The Record Newspaper 14 February 1957

No.2795(neo.teredatthe02.0.,Perth,for transmlbsionbypostasNewspaperPerth,Thursday, 14,February 1957 ,

BAYSWATERCHURCHEXCEEDS MOSTSANGUINEHOPES

Bayswater'snewChurchofSt.Columbaexceededhismost sanguinehopesandexpectations,saidHisGracetheArchbishop aftersolemnlyblessingthenewshrineonSundaylast.

"Isawtheplansofthis churchwhenthebuildingwas firstcontemplatedandIwas verypleasedwiththem.I sawthebuildinginthecourse oferectionandwaspleased withtheprogressofthework. butthecompletedbuilding whichIhaveseentodayhas exceededmymostsanguine honesandexpectations."said HisGrace.

HisGraceremarkedthat thenewchurchwasdignified inconstructionanddevotional.Itwassufficientlycommodioustocaterfortheneeds oftheparishanditwasembellishedandequippedina dignifiedandliturgicalmannerWhenthegroundswere improved,asheunderstood theyweretobeimproved,the newchurchwouldappearstill morebeautiful.

HisGraceextendedcongratulationstothearchitect, Mr.A.0.O'Hara,andtothe builders,T.S.PlunkettPty. Ltd.

Hesaidthattheoldchurch haddoneserviceformore than50yearsanditspassing wouldbegrievedbymany,but forsomeyearsitwasevident thatithadbecometoosmall tofilltheneedsofthegrowingpopulation.Theoriginal intentionwastoextendthe oldchurch,butinquiriesrevealedthatsuchaproposal wasneithereconomicalnor practical.

FatherRussell(theparish priest)wascalleduponto makeabigdecision,buthe andthoseassociatedwith himhadcourageouslydeterminedtobuildanewchurch andallwouldagreewiththe wisdomoftheirdecision.

Todaytheyrealisedtheir longcherishedambitionand alljoinedwiththeminthe joytheysonaturallyfeltin theiraccomplishment.

FatherRussell'squietbut firmleadershiphadbeenan inspirationtohispeopleand theparishionershadrespond-edtosuchleadership,cooperatingwithhimandmakingsacrificesfortheaccomplishmentoftheprojectshe pr000sed.

He(theArchbishop)learnt with'pleasurethatduringthe pasttwelvemonthsthepeoplehadcontributedmorethan £1000towardstheCostofthis newchurch.Hecongratulatedthemoneandallon theirachievement.

Thepeoplewereasmucha partofthethischurchas werethewallspartofthis building.Justasthestone andbricksinthisstructure borethestressesandstrain ofthisbuildingsowerethe peoplethelivingstonesinthe spiritualedflceofthechurch. eachbearinghisandher shareoftheburdensandresponsibilitiesentailedinmembershipofthechurch,burdens associatedwiththegrowth ofthechurchandtheconversionoffellowAustralians

Afterdealingwiththesymbolismofheavenandearth representedbythesanctuary andthenaiveFatherChallis remarkedthatthe'crucifix abovethealtarasthefocal pointofthechurchremindingthemthatthroughthe sacrificialdeathofChriston thecrosstheycouldpass fromearthtoheaven. Hesaidthatmanywereregretfulthattheoldchurch hadpassedoutofuse,forit hadbeensolongtheir spiritualhome.Forhisown parthehadmadehisfirst Confession,receivedhisfirst HoleCommunionandbeen Confirmedinthisoldchurch. Hewouldeverrecallthatit wasthechurchinwhichhe offeredhisfirstMass. Ithadbeenthesceneofso muchwhichhadgonetomake uptheirspirituallivesthat theyregretteditspassingout ofuse,buttheymightbe Proudoftheachievement whichthisnewchurchrepresented. Itmaywellservethe sniritualneedsofthepeople

ofBayswaterforseveralcen-turiesandduringallthose longyearsitwouldbeliving witnessofthepresenceand teachingofChristintheir midst.Generationsyetto conicwouldrecogniseitas thelivingsymbolofthetrue churchfoundedbyChrist himself.

Inmovingintothisnew churchtheymightatfirst missthedevotiOnalatmospheretheyassociatedwiththeoldbuilding,butasthey becomeaccustomedtoitthis senseoflosswoulddisappear Whatgaveachurchthisatmospherewasnotitsarchitecturalfeaturesortheemblishmentswithwhichitwas equipped.butfrequentvisitationbythepeople,thecon stantandregularreceptionof thesacramentswithinits wallsandattendanceatthe SacrificeoftheMass. Theclosertheylivedtothis churchandunderstoodits symbolism,themorethey wouldbecomeattachedtoit. ThischurchwasthelinkbetweenthemandJesusChrist andasthatlinkgrewstrongerandstronger,andasthe newnessfadedfromthis structuresowoulditbecome notonlyafamiliarpartof thelandscapebutafamiliar andintimatepartoftheir dailylives. HisGracewasassisteddurOtstheceremonybytheRt. Rev.Mgr.E.Sullivan.R.I., andFatherRussell.TheRev. T.Phelanwasmasterofceremonies.PontificalBenedictionwasimpartedbethe Archbishopattheclose.

Mt.CarmelThird OrderWillMeet

Themonthlymeetingsof theWestAustralianbran.ai oftheThirdOrderofMt Carmel(Discalcediareheld intheLegionofMaryrooms. BankofNewSouthWales Chambers,StGeorge's-ter.. onthethirdFridayofevery monthat8p.m. Visitingmembers and othersinterestedarecordiallyinvitedtoattend

HUNGARIANRELIEF

TOTALPASSES£600

Donationsreceivedat thisofficeforHungarian ReliefduringJanuary totalled£47/4/.

Thetotalnowforwardedthroughthe FederalCatholicImmigrationCommittee (Sydney)toAustrianow exceeds£600.

ThedeadlineforapplicationsfortheY.C.W,N.C.O.M.SummerSchoolisMonday,February18.

Thesummerschoolwillbea heldattheNationalFitness Councilcamp,BickleyValley, fromFriday,Mar.8,toSunday,Mar.10. Accommodationatthe campislimited,sothatmembersshouldmaketheirapplicationsasearlyaspossible.

NORTH-WESTREGION

Atrainingdosandregional councilmeetingforthe branchesofWestPerth,Leederville,OsborneParkand Scarboroughwillbeheldat C.B.C.(LeedervilletonSunday,Feb.17.commencingat 2p.m. WESTREGION MembersfromClaremont, SubiacoandShentonPark brancheswillconducta trainingdayandregional councilmeetingonSunday, commencingat 2p.m.HIGHGATE

Anattractiveprogrammeis beingarrangedforthetirst combinedmeetingforthe yeartobeheldonMonday. February25,intheParish Hall,highlightofwhichwill beaquiz. Thebusforthebarbecue atCityBeachwillleavethe ParishHallat7p.m. SU/HAUG Tennisplayedatthe Chelmsford-roadcourtsevery Sundaynight. Thenextcombinedgeneral meetingwillbeheldonSunday,Feb.24,intheParish Hallafterdevotions.Agood varietyofindoorsportswill beavailableafterthemeeting.SOUTH-EASTREGION

Adancewillbeheldon Sunday,Feb.24,at8.30 sharpatSt.Columbia'sHall.

JARRAHDALEREPLACES

CHURCHBUILTIN1885

WhenHisGracetheArchbishopblessesthenew churchofSt.MariaGorettiatJarrandoleonSunday,Feb.24,at10a.m.,itwillreplacethebuildingopened72yearsago. Builtlargelybyself-help methodsofItalians,thenew churchisofweatherboard andasbestosonastone foundation. Withatiledroof,terrazzo altarandflooringinsanctuary,thechurchwillaccommodate150seated. Theoldchurch,openedin 188.5,wasbuiltbyFatherJ. Duff.Itserveduntilthe 'thirties,whenthetimber millsclosedandJarrandah

ceasedtobeanindependent parishiWththecanonicalerection ofArmadalein1945,thedistrictwasincorporatedinthat parish TheRev.P.FarrellyP.P.. saidhehopedtoseemanyolu parishionersattheinaugurationceremony.Followingthesolemnblessing,firstHolyCommunion willbegiventoagroupof children. AfterMass.HisGracewill administertheSacramentof Confirmation. Abreakfastforparishioners willbeservedattheold churchfollowingthefunction.

Official Engagements

February17:

830a.m.:Solemnlybless newchurchatEastCannington.

7.30p.m.:Blessandopen extensionstoSt.Benedict's School,Applecross.

10.30a.m.:St.Francis Xavier's,Windsor-st.,East Perth.PresideatMass, LithuanianNationalDay.

February24:

10a.m.:Solemnlyblessnew churchatJarrandale.

March3:

3p.m.:Blessandopenconvent,Queen'sPark.

March10:

3p.m.:Solemnlyblessnew churchatWundowie.

March17:

AttendtheannualconventionoftheHolyNameSociety.

3p.m.:Solemnlyblessnew churchatAshfield.

8.45p.m.:St.Patrick's nightconcert. March24:

10.30a.m.:Presideat SolemnHighMass,St. Brigid'sChurch,WestPerth, onoccasionofItalianobservanceofSt.Joseph's Feast.

3p.m.:Ariesceremony,St. Mary'sCathedral.

March31:

3p.m.:SolemnlyblessSt. ThomasMoreUniversity CollegeChapel. Bless MoreandopenSt.Thomas UniversityCollege.

April6: 930am.:Solemlyblessnew chapelatSt.Anne'sNursing Home,Mt.Lawley.

April14:

3p.m.:Blessandopen newschoolandpresbyteryat Manning.

DANCEReSCHOOLAT

MAIDAYALE

Adance,theproceedsof whichwillgotothebuilding fundoftheschoolChurchof St.FrancisofAssisi,atMaids ValewillbeheldonSaturday,February23.

Thedancewillbeheldat theItalianClub,Fitzgeraldst..WestPerth.TheClubhas madeitspremisesavailable gratisasalsotheRedand Blackorchestrahasfreely offereditsservices.

DominicanNuns

MarkJubilees

LastmonththePrioryChapeloftheDominicanSistersatDongarawasonceagainthe sceneofjoyfulcelebrations,whenSister MaryPeterattainedthegoldenjubileeof herreligiousprofessionandSisterMarySt. Annecelebratedhersilverjubilee.

"Icongratulateyou,Fathes. Russell,onthewonderful workyouhavedoneandare doinginthisparish,and knowingthespiritofgenerostyandpreparednessto makesacrificesoevident amongstyourpeopleyouhave noreasontobeperturbedregardingthedebtincurredin theerectionofthisbuilding," theArchbishopconcluded.

InthecourseofaneloquentsermonFatherChallis explainedlucidlysomeofthe symbolismofthechurch.As theyenteredbythefront door,hesaidtheysawfirst thebaptisimalfonttoremindthemthatthesacramentof baptismwasthedoortoa spirituallife.

Astheymovedintothe churchtheyquicklybecame awareofthegreatdivision betweenthesanctuaryandnaive.Theformerwasreservedforthebishopsand clergyandthenaivewasreservedfortheuseofthe people,conformingwiththe orderlaiddownbyGodfor HisChurch.

Itremindedthemthatin conformitywithsuchorder thepriestwassetasidefrom thepeople,consecratedtothe serviceofGod.Justasthe sanctuaryandthenaivewere necessarytomakeupa churchinthematerialsense, sodidthepriestandthepeoplemakeupthechurchof Christ.

ApplecrossSchoolTo OpenExtensions

WiththeinaugurationbyHisGracethe ArchbishopofasecondextensiononSunday next,theparishofApplecrosswillhave ampleeducationalfacilities.

Withtheinaugurationby HisGracetheArchbishopof asecondextensiononSundaynext,theparishofAppiecrosswillhaveample educationalfacilities. Erectedcanonicallyasa parishin1952,thefirstparish priest,theRev.A.Lynch openedtheschoolChurch ofSt.Benedictthefollowing year.

Twoyearslaterhefound itnecessarytoextendthe building.Achapel,classroomandmusicroomwere added. Asthedistrictcontinued toexpand,thecurrentextensionsbecamenecessary.

Twonewclassrooms,built inbrickandtilebythedevotedself-helpcontributed byadevotedbandoflaymen,

wereconstructedforacost of£2000. St.Benedict'sschool,conductedbytheSistersofOur LadyoftheMissions,now providesformorethan200 children.

CommitteePlans

ToAssistNuns

Ameetingofthegeneral committeeassistingtheHungarianSisterswillmeetat theirconvent,14Heytesburyrd.,Sublaco,onTuesday, February19at8p.m. Thecommitteemembers willdiscussplansforthe forthcomingfete. Pastmembersandanyinterestedpersonsarecordially invitedbytheSisterstoattendthemeeting.

TwoCoolgardieNuns

HaveJubileeinS.A.

Two_SistersofMercyin Adelaidewhorecentlymarked thediamondjubileeoftheir religiousprogression,were formerlystationedatCoolgardieinthisState.

TheyareSisterM.Ignatius Clare(Conlon)andSisterM. Madeleine(Lill).

Thetwonunsenteredthe ConventofMercy,Adelaide, in1894.

SisterIgnatiusClarewas oneofthefoundationmembersoftheSistersofMercy inCoolgardie,wheresheremainedfor42years,returnedtoSouthAustraliaits1939.

SisterMadeleinealsowent toCoolgardiein1904butreturnedtwoyearslaterto teachinAdelaide.

THIRDORDEROF

CARMELTOMEET

TheThirdOrderofCarmel (Discalcedpwillmeetatthe Carmelitemonastery,Wellington-st,MorleyPark,on eachthirdSundayat8p.m. MorleyParkbusdeparts Stirling-stat7.20pan. VisitingTertiariesand othersinterestedarewelcome.

SolemnHighMasswascelebratedbytheRev.T.F.Fitzgerald(Mt.Magnet)assisted bytheRev.N.Tobinandthe Rev.H.Middleton,asdeacon andsub-deaconrespectively TheRev.Fr.Moloneycarried outthedutiesofacolyteand theRev.J.Bardenwasmasterofceremonies. Intheunavoidableabsence ofHisLordshiptheBishop theRt.Rev.Mgr.J.Irwin presided. PresentalsciweretheV. Rev.O'Connor,Adm.,theRev. F.Campbell,0.P.,theRev. E.Perez,O.S.B.,theRev.M. Koehane,O.M.I.,theRev,K. Spain(ThreeSprings),the Rev.M.O'Flaherty(Cue), theRev.F.Bryan(Morowa), andRev.F.O'Sullivan(Port Heciland).Intheoccasionalsermon, preachedbyFatherSpain,he saidthattheeventcelebrated thatdayinDongarawould passunnoticedintheworld. Therewouldbenoheadlines inthepapersandnorecords forposterity.andyetthe workthathadbeendonein thepast50yearsbySister MaryPeter,andforashorter spacebySisterMarySt.Anne haddonefarmoretowards promotingthepeaceofthe worldthanallthelaboursof politicians. HetracedtheearlyhardshipsofSisterMaryPeter':, lifeontheGoldfields.where

theSistersenduredthesame stressesandinconveniences fortheloveofGodandthe salvationofsoulsasthe misersandtheirfamiliesenduredforthesakeofworldly wealth.

FatherSpainshowedthe sametrailfollowedbySister MarySt.Anne,whowasstill workingonthemissionfields.

WhileSisterM.Peter, whosehealthandstrength hadbeenworndowninthe serviceofGodandsoulson themissionswaswaitingfor therewardofherlabours,she continuedtosavesoulsbyher lifeofprayerandpatience inherapostolateofsickness. HeprayedthatGodwould showerHisblessingsonboth jubilarians,andthattheirexamplewouldinspiremany otherstofollowintheirfootstepsandcontinuetocarry themessageoftheGospelto theoutbackpartsofthediocese. Attheconclusionofthe sermonSr.M.Peterwasled tothealtarwhereshewas deckedwithasymboliccrown andpresentedwithastaffrepresentingthegracewhich wastoguideherstepsover theremainingyearsofher pilgrimage.Theceremony wasconcludedbythechantingoftheTeDeum. Theclergywerelaterentertainedtoluncheonbytime

CatholicTeachers'Guild

SCRIPTUREINSTATEHIGHSCHOOLS TOBEDISCUSSED

TheproposedprogrammeofreligiousinstructioninStatesecondaryschoolswillbediscussed bytheCatholicTeachers'Guildatanearlydate. Sectionsoftheprogrammeareprintedbelow.

endofElisha'sLife.

FirstYear:TheCreationto* IRISHCLUBPLANS FORSAINT'SFEAST

SecondYear:Completion OfOldTestamentandthe LifeofJesus,fromthefour Is. irdYear:Actsofthe ApostlesandtheEpistles.

EachYear:Reference shouldbemadetoChristian festivals,e.g.,Easter,Christmas,etc.,astheyoccur.

Teachersarerecommended tousethefollowingtexts: AuthorisedandRevisededitionsofTheBible:translationsbyMoffatorPhillip.

Thecommitteewouldappreciatecommentsonthis syllabusfromteachers.Itis onlybyactiveteachercooperationthatasuitablemuriculumwillultimatelyevolve.

AllenquiriesshouldbeaddressedtotheA/Superintendent,ResearchandCurriculum,EducationDepartment,Perth

ThefishClub'sforthcoming socialactivitieswillbehighlightedbytheirannualSt Patrick'snightballatCanterburyCourtballroomon Monday,March18,andIrish filmstobepresentedinthe nearfuture. Theweeklydanceshaveresumedandwillcontinueeach ThursdaynightattheHighgateparishhall.Intending membersarewelcomeandall detailsmaybehadfromthe secretaryatHighgateany Thursdaynight.Bookingsfor theballmaybemadeatCanterburyCourt.TheShamrockandRovers soccerteamsandladiesbasketballteams,thesporting limbsoftheclub.willcommencetraininginafewweeks andlookforwardtoasuccessfulseason.

COURSEFORENGAGED COUPLE$9ISLISTED

Vatican'slivitasDel"

ExhibitAtWorldFair

toCityBeachwillleavethe HighgateparishhallonMonday.Feb.18,at7p.m.

Cooldrinksandrollswill besupplied,butthoseattendingshouldbringtheirown meat.

APre-canaconferenceforengagedcoupleswill commenceattheCatholicCentreHallonFriday, February22,at8p.m. Theconferencewillbeheld onthree nights,consecutiveFriday concludingwithsessionsat2p.m.onSunday, March10. EnrolmentformsareavailablefromtheN.C.O.M.or Y.C.W.officeattheCatholic Centre('phoneB2546).

KENSINGTON

Asocialeveningisbeing arrangedbyN.C.G.M.and Y.C.W.membersatthehome ofAnneBailey,16Anketellst.,SouthPerth,onWednesday,Feb.27. Youngpeopleoftheparish areinvited,togetherwith theirfriends.

LEEDERVILLE

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldintheParish HallonTuesday,Feb.26. Afterthemeetingpaper flowerwillbemadetodecoratethenewly-renovatedhall. Membersshouldbringtheir ownscissorsandcotton.

HIGHGATE

Thebusforthebarbecue

NoBishopInRedChina isEntirelyFree

Rome,Feb.5:NotasinglebishopinChina"isentirelyfreeto carryoutthefunctionsofhisofficeandtocommunicatewiththe HolySee,"amissionnewsagencyreportedhere.

InternationalFidesService Saidthat"hundredsofpriests areinprison"inRedChina. butstatedthat"theBishops arenotallimprisoned.

ThelatestChinesebishop knowntohavebeenarrested isBishopAnthonyHumilis Yang,O.F.M.,ofYutze,in Shansiprovince.Whenthe 44-year-oldprelate'sarrest WasreportedfromHong Konginmid-January,hewas

identifiedsimplyasFather HumilisYang,superiorofthe FranciscanmissionofYutze Fidessaidthatthetotal numberofforeignmission arlesinChinahasbeenreducedfrom5916in1948to23 today.Sevenofthese23,all priests,areinprison. FiveofthejailedpriestsareAmericans:FathersFulgenceGrossandCyrilWag- ner,bothFranciscans:Jesuit

FathersCharlesMcCarthy

andJohnHouleandMaryknollFatherJosephMcCormack.Theothertwo imprisonedareFathersKim andYen,Koreansecular priests.

TheonlyAmericanmissionaryatlibertyinChinais BishopJamesWalsh,who served,assecretaryofthe CentralCatholicBureauin Shanghaiuntilitwassup- pressedbytheRedsin1951. Whileatliberty,Bishop Walshisnotallowedtocarry outhisecclesiasticalduties.

Theforeignpriestsin Chinawhoarenotinjailare FathersGratianKolodziechik andAlexBulkiewiczboth secularpriestsnowin. Harbin;FatherPeterHuengsberg,GermanDivine Word andmissionaryinPeking, FrenchJesuitFather AnatoleGhestin,inSinehsien. TheonlyforeignCatholic womenniissionariesInChina are11FranciscanMissionariesofMarywhoarein Peking.TheSisters-three Canadians,twoEnglishand oneeachfromFrance, Greece,Ireland,Italy,Poland, andSwitzerland-conducta schoolforchildrenofthe diplomaticcolonyinPeking.

Twocourtsarenowbeing usedfortenniseverySunday night,asthenumberattendingisgraduallygrowinglarger.Tennisisplayedfrom8 p.m.to11p.m.Thereisstill ashortageofgirlsatthetennis. Acombinedgeneralmeet-ingwillbeheldintheparish hallat8p.m.onMonday. Feb25.

CollectionsOn MigrationDay

OnFebruary24, ImmigrationSunday, collectionswillbe takeninallchurches oftheArchdiocese tohelpfinancethe importantworkof migration.(SeearticleonPage71.

CONVERSIONOFRUSSIA WAS"NEVERNEARER"

Communisttacticsintryingtosuppressreligion haveboomerangedandtheconversionofRussia, viewedasthekeytoworldpeace,nowisnearer thaneverbefore,accordingtoCardinalTisserant, DeanoftheSacredColegeofCardinals.

TheCardinal,whoissecretaryoftheSacredCongre- gationfortheOriental Church,hasunderhisjuris- dictionmanyofthefaithful inIronCurtaincountries.

SuchCommunisttacticsas forcingbishopsandprieststo workintheminesofSiberia haveservedtomakethe Churchbetterknown,hesaid.

Inthisway,theCardinal pointedout,manyprisoners withlittleornoreligionarebroughtintocontactwiththe imprisonedbishopsand priestsandachieveabetter understandingoftheChurch.

TheviewsoftheCardinal wereexpressedinanarticle In"Soul,"magazineofthe BlueArmy.

TheCardinalsaidthatreportshehadreceivedfrom hisownsourcesbehindthe IronCurtainindicatethat conditionsaregrowingin-

Br.CrowleyMarks 50YearsofReligion

Almost20ofthe50yearsofthereligious lifeoftheRev.Br.J.H.Crowleyhavebeen devotedtothecareofhomeless,orphaned anddestituteboys.

Br.Crowley,whorecentlys celebratedthegoldenjubileeofhisprofessionat Strathfield,NSW,wassuperiorofClontarfBoys'Town inthepost-waryears.

BrotherCrowleyhasserved thecauseoftheChristian educationofyouthatGeelong,S.Melbourne,Abbotsford,Wagga,Maryborough, RoseBay,Strathfieldaswell asClontarfandCastledare here.

Thejubileewasmarkedby aMissaCantataattendedby morethan100Christian brothers,followedbyajubileedinneratwhichthe PapalBlessingwasread.

DoctorWrites

OnDelinquency

Kyoto,Jan.17:Anew pamphletonjuveniledelinquencyinJapan,theworkof aJapanesepsychologistand expertinmedicalsocialwork, hasbeenpublishedhere.

Thepamphlet.writtenby Dr.KeikoKawabata,a CatholiclayleaderofKyoto, waspublishedbyGoodShepherdPublicationsinthiscity.

CardinalOffers

CircusMass

Genoa,Italy,Jan17:The owner.performersandother personneloftheOrielCircus gatheredunderthebigtoy heretoassistataMasscelebratedforthembyHisEminenceGiuseppeCardinalSiri, ArchbishopofGenoa

creasinglyfavorable,despite anoutwardshowofmore violentinhumanity.

"Thepeoplebehindthe IronCurtainareprayingandaresufferingundertremendousconditions,"theCardinalsaid.

DesecraterIs SentToGaol

Calicut,India,Jan17:The Magistrate'scourtheresentencedaHinduwhobroke intoaCatholicchurchand desecratedtheBlessedSacramenttofouryears'impri- sonmentforburglary

Theculpritreceivedatwoyearjailtermforbreaking intoStJoseph'sChurchat Manantawadianddesecrating thesacredHostsAnequal termwasgivenforatheft intheparishpriest'sroom,whichwasbrokenopen

CZECHOSLAVREDSSTEPUP ANTI-RELIGIOUSCAMPAIGN

MUNICH,Germany,Feb.2:Communist-rulbd Czechoslovakiaisintensifyingitsanti-religiousactivitythisyear,accordingtoreportsreceivedhere. InPraguetheCzechoslovak AssociationforthePropaga tionofPoliticalandScientificKnowledgehas,accordingtothereports,announcedplansfortheproduction ofanti-religiousfilms.

JosefThesereportsquoteDr MacekofthePrague AcademyofScienceassay- ingthatmembersoftheassociationare"justlyproud" ofbeingcalledatheists.

Oneoftheproposedfilms, reportsstate,purportsto showhowChristianitydevelopedoutoffolksuperstitionsandpractices,thus denyingitsdivineorigin.

