The Record Newspaper 09 February 1956

saidhewasveryimpressed withthepriestsandpeople oftheWest.FatherStinson whohasarrangedthebuildingatRedcliffe,hadbeen kindnessitself.

1BISHOPRAFFERTYINDUCTSFIRST

PASTOROFMANDURAH

FormerlyadministratoroftheHighgateHill parish,theRev.F.E.Hopewasinductedasfirst parishpriestof.MandurahlastSunday.

HisLordshipsaidthatthe rapidgrowthofthetownship calledforaresidentparish priest,andpermanentfacilitiesforMass. Enormousexpensehad beenincurredinproviding church,presbyteryandconventtocaterforlocalreal-

dentsandthegreatnumber ofvisitorsatholidaytimes. FatherHopesaidthatMass wouldbeofferedeachSundayduringtheholidayperiod at7.30and9.30inthechurch inCreery-st.

Thepresbyteryissituated InChurchill-avenue.thenext street.

LentenRegulations AreAnnounced

1.OnFASTdays,thoseboundtofastareallowedone fullmealatmid-dayorintheevening.Inadditionthey areallowedtwolightmeals-oneofabouteightounces, andtheotheroftwoorthreeounces.Anykindoffood, andhenceevenfleshmeat,maybeusedatallthreemeals, provided,atthetwosmallmeals,thelimitofeightand twoorthreeounces,respectively,benotexceeded.

2.OnABSTINENCEdays,fleshmeatandmeatsoup areforbidden.

3.Lardanddrippingmaybeusedondaysofabstinence, providedtheybeusedmerelyasacondimentorseasoning.

4.Friday,unlessitisaHolidayofObligation,isaday ofabstinence.

5.AshWednesdayandtheFridaysinLentandEmber Weeksaredaysoffastandabstinence.

6.Mondays,Tuesdays,Wednesdays,ThursdaysandSaturdaysinLent,andtheWednesdaysandSaturdaysin QuarterTensearesaysoffaitwithoutabstinence.

7.ThereisnofastorabstinenceonSundaysorHolidays ofObligation.

8.St.Patrick'sDayisexemptfromfast;ifitfallsona Friday,itisnotexemptfromtheabstinence.

9.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirseventhyearare boundbythelaworabstinence.

10.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirtwenty-firstyear areboundbythelawoffasting;theyceasetobebound byitwhentheyhavebeguntheirsixtiethyear.

11.Thosewhoareindelicatehealth,orwhoareengaged inexhaustingwork,arenotboundtofast.Ofcourse, thosewhoareseriouslyillarenothoundbyeitherfest orabstinence.

12.OnthedaysmentionedinNo.6,thosewhoarenot boundtofastarenotlimitedbythelaweitherastothe qualityorquantityofthefoodtheywishtotake.

13.TheLentenFastandAbstinenceceaseatmidnight nnHolySaturday.

Thesolemnitiesofmarriage(NupitalMass,useoforgan, etc.)areforbiddenuntilEasterMonday.

ArchbishopofPerth.

MarriageCourt WillConvene

TheDiocesanTribunal) willmeetat10a.m.on

Thursday,February16.

boys'schoolsand itishopedtoinauguratethis workhereinthenot-too-distantfuture.

}'otherMaloney(pictured, Rev.G.Maloney,S.M.

SisterAnthony MarksJubilee

Recently,SisterM.AnthonyMcCauran celebratedhersilverjubileeofholyprofessioninthePresentationOrderinthe DioceseofGeraldton.

ThejubileeMasswascele-*--bratedinSt.FrancisXavier's, CathedralbyHisLordship', MostRev.Dr.Gummer,and theSisters'Choirrenderedthe; MassUndecimabyDom Moreno,O.S.B. SisterAnthonywasforsome yearsaboarderatStella MarisCollege,aswereher twosisters,whoarenowalso PresentationNunsatGeraldton. Herbrotherandsister,Mr. D.J.McGauranandMiss JeanMcGauran,ofYuna, werepresentonthejoyfuloccasion,andmanybeautiful giftsandcongratulatorymessageswerereceivedbythe bubilarian,thechiefbeingthe lessingofthePope. HisLordshiptheBishop preachedaneloquentsermon.

Anypersonhavingthe righttoapproachthe courtshouldwriteto theNotary,St.Mary's Cathedral,priortoabove date.

AppealFor Orphans

Withthereturnoftheboys fromholidaysthewomen's auxiliaryofCastledareJunior Orphanagehasresumedoperationsandasthereismuch todooldandnewmembers willbewelcomed. Forfurtherinformation ringCastledare(MW380,or Mrs.Faulkner(BW1783).

FIFTYNON-CATHOLICSAT DAYOFENQUIRYINTOFAITH

Onehundredandtenpersons,including 50non-Catholics,attendedtheDayofEnquiryatLoretoConvent,Swanbourne,on Sundaylast.

TheV.Rev.C.P.Finn, S.J.,spokeofGod.theChurch andOurLady. DuringMassinthemorninganexplanationofthe HolySacrificewasgiven. Afterwardsthesignificanceof

objectsofdevotioninthe chapelwasexplained. Thankswasexpressedto theSistersfortheuseof theirchapelandgroundsand totheLegionofMarymemberswhoprovidelunchand morningandafternoontea.

PicturedabovearetheSistersandBrothersofvariousreligiousinstitutes whoattendedtheinauguralMassfortheschoolyearofferedinSt.Mary's CathedralonFebruary3.Masswasfollowedbyameetingofteachers.

TheRev.J.E.Bourke,B.A.,diocesaninspectorofschools,wasthe celebrantandtheV.Rev.C.P.Finn,S.J.,rectorofSt.ThomasMore UniversityCollege,preachedtheoccasionalsermon.

EDWARDMASLEN,TETANUS VICTIMISRHODESSCHOLAR

EdwardNormanMaslen,whohasbeen namedW.A.RhodesScholarfor1955,isa formerstudentofSt.Patrick'sCollege, Geraldton,whereheobtainedhisLeaving certificateinsevensubjects,fourofthem withdistinctionandwasawardedaGovernmentExhibtion.

guishedhimselfinallfieldsof universitylife,asabrilliant scholar,athleteandstudent leader.

Theroomsareamongthemostmodern

ThenewRhodesScholaris thesonofMr.andMrs.W. Maslen,ofBroome-st.,Nedlands,andformerlywellknownresidentsofGeraldton. Anelderbrother,Victor Maslen,isatpresentstudying atOxfordUniversity,England. Wheninformedofthe award,HisLordshipBishop GummerexpressedsatisfactionthatanoldboyofSt

Patrick'sCollegehadgained suchdistinctionforhimself andhisCollege. Somepeopleimagined,the Bishopcontinued,thatin ordertogetagoodeducation, itisnecessarytosendtheir childrentometropolitancolleges,despitethefactthat theyhavegoodcollegesin theirowndistrict.

SinceleavingSt.Patrick's College.Maslenhasdistin-

Priortohisnominationas RhodesScholar,hewaselectedpresidentoftheW.A.UniversityGuildofUndergraduates.Hewasalsocaptainof theUniversityAthleticClub. Itwasduringanathletic competitionthathesprigged himselfwiththespikesofhis runningshoesandcontracted tetanus. Forseveralweeksadesperatebattlewasfoughtbya leadingPerthspecialistand skillednursingstaffatthe RoyalPerthHospital.

Followinghisrecoveryand notifiedoftheaward,Maslen saidthathewouldstudyat Oxfordengaginginscientific) researchonX-raytechnique'.

Thenewclassroomblockpicturedabovewasprivatelyblessedforthe SistersofMercyatSt.Joseph'sOrphanagelastSundaybyHisGracethe Archbishop.

indesignintheArch-diocese, thedomesticsciencepremisesbeingoutstanding.

PAGETWO

EDITORIAL

WhereFaith-HealingFails

Inthemaladjustedtimesinwhichweliveitis seeminglytheoddwhoreceivethepressnotices. Apriestoranunmayspend50yearsnursing lepersinsomenoisomeoutpost,buttheirworkis notnewsunlesstheyshouldbehitontheheadby acoconutcontainingtheKohinoordiamond. Likewisemanyamissionarybythepreachingof soundreligionwhichbalancesman'sindividual andsocialrightsanddutiesmayhelpanation toself-determination.Thatisnotnewsworthybut anyhot-gospellerwhodipsdelicatepeopleinto coldbathsinamarqueemaycountonacolumn ortwo.

Thesereflectionsarestirredbythesplurgeon publicityaccordedMr.OralRoberts.Thatgentlemanmaybequiteapersonalitybuthisline-faith-healing-isnotnewandassuredlynotnews. Yetitiscurioushoweventhevaguestpromises ofrestoringhealthareassuredofafollowing.The verypeoplewhoscoffatmiracles,notmerelyas nothavingoccurred,butasimpossibleofoccurrence,arethesamefolkwhostandopen-mouthed, atthemereclaimsofafaith-healer.Itwillbe usefulatthisstagetosaythatfaith-healersmay, andperhapsdo,effectcureoffunctionaldisorders butthesearerarely,ifever,tobeattributedto anythingbutpsychologicalcauses.

Thatistosaythat,despitethezealotryof itinerantpreacherswhodistortthesignificance ofthehealingmissionintheapostolicChurch, theircuresmaynoteven-remotelybeassociated withsupernaturalcauses.Thereisnothingin theirlongandvariedhistorywhichmightnot havebeenachieved-andhasnotinfact,been achieved-- bypersonsprofessingnofaithofa supernaturalcharacter.Thetestofhealingina reallypragmaticsenseis:ncasesoforganicdiseasewhosetreatmentisatpresentregardedas hopelessbyorthodoxmedicalmethods.Theinstantaneouscureofcancerorlupus,thereplacementofmissingbonestructureandthelikewhich havebeenattestedbysearchingmedicalinvestigationatsuchshrinesasLourdes,arenotwithinthe ambitofthefaith-healer.

Yetthefaith-healershavetheirconstantdevotees,whilethemiraclesforthemostpartmeet withill-informedscepticism.PerhapstheexplanationliesintheProtestantascendancywhichhas convincedpeoplethatreasonhasnopartwith faith.Forthemreligionisexperience,largely sensatory.Thereverseis,happily,true.Forreasonwillcontinuetotesttheclaimsofreligious experience,andinthattestfalsitywillevaporate andtruthper4ist.Andpartofthattruthisthat Goddoesindeedcontinuetocuretheillsofthe bodyinordertoenkindleorsustainfaith.

THERECORD

N.C.G:111.ATHLETES PERFORMWELL

AthletesintheW.A.Women'sAmateurAthletic Associationhaveonlyonemoremeetingtoscore pointsduringthepresentinterclubcompetition.

"Itlileteo

lailAt41grade

YCWssurprisingdefeatintheAgrade competitionandthefactthattheywon onlytheCandEgradesshowstheclub hasmomentarilyslippedfromitsalloowerfulpositioninW.A.athletics.

Theclubneedsarevival ofenthusiasmbothonthe athleticfieldandfinancially throughsocialevents.

YCWstillhasthecreamof WAathletes,withstarslike Reid,Goodman,O'Connelland Saltandmanyothers.

Itonlyneedsalittleenthusiasmfromtherankand file,particularlyfieldevents men,toregainthepremier positioninmostgrades.

Theclubmayhavebeen unfortunatetolosetheA grade.Thedivisionintotwo clubsandthenumberofinjurieshelpedbeatthem.

Thefirstseriesofpre-canaconferences for1956willcommencenextFridayweek, Feb24intheCatholicCentre-thenew CatholicActionheadquartersinVictoria Square,oppositetheCathedral.

SponsoredbytheYouth Councilofthetwoyouth movements-theY.C.W.and. theN.C.G.M.-theseconferencesaredesignedtohelp Prepareengagedcouplesfor theirnewlife. Eachseriescoversthree FridaynightsandoneSunday.Theeighttalksatthese sessionscoversuchsubjects, tomentionafew,asthemoralsofmarriage,economic preuarationformarriage. andChurchandcivillaw recardingmarriage.Theconferenceseareopen toanyengagedpersonwhetherCatholicornotand nrovisionsaremadeforaskingauestionspubliclyorprivately.

Applicationsforenrolment shouldbemadeforthepresenttothesecretary,youth council.2ndfloor,62St. George's-ice.:Perth(B25461.

WESTPERTH

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldInthehallon Thursdaynight.Feb.16and andthebranchextendsan openinvitationtoyounglads oftheparishwhostarted

workthisyearandtoany otherinterestedyouth.

Congratulationstothebasketballerswhoagainwona doubleatthelastgame,the victimsthistimebeing SublacoandFremantleinA andBgradesrespectively. Congratulationsandbest wishestoomustalsogoto JoeCalmswhorecentlyannouncedhisengagementto popularN.C.G.M.member MargaretPalmer.

HIGHGATE

Thebusforthebarbecue willleaveoutsidethehall nextMonday,Feb.13,at7.15 p.m.Tickets,3/each,are availablefromthesocial committee. Ithasbeendecidedto conductacombinedcommunionbreakfastandbadge presentationceremony,tobe heldonthefourthSundayin April.Moredetailswillbe availableatthenextmeeting.Thebasketballersopened theiraccountlastweekat theexpenseofShentonPark. Agreatershareofsuccessis expectedbytheteaminftture.

SISTERSANDPUPILSOF DOMINICANSSUCCEED

TheDominicanLadies'CollegeatDongarareportssplendidpasseSinallexaminationstaken duringthepastyear.TheseincludeJuniorand Leavingcertificates,music,artofspeech,singing, perception,theoryofmusicandcommercials.The followingweretheresults:

JUNIORCERTIFICATEtheDominicanteachingstaff

SophiedeGroot:English.achievedgoodresults. arithmeticandalgebra,geomentryandtrigonometry, French.biology,physiology andhygiene,history,art.

TRAININGCOLLEGE

Inafortnight'stimeYCW willbeallouttoretainthe DouglasMemorialShield.

Therewerebrightspotsfor theclublastweekdespiteits defeatsingradecompetitions.

EvanReid(YCWNo.21 showedheiiscomingtohistop attherighttimewhenhe equalledtheStaterecordof 9.7sec.for100yards.Thisis Evan'sbestruneverand placeshiminthetopbracket ofAustraliansprinters.

Thetimewasnotallowedas arecordbecausethereferee ruledwindassistance.Many consideredtherulingharsh.

BrianPeacheyreturnedto thewinninglistwhenhe downedTonyWalshintheA gradedivisionin10.2sec.

FrankO'Connell's49.4sec. 440yardswasafinetrialfor theStatechampionships.

TheBgraderunners,who finishedsecondinthecorn-

petition,werewelltothefore lastSaturday.MarkHaydock andRonDavidsonbothWon their100yardsin10.3sees. RonDavidsonalsowonthe quarter-mileinthegoodtime of50.9sec.MarkHaydockwon theseconddivision. AmongthepremiershipwinningCgraders,thebeat performerswereDesde Gruchy,KevinMillerand MurrayWard.

Desscaredwinsinthe hurdles,100yardsandbroad jump.Murraywonhisdivision ofthesprintwhileKevin Miller,apowerfully-built junior,wasfirstinhisdivision oftheshotputtandbroad jump.

YoungLaurieElliottrana goodmiletofinishaclosesecondin4min.50sec. AsintheA,BandCgrades. YCWwonalldivisionsofthe 100yardsintheDgrade.

KevinHunt,whohasbeen improvingthroughoutthe season,ran10.4sec.for100 yards.Thisisafineeffortand showstheclub'sstrengthIn sprintswhenKevinrunsonly Dgrade. DespitetheseexcellentperformancesYCWwerebeaten byhalfapointfortheD gradetrophy.

Asusual,Egradeathletes wonmostoftheirevents, withDaveCribb,winnerof threeevents,beingmostprominent.YCWFandJunior gradecompetitors,however,didn'thavethebestofdays.

ActionistLadsThink WharfStrikeWrong

Althoughfullinformationisnotavail's able,thepresentstrikebyWaterside Workersappearstobemorallyunjustified, accordingtomembersoftheHighgate Y.C.W.

Thisdecisionwasmadeat thebranch'slastgeneral meetingwhenadiscussionon thestrike,inthelightof Catholicsocialteaching,took place. Membersadmittedthat theirknowledgeofconditions onthewharveswaslimited, andthatthewatersideworkersmayhavehadajust grievance.

But,theysaid,itwasextremelydoubtfulthatthe strikershadusedupallmeasuresofarbitrationand negotiation.

shouldjointheirtradeunion andtakeanactivepartha thatunion.

Thiswouldhelpsafeguard themembersandtherestof thecommunity.

TherriesHear Artists'Need

LynetteBrennand:English, arthimetic,biology,physiology andhygiene,art,music,artof speech.

SisterMaryDoloresCumminsandSisterMaryGemma Seamancompletedtheir trainingattheTeachers' College.BothSistersobtainedtheir"B"certificate,gainingcreditpassesinmany subjects.

Membersconsideredthat thewatersidershadnotfully consideredthedisastrouseffectonthecommunityofa strike-especiallyassucheffectswouldfaroutweighany advantagestheunionmight gain.

TheTherrySocietymeton Mondayeveninglastandlistenedtoanexcellentlecture byMr.JamesQuinnofthe Repertorydramaclass.

SuzanneMoney:English, arithmetic,history,physiology andhygiene,art,artof UNIVERSITY-ARTS speech. DEGREE

CarmelGee:English,arith-SisterMaryCatherineNormetic,physiologyandhygiene,tonpassedEnglishIII,theresinging,artofspeech,art. bycompletingherB.A.deDulcieYoung:Arithmeticgree. physiologyandhygiene,music. art,typing. TheoneLampard:English physiologyandhygiene,art ofspeech,art.

ClareLampard:Arithmetic, physiologyandhygiene,art; artofspeechpractical).

PaulineStarkey:Arithmetic (adding).

LEAVINGCERTIFICATE

JoanCarville:English geography,artofspeech. music. PaulineClune:Physiology andhygiene'completed).

AdvicehasjustbeenreceivedthatSuzanneMoney whogained89marks,theoretical,and88markspracticalinfourthgradeartof speech,hasreceivedfromthe universityaspecialletterof recommendationinwhichshe wasveryhighlycommended bytheexaminersfortheexcellenceofherwork.

CONGRATULATIONS

Thefollowingmembersof

SisterMaryAssumptaMoriartycompletedher secondyearartsdegreein English,historyandeducattion.

SisterMaryConceptsFlatterycompletedherfirstyear artsdegreeinEnglish,physiology,economicsandItalian.

SisterMargaretMaryWillmottaddedeconomicsand EnglishIItoEnglishI, FrenchI,historyandphilosophy.SisterMaryAlphonsus Smithaddedeconomicsto EnglishIandFrenchI.

SisterMaryDeclanCallaly passedEnglishIandphilosophy. SisterMarydeMontfort EvanspassedEnglish/(distinction)andphilosophy.

SisterMaryThomasShort passedEnglishI. SisterMaryCeciliaMurphy gainedherA.MusA.(singing).

Generalopinionwasthat thestrikeseemedtobea politicalweaponbeingusedby thecommunist-riddledexecutiveoftheW.W.F.foritsown end.

Themostimportantresolutionwhichcamespontaneouslyfromallpresent,was thatallCatholicyoungmen

Leedervillemembersofthe N.C.G.M.heardaveryinterestingtalkonCatholicAction givenbytheformerexecutive member.MissAnnLeaver. Itsetahighstandardfor futuregeneralmeetings,the nextofwhichwillbeheldon Feb.28.Dancingclasseswill followthismeeting.

DetailshavebeencompletedforthepicnictoRocking- hamonSunday,Feb.26.The buswillleavefromthecorner ofFranklinandOxford streetsat10.30a.m.,returningabout6p.m.

VICTORIAPARK Thefirstcombinedmeeting fortheyearwillbeheldthis Sunday,Feb.12,inthehallandnewmembersareespeciallywelcome.Plansfora forthcomingpicnicareamong theitemsfordiscussionon theagenda.

Mr.Quinngaveanoutline oftheprincipalpointsneededtobecomeagoodcreative artist.Hesaidthatself-discipline,combinedwithhard workwerethemainessentialsfortheamateur.These shouldbethebasisonwhich theactorshoulddevelop.

Inclosing,Mr.Quinn answeredquestionsrelating tothemanagementandimprovement,bothfinancially andartistically,ofthesmall, amateurdramaticclub.

Thepresident,Mr.Murphy, thankedMr.Quinnanddiscussedtheinaugurationofan associatemembershipand theactivitiesplannedforthis year.Theseplansincludethe productionforEaster,ofthe Passionplay,"WayOfThe Cross."

TheTherrySocietywill meeteveryMondayevening at8o'clockinroom16,BattonHouse,Hay-street;inquiriesmaybemadebyringingMr.F.Goodman,BL1831.

Wemustgofarbacktounearththerootsofdecadence inChristianart.TheChurch cannotcutherselfofffrom theCross,andherhuman triumphsareshort-lived.AngelicoSurchamp,0.8.B.

Oneoftheconaelatiensof ageisthatyoucanwhistle whileyoubrushyourteeth. FranklinP.Jones.

ClayPigeonShootWill

AidInjuredBoys'Fund

ThePerthGunClubhavegenerously offeredtoholdaspecialclaypigeonshoot toraisefinanceforthe"ClontarfBus Victims"fund.

TheOunClubmembersFeb.15,atBoys'Townunder havetheuseofseveralacresfloodlights,commencingat OflandatBpys"Townand7.30p.m. nowpossessoneofthebest clubsinAustralia. Refreshmentsmaybeob-

Theopenfieldssurroundedtamedonthegroundand bytallpinesonthebanksoftheadmissionisonly2/ theCanningRiverenhanceadultsand1/forchildren. thespotwheremodernfacil-Motoristsandthepublic ities'(includingfloodlights.areadvisedthattheentrance leavelittletobedesiredbytothegroundisontheMansportsmen. ningParksideoftheClon-

Thespecialkhootforthetarfgroundswithin five ClontarftrustfundwillbeminuteswalkofthesMnning heldnextWednesdayevening,Parkbuses.

BROTHERSGRATEFUL FORXMASHOMES

TheBrothersatCastledarepubliclyexpresstheirheartfeltthankstothosemany Caholicfamilieswholookedaftertheir smallchargesduringtheChristmasholidays.

Duetoamagnificentreeee-*-7---sponsehomeswerefoundfor allboysavailableforholidays. TheTtrothersbeetthatitis impossibletogaugethebenefitthattheseholidayshave conferredontheboys.

Theyfeelthatthesefew weeksspenttotheatmosphereofaCatholicfamily arethemostbeneficialweeks oftheyear.

Foritisonlybylivingin afamilythattheboyswill Clearlyseewhatliesaheadof themandwhatwillbeexpectedofthem.

CASTLEDAREWOMEN'S AUXILIARY

Nowthattheboysareback

InresidencetheCastledare Women'sAuxiliarywillbe functioningonceagain.Withoutthehelpoftheauxiliary inlookingaftertheboys' clothestheBrotherswould havefoundthemselvesina helplesssituation.

Newmembersareneeded bytheauxiliary.Anylady wishingtcofferherservices onedayeachweek,each monthorwheneveritisconvenient,isaskedtogetin touchwiththeBro.Superior atCastledare.PhoneMW380

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Official Engagements

Feb.12,3p.m.:Blessand opennewschoolatRedcliffe. Blessandopennewschool atTuartHill.

Feb.14:BlessandopenextensionstoSt.Joseph's School,Queen'sPark.

Feb.16:Receptionceremony atConventofMercy,Leederville.

Feb.19,3p.m.:Blessandopen newConventatRiverton.

3pm.:Blessandopen additionstoHolyName School,Carlisle.

11.30a.m.:Presideat MassSt.Patrick's,Havelock-street,LithuanianNationalDay.

Feb.24,lea.m.:Presideat quarterlyconferenceof priestsofthemetropolitan area.

7pmSt.Mary'sCathedral:AdministertheSacramentofConfirmationto adults.

Feb.26,3p.m.:Blessand ganrityHotira.yiaDnadrhtersof Feb.28:Professionceremony, ConventofMercy,Leedervllle March4,3p.m.:Blessand opennewchurchatTammin.

3p.m.:Blessandopen newschool-churchofSt. Laurence,Westminster. IIMIP4440.4.~~~11,41.11~.1.4 .441.0.4441~~~4.4.444.114s0

WELL-KNOWNHIGHGATE

COUPLEMARKJUBILEE

OnJan.31morethan100relativesand friendsofMr.andMrs.JohnV.O'Halloran,of117Wright-street,Highgate, gatheredattheirhometodothemhonor ontheoccasionoftheirgoldenwedding anniversary. ThejubilariansandtheirBrotherscommunitiesofNew Norcia,Subiaco,Northam. andSunbury.

familyhadearlierintheday attendedaspecialMassof thanksgivingatSacredHeart Church.Highgateofferedby theRev.PhilipRot.O.S.B. ofBindoon.andpresided overbyHisLordship,Bishop J.J.Rafferty. Alsoinattendanceatthe MassweretheV.Rev.F.E. Hope.theRev.E.McKenna theRev.P.Quinn,thedirectorsofandrepresentativesof thestaffsoftheMarist

IntheeveningtheO'Halloranfamilyentertainedtheir guestsonthelawnsoftheir homeuntilalatehour.

Refreshmentwasinterspersedwithsuitablecongratulatoryspeechesforthe jubilariansandtheirfamily, andtheoratorywasofno meanorder.

BISHOPRAFFERTYOPENS

NEWKARRAGULLENSCHOOL

Beforeacongregationof300HisLordshiptheMostRev.J.J.Raffertyblessed andopenedthenewschoolchurchofthe SacredHeartatKarragullenonSunday last.

Amongthosepresentwere membersofthediocesan clergy,theOtiateFathers, Vincentlans,Semites,Marist BrothersandItalianUrsuline SistersfromPickeringBrook.

Mr.R.Owen,MLA.alsoattended.

TheBishopwasintroduced bytheparishpriest,theRev. P.Abramo,0.M.I., BishopRaffertytoldthe ItalianpeopleofKarragullen thatitwasagreatprivilege forthemtohaveabuilding forschoolandchurch. Theyhadanobligationto

helpFatherAbram°,whowas workingsohardfortheirwelfare,notonlyinKarargullen andCarlila,butinPerthand otherpartsoftheState. TheV.Rev.E.Sullivan,R.I.. madetheappealinEnglish andItalian.Mr.O'Meagher, presidentofthecommittee. thankedallfortheirattendanceandsupport. Masswillbeofferedinthe new Sunday.Donationswillbeacknowledgedlater.

ANNECROYLE M.N.S.,Ch.,(Melbourne, CHIROPODIST Roomsat 110ABARRACKSTREET (Down8taIranearMurraySO PHONEB2272

MT.CARMEL

THIRDORDER WILLMEET

Themonthlymeetingsof theWestAustralianbranch oftheThirdOrderofMt. CarmelareheldintheLegion ofMaryrooms.BankofNew SouthWalesChambers,St, George's-ter.,onthethird Fridayofeverymonthat 8p.m

Visitingmembersanti othersinterestedarecordiallyinvitedtoattend.

IRISHBALLPLANNEDFOR CIVICCENTRE,MARCH

17

'l'heannualIrishballunderthepatronageof Mr.'I'.AhernwillbeheldattheCottesloeCivic CentreonSt.Patrick'snight,Saturday,March17.

SchoolsBriefed ForInsurance

Asmasterofceremonies, Mr.D.G.Sandersoonhad allingoodhumorandsuitablysponsoredspeechesof congratulationweremadeby Mr.C.ILPlunkettandMr. H.V.JohnsonMHR,Father Ros.BrotherLucian.

A fromsuitablepresentation theirchildrentomark theoccasionwasmadetothe jubilariansbytheireldest son.Mr.J.G.O'Halloran.

*Theballpromisestobeone ofthesocialeventsofthe yearandthecommitteeof theIrishClubareleavingnostoneunturnedtomakeita fittingclimaxtotheSt.Patrich'sDaycelebrations. Party questedorganisersareretomakeearlyreservations.Ticketsmaybehad fromthesecretary,Mr.John Murphy,GroyenoiHotel, Cit schools.

NON-STOPVARIETY

OfficialsoftheCatholicParentsandFriends' Federationannouncethat 3,000schoolinsurance formsweresentoutthisTheclub'srecentcharity weekto143Catholicdanceandappealtomembers fortheClontarfBoys'Acci-

Allthiswasaccomplished byhard,voluntaryeffort.

Similarvolunntarywork mayfalltothelotofindividualschoolsParents'Associationsinfillingoutand returningcompletedforms.

BOMBAY,India,Jan. 30:BombayCatholicsofferedspecialprayersfor peaceasaresultofthe six-dayorgyofrioting thatoccurredinthecity.

Theprayerswererecitedin churchesandconventsinaccordancewithadirectiveof HisEmininceValerianCardinalGrades,Archbishopof Bombay.

Theservicesincludeda two-hourexpositionofthe BlessedSacrament,andthe intentionwasthe"restoration ofpeaceandcalm"inthe city

CONCERTTOAID

CLONTARFINJURED

ToaidtheClontarfboyswhowere dentFundrealised£100andainjuredinthebus chequeforthatamountwillsmashanon-stop bepresentedbytheclub's president,Mr.MartinKavanagh,tothedirectorofBoys TownTheshortly. dancewasagreatsuccessandthecommittee wishestothankMr.John Reganandhisband,andMr. TomO'Brienandhisminstrels,whogavetheirservices freeofcharge.

varietyconcert

TheRev.S.Corahanand Mr.ChrisDwyerdidtrojan workinkeepingthepatrons liberallysuppliedwithsoft drinks;duringtheevening. Oneoftheorganisersis Thehalf-yearlymeetingofMrs.E.O'ConnorofTuart theclubwillbeheldat1Hgh-Hill.Mr.JohnSullivanwill gateparishhallthisSundaybecompere. nightat8o'clock. Afullattendancebyall membersisexpected,asmany interestingmotionsareupfor discussion.

Theweeklydanceisheld atHighgateparishhall everyThursdaynight,wherePhilDavidson,ColleenCliffnewmembersarewelcome.ord.

PAGETHREE

SisterNI.Julian(centre,waving)ispicturedleavingSydneywiththefirst contingentofSistersofMercyfortheNewGuineamissionfields.

ThepartyarrivedatGoroka,N.G.,onFebruary1.SisterJuliantaught atGospel'spriortovolunteeringforthemissions.

ClayPigeonShootWill

AidInjuredBoys'Fund

ThePerthGunClubhavegenerously offeredtoholdaspecialclaypigeonshoot toraisefinanceforthe"ClontarfBus Victims"fund.

TheGunClubmembersFeb.15.atBoys'Townunder havetheuseofseveralacresfloodlights,commencingat oflandatBpys'Townand7.30p.m. nowpossessoneofthebestRefreshmentsmaybeobClubsinAustralia.

Theopenfieldssurroundedtrailedonthe'groundand theadmissionisonly2/ bytallpinesonthebanksof theCanningRiverenhanceadultsand11forchildren. thespotwheremodernfacil-Motoristsandthepublic ities'(includingfloodlightsareadvisedthattheentrance leavelittletobedesiredbytothegroundisontheMansportsmen. ningParksideoftheClon-

Thespecialsehootforthetarfgroundswithinfive Clontarftrustfundwillbeminuteswalkofthe(Miming heldnextWednesdayevening,Parkbuses.

BROTHERSGRATEFUL FORXMASHOMES

TheBrothersatCastledarepubliclyexpresstheirheartfeltthankstothosemany Caholicfamilies\vimlookedaftertheir smallchargesduringtheChristmasholidays.

Duetoamagnificentreeee-x--sponsehomeswerefoundfor allboysavailableforholidays.

TheTtrothersbeelthatitis impossibletogaugethebenefitthattheseholidayshave conferredontheboys.

Theyfeelthatthesefew weeksspentintheatmosphereofaCatholicfamily arethemostbeneficialweeks oftheyear.

Foritisonlybylivingin afamilythattheboyswill Clearlyseewhatliesaheadof themandwhatwillbeexpectedofthem.

CASTLEDAREWOMEN'S AUXILIARY

Nowthattheboysareback inresidencetheCastledare Women'sAuxiliarywillbe functioningonceagain.Withoutthehelpoftheauxiliary inlookingaftertheboys' clothestheBrotherswould havefoundthemselvesina helplesssituation.

Newmembersareneeded bytheauxiliary.Anylady wishingtoofferherservices onedayeachweek,each monthorwheneveritisconvenient,isaskedtogetin touchwiththeBro.Superior atCastledare.PhoneMW380

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Feb.12,3p.m.:Blessand opennewschoolatRedcllffe. Blessandopennewschool atTuartHill.

Feb.14:BlessandopenextensionstoSt.Joseph's School,Queen'sPark.

Feb.16:Receptionceremony atConventofMercy,Leederville.

Feb.19,3p.m.:Blessandopen newConventatRiverton.

3pm.:Blessandopen additionstoHolyName School,Carlisle.

11.30a.m.:Presideat MassSt.Patrick's,Havelock-street,LithuanianNationalDay.

Feb.24,10a.m.:Presideat quarterlyconferenceof priestsofthemetropolitan area.

7p.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral:AdministertheSacramentofConfirmationto adults.

Feb.26,3p.m.:Blessand opmeanrity,Home.vlayiaDnadusghtersof Feb.28:Professionceremony, ConventofMercy,Leedervilla. March4,3p.m.:Blessand opennewchurchatTammin.

$p.m.:Blessandopen newschool-churchofBt. Laurence,Westminster. 11#4,441.041.41411.4.041041.1 NPINP.M11.044P.P#4.0441.04MINMPO

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COUPLEMARKJUBILEE.

SisterM.Julian(centre,waving)ispicturedleavingSydneywiththefirst contingentofSistersofMercyfortheNewGuineamissionfields.

ThepartyarrivedatGoroka,N.G.,onFebruary1.SisterJuliantaught atGosnellspriortovolunteeringforthemissions.

BISHOPRAFFERTYOPENS NEWKARRAGULLENSCHOOL

Beforeacongregationof300HisLordshiptheMostRev.J.J.Raffertyblessed andopenedthenewschoolchurchofthe SacredHeartatKarragullenonSunday last.

Amongthosepresentwere membersofthediocesan clergy,theOblateFathers, Vincentians,Servites.Marist BrothersandItalianIlrsuline SistersfromPickeringBrook. Mr.R.Owen,MLA.alsoat-

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M.N.S.,Ch.,

BrotherscommunitiesofNew Norcia,Subiaco,Northam, andBunbury. IntheeveningtheO'Halloranfamilyentertainedtheir guestsonthelawnsoftheir homeuntilalatehour.

Refreshmentwasinterspersedwithsuitablecongratulatoryspeechesforthe jubilariansandtheirfamily, andtheoratorywasofno meanorder.

OnJan.31morethan100relativesand friendsofMr.andMrs.JohnV.O'Halloran,of117Wright-street,Highgate, gatheredattheirhometodothemhonor ontheoccasionoftheirgoldenwedding anniversary. Thejubilariensandtheir familyhadearlierintheday attendedaspecialMassof thanksgivingatSacredHeart Church,Highgateofferedby theRev.PhilipRos,O.S.B. ofBindoon,andpresided overbyHisLordship,Bishop J.J.Rafferty. Alsoinattendanceatthe MassweretheV.Rev.F.E. Hope,theRev.E.McKenna theRev.P.Quinn,thedirectorsofandrepresentativesof thestaffsoftheMarist

IRISHBALLPLANNEDFOR CIVICCENTRE.MARCH17

The Mr.1'. Centre

annualIrishballunderthepatronageof AhernwillbeheldattheCottesloeCivic onSt.Patrick'snight,Saturday,March17.

SchoolsBriefed ForInsurance

*Theballpromisestobeone ofthesocialeventsofthe yearandthecommitteeof theIrishClubareleavingno stoneunturnedtomakeita fittingclimaxtotheSt.Patrick'sDaycelebrations.

OfficialsoftheCatholicParentsandFriends' Federationannouncethat 3,000schoolinsurance formsweresentoutthis weekto143Catholic schools.

Allthiswasaccomplished byhard,voluntaryeffort. Similarvolunntarywork mayfalltothelotofindividualschoolsParents'Associationsinfillingoutand returningcompletedforms.

BOMBAY,India,Jan. 30:BombayCatholicsofferedspecialprayersfor peaceasaresultofthe six-dayorgyofrioting thatoccurredinthecity.

Theprayerswererecitedin churchesandconventsinaccordancewithadirectiveof HisEmininceValerianCardinalGraclas,Archbishopof Bombay.

Theservicesincludeda two-hourexpositionofthe BlessedSacrament,andthe intentionwasthe"restoration ofpeaceandcalm"inthe city

Pattyorganisersarerequestedtomakeearlyreser-vations.Ticketsmaybehad fromthesecretary,Mr.John Murphy,GrovenoiHotel, City.Theclub'srecentcharitydanceandappealtomembers fortheClontarfBoys'AccidentFundrealisedf:100anda chequeforthatamountwill bepresentedbytheclub's president,Mr.MartinKavanagh,tothedirectorofBoys Townshortly.

Thedancewasagreatsuccessandthecommittee wishestothankMr.John Reganandhisband,andMr. TomO'Brienandhisminstrels,whogavetheirservices freeof Thecharge. Rev.S.Corahanand Mr.ChrisDwyerdidtrojan workinkeepingthepatrons liberallysuppliedwithsoft drinksduringtheevening.

Thehalf-yearlymeetingof theclubwillbeheldatnighgateparishhallthisSunday nightat8o'clock.

Afullattendancebyall membersisexpected,asmany interestingmotionsareupfor discussion,

Theweeklydanceisheld atHighgateparishhall everyThursdaynight,where newmembersarewelcome.

