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THE LATE ARCHBISHOP MGR. DE GUEBRIANT. SUPERIOR G E N E R A L O F T H E PARIS

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DETAILS OF ILLNESS DEATH AND OBSEQUIES. LAST RESPECTS PAID BY DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF CHURCH STATE AND ARMY. had just said his mass came io that morning and told h i m : " M y L o r d I have well prayed for y o u . " "Thanks," H i s Lordship replied: "To-morrow you will celebrate for my eternal rest." Then one after another distinguished yisitors Cardinal Verdier, A r c h A few days before his demise called.

His ^Excellency had attended or bishop of P a r i s , M g r . Maglione, presided over several public func- the Nuncio, and many ether B i tions i n close succession and in shops and eccleciastical dignita various places of France. The ries. W i t h the permission of the Doctor, the Seminarians then last of them was the funeral of his cousin Bishop de Durfort, in selves were allowed to approach Brittany. A f t e r the ceremony i n and look at their venerated Super i o r once more.

H e smiled at which he officiated, M g r . de Gue Last cam 3 briant returned to P a r i s where he each one of them. (about 12) his close relations, arrived late i n the n i g h t of the 4th of March. Decidedly he had nephews, nieces etc., who stayed overstrained himself and had gone near h i m till he expired at 3 p.m. beyond the limits of his strength. Meanwhile he had received a He was so tired that he required telegram from the H o l y F a t h e r the help of his Secretary to as- bestowing on h i m a last blessing, cend the stairs and to go to be<L and the visit of the Nuncio for a The next morning, 5th he did not last "a D i e u " — C a r d i n a l V e r d i e r rise to say his Mass and a doctor asked that the obsequies be celewas called in. He was examined, brated at Notre Dame, the M e t r o nothing abnormal was discovered politan Church, Paris, and begged but extreme fatigue and a lit- the honour of officiating himself. tle bleeding at the nose. H e The interment was to be made seemed not to suffer and rested later at St. P o l de Leon (Brittany) quietly the whole day. However home of the Guebriant family. an attendant was placed to watch The funeral was fixed for Saturnear h i m that following night. day 9th. It was decided that t i l l About midnight Tuesday—Wed- it be conveyed to B r i t t a n y , the nesday) he had an haemorrhage. coffin would be kept at N o t r e The attendant then went to cal! Dame i n a side chapel, where, up a Father in the next room, vrVr% to the F r e n c h Revolution rested rang up a Doctor. A t 2 o'clock the remains of a glorious ancestor another distinguished visitor,; of the deceased, John Baptist de a third one. The two doctors i n Guebriant, M a r s h a l of France. attendance did their best b u : Soon the news of the death of were unable to stop the bleedings M g r . de Guebriant spread i n P a and they saw that it was the end. ris and over all France and directThat morning (6 M a r c h , Wednes- ly his body was laid i n state, visiday) the venerable patient was tors flocked i n and filed past given H o l y V i a t i c u m and the last unceasingly p r a y i n g and signing « t e s . One of the Fathers who the visitors book, and this lasted We have received f r o m Paris some particulars about the last sickness, death and obsequies of the late M g r . de Guebriant, Superior General of the Foreign Missions Society.

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the two following days. A l l classes of Society were there represented—Prelates, Ministers of States met in that room w i t h the old Nobility of the Country and w i t h the Common folk, workmen, servants etc. Only those who were able to sign the book filled 58 pages w i t h their names.

F r i d a y , 8th March, the body was laid i n a brer and placed i n the "Chapelle ardente" i n the Seminary Church near the entrance door. Here again the crowd continued their prayers and thetr visits and i n the meantime arrived i n piles and from everywhere letters and telegrams of condolence amongst which a most touching one from the Congregation "de Propaganda F i d e . " On the Saturday at 9.40 took place the removal of the body and the funeral at Notre Dame. The immense nave was filled with a multitude of the deceased's relatives, friends and sympathisers.

Cardinal Verdier, officiating, sung the Mass. Near the catafalque, among the chief mourners were about 120 close relations belonging to the F a m i l y of de Guebriant de Montrichard, de Holland, Costa de Beauregard, de Bagnieux, de

Las Cases, de Grammont, de R a vignan etc, and numerous priests of the Foreign Missions Society, h s spiritual family.

In the vast sanctuary were: Mgr. Boucher, delegated by the Cardinal Prefect of the S.€. de Propaganda, M g r . Maglione, the Papal Nuncio, M g r . Bardrillard o f the Academy, and 28 other A r c h bishops and Bishops from various dioceses of France with a great number of priests and religious.

Amongst the distinguishec laity were noticed: M . Louis Marin, Minister, Marshal F r a n chet d'Esperey, General Gouraud, General de Castelneau, General Weygand, M . Charles-Roux, A m bassador, the Chief Secretary o£ China Delegation, M . Cosme representing M . L a v a l , M . Carcasses representing M . F l a n d i n the French Premier and many, other representatives of Ministers; L a d y Foch, the Marshal's widow, and a great number of Deputies and Senators.

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A f t e r a magnificent ceremony of the Obsequies the coffin was laid i n the aforesaid side chapel of M a r s h a l de Guebriant until, at a later date, it is conveyed to St. Pol de Leon.

2 To the average Catholic i n the ftome-land the terms "catechist," ^catechumen" and "catechun e n a t e " mean very little. P e A a p ^ fie realizes that they have a \luige relation to the catechism of C h r i stian Doctrine studied by all in their youth. Beyond this his coneept is apt to be nebulous. In mission g l a n d s , on the contrary, these t l i w words are of the utmost importance, and are doubtlessly heard more frequently from the mouths of missioners than any other mission terms. A s a matter of fact, even the embryonic missioner, with the oil of ordination ~<8ttl\' glistening on his hands, has still much to learn in a practical way about these three categories *of mission problems.

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Wjxy Catechists?

Given the situation of one or at most two priests resident in a rural sector of the missions w i t h a few hundred old Catholics to minister u n t o ; a territory to cover as large as several American aounties, or even a state; means ef communication mostly by foot, er at least p r i m i t i v e ; Christianities and prospective centres of conversions scattered i n comparatively small villages, rarely exceeding a few hundred souls; a school at the mission center to supervise; perhaps a small orphanage or old-folks retreat; or even a compound for women under instruction,—just how can one or two priests adequately make the best o f the opportunities presented for the conversion, mayhap, * f several hundred thousand souls who still " s i t in the shadow and the darkness of death"? In other words, i o w best can the missioner multipJ^ ^himself ? The Church's age-old experience i n saving the world, or t h a t part of it which is w i l l i n g to give i t a hearing, has solved this difficulty by the use o f laymen and laywomen who are called "catechists".

Should the. aforementioned circumstances seem insufficient to the uninitiated for using layfolk m the preaehing of the Gospel, let us add a few more to answer partially the evident question of why the missioners cannot at a l l times, or for most of the time, five among the people and spend himself anafebfi: spent from morn t i l l night "pleaching the Gospel".

True, this is the ideal of every missioner, and when he finds i t is not only ^inexpedient but impossible, he meets one of his heaviest erosses.

W h a t o f the language or languages of the people among whom the missioner labors? It is to be remembered that the missioner is a n average priest, brother or nun, plus the special vocation to convert the pagan world. A s to their sanctity o r spirituality, this too can be said to be average or at best but a little above the average.

F e w have there been whose saintIiness has won for them the gift of tongues. The C h u r c h must be content w i t h what she has and x

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not the equipment to carry or:, for want of educational opportunities for one thing. The nun could not go alone. To house two foreign nuns at the same time would tax the capacity of any native village.

Moreover, the nuns would find V. K i e r n a n , M .

M . their life so restricted i n a native village for a long period that the continue to function?

He could burden to the nerves would he not! The natives do. Being a proscarcely tolerable.

H e r work duct of the country and civilizawould be entirely w i t h the women. tion which sent h i m to the misIt is doubtful whether she could sions, the missioner has for the even instruct men i n large groups, first twenty-five years of his life certainly not in some one. No been used to much better sussane American would want such tenance. To break away entirely a religious to live i n a native vilfrom it would mean disaster. He lage for any great length of time can get along, and he does get for very obvious reasons of health. along, for various periods w i t h Nuns do, for a few weeks, in cervery simple fare while visiting his tain mission sectors, live in the Catholic flock and possible convillages and instruct the women, verts, and even when he returns but unless special quarters are to his central mission his food is provided for them, as a general far below that to which he was' rule it would not be expedient. accustomed i n the homeland, as Their work for the most part is the sick list casualities of the at the central mission. missions will amply testify. B u t he cannot entirely "go native" in the food question. A s he gets ( N E X T W E E K C A T E C H U M E N S ) along in years, the missioner Another Annamese Bishop. gradually becomes accustomed to the most simple of fare, but this Rome.—The Most R e v . Dominic takes years, and i f he is not rea- H o Ngoc Can an Annamese sonable w i t h himself in his first secular priest of the Vicariate of decades of service, he will not sur- Hue, Indo-China, has been named vive to the point when his needs T i t u l a r Bishop of Zenobias and approach the standard of the na- Coadjutor to the V i c a r Apostolic tives. W h a t then can be done to of Buichu. This appointment was replace h i m in the field outside his made public after the Secret Conresidential station? The same sistory of A p r i l 1. answer, of course,—native cateHe is the second native priest chists, who can and do live close of Indo-China to be raised to the tc the economic standard of the episcopate, the first being the rural classes.

Most Rev. John B . T o n g Titular There is also the problem of the Bishop of Sozopolis and Coadjutor climate, which makes l i v i n g w i t h to the V i c a r Apostolic of Phat the people i n their homes over ex- Diem, who was consecrated by the tended periods inexpedient. Be- Holy Father i n St. Peters, Rome, sides, the people are too poor and in June 1933. crowded themselves to provide Bishop Ho Ngoc C a n was born room where the missioner could at B a Chau in the Vicariate of live w i t h a m i n i m u m of privacy. Hue i n 1876. He studied in the A s it is, on mission visitations, minor and major seminaries of the priest has no privacy from the Hue and was ordained to the time he leaves his center until his priesthood i n 1902. H e was sucreturn. The proverbial goldfish is cessively country curate, parish much better off in this regard. priest and professor at the minor Such conditions wear down the strongest nerves and tempera- seminary of Hue. In 1923 he became superior of t h e newly foundment. ed congregation of native religiOne priest l i v i n g in a country ous, the L i t t l e B r o t h e r s of the catechumenate could teach perhaps fifty people, men and boys. Sacred Heart. H e has published Access to the women is denied several works in F r e n c h and A n h i m by local customs and suspi- namese and has collaborated i n the cion. H e can preach to both men editing of two ecclesiastical reand women i n large groups, but views, the Loi-Tham and Sacerdos who w i l l teach the women their Indosinensis.

The Vicariate of Buichu, of Only prayers and catechism? women catechists can do this, or which Bishop H o now becomes nuns. E v e n positing the condition Coadjutor w i t h r i g h t of succesthat the priest does conduct a sion, has a Catholic population of catechumenate himself, what of 352,150. There are 180 native the many other places that need priests i n the vicariate. The his services? sick calls ? duties in Spanish Dominicans are the misthe center mission? It is obvious sionaries of this region, and the that the priest must employ as Most Rev. Peter Munagorri Y many native co-workers as his Obineta, O.P. is the present Vicar funds permit.

Apostolic. (Fides). * * * * The litany of reasons could be Tatungfu (Shansi Province, far expanded. There may be still a counter objection for the use of China).—Construction on a new religious brothers and nuns to re- central seminary w i l l be begun place the priest instead of cate- soon i n the city of Suiyuan, capital chists. This is done where pos- of inner Mongolia. T h e new i n sible, but the same and more stitution is made necessary by the weighty reasons as a rule, make large increase of students for such a programme less feasible. the priesthood in north China and F i r s t of all, where ever the priest Mongolia, and the bishops of the goes, he takes the Church, as it region have decided that the rewere, w i t h h i m , the Mass i n par- gional seminary at Tatungfu will ticular. Specialized training and henceforth be used only for educational foundation and an students of theology and the new adaptability of temperament are seminary at Suiyuan w i l l be for his to fall back upon in straight- young men beginning the study of ened conditions. A brother or a philosophy.

Thirteen new C h i nun i n such circumstances would nese secular priests w i l l graduate be without the necessary aids of from the seminary of Tatungfu the Mass and the Sacraments for this year, and 20 young men will long weeks or months at a time. begin their t r a i n i n g there i n The brother, on an average, has August. (Fides).

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make the best use of it. To take a concrete example, how many college graduates at home could preach a decent sermon? Many cannot even talk interestingly, even in their special lines. A n d at that, the medium of expression is the language learned in their childhood. How often do we hear complaints from the laity that the clergy are poor preachers? Perhaps they expect too much. A t any rate, a realization of these things throws some light on the prime difficulty of mission work, namely an adequate knowledge of the native tongues. The Protestant laymen's Report says that there are found but few missioners who can interest a well-educated audience, and this is probably the truth both of the Catholic as well as Protestant missioners.

However, the Report adds that this lack does not contend against Welltheir entire usefulness. educated audiences are not numerous i n the mission field. It does, nevertheless, cripple their efficiency and leave a gap in their line of attack that must be filled. The remedy is,—capable native lay workers, called catechists, who can understand and be understood i n a variety of localized dialects.

It would seem needless to explain at length the reasons for the average missioner's lack of perfection i n the native tongues. L e t the objector t r y to speak inteligently i n French or German before an audience, even after years of study, and see what the average result w i l l be, Real master^ of foreign languages are few. T h a t does not mean that a sufficient w o r k i n g knowledge of a foreign language cannot be attained by the average industrious man.

Then there is the difference of customs and psychology between the missioner and the land he would evangelize.

Native layworkers are invaluable i n bridgi n g this chasm; they are indispensable.

A p a r t from the fact that a missioner is needed i n many places, and in particular is needed most i n his own central station, certain physical conditions render uninterrupted residence i n native v i l lage or homes impossible, chief of which is the item of health. The average American missioner could not long maintain his health nor his nerves i n the unsanitary and poverty-stricken conditions of the native abode for extended periods of time. While the old missioners in the ages gone by evidenced heroic endurance, their mortality figures are appaling. Although native food of a good sort may be quite enough for many, the average food available—without giving scandal to one's neophytes—in the native villages would ruin a miss i o n e d health and life's work i n short order. We defy any A m e r i can, no matter what his zeal, to live for a month or more i n a native home on three or four bowls of unsalted rice gruel per day, w i t h a little half-raw vegetable thrown in and perhaps occasionally a bit of fish or pork. One may think rations extreme, but let the writer assure him that they are better than what many subsist on in this section of China the year round. Could he live—not on rice gruel—but on taro roots and sweet potatoes month after month and

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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 20th, 1935.

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N E W ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER. Last week these notes recorded the appointment of the Most Rev. Dr. Hinsley as the late Cardinal Bourne's successor as Archbishop of Westminster.

In the days which have elapsed since then, there has been time to take note of the reactions to that news i n the newspaper press of the country. The Catholic papers, it might go without saying, rejoice that so distinguished and widelytravelled a prelate should have been the Holy Father's choice for the Archbishopric. W h a t is even more gratifying to record is the fact that the secular papers also, the ordinary dailies and weeklies throughout the land, have given the new Archbishop a very "good press Portraits of H i s Grace have appeared in scores of periodicals, together with biographical sketches. Another picture much favoured by the illustrated press, and used as emphasis for admiration, is a photograph showing the humble cottage in Y o r k s h i r e in w h i c h D r .

Hinsley was born. It is part of the satisfaction of the E n g l i s h public that a "humble" m a n — humble, that is to say, by b i r t h as well as by disposition—has been appointed to the highest ecclesiastical positon among a l l the Church's prelates i n this country.

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Archbishop Hinsley is expected in England shortly.

The enthronement will take Dlace in Westminster Cathedral, and it is probable that H i s Grace w i l l afterwards prepare to r e t u r n to Rome to take part, w i t h the other members of the E n g l i s h H i e r a r chy, in the canonization of Blessed John F i s h e r and Blessed Thomas More.

AN UNEXPECTED MULTITUDE. In connection w i t h the great ceremonies i n Rome for the canonizations next month, certain Great Expectations are not going to be realized! A s is well-known, on such occasions as a beautification or a canonization, a tribune in St. Peter's is usually placed at the disposal of living relatives or descendants of the Servants of God then being honoured. Therefore, those men and women who could claim descent from the families of the two E n g l i s h Saints to be proclaimed on M a y 19 looked forward to the joy of being i n that place of honour. B u t who could have thought that the claimants would this time amount not to a group but to a multitude?

It has just been made known from Rome that the special t r i bune for descendants of the two families will accommodate sixteen persons. The number of applicants already exceed three hundred! So only those with a verygood credential at the back of their claim are likely to be among the recognized fortunate ones.

The others must be content to number themselves with the many hundreds of ordinary pilgrims who will be in the E t e r n a l C i t y for the ceremonies.

A LAST REQUEST REFUSED. Surprise and indignation are being expressd here by Catholics at the reported refusal of the Home Secretary to grant the re-

quest of a murderer, under sentence of death, to have his marriage w i t h a Catholic g i r l regularized by the Church before his execution. The man had gone to a registry-office for his wedding, and that ceremony was of course not a sacarmental marriage, in the eyes of the Church. To give the Catholic wife, therefore (she is an expectant mother) the consolation of knowing that a l l had been put right, the condemned man respected her wish to have the marriage regularized and blessed by the Catholic C h u r c h .

It is stated that the Catholic chaplain of the prison, and the Catholic authorities, approached the Home Office in the matter, but that the Department declined to grant the necessary permission. The condemned man went to his death, and his wife is left

line on Merseyside, a towering dome—that of the Docks Offices.

They now rind two domes, and the first to welcome them is not that of a secular, but of a religious building. - On the highest point at New Brighton, on the Cheshire side of the river, a magnificent Catholic Church is now nearing completion, the Church of SS. Peter & Paul. It is expected that the opening ceremony will take place next August. This church has a lofty dome, visible for a great distance, and is easily the most prominent object in the approach to the port. If only on sentimental grounds, it is worth a thought that the newly-arriving voyagers from distant lands will i n literally future be welcomed, above all else, architecturally, by the cupola of a Catholic church.

