The Record Newspaper 19 August 1954

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FloreatParkHasMost ModernChurchInCity

Narembeen'snewchurch,picturedabove,was openedbyHisGracetheArchbishoponAugust1. Donationstothebuildingfundareacknowledged belowbytheRev.P.Gavin,P.P.

Beforealargecongregation,anewchurchatFloreatPark wasdedicatedtoOurLadyofVictoriesbyHisGracetheArchbishoponAugust15.Certainfeaturesinthedesignhavebeen usedinthischurchforthefirsttimeinecclesiasticalarchitectureinAustralia.

Constructed

DesignedbyMessrs.SummerhayesandAssociates,

andbuiltbyMessrs.HarnettandHorner,thenew churchalsofeaturesprecastconcreteslabsinthe roofingabovetheside aisles. Ithasadetachedbelltower50feethigh.Large crossesincopperareset

-RecordPhotoService intotall,narrowwindows ateachside,andatnight areilluminedthroughthe glass. Onthefrontwallisa beautifulstatueofOur LadyofVictories,importedfromEurope. Entrancetothechurchis

2,500ThrongCathedral

InMarianPilgrimage

Morethan2,500CatholicspackedSt. Mary'sCathedraltopaytributetothe BlessedVirginMaryinaspecialMarion YearpilgrimagelastSunday.

Thedensecrowd,whichYoungChristianWorkers' overflowedintotheaisles, ioinedwithfervourinthe recitationoftheRosay, whichstartedtheceremony.

TheRev.J.Depiazzi,the diocesanchaplainofthe

Movement,whichsponsoredthepilgrimage,thenrecitedthespecialMarian Yearprayer,composedby HisHolinessthePope. A powerful sermon, Trustees

AnnounceChangeOf DateForScholarshipEntry

ThetrusteesoftheLynnScholarship havechangedthedoteofentrytooneweek afterthedateofentryfortheJuniorExamination.Teachersandcandidatesare askedtonotethenewentrytime.

Thescholarship,tenable fortwoyearsaftertheJunior,isavailabletoanyboy attendinganyCatholic schoolintheArchdiocese, whohascompletedhis18th yearonthedatetheexaminationbegins.

Entryshouldbemadeon aformavailablefromthe CatholicEducationOffice, 81St.George'sTerrace, Perth.Withtheentryis tobeforwardedoneshillingpersubjectforwhich thecandidatehasenrolled.

Thisisnotanentryfee,

butapaymenttotheUniversityforblockextractionofmarks.Matkswill beavailabletoentrants afterthemeeting,which willdecidethewinnerof thescholarshipfor1955.

Thereasonfortheabove changeistoobviatethe needofwaitingformarks tobesuppliedtotheschool andthentobesuppliedto thetrustees.Bythismethoditishopedtoaward thescholarshipearlierthan hasbeenpossibleuptothe present.

preachedbytheRev.J. Taylor,C.Ss.R.,ontheneed fordevotiontoOurLady, followedthespecialprayer.

FatherTaylorstressedthe dangertoAustraliafrom thenorth,andwarnedthat withouttheBlessedVirgin'shelp,thisvastcontinentwouldbeengulfed.

Theceremoniesconcluded withSolemnBenediction oftheBlessedSacrament, impartedbytheRt.Rev. Mgr.J.T.McMahon.

Thepilgrimagewasso successfulthattheexecutiveoftheYoungChristian Workers'Movementhopes tomakeitanannualfunctionintheCatholiclifeof thePerthArchdiocese.

VictoriaParkShow

Sunday,night,August15, foundmembershardat workrehearsingtheirparts in"KillarneyKapers."A dressrehearsalisonthe agendaforSundayAug.22 forthegreateventon August30.Membersappreciatethesupportof'Two Theatregoers'inthelast week's"Record"andhope toliveuptoexpectations.

Thebasketballteam,BI grade,isfaringwellinthe finalmatches.Agoodattendanceislookedforatthe nextgeneralmeeting;membershopetoseealotof newfaces.

215/15:HisGraceArchbishopcoldJohns;PellegriniandCo.; Prendiville. Mr.andMrs.W.Hynes. £5/5:HisLordshipDr.£5each:"Rev.M.Philbin; Goofy Messrs.MundayBros.;Mr.and £65:Mr.andMrs.J.Hickey.Mrs.W.L.Schilling;Mr.R. £55:Mr.HughKelly. Sullivan;Mr.J.O'Shea;Mas225each:Mr.andMrs.P.sumFamily;Mrs.A.McPini;Mr.andMrs.A.T.Draper;Derrnott;Mrs.A.Munro;Mr. Mr.andMrs.L.J.Hambly;andMrs.RonButler;Mr.T. Messrs.J.P.Lynch. Kelly;Mr.andMrs.Miolini; Mr.andMrs.G.Draper;Mr. andMrs.Holliday;Mr.andMil. R.T.Draper;Mr.RobbieMenegota;Mr.andMrs.H.A.Ray: Dr.Donnelly.£3/3each:Rt.Rev.Mons.S Wallace:Rev.J.J.O.Mahony; PresentationConvent,Mosman Park:PresentationConvent, BruceRock;St.JohnofGod, Subiaco;Rev.J.Boylan;Mr. andMrs.C.Commons;Aherns Bros.;Mr.andMrs.F.Mathews:Mr.andMrs.A.Oliver. £3each:Rev.W.Cleary; Mr.andMrs.J.Traynor;Mr. B.DellaVedova;Mr.Federici; Mr.Dayszy.22/10,Mr.andMrs.K.Smith. Continuedonpage4.

£53each:Mr.T.A.Lynch; Mr.W.Ooverley;Mr.M.Haggarty215/15each:Rev.Fr.P. Gavin:Mr.andMrs.S.Costello. £15:Mr.andMrs.M.Fuchsbictler. £10/10each:Mr.J.Ray;Mr. P.Hayes. £10each:Mr.Mrs.L.J. Hickey;Mr.P.Hickey;Mr. andMrs.A.G.Walker:Mr. andMrs.J.Clarke;Mr.W. O'Connor. £5/5each:Rt.Rev.Mons.E. Kennedy:Rev.D.J.Lenihan; Mr.andMrs.B.P.Moppett, Mr.A.Ronan;Mr.andMrs. T.J.Woods;Mr.andMrs.Ha-

PolesHailTheirQueen

Nearly400PolishpeoplefromPerth, Kelmscott,Fremantle,Bellevue,Midland Junction,Wexcombeandothersuburbs cametoClontarfinpilgrimageonAug.15, tohonourOurLadyintheMarianYear.

Toprepare,atriduum washeldonThursday,FridayandSaturdayinWest Perth.ThetwoPolish priests-theRev.W.DzieciolandtheRev.B.Binkowski-heardconfessions.

OnSundayMissaCantatastartedat10.30a.m.at Clontarf.FatherDzieciol wasthecelebrantand preacher.Hestatedthat

-RecordPhotoService devotiontoOurLadywas constantinPolandthroughoutitshistory,andthePolishpeoplehopedthat Marywouldassistthemin theirpresenttroubleasshe hadassistedtheminthe pastAfterMassthePolishpeoplevisitedthegrottoand recitedprayerstogetherto gaintheindulgences,in-

eludingtheprayercomposed byPopePiusXIIforthe MarianYear. Thenthepilgrims,thanks tothehospitalityofthe managerofBoys'Town, hadrefreshments. Forthedaytheorphans werealldisposedof-some tofriendsandthe'remaindertoapicnicatCanning Dam,thusleavingthepilgrimstheuseofthedining roomandotherfacilities.

At1.30thepilgrimsattendedVespersandBenediction.At2.30theydepartedfromClontarfand proceededtotheCathedral totakepartinthediocesan pilgrimage.

MigrantDirector,Mgr.Crennan

Expects100,000Newcomers

GENEVA,Aug.10(NC.) -Mgr.G.M.Crennanof Sydney,Australia,director andsecretaryoftheFederal CatholicImmigrationCommitteeofAustraliaandnationaldirectorofCatholic migrationactivitiesthere, lefthereforLondonwhere hewillexplorethepossibilitiesofthereceptionof additionalBritish-childmigrantsintoAustralia.

MonsignorCrennan,who conferredherewithheads ofWarReliefServices-NationalCatholicWelfareConference,andtheInternationalCatholicMigrationCommission,reportedthatan estimated1,000British orphansorhomelessBritish childrenhavebeentaken intoCatholicAustralianinstitutionsinthepastfew years.Mostofthemwere warvictims,hesaid.

Referringtotheoverall immigrationpictureinAustralia,MonsignorCrennan reportedthatintakeofimmigrantswasreducedtemporarilybyAustraliafrom apeakof174,000in1951to anestimated80,000last year. BecauseageneralimprovementinAustralianeconomicconditionshasprovidedincreasesinresettlementopportunities,how*

Quarant'Ore AUGUST

4th.-COTTESLOE:Forty Hours'Prayer(21st.23rd).

5th.-WAROONAand BRIDGETOWN:OneDay ofExposition.

SEPTEMBER

1st-NARROGINandPINJARRA:OnedayofExposition.

2nd.-QUEEN'SPAKand BEDFORDPARK:One dayofExposition.

3rd.-GUILDFORDand SHENTONPARK:One dayofExposition.

ever,itisexpectedthat 100,000personswillfind newhomes"downunder" intheyear1954-55.

CombinedYouth MeetingtoStudy Pope'sStatement

"FreedomThroughConsecration"isthetheme forthesecond1954combinedconferenceofmembersoftheY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.,scheduledfor fornextSunday,August 29,atSubiaco.

ThethemeoftheconferenceisbasedonthePope's recentencyclicalonconsecratedvirginityandthe YouthCouncilofthetwo movementsexpectalarge attendancetodiscussthe encyclical.

ThePopeinhisencyclicalexpressedalarmatthedecreaseinthenumberembracingthehigherwayof lifeandsaidhehopedthat CatholicActionwouldnot losesightofthesignificance ofthisalarmingtrend.

Theconferencewillopen at10.30a.m.inSt.Joseph's Hallattheintersectionof McCourt-street,andRailway-parade,Subiaco.

Thediocesanchaplain, theRev.J.Depiazzi,will addresstheconferenceon thesignificanceoftheencyclical.

Discussionwillthenfollowuntil1p.m.andthose takingpartwilladjournfor lunchuntil2p.m.

Therestoftheafternoon willbetakenupwithfurtherdiscussions,andasummingupat4.30p.m.by FatherDepiazzi.

Theconferencewillconcludeat5o'clockwithBenedictionoftheBlessed SacramentinSt.Joseph's Church.

NationalImagesOfOurLady FeaturedInCityExhibition

By

MollieSimeonAsphar.

Inthehistorythathasbeenwritten aroundthewallsofthePerthTownHall duringtheInternationalGoodwillLeague's yearlyExhibitionitwaspleasingtoCatholicstofindMarianartplayingsodefinitea partinthistheMarianYear. completefaiththefamily prayedtotheLadyofOstra Brama,andtheboy'ssight wascompletelyrestored. Hebecameastheyears passedPoland'sgreatnationalpoet,andingratitude fortherestorationofhis sight,wroteagreatepic poem,whichheplacedfirst inhisvolumeofpublished poems,inwhichhetells Mary'sstoryinunforgettablewords.

Tomanywhohadonly vaguelyheardofMary,the partthatshehasplayedin theworld'searlyhistory, thegreatdevotionthatsurvivestohertoday,universally,andspeciallyinthe Communistover-runcountries,andthemanyliving legendsthatweretold aboutherbythevarious stallholders,havemadeher alivingandpowerfulfigure.

FreePoland'sexhibit, deemedbymanytohave beenthebeststaged,attractedmuchattention,withits manyarticlesofhistorical significance,chiefamongst whichwerepicturesofOur LadyofOstraBrame,with thesepiaportraitofthefamousshrinealongside.

Overacobbledstreeta woodenbridge-archisbuilt, andherebehindspiked staves,theimageoftheVirgin,differentinthecrowningofOurLadybyflying angels,lookeddownonthe villagelifethatflowedbeneathit.

CureofMickiewicz

Somehowitwasahallowedhappyvillage,Vilna. Heregreatdevotiontothe MotherofGodwasan every'daypartoflife.Peopletooktheirevery-day problemstoher,andbig andsmallshesolvedthem.

Oneofthegreatestsorrowsofthevillagewasthe partialblindnessofAdam Mickiewicz,theyoungson ofalocalfamily.Dailywith

Vilna'sescapefromdestructionbyitsenemiesand byfireisattributedtothe MadonnaofOstraBrama, anddespitehistory'smany vicissitudesagreatserenity andabidinghappinessare alwaysfeltintheremote historicalMarianstronghold.

LaterMickiewicz,with KoscwikoafterwhomCount StrelitzaPolishexplorer namedourfamousmountain,wentfromarestless PolandtoAmericaand foughtwithWashingtonin hisWarofIndependence, winninggreatmilitaryhonoursandthelaterbecoming agreatgeneral.

OurLadyofOrrenstawa. Buriedintheearlymistsof thefirstdaysofChristianity. thebeautifullegendofOur LadyofCzenstawaderives fromapaintingdoneona woodentabletonatableattributedtoSt.Luke.Inthe lovelyfaceheissaidto havecapturedabeautyunkniwninlaterpaintings, andtohavepaintedOur Ladyfrommemory.

SoldieryTwarted

WhentheenemiesofPolandoverranher,sacking lootinganddestroyingall intheirpath,soldierstrying tosnatchthejewelsfrom roundthepicture'sneck, werehaltedbyamysterious power.Enragedtheypushed theVirginontoahorse drawncart,butthehorses refusedtomove.Furiously thecommandingofficer drewhissword,andslashed atthebeautifulwooden

cheek,andwarmredblood oozedout.Inawethesoldiersfellbackandmarched away.

OurLadyofVilnaisalso claimedbytheByeloRussians.ByeloRussiaattractedmuchattention,and createdgreatinterestasfew peopleknewwhereitwas. Itsnatinalemblem,a warrioronawhitehorse wastakenbymanytobe St.George,butinrealityit wasthesymbolofPursuit called"Pahonia".

IntheoldendaysByeloRussiawasaPrincedomof Lithuania.InvadedincessantlybybarbaricBerber tribesfromeastandwest. itwashermountedwarriorswhopreservedher freedomandintegrityand adoptedthehorseastheir nationalemblem.

ChristianitycametoByelo Russiaearly;anddevotion toOurLadyofVilna(Ostra Bras)indeepinthelives ofitspeople,whoclaim withdecisivebitterness. thatshebelongstothem, andthatPolandcamelater toacquiretheirnational shrine. Throughoutturbulent timesthislittlevaliant bandhavepreservedtheir faith,andhistoryandlegends,andknowntodayas WhiteRuritania,havetwo representativesattheUnitedNations.

ThreatofSuliman Boundedontheeastand westbytheUkraine,LithuaniaandPoland,Byelc Russiaisto-daypartofRussia. WhentheKnightsofSt. JohnofJerusalemwere chasedoutofRhodesby theTurks,CharlesV,Emperor,gavethemthelittle historicGeorgeCrossIsland ofMalta.Heretheycame withtheeight-pointedCrusadersCrossandflungup theirmightyrampartson theIslandentrenching themselvesonitsrocksfor theirstandagainsttheCrescent,thenseekingtodominatetheworld.

SulimantheMagnificent chasedthemuptheseas, andthreemonthsafter theirinhabitingtheIslans,withtheirfortifications andrampartsstillinthe making,thesailsofhis

YCWAthletesPlanDinnerandDance

ToMarkEndofSportingSeason

ATHLETICCLUB.

A,bigdanceistobeheld attheY..A.L.onMonday, Sept.6.Thedateforthe wind-updinnerhasbeen fixedandatentativedate forthegeneralmeetinghas beensetearlyinSeptember.Ticketsforthedinnerwillbesoldatboththe danceandmeeting.All clubmemberswillbecircularisedinthenearfuture aboutcomingevents.

SOUTHPERTH. Thesportseveningsare aremovingalongverywell, andmorenewfacesarebeingnoticed.Tentative arrangementsforapicnicto beheldonSeptember19to Serpentineareinthehands ofthesocialcommittee. Fulldetailswillbegiven atthenextgeneralmeeting.

LEEDERVILLE. Atterthelastcombined meeting,filmswereshown byoneofthememberswho hastakenthefilmoperator'scourseundertheNationalFitnessscheme.For anoccasionalvariationfrom thedancingafterthemeeting,filmsshouldprovesuccessfulinthefuture.

ThenextdanceatLeedervillewillbeheldon Sunday,August22.The monthlydanceisbecoming moreandmorepopular,and anevenbiggercrowdisexpectedatthenextdance. Forpatronscomingthrough thecity,catchaNo.15Mt. HawthornGovt.busfrom theWilliam-streetterminus andgetoffatthecornerof FranklinandOxfordstreets.

mightyfleetwereseen againstthesunset.

TheTurkswererestive, andcamewithassuranceto repeatthedebacleof Rhodes.

The tiredKnightsgirdedtheir loins,placedtheir warriorsandwerewaiting forthefirstdreadfulonslaughtonthatclearMeditterraneenMaymorning.

Forfourfrightfulmonths, ahandfulofMaltese,with theKnightsheld40,000 Turksatbay.Womenand childrenusingtheonlyammunitiontheyknew,prayed andhurleddownallthe availablerocksonthetrinningTurksbelow.Su theMagnificentfeltassured ofvictory.

Thenthelegendruns theyfoundit,acarvedbatteredivorystatue,bobbing aboutamongstthebloodspatteredrocks.NewcouragecametoMalta.Itwas September,andFortElmo hadfallen,andonlyLa Valette,theknightafter whomthecapitalofMalta, Valetta,isnamedheldout inFortSt.Angeloacross thespatulatebay.

GloryofLepanto

ThemorningofSeptember the8th.dawned,OurLady's birthday.Thewomenand childrenkneltintheirrags andprayed.Thefoodhad runalmostout,andthemen hadnomoreammunition left.

Thenagreatshoutwent up,thewindhadchanged. andwasblowingstrongly, blowingthegreatfleetof SullimantheMagnificentwithhisgleamingcrescents onthesailsawayfromthe Island.

TheTurksscreamedand shoutedandbrandished theiruselessscimitars,but stilltheirshipswerecarriedaway,towardsthegreatadvancingfleetunderDon JohnofAustria.ThereensuedthegreatBattleof Lepanto,Sept.8,1565,when theTurkswerecompletelyrouted.Theylimpedaway overthehorizon,tattered sailsandbrokenmastsin thesunset.OncemoreMary hadsavedthosethatbelievedinher.

Twoveryoldpaintings oncopper,thoughttobe Byzantineart,alsohigh-lightedMary,andattracted muchattention.Onewas theadorationoftheMagi. andtheotheraparticularly beautifulCrucifixion.They areboth.originalsandwere exhibitedbyGwenAsphar ontheMaltastall.

VICTORIAPARK.

Ticketsareonsalefor thelatestKapers'production,"KilarneyKapers,"to bepresentedinthePerth TownhallonMonday,August31.VictoriaParkmembersarehandlingthesales andtheticketsavailable arediminishingrapidly.

Theattempttospeak withoutspeakinganyparticularlanguageisnotmore hopelessthantheattempt tohaveareligionthatshall benoreligioninparticular. -GeorgeSantayana(13831952).

BunburyParishIs DedicatedtoMary

ByAlanM.Stephens

Morethan1,200people,includinga goodnumberofnon-Catholicswerepresent atSt.Patrick'sChurch,Bunbury,lastSunday whenaprocessionofparishionersand varioussocietymemberstraversedthe churchgrounds,duringtheceremonyof prayingforworldpeaceandthededication oftheparishtoOurLady,duringtheMarian Yearcelebrations.

Althoughtheweatherwasplacingthecrownonthe bleakandcloudywithabit-headofMary'sstatue,when terlycoldseawindblowing,ashaftof,sunlightfiltered theweatherliftedjustbe-throughthestainedglass fore3p.m.whenthecere-windowsandlittheenactmonywasduetostart.mentofthesimplebutmovPerhapsthemostremark-ingceremony. ablefeatureofthisoccurredjustasthecrowning queen,JoySutcliffe,was

NursesToHare

Day'sRetreat

Aone-dayRetreatforall CatholicnursesofthemeIrelMailanareawillbeheld atLoretoconvent,Osborne, onSunday,Aug.29. TheRetreatwillcommencewiththecelebration ofMassat8cm.

SocialFunctions

OfC.W.L.Proved

MostSuccessful

Theresultoftheprize packet,drawnonAugust 11,wasmostgratifying, andexecutivemembersof theCatholicWomen'sLeaguethankallwhoparticipatedinthisefforttoraise moneyforthebuilding fund.

Winnersoftheprizes were:1st.,Mrs.Walker, Highgate;2nd.,Mrs.Jennings,VictoriaPark;3rd. Mrs.Treagar, Victoria Park;4th.,Mrs.Kelly,Subiaco.

Highgatebranchmembersthankthosewhohelpedinanywaytomakethe feteheldonAugust 7 suchafinancialsuccess.

Resultofraffleswas:Boxofchocolates,No.52, E.Corbett;eggs,No.A13, Mrs.Horrocks;nylons,No. 41,Mrs.Magnus;cradle, No.32,MargaretBoswell; duck,No.32,Mrs.Lincoln.

Maylandsbranchmemberswillholdtheirmonthlycardeveninginthetown hallsupperroomonTuesday,August24,at8p.m.

Acardafternoonwillbe heldintheLeaguerooms onThursday,August28,at 2p.m.VictoriaParkbranch memberswillbehostesses.

Cottesloebranchmemberswillconductacard partyonAugust31at2 p.m.,intheStaroftheSea hall.

ColourfulMarch

Theprocessioninorder was:crossbearers,priests, altarboys,HolyName members,NewAustralians, SacredHeartmembers, LegionofMary,Mariststudentsandteachers,senior andjuniorConventboys andgirls,ChildrenofMary, Aspirants.Flowergirls, HolyAngels,theCrowning Queenandherattendants, thestatueofOurLady bornebyfourmembersof theHolyNameSocietywith thecanopyofbluesatin carriedbyChildrenof Mary,andabiercovered withlilies.

Therosarywassaidduringthecourseoftheprocession.

Theprocessionthenenteredthechurch,whichwas socrowdedthatsomepeopleonthestepsoutside heardtheconclusionofthe ceremonythroughloudspeakers.

StatueCrowned

Thecrowningceremony wassimplebutfittingand perfectlycarriedout.

Thiswasfollowedbythe recitationofthePope's prayerforpeace,theconsecrationoftheparishtoOur LadyandsolemnBenedictionimpartedbyMonsignorWallace,during whichtheparishchoirperformedadmirable.

JoySutcliffewasthe crowningqueenandher smallattendantswere:Nan Connell,LesleyMcDonald, KathleenGee,Lynette Usher,NolaProsser,JacquelineConnolly,Kerry Bryant,MichaelNevinand RodneyKing.

TheSistersoftheSacred. HeartConventlaterexpressedtheirsincerethanksto theparentswhohadthese smallchildrensobeautifullydressedfortheimportant parttheyplayedinthecelebration.