Asmasterofceremonies, Mr.D.G.Sandersoonhad allingoodhumorandsuitablysponsoredspeechesof congratulationweremadeby Mr.C.H.PlunkettandMr. H.V.JohnsonMHR,Father Ros.BrotherLucian.

Asuitablepresentation fromtheirchildrentomark theoccasionwasmadetothe jubilariansbytheireldest son,Mr.J.G.O'Halloran.

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CONCERTTOAID CLONTARFINJURED

ToaidtheClontarfboyswhowere injuredinthebus smashanon-stop varietyconcertwill bestagedinPerth TownHallonTuesday,Feb.28at7.45 p.m.

Prominentamongtheartistswillbethecolleaguesof theinjuredboys-theClontarf boys'bandandchoir.

Oneoftheorganisersis Mrs.E.O'ConnorofTuart Hill.Mr.JohnSullivanwill becompere.

tended. TheBishopwasintroduced bytheparishpriest,theRev. P.Abramo,O.M.I., BishopRaffertytoldthe ItalianpeopleofKarragullen thatitwasagreatprivilege forthemtohaveabuilding forschoolandchurch. Theyhadanobligationto

helpFatherAbram°,whowas workingsohardfortheirwelfare,notonlyinKarargullen andCarina,butinPerthand otherpartsoftheState, TheV.Rev.E.Sullivan,R.I.. madetheappealinEnglish andItalian.Mr.O'Meagher, presidentofthecommittee. thankedallfortheirattendanceandsupport. Masswillbeofferedinthe newbuildingat8am.each Sunday.Donationswillbeacknowledgedlater.

Amongthepopularartists whowillappearare:Tony MarcellaandNormaGregory, BrianandBobbieWoodcock, JackAllmark,RoyMenzels,Al Thompson,KeithConnolly, PhilDavidson,ColleenCliaord.

Thursday,Fehrieart10.

REDSINFILTRATE OFPROTESTANTISM

WhentheWorldCouncilofChurcheswas launchedsomeyearsagoitwashailedwithtremendousenthusiasm.TomanysincereinnCatholics,sickenedbythescandalofthedivisions ofChristendom,itmusthaveseemedtogivefair promiseofthere-unionoftheChurches.True, itsconceptwasaverydifferentthingfromthe organicunityofthehistoricChristendom.The newcreationwastobebasedonthelowestcommondenominatoroferrorwithnationalfusions ofdiscipline,ifnotofdoctrine.Butifthetrue, innersolidarityoftheolderthingweremissing, thenewbodymightatleastpresenttothemountingwaveofgodlessnesssomekindofunited spiritualfront.

Oddlyenough,onlythosewhowereandmust berightoutsideitsrankscouldseethattheaims oftheWorldCouncilofChurchescouldnothe implemented.Foritisthenatureofheresy,as ofallerror,todissipate.Truthaloneisgreat enoughtoprevail.Theobviouscourseforre-union wasthereversalofthehistoricprocesswhichhad ledtothedisintegrationcalledtheReformation.

Butthefourhundredyearsofseparationfrom thefull,objectivetruthofChristianityhadnot stimulatedthetastebuds.Onthecontrary,the facilewayofsubjectivismhadencouragedthe processofdisintegrationtoaninsanedegree.It becamepossibleonlytoattemptsomesuchcompromisingessayalastheWorldCouncilof Churches--andtofail.

Clearlyifthenewbodycouldnotproclaimsome minimumcorpusofobjectivetruth,thenitcould onlywhittleawaytheuneasysubjectiveassent whichmightexistamongmanydissidentbodies, untilwhatremainedwasneitherChristiannor tree.Andthatispreciselywhathashappened. Sowideandsobroadhavestretchedthehorizons ofthatimpossibleorganisationthatitnowfinds roominitsamplebosomforthefellowshipof oP.;anised,militantatheism.Ofcourse,itdoesnot acceptitassuchbecauseitdoesnotrecogniseit forwhatitisinwardly.Perhapsthereissome excusefortheChurchofEnglandinwelcoming ochurchbodyfromanothernationwhichismerely adepartmentofState.ButthatwidespreadselfOeceptionshouldexistisanimpossibleproposition.

IftheWorldCouncilofChurcheshas,inits leadership"andinasubstantialnumberofitsconstituentparts,fallenforthecolossalRedtrickof "co-existence"itisagravematterindeed.Itis notseriousthatitwouldspellthedownfallof thatorganisationforitalreadyhaswithinitthe seedsofdisintegration.Butthereisaprofound possibilitythat,havinggainedentry,these"Christian"creaturesofinternationalCommunisnwill notbelongingainingcontrol.Oneshuddersto thinkoftheriotandruintheycouldandwould bringtothousandsofsincerepeoplealreadyhopelesslymuddledandconfusedaboutreligious fundamentals.Oneharkensbacktothewarnings oftheNewTestamentaboutthefalseprophets who,inthelastdays,willdeceiveeventheelect.

Oneofthemostblantantandimpudentofthese falseprophetsisProfessorHromadka,theCzechoslovakian"theologian"whoisinAustraliaona secondpropagandatour.HislineisthatChristianityandCommunismcanbereconciled,if indeedtheyarenotthesamething.Asasecond stringtohisbowheplacidlygivesoutthatThere isnoreligiouspersecutioninCzechoslovakiaor indeedanywhereintheSovietorbit.Idonot proposetowastetimeoverhisfirstcontention becausealltheauthorities,ChristianandCommunist,agreethatthetwosystemsaremutually exclusive-theycancelout.So,whateverother charitablethoughtsonemayhaveofProfessor Hromadka,onecannotblinkthefactthatonthis scoreheisahumbugandaliar.

Ofhissecondcontention,itisnolongeramatteroflookingupreferencesorquotingauthorities.Wehaveinourmidstsome12,000Czechs who,iftheyhavenotsuffereddirectlybecauseof religiousbeliefs,haveseenscoreswhohavedone sointheirowncountry.Itisexceedinglyodd thatnon-Catholicleaderscangoaroundpretending topromotere-unionwhileatthesametimelendingaidandcomforttomenwhoarearchetypesof treasonandapostasy.Suchmenbytheirliesand insinceritycannotbutinflametheNewAustralianswhohavecometothislandpreciselybecause theycouldnotendurethetyrannyoftheirown.

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outofCzechoslovakiawerehenotawillingand trustedtooloftheRedtyrants.

ButHromadkaisnotadupelikesomanyui hissponsorssuchastheRev.NeilGloverAnglican),theRev.E.J.Owen(Presbyterian),theRev. F.Hartley(Methodist),ProfessorKathleenLonsdale(Quaker)andMr.S.Goldbloom(JewishCouncil).Heisnotdeceived.Byconvictionandlong standingheisaCommunistandamemberofthe Party..Assuchhesubscribedtoasystemof moralitywhosebasicprinciplesareexpediency anddeceit.HehascometoAustraliatopushthe "peaceoffensive"andhismethodsaretomake Communismandreligionappearasprospective friends.Heknowsperfectlywellthatthisisnot possiblebutinhisphilosophyitislegitimateto propagatethatlieiftheCommunistcauseis therebyserved.

ItpainsmetorecordthatProfessorHromadka ishavingeverybitasmuchsuccessassomany ofourUniversityprofessorsarehavingamong theintelligentsia.Butthereisahardcoreof Protestantoppositionanditishearteningtonote thattwoministersareinAustraliaespeciallyto exposetheCommunistHromadka.Atthispoint itisusefultonoticethatCommunismhashada smallsuccessinseducingafewCatholicpriests totheirpurposesbehindtheIronCurtain.But thereisthisdifferenceinthetwoset-ups.Catholics infreecountriesregardthesemenastraitorsand apostates.Theydarenotgoabroadinthename ofaCatholicCommunism,fortherealleadersof ourfaithrotinCommunistgaols.TheNewAustralianshereknowthatitisnotHromadkabut Beran'whoisthesymbolofhispeople'scourage andwilltoresist.

Attheinter-churchrallyconductedduringthe weekinPerthTownHall,theW.C.C.wasseverely criticisedbythevisitorsbecauseitallowedmodernisticandCommunistclergymentooccupy officialpositions.

Itisregrettable,butthe"historicalfaith'which thetwovisitingdoctorsofdivinitywishedtoreaffirmwasformulatedjust1600yearstoolate tobethetruefaith;butyettheymadetelling pointsagainsttheModernistheresywhichdenies thedivinityofChristandthetruthoftheBible.

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Book.HesaidthatmenmustnotstandinjudgmentontheBook;buttheyoughttolettheBook judgethem.(Dr.McIntyredidnotmentionanywherejusthowheknewthattheBiblewasworthy ofsuchbelief,orwhoselectedwhichbookswere tocompriseit.Hiscaseagainst"Roman"Catholicismwasconsequentlybuiltonveryunsound premises.HefailedtopraisetheCatholicChurch forthenotablestandshehastakenagainstboth ModernismandCommunism.)

AsalocalillustrationofModernism,Dr.McIntyrereadfromtheJanuary-Februaryissueof GoldenCircle,theChristianEndeavourmagazine, inwhichitisstatedthatJesuslosthistemper anddoubtedHisFather'swisdominGethsemane. Dr.McIntyrecriticisedtheseblasphemiesinno uncertainterms,anddeploredthefactthatthis sortofarticlewasbeingwrittenfortheyoung people.

AconvincingapostacycaseagainsttheWorld CouncilofChurches'speakerRev.0.Frederick Nolde,D.D.,forhisparticipationintheso-called "FestivalofFaith"prayerservicefortheUnited NationsalongwithBuddhist,Hindu,Moslem,Jewish,andBahaiclerymenwasprovenconclusively byphotostatcopiesoftheprogrammefor19th June,1955.

Withoutwishingtoentertainaspiritofcarpingcriticism,noCatholiccouldfailtonotethat Dr.McIntyredrewthelineatco-operatingwith non-Christianreligionsinconductingreligious services,yethesawnoincongruityinBaptists, Presbyterians,Methodists,etc.,allco-operatingtogetherinprayersandhymnsinPerthTownHall.

Theliteraturedistributedatthebackofthe hallstatedthattheOrthodoxChurcheswouldnot bepermittedtojoinbecausetheywerenotProtestant.

Dr.McIntyretrodsurergroundwhenhedepartedfromthereligiousandenteredthepolitical field.HedocumentedAlbertBereszki,aHungarianex-Communistwholastyear,speakingon the10thanniversaryofCommunist"Liberation" ofHungary,saidthatthenewregime's"rich abundantpowerfulnewlife"was"agiftofGod's grace"whichtheReformedChurchhad"modestly helpedalong."Thepublisherofthissupposedly Christianpaper,LajosVito,isamemberofthe ParliamentinCommunist-dominatedHungary,so obviouslyhemustbeaCommunistorafellowtraveller.

TyingintheModernistBishopOxnamwitk Communism,Dr.McIntyrementionedthatBishop OxnamtravelledfromNorthAmericatoHungary inordertoreceiveanhonorarydegreefromthe BudapestTheologicalAcademy.Thefactthat theCommunistHungariangovernmenthasgranted fundstotheAcademyisprooftoanyonethatit isaCommunist"religiousfront."

ThetwoministersconvincinglyexposedDr. Hromadka,Dr.NoldeandBishopOxnamofthe WorldCouncilofChurches.Theysuggestedthe formationofacouncilinPerthtoaffiliateinstead withtheInternationalCouncilofChristian Churches,abodyofProtestantswhichwasformed in1948whentheW.C.C.waslaunched.

Dr.Staid,aBaptistpastorfromToronto,Canada, attackedtheopinionswritteninthebookby Oxnam,MethodistBishopintheU.S.A.Inone passage,Godwasdescribedasa"dirtybully" forthepunishmentoftheplagueofserpentssent totheIsraelitesinthedesert.Dr.Staidpointed outthatGodmustpunishsintoremainajust God,andthatChristcametogivemankinda secondchance,thisprovingGodtobemerciful andloving.Dr.StaidassertedthatBishopOxnam holdstheModernisticopinionsofdenialofthe bodilyresurrectionofChrist,thesavingpowerof Christ'sPassion,andAdam'sfall.

Thesecondspeaker,Dr.CarlMcIntyre,aPresbyterianministerfromU.S.A.pleasednonCatholicsintheaudiencewithclaimsthat theCatholicChurchputtheBiblebeneaththe ChurchandPope,andthatthe"Reformation" occurredtoputtheBibleabovechurches.He lamentedthefactthattheModernistsweretaking thescissorstotheBibleandtellingBible-readers Theyknow,aswedo,thatHromadkacouldnotgetthattheyneednotbelievethisorthatintheGood

Inansweringaquestion,Dr.McIntyredenied theoft-repeatedliethathewasinthepayof SenatorMcCarthy,andhewentonsaythathe hadnevermettheSenator,yetwasanadmirerof hisactivitiestoridtheU.S.StateDepartmentof theCommunistinfiltrators.Thisopinionwas sharedbythousandsofpeopleofallfaiths, "Roman"CatholicandProtestant,andheregrettedthatAustralianshadreceivedsuchadistortedviewoftheworkofMcCarthy.

Tosumup,fromaCatholicviewpoint,the.rival bodytotheCommunist-influencedWorldCouncil ofChurchescombinesapoliteformofanti-Catholicismwithanti-modernismandanti-Communism --andthat,Isuppose,isthebestthatcanbeexpectedwhileProtestantscontinuetoprotest againsttheChurch.

REDSINFILTRATESECTION OFPROTESTANTISM

WhentheWorldCouncilofChurcheswas launchedsomeyearsagoitwashailedwithtremendousenthusiasm.TomanysincerewinCatholics,sickenedbythescandalofthedivisions ofChristendom,itmusthaveseemedtogivefair promiseofthere-unionoftheChurches.True, itsconceptwasaverydifferentthingfromthe organicunityofthehistoricChristendom.The newcreationwastobebasedonthelowestcommondenominatoroferrorwithnationalfusions ofdiscipline,ifnotofdoctrine.Butifthetrue, innersolidarityoftheolderthingweremissing, thenewbodymightatleastpresenttothemountingwaveofgodlessnesssomekindofunited spiritualfront.

Oddlyenough,onlythosewhowereandmust berightoutsideitsrankscouldseethattheaims oftheWorldCouncilofChurchescouldnotbe implemented.Foritisthenatureofheresy,as ofallerror,todissipate.Truthaloneisgreat enoughtoprevail.Theobviouscourseforre-union wasthereversalofthehistoricprocesswhichhad ledtothedisintegrationcalledtheReformation. Butthefourhundredyearsofseparationfrom thefull,objectivetruthofChristianityhadnot stimulatedthetastebuds.Onthecontrary,the facilewayofsubjectivismhadencouragedthe brocessofdisintegrationtoaninsanedegree.It ecamepossibleonlytoattemptsomesuchcompromisingessayalastheWorldCouncilof Churches-andtofail.

Clearlyifthenewbodycouldnotproclaimsome minimumcorpusofobjectivetruth,thenitcould onlywhittleawaytheuneasysubjectiveassent whichmightexistamongmanydissidentbodies, untilwhatremainedwasneitherChristiannor tr-e.Andthatispreciselywhathashappened. Sowideandsobroadhavestretchedthehorizons orthatimpossibleorganisationthatitnowfinds roominitsamplebosomfor'thefellowshipof oganised,militantatheism.Ofcourse,itdoesnot acceptitassuchbecauseitdoesnotrecogniseit forwhatitisinwardly.Perhapsthereissome excusefortheChurchofEnglandinwelcoming achurchbodyfromanothernationwhichismerely adepartmentofState.Butthatwidespreadselfoeceptionshouldexistisanimpossibleproposition.

IftheWorldCouncilofChurcheshas,inits leadership'andinasubstantialnumberofitsconstituentparts,fallenforthecolossalRedtrickof "co-existence"itisagravematterindeed.Itis notseriousthatitwouldspellthedownfallof thatorganisationforitalreadyhaswithinitthe seedsofdisintegration.Butthereisaprofound possibilitythat,havinggainedentry,these"Christian"creaturesofinternationalCommunisnwill notbelongingainingcontrol.Oneshuddersto thinkoftheriotandruintheycouldandwould bringtothousandsofsincerepeoplealreadyhopelesslymuddledandconfusedaboutreligious fundamentals.Oneharkensbacktothewarnings oftheNewTestamentaboutthefalseprophets who,inthelastdays,willdeceiveeventheelect.

Oneofthemostblantantandimpudentofthese falseprophetsisProfessorHromadka,theCzechoslovakian"theologian"whoisinAustraliaona secondpropagandatour.HislineisthatChristianityandCommunismcanbereconciled,if indeedtheyarenotthesamething.Asasecond stringtohisbowheplacidlygivesoutthatthere isnoreligiouspersecutioninCzechoslovakiaor indeedanywhereintheSovietorbit.Idonot proposetowastetimeoverhisfirstcontention becausealltheauthorities,ChristianandCommunist,agreethatthetwosystemsaremutually exclusive-theycancelout.So,whateverother charitablethoughtsonemayhaveofProfessor Hromadka,onecannotblinkthefactthatonthis scoreheisahumbugandaliar.

Ofhissecondcontention,itisnolongeramatteroflookingupreferencesorquotingauthorities.Wehaveinourmidstsome12,000Czechs who,iftheyhavenotsuffereddirectlybecauseof religiousbeliefs,haveseenscoreswhohavedone sointheirowncountry.Itisexceedinglyodd thatnon-Catholicleaderscangoaroundpretending topromotere-unionwhileatthesametimelendingaidandcomforttomenwhoarearchetypesof treasonandapostasy.Suchmenbytheirliesand insinceritycannotbutinflametheNewAustralianswhohavecometothislandpreciselybecause theycouldnotendurethetyrannyoftheirown.

outofCzechoslovakiawerehenotawillingand trustedtooloftheRedtyrants.

ButHromadkaisnotadupelikesomanyof hissponsorssuchastheRev.NeilGlover(Anglican),theRev.E.J.Owen(Presbyterian),theRev. F.Hartley(Methodist),ProfessorKathleenLonsdale(Quaker)andMr.S.Goldbloom(JewishCouncil).Heisnotdeceived.Byconvictionandlong standingheisaCommunistandamemberofthe Party.Assuchhesubscribedtoasystemof moralitywhosebasicprinciplesareexpediency anddeceit.HehascometoAustraliatopushthe "peaceoffensive"andhismethodsaretomake Communismandreligionappearasprospective friends.Heknowsperfectlywellthatthisisnot possiblebutinhisphilosophyitislegitimateto propagatethatlieiftheCommunistcauseis therebyserved.

ItpainsmetorecordthatProfessorHromadka ishavingeverybitasmuchsuccessassomany ofourUniversityprofessorsarehavingamong theintelligentsia.Butthereisahardcoreof Protestantoppositionanditishearteningtonote thattwoministersareinAustraliaespeciallyto exposetheCommunistHromadka.Atthispoint itisusefultonoticethatCommunismhashada smallsuccessinseducingafewCatholicpriests totheirpurposesbehindtheIronCurtain.But thereisthisdifferenceinthetwoset-ups.Catholics infreecountriesregardthesemenastraitorsand apostates.Theydarenotgoabroadinthename ofaCatholicCommunism,fortherealleadersof ourfaithrotinCommunistgaols.TheNewAustralianshereknowthatitisnotHromadkabut Bernwhoisthesymbolofhispeople'scourage andwilltoresist.

Attheinter-churchrallyconductedduringthe weekinPerthTownHall,theW.C.C.wasseverely criticisedbythevisitorsbecauseitallowedmodernisticandCommunistclergymentooccupy officialpositions.

Itisregrettable,butthe"historicalfaith"which thetwovisitingdoctorsofdivinitywishedtoreaffirmwasformulatedjust1600yearstoolate tobethetruefaith;butyettheymadetelling pointsagainsttheModernistheresywhichdenies thedivinityofChristandthetruthoftheBible.

ThetwoministersconvincinglyexposedDr. Hromadka,Dr.NoldeandBishopOxnamofthe WorldCouncilofChurches.Theysuggestedthe formationofacouncilinPerthtoaffiliateinstead withtheInternationalCouncilofChristian Churches,abodyofPrOtestantswhichwasformed in1948whentheW.C.C.waslaunched.

Book.HesaidthatmenmustnotstandinjudgmentontheBook;buttheyoughttolettheBook judgethem.(Dr.McIntyredidnotmentionanywherejusthowheknewthattheBiblewasworthy ofsuchbelief,orwhoselectedwhichbookswere tocompriseit.Hiscaseagainst"Roman"Catholicismwasconsequentlybuiltonveryunsound premises.HefailedtopraisetheCatholicChurch forthenotablestandshehastakenagainstboth ModernismandCommunism.)

AsalocalillustrationofModernism,Dr.MCIntyrereadfromtheJanuary-Februaryissueof GoldenCircle,theChristianEndeavourmagazine, inwhichitisstatedthatJest,.,losthistemper anddoubtedHisFather'swisdominGethsemane. Dr.McIntyrecriticisedtheseblasphemiesinno uncertainterms,anddeploredthefactthatthis sortofarticlewasbeingwrittenfortheyoung people.

AconvincingapostacycaseagainsttheWorld CouncilofChurches'speakerRev.0.Frederick Nolde, forhisparticipationintheso-called "FestivalofFaith"prayerservicefortheUnited NationsalongwithBuddhist,Hindu,Moslem,Jewish,andBahaiclerymenwasprovenconclusively byphotostatcopiesoftheprogrammefor19th June,1955.

Withoutwishingtoentertainaspiritofcarpingcriticism,noCatholiccouldfailtonotethat Dr.McIntyredrewthelineatco-operatingwith non-Christianreligionsinconductingreligious services,yethesawnoincongruityinBaptists, Presbyterians,Methodists,etc.,allco-operatingtogetherinprayersandhymnsinPerthTownHall.

Theliteraturedistributedatthebackofthe hallstatedthattheOrthodoxChurcheswouldnot bepermittedtojoinbecausetheywerenotProtestant.

Dr.McIntyretrodsurergroundwhenhedepartedfronithereligiousandenteredthepolitical field.HedocumentedAlbertBereszki,aHungarianex-Communistwholastyear,speakingon the10thanniversaryofCommunist"Liberation" ofHungary,saidthatthenewregime's"rich abundantpowerfulnewlife"was"agiftofGod's grace"whichtheReformedChurchhad"modestly helpedalong."Thepublisherofthissupposedly Christianpaper,LajosVito,isamemberofthe ParliamentinCommunist-dominatedHungary,so obviouslyhemustbeaCommunistorafellowtraveller.

TyingintheModernistBishopOxnamwith Communism,Dr.McIntyrementionedthatBishop OxnamtravelledfromNorthAmericatoHungary inordertoreceiveanhonorarydegreefromthe BudapestTheologicalAcademy.Thefactthat theCommunistHungariangovernmenthasgranted fundstotheAcademyisprooftoanyonethatit isaCommunist"religiousfront."

Inansweringaquestion,Dr.McIntyredenied theoft-repeatedliethathewasinthepayof SenatorMcCarthy,andhewentonsaythathe hadnevermettheSenator,yetwasanadmirerof hisactivitiestoridtheU.S.StateDepartmentof theCommunistinfiltrators.Thisopinionwas sharedbythousandsofpeopleofallfaiths, "Roman"CatholicandProtestant,andheregrettedthatAustralianshadreceivedsuchadistortedviewoftheworkofMcCarthy.

Dr.Staid,aBaptistpastorfromToronto,Canada, attackedtheopinionswritteninthebookby Oxnam,MethodistBishopintheU.S.A.Inone passage,Godwasdescribedasa"dirtybully" forthepunishmentoftheplagueofserpentssent totheIsraelitesinthedesert.Dr.Staidpointed outthatGodmustpunishsintoremainajust God,andthatChristcametogivemankinda secondchance,thisprovingGodtobemerciful andloving.Dr.StaidassertedthatBishopOxnam holdstheModernisticopinionsofdenialofthe bodilyresurrectionofChrist,thesavingpowerof Christ'sPassion,andAdam'sfall.

Tosumup,fromaCatholicviewpoint,therival bodytotheCommunist-influencedWorldCouncil ofChurchescombinesapoliteformofanti-Catholicismwithanti-modernismandanti-Communism --andthat,Isuppose,isthebestthatcanbeexpectedwhileProtestantscontinuetoprotest againsttheChurch.

Theyknow,aswedo,thatHromadkacouldnotget

Thesecondspeaker,Dr.CarlMcIntyre,aPresbyterianministerfromU.S.A.pleasednonCatholicsintheaudiencewithclaimsthat theCatholicChurchputtheBiblebeneaththe ChurchandPope,andthatthe"Reformation" occurredtoputtheBibleabovechurches.He lamentedthefactthattheModernistsweretaking thescissorstotheBibleandtellingBible-readers thattheyneednotbelievethisorthatintheGood

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letnowhere.inanyac-ton'ssuggestionthatmere-

experiencedonvisitingRomanCatho-tieshaverepliedthatSena-

ChavezisaCatholic,

IfGodisthefirstcauselitchurches. andthathemadethe ceptedscientifictheory,lynaturallawscouldnotofallthings,thatisin-ft.:YoumustfeelthatthetheBlessedSacrament,orchargesquotedbyRupert hasitbeenfoundneces-accountforalldevelop-consistentwithscientificonlychoiceconfrontingyoubeforeanyothershrinesinLockwood. narytopostulatethementsintheuniverseandtheorywhosefundamentalisbetweenthefryingpanthechurch,isanentirely existenceofanysortofathatGodmustdirectlyin-postulateisthataso-andthefire! optionalmatter,whichmayThereasonfortheattack God. terveneattimestopreservecalled"effect"doesnotButyoucanbesuitesureormaynotbeadoptedinonBudenzwaspolitical.

R.:Naturallyforthethestabilityofthecosmicnecessarilyimplyaso-thattheCatholicChurchthischurchorthat. TheDemocraticPartywas embarrassedbytherevela- physicalsciencesarecon-system. called"cause." willnotbewillingtoreceiveAgain,theburningoftransofCommunistpene- cernedwithparticularfieldsLaplacedeclaredthatR.:ThescientifictheoryYouonanybasisofchoosingvotive.candlesisbutonetrationintoGovernmentde- ofexperiencerestrictedtoGodhadimplantedintheyoumentionisnomorethelesseroftwoevils. smallexternalexpressionofpartments. thematerialobjectsanduniverseallthenaturalthanatheory.Itisanas-Onlyanabsoluteconvic-devotionwhichinnoway forcesaroundus Itsoughttodiscredit Physicallawsnecessaryforsumptionincapableofprooftionofthetruthofthearguestoalackofdevotion

Thusphysicssatisfiesit-it,andthatthesewereanbyanydemonstrationpos-CatholicChurchastheoneinthosewhodonothappenBudenzbysmearinghim selfwithobservingandadequateobjectforthepar-sibletophysicalscience. trueChurchofChristintoadoptit. undertheprotectionofimsystematisingthelawsofticularfieldofinquirypro- thisworldwouldentitleyou munityfromlibelgivento matterinmotion;chemistrypertophysicalscience,ex-Whilstallmodernphyse-tobecomeaCatholic. TherearemanyotherAmericanSenatorsinthe withdescribingthelawsofeludinganyneedtofalletstsagree tainty-Principle" "uncer-AsaCatholicyouwouldexternalwaysinwhichde-House,andthoughttomake thecompositionandtrans-backonthehypothesisof hasbeenfind,ofcourse,thatthereisnotionmaymanifestitself,itmoreformidablebygetfoemationeofsubstances.God'sdirectintervention.introducedbythenewroomforlikesanddislikesandtheremaybeaprofoundtugaCatholicSenatorto

These,andotherphysicalThatinnowayexcludesthequantumphysics,remand-asregardsnon-essentialde-interiordevotionwhich'doit sciences,acceptthematerialfactthatGodexists. ingarevisionofthecasual-notionalpractices. seeksaminimumofout-SenatorChavezcompiled universeasgiven,andtry mechanicalworld-pictureWehavenotallthesamewardmanifestation.Yourwiththeunsavouryrequest Q.:Also.nosuchphenome-previouslyaccepted,both toclassifythefactsabates- outlookinthismatterisal asaGodhaseverMaxPlanckandEinsteintastesreligiouslyany

morethat

heshouldundertake edwithinitandtoformu- thaninotherthings,and beenpredictedbyscien-havedeclaredthatanywithoutcondemningforms togethertoonarrowand censorious. thetask. latethephysicallawstotitletheory. TheCatholicpressin whichtheyconform. judgmentthatthereforeaofpietythatappealtoQ.:Ioncevisitedthewell-Americawasunanimousin Contenting themselvesR.:YouarethinkingonlyuniversalandrigidlawofotherswearequitefreetoknownChurchofSt. withthatsphereofactivity,intermsofthesensiblecasualityhasnovalidityislimitourselvestothosePatrick,SohoSquare.brandinghimasguiltyofa theyrightlyleaveittorea-andmaterialphenomenaofamythologicalandmeta-whichhappentoappealtoTwolittlecandlesbeforeviciousviolationofboth sonandphilosophytoaskthiscreateduniversewithphysicalopinionrestingonus. theBlessedSacrament;truthandChristiancharity. howthematerialuniversewhichphysicalscienceisnothingbywayofproof. Butinallessentialmat-some30orsobeforeOurQ.:SenatorChavezsaidhe cametoexistatall,whatconcerned.

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Butevenwerewetoholdtorsoffaith,worshipandLady'sAltar, protested,asaCatholic aretherelativevaluesofNaturallyitsobservations andanAmerican,against withphysicistslikeHeiser-disciplineyouwouldhavetoR.:Andyouwerescan- thingscontainedwithinit,andconclusionsarerestrict- theuseBudenzwasmak-

thatwecannolongerbeatonewithallotherdalised!Icanonlyassure theultimatepurposeofedtopredictionsofwhatis ingoftheCatholicChurch itall. likelytobethebehaviourrelyuponauniversalphysi-Catholics.Needlesstosay,you-quiteunnecessarilyasashieldtocoverhis callawofcausality,andyouwouldwanttobe,ifyouAsIhaveexplainee,toyou Q.:Sincephysicalscienceofcreatedelementswithin dubioustestimony;that that.foranadequatein-reallyhadtheCatholictheburningofvotiveBudenzhadtwowivesat hasnotfounditnecessarythematerialuniverse. terpretationofthematerialfaith. candlesisonlyonesmall topostulatetheexistenceItisnotinaposition

tothe

sametime;andthat universethehumanmindQ.:Ifeelthat,inCatholicandoptional'externalwayhewasguiltyofpaying ofGod.itexcludesandaffirmordenyanything ofmanifestingone'sdevo- bitmusthaverecoursetofourchurches,devotiontoOur FirstCauseorCreatorofrealitiestranscending improperattentionstohis thedifferentandmutuallyin-Ladyisoverdone,atthe theUniverse. materialorder. consistentmathematicalsys-expenseofdevotiontotion. NowtakeyourChurchofadopteddaughter,Louise IleItdoesnot.ItmerelyQ.:Thereforethatthereis Gahlen. terns,thatwouldinnowayOurLord. St.Patrick.ACatholicen- abstractsfromthatprob.aGodisinconsistentwithaffecttheargumentfortheFt.:YoumayfeellikethatteringtherewoulddosoR.:AsIremarkedlast lemasnotbeingwithinthescience, existenceofGodastheatpresent.Butyou'llgrowprimarilytovisitOurLordweek,RupertLockwood's scopeofitsmethodsofin-R.:Nonsense.Physical"First-Cause"ofallthings.outofsuchideasasyouintheBlessedSacrament.chargethatBudenzwasa ouiry.andnotbeingirnme-science,relyingonobser- progressinyourunderstand- Havingpaidtheexter-bigamistwasquiteuntrue, diatelyconnectedwiththenationandexperiment,isTheideaof"cause"is onlyananalogicalconceptingoftheCatholicreligion;naltributetoareverentevenasthissamechargeby particularobjectsofthatnottheonlyscience. andif,inGod'sgoodness,genuflectiontoHim,presentU.S.Senatewasquiteun- whenappliedtoGod,notto inquiry. Therearesciencesof bethoughtofstrictlyinyoudoattaintothegreatonthealtar,thatCatholichamentaryprivilegeinthe

ThegreatFrenchscien-logic,ofethics,ofaesthetics, tist,Laplace,saidthatheevenofhistory,whichdealtermsofphysicalandnat-giftoftheCatholicfaith,wouldspendsometimebe-SenatorChavezunderpardid causes. you'llseethingsinanewforeHiminprayer. true. notneed"thehypothesiswiththingsbeyondthe lightaltogether. Then,beforeleavingtheNordidSenatorChavez ofGod"forhisscientificin-scopeofphysicalscience;ThebasicconsiderationisIadmitthat,unldsssome-church,hemightgoand terpretationoftheuniverse.andtheyarenotthereforethatnoindividualclementthiegextraordinaryhap- offeranyproofofhischarge lightavotivecandleatOurofmisbehaviouronthepart

Hewasaccusedofdeny-inconsistentwith-ihysicalofthisuniversecontainspens,you'veagoodway ingtheexistenceofGod.science. withinitselfasufficientgoyetbeforethatstageisLady'sAltar,asatributetoofBudenzduringthelatbutatoncerepudiatedsuchYourconclusionsfarout-reasonforitsownexistence.likelytobereached;butheralso.Itwouldbeater'sCommunistdays. anidea.Heinsistedthatrunyourpremises,as

wouldfar

lesserexprpssionofhisHemerelymadethatas- Noelementhasanabso-thereisnoreasonwhyyoudevotionthantherever- theuniverseoweditscrea-betheconclusionofaman sectionintheSenateunder luteneedtoberatherthanshouldbedisheartened.enceandprayershehad tiontoGod. whowoulddenythesym- wholeRomevasn'tbuiltinaday. privilege,althoughithad nottobe.Andthe offeredtoOurLordinthe .....pNe.e.".44,#.4..e4,3444,4x,4*eee.o.e,44),e4.34.4.4..,*.(e4,euniverse,madeupofsuchQ.:IhavebeenintomanyBlessedSacrament. nobearingwhateveron,the elements,isasinsufficientLondonCatholicchurch-Andthathechoseadif-characterofBudenzafterhe lefttheCommunist G.f.KEARNS toexplainitsownexistence aseachofitscomponent es,andhowseldomone seeslightedcandlesbeforeferentkindof'tributeto OurLadyfromthatwhichParty'andwasconverted parts. theBlessedSacrament!heofferedtoOurLordisofbacktotheCatholicChurch.

PIANOandRADIOSHOWROOMSReasoniscompelledto NeItherWestminsternosignificancewhatever. ThechargethatBudenz wasusingtheChurchto CathedralnortheBromp-admitanAbsoluteandSelf- Nowsupposingthat30coverhis"dubioustestiNowundertheManagementof sufficientBeinguponwhosetonOratoryhasprovision forthem,althoughSt.Catholicssuccessivelydid moraywasabsurd,andwas Willtheinsufficientuni- whatthatCatholicdid,andrealisedtobeabsurdbyall JIMMYBEESON versedependsforitsexistence. George'sCathedral. Southwark,had. thenyoucameintothewhoheardit- churchandsaw30candles R.:AllthatisliturgicallyburningbeforeOurLady'sButRupertLockwood,a +4.r... Andphysicalsciencehasnecessaryinachurchaltar,yetnonebeforetheCommunist,couldnotresist absolutelynothingtosaytowheretheBlessedSacra-altaroftheBlessedSacra-servingituptoourown

ForaWideRangeofNewandReconditionedPianosthecontrary.Nowyouturnmentisreservedisalighted watersideworkersinthe ment,doyouthinkitwould VisitST:HAYSTREET(twodoorsfromKingSt.),tosomeremarksaboutre-sanctuarylamp. officialpaperoftheirunion. PERTHorPhoneBA9484 ligion,withwhichIwillTheburningofvotivebereasonabletoargue: Thoseonlywhowanttobe dealnexttime.

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Q.:Yetnowhere.in.anyacceptedscientifictheory, hasitbeenfoundnecessarytopostulatethe exIsteneeofanysortofa God.

R.:Naturally,forthe physicalsciencesareconcernedwithparticularfields ofexperiencerestrictedto thematerialobjectsand forcesaroundus. Thusphysicssatisfiesitselfwithobservingand systematisingthelawsof matterinmotion:chemistry withdescribingthelawsof thecompositionandtransformationsofsubstances.

These,andotherphysical sciences,acceptthematerial universeasgiven,andtry toclassifythefactsobservedwithinitandtoformulatethephysicallawsto whichtheyconform.

Contenting themselves withthatsphereofactivity. theyrightlyleaveittoreasouandphilosophytoask howthematerialuniverse cametoexistatall,what aretherelativevaluesof thingscontainedwithinit, andtheultimatepurposeof itall.

Q.:Sincephysicalscience hasnotfounditnecessary topostulatetheexistence ofGod.itexcludesand FirstCauseor.Creatorof theUniverse.

R.:Itdoesnot.Itmerely abstractsfromthatproblemasnotbeingwithinthe scopeofitsmethodsofinquiry.andnotbeingimmediatelyconnectedwiththe particularobjectsofthat inquiry.

ThegreatFrenchscientist.Laplace,saidthathe didnotneed"thehypothesis ofGod"forhisscientificInterpretationoftheuniverse.

HewasaccusedofdenyingtheexistenceofGod. butatoncerepudiatedsuch anidea.Heinsistedthat theuniverseoweditscreationtoGod.

ton'ssuggestionthatmerelynatu"allawscouldnot accountforalldevelopmentsintheuniverseand thatGodmustdirectlyinterveneattimestopreserve thestabilityofthecosmic system.

Laplacedeclaredthat Godhadimplantedinthe universeallthenatural Physicallawsnecessaryfor it,andthatthesewerean adequateobjectfortheparticularfieldofinquirypropertophysicalscience,excludinganyneedtofall backonthehypothesisof God'sdirectintervention. Thatinnowayexcludesthe factthatGodexists.

