The Record Newspaper 16 September 1954

BishopGoodyReceivesObedience OfNewPriestsfortheArchbishop

IntimateAtmospherePrevails AtNedlandsDoubleOrdination

WhentheRev.M.ToopandtheRev.W.Foleywereordained* tothepriesthoodbytheMostRev.L.J.GoodyonSept.12intheParishioners ChurchoftheHolyRosary,Nedlands,theceremonyhadaboutitOrdination omostintimateandhomelyatmosphere,astheordinandiandAndFirst theirfamilieshavebeenformanyyearsparishionersoftheplace.

Thisaspectofthesacred occasionwasstressedbythe Rt.Rev.Mgr.E.Moss,parish priest,inpreachingtheoccasionalsermon.

Hehadknownthosetwo youngpriestssincetheir childhooddays,saidMgr. Moss.Hehadseenthemas youngchildrenintheir goodparents'homes.He hadbeenassociatedwith themintheparochial schoolwheretheyreceived theirprimaryeducation.

Theyhadbeenformany yearsfaithfulanddevoted altarboysinthatsanctuary, whichtheyloved.Eleven yearsagotheyhadheard thecall,"Come,follow Me,"andhadgonetoSt. Charles'Seminary,where theyfinishedtheirsecondaryeducationandstudied philosophy.

RoleofParents

Justfouryearsagothey hadproceededtoItalyand now,today,afterallthose yearsofhope,prayerand preparation,theystoodin thesanctuary,notasaltar boys,butas"otherChrists," receivingfromthehandsof himwhohadbeentheir teacher,guideandfriendin St.Charles'thethreefold powerofthepriesthoodtooffersacrifice,topreach andtoremitsin.

"Whilecongratulatingyou, mydearyoungpriests,on thegreathonourthathas thisdaybeenconferred

Aproudparishpriest,theRt.Rev.Mgr.E.Mosschatswith hisformeraltarboys,thenewly-ordainedFatherFoley(left)and FatherToop. uponyou",continuedMgr. Moss,"Iwishalsotocongratulateyourgoodparents whomadeforyouduring thoselongyearsofpreparation,manysacrifices,and pouredforthmanyprayers,

thatGodmightfindyou worthyforthisgreat honour.

"Todaytheyarebeingrewardedfortheirsacrifices sogladlyendured,bythe joyandgladnessthatfills theirhearts.

"Thoseparents,bytheir goodexample,byaprayerfulhomeandbytheirencouragement,helpedyouto reachthealtarofGod.From homessuchasyouhave beenblessedwith,come vocations;therefore,letall homesbecomesanctuaries ofprayerandencouragementtotheyoungwith whomyouhavebeenentrustedandletouryoung boysandgirlshearkento thevoiceoftheMaster, `Come,followMe'.

ForceofExample

"Ifwehavegood,prayerfulCatholichomes,wewill alsohavemoreofouryoung girls,willingandreadyto devotetheirlivestoGod's service,eitherasteachers inourschools,nursesinthe hospitalsoraslovingsouls lookingaftertheorphanand thefoundling."

Theordinandiwereassistedthroughouttherite bytheV.Rev.E.Sullivan, R.I.andtheV.Rev.F.E. Hope,Adm.

StudentsfromSt.Charles'Seminary,underthedirectionoftheirrector,the V.Rev.J.P.Wilkinson, C.M.,assistedinthesanctuary. Averylargecongregation filledthechurchmanifestly proudthatthe17thand 18thstudentsfromthelocal seminarytobeordained shouldbetheirfellow-parishioners.

OnMondaymorningboth ofthenew-priestsoffered theirfirstMassesinthe Nedlandschurchbeforea packedcongregationandafterwardsgavetheirblessing toall.

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"DoyoupromisetotheBishop,your Ordinaryforthetimebeing,reverenceand obedience,"askedHisLordship."1promise,"repliedFatherToop.

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ThethirdandfinalPre-CanaConferencefor 1954,organisedbytheCatholicActionYouth Council,willbeginonFriday,Oct.1,andconcludeonSunday,Oct.17.Thisseriesoftalks inpreparationformarriageisintendedforengagedcouples. Forfurtherinformationcontactthesecretary, N.C.G.M.,81St.George'sterrace,phoneB2546.

GoldCrownforStatueinThanksforRescue

BishopBlessesFishingFleet While20,000WatchFunction

ThefeastofOurLadyofMartyrswascelebratedwithgreat solemnityatSt.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle,lastSunday. Itisestimated20,000peoplegatheredtowatchthecolourful processioninwhichthestatuewasbornetothefishmarketjetty. About1500peoplewalked intheprocession;boysand girlsoftheItaliangroups inCatholicActioninPerth andFremantlecarrying theirrespectivebanners, ChildrenofMary,members oftheSacredHeartsodality andHolyNamesociety. Duringtheprocession hymnsweresungandthe RosaryrecitedbytheRev. P.Abramo,O.M.I.through aloudspeaker,installedina car.Musicwassuppliedby

theR.S.L.andPerthCity bands.Twomotorcyclespoliceescortsledtheprocession. HisLordshipBishop Goody,assistedbythesuperioroftheOblateFathers, theV.Rev.F.J.Sullivan, O.M.I.,andtheRev.J. Kehoane,O.M.I.blessedthe newFishermen'sCooperativebuildingbeforeproceedingtothejetty,where thefishingfleetwasanchored

Aninedays'Novenain preparationwaspreached bytheRev.G.Nanni, O.M.I.withgoodcrowds everynight.OnSept.11 therewasageneralHoly Communionofthecongregationandintheeveningat 6p.m.,theblessingofthe newgoldencrownby BishopGoody,whocrowned OurLadybeforealarge congregationinavery beautifulandancientceremony(above).(Cont.P.4)

Throng Rites Masses

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Asolemnmomentintheordination riteoccurredafterthechantingoftheLitanieswhenBishopGoodylaidbothhands ontheheadoftheRev.W.Foley.

ToTheEditor

ReadersSetOutProsandCons Christian

ChristianParties'

EuropeanRise

Sir,-Iamratherunwillingtoobjecttoanyprojectwhichisthemanifestationofone'senthusiasmfor thetemporalwellbeingof ourChurch.ButIwould likethosewhoseriouslyentertainthepossibilityofa ChristianPartyinAustralia,nottooverlookafew ratherimportantpoints.

Themainsourceofinspi-rationforthiskindofParty comesfromthevarious ContinentalChristianParties.Butthereisagreat differencebetweentheContinentalandAustralianpoliticalset-up.

OntheContinent,socialist partieswereborninthe mindsofanti-christianand moreorlessmarxistpoliticians,consequentlythose partiesareanimatedby hostileoratleastbyalien ideologies.Hencetheneed forindependentChristian politicalpartiesandtradeunions.

Ontheotherhand,the A.L.P.wasbornonthe dock-yardsandinthe workshopsandgrewup withoutanideology,andits animatingforceisstillnot

DemocraticParty

aphilosophy,buttheeconomicwelfareofourworkingpopulation.Whatwe needhereisnotsomucha newparty,buttofillup thespiritualvacuumofthe A.L.P.

ChurchInvolved

Asecond,andprobably moreimportantdifference betweenthetwocontinents isthatinEuropethereare strongandexperiencedlay movementsthatarematured enoughtotakeactionindependentlyofthevisible Church.OnlywhenCatholic laymenhavetheirwelles-. tablisheddailypapersand magazines,whentheirmovementsarefinanciallyindependentoftheChurch, whentheirleadersarewell trainedindoctrinessothat theycantakeindependent responsibilities,canwe thinkofaChristianParty. ButeveninEuropethere arestilltroublesregarding theserequirements.ProfessorGedda's'Civiccommittees"inItalyarethecause ofmanyscandals,tomentiononlythisaffair.When youvisittheCatacombsof SaintSebastianinRome, thedoorontheleftofthe basilicareads:"Catacombs," thatontheright"Civic Committee".Andtheeasiest waytopickoutaconvent

inanItaliantownistosee whichbuildinghasthemost `DemocraziaCristiana'postersplasteredonitsgates. ManysolidCatholicsseethe causeofthesetbackof ChristianDemocracyin ItalyintheexcessiveinvolvementoftheChurchin partypolitics.

Whenonethinksthat hereevenasquare-dance hastobeannouncedfrom thepulpit,onefeelsthata ChristianPartywouldbe ratherahazardousproject.

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SaysThirdParty MayHoldScales

Sir,-Itislittlewonder thatthesuggestiontoform aChrtistianDemocratic PartyinAustraliaisreceivingeverincreasingsupport.

Asonewhohastakenan activeinterestinpolitics,I havearrivedattheconclusionthatIcannotinconsciencesupporteitherofthe bigpartiesinAustralia to-dayanylonger.

AtthelastFederalelectionsIfoundmyselfinthe awkwardpositioninwhich Ihadlostfaithintheparty whichIhavesupportedfor thepasttwentyyears;and yettheopposingpartyofferedmenothingasanalternative.

Recentevents,inwhich prominentmembersofour nationalParliamenthave figured convincelargely,mustsurely Christianpeoplethatthereissomethingvery wrongwithAustralianpoliticsto-day.

ViciousCircle

Weallknowthatthere areindividualmemberswho arestrivingtheirverybest topromoteahealthystate of rulesaffairs;buttheParty andplatformmake theirtaskwell-nighimpossible.

Ithinkthatthemost deplorableaspectofAustralianpoliticsisthefact thatwithonlytwobigpar- tiesinthefieldthevicious circlegoesonandon.

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Thereareover8,000pairsofhandsworkingin the"Wales"-providingbankingservicesforwell overhalf-a-millioncustomers.Theyarewillingto workforyou,too.

Consultanduse

Firstonepartyhasamajoritythentheotherhasits turnaccordingtotheswing ofpopularopinion,withthe resultthattheGovernment PartydisregardsanycriticismfromtheOpposition.

Thiscriticism,unfortunately,isoftenmerelyatirade ofabuseratherthanan honestefforttoproposea bettermentofthelegislationunderdiscussion.

Tothosewhothinkthat theC.D.P.wouldnotreceivesufficientsupportto winenoughpowertoform aGovernment,letmesay thatitisnotnecessaryto formaGovernment.

AthirdpartywiththebalanceofpowercouldinfluenceaGovernmenttoa mostembarrassingdegree simplybyusingitsbalance ofpowertoensuregoodlegislation.

Isupporttheformation ofaChristianDemocratic Party.

'WaxenMan

ToBeRestaged

"TheWaxenMan,"the TherrySociety'sprizewinningentryintheoneactdivisionofthe1954 DramaFestival,willbe presentedbyspecialrequestattheRepertory theatreonthenightof Sunday,Sept.19.

The"WaxenMan,"a dramabyReynolds,was producedbyMrs.Dora Bulbeckforthefestival, organisedbytheTheatre CouncilofW.A.,Inc. Membersofthecastwill beMissJanTippett,Mf. BillConnaughton,and Mr.PeterMurphy.

MissaCantatainRuralChapel,Fete

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Tocelebratethepatronalfeastof MaideVale,theparishionersoftheRural ChapelofSt.FrancisofAssisiareholding theirannualcarnivalfeteinthechapel grounds,inthegardensonthepropertyof Mr.E.C.SmithatMaidaValeRoadon

Sunday,October10at2p.m.

Anadditionalfeatureof thisyear'scelebrationswill beMissaCantataat10.30 a.m.whentheItalianchoir fromPerthwillbeinattendance.

ForthosefriendsattendingMassandstayingonfor thefete,refreshments,tea,

ReaderHailsProductivityIndex

AsAnswertoWage-CostPursuit

Itwouldbeagreedby mostpeoplethatanew approachtowagefixation islongoverdueinthis country,andespeciallyby thosewhohavesuffered financialfrustrationover thepastseveralyearsby themaddeningchaseof wagesafterprices-or pricesafterwages.

Therefore,itwaswith somethingapproachingde lightthatIdiscoveredina recentpublicationwhat couldbetheanswertothe problem;namely,awage (orsalary)basedonpro- ductivity,orinotherwords, awagebasedonthereal valueof man-hoursproductionper workedand henceonwhattheeconomy canaffordtopay. Themeasureofproducti- vityinasingleindustryor overallindustriesismade byassesingtherealvalueof productionoveraperiod anddividingitbythe numberofman-hoursworked. Ifthevalueofproduction hasincreasedsincethepre- viousassessment say, 5%andthenumberofman hoursworkedisthesame, thenproductivityhasincreasedby5%.

Thedistributionofthe increasecanbeapportioned onwhatisconsideredajust ratiotomanagement,labour andindustry.

Tofacilitateaproductivitywagetwoindicesare necessary(1)aNational ProductivityIndexwhichis anassessmentoftheproductivityofthecountryas awhole,and(2)anindex whichmeasuresproductivity inindividualindustriesor trades.

Initiallythebasicwage wouldbesetbytheArbitrationCourtandadjusted periodicallytotheNational ProductivityIndex.Then theIndustryIndexwould beconsultedtodecidethe maximumwagepayableto workersinaparticularindustry.

SkilledWorkersFirst

Thereisopportunityunder thissystemforbothskilled andunskilledworkersto obtainrealwageincreases asagainstthemerelynominalincreasesundercostof-livingadjustments.

thepresentdayAustralian whetherhebeemployeror employee.But,ifourcountryistodevelopandenjoy astableprosperityandnot aprosperitybasedona blindfaithinthewillingnessofoverseascountries tocontinuepayingenormouspricesforourexports, thenthechallengeshould surelybemet. -CatholicStudent

ElectedHead OfMercyNuns

OnJuly28,theHolySee unitedeightCongregations oftheSistersofMercy,each ofwhichformerlyhadits ownMother-General,

TheyaretheCongregationsoftheSistersofMercy intheDiocesesofAdelaide, Armidale,Bathurst,Canberra-Goulburn,Maitland, Melbourne(thisInstitute includessixcommunitiesia BallaratDiocese,sevenin Sandhurst,andthreeinHobart)Perth(VictoriaSquare foundation),andWilcanniaForbes.

DelegatesfromtheseCongregations,meetingrecentlyattheApostolicDelegation,NorthSydney,elected asfirstMother-Generalof theUnionoftheCongregationsoftheSistersof Mercy,MotherMaryPatriciaO'Neill.

MotherMaryPatriciais well-knowninVictoriaand Tasmania,havingbeenin herthirdtermasMotherGeneraloftheMelbourne InstituteoftheSistersof Mercy.

sandwiches,hotwater,cool drinks,etc.willbeavailable.

Thefete,whichisheldin lovelysurroundingsamong thewildflowersattheKalamundafoothillsofthe DarlingRauge,inlovely orchardcountry,willhave allthecarnivalspirit.

Stalls,sideshows,noveltiesandafternoonteawith tableslaidoutonthelawns andwithmusicinattendancehavebeenarranged.

Smithy'sgum-nutbush noveltiesstallwillagainbe ahighlightofthefete.

SpecialbusesfromSt. Brigid's,WestPerth,will beleavingat1.30p.m.

Kalamunda(EastBelmont)busservicepassing thegroundsforHawtin-road departsPerth(outsideGovt. House)at2.15p.m.

DepartsHawtin-roadpassingthefetegroundsfor Perthat5p.m.

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Thevexedquestionof marginscouldalsobemet andanswered.Uponintroductionofaproductivity wagetheinitialincrease couldbeappliedonlyto marginalworkersinsteadof givingageneralincreaseto allworkers.Then,oncethe positionofthemarginal workerwasrestored,all workerscouldshareinfutureincreases.

Inefficiencyinmethods ofproductioninalltypesof industryhasbeenresponsibleformuchoftheinflatedcostoflivingover recentyears.Underaproductivitywagesystem,efficiencywouldbethekeynote,andasproductivity increasedthroughgreater efficiencysocostsofproductionwoulddrop.Allsectionsofthecommunity wouldbenefitthroughlower pricesandanincreased purchasingpower. Theintroductionofsuch asystemwouldprovidea muchneededchallengeto

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WeAreInvitedtoCompoundFelony

WhenIcastaboutforaphrasetodescribeMr. AttleeandCo'svisittoChinaandhissubsequentpropagandisttourinthiscountry,Icanthinkofnothing inpoliteparlance)moreaptthanLordVansittart's -untimelyaffabilities."

EvenifoneacceptsMr.Attlee'sprofessedmotivesattheirfacevalue-topouroiluponthetrouliedwatersofAsia-itmustbesaidthatinhis caoiceoftimeandinhismethods,heexhibitedasingulargaucherie.

Astomethods,afterhavingsuppedwiththe Russianswithoutusingalongspoon,hewasimpoliticenoughtoaskMaoTse-tunginPekingtotipoff .lalenkovaboutreducingSovietarmarreents.This lroughtdownuponhimtherighteousandrightindignationof"Pravda."Maomusthavesmiledto himself,forhadtheorderofAttlee'svisitbeenreversed,hemightjustasaptly(orinfelicitiously)have askedMalenkovaboutmilitarismin"peace-loving" China.

Butworsewastocome.FortheinkwasscarcelydryonthePacificPactwhenMr.Attleecameto thiscountrytotellusthattheChineseleaderswere notasRedastheywerepainted.Now,ifSEATO meansanythingitmeansawarningintheclearest termstotheChineseagainstfurtheraggression.

Itmightstrikeasensitivepersonasanactofcalculatedimpertinenceforapersonfromtheotherside oftheworldtoarriveinthePacificareaonaCook's tourandtotellresponsiblenationstherethatthey hadnothingtofearfromtheirmainenemy.If ChinaisnotamenaceintheSouth-EastAsian sphere,whyisBritainasignatorytoSEATO?And forwhatpurposehasSEATOdrawnalinealittle abovethe20th.degreeoflatitudeiftheenemyisas mythicalastheequator?

SupposingtheleaderoftheAustralianLabour Party,havingshakenofftheconspiratorswhichbesethimoneveryside,weretogotoBritainandtell ajointsessionoftheLordsandCommonsthatthey havegreatlymistakenthenatureoftheMauMau.

"Thesenatives,"hemightsay,"arefarmore deeplyinspiredbynationalismthanbyCommunmunism.True,theremethodsmayseemalittledirect,butitbehovesyoutohavepatienceandtolerancewiththem.SeeingthatanentireBritisharmy cannotsuppressthem,itisevidentthattheyarein controlofthecountry,anditwouldbebutpolitical realismtoacceptthatfact.Toproveyourgoodwilltowardsthesemisunderstoodpeople,andtoremoveanysuggestionofacolonialoutlookonyour part,IsuggestyoucedethemtheBelgianCongo."

Nowthatwouldbeaprettykettleoffish,and omehowIfancythetraditionalBritishsangfroid mightbeinclinedtoboilalittle.Theremighteven beatendencytoinvitehimtomindhisownbusiness.TheBritishPresswoulddeplorethevisit,the :-oesichandtheexistenceofDr.Evattasasingular breachofgoodtaste,diplomaticnicety,andeven commonsense.Yet,inaroughparallel,thatisMr. Attlee'sposition.

EvenashespeakstheChineseRedsareattackingQuemoy,thespringboardtoFormosa.YetAustraliarecognisestheChiangKai-shekgovernmentas thelegitimaterulersoftheChinesepeople.Mr. sittleeinvitesustocompoundafelony,toturna blindeyeto(ifnotactivelytofoster)anactofagwuressionwhichwouldrepresentamajordisasterTo thesignatoriestothePacificPact,ourselvesincluded.ButhedoesnotproposetoleaveHongKong.

ChinaisaprovedaggressorinKoreaandIndoCnina,andisalreadypreparingtore-takeKorea andtoconspireagainstThailand.Whatpossible honestmotivescanMr.Attleehavewithhisegregious proposalsofappeasement?

NorhashestoppedatamereStatevisit.Mr. Attleehasthoughtitnotindecoroustosyndicatea seriesofpressarticlesonAsianaffairswhileaguest oftheCommonwealth.Andhefoundasupine pressreadyenoughtopublishhisessaysinbetrayal.

SecularistsExamineTheirSystem

SomeoftheremarksreportedfromtheconferenceoftheAustralianandNewZealandAssociation ofInstitutesofInspectorsofSchools,nowinsession atCottesloe,canonlybedescribedasrevolutionary.

Mr.T.Sten,superintendentofTeachers'TraininginW.A.,hadsometrenchantremarkstomake about"milk-bar"clubsandtheyouthswhofrequent them-"whosechronologywas15years,mentally13, andsocialage19,or25insomecases."

Concludingthatsometeenagersseemedtobe gettingnothingbutfrustrationoutofhomeand schoollife,Mr.Stencogitatedwhether,perhaps,more disciplinewerenotneeded.

ToaCatholiceducationalistsuchreflections, eveninthesubjunctivemood,mustbestartling.For itisplaintohimthataneducationalsystemwhich ignoresthemeaningandpurposeoflifemustindeed

SecularismBreedsDelinquency

Otherspeakerswerereportedassaying:"We mustindoctrinateourpupilswiththehighestof moralandspiritualvalues."Andagain:"The teachingofBiblicalstoriesisnecessaryfromthe pointofviewofhistoryandasabackground 3 Christianity."TheseviewsareofparticularinterestinthattheyspringfromwhatImaycallthe "self-appraisal"angleofthesecularistsystem. Itwouldscarcelybepossibletosayinclearerterms thatsecularismhasfailed.Andthetesttheinspectorsapplyisapragmaticone,indeed.Theyseein thefirstplaceafailureinintellectualdevelopment, inthatnumbersoftheirchildrenshowawidediscrepancybetweentheirphysicalageandtheirmentaldevelopment.Secondly,theyseeafailureinconduct; thisismoreimpliedthanasserted.Theyfrequent "lowdives,"theyaresociallyprecocious,theydonot choosethegoodandrejectthebadinliterature,the theatre,films,radioandinlife.Inaword,theyare "arealproblem."

Nowitwouldbeabsurdtoclaimthatthechildrenfromthedenominationalschoolsarenotalso beingaffectedbytheessentialcheapness,vapidityand viciousnessofmodernliving.Buttherearethese differences.Thechildwhoseoutlookonlifeisintegratedwithreligion(bothinschoolandathome) hasahighly-developedsenseofsin.Hemaygo wronganddoes(butnotonsuchawholesalescaleas thelessfortunate).Butheknowsheiswrong,andhis conductcreatesanall-roundtensionforhiminthe spiritofhisschool,hishome,andhischurch.Itis astrongincentivetorepentandtoreform.The tendencytodrift,todevelopinevil,facesmany shecks.

Onthepositiveside,hehasathousandmotives toremaingoodandtobecomebetter.An thesemotivesarebackedbydivinesanctions, sothattheyfartranscendthepuny naturalismotherwiseavailable. Frankly,theCatholicschoolsdo nothavetocomplainofdelinquencyasamajorproblem.

Whatcansecularismdotoprou upitscollapsingedifice?Itis plainthattheweeklyperiodset asideforministers'visitorBible readingbytheteachersthemselves isnotmeetingthecase.What iswantedissomedefinitereligiousteachingonbeliefandconduct.Butthatcouldonlybehad bytheinventionofsomekindof lowest-common-factorreligion whichwouldbesoemasculatedas nottobeChristianity.Itwould satisfynoone.

Secularism,havingabandoned anykindoforganisedreligion,now findsitimpossibletoturnoutgood citizens,evenofthisworld.Itis utterlyinadequatetofacethegreat spiritualcrisisofadisintegrating world.Itwillneedtore-think itswhOleposition.

Ifeverythingwasaboveboardregardingthe Attleetour,andifthereresultedfromitbetterrelationsbetweenthetotalitarianimperialistsandthe democracies,wouldthateventualitycompensatethis countryfortheforfeitureorwaningofAmerican friendship?Itwouldbeaverypoorbargainindeed.

IfMr.Attleegenuinelybelievesthatthenationalisticaspirationsofnationsshouldberealised,even attheriskofCommunismfillingtheinterregnum,he oughttocompletetheprocessinhisownsphereof influence.HavingevacuatedCeylon,India,Burma, i.ndSuez,onewonderswhytheBritishboggleatthe comparativelyminorissuesofNorthernIrelandand Gibraltar.Hisownhousebeingtheninorder,he wouldbeinastrongerpositiontoadviseothers.

