The Record Newspaper 18 August 1960

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No.2939

MillionAtMunichCongress

HearOf"CloudOfDanger"

MUNICH,GERMANY,-THE37THINTERNATIONALEUCHARISTICCONGRESSCLOSEDHEREWITHAMILLIONVOICES SINGINGATEDEUMOFPRAISEANDTHANKSGIVING.

PILGRIMSATTHEFINALCEREMONIESOF THEEIGHT-DAYCONGRESSHEARDTHEVOICE OFHISHOLINESSTHEPOPEWARNFROMROME OFTHE"CLOUDOFDANGEROVERHANGINGTHE WORLD."POPEJOHNPLEADEDFORPRAYERS FORATRUEPEACEANDCHRISTIANUNITY.

Acrowdestimatedat almostamillionstrong pouredontothe80-acre TheresienFieldforthe ceremonies,wherethey assembledinperfectdisciplineunderasunnymorningsky.

Atprecisely9.30a.m.,26 cardinalsandsome500 bishopsapproachedin solemnprocessionthe"altar island"inthecentreofthe greatcitypark.Itwas brightlydecoratedwith freshflowersandsurroundedbyaseaofcolourfulflags ofCatholicorganisationsat thecongress.Flagsalsoflew inthevastcongregation.

ThePrincesoftheChurch, ledbythePapalLegate,His EminenceGustavoCardinal Testa,andescortedbyNoble Guardsmen,satinawide circlearoundthealtar. Abovethemwasabroad canopyspanningtheupper levelofthealtarisland.Belowtheminagreatercircle satthebishops.

TheonlybishopsfrombehindtheIronCurtainwho werepermittedtoattendthe congresswerefromYugoslavia,whichhasfrequently declareditisnotsubservient toMoscow.CoadjutorArchbishopEvelioDiazyCiaand AuxiliaryBishopJoseDominguezofHavanahadbeen expectedatthecongressdespitetheCubangovernment'srefusaltograntthem foreigncurrency.Arrangementshadbeenmadeatthe congresstomakecurrency availableforthemontheir arrivalhere.But,contrary topreviousreports,theydid notcome.

Prominentamongthe guestsfacingthealtarwere GermanChancellorKonrad Adenauer,whohadflown hereespeciallyforthecongress,BavarianMinister PresidentHansEhard,and CatholicmembersofGerman federalandstategovernments.Alsopresentwere Vice-PresidentJoaoGoulart ofBrazil,ChancellorJulius RaabofAustriaandformer ChancellorLeopoldFiglof Austria

Afterthecardinalsand bishopshadbeenseated,a relicofSt.PaschalBaylon, patronsaintofEucharistic congresses,wasplacedbetlowthealtarstepsina preciousreliquary.Therelic hadbeenbroughtfromSpain forthecongress.

Powerfultrumpetfanfares introducedthesingingofa hymncomposedforthecongressbyGertrudvonleFort, notedpoetessandconvertto theChurch.Itwassetto musicbyJosephHaas,a Bavariancomposerwhodied afewmonthsago.

"Thereisanxietyallover theworld,"saidthehymn. "Whowillsaveusbutthe mercifulLord,Whoconquereddeathandgaveus theBreadofeternallife?"

Inhushedsilence,the crowdlistenedtothePope's

broadcastmessage.His voiceresoundedvigorously overthefieldandeveryone ofthewordsspokeninLatin couldbeheardclearly.

PopeJohn'swordsonthe dangerstopeaceseemedto echothoseofthepoetess. He,too,directedthehopes oftheworldtowardsthe HolyEucharist.

AfterthePope'saddress, fivecardinalscarriedtall whitecandlestothealtaras symbolsoftheofferings frommanycountriesforthe Church'sworld-widemis-

sions.Documentscertifying tothesecollections,which camefrommorethan300 dioceses,weresetdownnear thecandles.

ThePontificalMasswas celebratedbyCardinal Testa,whodeliveredthe sermoninfluentGerman

Hedeclared:"WeChristiansarenotutopiansofan earthlyparadisebutrealists oftheCross.Wearealso realistsofhopeandjoy,for nottheCrossbutthefuture crowninHeavenisthelast word."

Asatpreviousserviceson thecongressfield,innumerablethousandsreceived HolyCommunionafterthe hostshadbeencarriedto thealtarinahundredbig baskets,eachholdingthe contentsof12chalices.After theconsecration,about1,200 PAGE4,DownCOL.1 --

ThreeGirlsTake

Averyimpressiveceremonytookplace intheChapeloftheSacredHeartConvent, at3p.m.onAugust15,whenthreeyoung girls,pastpupilsofourSacredHeartschools atOakleigh,Vittorio,wereclothedinthe habitoftheCongregationofOurLadyofthe Missions.

TheceremonywaspresidedoverbyHisLordship MostRev.Dr.Rafferty, assistedbyRev.P.Gavin andV.Rev.P.Waters, O.F.M.Theparentsofthe threepostulants-Mr.and Mrs.J.Dorizzi,ofCaulfield,Mr.andMrs.J. McInerney,ofOakleigh, andMr.andMrs.M.Hall, ofOakleigh-journeyed fromVictoriatobepresentattheceremony.

Thepostulantsentered thechapelinbridalattire, eachaccompaniedbyan "angel."MissMargaret Dorizziwasattendedby JacelynHiggins,MissMary McInerneybyVerityMcKeonandMissMonicaHall byHareePusey.

Theoccasionalsermonwas preachedbyV.Rev.Father PeterWaters,O.F.M.He saidthatAugust15wascertainlyabeautifuldayon whichtohaveareception ceremony,foritwasthe greatFeastoftheAssumptionintoheavenofOur BlessedLady,andinadditionitwasthe99thbirthday oftheCongregationofOur

LadyoftheMissions,into whosenovitiatethethree postulantswereonthatday entering.

"OnthisfeastofOur BlessedLady,"hesaid,"our thoughtsturnbacktothe veryearlydaysofthe ChurchwhentheApostles weregatheredtogetherwith OurBlessedLady,waiting toreceivetheHolyGhost andthentosetforthon theirmissionarywork.

"Whenwethinkofthe greatimpactmadebythe Apostlesohtheworldof theirtime,weknowthat thiswasdue,notsomuchto theirteachingandpreaching, astothesimpleexampleof theearlyChristianswho tooktheteachingofChrist toheart.Today,wearewitnessingaceremonywhich willpassunnoticedbythe outsideworld.Notmany peoplewillknowwhatis takingplacethisafternoon, andyettheimpactofthis littleceremonyissomething thatwillmaketheworld,a betterplacetolivein.

"Theworldtodayispagan andmaterialistic.Peopleare

UnbelievableMen's

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FranciscanBishopOnVisit

Archbishop HereTellsOfPost-WarAdvance

LeavesFor Aguest Junction nsinactthelaeFstrAnocniza Monday,is isPrttry,emMositdlicn Rev. AdLimina IgnatiusDoggett,O.F.M.,D.D.

RomeVisit

HisGracetheArchbishopleftPerthon Wednesdaylast,by shiptomakehisad liminavisittoHisHolinessPopeJohnXXIII.

HisGra:sewillbe awayfromtheArchdioceseforabout21 months. Duringhis absencetheaffairsof theArchdiocesewillbe caredforbytheAuxiliaryBishop,MostReverendJ.J.Rafferty.

TheadHollinsvisit ismadebytheBishops ofalldioceses,giving toHisHolinessareportofthespiritual andtemporalstateof theirdiocese.Itisnormallymadeeveryfive years,butinAustralia thetimeforapersonal visitisextendedto10 years.

AtHighgate

everstrainingtogetevery pleasuretheypossiblycan outoflife.Theymayrecall havingheard,atsometime, ofChrist'steachinginthe SermonontheMount'Blessedarethepoorin spirit;Blessedaretheclean ofheart'andsoon,andthey mayhaveheardsomething, too,ofChrist'sinvitation: 'Ifthouwiltbeperfect, come,followMe,'butall thistheyregardassomethingunreal.Here,today, however,wewitnessthree younggirlsjuststartingout inlife.Theworldhasmuch toofferthem,buttheyhave heardthosewords:'Ifthou wiltbeperfect,come,follow Me,'andthesehavebeen moretothemthanmere emptyphrases.Theyare livingwordsthatareinfluencingthematthisvery momentinthechoiceoflife theyaremaking.TheexampleofthesethreeSisters willinfluencepeopleto understandthatthewords ofChristarejustasreal todayaswhenHeuttered themtwothousandyears ago.

"Notonlythat;thesacrificetheseyounggirlsare makingwillshowtheworld whatgenerousheartscan do,andsowecongratulate theseSistersverysincerely. Wecongratulate,too,their parentswhoarewiththem hereonthiswonderfuloccasionandwhohavereasonto beproudofthem.ThefamiliesoftheseSistersknow thetruemeaningofthe wordsofChrist;theyknow, too,thejoyandhappinessof givingsomeonetotheserviceofGod."

FatherPeterthenaddressedtheSistersthemselves,remindingthemthat theyhadaskedHisLordship theBishoptopermitthemto enterthenovitiateofthis holycongregationandto preparethemselvesfortheir futurereligiouslife.

"Thereisbeingenacted herethisafternoon,"hesaid, "ascenesuchastookplace, longyearsago,whenthe parentsofOurBlessedLady presentedhertoservethe LordintheTemple.These threeSisterswiththeirpar-

HisLordshipisVicarApostolateofAitape. NewGuinea,whoseterritoryiscomprisedof 22centralmissionstationswith218outstationsandchurches. caredforbythemissionBishopDoggettismak-ariesoftheDivineWord. inghis"adlimina"visitThereweresome1500 totheHolySeeandwillbeCatholicsalonethecoast, leavingthisStateonMon-butaninlandpopulationof daynext. some100,000peoplehadnot HisLordshipwillpreachbeencontacted. thesermonontheoccasion oftheFranciscanTertiaries andparishofMidlandJunction'sPilgrimagetoLesmurdie,onSundaynext(see societynotespage2). CommentsbyHisLordship, BishopIgnatiusDoggett, O.F.M.,D.D.,onthe FRANCISCANMISSION Aitape,NewGuinea TheFranciscanProvince ofAustraliaopeneditsforeignmissionfieldinNew Guineain1946. Earlyin thatyearsixFathersarrivedatAitapeontheNorthWestcoast. TheycommencedworkinthreeprewarMissionstationsthat untilthewar,hadbeen

entshave,too,presented themselvestodaytothe ChurchofGod,andduring thenexttwoyearstheywill cometounderstandthefull meaningofthereligiouslife and,pleaseGod,attheend ofthatperiodoftraining, therewillarriveforthem thehappydayofProfession, whentheywillbeespoused, nottoanearthlyhusband, buttotheSonofGodHimself.Withthatprospect aheadofthem,thetwoyears ofthenovitiateshouldbe amongthehappiestyearsof theirlives,forgraduallyand surelytheywillcometo knowChristbetterandto loveHim."

Heexpressedhimself gratefulfortheprivilegeof beingawitnessofthelovely receptionceremonyandsaid thathewouldtaketoheart thepetitionmadebythe noviceswhentheyaskedHis LordshiptheBishopandall presenttorememberthem intheirprayers.Thatpetitionwouldberemembered byall,andbyhiminparticularwhenhestooddaily beforethealtarofGod.

AftertheblessingandpresentationoftheHabits,the postulantsretired,onlyto returnalittlelaterclothed asnovices.Beforereading theirActofConsecration, thenovicesweregiventheir religiousnameswhichHis Lordshipsaidweretobefor themasignoftheirnew life:

MissMargaretDorizziSisterM.St.James.

MissMaryMcInerneySisterM.St.Margaret ofGorton.

MissMonicaHallSisterM.St.Monique.

Theceremonyconcluded withtheveryimpressive KissofPeacewhichso beautifullysymbolisesthe sisterlyloveexistinginthe religiousfamilyofOurLady oftheMissions,intowhich thesethreeyoungSisters hadjustbeenreceived.

PontificalBenedictionof theBlessedSacramentwas thengiven,followedbythe singingofOurBlessed Lady'shymnofthanksgiving,the"Magnificat."

TheVicariateofAitape isthefurthermostpartof AustraliaandNewGuinea anditspeopleareamong themostprimitiveinthe world.Insomeareascanibalismisstillpractisedand onlytwoyearsagotwentyeightnativeswerekilled andeatenintheMayRiver area,andtwoGovernment Patrolofficerswereambushedandkilledinthe Telafominarea.

Sincethearrivalofthe sixfirstmissionariesin '1946intothisareathe numberhasnowgrownto twenty-eightFathers,five brothers,eightFranciscan MissionariesoftheImmaculateConception,together withelevenlaymissionarVeilIengi-

iheai sone f Perth. Bll thepilotforthesmallCesfrom whom, naaircraft.Fromthethree stationsonthecoastin 1946theynowhavetwentytwomainstationswithtwo hundredandeighteenoutstations,lookingafter100,000peopleofwhom22,300 areCatholics.

TheMissionalsohasunderitscaretwomaternity hospitals,averagingsome 300birthsayear.Then comesaleprosaritunwith 530patientsandwhichwill increaseinthenexteighteenmonthsto800-1000. ThisisoneoftheMission's majorworks,andisrunin conjunctionwiththeNew GuineaAdministration.In factwithouttheverygenerousfinancialassistanceof theAdministrationvery littlecouldbedoneatall. Anewleprosariumisnow underconstructionandit willbeequaltoanylarge townhospitalinAustralia, andthetotalexpenseisbeingmetbytheAdministration.ItisstaffedatpresentbyoneoftheFranciscanFathers,aqualified physicianandsurgeonand bytwoFranciscanBrothers bothqualifiedmalenurses. Buturgentlyrequiredisa smallcommunityofnursingsistersamongwhom wouldbe aphysiotherapist.

"MissionandGovernmentworkofnecessityis slowwork."HisLordship said,"Primitivepeoplecannotbebroughtintothe spaceageovernight,and thisistparticuAarlytrue inthefieldofeducation. Thereisnodoubtthatthe peopleofNewGuineaare goodmaterialforeducationbutitwilltaketime, muchmoremoneyand many,manymorequalifiedpersonnel.Tosupply theseistheresponsibility ofAustraliaanditisalso toherbestinterests.Australiaisalreadydoinga mightyjobandsaveforthe Communistblocherworkis appreciatedbytheUnited Nations.Buttoassistinthe foregoing,whynotbring NewGuineaundertheAustralia-Colomboplan?This wouldbebothmostbeneficialtoNewGuineaand toAustralia."

RECORD

SocietiesAndParishes

YoungChristianWorkers

GirlsAreGivenHintsOnHomelife

OnWednesday,Aug.10, approximately100girlsattendedthefirstnightofthe "GirlofToday"talks.The firstspeaker,Mrs.Thelma Child,spoketothegirlson 'GirlintheHome'.Mrs. .Childshowedthegirlshow theycanshowloveandrespecttotheirparents,who haveenduredbothjoyand sorrow,hardshipandsacrifice,inprovidingthemwith decenthomesandagood education. Obedienceis stilltobeexpectedofthe daughters,eventhoughthey mayhaveleftschooland commencedtoworkand parents'wishesmustberespected,especiallywithregardtosocialactivitiesand keepinglatehours.

Followingthis,adiscussionwasheldbringingout themajorpointsofthe talk.Also,twoquestions oncompany-keepingwere discussedandthegirlswere invitedtoplaceanyquestionsonthissubjectina 'Question-Box',andthey wouldbeansweredinthe nextweek'ssession.

FatherMarcellussummed upthediscussionon'Girl' intheHome'andcongratulatedthegirlsontheway inwhichtheyenteredinto thediscussion.Supperwas thenservedtoclosethe evening.

PALMYRANOTES(boys)

Palmyraplayerssustainedseveralinjuriesintheir weekendactivities.

Thefootballmatch againstVictoriaParkaccountedforthreecasualties.

KevinFrancissustaineda suspectedcrackedbonein therighthand.LeoJames andDonAlleneachreceived concussion.

DannyPowersuffereda fracturedribafterforsakinghisfootballforagame oflacrossewiththeState Colts.

Atthemonthlydance FrankMartin,hurthishead whichresultedinthreestitches.

PaulKenningtonsuffered aswollenjawafterafall fromhisbikeinNorthFremantle.

EASTFREMANTLE

Thegirlsheldtheirfirst

generalmeetingonAug.9, anditprovedtobeagreat success.Adiscussionwas heldon'Work',andinterestingconclusionsresulted.

Planswerediscussedfor theforthcoming dance whichistobeheldinSeptember.Theeveningconeludedwithdancingand supper.Manythanksare giventheSistersforthe useoftheschoolforthis meeting.

Theleadersmeetingas usualonTuesdayat7.30 andbasketballtrainingon Thursdayat6o'clock.

EASTVICTORIAPARK Adanceistobeheldon Sunday,Aug.21.Theeveningpromisestobeagood oneandallmembersof otherbranchesareinvited tocomealongandbring theirfriends.Girlsfrom thehomebranchareasked tobringaplateforthesupper.

SCARBOROUGH Ageneralmeeting)was heldonSunday,Aug.14, andabout28boysandgirls camealonganddiscussed thesubjectof'Youthand Religion.'ThenextmeetingtobeheldonAug.28.

Alastreminderisgiven fortheGeneralCommunion onAugust28,atfirstMass. Allpresentandintending membersarecordiallyinvited.

FREMANTLE TheFremantleY.C.W. girlsheldageneralmeetingintheparishhallon Aug.2,atwhichfourteen girlsattended.Theevening wasveryenjoyable,commencingwithatalkonfashionsgivenbyMoyaBrady, followedbyagroupdiscussion.

Gameswereplayedtill supperandthemeeting endedat10.30p.m.,with theparticipantsenthusiasticallyagreeingtoamonthlymeeting. TheY.C.W.girlswould liketoknowifanygirlsin theparishareinterested ingoingtosee"BenHur". Ifapartyofthirtycanbe arranged,10percentdiscountwillbedeductedfrom thepriceofthetickets.Contactanyleaderaboutthis.

Wewouldliketotake opportunitytocongratulate MayaBradyontheannouncementofherengagementtoCeliaClark.

Thesecondseries ofthesetalksforthe yearwillbeheldinthe CatholicCentre,VictoriaSquare,onFriday night,Aug.26,at8p.m.

Consistingofatalk byaPriest,aCatholic doctorandalayman, theyaresponsoredby theYoungChristian Worker'sMovementas anecessaryserviceto allyoungmen,especiallythoseleaving school.

Followingarecent surveyinthePerth Archdiocese,itwas foundthatyoungmen generallyarenotwell informedintheirattititudestohome,work andleisure,andinmattersofcompanykeeping,andtheiroverall dutiesassoldiersof Christ.Consequently, theyarenotfully equippedtofollowa trueChristianwayof oflife.

Itishopedthatthese talkswillproveboth interestingandinformative.Allyoungmen areinvited,infact urged,tocomealong andbringtheirfriends. Therewillbeanominalfeeoftwoshillings tocoverexpenses.

LEEDERVILLE

TheeveningheldforsubgroupmembersatBev. Ruthven'shomewasvery successful. Manythanks toFatherCrispinBrown, O.F.M.,andMaureenCherry fortheenlighteningtalks theywerekindenoughto comeandgive.

Ageneralmeetingwillbe heldnextMondaynight, Aug.22. Asthiswillbe acombinedmeetingwitha guestspeakerontheCatholicEnquiryCentre,itis hopedallthegirlsofthe parishwillattend.

Aninvitationisextended toallparishestoattend ourformalsocialonSunday,Aug.21,at8.30p.m.

SHENTONPARK

Thenextcombinedgeneralmeetingwillbeheldat 8.30p.m.Wednesday.We arelookingforwardtoseeingsomenewfaces.

IMPORTANT

Arepresentativeofeach branch,girlsandboys,is requestedtocallatthe Y.C.W.officeafter5p.m. onMonday,Aug.22,tocollectticketsintheraflfeto bedrawnattheFete.

Asthereisnoonefulltimeintheofficeatpresent,itisimportantthat youcallatthattimeas LenWallaceandGarry Parkerwillbeinattendance.

MIDLANDJUNCTIONTO HOLDYOUTHWEEK

TheMidlandJunction branchoftheY.C.W.(boys andgirls)haveorganiseda YouthWeekwhichstarts onSunday,Aug.21,and finishesonSunday,Aug.28.

Theprogrammegivesa varietyofactivitiesbeginningwithapilgrimageto Lesmurdie,andabuffet tea,aboysnight,novelty danceparty,girls'nightfeaturingtwoguestspeakers, abadgegivingceremony, followedbyafilm,parents' nightaftertheStationsof theCross.OntheSaturdayeveningitisproposed tohavea"Hayride"round thedistrict,followedbya barndance.

TheYouthWeekwill finishwithaspecialMass andCommunionbreakfast onSunday,Aug.28. Agoodbalanceofreligious,educationalandsocial activitieshasbeenprdVided bytheorganisers. SupportJorthisweekis askedof811otherY.C.W. branches.Aswellasenjoyingit,outer. merilberscnSiTlentriCtrauchabout therunningofsuch.afunctionwithaviewtoorganisingasimilaroneintheir ownparishes.

Scarborough ParishFete

Monthsofcarefulplanninghavegoneintothepreparationsfortheannual fetewhichwillbeheldat St.John'sschool,ScarboroughBeachRoad,Scarborough,onFriday,Aug.26, from7p.m.,andSaturday, Aug.27,from8.30a.m.