L a t e r on, a day will come, a distant day, when another and a still mightier dome w i l l dominate everything else in Liverpool,—the dome of the great Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral which is now building on Borwnlow H i l l .

THE GREAT LOURDES

TRIDUUM.

The H o l y Father P i u s X I , in an apostolic letter to Bishop Gerlier, calls the Catholics of the whole world to participate i n the ; Triduum at Lourdes m a r k i n g the close of the Holy Year of the i Redemption.

N i g h t and day, from 4 p.m. on Tuesday, A p r i l 25th to 4 p.m. on Sunday, A p r i l 28th, masses will be celebrated at the Grotto of j Lourdes without interruption by bishops and priests from all nations.

The Bishop of Lotfrdes writes to all the Bishops of the W o r l d , j asking them to arrange i n their dioceses special devotion i n unison with those at Lourdes i n order to bring together the catholic world for the most powerful supplication that can be raised to Heaven.

We cannot doubt that the Catholics of Malaya w i l l answer such a j moving appeal.

Let them therefore, d u r i n g the triduum at Lourdes, offer masses and holy communions for the intentions of the Holy Father.

O N S U N D A Y , A P R I L 28th, I N A L L T H E P R I N C I P A L j C H U R C H E S OF T H E D I O C E S E T H E B L E S S E D S A C R A M E N T WELL B E EXPOSED FOR ADORATION, THROUGHOUT T H E DAY A N D A SOLEMN BENEDICTION IN T H E AFTERNOON !

WITH " MISERERE " A N D " TE D E U M WILL M A R K T H E E N D OF T H E H O L Y Y E A R .

Let the faithful remember to pray for the intentions set forth j by the H o l y Father when he extended the jubliee to the whole world : namely:— L i b e r t y for the Church and peace of the world.

Greater development of the missions.

Return of a l l dissidents to the one single fold of Christ.

Defeat and repentance of a l l the enemies of God and of H i s Church.

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T H E KING'S JUBILEE. Service of Thanksgiving to be held in a l l the Churches of the Diocese.

On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of H i s Majesty K i n g George V , on Monday, M a y 6th, there w i l l be in all the churches of the diocese a solemn Benedict on of the Blessed Sacrament w i t h a " T e Deum of Thanksgiving.

A s arrangements for the celebration are not uniform and vary in each place, it is left to the Parish Priest to fix the time for the service i n accord w i t h the local authorities and to inform the faithful i n due course.

The faithful are reminded ef their duty to attend this service as a token of gratitude for the friendly and impartial attitude of the K i n g towards His Catholic subjects and to beseech God's blessings upon the Royal F a m i l y and the Whole B r i t i s h E m p i r e .

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with the knowledge of a registryoffice union when she might have had the consolation of a Catholic marriage before her husband died. If the facts of this case are as stated, a good deal more is likely to be heard of it. In Catholic circles the utmost indignation prevails.

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THE PRIEST IN PUBLIC

LIFE.

When certain other countries display, in various ways, the bias of anti-clericalism, it is g r a t i f y i n g to record that in England, on the contrary, Catholic priests are being more frequently chosen as members of governmental bodies.

In Lincolnshire, for instance, the people of Crowle have just elected Father Norbert E l l i s , C.R.P., P r i o r of the Premonstratensians in that town, as an U r b a n District

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Councillor.

Father E l l i s is the first Catholic to be chosen for the Council. Crowle is a town where the Catholic population is relatively a small one, a fact which shows that the votes by which the priest secured his victory were given to h i m principally by his n o n - Catholic felloe-townsmen.

The Order has been working in Lincolnshire for many years, and is greatly esteemed by the populate.

A t Beeston, Nottingham, in- the same diocese, another priest, F a t h e r Hays, was again elected to the Council, being almost at the top of the poll. In London, one of the best known members of the London County Council is a priest, F a t e h r i j a m e s Mahonev. h OUR G U E S T F R O M A U S T R A L I A .

Australia's Premier, the Hon. Joseph L y o n s , and hfer gifted wife, are popular figures iB'>iiQ»ndon just now. M r . L y o n s is busy w i t h various engagements connected with his visit to this cotfttfcryr M r s .

Lyons has already won golden opinions among her co-religionists by her personal c h a r m and the wisdom of her views. T h i s lady is a convert to the Catholic faith.

She was the guest of honour, a few evenings ago, of St. Joan's Social and Political Alliance, an organization of Catholic feminists which includes many well-known women workers in its ranks. M r . and M r s . L y o n s w i l l be among the honoured representatives of the B r i t i s h Commonwealth overseas at the K i n g ' s Silver Jubilee celebrations next month. * * * * T H E OLDEST N U N .

Mother St. Leonide, who died last week at the Convent of the Sisters of the Most H o l y Sacrament i n Brompton Square, L o n don, is thought to have been the oldest nun i n the country. She had reached the great age of ninety-six and had been upwardg of eighty years w i t h " the Congregation. T h i s venerable religious, a Frenchwoman by b i r t h , had laboured i n England for sixty-three years; she came over soon after the period of the Franco-German War. F o r many years she guided the fortunes of the Brompton convent as superior.

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The Story of the Apparition of our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima.

Please sir, tell us a story."

It was catechism time. The children had learned their lessons very well, and there was a promise of a story to be redeemed. " A l l right, then, I shall tell you a story." " A true story, please." " L o n g , long a g o " piped out a little boy from a corner of the class in anticipatory joy. " N o , the story I am going to tell you took place not long ago.

It happened only eighteen years ago i n Europe." " Our priest's country - said a little boy i n the front row. " Y e s , near his country is another called Portugal. Some sixty miles from the capital of Protugal is a parish called Fatima." " A Malay girl's n a m e " said a bright little fellow. " I t is an A r a b name. The Arabs who have come to Malaya had long long ago also invaded Spain and Portugal.

A n d this parish had been named after an illustrious Saracen lady named Fatima who had become a Christian. H e r story I shall tell you another day. But the story I am going to tell you today is this.

There lived near F a t i m a three little children: L u c i a aged ten years and her two eousins F r a n cisco, a boy of nine years and Jacinta a girl of seven. They were shepherds and went out daily into the fields tending sheep.

They were good children and used to say the rosary every day at noon, kneeling down under the shade of the trees i n the fields.

On the 13th M a y 1917, when they had just finished their rosary at noon, they saw a brilliant flash of lightning. " A storm is coming " said ore of the girls.

"Let us go home with our flocks" said the boy.

When they reached the botrom of the hill; they saw the lightning once more. A n d suddealy turning their eyes towards a small oak tree, they saw, standing among its leaves, a lovely young lady, clothed i n white and wearing a veil, gold-embroidered, that reached to her feet. She appeared to be 15 to 18 years old. H e r face was serene and serious and brighter than the s u n ; her hands wore joined before her breast and from them hung a rosary of pearl white beads. The cross at its end The was of burnished silver. children would have run away for fear, but the L a d y said," Do not be afraid, I shall do you no harm."

Lucia, the eldest of the children, asked the L a d y , " Where do you come from please? " " I come from Heaven." " S h a n I go to H e a v e n ? " said Lucia. " Y e s you w i l l . " " A n d shall J a c i n t a ? " " She will come to Heaven also." " A n d Francisco?"

The Lady looked at the boy with affection and motherly reproof and said," He too will come to Heaven, but he must say the rosary many many times."

Then the g i r l asked, " W h a t have you come here for please?" " T o tell you that you must come here at this time on the 13th u

of every month until October." " W h a t is your name please?" " I shall tell you that in October." Then the lovely Lady vanished towards the East whence she had come.

Francisco only saw the L a d y , but did not hear her. Only L u c i a and Jacinta heard what the L a d y spoke.

On reaching home that evening the children related to their parents what they had seen and heard. B u t no one seemed to believe them. On the 13th of the next month, however, a few people accompanied the children to the little oak tree in the field, called Cova D a I r i a .

A t the appointed hour the children knelt down and recited the rosary. Then Lucia adjusted her shawl and composed herself as i f she were going to church and turned to the East. Suddenly she shouted," I have seen the lightning. The Lady is coming now."

During this second apparition, The Lady from heaven reminded the children to recite the rosary often and taught them the following prayer to be recited after the Glory Be at the end of each decade: " O h my Jesus, forgive us ous sins, save us from the firse of Hell, and release the souls from Purgatory, especially those whom every one had forgotten."

Then the lovely L a d y from Heaven whose face was brighter than the sun revealed a secret to each of the children (Lucia told Francisco his part of the secret for, as I have told you, the little boy could only see the L a d y , but not hear her,) and forbade them to tell it out.

You will see presently how these innocent little shepherds were ready to die rather than disobey the order of the lovely Lady whose face was brighter than the sun.

On July 13th again, the children had their heavenly vision and were told to recite the rosary w i t h the intention that a great war that was then ravaging Europe might speedily end.

On the 13th of August, the children eould not go to Cova D a Iria. The reason was this. There was at that time i n F a t i m a a mayor who was not a very good man.

He took the children to his house, shut them up i n a room and opening his eyes round and big, said," Tell me the secret that the Lady had told you, or I will fry you in boiling oil." " W e cannot say, for the L a d y from Heaven whose face was brighter than the sun told us not to reveal i t . " " W h a t ? " shouted the mayor, " y o u will not obey me? I will teach you a lesson."

Then he carried little Francisco away to the kitchen, returned to the other two frightened children and said, "There, that is one of you gone. He is frying in boiling oil. Jacinta, tell me your secret or it is your turn now."

"I can't," said the little g i r l .

Then the mayor took the crying, struggling little child and carried her off to the kitchen and came to repeat the_ performance for the benefit of Lucia, with the same result.

APRIL 20th, 1935.

"This man is bad like the oneeyed giant i n the story, "said an indignant little boy.

But the mayor was only m a k i n g a show, and Lucia was glad to see her cousins safe though much frightened. Two days afterwards he allowed them to go back to their homes.

On the 19th of August, when the children were grazing their sheep i n another part of the field, the L a d y from Heaven with her face brighter than the sun, appeared to them and said that on account of the mayor's action, the miracle that she had promised to perform i n October would be less striking.

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The aecount of the last apparition, the story of the three little children and a few of the miracles at F a t i m a will frorrf.the subject of my next week's story.

A. D'C.

BEGIN. In every enterprise, moral or material, it is the first step that costs. The secret of success lies in two short words—decide—begin. Learning to make up one's mind, learning the right time to utter and act yes or no, is the a l l Rashimportant lesson of life. ness slays its thousands, but wavering or procrastination its ten thousands. He who deliberates too long is lost. To-morrow is a siren fair to the grave's verge even, w i t h slumbrous song and treacherous caress cheating her victim out of his share i n to-day's work and honour, promising time and yet more time until time and time's chances have slipped beyond his last despairing clutch for ever.

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Now the news of these apparitions spread so much that the number of people who accompanied these three little shepherd children to Cova D a Iria, increased greatly every month. O n the 13th of September pilgrims assembled there from all parts of the country, numbering about thirty thousand.

Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco arrived there a little before noon.

Exactly at twelve the sun began to lose its brightness, became dim and shed an orange coloured light over the land. Lucia told the people to say the rosary. Imagine this. A t the word of a little child of ten, t h i r t y thousand people kneel down and pray aloud w i t h tears i n their eyes.

Suddenly Lucia said, "There she comes." and the lovely L a d y from Heaven came gracefully gliding through space from the East, stopped over the oak tree and conversed w i t h the children, commanding them that on the 13th of October she would come again with Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus. L u c i a asked her to cure the sick. The Lady promised to cure some but not others i n whom our L o r d had no trust.

The pilgrims could see the children conversing with an invisible being but they themselves could neither see nor hear anything except that the little oak tree was surrounded by a bright halo as also were the three little shepherds. They also noticed that snow flakes like flower petals dropped gently round the tree and vanished before reaching the ground.

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HAND-SHAKING. Did you ever consider the meaning of a handshake? Here is the explanation: In the old days, when any man who made any pretensions to being a gentleman carried a sword, it was the custom for men when they met, to show that they had no intention of treachery, to offer each other their weapon hand—that is, the hand that would be used to draw the sword, and to withhold the hand was usually a signal for a fight.

So fixed did this habit become that long after men ceased to wear swords they still offered the weapon hand to a friend and declined to offer i t to an enemy. To this day, when you refuse to shake hands w i t h a person, i t signifies that you are at war. A m o n g the savages, who never carry swords, the practice of shaking hands is unknown, and it affords amusement to see the white men do it.

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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , APRIL 20th, 1935.

L O V E W A S HIS

MEANING

(Founded on Fact.)

Between a copper beech on one side and a group of L o m b a r d y poplars on the other, V e r a F « tescue walked very slowly for she was saying her rosary i n deep recollection.

The smooth green grass of the graveyard patch on which she walked blended with the almond green linen dress she wore. The evening was cool after a sultry summer's day. Ve*% who was somewhat of an artist as well as a medical student, cast ardent eyes upon the ivied walls of the ancient church of St. Chad'.; having read of its pre-reformatiou foundation, her mind went back i i : reverie to its Catholic past. Serenely, she slipped a red glass bead through her fingers as she finished each prayer. A l t h o u g h her soul was abandoned to the adoration of divine things, a queer little praetical streak of consciousness demanded imperatively to be answered. W h y had she come h e r s why? She was so occupied at self surprise that she had failed to see approaching her, an elderly clergyman, not until he had come quit*.close to her and had stopped, did she realize his presence. T h ^ n she flushed crimson and blurted out a startled " O h ! " T h e Rev. John A d r i a n was a man experienced in human values. Seeing the girl's surprise he hastened to reasure her. He put a fatherly hand on her shoulder and said reverently. " God bless you, m y c h i l d ! " V e r a smiled and hasten ed to hide her beads i n the palm o f her closing hand, for i n a P r o testant college^ Catholic devotional objects were used only w i t h discreet reticence. The old gentleman smiled, " N o need to do that my dear," he said. There was a spiritual illumination on the old aesthetic face i n t o w h i c h she looked after the first surprise— unflinchingly. " T h e place on which we stand is v e r v holy ground! " " Yes ? " questioned Vera softly, and as she spoke somehow quite accidentally the beads slipped from h e r hand and fell on to the grass. F o r a moment the gleaming red chaplet lay on the green grass between them like so many drops o f blood on this ground which he had called holy. Then they both bent simultaneously to pick them up. It was the old clergyman who handec back the beads to the embarrassed gat Thank you, she said shyly. b t r a n g e ! " he murmured " v e ^ y strange, but I like the omen, I 1

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prayed for a sign to n i g h t ! " She was looking at the deep red roses waving i n the •evening breeze as they grew on the near-by graves. " Y o u r chaplet of ruby beads would, as it were, beckon me, or was it a magnet of mother earth, or again rather might it ha t meant a gravitation of grace to wards the Mater Afflictorum—the Spiritual Mother of the afflicted of spirit." W h a t did he mean?

Wondered V e r a puzzled, then self introduction eased the situation somewhat. " M y name is V e r a Fort?escue," said the girl. " And I, as you will have guessed am the rector whose name is on tho board yonder." " Yes, M r . A d r i an, I have often heard of you, and have read your controversial letters i n the newspapers! " " A h , indeed, that is interesting to know, and to meet you here like this on my very holiest g r o u n d ! " H e noticed the dangling rosary beads as their red shining was reflected in the light of the brilliant summer sunset. " Y o u know, M r . A d r i a n , you have the name for being— well, very h i g h ! " The old gentleman smiled wanly and a desperate look of intensity came into his features. A stare of painful tension transfigured the visionary eyes. " I'm only a half way, so to speak, tottering on Anglican altitudes—its like being on a barbed w i r e fence. Y o u , I take it are merely R o m a n ? " "Yes, merely R o m a n ! " answered the g i r l student brightly. " I am really at a loss to know w h y I came here t o - n i g h t ! " she continued, " W h a t prompted me to come here to say m y rosary? I have been here on three evenings now consecutively. This old church seems to exhale the Catholic peace of its past, and the graveyard here is so calm and, ho! well, I don't know— unworldly somehow! This little smooth bit, where there are no gravestones, just from where w-2 stand now up to that t i n y queer window i n the church seems to me to be especially h o l y ! " " S h a l l I tell you w h y ? " "Please d o ! " " W e stand, dear child, upon the site of an Anchorite's cell, and that worn groove i n the crumbling stone of the little sill of the window has been worn by holy hands, as an eager soul leant over it to hear Mass, oh, how many times! " " M a s s ! you speak like a Catholic, M r . A d r i a n ! " L i g h t as of dawn through darkness came into the

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aged features. " The death of an invalid wife has removed m y reasons against joining the one true Church now, " h e said. V e r a gazed at him with interest. " There are still arid places in my soul, the Holy Ghost's fire will burn away all that hinders, but I beg of you a little prayer. Do you recall Tennyson's lines? * Oh, let thy soul rise like a fountain for m e ! ' " V e r a lamented the fact that she had no Catholk Evidence literature w i t h her, then suddenly she remembered a tiny leaflet i n her bag, it was on the Chaplet of Mercy. A s she handed it to him, together w i t h her card, she saw the motor omnibus approaching and bidding h i m a hurried good night, ran down the church y a r d path, through the L y c h Gate and jumped on the step as it started. A s she sat dow.a in the bus she felt she knew why she had gone that evening to St. Chad's graveyard. There was a soul there whom God had chosen for her, even her, to help. S h resolved to say the Chaplet for him that very night A couple of hours later, a w m t t head was bent reading a tiny . scarJet vellum-bound book. It had come to the Anglican rectory that evening by post from one who had just " gone over to Rome." A n Anglican colleague who had crossed the Rubicon and had sent the rector a Roman manual by one Juliana of N o r w i c h .

"I am Ground of thy beseeching" read the aged man. . . . " In God is very R e s t " " W i t it well, love is H i s meaning! " He closed the book and took up the leaflet which V e r a had given him and began to read. " On the large beads say " Eternal Father I offer Thee the Wounds of oir* Saviour to heal those of our souls," and on the small beads, " M y Jesus, pardon and mercy through T h y sacred w o u n d s ! " H e held the paper i n his left hand, while w i t h his r i g h t he fumble'I rather awkwardly with the unfamiliar beads of a very new rosary another convert to Romo had sent him. E a c h word wa* sinking into the hungering depths of his soul. H e continued thj

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CATHOLIC PRESS EXHIBITION IN T H E VATICAN CITY. A propos the Catholic Press E x h i b i t i o n in the Vatican, H i s Eminence Cardinal Pacelli, P a p a l Secretary of State, has addressed the following letter to Count Delia Torre, Manager of the "Observatore Romano" and President of the Committee for the Organisation of an International Press E x h i b i t i o n i n the V a t i c a n C i t y .