Twootherfilmswillshow thepositiveroletheChurch hasplayedinthehistoryof Westerncultureandthen showwhattheRedsclaimis itsroleinthe"degeneration" oftheworld. Theseatheisticactivities areinkeepingwiththepro- SovietpoliciesoftheRed Governmenthere.Sincethe relaxationofanti-Church propagandainPolandand thedisasteroftheHungarianuprisingtheRussianshave strengthenedtheirholdon Czechoslovakia,returningto theoldStalinistlineand attackingtheChurchatevery opportunity.

ToleranceBasedonMoralPrinciple NotOpportunism

Lausanne,Switzerland,Feb.4:ThetoleranceoftheCatholic Churchtowardsotherchurchesandreligionsisnotbasedonop- portunismbutuponamoralprinciple,makingitobligatoryfor hertopractisetoleranceofotherswithinthelimitsofpublicorder.

Thiswasthestatementoftheuncompromisingattitudeattitudewhichisattheroot BishopFrancoisCharriereoftheChurchonmattersofoftrueunderstandingand ofLausanne,Genevaanddoctrine,sinceitisthisverytoleranceindailylife." Fribour-,asheaddressed Catholicstudentsofthe UniversityofLausantie.The topicoftheBishop'stalk was"TheCatholicChurch andReligiousTolerance."

BishopCharriere,whohas beenaleadingfigureindis- cussionsofreligiousandsocialissuesinSwitzerland, said:"Theuncompromising doctrinalattitudeofthe CatholicChurch,farfrom beinganobstacletoreligious tolerationineverydaylife, engenderstruerespectfor orfellowmen,whetherthey believeinGodornot."

"Itistrue,"continuedthe bishop,"thattheCatholic Churchisopposedtounlimitedreligiousliberty.And forthissheisnotatfault, sinceeventhemostup-todatenationalconstitutions andinternationalagreements havesetpublicorderand moralityasalimittoreligiousliberty.

"AsCatholics,weshould feelnouneasinessbecauseof

CatholicSchool-children

InvitedtoWriteEssays

ChildrenfromCatholicschoolsareinvitedto submitentriesinanessaycompetitionconducted bytheReturnedSailors',Soldiers'andAirmen's ImperialLeague.

Ithasbeenunderconsiderationforsometimebythe StateexecutiveoftheState branchofthisorganisation thatpossiblythetrueimportofAnzacDayisnotfullyunderstoodbyschoolchildren intheirvariausgroups. Asameansofbringingthe solemnandhistoricalday morebeforetheirnotice,it hasbeendecidedthatanessaybeconducted,underthe title"WhatAnzacDayMeans toMe." Thecompetitionhasbeen dividedinthreegrades,via:

(1)Childrenofprimary schools,orintheprimary sectionofanyschool.

(2)Childreninthesubjuniorsection,i.e.,children

whohavepassedoutofthe primarygradesbutwhohave notpassedtheJuniorCertificateexamination.

(3)Studentsofthesub- leavingsection,i.e.,thosewho havepassedtheJuniorand areproceedingtotheLeavingCertificate. Eachessayshouldshowt Nameandageofcandidate; school;sectionforentry,1._ primary,sub-juniororsub; leaving.

Theteachershouldcertify oneachentrythatitisth unaidedeffortofthechil orstudent.

Essaysaretobesubmitted toAnzacHousebyFridall May1,1957.

ChinaTorturesMenof EveryReligion

THEonlypeopleinAustraliawhohavehadaclearandcontinuousrecordofthepersecutionofreligioninChinabythe Communists,arereadersofCatholicpapers.

EversinceCommunistsgainedcontrolof that detailedcountrytheCatholicpresshascarried reportsoftheinfamoustreatment accorded,notonlytotheforeignmissionaries,buttothenativehierarchy,clergy andlaityaswell.

ItIstruethatwhenthefirstofthe patheticarmyofrefugeesstruggledacross thebordertofreedom,thepressofthe worldpublishedtheiraccountsofarrest,imprisonmentandmistreatment.

Butasthenever-endingstreamofexpelleescontinued,thenewspaperslostinterest.Withfewexceptions,thestorieswere allthesame.Onlythenamesweredifferent

AstrikingpictureoftheChineseGovernment'ssaludetoreligioniscontained inanewpamphletbyHisEminenceCardinalSpellman.ofNewYork,entitled,"How RedChinaTorturesProtestantandCatholicMissionaries"

Inordertogetatfirsthandthefactsof whathappenedinCommunistChina,CardinalSpellmanmadeanumberofspecial visitstotheFarEast

Theresultofhisinvestigationswasoriginallypublishedby"Collier'sMagazine: andformsthesubstanceofhisnewpam- phlet

"HereIrecordthestarktruthasImy- selfsawIt,"hewrites,"andasitwasentrustedtomebyothers-Protestantand Catholicmissionaries,American,French, andDutch,Italian,German,Canadianand EnglishaswellasChina'sown,inthatvast unhappyland.

all"WhentheRedsfirstdominatedChina, missionaries,menandwomen,were treatedorIshouldsaymistreatedalike.

"Followingtheirperfidiouspaganpattern, theCommunistslootedandburnedhun- dredsofChina'schurchesmissionschools,conventsandmonasteries,andviolently murdered,hanged,shotorfiendishlytor- turedtodeathnotonlymissionerabutalso Christianmen,womenandevenchildren.

Figurestell oftragedy

"Theterribletruthofthisisperhapsbest understoodbythetragicfiguresof28.000 against1,800---forin1948justbeforethe finaldominationofChinabytheReds. therewerefunctioninginthatcountrynearly28,000religiousincludingforeignand ChineseCatholicandProtestantmission-aries,whileatthiswritingthereareonly about1,800

(Sincereligiousleft. thiswaswrittentherearevirtually nomissionariesleft.Theyhaveeitheres- capedorareinprisonoraredead.)

"LaterfromStalin'spuppetscamenew orders: prison,stopkillingforeignmissioners,imtorture,exilethem;condemnthemtosolitaryconfinementorhardlabour,but discontinuepublicandmassexecutionsWhy?Somehow,somewheretheirpoison- ouspropagandahadgoneawry.

Changeof tactics

"Massmurderswereglorifyinginsteadof vilifyingmissionariestotheoutsideworld; andpeoplebeganslowlytowakenfromout theirlethargyastheyread,pondered,and finallybegantobelievethereportsofheinousCommunistcrimesperpetrateduponthe innocentsintheFarEast.

"Andso,whiletheRedregimecontinued toputtodeathIn"wholesalelots'theirown Chineseclergy,theysparedfromoutright murderforeignmissionaries,subjectingthem insteadtoeverytorturousagonyconceived bytheugly,crazedmindsofgodlessmen. 'Anythingshortofmurder'wasthestand ingorderoftheday--everyday.

"Churchesandconventswereconfiscated andbecameneighbourhoodtrialcourts.The accusersstoodonthealtarswhileCommunistsoldiersbeattheprisonersinthesanctuaries.

"Batteredbroken,andbleeding,many weredraggedbyropesupanddownthe churchaislesbeforetheyweretakenout andshotorclubbedtodeath.

"ThusdidChina'schurchesunderRed tyrannybecomebloodiedscenesoftrue martyrdom!"ThreeSisterswereforcedtowatchsavageriesinflicteduponaProtestantmissioner fur13hours.

"Armedguardswerestationedintheroom toseethattheSistersdidnotcoverorclose theireyes,and,whenoneofthemcouldno longerstandthesightofhisanguish,she wasthreatenedwithsimilartreatmentif shemadebutonesoundormovementto help.

Faithful tilllast

TheManWho DiedLaughing

SIRTHOMASMOREwasthebusiestmanintheEngland ofhisday.HewasLondon'sleadinglawyer,hewasa brilliantstatesman,diplomatandauthor.Herose throughswift,successiveappointmentstobeLordChancellorofEngland(nowadays,wewouldsayPrimeMinister.

And-bynomeansleast importantinhiseyes--ht wasamarriedmanwitha son,threedaughters,an adopteddaughter,anda step-daughter.

Evenbeforehedecidedto makethelawhislivelihood, this,genialyoungintellectual whowastonumbertheareas Erasmusamonghisclosest friendsandadmirers,hadbecomeestablishedasthenew lightinLondon'sworldof letters.

Andinthisfield,too,as inthelaw(andinsanctity. hewastogofromheightto height-Utopia,bestknown ofhisworks,wasbegunwhen hewasonadelicateambassadorialvisittoFlanders.

But,aboveall,Morewas amanofGod.Asaint.

"Intheend,throughhisbroken,bleedingHowdidhedoit? mouththeministerwasstillwhispering:Hislifegivestheanswerto 'Nontohistorturerswhoweretryingtousofthese1950's,whosome- forcehimpubliclytorenouncehisGod. timesfeeltootiredatthe

"Onenunsaidtome:'Inwardlywecheer-endoftheday'sworkto edprayingtoourselvesthatifwebecalledmutterabriefHailMary upontoenduresuchtormentswecoulddis-whohavetoomanybusiness playsuchfortitude: problemsonourmindstogo

"BeforetheCommunistregimeseveralasidealittlewhileandtalk hundredorphanagesrunbytheSisters,andtoGod. shelteringover15,001waifs,wereoperating throughoutChina.ThencametheRedsand thetreatmentmetedouttotheseSisters followedthepartypattern.

"Policeofficialswouldcomewithanorder forthearrestofthenuns,whowouldbe forcedtoleavetheorphanagewithoutany personal

"Soldiersbelongings.pressinggunsagainsttheirbacks woulddrivethemthroughthestreetsuntil theyreachedthepolicestationwherethey wouldbequestioned.

Trumped-up charges

"Their'crimes'werealwaysthesame;ex- cessivemortalityamongtheorphansdueto thecrueltyoftheSisters,beingspiesand raisingtheorphanstobespies.

"Then,thrownintoprisoncellswithSeor 60otherprisoners,theywouldbeleftfora week,amonth,orevenayear,awaiting 'trial.'

"Their'privileges'werethesameasthose permittedtootherprisoners-ricegruel twiceaday,onecupofwaterfordrinking. oneforbathing,andpermLssiontoleavethe cellforthreeminutestwicedaily.

"Iftheywereshortenough,theyslept stretchedoutonthebarefloor;otherwise theytriedtosleepsittingproppedagainst oneanotheroragainstthewalls.

"Inthemiddleofthenighttheywouldbe takenoutforquestioningforthreeorfour hoursatatime." Suchwas"freedomofreligion"asexperi- encedbytheCatholicmissionariesofChina.

ThirteenSightlessGirlsAre NowNuns

TURIN,Italy(N.C.).-"Yoursistersarefightingthebattlesof God,butyouarepreparingtheammunition."Thesewordsof theirfounder,FatherLuigiBoccardo,explainthewayoflifeled by13totallyblindnunswholivetogetherhereasmembersofare- ligiousordercalledDaughtersofChristtheKing. torshipastheSistersofCaje-TheoneSisternotborn blindistheformerAngela.

WhenFatherBoccardowas directorofthiscity'sInstitutefortheBlindhebecameawarethatmanyofthe girlsbelongingtotheinstitutionshowedsignsofpos- sessingdeepinteriorlives. Hethuscameuponthe ideaoffoundingareligious houseforblindwomenwho aspiredtothelifeofareligious.

In1932hefoundedthe DaughtersofChristtheKing

AsanaffiliateofthePoor DaughtersofSt.Cajetan whichhadbeenfoundedin 1884byhisbrother,FaSher GiovanniBoccardo.

Ina lishedmemorandumpubatthetimeofthe congregation'sfounding, FatherLugiBoccardowrote: "TheDaughtersofChrist theKingwillhavethesame statuteandthesamedirec-

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"Therewillbeafewmodi-GoriwhocomesfromRoncig- Mationsofdressandofficelione,avillage35milesnorth asrequiredbytheirparticu-ofRome.OnJune5,1944,her larcondition. villagewasbombed.Angela

"Theywillconsecratewashitinthefacebyshrap- themselvestoGodforthenedandlosthersight.Catholicpriesthood,thepre-Wheshetookhervow'sshe servationoftheFaithinaskedtobecalledSisterFor- civilisedcountriesandthetunata.Shechosethename spreadoftheFaithininfidelbecausesheconsidersita lands." strokeofgoodfortunethat

ThePoorDaughtersofSt.shelosttheuseofhereyes. Cajetanprovideforthere-Otherwise,shesays,she ligiouseducationandthewouldprobablyneverhave materialsustenanceoftheirthoughtofembracingthere- blindsisters.Thelatterwalkligiouslife. aboutfreelyintheirconvent"Iwassodeaftothevoice andneedonlybeaccom-ofGod,"shesays,"thatHe pantedif,forsomereason,hadtoresorttoabombto theyhavetogointotheout-makeHimselfheard." sideworld.

TheDaughtersofChristtheKingspendontheaverageofeighthoursadayin prayer.Eachdaytheyrecite theDivineOfficeforthe feastofChristtheKing.

Theoneexceptionison afeastoftheBlessedVirgin, whentheyrecitethecommonOfficeoftheBlessed Virgin.Bothofficesare,of course,writteninBraille.

Theirdayisnotentirely spentinformalprayer.They knit,type,bindbooks,and makerosaries.Severalof themplaymusicalinstrumentsandsing. OneoftheSistersisSiamese;alltheothersareItalian.AUbutoneofthemhave beenblindfrontbirth,

VaticanAidsIn Founding Universities

VaticanCity,Feb.5-The SacredCongregationofSeminariesandUniversitieshas announcedthatitisgiving assistanceandencourage- menttothefoundingof CatholicuniversitiesinPortugalandArgentina.

nationsTheprojectsinboth arebeingpromoted withthedesiretoenhance thevalueofculturaltraditionsinbothcountriesby insuringtheformationin professionalmenofacompleteCatholicmentality.

Oneofthebusyman'sbiographers,RichardLawrence Smith,packsthewholeanswerintoasinglesentence ashetracesMore'sriseto temporalfame:"Althoughhe greweverbusierashisresponsibilitiesincreased,he alwayswalkedwithGod."

That,surely,washissecret

YoungThomasMorespent fouryears(asalayman'in theguesthouseofaCarthusianmonastery,todeterminewhetherGodhaddestinedhimforthelifeofa Religious,orforlifeinthe world.

Convincedthat vocationlayintheworld,hedecidedtofindGodthere.

Thisdoesnotmeanthat hespenthislifeonhisknees, orthatheneglectedhisduty eithertohisfamilyortohis earthlyking.

NexttohisdutytoGod, St.ThomasMoreplacedhis dutytohisfamily,whose well-beingwashisconstant concern,andintowhoselives heenteredfully.

Lettersfromabroadwhen hewasondiplomaticmissionsshowhowhedisliked beingawayfromhiswifeand children.

Andletterswrittenwhenhe wasimprisonedintheTower ofLondonshowhisanxiety fortheirwelfare,spiritua: andtemporal.

SAIN'THOMASMORE

More'sdailylife-evenat thepeakofhispoliticaland legalcareer-isanobjectlessontofolkwhoare"too busytopray."

HeattendedMassevery day(andwouldnotleave early,evenwhensummoned bytheKing).Everydayhe recited,besideshismorning andnightprayers,theSever. PenitentialPsalms,theLit aniesandsomeprivate prayers Healsoworea hairshirt.

Itiseasytodismissall thisbysaying:"Hewasdifferent:hewasasaint." Butbecausehewasasaint thisbusiestofEnglshmco didnotallowhis"spiritual programme"tointerferewith hisdailyworkandduties.

Hsdirectedallofhiswork towardsGod.Heprayed;and heworked;hemadeboth workandleisureaprayer byofferingittoGod. Thereneverhasbeena saintwhowaslazy,orlagginginhisworldlyduties AndMorewasnotdeprived ofhisposition,andultimatelybeheaded,becauseofany failureinhisjob. Thatmostexactingof Royalmasters,KingHenry VIII,hadsparednoeffortto recruitthisbrilliantintellect totheserviceoftheCrown:

andheusedeveryenticement totrytoholdMare'sfriendshipandhisservices.

Henry,ofallpeople,wouldnothavegonetosuch lengthsifThomasMorehad beenunsatisfactoryinthe performanceofhisduties.

No.St.ThomasMore-fell fromroyalfavourswasstrip- pedofhisworldlypossessions andpower,andfinallyplaced hisneckontheexecutioner's block,foronlyonereason*. hewouldnotbetrayhis Faith.

HewasmartyredonJuly

6.1535,becauseherefused toacceptHenryVIII'sdivorceandrejectedHenry'sclaimtosupremacyofthe ChurchinEngland.

Justasthereisalessonfor usinthefactthatMorerose tosainthoodthroughout.and after,hisrisetotemporalfameandprestige,sothere isinhisclosingyears,and inhismartyrdom,much thatfindsanechoinour 20thcentury.

ToborrowfromBarbara Ward'ssketchofMore,when welookatthesaint'slast yearswemightwellbelookingatpost-WorldWarII Sofia.orWarsaw,orPrague, ThomasMoreresignedhisChancellorshipbecauseofthe Government's(theRing's) power.Eveninhisretirementhewashoundedby thosewhowishedtoforce uponhimapublicoathacceptingthe"neworder." Herefused.Hewasimprisonedfor15months;then givenamocktrial.Hewas sentencedtodeath,andexecutedasatraitortothe State.

ItwasG.K.Chesterton whodescribedMoreas"the manwhodiedlaughing." Andthejestwithwhichthe martyrkepthisbeardclear oftheexecutioner'sblade wastypicalofthemanwho, allthroughhissaintly,busy life,wasknownforhismerrimentasforhislearningand hissanctity.

Butthesecretofhis laughterlayinthefactthat hewasatpeacewithGod. Andwhenthechoicehadto bemade,thelaughingman didnothesitate.

Therecouldbenocompromise.Hecouldnctserve twomasters;andhechose God. You'venoneed

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Animportantpoliticalchangeistakingplacein Italy.WhileCommunismseemstobeonthedecline,Catholicsorecomingintogreaterpolitical prominence.ThisisnotjustamatterofCatholics takingadvantageoftherecentsetbacksofthe ItalianCommunistparty.Itisacontinuationof theCatholicreturntopoliticsafteralmostocenturyofabsencefromthepoliticclscene.During thepast12yearsCatholicshaveheldmostof Italy'smajorpoliticalposts.ButCatholicpolitical strengthbegantogrowonlyaftertheendofWorld WarII.Between1870and1944ItalianCatholics hadgenerallyabstainedfrompoliticalactivity TheyabstainedbecauseItalianunification,finollv achievedin1870wasbroughtaboutattheexnense ofdestroyingthetemporaloowerofthePooe Earlier,duringthe1840's,CatholicsinItalyhad hopedthattheircountry-thendividedamongo numberofsmallindependentstates-.-couldbe unifiedintoofederationpresidedoverbythePone

Duringthefirstyearsofthe20thcentury,when osocialismthatwasnotonlyanti-clericalbutalso anti-religiousbegantoappear,itbecameclearthat Catholicscouldnolongerremaincompletelyaloof fromnotionalpolitics.Withthedangersofthe continuedabsenceofCatholicsfrompoliticsbecomingclearerdovbyday,PopePiusXin1905 modifiedtheNonExoeditdecreeofhispredecessor andpermittedolimitedparticipationofCatholics innationalelections.ShortlyafterWorldWar popularpoliticalpartywhichincludedmany CatholicswasformedwithPopeBenedictXV's assent.Thisparty,however,lastedonlyuntil1922 whenMussoliniandtheFascistsseizedpowerWith thetriumphofFascisminItalytheRomanQuestion-thatis,thequestionofthePope'stemporal power-wassettledonceandforallTheLateran Treatyof1929createdtheVaticanCityStateover whichthePoperulesostemporalsovereign.Atthe sametimeoconcordatwassignedtoregulaterelationsbetweenItalyandtheVotican.

IthosbeensaidthatbydealingwiththeFascists theChurchcompromiseditselfpolitically.Thisis notso.Thelongco-existenceofthepapacyand thegovernmentofaunifiedItalycreatedthe dangerthata"reconciliation"wouldtakeplace betweenChurchandstateandthatitwouldbeo "reconciliation"withoutlegalguaranteeforthe former.Suchoneventualitywouldhovebeen dangerousforboththeChurchandItaly.Furthermoretheconcordot,byrecognisingthefundamentalfreedomoftheChurch,limitedthetotalitarian claimsofFascism.Evenmoreimportant,itgave theChurchtimetotraintheforcesofCatholic Action.Alargenumberofthemenwhoaregoverningthecountrytodayreceivedtheirtrainingduring theyearsfollowingthetreaty'ssigning,although despitethetreatytheysufferedvaryingdegreesof persecutionintheprocess.

WhenFascism,overturnedbymilitarydefeat, suddenlycrumbledandademocraticgovernment hadtobeorganisedafter20veorsofpoliticaland moralmiseducation,thefactthatasubstantialand intelligentreligiousfeelingwasstilloliveinmany ItalianskepttherealmenaceofCommunismfrom makiligmoreprogressthanitdidinthepost-war Vacuum.Thiswasmodepossiblebytheyearsin whichCatholicshadpreparedthemselves,ifsometimesonlytheoretically,fortheirnewduties.While otherdemocraticpartiesinItalywerefoundedon unclearandthereforeunstablephilosophies,Catholicstakingpartinpubliclifeofferedafoundation ofessentialprinciplesforthereconstructionofthe nationafterthewar.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthis reconstructionwasaccomplishedinanidealmanner.ThepreparationofCatholicswhoentered publiclifewasforthemostporttheoretical.They lackedpracticalexperience.Buttheirworkheld backtheCommunistthreatandgaveItalytimeto achievemoral,economic,socialandpoliticalprogress,thusmakingstabledemocraticgovernment possible.

N.LOVELOCK

BASSENDEANBAKERY, BAKERandPASTRYCOOK,etc. Tel.UX1128. WESTROAD,BASSENDEAN.

StonehamStreet, OsbornePark EstimatesGiven

Ifanyonehasanydoubtsabouttheconclusive failureofsecularismasawayoflifeheneedonly examineitsimpactoneducationtorealisethat secularismhasimplicitlymadejustthatestimate ofitself.WhenSirHenryParkesintroducedto Australiathesystemoffree,secularandcompulsoryeducationhehadinmindsomethingradically differentfromthe"neutralism"intowhichthe moremoderndisciplesofliberalismhavetranslatedit.Parkesinauguratedsomethingwhichhe intendedtouseasanavowedsectarianweapon, unreligiousandanti-religious.Itwastobethe death-knelltothecallingoftheRomanCatholic priesthood.HowevermuchParkesregrettedhis moveinafteryearshesetafootatrendwhichhas infactsucceedednotinoverturningtheCatholic ChurchbutindethroningGodintheheartsand mindsofmillionsofyoungAustralians.

Buttheunnaturalstructureofseculareducationisbeginningtoshowpronouncedsymptoms ofmoralcrisisinducedbymonstrousinternal strains.Itisbecomingindisputablethattheideal ofgoodcitizenshipisnotasufficientmotivefor goodbehaviourandthatcivicsisnotreallyasatisfactorysubstituteforreligion.Hencesomekind ofreligiousknowledgeisnowbeingintroducedby thebackdoorintheshapeofScriptureclassesfor StateHighSchools.Suchaprojectmustnecessarilyinvolveitssponsorsinallkindsofdifficulties. Foronethingitwillbenecessaryintreatingthe NewTestamenttopresentsomekindofnon-doctrinalChristianity.Forthispurposeitwillbe essentialtoby-passthecentralquestionofthe NewTestament:"WhatthinkyeofChrist?Whose SonisHe?"Itwillscarcelybepossibletoassert theDivinityofChristasitwillbetodenyit. Hencesomekindofabsurdhumanismwilldevelop, unpalatablealiketoChristianandinfidelpupils andteachers.

Itwillplaceaparticularlyheavyburdenonthe shouldersofCatholicteachersbecausetheomissionofcentraltruthsfromtheChristianrevelationvitiateitsentirecontent.IfChristisGod everythingelseinthecorpusofdoctrinefollows automaticallybecauseGodcannoterr.Whatthe secularistsfailtorecogniseisthatapurely humanisticapproachtoChristrepresentsthe takingofareligiousside-thatofdenialofheresy.

SlaughterInJapanTakes Over2,000,000Lives

Itisnotpossibletobeneutralonapointwhich concernsnotonlyreligiousconsiderationsbutone aboutwhichthewholeofhistoryrevolves.Nor indeedisitpossiblefortheindividualteacherto divesthimselfofhisparticularphilosophyoflife. TheversionofthelifeandsignificanceofChrist taughttotheHighSchoolstudentsmustnecessarilybecolouredbythepersonalviewsofthe teacherandconveyedinathousandsubtle,perhapsunconsciousways.

Itisnotaneasymattertodecidewhetheran insufficientknowledgeofChrististobepreferred abovenoknowledge.Butitisquiteclearthatignoranceispreferabletofalseknowledge.One wonderswhytheprocedurefololwedintheprimaryschoolsisnotobservedinthiscase,i.e.,the provisionofperiodsforreligiousinstructionwhen thedelegatesofparticulardenominationsinstruct theirownfollowers.Thisisanimportantmatter forCatholicssincecreditrestrictionshavenot enabledecclesiasticalauthoritiestokeepuptothe demandforschoolsandthedearthofvocations precludesthestaffingofthem.Inevitablymore CatholicchildrenareattendingStateschoolsand someregularisedprocedurehastobeadoptedto keepthemintouchwiththeFaith.TheScripture classeswillbeoflittleornohelpintheirregard. Whattheymaymeantonon-Catholicandpagan childrenremainstobeseen.Buttheinteresting thingisthatthesecularistconscienceisuneasy.

