemarriageitself, becausetherightderiving, fromthecontractofmarriageisapermanent,uninterrupted,andnotintermittentrightofeachofthe parties,onetotheother.On theotherhand,iftheact belimitedtothesterile periodsinsofarasthemere useandnottherightis concerned,thereisnoques-tionaboutthevalidityof themarriage.Nevertheless, themorallicitnessofsuch conductonthepartofthe couplewouldhavetobe approvedordeniedaccordingastowhetherornotthe intentionofobservingthose periodsconstantlywas basedonsufficientandsecuremoralgrounds.The merefactthatthecoupledo notoffendthenatureofthe actandarepreparedto acceptandbringupthe child,whichinspiteoftheir precautionscameintothe world,wouldnotbesufficientinitselftoguarantee therectitudeofintention andtheunobjectionable moralityofthemotives themselves.

"Thereasonforthisis thatmarriageobligestoa stateoflifewhich,while conferringcertainrights, alsoimposesthefulfillment ofapositiveworkinregard tothemarriedstateitself. Insuchacase,onecan apply thatthegeneralprinciple apositivefulfillment maybeomittedwhenseriousreasons,independent

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which"Themarriagecontract, confersuponhusband andwifetherighttosatisfy theinclinationsofnature, setsthemupinacertain stateoflife,themarried state,Butuponcoupleswho performtheactpeculiarto theirstate,natureandthe Creatorimposethefunction ofhelpingtheconservation ofthehumanrace.The characteristicactivitywhich givestheirstateitsvalueis thebonumprolis(goodof offspring).Theindividual andsociety.thepeopleand thestate,theChurchitself dependfortheirexistencein theorderestablishedbyGod onfruitfulmarriage.To embracethemarriedstate,therefore,continuouslyto makeuseofthefaculty propertoitandlawfulinit alone,and,ontheother hand,towithdrawalways anddeliberatelywithno seriousreasonfromitspri-maryobligation,wouldbea sinagainsttheverymeaningofconjugallife.

"Thereareseriousmotives,suchasthoseoften mentionedintheso-called medical,eugenic,economic,

andsocial'indications,'that canexemptforalongtime,perhapseventhewhole durationofthemarriage, fromthepositiveandobligatorycarryingoutofthe act.Fromthisitfollowsthat observingthenon-fertile periodsalonecanbelawful onlyunderamoralaspect. Undertheconditionsmentioneditreallyisso.Butif, accordingtoarationaland justjudgment,thereareno similargravereasonsofa personalnatureorderiving fromexternalcircumstances, thenthedeterminationto avoidhabituallythefecundityoftheunion,whileat thesametimetocontinue fullysatisfyingtheirsensuality,canbederivedonly fromafalseappreciationof lifeandfromreasonshaving nothingtodowithproperethicallaws."

Inanswertothosewhosay abstinenceinmarriageis impossible,thePopereplied that"Goddoesnotobligeto theimpossible,"butHedoes oblige"spousestoabstinence iftheirunioncannotbefulfilledaccordingtothenorms ofnature."Hepointedalso totheheroism"showntoday toadegreeandextentbelievedimpossibleinpast times."

Thespeechisconsidered amongCatholicstobeof exceptionalimportance,as itbringsuptodateearlier Pontificalutteranceson thesequestions.

"Youwillleavenodoubt," theHolyFathertoldthe midwives,"thatevenin theseextremecases(where motherhoodisgravelydangerousand"rhythm"is eitherimpossibleoruseless)everycontraceptiveactand theeverydirectattemptat lifeanddevelopmentof thegermoflifeisforbid

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den...andthatonlyone wayremainsopen:Comp-leteabstinenceintheuseof thenaturalfaculty."

"Toembracethestateof Matrimony,"thePontiff continued,"andcontinually usethefacultypropertoit andpermittedonlytoit, butalwaysanddeliberately toremoveoneselffromthe primaryduty(theprocreationandeducationofchildren)withoutgravereason, wouldbetosinagainstthe verymeaningofconjugal life."

ThePope,afterstating thatinmarriageallother aimsshouldbesubordinated totheprocreationandeducationofchildren,saidthat "toreducethecohabitation ofspousesandtheconjugal acttoapurelyorganicfunctionforthetransmissionof theseedwouldbelikeconvertingthehomeintoa simplebiologicallaboratory; henceartificialfecundation isformallyexcludedfrom marriage."

Thoughthemaritalactis agoodinitself,theHolyFather pinesspointedout,hapinmarriageexists "indirectproportiontothe mutualrespectbetweenthe spousesevenintheirintimaterelations."

bemadeclearbecausethere arethose,evenamongCatholics,whoholdthat "sexualityandfulfillment" havetheirownendsand valuesindependentlyofthe' objectofprocreatinganew being.

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TheentirecourtpersonnelassistedataMassinthe chapelandatarecitationof the"VeniCreator,"aprayer seekingtheguidanceofthe HolyGhost.

Bestknownasacourtof appealfromdiocesancourts inmarriagecases,theRota isatribunalfirstsetupin the13thcenturyandre-establishedbyPopePiusXin 1908.Itisessentiallyacourt ofappealforallecclesiasticalcaseswithinthecompetenceoftheRomanCuria whicharenotreservedto otherjurisdictions.

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Purtroppol'impurita'e' itviziopiu'radicatodella nostrapoveranaturafatta infermadalpeccatooriginale,ecostituiscelatentazionepiu'insistente,piu' seducente,Piusinsidiosa, piu'facilepertutti:giovanieadulti,figliegenitori, sacerdotielaici. Oggileviedelmalesi sonomoltiplicateadismisuraperlepotentiorganizzazionideimezzidicomunicazione,qualilaradio,ilcinema,lastampae latelevisione.L'immoralita'dilagandocomeunfiumelimacciosoperogni dove,minacciadiviolare ancheisacrirecessidelle famiglie,deicollegi,degli

Istituti,delleanime ritirate!