"It is w i t h particular satisfaction that the Holy Father has received the good tidings that you have communicated to H i m about the unanimous and collective approval that your journal has received from various parts of the world concerning the Internat?iaial E x h i b i t i o n of the daily and periodical Catholic Press—of which the "Observatore Romano" has taken the initiative to organise on its 75th anniversary and under the auspices of H i s Holiness. T h a t the suggestion has met w i t h general welcome is not surprising when one thinks how informative and instructive such an exhibition w i l l be to the Catholic journalists, publishers and all the faithful at large, since it w i l l mean for them, first as a world review of the Catholic activities i n the field of the Apostolate of the Press, next as an objective display of the latest technical improvements i n newspaper printing, then as a living illustration of the religious, moral and social problems w i t h which the dailies and periodicals of our time have to deal.

Moreover it will be an efficacious stimulus for subsequent progress enterprises. and new fruitful Furthermore on the one hand it manifests the numberless good results afforded by loyalty to Church and Pope recently evidenced by the daily and periodical publications and on the other hand the survey of the immense field still to be sown. One will realize how all those concerned with Press problems will acquire a new motive for their zeal, by seeing how those precious and necessary instruments for the spread of the t r u t h and the cause of good are i n keeping with the up-to-date technical improvements and w i t h the more and more exacting needs of modern life. F i n a l l y the H o l y F a t h e r has noticed w i t h lively gratification that, as shown i n the Programme of the E x h i b i t i o n special prominence w i l l be given to the missionary Press and to the "Catholic A c t i o n " Press, and H e offers up prayers that the display of these two forms of Catholic activity, dear to H i s fatherly heart, be a useful lesson to a l l . " The letter ends with a special blessing.

" A t each word you say i n the Chaplet of Mecry I will let a drop of my blood fall upon the soul of a sinner."

He closed his e$ es and, wishing to apply the words just read, as a personal prayer, he repeated the indulgenced ejaculation softly to himself, " M y Jesus oardon and mercy! " Then again he started to read, " The graces which you receive by these invocations are graces of fire ". . .

A l o n g the village larre a country g i r l went singing softly in the twilight to herself.

"Hail wounds that through eternal years."

A LITTLE WORD. Miles away in a college cubicle a girl student prayed fervently A little word— for a soul for whom Christ died, It fell like an evil seed, and a hallowed peace came over A n d blossomed into word and the rector's study, the aged man deed. drew nearer the Wounded Heart of his Divine Saviour and he pray- Its deadly fruits fl ung far and wide>; ed with greater earnestness, " M y Its poisoned seeds on every side.

Jesus pardon and Mercy." " God help us now," the watchers cried.

L i f e is a story in volumes three, The Past, the Present, and the yet A L i t t l e word— It fell like a golden seed, to be: The F i r s t is finished and laid away. A n d blossomed into word and deed.

The Second we are reading day by Then sweetest perfume round was day. shed; T h i r d and last of the Volumes The golden fruit hung overhead. three the Is locked from sight—God keeps " N o w God be praised," watchers said. the K e y . r

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At School.

The harm often begins at school where differences i n capacity are so marked. N o one takes more notice of these differences than the children themselves. They soon get to know that Paddy generally has the right answer and that B i l l y is often wrong. Teachers and parents should be careful to impress on children that industry and attention are the things that count, and should never label children i n their own hearing as clever or stupid. Such labels often do permanent harm. The teacher must hide his feelings, and i t is sometimes very hard for h i m to do so. Teaching the quick child is a pleasure; teaching the slow child a test of patience. Y e t the teacher fails i n his duty i f he gives praise or blame for anything other than the amount of effort which the boy puts into his work.

At Home.

The Catholic parent should realize t h a t the possession of "brains" does not entitle a child to admiration, any more than the absence of them (which often means the possession ^qf a different type of brain) leaves a child open to contempt. E v e r y boy whether dull or stupid should make the most of his capabilities, and i t should be the deep concern of his father and mother to see that he does.

If his child is blessed with brains the wise parent will thank God, and endeavour to see that the child escapes the dangers that go with cleverness. H e will t r y to teach the «chtild a little ihumility (and by humility I do not mean a want of manly confidence) and he will not confuse silly exaggerated praise with necessary encouragement. H e will take a legitimate pride i n his child, a pride built on something other than the talents for which the child w i l l one day be responsible to his Maker.

The parents of the dull boy have w e r y reason to be as proud as the parents of the best boy i n the class or school. Being Christians they will know that every human soul is dear to God, and being parents they will be proud of their boy i n any case. B u t leaving these reasons aside and viewing the question on a purely material basis, they have another cause for happy pride. The dull boy has just as good a chance of doing big things for his parents or country as has the clever boy, and he needs just as careful treatment. Such a boy has some definite part to play i n the world and his parents should see that he gets a fair chance to play it. They must teach h i m to work, and, by giving h i m due encouragement, see that he never loses heart. If they give h i m confidence and the will to work they will have done their part.

Nerves and the Nervous Temperament.

The nerves are the communication cords that carry messages to and from the brain from all parts of the body. The rate at which the nerve impulse travels varies

for different individuals, as also does the resistance or "synapse" with which the impulse meets when it passes from one nerve to another. People in whom the resistance is strong, and the rate of the nerve impulse slow, are slow in thought and stolid in temperament. In nervous people the resistance is very small, and the nerve impulses travel quickly.

People of nervous temperament think and act quickly. They are generally more enthusiastic than reliable; but their nerves are not— as is often supposed—weak or diseased. The nervous temperament is a precious possession but it is fraught w i t h dangers, and brings great possibilities for good and evil, for great joy or great sorrow, for eccstasy or misery. The nervous temperament makes the jolts and disappointments of life very hard to bear, but it gives i n return a tremendous capacity for pleasure.

Nervous people may be great successes or great failures. A s an English psychologist says, they are either "the crocks of the earth, or the salt of the earth."

Parents and teachers have a grave responsibility where the nervous child is concerned. They must a i m at making h i m sensible as well as sensitive, honest and truthful as well as imaginative.

They must see that he grows up to be a useful member of society, and not as a nusianee to himself and to everyone else. There is to-day a great tendency to pardon everything on the plea of temperament, and whilst the danger of undue harshness with nervous children is very real indeed, the value of gentle discipline from even the earliest years must not be forgotten. Lest this might seem too much like the voice of the schoolmaster, let me quote from Dom Verner Moore, an A m e r i c a n writer on psycholigical subjects, and incidentally a Catholic monk. H e says: "the child should be allowed to cry itself to sleep often." He holds that the child must learn as soon as possible, and for its own sake, that all his desires cannot possibly be gratified. Self-denial is a virtue of necessity, for the world w i l l impose it i n any case.

The

Conflict.

Dom Moore says that the mental conflict waged on what he calls "the realization of the Self-Ideal" is at the root of every nervous breakdown. Every person has a certain ideal of what he would like to be, and all of us have to be more or less content with a reality that falls short of this ideal. The person w i t h a healthy mental outlook simply has to "grin and bear it," and to forget his disappointments in other interests. The person suffering from some nervous disease, or from what is called technically a "psychoneurosis" (I have explained that the nerves themselves are rarely diseased) cannot reconcile his attainment with his desires. He becomes a neurotic— the adult counterpart of the child who has no control over his desires. The first lesson that the very young child should get at

home and at school is that whimpering, sniffling or yelling do not lead automatically to the fulfilment of his wishes.

W h e n the child becomes a little older he begins to be affected by ideals of conduct and religion, and these often go directly contrary to his desires. The C h r i s t i a n school with its constant "thou shalt not" is* a great preventer of selfishness and pride, and a necessary discipline for life. If the child's early training has been good, he submits without any severe mental adjustment to many restrictions, but i f he has been brought up to believe that k i c k i n g or screaming is the "open Sesame" to the gratification of every whim, he will find the change from the sheltered atmosphere of the home to the commonwealth of the school very hurtful to his self-respect. It may even do him permanent nervous injury.

The Value of Suggestion.

Environment has lot to do w i t h the development of a healthy or an unhealthy mental attitude. The young mind is very susceptible to suggestion, and the father and mother should use this power of suggestion for their child's good, and not merely to frighten h i m .

Coue, a famous chemist, evolved a system of self suggestion which attracted much attention, but wise mothers from time immemorial have known the principle. "The pain will go away soon," says the mother, and the child believes unquestioningly, and strange to say the pain does go away. The body can be influenced through the mind, i f the mind accepts the suggestion implicitly. T h e child responds immediately to suggestions from his parents, and the impressions so formed are very lasting.

So the wise parent w i l l never suggest fear to a c h i l d ; w i l l never tell him he is stupid or foolish, or deceitful; will never laugh or sneer at his first efforts; and will give him encouragement whenever his courage falters.

clo extremely well, simply because they always started a paper witn the firm intention c f getting full marks. Needless to say their ambitions were not always fully realized, but their confidence was a great help. They had a belief in their own abilities.

Curative Methods.

The parent has much greater chance of combating the child's nervousness than the teacher has.

The teacher w i t h a big class cannot afford to spend an undue amount of time w i t h one boy. He has a duty to perform towards the other boys, and while he can see that nothing occurs to aggravate the nervousness,, he has little time for positive curative measures.

These must be left to the parent.

One such measure is the constant use of helpful suggestion, the quiet insistence that all is well, and the attempt to substitute healtful happy thoughts for morbid thoughts. T h i s is the method much followed by nerve specialists.

The patient is calmed and quieted, and whilst l y i n g at ease i n a darkened room, listens to the doctor's voice dispelling doubts and suggesting confidence.

Another way of "getting at" nervousness is to influence the mind through the body—which may seem a paradox, for after a l l bodily symptoms of nervousness come from the mind. A person who is very excited can scarcely hold a pen or write a note. T h e hand jumps and trembles because of the mental turmoil. B u t the physical symptom is directly under the control of the w i l l whereas the emotion is not. If such a person forces himself to write the note with studied slowness and care—forces himself by the direct action of the wjll—he may indirectly influence mental state. B y controlling the symptom he controls the cause.

The neiwous child should be accustomed to do some things quietly and carefully. It is no use Confidence. t r y i n g to make him do everything The teacher, too, should make slowly. Make h i m do certain rouuse of suggestion—not alone to tine tasks slowly and without rush get better work done, but to give or hurry. Make him open his bag his pupil? the right attitude to their and take out his books to do his work or to certain subjects, and to home-work w i t h a complete abmake sure that no child is allowed sence of noise. Make h i m take a to form an antipathy to any branch pride i n his noiselessness. Or of school work. A stumbling, teach h i m to walk about the house hesitant reader should sometimes in soft slippers, and to regard be praised even i f the praise is not running down the stairs as a crime. merited, for perhaps the child has Learning to control himself i n some convinced himself that he is a bad small things will do h i m an i m reader. The praise gives h i m a mense amount of good, and the higher opinion of himself and he suggestion of peace and quietness tries^ to live up to it, and actually will directly effect the over-active becomes a good reader eventually. mind. Moreover it w i l l save nerA boy who never gets "good" for vous energy which would otherhis home exercise soon becomes wise be squandered. bored. If he gets a good mark now and again i t lends some i n (To be continued) terest to his work and improves the quality of it. On the other hand, tremendous h a r m is done i f WASPS WHICH CATCH the teacher is so injudicious as to S P I D E R S . say: " Y o u will never pass; you are hopeless at arithmetic," or "you A t a meeting of the Linnean are the most stupid boy i n the Society of London, a collection of class." Such remarks do more wasps and spiders made at Singathan cause children to lose heart. pore by M r . C. J . Saunders was They are often responsible for the shown. The collection included formation of permanent mental twenty-four of the clay cells attitudes, which may tfo great built by the wasps for their harm ever afterwards. I once grubs, and in each was its little knew a student who, although grub, w i t h the collection of spimore than usually good at mathe- ders, stung to a state of paralysis matics, always got a very low place by its cruel parent, and left with in examinations. H i s mental at- it for food. Six to ten spiders titude was responsible for his fai- were i n each cell, and the grub lure. When he met a difficulty his was generally, found eating one, reaction was: "I never do well i n and perhaps with the skins of two examinations—this question leaves or three others lying round. The me completely puzzled." 1 have living spiders, waiting t h e i r turn known other students of onlv to be eaten, could move their legs average ability who never failed to but not walk.

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Speeches by Rev. F r . Souhait and T h e H o n . M r . G r u m m i t On the occasion of the staging of "Hiawatha" in honour of Rev. Mother St. Berthe's visit. nity. Perhaps out of compliment practically completed, and is very to our guest of honour I should pleased w i t h the accommodation. I really speak in French, but I must am very sure that that school tell you that my little daughter will receive very hearty support has recently been taking French from the Europeans in M a l a y a and lessons in the Convent with some will soon develop into a very large success. Yesterday when I tried a and important establishment. The few sentences of my best French School, I understand, is to be upon her, she exclaimed " O h Dad- entirely undenominational, so that dy, what a terrible accent! it will cater for children of all secSome of you may recall the visit tions of the European community. of the Reverend Mother General The absence of a school of this naof the Order to Malaya in 1922, ture has hitherto been one of the when she came i n person to drawbacks of life in M a l a y a for inspect the work that was being those w i t h growing families, and carried on by the Order here. T h i s now that that school at Cameron time the Reverend Mother General Highlands has been opened we was unable to make the journey shall be able to keep our children and sent the Reverend Mother St. w i t h us for some years longer Berthe, her Assistant, i n her than has hitherto been possible.

We had hoped to have had our stead. The Reverend Mother St. Berthe arrived i n Penang on 25th Bishop, D r . Devals, w i t h us this October of last year and during evening, but I am told that he' has the past five months has been had to go to Cameron Highlands round Malaya, twice visiting the 21 for a much needed rest. We here Convents and branch schools r u n in Ponang will always have for by the Order i n this country. I D r . Devals feelings of the most have just heard that she has been tender regards. I t h i n k no one very pleased w i t h the work that has ever endeared himself so much is being done and her visit, I am to all communities as D r . Devals told, has been an encouragement did during the long years he was and an inspiration to that work. w i t h us i n Penang. Speaking of I would like to assure Rev. M o t h e r H i s Lordship always makes me St. Berthe, on behalf of t h ^ public remember the first time he came of this country, how very grateful to my house. M y eldest boy, we are for the noble work of edu- Henry, who was then quite a little cation and charity that is being lad, newly out from home where carried on here by the Order. ho was quite un-accustomed to T h a t great work is equally appre- seeing a Priest with a beard, ciated by the Government of this rushed up the stairs and pulled me country which last year, when re- from the verandah shrieking with duction was made i n the education delight "Oh come quickly Daddy" allowance to Missionaries, voted a he said, "Father Christmas is A D D R E S S O F T H E H O N . M R . special annual grant of §20,000 for waiting below."

GRUMMIT. the Convent Schools—a signal L i k e our Bishop, the Rev. M o mark of official recognition of the ther St. Berthe has made friends Rev. Mother Superior, the H o n . noble work that is being done by wherever she has gone. H e r rethe Resident Councillor, Ladies the. Order. markable charm of manner and and Gentlemen, extraordinary kindliness has won I also wish to take this opporBefore we break up I wish to more particularly on the affection of all the Convent, say a few words on behalf of the tunity, pupils and of everyone who has behalf of the European Commupublic to tell Reverend Mother St. had the good fortune to meet her.

Berthe, the Assistant General of nity, to say how very much we She is a highly educated lady and the Order of the Sisters of the appreciate the new enterprise of has, I am told, taken a very great H o l y Infant, how very glad we are the Order in the proposal to estainterest i n education a l l her life, that she has visited Malaya and blish the new school at Cameron (Contd: on page 12) seen the excellent work that is be- Highlands for European children. ing carried on by the Order—work The Rev. Mother St. Berthe has which I know is highly appreciat- just told me that she has inspected ed by all sections of t i e commu- the buildings there, which are now

ADDRESS OF REV. FR, SOUHAIT.

for the confidence with which you entrust your children's education to the care of the Sisters. She assures you tha^, this confidence will be recompensed in the future as it has been i n the past. It is true they will not teach the socalled smartness of the modern g i r l — N o — T h e y are not here for that. They will teach them a firm sense of duty and respect for authority.

Ladies and gentlemen, Reverend Mother is returning to France carrying with* her lasting memories of the wonders she has seen in Malaya—One thing, however, she cannot bear away with her and that is her heart. The people—the children—have won her deepest affection, and only a few days ago she told me that i f she were 28 instead of 58 she would ask the Superior General to allow her to stay among us. (Loud applause.)

We feel sure that Reverend Mother St. Berthe will continue to send us her best teaching M i s sionaries, and she will continue to pray not only for her immediate interests i n M a l a y a but also for the general welfare of this sphere of Missionary activity of her Sisters. _ Once again a cordial "Thank you" to each and everyone present, together w i t h Reverend Mother St. Berthe's sincerest wishes for your happiness and prosperity.

Ladies and Gentlemen, A s I think it is near dinner time I won't keep you long, but Reverend Mother St. Berthe has asked me to say a few words first of all in thanks to the children for the beautiful performance which they have given us to-night—And, dear children, do you know what she has just said?—that she has never seen anything better i n F r a n c e ; and you know the F r e n c h girls are smart. We appreciate this excellent production a l l the more i n that i n it we see the expression of the happiness w h i c h fills the lives of our children.

N e x t thanks are due to the musicians who, i n their usual generosity, so graciously enlivened the performance by t h e i r splendid music.

Rev. Mother St. Berthe also wishes me to convey her thanks to the Government Officials and all the welcome guests who have honoured this occasion with their presence.

The large gathering here to-night is really a worthy tribute to the Reverend Mother i n whose honour the entertainment has been prepared. B u t is it not also a testimony to the love and esteem you bear the Order of the Sisters of the H o l y Infant Jesus of which she is the representative?