"IapproveofSenatorMcCarthy'sobjectives,butI stronglydisapproveofhismethods,whicharesimilarto thoseoftheCommunists."Thistypeofstatementisnow beingwidelyusedtohelpsmearAmericananti-Communistleader,SenatorJ.McCarthy.Butthoseindoubt aboutMcCarthy'smethodsshouldreadthecurrentissue oftheLeagueofRights'monthlyINTELLIGENCE SURVEY,whichcontainsactualextractsfromtheofficial recordsofSenatorMcCarthy'sinterrogationofatypical witnessstronglysuspectedofbeingaCommunist.AciomparisonismadebetweenMcCarthy'smethodsandthose usedbytheCommunistsduringtheexaminationof AmericanprisonersofwarinKorea.

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Motivationmarksthedifferencebetweenmoralsand merelyconventionalconduct. be"frustrating."Howcansecularismpossiblyprepareachildforlifewhenithasn'tthefaintestsuggestiononwhatlifeisabout?

However,perhapstheprovisionofamassoffactualelements,"useful"andcultural,maygosome 'vaytofilltheintellectualachefortheknowledgeof God.Butwhatcanbedoneabouttheinculcation ofvirtue,evenonapurelynaturallevel,withoutsome trainingofthewill?Allthatispossible,withinths secularistframework,istheimpositionofexternal discipline,andthatisboundtofailinmajorissues becauseitlackssufficientmotivation.

Ihavesaidthatsomeofthestatementsattrioutedtoinspectorsinthepresswererevolutionary, andbythatImeanthattheystruckatthefoundationsofthesecularsystem.Forinstance,theconferencedecidedthat"emphasisshouldbegivenin sheAustralianeducationsystemstoinculcatingin childrentheunderlyingprinciplesofChristian ethics."

LatvianJesuitSawBothTerrors

OnavisittotheCatholicLatviancommunity hereistheRev.Ludvig Ornicans,S.J.Hewill offerMassforthemeach Sundayat10.45atSt. FrancisXavier'sChurch, Windsor-street,East Perth,andwillpreach inLatvian.Confessions beforeMasswillalsobe heardinthattongue.

FatherOrnicanswas borninLatviaandwaseducatedattheUniversityof Riga,thecapitalofLatvia. Hewasordainedtothe priesthoodinMay,1939,in theRigaCathedral.

Afteroneyearofapostolicwork,hewitnessed theoccupationbytheCommunists,whenthepriests andtheCatholicpeoplebecametheirprey.

InJuly,1941,theGermanssucceededtheCommunists,andasFatherOrnicanssays,"anotherStationsoftheHolyCrossfollowed."

Itwasthebeginningof 1944.LatviansweretransportedtoGermany,and

FatherOrnicanshadtogo withthem.Hehadto workasamalenurseina hospitalinBerlin,butasit wasaCatholichospital hislotwasnotsobad.

Toquotehisownwords, "TheGermanCatholicsare notthesameastheNazi Party."

Afterashorttimethe RussianscametoBerlin"Itislikeinferno."Father OrnicansfledtoWestGermany,wherehehadthecare ofthesoulsof100,000Latvianpeople.

Mostoftheseemigrated totheUnitedStates,Canada,andAustralia,andhe appliedforadmissiontothe Jesuits.In1950hecommencedhisnovitiateatthe PhilosophySchool,Berchman'sCollege,inMunich.

LaterFatherOrnicans wasamemberoftheTheology Austria.Faculty,Innsbruck, Hisfirstlabours asaJesuitwereinLinz, Austria,andtherehereceivedtheordertogoto Australia.Immediatelyon hisarrivalinAustraliahe cametoAdelaide.

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NunProfessed,OneReceived InSolemnRitesAtSubiaco

Theceremoniesoffinalprofessionandreception werecombinedinanimpressiveanddeeplymoving liturgicalspectacleinthechapeloftheSt.Johnof GodnunsatSubiacoonFridaylast,asoneSister(SisterMaryCelsus),havingcompletedhernovitiate, tookthefinalstepofadmittancetothecommunity, andheryouthfulcompanion(SisterMarisStella), learntforthefirsttimeofhernewnameinreligion andwasadmittedtocommencehernovitiate.

TheV.Rev.J.P.Wilkinson,C.M.,rectorofSt.Charles'seminary,wasthecelebrantofthespecialMass, andreceivedthevowsofthe finalprofessionist,whoin tremulousbutconfident tonesinvokedthosesolemn wordswhichraisedherto theexalteddignityofa spouseofherDivineMaster,andthevibrantpleaof thepostulantwhosoughtto enterthereligiousstate.

Theprocessionsandsimplebutmovingexercisesof theceremonywereperformedwithanimpressivedignitywhichneverfailsto stirthoseprivilegedtoassistatortoattendthem.

ThepreacherfortheoccasionwastheRev.T. Brady,O.M.I..whotookas histext:"OnethingIhave askedoftheLord,andthis willIseekafter,thatImay dwellintheHouseofthe Lordallthedaysofmylife" (Psalm26).

FatherBradyrecalled howthedramaofreligious vocationwasintroduced intotheworldbyOurDivineLordatthetimeofthe apostles,andhowthefire ofdivinelovespreadfrom soultosoulthroughthe centuries,untiltheyreachedtheSisteraroundwhom theceremoniesthatmorn ingcentred.Religiousexperiencedthatfireindifferentways,buttheyhadreactedseriouslyandpurposelytoit.

Itwasanexperiencewhich hundreds ofthousands

havetastedbeforethem, andwhich,withthegrace ofGod,wouldcontinueto touchhundredsofthousandsafterthem.Ithad comeinvariouscircumstancesandledthembydifferentwaystotheCongregationoftheSistersofSt. JohnofGod.

AgoodandmercifulGod plannedthattheyshould workouttheireternalsalvationbybecomingReligious,andto-daythatplan wasbeginningtotakedefiniteshapefortheyoung postulantwhoattheconclusionoftheceremony wouldbeginhernovitiate

Thenovitiatewasina veryspecialwayahouseof God.Itmightbesaidto belongtoGodalone.It wastruethateveryreligioushousebelongedto Christ,butinitmost othersshared.Theschool belongedtoChrist,butit belongedalsotothestudents.Thereligious hospitalbelongedtoChrist, butitalsobelongedtothe sick.TheorphanagebelongedtoChrist,butitalso belongedtotheorphan.

Thenovitiate,however, belongedexclusivelyto Christ.Thatwaswhy,in thewordsofthepsalmist, theymightrepeat:"One thingIhaveaskedofthe Lord,andonethingwillI seek,thatImaydwellin theHouseoftheLordall thedaysofmylife."

"TheMasterhasheard youknOcking," Father

Bradycontinued."Hedid notadmityouimmediately, becauseHewantedtobe surethatyoureallywantedtoenter.Youwaited somemonths,andto-day thedooriswideopenand theDivineMasterawaits withopenarmstoreceive you.MaryImmaculateis alsothereplayingtherole ofhostessasweexpectof herinherSon'shouse."

Thetimespentinthenovitiatewasofutmostimportance,becauseitwould determinethenun'ssubsequentreligiouslife.Experiencehadshownthatas aSisterwasinthenovitiatesoshebecameinher laterreligiouslife.The timespentinthathousewas oneofprayerandwork. Perhapsitcouldmore fittinglybeclaimedtobea lifeofprayer,forthereshe wouldlearntoturnevery activityofthedayintoa prayerandtodirectevery exerciseofheart,mindand handtoGod.

GlamourisedbyGod

Everytaskwasaccepted gratefullyandlovinglyand donefortheloveofGod.It mightnotalwaysbeeasy becauseSisterwouldbe calledupontodoveryordinarythingsinwhichby worldlystandardsthere wasnoglamour,butthe performanceofwhichcould beglamourisedbeyond measureintheeyesofOur Lord.

"Whenthisceremony concludes,youwillbeinstal. ledasGod'shousekeeper," FatherBradysaid."Whateveryoudo,youdoforthe loveofChrist,andbecause itisforChristtherewillbe nohalfmeasures,foronly theverybestisgoodenough fortheDivineMasterwho admitsyoutoHishousetoday.Thenovitiateisonly apreludetothereligious years today,withGod'shelp,you willbepermittedtomake yourfirstvows,andwith theexpirationofthefurther probationaryperiodthatfollowsyouwillmakethem forlife."

FatherBradysaidthat oneofthepostulant'scompanionswaspresenttomake herfinalprofession.She hadpassedsuccessfully throughtheperiodofprobation.Duringthattime shehadshapedherselfwith thehelpofGod'sgraceso thatshecouldmakethe greatsacrificedemandedby theevangelicalcounsels.

OrderCongratulated

Itwasgoodtobethereon suchanoccasion,because theycouldwitnessthat therewassomethingdivine inareligionwhichcould askandreceivesuchheroic sacrificesofloveanddevotion.Inafewmoments Sisterwouldseverthelast linkwhichboundhertothe world.Shewouldmake herfinalprofession.

Official Engagements

September19: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,atChurchof ChristtheKing.Beaconsfield.

September20: SecondPriests'Retreat.

Sept.26:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitationat OctoberSt.Mary'sCathedral. 3: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,SacredHeart church,Highgate,andSt. Joseph'schurch,Kellerberrin.

Blessandopenadditions toSt.Joseph'schurch,Kellerberrin.

October4:

Thirdpriests'Retreat.

October10:

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatQueen ofMartyrschurch,Maylands.

October15: PresideatSolemnHigh MassatCarmelitemonastery.

October17:

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatKalamunda.

October24: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,St.Anthony's church,Wanneroo.

October31: PresideatSolemnHiesi MassinSt.Mary'sCathedral,andattendEucharisticprocessionatAquinas college,onfeastofChristthe King.

November4: PresideatSolemnHigh Mass,St.Charles'Seminary,Guildford.

November7: Blessandopennewschool ofSt.Jerome,Spearwood.

PresidentHasMotto

OriginatedbyMonks WASHINGTON(NC).Someadvicethathas beengiventoreligious forhundredsofyearsnow guidesthePresidentof UnitedStates. ALatinmottowhichPresidentEisenhowerhasplacedonthetopofhisWhite Housedeskcautionshimto be"gentleinmanner, strongindeed."

WhiteHouseaidestraced theLatinlegend,"Suaviter inmodo,fortiterinre,"to ClaudiusAcquaviva,SuperiorGeneraloftheSociety ofJesus,inthe1600's. Jesuitscholars,however, saytheideagoesbackfurther,andisexpressedinthe RuleofSt.Benedict,whicn hasguidedmonksand priestsforcenturies.

Actually,theJesuitGeneralputitthisway:"Fortisinfineconsequendo, suavisinmodoassequendi." (Aroughtranslation:"Be stronginaccomplishing things,butgentleintheway youattainthem.")

Acquavivaexpressedthe thoughtinaworkidentified as"IndustriaeII,"published inVenicein1606.TheJesuitleader,describedas"the aLlestleaderafterIgnatius,' wrotetheadvicewhile commentingontherulesof theSocietyofJesus.

EDITORIAL

LieAboutReligionWeakensCase

InsomeofthemattersdiscussedofficiallybyMr. ClementAttleeduringhisvisittothiscountry,and inthenewsapersyndicationswhichhehasleftasa sortoflegacy,theremayberoomforhonestdifferencesofopinion.HeatleastmadeitclearthatBritain'smotivesin"granting"independencetoIndia, BurmaandCeylonwerenotaltogetheraltruistic.In tilelightofto-daytensionintheSouth-EastAsiaarea theymaybeconstruedasavoluntaryliquidation whichjustforestalledthesternestactiononthepart ofhercreditors.Thecompletelackofsubtletyoil thepartoftheBritishLabourdelegationwillnecessarilybeinterpretedastheabstractionofmenconcentratingpriMarilyontheirself-preservation.

Wehavemanytimesbeentoldthattheoldnotion oftheMotherCountryandhercolonies(theBritish Empire)hasgivenplacetothenewidealofaloose confederacyofequalpartners(theBritishCommonwealthofNations).Butwehavemanytimeshad cccasiontonotethatthenewarrangementdoesnot appeartoapplywhenmattersofforeignpolicyarise. ItisBritainwhomakesthedecisions,andthe"equal partners"whomeeklycomply,notinfrequentlyafter theeventandwithoutconsultation.WhenBritain soeasilyyieldedthemajorportionsofherstrategic interestseastofSuez(andthenSuezitself),arewe tosupposethatsheisboundtoAustraliawithindissolubleties,especiallywhentheinterestsofthetwo countriesclash?Inthesethoughtlesstimesitisall tooeasytoallownationalisticsentimenttoblindus tomountingrealities.TheEnglish,however.har bournosuchsentiments.

Whatever,therefore,Britainmaydesiretosee accomplishedinSouth-EastAsia,inherowninterests,itwillbeatleastcomprehensibleifwerememberthatherinterestsandoursare'mutuallyexclusive.ThebattleforBritainison,anditisbeing wagedmoreintenselythanagainsttheNazis.Ithas atwofoldnature-thephysicaldefenceofBritain (whichcausedMr.Edenacuteheartacheoverthe failureoftheEuropeanDefenceCommunityevenas the"success"ofGenevacausedhimjoy),andtheeconomicdominanceofEnglandintheexportmarket.The exigenciesofthelatterhaveledtothepoliticalabandonmentconsequentontheformer.

ButwhenMr.Attleeisinducedtobolsterhis campaignfortheappeasementoftheChineseCommunistsbystatingpubliclythatthechurchesare functioningnormallyinthatcountry,itistimetouse thesnaffleandthebit.ItispainfultostatethatMr. Attleeisdishonestinsuchadvocacy,buthewas "briefed"onthataspectbytheSwordoftheSpirit MovementpriortohisdeparturefromLondon.The secretaryoftheBritishLabourPartyassuredhis monitorsthatthematterwouldbekeptinmind.

WhileinChinaMr.Attleewasintroducedtotwo Catholicpriests,bothindisgrace.Butapartfrom thatthereareindisputablestatisticstoshowthat,at theendofJuly,only129foreignCatholicmissionarieswereleftinChina.Tosaynothingofthehundredsexpelled,andofmanymurdered,wecansupplydetailsofthreeBishopsand20priestsnowin Communistgaolsthere.InourownStateareseveralReligiouswhocangivefirst-handevidenceofthe savagepersecutionofreligioninChina.WhenMr. Attleeembarkedonapropagandalineofthatsort whichissoeasilydiscredited,itweakenshiswhole casetosuchanextentthatpeoplemustwonderifail hisadvocacyisnotofthesameorder.

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To-dayOurLordlooket onherwithloveandsolicitudeasHedidontheyoung manintheGospel,but,unliketheyoungman,she hadnotturnedaway.It mustbeaspecialjoytoher parentstoknowthattheir daughter belonged to Christ'shousehold;torealisethatshewassafeinthe protectingarmsofGod.

Toallitwasasourceof greatconsolation,'particularlyinaworldwhichstrove sohardtoforgetChrist,that Sisterwastomakeherfinal profession.Whilstcountrieslearntthelatestarts ofdestruction,shewasto dedicateherselfforlifeto theserviceofGod.

InconclusionFather Bradycongratulatedthe ordertowhoseworkthe Sistersweretodedicate theirlives.Heextendedfelicitationstothepostulant onrespondingsoquicklyto thecalloftheMasterand totheparentsofthetwo Sisters,forwereifnotfor themtheywouldnotrejoice inthespiritofgenerosity notedthatday.

(ContinuedfootnextCol.)

AWhiteHouseaidecame acrossthemottorecently. ThePresidentlikeditand ordereditprintedforhis desk-top.NewsmeninterpretedthelegendasadvisingthePresidentto"speak softly,butcarryabig stick"-themottoofRough RiderPresidentTheodore Roosevelt.

TheSisterswhomadeher FinalProfessionisSt.M. CelsusofClaremorris,Co. Mayo,Ireland,whoseparents,Mr.andMrs.T.Connolly,havegivenfive daughters-allSistersofSt. JohnofGod-tothereligiouslife.

TheSisterwhoreceived theHabitisSr.MarisStella daughterofMr.andMrs. LouisBoylenofShenton Parkandshe,too,comesof afamilystockthathasgiven manymemberstothereligiouslife.

HerbrotherisaVincentiannoviceandV.Rev.R. J.Boylen,S.J.,Rectorof XavierCollege,Kew,isan uncle. AtthecloseoftheceremonyparentsandothervisitorsenjoyedthehospitalityoftheSisters.

At9p.m.apresentation ofabeautifulpictureof theMadonnadeiMartini wasmadetoHisLordship BishopintheFremantle TownHall.Beforeapakted house,assembledforthe annualsocialevent,the electionoftheQueenofthe Feastwasheld,thisyear's choicebeingofayoungSiciliangirl,FrancescaScaffidi,whowascrownedby lastyear'sQueen.Afterthe speechmadebytheBishop adancewasheld,which lastedtillmidnight.The ItalianConsulwaspresent.

OnSundaySept.12,SolemnHighMasswassung byFatherSullivan,assistedbyFathersNanniand O'Reganasdeaconandsubdeacon,andFatherT.Brady asM.C.Thepanegiricwas preachedbyFatherNanni. Thechoir,underthe batonofFatherAbramo, renderedthebeautiful"VigesimaMissa"ofDomMo-

At2p.m.theprocession started.Itwasverylong andcolourful,ledbytwo bands.Atthejettythe blessingofthefleetwas performedbyHisLordship. Alltheboatswerewelldecorated.Aboutfifteenboats followedthestatueasthe fleetpliedoverthefishing ground.Whiletheprocessionwasatseathecongregationweresinginghymns toOurLadyfromthejetty Beforeleavingthejettya magnificentdisplayoffireworkswasmadetohonour OurLady.Theprocession returnedtoSt.Patrick's, whichwasfilledasfaras thesanctuary.Wordsof thanksinEnglishandin ItalianbyFatherAbramo werefollowedbythepapal blessing.Benedictionofthe BlessingSacramentandvenerationofthestatuebya littlegirlonbehalfofthe people,concludedamemorableday.

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PARIS,Sept.4(NC.)-Itwasasleepy afternooninthelittleFrenchvillageof Beauvain.Thepastorofthevillagechurch wasdiggingpotatoesinhisgarden.Hewore hislargewooden"gardenshoes"andanold blueaprontoprotecthiscassock.

Aparishionerrantoitfromthechateauof himtotellhimthattheBeauvain. wifeofthePresidentofExcitedandnervous, France,MadameReneFatherLaunaystoodwith Coty,hadcometovisithisparishionersinfront him.Rippingofftheoldofthechurchtowelcome blueapron,thepriest,MadameCoty.ThepreFatherLaunay,sonofasidentialcardroveup, peasantfamily,rushedtoandoutofitstepped,not washhishands. onlytheFirstLadyof Hegreetedhisdistin-France,butthePresident guishedvisitor,andonlyhimself. thenrememberedthathe"Excuseme,Monsieur hadnotremovedhislePresident,"stammered muddywoodenshoes.Hethepastor."Thereis bowedlowandofferedonlyonearm-chair I profuseapologiestothedidnotrealisethegreat FirstLadyofFrance.Shehonour. ." laughed'andbrushed"MonsieurdeCure,', asidehisapologies. answeredPresidentCoty.

Shetoldhimthatshe"Iamyourparishioner.I hadbecomeatemporarywouldhavefailedinmy parishioner.Herhusband,dutyifIhadnotcome." sheexplained,hadrentedAndsothechiefof avillanearthevillage.statesatonastrawchair ShehadcometopayherbeforetheCommunion respectstothepastorandrail,hiswifeintheblue tofindoutwhattimethevelvetchairbesidehim. HighMasswasonSun-Butnotforlong.Father day. Launayhadaskedthe

NunSaysRaceOf 'Televidiots'May

BeResultofTY

LOSANGELES(NC).

-Agenerationof"televidiots"waspredicted byanunhereifchildren's currenttelevisionhabits don'tchange.

SisterJeanPatrice,a kindergartenteacherfor23 yearsandauthorofabook, "YourFamilyCircle,"said thattelevisionhabitshave causedan"overallslowing downoftheeducativeprocessbecausechildrenhave losttheirabilitytoconcentrate."

Shesaidteachersmust putona"three-ringcircus" inordertoattracttheattentionofchildrenaccustomedtowatching"horses gallopingacrossthescreen forseveralhoursaday."

Lackofphysicalexercise andasteadydietofTVhad a1socausednervousness amongtoday'schildrenso thattheyoftencannotreciteinclass,SisterJean Patricesaid.

AustralianYouthHas ObligationsToAiians

"Ifeelthatourrepresentationatthe secondWorldAssemblyofYouthinSingaporehasbeenwellworthwhileandthinkit willbeagreatmistakeifAustraliadoesnot affiliatewiththeorganisationbeforethe nextCouncilmeeting."

andbymeansofelectrificationandirrigationprojects.Thedevelopment ofruralyouthwillbemost effectiveiflandreformsand rationalisationofagriculture provideforownershipof landbythepeople.

Shealsowantedpermis-chateauforasecondarmsiontooffer"painbeni"chair,which,withmuch (blessedbread)tothepar-bowing,heinsistedthe ish.InruraldistrictsofPresidenttake. FranceitisthecustomtoWhileMasswasendofferblessedbreadattheing,thechildreninthe Offertory,whichisdistri-choirdistributedthe butedtothepeopleafterblessedbreadofferedby theMass. MadameCoty.AfterMass BeforeshereturnedtothePresidentandMadame hervillashestoppedatCotystayedwiththepeothevillagebakerandor-pleforalongtime.The deredbunsfor350per-Presidenttalkedwiththe sons. pastor,themayor,the Sundaymorningablueschoolteacher,thefarmvelvetarmchairwascon-ers.MadameCotywas spicuousinfrontofthesurroundedbythewomen strawchairsthatformtheoftheparishwhowanted pewsofthelittlechurch.toshowhertheirchilThepastorhadborroweddren.

"Shufflingfeetandwringinghandsaresuresignsof excessiveteleviewingand there'snocureexceptparentaldiscipline,"shestated. Shewarnedthattelevision ispreparedforadultconsumptionandexpressed amazementthatparentswho willnotlettheirchildren participateintheadultactivitiesofsmokingand drinkingwillallowtheir childrentowatchtoomuch TV.

Thewrongkindoftelevision,shesaid,canbejust asdangeroustochildren's healthofbodyandmindas smokingoralcoholwould be.

VATICANCITY,August 23(Radio,NC.)-HisEminenceMauriceCardinal Feltin,ArchbishopofParis, hasbeennamedbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIIto headanewOrdinariateestablishedinFrancefor EasternRiteCatholics,it wasannouncedhere.

EastGermanCatholics

GiveProofOfSolidarity

FULDA,Germany,Sept.4.-The CatholicChurchinthecommunistzoneof Germanyisalive,strongandpreparedfor sacrifice,thoughperhapsnotasvocalasin westernGermany.

Thismessage was broughttothe76th.GermanCatholicCongress (Katholikentag)hereby Soviet-zoneBishopFriedrichRintelen.TheBishop isAuxiliaryofPaderborn inwestGermany,buthas hisresidenceinMagdeburg,Sovietzone,andadministersthatpartofthe Paderbor'nArchdiocese lyingintheRedzone.

Accompaniedbytheir bishopsandpriests,more than20,000Catholicsfrom theSovietzonetrekked toFuldatogivetestimony tothecommonFaiththey holdwithmililonsoffellowGermansinwest Germany,otherpartsof Europe,andAmerica,AfricaandAsia.

Thisyear'sGermanCatholicrallybeganwitha PontificalMassinthe Fuldacathedralbuiltover

thetombofSt.Boniface, theapostleoftheGermans.

PrinceKarlzuLoewenstein,presidentofthe Katholikentag'scentral committee,askedthatthe congressbeviewedasa weekofprayerandjoyfulcompanionship.He extendedaspecialwelcometotheforeignparticipants,whosetotalthis yearexceededthatatany previousKatholikentag.