Thispopularfetealways gathersalargecrowd,not onlyoflocalresidents,but otherswhofinditwell worthaspecialtriptoScarboroughfortheevent-and thisyearpromisestobe betterthanever.

Therewillbebargains galore-beautifullymade garmentsforboysandgirls allkindsoffancygoods includinghankiesachets, daintycoathangers,pretty aprons toys,dressed dolls (awonderfulopportunityforearlyChristmasshopping!) homemadecakes,pickles,jams, sweets,toffeeapples,ice creamandcooldrinks flowersandplants.

Alsotherewillbeopportunityfor"funofthe fair,"anoveltystallforthe kiddies,poultrywheels,a raffleforManchestervaluedatL30.

Byspecialrequestthe fetewillopenearlierthan usualthisyear-at7p.m. onFriday26th,andagain at8.30a.m.onSaturday 27th Betherewhenthe doorsopen!

ThirdOrder

BishopToSpeak

TheThirdOrderofSt. Francis,inconjunctionwith theparishofSt.Brigid's, MidlandJunction,willbe holdingitsannualpilgrimageonSunday,Aug.21, 1960,totheShrineofOur Lady,ConventofMercy, Lesmurdie.Benedictionof theBlessedSacramentwill begiveninthechapelof theOblateFathers,andthe sermonwillbepreachedby MostRev.IgnatiusDoggett, O.F.M.,D.D.,VicarApostolicofAitape,NewGuinea. Abuswillleavefromthe frontoftherailwaystation,Perthat2p.m.Passengerswillbepickedupat theChildrenofMaryChapel,VictoriaSquareandat St. Joachim'sChurch, SheppartonRoad,Victoria Park.Thepilgrimageprocessionwillassembleat Lesmurdieat3p.m.

AnnualFete THESISTERSOFTHE HOLYFAMILYOF NAZARETHFETE

At8p.m.onWednesday, August24,thelast committeemeetingprior tothefeteinaidofthe HolyFamilyNursery willbeheld.Thedate ofthefeteisSeptember 11at226CharlesStreet, NorthPerth. 1,0104.4.1.11............

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Thursday,August18,1960

SnowmenSetMotifForDance OfSenior-CollegeGirls,Prefects

Smallersnowmenwithties ofvariousvisitingcolleges decoratedthesurroundsof thehall.

Theprefectsofthecollege dancedthefirstroundof theinitialdance,later bringingeverybodyelseto thefloor.

ThepresidentofOurLady'sCollegeAuxiliary,Mrs.D.Laurenson,receivedOurLady's Collegeseniorgirlsandtheirpartnersatthe PerthtownhallonThursdayeveninglast. WithWs.Laurensonwas thevicepresidentMrsM. ChallisandMissFrances Walsh,headprefectofthe college. Thetownhallwasdecoratedona"Snow"theme fortheoccasionoftheseniorgirlsdance.Anenormoussnowmanwasfeatured onthestage,flankedbyfir treesdrippingwith"snow." Amockceilingwascreated withwhitestreamersinterspersedwiththecoloursof thecollege,redandgreen. P...0.1.1.04,044.004,P4S14.44.4.11.41.

XaverianClub

SocialFunctions

Listedhereunderarethe XaverianClubfunctions:

Friday,Aug.26:Members pleasenote,thatasthe HighgateHallisrequiredby anotherorganisation,there willbenosocialheldon thisnight.

Saturday,Aug.27:Dancingatacityballroom,meetinginNo.10logue.

Thursday,Sept.1:Colour slideeveningatthehome ofAnneFurlong, 121 AdelmaRoad,Nedlands. Specialslideswillbe shownofHongkongand Singapore. TheXaverianClubisa socialgatheringforsingle Catholics,girlsover21 years,menover23years. Enquiriesregardingmembershipmaybehadbycontactingthesecretary,Miss EileenDaly,104Ardross-st., Applecross(64-3146)or Mr.J.Gelle(23-2116officehours.)

Kalgoorlie TransLineVisit

OnThursday,August25, theY.C.W.willholda "YouthDance"intheparish hall.Thelastonewasa greatsuccessanditisanticipatedthatthisonewillat leastequalitifnotbetterit inattendance.Girlsare askedtobringaplatefor supper.

ThemonthlygeneralmeetingoftheY.C.W.willbe heldonTuesday,September 23.Tabletennisanddancingwillbeheldafterthe meeting.

Rev.B.WhitelyleftKalgoorlieonSundaylastfor hispastoralvisitationtothe CatholicsontheTransline. Attheendoftheweek FatherWhitelywillreturn withthechildrencomingin toattendthe"Bushies School."Theschoolwillbe conductedatCoolgardie duringtheschoolholidays. Afteraweekofinstruction andbrushinguponthecatechism,FatherWhitelywill takethechildrenbackto theirvarioushomesonthe Transline.

Themenoftheparish, particularlymembersofthe St.Mary'sP.andC.,were thankedbytheadministrator,VeryRev.R.Healy,for theirassistanceinbitumenisingandtopsurfacingthe playgroundofSt.Mary's School,DuganStreet.The jobwascompletedlast weekendaftermanyweeks ofhardwork.

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MissWalshwelcomedall thevisitorsfromthevariouscollegeswhoincluded lastyear'sprefects.Shealso thankedthemembersofOur Lady'sAuxiliarywhoorganisedthedance. Mrs.J.Grimbleywasin chargeoftheexcellentsupperarrangements. Presentforpartofthe eveningfunctionwerethe VeryRev.E.McKenna, ReverendBrothersKelly andMannlonofC.B.C. Perth.

PublicSpeaking ConventWinner

ALLSUBURBS and

MISSLUCYNAKOPEC, aLeavingcandidateand residentpupilofSt.Joseph's College,Fremantle,was successfulinwinningfirst placeintheStatefinalsof "YouthSpeaksforAustralia,"inaState-widepublicspeakingcontestorganised bytheJuniorChambersof Commerceandsponsoredby ShellCompanyofAustraliaLimited.

TheGrandFinalwasheld onFridayevening,August 5,intheShellTheatrette, Perth.HisExcellencythe Governor,SirCharlesGairdner,presidedandpresented theprizes.Mr.J.E.R.Knox, StateManagerofShellOil Co.ofAustraliaLimited, welcomedtheguests.The hallwaspackedtocapacity. Therewere11contestants fromdifferentpartsofthe State-SacredHeartSchool, Highgate;WesleyCollege, Claremont;Mt.BarkerHigh School;BrigidineConvent, Wembley;NarroginAgriculturalHighSchool;St.Gertrude'sCollege,NewNorcia; St.Ildephonsus'College, NewNorcia:AlbanyHigh School;LoretoConvent, Nedlands;St.Joseph'sCollege,Fremantle.

Eachcontestantspokefor tenminutesonthegiven theme"YouthSpeaksfor Australia,"andLucyna Kopecwasawardedfirst prize,acameraandabook, "MyLoveMustWait."A totalvalueof£50.HisExcellencypresentedtheprizes. Afterthedistributionof prizessupperwasserved.

IfWelfareStaleIsInevitable StaleMustCareProperlyForAged

MR.HOLT'Smiserlyadditiontothedoledished outtoagepensionerswillbesaidtoraisethe querywhetherhalf-a-loafisbetterthanno bread.Buttheanswertothatmaybethatthehalf-aloafisverylittlemoresustainingthanthehalf-truth whichispoisedintheproblem.Letitbesaidatonce thatnobodywhocaresforsoundsocialprinciplesis enamouredoftheWelfareState.Recently,theUnited DominionsTrustinGreatBritainhasclaimedthatthe WelfareStateis"destroyingthebestqualitiesofour people producingasteadymoralandmental deterioration.Self-relianceandindependencearedisappearing."

Catholicsociologymightwellagreewithsucha criticism,butitwouldbemoreconvincingifitcame fromsomequarterotherthanfromagroupofcompanies withatotalcapitalandreservesofmorethan£34 million.Becauseitisjustsuchenormousconcentrationsofeconomicpowerwhichhavecreatedtheproblem ofthepennilessaged.Nofamilymanonornearthe basicwageinourproletariansociety,howevermodestly hemaylive,canhopetosaveenoughagainstthetime whenhecannolongerearn.Thecombinationofthe workerdeniedhisfairshareinthefruitsofhisproduction,combinedwiththescientificextensionoflife expectation,presentsadilemmawhichcanonlybe solved(inthelongrun)bytherestorationofproductive propertyand(intheshortterm)bygovernmental action.

Itisalsonotalittleironicaltoreflectthatthequestion hasabroadmoralbasis.Asthepracticeofcontraceptionbecomesmoregeneralitmakesforanimbalance ofpopulation,increasingtheagecompositionsothat theproportionofelderlypeopletendsprogressivelyto outruntheproportionofproductiveworkerswhomust supportthem.Addtothistheappallinglackofnatural affectionandthenarrowconceptofthecontinuityof familylifebeyondonegeneration,andyouhavethe positionweareintoday.Itisnobody'sbusiness,apart fromprivatecharity,tocarefortheaged;sothe governmentmuststepin.Anditsonlyreluctantcharge istohandoutadolewhichisincrediblyinsufficientfor peopleatanagewhentheyareleastabletofendfor themselves.

VincentiansAndSchoolsSwell

HiatusBetweenFamilyAndState

WHENopeningnewpremisesinMelbournefor theY.C.W.Co-operativeHousingSocietyrecently,ArchbishopSimondspraisedco-operative effortassteeringacoursebetweenthemonopolieswho exploittheneedsofyoungpeopleandthetypeof socialismwhichdepressestheirpersonalinitiative.His Gracetheretouchedthenubofsocialdislocationinour democraticsocieties.Whatweratherpompouslycall the"principleofsubsidiarity"isthesamethingto whichthepoliticalpartiespaylipserviceunderthe titleof"decentralisation."Inprincipleitisobviously rational.Why,then,isitnotthemeasureofeconomic andpoliticalliving?

Nosatisfactoryanswercanbegiventothatdilemma whichignoresthehistoricalcontextofthequestion. TheMiddleAgeswerecharacterisedbyalargenumber ofmenbeingindependentproprietorseitherinlandor inhomecrafts.LongbeforetheReformationthatorder ofsocietybegantobreakdown,duetoanumberof causes,somepremeditatedandothershistoricalaccidents.Butdominatingallthecauseswasthespiritof greedWhichanenfeebledChristianpracticecouldnot restrain.Avariceexpresseditselfpracticallyinthe abandonmentofthetraditionalattitudetowardsusury. TheReformation,notablyinEngland,pavedtheway fortheconcentrationofarablelandinthehandsofthe fewandbackedthenewreligionwithvestedinterests.

Next,theIndustrialRevolutionplacedscientfiicinventivenessinthehandsofthenewrichenablingthem toseekprogressivelynewtechniquesfortheamassing ofwealth.Soitisthat,comparativelyyouthfulasthe processofmassproductionis,tomanyitseemsirreplaceable,eventhoughhumanrightsandpersonality arebeingobliteratedthroughitsrecklessextension.It issignificantthatnohistoricalattempthasbeenmade toturnscientificinventiontotheassistanceofthesmall craftsmanorfarmer(withthepossibleexceptionofthe rotaryhoe).Yetthenewsourcesofpower-electricity andatomicenergy-couldwellsetafootarevolution alongtheselines.

Againstallthissocialismisanatural,ifnotinevitable reaction.Butitrebelsonlyagainsttheconcentration ofeconomicpowerinthehandsofprivateindividuals. maimoratirositiaicsiousworststoutorlcatiovroairstikos

DisarmamentIs RealisableAim

S0longasthearmamentsraceiscontinuedand intensified,sorealisthefearofglobalwar.

Nothingissodepressingtothecommonmanas thefailureofthenationstoreachcommonagreement todisarm.Disarmamenthasbeendiscussedfruitlessly everyyearsincetheendofthewarandyetnotthe slightestprogresshasbeenmade.TheSovietin1957 refused(asitisnowdoing)totakeanyfurtherpart intheworkofUnitedNationsDisarmamentCommittees becausetheCommunistStateswereinapermanent minority.Next,acommissionofthe82memberStates oftheU.N.wassetup.Asthitwastooclumsy,a 10-nationdisarmamentcommittee-fivefromeachside -wassetupin1959.Thisbrokedownshortlyafter thefailureoftheSummitConference.

ThisisaquestiononwhichtheChurchhasaclear andfirmattitude.Iturgesthedevelopmentofa "societyofStates"whichwillhavethepowertoimpose sanctionsonaggressornations.Thenthereshouldbe commonagreementtodisarm,renunciationoftheuse ofnuclearweaponsandaneffectivearmscontrolto whichallnationswouldsubmit.Well,however,imperfectitmaybe,theUnitedNationsmeetsthefirst requirement.Butthereportsofthedisarmamentconferencemakesorryreading.Itistoofaciletoplacethe entireblameforitsfailureontheSoviet.Actually, thereareseveralconsiderationswhichmakeitappear that,ifonlyforselfishreasonsandforthesakeofpublic opinion,theRussiansmaybesincere.

DisarmamentwouldhelpKhrushchevtoovertakethe Americanstandardofliving-whichishispetobsession. Itwouldalsomakemoneyavailableforspaceresearch onwhichtheSovietisleaningsoheavilyforoffence anddefence.Moreover,itwouldpreventChina's becomingtoopowerfultoosoon-perhapsasimportant astheSovietitselfintheCommunisthegemony.Between theCommunistanddemocraticblocstheradicallineof divisionisthis:Russiabelievesdisarmamentmustcome first;theWest,thateffectivecontrolsmusthaveprecedence.Clearlysomecompromisecanandmustbe workedoutifonlytheaircouldbeclearedofsuspicion onbothsides.

Ithasnoanswerfortheequallyterribleevilofproletarianism.Itproposesmerelytotransferconcentrated wealthfromthecapitalisttothecommissar.Itenvisages "thepeople"owningeverything.Butitsconceptofthe Stateasthecollectivityisapieceofnonsenseasmodern democracypittedagainsttotalitariansmsofvarious kindsshows.Evenifitweresoundasapolitical notion,ithasnorelevanceinthefieldofeconomics. Forwhereeveryoneownseverything,nobodyowns anything.

Whyarationalsocialordercannotevenbeinauguratedislargelyduetothelossoftheappetitefor libertyandthefantasticdifficultyevenofasserting itunderthecuriousfinancialsystemthatoperates. Furthermore,therearesofewandsoweakinstitutions tostandbetweentheindividual(orbetterthatfundamentalgroupingofindividualswecallthefamily)and theState.Ifahouseistobebuiltitcallsforaprivate buildingcontractor(whomustgo,hatinhand,toa bank)orforaStatehousingscheme.Itisincredibly difficulttoconvincepeoplethatbybandingtogetherin aspiritofcharity,workandself-sacrifice,theycould dothejobthemselves.

Thisappallingladsof"togetherness"isdue,partlyto alackofcharity,commonsenseandinitiative,but mainlytoalackoftradition.Eventheruggedindividualismwhichmarkedthepioneersofthiscountry wouldnotmeetmodernneeds.True,theirspiritof independence,hardworkandsimplelivingarethe necessaryspiritualcontext,buttheabilitytoliveand workasagroup,willingandabletoemploymodern techniques,isvirtuallyunknown.Thisiswherethe CatholicFaithcanandmustsupplythedearth.Ifthe doctrineoftheMysticalBodyofChristwerewidely knownandbelievedamongChristians,itspractical consequenceswouldbelittleshortofrevolutionary.

PeaceAndUnityThemeOfPope'sAddress

PopeJohnconcluded:

Munich,Germany,-HisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIIurgedpilgri nationalEucharisticCongresstoprayforatruepeacefoundedon oftheChurchandofthedignityofman. InaradioaddressfromGermany. Rometohundredsofthousandsofparticipantsgatheredaroundavast"altarisland"forthefinalceremoniesofthecongress,Pope Johndeclared:

"Allofyou,evenasWe Ourselves,markwithanxietythesizeofthecloud ofdangerswhichoverhangs thehumanrace,andhow thepeaceofnationsis placedinjeopardy.

"Letusalltogether strivebytheardourofour prayerstoobtainfromJesusChrist,thePrinceof Peace,thatHeenlightenthe mindsoftherulersof states,andoncethedarknessoferrorisdispelled, granttonationstruepeace foundedonrespectforthe rightsoftheChurchandthe dignityofman;andfinally thatHerefreshwiththe dewofheavenlyconsolationthosenowpresentto Ourmindwhohavebeen unabletotakepartinyour triumphalcelebrations."

ThislastphrasewastakenasareferencetoCatholicslivingincommunistruled'countries,whohad beenrefusedpermissionto attendtheMunichcongress.

ThePope,whospokein Latin,turnedtohisoftenrepeatedthemeofChristianunity.Hesaid:

"Heavengrantthatwithoutexceptionasmanyas arehonouredbythename ofChristianmaytakethe steptowardtheintegral FaithofSt.Boniface,towardtheOneandHoly Church."

St.Bonifacewasthe eighthcenturyapostleof

PopeJohncongratulated thecongressonits"completelyappropriate"theme: "FortheLifeoftheWorld." Hequotedthewordsof Christfromwhichitwas taken."ThebreadthatI willgiveisMyfleshforthe lifeoftheworld"(John6, 52),andcommented:: "SincetheMostHoly EucharistcontainstheauthorofgraceHimselfand thehighestsourceofdivinelife,itstrengthensand perfectsthatlifeinthose whohavebeenrebornby thewatersofHolyBaptism.

"Consequentlyitisby meansofthisSacrament thatthosewordsspoken ofHimselfbyChrist theGoodShepherdfind realisation:'Icamethat theymayhavelifeandmay haveitmoreabundantly.'" (John10,10).

ThePopealsoremarked thatthesiteofthecongress wasappropriate.Hesaid: "Bavariawastrulyworthytobechosentoprepare sosplendidatriumphfor Christhiddenbeneaththe Eucharisticveil,foritis famedforitsChristianvirtuesandrenownedforits achievements.Apartfrom otherclaimstodistinction itcarriedtheGospelof Christtoseveralregionsof Europe,wasthebirthplace ofmanysaints,andgave threesupremepontiffsto theApostolicSee:Clement II,DamasusIIandVictor II.Aboveall,itscapital cityofMunichhaslong beenandremainsoutstandingforitsdevotiontothe profoundmyteryofthe Eucharist."

With800ChurchBellsPealing, EucharistIsCarriedForHour

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priestscarriedtheBreadof Lifetothevastcongregation.Silenceprevailed,so thatnotasoundcouldbe heardwhileCommunionwas distributed.

DuringtheMassapriest gavearunningcommentary insignlanguagetoagroup ofdeafpersons.

Thecongregationjoyfully sharedintheliturgyby singingresponsesandrecitingtheGloriaandCreed.

Theclarityoftheirsinging wasallthemoreremarkable sincemanyhadspentthe nightinadorationofthe BlessedSacrament.

OnFridayeveninga downpourofrainhadcut shortaservicepatterned afterGoodFridayservices, butthepeopleremainedas longastheservicelasted althoughsoakedtotheskin. AgainonSaturdaynight,at aByzantineRiteMass,no oneseemedtowaverdespite havingtostandforlong stretcheswhileholding lightedcandles.

WhenCardinalTestafinishedMass,thebellsof Munich's800churchesbegan

pealing.TheBlessedSacramentwascarriedthroughout thefieldforanhourtobring theEucharisticChristclose toallthepilgrims.Hundreds ofthousandsofkneesbent beforetheSacredHostasit wasborneintheprocession ofcardinals,bishops,priests andmenandwomenin nativeBavariancostumes holdingflower-cappedceremonialstaffs.

Whentheprocessionwas over,announcementwas madeonbehalfofthePapal Legatethat-a300-dayindulgencehadbeengrantedto allpresent.

TheBlessedSacrament wascarriedinaspecialcarriagedrawnbyguardsof honour.ATeDeumofa millionvoicesrosefromthe vast.fieldastheLegateleft withhisretinue.By2p.m. theguestsofhonourhad departed.Slowlythepilgrimsdispersed.

Bynightfallfireslitbythe CatholicYouthofBavaria wereseenglowingfromthe mountaintopsabovethebig city,andacrosstheAlpine chainsfartowardstheEast, whereChristiansareheldin godlessbondage.

ItsQuicker&Cheaper tomixandspreadConcrete onthejob.Transportdelays mustbeexpectedbutnot with SITEMIXED CONCRETE

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"Wejointotheconcertof yourvoicesasyouvenerate themysteryoftheMost HolyEucharistOurown voiceasafurtherstimulus, thatbyOurthusdrawing neartherejoicinginyour heartsmaybethemore pleasingandnoble.

"0DivineRedeemer,who forthelifeoftheworld

msatMunich'sInterrespectfortherights dostdailyonouraltarsoffertotheEternalFather thesacrificeofThyBody andBlood,protectthehumanracefromdangersof death.Aboveall,protect menfromthedeathwhich istobeespeciallyfeared, thespiritualdeathtowhich innumerablesoulsarenow exposedorbywhichthey arecrushedinmisery."

BritishNewspaperLiftsBanOn Catholics,JewsHoldingOffice

London,-TheObserver,SundaynewspaperandinfluentialBritishjournal,has abolishedtherequirementthatitstoppersonnelbeProtestants.

ThelateViscountAstor providedin1945inthe paper'strustdeedsthat thedirectors,editorand manageroftheObserver professtheProtestant faith.

TheObserver,announcing theliftingoftherestriction onJuly31,said:

"Theeffectofthechange istoremovetheclausein thedeedwhichrequiredthat alltrusteesshouldbeofthe Protestantfaith,thatterm beinginterpretedinthe widestandmostliberal sense.Infuture,thedirectors,editorandmanagerwill nolongerberequiredtobe oftheProtestantfaith.