Q.:Also.nosuchphenomenonasaGoahasever beenpredictedbyscientifictheory.

termsofthetechnicalandthurch,butalsodisillusioned practicaltradeofapianohaveexperiencedonvisitingmanufacturer.

Q.:IfGodisthefirstcause ofallthings.thatisinconsistentwithscientific theorywhosefundamental postulateisthatasocalled"effect"doesnot necessarilyimplyasocalled"cause."

R.:Thescientifictheory youmentionisnomore thanatheory.Itisanassumptionincapableofproof byanydemonstrationpossibletophysicalscience. Whilstallmodernphysicistsagreethatan"uncertainty-Principle"hasbeen introducedbythenew quantumphysics,nemandingarevisionofthecasualmechanicalworld-picture previouslyaccepted,both MaxPlanckandEinstein havedeclaredthatany judgmentthatthereforea

R.:Youarethinkingonlyuniversalandrigidlawof intermsofthesensiblecasualityhasnovalidityis andmaterialphenomenaofamythologicalandmetathiscreateduniversewithphysicalopinionrestingon whichphysicalscienceisnothingbywayofproof. concerned.

Naturallyitsobservations andconclusionsarerestrictedtopredictionsofwhatis likelytobethebehaviour ofcreatedelementswithin thematerialuniverse. Itisnotinapositionto affirmordenyanythingof realitiestranscendingthe materialorder.

Q.:ThereforethatthereIs aGodisinconsistentwith science.

R.:Nonsense.Physical science.relyingonobservationandexperiment,is nottheonlyscience.

Therearesciencesof logic,ofethics,ofaesthetics, evenofhistory,whichdeal withthingsbeyondthe scopeofphysicalscience; andtheyarenottherefore inconsistentwitlscience.

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Theideaof"cause"is onlyananalogicalconcept whenappliedtoGod,notto bethoughtofstrictlyin termsofphysicalandnaturalcauses.

Thebasicconsiderationis thatnoindividualelement ofthisuniversecontains withinitselfasufficient reasonforitsownexistence.

Noelementhasanabsoluteneedtoberatherthan nottobe.Andthewhole universe,madeupofsuch elements,isasinsufficient toexplainitsownexistence aseachofitscomponent parts.

Reasoniscompelledto admitanAbsoluteandSelfsufficientBeinguponwhose Willtheinsufficientuniversedependsforitsexistence.

licchurches.

II.:Youmustfeelthatthe onlychoiceconfrontingyou isbetweenthefryingpan andthefire!

ButyoucanbeQuitesure thattheCatholicChurch willnotbewillingtoreceive youonanybasisofchoosing thelesseroftwoevils. Onlyanabsoluteconvictionofthetruthofthe CatholicChurchastheone trueChurchofChristin thisworldwouldentitleyou tobecomeaCatholic.

AsaCatholicyouwould find,ofcourse,thatthereis roomforlikesanddislikes asregardsnon-essentialdevotionalpractices. Wehavenotallthesame tastesreligiouslyanymore thaninotherthings,and withoutcondemningforms ofpietythatappealto otherswearequitefreeto limitourselvestothose whichhappentoappealto us. Butinallessentialmattersoffaith,worshipand disciplineyouwouldhaveto beatonewithallother Catholics.Needlesstosay, youwouldwanttobe,ifyou reallyhadtheCatholic faith. Q.:Ifeelthat.inCatholic churches,devotiontoOur Ladyisoverdone,atthe expenseofdevotionto OurLord.

R.:Youmayfeellikethat atpresent.Butyou'llgrow outofsuchideasasyou progressinyourunderstandingoftheCatholicreligion; andif,inGod'sgoodness, youdoattaintothegreat giftoftheCatholicfaith, you'llseethingsinanew lightaltogether. Iadmitthat,unlesssomethinextraordinaryhappens,you'veagoodwayto goyetbeforethatstageis likelytobereached:but thereisnoreasonwhyyou shouldbedisheartened. Rome'asn'tbuiltinaday.

Q.:Ihavebeenintomany LondonCatholicchurches,andhowseldomone seeslightedcandlesbefore theBlessedSacrament! NeitherWestminster CathedralnortheStomptonOratoryhasprovision forthem,althoughSt. George'sCathedral, Southwark,had. R.:Allthatisliturgically Andphysicalsciencehasnecessaryinachurch absolutelynothingtosaytowheretheBlessedSacrathecontrary.Nowyouturnmentisreservedisalighted tosomeremarksaboutre-sanctuarylamp. ligion,withwhichIwillTheburningofvotive dealnexttime. candlesbeforethealtarof

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with Roman theBlessedSacrament,or beforeanyothershrinesin thechurch,isanentirely optionalmatter,whichmay ormaynotbeadoptedin thischurchorthat.

Again,theburningof votive_candlesisbutone smallexternalexpressionof devotionwhichinnoway arguestoalackofdevotion inthosewhodonothappen toadoptit. Therearemanyother externalwaysinwhichdevotionmaymanifestitself, andtheremaybeaprofound interiordevotionwhich seeksaminimumofoutwardmanifestation.Your outlookinthismatterisaltogethertoonarrowand censorious.

Q.:IoncevisitedthewellknownChurchofSt. Patrick,SohoSquare. Twolittlecandlesbefore theBlessedSacrament: some30orsobeforeOur Lady'sAltar.

R.:Andyouwerescandalised!Icanonlyassure you-quiteunnecessarily. AsIhaveexplainedtoyou, theburningofvotive candlesisonlyonesmall andoptionalexternalway ofmanifestingone'sdevotion. NowtakeyourChurchof St.Patrick.ACatholicenteringtherewoulddoso primarilytovisitOurLord intheBlessedSacrament.

Havingpaidtheexternaltributetoareverent genuflectiontoHim,present onthealtar,thatCatholic wouldspendsometimebeforeHiminprayer.

Then,beforeleavingthe church,hemightgoand lightavotivecandleatOur Lady'sAltar,asatributeto heralso.Itwouldbea farlesserexpressionofhis devotionthanthereverenceandprayershehad offeredtoOurLordinthe BlessedSacrament.

Andthathechoseadifferentkindof'tributeto OurLadyfromthatwhich heofferedtoOurLordisof nosignificancewhatever.

Nowsupposingthat30 Catholicssuccessivelydid whatthatCatholicdid,and thenyoucameintothe churchandsaw30candles burningbeforeOurLady's altar,yetnonebeforethe altaroftheBlessedSacrament,doyouthinkitwould bereasonabletoargue:"Thesepeoplehave30 timesasmuchdevotionto OurLadyasthatwhichthey havetoOurLord?"

Suchashallow,superficialjudgment,ignoringso manyotherandvitalfactorsinthecase,wouldbe absurdonthefaceofit.I donotthinkmoreneedbe saidaboutit.

G.M.,Milson'sPoint: Writinginthe"Maritime Worker,"ofSeptemberG. 1955,RuperLockwood,the Con-nnunist,saysthatsome timeago,"risingintheV.A. SenatetospeakasaWho. 110,SealernnisChaves° nudeonattacDeksotheeau-

R.:Sincereceivingyourletter,inresponsetoairmail enquiries,CatholicauthoritieshaverepliedthatSenatorChavezisaCatholic, andthathemadethe chargesquotedbyRupert Lockwood.

Thereasonfortheattack on TheBudenzwaspolitical.

DemocraticPartywas embarrassedbytherevelationsofCommunistpenetrationintoGovernmentdepartments.

Itsoughttodiscredit Budenzbysmearinghim undertheprotectionofimmunityfromlibelgivento AmericanSenatorsinthe House,andthoughttomake itmoreformidablebyget- tingaCatholicSenatorto doit.

SenatorChavezcompiled withtheunsavouryrequest thatheshouldundertake thetask.

TheCatholicpressin Americawasunanimousin brandinghimasguiltyofa viciousviolationofboth truthandChristiancharity. 0.:SenatorChavezsaidhe protested,asaCatholio andanAmerican,against theuseBudenzwasmakingoftheCatholicChurch asashieldtocoverhis dubioustestimony;that Budenzhadtwowivesat thesametime;andthat hewasguiltyofpayingimproperattentionstohis adopteddaughter,Louise Gahien.

R.:AsIremarkedlast week,RupertLockwood's chargethatBudenzwasa bigamistwasquiteuntrue, evenasthissamechargeby U.S.Senatewasquiteunliamentaryprivilegeinthe SenatorChavezunderpartrue. NordidSenatorChavez offeranyproofofhischarge ofmisbehaviouronthepart ofBudenzduringthelatter'sCommunistdays. HemerelymadethatassertionintheSenateunder privilege,althoughithad nobearingwhateveron,the characterofBudenzafter helefttheCommunist Party,andwasconverted backtotheCatholicChurch.

ThechargethatBudenz wasusingtheChurchto coverhis"dubioustestimony"wasabsurd,andwas realisedtobeabsurdbyall whoheardit. ButRupertLockwood,a Communist.couldnotresist servingituptoourown watersideworkersinthe officialpaperoftheirunion. Thoseonlywhowanttobe impressedbysuchthings willbeimpressedbythem.

Otherswillestimatethem attheirtrueworth,ona levelwithmanyofRupert Lockwood'sownstatements inthefamous"Document J,"whichthePetrovCommissiondescribedas"false andfilthy."SuchCommunisttactics canserveonlytodiscredit Communismitselfinthe eyesofalldecentpeople.

Themanwhocontinually watchestheclockusually dosonasoneofthehandle. ...TontClifford.

FilipinoPresident-patriot, ManuelQuezon,oncesaidthat hewouldratherseehiscountry run"likehellbytheFilipinos thanlikeheavenbyAmericans.'

Youdon'thavetoseeTheydonotwant,of MuchofAsiancolonialismcourse,toberemindedreinpracticeoritsremnantsgularlyandostentatiously innowindependentcoun-aboutthis-whichisalso triestoatleastsympathiseunderstandable-butwould Stronglywithwhatisim-prefertogettheoutsidehelp pliedinacommentofthisquietlyandmakethemost kind, outwardlyoftheirownef-

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threecenturiesofsubordinationtotheDutch,stands today.

gardedasreassuringbythe Westernmind.

ism,supportedthelegitimatenationalmovement andcameoutstronglyagainstcolonialism.

ofthedangersofextremespiritualbesidesphysical nationalismandCommun-developmentofthepeople, tostimulatetoleranceand respectforpeople'sreligiousviews,andtoprovide religiouseducationinconformitywiththewishesof theparents.

Fundamentally,Asianforts. peoplearenodifferentfromYoudon'thavetospend anyothers.Mostofall,longinAsiabeforeyoufind theywanttoruntheirownyourselfacknowledgingthat, countries.Manyofthem,ifundernormalconditions,it notall,knowtheyhaveamightbepreferabletoset fundamentalmoralrightto,theAsiancountriesgiven dothat. independenceandleftto Theyknowitwaswronglmanage evenmuddlethatforcenturiestheywere notallowedtodoit.They rightlyresentthefactthat forfartoolongWestern nationsexploitedthcireconomicandotherresources andfailedtoputbackanythinglikesufficientinreturn.

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-Havingregardtotheconditioninwhichthecolonial Powersleftthem-unertaincated,politicallyimmatureandeconomicallyin-secure-itmaybetruethat inasensetheyhavebeen abitover-eagertoruff

ontheirown,ratherthan perpetuatecolonialism.

Inthevernacular,it mightbebetterforthemto "sweatitout"ontheirown, ,maybereachingrock-bottomandallowingthingsto becomeevenworsefor themselvesbeforetheystart togetbetter,ratherthan continuethecolonialregime orfailtoassistcountries releasedfromcolonialism.

IstressthatitIs"under normalconditions"thatsuch apolicy,despitsitsobvious shortcomings,mightberegardedasacceptable.

Butunfortunatelyfor everythingundertheirownAsiaandtheworld,these steam. arenotnormaltimes.What

Ifthatistrue,theirover-makesthemprofoundlyabnormaltimesisthepresence inAsiaaselsewhereofthe Soviet-Communistelement. eagernessmustbeunderstoodandthefactorsthat prompteditmustbetaken fullyintoconsideration.

Theyhadsufferedso much,beenexploitedforso long,andleftinsuchadistressedcondition,thatitis completelyunderstandable that,oncegrantedpolitical independence,theywanted toridthemselvesofalloutsideinfluence,standon theirownfeet,showthe worldthattheywerecapableofmanagingontheir own.

Inmost,ifnotallcases, theywerenotcapableof effectingthenecessaryadjustmentsontheirown (howcouldyouexpectthem tobe?)andtheirleaders haveknownthathelplike thatprovidedbytheColomboPlan.U.N.TechnicalAstoetanceprogrammes,Americanaid,andthelikewere

MarxismObscures

Leftcompletelytotheir ownresourcesandinitiative. ItishardtoseehownewlyreleasedcountriesofAsia -andthisappliestolarger countrieslikethePhilippines,India,Burma,Indonesiaandtherest-could stopthemselvesfrombeing swallowedupbyCommunism.

AfterwhatIwasableto seeandlearnofIndonesia latterly,itismyopinion thattheoutsideworld-includingAustralia-hasnot acquiredanythinglikeafull andbalancedunderstanding ofwhatisgoingonwithin theterritory.ofournearest neighbour-acountrywhose welfareandsecurityare morecloselytiedinwith ourownthanthoseofany othercountry.

ThevisitortoIndonesia today,whocanpenetrate beyondthedifficultobstaclesinthewayofgetting aclearpicture,ifheissurprisedatall,issurprisedto findthatthingsarenot worse,butbetter,thanhe hadbeenledtobelieve. ThisisnottosaythatIndonesiahasnotgotlarge andcomplicatedproblems andmuchunfinishedbusinessonitshands.Ithas-

Isaidthattherearenot unpleasantsurprisesawaitingthefair-mindedobserverinIndonesia.Someare ofspecialinteresttoCatholics.

Theyalsoannounceddevelopmentalmovesinrelationtoseminaries,higher education,publishing,CatholicAction,layapostolate, andevenanewsserviceto becontactedbyP"enabur," localvernacularCatholic newspaper.

IfoundtheCatholicsof IndonesiahappyandreassuredbythecircumstancesinwhichCatholicism operatesinIndonesia.

ItmaycomeasasurprisetoAustralianCatholics tolearnthatinIndonesia Catholicschoolsreceivefinancialassistancefromthe Government,asdoorphanages,hospitalsandotherinstitutions.Verycordialand fruitfulrelationsexistbetweenChurchandStatein thissphere.

Indonesiahasalongand genuinetraditionofreligioustolerance.Catholics numberonlyonein80,and thenationispredominantly Moslem.

Butfollowersofthe differentreligionsare tolerantandwell-disposedtowardsoneanother,eveninthe sphereofpractical Politicallyandotherwise,theMoslem elementinIndonesian lifeisresponsibleand notaggressive-apart fromasmallextremist wingthatgetslittle sympathyorsupport fromtheworthysectionsofthecommunity.

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TheCommunistfactor must-betakenintoaccount, althoughitisnecessaryto remindthatemphasisonit mustneverbeallowedto submergeothervitalconsiderations-anerrorthat manypeoplemaketoday.

andCommunismishighon thelist,asarefactorslike education,politicalmaturity,ity,economicstability, andthemaintenanceof generallawandorder.

Thoughtsofthiskindare relevanttoanassessmentof whereIndonesia,nowenteringthesixthyearofindeTle,essary. nenclenceaftermorethan

ButIndonesianleaders knowthisandaremanfully tacklingtheproblemsthat exist.Whatneedstobesaid is,thatbeforeyouare temptedtothrowstonesat existingperformanceand recentachievement,there arecertainthingsyoumust ponderon.

StoteOfChurch

AustralianCatholics, whoarefamiliarwith the"sectarianques- tion'intheirown country,willquickly discoverthatafar healthiersituationexistsinIndonesia,and showseverysignof continuing.

Article43assertsthat theStateisbasedonbelief inGod;eachcitizenisguaranteedfreedomtoembrace thereligionofhischoice andtoperformhisreligious duties;equalprotectionby OneofthemostpleasanttheStateisaccordedtoall surpriesofalltothenew-recognisedreligiousassocomertoIndonesiaistociationsandorganisations. discoverthe"PantjaSila."

thefiveplanksoffundamentalfactorssetoutinthe provisional Constitution uponwhichthenewIndonesianRepublicandnation arebased.

PerhapsCatholicscanbe forgivenforbeingalittle astonishedbythesimilarity betweenthesepointsand keyCatholicPhenomena.

TheyarefaithinGod, humanity,nationalconscience,democracyand socialjustice.

Constitution

OnDecembertothe peopleof-Indonesiavoted toelectaConstituentAssemblytodeterminethe permanentConstitution.Althoughthereareelements inIndonesiathatwouldbe gladtoseethePantieSila andsomeotherpropositions disappearfromtheConstitution,thereseemslittle doubtthatthissplendid foundationtonationallife willberetainedinallits importantparticulars.

Thegeneraltenorofthe Constitutioncanbeindicatedfurtherbysomeofits provisions.

Article18upholdsfreedomofreligionandconscience.Allsectionsofthe community,undertheConstitution,havetherightto takepartinpublicaffairs andtheauthoritiesmustnot fnvodranygrouporsection.

Isitnecessarytopoint outthatthereareChristian countriesso-calledwhose constitutionallawsarenot nearlyasspecificandreassuring,inrelationto Christianperformance,when placedunderamicroscope?

TherearepartsofIndonesiatodaythatarestrongly Catholic.Bestexamplesare FloresandTimorIslands, especiallytheformer,which isaflourishingCatholic centre,wherethebIg majorityofpeopleare Catholics.

AlthoughtheIndonesian GovernmentbeforetheSeptemberelections(whichdisarmedmanycynicsbythe excellentwayinwhichthey wereconducted)depended onacoalitionoftheNationalistandCommunist Parties, CatholicParty leaderKasimohasindicated thatthenewCabinetthat willbeformedinMarchis likelytobeacoalitionof Moslems,Nationalists,Socialists,Protestantsand Catholics,andthatitwillbe firmlynon-Communist.

'AsMr.Kasimopointed outjustbeforehelefton hisrecenttriptoEurope, allthattheCatholicChurch asksandneedsinIndonesia todayisreasonablefreedom -thekindoffreedomthat isregardedasasinequa noninthemorematureand historicallyolderdemocracies.

ThusthereisaCatholic politicalpartyinIndonesia. Ithasbeenfoundedupon andfunctionsaccordingto properCatholicprinciples, inthatitisindependentof theofficialChurch,whichit doesnotseektoinvolvein itspracticalaffairs.TheIndonesianCatholicPartywas wellsupportedintherecent election.Thefiguresprove thatmanymorethanCatholicsvotedforitscandidates.

TheCatholicPartyleader, IgnaceJ.Kasimo,isa memberoftheMinistry, holdingtheportfolioof EconomicAffairs.

Catholiccandidateswill numberabout10inthenew Parliament.Onapopulationbasis,thatisaboutfour timeslargerthanthenumberthatwouldbeexpected underproportionalrepresentationvoting,ifonly CatholicsvotedforCatholic Partycandidates.

Towardstheendofthe lastyearthefirstallIndonesiaconferenceof Catholicecclesiasticalleaders(VicarsandPrefects-

Youinsistremindyourself ofandtakeintoaccountthe pasthistoryofthecountry, theattitudesthathavebeen developedbythathistoryin themindsofleadersand people,themagnitudeofthe tasksthatconfrontIndonesianleaderstoday,the disinclinationofthoseleaderstoturnwithoutinhibitiontothe"West"forhelp, 'hepossibility(understandableifnotprudent)that theymayturntoelements intheworldthatarenotre-Apostolic),whilstwarning 4

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movementhasbeenstrongly developedinrecent.years.

HappyCondition

TheConstitutionaffirms therightofprivateorgani- sationstoconductsocial andcharitableinstitutions andschools. Naturally,itIstothe UnderVice-PresidentPantjaSila,whichhappily Hattatheco-operativeisveryfamiliartothe generalbodyofIndonesian citizens,thattheCatholics ofIndonesiapoint-indis-

TheConstitutioninArticle 38(1)statesthatthe nation'seconomyis"organ-cussingthequestionof usedonaco-operativefreedom;andtheyarecon- baisfidentthatthepresentsitArticle39saysthefamilyuation(marredonlyby hastherighttobepro-somedifficultiesinrelation tected"bysocietyandthetoforeignmissionaries)will State."Article41imposescontinue.

onthepublicauthoritiesthe obligationtoassistthe(Continuedonpage8)

FilipinoPresident-patriot, ManuelQuezon,oncesaidthat hewouldratherseehiscountry run"likehellbytheFilipinos thanlikeheavenbyAmericans.'

Youdon'thavetosee muchofAsiancolonialism inpracticeorItsremnants innowindependentcountriestoatleastsympathise Stronglywithwhatisimpliedinacommentofthis kind.

Theydonotwant,of course,toberemindedregularlyandostentatiously aboutthis-whichisalso understandable-butwould prefertogettheoutsidehelp quietlyandmakethemost outwardlyoftheirownefforts.

Fundamentally,Asian peoplearenodifferentfrom anyothers.Mostofall, theywanttoruntheirown countries.Manyofthem,if notall,knowtheyhavea fundamentalmoralrightto dothat.

Theyknowitwaswrong thatforcenturiestheywere notallowedtodoit.They rightlyresentthefactthat forfartoolongWestern nationsexploitedtheireconomicandotherresources andfailedtoputbackanythinglikesufficientinreturn.

DesireToBeFree

Havingregardtotheconditioninwhichthecolonial Powersleftthem-unereducated,politicallyimmatureandeconomicallyin-secure-itmaybetruethat inasensetheyhavebeen bitover-eagertoruff everythingundertheirown steam.

Ifthatistrue,theirovereagernessmustbeunderstoodandthefactorsthat prompteditmustbetaken fullyintoconsideration.

Theyhadsufferedso much,beenexploitedforso long,andleft,insuchadistressedcondition,thatitis completelyunderstandable that,oncegrantedpolitical independence,theywanted toridthemselvesofalloutsideinfluence,standon theirownfeet,showthe worldthattheywerecapableofmanagingontheir own.

Inmost,ifnotallcases, theywerenotcapableof effectingthenecessaryadjustmentsontheirown (howcouldyouexpectthem tobe?)andtheirleaders haveknownthathelplike thatprovidedbytheColomboPlan,U.N.TechnicalAssietanceprogrammes,Americanaid,andthelikewere

Youdon'thavetospend longinAsiabeforeyoufind yourselfacknowledgingthat, undernormalconditions,it mightbepreferabletosee theAsiancountriesgiven independenceandleftto manage-evenmuddleontheirown,ratherthan perpetuatecolonialism.

Inthevernacular,It mightbebetterforthemto "sweatitout"ontheirown, maybereachingrock-bottornandallowingthingsto becomeevenworsefor themselvesbeforetheystart togetbetter,ratherthan continuethecolonialregime orfailtoassistcountries releasedfromcolonialism.

IstressthatitIs"under normalconditions"thatsuch apolicy,despitsitsobvious shortcomings,mightberegardedasacceptable.

Butunfortunatelyfor Asiaandtheworld,these arenotnormaltimes.What makesthemprofoundlyabnormaltimesisthepresence inAsiaaselsewhereofthe Soviet-Communistelement.

MarxismObscures

Leftcompletelytotheir ownresourcesandinitiative, itishardtoseehownewlyreleasedcountriesofAsia -andthisappliestolarger countrieslikethePhilippines,India,Burma,Indonesiaandtherest-could stopthemselvesfrombeing swallowedupbyCommunism.

TheCommunistfactor mustbetakenintoaccount, althoughitisnecessaryto remindthatemphasisonit mustneverbeallowedto submergeothervitalconsiderations-anerrorthat manypeoplemaketoday.

Thoughtsofthiskindare relevanttoanassessmentof whereIndonesia,nowenteringthesixthyearofindenecessary. pendenceaftermorethan

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threecenturiesofsubordinationtotheDutch,stands today.

AfterwhatIwasableto seeandlearnofIndonesia latterly,itismyopinion thattheoutsideworld-includingAustralia-hasnot acquiredanythinglikeafull andbalancedunderitanding ofwhatisgoingonwithin theterritory.ofournearest neighbour-acountrywhose welfareandsecurityare morecloselytiedinwith ourownthanthoseofany othercountry. ThevisitortoIndonesia today,whocanpenetrate beyondthedifficultobstaclesinthewayofgetting aclearpicture,ifheissurprisedatall,issurprisedto findthatthingsarenot worse,butbetter,thanhe hadbeenledtobelieve. ThisisnottosaythatIndonesiahasnotgotlarge andcomplicatedproblems andmuchunfinishedbust-

gardedasreassuringbythe Westernmind. Isaidthattherearenot unpleasantsurprisesawaitingthefair-mindedobserverinIndonesia.Someare ofspecialinteresttoCatholics.

IfoundtheCatholicsof IndonesiahappyandreassuredbythecircumstancesinwhichCatholicism operatesinIndonesia.

ItmaycomeasasurprisetoAustralianCatholics tolearnthatinIndonesia Catholicschoolsreceivefinancialassistancefromthe Government,asdoorphanages,hospitalsandotherinstitutions.Verycordialand fruitfulrelationsexistbetweenChurchandStatein thissphere.

Indonesiahasalongand genuinetraditionofreligioustolerance.Catholics numberonlyonein80,and thenationispredominantly nessonitshands.Ithas-Moslem.

Butfollowersofthe differentreligionsare tolerantandwell-disposedtowardsoneanother,evenInthe sphereofpractical

ism,supportedthelegitimatenationalmovement andcameoutstrongly againstcolonialism.

ofthedangersofextremespiritualbesidesphysical nationalismandCommun-developmentofthepeople, tostimulatetoleranceand respectforpeople'sreligiousviews,andtoprovide religiouseducationinconformitywiththewishesof theparents.

Theyalsoannounceddevelopmentalmovesinrelationtoseminaries,higher education,publishing,CatholicAction,layapostolate, andevenanewsserviceto beconductedbyP"enabur," localvernacularCatholic newspaper.

Oneofthemostpleasant surpriesofalltothenewcomertoIndonesiaisto discoverthe"PantjaSila," thefiveplanksoffundamentalfactorssetoutinthe provisional Constitution uponwhichthenewIndonesianRepublicandnation arebased.

PerhapsCatholicscanbe forgivenfor.-beingalittle astonishedbythesimilarity betweenthesepointsand keyCatholicphenomena.

TheyarefaithinGod, humanity,nationalconscience,democracyand socialjustice.

Constitution

Article43assertsIna, theStateisbasedonbelief inGod;eachcitizenisguaranteedfreedomtoembrace thereligionofhischoice andtoperformhisreligious duties;equalprotectionby theStateisaccordedtoill recognisedreligiousassociationsandorganisations.

Isitnecessarytopoint outthatthereareChristian countriesso-calledwhose constitutionallawsarenot nearlyasspecificandreassuring,inrelationto Christianperformance,when placedunderamicroscope?

TherearepartsofIndonesiatodaythatarestrongly Catholic.Bestexamplesare FloresandTimorIslands, especiallytheformer,which isaflourishingCatholic centre,wherethebIg majorityofpeopleere Catholics.

MANUELQUEZON

andCommunismIshighon thelist,asarefactorslike education,politicalmaturity,ity,economicstability, andthemaintenanceof generallawandorder.

ButIndonesianleaders knowthisandaremanfullytacklingtheproblemsthat exist.Whatneedstobesaid is,thatbeforeyouare temptedtothrowstonesat existingperformanceand recentachievement,there arecertainthingsyoumust ponderon.

StateOfChurch

Youmustremindyourself ofandtakeintoaccountthe pasthistoryofthecountry,theattitudesthathavebeen developedbythathistoryin themindsofleadersand people,themagnitudeofthe tasksthatconfrontIndonesianleaderstoday,the disinclinationofthoseleaderstoturnwithoutinhibitiontothe"West"forhelp, thepossibility(understand- ableifnotprudent)that theymayturntoelements intheworldthatarenotre-

Politicallyandotherwise,theMoslem elementinIndonesian lifeIsresponsibleand notaggressive-apart fromasmallextremist wingthatgetslittle sympathyorsupport fromtheworthysectionsofthecommunity. AustralianCatholics, whoarefamiliarwith the"sectarianquestion"intheirown country,willquickly discoverthatafar healthiersituationexistsinIndonesia,and showseverysignof continuing. ThusthereisaCatholic politicalpartyinIndonesia. Ithasbeenfoundedupon andfunctionsaccordingto properCatholicprinciples, inthatitisindependentof theofficialChurch,whichit doesnotseektoinvolvein itspracticalaffairs.TheIndonesianCatholicPartywas wellsupportedintherecent election.Thefiguresprove thatmanymorethanCatholicsvotedforitscandidates.

TheCatholicPartyleader, IgnaceJ.Kasimo,isa memberoftheMinistry, holdingtheportfolioof EconomicAffairs.

OnDecemberlethe peopleof-Indonesiavoted toelectaConstituentAssemblytodeterminethe permanentConstitution.Althoughthereareelements inIndonesiathatwouldbe gladtoseethePantjaSila andsomeotherpropositions disappearfromtheConstitution,thereseemslittle doubtthatthissplendid foundationtonationallife willberetainedinallits importantparticulars.

Constitutioncanbeindicatedfurtherbysomeofits provisions.

Article18upholdsfreedomofreligionandconscience.Allsectionsofthe community,undertheConstitution,havetherightto takepartinpublicaffairs andtheauthoritiesmustnot favodranygrouporsection.

TheConstitutionaffirms therightofprivateorganisationstoconductsocial andcharitableinstitutions andschools. UnderVice-President Hattatheco-operative movementhasbeenstrongly developedinrecent.years. TheConstitutioninArticle 38(1)statesthatthe nation'seconomyis"organisedonaco-operative basis." Article39saysthefamily hastherighttobeprotected"bysocietyandthe State."Article41imposes onthepublicauthoritiesthe obligationtoassistthe

Thegeneraltenorofthe Catholiccandidateswill numberabout10inthenew Parliament.Onapopulationbasis,thatisaboutfour timeslargerthanthenumberthatwouldbeexpected tinderproportionalrepresentationvoting,ifonly CatholicsvotedforCatholic Partycandidates.

Towardstheendofthe lastyearthefirstallIndonesiaconferenceof Catholicecclesiasticalleaders(VicarsandPrefectsApostolic),whilstwarning

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AlthoughtheIndonesian GovernmentbeforetheSeptemberelectionswhichdisarmedmanycynicsbythe excellentwayinwhichthey wereconducted)depended onacoalitionoftheNationalistandCommunist Parties,CatholicParty leaderKasimohasindicated thatthenewCabinetthat willbeformedinMarchis likelytobeacoalitionof Moslems,Nationalists,Socialists,Protestantsand Catholics,andthatitwillbe firmlynon-Communist.

'AsMr.Kasimopointed outjustbeforehelefton hisrecenttriptoEurope, allthattheCatholicChurch asksandneedsinIndonesia todayisreasonablefreedom -thekindoffreedomthat isregardedasasinequa noninthemorematureand historicallyolderdemocracies.

HappyCondition

Naturally,itIstothe PantjaSila,whichhappily isveryfamiliartothe generalbodyofIndonesian citizens,thattheCatholics ofIndonesiapoint-indiscussingthequestionof freedom;andtheyareconfidentthatthepresentsituation(marredonlyby somedifficultiesinrelation toforeignmissionaries)will continue.

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BritainWillNotHarm ChurchStatusInMalta

LONDON,Jan.27:PrimeMinisterSir AnthonyEdenhasstatedintheHouseof CommonsherethattheBritishgovernment willtakenoactiontoprejudicethepositionof theChurchinMalta,scheduledtovoteinFebruaryfororagainstintegrationwahthe UnitedKingdom.

ThePrimeMinistermade hisstatementinanswertoa requestbyWilliamreeling, CatholicMemberofParliament.

Mr.'feelinghadaskedthat SirAnthonymakepublicthe guaranteeshehadgiven earlierindiscussionsregardingthefutureoftheChurch inMalta.

Malta,asmallislandinthe MediterraneanSea,isatpresentaBritishcolony.Its populationofabout320,000is 9percentCatholic.

TheMalteseLabourParty headedbyPrimeMinister DominicMintoff,aCatholic believestheisland'spoor economicpositionwouldbe improvedbyintegrationwith theUnitedKingdom.

Accordingtotheproposal tobevotedoninthereferendumonFebruary11and12, Maltawouldhaveastatus intheU.K.similartothat nowpossessedbyNorthern Ireland.

Maltawouldmaintaina separateparliamentforlocal affairsbutwouldalsoberep- resentedintheBritishParliamentbytwoorthreemembers.

WhileGreatBritainhas always,respectedtheCatho-

beimoftheMaltesepeople fearshavebeenexpressed thatifMaltabecomesan Britishinfluencemightweakenitslocalreligious traditions.

InhisstatementtoParliamentSirAnthonysaid:"I havenothingtoaddtothe answerIgaveonNovember

BrotherKentOn VisitHere

Rev.Br.K.P.Kent,A.T.C., Dip.ofArt,hasbeenholiday-ingwithhissister,Mrs.P. Giles,ofChidlow.

Br.Kent,whoisCatholic representativeontheVictorianArtTeachers'Associadon,hasbeenrecentlyappointedprincipalofSt. Joseph'sTechnicalCollege, Abbotsford,Vic.

A fromprudentmanprofits personalexperiencesa wisemanfromtheexperiencesofothers.

Godneverimposesaduty withoutgivingtimetodoit. JohnRuskin.

MOTHERVINCENTMARKS

HERGOLDENJUBILEE

ThegoldenjubileeofthereligiousprofessionofRev.MotherVincent,0.P.,was markedattheDominicanPriory,DongarraonJan.9.

HisLordshipBishop GlimmerofGeraldtoncelebratedPontificalHighMass, atwhichHisLordshipBishop Gallagher,BishopofPort Piste,S.A.,and20priests werepresent,inadditionto theDominicancommunity.

Inthecourseofhissermon, Rev.FatherSpainoutlined brieflythearrivalofRev. MotherVincentintheDioceseofGeraldtonfromNew Zealandattheturnofthe century,inanswertoanappealfromBishopKellyfor teacherstostafftheCatholic schoolsoftheDiocese,then initsinfancy.

Since he- profession, FatherSpaincontinued,the jubilarianhadestablishedan enviablerecordofserviceand dedicatiointoherwork.

Promtimetotimeshehad taughtinalltheschocis maintainedbytheDominican SistersatCue.Meeketearra. DayDawnandLeonora.

Shehadalsooccupiedthe positionofMotherPrioress oftheDominicanOrderin W.A.

10lastwhenIassuredhim (Mr.'reeling.thatHer Majesty'sgovernmentwill takenoactiontoprejudice thepositionoftheRoman CatholicChurchinMalta."

ThePrimeMinisteradded thatthecontentofMalta's Februaryreferendumandthe wayitistobeheldarematterstobedealtwithbythe Maltesegovernment.

TheBritishgovernment,he said,willtakenoactionon thequestionofintegration untilithasbeendebatedin Parliament,preferablyafter thereferendum.

"TheHousewillnodoubt thenweighcarefullyallthe relevantfactors,"hesaid.

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Perth

Editor,Record.

Sir,-

AssoonasIreadtheletter ofImeldaM.Keehan

butIconsidersheismaking amountainoutofa

Injournalismitisthe practicetoemphasiseanyparticularmessagewhichitis desiredtopropagate,andexamplesofthiscanbeseenin everypaper,everydayofthe week.

Somepapersevengo furtheraddcomeoutwith headlinessuchas"BoyBashes BobbieWithBrokenBottle,' usingtheonecapitalletter tohammerhomethemessage.

GilbertFrancisisajour- nalistwithamissiondiffering fromotherjournalistswho gototheiromceonlytofill intheir40hours.Gilbertfeels stronglyonsubjects,and writesashefeels.

"TheRecord"ispurchased byallsortsofpeople,and Gilberthastopleaseeverybody.Asoneofhisadmirers, IhavenohesitationinstatingthatGilbertpleasesme.

TheladycriticshouldrememberthatmostCatholics leadsecluded.purelives,and arealittlebitbehindthe restoftheworldinitsmad rushtodestruction.

Despitethesacrificeand lackofamenitiesinthevariousfar-flungtownsofthe Diocese-towns,whichbutfor theSisters,wouldhavebeen completelyGod-forsakenshehadlaboredgenerously tomakeavailabletothe peopleinthesetownsa Catholiceducation.

Astestimonytoherefforts onehadbuttorecallthe numbersofreligiousvocationswhichhadbeenforthcoming,andthefinenumber ofCatholicfamiliesfrom whichtheyhadcome.

Followingthecelebrationof Mass,HisLordshiptheBishop readthetextoftheblessing givenbyHisHolinessPope PiusXII.tothejubilarianon theoccasionofherjubilee.