PrinceLoewensteinwas emphaticasheurgedhis hearerstorealisticChristianinternationalco-operationintheuniversal Church.Thegeneral themeofthemeetingis, "YouShallBeWitnesses ForMe."

Asanintroductionto the15workshopsheld duringthecongress,Mgr. MichaelCchmaus,Mun-

PREMERFIBRO-PLASTERWORKS

JohnDoherty,nationalvelopmentofruralyouth, presidentoftheYoungproblemsfacingyouthleadhristianWorkers'Move-ers,youthmovementsand ment,andoneoftwoAus-governmentsandyouth'sastralianobserversattheAs-sumptionofcivicresponsisemblywhichconcludedinbilities. Singaporeearlythismonth, hadthistosayonhisreturn.

HesaidWAYwasatruly internationalandrepresentativeorganisation.

Ineffectsomeoftherecommendationsdidthefollowing:

411Condemnedthepractice ofsegregationasasolution totheproblemofmultiracialcommunities,and urgedWAYcommitteesin regionswherethepractice existedtosupportalllegitimateandpeacefulmovesto suppressit.

Whiletherehadbeendifferencesofopiniononsome matters,thespiritofgood willamongdelegatesandthe earnestdesiretofindsolutionstotheveryrealproblemsaffectingyouth everywherehadensuredthe PledgedWAY'Sassociasuccessoftheconferencetionandsupportofactions oftheInternationalLabour Organisationandotherrecognisedbodieswhichfurtherthecauseofsociallegislation.

Consideringtheimportantpartwhichtradeunions playindevelopingofasense ofcivicresponsibilityin youngworkers,WAYrecommendsthatallyoung workersparticipateinthem; andfurtherrequestsappropriatemember-organisationstoprepareyoung workersforthistaskby givingsufficientinstruction indemocraticprocedureand idealsoftradeunionism.

Inviewoftheobviousadvantages,nationalcommitteesarerecommendedtoestablishwhereverpossible,a closeandcontinuousliaison withgovernmentdepartments.Nationalcommitteescouldprovideinformationandadviceonthe needsofyouthtogovernments,particularlyinthe draftingofnewlegislation affectingyouth.

Mr.JohnDocherty,nationalYCWpresident,returned recienUyfromSingapore. whichhadbeenattendedby representativesfrom55 countries.

OnethingMr.Doherty saidhecouldnotstresstoo muchwastheneedforall AustralianyouthmovementstorealisetheirobligationstoAsia.Baskally, hesaid,thoseobligations stemmedfromChristian charity,butperhapstherealisationthatthecountry's futuresecuritydepended notalittleonfulfillingthem mightwakeyouthup.

Asianyouthwerestriving tosolvetheirproblems,but becauseoftheimmensity ofthemhelpwasneeded fromoutside.

ichtheologian,gavea surveyofthetaskfacing theworld'sbelieversin God.Hestressedparticularlytheresponsibilities ofCatholicsregardingthe formationofnationaland internationallife.HeemphasisedtheneedofCatholicco-operationin shapingpublicopinion.

"Christiansmustheed thecallthatcomesfrom allspheresoflife,"MonsignorSchmausdeclared."Theworldneeds Godunlessitwishesto drownindisorderand chaos."

BishopsTakePart

Forthreedaysofthe congress,some3,000participants-1,600fromthe Sovietzone-discussed theresponsibilitiesofCatholicsinthevarious fieldsofprivateandpubliclife. Particularly penetratingwerethediscussionsregardingChristianresponsibilitiesin politics,missionarywork, internationalco-operation andtheproblemofscatteredandisolatedCatho. lies(diaspora).

Thathelphadtobepracticalandimmediate.The unfulfilledpromises of Communismwhichenvisagedaworkers'paradise, appealedalotmoretothe naiveanduneducatedpeoplesinmanypartsofAsia thanthecompleteapathy ofsomedemocraticcountries LOSTFACE.

Mr.Dohertysaidthatto alargeextentAustraliahad "lostface"withotherdelegatesatWAY,especially withthosefromAsian countries.

EncouragedmemberorganisationsofWAYtostudy andpublicisesociallegislationexistingintheircountries,andinadequaciesand infringementsandtoco-operatewithtradeunionsand otherorganisationsinactionsdesignedtoenforceand extendthelegalprotection ofyoungworkers'(better controlofapprenticeshipso thatyoungapprenticeswill reoeiveadequatetraining withvocationalguidance tobepressedfor).

Suggested,inconnection withvocationalguidance andtraining,thatthesyllabusofthelastyear's studyinprimaryschool includesomeacquac.tancewththekindsant place,ofworkwhich pupilswillbefacedwith.

DfinTTOTOWNS.

Topreventthedriftto towns,WAYNational committeesshouldwork togetherwithtradeunions, co-operativesandgovernmentstobringaboutmore rationalplanningofagriculturesothattheyoung peopleinthecountryside willstaythere. Thiscanbedonebydevelopingruralcrafts,decentralisationof-industry, raisingofthestandardof sociallifeinthecountry,

Becauseco-operativesocietiesthrivetobestadvantagewhenco-operative legislationexists,WAYrecommendsthatwhereno suchlegislationexistsgovernmentsbeugedtoenact itinordertofurtherthe developmentoftheco-operativemovement.

Thegeneralassemblyof WAYdecidedtoestablish inCeylonacentreforadvancedstudyandtraining ofAsianyouthleaders.It didsobecauseoftheurgent needfortherapiddevelopmentofyouthorganisations which,althoughtheyhave notyetfoundtheirfeet,alreadyhavetohelpyoung peopletofacevariousand far-reachingchangesand problems.

Allnationalcommittees ofWAYwererequestedto forwardwhateverassistance layintheirpowertothe VietNamnationalcommitteeinitsworkforyoung refugeesinthatcountry.

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Asiancountrieswereof theopinionthatAustralia wasamongtheleadingnationswhereyouthworkand activitieswereconcerned, butthesizeandstatusof 'ourdelegation(twoobserversonly)wasdisillusioning.

Eventhechairmanofthe GeneralAssembly(GuthrieMoir)hadcommented publiclythatitwasa"poor show"onAustralia'spart. NewZealandfaredworse, havingnorepresentation whatever.

Mr.Dohertymaintains thatAustraliashouldhave atleastsevendelegatespresentatfutureassembles.

TheGermanBishops themselvestookpartin theworkshopdiscussions ontheirfinalday.His EminenceJosefCardinal Frings,Archbishopof Cologne,andranking GermanCatholicprelate, emphasisedtheneedof increasedmissionarywork andinternationalco-operationforGermanCatholics.

"Asitwas,wewereata distinctdisadvantage.There werehalfadozenworkshops,(discussiongroups) goingonatthesametime, andconsequentlywemissedoutonalotthatwent on."

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"W.W.,"OsbornePark, writes:

"WhenprayingIfindit hardtoformamental pictureofOurLord.Is thereanyancientpicture ordrawingwhichfaithfullyrepresentsthefeaturesoftheSaviour?"

R.:No,Igreatlyregret thatthereisnoauthentic imageofChrist,neither word-pictureintheGospels,noradepictedimage inChristianart.Youmay besurprisedthattheGospelsdonotdescribethe physicalappearance of Christ,Hisface,theexpres- sionofHiseyes,Hiswalk, Hismannerofspeakingand acting.

To-dayitisquitecommonforhistorianstocreate aword-pictureoftheirsubject;ancienthistorians. however,keenthoughthey weretodescribethe thoughtsandcharacterof theirheroes,scarcelyever depictedtheirphysicalappearance.Suetoniusand Plutarchwerethefirstto botheraboutsuchdetails, buttheancientsgenerally consideredtheoutward formnotworthyofrecord.

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ComingtoChristianart -wehave,ofcourse,the frescoesofthecatacombs, someofwhichgobackto theendofthefirstcentury. Theserepresentationsof Christ,almostendlessin theirvariety,werealso neverintendedtobelifelikeportraits.Theyare idealisedfiguresofabeardlessyouth,workingmir acles,intendednodoubtto symbolisetheeternalyouth oftheSonofGod,andthe youthfulpowerofthemiracleworker.

Fromaboutthethird centurytotheseventh.artistspreferredtodwellon Christas henceteacherandjudge; thelaterfrescoesdepictHimasolder,bearded, andwearinglonghair.The generaleffectisgravity andmajestywithoutseverity.

Whatcanbecalledthe moderntypeofportraitbeginsintheseventhand eighthcenturies,andthe

earliestofthesearedescribedbyAndrewofCrete andEpiphanius.Thecharacteristictraitsare:more thanaverageheight,chestnut-brownhairpantedin themiddleandfor:rigin curlsontheshoulders,a slightlybronzedcomplexion,amajesticandgentle expression,abeardthecolourofthehair,fairlythick, butnotverylong,andendinginadoublepoint.

Epiphaniusaddsanother detail,mostlikelytrueof onewhohadnoearthly father:JesuswasthelivingimageofHismother. But,ofalltheseportraits, thecommentofStAugustinestillremainstrue:"The picturesofChristasman PLASTERCRAFTMODELLINGCO.

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"Puzzled,"VictoriaPark,writes:"Why isitthattheauthorsofthefourGospels writesodifferentlyof R.Thisisaverylarge question,andIshalltouc'a onafewpointsmerely.if ihavenotdealtwithsome particulardifficultywhich youhaveinmind,butwhich youdonotmentioninyour letter,donothesitateto writeagainmorefully.

First,onehastobearin mindthattheGospelsare notmeanttobefullbiographiesofChrist,noreven partialbiographies.Still lessdidtheyintendtogive usthefullmoralanddoctrinalteachingofOurLord. St.John,inthefinalsentenceofhisGospel,expresslytellsus:"Thereis muchelsebesidesthatJesus did;ifallofitwereputin writing,Idonotthinkthe worlditselfwouldcontain thebookswhichwouldhave tobewritten,"

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Indeed,commonsenseassuresusthatthesebooks arenotacompleterecord ofthesayingsanddoingsof Christ,forwehaveonlya sentenceortworeferringto thefortydaysbetweenthe ResurrectionandtheAscension,whenChristmusthave spokenveryfullyHisfinal wordstotheApostles,now thatatlasttheybelieved HimtobeGod.

HencetheGospelsareintentionallyincompleterecords.Theypresenttous' variousaspectsofthelife ofChrist,differentaspects beingstressedbyeachofthe fourwritersaccordingto hispurposeinwriting,and describedinthestylepeculiartoeachofthefour.For wemustnotforgetthat eachofthefourevangelistts wroteforadifferentsortof

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"G.P.",Perth,writes:-"Several groupsofpeoplehavevisitedmyhometo arguereligionwithme,andhaveleftbooks whichtheywantmetostudy.IamaChristianinthesensethatIbelieveinChrist. ButIbelongtonochurchand,asavery busyprofessionalman,Ihavenotthetime tostudytheclaimsofthesevaryingbodies. Istheresomeeasywaytodiscoverwhichis thetruereligionfoundedbyJesusChrist?"

R.:Ihavesympathyfor you,becausesomeofthese peoplehavealsotriedto wastemytime.Theirargumentisthattheirreadingandinterpretationofthe Bible-andtheirsalone-is thetrueone.Askedwhy theirparticularinterpretationisthecorrectone,they insistthatSmithandJones. scholarsofinternatonalrepute,andwhoseknowledge ofHebrew,GreekandBiblicalloreisfabulous,have clearlyprovedthattheirinterpretationistheonlycorrectone

Butnextweekadifferent grouparrive,andtheirinterpretationoftheBibleagainthesolecorrectoneisbasedonthestillmore fabulouslearningofthedistinguishedscholars,Brown andTaylor.Insuchapredicament,withdozensof zealotsbesieginghim,what isthepoormaninthestreet todowhohasnoknowledgeofHebrew,Greekand Biblicalscholarship?And whataboutthebusypractitionerlike yourself? Whereishetoturnforcertaintruthamidtheclamour ofdiscordantvoices??

Commonsensewouldsuggestthat,sinceChristwas God,Hewouldforeseeall thisdisagreement, and thatHewouldhaveappointedasetofofficial teacherswhowouldproclaimwithcertaintyfrom thefirstcenturytothelast, whatChristtaughtbothin

theBibleandthemuch largerbodyoftruthwhich HecommunicatedtoHis Apostles.

Commonsensesuggests this,fortheremustbesome simple,easywayofdiscoveringthetrueChristianbeliefbymenwhoareeither toobusytostudythematterorwhoarenotequipped.

Inotherwords,theremust beanauthoritativebody, guaranteedtobecorrectby ChristHimself;thatis,an infallibleteachingbody,for falliblebodiesorchurcheschurchesthatmaybewrong -canbeoflittleuse.When youwantedcertaintyabout howtotreatacaseofpneu- monia,youconsultedsomebodywhocouldspeakwith authorityinthematter.

Now,thereisonlyone bodyinthewholeworld whichevenclaimstotell usinfallibly-notmerely onthewordofsomescholar orother-wh9'Christ taught,andthatistheCatholicandRomanChurch. Andasimplereadingof theGospelswillshow youthat,infact, Christdidwhatcommon rensesuggests,namely,He foundedabodyorChurch tospeakauthoritativelyin Hisnamefromthefirstcentulytothelast.AndHepromisedthatHewouldbswith them,instructingthem, guardingthemfromerror untiltheendoftime.

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Christr' reader;eachhadaparticu- laraspectofOurLord's lifehewishedtostress;and eachofthefourhadadifferentliterarystyleandway ofexpression.

Thatisamatterofevery- dayexperience.Nofour travellersinatrainora buswilldescribeanaccidentinthesamewayorin thesameterms.Veryprobably,eachwillstressa differentaspectordetail.

Justabriefwordonthe purposeeachevangelisthad inwritinghisGospel.Since St.MatthewwrotehisGospelinAramaic,thelanguagetheninuseamongthe JewsofPalestine,itisnaturaltoexpectthathiswork willbeaddressedtothe Jews.

FortheJewsatthattime thecapitalquestionwas:is orisnotJesusofNazareth theMessiasforetoldby theirprophetsintheOld Testament?Henceitisthat thetestimoniesofthepreviousJewishprophetsappearsoofteninthepages ofSt.Matthew;hequotes nolessthantwenty-two passages.

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St.Matthew'saimisto provethatthetypeofMessiastheJewsthenexpected wasfalse,andnotthekind foretoldbytheprophets. ThepromisedMessiaswould notsimplyrestorethepoliticalandeconomicpowerof Israel,astheJewshopefullyexpected;Hiskingdom wouldprimarilybespiritual;itwouldconcentrate onsoulsnotpolitics.This themeofthecombined greatnessandlowlinessof theMessiasasforetoldby theprophetsiscontinually harpedonbySt.Matthew; andtherealnatureofthe KingdomofGodformsthe skeletonofhisGospel. Wecandistinguishfive elementsintheKingdom asoutlinedbySt.Matthew: first,theprogrammeofthe Kingdom-deliveredinthe SermonontheMount;next, theprogrammeoftheapos- tolate-inOurLord'sdiscoursetothetwelveApostles;then,intheMessianic parables,thenatureofthe KingdomofGod(notthe restorationoftheearthly powerofIsrael);finally, howtheKingdomistobe organisedonearthandfind itsconsummationonthe lastday. St.Mark,ontheother hand,omitsagreatdealof this,foritwouldnotbe understoodbyhisnon-Jewishreaders.St.Markaddressedhimselfprimarily

Nootherbodyevenclaims thisauthoritativevoice,no otherbodycantraceits mandatetoteachunbroken throughthecenturiesright backtoChristandHistime onearth.Obviouslyyour basisofenquiryshouldbe theoneChurchwhichclaims whatcommonsenseandthe Bibleitselfdemand.Meanwhile,sayyourprayersandaskforlight;forwithout God'sgracethemostobviousthingsmayseemobscuretotheunaidedmindof man.

totheGentiles.Hisaim wastomakeJesusacceptabletoanaudiencewho. unliketheJews,knewa greatnumberofgods.He mustpresentOurLordas thesovereignGod,exalted farabovethepagandivinities. HenceheportraysOur Lordnotsomuchasthe promisedMessias(thatwas St.Matthew'saim),butas God,asthesupremeRuler oftheworldandMasterof theuniverse.Thatiswhy St.Mark'sGospelthough itisbyfartheshortest, stressesatlengththemiraclesworkedbyOurLord andrecordstheastonishmentandadmirationofthe onlookers.

FortheGreeks

St.Luke,thethirdevangelist,iswritingforthe Greek-speakingChristians, toconfirmthemintheir faith.Forthemhewrites acoherentnarrativeofthe lifeofChrist,fillinginmany details-particularlyabout thebirthandchildhoodof Christ-whichwereomittedbyhiscolleagues.Traditionhasitthathe wasapainter.However thatmaybe,hispenhassketchedpictureswhich havebeentheinspiration ofthegreatestartists-the Annunciation,theVisitation,theAdorationofthe Shepherds,Jesusattheage oftwelveamongthedoctorsofthelaw,therepent- antwoman,theProdigal Son,thedisciplesatEmmaus,andmanyotherun-forgettablescenes

Thewriterofthefourth Gospel,St.John,himselfde- clareshisaiminwriting:"Thesethingsarewritten thatyoumaybelievethat JesusistheChrist,theSon ofGod,andthatbelieving youmayhavelifeinHis name."AsthelastlivingApostle,hewroteto confirmthebeliefofthose whohadalreadyaccepted Christ,aswellastosilence twonascentgroupsofheretics,theEbionitesandDocetists,bothofwhichdenied thatChristwastrulyGod andtrulyman.

JohnFilledGaps

Hepresumesthatthe threepreviousGospelsare known,henceheomitsmuch ofthegroundtheycover. Manythingswhichthey passoverSt.Johnsupplements,particularly0ur Lord'sministryinJudea. Here,too,wefindthebeloveddisciplelingeringon thediscoursesofhisLord. Fromwhatwehavesaid aboutthedifferentaims whichdirectedtheevangelistsitwillbeclearthatall ofthemwillnotrelatethe samematter.Andwhat theydorelateincommon theywilltellintheirown styleandmanner.Butthis secondquestionIshallnot enterintonow,foritwould requireaveryconsiderable partofourtimethiseveningandmakethisanswer undulylong.

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THEAUTHOR

Itwasalongway-bothgeographicallyandoftheUniversity.Thetrainingtookupmostofmy spiritually-fromthemountainsofTransylvania whereIwasbornaUnitariantoHighgate,W.A., whereIbecameaCatholic41yearslater.

IspentthefirsteighteenyearsofmylongjourneyinTransylvaniaattendingUnitarianschoolsfor twelveyears.MyfatherwasaUnitarian;mymother aCalvinist.Theywerereligiouspeople,verykeen toeducatetheirchildreninagoodChristianspirit. InearlychildhoodweweretaughttopraytoGod o;erynightbeforegoingtosleep.Itwasbrought hometousthatGodwaswatchinguseverywhereall thetime,andwehadtobehonestanddecentinour actions,ourbehaviourandourspeech,notmerely topleaseourparentsandteachersbutaboveallto pleaseGod.

OnSundayswewenttochurch,sometimesto theUnitarians,sometimestotheCalvinists,andsometimestotheLutherans.ThebackboneoftheProtestantservicewasthesermon,andifthesermonwas agoodonewedidn'tcarewhereitwaspreached. Thisindifferencewasbasedontheconvictionthatwe wereprayingtothesameGodeverywhere,andthe onlythingthatmatteredwasthesincerityofthe prayerandnottheplace.Theresultofthisneutral attitudewasadeepandsincerereverenceforGod accompaniedbyacompletedisregardofdogma,ceremoniesandformalities.

NOGROUNDSOFPREJUDICE

Weknewverywellthatourneutralitywasout ofplaceinaCatholicchurch,andwedidn'ttrytoattendaMass,becausewecouldn'tunderstandit.NeverthelesswewerenotprejudicedagainsttheCatholics.WehadafewCatholicrelativesandquitea fewCatholicfriends.MymothertookmeintoaCatholicchurchsometimesjusttoadmireitsbeauty,but wedidnotunderstandtheliturgy,andwewerenot anxioustogetacquaintedwiththem.

Withthisfamilybackgrounditwouldhavebeen somethingofamiracleformetohavebeenparticularlyattractedbytheCatholicChurch,butthemiracle cidhappen.Itwasduetothe"Zaszlonk"("Our Banner"),anexcellentCatholicyouthmagazine, whichwasverypopularwithHungarianschoolboys, Catholicsandnon-Catholicsalike.Mybrotherssub,cribedtoit,andIbegantoreaditattheageof6. Itwasinterestingandexcitingreading:science,adventure,actualcommentsandtheBoyScoutswith colourfuldescriptionofScoutactivities,camps,trips, gayandseriousadventures.

Ialsohadopportunitytogetholdofsomeearlier volumesdatingbackto1902.Itwasthenandthere thatIhadmettheextremelyimpressivepersonality ofthethenelectedPopePiusX.AtthattimeI couldn'tforesee,ofcourse,thatonedayIshouldknow himasSaintPiusX,buthisremarkablepersonality hadmadealastingimpressiononmeallthesame.

RELIGIONSSTUDIEDSIDEBYSIDE

Inthisway,littlebylittle,Igotacquaintedwith andattractedbytheCatholicmentality,andbeganto appreciatetheworld-wideorganisationandgoodwork oftheCatholicChurch.AtschoolIreceivedregularinstructioninmyfaith,butitcouldn'taltermy affectiontowardstheCatholicChurch.

time,includingSundays,andmyinterestturnedto thespecialfieldofmedicine-neurologyandpsychiatry-Ichosetostudy.

Myexperiencewithmypatients,whenIsawasIthoughtatthattime-"theimmortalsoul"degradedorcompletelyblottedoutbyahaemorrhagic focus,atumour,oraninsidiousinfection,shookmy faithintheexistenceofanimmortalsouloreverlastinglife.

Afewmagnificentevents,suchastheInternationalEucharisticCongressinBudapestin1938,turnedmyinteresttemporarilytoCatholicism;occasionallyIdroppedintoaCatholicchurch,butthatwas aboutall.

Thewarcame,andIspentsixyearswiththe HungarianAirForceasapsychiatrist.Attheend ofthewarIwasinGermany,inBavaria,themostCatholicStateinGermany,forfouryears.Morethan twoyearsIspentinBamberg,oneofthestrongholdsofGermanCatholics.Ivisitedsomeofthe famouschurchesthere,butIhardlyfeltanything elsebutanadmirationofmedievalartisticbeauty. Mysoul,thatoncesoferventlylongedforthetrue faith,.wasinastateofhibernationyet.

InalltheseyearsIplungeddeepintoalifeof sin. Idonotwishtodivulgemysinshere,Ileft thembehindmeintheConfessional.Therewas, however,onethingInevergaveup,notevenwhenI seemedtobeveryfarfromanyreligion;thatwasmy eveningprayersasIlearntthemfrommymother. Slowly,then,Ibegantofeelthatalloverthestormy

FromTransylvaniatoHighgateHill, overaperiodof40years,throughthehorrorsofthewar,wasindeedanodyssey-but itendedinthecitadeloftheFaith.Dr.L. Peter,aStatepsychiatristtellsofthesignificantroleOurLadyplayedinhisconversioninreward,seemingly,forconstant prayer.

Probablyitistheexperienceofmanyconverts thatonthethresholdofconversiontheyfeelimmense pityandsorrowforthoseleftbehind.Soitwas withme,too.Itisanimmensedifficulty,andwho knowshowmanyconversionsarebeingstoppedonthat .tumblingblock. Imustadmitthatmyconversion wasgreatlyfacilitatedbythefactthatIlandedin. 'WesternAustralia,farawayfromanyofmycoreligionists.

Fromnowonthingswentonrapidly.Myfriend providedmewithamissal,introducedmeintoone oftheInquiryClassesonCatholicFaith.ThesympathetichelpofmembersofthePresidiumofthe LegionofMary,aprasidiumespeciallyappointedto assisttheinquiryclasses,providedmewithmuch support.Isoonfoundthatmostofthedoctrinalissueshadbeensufficientlyclearforme.Alongtime agoIhadcometotheconclusionthattheteachingof theCatholicChurchwasthemostlogical,onceone acceptedthepremises.Formeitwasamatterof acceptingthedoctrineoftheDivinityofChrist,the

ByPrayerUnceasing

doctrineoftheBlessedTrinity.Inthosedayswhen IseemedtobequitefirmlyanchoredinUnitarianism,IhadseenclearlythatifChristwasGod,if thedoctrineoftheBlessedTrinitywastrue,there wasplaceforonereligion,oneChurchonly,theCatholicChurch.

