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A Spectacular Debate Fr. Mcnabb Nabs Mr. Close To a Close A
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( F R O M OUR L O N D O N L o n d o n h a s j u s t h a d w h a t is called h e r e a "full d r e s s " d e b a t e , between a Protestant and a Catholic c h a m p i o n . T h e P r o t e s t a n t w a s a Mr. Close; t h e Catholic w a s t h e celebrated Dominican lecturer, F a t h e r Vincent Mc. N a b b , O.P. T h e l a r g e Caxton Hall, a t W e s t m i n s t e r , w h e r e t h e d e b a t e took place, w a s c r o w d e d ; m a n y scores of p e r s o n s could not g e t in, all t h e t i c k e t s h a v i n g been disposed of long beforehand.
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CORRESPONDENT.) audience t h a t w h e r e a s , a n d w h a t e v e r plots m a y h a v e been in a n y b o d y ' s m i n d , Catholics in E n g land did not kill a Sovereign, Protestants did—Charles t h e First. And h e t h r u s t h o m e t o t h e m t h e t r u t h t h a t while C a t h o l i c s w e r e a s p e r s e d , a s t r a i t o r s , on the ground t h a t they wished to bring in a f o r e i g n p o w e r ~to g o v e r n t h e r e a l m , P r o t e s t a n t s h a d actually, a n d m o r e t h a n once, d o n e t h a t v e r y thing, and moreover had brought in and crowned a foreigner first of al!_ t h e Dutchman (William of O r a n g e ) a n d a f t e r w a r d s t h e H a n o v e r i a n (George t h e First). F a t h e r Mc. N a b b " g o t h o m e " a n d scored h e a v i l y w i t h t h i s appeal t o t h e f a c t s of E n g l i s h history. T h e d e b a t e will h a v e done a deal of good i n t h e w a y of g i v i n g e n l i g h t e n m e n t . KTwas conducted in a friendly s p i r i t on b o t h sides, a n d t h e r e w e r e t w o Chairm e n , P r o t e s t a n t a n d a Catholic.
T h e t h e s i s t o be d e b a t e d w a s t h a t c e r t a i n old S t a t e P a p e r s f r o m t h e V a t i c a n archives p r o v e t h a t " m a n y of t h o s e whom t h e R o m a n C h u r c h now d e s i g n a t e s a s m a r t y r s for t h e i r religion' w e r e really plotters against the State. The P r o t e s t a n t side showed a lot of l a n t e r n slides which s u g g e s t e d p l o t t i n g on t h e p a r t of all s o r t s of people. Popes a n d Cardinals w e r e m e n t i o n e d , and t h e K i n g of Spain, a n d a whole s t r i n g of o t h e r n a m e s b e l o n g i n g to t h e t i m e of Queen USE OF S P A R E TIME. Elizabeth. But these persons are n o t a m o n g t h o s e whom t h e C h u r c h E a c h day, in t h e life of every" n o w d e s i g n a t e s as M a r t y r s for there are spare moments t h e i r religion." N a t u r a l l y , t h e r e - one, fore, w h e n it was F a t h e r Mc. . w h i c h , r i g h t l y used, m a y be t u r n e d N a b b ' s t u r n t o speak, t h e eloquent t o profitable account, e i t h e r in a Dominican asked for specific n a m e s worldly sense, t h r o u g h t h e acf r o m " t h e m a n y " so honoured, q u i r e m e n t of a d d i t i o n a l knowledge beatified m a r t y r s who w e r e really of g e n e r a l affairs a n d t h e cultivaexecuted not for t h e i r f a i t h b u t tion of one's p a r t i c u l a r handicraft, a s p l o t t e r s a g a i n s t t h e Q u e e n ? o r in a spiritual w a y , b y t h e appliWould M r . Close give h i m , s a y , six cation of t h e m i n d u p o n h i g h e r n a m e s ? F a t h e r Mc. N a b b w aited s u b j e c t s and little a c t s of will a n d for t h e n a m e s . He m i g h t h a v e t h o u g h t f u l n e s s on behalf of o t h e r s . w a i t e d for t h e m all t h e r e s t of t h e A little s t o r y of Corregio, t h e e v e n i n g , for t h e y w e r e n o t f o r t h coming. So h e had t o be c o n t e n t f a m o u s Catholic a r t i s t , a p t l y illusto r e m i n d t h e P r o t e s t a n t s in t h e t r a t e s t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e gain t o b e derived from a fitting T
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employment of t i m e , especially in y o u t h . T h e son of a woodcutter in Italy, h i s d u t y w a s to g o to one of t h e large f o r e s t s t h a t nestle by t h e side of t h e Appenines, in o r d e r t o s a w wood, which w a s sold t o help s u p p o r t t h e family. When not t h u s occupied h e w a s somet i m e s to b e found p a i n t i n g . One day h e carved from a branch of a t r e e n e a r which he h a d been working, a n i m a g e of a Madonna and t h e I n f a n t J e s u s . This so pleased his uncle Laurence, himself a p a i n t e r , t h a t t h e boy from t h a t time s e e m s to have devoted himself a l m o s t entirely to sculpturing and p a i n t i n g . T h e first p i c t u r e a t t r i b u t e d t o h i m w a s one of " The Assumption of t h e Blessed Virgin," which w a s painted a g a i n on a larger scale for t h e dome of t h e church a t P a r m a , in 1530. One of t h e finest paintings by t h i s graceful a r t i s t is said to be t h a t of St. A n t h o n y , painted in 1512, a n d placed in Dresden Gallery, while a s m a n y a s nine pictures in t h e P a r i s Museum h a v e been credited to his skilful hand, t h e best k n o w n being one of St. Jerome.
T h e lesson w e learn f r o m t h i s sublime c h a r a c t e r , a s well a s from m a n y a n o t h e r w h o h a s achieved distinction, is t h a t we should d o o u r b e s t u n d e r all circumstances, and t h a t b y good occupation of t h e t i m e a t o u r disposal we can g r e a t ly a d d t o o u r usefulness a n d general efficiency. " T h e m o u n t a i n of Calvary is t h e school of love," w r i t e s S t . F r a n c i s de Sales. " T h e S a c r e d Passion of O u r Lord should be t h e well-spring a n d fountain of o u r love. O h ! if O u r Lord loved u s even t o t h e d e a t h on t h e C r o s s , w h a t r e m a i n s for u&gp do b u t t o die of love f o r h i m , or, if w e c a n not die for H i m , a t least live only to s e r v e H i m ? "
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persecutions Her Similarity with h e r Divine F o u n d e r is enhanced, who "was set for a sign which shall be c o n t r a d i c t e d " A n d t h i s is t h e T r u t h of IT. Y o u r s , etc., A. D. S. R A J .
A n Interesting and Informative Address By The Hon, Secretary.
A t t h e F i r s t General Meeting of our Society in J u l y l a s t year, we gave you a s h o r t outline of t h e u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r difficulties and h i s t o r y of t h e Society of St. Vinw h e n e v e r possible to s p a r e t h e i r c e n t de P a u l , a n d a t jthe s a m e feelings. I n his own d a y a n d t i m e sketched a p o r t r a i t of F r e g e n e r a t i o n h i s words consequently derick Ozanam a g a i n s t t h e backdid n o t p a s s unheeded, a n d t h o s e ground of t h e t i m e s in which h e who w e r e n o t touched b y t h e force lived. W e shall now t r y t o i n s e r t of his reasoning, were touched b y t h e p i c t u r e in a suitable f r a m e in t h i s r e a d y gift of s y m p a t h y . T h e which it will s t a n d o u t in bold services of Ozanam t o t h e C a t h o - r e l i e f — t h a t of t h e h i s t o r y of CaAction throughout the lic cause a s a scholar a n d w r i t e r tholic a r e a p p r e c i a t e d b y a small minor- centuries. i t y of t h o s e t o w h o m h i s n a m e is a household word. The afterCatholic Action in t h e widest glow, t h o u g h , of t h a t b u r n i n g sense of t h e t e r m , as H . H. P o p e spirit of c h a r i t y w h i c h led h i m t o Pius XI h a s pointed out, is as old a s found t h e Society of St. V i n c e n t t h e C h u r c h itself. F r o m t h e v e r y de P a u l is ever w i t h u s a f t e r t h e earliest times, supplementary lapse of h a l f a c e n t u r y a f t e r h i s organizations h a v e been formed in death. order to e x t e n d t h e r a d i u s of h e r T u r n i n g h i s w o n d e r i n g g a z e u p - influences on society. A t different w a r d s t o w a r d s t h e h i g h e s t point periods of h i s t o r y , t h e influence of of P a r a d i s e , D a n t e in his celestial t h e C h u r c h on society h a s been In vision c a u g h t a fleeting glimpse of exercised in v a r i o u s w a y s . t h a t Divine Love " t h a t moves t h e apostolic t i m e s , t h e deacons w e r e the sun in h e a v e n a n d all t h e s t a r s . " c r e a t e d in o r d e r to free I n t h e s a m e way, Ozanam h a d h a d apostles from certain m i n o r duties. a m o m e n t a r y perception of t h e T h i s w a s a s u p p l e m e n t a r y o r g a n i spirit of Love which dwells a t t h e zation a d a p t e d t o t h e special need* back of t h e universe. A reflection of t h e t i m e s in t h e early C h r i s t i a n from t h a t Divine L i g h t , on w h i c h communities a t J e r u s a l e m , A n t i his eyes h a d rested, shone e v e r och and elsewhere. A few cenlater, when the old a f t e r w a r d s on h i s countenance. t u r i e s O t h e r s in t h e i r t u r n h a v e c a u g h t civilization of Greece jand R o m e from O z a n a m a reflected r a y of t h e was cracking up and giving w a y L i g h t of t h e Love of God. F o r b e n e a t h t h e o n s l a u g h t of b a r b a r i Ozanam lit a l a m p of c h a r i t y in an i n v a d e r s , a new organization t h i s world, t h e flame of w h i c h h a s arose to a s s i s t t h e C h u r c h in h e r shone w i t h increasing brilliancy mission of civilizing t h e world. ever since. This flame of c h a r i t y Owing to t h e influence in p a r t i c u is t h e St. Vincent de P a u l Society, lar of St. Benedict, t h e early and how t h a t t i n y flickering flame m o n k s a n d h e r m i t s w e r e b e g i n n i n g w a s lit h a s already been related in to band t h e m s e l v e s t o g e t h e r a n d previous p a p e r s . Y e a r by y e a r i t to live u n d e r t h e s a m e roof. h a s g a t h e r e d fresh s t r e n g t h a n d Ozanam w a s n e v e r t i r e d of pointcontinued t o l i g h t u p t h e d a r k ing out w h a t a valuable a s s e t t o places of t h e world. civilization in t h o s e d a y s w e r e t h e early m o n a s t i c houses. ( C o n t d : f r o m last col.)
T H E TRUTH OF IT. T h e question often a r i s e s in our m i n d w h e n w e see so m u c h oppression a g a i n s t t h e Catholic C h u r c h " W h y is it t h a t t h e C h u r c h h a s e v e r excited t h e suspicion a n d envy of n e a r l y all G o v e r n m e n t s a n d N a t i o n s ? " I s it really d u e t o h e r " p r i d e and lust of dominion" ( a s o u t s i d e r s p u t i t ) o r because of h e r unflinching fight a g a i n s t a n y o n e w h o t r i e s t o f e t t e r H e r Spiritual function in t h e w o r l d ? T h e t r u t h of it cannot be b u t one t o everyone w h o faces t h e question w i t h f a i r n e s s , and s t u d i e s t h e Catholic C h u r c h in H e r Origin, Developm e n t , Principles, a n d Conclusions, for T r u t h is one a n d indivisible. Secular G o v e r n m e n t s k n o w t h a t t h e C h u r c h w a n t s p e r f e c t freedom in h e r spiritual s p h e r e . W h e n t h e y compare h e r w i t h t h e v a r i o u s Religious Bodies in t h e world a n d see h o w meekly t h e y s u b m i t t o t h e Civil R u l e r s in m a t t e r s b o t h civil a n d moral, w h i l s t t h e Cafcholic C h u r c h fearlessly r e p e a t s w i t h h e r F o u n d e r : " T h o u s h a l t give t o Caessar t h e things t h a t are Caesar's a n d t o God t h e t h i n g s t h a t a r e God's," t h e y fret and endeavour t o c u r b : j her, "intolerable p r e t e n sions." Politicians usually h a t e the C h u r c h , because t h e y know h e r a s t h e g r e a t e s t e n e m y of t h e Modern " i s m s , " as one w h o insists on t h e r i g h t s of j u s t i c e , w h o condemns a double code of m o r a l i t y , one f o r t h e S t a t e , one for t h e individual, and because S h e denounces t h e pernicious e r r o r of " S t a t e Absolutism." A g a i n w e see t h e so-called Scientists a n d E d u c a t i o n i s t s often h e a d i n g t h e r a n k s of Antf-clericals, because t h e y know t h a t only R o m e can effffectively w i t h s t a n d t h e i r Materialistic tendencies a n d t h e i r a t t e m p t s t o i m p a r t a "Goldl e s s " education t o t h e y o u n g . T h e self-styled Social R e f o r m e r s a r e a g a i n s t t h e C h u r c h on account of t h e fierce r e s i s t a n c e t h e Catholic Clergy is e v e r y w h e r e p u t t i n g u p a g a i n s t t h e i r a t t a c k s on p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y , on t h e p e r s o n a l r i g h t of the weak and feeble-minded. Many Bankers and wealthy merc h a n t s h a v e little s y m p a t h y f o r Rome, because S h e defends t h e r i g h t s of w o r k m e n and fearlessly condemns all b u s i n e s s divorced from Morality a n d from t h e L a w of God. L a s t l y , in our own d a y s , in India, for e x a m p l e , Godless m e n and t h e i r o r g a n i s a t i o n s such a s t h e "Self Respect M o v e m e n t " a n d t h e Advocates of Birth-Control h a t e t h e C h u r c h and h a v e b e g u n a relentless w a r a g a i n s t H e r , b e cause She is t h e Indomitable cent r e of Theism, Religion, J u s t i c e , Sound Morality, O r d e r a n d T r u t h , in fact, of all t h a t is Good. T h u s all t h o s e w h o s t u d y t h e P h e n o m e n o n of w a r a g a i n s t t h e Catholic C h u r c h , m u s t find in it a n argument of h o n o u r for the C h u r c h , r a t h e r t h a n one of r e p r o a c h ; for b y s u c h h a t r e d a n d
Society of St. Vincent De Paul (Penang) and Catholic Action
Ozanam n e v e r lived t o see this p r o g r a m m e fully c a r r i e d out. In theory at least every department of t h e lay s t a t e should be logically p u r g e d from religious influence. T h e c a t e c h i s m should no longer be t a u g h t in g o v e r n m e n t schools, chaplains in t h e a r m y and navy should be suppressed, t h e symbols of C h r i s t i a n f a i t h should be removed from t h e law-courts. The influence of religion would t h u s be gradually confined t o w h a t goes on inside t h e C h u r c h e s , and to the privacy of t h e family circle. I t is to c o u n t e r - a c t t h i s modern tendency slowly to de-christianize t h e world t h a t Catholic Action in t h e m o d e r n sense of t h e t e r m has arisen. T h e form w h i c h Catholic Action t a k e s to-day is determined b y t h e p a r t i c u l a r n e e d s of our t i m e s and varies in different countries a n d communities according t o local conditions. Roughly speaking, Catholic Action is a m o v e m e n t which a i m s a t preserving t h e C h r i s t i a n h e r i t a g e of past ages. I t b r o a d e n s o u t into a bold a t t e m p t to r e c a p t u r e t h e modern world for Christ. The reconstruction of t h e intellectual life of E u r o p e on Catholic lines w a s t h e g u i d i n g spirit of Ozanam's life. H e h a d no official connection with Catholic Action for t h e simple r e a s o n t h a t an organized force of Catholic Action, such as s p r u n g up l a t e r in answer to t h e p r e s s i n g needs of t h e times, did n o t exist in h i s day. H e deserves, unquestionably, t h o u g h , to be r e m e m b e r e d as one of t h e forer u n n e r s of c o n t e m p o r a r y Catholic Action. H i s fine example as lavapostle of C h r i s t , in a university chair, h a s proved a source of i n s piration to m a n y o t h e r s .
O z a n a m ' s place in t h e h i s t o r y S h o r t l y after O z a n a m ' s d e a t h , of Catholic Action h a s been clearA few y e a r s later, C h r i s t i a n t h e Society s e n t a delegation of ly, indicated. Before t a k i n g t h e four h u n d r e d m e m b e r s t o Rome in civilization w a s a g a i n t h r e a t e n e d canvas from t h e easel and fitting w i t h extinction. T h e challenge t o 1854. T h i s w a s t h e y e a r in which it into i t s gilded f r a m e , one or two Pope P i u s IX p r o m u l g a t e d t h e t h e Cross t h i s t i m e c a m e from t h e finishing touches m u s t be given to Crescent. T h e form which C a t h o dogma of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Concepthe picture. Sympathy appears at tion. T h e figures a r e quoted from lic Action took in t h o s e d a y s of first s i g h t t o be t h e key-note of ceaseless w a r f a r e a g a i n s t t h e t h e r e p o r t r e a d d u r i n g a n audience his c h a r a c t e r — a quick and r e a d y g r a n t e d t h e m by t h e Pope. T h e r e T u r k , w a s t h e creation of t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g of h i s fellow-men K n i g h t s of Malta. were t h e n in existence 1532 Conand a t e n d e r solicitude for t h e illferences of t h e St. Vincent de P a u l Once t h e peril to t h e very exis- s t a r r e d and suffering. This in itSociety. T h e y h a d been establishtence of Christendom, first from self is certainly a winning pered in twenty-nine different sonality. F o r h i m t h e whole countries^ In F r a n c e a n d h e r t h e b a r b a r i a n i n v a d e r s from t h e created universe revolved round n o r t h , t h e n from t h e S a r a c e n s colonies alone t h e r e w e r e 889. Tn t h e c e n t r a l pivot of Divine Love. G e r m a n y t h e r e Were 160, in Bel- from t h e South-east, had been It w a s an impulse of pure unselaverted, Catholic Action took a gium 148, in t h e B r i t i s h Isles 80, fish Love t h a t first caused God to in I t a l y 7 8 . Conferences h a d been new t u r n . T h e C h u r c h was t h e n call t h e world into being. I t was free to t u r n h e r whole a t t e n t i o n formed in t h e E a s t — i n E g y p t a n d by a stupendous act of Love t h a t T u r k e y . In t h e N e w World also to building t h e C h r i s t i a n civilizaGod redeemed t h e world. The Conferences had been established tion of t h e Middle A g e s . m y s t e r y of t h e Holy T r i n i t y conin t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Canada E u r o p e in Catholic countries, a t s t i t u t e s t h e h i g h e s t expression of and Mexico. When this renominally Love—a boundless Love existing port w a s read to h i m , P i u s I X least, still r e m a i n e d Christian r i g h t u p to t h e t i m e of from all e t e r n i t y between t h e perwas deeply moved. T i m e s indeed sons in t h e godhead. Ozanam had were o u t of joint, b u t t h i s news t h e F r e n c h Revolution, and t h e long m e d i t a t e d on t h e s e fundawas c o m f o r t i n g t o t h e h e a r t of t h e frame-work of E u r o p e a n society m e n t a l t r u t h s u n t i l t h e y had Sovereign Pontiff. R i s i n g from officially a t least, still remained p e n e t r a t e d into t h e m a r r o w of his his c h a i r he exclaimed : " M y Christian. T h e F r e n c h Revolution bones. He had fully grasped t h e swept all t h i s a w a y by proclaiming children, you a r e c r u s a d e r s of w a s m e a n i n g of t h e Love, of which St. C h r i s t in a world., which will listen t h e dogma t h a t religion Paul s p e a k s in his F i r s t Epistle to simply a m a t t e r of p r i v a t e opinion no longer t o s e r m o n s , nor heed t h e the Corinthians. As a doughty words of p r i e s t s . B u t it will still and no concern w h a t e v e r of t h e champion of f a i t h he extended S t a t e . T h e c e n t u r y in which h e a r k e n t o t h e voice of c h a r i t y . t h i s spirit of Love even t o w a r d s Go f o r t h a n d conquer t h e world b y Ozanam lived w a s one in which his opponents, endeavouring to t h e separation w a s proclaimed in m e a n s of y o u r love for t h e poor." one c o u n t r y in E u r o p e a f t e r a n o t h e r of C h u r c h from State. (Contd. in col. 2) ( C o n t d : on p a g e 12.)
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DR. COWGILL'S I L L N E S S . A m o n g Catholics in Y o r k s h i r e , and indeed t h r o u g h o u t t h e count r y , t h e r e is m u c h a n x i e t y , a t t h e time t h e s e lines a r e b e i n g penned, for t h e h e a l t h of t h e B i s h o p of Leeds, t h e R i g h t Rev. Dr. J o s e p h Cowgill. I t is now m a n y weeks since H i s L o r d s h i p w a s s t r i c k e n with s u d d e n illness a n d w a s r e moved t o hospital. H e a p p e a r e d t o be g o i n g on satisfactorily, a n d w a s able t o point t h a n k f u l l y t o t h a t fact in h i s L e n t e n p a s t o r a l l e t t e r . But now there is serious news again. A l e t t e r f r o m t h e VicarG e n e r a l i n f o r m s t h e p r i e s t s of t h e diocese t h a t t h e B i s h o p is really n o t m a k i n g a n y real p r o g r e s s , a n d t h a t t h e doctors h a v e decided, in view of t h e d a n g e r of h a e m o r r h a g e , o r loss of blood, t h a t H i s L o r d s h i p m u s t u n d e r g o a n operation. D r . Cowgill is i n his seventy-sixth year, an age when a n o p e r a t i o n such a s is r e q u i r e d m u s t of necessity b e a t t e n d e d with risk. All o v e r t h e diocese Catholics are praying t h a t it may be successful and t h a t their B i s h o p will m a k e a good recovery. D r . Cowgill is one of t h e best k n o w n m e m b e r s of t h e E n g l i s h Hierarchy. T h e whole of h i s c a r e e r a s p r i e s t a n d bishop h a s been s p e n t in t h e W e s t R i d i n g of Y o r k s h i r e . H e w a s b o r n in t h a t county, and was appointed B i s h o p ' s S e c r e t a r y in t h e Leeds diocese m o r e t h a n fifty y e a r s ago. H e h a s been a b i s h o p for t h i r t y y e a r s , first of all-as Coadjutor, a n d s i n c e 1911 a s r u l e r of t h e diocese. I n W e s t e r n Y o r k s h i r e h e h a s done a g r e a t a n d p r o g r e s s i v e w o r k , especially in t h e m a t t e r of p r o v i d i n g h i s flock w i t h m a n y n e w c h u r c h e s .
A Wonderful Linguist. T h e s e notes m u s t continue, t h i s week, in a melancholy s t r a i n , for it h a s j u s t been a n n o u n c e d in t h e Catholic p r e s s t h a t F a t h e r William H e n r y K e n t , O.S.C., t h e f a m o u s linguist a n d l i t e r a r y critic, is v e r y seriously ill. I t is unlikely t h a t F a t h e r K e n t ' s f a m e will h a v e p e n e t r a t e d e v e r y w h e r e in Malaya, b u t it is c e r t a i n l y t h e case t h a t h i s n a m e is k n o w n a n d a d m i r e d b y Catholics in m a n y p a r t s of t h e world. H e knows, it is said, b e t ween t w e n t y and t h i r t y l a n g u a g e s including a n u m b e r of Biblical a n d o t h e r E a s t e r n t o n g u e s . I t will be s i x t y y e a r s n e x t y e a r since h e joined t h e Oblates of St. C h a r l e s , a C o n g r e g a t i o n introduced i n t o E n g land b y Cardinal M a n n i n g . Half a c e n t u r y ago, if n o t m o r e , h e beg a n w r i t i n g Botes o r articles on l i t e r a r y m a t t e r s in Catholic periodicals e i t h e r in G r e a t B r i t a i n or in America. He possesses a g r e a t fund of knowledge, h i s gift of t o n g u e s h a v i n g enabled h i m to r e a d a v a s t n u m b e r of books in m a n y E u r o p e a n a n d Asiatic lang u a g e s . F a t h e r K e n t is a g r e a t g r a n d s o n of Captain William K e n t , R.N., t h e discoverer of K e n t ' s Islands.
A r r i v a l of Mr. L y o n s . H i s fellow-Catholics in E n g l a n d a r e delighted to h a v e a m o n g t h e m A u s t r a l i a ' s P r e m i e r , t h e Honourable J o s e p h Aioysius L y o n s , who h a s a r r i v e d in London and will p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e a t m o s p h e r e of rejoicing for t h e K i n g ' s silver jubilee year. Mr. L y o n s travelled
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t o Naples in t h e liner " O t r a n t o " , and a f t e r w a r d s came o v e r l a n d t o London. I t is possible t h a t while h e is h e r e t h e r e m a y b e a n opport u n i t y for some r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Catholics on t h i s side t o do h o n o u r t o a d i s t i n g u i s h e d co-religionist who is a l r e a d y so h o n o u r e d in t h e Antipodes.