RedChinaPoisedtoStrikeThailand

SincetheIndo-Chinaincidentclosed,atleast temporarily,theFederalGovernmenthasbeengalvanisedintoafrenzyofactivity,chieflyverbalaccordingtotheOpposition.Certainlythereisnot muchtoshowbywayofresolutedeedsbutperhaps weoughtnottoexpecttoomuchpriortothemeeting ofthenationswhichwilllaunchSEATOasapolitical,militaryandeconomicforceforthedefensive containmentofCommunism.

MilitaryattacheshavebeenarrangedforDjakartainIndonesiaandSaigoninSouthVietman.And theMinisterforDefencehasindicatedthatthisState maygetnavalandairbases.Thatisnotonlyreasonablebuturgent.ForbetweenWyndhamandEucla -14,300miles-wehavebutoneairbase,atPearce. MeanwhiletheSabreJetfightersarealmostreadyto comeofftheproductionline.

WhyIsPressSilentAboutPeril?

Mr.ArthurCalwell,thedeputyleaderofthe Opposition,hascomplainedabouttheGovernment's "satellitecomplex"andcalledforthedevelopment ofanAustralianoutlook.Bythishepresumably meansthatAustraliashouldnolongerbecontentto trailalongatthecoat-tailsofBritishforeignpolicy (whichinSouth-EastAsiaispositivelyinimicalto ournatonalinteruats),butshouldconsultitsowninterests(whichmeansclosealliancewithAmerica endco-operativeAsianneighbours).

Mr.Caseystatedduringtheweek:"Australia's survivalwilldependoneventsinSouthandSouthEastAsiainthenexttenyears."Thatitseemsto me,isatruismwhicherrsonthesideofoptimism inthetimeelement.ForRedChinaisalreadypoisedagaintostrike,thistimeinThailand.BeforeI proceedtotalkaboutthat,Iwouldlikeagaintodeplorethelack'ofinformationonAsianaffairsinthe dailypress.Suchnews,vitaltooursurvival,is cvailableinAmericanpapers,andifitisnottoodifficultformetoobtain,howmucheasierforthewide facilitiesofthedailies?Ordon'ttheycare?

EnoughTruthforSympathisers

Membersoftheleague areaskedtonotethatin futurethegeneralmeeting willbeat2p.m.onthefirst WednesdayofthemonthnextmeetingSeptember1.

ThreePriestsWill StaytoFaceReds

ST.ANNEDEBEAUPRE, Quebec(NC.)-ThreeCanadianRedemptoristswill remaininHanoi,IndoChina,duringthecommunistoccupation.

Itistheirownwishto remain.TheyareFathers MichelandFrancoisLaliberte,whoarebrothers,and PatriceGagne.Allaremissioners.

TelevisionforEach USSchoolin5Years CHICAGO(NC.)-WithinfiveyearseveryAmericanparochialschoolwill haveatelevisionset,two educatorspiedictedhere.

TVwillrelievethestrain onteachersofoversized classesandwillenablehardpressedschoolsystemsto doabetterjob,Father LouisGalesofSt.Paul, Minn.,toldameetingof CatholicAudio-VisualEducatorshere.

FatherMichaelMullenof St.John'sUniversity,Brooklyn,alsosawagrowingrole forTVinparochialschools butbothpriestswarned thatbeforeTVachieves wideuseintheclassroom, moreeducationalprogrammesmustbedeveloped.Establishmentofeducational televisionstationswillbring thisabout,theysaid.

SubiacoYouth

InviteParents

TheSubiacobranchesoftheY.C.W. andN.C.G.M.haveplannedaunique"youth week"ofmovementactivitiesduringthe comingweekforthebenefitofbothparents andnewmembers.

Saysthebranchchaplain, theRev.J.Challis:"The twobranchesarecombiningforaseriesofactivities withthetwofoldaimofattractingnewmembersto theirbranchandimpressingonparentstheimportanceoftheMovementsin thelifeoftheChurchtoday."

Theweekwillstartwith acombinedgeneralmeeting ofthetwoMovementson SundaynightandculminatewithageneralCommunionofmembersonthe followingSundaymorning andaparents'nightinthe evening.

Afurtherhighlightof thatSundaywillbethe diocesan-widecombinedconferenceofthetwoYouth Movementswhichwillbe heldatSubiaco.

Thefullprogrammefor theweekwillgiveparents anopportunitytoseethe Movementsatworkinboth theirapostolicandsocial fields.Theprogrammeis:

Sunday,August22. Acombinedgeneralmeetingwilldiscussmeansfor thegeneralmembersto takeamoreactivepartin CatholicAction.TheRev.J. Depiazzi,thediocesanchaplain,willspeaktomembers atthisopeningmeeting.

Wednesday,August25.

TheMovementsarestagingaconcertandvariety showinSt.Joseph'shall, McCourt-street,Subiaco. Producer-director,Len Harty,guaranteesagood night'sentertainment.

Intheearlydaysofthismonth,lessthanafortnightafterthesigningoftheIndo-Chinatruce,PekingintroducedonePridiPhanomyongas"Public LeaderofThailand."Thefollowingday,Moscow madeafull-scaleattackonThailand's"venal. corrupt,half-Fascist"government.

Whatisexceedinglypainfulabouttaefamiliar patternisthatthereisenoughtruthintheRedpropagandatogiveourcrypto-Communistsgroundsfor self-delusionandsubversivecomplacency.

Thailand'sPremiermaybeto-daydescribedas astrongmanandaredoubtableenemyofCommunism,butduringthepastWorldWarPhibunSonggrampresidedoverthepuppetgovernmentimposed onhiscountrybytheJapanese.PridiPhanomyong,ontheotherhand,wasthenanationalist leaderwhodirectedThailand'sundergroundresistance.

NationalistsWooedandWon

Thereisafairparallelbetweenthecareersof PridiandHoChiMinh,leaderofVietminh.Inthe beginningneithermanhadaCommunistbackground. Bothwereardentnationalists.IfanythingPridiwas morerespectedinThailandthanHoChiMinhin Indo-China.ButPridi'sisaclearcaseofadisappointedidealist,ofanambitousmanwhosethwarteciambitionhasbeenadroitlyfedandconditionedby Moscow.

In1932PridihelpedthepresentThaiPremier setupthepopularconstitutionalmonarchy.HebecamerectoroftheUniversityofMoralandPolitical SciencesinBangkokandRegentoftheKingdom.As resistanceleaderagainsttheJapaneseheworkedin perilfromtheroyalpalacewiththeAmericans.

NovitiateofSevenSovietYears

AfterthewarhebecamePremierofThailand, buthisgovernmenthadonlyabrieflifeoffive months.AboutAugustof1947hewasforcedinto exileandafterarrivinginSingaporemysteriously disappearedforsevenyears.HehasnowreappearedfullygroomedforhistaskofSovietisinghiscountry.

NotonlyhavetheCommunistsfoundaleaderwho willbeacceptedasaThainationalist,buttheyhave alsoorganisedamassmovementforhimtolead.An 'AutonomousThaiFederation"isalreadyorganised amongtheSiameselivinginSouthChina.Itaimsto includeLaotiansandCambodiansofThaistock,estimatedtonumber4,800,000.Properlyarmedand ledsuchaforcewillbeaformidablefactorforThailand's19millionstoreckonwith.

MichaelG.O'Brien"Jr.°F.1."1.

Sunday,August29.

8a.m.:MemberswillassistataDialogueMassand generalCommunionatSt. Joseph's.

11a.m.:Afull-daycombinedconferencewillbe heldintheparishhallmembersfromallcity brancheswillbeattending. TheconferencewillconcludewithBenedictionat 5p.m.

8p.m.-Pareats'Night: TwocrackMovementdebatingteamswilldiscuss themotionthat"TheYouth Movementsaredestroying realhomelife."Thisobjectionisfrequentlyheard andparentsareaskedto comealongandjoininthe discussion.

Theywillcomeawaywith abetterunderstandingof thescopeandnatureofthe Movements.Afterthedebatetherewillbeasocial anddance. Aftertheirstrenuousweek memberswillrelaxthefollowingweek-endwitha SpringCarnivaldanceon Saturdaynight,September 4,andapicnictoYanchep onSunday,September5.

Allyoungboysandgirls ofMovementage(15-25), livinginWestLeederville, Subiaco,Wemtiley,Jolimont,andFloreatPark,are invitedtoattendtheYouth Weekactivitiesandlearn somethingoftheactivities oftheirlocalbranch.

Leadersandmembers fromotherbrancheswillbe mostwelcomeatanyofthe functions,andaspecialappealismadetoparentsto givetheirsupport.

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BERLIN,Aug.10.-TheRussianpeoplearenowbeingsubjectedtothemostvigorousandconcertedanti-religiouspropagandasincethelate1930's.

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AvarietyofRussiansuoersiitions.Theimperbooks,pamphlets,papers andbroadcastsreaching hereindicatethattheKremlinregardsreligionasa growingthreatwhichmust bedealtwithonasystematiC,nation-widebasis.

Longworkingonthe thesisthatreligionis"the opiumofthepeople,"the communisthierarchyapparentlyisnowregardingreligionasan"emotionaldope habit"thatisgettingout ofhand.

Theanti-religiouspropagandaisdirectedatall faiths-Christian,Moslem andJewish-withparticular effortstodiscredittheOrthodoxandCatholicreligions.

Includedintheanti-religiouspropagandawasa Moscowbroadcastridiculing HisHolinessPopePiusXII.

Atthesametimethe Kremlindisseminateda numberofpamphletsmakingslashingattacksonthe HolySeeandthePope. Theyareentitled:"The ApostleofBetrayal,""Papal Tears,""Arrivalsoutof Darkness,""TheTwilightof ForeignGods,"and"InSatan'sService."

Anumberofotherantireligiouspublicationshave recentlybeenreleasedby theKremlin.Withacombinedprintingofalmosta millioncopies,theyinclude: aneweditionofLenin's "SocialismandReligion," "ReligiousBeliefsandtheir Harmfulness,"and"Religion:theEnemyofScience andProgress."

Thebook,"Religious SuperstitionsandTheir Harmfulness,"byP.Povelkin,laysthespreadofr.F. figicuspracticesinRussia totherecentwar.

Thewarhascontributdtonosmallextenttothe spreadofreligiousano ethersuperstitions,"he "Thetemporary occupationofapartofthe SovietterritorybyGerman fascistsinvadersledtoa certainspreadofbourgeois ideology,notablytotherevivalofreligiousandother

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ialistinvadersdidtheirutmosttopoisontheconsciousnessoftheSovietpeople withbourgeoisnationalist andidealistreligiouspropaganda."

"Thestrengthofreligious habitsandprejudices is verygreat,"theauthor states."Thetaskofovercomingthemiscomplex anddifficult.Onecalm& waitpassivelytillthesurvivalsoftheoldsocietydie bythemselves.Itisindispensabletoconductan activestruggleagainst them,becausetheyare harmfulforsociety,because theyarehamperingourpeopleintheirmovementtowardsCommunism."

Thebookalsotearsaway thepremiseonwhichvarious"progressiveChristian" and"patrioticCatholic" groupsarebuiltintheIron Curtaincountries-that ChristianityandCommun.

"Somechurchmenand Protestantsectsaretrying tospreadtheabsolutely falseidea,"thebookdeclares,"thatreligionand Communismhavecommon ideologicalfoundations,that theChristiangospeland Communismarerelated teachings,thatChristianity hasbeenaspiringforalong timetoCommunism.

"ItisabsolutelyunnecessarytosaythatChristianity,aswellasanyreligiousideology,have nothingincommonwith scientific,Marxist,Communistideology,which formsthebasisoftherevo lutionaryclassstruggle..

"TheCommunistParty oftheSovietUnionandthe SovietStatecannotconsider indifferently.religioussuperstitions TheCommunistPartyispropagatinganatheist,materialistic conceptionoftheworld.It organisespoliticalandculturaleducationtoovercome thereligiousprejudices amongthewholepopulation oftheSovietUnion."

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ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,St.Anne's, Belmont.

August29: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,atSt.Joseph's,Bassendean.

Sept.5: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,St.Joseph's, Queen'sPark.

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September19: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,atChurchof ChristtheKing,Beaconsfield.

September20: SecondPriests'Retreat.

Sept.28:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitationat St. OctoberMary'sCathedral. 3: 3p.m.Blessandopen newschoolatSpearwood.

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October15: PresideatSolemnHigh MassatCarmelitemonastery.

ToodyayParishionersObserve MarianFeastinTwoCentres

ParishionersofToodyaymarkedthefeastof OurLady'sAssumption intwoareasonSunday last.

AtJennacubbine,inthe churchofSt.Isidore,Mass wascelebratedat8a.m., withageneralCommunion ofthefaithful,followedby BenedictionoftheMost Blessed whichSacrament,during Marianalljoinedinthe Yearprayers.

AtToodyay,inthechurch ofSt.John,asungMass beganat10a.m.,themusic beingrenderedinavery devotionalmannerbythe schoolchoir.

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EINSIDDELN,Switzerland,Ang.9(NC.)-The SwissBishopshavedeploredtheinjurydonetofamily rightsandthecommongood bythefrivolityandgreed characterizingdivorce cases.

Theyalsowarnedthe publicofthegreatharm beingdonebythepractice ofabortion.

TheconcernoftheSwiss Bishopswasvoicedina declarationmadeaftertheir annualconferencehere.

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FollowingtheMassBenedictionoftheMostBlessed Sacramentwasgivenbythe parishpriest,andalljoinedwithhiminthepublic recitationoftheMarian Yearprayers.

TheRev.R.J.O'Reilly spokeonOurLady'sAssumption,advocatingunceasingprayertotheQueen ofHeavenduringthesedays ofdistressandturmoil,that hervirtuesofchastity,of resignationandobedience, ofsubmissiontoGod'sholy will,herhumilityand meekness,mightreignover menintheheartsofall.

OurLady'sstatueforthe greatfeastwasverytaste-fullyarrangedwithcandles,daffodilsandcarnations,andsheworeacrown ofThetwelveglitteringstars. parishpriestextends gratefulthankstoall donorsofflowersandcandles,andtotheSistersand choirfortheirpartinthe verysuccessfulparishcelebrations.

Everybodyoughttodo twoyearsofpoverty,aswe dotwoyearsofmilitary service.Nooneistrulykind andcharitableunlessone hasbeenunhappy.-Heard overtheFrenchBroadcastingSystem.

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Althoughthephenomenonwillnotbenoticedin thesecularpress,noaspectoftheinternationalnews canbeofgreaterweightthanthereportsthattheSovietisworriedaboutreligiousrevivification,notonly inthesatelliteareasoftheCommunistEmpire,but inunholyRussiaitself.Thefirstpersontoadvertto thisunexpectedandunpredictablefactwastheHoly Fatherhimself,who,inapublicstatement,declared thatmanyhomesinRussiacherishedsacrediconsof theMotherofGod.Thatclaimwasmadeinthe magnificentdocument,"FulgensCorona,"inwhich theHolyFatherproclaimed1954aMarianYear.

SinceNovemberoflastyear,whenthePopeissuedhisremarkablestatement,nopoliticaldevelopmenthasoccurredwhichcouldaccountforanypro- foundchangeinthedomesticlifeoftheSoviet.So farfromanyprospectoftheIronCurtainbeinglifted,ithasclangeddownovergreaterareasofthe earthwithevenmorestringentcontrolbysoldiery andsecretpolice.Yetthephenomenonwhichthe HolyFatherproclaimedninemonthsagohasassumed suchproportionsthattheevilmenoftheKremlin havebeenimpelledtolaunchacampaignofpseudosciencetocounterthegrowthof"superstition"andto re-issuetheclassicbutsomewhatpasseworksofthe old-timeatheists.

ItisironicalthattheSoviet;informulatingits constitution,apparentlythoughtitsafetoguarantee thefreedomofprivatereligiouspracticeaswellas thefreedomofanti-religiouspropaganda..Inpractice,ofcourse,thefreedomwaslargelyillusory,its practicebeingactivelydiscouragedbyeconomic sanctionsonworkprospects,foodrationcards,etc. Butanywayitdoesexistasatheoreticallegalright, andKremlinspokesmenarereportedascomplaining bitterlyagainstthepeopleemployingtheirconstitutionallibertyinthisdirection.Itissafetopredict thatawaveofpersecutionwillfollowthefailureof the"scientific"debunkingofreligion.Andthat willbeacapitalmistakeoftheSoviet.

ItisfurtherreportedthatSovietleadersare blamingtheNazioccupationforthegerminationof thereligiousideaintheirstrictlyatheisticvacuum. ThatistoosillyevenforaSovietpropagandist.What, then,canbetheexplanation,notonlyofthesurvival,butoftherevivalofthereligiousspiritamong apeopleonwhomatheismandmaterialismhave beenfoistedforageneration?CertainlytheOrthodoxChurchcanmakenoclaiminthatdirection,for ithasbecome,inthemostshamefulfashion,the pawnoftheGodlesspoliticalleadersoftheKremlin. ThePatriarchofMoscowhasbecomeknownasthe RedRasputin,andthereisnottoomuchexaggeration inthetitle.

Nosetofrationalfactsexistssufficienttoexplainwhatishappeningto-dayinthesoulsofthe Russianpeople.Twentyyearsagoitcouldbesaid thattheolderfolk,naturallyinclinedtowardsmysticismandsteepedinreligioustradition,wouldkeep theirfaith.Butmanyofthosehavediedandtheir childrenhaveneverbeenfreeofofficialpropaganda againstreligion.Furthermore,familytieshave beenloosenedandtheserviceoftheStateisthe firstandgreatestcommandment.Whathumanchance wastherethatreligioncouldsurviveinthenewgene-rationandgrowtosuchproportionsastoinviteofficialrepressiveattention?

InthesameyearthattheCzarwasoverthrown andtheBolshevikRevolutiontookcontrolinRussia, theMotherofGod,inaseriesofvisionstothree childrenatFatima,promisedthatiftheworldrepentedofitssins,shewouldconvertRussia.Wehave nogaugeofthecollectivesoulofman,butwedo knowthattherehasbeenamonumentalsurgeofdeotiontoOurLadyineverynationinthepasttwodecades.ItisnotbeyondbeliefthatMary,whoso commandstheheartofherSon,isabouttofulfilher promise.Itwouldbethemoststupendousmiracle ofnationalconversioninhistory;it,anditalone, couldensurethepeaceoftheworld.Butitisnot abovethepowerofheratwhoseFiatGodwasmade man.

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OntheweekendofAug. 7-8,themembersofthe N.C.G.M.fromthisbranch enjoyedthemselvesata socialweekendatMarian Lodge.Althoughonlynine membersfromLeederville cametheyallhadamost enjoyabletime.Itishoped that'thenexttimethis branchisallottedaweekend atMarianLodge,morememberswillcome.

Membersandfriendsare remindedthatthenext dancetobeheldinSt. Mary'sHall,Franklin-st., willbeonSunday,August 22.Eachmonthlydanceof theLeedervilledanceclub isbecomingmoreand morepopular.Togettothe dance,catchaMt.HawthornGovt.businWilliamstreet,andalightatFranklin-street.

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MeekatharraSees BishopBlessChurch

OnSunday,July4,HisLordshipthe BishopofGeraldton,theMostRev.A.J. Gummer,D.D.,solemnlyblessedandopened thenewChurchatMeekatharra,dedicated toChristtheKing.

Masswascelebratedfor thefirsttimeinthenew churchbytheparishpriest, theRev.M.O'Flaherty,on theSundaymorning,andin theafternoonHisLordship theBishopimpartedBenedictionoftheBlessedSacrament.

Theformalopeningof thechurchtookplaceinthe presenceofalargecrowd ofparishionersandfriends.FatherO'Flahertyactedas chairmanofthegathering.

HavingwelcomedHis LordshiptheBishop,Father O'Flahertywentontorecalltheparticularsetof circumstandeswhichhad resultedinthedestruction oftheoldchurch.

Hefeltatthetimebythe amountofsympathyhereceivedfromthepeopleof thetownthathecouldlook forwardtopublicsupport ingettinganewchurch.

Hewentontothankthe publicforthewaythey hadassistedfinanciallyand alsoforthevolunteerlabourhereceivedingetting thechurchbuilt. Hecouldnotmention everypersonwhohelped, buthewishedspeciallyto thankMr.MattEdwards, whocartednearlyallthe sandfreeofcharge;Mr.W. CampbellandMr.W. Campbell,junr.,whocarted allthematerialfromthe railwaystationfreeof charge;Messrs.A.Rinaldi,J.Young,andJ.Hanley,whopaintedtheinteriorofthechurchalsofree ofcharge.

appealedforfurthersupporttohelppaytheremain-ingdebt.Thisappeal,togetherwithdonationsreceivedfromoutsidecommunities,realisedapproximatelyL700.

Mr.FrankJones,manageroftheHorseshoeGold Mine,congratulatedFather O'Flahertyonthesplendid workhehadperformed.He saidMr.Wilsonhadmentionedafigureasbeingthe costofthechurch.

He,himself,wasatrained engineer,andafterlooking overthetypeofstructure usedinthebuildingofthe churchhewouldputFather O'Flaherty'spersonaleffort downat£2,000.

FinallyBishopGummer addressedthegathering HecongratulatedFatherO'Flahertyandthe publicforthesplendidway inwhichtheyhadrespondedfinanciallyinbuilding thechurch.

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COLOMBO,Ceylon,Aug. 5(NC).-Elaboratearrangementsarebeingmade heretoobservethe450th. anniversaryofthefirst MassintheLatinRitecelebratedontheislandofCeylon.

ArchbishopThomasCooray,ofColombo,hasannouncedthat450Massesof Thanksgivingwillbeofferedtomarktheanniversary.Theywillbesaid, oneeachday,fromSeptember14,1954,toDecember 8,1955.

Itisbelievedthatthe firstMassintheLatinRite wascelebratedinCeylon onDecember8,1505,by FatherVincente,O.F.M., whowaschaplaintoDom LuisAlmeida'sfleet.

After1505therewasa shortperiodduringwhich MassescouldnotbecelebratedinCeylonduetothe expulsionofthePortuguese missionariesfromtheisland bythepaganrulers.

Afterthearrivalofthe Ven.FatherJosephVaz, calledtheapostleofCeylon,thecelebrationofMass hasneverbeeninterrupted ontheisland.

BERLIN,August7(NC) -MoscowRadiohasmade ascathingattackonthe Popeinwhatappearstobe arenewedbristlingcampaignagainstallreligions.

Mr.G.Nichols.chairman oftheRoadBoard,wasnext tospeak.HecongratulatedtheCatholiccommunityforbuildingsuchafine structurethatwouldlast foryears.

FatherFitzgerald,ofMt. Magnet,drewthegathering'sattentiohtofourcollectorsgoingaroundand

Itisbelievedsignificant herethattheMoscow broadcastwasbeamedatthe Russianpeoplethemselves ratherthan.forforeignconsumption.PreviousbroadcastsridiculingthePope, theVaticanandtheCatholicChurchweregeneraly directedtoIronCurtain countrieswithasubstantialnumberof TheMoscowblastatthe Popecameonlydaysafter threetopMoscowpublicationssharplycriticisedthe "religiousprejudices"still existingintheofficially atheistSovietstate.

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LONDON,August7Mountaineeringenthusiasts throughoutBritainforthe firsttimepaidanational tributetotheirpatron,Our LadyoftheSnows,byattendingMasssimultaneously onherfeastdayonthe threehighestpeaksinEngland,ScotlandandWales.