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UnionismIsWayToBeatReds

TheAustralianCounciloftomakesureeachisenrolled TradeUnions,isthegovern-intheseorganisations. ingbodyoftheTradeUnionTheyshouldissueaninMovement.Atpresentitisvitationtotradeunion dominatedbyCommunistleaderstoaddressthese supporters,becausemanyyoungpeoplewho"haven'ta largeunionshavecomeunderclue"astothereasonwhy ityisthedrivingforcebe-theircontrol,thusgivingtheyarerequiredtobe hindthismovetodisrupttheCommuniststhemajorityofunionistsandsobythe normaleconomiclifeofAus-votingpowerfordecisionstoaggregatevotingpowergiven tralia. bemadebytheACTU. torespectiveunionsaccordingtonumericalstrength, IrefertoCommunismforThisarisesthroughapathy,assistinoustingCommunism. amongitsmostdevotedad-disinterestedness,"couldn'tUnionismisnotconfinedto herentsisMr.J.Healy,careless"attitudeofnume-themanualworker. Thesistant, generalsecretaryoftheWWFrousworkers,andCatho-typist.clerk,shopas anditsfederaiexecutiveisliesarenoexception,tothenurse,policeman,airhostess, dominatedbyCommunistappealofnon-Communistsecretary,receptionist,post- sympathisers. leadersofunions,forassist-man,etc.,arealleligiblefor Thecessationofworkbyan"byenrolmentasatheunitedeffortagainst the "lumpers"(unskilledunionist. Communism,whichasreworkers),or"strike"asitisInNewZealand,Queens-vealedintheRoyalCommis- betterknown,hasbeenland,andNewSouthWales,sioninEspionagein1955,has arrangedatthetimewhencompulsoryunionismhasasitsmajorobjectiveinAus- Australia'swool,wheatandmadeadifferencetothesetralia,thecompletecontrolof fruitexportsseasonsareinshirkersofresponsibility,butthetradeunionmovement. operation. inWesternAustralia,theThepresent"strike"bythe WatersideWorkers'Federa-voluntarysystemstilloper-WatersideWorkers'Federationisthestrongestmilitantates tionisconvincingproofof memberoftheAustralianThetwounionswhichthis,acompletedisregardfor TradeUnionMovementbe-couldsmashCommunismtheemploymentofother causeitsleadersareCom-soeffectivelyarefarfromworkersinAustraliaaffected munists,andhavearrogantlyhavingtheaggregatemem-bytheirCommunisttactics. demandedthatitsmembersbershipwhichtheyshouldtactics. be forpaidforunskilledduties,have. whichnoapprenticeship Assisorexaminationsneedpass-tantsandClerks'Unions, ThesearetheShop be ReaderSaysTwo ed,attherateof9/10Per hourortheequivalentofandeveryshopassistantandTheoriesClash £1911314for40hourweek.officeemployee,oughttobe behindthemintheeffortto Kendentiu. ThisisfarinexcessoftheridAustraliaofCommunism,TheEditor,- skilledtradesmen(carpenter,thebeastlinessofwhichwas"TheRecord." plumber,bricklayer,sign-demonstratedbytheman-Sir,- writer,painter,etc.),whore-handlingofMrs.PetrovinYourcorrespondent"Post- ceivesamarginofE3/11/1954. UlmVoteNeeded"inthesecs abovethebasicwageTh assistissimpleandparagraphofhisletter ti12/14/2i,orf16/5./2per ewayto hasstated'Thereissucha week,whilehemustundergo-contactthetwounions' officesinPerth,andbecomethingasChristianSocialism" anapprenticeshipcourse,up tofiveyears!! isafantasticcornto amemberataverysmallcostPermitmetoquoteahas-

ItprotectyourChurchinsagefromtheEncy,lical parison,forobviouslytheAustralia. "QuadragesimoAnno"which WWFwithitsCommunistIwouldliketoseeanreadsasfollows: leaders,arousesnotawhitofawakeningforthisState's"If,likeallerrors,socialism sympathyfromotherworkersCatholicpopulationtothecontainstanainsad this certainelseon4irietignof ofthecommunity. evilsofCommunism,andhowtroth

Ithinkthatperhapsthe ladycriticleadsrathera good.secludedlife,anddoes notreadwhatisknownas the"popularpress."Ifthis shouldbeso,thenherattitudeisunderstandable.

IsuggestthatGilbertFranciscarryonwithhisgood work,andIsuggestthatImeldaM.Keehanbealittle toleranttowardsanexcellent journalist,lestwelosehis services,and"TheRecord" becomeamuchdullerpaper thanitisatpresent.

Yours,etc.. APPRECIATION.

Perth.

Sir,LikeGilbertFrancis,I wonderwhyallthisfussis beingmadeaboutasecret societyknownastheMafia, uhenPerthishoneycombed withsecretsocietiescarrying hundredsofdifferentnames. TheCommissionerofPolice tellsusthatheisgoingto smashtheMafia,butwhy doeshestopthere?

AsGilbertstates,"Whatis notdonewiththeknifemay justaseffectivelybeencompassedbysecreteconomic Pressures,bydiscrimination inprefermentandbyblacklisting."

Itistragictothinkthat ourarmedservices,thewhole three,arecontrolledbypeople ofquestionableloyalty.

Itwouldbeinterestingto haveachartdrawnupofall employeesinthearmedservices,showingthosewhoare membersofsecretsocieties. andthencomparingtheir promotionsandriseswith thosewhoarenon-members ofsecretsocieties.Ithinkit willbefoundthatthemen withthesecretpushhave scoopedthepool.

Butthemanorgroupof menwhostatepubliclythat theywillsmashtheseparticularsecretsocietieshasnotyet arrived,anduntilsuchtime asheortheydoarrive,then thehiddengovernmentofsecretoath-takerswillcontinuetodominatethearemd servicesandindeedallforms oforganisation.

Yours,etc., SONOFAWIDOW.

Thereisarealobligationtheycanbecombated. Pontiffshaveneverdenied) oneveryCatholicworker,Spirituallybyprayer,anditisneverthelessfounded maleorfemale,adultandmateriallybyjoiningapprop-uponadoctrineofhuman junioralike,incommonwithriatetradeunions. societypeculiarlyitsown, thoseofotherreligioussects,Anotherlargegroupofwhich13opposedtotrue todeterminetoassisttoCatholicyouthsandgirlsChristianity.eliminateCommunism.andithavebegunwork,anditis"'ReligiousSocialism'and isnotdifficult. uptotheYCWandNCGM'ChristianSocialism'areexpressionsimplyingacontradictioninterms.Noonescan beatthesametimeasincere Catholic-andatrueSocialist."

WharfieSaysHisUnion ReceivesBadPress

22CaddStreet, HiltonPark.

Sir,Beingawharfleandafairlyconstantreaderofyour paperIwouldliketoexpress mythoughtsonanarticlein youreditorialofthe26th January,headed"Whatof Wharfies."Iwillalsoforward toyoualongwiththisletter acopyofFederationand Statebranchviewsinbrief ofoursideofthepresentdispute. Ifeelafterreadingthese youwillrealisethetruesignificanceofthisstruggle.So farIpresumeyouhaveonly hadtheopportunityofreadingtheShipowners'sideof thestory.Itishardlylikely thatyouknowbothsides,as wehavegreatdifficultyin gettingthefactsofour.case overtothepeople.

Onrareoccasionsour articlesareprintedinthe "dailies"butnotastheyare Intended,asalterationsand distortionareoftenmade.

Thearticlementioned.I couldnotbutfeel,wasintendedtofavortheemployer: forinstance,thefirstofthe twomainpointsIwishto touchonisthepatriotismof watersiders.

AsIwasintheAllsmyself forseveralyearsIamunabletoarguewhetherornot thelumpersdidactuallyrefusetohandlemunitionsand supplies,butIwillgosofar astosayifIknowthesemen asIbelieveIdotheremust havebeentwosidestothis story,Ihopetogetthefacts asIcertainlywillifitis onlyformyownsatisfaction.

Itseemsstrangethatyou shouldthinkfittomention this;possiblywithoutfirst

consideringthefactthat practically90percentofour meninthefederationlike thatofotherworkingclassorganisationsareex-servicemenfrombothWorldWars.

Nodoubtsomeofour youngermencouldhavebeen thesoldiersthatallegedlyhad theirsuppliescutoffthrough thestrikeinmention;itmay alsobewelltorememberthat wharfies'sonshaveserved andareservinginthearmiesofthepastandpresent.

IfCatholicsingeneral wouldstudythePapalEncyclicalsone-halfsoassiduouslyastheystudyandabsorbtheteachingsofthe WelfareStateApostlesthey wouldsoonfindtheirdoubts andfearsandfaultythinking banished,andtheirpolitical pthaethrn madestraightbefore ThereasonwhytheJoshua groupfailedwasbecauseits memberstriedtoreconcile ChristiansocialteachingwithSocialism-animpossiblefeat, as`heCatholicsamongthem shouldhaveknown.

ApitywehavenoCatholio menwhothinkalongthe samelines,andwiththe couragetoputtheirthoughts intoaction.

Itisridiculoustotalk about"Dr.Evatt'sdownfall." Dr.Evattisridinghigh,and evenifhefelltheLabour PartywouldsoonselectanotherleaderfromtheLeft.

Yourreferencetotheshipowners'presentatisnoftheirTheIndianChristiansare sideofthestoryandthenotafraidoftheir"minority WWFontheotherhandgroup"position,butare beinginaninfinitelystrongerlaunchingoutintopoliticsas PositionasregardspublicaChristianpartybasedon opinionhadtheygonetothe"SocialEncyclicals1 courtandhaditsclaimsrejectedissurelyaveryincorrectstatement. HadthePrfesstoldthe peopleofthestringsattached totheshipowners'conditions aspresentedtousandhad vongonetoalittlebitmore troubletogetfactsyoucould haveenlightenedyourreaders ofthetruthsurroundingour dealingswiththecourts.

Iamsureifthishadbeen donewewouldhavehadno troublegettingpublicsupDort:thefactofthematter iswehavebeentothecourt atleasteighttimessince1950 antirejectedeachtime.

ThemainreasonwhyI havewrittentoyouisI'm sincerelyhopingyouwillgive thisissueyourunbiasedconsiderationandpublishthese factsinyourpapersothat yourpeopleandotherssuch asmyselfwillgetthetruth, oratleastbothsidesofthe struggle.

Yours,etc.. CHAS.T.SHARPS.

IshouldprefertoseeFrancis Gilbertfulminating againstdivorceratherthan thebettingbills!Whatdothe thousandsofgrievingchit. dren-victimsofdivorcecareaboutbettingbillsor electoralreformsoreven horrorcomicslegislation?

Theywanttheirhomelife, theirfathersandmothers andtheirsecurity,aboveall elsethelove,withoutwhich theycannotgrowintothe kindofcitizensever:,nation needsforsurvival.

Yours,eta. "FAMILY."

BritainWillNotHarm ChurchStatusInMalta

LONDON,Jan.27:PrimeMinisterSir AnthonyEdenhasstatedintheHouseof CommonsherethattheBritishgovernment willtakenoactiontoprejudicethepositionof theChurchinMalta,scheduledtovoteinFebruaryfororagainstintegrationwahthe UnitedKingdom.

ThePrimeMinistermadeclamoftheMaltesepeople hisstatementinanswertoafearshavebeenexpressed requestbyWilliamTeeling,thatIfMattebecome.an CatholicMemberofPasha-BritishInfluencemightweakment. enitslocalreligious traditions.

Mr.Teelinghadaskedthat SirAnthonymakepublicthe guaranteeshehadgiven earlierindiscussionsregardingthefutureoftheChurch inMalta.

Malta,asmallislandinthe MediterraneanSea,isatpresentaBritishcolony.Its populationofabout320,000is 9percentCatholic.

TheMalteseLabourParty headedbyPrimeMinister DominicMintoff,aCatholic believestheisland'spoor economicpositionwouldbe improvedbyintegrationwith theUnitedKingdom.

Accordingtotheproposal tobevotedoninthereferendumonFebruary11and12, Maltawouldhaveastatus intheU.K.similartothat nowpossessedbyNorthern Ireland.

Maltawouldmaintaina separateparliamentforlocal affairsbutwouldalsoberepresentedintheBritishParliamentbytwoorthreemembers.

WhileGreatBritainhas alwaysrespectedtheCatho-

InhisstatementtoParliamentSirAnthonysaid:"I havenothingtoaddtothe answerIgaveonNovember

BrotherKentOn

VisitHere

Rev.Br.K.P.Kent,A.T.C., Dip.ofArt,hasbeenholiday- ingwithhissister,Mrs.P. Giles,ofChidlow.

Br.Kent,whoisCatholic representativeontheVictorianArtTeachers'Association,hasbeenrecentlyappointedprincipalofSt. Joseph'sTechnicalCollege. Abbotsford.Vic.

A fromprudentmanprofits personalexperiencesa wisemanfromtheexperiencesofothers.

Godneverimposesaduty withoutgivingtimetodoit. JohnRuskin.

MOTHERVINCENTMARKS

HERGOLDENJUBILEE

ThegoldenjubileeofthereligiousprofessionofRev.MotherVincent,0.13-,was markedattheDominicanPriory,DongarraonJan.9.

HisLordshipBishop GummerofGeraldtoncelebratedPontificalHighMass, atwhichHisLordshipBishop Gallagher.BishopofPort Pixie,S.A.,and20priests werepresent,inadditionto theDominicancommunity.

Inthecourseofhissermon, Rev.FatherSpainoutlined brieflythearrivalofRev. MotherVincentintheDioceseofGeraldtonfromNew Zealandattheturnofthe century,inanswertoanappealfromBishopKellyfor teacherstostafftheCatholic schoolsoftheDiocese.then initsinfancy.

Since he- profession, FatherSpaincontinued,the jubilarianhadestablishedan enviablerecordofserviceand dedieatiointoherwork.

Fromtimetotimeshehad taughtinalltheschocis maintainedbytheDominican SistersatCue.Meekatharra.

10lastwhenIassuredhim (Mr.Teeling'.thatHer Majesty'sgovernmentwill takenoactiontoprejudice thepositionoftheRoman CatholicChurchinMalta."

ThePrimeMinisteradded thatthecontentofMalta's Februaryreferendumandthe wayitistobeheldarematterstobedealtwithbythe Maltesegovernment.

TheBritishgovernment,he said,willtakenoactionon thequestionofintegration untilithasbeendebatedin Parliament,preferablyafter thereferendum, "TheHousewillnodoubt thenweighcarefullyallthe relevantfactors,"besaid.

COLUMNIST HASSUPPORT

Perth.

Editor,Record.

Sir,-

AssoonasIreadtheletter ofImeldaM.Keehaninyour issueofFeb.2,Iturnedup theissueofJanuary19,to seeifherletterwasjustified, butIconsidersheismaking amountainoutofamolehill

Injournalismitisthe practicetoemphasiseanyparticularmessagewhichitis desiredtopropagate,andexamplesofthiscanbeseenin everypaper,everydayofthe week.

Somepapersevengo furtheraddcomeoutwith headlinessuchas"BoyBashes BobbieWithBrokenBottle," usingtheonecapitalletter tohammerhomethemessage.

GilbertFrancisisajour- nalistwithamissiondiffering fromotherjournalistswho gototheirofficeonlytofill intheir40hours.Gilbertfeels stronglyonsubjects,and writesashefeels.

"TheRecord"ispurchased byallsortsofpeople,and Gilberthastopleaseeverybody.Asoneofhisadmirers, IhavenohesitationinstatingthatGilbertpleasesme.

Shehadalsooccupiedthe positionofMotherPrioress oftheDominicanOrderin W.A.

TheladycriticshouldrememberthatmostCatholics leadsecluded,purelives,and arealittlebitbehindthe restoftheworldinitsmad rush-odestruction.

Despitethesacrificeand lackofamenitiesinthevariousfar-flungtownsofthe Diocese-towns,whichbutfor theSisters,wouldhavebeen completelyGod-forsakenshebadlaboredgenerously tomakeavailabletothe peopleinthesetownsa Catholiceducation.

Astestimonytoherefforts onehadbuttorecallthe numbersofreligiousvocationswhichhadbeenforthcoming,andthefinenumber ofCatholicfamiliesfrom whichtheyhadcome.

Followinathecelebrationof Mass,HisLordshiptheBishop readthetextoftheblessing givenbyHisHolinessPope PiusXII,tothejubilartanon DayDawnandLeonora. theoccasionofherjubilee.

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UnionismIsWayToBeatReds

Sir,-Principaltopicofconversationandchiefnewsitem onradioandinnewspapers istheWatersideWorkers' Federation,anditistheduty ofeveryCatholictorealise thattheenemyofChristianityisthedrivingforcebehindthismovetodisruptthe normaleconomiclifeofAustralia.

IrefertoCommunismfor amongitsmostdevotedadherentsisMr.J.Healy, generalsecretaryoftheWWF anditsfederalexecutiveis dominatedbyCommunist sympathisers.

Thecessationofworkby the"lompers-(unskilled workers),or"strike"asitis betterknown,hasbeen arrangedatthetimewhen Australia'swool,wheatand fruitexportsseasonsarein operation.

WatersideWorkers'Federationisthestrongestmilitant memberoftheAustralian TradeUnionMovementbecauseitsleadersareCommunists,andhavearrogantly demandedthatitsmembers bepaidforunskilledduties, forwhichnoapprenticeship orexaminationsneedbepassed,attherateof9/10per hourortheequivalentof E19/13/4for40hourweek.

TheAustralianCouncilof TradeUnions,isthegoverningbodyoftheTradeUnion Movement.AtpresentitIf dominatedbyCommunist supporters,becausemany largeunionshavecomeunder theircontrol,thusgiving Communiststhemajorityof votingpowerfordecisionsto bemadebytheACTU.

Thisarisesthroughapathydisinterestedness,"couldn't careless"attitudeofnumerousworkers,andCatholicsarenoexception,tothe appealofnon-Communist leadersofunions,forassistancebyenrolmentasa unionist.

InNewZealand,Queensland,andNewSouthWales, compulsoryunionismhas madeadifferencetothese shirkersofresponsibility,but inWesternAustralia,the voluntarysystemstilloperates.

Thetwounionswhich couldsmashCommunism soeffectivelyarefarfrom havingtheaggregatemembershipwhichtheyshould have,

tomakesureeachisenrolled intheseorganisations.

Theyshouldissueaninvitationtotradeunion leaderstoaddressthese youngpeoplewho"haven'ta clue"astothereasonwhy theyarerequiredtobe unionistsandsobythe aggregatevotingpowergiven torespectiveunionsaccordingtonumericalstrength, assistinoustingCommunism. Unionismisnotconfinedto themanualworker.The typist,clerk,shopassistant, nurse,policeman,airhostess, secretary,receptionist,postman,etc.,arealleligiblefor theunitedeffortagainst Communism,whichasrevealedintheRoyalCommissioninEspionagein1955,has asitsmajorobjectiveinAustralia,thecompletecontrolofthetradeunionmovement.

Thepresent"strike"bythe WatersideWorkers'Federationisconvincingproofof this,acompletedisregardfortheemploymentofother workersinAustraliaaffected bytheirCommunisttactics. tactics.

Ithinkthatperhapsthe ladycriticleadsrathera good.secludedlife,anddoes notreadwhatisknownas the"popularpress."Ifthis shouldbeso,thenherattitudeisunderstandable.

IsuggestthatGilbertFranciscarryonwithhisgood work,andIsuggestthatImeldaM.Keehanbealittle toleranttowardsanexcellent journalist,lestwelosehis services,and"TheRecord" becomeamuchdullerpaper thanitisatpresent.

Yours,etc., APPRECIATION.

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Sir,-

Perth.

LikeGilbertFrancis,I wonderwhyallthisfussis beingmadeaboutasecret societyknownastheMafia, whenPerthishoneycombed withsecretsocietiescarrying hundredsofdifferentnames. TheCommissionerofPolice tellsusthatheisgoingto smashtheMafia,butwhy doeshestopthere?

AsGilbertstates,"Whatis notdonewiththeknifemay justaseffectivelybeencompassedbysecreteconomic Pressures,bydiscrimination inprefermentandbyblacklisting." Itistragictothinkthat ourarmedservices,thewhole three,arecontrolledbypeople ofquestionableloyalty.

Thisisfarinexcessofthe skilledtradesmen(carpenter, plumber,bricklayer,signwriter,painter,etc.),whoreceivesamarginofS3'11/ abovethebasicwage r£12114S2sorE16,a/2per week,whilehemustundergo anapprenticeshipcourse,up tofiveyears!! Itisafantasticcomparison,forobviouslythe WWFwithitsCommunist leaders,arousesnotawhitof sympathyfromotherworkers ofthecommunity. Thereisarealobligation oneveryCatholicworker, maleorfemale,adultand junioralike,incommonwith thoseofotherreligioussects, todeterminetoassistto eliminateCommunism,andit isnotdifficult.

ThesearetheShopAssistantsandClerks'Unions, andeveryshopassistantand officeemployee,oughttobe behindthemintheeffortto ridAustraliaofCommunism, thebeastlinessofwhichwas demonstratedbythemanhandlingofMrs.Petrovin 1954.

Thewaytoassistissimple -contactthetwounions' officesinPerth,andbecome amemberataverysmallcost toprotectyourChurchin Australia.

Iwouldliketoseean awakeningforthisState's Catholicpopulationtothe evilsofCommunism,andhow theycanbecombated.

Spirituallybyprayer,and materiallybyjoiningapprop-riatetradeunions.

Anotherlargegroupof Catholicyouthsandgirls havebegunwork,anditis uptotheYCWandNCGM

WharfieSaysHisUnion Receives

22CaddStreet, HiltonPark.

Sir,Beingawharfieandafairlyconstantreaderofyour paperIwouldliketoexpress mythoughtsonanarticlein youreditorialofthe26th January,headed"Whatof Wharfies."Iwillalsoforward toyoualongwiththisletter acopyofFederationand Statebranchviewsinbrief ofoursideofthepresentdispute. Ifeelafterreadingthese youwillrealisethetruesignificanceofthisstruggle.So farIpresumeyouhaveonly hadtheonporttmityofreadingtheShipowners'sideof thestory.Itishardlylikely thatyouknowbothsides,as wehavegreatdifficultyto gettingthefactsofourcase overtothepeople.

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consideringthefactthat practically90percentofour meninthefederationlike thatofotherworkingclass organisationsareex-servicemenfrombothWorldWars.

ReaderSaysTwo TheoriesClash

Kencienup, TheEditor,"TheRecord." Sir,Yourcorrespondent"PositiveVoteNeeded"inthesecondparagraphofhisletter hasstated"Thereissucha thingasChristianSocialism."

Permitmetoquoteapas- sagefromtheEncyclical "QuadragesimoAnno"which readsasfollows:

"If,likeallerrors,socialismcontainsacertainelementof truth(andthistheSovereign Pontiffshaveneverdenied) itisneverthelessfounded uponadoctrineofhuman societypeculiarlyitsown, whichisopposedtotrue Christianity.

"ReligiousSocialism'and 'ChristianSocialism'areimpressionsimplyingacontradictioninterms.Noonecan beatthesametimeasincere CatholicandatrueSocialist."

Now

Itwouldbeinterestingto haveachartdrawnupofall employeesinthearmedservices,showingthosewhoare membersofsecretsocieties, andthencomparingtheir promotionsandriseswith thosewhoarenon-members ofsecretsocieties.Ithinkit willbefoundthatthemen withthesecretpushhave scoopedthepool.

Butthemanorgroupof menwhostatepubliclythat theywillsmashtheseparticu- larsecretsocietieshasnotyetarrived,anduntilsuchtime asheortheydoarrive,then thehiddengovernmentof secretoath-takerswillcontinuetodominatethearemd organisa servicesandti on indeed.allforms of Yours,etc., BONOFAWIDOW.

Onrareoccasionsour articlesareprintedinthe "dailies"butnotastheyare intended,asalterationsand distortionareoftenmade.

Thearticlementioned.I couldnotbutfeel,wasintendedtofavortheemployer: forinstance,thefirstofthe twomainpointsIwishto touchonisthepatriotismof watersides.

AsIwasintheAIFmyself forseveralyearsIamunabletoarguewhetherornot thelumpersdidactuallyrefusetohandlemunitionsand supplies,butIwillgosofar astosayifIknowthesemen asIbelieveIdotheremust havebeentwosidestothis story,Ihopetogetthefacts asIcertainlywillifitIs onlyformyownsatisfaction. /tseemsstrawthatyou shouldthinkfitto'pug% this:possiblywithout

Nodoubtsomeofour youngermencouldhavebeen thesoldiersthatallegedlyhad theirsuppliescutoffthrough thestrikeinmention:itmay alsobewelltorememberthat wharfles'sonshaveserved andareservinginthearmiesofthepastandpresent. Yourreferencetotheshipowners'presentationoftheir sideofthestoryandthe WWFontheotherhand beingInaninfinitelystronger positionasregardspublic opinionhadtheygoneto courtandhaditsclaimsreiectedissurelyaveryincorrectstatement. HadthePrfesstoldthe peopleofthestringsattached totheshipowners'conditions aspresentedtousandhad yougonetoalittlebitmore troubletogetfactsyoucould haveenlightenedyourreaders ofthetruthsurroundingour dealingswiththecourts.

Iamsureifthishadbeen donewewouldhavehadno troublegettingpublicsupnort:thefactofthematter iswehavebeentothecourt atleasteighttimessince1950 andrejectedeachtime.

ThemainreasonwhyI havewrittentoyouisI'm sincerelyhopingyouwillgive thisissueyourunbiasedconsiderationandpublishthese factsinyourpapersothat yourpeopleandotherssuch asmyselfwillgetthetruth, oratleastbothsidesofthe struggle.

Yours,etc., DEAR.T.SIARPE.

IfCatholicsingeneral wouldstudythePapalEn-cyclicalsone-halfsoassiduouslyastheystudyandabsorbtheteachingsofthe WelfaceStateApostlesthey wouldsoonfindtheirdoubts andfearsandfaultythinking banished,andtheirpolitical pathmadestraightbefore them

ThereasonwhytheJoshua groupfailedwasbecauseits memberstriedtoreconcile ChristiansocialteachingwithSocialism-animpossiblefeat, as'heCatholicsamongthem shouldhaveknown.

TheIndianChristiansare notafraidoftheir"minority group"position,butare launchingoutintopoliticsas aChristianpartybasedon the"SocialEncyclicals.;

ApitywehavenoCatholic menwhothinkalongthe samelines,andwiththe couragetoputtheirthoughtsintoaction.

Itisridiculoustotalk about"Dr.Evatt'sdownfall." Dr.Evattisridinghigh,and evenifhefelltheLabour PartywouldsoonselectanotherleaderfromtheLeft.

IshouldprefertoseeFrancis Gilbertfulminating againstdivorceratherthan thebettingbills!Whatdothe thousandsofgrievingchit. dren-victimsofdivorcecareaboutbettingbillsor electoralreformsoreven horrorcomicslegislation?

Theywanttheirhomelife, theirfathersandmothers andtheirsecurity,aboveall elsethelove,withoutwhich theycannotgrowintothe kindofcitizensevert,nation needsforsurvival.

Yours,etc..VA)4ILY:'

PepePPai4e4rducatieeValue Scouting

IndonesiaShoulders ResponsibleBurdens

5114guides

InastrikingaddresstothefifthinternationalConferenceofCatholicGirlguide leaderslastyearinRometheHolyFatherunstintedlypraisedtheworld-wideeffortsoftheMovement.

"Wearehappytoreceive you,beloveddaughters,on theoccasionofthefifthInternationalConferenceof CatholicGirlGuides,over Whichpresidesyourso worthyChiefGuide,PrincessMaryMassimoLancellottiandtoseesomany nationsgatheredinthe groupbeforeOureyes

"Itiswithopen'heart andgreatpaternalaffection thatWereceivethehomage ofyourfilialdevotionand wemostwillinglygiveyou theencouragementthatyou requestforyourloftymissionofCatholicteachers

"Thecontactsthatyou willhavemadeduringthese dayswillenableyoutopool yourexperiencesasleaders andasaresultwillpermit thewholemovementto benefitfromyourfruitful reflection.

"Consciousoftheresponsibilitythatdevolvesupon youintheChristianeducationofCatholicGuides,you havenothesitatedtodiscusstogether,underthe directionofyourchaplains, thegravesubjectofRedemptioninrelationtoeducation.

"Theimportanceofthis studyshouldnotescapeany pedagogue,foreveryChristionteacherundertakesto guidehispupils,nottowards anyobjectatall,butto-

wardstheonefinalendof man,Christiansanctity.

"Nowaguidewhoacceptssuchataskmustknow boththestartingpointand theobjectivetobeattainedaswellasthepathtobe followedandthestrengthof thetravellers.

"Thestartingpointisa naturecreatedtotheimage ofGodanddestinedbythe CreatortotheBeatific Vision,butdeprivedof gracethroughoriginalsin. Never,ofthemselveswill theefforts.ofmansucceed inobtainingthesupernaturalgracethatwillenablehimtoachievehissalvationandraisehimselfto thesummitofsanctityto whichGodcallshim.

"ThenGodsendsHisSon toredeemhumanity.The Christianteacheriscalled tocollaboratewiththesole SaviourtomakeHimknown andlovedbythechildren committedtohisorhercare.

"Asublimehonour,but onerequiringthedeepest humilityandthegreatest fidelitytotheinstructions ofJesusChrist.

"ChristhascalledHimself,theway,thetruthand thelife.'Withouttheway onecannotadvance,withouttruthonecannotknow andwithoutliteonecannot live'(Imit.ofChrist).

"TheSaviouroffershimselftoallbutHehasnot twotruthstooffer,nortwo waystofollow,noryettwo livestopresentforchoice. Havenottheevangelists giventhewordsoftie Saviouronthesubjecto.au essentialconditiontoobtain anewlife,thatistosay,to preferitevenatthecost ofthegreatestsacrifice,to thethingsofHisearth, personalcomfortandhuman affectioneventhemostlawful?

"Theteacherwhowould forgetthisfundamental principleoftheChristian lifeorwhofailedtodraw fromitthepracticalconclusionforherselfinthe firstplaceandfurthisin hercarewouldnotbea goodguide.

"Yourmovementaccustomsyoutodowithout moderncomfort,thatartificialframeworkthatdispenseswithphysicaleffort andmollifiesthewill;itincitesyoutopractiseamore austeremodeoflifeand callsforgenerosityandthe dedicationofyourselvesto youryoungersisters.

"Whoevercan,atany momentsotospeak,satisfy herwhim,howcansuchbe mindfuloftheneedsof othersandtheirsuffering? Howcantheyprovefor themselvesthenecessityof aninteriorlife,ofrecollection,ofprayerthatalone givesthestrengthtomortify selfishtendenciesandpracticeunselfishcharity?

"Forthisreason,you,betterthanothers,areableto understandthemeaningof thewordsofChristand drawfromthem,allthe consequences.

lifferentMethods

"Scoutingoroposesto brightenyoupersonality, cultivateyourabilities,so thatonedayyouwillbe abletofacetheresponsibilitiesthatwilldevolveupon you,assumethemwithfirmnessandbearthemwith courage.

"Overandabovehuman irtues,however,itisthe Christianidealthatyoupursue,impossibletoattain withoutperseveringstruggle againstoneself.Butisthere nothereacontradiction?

"Certainly,ifitweresimplyaquestionofelevating andsacrificingwithoutany reward.Christ,however, whileatoneandthesame timeimposing,asyouknow. adifficultsacrifice,transformsthesouloftheChristian,assistsittopenetrate themysteriesofHisplan, invitesittoco-operateand tothisendgivesaneverincreasingfervour.

"Thus,althoughmostexigentandmostaustere, Christiandoctrineisthe mostoptimisticofall;itis basednotonlyonthe humanforcesbutonthe abilitygiventoeveryman tobecomeachildofGod.

"'Behold,'saysSt.John. 'whatmannerofcharitythe Fatherhasbestowedupon usthatweshouldbecalled andshouldbethesonsof God.'

"Methodsofpedagogy differevenamongCatholics andthisisgood.Accordingtothecharactersand theconditionsofbothteachersandpupils,onewillobtainbetterresultsthananother's.

'All,however,mustbe ,asedonthepremisesof aevelation,atthecrossroadsofwhichissituated ;themysteryofRedemption.

beartheconsequencesof originalsinandbaptism constitutesthemchildrenof GodandoftheChurch,but thisdoesnotremovefrom themacertaininclination toevilagainstwhichthey muststrugglevictoriously withgrace.

"Thepresentinternational conferencewillcertainly clarifyforyouthisprimordialconditionofChristian educationandwillsuggest toyouthemeanstouse,to attainthedesiredobjective.

"Youlabourunceasingly, undertheleadershipofthe divineGuideandSaviour, thusyouwouldwish,in thefirstplace,tobeinspired byHisexample.TheGospel describesforusHisadmirablepatience,Hisamazing humility,Hisgreatlovefor menandespeciallyforchildrenandthepoor.

"ThisJesus,solovable. metinScripture,youwill findevenmoreintimately intheEucharist,vitalcentreofyouractions:'Except youeatmyflesh,youshall nothavelifeinyou.'

"Yes,mosttruly,whenit isaquestionofforming Christians,itisJesusWho musthavealwaystheprincipalrole.Heisthegate ofthe,heep,lieistheir light,theirpath,their bread,theirlife.

"Themoreyouareunited withHim,themoreable willyoubecometoaccomplishthebeautifulmission thathasbeenconfidedto you.

"Here,belovedGuides,is whatwewishedtosayto YOBinordertorespondto yourfilialeagerness,with whichyoucometorequest ourencouragementandour blessing.

"Maytheredescendupon yOuabundantlyfromheaven thisapostolicblessingupon youherepresent,uponall yourepresentandofwhom youhavecharge,uponthe wholeofthemovementand itschaplains,uponyour families;andfinallyalso uponallwhoarenearand deartoyou."

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BRASSAC,France, Jan.26-INC):Aretired armygeneralandformer importantresistance leader,nowapriest,was installedasparishpriest inthesmallchurchof thistownataceremony attendedbymanyformer soldiers.

ThepriestisFatherJeanPierreTeisslerdeMiarguerittes,whowasordainedlast yearattheageof'72by BishopGeorgesA.Louisof Perigucux.

Aschiefoftheresistance forcesaroundParisduring WorldWarII,hecommandedtheResistanceArmy whichhelpedliberateParis. Hewelcomedthefirstallied troopswhichfreedthe Frenchcapital. Beforeheundertookthe taskofaidingFrenchResistancewithinthecountry, hehadalongdistinguishedmilitarycareer,risingtothe rankofgeneral. HeparticipatedInboth WorldWars.In1945hewas namedcommandantof Baden-Baden. Afterhisretirementand thedeathofhiswifein1953, hebtitnstudyingforthe "AllthechildrenofAdampriestiod.

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Actually,theprestigeof CatholicismishighinIndonesia.Onereasonisthat, relativelyspeaking,the Catholiccommunityisresponsibleforaverylarge shareofprivateschoolsand welfareinstitutions.These activitiesbringmuchcredit uponCatholicsandwerea majorfactorinattracting non-CatholicelectoralsupporttotheCatholicParty intherecentelections.

TiceIndonesianRepublic facedhugetaskswhen it tookoverfromtheDutch, whomorethananything hadfailedtodevelopthe structureandcomponentsof arulingclassamongthe peopleand,likeotherAsian countries,ltfeIndonescmw countries,leftIndonesia largelydevoidofthatessentialandstabilisinginfluence-asecurelyestablished middle-class.

TheIndonesianauthoritieshavefacedacolossal taskinworkingfromthe grounduptoestablish,staff anddeveloptheirpolitical institutions,publicservices, lawenforcementauthorities, militaryservices,schools, institutesofhigherlearning, andtherest.

Theireconomicandindustrialproblemshavebeen equallylarge,especially sinceforunderstandable reasonstheyhaveshowna reluctancetoallowWestern capitaltobeintroducedintoIndonesiafordevelopmentalpurposes.(HowIndonesiaistodevelopitself withoutoverseascapitalassistanceremainsamajor unsolvedproblem.)

Butmany,whohave shownreadinesstopoint thefingeratandevengloat overIndonesianfailuresor partialsuccesses,havenot beensoreadytoseethe nation'sproblemsinproperperspectiveorappreciatethe magnitudeofthetasks.

Leastofallhavethey beenwillingtograspthe psychologicalfactorsthat haveinfluencedsomeIndonesianattitudes.

RedProblem

Thereis,ofcourse,atop- levelCommunistproblemin Indonesiatoday.Mentionof Communismshould,however,remindfirstofallthat twiceinrecentyearsthe Indonesianauthoritieshave nutdownarmedCommunistoutbreaks.

Indonesia'sCommunist problemisdifferentfrom thatofsomeotherAsian countries.Theterrorists, whoarestillabigfactorin somepartsofIndonesia,are notCommunists-theyare extremistmalcontentswho refusetoacceptthepresent politicalset-up.

Theirmethodsarebarbarousandruthless-like thoseoftheRedguerillasin Malaya,beforetheyturned "respectable"anddevoted theirenergiesmainlytothe rubberplantations.

TheCommunistsinIndonesia,amongwhomthereis astrongChineseelementas inMalaya,andwhoaresaid tobeassistedbytheRed ChineseEmbassyinDjakarta,areworkinginthe spheresofeducation,trades unionismandpracticalpolitics(somesaytheyhave wormedtheirwayintothe policeforces,whichare beingstronglyextendedtoday).Theyarethefourth strongestparty,pollingover 5,000,000voteslastSeptember.

Onegetsthefeeling,however,thatIndonesiahasthe capacitytocontainthe Communistproblem,evenif therewillbestrainandunrest,orworse.

forms,socialjustice,politicalstabilityandtherest.

InfluentialandknowledgeableCatholicsinIndonesiaareamongthose who,withoutseekingtominimisetheCommunist danger,discountenanceany- thinglikea"panic"attitude andstronglybelievethat,If thingsgorightforIndonesia inthenextthreeorfour years(whichmeansthe lifetimeoftheincoming Government),Indonesiahas soundgroundsforhoping thattheCommunistdanger willbefacedandmet.

Certainly,toleranceand understandingfromtheoutsitdeworld,especiallyfrom neighbourslikeAustralia, willdomuchmoretohelp Indonesiadisposeofits Communistproblemthan wildandextravagantassertionsaboutCommunismand a pointfailuretoidentifyand totherealCommunistidentitiesandgroupsin Indonesia.

TheIndonesianisvery liketheFilipino,withwhom hehascommonracial origins.Hehassimilar characteristicstohisFilipinobrother.Onceyou reachhimheisfriendly, hospitable,cheerful,humorous,generous,untouched bythebarrenhardnessof heartthatiscommonin Westernpeople.Hehasall thequalificationstomakea magnificentneighbourfor theAustralian.