St. Patrick's Day. Ireland's feast-day, it need h a r d l y be said, h a s once m o r e produced in t h i s c o u n t r y , a s in E r i n itself, h u n d r e d s of Catholic d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . T h e r e h a v e been special services in t h e crowded c h u r c h e s , a n d a n y n u m b e r of b a n q u e t s , concerts, and o t h e r celebrations on t h e social side. In London t h e chief religious g a t h e r i n g w a s a t t h e c h u r c h of S t . P a t r i c k in Soho S q u a r e , t h e first p a r i s h over h e r e t o be dedicated t o St. P a t r i c k . A s t h e r e w a s no A r c h bishop of W e s t m i n s t e r t o h o n o u r t h e function by his p r e s e n c e , t h e service w a s a t t e n d e d b y t h e VicarCapitular, Bishop B u t t . Another impressive scene in L o n d o n w a s witnessed a t t h e c e n o t a p h , w h e r e a famous Benedictine m o n k , Don Stephen Rawlinson, O.S.B., C.M.G.,. held a service for t h e S t . P a t r i c k ' s Day p a r a d e of Catholic ex-Service m e n of t h e disbanded I r i s h r e g i ments. A t Liverpool, t h e A r c h bishop, t h e Most Rev. D r . Downey, who himself is a n I r i s h m a n , w a s t h e g u e s t of h o n o u r a t a b a n q u e t a t t e n d e d by h u n d r e d s of p r o m i n e n t Catholics in t h a t g r e a t city. In Scotland, especially in Glasgow, w h e r e t h e r e is a l a r g e I r i s h population, t h e festival w a s k e p t likewise w i t h such f e r v o u r a n d rejoicing. Although St. Patrick's Day is n o t a Holiday of Obligation in E n g l a n d and Wales, t h e Mass a t t e n d a n c e s a t a g r e a t m a n y of t h e c h u r c h e s showed t h a t I r i s h Catholics in t h e c o u n t r y , in very large n u m b e r s , had v i r t u a l l y k e p t it as such, a c i r c u m s t a n c e which, as a l w a y s , gave g r e a t edification. * * * * T h e Synod of H e r t f o r d . The feast of t h e English M a r t y r s , May 4, is t o w i t n e s s an i n t e r e s t i n g Catholic ceremony a t H e r t f o r d , a county t o w n n e a r London. In t h a t place t h e r e w a s held a National Synod in t h e y e a r 673. C o m m e m o r a t i n g t h a t event, t h e P r o t e s t a n t a u t h o r i t i e s decided to erect a memorial, b u t on t h e i r memorial t h e inscription adopted m a d e no mention of t h e fact t h a t t h e Synod of H e r t f o r d w a s held by, a n d under, P a p a l a u t h o r i t y . The Synod was presided over by A r c h b i s h o p Theodore, w h o owed his a p p o i n t m e n t to t h e Holy See. To r e m e d y t h i s omission, Catholics decided t h a t H e r t f o r d should have a n independent memorial of t h e f a m o u s Synod, duly acknowledging t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e Pope as t h e r e recognized. F u n d s were collected, therefore, and t h e r e is to be unveiled a h a n d s o m e AngloSaxon g r a n i t e cross, designed by Mr. E . J. W a l t e r s , son of t h e architect of t h e renowned abbey church of Buckfast. T h e memorial will s t a n d in t h e g r o u n d s of t h e Catholic church a t H e r t f o r d . * * * * * A n o t h e r Catholic Candidate. In proportion to t h e i r n u m b e r s . Catholics are much under-represented in P a r l i a m e n t and in t h e councils of t h e S t a t e . T h e r e is no
Catholic m e m b e r of t h e Cabinet, and t h e Catholics in t h e H o u s e of Commons n u m b e r only a b o u t a score all told. E v e r y additional Catholic l a y m a n w h o secures nom i n a t i o n as a candidate for P a r liament is t h e r e f o r e to be welcomed, especially if h e is a m a n (and t h e r e m a r k applies equally to women if t h e y will s t a n d ) who is known to be zealous in t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e f a i t h . Such a m a n is Mr. S t a n i s l a u s Seuffert, w h o h a s been adopted a s L a b o u r c a n d i d a t e for E a s t G r i n s t e a d . Mr. Seuffert is a b a r r i s t e r , a n d is p r o m i n e n t l y connected w i t h several Catholic societies. H i s election t o the House of Commons would be a d i s t i n c t acquisition of s t r e n g t h in m o r e w a y s t h a n one.
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O u r L o r d we would come each m o n t h until t h e C o n g r e s s . In a m o m e n t of f e r v o u r I p r o m i s e d . And I nearly broke t h e promise first thing—to-day!" H e r brown e y e s fell, h e r soft lips quivered. ' T h a t ' s why I didn't go t o I n g l e b u r n . I wanted t o g o ; b u t I h a d promised. T h e m y s t e r y is solved. You need n o t all go round, now, looking m y s t e rious, like t h e middle of a n E d g a r Wallace novel. You h a v e t h e clue now. You k n o w 'how it ended.' Come on T e r r y a n d Lilla we'll lead the way."
K a t h l e e n w a s well r e p a i d for h e r faithful k e e p i n g of her promise. A sweet peace flooded her soul. God is t h e b e g i n n i n g a n d t h e end of all t h i n g s . W h a t does t h i s little, little life m a t t e r — a n d its disappointments? T h e p r i e s t ' s voice said, "His conversation hath no bitterness nor His company any tediousness." S h e k n e w tfiat it would be h a r d t o continue in a lofty f r a m e of mind t h a t looked down on t h e e a r t h a n d ^all t h i n g s e a r t h l y . It is h a r d w h e n one is v e r y y o u n g (and very, beautiful) to h a v e given one's h e a r t w h e r e it w a s not asked. She m u s t p r a y for s t r e n g t h . She w a s glad she h a d kept h e r promise. She would continue t o m a k e t h e Holy H o u r each m o n t h , even a f t e r t h e Congress w a s o v e r ; she would t r y to be faithful t o it always—all t h r o u g h life. One little h o u r in t h e m o n t h w a s all too short. And p e r h a p s she w a s not really in love; she h a d h e a r d so v e r y m a n y people say t h a t first love is only a little fever, soon gone, soon forgotten. " I know not if I know w h a t t r u e love is, But if I know, t h e n if I love not him, I know t h e r e is none o t h e r I can love." In t h e porch moment, looking mother.
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"Mum is always doing overtime in t h e Churches. I wonder w h e r e all t h e family a r e . " Someone came to h e r side and s a i d : '"Good-night, Miss O'Kelly." She looked u p in glad surprise, a n d f o r g e t t i n g all t h e a r t s of warfare, said s t u p i d l y : " A r e n ' t you at Ingleburn ?"
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"No. A r e n ' t y o u ? " "I t h o u g h t you w e r e . " "I t h o u g h t you w e r e . " "You a r e only a n echo," s h e smiled. "You a r e n o t r e a l . " " F e e l ! " h e said a n d held o u t h i s h a n d ; s h e placed h e r s in it, a n d a s his fingers closed over h e r s , t h e s t a r s reeled in t h e s k y a n d t h e m i s t y m o o n rocked on t h e blue expanse of t h e h e a v e n s . "I wanted t o go t o I n g l e b u r n , " he explained, "because t h e y said you would be t h e r e . B u t I h a d made a p r o m i s e — t o come h e r e . " " I wanted t o go t o I n g l e b u r n , " s h e also explained, "because t h e y said y o u would be t h e r e . B u t I, too, h a d m a d e a p r o m i s e t o come here." " W h o is t h e echo n o w ? " he asked. " A n d w h a t a r e we w a i t i n g here f o r ? " " W a i t i n g for m y family to t a k e me h o m e . " "Oh n o — w e a r e not. Y o u r family h a d b e t t e r commence, from t h i s v e r y n i g h t , to let m e look a f t e r you a n d t a k e you h o m e . Come quickly—before t h e y claim y o u ; come quickly a n d tell m e , K a t h l e e n , dear, w h e n I m a y r e a l l y — t a k e you home." T h e y stepped out i n t o t h e m i s t y moonlight . . . and into a n o t h e r world. (The Annals of our Lady of the Sacred H e a r t ) .
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— : " W h o drove t h e I s r a e l i t e s out of E g y p t ? You," h e s t a d pointing to a small boy in t h e corner. — : "No, Sir; 'twasn't me", replied t h e boy t r e m b l i n g . "I only c a m e back from t h e c o u n t r y last w e e k . "
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Young People's P a g e HoW Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester Retained His Staff. by Cletus J . Koubek. William t h e Conqueror, victorious, h a d established himself in England* fcnd his c o m i n g became t h e signal for m a n y c h a n g e s . H i s eye roved over t h e s t a t e of t h e C h u r c h , a n d like o t h e r m o n a r c h e s of t h a t d a y , holding it fair p r e y to a conqueror, h e s e t a b o u t conf o r m i n g i t t o his own idea. Among t h e prelates brought to his attention w a s t h e saintly Bishop of W o r c e s t e r , a humble, pious a n d beloved m a n by t h e n a m e of W u l s t a n , w h o ruled over h i s see wisely a n d well. There w a s criticsm, however, a b o u t W u l s t a n on t h e p a r t of t h e N o r m a n ecclesiastics who h a d come over w i t h William a t t h e t i m e of t h e conquest. " ns b e n e a t h t h e d i g n i t y of t h e Church to have such as he wear t h e m i t r e of a B i s h o p , " w a s t h e complaint m a d e t o t h e K i n g . I n o t h e r words, exception w a s taken to t h e fact t h a t perhaps W u l s t a n w a s n o t a s learned a s h e m i g h t be. " I g n o r a n t , r u s t i c c h u r c h m a n , " some called him, JDearning, t h e s e m e n unjustly. forgot, w a s n o t ^ T essential for a good B i s h o p such a s W u l s t a n . Finally t h e m a t t e r w a s laid before Lanfranc, Archbishop.. p f C a n t e r b u r y . T h e n it w a s recalled t h a t Wulstan had never wanted to be B i s h o p of W o r c e s t e r , h a d p r o tested his unworthiness at the t i m e of h i s selection for t h a t post, a n d a s ^ ^ e s u l t h a d been s t e r n l y rebuked for his obstinacy. H e h a d finally yielded a n d t a k e n t h e Bishopric o n t h e insistence of h i s friend, t h e holy K i n g E d w a r d t h e Confessor. B u t even t h e good L a n f r a n c was convinced t h a t h e r e w a s a s i t u ation t h a t d e m a n d e d a t t e n t i o n . P e r h a p s h e t h o u g h t t h a t the b e s t interesta^oj t h e C h u r c h would be served i P o n l y scholars a n d h i g h l y educated m e n occupied h e r imWulstan's portant positions. r u s t i c i t y did not please, his w a y s seemed t o g r a t e , a n d the r e s u l t was t h a t Wulstan was summoned t o a p p e a r before a council of Bishops in W e s t m i n s t e r Abbey, London, on a day in t h e y e a r 1074. T h e Bishops assembled, A r c h bishop Lanfranc and King William took t h e i r places a n d t h e council proceeded t o sit in j u d g m e n t on t h e qualifications of t h e holy W u l s t a n . T h e m a t t e r w a s speedily decided, a s a n y one could foretell. L a n f r a n c a r o s e on h i s dais a n d summoned the humble Wulstan to s t a n d before h i m . " I t is t h e j u d g m e n t of t h i s council, good W u l s t a n , " h e declared, " w h i c h his m a j e s t y c o n c u r s in, t h o u g h w i t h d e e p r e g r e t , t h a t y o u r a t t a i n m e n t s d e b a r you f r o m t h e position which you now hold, t h e See of Worcester. T h e r e f o r e , I m u s t call upon you t o s u r r e n d e r y o u r episcopal r i n g and y o u r Crozier, t h e symbols of y o u r authority." T h e old m a n , t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e t e a r s in h i s eyes, spoke u p in a firm, r e s o l u t e voice. " T h e r i n g , " h e answered, "is t h e symbol t h a t I, a Bishop, a m wedded t o , i n y diocese before God, a n d t h i s H h g I will n e v e r give up in life o r in d e a t h . F o r w h a t God h a s j o i n e d t o g e t h e r , I will h a v e no p a r t in p u t t n g a s u n d e r . " ,r
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H e p a u s e d a moment, before going on. L a n f r a n c , t h e K i n g a n d t h e Bishops w e r e eyeing h i m intently. " M y L o r d A r c h b i s h o p , " now continued W u l s t a n . " I a m well a w a r e of m y ignorance. When t h i s b u r d e n w a s laid upon me, I would h a v e fled from it, b u t t h e council and m y lord K i n g would not t a k e m y n a y . I know m y unfitness a n d I gladly yield u p m y jurisdiction, t h e jurisdiction which t h i s staff," a n d h e held u p t h e crozier, "symbolizes." " B u t , " h e said, and h i s voice c a m e s h a r p l y in t h e stillness of t h e abbey c h u r c h , " I give it u p n o t t o you b u t to h i m from whose h a n d I received i t . " W i t h t h e s e words, we r e a d , h e s t r o d e up t o t h e t o m b of S t . E d w a r d t h e 'Confessor in t h e abbey, a n d s t r i k i n g h i s staff into t h e s t o n e s a r c o p h a g u s exclaimed: " E d w a r d , m y Lord a n d King, receive t h i s staff, and s u r r e n d e r it t o w h o m t h o u wilt." W u l s t a n t h e n doffed h i s p o n t i - . fical v e s t m e n t s and going to t h e lowest bench a m o n g t h e Bishops of t h e council, took his s e a t w i t h out a word. B u t t h e Bishops were not w a t c h him b u t a n o t h e r a s t o u n d i n g t h i n g . T h e staff w h i c h W u l s t a n h a d s t r u c k into t h e t o m b w a s s t a n d i n g u p r i g h t , its s h a r p point buried in t h e stone. L a n f r a n c h a d arisen, a n d h e too gazed a t t h i s in w o n d e r m e n t . Fnally h e t u r n e d t o Gundolf, Bishop of R o c h e s t e r . "Since t h i s v a c a n t see h a s been promised t o you, Gundolf, do you t a k e t h e staff from yon sacrophagus. Gundolf a d v a n c e d to t h e t o m b He and laid hold of t h e staff. t u g g e d and pulled, b u t , t r y a s h e might, could not budge the crozier. Dumbfounded, L a n f r a n c himself a d v a n c e d t o t h e t o m b , a n d n e also tried t o loosen t h e crozier. His efforts w e r e likewise in vain. The assembly turned to t h e K i n g a s if seeking guidance. William a r o s e , and m a d e h i s w a y to t h e s a r c o p h a g u s . His m i g h t y h a n d s g r a s p e d t h e staff a n d g a v e a t r e m e n d o u s pull, b u t it r e m a i n e d f a s t in t h e solid stone. A t last L a n f r a n c t u r n e d t o W u l s t a n , a n d his face acknowledged t h e d e f e a t h e had s u s t a i n e d . Another and a higher power had passed j u d g m e n t upon t h e j u d g e s . H e a p p r o a c h e d t h e old m a n a n d said: " M y b r o t h e r , t r u l y God s t r a i n e t h t h e p r o u d , and g i v e t h g r a c e to t h e h u m b l e . T a k e a g a i n t h e c h a r g e of w h i c h we h a v e u n j u s t l y deprived t h e e , and which w e now c o m m i t to t h e e once m o r e . " T e a r s of j o y s t r e a m e d down t h e r u g g e d c h e e k s of t h e aged Bishop as h e w e n t a g a i n t o t h e t o m b into which he h a d sunk his staff. H e took it in h i s h a n d s and it yielded easily t o h i s touch. St. W u l s t a n died in 1095. H e w a s buried w i t h his episcopal r i n g on h i s finger. I n life or in d e a t h , to h i m it w a s a symbol of a union before God. H e would not, could n o t give i t u p . H i s f e a s t is celeb r a t e d on J a n . 19th.
1935.
PURITY. One of t h e early Briton k i n g s , Conan Meriadec, on a military expedition, saw one day between h i s t r o o p s and a m a r s h y t h i c k e t a small w h i t e animal. Nose o u t s t r e t c h e d , it w a s r u n n i n g r e s t l e s s ly u p and down t h e bank, a n d a p peared curiously distressed. S o m e t i m e s , as it s a w a leaf of waterlily it p u t forth its paw carefully; b u t t h e n quickly w i t h d r e w it a g a i n w i t h a cry of dismay. W h a t w a s the matter with it? T h e k i n g had stopped to look, t h i n k i n g t h a t it w a s wounded. " L o r d " , said one of his officers t o h i m , " t h a t animal is an e r m i n e . S h e is not wounded. W h a t m a k e s h e r restless is t h i s s t r e a m w h i c h s h e cannot cross w i t h o u t soiling h e r coat, for a n ermine p r e f e r s d e a t h t o t h e slightest s t a i n . " T h e k i n g advanced a little. T h e erm i n e saw h i m and in alarm r a n a w a y from him. B u t , coming t o t h e s t r e a m , s h e quickly recoiled w i t h a cry of a n g u i s h . T h e r e w a s no w a y out. T h e n t h e poor little a n i m a l chose w h a t seemed to be t h e less of t w o evils and allowed herself to be t a k e n up in C o n a n ' s h a n d s . The k i n g w i t h t h e end of h i s cloak wiped h e r paws, so t h a t t h e y became quite white again.
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T h e k i n g is said, in m e m o r y of t h i s incident, t o h a v e t a k e n a s h i s coat-of-arms a n ermine w i t h t h e device: " D e a t h before dishonour." You could n o t have a b e t t e r motto. B u t do not be feverish a n d always on t h o r n s of a n x i e t y . You cannot do evil w i t h o u t w a n t i n g t o do it. E v e r y t h i n g depends upon t h e consent. A s long a s t h e will is unconquered do not w o r r y a b o u t t h e m o v e m e n t of your passions. S t . F r a n c i s de Sales gives excellent advice on t h i s point. If a dog b a r k s a t our heels, w e should n o t g e t alarmed h e s a y s , or t u r n round and scold it. W h e n it is tired it will give up of i t s own accord. If by m o v e m e n t o r w o r d you t r y to drive it away, it will only b a r k t h e more. Go s t r a i g h t on y o u r way, j u s t a s if it w e r e not t h e r e , and all will be well.
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THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE. Life is m a d e up of little t h i n g s a n d t h e s e little t h i n g s cause t h e m o s t trouble. W e brace ourselves a g a i n s t t h e big t h i n g s for we k n o w t h e y a r e coming, b u t t h e little unk n o w n leaks sink t h e ship. T h e small javelin on t h e end of a w a s p will close your eye, and a speck in y o u r w a t c h will stop t h e wheels a n d m a k e you lose your t r a i n . I t ' s t h e little t h i n g s t h a t count. A little smile will set in motion a lot of good. B e t t e r t o s t r i v e and climb, And n e v e r reach t h e goal, T h a n t o drift along w i t h time— A n aimless worthless soul. Aye, b e t t e r t o climb a n d fall, Or sow, t h o u g h t h e yield be small, T h a n to t h r o w away day a f t e r day, And n e v e r s t r i v e a t all.
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LEE BI/CUIT/ II? A DOG H A B I T . I t has b e e n r e m a r k e d t h a t dogs t u r n a r o u n d several t i m e s before lying down. T h e h a b i t is s u p p o s ed t o p o i n t t o t h e t i m e in c a n i n e history w h e n t h e dog w a s wild and i n h a b i t e d j u n g l e s or t a l l g r a s s . T h e n it w a s n e c e s s a r y , t o t u r n several t i m e s in o r d e r t o t w i s t t h e g r a s s into t h e p r o p e r position for pressing d o w n i n t o a comfortable nest. T h e h a b i t became fixed, a n d t h e modern dog h a s not o u t - g r o w n it.
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The d e r i v a t i o n of o u r w o r d " s a l a r y " is v e r y curious. In " I suppose," said t h e s y m p a t h e Roman soldiers tic prison visitor " t h a t you fell ancient t i m e s received a daily portion of s a l t a s 'cause you w e r e t e m p t e d . " p a r t of t h e i r p a y . Sal, i n L a t i n , " Yes, M a d a m , " replied t h e con- is salt, a n d w h e n t h e s a l t w a s , in vict, " I fell over a dog w h e n course of t i m e , c o m m u t e d f o r a t t e m p t i n g to s n a t c h a h a n d b a g ! " money, t h e a m o u n t w a s called salarium, o r s a l t m o n e y . Hence Diner (in r e s t a u r a n t ) : " D o you our " s a l a r y , " a n d hence, n o d o u b t s e r v e c r a b s h e r e ? " P r o p r i e t o r : t h e expression, " n o t w o r t h h i s " W e serve a n y o n e ; sit down." salt"—i.e., his salary.
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Lilla laughed a t y o u n g T e r r y . "How's t h a t ? " she whispered.
" I t ' s too l a t e . " T e a r s suddenly c a m e t o t h e b r o w n eyes, to t h e d i s m a y of t h e family.
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Lilla poured a c u p of coffee. " H e r e — I ' l l p u t some on a saucer t o cool a little. W e will all close o u r eyes and we'll nevefr*, n e v e r tell a n y o n e you d r a n k i t — s o ! " T e r r y cut a t r i a n g l e o u t of t h e c e n t r e of a piece of b u t t e r e d t o a s t ; m o t h e r hastily opened a n a g g .
M r . O'Kelley p a t i e n t l y p u t h i s p a p e r a w a y a g a i n and felt in h i s pockets for his beads.
" I know I'm a n u n g r a t e f u l little b — b e a s t . I ' m s o r r y . You a r e all too g—good t o m e . "
"Lilla, please."
T h e family b e c a m e d u m p w i t h s u r p r i s e ; never before h a d s h e so accused herself.
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" H o w could I ? I a s k you. W h e r e could I p u t t h e m ? T h e r e ' s no r o o m for a n y t h i n g b u t m e i n t h i s frock." S h e held o u t h e r a r m s a n d revolved slowly. T h e y knelt. I n each " H a i l M a r y , " f a t h e r and mother put her name—their l i t t l e g i r l so young, so lovely. T h e world is a t r a p for y o u n g , swift f e e t ; y o u n g eyes a r e s o easily deceived, y o u n g h e a r t s so easily s n a r e d . M o t h e r M a r y would m i n d t h e i r child. J o h n h u r r i e d his dinner, to his mother's distress.
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"I've had plenty, Mother Machree. We cannot keep her w a i t i n g t o o l o n g — s h e looks so s w e e t , s h e m i g h t melt."
" D o not w o r r y , M o t h e r . I h a v e not broken^ m y pledge. I d o n ' t intend to."
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"So did I," h i s s i s t e r said, s h o r t l y . " I t ' s all r i g h t for people w h o w o r k in l a w y e r ' s offices a n d h a v e n o t to go in e a r l y . N o b r e a k fast, mother, t h a n k y o u . " "No breakfast? something."
" Y o u o u g h t t o go in a n d say y o u r p r a y e r s , K a t h i e ; you'll be jolly tired t o - n i g h t w h e n you come h o m e you k n o w , " t h e young b r o t h e r advised.
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only one who d a r e d r e m o n s t r a t e w i t h h e r . " I t ' s no u s e blowing u s all u p because you a r e r u n n i n g late, Kathleen. W e c a n ' t help you. I h e a r d m o t h e r calling you over a n d over again."
" A good i d e a ! " cried t h e m o t h e r . "We'll say t h e r o s a r y while we w a i t for J o h n . " ,
T h e family went t o t h e door t o see t h e m off; m o t h e r s e n t T e r r y a n d Lilla on a convenient m e s s a g e while s h e whispered, "If t h e r e is any drink—"
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" Yes d e a r , do. L e a r n t o w a i t p a t i e n t l y . F u s s i n g and w o r r y i n g o v e r t h i n g s t h a t cannot b e helped prove trying to the nerves."
" H o w do I l o o k ? " t h e girl called gaily.
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colour of a daffodil cloud, h e r h a i r w a s t h e s a m e s h a d e a n d h e r eyes w e r e like t w o b r o w n p a n s i e s . S h e caught young Terry's hands and danced w i t h h i m down t h e hall, r o u n d t h e v e r a n d a h a n d back again. " H o w do I l o o k ? " s h e said a g a i n . H e r f a t h e r looked fondly upon h e r . "Well—I wish you would not u s e so m u c h w a r - p a i n t , K a t h l e e n . I like y o u r own colour b e s t . " " O h , D a d ! I m u s t — I ' d look a s interesting as a last year's alman a c in a n u n d e r t a k e r ' s s h o p if I didn't." H e clasped t h e b e a d s a b o u t h e r neck a n d received a kiss on t h e c h i n ; h e r m o t h e r p u t t h e buckled belt a b o u t h e r slender w a i s t a n d received a h u g of t h a n k s . Lilla t r i e d t h e camellias a t t w e n t y a n gles before s h e w a s satisfied w i t h t h e m ; all s h e received w a s : "Good kid! I'll r e m e m b e r you in m y will." " R e m e m b e r m e on p a y d a y , " grinned Terry. " T h a t m e a n J o h n . H e ' s doingit on p u r p o s e . " " A m I ? " called a deep voice, a n d a k e y w a s t u r n e d in t h e door. "Couldn't g e t h o m e a m o m e n t earlier. A n old s n a g of a client c a m e and k e p t t h e boss a n d t h a t k e p t me. T h e boss g e t s six-andeight; I get nothing. Oh!" John s h a d e d his eyes a s if t h e splendour of h i s s i s t e r ' s a p p e a r a n c e h a d dazzled h i m . " O h , do h u r r y J o h n . " " I m u s t h a v e a surf a n d a shave." laughed John, as be made for t h e bath-room. "He'll b e h o u r s , " p o u t e d K a t h leen. " S i t down quietly," h e r f a t h e r advised. " S a v e y o u r e n e r g y for t h e dance."
" N o t a b i t of i t ! " M r . O'Kelly said positively. " S h e is y o u r d a u g h t e r , m o t h e r , a n d you a r e t h e best h o m e - m a k e r in t h e world. All this dancing and gadding about is only f o r a little while. S h e will s e t t l e down, l a t e r on, a n d b e a good wife a n d m o t h e r — a s y o u are."
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"Yes," the mother again agreed; a n d t h e n added anxiously. " I h o p e i t w o n ' t spoil h e r — a w a y from t h e h o u s e all day* a n d all t h i s d a n c i n g and a m u s e m e n t . I hope i t w o n ' t spoil h e r for—for h o m e m a k i n g . "
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" B u t she has not much time for herself I suppose, a n d w o r k i n g all d a y in a n office i s t r y i n g on a s p i r i t e d y o u n g g i r l , " h e said, relenting.
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T h e whole h o u s e w a s in a t u r moil; K a t h l e e n w a s g o i n g t o a dance. K a t h l e e n w a s j u s t t w e n t y and a s s w e e t a s a s p r i n g m o r n i n g ; and j u s t a s a s p r i n g m o r n i n g is u p - s e t t i n g t o t h e senses, a n d makes one do all m a n n e r of foolish t h i n g s one h a s n o r i g h t to do, so t h e f a m i l y w a s u p s e t and r a n here a n d t h e r e a f t e r h e r , neglecting t h e i r own affairs t o dance a t t e n d a n c e upon h e r . " M o t h e r , p u t a s t i t c h in t h i s buckle p l e a s e ; i t ' s loose. Terry, ask P o p t o fix t h e c l a s p of t h e s e b e a d s ; a n d T e r r y , tell Lilla I w a n t only t w o c a m e l l i a s ; a s k h e r to t i e them very tightly. John's late; of c o u r s e h e would be. I d o n ' t see w h y I should h a v e t o w a i t f o r him. Girls g o a n y w h e r e on t h e i r own now. Dad is too oldfashioned." M o t h e r meekly s t i t c h e d t h e buckle; Dad wrenched his mind from F e d e r a l politics a n d p a t i e n t l y g o t out h i s knife t o a d j u s t t h e clasp of t h e b e a d s ; Lilla d i s c a r d e d dozens of camellias before selecting t w o s h e t h o u g h t fitting t o r e s t a g a i n s t Kathleen's shoulder; Terry ran t o t h e d o o r t h r e e t i m e s t o see if t h e l a g g a r d J o h n w e r e in s i g h t . " S h e should see t o all t h e s e t h i n g s before t h e eleventh h o u r , " © a d s a i d w i t h a s h a k e of h i s head, as h e bent over t h e g l i t t e r i n g string. "Of course s h e should," a g r e e d Mrs. O'Kelly.
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S h e a t e half t h e e g g , t h e little piece of toast a n d d r a n k t h e coffee. "You m i g h t h a v e some good luck yet, K a t h o , " T e r r y said hopefully. " P e r h a p s P a t O ' R o u r k e will p a s s t h i s way in h i s c a r and pick you u p . " "I wouldn't sit in Pat O'Rourke's c a r ! " s h e cried, a n d d a s h i n g t h e t e a r s f r o m h e r eyes, a n d clapping a silly-looking little h a t on t o t h e left side of h e r head, s h e fled. N o one spoke. If a d e a t h h a d occurred in t h e f a m i l y t h e y could n o t h a v e appeared m o r e s o l e m n ; K a t h l e e n h a d n e v e r let t e a r s fall—well, a t least in public—in all t h e i r knowledge of h e r . "She's often rather-er-tempe s t u o u s when s h e ' s late, b u t I n e v e r saw h e r like t h i s before. T h e poor child c a n n o t be well. Too much d a n c i n g ; n o t enough r e s t , " Mr. O'Kelly said heavily. M o t h e r , w a s pale, "Did s h e seem t o enjoy herself last n i g h t , John." " S h e danced all n i g h t . "
" I ' m like t h e Dad," J o h n said. " I c a n t a k e it or leave it alone."