SANFRANCISCO:"TheWesternworldis shockedtohearofthousandsoffreedomfighters beingkilledbySovietterror Butwheredoes thecrygoupforthemillionsofinnocentsbeing slaughteredeveryyearinJapan?" Legalisedabortion,said JapaneseFatherJohnSasaki, claimedanestimated2.330,000 humanlives-nearlya quarterofAustralia'spopu- lation-inJapanin1955 alone.

FatherSasaki,Japan'snationalCatholicdirectorof emigration,stoppedoffhere onhiswayhomeafterreport- ingtoHisHolinessthePope inRome.

Thepriestisalsodirector andco-founderofJapan's "Boys'Town"andeditorof the"Voice,"aCatholicmaga- zine.

Heexplainedthatabortion hasbeenlegalisedandencouragedbytheGovernment tocurtailthenaturalincreasesinpopulation.

"Yet".hesaid,"Ihave heardsomeCatholicssay: 'That'stoobad.ButJapan isnotCatholic,andwehave otherinterests .'" Japan'seconomicsalvation, hesaid,lieswithemigrationandincreasedtrade.

Emigrationwouldtapoff "excess"population.Increased tradewouldhelpindustrial Japanfeedhermillions.He pointedoutthat90,000,000 peoplewereconfinedtoan islandthesizeofMontana.

Thereisanothermatterinwhichsecularismhas failedyouth.Itisinthematterofreformschools fordelinquentyouths.Forlongyearsthereligious denominationshaveprovidedsuchfacilitiesaccordingtotheirmeansandwithlittlehelpexcept criticismfromGovernmentalagencies.Apparently indissatisfactionwiththereformprocessthe Governmentsetupitsowninstitution,whichwas presumablytobeamodelofwhatcouldbedone withadequatefinanceandtrainedstaff.Todate theexperimenthasprovedafiasco.Onerefersto theStonevilleReformatorytheexistenceofwhich ourmorningcontemporarytreatsasatop-drawer secret("aninstitutionintheDarlingRanges") butwhichoureveningcontemporary(asubsidiary)openlynames.Whateverthetruthof thematter,theStateisnotlikelytohavemuch successinthereformingofmoralswithouttheaids whichreligiousdisciplinealonecanprovide.Itis nothavingmuchluckwithnormalchildren;one wonderswhenceitssuddencompetencewithdifficultcasesarises!

TheFirstMissionaryIn

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ANGELO CONFALONIERI

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THEFIRSTMISSIONSTATIONinNorthAustraliawasestablishedjustover100 yearsagoatPortEssingtonbyFatherAngeloConfalonieri,who,althoughhe couldnotswim,survivedashipwrecktobeginhisworkofconvertingthenatives, ThisaccountofeventsleadinguptoFatherConfalonieri'sarrivalintheNorth,hisexplorations,mapdrawings,andconversion oftheaborigineswaswrittenbyMr.E.M.Christie,editorofthe"VictorianHistoricalMagazine"andformerlyaGovernment officialatDarwin.

ONJanuary7,1846,Dr.Brady(afterwardsthefirstCatholicBishopof Perth,WesternAustralia)arrivedat FremantlepershipElizabeth,accompaniedby sevenpriests,asubdeaconwhowasanEnglish Benedictine,aFrenchnovice,oneItalian,eight catechists,andsevenIrishSistersofMercy.These peoplehadleftLondonasmissionariesforthe purposeofconvertingtheaboriginesofWestern Australia.

OneofthepriestswasAngeloConfalonieri,and andanotherwasRudosindoSalvadowho,with GiuseppeSerra,foundedtheMissionofNewNorciainWesternAustralia.

Soonafterlanding,Dr.Bradyheldacouncil forthepurposeofdevisingplansfortheconversionoftheaborigines,anditwasdecidedtofollow themintothebush.Threecompanieswereformed:1,theMissionoftheNorth(PortEssington); 2,theMissionoftheSouth(KingGeorge's Sound);3,theCentralMission(laterNewNorcia).

ThemembersoftheSouthernMissionleftPerth onFebruary6,1846,andwentonfoottoAlbany, relyingonthekindnessofthesettlersforfood. Supplieswereprecarious;andwiththehealthof thepartygivingway,theworkoftheSouthern Missionwasabandoned,andthememberstransferredtoMauritius.RodesindoSalvadoandthe otherSpanishpriest,GuiseppeSerra,joinedthe CentralMission,andlaterestablishedNewNorcia.

OnMarch1,1846,anopportunityoccurredfor thosemembersrepresentingtheMissiontothe NorthtoembarkatFremantleforSydney.The companycomprisedDonAngeloConfalonieriand twoIrishcatechists,JamesFaganandNicholas Hogan.OnarrivingatSydneythepartyfoundthat theirfinanceswereexhausted,theonlyprovision madeforfundstocarrythemtoPortEssington being"oneortwocasesofbookstobesoldin Sydney."

AgainstBishopBrady'sexpectations,thesaleof thesedidnotcomeabout,sothathewas"constrainedtogivetoFatherConfalonierioneofhis billsfor£100,which,however,couldnotbecashed tilltheVenerableFatherMcEncroeofSydneyendorsedit.Fromthatdaytillhisdeath,FatherMcEncroeremained£100thepoorerforhischarity."

FromSydney,FatherConfalonieriandhistwo companionssetsailforPortEssingtononApril8. Unfortunately,thevessel,wheninTorresStraits, ormorepreciselyinEndeavourStrait,waswrecked andCaptainMackenzieandDonAngeloConfalonierialoneescapedasthoughbyamiracle. ThetwoIrishcatechists,thecrewandtherestof thepassengersperished.

FatherConfalonierigivesthefollowingparticularsofthewreck:"Ihadjustpartedwithmydear companions,JamesFaganandNicholasHogan, whenwestruckonareefaboutTorresStraits.In afewmomentsallhandsweredrowned,orperhapskilledbythefallingofmastsandothertimber.Messrs.FaganandHoganweregoodswimmers,yettheyandallonboardperished,except thecaptainandmyselfwhocouldnotswimbut who,throughthegoodnessofGod,escaped.

"AtdaybreakIfoundthecaptainclingingto somepartofthewreck.Ithinkitwasthemast, fromthenumberofropeshangingtoit,whichI

FranciscansWillHold

GeneralMeetingInMay

ASSISI,Italy,Feb.4:TheOrderofFriarsMinor -commonlyknownasthe"BrownFranciscan"willholdaGeneralChapterintheBasilicaofSt. MaryoftheAngelsherebeginningonMay31.

OnthevigilofPentecost, June8,representativesofthe Church'ssecondlargestorderwillelectaminister generaltosucceedtheirpresentsuperior,FatherAgostinoSepinski.

Theywillalsoelectaprocuratorgeneral-whose functionitistorepresentthe orderattheHolySee-and sevendefinitorsgeneral,who areineffectassistantgenerals.

Noticesofthemeeting havealreadybeensentto the85Franciscanprovincials

throughouttheworld.They, alongwithothermajorofficialsoftheorder,willvote intheelections.

Duringitssevenandahalf centuriesofexistence-the orderwillcelebrateits750th anniversaryin1959-the orderhashad113ministers general.

Todayithas2482monasterieswith26,151friars,15,242 ofthempriests.Amongits presentmembersarethe LatinPatriarchofJerusalem,13 archbishops,65 bishopsand15vicarsapostolic.

BISHOPBRADY-FirstBishopofPerth. providentlylaidholdof.-rtecaptainhelpedmeas muchashecould,forIwasbothwoundedandex hausted.Wemassagedtogettosomerocks,.and nextdaywewerepickedupbyabarque,theEnchantress(CaptainYul),andbroughttoPort Essington,wherethecommandant(CaptainMcArthur)andpeopleshoweduseverycareintheir power."Hearrivedalmostnakedandoweditto thehumanenessofthecommandant,aProtestant, forbeingprovidedwitheverythingheneeded,and hisgratitudetohisbenefactors.

FatherConfalonierihadlittletodoinVictoria, thecapitalofthesettlementatPortEssington.He livedwhollyaloneandestablishedhimselfnearthe entranceoftheharbour,ataplacecalledBlack Rock,ontheoppositesidetoVictoria,andsome 14milesdistant.Hishousewasbuiltwiththehelp oftheaborigines,andhisministrationswere mostlyconfinedtothenatives,towhomhetaught theprayersoftheChurch.

Aboutmid-yearof1846hesetouttoexplore CoburgPeninsula,andtomeetallthetribes,of whichherecordsseven,andtomapoutthecountry.Besidesthemapwhichhemade,heprepared asmallvocabularyofthenativedialectsoftribes onthePeninsula;amanuscriptprayerbook,with ashortcatechismofChristianDoctrine,withthe Lord'sPrayer,HailMaryandCreed,theTenCommandments,andashorthistoryofthePassionof OurRedeemer.allinthedialectofthePortEssingtontribe.

InJune1848,oneofthegarrisonfromthesettlementhappenedtocallatFatherConfalonieri's house,anddiscoveredthathewasillwithfever. CaptainMcArthurinalettertoArchbishopPoldingsays:"Wemissedhimforafewdaysand whenwewenttohishutonVictoriaRiver(?) wefoundhimdyingoffever.Hewasbroughtto thesettlementbutwastoofargonetorecover. Weburiedhimwithallhonours.Theentiresettlementattendedhisfuneral."

ChurchinAustralia,saysConfalonieridiedatMelvilleIsland,butthisisnotcorrect.

FatherConfalonieri"wasaTyrolesestudentfrom thePropagandaCollegeatRome.Thereisalife ofFatherConfalonieripublishedinItalian.His papers,vestmentsandchaliceweresentbythe commandantofPortEssingtonsettlementtoArchbishopPolding.Themap,papersandtranslations wereafterwardsforwardedtoPropagandaCollege tobekeptinthearchivesofthatestablishment.

AcopyofthemapwaspresentedtotheRoyal GeographicalSociety(SouthAustralianBranch) bythelateBishopReynoldsinJanuary,1888,but noparticularsrelatingtoitwerethenavailable. SubsequentlytheBishopsuppliedthedetailsas outlinedinthispaper.

Althoughsearchhasbeenmadeamongtheruins ofthesettlementofVictoriaatPortEssingtonby BishopGselloftheNorthernTerritory,thewhereaboutsofFatherConfalonieri'sgravehasnotbeen satisfactorilylocated.

AfewdaysafterFatherConfalonieri'sdeath,a casearrivedatVictoriaaddressedtohimand marked"PosaPiano."Thegarrisonhadvisionsof music,imaginingthecasetocontainsomeinstrumentforuseinhisservices,butthecontentsturnedouttobevestmentsandaltarfurniture,and theinscriptionmerelystoodfortheequivalentof our"HandlewithCare."

BothRudesindoSalvadoandDomSerra,the foundersofthemissionsettlementofNewNorcia inWesternAustralia,wereelectedasBishopsof PortVictoria,NorthAustralia.BishopSerrawas consecratedin1848,andBishopSalvadoin1849. ThelatterwasappointedAbbotofNewNorciain 1867.ThereisnoevidenceofeitherBishopever havingvisitedPortEssington.

AndsoendedthefirstmissiontoNorthAustralia.CardinalMoran,inhisHistoryoftheCatholic

Championships

Sixracesinsteadofseven asobtainsforusualmeetings willberuneachnight,the firsteventat7.15.The,ast racewillbeat10.30.

Thechampionshipdivisions willberunat8.30,9.50and 10.30.

ThegrandfinalonMarch 2willbethefifthraceon programmeandwillberunat 10p.m.

sire.

Theinter-Dominionwillbe betweenComicCourtandtherunoverfournights-FebrugreatmareChicquitadrewtheary20,23and27andMarch crowdstotheMelbourne2. courses.

NowtheAdelaidepairCopperYearandMatriceare supplyingtheinterestinthis way.

FIVETOTHREE

BywinningtheLightning StokesofFlemingtononSaturday,CopperYeartippedthe scalesfurtherinhisfavour.

Thescorenowisfivewinsto threeintheracesthepair havemet.They'llprobably clashagainthisautumn.

CopperYearisnowthefavouritefortheOakleighPlate andtheNewmarketHondicop.

Lostyear,CopperYear foundtheSydneycoltKingstertoogoodintheNewmarket.

CopperYearcarried9.3and wasbeatenbyalength. Heis six-years-oldbay geldingbyCopperplatefrom GoldenYear.

ThestockofCopperYear won£10,128instakeslast seasonandtheoverallwinning totalisnearly£40,000.

With34acceptorsincluding 12visitors,thecarnival shouldcomerightuptoexpectations.

Y.C.W.Basketballers ContestSemiFinals

Therewerenochangesinthefirstfour teamsofboththeAandBgradesofthe YCWbasketballcompetitionasaresultof thelastroundofmatchesplayedlastweek.

ClaremontdefeatedNorthThefirstsemi-finalofthe CarlisletoremaintheonlyBgradewillbebetween undefeatedteaminaAKensingtonandCottesloe grade,whileFremantle(1)andthesecondsemi-final scoredfromWestPerth,andbetweenShentonParkand soretainedfourthposition.MidlandonFebruary21.

FremantlewillnowmeetThefinalofthisgradewill NorthCarlisleinthefirstbeplayedat8p.m.anda semi-final,andClaremontweeklaterthegrandfinal, will

WA'sTeamSmall

WA'steamforthe notionalathleticchum; pionshipsatOlympic Park,Melbourne,on March9and11islikelytobesmallbut strong.

Hammer-throwerMarty Crowehasbeenselectedas manageroftheteamwhich willleaveherebyairon March6andwillreturnby train.

Theteamwillnotbe selecteduntilafterthe finaldayoftheState athleticChampionships thisweekendatLeedervilleOval.

BillO'Grady's23ft4) incheslongjumpwinat theStatechampionship meetingindicatesthathe hasasecondtonone chanceof Australianwinningan title.

Thejumpisjustshort ofthe23ft.6Olympic qualifyingdistancewhich noneoftheAustralians reachedattheGames.

O'Gradyisjumpingbet-terthaneverandmay improveonthecinder run-upatOlympicPark.

UNDER LIGHTS

ANinnovationforthedisplayofthoroughbred yearlingswillbemodeinthis StateonMarch3. Aparadeofyearlingsto besoldattheannualthoroughbredsalesonMarch11 willbeheldunderfloodlights. Theyearlingsarethosebred atPerringastudandtogether withtheirsires,Raconteur, andtheEnglishhorsesWateringbury,SansofineandCulverhill,theywillbeparaded atthestud.

Nightparadesandsalesof horsesarenotnewinAmerica wheremostoftheimportant salesareconductedatnight.

Firstof The Stockof Raconteur

Thefirstofthestock oftheformerchampion attractconsiderableinracehorseRaconteurwill terestatthisyear'syearlingsales.

But Strong

defeatedlast weekandsoKensingtonen-teredthefinalsbecauseofa betterpercentage.

MexicanChurchStandsAloof FromConstitutionCentenary

MexicoCity,Feb.5:TheChurchremainedaloofasMexicoob- servedthecentenaryofhersecularistic1857Constitutionwith festivitiesthroughoutthenation.The100thanniversaryofthe signingoftheConstitution,February5,hadbeendeclaredana- tionalholidayandayearlongobservanceofthe"Yearofthe1857 ConstitutionandLiberalThought"wasopenedbyaspecialjoint sessionofCongressfivedaysearlier.

Thecapital'sdailieshad reportedthattheChurchwas tocelebrateaTeDeumonthe centenary,butBishopOrozco atonceissuedastatement explicitlydenyingthereports andrequestingthepressto publishthedenial.

Enactmentofthe1857 Constitutionwastheculmin- ationofaseriesoflaws suppressingvariousactivities oftheChurchinMexico.As aresultoftheConstitution of1857,religiousorderswere

suppressedandChurchprop- ertywasconfiscated.

Thepersecutionofthe Churchcontinuedwith variedintensityuntil1877, whena begannewhalcyonperiod whichlasteduntil1910.

Thenthepersecutionbegan againwithanewfuryand itsincreasingrepressive measureswereincorporated intothenev,Constitution of1917.Thebloodypersecu- tionofthetwentiesisgen-erallyconsideredadirect

outgrowthofthe1857Con-

In

Thesaleswillbeheld forthefirsttimeatthe RoyalShowgroundson Monday,March11.Intendingbuyerscanlook overthe11lotsata paradeonthedaybe- fore. Threecoltsandafilly willrepresentRaconteuratthesales.Liketheir famoussiretheyareall chestnuts.

Thedamsofthecolts areCourtesan,Real GoldandMarnisande andthefillyisoutof BoLeap.

ThecoltfromCourtesanisahlfbrotherto theKarrakattaPlate winnerSanvistaandto ApacheImport,Red TrialandStockLash.

Courtesanisbythe formerbrilliantgalloperValiantChiefandthe familytreeincludes suchnotedhorsesas MelbourneCupwinners WotanandSkiptonandtheCaulfieldCupwin-nerGaineCarrington.Aswellasthefirstof theRaconteursthesale willpresentthefirstof thestockoftheEnglishbredPostilionandofthe NZbredKiwiLad.

-Amongthegoodwinnerssoldatthesales lastyear,whentheywereheldatBelmont, wereMarienda,Olympiad,Nhargo,Sanvista, CheekyJan,Native PowerandNiccolina.

lastSaturday. Theafternoon'sathletics wereparticularlywell managedandtheprogrammeransmoothly.

ShortestBig RaceOn TheCalendar

TheOakleighPlatetoberunatCaulfieldonSaturday,February23isoneof Australia'stime-honouredraces. Itwasfirstrunin1884andistheshortestbig raceontheAustralianracingcalendar.Itisrun overfiveandahalffurlongs.

In1921theracewas Aurie'sStarwentonto abandonedbecauseatthatwintheNewmarketHandicap timeashippingstrikeand coalshortageresultedinno racingforfiveweeks.

Thenduringthewarfrom 1941to1944itwasrunat FlemingtonasCaulfieldwas usedformilitarypurposes.

Anotherinterestingpoint aboutthesprintisthatin 1931and1932theracewas runindivisions. Thehighestweightever carriedtovictoryintheOakleighPlatewas10.5bythe greatsprinterWoorakin

1917.

ManyofAustralia'sfamous sprinterswonthePlateinrecentyears.Amongthemare theQueenslonderPamelus, theAdelaideflierAurie'sStar, whowontheracetwice,and theSydneychampionSan Domenico.

AURIE'SSTAR

In1937Aurie'sStarwon with8.4andtwoyearslater scoredwith9.12.Inbetween Pameluscarried9.11tohis win.

afterhis1937win. Heistheholderofthe Australasiansixfurlongsrecordof1.8:madedownthe straightatFlemington In1952Cromwellwonthe OakleighPlateandNewmarketdoubleandBirdwooddid likewisein1954.

Birdwoodholdstherace recordof1.4forthe51furlongs.Thisissevenseconds fasterthanMaluawonthe firstOakleighPlate. Moluoalsowentontowin theNewmarketHandicapin thesameyear.Maluawasone ofthemostversatilegallopersAustraliahaseverhad.

ForhewontheMelbourne Cupof1884aswellandalso scoredinthe1888Grand NationalHurdlerace.

LastyeartheOakleigh PlatewenttotheSydneyhorse LuckyStride,riddenbyN. McGrowdieandcarrying7.7. TheNewmarketthatyear waswonbythethree-yearoldKingstercarrying8.8.

Nazareth'sBishopOutlines NeedsOfArea

COLOGNE,Germany,Jan.29:InamessagetotheGermanpeople,BishopGeorge HakimoftheMelkieRitewholivesinHaifa,Israel,enumeratedtheneedsofthe peopleofGalilee,especiallythoselivingin Nazareth.

BishopHakim'slettercame inresponsetotheannouncementoftheGermanhierarchy thatacommitteeforthereliefofNazarethisbeing formedunderthedirectionof HisEminenceJosefCardinal Frings,ArchbishopofCologne.

Nazareth,recentlymadethe capitaloftheIsraeliprovince ofGalilee,isindesperate need,saidBishopHakim's message.Although90percent. ofthepeopleofthecityare Christians,hewrote,thecity councilhasalargecommun-istmajority.BishopHakimpointedoutthatplansfortheconstruc-tionofahospital,school,orphanageandseminarycan-

notbe funds.carriedoutwithout Thefaithfulofthe areaareexceptionallypoor,hesaid.

BishopHakimthankedthe Germanpeoplefortheaid theyhavealreadysentthere. Heexpressedhishopethat theeffortsoftheGerman bishopswouldbringagreat responsefromtheGerman people.

"Melkite"isthetermused todescribeArabic-speaking CatholicsoftheByzantinerite inSyria,PalestineandEgypt. TheyusetheByzantinerite, butwithArabicasaliturgical language.

ImmigrationSundayWill RecallDutiesToRefugees

Publishedbelowistheannualstatementissuedbytheepiscopalmemberswho comprisetheFederalCatholicImmigrationCommittee.ItispublishedinconnectionwithImmigrationSunday,observedthroughouttheCommonwealthon Sunday,February24.

TheRev.GerardJ.Nichol,B.A.,assistant directorofCatholicImmigration,currentlyvisiting theState,saidthatnewsignificancehadbeen giventheHolyFather'sstatementthatthiswas ageofrefugees"bytheHungarianrevolution.

Thegreatestburdenofworkonbehalfofthe HungarianrefugeesinAustraliahadfallenonthe Catholicorganisation(F.C.I.C.).Ithadbeeninthe positiontoarrangethereunionofmanyHungarian escapeeswithrelativesinAustralia.

Amongtheprojectsforthisyear(apartfromthe Hungarians)wastheinterestinmovingmanyunfortunateYugoslaysandPolishrefugeeswhohad beenformanyyearsinrefugeecampsinFree Europe.

ItwasalsohopedtomoveanumberofBritish familieswhohadappliedtotheLondonofficefor immigration.

TheF.C.I.C.hodinSydneyabout1000dossiers onBritishfamiliesanxioustocomehereandmerely lackingsponsors.

Duringhisstayhere,Fr.Nicholhasseenthe13 nationalchaplains.HesaidafeatureofthemigrationprogrammewasthenumberofHungarianswho hadbecomenaturalisedAustralians.

TheF.C.I.C.dependedonthegenerosityof Catholicstohelpitseverincreasingwork.Hehoped thisformofcharitableactivitywouldnotflag.

MigrationSunday

ImmigrationSundaygivesopportunity,once moretoexamineadeeplyhumanproblem.Itprovidesoccasionforarightformingofthechristian conscienceonaquestionthataffectsmillionsof peopleandembracesavastpanoramaofneeds, spiritual,moralandsocial.Itisadayfordiscoveringpersonalresponsibilitiesandknowingofways tomeettheseresponsibilities.

Thattherearepersonalresponsibilitiesattachingtoimmigrationisreadilydemonstrated.Itis sufficientsimplytostatetheelementarytruththat man,madetoGod'simageandlikenesshasaright tosharethegoodsofaworldcreatedbyGodfor man'suseandbenefit.Tothisdictumofthe naturallawmaybejoinedthatorderwhichinsiststhatabsolutesovereigntymaynotbeexercisedbyanynation.Itfollowsthatmenshallbe freetomovefromplacetoplacefortherightenjoymentofthisearth'sgoodsandsimilarlythat manshallnotbeforcedfromhishomeanddeprivedunlawfullyofhisgoods.

Inthesemoderntimes,mostmenwhobecome emigrantsdosofromanecessityputuponthem unlawfully.Certainperiodsofhistoryarereferred tobydifferentnames-the"GoldenAge"-the "AgeofLearning."Thispresentageissurelytobe calledthe"AgeoftheRefugee."Neverhasthere beenwitnessedsuchenforcedexpulsionsof peoples,suchrankinjustices,suchenslavement andtorturingsofmenasinthisageofso-called enlightenmentandscientificprogress.

Likepilgrimsofthenightthousandsupon thousandsofhumanbeingshavesoughtandare seekingarestingplace,whichtoooftenandwith toomanyisdeniedthem.Itistheircausethatthe presentHolyFatherpleadswhenHedeclares: "freeaccesstotheearth'sbounty,whichiseverywhereadequatetosupportmultitudesofhuman beings,shouldnotbedeniedtoneedyandworthy personsbornelsewhere,"andwho,becauseofre-

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ThousandsofPoundsofDisposalstoClear. WONDERFULBARGAINS 161ALBANYROAD.VICTORIAPARR.M108.

volutionorfamineorunemploymentleavetheir homestoseekanotherinanewland.

HereinAustralia,itistrue,therehavebeenacceptedinafewshortyearssomeonemillionand aquarternewcomers.Thisisaworthyachievement.Butmoreworthystillisitthatnolimit shouldbesettothenumberwhowillbeaccepted unlessitbethelimitofagenerouspeople'scapacityandwilltoachieveamaximumpopulation.