Icametorealiseagainthattheteachings,the miracles,theclaimsandcommandmentsofChrist madesenseonlyifHewasGod.Iremembered thebookofaGermanwriter,"Genius,Insanityand Fame."Theauthor,apparentlyanagnostic,dealing withthepersonalityofthemanJesus.hadcometo theconclusion,onthescoreoftheteachings,claims andcommandments,that"themanJesuswasa :uttererfromparanoidschizophrenia."

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Sleepingasmyfaiththenwas,Iwasshockedby thatstatement.Yetithadgivenmeanimpetusthe effectofwhichIfeltinthosemonthsof1950,when attendingtheinquiryclassesIwastold:"ThesemiraclescouldnothavebeengivenbutbyGod."

Inthecourseofmyreligiousinstruction,atthe ageoffourteen,Ialsoreceivedsomeinformationon theoutlinesoftheCatholicfaith.Ignoringtheenormousdifferences,ItriedtofindsomesimilaritybetweentheCatholicandUnitarianteaching.Thisindividualtheologyofmyownwasratherawishful thinking,neverthelessIwashappytoseethatinthe questionofthefreedomofwillandsalvationthrough faithandgoodworksthebeliefwasnearlyidentical.

AfterIhadleftsecondaryschool,Ienrolledatthe FacultyofMedicineattheUniversityofDebrecen.A newchapteropenedinmylife.Ileftmyhomeand enteredintoastrangeworldquitedifferentfrommy T-ansylvanianschooltown.

DebrecenwasaCalviniststronghold,knownas "CalvinistRome,"inHungary.OnlyafewUnitarianswerelivingthere,andI.seldommetanyofthem. AlthoughIhadspenttwelveyearsinUnitarian schools,Ihadnogreatreligiouszealasfarasthe UnitarianChurchwasconcerned.Ididn'tlikeCalvinismeither. Iknewfromhistorythatitwas moreintoleranttowardstheUnitariansthanany otherchurchordenomination.ThefounderofUnitarianism,Servetus,hadbeenburntatthestakeby JohnCalvinhimselfinGeneva.

NOAPPROACHBYCATHOLICFRIENDS

ItwasinthesecondyearofmystayinDebrecen thatoneSundayIwenttoMasswithaCatholicfriend etmine.Inthefaintlightoftheovercrowded churchmyeyeswerecaughtbythelightofthecan,diesontheHighAltar,andIfeltveryhappy;ashappy asmanyyearsbefore,inmychildhood,whenIhad beenwatchingthecandlesoftheChristmastreein curhome. IfeltIwasathome.

'romthenonforyearsIwentalmostregularly toSundayMass.ThoughfullyawareofthemeaningoftheMass,Ididnotunderstandmuchofthe liturgy,andstrangelyenoughIneveraskedanyof myCatholicfriendsforanexplanation.Onthe otherhand,myCatholicfriends-therewerequitea fewofthem-knewthatIusedtogotoMass,but, unfortunately,theydidnotshowevenapassing interestinthatfact.

ThiswasallthemoreremarkablebecauseotherwisethesubstantialCatholicminorityofDebrecenled averyvigorousCatholiclife.FormanyyearsIenjoyedthehospitalityandfriendshipofanexcellent Catholicfamilywithoutmakinganyprogressfrommy semi-consciouslongingtoarealapproachtotheCatholicfaith.

Afterhavingtakenmymedicaldegree,Istarted mypost-graduatetrainingattheTeachingHospital

IalsocametorealisethatJesus,asIhadknown Himbefore,wasnotamanofbloodandflesh,forHe v.asjustanebulousMaster,aGreatTeacher,who diedontheCrbssonlytoshowexampletoHisfollowers,whoseResurrectionwasavaguemyth,and whoseAscensionintoHeaven-well,wherewasthat Heavenanyway?

IhadtoseethatChristianitywasnotjustacollectionofmoralprinciplesteachingcharity,loveto one'sneighbours,good-fellowship.ItmeanttheacceptanceofeverywordgivenbytheDivineTeacher andbeliefinHisreality.

Theonlyobstaclethatremainedwastotakethe laststep.Thepriestswhoinstructedmedidtheir besttomakeiteasy.ButIthinkthemostimportantmomentumIreceivedwastheregularand,now St.Stephen'sBasilica,Budapest,isthecentreandbythehelpofmyfriend,intelligentattendanceat symbolofHungary'sfaithandnationalism. MassandtheprayingofCatholicprayersand,Ithink, regularprayingofthe"HailMary." yearsofthewarandafter,someextremelybenevo-"SHEWASALWAYSWITHME" lentPowerwatchedovermeandhelpedmemore. thanIhadeverdeserved.

In1949thescenealteredquickly.Ithadbecomeimperativetoleaveover-crowdedGermanyand lookforaplacethatIcouldcallmyhome.SoI cametoAustralia.ThefirstdayhereIventured intoaCatholicchurch.IcametorealisetheuniversalityoftheChurch.

Thefirstyearsherecouldeasilyhavebeenyears ofdespairforme.Iwasnotabletopractiseinmy profession,andhadtotakeupjobsthatpromisedme nofuture.EnoughhasbeenwrittenonthedifficultiesfacingprofessionalpeoplewhomigratetoAustralia,andIdonotintendtodwellonthesedetails. However,almostfromthestart,Ididslightlybetter thanmostofthoseinmyposition.AgainIhadto supposeIwasreceivinghelpandassistancefroman extremelybenevolentPower.

Inthewinterof1950IcametoPerth,andin spiteofnotquiteencouragingconditions,Imetvery goodpeople,foundsuitableemploymentandafriendlyhome.Itwasthenthat,atSt.Mary'sCathedral, IpouredoutmyhearttotheMotherofGod.Iprayedtoherpossiblyforthefirsttime,andmyprayers wereheard.FromthenonIwenttoSundayMass .?,gularlyagain.

AtthatstageIfoundoutsidehelp,too,atlast.A friend,whohadcomewithmeonthesameboatto Australia,andwhohadsharedthesmalltribulationsofthefirstyearhere,cametohelpme.HeexplainedsomepointsofCatholicfaith,thatwerestill doubtfulforme.Especiallyhisreassuranceson thesalvationofnon-Catholicsgavememuchrelief andcomfort.

Morethanayearaftermyreceptionintothe ChurchImadeadiscovery.InMay,1936,Iwent f(rashortvisittoBudapest.Inthatyear,the 250th.anniversaryoftheliberationfromTurkish subjugationoftheHungariancapitalwascelebrated. A.:Iwaswanderinginthestreetsoftheoldcity,a ladyofferedmeamedalandapictureforsale.Out ofcuriosityIboughtbothofthem.

WhenIinspectedthemmoreclosely,itturnedout thatthemedalhadapictureoftheVirginMary,the littlepicturepresentedayounggirlkneelingbefore Mary.Ifeltsomewhatembarrassed,notknowing whattodowiththem.FinallyIputthemintoa secretfoldofmywallet.Ihadcarriedthatwallet aboutmealmostcontinuouslyuntilmycomingto Australia. Ihadalmostcompletelyforgottenits secretcontentsuntilIhappenedtoopenthesecret foldagainin1952,andthenIrealiseditwastheMiraculousMedal.

Ihadabout200flyinghourswiththewalleton me.Iwentthroughtheadventuresofthewar, throughairraids,throughtheyearsofapparenthopelessnessinGermany,andlaterinAustraliawithout knowingthatshewasalwayswithme.

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HolyFatherGivesPrayer ToRepairForBlasphemy

VATICANCITY.-HisHolinessPope PiusXII,composedaprayerofreparation forblasphemyasafeaturefortheimpressive Mariancelebrationswhichopenedhereon September8.

ThePontiffhimselfattendedtheopeningsessionoftheInternational CongressofMarianCongregationsattractingsome 15,000delegatesfrom62 countries.

ThePope'sprayerbegs GodtooverlookthewickednessofthosewhoblasphemeHisnameandthat oftheBlessedVirginand toacceptinreparationthe constanthymnofpraise fromnatureandfrom thosededicatedtorecitingHisgloriesdaily.

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TheMariangathering hereisthefirstinternationalmeetingofthe Mariancongregationsince theirfederationin1953.

Hereisthetextofthe Pope'sprayer:

Oh,MostAugustTrinity,although infinitely happyfromalleternityin andforThyself,deignto acceptgraciouslythehomagewhichascendsfrom universalcreationtoThy exaltedthrone.

Turnawaythineeyes,for thiswebeseechThee,and withdrawThineearsfrom

thoseunfortunatepersons who,beingeitherblinded bypastionorcarriedaway bydiabolicalimpulse,wickedlyblasphemeThyname andthatofthemostpuke VirginMaryandofthe saints.

Restrain,0Lord,the armyofThyjusticewhich couldreducetonothing thosewhodaretobecome guiltyofsuchgreatimpety.

Acceptthehymnofglory whichrisesincessantlyfrom allofnature:fromthewate7 whichflowslimpidandsilentfromthespring,tothe starswhich,impelledby Love,shineandrevolvein immensearcsintheheights oftheheavens.

Acceptinreparationthe chorusofpraiseswhich rises,asincensebeforethe altars,fromsomanysaintlysoulswho,withoutever straying,walkinthepathwaysofThylawandwith constantworksofcharity andpenanceseektoplacate Thyoutragedjustice.

Listentothechantofso manychosenspiritswho consecratetheirlivestothe celebrationofThyglory, theperennialpraisewhich theChurchoffersTheeat

everyhourandunderall theheavens.

Andgrantthatoneday, withallblasphemoushearts convertedtoThee,every tongueandeverymoutn mayharmoniouslyjoinin intoningherebelowthat canticlewhichresounds withoutendinthechoirs ofangels:Holy,holy,holy istheLordGodofHosts. Theheavensandtheearth arefilledwithThyglory. Amen.

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LIMA,Peru,Sept.2-ARedprosecutorwhoclaimedherepresentedthe"anger ofthepeople"asheonceshouted"criminal" and"calumniator"atanArchbishopgota genuinetasteofpopularindignationhere.

TheobjectofthistwisthopisstillkeptinsemiofeventswasJakovBla-confinementbytheYugozevic,whoservedastheslayregime. publicprosecutorinthe 1946"trial"ofAloysiu CardinalStepinac,ArchbishopofZagreb.Sentencedto16yearsofforcedlabour,theArchbis-

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ARMIDALE,N.S.W.,Sept.2.-The disturbingincreaseinthenumberofdivorces inAustraliaduringrecentyearsshould alarmlegislators,BishopEdwardDoodyof Armidalesaidhere.

(Thenumberofdivorces,judicialseparations,. anddecreesofnullityof marriagesinAustralia was13percenthigherin 1953thanin1952.The 1953figureof8,041was thehighestsince1947. TheAustralianpresshas reportedthattheFederal Governmentisconsideringtheunificationofthe divorcelaws.)

InasermonatSS.Mary andJosephCathedral here,BishopDoodysaid thatiftheFederalGovernmentunifiesthedivorcelawsitshouldat leaststrivetorestrictthe groundswhicharepresentlyrecognisedasvalid reasonsforgrantingdivorces.

"Thedisturbingincreaseintheincidenceof divorceinAustralia,"he said,"shouldgiveourlegislatorscauseforalarm attheimpendingdanger ofthemoralcorruption anddissolutionofournationfromwithin,evenat atimewhengravedangersthreatenitfrom without.

"Historyrecordsthat thebreakdownofmarriageandfamilylife inevitablyheraldsthedissolutionofthenation."he continued."Evennow, Statesthatarenot disposedtolistentothe teachingsoftheCatholic Churcharebeginningto realise'whattruthand wisdomthereisinits teachingconcerningthe inviolablesacrednessof themarriagebond.

"Wehavenoreasonto besatisfiedwiththeprospectforthefutureofoar nation,"hesaid,"unless ournationalattitudetowardsthestabilityof

marriageandthefamily ischanged."

BishopDoodysaidthat itwasnottoolatetomake thatchange.Realstatesmen,hesaid,havethe couragetotakethesteps necessarytosavethe Stateandtodisregard theclamourof"selfish andfoolish"peoplewho undertheclaimoffreedomtrytodestroythe moralfoundationsofthe nation.

Anymovetomakedivorceseasiertoget,he said,"isanopeninginthe unsafewallsofournationaldefence,andis nothingshortofanational tragedy."

atHighgate

NextSaturday,Sept.25 isthedatesetfortheannualfetetobeconducted inaidoftheChristian BrothersHighSchool,Highgate. Overrecentyears C.B.H.S.feteshavebecome wellknownforthevariety ofthestallsaswellasfor thecarnivalatmosphere whichprevails.Theorganisersareconfidentthat thisyear'sfetewillbethe bestyet.

Amongthewell-stocked stallswillbeagoodvariety offancygoods,home-made cakesandfreshproduce. Therewillbeseveralgames withworthwhileprizesand theeverpopularchocolate wheel.

Theafternoonsession willextendfrom2p.m.to 5p.m.andtheeveningsession,atwhichtheart unionwillbedrawn,will commenceat7p.m. Goodlightingfacilities arebeinginstalledforthe occasion.AwelcomeisentendedtoallOldBoysof theschoolandfriendsof theBrothers.Anenjoyable timeispromisedtoall.

W.PerthSchoolTopsRansoms

Blazevicarrivedhele astheheadofaYugoslavtrademissionwhich hasvisitedanumberof SouthAmericancountries. TheRedofficials'srolein the"trial"andsentencingofCardinalStepinac wasbroughttothepublic

sentedhimselftoanexpertoninterpreting"the angerofthepeople"recognisedthesituationas definitelyunfriendlyand slippedtotheairportat nightunderpoliceprotection.Hefailedtoget anytradeagreements,but itisgenerallybelieved thathegotsomefresh ideasonthemeaningof popularindignation.

Musicianship01 SikiWasLuxury

Therecitalgivenby BelaSikiatGovernment Houseballroomwasnotable.Undoubtedlythis hallistheidealforrecitalsofthisnature,and allconcernedaretobe congratulatedformaking thisintimatehallavailableforthesefunctions.

Mr.Sikimaybeacknow ledgedasamasterofthe pianoforte.Hepaidhisaudiencethehonourofexecutingadistinguishedprogrammeofmasterworks withauthorityandhedid notplaydowntoanybody. HisplayingofSchumann's "Carnaval"andtheChopin Etudesop.10nos8and4 werealessonandaninspi- ration.Thiswasmusicand thiswasthewaytoplayit. Mr.Siki'stasteisbeyond doubt.Heisauthoritative, completeandright,andall thiswithoutlackingwarmth.

PersecutorofCardinal Stepinac(above)receiveda tasteofhisownmedicine. attentionby"Varcades," Catholicweeklyhere.

Blazevic'sbackground wasgiveninadispatch ofNoticiasCatolicas.the Spanish-languageedition oftheN.C.W.C.NewsService."Verdades"printedtheNCdispatchjust aboutthetimeofBlazevic'sarrival.

Immediatelyprotests wereregisteredagainst thepresenceoftheRed tradedelegation,andparticularlyoftheCardinal's prosecutor.

"ThedespicablesentenceagainstCardinal Stepinachasnotbeenforgottenbythosewhohave aproperregardforhumandignity,"thelocal KnightsofColumbusstatedinawidelyprinted pressrelease.

"Publicopinionhas condemnedtheoppressionofCatholicsinIron Curtaincountries,which includeYugoslavia,"Peru includeYugoslavia:' Peru'sCatholicAction declared.

Blazevicwasdenouncedas"anunwelcomevisitor"intheSenate,and aresolutionwaswhipped throughtheHouseofRepresentativesdisapprovinganytradeagreement withRedYugoslavia.

Hisconceptofpiano musicisapersonalonebut thatdoesn'tmatterfor thereisnointrusionofany emotionwhichislikelyto limitthemusicalappealor diminishitsauthority.

Everypictureofthe Carnavalwascorrect,and verybeautiful.Itwasareal pleasuretolistentothis romanticandpopularcompositionpresentedwithunderstandingofthecomposer'spurpose.

Itisunusualtofindin theyouthfulrecitalistconcentrationoffireandpoetry. Thisartisthastherealgift ofmusiccombinedwiththe freshnessoftechnicaltraining-andthattechniqueis asbeautifulasitisefficient. Ithinkthatwhichwasso satisfactorytomeinMr. Siki'splayingwashisnaturalmusicianshipwhichis soclearlyshowninhis tonalproportionsandbalance.

Thecrowningjoyofhis recitalwastheplaying, amonghisextras,ofDebussy-adelightfartooshortlived,foritmadeyouwant toabandonyourselftohours ofauditoryluxurywhich thisyoungmanprovides withsuchmodestcharm.

Inmanywaysthisyoung artistprovidesbettermusic, moreintelligentlistening andmoregracefulpianism thandomanyofthemore famousnamesassociated withthisinstrument.

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Huge'crowdsformeda protestdemonstrationin frontoftheCrillon hotel,whereBlazevic andhistradedelegation stayed.Policewereplaced aroundthehoteltomaintainorder.

Themanwhooncepre-

PhotosForSale

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DespiteMissionaryZealotry, MormonismHasNoFuture

Themissionaryzealwithwhichthe Mormonshavesoughttopropagatetheir doctrinesisalmostincredible.Asearlyas 1837,longbeforethetrekfromNauvooto GreatSaltLake,missionarieshadbeensent toEngland.

Theretheydistributed thousandsoftractsand madesomanyconvertsthat Theyhadtoestablisha shippingagencytohelpin theworkof"gathering IsraeltotheLandofZion."

Thefirstmigrantgroup sailedforNauvooinJune 1840.By1851theMormons

lyis,norhowchaoticare theirownreligiousteachings. What,then,isthetruth aboutMormonism?Canone arriveatanyotherconclusionthanthatitisamanmadesubstitutereligion quiteirreconcilablewith genuineChristianity?

oneoftheUnitedStates, whereheruledasheadof ChurchandStateforthirtyyears.There,whereothers couldnotgetatthemand therewasnoescapeforthe faint-hearted,theMormons wereabletothrive.

Isitnotsignificantthat theotherandlesserMormonsects,describedearlier inthesearticles,lackingthe advantagestheUtahChurch gainedbyitsmigration, havemadelittleornoprogressatallduringthesame periodoftime?Evenin Utah,nowthattherailroads havebroughtagreatinflux ofotherAmericans,ahalt hasbeencalledtothe growthofMormonismthere.

WhyItSurvived

Ifithassurvivedwith suchvitalityasithasretained,itisduetothevigorousstartgivenitbyBrighamYoung,thesoundmaterialbasisonwhichhe establishedit,andtoits beingheldtogetherbythe stronghierarchicalorganizationwithwhichheprovidedit.

But,ascredulitywanes, Mormonismisfindingit moreandmoredifficultto keepitsspiritfromdeclining.

ThenewMormontempleinLosAngeles,U.S.A.,isthe largest(andeleventh)everbuilt...NoGentilemay Litter.Herebaptismsandmarriages,bothofthe livingandthedead,willbeperformed. hadover50,000convertsinJosephSmithwascerEngland,ofwhom17,000 emigratedtotheby-then establishedSaltLakeCity.

Inmorerecentyearsa furtherimpetuswasgiven tothemissionarymovementbythegreatlyincreasingnumbersofotherAmericanswhohadinvadedthe StateofUtah.

Newconvertswerenecessarytobalancethevote; andbetweenthetwoworld warsallkindsofinducementswereheldouttomigrantswhowerewillingto become"Latter-DaySaints" andtransferthemselvesto UtahandashareinMormonprosperity.

MissionApprentices

Thoughresultsareno longerspectacular,missionaryzealhasnotabated; or,rather,thesystemof sendingmissionariestoall partsoftheworldisstill maintained.

Themajorityofyoung Mormonsareexpectedto serveamissionaryapprenticeshipoftwoorthreeyears abroadbeforetakingtheir placeinthebusinessworld.

So,atabouttheageof twenty-oneortwenty-two, theygoinpairtowhatever countryisassignedtothem.

TheUtahMormonshave over2,000suchmissionaries inthefield;the"ReorganizedChurch"about200.But mostofthesemissionaries havetheireyeontheirown futurebusinessprospects ratherthanonsouls.

Young,professionallyuntrained,andignorantofconditionsinotherlands,notto speakofforeignlanguages, theycannothopetomake manyconverts.Anditisa moresophisticatedworld todaythanitwasinJoseph Smith'sera.

BlindPartisanship

tainlyanimpostor,and anythingbutthetypeof manGodwouldchoosefor thepropheticmissionhe pretendedtobehis.

TheLegendoftheGoldenPlatesisanobviousinvention.Mormonsthemselvesareshamefacedand apologeticaboutit.

TheBookofMormons teemswithwrongfacts, wronghistory,wrongmorals,andwrongviewsofreligionandlife.

TheteachingsofJoseph Smith,BrighamYoung, andotherauthoritativewritersonMormondoctrine, whilstusingChristian terms,utterlyperverttheir meaning,andofferateachingasfarremovedaspossiblefromChristiantruth.

BrighamYoungdidnot hesitatetowrite,"Every spiritthatconfesseththat Josephisaprophet,and thattheBookofMormonis true,isofGod;andevery spiritthatdoesnotisofAntichrist."IntrulyChristian earssuchamisuseanddistortionofScriptureisnothingshortofblasphemy.

SocialMisconduct

Thereremainstheimmoral teachingjustifyingpolygamy.

IfMormonshaveabandoned itinpractice,itisonlybecausecompelledtodosoby civillaw.Ifpressed,they willsaythattheybelievein itstill,thoughtheydonot practiseitunderpresentcircumstances.

Butthatitwasevertaught andpractisedatallwould besufficienttocondemn Mormonismasutterlyopposedtothereligionof Christ.

Still,it'sallexperience; andMormons,admittingthe inefficiency,saythatthe verydutyofarguingwithall andsundryonbehalfof theirChurchsendstheyoung menbackconfirmedintheir loyaltytoit.

Ifthatbetrue,onecan onlyconcludethatblind partisanshipsuppliesfor thelackofknowledgeof Christianityandofterindeed oftheirownMormonismin theyouthfulmissionaries.

Muchthathasbeenwritteninthesearticlesabout theirownreligionwouldbe arevelationtomanyof themfortheyknowneither theirownhistoryasitreal-

MasonicLodgesAreClosed ForAidingGuatemalaReds

GUATEMALACITY,Guatemala,Sept.4(NC.)-ThegovernmentofCarlosCastilloArmeshasorderedthecancellation ofthelegalstatusofGuatemala'sGrandMasoniclodge.Adecree announcingtheactionchargedthelodgehadsupportedtotalitarianregimesoftheextremeleft,apparentlyasaresultofinfiltrationofcommunistorpro-communistelements.

ThedecreeaddedthatfortheCommunistsnorexpelledbishopsand branchlodgeswereatlib-forthemasons.TheCa-priests,anddeniedjuritoreorganisewithnon-tholicweekly,"Ver-dicalstatustoecclesiasCommunistelements. bUrn,"remindedtheticalbodies.TheMasInapublicstatementpeoplethatthe"so-call-on'santi-clerical"libInteriorMinisterJorgeedanti-CommunistMas-eralism"ofthepastpreAdanSerranosaid"theon"hadrobbedtheparedthewayforCornnewmeasuredoesnotChurchofitsproperties,munism,itadded. constituteapersecution ofMasonsoranattackonTwoPriestsIntroducedtoAttlee freedomofworshipinthe nation."