"Did she dance with Pat O ' R o u r k e ? " Lilla a s k e d quickly.
" T h e n leave it alone, in God's n a m e , " t h e m o t h e r said e a r n e s t l y .
"Well now—come t o t h i n k of i t — I don't believe s h e did."
A m e r r y evening m a k e t h a sad morning.
" T h a t means h e did not ask h e r , t h e n , " said t h e clever Lilla. " S h e wculd if he had a s k e d h e r . S h e li—"
K a t h l e e n got up late. S h e t o r e a b o u t t h e house, t r y i n g t h e impossible t a s k of catching u p lost m i n u t e s . She w a s not in t h e least like a sweet s p r i n g m o r n i n g ; she w a s like a w i n t e r ' s day with d a r k clouds over-head and a b i t t e r w e s t e r l y blowing. The family suffered, b u t she suffered moire, herself. Shd knew s h e w a s a c t i n g a n u n g r a t e f u l p a r t by h e r unkind t r e a t m e n t of h e r family. T h e two y o u n g ones ventured on no j o k e s ; h e r f a t h e r h a d a disappointed line on his f o r e h e a d ; her m o t h e r ' s kind eyes looked h u r t . J o h n w a s t h e
"Lilla! L i t t l e g i r l s should n o t speak too freely of t h e i r b i g s i s t e r s ' affairs," t h e f a t h e r said gently. " N o , Dad. But I bet he danced with all t h e plain girls a n d t h e girls who w e r e n o t well-dressed a n d t h e girls w h o did not u s e p a i n t and stuff. H e does t h i n g s like t h a t . I h e a r d Nell Grey s a y so." (Contd. on p a g e 9)
M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R ,
Apropos a Booklet on Oar Lady of Fatima. (Contributed by a Parishioner of St. Joseph's Church, Singapore, who signs hiraselt under the Nom-de-Plume Frutex and who has also reserved to himself the copy-right.) (LAST INSTALMENT)
THE W H Y " OF MIRACLES T h e chief " w h y " of t h e miracles is well a n s w e r e d in t h e Bible itself w h e r e we find J e s u s appealing to H i s miracles to prove H i s heavenly mission on t h i s e a r t h . To t h e incredulous scribes, for instance, who h a d become scandalised a t His s a y i n g t h a t H e h a d forgiven sins of t h e m a n sick of palsy, J e s u s s a i d : " W h y .do you t h i n k evil in your hearts? W h e t h e r is easier t o s a y , ( T h y sins a r e forgiven t h e e ) , or t o say, (Arise, and w a l k ? ) B u t t h a t you m a y know t h a t t h e Son of m a n h a d power on e a r t h to forgive sins, ( t h e n said H e t o t h e m a n stick of t h e p a l s y ) : " A r i s e , t a k e up t h y bed and go into t h y house. A n d he a r o s e and w e n t into his house. A n d t h e m u l t i t u d e seeing it feared and glorified God t h a t g a v e such power t o m e n . " (Matth. I X , l - 8 ) . T h e principal object of t h e miracles ( a p a r t f r o m t h e benefit derived by t h e miracles) is t h e r e fore . t o b r i n g home t o t h e multit u d e s t h a t God is t h e F i r s t Cause of all t h e t h i n g s in t h i s universe and is therefore independent of t h e l a w s which He h a s established in t h i s universe a n d t h e o r d i n a r y activities of which H e h a s power t o suspend in given instances. T h e n t h e y a r e also m e a n t for t h e inumerable doubting Thomases w h o search for divine m a r k s before t h e v believe a n d cry. " M y Lord and m y G o d " ( J o h n , XXI, 28). D u r i n g t h e last c e n t u r y for i n t a n c e a n organised campaign was directed against Catholic Church from E u r o p e , but m o r e particularly from P a r i s , by men w h o expected t o see t h e disappearance of t h e C h u r c h within t h e s p a n of t h e i r own life, j u s t as R u s s i a and Mexico expect it today. T h i s a n t i - t h e i s t and anti-Catholic clique found a f u r t h e r cause to p u t t h e church into ridicule in 1854 Pope P i u s I X proclaimed t h a t M a r y w a s I m m a culate. Men like Huxley and Haeckel did not hesitate to a n n o u n c e publicly t h a t t h e Catholic C h u r c h was the greatest obstacle to t h e p r o g r e s s of science, while o t h e r s like L i t t r e (later c o n v e r t e d t o Catholicism) t o say " t h a t religion h a s i t s roots in p a t h o l o g y and t h a t S a n c t i t y is d i s e a s e . " T h e clique ruled t h e governments, universities, and schools, and, by b a n n i n g all organised c l e r g y , who u n d e r t o o k t o t e a c h t h e children and t o propag a t e t h e faith and b y confiscating t h e i r p r o p e r t y r e n d e r e d t h e counter a t t a c k by t h e C h u r c h unequal. F r o m t h e s e centres of l e a r n i n g in E u r o p e t h e i r false philosophies w e r e easily infiltrated t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s which t h e n looked on E u r o p e for t h e i r intellectual guidance. So t h e divine i n t e r v e n t i o n w a s n e c e s s a r y in this u n e a u a l intellect u a l w a r f a r e between t h e Catholics a n d t h e anti-Catholics. B u t t h e Catholics were s u r e t h a t somehow t h e y would t r i u m p h ; f o r our Lord H i m s e l f h a s promised t h a t H e will not leave us " o r p h a n s " ( J o h n XV, 18) in fKIs world. In 1858, t h e r e -
fore, c a m e t h e first a n s w e r to t h e s e e x t r a o r d i n a r y challenge to t h e Catholics by t h e i r enemies. I n t h i s y e a r M a r y herself appeared in person to a poor, b u t pious, girl named B e r n a d e t t e (now canonised) and ratified t h e Papal pronouncement made about the I m m a c u l a t e Conception four y e a r s earlier a n d owing to t h e miracles worked a t Lourdes we see in due course not t h e d e a t h of t h e Church b u t a real resurrection of t h e f a i t h and several conversions even a m o n g t h e intelligensia of F r a n c e herself.
S A T U R D A Y , APRIL
6th
1935.
Education
Notes
The Child in School and at Home (By a Teacher). Introduction. Any opinion a t e a c h e r forms of a pupil's c h a r a c t e r , intelligence, and f u t u r e promise, is at best a n approximation. H e sees only one aspect of t h e boy—often a v e r y artificial one—and h i s conclusions a r e d r a w n from incomplete evidence. Moreover t h e y a r e bound to be influenced by his own unconscious prejudices. In s o m e ways, however, t h e t e a c h e r ' s e s t i m a t e is more a c c u r a t e t h a n t h e e s t i m a t e of f a t h e r or m o t h e r . The p a r e n t being r i g h t up a g a i n s t t h e c a n v a s sees t h e detail clearly, b u t t h e t e a c h e r being f u r t h e r a w a y h a s a b e t t e r view of t h e whole design. T h e t r u e valuation of t h e boy lies s o m e w h e r e between t h e views of p a r e n t a n d teacher. I s a y " s o m e w h e r e " because even t h e conception founded on t h e dual views of p a r e n t a n d t e a c h e r is a purely h u m a n e s t i m a t e , and as such very fallible indeed. No one can say w h a t a child's f u t u r e will be, or w h a t p a r t on t h e s t a g e of life h a s been a s signed to him b y t h e Divine dramatist. As Emerson says, s p e a k i n g of every b o y : " T h e power which resides in him is n e w in n a t u r e , and none b u t h e k n o w s w h a t h e can do, n o r does h e k n o w until h e h a s t r i e d . " P l a y i n g t o g e t h e r in t h e school y a r d a r e t h e f u t u r e saint and t h e f u t u r e sinner, t h e financier and t h e small t r a d e s m a n , w h o shall say f o r certain which is which. E v e n cleverness is no guide. W h o h a s ever h e a r d of t h e b e s t boy in t h e village school a t t h e foot of which sat Oliver Goldsmith, most d e s pised of dunces? So t h a t n e i t h e r t h e t e a c h e r n o r t h e p a r e n t is a n infallible p r o p h e t , and h e n c e each r e q u i r e s all t h e help t h e o t h e r can give. This little t r e a t i s e aims a t b r i n g i n g t h e m a little n e a r e r to each other, a n d offers t o p a r e n t s a brief explanation of some of t h e a i m s of E d u c a tion. It will h a v e a t t a i n e d i t s object if it r e m o v e s a n y of t h e doubts or difficulties t h a t s o m e p a r e n t s m a y h a v e a b o u t t h e schooling of t h e i r children, and if it explains away a n y points of difference between t h e p a r e n t and t h e t e a c h e r . They h a v e a common t a s k , and for p r o p e r co-operation it is essential t h a t t h e y should u n d e r s t a n d each o t h e r perfectly. (My r e m a r k s a b o u t " t h e boy " and " his school " r e f e r equally t o " t h e girl " and " h e r school." I speak of one w h e n I mean both-— to avoid t h e f r e q u e n t use of t h a t hideous p h r a s e " h i s or h e r . "
Seeing t h i s defeat, t h e tactics of t h e anti-Catholics changed somew h a t a n d in t h i s P o r t u g a l a n d its v a s t colonial empire w a s also embroiled. God was labelled as t h e g r e a t e s t sinner in t h i s world. In 1911 a law was passed with t h e express a s s u r a n c e t h a t it will stamp out Catholicism from Portugal within two generations. To t h e s t a t e s m e n of t h i s clique t h e a p p a r i t i o n s of Our L a d y in 1917 at Fatima was a great disturbing factor which evoked a g r e a t e r outb u r s t of persecuting and u n j u s t laws from t h e enemies a g a i n s t t h e Catholics. Noble minded a t h e i s t s like Sidonio P a i s manifested openly t h e i r a b h o r r e n c e a t t h e s t a t e of affairs in P o r t u g a l b u t t h e y were easily despatched by t h e hirelings of t h e clique w i t h t h e shots of revolvers. B u t to-day t h e t h i n g s a r e different. Catholisicm still lives a n d is m o r e nrosperous and vigorous t h a n "it h a s been for t h e last t w o centur i e s " a n d we have t h e officials of t h e v e r y g o v e r n m e n t including t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Republic publicly t a k i n g p a r t in t h e C h u r c h functions a t F a t i m a , a n d t h e Governm e n t itself seeking t h e aid of t h e Catholic s t a t e s m e n like D r . Salazar t o work o u t t h e m a t e r i a l salvation of P o r t u g a l and pull h e r out from t h e q u a g m i r e of b a n k r u p t c y into which t h e enemies of t h e C h u r c h had d r a g g e d h e r in t h e n a m e of science, philosphy and p a t r i o t i s m . And all t h i s h a p p e n i n g d u r i n g t h e life-time of those w h o h a d engineered t h e anti-Catholic laws and t h e u n j u s t campaign a m o u n t i n g to p e r s e c u t i o n a g a i n s t t h e Catholics with t h e a s s u r a n c e t o wipe t h e religion a w a y from t h e country. In fact such a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of nations in r e g a r d to t h e i r faith Qiay be considered t h e g r e a t e s t of miracles of t h e Catholic religion. I t is n o t t h e r e f o r e w i t h o u t a n y reason t h a t Napoleon m a d e t h e folEDUCATION—ITS N A T U R E lowing p r o n o u n c e m e n t : "ChrisAND AIMS. t i a n s fail e v e r y w h e r e ; a n d yet it is O u r s t a r t i n g point in t h i s p a p e r t h e y w h o a r e ever and e v e r y w h e r e m u s t naturally be t h e q u e s t i o n : triumphant." W h a t is m e a n t by E d u c a t i o n ? — o r to p u t it more simply, why is t h e child s e n t to school? S o m e t i m e s it is a distinct relief to g e t t h e y o u n g s t e r s bundled off When J o h n s o n finished his dic- to school for a few h o u r s , but not tionary his publisher w r o t e : even t h e m o t h e r who dreads t h e " A n d r e w Millar sends h i s compli- holidays would r e g a r d t h e school m e n t s to Mr. J o h n s o n , w i t h t h e as j u s t a convenient d u m p i n g money for t h e last sheet, and g r o u n d for high s p i r i t s . It s e e m s t h a n k s God t h a t he h a s done with j u s t p u r e common-sense to s a y h i m . " T h e Doctor replied: " S a m t h a t t h e child is s e n t to school to Johnson r e t u r n s his compliments get t h a t knowledge which will ento Mr. A . Millar, and is very glad able him to play his p a r t in t h e to find t h a t A n d r e w Millar h a s t h e world l a t e r on. Some put it in a grace to t h a n k God for a n y t h i n g . " more m a t e r i a l form and say t h a t
t h e boy is sent to school t h a t h e may be t r a i n e d to e a r n his living. No doubt one of t h e m o s t important t h i n g s in t h i s world is to be able to e a r n a living—in fact t o be able t o e a r n a s good a living a s you possibly c a n — b u t t h e r e a r e more i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s . E v e r y Catholic, and indeed every Christian m u s t a d m i t t h a t . T h e one essential t h i n g in Education — f a r m o r e essential t h a n any information or skill or culture it can i m p a r t — i s the giving of a sound m o r a l t r a i n i n g . The t e a c h e r cannot s a v e t h e boy's soul for him, b u t he c a n give h i m a t r e m e n d o u s help in t h e saving of it. T h e r e f o r e E d u c a t i o n , as understood by Catholics, m u s t have one t r e m e n d o u s end in v i e w ; and t h a t end is no o t h e r t h a n t h e Kingdom of Heaven. I do not r e f e r to doctrinal religious teaching, t h o u g h t h i s is, of course, of first importance. I am speaking of t h e aim w h i c h underlies all secular education—the building-up of c h a r a c t e r . C h a r a c ter is a difficult word t o define. It embraces t r u t h , h o n e s t y , willpower, t h e capacity for work, and a dozen o t h e r qualities. W e m u s t be content w i t h a w o r k i n g definition which Js necessarily incomplete b u t essentially sound, t h a t c h a r a c t e r is a " cultivated capacity for going a g a i r s t one's ow n inclinations. • r
If Education then is p r e p a r a t i o n for life, it should give practice in " going a g a i n s t t h e g r a i n . " It should involve little sacrifices, for life d e m a n d s t h e m in plenty. E v e r y h u m a n activity d e m a n d s self-conquest in some degree, and on t h e h i g h e s t h u m a n a c t i v i t y of all—the s a v i n g of one's soul—is always t h e shadow of t h e C r o s s . Submission to discipline, t h e l e a r n ing of lessons, p u n c t u a l i t y and o t h e r duties a r e not a t first e a s y to t h e child, b u t he soon l e a r n s to put up with t h e m , a n d in l e a r n i n g he is building u p h i s c h a r a c t e r . HAPPINESS. I hope t h a t t h e r e a d e r is n o t beginning t o t h i n k t h a t t h i s talk of self-sacrifice s a v o u r s m o r e o f t h e b a r r a c k - s q u a r e o r t h e hermit'scell t h a n of t h e schoolroom. T h e r e is no need for a l a r m . T h e school of to-day is a much h a p p i e r and healthier place t h a n t h a t of thepast, and t h i s is as it should be. The child should have some liking for, a n d some pride in his school, and t h e t h o u g h t {of g o i n g t h e r e should not be a l t o g e t h e r d i s t a s t e I m a y now be asked how I can reconcile my views t h a t t h e school should give practice in overcoming oneself, and t h a t it should be at t h e same t i m e a place t h a t thechildren like. I can best a n s w e r this by devscribing t w o e x t r e m e types of school, b e t w e e n which t h e same medium lies. Some modern educationalists have carried t h e " h a p p i n e s s " idea to e x t r e m e s , a n d m a d e t h e school a s o r t of paradise complete w i t h toys of every sort. A b s o l u t e freedom of will is given t o t h e c h i k L This is a splendid t h i n g for t h e very y o u n g child. I t keeps h i m busy, it gives him v a r i e t y , and it makefe him love school. I t p r e vents thoj^e horrible scenes t h a t (Contd. on p a g e IT)
M A L A Y A CATHOLIC LEADER. SATURDAY, The V i c t o r i a Confectionery w a s the scene of a farewell t e a - p a r t y on S u n d a y , 2 4 t h March, 1935, given by t h e combined Associat i o n s — t h e C h i n e s e Catholic Action, t h e Catholic W o m e n ' s Association a n d t h e Catholic Y o u n g Men's Association—of t h e C h u r c h of Ss. P e t e r a n d P a u l in h o n o u r of t h e i r S p i r i t u a l D i r e c t o r and P a r i s h p i t _ R e v . F r . S. Lee. T h e r e were p r e s e n t also Rev. F r s . T r o m p and Laurent. A s the tea-party was held b e c a u s e of t h e t r a n s f e r of Rev. F r . S. Lee, t h e whole function was signalised by a feeling of regret a t t h e prospect of losing t h e guest of h o n o u r . r
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The P r e s i d e n t of t h e Chinese Catholic A c t i o n — M r . Lee K e n g Guan opened t h e ceremony. In h i s speech r e f e r r i n g to Rev. F r . S. Lec h e s a i d , " I t is beyond m y power t o e n u m e r a t e t h e zealous and marvellous works h e h a s achieved a n d t h e precious services h e has r e n d e r e d t o us d u r i n g t h e twelve a n d a half y e a r s he h a s been w i t h u s . I t is a fact known t o you t h a t t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of our old C h u r c h of S a i n t s P e t e r and P a u l a n d t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e Congreg a t i o n a r e e n t i r e l y due to h i s wise guidance a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n . The existence of t h e C Y . M . A . which w a s founded s o m e y e a r s ago, t h e f o r m a t i o n of t h e C C A . now a y e a r in existence a r e t h e r e s u l t s of his o r g a n i s i n g ability. When our F a t h e r S. L e e first a r r i v e d in "Singapore on t h e 17th of S e p t e m b e r 1923, h e n e v e r failed t o give a helping h a n d t o t h e late R i g h t Rev. F a t h e r E . M a r i e t t e especially in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e C h u r c h of S a i n t T e r e s a . H e was responsible f o r t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n and collection of the vast sum required—more t h a n $250,000. A f t e r t h e sad *death of t h e R i g h t Rev. F a t h e r M a r i e t t e , in addition to b e i n g t h e P a r i s h P r i e s t of t h e Church of Ss. P e t e r a n d P a u l , h e h a d to t a k e over t h e c h a r g e of s u p e r v i s i n g t h e w o r k s , f u r n i s h i n g i t with everyt h i n g n e c e s s a r y t o m a k e it a complete C h u r c h for u s . W i t h all t h a t h e h a d done for t h e C h u r c h , h e w a s t h e whole t i m e more t h a n worried a b o u t t h e leaks, c r a c k s in t h e walls a n d t h e w h i t e a n t s a p p e a r i n g in m a n y places of t h e construction. He really took a s e r i o u s view of t h e s e defects for since h e w a s responsible f o r t h e v a s t s u m collected involving so m a n y sacrifices on t h e p a r t of t h e so m a n y g e n e r o u s subscribers, h e r i g h t l y t h o u g h t i t his d u t y t o p r e sent to his parishioners a fine
APRIL 6th
1935.
Farewell Function in Honour of Rev. Fr. S. Lee Ghupih of Ss. Peter and Paul. C h u r c h . You h a v e seen t h e ext e n s i v e r e p a i r s done t o t h e C h u r c h from t h e 20th S e p t e m b e r 1932 till t h e 7th of J a n u a r y 1933. Well it was through his untiring efforts t h a t t h e C h u r c h is now in as good a condition a s can be expected. You see m y friends, I will never be able to speak enough of our d e a r F a t h e r L e e ' s works for our benefit and i n t e r e s t s . We also h a v e full confidence t h a t h e will lend us his helping h a n d in forming t h e Catholic Sino-English School which is h i s l a t e s t foundation in o u r C h u r c h of Ss P e t e r a n d Paul." Mr. P a t r i c k Boon w a s t h e n e x t speaker. He d r e w consolation from t h e fact t h a t t h e t r a n s f e r w a s a local one w i t h t h e prospect of welcoming h i m in t h e n e a r fut u r e . H e also r e f e r r e d to t h e C h u r c h of St. T e r e s a , t h e Chapel of St. A n t h o n y t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e Catholic S e t t l e m e n t a t Mandai. T h e f o r m e r piece of s t r u c t u r e besides being one of t h e most p r o m i n e n t l a n d m a r k s of t h e city will s t a n d o u t as a fine m o n u m e n t of h i s a r d u o u s labours. T h e l a t e s t move to form a similar s e t t l e m e n t a t K a m p o n g B a h r u comes as good tidings to the parishioners who wish h i m every success. Mr. Teo Kim S o n g emphasized t h e fact t h a t Rev. F r . Lee w a s t h e m o s t suitable p e r s o n t o be appointed R e s i d e n t V i c a r of S t . T e r e s a ' s C h u r c h a s "it is only fitting t h a t t h e one who is responsible for building it, w h o h a s h i s h e a r t a n d soul in it, w h o h a s seen it b u i l t from t h e very foundation t o t h e towers' and dome, w h o h a s a r r a n g e d for its i n t e r n a l decorations, i t s a l t a r s , pulpits, communion rail, etc.—such a one is t h e m o s t fitting and w o r t h y t o b e Resident V i c a r . " H e also emphasized t h a t it w a s "due to your g r e a t zeal, o r g a n i s i n g capacity, and f o r e s i g h t t h a t o u r C h u r c h h a s t h e h o n o u r to b e t h e first to form a Catholic Action and Catholic W o m e n ' s Association a n d t h r o u g h you a g a i n t h e C Y . M . A . can claim t o be t h e first action formed in t h i s P a r i s h . N o t cont e n t w i t h t h e s e , you have now s t a r t e d a Girl's a n d Boy's Section of t h e Catholic A c t i o n . " Several o t h e r s p e a k e r s n e x t expressed t h e i r r e g r e t a t his leaving t h e m a n d a g a i n paid t r i b u t e t o t h e Cut
to build a church. We m u s t fill t h e Church. On t h e 13th of Sept e m b e r 1934 when it w a s a question of buying a large a r e a of land to m a k e a kind of a Chinese Catholic Settlement over t h e r e , some of you blessed with m e a n s , when approched, willingly acceded to t h e proposition. Now w e have a whole hill to work upon. With you as a select stone I t r u s t in Divine Providence w h o will provide us w i t h t h e necessities. One t h i n g I r e g r e t is t h a t I will h a v e to leave you t o devote myself to a n o t h e r P a r i s h . I console m y self with t h e fact t h a t you will be ever r e a d y to give m e assistance in case I require subject however t o t h e approval of y o u r new P a r i s h Priest. One last word j u s t t o tell you to go w i t h t h e Catholic Action. All t h e P a r i s h i o n e r s h a v e been formed in Sections. J u s t t h i s m o r n i n g y o u r D a u g h t e r s h a v e formed t h e Girls's Section of t h e C C A . W i t h t h e co-operation of all t h e s e Sect i o n s y o u r new P a r i s h P r i e s t will find it a g r e a t p l e a s u r e to work w i t h you and for you. To be a t r u e A c t i o n i s t , spell t h e w o r d A C T I O N a n d g e t a v i r t u e out of e v e r y l e t t e r a n d you will be an Actionist in the t r u e sense of t h e word. A. d e m a n d s A c t i v i t y in a n Actionist, C. C h a r i t y , T. T h o u g h t fulness, I. I n d u s t r y , O. Obedience t c t h e Ecclesiastical A u t h o r i t i e s , •N. Nobility in t h o u g h t , word and deed. So d e a r F r i e n d s , be active for t h e Church, be c h a r i t a b l e t o y o u r neighbours, be t h o u g h t f u l of yourselves and t h o s e a r o u n d you, b e i n d u s t r i o u s in all y o u r undert a k i n g s , be obedient t o y o u r Super i o r s and be-noble in mind, will and action and you will be perfect actionists.