Abbiamotuttibisognodi fissareinostriocchinell'Immacolata!Dielevare versodileilanostrapre-ghierapienadifiducia,la nostrainvocazionepienadi speranza:"Rivolgianoi quegliocchituoimisericor. diosi,otuttabella!"

L'Immacolatafontanavivacedipurezzaedigrazia risvegliintutti,particolarmenteneigiovani,nelle fanciulle,nellemamme, l'amoreitdesideriodella verabellezzachee'data dall'immacolatezzadella vita,dallafugadelpeccato, daldominiodelleproprie passioni.

AfterDecadeofDelay,£8,000 SchoolRisesinGoomallin

Afteratediousdecodeofdifficultrand waiting,theCatholicsoftheGoomalling andKonnongorringdistrictshadthepleasureandprideofseeingtheirnewschool blessedandopenedbytheRt.Rev.Dr.G. Gomez,O.S.B.,AbbotNulliusofNewNorcia,onNov.17.

Itwasadayoftriumph, foritmarkedtheendofa tenyears'struggleforpermit,fundsandbuildingmaterial.In1940apermitwas requestedforthefirsttime onlytoberejectedagain andagain.Finallyin1950 Mr.LeslieM.L.A.proved himselfaloyalfriendwhen hepresentedFatherPlacid, O.S.B.withthecoveted permit.Thenoperations movedapace.

Ofcourse,therewere furtherobstaclestobeovercomeandnogreaterone 11 thantherequiredsumof nearly£8,000.Fetesbazaars,etc.,wereorganized andthisyearaJubilee.

TheLordAbbotwaspayingGoomallinghisfirstofficialvisit."Iamproudand happy,"saidHisLordship, "tobeinvitedheretoopen this,oneofthefinestschools intheState."HisLordship stressedtheimportanceof Catholiceducationandthe trainingoftheyoungmind andsoulmorethanthebody Ignorance,hesaid,wasat therootofallthewarsand calamitiesthatoverwhelm theworld.Heexhortedthe childrentolistenattentively totheinstructionsgivento thembytheirparishpriest andteachers.

Mr.AcklandM.L.A.addressedtheschoolchildren

ShirleySawyerobtained 9,279(£405/6/7),andMiss MarieAlmondgained76,943 (£320/11/11). Altogetherthecompetitionraisedthegrandsum of£1171-7-10.Agreat shareofthissuccesswas duetothecapableanduntiringeffortsofMr.J.McCann,thesecretaryofthe JubileeQueencompetion.

DONATIONS.

LordAbbotofNewNorcia £50. £100each:PresentationConventGoomalling,Mrs.Len Chitty,Mrs.Thompson,Mr.& Mrs.LeoWhite,Mr.&Mrs. PaddyWhite.Mr.&Mrs.F. Williams.Mr.&Mrs.J.B. Chapman.Mr.&Mrs.W.G. Slater&family. £50each:Mr.&Mrs.F. Carter.Mr.&Mrs.Laurie White,R.M.Eaton&family, Mr.JimBowen.

£30:Mr.&Mrs.P.Brewerton. £25each:Rev.Fr.Placid O.S.B..Rev.Fr.WilfredO.S.B.. Mr.&Mrs.Clancy.MissGladys Williams.Mr.&Mrs.Charlie Chitty.Mr.&Mrs.W.R.Enright.£20:H.E.Bowen&family.

£15:Mr.&Mrs.WilfCarr.

£2/2each:Rev.DeanI.enihan,Rev.Fr.E.O'Halloran. Mrs.M.Master,Mr.&Mrs.A. Brennan,Mr.&Mrs.J.Fitzmauriee.Mr.&Mrs.W.P. Byrne,Mr.&Mrs.Chown, Mrs.E.M.Leeson.

£2each:Mr.&Mrs.A. Brackenberry,Mr.&Mrs.R. Powell,Mr.D.Devine,Mrs.PamelaSlater.Mr.&Mrs.M.G. Eaton.

CoralieCondonScoresTriumph

InBrilliantRevue,"OntheBeam."

CoralieCondon's"Onthe Beam"wasagreatsuccess -asmuchapersonalsuccessforMissCondonasit wasabox_officeattraction. Shenotonlyproduced,but alsowrotethemusic,lyrics andbook.Itwasasgood arevueaswehaveseen-a localsensation. Theproductiongatheredinterestinproportionasit gatheringmomentum.

JimmyCondonandIan Milbankwereprominent

throughout,withLaurie CroisetteandHarryPhipps showingupintermittently. OntheoppositesideHazel LewisandBiddyLawson carriedmuchoftheburden. Theballetgirlswereattractive;infact,there wasn'tmuchthatwasn'tattractiveinthisshow,ifwe kindlyforgettheearly "corny"wisecracks.Harry BluckandtheRhythmettes providedsnappymusic. -DE

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also.ThefutureoftheState hesaid,dependedonthem. Thatschool,hebelieved, wouldbeaninspirationto themandwouldproduce uniquecitizensofAustralia.

SOLIDANDHANDSOMEinlocal schoolhasthelatesteducationalequipment.

£1/1each:Mr.&Mrs.P. Mohr.Mr.J.C.Doherty,Mr.F. 0.Sullivan,MavisJohnson.Mr. &Mrs.J.Bourke,Mr.&Mrs McCannSen.,Mr.&Mrs.M.J. O'Neill.

£1each:EricBowen,Martin Rice,Mr.&Mrs.C.D.McKenna,Mr.&Mrs.J.Robins. Mrs.Donnelly&Family,Miss V.Lowry.Mr.&MrsJeffKent.

16/-:Mr.&Mrs.TerryAustin.

10/6:Mr.&Mrs.S.M.Martindale.