Lettherehenohintofalimittoimmigration whilstAustraliahasvastareasoflandunoccupied, greatresourcesuntappedandundeveloped.Above allelse,lettherebenosuggestiontoalimitwhilst familiesarehomelessintheirthousands,wanderersandwithoutpresentprospectsofafuturefor themselvesandtheirchildren.Finally,letthere benolimitsetsolongastherearethousandswho astheyrisethismorningknownotthattheywill eatthisday.

Trulyarethereresponsibilitiesgreatandpersonalalliedtoimmigration.Inconscienceandin charity,noonemayturnasidefromobligationsso clearlypresentandofsuchmomenttomillionsof fellowhumanbeings.Intheacceptanceofthese responsibilitiesandtheirfulfilmentthereis,as rarelybefore,atranslationintoactionofSt.Paul's exhortation:"Bearoneanother'sburdensandyou willfulfilthelawofChrist."Inthis,actualityis giventothewordsofChristHimself'Iwasa strangerandyouletMeIn."

Apracticalformwhichmaybeaccordedthese responsibilitiesisthetwofoldoneofPrayerand Action.

Prayer,astheHolyFatherHimselfproposes,"to MaryHelpofChristians,thatShewillbealoving Mothertoallwhomfatehasforcedtoliveapart fromtheirnativelands."

Action,-Welcomeguidance,supportformany "whoseplight,"againinthewordsoftheHoly Father,"isastarkchallengetoChristiancompassion."

PrayerandActionwillfosteranapostolatefor theimmigrant;willstimulateandencouragegenerousheartedAustraliansinfindingaccommodationandworkforneedypeoplewhoaskbutthe chancetostartanewhome,toknowsecurityand freedom,togivetheirchildrenafuture.

Prayeragain,andActionwillurgeCatholicsto giveallpossiblesupporttotheofficiallyconstituted FederalandDiocesanCommitteesdevotingmuch timeandexpendingmuchmoneyinmigration work.

Adistinguishedworldtraveller,aprelateofthe Church,declaredonavisitherelastyearthathe believedthatnowhereintheworldandnever eveninhistoryhasbettercarebeengivento migrationworkthanhereinAustraliaunderthe guidanceoftheBishops.

Thisishighpraise.Butitisofsmallavailif anythingremainsundonewhichmighthavebeen doneinthiswork.Begenerousthereforewithyour prayers,withyourdeedsandwithyourmoney.In suchwaysareobligationsmet,insuchwaysis theredisplayed"atrueaffectionforone'sfellow man,"insuchwaysaretherefulfilledtheDivine Appeal:"Iwashungryandyougavemetoeat;I wasthirstyandyougavemetodrink;Iwasa strangerandyouletmein."

PRIESTDIRECTSMARRIAGE ADVICE

BUREAUONWORLDSCALE

Milan,Italy,Jan.31:Inableaklittle officeonMercalliStreethere,FatherPaolo Liggericonductsamarriagecounselling bureau,asbusyasitisscientificallysound. Hisworkistheobjectofafamiliarlineofjokes, beingcalleda"marriagebrokerage,""adviceto thelovelorn,"andsoon.ButFatherLiggericalls hisofficesimply"LaCasa"(TheHouse)andperformshisserviceswithallthescientificandprofessionalmeansthattheseriousnessandholiness ofmarriagerequires.

FatherLiggerifoundedLa CasawhiletheSecondWorld Warwasstillinitsfury.The peopleofMilanweredigging themselvesoutofthewar's firstbombardments.Hispurposethenwastohelpsolve themanyfamilyproblems createdbythedeclinein moralsthatcamewithhunger,homelessnessandscatteredfamilies. TheHousewasnotonly forCatholicsbutforany familyintrouble.AndbecauseFatherLiggeriharbournedsomeJewishfamilies,hewasarrestedin1944 bytheNazisandsenttothe MathausenandDachauconcentrationcamps.Afterhis returnin1945,hecreated themarriagecounselling bureau,thefirstofitskind inItaly. Thebureauprovidesadviceandassistancetoengagedandmarriedcouples. Itstudiespre-matrimonial andpost-matrimonialproblemsofamedical,psychological,moralandlegal nature.Adviceisgivendirectlyandbymail.Requests, whichwerefirstsentby peoplelivinginMilanand theLombardydistrict,are nowcomingfromallover theworld. TodateFatherLiggeri's officehashandled5000cases. And,sinceeachcasein-

PopeHasMobilizedCharities OfChurchToAidHungarians

Geneva,Feb.5:HisHolinessPopePiusXIIhasmobilisedall theresourcesoftheHolySeeandthecharityoftheentireCatholicworldonbehalfoftheHungarianrefugees.

byMgr.MarioBrini,counselloroftheApostolicNunclatureinBern.

Thestatementwasmadecourageallnationstoco-fundstoreimburseAustria operatein-theresettlementofforthegreatexpenseofre- refugeesoutsideAustria,ceivingandcaringforthe madeatokencontributionofrefugees. about£1000totheIntergovernmentalCommitteefor EuropeanMigration.

MonsignorBrini,whois alsodelegateoftheHolySee tothefourthsessionofthe executivecessionofthe UNREF(UnitedNations EmergencyFundforRefugees),madethestatementat theopeningmeetingofthe sessionhere.

TheAustrianpeopleand theirgovernmentaretobe commended,saidtheMonsignor,fortheirunlimited generosityinacceptingand caringforthethousandsof refugeeswhocameintoAustriaaftertheHungarianrevolt.

MonsignorBriniannounced thatthePope,eagertoen-

Theacutenatureofthe refugeesituationinAustria washighlightedbyOskar Helmer,AustrianMinisterof Interior,speakingatthesame meeting.

Mr.Helmercalledonother countriesoftheworldto sharetheburdenofrespon- sibilityfortheHungarian refugees.Thiscouldbedone, hesuggested,byothernations acceptingHungarianrefugees accordingtoaquotasystem basedonaccommodations availableinthosecountries.

Furthermore,hesuggested, othercountriesshouldraise

FatherPaulBouvier,ofthe InternationalConferenceof CatholicCharities,pointed outatthemeetingthat,from thebeginningoftheHungarianrevolt,Catholicvolunteers fromcountriesinEuropeand elsewherehavecometoAustriatoaidtherefugees.

SinceearlyNovember,continuedFatherBouvier,more thantwomilliondollars' worthofreliefsupplies,in food,clothing,andmedical supplies,havebeensupplied byCatholicsinallpartsof theworld. FatherBouviercalledattentiontothenecessityof relocatingtherefugeesaccordingtofamilygroups.

volvesrepeatedqueries,ithas beenestimatedthat25,000requestshavebeenanswered since1948.

TheHousekeepsanimpressivelistofprofessionals whomitmaycalluponfor consultationinvariousproblems.Theboardconsistsof eightlawyers,fivegeneral medicalpractitioners,sixobstetriciansandgynecologists, sevenneuro-psychiatrists,two heartspecialists,alung specialistandapediatrician. Fourpriestsactasconsultorsinmoralmatters. Allpersonsseekingadvice applydirectlytoFatherLiggeri.Helistenstotherequestandchoosestheproper specialistforthecase.

Thefilesoftheofficeare keptinthestrictestconfidence.Adossieriskepton eachcasewhichincludes basicfacts,historiesofexaminations,notesofthe specialistsandtheobservationsofFatherLiggeri.Case histories-identifiedby numberwithnamewithheld-aremadeavailable tothedoctorswheneverthe needarises.

TheworkofTheHouseis notconfinedtoofficeconsultations.Theofficealso conductscoursesinfamily orientation,bothbylecture andbymail.

Anotherworkitperforms isthe"GoldRingMovement".The"GoldRing" helpsyoungpeoplewhowish togetmarriedbutfindthemselvesunabletodosoeither becauseoftimidityorbecauseofdifficultiesarising fromtheirenvironment.This isamatrimonialagencyina true,butChristian,sense.It isbasedonabsoluteseriousnessandpreparation. Besidespublishingaseries ofbooksonmarriage,the family,children,education, maternityandbirth,Father Liggerihasfoundedthree magazines:BeautifulWorld, anillustratedmonthly;Reflections,whichdealsexclusivelywithmatrimonial problems,andTheHouse, whichtreatsofthefamily andeducation.

AccordingtoFatherLiggerithemaincausesfor maritaldiscordare:interferencefromparentsandinlaws,familysurroundings, insufficientpreparationespeciallyfromthepsychologicalpointofview,wrong ideasaboutmarriage,nervousandmentaldiseases, badfinancialconditions,insufficientordepressinglodgings.Helistsimpropersex educationastherarestbut mostharmfulofallcauses.

OFINTEREST TOWOMEN

By"ANTOINETTE"

SainteGenevievewasthenamegivenby theParismobtoMadameElizabeth,sister ofill-fatedLouisXYI,wholikehimdiedon theguillotine.Nosignsofthissanctitywas apparentinherearlychildhood,however.

ThedespairoftheRoyalroyalty.Thestrainofthen havingtowatchtheirheads rollingfromtheirbodies musthavebenfrightful. Yetwhenshefinallystood alone,anditwasherturn, sherefusedthehandprof-feredtohelpherupthe steps,nowslipperywith blood,anddiedwithoutward calm.

governesses,shewasinthe habitofscreaming,stamping andevenspittingifherwill wascrossed.Humilityand resignationwerenot,afterall, thevirtuesexpectedof FrerIIprincesses.Yet,by thetimeshewas30and notfaroffthedayofher executionshecouldwrite withsincerity:

"Ishouldconsidermyself unfortunateifalltheserecent events(shewasreferringto herimprisonmentandtrial) hadnotbefallenmeforwithoutthemIshouldhaveremainedinacertaindeadness whichtheworldwouldhave judgedperfect,butwould havereallybeenstagnation.

"ItisthusthatGoddraws goodoutofevil,andHehas, Iknow,stillmanytrialsto sendmeinorderthatImay becomewhatHewishesme tobe."

Whathadhappenedinbetveentoalterhercharacter so?Uptoher25thyearvery littlethatwasnotpleasant.TheluxuryoftheFrench Courtwasfullyappreciated byher.Shewasagourmet, afashionabledresseranda loverofthoroughbredhorses.

Imperiousandpassionatebynature,shecouldhave easilybecomejustanotherof thepleasure-loving,none-too-righteousfeminineroyaltyof Versailles.

ButherCatholicreligionmeantmuchtoher.Itsinfluencesavedherfrombeing taintedbytheexampleofa corruptsociety,andenabled hertobeartheindignities thattlsFrenchRevolution eventuallybroughtherwith nobility.

OnanOctobereveningin 1794shewasthelastofa longcrowdtobeexecuted. Beforeascendingthestepsof the demnedguillotineeachconpersonbowedtoher asamarkofrespectforher

MadameElizabethvoluntarilyremainedbehindin Francetosharetheimprison-mentandsufferingsofher brotherLouisXVIandhis wife,MarieAntoinette.

Theirlivesareoneofthe mostcloselydocumented113 story,buthershasre-mainedsoshadowythatto quotetheauthor,M.V. Woodgate,"itseemedworthwhile,now,atthismoment ofhistory,todefineit."

Herlifeisavailableat7/6 inPerth.

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Quebec,CanadaSisterSte.Colombehas markedthe104thanniversaryofherbirth.

OnApril29shewill observethe14thanniversaryofherentryinto thecommunityofthe SistersoftheGood Shepherd.

TheformerMarie Marchandwasbornat Champlain,nearTrois Rivieres,Que.,onDecember29,1853.She attributedherlongevity tooutdoorexerciseand moderationinfood.

Until1949,whenill healthforcedherto foregoherworkatthe ageof97,shehad spentherreligiouslife inworksofeducation andsocial

Anitemthatalv,a3ssellswellatbazaars ishomemadesweets.Almondrockvanilla fudgeandbutterscotchcanbemadevery successfullyprovidedyouhaveasugarthermometerwhichwhenitisputintothe syrupwillindicatewhenthemixtureap- proachestherequireddegreeofheat.

Themethodofdroppingspoonfulsintocoldwaterand notinghowquicklyithardensistooinaccurate,and liabletoresultinawasteof ingredients.

16/6d.expenditureona sweet stocked-makingthermometer atmosthardware storesisthereforeanessentialexpenditure.Athick aluminiumsaucepanisthe bestutensiltouse,though professionalcooksusecopper.

Thebasicessentialofmakingtoffeeistoboilsugarand watertogether.Thereare twopointstorememberconcerningthis.

Seethatallsugarisdissolvedproperlybeforethe syrupisallowedtoboil,by heatingmixturegentlyatthe commencement.

Removeanycrystalsthat clingtothesidesofthe saucepanbywashingdown withalittlewater,orplacing thelidonthesaucepanfora fewmomentssothatthe condensedsteamdoesthejob.

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causewhatisknowntecnnicallyas"prematurerecrystallisation"-athingtobe avoided.Tohelpprevent thisisalsothereasonwhya littlebutterisusedinthe followingrecipe.

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4lbs.loafsugar. lb.glucose. Lemonessenceforflavour- ing. 1pintwater.lilbs.blanchedalmonds.

2ouncesbutter.

Method:Boilthesugarand watertogethergently,skim impuritiesoffthesurfacewithametalspoon(thisis donetogiveclearnesstothe toffee.Washdownthesides ofthepan.Whenthetemperatureofthesyrupis280 degreesFahrenheitaddthe butter,andtheglucose,then boilrapidlyto300degrees Fahrenheit.

Pouratonceintotrayslinedwithheavilygreased greaseproofpaper.Whilestill warmaddagoodsprinkling ofalmonds.Ifliked,aslight flavouringoflemonmaybe addedduringtheboilingpro- cess.

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Assoonasithascooled sufficientlymarkintosquares withaknife.Fromthisrecipe youcanmakebuttered walnutsbydippingwalnut- halvesintorathercoolbutterscotchanddepositingthem ontoanoiledslabtocool.

Whenyouaresellingyour sweetsremembertodisplay themasattractivelyasposs- ibleonwhitepaperlacedoe- lies,andnottodemandtoo muchofhumannaturebyre-questinglittleJohnnyor Marytolookafterthestall whileyoupopovertoMrs. Brownforamoment.Your stockswilldepreciaterapidly whileyouareaway.

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ReportsWomenDouble MenInMixedMarriages

NewYork:Validmixedmarriagesinvolve CatholicwomenabouttwiceasoftenasCatholic men,saystheFamilyLifeHandbook,compiled bytheFamilyLifeBureauofthisarchdiocese.

Aboutone-thirdofallvalid Catholicmarriagesinthe UnitedStatesaremixed,the loose-leafguidereports. Whereastherewerelessthan '0,000suchmarriagesin1930, therearenowcloseto40.000 annually.

Thoughnostatisticsare availableforthenumberof mixedmarriagescontractedoutsidetheChurch,estimates placethemashighas40per ,_,entofthetotal.

Inonestudyonthesubject,thehandbooksays,itwas concludedthatonly40per centoftheCatholicsheldon tothefaith;thatthereare threeslidone-halftimesas manydivorcesinmixedmarriagesasinCatholicmarriages;thattwo-thirdsofthe childrenofmixedmarriages losetheirfaith,andthat childrenofmixedmarriages tendtoenterlikeunions.

Thebook,copiesofwhich maybeobtainedfromthe ChanceryOffice,451Madison Avenue,NewYork22,N.Y., urgesspecialcautionwhere thefianceeisthenon-Catholicor"wherethenon-Catholicisverypositiveabouthis ownfamilytraditionsorreligiousbeliefs.Hesitancyoversigningthepromisesisa dangersignal."

"Undernocircumstances," warnstheguide,"shouldthe Catholicpartyandthefamily putpressureonthenonCatholicto'turn'priorto marriage."

Thepublicationdealswith organisationofCanaConferences,"DatingandCourtship,""Husband-WifeRelationship,"and"Parent-Child Relationship."

ManuscriptsWanted

AUTHORSinvitedsubmit Mss.,alltypes(includingPoems)forbookpublication.Reasonableterms. StockwellLtd.,Ilfracombe, England.(Fst,d.1898).

"Itisthesummeroflife, YetIgrowolderevery year; It'stime,Ithink,totakea wife, Withoutdelay.Whatthink you,dear?"

Thisisnotonlybadverse. Worse lacksstill,asaproposalit ardour.Thewriterap-proachesthesubjectinan prosaic,practicalandsomewhatunenthusiasticmanner, whichfewwomenwouldfind appealing.

Thesendingofvalentines wasnotanexclusiveprero- gativeofthemalesex.Golddiggersof1850sentperfumedvalentinestotheirswains containingthefollowinghint:

"Youpromisedmeon Mondaylast, Apresentyouwould bring; TomorrowIshallbeat home, Oflove,atokenbring; Andwhenyoucomewith rat-tat-tat, Praydon'tforgetthe ring."

Touchingly,theblindwere notforgotten,either.Valentinesformenweredecorated withBraille-embossedsentimentsthatsentitivefingers couldintsrpret.

NURSES'GUILD

WILLMEET

Themonthlymeetingof theCatholicNurses'Guild willbeheldattheCatholic CentreVictoria-square,on Wednesday,Feb.20. Theexecutivecommittee meetingat8p.m.willbefollowedbythegeneralmeeting at8.15p.m. Mr.K.F.Henderson,orthodontist,willbetheguest speakerfortheevening. Thisisthefirstmeetingfor theyeartowhichallCatholicnursesareinvited.

HowToInstructChildren OnSex

Thetaskofimportingtochildrensomeknowledgeofsexundoubtedlybelongstotheparents. Andinthepaganworldinwhichweliveitisa veryseriousobligationforChristianparents. intheformofaletter,which canbetornoutand"ivento thechildtoreadandwhich makesitmucheasierforthe parentstodiscussthismatter withthechildren.

Itisthefather'sdutyto seethathisboys,asthey growup,understandsexin itsproperrelationtoGod's planofcreationandnotin thesoiledandperverted termsofthemodernworld.

Itisthemother'sdutyto prepareherdaughters,by carefulinstruction,sothat theymayhaveapositive Christianattitudetochastityandmarriage.

Butmanyparents,while awareoftheirduties,feel themselvesill-equippedfor thisdelicatetaskandfeelthe needofsomeguidanceand assistanceincarryingitout.

Weknowofnothingbettersuitedtothispurposethan thetwobookletspreparedby FatherCatarinichoftheMelbourn.CatholicMarriage GuidanceCentre-YouAre HerMotherandHe'sYour Son-whichhavejustbeen reprintedforthefifthtimein sevenyears. Thesebookletsgiveexcellentadviceonthetrainingof thechildinmodesty,self-denialandgeneralcharacter. Theyadviseonhowandwhen theyincludeaninstruction

Thebookletshavebeensold inmostpartsoftheEnglishspeakingworld,andinAustraliatheyarefrequently usedandpraisedbynonCatholics.Buttheyarestill notwidelyenoughknownto parents.

Inthepastfewmontnsa numberof"TalkstoParents" havebeenarranged,sometimesbytheschoolauthoritiesandsometimesbyparish organizations.Ateachof thesethebookletshavebeen shownandofferedtothose present.

Theeagernesswithwhich theyweretakenbyalmost everyparentatthemeetings showedthattheneedwas thereandthatknowledgeof thebookletsisnotnearlywidespreadenough.

PublishedbyTheAdvocate PressfortheCatholicMarriage availableGuidanceCentre,and price1/9pluspostage,at143a'Beckett-street, togivesexinstructionan'.Melbourne.

CommunistPolandisLandof EconomicShackles&Shortages

(ByFatherPatrickO'Connor,S.S.C.)

Poland,duringthe11yearsofcommunistrule,hasbecomealandofeconomic shacklesandshortages.Saveforastilllargenumberofprivately-ownedfarmsanda fewsmallshops,allindustryandbusinessarepossessedandoperatedbythegovernment.

REDDOCUMENTSPERTAINING TOREVOLTSPUBLISHED

Soapersonbuyingsoapandsausages,pillsand papers,mustdosofromasalesman(orsaleswoman)whoisanunenthusiasticcivilservant, workingforbureaucratswhointurnworkunder someCommunistpartypolitician.

Takenoverand"socialized"wereretailbusi-necktieat140.Ievensawaball-pointpenmarked nessessuchasgrocery,clothing,shoeandfurniture54zlotys. stores,butchershopsandpharmacies,barbershopsHousingischeap,butitiscommontofindtwo andnewsstands,theatres,restaurants,andhotels.familiesinoneWarsawfiat.Suchaflatwould containonelivingroom,akitchen,andatoilet. Travelisalsocheap,butIspentsixhoursone eveninggoingbycrowdedtrainfromWarsawto Cracowinanunlightedcoach.OnapackedWarsawbusIwaswedgedinsotightlythatIcould notgetoffatmydestinationbuthadtorideback helplesslytothecentreofthecity.

Industry,fromcoalminestocottonmills,is similarly"socialised."Individualpeasantowners continuetofarm78.8percentofPoland'sarable land,accordingtoWladislawGomulka.Buteven thisoccupationhasfeltthesocialiststranglehold.

Forthefarmersthishastakentheformof compulsorysalestothegovernmentofallproduce atpricesfixedbythegovernment.Heavytaxes andrestrictionsonpropertytransferalsohamper thefarmers.

HowproductivehasthecommunistsystemprovedtobeinPoland?

In1955,Poland'scoalminesdidindeedproduce 20,500,000moretonsofcoalthanin1949,whenan ambitioussix-yearplanwasannounced.But15.5 percentoftheminers'workinghoursduring1955 wasovertime.

Soldiersandprisonershadbeenaddedtothe ranksoftheminers.Machinerywasallowedto deteriorate.And,wheretheaveragecoalminer produced1,328kilogramsofcoalperdayin1949, heminedonly1,163kilogramsperdayin1955.

Communistcooperativefarmsoccupied8.6per centofthearablelandandstatefarms12.6per centduring1955.Butthecooperatives,producing only7.7percentofthetotalagriculturalyield,and statefarmsproducingbut8.4percent,provided togetheronly16percentofallproduce.

Theaveragevalueoftheyieldfromprivatelyownedfarmsin1955was621.1zlotysperhectare (whichequals2.47acres).Cooperativefarmproducewasvaluesatbut517.3zlotysperhectareand thestatefarmsat393.7zlotys.

Thesefiguresweretakenfromaspeechgiven byMr.Gomulka,FirstSecretaryofthePolish UnitedWorkers(Communist)Party.Hepointed outthatthecommunistcooperativeshadbeen givensubstantialadvantagesinstatesubsidies.

"Withconsiderableresources,"saidMr.Gomulka, "theyhadlessresultsinproductionandhigher costsofproduction."

AccordingtoonePolishuniversitystudent,the Polesspeakofacollectivefarmashaving"500 peasantworkers,1,000officialstosupervisethem andadeficitofahalf-millionzlotys."

Polessufferdailyfrommanyshortagessuchas clothing,inadequatehousing,andpoortransportation.Onehearsconstantcomplaintsfromthe PolishcommonpeoplethattheMarxistrushto industrialise,coupledwiththeSoviet-spurreddrive towardsheavyindustry,haveupsetthenation's economy.

Communistpropagandaphotographsusually portraysmilingworkersbusyatcollectivefarming and"laborheroes"joyouslyspeedingupproduction inthestate-ownedfactories.ButinPolandthe realityisfardifferent.

TheunsmiliingfacesofPolesastheyridethe crowdedbusesorstareathigh-pricedarticlesin windowsofstate-ownedstorewearexpressions varyingfromwistfulnesstonearexasperation.

Everyonecomplainsoflowwagesandhigh prices.

Alaborerorminorofficeworkerearnsfrom600 to700zlotyspermonth.AwaiterinagovernmentownedhotelinWarsaw,adoctor,orahigherofficialmayearnasmuchas1,600zlotyspermonth.

Butthesewagesmustbecontrastedwiththe pricesofsuchitemsasbootsfora12-year-oldat 300zlotys,anordinarypulloversweaterfor350, men'sbootsandshoesfrom500to750anda

PHOTOSERVICE TOSECUREPRINTSOF PHOTOSAPPEARINGIN "RECORD" APPLYTO

Theeconomicdisorderofthecountrycanbe illustratedbythecurrencyexchangerates.The touristexchangeratewhenIfirstarrivedwasfour zlotystotheU.S.dollaror11zlotystotheEnglish poundsterling.

InWarsaw,acupofcoffeecostssixzlotys,which is1dollarBOcentsinU.S.currency;oneboiled eggcosts5.40zlotysor1dollar35cents.BeforeI left,theratewassuddenlychangedto24zlotysto theU.S.dollar.Butifapersonsendsdollarstoa Polishrelativethroughthegovernmentbank,the rateofexchangewillbe100-to-1.

PromisesmadebyMr.Gomulkatoeasesomerestrictionsmaybebelievedbythosepartymembers whoareinextricablycommittedtocommunism, butthePolishpeopleofthisgenerationareunlikelyevertobelieveincommunismasaneconomic gospel.Theyhavelearnedthehardway.

Lenin'sRecommendations On

Colonialism

ByRICHARDPATTEE

Sincecolonialismandconflictintheso-coiledcolonialworld oreverymuchtheorderoftheday,itmaybeuseful,inorderto understandmorethoroughlythefarcicalSovietconcernforthe welfareofdependantornon-autonomouspeoples,toreviewsome ofLenin'srecommendationsmadeaslongagoas1920tothe

SecondCongressoftheCommunist

Although36yearshave passedsinceLeninpassedon thisadvisetothecommunist agitatorsoftheworld,I wouldbewillingtowager thatthereismoreintheway ofarevelationofSoviet.intendonsandbasicpurposes inthatspeechthaninall theoratorythathasflowed sincethattime.