noble work he had done for t h e Parish. Among them were Madam L i m Siew K e n g — t h e P r e s i d e n t of the C.W.A. Messrs. Teo J u i S i a n g , Yeo Kok Hua, Lim K e n g J i n a n d Goh Sin Siew—Secretary of t h e CCA. T h e Spiritual D i r e c t o r r e p l y i n g said, "You h a v e come t o g e t h e r t o d a y to a h a p p y function in which you as m e m b e r s of Catholic Action r i g h t l y rejoice a s t h e P a r i s h will soon be divided into t w o : T h e Techiu C o m m u n i t y a n d t h e H o k i a n C o m m u n i t y which m e a n s t h a t t w o p r i e s t s will devote t h e m s e l v e s for you instead of one, m o r e activities on your p a r t a n d m u c h m o r e p r o g r e s s in expected God helping u s . I m u s t t h a n k you for t h e e x cellent tea a n d t h e nice little t h i n g s so well p r e p a r e d b y t h e Victoria Confectionery. I must t h a n k you for t h e nice w o r d s b y which you extolled m e to the skies, which I c e r t a i n l y do n o t deserve for I h a v e only t r i e d t o m a k e good use of all I received from God to w o r k a m o n g you a n d for you and I will continue t o d o so wherever I a m s e n t . I thank you especially for y o u r h e a r t y cooperation in e v e r y t h i n g I u n d e r took since m y a r r i v a l in S i n g a p o r e on t h e 17th of S e p t e m b e r 1923. T h a t is twelve and a half y e a r s ago. On t h e 21st of N o v e m b e r 1925 a f t e r F a t h e r M a r i e t t e h a d b o u g h t , t h r o u g h t h e services of t h e late Mr. Lee K h e n g S e n g t h e b r o t h e r of Your P r e s i d e n t , a piece of land for a H o k i a n C h u r c h , I b e g a n t o help him in collecting funds for t h e erection of t h e C h u r c h . You I do not wish you good-bye beg a v e your whole-hearted s u p p o r t c a u s e I do not g o f a r a w a y . I in helping m e to g o round a n d t h a n k you for w i t h o u t you I couJd round. Materially I h a v e t a p p e d n o t h a v e done t h e w o r k t h a t h a s you all round and r i g h t t h r o u g h . been done in b o t h P a r i s h e s . ReSpiritually you h a v e s t o r e d t r e a m e m b e r t h e 7 t h of April. I t is t h e s u r e s in heaven. Y o u r p r o m p t A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Blessing of t h e response to a subscription of m o r e C h u r c h of S t . T e r e s a . I t is on t h a n a q u a r t e r of a million is a t h a t d a y also t h a t a n e w P a r i s h will s t r i k i n g i n s t a n c e of y o u r g e n e r o come i n t o existence a n d t h i s is t h e s i t y t o w a r d s a G r a n d C a u s e for w o r k t h a t you h a v e done for God which St. T e r e s a h a s c e r t a i n l y throughout these years." blessed you a n d will bless you. You can be r i g h t l y proud of t h e T o w a r d s t h e end of t h e function Church of which I a m appointed a chorus of " God bless you " r a n g Vicar. I t will ever r e m a i n , a s out from all sides. s t a t e d in t h e annual r e p o r t of t h e C C A . of 1934, a m o n u m e n t of y o m \ Great F a i t h in God a n d of y o u r unfailing i n t e r e s t s of H i s G r e a t e r Glory. I t is not e n o u g h
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W o m a n ' s Page THE HOME. H o w t h e word H o m e t h r i l l s ! T h e sailor on t h e sea looks forw a r d t o port and h o m e ; t h e soldier on t h e m a r c h , or i n b a r r a c k s , o r alas p e r h a p s on t h e battlefield, longs, too, for h o m e . T h e girl in business lives for t h e t i m e w h e n s h e will be able t o g e t h o m e . She pictures mother, father, brothers a n d s i s t e r s anxiously a w a i t i n g h e r coming, and a s holiday t i m e d r a w s n e a r , work seems easier, and life w o r t h living. P o e t s a n d w r i t e r s all tell of t h e r e s t a n d peace a n d h a p p i n e s s of a good h o m e , and n o one t i r e s of t h e song, Home Sweet H o m e / because it conjures u p so m a n y scenes a n d h a p p e n i n g s t h a t a r e a joy to r e m e m b e r . 1
W h a t a world of suggestion a b o u t t h i s very w o r d H o m e ; a n d y e t w h a t different p i c t u r e s it p o r t r a y s ? To one, i t recalls love, plentiness a n d cheer a t t h e family t a b l e — a place w h e r e discord never sounds i t s false note, n o r deception tricks with i t s plausible face. I t m e a n s a smiling g r e e t i n g a t t h e door, a comfortable c h a i r a n d wellcooked s u b s t a n t i a l m e a l s . In a word,^4t m e a n s t h e one place in t h e world, w h e r e m a n is sure Qf finding peace, j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s . To a n o t h e r , it m i r r o r s a less pleasing picture w i t h w a n t s t a r i n g out of e v e r y corner, with-^ squalor a n d d i r t , a n u n i n v i t i n g s c a n t y meal on t h e table, a g a m b l ing wife, neglected children, a place t o which a m a n r e t u r n s w i t h lagging steps and a heavy heart a t t h e close of d a y . I t seems a pity t h a t t h a t lovely word Home, should h a v e for different people, such totally different associations, a n d if w e look for causes, w e soon find t h a t t h e question of religion comes first and foremost, for it is said t h a t while m a n can build h o u s e s , only God can m a k e a home, a n d a h o m e without God is a c o n t r a d i c tion in t e r m s . T h e well-being of Society, t h e success of t h e C h u r c h , t h e p r o s p e r i t y of t h e nation, depend upon t h e Home, and t h e H o m e depends — a f t e r God *anjl Religion—on woman. In our g r a n d m o t h e r s ' days t h e problem of home-life w a s a
N o w a d a y s t h e girls wish t o go out, i n t o t h e labour m a r k e t , to s u p p l e m e n t t h e family income, and if t h e crowded n i g h t l y a t t e n d ance a t dance-halls a n d cinemas a r e proof, t h e y a r e seeking t h e i r amusement and relaxation at places of public e n t e r t a i n m e n t , and t h e r e is a d a n g e r of t h e h o m e losing i t s g r i p a n d developing int o " A place t o e a t a n d sleep in." T h i s l a m e n t a b l e s t a t e of affairs is not according t o t h e principles of t r u e C h r i s t i a n i t y o r sound commonsense. When these girls m a r r y a n d t a k e u p t h e c a r e of a home, they find themselves— t h r o u g h lack of e x p e r i e n c e — u n able t o cope w i t h t h e various domestic p r o b l e m s t h a t a r e constantly cropping up. Whilst the s t e r e o t y p e d f o r m s of e n t e r t a i n m e n t t o w h i c h t h e y h a v e been accustomed, t e n d to limit t h e i r i n i t i a t i v e a n d r e s o u r c e in finding occupation f o r t h e i r leisure h o u r s . If " t h e g i r l s of to-day a r e t h e m o t h e r s of t o - m o r r o w , " t h e y m u s t now glean knowledge w h i c h will help t h e m t o b e h o m e - m a k e r s , and while y e a r s m a y elapse b e t w e e n leaving school a n d m a k i n g a home, some .knowledge a n d t r a i n i n g is necessary during school-days. T h e n , w h e n t h e t i m e comes t o use it, t h e y will find t h a t a g r e a t deal will come back t o t h e i r m e m o r i e s , and will help* t h e m . I t is a sad fact, b u t a t r u e one, t h a t in p r i s o n s , a n offender r a r e l y if ever, comes f r o m a good home. T h e h o m e should be t o t h e children, the most attractive place in t h e world, a n d the m o t h e r ' s p r e s e n c e should be i t s g r e a t e s t a t t r a c t i o n , while t h e r e , t h e f a t h e r s t a n d s out a s t h e i r guide and l a w m a k e r . I f t h e affection of p a r e n t s is combined w i t h a u t h o r i t y , kindness ( C o n t d : a t foot of col. 3.)
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MILKMAID" MILK SIMPLE FIRST AID. Blood-Spitting. T h e t r e a t m e n t is complete r e s t in bed, t a l k i n g in a w h i s p e r only, a little ice to s u c k , a n d a sponge-bag containing ice m a y be placed over t h e c h e s t . Coughing should be checked a s m u c h a s possible. No s t i m u l a n t s should be given.
N o s e Bleeding. The patient should sit in a c h a i r w i t h t h e a r m s raised and t h e head well b e n t back. T h e collar should be loosened, a n d cold w a t e r m a y be applied to t h e back of t h e neck a n d t o t h e nose. In severe cases a doctor will be required.
Measles. This usually b e g i n s w i t h all t h e s y m p t o m s of a s e v e r e cold in t h e head. T h e period of incubation is from fourteen t o seventeen days. T h e r a s h comes o u t t h r e e or four days a f t e r t h e o t h e r s y m p t o m s h a v e appeared. I t b e g i n s on t h e face, neck, and a r m s and feels slightly elevated above t h e s k i n / Pieces of soft r a g , which can b e burned, should be used instead of h a n d k e r c h i e f s . T h e p a t i e n t should be well covered u p in bed, a n d every c a r e t a k e n t o avoid a chill. T h e room m u s t be k e p t a t an equal t e m p e r a t u r e . Give a v e r y light diet. If every c a r e is t a k e n in t h e first s t a g e of t h e disease, t h e second s t a g e will be g o t over quite e a s i l y ; b u t in neglecting t h e s e p r e c a u t i o n s t h e a f t e r effect of measles m a y be v e r y serious. Good n o u r i s h i n g food should be given d u r i n g convalescence. T h e p a t i e n t m a y h a v e p l e n t y of fresh air, b u t t h e eyes should be protected from t h e sun.
a n d s y m p a t h y , a n d cemented w i t h Religion, t h e h o m e will be indeed a 'Happy Home Sweet H o m e ' . " B e t t e r t h a n gold is a peaceful home, W h e r e all t h e fireside c h a r i t i e s come; T h e shrine of love a n d t h e heaven of life, Hallow'd by m o t h e r , or s i s t e r or wife. However humble t h e home m a y be, Or tried w i t h sorrows by heaven's decree, T h e blessings t h a t never were bought or sold, A n d centre t h e r e , are b e t t e r t h a n gold."
RECIPES. SANDWICH CAKE. 4 eggs. 1 teaspoonful b a k i n g powder. 7 ozs. flour. 3 ozs. b u t t e r . 5 ozs. s u g a r . Jam. A little milk if n e c e s s a r y . W h i s k t h e eggs a little, t h e n add t h e s u g a r and beat v e r y well, melt t h e b u t t e r a n d s t i r i t g e n t l y into t h e eggs, add t h e flour in t h e same manner, and then the baking r o w d e r . B a k e in a shallow tin, a J o w t o cool, split a n d cover w i t h j a m , a n d p u t two h a l v e s t o g e t h e r . T h i s cake m a y be p r e p a r e d by b e a t i n g s u g a r and b u t t e r t o g e t h e r , a d d i n g t h e yolks of eggs, a n d t h e n t h e flour, a n d l a s t l y t h e w h i t e s m a d e very stiff, a n d t h e n t h e baking powder. Add a little milk w i t h t h e eggs, as t h e m i x t u r e m u s t n o t be stiff. CHOCOLATE C A K E . 2 2 4 5 1 1
or 3 ozs. b u t t e r . eggs. ozs. flour. or 4 ozs. s u g a r . teaspoonful b a k i n g powder. g r a t e d chocolate, or 1 teaspoonful cocoa.
Rub the butter and sugar tog e t h e r , add t h e g r a t e d chocolate, etc.,proceed a s in Madeira cake. ( B e a t t h e b u t t e r a n d s u g a r to a c r e a m , and add t h e flour a n d eggs alternately. T h e eggs m a y be b e a t e n before a d d i n g or added unb e a t e n , one a t a t i m e , — t h i s ins u r e s t h e cake b e i n g t h o r o u g h l y b e a t e n , b u t is m o r e troublesome.) B a k e about i/i h o u r in a fairly h o t oven, cover w i t h chocolate icing. T h i s foundation, o m m i t i n g t h e chocolate m a y b e flavoured v a r i ously iced, split like sandwich cake with j a m or c r e a m m i x t u r e b e tween. SWISS ROLL. 2 eggs. 2 ozs. flour. 2 tablespoonful milk. 3 ozs. s u g a r . Vz teaspoonful b a k i n g powder. A little w a r m r a s p b e r r y j a m . P r e p a r e a s in Sponge cake No. 2 ( B r e a k eggs in a bowl a n d w h i s k a little, t h e n add s u g a r and b e a t t o a stiff cream, s t i r in t h e flour w a r m e d a n d sieved) p o u r i n t o a flat tin well g r e a s e d , b a k e until set t u r n o u t on t o s u g a r e d paper., p a t on j a m and roll up.
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(Contd. from p a g e 5) "A k n i g h t of forlorn d a m e s / ' Mr. O'Kelley said drily. " A modern Don Q u i x o t e . Now I don't t h i n k K a t h i e h a d much p a i n t — " T h e y all smiled. "You told h e r last n i g h t — " "Oh well, I t h i n k ' b e a u t y unadorned is a d o r n e d t h e m o s t / " "So do I , " a g r e e d J o h n . "But if t h e r e is no b e a u t y — ? " "Well t h e n , let t h e lady employ art. B u t our Kathleen has beauty enough for t h r e e girls. T h i s y o u n g m a n m u s t be very f a s t i d i o u s A? I said, I do n o t like cosmetics. B u t I belong t o t h e old school. Surely y o u n g fellows t h a t a r e accustomed t o seeing so m u c h of it, need n o t go round a c t i n g t h e p u r i t a n . I t ' s only a p h a s e , a n y how. I t will die out w h e n t h e women t i r e of it. I t ' s foolish n o doubt, b u t w o m e n m u s t h a v e t h e i r little foolish w a y s . W h o is t h i s y o u n g fellow t h a t did n o t a s k h e r to dance?" "Going t o fight him, D a d ? " a s k e d T e r r y . " H e ' s got t h e whole family down on h i m now." T h u s t h e y joked, a f t e r recoveri n g f r o m t h e shock of seeing t h o s e t w o t e a r s in t h e b r o w n eyes of t h e i r d a r l i n g . Meanwhile s h e w a s r u s h i n g down t h e s t r e e t t o w a r d s t h e t r a m - s t o p . She h e a r d a c a r coming b e h i n d h e r and f e a r i n g i t w a s P a t O'Rourke's, s h e took cover in a p a p e r shop. " Y e s l a d y ? " a voice said. "Oh—the 'Freeman's Journal'," K a t h l e e n j e r k e d out, w i t h h e r e y e on t h e door. It was Sunday. Kathleen had b e e n r a t h e r q u i e t since t h e n i g h t of t h e d a n c e . T h e family loyally p r e t e n d e d n o t t o notice i t , a n d s h o w e r e d love and a t t e n t i o n upon her. J o h n c a m e in from t h e l a t e Mass. "Well, K a t h , t h e r e ' s a nice little o u t i n g for you. Nell G r e y told m e t o tell you; t o g e t over t o t h e i r place a s soon a s you h a v e y o u r lunch. T h e y a r e d r i v i n g out t o I n g l e b u r n — t o some a u n t o r o t h e r . T h e y a r e t o h a v e t e n n i s . Dick is g o i n g a n d P a t O'Rourke. They won't be b a c k until a b o u t t e n t o n i g h t , m o t h e r . Nell said t o tell you n o t t o be t h e least a n x i o u s — Dick d r i v e s like an u n d e r t a k e r . "
" D o n ' t be a little s i l l y / ' c h o r u s ed t h e t w o y o u n g ones. " F m not g o i n g , " she said, in a voice t h e family knew well. E v e r since s h e w a s a child of t h r e e w h e n s h e s a i d : " I ' m n o t — " in t h a t voice, t h o s e concerned k n e w it w a s h e r u l t i m a t u m , a n d if pressed f a r t h e r w a r would in* s t a n t l y be declared. Mother sighed; father went back t o his " F r e e m a n , " w o n d e r ing how h e c a m e to h a v e t w o copies of it. "You need not look so sick—all of y o u ! " K a t h l e e n cried. "You need n o t t h i n k I'm s t a y i n g a w a y because P a t O'Rourke is going. I'll own u p I do w a n t t o go. B u t Fm not g o i n g ! " T h i s w a s w o r s e and w o r s e . T h e family b r o k e a n d fled before h e r and busied t h e m s e l v e s in s u n d r y tasks. B u t t h e y g a t h e r e d in c o r n e r s , in t w o s and t h r e e s , behind h e r back and w h i s p e r e d t o one a n o t h e r . "What's up with h e r ? " " W h y won't she g o ? " " P e r h a p s s h e ' s g e t t i n g a vocat i o n " (This from Lilla w h o s e wish j v a s f a t h e r to t h e t h o u g h t . ) A f t e r t e a t h a t evening, w h e n t h e family p r e p a r e d t o s e t o u t t o Benediction, t h e y found t h a t s h e intended a c c o m p a n y i n g t h e m . S h e had on h e r new, blue t o p coat w i t h t h e soft, g r e y fur collar, a n d a t i n y close, blue felt h a t w i t h a r i diculous, little, g r e y f e a t h e r flirti n g on t h e v e r y top of i t ; a n d if a n y g i r l in t h e whole world looked lovelier t h a n K a t h l e e n O'Kelley o n t h a t S u n d a y n i g h t (in Hollywood or o u t of i t ) t h e O'Kelley's a s k e d to see h e r ; t h a t ' s a l l ; t h e y s i m p l y asked t h a t s h e b e produced before t h e y would believe it possible. N o w , K a t h l e e n , I m u s t confess, v e r y r a r e l y accompanied h e r family t o Benediction. S h e g e n e r a l ly s p e n t week-ends w i t h one or o t h e r of h e r n u m e r o u s f r i e n d s ; if not t h e week-end, S u n d a y a f t e r noon a n d evening generally found h e r f a r a w a y from t h e bosom of h e r a d o r i n g family. T o - n i g h t , a s s h e joined t h e m , t h e y all sparkled as a bed of flowers w h e n t h e sun comes out a f t e r a s h o w e r . She did n o t look very h a p p y . Her pious purpose evidently b r o u g h t no balm t o h e r soul. S h e looked r a t h e r like a y o u n g s a i n t suffering a n g u i s h a n d desolation of soul b u t d e t e r m i n e d to hold to h e r vow.
T h e family looked a w a y w h e n K a t h l e e n ' s cheeks flushed and " W e don't often h a v e y o u r t h e n p a l e d ; s h e had no s y n t h e t i c complexion to-day, and h e r cheeks company on S u n d a y n i g h t , m y were, r a t h e r pale, like roses t h a t lady fair," h e r f a t h e r said playfully. h a d been d r e n c h e d in t h e r a i n . " T h a t will be nice," m o t h e r said "You wouldn't, t o - n i g h t , " s h e softly. returned darkly. "Only I pro" A v e r y p r e t t y place, Ingle- mised." b u r n , " p u t in f a t h e r . T h e family eyebrows w e n t . u p ; "Wish they'd take me," Terry b u t t h e y would not q u e s t i o n her. grumbled. Lilla w a s a c h i n g t o say, u n g r a m " A n d m e , " sighed Lilla. " I — c a n ' t g o , " she said m i s e r - m a t i c a l l y : " P r o m i s e d w h o ? " T h e y hoped s h e would enlighten t h e m ably. f u r t h e r ; s h e did. " W h y n o t ? Of course you can go. C o m e a n d have s o m e lunch " I promised I would not miss now," h e r m o t h e r said anxiously. t h e Holy H o u r from t h i s m o n t h K a t h l e e n took one s t e p t o - until t h e E u c h a r i s t i c Congress. w a r d s t h e k i t c h e n a n d t h e n stood So do not t h i n k I a m pious. (It still. ' T e r r y , r u n down to t h e is v e r y little t o do, a f t e r all.) Lilla, telephone box and r i n g Nell" a n d I'm s o r r y t o d a s h y o u r hopes, b u t tell h e r I a m not g o i n g w i t h I c a n n o t be a Carmelite j u s t t o them." please you. A promise is a pro" G o , d e a r . I t will do you good," mise, D a d ; so you a l w a y s t a u g h t pleaded m o t h e r . u s , b y word a n d by example. T h a t "Go, b y all m e a n s , " f a t h e r said mission p r i e s t , who w a s h e r e last w i t h p r e t e n d e d h e a r t i n e s s , as if it Holy Hour, asked us all to p r o m i s e w e r e only a m a t t e r of g e t t i n g h i s p a t e r n a l permission. Contd. on p a g e 3)
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| A n interesting feature among t h e n e w s i t e m s f r o m o u r special C o r r e s p o n d e n t last w e e k , is t h a t ^ fresh s t a r t has b e e n m a d e b y a r o u p of seven well-meaning I h u r c h of E n g l a n d c l e r g y m e n t o tflfect a r e u n i o n w i t h R o m e . The f Society f o r C a t h o l i c R e u n i o n is it is called is e n g a g e d i n p r o p a ganda t o unite the Anglican body t o the Catholic C h u r c h . In their Appeal addressed t o t h e i r c o n g r e g a t i o n , t h e r e is o n e g r a t i f y i n g |emark that u n i t y is already | ^ v e n t o t h e C h u r c h , a n d safeg u a r d e d i n t h e See of R o m e . " If d i i s assertion is b o r n o f t h e i r solid e o n v i c i t i o n a n d if t h e y desire t h a t ^ i e s a m e feeling should a c t u a t e t h e m i n d s of t h e i r c h u r c h m e m bers, t h e n w e m a y a c c l a i m t h e $hove t o h a v e f o u n d t h e a p p r o p r i a t e disposition t o w a r d s a possible r a p p r o c h e m e n t , j I t w o u l d be p r e m a t u r e to i n t i c i p a t e a n y definite results | r o m this move towards reunion is t h e p a s t t h r e e score years h a v e sfeen similar p r o j e c t s e n g i n e e r e d m e r e l y t o e n d i n s m o k e . I t is n o t suggested h o w e v e r t h a t t h e p r e s e n t p r o j e c t is destined t o be a n o t h e r flash in t h e p a n b u t t h e r e e a f e w m a j o r f a c t o r s of d o g m a a t h a v e t o be satisfactorily Reckoned w i t h b e f o r e t h e a t t e m p t e d r e u n i o n becomes a ' f a i t •jccompli/ . I Whilst admitting the motives k R e u n i o n ' are based o n a n «&rnest desire t o re-establish t h e U n i t y o £ the C h u r c h of C h r i s t finder Om JHtead, t h e r e is y e t a danger of''misconception of the ijrord " r e u n i o n / I t is a p a t e n t Hact t h a t A n g l i c a n s a n d C a t h o l i c s are divided on fundamental q u e s t i o n s of F a i t h a n d u n t i l a n d dnless these questions are solved tne term * reunion' may remain q p e n t o t h e d a n g e r of b e i n g e x p l a i n e d i n t h e u n o r t h o d o x sense. It has e v e n b e e n suggested b y P r o t e s t a n t historians t h a t t h e R e f o r m a t i o n was p a r t l y d u e t o t h e indifference of C a t h o l i c s t h e m -
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•j I t is h i g h l y significant t h a t i n d i e bulls a n d decrees o f t h e H o l y See r e l a t i n g t o t h e p r o m o t i o n of Christian unity the term 'reu n i o n * itself as well as t h e t e r m
* C h u r c h ' as applied t o t h e A n g l i can body, is avoided. I t is maintained by the Catholic C h u r c h t h a t t h o u g h t h e r e are organised g r o u p s ! of| A n g l i c a n s , t h e r e is n o A n g l i c a n Church i n t h e sense w e w o u l d h a v e it. W i t h i n t h e sphere of r e ligion, n o a g g r e g a t i o n of men c a n impose or a r r o g a t e d i v i n e a u t h o r i t y unless it is fashioned d i r e c t l y b y G o d o r recognised u n d e r t h e delegated a u t h o r i t y of His Vicar on earth. Consequently there c a n be b u t o n e C h u r c h — the Catholic Church. Reunion m a y be u n d e r s t o o d in a t w o f o l d sense. F i r s t it m a y m e r e l y a p p l y t o a f e d e r a t i o n of t h e different Christian Churches which in reality will remain separate; secondly i t m a y s t a n d f o r t h e f o r m a t i o n of o n e real b o d y b y coalition o r c o m p r o m i s e . Both these interpretations are not wholly acceptable to the Catholic Church. A t the Lambeth Conference, i t was t h e second m o d e that found favour with the A n g l i c a n bishops. D r . H e a d l a m , if h e is t o b e r e g a r d e d as t h e m o u t h p i e c e of t h e A n g l i c a n cause i n t h e m a t t e r , has laid d o w n t h e p o i n t s of c o m p r o mise u n d e r t h r e e heads w h i c h fail t o strike a n o p t i m i s t i c n o t i t o t h e m i n d of C a t h o l i c s w h o believe t h a t a r a p p r o c h e m e n t is o n l y possible b y submission o n all p o i n t s of f a i t h a n d jurisdiction. W e m i g h t d o well t o give in t e x t these t h r e e p o i n t s of c o m p r o m i s e suggested:— ( 1 ) A n g l i c a n s m u s t be allowed t o use t h e creeds t o w h i c h t h e y are a c c u s t o m e d ; a n d e v e n o n express p o i n t s of defined d o g m a , s u c h as t h a t of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n , t h e r e m u s t be a givi*--; w a y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e late V i s c o u n t H a l i f a x , f o r * if w e are n o t t o e x p e c t t h e R o m a n C h u r c h to go back on w h a t it has a u t h o r i t a t i v e l y s t a t e d , R o m e m u s t , o n its side, e q u a l l y realise t h e difficulty of a s k i n g t h e O r t h o d o x a n d A n g l i c a n C h u r c h t o affirm e x p l i c i t l y , as p a r t of t h e o r i g i n a l deposit of t h e i r t r a d i t i o n a l faith, w h a t w a s n o t a n a r t i c l e of f a i t h e v e n i n the R o m a n C o m m u n i o n u n til 1 8 5 4 . '
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o t h e r f o r m s of o r d i n a t i o n ; addressed t o t h e E n g l i s h Bishops or as d i s o w n i n g o r discredit- in S e p t e m b e r 1 6 t h , 1 8 6 4 and t h e ing a past or p r e s e n t m i n i s t r y same t e n o r has b e e n r e p e a t e d l y of t h e W o r d a n d S a c r a m e n t m a i n t a i n e d in t h e decrees of t h e w h i c h has been used a n d See of R o m e d a t e d J u l y 1 4 t h 1919 blessed b y t h e spirit of G o d . ' a n d J u l y 8 t h 1 9 2 7 . I n these As f a r as E n g l a n d is c o n - letters t h e R o m a n Pontiff has i n cerned this p o l i c y implies t h e t e r p r e t e d t h e o r t h o d o x sense o f recognition t h a t A n g l i c a n t h e t e r m ' r e u n i o n ' as a coalition O r d e r s are valid n o t w i t h - b y s u b m i t t i n g fully to t h e f a i t h s t a n d i n g t h e solemn u t t e r - a n d a u t h o r i t y of t h e C a t h o l i c ance t o the c o n t r a r y b y t h e C h u r c h . H o l y See. I n fairness t o t h e A n g l i c a n s ( 3 ) T h e r e m u s t be u n i o n i n t h e S a c r a m e n t of t h e E u - t o - d a y , w e c a n n o t b l a m e t h e m charist. All m u s t agree t h a t e n t i r e l y f o r t h e b r e a c h of t h e i r n o definition o r f o r m u l a r y is ancestors w i t h t h e See of R o m e of a n y universal a u t h o r i t y . a n d a g a i n i n justice t o ourselves E a c h religious c o m m u n i o n w e should r e m e m b e r t h e wise
THE KING'S JUBILEE. Service t o T h a n k s g i v i n g t o be held in all t h e C h u r c h e s of t h e Diocese. On t h e occasion of t h e Silver Jubilee of H i s M a j e s t y K i n g George V, on Monday, May 6 t h . T h e r e will be in all t h e c h u r c h e s of t h e diocese a solemn Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t w i t h a " T e D e u m " of T h a n k s g i v i n g . A s a r r a n g e m e n t s for t h e celebration a r e n o t uniform a n d v a r y in each place, it is left t o t h e P a r i s h P r i e s t s t o fix t h e t i m e for t h e service in accord w i t h t h e local a u t h o r i t i e s a n d t o inform t h e faithful in due c o u r s e . T h e faithful a r e reminded of t h e i r d u t y t o a t t e n d t h i s service a s a token of g r a t i t u d e for t h e friendly a n d i m p a r t i a l a t t i t u d e of t h e K i n g t o w a r d s H i s Catholic s u b j e c t s a n d t o beseech God's blessings upon t h e Royal F a m i l y a n d t h e W h o l e B r i t i s h E m p i r e . T H E GREAT LOURDES TRIDUUM. T h e Holy F a t h e r P i u s X I , in a n apostolic l e t t e r t o Bishop Gerlier, calls t h e Catholics of t h e whole world t o p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e T r i d u u m a t L o u r d e s m a r k i n g t h e close of t h e Holy Y e a r of t h e Redemption. N i g h t a n d day, from 4 p . m . on T u e s d a y , April 2 5 t h t o 4 p.m. on S u n d a y , April 28th, m a s s e s will be celebrated a t t h e G r o t t o of L o u r d e s w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n b y bishops a n d p r i e s t s from all n a t i o n s . T h e Bishop of L o u r d e s w r i t e s t o all t h e B i s h o p s of t h e World, a s k i n g t h e m t o a r r a n g e in t h e i r dioceses special devotion in unison w i t h t h o s e a t L o u r d e s in o r d e r t o b r i n g t o g e t h e r t h e catholic world for t h e m o s t powerful supplication t h a t can be r a i s e d t o H e a v e n . W e cannot doubt t h a t t h e Catholics of M a l a y a will a n s w e r such a m o v i n g appeal. L e t t h e m t h e r e f o r e , d u r i n g t h e t r i d u u m a t L o u r d e s , offer m a s s e s a n d holy communions for t h e i n t e n t i o n s of t h e Holy F a t h e r . ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH, IN A L L T H E PRINCIPAL CHURCHES O F THE DIOCESE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT WILL B E EXPOSED FOR ADORATION, THROUGHOUT T H E DAY A N D A SOLEMN BENEDICTION IN T H E AFTERNOON WITH " MISERERE AND " T E DEUM " WILL MARK T H E E N D O F T H E HOLY YEAR. L e t t h e faithful r e m e m b e r t o p r a y for t h e i n t e n t i o n s set f o r t h b y t h e Holy F a t h e r w h e n h e e x t e n d e d t h e jubilee t o t h e whole world n a m e l y : — ( 99
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( 2 ) T h e r e m u s t be united r e c o g n i t i o n o f O r d e r s as m u s t be p r e p a r e d t o say t h a t t h e y each a c c e p t t h e d o c t r i n e sufficient irrespective of f o r and i n t e n t i o n of t h e o t h e r as m u l a r i e s used. T h i s idea is implied in t h e respective likewise expressed in t h e R e Liturgies as a d e q u a t e a n d p o r t of t h e L a u s a n n e C o n t h a t n e i t h e r side wishes t o f e r e n c e as f o l l o w s : — ' I t is impose o n t h e o t h e r either its essential t h a t t h e a c c e p t a n c e s t a t e m e n t s of d o c t r i n e s or its of a n y special f o r m of o r d i denials. n a t i o n as t h e r e g u l a r a n d I f t h e above views r e p r e o r d e r l y m e t h o d of i n t r o d u c t i o n i n t o t h e m i n i s t r y of t h e sent t h e collective a t t i t u d e of Anglicans, and not the C h u r c h for the f u t u r e should the Headn o t b e i n t e r p r e t e d t o i m p l y personal ideas of D r . t h e a c c e p t a n c e of a n y p a r t i - l a m o n t h e r e u n i o n question, c u l a r t h e o r y of t h e o r i g i n , t h e n w e m a y safely say t h a t all character or function of w e l l - m e a n t a t t e m p t s b y t h e C a a n y office i n t h e C h u r c h t h o l i c C h u r c h t o m e e t t h e m o n u n i v e r s a l t h a t believe t h e m - c o m m o n g r o u n d will fall t h r o u g h . selves t o h a v e r e t a i n e d valid T h e H o l y Office h a d stated its a n d apostolic O r d e r s u n d e r m i n d u n m i s t a k a b l y i n a l e t t e r
peace of t h e world. missions. one s i n g l e fold of C h r i s t . e n e m i e s of God a n d of H i s C h u r c h . t A. DEVAIS, Bishop of Malacca.
w o r d s of C a r d i n a l P a t r i z i t h a t f o r union w i t h our separated brethren ' it will n o t suffice t h a t ill-will and hatred to the R o m a n C h u r c h be laid aside, b u t b y t h e p r e c e p t and appointment of Christ and b y a n absolute necessity, t h e f a i t h and c o m m u n i o n of the R o m a n C h u r c h m u s t be e m b r a c e d . '
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f o r Calendar for t h e W e e k . April 7. S u n d a y — P a s s i o n S u n d a y . 1st class. M a s s a n d V e s p e r s of t h e S u n d a y . R e a d i n g of t h e Decree on F i r s t Communion. April 8. M o n d a y — O f t h e F e r i a . April 9. T u e s d a y — O f t h e F e r i a . April 10. W ' d a y — O f t h e F e r i a . Abstinence. April 1 1 . T h u r s d a y — S t . Leo I, P . and D. April 12. F r i d a y — T h e V I I Sor~ r o w s of t h e B.V.M. F a s t a n d Abstinence. April 13. S a t u r d a y — S t . H e r m e n e gild, K. a n d M.