10/-each:Mr.&Mrs.Curley,MervynPowell.LionelKing, PeterBrennan,J.Patterson. Jack5/-:Ryan.Mr.P.Hennessey.

DoubleDesks,twoeach £13/10):Convent,Mr.W. Slater,Mr.P.E.White.Mrs. Slater&Lelia,Mr.C.Chitty, Mr.F.Carter,Mr.L.White, Mr.P.Brewerton.Mrs.Thompson,Mrs.L.Chitty.Mr. White.

DoubleDesks.oneeach

(£615):Mr.Chapman,Mr. Clancy,Mr.F.Williams,Mr. Fraser,Mr.G.Johnson,Mrs. Enright&family.Mr.H.Bowen.

SingleDesks(£3/7/6):Mr. McCann(Senn),Mr.K.Clarke, Mr.McCann(Junr).Mrs.

stone,the£8,000

RedsRunIntoGraveDifficulty ThroughLackofSeminaryVocations

London.-TheCzechCommunistregimeispleading forvocationstotheRed "priesthood."TheCommunist-controlleddai1y, "LidovaDemokracie,"in oneofitsissuesextendeda "lastfriendlyinvitationfor thoseundecidedyouths whofeelintheirmindsa

caloffice,butarestillpreventedfrommakingtheir finaldecisionbyvarious prejudicesandunsubstantiateddoubts."Thepaper's appealwasmadeinconnectionwiththeopeningofthe schoolyearatthePrague "seminary,"underCornlongingfortheecclesiasti_munistcontrol.

OsborneParkParishBazaar,1951

RaffleResultsinaidofSt.Denis'Stall, TuartHill.

No.1:5lbs.tea-SenatorD.R.WilleseeNo.A01

No.2:Sibs.tea-A.Waters. No.46

TheRev.PlacidSesma O.S.B.,welcomedtheLord Abbotandothervisitors. Brieflyheexplainedthe manydifficultiesthathadto beovercomesincethefirst appliedforabuilding permit.Heexpressedhis gratitudetoMr.Leslie M.L.A.,whoworkedso hardtoobtainit,andregrettedhisunavoidableabsence fromthefunction.The thankedthebuilders-Mr. BianchiniandhissonJimfortheexcellentjobthey haddone,andallothers whohadhelpedtheprogress oftheworkinanyway.

TheRoadBoardhad savedconsiderabletimeand troubleantitheSisterscateredfortheworkmenfree ofcharge.Throughtheseand othermeansofself-help severalhundredpounds weresaved.

Mr.Clancy,chairmanof thechurchcommittee,endorsingFatherPlacid's speech,gaveaconciseaccountofthedifficultiesmet andovercomeduringthelast fewyearsuntilthefinalgoal wasachieved.

Mr.K.Clarke,secretary ofthecommittee,readadetailedaccountofthehuge expensesentailedinthe building,ofthefundsalreadyinhand,andthebig sumremainingtobecleared.

TennisRacquetsRestrungby expertsatWimbledonSports Depot,14BonMarcheArcade. PhoneB2219.

Thechairmanofthelocal RoadBoard,Mr.J.Sadler, alsospoke,expressinghis pleasureinhavingbeenof aidtotheCatholiccommunity.Theschool,hesaid, wasoneofthefinest,ifnot thefinestbuildinginthe townandanassetnotonly totheCatholicsbuttothe wholedistrict.Inhispositionhehadcomeincontact withseveralpastpupilsof theschoolandnotedwith satisfactiontheirhighstandardofefficiency.

DeanCameroncongratulatedFatherPlacidonthe hugetasksuccessfully completed.Suchaworkof arthesaidwouldstandas afittingmonumenttohis zealandtothepeopleof GoomallingandKonnongorringwhowereeverat FatherPlacid'ssidewith theirgenerousaid.

AftertheLordAbbothad blessedanddeclaredthe schoolopen,alladjourned tothebazaarattheMemorialhall.

At10.30p.m.theQueen contestendedwithMiss AnneCarter,thewinning Queenhaving106,920votes (£.445-9-4),whileMiss

£10/10each:Rev.Mother GeneralAlacoque.Mrs.D.Kenevan,Mr.&Mrs.J.P.O'Loughlin,EnrightFamily.

£10each:Rev.Fr.Phillip O.S.B.,Mr.&Mrs.W.E.Eaton.

Mr.&Mrs.M.Bianchini,Mr.J. Bianchini,Mr.JohnBianchini, Mr.&Mrs.JackSadler,Mr.& Mrs.R.N.Eaton.

£9.9:Mr.&Mrs.A.C.Smith.

JUSTIFIABLYPROUDOFAFINEachievement,themembersoftheschoolcommitteearepicturedwiththeLordAbbotof NewNorciaandtheRev.P.Sesma,O.S.B.,parishpriest. Queencontestwaslaunched.Gradually,thebuildingmaterialpouredinandstone fromthelocalbluemetal quarrywascut,hewnand trimmedandslowlythere roseinGoomallingaschool equippedwitheveryfacilityformoderneducation.

£5/5each:Mr.&Mrs.F. Waldock,Mr.&Mrs.J.McCann,Mr.E.Sampey.

£5each:Rev.Fr.Benedict, O.S.B.,Mr.&Mrs.L.E.Johnson,Mr.&Mrs.R.J.Johnson, Mr.HughAcklandM.L.A.,Mr. &Mrs.K.P.Clarke.Mr.&Mrs. V.G.Anderson,DalwallinuParish,Mr.&Mrs.PeterWhite, Mr.&Mrs.TomDarragh,Mr. &Mrs.TomMeagher,Mr.& Mrs.H.Sartori.Mr.P.Ryan &family,Mr.&Mrs.V.A. Durack,Mr.&Mrs.JoeWhite, Mr.TomMurphy,Mrs.Jim Bowen,Mr.&Mrs.F.B.Johnson,Mr.LenJohnson.