Hisfirstrecommendation isthatcommunistpartiesaid all"bourgeoisdemocratic liberationmovements"that mightariseinshakingoffthe yokeofimperialrule.

Inotherwords,thecommuniststhemselvescould scarcelyexpecttodothejob. Theprimaryobligation.The primaryoblgationwasto assistthenational,middleclassorbourgeoismovements toachievethisend.

Thesecondpointstressed byLeninis-tocitetextually fromthespeech-"theneed ofcombatingtheclergyand otherreactionaryandmedievalelementswhoseinfluenceisverygreatinbackwardterritories."

Leninwasalwaysinsistent onthegreatdangerof Christianmissionsinthe colonialterritoriesasoneof themostformidablebarriers tothe"regeneration"ofthose areas,fromtheMarxistpoint ofview.

Thethirdpointintheprogrammeistocombat"PanIslamandeverytendency thataimsatcombiningareligiousmotivationwiththe workofemancipation."

Itmightbeagoodideafor ferventMoslemsinSyriaand elsewhere,tomeditateon someofLenin'sscathing commentsconcerningIslam anditsthoughtandpractices.

Inthefourthplace,communistsmustaidthepeasantryincolonialcountriesto shakeofftheinfluenceof feudalismandthemaster class.

Inordertoachievethis purpose,Leninstressesinthis case,ashedoesinsomany others:"Internationalcommunismshouldformatemporaryalliancewithbourgeoisdemocracyinthe coloniesandunder-developed countries,butneverfusewith themordomorethanmake useofthemduringtheinitial stageofthestruggle."

NEWYORK,Sot.:Acollectionofdocuments pertainingtoeventsintheCommunistworldleadinguptoandfollowingtherevolutioninHungary andPolandhasbeenpublishedbytheColumbia UniversityPress. EditedbyColumbia'sProfessorPaulE.Zinnerunder thetitle"NationalCommunismandPopularRevoltin EasternEurope,"theworkis drawnalmostentirelyfrom authoritativecommunistpronouncementsduring1956. Whilerecordingonlythe voiceofcommunists"ina timeofcrisis,"itdoesgive

International.

vantageofit,anddropthe wholethingwhenthe Marxistsarestrongenough toruntheshow. Finally,itissupremelyimportant-saysLenin-to makefulluseofthefakeor phonyintentionoftheimperialistpowerstogrant independencetocolonialregions: "Wemustbevigilantand warntheworkingclass againstthefraudinvolvedin creatingso-calledindependentStatesoutofformer colonies,whicharenothing butdependenteconomicand socialentitieswhosestatus isnotchangedintheleast." Itiscurioushowcontemporarythisremarksounds whenonereflectsthatnearly 40yearsago,whenthiswas written,therewasprecious littleinthewayofintention onthepartofGreatBritain, Franceoranyoneelseto grantultimatepoliticalindependencetothecolonies.

Leninhadthegreatvirtue ofan-absolutelackofambiguity.Hecomesoutplainly andannouncesthatcommunismproposestoclimbon thebourgeoiswagon,takead-

Ithinkanyonewhowants morethananinklingofwhat theSovietUnionhasinmind intheMiddleEastandAfrica coulddonobetterthanto readLeninonthesubject. -NewZealandTablet.

Don'tUseYourFaithTo InsultNon-Catholics

somepictureofthestrains andstressestheRedworld wasundergoing,andofthe repercussionstheHungarian tragedyhadontheirneighbors.

Allpublicstatementsmade bymiererstwhileHungarianPreImreNagyandhispuppetsuccessor,JanosKadar, betweenOctober23andNovember4,arepresented,includingthefollowingNagydeclaration:

"Theproceedingsstartedin 1948againstJowlMindszenty,CardinalPrimate,lackedalllegalbasisandtheaccusationslevelledagainsthim bytheregimeofthedaywere unjustified.

TitoOnVatican

"Inconsequenceofallthis,theHungariannationalgovernmentannouncesthatthe measuresdeprivingCardinal PrimateJoszefMindszentyof hisrightsareinvalidand, therefore,theCardinalcan exercise,withoutanyrestric-tions,allhiscivilandecclesiasticalrights."

Alsoreproducedisthetext ofaspeechgivenbyYugo-slavia'sMarshalTitocommentingontheeventsin HungaryandPoland.Inthe courseofit,theRedleader remarked:

"Ineversaidthatwehave liquidatedandre-educatedall thosebigotedVaticanadherents."

YugoslavBishops

AskFreedom

ForCardinal

Trieste,Italy,Feb.4NineteenbishopsinYugoslaviahaveaskedthecommunistgovernmentofMarshalTitotoreturnHisEminenceAloyslusCardinal Stepinac,Archbishop Zagreb,tohisSee,according toreportsreachinghere. Therequestwassaidto havebeenmadeafteraconferenceofYugoslavbishops, reportedlyheldinZagreb earlyinJanuary.

Vaticansourcessaidnothingwasknownthereabout theZagrebmeeting.

CardinalStepinac,sentencedto16.yearsinprison in1946for"collaborating" withtheNazis,waslaterreleasedfromjailbutsince thenhasbeenconfinedto hisnativevillageofKrasic.

REPORTHUNGARIAN

BISHOPSMEET

VIENNA,Jan.29:AconferenceofHungarianbishops washeldinBudapestforthe firsttimesincethecrushing oftheHungarianrevoltby SoviettroopslastNovember, accordingtoaBudapestbroadcastheardhero.

TheconferencedidItswork undertheleadershipofArchbishopJoszefGroeszofKalocsa.RadioBudapestdidnot giveanydetailsoftheconference.Butitnotedthe absenceofHisEminence JoszefCardinalMindszenty, PrimateofHungary,whohas takenrefugeintheAmerican legationinBudapest.

GUESTHOUSE

MILAN,Italy,Feb.1:Catholics.shouldnotuse theirfaithasaweapontoinsulttheirnon-Catholic brothers,saidArchbishopGiovanniB.Montiniof Milan.

TheArchbishoppreachedArchbishopMontinireattheclosingceremoniesof theChairofUnityOctave here.

Hesaidthatthepossessionoftruthcontainstwo great First,dangersforCatholics. hesaid,ittemptsthem totepidityandapassive attitude.Second,Catholics oftenfindthemselvestemptedtousetheirfaithasa weapontoinsulttheirnonCatholicbrethren.

"Isitwellprofessedorthodoxy,"askedtheArchbishop. "tousetruthasahammer againstothers? Wemust notonlynourishanimmense feelingofcharitytowardsour brotherswhohavewandered astray,wemustalsolearn somethingfromthem."

mindedhislistenersthatnonCatholicsthemselveshave demonstratedthattheyfeel theneedforunity.Theyhave arighttoexpecttoseeauthenticChristianityinthe livesofthosewhopossess thetruth,hesaid.

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Nun'sExperienceSeems ToBePersonalFailure

Q.:

Andwhenshewasadmittedtofinalandperpetual vowsbothsheherselfand herSuperiorswereconvincedthatshehadatrue vocationtobeanun.

Ifeventuallysheapplied foradispensationfromher vows,gotit,andlefttheconvent,itismorelikelythat shehaddriftedfromher idealsthroughherowncarelessness,andassheneed nothavedone.

Q.:"Renunciationofthe worlddidnotbringpresenceofthespirit;andthe questforselflessnessbecame anunwittingdiscoveryof self."

R.:Renunciationofthe worldneverautomatically

bringsthepresenceofspirit. Thathastobestrivenfor, continuouslyandperseveringly. "ThoughThepoetHoracehassaid: youdriveoutnature withapitchfork,shewillever return."

Therecanbenotruceor armisticeinthestruggle againstself-love,ofwhichit issaidthatitdiesaquarter ofanhourafterwedo.The questforselflessnessisa continualandexpecteddiscoveryofself,notanunwittingone.

Butthesurrendertoself isanothermatter.Thatresultsfromthequestforselflessnessgrowingmoreand morehalf-hearted.

Q.:Thearticlesaysthat, likeanynewrecruitinany aimy,GabrielleVanderMal feltthatsomeofthedisciplineborderedontyranny, andthatsomeoftheorders wereindignities.

R.:Partoftheself-sacrificeinthecloisteredlife consistsintherenouncing ofself-willbyobedience,and ofpridebytheacceptance ofhumiliations.

Humannaturedoesnot relisheitherofthose:and, ifallowedtotakechargeof us,willtendtoregardany

exerciseofauthorityas tyrannyandanyhumilia-tionsasindignities. Thattendencywehaveto overcome,keepingbeforeour eyesChristHimself,who humbledHimself,becoming obedientevenuntodeath, andwhoenduredtheCross, despisingtheshame(Philipp. 2:8;Heb.12:2).Ifwelose sightofHim,thenwewon't manageit.

Q.:Gabriellesaysthatpos- tulants,beforetakingthe habitasnovices,havetheir haircutoff,theirheadsbeingclippedbarewithshears.

R.:If,asScripturesays,a woman'sgloryisherhair, that'sagoodantidoteto vanity.Yournon-Catholic friendsmayregardthatas oneofthe"silly"practices in shouldconventlife;butthey makeallowancefor thefactthattheyarediscussingastateoflifequite beyondtheirknowledge.

Alsotheexperienceof thousandsofyearshasshown theCatholicChurchthatthe customisequallyoneofpro- foundsymbolismandprac- ticalwisdomforwomenwho dofeelcalledbyGodtoconsecratetheirlivestoHirr.In thereligiousstate.

ReligionBetrayedInChina

"Anglican,"Sydney:

Q.:TheAnglicanChineseBishopofChekiang,addressingthe WorldCouncilofChurches'meetingatGalyato,Hungary,last August,saidthat,whileChristiansinChinarejectcommunist lackofbeliefinGod,theyregardcommunistNewChinanotasa ludgmentofGod,butasanactofGod'sloveforChina.

R.:Hedeclaredalsothat thecommunistGovernment expectedreligiongradually toneitherawayunderits programme.Tosaythata regimededicatedtothedestructionofallreligionhas attainedthepowerthrough anactofGod'sloveforChina isacontradictionofitsvery nature. Butitmustberemenraerea thatChineseAnglicanBishop K.H.Ting,ofChekiang,has toreturntoChinaandlive there;andwouldhaveto adjusthiswordsabroadto hisfutureprospects!

Q.:BishopTingtoldthe Assembly:"TheConstitution ofcommunistChinaguaranteesfreedomofreligion, whichincludesfreedomto worship,toevangelise,and topublishbooks.Wedonot feelwearebeingpersecuted."

R.: Thatdeclaration broughtanadmirablereply byanAnglicancorrespondentoftheLondon"Church Times"(AnglicansofAugust 31,1956.Thecorrespondent. ElizabethRankin,wrote "TheChurchwhichhe (BishopTing)represents, theShengKungHai(only 42,000strong) hasfelt abletoaccept amovementsponsoredbytheGovernmentwhichrequiresthe Churchestorepudiateand denouncealltheiroldlinks withtheWestandassert theirtotalindependence.

"ThemajorityofChinese Christians,however,and notablytheRomanCatholics whonumbersomethreeand ahalfmillions,forreasons ofconscienceandprinciple havefeltcalledtoresistthis ReformMovement.

"AndtothemtheGovernmentisruthless.Themany RomanCatholicbishops, priestsandreligious,andthe laymen,bothProestantand Catholic,whohavebeenor areinChineseprisons theyoungChristianswhose careershavebeenhampered bytheirboldprofessionof theirfaith;thesecouldnot saywithBishopTing'wedo notfeelwearebeingpersecuted'."

Q.: WorldBishopTingtoldthe CouncilofChurches thatallthatwasnecessary wastobuildupaChinese theology,whichwasnot possiblesolongasthe Churchesweredominatedby Westernthought.

"Atthisstage."hesaid,'we mustbeourselves.Forthe present,wemustnothave ourlibrariesfloodedwith Westernbooks."Andheadd ed:"Wemustbuilda Churchappropriatetothe newlifeourpeoplehave enteredinto."

R.:TobuildupaChinese theologywhichisnolonger atrulyChristiantheologyis tobetraythereligionof Christ,whichinanycase originatedinPalestine,the MiddleEastt,andnotinthe West! AsforbuildingaChurch appropriatetothenewlife theChinesepeoplehaveenteredinto.Christestablished HisownChurch,guaranteed itsperpeutityanddeclared thatallnationsweretoadjusttheirlivestotheteachingsofthatChurch.

ButtheChineseAnglican BishopTingisnotevenconsciousofbeingamemberof thetrueChurchofChrist, andtakesitforgrantedthat hecanestablishaChurchof hisownadjustedtothe nationalrequirementsofthe ChineseCommunistregime. Wecanscarcelyblamehim, ofcourse.AsanAnglican Bishophecanfindaprecedentforhispolicyinthefact thattheAnglicanChurcn wasoriginallyfoundedona nationalbasisbyHenry VIII,whoabandonedthe CatholicChurchtoestablish anotheradjustedtohisown requirements.

Q.:Inanswertoaquestionfromamemberofthe WorldCouncilofChurches; BishopTingsaidthatthe RomanCatholicChurchin Chinahadrepeatedlydeclaredthatitowedloyalty tothePope,butthatIt wantedtobepatriotic.The RomanCatholicArchbishop ofNankingwasastaunch supporteroftheChinese GovernmentandwasamemberoftheCommunist People'sAssembly.

R.: BishopTheChineseAnglican Tinghadnoright whatevertogivesuchfalse informationtotheWorld CouncilofChurches'AssemblyinHungary.Thereis noBishopofNankingresidentinChina. ThereisaBishopofNanking,BishopPaulYuPin; buthehasbeenexpelled fromChinaandislivingin exileinNewYork.The CahtolicdioceseofNanking issubjectforthetimebeing toanApostolicAdminis tratorlivinginShanghai.

Whatistrueisthatthe formerVicarGeneralof Nanking,FatherJohnLiWei Kwang,becameanapostate fromtheCatholicChurch, joinedtheCommunists,and hasbeenmadeamemberof thecommunists'People's Assembly.Neveratanytime washeArchbishoporeven BishopofNanking.Moreover,hehaslongbeenexcommunicatedbyRomefor hisbetrayaloftheChurch.

FortheAnglicanChinese BishopTingtomakethis manabasisforhisassertionthat"theRomanCatholicArchbishopofNankingis astaunchsupporterofthe ChineseGovernmentanda memberofthePeople'sAssembly"isutterlydisgraceful.

Q.:AfterBishopTing's evidence,theCentralCommitteeunanimouslyagreedto sendadelegationtovisit theChristianbodiesin China. R.:IftheChineseAnglicanBishopTing,livingin China,canbesodeceivedor soreadytomisrepresent conditionsinChina,what hopehasanydelegationfrom theWorldCouncilof Churchesofgettingatthe realtruth? Certainly,ifBishopTingis theretomeetthemandshow themround,theywillcome awaywithnomorereliable animpressionthathegave theWorldCouncilof Churchesatitsmeetingin Hungary.Thecommunists themselves,needlesstosay, areexpertsatpullingthe woolovertheeyesofforeign visitors.

WhenDoctorsDiffer

"Eve,"Mortdale:

Q.:Yourprogrammecertainlybringsout howconflictingarethemanyopinionson religion.

R.:Ithasalsomadeclear eventoyoumycontention that,wherethereareconflictingopinions,allarenot necessarilywrong.Onemay beright,andallothers opposedtoitmistaken.

Q.:Wetakesuchaconfusionofconflictingopinions forgranted,sincetheBible sayssuchwillbe:butIthink weareapttobealittletoo casual.

R.:Thosepeoplewhotake theconfusionofconflicting opinionsforgranteddonot dosobecauseofanythingthe Biblesaysonthesubject. butbecausetheyaretoolazy tothink.Rightlythey'could becalledcasualaboutreligiousmattersaltogether.

IftheystudiedtheBible intelligently,theywouldbe struckbyItsinsistenceonthe paramountclaimsoftruth amidstthewelterofhuman errors,andthattheChristian religionisintendedtounite menin"oneLord,onefaith andonebaptism."evenas ChristHimselfisthe"Way, theTruthandtheLife."

Unityintheonetruefaith istobefoundamongthose unitedintheonetrueChurch Christestablished,theCatholicChurch.

Q.:cannotacceptyour assuranceoftheCatholic ChurchbeingthetrueChurch foundedbyChristHimself.

R.:Thatisyourmisfortune.foritleavesyoufloundering amidthemassofconflicting opinions,andunabletosee yourwaythroughthem.But whiLstthere'slifethere's hope.

Thedaymaycomewnen youwillnolongerbesubject toyourpresentdisability.Certainlysuchreasonsasyou giveinyourpresentletterto justifyyourrejectionofthe claimsoftheCatholicChurch donotwarrantyourdoingso.

Q.:Eitheryourcontention isagrossoverstatement,ora fantasticidea.

R-Thereisathirdpossibility.Itmightbetrue.You shouldexaminetheproblem inthelightofthatpossibility. insteadofjustdismissing anythoughtalongthoselines illtoocasually.

"NOMANINFALLIBLE"

Q.:Weareallawarethat nomanisinfallible. R.:Thatistrue,unlessa manonsomespecialoccasion andforsomespecialreason bedivinelysafeguardedby GodHimselffromliabilityto error.WillyoudenythatGod couldthussafeguardaman againstthepossibilityof error?

Ifsowhydoyouquotethe BibleasifitatleastcontainstheabsoluteandIndiaputabletruth.Itsva bookswerewrittenby St.Petertellsus:"Theholy menofGodspoke,inspired

bytheHolyGhost."(2Peter 1:21).WhilstundertheinspirationoftheHolyGhostwere theysafeguardedagainst humanliabilitytoerr?Ifso, theyweretheninfallible; andthesweepingstatement thatnomanisinfallible cannotstand. Ifthebiblicalwriterswere notinfallible,thenthereis nomorepointinquotingthe Biblethaninquotingany otherbooksofmerelyhuman andfallibleauthorship.

Whenyousaythatnoman isinfallibleyouaretakingit forgrantedthatitisnot possibleforanymantobe infallible.Iamsuggesting thatitispossibleforaman tobeinfallible,atleastor, givenoccasionsprovidedheis divinelypreservedbyGodon suchoccasionsagainstliabilitytoerror.

Ifnot,eotheprophet Isaiah'sdeclaration:"Thus saiththeLord,"youwillbe quiteentitledtoreply:"I don'tbelievetheLordsaid thatatall'

LEGENDSOFST.PAUL,

JOSEPHLACKPROOF

Q.:Whatisthetruthof theclaimsoftheBritish IsraelsectaboutSt.Paul havingbeenburiedatGlastonbury,Englandandabout afloweringstaffinaonetimechapelthere?

R.:Thereisnotruthinthe legendthatSt.Paulwas buriedinEngland.Hewas certainlymartyredandburied inRome.Thereisanancient Englishtraditionthathe visitedEnglandandpreached there.

Ofthatonecanmerely saythatitisnotimpossible, butthatthereisnoproof availableforit.Asregards the"floweringstaff,"legendhasitthatSt.Josephof ArimatheawenttoGlastonburyasamissionaryand plantedhisstaffthere,whereuponittookrootandis growingtheretothisday,at leastinvariousoff-shoots fromit.

Therearethreeplantstherewhichbotanistssayare nativetotheMiddleEastand notto haveEnglandandwhich thepeculiarhabitof blossomingbothinthemonth ofMayandinthemonthof December.

Butthereisnothinglike *proofavailablethattheycan betracedbacktoSt.Joseph ofArimathea,oreventhat hewaseverthere.

Butthatwouldnotworry theBritishIsraeliteswith whomthewishisfatherto thethoughtinallthateven remotelyseemstofitinwith theirpre-conceivedtheories.

LILITHLEGEND

EXPLAINSDOUBLE

THATISN'TTHERE

Q.:WouldyoupleaseexplainthelegendofLllith, mentionedinBernardShow's play:"BacktoMethuselah?"

R.:ThelegendofLilithis derivedfromthe"Talmud," acollectionofJewishreligiouswritings. Jewishrabbinicalscholars inventedthestory,inanefforttoreconcilethefirst chapterofGenesiswhich superficiallyseemstosaythat Godcreatedthefirsttwo humanbeings,iviaieand female,simultaneously,with thesecondchapterwhichdeclaresthatEvewasformed afterandfromAdam.

Q.:Sincenomanisinfallible,itisunnecessaryforyou todefendthehumanelement inyourChurch. R.:Youareverykind,but youarelabouringundera misconception.Youaremixingupinfallibilitywithimpeccability.Infallibilitymeans thatamancannotteach whatiswrong.Impeccability meansthatamancannotdo whatiswrong.Thetwoare notthesamething.

Amancouldbeinfallible withoutbeingimpeccable.It iscertainlypossibletotellthe otherstherightthingalthoughpersonallyonedoes thewrongthing.Asforthe humanelementintheCatholicChurch,Idon'tdefendthat:Isimplyassertit. Whentheevilconductof anymemberoftheChurch isusedasanargument againsther,Idon'tdefend theevilconduct.ButIdo defendtheChurch,making itclearthat,howeverinfallibleshemaybeinheroffi cial claimedteachings,shehasnever thathermembers areimpeccable. Ialsosnakeitclearthatif theysintheydowhatshe forbids,andthattheyareto becondemned,notthe Churchwhoseteachingsand lawstheyviolate. Despiteyourkindassurancetothecontrary,itis necessarytodefendthe Churchinsuchawaysince therearemultitudesof peoplewhowronglythink thebadbehaviourofsome Catholicstoindicatebad beliefstaughtthembytheir Church,notrealisingthata man'screedmaybemuch betterthanhisconduct,even astherearepeoplewhose conductismuchbetteethan theircreed,

TherabbissaidthatGod createdafirstman,Adam, andafirst-woman,Lilith.But Lilithwouldhavenothingto dowithAdamandabandoned earthfortheupperregionsoftheair.

Godthenformedanother woman,Eve,fromAdam,by whomhehadchildren.The Jewishlegendsaysthat Lilithhauntsthisworldat night-time,andisespeciallyhostiletonewborninfants. Thestoryis,ofcourse,afairytale,andcannotbe tankedasseriousbiblical interpretation.

Theconflicttherabbis imaginedbetweenthetwo accountsinGenesisdoesnot reallyexistatall.Thefirst chaptermerelydeclaresthat Godcreatedthetwosexes, withoutahintthattheywere formedsimultaneously;the secondchaptermerelygives additionaldetailsastothe mannerofEve'sformation.

489WellingtonSt.PhoneBA.5992 PrivateWUI315 FRESHFISHDaily;Wholesale andRetail. CrayfishandPrawnsforbait alwaysonhand. CookedFishandChipsallday.

ReligionClassesInHungarian SchoolsRestricted; RussianMadeCompulsorySubject

Vienna,Feb.1:TheHungarianpuppetregimeheadedbyPremierJanosKadarhasrescindedrecentregulationswhichpermittedchildrenwhoseparentsrequestedittoreceivereligious instructionsintheschools,itwaslearnedhere.

Russianlanguagewasreinstatedasacompulsorysub-jectinHungary'sschools.

Thebanonreligionclasses camejustaweekafterRadio Budapestreportedthatthe CommissionerofEducation hadruledthataparentor guardianofachildcouldinformhisschoolprincipal eitherinwritingororally thatthechildwastoreceive religiousinstructions.

Theoriginaldecreeprovidingforreligionclasseswas issuedbyEducationCommissionerAlbertKonya.

Mr.deValeraHitsOutat thePartitionofIreland

Mr.deValerahasmadeastatementon thebordersituationinthecourseofaninterviewwhichwaspublishedinthe"ManchesterGuardian"andquotedinseveral Irishnewspapers.

Reiteratingthathewish-CountiestherebecausetheGovernment fearssthatreal

VISIONSARE HOCUS-POCUS

Munich:FatherWalterDettman,excommunicatedleaderofthe Heroldsbachsectofthe Bambergdiocese,has urgedhisadherentsto becomereconciledwith theChurch.

Thesituationatthebeginningoftheschoolyearwas suchthatathoughtherewere legalprovisionsforreligion classes,obstaclesofallsorts madeitextremelydifficultfor childrenwhoseparents soughtformalreligiousinstructionforthem.

Oftherevocation,the Budapestradiosaidbluntly:

Atthesametime,theBaranyaCountyexecutiveparentsatthebeginningoi committeeoftheHungariantheschoolyearcanattaino SocialistWorkers'iCom-religiousclasses" munistparty, Twodayslater,theGovernmentradiosaidthatthere hadbeena"nationalconference"attheMinistryof Education,andthatEducationCommissionerannouncedthatbecauseof"gross abuses'takingadvantageof freedomofreligiousinstruction,a"newdecreehasbeen produced."

Severaldaysafterthe RadioBudapestclarification, however,MinisterofState, GyorgyMarmarawhoaccompaniedPremierKadaronhis triptoMoscowearlyin January.lashedoutatwhat hecalled"abuses"inthefield ofreligiousinstruction.Mr. Marosan'sreferenceto "abuses"wasmadeduringa speechhegaveinPecstothe

RadioBudapestsaidMr Konya"stressed"thatthe Governmentisnot"revokingitsowndecree."Butit saidthat"allmeasureswhich, inrecentweeks,gaveriseto variousmisunderstandingsin thefieldofreligiouseducationhavebeeninvalidated."