PROCESS FOR BEATIFICATION OF GOAN PRIEST TO B E R E N E W E D A T GO A . A t t h e r e q u e s t of H i s Excellency Dom T e o t o n i u s V i e i r a de C a s t r o , P a t r i a r c h of Goa, a Vice-Postular h a s been n a m e d t o p r o m o t e t h e cause of F r . J o s e p h V a s , a Goan p r i e s t , w h o died a t K a n d y in 1711 a f t e r a life of s a n c t i t y . T h e P a t r i a r c h h a s g i v e n o r d e r s t o begin t h e Diocesan process a n d h a s appointed a T r i b u n a l .
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PASSION SUNDAY. ( S t . J o h n , viii, 46—59.) A t t h a t t i m e , J e s u s said to t h e m u l t i t u d e s of t h e J e w s , W h i c h of you shall convince m e of s i n ? If I say t h e t r u t h t o you, w h y do y o u not believe m e ? H e t h a t is of God, h e a r e t h t h e w o r d s of God. Therefore you h e a r t h e m n o t , because you a r e not of God. T h e J e w s t h e r e f o r e a n s w e r e d , a n d said t o him, Do n o t we say well, t h a t t h o u a r t a S a m a r i t a n , a n d h a s t a devil? J e s u s answered, I h a v e not a devil; b u t I h o n o u r m y F a t h e r , and you h a v e dishonoured m e . But I seek not m y own g l o r y ; t h e r e i s one t h a t s e e k e t h and j u d g e t h . A m e n , a m e n , I say t o you, if a n y m a n keep m y word, h e shall not see d e a t h for ever. T h e J e w s t h e r e f o r e said, Now w e know t h a t t h o u h a s t a devil. A b r a h a m is dead, a n d t h e p r o p h e t s ; and t h o u s a y est, If a n y m a n keep m y word, h e shall not t a s t e d e a t h for ever. A r t t h o u g r e a t e r t h a n f a t h e r A b r a h a m , who is d e a d ? a n d t h e p r o p h e t s w h o a r e dead. W h o m dost t h o u m a k e t h y s e l f ? J e s u s a n s w e r e d , If I glorify myself, m y glory is n o t h i n g . It is m y F a t h e r t h a t glorifieth me, of w h o m you s a y t h a t h e i s y o u r God. A n d you h a v e not k n o w n h i m ; b u t I k n o w h i m . A n d if I shall s a y t h a t I know him not, I shall b e like you, a liar. B u t I d o know h i m a n d do keep his word. A b r a h a m y o u r f a t h e r rejoiced t h a t he m i g h t see m y d a y : h e s a w it, and w a s glad. T h e J e w s t h e r e f o r e said t o h i m , Thou a r t n o t y e t fifty y e a r s old, a n d h a s t t h o u seen A b r a h a m ? J e s u s said t o t h e m , A m e n , a m e n , I s a y to you, before A b r a h a m w a s made, I a m . T h e y took up s t o n e s t h e r e f o r e t o cast a t h i m : b u t J e s u s hid himself, a n d w e n t out of t h e temple. COMMENTARY. 1. This gospel is clear e n o u g h t o be understood by everybody. W e h a v e in it a bit of plain t a l k from t h e m o u t h of J e s u s Himself. J e sus w a s t e a c h i n g in t h e T e m p l e when t h e J e w s came t o h i m for discussion. T h e y h a d been a l r e a d y when He abh u m i l i a t e d by solved t h e w o m a n found in adult e r y . Blinded by passion, t h e J e w s did n o t w a n t t o believe t h e i r eyes, t h e i r e a r s a n d persisted in t h e i r obstinacy. Arguments without value w e r e p u t f o r w a r d t o catch J e s u s unprepared, b u t e v e r y t h i n g w a s in vain. T h e a d u l t e r y case, which, t h e y t h o u g h t , would b e t h e s t u m b l i n g block on w h i c h J e s u s would certainly fall, w a s converted by H i m into a m a n i f e s t a t i o n of His s u p e r n a t u r a l v i r t u e . They knew sufficiently well t h a t Rome had reserved t o herself t h e r i g h t of life and d e a t h over J u d e a ' g citizens. Yet Moses'law prescribed t h a t a woman found in a d u l t e r y should be stoned. W h a t would J e s u s do in such a c a s e ? A n easy solution came f o r w a r d f r o m His lips. And t h e J e w s could n o t b e a r it. I t was perhaps their defeat t h a t m a d e t h e m so o b s t i n a t e w h e n discussing w i t h O u r Lord. I n vain did J e s u s p r e s e n t Himself t o t h e m as equal t o God. I n vain did H e t r y t o explain t o t h e m H i s divine Mission. His miracles w o r k e d before, His fame of wonder-worker, Mission. His miracles w o r k e d bevils themselves, n o t h i n g d e t e r r e d t h e J e w s t h e i r base a t t a c k s on; J e sus. T h e eternal L i g h t w a s shining before t h e i r eyes t h a t t h e y m i g h t see it. Still t h e i r v o l u n t a r y blindness refused t o b e cured.
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F r . J o s e p h V a s w a s born of (Joan p a r e n t s a t B e n a u i i n , Salcete, Goa, in 1651. A f t e r his o r d i n a t i o n in 1676 h e w o r k e d for five y e a r s i n Goa and l a t e r in C a n a r a . On h i s r e t u r n t o Goa h e joined t h e Orat o r i a n s a n d b e c a m e S u p e r i o r of t h a t congregation. I n 1686 h e resigned t h i s p o s t a n d w e n t t o Ceylon t o aid t h e Catholics w h o w e r e being cruelly p e r s e c u t e d by t h e 'Dutch. H e e n t e r e d t h e island disguised a s a b e g g a r a n d b y t h e holiness of h i s life, h i s zeal a n d miracles, succeeded in r e e s t a b l i s h i n g in Ceylon t h e Catholic F a i t h w h i c h D u t c h p e r s e c u t i o n h a d alm o s t s w e p t a w a y . H e died a t K a n d y in 1711. The P r o t e s t a n t historian Harw a r d calls h i m a second F r a n c i s Xavier, and Sir Emerson Tennent, w h o w a s L i e u t e n a n t Governor of Ceylon in 1847, said t h a t Catholics of Ceylon h a v e for his m e m o r y a v e n e r a t i o n a l m o s t a s g r e a t asT t h a t w h i c h t h e C a t h o l i c s of India h a v e for S a i n t F r a n c i s X a v i e r . T h e P r o c e s s of his beatification w a s b e g u n in 1737 b u t l a t e r w a s discontinued.
LOVE OF THE SACRED HEART. M a n y and m a n y a r e t h e beautiful messages left for o u r encouragement and consolation by S^. M a r g a r e t Mary, t h e s a i n t of t h e Sacred H e a r t . P e r h a p s one of t h e m o s t touching is t h e following, which is found in one of h e r lett e r s t o Mother Greyfie: " H e h a s promised m e t h a t none of t h o s e who shall h a v e been devoted and consecrated to H i m shall ever perish. . . . T h a t H e will r e u n i t e divided families. . . . T h a t H e will protect and a s s i s t all who, b e i n g in need, shall appeal to H i m w i t h confidence."
" S a m a r i t a n a n d possessed b y t h e devil" w e r e t h e injurious insults c a s t on J e s u s ' personality. J e s u s , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , seeing t h e i r incredulity, did not h i d e H i s a n g e r a t s u c h a direct refusal of H i s g r a c e . H e called t h e J e w s " l i a r s , " " m e n who do n o t keep their word." Such s t r e s s i n g expressions w e r e doubtless necess a r y a t s u c h a n occasion. I t w a s useless t o a r g u e w i t h t h e m . T h e y would n e v e r come t o a n understanding. 2. T h i s refusal of God's g r a c e is p e r h a p s t h e direst c u r s e which can befall u s . W h e n our souls a r e so deep in m o r t a l sin t h a t a m i r a cle only of g r a c e would b e necess a r y t o r a i s e us up from it, t h e n let us b e w a r e . And let u s r e m e m b e r t h e J e w s a r g u i n g w i t h our Lord. A n d let us recall t h e words b y which J e s u s called them. "Liars," "men without word." T h i s is indeed w h a t we a r e . Inspirations, good books good comp a n y from o u r friends, good advice from our superiors a n d relations, e v e r y t h i n g h a s been t r i e d by t h e good J e s u s w h o even in H i s a n g e r r e m e m b e r s H i s goodness. E v e r y t h i n g in v a i n . W h a t shall J e s u s do when w e simply do n o t w a n t . A miracle ? Yes. B u t even so we m a y refuse t o a d m i t it. Jesus tries hard sometimes to get us back t o Him. H e p u n i s h e s u s often a n d on. A n d it a p p e a r s t h a t p u n i s h m e n t , e i t h e r in t h e form of sickness or disguised under any moral worry, has the effect of d r a w i n g u s n e a r e r and n e a r e r t o H i s divine H e a r t . If t h a t is so, L e t us a s k h i m t o pun i s h and t o t r y us a t H i s will.
April 7. S u n d a y — P a s s i o n Sunday. P u r p l e v e s t m e n t s . Semi-double, first class. P r o p e r of t h e M a s s in t h e Small Missal p. 123. V e s p e r s of t h e Sunday a t 5 p.m. April 8.
Monday—Of t h e feria.
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Tuesday—Of t h e feria.
April 10. W ' d a y — A b s t i n e n c e . Of t h e feria. April 1 1 . T h u r s d a y — S t . Leo, Pope a n d Doctor. April 12. F r i d a y — F e a s t of t h e Seven Dolours of Our Lady. F a s t and A b s t i n e n c e . Masses a t 5.30, 6 and 7 a.m. E v e n i n g S e r v i c e : — H o l y W a y of t h e Cross, S e r m o n and Benedict i o n of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t a t 5.30. P l e n a r y Indulgence for the m e m b e r s of the Association for t h e P r o p a g a t i o n of t h e F a i t h . April 13. S a t u r d a y — S t . H e r m e n e gil, M.
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THE KING. R o m e , A p r i l , 1.—His Holiness t h e Pope announced t h a t h e w a s s e n d i n g a Jubilee m e s s a g e t o t h e K i n g d u r i n g t h e consistorial meeti n g t o a p p o i n t Mons. Hinsley, A r c h b i s h o p of W e s t m i n s t e r b u t t h e P o p e will n o t send a deputation t o t h e celebrations as other c o u n t r i e s w e r e not doing so. A vote by n i n e t e e n cardinals was also t a k e n f o r t h e canonisation of Sir T h o m a s More a n d Cardinal F i s h e r . T h e P o p e b i t t e r l y denounced w a r a n d said it h a d not been possible t o r e p a i r t h e d a m a g e done in t h e l a s t w a r b u t already t h e horizon w a s obscured by forb i d d i n g clouds. T h e Pope quoted v e r s e s 9 t o 11 of c h a p t e r 20 of St. L u k e and concluded t h a t i t w a s not s u r p r i s i n g t h a t m e n were t u r n i n g to t h e Holy F a t h e r for guidance.—{Reuters].
fore, we k n o w t h a t H e can g r a n t w h a t we ask. W e know t h a t H e is all-loving, t h a t H e desires our h a p p i n e s s f a r m o r e t h a n we a r e capable of d e s i r i n g it o u r s e l v e s ; t h e r e f o r e , w e know t h a t H e longs to come t o our assistance. Yet how often do we approach H i m a s t h o u g h H e w e r e some h a r d T a s k m a s t e r , some f a r - a w a y , t e r r i b l y b u s y Deity, w h o m a y or m a y not listen to o u r p e t i t i o n s ! We allow our own small, m e a n w a y of looking a t t h i n g s t o blind our eyes t o t h e b e a u t y of H i s omnipotent, e t e r n a l l o v e ; H i s personal love for each individual soul.
A wonderful p r o m i s e ! B u t we need to g e t t h a t last word, confidence, well into o u r h e a d s . I t is no unusual t h i n g to h e a r people s a y : " Oh, yes, I prayed and p r a y e d and prayed a n d prayed, j u s t for t h a t one t h i n g , and I d i d n ' t g e t i t ; b u t t h e n , of course, I d i d n ' t really t h i n k I would, anyhow, because m y p r a y e r s d o n ' t seem to g e t answerA WIDE DIFFERENCE. ed." W h e r e was t h e confidence t h a t should have accompanied t h e T h e r e is, believe m e , a wide difpetition ? ference b e t w e e n t h o s e who t r u s t in God while t h e y a r e nevertheless W h y do we so often lack confi- f u r n i s h e d w i t h all t h i n g s which dence in God? W e know t h a t H e a r e n e c e s s a r y for t h e support and is all-powerful, o m n i p o t e n t ; t h e r e - convenience of life, a n d t h o s e who do t h e s a m e in e x t r e m e d e s t i t u tion.—St. F r a n c i s Xavier. ( C o n t d : a t foot of col. 4.)
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Question. If C h r i s t b e t h e Son of God, t h e r e m u s t h a v e b e e n a t i m e w h e n H e did n o t e x i s t , for how c a n a son b e a s old a s his father? A n s w e r . C h r i s t is t h e n a m e given t o t h e Second P e r s o n of t h e Holy T r i n i t y in H i s a s s u m e d h u man nature. As the Christ, therefore, He was not eternal, but b e g a n in t i m e . B u t b e f o r e t h e Second P e r s o n a p p e a r e d on e a r t h in t h i s h u m a n form, h e e x i s t e d a s t h e E t e r n a l Son of God, equal w i t h t h e F a t h e r j n all t h i n g s . B u t in H i s divine n a t u r e , if H e b e a son, how can H e be a s old a s H i s F a t h e r ? F m afraid it is impossible t o e x p r e s s a n e t e r n a l f a c t in t e r m s of t i m e . T i m e is successive duration. W e s p e a k of g r o w i n g old a s t i m e goes b y . B u t in e t e r n i t y t h e r e is no succession of t i m e , a n d t h e r e c a n be n o s u c h t h i n g a s a g e w h e n w e speak of God. F a t h e r , Son, a n d H o l y G h o s t a l w a y s exist, n o t e x i s t e d ; a n d t h e y e x i s t n o t f o r a long t i m e , b u t w i t h o u t t i m e . W h a t w e call n o w is only t h e indivisible i n s t a n t w h i c h is t h e l a s t m o m e n t of t h e p a s t a n d t h e first m o m e n t of t h e f u t u r e simult a n e o u s l y . O u r t i m e is b a s e d upon t h e c o m i n g and g o i n g of m o v e m e n t . B u t t h e r e is n o s u c h t h i n g in God. Y e t t h e Second P e r s o n of t h e H o l y T r i n i t y is t r u l y a son. A son is a being or p e r s o n w h o derives from his father t h e same h u m a n n a t u r e possessed b y t h e f a t h e r . In t h e one God, t h e Second P e r s o n s h a r e s t h r o u g h t h e F i r s t P e r s o n exactly t h e same Divine N a t u r e . A n d f r o m that point of view H e is t h e Son. B u t H e differs f r o m e a r t h l y s o n s in t h a t H e does n o t receive a n u m e r i cally d i s t i n c t n a t u r e , n o r does H e e x i s t ^subsequently t o t h e F a t h e r . H e e t e r n a l l y p a r t i c i p a t e s in t h e Divine N a t u r e t h r o u g h t h e F a t h e r . T h e w o r d son in h u m a n l a n g u a g e is t h e n e a r e s t i n a d e q u a t e a p p r o x i m a t i o n w e c a n find to e x p r e s s t h e t r u t h b y analogy. T o s a y t h a t it completely expressed t h e r e a l i t y w ould b e t o fall i n t o t h a t a n t h r o p o m o r p h i s m w h i c h you would b e t h e first t o ridicule. You cannot object t o t h e t r e a t i n g of God a s if H e w e r e m e r e l y a k i n d of glorified c r e a t e d h u m a n being, a n d t h e n r e fuse t o believe on t h e s c o r e t h a t C a t h o l i c theology does n o t explain H i m in t e r m s w h i c h would r e d u c e H i m t o t h e s a m e level a s ourselves. r
Question. W h a t is m e a n t b y t h e T r i n i t y , in t h e C h r i s t i a n sense of t h e w o r d ? Answer. No m a n on e a r t h can explain fully; t h e T r i n i t y . The finite m i n d c a n n o t fully c o m p r e h e n d a n infinite being. E v e n did God condescend t o explain t h e doctrine fully t o you, you would lack t h e c a p a c i t y n e c e s s a r y in o r d e r t o c o m p r e h e n d it. It is a revealed m y s t e r y t o be accepted a s t r u e
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merely because God t e a c h e s it. However, w e can explain t h e doctrine which Christians must believe. T h e r e a r e t h r e e divine P e r s o n a l i t i e s in one divine N a t u r e t h e F a t h e r , t h e Son, a n d t h e Holv Ghost. These three Persons are equal in all t h i n g s ; equally God, equally eternal, powerful, e t c . God is a n infinitely p e r f e c t a n d purely s p i r i t u a l Being, a c t i v e in H i s knowledge a n d love. The knowledge God h a s of Himself is a living P e r s o n a l i t y called t h e Son. T h e idea of intellectual g e n e r a t i o n is n o t foreign t o us, f o r w e ourselves s p e a k of o u r own t h o u g h t s a s concepts and a s t h e offspring of our intelligence. T h e m u t u a l and reciprocal love b e t w e e n F a t h e r and Son is also a living p e r s o n a l i t y — t h e Holy Spirit. T h e r e is n o cont r a d i c t i o n in t h i s doctrine. W e do n o t s p e a k of one divine n a t u r e , y e t t h r e e divine n a t u r e s ; nor of t h r e e divine p e r s o n s , y e t one divine person. W e speak of o n e Divine N a t u r e , y e t of t h r e e Divine P e r sons, n a t u r e , and p e r s o n a l i t y b e i n g q u i t e different a s p e c t s of o u r cons i d e r a t i o n . I t is a s if, w h e n dealing w i t h t h e P e r s o n s , w e viewed n u m e r i c a l distinction, a s in t h e addition of 1 + 1 + 1 equals 3, y e t w h e n d e a l i n g w i t h t h e N a t u r e in which all t h r e e P e r s o n s s h a r e , t h a t fusion w h i c h r e s u l t s in u n i t y b y multiplication of t h e s a m e t h r e e figures—1 x 1 x 1 equals 1. Y e t w h i l s t t h e absence of c o n t r a d i c t i o n is clear, t h e full significance of t h e t r i - u n e n a t u r e of God is b e y o n d t h e limited c a p a c i t y of t h e h u m a n mind. W e know t h e f a c t b y r e v e lation, a n d believe i t implicitly because God h a s revealed i t . ( R a d i o replies in defence of religion b y T h e R e v . D r . R u m b l e , M.S.C.) ( C o n t d : from l a s t Col.) T h e a m o u n t expended o n relief in kind a n d especially in c a s h h a s increased during the quarter u n d e r r e v i e w in consequence of t w o special activities t h a t h a v e been u n d e r t a k e n b y t h e Conference, n a m e l y t h e H o u s i n g of t h e poor a n d t h e P a t r o n a g e of Childr e n . A s m a l l house a n d a s e p a r a t e room a r e now b e i n g r e n t e d t o provide b e t t e r a c c o m m o d a t i o n for four families. T h i s s c h e m e w hich w a s a t first considered t o b e impracticable for m a n y r e a s o n s is working very satisfactorily indeed. W i t h t h e re-opening of t h e schools a f t e r t h e C h r i s t m a s holidays, there has been an increase i n t h e n u m b e r of applications for g r a n t s of school-fees for t h e children of o u r clients. T h a n k s t o y o u r c h a r i t a b l e co-operation, t h e conference h a s been able t o m e e t t h e s e fresh calls on i t s funds and to c a r r y on a w o r k v e r y d e a r t o i t — t h e p a t r o n a g e of children, which m e a n s n o t m e r e l y the secular education, b u t above all t h e religious t r a i n i n g of the children of t h e poor. r
W e a r e also v e r y g r a t e f u l t o o u r dear s i s t e r s , t h e L a d y B e n e f a c t r e s s e s f o r t h e clothing a n d o t h e r gifts w h i c h t h e y so g e n e r o u s l y d i s t r i b u t e d t o o u r poor d u r i n g t h e last C h r i s t m a s . T h a n k s also t o t h e k i n d n e s s of certain gentlemen, our wardrobe is now k e p t well stocked w i t h old clothes, w h i c h a r e b e i n g issued t o our clients from t i m e t o t i m e . In conclusion, I feel t h a t I cannot do b e t t e r t h a n q u o t e t h e w o r d s of o u r p r a y e r t h a t o u r d e a r Saviour m a y g r a n t a h u n d r e d f o l d and a h e a v e n l y k i n g d o m t o you, o u r benefactors a n d b e n e f a c t r e s s es who do w o r k s of m e r c y in H i s Name.
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SOCIETY OF St. VINCENT DE PAUL (Contd: from page 2.) T h e s e words bf t h e Vicar of C h r i s t a d d r e s s e d t o t h e delegation, will s h o w t h a t in g i v i n g t o t h e world t h e Society of S t . Vincent de Paul Frederick Ozanam gave us t h e m o s t beautiful a n d sublime example of Catholic Action in t h e t r u e s t m e a n i n g of t h e t e r m . W e will conclude t h i s p a p e r by q u o t i n g portion of a s e r m o n preached b y t h e m o s t d i s t i n g u i s h e d Dominican p r e a c h e r of t h e day, w h e n t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e foundation of t h e St. V i n c e n t de P a u l Society w a s celebrated b y a solemn religious service :— "Your first thought was simply to visit t h e dwellings of t h e poor. Once h a v i n g come i n t o direct contact, t h o u g h , w i t h dire poverty, t h e s p i r i t of c h a r i t y w h i c h b u r n e d w i t h i n you w a s n o t c o n t e n t w i t h t h i s alone. A s I t u r n over t h e p a g e s of t h e h i s t o r y of y o u r Society d u r i n g t h e p a s t half c e n t u r y , w h a t do I s e e ? A n account of t h e adoption a n d u p b r i n g i n g u p of o r p h a n s , of protection accorded t o d e s t i t u t e w a i f s , of schools opened for c h i m n e y sweeps a n d a p p r e n t i c e s , of h e l p given t o p r i s o n e r s released f r o m j a i l . You h a v e m a d e free gifts of clothes a n d linen, opened c h e a p r e s t a u r a n t s , given medical a t t e n t i o n a n d legal advice. You h a v e formed l e n d i n g l i b r a r i e s , built schools a n d given catechetical i n s t r u c t i o n . In a word you h a v e t a k e n an i n t e r e s t in e v e r y a s p e c t of t h e lives of y o u r poor people—in t h e i r families, h o m e s , work, business affairs, m a r r i a g es, illnesses, deaths, and funerals. Is there anything t h a t h a s escaped y o u r notice ?"