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Despitethecomparative insignificanceofthethree mountainsfromaworld pointofview,theeffortto reachthetop,particularly ofBenNevisandScafell, andreturnintheoneday wasanarduousone.

TheoccasionhasbeenarrangedbytheAchilleRatti ClimbingClub,foundedin 1942andnamedafterPope PiusXI,whoasayoung priestwasanexpertmountainclimber.

Thedatecommemorated themiraculousfallofsnow, intheheatofaRomansummer,tomarkthespoton theEsquilineHillwhere theBasilicaofSt.Mary Majorwastobebuilt.Itis adayofspecialdedication forCatholicswholiveand enjoythemajestyofthe snow-coveredlimitsofman's physicaldomainthroughout theworld.

GeraldtonCatholicsSee FirstPriestOrdained

Thefirstordinationtothepriesthoodto beheldinGeraldtonwasperformedinSt. FrancisXavier'sCathedralonJuly31when HisLordshiptheBishopofGeraldton,the MostRev.A.J.Gummer,raisedtothe priesthoodtheRev.RobertDowglass. kneltbeforetheBishopwho, insilence,placedboth handsonhishead.

Presentinthesanctuary fortheimpositionofhands weretwenty-threepriests. AlsopresentintheCathedralwasFatherDowglass' mother(Mrs.N.C.Dowglass)orEsperance,and twobrothers.

AsHisLordshiptheBishopenteredtheCathedral, acombinedchoirdrawn fromSt.Patrick'scollege, StellaMariscollege,and NazarethHousesangBaini's "EcceSacerdosMagnus."

Onarrivalinthesanctuary,theprayersofthe Masswerebegunbythe Bishopandcontinuedas far.istheGradual,when thei.teofordinationcommenced.

FollowingtheLitanyof theSaints,duringwhich theordinandlayprostrate beforethealtar,thecandidateforordinationroseand

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Thesameritualwascarriedoutbyallpriestspresent.TheBishopand prieststhenkepttheirright }lanesextendedovertheordinand,whiletheBishop prayed.

Thosepresentinthe sanctuaryfortheimpositionofhandsweretheRt. Rev.Mgr.Irwin,V.G.,V. Rev.DeanLynch,Ven. ArchdeaconMcKay,V.Rev. G.McDonald,C.M.,V.Rev. E.Girke,S.C.A.,Rev.P. Cryan,Rev.G.O'Leary, Rev.E.Bryan,Rev.E. Sharry,V.Rev.0.O'Connor,Adm.,Rev.K.Spain, RevM.Moffatt,Rev.M. O'Flaherty,Rev.F.Fitzgerald,Rev.H.Middleton, Rev.F.O'Sullivan,RevJ. Barden,Rev.N.Tobin,Rev. P.Fitzgerald,Rev.J.Leummen,S.C.A.,Rev..1.Rutherford,S.C.A.,V.Rev.G. Cussen,OP.,andRev.B. GodLewski.

Bishopdeliveredtotheordinandthechalicecontainingwinewithapatenand hostonit,saying:"Receive thepowertoofferSacrificetoGodandtocelebrate Massbothforthelivingand thedead,inthenameofthe Lord."

Atthispoint,thecelebrationofMasswasresumed andcontinuedtotheOffertory,whenfromthispoint onwards,thenewlyordainedpriestcelebratedMass withtheBishop.

Theimpressiveceremony neareditsconclusionasthe Bishop,havingconsumed theSacredSpecies,turned tothenewpriest,who, standingbeforehim,made theprofessionofFaith.

Thepowertoforgivesins wasnextconferredasthe Bishop,layingbothhands ontheheadofthenewly ordained,said:"Receivethe HolyGhost,whosesinsyou shallforgive,theyareforgiventhem;andwhosesins youshallretain,theyare retained."

Havingreceivedhispromiseofobedience,theBishopthenblessedthenewly ordainedpriest.

PowersImparted Followinghisexhortation tothenewlyordained priest,theBishopthentook thestolehangingbehind fromtheleftshoulder, broughtitovertheright shoulderandcrossedit overthepriest'sbreast. dHenextvestedFather Dowglasswiththechasuble, leavingitfoldedattheback. HisLordshiptheBishop proceededwiththeceremonyofanointingthe palmsoftheordinand's hands. Whentheconsecration ofhandswasfinished,the

AsthechoirsangPraglia's''TuEsEacerdos" (ThouartaPriest),Father Dowglassfirstimpartedhis priestlyblessingtohis motherandrelatives,and thentoallpresent.

FollowingtheCathedral ceremony,Rev.FatherDowglasswastheguestofhonouratapriests'luncheon atBishop'sHouse.

OnMondaymorning.August2,FatherDowglasscelebratedMassinthechapel atSt.Patrick'scollege,his former"AlmaMater."

Laterhewastherecipientofanengravedchalice andpatenatapresentation ceremonyarrangedbythe ChristianBrothersand pupils.

Picturedaresomemembersofthecast oftheforthcoming,Therry actplay"Background"

Lefttoright:MissClare Massam,Mr.BobHenderson,MissEdnaHopkins (producer),Mr.BarryHilson,MissJanisTippett, MissPeggyKnowles.

Othermembersofthe castareMissRonaLandQuist,Mr.PeterMcEvoy, andMr.JimFarrell.

"Background"willbepresentedattheAssembly hall,Pierstreet,onThursday,Friday,andSaturday, Aug.26-28,at8p.m.BookingsareatNicholson's.

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OrdainedFor Pallottines

BrotherPatrickJohn McGuireoftheSociety oftheCatholicApostolate (thePallottines),who wasordainedinRomeon Sunday,June27,isa formerpupilofStPatrick'scollege,Geraldton.

OfMelbourneorigin, FatherMcGuireplayeda prominentpartinY.C.W. activitiesinthatcitybeforecomingtotheWestto resumehisschoolstudies preparatorytoundertaking hisecclesiasticaltraining.

Thetwinsonofthelate Mr.andMrs.J.McGuire, ofGarvocandUpperMaffraWest,Victoria,Father McGuirewasfirsteducatedatNarreWarrenand UpperMaffraWest,and hissecondaryeducation wasreceivedatSt.Patrick's college,Geraldton.

In1951,incompanywith twootherstudents,heleft forthePallottineInternationalcollegeinRome.

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III-TreatedBishop ReleasedbyReds VIENNA(Aug.6(NC.)

-Thereleasefromprison ofanagedRumanian Bishopcarrieswithitno indicationthathewillbe permittedtoexercisehisoffice.Atthesametimeit spotlightsthefactthatnot asingleCatholicBishopin Rumaniaisnowpermitted tocarryouthispastoral functions.

Thereleaseof83-year-old BishopAugustinePachaof Timisoarawasannounced herebythelegationof communistRumania.

BishopPachawassentencedto18yearsimprisonmentinSeptember,1951,on chargeof"espionage"and "treason."Threeyearsearlierhehadbeen"deposed" fromhisdiocese,whichwas "suppressed"bytheRed regime.

Bothbeforeandafterhis "trial"inBucharestthe Bshopwasreportedly forcedtojoinaslavelabour gangworkingontheproposedcanallinkingthe DanuberiverandtheBlack Sea.Itwasreportedin1952 thattheBishophadbeen injuredinanaccidentduringthecanalconstruction work.TheRumanianlegationhereannouncedthat theBishopwasreleased becauseofillhealth.

OtherreportsfromcommunistRumaniastatedthat theagedBishophadbeen severelymistreatedduring hisimprisonmentbecause hepersistentlyrefusedto assumeleadershipofa schismatic"nationalCatholicChurch."

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"Ihaveseveralquestionsabout dalsinisforgottenwhenapermemberedafterwards,isonealonbeforeonehastheopportunity

R.:Asamatteroffactthewouldsufferheavily,forthe Massisnotalwayssaidin Latin.Invariouspartsof theworld,particularlyin easternEurope,itissaidin eightotherlanguages,but throughouttheworldLatin hasamajorityofabout40 to1.LatinisalmostuniversalinWesternEurope andincountrieswhichreceivedthefaithfromthe West.

TheuseofLatininthe liturgyisnotapieceofarbitrarylegislation;itis simplyanhistoricaldevelopment.Itisduetothefact thatfromthethirdcentury tillfarintotheMiddleages Latinwastheonlylanguage ofcultureinthe-West.By thattimemuchoftheliturgyhadbecomecrystallizedintheLatintongue.

Ofcourse,theChurch maypermitMassinthe vernacularifshepleasesandmanyto-dayadvocate suchachange-butthere aregoodreasonsforretainingtheLatin.Latin,being adeadlanguage,isnotsubjecttochangeasEnglishis.

OnlylastSundayweremarkedhowoutofdatefor usisthelanguageofthe betterknownEnglishtranslationsoftheBible.Again, thebeautyandharmonyof manyliturgicalcompositions wouldbelargelylostif translated.Takeforexamplethecollect,orprayer,of lastSunday'sMass,the8th SundayafterPentecost.Itis aperfectjewel,andno Englishtranslationcould captureitsfullbrilliance.

OursungMasses,too,

sacredmusicofthepast ages,includingtheverylovelyGregorianchant,were writtenforLatinmetreand cadence.Allthatgloryof thepastwouldbeagrievouspricetopayformodernity.

Andwhenyoutravel abroad,whetheritbeto India,China,theAmericas orEurope,youwillfind theMasssaidinthesame wayyouarefamiliarwith athome.Youwillfind yourselfathomeinChurch theworldover,however muchyoumayfeellostora strangeroutsidethechurch.

Thishasapracticalbearingincosmopolitancentres withadiversityoflanguages andraces.IremembersayingMassatCapeTown wherethecongregationwas comprisedofhalfadozen differentraceswithdifferentlanguages.Itwould havebeenimpossibleinthat Masstofindavernaclular languagewhichwouldhave suitedall.Butallwereat homewithLatin.Therewas nojealousy;nobodyfelt thattheothersgotbetter treatment.

Youmustremember,too, -andthisisimportantthattheMassisasacrifice; primarilyitisanacttobe done,notaprayertobe said,anditisdonewiththe properliturgicalforms,of whichtheliturgicallanguageisone.

Anyway,yourEnglish MissalwillhelpyoutofollowtheMassquiteintelligently.

SinForgottenAtOneTime BeConfessedNextTime? "Mary",Applecross,writes: sinandConfession.First,ifamo songoestoConfession,butisre lowedtoreceiveHolyCommuni ofconfessingthatmortalsin?"

R.:Yes,wheneveryou makeagoodconfession,all gravesinsmustnecessarily disappear.Andyoudomake agoodConfessionevenif, throughforgetfulness(genuineforgetfulnessof course),youoverlookone ormoregravesins.AConfessionisgoodwhenyou takereasonablecaretoexamineyourconscience, whenfurtheryouconfess allthesinswhichyouconsideratthetimeyouare boundtoconfess,andwhen youhavetruesorrow.

SuchaConfessionis alwaysgoodandalwaysrids thesoulofanyandevery gravesin,eventhosenever confessedbecausegenuinely forgottenorregardedas doubtful.Whathappensin Confessionisnotthateach sinis,asitwere,individuallywashedaway,butrather thatsanctifyinggraceis pouredintothesoulofthe penitentwhoisproperly disposed.Nowwhensanctifyinggraceisthuspoured in,itscontraryorantithesis mustdisappear.

AnalogyofLaundry

Acolleaguehasinvented aparablewhichmaymake thispointmorecleartoyou. Suppose,hesays,thata womanbringsatablecloth toalaundryand,pointing outacertainstain,asksif washingwillremoveit.She istoldthatitwill,The tableclothiswashed.and whenitcomesbackthe womanfindsthestaingone. Butonfurtherexamination shediscoversanotherstain ofthesamekindwhichshe hadnotnoticedbefore.

Shegoesbacktothe laundrytocomplain."Was thistableclothwashed,"she asks."Yesitwaswell washed,"sheistold."Why thenisthisstainhere?" "Oh,youneverpointedthat oneout,"wasthereply.Of coursesuchareplywould befanciful,forthelaundry'swayofwashingisnot todeleteindividualstains whichhavebeenpointed out-aswemightrubout withpetroloneortwo stainswehavenoticedin agarment.Thelaundry's wayistowashthewhole garment,cleaningthe stainswehadnotnoticed aswellasthosewehadadvertedto. NoPiecemealPardon

Composeratthekeyboard

Thehandsofawell-knownamateuractor, squaredancecaller,pianistofdistinction,and composerofmusicalcomedynumbersarehere seenattheirdailyworkoperatingacalculator intheforeignbilldepartmentofaStinkofNew SouthWalescitybranch.

Thereareover8,000pairsofhandsworkinginthe"Wales"-7allsharinginthetaskof providingthebankingservicesrequiredbytrade andindustry.Theyarewillingtoworkforyou, too.

IfCircumstances

HaveChanged

Yoursecondquestion is:"If,afterConfession, onerememberssomecircumstance,notconfessed, whichwiltmakeaconfessedsinmoreserious, whatmustonedo?"

R.:Thatdependsonthe sinandthecircumstance. Foronething,asyouknow, youareneverboundtotell venialsinsinConfession,thoughitisanexcellent wayofhavingthemforgiven.Ifthereforethesin youconfessedandthecircumstancelaterremembered arebothvenial,youmay forgetthewholematter.

If,however,thecircumstancechangesthesinconfessedfromavenialtoa mortal,orifitchangesa gravesintoanothergrave sinofadifferentkind,then youareboundtomention thefactinyournextConfessionasIhaveexplained intheanswertoyourpreviousquestion. Suppose,forexample,that youhadaccusedyourself inConfessionoftellinga lie.Ofitsnature,alieisa venialsin.Lateryourememberthatyourliegravelyinjuredyourneighbour'scharacter.Theliein thiscasebecomesagrave sin;notmerelyaviolation oftruthbutalsoasinof injustice.Hencethisgrave sin,hithertounconfessed, bementionedinasubsequentConfession.

WhyPeopleFind ConfessionHard

Yourthirdandlast questionreads:"Ifindit hardtogotoConfession. Canyouhelpme?"

R.:Sinceyoudonotmentionwhypreciselyyoufind ConfessionhardIshallhave togiveageneralanswer. SomepeoplefinditdifficulttogotoConfessionfor thereasonthattheyhave beenalongtimeawayfrom Confession,ortheydon't knowwheretostart,or knowingquitewellwhat theymustsaytheyfindit embarrassingandkeep puttingitoff.

Inasomewhatsimilar way,whenwegotoConfessionwithproperdispositions sanctifyinggraceispoured intooursoulandwashes awaythestainsofgrave sins,boththosewerememberedandthosewegenuinelydidnotnotice.

Itisamistake,therefore, tothinkthatonemortalsin canremaininthenutand anotherbeforgiveninthe sameConfession;ortothink thatapersoncouldgoto Confessionwiththeright dispositionsandcomeaway inthestateofgravesin. Henceyoumaysafelygoto CommunionifafterConfessionyourememberamortal sinwhichyougenuinely forgottomentioninConfession.

Areyouboundtoconfess thatsininyournextConfession,providedyourememberit?Yes."But,"you maysay,"whydoIhave toconfessitnow;hasitnot beenalreadyforgiven?" Yes,ithasbeenforgiven onceandforall.Itcan neverreturn.But,since Christhasordainedthat gravesinshallbesubmitted tothesacramentHehas providedforitsforgiveness, refusaltoobeyGod'slawin thismatterwouldbea gravesin-anewsin,not theoldonewhichhasgone forever.

usarebynatureheadstrong orimpulsiveorquicktempered.Itwouldbenormal tothereforeexpect,thatwe aremorepronetofaultsof angerandannoyance. Othersareofthelazytype, andnaturallytheymust expecttobetroubledbythe lazyman'ssins. Andsoonfortheother typesofcharacter;nature willtendtobreakoutin themaccordingtotheir bentofcharacter.Again, environmentformostpeoplepresentsthesameproblemscontinually.Ifitwere notforacertainperson whomwecannotavoid,life wouldbemucheasier.That personmaybewife,orhusband,oremployerornextdoorneighbour-somepersonorcircumstancewhich atpresentformsaninevitablepartofmyenvironment.Untilthiscanbealtered,naturallyImustexpecttroublefromthat quarter.

MeanttoChafe

Finally,thoughsomemay findconfessionharderthan others,nobodyfindsiteasy. Allofus,nodoubt,appre-ciatethefactthatsinisabsolved,thatwecanturn overanewpateandface lifewithaneasierconscienceandanewbuoyancy. Butnobodypositivelylikes declaringhissins.Itgoes againstthegraintohaveto admittoafellowhuman thatonehasbeenabounder andaweakling. Theblowissoftenedto someextentbytherealizationthattheconfessor theplaceofChristandthat ourtaleofweaknesscan neverpasshislipsto another,thatitissealed

withaninviolablesecrecy. Stillitisaburdenwhich humannaturefindsdistasteful.

Yetitisasmallpriceto payforthegreatmercyof havingsinwashedaway forever,amuchsmaller pricethanthealternativehearingoursinslistedwith thewholeworldaswitnessesonthedayoffinaljudgment.Besides,wemustrememberthatthesacrament meanttochafe.InConfessionwearenottheinnocent comingforreward,butthe guiltyseekingformercy.

IfOriginalSinIsMyth,AllMen

MustBeImmaculatelyConceived "R,ichard,"Mosman Park,writes:"DidOur Ladyknowthatshewas bornfreefromoriginal sin?"

ForpeopleinsuchadifficultyitisoftengoodadvicetogotoConfessionon thespurofthemoment withoutmuchpreparation. Simplytellthepriestthat youhavebeenalongtime awayandhavecomeunprepared,orthatyoufind somethingverydifficultto confess.Hewillhelpyou, andthethingwillbeoff yourmindinafewmoments.

TheOld,OldStory

AnothersourceofdifficultyforsomeinConfession isthattheyareworried aboutthesamenessoftheir Confession.Asoneexpressed ittome:"Icouldhandin awrittenConfessiononJanuary1standringyouup everyweeksaying,ditto, ditto,apartfromachange inthenumberoftimes!" Suchpeoplefeelthatthey mustnothavehadtruesorrowforsinorthattheyare doinglittleornothingto amendtheirlives.

Itispossible,ofcourse, thatcertainindividualsare notdoingsufficienttoavoid theseoft-repeatedfaults. But,byandlarge,thisdifficultyofhavingthesame oldstorytotellrepeatedly isonewhichaffectsmostof us.Indeeditisnatural,for tworeasons.First,ourcharacterwithitsinnatetendenciesremainsfairlystable overalongperiod.Someof

R.:Ishouldthinkthere islittledoubtaboutthis question.Shemusthave discoveredthefactsome timeduringherlife.but exactlywhenIdonotknow. Perhapssome,listenercould providetheanswer.CertainlyherdivineSonwould hothaveleftherinignoranceofhergreatprivilege; Hewouldhavetoldhersome timeduringHisearthlylife. Afurtherquestionarises, however.

WouldOurLadyhave gatheredthefactearlier fromthewordsoftheangel attheAnnunciation,when hehailedheras"fullof grace"and"blessedamong allwomen."andfromthe rathersimilargreetingofher cousin,St.Elizabeth?It is'quitepossible,yetitis alsopossible,thatinher mindthesewordswould refertoheruniquedignity asMotherofGod.Itisa mootpoint,Ithink.

MayIaddfOrthebenefit ofsomelistenersthat "Richard"isherereferring totheImmaculateConceptionofMary,theMotherof OurSaviour.Somepeoglireierroneouslythink,that Lady'sImmaculate ConceptionmeanstheVirginBirth,orthatMaryconceivedherSonwithout stain.Itmeansneitherof these.

Whatitdoesmeanisthat

sheherselffromthefirst momentofherconception inthewombofhermother, St.Anne,wasfreefrom thesinofAdam,Original Sin.Thisdoesnotimply thatshewasnotredeemed byOurSaviour.On'the contrary,shewasredeemedandinamosthandsome way. WearefreedfromAdams sinintheSacramentof Baptism.Mary,onthe otherhand.nevercontractedthatsin,butitwasdue entirelytotheredemptive graceofGodherSon.We areredeemedbycure.,she wasredeemedbypreven- tion Onefurtherwordabout OriginalSin.Despitethe commonamongsomeenlightenedandsuperior criticsto-daytoscoffat originalsin.Despitethe Bible,theteachingofthe Church,thewholeoftradition,despitethefactthat Christ'scomingtoredeem andsaveuswouldotherwisebesenseless,despite indeedthetestimonyofour ownnature,theyarrogantlyassertthatOriginalSin isamyth

Yetthesesamecritics heatedlydenytheImmaculateConceptionofOur Lady.Theylittlerealise howillogicaltheyare.For ifOriginalSinisamyth, thennotonlyOurLadybut thewholehumanraceenjoysimmaculateconception!Immaculateconceptionmeansfreedomfrom OriginalSin.

TheyCarneToACi

ConvertsExplainWhyTheyBecameCatholics *

OvertwentyyearsagoIwasreceivedintothe CatholicChurch.Now,inthemiddleage,itis difficulttobecompletelyhonestaboutthemostimrortanteventofmylife.Overtheyearscertain goldenthreadsofromancehavebeenwoveninto thehomespun;itisacommonfailingofconverts and,inmostcases,averydelightfulone.

TohelpthoseCatholicsinterestedinconvert work,IhavetriedtorememberbacktomypreCatholicmodesofthoughtandmyreactionstoCatholicism.-Ifanyreaderfindsmyaccountincrediblysilly,Ishallhavebeensuccessfulinmyremembrance.

Wehaveitonverygoodauthoritythatman consistsofbodyandsoul;adetailedstudyofanatomy wouldgiveaveryincompletepictureofman.So, too,intheconversionofmentotheFaith,thereisa "body"ofhumaninfluences,intellectualandemotional,whichcanbedescribedinanatomicaldetail whereastheoperationofDivineGrace,thevital principleofeveryconversion,isobscureeventothe rersonhimself.

OURLORDPUSHEDMEIN

Faithis,ofcourse,agiftbyGodtoeachindividual."CradleCatholics"oftensupposethatconartsreceivethisgiftbywantingitbadlyand prayingforitfuriously.ButGodmaytakepity onpeopletoosillyortooprejudicedtodesirethe -s'aithandseemstopressitonthemwilly-nilly.

Certainly,inmycase,IwasextremelyreluctanttobecomeaCatholicandmistrustedtheChurch evenintheearlyweeksofinstruction.Atthetime itwasverygallingtohearfromothersthatthereaonformyconversionwastheadroitshowmanship ofpriests,ticklingmyfancywiththis,thatorthe otherfiddle-faddle.TherealreasonwasthatOur Lordpushedmein.

clearthatmymostunsystematicreadingcamefrom theexcellentEnglishpubliclibrarysystem.

Mostbooksinlibrariesaretheacceptedauthoritiesandacceptedauthorities,inscienceatanyrate, areusuallydemode.MostofthestuffIreadwas badlydatedandfirstsawthelightofdayaboutthe turnofthecentury,when,forexample,comparativereligionwasoneofthemainbludgeonswith hichtoattacktheChurch.Ironically,inthe twentiesthewholesubjectwasrevolutionisedby Schmidt,ofVienna,aCatholicpriest.