£3/3each:Rev.DeanCameron,JohnBrennan,Mr.R.C. Carter. £2/10each:Mr.&Mrs.G.N. White,Mr.&Mrs.G.P.White.

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Theoldsayingisthat Providencehelpsthosewho helpthemselves.Buya ticketto-dayintheNo.650 CharitiesConsultation.First prizeis£3,000,andthe momentyou'reinyou'vea chancetowin.

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ConvertsClaimThattheHeartIs

MainOrganofApproachtoThose OutsidetheChurch,NotIntellect Chicago.-"ThegreatProtestantheart ofAmerica,withitsnativegoodwill,its eagernesstoserve,itstremendousappetite tolove-inshortitsvastresidueofChristian faith,hope,andcharity-providesthe would-beapostlewithhisbestopportunity."

Thiswasdeclaredby ClareBootheLuce,noted writerandformerCongresswoman,whoisaconverttotheChurch,atthe ninthnationalcongressof theConfraternityofChristianDoctrinehere.Assertingthat"theheartisthe mainorganwithwhich thenon-Catholicapproaches questionsoffaith,"Mrs. Lucedeclaredthat"the would-beCatholicapostle whogoesaboutbuttonholing his non-Catholic friends,andgivingthemin_ tellectualargumentswhich theycanneitherunderstand norabsorb,makesfarfewer convertsthantheonewho goesoutofhiswaytogive themevidencesofCatholic compassionandsympathy, whodoesthem,indistress, someserviceorkindness."

"AnopenCatholicpurse, areadyCatholicshoulder,a

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helpingCatholichand,and alovingCatholicheartare Catholicdoctrine-inaction,"shestressed."Ifwe willonlyloveenough,our lovewillleadotherstothe faith."

Anotherconvert,Dr.WillisD.Nutting,oftheUniversityofNotreDame, formerlyanEpiscopalministerinColorado,strucka similarnotebycallingon Catholicstobe"uncontentious.""Thereisagreat dealofgoodwill"among non-Catholics,hesaid,and "Catholicsmustattemptto understandthoseoutside theChurch.'

AuthorReceived London.-EleanorFarjeon,author,poetess,and playwright,hasbeenreceivedintotheChurch. MissFarjeon,memberofa literaryfamily,isbest knownasachildren'swriter,thoughshehaswritten onesuccessfulplay,"The SilverCurfew,"andhas collaboratedwithabrother, HerbertFarjeon,inmany LondonWestEndproductions.Herfather,B.L.Farjeon,wasatop-rankjournalistinthelatteryearsof the19th.century,anda friendofHenryIrving,the actor.Hermotherwasthe daughterofJosephJefferson,Americanactor.Anotherbrother,Jefferson Farjeon,isathrillerwriter.

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PontiffonSport VATICANCITY.-Journalistsof13nations,membersoftheInternationalAssociationofSportsWriters, heardPiusXIIlaydown fournormsforanattitude towardsports,inanaudienceatCastelgandolfo. "Sportsmustnotbeanend inthemselves,"saidthe Pontiff,speakinginFrench. "Theymustnotdegenerate intoacultofthematerial." Theymustassistandpromoteman'smoralandspiritualperfection,hesaid."It wouldbefoolishweresports totakefirstplaceinman's occupationtosuchadegree thattheprofession.orthe jobwouldappeartobe merelyanannoyinginterruptionoftheprincipal thinginlife."Givingthe thirdnorm,thePopesaid, "Sportsshouldnotparalyze lovebetweenthepartnersto amarriage,northeholy joysoffamilylife."Sports shouldnotmakeexcessive demandsonaperson'slife, hecontinued.Finally,hereminded,sportsmustnever overshadowthefactthat "onSundaythefirstplace belongstoGod."

RequiemforPianist Washington.-SolemnRe_ quiemMasscommemoratingthedeath10yearsago ofIgnaceJanPaderewski wascelebratedNov.3inSt. Matthew'sCathedral,with ArchbishopPatrick A. O'Boylepresiding.

'Comrades'Vanish CATANIA,Sicily.-"The comradesarenotwithus now.OnlytheChurchis herehelpingus,"saidthe fatherofahomelessfamily inthefloodsweptvillageof SanGiovannidellaRena nearCatania,whentherepresentativesofthePontificalCommissionofAssistancecamebearingfoodand clothing.MonsignorFerdinandBaldelli,directorof PCA,theCatholicCharities ofItaly,wentaboutby plane,motorlaunch,and oxcarttobringfirstaidto marooned,homelessfamilies besetbytheworstnatural disasterinlocalmemory. PCAhelpoftenwasthefirst toreachwholecommunities cutoffbybrokencommunicationlines,washed-out roads,anddownedbridges.

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-;-_-_-----__ eminary'sService MONTEZUMA, ct.25.-Since shmentin1937 theMexican arstudentsduring mesofpersecution, ontificalSeminary 2umaherehas 376students,says bytheRev. ara,S.J.,its 665havebeen 3priests,orone sewholeMexican Lergyof3,589priests,'eludingtheregular .oRepresent NewDelhi.eromed'Souza, hesecondtime entIndiaatthe ralAssembly. ionsbeganon d'Souza, riest-delegateto asservedasa heMadrasProvincial aatureandof tituentAssembly entralgovernment ndia.Ordained hepriestwasone ublicfigures peakofficiallyfor hedeathofMahatma hiin1948.Prior ecentappointment, ervedasdirector esuitInstitute tudiesinPoona srectorofLoyola fMadrasuniversity.

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SincethenMr.CI PrimeMinisterandMI ChancelloroftheExch TheBishopssaidlater thattheydesiredtokeep theschoolquestionoutofc politics,butweredetermin-E edtopressforajustand permanentsettlement. 5.