Friendship

Australian-Indonesian friendshipissomethingin whichAustraliacanafford tosinkagooddealinterms ofunderstanding,goodwill andco-operation.Itismore thanofferingabitofmaterialassistanceoreducating someIndonesianstudents.It isa'questionofgenuine, basicunderstandingand honestassociation.

ThereisnoneedforanyonetopatroniseIndonesia today.Colonialexploitation hashindereditspolitical developmentandretarded itseconomicprogress.

Butitisanationrichin people,resources,natural beauty,arts,crafts,history, antiquity,customs,traditions,cultureandotheressentialsthatgotomakeup anation.

Onceitspoliticaland economicproblemsaresolvedandstabilityanddevelopmenthavebeenrecordedinthesespheres,a greatIndonesiannationwill haveemerged.

Lettherebenodoubt aboutthis:whateverkindof nationAustraliabecomesin thenextfewgenerations,a greatIndonesiannationis goingtobeitsnearestanti mostimportantneighbour.

Neighbournationsare likepeople.Theycanbe friendsorfoes.Indonesia canbeourfriend.IndonesiaandAustraliamustbe friendlyneighboursforthe goodofeach.Australia mustplayitspartinfosteringthatfriendshipwithIndonesia.Butfirstacurtain mustbepulleddown.Itis notanironorevenabamboocurtain.Itisacurtain ofignorance.WeinAustraliadonotknowenough aboutIndonesia.OurunderstandingofIndonesianlife andaffairsisnotlarge enough.Equally,Indonesian leadersendpeoplemust learnmoreaboutus.

Knowledgeandinformation,destroyingignorance andeliminatingsuspicion anduneasinessthatusually itemfromit,willdomore

Basically,itdependsuponihalsanythingatthisstage thesuccesswithwhichthetoopenthewaytobetter nationcanreachitsgoalsinrelationswithourdeveloprelationtoeconomicre-ingIndonesianneighbour.

PopePpakie44(ducat&Value

914quide4

InastrikingaddresstothefifthinternationalConferenceofCatholicGirlguide leaderslastyearinRometheHolyFatherunstintedlypraisedtheworld-wideeffortsoftheMovement.

"Wearehappytoreceive you,beloveddaughters,on, theoccasionofthefifthInternationalConferenceof CatholicGirlGuides,over Whichpresidesyourso worthyChiefGuide,PrincessMaryMassimoLancetlottiandtoseesomany nationsgatheredinthe groupbeforeOureyes

"Itiswithopen'heart' andgreatpaternalaffection thatWereceivethehomage ofyourfilialdevotionand wemostwillinglygiveyou theencouragementthatyou requestforyourloftymissionofCatholicteachers

"Thecontactsthat-you willhavemadeduringthese dayswillenableyoutopoolyourexperiencesasleaders andasaresultwillpermit thewholemovementto benefitfromyourfruitful reflection.

"Consciousoftherespon- sibilitythatdevolvesupon youintheChristianeducationofCatholicGuides,you havenothesitatedtodiscusstogether,underthe directionofyourchaplains, thegravesubjectofRedemptioninrelationtoeducation.

"Theimportanceofthis studyshouldnotescapeany pedagogue,foreveryChristionteacherundertakesto guidehispupils,nottowards anyobjectatall,butto-

wardstheonefinalendof man,Christiansanctity.

"Nowaguidewhoacceptssuchataskmustknow boththestartingpointand theobjectivetobeattainedaswellasthepathtobe followedandthestrengthof thetravellers.

"Thestartingpointisa naturecreatedtotheimage ofGodanddestinedbythe CreatortotheBeatific Vision,butdeprivedof gracethroughoriginalsin. Never,ofthemselveswill theeffortsofmansucceed inobtainingthesupernaturalgracethatwillenablehimtoachievehissalvationandraisehimselfto thesummitofsanctityto whichGodcallshim.

"ThenGodsendsHisSon toredeemhumanity.The Christianteacheriscalled tocollaboratewiththesole SaviourtomakeHimknown andlovedbythechildren committedtohisorhercare.

"Asublimehonour,but onerequiringthedeepest humilityandthegreatest fidelitytotheinstructions ofJesusChrist.

"ChristhascalledHimself,theway,thetruthand thelife.'Withouttheway onecannotadvance,withouttruthonecannotknow andwithoutlifeonecannot live'(Lunt.ofChrist).

"TheSaviouroffershimselftoallbutHehasnot twotruthstooffer,nortwo waystofollow,noryettwo livestopresentforchoice. Havenottheevangelists giventhewordsofhe Saviouronthesubjecto.at. essentialconditiontoobtain anewlife,thatistosay,to preferitevenatthecost ofthegreatestsacrifice,to thethingsofHisearth, personalcomfortandhuman affectioneventhemostlawful?

"Theteacherwhowould forgetthisfundamental principleoftheChristian lifeorwhofailedtodraw fromitthepracticalconclusionforherselfinthe firstplaceandforthisin hercarewouldnotbea goodguide.

"Yourmovementaccustomsyoutodowithout moderncomfort,thatartificialframeworkthatdispenseswithphysicaleffort andmollifiesthewill;itinvitesyoutopractiseamore austeremodeoflifeand callsforgenerosityandthe dedicationofyourselvesto youryoungersisters.

"Whoevercan,atany momentsotospeak,satisfy herwhim,howcansuchbe mindfuloftheneedsof othersandtheirsuffering? Howcantheyprovefor themselvesthenecessityof aninteriorlife,ofrecollection,ofprayerthatalone givesthestrengthtomortify selfishtendenciesandpracticeunselfishcharity?

"Forthisreason,you,betterthanothers,areableto understandthemeaningof thewordsofChristand drawfromthem,allthe consequences.

t)ifferentMethods

"Scoutingproposesto brightenyoupersonality, cultivateyourabilities,so thatonedayyouwillbe abletofacetheresponsibilitiesthatwilldevolveupon you,assumethemwithfirmnessandbearthemwith courage.

"Overandabovehuman virtues,however,itisthe Christianidealthatyoupursue,impossibletoattain withoutperseveringstruggle ,againstoneself.ButIsthere nothereacontradiction?

"Certainly,ifitweresimplyaquestionofelevating andsacrificingwithoutany reward.Christ.however, whileatoneandthesame timeimposing,asyouknow. adifficultsacrifice,transformsthesouloftheChristian,assistsittopenetrate themysteriesofHisplan, invitesittoco-operateand tothisendgivesaneverincreasingfervour.

"Thus,althoughmostexigentandmostaustere, Christiandoctrineisthe mostoptimisticofall;itis basednotonlyonthe humanforcesbutonthe abilitygiventoeveryman tobecomeachildofGod.

"'Behold,'saysSt.John. 'whatmannerofcharitythe Fatherhasbestowedupon usthatweshouldbecalled andshouldbethesonsof God.'

"Methodsofpedagogy differevenamongCatholics andthisisgood.Accordingtothecharactersand theconditionsofbothteachersandpupils,onewillobtainbetterresultsthananother's.

'All,however,mustbe .usedonthepremisesof aevelation,atthecrossroadsofwhichissituated themysteryofRedemption.

beartheconsequencesof originalsin constitutesandbaptism themchildrenof GodandoftheChurch,but thisdoesnotremovefrom themacertaininclination toevilagainstwhichthey muststrugglevictoriously withgrace.

"Thepresentinternational conferencewillcertainly clarifyforyouthisprimordialconditionofChristian educationandwillsuggest toyouthemeanstouse,to attainthedesiredobjective.

"Youlabourunceasingly, undertheleadershipofthe divineGuideandSaviour, thusyouwouldwish,in thefirstplace,tobeInspired byHisexample.TheGospel describesforusHisadmirablepatience,Hisamazing humility,Hisgreatlovefor menandespeciallyforchildrenandthepoor.

"ThisJesus,solovable. metinScripture,youwill findevenmoreintimately intheEucharist,vitalcentreofyouractions:'Except youeatmyflesh,youshall nothavelifeinyou.'

"Yes,mosttruly,whenit isaquestionofforming Christians,itisJesusWho musthavealwaystheprincipalrole.Heisthegate ofthecheep,Heistheir light,theirpath,their bread,theirlife.

"Themoreyouareunited withHim,themoreable willyoubecometoaccomplishthebeautifulmission thathasbeenconfidedto you.

"Here,belovedGuides,is whatwewishedtosayto youinordertorespondto yourfilialeagerness,with whichyoucometorequest ourencouragementandour blessing.

"Maytheredescendupon youabundantlyfromheaven thisapostolicblessingupon youherepresent,uponall yourepresentandofwhom youhavecharge,uponthe wholeofthemovementand itschaplains,uponyour families;andfinallyalso uponallwhoarenearand deartovou."

9ortnerJeirder

Ojemiotinice

gecetne4Prie4t

BRASSAC,France, Jan.26-(NC):Aretired armygeneralandformer importantresistance leader,nowapriest,was installedasparishpriest inthesmallchurchof thistownataceremony attendedbymanyformer soldiers.

ThepriestisFatherJeanPierreTeisslerdeMarguerittes,whowasordainedlast yearattheageof72by BishopGeorgesA.Louisof Perlgueux.

Aschiefoftheresistance forcesaroundParisduringWorldWarII,hecommandedtheResistanceArmy whichhelpedliberateParis.Hewelcomedthefirstallied troopswhichfreedthe Frenchcapital. Beforeheundertookthe taskof sistanceaidingFrenchRewithinthecountry, hehadalongdistinguishedmilitarycareer,risingtothe rankofgeneral. HeparticipatedInboth WorldWars.In1945hewas namedcommandantof Baden-Baden. Afterhisretirementand thedeathofhiswifein1953, he anstudyingforthe "AllthechildrenofAdamprieatITaod.

InclOnesiaShoulders ResponsibleBurdens

(Continuedfrompage6)

Actually,theprestigeofforms,socialjustice,peliti- CatholicismishighinIndo-calstabilityandtherest. nesia.Onereasonisthat, relativelyspeaking,the Catholiccommunityisresponsibleforaverylarge shareofprivateschoolsand welfareinstitutions.These activitiesbringmuchcredit uponCatholicsandwerea majorfactorinattracting non-CatholicelectoralsupporttotheCatholicParty intherecentelections.

TheIndonesianRepublic facedhugetaskswhenit tookoverfromtheDutch, whomorethananything hadfailedtodevelopthe structureandcomponentsof arulingclassamongthe peopleand,likeotherAsian countries,Itfelndonescmw countries,leftIndonesia largelydevoidofthatessentialandstabilisinginfluence-asecurelyestablished middle-class.

TheIndonesianauthoritieshavefacedacolossal taskinworkingfromthe grounduptoestablish,staff anddeveloptheirpolitical institutions,publicservices, lawenforcementauthorities, militaryservices,schools, institutesofhigherlearning, andtherest.

Theireconomicandindustrialproblemshavebeen equallylarge,especially sinceforunderstandable reasonstheyhaveshowna reluctancetoallowWestern capitaltobeintroducedintoIndonesiafordevelopmentalpurposes.(HowIndonesiaistodevelopitself withoutoverseascapitalassistanceremainsamajor unsolvedproblem.)

Butmany,whohave shownreadinesstopoint thefingeratandevengloat overIndonesianfailuresor partialsuccesses,havenot beensoreadytoseethe nation'sproblemsinproper perspectiveorappreciatethe magnitudeofthetasks.

Leastofallhavethey beenwillingtograspthe psychologicalfactorsthat haveinfluencedsomeIndonesianattitudes.

RedProblem

Thereis,ofcourse,atop- levelCommunistproblemin Indonesiatoday.Mentionof Communismshould,however,remindfirstofallthat twicein Indonesianrecentyearsthe authoritieshave outdownarmedCommunistoutbreaks.

Indonesia's Communist problemisdifferentfrom thatofsomeotherAsian countries.Theterrorists, whoarestillabigfactorin somepartsofIndonesia,are notCommunists-theyareextremistmalcontentswho refusetoacceptthepresent politicalset-up.

Theirmethodsarebarbarousandruthless-like thoseoftheRedguerillasin Malaya,beforetheyturned "respectable"anddevoted theirenergiesmainlytothe rubberplantations.

TheCommunistsinIndonesia,amongwhomthereis astrongChineseelementas inMalaya,andwhoaresaid tobeassistedbytheRed ChineseEmbassyinDjakarta,areworkinginthe spheresofeducation,trades unionismandpracticalpolitics(somesaytheyhave wormedtheirwayintothe policeforces,whichare beingstronglyextendedtoday).Theyarethefourth strongestparty,pollingover 5,000,000voteslastSeptem- ber.

Onegetsthefeeling,however,thatIndonesiahasthe capacitytocontainthe Communistproblem,evenif therewillbestrainandunrest,orworse.

InfluentialandknowledgeableCatholicsinIn-. donesiaareamongthose who,withoutseekingto minimisetheCommunist danger,discountenanceany- thinglikea"panic"attitude andstronglybelievethat,if thingsgorightforIndonesia inthenextthreeorfour years(whichmeansthe lifetimeoftheincoming Government),Indonesiahas soundgroundsforhoping thattheCommunistdanger willbefacedandmet.

Certainly,toleranceand understandingfromtheoutsitdeworld,especiallyfrom neighbourslikeAustralia, willdomuchmoretohelp Indonesiadisposeofits Communistproblemthan wildandextravagantassertionsaboutCommunismand, afailuretoidentifyand 'pointtotherealCommunistidentitiesandgroupsin Indonesia.

TheIndonesianisvery liketheFilipino,withwhom hehascommonracial origins.Hehassimilar characteristicstohisFilipinobrother.Onceyou reachhimheisfriendly, hospitable,cheerful,humorous,generous,untouched bythebarrenhardnessof heartthatiscommonin Westernpeople.Hehasall thequalificationstomakea magnificentneighbourfor theAustralian.

Friendship

Australian-Indonesian friendshipissomethingin whichAustraliacanafford tosinkagooddealinterms ofunderstanding,goodwill andco-operation.Itismore thanofferingabitofmaterialassistanceoreducating someIndonesianstudents.It isa'questionofgenuine, basic honestunderstandingand association.

ThereisnoneedforanyonetopatroniseIndonesia today.Colonialexploitation hashindereditspolitical developmentandretarded itseconomicprogress.

ButItisanationrichin people,resources,natural beauty,arts,crafts,history, antiquity,.customs,traditions,cultureandotheressentialsthatgotomakeup anation.

Onceitspoliticaland economicproblemsaresolvedandstabilityanddevelopmenthavebeenrecordedinthesespheres,a greatIndonesiannationwill haveemerged.

Lettherebenodoubt aboutthis:whateverkindof nationAustraliabecomesin thenextfewgenerations,a greatIndonesiannationis goingtobeitsnearestand mostimportantneighbour.

Neighbournationsare likepeople.Theycanbe friendsorfoes.Indonesia canbeourfriend.IndonesiaandAustraliamustbe friendlyneighboursforthe goodofeach.Australia mustplayitspartinfosteringthatfriendshipwithIndonesia.Butfirstacurtain mustbepulleddeem.Itis notanironorevenabamboocurtain.Itisacurtain ofignorance.WeinAustraliadonotknowenough aboutIndonesia.OurunderstandingofIndonesianlife andaffairsisnotlarge enough.Equally,Indonesian leadersandpeoplemud learnmoreaboutus.

Knowledgeandinformation,destroyingignorance andeliminatingsuspicion anduneasinessthatusually ;temfromit,willdomore

Basically,itdependsuponihdhanythingatthisstage thesuccesswithwhichthetoopenthewaytobetter nationcanreachitsgoalsin'relationswithourdeveloprelationtoeconomicre-ing,Indonesianneighbour.

PopePrallsetirducatieeValue

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InastrikingaddresstothefifthinternationalConferenceof leaderslastyearinRometheHolyFatherunstintedlypraised fortsoftheMovement.

"Wearehappytoreceive you,beloveddaughters,on theoccasionofthefifthInternationalConferenceof CatholicGirlGuides,over whichpresidesyourso worthyChiefGuide,PrincessMaryMassimoLancellottiandtoseesomany nationsgatheredinthe groupbeforeOureyes

"Itiswithopen'heart andgreatpaternalaffection thatWereceivethehomage ofyourfilialdevotionand Wemostwillinglygiveyoutheencouragementthatyou requestforyourloftymissionofCatholicteachers

"Thecontactsthatyou willhavemadeduringthese dayswillenableyoutopool yourexneriencesasleaders andasaresultwillpermit thewholemovementto benefitfromyourfruitful reflection.

"Consciousoftheresponsibilitythatdevolvesupon youintheChristianeducationofCatholicGuides,you havenothesitatedtodiscusstogether,underthe directionofyourchaplains, thegravesubjectofRedemptioninrelationtoeducation.

"Theimportanceofthis studyshouldnotescapeany pedagogue,foreveryChristionteacherundertakesto guidehispupils,nottowards anyobjectatall,butto-

wardstheonefinalendof man,Christiansanctity.

"Nowaguidewhoacceptssuchataskmustknow boththestartingpointand theobjectivetobeattainedaswellasthepathtobe followedandthestrengthof thetravellers.

"Thestartingpointisa naturecreatedtotheimage ofGodanddestinedbythe CreatortotheBeatific Vision,butdeprivedof gracethroughoriginalsin. Never,ofthemselveswill theeffortsofmansucceed inobtainingthesupernaturalgracethatwillenablehimtoachievehissalvationandraisehimselfto thesummitofsanctityto whichGodcallshim.

"ThenGodsendsHisSon toredeemhumanity.The Christianteacheriscalled tocollaboratewiththesole SaviourtomakeHimknown andlovedbythechildren committedtohisorhercare.

"Asublimehonour,but onerequiringthedeepest humilityandthegreatest fidelitytotheinstructions ofJesusChrist.

"ChristhascalledHimself,theway,thetruthand thelife.'Withouttheway onecannotadvance,withouttruthonecannotknow andwithoutliteonecannot live'(Imit.ofChrist).

''TheSaviouroffershimselftoallbutHehasnot twotruthstooffer,nortwo waystofollow,noryettwo livestopresentforchoice. Havenottheevangelists giventhewordsofhe Saviouronthesubjecto.sa. essentialconditiontoobtain anewlife,thatistosay,to preferitevenatthecost ofthegreatestsacrifice,to thethingsofHisearth, personalcomfortandhuman affectioneventhemostlawful?

"Theteacherwhowould forgetthisfundamental principleoftheChristian lifeorwhofailedtodraw fromitthepracticalconclusionforherselfinthe firstplaceandforthisin hercarewouldnotbea goodguide.

"Yourmovementaccustomsyoutodowithout moderncomfort,thatartificialframeworkthatdispenseswithphysicaleffort andmollifiesthewill;itinvitesyoutopractiseamore austeremodeoflifeand callsforgenerosityandthe dedicationofyourselvesto youryoungersisters.

"Whoevercan,atany momentsotospeak,satisfy herwhim,howcansuchbe mindfuloftheneedsof othersandtheirsuffering? Howcantheyprovefor themselvesthenecessityof aninteriorlife,ofrecollection,ofprayerthatalone givesthestrengthtomortify selfishtendenciesandvactireunselfishcharity?

"Forthisreason,you,betterthanothers,areableto understandthemeaningof thewordsofChristand drawfromthem,allthe consequences.

')ifferentMethods

"Scoutingproposesto brightenyoupersonality, cultivateyourabilities,so thatonedayyouwillbe abletofacetheresponsibilitiesthatwilldevolveupon you,assumethemwithfirmnessandbearthemwith courage.

"Overandabovehuman irtues,however,itisthe Christianidealthatyoupursue,impossibletoattain withoutperseveringstruggle ,againstoneself.Butisthere nothereacontradiction?

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CatholicGirlguide theworld-wideefbeartheconsequencesof originalsinandbaptism constitutesthemchildrenof GodandoftheChurch,but thisdoesnotremovefrom themacertaininclination toevilagainstwhichthey muststrugglevictoriously withgrace.

"Thepresentinternational conferencewillcertainly clarifyforyouthisprimordialconditionofChristian educationandwillsuggest toyouthemeanstouse,to attainthedesiredobjective.

"Youlabourunceasingly, undertheleadershipofthe divineGuideandSaviour, thusyouwouldwish,in thefirstplace,tobeinspired byHisexample.TheGospel describesforusHisadmirablepatience,Hisamazing humility,Hisgreatlovefor menandespeciallyforchildrenandthepoor.

"ThisJesus,solovable.' metinScripture,youwill findevenmoreintimately intheEucharist,vitalcentreofyouractions:'Except youeatmyflesh,youshall nothavelifeinyou.'

"Yes,mosttruly,whenit isaquestionofforming Christians,itisJesusWho musthavealwaystheprincipalrole.Heisthegate ofthe,heep,Heistheir light,theirpath,their bread,theirlife.

"Themoreyouareunited withHim,themoreable willyoubecometoaccomplishthebeautifulmission thathasbeenconfidedto you."Here,belovedGuides,is whatwewishedtosayto youinordertorespondto yourfilialeagerness,with whichyoucometorequest ourencouragementandour blessing.

IndonesiaShoulders ResponsibleBurdens

(Continuedfrompage6)

Actually,theprestigeofforms,socialjustice,politiCatholicismishighinIndo-calstabilityandtherest. nesia.Onereasonisthat,Influentialandknow-relativelyspeaking,theledgeableCatholicsinhie. Catholiccommunityisre-donesiaareamongthose sponsibleforaverylargewho,withoutseekingto shareofprivateschoolsandminimisetheCommunist welfareinstitutions.Thesedanger,discountenanceany- activitiesbringmuchcreditthinglikea"panic"attitude uponCatholicsandwereaandstronglybelievethat,it majorfactorinattractingthingsgorightforIndonesia non-Catholicelectoralsup-inthenextthreeorfour porttotheCatholicPartyyears(whichmeansthe intherecentelections. lifetimeoftheincoming TheIndonesianRepublicGovernment),Indonesiahas facedhugetaskswhenitsoundgroundsforhoping tookoverfromtheDutch,thattheCommunistdanger whomorethananythingwillbefacedandmet. hadfailedtodevelopthe structureandcomponentsofCertainly,toleranceand arulingclassamongtheunderstandingfromtheoutpeopleand,likeotherAsian world,snietidge(;ursirkseespecially Australia,ciallyfrom countries,ItfeIndonescmwneighbours wcountries,leftIndonesiawilldomuchmoretohelp largelydevoidofthates_Indonesiadisposeofits sentialandstabilisinginflu-Coilmdunisand extravagantt problemstshearn_ middle-class.

lawenforcementauthorities, militaryservices,schools, institutesofhigherlearning, andtherest.

Communist ence-asecurelyestablished tionsaboutCommunismand afailuretoidentifyand TheIndonesianauthori-pointtotherealCornmun- tieshavefacedacolossallitidentitiesandgroupsin taskinworkingfromtheIndonesia. grounduptoestablish,staff anddeveloptheirpoliticalTheIndonesianisvery institutions,publicservices,liketheFilipino,withwhom hehascommonracial origins.Hehassimilar characteristicstohisFilipinobrother.Onceyou reachhimheisfriendly, hospitable,cheerful,humorous,generous,untouched bythebarrenhardnessof heartthatiscommonin Westernpeople.Hehasall thequalificationstomakea magnificentneighbourfor theAustralian.

Theireconomicandindustrialproblemshavebeen equally-large,especially sinceforunderstandable reasonstheyhaveshowna reluctancetoallowWestern capitaltobeintroducedintoIndonesiafordevelopmentalpurposes.(HowIndonesiaistodevelopitself withoutoverseascapitalassistanceremainsamajor unsolvedproblem.)

Butmany,whohave shownreadinesstopoint thefingeratandevengloat overIndonesianfailuresor partialsuccesses,havenot beensoreadytoseethe nation'sproblemsinproper perspectiveorappreciatethe magnitudeofthetasks.

"Maytheredescendupon youabundantlyfromheaven thisapostolicblessingupon youherepresent,uponall yourepresentandofwhom youhavecharge,uponthe wholeofthemovementand itschaplains,uponyour families;andfinallyalso uponallwhoarenearand deartoyou."

9ortnerbade keJi4tance

"Certainly,ifitweresimplyaquestionofelevating andsacrificingwithoutany reward.Christ,however, whileatoneandthesame timeimposing,asyouknow. adifficultsacrifice,transformsthesouloftheChristian,assistsittopenetrate themysteriesofHisplan, invitesittoco-operateand tothisendgivesaneverincreasingfervour.

"Thus,althoughmostexigentandmostaustere, Christiandoctrineisthe mostoptimisticofall;itis basednotonlyonthe humanforcesbutonthe abilitygiventoeveryman tobecomeachildofGod.

"'Behold,'saysSt.John. 'whatmannerofcharitythe Fatherhasbestowedupon usthatweshouldbecalled andshouldbethesonsof God.'

"Methodsofpedagogy differevenamongCatholics andthisisgood.Accordingtothecharactersand theconditionsofbothteachersandpupils,onewillobtainbetterresultsthananether's.

'All,however,mustbe ,sedonthepremisesof revelation,atthecrossroadsofwhichissituated ;themysteryofRedemption.

gecone4Ppie4t

BRASSAC,France, Jan.26-(NC):Aretired armygeneralandformer importantresistance leader,nowapriest,was installedasparishpriest inthesmallchurchof thistownataceremony attendedbymanyformer soldiers.

ThepriestisFatherJeanPierreTeisslerdeMarguerittes,whowasordainedlast yearattheageof72by BishopGeorgesA.Louisof Perigueux.

Aschiefoftheresistance forcesaroundPartsduring WorldWarII,hecommandedtheResistanceArmy whichhelpedliberateParis. Hewelcomedthefirstallied troopswhichfreedthe Frenchcapital.Beforeheundertookthe taskofaidingFrenchResistancewithinthecountry, hehadalongdistinguished militarycareer,risingtothe rankofgeneral. Heparticipatedinboth WorldWare.In1945hewas namedcommandantof Baden-Baden. Afterhisretirementand thedeathofhiswifein1953, hebeganstudyingforthe "AllthechildrenofAdampriestod

Leastofallhavethey beenwillingtograspthe psychologicalfactorsthat haveinfluencedsomeIndonesianattitudes.

RedProblem

Thereis,ofcourse,atoplevelCommunistproblemin Indonesiatoday.Mentionof Communismshould,however,remindfirstofallthat twiceinrecentyearsthe Indonesianauthoritieshave outdownarmedCommunistoutbreaks, Indonesia'sCommunist nroblemisdifferentfrom thatofsomeotherAsian countries.Theterrorists, whoarestillabigfactorin somepartsofIndonesia.are notCommunists-theyare extremistmalcontentswho refusetoacceptthepresent politicalset-up.

Theirmethodsarebarbarousandruthless-like thoseoftheRedguerillasin Malaya,beforetheyturned "respectable"anddevoted theirenergiesmainlytothe rubberplantations.

TheCommunistsinIndonesia,amongwhomthereis astrongChineseelementas inMalaya,andwhoaresaid tobeassistedbytheRed ChineseEmbassyinDiakarta,areworkinginthe spheresofeducation,trades unionismandpracticalpolitics(somesaytheyhave wormedtheirwayintothe policeforces,whichare beingstronglyextendedtoday).Theyarethefourth strongestparty,pollingover 5,000,000voteslastSeptember.

Onegetsthefeeling,however,thatIndonesiahasthe capacitytocontainthe Communistproblem,evenif therewillbestrainandunrest,orworse.

Friendship

Australian-Indonesian friendshipissomethingin whichAustraliacanafford tosinkagooddealinterms ofunderstanding,goodwill andco-operation.Itismore thanofferingabitofmaterialassistanceoreducating someIndonesianstudents.It isa'questionofgenuine, basicunderstandingand honestassociation.

ThereisnoneedforanyonetopatroniseIndonesia today.Colonialexploitation hashindereditspolitical developmentandretarded itseconomicprogress.

Butitisanationrichin people,resources,natural beauty,arts,crafts,history, antiquity,customs,traditions,cultureandotheressentialsthatgotomakeup anation.

Onceitspoliticaland economicproblemsaresolvedandstabilityanddevelopmenthavebeenrecordedinthesespheres,a greatIndonesiannationwill haveemerged.

Lettherebenodoubt aboutthis:whateverkindof nationAustraliabecomesin thenextfewgenerations,a greatIndonesiannationis goingtobeitsnearestand mostimportantneighbour.

Neighbournationsare likepeople.Theycanbe friendsorfoes.Indonesia canbeourfriend.IndonesiaandAustraliamustbe friendlyneighboursforthe goodofeach.Australia mustplayItspartinfosteringthatfriendshipwithIndonesia.Butfirstacurtain mustbepulleddown.Itis notanironorevenabamboocurtain.Itisacurtain ofignorance.WeinAustraliadonotknowenough aboutIndonesia.OurunderstandingofIndonesianlife andaffairsisnotlarge enough.Equally,Indonesian leadersandpeoplemust learnmoreaboutus.

Knowledgeandinformation,destroyingignorance andeliminatingsuspicion anduneasinessthatusually stemfromit,willdomore thdhanythingatthisstage toopenthewaytobetter

Basically,itdependsupon thesuccesswithwhichthe nationcanreachitsgoalsinrelationswithourdeveloprelationtoeconomicre-ingIndonesianneighbour.

POPECALLSONWOMEN TOFIGHTMATERIALISM

VATICANCITY,Jan.27:HisHoliness PopePiusXIIcalledonallwomentocombat theforcesofmaterialisticcivilisationinan addresstothewomen'ssectionoftheInternationalCommitteeforUnityandUniversality ofCulturehere.

Thecommitteeisanorganisationworkingforthepreservationofcultureand goodmoralsinhomesand schools.

Materialism,thePope saidisnotcontentwithwinningabsolutecontrolover theforcesofnature.Italso seekstogainsuchcontrol overmen,headded,andpursuesthisgoal"sometimesinsidiouslyandsilently,sometimeswithviolence."

"Itattemptstoencircle manhimselfinarigiddeterminism,annihilatingall truefreedomandbinding mindsandheartsinapitilessservitude,"theHoly Fathercontinued.

Notingthatitisnecessary towarnagainstthedangers ofmaterialism,thePope askedthewomen:"Whobetterthanyoucanrenderan &countofthehavocalready causedinsoulsandwhocan betterappplytheremedies appropriatetothenatureof theevil?"

Inordertocarryoutthis task,thePontifftoldhislisteners,theymustmaintain contactwiththesourcespreservingthemfromblindness andhardness,"whicharethe fruitsofindividualandcollectiveegoism."

"Webelieve,"thePope continued,"thatonlythe DivineTeacher,theliving SpiritandGeneratoroflife,

lightandsealcanbeyour guide.

"ButHemanifestsHimselfonlytothosewhose mindisopentoHimin humbleexpectation,attentive docilityandinreadinessto respondtoHisinspiration."

OurLadywasabletoplay hergreatrole,theHoly Fathersaid,becauseshe possessedthesespiritual qualities.Heconcludedhis addressbysaying:

"MayitpleasetheMother ofGodtodrawyoutoherselfanddirectyoubyherexamplesothatshemayguide yournobleeffortstorestore fullmoralandreligiousintegritytothemenoftoday."

OlympicsShould FosterGoodwill

MELBOURNEJan.28:Australians haveadutytousetheOlympicGames, whichwillbeheldherenextsummer,to promoteinternationalgoodwill,theRt. Rev.Mgr.JamesHannantoldamassmeetinghere.

Youareinvitedto callinandinspect

BOANS BRAKE DIVISION

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SPECIALISTSINALL FORMSOF BRAKING

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GrahamGreeneLectures VaticanAboutPoland

AMSTERDAM,Netherlands,Jan.27:CriticismofVaticanpolicy towardPolandbyBritishCatholicauthorGrahamGreenehasbeen scoredherebytheoutstandingDutchCatholicdailyDeTijd.The criticismappearedinanarticlewrittenforLondon'sSundayTimes.

InhisarticleGrahamPeople'sRepublic. Vaticanalwayswaitsforan GreenetooktheHolySeetoTheEnglLshauthor,itadd-officialpeacetreatybefore taskforrecognisingamem-ed,apparentlydoesnotrea-recognisingterritorial berofthePolishGovern-IlsethatalargesectionofchangesinPoland'sfrontiers. went-in-exileasPoland'sam-thePolishpeopleislivingInMr.Greenewroteinhis bassadortotheVaticanandexileandthattheVaticanisarticlethat"everyCatholicin fornot'recog'sisingasPolishverymuchconcernedforPolandpraysfortheday theGermanSeesplacedtheirwelfare. whentherealitiesofthesituunderPolishadministration ationwill ca berecognisedby TheexiledPolishenvoy afterthewar. theVatinandperhapsthe CasimirPapee, ThewriteralsostatedthattheHolySee, Cardinalhelovesmaycome "Vaticanpolicyseemsdirect-h19a3s9.beenstationedtheresincebacktohisdioceseinthe edasmuchagainstthe capitalofPoland." CatholicpeopleofPolandas againsttheCommunistGovernment."

DeTijdsaidthatthiswas astrangestatementtocome from authoranoutstandingCatholic whohadoncewritten anarticleontheHolyFather andshouldknowofhisconcernfortheChurchIn Poland.

EvidenceofthePope'sconcern,thedailysaid,washis recentlettertothePolish hierarchyurgingthemtoresistoppression.

GrahamGreen.whose articlewaspublishedaftera visittoPo'and,reportedthat thepro-regime"Progressive Catholic"movementthereis "adismalfailure."

TheDutchdailyalsoscored Mr,Greenforbeingannoyed thattheVaticanstillrecog- nisesBreslau-administered byPolandsincethewar-as aGermanSee.

Theauthor,Incnewspaper said,doesnot.tellhisreaders thattheHolySeealsoconsidersasPolishtheeastern Polishterritoriescededtothe SovietUnion. Itpointedoutthatthe

DeTijdrepliedthatitis Poland'sCommunistGovernment,nottheHolySee,which isresponsibleforthefact thatHisEminenceStephen CardinalWyszynski,Primate ofPolandhasbeenlivingin "prison"fortwoandahalf years. TheCardinalhasbeenlivinginforcedseclusioninan unknownplacesincehie arrestinSeptember,1953.

PRESIDENTSAYSBRAZIL WILLSTAYCHRISTIAN

Themeeting,attendedby nearly50,000peopleand broadcastto60countries. wasarrangedbytheMelbourneCityCouncil. All denominationstookpart.

Mgr.Hannannotedthat BaronPierredeCourbertin ofFrancefoundedtheOlympicGamesjust60yearsago. Itwasnotpartofhisplan," hesaid,"thatthereshouldbe setuponemoreplatformfor thedisplayofnationalpride."

"TheOlympicGameswere tobeameetngplacewhereneitherrace,language.colour nornationneedmakeany distinction."hecontinued.

"Thereweretobeawards forpersonalvictory,"he added."butnopenanntfor thewinningnation.

"Overrecentyearsthere hasgrownunthecustomof makingatallyofthepoints bytheathletesofthevarious competingnations.

"Butthatisentirelyunofficialandquiteoutof keeping,withthespiritofthe Games."

Menandwomenfrom everywherewillbecomingto Melbourne.hesaid,whoare "differentfromusincolour andlanguage,intheirwayof lifeandtheireducation,In nationaloutlool:andreligion."

"Onlyinonerespect.andthatthetruestandfinest willtherebeamarntficent bondbetweenusall,"Mgr Hannanstated.

Hesaidthatthecoreof themovementisa350-man teamledbyBoleslawPiaseckiThisgroup,headded,is surroundedbymanyfellow travellersbutalsob"many ofgenuinesincerity."

ThegreatmajorityofPolishCatholics,however,opposethemovement,which theyregardasaSovietmove tosplittheChurch,hewrote.

Regardingthecriticismof theVatican'sacceptanceof anambassadorfromthe PolishGovernment-in-exile, DeTijdsaidthatPoland's CommunistGovernmentisitselftoblamefortheHoly Sec'sfailuretorecognisean envoyfromthePolish

ROME,Jan.26:Brazil'sPresident-elect JuscelinoKubitschekagainpublicly pledgedhimselftoconducthisgovernmentinaccordwithChristianprinciples, particularlyinthesocialfield.

Hesaidthatheconsideredmembersofthediplomatic, theblessingreceivedfromHiscorps. HolinessPopePiusXIIforInwelcominghisguests,lie Brazilandhimselfthemosttoldthemhewas"overcome certainpromiseforpeaceandwithdeepemotion"byhis tranquility. earlieraudienceaiththe PresidentKubitschekspokeHolyFather.

SecretariateofStateand

DeceitIsPart

hereatareceptionintheBornandeducatedina BrazilianembassytothefundamentallyCatholiccoonHolySeewhichwasattendedtry,thePresident-electsaid bynineCardinals,therank-hecouldfathomthedeep ingprelatesoftheVaticanspiritualsignificanceofhis visittothePope,an(rile Pontiff'spaternalinterestin Brazil,"whichistodayamong theworld's countries."greatestCatholic

ThePresident-electsaid

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that,inthepresenceoftoe highestVaticana.uthoritiee, hewishedtoreaffirmhis resolutiontogivetothe VATICANCITY,Jan.27:Thestratagemdemonstrationofhisfilial Churchthemostsincere ofthree"progressiveCatholic"priests,who dressedlikeBishopsandparadedas"evidence" ofreligiousfreedom,showsthatdeceitispart

ofMarxistmorality.

Thiswas Osservatoreemphasisedby* Romano,VaticanCitydaily,inafront pagearticlewrittenbyFedericoAlessandrini.

affectionandofhisprofound respect. Hevoicedhiswishesthat Godmaygrantmanymore yearstoHisHolinessand renderhispontificatee.er moreglorious.

JapanNames VaticanEnvoy

TOKYO,Japan,Jan.

31:TheForeignMinistry herehasannouncedthe appointmentofSenjin TsuruokaasJapanese MinistertotheVatican.