Hadmyreadingbeenup-to-date,itmighthave ledmetowardstheChurch;asitwas,bookslike Fraser's"GoldenBough"simplydestroyedany supernaturalbeliefsIhadleft.Christianitywas seenasoneofmanyEasternmysteryreligionsthat, infestedthedecliningEmpire;itssurvivalwasdue toitsadoptionbyConstantine;itsbeliefscouldbe equatedwithsimilar,andprior,beliefsfromEgypt, Mesopotamiaandelsewhere.

IntheplaceofChristianitycamethecheerful andoptimisticagnosticismpropagatedbyH.G. Wells.LatterlyLunndubbedit"Dawnism"-not

THEAUTHOR

HerbertGallop,whodescribesvividly inthisarticlehowhecametotheCityof God,wasborninSouthall,Middlesex,England.Educatedincountyschools,ofnonConformistparents,heenteredtheChurch justbeforehis21stbirthday,onSt.Patrick's Day1933.

HecameintoAustraliatowardsthe endof1948andisacityoptometrist.He isanactivememberoftheLegionofMary andsecretaryoftheApplecrossbranchof theHolyNameSociety.

Beforewecometothefirstglimmeringsofconversion,Iwouldliketosaythatmyemotionallife mayhavehadaninfluence,butIamalittleuncertainaboutitall.Likealladolescents,Iwasestablishingmyemotionalindependence;Ihadtheusual doseofcalf-love,amusingfromthevantagepoint ofmiddleage,but,beingunrequited,verypainful atthetime.WasIdriventoGodforcomfort?

Certainlynotconsciously-weagnosticswerefond

TheReluctantRationalist

of"MasterofmyfateandCaptainofmySoul" stances.

Iremembervividlythestartofmyconversion, although,ofcourse,Ihadnoideaatthetime.I prayedforthefirsttime:"God,ifyouexist,please letmefindyou."Noticetwothings-thesmall"y'' andtheassumptionthatthefindingwasmyjob. IhadnonotionthatGodwasfindingmeor.indeed, worriedmuchaboutme.

Uptotheageof19mylifefollowedapattern typicalofcountlessBritishyouthsinthetwentiesand thirties.Formedbyaworking-classbackground, secondaryschooleducation,andMethodistSunday school,Iwassweptintothecontemporarycurrents ofWellsianagnosticism,pacificismandFabiansocialism. Myhomewasahappyoneandallitsinfluences weregood.FromthereandfromtheMethodist ChurchIhadagoodmoralandethicalbackground. ASsoonasIwasoldenoughtodoso,IleftMethodism;Inevercaredforit.andcouldnotclaimtobe aMethodist.

SYSTEMATICCALUMNY

Theonlyconcernwehavewithithereisthatit bredinmeaviolentantipathytotheCatholic Church:letmebequitejust-anti-Catholicismwas neverpreachedfromMethodistpulpitsordeliberatelyinculcated;itwasjustthatMethodistopinion wasfilledwithasystematiccalumnyofeverything Catholic.

Thisissuchageneralphenomenonthatitisa rajorimpedimenttotheconversionofNonconformistsandthatmustbemyexcuseformaking morethanafleetingmentionofit.Itisstartling thatgood,charitablepeoplecanbelieveuscapable cfthegrossestsuperstition,stupidityandblasphemy,followingacold,empty,formalandlegalisticreligion,motivatedbyfear.

Why?Leavingasidetheintangiblesofdiabolic influences,Ithinktherearetwomainreasons.Much cfthecalumnyistraditional.WhentheEnglish peoplehadtheFaithtornfromthem,theywere robbedbylapsedCatholicswhogainedwealthand powerfromthechange;theystrengthenedtheir positionbysystematicliesabouttheoldfaith.

LIMITEDNOTIONOFPRAYER

ThesecondreasonisthegulfbetweenNonconformistandCatholicspirituality.Iwanttoemphasisethatthesearemypersonalimpressions,and Imaybequitewrong.Methodistsappeartoassumethatextemporeprayersaretheonlywayto worshipGod"inspiritandintruth";anyset prayersarevainrepetitions,dryandinsincere. Theirprayersarethereforeallvocalprayerand,to myrecollection,merelypetitionandthanksgiving; probablymostMethodistsdousementalprayerpsisately,as,forexample,whentheyreadtheBible, huttheirconceptofprayerislimited.

TothemthepublicrecitationoftheRosaryis j.istamechanicalbabbleofvocalprayers:they ouldknownothingofthehigherformofprayer runningunderneath.Catholicspiritualitymakes greatuseofimagesandsymbolstopreventdistractions,andbecause,Isuppose,humanlanguagefails inthehigherformsofmysticism.Topeoplethat onlyknowvocalprayerdistractionscanhardlyoccur,andmysticsarequiteincomprehensible.

Nonconformists,lookinginatourchurches,see hugecongregationsapparentlygoingthrough mumbo-jumbo.Thesimplestexplanationisthat Catholicsarestupidandruledbyfear;itfollows thatpriestsarenotsostupidandareexploitingthe Peopleformoneyorpower.Allthisnonsense woulddieawayiftheordinarylayCatholicwere torevealquietlythattheforcebehindtheChurchis loveofanintensityundreamtelsewhere.

Myotherchildhood-influencewasmyschool. Itwasgoodbyanycontemporarystandard,but gavemenoideaofthepurposeoflife.Itdid,however,givemeathirstforknowledgewhicheventuallyenabledmetorectifyitsdefects.

MR.HERBERTGOLLOP

abadtitle.Certainlyourmistybeliefswerenot greybutglowingwithromanceandhighadventure; Christianitywasverydimanddingybycomparison,theobscurantistpast.Thefuturebelongedto n.an,freetofollowthepathofunfetteredtruththat iedtotheconquestofnatureandsotoUtopia.

Theprospectofatomicwarfarehasbeenthe deathofthisparticular"ism."Theappallingpessimismofto-daymakesitdifficulttorealisetheappallingoptimismofthosedays.Wereallydidbelievethatmankindwasprogressingtowardsperfectionandeverythingwasgettingbetterandbetter allthetime.

AnagnosticbeliefoftheuncertaintyofGod's xistenceessentiallyspringsfromthis:IfGodexists,Heissoimportantthatinterestin.Hiscreation isbeneathHismajesty.Thisideaisexpressedin itsmostpessimisticformsomewhereinHardy(in "TheDynasts,"Ibelieve),wheretheCreationisdescribedasidlesportbyGod,Whohasnofurther interestinusandletsusalldriftintooblivionas theuniverserunsslowlydown.

TheideaofGodsustainingeveryatomofmatter fromsecondtosecondandhavinganintensesolicitudeforeveryscrapofHiscreationwouldcomeasa startlingnoveltytomostagnostics.

CONVICTIONOFCHRIST'SDIVINITY

AFreudianwouldsay.nodoubt,thatIwassublimatingthisorthatandprayingtomysub-consciousmind.Ofcourse,itisdifficulttoanswerthat, exceptpossiblytohintthat,inmakingglibjudgments,theFreudianhrinselfissublimating.etc.,etc. Mysub-consciousmindbegantogetremarkableresultsinaveryshorttime.

AtthistimeIwasreadingtheminorElizabethandramatists.Nowitisimpossibletoreadthat periodandignoretheAuthorisedVersionofthe Bible-itissuchsuperbEnglish.ThereIwas, ratherpriggishlyfollowingthecorrectaesthetic routine,whenIfoundmyselftakingmoreinterest inthesensethaninthestyleoftheGospels.

Quitesuddenlycamethefirmconvictionthat ChristwasGod.Itseemedmuchmorethanan opinion,ifitispossibletohavetheFaithininstalments,butitwaslimitedtobeliefintheIncarnation.IhadnoillusionabouttheBiblebeinginspired-itwasjustabook,questionablyaccurate withthepassageoftime.TheaccountoftheNativity,forexample,wasjustacharminglegend.

Onegreatbenefitresultedfromallthis.My readingandmymindwereanti-Christianbutespeciallyanti-CatholicandChristianitybecameidentifiedwiththeChurch.WalkingawayfromChristianity,Isawmoreclearlythatitwasnotacollectionofshabbyshacksbutagreatwalledcitywith someshacksoutsidethewalls.

APPEALOFST.THOMASMORE

Mostagnosticsseethis,andinthatsensethey arenearertousthantheProtestants.Butthe wallsseemeddirtyanddecayed,andtheirfunction tokeepthecitizensprisonerratherthantokeepthe enemyout. Thisparticulardevelopmentwasaidedbymy socialisticleanings;Ihadamarkedantipathytothe Englishrulingclasses,whosepositionhadbeen bolsteredbytheStateChurch;whoeverhadgained bytheReformationitwascertainlynottheworkingclasses.

AmongtheUtopiaswasthatofThomasMore, snditbecameclearthattheCatholicreformerslike himwereofafarhighercalibrethantypeslike Cranmer.St.ThomasMorehadamostpowerful appealtome;hemayappealequallytoAustralian agnostics.Then,asnow,Icouldonlyagreewith CardinalPole'sdictum-"hominenomniumAngloss=optimum"(thefinestmanofalltheEnglish).

Avoraciousreader,Isoakedupknowledgelike aspongeandhadallthemakingsofahalf-baked youngprig.Mychiefinterestswareliteratureand history,whichledtopre-history,anthropologyand comparativereligion.Lestanyoneshouldimagine anygreatscholarship,itshouldbemadequite

Rationalismstillheldmefirm,however,untilI happenedtoread"TheRiddleoftheUniverse"by Haeckel.Hetriedtoerectanewman-centredreligionwhichhecalled"monism."Ican'trememberanythingaboutitnowexceptthatoneofhisargumentsagainstChristianitywasthedirtinessof medievalmonks.Butitstruckmeatthetime thatmysidewerebetteratpullingdownthan buildingup.

Ihadthesense,orGodgavemethegrace,to haveexactlytherightreaction.nGodbecame man,Hemusthaveaseriousmessageandpurpose foreveryone,includingme.WhatdidHewant metodo?Theanswerwasdistressinglyobvious; Hemadeitquiteplainandsteadilypushedme,for somemonths,towardstheChurch.

HOWTOPUTCONVERTSOFF

Therewasnothingparticularlymysticabout thispressure;itwasnothingmorethantheusual promptingsofgrace,usingmyknowledgeofhistory asasignpoSttotheonlypossibleChurch.Only rossiblebutstillhighlyunlikable;indesperationI wenttotwoAnglicanministersforreasonsnotto becomeaCatholic.Theyhadn'tmuchofachance. ofcourse.

ToaCatholicsuchanactionwouldappeardishonest,butitmustberememberedthatanon-CatholicdoesnotseetheFaithwholeorclear-cut;to meitwasdistortedbyprejudice.ThatChrist foundedtheChurchwasobviousenough,but thatitshouldbeinfallibleineveryparticulardid notseemessentialorevendesirable.

TheChurchwouldretainthefundamental teachings,but,beingahumanorganisation,would addbitsandpiecesfromtimetotime-andIdidn't wantthebitsandpieces.Allofwhichispurely Protestantandshowshowpowerfulourchildhood trainingis.ThequeerestthingisthatImadeno attempttoapproachCatholicsortoreadCatholic books;Icannotaccountforthis.

Finally,whenIwasreadyto"cavein";Iasked Catholicacquaintanceforthecorrectwaytojoin theChurch.Hewasdelightedandgavemea C.T.S.pamphlet:"HowtoSaveYourSoul."This promptlycausedmetocancelmyprojectedvisitto theparishpriest.HereIwas,justwantingtolove God;itseemedmeanandpettifoggingtohedgeHim aroundwithifsandbuts.(Hewasstilltooimportant,yousee,toworryaboutmepersonally).

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THEGREATESTFAITH

EVERKNOWN ByFultonandApril Oursler.

Thisbookcompletesthe re-tellingoftheBiblestory byFultonOurslerinwhat nowbecomesatrilogy-the GreatestBookEverWritten(OldTestament),the GreatestStoryEveryTold (Gospels),andthiswork whichpresentsinvividlanguageandwithcopious quotationstheeventsnarratedintheActsofthe Apostles.

FultonOurslerdiedbeforefinishinghisworthy task.Thefinalchapters werewrittenbyhisdaughter.

Itisanunderstatement tosaythatthisbookisof peatvalue,butreadersare warnedthatnotalleditions carrytheimprimaturof theChurch.Theywould bewelladvisedtoobtain, ifpossible,acopythat does.

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ColouredforMary ROSARIO,Argentina, August5(NC.)-Plans havebeenannouncedhere torepatriatefromChilethe remainsofaCatholicpriest whoblessedthefirstArgen- tineflag.

ThepriestwasFather JulianNavarro,whodied September4,1854.On February27,1812,heblessedhoistedthefirstArgentineflag Manuelbythepatriot, Belgrano.

Accordingtohistorians, theflagborethecolours blueandwhiteinhonour oftheImmaculateConception.

TertiariesWill MakePilgrimage ToInstitutions

Thenextmeetingofthe ThirdOrderofSt.Francis isonSunday,August22, andwilltaketheformofa pilgrimageinhonourofthe MarianYear.Tertiariesare askedtoassembleatthe usualmeetingplace.

Abuswillleavefromoutsidethechapelat3p.m.for CastledareBoys'Home.The prayersforgainingtheMa- rianYearindulgenceswill berecitedattheverybeautifulshrineinthegrounds oftheinstitution. Onthereturnjourneythe buswillstopatClontarf Boys'TownwhereBenedictionwillbegiveninthe chapel.Membersareurged tobringtheirfamilies.

Memberswhoareunable toattendthemonthlymeetingareremindedthey shouldhaveadispensation fromtheFatherDirector or,ifnotabletoobtain this,sendanapology.

CharityCanSolve RacialPrejudice

CAPETOWN,South Africa,Aug.5(NC.)Charityisavitalneedin thefieldofracerelations, andmustbeexercised evenbythosewhoare thevictimsofdiscriminationandprejudice.

ArchbishopOwenMcCannofCapeTowntold ameetingoftheSt.VincentdePaulSociety here.

Non-EuropeansinSouth Africa,hesaid,feltfrustrationandresentment. Theyfeelthattheymust fightfortheirrights,and theyareentitledtodoso.

"Butitmustbedonein charity,"ArchbishopMcCanndeclared."Youmust realizethatmistakesare made,thatindealingwith yourfellow-mentheweight ofprejudice,outsideopinion,andtraditionalsocial environmentisthere.You

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havetomakeallowances forthat.Notonlyhaveyou nottohate;youhaveto forgive."

PraisingtheSt.Vincent dePaulSocietyfor"making itsdistinctcontributionto thepeacefulsettlementof theracerelationsproblem," theArchbishopwenton:

"Letusbequiteclear.No governmenthastherightto forbidmetoassociatewith non-Europeans.Itwould seemthatthatiswhereour countryisgoing.Itmay evenleadtoanattemptto segregateusinourreligious assemblies.Wewillnot standforthat.Butthis rightofassociationalso impliestherightofdisassociation.Wecanchoose therightnottogowith certainpeople.Wecannot beforcedtogowiththem."

ReaderDoesNotThinkCatholicParty Practicable:WhatMightHaveBeen

ofhisthreesons,Juan, IgnacioandLuis.

Accompanyingtheinvalid wasthenewpriests'mother who,yearsbeforeshewas married,hadembroidered thechasublewornby FatherJuanforhisfirst Mass.

Theoldestofthede Clairacchildrenwasthe chaplainofagroupofmilitiaontheFrancosideduringtheCivilWaranddied duringthefightingonthe Madridfront.

Followingtheordination oftheirpriest-sons,the motherandfatherreceived thepersonalcongratulations ofArchbishopIldebrando Antoniutti,PapalNuncioto Spain.

2500Esperantists

From28Nations

AMSTERDAM,Holland, August7(NC.)-Delegates fromtheUnitedStatesand nineEuropeancountries tookparthereinthe25th InternationalCongressof CatholicEsperantists.

Theweek-longsessions coincidedwiththe39thInternationalCongressonEsperantowhichtookplacein Haarlemwithanattendance ofsome2,500delegatesfrom 28countries.Largestattendancesatbothgatherings werefromGermany,France, England,ItalyandSpain.

St.James'Shrine WillDrawMillion

SANTIAGODECOMPOSTELA,Spain,August5 (NC.)-TheHolyYearof Compostelahasalready brought 300pilgrimage groupstothisancientshrine citywheretheremainsof theApostleJames,patron ofSpain,arepreserved,it wasannounced.

Theannouncementsaid thatbytheendoftheyear, morethanamillionvisitors fromallpartsoftheworld willprobablyhavecome heretogaintheindulgences oftheHolyYearwhichis heldeveryyearinwhichthe feastofSt.Jamesfallson aSunday.

Amongthelatestpilgrims wasformerKingUmberto ofItaly,whodonatedtothe CathedralofSantiagode Compostelaagoldandsilver chalicefromthetreasures oftheHouseofSavoy.

Oneofthepilgrimgroups wascomposedofyoungmen fromNationalistChinawho areUniversitystudyingmedicineatthe ofMadrid.They arrivedonthesamedayon whichthenewHotelofthe CatholicKingswasinauguratedinwhatwasformerlytheRoyalHospital foundedbyQueenIsabelof CastileandKingFernando ofAragon.

"Charity,however,can alwayscomeintooperation,',ArchbishopMcCann added."Charitymeans goingbeyondwhatisstrictlyrequiredbylaworsocialconvention.Charitysees ineverypersonthehuman dignityofthatperson,and willneverdoanythingto insultorhurtthatperson willingly.Charitywill greetthatperson,willtreat himnotcondescendingly, notpatronizingly,butkindly andcourteously."

Sir,-Thecreationofa CatholicParty,"ascanvassedby"InterestedOnlooker"inyourlastissue, isaquestionoftenraised byNewAustralians,used toastrongChristianDemocratpartyintheirown countries,andunawareof thehistoryandstatusof ourpoliticalgroups.The creationofsuchaparty couldbejustifiedonlyifit hadareasonableultimate chanceofgainingofficeor, attheveryleast,ofholding thebalanceofpowerbetweentwoothermutually antagonisticgroups. Ifsuchapartyexisted here,andifitweretoobtaintheimpossible100per centofCatholicvotes,it wouldstillnotwinasingle seat,exceptperhapsinthe Senate,sinceourparliamentarysystemisbasedon single-memberelectorates, andsuchapartycouldnor secureamajorityinany singleelectorate.

SectarianStrife

Were the European systemofproportionalrertresentationtoapplyhere forallelections,itmight bepossibleforsuchaparty towinamaximumofonefifthofthetotalseats-it couldn'thopeforanything better.Andsuchasmall group,almostidenticalin policywiththeexistin,:i LabourParry,couldpro-

ManstomansShow TraditionalLove

About400pupilsoftheMaristBrothersschoolswiththeirteachersandOld BoysgatheredinSt.Mary'sCathedralon August15foraspecialMarianYearobservance.

TheMaristcontingent filledbothsidesofthemain nave,andwasrepresentativeoftheMaristHousesat NewNorcia,Bunbury,NorthamandSubiaco.ExpupilsfrommanyMarist collegeswerepresentat the8o'clockMass.

Theoccasionalpreacher, theRev.G.Bourke,C.Ss.R., saidthatthefeastofthe Assumptionhadalways beenthepatronalfeastof theLittleBrothersofMary, familiarlyknownasthe MaristBrothers.Andso, whentheMarianYearwas proclairried,andthewhole CatholicworldwasexhortedbythePopetoshowunprecedentedhomagetothe ImmaculateMotherofGod, itwasbutnaturalthatthe Brothersshouldchoosethat feastfortheirofficialMarianYearcelebiration,and there-dedicationofthemselves,theirpastandpresentpupils,andallthe worksoftheirInstitute,to theirMotherandQueen.

MakeHerLoved

Threeweeksbeforehis saintlydeath,theVenerableFatherChampagnat, thefounderoftheLittle BrothersofMary,wrote outafarewellspiritualtestamentforhissons.

Initarefoundthese beautifulwords:"Ibegof God,andIdesirewithall theaffectionofmysoul thatatenderandfilialdevotiontoourgoodMother mayanimateyouatall timesandinallcircum stances.Doyourutmost tomakeherlovedinevery place.SheistheFirst SuperiorofthewholeSociety."

LoyallyImplanted

Onsuchanoccasion,said FatherBourke,itwasappropriatethatBrothersand boys,whetherpastorpresent,shouldtakestockas tohowtheyhadsafeguardedthattreasureofdevotion toMary,bequeathedtothem bythatgreatloverofMary, theirholyfounder.Hefeltsurethatto-day,asthe Ven.Champagnatlooked downfromheavenonhis sonsintheAustralianProvincesofhisOrder,hemust befilledwithaholypride andadeepgratitude.For atenderandfiliallovefor

yokeasectarianre-actionin thecountryasawhole, withourfinalstateinconceivablyworsethanthe first.

Therefore,Icanhardly imaginethatthe.ecclesiasticalauthoritieswouldever countenancesuchaparty beingformed,particularly asCatholicopinionisdividedonnearlyeverysubject,, exceptforacertainunanimityon tions.somesocialques-

WiseAfterEvents

Whatmightbeclassedas the"semi-official"lineon foreignaffairsasexpressed, forinstance,byyourconcontributor,"FrancisGilbert,"isbynomeansthe opinionofallCatholiclaymen.F.G.allowshisop- positiontoCommunismto blindhimtotheobvious factthatallAsiaisinre. voltagainstimperialistic colonialism,andinsteadof takingtheobviouscourse, andtheonlycoursethatin theendcouldbesuccessful, andsupportingtheembyro nationalistmovementswe haveallowedtheCommuniststotaketheinitiative.

Intheend,thepeoples ofSouth-EastAsiawillfind thattheRussianImperialistshavecreatedatyramv evenmoresoul-destroying thanthecommercialimperialismofLondonand Paris.Lookingbackacross thelasttwodecades,we cannowseewherethe courseofeventschanged frompeacetowar.

LearnfromMunich

theirHeavenlyMotherdid indeedfindexpressionin thelivesandlaboursofthe Brothers,andtheyhadloyallyimplantedthatfilial loveinthesoulsofthe boysundertheircharge.

Thecloselinkbetween theAustralianbranchof theInstitutewiththeMarianidealsofthefounder wasimpresseduponhim whenheoncevisitedthe AustralianMotherHouse atSt.Joseph's,Hunter's Hill,continuedthepreacher.Inthegroundsisa grottotoOurLadyImmaculate,andthestatueitenshrineshasaninteresting history.

Itwasoneofthevery firststatuesofOurLadyof Lourdestobemoulded, andforlongitwashonouredinoneoftheprincipal housesoftheInstitutein France.Whentheanticlericalpersecutionsbroke outinthatcountry, throughtheinitiativeofa MaristBrotherfromAustralia,itwassecuredfor fortheirpremiercollege here.

Itstoodthereasasymbolofafaithfullyguarded tradition;foronegenera- tionafteranotherofAustralianboysduringmore thanfiftyyearshadmade itafocalpointofdevotion totheImmaculateMediatrixofAllGraces.Itwasa hearthwheretheirloveand confidenceintheirMother hadbeenenkindledandinflamed.

Itisnoyoke,itisliberty to politicruleapeopleinthis (constitutional)manner,anditmeans,furthermore, notthehighestsecurity, merelytothepeoplebut totheKingiswell.-Sir JohnFortescue(1394-1476).notedJuristandauthority ontheEnglishConstitution.