Theywerereferringto thedisasterfacingCatholic schoolsunlesstheworkingclassCatholiccommunityt couldproduceahopelesslyz' steepsumtopayfortheirt reorganisation. 5.

Hierarchy'sStatement.

Inastatementissuedafter1 themeeting,theHierarchy expressedappreciationof welcomeassurancesreceived.

t But,itadded,"whilethe statementsofallpartiesi refertothealleviationofi someofourmoreimmedi. 1 atedifficulties,theHierarchyi wishestoemphasisethat theseproposalsdonottouch themainfinancialburdento bebornebytheCatholic communityinprovidingthe schoolstowhichCatholic parentscanwithagood consciencesendtheirchild. ren."

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InNewHouse NoneinCabinet 29(Radio,NC)

Thereare22Catholics electedtothe Britain'sgeneralelctions.

SixCatholicmembersof 'arliamentbelongtothe 2onservativeParty,whichlasnowtakenthereinsof governmentafteritsnarrow lictory.FifteenCatholics )elongtotheLabourParty IndoneisanIrishnationaistfromNorthIreland.

2atholicsamongcandidates ;eekingelection.Theyinc.uded30Conservatives,26 Labourites,twoLiberals, meIrishNationalistand meIndependent.Inthelast generalelections61Cathpliessoughtseatsand21 wereelected.

AlltheformerCatholic MP's Anthonywerere-electedexcept J.Mulvey,Irish NationalistofNorthIreland,whodidnotrun.The newCatholicMP'sareConservativesAnthonyFelland PhilipBell.

NoCatholicwasexpected toreceiveapostinthenew cabinetofPrimeMinister WinstonChurchill.There weretwoCatholicsinthe oustedgovernmentofCle-

.amongthe625canHouseofCommonsin mentAttlee:RichardStokes,whowasMinisterof RawMaterials,andLord Pakenham,whowasMinisterofCivilAviation.

Dublin'sArtFind DUBLIN. agenuineMichelangelopaintinghas beendiscoveredintheNationalGalleryofIreland.It isapictureoftheHoly FamilywithSt.John.The picture,inanexcellent stateofpreservation,was boughtatthesaleofthe collectionoftheComtede ChoiseulinParisin1886, whenHenryDoyle,an uncleofSirArthurConan Doyle,wasdirectorofthe gallery.Itwasrecognised ashavingcomefromthe studioofDomenicoGhirlandaio,ofFlorence(144994),whereMichelangelo wasapupil.ThomasMacGreevy,directorofthegallery,saidthathehadno doubtthattheworkwas donebythegreatFloren-tineartist.

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urchillhasbecome Butleristhenew quer.

The1944EducationAct, Yawnupbythewar-time oalitionGovernment,orderdan"agreedsyllabus"of Ihristianinstructioninall tate-providedschools. yllabus'Intention.

Thissyllabuswasintended osatisfytheprinciplesof 11thenationaldenominaionsbydeletingcontroverialsubjects.

TheCatholicauthorities efusedtoacceptthis watereddownversionof hristianity.

Catholicsweretherefore bligedtocontinuetorun heirownfreeschools.These IremaintainedbytheState, guttheCatholicshaveto aymostofthecostfortheir wildingandreorganisation omeettheeducationlaws' lemands.

Thisinvolvesmanycomletelynewschoolsinnew entresofpopulation.

Theestimatedcostofthis villbenearlydoubledbeoretheyhavedoneso,eduationexpertsforecast.

Displacedpupilsarechilrenwho,underthenew ducationlaws,canno ongergototheschoolthey avebeenattending.

FoodProductionLow ST.LOUIS.-"The 'threatofover-population' remainsaweaktheoryand underpopulationhasbecome arealitytothenationsofthe West,andisapproaching realityamongthenationsof theEast,"accordingtoDr. ClementS.Mihanovich,directorofthesociologydepartmentatSt.Louisuniversity.Dr.Mihanovichsaid thattheartificialbirth controltheoriesofneodisciplesofThomasMalthus(1766-1834) British economistwhotaughtthat theworld'spopulation wouldoutgrowitsfood supply,camouflagefacts. Morethanhalfofthe earth'sareaistillable,but onlysevento10percentis cultivatedatpresent,accordingtoDr.RobertM. Salter,chiefoftheU.S. AgriculturalAdministration.LandyieldsinIndia andChinaare"pitifully low,"partlybecausethe countriesare100years behindtheWestintechnologicaldevelopment.Even so,historyhasprovedthat "industrializationraiseslivingstandards,decreasesthe deathrate,andeventually giveswaytoarapidlydecliningbirthrate."

MillionsMissing

Bonn,Germany.-Nearly threeandone-halfmillicat Germanprisoners,military andcivilian,areunaccountedforsixandaone-half yearsaftertheendofthe war,contrarytoclaims madebytheMoscowregime.

DifferentBackgroundsNeed

VariedTreatmentofQueries

Alistenerhassentmea longandcourteousletter,in whichheexpressesthe viewthatmyanswersare attimesinadequate.He takesasanexampleananswerIgavesometimeago astothemeaningofcalling MarytheMotherofGod. Myanswer,hesays,meant nothingtothegreatbody ofProtestants,because.he says.'Protestantismhas disintegratedasfarasthe doctrineoftheTrinityis concerned."

May1sayattheverybeginningthatthewriterhas mycompletesympathy.In therelativelyfewmoments inwhichIamontheair,I cannot,inansweringeach question,gointoallthat Toesbehindandbeneaththe question.IfIquotethe Bible,Ihavenotthetime toproveitsauthority,to showthatitistheWordof God.

Totakelistenersbehind thescenes,mayIsaythat, asarule,eitherinacoveringletterorinthevery phrasingofhisquestion,the inquirerindicatessomethingofhisbackground, andthequestionisanswered,rememberingthebackground.