FreemasonryinCentralInChinaWereUnhappyChoice America,afterthemanHONGKONG,Sept.3terdictafterhejoinedand norofMasonsinFrance andSpain,hasbeencon-(NC).-ACommunistdis-promotedtheCommunsistentlyantireligiouspatchfromPekingre-ist-sponsored"Reformedandanti-clerical.MasonsportedthattwoCatholicChurch."Theotherpriest havebeenpredominantpriestswereamongtheisFatherMaWen-chtm, inGuatemalanpoliticsdelegationof"ChinesepastorofTungstang since1871,andtheirfac-Christianleaders"whoChurch. tionsgovernedthecoun-greetedtheBritishLab-NoneoftheotherCatry,almostwithoutin-ourpartydelegationhead-tholicpriestsinPeking, terruption,until194.edbyClementAttlee. freeoringaol,werepreThatwastheyearapopWhattheCommunistssentedtotheBritishLabularrevolutionoverthrewdidnotreportwasthatourPartydelegation. oneofthepriestshadbeen thelastdictatorofthatexcommunicatedandthat era theotherwasa"Progres-SydneytoHave SameOldGangsiveChurch"leaderin

Thewholestoryofthe movement,oneamongso manyothersthatarosein thefirsthalfofthenineteenthcentury,onlyproves thathumanbeingsaresoincurablyreligiousthat,if theyhavenotgottheright religion,theywilleither inventawrongonefor themselves,orgraspatone proposedwithenthusiasm byothers.

JosephSmith,aswehave seen,hadnottherightreligion.HeneverknewCatholicism.Dismayedbythe confusionoftheProtestant sectsaroundhim,hemerely addedtotheconfusionby inventingyetanotherreligionofhisown,withthe helpoftherevivalist preacher,SidneyRigdon. Notonthatwaywaspeace tobefound,eitherforhimselforforhisfollowers.

ClaimsofTruth

Theonlyrealroadtotrue peace-andIspeakasone whohashimselftravelled thatroadoutofthevery confusionofProtestantismisthatwhichleadsbackto theCatholicChurch,tothe calmandquietoftheAncientFaith.

Ifwehaveanyrealbelief inJesusChristandinHis divinity;ifwebelievethat Healonecancontrolthe waywardheartsandwills ofmen;ifwebelievethat Hisdoctrinesareauthoritativeandthatitisupon themalonethatthehighest andnoblestliveshavebeen builtupinthepast,and canbebuiltupinthefuture.

Ifwewantallthecertaintyoftruthandallthe meansofgraceHemeant ustopossess-thenletus turnourattentiontothe One,Holy,Catholicand ApostolicChurch.

TheConstitutionofbadstandingwithhisAdultEducation 1879waspassedbythechurchsuperiors. samemenwhohadex-FatherLiYin-taowasSYDNEY,Sept.3.-The pelledtheJesuits.con-excommunicated,andhisArchdioceseofSydney fiscatedChurch;proper-churchputunderanin-hassetupanAdultEduties,andclosedconvents.ArchbishopJohnDooley,cationInstitutetomeeta TheChurch'ssituationApostolicDelegatetoneedlongrecognisedhere wasnotmuchimprovedIndo-China,nowinSaigontoincreaseeducational whenthatconstitutiononashortvisit,present-facilitiesforCatholicsand wasrevisedin1945.TheedtheCatholiccommitteeinterestednon-Catholics Masons,evenaftertheforRefugeeswith100,000Low-tuitioncourseswill revolution,hadconsid-piastres(almost£1,500)beginthismonthintheerableinfluenceinpoliti-fromtheHolyFather.ologyforthelayman,socalaffairs. TheArchbishopisvisitingciology,industrialrela-

Whenthe1948electionrefugeeshere.Hein-tions,officeorganisation approached, Cathoic,tendstoreturntoHanoiandfinancialcontrol,and werewarnednottovotewithinafewdays. publicspeaking.

Springtoitit'sonagain

Getspringinyourgait-don'tgr..etthisspringwitha"bluey-red" nose,'ngristlegrating,sniffling.snufflingsnarls'ngravyeyes. UseAspaxadrenenow-andhaveahealthynose,sameasanybodyelseandbecomenearenoughtobeingimmunetothehundredsofvarietiesofallergies;sobeready,sharpenthestiletto, uncorkthevitriollasitwere)andbuyAspaxadrenenow.

Aspaxadreneis"rightoutofthebox,"too

But,weshallbetold,we mustaccountforitssuccess.Yetisthatsodifficult? Certainlynatural,factors alonecanaccountforit.In itsinitialstages,themurder ofJosephSmithgavehim thehaloofmartyrdom.

Thatnotreligiousmotives butwhatwasrightlyconsidereddisgracefulsocial conduct,aggravatedbythe evilreputationhehadbuilt upforhimself,wasthe causeofhisdeathwaslost sightofbyhisfollowersin theirexcitement.

WhenBrighamYoung,a manofindomitableenergy andironwilltookchargeof them,theywereonlytoo readytofallinwithhis plans.

Shrewdly,Brigham YoungledthemofftoUtah beforeitsincorporationas

ThatChurch,whichtoday numbersover400,000,000of Christiansdrawnfromevery nationonthefaceofthe earth,JesusChristpersonallyfounded.ThatChurch Hecommissionedtoteach allnationsinHisname.

AgainstthatChurchHe promisedthatthegatesof hell,ortheforcesofevil, wouldneverprevail.To thatChurchHepromised Hisabidingpresenceand protectiontilltheendof time.Theyaretheclaimsof thatChurchwhichnoone canaffordtooverlook. (TheEnd)

Reprintedwithpermission from"TheAnnals?'Kensington,N.S.W.

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Posly'sWhistle

Deargirlsandboys,-I hopethatinyourletters you'llmakesuggestions aboutimprovingthe"corner".It'syoursaswellas mine,youknow,andIwould likeittobeabletocater forallinterests.Ifdadand motherfeeltheycouldmake suggestions,pleaseinvite themtowritein,also.

Bestwishestoall,

UNCLEMAC

Week'sWinners

IhavepleasureindeclaringMichaelWillesee,C.B.C., LeedervilleandJanetGray, St.Patrick'sSchool,West Perth,aswinnersofthe juniorandspecialprizes respectively. FineCongratulationschildren! work! 4

Kath'sLittlePoem

38DunedinStreet, Mt.Hawthorn

DearUncleMac,-Itisa longtimesinceIlastwrote.

Iamsendinginapoemand hopeIwillwinaprize,it isaboutalittlecat;his nameisTabby.

Iamgoingtoaballwith agirlfromschool.Iam9 yearsold.Imustclosenow. Godblessyouandthe Busbies.

Yourlovingniece, KATHLEENEGAN

TABBYTOES

IamalazyKitten, MynameisTabbyToes, AlldayIlovetositin, Thesun,untilitgoes, ThenIgotobedanddream Ofanicefreshfish.

Copiedby KATHLEENEGAN

DearKathleen, I'mverypleasedtohear fromyouagain.I'llprint thelittlepoemyoucopied downforthe"corner".I likeit.

Bestwishes, UNCLEMAC

SpecialPrizeGoestoJanetGray

HowTheyFoundRoastPigWasNice

Onemorning,aswineherd wentintothewoods,tocollectmastforhishogs. Helefthiseldestson, BoBo,inchargeofhis cottage.BoBowasabig strong-lookinglad,about thirteen.Hewasveryfond ofplayingwithfire,as boysofhisageare.

Whenhewasnotlooking asparkescaped,andcaught onabundleofstraw,lying justnear.Afterashorttime theflameshadspreadover thewholeofthepoorlittle cottage.

Whilehewasstanding therethinkingwhathe couldsaytohisfatheradeliciousodourmethisnostrils.

Itwasunlikeanyscent whichhehadbeforeexperienced.Whatwasit?It couldn'tbetheburntcottage!

Hesawapiglyingnot farfromhim.BoBowalked over,andstoopingdownto seeiftherewasanylifein it,heburnthisfingers.

Tocoolthemheatonce putthemintohismouth. Thetasteonhisfingers pleasedhimthatmuchthat.'.Wueinireeeet

TauntsRacquetsOestrousby expertsatWimbleonSports Depot,14BonMarcheArcade. 'PhoneB22.19

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C.O.R. SERVICE STATION, attheintersectionofBrook, Bennett,andRoyalStreets, EastPerth

hecontinuedtotouchthe animalandsuckhisfingers.

Hisfathercamehome, andseeingwhathadhappenedhebegantorain blowsontheboy'sshoulder.Buttheydidn'tworry himabit.Whateverthe fatherdidhecouldnotget BoBoawayfromthepig.

Atlengththefathergave up."0father!0father!', criedtheboy,it'sthepig! thepig!Docomeandtaste! Burntpig,it'snicetoeat."

Ho-tiwashorrifiedto thinkofhissoneating burntpig.AfterawhileBo Bogothisfathertoeat. Oncehebegan,hecouldn't stop.Theywentonandon tilltheyfinishedthewhole ofit

Theywerethefirstpeopletoeatroastpig. ***

NoPencil,Please!

MemoforMichaelRhatigan(Mt.Lawley),Patricia andRobertHanlon(Kalamunda),andGeraldBrennan(Maddington).Your letterswerenotprinted, children,becausetheywere writteninpencil.Butaren't yougoingtowriteagain inink?I'mpatientlywaiting,youfour,sowhat aboutit?

Yourshopefully, UNCLEMAC

LEAVEME

WITHASMILE

NowforaPoem CleaningDay

Thereisafairywhomust work

Tomendtheholesof heaven, Anotherfairyshinesthe stars Andhangsthemupby seven.

Afairy,onafairysteed Mustpassthroughlands bynight, Togatheralltheblueshe can Tofillherbucket bright.

Then,when'tisfairycleaningday, Tomaketheworldlook new, Thefairiesall,paint-brush inhand, Thenpainttheheavens blue.

EvaLawton ***

Rita,IrishPeasant St.Mary'sSchool, Leederville

DearUncleMac,-Itisa longtimesinceIhave writtentoyou.Ihopeyou arewell.

Weareallworkinghard nowthattheInspectoris coming.Wehavehadour "mental"andarithmetic testsandIhopeIpass.

Weareallexcitedabout thefancydressballwhich istobeheldonAug,12. Therearefoursetsinour classandIamintheIrish Peasants.

WellUncleMac,goodbye forthepresent. Yourlovingniece, RITAO'LEARY

DearRita,-Alongor shorttimedoesn'tmatter (althoughI'dratherthe spacebeshort,ofcourse) It'swhenchildrenforget towriteatallthatIworry.

However,Ifeelyou'll neverdothat.Thanksvery muchforyourfriendyletter.Let'shearfromyou again.

Bestwishes, UNCLEMAC

moaczomomweamoix

ThoughtforWeek

Amanwashuntinginthe bushwithhisdoublebarrel shotgunwhenhemeta devil.

Thedevilsaid:"Whatis thatyouhavegotinyour hand?"

Themansaid:"Itismy pipe-doyouwanta smoke?"

Thedevilsaid"Yes."

Sothemanpulledboth thehammersbackandput thebarrelsinthedevil's mouthandpulledbothtriggersatonce.

Thedevil,spittingoutthe shot,said,"Myword,mister, yousmokestrongtobacco."

Mother:"Whyareyou crying,son?"

Son:"Iwaswatching fatherchasingsheepoutof thegardenandhefellon hisface."

Mother:"Youshouldhave laughedatthat."

Son:"Idid,butfather heardme."

Youngpolicemantomotoristwhohasinfringedtrafficrules.

"Yourname,please"

Motorist:"BillJones" Policeman:"Noneofthat. Iwantyourrealname."

Motorist:"Putmedown asBingCrosby."

Throughthepleasuresof theday, WhenIreadandwhenI play, Letmeeverkeepinview, GodisseeingallIdo. ,10000006.300000000Wc

InekeIsNurse

St.Mary'sschool, Leederville

DearUncleMac,-Itisnot verylongsinceIhavewrittentoyou.Ithankyoufor puttingmynamein"The Record".

Wehavebeentothepic- tures-thewholeschooltheotherday;itwasbeautiful.Iwouldliketoseeit again.

Whenthepicturesfinished,wewenthomewith dadbycar,becausehe worksinWilliam-street.So wewenttodad,andhetook ushome.

Ihavetohurry,youcan seethatbymywriting,becausemumissickandI havetohelp.Sinceourbaby gotbettermumhasgotsick.

Well,Imustclosenow,as thepageisgettingfull.God blessyouandcheerio.

Yourssincerely,

INEKEZOONTJENS

Thursday.Sept.16,1954.

MichaelWilleseeGetsSpecialAward

HisPetsHaveManyFriendlyRows

"Ha-ha,I'vegotyounow,ticallypawingtheground andgnashinghisteethin anger."WellPatch,"said Whiskers,"asIwassay- ing-".

Whiskers,"saidPatchthe blackandwhitemongrel. "Ohno,youhaven'tPatch, myfinefour-footedfriend. Notuntilyoueitherlearn toclimbtreesorelseIfall downcanyoucatchme.Remember!I'matthetopof thetree,notyou,"jeered Whiskers jubiliantly. "Argh!"wasallPatchhad toreply.

Suddenlyadoveflew acrossWhisker'snoseand Whiskers'pawswent straightoutinanattemptto catchthedove.Indoingso helosthisbalanceandfell headlongtotheground.

Butassoonashehitthe groundhewasimmediately onhis towardsfeetagainandracing homeatagreat pacewithPatchhotinpursuit.

SoonwefindWhiskersupanothertreeandPatchfranAnneWillBeHerald St.Mary'sSchool, Leederville

DearUncleMac,-Itisa longtimesinceIhavewrittentoyou,Ihopeyoudidn't forgetme.

Iarewritingtothankyou forthefiveshillingsIreceivedfromyou. Ourfancydressballis onAugust12.Iamgoingin "TheQueen'sHeralds".

Itismymother'sbirthdayonJuly24. Goodbyefornow,Uncle Mac.MayGodblessyou andtheBusbies.

Yourlovingniece, ANNETAYLOR

DearAnne,-Yetanother oldfriend!Thanksforyourletterandallthekind thingsyousaid.Pleasewrite again,soon.Cheerio.

UNCLEMAC ***

WelcometoJoan

BridigineConvent, 12SalvadoRoad,Wembly DearUncleMac,-Thisis thefirsttimeIhavewrittentoyou.Iwouldlike verymuchtobeoneofyour nieces.Iamthirteen,and mybirthdayisonJune26. Ihavethreebrothersand onesister.

OnMondaywewillbegin oursecond-termexams.I likeschoolverymuch.On SaturdayitwasfirstCommunionatwhichwesangthe Mass.Timeistickingaway, soitisgood-byeforawhile. MayGodblessyou.

Yourlovingniece, JOANMILLER

DearJoan,-Welcometo "thecorner"andIhopeyou writeinoften.Youwritea veryniceletter.

Bestwishes, UNCLEMAC

"Ohno,"interrupted Patchratherrudely,"your mistressisnowcallingyou soyouwillhavetocome down,"hechuckled.But thenPatchwasalsocalled byhismasterand,asusual,. Whiskersreturnedhomeunscathed.

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BettyLikedFilm

St.Mary'sCollege, Leederville DearUncleMac,-Iam writingtothankyoufor publishingmyletterin "TheRecord".Ourschool ballisdrawingnearandwe areallgettingexcited.

Therearefoursetsin ourclass,namely:"WestcobeeHoney","Nurses", "Queen'sHeralds"and "BeautifulIreland,"which Iamin.

TheInspectorwillbevisitingourschoolsoon.We havealreadyhadourexaminationsinarithmetic,"mental"englishandspelling.

OnAugust3ourschool wenttoseeapicturecal-led"TheLifeofSt.VincentDePaul".IenjoyedIttal",Englishandspelling. verymuch.Cheerio.

Yourlovingniece,

BETTYDAVIES

DearBetty,-Anotherfine correspondent!Thanksfora lovelyletterandIhopethe Inspector's pleasantly.visitpassesoff

Cheerio, UNCLEMAC

ChantinginRuins

LONDON,Aug.24(NC.)

-Forthe750thanniversary ofthefoundationofBeaulieuAbbey, nedictineHampshire,Bemonksreturnedin solemnprocessiontosing Complineintheruins.

LikethefirstBenedictines ofBeaulieu,theywere French.Theycamefrom QuarrAbbey,ontheisleof Wight,wherethemonksof Solesmessettledafterthey wereexpelledfromFrance halfacenturyago.After thefirstworldwar,the monkswereallowedtoreturntoSolesmes,buta numberofmonkswereleft atQuarr.

EmpressatLourdes

LOURDES,France,Aug. 23(NC.)-TheCatholic wifeofEmperorBaoDaiof Vietnam,EmpressNam Phuong,hasmadeapilgrimageherewithhersonBao Long,theheirtothethrone_ andhertwodaughters.

GENERALOVERHAULS

Policeman:"That'sbetter, youcan'tcatchmewiththe BillJonesnonsense."

DearIneke,-It'sapleasuretoreceivesuchnice friendlylettersasyours.I hopeyouwriteinoften. Eachletterwillbevery welcome.

Bestwishes,

UNCLE

MAC

THEZEOORD

Thursday,Sept-16,1954.

WhenthePrimeMinisteroftheIndianUnion, Mr.Nehru,cansetaside afewminuteseachday fromhisvastpreoccupationtospeakofGoa, whichisnothis,itwill `notcausesurpriseifat leastonceeveryyearI turnmyattentioninpublictothislittleState whichisoursandforms partofthePortugueseNationbyinjunctionofhistoryandforceoflaw.

Ishallbeginwitha simpleandeasilydemonstrableproposition:whateveritsmoralvaluefor us,itmaybesaidthatde,mographically,economicallyandfinanciallythe PortugueseStateofIndia doesnotcountinthe Portugueseworldtaken asawhole.

Goa,DamaoandDiu areonlyabout4,000 squarekilometres;comparedwithourtotalarea of2,200,000squarekilometres,itisbutthetiny percentageof0.18per cent.Thepopulationof thoseterritoriesamounts toalittlemorethan600,000inhabitants,or3per ,cent.ofthe20,000,000we .alreadynumberinMetropolitanandOverseasPortugal.

GoaneseDiaspora

Asthepopulationis dense-anaverageof about160inhabitantsto thesquarekilometreandlocalresourcesare limited,Goaproducesa flowofemigrantstothe IndianUnion.Pakistan. thecoastalareasofthe PersianGulf,BritishterritoriesinAfrica.and OverseasPortugal.

Thelargestcoloniesof 'Goanesearetobefound intheIndianUnionsome80,000inBombay andabout20,000elsewhere.InPakistan+about30,000,ofwhom 10,000inKarachi;andin KenyaandUganda-a totalof30,000.InDaran, Abadan,andinother areasofthePersianGulf, theremustbeafurther 20.000.

SalazarTellsWhyPortugal AimsToHoldOnToGoa

Onebyone,thecolonialpossessionsofthegreattradingpowersofEuropearebeing strippedfromtheirformerownersbytherisingforcesofnationalismorbycommunist aggression.Latestoutpostofafar-flungcolonialempiretobemadethesubjectof nationalistdemandsinthetinyPortuguesesettlementofGoa,wherelietheremainsof thegreatApostleoftheIndies,St.FrancisXavier.IndiawantstoabsorbGoaand sendthePortuguese,whohavebeenitsmastersfor400years,backtotheirIberian motherland.ButPortugalhasananswertoIndia'sclaims,andhereitis,asgivenby

Portugal'sMinister,Dr.OliveiraSalazar,inarecentaddress: cannotatthemoment giveexactfiguresforthe individualsborninthe PortugueseStateofIndiawhoholdpublicoffice orpursueliberalprofessionsinthemother-country.

Butitiscommonknowledgethatthereisa substantialnumberof magistrates,professors, doctorsandnotaries,to whommustbeaddedthose whoareactiveinallthe overseasprovinces,from CapeVerdetoTimor.

Theirnumberisfarin excessofthemetropolitan Portuguesewhoholdoffice inthePortugueseStateof India.Goa,thatis,is notasourceofjobsforthe civilservantsofethe mother-country,butthe wholeofPortugalisopen tothesonsofGoa.

ThePortugueseStateof Indiaispracticallywithoutvaluefortheeconomy andpopulationofPortugal,anditisasourceof expenseforthemothercountry:notthesmallest traceofeconomicorpoliticalimperialismcanbe foundinitslegalsystem ofadministration,which forcesustothinkthat thosewhoaccuseusof suchthingsare,tosaythe least,notabreastofthe times.

PurelyMoralInterests

Inlinewiththesound Portuguesetradition,the 1/Goaneseisanexcellent worker,usedtodiscipline,respectfulofthe localsovereigntyand obedienttothelocalauthorities.Heisgenerallytobefoundinjobs bringinginlittlemoney, andisneverabasisor supportforanykindof policyonthepartofthe mothercountry-which inanycasewedonotcontemplate.

NoEconomicValue

TheGoaneseisthereforewelcomeeverywhere andtheonlycompensationhewantsforhis workistobeabletoremitsmallsavingsinorder tohelpsupportthefamilyheleftbehindinGoa.

TheentiretradebetweenMetropolitanPortugalandthePortuguese StateofIndiarepresents amere0.75perthousand ofMetropolitantrade.

Ourshare-thatofContinentalandOverseasPortugaltakentogether-in thetradeofGoa,Damao, andDiudoesnotexceed 10percentofimportsand 0.5percentofexports.

TheIndianUnion,asis tobeexpected,accounts forabout20percentof theimportsandover40 percentoftheexportsof thePortugueseStateof India.

Asaresultofthenondiscriminationbetween races,whichwepractise,I

Renmano

Someoftheideaswhich tookustoIndia-politicaloreconomic-disappearedwiththeage whichproducedthem; buttheygaveplaceto otherrealities-thosewe nowassert.Andthese realitiesarethatGoaconstitutesaPortuguese communityinIndia,and thatGoarepresentsa lightoftheWestinlands oftheOrient.Theterritoryismerelythespace inwhichthatcommunity lives;theland,thetower wherethatlightwas knndled.

Oursarepurelymoral interests-interestsof Portugueseinthefirst placeandWesternersin thesecond.

ThePortuguesewentto theEastwithgreatreligious,politicalandcommercialdesigns.Yetthose ideas,itseemsclear,did notimplyconquestofterritoriesorsubjectionof theirinhabitants;onlya footholdon-themainland fromwhichtoguarantee thesecurityoftheseas andthenewshipping routes.

Inthesetinyterritories, whichhadbeencededor militarilyoccupied,Portuguesebloodmingled liberallywiththatofthe localpeoples;morethan fourcenturiesoflifein common,ofaspiritual presence,ofinsufflatinga differentcivilisation,of interpenetrationofcultures,havecreatedathoroughlydifferentiatedsocialtype.

muchthewholeofAsia owestothenationswho, withasuperhumaneffort, widenedthefrontiersof theknownworldand broughtallthepeoplesof theearthintomoreintimatecontact.TheEast mustlikewisebegiven itsdueforthecontributionsofeveryorderwhich Westernnationsreceived fromit.

Wearefightingsothat withoutoffencetoanyoneGoamaycontinueto bethememorialofPortuguesediscoveriesanda smallhearthofthespirit oftheWestintheEast.

Butifthisfireistobe keptalight,itmustremainlinkedtoitsorigin, likethestreamtothe spring.

HistoricArgument

FromalltheIndian statementsthreepoints 'deservingattentionmay bebroughtout:geographicimperatives,diicul tiesofadministration causedbythefactthat theterritoriesareembeddedtogether,andfinally apprehensionsinthefield ofdefenceoverthepresenceofaforeignsovereignty.

respectthemiswiseand just.

Mentionhasbeenmade ofthedifficultiesexperiencedbytheIndianadministrationinvirtueof theexistenceofforeign territories.Idonotdeny thatsomedifficultiesmay exist.Ithink,however-. thattheycannotbepar- ticularlyseriousinthe territoriesofGoa,Damao. andDiuwhichallthree borderonthesea.

Thelastpointconcerns questionsofdefenceand istheonlyonethatseems toreflectseriousworries oftheIndianUnion.

TheUnionhasitsown foreignpolicy.Aswe seeit,itsaimistoguaranteeavastgeographic andhumanzoneof neutralityinthepossible conflictbetweenCommunistpowersandthe Westernworld. Any opinionwemayhold abouttheUnion'spresent possibilitiesofmaking thispolicyprevailisirrelevant;itshouldonlybe borneinmindthatour positionandthatofthe IndianUniononthequestionarenotthesame.