Thebroadcastsaidequivocallythat"thegistofthe decreeisthat,duringthe currentterm,onlythose childrenwhowereenrolled forattendancebytheir

RECKLESSDRIVING CALLEDSINFUL

Boston,U.S.A.-Recklessautomobiledrivingis aviolationofdivinelawaswellashumanlaw, ArchbishopRichardJ.CushingofBostontoldCatholicsinapastoralletterreadinallchurchesofthe archdiocese.

"Weneednotbeexpert statisticianstocalculatethat travelbyautomobilecausesa fargreaterlossoflife,atthe presenttime,thananyother singlefactor,"thelettersaid.

'Thelawofcautiononthe highwaysisnotanewlaw," ArchbishopCushingpointed out."butanoldone.Itis simplyanewformofalaw whichGodHimselfhasmade' Thatwemustmakeevery reasonableefforttosafeguard ourownlivesandthelivesof ourfellowhumanbeings.

"Thedivinelawwhichforbidssuicideandmurderis violatedbyeveryautoistwho deliberatelyandwantonlydisregardstheregulationswhich competentauthoritieshave imposedaselementaryand indispensablemeansofdefenceagainstaccidents."

"Drivingisaseriousbusiness,"theletteradded."We cannotconsciously take chancesthatmayimperil humanlife.Sayaprayer .everytimeyougoontheroad 'thatDivineProvidencemaykeepyououtofdanger.And thenremindyourselvesthat itisultimatelyGod'slaw,and merelytheregulationsof highwayofficials,thatyou mustobserveasyoujourneytoyourdestination.

"Onlythusmaywebecer- tainthattheautomobile,whichbringssomanybenefits tosociety,doesnotbecome,at thesametime,theworld's mostpowerfulinstrumentof destruction.

edtomakeitquiteclear thathewasagainstthese attacksandagainstthe useofforce,Mr.deValerasaid:"Forcewillnot provideasolution.It

"TheGovernmentisaware thatthisnewdecreewillnot meetwithuniversalapproval."

StillquotingMr.Konya.it wentontosay:

"Thesituationatpresent isthat,underthepretextof religiousinstruction,reaction is childrencrudelydraggingsmall intopolitics.Pressureisbeingbroughttobear onthestudentstoenrol. Thosewhodonotwantto attendreligionclassesare beatenandspaton.This doesnotconstituteawideningofdemocracy."

Afterthedecreebanning religiousinstruction was issued.PremierKadarhimselfspokeoutagainstwhat hecalled"spiritualterror" beingusedtoforcereligious instructiononHungarian children.

ArchbishopGodfreyWelcomed

ToLondon

London,Feb.5:ArchbishopWilliam Godfreyreceivedarousingwelcomeashe arrivedheretotakeuphisdutiesasArchbishopofWestminster.

TheformerArchbishoporsidetheepiscopalresidence. LiverpoolandonetimeApostolicDelegatetoGreat BritainwillbesolemnlyinstalledonFebruary11.Oa hisarrivalfromLiverpoolhe wasmetattherailwaysta- tionbyacrowdofseveral thousandwelcomersledbyan Irishpipeband.

As steppedArchbishopGodfrey downfromthetrain inhisepiscopalrobes,the wholechapterofWestminsterCathedralcameforward togreethim.Thethrongsoi thefaithfulsurgedpastthestationbarriers,cheering andthenthunderingoutthe oldhymn,"FaithofOur Fathers."

AttheArchbishop'sHouse. inWestminster,another largecrowdsweptasidethe policeandalmoststopped theprelate'scar. TheArchbishopeventually managedtomakehiswayin-

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Iiiafewmomentsheappearedatabarony.Hewasintroducedtothecrowdby AuxiliaryBishopGeorge CravenofWestminster,who hasservedasVicarCapi- tularoftheSeesincethe deathofCardinalBernard GriffinlastAugust.

TheArchbishopgaveMs blessingtothekneelingfaithfulbelow.Theircheeringand hymnskepthimonthebalconyforsometime.

TwodayslaterArchbishos GodfreypresentedhisBulls ofAppointmenttotheMetropolitanChapteratWestminsterCathedral.Theformalpresentationwasmadeat thechaptermeetingafter theregularCapitularHigh Mass.

WhentheArchbishopen- trainedinLiverpoolfor London,10.000ofthefaithfulwereonhandforasendoff.AshappenedonhisarrivalinLondonlaterinthe day,thewell-wishersbroke throughthepolicecordon.

Beforemountingthetrain inLiverpool'sLite-street terminal,ArchbishopGodfreygaveindividualfarewells tocivicleadersofhisnative cityandtorepresentativesof about50LiverpoolCatholicorganisations.

"WEEPING"PICTUREOF SACREDHEARTNOT

SUPERNATURAL

MazaraDelVallo,Italy, Feb.5-Apictureofthe SacredHeartofJesus,purportedtoshedtearsand perspiration,hasbeenpronouncedbyecclesiasticalauthoritieshereasnotsupernatural.

Thepicturehungonthe wallofaprivatehomeinthe villageofSalaparutanear Palermo.Whenthealleged supernaturalphenomenaat- tractedlargenumbersofvillagers,Churchauthorities conductedaninvestigation.

Asaresultofspokenand writtentestimony,ArchbishopGioacchinodiLeoof MariadelValloissuedadecreestatingthatthepheno-menon"doesnotpossess characteristicssuchascould beattributedtosupernatural ormiraculouscauses."He furthermoreforbadeclergy andfaithfultoveneratethe picture.

consentandthewillingacceptanceoflawcannot,inthe circumstances,beexpectedfromtheNationalists;inthe Twenty-SixCountiesbecause itisnecessarytopreventhere theorganisationandarming ofgroupswhowouldtakethe couldnotbesuccessfullawintotheirownhands,ignoretheelectedgovernment. andwould,infact,beandpossiblyprecipitateour disastrous,leavingbehindasituationmore embitteredanduncertain thanthepresent."

"Thereis,however,aproblem-aseriousproblemwhichitisadutyofstatesmanshiptoattendtoandto solve,bearinginmindthat humanrelations,tobepeacefulandstable,mustbejust

"TherootcauseofthepresentsituationhereinIreland isthepartitionofourcountry,whichisadenialofthe rightofnationalself-determination.

"TheislandofIreland,the wholeofwhichisonlythe thesloeofLakeSuperiorin

peopleintoadisastrouscivil warwhichwouldnotendpar- titionbutwouldleavealegacyofincreasedbitterness andantagonisms.

"Thewholepositionisone ofexasperationandtensionItsetsIrishmenagainsteach other resentmentandcreatesaburning againstBritain. whoseGovernmentandParliamentframedthepartition actsrindarestillregardedas interestedabettorsinmaintainingthesituationcreated

"Ajustsolutionwouldcause allthistodisappear,and suchasolutioncanbegotif itbesoughtearnestlybymen ofgoodwillwhoaredeterminedtosucceed.

"We nosalsherehavemadeproforasolutiononmore thanoneoccasioninthepast. butourproposalshavebeen ignored.Ihavemyselfspoken tolargeaudiencesinmany aftheprincinalcitiesofthe UnitedStatesAustralia,New Zealand,England,Scotland andWalesinthehopeofgettinganinformedpublicopinioninthesecountrieswhich wouldbefavorabletothe rightingofthewrongandassistinbringingaboutalust settlement.Ihavealsospoken tomanyoftheleadingstatesmenofthesecountriesonthis matter.

"Myconstantdesirehas beentosecuresuchasolutionaswouldnotonlybring harmonytoIreland,but wouldalsobringaboutbetweentheBritishandIrish peoplesthosegoodrelations whichitisintheirmutual interesttocreateandmaintain."

America,ma,usesthenationalhomeoftheIrish peoplesincethedawnofhistory.Tocutupthissmall islandhomeintotwoseparate Stateswould,underanycircumstances,beasourceof painandgrieftoeveryIrishman.

"Butwhenthepartitionis effectedinamannerwhich violatestheveryprinciple whichisinvokedtojustify it,itbecomesbothcrueland callouslyunjust.

"If,becameoftheirpoliticalviewsandsentiments, unionistsofthenorth-easternpartofourcountryare excludedfromtheruleofa unitedIrishParliament,how canitbecontendedthatthe NationalistsofDerryCity,of theCountiesofTyroneand Fermanagh,andtheoldparliamentaryconstituenciesof SouthArmagh,andSouth Down,shouldbecompelledto accepttheruleoftheBelfast Parliament?

"Lookatthemap.The areasthatIhavementioned, inwhichthereareNationalistmajorities,allimmediately adjointheTwenty-SixCountyterritory.Theyamountin thetotaltoaboutone-half ofthewholeSix-Countyarea.

"IfPartitionistobejustifiedonthegroundsthatthere areunionistmajoritiesina certainareaaroundBelfast whoarenotwillingtocome intoaunitedIrishState,why musttheNationalistmajoritiesintheareasIhavementionedbecoercedandincludedinaState,towardsthe Governmentofwhichthey areatleastasmuchopposed astheunionistsaretotowardsthegovernmentofa unitedIreland.

"Surelythereshouldbe equaltreatmentinthismanner,or,touseahomelyphrase,whatissauceforthe gooseshouldbesauceforthe gander.Theinhabitantsof theNationalistareasinquestionnaturallyprotestthatif theislandbe

FatherDettmannwasexcommunicatedbecauseofhis intransigeanceinrefusingto obeyecclesiasticalauthorities. Thedifficultiesaroseoutof thespurious"vision"ofOur Ladysupposedtohavebeen hadby Heroldsbachseveralyounggirlsof in1949. FatherDettmanncontrary toecclesiasticaldecreesdeclaringthe"visions"false, continuedtopromotepopular supportoftheshrineerected onthespot.

Inhisrecentcircular, FarterDettmanncallstheap- parition"hocus-pocus." However,aformerseminarian,whowasexcommunicatedforhispartinthe "visions"stillarranges"ser- vices"atHeroldsbach,but FatherDettmann'swithdrawalhascausedmany formerfollowerstoreturnto theChurch.

Atthetimeofthe"visions" itwasreportedthatFather Dettmannhopedtomake Heroldsbachintoa"German Lourdes."

BoththeCongregationof theHolyOfficeinRomeand BishopJosefSchneideroil BambergissuedstrongcondemnationsoftheHeroldsbachaffair,aftercarefulexaminationhadproventheallegedvisionspurious.

30,000Will AttendCongress

Rome,January31-MonsignorJosephCardijn,founderoftheYoungChristian Workermovement,announcedherethatabout 30,000youngpeopleareexpectedtocomefromallover worldtoattendtheYCW congresshereinAugust.

Mgr.Cardijn,whowasvisitingtheBelgianCollegeat Rome,saidthatthecongress willopenwithageneraldemonstrationinStPeter's SquareonAugust25. Afterthat,theremaining daysofthecongress,until September4,willbeattendedbydelegatesgroupedaccordingtothecontinents fromwhichtheycome.

POSTIE'S WHISTLE

Deargirls,boysandtinies, ThisweekIre-metafter yearssomeonethatIhad oncevisitedinhospitaland takenalotofbookstofor aboutthreeweeks.Itwason thehottestdayoftheweek, andwedivedintoasmall shootocooloff.

Sippingourpineapplejuice wedecidedtogotoamovie, andduringtheintervalthe oldladytoldmesuddenly: "FunnyIshouldmeetyoutoday.Ihavejustbeentosee someoneinhospital,sheis veryill.Itookherbooks,just asyoubroughtmesome,and shepausedandlooked awayacrossthefoyer.

"Ihopethattheyhavethesameresultwithherasthey didwithme."Shestartedto saysomething,andtheintervalwasover.

Latershewrotemeabeautifullettersayingthatall herlifeshehadhatedCatholics.Theninhospitalsome ofushadcalledtoseeher Wehadsomehowallbeen Catholics.

AmongstthebooksIhad givenherhadbeen"The Record"everyweekforthe threeweeks.Otherswereall magazines.Sheisateacher, withananalyticalmind.She readitavidly,andthat startedherthinkingthat therearetwosidestoevery question.

Iwouldliketosaythatshe wasnowaCatholic,butthat hasnothappenedyet.BUT

SHEOFTENGOESTOOUR CATHEDRALANDNEVER MISSESGETTINGHER RECORD."

Nowthatsheknowsthat IamAuntMollieshewillbe readingthesepages,sochildren,bestfootforward please,andperhapswetoo cangiveamentalappleto thisteacher.

Lotsofloveandhappy studying.

AuntMollie.

PASSITON

Iwouldbeveryhappyif allthereadersofthispage and"TheRecord"would passon"TheRecord"and anyotherCatholicliterature thattheymayhaveinthe house.Wereadsomuchrubbishthattobalanceour mentalbudgetweneedat leastsomeCatholicreading everyweek.Ourpaperiswell likedinMelbourne,Adelaide.andIamtoldinSydneyalso PersonallyIthinkthatitis morereadablethanother papersIhaveread.SOBE PROUDOFITANDPASS ITON.

AuntMollie.

YoungestCornerite

DearAnutMollie, Ireadthechildren'scornereveryweekandlikeitvery much.

Iwouldlikeverymuchto becomeoneofyourniece.tI amsevenyearsold.

Goodbyefornow, Oneofyourlovingnieces JudithFerguson.

DearJudith, You member"arethefirst"youngest tojointhisyear. Soadoublybegwelcometo you.Itisourother"cornerite"yoursisterandwhen isyourbirthday?

Writeandtellusallabout yourpets,everycorneritehas suchinterestingones.

Lotsoflove, AuntMollie.

Children'sCo*

TheKnightandthe WonderfulStone

OnceuponatimeabraveEnglishknight,fightingforthetombofChristintheHolyLand,was capturedbytheSaracensandthrownintoadungeontodie.Butanightingalecameandperched onthewindowofthedungeonandcheeredhimup dailywithhersweetsong.

TheLifeStoryof aPenny

(ByWendyBarrett,Norseman)

IAMapenny.IwasmadeintheLondon IMintin1901alongwithmanyofmy friendsandrelatives.

Onmybackisasovereign ofEngland,QueenVictoria, andonmyothersideisBritanniaholdingatrident.

WhenIarrivedattheplace wewerepackedtobesentto the.bank,Iwasputintoa steelboxwithmanyofmy friendsandrelatives.

Afterarrivingatthebank, Iwasgiventoamanin changeforapoundnote.I soonlearnedthatthisman ownedaconfectioneryshop.

Onedaytheownerwasill andhissonlookedafterthe shop.Thisladwasverycareless.andonenightheforgot totaketheday'stakings home.

ThisnightIwasawakened byanoiseatthedoorand soonfoundoutthatthedisturbancewascausedbyburg- larswhoremovedusfromthe tillandtookustotheirhidemt. HereI hoursspentmanyunhappy beingplayedwithin gamescalled"twoup'

Onedayoneofthesemen tookmeandmycousinstoa shoptobuyapacketofcig- arettes. Afteraverylongtimeat thisshopIheardfromsome newpenniesthattheyear was1917.

ThesameafternoonIheard amantellingtheownerof theshopthatonthenextaay hewouldbecollectingallthe oldcoinstobemeltedinto newcoins. WhenIheardthisIwas veryunhappyforIdidnot wanttobemelteddown.

MaryEnjoysBeach

200Stock-rd..Palmyra. DearAuntMollie, Ihopeyouarewell.We arrivedhomefromWaikiki onMondayevening. Mysisterissickinbed, ItisherbirthdayonSatur- day.WehadalittleCastle- dareboy.hisnameisTony. HewentbacktoCastledare today. Wehadalovelytimeat Waikiki.Iwentforaswim twiceaday.Itwascalmin themorning,androughin theafternoon.Waikikiis twomilespastSafetyBay. WeliveinCurrieat. Imustclosenow. Yourlovingniece. MaryCarr. DearMary, Yourholidaysoundsvery delightful,andIhopethat Mumhadarestatthebeach. Didshe?

Uponmyhothilltopwe hadvisionsofyourswimminganddivinganddidwishthat wecouldflydownandjoin you. Wehaveadoptedsome magpies,andfiveKookaburras,andtheyarrivepunctuallyatsunsetfortheir meat.Theyhaveapatternof eating,DadandMumfeed theyoungerones,andthe Kookaburraslooksolemnly on. Writeagainsoon. Love,AuntMollie.

Butluckilythatafternoon asmallboywantedapieceof licorice. Hegavetheshopkeepera shillingandinexchangewas givencousinsixpence,uncle threepence,mybrotherand me. Astheboyskippedhappily outoftheshopIwasaccidentallyknockedoutofhis handsandIrolledalongthe pavementuntilIslippeddown aholeandwasoutofsight Icouldheartheboylookingformeabove,buthecould notfindmeandwentoff home. AndhereIlie,withmice scamperingoverme,hearing peoplewalkingtoandfro aboveme,andrestingpeace-fully,waitingtobefound.

Week'sWinners

Senior

"Hospital":VivienneWar,nor,28,Nash-st.,Perth. Special:WendyBarrett, PoliceStation,Norseman. SeniorAward

"HOSPITAL"

(OriginalpoembyVivienne Warner,15) Iliehereonthishardold bed, Withaches,pains,anda swollenhead. Mybackissorefromsitting u,Andmyseatfeelslikea brandedpup.

Thenursesrunagoundall day, Alwayssmilinginthesame oldway.Fixingthisandwashingthat. Trimandneatwithacute littlehat.

The"staff"nurses,andthe "sister" Gofrombedtobed.

Askinghowpeoples'aches andpainsare, Andme.myswollenhead.

Thedoctorscomearound eachday, Andpressandpush,then theysay. "TellmewhereIhurt.my dear, Hereorhereorhere."

Themealsaren'tbad,but notenough, Quiteniceinfact,butthe meatstootough. StillIshouldn'treallycom- plain, ForI'vehadworsebutdon't wantitagain. Theyfillmeupwithmedicines, Andpushwaterdownmy neck. Thenramtheneedlesinmy skin, Wow!dotheyhurt,byhec, Thispoem'sneallyendedIttookmequitesometime. AndIthinkI'llhaveasleep, 'CosIcan'tthinkofanother line.

Poem

TheWallabysatonanironBudgeree,barkstump.Budgeree,Bingy- Wonderinghowfarhewas abletojump, Budgeree,BudgereeeBingy. TheBull-antsatontheWallaby'stail, Budgeree,Budgeree,Bingy- AndtheWallabystartedoff fullsail, Budgeree,Budgeree,Bingy. TheBull-ant'sfaceworea satisfiedsmile, Budgeree,Budgeree,BingyFortheWallabyfoundhe couldjumpamile, Budgeree,Budgeree,Bingy. ThePerfessorAndAlter Ego.(nFrolicFair).

ThoughtFor TheWeek

It'sanoldformula:Do yourbest,andsomebody mightlikeit,

PatiencePaid

IntheWestAustralianof February5wereadthatthe R.A.A.Fareformingareadingreading hl,thJTJ ingfaster,sotheoldstory fromtheVaticanLibrary seemsinorder. Astudentwasreadingthe worksofaphilosopherwho haddiedmorethan170years ago.Goingsteadilythrough thefoliohecameupona yellowsheetofpaperon whichwaswritten:"ThefinderisaskedtogototheProbateCourtandlookupfile 162R.I./Rome,February5th, 1784."Thepaperwassigned bytheauthorofthebook. Thestudenttracedthefile intheProbateCourt,tofind tohisdelightthattheauthor hadbequeathedhismoney tohim,asthefirstpersonto showsufficientinterestinhis worktogetsofar.Thefortunewas£300,000.

Shewasathinstarvedbird,* andtheknightfedherwith someofhisprisoncrusts,and shegrewintoapetandhe usedtotalktoher."IfonlyIInmyperegrinationsabout couldgetofthiscell,"hesaidLondonsomeyearsagoI overandoveragain.ThecameonefirstSundaytoa littlebirdflewaway,andsmallchurchinChelsea forthreelonglonelydaysthewhichhasaspecialservice knightdidnotseeher.Fin-heldonthefirstSundayof allyshecameback,whenheeverymonthinoneofits hadgivenherupforlost.Shechapels.Theservice,Ithink alightedatduskonhiswin-mustbeuniqueintheworld, dow,andinherbeakcarriedserviceforanimals. astone. Theknight,infeedingher, touchedhisfetterstothe stone,andtohisgreatsurprisetheyfellapart.Qunckly hepickedupthemagicstone, watchedbythebird,whohad herheadononeside,andhe touchedthesoliddoorwith it.That,too,fellopen. Heescapedthatnight,and tookthetamelittlebirdwith him.Hebuiltheranopen goldencageinthegardenof hiscastle,andthereshelived andsangdailyforhim.

-AdaptedfromChildren's Encyclopaedia, AuntMollie.

PetsWeLove

Herechildrenandtheir parentsandfriendsbring theiranimalstobeblessed inaspecialservice.Prayers areofferedforallsuffering animals,andgrownupsand childrenkneeltogetherinthe crowdedchurch. Thereisalwaysacurious assortmentofpets,andhe pigeonsofLondonflutea aboutoutside.PersonallyI expectedSt.Francistopeer inatthehighwindows,and St.BrigidtoarrivefromIrelandwithherbull. Amongstthecongregation wereanItalianbaron,three Navalofficerswiththeirchildren.twowithdogsandone withaplumedbirdinacage, andSirAlfredMunningsand LadyMunnings.

IReadAndLiked

By"RONSARD"

Thisweek'stwobooksareratherdissimilarintheirappeal, ErnestGann'sbookisforadultsonly."ACarpetofFlowers"is foreveryonewholikesabookwhichisgoodineverysenseof theterm.

TWILIGHTFORTHE GODS

ByErnestGann

AuthorGann agood eyeforamotandaneat style.Theresultisinvari-

PopePraysFor SuccessOf India

NEWDELHI,India, Feb.5:HisHolinessPope PiusXIIhasexpressed hishopesforIndia'ssuccessinhereffortsfor notionaldevelopment.

ThePopeofferedprayers forGod'sblessingsonthe effortsofthecountry'sleaderstomaintainthe"rhythm ofitsdevelopment." HisgoodwisheswereexpressedinamessagetoDr. RajendraPrasad,President ofIndia,ontheoccasionof theseventhanniversaryof theestablishmentoftheIndianRepublic. ThemessagewastransmittedthroughMgr.JohnGordon,charged'affairesofthe ApostolicInternunciature here.Itsaid: "Mindfuloftheaspirations forpeacewhichanimate YourExcellencyandthe GovernmentofIndia,His HolinesspraysthatAlmighty GodmayprosperYourExcellency'sendeavourssothat, intheserenityofpeace,the nationmaymaintainthe rhythmofitsdevelopment fortheprogressivewell-being ofitspeople."

ablyanovelthatcarriesthe readeralongwithhim,and hehasearnedareputation asastory-tellerwhichmust bebringinghiminasmall fortune. Oneofhisearliestbooks, "TheHighandtheMighty," hasbeenmadeintoasuccessfulmovie,andIpredict thatthislatesteffortwill alsotaketheroadtoHollywood. Allowingforachangeof venue,'TwilightForthe Gods"issomewhatsimilarto hispreviousbest-seller.This timethesettingisadilapid-atedbarquentinetradingin thePacific,andwejoinCap- tainBellandhispassengers onwhatturnsouttobeher finalvoyage.

CaptainBellisoneofthe fewremainingwindjammerskippers,andthe"Cannibal" ishislastcommand,althoughheisstillacomparatively youngmanasskippersgo. Hismostinterestingpassengerisaladyofconsiderablecharm, background,withamysterious whoisanxious thattheshipshouldnotcall atHonolulu. AsCaptainBellhasnodesiretoincurtheportcharges ofHonolulu,heisnotvery concernedaboutthelady's reasonsfordesiringtoavoidtheplace.

Thefirstmate,ontheother hand,isveryInterestedinthe reason,and,withtheLidof agoodmemory,hemanages toworkitout.Hethenuses hisinformationintopersuad-ingtheladytogranthimher favours,whichupsetsthe captainverymuchashedoesn'tknowthereasonand hasfalleninlovewiththe lady. Whentheshipspringsa leakandthepumpgoesout ofaction,thecaptainisforcedtomakeforHonolulu,andthe thicken.plotreallybeginsto Gunn'scharactersarealwaysinterestingandthecollectionInthisstoryarewell uptostandard. MyconyfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis1819.

ACARPETOFFLOWERS

ByE.B.deTrevino Hereisastorythatcomparesveryfavourablywith minorclassicslike"Marcellino"and"TheSmallMiracle." Ittakesitstitlefroman oldMexicancustom.EveryyearthevillagersofHuamantlaweaveacarpetof flowerstodecoratethefloor ofthegreatbasilicainMexicoCity,andthecarpetdepictseachyearadifferent scenehonouringOurLadyof Guadalupe. TothevillageofHuamantlacomesasmallboyledby hisdog,fortheboyisblind. Heshelterswiththekindly

painter,DonNacho,andis eventuallyadoptedbyhim.

WhenDonNachoisgiven thetaskofdesigningthesub-jectfortheBowercarpet,the boypleadsfortherightto providetheflowersforthe Virgin'seyes,andhisrequest isgrantedprovidedhemakes hisownwaytothebasilica.

Howhechoosestheflowers forhispartofthecarpetand hisadventuresingetting themthereontimemakedelightfulreading,andthe triumphofhisfaithand goodnessismostmoving. Besidesbeingalovelylittle story,thebookprovidesa mostinterestingbackground tothepeasantlifeof,Mexico City.Itwillappealtojuvenileaswellasadultreaders. MycopyisfromAherns' Booklovers.Thepriceis15/6.