H a v i n g been through the whole of Malaya and seen the extent of the work carried on by the Sisters, she wonders, as everyone does, how so much can be achieved— how the 1,800 orphans can be maintained, and how education can be provided for over 8.000 pupils in the schools. Rev. Mother St. Berthe knows that from the material point of view little work would be done without the assistance of Government and the many kind benefactors of the Convents. She extends her profound gratitude for and appreciation of the valuable assistance rendered

by Government and these generous benefactors . . . .

She thanks you, dear parents,

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know is distasteful to the modern young and old patrons of the A s the boys grow up, make fashions—cigarettes and shingled companions o f t h e m ; then they heads: " I think the woman who w i l l not seek companionship else- smokes is destroying one of her principal charms, that of effemiwhere.

Smoking is a masculine L e t the children make a noise nacy. sometimes; their happiness is as habit, and to m y m i n d it cheapens the woman who flaunts a cigarette important as your nerves.

Respect their little secrets; i f i n public. However, I can see no they have concealment, worrying sin i n it. I f a woman wants to them w i l l never make them tell, smoke that is her personal conand patience w i l l probably do the cern. I would not be so intolerant as to say i t is sinful to puff a work.

A l l o w them, as they grow older, cigarette, or even smoke a cigar.

L i k e smoking, bobbing of the to have opinions o f their o w n ; make them individuals and not hair is not wrong. I look upon it as a breach of good taste i n old mere echoes.

Remember that without physi- women who have their locks cal health mental attainment is shorn. I have seen many young worthless; let them lead free, girls whose beauty is enhanced by happy lives, which will strengthen bobbing o f the hair. B u t never have I seen a woman over thirty both mind and body.

Bear injmind that you are large- who has looked attractive with l y responsible f o r your children's bobbed hair. Personally, I think inherited character, and have that when a woman gets to be t h i r t y , bobbed h a i r makes her look patience w i t h faults and failings.

Talk hopefully to your children older instead o f younger. A n d of life and i t s possibilities; you there is nothing more ridiculous than a grey-haired grandmother have no right to depress them bewho goes i n f o r a shingle or any cause you have suffered. other kind o f a bob."

Teach boys and girls the actual * * * * * facts o f life as soon as they are old enough to understand them, OLD FASHIONED MOTHERS. and give them a sense of responSenator D a v i d I. Walsh, of sibility without saddening them.

Massachusetts, eulogizes the oldF i n d out what their special fashioned mother thus: tastes are, and develop them, " I f there were more old fashioninstead of spending time, money ed mothers there would be fewer and patience i n forcing them into divorces, less family troubles, less studies that are repugnant to of the kitchenette style o f living. them. " The old-fashioned mother was A s your daughters grow up, at home, and she made that home teach at least the true merits of a centre of family life. She prehousekeeping and cookery; they sided over i t . T h e modern tenw i l l thank you for i t i n later life a dency is doing away w i t h the great deal more than for accom- establishment of home and i t is plishments. unfortunate. It results i n many T r y and sympathise w i t h girlish evils that were not apparent at the flights of fancy, even i f they seem time of the old-fashioned mother. absurd to y o u ; by so doing you " It is not what a woman apw i l l retain your influence over pears that makes her motherly—it daughters, and not teach them to is what she-is, and the manner i n seek sympathy elsewhere. which she exerts the highest i n fluence of woman-hood. * * * * " The old-fashioned mother was religious, charitable, unaffected, BOBBED HAIR A N D T H E and she was just. These come CIGARETTE. pretty near being the all-important qualities and forces that make a M r s . Madigan, i n her interest- good woman—especially a mother. " A s I recall the old-fashioned i n g and practical "talks" with women, replying to a correspon- mothers, they had one absorbing dent who asked her opinion on desire—their love of home and bobbed hair, put forward the fol- their love o f their neighbours. lowing common sense, which we (Contd: on Col. 3)

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How Happy Baby is when his Food suits h i m — H O W H E A L T H Y too when it is Cow &. Gate. A n d what a relief to you when the little body grows firm and strong, and the tiny, white teeth come steadily through the gums without temper or tears.

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Apoplexy or Stroke is caused by a blood-vessel i n the brain breaki n g and allowing the blood to escape into and to destroy, the surrounding brain substance. It is most common i n middle-aged men who are gouty o r intemperate, and i n people who suffer from rheumat i s m and kidney disorders.

The symptoms are a sudden loss of consciousness from which the patient cannot be roused; the breathing is n o i s y ; the limbs may be convlused down one side and are usually limp on one side and stiff on the other.

The treatment during the attack consists i n loosening the clothing round the neck and placing a pillow under the head. H o t bottles may be applied to the feet, but they must be well protected, as burns easily result. B y turning the patient on h i s side the noisy breathing is often improved. A pillow placed along the back will keep him i n position. A p p l y cold water to the head, and ensure a plentiful supply of fresh air. N o stimulant must be given.

Recipes.

PANCAKES. 4 tablespoonful flour.

'4 pint milk (about).

I or 2 eggs.

Salt.

B u t t e r for frying.

Blend the flour w i t h a little of the milk, beat the yolks and whites separately, stir i n the yolks first with milk to make butter the consistency of cream, s t i r in the whites gently.

Melt a little butter i n the pan and pour i n enough of the batter to cover the pan, f r y a pale golden shade, turn with a knife or toss over, f r y on the other side, roll up each pancake as is cooked and serve as soon as possible with sugar and lemon juice sprinkled over.

COFFEE ROLLS.

1 l b . flour.

1 egg.

2 ozs. butter. % oz. yeast.

"They made that home and 2 ozs. sugar. they made the family life. They y% pt. milk (about). made every sacrifice to retain, Rub the butter into the flour, develop and educate their children add the sugar starch yeast i n the for useful and honourable places i n usual way. Beat up t h e egg, and the life of the community. add to the flour w i t h yeast and " They gave to their neighbour warmed milk beat thoroughly with all of that which they had—in a wooden spoon, allow t o stand in small ways to be sure. A n d this a w a r m place until well risen— meant their time and even their shout 1 hour—knead lightly, shape health whenever there was need. into rolls.

Allow to rise on the " The old-fashioned mother act- sheet 15 to 20 minutes, then bake ed as nurse, as sympathizer,' as i n a hot oven. It is a n improveservant i n the home of neighbours ment to brush over the rolls with whenever there was distress, suf- egg before baking. M a y be made fering or affliction. in a long roll, or a number of small " I am t h i n k i n g of my own,ones. mother now. W h e n there was a new baby in the neighbourhood she BLANC MANGE. was there almost before the doctor.

When affiction came to the neigh1 tablespoonful heaped cornflour bour's family she cooked for them, \ oz. sugar. and she sympathized when death ] pint of milk. rapped on the door. She was the F e w drops of vanilla essence. old-fashioned mother."

Blend the cornflour w i t h a little of the milk, pour on the rest of the THE DESIRE. milk boiling and r e t u r n ' to the W e ought to say to the good saucepan and boil f o r 6 minutes; G o d : "I can do nothing of m y - add the flavouring and turn into a self. I can only give you m y de- mould which has been scalded and sire to love you. Here i t i s ! 0 my rinsed i n cold water.

Turn out God, uphold me and do all yoar- when cold and serve w i t h j a m or self." (The Cure of A r s . ) whipped cream.

"Afflictions are the most certain pledge that God can give us of the love H e bears us."— St. Vincent de Paul.

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" The Diflkult Commandment."

B y Revd. C. C . Martindale, S . J . published by the Manresa Press, Roehampton, London, S.W. Price 6d. Obtainable, locally, at Bonaniis Bros.' Bookstore, Selegie Road, 60 cents.

This is a book that should be i n the hands of every Catholie young man, within whose reach the prico places i t .

A s the author says, it is not meant for schoolboys, nor yet for grown-up men, primarily, but on the whole for young men from eighteen upwards.

Copies are "believed to have been distributed among members o f a certain sodality, or sodalities, but the desirability is that i t should be read by many more to whom its existence or procurability is as yet unknown.

The fact remains, as it is said fp the Preface, that the enormous majority of boys pick up their information haphazard, from ether boys, from cheap magazines, plays, "health books" of which not a single cne is known that is. properly written from a CathoFc standpoint. "There are," remarks the author, "nauseously sentimental ones a n d would-be bluff common sense ones and inaccurately religious ones, and usually, more-or-less Freudian ones," and he goes on to say, on the whole, that the best system i n the concrete is to give as firm a religious training i n general, especially i n the use o f the sacraments, as possible, w i t h simple applications to the sex instinct (and frank replies to sincere questions, i n private) and to t r y fully to instruct i t later on. Personally, he thinks, that the topic is usually dealt with either from the physical side merely, or from the spiritual side merely, and not enough from what may be rather prompously called the psychological side, as human creaturfcs need intellectual and psychological help as well as physical and spiritual. The author deals w i t h the title-subject, on the ^ hole, as frankly and as explicitly as it is possible for him to do.

He starts w i t h an Explanatory chapter and continues with chapters on Thoughts, Words, £eeds, Ideals and Motives, concluding with a Note to the reader.

W i t h regard to Thoughts, he -says they—are—the only—things that make y o u properly human.

Why? Because unless you are thinking you are merely doing animal acts, acts of the instinct *>elow the level (accordingly) of

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praise or blame. H e deals with the subject of "bad" thoughts, and suggests 'what one ought to do when they occur, and tells how to tr^in oneself not to expect to have them. A s for Words, he speaks of some current lies and half-truths, usually spoken by non-Catholics, but sometimes by Catholics. Regarding "self-control" he says that a man is never the worse for it and that medical opinion is now i nanimous about i t . H a v i n g said all he has about the lies that go round, he finishes w i t h what nee. be said about "talk." R e f e r r i n g to Deeds, he remarks that i f w e sec why wrong acts are committed, we shall have advanced nearly a l l the way towards seeing how best they are avoided. W h a t he says about thorn i n more or less plain words had better be read than detailed here, and there is much that t h : Catholic young man should k n o ' yv> the chapter.

Ideals and Motives and the Note at the end are as 'important and useful to read as any other part of the book.

They go in no small way to make the l i t t l e but great' or 'much i n little' work—booklet though i t is — an unusually interesting one for those for whom it has bsen specially got up.

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Our L a d y of Lourdes, by Father Bede Jarrett, O.P. (B.O. and W . , 2s. 6d.), a series of lectures, or even sermons, rather than meditations, is a welcome addition to our English M a r i a n literature. Our Lady is the theme: Lourdes is the illustration: the Salve Regina is the form. W i t h the delicate but firm handling, which was so characteristic o f Father Bede's treatment of all subjects, he probes the wounds of mankind and with the most tender sympathy leads us to Our Mother M a r y for healing or for the courage to endure, and always i n any case for true comfort and certain peace of soul.

Fearlessly this friar gazes out over this vale of tears, reminds the poor banished children of E v e that the cause of so much of their suffering is because they have forgotten that they are exiles and are vainly striving to build up for themselves here an abiding city regardless of their true, invisible, eternal home, - ^ndieads-them to join-with him in praying to the Mother of the Man of Sorrows that they may learn with her the lessons that He came on earth to teach. A very lovely book. (C. T. S.)

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urged that children should not be taught that there were certain Post Free, Local and Acroa^i: punishments f o r sin; forty-one 12 Months ... $6.00 per cent, doubted the existence o f 6 Months ... $3.00 heaven; and eight per cent, disbelieved entirely i n i m m o r t a l i t y .

3 Months ... $1.50 F r o m these reports it seems i n c o n All correspondence and literary ceivable how such ministers could contributions should be addressed teach loyalty to Christ's o w n docto The Managing Editor, Kei. trine, when they themselves are K. Car don, 73, Bras Basah Road, sceptical about the merited fruits of a good life, namely the hope o f Singapore. resurrection and the supreme joy Tel. 7376, Singapore. of an everlasting life hereafter. It is the meanest f o r m o f 'opportunism' to exploit religion and desecrate the sacred and solemn promises of the Scripture merely Saturday, April 20th, 1935. to ensure one's bread and butter.

Shall we err o n the side of C h a r i t y and account such religious charlatans as being the victims o f a SECTARIAN peculiar blindness that deters them f r o m perceiving the light o f INCONSISTENCIES. truth?

A m o n g the numerous C h r i s B u t there is a reason for such tian sects comprising the divided dangerous inconsistencies i n their house o f Protestantism, the sharp teachings. It is manifest that the differences i n religious thought are Protestant C r e e d is founded on the becoming more and more accen- individual interpretation o f the tuated w i t h the passage of time. scriptures. It is the characteriW i t h o u t treating this article as a stic freedom o f their religious piece of polemic, the average per- thought that has brought about son o f ordinary observation w i l l such abnormalities o f belief. It is concede readily that the marked i n fact a spurious f o r m of freesectarian inconsistencies spring dom, i n w h i c h one is free to take f r o m the perversive tenet o f p r i - entire leave o f ones o w n senses. It vate judgment. Since the i m - is ' f a d ' and n o t ' f a i t h ' that has mutable truths o f Christ's words induced the n u m b e r of divisions have been distorted and interpret- i n the Protestant body; for, as the ed to suit any fatuous reasoning, Methodist R e v . Charles D e B o w there can be no surprise i f there has said" T h e average Protestant exists to-day as m a n y denomina- could not, to save his soul, stand tions as there are schools of i n his place and give a reason for thought engendered b y the fancy- his denominational f a i t h . " fed brain o f m a n .

N o t long ago E n g l a n d was T h e age o f new "liberalism" has shocked at the conduct of D r . infected m a n w i t h a peculiar c o n - D a v i d , a unitarian, w h o disbelieves fidence i n his o w n powers so that in the D i v i n i t y o f Christ, and yet his imagination outstrides his was allowed to spout out his herejudgment i n m a n y of his delibera- sies to his congregation i n an A n g tions. H e j strives to define and lican Cathedral. I n an indignant expound things far beyond the letter to the A r c h b i s h o p o f Y o r k , reach of his limited intellectual L o r d H u g h C e c i l , referring to the k e n ; he refuses to be 'spoon-fed' incident said " H o w can we deny or 'nose-led' and does not care to it i f Romans tell us our c h u r c h is have 'ready-made ideas' about a c i t y of confusion?" A s a s t r i k religion w h i c h he feels ought to be i n g contrast to these divisions and the Unity and served out to suit his personal uncertainties, taste. W e shall presently give Security o f the C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , some facts to set off i n profile the divinely vested i n the See of R o m e , atrocious prostitution of theology stand out as the i l l u m i n a t i n g b y pulpiteers professing the call of beacon of F a i t h undivided and . G o d and flaunting around i n the undisputed through all time. livery o f H i s sacred service.

Some time back, Professor George H . Betts, o f N o r t h w e s t e r n C o m m e n t s U n i v e r s i t y , C h i c a g o circulated a N o t e s & questionnaire among seven h u n A CARDINAL'S THREAT. dred Protestant ministers. T o his Cardinal von Faulhaber is one great chagrin he f o u n d that only eighty per cent, held that G o d is of the most awkwardly placed omnipotent, e i g h t y - t w o per cent, prelates of the church to-day.

Despite the anti-Catholic attitude that G o d controlled the universe of the Nazis to abolish schools and through his personal presence, other Catholic institutions in B a eighty-seven per cent, that Jesus varia, H i s Eminence is quite unlived a stainless life on earth, daunted and preached a s t i r r i n g ninety-five per cent that life c o n - sermon i n the presence of the tinues after death. O n another Papal Uuncio, threatening to exleaders communicate the N a z i occasion the same professor ques- engaged i n the nefarious scheme. tioned over one thousand pastors The Cardinal maintained definiteof Chicago representing nine- ly the right of Catholic parents to teen n o n - C a t h o l i c denominations. send their children to Catholic T w e n t y - s i x per cent, o f these were schools, and protested v i g o r o u s d o u b t f u l as to the D i v i n i t y of ly against N a z i violations of the Concordat. H e declared that the C h r i s t ; the majority of them split in Germany to-day "is not,

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as Nazi reformers say between Catholics and Protestants but between the new heathenism and both our churches." In spite of the manifestoes requiring parents to obey Nazi educational policies it is gratifying to note that only thirty-five per cent of the children were entered in N a z i schools.

A Critic on 'Legion of Decency/ The Straits Times of the 8th inst. gives prominence to an article entitled T h e United States Legion of Decency' by Don Carle Gillette.

We do not propose to discuss the merits or demirits of this letter in any serious light. The article in parts attempts to set. forth the personal views of the writer and is thick-sown with blatant inacura-

Let us quote a few excerpts at randorn from this 'gush.' "The saner elements of the public began to express fears that the pressure of the purists would result in a crop of spineless films that would do more barm i n their insults to the intelligence than a frank and virile presentation of a subject could do to anyone's morals."

This certainly is nothing but childish logic. B y the way who are the 'saner elements of the publ i c ? ' A r e they those sleek-headed goosey-eyed gentlemen at large that serenade the strands of Broadway w i t h a ukelelee? If perchance the head of one of these be trepanned and introspected one would be dismayed to find therein nothing but 'pitiful vacuity/ If

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5. That you ' t a k e so many papers" you must economize by cutting off the best and most necessary of them.

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7. That you differed once w i t h an editor and can't forgive him, although you agreed with h i m i n ninety-nine other instances, 8. That such money as you pay for papers, you give to dailies which occasionally insult your religion, refer to- your Church as "the Romish C h u r c h " and bring yellow immorality and scandal into your family.

Now, reader, i f you are not a subscriber to a Catholic paper and belong to the first, fourth, fifth, seventh or eighth class, you will subscribe at once. But i f you belong to the second, t h i r d or sixth, we can do nothing for you. cies through commission or omission. The tone of the letter is the familiar ' wheedling w a i l ' of the catch-penny columnists that one obviously runs into these days in the field of 'Yellow Journalism.'

In the Taiping Weekly Record of A p r i l 8th, the Editor made the following rectification of a previous article on the policy which, in his opinion, should be the most appropriate to be adopted by the Leader: Correction.

"The Malaya Catholic Leader" We must express regret that in the article which appeared under the above heading on page 15 of our issue dated 1st A p r i l a proof-reader's omission unfortunately changed the whole meaning of one sentence. The second sentence of the t h i r d paragraph should read ' T h e UN-doubted power."