BaseforHostility?

Whenonesaysthat IndiafearsGoa,itisridiculoustoimaginethatit canfearthetwoorthe 20,000menthatwemight haveoutthere.Whatit fearsistheusewhich mightbemadeoftheterritoryofGoabystronger powersopposedtothe IndianUnion'spolicy.We havetoexaminethedifficultyandtrytofindasolution,iftheUnionsincerelydesiresit.

Dr.OliveiraSalozar

Tryasyoumay,aPortugesefromIndia,aLusoIndian,cannotbeconfusedwithanativeofthe IndianUnion.Allwho visitGoa,comingfrom theUnion,crossnotonly apoliticalfrontier,but alsoahumanfrontier,an originalcreationofa Westerncivilisationorientalisedbycontactwith themillenarycultureof India.

Ihavenoticedcontradictionsontheimpassionedargumentsofthe IndianUnion,andoneof themostflagrantisthis: inordertoarrogatethe righttoabsorbGoa,itis saidthatthelatterisIndia,byrace,religionand culture;inordertowin thefavouroftheGoanese itispromisedthemthat allthereligiousactivities anddistinctculturaldementsofthatsmallcommunityshallberespected.

Thetruth,however, liesinrecognitionofthe differencesandnotinthe symmetryofresemblances.

GreatAssociations

ThesmallPortuguese StateofIndiaiseffectivelyaprovinceofPortugalandpreciselytheone withwhichareassociated someofthegreatest namesthatthePortuguesenationwasableto givetoworldhistory.

sentandaredisputedby thoseharbouringoppositedesigns.Butthese peoplethemselveshavein thebehaviourofthe Goanesetheproofthat suchthingscorrespondto alivingreality.

Iamnotspeakingnow oftheGoaneseinhabiting Goa,butofthosewho liveintheterritoriesof theIndianUnion:owing theirjobstotieLotter andnaturallyfearfulof pressureofeverykind, theynone':-.elessdono abdicatetheirPortuguesestatus.Thedifficultyofliningupthefew dozensforthehostiledemonstrationsis well known.

MutuallyIndebted

Therehave,tobesure, beentransactionsinvolvingso-calledcolonialterritoriesinthecourseof history.Napoleonsold Louisiana;aslateas1898 SpaincededPortoRico; threecenturiesagowe ourselvesgaveawayTangierandBombayasdowry ofaPortugueseprincess, morethanonceinthe 19th.centuryEngland proposedtousthepurchaseofGoa.

Whenlandisvacant andthepopulationscatteredandwithouttraditions,theboundariesof Statecanbedefinedby seasandbyparallelsand meridians,ashappened inNorthAmericaorin partsofAfrica.Thatis acaseofterritorieson whichhistoryhadnotset itsmarkandwhichcannotbetakenasexamplewhenforhundreds orthousandsofyearsthe soilhasbeenthevery sourceoflifeandthe frontiersaretheproduct ofathousandcircumstancesofhistory.Then thefrontiershaveacapriciousandattimesillogicalappearance,butto

Wedonothaveamong ourexternalobligations anythatimplicitlyorexplicitlygoescounterto thepossibilitythatwe may,atthepresenttime andinrelationtoGoa, contemplategivingthe IndianUnionguarantees aboutitssecurity.

TheUnionformspart oftheBritishCommonwealthandforcenturies PortugalhasmadeitsalliancewithEnglanda constantelementofits foreignpolicy.Itissettledthattheforeignpoliciesofthenationsofthe Commonwealthmaydiffer,butcontradictionsbetweenthemisnotapossibilitytobeadmitted. Andthatmeansthat neitherinthisrespect norinthatofothergeneralobligationsofthe PortuguesenationGoa canserveasabasefor hostileoperationsagainst theIndianUnion.

ThatiswhyPortuguesesensibilitiesrecoilthisaversionfindsjuridicalexpressioninthetext ofthePortugueseConstitution-fromtradingthe cessionofGoaandthe Portuguesecitizenshipof itsinhabitantsandfrom notprovidingforitsdefencetothelimitofour strength.

Thesethings,ofanexclusivelymoralorder, mayseemstrangetothe materialismoftilepre-

Allthisishistorically correctandwehavenothingtosaytoitexcept that,despitethesmall economicvalueofthe PortugueseStateofIndia, ourreactionwasalways thesame,andthatthe notionofpropertyevidentinthisconceptionof sovereigntydoesnotexistinPortuguesepublic law.

Althoughhatredofthe Westcontinuestobeencouragedinsomepartsof Asiaforpoliticalpurposes,andwhateverthe excessescommittedby thisorthatcountryin pastcenturies,itisimpossiblenottorecognisehow

LouvainRector

IsAuxiliaryTo BelgianCardinal

ROME,Sept.4(Radio) -TherectoroftheCatholicUniversityofLouvain,HonoreeVanWayenbergh,hasbeennamed TitularBishopofGilba andAuxiliarytoHisEminenceJosephCardinal VanRoey,Archbishopof Malines,itwasannouncedhere.

800Children

ToBeTrained

AsMarxists

BERLIN,Sept.2(NC.)Asecond"children'stown" hasbeenopenedbythepolishcommunistregimein Szezecin(Stettin)province CalledDarlowek,ithasaccommodationfor800children.

Thetownisdesignedfor thechildrenofworkersand aimsat childrenindoctrinatingthe incommunism fromtheirearliestyears. Anearlier"children's town"openedintheprovinceiscalledPodgrodzie.

Holland'sMarian CongressDraws

ManyDelegates

BRIM&Holland,Sept.I (NC.)-MorethanZOOrepresentativesfrom21countrieswilltakepartinthe InternationalCatholicMigrationCongressopening hereSeptember11.

Themeetingwilllast throughSeptember17and willbedevotedtoastudy ofhowthepositionofemigrantscanbeimproved.

forspring suggesta sportscoat froma collectionof newest coloursand styles

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AirmailNewsflashes

BishopBack

AsMissioner

HONGKONG,Sept. 30(NC).AnAmericanbornBishophasreturnedtoChinaasasimple missionary.HeisBishop PhilipCote.S.J..of Suchow,Kiangsu,who wasimprisonedfortwo andahalfyearsbythe RedsandfinallyexpelledJuly30,1953.

BorninLawrence, Mass.,the58-year-oldpre- latehasjustreturned fromtheUnitedStates andCanada.Hewillgo toSuAo,Formosa,where hewillworkasasimple missionaryintheArchdioceseofTaipei.

LastSisterOf OrderQuitsChina

HONGKONG,Sept.3 (NC.)-SisterCatherine Moore,46,thelastmember oftheDaughtersoftheHelpersofMarytobeforced outofShanghai,arrived here.

Bornin Ireland,LimerickCounty, SisterCatherine wassuperiorofaChinese school.Whenthecommuniststookovertheschool in1950,shewasnotallowed toteach.Forthepastyear shewasnotallowedtovisittheparishioners.

SisterCatherinesaidthe religiousfervourinShanghaihadincreaseddespite thefactthatthecommunists fixedaworkschedulemakingitdifficultandoftentimesimpossibleforworkerstoattendMass.

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PopePreparedtoSendReliefTo FloodVictimsinRedHungary

BONN,Germane,Sept.4(NC).-Accordingtoa VaticanCitydatelineddispatchoftheGermanCatholicNewsAgency(KNA),amessagehasbeenconveyedtothegovernmentofHunger\thatHisHoliness PopePiusXIIispreparedtosendrelieftothevictimsoftherecentDanubefloods.

Accordingtothisdispatch,whichhasalsobeen distributedbyaBelgianCatholicagency,thePapal messagewasgiventothegovernmentofSwitzerland bythePapalNunciatureinBernewith.therequest toforwardittotheHungarianauthoritiesinBudapest.

Uptothistime,theHungariangovernmenthas notreactedinanywaytotheoffer,theKNAdispatch says.

Neitherconfirmationnordenialofthisreport, alsosaidtohavebeenbroadcastbyVaticanRadio, hasbeenavailableinRome.

ConscienceIs BestGuideFor Pharmacists

VATICANCITY,Sept. 2(Radio,NC).-HisHolinessPopePiusXIIhas sentamessageconveying hiscounselandblessings tothedelegatesatthe thirdinternationalcongressofCatholicpharmacistsatZaragoza,Spain.

Themessage,sentin thePope'snamebyMgr. GiovanniB.Montini, VaticanPro-Secretaryof State,praisedthetheme ofthecongress,"Christian HumanismandaProfession."

Theletterpointedout thatproperlegislationcan bemosthelpfultothe pharmacist,forexample,

LegionConverted

HalftheChinese

InIslandColony

CAPETOWN,SouthAfrica,Sept.3(NC).-The LegionofMaryhasbeen responsiblefortheconversionofhalfofthe 10,000-strongChinese colonyinMauritius,accordingtotwolegionnaireswhovisitedhere recently.

Mauritius,aBritishcolonly,isalonelyislandgrowlabout550mileseastof MadagascarintheIndian Ocean.

JeanDromartandhissisterMary,whoareontheir waytoDublin,London,and Lourdes,reportedthatthe LegionofMaryinmany parishesconductSunday "legislationinamatterschoolsandeveningclasses. IDuringtheMarianYear,he whichis-inaccordwith Catholicmorality,whichsaid,legionnaireshaveor'ganisedBlockRosaries."

inturn,confirmsandelevatesnaturalliiw.

"Ofstillfurtherhelp tothepharmacistwillbe anethicalformationthat willillustrateforhimthe applicationofthoselaws andprinciples,"theletter wenton.

Butthegreatesthelp, thelettersaid,willbe "thehonestyofhisChristianconscience-theimmediatejudgeandguide ofhis(thepharmacist's) actions."

ThefirstcongressofCatholicpharmacists,asectionofPaxRomana,was heldinRomeduringthe HolyYearof1950.The secondwasheldatSpa, Belgium.

Mr.DromartsaidtheLegionhadbeentheinstrumentfortheconversionof anumberofIndians,asectionofthecommunitythat beforehadbeenlargelyindifferenttoCatholicism.

FamousBooks AtCheapRate

NEWYORK(NC.)ThenewDoubledayImage Books,hailedbymanyCatholicmagazinesand papersasamajoreventin Catholicletters,willbe publishedOctober14. Pocketsizeeditionsof significantCatholicbooks thathavebeensellingin theiroriginaleditionsfor pricesupto£2,theywill rangeinpricefromabout 5s.to9s.6d.

Theywillfollowboththe pricerangeandthepaperandtypequalityofthe DoubledayAnchorBooks.

Amongthebookstobe releasedOctober14:WilliamThomasWalsh's"Our LadyofFatima,"JohnFarrow's"DamientheLeper," KarlAdam's"TheSpiritof Catholicism,"FultonJ. Sheen's"PeaceofSoul," GeorgeBernanos' "The DiaryofaCountryPriest," abookeditedbyEtienne Gilson,"TheChurchSpeaks totheModernWorld,"The SocialTeachingsofLeo XIII,"PhilipHughes'"A PopularHistoryoftheCatholicChurch,"andMyles Connolly's"Mr.Blue".

PoleWhoFixed

Cardinal'sTN

GelsTransfered

BERLIN,Sept.3(NC).

-ThePolishCommunistregimehasnameda newdirectorofitsOffIrs forReligiousAffairs,accordingto aWarsawI Radiobroadcastheard here.Thepostgoesto Jan Polishlzydorczky,formerly Ambassadorto EastGermany.

HesucceedsAntoniBids whohaslongheldthepost., andwhohasnowbeenap-pointed"toanotherpostin thestateadministration,'accordingtothebroadcast.

Thesignificance,ifany. intheshiftwasnotimmediatelyknownhere.However,itwaspointedoutthat underBida'stenureasdirectorofreligiousaffairs thepersecutionofthe. Churchwassteppedupcon- siderably.

Includedintheseactsof persecutionwerethearrest ofHisEminenceStefanCardinalWyszynski,Primate. ofPoland,andseveralother Bishops,andthe"trial"and sentencingofBishop02ElausKaczmarekofKielceto 12yearsinprison.

CatholicPressIsNecessary MeansofLivingwithChurch

CAPETOWN,SouthAfrica,Sept.3(NC).-The readingoftheCatholicpressis"anecessarymeans forlivingwiththeChurch,"ArchbishopOwenMcCannemphasisedinaCatholicpressmonthstatementissuedhere.

TheArchbishopischairmanofthePressDepart tnentoftheSouthAfricanCatholicBishops'Conference.CatholicpressmonthisobservedinSeptemberinSouthAfrica.

"ThegoodCatholiceverseekstodrawcloseto thelifeoftheChurch,"ArchbishopMcCannsaid. -Herealisesthathemustendeavourtothinkwiththe Church,feelforherinsufferingsandsorrows,share inallhertriumphsandmomentsofjoy,becausesheis indeedhismightymother.NophaseoftheactivitiesofHolyMotherChurchshouldpasshimby.

"TheCatholicpressisanecessarymeansforthis livingwiththeChurch."

CantonHadLiteralWhite-Wash AwaitingMr.AttleeandParty

HONGKONG,Sept.3(NC).-RedsinCantonpreparedaliteralwhitewashforthevisitoftheBritish Labourdelegationontheirnow-completedtourofRed China. AletterreceivedfromaCantonresidentsaidthe Communistsorderedcitizenstowhitewashhouses andrepairroadsalongtheroutethedelegationwould takewhenitvisitedCanton.Citizensweregivena ueektocarryouttheorder.

Wherewhitewashingandrepairswerenotcompletedbythestatedtime,theCommunistsdiditand chargeddoubletheexpense.

HeWasConvertedtoFaithWhile

InGoalWithLeaderofIndia

DELHI,India,Sept.I (NC).-Amanwhowas convertedtoCatholicism whileservingaprison termwiththepresent PrimeMinisterofIndia, hasbeenappointedan unofficialadvisertothe Indiandelegationtothe UnitedNationsGeneral Assembly.

HeisBeltieS.Gilani, presidentoftheCatholicActionAssociationofDelhiSimlaArchdiocese,whobecomesoneofsixadvisersto thedelegation.

Mr.GilaniandJawaharlalNehruwereimprisoned togetherfortheiractivities withthecivildisobedience movement.Whileingaol Mr.Gilanistudiedthesocial encyclicalsofthePopes alongwiththewritingsof St.ThomasAquinasanddecidedthattheCatholic Churchwastheanswerto thesocialillsoftheday.

Mr. himNehruencouraged toexpoundhisviews whentheyhadcompleted theirgaolterms.Mr.Gilanibecameeditorof"Social 'justice,"apositionheheld

for10years.Heisthefirst andonlyPapalPrivy ChamberlaininIndia.

Unemployables

SYDNEY,Sept.2.Evenintimeoffullemployment,therearemany "unemployables"whodesperatelyneedhelpandrehabilitation,apriestsaid asheannouncedtheopeningofadrivetorelieve distressofsuchmeninthe SydneyArchdiocese.

FatherT.Dunlea,spiritualdirectoroftheMatthew TalbotHostelforIndigent Men,andfounderofthefirst Boys'TowninAustralia,announceddetailsofthedrive. Withthepriceoffood andhousingsohigh,hesaid, manymenspendtheir nightswithoutshelter.The rescueofthesemen,some ofwhomarealcoholics,is animperativesocialduty forCatholics.Towrite themoffashopeless,said FatherDunlea,isnotonly asinagainstcharity,butit isdamagingtothesocial fabricofthenation.

ChurchesRebuilt AtRapidRate

BUDAPEST,Hungary, Sept.3(NC.)-Anaverageofoneortwochurches arebeingrestoredevery monthinthearchdioceseof Eger.Mostoftherestored churchesweredamaged duringthefinalstagesof WorldWarII,andhaveremainedindisrepairuntil now. Therenovationworkis minute,includingfrescoes andotherartwork.The workismadepossibleby thegenerosityofthefaithful.

AllArtForms' HonourMary InExhibition

ANTWERP,Belgium.. Sept.3(NC).-ThedevotiontoMarythathasinspiredgreatartists throughoutthecenturies isdemonstratedhereina uniqueexhibitofmore than500famousart worksthathavetheBless-4 edMotherastheirsubject.

Thearttreasureswere assembledfromeverypart ofEuropebythe Royal. MuseumofFineArtshere. Highdignitaries,including HisEminenceErnestCardinalVanRoey,Archbishop ofMalines,werepresentat theopeningoftheexhibit.

Thecollectioncontains worksofpracticallyevery majorartistinEuropean history.Itincludespaintings,sculptures, woodcarvings,drawings,prints andmanuscripts,tapestries, stainedglasswindows,and everykindofplasticart.

Theexhibitwillcontinue untilthemiddleofNovember.

KARRIANDJARRAHBuildingTimbers. LargestocksofScantlingsnowavailable. KarriScaffoldPlanks,Weatherboardsand Flooring.

1x1JarrahGardenStakes,

2x1TilingBattens,

2x1DryJarrah,

3and4x1DryJarrahShorts. Enquirefrom

Thursday,Sept.16,1954.

ElizabethNoonan,66YearsInState

ProvedDevoutConvertAllHerLife

ThelateMrs.Elizabeth EmmaNoonan(below)was 'borninOxford(England) inNov.1867.Shearrived inCooktown,Australia,per "SS.Mecaro"intheyear 1886. Hereshemetherfuture husband,thelateDavid Noonanwhomshemarried atSt.George'sChurch, Carlton,in1888.Shortly beforethisdateshehad beenreceivedintotheCatholicFaith.

Itwasnotlongafter theirmarriagethatthey Parrivedinwhatwastobe theirfuturehome-Perth, WesternAustralia.

Afterbeingforseven yearsforemanoftheCanningJarrahTimberCo. Mr.Noonan.withhiswife, leftfortheGoldfields wheretheyspentthenext threeyears.Inthosedays thingswerereallyhard-

ofwhomfoursonsandfive daughterssurviveher.

Ofher31grandchildren, onegranddaughterand threegrandsonshaveembracedthereligiouslife. ShediedonSept.5, 1954.FatherKearinrecited atthebedsidetheprayers forthedying,havinganointedherafewdayspreviously.HerburialonSept.6, waspreceededbyaRequiemMassinSt.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark.The funeralonarrivalatthe cemeterywasmetbymany ofheroldfriends.

Thepall-bearerswere Messrs.W.McGeough,J. Firth,A.D.Poland,A.W. Bassett,L.H.Burrowsand RDawe. WithFatherKearin,who officiatedatthegraveside, weretheV.Rev.A.K. Johnson,theRev.F.O'ConnorandtheRev.J.O'Brien. Maysherestinpeace.

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plentyofdustandnowater.

FromtheGoldfieldsthe NoonanswentmixedfarmingintheBeverleydistrict tilltheyear1919when DavidNoonanretiredand settledinVictoriaPark.

ElizabethEmmaNoonan wasatalltimesanexemplaryCatholic,beingfor manyyearsadailycommunicant.Duringthelast tenyearsofherlife,when shewasrestrictedinher movements,theRev.H. KearinbroughtherHoly Communioneveryweek.

Mrs.Noonanwasthe motherofalargefamily, sixsonsandsixdaughters

RaffleWinners

SixteenLadsDue

ForBadgesAt SubiacoFunction

SixteenSubiacoboyswill receivetheirbadgesatthe rallyconcludingtheState conferenceatHighgatenext Sunday.

St.Joseph'shall,McCour'street,willbethevenuefor gayestcarnivaloftheyear onSaturday,Sept.25.A specialfloor-showhasbeen arrangedasanaddedattractionfortheevening.

Membersareaskedtosubmitarticles,letterstothe editor.queriesandcriticisms,forpublicationinthe forthcomingnumberofthe "Sphere."

Theleaders'groupwas honouredbyavisitfrom nationalsecretary,DanCallahan,onMondaynight.

Abumpercrowdofover 350attendedtheSpringcarnivallastSaturdaynight_

JesuitAstronomerSaysItIsNot PossibleforMentoLiveonPlanets

WASHINGTON(NC.)-Mancannotliveonotherplanets,aJesuitastronomersaidhere.FatherFrancisJ.Heyden, S.J.,saidconditionsknowntoscientistsbar humanlifeontheplanets.Butheforesaw thedaywhenmenwouldbuildartificial satellitesfromwhichrocketscarttakeoff.

"Fromtheseplatformswe shallboardthespacegondolasandmakeaVenice ofoursolarsystem,"hesaid inanarticlein"Catholic Men,"publicationoftheNationalCouncilofCatholic Men.

Thepriest-scientistpointedout,however,thatman needsoxygen,water,alivabletemperature,andthe rightairpressureinorder tosurvive.Theplanets don'thavethese,hesaid.

"Mercury,andourmoon, too,havenoatmosphereat all. Venushasasteaminghotsurfaceandanatmosphereofcarbondioxide.Marshaspractically nowateroroxygen.

Thefollowingisthelist 41ofwinnersofrafflesconductedbythemembersof theThirdOrderofSt.Francisattherecentfeteofthe HungarianSisters,Subiaco: Ham,40C,Mrs.Leydin; cake,D16,J.Duffield;dinner,85,Kenny(BJ2721); shoppingbag,D22,Father °Collins;ivorycrucifix,25, Young,831CanningHighway,Mt.Pleasant;beverages,Kovacs.Glendowerstreet,NorthPerth;cloth andserviettes,D46,MissC: Grimkie.209 Beaufort d,street,Perth;basketof groceries,78A,MaryRalta., 134Edinboro-street.Mt. Hawthorn.

Winnersofthehandpaintedholypictures:Picture1,D45,AnneSmith, Subiaco;picture2,E23,P.J. Brophy190Walcott-street, Mt.Lawley.

Thewinnersofthepicturesmaycollectthemat anytimefromtheConvent, '17Heytesbury-road,Subiace.

"OnJupiter,Saturnand theothergiantplanets, ambitiousspacewayfarers wouldfindthemselves walkingonfrozenwastes ofammoniaandmethane gasthathaveturnedintoa dryiceattheverylow temperatureofmorethan 100degreesbelowzero."

FatherHeydensaid"these arenotchimeraslikethose whichancientnavigators drewontheedgesoftheir mapstowarnexplorersof

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NCGMGirlsConcludeFirst Conference:

OfficersElected

OnSunday,Sept.12,75girlsattended theNationalCatholicGirlsMovement's

firstStateConference

Theconferenceopenedat 11o'clock,whenthediocesansecretary'sandtreasurer'sreportswereread anddiscussed.

Aftelunch,theRev.J. O'Brienspokeontechnique andlaterthegirlsbrokeup intodiscussiongroups.

Attheopenforumpoints onimprovementforincreasedsaleof"Torchlight," MarianLodge,basketball, andfashionparade,etc weredebated.

At6o'clocktherewasa buffetteapreparedbythe girlsofthecentralgroup. BenedictionoftheBlessed Sacramentwasattendedby allthegirlsafterwhichfollowed'therally.

HisLordshipBishop Goody,theEpiscopalChairmanoftheNationalCathodicGirls'Movement,openedtherallywithanaddress.

TheRev.J.Depiazzisummeduptheconference,and theRev.ColumbaFlanagan,O.F.M.,spokeonthe spiritoftheN.C.G.M.Followingthebusinesswerea fewitemsandsupper.

Theconferencewasquite asuccess,andmembers hopetohavemoregirlsat theStateconferencenext year.

Heconcluded:"Theyare conditionstowhichwecannotadaptourselves.We cannotliveon other planets."

St.Anne'sTennis ClubSeeksHelp

Thehonorarysecretary ofSt.Anne'sCatholictennisclub,NorthFremantle, saidduringtheweekthat theclubhasvacanciesfor newmembers.

Thecourtsaresituated behindSt.Anne'sChurch, facingHevron-street,and maybeplayedonthroughoutthewholeyear.

Enquiriesshouldbemade fromthesecretary,Mrs.E. M.Pearce,30Hubert-street, NorthFremantle.Phone: L2561.

AdvisedtoLeave

LeperstoMission

AtthelastN.C.G.M. Councilmeeting,Miss Peg.Colleranwasunanimouslyelectedpresident oftheMovement.Three newmemberswerewelcomedtotheexecutive.