"Ourreadersarewell awarethattherehasnever beentheslightestevidence inourcolumnsofreligious discriminationorintolerance.Norhastherebeen anydiscriminationon groundsofcreed,colouror racemakingappointments totheeditorialorcommercialstaffsofthepaper."

Earlierthisyear,theObserverhadstatedthatthe religiousrestriction"which atthetimepreventsRoman CatholicsandJewsbeing honourablyrepresentedon oureditorialstaffwasdue tothechieffounderofthe trustbelieving-wiselyor unwisely-thatliberalism andProtestantismcouldin ageneralsensebeequated. Itwastheindependenceof

expressionandliberalbasis ofthenewspaperhewas seekingtosafeguard."

TheCatholicHerald,congratulatingtheObserveron themove,saidthatsigns ofbiasagainsttheCatholic Churcharerareinthe BritishPressgenerally.

"Amuchbetterfounded complaintwouldbeanapparentunwillingnesstotake sufficienttroubletoascertainfactsandtoobtain expertCatholicadviceand explanationwherecontrovertedandso-calledsensationquestionsdealingwith theChurchandwithCatholicscomeintothenews,"it added.

"Wecannotalwaysexpect newspaperstoacceptthe Catholicpointofview,but wehavearighttocomplain whentheydonotbotherto getproperlybriefedfrom themanysourcesreadily available.ThattheCatholic Churchshouldbeinthe newsisonlyrightand proper,butnotatthecost ofaheadlinestoryedited tocatchtheeyeofthe readerlookingforsensation andscandal.Newspapers oweittothemselvesandto theintegritytheyclaimto makesuretheyhavegot boththefactsandtheissue inquestioncorrect.

"Happilyjournalsofthe qualityoftheObserver wouldnotnormallyfailin thisregard."

AmericansMayNotMarryIn ItalyAccordingtoRegulations

Rome,Aug.8,-UnitedStatescitizensin Italynolongercanmarryasaresultofa difficultycreatedbyregulationsoftheU.S. andItaliangovernments.

Theimpasse,whichhasexistedsinceearlyJune, blocksmarriagesbothbetweenaUnitedStatescitizen andanon-citizenorbetweentwoUnitedStatescitizens.

Thesituationcameabout asaresultofaStateDepartmentordertoU.S. consularofficialsforbiddingthemtoissuethe "nullaosta,"acertificate offreedomtomarry,to U.S.citizenswishingto marryinItaly.

UnderItalianlaw,persons seekingtomarrymust satisfytheauthoritiesthat theyarefreetodoso.Since 1952the"nullsosta"has beenrequiredasproofby Italianofficialsinmarriages involvingU.S.citizens.

InWashingtontheState Departmentsaiditbarred consularofficialsfromissuingthe"nullaosta"because toomanyfraudulentmarriageswerebeingcontracted underthisprocedure.

IAspokesmansaidtheState Departmenthopesthe Italiangovernmentwill returntotheprocedurein effectpriorto1952.Before thenU.S.citizensseeking tomarryinItalydealt directlywiththeItalian government,withoutthe intercessionofU.S.consularofficials.]

Theimpassehascreated monumentalproblemsfor FatherJamesCunningham, C.S.P.,rectorof-SantaSusanna's,theAmericanchurch inRome.FatherCunningham saidthereareatleastfifty couplesseekingtomarryat

hischurchwhoarepreventedfromdoingsoasthings nowstand.

SolutionSought INWASHINGTON,the StateDepartmenthopes theItaliangovernment willtakespeedyactionto clearupthedifficulty whichcurrentlybarsU.S. citizensfrommarryingin Italy. AllynC.Donaldson,directoroftheOfficeofSpecial ConsularServices,saidthe departmentwouldlike"to seetheItalianForeignOffice movequickly"toovercome legalrestrictionsblocking suchmarriages. HesaidtheU.S.Embassy inRomehasbeeninstructed to

CorruptionBarsFeedingOfHungry

THEGREATNEEDforputtingintoextensive actiononeofthecorporalworksofmercyhas receivedsomespecificattentionfromtheUnited NationsFoodandAgricultureOrganisation.

Theanomaloussituationofhalftheworldgoing hungryandtheotherhalfstoringupunusedfoodin greaterandgreaterquantitiesissomethingwhichcan onlycauseexasperatedamazementtotheonlooker.

Thenewprocessesbeingfoundconstantlyoftapping thevastnaturalfoodsuppliesoftheworldarehelping toincreasethesurplusofthe"have"nations-yetthose nationswhichhavenotthetechnologicalskillsarestill indesperateneed.

Toalleviatethisgrimpicturesofhumanitystarving inthemidstofplentyhasexercisedthemindsofthe directorsoftheFoodandAgricultureCommitteeofthe UnitedNationsandtheyhavecomeforwardwitha world-widefive-yearplanwhichwillwagewaragainst worldhunger.

Theyhaverealisedthatitisnotaquestionofthe numberofmouthstobefed,astheprotagonistsof birth-preventionwouldhaveusbelieve,butaproblem ofdistributingtheworld'swealthfromwhenceitis notneeded.Itisaproblemofmethodsofproduction anddistribution.

Already,sinceitsinceptiononJuly1,theschemehas metwiththeapprovaloftheheadsofsomegovernments.HisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIIhasacclaimed theschemeasonemostdeservingofsupportbyall nations.Morethanthat,theNetherlandsGovernment haspromisedamilliondollarsinassistance.TheBishops ofWestGermany,inaconcertedone-daydrive,raised theequivalentof£4,000,000.Alsoaninternational fertiliserassociationhassetasideamilliondollarsas theircontribution.

Muchmorewillbeneeded,andifthe79member nationsofthisorganisationcanbutachieveunityof purposethemammothundertakingisassuredofat leastagoodstart.

However,themembersarenotfools,neitherarethe organisers.Theycanrecallonlytoowellhowthe ghoulswhofattenonanyhumanmiserychannelledalot ofpost-waraidintotheirownpocketsinmanyplaces thatreceivedassistance.Thesepeoplewillhavetobe watched corruptiononthepartofthemiddle men,theracketeersandsubversiveswhoneedpoverty andhungertoattaintheirownmiserableends,donot battenonthisprogrammeandstopitfromachieving itsend.

Asanillustrationofthis,theDirector-Generalof F.A.O.,Mr.Sen,speakingofthefaminewhichstruck Bengalin1942,saidthathe,asDirector-Generalof FoodforallIndia,waspowerlesstopreventamillion deathsfromstarvationbecausealthough"therewas sufficientfoodwithinthebordersofIndiaatthetime, widespreadcorruptionandlackof-meansofdistribution blockeditfromstrickenareas."

Itistobehopedthatthesamefatewillnotbefallthe presentcampaign.Otherwisetherecouldbeareversion totheodiousandimmoralpropositionputforwardby thecampaignersofbirth-prevention,highlightingoverpopulationinsteadofunder-production.

Itiswithinthepowerofallpeoplestobringthis campaigntofruition,atthesametimefulfillingand beingmotivatedbytheevangelicalcounselofChrist: "IWASHUNGRYANDYOUGAVEMETOEAT."

OfficialEngagements

August21: 3p.m.:ReceptionCeremony,ConventofMercy, Victoria-sq.

September1: 8.30a.m.:ReceptionCeremony,St.Joseph'sConvent, Fremantle.

September4: 3p.m.:CentenaryCelebrationsofCongregationof thePoorSistersofOur Lady,Heytesbury-rd.,Subiaco.

September11: 3 p.m.: Confirmation (boys),St.Mary'sCathedral.

September12: FirstClergyRetreat.

September18: 3p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,HighgateHill.

September19: SecondClergyRetreat.

September23: ProfessionandReception Ceremony,St.JohnofGod Convent,Subiaco. 7p.m.:AdultConfirmation,St.Mary'sCathedral.

September25:10a.m.PresideGolden JubileeHighMass.Riverton.

11a.m.:HighMass,St. Mary'sCathedral;TercentenaryofthedeathofSt. VincentdePaul.

7.30p.m.:Confirmation andCanonicalVisitation, MosmanPark.

September26: ThirdClergyRetreat.

AndrewPubben Specialistin CLERICAL TAILORING withfittingsatyour ownhomeatyourconvenience. Soutanes:Slip-Soutanes

Thursday,August18,1960

BishopDedicatesChapelInCamp

Where2,519PriestsWereConfined

Dachau,Germany:Formerinmatesofthe infamousNaziconcentrationcampof Dachaustoodsilentlyamong30,000pilgrims whileaBishopwhohadsufferedwiththem dedicatedachapelheretotheAgonyof Christ.

AuxiliaryBishopJohannes NeuhaeuslerofMunich,who personallyraisedthemoney forthetower-likestructure ofcrudestone,saidinhisdedicationaddress: "FifteenyearsagothehorrorsofDachaucametoan end,buttheshock,the mourningandtheshameremain. Atthishourmen whocannotforgetareunited herewithmenwhomustnot forget "

Mostofthepilgrimsat thededicationceremony camefromtheInternational EucharisticCongressatnearbyMunich.

Amongtheformerprisonerspresentweretwoformer chancellorsofAustria,LeopoldFiglandKurtVon Schuschnigg,FrenchMinisterofJusticeEdmondMichelet,andBishopKozlowiecki,S.J.,ofLusaka.

HisEminenceFrancisCardinalSpellman,Archbishop ofNewYork,wasalsopresent.

Mr.Figlsaidofhisarrival inDachauasaprisoner:

"Wewerequietanddepressed,butdeepinour heartsweknewthathuman powerwillbejudgedand thatOurLordisstillalive."

BishopFranzHengsbach ofEssenstressedinanaddressthatthisspothadalreadybeen"dedicateda thousandtimesbytheblood ofinnocentpeopleshedhere profusely."

Hedeclared:

"Thoseherepresentshould realisethatwearesinners, especiallyweGermansin whosenameagodlessregimecommittedunspeakable crimes,andweshouldatone andbegforgivenessofthose whosufferedhereandthose leftbehind."

HisEminenceMarcello

CardinalSpellman

CardinalMiinmioftheHoly See'sheadquartersinRome offeredclosingprayersfor thedead.

AtthededicationceremoniesapamphletbyBishop Neuhaeslerwasdistributed. Itsaysthat27,839inmates ofDachaulosttheirlivse there. Therewere2,720 clergymenconfinedinDachau,andofthem2,579were Catholicpriests.

Polishpriestswerethe mostnumerous,with1,780. Germanscamenextwith447, andFrenchwith156.

Ofthesepriests1,034 diedinthecamporwere murderedthereincoldblood. Americanforcesliberated

PsychiatryAsAidToVocations

purelyvocationalgrounds."

Amongthe12delegates fromtheAmericas,three psychiatristsfromtheU.S. presentedpapersthatdemonstratedthemarkedprogress ofthesciencewithinthe frameworkoftheCatholic Church.

TheywereDrs.JohnR. CavanaghofWashington D.C.,C.JosephKurthof Wichita,Kan.,andPhilip RondofColumbus,Ohio. Theyparticipatedinthe ninthinternationalcongress oftheFederationofCatholic Physicians.

Theassemblyopenedona starklysimplenotesetby Dr.FriedrichDessauerof Frankfurt,Germany,who said:"Man'sdeathsentence ispronouncedatbirthand allourendeavoursatdelay onlyservetopostponethe execution."

Fromtherethecongress proceededforfivedayswith thepresentationof36papers onsubjectsrangingfrom "theproblemsofbirthcontrol"to"thepsychologyand ethicsofmodernsports."

Dr.Cavanagh,thesole laymaninthetheologydepartmentoftheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,addressed theassemblyonthe"'ethical andphilosophicalreflections onthelatestprogressinpsychiatry."

Touchingonacurrentmoral-medicalquestion-theuse of"enovid,"whichhasbeen employedextensivelyinPuertoRicoforcontraception--

Dr.Cavanaghsaid:"Since themedicalprofessioncannot,evenyet,offeraguaranteeagainstseriouslongrangecomplicationsofthis 'medication,'howcanwe justifytheuseofuninformed humansubjectsinanexperimenttowhichcertaindoctorsinthiscountryontheir owntestimonywouldnotallowtheirownwivesand

daughterstosubmit'!"

Themainthesisofhispaper,however,wasthemoral andphysicaldangerofthe useofhypnosis,whichhe summedupbysaying:

"Thelongkrgumentasto whetheranindividualcanbe persuadedtoperformcriminalorimmoralactsunder (hypnotic)influenceseems likelytobesettled.Ifthe performedactissuggested 'subspecieboni'(underthe appearanceofgood),the subjectisquitelikelytoatcepsitifheissufficiently deepinhistrance."

Speakingon"thepsychiatricandpsychologicalselectionofcandidatesforthe sisterhood,"Dr.Kurthbased hisdicussionontheScripturaldefinitionofavocation: "YouhavenotchosenMe, butIhavechosenYou"(John 15-16).

Hesaid:"Bearinginmind thatOurLordpersonallyselectscandidatesforthesisterhood,rejectionofapotentialvocationisamostseriousmatter. Bythesame standard,topermitastudent whoiseithermentallyill orpotentiallysotostudy forthesisterhoodisequally asseriousand-perhapsa betterword-isatragedy."

Tosupporthisargument hequotedPopePiusalt, whosaidofsuchindividuals that"thereshouldbenohumanconsiderationorfalse mercy"concerningtheirdismissalorrejectionfromreligiouslife.

Dr.Kurthreportedona programwhichsince1950he hasdirectedwiththeapprovalofBishopMarkCarroll ofWichitafortheSistersof St.Joseph'sconventthere. Hesaidthatof100nuns screenedin10years,onlyone wasfoundtohavehadany mentalproblems.Nonehad

EscortedBy"Guides"JudgeWalsh VisitsBishopBrotherInRedJail

HongKong,-BishopJamesE.Walsh, M.M.,looks"wellandcheerful,"hisbrother reportedaftervisitinghiminhisjailinShanghai.

WilliamC.Walsh,aretiredUnitedStatesjudge, telephonedhiswifeinHongKongandtoldherthathe hadbeenallowedtovisitBishopWalshtwiceduring hisfirstweekinShanghai.Mrs.Walshstayedata hotelinthisBritishcolonyduringJudgeWalsh'svisit tohisimprisonedbrother.

JudgeWalshsaidhewasabletochatwithhisbrother twiceinaroominthecommunistgaol.Thefirstvisit lasted30minutesandthesecondanhour.Bothtimse. hesaid,heandtheformerSuperior-GeneralofMaryknollwereseatedatasmalltable..TwoChinesecommunistofficialssatatthetablewiththemonboth occasions.

ThejudgetoldMrs.WalshthattheBishopappeared tobe"moreorlessasusual."HesaidBishopWalsh washappytogetthewinterclothinghebroughtalong, butthathealsoneededmoresummerunderwear.Mr. Walshsaidthatifhecouldn'tbuysomeinShanghaihe wouldleavetheBishopsomeofhisownthathehad broughtalongforthetrip.Hesaidthatduringthe meetings,BishopWalshwaswearingdarktrousers, shoesandanopen-neckedshirtwithshortsleeves.

ThejudgetoldMrs.WalshthatheandtheBishophad spentbothmeetingsdiscussingnewsoftheirrelatives, whomBishopWalshhadnotseensincehereturnedto Chinain1948.

Inadditiontoclothing,Mr.Walshalsotookwithhim toShanghaiagoldrosarygiventoBishopWalshthis yearbyMountSt.Mary'sCollegeinEmmitsburg,U.S., ontheoccasionofthe50thanniversaryofhisgraduation.JudgeWalsh,whoisalsooneofthefoursurviving membersofthatgraduationclass,saidhehopestopresenttherosarytotheBishopduringoneofhisvisits.

Thejudgesaidhewasgivenaccommodationina Shanghaiwaterfronthotelforthedurationofhisstay. Hewasbeingescortedaboutthecitybyassignedguides andononeoccasionwastakentoseeaChineseopera.

JudgeWalshsaidhehopedtoseehisimprisoned brotheragainbeforeleavingShanghaiforHongKong. HisvisawasscheduledtoexpireonAugust15unless anextensionwasgrantedbytheChinesegovernment authorities.

MEMORIALS

toleavetheconventbecauseofmentalillness. Twelvewithdrewwhenminor psychologicalproblems,which hadbeenpointedouttothe superiorwhentheyentered theconvent,becamemore serious.

Dr.Kurthemphasised, however,thathisworkdid notentertherealmofgrace andthat"initsfinalanalysis,anyformofscreening canonlybeanestimateof theindividual'sabilityto adapttothesisterhoodon

Dr.Randtreatedthe"ethicalaspectsofintensive psychotherapy."Heargued thatthepracticeofprobing deeplyintothemind"isnot anunethicalprocedurebecauseitdealswithsexual material."

Hesaid:"Iwouldliketo seethedayintheverynear futurewheneveryonewillbe abletoacceptintensivepsychotherapyasaveryethical, helpfulprocedure.Itmust bebaseduponasoundpsychologicalframeofreference thatrecognisestheeffectivenessoftheunconsciousand howitinfluenceseveryday behaviour."

LowInterestLoansForMarried

London:TheYoungChristianWorkers'organisationofEnglandandWaleshasurged thatloansbemadeavailableatlowinterest ratestoyoungcouples

Thepleaforlowinterest rateswasmadeinamanifestoadoptedduringthe Y.C.W.'s21stanniversary meetinghere.Themanifestoalsosupportsgovernment planstoraisetheagefor mandatoryschoolattendance from15to16.Itcallson localcivicauthoritieito providemorefacilitiesfor thephysicalandintellectualdevelopmentofyoung people,andurgesthata three-weekannualvacation begivenallworkersunder 18andeventuallytoevery wage-earner.

Thegroupcalledforthe mobilisationofpress,radio andtelevisionorganisations tohelpyoungstersappreciatethedutiesofmarriage andparenthood. Italso demandedabanonallmorallydangerousentertainment andpublications.

TheY.C.W.manifesto urgesyoungpeopletouse theirleisuretimegenerously byhelpingtheaged,the poorandthelessforunate. Theconferenceclosed(July 29)withaspecialMassin London'sWestminsterCathedral.

Atthestartoftheir

buyinghomes. week'sconferencethenearly 800youngpeoplepackedthe townhallatSaintPancras, NorthLondonsuburb.They welcomedenthusiasticallya notefromtheQueenElizabethIIreturningtheirmessageofloyalty."ToallmembersoftheYoungChristian Workersoursincerethanks," theQueensaid."Weare gratefulandappreciativeof theirkindandloyalmessage." Toconstantcheering,fraternaldelegatesfromcontinentalEurope,fromthe UnitedStates,theWest Indies,WestAfricaand otherplacesstepped,oneby onetothemicrophoneto addtheirowncongratulations. WhenCanada's RomeoMaine,international presidentoftheY.C.W.rose todeliverachallenging speech,hewasunabletodo soforsomeminutesbecauseofthedin. Mr.MaioneurgedBritish youngstersto"jumpoffthe gravywagonandberesponsibleindividuals."Attacking present-dayhypocrisy,hedeclared:"ToomanyChristians gotochurchoniundaysto pray-andpreyonsociety fortherestoftheweek."

RomeHasManyRelicsOfPassionOfChrist

ByJAMESC.O'NEILL

Rome:TouristsinRomeoftenmarvel atthemanyrelicsofthePassionof ChristpreservedintheEternalCity.Not allofthemaregenuine,however,andit isdifficulttoauthenticatemanyothers.

Historicallyitislogicalthattheserelicsshould havefoundtheirwaytoRome,theSeeofChrist's vicaronearth.

Firstamongthetreasuryoftheserelicsisthe ChurchoftheHolyCrossinJerusalem,oneof Rome'ssevenpatriarchalbasilicas.BuiltbySt. Helena,motheroftheEmperorConstantine,to housetherelicsofthePassionthatshebrought backfromJerusalem,thechurchhasfor15centuriesbeenashrineofChrist'ssuffering.

OnGoodFridayandotherfeastsofthePassion, suchastheExaltationoftheCrossonSeptember 14,therelicsguardedinthechurchareexposed forveneration.

Mostimportantoftheseisalargefragmentofthe TrueCross.Cynicshaveestimatedthatifallthe claimedpiecesoftheTrueCrosswerereassembled therewouldbeenoughtobuildabattleship.

However,scholarlystudyofalltheexistingbits ofwoodbelievedtobepartoftheoriginalCross hasshownthatonlyaboutone-fiftiethoftheestimatedsizeoftheTrueCrossisaccountedfor.

Sothesuppositionthatthefragmentconserved intheChurchoftheHolyCrossisgenuinewould seemjustified,particularlybecauseitshistoryis fairlywelldocumentedsincethefourthcentury.

Thechurch'sotherrelicsofthePassionbrought backbySt.Helenaincludetwothornsfromthe crown,anailandalargeportionoftheinscription, inthreelangages,thatPilateorderedplacedover theCross.

Mostscholarsarescepticaloftheauthenticityof themorethanthirtysupposedlygenuinenailstobe

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foundthroughouttheworld.However,againthe specialhistoryoftheChurchoftheHolyCrossand itsverycloseassociationwithSt.Helenaarguein favourofthegenuinenessofitsmemorialofChrist's Passion.

Preservedinthechurchisanothercross,saidto bethatoftheGoodThief,alsoreputedlybroughtto RomebySt.Helena.

OnerelicrecoveredbySt.Helenaisnotinthe churchshebuilt.The28whitemarblestepsthat ledtothepraetoriumofPilateandupwhichChrist walkedarehousedintheirownspecialshrine.