Mr.Tsuruoka,49,hasbeen intheForeignMinistrysince 1932.Besidesservinghis countryinFrance,Turkey'and Switzerland,hehasheldposts intheforeignonceinTokyo FulldiplomaticrelationswiththeVaticanandJapan wereestablishedinDecember. 1952,whenKenjiroInouewas appointedasthefirstJapaneseMinister.

ItwasinAprilofthesame yearthattheHolySeenamed ArchbishopMaximiliande FustenbergasfirstPapalInteniunciotoJapan. areemeemeeeemeeeeem

"Deepdowninourhearts wecanknoweachotheras childrenofthesameSimreme Beingwhoisouroriginand ourdestiny." ARTHUR

Thearticlecommentedon Communistpresscomplaints aboutanearlierOsservatore editorialwhichsaid"proeressiveCatholics"werehelpingtopromotetheCommunistcauseinVietnam.

Theeditorialtooknoteofa propagandatourbeingmade byCzechoslovak"propressive" priestsinNorthVietnam.

"Withexetitionsthatare becomingmorefrequent.socalledpublicopinionseems littleawareofthestruggle whichtheChurchandhuman dignityundergoinCommunist-ruledcountries."Osservatoresaid.

"Publicopiniondoesnot seethatmankind'sfuture dependsontheoutcomeof thisbattleandnotonthe comparativestrengthofmaterialisticforces."

"Thesecommandtripsby emissaries'.andtheirsurroundingcircumstancesought toshowallamethodwhirl) revealswithcynicalfranknesstheso-calledMarxist morality."thearticlecontinued."Communistscomplainwhentheirdeceitisrecorrled."

"TheVietnameseepisode whichisnotthefirstand whichwillpossiblybefollowedbyothers,demonstrates thatcommunismnotonly usesdeceititselfbutforces eventhosetoliewho,once sworetodefendtruthtothe sheddingoftheirblood.

"Thesemen(progressive priests)whoareboundby invisiblechainsheavierthan materialbondsaresupposed toprovetheexistenceof 'liberty'Intruththeyprove theexistenceofthemost loathsomeservitude."

AbbotExpectsGrowth OfContemplativeLife

MELBOURNE,Jan.31:Abigincrease invocationstothecontemplativelifein AustraliaisforeseenbyAbbotCelsus O'Connell,ofMountMellerayCistercian

AbbeyinIreland

AbbottO'ConnellisintwoNewZealanders,and AustraliatovisitNotreDamemanyapplicationsarebeing AbbeyatTarrawarra,Vic-,receivedforadmissiontothe toria,founded18montbsicommunity,heresorted.

warrathemonksareconstructingtheirownabbey buildings.Regularmanual labourispartoftheirrule oflife.

TheAbbotnotedthat MountMellerayisIreland's oldestCistercianabbey.It wasfoundedin1833byEnglishandFrenchmonkswho hadbeenexpelledfrom agobymonksfromRosecreaAtHawkesBayandTerra-France. Abbey.Ireland,whichwas'----- -itselffoundedfretsMount'Hold Mellerayin1878.

AbbotO'Connell-visitedHoty s

Cistercianabbeysinthe UnitedStatesandNewZealandbeforeconnateto Australia.

AbbotO'Connellsaidhe hadbeenparticularlsstruck bythe"upsurge"ofvocationstothecontemplative lifeintheUnitedStatesand Australia.

Hesaidhewasconfident thatonedayCistercianabbeeswouldbeasfamiliara

SHRINESOFOURLADY

Mihreulow1Xedal

LikemostCatholics,you probablywearalittlemedal ofOurLadycalleda"miraculousmedal." Many peopledonotknowthe storyofthismedal,nor whyitiscalled"miraculous."

OurLadyherselfdesignedthemedal.Shegavethe designtoaSisterofCharity wholivedinParis100years ago.HernamewasSister Catherine.

HopeOf

eugeeConvention

GENEVA,Switzerland,Jan.28:The HolySeewillratifytheUnitedNations ConventionontheStatusofRefugeesin February,accordingtoannouncement madeherebyMgr.MarioBrini,counsellor partofthenation'sCatholicofthePapalNunciatureinBerne.... lifeastheywereinolder countriesoftheworld.

HesaidtheCistercian Orderhadalreadyresidegreat spiritualandmaterialprogressinAustraliaandNew Zealand.Hesaidhe.believed -localvocationstoitslifewere dueingreatmeasuretoa splendidsystem.eCatholic education.

MonsignorBrinitermedtheprinciplesembodiedinthe, theratification"anothertangiblemark"oftheHolySee's "appreciationfortheactivity oftheU.N.,"particularlyfor itsactivitiesonbehalfofrefugees.

TheAbbotsaiditwas hopedtooper.another

TheprelatemadehisannouncementasTheHoly See'sofficialdelegatetothe secondsessionoftheU.N.

Convention-forexample,the unitofthefamilthe y y, protectionofminorsandthe guaranteesoffreedomofreligiousinstructionandpractice-"arethosewhichitis themissionoftheHolySee toaffirm."

HesaidtheHolySee-will neverceaseencouragingand supportingeverymovecalculatedtofavourthefullapplicationoftheseprinciples."

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Weknowthatshewasa saint,justasBernadette was-notsimplybecause OurLadyappearedtoher. butbecauseshewasvery holyandverycarefulin carryingoutOurLady's wishes.

SisterCatherine,whowas baptisedZoeLaboure,was bornofpoorparents.There wasalargefamilytocare for,andalsoalargefarm. Thechildrenwerekeptvery busyanddidnothavemuch timeforplay.

WhenZoewasonly10 yearsold,hermotherdied. Thecareofthehousefell tohereldestsister.Zoewas oftenlonelyforhermother, andshe,prayedtoOurLady tobeherrealmother.

"the

BlessedVirginwants you."

Youmaybesurethat Catherinewentatonce! OurLadydidindeedwant her.SisterCatherinewas almostfaintingwithsurprisetoseeherthereinthe chapel.

"Solovelythatnowords coulddescribeherbeauty," shewouldafterwardstell herconfessor.OurLady's robewasshiningwhite,and lightshoneallalloutherso brightlythatonecouldnot seeherfeetorherdress.

OurLadycamemany times.Sheexplainedto SisterCatherinethatshe wantedamedalmadeina certainway,andthatthe sistershouldtellherconfessorbutnooneelse.She alsotoldSisterCatherineof terriblethingsthatwould happentoFrance.

SisterCatherinetoldher confessoraboutthesethings. Atfirsthedidnotbelieve her,butoncesurethatthe visionwasfromGod,he hurriedtoseeaboutthe medal. Hehadthemedalsmade andgavethemouttopeople. Almostimmediatelygreat gracescametothosewho worethem.

Whenheroldersisterenteredtheconvent,Zoewishedtodothesame,buther fatherwouldnotlether. Shewassentouttoworkin thehopethatshewouldforgetherplans,butGodwantedherintheconvent.

Thechairmanofteeexecutivecommitteeemphasised

RefugeeEmergencyFund's CistercianabbeyinNew20-nationexecutivecommitZealandsoon.HesaidHawkestee. BayAbbeythere,whichis'Heremindedthecommittee dedicatedtoOtt:LadyofthethatHisHolinessPopePius SouthernStar.wasina hastwicemadecontriflourishingcondition butionstothefund. theimportanceoftheHoly

Ithas19monks,includingMonsignorBriannotedthatSee'sactionandthanked Mgr.Briniinthenameof thedelegate.

Alreadyatotalof60re-

princplea.

VATICANCITY.Jan.26: Thelatestadditiontothe fleetofcarsandtrucksbearingtheVaticanCityWeise* platewiththeletters"SVC" (StateofVaticanCity)isa GermanVolkswagen. Formalpresentationofthe cartoHisHolinessPopePius XIIwasmadeduringan audiencegiventoProf.N. Nordhoff,managingdirector ofthepubliclyownedautomobilefactory. Dr.Nordhoffdiscussedwith theHolyFathersomeofthe problems ingathatlaarrgiese firnodnual enterpriseonmodernsocial fugeeprojectsin12countries areinvariousstagesofimtheseprojectsarebeing HighgateCWL plementation."Severalof directedbyCatholicRelief WelfareConferenceanditsConvenesAgain ServicesNationalCatholic affiliatedEuropeanCatholicHighgatebranchofthe welfareorganisations.ItisCatholicWomen'sLeaguewill estimatedthat38.810refugeesholdtheirfirstmeetinginthe willbenefitunderthe1958parishhallonWednesday, programme. Feb.15.

Pope'sHolidayStudy, HisWorkAndBooks

TheHolyFather'sstudyatCastelgandolfoisoneofthemostbeautifullyappointedofalltheroomsinthesummer VillaofthePopes.

Finallyherfatheragreed tolethergo.Zoewentto themother-houseofthe SistersofCharityinParis. Shewasgiventhenameof

SisterCatherine.

Veryshortlyafterthis,the newlittlesisterwasawakenedonenightbyherguardianangel."Comedownto thechapelatonce,"hesaid,

SisterCatherine,inthe meantime,wentabouther dailywork.Noone-not eventheothersisterseverknewthatshewasthe persontowhomOurLady hadgiventhedesignforthe wonderfulmedal.

Notuntilafterherdeath didpeoplefindoutthatthe humblelittlesisterhadtalkedforyearswiththeMother ofGod!

Letusmakesurethatwe wearamedalofOurLady. Betteryet,letustrytobe faithfulchildrenofMary asSisterCatherinewas.

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Skilledspeedyservicefroma trainedendcourteousstaffof fittingexperts

USECASHORDERSAT AHERN'S

Itisalsooneofthemostsevenlanguages. usedbythePontiffduringAlthoughheseldomhasan histhree-monthstaythereopportunitytoenjoythem. eachyear,foritistherethattheHolyFatherlikestohave heworkslonghourseachdaythewritingsofseveraldaspreparingmanyofhisdis-sisalauthorsinhislibraryat courses,lettersanddocumentsthevilla. bywhichlieinstructsandex-Ontheshelvescanbe hurtstheCatholicworld. foundsuchnamesasDante, Shakespeare,Goethe,ManThePopealwaysworkszoniand-oneofhisfavouralone.Heneverdictateslies.ashiswritingstylerewrittenmaterialandneverflees-Cicero. usesadictatingmachine. Usually,whenheispreparingadocument,hewritesa firstdraftinlonghandInCATHOLICS ink.Sometimesheusesa typewriterpreparingasecond' draft.

ThebooksinthePope's11- EXERCISE braryatCastelgandolfoare broughtfromtheVatican PalaceinRome.Attheend ofhissojourn'atthevilla, theyaretakenbacktotheATHENS,Jan.26:Greek Vatican,15milesdistant.Catholicshavebeenurgedto Amongthemareencyclope-registerbyArchbishopMario dias,dictionaries,textsandMacrionitis,S.J.,ofAthens, commentariesonthesacredsothattheycanobtaineiecsciences.acollectionofthetoralrights.Electionsare offlicalpublicationsofthescheduledforFebruary19. HolySee,andsomeliterary"AlltheCatholicsofour classicsinseverallanguages.country-men,women,priests TypicaloftheHolyFath-andreligious-shouldregister er'slibraryarethediction-assoonaspossible,"theArchariaofEnglish,French.bishopsaidinapastoralletSpanish,German,Italian,ter."Theacquisitionofan PortugueseandLatin. electoralidentitycardconHeconsultsthemoftenstitutesaseriousobligation whenthereistheslightestin=Science." doubtastotheuseormean-ArchbishopMacrionitisdeingofaword. daredthat,foraCatholic, Inthesacredsciences,theparticipationinelectionsis Pope'sCastelgandolfolibraryadutynotonlytowardshis includestheauthoritativecountrybutalsotowardhis worksindogmaticandmoralChurcb. theology,sacredscriptureandGreecehasrecentlygranted canonlaw.Likethediction-electoralrightstowomenand Rilesthescrinturesareintomembersoftheclergy.

AbbotExpectsGrowth OfContemplativeLife

MINESOFOURLADY

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MELBOURNE,Jan.31:Abigincreasewarrathemonksareooninvocationstothecontemplativelifein AustraliaisforeseenbyAbbotCelsus O'Connell,ofMountMellerayCistercianTheAbbotnotedthat AbbeyinIreland MountMellerayiaIreland's

structingtheirownabbey buildings.Regularmanual labourispartoftheirrule oflife.

AbbottO'ConnellisintwoNewZealanders,andoldestCistercianabbey.It AustraliatovisitNotreDamemanyapplicationsarebeingwasfoundedin1833byEngAbbeyatTarrawarra,Vic-receivedforadmissiontotheIishandFrenchmonkswho toria,founded18monthscommunity,hereported. hadbeenexpelledfrom agobymonksfromRosecreaAtHaaitesBayandTerra-France. Abbey.Ireland.whichwasitselffoundedfromMellerayin1878.

LikemostCatholics,you"theBlessedVirginwants probablywearalittlemedalyou." ofOurLadycalleda"ink-Youmaybesurethat aculousmedal." ManyCatherinewentatonce! peopledonotknowtheOurLadydidindeedwant storyofthismedal,norher.SisterCatherinewas whyitiscalled"miracu-almostfaintingwith'furious." prisetoseeherthereinthe OurLadyherselfdesign-chapeledthemedal.Shegavethe"Solovelythatnowords coulddescribeherbendy," designtoaSisterofCharityshewouldafterwardstell wholivedinParis100years ago.HernamewasSisterherconfessor.OurLady's robewasshiningwhite.and Catherine. lightshoneallabbutherso brightlythatonecouldnot seeherfeetorherdress.

Weknowthatshewasa saint,justasBernadette was-notsimplybecause OurLadyappearedtoher, butbecauseshewasvery holyandverycarefulin carryingoutOurLady's wishes.

RefugeeConvention

AbbotO'Connell-visited,Holy s.HopeOf Cistercianabbeysinthe UnitedStatesandNewZealandbeforecomineto Australia.

AbbotO'Connellsaidhe hadbeenparticularlystruck bythe"upsurge"ofvocationstothecontemplative lifeintheUnitedStatesand Australia.

Hesaidhewasconfident thatonedayCistercianabbeyswouldbeasfamiliara partofthenation'sCatholic lifeastheywereMolder countriesoftheworld.

HesaidtheCistercian OrderhadalreadymadegreatBiblemark"oftheHolySee's spiritualandmaterialpro-appreciationfortheactivity grewinAustraliaandNewoftheUN.,"particularlyfor Zealand.Hesaidhebelieveditsactivitiesonbehalfofre-localvocationstoitslifewere(twee& dueingreatmeasuretoaTheprelatemadehisansplendidsystemofCatholicnouncementasTheHoly education. See'sofficialdelegatetothe

GENEVA,Switzerland,Jan.2S:The HolySeewillratifytheUnitedNations ConventionontheStatusofRefugeesin February,accordingtoannouncement madeherebyMgr.MarioBrini,counsellor ofthePapalNunciatureinBerne.... MonsignorBrinitermedtheprinciplesembodiedinthe, theratification'anothertan-Convention-forexamle,the unityofthefamily,thepro- tectionofminorsandthe guaranteesoffreedomofreligiousinstructionandpractice-"arethosewhichitis themissionoftheHolySee toaffirm."

TheAbbotsaiditwassecondsessionoftheU.N. hopedtoopenanotherRefugeeEmergencyFund's CistercianabbeyinNew20-nationexecutivecommitZealandsoon.HesaidMatestee. BayAbbeythere,whichisHeremindedthecommittee dedicatedtoOurLadyofthethatHisHolinessPopePius SouthernStar%wasinaXIIhastwicemadecontriflourishingcondition buttonstothefund.

Ithas19monks.includingMonsignorBrininotedthat

HesaidtheHolySee"will neverceaseencouragingand supportingeverymovecalculatedtofavourthefullapplicationoftheseprinciples."

Thechairmanoftheexecutivecommitteeemphasised theimportanceoftheHoly See'sactionandthanked Mgr.Briniinthenameof thedelegate.

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Gift

VATICANCITY.Jan.24: Thelatestadditiontothe fleetofcarsandtrucksbearingtheVaticanCitylieenee platewiththeletters"SVC" (StateofVaticanCity)isa GermanVolkswagen. Formalpresentationofthe cartoHisHolinessPopePius XIIwasmadeduringanaudiencegiventoProf.N. Nordhoff,managingdirector ofthepubliclyownedautomobilefactory. Dr.Nordhoffdiscussedwith theHolyFathersomeofthe problemsthatarisefromconductingalargeindustrial enterpriseonmodernsocial Alreadyatotalof60re-principles. fugeeprojectsin12countries areinvariousstagesofimplementation."Severalof theseprojectsarebeingdirectedbyCatholicRelief ServicesNationalCatholic,011Veile6Again WelfareConferenceandits affiliatedEuropeanCatholicHighgatebranchofthe welfareorganisations.ItisCatholicWomen'sLeaguewill estimatedthat38,810refugeesholdtheirfirstmeeting meeagInthe willbenefitunderthe1956parishhallonWednesday, programme. Feb.15.

HighgateCWL Pope'sHolidayStudy, HisWorkAndBooks

SisterCatherine.whowas baptisedZoeLaboure,was bornofpoorparents.There wasalargefamilytocare for,andalsoalargefarm. Thechildrenwerekeptvery busyanddidnothavemuch timeforplay.

OurLadycamemany times.Sheexplainedto SisterCatherinethatshe wantedamedalmadeina certainway,andthatthe sistershouldtellherconfessorbutnooneelse.She alsotoldSisterCatherineof terriblethingsthatwould happentoFrance. SisterCatherinetoldher confessoraboutthesethings. Atfirsthedidnotbelieve her,butonoesurethatthe WhenZoewasonly10visionwasfromGod,he yearsold,hermotherdied.hurriedtoseeaboutthe ThecareofthehousefellrnedaL tohereldestsister.ZoewasHehadthemedalsmade oftenlonelyforhermother,andgavethemouttopeople. andsheprayedtoOurLadyAlmostimmediatelygreat tobeherrealmother. gracescametothosewho

Whenheroldersisteren-worethem. teredtheconvent.Zoewish-SisterCatherine.inthe edtodothesame,buthermeantime,wentabouther fatherwouldnotlether.dailywork.Noone-not Shewassentouttoworkineventheothersistersthehopethatshewouldfor-everknewthatshewasthe getherplans,butGodwant-persontowhomOurLady edherintheconvent. hadgiventhedesignforthe

Finallyherfatheragreedwonderfulmedal. tolethergo.ZoewenttoNotuntilafterherdeath themother-houseofthedidpeoplefindoutthatthe SistersofCharityinParis.humblelittlesisterhadtalkShewasgiventhenameofedforyearswiththeMother SisterCatherine. ofGod!

Veryshortlyafterthis,theLetusmakesurethatwe newlittlesisterwasainds-wearamedalofOwLady. erredonenightbyherpsar-Betteryet,letintrytobe dianangel.'ComedowntofaithfulaNdift.ofMary thechapelatannhesold.asSisterCalherhoe11/4f.

Skilledspeedyservicefroma trainedandcourteousstaffof fittingexperts

TheHolyFather'sstudyatCastelgandolfoisoneofthemostbeautifullyappointedofalltheroomsinthesummer villaofthePopes. Itisalsooneofthemostsevenlanguages. usedbythePontiffduringAlthoughheseldomhasanl

histhree-monthstaythere eachyear,foritistherethat heworkslonghourseachday preparingmanyofhisdiscourses,lettersanddocuments bywhichheInstructsandexhortstheCatholicworld.

ThePopealwaysworks alone.Heneverdictates writtenmaterialandnever usesadictatingmachine. Usually,whenheispreparingadocument,hewritesa firstdraftinlonghandIn Ink.Sometimesheusesa typewriterpreparingasecond draft.

ThebooksinthePope'slibraryatCastelgandolfoare broughtfromtheVatican PalaceinRome.Attheend ofhissojourn'atthevilla, theyaretakenbacktothe Vatican,15milesdistant.

Amongthemareencyclopedias,dictionaries,textsand commentariesonthesacred sciences,acollectionofthe (Mealpublicationsofthe HolySee,andsomeliterary classicsinseverallanguages.

TypicaloftheHolyFather'slibraryarethedictionariesofEnglish,French. Spanish,German,Italian, PortugueseandLatin. Heconsultsthemoften whenthereistheslightest doubtastotheuseormeaningofaword. Inthesacredsciences,the =esCasteigandolfolibrary theauthoritative verbIndogpnaticandmoral' theologriw.neredscriptureLiteanedictionMierthescripturesaretly

opportunitytoenjoythem. theHolyFatherlikestohave thewritingsofseveralclassicalauthorsinhislibraryat thevilla. Ontheshelvescanbe foundsuchnamesasDante, Shakespeare,Goethe,Manzortiand-oneofhisfavourites,ashiswritingstylereflects-Cicero.

CATHOLICS MUST EXERCISE VOTE

ATHENS.Jan.26:Greek Catholicsharebeenurgedto registerbyArchbishopMario Macrionitis, ofAthens, sothattheycanobtainelectoralrights.Electionsare scheduledforFebruary19. "AlltheCatholicsofour country-men,women,priests andreligious--shouldregister assoonaspossible,"theArchbishopsaidinapastoralletter."Theacquisitionofan electoralidentitycardconstitutesaseriousobligation inconscience."

ArchbishopMacrionitisdeclaredthat,foraCatholic, participationInelectionsis adutynotonlytowardshis countrybutalsotowardhis Mauch MOM.ilabrecentlygranted electoralrightstowomanand tomembersoftheclew.

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AbbotExpectsGrowth OfContemplativeLife

MELBOURNE,lan.31:Abigincreaseiwa.rra.themonksareconinvocationstothecontemplativelifein tstiweigrulaolwn manual y labourispartoftheirrule oflife.

AustraliaisforeseenbyAbbotCelsus O'Connell,ofMountMellerayCistercian

AbbeyinIreland

AbbottO'ConnellisintwoNewZealanders,and AustraliatovisitNotreDame!,manyapplicationsarebeing AbbeyatTarrawarra,Vic-;receivedforadmissiontothe toria,founded18monthsicommunity,hererorted. agobymonksfromllosecrenAtHawaeBayandTarraAbbey,Ireland,whichwas--itselffoundedfree..Mount Mellerayin1878.

AbbotO'Connei.visited Cistercianabbeysunthe UnitedStatesandNewZealandbeforecoreinato Australia.

AbbotO'Connellsaidhe hadbeenparticular(;struck bythe'upsurge"ofvocationstothecontemplative lifeintheUnitedStatesand Australia.

Hesaidhewasconfident thatonedayCistercianAbbeyswouldheas1'.trolliara partofthenation'sCatholic lifeastheywerehioldercountriesoftheworld.

HesaidtheCistercian Orderhadalready!:::Wegreat spiritualandmat:::alprogressinAustraliaandNew Zealand.Hesaidhebelieved -localvocationstoitslifewere dueingreatmeasuretoa splendidsystem Catholic education.

TheAbbotsaiditwas

TheAbbotnotedthat MountMellerayisIreland's oldestCistercianabbey.It wasfoundedin1833byEnglishandFrenchmonkswho hadbeenexpelledfrom France.

oySee'sHopeOf RefugeeConvention

GENEVA,Switzerland,Jan.2$:The HolySeewillratifytheUnitedNations ConventionontheStatusofRefugeesin February,accordingtoannouncement madeherebyMgr.MarioBrini,counsellor ofthePapalNunciatureinBerne.

theratification"anothertangiblemark"oftheHolySee's "appreciationfortheactivity oftheU.N.,"particularlyfor it.activitiesonbehalfofrefugees.

TheprelatemadehisannouncementasTheHoly See'sofficialdelegatetothe secondsessionoftheU.N.

MonsignorBrinitermedtheprinciplesembodiedinthe, Convention-forexample,the unityofthefamily,theprotectionofminorsandthe guaranteesoffreedomofreligiousinstructionandpractice-"arethosewhichitis themissionoftheHolySee toaffirm."

HesaidtheHolySee-will neverceaseencouragingand

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VATICANCITY.Jan.2G: Thelatestadditiontothe fleetofcarsandtrucksbearingtheVaticanCitylicence platewiththeletters"SVC' (StateofVaticanCity)Isa

LikemostCatholics,you"theBlessedVirginwants probablywearalittlemedalyou." ofOurLadycalleda"mir-Youmaybesurethat aculousmedal." ManyCatherinewentatonce! peopledonotknowtheOurLadydidindeedwant storyofthismedal,norher.SisterCatherinewas whyitiscalled"miracu-almostfaintingwithsurions." prisetoseeherthereinthe

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Thechildrenwerekeptveryconfessorter Caabtohuetr Catherinetdhetheser The o told things.er busyanddidnothavemuchAtfirsthedidnotbelieve timeforplay. her.butoncesurethatthe WhenZoewasonly10visionwasfromGod,he yearsold,hermotherdied.hurriedtoseeaboutthe Thecareofthehousefellmedal. tohereldestsister.ZoewasHehadthemedalsmade )oftenlonelyforhermother,andgavethemouttopeople. andshe.prayedtoOurLadyAlmostimmediatelygreat gracescametothosewho worethem.

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Thechairmanoftheexecutivecommitteeemphasised theimportanceoftheHoly See'sactionandthanked Mgr.Briniinthenameof thedelegate.

Alreadyatotalof60refugeeprojectsin12countries areinvariousstagesofimplementation."Severalof theseprojectsarebeingdirectedbyCatholicRelief ServicesNationalCatholic WelfareConferenceandits affiliatedEuropeanCatholic welfareorganisations.Itis estimatedthat38.810refugees willbenefitunderthe1956 programme.

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TheHolyFather'sstudyatCastelgandolfoisoneofthemostbeautifullyappointedofalltheroomsinthesummer VillaofthePopes.

Itisalsooneofthemost::,evenlanguages. usedbythePontiffduring.Althoughheseldomhasan histhree-monthstaythereopportunitytoenjoythem, eachyear,foritistherethat heworkslonghourseachday preparingmanyofhisdiscourses,lettersanddocuments

theHolyFatherlikestohave thewritingsofseveralclassicalauthorsinhislibraryat thevilla. bywhichheinstructsandes-Ontheshelvescanbe hurtstheCatholicworld. foundsuchnamesasDante, Shakespeare,Goethe,Man-

ThePopealwaysworksmnial-1(1_011eofhisfavour_ alone.Heneverdictatesites, hiswritingstylere- writtenmaterialandneversects Cicero. usesadictatingmachine. Usually,whenheispreparingadocument,hewritesa firstdraftinlonghandin ink.Sometimesheusesa typewriterpreparingasecond draft.

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SisterCatherine.inthe meantimewentabouther dailywork.Noone-not eventheothersisterseverknewthatshewasthe persontowhomOurLady hadgiventhedesignforthe wonderfulmedal. Notuntilafterherdeath didpeoplefindoutthatthe humblelittlesisterhadtalkedforyearswiththeMother ofGod!

Veryshortlyafterthis,the.Letusmakesurethatwe 'newlittlesisterwasawak-ewearamedalofOurLady. enedonenightbyherguar-lBetteryet,letustrytobe dianangel."ComedowntofaithfulchildrenofMary thechapelatonce,"hesaid,'asSisterCatherinewas.

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ThebooksinthePope's11braryatCastelgandolfoare broughtfromtheVatican PalaceinRome.Attheend ofhissojourn'atthevilla, theyaretakenbacktotheATHENS,Jan.26:Greek Vatican,15milesdistant.

Amongthemareencyclopedias,dictionaries,textsand conunentariesonthesacred sciences.acollectionofthe offlicalpublicationsofthe HolySee,andsomeliterary classicsinseverallanguages.

Catholicshavebeenurgedto registerbyArchbishopMario elacrionitis,S.J.,ofAthens, sothattheycanobtainelectoralrights.Electionsare scheduledforFebruary19.

TypicaloftheHolyFather'slibraryarethedictionariesofEnglish.French. Spanish,German,Italian. PortugueseandLatin. Heconsultsthemoften whenthere11theslightest doubtastotheuseormeaningofaword.

"AlltheCatholicsofour country-men,women,priests andreligious-shouldregister assoonaspossible,"theArchbishopsaidinapastoralletter."Theacquisitionofan electoralidentitycardconstitutesaseriousobligation inconscience."

ArchbishopMacrionitisdeclaredthat,foraCatholic, participationinelectionsis adutynotonlytowardshis countrybutalsotowardhis Church.

Inthesacredsciences,the Pope'sCastelgandolfolibrary includestheauthoritative worksindogmaticandmoral tbeologv,sacredscriptureand canonlaw.Likethedictionaries.theserintiiresareintomembersoftheclergy.

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TRIESTE,Italy,Jan.2 munistYugoslavia'swar Church.

Informationreachinghere revealsthatChurchleaders inYugoslaviaareextremely uneasyabouttheconditionof churchbuildingsthroughout thecountry. BecauseofthegreatimpoverishmentoftheChurch undertheRedregime,funds justaren'tavailabletorepair thedamagewroughtbythe ravagesoftime. AnditisbelievedveryunlikelythatMarshalTito's Governmentwouldpermita publiccollectionfortherenovationofthechurches.

Therapiddecayofthe roofandotherpartsofthe CathedralofSS.Peterand PaulInZagreb-weatofCardinalStepinac-Archbishop ofZagreb,whoiseonflened bytheStatetohisnative villageofKr&SIC-Iscausefor considerableanxiety.

PriestsLeaveTito's LardWithRefugees

TRIESTE,Italy,Jan.21i:Some35,000 refugeesandabout100priestshavecome herefromtheYugoslavzoneofTrieste Territorysincethatareawasplacedunder thecontrolofTito'scommunistregime aftertheendofWorldWarH.

6:Weatherisaidingcornofattritionagainstthe Thecathedralchurchin Djakovoislikewiseinurgent needofrepairs,antitheroof ofthecathedralatSarajevo hasbeenbadlydamagedby snowandrain Thesituationwiththe cathedralsinDubrovnik 4Ragusa),SibenikandTrogira-aswellaswithnumerousotherchurchesthroughoutthecountry-Lsreported tobeequallybad.

InSlovenia,Stateantheralesdeclaredlastyearthat eightchurcheshadtobedemolished.Threeofthemwere admittedlyinadangerous stateofdecay,buttheother fivewereinrelativelygood condition. StillGovernmentarchitects classifiedthemes"buildings dangeroustothepublic."

TherehasbeennoCatholicchurchinthePorkkala areasincetheReformation BeforetheRussiansoccupied theregionCatholicsin Porkkalawereservedby iriestafromSt.Henry's ChurchinHelsinki.

Finnishtroopswhotook overtheareaafterthedepartureoftheRussians foundPorkkala'sbuildingsits asorrystateofdisrepair.A largenumberofholismneglectedbytheSoviet,.were uninhabitable.

Windowpanesweremissinginmanyinstancesmid saggingfloorswerefound coveredwithfilth.New buildingserectedbythe Russians.manyofwhichare notyetcompleted,havebeen foundunusablebytheFinns.

Russiantroopswerereportedtohavetakenalongmuch Finnishpropertywiththem whentheyleftthearea,includingamedium-sizedds-_. partmentstore.

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Approximately20,000ofthe refugeescamehereafterarrangementsforvoluntary populationtransfersbetween theItalianandYugoslav zonesweremadeinOctober. 1954.The15,000wholeftbeforethattimehadtoescape itlegally.

Asaresultofthepriests'TO avoidcommunist departuretheYugoslavzonechargesthattheyarebreakisfacedwithasevereshort-ingthelaw,Churchauthoriageofclergyinadditiontotieshaveorderedpriestsnot thetroublescausedbyre-toperformmarriageswithstrictionsontheChurchins-outpostingregularbansand posedbycommunistofficials.nottobaptiseinfantswithout theconsentofaleastoneof theparents. Theseorderscouldresultin asharpdeclineinthenumberofmarriagesandbaptisms.sincethelargenumbersofpeoplewhoareemployedbythegovernment feartheywilllosetheirjob, iftheyareidentifiedaspractisingCatholics.

Whenthedeadlinefor populationtransferspassed earlierthismonth,only 15.000oftheformerinhabitantsoftheYugoslavremainedinit.Therehavebeenno transfersfromtheItalianto theYugoslavzone.

Followingthewarthecity ofTriesteandthesurroundingarea.formerlyapartof Italy.weremadeaFree TerritoryunderthejurisdictionoftheUnitedNations SecurityCouncil.

TheTerritoryvisaivitlad intotwozones.ZoneA,includingthecityofTrieste. wasoccuniedbyUnited StatesandBritishtroops. ZoneBwasoccupiedby Yugoslavia.

In1954anagreementwas signeddividingtheTerritory betweenYugoslaviaandItaly Thedivisionfollowedapproximatelytheboundarybetweenthetwoformerzones.

Thereligioussituationin thepartofTriestenow incorporatedintoYugoslavia, apredominantlyCatholic areaasmarkedbyashortage ofnrieste.

terferencebyRedauthorities.

Churchfuneralsarealso decreasing.Toinduce,familiestogivecivilfuneralsto deceasedpartymembers CommunistPartyofficials promisetopayforburialexeenses.whichareveryhigh. Aplaincoffincasts8.000 dinars,whichisequaltoa worker'smonthlywages.

AllItaliantownsinthe YugoslavareaofTrieste havebeenentirelyabandoned bytheirformerinhabitants Theyarenowpopulatedby personsbroughtfromother regionsofYugoslavia.These neoplearemainlycommunist activistswhocompletelyignoretheChurch.

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ByFatherEdwardDuff

GENEVA,Switzerland,Jan.27:Complaintsagainstforcedlabourarenowbeingreceivedfromallpartsoftheworldbythespecial committeerecentlysetupbytheInternational LabourOrganisationhere.

"Iwish 1 couldgotoIwantthedays,then Heavenwithouthavingtoweds,themonths,thehissonsatdaybreak-Thenewspapercalledfor yearstofly.Butdon'tyou"Getpp.boys,nightisuponmoreatheisticpropagandain diefirst.Themerethought ofdeathmakesmetremblethinkthatwishingfortimeus!" Hungarianuniversities. andIamnowwetwithtoflyisthesameastowish--ordeath?Thefastertimef sweatforhavingtoearite aboutdeath.

universitystudentsinRedruledHungarystilladhereto Catholicdoctrines,aCommunistnewspaperhasadmittedinBudapest. Suchstudents.Magyar Nemzetsaid"haveapeculiar doublevisionWhilebeingtaughtMarxist-Leninistdoctrinestheystilladheretoa clericalideology,itsaid. goesthequickerIapproach,GERMANS

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NUMBERREDS

31/2MILLIONS

peoplewhowishfordeathEverywomanorhumanity -whyayoungmanshoulditself,forsomanyare wishtodieisverapuzzling.dreadingdeathwhilethen Canitbebecausehisisahlood-sportiskilling.time. miserablelifeorbecausehe,Thesaintsneverfind issosureofhisowncrownienoughtime.InFather inheaventhathefeelsim-Merton'slastautobiographipatienttowaittoolongfurcalvolume,hetellshowlie ti?Onlywalkingsaintscanaskedtherectorthesecret pretendtodislikelife. ofthesanctityofadeadre"Yetitisveryfunnytoligious.

FREIBURC,Germany,Jan.26:Communistpartiesinthefreeworldhavea totalmembershipof3,590,150.ThenumberofpersonswhohavevotedforaRed candidateinelectionsinfreenationsis 20,307,000.

surveyonworldcommunism' publishedhereintheCatholic periodicalHerderKorrespondmz.

Thesefiguresappearedinsamara,16,000;Spain.10,000: NorwayandSwitzerland,8,000 each;Portugal.4.000;Iceland. 1.000;Luxembourg.500and Ireland.150.

TheseareItalywith2.000,000 partymembers,Francewith 400,0011Indonesiawith160,000

Fourcountrieshave74.1perAfrica:30.000inallecuncentofthetotalpartymem-tries. bershin.thesurveyreported.Asia:Indonesia,160,000: JapanandIran,80.000each: India.50.000;Philippines, 15,000:Iraq.12,000:Syria, andwesternGermanywith 100.00e 10,000;Lebanon.8.000;Thailand,6.000:Malaya,Ceylon

OthernationswithmoreandPakistan.5,000each: than50,000membersareJap-Israel.4.000andJordan.2.000. an,Iran,theUnitedStates, Brazil,Austria.IndiaandFinland.

Thebreakdownofparty membershipbycontinentsis: NorthAmerica 70,000 SouthAmerica 241,500 Europe 2,800,650 Africa 30,000 Asia 442,000 AUSTRALIA COW

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numberCountrieswiththelargest ofcommunistvoters ewareItalywith8,100,000,fnctta with6,000,000,Francewith ,4,900,000,Japanwith856.000 andGermanywith607.000.

ROME.Jan.?A:Bishop PaulRo,VicarApostolicof Seoul,hasbeengiventhe GoldenMedaloftheItalian RedCrossbyitspresident, MarioLonghena.

ThesurveywasmadebeforetheJanuary2electionin Franceinwhichcommunist candidateswonmorethan 5,000.000votes.

Inpresentingtheaward. MrLonghenasaidthathis organisation'stophonorwas giventoBishopRoforhis supportofitshospitalmission toKoreanciviliansduringthe warthere.

Redcandidateswonthe highestpercentageofvoteshi France,where26percentof -Ariittheelectoratecasttheirballotsforcommunists.

FrancewasfollowedbyFinland,25percent;Italy,23per cent;Indonesia.22percent: Ceylon,18.8percent;Iceland. 18percentandGreece,11 percent.

Thesurveyreportedthatthe CommunistPartyisoutlawed in26ofthe58countriesdealt withInthesurvey.

Accordingtothesurvey CommunistPartymembershipbycountryis:

Attendingthepresentation ceremonywereArchbishop PietroSigismondi.secretary oftheSacredCongregation forthePropagationofthe Faith.andKoreanpriests andseminariansstationedin Rome.