TheproblemsofEurope thatarosefromthevindictivenessoftheVersailles Treatyseemedinthecourse ofsettlementin1938.The MunichAgreementshowedthewaytoapeacefulsettlementoftheminorities problem,butthatwaywas ignoredandwarpreferred intheclosingyearsofthe fourthdecade.

Tolookbacknowacross theholocaustofwaristo wonderattheincrediblestupidityofthosewhoin1940, withaveryrealchanceof ajustpeacepreferredto talkof"neversurrendering."Butitisnotyettoo latetolearnfromMunich.

Ifwecould,insomeway, stopthewarsagainstthe Asianpeopleswithoutpartitioningtheircountries thereisthepossibility,even probability,thatSouthEastAsiawillfollowthe Indianratherthanthe Chineselead,sincetheIndianRepublichasto-day becometheguidinglightfos allofAsia.

NoLoreMarriage Andwhocouldnotsay thatChinawouldnotbreak withRussiaifshewerefree ofthefearofEuropeanattemptstore-imposeconcessionsandextraterritoriality.Pekingistheallyof Moscow believemorebecausethey theyhaveacommonfoeratherthanfrom anymarriageoflove.But ourCatholicPressseems hardlyawareofthesedeeperproblems.Totheir writersinthemain,the issueisclearlyblackand white,andthewarofliberationinMalayaisonlyanincidentbetweenCommunist"invaders"(who wereborninthecountry)andEnglishconscriptsand mercenaries.

Onquestionssuchasthis whichisthemostvitalone ofallforAustralia,theproposedCatholicPartycould havenopolicyatall,since theleaders,followingthe ,"proper"line,wouldbeat variancewiththeactual factsofthesituationand alsowithmanyoftheirfollowers.-Yoursetc., TOMGILHOOLEY.

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Onehundredandeightyfourofthenewhomeshave nowbeenblessedandturnedovertotheirfirsttenants byArchbishopGregorio ModregoyCasaus.Bishop ofBarcelona,whowashost totheCongress.

Actualconstructionwork beganjustayearago,when 400workerswerehiredfor theproject,whichbegan withaninitialcapitalof about£250,000raisedby publicsubscription.Itwas estimatedatthetimethat 45,000familiesinBarcelona werewithoutadequate housingfacilities.

GoaIsFertileIn PriestlyVocations

GOA,Aug.5(NC.)-Thegrowing disputebetweenIndiaandPortugaloverthe futureofforeignpossessionsontheIndian subcontinentfocussesattentiononGoa,the principalforeigncolonyandanancient CatholicmissionarybasefortheevangelizationofallIndia.

Thiscityhasbeenthe hubofmissionaryactivity inIndiaeversincetheconquestsofVascodaGainsin 1498.BehindthePortugueseconquerorcamethe missionaries-Franciscans, Dominicans,Jesuitsand Augustinians-establishing agreatandflourishingCatholiccommunity.Oneof thesemissionarieswasthe greatJesuitsaint,Francis Xavier,whoseremainsare stillpreservedintheBorn Jesuschurchhere.

ThedioceseofGoadates from1534,only42years afterColumbus'discovery ofAmerica.Itwasmade

DefenceofCountry RegulatesPacifism

EINSIEDELN,Switzerland,August7

NC.)-DelegatestotheinternationalPax ChristicongressatthisSwissMarionshrine heardawarningagainstanexaggerated pacifismthatwoulddisregardtheneedsfor thedefenceofone'scountry.

Morethan1,500,representing12Europeancountries,theUnitedStatesand Canada,tookpartinthe congressandpledgedthemselvestoworkandprayfor atruepeacethroughthe unityofFaith.

HisEminenceMaurice CardinalFeltin,Archbishop ofParisandpresidentof theinternationalPaxChristimovement,reminded thateachCatholichasthe dutytoworkinhisown sphere,towardovercoming thehistorical,political,economicandnationalbarriers thatseparatethepeoples.

Thewarningagainsta falsepacifismwassounded byBishopFrancoisCharriereofLausanne,Geneva andFribourg."Atatime whenthenationsareafraid ofeachother,itwouldbe absurdtoomitpreparations forthedefenceofthecountry,"theBishopsaid.

Apacifismthatblindsitselftothefactthatatall timestherehavebeenrapaciouswolvesbesidesthe sheepisacriminalthing, theBishopsaid.Distrust andfearareatthebasisof theweaknessofnations,he added.Itisnecessaryto overcomethisdistrust,but thisisnotalwaysaneasy matter,hecautioned.

AGermanspeakerremindedthatthePaxChristimovementstartedinside thewallsofaprison"and bearsthemarkofthemartyrs'blood."FatherManfredHoerhammer,secretaryoftheGermanPax Christigroup,recalledthat

MoreThan63Millions UnderHeelOfSoviet

WiththecedingofnorthVietnamto theRedsnowinprogress,thecommunist colossuswillhaveunderitsdominationwell overthree-quartersofabillionpeople, 63,503,000ofthemCatholics.

anindependentarchbishopricin1557.TodayGoa, whichisonly1,552square milesinarea,hasover200 parishpriestsand356nuns. Itstwoseminarieshouse over350students.Itissaid thatthepercentageof priestlyvocationshereb treaterthaninanyother territoryintheworld.Goa boasts30highschools,10 forboys,20forgirls.Over halfits637,846population isCatholic. Aboutayearago,after thecelebrationsofthe fourthcentenaryofthe deathofSt.FrancisXavier, theGoldenRosewasbestowedupontheArchdiocese ofGoabythePope.The rareawardwasgiventothe archdioceseas"aprecious, spiritualsymbolwhichrepresentsthepaternalrecognitionofallthathasbeen donetowardthespreading oftheChristianfaithinthe! EastIndies."

FromitsRussianbase thiscommunistgianthas placedtheimprintofits mercilessdictatorshipon almost600,000,000aVitionalpeopleinthepast15 years.About55,500,000of theseareCatholics.More than100,000,000otherChristians-mainlyOrthodoxareamongtheIronCurtain captives.

AsthesystematicwithdrawalofFrenchforcesis beingmadeinnorthVietnam,anestimated13,000,000 morepeoplewilltopplebehindtheexpandingIron Curtain.About1,200,000of theseareCatholic.

BeforeRussian-based communismlaunchedits newandmightydrivefor worlddominationatthe, beginningofWorldWarII, itcontrolledthelivesof lessthan200,1100,000people intheSovietUnion.Nowit controls784,950,040.

Communism'sbiggestconquestinpopulationcame

withthefalloftheChina mainlandwithits450,000,000peopletoMaoTse-tung. Itsbiggestconquestin Catholicpopulationcame withtheseizureofPoland withanestimated21,500,000 Catholics.

OtherIronCurtaincountrieswithsizeableCatholic populationsare:Czechoslovakia,9,300,000;Hungary, 6,125,000;Yugoslavia,5,500,000;China,4,000,000,and Rumania,3,000,000.

PastorlessFlock

Asthecommunistcolossus strodeacrosseachcountry itwieldedasavagesickle whichcuttheCatholics fromtheVicarofChristin Romeandalsocutthemoff fromtheirownBishopsand priests.Thishugealmost "pastorlessflock"constitutesabout15percentofthe totalCatholicbody,estimatedataround450,000,000.

OneInThreeIs CatholicHere

TOKYO,August5(NC.)

-Thestudentbodyatthe Jesuit-conductedSophia Universityherenumbers 2,128,ofwhom746are Catholics,accordingtolateststatistics.Theteaching staffof87has33Catholics, excludingJesuitprofessors. Sixty-sixCatholicsgraduatedthisyear,ascompared withtwoCatholicsatthe firstcommencementexercisesoftheuniversityin 1918.

JapaneseSchools

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MADRID,Spain,August 5(NC).-Anewseriesof Spanishpostagestampsin honouroftheBlessedVirginwillbeissuedduring thesecondhalfoftheMarianYear,itwasannounced here.

Oneofthestampswill haveafacsimileof"LaPurisima"(TheMostPure),a celebratedpainting by AlonsoCane,17th.century Spanishartist.

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BishopsBringReliefToFlood VictimsWhile

VIENNA,August7Hungary'sCatholicBishops tooktheinitiativeinbringingrelieftothehundredsof peoplewholosttheirhomes, cropsandbelongingsinthe swollenwatersoftheDanubeanditstributaries.

Thefloodwatersrolled massivelyintoHungaryaftercausing,theseverestdamageincenturiesinBavaria,AustriaandSlovakia.

TheBishopsinVacz, Szombathely,Gyoerand Veszpremwereamongthe firstChurchleaderstoissue appealstotheirflocksfor foodandclothingforthe floodvictims.Theresponse ofCatholicstotheappealof theirBishopsisreportedto havebeengenerous.

Thecommunistregime, whichhasoftenshownitselfquitejealousofany otheragencysteppinginto

NunMayBeNext SaintofIndia

Bharananganam,India, Aug.5(NC.)-Thefirst stepsinthebeatification processhavebegunforSisterAlphonsa,aClaristnun. Preliminaryinvestigationof herwritingsisunderway atthediocesantribunal here.

Ifcanonized,SisterAlphonsawillbethesecondnativeIndiansaint.Thefirst isSt.GonzaloGarcia,a Franciscan,whowascrucifiedatNagasakiin February,1597,alongwith 25otherreligious.

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thewelfarefield,reportedly tooknoactiontohaltthe reliefworkoftheBishops.

ReportsfromHungary statethatmorethanascore ofchurchesweredamaged bytheflood.EightchurchesinnorthernHungaryare reportedtohavecollapsed. Prominentamongthe churchbuildingsdamaged aresaidtobethecathedrals atEsztergomandGyoer.

Atthesametimeitisreportedthatanumberofprisoners,amongthemCatholicpriests,weredrowned whenthefloodwaters smashedintoVaczand pouredintotheunderground cellsofthecentralpolitical prisonthere.

Thevictimsoftheprison drowningarereportedto includeFatherPalBozsik, formerparishpriestatPesthidegkut,whowassentencedtotenyearsinprisonin1951asanaccomplice inthealleged"treason"of ArchbishopJosephGroesz ofKalocsa.

ApostolateIsNot LuxuryforLaity

ButPlainDuty

LISBON,Aug.6(NC).

-Theapostolateofthe laity"isnotadevotional luxurynor,yetanother occupation,uttheplain dutywhichweallhave occupation,buttheplain ties."

Basedonthelatestavailableinformation,hereisa chartgivingtheCatholic andthetotalpopulationsof thecountriesnowcontrolled bythecommunists.

Country Albania

Bulgaria

China

Czechoslovakia

Estonia

EastGermany

Hungary

NorthKorea

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Rumania

Russia

NorthVietnam

Yugoslavia

GRANDTOTALS

TOYOOKA,Japan,Aug. 5(NC.)-FatherWilliam Grootaers,C.I.C.M.,anoted specialistinphonetics,has joinedtheselectgroupof Catholicpriestswhohave hadarticlespublishedin Japanesegovernment-sponsoredschooltext-books. Belgian-born,heistheson ofDr.LudovicGrootaers, professoroflinguisticsand phoneticsatLouvainUniversity.

Tot.909u1. Oath.popuL

Theusualmeetingof HelpofChristians'branch H.A.C.B.S.washeldatEast VictoriaParkonAug.10;in theabsenceofthepresident themeetingwasconducted byBro.Finneganjnr.

Membersandfriendswill bepleasedtolearnthatthe president,Mrs.BessieMcCarthyishomefromhospitalandconvalescingafter anoperationatSt.John's Belmont.

Afterthelastmeetinga partyfromSt.Canice's branch,Cottesloe,paida visittothebranchfora socialgamesevening,anda veryenjoyabletimewas spentwithbadmintonasthe principalitemontheprogramme.

Sincerecondolenceisextendedtoamemberofthat branch,Mr.AngusWillett, onthedeathofhisfather.

Thenextbranchmeeting willbeheldonAug.24.

Thispointwasmadeby SirHughTaylor,president ofthegraduatedivisionof PaxRomanaandPrincetonUniversityprofessor,in anaddresstotheeighth generalmeetingofPax Romanaheldhere.

SirHugh,whoisaKnight CommanderoftheOrderof theBritishEmpire,aswell asoftheOrderofSt.GregorytheGreat,emphasised thattheapostolateofthe laityshouldbetheconstant preoccupationofallCatholicintellectuals.Hespoke attheinauguralsession, whichwaspresidedover byArchbishopFernando Cento,PapalNuncioto Portugal.

Everyprofessioncanbe themeansofapersonal apostolate,SirHughsaid.Injuxtapositiontothisconsiderationheplacedthe modern"heresyofeffici ency."Thisheresy,hesaid, isblindtothenecessityof moralvaluesinthelivesof men,anditignoresthefact thatcontemplationisan essentialelementtotheintegrationoftheprofessions withtheprimaryvocation oftheapostolate.

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DawnKeentoLearn

St.Joseph'sCollege, Fremantle.

DearUncleMac,-Asthis isthefirsttimeIhavewrittentoyou,IthinkIhad bettertellyousomething aboutmyself.Iamtwelve yearsold,andhavebeen goingtoSt.Joseph'scollegefortwoyears,andthis ismythird.Ilikeitvery much,andIamquitecertainthatIwillfinishmy schooldayshere. Iamin seventhstandardthisyear, anditismyintentionto domyLeavingexaminationbeforeIfinishschool.

IliveatSafetyBay, whichisveryclosetothe sea,anditismostconvenientforus,asIgoswimmingeverydayduringthe summerwithmyfriend, whoisaNewAustralian fromGermany;sheisvery pleasant,andIfinditmost interestingtolistentoher talkingaboutthingsshe hasseeninherhomeland. AsthatisallIcanthink ofatthepresent,Iwillsay good-bye.-Yourloving niece, DAWNPAXTON.

DearDawn-Thankyou foraveryfriendlyand nicelywrittenletter,and welcometothe"Corner,"I coulddowithalltheletters Icangetfromyou,sokeep onwritingin.Bestwishes. UNCLEMAC.

MaryIsNewNiece St.Joseph'sCollege,Fremantle.

DearUncleMac,-Thisis thefirstletterwhichI havewrittentoyou,althoughIhaveintendedto writeoverandoveragain. Iwouldliketobecomeone ofyourmanyniecesand writetoyouoften. Inlastweek's"Record" yousaidyouhadn'tany letterstopublish,soIdecidedtowrite. I have beenaskedtomentionthat threegirlswrotetoyou andtheirlettershavenot beenpublished. Ourtertntestsstarton MondayandwearehavingChristianDoctrinefirst.I aminseventhstandard, andIlikeitverymuch. Well,thisisallthenews fornow,butIwillwrite againsoon.-Yourloving niece, MARYHEALY.

DearMary,-Welcometo "TheCorner,"dear,and thanksfortellingmethat someofyourschoolmates' lettershavebeenoverlooked.IfIknowthe girls'names,Mary,I'lltryandmakethingsright.Ask themtosendtheirnames in,willyou,please?Anddon'tforgettowriteagain. Bestwishes.

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Mary'sMount Kalamunda

DearUncleMac,-Ihope youareaswellasIam. Duringthelastweekend IwenttoWorth'sCircus andZooatPerth.Ihadmy seatinthefourthrowsoI hadagoodview.

Firstofallamancame inwithaboutfivelions,and madeoneofthemjump aboutelevenyards,withall theothersbeneathit.

Alittlewhilelatera smallelephantcamein skippinganditthenwalkedbackwardsonabarrel.

Thentheclownscamein andoneofthempulledout atoothofanotherone2 inchessquarewithfourbig rootsoutofit.

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DearUncleMac,-Ihope youarewell.Iam,and soaremybrotherandsisters,andDad.Mysister Christineisjustgetting overabrokenleg,footand ankle;shehadplasteron herlegfor12weeks.

Wehavejusthadtwo birthdaysinthefamily, Mary'sandmine.Wealso gotamedalonourpatron saints'days,sowehadone yesterday,to-day,andtomorrow.Thankyoufor printingmypoemandletter.Good-byefornow.Yourlovingniece, LYNDAMcGILLIVRAY.

DearLynda,-Many thanksforyourcheeryletter.Youseemtohave greattimesinyourfamily. Glad,too,youwerepleasedwiththemedals.Write againsoon.Cheerio!

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DearUncleMac,-Iam sorrythatIhavenotwrittenforalongtime.I wrotetoyou,butIforgot youraddressandsoitwas burntwithalotofpapers. Thisisanothertry.

IwonderifyouknowI haveleftLesmurdieandam nowgoingtoOurLady's college,Perth.Wehave leftBelmontandareliving inalovelyhouseatEast VictoriaPark. Iamnine yearsoldnow.

Daddyhasletmelearn musicandtennis.andI lovethemboth.Sincethere isalotofrain,Iamlookingforwardtothesummer sothatwecangotothe beachforpicnicsand swimming.

Diesels"cameinanddid someacrobatics. Ihaveonlytoldyoua merefractionofwhatreallyhappened. Thatisallnow.

Yourlovingnephew, JULIANNUSSEY

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DearUncleMac,-Ihave notwrittentoyouforalong time,andIamverysorry tohearyouhavenoentries. Somemonthsagomy motherwentintohospital andhadababyboy;we callhimStephenWilliam. Heisabeautifulbaby,and welovehimverymuch. Nowtherearetwogirlsand threeboysinourfamily.

Iamlookingforwardto theschoolholidaysinAugustaswearegoingaway foraweektoYunerup.We hopetohaveanewcarby thentogoawayin.

Ihavenothingmoreto tellyou,soImustclose. Godblessyouandthe Bushies.-Yourlovingniece, BARBARABOWMAN.

DearBarbara.-Thanks forrememberingmeagain. I'msureyou'reallthrilled withStephenWilliam,and I'msurehe'slovely.May Godblesshimandallhis family.too!Bestwishes. UNCLEMAC.

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Ahappybirthdayis wished:-

Aug.19:IrisAlexander, Brigidineschool,Subiaco. Aug.20:MaureenKnuckley,St.Patrick's,West Perth. Aug.22:AnnetteStevens, St.Mary's,Leederville. Andtoallotheryoungpeoplewhosebirthday fallsintheAug.11-22bracket.

JanetteConfirmed St.Joseph'sConvent. Manjimup.

DearUncleMac,-Iam sorryIhaven'twrittento youbefore.

Manychildrenreceived ConfirmationlastSunday andIwasoneofthem.I tookthenameofPhilomed.

Peteriswritingtoyou.

Thursday,August19,Isst.

SpecialPrizeforJoeBelingheri

BoysSeekTreasureinDarkestAfrica

DearUncleMac,-Ihope youareaswellasIam.

ThisisthesecondtimeI havewrittentoyouandI hopeyouwillenjoymyletter. Ihavejustfinishedreadingaveryinterestingbook andIamgoingtotellyou aboutit.Thebookiscalled "TreasureTrail".

Timwasathomereading abookwhenthephone rang.HisbrotherJimran downtoanswerit.

Mr.Mosscroftrangthem up,andaskediftheywould goonatreasurehunttoa lakeinSouthAfrica.They arrangedapartyandafter twoweekstheywereon theirway.

Aftertravellingdown streamfor80milesthey madecampforthenight. Pedro,whowasthechief porter,preparedameal whichtheyateheartily. Theycontinuedtheirjourneynextmorningand reachedthelake. Afterpumpingthelake low,theyfoundthree-quartersofthegold.Butdisasterovertookthem.Itdidn't rainforamonth,thelake driedandtheyhadtoleave.

Onthewaytheyhadto

PeterJoinsCorner St.Joseph'sConvent Manjimup.

DearUncleMac,-Ihave notwrittentoyoubefore. MynameisPeterMonkhouse.

IamsixyearsoldandI havealittlebrothercalled Paul.-Yournewnephew, PETERMONKHOUSE.

DearPeter,-Whatafine littlemanyouaretowrite suchafineletter.I'm gladtogetallthesix-yearoldsIcan,so,Peter,you're verywelcometo"TheCorner."Writeagainsoon, won'tyou?Bestwishes. UNCLEMAC.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

IbegtoacknowledgedonationsfromMissE.Shanley,Anonymous,andT Sawyer,Goomalling.God blessyouall,andthankyouforyourgenerousgiftsto theBushies.

pulluptheirboatandgo byfoottoavoidawaterfall, Pedrosaidthathewanted togointothecabintoget something.Insteadhestartedtheengineandwent straighttowardsthewater. fall.

TimjumpedaboardandknockedPedroover.Hehad savedthegold!Pedrohad donethisbecausehisforefathershadputthetreasure thereandhehadtriedto putitback.

Imustfinishnow.

Yournephew,

JOSEPHBELINGHERI

DearJoseph,-Iwasdelightedtohaveyourlong newsyletterandIamvery pleasedyoulikebooks. Whatathrillingadventure taleyouhavejustfinished! Youdescribetheincidents excellently.

UNCLEMAC **

FrancesIsBigHelp

DearUncleMac,-This ismyfirstlettertoyou.I willbetenyearsoldon August19.Ihaveatwin brother.WegotoRivervaleconventschool,which isnotfarfromourplace, andthepresbyteryisright opposite.FatherRegan sometimesdrivesusto Mass. Wealsohavetwobig boysandonelittlebaby boy,Teddy,whowillbeone yearoldonAugust3.He islovely, Ihelpmumtolookafter himandfeedhim.Ialso helptodotheironingand getpaidoneshillinga weekforit. Ihave17,li savedup. Imustclosenow,and hopetowriteagain.-Your lovingniece,

FRANCESELLYARD. DearFrances,-Welcome to"TheCorner,"and thanksforyourbirthday date.Ilikethesoundof yourTeddy.Heseemsto bequiteapreciousbabyin yourhousehold.Writein again,soon,Frances.Best wishes.

UNCLEMAC.

CanadaSetsUpPermanentCouncil OfReligiousonNationalBasis

MONTREAL.-Canadahasbecomethe thirdcountryintheworldtoestablishanationalConferenceofReligiousonapermanentbasis.Theothercountrieswhichhave nationalconferencesareSpainandColombia.

Thedecisiontobring togetherrepresentativesof some80,000Canadian priests,Brothersandnuns wasvotedatthefive-day CongressofCanadianReligiousheldhere.

Some1,400delegatesattendedthecongress,the firstofitskindeverheld inCanada,atwhichValerio CardinalValeri,Prefectof theSacredCongregationof Religious,wasthepresidingofficer.

ligiousfavourschanges whentheyarejustifiedfor

Iwillnotleaveitsolong beforeIwriteagain.Ihad bettersaygood-byenow, becauseitisbedtime.God blessyou.-Yourloving niece, PATRICIAHART.

DearPatricia,-Thank youalsoforremembering meagain. Idolikehearingfromoldfriends,especiallywhentheywrite suchbrightandcheerylettersasyoudo.Cheerio now.

UNCLEMAC.

Dadhasjustfinished paintingJohn'sroom;he willbecominghomeinAugust.

Myauntymadealovely veilandwreathofrosesfor myConfirmation.

Godblessyou.

JANETTEMONKHOUSE

DearJanette.-Welcome to"TheCorner,"dear,and Ihopeyouwriteinoften. Yourletterwasbeautifullywrittenandveryfriendly.I'msureyou'reall gladthatJohn'scoming home.Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

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TOCORRESPONDENTS. Quiteanumberoflettersareheldoverfrom July.Thesewillbepublishedinorderofreceipt, withinthenextweekor two.