VaticanPlaces2 BooksBySpanish WriterOnIndex VATICANCITY,Feb.1: Twobookswrittenbythe lateSpanishphilosopherand author,MigueldeUnamuno. whodiedinDecember,1936, '..vebeenplacedontheindexofforbiddenbooksby theHolyOffice.

Thebooksare"DelSentimientoTragico"(Onthe TragicSenseofLife)and "LaAgoniadelCristianismo" (TheAgonyofChristianity), Inanarticlecommenting onthecondemnation,L'OsservatoreRomano.Vatican Citydaily,saidthatChurch authoritieshavebeencompelledtomakeaformal condemnationofthebooks becauseofthewidepraise Unamunohasreceivedin Spainandothercountries andbecauseofthewidedistributionofhisbooks. Theirwidecirculation,the VaticanCitynewspaperexplained,constitutesagrave dangertosouls.Thecongregationechoedtheopinion ofseveralSpanishbishops whohadalreadypointedout thegraveerrorsinthewritingsofUnamuno,saidL'Osservatore.

ROWINGCHAMPSPRESENT

MODELTOPOPE

VaticanCity,Feb.1:The Italianfour-manrowing teamwhichwontheOlympic titleatMelbourne,inthe 'withhelmsman"category wasreceivedherebyHis HolinessPopePiusXII. Theteampresentedthe Popewithamodeloftheir boatbearingtheinscription: "ToHisHolinessPopePius XII,SupremeHelmsmanet Peter'sMysticBoat."

27ProtestantClergymenJoinChurch

LONDON,Jan.25(NC)-TwentysevenProtestantclergymenwerereceived intotheChurchhereduringtheyearendinglastOctober,theConverts'AidSociety reported.

Thetotal,apparentlyanewrecordforthis century,wasmadeknownintheannualreport ofthesociety,whichwasfoundedin1896atthe requestofPopeLeoXIIItogiveaidtoconverted ProtestantclergymenandAnglicanSisters.

FrederickWalterChambers,thesociety'ssecretary,saidthepreviousknownrecordnumber ofclergymenconvertedinoneyearwas14duringWorldWarII.Hesaidhedoubtedthatthe averagehadbeenmorethan10.

CardinalCallsonFaithfulfor FamiliaritywithScriptures

Paris,Jan.25:Catholicsshouldbeas carefultoavailthemselvesofthegreat storeofwisdomandtruthintheSacred ScripturesastheirProtestantbrethrenare, HisEminenceMauriceCardinalFeltin, ArchibshopofParis,saidinapastoral. Hecalledonthefaithfulfamiliariseourselveswiththe tojoininprayerduringtheGospelsandtheotherparts weekdevotedtotheconver-ofSacredScripture Itis sionofunbelieversandtheapracticetowhichourProreunionofChristendom. testantbrethrenhaveremainInhisletter,CardinalFel-edfaithful",hedeclared. tinurgedCatholicstoreflect"Withregardtotradition, onthedoublethemeofScrip-weknowthatourOrthodox Lureandtradition. brethrenaccorditthesame "Weshouldtakeeveryoc-normativevalueasourCathocasionthatpresents.itselftoliefaith."

HolyOfficeClarifies MarriageImpediment

VATICANCITY,Feb.4:TheSacredCongregationoftheHolyOfficehasissuedadecreeclearingupanimportantpointregardingthemarriage impedimentofaffinity.

FATHERJOHNM.HAYES, FOUNDEROFIRISHRURAL MOVEMENT,DIESAT68

Dublin,Feb.2:FatherJohn M.Hayes,founderofthe Iirshruralmovement,MuintirnaTire(Peopleofthe Land),diedfollowingcomplicationsafteramajor operation.Hewas68. Anestimated5000persons andhundredsofcarsformed aprocessiontoaccompany hisbodyonthejourneyfrom theTipperarynursinghome tohisparishofBanshain CountyTipperary.

In1937FatherHayes foundedthefirstofsome400 parishguilds,whichfoster nativecraftsandindustries anddomuchtomakerural lifebrighterandmoreprogressive.

Agriculturalstudentsfrom othercountries,particularly theUnitedStates,have cometoIrelandduringthe pasttenyearstoattendlecturecoursesorganisedby FatherHayes'groups.

Affinityistherelationship acquiredbyamarriedperson tothebloodrelationsofhis orherspouse.Justasmarriageisforbiddenwithin certaindegreesofbloodrelationship,soitisforbidden betweenpersonswithaclose affinity.

Forexample,amanmay notmarrythesisterofhis deceasedwifewithouta specialdispensation.

TheHolyOfficedecreeconcernedtheeffectsofBaptism onaffinity.Itgaveanaffirmativeanswertothe question:"Doestheaffinity acquiredbymarriagewith thebloodrelationsofaperson'sspousebeforeBaptism constituteanobstacleto marriageifevenonlyoneof thespousesisbaptised?"

WiththeapprovalofHis HolinessPopePiusXII,the HolyOfficehasdecreedthat theaffinityexistingbetween unbaptisedpersonsandthe bloodrelationsoftheir spousesremainsevenafter baptism,andconstitutesan impedimenttomarriage.

TheirhighstandardofQualitynevervaries

DoYouEver Writetothe Newspapers?

TomanyShakespeare'sgoldenwordsare literature'sgreatesttreasureandothersare wooedbythesadbeautyofthepoemsof Yeats.Butjustasthehumanheartknows manylittlebyewayssotootherearedeviousmeansofself-expressionotherthan thoseofthegreatmasters.Notleastis11w habitofwritingtothepapers

Itwouldbeasuitablesubjectfordebate-"Arewriters ofletterstoEditorsbornor made?"Bornwouldseemto betheanswer.Formany seethewithindignationat somethingtheyhaveseenor heardandmutterdarkly aboutwritingintothenewspaper.Theysitstillandmentally composetheletterthatwill shocktheworld;discardan unsi'tablephrase:slipina well-chosenadjective;toy foralongtimewiththenomde-plume.NotforthemPro BonoPublico.Something vividandoriginal;somethine descriptiveandveryapt: something butwhat?

Itevadesthem.Theday passes.Theyhavenotcommittedthemselvestopaper Thehumourisnotonthem now.Theyareofthevast might-have-beens.Theworld mustspinroundwithoutthe helpoftheirideas. Notso,however,with others.Theysmoothdown thevirginpaperandresolutelypen,"DearEditor". Theymaydisapproveofthe licensinglaws:ofthelength ofwomen'sgowns;oftheresultofafootballmatch.

AladywritesfrontEngland forthewordsofaballad starting"MeUncleNeddie satonabarrel-o".Oddly enoughshesignsherself "MusicLover."Thenextday wefndsomeonecanmeet herdearestwish.Anoldman seeksimmortalitybecausehe claimshislaburnumisgrowingblueflowers. Aboyhaslosthisdog whichinturnhaslostone earandanswersthenameof "Bingo".Anolderchap workshimselfintoaheat. abouttheoutcomeofthe YaltaConference.Ahousewifequeriesthepriceofa cereal;andayoungpotential housewife,givingherfull nameandaddress,thanksthe youngmanwhohelpedher whenshefelloffherbicycle. Ifheisamanatsllhewill takethehint.

Avitalpage,thereader's section;racyofthesoil;sincere:whimsical:interesting.

RomanceTakes Reins

Thenwenavethecorrespondentsinthewomen's magazine.HereRomance takesthereinsandsetsoff atawildgallop.Aneighteenyear-oldwhosignsherself "SweetSue"i7trulyadamsel indistress. Siteisdeeplyenamouredof ayoungmanshemeetsinthe buseachday.Henevereven looksather,sheconfesses. Yetshefeelsthatheiskeenlyinterested butjust plainshy.Whatshouldshe do? Hereisahumanlittle problem.Themindwanders pleasantlyoverananswer. Whatshouldshedo?Could she,perhaps,ticklehisear withafeathersomemorning sothathewouldlookaround andthenshecouldpasssome lightbanteringremark.

Themindseeksaremarkof suitablebanterforthe(yension.Itisbynomeanseasy. Couldshesayheseemed ticklish?Butthatwould hardlybeasuitableremark emanatingfromasweet younglady."Goodmorning" wouldbeananti-climax perhapsthefeatherisnotso goodanideaafterall.

WATSONIAHAMS ANDBACON

WilliamShakespeare

AdviceForRose

Herboy-rriendhasbeen takinghergirl-friendout threetimesaweekandhe nowseesRoseonlyoncea fortnight.Islielosinginterest,sheasks.Unfortunate Rose.Hasloveblindedher tothisextent?Canshesee nofurtherthantheendof nose? Rsttheeditordoesnot askthesecallousquestions. Heradviceisneatlytabloided inseventeenwords: "DearRoseofEndon,you shouldseekanewboy-friend friendandchangeyourgirltoo." BelligerentChild

Themagazinescateringexclusivelyformendealwith problemsofmuchsterner stuff.Indeedonefeelsan engineeringdegreeisanessentialtointelligentreadingofthismatter.Ahanosmanwouldliketodisposeof wobblesawandsteelpush benchonballracesWhat arethesethings?

Onewonderscouldanyone finduseforthem.Butthere, intheoppositecolumn,we seeasmallinsertion:Wanted -awobblesaw.Hereare twopeoplewhoshouldobviouslygettogetherovera glassofsomethinganda cigarette.

VivisectionOpponentsMay

BeClassedHeretics

Thenwhat?Couldsite knockoffhishat,accidentallyasitwere.Butyoung mendon'tusuallywearhats. Itistrulyanroblem.Letus seetheadvicetheCorrespondents'Pagehastooffer "Idothink,SweetSue,that ifthisboywerereallyinterestedhewouldmakesome movehimself.Boysarenot thatshy."

PoorSue.Ratherdampeningadvice,ifnotalittletrue.

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However.Sue'splightisnot asdeplorableasthatof"Rose ofE'ndon".Thebearero thisromanticnom-de-plum mustbethesaddestyoun ladyintheworld.Sheisthe Opheliaofmoderntimes withadashofJulietand Camillethrowninforgood measure.

NewOperaBased OnMartyrdomof CarmeliteNuns

Milan,Italy,Jan.31FrancisPoulenc'slatest opera,"LesDialoguesdes Carmelites,"wasreceived withenthusiasmwhenitwas givenitsworldpremierehere attheLaScalaOperaHouse.

BOSTON(U.S.A.)AnycontemporaryCatholic theologianwho"woulddenytheuseofanimalsfor researchwouldbeliabletocondemnationasa heretic,"Mgr.AugustineC.Dalton,directorof CatholichospitalsintheArchdioceseofBoston, toldacommitteeoftheMassachusettsStateSenate. Speakingatahearingon alawwhichwouldfacilitate researchwithanimals,Mgr. Daltonoutlinedthecatholic positiononvivisection. Thispositionhesaid,is basedonthestatementin Genesiswhichgivesman dominionoveranimals,and onthestatureofman,which giveshintrights,including therightto"theuseof animalstosatisfyhislegitimateneeds."

"Theterm'legitimate needs'rulesoutanywanton orunnecssaryinflictionof sufferinguponanimals,"he said."Ifinthepast,afew Catholicdignitarieshave voicedoppositiontotheuse ofanimalsformedicalresearch.itwasbecauseinthe pasttherehadbeenunfortunateinstancesofcruelty.

"Today,noCatholictheologianisonthesideofthose whowoulddenytheavailabilityofstray,unwantedand unclaimedanimals,who wouldotherwisebeputto death,toresearchphysicians, becauseithasbeensufficiently demonstratedthathumane conditionsgovernapproved animalexperimentations."

"Infact,"hesaid,"itcould bereadilydemonstratedthat anyCatholictheologianwho heldtheviewsofthosepeople whowoulddenytheuseof animalsforresearch,would beliabletocondemnationas aheretic."

TheOperaisbasedon GeorgesBernanos'dramatisationofGertrudvonLe Fort'sshortnovel,"TheSong fromtheScaffold."AnEng- lishtranslationoftheBernanosversionwaspublished underthetitle"Fearless Heart."

Theoperatellsthestory ofthemartyrdomofagroup ofCarmelitenunsatComgiegneduringtheFrench rtevolution.ItisPoulenc-s firsttragicopera.

Poulenc,bornin1899,is regardedasoneofFrance's mostimportantmusicians. Anexcellentpianist,Poulenc hasmadeseveralconcertappearancesintheUnited StatessincetheendofWorld WarII. Asacomposer,Poulencis bestknownforhispiano piecesandhisunusualsongs. Acelebratedwriterofart songs,hehasalsodistinguishedhimselfbyhis sacredmotetsandMasses.

HeroicTeen-agersBehindIron

CurtainProveCommunismFailure

BOSTON,U.S.A.:ArchbishopRichardJ.Cushing paidtributetotheheroismofteen-agersbehindthe IronCurtaininonaddressto1,500delegatesat theBostonarchdiocese'sfirstCatholicYouthCongress. Hedescribedtheuprisingsofteen-agersinthe PoznanriotsinPolandlostsummerandmorerecentlyinBudapest,Hungary,as"averysignificant development."

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Andlast,butbyaomeans least,thereatethebights distinctiveletterstobefound ontheshildren'spageatthe backofmissionarymagazines.Herenopunchesare pulled.Anine-year-oldsets towithtonguebetweentighJly-clenchedteethandpens thefollowingwords: "DearFatherCrowe, Ihavesentyoudozensof stampsandtonsofsilver paperandyouneverputme inMissionaryTimes.Ifmy nameisnotinthisissueI willcutoffyourhead. GabrielDoyle." FatherCrowe'sreplyis conciliatorybutquiteunperturbed:

"DearGabriel, Youseeyournameison ourpageafterallthistime. Aheadlesseditorwouldnever do.Dozensmorestampsand tonsmoresilverpaperwould bemostwelcome."

Notetheaplombwith whichthethreatofbeheadingismet.Yearsoftough lifeinthejungleistheonly trainingtofitanindividual forthisjobofeditingthe Children'sPage.Foronly therewillheacquiresuch coolcourage. Sowefindtheartofselfexpressionisnotpeculiarto aDickensoraMiltononthe libraryshelf.Theymayhave capturedtheelusivebeauty ofamomentinafewsilver words. Butdidthey,afterall,derivemorepleasurefromtheirwritingthanthemanwith thebluelaburnumorthan littleGabrielDoyle,whenhe sawhisthoughtsandhis words,there,inblackand white,fortheworldtoread?

REPORTONBISHOP

FatherOfTwoSeersOf FatimaApparitionsDies

FATIMA,Portugal,Feb.5:ThefuneralofPedro Marto,fatherofFrancisco(centre)andJacinto (left),twoofthechildrenattheFatimaapparition, washeldheretwodaysafterhisdeath(onFebruary3.1

RequiemMasswasofferedbyAuxiliaryBishop JoaoPereiraVenancioofLeiria.

TioMarto(uncleMarto),asthe83-year-oldman wascalled,diedatthehomeof9neofhissonsin Aljustrel,asmallvillagenearFatima.Hiswife, Olimpia,died10monthsago.

FranciscoandJacintawerepresentwiththeir cousin,Lucia,attheapparitionsofOurLadyat Fatimain1917.

FranciscoandJaeintadiedduringtheinfluenza epidemicof1918.Franciscowas11yearsoldand Jacinta8.

TioMarto,despitethehonourthatwaspaidto himasfatherofthetwochildren,remainedthe unpretentious,hard-workingPortuguesepeasant hehadalwaysbeen.

Untilhisdeath,hewasfaithfultothepromises hischildrenhadmadeOurLadyatFatima,and prayedtheRosary,forsinnersandworldpeace, severaltimeseachday.

Thethirdwitness,Lucia,isnowSisterLucia,a CarmelitenuninCoimbra.

Mr.Marto'sremainswereplacedintheFatima cemeterynexttothoseofhiswife.Theremainsof histwochildren,FranciscoandJacinta,lieinthe bascilicahere.

TioMartoissurvivedbytwosons.Fourof grandsonsarestudentsforthepriesthood.

PopeSendsCongratulations toMonaco

VATICANCITY,Jan.25:HisHoliness PopePiusXIIsentacongratulatorymessagetoPrinceRainierandPrincessGrace ofMonacoonthebirthoftheirdaughter, PrincessCarolineLouiseMarguerite.

ThePope congratulations,sent"paternal bestwishes andblessingtothenewlybornprincessandheraugust parents"Heexpressedhis happinessonhearingthe newsofthechild'sbirthand thehopethatthroughthe traceofBaptismthenewbornprincessmightbecome oneofthe"hopes"ofthe Church.

Afterthechild'sbirth PrinceRainierretiredtothe privatechapelofthepalacetc offerprayersofthanksirivine forthesuccessfuldeliveryand safetyofhiswifeandchild FatherFrancisTucker American-bornmemberofthe OblatesofSt.Francisde Sales,whoischaplaintothe royalfamilyofMonaco,announcedthatthebabywould bebaptisedinduetimeby BishopGillesBartheofMonacointheCathedralofthe ImmaculateConceptionin Monaco. Holywaterfromthefontof theparishwhereSt.Vincent FerrerwasbaptisedinValenciaSpain.wassenttoMonacoinacut-glassbottlefor thebaptismofthenewprincess. hisPrincessGrace,whohas greatdevotiontotheSaintof Valencia.askedforthewater

"LightInSuffering"IsLourdes GreatestMiracle

Detroit(USA):Awomanwhoattributeshercurefromaninoperativechesttumortoavisittotheworld-famousShrineofOur LadyofLourdesinFrancesaidherethatthe"lightinsuffering" grantedtothosewhoarenotcuredare"thegreatestmiracles occurringattheshrine."

MrsWinifredFeelyina talkto650menataFirst FridayClubluncheonmeetingintheSheraton-Cadillac Hotelhereexplainedthat "thelightinsuffering"is theirrealisation"ofwhythey sufferandtheircharitable concernforothersufferers."

Nowavolunteerworkerat theLourdesshrine.Mrs Feelysaidthatalthoughper- sonswithalltypesofdiseases batheinthewaters,nocontagionresultsandnoonehas

NamedTo Vatican Posts

VaticanCity,Feb.5.His HolinessPopePiusXIIhas appointedArchbishopGeorgesdeJonghed'Ardoye, untillastyearApostolicInternunciotoEgypt,tobea consultoroftheSacredCongregationfortheOriental Church. AtthesametimethePope appointedArchibishopMar- tinLucas,ApostolicInternunciotoIndia,tobeaconsultoroftheSacredCongregationforthePropagatlor oftheFaith.

diedasaresultofbeing placedinthewater.

Sometimeago,shesaid FrenchGovernmentofficials hadscientistsanalysesamples ofwatertakenfromth' SeineriveratParis,from anotherriverandfromthe Lourdesmot Rabbitswereinoculated withmicrobesfromthe waters.Thoseinjectedwith microbesfromthewatersof bothriversdied.butnotone diedtraminjectionofmk robesfromtheLourdespool. shedeclared.

MrsFeelypaidtributetc some5000regularstretcher bearersandnurseswhowork longhoursinallsortsof weatherattheshrine.They workwithoutpay,asanact ofcharityandpenance,she said.Inthesummer,shesaid theirnumberisincreasedto some20.000. Workersattheshrinedrink fromthepoolasanactof faith,shesaid.andnonehas beenharmedasaresult. AcureatLourdesistermed "miraculous'onlyaftera painstakineinvestigationby theLourdesmedicalburedu.

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Amongstrikinghappenings attheshrine,Mrs.Feelytold ofacommunistwhosuffered fromcancer.HedidnotbelievehaGodbutwasimpressedbythecharityofthe shrineworkerswhoserved him.

Heapparentlywascuredof hisillness,wasconvertedto theCatholicFaithanddied "ahappydeath,"Mrs.Feely related.

whenshevisitedValencia duringherweddingtrip.

Thenewprincesswillbe namedCarolineLouiseMarguerite.Herfirstnamewas choseninhonourofSt CharlesBorromeo,patronof MonteCarlo.

PrincessGrace'smother Mrs.JohnB.Kelly.ofPhiladelphia,whowaswiththe Princesstitthebaby'sbirth hadbroughtarelicofthe Patronsaintofexpectant motherswithherfromthe U.8.

ThepatronwhoseintercessionwasinvokedisSt GerardMajella.aRedemp- toristBrother,whowasborn inthevicinityofNaplesin 1726.

CATHOLICSCIENTISTSTO STUDYGOSPELMIRACLES

Assist,Italy,Jan.24(NC): Thelayapostolatemovement Pro,CivitateChristiana(For aChristianState),sometime agoinvitedagroupofeminentscientiststostudythe scripturalaccountsofthe miraclesofChristandreport onwhetherthereisanypossibilityofgivingthema scientificexplanationincompliancewithnaturallaws.

Oneresultwaspublished inthemovement'sbimonthlyinformationbulletin.

LaRocca(TheRock).

Thescientists,allprofessorsofmedicineorbiology. examinedtheproblemofthe resurrectionofLazarus.Their answerwasunanimous:no scientificexplanationcould begiven.

One organismscientistwrote:"Ifan istrulydead,itis notnaturallypossibleforit tocomebacktolife."

ianaTheProCivitateChristmovementisconducting similarsurveysamongscientistsofotherspecialfields Oculistswillgivetheiropin- iononthehealingofthe blindmenofJericho;ortho- paedistswillgivetheirviews ontheparalyzedmanof Capharnaum:chemicalanalystswillstudythewinemiracleofCana,andmeteor-ologiststhemiracleofthe calmedstorm.

MarriageCasesof "Missing"Troops

VaticanCity,Jan.31:Aspecialcommissiontostudymarriagecasesinvolving militarypersonnelreportedmissingin actionsinceWorldWarIIhasbeensetup herebytheSacredCongregationofthe Sacraments.

Mostofthecasesconcern troopsreportedmissingon theRussianfront. Itisalmostimpossible,it hasbeenpointedouthere, toobtainconclusiveproof thatamanreportedmissing thereiseitherdeadoralive becauseofthealmosttotal silencewhichhassturounaedthefateofRussia'sprisoners.

"WillSee Marxism's Burial"

NEWYORK(U.S.A.).

-TheChristianfaithof theRussianpeasantcannotbestifledand"the peasantwillbehereto seetheburialofCommunism,"FatherGeorges Bissonnettepredicted here. TheAssumptionLstpriest, whoservedaschaplaintoAmericanCatholicsinMoscowfrom1953to1955,told theNewYorkCircleofthe InternationalFederationof CatholicAlumnaethatallthe "gimmicks"ofpropaganda andcoercionusedbythe Communistshavefailedto swaythepeasantsfromtheir simplefaith. Hewarnedagainstbeing deceivedby"temporary"concessionsmadebytheRedsto churchmen,behindtheIron Curtain.

FilmCode Appraised

MartinQuigley,with whomthelateFr.Daniel A.Lord,S.J.,collaboratedinwritingtheoriainal (1930)MotionPicture ProdUCtionCode,has publishedsomeveryImportantcommentsonthe revisionsrecentlyadoptedbytheMotionPicture AssociationofAmerica.

Theremarksappearedin theDecember18Motion PictureDaily,whichMr Quigleyeditsandpublishes.

As"father"oftheoriginal Code,Mr.Quigleywasvery properlycalledintoadvise ontheprojectedrevisions Hisremarks,then,areof weightinallayingthesuspicionthatchangeswereintroducedbecausetheIndustry

GIVENLIFETERM

BYREDS

PITTSBURGH(USA): BishopPaulGojdkof Presov,Czechoslovakia, whowassentencedtolife imprisonmentbythe Communistregimein January,1951,isnow imprisonedwith70other ByzantineRiteCatholics atKosiceinEasternSlovakia,itwasreported here.

TheByzantineCatholic World,weeklyoftheGreek RiteDioceseofPittsburgh, quotedreportsthatthecommunistsarenowpreparing to"try"moreGreekCatholicpriestsandlayman,andaretryingtoinduceBishop Cojdictotestify.

BishopCojdicandother membersoftheByzantine Riteclergywerearrestedin 1950whenthePragueregime, underordersfromMoscow, "liquidated"theGreek CatholicChurchinanattempttotransferthefaithfultothecommunist-dominatedOrthodoxChurch.

TheByzantineCatholic Worldsaid,however,that"it isclear,probablyeventothe atheisticcommunists,that the'MoscowsponsoredOrthodoxChurch'cannotclaim tohaveanystandingwiththe GreekCatholicpeople."

PriestNamedtoSudanese ConstitutionalCommittee

Rumbek,Sudan,Jan.24:A Catholic'priesthasbeen chosentorepresentthe Christianpopulationonthe committeethatIsdraftingSudan'sconstitution.

FatherSaturninoLohure wasnamedtothecommittee throughanagreementbetweentheleadersofthe variousChristiandenominations.

PR.DANIELA.LORD,S.J. supinelyyieldedtodemands thattheCode'smoralprovisionsbeweakenedoreven scrapped.

TheoriginalCodewasre- markable,statesMr.Quigley, because"itinvolvedtheflatfootedacceptanceofthe thesisthattheproducerisre- sponsibleforthemoralinfluenceoftheentertainmenthe putsbeforethepublic."