Thesteps,calledtheScalaSancta,orHolyStairs, arenearSt.JohnLateran'sCathedral.Todaythey areencasedinwoodthathasbeenwornsmoothin roundedfurrowswherecountlessthousandsofpilgrimshaveascendedthemontheirknees.

TheothermajortreasuryofrelicsofthePassion isinSt.Peter'sBasilica.Thereinasmallchapel whichnonecanenterexceptthecanonsofthe basilicaarepreservedpartofthelancesaidtohave piercedChrist'sside,alargefragmentoftheTrue CrossandapaintingknownasVeronica'sVeil.

Venerationoftheveilhaslongbeenpopular, althoughthereisdoubtamongexpertsthatanybody namedVeronicahadanythingtodowithChrist's Passion.TheBiblicalaccountsaysonlythatagroup ofwomenfollowedJesusonhiswaytoCalvaryand were"bewailingandlamentingHim."TheGospels saynothingofawomanwipingthefaceofChrist.

ThereisnoScripturalrecordofChrist'sleaving animpressionofHisfaceonanycloth.Someexperts havederivedVeronica'snamefromtheLatinand Greekwords"vera"and"icon,"whichtogether meantrueimage.However,eventhatisdisputed. ButthereisnodoubtthattheimageinSt.Peter's isalateByzantineworkandnotagenuinerelicof thePassion.

Scholarship,ontheotherhand,isinclinedto holdthatthelancerelicisprobablygenuine. AnotherrelicofthelanceistobefoundinFrance, andcomparativedrawingsofthetwofragments indicatethatthearebothpartofthesamelance.

AsfortherelicoftheTrueCross,thereisgeneral agreementonitsgenuineness.

Onlyonceayeararetheserelicsexposedtopublic veneration.OnGoodFriday,aftertheCommunion Serviceiscompleted,acanonclimbstothechurch's balcony,highabovethestatueofSt.Helena,and blessesthefaithfulbelowwitheachoftherelics.

TheChurchisalwaysconcernedwiththeauthenticityofrelics,andshealsorespectsthegenuine devotioncenteringaroundobjectsofage-old veneration.

ThustherelicsofChrist'sPassiontobefound inRomereminditspeopleandvisitorsinavery graphicwayofwhatChristsufferedforthem.

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MUNICHCONGRESSMAYHAVESET PRECEDENTSWITH"LOVEFEASTS"

Munich:Liturgicalinnovationsintroduced attheInternationalEucharisticCongress heremaysetprecedentsforfuturecongresses,intheopinionofthoseresponsibleforthe programme. Besidesthe"agapes" (feastsofbrotherlylove) heldonthesecondofficial dayofthecongressand thewashingoffeetduring eveningMass,anadaptationofthe"kissofpeace," whichisanintegralpart oftheMassliturgy,has leftanindeliblememory inthemindsofmostof thecongressparticipants.

Sincetheusual"kiss" couldnotbeconveyedin

oftheUnitedStateswere carriedtothealtarbya groupofyoungBavarian womenincolourfulnational dresses.

Aftertheconsecration, CardinalFringsblessed thesebreads,andtheythen werereturnedfordistributiontothecongregation.The incentivegivenbythis pageantrytodeeperEucharisticfervourwasclearly evident,andaftertheMass

(ByFatherPlacidJordan,O.S.B.)

anypracticalmannertoa congregationaslargeas thoseatallthecongress Masses,itwasdecidedinsteadtourgeallpresentto stretchoutbothhandsto establishalinkofbrotherly charityfrommantoman, womantowoman,andchild tochild.

Theappealmadebythe Masscommentatorover loudspeakersreceivedan immediateresponsefromthe manythousandsgathered aroundthealtar,whothus formedachainoflove amongthemselves. AtaPontificalMassofferedbyHisEminenceJoseph CardinalFrings,Archbishop ofCologne,forsome100,000 Catholicwomen,manyof themmembersofreligious communities,anattemptwas madetohelpthecongregationappreciatemoreconcretelythanusualthemeaningoftheHolyEucharist.

AttheOffertorysmall basketsfilledwithsmall breadsbakedfromflourcontributedbyCatholicwomen

allthewomencommented enthusiasticallyontheinnovation.

Indiandancersdepicted thehistoryoftheEucharist inadancedramaduringthe congress.

Thedance,performedbeforeacrowdof3,500,includingleadingchurchmen, waswrittenbyFather GeorgeProksch,S.V.D.He alsocomposedthespoken textinHindi,thechieflanguageofnorthernIndia. TheveteranDivineWord missionaryhasservedfor28 yearsinIndiaandisrecognisedasanauthorityon historicIndiandances.Heis anativeofVienna.

Employingonlyclassical Indiandancesandmelodies, thedancedramatoldthe storyofthefallofmanand theinstitutionoftheEucharist.Itwascalled"The FruitofDeathandthe RoadofLife."

FatherProkschcomposed asimilardanceforIndia's NationalMarianCongress atBombayin1954.

IsraeliInstructionsCauseDebate

ArulingoftheIsraelMinistryoftheInt religiousandnationalstatushascreatedwide INSTRUCTIONSISSUEDONJANUARY1,1960, ANDHAVINGTHEEFFECTOFLAW,ORDERED THAT"APERSONBORNOFAJEWISHMOTHER, IFHEDOESNOTPROFESSANOTHERRELIGION, ORAPERSONWHOHASBEENCONVERTEDTO JUDAISM,WILLBEREGISTEREDASJEWISH."

OnthefollowingMarch18furtherinstructionswere issuedbytheMinistryoftheInteriororderingthat,in thecaseofmixedmarriages,thechildrenofaJewish motherandandanon-JewishfathershouldberegisteredasJewsundertheheadingsof"religion"and "ethnicorigin,"butthatchildrenofaJewishfatherand non-Jewishmothershouldberegisteredaccordingto thestatusofthemother.

Thissameinstructionfurtherprovidedthatpersons convertedfromJudaismtoanotherreligionshouldhave thatfactnotedontheiridentitycards.

Anotherarticleontheinstructionespeciallyaffected refugeesseekingasyluminIsrael,foritwasprovided thatapersonwhowasregisteredasJewishandproven nottobesuchhavehisvisarevoked.

ThenewspaperoftheNationalReligiousparty,Hatzofe,praisedthedocumentasremoving"thepossibility oftheadventofamodernnation,notJewishaccording toreligion,but'Jewish'accordingtoregistration."But TheLondonJewishChroniclecomplainedthat"thenew regulationsdefiningwhoisJewish,publishedbythe IsraeliMinistryoftheInterior,seemtocreatemore problemsthantheysolve."

Thelatterpointedoutthat,accordingtotheinstructions,"peoplewhowerepersecutedinEuropeasJews andarrivedinIsrael,wheretheyfoughtandworked tobuildtheState,arenowexposedtobeingdenounced and'expelled.'" InCatholiccirclestherewascriticismthat,inthe matterofchildrenofmixedmarriages,theinstructions ignoredthelawsoftheCatholiccommunity.

Onanotherscore,itwaspointedoutasillogicalthat theinstructionmakesethnicalorigindependupon religiousallegiance.Whatthelawmeant,ineffect, wasthataJewbecomingaChristianwouldceasetobe legallyrecognisedasaJew.

Thecomplaintswereonbothsides,Jewishand Christian.

Themorningdaily,Lamerchav,publishedinTel Aviv,saidthattheinstructionmeansthat"theMinistry oftheInteriorconsidersitselfauthorisedtodetermine notonlywhoisJewishbutalsowhoisChristian,and attributestoitselfaroleandarightwhichhasbeen giventotheChristianChurchalone."

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eriorgivinginstructionsonregisteringone's spreadcriticismstatesareportfromTelAviv. ontheMinisteroftheInteriortodetermineinplaceof theCatholicChurch,forexample,whoisaCatholic,"the paperdeclared."OnewonderswhethertheMinistryof theInteriorisauthorisedtocompelJewishfathersto declarethattheirchildrenareChristiancontrarytothe truth."

AlettertotheeditoroltheTelAvivindependent daily,Haaretz,struckattherequirementofnoting changeofreligion.

Thelettersaid:"LastweekKol,Israelpublishednews fromNewYork,accordingtowhichacourtdecided thatitwasforbiddentobusinessconcernstoaskfor detailsaboutthereligionofthosewhoaskedforemployment,sincequestionsregardingthereligionofcitizens areforbiddenaccordingtothelawoftheState.This liberaldecisionwaswelcomedwithjoybytheJewsof America,becausethemention"religion:Jewish"often meansnoemployment.Itmightbeusefultopointout tothosepersonswholiketotakeadvantageofademocraticstructureofothers,thatthelawsoftheStateof Israelobligethecitizentodeclarehisreligion.Far more,accordingtothelatesteditionoftheinstructions onregistration,aspecialannotationwillbemadeonthe identitycardofaJewwhohaschangedreligion."

Anotherindividualpointedoutthat"thisspecialnote inscribedontheidentitycardofaJewwhohaschanged religion,despitethefacttheidentitycardhasnoheadingregardingreligion,isonlytooreminiscentofthe letter"J"thatwasfoundinredontheidentitycardsof JewsinthecountriesoccupiedbyHitleriteGermany."

VATICANNEWS

VaticanPaperCallsOnNewAfrican StalesToProveTheirResponsibility

VaticanCity:L'OsservatoreRomanohas encouragedeightnewAfricannationsreceivingtheirindependencethismonthtoproceed "inanorderedandpacificmanner"todo honourtotheirpeopleandgiveproofoftheir senseofresponsibility.

Theeightnationsare: Dahomey,Niger,UpperVolta,IvoryCoast,ChadRepublic,GabonandtheformerFrenchCongo.Allhad beenpartofformerFrench WestAfricaandFrench EquatorialAfrica,andall havehadself-government since1958.

TheVaticanCitydaily notedthat"theseeventsare rapidlychangingthefaceof Africa."Itsaidthatthe appearanceofthenewnations"doeshonourto France,whichlikeother formercolonialpoldershas understoodandnoblyinterpretedtheaspirationsofthe Africanpeopletolivefreely underconditionsofmoral equalitywiththeotherfree nationsoftheworld."

L'Osservatorerecalledan editorialitpublishedonthe eveoftheindependenceof theCongo.Itrepeatedwhat wassaidthen,implyingthat thestatementoriginatedin anauthoritativeVatican source:

"TheChurchandtheHoly Seefollowwithsatisfaction these'promotions'ofthe Africanpeople,which,if accompaniedbyarealsense ofresponsibilityappearto betherightroadtowards thatascentofmanforwhich Christianityhasworkedfor 20centuries."

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FANFANIRECEIVES LARGESUPPORT

Rome,Aug.9,-Thenew ChristianDemocraticgovernmentofAmintoreFanfanireceivedoverwhelming supportInbaththeItalian SenateandChamberofDeputies.

Thenewgovernment, thirdtobeheadedbyMr. FanfanisinceWorldWar It,replacestheChristian Democraticgovernmentof FernandoTambroni.

JoiningChristianDemocratsinvotingfortheFanfanigovernmentwerethe Republicans,Liberalsand SocialDemocrats.Onlythe communistsandNeo-Fascistsvotedagainstthegovernment.

Theleft-wingSocialists ofPietroNenniandthe Monarchistsabstainedinthe voting. Itwasthefirst timethattheNenniSocialistshavenotvotedwiththe communistsonamajorissue.

Themarginofsupportfor theFanfanigovernmentwas thesecondlargestofany postwarItaliangovernment. Onlythefifthgovernment ofthelateAlcideDeGasperi,aChristianDemocrat, receivedgreatersupportin 1948.

OnNovember25ofthisyear,1960, HisHolinesswillenterhiseightiethyear ofage.Itisalreadyatraditionthatthe faithfulofthewholeworld,onsuchoccasions,comeclosertotheircommon Father,andunitewithhiminprayerand goodworks.

Itisopportunethatthefaithfulshouldbe preparedatthistimefortheundertakingof somethingthatwillstandasawitnesstothelove andvenerationofCatholicsfortheVicarofChrist.

TWOPROJECTSINHONOUROFHISHOLINESS,ONEBYTHECLERGYANDTHEOTHER BYTHELAITY,AREPROPOSED.

FortheClergy,itwillbetheirhonourtobuilda newchurchinRomededicatedtoSt.Gregory Barbarigo,formerlyBishopofBergamoandof Padua.TheHolyFatherhasagreatdevotionto St.Gregory,whomhecanonisedontheFeastof TheAscensionofOurLordthisyear.Thechurch willbebuiltentirelyandexclusivelywithdonationsfrombishopsandpriests(seminariansincluded)ofthesecularandregularclergyofthe wholeworldasaworthyandperpetualremembranceofthePontificateofHisHolinessPope JohnXXIII.

AnothertaskisproposedfortheCatholicLaity,the foundationinRomeofahostelforlay-people, particularlyforthoseyoungpeoplewhoaresent toRomefromthemissionterritoriesforhigher studies.Therearealreadymanysuchstudents livingthere,butmanymorewouldcometothe EternalCityifthereweremoreandbetter facilitiesforaccommodation.Itiswellknown thatthemajorityoftheseterritoriesaredevelopingrapidlyineveryfield-economic,socialand political.Theseyoungpeoplewillholdresponsiblepositionsinthetimetocome.Adeeply Christianmoralandintellectualformationfor themwillhaveaninfluenceforgoodinthefuture developmentoftheircountries.

Itismostappropriate,therefore,thatCatholics throughouttheworldshould,bytheirofferings,give thesestudentsthechanceofstudyinginRomeitself, closetotheChairofPeter.

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PopeVisitsGreekRiteAbbey-Grottaferrata,Italy:Pope Johnpaidanhour-longvisit totheancientGreekRite monasteryhere. ThePope,whomotored fromhissummervillain nearbyCastelgandolfo,was welcomedatthemonastery ofSantaMariadiGrottaferratabyitssuperior, ArchimandriteIsidoroCroce, andbymorethanthirty membersofthecommunity.

ArchimandriteCroceisalso Superior-Generalofthe ByzantineRiteItalianCongregationofBasilianMonks.

PopeJohnstrolledamong

ConfessionFacilities

ForOlympicGames Castelgandolfo:HisHolinesshasgrantedtoall priestsaccompanyinggroups ofathletestotheOlympic Gamesbroadfacultiesto hearconfessionsoftheir charges.

Thefacultiesweregranted throughtheauthorityofthe SacredCongregationofSacramentalDisciplineatthe requestofMgr.Nicola Pavoni,presidentofthe CommitteeforReligiousAssistanceduringtheOlympic Games.

Thedecreegrantingthe facultiesiseffective"from themomentofdeparture fromtheirdiocesesuntilthe timeoftheirreturntotheir homecountry."

themonasteryarches wereoncepartofCicero's;,. villa.Heshowedspecialin. terestinthenotedlibrary' ofthe900-year-oldmonastery. Citizensofthevillageof Grottaferratalinedtheroadi sidetogreetthePopeashe leftthemonasterygateto returntoCastelgandolfo.

WhyHeDidn'tGo Castelgandolfo:His ness,nowstayingathis summerresidencehere,said thatfromapracticalstandpointitwouldhavebeen almostimpossibleforhimto attendtheInternational EucharisticCongressin Munich.

Hetoldnearly10,000per. sonsatageneralaudience thatwhenaPopetravels"it involvesmovingallthepersonsconnectedwiththe Pope'sdignity."Thisreferredtotheprelatesand officialswhosurroundthe Popeinallhisceremonials andStateactivities.

ButPopeJohnsaidthat whileheremainedinhis "discreetsolitude,"hewas spirituallypresentatMunich inthepersonofhislegate, HisEminenceGustavoCardinalTesta.Itwasinthis way,hesaid,thathewas abletotakepartinthetriumphofCliristatthecongress.

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AUSTRIA

ModernArt

Nearly200artistsfrom15 countriesarerepresentedin Salzburg'snewexpositionof contemporaryChristianart.

Theshow,thesecondsuch biennialfestival,wasopened ontheeveoftheInternationalEucharisticCongress inMunichbyArchbishop AndreasRohracherofSalzburg.Themeofthisyear's exhibitionis"Eucharistand Altar."

Featuredintheexhibition aretheworksofLeCorbusierofFrance,PaulMonnierofSwitzerlandandLeon SliwinskiofPoland.

CHINA

MoreMartyrs

Chinahasproducedmore 20thcenturymartyrsthan anyothercountry,aChinesetheologiandeclaredin Munich.

FatherVianneyHsintold pilgrimsatMunich'sInternationalEucharisticCongressthatoneofevery sevenChristiansinChina hasgivenhislifeforhis Faith.

Hesaidthatinthepast 15yearsmainlandChina's Redmastershavesubjected thecountry's3imillion Catholicstoatrociouspersecution,murderingmore

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than500priestsandimprisoningmorethan10,000 priestsandlaypersons merelybecausetheyupheld theirloyaltytotheChurch.

CUBA

SpiritualCrusade

Agreatspiritualcrusade intheArchdioceseofSantiago,thelargestinCuba, hasbeenscheduledforNovember.

Thecallforthecrusade wasissuedbyArchbishop EnriquePerezSerantesof Santiago.Heemphasisedthe spiritualcharacterofthe crusade,whichisaimedat bringingunderstandingand practiceofreligiontoall cornersofthearchdiocese.

Thecrusadewillcoincide withtheprovincialassembliesofthefourbranchesof theCubanCatholicAction, November24toDecember4. Duringthecrusadethe statueoftheVirginpatronessofCuba,willbebrought tothecityfromitssanctuary,about14milesaway.

BishopPerezSerantes savedthelifeofPremier FidelCastrosevenyearsago whenCastrowasayoung revolutionaryinthemountains.Hepersuadedhimto surrenderbeforehewas capturedbypursuinggovernmenttroopsandobtained aciviliantrialfortheyoung revolutionary.TheArchbishopcomplainedinapastoralletterthisyearthat communismhadenteredthe government"asthough settledinitsowndomain."

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TheBishopsofDahomeyhaveexpressed theirpleasureatthe country'snewlygained independence.

ButthenativeOrdinaryofCotonou,ArchbishopBernardinGantin,andDahomey'stwo EuropeanBishopssaid inajointpastoralletter thatindependencedoes notsolveeverythingand cautionedagainst"the temptationtoanunbridled,naiveand superficialrejoicing."

Dahomeybecamefully independentfromFrance onAugust1.

TheBishopsreminded thecountry'sCatholics, whonumber300,000out ofatotalpopulationof 1,700,000,ofthegreat effortoftheChurchin educationandother fieldsinDahomey.

Theysaidofindependence:"Thisassumption ofresponsibilityforthe countryanditsdestiny willbyitselfbereal, effectiveandbeneficial foreverybodyifall citizensuniteintruth, justiceandmutualrespectaroundasingle programmeandasingle constructiveidea."

ENGLAND ArchitectsContend

Morethan400architects allovertheworldentered designsforanewLiverpool cathedralinacontestsponsoredbyArchbishopJohn HeenanofLiverpool.

TheArchbishopandtwo fellowsoftheRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitects areexpectedtospendthe restofAugustjudgingthe entries.Contestdeadline wasAugust3.

Thewinningarchitects willreceiveaprizeof £6,300,plusthestandard architect'scommission.Secondandthirdplacewinners willreceive£3,800and £3,000.

ArchbishopHeenanspeciedthatthewinningcathedralwouldhavetobecapableofconstructionwithin tenyearsandwouldhave tocostnomorethan £1,300,000.

Thedesignshavebeen keptstrictlyanonymous.It wasaruleofthecompetition thatanyentrywhosedesignerbecameknowntothe Archbishopandhisconsultantswouldbedisqualified.

FORMOSA

HostelForMen

Aformerpolicebarracks hasbeenconvertedintoa CatholichostelformenstudentsbyMaryknollFathers atMiaoli,Formosa.

FatherVincentR.Capodanno,M.M.,hosteldirector, willmoveinwithtenstudentsinSeptember.Miaoli isacentreforhighereducation. TheFathershaveoperated ahostelforstudentsin Kyoto,Japanfor12years. Manyofitsgraduatesare Catholicswhonowholdinfluentialpositions,including 12youngmenwhohaveenteredthepriesthood.

GERMANY

TrapsAvoided

Communistnewspaper correspondentshadnoluck intryingtoinveigleMunich'sCardinal-Archbishop intoaffirmingtheRed chargethattheInternational EucharisticCongresswasa politicaldemonstration.

Theencountertookplace atthefirstmajornewsconferenceofthecongress.His EminenceJosephCardinal Wendel,ArchbishopofMunichandhosttothecongress, commentedthatCatholics behindtheIronCurtainhad beenrefusedtravelpermits toattendthecongressde-

spitethefactthatitwasa religiouseventnotapoliticalone.

Rednewsmenthentried togetCardinalWendelto contradicthimself.0ne askedhowtheCardinal's statementharmonisedwith thefactthatpriestsatthe congress'smissionexhibitionwerespeakingagainst communism.

The59-year-oldCardinal repliedwiththequestion:

"Doyouthinkcommunism issimplyapoliticalsystem, oranatheisticideology?"

"Communismispolitics," wasthereply. CardinalWendelsmiled andsaid:"Thenyoudon't knowcommunism."He addedthatthosewhowant tospreadthewordofGod cannotbesilentintheface ofatheism.

OneRednewsmanobjectedandsaidthatthereare Catholicsincommunist countries.

CardinalWendelwon strongapplausewithhisretort:"Why,therearealso communistsamongus."