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Asprefectofthecongregation,CardinalValeriis theleaderofsome900,000 nunsin1,000communities andsome200,000priests andBrothersin200communitiesthroughoutthe world.Hesaidthattheidea ofadoptingapermanent nationalconferenceofreligiousalsowasconsidered byseveralothercountries.

Inresponsetoaquestion aboutthemodificationof religiousgarbofnuns,CardinalValerisaidthatthe SacredCongregationofRe-

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ViennaBoysChoir ThrilledMigrants AtOsbornePark

Followinganexcellentfestivalweekof ployandsongattheCapitoltheatreinPerth, OsborneParkparishhadthehonourofhavingtheViennaBoys'Choirashighlyappreciatedguests.

WiththeconsentofMr. .Dorning,managerforthedirection,Kerridgeand Martinandthechoirconductor,Mr.Kuehbacherand attheinvitationofthe Rev.A.Langmead,P.P.and theRev.J.Mikula,ChaplaintoAustriansandSlovenes,itwasarrangedto holdtheSundayservicefor theViennaBoysatSt.Kieran'sChurch,Osborne Park.

Tosafeguardtheprivacy oftheboysingers,while fulfillingtheirreligious duties,nopublicannouncementwasmadeorprogrammearranged.Only AustriansandSlovenes weresentinvitations.

Four-LanguageTalk

Theboyswerebrought toOsborneParkbycar, Messrs.Morris,Thompson, M.Healy,Phillips,Parkinson,Buck,Tunsteadand Fennessyhavingvolunteeredtousetheircarsfor thispurpose.

Atthechurchthe "WienerSaegerknaben" werewelcomedbyFather A.Langmeadandanenormouscongregationofhappy people.At11o'clockHoly Masswascelebratedby FatherMikula.

Inhisshortsermonhe addressedthedifferent groupsinEnglish,Jugoslav -bothCroatianandSlovenian-ItalianandGerman;heexpressedhisgratefulappreciationandthat ofthecongregationfor havingintheirmidstthe world'smostfamousboys' choirandforlisteningto theirangel-likevoices,remindingusofthesaying oftheLord:"Unlessyoube convertedandbecomeas children,youshallnot enterintotheKingdomof heaven."

Thosevoiceswerefor themareal"Liftupour heartsuntotheLordour God,fromWhomevery goodthingcomesandWho givethyouyouthandlife."

PromotingHarmony

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InternalAbsurditiesStigmatise BookOfMormonFraudulent

AccordingtoJosephSmith,theplateshefoundwereengravedinanunknownlanguage;butwiththehelpofthe"spectacles"whichhecalled"Urim"and"Thummim"hewasableto decipherandtranslatetheinscriptionsintoEnglish.

sation,theinevitablesignaturesandmuchamateurphotographyconverted hourstofugitiveminutes, whichconcludedwiththe boysrenderingtheAustrian folksong,"DasWandernis desMuellersLust"(To WanderistheMiller's Joy).

Onthedrivebacktothe citytheguestswereshown thebeautyofScarborough, CityBeach,Nedlands,King's ParkandtheUniversity.

IntheafternoonanexcursionalongtheSwan RivertoFremantlewas arranged,whereonthe groundsoftheWarMemorialanimpromptuenter-tainmentandrecreationwas enjoyedbyall.Ashortvisit wasmadetotheFatima shrineatPalmyra.

TheViennaBoystook leaveoftheirOsbornePark friendswiththeproudstatement:"Itwasthenicest dayoftheAustraliantour."

BishopSheen'sTV CoverageMayBe DrasticallyCut

NEWYORK(NC).-BishopFultonJ.Sheenpredictedhewillreturnto televisionthisfallwith morestationsthaneverbefore,despiteannouncementsbytheprogramme's sponsorthatthenumber willbedrasticallycut.

Interviewedhere,the Bishopsaidhecouldexpressonlydisbeliefthat theAdmiralCorporation, sponsorofhisrecordbreakingweeklyTVtalks, "LifeisWorthLiving," willcarryoutitsplanto deprive103stationsof kinescoperecordingsofthe telecasts.

The"unknownlanguage" hasneverbeenidentified. Mormonshavesincesaid thatitwas"Reformed Egyptian,"butithasbeen provedthatthereneverwas a"ReformedEgyptian"style ofhieroglyphics.

JosephSmithdeclares thatheshowedacopyof thecharacterswhichhe haddrawnfromtheplates -nottheplatesthemselves-toaProfessorCharles Anthon,inNewYork;and thatProfessorAnthonassuredhimthatthecharacterswereEgyptian,Chaldaic,AssyriacandArabic.

AccordingtoSmith.ProfessorAnthonevengave himacertificatetothateffect,buttookitbackand toreitupwhentoldthatan angelhadrevealedthelocationoftheplates.Only forthatthecertificatewould beavailabletothisday!

VeryClumsyHoax

Unfortunately,ProfessorAnthonissuedastatement later,admittingthatSmith hadbroughthimacopyof strangecharacterswhichhe claimedtobeanancient language,butdeclaring"a verybriefinvestigationconvincedmethatitwasamere hoax,andaveryclumsy one,too."

MartinHarris,oneof Smith'sofficialwitnesses, gaveevidencethatsuchwas indeedtheverdictexpressedbyProfessorAnthonat thetime'

Tothechallengethatno oneeversawthegolden platesatall,andthatthere wasonlyhiswordforit thathehimselfdid,Joseph Smithproducedthesworn testimonyofwitnesseswho declaredthattheyhadbeen showntheactualgolden platesandhadseen"the engravingthereon."

workwaspublishedasthe "BookofMormon"in1830.

Initwearegiventhe astonishinginformation,to befoundinnootherhistoricalrecords,thattheAmericanIndiansarereallythe descendantsofthelostten tribesofIsrael;thatJesus Christpersonallyvisitedand preachedHisgospelinAmerica;andthattheIndians atonetimehadafullChristiancivilisation,butcompletelylostit.

Thestorybeginswiththe confusionoftonguesatthe TowerofBabel,about2200 B.C.Someofthepeople thendispersedfoundtheir waytoNorthAmericaand wereknownasJaredites.

However,theJaredites weresupplantedbyaninvasionofIsraelitessome 1500yearslater.Hereis howithappened.

Abouttheseventhcentury B.C.therewasaHebrew mannamedLehiwho,with hiswifeandchildren,lived inJerusalem.Thismanwas commandedbyGodtoflee intoafarcountry.Withhis wifeandchildrenanda bandoffollowershecrossed theoceaninaboatand landedinAmerica.

ChristinAmerica

Therethenewcolonists multipliedandprospered. WhenLehidied,however, Godappointedhisyoungest sonNephitobeheadofthe tribe.Anotherson,Laman, whowasolder,resented this;andthedescendantsof thetwosons,theNephites andtheLamanites,were constantlyatwar.

alldoubtfraudulent.Butthe falsityofthebookremains atleastbeyondalldoubt saveforthevictimsof blindcredulity.

Theoneargumenturged byMormonswhichatfirst sightmightseemtohave weightisthefactthatJosephSmithwasquiteuneducated,andcouldnothave concoctedandwrittenan elaboratebookfilledwith somanyhistoricalreferencesandinaconsistentlyforeignstyle.

AnachronisticBits

Suchataskwouldrequire anablescholar,which JosephSmithobviouslywas not.Thebook,therefore, theysay,wasclearlydivinelyinspired.

Butthatdifficultywhich Mormonsproposetoothers isasnothingcomparedwith thedifficultiesconfronting Mormonsthemselves.

PassingovertheethnologicalabsurdityofattributingaJewishancestrytothe AmericanIndians,letus considerafewpointsderivedfromacriticalexaminationofthebookitself.

Onpage14,NephideclaresthattheIsraelites,on arrivinginAmericain600 B.C.,foundamongstthe beastsoftheforest"the cowandtheox;andthe assandthehorse."

bournenotravellerreturns?"Mormonwaswritingoverathousandyears beforeShakespearewas born!

Asimilardifficultyoccursfromthefactthatthe BookofMormoncontains hundredsofquotationsfrom boththeOldandNewTestaments,exactverbaltranscriptionsoftheKing James'AuthorizedVersion whichwasfirstpublishedin 1611A.D.

Arewetosaythat,over athousandyearsbeforethe KingJames'Versionexisted,Mormoncarefully translateditinto"Reformed Egyptian"?Orwillwesay morereasonablythatwhoeverwrotethebooklived aftertheKingJames'Versionhadbeenpublished?

BackwardRevelations

Wemightalsoaskhow Mormonmanaged,inthe 4thcenturyA.D.toengrave onhisgoldenplatesquotationswordforwordfrom the"WestminsterConfession ofFaith"whichwasdrawn upinthe17thcenturyA.D.

Theirreligiousandclassicalhymnsandmusical playsmightbringtothe world-widetourfrom ViennatoAustralia,supportofthebesttowhich mencouldaspire;God's glory,men'scharity,nationalandinternational peaceandharmonyinthe heartsofmankind.

Unforgettableforeveryone presentwasthesolemn momentwhentheboysreceivedHolyCommunion. Foreverinlisteners'hearts andearswillringtheecho oftheirhymnssunginthe church,expeciallythe"Ave Maria"ofAntonBruckner likeathrillinggreetingand prayer,andthe"Ascendit Deus"ofJacobusGallus withthetriumphantAlleluia.

AfterMass,anexcellent morningteawasservedto theboysandstaffinthe beautifullydecoratedschoolhall.Aspecialthank-you wassaidbyFatherLangmeadtotheboysingers, theirdirectorandconductor; MissMariaRauscher,the matronandMr.Lange,the prefect.

Happylaughter,conver-

TwodaysafterAdmiral saiditwouldslashtheBishop'sTVaudiencebyover 40percentlettersbegan pouringintotheprelate's' NewYorkoffices.

"Iamsurethatwhenwe returntotheairinNovemberwewillbeonmore stationsthaneverbefore -closeto200,"Bishop Sheensaid.

BrokeAllRecords

Reachingatotalof169 stationslastseasontheprelatebrokeallU.S.televisionrecordsHistelevisiontalkswhichstarted "live"onthreestationsin February,1952,grewata phenomenalrate,gained theplauditsofTVcritics andaudiences,andwon sponsorshipfeeswhichthe Bishopturnsovertosufferingpeopleofallracesand creedsthroughoutthe world.

BishopSheen'stelevisionaudienceshavebeen estimatedatfiguresvaryingbetweentenandtwenty millions.Thetelevision talkshavebroughttheprelatethousandsofletters eachweekfromProtestant, JewandCatholic.Last yearthehalf-hourtelevisiontalkswereseenover morestationsthanany otherTVprogramme.

KARRIANDJARRAHBuildingTimbers. LargestocksofScantlingsnowavailable. KorriScaffoldPlanks,Weatherboardsand Flooring.

1x1JarrahGardenStakes, 2x1TilingBattens, 2x1DryJarrah, 3and4.x1DryJarrahShorts. Enquirefrom STATESAW

Butitisastrikingfact thatallthreeofhismain witnesses-OliverCowdery, DavidWhitmerandMartin Harris-forsooktheoriginal MormonChurch.Hadthey reallybelievedinitsdivine origintheywouldnothave donethat.

ButMormonsto-day,admittingtheirapostasy,claim thatatleasttheyneverretractedtheirtestimony. Theymaypersuadethemselvestothateffect,but ProfessorFraser,ofChicagoUniversity,afterexaminingthequestion,wrote:

"Thistestimonyallthree, onrenouncingMormonism, denouncedasfalse;but meanwhileithelpedSmith toimposeonthecredulous, particularlyintheabsence ofthegoldplatesthemselves,whichsuddenlyand mysteriouslydisappeared."

SupernaturalCloth!

MartinHarris,whoreturnedtoMormonismlater, reaffirmedhistestimony; butwhenpressedunder cross-examinationsaidthat theplateswereneverexposedbefore.hisveryeyes. Theywerecoveredwitha cloth,buthewasgivena supernaturalvisionofthem beneaththecloth!

Somuchforthelegendof thegoldenplateswhich Mormonsstillaccept,but whichcriticalhistorians declaretobeutterlyincredibleandunsupportedby anythingthatcouldpass musterasgenuineevidence.

Letusnowturntothe message,sovitaltohumanity,whichJosephSmith claimstohavederivedfrom theplates.

Hecommenceddictating histranslationfromthem toscribesatManchesterin 1827,accordingtohisown account,andfinishedthe workatFayette,N.Y.,in 1829.Nomentionismadeof anypartintheworkby

TotheNephites,asGod's chosenpeople,Christcame afterHisresurrection,to establishHisChurchwith theirhelpinAmerica,as HehadfoundeditinPalestine.Fromamongstthe NephitesHechoseanother twelveapostles,andappointedaswellprophets,pastors,teachersandevangelists,leavinganorganised Churchwhichflourishedfor nearly200years.

But,alas,theNephites didnotremainfaithful. Theyforfeitedtheirinheritancebytheirtransgressionsandweredestroyedby theLamanites,whointurn degeneratedintothewild IndiantribesofNorthAmerica.

However,forthesakeof the"latterdays,"thelastof theNephiprophets,Mormon,hadbeencommanded byGodtoengraveongolden platesarecordofGod's dealingswithHispeople andofHisrevelations,a recordtobehiddeninthe earthuntilitshouldcome forthandbeunitedwith theBibleasanothersacred bookfortheaccomplishmentofGod'spurposes.

FalsityBeyondDoubt Mormon'sson,Moroni, afteraddingsomepersonal recollections,buriedthe goldenplatesin420A.D. Fourteencenturieslater, Moroni,nowanangel,revealedtoapoor,uneducatedboy,JosephSmith.the secretplacewheretheplateshadbeenhidden.The timewasripefortheLatter-DaySaintstoinherit thefulnessofthetruereligion,andJosephSmithwas divinelycalledforthepurposeofusheringintheNew Dispensation.Obediently,with'thehelp ofthemagic"spectacles," hetranslatedtheundecipherable"ReformedEgyptian" inscriptionsfromthegolden plates,andgavetomankind theBookofMormonasan equallyinspiredandnecessarysupplementtothe Bible.

Butitiscertainthatthese animalsarenotnativeto America,havingbeenintroducedtothatcountryby Europeansonlyafterits discoverybyColumbusin the15thcenturyA.D.Ifthe bookweredivinelyinspired, thatelementarymistake wouldnothavebeenmade.

Again,Mormonissupposedtohaveengravenhis recordbefore420A.D., whentheywereentombed.

How,then,didMormon managetoincorporateinII Nephi,1,14,anexpression clearlyborrowedfrom Shakespeare's"undiscoveredcountryfromwhose

Or,again,howthepeculiartenetsofanobscure Presbyteriansectwhich flourishedatGeneva,N.Y., inJosephSmith'sownday, becameknowntoMormon somanycenturiesearlier; andwhy,inhis"Reformed Egyptian,"hefounditnecessary,orevenpossible,to imitatepassagesfromthe "MethodistBookofDiscipline"whichrevivalistshad madesomuchtheobjectof populardiscussioninthe earlyyearsofthe19thcentury.Thesearebutafewof theinsuperableobstaclesto theacceptanceoftheBook ofMormonasgenuine.

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SincehundredsofthousandsofMormonsdobelieveinitsauthenticity,itis inopportunetosaythatthe BookofMormonisbeyond

301MURRAYSTREET,PERTH. SidneyRigdon,therevivalistpreacherwhohadsuch OranyMetropolitanorCountryBranches. afacilityinthequotingof Scripture.Thecompleted

Fr.VincentMcNabb'sPenetrating WorkonPrayerFreshafter50Years

Thisvolumeisanother ofFatherVincentMcNabb's greatwritings.ItiscomposedofaselectionofconfererenceshegavetostudentsatOxfordandhas beenpublishedforthefirst timeinthisformtocommemoratethetenthanniversaryofhisdeath.

FatherMcNabbwasindeedagreatthinkerandthroughout"Faitharid Prayer"wearepresented withthefruitsofhispenetratingmind.Thoughthe originaltalksweregiven some50yearsago,theapproachisbynomeansdatei,andtheworkinitspresentarrangementcould wellbecomeaclassic-in thisthesisasalwayshe shinesforthasthetruediscipleofSt.ThomasAquinas

Hisopeningconference venturestoassertthatno otherperiodinhistoryhas witnessedamorewidespreaddenialofthesupernaturalthanthispresent century.Thefirsthalfof thebooktreatsinacomprehensiveandsatisfying waywithsuchaspectsas theProblemoftheFaith, itsobjectandtheLightand theLifeofFaith.

InhisstudyofFaithand Prayer,FatherMcNabbsaw therewasmorethanthe equationofbeliefandprayer,therewasalsotheunderlyingnotionoflawgoverningthetwo,andthelaw impliesalwayspractical intelligencenotonlyinthe lawgiverbutalsointhe lawabiding.St.Thomas hasdefinedfaithas"anact oftheintellectwhichassentstoadivinetruthby theinfluenceofthewill."

Theauthoraddsthat faithisavitalaction,not amechanicalprocess."It isnotruledbymeremechanicallawsofheaviest andgreatest,butbythe subtlerlawsoftrustand best,whichdemandfrom themindthatcleannessof sightwhichtheMaster teachesustolookuponas

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springingfromcleanness ofheart."

Thesecondpartofthe bookhasbeendevotedto ananalysisofprayer.The natureanddivisionsof prayerareexaminedand therearechaptersonthe theologyandpsychologyof Prayer.FatherMcNabb'sconcludingconferencecontains muchhelpfuladviceonthe matterofovercominghindrancestoprayer,andpoints thewaytoamorechildlike self-forgetfulnessinpray- erwhichwillbringdown God'sstrengthandpeace intooursouls.

Thisworkperpetuates FatherVincent'sapostolate ofCatholictruth,acause towhichhedevotedhis wholelifewithsuchremarkablezeal."Faithand Prayer"willcertainlyprove agreatboontoallthose whoarestrivingtoadvance littlebylittlealongthepathtoperfection.

BlackfriarsPublications, London.Price13/6.

KingTeachesBoy

ToPlayMusic

BANGKOK,Thailand, August7(NC).-Ablind boyintheSalesianFathers' missionschooltherecall boasthehastakenmusic lessonsfromaking.

Itallcameaboutwhen KingPhuniphonAdunnet, ofThailand,visitedthe schooltopresideoverthe annualessaycontestheld bytheblindstudentsthere. Amusicalprogrammewas putonfortheoccasitriand thekinghimself,aloverof finemusic,wasdeeplyimpressedbythetalentdisplayedbyoneoftheboys. TheKingdidmorethan voicehisappreciation.Not onlydidhepresentthelad withafinesaxophone,but evengavehimsomelessons onitduringtheensuingweek.

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Boy.IsAllegedTo HaveVisionSeries

ColetteDenied ChurchBurial

PARIS,Aug.7(Radio, NC.)-archdiocesanauthoritiesofParishaverefusedtograntareligiousburial tothenotedFrenchnovelist,Colette,whodiedhere August3attheageof81.

Noreasonfortherefusal wasgiven.Authoritiestold reportersthatthedecision hadbeenmadeforprivate reasonsandwouldnotbe commentedupon.

BothHisEminenceMauriceCardinalFeltin,ArchbishopofParis,andthe See'sauxiliaryBishopswere outofthecitywhenthe decisionwasmade,followingarequestbytheauthor's familyandfriendsfora churchburial.

Itistheopinionofinformedpersonsherethatthe refusalhadnothingtodo withtheauthor'sworks, mostofwhichdealtfrankly withsex.Theythoughtthat therefusalwasmadebecause,althoughreareda Catholic,Colettehadpub- liclydefiedthelawsofthe Churchbydivorcingher firsttwohusbands.

Colette,thecountry'sforemostwomanwriter,was thefirstwomaneverelected toFrance'sdistinguished GoncourtAcademy.The daughterofanarmyofficer, shehadworkedasamusic halldancer,adramaand fashioncriticandapolitical writer.Her50-oddnovels andnumerousshortstories achievedgreatpopular,as wellascriticalsuccess.

PaulClaudeloncecalled her"thegreatestliving writerinFrance."

LISBON,Aug.5(NC).- Eversincean11-year-old boysaidtheBlessedVirgin appearedtohimvillagers inthelittletownofAsseiceiranearherehavebeen gatheringeveryeveningat thesiteoftheallegedapparitionstosaytheRosary.

TreboyCarlosAlberto SelvaDelgadosaidthathe firstsaw"thelady"when heandtwofriendswent intothefieldstoprayfor successintheirschoolexaminations.Thefirstreportedapparitionoccurred onMay16.When,accordingtotheboy,thesecond apparitionissupposedto havetakenplace,July16, therewasanestimated crowdof10,000personson hand.

Carlos'fatherisaroad menderemployedbythe towncouncilofAsseiceira. Hismother,MariaEmilia dosSantosDelgado,isdescribedasaquiet-faced,calmwomanabout30 yearsofage.Neitherof themisreputedtobeespeciallydevout.AschoolmateofCarlossaysthathe isalways,quietandnever playsmuchwiththeother boys.

Theboy'sparentshave senthimtostaywith friendsinthenear-byvillageofAlcoentretogethim awayfromalltheattention anddisturbancethathisreportedvisionshavecaused. HewillreturntoAsseiceira intimeforthenextpro-misedapparition,whichis supposedtotakeplace,he says,onAugust16,between 12.30and1p.m.Itissaid that"thelady"maygive himsome"sign"inhernext apparition.

Churchauthoriteshave remainedsilentregarding theallegedapparitions.

FrogmenSetUpStatueOf OurLadyUndertheSea

TheyCametoaCity Reluctant Rationalist

AtlastIwasunderinstructionand,afterlong mouths,wasreceivedintotheChurch.Gradually.duringmyinstruction,thejigsawpiecesfittedtogether.Myaimhereistoshowthereactionofan agnosticmindtotheexpositionoftheFaith.At thebeginningIcouldnotacceptthedoctrinesofthe Fall,OriginalSin,RedemptionandSacrifice;myrationalisticpastprovidedatheorythatallwasinventedbytheApostlePaulandthatthecorruption ofpureChristiandoctrinestartedalmostbeforethe Churchhadstarted!

Atrockbottom,itcametothis-mymind,like mostmodernnon-Catholicminds,wasextrovert. Thehighestgoodwastoserveothers,theworstevil +0hurtothers.Socialinjusticewasthegreatest sinandtoraisethestandardoflivingthegreatest virtue.

TheideaofoffendingGodbysinwaschildish intheextreme;theCreatoroftheuniversecould notbeaffectedbyourtrivialities.Thereforeno senseofsin,nobeliefinhell,nonecessityforsalvation.

Thereisanotheraspectofthemodernmind: thesearchfortruthisregardedasasupremevirtue. whereaswithusitisactingonreceivedtruththatis important./Theagnosticdoesnotbelievethatabsolutetruthcanbeobtained;heisalwayslooking forsomethingbetterandthereforeinsistsonthe fullestfreedomofthoughtandregardsrestrictions suchastheIndexascompletelyevil.

TheCatholic,ofcourse,knowsthathehasperfecttruthanddoesn'thavetowastehistimeinidle speculationaboutwhatmighthavebeen.Inmy casethebogeyoflosingmyfreedomofthoughtwas lostinexploringtheprofunditiesoftheFaith.