[Taiping Weekly Record].

This rectification came too late to our hands, just at the time when we were going to press, so that we could neither insert it nor delete the first part of our answer to the Taiping Weekly Record. We have already acknowledged by a letter to the E d i t o r of the Record the explanation kindly given and pointed out that "The only point which remains under debate is t h i s : is a Catholic paper forbidden to denounce a doctrine opposed to Religion and Morals, under the pretext that this doctrine is part and parcel of a political system?" [ E d . M . C . L . ] Though Gillette is familiar name, associated w i t h a popular safety razor, we plainly do not know this more illustrious namesake and his fitness to discuss a topic of such far-reaching social consequence. Thus it would appear difficult to affirm or deny his claims.

every man is to be the judge of own sanity then every 'bedlamite' would be a stickler for establishing his own mental equilibrium as well.

Here is another passage: "It was intimated that the Legion movement was mere "ballyhoo" to revive church interest and attendance, which had dwindled to an alarming point. The sincerity of the Roman Catholics was questioned." This does not surprise us in the least as there is a class of people in America and elsewhere to whom Religion and Morality are 'a mere taboo' and 'moonshine.'

It is the most puerile piece of argument to say that the Decency Campaign was organised to keep our churches full and to divert the money that was finding its way into the cinema box-offices, back to the church coffers. A s for the sincer i t y of the Roman Catholics being questioned by this particular class of people we need but bother little, foi the sincerity of Christ Himself had been questioned from time immemorial by a vicious band of infidels who have effected no useful purpose. We know our 'pigeons* right enough and refuse to be stampeded into any change of view by 'mob psychology.'

Diner (in restaurant): "Do you serve crabs here?"

Proprietor: "We serve anyone; sit down." * * * * Lady of the House: "It seems to me, Jane, that the worst mistresses get the best cooks." The Cook: " A h , go on now, ma'am, with" your flattery."

V i s i t o r : "(speaking of little boy) :"He has his mother's eves."

Mother: " A n d his father's mouth."

C h i l d : " A n d his brothers trousers."

MALAYA DIOCESE OF M A L A C C A .

C A T H E D R A L O F T H E GOOD SHEPHERD, SINGAPORE. Calender for the Week.

April 21. Sunday—Easter Sunday, T h e Resurrection of Our L o r d . Mass and Vespers of the Feast.

A p r i l 22. Monday—Easter Monday. F r o m this day the Solemnity of M a r r i a g e s is permitted.

A p r i l 23. Tuesday—Easter Tuesday.

A p r i l 24.

Wednesday—Of the Octave.

A p r i l 25.

T h u r s d a y — O f the Octave.

April 26.

F r i d a y — O f the Octave.

April 27.

Saturday—Of the Octave.

THE RESURRECTION. The Resurrection, the dawn of eternal hope, was the pledge of God's love and an earnest sign of H i s mercy, for i f C h r i s t had not risen from the dead our faith would have been i n vain and everlasting darkness and despair would have been our heritage throughout eternity.

The splendour of that Resurrection m o r n can only reflect its glory i n contrast with the shadows cast upon the earth through countless ages, when godless men and vice and sin held in their g r i p the soul of men, and sealed t h e i r doom in hell's infernal fire. It was a glorious morn, for C h r i s t then broke the bonds that fettered immortal souls, and sent them upon the wings of hope to t h e i r eternal home.

ON P A T I E N C E .

B y A Paulist F a t h e r .

The Apostle St. James tells us that the t r y i n g of our faith worketh patience, and " patience hath a perfect work."

Perhaps there is no other virtue of which we have such constant need as the sweet virtue of patience. Our own inclinations prompt us to think more of the virtues associated with external activities for the good of our neighbour, or the welfare of the C h u r c h .

The corporal and spiritual works of mercy may bring to us much labour i n their performance, but there is a consolation i n seeing the results of our efforts, and sometimes we may hear words o f gratitude f r o m those who appreciate the kindness shown to t h e m . W e have a l l seen specimens of good people w h o are constantly i n a blustering state, very much disposed to give to everyone they meet a lengthy account of their numerous cares and anxieties.

Yet they yield easily to impatience when they meet obstacle i n their path, or when they are obliged to live and work w i t h others of different character and disposition.

There are many nettles growing in the world around us that daily inflict wounds on our sensitive nature. B y harsh words we may be offended; perhaps cruel and malicious actions may follow the offensive language.

Some who are under authority w h i c h is not used in the most agreeable way, will find many opportunities for patient forbearance. In time of sickness, especially, our faith is obliged to submit to the t r y i n g power of patience. W i t h the loss of physical strength comes the sense of dependence upon others, and the need of calm submission to the will of God. It is a great gain i n the spiritual life to realise the meaning of the word patience, and, better still, to know and practise the virtue. We reed patience w i t h ourselves and with our neighbours, w i t h our equals and our superiors, with

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(Mark, X V I 1-7)

A t that time Mary Magdalen, and M a r y the mother of James and Salome, bought sweet spices that, coming, they might anoint Jesus. A n d very early i n the morrdning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, the sun being now r i s e n : and they said one to another, Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre? A n d looking they saw the stone rolled back, for it was very great. A n d entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man s i t t i n g on the right side, clothed w i t h a white robe, and they were astonished: who saith to them, be not affrighted you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen, he is not here; behold the place where they laid h i m ; but go, tell his disciples, and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee: there you shall see him, as he told you.

COMMENTARY.

C H U R C H O F ST. J O S E P H .

Calendar for the week.

A p r i l 21. Sunday—Easter Sunday. Double 1st c l . w i t h octave.

W h i t e Vestments.

Proper of the Mass. p. 156 i n the S m a l l M i s s a l . Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to be followed by H i g h Mass at 8 a.m. P l e n a r y Indulgence for the members of the Association for the Propagation of the B a i t h . In Malacca:— M o r n i n g service at 8 and evening service at 5 p.m.

A p r i l 22. E a s t e r Monday—Doub.

1st c l .

A p r i l 23. E a s t e r Tuesday—Doub.

1st c l .

April 24. Wednesday—Of the octave. Semi-double.

A p r i l 26. F r i d a y — O f the octave.

Semi-double. Abstinence.

A p r i l 27.

Saturday. O f the octave. Semi-double.

Hell silences its murmurs, N a V i c t o r y at last.

To-day's Gospel reads like the ture rejoys in Christ's victory and most cheerful conclusion of the the disciples believe i n the Resurmost extraordinary story that rection of their Master. ever has been written. The H o l y A n d V i c t o r y for ever.

Week has faded away into a dim past, like pages of the same story, The Resurrection is the founda- T H E P O W E R O F R E P E N T A N C E where the most unforeseen ob- tion stone of Christianity. The stacles and difficulties have been Apostle St. Paul did not hesitate " B u t some of you w i l l say to piled up against the hero—Jesus in saying, when w r i t i n g to the me: 'The w a y of righteousness we Christ—who has broken through Corinthians:—"If C h r i s t be not have not known. W e have defile; every chain that the world and risen again, then is our preaching our souls b y sin.' W e l l , be it so.

Satan have set before H i m . The vain, and your f a i t h is also vain, If you cannot enter Heaven by the Church sings victory at last and and we are found false witnesses path of innocence, thank God, you sings in the "Sequence" of today's of God . . . .'" (I Cor. X V , 14-5.) can enter it by the path of repenResurrection is a t r u t h establish- tance.

Mass:— I f you cannot get before ed on the most solid historical your M a k e r clothed i n the white Together Death and L i f e ground. Resurrection is the trum- garments of sinlessness, you canIn a strange conflict strove; pet call of Christian life through appear before H i m i n the purple The prince of life, who died, this world onwards to Heaven.

N o w lives and reigns.

It was a battle between Death A n d it is singing victory amid the robe of penance.

"If you cannot walk Heavenward and L i f e themselves. The E t e r n a l most extraordinary circumstances, L i f e was fighting to conquer tfi£ singing victory amidst sorrow with the innocent John the Bapworld, to conquer souls, to open and misery as well as i n the mid- tist, you can go i n company with again the doors of Heaven, to dle of pleasures and rejoicings Peter. W h i c h of you have ever b r i n g into reality the divine plan that Christians pursue their way offended God as Peter did ?—Peter, of Redemption. Death, personi- to heaven. Smiling at life, accept- who denied his Master with an fied by Pilate, Herod and the Jews, ing everything it has in store for oath after he had made so many tried her best. " V i c t o r y is ours," them, Christians hope in the Re- protestations of fidelity, who deshe sang on Good-Friday, when surrection of Christ to rise again nied H i m after his lips were purthe "Son of G o d " gave up H i s from the dead. W h a t does a fall pled w i t h the precious Blood of Ghost between heaven and earth. matter? Does i t sink Christians his Master, which he had drunk at " V i c t o r y is ours" resounded i n the in despair? No. S i n is often times, the Last Supper; yet so much did depths of hell whence Satan had in the Catholic Church, a depth Peter propitiate his L o r d by his watched so carefully the drama of paved with magical springs that tears and repentance that he is the Passion of Jesus of Nazareth. know how to h u r l to heaven the appointed the Prince of the Apo" Victory is yours," Nature souls who have fallen prey to stles and the Head of the C h u r c h .

It is mournfully assented.

A n d she Satan's temptations . . . " I f you are unworthy of keepwent. She h i d her face w i t h dark only the obstinate in sin that ing company w i t h M a r y the V i r g i n veils, she let open her womb w h i c h perish. in your journey to eternity, you concealed the corpses of men, she W h a t does death matter? N o - can be the companion of M a r y rented herself, through rocks and Magdalen, the penitent. W h i c h o f mountains. " V i c t o r y is yours," thing. Because, we are told again you has defiled her soul as M a r y by St. Paul:—"as in A d a m all die, j the terrified disciples agreed and Magdalen d i d ? A n d yet, to our they ffed to steal away from the so also in Christ all shall be made Immaculate Mother, there is no alive." id. v.

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Jews. woman mentioned i n the Gospel On this beautiful Easter M o r n H e l l and the world have several who was more favoured by Our ing, however, a piercing c r y was times appeared to t r i u m p h from L o r d or more honoured i n the heard traversing the whole firma- the Church. Anyhow, History has Church t h a n is Magdalen. I f you ment:—"O Death, where is t h y proved that for every Good F r i - cannot k i s s the feet of Christ w i t h victory, O death, where is t h y day there is an Easter Sunday. chaste lips, like H i s Mother, you the can water them w i t h tears of s t i n g ? " A n d the angels i n Heaven Easter Sunday is therefore sing in heavenly choirs, dropping " L o r d ' s D a y " and let us proclaim compunction, like Magdalen. O h , their happiness and their joys to w i t h the church w i t h joyful trans- how precious in the sight of God is the world, "Christ is risen, we ports of enthusiasm:— "This is the gift of repentance, since it changes a moral leper into an elect know that Christ indeed has risen the day which the L o r d hath from the i?rave: Hail, thou K i n g made: let us be glad and rejoice of God!"—Cardinal Gibbons. therein." of V i c t o r y ! " 1

friends and enemies. It will serve as a groundwork to make other virtues solid an lasting. . . .

Patience involves suffering, mental and physical. In ancient times ?ome rejected the martyr's crown because they would not endure the threatened sufferings patientJy. " Patience," says Tertullian, " protects the whole will of God in man and enters into all His commandments. It fortifies faith, governs peace, helps charity, prepares humility, conducts to penance, leads to confession, rules the flesh, preserves the spirit, bridles the temper, controls the hand, breaks

down temptations, expels scandals, and consummates martyrdom. It consoles the poor man, moderates the wealthy man, suffers not the infirm man to sink under his weakness, and allows not the strong man to consume his strength. It delights the believer, attracts the unbeliever, adorns the woman and makes the man approved. It is loved in youth, praised in the maturer man. and looked up to i n the aged man. The brow is pure, because free from the signs of sadness a?id irritation. The eyes are peaceful the mouth is sealed with discretion."

It is a very certain t h i n g that God never fails those who have no other care but to please H i m i n a l l things.

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M A L A Y A C A T H O L I C L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 20th, 1935.

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QUESTION

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Such questions must be put in good faith with a view to obviating any dubiety or adjusting any inaccuracy in pertinent matters of faith or morals.

All questions must be accompanied by the names end addresses of questioners, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. The Editor reserves the right to reject any question, which in his opinion, may appear trivial or frivolous.}

Question. A r e we to believe that the story of Jonah and the whale is true?

Answer. W h e n Christ told the story of the prodigal son, the characters of the story were not really historical persons. B u t the story was a true description of types and of God's mercy. Now some authors say that the Book of Jonah narrates a kind of parable somewhat akin to the parables of Christ. Others, and more probably, say that it is actual history, and that a real Jonah was really swallowed by a real fish, though not necessarily by a whale as we understand that word. The Church leaves us free to accept either view. The purpose of the Book is worthy indeed of God, teaching as it does that God much prefers to show mercy to a repentant people rather than vindicate H i s justice by the infliction of punishment.

Nor is- the story incredible even as actual fact. A thing is credible or incredible according to the presence or absence of a sufficient cause. I grant that the events i n the Book of Jonah can be explained only by a miraculous intervention on the part of A l m i g h t y God. B u t once I say that God was the Agent at work, then the cause alleged could account for it, and the question is not, "Could it happen ?" but, "Did it happen?" The main reason why people doubt the fact is because they cannot see how it could happen; a t h i n g which does not necessarily prove more than that they cannot comprehend everything. The life of a muman embryo during the period of its gestation ifc as much a mystery according to God's natural laws as would be the life of Jonah for three days inside a large fish according to God's extraordinary intervention. A n d who will «say that God is never free to act outside the ordinary laws H e EBmself has established? In reality there is no more difficulty i n accepting the miracle of Jonah than there is i n accepting the undoubted miraculous fact of Christ's resurrection.

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inspiration. Such a conviction indicates more than human influence.

But still, men may point to a somewhat similar phenomenon among the Mahometans in regard to their Koran, and really sufficient proof is found only i n the authority of the Catholic Church i n our own times. L e t us take the four Gospels first.

We ask y c u to consider them for the moment as i f they were not inspired. We do not deny their inspiration, but for the moment we abstract from it, and make no use of it.

Let us subject the Gospels as books to all the laws of historical criticism—the same laws that we apply to other books. They prove to be reliable historical documents —indeed there is no genuine historical document in existence, i f these are not so. N o w these historical documents tell us of a certain historical person who declared that He was God, justified that claim by works which no ordinary man could do, and said that He would establish an infallible church —a church still i n this world.

Thus we prove Christ's life and works from historical documents.

We prove H i s divinity from H i s life and works. We prove the i n fallible Church from the promise of this divine Person. B u t we do not yet say that Scripture is inspired, though of course we know that it is. B u t our rational grounds for that belief come from the fact that the infallible Church of Christ teaches w i t h her authority that the Bible is inspired and the W o r d of God, and also tells us what books comprise the Bible.

That the Bible is infinitely superior to the sacred books of other religions becomes at once apparent.

The most r i g i d criticism shows the strictly historical character of the Bible. Fabulous narratives cannot stand this test. The supernatural character of the Bible stands out in vivid contrast when compared with the teaching of other religious documents. The Catholic Church, whose very existence i n the world to-day cannot be explained by natural forces, guarantees the Bible the Word of God.

MASS.

If there were only one Mass, one Communion i n all history, men would come nearer to a proper estimation of the Blessed Sacrament. If midway in the golden record of some great saint's intimacies w i t h God, we came upon the story of the Eucharist once vouchsafed to a solitary favoured soul, w i t h what breathless wonder, with what hushed awe and humility we would read and ponder and F r o m the ends of the Question. What proof is there desire. that the Bible is the W o r d of God? earth men would come in wistful Is it any more true than the sacred pilgrimage to kneel i n the place where long ago that unique books of other religions? miracle of love and power had Answer. Various texts i n the Bible say that they are spoken or been granted.

But the miracle is a daily one. written with the authority of God. But that is rather a vicious circle, F r o m the r i s i n g of the sun to the arguing from the inspiration of the going down thereof, the Sacrifice book to its authority, and from the of the Mass is constantly renewed. authority back to its inspiration. Not once i n history nor once in a However, a book that is the ispired lifetime, but every morning the Word of God would be expected to K i n g of K i n g s comes i n personal say so, and the Catholic Church holy—and how holy!—Communion supplies the further evidence re- to the weakest and lowliest of H i s quired, as I shall show i n a mo=_ children. A l l day long H e dwells ment. in the tabernacle, more accessible The fact that the Jews always than H e was even during H i s accepted the Old Testament as earthly life, rather than ensure inspired, and that Christians have for Himself the utmost honour by also accepted both Old and New making H i s Eucharistic life rare Testaments for so many centuries, and known only to the highest also argues to the truth of their saints.

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Tact is an indescribable art of saying or doing the right thing i n the r i g h t place and in the right way, and is an instinct rather than a cultivated grace. Tact seems Heaven-born. A veritable woman of tact is the best type of a Christian. She is unselfish and courteous under all circumstances. Tact is a most useful ally of truth. It prevents the infliction of a wound.

How often we think of the story of the fairy. A fairy appeared to a young mother of three lovely children—two girls and one boy.

The f a i r y agreed to bestow w i t h her f a i r y wand a gift upon each child upon one condition—that the mother should choose the gifts for the elder children, but she should be allowed to choose for the babe at the mother's breast. The mother consented. F o r her son she chose genius—for her elder daughter, beauty. " N o w , " said the fairy, "for the dear little babe I choose tact." " A h ! " says the young mother, w i t h a clouded brow, "give her something better, I pray you." " W a i t and see," said the f a i r y ; " I consider hers the best choice." A s years went by the mother found that little Grace had the priceless attraction—beauty and genius paled i n contrast w i t h the virtues of tact—which is a treasure that never loses lustre, and adds so much to the sweetness and happiness of life.

A woman of tact, whose watchword is unselfishness i n thought and action, considers the feelings of others. She is agreeable to a l l in a l l conditions of life. She is a benediction i n her home, and in the circle i n which she moves. We are more a n y m o r e convinced that we can meet with true social success only through consideration for others. The surest way to lose our friends and all i n life that makes it w o r t h the living is to t r y to grasp everything regardless of the rights and feelings of others.