ThestatementthatMary istheMotherofGodmeans thatMaryistheMotherof aManwhosePersonisdivine,unitingtoitindifferentwaysadivineanda humannature.Yetmylistenerseemstothinkthat formanythephraseconveystheideathatGod owedHisdivineoriginto Mary,whichwouldbeboth blasphemousandridiculous

Butmyquestionerhasa difficultyofhisownwhich Ireferto,becauseitbrings outwhatIwanttostress, thateachlistenerhashis ownbackground.Myquest tionerchidesmeforassuminginmyanswerthedoctrineoftheTrinity,which heindicatesisnolongerin voguewithProtestants. I amnotpreparedtochallengehisjudgmenton viewsofProtestants,though Ifinditsurprisingtobe told,atleastbyimplication,thatProtestantsare, inthemain,Unitarians.But Idowishtopointoutthat myansweraboutMary's MotherhoodofGoddoes notbringinthedoctrineof theTrinity.Ofcourse,I holdthatdoctrine:of course,thedoctrineofthe Incarnationisboundup withthedoctrineofthe Trinity.Butthefactthat Godbecamemanofa womandoesnot,ofitself, involvetheTrinity.Itcould havebeenheldhadGod neverrevealedtheTrinity. And,asamatterofhistory, inearlyChurchhistoryit washeldbyanheretical groupwhichtaughtthat therewasonlyoneperson inGod,andthatGodbecameman.

Perhapsthelistenerwill bemorereadytotolerate theinadequacyofmyanswers,whenherealisesthat hehimself,influencedby hisownbackground,read intoitwhatwasnotthere.

Thequestion:"Whatdoyou meanbycallingMarythe MotherofGod'?"illustrates thedifficultyofgiving over-allanswers.Ifput byaJew,aUnitarian,an atheist,a pantheist,a

rationalist,aCatholic,the questiontakestoitselfsix differentimplicationsand callsforsixdifferentanswers.

Icanonlyaskmylistenersthattheywillbekind enough"nottoshootthe pianist."Hedoeshisbest, buthehastouseaninstrumentinwhich,atdifferent times,differentkeysare muted.

OurLadyRemainedAlwaysaVirgin

Thenextletterisfrom "Interested,"ofBedford Park,andcontainstwo questions.Heretheyare:

(1)DoesyourChurch practisethebeliefthat Mary,theMotherofJesus, wasstillavirginafterthe birth(ofChrist)? Yes.WhenCatholicsuse theterm"BlessedMary everVirgin,"theymean exactlywhattheysay.No actorcircumstancesinthe lifeofMarycausedherto forfeitthetitleofVirgin. Jesus,theChildofMary, wasconceivedmiraculously withouttheinterventionof anyhumanfather.Weare toldexplicitlythatupto thetimeoftheAnnunciationshewasavirgin."The AngelGabrielwassentby God toavirginand thevirgin'snamewas Mary."Beforeconsenting tobepartytotheeventthe angelhadcometoannounceMarymadesure thatherstatuswouldremain theunchanged,andurged factofherintendedvirginity "Howshallthis beforIknownotman?"It wasonlyaftertheangel hadreassuredheronthis pointthatsheutteredher great"Fiat"andtheWord Wasmadeflesh,anddwelt amongstus. WhenJesuswasborn Maryhadnoneofthesuf-

feringsusuallyassociated withchild-birth.TheChild wasbornmiraculously, Maryherselfbeinginno wayincapacitated.Sheherselfattendedtoherown needsandthoseofthe Child.''Shebroughtforth herfirstbornson,and wrappedhimupinswadlingclothesandlaidhimin amanger."

Thesubsequentvirginity ofMaryformsthesecond questionsubmittedbyour enquirer.Hereitis:

(2)DoesyourChurch practisethebeliefthat therewerenofurtherchildrenborntothemarriage ofJosephandMary?

Moreaccurately the Churchbelievesthatthere werenochildrenatallborn ofthatmarriage,for,aswe haveseen,Josephhadno sharewhatsoeverinthe conceptionandbirthof Jesus,theSonofMary,to whomhewasespoused. Uncriticalreadersofthe Biblespyingtheexpression"brothersandsistersofthe Lord,"andothers,jumpto theconclusionthatchildren werebornoftheunionof MaryandJoseph,but learnedProtestantscholars to-daydenyjustasem_ phaticallyasCatholicsthat Maryhadotherchildren.

ChurchInsistsonPrayertoMary

Thenextisalongand thoughtfulletterfrom "Truth"ofCottesloe. "Truth"writes:Inallyour talksaboutMaryyounever saywhyyourChurchinsists thatitsadherentsprayto her.OtherChurchesseemto getalongwithoutthisMary worship.

TheCatholicChurchinsistsonprayertoMarythe MotherofGodbecauseshe knowsthattheMotherwhom JesuslistenedtointheCrib andatthemarriagefeastat Cana,willlistentoherin Heaventoo.

Firstandforemostofthe prayersthattheChurch insistsonistheprayerthat Mary'sSongavetous,the "OurFather".Thencomes theprayertoMary,made uplargelyofheavenlysalutations,the"HailMary" predominating.Catholicsare taughtlovinglytohailher

forthesublimegiftofgifts shegaveus,herDivineSon, andthenforherownlovelinessastheLilyofIsrael.

TheprayertoMaryisfor herassistance,forsheabove allhastheentreetothe heartofOurLord.The CatholicappealtotheVir-

sinMaryisalwaysforher motherlyintercessionwith theChildofherheart.

Ifyouonlyknewthe BlessedVirginMaryas Catholicsknowher,ifyou onlyknowtheheavenly favourssheobtainsfor them,youwouldneverprotestagainstthehonourpaid toher.Theheartfeltsym- pathyofCatholicsgoesout toawomanwhomakesa protestasyouhavepresen- ted,fornopersonagein humanhistory,outsideof JesusHimself,hasdone moreto womanhood,dignifygirlhood, wifehood, motherhoodandwidowhood thantheBlessedMotherof Jesus.TheCatholicChurch holdsheraloftastheideal standardofhumanexcellence,formenaswellasfor women.