INDIA

Cardinal'sPlans

India'sonlycardinalhas urgedallprivilegedcountriestohelpIndiainits struggleformedicaland socialadvancement.

InMunich,HisEminence ValerianCardinalGracias, ArchbishopofBombay,told morethanathousandcorrespondentscoveringthe InternationalEucharistic Congressthatheintendsto buildIndia'sfirstCatholic medicalcollege.Hetoldthe journalistsatapressconferencethathehopedtofind helpinhisproject.

JAPAN

PolioStemmed

Arecentpolioepidemic amongchildrenintheminingtownofYubariwas checkedthroughthetranrsoceaniceffortsofanAmericanmissionarystationedin thetown.

Whentheepidemicbroke outFatherBernardJ.HeslerM.M.,swungintoaction. Abrotherandsisterofthe priestdiedinchildhoodfrom thedisease,andheknew thereforewhattheanxiety wouldbefortheparentsin thisnorthernJapantown.

SinceSalkvaccineisnot generallyavailableinJapan, FatherHestertelephonedhis sister,Mrs.MarionNass,in America,andaskedherwhat shecoulddotoaidhim.

ShegotintouchwithofficialsatCatholicReliefServices-NationalCatholicWelfareConference,whogatheredasupplyofvaccineand shippeditbyairtoJapan.

Todate,morethan3,000 childrenhavebeeninnoculatedandthespreadofthe diseasehasbeenhalted.

"Thousandsofthankful voiceswereheardallover Yubari,"saidthelocalpaper abouttheincident."No matterhowmanydemonstrationsareheldagainst America,thepeopleofthis miningtownareeternally grateful."

PERU

St.Rose'sChurch Thefirstchurchinthe cityofLimanamedin honourofSt.RoseofLima willbededicatedbyHis EminenceRichardCardinal CushingonAugust30,St. Rose'sfeastday.

Thededicationwilltake placetwodaysafterthe closeoftheNationalEucharisticCongressinthedesert cityofPiura,atwhichthe ArchbishopofBostonwill serveaslegateofHisHolinessPopeJohn.Theblessingofthechurchcomes389 yearsafterthecanonisation ofSt.Rose,thefirstsaintof theNewWorld.Shewas borninLimain1586and livedthereuntilherdeath at31.

Thechurchistheculminationofnineyearsofworkby FatherJohnJ.Lawler,its Americanpastor. Thechurchwasdesigned byaPeruvianassistantto thelateFrankLloydWright.

Builtofredwoodandconcrete,ithasatriangularbase withslightlycurvedwalls thatdirecttheeyesofthe congregationtowardsthe altar.

WhenFatherLawlertook uphisassignmentinLima, hehadnothingbutaplotof land.Dedicationofthe churchwillcompleteaparochialplantthatincludes elementaryandhighschool buildings,andapresbytery, convent,auditoriumand socialservicecentre.

Philippines

RedPornography

ManilapostmasterEnrico

Palomarhaschargedthat communistagentsinHong Kongaredelugingthe Philippineswithobscene literature.

Mr.Palomardisclosedthat theBureauofPostsrecentlydiscoveredalarge amountofobscenematerial mailedfromHongKongto individualsinthePhilippines.

Hesaidtheaddresseswere apparentlychosenatrandomandheurgedparents, schoolsandlawenforcement officialstokeepclosewatch onreadingmaterialswhich fallintothehandsofyoung peOple.

Mr.Palomarsaidheis certainthatthematerialis beingmailedfromHong KongbyRedagentsinan efforttounderminepublic moralsinthePhilippines.

SPAIN JournalismSchool

TheSpanishgovernment hasconfirmedtherightof theCatholicChurchto maintainitsownschoolof journalism.

Theschool,nowbeing formedbytheSpanishHierarchy,willgrantjournalism degreesleadingtoemploymentonCatholicpublications.ThePressandInformationcommissionofthe SpanishBishopswillbe sponsiblefortheschool's organisation,curriculaand selectionofprofessors.

Thegovernment'saction

followstheprovisionsincludedintheconcordatbetweenSpainandtheHoly See,whichwasconcluded in1953. Beforedegreescanbe awardedbythenewschool, however,graduatesmustbe examinedbythegovernment'sMinistryofInformationandprofessorsofthe Stateschool.Uptonow, journalismstudentshadto attendStateschoolsinMadridorBarcelona.Bothare conductedbytheMinistry ofInformation.

SWITZERLAND

PaxRomano

AninternationalCatholic organisationwithheadquartersinFribourghas charteredaplanetocarry delegatestoitsmeetingin MoroccofromAugust27to August31.

PaxRomana,InternationalCatholicMovement forIntellectualandCultural Affairs,arrangedforthe planeflight,whichwillleave ParisonAugust26for Morocco.

Themeeting,PaxRomana's14thplenaryassembly, willbeheldintheTioumlinemonasteryintheAtlas mountains,aBenedictine centrethathaspioneeredin bringingaboutbetterunderstandingbetweenChristians andMoslems.

Themeofthemeetingwill be"TheRoleoftheEducatedAfricanintheNew Africa."Amongscheduled speakersareArchbishop DenisE.HurleyofDurban, SouthAfrica;BernardChidzerooftheUnitedNations EconomicCommissionfor Africa;andJacquesRabemananjaraofthejournal PresenceAfricaine.

PaxRomanaofficialssaid theplanewillstopinRabat topermitthedelegatesto visitMorocco'scapitalcity. Thetripwillincludea three-dayexcursionthrough Morocco,enablingthedelegatestoseethedesert,the Atlasmountains,Marrakesh

Casablanca. Thereturnflightwill leaveCasablancaonSeptember3,arrivinginParis andGenevathesameday.

SuburbanMass Time-Table

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(ParishPriests "Record"Officeof areaskedtopleasenotifythe anyvariationinthetimesbelow.)

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Armadale:7.30a.m.

Ashfield:8.15a.m.

Attadale:7.30and9.15a.m.

Rassendean:7,9.30a.m.

Bayswater:7.30,9.30a.m.

Beaconsleld:7,8,9,10a.m.

BedfordPark:7.30,9.30a.m.

Beeloo:7.30,9a.m.

Belmay:8a.m.

Belmont:8,10a.m.

Bellevue:7.30everySunday except4th,9a.m.

BentleyParls:7.30,9.30a.m.

Brentwood:7.30,9a.m.

Carilla:4thSunday,8a.m.

Carlisle:7.30and9.30a.m.

CarmelMonastery:8a.m.

Castledare(seeBeeloo).

8.15a.m.State

Claremont:7,8,9.30a.m.

Cloverdale:8.30a.m.,

Kewdale:

EastCannington:

East

East

Glendalough:

Glen

Gosnells:7.30and10a.m.

OrangeGrove:9a.m.

Graylands:9a.m.

Gwelup:8.30a.m.

HamptonPark:8.30a.m.

HavelockSt.:7.30, HighgateHill:7,8,9,10 and11a.m.

HiltonPark:7,9.30'a.m.

HungarianSisters'Chapel: 8a.m.

Inglewood:7.30,9.30a.m.

Jarrandale:1st,10a.m.; 3rd,10a.m.

Kalamunda:9a.m.

Karragullen:8.45a.m.every

Sunday.

Kelmscott:8.30a.m.

Kensington:7,8.15,9.30a.m.

Kenwick:9a.m.

Thornlie:7.30a.m.

Kewdale:9.30a.m.,school.

Koongamia:9a.m.every Sundayexcept4th,7.30

LancelinIsland:2ndSunday,8a.m.,7p.m.

Leederville:7,9,10.30a.m. TowerSt.:8.30a.m.

Lesmurdie:7.30,9a.m.

MaidaVale:8a.m.

Mandurah:7,8a.m.

Manning:7,9a.m.

Maylands:7.15,8.30,10a.m.

Medina:8,9.30,a.m.,7.30 p.m.

Monastery:7,9,10.30a.m.

MorleyPark:7.30,9.30a.m.

Embleton:8.30a.m.

MidlandJunction:7.30,9.30, 11a.m.;7a.m.(summer).

MosmanPark:7.30,9.30a.m.

Mt.Claremont:8.15a.m.,10 a.m.

Mt.Lawley:7.30,9.30a.m.

Mundaring:1stand2nd: 8a.m.;3rd,4th,5th: 9.30a.m.

Mundijong:4th:10a.m.

NavalBase:1st,3rd,5th:8 a.m.;2nd,4th:9.30a.m.

Nedlands:7,8,9.30a.m.

NewNorcia:5.15,6.15,7, 9a.m.

Nollamara:7,8.15,9.15a.m.

NorthBeach:7,10.30a.m.

NorthDoubleview:7,8.15, 9.30a.m.

NorthFremantle:7.30,9.30

OrangeGrove:Winter,9 a.m.;Summer:8.30a.m.

OsbornePark:6.30,7.30,9, 10a.m.

Palmyra:7,9,10a.m.

PickeringBrook: 10a.m. everySunday.

Pinjarra:1st,8a.m.;2nd, 4thand5th:8.30a.m.; 3rd:10a.m.

Perth:(St.Mary'sCathedral):7,8,9,10,11 a.m.and5p.m.

Queen'sPark:7.30,9.30a.m.

Redcliffe:8,9.30a.m.

Riverton:PallottineMission: 7a.m.

RivertonChurchHall:8.15 a.m.

Rivervale:7.30,9,10a.m.

Rockingham: Easterto Xmas,1st,3rd:7.30 a.m.;2nd,4th,5th:9 a.m.;XmastoEaster: 7and9a.m.

Roleystone:7.30a.m.at StateSchoolexceptlast Sundayofmonth.

SafetyBay:EastertoXmas, 1st,3rd:9a.m.;2nd,4th, 5th:7.30a.m.;Xmasto Easter:8a.m.

Scarborough:Winter:7.30, 9,10.30a.m.

St.Catherine-Laboure,BedfordAve.:7,8.30a.m.

Serpentine:2nd:10a.m.

ShentonPark:7,9,10.30 a.m.

SouthPerth:7.30,9.30a.m. St.Mary'sCathedral:(See Perth).

Subiaco:7,8,9.15,10.30 a.m.

SunsetHome:8.15a.m.except1stSunday,7a.m.

Swanbourne:8a.m.,9.30 a.m.

TuartHill(St.Laurence): 8a.m.

TuartHill(St.Denis):6.30, 8,9,10a.m.

VictoriaPark:7,8.30,10 a.m.

Wanneroo:Summer,8a.m.; Winter:9a.m.

Wembley(Cambridge-st.): 7,8,9.30a.m.

WembleyDowns: 7,9.30 am.(StateSchool). WestPerth:6,7,8,9.30 a.m.10.30a.m.(Italian);11.30a.m.(Polish).

WillageePark:8a.m.

Yanchep:7.30p.m.

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Queensland

Founder'sMessageForY.C.W.Rally

AspeciallyrecordedmessagefromMonsignorCardijn,founderandInternational ChaplainoftheYoungChristianWorkers' Movement,willbeplayedattheopeningsessionoftheNationalConferenceoftheY.C.W. inBrisbanethismonth.

Amessagefromthe Y.C.W.internationalpresident(Mr.RonMalone) willalsobeplayedatthe conference,whichwillbe openedbytheAustralian Y.C.W.EpiscopalChairman(BishopGallagherof PortPierie),inthepresenceofArchbishops DuhigandO'Donnell.

Themeetingisoneoftwo conferencesofspecialimportanceforCatholicyouth throughoutAustraliaduring August.

TheotheristheNational CounciloftheY.C.W.(Boys) andY.C.W.(Girls)Movements.Thesecouncilsare thegoverningandpolicy makingbodiesoftheAustralianY.C.W.andtheirmembershipconsistsoftheepiscopalchairman,national chaplainandoffice-bearers andthediocesanchaplain andpresidentofthegroups inthevariousdioceses wheretheY.C.W.isestablished.

heNationalConference oftheY.C.W.willstartat theChristianBrothers'College,GregoryTerrace,on August23.

TheY.C.W.(Boys)NationalCouncilbeginsatthe MaristBrothers'College, Ashgrove,onAugust17,and theY.C.W.(Girls)National CouncilatStuartholmeCollegeonAugust2G,and Y.C.W.chaplainsandyouth leadersfromallStateswill attend.

TheY.C.W.NationalConferenceitselfisopentoall Y.C.W.leadersand100

delegatesareexpectedtobe present.Itsthemewillbe "PreparationforMarriage."

ForCrippledTots

Thenew£114,000 XavierHomeforCrippled Children,conductedat CoorparoobytheFranciscanMissionariesofMary, wasofficiallyblessedand openedbyArchbishop DuhigonAugust7,.

Oneofthechildren,sixyear-oldBernardSteen, seatedinawheelchair,welcomedHisGracetothe Homeinashortspeech.

HisGraceArchbishop O'Donnell,theStateTreasurer(Mr.Hiley),leading publicfiguresandalarge gatheringoffriendsand visitorswitnessedtheceremony.

Strikingtributestothe magnificenceofthenew brickHomeandthework oftheFranciscanMissionariesofMarywerepaidby speakersatthepublicmeetingaftertheblessingceremony.

ArchbishopDuhigsaid thatinthedomainofservice tothesickandsufferingthe 'CatholicChurchhadaccomplishedmuchinBrisbane,to saynothingofwhatithad doneinotherpartsofAustralia.

TheMaterMisericordiae Hospital,undertheSisters ofMercy,hadbeeninexistenceforwelloverhalfa century,andmanythousandsofpatientshadpassed throughitswards.

SiteBoughtForNewC.B.School

An18-acresiteatAitkenvale,NorthQueensland,for afutureChristianBrothers'Schoolhasbeensecuredby ex-studentsoftheBrotherstomarkthegoldenjubilee oftheirfoundationatTownsville,whichwillbe observednextyear.

OnJanuary22,1911, threeBrothers-Brothers P.Nolan,E.Stontonand C.Mahony-begancommercialteachingatOur Lady'sMountCollege.

ChristianBrothers'School inTownsville,receivedthe enthusiasticsupportofthe meeting.

Victoria

YouthsStartCo-operativeHousing

"Itwouldbedifficulttonameamorevaluablesocialservicethanthatofsettingup youngfamiliesintheirownhomesbytheir ownco-operativeefforts.Co-operativeeffort isalsosoundsocialtheory,inharmonywith theteachingoftheHolySee.Itenablesyoung peopletosteeracoursebetweenthemonopolistswhoexploittheirneedsandthetypeof socialismwhichdepressestheirpersonalinitiative."

Thiswassaidintribute totheY.C.W.Co-cperative SocietiesbyHisGrace ArchbishopSimondswhen heblessedandofficially openedtheirnewpremises, "LombardHouse,"157 a'BeckettSt.,Melbourne, onJuly2.

Officialsofthesocieties haddecidedonan"open house"policyforopening day,andabout600people visitedtherenovatedpremisesuptillclosingtime at9p.m.

SimondssaidtheBishopsof Australiahaddecidedin 1937toestablishCatholic Actionhereandhewas chosenaschairmanofthe organisationforyoungmen. Therewasnoblueprintof whatformthisorganisation wouldtakeanditwasmainlythroughtheenthusiasmof FatherLombardthatthe Y.C.W.,asestablishedby CanonCardijninBelgium, wasadoptedinAustralia.

Priest'sJubilee

Sincethenover3,000boys haveattendedtheschool.

RecentlyataspecialgeneralmeetingoftheChristian Brothers'OldBoysAssociation,atwhichRev.Brother J.D.Healy,Provincialof theChristianBrothersin NorthernAustralia,waspresent,theobservanceofthe jubileewasdiscussed.

Oneproject,thesecuring ofasuitablesiteforafuture

Sincetheninvestigations regardingsuchasitehave beenmadeandlandhas beensecured.

OnSundaymorning,July 31,attheChristianBrothers' residence,StantonHill,the contractforthepurchaseof about18acresoflandfrontingRossRiverRoad,Aitkenvale,andalmostdirectly oppositetheRedemptorist Monastery,washandedover totheChristianBrothersby Mr.MaxHooper,agentfor theowner,Mr.P.Valle.

S.Australia

ParishIsCalled"LittleDiocese"

TheworkofMgr.W.Russellandhisassistantpriestsforthe"littlediocese"thatisthe WoodvilleparishwascommendedbyHis GraceArchbishopBeovichattheopeningof extensionstoOurLadyoftheMangerChurch atFindoonrecently.

TheArchbishopalsoreferredtothenumberof priestswhohadreceived theirearlyexperienceof pasloralworkinWoodvilleparish.

Inhiswelcometothe visitorsatthefunction,Mgr. Russellacknowledgedthe debtoftheparishtothe DominicanSisters.

Atleastsevenyoung

H.,.yearRaegaetResistinger RepairedSrNORMARABI'.expert etriaser,liSeaMerck.Arcade, Perth.

ArchbishopSimonds,who wasthefirstEpiscopal ChairmanoftheY.C.W.,said hehadbeenlookingforward totheopeningforalong time. RecallinghisearlyassociationswiththeY.C.W.,Dr. womenfromtheparishwere nowDominicanSisters,he said.

TheItaliancommunity, whichformsalargepartof theareaservedbythe ChurchofOurLadyofthe Manger,wasaddressedby FatherM.Doherty.

Theappeal,whichraised £420,wasmadebyFather J.M.Grealy,ofSemaphore, whowasonceassistant priestinWoodville.Mr.B. McLoughlinspokeforthe parishioners.

AMissaCantataatthe ChurchoftheImmaculate Conception,Ararat,where heisanassistantpriest, withthecrowdedcongregationsingingthemirst^of theMassinLatin,wasa featureofthecelebrationof thesacerdotalsilverjubilee oftheRev.FatherL.Monk. Thejubilariancelebrated theMassassistedbythe Rev.FatherM.L.McCormick.Inthesanctuarywere HisLordshipBishopRoper, VeryRev.DeanJ.Brophy, P.P.(Ararat),andtheRev. FatherJ.Conway,P.P.(Stawell),whopreachedthe sermon.

"And,"saidDr.Simonds, "sosuccessfulwasFather Lombardinhisworkthat MonsignorCardijnwasable tosay,whenherecently visitedhere,thattheYC.W. inAustraliahaddeveloped inthewayhehaddreamed."

SpecialisedWork

Thisyearmarksthe silverjubileeoftheChristianBrothers'AccountancyCollege,NorthMelbourne-theonlycourse inaccountancyconducted bytheChristianBrothers inAustralia. AttherequestofArchbishopMannix,evening classesincommercialsubjectswereopenedatC.B.C., VictoriaParade,EastMelbourne,onMarch4,1935. TheBrothers'Provincial Counciltransferredthe classestotheNorthMelbourneCollegeinJune,1940. Theinitialenrolmentat VictoriaParadewas14.Todayitis200.Inthe25years 270havegraduated.

PriestExpertBelievesWorldIs AboutToSolveFoodProblems

Munich:Anexpertonfoodandpopulation hasassertedthattheworldisabouttosolve itsproblemoffoodproduction.

Thepointwasmadeby Mgr.LuigiLigutti,the HolySee'spermanentobserverattheUnited Nations'FoodandAgriculturalOrganisationand andinternationalaffairs directoroftheNational CatholicRuralLifeConferenceintheU.S.

"Theproblemofsufficient andabundantproductionis abouttobesolved,"hesaid. "Nowisthetimeforsociety toseekasolutionforthe problemofdistribution."

Mgr.Liguttiaddresseda meetingoftheGerman CatholicFarmers'Move-

ment,heldinconjunction withtheInternationalEucharisticCongressrecently heldinMunich.

"Itismyfirmconviction," theMonsignorsaid,"thatthe farmersoftheworldcan andmustsolvethisproblem(ofdistribution)for themselvesandforthebenfitofmankind.Through theirownindependentorganisations,guidedbyprinciplesofsocialjustice,it willbepossibletoestablish ajustpriceandafairdistributionsystem."

Mgr.Liguttisaidhebelievesfarmerscanachieve anefficientandjustdistributionoffoodthroughsuch independentorganisations without"wastefulorundemocraticbureaucracy."

"Farmingisanobleprofession,"heasserted."Farmingisapartnershipwith God.Farmingisafamily enterprise.Thefarmhome mustbecontinuedasa kingdom,aschool,aco-operativeandasanctuary."

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300,000AtMass UnderTheStars

Munich:Threehundredthousand peopleheardMassbeneathstarlitskies inthesecondgreatceremonyofMunich'sInternationalEucharisticCongress.

Inthecentreofthegreatcityparkknownasthe Theresienwiese,atopavastaltar-island,abrightly lityellowtentshoneasatabernacle.Beneaththis shelter,HisEminenceAugustinCardinalBea offeredMass. Afteranunseasonalhailstormintheafternoon, theskiesclearedtounmaskabrightmoon. Hundredsofcandlelights,carriedbyseminarians whostoodinawidecirclearoundthealtar,flickered againstthedarkskylineofthecity.

Withthehubbubofthebigcity'sceaselesstraffic onlyafewhundredyardsaway,thevastcongregationfromthecornersoftheearthwereintentonly ontheEucharisticpresence.Theworshippers seemedcompletelyunawareofworldlydistractions, andfollowedtheceremonywithafervourrarely witnessedinamassgatheringofthiskind.

(ByFatherPlacidJordan)

Hundredsofthousandsofvoicesjoinedthe ScholaCantoruminhymnsandresponses.Men, womenandchildrenofeverynation,raceand colourkneltonthegroundtofollowtheceremonies. Somewereinthecolourfulcostumesoftheirnative lands.

Thethemeoftheday'sceremonieswas"The PriesthoodandLoveofNeighbOur."