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OF T h e Society of S t . Vincent d e P a u l Held on T h u r s d a y , 14th M a r c h . Revd. F a t h e r , B r o t h e r s of t h e Conference, H o n o r a r y Members a n d L a d y Benefactresses :— F o r t h e t h i r d t i m e our Conference is holding i t s General Meeti n g t o w h i c h t h e usual cordial welcome is extended t o all. O u r t h a n k s on t h i s occasion a r e in t h e first place due t o o u r beloved p a s t o r for h a v i n g consented t o preside a t t h i s g a t h e r i n g to-day, a n d also for all t h e invaluable a s sistance h e h a s accorded t o us in his capacity as Spiritual D i r e c t o r of o u r Conference. If A l m i g h t y God h a s been pleased t o crown o u r
efforts w i t h success, i t is d u e in a great measure to t h e sympathy, encouragement and sound fatherly advice w e h a v e received a t t h e h a n d s of F a t h e r S o u h a i t . May God bless h i m a n d g r a n t t h a t h e m a y long r e m a i n w i t h u s t o guide t h e destinies of t h i s Conference. (
Those n o t a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e rules of t h e Society h a v e j u s t cause to w o n d e r a t t h e frequency of t h e s e m e e t i n g s a n d even t o question t h e i r utility. Therefore,, it will not* be out of place a t t h i s s t a g e t o point o u t briefly t h e r e a s o n s w h y t h e Society of St. Vincent de P a u l unlike o t h e r Societies frnd a s s o c i a t i o n s r e q u e s t s t h a t all i t s m e m b e r s b o t h a c t i v e and H o n o r a r y shall m e e t n o t less t h a n f o u r t i m e s a y e a r . One of t h e r e a s o n s is obvious. I t i s because it i s unlike o t h e r societies, and associations. We m u s t always k e e p in mind t h e fact t h a t t h e f u n d a m e n t a l idea b e h i n d t h e Society i s not merely a m a t e r i a l w o r k b u t t h e personal sanctification of i t s m e m bers t h r o u g h t h e service of t h e poor. I t is n o t difficult t h e n t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e rule w h i c h l a y s down t h a t General M e e t i n g s shall be held on t h e F e a s t of t h e I m maculate Conception, t h e first Sunday in L e n t , t h e second Sunday a f t e r E a s t e r ( F e a s t of t h e Good S h e p h e r d ) and o n t h e 19th July, t h e F e a s t of St. V i n c e n t d e Paul, t h e n all m e m b e r s b o t h a c t i v e and h o n o r a r y m e e t for t h e p u r p o s e of p r a y i n g t o g e t h e r s o a s t o encourage each o t h e r in p i e t y . T h e omission of t h e s e m e e t i n g s would result in t h e omission of M a s s on t h e f o u r festivals of t h e Society, and m e m b e r s would a l s o lose t h e plenary indulgence w h i c h c a n n o t be g a i n e d b u t upon t h e double condition of c o m m u n i o n a n d o f attendance at t h e General Meetings held on t h e s e occasions. Moreover, t h e s e M e e t i n g s a r e v e r y useful for r e v i v i n g zeal. T h e y interest the honorary members and t h e benefactors in t h e work m a i n t a i n e d by t h e i r co-operation and f o r m for t h e a c t i v e m e m b e r s an occasion f o r r e v i e w i n g t h e i r works a n d of s e e i n g h o w t h e y can be improved. I t needs b u t a c u r s o r y glance a t the Brother Secretary's Returns t o notice t h a t t h e goodwill a n d e n t h u s i a s m of o u r d e a r b r o t h e r s have n o t flagged in t h e m a t t e r o f a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e weekly m e e t ings, a n d visits t o t h e p o o r in t h e i r homes. T h e visitation of t h e sick in t h e local hospital h a s also been carried o u t m o r e r e g u l a r l y t h a n in the past. ( C o n t d : a t foot of Col 2.)
MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY,
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The Beginning of a Tamil Settlement in Malaya: The Foundation of St. Joseph's SIXTH INSTALMENT. THE
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CHAPEL-HOUSE.
I r e t u r n e d t h a n k s to God and w e n t u p t o t a k e p o s s e s i o n of m y new b u n g a l o w . F a n c y t o yourselves a c o t t a g e , in t h e Malay style, of 20 b y 18 feet, roofed a n d walled w i t h a t t a p s , a n d floored with n i b o n g l a t h s . An attap p a r t i t i o n divided it, into t w o comp a r t m e n t s of equal size. The f r o n t one open t o t h e w i n d s formed a v e r a n d a h , and t h e back one. enclosed, w a s t o be sub-divided into 3 r o o m s , viz., in t h e centre a 10 b y 10 feet o r a t o r y t h e front p a r t i t i o n of w h i c h w a s moveable so a s t o b e opened into t h e verandah w h e r e t h e faithful were t o stsjid d u r i n g s e r v i c e ; a n d t h e n 2 smaller r o o m s , (one a t e i t h e r end, s a m e size, 10 b y 5ft.) of which one w a s t h e dining room a n d s a c r i s t y a n d t h e o t h e r m y bedroom a n d p r i v a t e a p a r t m e n t . Two curtains were to serve a s partitions b e t w e e n t h e o r a t o r y and t h e 2 side r o o m s b u t t h e y w e r e n o t y e t h u n g u p , so t h a t t h e back portion s t r e t c h e d in one long hall w i t h t w o doors, i.e., t h e doors of t h e p r o s p e c t i v e side r o o m s . T h e s e t w o doors puzzled t h e Malay carp e n t e r s . T h e y wondered of w h a t use could b e t w o doors for t h a t one a n d s a m e hall. One of t h e m a t l e n g t h discovered t h a t one door w a s t o g e t in a n d t h e o t h e r to g e t out, a n d a s I didn't g a i n s a y h i s assertion, h e w a s p r o u d of h i s s h r e w d n e s s . Such w a s t h e building t h a t s e r v e d m e t w o y e a r s a s chapel a n d five y e a r s a s dwelling hoouse. I t w a s t h e r e t h a t t h e first b a p t i s m s w e r e given, t h e first m a r r i a g e s blessed b y m e , a n d t h e first confirmations conferred b y o u r Bishop. G r e a t n e s s a n d Decline. T h e roof of t h a t cabin h a s sheltered, besides H i s L o r d s h i p Bishop Gasnier, H i s Excellency S i r F r e d erick Weld, Governor of t h e S.S., Sir H u g h Low, Resident of P e r a k and many other illustrious gentlemen of t h e Clergy a s well a s of t h e L a i t y . Even eminent Ladies have been graciously pleased t o h o n o u r i t w i t h t h e i r visit. A n d now of so m u c h glory a n d fame n o t h i n g subsists. Time h a s done i t s w o r k and of t h e poor old bungalow t h e r e is left b u t t h e b a r e s i t e . N a v ! I a m wrong, t h e place is n o t t h o r o u g h l y b a r e . T h e I n d i a n s , unlike t h e Chinese, h a v e a feeling h e a r t , and k e e p a sacred and loving r e m e m b r a n c e of t h e by-gone. A t first, o u r colonists swore t h a t t h e old h o u s e would n e v e r b e pulled down, and t h a t cradle of t h e s e t t l e m e n t would be k e p t s t a n d i n g to p e r p e t u a t e , f r o m age to age among the future g e n e r a t i o n s , t h e m e m o r y of t h e labours of t h e i r f a t h e r s . Last y e a r I w a s compelled t o shift a n d once m y f u r n i t u r e h a d been r e moved t o m y new q u a r t e r s I left for P e n a n g . When I returned, t h e old h o u s e w a s no more. A s a memorial o n t h e place w h e r e i t had stood, t h e y had p l a n t e d . . . . w h a t ? . . . . a p u m p k i n ! Sic t r a n s i t gloria A Landlord—Shooting Feats. B u t I m u s t go back to t h o s e d a y s , t h e d a y s of settling in t h e
Parish, Bagan
chapel-house a n d t a k e u p m y n a r r a t i v e a t t h e point I h a v e left it. On t h o s e d a y s t h e n our bungalow h a d not y e t suffered t h e r a v a g e s of t i m e . I t w a s new, cool, nice, e l e g a n t and w h e n , our luggage h a v i n g been b r o u g h t in, I s a t on m y t r u n k a n d looked round, I couldn't help s a y i n g in c a r r y i n g it h i g h " H e r e I a m now a landlord." T o crown m y good f o r t u n e : I h a d h a r d l y installed myself when a l e t t e r from F a t h e r H a b was h a n d e d m e w h e r e h e announced t h a t a large case directed t o me, h a d been shipped on b o a r d a Chinese j u n k bound for Bagan S e r a i ; t h a t t h e case contained u n d e r lock a n d key articles of various s h a p e s and sizes, a table, 4 stools, a m a t t r e s s , an easy-chair and a gun with ammunition. At t h e end of t h e l e t t e r w a s a P.S. a s o r t of direction a s how t o handle a n d load t h e gun, and w h a t prec a u t i o n s t o t a k e t o avoid accidents etc., in short, a brief t r e a t i s e on morals after the manner of Robinson Crusoe. I h a s t e n e d up to B a g a n Serai, b u t t h e j u n k was misled and h a d touched a t a n o t h e r spot and it w a s b u t a f t e r m a n y h o u r s of s e a r c h i n g along t h e river t h a t I discovered it. I n spite of t h a t drawback, I succeeded a t l e n g t h in g e t t i n g a n d b r i n g i n g along in t r i u m p h m y precious c a r g o . Into t h e b a r g a i n , I b r o u g h t an unpleasant sunburn which f o r t u n a t e l y h a d no grievous consequence. T h e l a r g e case w a s set in t h e dining r o o m ; t h e m a t t r e s s w a s unrolled in t h e bed room a n d t h e table, t h e stools, t h e chair f o u n d t h e i r respective places in t h e precints of t h e building. N o w for t h e g u n . I solemnly s t r i p p e d it of i t s w r a p p e r and found myself in t h e presence of a n a n t i q u a t e d carbine faded and w o r n out by long service in t h e h a n d s of some old growler d u r i n g Napoleon's c a m p a i g n s . I w a s not a b o r n s p o r t s m a n nor h a d I ever m u c h chance to become one. Therefore, it w a s n o t w i t h o u t s o m e apprehension t h a t I ventured t o fire a first round, O h ! a blank c a r t r i d g e , b y w a y of precaution. T h e gun w e n t off a n d shot nobody. T h i s gave m e some confidence and courage, and soon I g r e w so bold a s to wage w a r on t h e denizens of t h e forest. My w a r , I confess, did not prove to be a very m u r d e r ous one, n o r did it cause m u c h bloodshed. T h e four-footed a n d t h e winged t r i b e s got off u n h a r m ed b u t little f r i g h t e n e d ; and still, t h e most f r i g h t e n e d is not always t h e one you m a y t h i n k is so. F o r instance, t h a t m o n k e y who one d a y came t o provoke m e up to m y v e r y door and stood six successive point-blank shots w i t h o u t wincing could not h a v e h a d much respect f o r m y gun. A t each discharge of t h e shots h e would merely p a t his s t o m a c h a s m u c h a s to say t h a t h e h a s had q u i t e a bellyful. I began t o believe t h a t h e w a s bedevilled w h e n a t t h e seventh discharge h e a t last moved a w a y nonchalantly. Incidents a n d Accidents. I did not continue m y sports a long time. The Holy Week w a s d r a w i n g n e a r . F a t h e r H a b who. in spite of h i s ill h e a l t h , had held m y place in P e n a n g was now r a i s i n g an outcry. I w a s fain t o bid good-bye t o Crusoe's life a n d t o wend m y w a y t o t h e civilised
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world, leaving t h e undertaken w o r k s in t h e keeping of God and St. Joseph. F r o m t h a t day, it h a s been impossible for me t o live in t h e K u r a u D i s t r i c t in a fixed and continuous m a n n e r . A s I had u n d e r m y c h a r g e t h e whole Tamil Congregation of P e n a n g ; say one addition, half a dozen other s t a t i o n s widely s c a t t e r e d all over t h e Province Wellesley and t h e S t a t e of P e r a k , m y v i s i t s to K u r a u coudn't be b u t s h o r t , few and far between. Those j o u r n e y s , for m o s t p a r t , w e r e not w h a t is called pleasure excursions. U p t o t h e s e l a t t e r y e a r s t h e r e w a s b u t one way, and t h a t by K r i a n . The s t e a m launch usually left P e n a n g a t 9 or 10 a.m. and, w h e n it was not delayed by t h e shoal a t t h e m o u t h of t h e river, we would land on t h e road t o K u r a u a t about 1 or 2 p.m. F r o m t h e r e w e had to go on t h r o u g h a ribbon like bridle p a t h of twelve miles on foot, naturally. C a r r i a g e s ? n o t one a t t h a t t i m e ; t h e road w a s not m a d e for t h e m . Since t h e n i t h a s been broadened a n d c a r r i a g e s can and do move on now. B u t t h e i r fare is r a t h e r h i g h , so t h a t t h e missionary, not being rich, goes on using in his w a y f a r e s t h e ancient mode of locomotion f a m i l i a r to Thales, P l a t o and P y t h a g o r a s . A distance of 12 miles is not beyond a m a n , above all w h e n a favourable h o u r t o walk it is a t his choice. B u t w h e n one m u s t s e t o u t a t 1 or 2 p.m., t h e walk is generally void of a t t r a c t i o n s . If t h e w e a t h e r is fine it is t h e sun t h a t r o a s t s one alive, if it is rainy t h e road becomes so m u d d y , p a s t y and slippery t h a t one r i s k s loosing one's balance a t every step. The P l e a s a n t n e s s of Travels by Land. T h i s recalls t o . m y m e m o r y a certain j o u r n e y I m a d e t h e r e in December 1882. O u r first crop of rice was then standing. A messenger arrived a t P e n a n g to inform m e t h a t t h e elephants t h r e a t e n e d t o crush it u t t e r l y . I went. It w a s a r a i n y day, t h e road was horridly m u d d y . A s I w a s walking on I happened to pass t h r o u g h a puddle on t h e way, for t h e f u n n y purpose of giving m y boots a bit of w a s h i n g , b u t t h e t r e a c h e r o u s pool concealed a hole; I set m y foot in it and fell s t r e t c h ing myself flat on t h e m i r y ground. To crown all m y misfortune, a Malay boy h a d seen m e ; f o r t h w i t h t h e w r e t c h ( t h a t age is pitiless) r a n off to spread t h e alarm and in no t i m e a line of men, women a n d children bordered t h e road to see t h e w h i t e m a n , turned yellow, m a r c h past One of my brother-priests F a t h e r Cesbron h a d a like experience on a n o t h e r occasion. We were walking t o g e t h e r ; an illbalanced piece of wood caused him t o fall headlong into a mud-pit. H e got o u t of it u n h u r t b u t not unstained. A s for his stick, it was lost t h e r e in t h e d e p t h s of t h e slush and so f a r h a s remained unfound. Sometimes it is rain t h a t drenches one t o t h e bones, while a t o t h e r t i m e s it is t h e elephants t h a t have stamped t h e road, with t h e i m p r i n t of t h e i r h e a v y feet leaving deep d e n t s w h i c h cause
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(Fire, Motor, Personal Accident, Fidelity, Guarantee, Burglary, Baggage, Workmen's Compensation) transacted. t h e foot of t h e w a y f a r e r t o s t u m ble. Besides, t h e passer-by is k e p t a l w a y s on t h e 'qui vive' a s t o w h e n a h e r d m a y a p p e a r o u t of t h e bush, and b a r his w a y . If, for one r e a s o n or a n o t h e r one h a s been delayed and b e n i g h t e d one instinctively t h i n k s of t h e t i g e r w h o would be so v e r y glad t o claw a passer-by. S u c h have been m y experiences, m y t h o u g h t s and m y f e a r s m a n y a t i m e while by d a y o r n i g h t I t r u d g e d on m y w a y t o B a g a n S e r a i . I remember a particular instance of a thrilling j o u r n e y b y n i g h t o n t h a t road. A s I w e n t along m y mind was h a u n t e d b y t h e t h o u g h t of a n E n g l i s h m a n w h o , a few d a y s previously, a n d on t h i s v e r y road, had been a s s a u l t e d , mauled, knocked down a n d rifled b y a g a n g of M a l a y s . W h y , I said t o myself, would not some h i g h w a y m a n t h i n k that my bag was crammed with bank-notes, a n d w h a t could I do if I were t o be a t t a c k e d a t such a n h o u r in t h i s wild w a s t e ? J u s t t h e n I happened t o t u r n m y h e a d and lo! here precisely w a s a M a l a y coming along b e h i n d m e , following in m y steps while I proceeded forw a r d and s t o p p i n g w h e n e v e r I stopped. I, t h e n firmly g r a s p e d m y stick and carefully walked t h u s my 12 miles, w i t h one eye looking out for my footing a n d w i t h t h e o t h e r watching t h e m o v e m e n t s of m y follower. A t l a s t h e accosted me, spoke a n d told m e t h a t h e w a s one; of our n e i g h b o u r s a n d t h a t if he h a d followed m e s t e p by s t e p it w a s because h e w a s afraid t o t r a v e l alone b y n i g h t across t h e forest. In fine, t h e j o u r n e y ended in a friendly t a l k w i t h o u t his s u s p e c t i n g a t all t h a t , a t first, he h a d had t h e h o n o u r to be t a k e n for a h i g h w a y m a n . T h e r e is, in brief, a sample of t h e c h a r m s of a j o u r ney t o K u r a u in t h e olden d a y s . (To be continued.)
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Catholic Affairs EUROPE. Rome.—Prince Dolgorukoff, a • R u s s i a n living in S h a n g h a i , h a s sent several Chinese a n t i q u e s of * g r e a t a r t i s t i c and historical value t o t h e Holy F a t h e r for the L a t e r a n Museum of E t h n o l o g y i a n d Missions. T h e s a m e prince s e n t some precious bronzes t o t h e I Holy F a t h e r in 1929, on t h e occasion of t h e Golden Jubilee of t h e P o p e ' s Ordination, a n d h e h a s ' promised, f u r t h e r m o r e , t o send ; samples of porcelain a n d p o t t e r y r b e l o n g i n g to t h e a g e of t h e T a n g s c (750-960 A.D.). T h e g i f t consists of a collection of r a r e Chinese looking-glasses \ belonging to various periods beginning with the Han S D y n a s t y (206 B.C.—221 A.D.) and extending to t h e Ming 1 D y n a s t y (1368-1644 A . D . ) . I t also ; includes two bronze sacrificial vests sels, likewise of t h e t i m e of t h e 1 H a n s , a tripod used in t h e w o r s h i p I of t h e S u p r e m e Being, a n d a cup | which w a s used to g a t h e r t h e I blood of t h e victim sacrified. ;i All t h e bronzes a r e covered w i t h a I beautiful patina a n d r e s t in roseI wood f r a m e s . T h e Holy F a t h e r h a s sent t h e prince a m e s s a g e of t h a n k s and : appreciation. ( F i d e s ) :
Louvain.—The second congress of t h e Aucam, a mission-aid association p r o m o t e d by Belgian univ e r s i t y s t u d e n t s , will b e held a t L o u v a i n April 13-15, w i t h H i s E m i n e n c e Cardinal V a n Roey, A r c h b i s h o p of Malines, a s P a t r o n , a n d B i s h o p Ladeuze, R e c t o r of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Louvain, a s P r e s i d e n t of Honour. T h e p u r p o s e of the Aucam (Academica Unio Catholicas Adjuvans Missiones) is t o b r i n g about a g r e a t e r diffusion ef t h e missionary idea a n d to a w a k e in Catholics a realization of t h e i r d u t y t o w a r d s t h e missions. (Fides) Alsace's Missionary Record. Rome.—In a lecture on " A l s a c e and t h e Missionary A p o s t o l a t e " , given a t t h e Congress of t h e Miss i o n a r y Union of t h e Clergy in F r a n c e which w a s held r e c e n t l y a t . S t r a s b o u r g , Rev. A. Schnidlin I showed t h a t Alsace w i t h a C a t h o lic population of 840,000 is still t h e world's g r e a t e s t n u r s e r y of missionaries. O n e apostolic delegate, 13 vicars a n d 16 prefects apostolic, 700 ' p r i e s t s . 300 b r o t h e r s a n d 500 sist e r s , all natives of Alsace, a r e a t • p r e s e n t in active m i s s i o n a r y service o v e r s e a s . T h e r e a r e 900 semin a r i s t s p r e p a r i n g for foreign miss i o n a r y work, a n d 3C0 novices a r e b e i n g t r a i n e d for t h e s a m e purpose by t h e various religious congregations. T h e Pontifical Mission-Aid Associations a r e well established in t h e 720 p a r i s h e s of t h e Diocese of S t r a s b o u r g , the b o u n d a r i e s of which a r e t h e s a m e a s t h o s e of Alsace, and o r d i n a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s last year, n o t includi n g p r i v a t e donations s e n t directly -to missionaries, amounted to 85,000 dollars (£17,000). (Fides)
AFRICA. D a k a r (Senegal, F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a ) . — A sixa, a Catholic instit u t i o n w h e r e n a t i v e y o u n g women a r e t r a i n e d to be good wives and good m o t h e r s of families, h a s been founded at Dakar by Bishop A u g u s c Grimault, of t h e Holy
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Ghost Missionaries, Vicar Apostolic of Senegal. H e h a s e n t r u s t e d t h e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e h o m e t o native Senegalese S i s t e r s , t h e D a u g h t e r s of t h e Sacred H e a r t of Mary. These i n s t i t u t i o n s w e r e first used in t h e Cameroons w h e r e t h e y h a v e been a n i m p o r t a n t element m a i n t a i n i n g and e x t e n d i n g t h e faith. T h e y exist also in o t h e r mission of Africa. A H o m e for Catholic F i a n c e e s h a s been conducted for t h e p a s t 12 y e a r s in t h e mission of N o r t h e r n K a t a n g a , Begian Congo, by t h e D a u g h t e r s of t h e Cross of Liege. T h e w o r k was begun to decrease t h e n u m b e r of mixed m a r r i a g e s in t h a t p a r t of t h e Congo, w h e r e it w a s said t h a t Catholic y o u n g m e n could not find Catholic wives and t h a t , a s a result, t h e r e were v e r y few r e g u l a r unions. Since t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e h o m e t h e n u m b e r of mixed m a r r i a g e s h a s decreased steadily and in 1932 t h e r e were none. (Fides) S a i n t s for M a d a g a s c a r . Tananarive (Madagascar),— Bishop S t e p h e n F o u r c a d i e r , S. J., Vicar Apostolic of T a n a n a r i v e , h a s completed t h e diocesan canonical process r e l a t i n g t o t h e v i r t u e s and miracles of Victoire R a s o a m a n a rivo, a M a l a g a s y w o m a n of holy life who died in 1894, a n d of F a t h e r Jacques Berthier, a Jesuit missionary p u t t o d e a t h by the n a t i v e s in 1896, b o t h of whom h a v e been proposed for beatification. T h e result of t h e process have been s e n t to t h e Sacred Congregation of Rites a t R o m e . Victoire R a s o a m n a r i v o , b o r n in 1843, a m e m b e r of one of t h e most powerful families of Madagascar, w a s baptized in 1863, t w o y e a r s a f t e r t h e a r r i v a l of t h e missionaries a t T a n a n a r i v e . S h e was t h e niece a n d t h e daughter-in-law of Rainilaiarivony w h o w a s prime minister of several Malagasy Queens r u l i n g t h e island from 1864 to 1895. H e r family t u r n e d to Protestantism after the signing of t h e t r e a t y w i t h E n g l a n d in 1865 a n d tried t o m a k e h e r renounce h e r faith, b u t t h e persecution which s h e h a d t o e n d u r e only made her more strongly attached t o t h e Catholic religion. T h e missionaries w e r e expelled d u r i n g t h e w a r w i t h t h e H o v a s , which lasted from 1883 to 1886, a n d d u r i n g t h e i r absence Victoire looked after t h e C h r i s t i a n s . S h e died A u g u s t 2 1 , 1894 a f t e r a life of unusual holiness, a n d t h e n u m e r o u s fav o u r s a t t r i b u t e d t o h e r intercession h a v e m a d e devotion t o h e r popular in all M a d a g a s c a r . F a t h e r J a c q u e s B e r t h i e r was born a t P o l m i n h a c , in t h e Diocese of Saint-Flour, F r a n c e , in 1838. H e joined t h e Society of J e s u s and in 1876 h e sailed for Madagascar, w o r k i n g a s m i s s i o n a r y in various p a r t s of t h e island. After the F r e n c h occupation in 1895, t h e M e n a l a m b a s , p a g a n rebels, a t t r i b u t i n g t h e i r defeat t o t h e Catholic religion whose presence in t h e country, t h e y said, rendered t h e i r p r o t e c t i n g idols powerless, declared a holy w a r on t h e F r e n c h and on t h e Frenchmen's religion. W h e n t h e missionaries w e r e told to flee, F a t h e r B e r t h i e r refused to abandon h i s C h r i s t i a n s . H e was t a k e n p r i s o n e r by t h e Menalambas. H e had t o u n d e r g o all s o r t s of tort u r e s and, a f t e r r e p e a t e d refusals t o renounce his f a i t h , w a s p u t to d e a t h J u n e 8, 1896 n e a r t h e village of A m b i a t i b e , n o r t h w e s t of Tananarive. (Fides)
P o r t Elizabeth (South A f r i c a ) . Bishop H u g h MacSherry, Vicar Apostolic of t h e E a s t e r n Vicariate, Cape of Good Hopfc, will celebrate t h e Diamond Jubilee of his ordination March 27. The Bishop w a s a t Loughgilly, Archdiocese of Arm a g h , Ireland, in 1852 and became head of t h e E a s t e r n V i c a r i a t e in 1896. H e r e t u r n e d recently from t h e E u c h a r i s t i c Congress a t Melbourne. (Fides)
Entebbe ( U g a n d a ) . — S i r Bernard H. Bourdillon, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of U g a n d a , Bishop E d w a r d Michaud, Vicar Apostolic of Uganda, Bishop F r a n cis X. Lacoursiere, Vicar Apostolic of Ruwenzori, and a large g a t h e r ing of N a t i v e s and E u r o p e a n s were present a t a ceremony a t Old E n tebbe F e b r u a r y 17 when L a d y Bourdillon unveiled a m o n u m e n t erected t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e a r r i val of t h e first two missionaries of U g a n d a , F a t h e r Simeon Lourdel and B r o t h e r A m a n s . of t h e W h i t e F a t h e r s , who disembarked a t Old E n t e b b e 56 y e a r s ago. T h e stone was draped with t h e colours of t h e Holy See and of G r e a t B r i t a i n . A m o n g t h e visitors of h o n o u r seated n e a r t h e Governor w a s an old, blind, white-haired U g a n d a n , a n a t i v e chief, who knew F a t h e r Lourdel and still r e m e m b e r s his arrival in 1879. ( F i d e s )
Near Mariannhill (South A f r i c a ) . — A new m o n a s t e r y for t h e F r a n c i s can F a m i l i a r s of St. J o s e p h , a native congregation founded in 1923 by Bishop A d a l b e r t Fleischer, Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, is being built a t Mariannhill on land which w a s held a t one t i m e by a powerful witch doctor w h o was feared by all t h e n a t i v e s of the district and who buried his victims t h e r e . T h e site h a s been donated by Mr. P a t r i c k F a r r e l l . a Catholic s e t t l e r from I r e l a n d , who became t h e owner several y e a r s ago. This n a t i v e c o n g r e g a t i o n now h a s 34 m e m b e r s , 11 of w h o m are professed b r o t h e r s six a r e novices, t h r e e a r e s t u d e n t s of theology, four a r e s t u d e n t s of philosophy, t h r e e a r e postulants a n d 14 a r e candidates. Eleven y e a r s pass from t h e t i m e w h e n t h e y o u n g men e n t e r a s candidates u n t i l they m a k e t h e i r perpetual v o w s . T h e y belong t o several B a n t u t r i b e s . The lay b r o t h e r s a r e f a r m e r s , c a r p e n t e r s , w a g o n - m a k e r s , tailors, shoemakers, gardners, bricklayers, cooks, &c. They are making t h e bricks for t h e i r m o n a s t e r y . (Fides)
ASIA. The Conversion of I n d i a F u n d . - M a d r a s . — T h e proposal t o e s t a blish a fund of 1,000,000 r u p e e s for t h e extension of t h e C h u r c h in India is being discussed b y C a t h o lic n e w s p a p e r s of S o u t h e r n India. T h e All-India Catholic Congress, which w a s held a t P o o n a l a s t December, passed a resolution advocating t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a national fund to help m i s s i o n a r i e s engaged execlusively in the evangelization of t h e m a s s e s of India.