HeadoftheIndependentinglastJune.Inasenseits AdHocCommitteeonForcedcreationrepresentsareplyto LabourIsPaulRuegger.theSovietUnionwhichsucprominentSwissCatholic.ceededinhavingseatedat Mr.Ruegger,anotedinter-theI.L.O.annualconference nationallawauthority,wasrepresentativesof"workers" formerlypresidentoftheand"employers"fromcomInternationalRedCrossandmunistcountries. SwissAmbassadortoItaly.Thepresentcommitteewill Theothermembersoftheexamineevidencereceivedby theI.L.O.ortheU.N.since committeeareCesarCharaformerMinisterof1953.whentheearlierco ForeignAffairsinUruguay.mitteemadeitsreport andT.P.B.Gooetilleke,form-Theevideneceandfindings erDistrictJudgeofCeylonareexpectedtoaidthedelegatesfromtheI.L.O.'s70 Organisationofthecommitteewasproposedtothemembercountrieswhenthey I.L.O.byGeorgeDelaney,adiscussthedesirabilityofau Catholicwhoservesasinter-internationaltreatyoutlawnationalrepresentativeoftheingforcedlabour. AmericanFederationof LabourandCongressof IndustrialOrganisations.

Earlierthismonthajoint resolutionwasintroducedin CongressbySenatorHubert HumphreyofMinnesotacallingforUnitedStatessupport ofI.L.O.effortstooutlaw forcedlabour.

In1953anotherUnited Nations-I.L.O.committee submittedareuortonforced labourafter20monthsof study.

Itsaidthatithaddiscoveredfacts"relatingtosystems offorcedlabourofsograve anaturethattheyseriouslythreaten fundamenttal humanrightsandjeopardise thefreedomandstatusof workersIncontraventionof theoblieations.andprovisions oftheCharteroftheUnited Nations."

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Shesuokeinresponseto areporter'souestionabouta reportthatshemightresign asambassador.

MrsLace.whodiscussed "thegeneralItaliansituation" withPresidentEisenhower, saidthe,ChiefExecutivewas lookingforwardwithpleasure tothevisittoWashingtonof ItalianPresidentGiovanni Gronchi.scheduledforFebruary28.Shenlanstoreturu toRomeonFebruary1

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MONUMENTALSCULPTORSAND STONEARTISTS

SouthAmerica:Brazil

60,000;Argentina,40,000;

LaterBishopRoandthe Koreanpriestsandseminarianswerereceivedinaudience byHisHolinessPopePius XII.

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NorthAmerica:United States,60,000:Canada,10,000.'ZURICH,Jan.26:Sean O'Kelly,PresidentoftheIrish Republic.visitedthefamous BenedictinemonasteryofOur LadyofEinsiedelnduringhis visittotheeasternpartof Switzerland.

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GENEVA,Switzerland,Jan.27:Complaintsagainstforcedlabourarenowbeingreceivedfromallpartsoftheworldbythespecial committeerecentlysetupbytheInternational LabourOrganisationhere.

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"IalwayslookwithmyThatlittlenativegirl mouthwideopenatthemightbeEverymanandATABOVE31/2MILLIONS peoplewhowishfordeathEverywomanorhumanity -whyayoungmanshould wishtodieisverypuzzling. Canitbebecausehisisablood-sportiskilling.time. miserablelifeorbecausehe issosureofhisowncrown inheaventhathefeelsimpatienttowaittoolongfor ti?Onlywalkingsaintscan pretendtodislikelife.

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FREIBURG,Germany,Jan.26:COM- dreadingdeathwhiletheirmunistpartiesinthefreeworldhavea totalmembershipof3,590,150.ThenumberofpersonswhohavevotedforaRed candidateinelectionsinfreenationsis 20,307,000.

Thesefiguresappearedina surveyonworldcommunism publishedhereintheCatholic periodicalHerderKorrespond012

Fourcountrieshave74.1perAfrica:30,000inallcouncentofthetotalpartymem-tries bership.thesurveyreported.Asia:Indonesia,160.000: JapanandIran,80.000each: India.50.000;PhUIPPines, 15.000;Iraq,12,000;Syria, 10,000;Lebanon,8,000;Thai-

TheseareItalywith2.000,000 partymembers,Francewith 400,000Indonesiawith160,000 andwesternGermanywith C.22C;.iaiava.Ceylon

OthernationswithmoreandPakistan,5.000each: than50.000membersareJap-Israel.4.000andJordan.2.000. an,Iran,theUnitedStates, Brazil,Austria.IndiaandFin-lustralla:.6.000. land.

Thebreakdownofpatty membershipbycontinentsis NorthAmerica 70,000 SouthAmerica 241,500 Europe 2,800,650 Africa 30,000 Asia 442,000 AUSTRALIA 6,000

Countrieswiththelargest numberofcommunistvptersareItalywith6,100,000,India with6,000,000,Francewith 4,900,000,Japanwith656.000 andGermanywith607,000.

Thesurveywasmadebefore theJanuary2electionin Franceinwhichcommunist candidateswonmorethan 5,000.000votes.

Redcandidateswonthe highestpercentageofvotesin France,where26percentof theelectoratecasttheirballotsforcommunists.

HeadoftheIndependentinglastJune.Inasenseits AdHocConunitteeonForcedcreationrepresentsareplyto LabourisPaulRuegger.theSovietUnionwhichaucprominentSwissCatholic.ceededhrhavingseatedat Mr.Ruegger,anotedinter-theI.L.O.annualconference nationallawauthority,wasrepresentativesof"workers" formerlypresidentoftheand"employers"fromcomInternationalRedCrossandmunistcountries. SwissAmbassadortoItaly.Thepresentcommitteewill Theothermembersoftheexamineevidencereceivedby theI.L.O.ortheU.N.since committeeareCesarCharn lone,aformerMinisterof1953.whentheearlierconsForeignAffairsinUrugtiay.rid/teemadeItsreport andT.P.B.Oooetilleke,form-Theevidencesandfinding's erDistrictJudgeofCeylon.areexsectedtoaidthedelemiOttreeganwisaastiopnropot,ofetdhetocotnhie-gatesfromtheI.L.O.'s'10 I.L.O.byGeorgeDelaney,adiscussthedesirabilityofan Catholicwhoservesasinter-,Internationaltreatyoutlawnationalrepresentativeofthe`ngforcedlabour. mark,16,000;Spain.10,000; AmericanFederationof NorwayandSwitzerland.8,000 LabourandCongressofIndustrialOrganisations. each;Portugal,4.000;Iceland, AmbassadorTo 1,000;Luxembourg.500andEarlierthismonthaJoint Ireland.150.. resolutionwasintroducedin StayAtPost CongressbySenatorHubert HumphreyofMinnesotacallingforUnitedStatessupportWASHINGTON.Jan.27: Mrs.ClareBoothInlet.U.S. ofI.L.O.effortstooutlawAnfia forcedlabour. ssadortoItaly,toldreIn1953anotherUnitedretrateyrathaattshethe"itite expectstoH House Nations-I.L.O.connnitteetoherpresentnost"aslong submittedareportonforcedasthePresidentandSecreslatubod,uryafter20monthsoftareofStateponeshousess amdoingagoodjob."

ItaliansHonour BishopofKorea

Itsaidthatithaddiscover-Shespokeinresponseto edfacts"relatingtosystemsareporter'sauestionabouta offorcedlabourofsogravereportthatshemightresign anaturethattheyseriouslyesambassador. threatenfundamenttalMrs.Lsce,whodiscussed humanrightsand]eenardise"thegeneralItaliansituation" thefreedomandstatusofwithPresidentalisenhower, workersincontraventionofsaidthe,ChiefExecutivewas theoblieations.andprovisionslookingforwardwithpleasure oftheCharteroftheUnitedtothevisittoWashingtonof Nations." ItalianPresidentGiovanni ExaminingthecaseofeachGronchi.scheduledforPcbru- countryIndetailandsumary28.Sheplanstoreturn marisingitsfindings,thetoRomeonFebruary1 1959committeeconcluded thatforcedlabourforpoilti- Inpresentingtheaward.IcalpurnoaesexistedhiNilMrLonghenasaidthathis organisation'stophonorwas giventoBishopRoforhis supportofitshospitalmission toKoreanciviliansduringthe warthere.

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FrancewasfollowedbyFinland,25percent;Italy,23per cent:Indonesia,22percent: Ceylon,18.8percent;Iceland. 16percentandGreece,11 percent.

Thesurveyreportedthatthe CommunistPartyisoutlawed in26ofthe58countriesdealt withinthesurvey.

Accordingtothesurvey CommunistPartymembershipbycountryis:

522MurrayStreet,Perth betweenMilliganandGeorgeStreets

NorthAmerica:United States,

Attendingthepresentation ceremonywereArchbishop PietroSigismondi,secretary oftheSacredCongregation forthePropagationofthe Faith,andKoreanpriests andseminariansstationedin Rome.

LaterBishopRoandthe Koreanpriestsandseminarianswerereceivedinaudience byHisHolinessPopePius

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ZURICH,Jan.28:Sean O'Kelly,PresidentoftheIrish Republic.visitedthefamous BenedictinemonasteryofOur LadyofEinsiedeinduringhis visittotheeasternpartof Switzerland.

Whenaskedbluntlyby somereportershere."Areyou earls.eseehosiovakla.Ru-acandidateforVice-Presimania.andtheSovietUnion.dent?"Mrs.Lucereplied. Itfoundthateerroinnow-"Definitelyandirrevocably, erseniovedhvtheHunger-not"tanvovernrnent"mightcon- stitutethebasisofasystem offorced coercion"labourforpolitical andnotedthatthe situationinPolandgave eroendsfordisquiet. USE

TheSovietUnionrefused toco-operateinanyfashion 'ivinjOhres:nheisdl3nso'maittt'l'ears'tt"irntiansg- erted-theenvelocecontainingacowman/ofthechares. offorcedlabourtothe "Workers'Paradise"aslodgedwiththecommittee.

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DearGirlsandBoys, Soyou'rebackat :colagain,andperhapsI'll intogetmoreandmore ))lettersastheyeargoeson. Don'tforgetthatwewantto Livethebestchildren'spage Perth.It'suptoYou.

Whenyouthinkofallthe hundredsofpeoplethatread thepageyoumustreallyput tourbestfootforward,and tushavesomereallytop olestories,letters, poems, jokes,etc.Sogotoitwitha 11.

Uphereinmymountain eerie,(orisitjustahills cottage?)thegreatplainjust outsidePerthliesspread beforeme,andIsitatnight watchingtheplanescoming inontheairfieldjustbeneath us,andthinkofLeonardode Vinciwhoreallyplannedthe firstplane,andnoscalledthe "manwithwings."

Heusedtowatchthebirds flyandcatch'someandstudy theirwing-structure.Hetried tomakehimselfairborne,and ofcourseyouknowhow.If OveryougotoFiesolein Italy,thepeoplewillpointto MountCecci,andtellthe storyofastrangebirdwith wingsthatwasonedayseen fisedonthesummitofa ountain,whichsuddenly glidedintotheairandwas lostinthemist.

ThatwasLeonardotrying tofly.Thesadstoryofhis failurewefindinhisnotebooks.Yettodayallthe thingsinthosenotebooks havecometrue.Amanborn outofhistime.Somehundredsofyearsaheadofit. Goodstudying,children.

AuntMollie

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'Afterthat,"SirJohn Sheppardsaid,"heknelt aloneinprayer,prayingfor thosewhoweretobuild;for thosewhoweretoliveand studythere;andtoallthose towhomthebeautyofthe place,itsmusicanditsworshipwouldbringcomfort."

HenryVIII,inthedaysof hisCatholicyouth,continued theworkonthechapeland commissionedthe24grea' windowstotell"thestoryof theOldLawandtheNewin orientcolorsandimagery."

Butaftertheunsuccessful warwithFrance,andthe CivilWar,Henrylostwealth, power,andfriends,andin theendwasmurdered.

In1606HenryVIIpaidthe collegeavisitwithhismother theLadyMargaret,andthey sawthebeautifulwailsof thechapelnearlyfinished justasHenryVIhaddesignedthem,andthenewking tookuptheunfinishedwork ofhispredecessor.

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SirJohnfinishedhistalk bysaying,"Itisnotthe fabriconly,butthememories thatmakeamasterpiecelike thissodear."

BARBARAAT CAVES

DearAuntMollie, IamsorryIhave notwrittenbeforethisto thankyouforansweringmy lastleter.

Afortnightagoourfamily' wentforacamptoMullaloo. Isupposeyoudon'tknow wherethatis;hardlyanyone does.It'sonthewayto Yanchep.

Wehadalovelytime climbinghills,goingswimminganddidlotsofotherexcitingthings.ButIsuppose allgoodthingshavetocome toanendandsowehadto comehome.

Ilovetofollowadimbyway, Throughadawn-washed woodonasummerday,

InarecentBBCbroadcasttothestreetsofEton,theth Yougiveus, ingsforthepriceo Gfod,all labor. inhisseries,"BritishMaster-schoolwhichhehadbuilt,LeonardodaNance pieces,"SirJohnSheppardandsaytotheboys,starting spokeoftheworkoftheanewyear:"Begoodboys'44-44-'''''44,44-'44-4'44 threeHenrys-VI,VII,VIIIgentleboys,teachable." -whobuiltKing'sCollegeHeitwaswhogavetoNowForaPoem Chapel,Cambridge-"oneofEtonit,specialnadp.e,three therarestfabricsinChris-EnglishMlles,emblemsof tianity." theVirginMary'sinnocence, HenryVIbegantoplantheasanexampletotheboys. workwhenhewasonly18andtoKing'sCollege.he andfiveyearslaterin1443.gavethreewhiteroses,Whencloudshavefled,and laidthefirststone. emblemsofOurLady'slove.leavesarenew. asifhehadsaid,Begood And sunshineandshadow boysandlovingmen." playpeekaboo, Thatnevertellswhereit meanstogo, Butitknowswheresweet. wildcrocusgrow, Andwherethefirstbirds willnestinspring, Itneverseemstomissanything. Thisdeardimbywaythat wandersthrough, Adawn-washedwoodwhen leavesarenew. BettyWarner

Thenhismotherwassent thegreenscapular.The doctorhadverykindlytold Guy'smotherl.owveryill Guy'was.ButtheSisters inchargehungthegreen scapularonthetinyoxygeit cribthathousedlittleGuy, andthatwashowitall began.

AlthoughlittleGuywas veryverylittle,asbabies go,hewasababywitha mind.Heknewjusthow histired,sicklittlebody !couldbeatrest,andhejust wriggledintothatposition. Hewasamanlylittlemanin-the-making.

FromthedaythatOur Ladyofthegreenscapular tookcharge,littleGuygot steadilybetter.Hestillis asicklittleman,buthe soonwillbeagurgling, laughingfatboy,andOur Ladywilllookdownfrom thethirdcloudontheleft, andsmileonhimandhis mother.

Butwhatisthiswonderfulgreenscapular? Listencarefullychildren, andIwilltellyouthestory ofit

AFRICANCHIEFSREJECT

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BRUSSELS,Jan.30:ParamountChieftainsof theHighCouncilofUrundihaveappealedunanimouslytotheBelgianParliamentagainstestablishmentofnon-sectarianpublicschoolsintheir regionofcentralAfrica.

IntheirpetitiontheChieftainssaidtheLiberklMinister ofColonies.AugustBuisseaa. hadcreatedastatehigh schoolatUsumburu,and14 classesofprimaryandnormalschoolsatNgagara,despiteoppositioninUrundi.

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Iantsendingyouinapoem whichIhopeyouwilllike. Ihopeyouandthebushies hadahappyandHolyChristmas.MayGodBlessyoufor yourholywork. Yourlovingniece BarbaraBowman.

DeerBarbara. Thanksforyour excitingletterofMullalOo. Drivingdownthatwayail sortsofnewplacesseemto bedottedaboutwhichwere nottherethetimebefore.

YanchepIfindveryfascinating,andmysterious.Iti pullsoneupstandingdoesit, not?

Ihopethatthisyearyou' willgodownthereandwrite upathrillingdescriptionof thecaves. Love,AuntMollie.

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February3:MarieTaylor

February4:JanetMonkhouse.

February5:YvonneWheatly,AnisetteBrown.

February6:JulienHassell.

February7:Bernadotte Boylan.

February9:MichaelDavidsonPhillips,AnnDavidson, PamVanReeken.

February11:WandaWrolershi.

February12:AnnAnsertino.

February17:LennisCaudwell.

February21:PeterMcGillicuddy,JudyJackson.

February24:LeeWaddington. Happybirthdayto of youandIhopeyouallhave partiesandlotsoffun!Love toallAuntMollie.

ThechieftainssaidMr. Buisseretactedalthoughthe HighCouncil,theCouncilof theVice-GovernorGeneral. andvariousUrundiRSSOCiadonshadtakenstandsagainstmovementhascriticised thenon-sectarianschools.themovementforignorThepetitionsaidthemis-,ingtheVaticanconsionschoolsarefarlessex-1 pensivefortheUrundibudget.demnationofthewritAskingthatthedecisiontoingsofitsleaderBalessetuptheso-calledneutral schoolsberescindedandthat theBelgianauthoritiesberequiredtoconsultwiththe HighCouncilwheneverestablishmentofsuchschoolsis

BERLIN,Jan.31:A priestbelongingto Poland'spro-regime "ProgressiveCatholic's lawPiasecki. Thepriest.accordingtoreportsreachinghere,isFather EugeneDabrowsei,authority ontheBibleandprofessorat

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VATICANCITY,Jan.2s:OnceagaintheSacredRomanRota hashandledfreeofchargeclosetohalfofthecasessubmitted toitfromallpartsoftheworld.TheRotaistheVaticancourt ofappealsfromdiocesantribunalsinmarriagecases.

ThereportontheRota's workduring1955released herebytheVaticanPress officeshowedthat251decisionswerehandeddownin thatyear,andthatallexcept fourconcernedappealsfor declarationsofnullityof themarriages.

Besidesthe247marriage cases,theRotahandeddown decisionsIntwoseparation cases.Therewasadecision alsoinonedisputeinvolving abuildingcontractinMexico.andoneconcerningthe seizureofdocuments.

'Therehavebeenfrequem, chargesthatonlywealthy peoplecanaffordtobearthe expenseofseekingtohave aThemarriageannulled. falsityofsuchcharges wasagainshownbythis year'sreport,whichpointednutthatofthe108decisions pronouncingamarriagenull andvoid.almost40percent werehandledwithoutany charge.

InMorethan43percen: 01all251casesbeforethe Rotain1955theHolySee hadpaidtheexpenses.While theactualamountofthese expensesin1955isnotyet known.in1954theytotalled shout£13,800.

Oneparticularlyinteresting marriagecasehandledbythe Rotainvolvednullifyinga marriagebecauseofviolence orfear.Thecaseoriginated inthe'VicariateApostolic ofAmboma,Indonesia,sothe Rotahadtostudytheancientpaganmarriagecustomsstillprevailingthere.

Youngpeopletherearenot freetochoosetheirown husloandsorwives,since marriagesarearrangedby theheadsoffamilies.itis pointedout. Fathersareespeciallyconcernedwithmarryingoff theirdaughters,forwhom theyreceiveafeewhichis thenusedtoacquirewives fortheirsons

Greatdifficultiesarisein casesinwhichgirlsrefuseto gothroughwitharranged marriagesandthefatherof thejiltedbridegroomdemands hismoneyback,itisnoted.

Thereforeeverypressure isusedtomakegirlsaccept suchmarriages.Marriages basedonlovearevirtually unknowninthatarea,the reportsaid.TheMexicancaseinvolved aconflictbetweenapriest andabuilder.Thelatter askeddamagesforalleged breachofcontract.The builder'sworkwasstopped becauseofthepriest'slack offunds.

TheRotaruledagainstthebuilderaftera local Mexicanlaws,sa there wasnobreachocontract, butonlyasuspension,which Ispermissibleunderlaw.

Thereportnotedthatthe Rota'sschoolfortraining priests,Judgesandlawyers wasattendedby125students.

EpicStoryFromtheWar ANDALITTLECHILD SHALLLEADTHEM

Alldaylongshellshadbeenshriekingandpulledhimoverhisheart,and screaming;timeaftertimeair-raidwarningshad sounded;nowdarknesshadfallenandwithit silence.

Themoonrosecooland shoneoverasceneofcomplete desolation,softeningthecharredglowofthestill-burning raftersofthesmallvillage churchwhereamidthedebris, onlythegreatcrucifixstood undamaged.

Ontheshatteredaltarsteps, seekingtheshelterofaheap ofdebris-laythreefigures. Onewascrumpledupandlay faceforwardasithadfallen. Another,withonearmhanginghelpless,sathuddledon thehigheststep. Thethirdhadcrepttothe veryfootoftheCrossandlay withhisheeduponastone whichhadbeensplinteredby ashell. Allwasquiet.Suddenly, faintly,cameaman'svoice "It'salong,longwaytoTipper ary-" Thefamiliarwordsended

inasob,astheseatedfigure onthetopsteproseunsteadilytohisfeet.

died. Themoonrisinghigher, framedinsilverthesilent figuresatthefootofthe Cross,andturnedtheincarnadinedcrownofthorns uponthebowedheadofthe compassionateChristintoa crownofbeatenplatinum.

"Isawhimmove,"murmuredtheBritishsoldierto 'himself,"andIthoughthe wasdead,poorchap."

Hestoodlookingdownon thecrumpledfigure."Mustbe horriblyuncomfortable."Then lookingback,heshouted: Frencliy.Wakeup, Jacko,andgivemeahand here."

Themanwithhisheadon thesplinteredstonesatsleepilyup,hewasayoungpeasant fromBrittany.Helurched overuncomprehendingly.Togethertheyhalf-crawled, half-limpedtothesprawling figure,woundedastheywere itwasadifficulttask.

Theydraggedhimtoan easierposition,inwhichhe couldbreathemoreeasily.He wasshotthroughthelungs.

TheGermanJohannopened blueeyesonhisenemies,and drewalonggaspingbreath. Noneofthemunderstoodeach other'sspeech,butsomething oldertitanlifeitselfhad giventhemcomprehension, andwasgivingthemstill more.

DuringthelaboriousshiftingofthedyingGerman,his tunichadbecomeunbuttoned inhisagonisedstrugglefor air,andacheaplittlelocket sprangopen,withthephoto ofafair-hairedbabyinit.

"Oh,goodness,isn'titjust likemylittleone,"murmured theEnglishman,whilethe Bretonwithmuchfumbling producedasmalllocketalso, openingitproudlytoshowa similarfair-hairedchild,a littleolder. "Vater,vater,"camefeebly frontJohanntheGerman.As theylookedarounddesperatelytoseeiftherewasany available,aghostcry,ababyghostcry,roseonthesilvered air.

Theworldlayquietunder themoon.Silent,expectant. Thetwomenstoodpetrified, listening.Hadsomewraith fronttheirhappypastcome totauntthem?

Thehourspassedandthe risingsunofanotherdayfollowedthemooninitsframing ofthesleepingfigures.Jan withhissmallheadpillowed onthedeadheartofhis enemy.FatherandSon,andtheInspirationoftheHolyGhost. Amen.

-Condensedfront"Aye Maria."

PROPAGANDA FORCHINESE CHILDREN WASHINGTON,

U.S.A.:RedChinaisintensifyingitseffortsto fillitschildrenwithofficiallycorrectsymbols ofMarx,LeninandMao Tso-Tung,theUnited StatesInformation Agencyreports.

Theagencysaysthatthe NewChinaNewsAgencyhas printedadirectiveordering allauthorstoprovidechildrenthisyearwithatleast oneworkwhichreflects"the communistspirit."

Thedirective,issuedbythe UnionofChinesewriters,explains:

"Itisabsolutelyessential toenhancetheideological andpoliticalcharacterofthe literaryworksforchildren. Suchcharactershouldbe manifestedthroughtheform ofvividandartisticsymbols.

"Theremustbenovels, stories,poems.songsand_ plays.Theremustalsobe fairytales.folklore.scientificandimaginativereadingmatter.andsensationalnovels.Worksshouldindoctrinate thechildrenwiththecommunistspirit."

Butitcameagain,thethin frightenedcryofachild,and inthesilveredlighthe stumbledtowardsthem,the onlylivingthingsinhisdead world. Hisfeetwerebare,andhe whimperedandcriedashe stumbledoverthesharp brokenstones.Johnforgothis shatteredarmashehurried towardsthestumblingchild, Jeandraggedhissplintered kneeandbrokenwristforward,andJohann,gasping, pointedtohishaversackand onceagaintheunwrittenlam. gungespoke.asthelittleone washandedasmallGerman sausage.

Theyallgazedathimasbe ate,andfinallyaskedhinthis name."Pan-pi'ouJan,"said thelittleFlamand.

Threemindsthoughtof home.Oneacountryhousein Surrey,oneathatchedfarmhouseinBrittany,andthe third,stillfightingforbreath, murmured,"Vater,vater."He pointedtohiscoat,andgesturedthattheywrapitaround Jan.

"Thanks,butIantnotgoing todisturbyou,Fritz,"said John,gatheringthenow sleepychildtohimwithhis goodarm."Guessthiswilldo usboth."

"Sesprieres?"gesticulatedtheBreton,whowasadevout Catholic."N'oublies-pastee prieres,monp'titJean."

Thesmallonelookedatthe man'sclaspedhandsand closedeyes.Sleepilyhecrossedhimself.Hemurmured. something.Nooneelseunderstoodit,butthespiritof fatherandsonwasinthat desolatemoonlitplace.

SuddenlyJohannraisedhis head,choked,flunghisarm overthenowsleepingJan,

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Athoroughly"Australian"functiontookplace recentlyattheApostolic NunclatureinParis,accordingtoadvicereceivedinSydneybyHis EminenceCardinalGil. roy. Theoccasionwasadinner tenderedbytheApostolic Nuncio.ArchbishopPaul Marella.whowasApostolic DelegateinAustraliafrom 1948to1953. GuestswereM.Roche,who hadreturnedtoParisafter atermasFrenchAmbassador inAustralia,andtheAustralianAmbassadorinFrance. Mr.A.T.Stirling,CBE.

Theonlyotherpersonat thedinnerwasMonsignorU, Clarizio,whowasonthestaff oftheApostolicDelegationin SydneywhilstArchbishop Marellawasdelegatehere.

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THECHURCHANDMORALRE-ARMAMENT

Atthe-recentMoralRe-ArmamentConferenceheldinMelbourne,itwasannounc-* edthatthemovementisseekingapropertyandappealingforfundstobuildanMRA "ideological"trainingcentreinAustralia.Thefounderofthemovement,Dr.Frank Buchman,aformerAmericanLutheranpastor,willvisitAustralianextmonth.

Inthisarticle,statementsbyCatholicBishopsinvariouspartsoftheworld,areport ofaChurchofEnglandinvestigationandalsotheattitudeoftheInternationalConfederationofFreeTradeUnionsarebrieflyoutlined.

THEphrases"M.R.A.isno religionandhasnodoctrines"and"TheGrouphas noteachings"arefrequently heardInanydiscussionof MoralRe-Armament.Actually,membershaveadistinctivephilosophyofreligionand performcertainspecificreligiousacts.

Suchclaimisdescribedin thereportasa"dangerous over-simplification"ofwhat isrequired,themoresoas anyguidancereceivedinthis waycanbeoverruledby M.R.A.headquarters. Thecouncilnaturally soughtananswertothe

Sincethebackgroundofitsquestion:"Howisitpossible founder,FrankBuchman,istorecognisethattheguiddominantlyCalvinisticanditsancedoesinfactcomefrom governingmembersProtest-theHolyGhost?"andtothis ants,aninvestigationofquestiontherewasnoanM.R.A.conductedbytheswer.

ChurchofEnglandisofInsteadtherewasanadspecialsignificance. missionbytheM.R.A.that

Thestudywascarriedoutsomeguidanceis'good"and andareportpublishedearlysome"bad,"accompaniedby in1955bytheChurchofthearticleoffaith:"Prank's EnglandAssembly'sSocial(thatis,Buchman's)guidandIndustrialCouncilonanceIsalwaysright."Onthis whichAglicanprelatesservethecouncilcomments: alongsideindustrialleaders"Theessentiallyautocratic andcivilservants. characterofallthiscould

Thereportfirsttakesissueeasilyleadtoabuseand,in onthefundamentalquesiongeneral.M.R.A.'steachingon ofwhatrealityliesbehindguidanceconducestoadantheclaimoftheM.R.A.gerousdepreciationofcoinadherentstoreceive.imme-monsenseandthepowersof diatelyanddirectly,thehelptheintellect.Itmightalso oftheHolyGhostdaringleadtoaclaimtoinfallibiltheir"quiettimes"ofprayer.y."

LackofExplicitGuidance

Theinvestigatorstakethe movementtotaskalsofor itslackofresponsibility whendealingwithpractical moralproblemsorsituations onwhichexplicitmoral guidanceisreouireci.They Say:

"Wehaveattimesbeen hauntedbyapictureofthe movement,withitshectic anditsreiteratedslogans,as acolossaldriveofescapism fromthefullforceofthe .fficultyindetailofrespon.iblelivingintheworld."

ticalsect Itfollowsthatlittlegood.M.R.A.,frinnoCatholiccanbecomeastance,presentsitselfasa memberwithoutrejectingthemovementwhichistotally teachingoftheChurch.ToopposedtoCommunism. becomeamemberoftheThishaswonitmanyadmovementandtoacceptallmisersinmanycountries,esitsopinionswouldforapeciallyamongleadersofinCatholicbetheequivalentofdustry.Suchpeople,however. apostasy." woulddewelltolookclosely

WestPerthBasketballers

Dom-UnbeatenSubiaco

WestPerthcausedanupsetlastweek intheYCWsummerbasketballcompetition,whentheydownedthepreviouslyundefeatedSubiacoafterahard-fought match.

RumbleandCarty'sRadom thealternativewhich Replies,VolII.,p.336:"A Catholicwhowouldjoinfhe OxfordGroupMovement wouldeitherbeveryignorant ofhisownreligiousobligations,orelsewouldbeconsciouslyrenouncinghisCatholicFaith."

Itcannotbedeniedthat mostmembersofMoralReArmamentaresincereand ingoodfaithandeventhat

MoralRe-Armamentproposes toCommunism. ThedelegatestotheThird WorldCongressoftheInternationalConfederationof FreeTradeUnionsheldin Stockholmin1953tooka closelookatMoralRe-Armamentandstronglycondemned itbecause"themethodof MoralRe-Armamentisnot thatofademocraticmoves mentbutisthatofadicthemovementhasdonenotatatorship."

DictatorshipofBuchman

NorthCarlisle,nowtheonly unbeatenteam,havemoved tothetopoftheAgradepremiershipladderaftertheir comfortablewinlastweekover Fremantle.

Highgateeasilyaccounted forShentonParkintheremainingAgradematch.

TheWestPerth-Subiaco matchwasathrillerfrom starttofinish.

Subiacowerefirsttoattack, butitwasWestPerthwho openedthescoringwitha finegoalfromalongwayout byKevinOates.Bothteams usedatightzonedefenceand shotsforgoalwerehurried,or takenfromalongwayout.

heldfirm,thenwithlessthan threeminutesleftforWAY Bennisonwasfouledandthe convertedpenaltyshotgave West.Perththeleadbyone point.

Excitementatfeverpitch. Jefferiesmissedhischanceto clinchthegameforWest Perthwhenhefailedtoscore withanothertwopenalty shots.

LowryandJenkinsonfailed withlongshotsforSubiaco. soWestPerthranoutwinnersby19pointsto18. Bestplayers.-WestPerth: Bennison,OatesandGarbslint.Subiaes:Lowry,JenkinsonandPhilMcAdam.

Scoresinallmatcheswere'

M.R.A.isrevealedinthe renortasaformofidealism whichneverattemptstoget togripswithrealproblems. butcontentsitselfwithplat- udinousslogansandthereiterationofformulariesthat inthemselveshavelittle valuewhendivorcedfrommovementissotaintedwith theproblemstheyareintend-indifferentism-i.e..withthe edtoabolish.

Themovement,saysthe ouecil,neverinterestsitself indown-to-earthpractical issues.Itasksforabsolute oveandunselfishnessand thenstopsatthepointwheremenwanttoknow

"Noonedeniesthetruth ofsuchstatements,butby themselvestheyarepious platitudes.Unlesstheyare workedoutinpracticalterms anddetailedpolicies.theyare useless." Onebenefitonlydoesthe Anglicancouncildiscernfrom theM.R.A.andthatliesin thetacitchallengewhich themovement the AnglicanChurchitself. Thefollowingisaselection ofstatementsonMoralReArmamentmadebyCatholic Bishopsinvariouspartsof theworld,priortothedirectiveoftheSacredCongregationoftheHolyOffice August,19511,statingthat theMoralRe-Armament shouldbeavoidedbyCatholicMeatyandlaity. Cardinal[Tinsley,ArchbishopofWestminster,11 February,1938:"Thegroup errorthatonereligionisas modasanother,thatno Catholicmayjoininsuch amovementsoastotakean activepartthereinorformallyco-maratetherevvith."Cardinal-Frings,ArchbishopofCologne'ina,sea shatsuchphrasesentail. mon.Whitsun.1950):"The TheresultisthatmenareChurchlikewisemakesa wartedfromhardday-todayintractableproblemsof ..liticsandindustryandescapeintoasentimentaland -rfectionistattitudethat -eelsinsuchbrashslogans s"there'senoughinthe

standregardingthemovementatCauxcalledMoral Re-Armament.Sheisofthe (minionthat.theprinciples onwhichthismovementis hasedaresimplyavagueand dangerousreligioussyncret- 'orielforeveryone'sneed.amwhichcomnletelycondiputnotforeveryone'sgreed"floutmoralInfluence.

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"TheChurchthereforeauthenticProtestantbrand." takeseveryopportunitytoCardinalvanRoey,Archounselthefaithful,andbishopofMalines,inasigned .riestsaboveall,nottotakestatementinthenameof nypartinthismovement."theBelgianhierarchy(Aug- CardinalSchuster,Arch-ust.1952):''Theepiscopate 'ishopofMilan'lettertoofBelgiumbidsthefaithful clergyandfaithfulofdiocese,bewareofanyparticipation 1952):"Thismovementisofwhatevernatureinthe xploitingthegoodfaithofactivitiesof'MoralRe-Arhosewhosupportit.Itisofmament'whichhasitsEuroProtestantoriginandfollowsoeancentreatCaux;thisis aProtestantsystem. becausethemovementcon- "Ittriestogoabovethetainsconcealeddangersto athohcChurchandseekstotheintegrityoftheCatholic putthefaithfulindirectfaith." contactwithGodandHisAmericanBishop,October. race 1952'unnamedbutquoted "Thismovementisdanger-onp.82ofTheRightView itfornon-CatholicsbecauseofMoralRe-Armament,by presentstothemanotfullyAuxiliaryofMalines:London: eligiouscreed,amoralwith-BurnsOates.1954):"We .utdogma,withoutaprin-considertheM.R.A.asanonipleofauthority,withoutaCatholicsectinprocessof aithrevealedfromabove.formation,andweregardas "Itis,therefore,fullofadangeroussymptomtheatrrors.ThemovementIsdan-titudeofcertainCatholics .erousforCatholicsbecauseinvolvedinthemovement." esusChristsentHisSpiritBishopBrowneofGalway, oHisChurchsothatitinpamphletreproducedfromsermeateswiththeentiretheIrishFeel.Record,June, .ith. 1939,concludesthus: "ThesupportersofMoral .s-Armamentpromoteasub- Pieivwhichisofthe

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Tothesetradeunionists,itolicasanadvertisementto appearedthattheso-calledwinmoreCatholicmembers?" "God-inspireddemocracy"ofIfitwastounitetheCath- MRA.wasnothingmore thanthedictatorshipofolicclosertotheChurch, Buchmanhimself, thenwhyinstricthonesty ItisalsoclaimedthatdoesM.R.A.notrecognise throughMR.A.manyluke-thatassociationwithitby warmCatholicshavebeenCatholicsLsdeploredbythe broughtbacktotheChurchChurchandthusurgethem orthatthefaithofCath-tobreakthatassociation. olicmembershavebeenItistobefearedthat strengthened.ThereislittleM.R.A.simplyusestheCathevidencetosupportsucholictoenticeotherCatholics claimsantiwhatisfreelyas-tobecomemembers. snetieldedcanheasfreelyde-Itisdifficulttopin-point preciselywhatalreadyknown andoutmodedheresisesare partandparcelofthevague doctrinesofMoralRe-Armament,sincevirtuallynoimportanceisgiventotraditionalChristiandoctrineon sin,justification,graceand thesupernatural. Awholegambitofancient andmodernerrorsentersinto the"ideology"ofM.R.A.'Pelagianism,Manitheism, PlatonicDualismandQuiet-

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Asfortheclaimofhavingism. strengthenedthefaithofThewholebackgroundof CatholicmembersitcanbeFrankBuchmanisCalvinistic asked:"Whatwastheaiminanditisnotsurprising thatstrengthening? thereforethathisorganise"WasittounitetheCath-tionshouldbebuiltalongthe olicmorecloselytothelinesofthesocietywhich ChurchorwasittousetheflourishedatGenevaatthe seeminglystrengthenedCath-timeofCalvin.

ParallelsWithGeneva

AtGenevanothingwas donewithouttheauthorityof Calvindespitethefactthat hisauthoritywasinnoway provedordocumented;in MoralRe-Armamentallis subordinatetotheunwritten authorityofFrankBuchman.

AtGenevatheconsistory orcollegeofeldersgoverned underCalvin;inMoralReArmamentthePolicyTeam governsunderBuchman.The inhabitantsofGenevawere expectedtodressandcomportthemselvesaccordingto certainsetrigorousstandards;inMoralRe-Armament themembersdressinacertainfashion,donotsmokeor drink,andadoptsetwaysof actingwitheachotherand withthosetheymeet. Anattemptwasmadeto imitatetheAcademyofGenevawiththe"Collegeofthe GoodRoad"butithasbeen afailureinitsaimtoform theyoungleadersoftheworld oftomorrow. ThefinalsimilaritytoGenevaisseenintheattitudeof themembersofMoralReArmamenttothosewhodo notagreewiththeideasof Buchman;theyarethe"unguided."Calvinsaidthat theywerenotinthestateof grace,andwerepredestined toeternaldamnation.