Onthetoplevelofthealtar-islandcouldbeseen thethronesofthe28cardinalsandpatriarchs present.

Nearthebrightredofthecardinals'robeswas thepurpleof300bishopsofmanyraceswhosatin awidecirclearoundthetoweringcrucifix.

ArchbishopCorradoBafile,ApostolicNuncioto Germany,preached.Afterwardshejoinedthree cardinalsinwashingthefeetof48"apostles,"18 ofwhomhadbeenordainedasprieststhatmorning. Amongthe"apostles"weresixIndonesiansand fourBantuNegroes.

ThecardinalswhowashedfeetwereTheirEminencesGustavoCardinalTesta,thePapalLegateto theCongress,JosephCardinalWendel,Archbishop ofMunich,andCardinalBea.

Aftertheconsecrationseveralhundredpriests steppeddownfromthehighaltartocarrythe SacredBreadtothousandsofcommunicantsfrom thecrowd.ManystoodtoreceivetheSacrament becausetherewasnospacetokneeldown.The priestshadwalkdeepintothethickranksofthe peopletoreachallwhowantedtoreceiveHoly Communion.

WhentheEucharistichymnwasintonedatthe endofMass,achorusofadoringvoicesrosefrom thefieldtothemoonlitsky."Thisisheavenly," saidanoldlady.Allaroundeyeswerefilledwith tearsofjoy.

RomanCongregationSendsItalian

PriestsToAidBrazil'sClergyLack

Rome:ThreepriestsoftheDioceseofBrescia,Italy,willleavesoonforBrazilasthefirst volunteersinalong-rangeprogrammeintendedtoaidtheBrazilianDioceseofAracuai.

Thethreepriestsare FathersEgidioFerrari, CostantinoCarreraand RenaldiniCrescenzio.After completingacoursein"pastoralorientation"underthe guidanceoftheConsistorial Congregation,theywillgoas seminaryprofessorstoAracuai.

TheConsistorialCongregationistheactiveagentin thisprogrammebecauseits dutiesincludethewelfare ofdiocesesaswellasarrangingforthemigration ofpriestsandReligiousfrom certainareas.

aretreatattheMondoMigloriCentreonLakeAlbano, nearRome.Whiletherehe metapriestfromtheDioceseofBresciaanddiscussedwithhimthepriestshortageinAracuai.Fromthat contactasolutionwasarrivedatwithBishopGiacintoTrediciofBrescia. TheAracuaidioceseha 21diocesanpriestsand42 religiouspriestsservinga Catholicpopulationofabout amillion. TheBrescia Diocesehas953diocesan priests

MISSION NOTES

ByMonsignorM. McKeon,Director oftheMissions

ThenewRepublicofCongocoversanareaabout80 timesthatofBelgium,ofwhichitwasformerlyacolony, andithasapopulationofabout13,000,000.Byreason ofitsgeographicalposition,itsstageofevolution,the wealthofitsnaturalresourcesandthestructureit alreadypossessesintheeducationalandsocialfields,it hasaconspicuousplaceinthevanguardofAfrican nations.

StatisticsofJune30,1959,indicatethatthecountry hasabout5,500,000Catholicsinthe39divisionsor circumscriptionsintowhichthecountryivdivided ecclesiastically.

*LAOSItalianMissionaryAnd CatechistDisappear.

OnApril25theReverend MarioBorsaga,anativeof Trent,Italy,inthecompany ofacatechist,setoutfora villageaboutthreedays walktothesouthofLuangPrabang.Nothinghasbeen heardofeithersinceaday orsoaftertheyleftthe villag,afteraveryshort staythere.

Themissionarywentto thevillageupontheinvitationofpagans.Itisknown thatheandthecatechist spent24hoursthereandthat theyleftthevillageand walkedtotheeastforabout adayandahalf.Sincethen nothingisknownabout them.Thepeopleinthelast villagethattheyvisitedrefusetosayanythingabout themforfearofthecommunists.Itseemsvery likelythatthemissionary andhiscatechistweretaken prisonerbythePathet-Lao,

*SOUTHVIETNAMWorkDoneByRefugees

FromTheNorth.

Itwillsoonbesixyears sinceseveralhundredsof thousandsofrefugeesfled fromNorthVietnamtothe southwithscarcelyany otherpossessionsthanthe poorclothesthattheywere wearing.Withremarkable couragetheyhaveremade theirlivesasfarmers,fishermen,artisans,shopkeepersandsosuccessfullythatit canbesaidthattheynow areabletotakecareof themselves.

SouthVietnamhasthus beenenrichedbysome15 villages,eachwithitsown churchthatnumber86,000 houses,333schools,50maternitycentres,43artisan centres,76markets,116 merchandisewarehouses,165 communityhallsand85administrativebuildings.In totalthesevillageshave cleared53,117hectaresof landandtheyhaveplaced 47,658hectaresundercultivation.Theydug4,758wells and288kilometresofcanals, constructed863bridgesand 952kilometresofroadsand builtsome4,300boats.

*REDCHINAC,onuntuastsSmash RomeLife.

TheurbanPeople'sCommunesarespreadingrapidly throughoutChina.While thereseemstobeacertain latitudeastotheirorganisation,dependingupon whethertheyareinresidentialareasorindustrial areas,thegeneralprinciple isalwaysthesame-each

communeisformedbythe peopleofaparticularstreet. Workisobligatoryforall (menandwomen)andlife iscollectiviseddowntothe, lastdetail.Homeshavebecomedesertsandthekitchen stoveandfamilytablehave nolongeranyreasonfar...t existencesincefamilylife,. hasbeenpracticallyabolished.

InApril,therewerein" Shenyang(Mukden)84urbancommuneswithan averageof30,000citizens each.Therewerealso2.441 maternitycentres,2,247socialservicescentresand 4,000smallstreetworkshops. InPeking,alsoinApril, therewere2,600nurseries and4,000commondiningrooms.Chungking,atthe sametime,boasted6,250 commonrefectorieswith 11,036kitchenworkers.In thelast-namedplaceitis estimatedthat82.44per centofthepopulationtake theirmealsincommunity dining-roomsorrefectories.

Thepressdoesnotfailto showtheadvantagesofthe urbancommunes."Thelife ofthepeopleisvastlyimproved;industrialoutputis increased;thegeneraleconomyisbetter;communist ideologyismoreconvenientlypropagatedandthe lawsanddirectivesofthe Partyaremorereadilyobserved.Theappearanceof theurbancommuneinShenyangwaslikeasunrisethat broughtanewatmosphere toanoldcity."

Thenon-officialechothat comestousthroughprivate reportsisslightlydifferent. WithregardtoShanghaifor examplewelearn:

"SinceFebruary,1960,all thewomenof856,000familiesareobligedtoworkin Statefactoriesorinshops. Themoreheavyworkisin steelplants,chemicalplants andplaceswhereelectrical equipmentismade.These womenworkatleast12 hoursadayandafterwork theyareobligedtogoto schoolandlearncommunist politicsandhearthenews. Theyarealsoobligedto mountthestage'andsingor recitepatrioticpieces.They aretootiredtodoanything -worthwhile,however,and thespectatorsareequallytoo tiredtolisten.Thereareat present2,117nurseriesthat areoccupiedby130,000children.Thesenitmerieslack hygienicfacilitietandthey donothaveenoughfood; theirchildrenareweakand sicklyandmanyaredying." Thisreportisquitedifferent fromtheofficialpanegyrics andfromthereportsofsome "tourists,"whofromtimeto timeregaleuswithaccounts abiutthechubbychildren intheChinesenurseries.

*Helptopreservefamily,lifeInpaganlandsby yourprayersandsacrificesfor'ili0Missions.Help toreplacelifeofthecommuneofthe.communistsby bringingbeforethepagansoftheworldthelifeofthe HolyHomeofNazareth.Nowistheacceptabletimetomorrowitmaybetoolate.Sendyoursacrificesto VeryRev.MonsignorM.McKeon,CatholicMission Office,CatholicCentre,VictoriaSquare,Perth.

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Inquirer,SouthAustralia:AlthoughIam notaCatholic,neverthelessIamaChristian.

R.:Thatyouprofesstobe aChristianmeansthatyou believeoneoughttobea Christianratherthantobelongtosomenon-Christian religion,ortohavenoreligion.Inthatconvictionwe areatone.Wherewediffer isinwhattheChristianreligion,adequatelyunderstood, requiresofthosewho acceptit.

Q:Iboldnothingagainst thedenominations,but ratherIprayforunity.

R.:Ifyouprayforunity, youdosobecauseyou realisethattheunitythat shouldexistamongallprofessingChristiansdoesnot exist.Thismeansthat,while inaspiritofcommendable charityyouholdnothing againstpeoplewhobelong tothevariousdenominations, youareopposedtothefact thattheydifferfromone anotherandexistindependentlyofoneanother,even attimesincompetitionwith oneanother;andyoupray forunitypreciselythatthat maycease.Theunityfor whichyouprayisthatall professingChristiansmay betweenthemconstituteone Church,andnotmanyand independent Churches.

Q.:WhatistheCatholicview on R.:TheCatholicteaching isthatevenasChristsaid"I willbuildmyChurch,"not "myChurches,"sothere shouldbebutoneChurch,or visibleChristiansocietyin thisworld.Allitsmembers wouldprofessthesame essentialChristianbeliefs. AllwouldbeunitedinofferingtoGodthesameessentialformsofChristianworship,andacknowledgethe samereligious authority withinthatoneChristiansociety.Inotherwords,unity requiresthatallChristians, towhatevernationtheybelongandinwhateverelse theymaydiffer,areonein faith,worshipanddiscipline orreligiousobedience.

Q.:IonceheardaCatholic speakeronunitysaythat thet.atholicChurchwas thefirstChurch.Onwhat informationwasthisclaim based?

It.:Itisbasedonthefacts ofhistory.ThattheCatholic

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AreSuppliers

Churchwasthefirstinorder oftimeisevidentfromthe factthatallnon-Catholic churchesaroseatvarious timesinlaterhistory.Historyrecordswhentheybegan,andthenamesofthose whowereresponsiblefor commencingtheirindependentandseparateexistence.

IftheCatholicChurchis nottheChurchfoundedon theApostlesbyChristHimself,noonecansaywhen andbywhomitwasestablished.ButtheCatholic ChurchistheonlyChurch ofwhichthatcanbesaid. Certainlynoneofthe Churchescallingthemselves Protestantexistedbefore thoseknownastheProtestantreformersappeared,and theselefttheCatholic Churchinordertobegin theirnewChurches,thus forsakingunityforthediversitywhichistodaythe causeofsuchdistressto goodpeoplelikeyourself whoprayfortherestoration ofunity.Theonlypractical thingtodoisforthedescendantsofthosewholeft theCatholicChurchtoreturntoit,asImyselfhave done.

Q.:AccordingtoGen,9:1, GodtoldNoahandhis family:"Befruitful,multiplyandreplenishthe earth."Nowthedictionary says"replentish"meansto "fillagain,"whichisunderstandableafterthedepopulationoftheworld causedbytheHood.But whydAGodspeakthese samewords,including"replenish"toAdamand Eve,inGen.1:28?

R.:Youhavebeenmisled herebytheEnglishtranslationintheProtestantBible. .1nbothcasestheCatholic DouaiVersionsayssimply "fill"theearth,not"replenish."TheoriginalHebrew wordmeans"fill,"andconveysnoideaof"re-filling" or"replenishing."TheProtestantRevisedStandard Version,issuedin1952,has thereforealteredtheAuthorisedVersionword"replenish"to"fill".Yourdifficulty,then,arisesfromanEnglishmistranslation,notfrom theoriginaltextofscripture.

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MisunderstandingsOfAdventists

E.W.R.,Berwick,Vic.:InreadingoftheSabbathorSeventhDay, IfindthatthePopeandtheEmperorConstantinechangedtheSabbathfromSaturdaytoSunday,321A.D. R.:oumayhavefoundMosaicLaw.InGalatians, thatsaidintheSeventhDay2:14,heevenblamedSt. AdventistliteratureyouhavePeterfornottakingafirm read;butthatisnottheenoughstandagainstJewish samethingasfindingthatobservances."Whycompellwhatisassertedreallyhap-estthoutheGentiles,"he pened. Ifyouacquiredasaid,"toliveasdothe soundknowledgeoftherealJews?"Thesimpletruthis facts,youwouldfindsimplythat,withthereplacingof thattheliteratureonthesub-theOldCovenantbytheNew jectwhichyouhavereadisCovenant,theMosaicLaw mistaken. hasbeenabolished.

Q.:ThereisnomentionofaQTheBiblestates:"TranschangeoftheSabbathin gressionoftheLawissin, theBible. andthesoulthatsinneth

It.:TheNewTestament shalldie;"andagain,if orNewCovenantclearly weoffendinonepointwe statesthattheSabbathlaws areguiltyofall.Soa oftheOldTestamentorOld brokencommandmentis Covenanthaveceasedto sinandcancausethe obligeChristians.ThusSt. deathofthesinneratthe PaulwrotetotheCorin- judgementday thiansthattheMosaicLaw R.:AstheJewishsabbath giventotheJewshasbeenlawhasbeenabolishedfor "doneaway"orabolishedChristians,thenon-obser(2Cor.,3:7),andtotheVanceofSaturdaysisnota Colossians;"Letnomantransgressionofanyextant judgeyouinrespectoftheLawofGod,asSeventhDay Sabbathdays"(Col.,2:16).Adventistsimagine.

IntheepistletotheGala-Q.:InMatt,23:9,Iread: tians,St.Pauldenouncedin "CallnomanFatheror thestrongesttermsthe Rabbiontheearthspiritu"Judaizers"whotriedto ally."Jesus,ourSaviour, maintain,asdoSeventhDay spokethosewordsandHe Adventists,thatChristians wasthetruewitness. arestillboundtoobserve R.:Youyourselfarenota theprescriptionsofthetruewitnesseithertothe

ArkOfCovenantNotBeenSeen

SinceJeremiahConcealedIt

K.M.,Seaforth:Whatbecameofthe ArkoftheCovenant,whichseemstoo importanttodisappearwithoutsome goodreason.

R.:TheArkoftheCovenantwasindeedimportant.Infact,itwasthemostsacredsymbolofthe Hebrewpeople.Itwasanoblongchest,madeof acaciawood,withtwogravenimagesofangels, wroughtingold.ateachend.Thechestcontained theTablesoftheLawgiventoMoses,andrepresentedthePresenceofGodinthemidstofIsrael.

WhentheTemplewasbuiltinJerusalem,the ArkoftheCovenantwasplacedintheHolyof Holies,whichtheHighPriestenteredonlyoncea year.ItremainedthereuntilJerusalemwas conqueredbytheBabyloniansin586B.C. Q.:Itisstrangethatitshouldvanishwithlittle explanationintheOldTestamentstory,Canyou throwsomelightonthis?

R.:TheOldTestament,intheSecondBookof Maccabees,2:4-7,tellsuswhathappened.InJeremiah,3:16,wereadofhispredictionthat,inthe troublestQcomeuponJerusalem,theArkwouldbe losttotheJews.HehimselflivedtoseethedownfalloftheHolyCity,andwastakenprisonerbythe Babylonians.ButtheSecondBookofMaccabees tellsusthat,warnedbyGod,justbeforethesiege ofJerusalemhetooktheArkoftheCovenantaway andhiditinacaveonMt.Nebo,sealingthe entrance.Somewhohadfollowedhimandwatched fromadistancetriedlatertofindtheplace,but couldnotdoso.Jeremiahblamedthem,saying: "TheplaceshallbeunknowntillGodgatherstogetherthecongregationofthepeopleandreceives thembacktomercy."

Thatisthelastbiblicalreferencetothehistoryof theArkoftheCovenant.In1927,anAmerican JewnamedDr.A.F.Futtererorganisedasearch forthecavewhereJeremiahhadhiddentheArk. Hefailedtofindit.Inanycase,itisnotcertainthat themountainheidentifiedasMt.Nebowasreally thatmountain.ThatisthesumtotaloftheinformationavailableaboutthefateoftheArkofthe Covenant.

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actualtextofScriptureor toitsmeaning. Thesense ofthepassageyouhavein mindisthatnomanisto belookeduponasfatheror teacherexceptsubordinately toGodandtotherevealed teachingsofGod.Christsent theApostlestoteachall thingsHehadmadeknown tothem;andthe'Actsof theApostles"tellsusthat thefirstChristianswereall perseveringintheteachings oftheApostles.ToChristiansfromtheverybeginningtheApostleswerespiritualfathersandrabbisor teachers;andSt.Pauldid nothesitatetodescribethem asthat.

Q.:IoftenwishtheBible wastheguideforall churches,sothatwewould beoneandhaveonlyone churn,aswehaveone HeavenlyFatherandone Saviour,ChristJesus. It.:OurLordfoundedHis Churchwhich,undertheprotectionandguidanceofthe HolyGhost,wastobe,asSt. Pauldescribesit,"thepillar andthegroundoftruth."1

Tim.,3:15.SpeakingofHis Church,Christsaid:"Ifa manwillnotheartheChurch, lethimbeastheheathen." Matt.,18:17.Nowheredid ChristtelltheApostlesto relyondistributingBibles. NorwillBible-readingwithouttheguidanceofthe Churchleadtounityamong Christians,sinceitwasjust thatwhichcreatedandintensifieddisunity.Themany diverseformsofProtestantism,includingyourown IeventhDayAdventism,resultedfromtheprivateinterpretationofscripture accordingtoeachone'sown fanciesandprejudices.To imaginethatunitycanbe restoredbyfurtherindulgenceintheverythingthat killeditisabsurd.TheBible isindeedtheWordofGod. Butnotallthatpeopleread intotheBibleistheWord ofGod;andtheCatholic ChurchistheGod-appointed guidepreserving"thefaith oncedeliveredtothesaints" (Jude,3)andourselvesfrom readingintotheBiblewhat isnotthere.Torejectthat istobelefttoone'sown resources,invariablywith fatalconsequencesand "shipwreckofthefaith"

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FeastsOfTheComingWeek

August21istheeleventh SundayafterPentecost.Today'sMassremindsusthat theChurchputsherhope inGodfromWhomshereceiveshelp.

InHisinfinitecharity, andmercyOurLordhas healedthewoundsofmankindandgivesusstrength.

ThefeastoftheImmaculateHeartofMaryfallson Aug.22.FreeofOriginal SinOurLady'ssoulabsorbedGod'sgracewithouthindrance.

HersinlessnessandpuritydirectedhereveryactiontoGodandsheisthe patternofallvirtues. "Blessedarethepurein heart."

OnAug.23,wemarkthe feastofSt.PhilipBenizi. Adoctor,hebecamealay brother,butwaseventually ordainedandbecamegeneraloftheServantsof Mary.Hewasalmostmade pope.

Heworkedhardforpeace andforthespreadofthe Servites.

St.Bartholomew,the Apostle,ishonouredon Aug.24.Nothingisknown forsureofhim.Somethink heistheNathanaelmentionedintheNewTestament.

OnAug.25isthefeastof St.LouisXI,kingof France.Asoldier,father of11childrenhewenton twocrusadestotheHoly

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DearUncleMick,-This ismyfirstlettertoyour page. Iwillwriteagain. IgotoSt.Denis'sschool andSisterBernadetteteachesme. Ilikeschooland sports.Iamsixyearsold. Ihaveabrothernamed Michaelandasisternamed Eileen.

IamgoingtobeafiremanwhenIgrowup.

Atschoolmybestfriends arePaulWaddellandShaun O'Connor.

Yourlovingnephew.

JOHNMURPHY.

DearJohn,-Iwasso pleasedtoreceiveyourletter.Whatalongoneit wasforasix-year-old.It wasreallyverygood.

It'sgoodtoknowyou likeschoolandsports.

Soyouaregoingtobea firemanwhenyougrow up! Thatisanexciting life,andonlybravemen takeitup.

WhataboutaskingPaul andShauntowritetome?

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Frances'Hobbies

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DearUncleMick,-My nameisFrancesHayesand Iamtenyearsold.My familyhasfivechildren countingme. Mylittle brother'snameisVincent. Myotherbrothers'names areLaurie;heissixteen, VincentissixandDesmond istwelve.Mysister'sname isRosslynandsheisfourteen.

IattendIonaConvent, MosmanPark. Mymain hobbiesatschoolareEnglish,spellingandcatechism.

IhopetobeConfirmed thisyearwhentheBishopcomestodoso.May Godblessyou.

Iremainyourloving Recordniece, FRANCESM.HAYES.

DearFrances,-Youwrite alovelyletterfora10-yearold. Whataluckygirl tohaveallthosebrothers andsisters!

Itisinterestingthatyou regardyourschoolsubjects as"hobbies." Isuppose thatmeansyouenjoythem.

Youwillneedtoknow yourcatechismwellfor Cnfirmation.ButIguess thegoodPresentationSisterswillseetothat.

Love, UNCLEMICK.

PottsWhistle

Deargirlsandboys,Thosemissinglettershave turnedup.I'mafraidthat thehabitofmislayingthings istheresultofoldage. You'lljusthavetoexcuse me.

NextMondayisthefeast oftheImmaculateHeartof Mary.Itisanewfeast andallofyoushouldshow yourloveforGod'sMother bygoingtoMassandHoly Communiononthatday.

WearetoldintheNew TestamentthatOurLady keptallOurLord'swords, "ponderingtheminher heart."Weshouldtrytobe likeherinthat,because OurLord'swordsarelife andtruth.

Themostimportantthing youwilllearnatschool istheneedyouhave,each ofyou,offormingthehabit ofprayer.