Theexecutiveisnowcomprisedasfollows:

inHighgateHall. MAYLANDS. Membersareaskedtorememberthe"busybees"in connectionwiththeSisters' fete.Theseareheld0,3 everyMondaynightatthe school,startingat8o'clock, andallmemberswhocan attendarewelcome.

WESTPERTH. Generalmemberswill haveacombinedmeeting onThursday,Sept.23,in theparishhall.Fournew leaderswereadmittedat themeetinglastThursday, andweregivenaninsight

intotheworkoftheleaders'group.

VICTORIAPARR.

Thenextmeetingison Tuesday,Sept.21.Social committeemembersare makingarrangementsfor picnicanddance. CongratulationstoB1basketballteamwhoreached thefinals.

SOUTHPERTH.

ThenextcombinedmeetingwillbeheldonSunday, Sept.24,at8.30p.m.,inthe schoolhall.

Agoodattendanceisexpected,asthereisimportantgeneralbusinesstodiscussNewmemberswelcomed.

America'sNavyEvacuatesRefugees OfVietnaminGigantic"Sealifl"

WASHINGTON(NC).--

Nearly50,000Vietnamese refugeeshavebeenevacuatedbyU.S.Navyshipsin thefirsttwoweeksofwhat theNavydescribesas"the greatesthumanitariansealiftinhistory."

Manyoftherefugeeswere Catholics,whowithother membersoftheirparishes, hadlefttheirhomesand villagestoescapeCommunistruleinNorthVietnam.

Withonlythebelongings theycouldcarryontheir backs,thesepeoplehad crowdedschools,churches andothertemporaryrefugeecampssetupforthem intheareastillheldbythe French.Somecameby boat,afewrode,butmost ofthemhadwalkedfor days.

President,P.Colleran; secretary,M.Healy;assistantsecretary, M Monaghan;tileasurer,M. Kealy;assistanttreasurer,J.Hickey;propagandist,E.Hooper;members, M.Collopy,J.Chesson,C. Clune,M.McCarthyand K.Fewster.

CATHEDRAL.

Atthelastmeetingadiscussionwasheldonthe subjectof"companykeeping,"whichprovedmostinteresting.FatherPhelan summedupthediscussion, andgavetheChurch's teachingonthesubject.

ThepicnictoYanchep willtakeplaceonSunday, Sept.19.Thebuswill leavefromoutsideSt.Patrick'sTechnicalschoolat 10.30a.m.Ticketswillbe availableonthebus.

WASHINGTON(NC).Themissionaryspiritcan providethefriendlycare theHansen'sdiseasepatientneeds,andconsequently,itwouldbewiseforthe Ethiopiangovernmenttolet missionsocietiesoperateits institutionsforsuchpatents,aUnitedStatesofficialsaidhere.

Dr.HenryR.0'Brien,of theU.S.PublicHealthService,reportingonasurvey ofhealthproblemsinEthiopia,madetherecommendationtotheTechnicalCooperationAdministration.

"FromtheinstitutionsI havevisited,Ifeelthatthe MinistryofPublicHealth wouldbewisetorelieveitselffromtheactiveoperationofleprosariaandarrangeineachcasefora missiongrouptooperate them,withthegovernment puttingupbuildingsand subsidy,"hesaid.

Forthepastfiftyyears, theprincipalandoftenthe onlyleprosariuminEthiopiahasbeentheSt.AnthonyColonyoftheFrench Capuchins.Inrecentyears, AmericanProtestantshave foundedseveralhospitals.

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldonSept.21,and membersareaskedtobring alongtheobjectionableadvertisementsaskedforto enablememberstocontinue theenquiryon"advertising."Afterthemeeting, filmswillbeshownand supperserved.Girlsare askedtobringaplate. SUBIACO.

Somehadswumrivers andcomethroughbarbed wiresetupbytheRedsto preventthemfromleaving.

Allgaveuptheirfarms andmaterialpossessions forthethingtheywouldnot haveundertheReds:freedom.

ANavytaskforceofsome 40transports,landingcraft andcargoshipsareshuttlingtheVietnamesemen, womenandchildrenonthe 800-milesearoutefrom Haiphong,nearHanoi,in NorthVietnam,toSaigon, whichisclosetothesoutherntipofSouthVietnam. Theroundtriptakesabout sevendaysforeachship.

Inasidelinemercyvoyage,theU.S.hospitalship HavenwastosailSeptember10fromSaigonforMarseilles,France,with725sick andwoundedFrenchprisonersofwarreleasedby theCommunists.

PrintedandPublishedbyLeith FrancisSpruhan,.rheRecord" Offiee,450RayStreet-

SubiacomembersenthusiasticallyacceptedShentonPark'schallengeto1 tabletenniscompetition. tobeheldintheverynear future.Subiaco'steam willbepickedwithinthe nextweek,soprospective contestantsareadvisedto startpractising. TheMarianlodgeweekendhasbeentransferredto October;fulldetailswilloe announcedlater.

TheusualSubiacodance willbeheldonSaturday, Oct.2. PALMYRA.

AcombinedN.C.G.M.Y.C.W.highteawillbeheld onSundayeveningat6 p.m.,followedbyBenedictionandadance.Allyoung peopleoftheparisharecordiallyinvited. Thedanceisopentoall membersofeveryparish,

AmericansPermittedUseOf EnglishInSomeCeremonies

MILWAUKEE.-Englishmaynowbe usedinsteadofLatinintheUnitedStates insomeportionsoftheceremoniesofBaptism,Marriage,ExtremeUnctionandina numberofblessings,itwasannouncedhere.

Authorisationforthe movewasgrantedbythe SacredCongregationof Riteswiththeapproval ofPopePiusXII.The permissionwastheculminationofatleastfive years'studyonthematter.IthadbeenrequestedbytheBishopsofthe UnitedStates.

Theritesinvolvedin thenewpermissionare someofthoseappearing inthe"RomanRitual,' oneoftheprincipalvolumescontainingtheliturgicalceremoniesofthe Latinrite.

BrucePublishingCompany,ofMilwaukee,will publishtheofficialtext ofthenewRitual,butthe publisherisnotyetable toannounceadateof publication.Thevernacularmaybeusedany timeaftertheofficialtext isobtained,itwassaid.

TheSacredCongregationofRitesinRome,confirmingthepermission, saidtheauthorisationis notextraordinary,having alsobeengrantedforGermany,France,Italy,and Brazil.

Atthe1951Bishops' meetinginWashington, theEpiscopalCommittee oftheConfraternityof ChristianDoctrinewasassignedtostudythedesirabilityofpresentingarequestfortheuseofEnglishtotheHolySee.This askedfortheoptionaluse ofthevernacularinconnectionparticularlywith baptism,marriage,the sacramentsandburial.

e Thecommitteeprepared adraftofthenewritual bookanddistributedit totheBishopsofthecountryfortheirinspection. In1952,arevisededition ofthisfirstvolumewas senttotheVatican,along witharequestforthe limiteduseofEnglish.It wasthisproposalthatis nowapprovedbytheHoly

FatherandtheCongregationofRites.

Insummaryform,the newauthorisationlooks lookthis:

(1)Baptismofinfants: exorcisms,anointingand blessing,andtheactual wordsofbaptismareto continueinLatin.

(2)Adultbaptisms:besidestheabove,thepsalms andotherinitialprayers mustbeinLatinonly.

(3)ExtremeUnction: onlytheLatinlanguage maybeusedfortheprayeroftheimpositionofthe handsoverthesick,the wordsofanointingandthe prayersthatfollow.

(4)Marriage:thepriest mayuseEnglishfor everythingexceptthe blessingoftheringand thewords:"Egoconiungo vos.."("Iuniteyou..") Forthenuptialblessing outsideofMass,theprayersfoundintheRoman ritualmayberecitedin English.

(5)Funerals:OnlyLatin isusedfortheprayers andabsolutions.Thisdone, otherprayersinEnglish maybeaddedasdeterminedbyOrdinaries.

Themovepermitting useofEnglishappliesonly totheUnitedStates, whoseBishopsrequested it.Ithasprecedentin France,Germany,Italy andseveralothercountries.InJanuaryof 1948,partialuseofthe Frenchlanguageinthe administrationoftheSacramentsofBaptism,ExtremeUnction,andMatrimonyandatfunerals wasauthorised.

Theauthorisationgiven totheFrenchcloselyparallelsthenewdecreeper- tainingtotheUnited States.Thepermission wasgrantedtotheFrench followingsubmissionby CardinalSuhard,inthe nameoftheFrenchHierarchy,ofaprojectednew

ritualinLatinand French.

InApril,1953,author;sationwasgrantedinItaly toallowpreparatoryprayersintheadministration ofBaptismtobesaidin ItalianratherthanLatin.

AGermanritualbook fortheSacraments,using thevernacularexceptfor theLatinsacramentalformulae,wasapprovedin July,1949.

Women'sLeague

ForFlowerDay

Acardafternoonfor membersofthewillbeheld intheleaguerooms,Nestle House,onThursday,Sept. 23at2p.m.Applecross branchmembersarehostesses.

Anothercardpartywill beheldintheroomson Sept.30at2p.m.Thisis beingorganisedbyMaylandsbranchmembers

ForFlowerDay,Sept.24, collectorsandhelpersfor thestallareneeded.Donationsofflowersmaybeleft attheroomsonThursday Sept.23.

HundredYCWLeadersToDiscuss

BigIssuesatTheirStateConference

Anothermilestoneinthehistoryofthe workingyouthofWestAustraliawillbe passedontheweekendofSept.24-26,when theYoungChristianWorkersofthisState ConducttheirfourthannualStateConference,atHighgate.

Thedetailedplanningby theorganisers,andtheinterestshownbyallbranches oftheYCW,indicatethat thisconferencewillbean outstandingsuccess.

Inarecentstatement, BrianLow,YCW.diocesan president,noted:

"Bythismeetingofmanyleadersfromallpartsof theState-bytheirmutual training,discussions,and deliberationsthecauseof theyoungworkersofthe West,thatoftheChurch andof Leader,Christ,ourworking willbere-emphasised,re-stated,andre-directed.

WithNewVigour

"Leaderswillbefilled againwiththespiritofthe organisedlayapostolate,and theYCW.inthisStatewill continuewithnewvigour itsworkforthesalvationof thegreatmassofyoung workers".

Nearly100YCW.leaders fromtheY.C.W.metropolitanandcountrybranches willgiveconsiderationto motionsonthefollowing topics:-formationofCreditUnions;NationalService Training;apprenticeship;indecentliterature,andmany others.

Y.C.W.nationalheadquarterswillberepresented byDonCallahan,afull timeorganiseroftheY.C.W. inMelbourne,whoarrived

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CriticFindsSymphonyOrchestra

LackinginArtisticIntegrity

Itisof whetherlittleimportance theorchestraisto givethefirstAustralian performanceofaSymphony, oristoperformawellknownandmuchloved work.Whatreallymatters isthattheperformanceon eachandeveryoccasion shouldbeaseriousartistic endeavour.Thereisnothing trivialinanyonenoteto beplayed,inanyonephrase, oranyonework.

However,forthegreater partofthisseasonwehave listenedtoperformances which,inthemain,have beenaseriesofsloppy edges,muchuglytone,and onoccasionsalackofartisticintegritywhichis alarming.

Itwouldseemthatthere areoccasions,fartoofrequent,whentheW.A.SymphonyOrchestragivesevidenceofhavingamongits personnelfartoomanyarticansandnotasufficient numberofartists.

Mendelssohnisnotdifficulttointerpret.Hisisnot musicofpsychologicalintensity.Yetveryfewseemedtounderstandthatthis composerprovidesagolden4 opportunityforthedevelopmentofpolishedgraceand expressivepower.It'sjust onceagaintheoldstoryofunbalancedtonegradua- tions-verysoft,veryloudandnoconductorcancope withabodyofplayers whosestandardsappearto havenohorizonsbeyond thepayenvelope.

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inPerthon ConferencelastSunday. programmeis asfollows:Friday,Sept.24:

8p.m.:OpeningofConference."Theproblem confrontingtheyoung workersofWA."by NevilleWard.DiscussiononPaper.

9.30p.m.:Supper.

9.45p.m.:Reportsondiscussion.

Thesocialsideofthe conferencewillbewell cateredforbytheconferencecarnivaldancewhich istobeheldatSt.Joseph's hall,Subiaco,onSaturday night,Sept.25.

AfullreportontheConferencewillbecarriedina subsequentissueof"The Record".

YouthGroups PlanSocials

LEEDERVILLE.

Allbranchesareinvitedto attend hasthehousepartywhich beenarrangedforSept. 21.TherearestillplentyofvacanciesfortheSundaynightdanceclub.New membersfromallbranches arecordiallyinvited.At thenextdance,onSept.19, therafflewillbedrawn.

Leedervillemembersof bothMovementshavetheir nextcombinedmeetingon Monday,Sept.13.Atthe meetingMr.Bourkewill giveabriefbutenlighten- ingtalk.

CATHEDRAL.

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldatSt.Patricks TechnicalSchoolonnext Tuesdayevening.Itwillbe afilmnight.

Membersareexpectinga goodcrowdofboysalongforthepicnictoYanchep on leavesthisSunday.Thebus at10a.m.outsideSt. Patrick'sTechnicalSchool.

Thecombineddiscussion on"CompanyKeeping"was aninterestingoneandall lookforwardtothenext enquiry.

HungarianNunsAre GratefulforHelp

TheHungarianSisters aregratefultoallwhoattendedtheirfeteonSundayandhelpedmakeita socialandfinancialsuccess.

KELLY&RODOREDA CHINA,GLASS&PLATED WAREIMPORTERS, OTLEYPLACE, OftMurrayStreet (RearSavoyHotel). Convents,Colleges,Institutions&SchoolsSpeciallyCateredFor. PriceListandCatalogueon Application. Phone:B9851. Lateof JOHNDYNON&CO.

Ihavereflectedlongon thissadcondition,andhave hesitatedtoreviewconcertswhich,tomymind, havebeensobadthat,whateverfewredeemingfeaturestheremanyhavebeen, theyweresosuperficialthat tohighlightthemwould haveonlybeentohave damnedtheperformance withthemosttrivialof praise.

Itiswithoutexcusethat artistssuchasSolomon, SternandSikishouldbeso apprehensivethattheiranxiety'comesover'tothe mostinexperiencedconcertgoer.

Yetthebulkofthe orchestraplodsalongin blissfulignoranceofthe realpurposeofthework theyareplaying.Theyseem unawarethatoftentheyare intendedtoberepresenting visualimagesbymeansof music.Andthereareclassic proceduresfordoingjust this.

Itisessentialfortheartisttorecognisetheneedto imitateinthemelodiccontourseitherthesilhouette orthecharacteristicmotion ofthethingoneissetto describe.

Thereisalsothesubjectivedescriptionofthe emotionaleffectonthesensitivelistener.Thislatter canonlybeachievedwhen eachandeverymemberof eachandeverysectionof theorchestraisasensitive participant.

GoldmarkQueried Iwonderifitispossible tolabelGoldmarkasa really theseriouscomposer,or "RusticWedding"symphonyasaseriouscomposition?Ifmanymovements aretheessentialofasym- phonythenIsupposewe cansolabelthiswork. Again,thiscompositionwas amusicallandscape,but boundtosomestrange "form,"sothatitsauthor neverseemedtoquitemake hispoint.

The workorchestraplayedthis wellenoughbutitso lackspointthatitfailsto transmitanyrelatedimpressions.Itjustremains motionless.

WhollySatisfying

BelaSikiwasthesoloist atthisconcertplayingthe TchaikowskyNo.1Bflat MinorConcerto.Sometimes areviewerwilldisagree withanartist'sinterpretationbutonewouldbe sadlylackinginappreciationofthepoeticapproach ofMr.Sikiifonefaulted hisbalancedandlucidplayingofwhathasnowbecame the"juke-box"concerto. Sometimestheorchestra gavetheaccompanimenta spanking,butonedidn't listentoitanyway.

A.C.A.policies are od404 For *LIFE *FIRE *HOUSEOWNER'S &HOUSEHOLDER'S *ACCIDENT *PERSONAL ACCIDENT& SICKNESS AUSTRALASIANCATHOLICASSURANCECO.LTD., (IncorporatedMN.S.W.)D.J.Mooney,Esq.,MenogingDirector. RoilOffice:A.C.A.Bending,66KingStreetWeek WesternAnstralia:WarwickBoise St.George'sTerrace,Perth.136815 BroachesthroughouttheCommonwealth A

Thisorchestra'slackof understandingoflandscape musicwasevidentinits' performanceofMendelssohn's"CalmSeaandProsperousVoyage"overture.A littlethoughtfulnessonthe partofeachperformer wouldhaveresultedinthe presentationofaperfect tonepicture.

AmericansPermittedUseOf EnglishInSomeCeremonies

Women'sLeague

ForFlowerDay

CrillcFindsSymphonyOrchestra

LackingInAM*hierly

MILWAUKEE.-EnglishmaynowberitualinLatinand usedinsteadofLatinintheUnitedStatesFrench. insomeportionsoftheceremoniesofBaptism,Marriage,ExtremeUnctionandina numberofblessings,itwasannouncedhere.

tionofRites.

Insummaryform,the newauthorisationlooks lookthis:

(1)Baptismofinfants: exorcisms,anointingand blessing,andtheactual wordsofbaptismareto continueinLatin.

AuthorisationfortheFatherandtheCongregamovewasgrantedbythe SacredCongregationof Riteswiththeapproval ofPopePiusXII.The permissionwastheculminationofatleastfive years'studyonthematter.IthadbeenrequestedbytheBishopsofthe UnitedStates.

Theritesinvolvedin thenewpermissionare someofthoseappearing inthe"RomanRitual,' oneoftheprincipalvolumescontainingtheliturgicalceremoniesofthe Latinrite.

BrucePublishingCompany,ofMilwaukee,will publishtheofficialtext ofthenewRitual,butthe publisherisnotyetable toannounceadateof publication.Thevernacularmaybeusedany timeaftertheofficialtext isobtained,itwassaid.

TheSacredCongregationofRitesinRome,confirmingthepermission, saidtheauthorisationis notextraordinary,having alsobeengrantedforGermany,France,Italy,and Brazil.

Atthe1951Bishops' meetinginWashington, theEpiscopalCornmitte? oftheConfraternityof ChristianDoctrinewasassignedtostudythedesirabilityofpresentingarequestfortheuseofEnglishtotheHolySee.This askedfortheoptionaluse ofthevernacularinconnectionparticularlywith baptism,marriage,the sacramentsandburial.

Thecommitteeprepared adraftofthenewritual bookanddistributedit totheBishopsofthecountryfortheirinspection. In1952,arevisededition ofthisfirstvolumewas senttotheVatican,along witharequestforthe limiteduseofEnglish.It wasthisproposalthatis nowapprovedbytheHoly

(2)Adultbaptisms:besidestheabove,thepsalms andotherinitialprayers mustbeinLatinonly.

(3)ExtremeUnction: onlytheLatinlanguage maybeusedfortheprayeroftheimpositionofthe handsoverthesick,the wordsofanointingandthe prayersthatfollow.

(4)Marriage:thepriest mayuseEnglishfor everythingexceptthe blessingoftheringand thewords:"Egoconiungo vos.."("Iuniteyou...") Forthenuptialblessing outsideofMass,theprayersfoundintheRoman ritualmayberecitedin English.

(5)Funerals:OnlyLatin isusedfortheprayers andabsolutions.Thisdone, otherprayersinEnglish maybeaddedasdeterminedbyOrdinaries.

Themovepermitting useofEnglishappliesonly totheUnitedStates, whoseBishopsrequested it.Ithasprecedentin France,Germany,Italy andseveralothercountries.InJanuaryof 1948,partialuseofthe Frenchlanguageinthe administrationoftheSacramentsofBaptism,ExtremeUnction,andMatrimonyandatfunerals wasauthorised.

Theauthorisationgiven totheFrenchcloselyparallelsthenewdecreeper- tainingtotheUnited States.Thepermission wasgrantedtotheFrench followingsubmissionby CardinalSuhard,inthe nameoftheFrenchHierarchy,ofaprojectednew

InApril,1953,authorisationwasgrantedinItaly toallowpreparatoryprayersintheadministration ofBaptismtobesaidin ItalianratherthanLatin.

AGermanritualbook fortheSacraments,using thevernacularexceptfor theLatinsacramentalformulae,wasapprovedin July,1949.

A cardafternoonfor membersofthewillbeheld intheleaguerooms,Nestle House,onThursday,Sept. 23at2p.m.Applecross branchmembersarehostesses.

Anothercardpartywill beheldintheroomson Sept.30at2p.m.Thisis beingorganisedbyMaylandsbranchmembers

ForFlowerDay,Sept.24, collectorsandhelpersfor thestallareneeded.Donationsofflowersmaybeleft attheroomsonThursday Sept.23.

HundredYCWLeadersToDiscuss

BigIssuesatTheirSlateConference

Anothermilestoneinthehistoryofthe workingyouthofWestAustraliawillbe passedontheweekendofSept.24-26,when theYoungChristianWorkersofthisState ConducttheirfourthannualStateConference,atHighgate.

Thedetailedplanningby theorganisers,andtheinterestshownbyallbranches oftheYCW,indicatethat thisconferencewillbean outstandingsuccess.

Ina Brianrecentstatement,

Low,YCW.diocesan president,noted:

"Bythismeetingofmanyleadersfromallpartsof theState-bytheirmutual training.discussions,and deliberationsthecauseof theyoungworkersofthe West,thatoftheChurch andofChrist,ourworking Leader,willbere-emphasised,re-stated,andre-directed.

WithNewVigour

"Leaderswillbefilled againwiththespiritofthe organisedlayapostolate,and theYCW.inthisStatewill continuewithnewvigour itsworkforthesalvationof thegreatmassofyoung workers".

Nearly100YCW.leaders fromtheY.C.W.metropolitan willandcountrybranches giveconsiderationto motionsonthefollowing topics:-formationofCreditUnions;NationalService Training;apprenticeship;indecentliterature,andmany others.

Y.C.W.nationalheadquarterswillberepresented byDonCallahan,ahill timeorganiseroftheY.C.W. inMelbourne,whoarrived

inPerthonthatSunday. Conferenceprogrammeis asfollows:FARMSent24:

8p.m.:OpeningofConference."Theproblem confrontingtheyoung workersofW.A."by NevilleWard.DiscussiononPaper.

9.30p.m.:Supper.

9.45p.m.:Reportsondiscussion.

Thesocialsideofthe conferencewillbewell cateredforbytheconferencecarnivaldancewhich istobeheldatSt.Joseph's hall,Subiaco,onSaturday night,Sept.25.

AfullreportontheConferencewillbecarriedina subsequentissueof"The Record".

YouthGroups PlanSocials

LEEDERVILLE.

Allbranchesareinvitedto attendthehousepartywhich hasbeenarrangedforSept 21.TherearestillplentyofvacanciesfortheSundaynightdanceclub.New membersfromallbranches arecordiallyinvited.At thenextdance,onSept.19, therafflewillbedrawn.

Leedervillemembersof bothMovementshavetheir nextcombinedmeetingon Monday,Sept.13.Atthe meetingMr.Bourkewill giveabriefbutenlighten-ingtalk.

CATHEDRAL.

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldatSt.Patricks TechnicalSchoolonnext Tuesdayevening.Itwillbe afilmnight.

Membersareexpectinga goodcrowdofboysalong forthepicnictoYanchep onthisSunday.Thebus leavesat10a.m.outsideSt. Patrick'sTechnicalSchool.

Thecombineddiscussion on"CompanyKeeping"was aninterestingoneandall lookforwardtothenext enquiry.

HungarianNunsAre GratefulforHelp

TheHungarianSisters aregratefultoallwhoattendedtheirfeteonSundayandhelpedmakeita socialandfinancialsuccess.

KELLY&RODOREDA CHINA,GLASS&PLATED WAREDIPORTERS. OTLEYPLACE, OffMurrayStreet (RearSavoyHotel). Convents,Colleges,Institutions&SchoolsSpeciallyCateredFir, PriceListandCatalogueon Application. Phone:B9651. lateof JOHNDYNONItCO.