Whatdoesthefuturehold forMoralRe-Armament? Willitwitherawayintoa sect,peddlingitsownparticu- laridealstoaferventgroup ofdevotees?Orwillitcontinuetoflourishasaninternationalorganisationwitha messageofsocalsalvation, winningconvertsinevery countryandstrengtheningits influenceamongstmenand institutions?

Therearenosignsasyet thatitwilldevelopintoan"Torecapitulateourreview,othersect;onthecontraryit wethinkitcertainthatthecontinuestogrow,especially OxfordGroupformss!tor,-intheEastwhereagreat

driveisatpresentbeingconducted,withtheassistanceof Americancapital,towin moreandmoreconverts.

Itisaswellforthosewho favourMoralRe-Annament torecallthat manifestationthispresent oftheorganisationisincomplete.The "spiritualre-armament"Is yettomanifestitselfexcept amongthefulltimemembers:whatformitwilltake whenitisdecidedthatthe timeisripetopresentitas theonewayofsalvationfor allmenisamatterforconjecture.

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DoesManReally NeedReligion?

Whymustmanhavereligion?

Religionisnecessaryfor manbecausetheneedofit isaverypartofhisnature. Thereisnoinformedpersontodaywhodeniesthe universality ofreligion.

Bothamongthenations whosehistoryisknownand amongcivilisedtribesthat arecalledprimitive,religiousworshipisfound. Everywheretherearetraces ofdogmas,oratleastbelief intheexistenceofsome powersuperiortoman,who caresforman,andtowhom manowesadoration.Thus itcanbecorrectlyinferred fromhistorythatreligionis sointimatelyboundupwith man'snaturethatitmustbe pronouncednecessaryto him.

Whyisreligionnecessary toman? Thetruecauseforthe necessityofreligionmust befoundinmanhimself. Manissuperiortoallother creaturesintheworldbecauseoftheeminentfacultiesofhissoul,hisintellect andwill.

Throughhisintellecthe seekstruthandhissearch willnotbeendeduntilhe findstheInfiniteBeingwho isall-truth.Allothertruth failstogivecompletesatisfaction.

Theotherfacultyofman's soul,thewill,iseverseekingforgoodandwillnever restuntilitcomestoGod, theall-good. Maninhishighestfaculties.therefore,needsGod

and,ifheneedsGod,then heneedsreligion,orworshipofGod.Itisonly throughreligionthathewill bebroughttoGod.

Theveryaspirationsof manrequirereligion.To achieveagoodlifeheneeds aruleofmoralconductlaid downbyaLawgiverpossessedofauthoritytoimposeobligationsandthe powertoapplyaneffective sanction.Manneedsthe assistanceofrevealedreligiontoknowfullywhathe mustdotopleaseGod.Only throughreligioncanman satisfythedesiresofhis intellectandwillandhis aspirations.

Doesmanhaveanobligationtoprofessreligion?

Becausemanisacreature,heisboundtoexpress hisdependenceonGod,His Creator.Becausemanhas' receivedmanygiftsfrom God,hemustofferthanksto God.Becausemanisin constantneedofhelpand guidancefromGod,heis boundtopraytoGodfor Hisassistance.

Agraveobligation,consequently,restsonevery manofprofessingreligion, thatis,ofacknowledging GodastheFirstCauseon whomhedependsandto whomhemustrenderworship.Itisobligatoryinthe strictestsensebecauseGod astheCreatorhasaright tobeworshippedbyevery man.

Evenmorethanthat,mt: hastheobligationto shipGodaccordingtow& truereligion.

THECHURCHANDMORALRE-ARMAMENT

Atthe-recentMoralRe-ArmamentConferenceheldinMelbourne,itwasannounc-* edthatthemovementisseekingapropertyandappealingforfundstobuildanMRA "ideological"trainingcentreinAustralia.Thefounderofthemovement,Dr.Frank Buchman,aformerAmericanLutheranpastor,willvisitAustralianextmonth.

Inthisarticle,statementsbyCatholicBishopsinvariouspartsoftheworld,areport ofaChurchofEnglandinvestigationandalsotheattitudeoftheInternationalConfederationofFreeTradeUnionsarebrieflyoutlined.

HEphrases"M.R.A.isno religionandhasnodoctrines"and"TheGrouphas noteachings"arefrequently beardinanydiscussionof MoralRe-Armament.Actually,membershaveadistinctivephilosophyofreligionand performcertainspecificreligiousacts.

Sincethebackgroundofits founder.FrankBuchman,is dominantlyCalvinisticandits governingmembersProtestants,aninvestigationof M.R.A.conductedbythe ChurchofEnglandisof specialsignificance.

Thestudywascarriedout andareportpublishedearly in1965bytheChurchof EnglandAssembly'sSocial andIndustrialCouncilon whichAglicanprelatesserve alongsideindustrialleaders andcivilservants.

Thereportfirsttakesissue onthefundamentalquesion ofwhatrealityliesbehind theclaimoftheM.R.A. adherentstoreceive.immediatelyanddirectly,thehelp oftheHolyGhostduring

Suchclaimisdescribedin thereportasa"dangerous over-simplification"ofwhat isrequired,themoresoas anyguidancereceivedinthis waycanbeoverruledby M.R.A.headquarters.

Thecouncilnaturally soughtananswertothe question:"HowIsitpossible torecognisethattheguidancedoesinfactcomefrom theHolyGhost?"andtothis questiontherewasnoanswer. InsteadtherewasanadmissionbytheM.R.A.that someguidanceis"good"and some"bad,"accompaniedby thearticleoffaith:"Frank's (thatis,Buchman's)guidanceisalwaysright."Onthis thecouncilcomments:

"Theessentiallyautocratic characterofallthiscould easilyleadtoabuseand,in general,M.R.A.'steachingon euidanceconducestoadangerousdepreciationofcommonsenseandthepowersof theintellect.Itmightalso leadtoaclaimtoinfallibiltheir"quiettimes"ofprayer.ity."

LackofExnlicitGuidance

Theinvestigatorstakethe movementtotaskalsofor itslackofresponsibility whendealingwithpractical moralproblemsorsituations onwhichexplicitmoral guidanceisrequired.They say:

"Wehaveattimesbeen hauntedbyapictureofthe movement,withitshectic anditsreiteratedslogans,as acolossaldriveofescapism fromthefullforceofthe 'mcultyindetailofrespon'blelivingintheworld."

M.R.A.isrevealedinthe renortasaformofidealism whichneverattemptstoget togripswithrealproblems,butcontentsitselfwithplatudinousslogansandthereiterationofformulariesthat IIIthemselveshavelittle valuewhendivorcedfrom theproblemstheyareintendedtoabolish.

Themovement,saysthe niqcil,neverinterestsitself ndown-to-earthpractical issues.Itasksforabsolute oveandunselfishnessand thenstopsatthepointwheremenwanttoknow 'hatsuchphrasesentail.

"Noonedeniesthetruth ofsuchstatements,butby themselvestheyarepious platitudes.Unlesstheyare workedoutinpracticalterms anddetailedpolicies,theyare useless."

Onebenefitonlydoesthe Anglicancouncildiscernfrom theM.B.A.andthatliesin thetacitchallengewhich themovementmakestothe AnglicanChurchitself. Thefollowingisaselection ofstatementsonMoralReArmamentmadebyCatholic Bishopsinvariouspartsof theworld,priortothedirectiveoftheSacredCongregationoftheHolyOffice(8 August.1951),statingthat theMoralRe-Armament shouldbeavoidedbyCatholicelerevandlaity. CardinalHinsiev,ArchbishopofWestminster,11 February,1938:"Thegroup movementissotaintedwith indifferentism-i.e..withthe errorthatonereligionisas zoodasanother,thatno Catholicmayjoininsuch amovementsoastotakean waivepartthereinorformallyco-oneratetherewith."CardinalFrings,ArchbishopofCologneOnasermon.Vihitsun.1950):"The Churchlikewisemakesa standregardingthemovementatCauxcalledMoral Re-Armament.Sheisofthe opinionthattheprinciples onwhichthismovementis basedaresimplyavagueand dangerousreligioussyncrettamwhichcomnletelvcondi-

ticalsect Itfollowsthat noCatholiccanbecomea memberwithoutrejectingthe teachingoftheChurch.To becomeamemberofthe movementandtoacceptall Itsopinionswouldfora Catholicbetheequivalentof apostasy."

RumbleandCarty'sRadio Replies,VolII.,p.338;"A CatholicwhowouldJotsthe OxfordGroupMovement wouldeitherbeveryignorant ofhisownreligiousobligations,orelsewouldbeconsciouslyrenouncinghisCatholicFaith."

Itcannotbedeniedthat mostmembersofMoralReArmamentaresincereand ingoodfaithandeventhat themovementhasdonenota

Dictatorship

Tothesetradeunionists,it appearedthat democracy" ras7,11eodf M.R.A.wasnothingmore thanthedictatorshipof Buchmanhimself. Itisalsoclaimedthat throughM.R.A.manylukewarmCatholicshavebeen broughtbacktotheChurch orthatthefaithofCatholicmembershavebeen strengthened.Thereislittle evidencetosupportsuch claimsandwhatisfreelyassertedcanbeasfreelydenied.

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littlegood.M.R.A.,frinstance,presentsitselfasa movementwhichistotally opposedtoCommunism. ThishaswonitmanyadmirersInmanycountries,especiallyamongleadersofindustry.Suchpeople,however, woulddewelltolookclosely atthealternativewhich MoralRe-Armamentproposes toCommunism. ThedelegatestotheThird WorldCongressoftheInternationalConfederationof FreeTradeUnionsheldin Stockholmin1953tooka closelookatMoralRe-Armamentandstronglycondemned itbecause"themethodof MoralRe-Armamentisnot thatofademocraticmovementbutisthatofadictatorship."

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olicasanadvertisementto winmoreCatholicmembers?"

IfitwastounitetheCatholicclosertotheChurch, thenwhyinstricthonesty doesM.B.A.notrecognise thatassociationwithitby Catholicsisdeploredbythe Churchandthusurgethem tobreakthatassociation. Itistobefearedthat M.R.A.simplyusestheCatholictoenticeotherCatholics tobecomemembers. Itisdifficulttopin-point preciselywhatalreadyknown andoutmodedheresisesare partandparcelofthevague doctrinesofMoralRe-Armament,sincevirtuallynoimportanceisgiventotraditionalChristiandoctrineon sin,justification,graceandthesupernatural. Awholegambitofancient andmodernerrorsentersinto the"ideology"ofM.RA.pelagianism,Manicheism, 'PlatonicDualismandQuietism. Thewholebackgroundof FrankBuchmanisCalvinistic anditisnotsurprising thereforethathisorganisationshouldbebuiltalongthe linesofthesocietywhich

Asfortheclaimofhavingstrengthenedthefaithof Catholicmembersitcanbe asked:"Whatwastheaimin thatstrengthening? "WasittounitetheCatholicmorecloselytothe ChurchorwasittousetheflourishedatGenevaatthe seeminglystrengthenedCath-timeofCalvin.

ParallelsWithGeneva

AtGenevanothingwas donewithouttheauthorityof Calvindespitethefactthat hisauthoritywasinnoway provedordocumented;in MoralRe-Armamentallis subordinatetotheunwritten authorityofFrankBuchman.

WestPerthBasketballers Down-UnbeatenSubiaco

WestPerthcausedanupsetlastweek intheYCWsummerbasketballcompetition,whentheydownedthepreviouslyundefeated.Subiacoafterahard-fought match.

NorthCarlisle.nowtheonly unbeatenteam,havemoved tothetopoftheAgradepremiershipladderaftertheir comfortablewinlastweekover Fremantle. Highgateeasilyaccounted forShentonParkintheremainingAgradematch.

TheWestPerth-Subiaco matchwasathrillerfrom starttofinish.

Subiacowerefirsttoattack, butitwasWestPerthwho openedthescoringwitha finegoalfromalongwayout byKevinOates.Bothteams usedatightzonedefenceand shotsforgoalwerehurried,or takenfromalongwayout.

TheSubiacoattacklacked penetrationwithoutDaffand BobMcAdamandWestPerth werealsofindingitdifficultto score,butwithmostofthe firsthalfgone,ledbyfour points. AtthisstagsSubiaco'slong shotsbegantopayoff,andat halftimethescorewaslevel atfivepointsall. Subiacohitthefrontearly inthesecondhalfwithaconvertedpenaltyshot. WestPerth,withBennison, OatesandJefferiesprominent, foughtbacktenaciouslytoregaintheleadandwithfive minutesgonetheyagainled byfourpoints. StateplayerTomLowryand defenderPhilMcAdamstartedSubiaco'srecoveryanddespitestrongdefencebyGarbe'MIandtheotherWestPerth defenders,thescoreswere levelledattenpointsall. Withbothsidesattacking withspiritandvigor,scoring becamemorefrequent,but nevermorethanthreepoints separatedtheteams,andafter tenminutesofgoalforgoal scoringtheteamswerelevel. Bothsidesthrewcautionto thewindsbutthedefences --

heldfirm,thenwithlessthan threeminutesleftforpliti Bennisonwasfouledandthe convertedpenaltyshotgave WestPerththeleadbyone point. Excitementatfeverpitch, Jefferiesmissedhischanceto clinchthegameforWest Perthwhenhefailedtoscore withanothertwopentlty shots.

LowryandJenklnsonfailed withlongshotsforSubiaco. soWestPerthranoutwienersby19pointsto18. Bestplayers.-WestPerth: Bennison,GatesandGerbillint.Subfuse:Lowry,JenkinsonandPhilMcAdam.

Scoresinallmatcheswere AGrade WestPerth18d.Sublaco17. NorthCarlisle49d.Fremantle9. Highgate12d.Shentoa Park2. Claremonthadabye BGrade Subiaco24d.Kensington13 Leederville19d.Victorift Park7. WestPerth15d.

Theresultisthatmenare .'vertedfromhardday-todayintractableproblemsof andindustryandescapeintoasentimentaland .-rfectionistattitudethat vetsinsuchbrashslogans s"there'senoughinthe orldforeveryone'sneed, utnotforeveryone'sgreed.'tionsmoralinfluence.

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"TheChurchthereforeauthenticProtestantbrand." keseveryopportunitytoCardinalvanRoey,Archounselthefaithful,andbishopofMalines,inasigned .riestsaboveall,nottotakestatementinthenameof Irypartinthismovement."theBelgianhierarchy(AugCardinalSchuster,Arch-ust,19521:"Theepiscopate 'ishopofMilan(lettertoofBelgiumbidsthefaithful clergyandfaithfulofdiocese,bewareofanyparticipation 1952):"Thismovementisofwhatevernatureinthe xploitingthegoodfaithofactivitiesof'MoralRe-Arhosewhosupportit.Itisofmament'whichhasitsEuroProtestantoriginandfollowsDeancentreatCaux;thisis aProtestantsystem. becausethemovementcon- "Ittriestogoabovethetainsconcealeddangersto athoacChurchandseekstotheintegrityoftheCatholic putthefaithfulindirectfaith." contactwithGodandHisAmericanBishop,October. 1952(unnamedbutquoted "Thismovementisdanger-onp.82ofTheRightView tfornon-CatholicsbecauseofMoralRe-Armament,by 'resentstothemanotfullyAuxiliaryofMalines:London; eligiouscreed,amoralwith-BurnsOates,1954):"We .utdogma,withoutaprin-considertheM.R.A.asanonipleofauthority,withoutaCatholicsectinprocessof aithrevealedfromabove.formation,andweregardas "Itis,therefore,fullofadangeroussymptomtheatrrors.Themovementisclan-titudeofcertainCatholics erousforCatholicsbecauseinvolvedinthemovement." MsChristsentHisSpiritBishopBrowneofGalway, oHisChurchsothatitinpamphletrepredseedfrom .ermeateswiththeentiretheIrishFed.Record,June, th. 1939,concludesthus:.

"ThesupportersofMoral"Torecapitulateourreview, '-Armamentpromoteasub-wethinkitcertainthatthe -neepietywhichisofthe

AtGenevatheconsistory orcollegeofeldersgovernedunderCalvin;inMoralReArmamentthePolicyTeam governsunderBuchman.The inhabitantsofGenevawere expectedtodressandcomportthemselvesaccordingto certainsetrigorousstandards;inMoralRe-Armament themembersdressinacertainfashion,donotsmokeor drink,andadoptsetwaysof actingwitheachotherand withthosetheymeet.

Anattemptwasmadeto imitatetheAcademyofGenevawiththe"Collegeofthe GoodRoad"butithasbeen afailureinitsaimtoform theyoungleadersoftheworld oftomorrow.

ThefinalsimilaritytoGenevaisseenintheattitudeof themembersofMoralReArmamenttothosewhodo notagreewiththeideasof Buchman:theyarethe"unguided."Calvinsaidthat theywerenotinthestateof grace,andwerepredestined toeternaldamnation.

Whatdoesthefuturehold forMoralRe-Armament? WillItwitherawayintoa sect,peddlingitsownparticu- laridealstoaferventgroup ofdevotees?Orwillitcontinuetoflourishasaninternationalorganisationwitha messageofsocalsalvation, winningconvertsinevery countryandstrengtheningits influenceamongstmenand institutions?

Therearenosignsasyet thatitwilldevelopintoanothersect;onthecontraryit continuestogrow,especially OxfordGroupforn;ahere-intheEastwhereagreat

driveisatpresentbeingconducted,withtheassistanceof Americancapital,towin moreandmoreconverts. Itisaswellforthosewho favourMoralRe-Armament torecallthat manifestationthispresent oftheorganis- ationisincomplete.The "spiritualre-armament"Ls yettomanifestitselfexcept amongthefulltimemembers;whatformitwilltake whenitisdecidedthatthe timeisripetopresentitas theonewayofsalvationfor allmenisamatterforconjecture.

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OTTAWA:PopePius XIIhasconferredupon theArchdioceseofQuebecthetitleofPrimatial SeeofCanadaandhas namedArchbishop MauriceRoyofQuebec tobePrimateofQuebec. Thiswasannouncedhere byArchbishopGiovanniPanic°.ApostolicDelegateto Canada. Thehonourbestowedon ArchbishopRoy,whoholds decorationsfrontmanycountriesforhisservicesasprin- cilCatholicarmychaplain ofCanadainEuropeansectorsduringWorldWarII giveshimprecedenceoverall otherArchbishopsandBishopsofCanadaandranks himimmediatelyafterthe Cardinal-ArchbishopsofTorontoanaMontreal

whosehistoryisknownand amongcivilisedtribesthat arecalledprimitive,religiousworshipisfound. Everywheretherearetraces ofdogmas,oratleastbelief intheexistenceofsome powersuperiortoman,who caresforman,andtowhom manowesadoration.Thus itcanbecorrectlyinferred fromhistorythatreligionis sointimatelyboundupwith man'snaturethatitmustbe pronouncednecessaryto him.

Whyisreligionnecessary toman? Thetruecauseforthe necessityofreligionmust befoundinmanhimself. Manissuperiortoallother creaturesintheworldbecauseoftheeminentfacultiesofhissoul,hisintellect andwill. Throughhisintellecthe seekstruthandhissearch willnotbeendeduntilhe findstheInfiniteBeingwho isall-truth.Allothertruth failstogivecompletesatisfaction. Theotherfacultyofman's soul,thewill,iseverseekingforgoodandwillnever restuntilitcomestoGod, theall-good. Maninhishighestfacul- ties.therefore,needsGod

and,ifheneedsGod,then heneedsreligion,orworshipofGod.Itisonly throughreligionthathewill bebroughttoGod. Theveryaspirationsof manrequirereligion.To achieveagoodlifeheneeds aruleofmoralconductlaid downbyaLawgiverpossessedof-authoritytoimposeobligationsandthe powertoapplyaneffective sanction.Manneedslive assistanceofrevealedreligiontoknowfullywhathe mustdotopleaseGod.Only throughreligioncanman satisfythedesiresofhis intellectandwillandhis aspirations.

Doesmanhaveanobligationtoprofessreligion?

Becausemanisacreature,heisboundtoexpress hisdependenceonGod,His Creator.Becausemanhas' receivedmanygiftsfront God,hemustofferthanksto God.Becausemanisin constantneedofhelpand guidancefromGod,heis boundtopraytoGodfor Hisassistance.

Agraveobligation,consequently,restsonevery manofprofessingreligion, thatis,ofacknowledging GodastheFirstCauseon whomhedependsandto whomhemustrenderworship.Itisobligatoryinthe strictestsensebecauseGod astheCreatorhasaright tobeworshippedbyevery man. Evenmorethanthat,mitt hastheobligationto shipGodaccordingto.4 truereligion.

Thursday,FebruaryII,

PopeIsGratified AtAidToMigration

VATICANCITY,Jan.27:HisHoliness PopePiusXIIexpressedhiscontinuedinterest andgratificationintheworktoaidandcoordinateCatholiceffortsinthefieldofmigration.

TheHolyFatherwasglvenibyMgr.JosephF.McGeough reportsonCatholicactivitiesoftheVaticanSecretariateof inthefieldduringanState.whoservesasliaison audiencegiventotheexecu-officerbetweentheHolySee thecommitteeoftheInter-andtheCommission. nationalCatholicMigrationTheaudience-whichpreCommission,whosehead-sentedtheHolyFatherthe quartersareinGenevafinalreportontheCatholic Switzerland. migrationcongressheldin ChairmanoftheexecutiveBreda.TheNetherlanls,in committeeoftheICMCis1954-includedJohannes JamesJ.Norris,EuropeanSchauff,vicechairmanofthe directorofCatholicReliefexecutivecommittee;G.H.L. Services-NationalCatholicZeegers,Dutchexperton WelfareConference. migrationproblems,andGlorMr.NorrisandtheotherdaneDell'Amore,Italian committeememberswerememberofthegoverning accompaniedtotheaudiencecommittee.

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NEWDELHI,India,.Ian.30:Three foreignCatholicnunstrainedforservice inIndiahavebeenrefusedvisasbythe Indianauthorities.

ss-ThenunsareidentifiedasSi itesionarySistersofthe, QueenoftheApostles,a societywhosemotherhouseis inVienna.

The.congregationhasestablished11conventsinfour Indiandioceseswherethe nunsserveasteachers,doctorsandnurses.

ThethreeSisterswererefusedentryfacilitiesonthe groundthat"thereisnoneed formissionarynursesin India."

However,itisstatedthat thenunsare"badlyneeded" toworkinthesociety'sinthiscountry.

itwasnotdisclosed whethertheSisters'applicationsforvisaswere'forwardedthroughtheCatholic Bishops'conferenceofIndia whichisofficiallyrecognised osthesponsoringbOdyfor thegrantingofvisasto foreignmissionaries.

Theconferencepreviously reportedthefailureofits effortstosecurevisasfora numberofapplicants.Durini theninemonthsendingSeptember,1953,only33outof 9i;applicationsformissionaryvisasaregranted.

Therestwereeitherrefuses' 01actiononthemwaspostponed.

Duringasimilarperiodin thepreviousyear,visaswere grantedto"65outof170 applicants.

TheBishopssaidthepolicy ofthegovernment,asindicatedbythesteadilygrowing numberofvisarefusals,gave them"causeforanxiety."

Meanwhile,theCatholic communityofTuticorinhas expressedgratitudetoPrim( MkisisterJawaharlalNehru fotthepartplayedbyhim invotingdownitrecentbill proposingabanonreligious conversionsinthiscountry.

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BRUSSELS,Jan.31:Areportonthe flourishingslavetradeinequatorialand northcentralAfricahasbeendrawnup fortheUnitedNationsbyaBelgianmissionary.

Thepriest,FatherLa Graviere,hastravelledthousandsofmilesthroughdesert andtropicalAfricaandthe Arabianpeninsulastudying themoderri-daytrafficin slaves.

Ethiopia,Somalilandand SaudiArabia-isbeingpresentedtotheUNEconomic andSocialCouncil,whichis toconsiderasupplementary conventiononslaverythis spring.

Hereportsthatarmed gangs,comingespecially fromYemenandSaudi Arabia,penetrateasfaras LakeTchadandthedesert tothenorthwest,takingoff freepeoplesintoslavery.

Partsofthereporthave alreadybeenprintedhere. Thelastinternationalconventiononslaverywas draftedin1926underthe auspicesoftheLeagueof Nations.

Encirclingsmallvillages bynight,theymakeprisonersofmen,womenandchildrenandtakethemondevious routestotheeastbycaravan.

OneofthegreatslavemarketsinAfricaproperisin theTibestimountainsonthe southernfrontierofLibya. accordingtoFatherLa Graviere.

Itwasunderstoodherethat theBelgianmissioner'sreport-preparedafteranon-thesceneinvestigationofthe situationinFrenchEquatorialAfrica,Libya,Sudan,

PaperPraisesPakistan ConstitutionGenerally

KARACHI,Pakistan,-Jan.30:Pakistan'sleadingCatholicpaper,TheChristian Voice,hasgivenqualifiedapprovaltothe country'sdraftconstitutiondespiteprovisionsitdescribedas"politicallyretrogressive."

TheseincluaeaclausedeclaringPakistanan"Islamic Republic."wherenononMoslemcanbetheheadof StateandwherenolawsrepugnanttoMoslemreligious scripturescanbeenacted.

Thedraftconstitutionproposedthatnon-Moslemsbe giventherighttoprofess andpractisetheirreligion, butnottopreachit.

TheChristian.Voicepointedoutthatthis'clause,acted uponinanarrowandintolerantspirit.takesawayfrom minoritiestherighttomake convertsandfromMoslems therighttochangetheirreligion.Thiscanbethecause ofmuchhardshipandinjustice,thepaperdeclared.

TheCatholicpaperwasless criticalcftheclauselimiting toMoslemstheheadofState office.Thepapersaidthe chancethataChristianor

Hinduwouldaspiretothat officeinPakistanissoremote asnotbeconstituteadisability.,

TheChristianVoicesaid thatdespitethesedrawbacks thedraftis"surprisingly good."

Thefarmers,whileattemptingtosatisfythecry foranIslamicconstitution, havesteeredclearofdemandsseekingtoturnnonMoslemsintosubjectpeople inferiorineverywaytothe, majoritycommunity,the paperdeclared.

Thepapercongratulated theconstitutionmakerson rejectinganearlierproposal suggesting thatMoslem priestssitinthesupreme courttodecidewhethera particularlawconformsto Islamicreligiousprinciples.

SEMINARIESPLAN POPE'SBIRTHDAY

VATICANCITY,Jan.28:Aneverincreasingnumberofculturalandspiritual projectshavebeenannouncedtohonor the80thbirthdayofHisHolinessPope PiusXII.

Seminariesthroughoutthe worldplantoholdHolyHours toprayforthePope'sintentions.AttheBasilicaofSt. MaryMajor.wherethePope offeredhisfirstMassas FatherPacelli,alumniof seminariesandcollegesJail' attendareligiousceremony.

Throughouttheyearinall seminariesspecialcourseswill beheldtostudyPapaldocumentsdealingwiththe educationofclergy,suchas encyclicals"HumaniGeneris" and"SacraVirginitas"and the,exhortation"MentiNostree." ThePope'steachingson socialquestionswillbecommemoratedbyaspecialissue ofthemagazine"Social Orientation,"publishedbythe

CatholicInstituteforSocial Activities. TheSocialInstituteattachedtotheAngelicum,which istheDominioauniversityin Rome,plansastudyweek concerningEuropeanunity problemstobeaddressedby leadingpersonalities.

The1926conventionisstill inforce.andtheU.S.Senate onlythisJanuaryvoted unanimouslyinfavourof transferringtotheUNthe oldLeagueofNationsprotocolsgoverningit..

Butthe30-year-oldagreementwasneversignedbya numberofnations,including SaudiArabiaandYemenwhereslaveryislegal-and theU.S.S.R..AccordingtoFatherLa Graviere,alltheslavemerchantsandslavehuntersare, whitemen.amongthema numberofformersoldiersof Rommel'sWorldWarII AfrikaKorps.

Manyofthevictimsare tribesmenintheSouthern SudanandinUganda.the reportindicates.

Theexportcentresto Arabia.accordingtoFather LaGraviere.arepointson theRedSeabetweenthe EritreanportsofAssaband Mstssoua.

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JohnM.Oesterreicher,directoroftheInstituteof Judaeo-ChristianStudiesofSetonHallUniversity, notedinanaddressherethattherevisedHoly WeekliturgyrestorestheGoodFridayprayerfor theJews. HetoldtheSerraClubthat thisprayerfortheJewsisone ofaffectionandoflove.

Heexplainedthatbefore everyGoodFridayintercession-beitforcatechumens, prisoners,orpagans-thedeaconcallsouttothecongregation:"Letuskneel."

But,themindoftheChurch isnotalwaysthemindofthe individualCatholics,hesaid. Inthe9thcentury,Father Oesterreichercontinued,when thedeaconbeggedthepeople tokneelinordertoprayfor theJews,theydeafenedtheir earsanddisobeyed.Sothe genuflectioncametobedroppedaltogether.

NowthattheHolySee wishestobringthewealthof theHolyWeekliturgytothe mine,hesaid,thisgenuflectionhasbeenexpresslyrestored.

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"Letusprayalsoforthe JewsdisbelievinginChrist: thatourGodandLordwithdrawtheveilfromtheir heart,sothattheytoomay acknowledgeourLordJesus Christ.

"Letuspray.Letuskneel Arise.

"Almighty,everlastingGod whoBostnotwithholdthy mercyevenfromJewishdisbelief,heartheprayerswe offerfortheblindnessofthat people,that,acknowledging thelightofthytruth,which isChrist,theymaybedeliveredfromtheirdarkness. ThroughourLordJesus Christ."

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IsGratified ToMigration

VATICANCITY,Jan.27:HisHoliness PopePiusXIIexpressedhiscontinuedinterest andgratificationintheworktoaidandcoordinateCatholiceffortsinthefieldofmigration.

TheHolyFatherwasgivenbyMgr.JosephF.McGeough reportsonCatholicactivitiesoftheVaticanSecretariateof Inthefieldduringan audiencegiventotheexecutivecommitteeoftheInternationalCatholicMigration Commission,whoseheadquartersareinGeneva Switzerland.

Chairmanoftheexecutive committeeoftheICMCis JamesJ.Norris,European directorofCatholicRelief, Services-NationalCatholic, WelfareConference.

Mr.Norrisandtheother committeememberswere accompaniedtotheaudience

State.whoservesasliaison officerbetweentheHolySee andtheCommission. Theaudience-whichpresentedtheHolyFatherthe finalreportontheCatholic migrationcongressheldin Breda,TheNetherlanls,in 1954-includedJohannes Schauff,vicechairmanofthe executivecommittee;G.H.L. Zeegers,Dutchexperton migrationproblems,andGlor- daneDell'Amore,Italian memberofthegoverning committee.

INDIAREFUSESVISAS

TOTHREEFOREIGNNUNS

NEWDELHI,India,Jan.30:Three foreignCatholicnunstrainedforservice inIndiahavebeenrefusedvisasbythe Indianauthorities.

Thenunsareidentifiedasa'19fiesiotutrySistersofthe QueenoftheApostles,a societywhosemotherhouseis inVienna.

Thecongregationhasestablished11conventsinfour Indiandioceseswherethe nunsserveasteachers,doctorsandnurses.

ThethreeSisterswererefusedentryfacilitiesonthe groundthat"thereisnoneed formissionarynursesin India."

However,itisstatedthat thenunsare"badlyneeded" toworkinthesociety'sinthiscountry.

Itwasnotdisclosed whethertheSisters'applicationsforvisaswereforwardedthroughtheCatholic Bishops'conferenceofIndia whichisofficiallyrecognised asthesponsoringbodyfor thegrantingofvisasto foreignmissionaries.

Theconferencepreviously reportedthefailureofits effortstosecurevisasfora numberofapplicants.Durinr theninemonthsendingSeptember.1953,only33outof 96applicationsformissionaryvisasaregranted.

Therestwereeitherrefused oractiononthemwaspostponed. Duringasimilarperiodin thepreviousyear,visaswere grantedto'65outof170 applicants.

TheBishopssaidthepolicy ofthegovernment,asindicatedbythesteadilywowing numberofvisarefusals,gave them"causeforanxiety."

Meanwhile,theCatholic communityofTuticorinhas expressedgratitudetoprim( MisterJawaharlalNehrr foilthepartplayedbyhim Invotingdowna-recentbill proposingabanonreligious conversionsinthiscountry.

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Thepriest,FatherLa Graviere,hastravelledthousandsofmilesthroughdesertandtropicalAfricaandthe Arabianpeninsulastudying themodern-daytrafficin slaves.

Hereportsthatarmed gangs,comingespecially fromYemenandSaudi Arabia,penetrateasfaras LakeTchadandthedesert tothenorthwest,takingoff freepeoplesintoslavery.

Encirclingsmallvillages bynight,theymakeprisonersofmen,womenandchild-renandtakethemondevious routestotheeastbycaravan.

OneofthegreatslavemarketsinAfricaproperisin theTibestimountainsonthe southernfrontierofLibya. accordingtoFatherLa Graviere.

Itwasunderstoodherethat theBelgianmissioner'sreport-preparedafteranon-thesceneinvestigationofthe situationinFrenchEquatorialAfrica,Libya,Sudan,

PaperPraisesPakistan ConstitutionGenerally

KARACHI,Pakistan,.Jan.30:Pakistan'sleadingCatholicpaper,TheChristian Voice;hasgivenqualifiedapprovaltothe country'sdraftconstitutiondespiteprovisionsitdescribedas"politicallyretrogressive."

Theseincluaeaclausede-Hinduwouldaspiretothat clarinPakistann"IslamicofficeinPakistanissoremote Republic,"wherenonon-asnotbeconstituteadis-

Ethiopia,Somalilandarid SaudiArabia-isbeingpresentedtotheUNEconomic andSocialCouncil,whichis toconsiderasupplementary conventiononslaverythis spring.

Partsofthereporthave alreadybeenprintedhere. Thelastinternationalconventiononslaverywas drafted 1926underthe auspicesoftheLeagueof Nations. The1926conventionisstill inforce,andtheU.S.Senate onlythisJanuaryvoted unanimouslyinfavourof transferringtotheUNthe oldLeagueofNationsprotocolsgoverningits, Butthe30-year-oldagreementwasneversignedbya numberofnations,including SaudiArabiaandYemenwhereslaveryislegal-and theU.S.S.R..AccordingtoFatherLa Graviere,alltheslavemerchantsandslavehuntersare, whitemen.amongthema numberofformersoldiersof Rommel'sWorldWarII AfrikaKorps.

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Thedraftconstitutionpro-thedraftis"surprisingly,lBritishgarrisonsfromEgypt posedthatnon-Moslemsbegood." andthenewIndependenceof giventherighttoprofessThefarmers,whileat-theSudanmakethetrade andpractisetheirreligion,temptingtosatisfythecryeveneasier. butnottopreachit. foranIslamicconstitution,

TheChristian.Voicepoint-havesteeredclearofdeedoutthatthis!clause,actedmandsseekingtoturnnonuponinanarrowandintol-Moslemsintosubjectpeople erantspirit,takesawayfrominferiorinevery minoritiestherighttomakemajoritycommunity,the tothe convertsandfromMoslems therighttochangetheirreligion.Thiscanbethecause ofmuchhardshipandinjustice,thepaperdeclared.

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g a paperdeclared. Thepapercongratulated theconstitutionmakerson rejectinganearlierproposal suggestingthat Moslem priestssitinthesupreme courttodecidewhethera particularlawconformsto Islamicreligiousprinciples.

SEMINARIESPLAN POPE'SBIRTHDAY

VATICANCITY,Jan..28:Aneverincreasingnumberofculturalandspiritual projectshavebeenannouncedtohonor the80thbirthdayofHisHolinessPope PiusXII.

Seminariesthroughoutthe worldplantoholdHolyHours toprayforthePope'sIntentions.AttheBasilicaofSt. MaryMajor,wherethePoke offeredhisfirstMassas FatherPacelli,alumniof seminariesandcollegesDrill attendareligiousceremony.

CatholicInstituteforSocial Activities. TheSocialInstituteattachedtotheAngelicum,which istheDominionuniversityin Rome.plansastudyweek concerningEuropeanunity problemstobeaddressedby leadingpersonalities.

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SignificantPrayerFor JewsOnGoodFriday

WESTHARTFORD,Connecticut,U.S.A.:Father JohnM.Oesterreicher,directoroftheInstituteof Judaeo-ChristianStudiesofSetonHallUniversity, notedinanaddressherethattherevisedHoly WeekliturgyrestorestheGoodFridayprayerfor theJews. HetoldtheSerraClubthatTheAustrian-bornpriest thisprayerfortheJewsisoneaddedthatveryoftenthe wordsoftheprayeraremisofaffectionandoflove. understood.Hesaidthat"perHeexplainedthatbeforefidiajudaica"doesnotmean everyGoodFridayinterces-iJeestlsteaa, buthperfinta dyiJeebdtaishfba.eiltiihe sion-beitforcatechumenslessness, inChrist. prisoners,orpagans-thedes-Inadecreepf1948,the concallsouttothecongrega-SacredCongregationofRites tion:"Letuskneel." confirmedthisscholarly

But,themindoftheChurchopinion.HenceFatherOesterisnotalwaysthemindofthereichersuggestedthistranslaindividualCatholics,hesaid.tionoftheprayer:

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LITERARY

Authorsinvitedsubmit Mss.,alltypes(including poemslforbookpublication. StockwellLtd.,ElmsCourt, Ilfracombe,England(Estd. 1898.

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