.ThegreatestofallprayersistheMasswhichyou shouldofertoGodonall Sundays,holidaysofobligationandonthebigfeasts.

Whileyouareyoungyou shoulddevelopthehabitof sayingmorningandnight prayers.Youshouldalso recitetheAngelusatmiddayandat6p.m.andremembergracebeforeandaftermeats.

OneofourgreatEnglish poetshassaidthatmostof usalldaylongaredoing somethingratherwrong.

Soweshouldprayevery timeatemptationpopsup. Thebestofallprayersfor theseoccasionsistheejaculation."Jesus,mercy. Mary,help."

Theselittleprayesshoot likedartsoutoftheheart intotheheartofGod.They takelessthanasecondand yettheireffectisvery great.

So,onMonday,children, askOurLadytohelpyou keepOurLordalwaysin yourhearts.Andtalkto bothofthem,often,through thoseshort,littletelegrams-theejaculations. UNCLEMICK.

MusicalSheenaFABIOLA

128Surrey-rd., Rivervale

DearUncleMick,-Itis quiteawhilesinceIwrote toyoubecauseIhavebeen practisinghardforthe MusicalFestivalthatwas heldatthePerthTown Hall.

Iamhappytotellyou thatmyschoolfriendKaye Andrewandmyselfwonthe under-11duetandKerrie Daviswontheunder10 pianosolo. OWschool,St.Augustine's,playbasketballevery Saturdayagainstother schools.

Iamgoingforsecond grademusicinSeptember. Iaminfourthgradeat schoolandIameight.

Yourlovingniece, SHEENAWILSON.

DearSheena,-Iwasdelightedtohaveyourinterestingletter.Itisgoodthat youaresointerestedin music.

CongratulationstoKaye andyourselfonyoursuccess. IguesstheSisters wereverypiroudofyou both.

Inoticeyourschool's nameinthebasketballresults. Youseemtohold yourownwiththeothers.

It'swonderfulhowwell youaredoingwithmusic.

Keepit

Love, UNCLEMICK.

TinleyJoinsUp

3Brian-ave., Mt.Pleasant

DearUncleMick,-I wouldliketojoinyour children'sCorner. MynameisLinleyWedd, andIgotoSt.Benedict's Convent,Applecross. My teacher'snameisSr.Mary Angela,andIamnine yearsold.

Mybirthdayisonthe4th ofApril.Ilikeschoolvery much.

Ihavefivebrothers.Alan (10),Paul(7),Donald(6), Russell(4),Craig(1).My favouritesubjectsaredrawingandspelling.Andmy favouritehobbiesarereadingandswimming.Ilike readingyourChildren's CornerintheRecord.

Lovefrom LINLEYWEDD.

DearLinley,-Youare verywelcometojointhe corner.I'msopleasedyou enjoylifeatSt.Benedict's.

Youhaveabeautiful churchthereandtheCatholicsareveryactive.

Fancyhavingfivebrothers!Ihopeyoudon'tget spoiled.

Iseeyouhavelotsof interestsandI'mgladreadingisoneofthem.Itwill giveyoualotofpleasure.

Love, UNCLEMICK.

Mary'sThanks

St.Joseph'sSchool, Northam

DearUncleMick,-Iam writingtothankyoufor theprizewhichIreceived forcomingsecondinthe EssayCompetition.Thankyouverymuch. Iwas thrilledtogetsomewhere init.IloveEssays.

Imustjointhe"Children'sCorner"butIam afraidIwouldnotbean assettoit. WellImust saygood-byefornow.You mayhearfrommeagain inthefuture.

Yourstruly, MARYWALSH.

DearMary,I'msosorry thatyourswasoneofthe lettersthatgotmislaid. Yourpoorolduncleisgettingoninyearsandvery forgetful.

Itwasverythoughtfulof youtosendinthanks.I'm pleasedyoulikeessaysbecausetheyhelplaythe foundationforagoodEnglishstyle.

I'msureyouwouldbea greatassettothecorner withyourabilitytowrite. Writeagainsoon. UNCLEMICK.

CHAPTERVIII-

FABIOLA'S

By CARDINAL WISEMAN

DREAM PAN

11.4.114P4,44141,0441.

0AgneshasofferedSyraherfreedomand equalityasasisterinherhousehold,butthe slavegirlsbegsthatsheremaininherpresent station,andrevealsitishergreatmission,even abovelifeitself,toconvertFabiolatotheFaith.

Ifwelingeralittletimeaboutthedoor,Agnes fairlyoff,andlistentothemerryconversation betweenherandCaecilia,inwhichAgnesasksherto allowherselftobeaccompaniedhomebyoneofher attendants,asithasgrowndark,weseeCaeciliaamused atthelady'sforgetfulnessthatdayandnightarethe sametoher.

Onthisveryaccountsheistheappointedguideto threadthemazesofthecatacombs,familiartoheras thestreetsofRome,whichshewalksinsafetyatall hours.

Meanwhile,SyrahadpresentedherselftoEuphrosyne tohaveherwoundre-dressed,accordingtoorders,and thescarfwhichbounditwasnolongerthere.She couldgivenoaccountofit,furtherthanthatshehad takenitoff,andthenputiton,certainlynotsowellas Euhprosynehaddoneit,andshegavethereason,for shescornedtotellalie.Indeed.shehadnevermissedit tillnow.

Thehousewasturnedtopsy-turvy;slaves,withlamps andtorches,weresentsearchingineverydirection; Euphrosyneinsisteditmustbefound-tillatlastthe searchwasgivenupindespair.Thekind-heartedold nursewasmuchgrievedattheloss,whichsheconsideredmustbeheavytoapoorslave-girl,asshe probablyreservedthatobjectforthepurchaseofher liberty.AndSyrawassorry,butforreasonswhich shecouldnothavemadethegoodhousekeepercomprehend.

Euphrosynehadalltheservantsinterrogated,and manyevensearched,toSyra'sgreatpainandconfusion; andthenorderedagrandgeneralsearchofeverypart 61thehousewhereSyrahadbeen.

Whoforamomentcouldhavedreamtofsuspectinga nobleguestatthemaster'stableofpurloiningany object,valuableornot.Theoldladythereforecameto theconclusionthatthescarfhadbeenspiritedawayby somemagicalprocess,andgreatlysuspectedthatthe blackslaveAfra,whosheknewcouldnotbearSyra, hadbeenusingsomespelltoannoythepoorgirl.

ForshebelievedtheMoortobeaveryCanidia.being oftenobligedtolethergooutaloneatnight,underthe pretenceofgatheringherbsatfullmoonforhercosmetics,asifpluckedatanyothertime,theywouldnot possessthesamevirtues;toprocuredeadlypoisons, Euphrosynesuspected,butinrealitytojoininthe hideousorgiesofFetichismwithothersofherrace,or toholdinterviewswithsuchasconsultedherimaginary art.

Itwasnotuntilallwasgivenup,andSyrafound herselfalone,thatonmorecoollyrecollectingthe incidentsoftheday,sherememberedthepausein Fulvius'swalkacrossthecourt,attheveryspotwhere shehadstood,andhishurriedsteps,afterthis,tothe door.

Theconvictionthenliashed(onhermindthatshemust havetheredroppedherkerchief,andthathemusthave pickeditup.Thatheshouldhavepassedwithindifferenceshebelievedimpossible.Shewasconfident,therefore,thatitwasnowinhispossession.

Afterattemptingtospeculateonthepossibleconsequencesofthismisadventure,andcomingtonosatisfactoryconclusion,shedeterminedtocommitthematter entirelytoGod,andsoughtthatreposewhichagood consciencewassuretorenderbalmyandsweet.

Fabiola,onpartingwithAgnes,retiredtoherapartment,andaftertheusualserviceshadbeenrendered toherbyherothertwoservantsandEuphrosyne,she dismissedthemwithagentlermannerthanevershe hadshownbefore.

Assoonastheyhadretired,shewenttoreclineupon thecouchwherefirstwefoundher,whentoherdisgust shediscoveredlyingonitthestylewithwhichshehad woundedSyra.Sheopenedachest,andthrewitin withhorror;nordidsheeveragainuseanysuch weapon. (Tobecontinued.)

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ToDevelopInternationalSpirit

IsBasicToYCW,Saysleader Rensselaer, More than50delegatesandchaplainsattheYoungChristian Workersconventionhere wereurgedto"increasethe internationalspiritamong youngworkersintheUnited States."

Thepleacameinaletter fromRomeoMaione,inter. nationalpresidentofthe Y.C.W.Theletterwasread duringtheopeningsession oftheeighthannualAmericanconvention.

"Ourgenerationhastwo alternatives,"Mr.Malone said."Eithertheworldmust learntolivetogetherasone family,orwemustbeready todietogether.."

HesaidthattheY.C.W. isawareofitsfundamental tasktodevelopaninternationalspirit."Inthepast fiveyears,"hesaid,"about 150Y.C.W.leadershaveleft everythingbehindinorder toplantandnurturethe

ChurchSuffers

FromTyphoon InFormosa

Taipei,FormosaSeveral Catholicinstitutionswere damagedbyTyphoonShirley butthedestructionwasnot asgreatasthatcausedby lastyear'styphoon.

AhospitalatLotung, staffedbyCamillians,had partsofitsroofblownaway. The50-oddpatientswere movedtoanadjacentnovitiateoftheBenedictine Sisters.

AtT'uK'u,inthesouthern ApostolicPrefectureof Kiayi,achurchwaswreckedbyfloodwaters.AtPei Kang,inthesameprefecture,thechurchofFather GerardP.Mach,O.S.B.,was partiallydamagedbythe surgingwaters.

Thechurchofanother priest,FatherFrancisX. RabRebol,M.M.,wasprotectedfromfloodwatersby anearbydyke.Thechurch islocatedinthevillageof YuanLi.

Policeestimated104dead and95missinginthetyphoon.Morethan600personsdiedinflashfloodsfollowingthetyphoonlastyear.

Threethousandbagsof riceweresenttostricken areasbyFatherFrank O'Neill,M.M.,directorin FormosaofCatholicRelief.

AlcoholismIs

U.S.Greatest HealthWorry

Springfield.U.S.:ThepresidentofaCatholictemperancesocietyhaslabelledalcoholism"thegreatesthealth probleminWesterncivilisation."

Mgr.JohnW.Keough, presidentoftheCatholic TotalAbstinenceUnionof America,saidthat"there arenotenoughphysicians intheUnitedStatestocare forthepresent8,500,000 alcoholicsandproblem drinkers."

"Almost1,200newalcoholicsareaddeddailytothe number,anaverageof50 perhour,"hesaid.

seedsofY.C.W.inother lands." Headdedthatthe"Y.C.W. mustbe.firstandforemost, amovementthathungers andthirstsforjustice-not onlyforafewmenorafew nations,butforthewhole world."

Duringthefirstsessionof theconventionMichaelColeman,anativeofSt.Paul, U.S.,wasinstalledas nationalpresidentofthe Y.C.W.

ThepurposeoftheY.C.W. istotrain,serveandrepresentyoungworkers,andto enablethemtore-Christian. isetheirlives,theirworking andsocialenvironments andtheirfellow-workers. TheorganisationwasfoundedbyMgr.JosephCardijn, inBelgiumin1925.

BostonMasses

TVForFaith

TheBostonarchdiocese hasestablishedatelevision centretoco-ordinatethe transmissionofprogrammes toschools,hospitals,churchesandotherinstitutions. Thecentreissponsoredby HisEminenceRichardCardinalCushing,Archbishop ofBoston,anddirectedby Mgr.WalterL.Flaherty.

Thestudio'sbasicequipmentincludesthreeTV cameras,studioanddesk microphones, floodlights andanorgan.Ithascameraandcontrolequipment, monitoring andaudio equipment,filmediting gearandtaperecorders.

TelecastsincludeSunday Mass,specialpresentation andedlicationalprogrammesdistributedon a "closed-circuit"toschools, hospitals,churchesand otherinstitutions.

RedsSayCardinalSpellmanIs

InleagueWithGermanArmy

Munich,Germany,Communist-controllednewspapersbehindtheIron Curtainsteppeduptheir attacksonMunich'sInternationalEucharisticCongressbeforeitclosedhere.

TheEastBerlinnewspaperNeueZeitcentredits attackonHisEminence FrancisCardinalSpellman, ArchbishopofNewYork. Itchargedthathisairplane tripalongtheIronCurtain"indicatesthatbythis inspectionhemeanttpgive hisbackingtotheschemes oftheGermanmilitarists."

InHungary,agovernment-controlledLutheran

TotalCrusade AgainstPoverty

Munich,Germany:France's celebratedpriestofthepoor, AbbePierre,hasdeclared thatonlya"totalcrusade" againstworld-widepoverty canabolishinternational tensions.

SpeakingbeforeaconventionofFranciscantertiaries heldinconjunctionwith Munich'sInternationalEucharisticCongress,theslight, beardedpriestdeclaredthat thelackofsuchacrusadeis "thescandalofourcentury."

Hisaddresswasentitled "TheHistoricalPositionof theThirdOrderinOur Time."

Heassertedthatdeeplove forthepoormustmove Franciscantertiariesnot onlytopartwithsomeof theirwealthbut"tosuffer withthosewhosuffer."

AbbePierrecomplained thatonlynowhavenations awakenedtotheneedfor grantingaidtoothernations.

HisEminenceValerieCardinalValeri,Prefectofthe SacredCongregationofReligious,andFatherAgostino Sepinski,0.F.M.,MinisterGeneraloftheFranciscans, werepresentattheconvention.

ActionOn'Oath'

Churchweeklymagazine referredtotheCongressas "ademonstrationofWest Germanmilitarismagainst thepeopleswhoarestrugglingforpeace afullfledgedNATOparadeof theWestGermanmilitarists."

ThemagazinealsocriticisedtherecentEvangelical ChurchConventioninMunichforallowingspacefor specialmilitaryevents.

Meanwhile,aWestGermannewsservicedispatch fromWarsawreportsthat noteventhedatesofthe Congresswerepublishedin thePolishdailynewspapers,includingthepublicationsofthe"progressive" CatholicPAXgroup.This reportsaidthatthePolish dailypress,however,had notattackedthecongress.

TheEucharisticCongress openedJuly31andclosed August8.

CardinalWarns, RedsVilify

Munich,Germany:Communistnewspapersand radiostationshaveheaped vilificationuponHisEminenceFrancisCardinal Spellmanfrombehindthe IronCurtainforhislatest warningagainstcommunism'sthreattotheworld.

Communistticwscasts monitoredbyRadioFree EuropecalledtheArchbishopofNewYork"the archangelofatomicwar." TheysaidtheMunichInternationalEucharisticCongress,atwhichhedelivered hiswarning,was"nodifferentfromthemeetingsofthe NatowarministersatParis."

AnEastGermanbroadcast brandedCardinalSpellman an"officialofthelinkbetweentheimmenseriches oftheHolySeeandthe powerfulMorganbankof theUnitedStates."

SPORTINGNEWS

LadiesScoreInTennisTourney

Asuccessfulweekendofpennantfixtures washeldatSt.Mary'sTennisClubinBritonia-rd.,Leederville,lastweek. TheA-reservegrade (ladiesteam)defeated Highgate8setsto4inthe semifinals.TheB-grade ladiesteamalsohadavictoryagainstSt.AnnesNo. 2teaminthesemifinals withasetscoreof9to3.

Themostinterestinggame oftheseasonwastheCgrademen'smatchbetween St.Mary'sandSt.Peter's. Eachteamscored8sets withatotalof70games each.Thiswasareversal offormbySt.Mary's,who weresoundlydefeatedby St.Peter'sonthelastoccasiononwhichtheymet. TheC-gradematchwillbe re-playedtodecidethe winnersofthesemi-final. Thesocialactivitiesof theclubwillincludea medaltournamentonSunday.Sept.11.Thetournamentcommencesat11a.m. Membersneedtobringtheir ownsteak.Bunsetc.willbe supplied. Membersareurgedto makethisaspecialdayto supporttheirclubinits socialandsportingactivities. Goodwishesareextended toMr.andMrs..1.Edwardsontheoccasionof thegoldenjubileeoftheir marriage.Mr.Edwardsis alifememberoftheclub andhasgivenmanyyears offineserviceandexample totheclub. Theclubsecretary,Mrs. Gartnerwillbeholidaying ~0.4......4.4NIMOVV.

ExhibitionMatch

AtCentreCourt

OnSunday,Aug.21at theCatholicCentrecourtat 2p.m.anexhibitionmatch willbeplayedbetweenthe Y.C.W.(girls)teamrepresentingWesternAnstralia ininterstatematchesfor the1960Seasonandexcollegians,anA-gradeteam fromtheW.A.Women's BasketballAssociation.The teamwillleavebytrainon Wednesday,Aug.24,for Melbournewheretheywill participateintheAustralian CatholicGirls'AnnualCarnival. Everyoneisinvitedtoattendthismatch,whichwill bethelastappearancethe teamwillmakebeforetheir departure. TheCarnival isbeingheldfromAug. 28,toSept.4:

atMandurahduringthe schoolvacation. Theclubvice-captain Mr.BobChlnnerywillalso begoingtoMandurahon aworkingholiday,where heisbuildingahouse. Clubnotesandnoticesof forthcomingactivitieswill appearinthe"Record"each week.

HiltonPark

RetainsLead

IntheA-gradematches playedonSaturday,Aug. 13,topteam,HiltonPark drewwithVictoriaPark (31goalseach)andShentonParkdefeatedSouth Perth(36goalsto24).St. Michael'swononaforfeit fromFloreatPark.Best playerswereM.Monnock andT.Flynn(Victoria Park),M.Hegarty(Hilton Park),A.DohertyandJ. Liddy(ShentonPark)and M.Riddett(SouthPerth). IntheA-reservegrade, FremantledefeatedWest Perth41goalsto26,best playersbeingK.Armstrong, L.JonesandB.Allen.Top team,SouthPerthdefeated Palmyra26goalsto12.Best playerswereJ.Murphyand M.Hughan(SouthPerth) andA.Saunders. Bl-graderesults:Scarborough35drewFremantle 35;EastPerth21d.St. Clare's14. B2-graderesults:East Fremantle29d.SouthPerth 24;WestPerthforfeitedto Beaconsfield;OsbornePark d.Inglewood23goalsto9. Cl-graderesults:Fremantle20d.Kensington15; HiltonPark25d.Palmyra 14;EastVictoriaPark56d. OsbornePark4. C2-graderesults:Cathedral27d.EastVictoria Park14;Glendalough26d. Beaconsfield19;Como35d. Scarborough8. LeadersinthePremiershipTableareasfollows:A-grade:HiltonPark (27points). A-reserve::SouthPerth (2)(26points). B1-grade:Fremantleand St.Clare's(18pointseach). B2-grade:Beaconsfield andOsbornePark(24points each). Cl-grade:HiltonPark (23points). C2-grade: Como (30 points).

Inter-School Basketball

BI-grade:Loreto,Nedlands17drewSt.Joachim's17;St.Columba's19 d.St.Joseph's,Fremantle 16;SacredHeart20d.Loreto,Claremont14;St. ThomasAquinas18d. Brigidine13;St.Mary's, Leederville15d.St.Brigid's,Lesmurdie10. Cl-grade:St.Joseph's, Vic.Square(2)16d.St. Joseph's,Vic.Square(3) 9;St.Joachim's36d.St. John's,Scarborough7;St. Marts,Leartiervilie13d. Iona10. C2-grade:Brigidine19d. Iona9;St.Columba's26d. St.Joseph's,Vic.Square4; St.Joachim's34d.Our Lady'sCollege23. Dl-grade:St.Joachim's 42d.Iona3;SacredHeart 15d.St.Augustine's14; St.Brigid's,Lesmurdie17 d.Brigidine3. D2-grade:St.Augustine's 29d.St.Peter's3;St.Brigid's,Lesmurdie30d.Brigidine12;St.Joachim's30 d.Brigidine5:St.Mary's, Leederville53d.Iona4. St.Columba'sWinsA-grade Competition Inanexcitingmatch playedlastSaturday,St. Columba'sdefeatedOur Lady'sCollegeby2goals andthusgainedtheA-grade schoolscompetitionpremiership.

Spectatorsweretreatedto afirstclassexhibitionof basketball. Bothteams playedwellandthescoring waseventhrougout.

BestplayerswereK. HeagneyandS.Cawley fromOurLady'sCollege andB.O'NeillfromSt. Columba's.

Finalscore:St.Columba's19d.OurLady'sCollege17. A-reserveGrade WintoSt.Joseph's Fremantle

IntheA-reservegrade grandfinal,St.Joseph's, Fremantledisplayedsuperiorteamworktodefeat Ionaby24goalsto18. Accurategoalthrowing enabledtheFremantleteam togainanearlyleadin thefirsthalf;althoughthe scoresweremoreeventowardstheendofthematch St.Joseph'smaintained theirwinningmargin. B.Iiestana,thegoal thrower,playedverywell fortheFremantleteam, andL.RodackandM. Evansgainedfairestand bestvotesfor'theIona team.

Mgr.Keoughdeliveredthe keynoteaddressatthe88th nationalconventionoftheh abstinenceunion,whichpromotestemperanceonboth theadultandyouthlevels.

Notingthatalcoholismis basicallyamoralproblem, Mgr.Keoughsaidthatthe alcoholicisobligedtoavoid persons,placesandthings thatcontinuetoleadtothe "moraldegradation"ofalcoholism.

Hestatedthat"theCatholicChurchpossessesinher moralcodeandsacraments themosteffectiveprogrammefortherescueof thealcoholic."