Itisoflittleimportancewhethertheorchestraisto givethefirstAustralian performanceofaSymphony, oristoperformawellknownandmuchloved work.Whatreallymatters isthattheperformanceon eachandeveryoccasion shouldbeaseriousartistic endeavour.Thereisnothing trivialinanyonenoteto beplayed,inanyonephrase, oranyonework.

However,forthegreater partofthisseasonwehave listenedtoperformances which,inthemain,have beenaseriesofsloppy edges,muchuglytone,and onoccasionsalackofartisticintegritywhichis alarming.

Itwouldseemthatthere areoccasions,fartoofrequent,whentheWA.SymphonyOrchestragivesevidenceofhavingamongits personnelfartoomanyartisansandnotasufficient numberofartists.

Ihavereflectedlongon thissadcondition,andhave hesitatedtoreviewconcertswhich,tomymind, havebeensobadthat,whateverfewredeemingfeaturestheremanyhavebeen, theyweresosuperficialthat tohighlightthemwould haveonlybeentohave damnedtheperformance withthemosttrivialof praise.

Itiswithoutexcusethat artistssuchasSolomon. SternandSikishouldbeso apprehensivethattheiranxiety'comesover'tothe moatinexperiencedconcertgoer.

Yetthebulkofthe orchestraplodsalongin blissfulignoranceofthe realpurposeofthework theyareplaying.Theyseem unawarethatoftentheyare intendedtoberepresenting visualimagesbymeansof music.Andthereareclassic proceduresfordoingjust this.

Itisessentialfortheartisttorecognisetheneedto imitateinthemelodiccontourseitherthesilhouette orthecharacteristicmotion ofthethingoneissetto describe.

Thereisalsothesubjectivedescriptionofthe emotionaleffectonthesensitivelistener.Thislatter canonlybeachievedwhen eachandeverymemberof eachandeverysectionof theorchestraisasensitive participant.

Thisorchestra'slackof understandingoflandscape musicwasevidentinits performanceofMendelssohn's"CalmSeaandProsperousVoyage"overture.A littlethoughtfulnessonthe partofeachperformer wouldhaveresultedinthe presentationofaperfect tonepicture.

Mendelssohnisnotdifficulttointerpret.Hisisnot musicofpsychologicalintensity.Yetveryfewseemedtounderstandthatthis composerprovidesagolden* opportunityforthedevelop- mentofpolishedgraceand expressivepower.It'sjust onceagaintheoldstoryofunbalancedtonegradua- tions-verysoft,veryloudandnoconductorcancope withabodyofplayers whosestandardsappeartohavenohorizonsbeyondthepayenvelope.

GoldmarkQueried Iwonderifitispossible tolabelGoldmarkasa reallyseriouscomposer,or the"RusticWedding"sym- phonyasaseriouscomposi- tion?Ifmanymovements aretheessentialofasym- phonythenIsupposewe cansolabelthiswork. Again,thiscompositionwas amusicallandscape,but boundtosomestrange "form,"sothatitsauthor neverseemedtoquitemake hispoint. The workorchestraplayedthis wellenoughbutitso lackspointthatitfailsto transmitanyrelatedimpressions.Itjustremains motionless.

WhollySatisfying

BelaSikhwasthesoloist atthisconcertplayingthe TchaikowskyNo.1Bflat MinorConcerto.Sometimes .areviewerwilldisagree withanartist'sinterpreta- tionbutonewouldbe sadlylackinginappreciationofthepoeticapproach ofMr.Slidifonefaulted hisbalancedandlucidplay- ingofwhathasnowbecame the"juke-box"concerto. Sometimestheorchestra gavetheaccompanimenta spanking,butonedidn't listentoitanyway.

ThenoveltyofMr.&kis approachtoaworkwhich isusuallyplayedwithat-fp tentiononlytotheopportunityitprovidesfortechnicalshowmanshipwas,to me,satisfyingandwholly delightful. 0.R.

PopeWarnsBelgians MaterialismSeen InvadingSociety LittleByLittle

BRUSSELS,Belgium,Sept.5.-His HolinessPopePiusXIIwarnedsome150,000 BelgianCatholicsgatheredfortheclimactic ceremonyoftheirMarianCongresshereto guardthemselvesagainsttheinroadsof arampantmaterialism.

ListeningtothePope's Frenchradioaddressover loud-speakershere,the vastassemblageofBelgian Catholicsheadedbytheir KingandCardinal,heard "thePontiffsay:

"Youmustdefendyourselvesagainstamaterialismwhichlittlebylittleisinvadingsociety,its institutionsanditsactivities.Formanythis meansasearchforacomfortableexistence,fully asecureforthemorrow, butclosedtosupernatural realities,toallappealto devotion,andincapable ofgraspingtheneeds-at timesthecryingneedsofothersocialclassesor otherpeoples.

MorePreciousRiches

"Itiseasytoforgetthat temporalwell-beingisnot theprincipalendofhumanlife,andthatthere existotherriches,infinitelymorepreciousand moredurable-thoseof divinecharity,which makemanforgetfulof selftogivehimselftoGod andHiswork.

''TheBlessedVirgin's roleistoletmenseea reflectionof heaven amongallthecaresthat chainthemtothisearth andnevertireofremindingthemthatthesufferingsofthisworldarenot worthytobecomparedto theglorythatGodispreparingforHischildren."

ThePopealsorecalled the"magnificentmissionaryeffortofBelgium," which,hesaid,isbringingthemessageofChrist "toAfricaandmanyother partsoftheworld."

'AMarianLand'

toundertakeanything thatcoulddispleaseher andtoconformyour wholelifetoherdirection andherdesires."

ThePontiff'ssermon wasfollowedbyapontificaleveningMass,duringwhich900priestsdistributedCommunionto tensofthousandswhoreedtheEucharistas theclimaxoftheirparticipationintheMarian Congress.

JustbeforethePope's radioaddressKingBaudouinarrivedtojointhe open-airassembly.He wasledtoathronebeside thealtarbyHisEminenceJosephCardinalVan Roey,ArchbishopofMalines,whocelebratedthe PontificalMass.

AnglicansSee AsFactorIn

MINNEAPOLIS,Minnesota(NC.)CaniadianAnglicansare"losingthebattle ofthecradleandimmigrationtoRoman Catholics,"delegatestotheWorldAnglican Congressweretoldhere.

Anglican Bishop GeorgeLuxton,ofHuron, Ont.,urgedtheCongress toresistplannedparenthoodandotherpractices whichlimitfamilysize, includingjob-seekingby mothersandhousingrestrictionsagainstchildren.

Itisbeingpredicted thatCanadawillbeaRomanCatholiccountryby 1970,hetolddelegatesto thefirstAnglicanCongressheldoutsidethe BritishIsles.

Fifty-twopercentof theChristianworldisRo-

YoungChristianWorkersLaunched InSingaporeDuringWAYRally

AsanindirectconsequenceoftheSecondWorld AssemblyofYouthInSingaporetheY.C.W.Movementwillsoonbefunctioningthere.

Amongdelegatesinthe Nationalcommitteesfrom differentpartsoftheworld wereseveralY.C.W.members.

HisGracetheArchbishop ofMalacca,theMostRev. M.Olcomendy,toldthese youngmenthathehadbeen waitingforanopportune timetostarttheMovement

U.S.ComicBookPublishers IntendtoCensorThemselves

Keycomicbookpublishersandproducersoftelevisionfilmsforchildren havelaunchedself-censorshipprogrammesinthe wakeofamountingwaveof protestagainstcrime,horrorandbrutality.

Comicbookpublishers, meetingatDaytonaBeach, Florida,USA,announced theywillsetupaself-regulatorysystemunderaspeciallyselectedheadwhowill censorallpublications.An industryrepresentativesaid thepublishersareseeking "aprominentjurist"tofill thecensorpost-"probably atasalaryof£20,000a yeartoremovehimfromthe suspicionofbribes."

EliminatingHorror

ThePontifftooknote eofthe27highlyvenerated Marianstatueswhichwere carriedinasolemnprocessionjustbeforethe Pope'sradioaddress.He saidthesestatues"arean eloquenttestimonythat BelgiumisaMarian land."

Healsoreferredtothe consecrationofthecountrytotheImmaculate HeartofMary,whichimmediatelyfollowedhis ,address.Hestated:

"Byputtingunder Mary'smantleyourpersonal,familyandnational activities,youaskher protectionandheraidin allyourundertakings,but youalsopromisehernot

Twotopsyndicatorsof TVmoviesforyoungsters saidtheyarenowcensoring theirownproductstoremove"excessbrutalityand violence."Theproducers saidtheyhavealreadyappliedtheirownbansonfilm seriesthatwillappearon televisionthisfall.Infuture productions,theysaid,they willeliminateallviolence andbrutality,drinking, murderscenesandmurder weapons.

Objectionsfromlocaland nationalgroupsweresaidto bethereasonforthetelevisionself-censorshipmove. Inaddition,increasedpublicityhasbeenfocusedon thelinkbetweenjuvenile delinquencyandTVcrime.

agreementswithinandbetweenindividualfirmsand doesnotinvolveanall-inclusive,industry-wideorganizationforself-regulation.

Inthepast,leadingcomic bookpublishershaverefusedself-regulationplans, holdingthat"maverick" publisherswouldcontinueto floodnewsstandswith crime,sex,andhorror.

WhyGodGives GuardianAngels

Lonelinessisoneofthe dangerswhichwehaveto fearbecauseoftheinability ofourmortalnaturetocope withtheadverseforcesof theinvisibleworld;andto meetthisdangertheprovidentloveofGodhasgiven usourGuardianAngel.

inSingaporeandconsidered thiswasit.

TheArchbishopconvened ameetingwhichwasattendedby12priestsand about40youngpeople.The Y.C.W.members,whoincludedthenationalpresident oftheBelgiumY.C.W. (RaymondStelandro)and thenationalsecretariesof theMovementinFrance, HollandandCeylon,as wellasthePhilippines'nationalpresident(R.Hernandez),addressedthemeeting ontheaimsandidealsof theY.C.W.

Atanothermeetingafew dayslateranattendance nearlyaslargewasaddressedbyY.C.W.members, theemphasisofthetalkson thisoccasionbeingontechnique.ThePhilippinesand CeylonY.C.W.members wereparticularlywell heard,astheproblemsin theircountriesweresimilar tothoseinSingaporeand theremediescouldbereadilyapplied.

SmallFamily LosingBattle

manCatholic,Archbishop GeoffreyF.Fisher,AnglicanprelateofCanterbury,toldtheCongress.

"Itmaybesaidasa roughguide,"hesaid,in answertoaquestion, "thatofthewholeChristianpopulation,some52 percentareRomanCatholics,20percentOrthodox,23percentbelongtothevariousProtestantbodies...andfive percentareAnglicans."

NoMeasuringRod

Hecommentedthat "thereisnouniversally acknowledgedstandard bywhichtomeasurethe numberofadherentsto differentChristiancommunions."Hesaidthat thefigures"giveanunrealisticpictureregarding adult-adherents,since calculationsarebasedon thenumberofchildren baptisedorpresumedto belongongeneralgrounds ofgeographicalboundaries."

HesaidthetotalnumberofChristiansisbelievedtobeapproximately 800,000,000.Itisprobable,hesaid,"thatthe totalAnglicanpopulation comesbelowthatofthe Lutherans,andisequalto orabovethatofthePresbyterians(andReformed),ortheBaptists.He saidaprobableAnglican totalissome40,000,000.

toanymarriagebondon conditionswhichwould defytheloyaltiesandresponsibilitiesofaChristianhomeortheirAnglicanchurch."

Regardingdivorce:"We mustupholdwithresolutiontheChristianstandardoflife-longmonogamousmarriageandthe mutualresponsibilityof parentsandchildren."

Regardingbirthcontrol:"Christianpeople mustfacetheresponsibilitiesofprocreationin deliberateandthoughtful decisionbeforeGod,bearinginmindbothourduty nottolimittheChristian familyforanysefilsh reasonsandalsothe world-widesocialissues offoodsuppliesandpopulation."

WhatofSecularism?

"Where,inthegeneral syularisationofeducation,"thefindingsalso said,"thechurchstillhas educationalinstiitutions, theseshouldbecarefully preserved.Atthesame time,thechurchmust seekmoreeffectivemeans forChristianteaching withintheeducationalinitutionsoftheStare."

Neitherthecomicbook norTVfilmgroupsindicatedthatanysetcode wouldbeusedinpurging theirproductsofhorrorand brutality.Inbothcases,the actionthusfarconsistsof

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Everatoursidesthereis agoldenlifebeinglived.A princelyspiritistherewho seesGodandenjoysthe bewilderingsplendoursof HisFaceeventherewhere heisnearertousthanthe limitsofouroutstretched arms.

Anunseenwarfareis ragingaroundoursteps; butthatbeautifulspiritlets notsomuchasthesoundof itvexourears.Hefights forusandasksnothanks buthideshissilentvictories andcontinuestogazeon God.Histendernessforus isaboveallwords.

Hisofficewilllastbeyond thegraveuntilitmerges intoastillsweetertieof somethinglikeheavenly equality,whenonthemorningoftheresurrection,we pledgeeachotherinthose firstmomentstoanendless blessedlove.

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CardEvening WillAidCause OfFoundlings

Theannualbridgeand rummyeveninginaidof theSt.Vincent'sFoundling HomewillbeheldatOur Lady'scollege,VictoriasquareonFriday,Oct.1,at 8p.m.(Entrances,Goderich andHay-streets).

Theartunioninaidof theSt.Vincent'sFoundling Homewillbedrawnduring theevening.

Mrs.Daviesisagainthe organiserandmaybecontactedat478Fitzgerald-st., NorthPerth.(PhoneBA4391).

BishopHoldsLisieux

UntilPrelateNamed VATICANCITY,Aug.23 (Radio,NC.)-HisHoliness PopePiusXIIhasappointedTitularBishopAndrew JacqueminofCartennaas apostolicadministratorof theDioceseofBayeuxand LisieuxinFrance,pending theappointmentofasuccessortoBishopFrancois M.Picaud,whoresigned theSeeonaccountofill health.A52-year-oldnative ofVerdun,BishopJacqueminwasordainedin1926 andconsecratedCoadjutor toBishopPicaudin1952. Lisieuxwasthescenelast monthofthededication

Themeetingheldhere wasdescribedastheonly Anglicancongresseverto beheldoutsidetheBritishIsles.

Inafinalstatementof findings,whichthedrafterssaidwasnecessarily formulatedafteronly briefdiscussion,the657 delegatessaid: Regardingmixedmarriages:"Further,wecall on(Anglican)church membersnevertosubmit

1hefinalmessagealso said"itisrighttocondemn thefalseideologyofthe Communistswhichdraws itsstrengthfromthemiseryofmankind,"butthat "itillbecomesChristians andchurchmenwhoprofesstheirfaithinthe FatherAlmightytoremainblindanddeafto thismiseryandfailtodo whateverwecantoestablishjusticeamongmen andmakehumanbrotherhoodareality."

Copiesofmarkedphotographswhichappearin"The Record"maybepurchased throughthisoffice.

DuchessOfKentSeesStory OfCanadaInNuns'Hands

QUEBEC(NC).-The DuchessofKentandher daughter,PrincessAlexandra,carriedoutatraditionoftheRoyalfamilywhileinQuebecby visitstohistoricUrsuline conventandLavalUniversity.

AttheUniversitythey werewelcomedbyArch bishopMauriceRoy,ofQuebec,andMgr.A.M.Paren`, universityrector.Atthe Ursulineconventtheywere greetedbyMotherSt.FrancoisdeSales,thesuperior.

TheUrsulineconventis associatedwiththefullhis toryofthisancientcapital. TheDuchessandherdaughterwereinterestedinthe threecenturiesofhistory whichdatesbacktothe ofFrenchrule.

Duke'sSignature

Intheconventcommunity hall,theDuchesssignedthe visitors'goldenbook.There wasamomentofemotion whenshesawthesignatureofherhusband,the DukeofKent,whohadpaid avisittotheconventincognitoduringWorldWarII, shortlybeforehewaskilled inaplanecrashinEngland.

TheMotherSuperior showedtheDuchessaletter writteninFrenchbyGeneralMurray,firstEnglish GovernorofCanada,thankingthenunswhohadgiven equalcaretotheFrench andEnglishsoldierswoundedintheBattleofthe PlainsofAbraham.

InestimableService

Thetableonwhichthe capitulationofQuebecwcs signed,andfurniturewhich datedwellbacktothe Frenchregimewereamong otheritemsofinterest.

InthechapeltheDuchess admiredancientpaintings Sheexpressedherpleasure alsowhenthenuns'choir sanginFrench"TheLord isMyShepherd,"afavouritehymnofthelateKing GeorgeVI,herbrother-inlaw.

Beforeleavingtheconvent,theDuchessandher daughterwerepresented withbouquetsofflowers bythenuns.TheDuchess inabriefspeechinFrench saidthat"inconsecrating

yourlivestothecauseof Godandofeducation,you arerenderingtoCanada andtoCanadiansaservice ofinestimablevalue."

AtLavalUniversity,the Duchesswasshownthe civilcharterwhichhad beengrantedbyQueenVictoria,andagainshewas greatlyinterestedinthetra-

ditionsofthisfamousinstitutionoflearning.

TheDuchessandher daughterwontheheartsof thepeopleofQuebecfrom themomentofherarrival byherfluencyinFrench andtheintenseinterest whichsheshowedintheinstitutionsandtraditionsof theancientcapital.

MarianArtShow: ExhibitsSought

ThetrusteesofthePerthArtGallery havemadeavailablethefacilitiesoftheArt GalleryforaMarianArtExhibitionfrom December7-31.

Itishopedthattheie wouldbesomesuitable materialforshowingat thisexhibition,inreligioushousesorinprivate collections.

Theexhibitionwillonly bepossibleif,totheresourcesoftheGallery, areaddedworksofart (paintings,prints,sculpture)dealingwiththe BlessedVirgin,fromprivatesources.

Ifanyonehassuch works,whichwouldbe availableforloanfrom mid-Novembertoearly January,heisaskedtonotifythehon.secretary, MarianArtExhibition, CatholicChurchOffice, Victoria-square,Perth.

Itwouldbeappreciatedifthisnotification weresentimmediately, andthatitshouldinclude abriefdescriptionofthe workandthenameand dateoftheartist.

Downthecenturiesfrom theearlymosaicsinRome totheworkofcontemporaryartists,Maryand herlifehavebeenaninspirationtomanyartists. Shehascontributedin greatmeasuretowhathas beencalled"theconsecrationofgenius."

Itisfeltthatthisexhibitionwouldbeatri-

bute,appropriatetothe MarianYear,totherole MaryhasplayedinWesternart.

PolestoPray ForCardinal

Sunday,Sept.26,isthe firstanniversaryofthe imprisonmentofCardinal Wyszynski,Primateof Poland.TheMassfor theoccasionwillbesaid atSt.Brigid's,West Perth,at11.30.HisGrace theArchbishopwillbe present.

ThePolesandothers areinvitedtoprayforthe SufferingChurchbehind theIronCurtain.

CLASSIFIEDADVERTISING DEATHS

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REEDY.-Yourprayersare askedforthehappyreposeofthesoulofHerbertJohnReedywho departedthislifeonSept. 4.Dearlybelovedhusband ofMargaretMary(Rita). SacredHeartofJesus havemercyonhissoul.

Floral'Tributes

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VacanttotwoCatholic men.sharelargeroom, breakfast£2/2/0each. ReplyBox3752thisoffice.

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FeastofLittleFlowerWillBe SolemnlyObservedatGwelup

Specialsolemnitywillattachtothe observanceofthefeastofSt.Thereseofthe ChildJesusatGweluponSunday,Oct.3.

Inpreparationforthe feastaweek'smissionwill bepreachedintheItalian andCroatianlanguages. Masswillbeofferedeach morningat8.30.Devotionsintheeveningat8

NovenitestoGo ToOsbornePark OnPilgrimage

ParticipantsintheSorrowfulMotherNovena (whichisconductedweeklyinseveralcityparishes) willmakeapilgrimageon Sept.19,theSundayfollowingthefeastofOur Lady'sDolours,toSt.Anthony'schurch,Wanneroo.

Theceremonywillcommenceat3p.m.witha procession,andwillbe followedbysermonsin threelanguages.Benedictionwillfollow.

Onthatdayaplenaryindulgencemaybegainedoneachvisittothe church,ontheusualconditions.Thisisaspecialprivilegegivenbythe HolySeetotheServite Fathersinrecognitionof theirspecialdevotionto OurLadyofSorrows.

"Character,ratherthan skill,isneededifthesecondhalfofthetwentieth centuryistobringpeace, goodwillandunderstanding amongthepeoplesofthe world."

-Mr.R.G.Menzies, PrimeMinister

INMEMORIAM FORSALE

HAYNES.-Inmemoryof ArthurGoodwynHaynes, diedSept.19,1952.Insertedbyhislovingwife andRichardandMarion. Requiescatinpace.

ThanksNotice

Mr.andMrs.A.ThompsonandfamilyofOsborne Park,desiretoexpresstheir sincereandheartfeltthanks toallrelativesandfriends forkindacts,floraltributes,andwrittenandverbalexpressionsofsympathy inthelossoftheirdear sonandbrother,Kevin Patrick.EspeciallythankingFrs.A.Langmeadand J.Mikula,andSrs.ofSt. Katherine'sforkindness shownthroughout.Willall pleaseacceptthisasaverypersonalexpressionofsinceregratitude.

TheMcGradefamilyof 77FirstAvenue,Mount Lawleywishtothankrelativesandfriendsforcards, telegrams,floraltributes, andpersonalexpressionsof sympathyinthelossofour dearmother.Pleaseaccept thisasapersonalexpressionofgratitude.

ACCOMMODATION

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p.m.fromSept.26toOct. 3(inclusively),willcompriseRosary,shortsermon bytheRev.J.Mikula, prayersinEnglish,and BenedictionoftheBlessed Sacrament.

OnOct.3,LowMasswill beofferedat8.30.At11 a.m.,aMissaCantatawill besung.

Sportsforthechildren willcommenceat1.30p.m.

At3o'clocktherewillbe aprocessioninwhichthe statueofSt.Theresewillbe carried.SermonsinEng-lish,CroatianandItalian willbefollowedbyBenediction. TheRev.H.M.Brunetti, O.S.M.,stressedduringthe weekthatthefestivitiesare notconfinedtotheCatholicsofthearea.All,he said,arecordiallyinvited totakepartinthisactof spiritualrevivalunderthe protectionoftheLittle Flower.

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MotherSuperiorand Communitywishtothank allparents,friendsandpast pupilswhohavereturned booksfortheArtUnion, andtoremindthosewho stillhavebookstoreturn themassoonaspossible. TheArtUnionwillbedrawn attheConventFeteonSaturday,September25.AU arecordiallyinvited.

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KALAMUNDASHOW PROPERTY.

MAGNIFICENTBRICK ANDTILEHOME, On16AcresCitrusand Grazing, COTHERSTONEROAD.

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otherexampleofwhatmay urdaypleasuresforthe beachievedbyahandful ofenthusiasticworkerswillingtogiveuptheirSatbenefitoftheirownand others'children.

Tuckshopsandcakestalls runbythewomenofthe auxiliary,havecontributed innosmallmannertothe financeneededforsucha project,themainbulkof whichhasbeenkindlyprovidedbytheparishpriest theV.Rev.A.E.Johnston

AParents'Auxiliaryhasrecentlybeenformed attheConventoftheHolyCross,Kensington,with theviewofimprovingthegroundsandplayingareas forthechildren. AseriesofSaturday working"bees"undertaken bytheparentshaveresulted inagreatnumberofimprovements,includingthe bitumenisingoftheplaygrounds,etc. Afull-sizedbasketball courtisnownearingcompletion,andthis,together withplantingofgrass,ornamentalshadetreesandtitreehedges,willcompletethemuch-neededimprovements. Kensington'seffortisan-