TheCatholicChurchhas existedforover19centuries withMaryashermostcherishedpossessionandshe willcontinuetogoonto theendoftimewithher occupyingtheplacein prayersecondonlytothe prayerthatissentdirectly tothethroneofGod.

NoComment

"Truth"nowgoeson:I haveheardyousaynothing aboutthevisionsofthe Virginsupposedtohave beenseenbyyourPope.

R.:Neitherwillyouhear mementionituntilIam sureofmy.facts.Catholics havelearntbylongexperiencetoeyesuspiciously reportsofthisnaturethat appearinthesecularpress. Theyawaitthetruthwhich induecourseisputforward bytheVatican.Sofarno commentwhatsoever,officialorotherwise,hasbeen issuedfromtheVaticanon thismatter.AndsoIreserve judgmentandrefrainfrom comment.Thethingof courseisnotimpossibleand genuineCatholicswouldrejoiceifsuchanhonourwere reservedfortheSupreme Pontiffwhosepersonalholinessissomethingforallto marvelatandthankGod for.But,asIsay,alongwith otherCatholicsIreserve judgmentuntilsomeauthorityofgreaterweightthan theworld'spresshasspoken onthematter.

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TheauthorknowsthegreatcityofNewYorkintimatelyandhasathoroughknowledgeofthecharacteristicsofthevariedpeopleswhoformitspopulation.In thisnovelthestoryofPaulTaggartandPeterthebaby whomhefoundabandonedinachurch,theauthorshows hiskindlyandtolerantunderstandingofhumannature andthemanycharactersintroducedthroughoutthebook arealldrawnwithararewisdomandunfailingskill.

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Thenextletterisfrom "Joseh,"ofCoogee."Joseph,inalongandcourteousletter,setsoutwhathe callshisimpressionsofthe Catholicconceptionofthe statusoftheVirginMary." Hisconclusionisthatwe giveadivinestatusto Mary,theMotherofChrist. Hedrawsthisconclusionin thefirstplacefromthefact thatweCatholicsinvoke herintermession,whichintercessionChristclaimsfor hisown.

Reply:Yourconclusion doesnotflowfromtheargu-ment,Joseph.Itistruethat weCatholicsdoinvokethe aidoftheBlessedVirgin, butalwayswiththeclear knowledgethatherrightto intercedeforusissubordinatetoanddependenton themeritsofChrist.The veryfactthatwedoaskthe BlessedVirgintointercede showsthatwelookonher asacreature.Goddoesnot intercede.ChristHimselfintercedeson1ybecause, thoughHeisdivineinPerson,Hehasacreatedhuman nature.EvenifCatholics weretoputOurLadyon thesamefootingasChrist,a thingthattheymostcertainlydonotdo,stillby givingheronlyintercessory powertheywouldbemakingher.outacreature.If youlookatitmoreclosely theveryargumentyouuse givesyourwholeposition away.

Joseph'ssecondargument is"yourchurchgivestoher suchtitlesas"Queenof

Heaven,"which,Itakeit, denotesovereignty,which isastatustobeattributed toGodalone."

Thisstatementtakesone's breathaway.Isthereno suchthingascreatedsovereignty?Whenthehistory teacherofmyyouthmade melearna'ListofEnglish Sovereigns'washesetting upbeforemeanewlotof Olympiangods?Andis everyloverwhocallshis ladyaqueenstraighttobe upforhightreasonagainst his King?Majesty,ourrightful

TheBlessedVirginis styled"QueenofHeaven"in virtueofthecreateddignity thatGodgaveher,because sheisfullofgrace-theyare thewordsofGod'smessage toher-becausesheisthe motheroftheKingof Heavenandearth,because sheisthesupremeintercessoramongstmerecreatures. WhomGodcalledHis Mother,weCatholicshonour withthehonourduetoher position-andwearejealous ofherhonour,justasher ownSon,likeanyotherson, isjealousofhismother's honour.Wehaveverygreat faithinherpowerwithher Son.

Butweknowfullythat allthishonourisduetoher becauseGodcreatedherand gaveherthehighdignity thatsheholds.Wedonot adoreher;wedonotassignherdivinehonours.Do, please,giveuscreditfora littleintelligence.

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Atparish'spre-eminence

Columba'swillneverforgettherecentmissionconductedbyFathersTalty andCrowe,oftheRedemptoristsFathers.Ourpar_ ishfamilyisnowsmall,and theparishchurchhasample roomevenforamission congregation.Thefinal Sunday,withitsfamily HolyCommunion,sawthe churchreallypacked,but thatwastheonlyoccasion wheneveryseatwasoccupiedtocapacity.Thesix o'clockMasswasaninspiration,andindeedasurprise, formanycamefeelingthey wouldaddtothesmallattendance,andtheycameto awell-filledchurch.There wasnoexerciseofthemissionthathadnotanexcellentcongregation,andthe openingnight,inwindand rain,wonhighpraisefrom themissionaries.

PriestsandpeopleofSt.MedaltotheRedemptorist novenaofthePerpetual Succour.Eacheveningwe expectedtohearthepeople "clamouring"(astheMonasteryannouncementdeclaredhappenedinNedlands),butallweheard werewhisperswhenFather Crowewasabout:"Don't youfollowNedlands."This wemustadmit,clientsof OurLadyofPerpetualSuccourcanobtainpictures,of manysizesandquality,of theirPatroness,whilethere arenoneavailableofOur LadyoftheMiraculous Medal.TheVincentian Fathersshouldsendoneof theirmissionariestoHollywoodtolearnsalesmanshipandtobringbacka shiploadofpicturesofOur LadyoftheMiraculous Medal.