Thesenotions,combinedwiththeideaofautomaticprogress,gaverisetoaludicrousideainthe earlydaysofmyinstruction.NaturallyIwastold topray,especiallytoOurLady.ForawhileI couldn'tseewhyI,oranyoneelse,couldnotevenWallybeholierthanshe.InacertainsenseIwas iealousofOurLady!

Themostdifficultdoctrinetoacceptwasthe divineinspirationoftheBibleandmostparticular,yGenesisandtherestoftheOldTestament,Adam andEve,Joshua,Jonah,andsoon.FinallyIacceptedthembackwards,asitwere.IacceptedbecauseoftheChurch.whichIacceptedbecauseof OurLord.

BARCELONA,Spain,'initiatedbymembersofa Aug,5(NC.)-Asubmarinechapelbuiltinhonour oftheBlessedVirgin-itis believedtobethefirstof itskindintheworld-was formallyinauguratedinan under-watercaveonthe Catalancoastnotfarfrom here.

DirectedbyFatherSayas, apriestoftheBarcelona diocese,agroupof"frog men"divedintothewater bearingastatueofOur LadyofMontserrat,patronessofCatalonia,which theyinstalledonthefloor ofacavernabout15feet belowthesurfaceofthe water.

About50personswatched asthediverssetupthestatue,whichwasilluminated byphosphorescentmatter andcouldbeclearlyseen fromthesurfaceofthe water.Thespectatorsoccupiedvantagepointsona rockyreefknownas"La Falconera."

Thestatuehadbeencarvedfromablockofleadby sculptor.TuanPujol.As soonasitwasinplace, FatherSayasoffereda Massonthereef,whichlies underanoverhangingroof ofrocks.Thechapelwas

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FRIBOURG.Switzerland, August7(NC).-Modern prisonadministrationinthe lightofCatholicsocial teachingwillbediscussed atthesecondCatholicInternationalPenologicalCon-gresswhichwilltakeplace herefromAugust23to27.

Magistrates,sociologists, andpenologistsfromCanadaandvariousEupropean countriesareexectedtoattendthesessionswhich willbeheldattheCatholic UniversityofFribourg.The Congresswillbeopened withaSolemnMassoffered byMgr.FernandoBaldelli, presidentoftheInternationalConfederationofCatholicCharities,inthemain halloftheuniversity.

localCatholicsportsclub whodeemeditappropriate toerectaMarianshrine underthewatersoftheMediterraneanoverwhichso manyChristianpioneers havesailedtospreadthe Faithtodistantpartsofthe world.

Patriot'sNun

SisterIsDead TOKYO,Aug.6(Radio, NC.)-Anunwhosebrotherbecameaninternationally-knownfigureinthe struggleforIrishindependencediedhereafteralong illnessattheageof79. ShewasSisterSt.Francis Xavier,oftheCongregation oftheInfantJesus,orSt. Maur'sSisters,whohad livedinJapanfor47years. HerbrotherwasTerence McSwiney,LordMayorof Cork,whoselonghungerstrikeinthecauseofIrish freedomendedwithhis deathinanEnglishprison 34yearsago. BorninCountyCorkon September27,1874,Sister St.FrancisenteredthenovitiateinApril,1903,and fouryearslaterwassent toJapan.Shehadremainedinthiscountryever since,exceptforabrief visittoFrancein1937as delegatetotheGeneral ChapterofherOrder.This year,shewastohavecelebratedthe50thanniversary ofherreligiousprofession.

BraziliansTrain YouthtoGovern

SAOPAULO,Brazil,Aug. 5(NC.)-Aminiaturepar- liamentisbeingsponsored herebytheConfederation ofCatholicFamiliesto trainyoungmenaspiringto politicalcareers.Courses includetraininginparliamentarypracticeandoratory.

AnotherdifficultywastheoddityofCatholic devotions!Howcuriouslyimpersonaltocallthe burningLoveofOurBlessedSaviour"TheSacred Heart"-itstruckatleastoneoutsiderascoldand formal.AndhowoddtoofferprayersafterLow MassforRussiawithoutevenmentioningthatcountrybyname.

WhatwasveryeasytoacceptwastheRealPresence.ToaccepttheIncarnationandboggleatthe BlessedSacramentisreallyratheroddwhenone thinksdeeplyaboutitbecauseGod'scondescension isasgreatinonethingastheother.Incidentally, theConsecrationintheMassseemedtobeasmuch are-enactmentoftheIncarnationasoftheCrucifixion. TheRealPresencewasthefinalandmostimportantinfluenceinmyconversion;comparedwith that,thedifficultiesusualtothesectariesappeared trivial;ImeansuchthingsasPapalInfallibility. tfieVirginBirth,relics,andsoon.Alltheminor doctrinesfallintoplacewhenthemajoronesare acceptedintherightway.i.e.,notpickingand choosing,butseekingGod'swill.

AtlastIreceivedthegiftofFaith.Thatisa wonderfulexperience-onedaytoholdthedoctrinesasareasonableopinionandtheverynextto holdthemasabsolutetruth.SoatlastIknewthe ChurchasSheis,theBrideofChrist,theMystical Body,theCommunionofSaints,ourHolyMother Church.Thisismylastword-ifnon-Catholics knewHerasweknoWHertherewouldbea mightyfloodofconverts-andwearetheonly peopletoshowHertothem.

THEPUBLICLIFE

OurLadyProbablyDied Exactly1900YearsAgo

ThisMarianYear,1954,probablymarksthenineteenthcentenaryofthedeathandassumptionintoHeavenoftheBlessed VirginMary,accordingtoaninterestingcalculationmadeby MarionA.Habig,O.F.M.,inthisarticlefrom"Columbia".

Thus,theFeastoftheAssumption,recentlyproclaimeda dogmaoftheFaith,hasthisyearanextraordinarysolemnity.AccordingtotraditionOurLadydiedandwasassumedintoHeaven attheageof72.

In1951,theRev.Damiano Lar?rato,anadvocateof theRomanCuria,published theresultsofhisresearches onthechronologyofthelife ofChristinasix-hundred pagevolume,entitledChronologiuChristi.

Accordingtohisfindings, December25isnotanarbitrarydateforChristmas, butisactuallythedayof theyearonwhichOurLord wasborninBethlehem.And theyearofChrist'sbirthhe definitelydeterminesas748 a.u.c.(afterthefoundingof thecityofRome),or6b.c.

Itwasonlyinthesixth centurythatthesystemof datingeventsfromthebirth ofChristwasintroduced; anditsinventor,Denisthe Small,aScythianresiding inRome,unfortunately madeanegregiousbhinder inhiscalculations.

Hemadetheyear754 a.u.c.thefirstyearofthe Christianera(1a.d.),whereasheshouldhaveplaced thebirthofChristinthe year748a.u.c.Hemissed thedateofChrist'sbirth, therefore,bysixyears;and toindicatethenumberof yearswhichhaveelapsed sincethecomingoftheSaviouronthisearthwemust nowaddsixyearstothe currentyear.Thus,1954,is really1960a.d.

DenistheSmall'smistake isevidentfromtheproved factthatHeroddiedin750 a.u.c.(30March),theyear correspondingto4b.c.in oursystemofcountingthe yearsoftheChristianera; andnotonlywasChrist bornbeforeHerod'sdeath, butalsothemassacreofthe Innocents,whoweretwo yearsoldandunder,and theflightoftheHolyFamilytoEgypthadtaken placebeforethatevent.

BIRTHDAYOFOURLADY

If,themtheBlessedVirginwasinherfifteenthyear (fourteenyearsold)inthe year6b.c.,shewasborn in20b.c.Sincetheseventh century,theNativityof Maryissolemnizedon September8.

teringherfourteenthyear; thattheAnnunciationtook placefourmonthslater;that shebroughtforthherDivineSoninherfifteenth Year. PresentationintheTemple ThatSt.JoachimandSt. AnnepresentedtheChild MaryintheTempleafter shewastwoyearsold-in herthirdyear-isnotjust apiouslegend;norisit basedmerelyontheapocryphalworksProtevangeBumandTheNativityof Mary.

Theapocryphalworksin thisinstancementionsomethingwhichisawell-foundedandwell-establishedtradition,datingfromapostolic times.

Thefirsttorecordthe PresentationofMaryinthe TemplewasSt.Evodius, whoprecededSt.Ignatius asBishopofAntioch;he wasacontemporaryof Maryandperhapsoneof theseventydisciplesofOur Lord.

ManyoftheearlyFathers andwritersoftheChurch speakofMary'sPresentationasofafactthatis takenforgranted.St.Epiphanius(died403)forinstance,wrote:"Inherthird yearshewasbroughttothe Temple."

Thefeast,commemorating thisevent,wasobservedin theEastalreadyinthesixth century,inEnglandinthe eleventhcentury.Whenit wasintroducedatAvignon in1372,November21was chosenbecausethatwasthe dayforthefeastinGreece.

Thatdayfitsintoour chronologyverywell:on November21,18b.c.,atthe ageoftwoyearsandabout twoandone-halfmonths theChildMarywaspresentedintheTemple;and sheremainedthereuntil shewasbetrothed(the Erusim)toSt.Josepheleven yearslater,onNovember 25,7b.c.,attheageofthirteenyearsandabouttwo andone-halfmonths.That agreeswithwhatSuarez has:"onenteringherfourteenthyear."

FatherDenisO'Shea`says thatthisdaywaschosenarbitrarily;butithasserved alsotofixthatoftheImmaculateConception,nine monthsbefore,onDecember 8.Inordertohaveastartingpointintheyear20b.c., forourchronologyofMary, letussuposethatMarywas bornonSeptember8.

If,foranyreason,anyone shoulddesireanearlierday intheyear,hecouldchoose May1,thedayonwhichthe CoptsobservetheNativity ofMary.Itdoesnotmatter much;but,forourpurposes,itiswelltoselectaparticularday.

AccordingtoSuarez(II, q.xxix,dis.7),itisthe commonandmoreprobable opinionthatMaryspent elevenyearsintheTemple asachild;thatshewasespousedtoSt.Josephonen-

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ItwasveryprobablyduringthemonthsofApril, May,Juneoftheyear6 b.c.,thatMaryvisitedher cousinElizabeth.WeobservetheNativityofSt. JohntheBaptistonJune 24,whichmaywellbethe dayofhisbirth.TheBlessedVirginseemstohave remainedatAMKerim untilafterthebirthofthe PrecursorofOurLord;and henceJuly.2,thefeastday oftheVisitation,would representtheendofMary's visit. ThefeastoftheVisitation wascelebratedonApril2 atYork,England,from 1263to1389;andthatday wouldrepresentthebeginningofMary'svisit.

OneyearafterMary's BethrothaltoSt.Josephi.e.,onNovember25,6b.c., theMarriageorTaking Home(theNissuim)took place,afterJoseph'sdilemmahadbeenresolved bythemessageoftheangel whoappearedtohim. Marywasthenfourteen yearsandabouttwoanda halfmonthsold.

Lessthanamonthlater, MaryandJosephjourneyed fromNazarethtoBethlehem;andonDecember25, 6b.c.,inacavenearBethlehem,theVirginMarygave birthtotheSaviourofthe World.Atthetimeshewas fourteenyearsandabout threeandahalfmonthsold.

THEPURIFICATION

TheHolyFamilyprobably returnedfromEgypttoPalestineandestablishedtheir homeatNazarethsometime intheyear3b.c.,OurLord beinginHisthirdyearand HisMotherinherseventeenth.

Intheyear8a.d.,probablyMarch,Jesushaving beentwelveyearsoldthe previousDecember25,and

Marynowinhertwentyseventhyear,theHolyFamilymadethejourneyto JerusalemandtheTemple, asmentionedintheGospel ofSt.Luke.

Jesuswasbaptizedinthe JordanbyJohntheBaptist in25a.d.,accordingto FatherLR7zitratoprobably onSeptember25,OurLord wasthentwenty-nineyears andninemonthsold;while Maryhadjustbegunthe forty-fourthyearofherlife.

TheHiddenLifeatNazareth,therefore,lasted twenty-sevenyears,from3 b.c.to25a.d.ThePublic LifeofOurLard,according toFatherLazzarato,lasted threeandone-halfyears fromSeptember25,25a.d. toMarch25,29a.d.

AttheMarriageofCana, letussayJanuary6,26a.d., Jesuswasjustoverthirty andMarywasforty-four yearsandthreemonthsold; andwhenOurBlessedRedeemerdiedonCalvary,He wasthirty-threeandonefourthyearsold,whilethe SorrowfulMother,standing beneaththeCross,was forty-sevenandone-half years.

Thedayofthedeathof OurLordontheCross,accordingtoFatherLazzarato, isdefinitelyFriday,March 25,29a.d.(782a.u.c.);itis thesamedayoftheyearon whichtheConceptionof ChristinthewombofHis VirginMothertookplace.

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Havingconfirmed40childrenintheChurchoftheAssumption,BrunswickJunctionand65intheChurchoftheImmaculate Conception,Harvey,HisLordshiptheMostL.J.Goodyblessed anddeclaredopenthenewparishschoolofSt.AnneonAug.15. HisLordshipwasintro-theplatformwereMr.Man-willbepublishednext ducedbytheRev.E.Mc-ning,M.L.A.;Mr.Davis(re-week.

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ThefeastoftheEspousalsofMarywithSt.Josephisobservedinthe FranciscanOrderonJanuary23.ButiftheEspousalstookplacefourmonths beforetheAnnunciation,as Suarezsays,November25 istheday,sinceMarch25is thedayoftheAnnunciation andoftheConceptionof Jesusisrendereddefinite inasmuchasitisjustnine monthsbeforeDecember25. ThefeastoftheAnnunciationhasbeenobservedon March25fromthefifthcentury.

Marywasveryyounginherfourteenthyear-at thetimeoftheEspousals andoftheAnnunciation, butnottooyoung:Inthe warmerclimespubertyis attainedearlierthaninthe colderregions;andtheRabbisatthetimeofOurLord consideredagirltobeaminoruntilthehadpassed hertwelfthbirthday,and thentheyregardedheras oldenoughformarriage.

EventodaytheChurch, legislatingforallpartsof theworld,putstheage limitofawomanforavalid

Therestofthedatesin ourchronologyofMaryfall inplaceverynicely.On.the eighthday-Le.,whenJesus wassevendaysold,Our Lordwascircumcised;and onthefortiethday(when theChildJesuswas39days old),MarypresentedJesus intheTempleatJerusalem andsubmittedtothelaw ofPurification. PerhapsMary,accompaniedbyJoseph,carried theInfantJesusthefive orsixmilesfromBethlehemtoJerusalemonthe daybefore;sixmileswas notthensuchashortdistanceasitisnow.TheCircumcisionoccurredonJanuary1,5b.c.,andthePresentationandPurification onFebruary2,5b.c.-Mary beinginherfifteenthyear.

Mostauthorsagreethat theMagiarrivedinBethlehemtoadorethenew-born Saviourduringthesecond yearofHislife.Theyfound MaryandherChildina house,notacave;andthe massacreoftheInnocents, whichfollowedshortly,includedallboysinBethlehemanditsenvironswho weretwoyearsandunder.

AcceptingJanuary6as theday,theyearwouldbe 4b.c.Atthistime,and duringtheFlighttoEgypt whichoccurredonlyafew dayslater(assoonas HerodrealizedthattheWise Menhadtrickedhim), Marywasfifteenyearsand threemonthsold.

NAZARETH

Heroddiedthatsameyear onMarch30,andwassucceededbyArchelausastetrarchofJudea,Samaria andIdumeafrom4b.c.to 6a.d.,whileHerodAntipas wastetrarchofGalileeand Pereafrom4b.c.to39a.d.

IronCurtainClergyWillUse EvanstonForPropaganda

NEWYORK.-Admissionof11Pro testantclergymenofIronCurtaincountries intotheUnitedStatesbytheStateDeportmenthasbeenfollowedbyprotestsfrom Mgr.BelaVarga,presidentoftheHungarian NationalCouncilinExile,andRep.Alvin M.BentleyofMichigan. Communistsabroad.Ina speechbeforetheHouse,he saidthatheisnotconcernedaboutsecurityorpropagandarisksfromthe11 HtingarianandCzechoslovakchurchmen.

Mgr.Vargarsaidthathe believedthe11clergymen, admittedtothiscountryto attendtheWorldCouncil ofChurchesinEvanston, Ill.,wouldnothavebeen permittedtoleavehome unlesstheywere"trustedto carryouttheCommunist will."

Thefourministersfrom HungaryAreparticularly well-knowntoMgr.Varga, whowasformerlySpeaker oftheHungarianparliament.HgsaidthathebelievedthattheIronCurtain clergydelegationhascome toAmericawithfivespecificaims:

Theseare:(1)UaificalionofallOrthodoxchurcheswiththeaidofthe WorldCouncilofChurches; (2)tocreatetheimpressionthatreligiousfreedomexistsintheSovietorbit;(3), topresentCommunistpeace propaganda;(4),toprevent establishmentofaninterdenominationalfrontofCatholics,Protestants,and NewsagainstCommunism, andbygivingtheimpressionthattheAmericanpeopleapprovetheRedgovernmentsthere.

Rep.Bentleylabelledthe 11clergymenas"false churchmen,"andcalled theirproposedentry"a tragiccatastrophe"foranti-

"Whatdoescauseme anxiety,"hesaid,"Isthe effectthiswillhaveupon thepeoplesnowlivingin Communistslavery peoplewhoseliberationwe haveofficiallypledgedourselvestoanticipateand hopefor."

LaterMr.Bentleystated thatheexpectedtothrow additionallightontheCommunistbackgroundofthese churchmen, particularly fromHungary,whenhe openedaninvestigationnext month.Aschairmanofa selectHousesub-committee investigatingSovietsubjugationofHungary,hewill holdhearingsinWashington,NewYork,Pittsburgh, andCleveland.

Mr.Bentleyspenttwo andahalfyearsinBudapestafterWorldWarIIas amemberoftheU.S.Embassy,beforeenteringona politicalcareer.TheCongressmansaidhehopesto beginhishearingsinWashingtononAugust20,observedinHungaryasthe feastdayofSt.Stephen, thepatronofHungary.

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VaticanAsks PeacefulEnd OfGoaDispute

VATICANCITY,Aug.10 (Radio,NC.)-Archbishop MartinLucas,PapalInternunciotoIndia,hascalled ontheIndiangovernmentto expresstheHolySee'swishesforapeacefulsolutionof theGoancontroversy,it wasrevealedhere.

Theexactnatureofthe recommendationsmadeby ArchbishopLucaswerenot revealed.Bititwasstated thattheyflowedfromthe Church'sdedicationtouniversalpeace.

TheGoancontroversy concernsthefutureofPortuguesepossessionsonthe Indiansubcontinent,of whichGoaistheprincipal one.Portugalhasheldto thepositionthatthesecoloniesareage-oldPortuguesepossessionsandshould remainso.TheIndiangovernmentdesirestheirincorporationintoIndia.

TheHolySeeisreported tobeoneofninecountries whichhavemaderepresentationstoIndiaonthecontroversy.

ThisInformer CertainlyGot AnEar-Full

DUBLIN,Ireland,Aug

9(NC).-HowaYugoslavprelateincurredthe hatredoftheRedauthoritiesinhiscountryforhis outspokencriticismof Communistatheismhas beenrevealedin"The Standard,"Catholicweeklypublishedhere.

HeisMgr.AndrijaMajic,recentlyarrestedVicar GeneralofMostarandactiveheadofthatdiocese sincetheimprisonmentof BishopPeterCulein1948.

Anincidentthattook placeintheMostarcathedralinJulyhasmadehim aherotohis anti-Communists,country's accordingto"TheStandard."

EnemyofFreedom

EverySunday,thenewspaperreported,twopolice officialscametothecathedralandtookshorthand notesofMonsignorMajic's sermons.Heignoredtheir presence.

But,thereportcontinued, onJuly4aremarkbya policeagentwhowasbusy takingnoteswasoverheard.

"Comrade,"hewasquotedatsaying,"willyou pleasehelpme.Ididnot properlyunderstandwhat MonsignorMajic said aboutCommunistsbeing enemiesoffreedom."

Thepoliceagentputthis questiontooneofthefaithfulwhowassittinginfront ofhim.

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MeadowFelthasarubberisedbackingthatadds yearstothewearandpreventsfraying.Itisthe CarpetthatwasusedinWestminsterAbbeyfor theCoronationandshowednosignofwearafter halfamillionfeethadtroddenit.Barrett'shave itinapplegreen,rose,blueandsahara.54inches wide,65/-yd.

FlyingSaucers 2,000YearsAgo

VATICANCITY,Aug.9INC.)-The phenomenonof"flyingsaucers"which stealsheadlinestodayisreallynothingnew. TheancientRomanssowthemalmost2,000 yearsago.

That'sthecontentionof anarticleappearinginthe latestissueofLatinitas,a Latin-languagequarterly publishedhere.Thearticle iswrittenbyJacquesVilletta,aFrenchscholarwho delvesintothewritingsof PlinyandSenecatoprove hispoint.

Thewritersaysthatthe ancientRomansreferredto thephenomenaas"flying shields."Herelatesthat PlinytheEledertooknoteof these"flyingshields"inhis encyclopaedia"NaturalHistory"andstatedthatalarge numberofeyewitnesseshad seenthem.

Seneca,theLatinitas writerstates,referredtothe phenomenaasflashingshieldswhichmovethrough space.

Latinitasisdedicatedto promotingandencouraging thestudyofLatin.Itis undertheeditorialdirection ofMgr.AntonioBacci,VaticansecretaryofBriefsto Princes,whospecializesin writingLatindocumentsfor thePope.

HinduExtremists AgainstMissions

NAGPUR,India,Aug. 5.-Policestoodbytopreventdisturbanceswhen agroupofvolunteersof theHinduMahasabha stagedademonstrationin frontofChristianmissionaryestablishmentshere.

LedbyN.B.Khare,vicepresidentoftheultra-Hindu organization,thedemonstratorsmarchedtothepremisesoftwomissionshere andshoutedsloganslike "Foreignmissionaries,quit India."

Addressingacrowdatthe gateoftheCatholicchurch, Mr.Kharecalleduponthe Indiangovernmenttotake stepstoexpelforeignmissionaries.Heallegedthat theiractivitiesare"harmful tothenationallife"ofthe country.

Thedemonstrationwas partoftheMahasabha's "war"recentlybegun againstmissionaries.

EducationSystem OfProgressives HasDoneHarm

MANILA,Aug.5(NC.)

-ThephilosophyofeducationofHenryJamesand JohnDewey,usedinpublic schoolshere,hasonlyservedtomakeFilipinochildren unmannerly,presumptuous, shallow,unbalancedandirresponsible. pressedThiswastheopinionexbyDr.JoseHernandez,chancellorofSan SebastianCollegeandpre- sidentofCatholicActionin thePhilippines,inarecent radioaddress.

"Thisphilosophy,"said theveteranCatholiceducator,"hasgivenourstudents afalsesenseofsecurityby itsemphasisonrelativevaluesanddenialofabsolute truths .'Freedomisa magnificentidealtostrive for,butthepracticeoffreedomrequiresadeepsense ofresponsibilitywhichour schoolsystemhasfailedto develop."

Dr.Hernandezhaswrittenandspokenmanytimes onthedeficienciesinthe presentPhilippineschool system.Hehascalledfor theabolitionofwhathe calls"theodioussystem knownasprogressiveeducation."Thissystem,accordingtoDr.Hernandez,is makingFilipinoyouthsusceptibletotheteachingsof communism.