Umtata (South Africa).—Mr. Benedict Vilakazi. a t e a c h e r in t h e Catholic college and s e m i n a r y of Mariannhill, educated and t r a i n e d by t h e Mariannhill Missionaries, is t h e first Catholic African to r e ceive t h e B.A. Degree of t h e University of South Africa. H e is well-known as a poet and ^author, and l a s t y e a r his book of Zulu R a y s of L i g h t , t h e official o r g a n poems won a Carnegie G r a n t of of t h e Catholic T r u t h Society of £100. T h e U n i v e r s i t y Council h a s India, h a s p r e s e n t e d a s c h e m e by voted h i m a b u r s a r y of £100 to aid which donors will be classified into him to continue his studies for t h e seven c a t a g o r i e s according t o t h e M.A. D e g r e e a t any South African a m o u n t contributed, r a n g i n g from University. (Fides) .10 r u p e e s t o 1,000 r u p e e s . If t h e project is t a k e n u p seriously b y all t h e dioceses andT missions of India t h e r e is reason to believe t h a t it Salisbury ( S o u t h e r n Rhodesia. will be b r o u g h t t o a successful — A n association for t h e t r a i n i n g issue. of n a t i v e priests a n d n a t i v e m i s The Catholic L e a d e r of M a d r a s sion-helpers h a s been founded by t h e E n g l i s h J e s u i t missionaries of says, " T h e r e a r e in I n d i a alone, t h e V i c a r i a t e Apostolic of Salis- excluding B u r m a and Ceylon, over bury, a t C h i s h a w a s h a , S o u t h e r n t h r e e million Catholics, a n d if t h e Rhodesia. T h e first n a t i v e p r i e s t s scheme is worked W i t h t h e zeal, for S o u t h e r n Rhodesia a r e expect- e n t h u s i a s m and p r e s e v e r a n c t need t o complete t h e i r t r a i n i n g in cessary for achieving s u c h an about 20 y e a r s . object, we h a v e no doubt t h a t in t h e course of a few y e a r s a conC a n d i d a t e s for t h e priesthood siderable a m o u n t can be r a i s e d as pass through the t r a i n i n g a p e r m a n e n t fund." college for native t e a c h e r s a t The response h i t h e r t o received is Kutama. W h e n t h e y h a v e com- encouraging, and t h e possibilities pleted t h i s course t h e y t e a c h for which such a fund offers for t h e a certain fixed time and t h e n e n t e r progress of t h e C h u r c h in t h i s upon a period of secondary educountry a r e incalculable. (Fides) cation. Philosophy comes n e x t , a f t e r which the s t u d e n t s again t a k e up teaching. A course in theology is t h e final s t a g e . T h e S r i p e r u m b u d u r (South I n d i a ) . — oldest candidates a r e at p r e s e n t Nearly 10,000 converts, a b o r i g i n e s concluding t h e i r secondary educa- living in t h e j u n g l e s a b o u t 120 tion and soon will commence t h e miles n o r t h of Bombay, h a v e been study of philosophy. received into t h e C h u r c h since t h e foundation of t h e Zaroli mission A n a t i v e sisterhood, t h e L i t t l e by t h e F r a n c i s c a n M i s s i o n a r y B r o Children of O u r Blessed L a d y , h a s t h e r s of Mt. P o i n s u r in 1921. T h e also been formed in S o u t h e r n A r c h b i s h o p of Bombay, w h o visitRhodesia, and on December 8 last ed t h e mission recently a n d s a w y e a r 18 native young women m a d e w h a t t h e B r o t h e r s h a v e achieved, t h e i r religious vows a f t e r complet- h a s approved t h e building of a new ing t w o y e a r s of noviceship. Seven church a n d t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of native y o u n g women entered t h e m e r e mission-centres in t h e Zaroli noviciate t h e same day. ( F i d e s ) district. (Fides)
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Catholic ASIA. Pondur (South India).—More t h a n 15,000 p e r s o n s — C h r i s t i a n s , Moslems a n d P a g a n s — s a w a film on t h e life of O u r Lord which h a s been shown b y t h e F r a n c i s c a n Missionary B r o t h e r s of Mt. P o i n s u r in 15 villages of t h e Diocese of Mylapore. India, d u r i n g t h e last t w o m o n t h s . " T h e B r o t h e r s showed tho picture w h e n social or political events b r o u g h t t h e people of m a n y villages t o g e t h e r , and, a s a result, several p a g a n villages h a v e asked for f u r t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n in t h e Christian religion. P a r t i c u l a r success was r e p o r t e d a f t e r t h e showing of t h e film in t h e Kolar Goldfields. (Fides)
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Allahabad (North India).—A case of s a t i , a Hindu custom whereby a widow- t h r o w s herself alive upon h e r h u s b a n d ' s funeral pyre, was r e p o r t e d in t h e newsp a p e r s of M o r a d a b a d F e b r u a r y 27. T h e wife of a l a w y e r of t h a t village, c r y i n g " W h a t good is a woman without her husband!", cast herself into t h e fire with t h e corpse of h e r h u s b a n d and w a s reduced t o a s h e s . Although the practice is s t r i c t l y prohibited b y t h e B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t , cases a r e reported from t i m e to t i m e . Sound C h r i s t i a n t r a i n i n g is necess a r y to save t h e people from t h i s erroneous belief t h a t a w o m a n ' s only d u t y is t o please h e r h u s b a n d a n d t h a t , w h e n h e dies, t h e r e is no reason w h y s h e should live. (Fides) * * * * Allahabad (North India).— Divorce is one of t h e topics m o s t discussed in connexion with t h e proposed constitutional reform and India's n e w legislation, and t h e Catholic C h u r c h h a s been m a d e t h e object of several calumnies circulated b y p a r t i e s in favour of divorce w h o s a y t h a t t h e C h u r c h p e r m i t s it a n d h a s g r a n t e d it in various i n s t a n c e s . Much confusion h a s been t h e result. Bishop J o s e p h A. Poli, Bishop of Allahabad, published a series of articles in t h e diocesan bulletin, Catholicus, explaining w h y t h e C h u r c h c o n d e m n s divorce. The Vicar General, replying to t h e m o s t r e c e n t false s t a t e m e n t s m a d e a b o u t t h e C h u r c h by t h e support e r s of divorce, preached a forceful sermon in t h e C a t h e d r a l of Allahabad, p a r t s of which were given prominence in t h e secular p r e s s . (Fides) A Non-Catholic Opinion of T h e Pope. Colombo.—The Ceylon Daily News, t h e leading secular newsp a p e r of Ceylon, p r i n t e d , a long a - t i d e on Pope P i u s X I in its issue of F e b r u a r y 12, t h e day on which t h e Holy F a t h e r observed t h e 13th a n n i v e r s a r y of his coronation. T h e paper p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e 12 y e a r s of his pontificate have been y e a r s of trial a n d difficulty. Excerpts from t h e article a r e given here: " H i s c h a r m is felt outside t h e circle of his disciples, n u m e r o u s as t h e y a r e , a n d a t t r a c t s t h e whole world. In 12 y e a r s h e h a s become one of t h e m o s t v e n e r a t e d men of our epoch. E v e n t h e people whose m e n t a l i t y does n o t readily a d m i t t h e idea of a papacy, find n o t h i n g t o say a g a i n s t P i u s X I personally. H i s is a p e r s o n a l i t y of such m a r -
Affairs. vellous activity, so interesting, so vigorous, t h a t t h e whole world listens for his voice. " H e is a n a r b i t e r who possesses t h e keenest sense of moral values, of j u s t i c e , of liberty. H e is alw a y s and only on t h e side of good, e x a l t i n g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g it cons t a n t l y . H e h a s known how to m a k e himself t h e intelligent g u i d e of E u r o p e in t h e midst of the chaos in which t h e world to-day is plunged. " T h e Pope does not come forw a r d a s a defender of any t h e o r y a s t o political or social g o v e r n m e n t of a n y c o u n t r y , or t h e relations of c o u n t r i e s w i t h each other. H e s p e a k s only w h e n t h e moral o r d e r is a t s t a k e , or w h e n t h e principles of divine j u s t i c e a r e not respected. H i s perfect s i n c e r i t y in all t h i n g s is beyond doubt. " T h e n a m e of Pius, which h e a s s u m e d on m o u n t i n g t h e C h a i r of P e t e r , is t h e symbol of t h a t piety which d i s t i n g u i s h e s him, and for which h e is loved by all, but t h e world also r e m e m b e r s t h a t his n a m e is Achilles, a name which is still a s y n o n y m of heroism." (Fides) Hungtung (Shansi Province, China,).—Forty-five catechists a n d School t e a c h e r s a t t e n d e d a course in m e t h o d s of Catholic Action given a t t h e mission of H u n g t u n g , S h a n g s i Province, F e b r u a r y 9 t o 18. T h e P r e f e c t Apostolic of Hungtung, Msgr. Peter Tcheng, a s s i s t e d b y f o u r Chinese p r i e s t s , gave the lectures. The administ r a t i o n of t h e P r e f e c t u r e Apostolic of H u n g t u n g , a n ecclesiastical division of s o u t h e r n Shansi, is completely in t h e h a n d s of t h e Chinese secular clergy. (Fides) Shanghai.-—The aim of t h e N e w Life Movement is to m a k e t h e Chinese a m i l i t a r y , productive a n d a r t i s t i c people, according t o a m a n i f e s t o issued t o t h e nation b y General C h i a n g Kai-Shek F e b r u a r y 20. T h e Generalissimo p r o poses, as t h e t h r e e concrete m e a s u r e s to a t t a i n t h i s scope, t h e development of cooperative e n t e r prises, t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of public education and t h e t r a i n i n g of t h e m a s s e s in organization. Orderliness and tidiness a r e emphasized a s p r e l i m i n a r y elements essential to t h e success of t h e movement. C h i a n g Kai-Shek does not propose being a r m e d t o t h e teeth in readiness for w a r ; h e says t h a t t h e nation should foster a spirit of discipline, obedience, solidarity a n d calmness, as a g a i n s t t h e undesirable h a b i t s of disorganization irresponsibility and perfunctoriness. He h a s asked foreign missionaries in China to cooperate with him. (Fides) Haimen (Kiangsu, C h i n a ) . — T o a v e r t a n i m p e n d i n g calamity w h e n t h e Y a n g t z e R i v e r near H a i m e n became a r a g i n g t o r r e n t recently and t h r e a t e n e d to overflow i t s b a n k s , Bishop Simon Tsu, Vicar Apostolic of H a i m e n , urged t h e C h r i s t i a n s to beg the protection of t h e Blessed Virgin. The w a t e r s commenced t o subside, and a f t e r a few d a y s all d a n g e r was over. Impressed by w h a t they had witnessed, m a n y of t h e i n h a b i t a n t s expressed a d e s i r e to become Catholics, and m o r e t h a n 2.000 of t h e m a r e a t p r e s e n t preparing for baptism. (Fides)
AMERICA. Zamora ( E c u a d o r ) . — T h e Gove r n m e n t of E c u a d o r has conferred upon t h e Spanish F r a n c i s c a n s of t h e Vicariate Apostolic of Z a m o r a t h e title of H o n o r a r y I n s p e c t o r s ^ w i t h t h e d u t y of supervising t h e work of civilization which is b e i n g p r o m o t e d in t h e region i n h a b i t e d b y t h e Kivari, a s a v a g e race of f o r m e r h e a d - h u n t e r s . This action of t h e G o v e r n m e n t is considered a tacit recognition of t h e social welf a r e work c a r r i e d on by Catholic missionaries a m o n g t h e I n d i a n s in forests of E c u a d o r . T h e missionaries say t h a t m a n y of t h e evils c o m m o n a m o n g t h e s e s a v a g e s m a y be t r a c e d t o t h e i r contact with w h i t e a d v e n t u r e r s a n d g o l d - h u n t e r s . The I n d i a n s h a v e learned t o f e a r and t o h a t e t h e whites. Missionaries, t h e r e fore, encounter m a n y difficulties in t h e i r a t t e m p t s t o approach t h e m , b u t w i t h g r e a t patience a n d p e r severance t h e y h a v e succeeded in winning t h e I n d i a n s ' confidence. (Fides)
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A n k i n g , A n h w e i . M a r c h 1.— T h e V i c a r i a t e of A n k i n g is suffering from a serious rice s h o r t a g e . In half t h e d i s t r i c t s only a 20 p e r cent h a r v e s t w a s reaped last y e a r ; in t h e o t h e r half t h e p e r c e n t a g e varied from thirty to forty. Travel a t p r e s e n t is f r a u g h t w i t h The fact that you danger, a s m a n y of t h e f a m i s h e d a r e h a v i n g recourse t o b a n d i t r y t o are already insured keep body and soul t o g e t h e r . need not hinder Of o u r t w o p r i e s t s in c a p t i v i t y you from asking t h e r e is little" n e w s . Concerning for a quotation— F a t h e r Avito, n o n e w h a t e v e r , R e perhaps we can g a r d i n g F a t h e r Lopez, w h o w a s help you to econoc a p t u r e d October 19, 1934, we h a v e mise in premium. been able t o learn only t h e followi n g : t o w a r d t h e middle of Novemb e r h e w a s being conducted b y t h e E V E R Y RISK C o m m u n i s t s via H o n a n a n d Shansi t o w a r d s Szechwan. RATED ON T h e r e is a notable m o v e m e n t of ITS MERITS. conversions in t h e s e p a r t s . F o r lack of m e a n s , w e a r e obliged A PROGRESSIVE BRITISH NON-TARIFF COMPANY. a g a i n s t o u r will t o t u r n a w a y a m a j o r i t y of t h o s e s e e k i n g i n s t r u c tion. T h i s is p a r t i c u l a r l y unfort u n a t e a s only a small m i n o r i t y a r e in s e a r c h of m a t e r i a l aid. Our seminary and its probator i u m , b o t h of w h i c h w e r e s t a r t e d only t h r e e y e a r s a g o , a r e doing well. O u r Bishop h a s t h i s work v e r y m u c h a t h e a r t a n d h a s not h e s i t a t e d t o ^assign s o m e of h i s N CORPORATE© NATIONAL EMPLOYERS' MU T EUN GAL A NLD ablest w o r k e r s t o t h e s e m i n a r y N faculty. W e expect m u c h for t h e GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD. MEYER CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. future evangelization of t h e s e RAFFLES PLACE. •PHONE: 2845. regions from t h e s e m i n a r y a n d Communist D e p r e d a t i o n s from t h e n a t i v e C o n g r e g a t i o n of in Hunan. Lichow, H u n a n . F e b . 22.—A t h e P r e s e n t a t i o n , w h i c h h a s a b o u t T h e a l u m n i t e a m , which consists g r e a t calamity h a s befallen t h e fifty girls p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e reliFather Sonderkamp is a t present [LUMEN]. of t h e p r e s e n t p l a y e r s and several connected w i t h t h e Middle School P r e f e c t u r e of Lichow. T h e cities gious life. g r a d u a t e s of f o r m e r y e a r s , de- of t h e Catholic U n i v e r s i t y of of Tzeli and T a y u n g a r e in t h e * • * f e a t e d S t . Louis College, Tien-Tsin, P e k i n g . F a t h e r M o h r b a c h e r a n d h a n d s of t h e R e d s a n d t h e r e s t Catholic U n i v e r s i t y of P e k i n g in t w o recent g a m e s , one in Tien- F a t h e r D a h l e n k a m p a r e on sick of t h e mission s t a t i o n s a r e in g r a v e Footballers Cintinue t s i n a n d one h e r e in Peiping. leave in E u r o p e . danger. [LUMEN]. as Champions. T h e s e victories b r o u g h t t h e UniThe incursion of t h e CommuF o r t h e f o u r t h successive season v e r s i t y t h e S t . Louis Trophy, a cup n i s t s b e g a n N o v e m b e r 26 by w a y of T a y u n g . H o m e s w e r e destroy- t h e F u j e n Soccer T e a m r a n k s a s offered for t h e v i c t o r s in a t w o Taiyuanfu Elects Diocesan ed and a soviet w a s s e t u p in t h e P e i p i n g ' s b e s t , h a v i n g once a g a i n g a m e m a t c h b e t w e e n S t . Louis Directive Council for very p r e c i n c t s of t h e Catholic t a k e n first place a m o n g t h e " B i g a l u m n i a n d a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t e a m Catholic Action. C h u r c h a n d a t l a t e s t advices, is F i v e " of P e i p i n g . D e s p i t e t h e from P e i p i n g . [ L U M E N ] . loss of several good p l a y e r s b y Taiyuanfu.—After a three-day still there. A f o r t n i g h t l a t e r Tzeli R e t r e a t f o r m e m b e r s of t h e varialso fell. T h e t o w n w a s ravaged g r a d u a t i o n last y e a r , t h e t e a m ous Catholic Action A s s o c i a t i o n s and of t h e Catholic Mission c a m e t h r o u g h w i t h a n u n t a r n i s h e d g a t h e r e d h e r e f r o m a l m o s t all t h e n o t h i n g r e m a i n s b u t b a r e walls schedule. T h e n e a r e s t a p p r o a c h t o a d e f e a t w a s a 2-2 t i e w i t h Seven S.V.D. Missionaries in China Christianities of t h e V i c a r i a t e , and s h a t t e r e d tile. Yenchmg University. Marking Silver Jubilee this Year. t h e officers of t h e different Associations held a special m e e t i n g on Peiping.—Of t w o g r o u p s of m i s - F e b r u a r y 16 for t h e election of a s i o n a r y priests ordained in 1910 Diocesan Directive Council i n acfor t h e Society of t h e Divine Word, cordance w i t h t h e g e n e r a l s t a t u t e s s e v e n t y - t w o a r e still living a n d of Catholic Action. c e l e b r a t e t h i s y e a r t h e i r silver In addition t o t h e R e v . Silvester sacerdotal jubilees. They a r e W a n g , Ecclesiastical Assistant, s c a t t e r e d all over t h e world, some H.E. Bishop A. F i o r e n t i n i a n d being i n t h i s c o u n t r y , o t h e r s in several o t h e r m i s s i o n a r y F a t h e r s J a p a n , N e w Guinea, t h e Philippi- a t t e n d e d t h e session. nes, a n d N o r t h and S o u t h America. A President, Vice-President, Secretary, T r e a s u r e r , a n d four Seven of t h e seventy-two h a v e been active in China. Two of Advisers were duly elected. Bit h e s e , t h e Rev. J o s e p h K r e t s c h m e r , shop F i o r e n t i n i t h e r e u p o n a d d r e s s of t h e Vicariate of Yenchowfu, ed t h e g a t h e r i n g , r e n e w i n g F a t h e r S h a n t u n g , and t h e Rev. Albert W a n g ' s a p p o i n t m e n t a s EcclesiasSchote, of t h e T s i n g t a o Vicariate, tical A s s i s t a n t a n d u r g i n g all t o a r e of t h e group ordained F e b r u a r y engage in t h e lay a p o s t o l a t e w i t h 6 a n d observed t h e i r 25th anniver- more vigour t h a n ever. [ L U M E N l . s a r y on t h a t date. T h e o t h e r five, * * * .* who w e r e ordained S e p t e m b e r 29, J a p a n e s e Professor Receives a r e : R e v . E d w a r d Breitkopf, Rev. L e t t e r of P r a i s e from R o b e r t Sonderkamp, and Rev. Holy F a t h e r . 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MISSION FIELDS. merce, Tokyo, h a s received a l e t t e r of c o m m e n d a t i o n f r o m t h e Holy F a t h e r . W e q u o t e in t r a n s l a t i o n from t h e article, which appeared J a n . 29. " M r . U e d a j u s t recently completed a s y s t e m a t i c s t u d y on t h e Thomistic t h e m e ' T h e Duties of Society/ a n d p r e s e n t e d his w o r k to t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Political Economy of t h e I m p e r i a l University, Tokyo. . . U e d a ' s work found u n a n i m o u s acceptance on t h e p a r t of t h e professorial corps a n d h e received in consequence t h e academic d e g r e e of Doctor of Political Economy. H i s w o r k is entitled ' A S t u d y of t h e Sociology of St. T h o m a s a n d H i s T h e o r y of Social Duties.' I t is t h e f r u i t of t e n y e a r s ' labor. . . H e h a d previously sent t h e r e s u l t s of h i s s t u d i e s t o t h e C o r r i e r a della Sera,' a wellknown I t a l i a n newspaper, a n d h a d gained g e n e r a l recognition in t h e n a t i v e l a n d of S t . T h o m a s . N o w h e h a s also received a l e t t e r of t h a n k s f r o m Pope P i u s XI, so t h a t h i s w o r k h a s acquired international importance. . . " I n 1903 t h e late Professor F u k a d a published t h e ' I n d u s t r i a l D o c t r i n e of S t . T h o m a s , ' which c r e a t e d a t t h e t i m e s o m e t h i n g of a s e n s a t i o n . . . M r . Ueda h a s now brilliantly completed t h e w o r k of P r o f e s s o r F u k a d a a n d caused g r e a t j o y in t h e circle of h i s colleagues." " A t t h e m o m e n t , " adds t h e article, " t h e c r y in A m e r i c a a n d E u r o p e is ' back t o T h o m a s ' r a t h e r t h a n BacK t o K a n t . ' Still, u p t o t h e p r e s e n t a s y s t e m a t i c s t u d y of t h i s q u e s t i o n w a s lacking. T h e r e is r e a s o n t o rejoice t h a t t h i s w o r k h a s n o w been p e r f o r m e d b y t h e J a p a n e s e scientific world." ( L U M E N [. * * * * * P e k i n g . — T h e first issue of a n e w m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , t h e Hsin Pei Ch'en ( T h e N e w N o r t h S t a r ) , w r i t t e n f o r C h i n e s e of t h e educated class, w a s published J a n u a r y 15 a t P e k i n g . T h e n e w m a g a z i n e is edited u n d e r t h e direction of D r . P a u l Y u P i n , N a t i o n a l D i r e c t o r of Catholic Action i n China, a n d i t s a i m is t o help c r e a t e a Catholic Chinese c u l t u r e a n d t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of C h i n a on t h e b a s i s of Catholic principles. This is t h e fourth magazine pubb y t h e general headlished q u a r t e r s of Chinese Catholic Action. T h e o t h e r t h r e e a r e f o r t h e men, t h e women and the young m e n respectively. (Fides)
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t h e building of a new S a n c t u a r y on t h e s h o r e of t h e J o r d a n R i v e r n e a r t h e t r a d i t i o n a l spot w h e r e t h e Savior w a s baptized by S t . J o h n . B e n e a t h t h e new Chapel, a small b u t c o m f o r t a b l e hostel h a s been a r r a n g e d for pilgrims visiting t h e site. On t h e s h o r e of t h e L a k e of Tiberias in Galilee, between C a p h a m a u m a n d t h e Mount of t h e B e a t i t u d e s , a n e w S h r i n e h a s also been erected a s a m e m o r i a l of t h e Holy Y e a r . I t is dedicated t o t h e I n s t i t u t i o n of t h e S u p r e m a c y of St. Peter. [LUMEN-NCWC].
EUROPE. S t a t i s t i c s Reveal G r o w t h of t h e C h u r c h in G e r m a n y . According t o t h e l a t e s t s t a t i s t i c s available t h e r e a r e a t p r e s e n t 4 4 1 , 135 Catholics r e s i d i n g in Berlin. T h i s is 10.4 p e r cent of t h e t o t a l population of t h e city. B e r l i n P r o t e s t a n t s n u m b e r 3014317, o r 7 1 p e r c e n t ; Berlin J e w s , 160,364, o r 3.8 p e r c e n t ; a n d t h o s e w i t h o u t religious affiliation, 603,150, or 14.2 p e r c e n t . T h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y , a s well a s in Berlin, Catholics! h a v e s h o w n a greater increase t h a n Protest a n t s . T h e Catholic increase since 1925 a m o u n t s t o 979,000 souls, o r 4.8 p e r cent, a s c o m p a r e d w i t h 815,000, o r 2 p e r cent, for t h e Protestants. While t h e Catholic increase w a s 4.8 p e r cent, t h e g r o w t h of t h e population a s a whole w a s only 4.5 p e r cent. ( L U M E N )
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AMERICA. P r i e s t N a m e d C h a i r m a n of A m e r i c a n Seismological G r o u p . S t . L o u i s , Mo.-—The R e v . J a m e s B . Macelwane, S.J., director of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Geophysics of S t . Louis U n i v e r s i t y , h a s been a p pointed c h a i r m a n of t h e N a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e on Pacific Seismology of t h e N a t i o n a l R e s e a r c h Council. A s c h a i r m a n of t h i s c o m m i t t e e , F a t h e r Macelwane becomes a m e m ber of t h e International Standing C o m m i t t e e on Seismology of t h e Pacific Science Congresses. Two g r a d u a t e s of St. Louis U n i v e r s i t y w e r e r e c e n t l y honored w i t h m e m b e r s h i p on t h i s S t a n d i n g C o m m i t tee—Dr. Ernest A. Hodgson, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Dominion of Canada, a n d t h e Rev. William C. R e p e t t i , S.J., r e p r e s e n t i n g * t h e Philippine I s l a n d s . Dr. Hodgson is seismologist a t t h e Dominion Observatory a t Ottawa, and F a t h e r R e p e t t i is chief of t h e Division of T e r r e s t r i a l M a g n e t i s m a n d Seismology of t h e Manila Observatory. [LUMEN-NCWC]
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Education Notes. ( C o n t d : from page 6.) a r e u n f o r t u n a t e l y only too common, when a s c r e a m i n g child is carried into school for t h e first time. But if t h i s system is ideal in t h e infant classes, (and indeed h a s some good p o i n t s in t h e h i g h e r classes, which, a s this is a nonprofessional artiele, I will n o t discuss here) it is ruinous a s a guiding principle in Education. T h e o t h e r e x t r e m e which I m e n tioned is t h e " c r a m - a n d - f i o g " school which is not so long dead. The principle w a s simply t h i s . Discipline w a s rigidly enforced, and minor offences brutally p u n i s h ed, a n d if, a s w e have a l r e a d y s t a t e d , t h e building-up of c h a r a c t e r m e a n s self-conquest, these schools seemed bound t o t u r n out boys w h o w e r e perfect m a s t e r s of themselves. Y e t t h e y failed dismally. They w e r e as w r o n g in t h e i r own w a y a s t h e " soft-pedagogy " schools of America w h i c h I h a v e mentioned. W h y ? B e c a u s e t h e i r discipline w a s a false discipline. T h e y produced boys w h o , w h e n t h e y left school w e r e only too eager t o t h r o w all discipline t o t h e winds. T h e only r e a s o n for school discipline—apart f r o m t h e practical r e a s o n t h a t i t m a k e s methodical w o r k possible—is t o g e t t h e g r o w i n g boy t o become gradually a w a r e t h a t discipline is necessary e v e r y w h e r e . Discipline is imposed from w i t h o u t a t first, b u t i t m u s t eventually b e selfimposed. T h e flogging school failed b e cause it associated o r d e r w i t h b r u t a l i t y , a n d t h e schools of " softpedagogy " m u s t fail b e c a u s e t h e i r pupils n e v e r h a v e to m a k e a dist a s t e f u l effort, a n d it is only such efforts t h a t build up c h a r a c t e r . T h e " h a p p y mean " I s p e a k of lies between t h e s e e x t r e m e s . I t is a school w i t h a sufficient discipline to build u p c h a r a c t e r , a n d y e t informal e n o u g h t o have i t s pupils tolerably h a p p y . Education—A Preparation for Life. I h a v e mentioned a l r e a d y t h e view t h a t Education s h o u l d p r e p a r e for t h e e a r n i n g of livelihood, a n d whilst t h i s i s not t h e p r i m a r y a i m of E d u c a t i o n , it is a s e c o n d a r y a i m which no one can d e n y . A n y education w o r t h y of t h e n a m e m u s t p r e p a r e pupils for t h e e a r n i n g of a living. But this * bread-and-butter" a i m which will appeal t o p a r e n t s , h a s led m a n y into s e r i o u s e r r o r s r ^ a r d i n g t h e relative v a l u e s of t h e various subjects on t h e school programme. Some would hold t h a t t h e schooling of a boy whose p a r e n t s cannot afford t o k e e p him a t school a f t e r he is, s a y sixteen y e a r s of a g e , should be confined to t h o s e s u b j e c t s which directly fit f o r t h e e a r n i n g of a living. T h e y would a d m i t English, a n d M a t h e m a t i c s a s essentials b u t would r e place Music, Drawing, a n d somet i m e even H i s t o r y , b y Business Methods, S h o r t h a n d a n d Typew r i t i n g , o r s o m e specialized vocational t r a i n i n g . W h a t u s e a r e subjects like D r a w i n g in a f t e r life —except p e r h a p s to one boy in a h u n d r e d ? — t h e y ask. T h i s point of view w a s p u t t o m e v e r y t e r s e l y b y a m o t h e r once. S h e s a i d : " Frill s u b j e c t s fill no p u r s e s . " She w a s w r o n g . Frill s u b j e c t s fill p u r s e s j u s t a s much a s do t h e directly useful subjects, b u t in a less obvious w a y .