FatherCrowehasaHol_ lywoodtouch,whichwas puttogoodeffectinthe titlesofhissermons.When hepromisedyou"The HoodedHorror,''howcould youremainaway,and when"LaughterandTears" was"runner-up,"wellone rantohearit.ThepictureofOurLadyofPerpetualSuccour,thepatronessoftheRedemptorist Mission,wasmadeashrine, floodlitandartisticallyset withbluedrapingsasa background.Toitcame thepeople,eventhosewho hugthebackbenches.Our parishpicturewithitsgilt frameisunusuallybeautiful.ItlookedasifSouth Perthwouldfollowthelead ofNedlandsandchange fromitsnovenatoOur LadyoftheMiraculous

TheSymphonyoftheBabes Thebestmusiceversung inSt.Columba'schurch washeardontheSunday afternoon,whenFather Crowewithdramaticeffectsblessed70babiesand pinnedontheirfestivegar_ mentsablueribbonedmiraculousmedal(whichmade pastorandcuratesmileas theyhandedFatherCrowe themedals).Itwasaglorioussighttoseethelarge familiesspreadoutalong theseats,DadandMother andtheirsonsanddaughtersendingwiththeirMajestiestheBabes.ThesymphonybeganwhenFather Crowedeftlysprinkledthe babeswithholywaterashe walkedthroughthechurch. Theleadersyelled,and withinafewmomentsthe pastor,withabroadgrin, conductedfromthealtar railsthebabycriesinevery

toneofthemusicalscale,

Andthejoyofitthatno motherhadtotakeouther babeinembarrassment. Thebabestookcharge,and notevenFatherCrowe's stentorianvoicecouldbe heardabovethebabes' symphony,whosemusic musthavesoundedvery fineinheaven. Anothertriptotherails fortheblessingofSt.Gerard,themothers'saint. ThencameanannouncementthatNedlandshad only51babescompared withSouthPerth's70.At thatthebabesputallthey

hadintotheircriesand shoutsoftriumph.It mustbethebracingairof SouthPerththatdoesit. TheDublinWindows.

OnyournextvisittoSt Columba'syouwillseeour stainedglassWindows, madeinDublinbythegreat artist,RichardKing.Art criticsto-daydeclarethat theDublinartistshavecapturedthesecretofthe world'smostfamouswindowsinChartres,near Paris.Colouranddesign havegonebacktothat goldenageforinspiration.

ManyandVariedFavoursReceived

ThroughAnnualCathedralNovena

Thesolutionofhousingproblems,improvementinhealth,successinexaminations,andthesolvingoffinancialdifficultieswereinstancedbytheRev.J.Hoganas temporalfavoursattributed bypeopletotheintercession ofOurLadyduringtheNovenalastyear.

Owingtotheever-increasingthreatofwar,said FatherHogan,ayetgreat_ ernumbermightbeexpectedtoparticipateinthe Novena,whichwouldcommenceintheCathedral, Nov.30.Itsprimaryintentionwasworldpeace.

Secondarily,thetemporal andspiritualwelfareof -participantswasprayedfor. Frompreviousexperience itcouldbeanticipatedthat manyfavourswouldbe grantedinthisdirection.

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S.I.C.lostthetoss,but weresentin,andcompiled 186(declared).ClemHill top-scoredwith78,Noel FlinnandGeorgeTempleman22,RobertAnderson 27.ThenGillingarrawere alldismissedfor32.Paul White,3for5,andTedJefferys,2for2,excelled amongsomereallyfine bowling.

DrawWithPiawaning. Piawaningbattedfirstand totalled136:E.Fowler compiledavaluable52; PhilBaker, 4for35, MichaelAngell3for30, andJohnParsons3for50, werebestforS.I.C.

S.I.C.atstumpswere118, withfivewickets,inhand, andthematchwasdrawn. JohnParsons31,andJohn Hanley40,battedreally well.

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LEYDEN.-OnNov.16,at herresidence,70Gardiner street,Como,ThereseVirginia,belovedwifeofPat_ rickJosephLeyden,loving motherofGerald(Melbourne),Margaret(Mrs. Lee),andGrace,fond mother-in-lawofPatricia andPeter,grandmotherof Margaret,Richardand Johanne.

RequiescatinPace.

INMEMORIAM

THISWEEK'SGENUINE BARGAIN, A12-year-oldB.andT. home,ingoodsuburb; emptynow;containsthree bedrooms,spaciouslounge, dining-room,kitchen,gas bath_heater,garage;on largeblock,closetotransport,withF.C.andW.T. £3,550.Thisattractive homemustbesold,andthe firstgenuinebuyertoinspectwillbuy.

Ontheopeningnight, thosepresentwillbeasked toapproachthealtarrails toplacetheirpetitionbeforetheshrineofOur Lady.Thesewouldremain thereuntiltheNovena closed,Dec.8. Country petitionsshouldreadthe ChurchofficebeforeNov. 29.

FITZGERALD.-Inloving memoryofourdearfather, ThomasJ.,whopassed awayonNovember21st., 1951. Onhissoul,sweetJesus, havemercy. Sadlymissedbyhislovingfamily. McKENNEY.-Inloving memoryofourdearhus_ bandandfather,passed awayNovember25,1947. Alwaysrememberedby hiswifeandson,Paul. MORRIS,W.P.,F.O.-In lovingmemoryofourdarlingsonandbrother,accidentallykilledatMoratai, November28,1945;alsoour darlinghusbandandfather, departedthislifeAugust 16,1949. Wewalkbesideyou. SweetJesus,havemercy.

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TheIrishclubhasmade formalapplicationinthe courttoberegisteredundertheAssociationsIncorporatedAct,1895.Itis hopedthatthisnewstep willstimulateinterest amongsttheolderIrishsettlersinW.A.

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