UniqueJapaneseOrder ComprisesAllConverts

NAGOYA,Japan,Aug.5.-AuniqueCatholicAction groupisco-sponsoringthefifthannualCatechistsWorkShop beingheldatNanzanUniversityherefromAugust18to22.Itis asocietyofwomencatechistsallofwhosemembersareconverts totheChurch.Halfofthesociety'seightnovicesand13postulantsareconvertsfromProtestantism.TheotherhalfwereconvertedfromBuddhismorShinto.

Thesuperiorofthein-becauseofthepressing fantcommunity,Hildegardeneedforcatechistsinthe Yoshikawa,hadatasteof variousreligions,includingMohammedanism,beforeshejoinedtheChurch anddedicatedherselftoa lifeofCatholicAction.

Foundedfouryearsago byFatherGeorgeGemeinder,S.V.D.,thesocietywas canonicallyerectedasa secularinstituteinFebruaryofthisyear.Itis knownastheSecularInstituteofWomenCatechistsofBlessedMary,VirginandMother.

Theinstituteisco-sponsoringthecatechetical workshopherewiththe DivineWordFathersof NanzanUniversity.Some 300fullandpart-time catechistsfromallpartsof Japanareexpectedforthe sessions.

post-warera.Thenumberofadultconvertssince theendofthewarrunsat anannualratetentimes thatbeforethewar.The totalisnowabout12,000a year.Thenumberofcatechumensunderinstruction eachyearreachesthe 25,000mark.

ButthestaunchCatholicwhowasaddressedby theCommunistagentdid notgetembarrassed.He answeredinaloudvoice: :"BetteraskMonsignor Majic."

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MonsignorMajic,who heardboththeremare madebythepoliceagent andtheanswergivenby theCatholic,smiledand saidtothecongregation:

'Iseethatthepolice agentwhowassentbyhis superiorstotakeshorthand notesofmysermondidnot understandthemeaningof itandIwill,therefore,help him."

MonsignorMajicina loudvoice,reiteratedthat atheisticCommunismisa dangertothemoralprogressofyouthinYugosla- via,andthattruefreedom willcomeonlyiftheprin-

Themembersoftheinstitutemakevowsofpoverty. chastityandobedience.In addition,theypledgeunder oathtodevotethemselves constantlytotheapostolate byexertingChristianinfluenceonallclassesof people andthroughword,work example.

Membersoftheinstitute workeitherasfull-time catechistsatmissioncentresorseekemploymentin schools,offices,hospitals orfactoriestocarryonthe apostolate.Theywearno specialuniforms.

Theinstituteofcatechists isbelievedtobeasignificantdevelopmentinthe ChurchhistoryofJapan

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Thelessthan1,000 priestsinJapanarefinding itdifficulttoinstructalt thesecatechumensandat thesametimetakecareof alltheirotherpastoral work.Itisforthisreason thattheformationofaseclarinstituteofcatechists hasbeenreceivedwith greatjoybythemissionaries. cipiesofChristianityare aeceptedbythegovernment andthelocalauthorities.

Theeyesoffivehundred membersofthecongrega- tionwerefocussedupon thepoliceagent.,"The Standard"reported.Hegot terriblyembarrassed,his facechangingfrompaleto red,andultimatelyheleft thecathedral.

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ReceivesTitleAfterEgyptJob FromIndianHospitalsFail

OfArchbishop DUBLIN,Ireland,Aug.9 NC.)-Thepersonaltitle ofArchbishophasbeen givenbyHisHolinessPope PiusXIItotheMostRev. MichaelFogarty,Bishopof Killaloe.

ArchbishopFogarty,who willbe95inOctober,isIreland'soldestmemberofthe hierarchy.Hewillcelebrate the50thanniversaryofhis consecrationasBishopon September4.

'TheArchbishopholds somethingofarecord,for atthetimeofhisconsecrationhewasthecountry's youngestBishop.

Publiccelebrationofthe goldenjubileewilltake placeonAugust29.His EminenceJohnCardinal D'Alton,Archtlishopof .ArmaghandPrimateof Ireland,willpreside.

London'sMarian ShrineWillHave HistoricReplica

LONDON,Aug.5(NC).AstatueoftheBlessedVirginwillbeborneinsolemn processionthroughthe streetsofLondonnextOctober3tomarkthereturn ofOurLadyofWillesden totheancentshrine.

Thestatuewillbeacopy oftheoriginalblackoakMadonnawhichWasdestroyedbyOliverCromwell'smen.Itwillbe crownedbyBernardCardinalGriffin,Archbishop ofWestminster,atagreat open-airpageantinWembleystadium,London's greatsportsarenaofOlympicfame.

Afterthecrowningitwill bedrawnbythreepriests fortwomilesthroughthe Londonstreetsatthehead ofaprocessionof2,000Catholicmen.

WASHINGTON,(NC.)Wordhasbeenreceived herethatJeffersonCaffery, UnitedStatesAmbassador toEgyptandtheoldest UnitedStatescareerdiplomat,willretireinJanuary after43yearsinthediplomaticservice.

ThenewsoftheCatholic diplomat'splanstoretire comeshardontheheelsof praisefortheAmbassador utteredbyhisboss,SecretaryofStateJohnFoster Dulles.AtapressconferencelastweekMr.Dulles saidAmbassadorCaffery haddonea"veryoutstandingjob"inhelpingtosettle thedisputebetweenthe BritishandtheEgyptians overtheSuezcanal.

KnownasaStateDepartment"troubleshooter," the68-year-olddiplomat NaasappointedAmbassador toEgyptbyPresidentTrumaninJuly,1949.'Until therecentagreementbetweenGreatBritainand Egypt,theareaaroundthe Suezcanalwasconsidered oneofthemostcritical"hot spots"oftheworld.

Mr.CafferywasAmbassadorinParisfrom1944to 1949.In1919hehandled protocolforPresidentWilsonatVersailles.In1928 hebecameaCatholic.

Aug.9(NC).-Communistshavesufferedadefeatintheirattemptto bantheservicesofforeign Catholicnunsinthis State.

TRIVANDRUM,India,assemblyimmediatelytook thefloortoprotestagainstthestatement.

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TheStateGovernment hasnointentionoftaking suchastep,theMoslem StateHealthMinisterdeclaredintheLegislative Assembly.

TheHealthMinisterrejectedRedchargesthatthe Sistersareattemptingto convertnon-ChristianpatientstoChristianity.There hasnotbeenanycomplaint fromanyquarterthatthese Sistersarebehavingheartlesslytowardspatientswith particularpoliticalleanings, healsosaid.

Itisgenerallyadmitted, headded,thattheseSisters carriedontheirgreathumanitarianworkwithout caringaboutthepolitical leanings,caste,creedor communityofpatientsentrustedtotheircare.

Communistlegislatorshad chargedthatinoneparticularhospitaltheSisters werecreatinga"Catholic atmosphere"andwerediscriminatingagainstpatientswithCommunistleanings.

Catholicmembersofthe

CostaRicaClampsDownOnReds,

Pornographyin

SANJOSE,CostaRica, August5(NC).-Agovernmentdecreeclampingdown onCommunistandpornographicliteratureinCosta Ricawasissuedhereunder thesignatureofPresident JoseFigueres.

Thedecreeprohibits"the publication, importation, sale,displayorcirculation ofpamphlets,magazines, booksorotherwrittenmateia"thatareCommunisticinnatureortendency orthatarepornographicor "contrarytodecency."

Finalrestingplaceforthe statuewillbetheCatholic churchatWillesden,northwesternsuburb,whichisto beLondon'sownMarian shrine.Theshrine,dating backtothedawnofEnglishChristianity,wasalso destroyedduringCromweirstime,andwasrecentlyrestored.

TitoCitizens

GladtoQuit DespitePeril

VIENNA,Austria,Aug. 9(NC).-Aneverincreasingnumberofrefugeesfrom CommunistYugoslaviaarc reachingfreedominAustria.

DuringJulyalone97re fugeescrossedtheAustrian border,bringingthetotal for1954todateto440.

Howmanymorehave failedintheirattempttc escapecannotbeascertained,buthardlyaweekgoes bywithoutoneortwopeoplebeingshotdeadorarrestedbytheYugoslav frontierguardswithinsight ofobserversonthissideof theborder.Thegreatmajorityofrefugeesfrom Tito's"People'sRepublic" areindustrialoragriculturalworkersorartisans.

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"SectarianCommunistliteraturespreadssubversion anddisunity;pornographic publicationsdefeatthetas4 ofeducationandculture, anddegradecustoms,"the decreesaid.

Itannouncedthatpolice, postalandcustomsauthoritieswouldconfiscatematerialcomingunderthegovernmentbanandthatviolatorswouldbeseverely punished.AspecialPublicationsConsultativecommittee,consistingofrepresentativesofthegovern-

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NEWYORK.-More than20millionpeople subscribetoCatholic newspapersandmagazinespublishedinthe UnitedStates,theCatholicPressDirectoryreports.

AtotalU.S.circulation of20,701,412putsCatholic Presscirculationatthe highesteverrecorded,accordingtotheDirectory publishedherebytheCatholicPressAssociation.

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ment,schools,andparents, thedecreestated,would passuponliteraturereportedtoviolatethedecree.

Article98oftheCosta Ricanconstitutionoutlaws theCommunistpartyinthis country.

ManyAmerican Nuns'Institutes

HAYS,Kansas(NC.)Mrs.JohnSahli'scollection of225religiousdollsis thoughtheretobethelargestsuchcollectioninthe world.Eachofthedollsrepesentsadifferentsisterhoodandisdressedinthe authenticgarbbythemembersofthecommunities themselves.

Thecostumingisaccurate eventotinyrings,faithful reproductionsofthose wornbysomeSisterhoods. AKansasCityopticalfirm addedafurtherrealistic touchwith25pairsofminiaturerimlessspectacles.

Mrs.Sahli,whosehobby representsaninvestmentof morethan£5,000,saidshe startedhercollectionin 1935whenafriend,Sister LiberataoftheOrderofSt. Agnes,whichmaintainsthe parochialschoolandSt. Anthony'shospitalhere, gaveheradoll,dressedin thegarboftheSistersof St.Agnes,underwhomMrs. Sahlihadgonetoschool.

Thecollectionnowincludesrepresentativesfrom abouttwo-thirdsofthereligiousordersofnunsinthe UnitedStates.Dollshave beendressedinconventsin theUnitedStates,Canada, MexicoandEngland.Ineach case,permissionmustbe obtainedfromtheMother Houseoftheordertohave theMalldressedinthegarb oftheorder.

TheyStayMarriedinSpain

MADRID.-Thestabilityofmarriage inSpainisevidencedinreportswhichshow that,though218,712marriagestookplace in1952,only909suitsforseparation,orattemptstoprovenullitywerefiledwithecclesiasticalauthorities.Spain'stotalpopulationisgivenat28,750,851.

Statisticsaregiveninthe "HandbookoftheChurch inSpain,"firstofficial Churchyearbooktobe publishedsincebeforethe CivilWar.Inonly31cases weredecreesrecognizing nullitygranted.Some138 couplesweregrantedpermanentseparation,and122 werepermittedtoseparate temporarily.Decisionsare pendingintheremainderof the909cases.

CityEnvironmentPerilous Environmentsoflarge citiespresentagreater dangertomarriagethando thoseofruralareasorsmall urbancentres,accordingto theyearbook.Ofthe909 suitsfiled,459camefrom partieslivinginMadridor Barcelona,and20ofthe31 requestsfordeclarationsof nullity,and87oftheseparationsconcernedcouples fromeithercity.

Inasectionregardingvocations,theyearbookdisclosedthatoneoutofevery 225Spaniardsisinthereli-

giouslife.Spainhas22,807 diocesanpriestsand7,493 priestsinreligiouscommunities.Inthepasttwoyear. 2,011ordinationstookplace.

Priest,Doctor LectureGirls

Amostinterestingeveningwashadbyapproximately50girlslastMonday atMcNesshall,inthesecondseriesofthe"Girlof Today"lectures.Thetwc subjectsdiscussedwer "Company-Keeping,"bythe Rev.J.Dunne,C.Ss.R.,and "FactsofLife,"byDoctor AileenMurphy. FatherDunneexplained mostclearlytheChurch's teachingonthesubjectof company-keeping,and warnedthegirlsofthedangersconnectedwithit.

Dr.Murphy'stalkwas mostinformative,andmembersarealsogratefulfor heroffertothegirlstohelp themwithanyoftheirproblemsatanytime.She maybeinterviewedany nightexceptWednesdaysat 693Beaufort-street,Mt. Lawley.

Thenextandfinalseries oftheselectureswillbeat McNesshallonMonday, August23,at8 o'clock. Subjectswillbe"Beauty fromWithin"and"Charm ofAppearance."

PalmyraPilgrims

LedbytheRev.Albert Lynch,theparishionersof ApplecrossmadeapilgrimagetothePalmyrashrine intheafternoonofAilg.15. At7.30alargecontingent ledbytheRev.J.ChokolichandhisassistantarrivedfromSpearwood.This pilgrimagewasjoinedbya verylargenumberofthe Palmyraparishioners,for wasalsotheoccasionofthe crowningofthepilgrim statue.

Inadditiontothethree organisedpilgrimages,many othersvisitedtheshrine duringtheafternoonand night.

Itisencouragingtosee thisresurgenceofloveand confidenceintheMother ofGod,saidtheRev.John Lynch."AstheMarian yeardrawstoaclose,let uspraythattherewillbea stillmoregeneralrealisation,amongourCatholic peopleoftheurgentneedof havingimmediaterecourse toher,whoisourmoat powerfuladvoceteinheaven,andoursurestsafeguardagainstthedangers thatbecomemoremenancingasthedaysgoon."

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OnCommunists'LandPromises

TheChinesepeasant farmerisamandeceived anddisillusioned.TheCommunist"landreforms"have notmadehimhappier,richer,ormoreindependent.Instead,theyhaveseriously affectedhisalreadypoor condition.

FatherAlbertR.O'Hara, S.J.,formerNCWCcorrespondentinHongKong,tells thetragicstoryofLao Wang,atypicalChinese farmer.Thelandflowing withmilkandhoney,as promisedbytheRed"reformers,"remainsamirage. IfLaoWangdaredtospeak hewouldsaythatheis worseoffnowthanever before.

ChineseFormerlytheaverag" peasanthadabouta half-acreofhisownlandnotenoughtogivehisfamilyaliving-buthandicraft intheoffseasonandalittleextraworkforarich neighbourhelpedhimto makeout.To-day,hehas nolandhecancallhisown. Heworksashardas,or harderthan,before,but taxesandexactionsofall kindsstriphimofhisprofitsandleavehimdiscontentedandfrustrated.

AtfirsttheCommunists gaveeachpeasantasmall pieceofextralandtaken

fromrichlandowners.Then theyinstigatedparticipation inmutual-aidteamswhich wouldpoollandandtools. Hewastoldthatthiswould bringbiggerprofits.Thefirst blowwasanassessmentfor theKoreancampaign,calleda"resistAmerica"tax. Thiswasfollowedbyother regionaltaxes.

Next,thefarmerswere pressuredintoformingproducerco-operatives,which theyfoundofferedlessfreedomthanthemutual-aid teams.Thecropshadto besoldtothegovernment atgovernmentprices,and theprofitsweretaxedimmediately.Then,theindividualfarmerhadtobuy hisownproductsbackfrom thegovernment,againat governmentprices-consid-erablyhigher.

Additionaltaxeswere leviedandCommunistpropagandistscontinuallyextolledtheideaofcollective ownership,collectivework. andcollectiveprofit.Lao nowfindsthathisinitiative isgone,alongwithhisproperty.Hehasanidea aboutCommunismthatis differentfromtheglowing promisesheheardwhenthe Redscame.

TheannualCPAsurvey covers557U.S.Catholic .publicationsandshowedan increaseof16publications and1.8millionsubscribers forthepastyear.

The34CanadianpublicationslistedintheDirectory showacirculatnonof1,191-, 894,bringingthetotalof Catholicpublicationsin NorthAmericato591,and thecirculationto21,983,306.

IntheUnitedStates,131 Catholicnewspaperscirculatetofourmillionsubscribers;426magazinesto 16.7millionsubscribers.

TheNorthAmericanCatholicPressservesanestimatedreadershipof37.7 millionCatholics-31.6millionintheUnitedStatesand 6.1millioninCanada,the Directorysays.

LilyofMohawks

Caughnawaga,Quebec (NC.)-Asix-footbronze statueofVenerableKateri Tekakwithawasunveiled andblessedinthisIndian reservemissionparishof St.FrancisXavierwithceremoniesofdeepreligious fervourandcolour.

TheApostolicDelegateto Canada,ArchbishopGiovanniPanico,officiatedat SolemnPontificalMassin themorning,andinthe afternoonblessedthestatue,whichstandsinfront oftheKateriSchool.

Thevirtuesofthe"Lily oftheMohawks"were voicedbyFatherMichael Jacobs,Iroquoismemberof theJesuits.

FastingAmongSaints: SomeRemarkableTales

ByPaulH.Hallett.Based onMedicalWritings.

Thehistoryofreligionis richinaccountsofextraordinaryphenomenahaving arelationwithbiology.For someofthesetheChurch hasadmitted,orpermitted theadmission,ofasupernatural(divine)orapreternatural(angelicordiabolic)origin.

Inthecorporealorderwe findabsolutefastsprolongedforseveralyears.

Physiologyandpathology teachusthatmancannot survivetotalabstention fromfoodmorethanafew months,atmost.Aboutthe longestperiodinwhichscientificexperimentershave daredtomaintainanabsolutefastis50days.

In1920,theLordMayor ofCork,TerenceMacSwiney,fastedfor74days untildeath,inprotest againstBritishinleofIreland.Wehavenoauthenticrecordsofafast notablylongerthanthis, wherenatureisallowedto takeitscourse.

Bycontrast,fastingperiodsofyearshavebeen notedinmysticsand

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saints:BlessedAngelaof Foligno(d.1309)remained 12yearswithouttaking food;St.CatherineofSiena (1347-1380),remainedfastingabouteightyears; BlessedElizabethdeReute (d.1421)fastedformore than15years;St.Lydwina ofSchiedam(1380-1433) remainedwithoutfoodfor 28years;St.Nicholasof Flue(1417-1478),oneof thebestauthenticatedcases, wasanabsolutefasterfor 20years.

Wecouldciteother names.Thegreaterpart ofthesefastswasrigorously controlled.ThatofSaint Lydwinawastheobject,in 1420,ofapublicinvestigationconfirmedbythe mayorandmunicipalcouncilofSchiedam;thatofSt. NicholasofFluewascontrolledbybothcivilandecclesiasticalauthority.Pope InnocentVIIhadthefast ofBlessedColombaofRieti watched;shefastedfor morethan20years.

In1868theabstention fromfoodofSisterEsperancedeJesuswasofficiallyconfirmedbytheBishop ofOttawa,assistedbytwo physicians,oneCatholic, theotherProtestant.

TheSisterwassubjected forsixweekstothemost rigidsurveillance,being shutupinaroomand guardedatalltimesby otherSisters.

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ItiswellknownthatTeresaNeumann,whoclaims nottohavetakenfood sinceChristmas,1926,was watchedfortwoweeks byfourFranciscannuns.

Recordsoftherigorously controlledfastsofsome saintshavebeeninserted intosomeBullsofcanonisation:Forexample,those ofSS.CatherineofSiena, CatherineofGenoa,Peter ofAlcantara,RoseofLima.

Intheliturgicalofficesof manysaintstheChurchrecordstheirprotracted fasts.

Itshouldbenotedthat thesaintsandreligiouspersonsmentionedledanormalandoftenaveryactivelife;notonlydidthey notfallintoalethargy,but SS.CatherineofSiena, AgathaoftheCross,and Lydwinasleptforonlya fewmomentsatnight,and sometimesdidnotsleepat all.

Thereforetheirexpenditureofenergymusthave beenimmense.Consequent. ly,theirfastmusthave beenpreternatural.

TheChurch,however,is notcontentwithapparentlydemonstrativebiological data.Incanonisationtrials shechecksthedurationof thefast,theconservationof physicalandmoralstrength init,andthephysicalhealth oftheonewhoenduresit.

Butaboveallshemustbe certainofthesanctityof thefasters.Thusthe Churchdoesnotalwaystake accountofanabsolutefast, evenifcontinuedforalong time,inbeatificationorcanonisationproceedings.At timesitishardtoprove thesecases.

OurLady'sDeath

Continuedfrompage13. Withthatdateestablished,theothergreatevents oftheyear29a.d.canbe datedwithoutdifficulty:theResurrectionofChrist andHisappearancetoHis BlessedMotheronSunday March27;theAscensionof OurLoildfromMt.Olivet intoHeaven(withMary veryprobablypresent), fortydayslater,onThursdayMay5;andanotherten dayslater,onMay15.Sun day,theDescentofthe HolyGhostuponthose gatheredintheUpper Room.

HowlongaftertheAscensiondidOurLadyliveupon theearth?Somesaytwelve years;others,St.Epiphaniusforinstance,tellus thatMarywatchedoverthe infantChurchhereonearth fortwenty-fouryears.

Thetraditionthatthe BlessedVirginreachedthe ageofseventy-twoseemsto bemoregenerallyaccepted thantheonethatgivesher ageassixtyatthetimeof herdeath.

TheBlessedVirginwas seventy-twoonSeptember 8,53a.d.,andifshedied andwasassumedintoHeavenatleastsomemonths later,letussayinJanuary of54oreveninAugustof 54a.d.,thepresentyear, 1954,isthenineteenthhundredthanniversaryofher holydemise.

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EGAN.-OnAugust15,the FeastoftheAssumption, MargaretMary,of68 ChelmsfordRoad,Mt.Lawley,belovedwifeofthelate DanielEgan,lovingsister ofAlice(Mrs.A.Burke), Patrick,Anthony,SirWalterDwyer(deceased),Minnie(Mrs.M.Sandeberg),' LaurenceandEdward(deceased);aged84 Requiescatyears. inPace.

O'BRIEN,JohnJames.EldestsonofW.S.andE. M.O'Brien(deceased),belovedhusbandofE.M. O'Brien,lovingfatherof Algy,Bett,PatandWill, whopassedawayonAugust3,1954,athislateresidence,88BeulahRoad, Norwood,SouthAustralia.

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SHARPE.-OnAugust12, atPerth,JohnSharpe,dearlybelovedhusbandofWinifred,andlovingfatherof Bridget(deceased),John, Winifred(SisterAlphonsus, Hobart),Wallace,Hugh (BrotherDeSales,Brisbane),fondfather-inlawofMargaretMary, grandfatherofMichael,Patricia,Moya,Madelineand Veronica;aged67years.

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WILLETT.--OnAugust8, HenryAngus,of93MarmionStreet,MosmanPark, belovedhusbandofNellie May,fondDadofAngus, andEttie,anddaughter-inlawofNora;aged80years.

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LIEDLE.--frreasuredmemoriesofdearestLeon,lost EsperanceBay,August19, 1949. Sadlymissedbymother.

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WastheFrenchdefeatin Indo-China"inevitable",or wasittheresultoftreacherouspolicieswhichcanbe tracedbacktoanAmerican StateDepartmentstillinfluencedbyassociatesof AlgerHissandothersecret Communists?

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