T h e fallacy t h a t c u l t u r a l 'subj e c t s h a v e no practical value i s soon seen if we p u r s u e t h e a r g u m e n t a g a i n s t t h e m t o i t s logical conclusion. Why not sacrifice e v e r y t h i n g to t h e one end of p r e p a r i n g a s quickly a s possible f o r w a g e - e a r n i n g — concerts, p l a y s , g a m e s , a n d holidays. O u r g r a n d p a r e n t s could h a v e a n s w e r e d t h a t . They knew t h a t such a course soon " m a k e J a c k a dull b o y : " N o w , t h e abolition of t h e cultural s u b j e c t s would h a v e a s o m e w h a t similar effect. T h e cultural s u b j e c t s play t h e i r p a r t in t h e all-round development of t h e young mind. T h e m i n d always focussed on t h e office door or on t h e examination hall will eventually become lob-sided, and t h e boy or girl w h o is b r o u g h t u p on such lines will be t u r n e d down in favour of t h e y o u n g s t e r w h o h a s dabbled in such f o r m s of foolishness a s Football, D r a w i n g , or I n s t r u m e n t a l Music. T h e h u m a n mind is i n c o n s t a n t a n d c a n n o t keep a t one t a s k for long. I t d e m a n d s c o n s t a n t c h a n g e , and a f t e r a respite i t can w o r k h a r d e r t h a n e v e r . So t h e boy w h o has* " w a s t e d " his t i m e a t t h e violin is p r e f e r r e d t o t h e boy w h o h a s no such hobby, because h e i s b r i g h t e r and m o r e efficient; and so, too t h e unexpected e x a m i n a t i o n failure of t h e -prodigious w o r k e r , a n d t h e success of h i s rival w h o n e v e r missed h i s daily swim o r h i s half-hour's reading a t night, b e comes less puzzling. (Catholic T r u t h Society of I r e l a n d ) . (To be c o n t i u e d ) .
CIRCULAR. To All Old B o y s of t h e C h r i s t i a n B r o t h e r s ' Schools. To c o m m e m o r a t e t h e f e a s t of St. de la Salle, a R e u n i o n D i n n e r will be held on W e d n e s d a y M a y 15, 1935 a t 8 p.m. a t t h e G. H . Cafe, B a t t e r y Road, S i n g a p o r e . I t is hoped t h a t all old boys will e n d e a v o u r to a t t e n d . Those w h o a r e desirous of b r i n g i n g g u e s t s , m a y do so a t t h e i r own expose T i c k e t s $1.75 each, a r e o b t a i n able f r o m St. J o s e p h ' s I n s t i t u t i o n a n d / o r St. P a t r i c k ' s I n s t i t u t i o n o r from t h e H o n o r a r y S e c r e t a r y c a r e of t h e A. P . Co. (S.S.) L t d . Singapore. T. W I L F R E D P R I N S , Hon. S e c r e t a r y .
QUITE CORRECT! A motorist w a s d r i v i n g steadily along a country road w h e n , w i t h out w a r n i n g , a n o t h e r motorist s w u n g round a corner a n d t h e t w o collided. The l a t t e r o v e r t u r n e d on t h e road while t h e s t e a d y m o t o r i s t ran into t h e hedge. F r o m t h e h e d g e c a m e a voice: "Road h o g ! " " H e d g e h o g ! " shouted the o t h e r from t h e road.
S H E A S K E D FOR IT. Wife (in a t e l e g r a m f r o m a health-resort): " In four weeks 1 h a v e reduced m y w e i g h t b y half. H o w long shall I s t a y ? " Reply from H u s b a n d : "Another four w e e k s . "
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Baptism. March 30. Roland A n d r e w F r a n c i s , son of J u l i u s Alfred F r a n c i s a n d of N a n c y F r a n c i s . Godp a r e n t s : — John Rodrigues a n d Marcelina R o d r i g u e s .
Mr. C. H. da SILVA. Oh t h e nomination of the Unofficial Members of t h e Legislative Council, Mr. C H. da Silva has been appointed a member of the Council of Raffles College for this year.
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Then Mr. H. C. C h a n , t h e c h u r c h correspondent, w a s a p p r o a c h e d t o deliver a speech. To t h a t , h e said good h u m o u r e d l y , t h a t a c o r r e s p o n d e n t ' s d u t y w a s t o record and not t o m a k e speeches. H o w ever, h e wished t o t h a n k t h e Rev. P r e s i d e n t and m e m b e r s of t h e Choir for t h e friendly e n t e r t a i n ment. W i t h r e f e r e n c e to the Choir, h e said t h a t h e h a d been a t one t i m e associated w i t h it b e i n g prompted t o join it because of i t s good m u s i c a n d s i n g i n g . H e could still recollect, w h a t a small C h o i r it w a s fifteen y e a r s a g o w h e n t h e y had only a h a r m o n i u m . I n h i s opinion t h e wonderful i m p r o v e ment a n d p r o g r e s s of t h e Choir was d u e f o r a g r e a t p a r t t o t h e able, h o n e s t , a n d u n t i r i n g leadership a n d efforts of t h e Choir Master, Mr. Seow Seet Y o n g , w h o devotes m u c h of h i s leisure t i m e t o t h e t r a i n i n g of y o u n g b o y s in singing. H e h a d no doubt b u t t h a t t h e Choir would continue t o i m -
at t h e R e s t H o u s e . A l a r g e r g a t h e r i n g w a s expected, b u t owing to t h e w e t and gloomy w e a t h e r prevailing on t h a t day, t h e m a j o r i t y did not t u r n up. A f t e r t e a almost every Catholic h o m e w a s visited by t h e m . Messrs. J o h n C h o n g L u k e and F . D . Rozario, t h e P r e s i d e n t and VicePresident respectively of the K u a n t a n Catholic Community, accompanied t h e m t h a t day. A s soon a s t h a t busy day w a s completed, t h e y w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d b y Mr. a n d Mrs. Gourlay to dinner a t t h e i r Teluk Sesik residence. A t 7 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. on F r i d a y , t w o Masses were again said. T h r e e m e m b e r s of t h e cong r e g a t i o n w e r e given t h e Sacram e n t of Confirmation by H i s L o r d s h i p . On t h e i r d e p a r t u r e for Kuala Lipis and R a u b , Mr. a n d M r s . Gourlay a g a i n entertained them.
c h u r c h a n d t h e p a r i s h house t a s t e fully decorated, w h e n Rev. F r . Bulliard of Salem, a r r i v e d from P e n a n g accompanied by Rev. F r s . L. A s h n e s s and M. Olcomendy. The Mission s t a r t e d on T h u r s day, 7 t h March, a n d closed on Sunday, 10th M a r c h . E v e r y day t h e a t t e n d a n c e w a s very good. On Saturday and Sunday morning, as more people c a m e f r o m t h e outstation and surrounding estates to h e a r t h e eloquent, simple, i n t e r e s t i n g a n d practical s e r m o n s of Rev. F r . Bulliard, t h e c h u r c h was crowded beyond capacity. On S u n d a y evening, a f t e r t h e benediction, Rev. F r . Bulliard w a s garlanded and p r e s e n t e d w i t h a n address in Tamil a n d s o m e gifts as a token of t h e appreciation a n d g r a t i t u d e of t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s of St. J o s e p h ' s C h u r c h , B a g a n Serai. In his reply, R e v . F r . Bulliard, a f t e r t h a n k i n g t h e m for t h e i r kind words and gifts, g a v e t h e m a few details of t h e l a s t m o m e n t s of
(Tank Road). M e m b e r s of t h e Choir of St. Gregory of t h e Sacred H e a r t C h u r c h , T a n k Road Singapore, celebrated t h e i r p a t r o n a l f e a s t on S u n d a y last, 3 1 s t M a r c h w i t h a musical H i g h Mass. T h e p a r i s h priest, R e v . F a t h e r J o s e p h S y officiated. M r . Seow Seet Y o n g conducted t h e C h o i r , while Mr. Chee K o n g F a h presided a t t h e organ for t h e m u s i c a l i t e m s , Mr. W o n g Y u n H o i f o r t h e plain c h a n t . A t t h e conclusion of t h e Mass, t h e H y m n in h o n o u r of St. Gregory w a s a b l y s u n g . T h e words and m u s i c of t h i s H y m n a r e b o t h by t h e Choir M a s t e r Mr. Sebw Seet Yong. • A f t e r t h e Service t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Choir w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d by t h e Rev. P r e s i d e n t , F a t h e r Sy, t o a b r e a k f a s t a t t h e parochial house. A m o n g t h o s e p r e s e n t w e r e Rev. F a t h e r Cardon, M a n a g i n g E d i t o r of t h e Malaya Catholic Leader, Mr. Chan Yee Lim, P r e s i d e n t of t h e Catholic Action of t h e P a r i s h , Mr. Lim Sin T a t , D r . Lim N g e t Siew, and Mr. H . C. Chan, t h e C h u r c h correspondent. Mr. Seow S e e t Yong, t h e Choir M a s t e r , t h a n k e d t h e Rev. P r e s i d e n t for his k i n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t . H e appealed t o t h e loyal and cont i n u e d co-operation of his chorist e r s b y a t t e n d i n g regularly practices a n d C h u r c h services, a s by doing so t h e y would help to maintain and improve the standard Of s i n g i n g , a n d set a good exa m p l e t o all. Mr. W o n g W h e y K h u n , t h e Hon. Secretary, reminded the members t h a t t h e i r a n n u a l picnic w a s app r o a c h i n g , a n d according t o p a s t p r e c e d e n t s , h e w a s afraid t h a t t h e Rev. P r e s i d e n t would h a v e t o loosen a g a i n h i s p u r s e s t r i n g s . T h e Rev. P r e s i d e n t in h i s reply said t h a t h e w a s glad t o h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of e n t e r t a i n i n g t h e m e m b e r s o n t h e occasion a n d h e hoped t h a t t h e y would f u r t h e r improve t h e i r singing. H e t h a n k e d t h e m for t h e i r r e g u l a r a t t e n d a n c e s a t p r a c t i c e s a n d C h u r c h services. F u r t h e r h e added t h a t h e w a s glad t o see t h a t some of t h e m e m b e r s h a v e joined a l r e a d y t h e Catholic Action, a n d also t h a t t w o of t h e m a r e now S e m i n a r i s t s — o n e in t h e S e m i n a r y of t h e Diocese and t h e o t h e r a t T h e College General, Penang. In concluding Rev. F a t h e r J. Sy w i s h e d success t o t h e s i n g e r s of t h e C h u r c h of t h e Sacred H e a r t .
Group photograph taken in front of St. Thomas chapel, Kuantan, Pahang, on the occasion of the Pastoral Visit of His Lordship Bishop A. Devals, on the 1 5 th March, 1935. The photo shows His Lordship with Rev Father R Girard, Mr. Gourlay, District officer Mrs. Gourlay and members of the Catholic congregation.
prove a n d win a n a m e t h a t it is one of t h e best Choirs in Singapore. KUANTAN. PASTORAL VISIT OF H.E. BISHOP A DEVALS. The R t . Rev. A. Devals a n d t h e Rev. F a t h e r R. G i r a r d paid a visit t o t h e Catholic C o m m u n i t y of K u a n t a n on t h e afternoon of t h e 11th ult: Early the next m o r n i n g t w o M a s s e s w e r e said after which t h e y travelled up t o Batu Sadin en r o u t e for Sungei Lembing. On T h u r s d a y afternoon they returned to Kuantan. On t h e i r i m m e d i a t e a r r i v a l , a small g a t h e r i n g of t h e Catholics gave, in t h e i r h o n o u r , a t e a - p a r t y
OBITUARY. Our h e a r t f e l t s y m p a t h y goes t o Mr. J. A. Gomez, of Messrs. Hooglandt & Company, Singapore, and his family on t h e un-timely d e a t h of h i s b r o t h e r Mr. Clarence A. Gomez on March 18th, 1935, a t 8.30 p.m. in his n a t i v e place a t Anjengo (B. I n d i a ) . The deceased w a s known to m a n y young men a t Singapore.
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t h e i r d e a r B i s h o p F e e . F r . Bulliard was t h e n in P a r i s , a s a s t u dent, in t h e S e m i n a r y of t h e Foreign Missions. One m o r n i n g , w h e n he w a s p a s s i n g , h e h e a r d a n unusual noise from t h e room w h e r e B i s h o p F e e w a s lying down, ill. H e w e n t in a n d saw t h e B i s h o p in a d y i n g condition, conscious b u t unable t o speak. H e ;had j u s t t i m e to i n f o r m a Rev. F r . w h o a t once gave h i m t h e last s a c r a m e n t s . F e w m o m e n t s a f t e r , Bishop F e e passed a w a y peacefully to receive t h e r e w a r d of h i s holy life.
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1934 C A M B R I D G E RESULTS. S t . M a r y ' s School, S a n d a k a n , Scores 100%. In s p i t e of o u t s t a n d i n g educational draw -backs in a c o u n t r y like Borneo, S t . M a r y ' s School, S a n d a k a n h a s achieved a signal success in t h e C a m b r i d g e E x a m i n a t i o n held in 1934. M a n a g e d b y t h e F a t h e r s of St. J o s e p h ' s Mill Hill Mission, t h e school is u n d e r t h e able g u i d a n c e of Rev. F r . B . J. Davis, t h e Rector, and Malaysian boys of all nationalities, including I n d i a n s , E u r a s i a n s , Chinese and T
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Rev. F a t h e r s E . B e c h e r a s a n d L. Riboud r e t u r n e d from leave b y 3. To revise t h e Rules of t h e t h e M. M. 'Felix Roussei' on t h e Association. 30th M a r c h . Rev. F r . E. B e c h e r a s h a s been 4. - To elect office b e a r e r s for t h e appointed P a r i s h p r i e s t of S t . ensuing year. Peter and Paul's Church in Singapore in succession t o Rev. 5. To t r a n s a c t a n y other b u s i n e s s F r . S. Lee who is taking of which seven d a y s notice c h a r g e of St. Teresa's C h u r c h . shall h a v e been given. Fr. E. Becheras' successful work a m o n g t h e Chinese C a t h o . E . P . de M E L L O , lic? of S e r a n g g o n g d u r i n g t h e l a s t Hon. S e c r e t a r y . fifteen y e a r s h a s p r e p a r e d him for the t a s k e n t r u s t e d t o him by H . S A I N T J O S E P H ' S P R O V I D E N T . Exc. Doctor A. Devals. ASSOCIATION, S E R E M B A N . Rev. F r . L. Riboud, for t h e l a s t ten y e a r s a pioneer Apostle in A n n u a l R e p o r t for t h e Kedah is now appointed to t h e y e a r 1934. C h u r c h of St. F r a n c i s Xavier, P e n a n g , in lieu of Rev. F r . P . Baloche whose h e a l t h is not q u i t e Gentlemen, s a t i s f a c t o r y yet. T h e M a l a y a Catholic L e a d e r Your Committee have much pleasure in submitting t h e i r t e n d e r s i t s m o s t sincere w i s h e s t o t w e n t y - s i x t h a n n u a l r e p o r t on t h e Rev. F r s . B e c h e r a s , L e e a n d Riboud w o r k i n g of t h e Association, for t h e for a long and fruitful a p o s t l e s h i p in t h e i r n e w fields. y e a r ended 31st December, 1934. 2. T h e usual financial s t a t e ments are attached. The total receipts for t h e y e a r a m o u n t e d t o $974.19 c o m p a r e d w i t h $892.70 in Singapore College of Medicine. 1933. T h e following Catholic c a n d i 3. T h e t o t a l p a y m e n t s f o r t h e y e a r w e r e $154.69 compared w i t h d a t e s w e r e successful in t h e M a r c h E x a m i n a t i o n of t h e College of $181.59 in 1933. 4. Y o u r Committee r e c o r d s Medicine, S i n g a p o r e : — w i t h r e g r e t t h e d e a t h of Mr. J o h n Final P r o f e s s i o n a l f o r t h e dipG. A l c a n t a r a in M a y last. loma of L.M.S. ( S i n g a p o r e ) — 5. A r r e a r s a m o u n t e d t o $150.00 J a m e s Leslie Oorloff. •compared w i t h $181.00 in t h e p r e Second Professional Part II vious y e a r . (Anatomy and Physiology)— 6. T h e r e w e r e no r e s i g n a t i o n s Joseph Choong N a m Hian. a m o n g s t t h e m e m b e r s a n d s i x deSecond Professional Part I f a u l t i n g m e m b e r s w ere s t r u c k off (Biochemistry) —Joseph Ant h e roll. thony Danasamy. . . " *" 7. Twenty-five m e m b e r s w e r e First Professional (Biology. on t h e roll on t h e 1st J a n u a r y , Physics and Chemistry)— 1935. Medical C o u r s e : — V i v i a n R. 8. One General and six ComB y r n e . D e n t a l Course:—L: onm i t t e e m e e t i n g s were held d u r i n g - el d a Silva. t h e year. 9. Y o u r C o m m i t t e e w i s h e s t o Y o u r s faithfully, place on record its t h a n k s to A. P E S T A N A . M e s s r s . K. N . S a r a m a n d J . P . D a n k e r w h o audited t h e a c c o u n t s of t h e Association. 10. Y o u r Committee washes to SEREMBAN. u r g e all m e m b e r s to do all t h e y can t o induce t h e i r friends t o ioin Personalia. u p and t h u s m a k e t h e Association t h e best of i t s - k i n d in Malaya. F o r and on behalf of t h e F r i e n d s of Mr. W. E . K r a a l of Committee, S e r e m b a n will be glad t o learn t h a t he Is m a k i n g good p r o g r e s s in t h e E . P . de M E L L O , General Hospital S e r e m b a n a f t e r Hon. S e c r e t a r y . his r e c e n t Motor Car accident. m
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NIBONG TEBAL. On T h u r s d a y 14th M a r c h , t h e Mission was started at St. A n t o n y ' s C h u r c h , N i b o n g Tebal. T h e c h u r c h w as filled t o i t s full capacity d u r i n g t h e d a y s of t h e Mission. On S u n d a y t h e 1 7 t h t h e Mission c a m e t o a close a f t e r t h e M a s s a n d Benediction. The parishioners then garlanded t h e p r e a c h e r a n d p r e s e n t e d him with an address. A group photograph was taken l a t e r w i t h Rev. F r . Bulliard in t h e centre. A t 2.30 p.m. F r . Bulliard left for Taiping with t h e parish priest Fr. Ashness. r
TAIPING. Rev. F a t h e r Bulliard of Salem, S o u t h I n d i a , s t a r t e d his "Mission" in t h e C h u r c h of St. L o u i s a t Taiping on Wednesday 20th i n s t a n t , a n d finished it on S u n d a y t h e 24th, a f t e r Benediction of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t . The Tamil Catholics of t h e C h u r c h of St. Louis a r e v e r y t h a n k f u l t o Rev. F r . Bulliard for t h e good h e h a s done t o t h e i r souls. H i s d e e p knowledge of t h e l a n g u a g e m a d e h i s S e r m o n s rem a r k a b l y a t t r a c t i v e and m a n y r e g r e t t h a t t h e Mission h a s como to a close so soon. W h a t h e said a b o u t Sin and t h e Prodigal Son. Confession and the state of m a r r i a g e w e r e all so valuable t h a t t h e " M i s s i o n " will certainly be p r o d u c t i v e of i m m e n s e good t o t h e Tamil Catholics of Taiping.
J a p a n e s e , receive catholic i n s t r u c tion. Below is an e x t r a c t of t h e l e t t e r received from t h e G o v e r n m e n t when t h e results were o u t : Sir. I h a v e t h e h o n o u r to inform you t h a t t h e following pupils of y o u r s h a v e passed t h e C a m b r i d g e Prelim i n a r y E x a m i n a t i o n of December 1934. Chik A h Yan J. Disto, R.W. Y o n g Kee Min, M. I would like t o c o n g r a t u l a t e you very w a r m l y on w h a t is a 1 0 0 % success (Sd.) A. N . M. G A R R Y . (Local S e c r e t a r y )
SAINT JOSEPH'S PROVIDENT. ASSOCIATION, S E R E M B A N . Notice. T h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g of t h e Association will be held a t t h e Assembly Hall of t h e St. P a u l ' s Old B o y s Association, P a u l S t r e e t , S e r e m b a n , on Sunday t h e 7th April, 1935, a t 9.15 a.m. Agenda. 1. To read and confirm the m i n u t e s of t h e last A n n u a l and E x t r a - o r d i n a r y General Meeti n g s held on 4th of March 1934 and 20th J a n u a r y 1935 respectively. 2. To receive a n d pass t h e R e p o r t of t h e M a n a g i n g C o m m i t t e e , t h e Balance Sheet a n d t h e Income and E x p e n d i t u r e Ac-
photo taken or. the occasion of the visit of Pwi. \AolperSt. Ikrthe to Tamil School Taiping—accompanied by Rev, Mother St. T&ttre&ufs of ?en&*£ and Rev. Mother St. Etievnie Udy superior of Taiping Comfeni-^H i<>>* ate seated a feu, of the "Old Girls'' of the School with then chid***. There are now 220 children on the roll and the staff counts 2 listen »->d 14 otJyer teachers trained in the School.
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The ruins of a very famous priory of Augustinian nuns, "White Ladies," have been scheduled by the State as an " ancient monument" and will henceforth be in the care of a Government Department. This ancient convent is connected, in its history with the romantic episode of the escape of King Charles the Second after the Battle of Worcester. At that time the house of White Ladies was owned by a Catholic, Mr. Giffard, and the fugitive king lay there for a night; but the next day he was taken to another Catholic house, not far away, Boscobel, and through many hours was in hiding in an oak tree. The ruined chapel at White Ladies was for a long time used as a Catholic burial ground. It is now to be cleared of the ivy which encumbers it, and will be open to the public. APOSTOLATUS MARIS (NEWS SERVICE). (Special t o t h e M.C.L.) Sea Apostolate Worker Learns Russian to Assist Convert. I n t h e l a t e s t R e p o r t issued by t h e G e n o a Apostolato del M a r e B r a n c h t h e r e is a n account of t h e reception into t h e C h u r c h of t h e R u s s i a n wife of a n I t a l i a n sailor, t h e r e g u l a r i s a t i o n of t h e i r m a r r i a g e , which h a d t a k e n place in Russia, a n d t h e b a p t i s m of t h e i r t h r e e children. An E n g l i s h lady w h o is a m e m b e r of t h e Genoa A. M. Sefcione Femminile l e a r n t R u s sian, in o r d e r to be able t o i n s t r u c t t h e sailor's wife and t o t e a c h h e r Italian, since t h e w o m a n spoke only R u s s i a n . A g r o u p of Univer-
sity s t u d e n t s a t Genoa have organised classes for t h e s e a m e n , sixty-six of whom h a v e enrolled a n d p u t in 221 h o u r s s t u d y of general a n d professional s u b j e c t s in less t h a n t h r e e m o n t h s . T h e r e a r e two A.M. Clubs in Genoa, m e r cantile m a r i n e a n d naval, a n d H i s E m i n e n c e Cardinal M i n o r e t t i visited t h e Clubs recently a n d spoke w a r m l y of t h e splendid w o r k which is being d o n e for seamen a t Genoa a n d S a v o n a b y t h e b r o t h e r s of t h e St. V i n c e n t de P a u l Society w h o o p e r a t e t h e Apostolate del M a r e there. Eight German Ports Organised for Catholic Seamen. A t H a m b u r g , B r e m e r h a v e n and
S t e t t i n t h e r e a r e now fully-equipped Apostolat des Meeres Clubs, w i t h P o r t Chaplains attached. T h e r e a r e P o r t Chaplains also a t B r e m e n , Kiel, Luebeck, Rostock and Danzig who h a v e t h e assistance of lay ship-visitors. T h e r e is Hostel accommodation a t t h e H a m b u r g , B r e m e r h a v e n and S t e t t i n Clubs. T h e services given t o foreign s e a m e n in G e r m a n p o r t s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y highly organised a s m a y be j u d g e d from t h e fact t h a t a m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " T h e Seam a n ' s P o s t " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; i s issued for t h e benefit of English-speaking ^seamen a t Hamburg, the Headquart e r s of t h e G e r m a n A.M. o r g a n i s a tion. G e r m a n Catholic seamen a r e being organised on Catholic Actionist lines: t h e y h a v e t h e i r
own m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , " Seem a n n s p o s t , " w h i c h is circulated t o all p o r t s f r e q u e n t e d b y G e r m a n sailors. 400 Ports Unprovided with Apostolatus Maris Services. In a S u r v e y of t h e world position of Catholic S e a Services j u s t issued b y t h e A p o s t o l a t u s M a r i s H d q r s . A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , London, it is e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e r e a r e o v e r 400 p o r t s in w h i c h A.M. services a r e required. D i r e c t i o n s a n d t h e necessary m a t e r i a l for e s t a b l i s h ing a n A.M. Service C e n t r e , i n English, French, Dutch, German, Italian o r S p a n i s h , can b e o b t a i n e d from t h e A M I C . Office, 39 Eccleston Sq. London.
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