A n o t h e r happy trait is faith i n human nature. Once we heard a gettleman say that all the wealth in the world could not buy his f a i t h in human nature.

W h e n sympathy and tact are combined in the same person they give their possessor very great i n fluence. Sympathy is the healing b a l m ; tact, the dexterous hand that applies it. Tact depends upon sensitiveness of temperament combined w i t h observation. It tells one when a subject is unwelcome, when an inquiry is painful, when condolence or congratulations are itt-timed. It—softens—the Tough edges of unpleasant truths. Many people are full of sympathy which they do not know how to express.

Tact points out the way to show it.

Real sympathy has a wonderful power of winning confidence

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If you are forgetful i f the j o y s and sorrows of others, listen indifferently to their recital of them, you will never w i n their confidence.

Real sympathy gives its possessor a wonderful power for good. To do all the good we can is to make the most of life.

T H E B R A I N W E I G H T OF MAN A N D WOMAN.

On the much discussed topic of brain weight, the "Medical Record" makes a number of interesting iemarks, among them the following : The average weight of the male brain is 49^4 ounces; of the female, 44 ounces—a difference of over five ounces. Woman's b r a i n has a higher specific g r a v i t y . T h e man has a larger b r a i n i n proportion to stature ( M a r s h a l l ) , but woman's brain is larger i n proportion to her weight.

The difference between the weight of b r a i n i n man and woman increases w i t h civilisation, and is most marked i n the Caucasian races.

The greatest sexual difference as regards brain weight is found at birth, when the female brain weighs 347 grammes, and the male 393, or about one-sixth more, while the total weight of the male infant is about one-fifteenth more than that of the female. The female brain begins to lose weight after the age of 30, that of a man not till ten or fifteen years later.

The loss i n woman is very slight, however, and she keeps up a high brain weight much later ( t i l l 70), than man, so that i n old age the difference i n brain weight is reduced to its m i n i m u m , or a little over 3 ounces.

When a b r a i n falls to a weight of 371/2 ounces i n man, or 32*/4 ounces in woman, it is called microcephalic, and the rule is t h a t below these limits idiocy exists. There is just 5 ounces less amount of brain matter, however, needed to keep a woman from idiocy than is needed for a man. Hence we may reasonably suppose that this, which is nearly the average difference i n b r a i n weight of the sexes, represents, not tissue necessary for mentality, but corresponds with the smaller muscular mass and shorter stature of woman.

THE PENANG CONVENT. (Continued from page 7) having for many years been head of the College of the Order i n France. W e have indeed been highly honoured by her visit, and in conveying to her -eur^ thanks and gratitude, I would also ask her to convey to the Reverend Mother General the dutiful regards and greetings of the many Convent pupils both present and past i n this country.

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Hab had served me as well from the day I arrived i n Penang.

Not long after, there came for Personally he had not taken part us some gloomy and t r y i n g days. in the labours, but he had rendered The elephants had already paid us many petty services to the first a few visits. T h e higher the crop pioneers. It was he who undergrew, the more and the oftener took to buy and send, sometimes at they would come and make bur his own expense, the sundry rice-fields their resort for excur- articles that they ordered from sions and their sporting ground. Penang. That is why, when the The best tufts of paddi they land was divided, a l l were unaniwould cut off w i t h their trunk as mous in requesting that a small lot with a sickle, the rest they would be cut from each share i n order to tread down and crush under their make up for h i m a portion equal huge feet. W e planned to scare to two months work. them away by g i v i n g them a hubNow that he had become landbub serenade. F o r this purpose owner by the grace of God and the all the available drums, trumpets, gratitude of the public, Anthony, guns, crackers, pans, cans and despite his white hair and his gray other war paraphernalia were re- moustache began to from projects quisitioned ; but i t was of no avail. for the future.

The enemy were first driven back Some time previously, to withby the infernal clatter but soon got draw her from her sinful life and used to it. So we saw ourselves prepare her for her F i s t Commucompelled to organise against them nion, I had picked up and harboura hunt i n due f o r m . W i t h planks ed a poor christian woman who ropes and rattan we constructed a had suffered herself to be led into post of observation on the top of wrong courses by a pagan. She h i g h trees at the s k i r t of the and her child ate of m y .rice until forest. F o u r or five dauntless I was able to procure a situation colonists armed w i t h two guns and for them. a lantern went up before nightfall One day then A n t h o n y called at and placed themselves i n ambush. my place and had w i t h me the folThe first night twelve rounds were lowing talk. " F a t h e r , what do fired.

However anxious we were you think of doing w i t h that to get news, prudence commanded woman who is here eating your to await full day-light before going rice"!—"I do not k n o w " I replied.— for them. Our gallant men then She is silly—She i s — A n d ugly— came down f r o m their perch and "She looks so—To add to this she has gave the following account of their a child, no one w i l l m a r r y her—It night watch and experience: A n is to be feared—But then she w i t h elephant had appeared coming her child will go astray and be lost. from the dense forest towards I see but one means to save her: them. The first short stopped I myself will m a r r y the woman him, then he stord his ground and and adopt the c h i l d . " — A n d this received many others, t i l l , pricked he did. F o r t h w i t h the bans were likely by a bullet that had made a published and the_ wedding took good hit, he rushed on ragingly i n place three weeks later. the direction of the shooters. The A few days after his marriage lantern was then uncovered and A n t h o n y introduced and made me lowered down dangling at the end accept a new cook i n his stead. of a rope. Before that apparition A n d he set off w i t h his new family the brute took to his heels and to settle on his estate which he went to vent his anger or. the intended to occupy and cultivate forest trees. I do not know how himself. Since then he has betruthful this tale was. A n y h o w , come father of two children and that elephant and his colleagues his 'peers' have elected h i m chief realized, no doubt, that prudence is of their caste, i n other words, he the better part of valour and from is now one of the 'bigwigs' of the that day forward they have never locality. ventured again to exhibit themselves on the paddi-fields. A few A r o k i a m The Catechist. months later our men found the Another acquisition of imporcarcass of a young elephant i n the tance during the second year was forest. T h e y d i d not hesitate to that of the catechist Arokiam, recognise i t as the one they had commonly known to Penang Clergy shot. by the name of "Saint Anthony," A r o k i a m had been a catechist t h i r t y years, and during that New Colonists.

Then came the harvest.

In period had been dismissed at least spite of the damage done by ele- ten times but always reinstated i n phants, rats, insects and birds, his lost position. While out of job, everyone gathered enough where- he would wQ£le> as a zealous apostle on to live. F o r a first year i t was and once restored to favour, would encouraging. Also it was without again grow remiss so as to be surprise that, soon after, we saw again turned out of doors. The new volunteers come on to enlist legend goes that one night A r o in our ranks. A m o n g them were kiam was blessed w i t h revelations certain t y p i c a l ones who deserve a from above. St. A n t h o n y appearspecial notice and whom I here ed to him and instructed him of certain reforms that ought to be introduce to the reader. introduced into the parish. Hence Anthony The Cook. he went to impart St. Anthony's M y cook A n t h o n y left my service behests to F a t h e r H a b who replied —in-JPpnarijy to _x_Qme here to take that St. A n t h o n y , not being in possession of a plot of land that charge bf~the p a r i s h - h a d hetter the colonists, in token of their not meddle w i t h it, and, in any gratitude had assigned him on the case i f he really had some instrucsharing day.

He was an old tions to give concerning same, it widower who after giving many was to the vicar of the parish that years devoted service to F a t h e r he should apply and not to the

catechist. " N o w , went on Father, Hab, be gone! and i n your next interview w i t h St. Anthony, be sure to report to him, w i t h due reverence, all that I have said of what I dare call his intrusion."

Thereafter A r o k i a m ceased to recive heavenly messages, or i f he AGENTS FOR:— received any, he kept them for himself. A n y w a y the nick name of "Saint A n t h o n y " was then given THE him and has stuck to h i m ever since.

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W h a t was not my amazement INSURANCE. when I met h i m i n B a g a n Serai forest, wielding an axe, busy clean(Fire, Motor, ing an estate for himself. H e was Personal Accident, not spared mishaps and mischances, the poor fellow! F o r a man Fidelity, Guarantee, of his age the work was a hard one; H e was also obliged to say Burglary, Baggage, good bye to the petty sweets and comforts i n which, for long years, Workmen's he was wont to indulge; Accidentlly he cleft his foot w i t h one stroke Compensation) of his axe, which kept h i m unable transacted. to walk for weeks. St. Anthony himself seemed to t u r n a deaf ear to his prayers and to withhold .his favours from h i m , for, on the day of distribution of land, when drawing the lots, the unlucky devotee C A T H O L I C P I C T U R E S I N of St. A n t h o n y got but the last and the worst patch of ground.

For THE HOME. all his deceptions and trials "Saint A n t h o n y " has held on, has conJ u s t as you can tell the charactrived to round off his field and is now the owner of three acres. In ter of people by the furnishings his spare time he does not forget and adornments of their home, so his old calling and several colonists also by the pictures on their walls who were pagan when they first and the papers and books on their came here, owe him the grace of tables can you judge of their Catholicity.

There are many baptism.

Catholic homes which might just THE BLINDMAN— as well be pagan for all the eviTHE BEGGAR WOMAN. dence the casual visitor may That same second year we re- gather from a survey of their art ceived many other new comers. treasures or their literature. On A s outstanding characters amongst their walls hang pictures of Grethem I must mention a blind- cian gods and goddesses, or trophies of pagan Rome, or reproducman, a beggar-woman, a madman tions of modern materialistic and a drunkard. paintings, while the secular magaThe blindman was not entirely zines, the daily or weekly secular blind and could see a little, but so papers, the society journals of little, just enough to avoid being other large cities are strewn upon run over by bullock carts. Though their tables. thus almost sightless he managed to rush headlong into the forest.

Of Catholic art or Catholic liteCertainly St. Joseph must have rature there is not the least eviprotected h i m ; for strange enough, dence.

Such people foolishly he did not meet with any accident imagine that they are above a l l and has acquired a pretty good that. They are cultured and repiece of land—The beggar was a fined to such a degree that they do newly baptized old woman who not need to be reminded by picture spent her time i n begging for alms or paper that they are members any saying her rosary. She came of a Church which fostered and to settle here and had no cause to developed both art and literature regret i t ; for our colonists, though in the ages wh^n these two exsometimes short themselves of the pressions of human culture were first necessities, never allowed her almost overwhelmed i n the flood to be wanting for anything.

On of European barbarism. This is the other hand, the good woman, no way for Catholics to think or though h a v i n g never felled one act. N o matter how wealthy or tree, has perhaps, by saying her educated Catholics may be, they beads, worked more than some are still children of the C h u r c h . others for the success of the They should show their Catholicity i n the furnishing and adorncolony. ment of their homes.

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Cause of Father Janssen, Founder S.V.D., Is Initiated.

Vienna.—The information process for the beatification process of Father A r n o l d Janssen, the founder of the Society of the Divine W o r d , has been initiated,. This solemn act coincides w i t h the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the foundation of the Society, December 18, 1875. F r o m small beginnings the foundation of F a t h e r Janssen has grown to be one of the greatest works of foreign missions.

Since M a r c h 2,1879, when F a t h e r Janssen sent the first missionaries to China, where they started work in * the village of Polichwang, Shantung, the work of the Society has been extended to five continents with large mission territories in Southern Shantung, Southern Honari, TVestern K a n s u , and Sinkiang, a number of mission stations in Japan, one i n the P h i lippines, another on the Little Sunda Islands, and two i n N e w Guinea. Negro missions i n the United States, Indian missions i n Paraguay, s i x dioceses i n the A r gentine Republic, and a considerable number of parishes are also entrusted to the care of the Society.

Particularly remarkable is their work i n the field of the apostolate of the press. A number of weekly and monthly magazines i n the English, German, Spanish, P o r t u guese, Polish and Dutch languages testify to the abundant .literature resulting from the untiring work of the Society. [ L u m e n - N C W C ] Rev. F r . Arnold Janssen was borri at Goch in Germany, i n 1837.

He first gave himself to teaching.

A t 30 years of age, he founded at Steyl (Holland) a house for the formation of missionaries, under the title of the Society of the D i vine Word. In 1889, he erected two Congregations for women to help missionaries.

He died in 1909. The Congregation of the Divine Word, at the present time numbers 9 bishops, 2 apostolic prelates, I apostolic administrator, 1,270 priests, 1,448 lay brothers, and 6,000 students and novices. The Congregation of the Servants of the Divine W o r d has 2,840 Sisters.

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Czechoslovakia Fetes Distinguished Catholic Composer.

Prague.—The 75th birthday of the Czech maestro, J . B . Foerster, has j u s t been celebrated in m u s i cal and artistic circles. The composer received many messages of congratulation from all parts of the country from people of various professions and occupations.

Professor Foerster demonstrated his simple faith in God at a function organized in his honor by the Czech Singers' Association in Prague. Replying to the tributes and toasts proposed by prominent members of the local society, he said: " M y friends, I have no merits. The good God has placed us where we are and endowed us with talents."

Professor Foerster, whose genius is acknowledged not only i n Czechoslovakia but i n other parts of Europe as well, is an ardent Catholic. A prolific composer, he

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President Masaryk is one of the donors, having contributed half a million Czechocrowns.

The institute is equipped with the most modern therapeutical instruments and has at its disposal 400 m i l l i grams of radium, worth about 2,000,000 Czechocrowns.

The dedication ceremonies were attended by many persons of note in political and medical circles.

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Foreign Mission College F o r Scotland.

London.—While one missionary AMERICA. college is already being erected by Class of 86 Coloured Converts is the White Fathers at Melrose, Baptized.

Scotland, i t is now announced that New Y o r k . — T h e Rev. W i l l i a m another is to be opened by St. R. McCann, director of the N e w Joseph's Foreign Mission Society Y o r k Apostolate to the coloured (the M i l l H i l l Fathers) i n the Glaspeople, recently baptized a class gow Archdiocese, formal permisof 36 converts who have been unsion having just been given by Archbishop Donald Macintosh. der catechetical instruction for the A s a result a further impetus will past four months. Two days later be given to foreign mission effort all of the candidates received their in Scotland and it is expected that first H o l y Communion.

T h i s is the fourth such ceremany vocations will develop. mony i n the church w i t h i n the past St. Joseph's Foreign Mission Society was founded i n 1866 at M i l l year, the total number of coloured H i l l , London, by the late Cardinal converts thus received being 377.

[Lumen-NCWC] Vaughan, who is buried i n the grounds of the college there. Four Nocturnal Adoration Groups Branch institutions have since Pass 22,525 H o u r s A t AJta* In been established at Freshfieid, near One Y e a r .

Liverpool, B u r n H a l l . Durham, arid New Y o r k . — T h e four branches Freshford, Conty Kilkenny, Ire- of the Nocturnal A d o r a t i o n Society land. The Society has ten mis- in N e w Y o r k C i t y accounted for a sion fields, eight of them being i n total of 22,525 hours spent i n adoB r i t i s h territory. ration before the Blessed Sacra. [ L u m e n - N C W C ] ment i n the course of 1934, accord* * * * ing to the Society's report, just New Geneva Postage Stamp Has issued. A considerable increase i n membership is also revealed.

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[Lumen-NCWC] G e n e v a . —The new . charity franking series of postage stamps, Noted Catholic W r i t e r Receives just issued by the Swiss governHigh Literary Award. ment i n aid of philanthropic instiNew Y o r k . — " A g n e s Repplier,* tutions of national importance, is essayist, now seventy-six, was reof interest to collectors of " relicently honoured w i t h the awarded gious" stamps. of the gold medal for distinction in The three new stamps depict a Belles-l-ettres by the National Catholic hospital Sister, 10 cenInstitute of A r t s and Letters, Miss times value, violet; a non-Catholic Repplier was born i n Philadelphia woman religious, 5-centimes, on A p r i l 1, 1858, of French parengreen-blue; and a portrait of Jean H e n r i Dunant, founder of the Red tage, and was educated at the Cross Society, 20-eentimes, orange- Sacred Heart Convent, Torresdale, Pennsylvania. She has received red. several Unlike other charity stamps, honorary degrees from these will be sold i n a canceled con- universities, and was awarded the dition. They will be distributed Laetare Medal by the U n i v e r s i t y " equally among the Swiss charitacle of Notre Dame i n 1911 The L i t e r a r y Digest. institutions as an official donation to their social service work.

Nun To Complete L a t e Scientist's The occasion marks the first Monograph. time that a Sister is represented River Forest, 111.—Sister M a r y on a Swiss postage stamp. There are many other instances known of Hilaire, O.P., assistant professor of Biology at Rosary College here, * Catholic subjects i n the world of philately. A Viennese firm has has been honored by the late D r . presented a selection of 90 "Catho- F. L . Stevens, professor of Plant lic" stamps from 30 countries in a Pathology at the University of film which can be used for lecture IJhnois with a request to complete purposes. The total number of and prepare for publication a stamps depicting religious sub- scientific work entitled " A Monograph on the Micvothyriaciae," jects is well over a thousand. which D r . Stevens was bringing to [NCWC] an end when death interrupted his * * * * labors. Following D r . Stevens' Catholic Institute to Combat instructions, the material which Cancer Dedicated at Brno. he had been collecting for a numPrague.—The Most Rev. Joseph ber of years has been sent to the K u p k a , Bishop of Brno, has just Dominican Sister that she may dedicated i n his See city the new carry out his wishes and give the Medical Institute for the Treat- benefit of his research to the ment of Cancer. The institution, science of Botany. the first of its kind i n the Republic, Sister Mary Hilaire reecived the will be managed by prominent degree of B . A . from St. Clara Colmedical specialists who will be aslege, Sinsinawa, in 1921,.

She sisted by 50 Sisters of Mercy for was an assistant in Botany at the whom an adjacent home and cloisUniversity of Illinois from 1921 to ter has been built. It was erected 1924, receiving the degree of M . A at a cost of over 10 million Czechoin 1923. In 1925, she successfully crowns contributed by benefactors completed the requirements for from all parts of the Republic.

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This all-important haemoglobin is carried along the blood stream by the red corpuscles, so that it is also important to maintain the normal number of these red corpuscles.

Every physician knows that there are large numbers of people whose blood, if tested, would show a low count of red corpuscles and haemoglobin bejpw normal. It is this that causes you to feel "off-colour," to lose, your vigour and strength, become nervous, breathless, and pale.