TheSupremeOfficeof theKnightsofColumbus hasfiledactionforcriminallibelinMagistrate's CourthereagainsttheRev. Mr.W.L.KingofElizabeth,Pa.,charginghimwith printingandcirculatingthe bogusoathoftheknights.

Rev.Mr.King,aprintereditorwhoispastorofthe ChurchoftheNazarenein Elizabeth,'isallegedtohave printedandcirculatedin thePittsburgareapamphletscarryingthebogusoath andalsotohaveprinted theoathinhismagazine, theVoiceoftheNazarene.

JosephF.Weis,Sr.,attorneyfortheknights,said thattheRev.Mr.Kingrefusedtomakearetraction forprintingthebogusoath whichsaysknightspledge physicalharmtowardnonCatholics.

EastGermannewspapers beatthesamedrum.Oneof themsaidthebestproofof analliancebetweenclericalismandcapitalismisthe "slowbutsureadvanceof CatholicismintheUnited States."

TheEastGermancommunistpartyorganNeues DeutschlandsaidCardinal Spellmanliedinsayingthat communistssuppressreligion.

ItcomparedhimtoNazi PropagandaMinisterJosef Goebbelsandsaidthesermoninwhichhewarnedof communism'sthreatwasa "NatoandPentagon-inspired actionofpsychologicalwarfareagainstsocialistnations."

FromCzechoslovakia,theradioofpredominantly CatholicBratislaviaaccused thecardinalsandbishops presentatthecongressof "exploitingandusingthe FaithoftheSlovakpeople, ontheoccasionoftheMunichcongress,toattackthe socialistcountries."

Furniture-Upstairs viaSoftFurnishings

Thursday, ust18,1960

SomeOutstandingPianism

Beethoven:PianoConcerto No.1inCMajor.Piano SonataNo.27inEMinor. Solomon/Philharmonia/ Menges.H.M.V.Stereo, 57/6.

Solomongivesaqualityof translucentclaritytothe concertoandofeleganceto thesonata.Mostpeople wouldbuythediscforthe concerto,althoughthesonataisthemoreprofound work,andforthataloneit isworthmuchmorethan theprice.Itisoneofthe rarerecordswhichareperfect,theorchestralparthas apoeticrichnessbeautifully balancingthesoloist.The recordinghasawarmthof instrumentaltonewithexcellentseparation.

Liszt:PianoConcertoNo.2 inAMajor.Grieg:Piano ConcertoinAMinor. Cziffra/Philharmonia/ Vandernoot.H.M.V.Stereo 57/6.

WhenIreviewedthemonauralversionsomemonths ago,Irecommendedthisas theoutstandingperformanceoftheLisztandoneof thebestoftheGriegand nothinghasbeenissued sincetochangethatjudgment.OneexpectsCziffra, whomightbecalledthe MariaCallasofthepiano,to bebrilliant,asindeedhe iswhenplayingLiszt;butit isratherthepoetryofhis versionoftheGriegwhich ismorestriking.

SchubertQuartetsand Quintets(completein threevolumes).Vol.1. VoxBox,117/6.

Imakenoapologyfor pointingoutthatmostmusic loverschoosethewrong kindofmusiconrecords, choosing,astheydo,works theyhaveheardintheconcerthall.Reproducedmusic oneventhebestequipment losesitsqualityifplayedat avolumesubstantiallylower thantheoriginalandnone ofuscangetasymphony orchestraintoourliving room.Butchambermusic, sounpopularbecauseitis unknown,isalmostideally suitedtothegramophone. Moreover,itismusicwhich growsmoresatisfyingwith eachrepetition. Itissuchavastfield,however,withsuchvariety,that abeginnermightsourhis tasteforeverbyawrong initialchoice.Myownadvice forwhatitisworth,isto

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startwithSchubert,whois immediatelypleasingtothe earandwhowillremaina firmfavouriteevenwhen onehasgrowntoappreciate thelateBeethovenquartets. Voxhaveissuedallhis quartetsandquintetsin threeVoxBoxes.Thebest boxisVol.3,includingthe "Trout,"theStringQuintette,Schubert'smostprofoundwork,and"Deathand theMaiden,"togetherwith averyearlyquartet.Vol.1, nowunderreview,isthe nextbest,containinghis greatestquartet,thelongG Major,thealmostequalA Minor,thedramatic"Quarttetsatz"andfourearlyquartets(D32,D46,D94and D112),allbutthelastrecordedforthefirsttime.All onthreerecords! TheEndresQuartethasa livelinessandspontaneity essentialtoplayingSchubert andinthethreemajorworks

ForMyTrueLove.Salli Terri,Mezzo-soprano.Almeida,guitar.Capitol, 57/6.

Moreintimatemusic, muchlessabstractthan chambermusic,butverydelightful.Thisteamhasyet tomakeabadrecordalthoughthisdoesnotmatch upto"SongsofEnchantment"or"DuetsWithThe SpanishGuitar,"thosetwo outstandingrecords.These arelovesongs,rangingfrom the16thcenturyuptonow; mostofthemhaveahauntingdelicacyandmostofthe loveisunrequitedIfear,for thekeynoteisoneofmelancholy.

ArthurMurrayFavourites. Sambas.Madrigueraand hisorchestra.Capital, 52/6.

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theygiveanexcellentperformance,wellbalancedand adequatelyrecorded.Space precludesdetail;allIcan sayisthatthissetisthe mostfrequentlyplayedin myownsubstantialcollection.

Beethoven:StringQuartets inFandG.Op.18/1and 2.RecordSociety,39/6.

WhatVoxhavedonefor Schuberthasalreadybeen doneforBeethovenbyseveralcompanies.TheRecord Societyisissuingallthe stringquartets,startingwith Opus18andworkingsteadilythroughtoOpus135. Judgingfromthefirstrecord bytheHungarianString Quartet,itwillproveanadmirableseries.Whilethe recordingisalittleonthe dullside,theperformance mostemphaticallyisnot. TheOp.18quartetsobviouslyowemuchtoHaydn. Whilehardlyforbeginners inchambermusic,theyare notverydifficultandform anidealintroductiontothe ultimateinmusicalappreciation,thelateBeethoven quartets.

hasbeenlittleoutstanding. ThisLatinAmericanmusic issocaptivatingandso finelyplayedthatImust giveitalineofacknowledgementAswithallthe Murrayseries,itisessentiallyadancerecordmade forhomedancing.Apart fromthat,itmakesgood listening.

TheArtofSergeRachmaninoff.Vol.1.Camden,36/6.

Thishistoricalrecording consistsoftwomajorworks, Schumann's"Carnaval"and Chopin'sBFlatMinorSonata,recordedin1930,althoughthesleevenotetells usnothingexceptthevirtues ofCamdenseriesatlarge amostfoolishomissionwith arecordingofthiscalibre.

Thereisnothingtoshow thattheChopinisoneofthe mostfamousrecordingsin thehistoryofthegramophone,justlyfamousfora tremendousperformanceby agreatmaster.Thesoundis remarkablygood;surface noiseisstillperceptiblebut doesnotobtrude.Apricelesstreasureatanabsurd price.

MoreThanHalfAMillionGet FreeEducationInGreatBritain

LONDON.-THEGOVERMENTPROVIDED FULLMAINTENANCEFOR2,117CATHOLIC SCHOOLSINENGLANDANDWALESATTHE BEGINNINGOFLASTYEAR,GIVINGFREE EDUCATIONTO548,340CATHOLICSTUDENTS.

Since1950theCatholicschoolsinsidethenational systemhaveincreasedby203.Studentshave increasedby138,312,andteachersby4,920,toa totalof19,544.

ThesefigureswereissuedherebytheCatholic EducationCouncilonthebasisoftheEducation Ministry'sannualreport.Theyshowthatwhile studentsandteachersincreasedbyaboutonethirdduringthenineyears,theadditionofnew schoolslaggedfarbehind.Atleasthalfthecost ofbuildingnewschoolshadtobeprovidedby Catholicsthemselves.Thefiguresindicatethatthe existingschoolsremaingenerallyovercrowded, thoughmorehavebeenbuiltsincethebeginning oflastyear.

Thereportonlycoverstheschoolsfullymaintainedbythecivicauthoritiesasaresultofthe 1944EducationAct.Itdoesnotincludetheindependenttuition-chargingschoolswhichtakea proportionofpayingstudentsandsomefree studentsforwhomtheyreceivegrantsfromthe EducationMinistry.Theseindependentschools ensiEabout12percentoftheCatholicstrident population.

ByRONSARD

ByMartinDescalzo.

HereisawriterintheGrahamGreenetraditionwiththeadvantageofasoundtheologicalbackground.MartinDescalzoisa priestintheparishofSantiago,Valladolid, whereheisalsoProfessorofLiteratureinthe ValladolidSeminary."God'sFrontier"ishis secondnovel,anditwonamajorliteraryprize inSpain.

Thestoryconcernsa youngrailwaymannamed Renato,andthesettingis asmallSpanishtownsufferingfromasevere drought.

Renatoisawaiffroma travellingcircus,adoptedby thelocalstationmasterasa childafterasordidtragedy inwhichhelostallthose whomayormaynothave beenhisfamily.

Heisnotaveryreligious youngmanwhenthestory opens,butitsohappens that,whenthemissioner callsatthetown,heisthe onlyonewhogoestoConfession;therestofthevillagehasdecidedtoboycott thepriestuntilGodsends rain.*

Soonafterthishefinds himself,tohisgreatdiscomfortandamazementpossessedofthepowerofworkingmiracles,buthehasno desiretoexercisehistalent, andinfactconsidersthat Godhasplacedaterrible burdenonhisshouldersin decidingwhatuseshouldbe madeofit.

Tothevillagers,hisunwillingnesstoexercisehis powerontheirbehalfbecomesasourceofbitter hatred,althoughtheyare willingtocashinonthe credulityandpietyofthe restofthecountrysideby settingupatouristtradeto thespotwhereRenatoraised ashatteredstonecrosserect

Themountingtensionof theirhatredforRenatoand hisdisgustattheirsacreligiousprofitingfromthe misfortunesofthepilgrims mountssteadilytothepoint wheretragedystepsinto putanendtotheintolejable situation.

Therearesomelovely charactersketches,among thefinestbeingthedeformed childwhosepetbirdRenato bringsbacktolifeandthe dyingparishpriest,who commentsonthesituation fromhissick-bedtothe eageryoungassistantpriest whodailybringshimthe latestnews.

Thisisawriterworth keepingyoureyeon;I wouldsaythatwemayexpectmoretranslationsto followthisone.

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aTHETRAPPFAMILY ONWHEELS

ByMariaAugustaTrapp.

thisisan.accountofthe adventuresofthewellknownmusicalfamily fromabout1949uptothe present.

Nothingcouldbeacompletelysuccessfulfollow-up to"TheTrappFamilySingers,"buttheycapturedso manyheartswhenthey wereinAustraliathatthere willbemanywhowillbe interestedtoreadMaria Trapp'saccountoftheir travels.

Sincetheperiodcovered bythefirstbooktherehave beenseveralmarriages, someadditionstothesecond generation,andonedeath, buttheteamstillhasa

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familiarring-Lorli,Henrietta,Agatha,Hedwig,Maria, Erika,Werner,Rosmarie, Johannes,andtheinevitable FatherWasner,elevatedto therankofMonsignor. Apartfromthesimple faithandhomelyphilosophy whichmarkedthefirstbook, andperhapsmoresothe second,"Yesterday,Today AndForever,"thisoneisa travelbook,fortheTrapps seemtohavebeeneverywhere;backtoEurope,down toSouthAmericaandacross thePacifictoNewZealand andAustralia,visiting HawaiiandFijienroute. Oneofthemostmoving chapterstellsoftheirvisit toMolokai,wheretheysang forthelepers,andwere givenaconcertinreturn. TheywerewelcomedasbeingfromthesameneighbourhoodasBrotherJoseph Dutton,afellow-labourer withFatherDamien. Thisisabookthat franklysentimental,butin arathercharmingway.

MycopyfromFranceska Bookshop.Thepriceis20/-.

LumumbaMakesThreatsAgainst OurSchools'StatusInTheCongo

LEOPOLDVILLE,CONGO.-PREMIERPATRICE

LUMUMBA,ONRETURNINGFROMHISVISIT TOTHEUNITEDSTATES,SAIDHISGOVERNMENTWILLDOAWAYWITHWHATHE CALLEDTHEPREDOMINANTPOSITIONOF THECATHOLICCHURCHINTHECONGO.

Mr.LumumbachargedthatBelgiumhada "Churchdictatorshipundergovernmentprotection." HeassertedalsothattheChurchfor80yearshad slowedupthedevelopmentoftheCongobyopposingfreepoliticalactivities.

Mr.Lumumbainhisstatementtooknonoticeof thepastoralletterissuedbytheBishopsofthe CongowhentheCongomarkeditsindependence fromBelgiumlastJune30.TheHierarchyatthat timerecalledthattheChurchhadbackedCongoleseindependenceinseparatepastorallettersin 1956andagainin1959.

AfterthegovernmentinlateJulyannounced thatitsprogrammecalledforseparationofChurch andState,AuxiliaryBishopJosephMalulaof Leopoldvilleissuedastatementdeclaring:"inthe independentCongo,theChurchseeksnospecial privilege;herambitionistocontinueherworkof salvation,charityandpeaceasinthepast."

BishopMalulaalsostatedthattheChurchwas "atthesourceofthewonderfulemancipationof theAfricanNegropeoples,theCongoleseinparticular."

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ChurchSchoolsGetTreatment LikeThoseOfStateInHolland

ByHANSBRONKHORST

TheHague,TheNetherlands.-About37percentof theelementaryschoolsintheNetherlandstodayare Catholicschools,whichlikepublicandotherdenominationalschoolsgetfullgovernmentsupport.

Inthecountry's2,777 Catholicelementary schoolsare646,281pupils taughtby17,969instructors.Primaryorelementaryschoolsareforchildrenbetweentheagesof sixand14.

Equaltreatmentbythe governmentofpublicand denominationalschools stemsfromaprovisionin the1920ActonPrimary Education.Thisact,the adoptionofwhichwas vigorouslysupportedbythe CatholicStateparty(now theCatholicPeople'sparty), wasmadepossiblebyarevisionofthe1917Constitution.

Appealsforequaltreatmentofallschoolsbythe governmenthadbegunin 1900whentheDutchadoptedtheircompulsoryschool attendancelaw.Freedomof educationitselfwasincorporatedintheConstitution of1848.

CatholicandProtestant groupsarguedthatifthe Stateformallyrecognised theobligationofparentsto educatechildren,itshould seetoitthatparentscando thiswithoutviolatingtheir idealsofthebesteducaion. Parentsshouldheableto sendtheirchildrentoschools wheretheeducationconformedtotheirownconceptionoflife,theysaid.

Asaresultofthesuccess ofthisappeal,Catholicelementaryschoolsareamong thosefullysupportedbythe State.Thissupportcovers buildingandmaintenance costsandteachers'salaries.

Inreturn,theStatehas therighttocheckonthe qualityofinstruction.All Dutchteachers,regardless oftheschooltheywillserve in,haveto-passsimilar State-administeredexaminations.

IntheNetherlandstoday, thereare44Catholicschools forfutureteachersinwhich 7,983studentsarestudying,

accordingtoinformationObtainedfromtheRoman CatholicCentralOfficefor InstructionandEducationat TheHagueandfromother sources,includingtheCentralBureauofStatistics.

Thenation's161Catholic schoolsforsecondaryeducationarealso,forthemost part,fullysupportedbythe government.About35per centoftheyoungpeoplereceivingsecondaryeducation attendCatholicschools.

SinceJanuaryof1956, Catholickindergartenshave enjoyedaboutthesamehelp asprimaryschools,even thoughthecompulsoryattendancelawdoesnotextendtothislevel.

About38percentofthe kindergartenshereareunder Catholicauspices.Inthelast 40yearstheyhaveundergoneatremendousdevelopment,jumpingfrom666in numberto1,542withan enrolmentof172,360pupils.

ThereisoneCatholicuniversityintheNetherlands, theUniversityofNijmegen, whichhas2,504students. ThereisaCatholicschoolof economicsatTilburgwhich hasuniversity-levelcourses. Ithas775students.Both institutionsreceiveconsiderablegovernmentgrants.

Asfortherelationship betweenChurchandState ineducation,Mgr.FransOp deCoul,directorofthe RomanCatholicCentral OfficeforInstructionand Education,hassaidthat"the problemofdenominational educationhasfoundanalmostidealsolution."

Inapublicationentitled "TheEducationalSystemin theNetherlands,"hestates: "Hollandhasbeenthescene ofalongandferventfight, butdoggedtenacityand solidactionofalladvocates ofdenominationaleducation -amongwhichourProtestantbrothersmustbespeciallymentioned-haveledto thevictoryofourprinciples."

CeyloneseHierarchyPaysRespects

ToNewWomanPrimeMinister

Colombo,Ceylon,-TheHierarchyofthis islandnationvisitedMrs.SirimavoBandaranaiketofelicitateheronheraccessionas PrimeMinister.

ArchbishopThomasB. Corray,O.M.I.,ofColombo ledadelegationwhichincludedtheprelateswho headfourofthefivesufragandiocesesofCeylon.

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(2)Don'tlistentotoo manysecrets.Youcankeep onlyafew.

(3)Swapplaceswiththe otherfellow.Imaginehow youwouldfeelifhetolda secretofyours.

ThePrimeMinister,a Buddhist,receivedthem cordiallyandthankedthem forthecourtesycall.

Earlier,theArchbishop hadsentMrs.Bandaranaike atelegramofgoodwishes forbeneficialworkinthe country'sservice.

Catholiccircleshave voicedreliefthattheGreat CeylonFreedompartyunderMrs.Bandaranaike formedacabinetindependentofthecommunists.The RedswereelectioncampaignalliesoftheFreedom party.

TheMessenger,aCatholic weekly,saidthateducation ofyouthisof"graveimport"forthenation'sfuture. Itexpressedthe hopethatthegovernment wouldconsidercarefully anychangeinCeylon'seducationsystem. AlthoughMrs.Bandaranaike'spartyfavoursnationalisationofallprivate schools,includingCatholic ones,thePrimeMinister saidinanelectionvictory statementthataspecial commissionwouldhandle theentirequestionofeducation.

InrecentyearstheAllCeylonBuddhistCongress has.beenpushingforthe nationalisationofCatholic schoolsthatreceivestate aid.

Ceylon'snewMinisterof Educationhasstatedthat

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anychangeintheeducationalsetup"willbegovernedbyjusticeandthe spiritofdemocracy."He saidtherewouldbe"no dislocation"oftheexisting systemand"noinjury"to thevarious"religiousdenominations."

Ceylonhas550,000Catholicsinatotalpopulationof 9,400,000people.Catholics conductabout900schools withatotalenrollmentof 220,000students.

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Thedetonationofthe rocketswasheardonly faintlyandtheincident wasnotgenerallynoticed.Policebeganan investigation.

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TheCatholicAdultEducationcoursefor1960will compriseaseriesoflecturesdeliveredbyRevs.J. L.McNamaraandP.CunninghamS.T.L.

TheserieswillbeconductedintheCatholicCentre,Victoria-square,on successiveWednesdayevenings,commencingonWednesday,Aug.31.ThePhilosophycoursebeginsat8 p.m.andtheTheology courseat9p.m. Applicationforenrolmentmaybemadetothe CatholicEducationoffice, Victoria-square, Perth (23-4566)orontheopeningnightofthecourse.The feeforeachcourseis10/-. Studentsarerequestedto bringanotebookandpencil;lecturenotesandfolderswillbeprovided.

Deaths

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InMemoriam

LEITCH(EIlenMary): Pleaseprayfortherepose ofthesoulofEllen,who diedAugust23,1936.

ImmaculateHeartofMary, yourprayersforherextol, MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhersoul. Insertedbyherdaughters CeceliaHolt,EllenMorris andEmilyPearson.

SHORTILL(JohnJoseph)

Lovingmemoriesofour dearhusbandandfather, whoseanniversaryoccurson August25. Jesusmercy,Maryhelp.

SCOTT(Ted):August11. InlovingmemoryofDad, passedawayoneyearago. Mary,Bernie,grandpaof Frank,Betty,Clem,Michael, Eddie,Margaret. Restinpeace.

LIEDLE(LeonandBert). Intreasuredmemoryofa lovingson-andmydear husband.Restinpeace. Mother.

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ScoutsToMeet

Ameetingofthe CatholictcoutersCouncilwilltakeplaceatthe CatholicCentre,Victoria Square,onSunday evening,September4, at8p.m.

Asitissomeconsiderabletimesincethelast meeting,allTroopand PackScootersareearnestlyrequestedtoattend. TheRev.J.O'Shea, ofSt.Mary'sCathedral, hasbeenappointed chaplaintoCatholic ScoutGroups,replacing Rev.F.Dillon.

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ITTAKESFLOWERSTOEX. pRE88yourfeelingstoyour bereaved ones. Forpersonalsttentionandpromptdeliveryphone 23-3048(3lineal;afterhour. 68-2748or5-2410.Telegrams "WILSONJOHNS,"Perth.WILSON JOHNSPIT,LTD.,74Darragh Street.Perth.

Professional PIANOS

NewandReconditioned.

TuningandRetelling

Phone:Specialists.

21-4586.

STANSPIERSPIANOS

1255HaySt.,WestPerth GuestHouses

ADELAIDEvisitorsstayat "JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carparkon premises.Childrenwelcome. Adults£1/5/-,children 12/6,forbedandbreakfast. T.V.available.

GERALDTON:St.Francis GuestHouse.Telephone