Now,after27yearsofexperiencewiththeworkingof theCode,theindustryhas re-affirmedandpreservedinviolatethebasicmoralprin- ceplesandprovisionsofthe earlierCode."More,these principles"havebeenbetter definedandsetforthinmore logicalorder." Itisindeeda"meaningful fact"thattheCode's"origin- alpurposesandcharactershould havesowellsurvived thesemanyyears."Butsurvivalasalifelessdocument meanslittle.TheCodemust survivethroughintelligent andvigorousapplication.

Theconstitutionaldraft committeeincludesrepresen- tativesofpeopleofallpoliti- calandreligiouspersuasions intheSudan. FatherLohurewillconcern himselfparticularlywith sectionsofthedraftconsti- tutionthatwouldaffect Christianmarriageandother aspectsofChristianlife.

BELGIANTRADEUNIONIST

RECEIVESPAPA!.HONOR

Brussels,Jan.28:JefDeSchuyfeleer.secretarygeneraloftheGeneralChristian workers'Union,hasbeen namedacommanderofthe OrderofSt.SylvesterbyHis HolinessPopePiusXII,it wasannouncedhere.

Mr.DeSchuyfeleerworked withMgr.JosefCarellin, founderoftheYoungChrist-ianWorkers'movement,duringtheearlydaysofthe YCW.HeremainedtheMonsignor'sassistantforseveral years. TheGeneralChristian Workers'UnionistheculturalbranchofBelgium'sTrade Unions.

Althoughmorethanten yearsold,theproblemisstill veryreal,especiallyinItalyTherearemanyyoung womeninthiscountrywith childrentoraisewhosehus-badswerepresumablykilled duringthewar. Theywouldliketoget marriedagainandfindsupportforthemselvesandtheir children,butcannotdoso becausetheylackproofof theirhusbands'deaths.

An becauseaddeddifficultyarises ofthedifferencebetweencanonlawandcivil lawonthispoint.According toItalianlaw,forexample, amanisconsideredtohave beenkilledinactionifhe hasnotre-appearedwithin twoyearsofthesigningofa peacetreatyorintheabsenceofapeacetreaty.with- ingthreeyearsoftheendof hostilities.

Canonlaw,however,requiresproofandtestimonywhichprovidemoralcertitudeofdeath.Asaresult thereisatemptationfor Catholicwomentocontract civilmarriages.

POPESENDS CHALICETO DACHAUCAMP

VaticanCity,Jan.31.-His HolinessPopePiusXIIhas madeapersonalgiftofa chalicetothecampof Dachau,Germany,onceInfamousasaplaceofwar timeexecution.Thecampis nowusedtarHungarian refugees.

HOWABOUTTALKING

ALTHOUGHourmodern schoolsareremarkable, therearesomephases oftheirworkthatcouldbeimproved. Wedonotperformwell,forinstance, inourteachingorlearningofforeign languages.Thereareexceptionsto thisrule,buttheyarenotnumerous.

WEMUSTLEARN

ItisraretomeetanAustralian, eventhoughhebeacollegeprofessororanecclesiastic,whocancarry onaneasyconversationinsome well-formedancientlanguagesuchas LatinorclassicalCreek.Yetthere aresuchmenonearth.Latinisoften usedforconversationinRomeand particularlyaroundtheVatican.

Whynothere?Thereasonisthat weusefutilemethodsinourstudyof thislanguage.Aboygoesintohigh schoolandimmediatelytakesupa textbookthatgiveshimaprimitive ideaofthegrammarandvocabulary, butforthemostpartthewordshe learnsareworthlessinexpressing theideasofevery-daylife.

Irememberthatmyhighschool courseinLatinconsistedofabook thatintroducedmetothedeclensions,theconjugations,andavocabularyofabout600wordsdevoted mostly'toancientmilitarylife;Iwas abletouseLatinthatyearinfollowingtheOrdinaryofSundayMass, butcertainlymyknowledgegaveme nofluencyinthelanguage.

Inthesecondyear,Istudied Caesar'sGallicWars.Icanimagine nothingmoreunsuitedtoinspirea childortogivehimausefulknowledgeofLatin.

Inthethirdyear,wewentthrough Cicero'sOrations.Theyaremagnificentintheirrhetoric,butstillwe hadtofollowthembylookingupalmosteverywordinthevocabulary furnishedattheendofthebook.

Inthefourthyear,westudiedVergil'sAeneid.Althoughthisworkis consideredthebestpoetryinthe Latinlanguage,iswritteninheroic hexameter,andhasbeencalledthe stateliestmeasureevermouldedby thelipsofman,itiscompletelyunappreciatedbysomehighschool students,whoareforcedtowade throughitbylookingupalmost everywordinthevocabularyatthe backofthetextbook.

Manyschoolsnowusereadersfor thestudyofLatin,notthecomplete textoftheclassics;but,though somestudentsgetagraspofthe language,expertsinitarenotatall numerous.

IsupposeIgotafaircoursein Latin,forIalwaysmadedecent marksand,when,afteraconsiderabletimespentinjournalisticwork andtrainingandalengthycritical studycourseofEnglishclassics,I decidedtostudyforthepriesthood, Iwasabletogetwhatwasnecessary outofmyLatintext-booksandlater outoftheliturgicalworksofthe Church.Ialsotookaspecialcourse inwritingLatin.

ButIhavenotmetmorethan fourorfiverealLatinscholars amongAustraliansinmylonglife. ThemodernwaysofteachingLatin arenoteffective.Ayoungsterhas littlechancetolearnitwell.We needanentirelynewapproach.

HOWNOTTOTEACH

AFOREIGNERENGLISH

INLATIN?

ByMonsignorMatthewSmith

TheodoreMaynardintheartof makinghistoryentertaining.Ibelieveintheclassicsallright,but theyoughttobereadinhighschool byaboyorgirlwhohasaworking knowledgeofthelanguagetobegin with.

ThenuancesofVergilwereentirelylostonmewhenIwastryingto strugglethroughhisthoughtswith theaidofashabbylittlevocabulary inthebackofthebook.Inmyhigh schooldays,Iwasgivenalmostno traininginwritingLatin;yetthe wayIreallylearnedEnglishwasby writing,writing,writingit,andreadingreading,reading,readingits masters.

Weareallashamedofourignoranceoflanguagesinthiscountry. Yetthereisawayout.

METHODHASBEENFOUND FORPRACTICALLESSONS

AmannamedBerlitzinventeda methodofteachingmodernlanguagesthatissimplebutthatreally works.Yearsago,whenIwasinill healthandwasorderedbydoctors eithertospendmonthsinbedorto getoutofthecountryandaway frommostofmyeditorialworkfor atleastthreemonths.Itookmy priestbrotherwithmeandwewent toRome.

Wevisitedsomeotherportionsof Europe,suchasLondon,Paris,and SouthernItaly,butwegavemostof ourtimetoRome.IdeterminedI wouldreallyknowthatheartofall moderncultureandoftruereligion, andIconsiderthosethreemonths oneofthemostprofitableperiodsof mylife.

1wasoftenattheVaticanandSt. Peter's,andIsawallthefamous shrinesofRome.Cardinalsand others,whentheyfoundthatIwas aneditor,tookmarvellouscareof gettingmeintoplacesandoccasions thattheaveragetouristfindsdifficultofaccess.IhavebeeninRome severaltimessince,butthosethree monthswereeye-openers.MyappreciationofwhattheChurchhas doneforculture,letalonemen's salvation,toweredsohighattheend ofthatfirstlongvisitthatIhave feltachangeforthebetterinmy thinkingeversince.

Butonethingthatseemedtedious atfirstgraduallyopenednewmentalavenuestome.

IstartedtostudyItalianand SpanishbytheBerlitzmethod,and thoughIhadonlyabouta12-weeks' course,andthoughitwasbefuddling tokeeptwosuchcloselyalliedlanguagesseparatedwhentheywere studiedatthesametime,Ihave beenableeversincetomakeafair stabatreadingeitherone.

NOTASINGLEWORD OFENGLISHUSED

TheBerlitzmethodisunique.Not asinglewordofEnglishwasspoken inourlessons.Itcouldnotbe,for theSpanishteacher,aswellasthe Italianteacher,knewnothingabout English.Weheardandreadonlythe languagewewerestudying.

Ourreallyfineliteratureisfar ahead,inEnglish,ofanythingthat manyoftheancientCreeksor Romansproduced.Vergilwasnot equaltoShakespeare,andCaesar wasfarbehindHilaireBellooor

Thetextbookwasnotbig;andit hadnovocabularyatitsback.There was,ofcourse,atextbookforeach ofthelanguages.Thesebooksdiscussedthemostordinarythingsin life,andwehadtogetsomeknowledgeofthelanguageprontoorwe

couldneverhaveunderstoodthe teacher.Wehadsmallgrammarsin eachofthelanguages,andwe boughtsmalldictionariesatabook store.Theidea,however,wasto teachandlearnlanguagestheway achildlearnsone-byhearingit, bybeingforcedtospeakit,andby usingcommonsenseastoitsprobablemeaning.

Wedidnotmastereitherlanguage within12weeks,butwelearnedthat perserveranceandplainsweat,plus acopioususeofreadingandwriting,markthepaththatmustbefollowedinlearninganylanguage.

1wishthatsomelanguageexperts wouldgetbusyanddrawupaseries ofBerlizt-likebooksforuseinour Catholicschools.Exceptinthecase ofrealdumbbells,itoughttobe possibletogivestudentsaspeaking knowledgeofLatineveninthelatter gradesofourelementaryschools.I amsurethathighschoolstudents couldeasilybetaughtLatinconversation.IknowthatifIhadbeenable togiveanhouradayforsixto ninemonthstothestudyofSpanishandItalianbytheBerlitzmethod Iwouldhavebecomefluentinspeakingthem.

GOODLANGUAGE

NECESSARYTOTHOUGHT

LatinhelpsinthestudyofEnglish grammarandrhetoric,byitsmeticulousinsistenceonagreementof certainwords.ThecontrastsitofferstoEnglishgrammarhelpour memory.Weneedalltheaidwecan getinthestudyofEnglish,foronly aminorityreallymasterourgrammarandrhetoric.Englishisatough languagetoconquer.Wewoulddo betterwithitifweknewmore Latin.

Letusappreciatethefactthat, nomatterhowmuchlogicwehave studied,andnomatterhowmany wordsweknow,ourwritingisnot goodunlessitisclearandrightto thepoint.

Ifwecannotwriteclearly,wedo

notthinkclearly.Thepastgenerationsoftenweremoreintenton parading"style"thantheywereon presentingthought.Theypaidfar moreattentiontofiguresofspeech thantheydidtoclarity,logic,the rightuseofwords,theeasyflowof sentences.Figuresofspeechareall right,buttheyaremereinstruments ofthetrade,notitsessence.Itis farbettertohaveadecentvocabulary,andtobemeticulousabout thedefinitionofwords.Itisnecessarytokeepawayfromclichesand repetitioussoundsormeaningless fancyworkwithwords.

Peoplewhodonotmastertheir nativetonguerarelythinkstraight. Accuracyofexpression,whichrequiresavocabularyandrightgrammarandrhetoric,isessential.

Theimportanceoflinguisticstudy cannotbetoostronglystressed.We oughttoinsist,inourCatholic schools,onEnglishgrammarand literature,butweoughtalsotoinsistonLatin.Classicaleducationof thepastdemandedLatin.Aknowledgeofitwillhelpanybodyto achieveabetterknowledgeofEnglishgrammarandcomposition.It willalsohelpdevelophismemory.

CLASSICSNEEDNOT BEPASSEDUP

Letusputasidetheclassicsuntil thethirdorfourthyearofhigh school,whentheycanallberead withoutdifficulty,providedwehave givenagoodconversationalknowledgeofLatinintheearlieryears ofhighschool.Asforourcollege classes,letusmakesurethatstudentsknowconversationalLatinbeforetheygetintotranslatingthe classics.Todaymostpupilsare merelyplayingalongtheedgesof thelanguage.

IfstudentslearnLatin,theycan easilypickupvariousothermodernlanguages;theywillhaveto learnLatin,however,byamethod liketheBerlitzplan,forpeopleget aconversationalknowledgeoflanguageonlybythinkinginitand usingitinbothspeechandwriting.

Afterknowinghowtoconversein Latin,letthestudentssailthrough itsclassics.

PopeSeeksPrayersfor IncreaseofVocations

ByFatherAlbanJ.Dachauer,S.J.(delegate

directorof ApostleshipofPrayer)

Rome,Feb.2:OneofthemostpressingneedsoftheChurch todayisanincreaseofpriestlyvocations."Thattheremaybea greatincreaseofvocationstothepriesthoodandthatthefaithfulmaygenerouslysupportallmannerofactivitiesdesignedto promotepriestlyvocations"-thatiswhatHisHolinessPopePius XIIasksmembersoftheApostleshipofPrayertomaketheir generalintentionforthemonthofFebruary.

Altogetherthereare393,925 priestsfortheapproximately 2,650.000,000soulsinthe world.Thatmeansthatthere isonepriestforaboutevery 7000peoplealivetoday.

Thus,thereisonepriestfor aboutevery1300Catholicsin theworld.

Switzerlandleadstheworld withonepriestforevery440 Catholics,whileGuatemala isattheotherendofhte scalewithonepriestforevery 18.400Catholics.

IntheUnitedStatesthere isonepriestforevery690 Catholics;Canadahasa priestforevery560,andMexicoonepriestforevery5080.

Englandhasonepriestfor every530Catholics;France oneforevery620;Spainone forevery970,andGermany onepriestforevery1000 Catholics.

Arealdifficultyarisesfrom

thefactthatbothpriestsand Catholicsareunevenlydistributedthroughoutthe world.Forinstance,Latin Americahas34percent.of theworld'sCatholics,yetit hasonlyeightpercent.of theworld'spriests. Statisticsonseminarians studyingforworkinvarious diocesesoftheworldshowa surprisinglywidespread.

Nicaragua,whichhasa Catholicpopulationofabout onemillionpeople,hasonly eightseminarians,oronefor every125,000Catholics.The UnitedStateshasoneseminarianforevery3840Catholics andFrancehasoneforevery 4400Catholias.

Irelandhasoneseminarian forevery1330Catholics,and Canada,oneforevery2840 Catholics.

To needscareforthesepressing oftheChurch,thePope hasaskedallCatholics,and especiallymembersofthe ApostleshipofPraper,topray andworkduringFebruary forthepromotionofvocations tothepriesthood.

Chiefamongworksinstitutedtofurthervocationsis thePontificalOrganisation forPriestlyVocations,foundedin1941byPopePiusXII DirectedbytheSacred CongregationofSeminaries andUniversityStudies,the organisationwasestablished topropagateaclearandtrue notionofthepriesthood,promotetheofferingofMasses andprayersforanincrease ofvocationsandtofoster diocesanactivitiesaimedat increasingvocations.

CANTRINITYBEUNDERSTOOD?

ByF.J.SHEED

TheTrinitybeingthesuprememysteryofourreligion,thisis agoodmomenttoclarifyournotionofmysterywhichdoesnot meanatruththatwecannotknowanythingabout,butatruth thatwecannotknoweverythingabout.

Thefirststepistoseewhy itmustbe,andthishappily doesnotcallforanyvast insight.Themomentout mindhastocopewithamine superiortoitself,theprocessesandtheproductsof thesuperiormindmustbe largelysecludedinmystery tothelesser. Wecannotseehowthe othermindarriveswhereit does,butwecancomprehend onlypartofwhatithas artivedat. Nordoweseethisany reasonforrejectingthe other'sinsights.

Ifwearesane,weare delightedthattheworld shouldcontaingreaterminds thanourown.Itwouldbe apoorprospectfortheworld ifitdidnot;itwouldbea poorworldinwhichyour mindorminewasthebest mindexistent.

GnenthatGodexistsat all,itisclearthathisways areevenlessourwaysthan Einstein'sorShakespeare's andthat,howevermuchthen mindsmaytoweroverours theystillbearnoproportion atalltoInfiniteMind.

AShakespearewhollycomprehensiblebyuswouldbe notworthreding.Awholly comprehensibleGodwouldbe noGod.andnouse.

Oftheoceanofintellectuallightthatthemindof Godis.wecanreceivebut flashesandgleams,andimmeasurablyluminousthey areinourpoordarkness.

Butitwouldbeagrosserrortomistakethemforthe wholeocean,andagross follytowishtheywere InstudyingGod,webegin withdarkness,knowingnothing.Weprogressintolight andrevelinit,andatlast facewithdarknessagain.but verydifferentdarknessfrom thefirst,adarknessriche: thanourlight.

Itistheexperienceofall whohavesetthemselvesto

On

M.BYRNE (LateofGrandandShamrockHotel,Boulder.) ModerateCharges.

arealstudyofdivinerevelationthat,asthemindbegins totakeholdofthegreatrealitiesproposedtoit.they seemtobealllight;andit isonlyastheycometolive inthelightthattheyare awareofthemightierdarkness,whichmustbebecause Godisinfiniteandweare not.

Thetheologianseesfa, more"difficulties"inthe doctrineoftheBlessedTrinitythanthebeginner,and itwouldbestrangeifhedid not.

Nordoesherepineatthis, butrejoices.Itwasoneof thegreatestoftheologians whocreatedthephrase caligoquaedamlux-the darknessisakindoflight

Itisakindoflightintwu ways,alesserandagreater Thelesserbecauseitinvolves seeingwhythemindcansee nofurther-itisnotmerely baffledbymystery,butto thatextentenlightenedbyit* andthegreaterbecauseof theveryrichnessofthefelt darkness-ifthelightthat theycanseebesuch.what mustthedarknessbewhich islighttoobrightforhuman eyes.

Mysterypresentsitselfto usnotonlyassomethingwe cannotseebecausethelight istoostrongforoureyes,but also,andsometimesworryingly,astheappearanceof contradictioninthethings wedosee.

Aswecometograspwhist Godhastaughtusthrough HisChurch,wefindcertain elementsatwhichourintellectscryachallenge,andcertainothersthatstirour feelingstosomethingvery muchlikerevolt. Wefindthenotionof eternalsufferingsopainful thatwecannotreconcileit withalovingGodorwefind thedoctrineofhumanfreedomimpossibletoreconcile withGod'somniscience.

Theanswer,ofcourse.is thatalltheseelementsare reconciledinthewhole,and wedonotseethewhole ButweknowthatGodis notonlyallwisebutallgood WhatHedoesandwhatHe revealsaresupremetruth andsupremelove.Inthat confidencewecanaskGod forlighttoseehowitis turd'orlove;butout'trust isnotdiminshedbyoneiota ifourprayerforthatextra gleamoflightisnotgranted

OsservatoreTakesDimView ofPolishElections

VaticanCity,Jan.25.-Therecentelections inPolandwerenotreallyfreebutofferedonly choiceofthelesseroftwoevils,L'Osservatore Romanodeclaredinafront-pagearticle. ated,andthathehadadmittedsubsequentlythata Catholicmovementcouldeasilyhavewontheelections.

TheVaticanCitydailysaid thatthefirstsecretaryofthe PolishUnitedWorkers(Communist)Party,Wladyslaw Gomulka.hadsaidhimself thatthecreationofaCatholicpartycouldnotbetoles-

Itwasclearlythecase,said LOsservatore,thattheSoyetswouldnottoleratethe possibilityofanendtocommunistdominationoverRoland.

Accordingtothepaper,Polishvotershadtwochoices: thenewcommunisttrendset byMr.Gomulkaorcommunistdominationimposedby theSovietarmywithalliet. disastrousconsequences.

"Thevoterwasthereforeas freeasanymanthreatened withgunspointeddirectlyat hint,"L'Ossorvatoresaid."Underthecircumstances,there wasonlyonechoicetobe made-Gomulka."

Thepaperwentontosay thattheleadersoftheWarsawGovernment,facedwith arepetitionofeventsinHungary,appealedtothemoral conscienceofPolishCatholics. Inexchange,theyestablished minimumconditionsonthe basisofwhichCatholics wouldgivetheirsupport,the dailysaid.

ItwasaCatholicvictoryin asense,L'Osservatoresaid. But,thenewspaperthenexpressedmisgivingsabouthow longtherespitefrompersecutionwouldlast.

"Thecommunistswouldnot havethoughtofcorrectinga policyofpersecutionifsuch amovehadnotseemedindispensabletothem,"itsaid.

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PrideisDelusionTo ExclusionofGod

Wepartcompanywithour "old'self"andthehabitsof sinthatwentwithit,andare clothedina"newself,that isbeingrefittedallthetime forcloserknowledge,sothat theimageoftheGodwho createdItisitspattern."

"TheythatareChristi'shavecrucified theirHeshwiththevicesandconcupiscences."WhatSt.Paulmeansisthat,in Baptism,wedietosinandrisetosharein anewlife,thelifeofChrist. ofGod,everysin.Itiseasy tosee,too,whyGod"resists theproudandgivesHisgrace tothehumble." Vanity,amitigatedyet dangerousformofpride, seeksinordinatelytheesteem theapprobation,thepraise ofmen.Itiscalledvain. gloryforasPassuatpoints out"ifitbebutanabsurdity todelightinit!Ifitbegen- uine,whythefurtherfollyof rejoicinglessattruthitself thanatthetributepaidto it?"

Buttopreventcanfalling backintosin,wemustcontinuetocrucifyourflesh.We mustbattlewiththesource ofsinwithinus,whichSt. Johndescribesasathreefoldconcupiscence,theconcupiscenceoftheflesh,the concupiscenceoftheeyesand theprideoflife.

Vanityproducesmany faultswhicharebutitsoutwardmanifestations.Thr Thesearetherootsoftheprincipleonesareboasting. capitalvices.Fromprideareostentationandhypocrisy.It bornvainglory,envyandisinregardtothesethat anger,fromconcupiscenceofweshouldfrequentlyrecall thefleshcomelust.gluttony,thewarningofChrist. andsloth;concupiscenceof"Takeheedthatyoudonot theeyesisonewithavariceyourjusticebeforemento ontheinordinateloveofbeseenbythem;otherwise riches. youshallnothaverewardof yourFatherwhoisinheaven

PrideAndVanity Amen e edtheir Isa you,th rdeyhaverewa"

Thecapitalvicesareoften calledsinsbecausetheylead tosins.Theyaretermedcapitalbecausetheyarethe fountain-headorsourceof othersins.

Theyareusuallyenumeratedaspride,covetousness,lust. anger,gluttony,envyand sloth.

Itisworthyofnotethat theearlierChristianwriters spokeofeightcapitalvices. notseven.Theydistinguishedprideandvain-glory,a distinctionwehavealready atleastimplicitlyadopted.

Pride,ofcourse,canlead tovain-glory.But,initself. itisa- deeperandgreatei evil.

ItwasChesterton.Ithink, whoobservedthatthereis. inasense,asayingaspect invanity.Inseekingnotice andpraise,thevainareat leastmanifestingdependence onothersandontheiropinions.

WorshipOfSelf

Butthedepthofprideis independenceofmanandof God-acompleteselfsufficiency.

"Pride"saysBossuet"isa profounddepravity,itisthe worshipofself,manbecomes hisowngodthroughanexcessofselflove."

ForgetfulthatGodishis firstbeginningandhislast end,theproudmanoverrateshimself;heconsiders himselfthesovereignlora andmasterofthosequalities,realorimaginary,which hepossesesswithoutreferringthemtoGod.

Fromthisarisesthatspirit ofindependence,ofintellectualpride,whichbringsa mantorenounceallegiance toGodandHisrepresentativesonearth.

AntibioticofVirus

Hence,also,thategotism whichpromptshimtodo everythingforselfasthough hewerehimselfhislastend thatvaincomplacencyinhi ownexcellenceasthoughGod werenotitssource;thatcon ceitinhisgoodworksa thoughtheywerenot,ahoy all,theresultsofGod'sactior onhissoul.

Hence,again,thetendeds toexaxggeratethegoodquali- tieshepossess,andtoattributetohimselfothersthat helacks.Andhence,too,the dispositiontopreferselfto othersand,attimes,likethe Pharisee,todespiseothers.

Ofcourse,theanti-biotic tothevirusofprideissimplytheprayerfulrecollectionandevergrowingrealisationthatweareGod', creatures.

HeisourCreator.InHitn weliveandmoveandhave ourbeing.Allthatweare,or have,orpossessareHis

CrossUsedBySt,John TakenToRefugeeCamps

Rome.Feb.4-Acrucifix carriedbyBt.JohnofCapistranointhebattleofBelgradeHOyearsagoisbeing carriedonapilgrimageof Hungarianrefugeecampsin Europe.

St.Johnusedthiscrossin 1456asheledaHungarian armytoBelgradetofightunderJanosHunyadiandrepel aninvasionbytheTurks whowereoverrunningeasternEurope.

ThePontificalReliefCommissionissponsoringthepresentpilgrimagewhichbeganinAquila,Italy,andwill endatRome.Thecrucifixis keptordinarilyattheChurch ofStBernadinoinAquila

Mgr.FerdinandoBaldelli, presidentofthePontifical ReliefCommission,ledthe processionfromtheCathedralofAquilatotheChurch ofSt.LorenzoinDamaso whereitwasplacedonthe mainaltar.ArchbishopCon-stantinoStellaofAquilathen officiatedatMass.

Thecrucifixisnowona pilgrimageofprayerand comforttoallHungarian refugeecentres,beginning withCastiglionediPepoliin theprovinceofBologna.

ThepilgrimagewillterminateinRomeonGoodFriday andwillbeusedinmaking theStationsoftheCroesin St.Peter'ssquare.

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