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A t the beginning of the test all the patients treated had either a low blood count or haemoglobin below normal, and after they had been taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for a month a further blood test was taken in each case, and the following are a few of the results obtained, these being typical of all the patients under treatment.

Blood Count Increased from 1. Female . . 3,600,000 to 5,300,000 2. ., . . 4,100,000 „ 5,200,000 3. ., . . 4,500,000 „ 5,500,000 4. Male . . 4,700,000 „ 6,200,000 5. „ . . 4,900,000 „ 5.200,000 6. „ . . 5,300,000 „ 6,300,000 Even more impressive were the results in building up the haemoglobin in the blood, some of the patients gaining as much as 15, 16, 17, 20 and 22 per cent.

A l l the patients reported a great improvement in their health, they had better appetite, felt stronger, and move vigorous.

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Cathedral by Pizarro on January 15, 1535, H . E m . Eugene Cardinal Pacelli, Papal Secretary of State, sent a message to the officials and people of Peru through the ApostoHc Nunciature here.

"His Holiness paternally joining in the celebration of the fourth centenary of the founding of Peru and recalling the erection contemporaneously of the Cathedral, a brilliant testimony of the traditionally profound F a i t h of Peruvian Catholics, charges you to present to H i s Excellency the President of the Republic his august felicitations and sincere wishes for the prosperity of the nation, amplifying the Apostolic Benediction which He sends w i t h all H i s heart by asking the constant protection of the Blessed V i r g i n . " The message from the Holy Father was the cause of great rejoicing throughout the nation and a return message of profound appreciation was sent to H i s Holiness by the President of Peru.

[Lumen-NCWC] * * * * Pope Blesses Peru A s L i m a M a r k s F o u r t h Centenary.

L i m a . — O n the occasion of the fourth centenary of the founding of Peru, which was observed particularly on the anniversary of the Saying of the first stone of the

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y ,

C a t h o l i c ASIA. Pao-Shan ( Y u n n a n Province, China).-—The two monks from the monastery of the Great St. Bernard, Switzerland, who have opened a dispensary at Weisi i n northwestern Y u n n a n Province, near the border of Tibet, while awaiting the completion of negotiations which w i l l permit them to open a mountain hospice, have encountered a new difficulty i n the refusal of the P r o v i n c i a l Government of Y u n n a n to grant them a perpetual lease of the proposed A l t h o u g h the Provincial site.

Government had previously approved this foundation it now seems unwilling to grant the monks a property title.

Several exaggerated stories _Jiave circulated i n European newspapers m which the priests are reported as living at fabulous., a l t i tudes and conducting a strange sort of apostolate among the mountaineers of Tibet. The facts are briefly as follows.

The late A r c h b i s h o p de Guebriant, Superior General of the P a r i s Foreign Mission Society, whose members staff the missions on the borders of Tibet i n Szechwan and Y u n n a n Provinces, China, and i n north India, had been a missionary in southwestern Szechwan for more than a quarter of a century and was well acquainted w i t h life in the Tibetan marches.

He asked the Provost of the Monastery of the Great St. Bernard to send some of his religious to the east to establish i n the mountains of central A s i a the work of charity which the monks had been carrying on i n Switzerland since the 10th century.

Two young monks went to the far east i n the autumn of 1930.

Helped and advised by priests of the F o r e i g n Missions of P a r i s i n Szechwan and Y u n n a n Provinces they made several excursions through the mountains to study the principal t r a i l s and the two main passes w h i c h connect the upper valleys of the Salween and Mekong rivers. A f t e r a brief visit to Europe to make final preparations for t h e i r foundation i n the mountains of A s i a , they returned to the east i n 1932, this time accompanied by an auxiliary brother and a l a y assistant.

They continued t h e i r explorations and finally selected a site i n the Latse Pass, on a plateau where they will be safe f r o m avalanches, 10,800 ft. above sea level. T h e trail is blocked by snow for more than six months of the year, but when open it is used by many travellers.

Since their a r r i v a l at Weisi the monks have taught the natives to ski. They have no dogs w i t h them because the animals would have died on the long sea voyage through the tropics. (Fides).

Shanghai. — There were 933 Chinese students i n N o r t h A m e rica during the school year 1933-34 according to statistics prepared by the Committee on Friendly R e lations among F o r e i g n Students.

There were 177 Chinese women students i n the U n i t e d States during the same period. " M a n y Chinese students have expressed religious preferences," says a writer i n the Chinese Christian Student, analyzing these figures. " The denominations which lead are Methodist, Baptist,

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Presbyterian, Congregational and Catholic i n the order mentioned. " The most popular courses among Chinese students are engineering, medicine, business, pure and applied sciences and education. Nineteen students are enrolled in theology. Of the 146 Rockefeller students from abroad, China accounts for 27, the largest number from any single country.

Most of these students pursue biological or medical sciences."

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Ranchi (India) .—25,000 Catholics took part i n the' celebrations at Ranchi, north India, March 1517, to celebrate the; Golden Jubilee of the Catholic mission of the Chota Nagpur. Ten prelates were present, including H i s Excellency lie Delegate i n India.

In M a r c h 1885 a young Belgian Jesuit, F a t h e r Constantine L i e *;ens, began missionary work i n the Chota Nagpur, a division of the provinces of B i h a r and Orissa, the home of the largest body of aborigenes i n all India. A t that time there were barely 2,500 C a tholics i n the district. To-day i n the same t e r r i t o r y there are more than 250,000. Catholics, and 28,000 new converts are going through the required period of instruction in preparation for baptism.

These figures do not include the many thousands of Catholics whom a steady, flow of emigration has definitely exiled from t h e i r native region. ( F i d e s ) .

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Dias, a Catholic, has been elected M a y o r of Bandra, a municipality near Bombay. B a n d r a received much attention i n Indian newspapers recently after a ceremony on February 3 when the town was consecrated to C h r i s t the K i n g .

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Nellore (India).—The electric installation of the Guntur Hospital, built and directed by the C a tholic mission of Nellore, has been donated by the R a j a h of Tsallapaily, a H i n d u . The hospital is staffed by the Sisters of Jesus, M a r y and Joseph, of Bois-le-Duc, Holland, and the Rajah's gift was to express his appreciation of the excellent treatment which his wife received under the Sisters' care. A wealthy merchant of the neighbourhood has promised to help build an additional operating theatre for the hospital. (Fides). * * * * Amoy (China).—Rev. Dominic Lo Chiok San, of Changhow, Fukien Province, who celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination recently, comes from the same family as Bishop G r e g o r y L o , the first Chinese bishop who was consecrated in 1685. Bishop L o was born i n F u k i e n i n 1616, ordained at Manila i n 1654, elected V i c a r Apostolic of N a n k i n g i n 1674, and he died i n 1691. H e ordained the first Chinese Jesuit in 1688. (Fides).

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Rome.—Little hope is offered for the safe return of Father James Anselmo, Italian Vincentian missionary of western K i a n g s i Province who was kidnapped by communists on Christmas E v e 1933.

Latest despatches posted March 4 from the mission headquarters at Kishui-hsien, Kiangsi,

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say that the Chinese general commanding the troops i n Pingsiang, T H E whom the missionaries hoped would liberate their captive confrere, has been transferred to NEW DEPT. another province, and they can learn absolutely nothing of F a t h e r of A U R E L I A ' S Anselmo's condition or whereabouts. The region i n which he was formerly held prisoner has now been r i d of a l l communists, and it is believed that, i f he is still alive, he is held by/ the communist bands in northeastern Hunan.

(Fides). * * * * and economical The Growth of the Church i n the Young Ladies who must Dutch East Indies. e c o n o m i z e and y e t m a i n t a i n t r a d i t i o n a l l y high s t a n d a r d s or | Soerabaya, (Java). — Statistics goods w i l l be happy to pay published i n the Catholic Directory a v i s i t to of Netherlands E a s t Indies for A U R E L I A ' S N E W Dept 1934-35 show that there are now a rendezvouz for s h r e w d 417,787 Catholics i n Java, Sumatra s h o p p e r s where e x q u i s i t e l y and Holland's other colonial posa s h i o n e d hats of fine q u a l i t y sessions i n the east. O f this maybe h a d from number 77,898 are Europeans, ^bast-year there were 14,643 adult 0 0 conversions throughout these coI lonies, and at present 36,323 new U P converts are going through the usual period of instruction and probation before receiving bapLWflyS tO*ETHin& tism. new o t There are 396 priests, 359 brothers and 1,410 sisters, p r a c t i cally all of whom are D u t c h , caring for the Catholics and labouring \mS CAPITO for the extension of the C h u r c h CAPITOL BLOG. i n this section of the east. E l e v e n orders of priests and brothers, seven institutes of brothers only, entirely new to scientists. The and 31 orders of sisters are re- missionaries have prepared an presented here. T h e Germans, exact explanation of the use made w i t h 24 priests, 13 brothers and by natives of the various plants 51 sisters, comprise the largest found i n Kenya, and they have also non-Dutch element of the miscollected more than a thousand sionary personnel. samples of mosses and fungi.

The missionaries of the D i v i n e A new species, called by ProfesW o r d Society were responsible f o r 70% of the conversions last year. sor Chiovenda Commiphora M i s In their missions of the L i t t l e sionis, has been so named "as an Sunda Islands 9,251 adults were act of homage to the noble Pontifireceived into the C h u r c h , and at cal Association for the Propagation the end of the year the total C a - of the F a i t h . The herb is incensetholic population of their vicariate producing, and witch doctors plant was 247,679. it near the natives' hut to localize The Dutch Jesuits of the the fetishes. Other species have Vicariate of Batavfa, with 2,268 been dedicated to-Blessed Cafasso converts, come next i n order, of and to Canon Allamano, founder total conversions during the year, of the Consolata Missionaries.

(Fides) followed by the Sacred Heart M i s sionaries of T i l b u r g w i t h 940 converts i n the Vicariate of Celebes and 567 i n the Vicariate of Nether- Over 100 Catholic Churches B u i l t lands New Guinea.

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Paris.—Since the close of the Other figures given i n the Directory show that there are now World W ar, 35 Catholic churches 1,377 Catholic schools in Nether- have been erected i n the Diocese of lands East Indies i n which 71,061 Algiers and 34 i n each of the two boys and 40,859 girls are being dioceses of Oran and Constantine. educated. There are also 265 This makes a total of 103 new students preparing for the priest- churches.

New sanctuaries are also r i s i n g hood; only 22 of these are E u r o peans. There are also 48 Catholic on the southern desert through the hospitals, including one for lepers. initiative of the Most Rev. Gustave Prefect Apostolic of Of the 33 Catholic newspapers Nouet, published here, 26 are i n D u t c h , Ghardaia i n the Sahara, and the four i n Malay, two i n Javanese, White Fathers. A beautiful church and there is one monthly i n in Saharan style has just been completed at Ouargla, one of the Sikkanese. (Fides). principal market centers of the desert.

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More than 900 plants.most of which were collected by F a t h e r John Balbo of the Conslata M i s sionaries, who has been in K e n y a Colony for more than 20 years, arc discussed i n Professor Chiovenda's book. T h i r t y of the species were heretofore unknown, and likewise two genera are said to be

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cellent right through and ought to prove effective i n K u a l a L u m p u r this week-end.

INTER-STATE PROBABLES. W i t h o u t having seen the final The tit-bit of the past week-end selections one is inclined to choose was of course the State T r i a l ar- A s h w o r t h (captain), Jenner, ranged for the S.C.C. 'padang' on H a x w o r t h , Jansen, Chia K e n g Saturday and Sunday. B a d wea- Hock, Holt, Palmer, A l v i s , Pearse, ther washed out all Saturday and Muthucumaru, and Boon. Balhetonly left a day of play. chet of course has already expressH . Boon, Chia K e n g Hock, and ed his inability to travel. The P . F. d'Almeida were only the twelfth position lies between known Catholics chosen to play. D ' A l m e i d a and Choon L i m . E v a n Had H . N . Balhetchet been avail- W o n g whose wicket keeping is i n able he would undoubtedly have my humble opinion superior to found a place in the T r i a l but that of either Jenner or Lewis may family reasons were more press- not be able to travel north owing ing and so the S.R.C. skipper was to pressure of business. Lewis obliged to cry off. a n d Ross should be carefully Our three lads were unequalled watched because of their promise. for th^ir fielding but only Keng Let us hope the better side Hock struck form and was asked wins of course but may that side to retire after a covnincing 35 be the chosen cricketers of runs, scored i n very quick time. Singapore.

Boon was shaping superbly till There are i n the S . R . C , S.C.R.C., Jansen's startler beat h i m all ends_ and C.S.C. quite a number of most up.

Perhaps that ball wouldHhave promising young ' Hobbses - and sent any batsman back to the ' Tates.' If well handled they will pavilion. Boon was not called be doing fine things for the state upon to bowl at all though he is in the future. M a y we ask them quite a decent change bowler. to remember the old adage ' P r a c K e n g Hock has improved i n bowl- tice alone makes perfect/ ing but was not needed as the opposing batsmen were dismissed for only 79 runs. < THRIFT A N D ECONOMY. One cannot fail to express the A m o n g the young people of toopinion that D'Almeida was given a very poor chance to show his day the tendency is more to waste bowling worth.

H e was asked and extravagance than it is toto bowl for only 3 overs, one of wards economy.

Y o u n g folks who show real wisw h i c h a maiden and conceded only 8 runs. Surely he ought to have dom, says a w r i t e r i n a contembeen tried longer as he is an all- porary, are they who regularly lay some of their wages, rounder of merit. I think his aside position as No. 10 i n the batting knowing that the time will inevitorder was a mistake. T a k i n g i n ably come when money must be all D'Almeida was placed i n a spent faster than it is earned.

T r i a l side but hardly given a trial Boys soon grow up into manhood at all. Skipper A s h w o r t h on the ?nd must, whether willing or not, other hand allowed none of his cease to be dependent children. bowlers less than 6 overs, though Parents must die. The home must his placing of Boon as N o . 6 bats- be broken up. Sickness and death man could have been more advan- are sure to come to a l l . Some are tageously altered. The spectators prepared financially to meet the were treated to very dull cricket heavy expenses of sorrow, others on the whole for only Ashworth, are not.

K e n g Hock, Leonard and occaChanges come very quickly and sionally Jenner punished the sometimes w i t h very sad consebowling. Muthucumaru and Ross quences.

In many a case the were content to sit on the splice father of the family loses his life, and served up dreary stuff. chiefly on account of the fearful Pearse is a very unfortunate bats- strain imposed upon h i m by a man but should reveal his true silly, extravagant wife, and by form soon. The same can be said thoughtless and selfish children. of Haxworth, Gibson, Boon, Wong T l e y have not the faintest idea of and D'Almeida. A l v i s bowled quite his sacrifice of time, health and well as also did Haxworth, Holt, nervous energy in order to keep up Palmer, Choon L i m and de Silva. the pace they set for h i m . Some The umpiring was excellent and day the crash comes. Immediateinspired confidence. Both wicket ly they discover their folly. B u t keepers were good i f not outstand- it is too late. The world is full of ing.

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The following story was related to me by a saintly old B o n Secours Sister, a Jubilarian.

I give her thrilling experience i n her own simple words, just as she told i t : — It is now a great many years ago. I had not been very long a nun when I came across a book containing an account of the wonderful apparitions of Our L a d y at Lourdes, which had taken place but a few years before. I had never heard of Lourdes until then, and I read the book with the greatest delight and wonder.

When I had finished, I said i n m y heart very fervently: 'Oh Blessed Mother, i f it is God's will, I should love to go to Lourdes.'

A n d very often d u r i n g the days that followed, I used to say the same prayer. " About a week afterwards I was sent w i t h another Sister to mind r a n r nervous a lady suffering fiTom prostration. We found our patient in bed, but not seriously i l l . The first t h i n g I saw on entering her room was a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, and at once the same prayer rose to my lips. 'Oh Blessed Mother, i f it be pleasing to God. I should love to see Lourdes.' " W e had not been very long with our patient when one morning the doctor said to h e r : " ' N o w , Miss B . , I really think you are quite well enough to get up.

A n d I should advise you to take your two nurses and go for a t r i p on the Continent.' " 'That is a very good idea/ answered the patient. ' A n d do you know, Doctor, I think I'll go to Lourdes.' " ' Y o u could do nothing better/ said the doctor. " Can you imagine m y feelings ? " W e l l , off we set, and travelling by easy stages i n the greatest comfort—money was no object—at last we reached Lourdes, a very different place i n those days to that i t is now. O f course, the beautiful Basilica was not there, nor the splendid baths. A stone trough holding about as much water as would reach to my ankles was a l l the pilgrims had, but i t was Lourdes and nothing else mattered. " One morning after Mass as we were p r a y i n g at the Grotto, I saw a lady leading a beautiful boy about nine years old, evidently quite blind, to the feet of Our Lady's Statue where the two knelt in prayer for some time and then the lady began to bathe the child's I was eyes with the water. strongly attracted, and could not take m y eyes off the mother, and the poor afflicted little fellow. A l l at once there was a loud cry and I saw the mother being led away, u

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A f t e r Mass I asked h i m to bless some rosaries and medals.

Then I took courage, and said to h i m : " 'Father, excuse me, but I seem to know your face quite well.

Were you ever at Lourdes before?" " 'Yes,' he answered, I was. I came here w i t h my mother, a poor little blind boy, born blind. Our L a d y gave me sight, and then she obtained for me a vocation to be a priest.' " Yes,' I said, 'and I was bathing your blind eyes at the moment that the Blessed Mother gave them sight.' " The priest was deeply moved at hearing this, and for the three days that he remained at Lourdes after this meeting, he said Mass each morning for me at the Giotto."

A s I listened to the dear old Sister's t h r i l l i n g story, told so quietly and ixi such simple words, I felt almost as i f I, too, had been a witness of this wondrous manifestation of Our Lady's power and sweet compassion.

W h e n the Sister added in conclusion that she had visited Lourdes nine times, I could not help s a y i n g : " W e l l , certainly, Sister, Our Blessed Mother answered your prayers w i t h overflowing generosity."

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Just at that moment his mother came back and when she saw her child's eyes raised to her own for the first time since his birth—he was born blind—the poor woman dropped in a dead faint. I shall never forget the scene: ar. excited crowd gathering larger every moment, loud cries of ' A miracle, a

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Well, the mother revived and someone called out to her, 'Speak to him, he will know your voice,' and so she did. When she spoke, he at once stopped crying. Y o u see, being born blind, of course, he did not know her when he saw her for the first time, but he recognised her voice at once. " W e l l , there it was. A great miracle had been wrought. In one moment, the child born blind had received his sight, and could see perfectly. F o r several days they remained at Lourdes, and there he was with as fine a pair of eyes as you could see, only just at first I noticed that he walked groping a little, as he did when he was blind, as i f he were not just quite used to seeing. " A good many years afterwards I went back to Lourdes again w i t h a patient. One morning I saw a young priest saying Mass at the Grotto, whose face seemed stran-

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Directed and, i n a large sense, founded by Father Perquin, O.P., of St. Dominic's Church i n this city, the station has grown to a point where it is considered one of the most important broadcasting agencies of the country.

Its broadcasts of major public events, such as festivities, funerals, sports and aviation activities have admitted distinction.

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AROUND K U A L A LUMPUR. Special Devotion for the Holy Year of the Redemption.

W i t h reference to the special devotion to be arranged in each diocese to mark the close of the H o l y Y e a r of the Redemption, The Catholic A c t i o n Society of St. John's Church, Kuala L u m p u r , wishes to announce that arrangements have been made for the following:— Friday, 26th A p r i l at 6 p.m. at the Catholic Club, B u k i t Nanas, K u a l a L u m p u r , D r . L . S. Perera, L . R . C . P . , M . R . C . S . , will deliver an address on "The L i f e of St. P h i l o mena, etc."

Saturday, 27th A p r i l at 6 p.m. at the Catholic Club, K u a l a L u m pur, there w i l l be an address by M r . Richard Nonis on " M y P i l g r i mage to the . H o l y L a n d and Rome."

A f t e r these addresses short prayers w i l l be recited at the Grotto and at St. John's C h u r c h .

Sundav, 28th A p r i l , at 10 a.m. led by the Spiritual Director and P a r i s h Priest, R e v . F r . D . P e r r i s soud there w i l l be a Mass V i s i t a tion of all the Churches i n K u a l a L u m p u r t o ^ a i n the Jubilee Indulgence. As^xhe Blessed Sacrament w i l l be exposed i n all the Churches for adoration this will be a unique opportunity for those who have not yet gained the Jubilee Indulgence to do so, while those who have gained the Indulgence m a y do so once more.

Members of the Catholic A c t i o n Society of St. John's C h u r c h , K u a l a L u m p u r are requested to do t h e i r utmost to receive H o l y Communion on each of these mornings, and to pray for the i n tentions of the Triduum.

A l l Catholics, men and women, are cordially invited to j o i n i n these solemn and special devotions.

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ed themselves w i t h their own means of transport.

It was a beautiful spectacle to see the long trail of buses and cars, which numbered more than 50, awaiting outside the Church.

Although there existed no organisation or Committee or "Men-with-thewings" to conduct the traffic yet the buses and cars moved on in a manner befitting the occasion and went in procession to the churches.

The Church of H o l y Rosary was almost packed to the full as it was evident that some late comers from the Brickfields Road area had awaited here to join the group.

K E D A H REV.

FR. RIBOUD.

His parishioners i n all parts of Kedah have heard with great regret that their beloved pastor Father Riboud is not to return to Kedah, he h a v i n g been posted to the Church of Saint F r a n c i s Xavier, Penang.

T h e i r regard and affection for him was clearly evinced before his departure on leave last year when the following address was presented to h i m .

To THE REVEREND FATHER L O U I S RIBOUD, Missionary Apostolic, Kedah, Malaya.

After this visit the congregation proceeded to St. Joseph's Church, Sentul. O n arrival there a few minutes of interval was Dear Reverend Father, Before your departure for France allowed to enable those on oush bikes to be i n before the commen- on leave, we, the Catholic C o m cement of the prescribed prayers. munity of A l o r Star, desire to express our gratitude for the

W h i l e we deeply regret your departure we are well aware that it is essential for you to go Home to recruit your health i n order to continue your labours i n the East.

We therefore pray that God will restore you to health and continue to bless you and preserve you for many years to come so that your labours may-be crowned with still further success to the Glory of God. conclusion, dear Reverend In Father, we ask you to accept this humble address as a small memento of the sincere esteem and deep respect we have for you.

We remain, Yours respectfully.

The Catholics of Alor Star..

A l o r Star, 8th A p r i l , 1934.

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FR. B U L L I A R D .

The Reverend F a t h e r Bulliardof Salem, South India, who has been conducting missions for T a m i l parishioners of the Diocese of Malacca, spent, the last two week-ends in Kedah.

On Thursday evening and F r i day morning, March 28th and 29th respectively, he preached in the Chapel of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus at K u l i m , and on the following Saturday evening and Sunday morning he addressed congregations in the Church of the Kingship of Christ at Sungei P a t a h i . Last Saturday evening and Sunday morning he was at Aror—Star where he delivered two eloquent sermons in the Chapel of St. Michael.

The Church at Sungei Patani and the chapels at A l o r Star and K u l i m were filled to overflowing on every occasion, the confessions and communions at Sungei Patani and K u l i m totalling approximately 300 each, and those in A l o r Star about 100.

St. Anthony's Church Congregation Gain Jubilee Year Indulgences.

The long felt desire of the parishioners of St. A n t h o n y ' s Church, K u a l a L u m p u r , was at last fulfilled on Sunday the 7th A p r i l , 1935, when they i n company with their P a r i s h Priest, the Rev. F a t h e r V . Hermann, visited the various churches in the town for the purpose of gaining the Jubilee Indulgences of the H o l y Y e a r of Redemption.

The thought of organising such Rei. Fr. Hermann in the foreground mass visitations to the churches was mooted some months back A special mention should be When it was suggested to hold these visits during the period of made of these pitiful cyclists who the Mission preached by Rev. numbered about 50, strenuously F a t h e r B u l l i a r d i n December last peddling the distances between but owing to certain difficulties it the churches and almost keeping pace with the automobiles. Their was then found impracticable.

Accordingly the first group good efforts shall never go unrevisitation was made at St. A n - warded. thony's Church after the parochial A t the conclusion of the Jubilee mass.

In the evening the parishioners had long before 4 p.m. prayers the Benediction of the congregated i n St. John's C h u r c h Blessed Sacrament was imparted which the congregation as was previously arranged.

In after the midst of prevailing silence of numbering well over 400 wended the vicinity the voices of those their way home. present r a n g out in unison w i t h the beautiful "paters", "credos" and "aves" recited aloud by the BAPTISM. Priest.

Immediately after the. parishGertrude Regina Jeyamalar, ioners proceeded to the Church of the Holy Rosary. The question daughter of M r . and M r s . M . H . of transport was not felt a diffi- Sinnappoo—God parents M r . and cult task as the individuals provid- Mrs. G. Pragasam.

Y o u have endeared yourself to each and everyone of us by your cheerful, kind, courteous and sympathetic manner, and your humility, simplicity and self-sacrifice in your ministrations in Our Lord's V i n e y a r d have created in us a happy feeling that you are a real priest of God, to whom all may appeal at all times for good advice and assistance.

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great services you have" rendered to us d u r i n g the nine years you have ministered in our midst.

D u r i n g this period you have been the first and also the only resident priest in the State of Kedah, and you have established missionary-work in this extensive area on a firm foundation.

Not only Kedah but also Perlis, Kelantan. Trengganu, Upper Perak and Province Wellesley have benefitted by your labours, and the Cor vent School of Saint Nicholas.

Tamil School of St. A n t h o n y , and Saint Michael's Boys School at A l o r Star, and Father Barre's Convent School, St. Teresa's School, and the Orphanage attached to the C h u r c h of the K i n g s h i p of Christ at Sungei Patani, w i l l be a standing monument to your initiative, ,boundless energy, and zeal.

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-SAINT JOSEPH'S PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION S E R E M B A N .

SATURDAY,

A P R I L 20th. 1925.

Death.

The death is announced of M r .

P. A . Raju (40) who passed away on the 9th A p r i l at 2 a.m. in the General Hospital, Singapore. The burial took place at Bidadari at 5 p.m. on the same day according to the rites of the Church. R.I.P.

C H U R C H OF OUR L A D Y OF T H E VISITATION I N PROCESS O F EXTENSION.

The 26th A n n u a l General Meeting of the above Association was held on Sunday the 7th A p r i l 1935 at the Assembly Hall of the Saint Paul's Old Boys Association, Seremban at 9.15 a.m.

thanks to the nasJLCommittee for their services rendered and es-

peeialiy M r . W. E . K r a a l , who was President of our Association for a good number of years.

A vote of thanks to the A u d i tors, to Rev. F r . Geo. A u g u i n for the use of the old Parochial House for committee meetings, and to the Saint Paul's Old Boys Association for General Meeting, were proposed by M r . A . F . sta M a r i a and seconded by M r . L . A .

Nonis.

There being no other business, the__meeting terminated w i t h a vote of thanks to the new President, proposed by M r . K . N .

Saram and seconded by M r . A . F . sta M a r i a .

BIRTHS. Gomes: — General Hospital.

Seremban Thursday 11th A p r i l 1935 Elizebeth Gomez M r . J . D .

Gomez, United Engineers, S'ban a daughter R i t a .

I P O H .

Key. Komuald Hosea, Brother provincial for the F a r E a s t , paid an official visit to St. Michael's institution Ipoh, on Thursday, iixh A p r i l , 1935. A half holiday vyas given to the School in his h o n o u r

CORRESPONDENCE, To The Editor, Malaya Catholic Leader.

Singapore.

Sir, W i t h reference to the article entitled "The T r u t h Of It" i n the Leader of Saturday A p r i l 6th 1935, I beg to submit the following: More About "The T r u t h Of It."

The following members were present:—Mr. L . A . Nonis (VicePresident), M r . J . Gomes (Hon. Treasurer), M r . A . F . sta M a r i a , Mr. A . M . de Rozario, M r . J . R. sta M a r i a , M r . K . N . Saram, M r .

John de Silva, M r . J . P . Danker, Mr. Francis Fernandez, and M r .

E. P . de Mello (Hon. Secretary).

In the absence of the President, M r . W . E . K r a a l , who is unwell, M r . L . A . Nonis the VicePresident, took the chair.

1. The Minutes of the last annual and E x t r a o r d i n a r y General Meetings held on 4th M a r c h 1934 and 20th January 1935 respectively, were read and confirmed.

2. M r . J . R . sta M a r i a proposed and M r . A . F . sta M a r i a seconded that the report be adopted and the accounts be passed. Carried.

3. Proposed by M r . J . R . sta Maria and seconded by M r . J . P .

Danker that the revised rules, with a slight alteration to Rule 10. be adopted. Carried.

4. The election of Office Bearers which was by ballot, resulted as follows:—President—Mr. J . R. Vice-President—Mr. sta M a r i a , X . N . Saram, H o n . Secretary— Mr. E . P . de Mello (re-elected), Hon. Treasurer—Mr. A . F . sta Maria, Com. Members—Mr. L . A .

Nonis and M r . J . P . Danker.

5. M r . J . R . sta M a r i a , the new President, then rose up and addressed the meeting, assuring them that he would do his best to look after the interests of the Association d u r i n g his tenture of office, and also proposed a vote of

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"There is a passage in Pere Lacordaire's sermon on the Church which contains as in a nutshell her history and her principle, and which is so applicable today that it is worthy of reproduction. He says:— 'One after another they have Vatican, and approached the knocked at the gate with buskin or boot.

Whereat Doctrine has come forth under the form of a feeble and decrepit septuagenarian and has asked, ' W h a t do you want of me?

'Change' T change not' 'But everything i n the world has changed.

Astronomy has changed, philosophy has changed, empire has changed. W h y are you always the same?

'Because I come from God, and God changes not.'

'But know this, that we are the masters. We have a million men under arms, we will draw the sword and the sword which demolished thrones may easily be made to behead an old man like yourself, and to tear into fragments the leaves of a book.' ' A t t e m p t i t ! Blood is the elixir which gives me new youth.'

'Well, then, accept half m y purple, j o i n i n a sacrifice to peace, and let us go shares!'

\Rev. Fr. Geo. Auguin is actually enlarging the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation in SerembanT^The two photographs above show the present stage of the works which, though far advanced, are still far from completion.

The Parish of the Visitation was £J rh inkier, then resident in Kuala-Lumpur.

The * , afterwards enlarged by Rev. Fr. I . Perrichon.

J"'r In 1897, Rev. Fr. A. Catesson erected the present building which Rev. Fr. P. Ruaudel, the present Vicar General, extended considerably in 1912. The increase of the Catholic congregation in the capital of the Negri Sembilan, during these last years, compels Rev. Fr. Geo. Auguin to rebuild, as it were, the church almost completely.

In fact, once finished it will present an aspect quite new with its transepts and steeple. Needless to say that any contribution for the completion of the church will be accepted with gratitude by Rev. Fr. Geo. Auguin. f

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M A L A C C A SCHOLARSHIP. St. Francis' Institution Boy's Success.

Malacca, A p r . 8.

The St. Francis' Institution has again won the Diamond Jubilee Scholarship which was last year awarded to Daniel J . Preston. This year John Baptist Thoo is the winner.

L a s t year F . Nolan of S.F.I was first in the Tan Jiak K i m Scholarship and P . Menon was t h i r d . U n fortunatelv Nolan had not been at S.F.I, for three consecutive years and he was disqualified, S. Sevthu has been awarded the Seventh Standard Chee Hoon B o n g Scholarship for 1935 and J .

B . Thoo the Junior Cambridge Chee Hoon Bong.

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'Keep your purple, O Caesar, tomorrow we will bury you i n it, and w i l l chant over you the A L L E L U I A and the D E P R O F U N D I S which never change.'

Singapore

Catholic

( F r o m the Messenger~of~the~ Sacred Heart for Ceylon. A u g u s t 1932.)

Y o u r s etc., T. A N T H O N Y .

K u a l a L u m p u r , A p r i l 12, 1935.

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Circular.

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As the President, the Right Reverend Father Ruaudel,—is~ proceeding on long leave on Tuesday, April 30th, a Tea Party, under the auspices of the Singapore Catholic Club, will be held in his honour at the Volunteer Drill Hall on Monday, the 29th instant, at 5 p.m.

This entertainment is open to the members of the Club and their families and also to the parishioners of the Cathedral of the " Good Shepherd " and of Katong Church and their families.

This will give an opportunity to the parishioners to wish Father Ruaudel BON V O Y A G E .

Those who are desirous of attending the function are kindly asked to book at the Catholic Club the number of Teas required, the cost of Tea being 70 cents per person.

The booking will close on Sunday, 28th April, at 10 a.m.

W. F. MOSBERGEN, Honorary Secretary.

73. Bras Basah Road, Singapore, 16th April, 1935.

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Scholarly Gentleman with Rare Qualities of Head and Heart A Large Gathering Wish Bon Voyage

FAREWELL FUNCTION AT THE PENANG REVEREND MOTHER ST. BERTHE'S

A great, a v e r y great friend will soon be departing from Malaya, perhaps n e i ^ * to return.

For R i c h a r d *OIaf Winstedt, M.C.S., C . M . G . , M . A . , D . L i t (Oxon) and General A d v i s e r to the State of Johore leaves on retirement on A p r i l 27th a n d the Catholic Community w i l l then lose one of its dearest friends. C e r t a i n i t is that-all readers of the M. C . L . will regret the departure of D r . and M r s . Winstedt f r o m M a l a y a but as this severance appears to be inevitable we tender our heartiest good wishes to them for long life, continued happiness and prosper i t y and many years of valuable service i n their homeland.

M r s . Winstedt- who i s a distinguished doctor of medicine has to her credit a long period of service in the ^government and i t is well known that her singular kindness of heart has endeared her to a very wide circle. H e r departure will bfe almost as serious a loss to*

M a l a y a as that of of her illustrious spouse.

The various Convents and the Institutions of the De L a Salle 'Brothers were profuondly grieved w h e n i n October 1931 D r . W i n stedt was transferred from the ^Education Department to become General Adviser of Johore, for it was through his good offices and u n t i r i n g efforts that the grantin-aid schools were placed on a sound financial basis and are today able to vie w i t h Government Schools i n every respect. H e took infinite pains to discover th3 w o r t h of the Mission Schools and once convinced he never faltered i n his determination to put them o n a par w i t h the Educational establishment of th^ ^ernmont.

T h a t he suffered criticism from many quarters goes without saying but the subject of this sketch was of a far different mould and thrived on opposition. D r . W i n stet will be proceeding to London x

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not to enjoy the peace and quiet Brother Stephen, Director of S t generally associated w i t h retire- Patrick's School. They had both ment but to become the Lecturer come i n spite of difficulties to in M a l a y at the School of Oriental show their unbounded apreciation Studies. We are proud to say of the great services to. Education that no happier choice for the post and to the Catholic schools rencould have been made. It may dered by the guest of honour. interest our readers to know that Perhaps i t is fitting to add here M r s . Winstedt who is a Catholic that it is a sheer delight to listen to has a sister who is a nun i n a Dr. Winstedt speak. He is never Convent in London. at a loss for the right word and The Singapore and Johore tea- his humour sustains throughout. chers assembled last F r i d a y at He kept his audience in roars of the tea rooms of Messrs. Robinson laughter and made them forget & Co. in large numbers to bid the poignant sadness of his apfarewell to a personality they each proaching departure. M r . Cheeseloved and respected and whose man, our indefatigable Inspector impending departure was bitterly of Schools, who presided at the regretted.

Fortunately i n the function, has a way with him Hon'ble M r . Morten the Education that commands attention and resDepartment has a chief after D r . pect. W e are sure that his adWinstedt's own heart, a Univer- vent as Inspector is going to mean sity graduate and a large-hearted a tremendous deal to Singapore.

To D r . and M r s . Winstedt we administrator.

It was pleasing to note among breathe a fervent "God bless vou the crowd present a t the function, both."

H i s Lordship our Bishop and Rev. (Contributed)

Published by Rev. Fr. Cardon and Printed by Lithographers Limited, 37/38, Wallich Street, Singapore, S.S.